Everything is in place, the Dawnguard is helping the Blades, thanks to Leo the Court of Volkihar's base is found in a ghost-town.
Meanwhile a small army of Volkihar followers go through the city on a rampage with Eddy and Grimsley as their leaders, Jack ordered Kailyn and Violet to deal with the situation and arrest the two vampires.
14. War.
Kailyn and Violet were racing to downtown New-York, somewhere there were Eddy and Grimsley.
'Do you think it is a trap?' Kailyn asked.
'I'm sure it is, but we still need to do this.' Came Violet's reply.
'At least we know what we get into.' Said Kailyn: 'Jack had that bomb Eddy used to destroy the blood bank examine, the shell and the chemicals used for the explosion were all natural ingredients, a method used by the Forsworn, when Jack ran Eddy's name through the Sector Security criminal list his name and picture came up as one of the Eco-terrorists.'
Violet sighted: 'That doesn't make things any easier.'
Suddenly Violet stopped, the sun was starting to set giving the sky an orange color, in the light that was left Kailyn saw why Violet had stopped, a few dozen men and women all dressed in black clothing, some wore robes with hoods other wore bathrobes and a ski mask, others wore simple black T-shirts and black jeans and a cloth around the lower half of their face. 'It seems that our victims has arrived!' One voice sounded in the darkness, the lanky Eddy stepped forward still wearing his ragged clothes.
'Eddy, remember what Lord Volkihar told us, no fooling around.' A heavier and calmer voice spoke, a muscular man stepped to the front, he was wearing a black trench-coat and matching jeans, his head was bald.
'Eddy I want to get this over with, you know I never asked for this, I'd rather stay at Lord Volkihar's side.' Grimsley looked at Violet and Kailyn.
'My life changed for the better after I met Lord Volkihar, I shall repay his kindness by bringing him the heads of his enemies.'
Kailyn silently put on her hood, a sign she was getting nervous.
'Well enough sentimental stuff big guy.' Eddy said, he leaped to the front.
'This is my Duel Field from now on, so this Duel won't be a normal Duel.' Eddy spread his arms, the wall of Vampires disappeared as the Vampires stepped to the side, revealing four heavy-looking boxes, there was a small chain and cuff attached to each of the boxes a wire with an USB port was sticking out of the front of the boxes.
'What is the meaning of this?' Violet gasped as suddenly she and Kailyn were grabbed by a few Vampires, they were pushed to the boxes where another Vampire put the cuffs around their left leg, Eddy and Grimsley walked to the other boxes where they put the cuffs around their own legs, then the Vampires proceeded to click the USB port in their Duel Disk, something in the boxes started to buzz, Eddy and Grimsley also put the USB ports in their Duel Disk.
'We are all stuck to a bomb here!' Eddy laughed, Kailyn and Violet looked at each other, Violet saw the panic in Kailyn's eyes.
'This is how it works.' Eddy started: 'This will be a Tag-Team separate Fields and Graveyards, shared Life Points, when your Life Points reach zero the bomb in front of you explodes, try to pull out the USB port the bomb explodes.' Then Eddy and Grimsley activated their Duel Disks and D-Gazers, Violet and Kailyn did the same.
'Ladies go first.' Kailyn stated, she looked at Violet who nodded at her all four drew their opening hand. 'Duel!' All four of them shouted.
(Kailyn & Violet: 8000) - (Grimsley & Eddy: 8000)
'My turn.' Kailyn said, she took a card from her hand. 'I activate the Continuous Spell card, Valhalla, Hall of the Fallen!' As the Spell card appeared the throne appeared behind the two Blades then the pillars rose up from the ground the red curtains appeared behind the pillars after that. 'Now that Valhalla is on the Field if I control no Monsters I can Special Summon one from my hand.' Kailyn took another card from her hand: 'I Special Summon Counselor Lily!' Before her the Fairy Tuner appeared. (400 ATK)
'Next I Normal Summon Hecatrice!' The Wood Elf continued, above her the golden statue appeared. (1500 ATK)
'I Tune my Level three Counselor Lily to my Level four Hecatrice!' Lily changed into three rings, Hecatrice flew through the rings.
'Guardian of the mystical forest, make your light pierce the darkness! Synchro Summon! Dream, Ancient fairy Dragon!' With a loud roar the beautiful dragon flew over the Field a few times before landing behind Kailyn. (2100 ATK)
'Finally I activate the Field Spell, Luminous Spark!' Violet took two pairs of sunglasses out of her pocket she handed one over to Kailyn the other she put on herself, then a bright light shone over the Field, Ancient Fairy Dragon became stronger. (2100- 2600 ATK)
'Turn end.'
Grimsley looked at Eddy. 'You go first big guy.' Eddy said.
'What you want Eddy.' Grimsley sighted he looked at the cards in his hand then took three of them. 'I Summon Alpha the Magnet Warrior.'
A man-sized Monster appeared before Grimsley, it was completely clad in gray armor, it had a magnet on its helmet and his chest, in his hands he carried a shield with a magnet on it and a sword with a magnet as guard. (1400 ATK)
'Next I activate Double Summon.' Grimsley continued, the Spell card briefly appeared on the Field. 'I Summon Beta the Magnet Warrior!' Next to Alpha a smaller yellow Monster appeared, it had pointed feet without toes, it held a U shaped magnet in its hands, and it had a round head with two sides of a magnet sticking out of it. (1700 ATK) 'I end my turn.'
Violet looked at the Field. 'Magnet Warriors and the old versions at that, unless...' She looked at her partner Kailyn who didn't seem to share Violet's concern. 'I draw!' Violet shouted: 'From my hand I activate the Continuous Spell card: Seed Cannon!' An ugly plant appeared next to Violet, it had big leaves covered with thorns and a closed orange bud hanging on the stem. 'Now whenever a Plant-Type Monster is Summoned I get to place one Plant Counter on Seed Cannon, and in that regard I Summon Phoenixian Seed!' Violet played another card from her hand, the small seed with the vertical eye appeared on the Field, the orange bud on Seed Cannon opened a little bit. (800 ATK)
'Next I Release Phoenixian Seed so I can Special Summon Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis. The seed started to glow then bloomed into the amaryllis, (2200 ATK) the bud of Seed Cannon opened up some more.
'Since I cannot attack on this turn I end my turn.'
'So it's my turn now.' Eddy stated he casually drew his card, Violet could see the madness in his eyes. 'You really think I let you interfere with Lord Volkihar's plans?' Nobody answered Eddy's question, Eddy cracked his neck and took a card from his hand. 'I Summon Alpha the Electromagnet Warrior!' A knight-like robot appeared before Eddy, its helmet-like head, chest armor and legs were all attached by an electric rod, in its left hand it held a shield in its right hand a magnet with two electric rods sticking out of it (1700 ATK)
'I knew it.' Violet thought: 'Grimsley uses the old Magnet Warriors while Eddy uses the upgraded versions, Eddy doesn't show it but he created those bombs that destroyed all the blood-banks, he is not only a pyrotechnisian but he seems to be a technician as well, maybe he build the jamming devices.'
'Eddy just what is your story? You make it look like you're just crazy but you are a technical genius.' Violet said, Eddy looked at her. 'Complimenting me doesn't help you get out of this situation, but if you want to know my story, I shall keep it short, I used to be a member of The Forsworn, those eco-terrorists made good use of my skills to craft bombs with only natural components but they held me back, I was never allowed to do anything, they only wanted to me to make bombs, so I decided to use my skills and blow them to pieces, unfortunately they had locked me inside my room, I had to leap out of the window, broke my bones and everything fortunately however a Vampire found me I convinced him to bite me so I could save my life, he did and I retreated into the dank sewers, after a few days of intense pain I became a Vampire and my wounds healed, after that I found out that part of the Forsworn cell I was part of survived the explosion, I searched them all out and killed them one-by-one after that I found the Vampire who helped me and I helped myself to his supply of human blood after I killed him, when I searched his body I found an invitation to join Volkihar's army, I took the man to his meeting, when Volkihar saw me with his dead recruit he saw my potential and took me in.' Eddy concluded his story.
'Thank you for sharing your story Eddy, now I know I shouldn't take pity on you, for all those murders you did you will be stuck in jail for the rest of your life.' Violet said, Eddy looked at her with a dirty look on his face. 'You won't get that chance! I activate the Effect of my Alpha, which allows me to take this card into my hand.' He took his Deck and took a card almost on top of it, he showed it, the card was a Level eight Monster called: Berserkion the Electromagna Warrior. 'Next I Banish the Alpha from my Field together with a Beta the Electromagnet Warrior and a Gamma the Electromagnet Warrior, next to Alpha a smaller red robot appeared it had a flat head with no eyes, small arms ending in claws and small legs, next to Beta the third Electromagnet Warrior appeared it was a small robot with a round body with a small head and a magnet collar, it's arms were stuck to its magnetic shoulders to top it off it had rather stubby legs.
Eddy pocketed the three cards. 'By Banishing my three Electromagnet Warrior I can Special Summon the Berserkion I just moved to my hand.'
The three Electromagnet Warriors fell apart in parts, the head and chest were those of Alpha, the shoulder parts and arms were those of Gamma, in its hand the weapon of Alpha appeared, the legs were those of Alpha again and Beta formed the feet of the warrior. (3000 ATK)
Eddy looked at Ancient Fairy Dragon. 'Ancient Fairy Dragon, a Light Monster and you showed Fairy Monsters before, the chance you have Honest is great, so I attack Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis!' Berserkion used its sword-like weapon to cut down the plant, Amaryllis spat out some seeds that exploded around Eddy.
(Kailyn & Violet: 7200) - (Grimsley & Eddy: 7200)
'Now I activate Swords of Revealing Light and end my turn.' Eddy stated, swords made out of light descended around his opponent's Field.
'It's my turn.' Kailyn shouted as she drew her card.
'I Summon Fairy Archer!' The small fairy dressed in purple appeared, her bow aimed at Eddy. (1400 ATK)
'Because of Swords of Revealing Light I cannot attack so I use Fairy Archer's Effect, it deals 400 Damage for each Light Monster I control.' Fairy Archer took two arrows one struck Eddy the other one struck Grimsley.
(Kailyn & Violet: 6400) - (Grimsley & Eddy: 7200)
'Next I activate my Swords of Revealing Light and I end my turn.'
This time around Eddy and Grimsley the light swords appeared.
'My turn.' Grimsley said, he smiled as he looked at his card.
'I Release the Alpha and Beta from my Field together with Gamma from my hand so I can Summon Valkyrion the Magna Warrior.' He stated, next to his other Magnet Warrior a smaller red Magnet Warrior appeared, it had a round body with a magnet as collar and a blue S on the center, small pointy feet and short arms, for the rest it had two mechanical wings on its back.
Suddenly the Magnet Warriors started to combine into a mighty warrior, it had several magnets around its body, in its hand it held Alpha's sword and it had Gamma's wings on its back and a golden helmet covering its entire face. (3500 ATK)
'Now I activate Polymerization!' Grimsley roared the portal opened up, Valkyrion and Berserkion stepped through the portal, Kailyn and Violet could here galloping of mechanical feet then a monstrous mechanical creature stormed out of the portal, it was a Centaur-like creature standing on red and black mechanical legs, it's upper-body was mostly that of Berserkion it had the wings of Valkyrion and an upgraded version of Valkyrion's sword, it wore a golden and black helmet then a mean-looking laser gun came out of its back. (4000 ATK)
Kailyn looked frightened at the monstrosity towering above her.
'Don't think you are safe behind your Swords of Revealing Light because I activate Mystical Space Typhoon!' Grimsley played the Spell card the storm whipped up and the swords scattered one-by-one.
'Now Imperion Magnum the Superconductive Battlebot attacks Ancient Fairy Dragon! Superconductive Sword Slash!' The monstrosity charged forward, Ancient Fairy Dragon wrapped its body around Imperion but the Battlebot simply slashed the dragon in half.
(Kailyn & Violet: 5800) - (Grimsley & Eddy: 7200)
'I end my turn.' Grimsley stated.
Eddy started to laugh: 'Now this is the fun part, you are never safe from Imperion, since it is a combination of our two Monsters both Grimsley and I can command it on our turn!'
Violet wiped some sweat from her brow. 'I draw!' She shouted.
'I Set two cards.' Violet continued one card appeared horizontally with a vertically placed card behind it.
'Now I end my turn, thus I Banish Phoenixian Seed so I can Special Summon Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis!' The plant started to sprout out of the ground, (0 DEF) the bud of Seed Cannon opened up even more.
'Hiding behind a zero Defense Monster and a Set Monster? Then you have that Set Spell or Trap card, this does reek of a Trap.' Grimsley noticed, Eddy looked for a second at his companion. 'You know Grimsley, I had that figured, remember I am the brains here, you're just here to support MY Electromagnet Warriors.' Grimsley gave Eddy a dirty look but Eddy didn't saw that, instead he drew his card. 'I activate my Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your Luminous Spark!' For a second time the typhoon appeared, the light slowly faded.
'Imperion attacks that defending Monster! Superconductive Sword Slash!'
The reversed card disappeared in its place a bird made of leaves appeared on the tips of its wings and on top of its head it had a rose bud, the creature shielded itself. (1500 DEF)
'Now that you Attack a Plant-Type Monster I activate Wall of Thorns!'
Violet's Trap card opened up.
'Then I Counter it with the Effect of Imperion, once per turn when a Monster Effect activates or a Spell or Trap activates Imperion negates it! Imperion Laser!' Violet saw the laser on the back of Imperion charging, with three quick shots the Trap card was blown apart, then Imperion charged in slicing Violet's Monster in half. 'You just Destroyed my Bird of Roses, this allows me to Special Summon two Plant Tuners from my Deck! Bloom Copy Plant and Angel Trumpeter!' First a creature made of plant roots appeared, it had a fist-like ''head'' with two bright blue eyes peering out of it, (0 DEF) next to it the small creature hiding in leaves appeared, since it was defending the leaves were hiding the creature. (1600 DEF) Because two more Plant-Type Monsters were Summoned the bud of Seed Cannon completely opened, it started to glow.
'I Set one card.' Eddy stated, it appeared behind Imperion. 'Turn end.'
Kailyn quickly drew her card. 'Swords of Revealing Light will disappear this turn, I could use the Effect of Fairy Archer, but they will just stop that Effect and Destroy my Monster.'
'I change my Fairy Archer to Defense Mode.' She stated, Fairy Archer knelt and shielded herself with her bow. (600 DEF)
'Then I Set one card.' Kailyn continued, a vertical placed card appeared behind Fairy Archer. 'Turn end.' One by one the Swords of Revealing Light scattered.
'My turn.' Grimsley said, he drew his card: 'These two Tuners on the Field, they worry me, Imperion attacks Copy Plant! Superconductive Sword Slash!' Grimsley shouted, Imperion charged in again, he leaped over Violet then turned around and came galloping back he sliced the plant Tuner in half. 'Then I activate my Trap card!' Eddy roared, his card spun around: 'Michizure! With this card I Destroy Angel Trumpeter!' The ground under Violet's second Monster broke open the Plant Tuner fell in.
Eddy and Grimsley looked at each other Grimsley slightly nodded.
'Now I Set a card and end my turn.' Grimsley stated, the card appeared vertically on his side of the Field.
'My turn! Draw!' Violet shouted.
'I activate my Trap card.' Grimsley stated: 'The Continuous Trap card, Final Attack Orders!' Fairy Archer stood up, (1400 ATK) Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis also changed to Attack Mode. (2200 ATK)
'Now I Send my Seed Cannon to the Graveyard then it deals 500 Damage for each Counter on it, Seed Cannon has five Counters!' A rain of seeds shot out of the Seed Cannon, Grimsley and Eddy covered their faces with their arms, but the barrage of seeds send then back as far as their chains allowed them.
(Kailyn & Violet: 5800) - (Grimsley & Eddy: 4700)
'Violet I shall help you, I activate Call of the Haunted!' Kailyn shouted, her Trap card opened up. 'I Summon Counselor Lily!' The Nurse Tuner came crawling out of the ground. (400 ATK)
'Kailyn, thank you, this is what I needed.' Violet took a card from her hand. 'I Summon Lord Poison.' The root-creature covered with thorns appeared out of the ground. (1500 ATK)
'Now I Tune Kailyn's Level three Counselor Lily to my Level four Lord Poison!' Lily changed into three green rings, Lord Poison flew through them.
'Chilling flames engulf the entire world. Pitch-dark flower, set into bloom! Synchro Summon! Appear now, Black Rose Dragon!' Red petals rained down on the Field, suddenly they all gathered in the middle with a roar the Signer Dragon broke out of the storm of petals. (2400 ATK)
'I've got them now, I have Monster Reborn in my hand, they will negate the destruction Effect of Black Rose Dragon, then I use Monster Reborn to Summon one of Kailyn's Light Monsters, Kailyn has Honest in her hand, if I attack Kailyn can use Honest, since they used the Effect of Imperion on Black Rose Dragon their Monster is destroyed.'
'I use the Effect of Black Rose Dragon! Black Rose Gale!'
Petals started to swirl around the Field as a powerful wind set in. 'I use the Effect of Imperion...' Grimsley stated but Eddy stopped him.
'Let them do it Grimsley, our opponents know about Imperion's Effects, they are not recklessly activating their Effects, they want us to use Imperion to stop their Black Rose so they will have some card combination to take it out.' Violet and Kailyn looked at each other, the petal storm blew away all the cards on the Field, slowly Imperion was covered in rose petals and finally the monstrosity succumbed.
Since Amaryllis was destroyed seeds exploded all around Eddy and Grimsley.
(Kailyn & Violet: 5800) - (Grimsley & Eddy: 3900)
'Now I've got you! When Imperion is Destroyed by my opponent's card Effect I can Special Summon one Valkyrion the Magna Warrior and one Berserkion the Electromagna Warrior from my Deck!' Before Eddy the two combinations of the Magnet Warriors appeared. (Valkyrion: 3500 ATK, Berserkion: 3000 ATK)
'Eddy!' Grimsley bellowed: 'You had a Valkyrion in your Deck?'
Eddy chuckled. 'Of course I had Grimsley, I already told you, you were here to support MY Magnet Warriors, I'd anticipated they would Destroy Imperion, now I have control of our two Boss Monsters, I will take them out in one fell swoop.' Grimsley wanted to protest, he was foaming a bit.
'I Set one card and end my turn.' Violet stated, a card appeared in her Spell/Trap card Zone. 'In my End Phase I Banish Lord Poison and Special Summon Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis!' Violet shouted, once again the plant reappeared on the Field. (0 DEF)
'It's my turn!' Eddy roared.
'I activate Foolish Burial!' Eddy said, the Spell card appeared on the Field: 'I Send Beta the Electromagnet Warrior to my Graveyard.' Eddy took the card from his Deck and discarded it.
'Now I activate the Effect of Berserkion! I Banish Beta the Electromagnet Warrior from my Graveyard so I can Destroy your Set card!' The Trap card Violet had Set last turn opened up, it was Negate Attack, the card scattered.
'Berserkion attacks Amaryllis!' Again the plant got sliced in half and again the seeds exploded around Eddy.
(Kailyn & Violet: 5800) - (Grimsley & Eddy: 3100)
'Valkyrion direct attack!' Eddy roared, the Magna Warrior heaved its sword then charged in, Violet blocked the strike with her Duel Disk.
(Kailyn & Violet: 2300) - (Grimsley & Eddy: 3100)
'I end my turn.' Eddy stated.
'My turn.' Kailyn said, she drew her card she looked at the two cards she now had.
'I only have one Monster card: Honest in my hand here but I cannot risk to lose it in case Violet needs that card.'
'I Set one card and end my turn.' Kailyn stated, the card appeared vertically on her Field. 'Say Grimsley, it must feel rather weird to see Eddy control your Monster, you could have dealt a lot of Damage during your turn but now, well I don't fear you now Grimsley.'
Grimsley gritted his teeth, he silently drew his card.
'I Summon Beta the Magnet Warrior!' He roared, the yellow magnet appeared on the Field. (1700 ATK)
'Direct attack!' Grimsley bellowed, his Monster charged forward and started to clobber Kailyn.
(Kailyn & Violet: 600) - (Grimsley & Eddy: 3100)
'I will show them and Eddy, I have Dimension Wall, it is clear to me they have a plan to take us out, even if they attack now I use my Dimension Wall so they take the damage instead, I will win us the Duel!'
'I Set one card and end my turn.' Grimsley stated, the card appeared behind his Beta the Magnet Warrior.
'Grimsley.' Violet said as she drew her card: 'I admire the fact you stay so calm, Eddy not only took your Monster but your dignity as well, because he was selfish we win the Duel.' At that point something snapped in Grimsley. 'Yeah Eddy! I think she is right! You think you are so smart but I'm not stupid either! You want to take all the glory for yourself!'
Eddy turned to face his partner: 'Listen you dimwit! They want us to fight are you so stupid you don't see it?' Eddy replied.
'Don't try to talk yourself out of it Eddy! It isn't only today, but you always treat me like a moron...'
Kailyn and Violet listened to their bickering for a bit, then she drew her card. 'Kailyn, should I even try to tell them what I'm doing?' Kailyn shook her head. 'Well in that case...' Violet played one card from her hand, it was Monster Reborn, in a storm of petals Black Rose Dragon reappeared. (2400 ATK)
Then Violet played the last card from her hand, this time it was Book of Moon, Valkyrion disappeared and a reversed card appeared in its place.
'Then I shall just use Black Rose Dragon's Effect, by Banishing Angel Trumpeter!' Violet took the card from her Graveyard and she pocketed it, thorned vines came out from between of Black Rose Dragon's petals, Valkyrion was lifted from the ground, bound by the vines. (3500- 0 ATK)
Violet pointed at Valkyrion, Black Rose Dragon started to crush it.
'Then I shall help you by activating Ego Boost!' Kailyn shouted, her Spell card turned around, Black Rose Dragon let out an angry roar, this got the attention of Eddy and Grimsley. (2400- 3400 ATK)
'No!' Grimsley roared: 'I can't activate my Trap card anymore! Eddy thanks to your stupid bickering I missed my chance to activate Dimension Wall! I could have won the Duel here!' Eddy wanted to reply but a storm of petals washed over them.
(Kailyn & Violet: 600) - (Grimsley & Eddy: 0)
The boxes in front of Eddy and Grimsley started to smoke.
'No, o God, please don't! I don't want to die! My Deck was perfect!' Eddy started to cry suddenly the box stopped smoking and nothing happened, Eddy started to cackle: 'Kidding! You'd really thought I would throw our lives away just like that?' Casually he took a key out of his pocket and he removed the shackle from his leg then he started to run.
Violet cursed loudly, Grimsley took another key out of his pocket he unlocked the cuff around his leg then he threw the key at Violet.
'The key is universal.' Violet freed herself and Kailyn, at that moment it slowly started to rain, Kailyn took her bow from her back she aimed it at Grimsley then she drew an arrow and placed It on the bow, Violet drew one of her swords and held it leveled with Grimsley's neck.
'No need to draw your weapons, I won't attack you, you know that I was really different a few months back?' Kailyn lowered her bow while Violet kept her sword aimed at the Vampire's neck.
Grimsley continued his story: 'I started out as a Thalmor, I never took things seriously, when I suffered my defeat against Juliet during the tournament I couldn't return to Lucien, he would kill me it was then one of Volkihar's men offered me a position at Volkihar's court, from that moment on I started to take things seriously.' Grimsley continued, at that point the Vampires formed a circle around Grimsley. 'I treated these Vampires with respect unlike Eddy, so I'm sorry Blades I have to retreat. Try to stop me if you want, but every single one of these men and women gladly give their life to protect me, now I don't want any more bloodshed.' Grimsley started to walk backwards, the circle of Vampires now formed a wall of several layers blocking the road.
Violet sheathed her sword, Kailyn put away her bow and arrow.
Meanwhile Jack and the other Blades were approaching the ghost-town, suddenly Jack skidded to a stop.
'Jack, what's wrong?' Leo asked through his D-Gazer.
'There on the road.' Jack pointed out, a girl was sitting on the road on her knees, she was wearing black robes, Jack saw her long brown hair getting wet of the rain that just started, she was looking at the road, Jack saw her Vampire eyes.
'It's her.' Jack said as he dismounted his D-Wheel.
'Jack who is she?' Leo asked.
'Lyla.' Jack replied: 'Leo, this can be a trap, but I cannot let this opportunity go, you go ahead, start the attack without me.'
Leo nodded, then he accelerated and drove off, followed by the other Blades.
Next time:
Lyla, the One-Fanged Priestess sitting in the middle of the road?
This can only be a trap and Jack walks into it with open eyes.
What will await Jack? Find out next time. ''Shroud of Darkness'' coming next.