A Black Rose by Any Other Name
Chapter Twelve: Darkness Game
Several days had passed since the incident involving Aaron Zebel. He'd been found in critical condition and after being rushed to the emergency room he was revealed to Sector Security to be in a coma with no mental activity detected.
Currently Josh was riding towards his hangout. He pulled up in front of the building on the docks and locked his Runner and enabled the security system. "Reina's father defiantly makes quality work," he mumbled as he walked towards the entrance.
He went to open the door, but he suddenly jerked his hand back. "Ok I'm getting a really bad feeling," he thought as he slowly pushed the door open.
He walked inside and unusually the lights were off. They should've been on, because except for Alexandria who had an assignment to complete, the rest of his crew wasn't busy tonight.
"Mr. Atlas you have a fine clubhouse, and you subordinates are top notch duelists," a voice greeted, sending chills down Josh's spine.
A small flame appeared several feet in front of Josh. He took a step back. The flame was jet black but emitting light like a normal ball of fire. The person who'd created the flame was dressed in a grey cloak that completely obscured their features.
"Who in the hell are you and where is my crew?" Josh demanded angrily.
"You have a quick temper, well like father like son I guess," the cloaked person muttered. Josh guessed it was a man judging by their voice.
"Answer my question before I jam by boot down your throat!" Josh snarled.
"You should learn to control your temper," the cloaked man reprimanded.
"I asked you a damn question now answer it!" Josh roared.
"What if I say no, or what if I tell you your 'crew' are all dead, I challenged them to a Darkness Game, they all took me on at the same time, and I crushed them and the punishment for losing a Darkness Game…..is obviously death," the cloaked man chuckled.
"You BASTARD I'm going to crack your skull open!" Josh exploded charging the cloaked man who just laughed.
-****-
About an hour later the Fudo residence
Reina was sitting on the couch in the living room with her legs on the table and a comic book in her hand. It has Elemental Hero Sparkman and Destiny Hero – Diamond Dude on the front.
"This is even better than the last issue," she said to herself as she turned the page.
A sudden urgent knocking caught her attention. "Who could that be?" she asked looking at the clock on the wall. "It's almost ten at night."
She walked to the door and locked through the peephole and gasped. Standing outside and looking beaten up was none other than Josh.
She opened the door. "What happened to you?" she asked with worry in her voice, despite the fact she and the boy in front of her didn't get along.
He had bruises on his face and a few cuts and scrapes he also had the beginning of a black eye. "I need to come in for a moment," he said.
Reina stepped aside and let her former best friend into the house. He walked into the living room and plopped down on the couch. "Josh what happened, you look like you got your ass handed to you?" Reina asked.
"Didn't know you cared about me," Josh snickered before Reina smacked him in the back of the head.
"I may not like you, but I can't ignore someone who is clearly beaten up, even if it's you," Reina said.
Josh sighed. He wouldn't have admitted it but he felt more or less the same way. "It's an odd story," he muttered.
"Odder than the fact our parents took on seven evil Gods that were attempting to break a millennium old seal so they could come here and presumably devour or destroy all of humanity," Reina countered.
"Fair point, ok well the gist of what happened was I went to my hang out to well see how my crew was doing, but when I got there, no one was around," he said pausing. "At least I'd thought no one was around, but this dude in grey cloak seemed to appear from the darkness, he said he'd defeated my crew in a Darkness Game and killed them, I kind of freaked out and charged the guy, apparently he is one hell of a fighter, because he beat me senseless before I knew what happened."
"Wow that would sound really crazy if I was anyone else, but why are you here, why didn't you go home or to Security I'm pretty sure Trudge would believe you if you told him that," Reina said.
"That's just it, I would've gone to Trudge or Mina if the cloaked guy hadn't told me there was a way to get my crew back," Josh explained.
Reina arched an eyebrow. "I'm going to guess that this way involves me somehow?" she asked.
Josh nodded. "Yes he told me that if I wanted my crew back safe I'd have to go the school, and bring you and your friends."
"Ok did he make any other stipulations?" Reina asked.
"No just that you your friends and I go to the school," Josh sighed.
"Well then I'd better call them," Reina said picking up the phone.
-****-
Duel Academy later
In the principal's office the cloaked man was kneeling on the floor with a piece of chalk in their hand. They were drawing runes on the floor in a circular pattern around the desk.
"I have to wonder if any of the other Duel Academy's other than this and the Pacific branch of legendary cards seal beneath them," they muttered.
"Master those children are here," a female voice said.
"Perfect, and the gate is unlock and the others are in position?" the cloaked person asked not stopping in drawing the runes.
"Yes and the devices are set up in the locations, just one question master," the female voice said. "How are we going to get them separated?"
"Leave that to me, you see my dear I have gathered enough energy from the servants of the Crimson Dragon, not to break the seal just set but to cause it to crack and fracture," the cloaked person answered.
-****-
Outside Duel Academy same time
Reina, Josh, Zeke, Rob, Melissa and Kazuki were standing at the school gate, which was hanging open.
"Looks like we're on time," Rob grinned.
"Kazuki I'm kind of surprise that you believed the story Reina told you, most people would think she'd gone crazy," Zeke said.
"No need to worry my friend, I have my reasons," the blue haired boy chuckled slapping Zeke on the back.
"Ok we need to be careful, who ever we're dealing with must be pretty strong to be able to start a Darkness Game," Reina cautioned as the group began to walk through the gates.
Above lightning flashed and then suddenly the group heard what sounded like roaring. "What was that?" Melissa asked fearfully.
"It was thunder you chicken," Josh told her.
They heard the sound again, this time no lightning had flashed. "I'm starting to wonder if this isn't a trap," Zeke muttered.
As they neared the entrance of the school the wind started to pick up. Moments later it was all they could do to stay standing. The wind was fierce and a loud roar could be heard.
The ground seemed to shake and then the shadows twisted and lifted off the ground and started to form into shapes.
The biggest shapes made the group step back. They briefly looked like the Egyptian Gods, before they began to warp into more horrifying forms. The three creatures roared and everything went dark for the teenagers.
-****-
Reina's eyes fluttered open and she sat up. She looked around and found she was sitting in a dark hallway. "Ok how did I end up here?" she asked herself.
She stood up. "The last thing I remember was those creepy looking shadows attacking us, then nothing," she muttered as she started to walk down the hallway.
She shivered. 'This place is creepy when nobody is around."
"Oh but I'm around," a voice said causing Reina to jump.
"Who's there, show yourself!" Reina snapped.
Someone stepped out of the shadows. It was a boy about her age he wore a light brown duster coat, and loose light grey pants, on his head was a fedora. His eyes and hair caused Reina to give him a strange look, his eyes were orange and their hair was shock white.
"Hello," he said taking off his hat and bowing. "How are you tonight?"
"You look vaguely familiar have we met before?" Reina asked.
"Yes we have, but only once and we never really got a chance to talk," the teen grinned. "My name is Vincent Merchet."
Reina gasped. "You're lying or it's a freakish coincidence!" she shouted. "Vincent Merchet is the name of a famous former Pro League duelist and later Archaeologist."
The boy reached in the pocket of his coat and pulled out a sucker. "Want one?" he asked offering her a second one.
"No thanks," Reina replied. "Who are you?"
The boy slid the second sucker into his pocket and pulled the wrapper off of it and popped it into his mouth. "Ok I'll tell you who I am," he shrugged. "As I said I am Vincent Merchet, but to be fair those who know me better usually call me Junior."
"Wait your Vincent Merchet Jr.?" Reina asked.
"Yep, and like my old man once was I'm a duelist, and a pretty good one," Vincent grinned.
"What are you doing here?" Reina demanded.
"Maybe nothing, maybe something we all have our purpose I'm serving mine," Vincent said.
"Stop skirting around the question and just tell me why you're here?" Reina ask starting to sound annoyed.
"Just relax, I guess I may as well tell you," Vincent shrugged. "I'm here to defeat you in a Darkness Game!"
Reina gasped as purple fog started to surround the two. It formed a dome like shape and Vincent smirked and activated the Duel Disk on his arm that Reina hadn't really noticed.
"So shall be begin, if you want to take some time to calm down and get your thoughts straight, I don't mind I have plenty of time," he muttered.
Reina shook herself out of the shock she was feeling at actually being involved in a Darkness Game. "I'll be fine," she said.
"Duel!" the two shouted.
(Reina: 8000) ---- (Vincent: 8000)
"I'm a gentleman so you can go first if you want to," Vincent offered.
"That sounds fine by me!" Reina shouted pulling the sixth card off her Deck.
"I'll start off by setting a monster face down and then I'll set two cards face down and end my turn," she said as three brown backed cards appeared before her.
Vincent drew his sixth card and grinned. "Cool I drew one of my key cards," he said. "I activate the magic of Frontline Base, for my Deck this card is invaluable, and it allows me to once per turn Special Summon a level four or lower Union monster from my hand."
The Spell card glowed and something jumped out of it. It was a man in cherry red armor holding a broad sword. (ATK 1400/DEF 1100) "This is Flame Rider and thanks to his presence on the field a card in my hand can be Summoned with no releases."
A burst of flames ignited next to Flame Rider and when they settled a large Dragon with armor that was the same colour as Flame Rider's had appeared. (ATK 2100/DEF 1800) "This is Flame Dragon and thanks to my Flame Rider being on the field I was able to call him out."
Vincent rubbed his chin. "Now should I activate my Rider's effect and bond him with my Dragon or have him attack and possibly get a shot at your Life Points with my Dragon," he mused.
He shrugged. "I'll go with option number two!" Flame Rider charged forward and cleaved the face down monster in half, which was revealed to be a woman in a purple cloak with leaves attached to her shoulders.
"You just destroyed my Violet Witch, her effect will allow me to add a Plant type monster from my Deck to my hand so long as it has 1500 or less defense points," a card was spat out of Reina's Deck.
"Ok, well anyway Flame Dragon attack!" the armor covered Dragon opened its maw and fired a stream of flames.
"Hold up!" Reina shouted. "Reveal face down card, Scrap-Iron Scarecrow, this'll negate your attack then it'll be set face down," the junk scarecrow appeared and deflected the flames.
"Ok, I'll move to my Main Phase two then equip my Rider to my Dragon," Flame Dragon lowered its head and then the Rider jumped into the air and landed on its neck just above its shoulders. (ATK 2100-2400/DEF 1800-2100)
"Besides the attack point boost my Dragon gains a powerful effect, when it attacks you may not activate any Spell or Traps," Vincent explained.
"Now I'll set a card face down end turn end," he said.
"Ok I'm guessing he has plenty of those Dragons, which I'd bet are all high level, but he must have a way of quickly Summoning them, and this type of strategy eats up his hand, so he doesn't have much to work with, I have to exploit these weaknesses," Reina thought.
"Ok I activate Cost Down, so I simply toss a card from my hand then I can reduce the level's of all monsters in my hand by two," Reina slid a card into the Graveyard then grabbed one of the cards in her hand.
"I summon Rose Tentacles, who is now a four star!" from the ground sprouted the colossal Plant with eight vines protruding from it. (ATK 2200/DEF 1200)
"Now I activate my face down card, Plant Food Chain," Reina's face down card flipped up and Rose Tentacles began to glow green. "When activated it equips to a Plant type and gives it 500 extra attack points, it has another effect but right down it doesn't matter." (ATK 2200-2700/DEF 1200)
"Go destroy his monster with Thorn Whip!" one of Rose Tentacles arms shot forward and was about to impale the Dragon when the Rider on the back jumped off and took the hit.
(Reina: 8000) ---- (Vincent: 7700)
"What just happened?" Reina wondered aloud.
"Oh that would be the effect of my Rider, you see the Riders care deeply about the Dragon's they're partnered with, so if the Dragon would die, by any means the Rider will die instead, but fear Reina for my Dragon will be wrathful," Vincent explained. (ATK 2400-2100/DEF 2100-1800)
"Ok I'm going to end my turn," Rein said.
Vincent drew and looked at the card for a second. "I activate Dragon Draw, since the only type of monster on my side of the field is Dragon, I can draw two cards," Flame Dragon began to glow and Vincent snapped two cards off the top of his Deck.
"Now I activate the Continuous Spell Dragon's Treasury, this for my Deck is a must, because each and every time a Dragon type monster I control destroys a monster on your side of the field I draw one card for every monster destroyed at the end of the Battle Phase," Vincent explained.
"Ok but my Rose Tentacle's is pretty strong you'd need a powerful monster to destroy her," Reina said.
"I know that, so for now I'll move my Dragon into defense mode and then set a monster and a card face down and end my turn," Vincent said.
"I'll summon Rose Knight Lancer!" from the ground a vine grew. It split open revealing a knight in green armor holding not surprisingly a large lance. (ATK 1800/DEF 1400)
"Her second effect activates, on top of being treated as a Plant type monster while on the field or in my Graveyard, she allows all Plant type monsters herself included to inflict piercing damage," Reina explained.
"Rose Knight go, attack his face down monster," the knight charged forward her lance at the ready.
"I activate Negate Attack!" a swirling vortex appeared stopping Rose Knight Lancer's attack. "This not only negates your attack but it also end your Battle Phase," Vincent grinned.
Reina sighed. "I must admit so far you're proving to be a good opponent, but I won't lose this duel!"
"Ok are you going to end your turn?" Vincent asked.
Reina looked over her hand. "I'll set a card face down then yes," she replied
Vincent nodded and grinned. "I activate Dragon's Soul, this allows me to send a Dragon type monster on my side of the field to the Graveyard to Special Summon a Dragon monster from my hand, so I give up my Flame Dragon to call out Darkness Dragon!" Flame Dragon dissolved into motes of light.
Those motes exploded and a dark fog appeared on the field. It slowly took the shape of a wicked looking Dragon with jet black scales and eerie red eyes. (ATK 2600/DEF 2000)
"Now since it's the only card in my hand I'll activate Emergency Recharge to draw four new cards since it's the only card in my hand!" the Spell card glowed and Vincent pulled four cards off the top of his Deck.
"Oh ya I forgot to mention since my Darkness Dragon was summoned I'm allowed to call out Darkness Rider from my hand, but since I don't have him there I draw one card," he explained pulling another card off his Deck.
"Now I flip my face down card face up, so I'd like you to meet Darkness Rider!" the once face down monster was revealed to be a Warrior in jet black armor carrying a pair of short swords. (ATK 1500/DEF 1200)
"Now Darkness Rider union with Darkness Dragon!" the dark armored Warrior jumped into the air and landed on the dark Dragon's neck.
"Ok that may be cool and all, but your Rider didn't power up your Dragon by one point," Reina noted.
"I know, don't worry I have a plan, I activate Block Attack, and true to its name it forces your octo-Plant to switch to defense mode," Rose Tentacles shielded itself with its arms.
"Darkness Dragon attack with Shadow Stream!" the Dragon opened its mouth and belched forth a wave of darkness that covered the Plant monster.
(Reina: 6600) ---- (Vincent: 7700)
"What the….?" Reina gasped suddenly feeling as if she'd been punched in the chest.
"That would be the power my Dragon gains when its Rider fights by its side, the power to strike your Life Points through defense," Vincent grinned pulling a card off the top of his Deck.
"Well since you trashed my Plant Food Chain I get a Plant from the Graveyard," Reina explained.
"Ok but I know for a fact your Rose Tentacles cannot be Special Summoned so….." Vincent said.
"Right I sent a Plant to my Graveyard with Cost Down, meet Rose Mage Bel," from the ground grew another vine. From this one emerged a young woman, who vaguely looked like a younger version of Black Rose Sorceress. (ATK 1200/DEF 900)
"I'll set a card face down and then, turn end," Vincent said with a shrug.
"It's my turn!" Reina shouted. "Time to tell you, Bel is a tuner monster so you know what that means right?"
"You're going to Synchro Summon," Vincent said.
"Yep, so I tune my level two, Rose Mage Bel, with my level four Rose Knight Lancer…."
"Clustering radiance combines to create a new light! Become the path light is born upon! Appear now, Splendid Rose!"
Bel held up her staff and became two green rings. They surrounded Rose Knight Lancer who was reduced to orange framework.
From the burst of light appeared a woman with blonde hair in a half green half black body suit, with four vines protruding from her back. (ATK 2200/DEF 2000)
"Now Bel's effect activates and I'm allowed to add a level four or lower Plant type monster from my Deck to my hand," Reina said as another card shot out of her Deck.
"Now I'll activate her effect, and remove a Plant type monster from my Graveyard to halve the attack points of one of your monsters until the End Phase," Reina explained as Rose Knight Lancer fell out of her Graveyard. "Since you only have one it shouldn't be hard to know what I'll choose!" a card slid out of Reina's Graveyard and Splendid Rose's vines grabbed hold of the dark Dragon. (ATK 2600-1300/DEF 2000)
"Attack his Darkness Dragon with Rose Whirlwind!" Splendid Rose began to spin around at high speed summoning up a torrent of rose petals. Those petals flew at the bound Dragon cutting its Rider to pieces.
(Reina: 6600) ---- (Vincent: 6800)
"We're almost even, you're a good duelist I'll admit that," Vincent grinned.
"Don't think I'm done yet your Dragon is going to die this turn!" Reina declared.
"I activate Splendid Rose's other effect, by removing a Plant type monster from my Graveyard, she can go in for another attack, so long as her attack points are halved until the End Phase!" Splendid Rose began to glow a faint green colour. (ATK 2200-1100/DEF 2000)
"Ok what was the point of that, your monster is weaker than mine now," Vincent said.
"Oh I'm very well aware of that, but you seem to forget I have two face down cards, one is my Scarp-Iron Scarecrow, the other is the Trap card Skill Successor, which until the End Phase increases Splendid Rose's attack points by 400!" a fiery orange aura began to surround Splendid Rose. (ATK 1100-1500/DEF 2000)
"Destroy his Dragon!" Splendid Rose began to spin around again, this time slicing the Dragon to pieces.
(Reina: 6600) ---- (Vincent: 6600)
"Wow, we're dead even that's kind of cool," Vincent grinned.
"I guess," Reina shrugged. "I'll move to my Main Phase two and activate my own Emergency Recharge!" Reina quickly drew four new cards.
"After that I'll simply end my turn," she said. (ATK 1500-2200/DEF 2000)
"You drew four new cards and you didn't get a thing you could use?" Vincent asked.
"Maybe," Reina grinned mischievously.
"I don't believe for one second that she couldn't use anything she drew," Vincent thought. "I activate the power of Frontline Base and call out Adamantine Rider in defense mode!" a man in opaque armor holding a spear and shield appeared crouch in defense. (ATK 1300/DEF 1200)
"Now I'll set a card face down and that'll do," Vincent said.
Reina cocked an eyebrow and looked at Vincent's two face down cards. "He choose not to activate that one when I attacked last turn, both times, I wonder if he can't use it yet?" she wondered.
"I summon Rose Knight Swordsman!" another vine burst out of the ground and with it a man in dark green armor wielding a long sword. (ATK 1700/DEF 1100)
"Rose Knight attack his Adamantine Rider!" the armored man charged forward his sword held high.
"I activate two cards, one is Waboku, which prevents my monster from being destroyed and me from taking battle damage, and then I activate Dragon's Union, this card allows me to Special Summon a Dragon type monster from my Deck, so long as it has the same attribute as a Warrior type monster on my side of the field," a clear barrier appeared to block the swordsman's attack and then a large Dragon donned in the same armor as the Rider appeared on the field. (ATK 2300/DEF 1000)
"His effect activates and since I lack an Adamantine Rider in my hand I draw one card," Vincent said pulling another card off the top of his Deck.
"This is just not my Rose Knights day is it?" Reina sighed. "Fine I'll set a card face down and that'll be all."
"I must admit you're a lot stronger than I expected, what they say about you isn't a lie is it?" Vincent asked.
"What? Who says what about me?" Reina asked a large question mark appearing over her head.
"That you're a force to be reckoned with on the duelling field, you've managed to over power one of my strongest monsters, so do you mind if I ask you something?" he explained.
"Sure, what is it?" Reina asked.
"Are you free Friday?" he asked causing Reina to fall forward.
She stood up. "Did you just ask me out, in the middle of a duel, a Darkness Game for that matter?"
"Yea, so are you free or not, you can say no if you want," Vincent replied with a shrug.
"Well, I have a boyfriend so I'm going to say no I'm not free," Reina answered feeling slightly freaked out.
"Ok well then we should continue with this duel," Vincent said.
"This guy is so weird," Reina thought. "I'll end my turn."
Vincent nodded and drew. "I activate the Continuous Spell card Union of Soul!" he shouted. "This card has a powerful effect, you see from now on whenever one of my Rider's equips to my Dragons the Dragon will gain attack points equal to the level of the Rider times one-hundred, so Adamantine Rider do your thing," the armored man leapt into the air and landed on the Dragon's back. (ATK 2300-2600/DEF 1000)
"Adamantine Dragon attack her Splendid Rose with Adamantine Storm!" the Dragon spread its wings and unleashed a barrage of razor sharp crystals.
"Did you forget I have Scrap-Iron Scarecrow!" the junk scarecrow appeared and blocked the crystals saving Splendid Rose.
"You know what I did forget about that card, thanks for the reminder," Vincent said. "I'll move set a card face down and end my turn."
"I'll activate Splendid Rose's effect!" Reina shouted but to her horror a bolt of lightning shot down from the sky and vaporized Splendid Rose.
"That would be the work of my Divine Wrath, I just had to discard a card from my hand, which was Discard Clause so I'll also get to draw another card and then your Splendid Rose is destroyed," Vincent explained before drawing.
"You do realize with your current set up you can only have one card face down at a time?" Rein asked.
"I know but such is the price I pay to use this deadly strategy," Vincent replied with a shrug.
"I'll move my Swordsman to defense mode and call it a turn," Reina said.
"I summon Ruby Rider with the power of Frontline Base!" from the Spell card appeared a Warrior wielding a large halberd made of the same red gem as his armor. (ATK 1500/DEF 1700)
"Now for my Normal Summon I'll call out Wind Rider!" a Warrior in light green armor holding a large broad sword jumped onto the field. (ATK 1100/DEF 800)
"Ruby Rider attack her Rose Knight Swordsman!" the Warrior charged forward prepared to strike down his opponent. The halberd cleaved the knight in two before Reina's monster shattered.
"Ok Adamantine Dragon attack with Adamantine Storm!" the Dragon spread its wings again and unleashed another barrage of crystals.
"I activate Scrap-Iron Scarecrow!" Reina shouted as the scarecrow yet again blocked the Dragon's attack.
"Wind Rider attack her directly with Gale Blade!" the Warrior jumped and pulled his weapon off his back. Reina jumped back but the blade nicked her causing her to hiss in pain.
(Reina: 5500) ---- (Vincent: 6600)
"Seems like I've taken the lead, so I'll end my turn with a face down card," Vincent said.
"I'm not out yet," Reina grinned as she drew.
Zeke: Man Vincent is a powerful opponent.
Rob: Ya but Reina will pull through, I hope.
Melissa: Have faith Rob, she'll win she's beaten tougher guys.
Vincent: I'm stronger than I may seem.
Zeke: How'd you get in here?
Reina: Well after this incident is over he'll be joining the main cast.
Josh: Don't miss Ultimate Union.
Vincent: My duel with Reina concludes next chapter.
Original Cards
Flame Rider
Fire | Level 4 | Warrior/Union | 1400/1100 | Once per turn you may equip this card to a Flame Dragon you control or Unequip and Special Summon this monster in face up attack position. The equipped monster gains 300 attack and defense points and when it attacks your opponent may not activate any Spell or Trap cards. If the equipped monster would be destroyed you may destroy this card instead.
Flame Dragon
Fire | Level 5 | Dragon/Effect | 2100/1800 | If you control a face up Flame Rider you can summon this card with no release.
Dragon Treasury
Image: Felgrand Dragon guarding a cave full of gold.
| Continuous Spell | Each time a Dragon type monster you control destroys a monster your opponent controls and sends it to the Graveyard, draw one card for every monster destroyed at the end of the Battle Phase.
Rose Knight Lancer
Earth | Level 4 | Warrior/Effect | 1800/1400 | This card is also treated as a Plant type monster, while it is face up on the field or in the Graveyard. As long as this card remains face up on the field, When a Plant type monster or 'Black Rose Dragon' attacks an opponent's monster in defense mode inflict damage to your opponent's Life Points equal to the difference between the attacking monster's attack points and the defending monster's defense points.
Dragon's Soul
Image: Luster Dragon surrounded by a white aura that looks like a Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
| Spell | Send a Dragon type monster on your side of the field to the Graveyard then Special Summon a Dragon type monster from your hand.
Darkness Dragon
Dark | Level 7 | Dragon/Effect | 2600/2000 | When this card is Summoned you may Special Summon one Darkness Rider from your hand. If you don't have a 'Darkness Rider' in your hand when you summon this card, you may draw one card.
Darkness Rider
Dark | Level 4 | Warrior/Union | 1500/1200 | Once per turn you may equip this card to a Darkness Dragon you control or Unequip and Special Summon this monster in face up attack position. When the equipped attacks an opponent's monster in defense mode inflict damage to your opponent's Life Points equal to the difference between the attacking
monster's attack points and the defending monster's defense points. If the equipped monster would be destroyed you may destroy this card instead.
Rose Mage Bel
Earth | Level 2 | Spellcaster/Tuner | 1200/900 | This card is also treated as a Plant type monster, while it's face up on the field or in the Graveyard. If this card is used as Synchro Material for the Synchro Summon of a Plant type monster or 'Black Rose Dragon' you may add one level four or lower Plant type monster from your Deck to your hand.
Adamantine Rider
Earth | Level 3 | Warrior/Union | 1300/1200 | Once per turn you may equip this card to a Adamantine Dragon you control or Unequip and Special Summon this monster in face up attack position. The equipped monster cannot be destroyed by effects that target and any time it destroys a monster sends it to the Graveyard inflict damage to your opponent equal to the destroyed monster's level x 100. If the equipped monster would be destroyed you may destroy this card instead.
Rose Knight Swordsman
Earth | Level 4 | Warrior/Effect | 1700/1100 | This card is also treated as a Plant type monster, while it's face up on the field or in the Graveyard. When this card destroys a monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard you may Special Summon a level four or lower Plant type monster from your Graveyard.
Dragon's Union
Image: Pitch-Dark Dragon with Dark Blade on its back flying towards Despair from the Dark.
| Trap | Special Summon a Dragon type monster from your Deck with the same Attribute as a Warrior type monster on your side of the field.
Adamantine Dragon
Earth | Level 5 | Dragon/Effect | 2300/1000 | When this card is Summoned, you may Special Summon one 'Adamantine Rider' from your hand. If you don't have an 'Adamantine Rider' in your hand when you Summon this card, you may draw one card.
Union of Soul
Image: Dark Blade battling Freezing Beast merged with Burning Beast while riding Pitch-Dark Dragon.
| Continuous Spell | As long as this card remains face up on the field any time a Union monster is equipped to a monster the equipped monster gains attack points equal to the level of the Union monster x 100.
Ruby Rider
Earth | Level 4 | Warrior/Union | 1500/1700 | Once per turn you may equip this card to a Ruby Dragon you control or Unequip and Special Summon this monster in face up attack position. The equipped monster gains 400 attack and defense points and if it destroys a monster as a result of battle and sends it to the Graveyard it may attack again. If the equipped monster would be destroyed you may destroy this card instead.
Wind Rider
Wind | Level 3 | Warrior/Union | 1100/800 | Once per turn you may equip this card to a Wind Dragon you control or Unequip and Special Summon this monster in face up attack position. If the equipped monster attacks your opponent directly and inflicts damage you may destroy one Spell or Trap card. If the equipped monster would be destroyed you may destroy this card instead.