Sorry this one took so long to make..I've been busy with Uni resit work and trying to find a part time or full time job over the summer. No luck on the work front, nowhere seems to be taking anyone.
Anyway, enjoy this long-delayed chapter.
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Chapter 27
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Its the day of the tournament. After Jaffa's duel with Crow, the crowd is pretty pumped.
Its time for the Ultimate Duel between the Signers and the Chosen part 2.
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"With that stunning victory, we move onto the next riding duel! Jasmine of Team Satellite, against Aki Izayoi of Team 5D's!" the MC yelled.
Jasmine was still a little miffed with Jaffa's card design for Ventus Synchron. That skimpy little blonde woman...well what are you gonna do with a guy who uses femme fatales for some of his monsters.
Aki simply smiled...until she heard the MC's next statement.
"How will the Black Rose Witch, handle herself against the Red-Eyed Sorceress?" the MC asked.
Jasmine looked up at that.
"Excuse me... Red-Eyed Sorceress?" she asked in a flat, almost threatening tone.
Aki also looked at the MC.
"Black Rose Witch?" she asked in the exact same tone.
"I'm just reading the titles that Mister Jeager gave me ladies..." the MC quickly said, trying to get as much cover as he could.
"After this...wanna go kill that little clown?" Jasmine asked Aki sweetly.
Aki smiled.
"Why yes, I do believe I'll join you for that. It'll be nice to see the little midget squirm."
Then she put her finger on her lip.
"But it might leave a bit of a mess afterwards..."
Jasmine laughed along with Aki.
Everyone else just looked scared at the casual way these two women just declared their intent to kill someone.
"...All right then ladies and gentlemen...let's get this Riding Duel underway!" the MC declared.
Jasmine and Aki got on their D-Wheels.
A countdown timer appeared above their heads.
"3, 2, 1...ACCELERATION!" the MC yelled.
Both D-Wheels sped off.
When they had left the Stadium, Crow and Jaffa arrived.
"Looks like Jas and Aki are starting their duel..." Jaffa commented.
"Yeah, should be fun... out of curiosity, do all of you have special cards like your Freedom Eagle?" Crow asked.
Jaffa just grinned.
"Oh yeah. But I'm not telling you what they are. You know, just to keep things fair." Jaffa said giving Crow a funny grin.
"Yeah, well Aki will own your friends backside left and right." Crow stated with confidence.
Jaffa crossed his arms.
"Oh I don't know about that. Jas is a Psychic as well...I've given her some serious firepower...plus pregnancy does some funny things do a woman's emotions."
Crow just stared at him.
"Ok, one she's pregnant? And you're letting her participate in a Riding Duel?"
Jaffa sighed.
"We didn't want her to, but unfortunately the bloody officials said its either all of us duel or none of us duel and we automatically forfeit the tournament. She's not too far along, just about a month or so."
Crow swore, then he realised something.
"Wait, did you say, you gave her some serious firepower? Are you saying..."
"Crow, you are looking at a former card designer for I2. I worked there before the Signer War broke out. I still had some connections, so I pulled strings etc, and got some cards made."
"...Fair enough I suppose. We have been getting cards from some seriously weird places... but the officials are way out of line."
"Yeah, they are gonna be in trouble after this is all over. But let's focus on the duel shall we? Oh and you're free to tell your team about Jas' condition and the fact that we've got some toys to play with." Jaffa said before walking over to his team's pit station.
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Meanwhile, Jas and Aki were still neck and neck. They had gone past several corners, but neither computer system could confirm which one of them had ever taken it first.
Jas then felt a pain in her abdomen. It was enough to make her pull on the brakes a little.
"What on earth was that?" she muttered. "Baby's aren't supposed to do that this early..."
"Are you all right Jas?" Aki asked over her shoulder as she took the next corner first.
Jas waved her on, motioning she was ok, just as she felt another twinge.
Aki's screen then flashed over to Yusei.
"What is it Yuesi?" Aki asked.
"Jasmine is pregnant, so be careful. Apparently it happened during that whole Twilight thing they were telling us about. So it may be magically further on than we think..."
Aki braked a bit as well.
"What? She's pregnant? She shouldn't be doing this then!"
"Yeah, we all agree on that, but its the Kaiba Corp officials. They said if even one of their team's duellists was unable to duel, then the entire team forfeited the tournament."
Aki showed off an even wider vocabulary than Crow.
Yusei nodded. "My sentiments exactly... You may have to use your power to counteract hers. So be careful, and make sure Jas comes out of this safely as well."
Then Yusei logged out of the communications, and the screen went back to the duel screen.
"Jas, I've been told about your condition." Aki said, when Jas pulled alongside.
"Yeah, well don't take it easy on me. I don't expect you to be pulling any punches. Deal?" Jas asked.
Aki nodded.
"Deal."
"Good now that that's out of the way, I believe you took the corner just there...let's duel!" Jasmine said.
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(Jasmine: 8000, SC: 0) (Aki: 8000, SC: 0)
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"I draw then!" Aki said as she drew. Both Speed Counters went up to one. "I summon my Twilight Rose Knight!"
A small knight in dark purple armour wielding a sword appeared next Aki. (1000, 1000)
"Twilight Rose Knight's effect activates. I can now Special Summon a level 4 or lower Plant monster from my hand. I choose my Rose Fairy."
A pretty looking fairy fluttered onto the field, on the other side of Aki. (600, 1200)
"Those two monsters are both level three...so she can't be going after her Black Rose Dragon then..." Jasmine muttered.
"Now I activate Speed Spell - Overboost. This allows me to gain 4 speed counters." Aki then sped on ahead.
"Which I will now put to good use. I now activate Speed Spell - Summon Speeder. This allows me to Special Summon a level 4 or lower monster from my hand. And I choose a second Twilight Rose Knight which I summon in defense mode."
Another knight appeared next to Aki and knelt down. (1000, 1000)
"Now, I tune together my first Twilight Rose Knight, and Rose Fairy."
Twilight Rose knight burst into 3 stars and then circled around Rose Fairy.
"Lone flower which blossoms in the forest of the sun, appear from the roots and show yourself now! Synchro Summon! Appear now, Splendid Rose!"
There was a flash of light and a storm of rose petals as a blonde woman appeared, in a green and black outfit, with four thorny vines coming out of her back. (2200, 2000)
"I'll end my turn with one face-down."
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"That turn used up every card in her hand..." Burdok said.
"Yeah, but it's a good setup shes got there. Her Synchro monster is a plant type monster, and due to Twilight Rose Knight, Jas can't attack any plant type monsters." Jaffa pointed out.
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"My draw then." Jas said. Speed Counters go up to 2 for both of them.
"I summon Red Eyes Black Chick."
A small black dragon appeared next to Jasmine. (800, 500)
"I now remove from play my Red Eyes Black Chick in order to Special Summon out my Red Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon!"
The chick gave out a faint roar, that increased in volume and ferocity as it was engulfed in flame.
Out of the flame shot out two metallic wings, then two legs, then a tail and finally metallic head, and with a roar and flap of its wings, the fires were gone and there flew a metallic version of the Red Eyes Darkness Dragon. (2800, 2400)
"This card allows me to Special Summon a Dragon type monster from my hand or grave, once per turn." Jasmine explained.
"And I'll use its effect right now, to Special Summon out my Red Eyes Black Dragon!"
The metallic dragon roared and a portal opened up next to it, and the original Red Eyes appeared from it. (2400, 2000)
"Now I sacrifice my Red Eyes Black Dragon, in order to Special Summon out my Red Eyes Darkness Dragon!" Jasmine declared, her eyes glowing red with her power.
The black dragon roared as lava poured out of its skin and engulfed it. Then the lava cracked...then burst all over the field as the Darkness Dragon emerged. (2400, 2000)
The dark dragon roared as it's attack points increased from having a dragon in the graveyard. (2400, 2000) - (2700, 2000)
"This could be a problem." Aki said to herself.
"Now my Red Eyes Darkness Dragon attacks your Twilight Rose Knight!" Jasmine declared.
The dark dragon opened its great maw, and let loose a giant fireball at the little knight.
"I activate Negate Attack!" Aki said.
A barrier appeared between Aki's monsters and the blast.
Aki could feel the heat as the blast was absorbed by the barrier.
"Damn it...she's unconsciously using her powers... That kid is seriously messing with her ability to control herself..." Aki muttered.
"It's your move Aki." Jasmine said.
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(J: 8000, SC: 2) (A: 8000, SC: 2)
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"I draw then." Aki said. Speed Counters go up to 3.
"All right then, I play my Speed Spell - Angel Baton. This allows me to draw two cards, so long as I discard a card afterwards."
Aki drew two cards, looked over them, and then discarded one of them.
"I activate another Angel Baton." Aki drew another two cards, and then discarded another one.
"What are you up to Aki?" Jasmine wondered.
"Now is the time. I summon forth another Rose Fairy."
Another little fairy appeared. (600, 1200)
"Now I tune it with my Twilight Rose Knight in order to Synchro Summon another Splendid Rose!"
The two monsters burst into light and then another green and black clothed woman appeared. (2200, 2000)
"I now activate the abilities of both of my Splendid Roses. By removing a plant type monster in my graveyard from the game, I can half the attack of one of your monsters."
"And since you've got two of your Slendid Roses..." said Jasmine.
"Exactly. I can half both of your monsters attack points by removing from play two plant type monsters from my graveyard."
Aki removed from play both of her Rose Fairys, and the two Splendid Roses shot out their vines and wrapped them around the two dragons.
(2800, 2400) - (1400, 2400), (2700, 2000) - (1350, 2000)
"And now both of my monsters attacks your monsters." Aki said.
Each of the Splendid Roses put their hands together, and then generated a thorny whip and smashed them into the dragons.
"That's 1650 points of damage if you weren't sure Jasmine." Aki called over.
"I'm perfectly able to count Aki." Jasmine retorted.
"Then you should know how many cards I discarded with my Angel Batons." Aki replied.
"You played Angel Baton twice... so that was two cards you discarded."
"Exactly. And both of those cards were plant type monsters. So now I can activate my Splendid Roses' other ability. During the same Battle phase, I can half their attack points and have them make another attack, if I remove from play another plant type monster." Aki said as she pulled out the two cards from her graveyard.
Both of the Roses swung their whips again and hit Jasmine's D-Wheel. She lost two speed counters.
"And that's another 2200 points of damage." Aki said. "Your turn."
"All right, now I'm mad." Jasmine said, her eyes glowing redder.
"I draw!" she declared. Aki's Speed Counters went up to 4, Jasmine's went up to 2.
"Since you control monsters and I don't, I can Special Summon out Vice Dragon, but it's attack and defence are halved."
A purple dragon with a T-Rex head, and giant hands appeared onto the field. (2000, 2400) - (1000, 1200)
"Next I Normal Summon my Dread Dragon to the field." Jasmine said.
A brown dragon appeared, with a fat belly, and what can only be described as hiar braided into dreadlocks. (1100, 400)
"Now I tune together my level 2 Dread Dragon and my level 5 Vice Dragon."
The brown dragon burst into stars that spun around Vice Dragon forming the Synchro tunnel.
"The ruler's shouts echo throughout! Hammer of Victory, shatter the very earth! Synchro Summon! Flap your wings, Exploder Dragonwing!"
Out of the tunnel erupted a purple dragon that looked bloated in some places, with a red head crest. (2400, 1600)
"Now my dragon wastes one of your Splendid Roses! And it's effect kicks in. Since its battling a monster with less attack points than itself, your monster is automatically destroyed, and you take your monsters attack points as battle damage."
The dragon breathed in, it's back sack inflating, and then a blast of fiery wind streamed out of its mouth and incinerated the Spendid Rose on the left.
Aki's Speed Counters went down by two.
"I'll finish with a card face down." Jasmine said.
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"OK, now they both really depend on the next card they draw." Ali said.
"These duels do seem to be heading that way." Burdok replied.
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(J: 4150, SC: 2) (A: 5800, SC: 2)
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"I draw." said Aki. Speed counters go up to 3.
"I'll place this card face down, and end my turn there."
"Then I draw!" Jasmine said. Speed Counters go up to 4.
"Now my Dragon wastes your last Splendid Rose, and deals you your monsters attack points as damage."
"Not quite." Aki said as her monster was destroyed. "You'll be taking the damage as well, thanks to my continuous trap card, Doppelganger."
Aki's face down lifted up to reveal a man being attacked by a monster from behind.
"Whenever my opponent deals me effect damage, they take the same amount of damage as me."
When Jas' dragon blasted Aki, a similar blast came out of the trap card and hit Jas' D-Wheel.
Both of them lost two speed counters.
"Clever...very clever..." Jasmine said, regaining control of her D-Wheel.
"I end my turn Aki."
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(J: 1950, SC: 2) (A: 3600, SC: 2)
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"I draw then. And I'll place this card in defense mode. Your move Jasmine." Speed Counters go up to three.
"My move then." Speed Counters go up to four.
She's got my monster pinned down with that trap card of hers...I need to either get rid of it or my own monster... Jasmine thought.
Then she looked at the card she just drew.
"This might just work..." Jasmine muttered. "Let's hope it works like its supposed to."
"I summon out my Red Synchro Dragon."
A miniature version of Red Eyes Metal Dragon appeared next to Exploder Dragonwing. (200, 200)
"Hold on...a monster with Synchro in its name.. That's not good." Aki said.
"This card allows me to send a Synchro monster on my field back to my extra deck to retrieve the monsters used in its summoning, and the tuner used is now treated as a non-tuner."
Exploder Dragonwing burst into seven stars which then coalesced back into the shapes of Vice Dragon and Dread Dragon.
"Hold on..one tuner and two non tuners...you're trying for a new Synchro monster aren't you?" Aki asked already knowing the answer.
Jasmine just nodded as another burst of pain occured.
"Argh..damn kid. Never mind.. I tune my level 3 Red Synchro Dragon with my level 5 Vice Dragon and level 2 Dread Dragon!"
The little machine dragon burst into 3 rings that hovered around Jasmine's D-Wheel. Then the other two dragons turned back into stars and dove into the tunnel made.
"Dragons of fury and rage, we face the rising tide. Transform thy rage and aid my fight. Synchro Summon! Emerge from the shadows, Red Eyes Black Sorceress!"
There was a burst of light and then Red Eyes Black Dragon appeared in the sky above Jasmine...except this time there was a woman inside of Red Eyes. She had long black hair, dark skin and wore a black and red robe.
The dragon started to change its shape around the woman inside of it, in much the same way as the Blue Eyes White Dragon changed its shape around Kisara back when Susan had summoned Blue Eyes White Sorceress against Xerxes oh so long ago.
The woman then flew alongside Jasmine once the change was complete. (3300, 3000)
Then she gave off an almighty roar as Aki's trap card burst into flame.
"What on earth?" Aki exclaimed.
"Whenever Red Eyes Black Sorceress is summoned to the field, all of my opponents trap cards are automatically destroyed if the two non tuner monsters I used were dragons. Also her attack and defense score is equal to the combined original attack and defense score of the material monsters. However in return for destroying your trap card, you get to draw one card."
"Anything else I should know about your monster?" Aki asked as she drew a card.
"Nothing you need to know right now. Red Eyes Black Sorceress attack one of her Splendid Roses! Arcane Inferno Blast!"
A ball of dark fire sprouted from the tip of the Sorceress' staff and shot out at the Splendid Rose on the left.
Aki's life points took a dip and she lost a speed counter.
"I'll end my turn with that." Jasmine finished.
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(J: 1950, SC: 4) (A: 2500, SC: 3)
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"I draw." Aki said drawing a card, her speed counters going up to 4 and Jas' going up to 5.
"I summon out my Copy Plant." A small plant monster appeared next to Aki. (0, 0)
"Now I tune it with my Splendid Rose."
The plant made a single ring around Splendid Rose who turned into six stars. There was a flash of light.
"Chilling flames engulf the entire world. Pitch-dark flower, set into bloom! Synchro Summon! Appear now, Black Rose Dragon!"
The giant dragon covered in plants appeared from the flash of light. (2400, 1800)
"I now activate the Speed Spell Half Seize! This Speed Spell can only be activated when I have 3 or more Speed Counters. This allows me to half your monster's attack points for this turn and gain those points as Life Points."
"I activate my Red Eyes Sorceress' special ability. Now any Life Points you gain from a card effect is instantly reversed. So instead of gaining Life Points you'll be losing them."
The Sorceress glowed with a red light as Aki's Speed Spell shot out a blast of energy at her.
The returning blast was red instead of the life giving green.
"Argh. That was unpleasant." Aki muttered. "You're monster still loses half of her attack points though."
Sorceress did look paler as half of her strength fled her body. (3300, 3000) - (1650, 3000)
"Now Black Rose Dragon, take out her Sorceress. Black Rose Flare!"
The dragon took in a breath and then shot out a breath of fire at Red Eyes Black Sorceress.
Just as it was about to make contact, Red Eyes Synchro Dragon appeared and took the attack before shattering into pixels.
"What was that?" Aki asked.
"Once during this duel, Red Eyes Synchro Dragon can be removed from play to negate one attack made against Red Eyes Black Sorceress. So long as I give up 500 of my Life Points as well."
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"Phew...that was a close one." Burdok said wiping his head.
"Indeed. If that attack had connected, well it wouldn't matter if we won or lost the next lot of duels." Ali replied.
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"You managed to save yourself for this turn...but next turn you won't be so lucky." Aki said confidently.
Who am I kidding? I need a miracle draw next turn.
"Then it's my move." Jas said as she drew. "Red Eyes Sorceress, destroy her Black Rose Dragon with Arcane Inferno Fire Blast!"
The Sorceress' staff tip glowed with dark fire, then a vortex of dark fire streamed forth and consumed the dragon.
"I place a card face-down, ending my turn."
"Then I draw." Aki said, hoping like hell it was something good.
She looked at the card and then placed her right hand over her deck.
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"Oooh! Aki Izayoi is surrendering the duel to Jasmine!" the MC declared.
The crowd was stunned.
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"What the...? Why are you surrendering?" Jasmine asked when she caught up to Aki.
Aki showed her the card she drew. It was a Phoenixian Cluster Amarylis.
"I couldn't even defend if I wanted to. Good duel Jasmine." Aki said sticking out her hand.
Jasmine took it and shook it. Then she quickly placed her hand over her stomach.
"Argh..what is going on here?" Jasmine asked before nearly passing out.
Aki quickly played her monster bringing it into reality, to grab Jasmine and her D-Wheel before it could crash.
"I need a Med-Unit out here now!" she said over her communicator.
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"Well looks like Aki has Jas nice and safe." Stuart said.
Jaffa nodded.
"Now it's time for the two Hyper Duellists." Jaffa said with a slight smile.
Stuart chortled.
"Should be entertaining." he agreed.
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