It has been forever, but I have at last updated! Midterms and my second college semester as been murder, so I apologize! *bowie*
And now for the conclusion of th duel between Selena and X.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh or anything related, with the exception of what I make up.
Chapter 10
Duel Monsters! (Part 2)
The second half of my duel with X was when it got interesting. Mainly because I started using my own psychic power to add to the action. Just read on and you'll see what I mean.
000
"You're about to find out why I'm the American champ, two years running." Selena said. "I summon Chaos Command Magician (2400 ATK/DEF: 1900) in Attack Mode!" She slapped the card down on the table, and a mage in an oversized, emerald wizard's hat, cloak, coat, trousers, boots, and gauntlets appeared. His staff was emerald and gold with a violet stone set into the top. "And you know what? I think I'll wipe your Desrook Archfiend off the field!"
The emerald green-clad magician fired a blast of power, destroying the weaker Fiend.
"Damn," X muttered.
"That's the way of the Duel," Selena sighed. Yami field spell. That would give my Spellcasters a power boost, but it could also backfire if most of his monsters are Fiends. Better save it until I know his Deck better. She thought. "I'll equip my Rapid-Fire Magician with Mage Power, which increases his Attack Points by 500 for every Spell and Trap card on my side of the Field." The violet mage's aura flared (Rapid-Fire Magician ATK: 2100). "I end my turn."
X drew. "I set one face-down card as well and summon Shadowknight Archfiend in Attack Mode (Shadowknight Archfiend ATK: 2000/DEF: 1600)!" He said. An armor-clad fiend materialized on the field.
That's not strong enough to take out my Rapid-Fire Magician, Selena thought. What's he up to?
"I play one face-down, and I'll use my Rapid-Fire Magician to destroy your Shadowknight Archfiend!" Selena announced.
X smirked. "You shouldn't have done that." He said. "I activate the Blast With Chain trap card!"
"I counter with my Remove Trap spell!" Selena replied. X grimaced as his trap was sent to the Graveyard. Rapid-Fire Magician's attack went through.
X: 1900
"And I think I'll end with playing this monster in face-down Defense Mode." Selena placed a card horizontally in front of her.
X drew. Damn, she's offensive. And she's managing it with Spellcasters, no less. This bitch is going to be harder than I thought to beat. He thought. "I summon Archfiend Soldier in Attack Mode, and equip him with Fiend's Oath." A fiend with a cape and horns like a ram's appeared, then held out its hand as a vicious-looking black, hooked sword appeared. It took hold of the blade and roared (Archfiend Soldier ATK: 1900/DEF: 1500). "My Fiend's Oath raises it's attack power by 600, above the both of your monsters!" (Archfiend Soldier ATK: 2500)
Well, that's a problem. Selena thought.
"Archfiend Soldier! Attack her Rapid-Fire Magician!" X ordered. His fiend obeyed, but Selena had a trick up her sleeve.
"I activate the Trap Card Negate Attack!" She announced. "This stops your attack and ends your Battle Phase."
The fiend stopped in its tracks as a vortex appeared on Selena's side of the field. It returned to X's field. "Then I guess it's your turn." X said.
Selena drew. Royal Magical Library…not much use right now. He'll take it out before I can use its effect. That, and I've got only one face-down left. And I've got his face-down to contend with, meaning that even if I power up my mages it could block an attack or Spell I cast. She thought. I'll just try my luck with this combo. "I play Swords of Concealing Light, then Nobleman of Crossout." She announced.
X flipped his card face-up. Magic Jammer. "Say goodbye to your Nobleman of Crossout." He sneered.
"So? You still can't attack for the next four turns. Any monsters you summon are going to be forced into face-down Defense Mode." Selena replied icily. "I end my turn."
X smiled calmly and drew. "I'll play a monster and end my turn."
Selena drew. Perfect! She thought. Time to kick some ass. "I play a face-down and attack your Archfiend soldier with my Rapid-Fire Magician, and your face-down monster with Chaos Command Magician." She directed. The Fiend was taken out, and the face-down monster was destroyed.
"You destroyed my Man-Eater Bug, so say goodbye to your Chaos Command Magician!" X announced. Now it was Selena's turn to smirk.
"Wrong!" Selena replied as the bug reappeared on the field. "My Chaos Command Magician's effect makes him immune to any Monster effects. I figured you had something like that, so I had him attack the mystery as a safeguard."
The mage in question sent another burst of energy at the bug's ghost, nullifying its effect. "I think I'll end my turn." Selena said.
X drew and grinned. "I play De-Spell to get rid of your Swords, and I'll bring out this: Avenger of Hell!" A Fiend that reminded Selena of the Balrog from Lord of the Rings appeared: two spiral horns that were open at the tips with flames coming out of them, flaming orange eyes, skeletal wings where the membranes were made of flames instead of skin, and two long, triple-ended whips (Avenger of Hell ATK: 2700/DEF: 2300). "I can only summon him when I have three Fiends in the Graveyard. Thank you for that, Miss Kuro." He sneered. "I'll attack your Rapid-Fire Magician!"
The flaming Fiend struck out at Selena's mage with a flaming whip and destroyed him. Damn! Selena thought.
Selena: 1400
"As another lovely surprise, I'll discard a card from my hand to activate one of my Avenger's effects: I get to inflict more damage to your Life Points equal to half of what you just took!" X said. Selena's hand flew up to protect her face as the Fiend lashed out again with its whip. A searing pain shot through her arm as it made contact, burning her skin.
Selena: 800
"I'll end my turn with that," X said, sitting back as he smiled.
Selena bit the inside of her lip to keep the pain from showing. She could feel three sore welts forming on her arm, which throbbed as she drew her card. Damn asshole, she thought. She looked at her face-down. If I activate Metalmorph now, my mage will only match his monster's attack power rather than pass it. I'll have to lay another bit of insurance…. "I play a face-down and end my turn." She said.
"That all?" X asked as he drew. "Then I think I'll attack your remaining monster!" The flaming Fiend lasted out again, but now Selena was smiling.
"I activate my two face-downs!" Selena said. "Metalmorph and Deal of Phantom! Metalmorph raises my Chaos Command Magician's attack by 300—"
"Can't you do math? That only matches my Avenger's power!" X interrupted.
"Will you let me finish?" Selena asked. Her now armor-clad mage was fending off the attack, with a pure white aura surrounding him. "My Deal of Phantom gives my magician 100 points of attack power for ever monster in my Graveyard. And thanks to you I've got one." (Chaos Command Magician ATK: 2800/DEF: 2200)
The mage finally pushed back the Fiend, causing X's Life Points to drop.
X: 1800
X grimaced. "I end." He spat.
Selena drew. The white aura around her magician disappeared as Deal of Phantom wore off (Chaos Command Magician ATK: 2700/DEF: 2200). "Another effect of Metalmorph is that it sticks around as an equip spell, and when he attacks he gains power equal to half the attack of your monster. And since I've got no other target, I'll attack your Avenger of Hell!" (Chaos Command Magician ATK: 4050)
The armor-clad mage destroyed X's Avenger easily, bringing his Life Points down even further.
X: 550
"Shit," X muttered.
"Oh, I'm not done." Selena said mildly. She played a card from her hand. "I activate From the Other Side. I chose one Spellcaster-type monster from my Graveyard, take it out of play, and inflict damage equal to his attack power to your Life Points. And since I have only one mage in my grave…." She pocketed her Rapid-Fire Magician, whose ghost appeared on the field.
"Oh shit." Was all X could say before he was annihilated by a double blast of energy from the ghost mage.
X: 0
Selena gathered up her cards and left the go salon. "You weren't much of a challenge after all. You might want to put your training wheels back on, X." She said as she left.
000
I can be scary. I have no idea what happened to X after that, because he disappeared for a few months after that. The next time I saw him, he was a bit off his rocker. Well, a bit more than usual.
And this duel was when my Deck was still incomplete! Too bad I didn't get to summon my Blue-Eyes though….
Cards Used
Chaos Command Magician
ATK: 2400/DEF: 1900
Attribute: LIGHT
Type: Spellcaster
Negate the effect of a Monster Card that targets this 1 card.
Shadowknight Archfiend
ATK: 2000/DEF: 1600
Attribute: WIND
Type: Fiend
The controller of this card pays 900 Life Points during each of his/her Standby Phases (this is not optional). When this card is specifically designated as a target of the effect of a card controlled by your opponent, when resolving the effect, roll a six-sided die. If the result is 3, negate the effect and destroy the opponent's card. The Battle Damage this card inflicts to your opponent's Life Points is halved.
Archfiend Soldier
ATK: 1900/DEF: 1500
Attribute: DARK
Type: Fiend
Man-Eater Bug
ATK: 450/DEF: 600
Attribute: EARTH
Type: Insect
FLIP: Destroy 1 monster on the field.
*Avenger of Hell
ATK: 2700/DEF: 2300
Attribute: FIRE
Type: Fiend
This monster can only be summoned when you have 3 or more Fiend-type monsters in your Graveyard. Once per turn you can activate one of the following effects:
-Discard one card in your hand to inflict damage to your opponent's Life Points equal to half the Battle Damage this card has already inflicted.
-Discard one card in your hand to destroy one monster on the field.
*Fiend's Oath
Magic Card
Equip only to a Fiend-type monster. The equipped monster gains 600 ATK.
Swords of concealing Light
Magic Card
When you activate this card, change all monsters on you opponent's side of he field to face-down Defense Position. Monsters on your opponent's side of the field cannot change their Battle Positions. Destroy this card during your 2nd Standby Phase after activation.
*From the Other Side
Magic Card
Select 1 Spellcaster-type monster in your Graveyard. Remove it from play and inflict damage equal to the removed monster's ATK points to your opponent's Life Points.
Nobleman of Crossout
Magic card
Destroy 1 face-down monster and remove it from play. If the monster is a Flip Effect Monster, both players must remove from play all monsters from their Decks with the same name as the destroyed monster.
De-Spell
Magic Card
Destroys 1 Magic Card on the Field. If this card's target is face-down, flip it face-up. If the card is a Magic Card, it is destroyed. If not, it is returned to its face-down position. The flipped card is not activated.
Blast with Chain
Trap Card
After activation, this card is treated as an Equip Card that increases the ATK of the equipped monster by 500 points. Equip a monster on your side of the field with this card. If this card is destroyed by the effect of another card while it is an Equip Card, select 1 card on the field and destroy it.
Magic Jammer
Trap Card
Discard 1 card. Negate the activation of a Spell Card and destroy it.
Metalmorph
Trap Card
After activation, equip this card to a monster. It gains 300 ATK and DEF. when the equipped monster attacks, it gains additional ATK equal to half the target's ATK, during damage calculation only.
Deal of Phantom
Trap card
Select 1 monster face-up on the field. Increase the selected monster's ATK by 100 points for each monster in your Graveyard during the turn this card is activated. The number of monsters is applied when this card is activated.
Negate Attack
Trap Card
Activate only when an opponent's monster declares an attack. Negate the attack and end the Battle Phase.
*=These are cards I have created for this fanfic. They do not exist in the Yu-Gi-Oh TCG, and probably never will. These are the only cards in YGO that I own, so if you want to use them in a future fanfic of yours, ASK ME FIRST!
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