Legal Disclaimer: This story follows the same rules as "Rise of the Deckmasters". Renee Maxime and any physical descriptions associated with her are the properties of sm-candy. Casey Harrison and any physical descriptions associated with her are mine and can't be used without my permission.
Battle Between The Sexes
Chapter 26: Reptiles Alive
The next morning, everybody has returned to the stadium, and Lily and Rose reappeared on the stage.
"It's time to begin our semifinal round, " said Lily.
"Would Casey Harrison and Renee Maxime please step forward?" asked Rose.
Casey and Renee stood up and headed toward the stage. Within minutes, they arrived on opposite sides of the stage.
"Are you two prepared to duel?" asked Lily.
"I'm ready, " said Casey.
"Me, too, " said Renee.
"Choose your deckmaster, and you may begin, " said Lily as Renee and Casey pulled their decks out of their Duel Disks.
They searched through their decks and found their monsters.
"I choose Unshaven Angler as my deckmaster, " said Casey.
"I choose Allure Queen Level 3 as my deckmaster, " said Renee.
Casey and Renee exchanged, shuffled, and cut their decks. They quickly gave their decks back to each other and placed them back into their Duel Disks.
"Let's duel!" they both exclaimed.
Their Duel Disks activated and moved into position. Renee and Casey pressed blue buttons on their Duel Disks. The left edge slots immediately opened up. Renee placed Allure Queen Level 3 on her slot while Casey placed Unshaven Angler on her slot. Afterwards, they both closed up. First, Allure Queen Level 3 appeared next to Renee. (500/500) Next, Unshaven Angler appeared next to Casey. (1,500/1,600) They both drew five cards.
Renee: 8,000
Casey: 8,000
"I'll go first, " said Renee as she drew a sixth card. "I summon Pixie Knight in attack mode."
Renee placed her on top of her Duel Disk. A young girl with red hair, who was wearing a blue and red-striped hat, white boots, a white blouse with a green collar, a blue skirt, and was wielding a red dagger, appeared on Renee's side of the field. (1,300/200)
"I place one card facedown, ending my turn, " said Renee as a facedown card appeared behind Pixie Knight.
"My move, " said Casey as she drew a sixth card. "I summon Kaiser Sea Horse in attack mode."
Casey placed it on top of her Duel Disk. Kaiser Sea Horse appeared on Casey's side of the field. (1,700/1,650)
"Kaiser Sea Horse, attack Pixie Knight with Blinding Light Strike!" exclaimed Casey.
Kaiser Sea Horse used its attack to swipe Pixie Knight, shattering her into pixels. Renee moved Pixie Knight from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Renee: 7,600
Casey: 8,000
"I place one card facedown, ending my turn, " said Casey as a facedown card appeared behind Kaiser Sea Horse.
"My move, " said Renee as she drew a card. "I play Pot of Greed."
Renee drew two cards from her deck.
"Thanks to Pot of Greed, I can special summon Watapon in attack mode, " said Renee as she placed it on top of her Duel Disk.
Watapon appeared on Renee's side of the field. (200/300)
"Next, I activate my facedown card, Dust Tornado, to destroy your facedown card, " said Renee as a facedown card flipped up.
A tornado appeared and shattered Casey's facedown card into pixels. Another facedown card appeared where Dust Tornado was originally.
"Finally, I sacrifice Watapon to summon Iris, the Earth Mother, " said Renee.
Once Renee moved Watapon from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard, it vanished from the field. Next, she placed Iris, the Earth Mother, on top of her Duel Disk. Iris, the Earth Mother, appeared on Renee's side of the field. (2,400/1,200)
"Iris, the Earth Mother, attack Kaiser Sea Horse with Earthquake Blast!" exclaimed Renee.
Iris, the Earth Mother, used her attack to blast Kaiser Sea Horse, shattering it into pixels. Casey moved Kaiser Sea Horse from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Renee: 7,600
Casey: 7,300
"I end my turn, " said Renee.
"My move, " said Casey as she drew a card. "I play Graceful Charity."
Casey drew three cards from her deck and moved two cards from her hand to her Graveyard.
"I set one monster in defense mode and place one card facedown, " said Casey as she placed one card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk.
A set card appeared on Casey's side of the field. Another facedown card appeared behind the set card.
"I end my turn, " said Casey.
"My move, " said Renee as she drew a card. "I summon Asura Priest in attack mode."
Renee placed him on top of her Duel Disk. Asura Priest appeared next to Iris, the Earth Mother. (1,700/1,200)
"Asura Priest, attack that set monster with Hexagonal Sword Assault!" exclaimed Renee.
Asura Priest used his attack to slice the set card. Casey quickly turned her set card upright on top of her Duel Disk. A giant grizzly bear with short claws appeared on Casey's side of the field and shattered into pixels. (1,400/1,000) Casey moved Mother Grizzly from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"Thanks to you, I can now special summon a WATER monster from my deck with an attack strength of at most 1,500 points, " said Casey as she pulled her deck out of her Duel Disk. "Therefore, I summon Takriminos in attack mode."
Casey searched through her deck, found and placed Takriminos on top of her Duel Disk, and shuffled and returned her deck to her Duel Disk. Takriminos appeared on Casey's side of the field. (1,500/1,200)
"Don't forget that Asura Priest can attack every monster on your side of the field, " said Renee.
"Not a problem at all, " said Casey.
"Asura Priest, attack Takriminos with Hexagonal Sword Assault!" exclaimed Renee.
"Sorry, but I activate my facedown card, Negate Attack, " said Casey as a facedown card flipped up.
Asura Priest used his attack to slice Takriminos; however, Negate Attack dissipated the attack.
"I end my turn, " said Renee as she moved Asura Priest from the top of her Duel Disk to her hand.
Asura Priest vanished from the field.
"My move, " said Casey as she drew a card. "I activate Unshaven Angler's deckmaster ability, which is called Summon Water, allowing me to sacrifice Takriminos to summon Levia-Dragon - Daedalus."
Once Casey moved Takriminos from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard, it vanished from the field. Next, she placed Levia-Dragon - Daedalus on top of her Duel Disk. Levia-Dragon - Daedalus appeared on Casey's side of the field. (2,600/1,500)
"Not so fast. I activate my facedown card, Nightmare Wheel, " said Renee as a facedown card flipped up.
The Nightmare Wheel appeared behind Levia-Dragon - Daedalus and released its chains, binding it and negating its attack.
"I end my turn, " said Casey.
"My move, " said Renee as she drew a card. "Don't forget Nightmare Wheel inflicts 500 points of damage to your Life Points during my Standby Phases."
An energy beam came from Nightmare Wheel and struck Casey, causing her to flinch.
Renee: 7,600
Casey: 6,800
"I play Misfortune on Levia-Dragon - Daedalus, " said Renee.
An energy beam came from Levia-Dragon - Daedalus and struck Casey, causing her to twitch.
Renee: 7,600
Casey: 5,500
"I place one card facedown, ending my turn, " said Renee as a facedown card appeared behind Iris, the Earth Mother.
"My move, " said Casey as she drew a card. "I play Terraforming, allowing me to move a Field Magic card from my deck to my hand."
Casey pulled her deck out of her Duel Disk, searched through it, found Umi, and returned her deck to her Duel Disk.
"Next, I play Umi, " said Casey as she pressed the red button on her Duel Disk.
Casey's right edge slot immediately opened up. Casey placed Umi on the slot, which immediately closed back. Umi's vast ocean appeared on the entire length of the field. Levia-Dragon - Daedalus' stats changed. (2,800/1,700)
"Even with the power boost from Umi, Levia-Dragon - Daedalus still can't attack, " said Renee.
"Not true. By sending Umi to my Graveyard, I can destroy every card on the field except from Levia-Dragon - Daedalus itself, " said Casey as she pressed the red button on her Duel Disk.
The right edge slot reopened up. Casey moved Umi from her slot to her Graveyard. Once the slot closed back, Umi's ocean, Nightmare Wheel, and Iris, the Earth Mother, shattered into pixels. Renee moved Iris, the Earth Mother, from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard. Levia-Dragon - Daedalus' stats returned to normal.
"Levia-Dragon - Daedalus, attack REnee's Life Points directly with Sonar Laser Blast!" exclaimed Casey.
Levia-Dragon - Daedalus used its attack to blast Renee, causing her to twitch.
Renee: 5,000
Casey: 5,500
"I set one monster in defense mode, ending my turn, " said Casey as she placed one card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk.
A set card appeared next to Levia-Dragon - Daedalus.
"My move, " said Renee as she drew a card. "I summon Queen's Bodyguard in attack mode and equip them with Lightning Blade, increasing their attack strength by 800 points while decreasing the attack strengths of all WATER monsters on the field by 500 points."
Queen's Bodyguard appeared on Renee's side of the field with their attack strength changed. (2,500/1,200) Levia-Dragon - Daedalus' attack strength changed also. (2,100/1,500)
"Next, I play the Magic card, Morale Boost, which increases the Life Points of a duelist who plays an Equip Magic card by 1,000 points, " said Renee. "Lightning Blade fits that condition."
Renee: 6,000
Casey: 5,500
"Queen's Bodyguard, attack Levia-Dragon - Daedalus with Lightning Sword Assault!" exclaimed Renee.
Queen's Bodyguard used their attack to slice Levia-Dragon - Daedalus into pieces, shattering it into pixels. Casey moved Levia-Dragon - Daedalus from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Renee: 6,000
Casey: 5,100
"I place two cards facedown, ending my turn, " said Renee as two facedown cards appeared behind Queen's Bodyguard.
"My move, " said Casey as she drew a card. "I flip summon my set monster, which is Masked Dragon."
Casey turned her set card upright on top of her Duel Disk. Masked Dragon appeared on Casey's side of the field. (1,400/1,100)
"I summon Element Dragon in attack mode, " said Casey as she placed it on top of her Duel Disk.
A pink muscular dragon with a long tail, broad, pink, and aqua blue wings, and orange mane appeared next to Masked Dragon. (1,500/1,200)
"Element Dragon has two special abilities based on the attributes of every monster on the field, " said Casey. "Since Masked Dragon is a FIRE monster, one of Element Dragon's special abilities increases its attack strength by 500 points."
Element Dragon's attack strength changed. (2,000/1,200)
"Next, I play Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Lightning Blade, " said Renee.
The Mystical Space Typhoon appeared and shattered Lightning Blade into pixels, restoring the attack strength of Queen's Bodyguard to normal.
Renee: 5,000
Casey: 5,100
"Morale Boost has a nasty side effect. When the Equip Magic card is destroyed, it inflicts 1,000 points of damage to the Life Points of the card's controller, " said Renee.
"Element Dragon, attack Queen's Bodyguard with Tornadic Flame Attack!" exclaimed Casey.
Element Dragon fired a column of yellow fire at Queen's Bodyguard, incinerating them. Renee moved Queen's Bodyguard from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Renee: 4,700
Casey: 5,100
"Masked Dragon, attack Renee's Life Points directly with Hidden Inferno Blast!" exclaimed Casey.
"I activate one of my facedown cards, A Rival Appears!, allowing me to summon Magician's Valkyria from my hand since her level is equal to Element Dragon's, " said Renee as a facedown card flipped up.
Renee placed her on top of her Duel Disk. Magician's Valkyria appeared on Renee's side of the field, causing a replay. (1,600/1,800)
"Masked Dragon, attack Magician's Valkyria with Hidden Inferno Blast!" exclaimed Casey.
Masked Dragon used its attack to incinerate Magician's Valkyria; however, Magician's Valkyria countered the attack, shattering Masked Dragon into pixels. Casey moved Masked Dragon from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard. Element Dragon's attack strength returned to normal.
Renee: 4,700
Casey: 4,900
"Thanks to you, I can special summon Fairy Dragon in attack mode, " said Casey as she pulled her deck out of her Duel Disk.
Casey searched through her deck, found and placed Fairy Dragon on top of her Duel Disk, and shuffled and returned her deck to her Duel Disk.
A green serpentine dragon with short yellow ears, red eyes, and small wings appeared on Casey's side of the field. (1,100/1,200)
"I place one card facedown, ending my turn, " said Casey as a facedown card appeared behind Element Dragon.
"My move, " said Renee as she drew a card. "I activate the deckmaster ability of Allure Queen Level 3, which is called Imperial Defense. Once per turn, during my Standby Phase, I can equip one of my face-up monsters with one of yours as long as its level is at most of the monster I choose. All I have to do is randomly remove one card from my hand from play Therefore, I equip Element Dragon to Magician's Valkyria."
Renee randomly moved 7 from her hand and kept it separate from her Duel Disk. Casey moved Element Dragon from the top of her Duel Disk and gave it to Renee. Element Dragon appeared behind Magician's Valkyria, resting with its arms crossed.
Renee: 5,700
Casey: 4,900
"Magician's Valkyria, attack Fairy Dragon with Mystic Scepter Blast!" exclaimed Renee.
"I think not. I activate my facedown card, Waboku, " said Casey as a facedown card flipped up.
Magician's Valkyria used her attack to blast Fairy Dragon but was unable to destroy it.
"I set one monster in defense mode, ending my turn, " said Renee as she placed one card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk.
A set card appeared next to Magician's Valkyria.
"My move, " said Casey as she drew a card. "Since there is a Dragon-type monster on my side of the field, I play Stamping Destruction to unequip Element Dragon and inflict 500 points of damage to your Life Points."
Element Dragon shattered into pixels. Renee gave Element Dragon back to Casey, whom placed it into her Graveyard. Suddenly, a beam came from Casey's Graveyard and zapped Renee, causing her to flinch.
Renee: 4,200
Casey: 4,900
"Next, I play Salvage, " said Casey as she retrieved Amazon of the Seas and Zone Eater from her Graveyard. "Finally, I play Polymerization, combining Fairy Dragon, Amazon of the Seas, and Zone Eater to summon Aqua Dragon."
Once Casey moved Fairy Dragon from the top of her Duel Disk and discarded all four cards to her Graveyard, Fairy Dragon vanished from the field. Next, she moved Aqua Dragon from her Fusion Deck to the top of her Duel Disk. Aqua Dragon appeared on Casey's side of the field. (2,250/1,900)
"I summon Mirage Dragon in attack mode, " said Casey as she placed it on top of her Duel Disk.
Mirage Dragon appeared next to Aqua Dragon (1,600/600)
"Mirage Dragon, attack that set card with Spectrum Blast!" exclaimed Casey.
Mirage Dragon used its attack to blast the set card. Renee quickly turned her set card upright on top of her Duel Disk. Babycerasaurus appeared next to Magician's Valkyri and instantly shattered into pixels. (500/500) Renee moved Babycerasaurus from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"Now, I can special summon Hyper Hammerhead from my deck, " said Renee as she pulled her deck out of her Duel Disk.
Renee searched through her deck, found and placed Hyper Hammerhead on top of her Duel Disk, and shuffled and returned her deck to her Duel Disk. Hyper Hammerhead appeared next to Magician's Valkyria. (1,500/1,200)
"Aqua Dragon, attack Hyper Hammerhead with Torrential Squall Blast!" exclaimed Casey.
Aqua Dragon used its attack to drown Hyper Hammerhead, shattering it into pixels. Renee moved Hyper Hammerhead from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Renee: 3,450
Casey: 4,900
"I end my turn, " said Casey.
"My move, " said Renee as she drew a card. "I play Spell Reproduction."
Renee discarded Timidity and Ground Collapse and retrieved a Magic card from her Graveyard.
"I summon Warrior of Zera and equip him with Lightning Blade, " said Renee as she placed him on top of her Duel Disk.
Warrior of Zera, who was wielding the Lightning Blade, appeared next to Magician's Valkyria with his attack strength changed. (2,400/1,600) Aqua Dragon's attack strength changed also. (1,750/1,900)
Renee: 4,450
Casey: 4,900
"Warrior of Zera, attack Mirage Dragon with Electric Blade Swipe!" exclaimed Renee.
Warrior of Zera used his sword to slice Mirage Dragon in half, shattering it into pixels. Casey moved Mirage Dragon from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Renee: 4,450
Casey: 4,100
"I end my turn, " said Renee.
"My move, " said Casey as she drew a card. "I play Cost Down, so I can summon Kaiser Glider in attack mode."
Casey discarded Guardian Kay'est and placed Kaiser Glider on top of her Duel Disk. Kaiser Glider appeared next to Aqua Dragon. (2,400/2,200)
"Kaiser Glider, attack Warrior of Zera with Solar Flare Blast!" exclaimed Casey.
Kaiser Glider used its attack to incinerate Warrior of Zera; however, Warrior of Zera countered it. The combination of the two attacks caused an explosion that shattered Warrior of Zera into pixels. Renee moved Warrior of Zera from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard. Aqua Dragon's attack strength returned to normal.
Renee: 3,450
Casey: 4,100
"Don't forget Kaiser Glider can't be destroyed when in battle with a monster with the same attack strength as his, " said Casey.
"I almost forgot, " said Renee.
"Aqua Dragon, attack Renee's Life Points directly with Torrential Squall Attack!" exclaimed Casey.
"Not so fast. I activate my facedown card, Option Hunter, " said Renee as a facedown card flipped up. "I can only activate this card when one of my monsters is destroyed in battle. It increases my Life Points by the destroyed monster's original attack strength. Magician's Valkyria has an attack strength of 1,600 points."
Aqua Dragon used its attack to drench Magician's Valkyria, shattering her into pixels. Renee moved Magician's Valkyria from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Renee: 4,400
Casey: 4,100
"I place two cards facedown, ending my turn, " said Casey as two facedown cards appeared behind Kaiser Glider.
"My move, " said Renee as she drew a card. "I special summon Gilasaurus in attack mode."
Renee placed it on top of her Duel Disk. Gilasaurus appeared on Renee's side of the field. (1,400/400)
"Because I summon Gilasaurus that way, you can special summon a monster from your Graveyard, " said Renee.
"I choose Mirage Dragon, " said Casey as she moved it from her Graveyard to the top of her Duel Disk.
Mirage Dragon reappeared next to Kaiser Glider. (1,600/600)
"Next, I play Big Evolution Pill, allowing me to sacrifice Gilasaurus to summon Black Tyranno, " said Renee.
Once Renee moved Gilasaurus from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard, it vanished from the field. Next, she placed Black Tyranno on top of her Duel Disk. Black Tyranno appeared on Renee's side of the field. (2,600/1,800)
"Finally, I play the Magic card, Tail Swipe, which can be only activated when I have a Dinosaur-type monster on my side of the field, whose level is at most five, " said Renee. "It allows me to return at least two monsters on your side of the field, which are either facedown or have levels of at most the level of my monster to your hand. Since Black Tyranno is a level seven monster, Mirage Dragon is a level four monster, Aqua Dragon is a level six monster, and Kaiser Glider is a level six monster, Mirage Dragon and Kaiser Glider returns to your hand and Aqua Dragon returns to your Fusion Deck."
Once Casey moved both Mirage Dragon and Kaiser Glider from the top of her Duel Disk to her hand and Aqua Dragon to her Fusion Deck, they all vanished from the field.
"Black Tyranno, attack Casey's Life Points directly with Triassic Crunch!" exclaimed Renee.
Black Tyranno came toward Casey and bit her, causing her to twitch.
Renee: 4,400
Casey: 1,500
"I place one card facedown, ending my turn, " said Renee as a facedown card appeared behind Black Tyranno.
"My move, " said Casey as she drew a card. "I summon Lord of D. in attack mode."
Casey placed him on top of her Duel Disk. Lord of D. appeared on Casey's side of the field. (1,200/1,100)
"Next, I play Flute of Summoning Dragon to summon both Mirage Dragon and Kaiser Glider from my hand, " said Casey as she placed them on top of her Duel Disk.
First, Mirage Dragon appeared next to Lord of D. (1,600/600) Next, Kaiser Glider appeared next to Mirage Dragon. (2,400/2,200)
"Kaiser Glider, attack Black Tyranno with Solar Flare Blast!" exclaimed Casey.
Kaiser Glider used its attack to blast Black Tyranno; however, Black Tyranno deflected the attack toward Kaiser Glider, shattering it into pixels. Casey moved Black Tyranno from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Renee: 4,400
Casey: 1,300
"Since Kaiser Glider was destroyed in battle, its special ability allows me to return Black Tyranno to your hand, " said Casey.
Once Renee moved Black Tyranno from the top of her Duel Disk to her hand, it vanished from the field.
"Mirage Dragon, attack Renee's Life Points directly with Spectrum Blast!" exclaimed Casey.
Mirage Dragon used its attack to blast Renee, causing her to twitch.
Renee: 2,800
Casey: 1,300
"Lord of D., attack Renee's Life Points directly with Sonic Dragon Blast!" exclaimed Casey.
Lord of D. used his attack to blast Renee, causing her to twitch again.
Renee: 1,600
Casey: 1,300
"I end my turn, " said Casey.
"My move, " said Renee as she drew a card. "Big Evolution Pill has another ability. It allows me to summon Dinosaur-type monsters without making any sacrifices. Therefore, I summon Black Tyranno in attack mode."
Renee placed it on top of her Duel Disk. Black Tyranno reappeared on Renee's side of the field. (2,600/1,800)
"Don't forget Lord of D. protects all Dragon-type monsters from Magic, Trap and other effects including deckmaster effects, " said Casey.
"Black Tyranno, end this duel and attack Lord of D. with Triassic Crunch!" exclaimed Renee.
"Not so fast. I activate my facedown card, Waboku, " said Casey as a facedown card flipped up.
Black Tyranno used its attack to bite Lord of D. but was unable to destroy him.
"I end my turn, " said Renee.
"My move, " said Casey as she drew a card. "I play Monster Reincarnation."
Casey discarded Re-Fusion and retrieved a monster from her Graveyard.
"Thanks to Summon Water, I sacrifice Lord of D. to summon Levia - Dragon Daedalus, " said Casey.
Once Casey moved Lord of D. from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard, he vanished from the field. Next, she placed Levia-Dragon - Daedalus on top of her Duel Disk. Levia - Dragon Daedalus reappeared next to Mirage Dragon. (2,600/1,500)
"Levia-Dragon - Daedalus, attack Black Tyranno with Sonar Laser Blast!" exclaimed Casey.
Levia-Dragon - Daedalus used its attack to blast Black Tyranno; however, Black Tyranno countered it. The combination of the two attack caused an explosion, shattering both monsters into pixels. Casey moved Levia-Dragon - Daedalus from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard while Renee moved Black Tyranno from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"Mirage Dragon, end this duel with Spectrum Blast!" exclaimed Casey.
Mirage Dragon used its attack to blast Renee, causing her to fall to her knees.
Renee: 0000
Casey: 1,300
The monsters and the field instantly vanished. Every card remaining on the Duel Disks were removed and were placed back into Renee's and Casey's decks.
"Proceeding to the next round, we have Ms. Casey Harrison, " said Lily as the crowd applauded and shouted.
"You are a great strategist. That Lightning Blade nearly crippled my deck, " said Casey as she shook Renee's hand.
"Even so, you found a creative way around it, " said Renee as she shook Casey's hand.
They immediately headed offstage. Rose reappeared onstage.
"Our next duel will be between Tea Gardner and Mokuba Kaiba, " said Rose. "Would you two come forward?"
"We may be friends, but I won't hold back in this duel, " said Mokuba.
"Mokuba will be a challenge. He learned from the best, his brother Seto, " said Tea.
Deckmaster Abilities
Unshaven Angler - Summon Water: Summon any WATER monster, whose level is at least five, for one sacrifice less than what would be normally required.
Allure Queen Level 3 - Imperial Defense: Randomly remove one card from my hand from play. Once per turn, during your Main Phase, you can select a monster from your opponent's side of the field and equip it to one of your face-up monsters. (Only 1 card at a time can be equipped due to this effect.) If the monster would be destroyed by battle, the equipped monster is destroyed instead.