We were quite surprised when Jinzo attacked us.
But Drake told us there were three Duel Spirits: Dark Magician is now helping Drake, Jinzo was beaten by Jack and so he earned his seventh Scroll Card, Leo defeated Violet he also earned his seventh Scroll Card, and now it is time for me to earn my seventh Scroll Card.
Chapter 26.
The Cheerful Coffin.
Scroll Cards:
Jack: 7
Leo: 7
Juliet: 6
Juliet, Jack and Leo were enjoying some fries, it was around three o clock.
'So I'm gonna find a Duelist here.' Juliet said.
'Indeed after we're done here we will help you find a Duelist.' Leo said, he had his mouth full of fries.
'I'm getting nervous now.' Jack sighted.
'What is wrong?' Juliet asked laying her arm on his shoulders.
'Well we're getting close to the Dragon Priests and James Black.'
Leo nodded. 'We have the Legendary Dragons what can actually happen?'
'For one thing I need to face the champion of the Arena, he possibly has Destiny Heroes, second we have one enemy who has the Sacred Beasts, for a third the Circle with their Divine Synchros, we never know if they make it to the finals and finally a Necromancer working for James Black.'
Suddenly the door if the Inn swung open, a rather thin man wearing a hooded cloak stepped in.
'And they are the least of your worries.' The stranger said and he threw off his cloak revealing that he was Brron.
'Hee hee hee, Jinzo might have had no sense because he was programmed to Duel you.' Brron cackled.
Jack and the others stood up they drew their blades.
'Hee hee hee you want to fight? Well seems we think alike.' Brron softly said, other guests at the Inn and the owners ducked for cover.
'Not here Brron.' Jack said.
'Hee hee hee indeed not here!' Brron cackled and he rose his hands in the air, the surroundings changed, the Inn was suddenly tearing down and they stood in a pool of sludge.
'Don't tell me this is...' Juliet started.
'Coldharbour.' Jack finished her sentence, they walked outside.
'So you are the ones Brron warned me for?'
Jack, Leo and Juliet looked around, on the rooftop of a luxurious building stood a weak looking Fiend, he had gray skin the only thing he wore was a green cape, the most disturbing part was the huge brain he had.
'I know you, you are Gren the Tactician of Dark World.' Jack said pointing his sword at the creature.
'Indeed.' Gren said and he started to chant, a small ugly red creature appeared in front of him.
'Kill them Scarr.' Gren said.
Leo redyed his sword first, he looked the ugly Scarr in the eyes.
The Scout redyed his fangs, Leo held his sword in front of his chest, suddenly the Scout leaped at Leo, Leo slashed his sword to the side and he leaped out-of-the-way, Scarr fell onto the ground he bled to dead.
Gren the tactician scratched his chin.
'He was just a scout.' The monster mumbled.
'Now it is dead.' Leo replied.
'And you'll be next.' Gren chanted again this time an ugly Fiend carrying a spear appeared, this was Beiige, next to Beiige the Fiend Broww appeared a less ugly Fiend carrying a bow he was the huntsman.
Jack and Juliet now also drew their swords, Broww started to fire at Juliet she kept leaping out-of-the-way, Beiige charged at Juliet but Jack blocked his way, Leo tried to flank Broww but found his road blocked by Zure, an armored Fiend holding a two-handed blade, he was the Knight of Darkworld.
Jack just sliced the head of Beiige clean off, he rushed to Leo, Leo saw his friend coming he rushed at Broww, Zure had a confused look on his face when Leo ran away from him.
Zure barely could block Jack then the knight was stabbed in the back by Juliet he fell to the ground bleeding.
Broww saw Leo coming but there was nothing he could do.
Gren let out an angry snarl, he chanted once again, only this time was longer, first that appeared was Grapha the Dragon Lord, the second monster that appeared was Goldd the Wu-Lord and finally Sillva the War-Lord appeared.
Grapha charged in first, the others stood still, Juliet and Leo ducked to the ground, Jack made a slash at the Dragon Lord but the monster simply smashed him aside.
Jack grunted, he got a look of fear in his eyes as the Dragon Lord turned around to move in for the kill.
Jack closed his eyes suddenly with an unholy scream a heavy thing crashed to the ground, Jack opened his eyes and saw Grapha laing on the ground, Sirius stood in front of the dead Fiend, blood of Grapha dripped from his hand.
Goldd and Sillva looked at each other than they charged in.
Sirius created two fireballs in his hands and casted them at the storming Fiends incinerating them.
'Sirius?' Juliet gasped.
'This is not that I like you, for some reason that Duel Spirit transported you to Coldharbour, seems Molag Ball didn't take notice of you.'
'Why are you here anyway?' Leo snarled.
'I live here, and Molag Ball needs Juliet so I won't let her die.'
Gren let out a horrible laughter in front of the tactician a huge black-skinned Fiend appeared he carried a huge staff with two points at the tip of it.
'Reign-Beaux!' Juliet squealed.
'Move away.' Sirius demanded, Jack and the others were out of the way and the Fiend charged in, Sirius could not evaded he landed in the slug covering the ground.
'That I have to resort to this.' Sirius muttered as he stood up.
Sirius closed his eyes and crossed his arms, suddenly all of his clothes disappeared as he got covered in a black mist.
'What's happening?' Jack wondered.
Two red eyes appeared from out of the black mist then it disappeared, Sirius was changed into an ugly creature, he was naked except for a cloth around his waist, he had a fiendish face his body was muscular and covered with scars.
Juliet cowered behind Jack, and Leo backed away.
'You are one of the few who saw this form and lived to tell it.' The creature spoke in a heavy voice.
'What is this for magic?' Leo gasped.
'No magic, this is the Vampire Lord, only a very few vampires can attain this form, I was granted this ability.'
Reign-Beaux focused on Sirius and charged in, Sirius simply caught the arm of the Fiend and sliced it clean off with his claws, Reign-Beaux roared with anger.
Sirius leaped backward and created some red energy in his right hand, he pointed his hand at the Fiend and Reign-Beaux dropped to his knees.
'This is the Drain Life Spell.' Sirius said. Reign-Beaux roared, Sirius leaped onto the back of the monster then clawed open the neck, put his head in and drank the blood of the Fiend until it died.
'Gren was watching with disgust then he heard movement behind him, he looked around and the last thing he saw was Jack's sword approaching his heart.
Gren fell dead in the sludge.
Sirius slowly changed back.
Suddenly a portal opened and Brron stepped out.
'Hee hee hee.' The Fiend cackled.
'O what happened here? Gren failed?!' The Mad King cackled.
'It's over Brron.' Jack said.
'Hee hee hee of course not.'
Brron snapped his fingers and Jack, Leo and Sirius were trapped in three black coffins the coffins were sealed off.
'What is this?' Juliet snapped.
'They are coffins, with limited air, Duel me and beat me and your friends goes free, if not, well I think it will become a choke point!' The Fiend King laughed like a maniac.
Juliet activated her Duel Disk, Brron just stood there.
'Something wrong?' Juliet asked.
'Well, Gren and the monsters he summoned actually came from my Deck, seeing that they are killed their cards are destroyed I have to resort to my second Deck.'
A Fiendish Duel Disk appeared around the wrist of the Mad King he put in his Deck.
'Hee hee hee if you win I might even throw in this one.' Brron said and he held up a Scroll Card.
'I'm not even gonna wonder why you have a Scroll Card in the first place.' Juliet sighted.
'Duel!' Juliet and Brron shouted.
(Brron: 8000) - (Juliet: 8000)
(Ante: 1 Scroll Card) - (Ante: 1 Scroll Card)
'Hee hee hee I'll go first!' The fiend cackled he drew his card.
'I set a monster.' Brron stated and a hidden monster appeared on the Field.
'Next two facedown cards.'
Two Spell or Trap cards materialized behind the hidden monster.
'I think I'll end my turn here.'
Juliet drew her card, she looked over her hand.
'Nothing fancy here so I go with Junk Blader!'
Juliet nervously looked around.
Molag Ball could be here any moment, last time we were here we all barely escaped this time he won't let us go that easily.
In front of Juliet the fiendish warrior appeared he held aloft his red blade. (1800 ATK)
'Junk Blader attack that monster!' Juliet shouted and Junk Blader charged in, the reversed card disappeared and an egg-shaped, purple creature appeared it had one eye in the center and the bottom was covered with blue crystals, there were demonic faces edged in it. (1300 DEF)
Junk Blader cut through the egg, it moaned as it exploded into purple sludge.
'Hee hee hee scrambled eggs! I think that would give my Gorgon Egg a headache.'
Juliet looked at the fiend with a weird look in her eyes.
'What my joke isn't funny?' Brron asked.
'Not only that, but that monster has only been released in Japan only for the Original Card Game, there was no international release, why can your Duel Disk read it?'
Brron chuckled.
'Maybe because my Duel Disk is hacked? Hee hee hee I can play any card I want and he will recognize the card as legal.'
Juliet scratched her chin.
'Well if that is your game I will play it, your move.'
Brron quickly drew his card.
'Do you know what Ancient Rule is?' Brron asked.
'Yes you can special summon a normal monster without any sacrifice.' Juliet sighted.
'Good.' Brron sneered and one of his facedown cards spun around, it was Ancient Rules.
'From the darkness rise! Yellow Hecate!' Brron cackled and a fat, ugly woman appeared she was dressed in a yellow dress, she wore a weird yellow hat, she carried a long staff in her claw-like hands. (2500 ATK)
'Yellow Hecate kill!' Brron cackled, Yellow Hecate aimed her staff and a blast of pure darkness blew apart Junk Blader.
(Brron: 8000) - (Juliet: 7300)
Juliet had a worried look in her eyes, she shortly looked at the coffins then she made up her mind and drew a card.
'I activate Polymerization!' Juliet shouted and the Spell card appeared.
'From my hand I Fuse Etoile Cyber and Blade Skater.' The two monsters swirled together.
'I Fusion Summon Cyber Blader!' With a pirouette the long-haired warrior appeared on her ice skates. (2100 ATK)
'Hee hee hee! I activate my reversed card!' Brron cackled and the Trap card spun around.
'Champion's Vigilance! I control a Level seven monster so your summon is negated!' Cyber Blader gasped as she suddenly exploded.
'Facedown card.' Juliet said and a reversed card appeared.
'Turn end.'
Brron cackled. 'You're wide open.' He drew his card.
'I activate The Seal of Orichalcos!' A green light shone from out of Brron's belly.
Both Brron and Juliet looked at the light.
Slowly the Orichalcos surrounded them.
'He gave me that stone to control this card, seems it wasn't meant to be eaten, o well it still works.' Brron muttered.
'Continuing the slaughter I activate a second Ancient Rules!' Brron shouted and a second of the Spell cards appeared.
'I summon Red Hecate!'
Next to the yellow-dressed monster a new monster appeared, this one was skeletal in appearance, it was a woman, she wore a red dress a bit too large for her. She also wore jester-like shoes and a jester hat. (2500 ATK)
The Orichalcos shone on both the Hecate's heads. (3000 ATK x2)
'Yellow Hecate blast away her life!' Brron screamed.
'Go Sakuretsu Armor!' Juliet shouted and the Trap card spun around, the attack was reflected back at yellow Hecate the woman exploded.
'Red Hecate!' Brron shouted and the new monster created a shadowy ball in her hands and fired it at Juliet, she was thrown to her knees, Juliet gasped for breath.
(Brron: 8000) - (Juliet: 4300)
'I'll draw!' Juliet shouted.
'Monster Reborn!' She stated and the holy sign appeared, Cyber Blader reappeared on the Field. (2100 ATK)
'I Equip her with Junk Barrage!' Juliet exclaimed and the Spell card appeared on her Field.
'I end my turn with a facedown card.' Juliet stated and the reversed card appeared on her side of the Field.
Brron drew his card he held his cards upside down.
'Not even upside down this they can be useful.' The Fiend muttered.
'Alright I set this one.' Brron stated and a card appeared set in his Spell/Trap Zone.
'Red Hecate destroy Cyber Blader!'
Juliet chuckled. 'When you have one monster she cannot be destroyed by Battle, but that won't be a problem for you after this.' Juliet said with a sneer and her Trap card spun around.
'Hee hee hee Foolish Revival!' Brron cackled.
The ugly Yellow Hecate reappeared on the Field, she crouched down and defended herself with her staff. (2300 DEF)
'And when you have two monsters the attack of Cyber Blader is doubled.' (4200 ATK)
Meanwhile Red Hecate continued her attack.
'No stop!' Brron howled but it was too late Red Hecate was sliced in half when Cyber Blader kicked the monster, the attack score of Cyber Blader dropped back to 2100.
'O before you forget Brron, Junk Barrage was still Equipped to her.'
'Yeeowch!' Brron howled as Cyber Blader kicked him in the gut.
(Brron: 5300) - (Juliet: 4300)
Juliet drew her card.
'The only thing I can do at the moment is setting this.' She said and a reversed card appeared behind Cyber Blader.
'Hee hee hee you run out of options!' Brron cackled he drew his card.
'Look a familiar card!' Brron said and a third Ancient Rules appeared on his side of the Field.
'You've met two of the three sisters, so meet the third one Violet Hecate!' Brron shouted this monster wasn't ugly, this woman was a young witch wearing a purple dress, purple gloves and the same hat Yellow Hecate wears only purple, she also held a staff in her hands, the Orichalcos burned on her head. (2500- 3000 ATK)
The attack of Cyber Blader doubled again. (4200 ATK)
'Hee hee hee I change Yellow Hecate to attack mode.' He stated and the fat ugly woman stood up. (3000 ATK)
'Yellow Hecate suicide yourself!' Brron shouted and the yellow witch fired her blast Cyber Blader reflected the attack and the witch blew up.
Cyber Blader returned back to her original attack score.
(Brron: 4200) - (Juliet: 4300)
'Violet Hecate attack that Cyber Blader!' Brron shouted and the witch clad in purple fired a blast of darkness from her staff, Cyber Blader stood firm.
(Brron: 4200) - (Juliet: 3400)
'Make your move little girl.' Brron sneered.
Juliet ignored the Fiend and she drew her card.
'Time to get rid of your monster with Ego Boost!' Juliet shouted as she played the card, Cyber Blader gained 1000 attack points she took a leap and kicked Violet Hecate's head clean off, the monster fell into the sludge.
(Brron: 4100) - (Juliet: 3400)
Brron slowly drew his card, then he bursted into a maniacal laughter.
'Now you did it, first I activate Soul Release!' He shouted and the three souls of the Hecate's appeared they slowly faded.
'Now that all of them are gone I activate my facedown card Dimension Fusion!' A portal opened above the Field.
'I pay 2000 Life Points and summon my Hecates!' Brron cackled and the three witches appeared on the Field. (2500- 3000 ATK x3)
(Brron: 2100) - (Juliet: 3400)
'And now all three of my Hecates are in play so I send them to the Graveyard in order to summon Gorgon!'
A portal opened and the three Hecates disappeared in their place a stunning woman in a purple flowing dress appeared, she wore a white hood several snakes were sticking out of the back of her head, she held a large staff in her hands the Orichalcos burned on her head. (3000- 3500 ATK)
'Gorgon attack Cyber Blader!' Brron howled and the snake-hair shot forward biting Cyber Blader, they couldn't kill her so the snakes retreated.
(Brron: 2100) - (Juliet: 2000)
'Hee hee hee! Look in the eyes of your doom!' Brron cackled.
Juliet drew her card.
'I will give myself another chance with Card of Sanctity!'
Both Duelists drew cards until they held six cards.
'First I set this Synchro Strike.' Juliet stated and the card appeared on her Field.
'Next I add The Fang of Critias.'
The huge black dragon appeared circling around the Duelists.
'The air here is wicked, I shall make this quick.' Critias spoke and the dragon and facedown card disappeared.
As a result a man appeared, he wore nothing except for black leather pants, he flexed his muscles. (1000 ATK)
'This is my Synchro Warrior and he comes with an handy effect, I can Banish a Synchro monster from my Extra Deck like my Colossal Fighter.' Juliet started to explain, she pocketed the card.
The armor of Colossal Fighter formed around Synchro Warrior.
'Synchro Warrior gains attack points equal to the attack of the card I just Banished and that power boost stays until my next Standby Phase, only negative thing is I cannot attack directly.'
Synchro Warrior flexed his muscles. (3800 ATK)
'The Duel is over Brron!' Juliet shouted.
'Synchro Warrior destroy Gorgon with Colossal Punisher!' The Warrior rushed in Gorgon shot her snake-hair at the warrior but he cut all the snakes down and finally sliced the head of Gorgon off.
(Brron: 1800) - (Juliet: 2000)
'Cyber Prima finish it!' Juliet shouted and the female warrior charged in.
'Hee hee hee!' Brron cackled. 'This was only the foreplay, the real Duel starts here, Gorgon was nothing compared to the Legendary Gorgon Medusa!'
A huge form started to appear on the Field, the soul of Gorgon appeared in front of it and slowly disappeared.
'Hee hee hee hee hee!' Brron cackled.
A huge woman appeared on the Field, she wore a black dress made of living snakes, she also had snake-hair, her eyes glowed red. (0 ATK)
'Cyber Blader cancel your attack!' Juliet shouted.
'Nope, Medusa forces one of your monsters to attack her, and she blocks the attack of your other monsters.' Brron explained, Cyber Blader charged in, Medusa looked the warrior in her eyes suddenly Cyber Blader changed into a statue.
'Your monster is now petrified, her effect is negated and she cannot attack, this fate comes to all who attacks Medusa, I will create a fine collection of statues.'
'Brron each monster has a weakness, I will find it for now I end my turn with a facedown card.' The card appeared on the Field.
Brron drew his card.
'Hee hee hee Medusa attacks your statue.' The huge snakes she had as hair slithered in.
'I take no damage from this battle, but your statue is destroyed and you lose Life Points equal to half the attack points of your monster.' Brron explained.
One of the snakes shot through Cyber Blader and then through Juliet she screamed.
(Brron: 1800) - (Juliet: 950)
'Hee hee hee hee hee you must attack this turn, whatever you do you'll lose the Duel!' Brron cackled like a maniac.
Juliet had drawn her card.
Synchro Warrior's armor disappeared. (1000 ATK)
'I'm sorry Brron but it'll end here, I summon the Junk Synchron!'
The small orange robot appeared on the Field. (1300 ATK)
'Next I activate the Spell card Junk Dealer!' Juliet played the Spell card and two monsters appeared on the Field, the first one was Cyber Blader. (2100- 1050) The second that appeared was Junk Blader. (1800- 900 ATK)
'I Tune Junk Synchro and Junk Blader!' The two monsters dissolved into seven glowing stars.
'The hunter arrives, his arrow never miss its target! Synchro Summon, let the light guide your path! Take aim Junk Archer!'
Juliet chanted and the archer appeared on the Field, pointing an arrow at Brron. (2300 ATK)
'I use the effect of Archer and I Banish Medusa!'
Junk Archer fired his arrow but the arrow shot through Medusa, her head fell from her body.
'What the? What happened?' Juliet gasped.
'Hee hee hee!' Brron literally rolled on the ground from laughter, he slowly managed to catch his breath.
'When Medusa leaves the Field her head and body becomes separated while the body has not really an effect the head has the same effect as Medusa.' Brron explained. (0- 500 ATK x2)
'I actually kept this card to take Medusa herself, but this could work, I activate Enemy Controller!' Juliet shouted and her Spell card spun around.
'I sacrifice Cyber Blader!' The ice skater disappeared.
'Left, Right, A, B!' Juliet shouted and the wire of the controller shot into Medusa's head it pulled the head to Juliet's side. (0 ATK)
'Now the head attacks the body!' Juliet commanded and the head charged in.
'The head petrifies the body with her effect!' Brron had a look of fear into his eyes as the body of Medusa slowly turned into stone.
'Synchro Warrior destroy the body of Medusa!' Juliet shouted, the warrior pummeled the statue with his fists, the body crumbled.
(Brron: 1300) - (Juliet: 950)
Suddenly the head also turned into stone, then it started to crumble.
Juliet smiled. 'It is as I thought, you said the body did not really had an effect, but without the body a head cannot exist, and now Junk Archer take aim!'
Junk Archer pointed his arrow and fired the arrow passed Brron straight through the heart.
(Brron: 0) - (Juliet: 950)
Brron groaned he fell into the sludge immediately the coffins trapping the others disappeared, Juliet saw they were alright, they only were gasping for breath.
Brron slowly stood up he held his head in his hands, suddenly the Orichalcos started to crack, the stone Brron had swallowed started to glow, then it exploded completely annihalating Brron.
Sirius take the girl!
The voice of Molag Ball sounded all around them.
'Yes Lord as you wish.' Sirius replied and he leaped at Juliet then suddenly they disappeared.
Juliet opened her eyes, they were back inside the Inn like nothing had ever happened, a single Scroll card laid in front of Juliet.
'Well to describe this in one word, I would say weird.' Juliet muttered and she pocketed the Scroll card.
James Black looked inside his fireplace.
So one of my Duel Spirits betrayed me and the other two got killed?
'I am sorry my Lord but that is how it is.' James replied to the hissing voice.
Take now more actions, the Dragon Priests have a shot at them, if they fail we'll kill them.
James Black turned away and left the room.
'Time to check on the other finalists.' He muttered.
Next time:
Our heroes each have seven Scroll Cards and now it is time to follow another contestant and it is Serana.
Serana challenges a Dragon Priest deep inside a creepy forest.
'Closed Forest.' Don't miss it.
Card Details:
Gorgon Egg
Type: Fiend
Attribute: Dark
level: 3
ATK: 300
DEF: 1300
Note: The above card was only released in Japan for the Original Card Game.
Yellow Hecate (anime version)
Type: Spellcaster
Attribute: ?
level: ?
ATK: 2500
DEF: 2300
Note: The Level of this card is unknown, but I consider her Level 7 like the other two Hecates.
Red Hecate (anime version)
Type: Spellcaster
Attribute: Earth
level: 7
ATK: 2500
DEF: 2300
Violet Hecate (anime version)
Type: Spellcaster
Attribute: ?
level: 7
ATK: 2500
DEF: 2300
Gorgon (anime version)
Type: ?
Attribute: ?
level: 8
ATK: 3000
DEF: ?
"Red Hecate" + "Yellow Hecate" + "Violet Hecate"
Note: The above 4 cards were used during the very first Yu-Gi-Oh series the one before Duelist Kingdom episode 1e Eerie Woman! Unable to Transform. These cards were never released by Konami for the OCG or TCG but they were released in the Bandai version of the Trading Card Game. All credits for these cards goes to Bandai and the credits for the anime version of the cards goes to the creative writers of that episode.
Legendary Gorgon Medusa
Type: Spellcaster/Effect
Attribute: Earth
level: 9
ATK: 0
DEF: 2500
This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set, this card cannot be Special Summoned, this card can only be Special Summoned through its own effect. Special Summon this card during either turn by Banishing a ''Gorgon'' from your Graveyard while you have ''Violet Hecate''. ''Red Hecate'' and ''Yellow Hecate'' in your Graveyard. When this card is targeted for an attack turn the attacking monster to stone. Only one monster can attack this card per turn and one monster is forced to attack this card. This card can attack a petrified monster, if you do destroy the monster before Damage Calculation your opponent loses Life Points equal to half the ATK of the petrified monster. When this monster leaves the Field Special Summon 1 ''Gorgon head'' and 1 ''Gorgon Body'' from your hand, Deck or Graveyard.
Gorgon Head
Type: Spellcaster/Effect
Attribute: Earth
level: 4
ATK: 0
DEF: 0
This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set, this card cannot be Special Summoned, this card can only be Special Summoned by the Effect of ''Legendary Gorgon Medusa'' or ''Gorgon Head'' When this card is targeted for an attack turn the monster to stone. This card can attack a petrified monster, if you do destroy the monster before Damage Calculation your opponent loses Life Points equal to half the ATK of the petrified monster.
Gorgon Body
Type: Spellcaster/Effect
Attribute: Earth
level: 4
ATK: 0
DEF: 0
This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set, this card cannot be Special Summoned, this card can only be Special Summoned by the Effect of ''Legendary Gorgon Medusa''. When a ''Gorgon Head'' is in your Graveyard you can Special Summon it in Attack Position. When this card leaves the Field destroy ''Gorgon Head''.
Note: The above 3 cards were created by me as part of the 'Hecate' Archtype, if you want to use these cards for a Fan Fiction contact me.
Synchro Warrior
Type: Warrior/Fusion/Effect
Attribute: Earth
Level: 6
ATK: 1000
DEF: 2000
''Synchro Strike'' + ''The Fang of Critias''
During your Main Phase 1 you can Banish a Synchro monster from your Extra Deck, this card gains ATK equal to the ATK of the Banished Synchro monster until your next Standby Phase. This monster cannot attack the opponent directly.
Note: The above card was created by me for this Fan Fiction only.