No, this story is still technically on hiatus. God, I really hate writer's block.
But like I did last year, I'm posting this chapter on the Thursday before my birthday (July 20). Hopefully, you guys will enjoy this chapter. Also, in this chapter you'll find one or more references to a certain popular Disney film. I won't tell you what it is, since I'm sure it's that easy to recognize.
Also, I apologize if any spoilers are given towards the end of this chapter, like I mistakenly did for chapter eight.
Enjoy chapter thirteen, everyone.
"No! Stop, please!" a man about twenty pleaded. He had hazel eyes and curly black hair, and was dressed in a jumpsuit resembling that of the famous 'Evil' Knievel. It was hard to tell if he had any cards on his field, as the only things seen were giant icicles sticking out of the ground.
His opponent was a girl who was one year younger than him. She had icy blue eyes and white-blond hair fashioned in a ponytail braid. Her attire was a small cyan sleeveless blouse, a black skirt, stockings and elbow-length gloves of silvery white silk, and dark blue women's shoes. On her blouse's left chest area was a gray hexagonal button that was outlined in yellow, with 'AR' written in red.
The Duel Gazer on her face had a navy blue microphone and a cyan-tinted lens in the shape of a sideways diamond. On her right ring finger was a silver ring with a pearl set on it. There was only one monster on her side of the field, and it was the silhouette of a knight-like warrior bearing a sword.
"People like you need to be punished," said the girl, almost emotionlessly. "And my monster will be the one to make you suffer."
The knight lifted his sword and swung it on the ground. This resulted in a shockwave of ice that shattered the one icicle closest to her opponent. The shards of ice struck at the man as he screamed while falling backwards. [LP: 0800 – 0000]
The wave of green digital energy flowed, transforming the dueling area from a setting resembling a cave with thousands of icicles to a regular alley located somewhere in the city streets. When transformation was complete, the girl, almost mercilessly, walked over to her opponent. "Hand over your Locator Card, and be gone!" she ordered. The terrified man handed her the Locator Card with a shaking hand, and then fled from the scene.
"You did very well, Shizuko," a rasp male voice spoke. It belonged to a man in his mid-twenties, slowly but appreciatively applauding her as he approached her. He had deep blue eyes and spiky magenta hair, and was dressed in a brown overcoat. Underneath the overcoat was a pair of loafers and gloves, both made of black leather. "How many Locator Cards does that give us?"
"Four," Shizuko replied, handing the Locator Card over to the man.
"Excellent. That means we just need two more to qualify for the semifinals. And once we qualify, nothing can stop us!"
"Yes, Master Daisuke."
"Now, let's get us those two Locator Cards, shall we?" Daisuke snickered. He and Shizuko left the alley to look for more duelists.
CHRONICLE 013
COLD ENCHANTER
In the city streets, Mira saw her amethyst stop glowing after it was glowing very faintly. My amethyst was glowing before, she thought. Could there be another Wielder nearby?
'I do not know for sure, but there is the possibility,' Ananke replied, appearing beside her. 'In the case that there is, we should find out who this Wielder may be, without anyone noticing.'
"C'mon, where are these duelists when you really need 'em?!" Kero whined, repeatedly punching his right fist into his palm. "I can't wait to cream 'em to get more Locator Cards!"
"Kero, would you please behave yourself?!" Homanu scolded. "I'm almost as excited as you are, but there's no need for you to act like that!"
"I'm just saying!"
No sooner had Kero said that when the three friends heard a male scream. "Wow, what was that?!"
"I dunno," Homanu replied, pointing in a different direction, "but I think it came from over there! C'mon!" Homanu ran to where he believed the scream came from, with his friends following.
As they ran, Mira noticed her amethyst was starting to glow faintly again. It's glowing again! So a Wielder's gotta be close by! …Unless it's Arthur, again…
The running ended at a fairground that had rides including a Ferris wheel, several high-tech rollercoasters, a rapid mixer, and its main attraction, a fairytale castle. Right by the castle was Shizuko, who had just defeated another opponent. The opponent was a boy of about seventeen who had jet black hair and red-orange eyes, dressed in a red T-shirt, beige shorts and black sneakers. The Duel Gazer on his face was a standard model with an orange microphone and a yellow-tinted lens. Daisuke was there, watching through his Duel Gazer with a black microphone and a rectangular lime-tinted lens.
"You've lost, just like the other worthless worms I've annihilated," she vowed. "Now hand over your Locator Card."
"But…but I don't have any Locator Cards!" the boy pleaded.
"No Locator Cards?" Daisuke cried in disgust. "Then how did a worthless rodent like you even get in the preliminaries?"
"I…I can't tell you!"
"Not talking, eh? Shizuko, you know what to do!"
Shizuko grabbed the boy by the collar and was about to punch him, when she suddenly noticed that the pearl on her right was shining at its brightest. She turned her head, and saw that Mira's amethyst was shining just as brightly.
Almost instantly, she released her hold on the boy as she turned her complete attention to Mira. "You!" she shouted.
"M-Me?" Mira stammered.
"Yes, you. I don't know your name, but I don't care right now. What I do care about is the fact you're exactly the kind of person I am: Someone who now holds a portion of great power. But for my master, Daisuke, I must destroy you."
"If you're meaning to have a duel against Mira," Homanu said, confronting Shizuko, "then you'll have to duel me!"
"You? Ha!" Daisuke laughed. "You're nothing, compared to Shizuko!"
"You're probably right. And I don't know what your friend's been talking about, but there's no way I'm gonna let you touch a hair on Mira's head! And that goes double for that kid over there!" The boy weakly smiled to that.
"Very well," Shizuko said. "I'll accept your challenge."
"You mean you're actually going to duel that rodent?!" Daisuke cried.
"He seems more courageous than one might think," Shizuko replied. "But defeating him in this duel will be more than a pleasure."
"But we have to bet one Locator Card apiece," Homanu reminded her. "That means if you lose, you have to give one of your Locator Cards to us!"
"I know that already. Now let's just get this over with!"
Both duelists took the tablets attached to their waists and constructed them as their respective Duel Disks before activating them. Homanu's was shaped like a red flame, complete with five yellow Monster Card Zones. Shizuko's, on the other hand, was white and was in the shape of half of a snowflake.
Everyone—including the duelists and the audience, even the boy—pressed a button on their Gazers, causing them to flash for a split second. The wave of green digital energy flowed around the dueling area, and virtual screens popped in various locations. "Augmented Reality Vision Link established," the female voice announced during this process.
At KaibaCorp, one of the network station employees received the notification about this duel. After typing on her keyboard, she pressed another button to generate the appropriate Field Spell Card.
"Now generating Field Spell for Atlantis City Grand Prix preliminary duel," the female voice announced. The screen displaying the various virtual Field Spells in the dark green background chose one whose artwork pictured a snow-covered castle of ice, in a night's blizzard. "Activating Field Spell, White Night Kingdom."
Back at the duel, the same Field Spell was shown to all duelists, and the entire scenery soon changed to the same scenery pictured on the card. The audience stood across from what looked like an icy bridge to the castle, while Shizuko stood in front of the castle gate with Homanu facing across her on the bridge. As soon as the entire process was complete, both duelists drew five cards apiece.
"Let's duel!" they both shouted.
HOMANU: 4000 LP / SHIZUKO: 4000 LP
"As challenger, I'll start!" Homanu shouted, drawing his card. "I summon Nitro Blaster in Attack Mode!" After slapping a card onto one of his Disk's Monster Card Zones, a blue portal formed on the icy floor. The orange-suited, laser-cannon-equipped warrior then flew out of it. [ATK: 1000; LV: 4]
"Then I activate the Spell Card, Gather Your Mind!" A Spell Card picturing an Arabic woman meditating materialized. "This card lets me add another copy of 'Gather Your Mind' from my deck to my hand!" A card automatically slid out of his deck, only to be placed in his hand. "However, I can only activate one copy of this card per turn."
"And what was the point of activating a Spell Card as pointless as that?" Shizuko uncaringly asked.
"Nitro Blaster's ability, of course! Every time one of us activates a Spell Card, it gets one Nitro Counter. And for every Nitro Counter it has, Nitro Blaster gains five hundred Attack Points!" A faint blue light began to shine in the warrior's laser cannon. [ATK: 1000 – 1500]
"I place two cards face-down, and end my turn!" He took two cards and slid them into his Disk's Spell/Trap Card Zone slot. Two vertical backings materialized behind the warrior.
"My turn," Shizuko said, calmly drawing. "I summon Ice Knight in Attack Mode." She took a card from her own hand and placed it onto one of her Disk's Monster Card Zones. After a blue portal formed, an icy-blue-armored knight wearing a red cape and carrying a javelin floated up from it. [ATK: 1300; LV: 4]
"Thanks to his special ability, Ice Knight gains four hundred Attack Points for every Aqua-Type monster on the field, including himself." [ATK: 1300 – 1700]
"Next, I activate the Spell Card, Double Summon." The Spell Card picturing the magician casting the spell upon Gazelle materialized. "With this card, I Normal Summon Blizzed, Defender of the Ice Barrier, in Attack Mode." Another blue portal appeared, and a light-blue-feathered falcon flew out of it. [ATK: 0300; LV: 1]
"Blizzed is another Aqua-Type monster, which means Ice Knight gains four hundred more Attack Points." [ATK: 1700 – 2100]
"Now, attack Nitro Blaster." The icy-armored knight charged directly towards the laser-equipped warrior.
"I activate the Trap Card, Sakuretsu Armor!" Homanu shouted, waving his right arm to activate his Trap Card.
"Don't bother," Shizuko said. Indeed, the Trap Card tried to activate, but was suddenly covered in ice. "Thanks to this Field Spell's effect, if I have a WATER-Attribute monster on my side of the field, you're not allowed to activate any face-down Spell or Trap Cards during my turn. Now, destroy Nitro Blaster." The knight thrust his spear through the warrior's chest, shattering him into pixels. [LP: 4000 – 3400]
"Blizzed, attack him directly." The falcon flapped its wings, creating a snowstorm that struck at Homanu, making him shiver. [LP: 3400 – 3100]
"Um…g-g-guys?" Kero asked, shivering him as well. "Am I th-the only one who's a-actually feeling this right now?"
"No, you're not alone," Mira said. "I'm feeling the cold, too! …But how?" She looked closer at Shizuko's pearl ring, and remembered seeing the pearl in her dream. She must be a Wielder, just like Arthur and I! Homanu had better be careful…!
After the snowstorm died down, Shizuko slid a card from her hand into her Disk's Spell/Trap Card Zone slot. A vertical backing materialized behind the two monsters. "I place this face-down, and end my turn."
"My turn!" Homanu shouted, drawing. "First, I activate my face-down card, Powerful Rebirth!" A Trap Card picturing an orange-skinned fiend in a black cloak rising up from a cemetery lifted up. "This card resurrects any Level Four or lower monster from my Graveyard in Attack Mode! And as a bonus, it'll gain one Level and one hundred Attack and Defense Points!
"Return to me, Nitro Blaster!" A dark purple portal appeared on his side of the field. When it did, the laser-equipped warrior floated up from it. [ATK: 1000 – 1100; LV: 4 – 5]
"Next, I summon the Nitro Synchron Tuner monster in Attack Mode!" A blue portal appeared beside the laser-equipped warrior, and the cartoony nitrous oxide tank flew out of it. [ATK: 0300; LV: 2]
"Now I tune my Level Two Nitro Synchron into my Level Five Nitro Blaster!"
The nitrous oxide tank split apart into two white stars, each one transforming into a green virtual ring. The rings flew through the body of the laser-equipped warrior, who transformed into five white stars. [5+2=7]
"I Synchro Summon…Nitro Warrior!"
A burst of white-green light flashed before the audience. Emerging out of the light was the green rocky-armored alien warrior. [ATK: 2800; LV: 7]
"Aw, yeah!" Kero cheered, leaping up into the air. "Ice queen's gonna get it now!"
"Not unless I activate my Trap Card, Eisbahn," Shizuko corrected him. A Trap Card picturing an ice-covered city resembling the sunken city of Atlantis turned up. Also in the artwork were a group of goblins slipping on the ice, with a reptilian humanoid flawlessly standing on the ice. "When you Normal Summon or Special Summon a monster that isn't a WATER-Attribute monster, and I control a WATER-Attribute monster in return, that monster will be changed to Defense Mode." An icy film formed underneath both duelists. Once it did, the alien warrior slipped on the ice and fell on its bottom. [DEF: 1800]
"Well…I still have Nitro Synchron's ability!" Homanu shouted. "Since I used it to Synchro Summon a 'Nitro' Synchro Monster, I draw one card!" He did just that. "From there, I end my turn!"
"My turn," Shizuko said. Her deck's top card was shrouded by a misty white veil before she drew it. After looking at it, she vowed: "With the card I've just drawn, it's time for your undoing!
"I activate…BOREAS' SOLITUDE!" A Spell Card picturing a naked man of icy white ectoplasm materialized. The same figure emerged out of the card, creating a blizzard in the process.
"I'm r-r-really start-t-ting to ha-ate this r-right now!" Kero shivered, trying to protect himself from the strong wind.
"Get used to it," Daisuke sniggered. "When Shizuko duels, no one expects any mercy from her!"
"With the power of Boreas," Shizuko said, "all cards on your side of the field that don't have Ice Counters—whether they be face-up or face-down—now gain an Ice Counter!" The winds got stronger than before as a crystal snowflake formed on the alien warrior's chest, Homanu's Powerful Rebirth and his vertical backing. Afterwards, the being of ectoplasm spiraled back into the case that held Shizuko's Extra Deck.
"Then I activate the Spell Card, Blizzard Storm!" A Spell Card picturing an emperor clad in armor made of ice stretching out his left arm, creating a blizzard in the process, materialized. "Since I control a WATER-Attribute monster, I can destroy one of your cards that have an Ice Counter on it! Say farewell to Nitro Warrior!" A blizzard shot out of the newly activated card, striking at the alien warrior and shattering him into pixels.
"Ice Knight, attack him directly!" The ice-armored knight charged towards Homanu and slashed at his chest with his sword. The attack made Homanu fall to one knee. [LP: 3100 – 1000]
"Oh, man, not good!" Kero whimpered. "Homanu's down to his last thousand Life Points, and Shizuko didn't lose any!"
"Don't lose hope, Kero," Mira said, placing a hand on his shoulder. "Knowing Homanu, he's probably got something that'll turn this duel around!" …I hope…
Elsewhere in the city, Arthur noticed that the amber on his band was faintly glowing. My Iroa Crystal…perhaps another Wielder's nearby…
"Yo, Arthur!" Gawain called to Arthur as he caught up with him. "I, like, totally scored us another Locator Card, dude! Now we gotta, like, get one more to qual…quali…kwale…enter the tournament, dude!"
"That's nice to hear, Gawain" Arthur said, almost unnoticing his companion. "I'll go see if I can find us our last Locator Card." Without a minute to lose, he ran off in a different direction.
"Gawain," Lancelot asked, approaching Gawain, "where's Arthur going?"
"He's, like, totally gonna get us our last Locator Card, dude!" Gawain replied, stupidly chuckling.
"That's just like Arthur, finishing the job for us, eh?" Lancelot said, letting out a light sigh. He's just not like himself ever since that incident years ago… I wonder how long he intends to live remembering it…?
"I switch Blizzed to Defense Mode, and place this face-down to end my turn," Shizuko finished, sliding a card from her hand into her Disk's Spell/Trap Card Zone slot. After the falcon curled up defensively, a vertical backing materialized behind the two monsters. [DEF: 0500] "I don't know if you'll find a way to save yourself. But if you don't in the next five turns, this duel will be mine!"
"'Five turns'? What does she mean by that?" Kero wondered. Mira said nothing, for she had a clear idea of what it meant.
That means her Boreas must have a Mana Count of Six. No way can I see what it exactly does, since I'll bet it looks like a complete Spell Card right now. But Shizuko's right—Homanu has to defeat her soon, or he's a goner!
"It's my turn, Shizuko!" Homanu shouted, drawing. "I activate the Spell Card, Molten Rebirth!" A Spell Card picturing a pitch-black warrior shrouded by fire, rising up from an erupting volcano, materialized. "Since I control no monsters, I can resurrect a FIRE-Attribute monster from my Graveyard, and equip it with this card! Return to me, Nitro Warrior!" Instead of a dark purple portal, a burst of lava erupted from beneath the bridge. Emerging out of the lava was the green alien warrior. [ATK: 2800; LV: 7]
"Did you forget about my Eisbahn Trap Card?" Shizuko tauntingly reminded him. "Since your monster isn't a WATER-Attribute monster, it goes to Defense Mode!"
"Not this time, it won't! Because of Molten Rebirth, Nitro Warrior is unaffected by other Spell and Trap Card effects! However, during the turn I activated this card, I can't activate any other Spell or Trap Cards, nor can I summon other monsters. But that doesn't mean I can't attack!
"Nitro Warrior, attack Ice Knight! Go, Dynamite Knuckle!" The alien warrior flew up into the air, only to skyrocket down towards the knight. The warrior's fists glowed green as he smashed at the knight, shattering the knight into pixels. [LP: 4000 – 3300]
"Nitro Warrior's ability now activates! Since it destroyed one of your monsters in battle, I can now take one of your monsters that's in Defense Mode, and then switch it into Attack Mode! Go, Dynamite Impact!" Without warning, the falcon unwillingly spread out its wings. [ATK: 0300]
"Now, attack Blizzed with Dynamite Knuckle!" For the second time in a row, the alien warrior flew up, and then skyrocketed down at the falcon, his fists glowing green in the process. He then smashed at the falcon, shattering it into pixels and nearly causing Shizuko to fall backwards. [LP: 3300 – 0800]
"Yeah, that'll show her!" Kero cheered, performing a single jump.
"Your friend just made a big mistake," Daisuke said, crossing his arms.
"What do you mean?" Mira asked.
"Chances are, he made Shizuko angry. And trust me—you do not want to be here when she gets angry! Hehehehe!"
Indeed, when she got herself back up, Shizuko raised her head at Homanu with an enraged gleam in her eye. "YOU HAVE SOME NERVE TO SCREW WITH ME, DON'T YOU?!" she shrieked. "I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DARE MESS WITH ME!"
I don't like the sound of that… Homanu worriedly thought.
"To start, I'll activate Blizzed's special ability! Since you've destroyed it in battle, I draw one card!" She furiously drew her card.
"But I'll draw even more cards with my Shock Draw Trap Card!" A Trap Card picturing a duelist resembling Joey Wheeler, drawing two cards while being struck by lightning, lifted up. "I now draw one card for every one thousand points of damage I took this turn! I took at least three thousand points of damage, total. That means I draw three cards!" She furiously drew three more cards.
"Now it's officially my turn!" she continued, drawing another card. "First, I activate the Spell Card, Time Walk!" A Spell Card picturing an elderly man with a walking stick slowly walking across a desert in a rainbow background materialized. A sundial of blue flames then formed above Shizuko. The dial was divided into three sections, with the Roman numerals for one, two and three in each of the sections.
"Here's how this card works: It permits me to simultaneously increase the turn count. And the number of turns to be increased is based on what the dial stops on, on this clock! Now, go!" A dial of the same flame color formed in the center of the dial, and began to spin rapidly. The dial slowed down until it stopped on the section labeled 'IV'.
"Perfect! Now we skip two of each of our turns!" Everything shifted into color negative as everything seemed to go faster.
"Mira, why would she want to skip turns like that?" Kero asked.
"She's probably keeping her word about defeating Homanu in six turns!" Mira cried. No sooner had she said those words when everything shifted back to color positive.
"Continuing my turn, I Special Summon Escher the Frost Vassal in Defense Mode!" Another blue portal appeared, and a meditating soldier clad in icy blue armor flew out of it. [DEF: 1000; LV: 4]
"You Special Summon it?" Homanu gasped.
"Yes! Since you have at least two cards in your Spell and Trap Card Zones, I can Special Summon Escher from my hand! And now, everything is all set for your demise!
"Thanks to my Spell Card, it's been six turns since I've last activated Boreas as a Spell Card. You still weren't able to defeat me this soon; which means your defeat is near!"
This can't be good…! Homanu worriedly thought.
"Level Four, WATER-Attribute Escher, I release your spirit!" The soldier's entire body transformed into a male being of icy blue ectoplasm. Upon its emergence, another blizzard formed, this one stronger than all the others so far.
"Mira, hold me!" Kero wailed, tightly embracing Mira.
"Don't worry!" Mira said, hugging Kero back. "Everything's gonna be alright!" …I hope!
"Oshaki!" Arthur's voice called out. Mira and her friends turned to see Arthur catching up to them. "What's going on here?!"
"Arthur?! What are you doing here?!" Mira shouted.
"Are you crazy?! How could anyone not notice this snowstorm right now?! Except…where is this coming from?!"
"It's coming from that girl!" Kero cried, pointing to Shizuko, who was now closing her eyes in a prayer while chanting:
"Hero of ice, hear my cry. With the powers you've acquired from the coldest of the north, freeze my enemies and show no mercy to those who dare interfere!
"Mana Summon! Come forth, Iroa of Ice! BOREAS, HERO OF THE ICE BARRIER!"
She took the Spell Card from her Extra Deck that depicted the naked man of icy blue ectoplasm. The card shone in a turquoise light as it transformed into a Mana Monster. Its artwork now depicted the being clad in cybernetic white armor comprising of cestus gloves, thigh-high boots and chest armor, along with a mask that had a right eye opening, and an aquamarine snowflake on the left side of the mask. The warrior's main weapons were a crystal-shaped sword and a round shield.
As she slapped the card onto her Disk, the icy blue being twirled around, increasing in speed by the second as the pieces of armor and the weapons were attached to him. As soon as they were all equipped, the storm became even harsher.
"Did she say…'Mana Summon'?!" Homanu gasped. "I've never heard of such a thing before!" Turning to his friends, he hastily asked: "Have you?"
"I'm sorry, Homanu—I'm too busy fighting this freaking storm to come up with an answer!" Kero remarked.
"Enough of your remarks!" Shizuko barked. "All of you will suffer!"
"Stop the duel!" the panicking Daisuke suddenly ordered.
"But Master Daisuke-"
"No, Shizuko! Your powers are becoming too great! We don't want to cause any property damage now, do we?"
Realizing her mentor was right, she calmly declared: "I officially call off the duel!" She shut off her Duel Disk, causing the storm to die down as the wave of green energy flowed around the dueling area, returning it to its original scenery.
"Man, I'm glad that's over!" Kero said, breathing a sigh of relief. "Does that mean we won?"
"I don't think it does," Homanu replied seriously. "If it did, she would've taken out her deck from her Duel Disk. But she didn't, so I don't think anybody won."
"How right you are," Daisuke responded, coming to Shizuko's side. "Come, Shizuko—let's go see if we can find some more Locator Cards to acquire."
"Yes, Master Daisuke," she obeyed. She glared at Homanu before heading off beside her mentor.
"I don't know which is scarier," Kero said. "That, or when Mira dueled Thanatos!"
"'Thanatos'?" Arthur asked. "Who might you be referring to?"
"Trust me, it's a long story," said Homanu.
"I'd best be off now. Good luck making it into the finals, my friends." He turned and walked towards another direction. And you had better make it there, Oshaki, so I can properly regain my glory…!
As soon as Arthur was gone, the boy who was previously assaulted rushed towards Homanu. "Thanks for helping me there, dude!"
"Hey, no sweat," Homanu replied. "I'm just glad you're safe."
"I sure am, too! Here, take this as my thanks!" He placed something into Homanu's hand. It was a ring that had a silver band and a ruby crystal in the shape of a flame.
"Oh my God!" Homanu gasped. "How did you get a ring like this?!"
"I've actually had it for a while. But one time, I made a promise that I'd give this ring to whoever would rescue me, should I be in grave danger. And finally, that moment had arrived!"
"I'm flattered, but I don't know if I can actually accept this!"
"Keep it. It'll be worth it, trust me," the boy said, walking away.
"Wait! Are you sure you don't want this back?!" Homanu cried to the boy. However, he ignored Homanu's question and kept walking.
"Wow. First a necklace for Mira, now a ring for Homanu?" Kero said, rubbing his hands greedily. "When do I get cool jewelry like that?!"
"Kero, be serious!" Mira scolded.
"I'm just saying!"
"I don't know why he gave me this ring," Homanu said, placing it in his pants pocket, "but I'm gonna hold onto this until I get an explanation. Chances are, we may come across him again."
"Hopefully," Mira said with a hint of doubt in her voice. "But let's see if we can find some more duelists."
"Now you're talking!" Kero said as he and his friends left the carnival, with Kero proudly walking beside them.
'Ananke, did you see what just happened?' Mira asked the now visible Ananke.
'I did, Mira Oshaki,' Ananke replied.
'Do you think Homanu's gonna be a Wielder like me and Arthur?'
'It is very likely; but we will not know until we valid proof for ourselves!'
'You're right. And hopefully, we'll find out exactly why us Wielders are needed!'
FEATURED CARD – CRONICLE 013
White Night Kingdom
Spell/Field
Each player gains this effect if they control a face-up WATER monster:
●Your opponent cannot activate Set Spell/Trap Cards during your turn.
EXCLUSIVE CARDS
White Night Kingdom
Spell/Field
Each player gains this effect if they control a face-up WATER monster:
●Your opponent cannot activate Set Spell/Trap Cards during your turn.
Image: A snow-covered castle of ice in a snowstorm, with an ice bridge connecting to the castle
Origination: Psychid
Ice Knight
WATER/Aqua – Effect/4/1300/1200
This card gains 400 ATK for each face-up Aqua-Type monster on the field.
Image: An icy-blue-armored knight wearing a red cape and wielding an icy javelin
Origination: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime – Episode 75 – Field-Trip Tag Duel
Blizzard Storm
Spell/Normal
Activate only if you control a face-up WATER monster. Destroy 1 card your opponent controls with an Ice Counter. You can only activate 1 "Blizzard Storm" per turn.
Image: Royal Knight of the Ice Barrier stretching out his left arm, creating a blizzard in the process
Origination: Psychid
Molten Rebirth
Spell/Equip
Activate only if you control no monsters. Special Summon 1 FIRE monster from your Graveyard and equip it with this card. It is unaffected by the effects of other Spell/Trap Cards. You cannot activate other Spell Cards, or Summon or Set other monsters, during the turn you activated this card. When this card is removed from the field, destroy the equipped monster.
Image: Ancient Flamvell Deity rising up from an erupting volcano
Origination: Psychid
Shock Draw
Trap/Normal
Draw 1 card for every 1000 points of damage you took this turn.
Image: A duelist resembling Joey Wheeler, drawing two cards while being struck by lightning
Origination: Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's manga – Ride 003 – Lord of the Underworld!
Time Walk
Spell/Normal
Activate only at the start of your Main Phase 1. Roll a six-sided die and simultaneously increase the turn count by the result of the die roll. You cannot activate other Spell Cards during the turn you activated this card.
Image: An elderly man with a stick walking across a barren desert in a rainbow sky
Origination: Psychid
Next time, on Yu-Gi-Oh! EXELIXI…
Mira unexpectedly encounters a blast from her past!
"Akihiko? Is that you?" Mira said to the man. As soon as he nodded, Mira rushed over to hug him.
"You know this guy?" Homanu said.
"Well, yeah! Guys, this is Akihiko Noch, my sister's fiancé," she introduced the man.
"Pleased to meet you," the smiling Akihiko said. "I'm also the official team captain of Team Glory Sun!"
Unsurprisingly, Akihiko challenges Mira to a duel. But the deck he's using is one you may not expect!
"My turn!" Akihiko declared, drawing. "I'll start by activating the Gem-Knight Fusion I've acquired with Gem-Turtle!" A Spell Card picturing two knights of red and blue swirling in a vortex with various jewels flying in the background materialized. "Obviously, this card lets me fuse together monsters to create a 'Gem-Knight' Fusion Monster!
"Therefore, I fuse together Gem-Knight Tourmaline and Gem-Knight Obsidian to form Gem-Knight Topaz!"
A yellow-armored knight with topaz crystals on parts of his armor appeared, as did an onyx-armored one with a chain of obsidian orbs around his shoulder, before they fused together in a vortex. The result was a different yellow-armored knight, this one having two thunderbolt-shaped swords as his weapons. [ATK: 1800; LV: 6]
And there's more to his deck than just that!
"I'll now reactivate Gem-Knight Fusion!" The Spell Card returned to his hand materialized for the second time. "This time, I'll fuse together Gem-Knight Emerald and Gem-Knight Sardonyx!"
A white-green-armored knight appeared before Akihiko, as did a red-orange-armored knight whose main weapon was a whip made of rubies. Shortly after, the two knights merged together in a fusion vortex. The result was another red-orange-armored knight, this one donning a navy blue cape and gloves and a sword both made of glowing orange magma.
"Behold…Gem-Knight Citrine!" The newly-appeared knight struck a pose. [ATK: 2200; LV: 7]
And it certainly doesn't take long before Akihiko forces her into a corner!
"I could end the duel with Topaz, but I'd rather play things safe." Turning to the red-orange-armored knight, he commanded: "Gem-Knight Citrine, attack Destiny Hero Diamond Guy!" The knight raised his sword high in the air as he charged towards the crystal-covered hero.
"I activate-" Mira began.
"Don't bother! When Gem-Knight Citrine attacks, you're not allowed to activate any cards or effects! Now, go!" The knight swung his sword, creating a razor of magma which struck through the hero's chest, destroying him. The razor also struck at Mira's chest. [LP: 1300 – 0500]
"With another monster destroyed, you lose more Life Points!" Indeed, Mira was struck by another bolt of lightning. [LP: 0500 – 0200]
"I must admit, Mira," Akihiko confessed as his yellow-armored knight raised one of his two swords, "this duel was fun while it lasted. But I'm afraid I must defeat you now. And my Gem-Knight Topaz will help!"
Will Mira be victorious in her duel against Akihiko? And could it even be possible he's participating for more than just fun and games?
Stay tuned for the next Chronicle: "Gem-Merchant"!