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*Istanbul, Turkey, Outside of Hagia Sophia 6: 19 PM LST*
Jeremy, Ryan, Tinker and Makoto stood outside of the building and there was a chain on the door so nobody could get in.
Jeremy: Should we just come back tomorrow?
Ryan: Why? We're right here!
Tinker: Yeah, but it's closed.
Ryan: It's a national monument! It's never closed! You just need to find the right way inside!
Makoto: Are you saying we should break in?
Ryan: *sarcastically* No, I'm thinking of waiting for a security guard to come around and ask him nicely to let us in!
Makoto: Oh, okay, where is he?
Tinker: *sighs* Poor, innocent girl…
Ryan: Old man, you still have that blowtorch?
Tinker handed Ryan the blowtorch and he lit it up.
Ryan: This should just take a minute.
He began to melt the lock on the chain door and when it was melted enough, he used the blowtorch to knock the lock off and kicked the door open. They saw the inside of the Hagia Sophia which felt like a giant chapel brazened with golden walls, and a circular top, respectable of the Medieval Byzantine Architects that had once built the magnificent structure.
Ryan: Okay, where's our crappy card hiding at?
Makoto: Show some respect! We're trying to resurrect an ancient god, here!
Ryan: *sarcastically* Oh, I'm sorry! I should be more respectable to the creatures that tried to kill us and destroy the world!
Makoto: … Jeremy, I think Ryan's being sarcastic toward me.
Jeremy: Uh, no he isn't.
Makoto: Are you sure?
Jeremy: No, I'm pretty sure. He's just talking funny today.
Makoto: Oh, okay.
Ryan: And look, it's right there!
Across the room, at an altar, the card was just floating, waiting for them to take it.
Ryan: Too easy!
Ryan goes over to take the card and before he could, a Duel Runner bursts into the room, rides right by him and the person riding it took the Osiris Piece for themselves. The rider of that Duel Runner appeared to be a young girl whose eyes looked like they were possessed by a god.
Cyla: It is I, Cyla Koury! I am back!
There was an awkward silence in the room.
Jeremy: … Who are you again?
She falls to the ground due to the fact they didn't know who she was.
Cyla: D: Dah!
She gets back onto her feet.
Cyla: Cyla Koury, remember? I was in the tournament?
Ryan: Were you one of the no-name dropouts of the first round?
Cyla: No! I made it all the way to the third round!
Makoto: Sorry, doesn't ring a bell.
Cyla: Oh, come on! I dueled you!
Makoto: I'm sorry, I don't remember.
Cyla: Oh, you people suck! Oh, well, at least Atar has enough respect for me. Behold and lore at the master of the sands!
The wall behind Cyla suddenly turned to sand and blew away, unveiling the outside. Cyla started up her Duel Runner again and rode right out.
Ryan: Son of a bitch, we got to catch her!
Ryan was the first one to get on his Duel Runner and he rode right after Cyla. Jeremy and Makoto soon followed but were separated from him and got lost. However, Ryan was hot on Cyla's tail and they rode onto a highway bridge that went right over the Bosporus, the area of water between the Asian and European portions of Turkey.
Cyla (A) (LP 4000) (SC 0): And now we will duel!
Ryan (LP 4000) (SC 0): Well, duh, I saw that coming!
Cyla (A): *draws* I'll start by playing Sand Sculpture (Lv.1 0/0) in defense mode! And I set one card face-down!
A big sand pile that transformed into a pillar with an eye appeared next to Cyla's Duel Runner.
Ryan: *draws, gains Speed Counter* I summon Spear Dragon (Lv.4 1900/0) in attack mode! Now, Spear Dragon, attack!
Spear Dragon shot a cyclone from its mouth that hits Sand Sculpture.
Cyla (A) (SC 1): I activate the Trap Glass Fire! Now, my Sand Sculpture turns into a Glass Sculpture (Lv.1 0/0)!
A fire surrounded Sand Sculpture and it turned into glass.
Cyla (A): And because of your Dragon's piercing effect, I take 1900 points of damage! However, thanks to Glass Sculpture, you take that damage too!
The attack destroyed Glass Sculpture and several glass fragments blew off and one of them cut Ryan across the face and both of them received 1900 points of damage.
Cyla (A) (LP 2100): But that's not all! Since Sand Sculpture was destroyed, you must discard your entire hand! No to mention that due to your Dragon's effect, he's switched to defense mode!
Ryan (LP 2100) (SC 1): I know the effect of my own card, thank you very much!
Ryan discarded all of the cards in his hand and Spear Dragon was switched into defense mode.
Cyla (A): *draws, gains Speed Counter* I summon Mad Sword Beast (Lv.4 1400/1000) in attack mode! And he will attack your Spear Dragon!
Mad Sword Beast charged at Spear Dragon and destroyed it, inflicting 1400 points of damage due to the effect of Mad Sword Beast.
Cyla (A) (SC 2): I end my turn!
Ryan (LP 700) (SC 2): *draws, gains Speed Counter* I summon Luster Dragon (Lv.4 1900/1600)! Attack Mad Sword Beast!
Luster Dragon spewed fire at Mad Sword Beast, destroying it and inflicting Cyla with 500 points of damage.
Ryan (SC 3): I end my turn!
Cyla (A) (LP 1600) (SC 3): *draws, gains Speed Counter* I set this face-down in defense mode and one card face-down!
Ryan (SC 4): *draws, gains Speed Counter* Luster Dragon, attack!
Luster Dragon spewed more fire from its maw, but the face-down monster revealed itself as Black Stego (Lv.4 1200/2000). Some of the fire hit Ryan and inflicted him with 100 points of damage.
Ryan (LP 600) (SC 5): I end my turn with a face-down!
Cyla (A) (SC 5): *draws, gains Speed Counter* This duel ends now! I activate the effect of Speed World 2! By removing 4 Speed Counters, you take 800 points of damage for each Speed Spell in my hand and lucky me, I just drew one! So, you lose!
Cyla turned her Duel Runner to face Ryan and shot a laser beam from the frame at Ryan.
Ryan (SC 6): I activate the Trap Aegis of Gaia! My Life Points now increase by 3000!
The laser beam hit Ryan and dealt him 800 points of damage.
Cyla (SC 2): Oh, darn! Well, at least when your Aegis leaves the field, you take 3000 points of damage and you'll lose!
Ryan (LP 2800): Screw you! I ain't losing nothing!
Cyla (A): Oh, you will! I summon the Tuner Monster Sand Crest (Lv.3 1400/600)!
A locket filled with sand appeared next to Cyla's Duel Runner.
Cyla (A): And now I'll tune my Level 3 Sand Crest with my Level 4 Black Stego to Synchro Summon Sand Dragon (Lv.7 2600/800)!
Sands blew underneath the bridge and a ravaging sandstorm flurried over the area. Some of it got into Ryan's mouth and ears. The sandstorm began to subside and the trillions of tiny sand molecules merged together to form a giant dragon.
Cyla (A): Now, behold as this dragon is the instrument of destruction! Attack Luster Dragon!
A sandy whirlwind enveloped Luster Dragon and when it subsided, it vanished and Ryan lost 700 Life Points.
Ryan (LP 2100): Faaaantastic! My Move! *Draws, gains a speed counter* I set one card face down and end my turn.
Cyla (A) (SC 3): *draws, gains Speed Counter* Now, I will have Sand Dragon attack you directly!
Ryan (SC 8): I don't think so! I activate Dragon Capture Jar! This forces all Dragons into defense mode!
Sand Dragon switched into defense mode and became a solid creature of stone.
Cyla (A) (SC 4): I'll set one card face-down and end my turn!
Ryan: *draws, gains Speed Counter* I set one more card face-down and end my turn!
Cyla (A) (SC 5): Is that all you can do? Set cards face-down?
Ryan (SC 9): Don't underestimate me! I once won an entire duel using nothing but Trap Cards!
Cyla (A): *draws, gains Speed Counter* I activate Speed Spell-Mystical Space Typhoon! Since I have 2 or more Speed Counters, I can destroy any Spell or Trap on the field! And I will destroy your Aegis of Gaia! So, you lose 3000 Life Points!
Ryan (SC 10): I activate the Trap Dragon's Blood! Now, I draw 5 cards! If I draw a Dragon, I can send it to the Graveyard and gain 1000 Life Points! So, I just need to draw one dragon! *draws 5 cards* Lucky me, I drew 2! *discards them* Now, I gain 2000 Life Points and the other 3 cards are added to my hand!
The Mystical Space Typhoon destroyed Ryan's Aegis of Gaia Trap and he lost 3000 Life Points, but not before he was able to increase his Life Points by 2000.
Cyla (SC 6): A desperate move!
Ryan (LP 1100): I don't think so. *draws, gains Speed Counter* I activate Speed Spell-Monster Reborn! By removing 10 Speed Counters, I can bring back the Serpent Night Dragon (Lv.7 2350/2400) I discarded with Dragon's Blood! Now, I summon the Tuner Monster Level Stealer (Lv.1 0/0), and he'll steal 1 Level from your Sand Dragon to become Level 2! Now, I'll tune Level Stealer with Serpent Night Dragon in order to Synchro Summon the Black Dragon Knight (Lv.9 3600/3300)! Now, when Black Dragon Knight is successfully Synchro Summoned, I can destroy 1 Dragon-type monster on the field and he'll slay your Sand Dragon!
Black Dragon Knight slashed at Sand Dragon, but the rock molecules came back together as san molecules and reformed Sand Dragon.
Ryan (SC 1): Huh? !
Cyla (A) (SC 7): Clueless! Sand Dragon can't be destroyed by card effects!
Ryan: Well, then he'll just attack it!
Black Dragon Knight attacked Sand Dragon and shattered the rocks into pieces. The rocks turned into sand and dispersed.
Ryan: I'll end my turn with a face-down!
The sand molecules came back together and reformed Sand Dragon.
Cyla (A): If Sand Dragon is sent to the Graveyard as a result of battle, he comes back during the End Phase! *draws, gains Speed Counter* I'll activate the effect of Speed World 2! I'll pay 4 Speed Counters to inflict 800 points of damage!
Cyla paid her Speed Counters and shot another beam from her Duel Runner that hit Ryan and inflicted him with 800 points of damage.
Cyla (A) (SC 4): And next turn, I'll be able to activate it again! But until then, I'll just place this monster face-down in defense mode!
Ryan (LP 300) (SC 2): *draws, gains Speed Counter* I activate Speed Spell-Card Exchange! By removing 3 Speed Counters, I can swap hands with my opponent! Since I don't have any cards in my hand, I get your entire hand while you get nothing!
They pull up alongside each other and Cyla hands Ryan the cards in her hand.
Ryan (SC 0): Thank you very much. I'll set this one card of yours face-down and have Black Dragon Knight attack your defense position monster!
Black Dragon Knight slashed Cyla's face-down monster, Dragon Piper (Lv.3 200/1800).
Cyla (A) (SC 5): You just flipped over Dragon Piper, so your Dragon Capture Jar is destroyed and my Sand Dragon switches into attack mode!
Ryan: I'll have to end my turn, then!
Cyla (A): *draws, gains Speed Counter* I'll set one card face-down and end my turn!
Ryan (SC 1): *draws, gains Speed Counter*
Cyla (A) (SC 7): I activate the Trap Card Conscription! I look at the top card of your Deck and if it's a monster, I can Special Summon it to my side of the field!
Ryan pulls out the top card of his Deck and it was a monster card that Cyla summoned to her side of the field.
Cyla (A): I Special Summon Quazra the Controllable Dragon (Lv.6 2650/2350)! In 2 turns, Quazra will be destroyed by its own effect and inflict you with 2000 points of damage! And I know what you're thinking, "I'll just attack with Black Dragon Knight before its effect can activate", well, you can't! If you attack with Black Dragon Knight, I'll just have Sand Dragon block the attack! He'll be destroyed and brought back during the End Phase! Now, how does it feel to have one of your own cards turn against you? How does it feel to have something you own taken away?
Ryan (SC 2): Feels the same way it's always felt. You see, I grew up homeless in Toronto. It's hard enough to get food, let alone duel cards. So, every day, I would go to the dump for cards people just discarded and there would always be some guy bigger trying to take the cards from me. Sometimes I got away with the cards, sometimes I didn't. The point is I was able to overcome all of that and become a good duelist and I learned not to take crap from anybody. Especially spoiled duelists who've been possessed by power-hungry gods!
Cyla: Spoiled? Y-You think I'm spoiled?
Ryan was shocked to hear Cyla's real voice and not the echo of Atar. He looked across and actually saw that she was crying a little bit.
Cyla: I assure you I am not spoiled. My family is dirt poor! My brothers have to work shitty jobs and my sisters have to sell themselves for-for-they have to sell themselves! And we have a rule: if you can't make any money, you don't eat! I spent years saving up whatever money was left over to buy these duel cards and when I got invited to the World Tournament, I thought I might be able to help my family, but I got pulverized before I got a chance to really compete! I CAN'T EVEN GO HOME NOW, DAMMIT! And then Atar comes up to me and says he can help. What choice did I have?
Ryan: The wrong choice. Listen to yourself; sounds to me like you just gave up! How old are you? 15? You still got your whole life ahead of you. You can easily come back from one loss. You just need to keep applying yourself.
Cyla: But my family-
Ryan: Your family is still your family. And I don't think they'd be too happy with you teaming up with a psychotic god hell bent on destroying the world.
Cyla: … Maybe you're right. Maybe-Aaaaaah!
Just as Cyla was finally coming around, a whirlwind of sand surrounded her and caused her serious pain. Then, a shadowed figure with red eyes appeared over Cyla and looked at Ryan.
Atar: Stupid mortal! First thing we should do when we succeed is strip all mortals of their free will and thought!
Ryan: You're not gonna succeed 'cause it's still my turn! And first, I activate Call of the Haunted to bring back Serpent Night Dragon! Then, I'll activate my other Trap Limit Reverse! This allows me to summon a monster with 1000 or less attack points from my Graveyard and I choose Level Stealer! Then, I'll use Level Stealer's effect to take 2 more Levels from Quazra to make it Level 3! Now, I'll tune my Level 3 Level Stealer with my Level 7 Serpent Night Dragon to Synchro Summon the all-powerful and mighty SILVER DRAGON (Lv.10 3700/3000)! ! !
A large silver dragon with a tri-horned head with large claws and its tail was very long and serpent-like. Its silver scales reflected against the setting sun to display a beautiful display of light. Jeremy and Makoto, who were still lost, saw the light and they saw Silver Dragon and Sand Dragon flying over the bridges of the Bosporus. They rode over to that direction to see the duel.
Ryan: Now, I go to the Battle Phase and during that phase, my Black Dragon Knight gains 700 attack for each Dragon on the field! I count 3 so that's 2100 extra attack points, bringing his attack power to 5700! Now, Black Dragon Knight, attack Sand Dragon and send his Life Points to 0!
Black Dragon Knight slashes Sand Dragon, which disperses into sand particles again, and inflicts 3100 points of damage.
Ryan: But before you make your grand entrance, there's something you should know about Silver Dragon's ability! Once a monster on your side of the field is destroyed in battle, if you have another monster on the field, Silver Dragon can automatically destroy that monster with its effect!
Silver Dragon breathes silver flames at Quazra, destroying it.
Ryan: Now show yourself, you son of a bitch!
The sands from around the area converged over to the Duel Runner as Cyla was forced to play a card with Atar's likeness on it on the field. The sand then formed into what appeared to be a man with no face and dressed in Middle Eastern attire, like a turbin and a strange vest. He had no legs, instead they were just lobs of sand.
Atar: I am Atar, Master of the Desert (Lv.0 2800/2800)!
Ryan: Hello and goodbye! Silver Dragon, attack!
Silver Dragon breathes more silver fire at Atar that blows off the upper half of his body, but the sand came back together and reformed his body.
Atar: Are you quite finished?
Ryan: Oh, come on! Can't you guys ever die easily? ! What is it this time? My monsters can't destroy you in battle? And every time you come back, you come back stronger?
Atar: Well… yes. My attack power increases by 500 every time you fail to destroy me!
Ryan: Ooh, I was right! Do I get a prize?
Atar: Yes, a one-way ticket to HELL!
Ryan: … Not much of a prize.
Atar: And since it's your End Phase, Sand Dragon returns to the field! *Draws* I'll Play Sand Serpent in attack mode. (Lv.4 1400/1200) and end my turn.
As Ryan was about to begin his turn, Jeremy and Makoto finally showed up behind him on the bridge.
Makoto: Hey Ryan!
Ryan: What took you guys so long?
Jeremy: We stopped for some fast food. You wanted the strawberry smoothie right?
Ryan (SC 3): Yeah, I'll pick it up after I kick this guy's ass! *Draws* I'll summon Lord of Dragons (Lv.4 1200/1100) in defense mode. Now Black dragon Knight will attack your Sand Serpent!
Jeremy: Ryan it's a trap!
Ryan (SC 4): Well Duh!
Black Dragon slashed the Sand serpent and destroyed it. It turned into sand and the sand was absorbed by Atar and he grew bigger.
Atar: When Sand serpent is destroyed, I can transfer half of his attack to myself. So now my strength is up too 4000!
Ryan: I set one card face-down and end my turn!
Atar: *draws* The attack of your Black Dragon Knight during the Battle Phase now is 4700. I need to increase my strength a little bit more, so…
Atar flew toward Black Dragon Knight as if to attack, but Black Dragon Knight slashed him in half to defend himself and Atar turned into sand and reformed 500 points stronger.
Ryan (SC 5): Oh bull-SHIT! That's no fair!
Atar: Now, Sand Dragon will attack your Lord of Dragons!
Sand Dragon flew toward Lord of Dragons, ready to destroy him.
Ryan: I activate the Trap Draining Shield! This negates your attack and increases my Life Points by your monster's attack points!
Sand Dragon hit a barrier that appeared in front of Lord of Dragons and got sent flying backwards as Ryan's Life Points increased by 2600.
Ryan (LP 2900): A lot of good that's gonna do me. Atar's just gonna keep getting stronger with each attack and none of my monsters are able to destroy him.
Lord of D.: I know this is hard for you, Ryan, but think for a moment.
Ryan looked over at Lord of Dragons.
Lord of D.: None of "your" monsters can destroy him. Maybe you need a card that isn't yours.
Ryan: Yeah, but where am I gonna find-
Ryan looked over at Sand Dragon.
Ryan: Oh, what the hell?
Just then, Ryan's Rose mark started glowing and his deck started glowing blue as he drew his card, which was his Rose Card. Right before his eyes, it turned into a Trap Card.
Ryan (SC 7): I set one card face-down and end my turn!
Atar: *draws* I'll activate the Spell Stop Defense and I'll use it on your Lord of Dragons! And when I destroy your Lord, I will win this!
Lord of Dragons was forced out of his defensive stance and into attack position.
Lord of D.: Ryan, you can activate your Trap anytime now.
Ryan (SC 8): Naw, he needs to destroy you first.
Lord of D.: O_O What? !
Atar: NOW PERISH!
Atar comes flying in, attacks Lord of Dragons and destroys him.
Atar: I win!
Ryan: I activate the Trap Dragon's Pride! First, I take no damage from Lord of Dragons being destroyed in battle! Second, I am allowed to have one of your monsters attack another monster on your side of the field! So, Sand Dragon will now attack you!
Sand Dragon turned into a giant sandstorm that consumed the area and made it almost impossible to see.
Atar: Sand Dragon's powerful, but he can't destroy me!
Ryan:Dragon's Pride's third effect now activates! I can bring back Lord of Dragons as an Equip Card for one of my dragons!
Lord of Dragons reappeared on top of Silver Dragon.
Ryan: And now the power of these cards will combine together to take you out!
Silver Dragon breathed silver fire at Atar and it struck him and the Sand that formed his body flew everywhere, only instead of reforming his body, the sand got caught in Sand Dragon's sandstorm.
Ryan: Now, I don't know the exact physics of sand, but I think now you and Sand Dragon become one creature now! And the final effect of Dragon's Pride can now activate! Since you're now a Dragon-type Monster, Lord of Dragons can now destroy you!
Lord of Dragons held up his hand and all of the sand came together around his hand and it combusted into fire. The sand turned into glass and Lord of Dragons shattered the glass, destroying Atar and his card combusted into flames.
Ryan: Oh yeah! I win, baby! I just killed a GAWD!
Lord of D.: What do you mean you did?
Ryan: Hey, I'm the duelist, I get all the credit!
Cyla's Duel Runner then spun out and she fell off the Runner. Ryan got off of his to help her and noticed that from her feet upwards she was turning into sand.
Ryan: Oh shit! Jeremy! Makoto! Get over here!
Cyla: Help me, please! I don't want to die!
Makoto and Jeremy hurried over to try to use their Rose powers to save her, but the sand completely covered her body and with a blow of the wind, all of the sand disappeared.
Ryan: DAMMIT!
For a long moment, they just sat there seeing all of the sand everywhere. Ryan finally took off his boot and shook it to get all of the sand out of it.
Ryan: I am never going back to the beach.
Jeremy: How can you be joking right now? She just died!
Ryan: And what am I supposed to do? ! Cry? ! There's nothing more we can do for her, like it or not and I don't!
Ryan walked over to Cyla's Runner and took the Osiris Card that was still there and once it did, it showed him a vision of the Forbidden Palace in China.
Ryan: China? We have to go all the way to China? We should just call Krystal's group and have her go! She's in India!
Makoto: I got a text from her saying she's headed to Rome now.
Ryan: Seriously? ! We're closer to Rome than they are! This is just so stupid!
Ryan then got back on his Duel Runner without saying another word. There was nothing more for him to say.