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Chapter 35

"I should warn you, I'm known as the Queen of the Underground. I won't take it easy on you. I will fight you with all the magic in my deck. I will also forewarn you so that you aren't surprised, I have a tendency to talk to my cards, and my duel disk has personality sub routines installed in it so my monsters talk to me as well." Krista said.

"I would never dream of having you take it easy on me, as far as talking monsters I can handle that. But don't underestimate my deck. Since you challenged me, I'll go first." Hermione said as she drew her first card. She scanned her hand. "I activate the magic card, Card of Destruction. Which means we send our current hands straight to the graveyard and draw five new cards." Both girls sent their hands to the graveyard and drew five new cards.

"Why would she do that her first turn?" Yugi said.

"Don't know. We've never seen her deck, we don't know her strategy, but since she is so smart she must have a reason." Atem said as he continued to stare at Hermione.

"She also doesn't know Krista deck. I'm pretty sure that Card of Destruction helped Krista as much as it helped Hermione. Krista trump card depends on having monsters in her grave. I wonder how many different attributes were in her starting hand." Kaiba said as he crossed his arms.

"I now activate the magic card Pot of Greed and get two new cards." Hermione said. "I now summon my Big Shield Gardna (2600 DFS) in defense mode, I then play one card facedown ending my turn.

"Hermione," Atem said with concern in his voice. "Be careful you're dueling against Krista, she has one of the most powerful decks, I've ever seen."

"I am confused what is going on?" Harry said.

"Well as far as opening moves go, Hermione's was pretty lame." Kaiba said.

"Kaiba be nice, Hermione is up against Krista." Atem said. Hermione blushed at Atem's words, he was defending her honor. How cute.

"Trust me; I know what I'm doing. My deck is stronger then it appears." Hermione said with a smirk. "Okay Queen of the Underground let's see what you've got?"

"You asked for it, my move." Krista drew her card and started scanning her hand. "What could this girls plan be, something tells me she is setting up for something big. I think I shouldn't underestimate her. However I don't like losing so I will give this duel my all." Krista thought to herself. "Okay I will start by playing the magic card Stop Defense, which switches your Big Shield Gardna (100 ATK) into attack mode.

"That was a dirty move Krista," Atem said as he saw the look on Kaiba's face. "Did I just say that out loud?"

"Yes you did." Kaiba leaned over to Atem so that only Atem could hear him. "You are making an ass out of yourself. Get a grip. I know you got the hots for Hermione, but chill." Atem hit his palm to his head he couldn't believe he was having such a reaction to this girl. He decided he better just keep his mouth shut and watch the duel. Maybe he would figure out Hermione's strategy and how she intended to win against Krista.

Krista looked down at the card in her hand. "Are you ready to come play? I hope so. I summon my Magician Valkyria in (1600 ATK) attack mode, then I activate the magic card Attribute Balance which allows me to special summon any light attribute monster from my deck directly to the field meet my Magician Kuriboh (300 ATK) I'll play him in attack mode.

"Oh no, that complicates things a bit?" Yugi said.

"Can you tell me what you mean by that? I have never seen this game before and I'm really confused." Harry said.

"Well duelists tend to each have a deck that is special to them. They put a lot of effort into their decks. It is almost like a piece of their heart and soul is in their decks. In Krista's case she has a deck of all spellcaster type monsters. She also has a trump card that increases the strength of her monsters. Her Magician Kuriboh is a weak monster in attack strength, but if he is destroyed in battle in Hermione's next turn Krista can activate Magician Kuriboh's special ability which allows her to get her trump card out of her deck and directly to her hand. If she gets her trump card out on the field she will most likely win." Yugi explained.

"I'm still pretty confused by the rules and stuff, maybe some time you can all teach me this game." Harry said as he went back to watching the duel.

"Now Magician Kuriboh attack the Big Shield Gardna." Krista hollered as Hermione watched as her life points dropped to 3700. "Now that you have no monster left, I'll have my Magician Valkyria attack you directly." Krista said, "Go Valkyria and attack Hermione directly."

"It would be my pleasure, my mistress." Valkyria says as she sends a stream of light from her scepter at Hermione. The stream hit Hermione directly in the chest and dropped her life points to 2100.

"Are you okay Hermione?" Atem hollered he was getting upset at his Royal Sorceress. How dare she hurt the girl he wanted.

Hermione started laughing as she turned to Atem. "I'm fine, thanks for asking. And don't think I haven't figured you out. I get it you think I cute, I think your cute too, but one more outburst from you and I'll transfigure you into a chair. I don't need any distractions right now. My plan is working perfectly."

Atem got a hazy look on his face as he went and sat down on the couch; Yugi went and sat next to him. "Are you okay?" He asked.

Atem said in a hazy voice, "She thinks I'm cute. Goodie for me." Yugi shook his head. He knew his friend was somewhere off in la la land. So he turned his attention back to the duel.

"Now back to the duel. I set a card facedown and end my turn." Krista said with a smirk.

"I draw." Hermione said, she laughed as she saw her card. "Activate facedown card, Cost Down this magic card allows me to turn a six star monster into a four star monster. I summon my Dark Magician Girl (2000 ATK) in attack mode." She said.

"Figures Hermione would have one in her deck." Kaiba said with a smirk.

"Okay Dark Magician Girl rid the field of that fuzz ball."

"Valkyria activate your special ability and intercept the attack on Kuriboh." Krista belted as Valkyria intercepted the attack dropping Krista's life points to 3600.

"I set one card facedown ending my turn." Hermione said she had a look of confidence in her eyes.

"My draw," Krista said as she turns the card around, "I've been waiting for this one, I activate the magic of Monster Reborn to bring Venus the Light Magician (ATK 3000) back from the graveyard and I'll place her in attack mode. Now Venus attack the Dark Magician Girl with white lightning scepter blast!" Belted Krista.

"Activate magic card Swords of Reveling Light. Now your monsters can't attack for 3 turns." Hermione said.

"Fine I'll end my turn." Krista said.

"I draw." Hermione says, "I'll end my turn."

"That doesn't make since. Hermione just wasted a turn. She only has two more until the swords where off why would she not fight her Dark Magician could have taken out my Kuriboh. Oh well only two more battle phases until I can attack her." Krista thought to herself as she drew a card.

Krista looks at her fur ball on the field, sorry little guy, but I need more fire power. Kuriboh made a little high pitched squeak. I will then sacrifice my Magician Kuriboh to bring out my Dark Magician Girl (2000 ATK). I'll than equip her with Magic Formula raising her attack strength by 700. The Dark Magician Girls attack points went the 2700. Since I still can't attack this turn I'll end my turn."

"My turn, I set one card facedown and end my turn." Hermione said. The entire group was on the edge of their seats, no one could figure out why Hermione wasn't attacking. It didn't make since to have three turns to attack and not use them. They all knew that the swords would vanish during Krista's next end phase.

Krista took a deep breath, as she thought to herself. "She is defiantly fishing for a card; why else wouldn't she attack me. What could her plan be…Oh no it can't be, but it is the only thing that makes sense." Krista smirked. "I just figured out your strategy Hermione."

"You have?" Kaiba says, "Mind filling us in?"

"It is simple if you think about it. She has used two of her three turns while the Swords of Reviling Light are in play to fish for a card. There is a spellcaster that I don't have and it is in Hermione's deck."

"You have the Dark Magician?" Yugi asked as realization hit Atem.

"Oh no it isn't the Dark Magician, but I know which one it is." Atem said.

"Then enlighten me." Kaiba said as he was getting frustrated, when it dawned on him as well. "Oh wait never mind, I know what her plan is now. Krista you can do this I know you have cards to stop this."

"I have only one card in my left in my deck that can stop him, but I need to draw it now, because I have a feeling she will be able to summon her spellcaster with her next draw and I'll lose this duel." Krista looked down at her deck. "Okay deck don't fail me now." Krista closed her eyes as she drew her card. She knew she had gotten the card she needed as she flipped it over in her hand to show it to Hermione, "Well Hermione it has been a blast, but I'm sorry you won't get the Forbidden One on the field today. I activate the continuous magic card Hand Shrink which causes you to have to discard two of the cards in your hand right now and makes it so you can have no more than four in your hand at one time."

Hermione discarded two of the cards in her hand leaving her with three. She was trying to figure out if she could get out of this.

"I will also activate the continuous magic card Defense Prohibited. This magic card makes it impossible to have any monsters to be in defense mode. Since I still can't attack I'll end my turn." The swords vanished from the field.

Hermione drew a card she snickered. "You were correct I did get the card I wanted on this draw, but since I only have four pieces I can't summon the whole monster, but I can use a piece as a monster so I summon the Head of Exodia the Forbidden One (1000 ATK) and because of your magic card he has to be in attack mode. I will now end my turn."

"My turn," Krista laughs as she looks at her card. "This duel is now over. I summon my Daughter of the Air (2000 ATK) in attack mode. Now that your swords are gone I can attack. Dark Magician Girl attack Hermione's Dark Magician Girl." Hermione's life points dropped to 1400. "Now Daughter of the Air attack the head of Exodia the Forbidden One." Hermione's life points dropped to 400. "Now that you have no more monsters on the field you are wide open for a direct attack. Venus the Light Magician end this duel with white lightning scepter blast." A stream of white light shot out of the Light Magician's scepter hitting Hermione as her life points hit zero. The monsters dissipated as the two girls deactivated their duel disks.

Well there you have it a peak at Hermione's deck.

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