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Battle Between The Sexes
Chapter 38: Waterlogged Battle
Tristan and Casey stood up and headed toward the stage. Within minutes, they arrived on opposite sides of the stage.
"Ready to duel?" asked Jasmine.
"I'm ready, " said Tristan.
"So am I, " said Casey.
"Choose your deckmaster, and you may begin, " said Jasmine as Tristan and Casey pulled their decks out of their Duel Disks.
They searched through their decks and found their monsters.
"I choose Thunder Kid as my deckmaster, " said Tristan.
"I choose Prime Material Dragon as my deckmaster, " said Casey.
Tristan and Casey exchanged, shuffled, and cut their decks. They quickly gave their decks back to each other and placed them back into their Duel Disks.
"Let's duel!" they both exclaimed.
Their Duel Disks activated and moved into position. Tristan and Casey pressed the blue buttons on their Duel Disks. The left edge slots immediately opened up. Tristan placed Thunder Kid on his slot while Casey placed Prime Material Dragon on her slot. Afterwards, they both closed up. First, a yellow lizard with big red lips, jagged teeth, and orange stripes along the chest and along its tail appeared next to Tristan. (700/600) Next, a golden dragon with yellow eyes and six long wings appeared next to Casey. (2,400/2,000) They both drew five cards.
Tristan: 8,000
Casey: 8,000
"I'll go first, " said Tristan as he drew a sixth card. "I summon Shovel Crusher in attack mode."
Tristan placed it on top of his Duel Disk. A purple serpentine creature with a silver raptor-like face, green eyes, a red mane, and two yellow shovels for hands, appeared on Tristan's side of the field. (900/1,200)
"I end my turn, " said Tristan.
"My move, " said Casey as she drew a sixth card. "I summon Atlantean Pikeman in attack mode."
Casey placed it on top of his Duel Disk. A froglike creature, which was wearing a bronze suit of armor and was wielding a fish-headed spear, appeared on Casey's side of the field. (1,400/0)
"Atlantean Pikeman, attack Shovel Crusher with Aquatic Spear Slash!" exclaimed Casey.
Atlantean Pikeman used its spear to slice Shovel Crusher, shattering it into pixels. Tristan moved Shovel Crusher from the top of his Duel Disk to his Graveyard.
Tristan: 7,500
Casey: 8,000
"I end my turn, " said Casey.
"My move, " said Tristan as he drew a card. "I summon Robotic Knight in attack mode."
Tristan placed it on top of his Duel Disk. Robotic Knight appeared on Tristan's side of the field. (1,600/1,800)
"Robotic Knight, attack Atlantean Pikeman with Steel Flare Swipe!" exclaimed Tristan.
Robotic Knight used its attack to swipe Atlantean Pikeman, shattering it into pixels. Casey moved Atlantean Pikeman from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Tristan: 7,500
Casey: 7,800
"I place two cards facedown, ending my turn, " said Tristan as two facedown cards appeared behind Robotic Knight.
"My move, " said Casey as she drew a card. "I summon Deep Sea Diva in attack mode."
A pink and tan mermaid, who was wearing a pink headdress and purple armor covering her arms and upper chest, appeared on Casey's side of the field. (200/400)
"Deep Sea Diva has a special ability. She allows me to special summon a Sea Serpent-type monster from my deck, whose level is at most three, " said Casey as she pulled her deck out of her Duel Disk.
Casey searched through her deck, found a monster, and returned her deck to her Duel Disk.
"Now, I special summon Mermaid Archer in attack mode, " said Casey as she placed her on top of her Duel Disk.
A mermaid with a green and salmon-colored tail and aqua blue hair, who was wearing a silver top, a gold belt, and pink armbands, appeared on Casey's side of the field. (1,200/200) She was also wielding a black crossbow and riding a giant turtle with a gray shell.
"Mermaid Archer has a special ability as well. By equip her with a monster whose level is at least three, Mermaid Archer's attack strength increases by 800 points, " said Casey. "Deep Sea Diva fits the condition."
Deep Sea Diva immediately moved behind Mermaid Archer and rested with her arms crossed, changing Mermaid Archer's attack strength. (2,000/200)
"Mermaid Archer, attack Robotic Knight with Seaweed Arrow Attack!" exclaimed Casey.
"Not so fast. I activate one of my facedown cards, Rare Metalmorph, " said Tristan as a facedown card flipped up.
Robotic Knight's attack strength changed. (2,100/1,800) Mermaid Archer fired green arrows at Robotic Knight; however, Robotic Knight countered it. Deep Sea Diva suddenly moved in front of Mermaid Knight, allowing Robotic Knight to swipe her instead and to shatter her into pixels. Mermaid Archer's attack strength returned to normal.
"Mermaid Archer must have the same ability as the Allure Queens do, " said Tristan.
"Exactly, " said Casey.
"My move, " said Tristan as he drew a card. "I set one card in defense mode."
Tristan placed one card facedown and sideways on top of his Duel Disk. A set card appeared next to Robotic Knight.
"Robotic Knight, attack Mermaid Archer with Steel Flare Swipe!" exclaimed Tristan.
Robotic Knight used its attack to slash Mermaid Archer, shattering her into pixels. Casey moved Mermaid Archer from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Tristan: 7,500
Casey: 6,900
"I end my turn, " said Tristan.
"My move, " said Casey as she drew a card. "I play Graceful Charity."
Casey drew three cards from her deck and discarded two cards from her hand.
"Next, I play Polymerization, combining Lord of D. and Divine Dragon Ragnarok to summon King Dragun, " said Casey as she discarded all three cards to her Graveyard.
Casey moved King Dragun from her Fusion deck to the top of her Duel Disk. King Dragun appeared on Casey's side of the field. (2,400/2,100)
"Thanks to his special ability, I summon Meteor Dragon in attack mode, " said Casey as she placed it on top of her Duel Disk.
Meteor Dragon appeared next to King Dragun. (1,800/2,000)
"King Dragun, attack Robotic Knight with Fire Scourge!" exclaimed Casey.
King Dragun used its attack to incinerate Robotic Knight, shattering it into pixels. Tristan moved Robotic Knight from the top of his Duel Disk to his Graveyard.
Tristan: 7,200
Casey: 6,900
"Meteor Dragon, attack that set monster with Meteorite Charge!" exclaimed Casey.
Meteor Dragon used its attack to slam the set monster. Tristan quickly flipped his set monster on top of his Duel Disk. Black Stego appeared Tristan's side of the field and deflected Meteor Dragon's attack. (1,200/2,000)
Tristan: 7,200
Casey: 6,700
"Don't forget Black Stego's special ability, " said Tristan.
Casey immediately turned Meteor Dragon sideways on top of her Duel Disk. Meteor Dragon rested with its arms crossed.
"I place one card facedown, ending my turn, " said Casey as a facedown card appeared behind Meteor Dragon.
"My move, " said Tristan as a he drew a card. "I sacrifice Black Stego to summon Penumbral Soldier Lady."
Once Tristan moved Black Stego from the top of his Duel Disk to his Graveyard, it vanished from the field. Next, he placed Penumbral Soldier Lady on top of his Duel Disk. Penumbral Soldier Lady appeared on Tristan's side of the field. (2,100/1,400)
"Penumbral Soldier Lady, attack King Dragun with Luminous Blade Strike!" exclaimed Tristan.
"Don't be so sure. I activate my facedown card, Magic Cylinder, " said Casey as a facedown card flipped up on her side of the field.
"I counter that with my facedown card, Trap Jammer, " said Tristan as a facedown card flipped on his side of the field. "By the way, Penumbral Soldier Lady's attack strength increases by 1,000 points when battling a LIGHT monster. King Dragun fits the condition."
Magic Cylinder shattered into pixels. Penumbral Soldier Lady's attack strength changed. (3,100/1,400) Penumbral Soldier Lady used her attack to slice King Dragun in half, shattering it into pixels. Casey moved King Dragun from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Tristan: 7,200
Casey: 5,700
"I end my turn, " said Tristan.
"My move, " said Casey as she drew a card. "I play the Field Magic card, A Legendary Ocean."
Casey pressed a red button on her Duel Disk. A slot suddenly opened up on the right edge of her Duel Disk. Casey placed the card there. Once it closed up, an ancient undersea city appeared on the entire length of the field.
"A Legendary Ocean not only increases the stats of all WATER monsters by 200 points, but decreases the levels of all WATER monsters in our hands or on the field by one, " said Casey. "Now, I can sacrifice Meteor Dragon to summon Levia-Dragon - Daedalus."
Once Casey moved Meteor Dragon from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard, it vanished from the field. Next, Casey placed Levia-Dragon - Daedalus on top of her Duel Disk. Levia-Dragon - Daedalus appeared on Casey's side of the field with its stats changed. (2,800/1,900)
"Since A Legendary Ocean acts like Umi, I can use Levia-Dragon - Daedalus' special ability, " said Casey.
"Not good, " said Tristan.
Casey pressed a red button on her Duel Disk. A slot suddenly opened up on the right edge of her Duel Disk. Casey removed A Legendary Ocean from there. Once it closed up, A Legendary Ocean and Penumbral Soldier Lady shattered into pixels. Tristan moved Penumbral Soldier Lady from the top of his Duel Disk to his Graveyard. Levia-Dragon - Daedalus' stats returned to normal.
"Levia-Dragon - Daedalus, attack Tristan's Life Points directly with Sonar Laser Blast!" exclaimed Casey.
Levia-Dragon - Daedalus used its attack to blast Tristan, causing her to twitch.
Tristan: 4,600
Casey: 5,700
"I end my turn, " said Casey.
"My move, " said Tristan as he drew a card. "I summon Command Knight in attack mode."
Tristan placed her on top of his Duel Disk. Command Knight appeared on Tristan's side of the field with her attack strength changed. (1,600/1,900)
"Your monster isn't strong enough, " said Casey.
"Doesn't matter once I play Block Attack, " said Tristan.
Casey immediately turned Levia-Dragon - Daedalus sideways on top of her Duel Disk. Levia-Dragon - Daedalus rested with its arms and legs crossed.
"Command Knight, attack Levia-Dragon - Daedalus with Inferno Blade Slash!" exclaimed Tristan.
Command Knight used her attack to slice Levia-Dragon - Daedalus in half, shattering it into pixels. Casey moved Levia-Dragon - Daedalus from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"I place one card facedown, ending my turn, " said Tristan as a facedown card appeared behind Command Knight.
"My move, " said Casey as she drew a card. "I summon Sea Serpent Warrior of Darkness."
Casey placed it on top of her Duel Disk. Sea Serpent Warrior of Darkness appeared on Casey's side of the field. (1,800/1,500)
"Sea Serpent Warrior of Darkness, attack Command Knight with Dark Water Strike!" exclaimed Casey.
"Sorry, but I activate my facedown card, Call of the Haunted, to bring back Penumbral Soldier Lady, " said Tristan as a facedown card flipped up.
Tristan moved Penumbral Soldier Lady from his Graveyard to the top of his Duel Disk. Penumbral Soldier Lady reappeared next to Command Knight with her attack strength changed, causing a replay. (2,500/1,400)
"Due to Command Knight's second ability, the only monster you can attack is Penumbral Soldier Lady, " said Tristan.
"I place one card facedown, ending my turn, " said Casey as a facedown card appeared behind Sea Serpent Warrior of Darkness.
"My move, " said Tristan as he drew a card. "I play Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your facedown card."
The Mystical Space Typhoon appeared and blew Casey's facedown card off the field.
"Penumbral Soldier Lady, attack Sea Serpent Warrior of Darkness with Luminous Blade Strike!" exclaimed Tristan.
Penumbral Soldier Lady used her attack to slice Sea Serpent Warrior of Darkness in half, shattering it into pixels. Casey moved Sea Serpent Warrior of Darkness from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Tristan: 4,600
Casey: 5,000
"Command Knight, attack Casey's Life Points directly with Inferno Blade Slash!" exclaimed Tristan.
Command Knight used her attack to swipe Casey, causing her to twitch.
Tristan: 4,600
Casey: 3,400
"I end my turn, " said Tristan.
"My move, " said Casey as she drew a card. "I play Salvage."
Casey moved two WATER monsters from her Graveyard to her hand.
"Next, I summon Deep Sea Diva in attack mode, " said Casey as she placed her on top of her Duel Disk.
Deep Sea Diva reappeared on Casey's side of the field. (200/400)
"Deep Sea Diva's special ability activates, " said Casey as she pulled her deck out of her Duel Disk.
Casey searched through her deck, found a monster, and returned her deck to her Duel Disk.
"This time I summon Spined Gillman, " said Casey as she placed it on top of her Duel Disk.
A light blue humanoid fish creature with red lips and spikes along its back, which was wielding a brown and red trident, appeared next to Deep Sea Diva with its attack strength changed. (1,700/0) Deep Sea Diva's attack strength changed. (600/400)
"Spined Gillman has a special ability as well. It increases the attack strengths of all Aqua-type, Fish-type, and Sea Serpent-type monsters by 400 points, " said Casey.
"Even with that boost, neither one is strong enough to destroy Penumbral Soldier Lady, " said Tristan.
"True, but I also play the Magic Card, Big Wave Small Wave, " said Casey.
"What does it do?" asked Tristan.
"It allows me to destroy every WATER monster on my side of the field so I can special summon the number of WATER monsters from my hand, " said Casey. "Therefore, I sacrifice Deep Sea Diva and Spined Gillman to summon Divine Dragon Aquabizarre and Levia-Dragon - Daedalus."
Once Casey moved Deep Sea Diva and Spined Gillman from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard, it vanished from the field. Next, she placed Divine Dragon Aquabizarre and Levia-Dragon - Daedalus on top of her Duel Disk. A long, blue, and gray serpentine creature with gray fins and a glowing orange horn on its head appeared on Casey's side of the field. (2,100/1,500) Levia-Dragon - Daedalus reappeared next to Divine Dragon Aquabizarre. (2,600/1,500)
"Levia-Dragon - Daedalus, attack Penumbral Soldier Lady with Sonar Laser Blast!" exclaimed Casey.
Levia-Dragon - Daedalus used its attack to blast Penumbral Soldier Lady, shattering her into pixels. Tristan moved Penumbral Soldier Lady from the top of his Duel Disk to his Graveyard.
Tristan: 4,500
Casey: 3,400
"Divine Dragon Aquabizarre, attack Command Knight with Sacred Water Blast!" exclaimed Casey.
Divine Dragon fired a large column of glowing water from its mouth at Command Knight, shattering her into pixels. Tristan moved Command Knight from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Tristan: 4,000
Casey: 3,400
"I end my turn, " said Casey.
"My move, " said Tristan as he drew a card. "I play Snatch Steal to take control of Levia-Dragon - Daedalus."
Casey immediately moved Levia-Dragon - Daedalus from the top of her Duel Disk and gave it to Tristan, whom placed it on top of his Duel Disk. Levia-Dragon - Daedalus quickly moved to Tristan's side of the field. (2,600/1,500)
"Next, I play Metamorphosis, sacrificing Levia-Dragon - Daedalus to special summon Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon, " said Tristan.
Once Tristan moved Levia-Dragon - Daedalus from the top of his Duel Disk and gave it back to Casey, whom placed it into her Graveyard, it vanished from the field. Next, he placed Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon on top of his Duel Disk. Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon appeared on Tristan's side of the field. (2,800/2,100)
"I summon Machiner's Sniper in attack mode, " said Tristan as he placed on top of his Duel Disk.
Machiner's Sniper appeared next to Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon. (1,800/800)
"Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon, attack Divine Dragon Aquabizarre with Lightning Bolt Blaze!" exclaimed Tristan.
Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon used its attack to electrocute Divine Dragon Aquabizarre, shattering it into pixels. Casey moved Divine Dragon Aquabizarre from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Tristan: 4,000
Casey: 2,700
"Machiner's Sniper, attack Casey's Life Points directly with Quickfire Blast!" exclaimed Tristan.
Machiner's Sniper used its attack to blast Casey, causing her to twitch.
Tristan: 4,000
Casey: 0900
"I end my turn, " said Tristan.
"My move, " said Casey as she drew a card. "I set a monster in defense mode and place one card facedown."
Casey placed one card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk. A set card appeared on Casey's side of the field. A facedown card appeared behind the set card.
"I end my turn, " said Casey.
"My move, " said Tristan as he drew a card. "I place one card facedown card as well."
A facedown card appeared behind Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon.
"Machiner's Sniper, attack that set card with Quickfire Blast!" exclaimed Tristan.
Machiner's Sniper used its attack to blast the set card. Casey quickly turned her set monster upright on top of her Duel Disk. Mother Grizzly appeared on Casey's side of the field and shattered into pixels. (1,400/1,000) Casey moved Mother Grizzly from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"Thanks to Mother Grizzly's special ability, I can special summon Unshaven Angler from my deck, " said Casey as she pulled her deck out of her Duel Disk.
Casey searched through her deck, found Unshaven Angler, shuffled and returned her deck to her Duel Disk, and placed Unshaven Angler on top of her Duel Disk. Unshaven Angler appeared on Casey's side of the field. (1,500/1,600)
"Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon, end this duel and attack Unshaven Angler with Lightning Bolt Blaze!" exclaimed Tristan.
"Not so fast. I activate my facedown card, Ring of Destruction to destroy it instead, " said Casey as a facedown card flipped up.
"Not a good idea. That card will deplete your Life Points to zero, " said Tristan.
"Ring of Destruction triggered Prime Material Dragon's deckmaster ability, which is called Energy Reversal, " said Casey. "Each time I play a card that inflicts damage to my own Life Points, my Life Points are instead increased by the same amount."
Fire rings appeared around Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon's necks, shattering it into pixels. Tristan moved Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon from the top of his Duel Disk to his Graveyard.
Tristan: 1,200
Casey: 3,700
"I end my turn, " said Tristan.
"My move, " said Casey as she drew a card. "Thanks to Unshaven Angler's special ability, I sacrifice it to summon Spiral Serpent."
Once Casey moved Unshaven Angler from the top of his Duel Disk, it vanished from the field. Next, he placed Spiral Serpent on top of his Duel Disk. An aqua blue serpentine creature with green eyes, sharp teeth, and aqua blue and salmon fins appeared on Tristan's side of the field. (2,900/2,900)
"Spiral Serpent, attack Machiner's Sniper with Spiral Wave Attack!" exclaimed Casey.
"Not so fast. I activate my facedown card, Limiter Removal, " said Tristan as a facedown card flipped up.
Spiral Serpent used its body to release a powerful whirlpool toward Machiner's Sniper. The attack strength of Machiner's Sniper changed. (3.600/800) Machiner's Sniper countered Spiral Serpent's attack, shattered it into pixels. Casey moved Spiral Serpent from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Tristan: 1,200
Casey: 3,000
"I end my turn, " said Casey as Machiner's Sniper shattered into pixels.
Tristan moved Machiner's Sniper from the top of his Duel Disk to his Graveyard.
"My move, " said Tristan. "I summon Kinetic Soldier in attack mode and equip it with Weapon Change."
Tristan placed it on top of his Duel Disk. Kinetic Soldier appeared on his side of the field with its stats changed. (1,800/1,350)
"Kinetic Soldier, attack Casey's Life Points directly with Energized Static Laser!" exclaimed Tristan.
Kinetic Soldier used its attack to blast Casey, causing her to twitch.
Tristan: 1,200
Casey: 1,200
"I end my turn, " said Tristan.
"My move, " said Casey as she drew a card. "I play Re-Fusion to bring back King Dragun."
Tristan: 1,200
Casey: 0400
Casey moved King Dragun from her Graveyard to the top of her Duel Disk. King Dragun reappeared on Casey's side of the field. (2,400/1,100)
"Next, I play Stamping Destruction to destroy Weapon Change, " said Casey.
Weapon Change shattered into pixels and hit Tristan, causing him to twitch.
Tristan: 0700
Casey: 0400
Kinetic Soldier's stats returned to normal.
"King Dragun, end this duel and attack Kinetic Soldier with Fire Scourge!" exclaimed Casey.
King Dragun used its attack to incinerate Kinetic Soldier, shattering it into pixels. Tristan moved Kinetic Soldier from the top of his Duel Disk to his Graveyard.
Tristan: 0000
Casey: 0400
The monsters and the field instantly vanished. Every card remaining on the Duel Disks were removed and were placed back into Casey's and Tristan's decks.
"Proceeding to the next round, we have Ms. Casey Harrison, " said Rose as the crowd applauded and cheered. "I'm sorry to say that Tristan Taylor has been eliminated."
"Your deckmaster definitely made the difference in you winning this duel, " said Tristan as he shook Casey's hand.
"Thanks. Maybe we'll have a rematch, " said Casey as she shook Tristan's hand.
They immediately headed offstage. Jasmine reappeared onstage alongside Lily.
"May we have your attention please?" asked Lily.
The crowd turned toward Lily and Jasmine.
"This is it, everyone. Tea Gardner and Casey Harrison, prepare your decks. Tomorrow, you two will face off to determine who faces Bonner for the grand prize, " said Jasmine.
Deckmaster Abilities
Prime Material Dragon – [Energy Reversal]: Each time you play a card that inflicts damage to your Life Points, your Life Points are instead increased by the same amount.