Woah! Double digits! What a milestone, chapter 10.I know, I didn't write last week's story. But I'm here now to give you an extra-long story! Hope you guy's enjoy!
"DUEL!" shouted the duelists. It was at this time, the leader of the opposing side walked forth. "In this duel, no one will be allowed to attack on their first turn. Furthermore, us, the Elite Duelists of the Republic, will start with a mere 1000 life points, while you both start with the normal 4000," stated the leader of the EDR.
Yuya and Yusei sneaked a quick glance towards each other. They both knew this duel was going to be near-impossible, since there were around fifty EDRs. The leader of these so-called EDRs gestured to them to begin first. Yuya took the first turn.
"The first turn's mine!" Yuya spared a glance towards his hand. "I, using the Scale Three XiangKe Magician and the Scale Eight XiangSheng Magician set the Pendulum Scale! Now I can summon monsters between the level of four and five! Swing Pendulum of my soul, draw an arc of light across the ether! Pendulum Summon!" Yuya slammed a card down.
"Appear, the dual-colored eye dragon! Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!" Yuya shouted.
Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon – ATK: 2500 DEF: 2000 LVL 4
Yuya's signature card appeared out of a beam of light. Yuya allowed himself a slight grin at the sight. "I set two cards and end my turn!" finished Yuya.
Yuya – 0 CIH (Cards In Hand)
"Now it's my turn!" exclaimed Yusei. "I draw!" he looked down at the card he just drew. "I discard Level Eater from my hand to special summon Quickdraw Synchron!" A monster that looked like a robotic cowboy emerged.
"I now activate Level Eater's effect! I can lower Quickdraw's level from five to four, and special summon it! So, return from the grave!" A ladybug-like monster with a star on its back flew out of a temporary gray void. "Now, I tune my now level 4 Quickdraw Synchron with my level 1 Level Eater (4 + 1 = 5)! Interconnecting stars will call upon new strength! Become the path light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Reveal yourself, Junk Warrior!" chanted Yusei.
Junk Warrior – ATK: 2300 DEF: 1300 LVL 5
A lean, red-eyed monster with a flying scarf emerged. "Now, I set three cards facedown and end my turn," concluded Yusei.
Yusei – 1 CIH
The first EDR flashed an evil grin. "Heh, now it's my turn. I summon to the field Tech Soldier!" exclaimed the EDR.
Tech Soldier – ATK: 1400 DEF: 500 LVL 3
A slim, shiny metallic robot appeared. Its head was shaped like in oval, and it gleamed one blue eye. The rest of its body was either blocky or oval-like. "At this point, I end my turn," finished the EDR.
EDR-1 – 5 CIH
The EDRs continued with the same move.
"I summon Tech Soldier!"
"I summon Tech Soldier!"
"I summon Tech Soldier!"
And so on. Finally, it was the leader's turn. He summoned Tech Soldier as predicted, but didn't end his turn there. "I now activate Evolution of Technology! Now, I can discard four cards, and evolve all the Tech Soldiers on the field!" he exclaimed.
All the Tech Soldiers on the field turned into a ball of light, and exploded to reveal a new monster. "Appear, Advanced Tech Soldier!" shouted the leader.
Advanced Tech Soldier – ATK: 2200 DEF: 1400 LVL 6
"With that, I conclude my turn," finished the leader.
EDR Leader – 0 CIH
Yuya and Yusei drew a blank when they stared at the new monsters. Those monsters don't even have enough ATK to destroy even one of our monsters, they thought. Yuya started his turn with a bang. "I summon Performapal Skullcrobat Joker!" exclaimed Yuya, "His effect allows me to add a Performapal monster from my deck to my hand! I add Performapal Camelump to my hand!"
"Swing, pendulum of my soul, draw an arc of light across the ether! Pendulum Summon! Appear, Performapal Camelump!" chanted Yuya.
A tall, stocky camel with a goofy hat appeared. The EDRs on the other side were almost breaking down with laughter. "Don't laugh yet! I create the overlay network with my level 4 Performapal Skullcrobat Joker with my level 4 Performapal Camelump! Formed from pitch-black darkness, to fight those foolish enough to oppose it with its treacherous fangs! Now, descend! Xyz Summon! Appear! Rank 4! Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon!"
Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon – ATK: 2500 DEF: 2000 RANK 4 OU: 2
A black dragon, complete with red eyes and fangs emerged from the Overlay Network. The laughter of the EDRs grew quite, as they gawked at the pure-black dragon. "Ladies and gentlemen! The fun has only just begun!" shouted Yuya, to no one in particular.
"I activate the effect of my XiangKe and XiangSheng Magicians! With their effect, I can turn Dark Rebellion's rank four, to level four! Furthermore, I can then turn that level four to level seven!" explained Yuya.
Now the EDRs were completely silent, silently calculating what Yuya was going to do next. "I overlay the now level 7 Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon with my level 7 Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon! O heterochromatic-eyed dragon! Unleash your wrath to completely eradicate your defiant enemies! Xyz Summon! Come forth, Rank 7! Dragon whose eyes glitter with rage! Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon!" chanted Yuya.
Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon – ATK: 3000 DEF: 2500 RANK 7 OU: 4
This time, a black/red dragon with glowing purple wings appeared. "Now, I activate its effect! I can destroy all your monsters, and each of you takes 1000 damage each!" shouted Yuya.
After the EDRs heard this, they shook their heads in unison. "We activate our monsters' effect! They cannot be destroyed by card effects!" At this, Odd-Eyes lashed out at the Advanced Tech Soldiers, to no avail. The Advanced Tech Soldiers raised up a force field to protect against Odd-Eyes' blast.
Yuya grimaced in annoyance. "Well, I've still got my attack! Odd-Eyes, attack one of their Advanced Tech Soldiers! Wrath Strike Disobey!" Odd-Eyes was about to charge into battle, when the owner of the targeted monster walked forth.
"I don't think so buddy! I activate Advanced Tech Soldier's effect! Once per turn, I can negate one attack," explained the EDR. Again, Yuya grimaced as he watched Odd-Eyes' attack not go through.
"I end my turn," concluded Yuya, through gritted teeth.
Yuya – 0 CIH
Yusei closed his eyes and took his draw. "My turn, draw!"
He opened his eyes, and checked his card. "First off, I activate Angel Baton! This card allows me to draw two cards, but I have to discard one. Draw!" He quickly glanced at his cards, and discarded Quilbot Hedgehog.
"I summon Junk Synchron! His effect allows me to bring a level two or lower monster back from the grave. I choose Quilbot Hedgehog!" A yellow hamster popped out, with metallic screws in its back. "I tune level 3 Junk Synchron with level 2 Quilbot Hedgehog (3 + 2 = 5)!" shouted Yusei.
"Joining stars will reveal a true warrior! Be the power we need now! Synchro Summon! Become the path that light shines upon! Unveil, Junk Knight!"
Junk Knight – ATK: 2300 DEF: 1600 LEVEL 5
A warrior in metal armor appeared out of the beam of light. Its shoulders were a light blue, while its main chest piece yellow. Its legs and arms also seemed to be the same light blue. Finally, its head was covered in the classic knight helmet, gray and red.
"Battle phase! Junk Warrior, attack one of their Advanced Tech Soldiers! Scrap Fist!"
Junk Warrior's back ignited with rocket fire, and he shot himself into an Advance Tech Soldier, only to be rejected by a force field. Of course, Yusei anticipated this. "Junk Knight, finish him off! Junk Slash!"
Junk Knight ran up over to one of the Advance Tech Soldiers, and started to slash into it. "I don't think so! Advance Tech Soldiers can cover for each other!" shouted an EDR. Right after this, a force field generated around the targeted Advance Tech Soldier, and Junk Knight failed to strike.
"I end my turn," said Yusei, regretful.
Yusei – 1 CIH
At this, the EDRs jumped into action. The first EDR took his turn. "I summon Tech Copy. Its effect allows me to change its level to a level of a monster on the field, until the end phase. I copy Advance Tech Soldier's level!"
The usually blank Tech Copy suddenly started to change form, into a ghostly version of Advance Tech Soldier. "I overlay the now level 6 Tech Copy with level 6 Advance Tech Soldier!" The two monsters turned into beams of light and swirled into each other, creating a rift where a great mini-galaxy appeared.
"Let the earth rumbles with each step you take! Destroy all that oppose you! Xyz Summon! Rank 6! Show your might, Ultimate Tech Soldier!"chanted the EDR.
Ultimate Tech Soldier – ATK: 3000 DEF: 2200 RANK 6 OU: 2
A gigantic monster that resembled Ancient Gear Golem rose out of the mini-galaxy. It had polished metal, and gears that used to spring out of Ancient Gear Golem are replaced with perfect steel.
"Now, attack Junk Warrior! Over-Might!" Ultimate Tech Soldier prepared to slam down on Junk Warrior, but Yuya countered with a trap. "Trap card activate! Attack Reversal! This card switches the attack target to Odd-Eyes instead!"
The EDR only shook his head, as he explained that Ultimate Tech Soldier cannot be destroyed in battle by a monster with the same amount of Attack Points. So, Odd-Eyes was crushed instead of Junk Warrior, though Yuya took no damage. At that point, the EDR ended his turn.
During the next turn, the EDR created the same monster, and once again, attacked Junk Warrior. This time, Yuya countered with his last trap. "Trap card activate! Last Surviving Chance! I can decrease both Yusei and my Life Points down to 100, but we won't take any damage until the start of our next turn!"
Yusei LP: 4000 - 100
Yuya LP: 4000 - 100
And it was so, that all Yusei and Yuya's monsters were wiped out, but they still hung on with 100 LP till it was their turn again. By that time, the EDRs had a full army of Ultimate Tech Soldiers. Then, it was Yuya's turn. "I draw!" he carefully puzzled over what he should do next. Then, he gave Yusei a glance that showed that he was going to help him.
"I activate One for Two! By removing from play Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon from my Extra Deck, and locking my Pendulum Summon this turn, I can special summon two monsters from Yusei's grave! I give rebirth to Junk Knight and Junk Warrior!"
With this, Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon fell into a dark void, while Junk Knight and Junk Warrior returned to the battle field. "Now, I end my turn," said Yuya.
I'm counting on this draw to finish this duel. None of the strategies I've tried so far have worked. All the traps I've set can't be activated because of their conditions not being met. I'm going to have to bring about a miracle…yet again, thought Yusei, cheerless.
"I…Draw!" Yusei pulled off a splendid draw, holding his card back high and proud. He added the card to his hand, and suddenly stood their shocked. The card in his hand was never originally in his deck. Right at that point, he noticed that his back started glowing with the familiar Crimson Dragon marks. Apparently, during this time of need, the Crimson Dragon deemed it necessary that the Crimson Dragon marks were returned.
Then, he started. "I activate De-Synchro! This allows me to turn a Synchro monster back into its materials. I turn Junk Knight back to Junk Synchron and Quilbot Hedgehog!" shouted Yusei.
"I now tune level 3 Junk Synchron with level 2 Quilbot Hedgehog (3 + 2 = 5)! Bonding stars will pave a road to victory! Race on this very road, and bring victory! Become the path light shines upon! Synchron Summon! Rush onward, Accel Synchron!" chanted Yusei.
Accel Synchron – ATK: 500 DEF: 2100 LEVEL 5 (TUNER/SYNCHRO)
Out of the Synchro Rings appeared a red robot that almost looked like a transformer of a motorcycle. Yusei smiled a little. "Let's rev it up! I activate the card, Limit Overdrive! This card allows me to perform an Accel Synchro, anywhere!"
The EDRs all had a cross between fear and wonder at the sight of Limit Overdrive. They mumbled among themselves about this new card. "I tune my level 5 Accel Synchron with my level 5 Junk Warrior (5 +5 = 10)! Gathering stars will provide a new miracle! The definition of strength, of might! Become the path light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Appear, Synchron Warrior!" chanted Yusei. As the two monsters raced forward to be "In tune" together, Yusei could feel the familiar rush of exhilaration and the winds blowing in his face. He felt like he was actually performing an Accel Synchro. Then, Synchron Warrior was summoned.
Synchron Warrior – ATK: 3300 DEF: 2500 LEVEL 10
A warrior of shiny silver and very light blue was summoned. He had wheels on the back of his feet, and rockets beneath. He also had a pair of silver wings. The classic feature of the scarf on Junk Warrior was also present.
Yusei started up again. "Now, let's watch the true fun unfold! Synchron Warrior's effect allows me to reduce 500 Attack points for each 'Synchron' and each Synchro monster in my grave, until the end phase! I currently have Junk Synchron, Junk Warrior, Quickdraw Synchron, and Junk Knight in my grave! That reduces all monsters on your field ATK by 2000!" explained Yusei.
Ultimate Tech Soldier – ATK: 3000 - 1000
"Also, Synchron Warrior negates all monster effects during the Battle Phase! He can also attack every monster! Battle Phase! Attack them all! Synchron Pulse!"
With that, Synchron Warrior's hand turned into a barrel, and he shot a pure, straight beam of light at the Ultimate Tech Soldiers.
ALL EDRs LP: 1000 - 0
The victory sign flashed very briefly, and was gone. The EDRs all scampered away, but none was allowed to return to whence they came from. Yusei and Yuya shared a quick high-five, and they prepared to get back to the Synchro Dimension. And in a flash, they were gone.
-Crossed Destinies-
Yuya was very excited when they got back to their room. He couldn't wait for the next battle to take place. He couldn't stop himself from blabbering everything on his way up the stairs. Yusei just chuckled along, as a huge weight was lifted off from his shoulders.
"Hey Yusei, don't you think some of my Entertainment Duel is rubbing off on you? You said a line containing 'true fun' somewhere in that duel! Also! Remember that cool Synchro you used? And Accel Synchro without being on a Duel Runner? Can you teach me? Please?" Yuya talked on and on until they reached their room.
When they turned on their TV to see that Yuzu was dueling, Yuya got even more excited. The duel was beginning to start, so Yuya finally shut up.
-Crossed Destinies-
Yuya was sitting on his bed, tears spilling out of his eyes. Yuzu lost the duel, and was nowhere to be seen. She was blasted into a building, and no one seems to care much. Yusei tried to comfort Yuya, but it was of no use. Soon, he gave up and started messing around with the bug in their duel simulator. But, it was nowhere to be seen. Yusei was more than a bit suspicious.
How cruel is it that these people here don't really care of a duelist that just got blasted into a building. They see this as pure entertainment, and nothing more. They don't care about Yuzu getting hurt, thought Yusei. He was beginning to see the true nature of the Synchro Dimension. His thoughts drifted to those of other dimensions Yuya has talked about. He could still hear Yuya sniffling somewhere on the bed. I hope he gets over it soon, was the last thought Yusei had until he drifted off into a nap.
Tech Soldier – ATK: 1400 DEF: 500 LEVEL 3
You can increase this card's level by one, once per turn.
Evolution of Technology – SPELL
You can discard four cards from your hand, and then send all "Tech Soldiers" to the grave. Then, special summon an "Advance Tech Soldier" for each Tech Soldier sent to the grave from your hand or deck (If multiple players, owner of each "Tech Soldier" summons "Advance Tech Soldier" from their deck).
Advance Tech Soldier – ATK: 2200 DEF: 1400 LEVEL 6
This card cannot be destroyed by card effects. Once per turn, you can negate one attack.
Junk Knight – ATK: 2300 DEF: 1600 LEVEL 5 (SYNCHRO)
"Junk Synchron" + 1 or more non-tuner monsters
Once per turn, this card is not destroyed.
Tech Copy – ATK: 100 DEF: 0 LEVEL 1
Once per turn, target one monster you control. This card's level becomes the same as the targeted monster's level, until the End Phase.
Ultimate Tech Soldier – ATK: 3000 DEF: 2200 RANK 6 (XYZ)
This card cannot be destroyed by a monster with equal ATK. Once per turn, you can use one overlay unit to deal 1000 damage to your opponent for each Xyz monster you control. You cannot use this effect on the turn this card is summoned. This card cannot be destroyed by card effects.
Synchron Warrior – ATK: 3300 DEF: 2500 LEVEL 10 (SYNCHRO)
1 Tuner Synchro "Synchron" monster + 1 or more non-tuner Synchro monsters
When this card is Synchro Summoned, all monsters on your opponent's side lose 500 ATK for each "Synchron" and Synchro monster in your graveyard. During the Battle Phase, all your opponent's monsters' effects are negated. Once per turn, when a Spell or Trap card is activated, you can remove this card from play, and negate and destroy that card. During your End Phase, you can special summon this card back to your side of the field.
Attack Reversal – TRAP
You can switch the attack target of a monster to another monster you control.
Last Surviving Change – TRAP
You (and your partner, if you have one) can pay Life Points until you have 100. If you do, all battle damage is negated until the start of your next turn.
One for Two – SPELL
You can banish a Pendulum Xyz, Synchro, or Fusion monster from your Extra Deck. If you do, you can special summon two monsters in your (or your partner's) grave.
(Just in case if there is ever a Pendulm Synchro/Fusion monster later on)
Well, that's the end of this chapter. Don't except very frequent (or on time) chapters soon. Life is picking up, so I don't have a ton of free time to write this. I will still update it as best as I can, so try to look forward to once per week, or if I'm too busy, one per two weeks. Anyways, hope you guys enjoy this chapter and its new changes! Feel free to leave suggestions and criticizing stuff in the reviews section! See you guys in the next chapter!