New Testament 052: Divide and Conquer
"What is your name?" Madlyn asked the opponent before her, the one that came from the hourglass. "Name?" She repeated as if the concept was foreign to her. "Yeah. It would be fair to at least know the name of the one who wants to be the master of this." She showed the card of Hermos. "Fair.." The female in red and black tilted her head. "Fair.. What.. Is.. Master.." She reached for her head, as if in pain. "Hey are you." But the woman snapped out of it. "Fa..t...i..ma.. The name is Fatimah.." She then activated her dueldisk. "The shadowgame begins eh?" Madlyn was estatic. ".. Yeah.."
At another shadowgame...
Rightwings LP: 6500 Leftwings LP: 3900
Marcus's LP: 8000 Cable's LP: 2750
Grave Wraith's attack should have finished him, but one twin was saved by the other. "They can only be defeated at the same time? Or else they will heal their own lifeforce?" He did not expect or believe that they could have powers like that, outside of the cards themselves. "We are not dealing with regular foes. We will have to weaken them both, they apparently can only regenerate when we are about to kill one of them. At any rate, they can not destroy my Wraith so easily." Because his monster had killed the level 2 Gemini Soldier, 2 more cards were discarded from Leftwings deck, the three new cards in the cemetery empowered the Grave spirit (3400/2200). Marcus then ended his turn, during which Scream from Beyond inflicted 1000 damage to his life. But during the endphase Rightwing could also use his Gemini Summoners(1500/500); paying 500 lifepoints to summon a Gemini monster. "Resummoning Dawnbreak Gardna." And he chose to resummon his partners monster, the metal guarder whose defense now rose (1500/2300).
Rightwings LP: 6000 Marcus's LP: 7000
"..Thanks myself." The Dioscuri laughed, as the Dawnbreaker was switched to defense position. "But the human seems bored. I/we should pay it attention." Leftwing drew again and placed his gloveless hand on a card. "Blazeing Butterfly's effect activates! We can sacrifice it to special summon a Gemini, with its abilities already unlocked." The fiery butterfly burst into flames, and from its ashes came the ever-detestable Gemini Soldier(500/300). "And then, Magical Reflect Slime." His next Gemini was a blue slime(700/1200), which Simmons recognized. "Damn. If that one attacks, the damage will be transferred to me." And they let no time go to waste, Ultimate Offering activated the Reflector Slime's effect. It then slithered towards the Grave Wraith. "Curse them." He was forced to kill it, and suffer the difference between their attackpower. And since a level 3 card had been killed, 4 more cards were in the cemetery(3900/2200). "That's enough for one side." After that the Summoner and Soldier repeated their assault on the helpless Fraser.
Cable's LP: 750 Marcus's LP: 4300 Leftwings LP: 3400
"Ugh.." But before Gemini Soldier could special summon anything, he set off the trap. "Disruption Web!" A web of energy surrounded the Soldier and the level four Blazewing it was about to call out. "When a monster is called from the deck, I can return it." No Gemini appeared on the field to finish off Cable. "Instead the web will revive a lower-leveled monster that has died already." Yet there was only one Gemini in the cemetery with a level under four. "Magical Reflect Slime.." To the dismay of Marcus, that monster returned. "Sorry Simmons, I had to save myself. But it should be fine, this Slime is still in normal monster-mode." Or so he thought, until Rightwing flipped his set card too. "Oh is it? Super Double Summon!" He used a quickplay spell, which resummoned a Gemini on the field. "Fraser.." Marcus grumbled, as the Slime regained its reflective effect. It too squashed itself in the face of the Wraith, who discarded another three cards (Grave Wraith: 4300/2200). "You better have something to make up for that.."
Marcus's LP: 1200
Disruption Web, Counter Trap
When your opponent special summons a monster from the deck you can remove 1 'Protoss' monster card in your graveyard to return that monster to the opponents deck.
Then select 1 monster with a lower level from your opponent's graveyard and special summon it to their side of the field.
"You underestimate what I create, Simmons." He drew something very good. "Protoss Dark Templar(1900/1400). This one can not attack, but can destroy all monsters of a certain element when normal summoned." He knew which one to choose, Dawnbreak was Light, Gemini Lancer was Water, but the two Summoners and the one Soldier were Wind. "Destroy the Aerial!" Using its psi-blade, the Templar cut down both Gemini magicians and the dart thrower in one swipe. "And there is more. I have enough to do a Psionic Melding!" He activated the spell Polymerization. "I fuse that Dark Templar with the one in my hand." Two Protoss Templars fused their souls into one entity, a red energy being called Dark Archon(2300/2300). "This melded Protoss can control minds. I discard one card to brainwash one monster." He discarded the last card in his hand and pointed at Rightwing. "I am taking your Lancer!" The trident warrior abandoned the Copper Pillar, leaving him open. "Direct attack!" Wide open for a maelstrom of psionic energy.
Rightwings LP: 3700
Protoss Dark Templar, 4/1900/1400 Dark/Beastwarrior
This card cannot attack the turn it is summoned. When this monster is succesfully normal summoned, choose one monster attribute.
Destroy all monsters on the field with the same attribute as the chosen one, and as long as this card is face-up, neither player can summon a monster of the selected attribute.
Protoss Dark Archon, 8/2300/3000 Dark/BeastWarrior/Fusion
Protoss Dark Templar + Protoss Dark Templar
You can discard one card from your hand to take control of an opponent's face-up monster. That monster can not attack and is removed from play during the end of the turn.
It appeared Leftwing had no monsters in his hand anymore, as he did not use Ultimate Offering. Either that or his last card was a wind-elemental. "That was better." Marcus smiled. "I thought so. Now during my endphase, Gemini Lancer will leave the field." He ended his turn and watched the seaserpent sink into the shadows. "Oh.. they both have strong monsters. What are/am we/I to do?" Dioscuri did not sound threatened. "Oh I have an idea." Rightwing drew his next card, and summoned a monster from his hand. "Future Samurai(1600/1200)." That was a Gemini card so often-used, even Cable realized how bad this was. "Oh no." After they used Ultimate Offering to summon it again, causing its blade to glow. "They remove one monster in the grave, to destroy one on the field." The shade-wearing samurai leaped into the air, and sent a wave towards the Dark Archon. "They are after me?" His fusion was destroyed by the effect, and now he was the one with no defenses. "Fraser!" The sword came next, cutting into his shoulder.
Rightwings LP: 3200 Cable's LP: 0
"Hgk!" He was knocked down to the floor, losing blood from the wound. "We kept it shallow, he wont die." Rightwing chuckled. "Not until we can take the Key at least." Leftwing followed his twins example. Combined their laughter sounded like it came from one source. "Blast.. I was of no help." Cable sighed, trying to ignore the pain. "No you were not." Marcus said. Though he knew they ignored him because he had a defense monster left on the field. "But you did what you could. Now we will see if I can do better." He knew who to target. "I normal summon the Shield Worm(800/2000). When summoned the insect will switch to a defense position." The caterpillar-like insect curled up into a defensive position. "Also, it discards cards for every Insect on the field." Besides itself there was the Worm Bait-token, so two more cards were taken from Leftwings deck. "Grave Wraith gains 100 points from those. And...." He entered the battle phase, the Goggle Golem(2100/1500) he stole punched through the Samurai. ".. from that one as well."
Rightwings LP: 2700
With 2 more cards discarded, and 3 more dead (2 due to the Dark Templar), Grave Wraith(4800/2200) had gained a lot of power. "Oh!" Enough to finish the enemy. "There is no point in trying to save each other, if neither has the lifeforce to endure this hit!" The Wraith decided to attack Rightwing, as Leftwing still had Dawnbreak to hide behind. "Die!" It would have worked, except he forgot one common factoid. "Ultimate Offering!" That trap could be used during his battle phase. "!!" Rightwing summoned a Aquarian Alessa(1500/500), a water nymph. She took the blow, intercepting 1500 of the 4800 attackpoints headed towards the Right Twin. "You failed, we succeed!" Of course then Leftwing used his innate ability, raising his twins lifeforce until he too had 3400 lifepoints. "They lived.." The powerful dark blast merely took out 3300 of 3400. "But I will not go down easily." He acyivated his facedown trap. "Necromantic Hunger. I can sacrifice one monster, and gain 300 LP for each level it has." He decided to offer the Goggle Golem before the Scream spell could take away too much lifepoints, and he gained 1200. "If only we knew.. how they were doing that." Twice they could have won, if not for their unique skill. "Set a card, end turn."
Rightwings LP: 100 Marcus's LP: 2400
Necromantic Hunger, Normal Trap
Send one monster on your side of the field. Increase your LP by 300 for every star on the selected monster card and destroy it.
"Our/my turn." Leftwing's added a card to his hand. ".." Both looked at the trap Marcus had set, and seemed to hesitate. "What will they do?" In the end the twin decided not to use the card he had drawn, instead he played a spell from his hand. "Swing of Memories, we revive a normal monster." Marcus flinched, they would undoubtedly revive Magical Reflect Slime. "Counter trap; Crypt Curse!" He reacted just in time to stop it. "I pay 1000 LP to negate your spell." The Memory Swing was sent to the crypts. "We see that. That is why we will use this instead." Yet now Leftwing did use his spell. "Gemini Spark: One Gemini on the field will be sacrificed." He destroyed Dawnbreak. "And then one of yours will have to follow." The duelist gasped, they were destroying his trump card! "Grave Wraith, farewell." The phantom itself joined the darkness of the dead, leaving the two worms as his sole defenders. "Then the spell will give me/us one card." Leftwing drew again, and the mouth not covered his mask formed a half-smile. "Victory."
Marcus's LP: 1400
Curse of the Crypt, Counter Trap
Pay 1000 LP to negate the activation of one spell or trap card and destroy it.
He normal summoned his final dual spirit, a dark warrior(1500/1200). "Infinity Dark, this will send you to the shadows of defeat." Leftwing offered 500 LP to summon it again with his trap. "It's effect.." He was about to attack. "I know, curse it all.." Infinity Dark could switch a defending monster to attackposition. "Saved us the talking.." He had one very weak monster on the field. "I/We/I choose that one." The Dark Gemini shifted the tokens(0/0) position. "No.. Marcus." Cable could only watch helplessly as his partner was about to share his fate. "Finish!" Infinity Dark raised his hands to invoke a burst of shadows that engulfed the bait worm. Marcus lost all his lifeforce and was pushed to the cold ground as well. "We the Dioscuri win, we shall now claim your prices in the name of our Creator!"
Marcus's LP: 0 Leftwings LP: 2900
And at the third shadowgame.
Lydia's LP: 7500 Lead Pillars LP: 8000
"Tsk. Stop defending already." Lydia hissed at the man/woman/whatever opposing her. She had been hiding behind weak monsters for the last few turns, undamaged and untouched. Right now three shield monsters remained, two Giant Germs (1000/0) and a Treeborn Frog (100/100) "..The Germs, they shall be a sacrifice." But the duel was about to take a turn, she called out something of a high level, and it was in attack mode. "What the?" What came out was just as androgynous as the Lead Pillar, a halfmale/halffemale demonoid. "Yubel.." That was the cards name, but Lydia did not recognize it.. "Equipment card, Megamorph." The enemy also played a spell that doubled a monsters attack, but only if the controllers lifepoints were the lowest of the two. "How is that helpful?" Yet his thing had no strength at all (0/0), so the spell would never do anything. "One card is set. And the turn ends. During the endphase Yubel will claim one monster as a sacrifice.." Treeborn Frog was removed from the field.
"I don't get it....Feh." On her field she had two Blackwings; Armed Wing(2300/1000) and Mistral Silver Shield(100/1800). "I activate the spell card, Raptor Wing Strike! I send one Blackwing to my deck to add another to my hand." She returned the Silver bird, and added a level 3 tuner to her hand. "When added to my hand, I can special summon this. Breeze the Gentle Wind." A colorful orange winged beast flew through the shadows (1100/300). "Then I normal summon Shura the Blue Flame(1800/1200), and tune the two together!" The orange and blue birds were combined for the Synchro Summon of the Armor Master(2500/1500). "I attack your monster!" Armor Master flew straight towards Yubel, punching it in the gut. "Hey what?" Yet the demon suffered no wounds, and instead her life shot down. "Gaahh! What the hell?"
Lydia's LP: 5000
"The power of Yubel, is to share pain. It will not die in battle, and return all damage to the assailant." Now Lydia knew why such a weak thing was not bothering to protect herself. "Then I wont attack it, until I figure out a way to destroy it." She had several combos in her mind. "No. The duel will end now." The Lead Pillar activated her trap. "Equip Shot. An equipped spell will switch control." Megamorpfh was placed on the Armor Blackwing. "But my life is lower?!" Because the controller of the equip card was still the bandaged one, and her/his life was higher, Blackstone's monster had its attack doubled (5000/1500). "And the monster equipped with that spell will have to confront the monster that lost the spell. Even if it has already struck.." Her eyes widened, her Synchro flew towards Yubel against its will. "No." The Blackwing punched Yubel once more, only to be pushed back and send negative energy to its master, 5000 points worth of energy. "Gaahhh!!" The agony was immense, it hit every nerve and every muscle.
Lydia's LP: 0
"Annihilated.." And as she fell, abruptly the shadows around her were lifted. She was back in the studio set, back in the 'throne room' of the Magus. "So they all fall. Powerless before the pillars." Lydia could see that Madlyn, Marcus and Cable had returned as well; they were all either unconscious or paralyzed. But certainly they all had lost their duels. "Now the prices will be claimed.. and we will remove one last obstruction from our midsts" Only Elias remained, shivering and cornered. "What.. what should I do?"
(To be Continued in New Testament 053: Ruin)
New Cards used by Cable Fraser
Protoss Dark Templar
Protoss Dark Archon
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Polymerization
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Disruption Web
New Cards used by Marcus Simmons
Shield Worm
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Necromantic Hunger
Crypt Curse
New Cards used by the Dioscuri
Magical Reflect Slime
Future Samurai
Aquarian Alessa
Infinity Dark
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Super Double Summon
Swing of Memories
Gemini Spark
New Cards used by Lydia Blackstone
Blackwing - Breeze the Gentle Wind
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Raptor Wing Strike
Cards used by The Lead Pillar
Treeborn Frog
Giant Germ
Yubel
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Megamorph
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Equip Shot
