Jack managed to destroy one of the Duel Spirits James summoned to this world, Jinzo fought fierce but was no match in the end.
We finally entered Bruma and I am eager for a Duel, Jack has seven Scroll Cards now, Juliet and I both six.
The moment I try to find a Duelist some others ran by in panic screaming something about a Black Rose.
Chapter 25.
Blossom Bombardment.
Scroll Cards:
Jack: 7
Leo: 6
Juliet: 6
The Duelists ran by most of them were screaming or at least in shock.
Leo went up ahead followed by Juliet and Jack.
'That Duelists only won three times in a row and she send this crowd running.' Juliet said while running.
'I don't know, sounds suspicious, you think the Thalmor are behind it?' Jack replied, Juliet shrugged.
Leo suddenly stopped.
'Guys this is serious.' Leo mumbled, the square they had entered was ravaged.
there were a few market stalls they were completely destroyed, houses were damaged, glass, wood and bricks laying in the street, a few people who were still around were frightened, a few of them sat on their knees.
'What has happened?' Juliet wondered.
Leo checked on the people who sat on the ground, they surrounded three people two girls and a boy, they all three wore an Duel Disk there clothes were thorn apart their cards laid around them and they were bleeding from several wounds.
'What happened here?' Leo asked a muscular boy who was tending to the wounds of one of the girls.
'Those three Duelists wanted to fight a Duelist who called herself the Black Rose, since they couldn't agree on who had to challenge her the Black Rose agreed to a special event as she called it.'
Jack and Juliet approached the group.
'That Black Rose had six Scroll Cards each of these Duelists faced her one at a time the Black Rose fought each one of them the rules were like this if one of these Duelist won they all would get one Scroll Card if she won she would get a Scroll Card from the last one she defeated.'
Juliet knelt. 'I get that but how did they take these wounds?' She asked.
'I don't know, the Black Rose had some kind of power, damage seemed real.' The muscular boy said.
'Psychic Duelist.' Leo said.
'Out of control.' Jack added.
'Where is she?' Juliet asked and the muscular boy pointed into the direction of more market stalls.
The three Duelists approached the market Leo saw a huge hologram of a huge white dragon, something that looked like stardust fell from its majestic wings they saw the backside of the huge dragon it had a long neck and small head, then it suddenly disappeared, the others seemingly missed it, suddenly the dragon disappeared.
That looked like... no it couldn't be that dragon, my eyes must have deceived me. Leo thought.
When they approached the market there was just a ravage as the last time a few Duelists laid on the ground wounded, they all wore black suits.
'Who are they?' Juliet asked.
'Move!' Another man in a black suit shouted, he wore sun glasses.
'We are from Mr. Black's security forces, we are here to deal with an out of control Duelist.
'If you are as weak as the others!' A new female voice shouted, everyone looked around behind them stood a young girl she was around the sixteen years old, she wore a green tank top and a green miniskirt with a leave pattern on it, she also wore green boots and a black cape, a pair of sunglasses covered her eyes, she also wore leave-shaped earrings.
She had long, burgundy hair, two bangs framed both sides of her head these bangs were yellow, she also wore an device that looked like similar to hair curler on her head.
'The Black Rose I assume?' Leo said.
'That is how I call myself indeed, are the three of you with these guys?' The Black Rose said pointing at the security force officer.
'Black Rose, we are not with these guys, and we know you have psychic powers and we know what that means, we do not loath you about your powers but your powers are out of control!' Leo said.
'What do you know?' The girl asked.
'Girl lay down that Duel Disk and come with us.' The officer said.
'No stay away!' The Black Rose shouted.
'You shut up.' Leo growled to the officer.
'You stay...' The officer wanted to say but Leo kicked him against his chins and then punched him against his nose the man fell on the ground screaming, then Leo kicked him against the head the officer fell unconscious.
'Black Rose will you please lay down your Duel Disk? We know another Psychic Duelist he will help you.' Leo said with a kind voice.
'You are just one of them! Like the other three Duelists I defeated! They were a trap set up by them!'
'Those Duelists were just Duelists, they had nothing to do with them.'
The Black Rose chuckled. 'All tricks.'
'Seems we cannot negotiate with you, I know your psychic power will awaken during a Duel, but I'm willing to take that risk.' Leo said, the Black Rose looked at him.
'So you challenge me, I'll accept, and since we both are Duelists we wager one Scroll Card.' The Black Rose said, she held up seven, Leo held up six.
'So if you win this you are in the finals.' Leo noticed.
'Good luck to you Black Rose.'
'Duel!' They both shouted.
'Ladies first.' Leo said.
(The Black Rose: 8000) - (Leo: 8000)
(Ante: 1 Scroll Card) - (Ante: 1 Scroll Card)
The Black Rose drew her card.
'I summon my Twilight Rose Knight in attack mode!' In a storm of petals a young looking girl appeared, she wore black armor and a pink cape, she pointed a small sword at Leo. (1000 ATK)
'Twilight Rose Knights effect kicks in.' The Black Rose explained.
'I get to summon another monster from my hand, and I summon Botanical Girl.' Another young looking girl appeared, she wore a dress made of flowers. (1300 ATK)
'You know that my Twilight Rose Knight is a Tuner?' The Black Rose asked, Leo shook his head and the two monsters swirled together into the air where they changed into six glowing stars.
'From the fertile soil a beautiful rose blooms, I call upon the power of nature, Synchro Summon, bloom Splendid Rose!'
In an explosion of rose petals a stern woman appeared she wore some kind of biological armor, the left side was green the right side black around her ankles she wore rose petals. (2200 ATK)
'And now the effect of Botanical Girl activates she left the Field so I move a monster to my hand.' A card slipped from the Black Rose's Deck she showed it, it was Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis.
'Next I set two cards and I end my turn.' The two reversed cards appeared on the Field.
Leo made is draw.
'A Synchro on the first turn, she is good I can see that.' He muttered.
'Time to go on the defensive.'
Black Rose laughed. 'No I activate Final Attack Orders!' She shouted and the Trap card spun around.
'You want the offensive? Alright I summon Future Samurai!' The futuristic female samurai appeared on the Field. (1600 ATK)
'I set one card of my own and leave it at that.' Leo said and the card appeared on the Field.
The Black Rose chuckled as she drew her card.
'I summon my Phoenixian Seed.' She stated and a small seed with a vertical eye appeared. (800 ATK)
'And now it grows into Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis!' The Black Rose shouted.
The small seed sprouted until a huge disturbing plant stood on the Field, it had no eyes or mouth it just looked like a plant. (2200 ATK)
'Splendid Rose attack Future Samurai!' The Black Rose shouted and thorned vines shot out of the ground grabbing the female warrior the vines crushed her.
(The Black Rose: 8000) - (Leo: 7400)
'I use the effect of Splendid Rose, I Banish Botanical Girl.' The soul of the monster appeared wrapped in vines, the vines crushed her.
'Splendid Rose can attack again with half attack points but before that happens I activate Blossom Bombardment!' The attack points of Splendid Rose dropped to 1100, and the Trap card of the Black Rose spun around, petals surrounded Leo and he screamed as his clothes were ripped apart.
(The Black Rose: 8000) - (Leo: 6600)
'Now Splendid Rose direct attack!' The Black Rose shouted and Leo screamed again as the vines slashed at him, blood dripped from the side of his arms.
(The Black Rose: 8000) - (Leo: 5500)
'Leo!' Juliet screamed.
'I'm fine.' Leo replied.
'Amaryllis direct attack!' The plant closed in on Leo.
'Defense Draw!' Leo shouted and his Trap card spun around Amaryllis slammed into a barrier, Leo drew a card.
'This is the end of the Damage Calculation and so Amaryllis is destroyed.' The Black Rose explained. 'And you take 800 points of damage.'
The plant exploded Leo covered his face.
(The Black Rose: 8000) - (Leo: 4700)
'I end my turn.' The Black Rose stated. 'And that means I Banish my Phoenixian Seed so Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis returns in defense.'
The plant returned but thanks to Final Attack Orders in attack mode. (2200 ATK)
'So as long as you have plants in your Graveyard your Amaryllis can return, that is troublesome.' Leo mumbled, he drew his card.
'But I am not afraid, I promised you I would help you take back control of your powers and so I will, I summon Gemini Scorpion!'
The male and female warriors appeared on the Field. (1600 ATK)
'I don't need your help!' The Black Rose shouted.
'I don't care, and I use the effect of Scorpion to summon Blazewing Butterfly!' Next to the warriors the flaming butterfly appeared. (1500 ATK)
'Next I use Double Summon!' Leo shouted and the Spell card appeared on the Field.
'Next I sacrifice them for Phoenix Gearfried!' The armed warrior carrying the huge sword and shield appeared surrounded by flames. (2800 ATK)
'Gearfried attack that Amaryllis!' Leo shouted and the flames licked at the plant it burned to cinders.
'And you take 800 points of damage.' The Black Rose said and Leo screamed when the ashes washed over him.
(The Black Rose: 7400) - (Leo: 3900)
'Facedown card and turn over.' Leo muttered and the facedown card appeared.
'My draw.' The Black Rose said, she smiled as she saw her card.
'I summon Copy Plant.' She said and the stump of a tree appeared, there were two eyes visible through an opening. (0 ATK)
'A Tuner?' Juliet asked.
'Yes.' Jack replied.
'I activate Threatening Roar!' Leo shouted and the Trap card spun around, a loud roar bellowed over the Field.
'So no attack but I do not care.' The Black Rose stated, she played a Spell card and her Double Summon appeared. 'I summon Blue Rose Dragon!' She shouted and a small vine, covered with thorns appeared, it had blue rose leaves as wings it snarled. (1600 ATK)
Next I tune my Copy Plant with my Splendid Rose!' The Black Rose continued, the two monsters swirled together into the air and changed into seven glowing stars.
From the fertile soil the guardian of flowers rises, Synchro Summon the mother of roses, bloom Black Rose Dragon!'
Leo, Jack and Juliet gasped for breath as a huge rose bud appeared in the air, it opened and a large dragon appeared with the leaves as her wings she roared. (2400 ATK)
'But that is a Signer Dragon!' Leo shouted.
The Black Rose chuckled. 'Indeed and she is the original, I got it from Akiza herself, of course the Duel Spirit that possessed this card is gone so everyone can control it as you can see.'
Jack and Juliet looked at each other.
'I use the effect of Black Rose Dragon she destroys everything on the Field!' Leo ducked for cover as a shower of rose petals swirled around the Field, cutting into his skin and damaging the houses even more.
'Also my Blue Rose Dragon is destroyed and with his effect I can summon Black Rose Dragon!' Leo looked up again, he checked his wounds, above him Black Rose Dragon reappeared. (2400 ATK)
'Since I cannot attack I end my turn.' The Black Rose concluded.
Leo quickly drew his card.
'I summon Dark Valkyria and that will be all.' The dark fairy appeared. (1800 ATK)
'What? Is Leo crazy?' Juliet cried, Jack shook his head.
'If he defends the Black Rose can Banish a monster with the effect of Black Rose Dragon then change the monster to attack mode and make its attack points zero.'
The Black Rose smiled.
'And that is exactly what I'm gonna do, but first I set a monster.' She said and a reversed monster appeared on the Field.
'Next the Spell card Book of Moon!' The Black Rose shouted and Dark Valkyria disappeared a set card appeared instead.
'Now the effect of Black Rose!' The Black Rose shouted and the soul of Copy Plant appeared it got strangled with vines.
Suddenly vines grabbed the facedown card and Dark Valkyria appeared tied down by vines. (0 ATK)
'Now crush her!' The Black Rose shouted and Black Rose Dragon crushed the Fairy.
(The Black Rose: 7400) - (Leo: 1500)
Leo now had a look of fright in his eyes, yet he managed to draw his card.
'They might not have Duel Spirits but these Signer Dragons are fearsome.' He muttered.
'Two facedown cards and that will be all.' Leo said and a reversed monster appeared followed by a set Spell or Trap card.
'Draw!' The Black Rose shouted drawing her card.
'I Flip my Morphing Jar!' The Black Rose shouted and the thing in the jar appeared. (700 ATK)
Both Duelists discarded their hands and drew five new cards.
'Go Monster Reborn!' The Black Rose shouted and the holy Ankh appeared in a flash of light Splendid Rose appeared on the Field. (2200 ATK)
'Next I normal summon my second Copy Plant!' A second of the tree stumps appeared. (0 ATK)
'I use the effect of my second Copy Plant to make his Level the same as Splendid Rose.' Copy Plant glowed.
'I Tune my Copy Plant and Morphing Jar!' The Black Rose shouted.
'So I saw it right back there.' Leo mumbled.
'Clustering stars form a road of light, pierce the darkness the blights this land, Synchro Summon arise the guardian of the cosmos Stardust Dragon!'
The fierce monster that Leo saw earlier appeared in the air, it let out a magnificent roar. (2500 ATK)
'Impossible! She has two Signer Dragons!' Juliet shouted.
'Think about it Juliet, I see Leo has figured it out as well.' Jack said with a calm voice.
'Figured what out?' Juliet asked.
'Black Rose.' Leo suddenly spoke.
'Is it a coincidence that you use the same name the Signer Akiza Izinski used before she met Yusei Fudo?'
Leo turned his back to her, then suddenly turned around again.
'And you use the Signer Dragon of both Akiza and Yusei.'
Leo started to phase up and down.
'I had my suspicion when you summoned Black Rose Dragon, and earlier I thought I saw Stardust Dragon which is now confirmed.'
Leo walked up to the Black Rose. 'You have exactly the same hair style as Akiza, and your bangs are the same color yellow Yusei had in his hair.'
Suddenly Leo pulled of the sunglasses she wore, he looked straight in her bright blue eyes.
'Like I thought Yusei's eyes.' Leo walked back, the Black Rose pulled off her cape.
'So you found me out? I am Violet Fudo Izinski, daughter of Yusei Fudo and Akiza Izinski.'
Only Juliet was quite shocked.
'Akiza left after the affairs with the Z-one Akiza left, Yusei became a scientist but couldn't set Akiza out of his mind, one year after that day they found each other, of course Yusei challenged Akiza to a Duel, we never found out who won, only that their Signer Dragons fought fiercely, a few saw the Duel and say it ended in a draw, a few months after that they got married and one year later I was born.' Violet explained.
Leo nodded. 'I see that explains a lot, but how did you get these Signer Dragons?'
'I challenged them to a Duel and I continued doing that until I won, after that they both gave me their Signer Dragons as keepsake.' Violet said.
'But enough about my past.
(Violet: 7400) - (Leo: 1500)
'Stardust Dragon attack his hidden monster!' Violet shouted.
'Go negate Attack!' Leo shouted and the barrier stopped Stardust in his tracks.
'So you survive this round, lets see how you fare against my dragons.' Violet sneered.
'I set a card and my turn is over.' Violet said and a reversed card appeared.
Leo drew his card, he looked over his hand, he mumbled something, he looked a few times at the dragons.
'Got it.' He said. 'I Flip Summon my Blazewing Butterfly!' The fiery insect appeared once more. (1500 ATK)
'Next I Gemini Summon my Blazewing Butterfly!' The creature started to glow. 'And I use the effect of Blazewing I tribute him to summon my Dark Valkyria with her effect activated!'
The insect disappeared and the dark Fairy appeared. (1800 ATK)
'I use the effect of Dark Valkyria and I use her Counter to destroy Black Rose Dragon!' Leo shouted and Dark Valkyria started to chant.
'Not yet! I Tribute my Stardust Dragon to destroy your Dark Valkyria.'
Stardust Dragon disappeared, the glittering dust fell on Dark Valkyria and the monster exploded.
'I was hoping you would do that, and now I play the Spell card Herculean Power!' The Continuous Spell card appeared.
'Since you control a monster and I don't I summon my second Future Samurai!' Leo shouted and a second of the female samurai appeared. (1600 ATK)
'And now my true plan, I wanted you to sacrifice your Stardust now it rests in the Graveyard, which I can get access to with my Monster Reborn!' The holy symbol appeared a second time and this time Stardust appeared on Leo's side. (2500 ATK)
'Stardust Dragon attack Splendid Rose!' Leo shouted.
'I activate my Trap card!' Violet shouted and the card spun around.
'Half or Nothing!'
Leo thought for a few seconds. 'I choose to end my Battle Phase and so I end my turn with three facedown cards.' Leo said and the three cards appeared on the Field.
Violet drew her card. 'I Banish my Copy Plant for the effect of Splendid Rose!' Stardust hung its head, it became weaker. (1250 ATK)
'Black Rose Dragon attack!' Violet shouted and Black Rose Dragon casted her vines.
'I activate my facedown Dust Tornado to destroy my own Trap card!' Leo shouted and his Dust Tornado spun around.
'And I use Stardust Dragons effect to destroy it!' Stardust Dragon slowly disappeared and Dust Tornado exploded.
'What the?' Violet stammered.
'In that case attack that Future Samurai!' Violet shouted and Black Rose Dragon turned its attention to the samurai.
'Activate Spell card Unleash Your Power!' Leo shouted and the Spell turned around.
'Now Future Samurai gets her effect!' Leo shouted but Black Rose Dragon crushed the warrior with her vines.
(Violet: 7400) - (Leo: 700)
'You destroyed a Gemini Summoned monster so I activate Gemini Trap Hole that destroys all your monsters!' Leo shouted and a huge explosion ripped over the Field destroying Black Rose Dragon and Splendid Rose.
'You are a fool!' Violet shouted. 'I activate the effect of Stardust Dragon, you sacrificed it but I can summon it!' Violet explained and in a flash of light Stardust Dragon appeared on Violet's side. (2500 ATK)
'Violet which of the two dragons is your favorite?'
Violet looked dumbfounded. 'Stardust, he is stronger than Black Rose Dragon.'
Leo nodded. 'Attack Points aren't all there is, I'm gonna show you now.' Leo said and he drew his card.
'Akiza was weak once until she met Yusei, after Z-one Akiza and Yusei Dueled like you said earlier, I saw that Duel, most say it was a draw, but Yusei gave Akiza victory because Yusei said Akiza surpassed him in strength and so Yusei gave Akiza the engagement ring.'
Leo took a card from his hand.
'I activate Swing of Memories!' Leo shouted and Blazewing Butterfly appeared once again. (1500 ATK)
'Next I activate Symbols of Duty!' The Spell card appeared.
'I now sacrifice Blazewing Butterfly to summon a monster from your Graveyard!'
A burst of flames enveloped Blazewing Butterfly and the flames subsided Black Rose Dragon towered above Leo. (2400 ATK)
'Black Rose Dragon symbolizes Akiza, she is a beautiful Duelists and Black Rose Dragon is beautiful, and you are also beautiful.'
Leo saw that Violet had tears in her eyes.
'I activate United We Stand!' Leo continued and Black Rose Dragon roared. (3200 ATK)
'Black Rose Dragon surpasses Stardust! Attack!' The two Signer Dragons struggled but in the end Black Rose strangled Stardust.
(Violet: 6700) - (Leo: 700)
'I set this card and I end my turn.' Leo said and his reversed card appeared.
Violet drew her card.
'I set two cards.' Violet said, her voice sounded sad, a reversed monster appeared and behind it a set Spell or Trap card.
'Draw!' Leo shouted.
'I activate Call of the Haunted!' His Trap card spun around and Phoenix Gearfried appeared on the Field. (2800 ATK)
'And I summon Evocator Chevalier!' In a bonfire a warrior in crimson red armor appeared, he had a sword as a right hand. (1900 ATK)
Black Rose Dragon's attack points rose to 4800.
'I Equip my Evocator with Supervise!' Leo shouted and the Spell card appeared, Evocator glowed as he gained his effect.
'Gearfried attack that hidden monster!' Gearfried rose his sword.
The card disappeared and a hedge made of thick vines appeared. (2100 DEF)
'My Hedge Guard is a plant and so I activate Wall of Thorns!' The Trap card spun around.
'All your monsters are destroyed!' Violet shouted and vines wrapped around the monsters they were pulled under.
Leo nodded as a sign that he ended his turn.
Jack and Juliet looked at each other.
Violet made her draw.
'I activate Premature Burial!' She shouted her Life Points dropped.
'I summon Star...' She started Leo saw her struggle.
(Violet: 5900) - (Leo: 700)
'I summon Black Rose Dragon!' Violet shouted and with a loud roar the Signer Dragon reappeared again. (2400 ATK)
Leo smiled and closed his eyes.
'Seems I brought you back Violet, you choose Black Rose Dragon over Stardust Dragon.
'And now you take the direct hit of Black Rose Dragon!' Leo stood there the attack raged over him but he didn't feel any pain.
(Violet: 5900) - (Leo: 0)
'Leo!' Juliet and Jack shouted, Leo held up his hand his friends stood still.
Violet slowly approached Leo.
'I'm so sorry.' She cried, tears run over her face, Leo knelt and removed the tears with his finger.
'It's okay, I'm sorry I caused so much pain.' Violet whispered.
'You are not to blame.' Leo softly replied, Violet fell in Leo's arms she softly cried.
Ten minutes later Violet was calm again.
'Violet I let you control your powers please don't lose control again.' Leo said.
'I shall try, I will never choose Stardust over Black Rose again, from now on they are equal for me.'
'But one thing I don't understand.' Jack said. 'You could have used Evocator Chevalier and destroy one Equip card to destroy that Wall of Thorns and so you could have won the Duel.'
Violet looked at Leo. 'That true?' She asked.
'Indeed.' Leo answered. 'But if I had done that I couldn't teach you the lesson I taught you now, and I gladly gave up a Scroll Card for that result.'
'No.' Violet said. 'I must thank you without you all could have gone wrong.' Violet picked a Scroll Card from her pocked and handed it over to Leo.
A few minutes later Violet left the city Leo and the rest went for Inn for midday snacks.
When Violet couldn't see the gates any more a man approached her it was Errol Black-Heart.
'I finally found you, seems my security officers had a hard time finding you.'
'Who are you creep!' Violet shouted.
'You will be grateful later I promise.' Errol said with a fake kind voice, he snapped his fingers and ten Orichalcos Soldiers appeared.
Next time:
When we try to eat our snacks in peace the Inn get assaulted by the crazy Brron, Jack fended off Jinzo but Brron is a real problem, but I won't let myself by defeated.
'The Cheerful Coffin.' Coming soon.