Hi everyone! Just here to wish all of you a Happy New Year! Make sure its a year where you attain happiness and achieve your goals. Anyway to celebrate the New Year I've written a bonus chapter with a special duel entailed. Note that this chapter in NOT tied to the stroy in any manner. So without further ado, enjoy the New Year Special!
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dragon Destiny-New Year Special!
Location: Kaiba Land
The time was nearing towards 7pm on a cold brisk night in Domino City. Ongoing within the Kaiba Land theme park was a Duel Monsters festival to celebrate the New Year. Thousands of people were inside, enjoying all the sights and attractions that the park entailed. However, what seemed to be the main attraction was an event occurring within the Kaiba Dome, just outside theme park. There were still hundreds of people queuing outside, despite staff members warning that they were near full capacity in the stadium.
After letting a few more people in, the staff announced that they had reached full capacity and refused entry to all others who were currently outside. Inside the Kaiba Dome there were a few people out and about, buying merchandise and getting food. However, almost everybody was inside the stadium anticipating a certain event coming up. The stadium was completely full with an audience ranging from families and students, to elders and corporate representatives. Most of the students, especially all the duellists within the University were present, some more interested than others.
Ryusei, Vanessa, Shinji and Kazuma were all sitting in the first section on the left enjoying the pre-entertainment show of dances, songs and gymnastics.
"This is so awesome!" Shinji said in a jovial manner.
"I know; this show has been amazing so far!" Vanessa followed.
"I think it's been all right so far." Ryusei calmly replied.
"Don't you get excited about anything Ryusei? You're so anti-social."
"No I'm not,"
"Yes you are.
"No, I'm not."
"Yes, you are!"
"You might want to stop before you'll miss what's coming up." Kazuma intervened. This stopped the small exchange between Ryusei and Vanessa as they reclined back to their seats.
"Anyway, I'm looking forward to knowing what this special event is." Shinji said.
"Well it's about 7 now, so I'm guessing we will find out any second now."
As soon as the clock in the stadium hit 7pm, the stadium announcer ascended from the bottom to the centre of the duelling field. He was a man who stood at medium height, wearing a black suit, sunglasses and had short spiked blonde hair. With a big smile, he shouted down the microphone with passion,
"All righty then!! Are you ready for today's special event?!!"
The audience cheered loudly to answer the announcer's question.
"Now, if you recall when you entered the Dome, your name and details were recorded by a member of our wonderful staff for those who wanted to take part in today's event. Now the reason why is because……this special event……four lucky members of our audience will take part in an four-way duel, right here, right now!"
The announcement caused loud cheers and excitement from the audience.
"That's not a bad special event I guess," Ryusei said.
"How can you not get excited about this?" Vanessa questioned.
"You're assuming that because I'm not cheering or dancing around that I'm not excited."
"Yeah, because that's what people usually do."
The announcer continued with an incentive of participating.
"On top of that, the winner of the duel will get this amazing, one of a kind Duel Disk!"
A centrepiece ascended in front of the announcer which revealed a very shiny sky blue Duel Disk. What was different about it was that the main head was formed in the shape of the head of a Blue Eyes White Dragon. The card slots were also designed as one of the dragon's wings. Everyone looked in awe of the Duel Disk, with many people desiring it.
"Each person who registered their details has a Duel Disk underneath their seat, as soon as your name is called out; grab the Disk and head to the duelling field! Now with that out of the way, it's time to select our competitors!"
The stadium had the lights dimmed down to its lowest setting and a spotlight was turned on, moving through random spots in the crowd. Eventually the spotlight stopped and the first competitor was selected. A shell shocked Vanessa looked up as she realised that she was selected.
"Vanessa Rogers, come on down!" the announcer shouted.
"Huh?"
"Go on Vanessa!" Shinji pressed.
A surprised Vanessa felt under her seat and got the Duel Disk. She then made her way down to the duel field. The spotlight then went around again, and stopped in the middle of the 3rd section of the left. It turned out the spotlight was shining on Ayaka.
"Ayaka Uchiha, come on down!"
"Oh no," Ayaka groaned.
"This is great, go on Ayaka!" Mina said happily.
"I don't even want to duel."
"Well you shouldn't have registered your name then,"
"I only did it because you forced me to!"
Ayaka sighed and reluctantly picked up her Disk and headed to the field. When she reached the bottom she gave a friendly smile to Vanessa, who smiled back. As the spotlight moved again, Tanya was sitting at the back row of the 2nd section on the left.
Tanya: ("A four way duel would be interesting to take part in, however I have an important meeting to get to later, so maybe another time.")
As soon as she got up from her seat the spotlight was shining on her as she was the next person selected.
"Just great," she muttered knowing that if she goes she may miss her meeting.
But she thought she was entitled to some fun once in a while, so she opted to join.
She grabbed her Duel Disk and headed down swiftly before the announcer could announce her name. As she reached the duel field the spotlight was searching for the final duellist. After a long search the spotlight finally stopped, right in the middle of the 3rd section on the right. The person who was under the light this time was Kasumi. Mitsuko, sitting next to Kasumi was surprised while Vanessa and Kasumi groaned; knowing that Kasumi would be the hardest to beat. Kasumi sighed in disappointment and said.
"I thought this special event was going to be something interesting. But no, instead I have to duel against a rubbish crew of sorry duellists."
"You can't discount that Ayaka is a Duel Leader also." Mitsuko replied back.
"What a nuisance," Kasumi got up and grabbed her Duel Disk from underneath her seat.
As she made it to the field, she didn't bother acknowledging any of the other duellists, which irritated Vanessa. As the centrepiece then descended to underneath the stadium, Yuji and Kai, sitting at the middle of the right half of the stadium, were discussing the match.
"Hmm, four ladies going head-to-head, it really should be an easy match." Kai said.
"I think the opposite, this is going to be very close," Yuji replied back.
"Come on! I know I haven't seen Vanessa or that other chick duel, but you can't deny that Kasumi is the overwhelming favourite."
"Everyone knows that Kasumi is the favourite, which could work against her, especially if her opponents team up to take her down first."
"Doesn't matter, Kasumi will win, I'm sure of it." Kai answered in a confident manner.
"5.000 says it's someone else,"
"I refuse to accept that, especially since you have favourable odds with three other duellists to my one!"
"Fine, 5,000 on………" Yuji paused for a while as he scanned each of the girl's faces to see who he thought would win. After briefly looking, he made his decision.
"5,000 on Vanessa to win,"
"Are you serious?"
"As a heart attack,"
"It's your funeral then, I'll look forward to taking your money when this over."
Kai and Yuji shook hands in acceptance of the bet and continued watching.
While the four girls were preparing their Decks for the match, Ryusei, Kazuma and Shinji gave their thoughts.
"That's a pretty tough draw to choose a winner." Shinji said.
"Yeah, if Vanessa wants to win this she's going to have to duel out of her skin." Kazuma added.
"I'll believe she could do it, as long as she keeps focused and believes in herself." Ryusei replied, hoping within himself that Vanessa would do exactly as he said.
"What do you think, Hayate?" Tasuku asked.
"Doesn't matter who wins, just as long as the duel isn't boring." He replied.
As the girls finished preparing their Decks and inserted them into their Duel Disks they all had their own ideas going into the match.
Vanessa: ("Going up against two Duel Leaders is going to make this very tough. But it doesn't matter; I have to take them down if I want to win. That bitch Kasumi seems to be the strongest, so I guess I have to beat her first!")
Ayaka: ("Kasumi is easily the favourite, the other two I know little about though. I guess I should be cautious until I know what I'm dealing with.")
Tanya: ("This should be a very interesting match.")
Kasumi: ("Why did I even bother signing up to this?")
"Are you READY?!!" the announcer shouted.
The girls responded by activating their Duel Disks, and drawing their opening hands.
"THEN LET THE DUEL COMMENCE!!"
"DUEL!!" The girls shouted, with the crowd buoyant for the start of the duel.
LP (Vanessa-4000/Ayaka-4000/Tanya-4000/Kasumi-4000)
"I'll start, draw!" Vanessa announced as she drew her card.
"I summon Radiant Jeral (1000/2000) in defense mode! I set two cards face-down and end my turn."
"My turn, draw!" Ayaka followed. "I summon Cursed Fig (200/200) in defense mode, and set a card face-down. Turn end."
"You know, you're not going to get anywhere being cautious. If anything you have to throw caution to the wind." Tanya said, causing Vanessa and Ayaka to glare at her. Tanya smiled in response as she drew her card.
"I summon Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise (600/2000) in defense mode." A refined emerald stone appeared on the field and emitted a radiant green light. It then morphed into a blue shelled tortoise with emerald crystals on the top of it. Bright, yellow eyes can be seen within the gap of the shell where the tortoise was hiding.
Ayaka: ("Crystal Beast? I've never heard of them.")
"Didn't you just say that you shouldn't be cautious? Yet you've done exactly the same as what those two did earlier; play a crap monster in defense mode." Kasumi said to Tanya.
"What can I say? I'm just following what the others are doing. I set a card face-down and end my turn. So let's see what you got Kasumi."
Kasumi didn't react to Tanya's goading but drew her card silently.
"I activate Solar Recharge, so I discard Aurkus, Lightsworn Druid (1200/1800) to draw two cards. Then I send the top two cards from my Deck (Wulf, Lightsworn Beast, Realm Of Light) to the Graveyard. Since Wulf, Lightsworn Beast (2100/300) was sent from the Deck to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon it to the field."
As Kasumi's beast appeared, Vanessa reacted quickly.
"I activate my face-down Demise Of The Land! So when my opponent Special Summons a monster I can select a Field Spell from my Deck and activate it. So I choose, The Sanctuary In The Sky!"
The duel field was surrounded with white clouds with a tall temple standing behind Vanessa.
"As long as this card is in play, all battle damage involving Fairy monsters is reduced to 0!"
"Am I supposed to care? I summon Garoth, Lightsworn Warrior (1850/1300), now Wulf, Lightsworn Beast; attack that disgusting gem over there."
Wulf jumped in the air and as he descended, he swung his large golden axe over his head and down on Emerald Tortoise, causing it to shatter. However a bright light occurred afterwards and a raw emerald stone appeared on Tanya's field.
"What the hell is that?" Kasumi asked in a low, serious tone.
"When Crystal Beasts are destroyed they stay on the field as a Continuous Spell, instead of going to the Graveyard." Tanya gleefully replied.
This caused murmurs and surprised reactions in the crowd.
"I've never even heard of anything like that!" Shinji exclaimed.
"Neither have I, but she clearly has an objective for keeping them on the field." Ryusei added.
Kasumi brushed off Tanya's revelation about her monsters and continued her Battle Phase.
"Garoth, attack Ayaka's Cursed Fig." Garoth charged forward and extended its spear to strike Ayaka's monster.
Just before impact though, Tanya interrupted the battle.
"I activate my face down, Crystal Raigeki, so by sending a Crystal Beast in my Spell Zone to the Graveyard, I can destroy a card on the field. So I think I will choose Garoth." She said with a grin.
A lightning strike hit the emerald stone and redirected towards Garoth, shattering both cards. Kasumi coldly glared at Tanya, who was still smiling.
"That was for calling my Crystal Beast disgusting."
"Whatever, I set a card face-down on the field and end my turn."
"Back to me then," Vanessa announced as she drew her card. Despite Tanya being wide open, she saw Kasumi as the bigger threat so decided to start her attack with her.
"I release my Radiant Jeral to summon Airknight Parshath (1900/1400), and since my Jeral was sent to the Graveyard while my Sanctuary is in play, I gain 1000 Life Points."
LP (V-5000, A-4000, T-4000, K-4000)
"I now equip my Airknight with Cestus of Dagla, so it gains 500 extra ATK points (2400/1400)! Airknight Parshath attacks Wulf, Lightsworn Beast with Ascension Slash!"
Vanessa's monster charged forward with its horse legs and performed a powerful jump in the air. It then descended down and slashed Wulf in half, shattering it.
"Now my Dagla and Parshath's effects activate! With Dagla, I get Life Points equal to the same amount of Battle Damage I dealt to you Kasumi, so therefore I gain 300!"
LP (V-5300, A-4000, T-4000, K-3700)
"Then my Parshath's effect allows me to draw a card whenever I inflict Battle Damage!" Vanessa drew her card and liked what she saw, but decided to save it for later.
"I end my turn."
"All right Vanessa!" Shinji cheered, with Kazuma and Ryusei both smiling at her move.
Ayaka ("This is the best chance we have to eliminate Kasumi, while she's open.")
"My turn, draw!" Ayaka announced. "I summon Gigantic Cephalotus (1850/700) in attack mode! Cephalotus, attack Kasumi directly!"
The monster jumped forward and opened its mouth viciously. It then took a bite from Kasumi's ribs, but she had no reaction.
LP (V-5300, A-4000, T-4000, K-1850)
"I end my turn."
"So is that your plan?" Kasumi asked in a serious tone, but got no response. "You were going to team up so you could defeat me as soon as possible. At first I wasn't taking this duel seriously as I didn't care about the outcome. But after realising this I cannot let this pass. If for some reason I manage to survive this turn, I promise you that I will go all out and won't stop until I destroy every single one of you."
Kasumi then gave an ice cold stare at each competitor, slightly worrying them, except for Tanya who just smiled at Kasumi.
"That's all well and good Kasumi, except the fact that depending on what I draw, you may not even get that opportunity. So let's find out what fate has in store for you." Tanya drew her card and gave a big grin.
"I summon Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat (1200/400)!" A pink stone appeared which then revealed a pink panther with a gold/amethyst stone breastplate.
"I next equip my Cat with Crystal Release, giving it 800 extra attack points (2000/400)!"
Vanessa: ("She's going to do it!")
Ayaka: ("She's going to eliminate Kasumi!")
"No!" Kai shouted.
"Looks like you better get ready to pay up." Yuji said with a smug face.
Kasumi closed her eyes accepting her defeat and braced herself for the attack.
"Amethyst Cat, attack…Ayaka directly." She said with a smile.
"What?!" Vanessa said in disbelief.
"Yes! Haha, this bet isn't over!" Kai celebrated.
Ayaka glared at the cat as it charged forward to attack.
"Amethyst Cat has the ability to attack directly if I halve its ATK strength (1000/400)."
Amethyst Cat jumped over Ayaka's monsters and swiped at her, causing her to flinch.
LP (V-5300, A-3000, T-4000, K-1850)
Kasumi looked at Tanya, expecting an answer as to why she didn't attack her.
"What? I don't team up with anybody; I just focus on me and me only." Tanya answered. "Besides if you are gone those two would just team up to take me out. There's a better chance of me winning if I keep you around. It's nothing personal, just business."
"Very well," Kasumi answered. "But don't expect the same compassion from me."
"I won't, I end my turn with a face-down."
Kasumi drew her card sharply, she then looked at it and started her comeback.
"I play Charge Of The Light Brigade, so I send the top three cards of my Deck to the Graveyard (Necro Guardna, Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner, Jenis, Lightsworn Mender) to add Jain, Lightsworn Paladin (1800/1200) to my hand. I next activate Monster Reborn to revive my Lumina (1000/1000)."
Vanessa then looked slightly concerned after remembering Lumina's effect.
"I discard a card (Gragonith, Lightsworn Dragon) to revive a Level 4 Lightsworn monster such as Wulf, Lightsworn Beast (2100/300). I then release my Lumina to summon Celestia, Lightsworn Angel (2300/200)."
"Oh no," Ayaka whispered.
"When Celestia is summoned by releasing a Lightsworn monster, I can send the top four cards (Ryko, Vanquishing Light, Solar Recharge and Lightsworn Sabre) to the Graveyard to destroy up to two cards on the field. So I choose to destroy Cursed Fig and Airkinght Parshath."
Both monsters were instantly destroyed after Celestia released a flash of light from her staff.
"Also, since Lightsworn Sabre was sent to the Graveyard, I can automatically equip it to Wulf, increasing its ATK by 700 for a total of 2800 ATK points."
"Oh crap," Vanessa muttered.
"Not good," Ayaka followed.
"Celestia will now destroy your Cephalotus."
LP (V-5300, A-2550, T-4000, K-1850)
"Now Wulf…"
Ayaka: ("Neither me or Vanessa can afford to get hit by that monster, if it turns out she's fighting both of us, then we have to fight back together.")
"Attack Vanessa directly."
"Great," Vanessa muttered as Wulf charged forward brandishing his sabre.
"I activate Phoenix Wing Wind Blast!" Ayaka announced surprising Vanessa and Tanya. "So I discard my Gigaplant to return your Wulf back to the Deck!"
Vanessa smiled at Ayaka expressing her thanks, but Tanya interrupted the moment.
"That was a nice thing to do Ayaka but I'm afraid I need that attack to go through. So I play my Trap Jammer, which negates the activation of a Trap activated during the Battle Phase."
"Don't think so, I activate my Dark Bribe!" Vanessa announced. "This Trap negates the effect of your Trap Jammer and then you draw a card!"
"Unfortunately for you Vanessa, you will feel my Wulf's wrath whether you like it or not." Kasumi said coldly.
"Come again?"
"I activate Sworn Execution, so I discard a Lightsworn Monster (Jain) to negate your Bribe. Therefore with the completion of the chain, Wulf's attack still goes through."
Vanessa growled as Wulf continued its attack, lifting its sword and slashing downwards on Vanessa who went down to one knee.
LP (V-2500, A-2550, T-4000, K-1850)
"Are you okay?" Ayaka asked in a slightly worried tone.
"I'm fine, takes a lot more than that to keep me down." She replied as she got up. "What else have you got Kasumi?"
"I play one card face-down and end my turn."
"Vanessa is doing all right, but the last turn as really put her on the back foot." Kazuma said as he continued watching.
"Yeah, she has to come up with a comeback plan soon, or she will be eliminated!" Shinji followed.
"I don't think you should be worrying about that too much." Ryusei added in a cool manner.
"What do you mean?"
"Despite this duel being a four-way match, it seems to be developing into a tag-team match. Especially with what's been happening in the last few turns. So even if Vanessa doesn't pull out anything now, I'm sure that Ayaka will protect her."
"How can you be so sure?"
"Because that's Ayaka's nature."
Vanessa drew her card to start the beginning of her turn and drew Card Destruction. After looking at her hand she decided to take a risk and go for it.
"I play Card Destruction, so everyone discards their hand and draws the same cards that they discarded."
(Vanessa-3 cards, Ayaka-3 cards, Tanya-2 cards, Kasumi-0)
Everyone discarded their hands and then drew their cards, with Vanessa performing a defensive move to finish her turn.
"I summon Bountiful Artemis (1600/1700) in defense mode! I then set two cards face-down and end my turn."
Ayaka drew her card and then went on the offensive.
"I play Swing Of Memories which allows me to summon a Normal Monster from my Graveyard, so I choose Gigaplant (2400/1200)! I now give up my Normal Summon to second summon my Gigaplant, turning it into an Effect Monster!"
A blue light surrounded Gigaplant to determine the switch from Normal Monster to Effect Monster.
"Now I activate Gigaplant's effect! Once per turn, I can summon a Plant monster from my hand or Graveyard. So I will summon Botanical Lion (1600/2000) from my Graveyard in attack mode!"
A lion-like monster appeared onto the field. However, its body was made up of a tree trunk, with branches as legs. Also the lion's mane was made out of red roses.
"Botanical Lion gains 300 ATK for each Plant Monster I control. So since I control two, its attack goes up by 600 (2200/2000). Now my Lion, go and attack that Crystal Beast!"
The lion stormed forward and pounced on the Cat. It then bit the Cat, causing it to scream and then shatter, along with Crystal Release.
LP (V-2500, A-2550, T-3800, K-1850)
A raw amethyst stone appeared next to Tanya but she also had something else to say.
"When Crystal Release is destroyed I can place a Crystal Beast from my Deck to my Spell Zone, so Cobalt Eagle will join the party."
A cobalt stone now appeared on the other side of Tanya.
"I next play The World Tree. When a Plant monster gets destroyed my Tree gets a Flower Counter. How many I get depends on what effect I can activate, so I'll guess you'll have to wait to see what it can do."
"Is there anything else?" A bored Tanya asked.
"I now activate Fragrance Storm, so by destroying my Gigaplant I can draw a card, which also gives my Tree a Flower Counter."
As Gigaplant shattered into many pieces a flower blossomed on Ayaka's tree. Afterwards she drew her card and revealed Lonefire Blossom to her opponents.
"One more thing; if I draw a Plant monster from Fragrance Storm's effect, I can reveal it to all of you to draw another card."
"Are you gonna finish sometime this century?" An agitated Tanya asked.
"I now end my turn with a face-down." Ayaka replied, unfazed by Tanya's behaviour.
"Finally, my turn," Tanya said with relief.
"I activate Rare Value. If I have two or more Crystal Beasts in my Spell Zone my opponent sends one of them to the Graveyard, I can then draw two cards. So Vanessa, choose a Crystal Beast please."
"I choose Amethyst Cat!" She replied confidently. The amethyst stone vanished from the field and Tanya drew her two cards.
"I next play Crystal Beacon. If I have two or more Crystals in my Spell Zone, I can Special Summon a Crystal Beast from my Deck."
"How many Crystal Beasts are there?" Vanessa asked in an irritated manner. Tanya just ignored her and continued her move.
"I summon Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus (1800/1200) in attack mode. Then its effect kicks in, allowing me to place a Crystal Beast in my Spell Zone, so I choose Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle (300/300)."
Sapphire Pegasus' horn started to glow and then a ruby stone appeared on the field, which was now the third stone on Tanya's field.
"I now lay a face-down and then summon Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger (1600/1000). Topaz Tiger, attack Botanical Lion now!"
As Topaz Tiger charged forward, Ayaka countered the attack with a play of her own.
"I play my Trap, Plant Food Chain! When this is activated it becomes an equip card to a Plant monster, giving it 500 additional ATK points (Botanical Lion-2400/2000)!"
"Damn," Tanya muttered. "Luckily my Topaz takes less damage as it gains another 400 ATK when it attacks a monster (2000/1000)."
Topaz launched itself for the attack but Botanical Lion roared out a storm of red roses which destroyed the Tiger. It then became a raw orange stone on the field.
LP (V-2500, A-2550, T-3400, K-1850)
"Oh well, Sapphire Pegasus attacks Bountiful Artemis!"
"I activate Negate Attack, which ends your Battle Phase!" a vortex appeared on the field which blew Tanya's Pegasus back to her side of the field.
"Then my monster's effect allows me to draw a card every time a Counter Trap is activated."
"Huh, so much for that turn, I end my turn with a face-down."
As usual Kasumi drew her card sharply and silently. She then moved straight into the Battle Phase.
"Celestia, attack Bountiful Artemis, with Righteous Beam."
Celestia twirled her staff until it started glowing in preparation to attack.
"Sorry Kasumi, but since I have another Negate Attack face-down, I might as well play it to stop your monster."
Kasumi glared at the Trap as her Battle Phase ended. Vanessa gave her a smug smile in an attempt to get under Kasumi's skin.
"I then get to draw again, courtesy of Bountiful Artemis."
"I set a monster face-down and end my turn."
"So what do you think so far?" Yuri asked Hayate.
"It's been interesting enough." He replied.
"Got any ideas on a winner?" Tasuku followed afterwards.
"Maybe I do," He said in an intriguing manner while looking at Ayaka.
Elsewhere in the stadium, Ryusei was watching the duel but had a slightly concerned face for some reason.
"Is something wrong Ryusei?" Shinji asked.
"I don't know."
"Care to elaborate?" Kazuma added, interested to know Ryusei's thoughts.
"I can't help but think about that girl. She's played a load of weak monsters so far and they all remain on the field for some reason."
"So you're thinking…?"
"That maybe she's setting everyone up for a Trap, plus I feel that face-down she has could be a key card."
Vanessa drew her card and started her turn.
"I play Pot Of Greed, so I get to draw two cards."
Vanessa drew her two cards and smiled as she got a potential game breaking card.
"Ha! I activate this Spell, Lightning Vortex!"
"Shit," Kasumi muttered as the other competitors looked stunned.
"Now by discarding my Meltiel (1600/1200) I can destroy all face-up monsters that my opponents control!" A vortex appeared on the field and fired multiple lightning strikes causing all monsters to explode.
"Since Botanical Lion was destroyed I get to place another Flower Counter on my World Tree!" Ayaka announced, as another flower blossomed on the tree.
"I now release my Artemis to summon another Airkinght Parshath (1900/1400). But then I release my Airknight to Special Summon my Neo-Parshath, The Sky Paladin (2300/2000)!"
Airknight glowed bright yellow before morphing into a new, more powerful warrior. The monster had a robotic face with feathers replacing its legs and blue/gold armour on his chest. It was equipped with a sword and a blue/gold shield and had a bright gold halo above its head.
"Now, if my Life Points are higher than my opponent's and Sanctuary In The Sky is out. Neo-Parshath gains ATK equal to the difference between our Life Points. So Kasumi since you're on 1850 and I'm on 2500, Neo Parshath gains 650 for a total of 2950!"
Kasumi looked like that she couldn't care less, but then Vanessa said something that certainly got her attention.
"Another thing, Neo-Parshath also inflicts the difference between its ATK and a monster's DEF as Battle Damage. Go Neo-Parshath; attack Kasumi's face-down with Resurgent Radiance!"
Neo-Parshath absorbed light particles to its halo and fired an almighty blast of white light at Kasumi's monster.
"Sorry Vanessa," Tanya interrupted, startling Vanessa. "But since you attacked I have to activate my Last Resort Trap Card."
"Last Resort?"
"Yeah, I can activate this when an opponent declares an attack. This Trap allows me to take a certain Field Spell from my Deck and activate it."
"What?!"
"So you can draw a card and say bye to your Sanctuary," Vanessa drew her card as her Sanctuary dissolved into nothingness (Neo-Parshath 2300/2000).
"And you can say hello to Ancient City Rainbow Ruins!" the field was now enveloped in clouds again with another temple. But this time a rainbow arc was painted across the sky. Neo-Parshath's attack still continued and hit Kasumi's monster which turned out to be Morphing Jar (700/600).
LP (V-2500, A-2550, T-3400, K-150)
"When Morphing Jar is flipped each player discards their hand and draws five new cards." As each player did this, Vanessa finished her turn by playing two face-downs.
Ayaka then started her turn by drawing her card.
"I play Miracle Fertilizer, so by giving up my Normal Summon I can summon a Plant monster from my Graveyard, so I summon Lonefire Blossom (500/1400)! I next activate its effect. By releasing it I can summon a Plant monster from my Deck so I choose Tytannial, Princess Of Camellias (2800/2600)!" a woman was revealed, standing in a large, widespread red rose. She wore a pink dress with plant leaves as gloves, and wore a rose crown.
"I now activate the World Tree's effect. By removing one Flower Counter a Plant monster I control gains 400 ATK, so Tytannial is now at 3200! Tytannial, direct attack!"
Tytannial gently lifted her right arm and generated a storm made out of leaves and red roses. They swirled around her arm, forming the shape of a cyclone and then shot across the field, heading for Tanya.
"Since I have two Crystal Beasts in my Spell Zone, Ancient City halves the Battle Damage I take!" The flowers engulfed Tanya who put her arms up for protection.
LP (V-2500, A-2550, T-1800, K-150)
"I end my turn with two face-downs." Ayaka muttered.
"My turn then, firstly since I have four Crystal Beasts in my Spell Zone, Ancient City allows me to draw another card. It's now time to end this duel as I play Crystal Abundance. By sending four Crystal Beasts from my Spell Zone to the Graveyard, I can send all cards on the field to the Graveyard."
"So that's was her plan!" Shinji exclaimed.
"Not happening!" Vanessa declared "As I activate Magic Jammer! So after I discard a card (Guardian Angel Joan) your Spell is negated!"
Tanya's Spell shattered to her disappointment, but she had a Plan B to cover herself.
"I summon Crystal Beast Amber Mammoth (1700/1600) in defense mode; I then set one card face-down and end my turn." When she set her face-down she looked at her watch and realised something.
Tanya: ("Crap, Looks like I'm gonna have to bail pretty soon, and I was just about to play my favourite card to.")
Kasumi drew her card and went on the offensive.
"Since I have four differently named Lightsworn Monsters in my Graveyard, I can Special Summon Judgment Dragon (3000/2600)!" As a bright light descended onto the field with the dragon about to appear, Vanessa grasped an opportunity.
"Your dragon is not welcome here! I activate Solemn Judgment, by paying half my Life Points I can negate the summoning of a monster and destroy it!"
LP (V-1250, A-2550, T-1950, K-150)
Kasumi coldly glared at Vanessa as the light subsided, with the dragon failing to appear. However, she was now even more determined to get her way.
"I activate Judgment Calvary, so by removing Jain, Ryko, Wulf and Garoth from play, I can summon Judgment Dragon once again!" This time the menacing dragon was summoned successfully. But this time, Ayaka tried to foil Kasumi's plan.
"You're summoning triggered my face-down, Torrential Tribute!" Ayaka announced. "So now all monsters are destroyed!"
"Sorry Ayaka, but due to my Ancient City being on the field, with three Crystals in my Spell Zone, I can negate your Trap by sending Amber Mammoth to the Graveyard."
Ayaka had a frustrated look on her face, which then turned to concern after looking at Kasumi's monster.
"Now, Judgment Dragon, attack her directly!" Kasumi announced as she pointed at Tanya.
"This is how you repay me after I saved your monster?"
"I told you not to expect any compassion from me."
Judgment Dragon roared out a cyclone of white fire, Tanya then had a good long look at her face-down, which Vanessa and Ayaka noticed. But Tanya saw the time on her watch yet again and really had to leave, no matter what. Therefore, she reluctantly decided to throw the duel by taking the damage full on."
LP (V-1250, A-2550, T-0, K-150)
"Damn," she muttered. "Looks like that's game over for me, a shame I couldn't last a little bit longer." Tanya deactivated her Duel Disk and was applauded by the crowd as she left the field."
Ayaka and Vanessa were confused with what just happened. They both felt that Tanya could have prevented Kasumi's attack but chose not to. Kasumi then finished her turn abruptly.
Regaining her focus, Vanessa prepared for her turn, knowing she had to draw something great to take out Kasumi's dragon. She took a deep breath and prepared to draw.
Ryusei: ("Come on Vanessa, believe in yourself!")
She drew her card and smiled instantly after seeing it.
"I play Monster Reborn, so I can resurrect my Neo-Parshath, The Sky Paladin!"
"You're monster is nowhere near strong enough." Kasumi said in her usual cold fashion.
"That doesn't matter." Vanessa replied smugly.
"Why doesn't it matter?"
"Because you're about to be eliminated,"
"I don't believe you."
"Well you better believe it as I activate this Spell Card, Surge Of Radiance! By releasing my Neo-Parshath, you take damage equal to its ATK. Therefore, everyone takes 2300 points of damage!"
"Crap," Kasumi muttered.
Neo-Parshath was emitting an immense white light before exploding which sent shockwaves across the field inflicting damage to the other girls.
LP (V-1250, A-250, K-0)
"She did it!" Shinji yelled happily.
Ryusei and Kazuma smiled whilst the crowd cheered for the second elimination. Kai slumped into his seat, knowing that he's lost and is likely that he will have to pay Yuji.
"You seem quiet Kai, something the matter?" Yuji asked in a sympathetic manner.
"Shut up!" Kai answered back, making Yuji chuckle.
Kasumi deactivated her Disk and walked off to the applause of the audience. As a parting gift, she gave an evil glare at Vanessa who just cheekily waved her goodbye. Vanessa then turned her focus back to the duel.
"Looks like it's just us two Ayaka, so may the best girl win." Vanessa said happily.
"Indeed, do you end your turn?"
"Not yet, I play Smashing Ground which destroys the monster with the highest DEF on the field. So say bye to Tytannial."
A large yellow fist came from above and smashed Tytannial into pieces. Ayaka wasn't too pleased seeing the destruction of her monster.
"Now I end my turn."
"Fine, I draw. I summon Tuner monster, Nettles (1200/400)! Nettles, attack Vanessa directly!"
The patches of grass hopped forward and jumped to hit Vanessa in the face.
LP (V-50, A-250)
"I end my turn, Vanessa."
"If Vanessa gets a monster with 1500 attack or more, she'll win." Kazuma revealed.
"That's true; I hope she can do it." Shinji followed.
Ryusei watched on silently, knowing from first hand experience that Ayaka can be quite cunning when required. So he hoped Vanessa would be careful in making her next move.
"How about that, looks like you're prediction was wrong Hayate." Tasuku cheekily said.
"I never predicted that Kasumi or that other girl would win."
"What?!"
Vanessa took a deep breath and looked at her Deck.
Vanessa: ("All I need is a monster with 1500 ATK or more and then I can win. My Deck hasn't let me down yet so please don't fail me now.")
She drew her card slowly and flipped it over; she gave a little smile as she saw her card.
"I summon Harvest The Angel Of Wisdom (1800/1000)! Harvest, end this duel now by attacking Nettles!"
Some members of the crowd got off their seats to witness the final blow. Harvest put his horn to its mouth and blew out sound waves aiming at Nettles.
"Sorry Vanessa, but I activate my face-down, Dimension Wall!"
"No!"
"I'm afraid so, therefore you take all Battle Damage I would have taken this turn."
The sound waves destroyed Nettles but then went inside a black hole. The black hole then appeared in front of Vanessa and blasted the waves back at her, forcing her down to one knee.
LP (V-0, A-250)
The crowd created a deafening cheer in appreciation of an excellent duel. Everyone then stood up and applauded as congratulations to Ayaka.
"THE DUEL IS OVER, THE WINNER IS AYAKA UCHIHA!!" The announcer yelled.
"That is who I predicted." Hayate revealed before leaving his seat.
"It's a real shame Vanessa didn't win" Shinji said.
"She has nothing to be ashamed of, she should be proud of herself for proving she can battle with the best." Ryusei then added which made Shinji smile.
Ayaka walked up to Vanessa and held her hand out. Vanessa then got up and with a smile she shook Ayaka's hand. As she shook the hand, Ayaka then pulled her in for a hug.
"Thanks for a great duel Vanessa."
"Likewise, I had a real good time."
As they broke their hug they smiled each other showing their gratitude as they will remember this duel for a long time to come.
End Of Chapter
ORIGINAL CARDS
Judgment Calvary
Normal Spell
Remove from play 4 differently named "Lightsworn" Monsters. Special Summon "Judgment Dragon" from your Graveyard.
Surge Of Radiance
Normal Spell
When this card is activated select 1 of the following effects:
- Release 2 Fairy-Type Monsters you control to Special Summon a "Neo-Parshath, The Sky Paladin" from your Deck or Graveyard.
- Send a "Neo-Parshath, The Sky Paladin" you control to the Graveyard. Inflict damage equal to its ATK.