"I activate the field spell card 'Fantasy Castle'!"
Zac watched as the field in front of Carson was transformed, a large white castle on a mountain was projected in front of him. A field magic card will affect every monster in play, Zac thought worriedly.
Carson could read his expression "I can tell you're afraid, you should be. This duel is over. My field spell will increase the attack and defence points of all 'dragon' type monsters by 300."
Zac's eyes widened "But that would mean your Sapphire Dragon is on 2700!"
Carson smirked and ran a hand through his silver hair "If only you were that lucky. When 'Fantasy Castle' enters the field all my opponent's effect cards that would specifically target dragons are destroyed. So I can finally say goodbye to your annoying trap card."
Zac watched with growing fear as his 'Selective Elimination' card was wiped from the field. "That means my monster is now on 3100 attack points!" Another roar from the blue-white dragon caused Zac to take a step back.
"Destroy 'Great Wall'!" Carson's attack devastated Zac's shield. Huge chunks of rubble tumbled apart before disappearing. Now there was nothing separating Zac from his opponent's monster. "Next turn is yours, if you can do anything. When it's my move again, all I need is to summon another monster, and with only 300 life points one attack is all I'll need."
Zac reached for his deck with a shaky hand. He doubted that he would draw anything that could save him now, what was the point? He almost thought of quitting but the images of his friends appeared in his mind.
I'm sure you'll do fine.
You're stronger than you know.
Zac's hand flashed to his deck and then to his hand. He smiled.
"I cast the spell 'Rain of Mercy'! Now we both gain 1000 life points!"
Carson gave a shrug and hmphed "The difference in our life points is still the same. You will definitely lose this duel."
Zac looked through his hand. I have 1300 life points now, but he has 4800! Zac glared up at his confident opponent. I won't give up.
"I set one monster on the field and end my turn."
"Is that really all you can do?"
Zac grimaced.
"Well then I set one card face-down and summon 'Voracious Lizard'!" A horrible green reptile appeared on the field and hissed at Zac.
"I thought all your cards were dragon types?" Zac asked, confused.
"As if I'd be stupid enough to reveal all the secrets of my deck to my own opponent. It's true 'Voracious Lizard' isn't one of my more powerful dragon-type monsters, but with 1300 attack points he has just enough to end this duel." Carson grinned in wicked anticipation.
Not only that, he thought to himself, but no matter what the effect of your face-down monster, 'Voracious Lizard' will automatically become the target of any opponent's effect that targets a dragon, guaranteeing the safety of my 'Legendary Sapphire Dragon'.
"Now I'll attack your face-down monster with 'Legendary Sapphire Dragon'!" The mighty beast roared at the white-haired teen's command and lurched backward, a massive ball of energy forming in its mouth. It then fired and there was blinding light. As it cleared what appeared to be a large pink leaf with eyes and a mouth was on the field in front of Zac.
Carson's eyes widened but he didn't say anything.
"When 'Blunder' is sent from the field to the graveyard the battle phase is over, I'm safe for one more turn!"
"That's what you think!" Carson raised his arm but nothing happened.
"None of your normal traps or effects will work either," Zac explained, pointing to Carson's face-down card. "This monster has a high spell-speed, meaning you need a counter trap."
Carson glared "You've managed to save yourself for another turn, but what can you really do?" He was getting impatient that his victory kept getting delayed.
"It'll make all the difference, Carson." Zac said and drew a card from his deck since his opponent couldn't do anything.
"I cast the spell card 'Cannon Barrage'! It costs me all my monsters on the field, but since this is my first main phase and I have none, I can cast it for free. It allows me to inflict the total of half your monsters' attack points as damage to your life points!"
A holographic red cannon comically fired at Carson, temporarily covering him in smoke. His life point counter reduced to 2600 and when the haze cleared he looked furious. He fixed a strand of white hair that stuck out of place. I can't let this kid get to me, but I did just loose almost half my life points from that effect!
"Now I summon 'Great Sword Bearer' in attack mode!" A warrior clad in blue armour and wielding a large metal sword appeared on 1800 attack points. "Destroy 'Voracious Lizard'!" The warrior charged and slashed, the lizard hissed before fading away.
Carson's life points decreased further until he was left with 2100.
"Since there's a monster on the field with attack points greater than itself, 'Great Sword Bearer' switches to defence mode at the end of the turn." The warrior knelt into a defensive stance. "Your move."
Carson looked down and smiled. His fringe covered his eyes so Zac couldn't be sure of his expression.
"You... you're the strongest opponent I've fought so far since I joined this tournament." He stated. His hand flashed to his deck and his head tilted toward the card he just drew. "Hurry up and defeat me, if you can. It's my move, anyway." He looked up and Zac noticed his eyes were full of a new kind of determination and excitement.
AN: This duel will conclude next chapter. If you want it to be released sooner, I suggest you leave a review xD