Chapter Sixteen: He Who Rules Over the Weak
"This has become quite the battle, both Team Trinovol and Team Shinobi have each snatched one win apiece, and now we move onto the final match, the winner of this match will send their team to the Block A semi-finals!" Joshua exclaimed as he noticed Leroy advancing. "For Team Trinovol, we have their leader, user of the Susanoo clan, Leroy Thompson, and his opponent will be the leader of Team Shinobi, Rylan Dawnfield!"
Cheers erupted from the crowd as Leroy made his way to his side of the stadium, he looked up to see if his opponent was there, but similar to Shawn, he wasn't there. "Really, again," Leroy thought to himself.
"It seems like a case of deja vu, just like the previous match, Rylan is nowhere to be seen, is he somewhere around the stands like Shawn was earlier, are we in for another spectacular entrance!" Joshua exclaimed as a big puff of smoke suddenly appeared on Rylan's side of the field, as the smoke cleared, a figure in a similar black suit emerged with his arms crossed, he then removed the part that covered his head, revealing his face, his skin tone was light, he had black eyes, short gray hair, and a confident look on his face.
"I see, the classic smoke bomb appearance trick, impressive, but Shawn's was better, to be honest," Leroy said as he prepared his field.
"Perhaps, but my cardfighting skills far surpass his," Rylan simply said as he prepared as well.
"Then you must be quite the cardfighter, I guess it does make sense, after all, you are their leader," Leroy said back.
"Now that both players are ready, let's begin the match!" Joshua exclaimed.
Right next to Joshua, Denton looked down at Leroy, there was a look on his face, the look of happiness, along with the look of patient anticipation, up in the stands, Dwight, Dante, Sonia, Anthony, and Kristi had looks of excitement as they cheered Leroy on, the look that Denton had was found on Nathan's face as he too looked down on the dark-haired teen.
"Alright Leroy, show me what you can do when the fate of your team rests on your shoulders," the two of them thought in unison.
"Stand up my, Vanguard!"
"Warrior Apprentice, Ton!" Leroy exclaimed.
Warrior Apprentice, Ton
Grade 0, Power: 5000
"Stealth Dragon, Madoi!" Rylan exclaimed.
Stealth Dragon, Madoi
Grade 0, Power: 5000
"Nubatama, just as I suspected, alright then, I'll go first," Leroy stated.
Turn 1: Hand[Leroy(5), Rylan(5)]
"Draw, I ride Firestorm Mage, Allan!"
Firestorm Mage, Allan
Grade 1, Power: 7000
"Ton moves back, my turn ends there,"
Leroy
[R] [Firestorm Mage, Allan (1)] [R]
[R] [Warrior Apprentice, Ton (1)] [R]
Rylan
[R] [Stealth Dragon, Madoi (1)] [R]
[R] [R] [R]
Turn 2: Hand[Leroy(5), Rylan(5)]
"Draw, I ride Stealth Dragon, Seizui!"
Stealth Dragon, Seizui
Grade 1, Power: 7000
"Madoi moves down, then I call Stealth Fiend, Mashiromomen, with a boost from Madoi, Mashiromomen attacks your vanguard!"
(4000+5000=9000)
"I guard,"
"Now Seizui attacks the vanguard, skill of Mashiromomen, send it to the soul, add 3000 power to Seizui!"
(7000+3000=10000)
"I don't guard that one,"
"Drive check,"
[Drive Check - Stealth Beast, Meimoudanuki(G1)]
"Damage check,"
[Damage Check - Fervent Dragon(G1)]
Damage: [Leroy(1), Rylan(0)]
"I end my turn,"
Leroy
[R] [Firestorm Mage, Allan (1)] [R]
[R] [Warrior Apprentice, Ton (1)] [R]
Rylan
[R] [Stealth Dragon, Seizui (1)] [R]
[Stealth Dragon, Madoi (2)] [R] [R]
Turn 3: Hand[Leroy(4), Rylan(5)]
"Draw, I ride Victorious Wizard Knight, Adam!"
Victorious Wizard Knight, Adam
Grade 2, Power: 9000
"I call Violent Mage, Barraba, Barraba attacks your vanguard!"
(8000)
"I guard,"
"With Ton's boost, Adam attacks your vanguard!"
(9000+5000=14000)
"I'm afraid I'll have to let that one hit,"
"Fine by me, drive check,"
[Drive Check - Armor Dragon, Giz (Draw Trigger)]
"A draw trigger, the power goes to Adam, I draw,"
"Damage trigger check,"
[Damage Check - Stealth Dragon, Genkai(G2)]
Damage: [Leroy(1), Rylan(1)]
"My turn is over,"
Leroy
[Violent Mage, Barraba (2)] [Victorious Wizard Knight, Adam (1)] [R]
[R] [Warrior Apprentice, Ton (1)] [R]
Rylan
[R] [Stealth Dragon, Seizui (1)] [R]
[Stealth Dragon, Madoi (2)] [R] [R]
Turn 4: Hand[Leroy(5), Rylan(4)]
"Stand and draw, I ride Stealth Rogue of a Thousand Blades, Oborozakura!"
Stealth Rogue of a Thousand Blades, Oborozakura
Grade 2, Power: 10000
"I call Stealth Beast, Kibamaru, Kibamaru charges at Barraba with a boost from Madoi!"
(9000+5000=14000)
"Damn, no guard," Leroy said as Kibamaru pounced on Barraba and he vanished.
"Now Oborozakura will attack your vanguard!"
(10000)
"I guard with this," Leroy said as he placed down a grade 0.
"Tch, drive trigger check,"
[Drive Check - Demon Stealth Dragon, Kassen Myouou(G3)]
"My turn is over,"
"Nice, I was able to go through this turn without taking any damage, this will give me an advantage," Leroy happily said.
Rylan then chuckled which got Leroy's attention. "You might've gone through this turn without taking any damage, but I'll make up for that on my next turn," he confidently stated.
Leroy
[R] [Victorious Wizard Knight, Adam (1)] [R]
[R] [Warrior Apprentice, Ton (1)] [R]
Rylan
[Stealth Beast, Kibamaru (2)] [Stealth Rogue of a Thousand Blades, Oborozakura (1)] [R]
[Stealth Dragon, Madoi (2)] [R] [R]
Turn 5: Hand[Leroy(4), Rylan(4)]
"Stand and draw, alright, let's do this," Leroy said as he raised a card in the air. "Mage of the solar star, illuminate the darkness, and bring light to the world! Ride! Rising Sun Wizard, Ken!"
Rising Sun Wizard, Ken
Grade 3, Power: 11000
"I call Bombardment Dragon, Sallyn, with his skill, I superior call Fervent Dragon from the deck, Fervent Dragon attacks Kibamaru, with Fervent's Catastrophe, add 5000 power!"
(7000+5000=12000)
"I guard,"
"Alright then, with a boost from Ton, Ken attacks your vanguard, with Ton's skill, since I control a card with Catastrophe, add 4000 power to him!"
(11000+9000=20000)
"No guard,"
"Twin drive,"
[Drive Check #1 - Guardian Dragon of the Sky, Rocti(G0)]
[Drive Check #2 - Willful Wizard Knight, Ozon(G3)]
"Damage check,"
[Damage Check - Stealth Dragon, Tengai(G1)]
Damage: [Leroy(1), Rylan(2)]
"This time Sallyn will attack Kibamaru!"
(10000)
"No guard," Rylan said Sallyn breathed fire of Kibamaru and it vanished.
"My turn ends here,"
Leroy
[Bombardment Dragon, Sallyn (2)] [Rising Sun Wizard, Ken(1)] [Fervent Dragon (3)]
[R] [Warrior Apprentice, Ton (1)] [R]
Rylan
[R] [Stealth Rogue of a Thousand Blades, Oborozakura (1)] [R]
[Stealth Dragon, Madoi (2)] [R] [R]
Turn 6: Hand[Leroy(5), Rylan(3)]
"Stand and draw, get ready Leroy, my next turn has arrived, it's time to show you my strength," Rylan said as he raised a card in the air. "Dark dragon gifted with the evil eye, let the weak bow before you and the strong stand beside you as you take form on this battlefield! I ride! Demon Stealth Dragon, Shiranui "Oboro"!"
Demon Stealth Dragon, Shiranui "Oboro"
Grade 3, Power: 11000
"Prepare yourself, it'll only get worse from here, liberating the generation zone," Rylan called out. "Generation Stride! Enma Stealth Dragon, Kingoku Tenbu!"
Enma Stealth Dragon, Kingoku Tenbu
Grade 4, Power: 15000+
"With stride skill, add 4000 power to Fervent Dragon, I then Dominate Fervent!" Rylan explained as Fervent began shaking its head, as if it was in pain, it soon stopped shaking, but as it looked at Ken, Leroy could see the color of its eyes changed to red, and there was a ravenous look in its eyes.
"W-What did you do to Fervent Dragon?" Leroy asked surprised.
"You've never seen this before, fine then, I'll have to explain it, Fervent is now mine!" Rylan exclaimed.
"What?!" Leroy exclaimed.
"Rylan Dawnfield has utilized the frightening keyword of the Shiranui archetype, Dominate, when activated, the player gets to select a unit their opponent controls, that unit is then under their control until the end of the battle!" Joshua explained.
"That's quite the skill," said Alistar. "By taking control of your opponent's rear-guards, you can increase the number of attacks in a turn,"
"That is a good skill, I wonder how Leroy will get around it, if he can get around it," said Dwight.
"Fervent Dragon attacks Ken, with Fervent's Catastrophe, add 5000 power!" Rylan exclaimed as Fervent began charging towards Ken.
"You can even use their abilities?" Leroy asked to which Rylan nodded.
(7000+4000+5000=16000)
"I guard," Leroy said as Fervent returned to its normal state.
"I call Stealth Beast, Meimoudanuki and Stealth Beast, Tamahagane "Metsu", with the skill of Meimoudanuki, bind the top two cards of my deck face down, with Tamahagane's skill bind the top card of my deck face down, now with the skill of Kingoku Tenbu, Dominate Fervent again!" Rylan exclaimed as Fervent's eyes turned red and the ravenous look returned. "Fervent attacks Ken again, with Catastrophe, add 5000 power, with the skill of Madoi, when a dominated unit attacks, I can send Madoi to the soul, draw, and add 3000 power to Fervent, then with the skills of both Meimoudanuki and Tamahagane when a dominated units attacks, select a face-down card in my bind zone, send one to the hand and one to the soul, add 5000 power to Meimoudanuki and 10000 power to Tamahagane!"
(7000+5000+3000=15000)
"No guard, damage check,"
[Damage Check - Wandering Sorceress, Octana(G2)]
Damage: [Leroy(2), Rylan(2)]
"Kingoku Tenbu is coming for your vanguard this time!"
(26000)
"I don't guard,"
"Triple drive,"
[Drive Check #1 - Stealth Dragon, Utsuroi(G1)]
[Drive Check #2 - Stealth Dragon, Noroi (Critical Trigger)]
"That's some good timing there, a critical trigger, the power to Tamahagane, critical goes to Kingoku Tenbu!"
[Drive Check #3 - Stealth Beast, Katarigitsune(G1)]
"Damage check,"
[Damage Check #1 - Rising Sun Wizard, Ken(G3)]
[Damage Check #2 - Diamond Shield Guardsman, Gray(G2)]
Damage: [Leroy(4), Rylan(2)]
"You're not free yet, with a boost from Meimoudanuki, Tamahagane attacks your vanguard!"
(19000+12000+5000=36000)
"Shit, no guard, my damage check,"
[Damage Check - Firestorm Mage, Allan(G1)]
Damage: [Leroy(5), Rylan(2)]
"I end my turn, now you can see what I meant when I said I'd make up for it," Rylan said.
"Incredible, Rylan was able to deal Leroy four damage flawlessly, and in just one turn, Leroy has been pushed into a corner, will this be the end of Team Trinovol's run in the Titan Cup!" Joshua exclaimed.
"This isn't good, this isn't good at all," Joel said.
"I know it might seem hard, but Leroy can still win," Andrea said as she attempted to reassure Joel. "Look at my match, Hannah was able to get me to five damage on her first stride, and I still managed to win,"
"That was different, and I mean no offense but you only managed to beat Hannah because you got lucky and pulled a double trigger, and don't forget that Rylan can dominate Leroy's rear-guards which will give him more attacks," Joel retorted.
"Dad, I'm worried, can Leroy win?" Kristi asked.
"Have some faith in your big brother Kristi, he won't lose," Anthony said.
"That's right, you won't lose, you can't, not today," Nathan thought.
Leroy
[Bombardment Dragon, Sallyn (2)] [Rising Sun Wizard, Ken(1)] [Fervent Dragon (3)]
[R] [Warrior Apprentice, Ton (1)] [R]
Rylan
[R] [Demon Stealth Dragon, Shiranui "Oboro"(1)] [Stealth Beast, Tamahagane "Metsu" (3)]
[R] [R] [Stealth Beast, Meimoudanuki (3)]
Turn 7: Hand[Leroy(4), Rylan(5)]
"Stand and draw, dammit," said Leroy. "This is bad, he's already pushed me to five damage, he pulled a complete guard in his triple drive, and to make matters worse, if I build a strong formation this turn, he can just dominate my rear-guards next turn, but I have to do something," he thought.
"What's the matter, have you lost your nerve?" Rylan taunted as Leroy looked up at him.
"You wish, liberating the generation zone," Leroy called. "Generation Stride! Wizard Who Controls Light and Dark, Marvin!"
Wizard Who Controls Light and Dark, Marvin
Grade 4, Power: 15000+
"With stride skill, superior call Dragon Sorceress, Fana, and Polarity Hex Dragon, add 3000 power to both, Fervent and Fana exchange positions, with Fana's skill, I soulblast and now Tamahagane and Meimoudanuki retire, with the skill of Polarity Hex, whenever one of your rear-guards are retired due to the skill of one of my units, I can countercharge, since two rear-guards retired, countercharge two cards," Leroy explained.
"Not bad, you got rid of what was left of my formation with little effort, not to mention you countercharged all your face down cards," Rylan said, quite impressed by Leroy's play.
"With a boost from Fervent, Fana attacks your vanguard, with Catastrophe, add 5000 power to Fervent!"
(13000+12000=25000)
"No guard, damage check,"
[Damage Check - Almsgiving Stealth Rogue, Jirokichi (Draw Trigger)]
"Alright, a draw trigger, draw, the power goes to my vanguard!"
Damage: [Leroy(5), Rylan(3)]
"With a boost from Polarity Hex, Sallyn attacks your vanguard!"
(10000+9000=19000)
"Guard,"
"With a boost from Ton, Marvin attacks the vanguard, with Ton's skill, add 4000 power to him, now with Marvin's skill!" Leroy exclaimed. "I superior call Fervent Dragon and Victorious Wizard Knight, Adam, Fana and Fervent Dragon retire, add 2000 power to Adam and Fervent!"
(26000+9000=35000)
"Complete guard with Utsuroi!"
"Alright, triple drive,"
[Drive Check #1 - Multi-Shield Dragon, Kazu(G1)]
[Drive Check #2 - Dispelling Sorcerer, Orvil(G2)]
[Drive Check #3 - Recovery Wizard, Kristi (Heal Trigger)]
"A heal trigger, recover one damage, the power goes to Adam!"
Damage: [Leroy(4), Rylan(3)]
"With a boost from Fervent, Adam attacks your vanguard, with Catastrophe, add 5000 to Fervent, with Adam's skill, since he's attacking a grade 2 or higher unit, add 5000 power to him!"
(16000+14000+5000=35000)
"Generation Guard! Rikudo Stealth Dragon, Gandokurakan!"
Rikudo Stealth Dragon, Gandokurakan
Grade 4, Shield: 15000
"With Gandokurakan's skill, if you have three or more cards in your hand, add 5000 to the shield, if you have six or more, add another 10000 to the shield, since you have seven cards, add 15000 to the shield!"
"Fine then, I end my turn,"
Leroy
[Bombardment Dragon, Sallyn (2)][Rising Sun Wizard, Ken(1)][Victorious Wizard Knight, Adam (3)]
[Polarity Hex Dragon (2)] [Warrior Apprentice, Ton (1)] [Fervent Dragon (3)]
Rylan
[R] [Demon Stealth Dragon, Shiranui "Oboro"(1)] [R]
[R] [R] [R]
Turn 8: Hand[Leroy(7), Rylan(2)]
"Stand and draw, it's been fun Leroy, really it has, but the fun must end here, I'll beat you and send my team to the semi-finals," Rylan said.
"That's not going to happen, I can't afford to lose this tournament, I'm going to win this, for my team, and for myself!" Leroy exclaimed passionately.
"Sorry, but I can't afford to lose this one either, liberating the generation zone!" Rylan exclaimed as he dropped a card from his hand. "A power that turns allies against one another, with your ominous gaze, let disarray fall on my enemy's forces! Generation Stride! Enma Stealth Rogue, Mujinlord!"
Enma Stealth Rogue, Mujinlord
Grade 4, Power: 15000+
"With stride skill, add 4000 power to Fervent, then Dominate Fervent, now Fervent will attack Ton, with Catastrophe, add 5000 power!" Rylan exclaimed as Fervent charged at Ton, instead of the vanguard.
(11000+5000=16000)
"No guard," Leroy said as Ton vanished.
"Now I call Stealth Dragon, Fuurai and Stealth Dragon, Asurai, with Asurai's skill, if I control a vanguard that has Shiranui in its name, and has the dominate ability, I can draw, countercharge, and add 5000 power to Fuurai, now with Mujinlord's skill!" Rylan exclaimed. "For every card that's face up in my G zone, I can add 4000 power to one of your rear-guards and Dominate them, since I have three cards currently face up, I can Dominate three units!"
"I don't believe it, three of them!" Leroy gasped in disbelief.
"You better believe it, I add 4000 power to Sallyn, Adam, and Fervent, and they're now dominated!" Rylan exclaimed as the ravenous look of domination appeared on the faces of three of Leroy's units. "Sallyn will attack your vanguard first, with the other skill of Asurai, when a dominated unit attacks, I can add 4000 power to itself and another unit I control, I add 4000 power to Asurai and Fuurai, with Fuurai's skill, when a unit attacks, add 2000 power to it!"
(10000+4000=14000)
"I guard,"
"Fervent is up next, attack your vanguard, with the skills of Asurai and Fuurai, add 4000 power to Asurai, and 6000 power to Fuurai, with Catastrophe, add 5000 power to Fervent!"
(11000+5000=16000)
"I guard,"
"Alright, Adam now attacks your vanguard, with the skills of Asurai and Fuurai, add another 4000 power to Asurai and another 6000 power to Fuurai, with the skill of Adam, since he's attacking a grade 2 or higher unit, add 5000 power to him!"
(13000+5000=18000)
"I'll guard that one as well!" Leroy exclaimed as he dropped two cards.
"Let's do this, Asurai now attacks your vanguard, with Fuurai's skill, add 2000 power to itself!"
(9000+4000+4000+4000=21000)
"No guard, damage check,"
[Damage Check - Rising Sun Wizard, Ken(G3)]
Damage: [Leroy(5), Rylan(3)]
"Mujinlord is coming for your vanguard now, add another 2000 power to Fuurai, take this!"
(26000)
"Come and protect me, Multi-Shield Dragon, Kazu, quintet wall!" Leroy exclaimed as the top five cards of his deck came to his guardian circle, giving Ken a total of 36000 power.
"Time for a triple drive!"
[Drive Check #1 - Stealth Beast, Tamahagane "Metsu"(G2)]
[Drive Check #2 - Stealth Fiend, Mashiromomen (Stand Trigger)]
"A stand trigger, Asurai stands, the power to Fuurai!"
[Drive Check #3 - Almsgiving Stealth Rogue, Jirokichi (Draw Trigger)]
"A draw trigger, I draw, the power goes to Fuurai!"
"With Kazu's Catastrophe 6, since the attack wasn't successful, I can add a card from my guardian except Kazu to my hand," Leroy stated as he hand went from having two cards to having three cards.
"Asurai now attacks your vanguard again, add another 2000 power to Fuurai!"
(21000)
"I guard, and then I intercept with Sallyn!"
"You've done well to survive my barrage of attacks, but this is where it ends for you, Fuurai now attacks your vanguard!"
(9000+18000+6000+10000+5000=48000)
"What an attack, Fuurai striking with a total of 48000 power, with only two cards left in Leroy's hand, can he really stop this one!" Joshua exclaimed.
"What are you going to do, Leroy, do you have a plan in mind, or, is this the extent of your strength," Denton thought.
"The game won't end here! Generation Guard! Guardswoman Wizard Knight, Julika!" Leroy exclaimed as a tall lady appeared in front of Ken, she had long black hair with streaks of green and violet, she was clad in violet armor, a grimoire encased in a purple aura floated beside her, and in her hand, she held a large, two-handed shield.
Guardswoman Wizard Knight, Julika
Grade 4, Shield: 15000
"With the skill of Julika, I send two cards of different grades from my drop zone and send them to the bottom of my deck, add 10000 to her shield, then I use Ken's skill, send three cards of the identical grades from my drop zone to the bottom of my deck, then I look at the top five cards of my deck, send two cards among them of different grades to the guardian circle, then I intercept with Adam!" Leroy exclaimed as Fuurai's attack was stopped.
"What!" Rylan exclaimed.
"Incredible, Leroy Thompson was able to guard the attack, and he only used one card from his hand!" Joshua announced as a majority of the audience cheered.
"Not bad Leroy, you managed to stop a pretty strong attack with little resources, kind of reminds me of that time Nathan stopped my super strong attack," Alistar said quietly as he then heard his phone make a ding sound.
"What, is somebody texting me?" Alistar thought as he opened his phone and checked who the text was from, almost immediately after seeing who it was from, his eyes widened, he then rose from his seat and began making his way to the exit, Nathan and Dwight didn't notice him, but another two people did.
"Hey Alistar, where are you going?" Sonia asked as she tugged on his shirt.
Alistar turned to her and flashed a smile. "Oh, I'm just heading outside, I don't like being cooped up here for too long. If Nathan or Dwight ask where I am, will you tell them I went to take a walk," he replied.
"Alright then, we will," Dante said as Alistar left the stands.
"I end my turn," said Rylan.
Leroy
[R] [Rising Sun Wizard, Ken(1)] [R]
[Polarity Hex Dragon (2)] [R] [Fervent Dragon (3)]
Rylan
[Stealth Dragon, Asurai (2)] [Demon Stealth Dragon, Shiranui "Oboro"(1)] [Stealth Dragon, Fuurai (3)]
[R] [R] [R]
Turn 9: Hand[Leroy(1), Rylan(5)]
"Stand and draw, that was an awesome attack Rylan, I was actually scared when it had so much power, I was right about you, you really are quite the cardfighter," Leroy said. "It doesn't matter who wins this fight, I want you to know you're one of the best people I've ever played against,"
"Thanks, the same goes to you, there aren't many people who could've stopped that attack, but you did it, not to mention you did it while only using one card from your hand, Susanoo truly is a strong clan, and you truly are a strong player," Rylan said back.
"Liberating the generation zone!" Leroy called as he dropped the remaining two cards in his hand. "Master of the mystic arts, unleash your true strength as the foes who stand before you cower at your might! Generation Stride! Majestic Wizard Dragon, Malfentis!"
Majestic Wizard Dragon, Malfentis
Grade 4, Power: 15000+
Ken screamed loudly as he was encased in a white light, within the light, his body began to change its shape, when the light faded, a white dragon stood in his place, it had two arms and legs, a pair of wings sprouted from its back, it was dressed in a large turquoise wizard's robe, and in its hand was a large sword.
"Leroy's brought out a new G unit," Andrea said.
"I wonder what skills it has, and more importantly, can it beat Rylan," Joel added.
"With stride skill, superior call Dispelling Sorcerer, Orvil and Violent Mage, Barraba, add 3000 power to both, then I use Malfentis' skill, I soulblast and G flip, then I can add 3000 power to three units I control, I add 3000 power to Fervent, Barraba, and Orvil, with a boost from Polarity Hex, Barraba attacks Fuurai!"
(14000+6000=20000)
"I can let that hit, no guard,"
"With a boost from Fervent, Orvil attacks Asurai, with Catastrophe, add 5000 power!"
(14000+15000=29000)
"What are you planning, that's a strong attack to use against a rear-guard," Rylan said surprised by Leroy's attack. "Well, no guard,"
"Get ready because Malfentis is coming for your vanguard!"
(26000)
"Should I guard this one, I'm only at three damage, even if he pulls a critical, I'll only be at five damage, but then I have to consider his plays, so, I should stop this one," Rylan thought to himself as he took three cards from his hand. "I guard with these three!"
"This is going to be risky, but I have to take it, triple drive!"
[Drive Check #1 - Willful Wizard Knight, Ozon(G3)]
[Drive Check #2 - Victorious Wizard Knight, Adam(G2)]
[Drive Check #3 - Assistance Wizard Dragon, Styrus (Stand Trigger)]
"I did it, I actually did it, with the stand trigger, I give all the effects to Fervent!"
"Wait, what?" Rylan was really confused now, Leroy used the stand trigger to stand...a back row unit. "Now I'm lost, what are you doing?" he asked.
A grin formed on Leroy's face. "I'm so glad you asked, you see, my vanguard has another skill, and it's quite devastating, I use Malfentis' Generation Break 4!" Leroy exclaimed as he counterblasted three cards. "After I check my triple drive, if the cards revealed are all of different grades, I can call them to the rear-guard, and not just that, I can check another triple drive!"
"Is something like that even possible!" Rylan exclaimed.
"If it was, it's not anymore, I superior call Ozon, Adam, and Styrus to rear-guard, then I'll check another triple drive!"
[Drive Check #1 - Guard Wizard, Edward(G1)]
[Drive Check #2 - Wizard Rookie, Max (Critical Trigger)]
"A critical trigger, all effects to Adam!"
[Drive Check #3 - Armor Dragon, Giz (Draw Trigger)]
"A draw trigger, draw the power goes to Ozon, now with a boost from Styrus, Ozon attacks your vanguard, with Ozon's Catastrophe, add 4000 power to my front row!"
(16000+4000+5000=25000)
"No guard, damage check,"
[Damage Check - Good Luck Smile, Zashikihime (Heal Trigger)]
"That's a pretty bad time to draw a heal trigger, no recovery, power to my vanguard,"
Damage: [Leroy(5), Rylan(4)]
"This will finish it, with a boost from Fervent, Adam attacks your vanguard, with Catastrophe, add 5000 power to Fervent, with Adam's skill, add another 5000 power, with Styrus' skill, it goes to the soul, add 3000 power to Adam!"
(26000+20000=46000)
Rylan looked at the two cards in his hand, then sighed knowing it couldn't stop it. "No guard, my damage check,"
[Damage Check #1 - Demon Stealth Dragon, Shiranui "Oboro"(G3)]
[Damage Check #2 - Stealth Dragon, Asurai(G2)]
Damage: [Leroy(5), Rylan(6)]
"And there you have it, folks, Leroy Thompson is the winner, even though victory seemed out of his reach, he was able to defeat Rylan Dawnfield of Team Shinobi, clinching a spot for his team in the Block A semi-finals!" Joshua exclaimed. "After the intermission, the fights to determine who will be moving on to the semi-finals of Block B will commence!"
"I now understand why you made those plays, you were aiming to stop me from using intercepts, but by doing that, the only way you could win was if you used Malfentis' second skill, but if you couldn't use it, you'd most likely lose, that's quite a risky move don't you think," Rylan said.
"Perhaps, but if I didn't use it, you'd survive my attacks, and I would lose anyway, it was a risk I had to take," Leroy responded.
"Wow, you truly are a great fighter," Rylan said as he walked to Leroy and extended his hand.
Leroy extended his own and smiled as the two shook hands. "Hey, if you ever want a rematch and you happen to be around Trenton in New Jersey, stop by Card Shop Future, my uncles runs the shop,"
"What a coincidence, that where the three of us live, I guess it means you'll be seeing a lot of us, well, best of luck to you and your team," Rylan said as the two walked back to their respective booths.
"Alright, nice work Leroy!" Andrea and Joel exclaimed as they and Leroy did a three-way high five.
"Thanks you two, next up for us is the semi-finals!" Leroy said excitedly.
"That was a risky move there Leroy, but you managed to win, I'm impressed," Denton thought as he smiled.
"Not bad Leroy, I expect nothing less, alright Dwight, are you ready, it'll be our turn next," Nathan said.
"You know it, we'll win and go to the Block B semi-finals," Dwight said cheerfully.
"Great, what about you Alistar?" Nathan asked, but there was no response.
"Alistar?" Nathan asked as he turned to where Alistar was sitting, but he wasn't there.
"Uh, Dwight, where's Alistar?" Nathan asked as Dwight turned, he too looked shocked which implied he didn't know either.
Nathan then turned to his siblings. "Dante, Sonia, have the two of you seen Alistar?" he asked.
The two nodded. "He said he felt cooped up, so he went outside to take a walk," Sonia replied.
"When did he leave the stands?" Dwight asked.
"Right before Leroy started his turn after stopping Fuurai's attack," Dante replied.
"Good, that means he hasn't been gone too long, Dante and Sonia, you two stay with Mr. Thompson and Kristi, Dwight, the two of us will look for Alistar," Nathan said as Dwight then raised his hand.
"No, I'll go look for him, by any chance the search takes too long and we have to fight, you'll be here," Dwight said.
"You can't be serious, it'll be better if there are two of us looking, we can cover more ground," Nathan protested as Dwight shook his head.
"We can't afford to have no players here, it's too risky, please, trust me," he said.
Nathan thought about it, then sighed knowing Dwight made a fair point. "Fine, but you better find him,"
"I will," Dwight said as he left the stands, then once he reached the exit, he began running, soon he was outside, there were cars driving everywhere, people going in almost every direction. "Dammit Alistar, where could you've gone, well, it doesn't matter, I'll find you, I have to!"
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Stealth Dragon, Asurai
Grade 2, Power: 9000
Auto RC: When this unit is placed on RC, if you control a vanguard with "Shiranui" its it name and it has the dominate ability, draw, CC, and add +5000 to a unit you control.
Auto RC: Whenever a dominated unit attacks, add +4000 to this unit and another unit you control.
Guardswoman Wizard Knight, Julika
Grade 4, Shield: 15000
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Majestic Wizard Dragon, Malfentis
Grade 4, Power: 15000+
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