Jaden drew his card.
"Perfect… Since there are no other cards in my hand I can special summon Elemental Hero Bubbleman!"
(ATK: 800 DEF: 1200)
"And if there are no other cards in my hand or on the field when Bubbleman is summoned I get to draw two more cards!"
"Then the effect of my Appropriate trap activates allowing me to draw two cards as well, and thanks to my Solemn Wishes card that means I gain 500 more life points."
(Card Master: 3900)
"Next I activate the spell card Pot of Greed which let's me draw two more cards!"
"Then I get another two cards and 500 more life points."
(Card Master: 4400)
"Next I play the spell card Mirage of Nightmare! During your next Standby Phase I get to draw until there are 4 cards in my hand, but during my next standby phase I need to discard the same number of cards I drew. Next I'll play two cards face down and end my turn."
"Nice move Jaden… But not good enough. I draw and because of my Solemn Wishes trap I gain 500 more life points!"
(Card Master: 4900)
"But now the effect of my Mirage of Nightmare activates! So I get to draw four cards!"
"And that will trigger my Appropriate and my Solemn Wishes."
(Card Master: 5400)
"Now I'll attack your Bubbleman with Exodius, and in doing so discard another piece of Exodia making him 1000 points stronger!"
(ATK: 8000)
"If that connects Jaden's done for!" said Aster.
"I activate my face down trap! Hero Barrier!"
Exodius' attack was blocked by a wall of energy that surrounded Jaden's Bubbleman.
"When there's an Elemental Hero on my field I can use this card to negate your attack. Next I activate my face down Emergency Provisions to destroy my own Mirage of Nightmare so I don't have to discard any cards on my next turn, and gain 1000 life points!"
(Jaden: 5000)
"No matter." said the Card Master. "With that attack I have four pieces of Exodia in my graveyard thanks to Exodius' effect. You know what happens when there are five."
"Exodia is summoned from the graveyard."
"Yes, and no amount of trap cards or life points will protect you from him."
"Then I'll destroy your Exodius before it can attack again!"
"I don't think so. My turn is over, and since there are 11 cards in my hand I need to discard 5. And get this Jaden… They're all normal monsters! So my Exodius gains 1000 attack points for each and every one of them!"
(ATK: 13,000)
(Let's face facts, there's no way in heaven or hell the Card Master's deck would work in real life, but hey this doesn't have to be realistic, it's fiction.)
"Tell me that attack meter is broke…" said Syrus.
"Now that's what I call a monster!" exclaimed Jesse.
"There's not a card in Jaden's entire deck that can stand up to that kind of power!" said Chazz.
"Jaden's not done yet!" said Alexis "He's been in worse spots then this and he's always come out on top. I know he'll find a way to put that behemoth in it's place."
"I just wish I shared your confidence." said Drago.
Jaden drew his card.
"Perfect!"
Jaden didn't have a monster in his deck that could take on a creature with 13,000 attack points, but he did have the card Alexis gave him.
"I activate the spell card Raigeki! Now all monsters on your side of the field are destroyed!"
Lightening rained down from the sky and struck Exodius destroying him.
(In Anime they tell us that Exodius is invincible and can't be destroyed in battle, nor is he affected by monster, spell, and trap effects. But no where on the real card does it say that)
Despite the fact that one of his best monsters had just been destroyed, The Card Master didn't seem fazed by it at all.
"Next I summon Elemental Hero Voltic!"
(ATK: 1000 DEF: 1500)
"Now I'll attack you directly with both him and Bubbleman! This one if for Alexis!"
(Card Master: 3600)
"He did it! He destroyed Exodius!" exclaimed Syrus.
"And he did it using your card!" said Jesse to Alexis.
Alexis smiled.
"I never doubted you for a second Jaden." she thought.
"… I just took out one of your best cards and made you lose 1800 life points! Why aren't you scared?"
"It's just a minor set back Jaden… A brilliant duelist like myself is prepared for these types of situations. Now it's my turn, and because I just drew a card my Solemn Wishes trap gives my life points a 500 point boost."
(Card Master: 4100)
"Next I place one monster in defense mode and end my turn."
"Good, now I can start ending you! I summon Elemental Hero Stratos!"
(ATK: 1800 DEF: 300)
"When Stratos is summoned I can destroy one spell or trap card for every other Elemental Hero on my side of the field, and with Voltic and Bubbleman that means I can destroy two! Elemental Hero Stratos destroy his Appropriate and Solemn Wishes!"
Stratos blew away both of the Card Master's trap cards.
"And that was just his special ability! Elemental Hero Stratos attack his face down monster!"
Stratos went into a dive bomb on the Card Master's face down monster. It was Exodia's head.
"No matter, Exodia can only be summoned from the graveyard if the five cards are sent there by Exodius' effect." thought Jaden.
"Bubbleman, Voltic! Attack his life points directly!"
(Card Master: 2300)
"What are you going to do now Card Master?"
"I'll show you."
The Card Master drew his card.
"I play the spell card Contract with Exodia! Since the five pieces of Exodia are in my graveyard, I can special summon the mighty Exodia Necross!"
(To be continued)
That's right folks it's not over yet
Stay tuned for
Chapter 15: The Wrath of Exodia Necross
(Okay I admit, it's not the best title but hey I'm running out of ideas)