Chapter Thirty-Seven:
Burning Passion
Miro: 4000
Two: 4000
"My turn, first." said Two. "I set a monster in defense mode and end my turn."
Miro drew, and looked at the field. Smiling to himself, he placed a monster on his duel disk.
"I summon Detective- Kudo Shinichi (1700/1700)!" said Miro. "And then his effect activates! I can special summon Detective- Miyano Shiho (1500/1700) from my deck! After that, I'll play Crime Beckons! This'll allow me to special summon one monster from my deck with 'Detective' in its card name! So I special summon Detective- Kojima Genta (1000/1000), allowing me to special summon another member of the Junior Detective League from my hand! So I special summon Detective- Yoshida Ayumi (1000/1000)!"
Shinichi appeared on the field, wearing a blue blazer and a black tie, grinning. Shiho appeared next to him, frowning. She had chestnut brown hair, and wore long, red leather. Next, a young, fat boy wearing a green shirt and beige shorts appeared on the field, picking his nose. Finally, a young girl wearing a red sweater appeared, having a hairband of the colour white.
"So he plans to rush him..." muttered Ishi.
"And now Shinichi attacks your face-down monster!" exclaimed Miro.
"Heh." said Three.
Two revealed his monster. It was a human-shaped fireball holding a huge shield of fire. "Hellish Guard (900/1900) seems to be stronger than your monster..."
"Damn!" said Miro (MLP: 3800).
"I end my turn, then..." said Miro.
"My turn..." said Two. He looked at his hand. "Um...I guess I'll play Dark Hole..."
"No way!" exclaimed Miro, as all of his monsters, as well as Two's Hellish Guard, vanished into the dark vortex.
"And then I'll summon Hellish Burner (2000/1000) in attack mode...and I'll play the field spell, Dark Depths of Hell...giving my monster extra attack points...(2400)! So now he'll attack you directly!"
The new human-shaped fireball attacked Miro with a small burst of fire, although the new pits of lava made it bigger.
Miro: 1400
"Arg!" he said. He fell to his knees as the attack hit.
"Wow..." said Yoshiko. "Miro couldn't stand up to that attack at all..."
"One way or another, this duel is going to be over quickly..." said Ishi. "Let's just hope that it's in Miro's favour...Two's deck is very simple, remember. That can be both an advantage...and a disadvantage."
"I end my turn..." said Two.
"My turn!" said Miro. He took a look at his drawn card. "Alright, it's time to start over again! I play Detective- Mouri Ran (1300/1500) in defense mode! Then my turn ends!"
"My turn..." said Two. "I'll summon Hellish Burner (2000 + 400/1000) in attack mode again, and have it attack Ran."
"Ran's effect activates!" said Miro. "Once per turn, she can negate one attack against her!"
"Alright, then my second Hellish Burner will destroy her..." said Two.
Ran burned up against the fireball shot at her, but Miro didn't flinch. He did frown, though, as he looked at the score.
Miro: 1400
Two: 4000
"Alright..." muttered Miro. "I think the cards I want to win this duel with...are the Junior Detective League..."
"What was that?" asked Two.
"Nothing." said Miro. "Is it my turn yet?"
"Yes..." said Two. "I guess I end my turn..."
"My turn!" said Miro. "And I'll draw! First off, a card face-down! Then I play Card of Sanctity, allowing us each to draw until we hold six cards in our hands!"
Both players drew a few cards each, until six cards rested in both hands. Miro grinned at his hand.
"Great! I drew all the cards I need! First off, I play two copies of Crime Beckons, first getting Detective- Haibara Ai (1000/1000) and Detective- Yoshida Ayumi (1000/1000)! Then I'll use their effects to special summon from my hand Detective- Kojima Genta (1000/1000) and Detective- Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko (1000/1000)! Then I'll normal summon the second-to-last card in my hand, Detective- Edogawa Conan (1000/1000)! Finally, I'll place a card face-down and end my turn!"
"You speak so much..." said Two. "Oh well. I guess I'll meet you monster to monster. I sacrifice my Hellish Burners in order to summon Burning Hell Lord (3000 +400/3000). Now he'll destroy Conan. Goodbye, Miro Miyake."
"Not so fast!" exclaimed Miro. "I activate my trap card, Teamwork of the Junior Detective League! When a member of the Junior Detective League is being attacked, this card can be activated and combine the attack and defense points of all members of the Junior Detective League on the field at the time (5000/5000)! So meet the counter-attack!"
All five of the children rushed at the flaming giant, eventually making him...fall over...
Two: 2400
"A good move..." said Two. "I end my turn."
"I see you're ready to lose..." said Miro.
Two nodded. "Yes, you were a fun duelist to face."
"Alright!" said Miro. "I'll attack you directly with all of my monsters! Junior Detective League...attack!"
The five children rushed Two this time, although the end result was him smiling...
Two: 0 (AKA negative 2600)
"Good game..." said Two. He looked at Three. "Shall we leave, now?"
Three nodded. He looked at Ishi. "Ishi Shihai. One...you'll face him next. He's far more powerful than any of you...that's all I can say."
Ishi nodded. "I'm prepared. Although, Three, I'm going to beat him. No matter what."
Three shrugged. "Whatever. Though, if you do...make it interesting, okay?"
Ishi nodded. "Alright."
And so the two members left. The three duelists, now standing alone on the beach, prepared themselves for the attack that they knew was to come.
But what they didn't know was that it would come...five days later...
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Three Days Later...
"Five!" said a voice.
Five looked behind himself to see One there, frowning. "What are you doing, exactly?"
Five gave a faint smile. "Sir...I-I was able to get working on the 'Zero Hour' project...and it's almost done. It should be done soon..."
One's mouth spread into a humongous grin. "Excellent! Heh heh...I know just who I want to show it to first..."
"Sir..." said Five, holding up the box that was the 'Zero Hour' project. "What did you come in here for?"
"Two and Three have been defeated. I was going to mention that I'm leaving in order to defeat Ishi Shihai myself for the information, but now I'm going to go for a far different reason. To defeat our annoying friend. Gather the remaining Hours! We shall all depart in one hour! Bring the 'Zero Hour' project!"
Five nodded. We should reach the island in two days if we leave in one hour. Ishi, are you prepared to face the strongest enemy you'll ever face?
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Next Time:
Complete!
The final duel will soon commence, as Five finishes the 'Zero Hour' project! One now holds the simple-looking box, and prepares to use it as Duelist Academy resides in the distance...
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Author's Note: It's almost time, the field is set!
Please R&R!
-Salazare