Poisoned Part 2
Aki was backed into a corner. Trid had her at his mercy with his Pollution Beast, and his LP were more twice as much as her own. Not to mention that her deck was slowly dying from be poisoned by the pollution. Her friends watched on.
From his lair, the dark man watched the duel go on. The viper was easily beating the cobra.
"Curious?" he drawled.
Aki tensed as she heard her cards screaming agony.
"I end my turn by activating this," Trid said with an evil grin," Pollution Selection, which adds a Pollution Counter to every monster I summon in any way. And a little bonus about my Acid Fiend, whenever it deals battle damage, another Pollution is placed on it!"
Aki cringed as she drew her card. She looked at the field, she had one card facedown, and Trid already knew what it was, and no monsters. Trid had no cards facedown, but his Acid Fiend looked like all he currently needed.
Aki took a deep breath, in a failed attempt to compose herself.
"I summon Lord Poison in defense mode," she said," I play another card facedown, that's all."
"How desperate?" Trid said, as he drew," I pay 700 LP to normal summon my Pollution Beast Atomic Tyranno (2000/1000)!"
Trid's LP: 3000
A black Tyrannosaurus with glowing green blotches erupted from the smoke, and began running along side the Acid Fiend.
"Now I activate my Acid Fiend's effect!" Trid said," I remove one Pollution Counter to remove your Lord Poison from the game!" Acid Fiend reached forward, to consume Lord Poison.
"If that card goes, Aki will be helpless!" Rua exclaimed.
"I activate my Trap! Plant Defense! This prevents Plant Type monsters from being affected by monster effects for the rest of the turn!" Aki said quickly. Lord Poison glowed green, before Acid Fiend's hand was forced back.
"You still have that Rose Barrier card," Trid said," so I'll end my turn with one card facedown." Aki hissed as she drew.
"I summon my Twilight Rose Knight!" she said," Then I tune my two monsters together!"
The classic Synchro summon took place.
"Chilling flames engulf the entire world. Pitch-dark flower, set into bloom! Synchro Summon! Appear now, Black Rose Dragon!" she chanted, as the massive dragon took form.
"Black Rose Dragon has higher attack power!" Rua said happily.
"I then remove my Lord Poison to reduce your Acid Fiend's attack power to 0!" Aki proclaimed as the dragon reached forward with her vines, and latched onto the Acid Fiend
"Now, attack! Black Rose Flare!" Aki commanded, as her dragon breathed a stream of black fire that swallowed the Acid Fiend, destroying it. However, Trid's LP were untouched.
"What!"
"I activated my Trap card, Pollution Defense! This lets me sacrifice a Pollution Beast to reduce all damage to nothing!" Trid said as he pointed to the melting Atomic Tyranno, before it shattered.
"I end my turn," Aki said.
"I draw," Trid said," And I pay another 700 LP to summon Pollution Beast Trash Scorpion (1700/900)!" From a pile of trash, a large, black scorpion with a skull face and mandibles erupted. Its eyes glared on Aki as filth dripped from its stinger.
"What good is that?" she demanded.
"I then activate the Spell, Pollution Rip! If I have two more more Pollution Beasts in my graveyard, I can Special Summon another Pollution Beast, and I choose my Pollution Beast Oil Snake (1600/800)!" From a pool of oil, a large snake with oily skin and black scales emerged.
"Its attack is still too low!" Aki said.
"Patience," Trid said," I play two card facedown, and I end."
"Good then," Aki said as she drew," Now, I attack your Oil Snake with my Black Rose Dragon!" The dragon spewed some more fire.
"I activate my Trap!" Trid said," Pollution Draw! This lets me summon my Pollution Beast Decoy (200/400) from my deck automatically! However, it costs me 1000 LP!"
Trid's LP: 2700
A skeletal being with smoke inside the bones emerged from the filth.
"I then activate its affect, which by removing one Pollution Counter, it becomes the target of your attack, and Battle Damage becomes 0!" The zombie jumped into the way of the attack, and took it.
"I end my turn," Aki hissed.
"Perfect," Trid sneered as he drew and smirked," I now summon my Pollution Beast Summoner (1400/1200)!" A skeleton emerged from the smoke with a tattered robe made out of filth.
"I then activate his effect, I discard one card to summon a Pollution Beast from my deck!" Trid said," Now come forth, Pollution Beast Smog Dragon (2200/1100)!" The zombie wizard raised his hands, and a whirlwind of smog appeared, and from it, a dragon with wings made out of smog emerged. It roared.
"Now, I activate the Spell Card, Toxic Swap!" Trid proclaimed," I sacrifice my Pollution Beast Summoner, to bring back my Toxic Bat!" The Summoner burst into smoke, as the Toxic Bat soared out of it.
"Behold, all the Pollution Beasts!" Trid roared as the four monsters took up ranks," And I end with one card facedown!"
Aki looked on in horror at the four monsters of filth. She heard the sound of her cards dying from the exposure, and even Black Rose Dragon appeared weak. Aki began to feel her will fading, but she tightened her face as she felt the wind.
"Not yet!" she yelled," Attack, Black Rose Dragon!" The dragon charged forward, but Trid smirked.
"Trap activate! Toxic Curse! When there is a Pollution Beast in the removed from play zone, you can't attack this turn!" he said. Aki hung her head in despair.
"I...I... end," she finally said weakly.
"He's beginning to get to her," Yusei said.
The viper had a strangle hold on the cobra.
"How strange?" the man said.
"Fine then, I shall end this here!" Trid proclaimed," Now, I call forth, Pollution Beast Symbiote!" A small glob of sludge emerged in the center of the monsters.
"I then activate another Toxic Swap!" he said," I exchange my Trash Scorpion to bring back Pollution Beast Minor!" The scorpion burst into ash as the boar charged onto the field.
"Then I play Filth Drainage!" he said," This lets me sacrifice another Pollution Beast to increase my LP by its lvl times 100! I sacrifice Oil Snake!" The serpent was destroyed.
Trid's LP: 3200
"I then play Filth Waste!" Trid continued," This lets me sacrifice one Pollution Beast to increase my LP by 300! Begone Toxic Bat!" The bat was destroyed.
Trid's LP: 3500
"And now the end!" Trid yelled," I tune my Pollution Beast Minor with my Pollution Beast Symbiote and Pollution Beast Smog Dragon!" A classic Synchro Summon took place.
"The poisons of industry swallow the earth, destroying the weak, and stripping the world of life! Synchro Summon! Come forth, Pollution Beast, Chemical Hydra (0/0)!" Trid chanted. The smoke from his D-Wheel began to swirl together in a massive tornado, as two wings with dark grey scales took form. Two massive claws dripping with smile emerged as well. A long tail tipped with a stinger appeared. Finally a large, snake-like head emerged from the smoke. It had a plume of smoke, glowing red eyes, and slime dripping down its neck. At the base, was a pool of black muck.
"What good are zero attack points?" Aki asked.
"Those stats won't be staying," Trid said," Because I activate Industrial Revolution! Now, for every Pollution Beast, save Minor and Summoner, in my graveyard, my Chemical Hydra gains a Pollution Counter!"
"How many of those does he have in his graveyard?" asked Rua as he started counting on his fingers.
"I think its eight," Ruka said.
"And my Hydra gets 400 attack points for every Pollution Counter on it!" Trid loudly stated.
"That's 3200 attack points!" Crow said with horror. The hydra roared as eight more heads burst from the muck, giving it nine heads in all.
"Oh no!" Aki cried.
"Yes!" Trid said," Now my beast, attack, with Environmental Ruination!" Each head spat a stream of sludge at Black Rose Dragon, which melted the dragon away.
Aki's LP: 1000
She cringed and felt weak as her monsters continued to die.
"I end my turn," Trid said evily.
"I draw!" Aki said as she drew, but nothing. She looked at her hand desperately, but nothing.
"I end!" she said.
"Yes, yes you do, and did I forget to mention that during my Main Phase, my Chemical Hydra gets two more Pollution Counters?" Trid said as he drew. Two more heads appeared on the Hydra, as its attack rose to 4000.
"Now my monster, attack directly!" Trid ordered, as the hydra spat its sludge.
"I activate Rose Barrier!" Aki said. A cloud of petals blocked the attack.
"Pathetic!" Trid sneered," I end."
Tears began to form in Aki's eyes.
Yusei, help! she begged in her mind, as she started to cry. She looked as the eleven headed Hydra loomed over her.
Aki! she heard in her mind, and she looked up. She was flying through space of sorts with her typical dress on. She saw Yusei up ahead, holding his arms out. She smiled weakly, still with tears, as she jumped to him, to land in those arms.
However, she woke, and then she drew. It was Pot of Greed.
"Well, then," she said, as she drew, she looked at the card," I play Black Rose Vengeance! This lets me bring back Black Rose Dragon, though it can't attack!" Black Rose Dragon returned. However, it began to cower under the massive strength of the Chemical Hydra.
Aki, started to cry again.
"Aki!" she heard Yusei's voice, and saw his face on the screen," Don't lose!" She gasped. Those two words. They struck something in her heart. She cringed as she felt her arm beginning to burn, as the mark activated.
The other's marks activated.
Aki smiled, as she blinked the tears away.
As long as he is by me, I will never lose! she thought with a smile. Her mark faded, as did the others.
"The mark!" Jack said.
The symbol of the Crimson Dragon united together, on Aki's back.
"All our marks have gone to Aki!" Yusei said. Aki closed her eyes.
"I can feel it," she said," Everyone's feelings, our bonds!" She then saw the top card on her deck glowing, as she drew it abruptly.
"Now, I activate my Rose Clone! This lets me summon a Rose Clone Token!" Aki cried, as a small rose appeared.
"Now, I can call forth Savior Dragon!" she proclaimed as she summoned the tiny dragon.
"Now, I tune my monster's together!" she screamed. Savior Dragon turned into light and swallowed the Rose Clone Token, and Black Rose Dragon.
"The dying rose shall feel the power of the shining star! Thus allowing it bloom yet again!" Aki chanted," Synchro Summon! Bloom for the first time, Savior Rose Dragon (3500/2900)!"
From the light, a huge dragon appeared. It was similar to Black Rose Dragon, but it was more humanoid, and it two pairs of wings. It had long legs, and a long neck, with a ridge of petals going down its neck. It had a crown of sorts made out of rose petals on its head, which resembled Black Rose Dragon's head. On its shoulders were golden spines, and there was a golden ring around its neck. It hand a long whip-like tail, and four vines coming out of its back. It was massive, being bigger than the Chemical Hydra.
"What!" Trid cried at the sight of the massive dragon.
"Aki's summoned a new monster!" Yusei said.
The cobra wrestled off the viper and managed to turn the tables.
"It might be tough," Trid said, though he didn't sound convinced," It can't stand up to my Chemical Hydra!"
"That might be true, but I activate my monster's effect!" Aki said," Once per turn, I can destroy all face down cards on your field! Now, Rose Storm!" Savior Rose Dragon beat its wings, destroying Trid's facedowns.
"And now, once per turn, I can also reduce one of your monster's attack power to 0!" Aki said pointing," Behold, Rose Vengeance!" The dragon let loose it vines, as it latched onto the Chemical Hydra, reducing its attack to 0.
"No, I lost!" Trid cried," I don't lose!"
"You just have," Aki responded," Now, Savior Rose Dragon, attack Pollution Beast Chemical Hydra! Black Rose Nova!" Savior Rose Dragon swooped forward, and struck through Chemical Hydra, causing the monster to melt away into mud, and it spilled over Trid.
Trid's LP: 0
"NO!" Trid cried as his body was consumed by black fire, and the image of Chemical Hydra soared out of it. His body went limp, as his D-Wheel skidded to a stop.
Savior Rose Dragon swooped through the air, and erased the poisons, cleansing the air, before it faded away.
Aki took a deep breath as she took off her helmet, and saw Yusei and others approaching.
"Aki!" Yusei said as he pulled up.
"Yusei," Aki said with a smile. Sherry gave Aki the stink eye, but the other girl ignored it.
The man in the temple watched the red cobra kill the viper. He smiled, as he let the cobra back into the water.
"Perhaps its time," he said, as he dipped his finger in the water.
Suddenly, Trid's body shifted, as he stood up but his upper body still was limp. His eyes were lifeless.
"What?" Jack said as everyone flinched.
"Are you okay?" Yusei approaching.
"Trid is no more," Trid said," I am his hirer."
"His hirer?" Rua asked.
"I am the true puppet master," the man said, controlling Trid's body," The true owner of Unity of Shadows." Yusei frowned.
"Well, what do you want?" he demanded.
"Your souls."
"Our souls?"
"Yes, your souls, all you of you posses powerful souls, with great power," he said," I need that power, to achieve my goals!"
"So you use innocent people to attain them?" Sherry snapped.
"Necessary sacrifices."
"You are a monster," Yusei hissed.
"Such a thing is in the eye of the beholder," the man said," But I have said enough. But remember my name, Pitch!"
"Pitch?" Jack questioned, but Trid's body collapsed, as he went back into a comatose state.
The group stared at the sky, knowing that this was only the beginning.