Revolver and Soulburner flew high into the sky on their D-Boards as the duel was about to begin, high above the beast wrecking LINK VRAINS.
"The leader of the Hanoi has just shown himself… he has to be very confident." Blue Girl said to Playmaker. The two watched on a nearby rooftop.
"He better win…. he has to." Playmaker said calmly but a storm was raging inside him.
"I will beat you, Revolver, and end you!" Soulburner yelled, pointing at the leader.
"Will you? How will you do that? Destroy my avatar, thus injuring me in real life? Are you sure you can do such a thing?" Revolver mocked.
"Shut up! I'll go first! I WILL end you!"
Turn 1
Soulburner LP: 4000 Hand: 4
Revolver LP: 4000 Hand: 4
"Appear SalamangreatI summon Salamangreat Foxy!" A purple robotic fox on a rock with flames coming out of it emerged.
Salamangreat Foxy ATK: 1000 DEF: 1200 Fire/Cyberse/LVL 3
"Foxy allows me to look at the top three cards of my deck and if one is a Salamangreat card, I can add it to my hand while the rest return to my deck."
Soulburner had the first three cards appear on a screen and showed Salamangreat Foxy, Mole and Racoon.
"I add Salamangreat Mole! Now appear my circuit! I require a level four or lower Salamangreat! Go Foxy!" Foxy fired into the bottom arrow."Appear LINK-1 Salamangreat Veilynx!" A cybernetic lynx appeared. It was attached to two wheels.
Salamangreat Veilynx ATK: 500 Fire/Cyberse/LINK-1/Link/Down
"Thanks to Veilynx, I can add the Field Spell Salamangreat Sanctuary to my hand from my deck! And next I play it!"
"You used nearly the same move against one of my knights… is this supposed to scare me?" Revolver replied.
"No, it's meant to beat you! I can summon Salamangreat Mole if I Link Summoned this turn! Appear!" A four legged creature with white amour on its back with several spikes appeared under Veilnyx's link.
Salamangreat Mole ATK: 0 DEF: 0 Fire/Cyberse/LVL 1
"Now I Link Summon again!Go!" The circuit reopened as the two Monsters went into the arrows. "Appear Salamangreat Sunlight Wolf!"
Salamangreat Sunlight Wolf ATK: 1800 Fire/Cyberse/LINK-2/Up, Down
"I set one card, now make your turn!"
Turn 2
Soulburner LP: 4000 Hand: 1
Revolver LP: 4000 Hand: 4
"Don't mind if I do! Draw! Since you control a Link Monster, Gateway Dragon can emerge!" A light brown dragon emerged with a blue portal on its back with a golden gate.
Gateway Dragon ATK: 1600 DEF: 1400 Dark/Dragon/LVL 4
"Gateway allows me to summon a level four or lower Dark Dragon-type Monster from my hand! Appear Infernal Dragon!"
Infernal Dragon ATK: 2000 DEF: 0 Dark/Dragon/LVL 4
"2000?!"
"Don't worry; it's not staying for long! I open my circuit! Go my dragons! Appear LINK-2, Slicer Dragon!" A long black dragon with marks emerged. It had sharp blades for wings and red eyes.
Slicer Dragon ATK: 1500 Dark/Dragon/LINK-2/Left, Bottom Right
"Slicer Dragon inflicts 500 damage upon its summon!" Slicer flapped its wings and small sharp blades hit Soulburner as he shielded his eyes.
Soulburner LP: 4000 – 3500
"I now Normal Summon! Sniffer Dragon appear!" A red lizard in black amour emerged.
Sniffer Dragon ATK: 800 DEF: 400 Dark/Dragon/LVL 2
"Sniffer allows me to add another Sniffer Dragon to my hand! Now I Link Summon again! I set LINK-2 Slicer and Sniffer! Emerge Triple Burst Dragon!"
Triple Burst Dragon ATK: 2400 Dark/Dragon/LINK-3/Up, Down, Right
"Now Triple Burst, destroy Salamangreat Sunlight Wolf!" Revolver declared, the dragon fired quick fire bullets at Soulburner's Monster.
"I use my Trap Energy of Fire! When you declare an attack-"
"Then I use Triple Burst's effect! I can negate a Trap during the Damage Step!" Triple fired a green laser blast through Soulburner's Trap, negating it."
"Damn you!"
"As I was saying, Tripe destroys your Monster!" The bullets struck Soulburner's beast, causing it to explode. The hit made Soulburner fall to his knees on his D-Board.
Soulburner LP: 3500 – 2900
"Hm… I end my turn. I expected a bit more."
"You will regret those words!" Soulburner yelled.
"My fight isn't with any of you… we're just here to remove the Ignis."
"You're wrecking LINK VRAINS…. and you made my life a misery, don't you dare say my fight isn't with you!" Soulburner hit back.
"The Hanoi Project is old news, just move on…..!" Revolver smirked.
"You weren't the one who was tortured… starved… !"
"We both know what he went through but…. his rage is making him lose this duel." Blue Girl said.
"Why would you think that? Surely if it resulted in a victory, it's good?" Aqua asked.
"It depends on the person but I can tell that Soulburner can't cope with his past… he hasn't made any errors yet but it will cost him."
"But you don't cope either?" Aqua replied.
"I cope in a different way….. now just watch the duel."
Turn 3
Soulburner LP: 2900 Hand: 1
Revolver LP: 4000 Hand: 3
"I draw!" Soulburner yelled. "I use my skill! Burning Draw!"
"Burning what?!"
"I pay 1000 lifepoints to draw a card… I will pay 2000 to make it two!" Soulburner's body suit lit up as he placed his hand onto his deck.
"Fine, throw away your lifepoints!"
"Burning….. DRAW!" Soulburner unleashed a loud voice as his two cards were drawn with a flame aura around them. He looked at the two. "I have what I need!"
Soulburner LP: 2900 - 900
"I play the Spell, Link Fire's Return! I return Sunlight Wolf and you then take 200 damage X its LINK rating but in return it can't use its effects or attack! Return my beast!" Behind Soulburner a flame gate appeared as his beast returned.
Revolver felt a burning pain run down his body as he took the damage from the Spell.
Revolver LP: 4000 – 3600
"I will summon another Foxy!"
Salamangreat Foxy ATK: 1000 DEF: 1200 Fire/Cyberse/LVL 3
"I look at the top three cards in my deck and add one…. I shall add Salamangreat Meer! And since it's added to my hand outside the Draw Phase, I can summon him!"
Salamangreat Meer ATK: 800 DEF: 600 Fire/Cyberse/LVL 2
"I Link Summon using Sunlight Wolf and Foxy! Appear Salamangreat Heatleo!" A blazing lion with two dragon heads for hands emerged in flames.
Salamangreat Heatleo ATK: 2300 Fire/Cyberse/LINK-3/Link/Up, BR, BL
"And now, I play Fusion of Fire!"
"A Fusion Card?!" Revolver said, for the first time in shock.
"I can fuse with Monsters on the field…. on EITHER side!"
"What?!"
Rooftop
"Well it looks like Soulburner has taken the advantage." Playmaker said.
"He said he would win… but he's underestimated Revolver." Blue Girl added. "He has cards still in his hands and Soulburner has gone all out for a win this turn."
Duel
"I fuse my Meer with your Link Monster… Revolver, you will aid in your end! I Fusion Summon, Salamangreat Violet Chimera!" Both Meer and Triple Burst merged into a ball of flame. The ball exploded and purple flames formed around the new beast.
A purple metallic Monster emerged. It had the head of a lion while its arms were similar to a snake and a bird. It had light green wings. It was summoned to Heatleo's bottom right link.
Salamangreat Violet Chimera ATK: 2800 DEF: 2000 Fire/Cyberse/Fusion/LVL 8
"A Fusion Summon with my Monster? Quite impressive." Revolver replied.
"Violet gains half the attack of all its Fusion Material!"
Violet ATK: 3900
"I will get my revenge! I set one card and now, Chimera, direct attack!"
"Only a fool enters a battle with rage blinding him! I have cards in my hand that can change this duel! When I take a direct attack, Chobham Armor Dragon can be summoned from my hand in attack!" A robotic hound emerged in green and white metallic amour.
Chobham Armor Dragon ATK: 0 DEF: 0 Dark/Dragon/LVL 6
"This can't be destroyed by battle and battle damage is halved!"
"No!" Violet Chimera struck the Monster and Revolver felt a strong impact from the blast but nowhere as bad had he taken it directly.
Revolver LP: 3900 – 1650
"I still have my Chimera! However…it loses its attack gain now it's my End Phase."
Chimera ATK: 2800
Turn 4
Soulburner LP: 900 Hand: 0
Revolver LP: 1650 Hand: 2
"Time to end this!" Revolver yelled while drawing.
"Answer me this, Revolver… why? Why kidnap us?!"
"I wasn't the one who kidnapped anyone. The Knights of Hanoi are only here to find and kill all the Ignis along with their cancerous Cyberse Cards along with LINK VRAINS itself!"
"But why?!"
"It might seem strange…. Hanoi trying to kill its own creation… but life isn't supposed to make total sense. The Ignis developed beyond our predictions… they started to create their own world… their own people…. and soon they will be a total threat. LINK VRAINS is another example of technology gone wrong."
"Gone wrong?"
"The rest is irrelevant! I summon a second Sniffer Dragon!"
Sniffer Dragon ATK: 800 DEF: 400 Dark/Dragon/LVL 2
"I add the third and final Sniffer from my deck to my hand! Now! I use Sniffer and Chobham Armor Dragon to Link Summon!" Both shot into the circuit which appeared above. "Appear LINK-2, Resurrection Dragon!" A grey dragon with red wings emerged. On its chest with a symbol which represented the "Monster Reborn" card.
Resurrection Dragon ATK: 1200 Dark/Dragon/LINK-2/Bottom, Right
"Chobham Armor Dragon allows me to draw a card when it's used as Link Material! Now Resurrection allows me to bring back a Dark Dragon Monster from my graveyard to its link! Slicer returns!"
Slicer Dragon ATK: 1500 Dark/Dragon/LINK-2/Left, Bottom Right
"When Slicer is summoned from the graveyard, I can halve the attack of one Monster you control!"
Chimera ATK: 1400
"Now I play the Spell Cosmic Cyclone! I pay 1000 lifepoints to banish that set card you have there!"
Revolver LP: 1650 – 650
"Then I use my Trap now!" Soulburner yelled. "Salamangreat Rage destroys Salamangreat Violet Chimera and now I wipe out your Slicer Dragon!"
The Trap fired an energy beam at Revolver's Monster, wiping it out.
"What a waste of lifepoints!" Soulburner exclaimed, pointing at Revolver.
"Actually… not! Unlike your move, I looked right ahead! I needed my lifepoints below 1000….. for my Skill!"
"Skill?!"
Rooftop
"No way… he couldn't t have?!" Blue Girl said in shock.
"He's Hanoi…. it's likely he could've coded it himself." Playmaker replied.
Duel
"You've been determined to end me as soon as possible leading you to underestimating me!"
"Stop speaking nonsense!"
"Fine… I'll show you instead! I activate my Skill, Storm Access!"
Soulburner could feel a strong wind beginning to emerge around the sky. Revolver smirked as a purple stream of data flowed alongside the leader of the Hanoi.
Revolver placed into it as the data stream engulfed both duelists.
"What is this?!" Soulburner yelled as he was hit and battered by the storm, he fell to his knees and his onto his D-Board. Revolver stood calmly as he saw a blue card appear before him.
"Found you!" Revolver grabbed the card causing the storm to slowly fade away.
"How… how did you survive that?" Soulburner said, shaken.
"Once again you underestimate me! Data storms contain Cyberse Monsters… it's hypocritical but I will end this war with these powerful weapons! Nothing is better than ending someone with their own weapon! I shall Link Summon with Resurrection Dragon and Sniffer!Go LINK-3, Vorticular Drumgon!"
An orange lizard emerged from the sky, it had sliver amour with canons on its shoulders. Its head was encased in a circular disc.
Vorticular Drumgon ATK: 1000 Dark/Dragon/Link/LINK-3/Bottom, Left, Right
"When Vorticular is Link Summoned, I draw a card! And now since Resurrection Dragon was used as Link Material, I banish itand discard one card from my hand to return Infernal Dragon!" A yellow portal appeared and the sliver dragon appeared once more.
Infernal Dragon ATK: 2000 DEF: 0 Dark/Dragon/LVL 4
"Now… I'm ready…. to Link Summon a LINK-4!"
"LINK-4?!" Soulburner repeated in shock.
"I use Infernal and LINK-3 Vorticular!"
Rooftop
"A Cyberse LINK-4…. not good." Aqua said.
"How could he have Storm Access?" Blue Girl said.
"I don't know… it can't be possible he coded it himself and he has no true connection to Cyberse…. except when he invaded our world that time…"
"Could he have gained data or something at the time?"
"I guess it's possible but… it could be something more…."
Duel
"I Link Summon, LINK-4, Topologic Bomber Dragon!" Infernal and Vorticular Drumgon shot into the arrows and a huge bright orange light engulfed the field.
"What now?!" Soulburner yelled as he shielded his eyes.
Above the field a mighty dragon formed with orange skin and long tail. Its joints with green gems glowed upon its summon.
Topologic Bomber Dragon ATK: 3000 Dark/Cyberse/LINK-4/Up, Down, Bottom Left, Bottom Right
"You pulled that from the data storm?"
"This is what you get for opposing Hanoi! Bomber Dragon inflicts damage equal to the attack points of the Monster it destroys… Topologic Bomber Dragon, eradicate his Heatleo!"
Topologic charged up a bright green glow in its fist while clenching it. Soulburner could watch as the dragon fired the beam right at his Heatleo.
Soulburner LP: 900 – 200
"And now… take your own Monster's damage!" Another green beam fired at Soulburner from the sky and the duelist could only watch in horror as the beam struck him, firing him off his D-Board.
Soulburner LP: 200 – 0
The bright green strike hit his Heatleo making Soulburner scream as it covered the sky.
"Soulburner!" Blue Girl yelled as she leapt off the building and her D-Board emerged. She landed on it as Soulburner was heading down towards the data beast.
Blue Girl was able to get underneath Soulburner and catch him as he fell.
"Thank you... Blue Girl." he said surprised at her actions.
"I wasn't going to let you fall, now get on your D-Board." she replied. Soulburner's D-Board appeared next to Blue Girl's and he was able to step onto it and both flew back to the rooftop.
The three looked up to Revolver who stood mighty above them on his D-Board.
"If you wish to stop my beast, beating me is the only choice… and none of you can do that! I don't understand why you wish to oppose us… we're after Ignis which none of you have any form of a connection to and this fake world is not the real one, you have no reason to defend this place!"
"False." Blue Girl said. "Aqua claims to come from me…. so we do have a connection… like it or not!"
"I could take that blue blob off your hands right now, it'll all be over!"
"Not a chance! Aqua is my leverage against you lot!" she hit back. "And…. she's a living thing so I can't let you kill her."
"It's not some pet, it's an advanced AI! You have no control over it!"
"Enough!" Aqua yelled who appeared from the duel disk. "I know Blue Girl has issues over me and I can't change that, but I will fight beside her anyway to save my friends!"
"So the cancer speaks. Hear me, Ignis, she only wishes to fight for revenge against us… she has no intention of saving your friends!"
"You make these claims but I feel it in her heart… she won't allow for it to happen!" Aqua replied.
"I can talk for myself, Aqua." Blue Girl added.
"This was fun but I have a world to destroy." Revolver said as he was about to turn away.
"Wait!" Aqua yelled. "How can you use Storm Access?!"
"I never said how many more Ignis we needed to capture!"
"You… found one of us?!"
"Goodbye, Water Ignis." Revolver flew away as Aqua could only watch.
"We need to log out and regroup." Playmaker said.
"Yes… Soulburner, what about you?" Blue Girl said to him.
"I will see you again…. soon." he said with reluctance, he clenched his fists as his defeat. All three logged out at the same time.
As they disappeared, the Dark Ignis emerged from beneath the floor and begun to scan with his eye.
Real World – Jin Home
"Revolver was able to win in style." Jin said as Aoi sat on a sofa.
"And ease it seemed." she replied.
"That beast is about twenty percent done… another twenty hours and LINK VRAINS will…. be gone."
"SOL can't even touch them…. it is us down to us…. we need to find Playmaker in the real world!"
"Wait, what?! That will expose us!" Jin replied.
"In real life we stand a better chance of making a plan instead of Hanoi spying! We have a means of talking to each other in real life with those digital cards; all we need to do is send the message!"
A/N
Thanks to Rom for his ideas as ever and to Jalen Johnson who provided me with some OC cards for Aoi to use next time!
jalen johnson – I was going to add Xyz but due to the cards and moves left, I felt Fusion was best choice. Thanks for the OC cards dude and the review!
OC Cards
Revolver
Slicer Dragon ATK: 1500 Dark/Dragon/LINK-2/Left, Bottom Right
When this card is Link Summoned, inflict 500 damage to your opponent. When this is summoned from the graveyard, target one Monster your opponent controls, halve its attack. You can only use each effect once per turn.
Resurrection Dragon ATK: 1200 Dark/Dragon/LINK-2/Bottom, Right
Once per turn you can Special Summon a Dark Dragon-type Monster from your graveyard to one zone this card points to. Banish this card from your graveyard and one card from your hand, Special Summon one Monster in your graveyard.