As things were heating up in block A, the final matches of the other blocks were drawing to a close...
Kazchi: 4,000 LP
Teruyo: 2,000 LP
"Now Mecha Phantom Beast Jaculuslan, attack this loser's life points directly!" Kazchi shouted as his monster flew towards Teruyo. The monster blew past him causing a giant gust of wind to slam into the duelist, depleting his life points.
"You weren't a complete disappointment, for a scrub that is." Kazechi said as he looked at the screen projecting the block A finals. He noticed that Toshiru was in a bind and gritted his teeth, was his rival really about to lose before they got a chance to duel? Kazechi packed up his cards and headed towards block A, he had to see how this duel ended.
Meanwhile in block B, Denchi was finishing up his duel as well...
Denchi: 3,100 LP
Rigata: 900 LP
"Now Batteryman Charger, attack his Mermaid Abyssnose!" Denchi said as an electric blast fired from the battery monster. It's 2,400 attack points were more than enough to destroy the 1,500 attack point Abyssnose, and to end the duel! The blast connected with the Mermaid and destroyed it in a shocking blast, depleting Rigata's life points to zero. Denchi breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the screen and noticed Toshiru and Tanio were still competing in their duels, he looked as Tanio was finishing off his opponent and Toshiru was struggling to make a move.
"Looks like he's in quite a jam..." Denchi said as he pulled up his hood and walked towards block A to see how the duel would play out.
Finally in block C, Tanio was putting the finishing touches on his winning strategy!
Tanio: 1,000 LP
Feruna: 1,800 LP
"Now I'll play shield and sword to swap my Mid Shield Garnda's attack points! Meaning that he now has 1,800 attack points to attack you directly! Now Mid Shield, finish this duel off!" Tanio said as a shield shot out from Mid Shield's arm.
"You can't be serious!" Feruna said as the shield slammed into him and made his life points drop to zero.
"Booyah! I'm in the semi-finals!" Tanio said as he pumped his fist into the air with satisfaction, he did it! Tanio wiped the sweat off his brow as he looked at the giant screen and noticed Toshiru's perilous situation. "Shit! Toshi is actually losing?! I'll be there soon buddy!" Tanio said as he collected his cards and ran towards block A
As Tanio ran to block A, he ran directly into Denchi who had been listening to music on an iPod he had borrowed from Takehoko the night before. As the boys picked themselves up, Tanio looked at Denchi and then the iPod which had fallen out and noticed the music he was listening to... it was Paramore. Tanio started laughing as Denchi got up
"Oh shut up. Anyway, you're on your way to see Toshiru's duel too aren't you?" Denchi said as he walked with Tanio towards the arena A entrance
"Yeah, I didn't expect him to have so much trouble with that silver haired girl." Tanio said as he stretched his arms
"Furuiko Reita. I remember her from the South and North meetups, she never really talked and mostly just stayed in the corner reviewing her cards. But whenever she had to duel she was unstoppable. It's not surprising Toshiru is having trouble beating her." Denchi said as he noticed Kazechi approaching the arena A entrance as well.
"Hey man, looks like you made it into the semi-finals too." Denchi said as he looked at Kazechi
"I have, congratulations to you as well Hanabi. You're a duelist worth respecting." Kazechi said as the three stood before the doors to arena A
"What about me?! I'm in the semi-finals too you bastard!" Tanio said as a fiery aura appeared around him, he always seemed to get heated when he was around Kazechi.
"Congratulations Iwaota, you may not be the hopeless scrub I thought you were. But you're still out of your mind if you think you have any chance of winning this tournament." Kazechi said as he opened the doors to arena A
"You'll just have to see my skills firsthand then!" Tanio said as he entered the dimly lit arena, it was dark except for the dueling field in which Toshiru and Reita were dueling at. Fitting for a duel against an occult duelist.
"Hey hey, if it isn't three of the four semifinalists!" Takehoko said as he walked up to the three boys with a smile on his face "I gotta say I'm impressed, all of you have put your all into this tournament and it shows in your performances." Takehoko said as he led the boys to the spot where he was sitting.
"Thanks Takehoko, I'll be sure to win it all." Denchi said as he took his hood off
"Thanks Takehoko! I'm psyched that I actually made it this far! Then again I am me so it was obvious I would!" Tanio said as he puffed his chest out confidently
"Thank you for your praise Konido, but I'm not like some morons who are just content on making the semi-finals. I'm going to win this whole thing." Kazechi said as Tanio glared at him
"Well then, let's see who will join you all in the semis." Takehoko said as the boys sat down and watched the duel continue on
"I draw! Now I'll activate my angels effect again! I'll equip my Ghostrick Mummy from my hand as an overlay unit! This brings her up to 4!" Reita shouted as the mummy became a shining sphere and began to circle the angel. "I end my turn! You're up Ishi!"
"I draw!" Toshiru said hoping for a monster, no dice... he had drawn another half unbreak. "I'll throw down a facedown and call it a turn!" Toshiru said as he started to sweat a bit, the pressure was on, if he couldn't find a way to end this duel soon he would lose...
"Alright I draw! And I'll play this, pot of greed!" Reita said happily
"Another one...?!" Toshiru said in shock, this just went from bad to worse...
"Mhm! Now I can equip my Ghostrick Yuki-onna and Ghostrick Stein to my Angel! Bringing her up to 6 overlay units!" Reita said as she looked at Toshiru "Isn't this fun Ishi! I'll end my turn so now your up!" Reita said as she blew a kiss to Toshiru, she liked him but she wasn't about to lose this duel
"Alright then I draw!" Toshiru said as he looked at the card, finally a monster! "I place a monster in defense mode and end my turn!" Toshiru said with a relieved look on his face, he had strengthened his defenses at least for the moment
"Not a bad move Ishi! But now it's my turn, I draw! And I play A feather of the phoenix! This card lets me choose one card from my graveyard and add it to the top of my deck! And I choose pot of greed!" Reita said as Toshiru sweated more, time was running out... "I'll end my turn with that!" Reita said with a wink
"I draw! I summon another monster in facedown defense mode!" Toshiru said as he thought about his options, he couldn't attack yet so this was the best he could do... "That'll end my turn..." Toshiru said as he took a deep breath, he just needed to think...
"I draw then! And now I'll play pot of greed to get two cards for the price of one! Well look at this! I drew another pot of greed, I'll activate that now as well! Reita said as she drew her new cards, bringing her hand count up to three. "I'll activate my angel's effect to equip Ghostrick Lantern and Ghostrick Jackfrost to her! Bringing her overlay unit count to 8!" Reita exclaimed as a snowman monster appeared and instantly turned into one of the glowing spheres circling the angel. A moment after, a monster with a pumpkin head appeared on the field, it had a witches hat and a cloak and like the snowman, instantly turned into a glowing sphere that circled the angel
"Shit..." Toshiru said as Reita was two turns away from ending this duel...
"Next I'll activate this! Go, Book of Taiyou! With this I can switch one facedown monster into face up attack mode! I choose your facedown monster to the left!" Reita said with a smiled as Naturia Eggplant rose from the card with a measly 1,000 attack points. "Now I'll switch my angel into attack mode and have her destroy that eggplant!" Reita said as the angel shot a dark blast at the eggplant, destroying it immediately and dealing Toshiru 1,000 points of damage! "I'll end my turn with that!" Reita said as she smiled at the move she just pulled off
Toshiru: 100 LP
Reita: 3,000 LP
"I draw then!" Toshiru said as he looked at the card he just drew, it was a polymerization... useless at this time... "I'll end my turn..." Toshiru said gritting his teeth, he could barely do anything at all...
"Come on Toshi you can do this!" Tanio yelled from the seats, he would support Toshiru as Toshiru had done for him
"Tanio..." Toshiru said while looking over to his friend, things may be grim but he couldn't give up!
"I draw then, luckily for you I didn't draw a ghostrick card, but I did draw this! I equip my Angel with the axe of despair, raising her attack points by 1,000! Now I'll have her attack your defense mode monster to the right!" Reita shouted as the angel shot the enchanted axe at the monster, Toshiru could save his monster now but... he needed to save that trap card for Exterio... The monster was revealed to be a Naturia Pumpkin, it poofed into smoke as it came into contact with the axe. Toshiru had one monster left...
"I'll end my turn with that!" Reita said as she twirled her long hair
"I draw!" Toshiru needed some luck with this draw... unfortunately he drew monster reincarnation... another card useless at the moment... "I'll end my turn here..." Toshiru said as he wiped away more sweat, he couldn't lose like this... could he?
"My turn then! I draw and activate my angel's effect to equip her with the Ghostrick Yeti I drew just now!" Reita said as a Yuki jumped out from the card, a flower in it's hand. It didn't stick around for long however, as it became a shining sphere that joined the others in circling the angel. She now had 9 overlay units... "And now I'll attack your Exterio! Go Angel of Mischief!" Reita said as the angel threw an enchanted axe at the now face up beast.
"Too bad, I play this! Another half unbreak! This means Exterior is safe this turn from destruction!" Toshiru said as he smiled a nervous smile "I'm not out of this duel yet!"
"Not bad at all Ishi! But I'm afraid next turn might be the end of you in this tournament. I'll end my turn now though, it's your move!" Reita said with a smile, she didn't want to defeat Toshiru, but she wasn't going to lost to him. She wouldn't hold back one bit!
"This is it... if Toshiru can't draw a card that can save him here he's toast." Denchi said leaning back on the bleachers
"Come on Toshi!" Tanio yelled
"Ishinaka, now is the moment of truth..." Kazechi said with a neutral look
"I wonder how this turn will go..." Takehoko said with a smile, this duel had been an absolute treat to watch
"Here goes...! I draw!" Toshiru exclaimed as he drew a card from his deck... it was a field spell card called Naturia forest, absolutely useless at this juncture... but it didn't matter. Toshiru already had all the cards needed for his victory
"Reita, this has been an incredible duel! But I'm afraid this is where It's going to end!" Toshiru said as he looked at his hand and field. Everything was set...
"What...? Ishi I love your hopeful attitude but you can't defeat me like this. You can't change your Exterio's battle position, and my angel still has more attack points. I'm sorry but this is the end of the duel for you not me Ishi." Reita said with a sullen look, she felt bad about the thought of defeating Toshiru, but it would be disrespectful of her to hold back against him
"You're right Reita, I can't change Exterio's battle position... so I'll let this card do that for me! Go zero gravity! With this card, all monsters on the field change their battle positions! Meaning Exterio is now back in attack mode!" Toshiru exclaimed in a determined voice
"What can he do with that move?" Tanio said with a puzzled look on his face
"He can win the duel." Kazechi said with a smile
"Now I'll activate this card! Go megamorph! This equip spell doubles my monster's attack points as long as I have fewer life points!" Toshiru said as Exterio shined with a green glow, as it's attack points rose to a staggering 5,600!
"I still won't take any damage even if you destroy my angel of mischief!" Reita said as a bead of sweat ran down her face
"Sorry but this is the end Reita, I play my final trap card! Go meteorain! Now when my monster attacks your defense mode monster, if my monster has more attack points the difference is dealt to you as damage! And Exterio's 5,600 attack points minus Angel of Mischeif's 2,500 defense comes out to 3,100 points of damage! Now Exterio attack her angel!" Toshiru yelled as Reita looked on in surprise and shock... but also in a smile
"After all this time... you haven't changed a bit Ishinaka..." Reita said as Exterio destroyed the angel of mischief, wiping out Reita's remaining life points
Toshiru: 100 LP
Reita: 0 LP
With a fiery determination, Toshiru has overcome the block A finals! How will the semi-finals play out? Who will face who in this intense battle of wills? Find out next time!