Chapter 35 – The Silent Resistance

Author Note : I hope you enjoy the duel!

Misaki would be making her way to the arena, where Sayer would be waiting, wearing a black hooded robe with green nazca lines, Mark of the Lizard visible on his back. In waiting Area, Yusei glares at the duelist. "...So it was Sayer who defeated Akiza... But why he has a Earthbound Immortal?" Prometheus lets out amused "hmph". "Lich Lord has twisted sense of humor..." He thinks. "To have his puppet use monster that ate him in a first place..." He would think. "...I hate to say this, but in terms of power he is about same class as Zorc... I doubt that girl will win." In audience, young man with blonde hair and red jacket would be cheering on Misaki. "Come on Misaki, show them what you can do!" She looks in the audience for a moment, before turning away, muttering "Idiot" as she stands at the arena, readying her Duel Disk, while Sayer prepares his Dark Signer disk.

"DUEL!"

As duel starts, Lizards Nazca Line appears to the ground, signing that Shadow Duel has begun. "I take the first turn!" Sayer calls out, looking his hand. " I start with Psychic Commander in Attack Mode, and finish with a face-down! Your turn!" Sayer would say, as he summons a strange monster piloting a hover tank.

"...Draw", Misaki would say, looking her hand. "...I play Field Spell, Wattcastle", She would say, as cartoonish castle appears behind her. "Now, when monster battles monster with "Watt" in its name, they lose 1000 Attack Points", She would explain. "I summon Wattgiraffe", she would then say, summoning brightly coloured giraffe. Sayer smirks. "Your monster is weaker than Psychic Commander. What you planned to do with it?" He asks. "Wattgiraffe has ability to attack my opponents life points directly", Misaki would say. "Attack." Sayers smirk would vanish as Giraffe releases blast of electricity at him, his life points falling to 6800. "...I set card. Turn end", She would then say.

"Draw!" Sayer calls out, looking at Misaki's monster. "...So she uses deck that allows her monsters to attack me directly? That's annoying..." He looks his hand. "And I don't have yet other monster cards." He looks at the field. "Psychic Commander, attack Wattgiraffe!" Psychic Commander would take aim with his tank at the Wattgiraffe. "Psychic Commanders effect activates! During Battle Phase, when Psychic-type monster battles, I can pay up to 500 Life Points to take that much attack away from your monster!" He calls out, glowing red feintly as his life points fall to 6300. Psychic Commander would then blast Wattgiraffe, lowering life points of Misaki to 7300. "Effect of Wattcastle activates", Misaki would say. Castle would emit a spark of electricity which hits Psychic Commander, lowering its ATK. Sayer bites his teeth. "I end my turn, then", He says. Looking his face-down card. "...No worries. My face-down card, Telepathic Power, activates when my Psychic Monster is destroyed by battle..." He thinks.

"Draw", Misaki simply would say, looking her hand. "I summon Wattpheasant" She would then say. Sayer blinks, as another cartoonish, bright coloured monster appears to the field, this time a pheasant. "Like Wattgiraffe, Wattpheasant can attack you directly as well", She would then say, before declaring her attack. Wattpheasant flies at Sayer and releases burst of electricity, before vanishing, Sayers life points falling to 5300. "...Where did it go?" Sayer asks. "When Wattpheasant does battle damage, I banish a monster on field", She would say. "I banished Wattpheasant, until End Phase. I end my turn." She would say, as Pheasant appears to the field once more.

Sayer would not be pleased how duel has gone so far. "If you think I will go out so easily, think again... DRAW!" Sayer calls out, looking the card he draws. Smirking. "...This will do... I can now summon my Psychic Nightmare!", he thinks. "I summon Mind Protector!" He would call out, summoning a mechanical monster to the field. "...I activate a Trap", Misaki would say. Sayer blinks. "What?" He asks, as Misaki activates her trap. "Counter Trap "Wattcancel". When you summon a monster, I can discard monster with "Watt" in its name and negate summon and destroy it", She would explain. "I discard Wattkiwi", She would then say. Lightning would then obliterate Mind Protector. Sayer swears a bit. "I end my turn."

"I draw", Misaki would say, looking at her hand. "I summon another Wattpheasant", she would then say, summoning another pheasant to the field. "Wattpheasants, Direct Attack" she would say, as birds attack one by one and then banish themselves, lowering Sayers Life Points first to 4300 and then 3300. "I end my turn", she would say, as pheasants appear to the field.

Sayer would be now absolutely livid. Not only Misaki ruined her summon, she also is making fun of him by attacking him directly. "I DRAW!" Sayer calls out. He looks at the card, then smirks. "I activate a Spell, "Terraforming", he would then call out. "With it, I can add Field Spell to my hand – And I choose Mausoleum of the Emperor!" He calls out. "Now, appear, Mausoleum!" He adds, activating the Field Spell. Misaki narrows her eyes as mausoleum surfaces behind Sayer. "With this, I can pay 1000 Life Points instead of tributing a card... I pay 2000 Life Points!" Sayer calls out as Stone heart appears to the field, starting to pulsate, as Shadows from Nazca Line start to raise. "O God which resuscitated my life, now I offer you my Soul! Advent, Earthbound Immortal Ccarayhua!" Sayer calls out, as Earthbound Immortal takes it shape, roaring. Sayer then looks his life points. He would now have only 1300 Life Points left, and while Ccarayhua is able to attack directly, he would lose next turn because of the pheasants. "I attack you Wattpheasant with Earthbound Immortal Ccarayhua!" He would call out, as giant lizard opens its mouth and launching its tongue at Wattpheasant, destroying it, shockwave lowering Misaki's life points to 5500. "Effect of Wattcastle activates", Misaki responds, as he castle shines before releasing burst of electricity at the giant lizard. "Kh... I change my Psychic Commander to Defense Mode, and End my Turn", Sayer calls out.

"Draw", Misaki would calmly call out. Looking her hand. "...I summon Wattwoodpecker", She would then say, summoning a woodpecker, fitting the colour scheme of the Wattcastle. "Wattpheasant, attack him directly", Misaki calls out, as Pheasant drops life points of Sayer to 300, and then vanishes. "Wattwoodpecker cannot attack directly, but can battle twice in battle phase", Misaki then says. "Attack Psychic Commander." Woodpecker would fly to Psychic Commander, starting to peck it many times. Sayer smirks. "I activate my Trap, Telepathic Power!" He calls out. "As my Psychic Monster was destroyed by battle, I can now destroy your monster and gain life points equal to its attack!" Sayer calls out, his Life Points raising back to 1300. Misaki does not really react to this. "I set a card, and end my turn." As she ends her turn, Wattpheasant would return to the field.

"My turn, Draw!" Sayer calls out. "I attack your Wattpheasant with Ccarayhua!" He calls out, as lizard once more launches its tongue out, at other pheasant this time, and destroys it, Misaki's life points falling to 4700. "Wattcastles effect activates", Misaki would say. "I end my turn."

"Draw", Misaki would say, looking at her monster. "I summon Wattlemur", she says, summoning a strange lemur to the field. "I end my turn."

"So it could not attack directly..." Sayer thinks. "Draw!" He would then call out, looking the card he draws. Smirking. "I attack you directly with my Earthbound Immortal!" Sayer calls out, as Ccarayhua attacks directly at Misaki, her life points falling to 3900. "And even if you summon monster stronger than my Earthbound Immortal, it does not matter, as you could not target it for attacks!" Sayer then says, mockingly. "I end my turn!"

"...Draw", Misaki would say, looking at her hand. "...Duel is over", She would then say. Sayer narrows his eyes. "What you mean by that?" Misaki looks at Sayer. "...I activate Trap, Wattkeeper", She says. "This card lets me to Special Summon level 4 or lower "Watt" monster from my Graveyard, but it is destroyed during End Phase", She says. "I summon Wattwoodpecker", she would say. Sayer laughs a moment. "A mistake. Wattpheasant would had been a better choice, it could had attacked me directly. Misaki does not reply. "I summon Wattfox", She says, summoning next a yellow, cartoonishly coloured fox to the field. "Wattfox is a Tuner-monster", Misaki would then say. Sayers eyes widen, looking at other two monster. "...That's what she was going for!?" He asks in his mind. "I tune my level 2 Wattlemur and level 3 Wattwoodpecker with my level 2 Wattfox", She would say. "Circuit Completed. Synchro Summon, Level 7. Come Forth, Watthydra", Misaki calls out, summoning a strange Hydra to the field, which roars. Sayer narrows his eyes at the monster. "Watthydra is able to attack you directly", Misaki then says. Sayer narrows his eyes. "How much Attack it has then?" Misaki stays silent for a moment. "1500." This makes Sayer go pale. "Watthydra, direct attack. Shock Roar" Misaki Calls out, her monster roaring and releasing bursts of static electricity, Sayers Life Points falling to 0.

Sayer would scream, as his body turns darker, before falling to the ground as pile of grey dust, his disk and nasca line disappearing. Misaki does not seem to have any reaction, and just makes her way out of the arena. "...We will take a moment to clean the arena", Announcer calls out. "For the next Duel, we have duel between Yuto of Xyz Dimension, and..." Announcer narrows his eyes, trying to read the name right. "Tavara, from Duel Spirit World...?" In waiting rooms shadows, Tavara would be looking at Yuto. "Now, which form I should use..." She hums, smiling. Prometheus meanwhile would look at the arena. "This will be interesting..."

Meanwhile, back in the woods, Akiza and Misty would appear where they were defeated, slowly starting to wake up. Unknown to them, a black, robed skeleton would be watching them from afar, cackling a bit. "So, the puppet failed, then..." He thinks. "Maybe I should try to claim their souls..." He would stop, as he looks behind him, a young man, wearing a purple version of duel academia uniform, would be making his way to him. "Still up to your old tricks, Lich Lord?" He asks. Skeleton glares at him. "...One of Gorz' generals, King of the West, Versago the Destroyer..." Lich Lord would say. Bones would burst from the ground, forming a duel disk for him, while Versagos arm shapes to more demonic, a organic duel disk appearing from it. "I will not let you go rampage." As a reply, Lich Lord simply laughs.

"DUEL!"

In Next Duel... Can Yuto's Phantom Knights defeat Tavara's Wicked Gods? Also, Stay Tuned, as Lich Lord faces off with Versago the Destroyer!