"We're about to see the end of the match between Fairy Tail and Lamia Scale. Both sides have one win each. So whoever wins the next duel will be advancing to the second round. It looks like Fairy Tail is already sending in their next duelist."
"I'm all fired up!" Natsu shouted as he ran out on the field.
"Idiot. He shouldn't have ran out when we haven't agreed who should duel next." Gray said.
"He did say he would take the next duel." Lucy said.
"Just let him have it. He has a way of pulling out when it comes down to it." Erza said.
"Looks like Natsu is up this time." Levy said.
"We should have seen that coming." Lisanna said.
"I'm surprised he made it this long without losing it." Erik said.
"I'm all set to go. Who's my opponent? I'm ready!" Natsu shouted.
"Simmer down. One shouldn't get all worked up like this before the match even begins." Natsu saw his opponent and it was going to be Jura.
"Oh my! Lamia Scale is already sending in Jura, their strongest member yet."
"I know it might be premature to send in Jura already, but we're in a serious situation." Lyon said.
"Yeah, but this match is as good as over now." Shelia said.
"I don't want to sound overconfident, but I believe the outcome of this match is clear." Jura said.
"Yeah." Natsu said. "So let's quit talking and have the people see that I'm going to win." Both of them activated their duel disks and this was both guilds last chance to turn it all around.
"Let's duel!" Both said having 4000LP.
"I'll make the first move." Natsu said as he drew. "I summon Fire Dragon Winger in defense mode." His winger rose on the field having 1000def points. "I'll also place this card facedown and end my turn."
"My turn." Jura said. "I think I'll start by activating my Iron Rock Smasher spell. This spell allows me to summon any earth attribute monster in my hand as long as I lose 100LP for each one of that monster's levels. So I summon Granmarg the Rock Monarch." His giant rock monarch rose and had 2400atk points. "Since he's level six, I lose 600LP." Jura glowed yellow and his life points dropped to 3400. "I'm also going to play two other spells."
"So what do those do?" Natsu said.
"The first is Shield Crush. It will destroy your monster since it's in defense mode." Jura said. "The second is Earth Shatter. This destroys all cards that are facedown. So your field is now bare." Winger and Natsu's trap, Relit, were destroyed and Natsu was left defenseless. "Granmarg, attack him directly." Granmarg threw his fist at Natsu got hit pretty hard as his life points dropped to 1600. "I end my turn."
"Jura has taken an early lead in this duel and a huge one at that. How can Natsu take down Iron Rock Jura?"
"What did he call him?" Lucy asked.
"Iron Rock Jura, a duelist with a powerful earth deck. They say it's as strong as iron and it can be most difficult to bring down." Erza said. "That doesn't mean it's not possible."
"So how's Natsu suppose to win? Is Jura really that strong?" Wendy asked.
"Very." Erza said. "I'm not sure if even I could beat him. I'm not sure if even Laxus could beat him. It's going to take everything Natsu has in order to defeat this foe."
"It's my turn!" Natsu said as he drew his next card. "I'm going to activate my Monster Reborn spell and bring back my Fire Dragon Winger." His monster came back in defense mode.
"Why would you waste a powerful card like Monster Reborn on a monster that's much weaker? What are you up to?" Jura said.
"I was thinking of using Winger's ability. You see, when he's special summoned, but I have no other cards on the field, I'm allowed to draw two more cards." Natsu said and drew two more cards.
"I see. Hoping to find a gam changer." Jura said. "Let's hope for your sake that you find one."
"You'll find out soon enough." Natsu said. "For now, I'm going to summon my Scale Guard in defense mode." A red dragon-like creature came up and had some thick scales and had 1900def points.
"Scale Guard. As long as that monster is in defense mode, it must be attacked twice." Jura acknowledge. "He seems to be relying on defense until he can find a card that will get through Granmarg.
"I place two cards facedown and end my turn." Natsu said.
"My turn." Jura said as he drew his next card. "I think I'll start by having Granmarg attack your Fire Dragon Winger!" Granmarg pulled its fist back and was going for the attack. It worked and destroyed Winger again.
"I play my trap: Burning Obsession." Natsu said. "Here's how it works. I can only activate this card if I have three cards or less in my hand and I'm holding two. Since I have that and you just destroyed one of my monsters, I'm allowed to destroy one of yours. So say bye to Granmarg." Granmarg was engulfed in flames and was destroyed.
"Natsu succeeded in destroying the only defense Jura has, but can Jura counter that."
"Just wait and see. I'm actually glad you destroyed Granmarg." Jura said.
"You are? Why?" Natsu asked.
"Watch and see. All I have to do is banish an earth monster in my graveyard who holds attack points over 2000." Jura said. "By doing that, I'm allowed to summon out my Iron Rock King!" The earth shatter as something was rising out of it. It looked like a giant made out of stone wearing spikey armor and it had 3200atk points.
"What is that thing?" Natsu questioned.
"Meet my mightiest warrior." Jura said. "I'm curious to see if you really have what it takes to defeat my best." He ended his turn by placing one face-down.
"He actually played his best card against this guy?" Shelia questioned as his guild thought that was rather strange.
"Jura only plays that card for duelists he think highly of." Lyon said. "He must have some respect for this Natsu guy and the duel is just getting started. Then again, it looks like the end is already here."
"Oh man! That is so cool!" Natsu said as he was admiring his opponent.
"Geez. Natsu is facing against a powerful monster and he still looks like he's having a fun time."
"It is an awesome looking monster. Be all that much better when I bring it down." Natsu said as he drew his next card. 'Of course that's easier said than done. At least I still have Scale Guard to buy me some defense, but if he finds a way around that, I'm defenseless. Hopefully, this guy can help.' He thought. "I summon Sala-Flame in defense mode." A lizard made from fire came on the field and had 800def points. "I'm also going to use my Emergency Flare spell. This spell allows me to summon a monster from my deck, but it has to be level four or less. I summon Fire Dragon Crushing Fang in defense mode." Another martial artist that had fire around his arms shaped like fangs came up and had 1200def points. "I end my turn."
"My move." Jura said and drew his card. "I'll start by playing my Iron Rock Spikes trap. When an earth attribute monster attacks a monster in defense mode, that monster is switch to attack mode."
"Uh oh. This could be the end of the duel right here."
"Scale Guard's ability only works when it's in defense mode. Iron Rock King, attack and end this." Jura said and Scale Guard was switched to attack mode and had only 100atk points. "Supreme King Rock Crush." King looked like it was about to clap its hands against Scale Guard and everyone thought it was the end.
"I play Nova Forcer!" Natsu said. "By sacrificing a monster, I can stop the attack. So I'll sacrifice Crushing Fang and stop the attack." His monster turned into fire and blocked the attack. "Nova Forcer also allows me to take any card I want from my deck to my hand sine the monster I sacrificed was a pyro." The card stood out and he took it. "Who better than my good buddy: Igneel?"
"I see, but you won't have the chance to use it. I activate my king's ability. When the battle phase ends and you still have monsters on the field, he can destroy them all." Jura said. His monster commanded rocks to rise out of the ground and destroyed Natsu's last two monsters.
"No. I needed Sala-Flame." Natsu said.
"I know Sala-Flame's ability allows you to use it as two monsters when summoning a dragon and as long as it's in your graveyard, you can block one attack each turn." Jura said. "Pity for you that it won't be enough. You show promise, but you have yet to reveal it."
"It's still not over yet." Natsu said and stared at his deck. "It all comes down to what I draw next. Here goes." He drew his next card and saw it was a spell and it can still help him. "Perfect. I'm activating Straight To It. This spell allows me to use a trap from my hand or deck. From my deck, I choose Five Star Dragon Egg. It allows me to summon a level five or higher dragon. Meet my friend, Igneel the Fire Dragon." Igneel rose in a blaze of fire and had 2500atk points. "I'm also going to activate Protective Instinct. This spell switches Igneel into defense mode and as long as he stays like that, he can't be destroyed and I take no damage."
"But my trap will force Igneel into attack mode." Jura said.
"Not really. Remember Crushing Fang? With him in my grave, I can take him out and place him at the bottom of my deck. That will allow me to destroy one spell or trap on the field." Natsu said and Jura's trap was destroyed.
"Natsu has set up a wall, but defense alone isn't enough. Can he turn this around and go on the offense."
"Make your move." Natsu said.
"Very well." Jura said and he drew his next card and it was a trap. 'Earth Opener. This trap will allow me to bring Granmarg back as well as one other card from my graveyard. I'll bring back Shield Crush and he'll be left defenseless.' "I place a card face-down. Since attacking is pointless, I'll end my turn."
"My move." Natsu said and he drew his next card. "I activate Burning Greed. I give up 500 of my life points and I can draw two more cards." Natsu's life points dropped to 1100, but he was able to draw two more cards and they were just the ones he needed. "I activate Magic Refuel continuous spell. I give up another 300LP so I can take a spell that's in my grave and add it to my hand." His life points dropped to 800. "The card I chose is Monster Reborn and I'm using it now to bring back Sala-Flame." His flaming lizard came back with 1400atk points. "However, he won't be staying. You said so yourself. I can use him as two sacrifices to summon a dragon. I sacrifice him to summon Atlas Flame Dragon!" Another dragon made entirely out of fire bursted on the field and had 2600atk points. "I'm also going to switch Igneel in attack mode." Igneel got back in attack mode.
"Two powerful dragons, but they're not as powerful as Jura's Iron Rock King."
"That's why I'm using Igneel's ability. His attack points go up by the number of a fire attribute I release." Natsu said. "All of Atlas Flame Dragon's attack points are being added to Igneel's." Igneel inhaled and devoured the flames of the other dragon and his attack points went all the way up to 5100. "Igneel, dethrone that rock king! Fire Dragon Roar!" Igneel unleashed a mighty and powerful flame. The king got caught in the flames and broke into pieces with Jura's life points dropping to 1500. No one could believe Natsu destroyed Jura's best.
"I still have life points. You haven't won yet." Jura said, but Natsu held a card that told a different story.
"I'm activating my Burst Fist spell. Sorry, but this duel is over." Natsu said. A whole bunch of flaming fists were released and Jura got hit hard and all his life points dropped to zero. No one, Fairy Tail or Lamia Scale, could believe that Natsu actually defeated someone like Jura.
"It's done and over. Jura is defeated and Natsu actually won. Fairy Tail advances to the second round!" Everyone cheered after recovering and they were all amazed.
"He's amazing!" Lucy said.
"He actually defeated someone like Jura!" Wendy said.
"I can't believe it. Jura actually lost." Shelia said.
"Fairy Tail! I think I'm starting to see what Gray has been telling me." Lyon said. "I don't think there's anyone who can really stop them."
"Lookout!" Natsu said as he raised his fist. "There is no stopping Fairy Tail. We're rising and won't stop until we reach the top!"