Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or GX or .hack

Author's Note: Things are about to get very weirdER, very soon.

Thanks to Ghost for the Twilight Festival idea

Also, only two duels this time, Emi gets to duel next chapter..damn my plans never work out

Anyway I just really love Isamu vs Morganna's duel

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Eirin activated her Duel Disk. "So just how many more of there are you in here?"

Her opponent cracked her neck by rolling her head around. "Just Daisuke. I hear he's waiting for a rematch with Emi. So I feel bad for disappointing him, but you two aren't going any further."

She had flowing brown hair with bangs split into three pieces. Two worked to frame her head while the third fell between her eyes. The Obelisk Blue student smiled at Eirin.

"Sorry, but I'm going to beat you, and then Emi will crush Daisuke. Again."

"Shut up and duel."

Eirin grabbed her sixth card. "So Lisa, have you ever dueled against an alternate victory condition deck before?"

"No, why? I don't see how it's much different from a normal duel. I'll still summon my monsters and crush you like normal." She gently rubbed the cards between her fingers. 'This has to be one of the best hands I've ever drawn.'

"Well the thing is, I could end up winning from begin. When you have 25000 Life Points and I have 100, I can draw the cards I need to play to win. So be careful. Any turn could be your last and you'll never see it coming."

"Sh-shut up. Stop acting like you're better than me," Lisa shook in fear.

"To begin I'll use Pot of Greed. Then, I activate the Continuous Spell Card Swallow's Seashell! If I have no monsters on my field I can Special Summon a Lunarian from my deck!"

"T-that's no fair," Lisa gasped.

"Shut up. It let's you Special Summon a monster from your deck as well. So anyway, I pick Lunarian Rabbit!"(1200/600) The cute white rabbit began nibbling on the virtual grass.

"Can my monster be facedown?" Eirin nodded. A set card appeared on Lisa's field.

"Now I activate Mochi Pounding! This card summons a Lunarian Mochi Token to the field!" (500/500 Defense Mode) "Now I'll activate Polymerization to fuse the Maiden of Moonlight in my hand with the Rabbit on my field to Special Summon Lunarian Archer!" (1800/1200) The beautiful archer appeared on the field. "Now I release the Lunarian Mochi Token on my side of the field and my Archer inflicts 700 points of damage to you."

The Mochi Token turned into a beam of light and took the form of an arrow. The archer shot it directly at Lisa's heart.

Lisa: 3300

"Now I activate Fusion Recovery! Now I can take back the Polymerization and Maiden of the Moonlight in my grave. Now I use Polymerization again to fuse my Maiden of the Moonlight with the Lunarian Swordsman in my hand to summon Lunarian Guardian!" (2100/1400) A beautiful girl in a pink kimono floated down on a beam of light from the moon. Her long black hair stayed up in a ponytail. She carried a sharp and deadly katana in her hands. "As long as I control her, all Lunarians on the field gain 300 attack!"

Archer- 2100

Guardian- 2400

"I activate Jeweled Branch and end my turn."

Lisa drew. "Now, if you have fewer cards than me during your draw phase, you get two cards, right? Hah, like I care. All I need is to draw one Heavy Storm to shut your deck down." The Organization member tossed a card onto her field. "I summon Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner in defense!" (1000/1000) The blonde in white robes glared at Eirin. "I set one card and end my turn, so she sends the top 3 cards of my deck to the grave," Lisa grinned.

"Lightsworns huh?" Eirin drew two cards. "Looks like this duel is all about luck now. Who will get what they need first?" Mochi Pounding burst away like a broken window falling to pieces." I have no Lunarian Rabbits, so my Mochi Pounding destroys itself. "Now I'll attack your Lightsworn with my Guardian!'

Lunarian Guardian ran on a stream of moonlight. She leaned forward as her sword sailed through the air. She cut through Lightsworn Summoner like bamboo. "By the way, piercing."

Lisa: 1900

"I swear you'll pay for that!" Lisa growled.

"Now I'll my have Archer to attack your other monster!" Lunarian Archer leapt into the sky. Her silhouette eclipsed the moon. A beam of moonlight shot down and shattered the face down monster."

A white wolf appeared on Lisa's field. "Ryko, Lightsworn hunter. She destroys one card on the field, so say bye to your Jeweled Branch!"

The Impossible Request fell apart.

"Now I send three cards from my deck to the grave!"

"I end my turn," Eirin stated. She waited for Lisa to go.

"I activate my face down trap, Glorious Illusion to revive my Gargonith, Lightsworn Dragon!" (2000/1600) The mighty silver dragon leered at Eirin. "He gains 300 attack for every Lightsworn in my grave with a different name. And I already have five!"

Eirin cringed. 'That is not good.'

Lightsworn Dragon's attack rose to 3500. Lisa's field spell zone flipped open. "I activate Realm of Light!" A glorious palace appeared around them. Lush greenery decorated the palace grounds. Eirin could almost smell the fresh grass. "Whenever a card is sent from my deck to my grave, it gains a Shine Counter. All Lightsworns gain 100 attack for each Shine Counter on it."

Lisa grabbed another card. "I summon Jenis, Lightsworn Mender in defense!" (300/2100) A young maiden appeared. "Now my Dragon will attack your Archer!"

The creature's mouth opened and unleashed a silver stream of destructive energy.

Eirin: 2600

"I end my turn and send five cards to my graveyard. Three from my dragon and two from my trap, so that makes 2 Shine Counters for my Field Spell!" All three Lightsworns gained 200 attack points. "Now, I just sent two new Lightsworns to the grave, so my Dragon gains 600 extra attack. To add to that, I sent Lightsworn Saber to the grave, activating its effect, I get to equip it to a Lightsworn I control and raise its attack by 700, so I'll give it to my dragon!" (5000/1600)

"Oh by the way, Mender's effect activated during the end phase if I lost cards because of a Lightsworn. So I steal 500 Life Points from you."

Eirin:2100

Lisa: 2400

Eirin grabbed a single card from the top of her deck.

"Looks like Judgment isn't the only dragon I need to watch out for." Eirin sighed. "Too bad for you I have just what I need to kick you back to Osiris Red! I activate Lunatic Eclipse. This card can only be activated when I have less Life Points than you do. I choose one monster on your side of the field and it gains attack points equal to the difference of our Life Points. So I pick your dragon!"

"You're giving it 300 extra attack points?" (5300/1600)

"The boost only lasts this turn, but if I can destroy your card, then I gain Life Points equal to its attack!" Eirin grabbed her spell card. "Go, Graceful Charity!"

Everyone knew the routine. Draw three cards and discard two. "Now I activate the Spell Card, Lunatic Sonata! By removing from play Fusion Material monsters in my grave, I can Fusion Summon a Lunarian Fusion Monster. So I remove Maiden of the Moonlight and Lunarian Bull to bring out Lunarian Striker!" (2200/1600) He resembled a tall man in dark armor. The helmet looked like a bull's head. A red cape trailed behind him. "I can remove from lay a Lunarian in my grave to have him gain attack equal to half the attack of a monster you control." She grabbed a card from her grave and watched her monster's attack soar. (4850/1600)

"Hah, that still isn't enough."

"Well he does gain an extra 300 from my Guardian!" (5150/1600)

"Still not e~nough," sand Lisa.

"I still haven't normal summoned," Eirin smiled at the last card in her hand. "I activate Wild Nature's Release. Now my Lunarian Striker gains attack equal to his defense." (6750/1600) "Attack that dragon!"

Lunarian Striker pulled his fist back and punched with all his mighty. A wave of energy shot through the air, taking the shape of a bull. It trampled over the dragon.

Eirin: 7400

Lisa: 950

"Your move," Eirin waited.

Lisa smiled a she grabbed her next card. "I activate Lightsworn Healing! This card gives me 200 Life Points for each different Lightsworn in my grave and I have eight!"

Lisa: 2550

"Now I special summon Judgment Dragon from my hand!"

An eerie chorus played in Eirin's head as the giant dragon descended upon the battlefield.

"I activate her effect. By paying 1000 Life Points I can destroy all other cards on the field!"

Giant beams of light fell on the battlefield, blowing everything to pieces. "Next I equip her with Megamorph, doubling her attack points!" (6000/2600) "Attack her directly!"

A beam of light crashed down upon Eirin."

Eirin: 1400

Lisa: 1550

"Of course, my Dragon's attack is halved, but there are ways around that." She laughed. I activate Upstart Goblin to draw one card and give you 1000 Life Points."

Eirin: 2400

Eirin smiled. "So now I've got a few extra Life Points, though I doubt they'd do much good against a Judgment Dragon with Megamorph." She reached for his next card. 'So, no cards on my field, none in my hand, looks like I need a Top –Decking miracle!'

"I activate the Spell Card The Cow that Jumped. So I can take a Lunarian card from my deck and add it to my hand. And I normal summon my Lunarian Moon Goddess Selene!" (1600/0) "Once per turn I can remove from play one Lunarian in the grave and choose Spell, Trap, or Monster card. I pick up the top card of my grave and show it to you. If I guessed correctly, I get to add it to my hand. If not, it goes to the graveyard. I'm picking Spell!"

Eirin's hand trembled with pleasure as she ripped the next card from her grave. "I use the Spell Card Riryoku. I steal one half of your Dragon's attack and give them to my Goddess."

The duel field shook with power as Judgment Dragon's attack cut down to 3000 and Lunarian Goddesses' soared to 4600. "Attack Judgment Dragon!"

Eirin and Emi once more walked on.

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Yuu quietly used his chopsticks to shovel his unagi into his mouth. 'The Twilight Festival sounds really interesting; I wish I could attend it.'

"So," Ryou Bakura began. "You want to do a Special Duel Festival and you're inviting me to it? I understand you inviting Yugi. We all know that you'll never be happy until you beat him in a duel and you use every chance you can to challenge him. But why me?"

"While it's obvious that I would have won our duel had you not run away like a coward, I have to admit that you are one of the better duelists I've faced. I can't remind the world that I'm the greatest duelists ever by crushing cockroaches."

'Ewww, not the best analogy to use during lunchtime,' Yuu thought.

"Ideally I wanted all of Yugi's friends to be there when I crushed him, but this will do fine," Kaiba said with a smile.

"So what exactly is the Twilight Festival?" Ryou asked.

"It's where I'll show off my newest card by tearing everyone to shreds." Kaiba stated. 'I'll show the all the power of the Blue Eyes Twilight Hydra.'

Yuu smiled.

Ryou's eyes suddenly jumped toward the boy. "Yuu, is that you?"

"Hi Ryou-sama," Yuu said nervously.

"Did you follow me here?"

"Ehehehehe," he quickly got on the ground and bowed. "I'm sorry, I noticed that you seemed to be in a rush to meet someone so I followed you hoping for a chance to meet another legendary duelist.

Kaiba's face shifted into an affected smile. His happy public persona kicked in.

'I hate it when Kaiba tries to act like a happy person to keep his public image up.' Yugi thought. 'It's creepy.'

"It's nice to meet you, Yuu," Kaiba said with forced kindness.

'Very creepy.'

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"May I make the first move?" Morganna asked. "I activate Hand Destruction." This card forces both of us to discard two cards and draw two new ones. "I activate Ookazi to deal you 800 damage!" Fireballs fell from the sky and set Isamu ablaze."

Isamu: 3200

"Now I summon Raven Blaster Akira!" (1400/1000) "I remove from play the Ookazi in my grave to raise her attack by 500 points! I'll set one card and end my turn." Morganna waited as her fiery red headed warrior sliced her naginata through the air. (1900/1000)

"I'll draw," Isamu immediately slipped his new spell into the graveyard. "Reinforcement of the Army will let me add a low level warrior to my hand. So I pick and summon Armed Samurai Ben Kei!" (500/800) "He gets an extra attack for every card equipped to him, so I think I'll start off with Dragonslayer. It may not do much of anything against a non-dragon, but at least he'll get an extra attack. Next, I equip him with Mage Power. Now he gains 500 attack for each Spell and Trap on my side of the field. "Net I'll use Pot of greed to draw two cards." Isamu smiled. "Just what I hoped for, I play Double Summon. This familiar little spell gives me an extra normal summon this turn, so I'll bring out Marauding Captain." The armored blonde captain plunged his sword into the ground and gave Morganna a defiant glare. (1200/400)

"Now you can summon a Level 4 or lower warrior from your hand. Not bad, if it's something like Command Night you can have an OTK." Morganna smiled. 'I forgot how much fun dueling could be. This is so tense.'

"I pick Field Commander Rahz! He let's me choose a level 4 or lower warrior in my deck and move it to the top, so I'm moving that Command Night up there."

'Not enough to beat Akira just yet, but if that last card is a spell or trap he just needs to put it face down.' "Well, don't keep me waiting," Morganna said with a refreshing smile.

Nayuta's face fell in shock. 'Is she happy? Talk about bipolar.'

"I activate the A. Forces, now all Warriors gain 200 attack points per Warrior I control."

"I hate that thing," Morganna admitted. "So, are you going to attack?"

Armed Samurai 2600

Field Commander 2200

Marauding Captain 1800

"As much as I'd love to FTK you I think I'll play it safe. Your move."

"Akira's effect activates and you take 800 damage!"

Isamu: 2400

"I activate my facedown Ghost of the Scarecrow; by discarding one spell in my hand I can draw one card." Morganna exchanged an unnecessary spell for a better card. "I activate the Spell Card Raven's Song. If I have a Raven Blaster on the field I can select a removed from play Spell and add it to my hand. So I pick Ookazi and activate it to deal you 800 points of damage!'

The barrage of fireballs hit him again.

Isamu: 1600

"Next I'll set one card facedown and activate Card of Demise. I get to draw until I have five cards in my hand and then five turns later I discard them all." Morganna's hand shot up to five cards. "I set two more cards facedown and switch my monster to defense mode. Next I activate Dian Keto the Cure Master to raise my Life Points by 1000."

Morganna: 5000

"Finally I'll summon a second Raven Blaster Akira from my hand and put her in defense mode." (1400/1000) "I'll remove from play the same Ookazi to give her the familiar effects." (1900/1000) "Your move!"

Isamu drew his card. He already knew it would be Command Knight. (1200/1900) Once the blonde beauty hit the field, all of Isamu's monsters gained an attack boost. "I want today it safe but I obviously don't have that luxury."

'Dammit, if she has a Mirror Force or Negate Attack then I'm dead.'

"Of course, my Command Knight gives all Warriors a 400 point attack boost."

Command Knight 2400

Marauding Captain 2400

Field Commander Rahz 2800

Armed Samurai Ben Kei 3200

'A 3200 attack monster that can attack thrice in a battle phase? At least it isn't any weaker,' Morganna gulped. "Bring it on," she dared playfully. 'This all depends on the order of the attacks. As well as on my next draw. I don't think I can win without a little luck.'

"First of all, I attack your first Raven Blaster with my Command Knight!"

The female warrior charged into battle only to be blocked by an illusionary scarecrow.

"By removing Ghost of the Scarecrow from my grave, I can negate one attack and draw a card." Morganna tore off her next card desperately. 'Please be it.'

"That seems a little broken, but, okay. I'll continue the attack with my Field Commander.' Rahz's blade tore through the first raven Blaster only for Marauding Captain to follow up. "My Captain will destroy your second."

The crowd erupted into a frenzy of applause.

"My armed Samurai Ben Kei still has three attacks left. So he'll attack you directly and deal 3200 points of damage!"

Morganna fought back a scream of pain as the sword cut through her.

Morganna: 1800

"I activate Raven's Tears!" Her purple trap card revealed itself. A black raven emerged and flew into the sky. Feathers fell behind it, marking its path. A single tear splashed on the ground.

Suddenly, a downpour of rain assaulted the players. Black feathers flew around them blocking out everything behind a wall of feathers.

"When I take 3000 or more damage from a single attack I can activate that card. We both take all the spells in our deck and grave and remove them from play."

"What?" Isamu gasped as cards spilled out of his deck.

Morganna searched her deck for all Spell Cards and grabbed a few from her grave.

"It won't do you any good, I still have two more attacks," Isamu reminded her. "Go, Armed Samurai! Direct attack number two."

"Not so fast, I activate Mystical Space Typhoon! I blast away your Mage Power. This drops your Samurai's attack down to 1700 and makes this your monster's last attack!"

The sword cut through her once more.

Morganna: 100

"My turn, draw," she said as she reached for her next card. Morganna's heart pounded furiously. "I activate the Graceful Charity I drew thanks to my Scarecrow, I draw three cards and discard two." She pressed a button on her Duel Disk, activating a face down card. "Call of the haunted will bring back one of the monsters I just got rid of. Say hello to Raven Blaster Zelkova!" (????/????) "His attack and defense are the number of my removes from play spells times 400!" The card ran forward and swung his scythe at Ben Kei. "Attack his armed Samurai, Tsukinoki no Mai!"

Isamu: 0