bopdog111: Soulburner's time to shine.
Ulrich362: Can he handle BitBoot?
bopdog111: We'll find out.
Ulrich362: Agreed, enjoy the chapter.
Disclaimer: We don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V or VRAINS but we own the OCs!
They watch as Soulburner, and BitBoot sped with each other.
"SPEED DUEL!"
(Dueling Theme: Finish Line by Skillet)
Soulburner: 4000
BitBoot: 4000
Let the duel begin!
"We'll go first capiche?" Boot from the fusion asked before Bit called, "From our hand we summon D-Scale Saber Sardine!"
A fish like monster appeared.
D-Scale Saber Sardine
Water Type
Level 2
Cyberse
ATK: 600
DEF: 300
Once per turn: You can pay 500 LP; Special Summon 1 "D-Scale Token" (Cyberse/WATER/LV 1/ATK 100/DEF 100) to your field.
"Sardine's special ability lets us fork over 500 life points to summon a D-Scale Token!" Boot explained as a small monster appeared. (BitBoot: 3500)
D-Scale Token
Water Type
Level 1
Cyberse/Token
ATK: 100
DEF: 100
Special Summoned by the effect of "D-Scale Saber Sardine".
"And with these two monsters..."
"We can break our circuit!"
"The summoning conditions are two D-Scales!" the two declared as the two monsters flew to the Left, and Bottom arrows, "We Link Summon! Link 2, D-Scale Battle Coela!"
A black, and blue fish appeared.
D-Scale Battle Coela
Water Type
Link Rating 2
Cyberse/Link
ATK: 1800
Link Markers: Left, Bottom
2 "D-Scale" monsters
Once per turn: You can move this card to a Main Monster Zone it points to. Once per turn: You can move this card to your Main Monster Zone a monster linked to this card points to.
"A Link monster on your first turn, not too shabby." Soulburner smirked.
"And then we equip Coela with D-Scale Torpedo!" Bit called playing an equip spell as Coela was equipped with a cannon.
D-Scale Torpedo
Equip Spell Card
Equip only to a "D-Scale" monster. Once per turn: You can inflict 800 damage to your opponent for each time the equipped monster moved to a different zone.
"Now we move Battle Coela to the Main Monster Zone it points too!" Boot activated as Coela moved back.
"Hold on, moving a monster?" Soulburner asked. "You ever heard of something like that Flame?"
"Not at all." Flame admitted, "It may be how it works."
"And now I activate my Skill, Marker's Portal!" Bit called.
Marker's Portal
Bit's Skill
If the user has less LP than their original amount, the user selects 1 Link Spell Card from their Deck and activates it. The card activated by this effect cannot be negated or destroyed by the opponent's card effects.
"That's the one that lets them play Link Spell cards right?" Lilly asked.
"Yeah." Celina nodded.
"I activate the Link Spell, Judgement Arrows!" Bit called.
Judgement Arrows
Link Spell Card
Link Markers: Top-Right, Top, Top-Left
If a Link Monster this card points to battles, its ATK becomes double its current ATK during damage calculation only. When this card leaves the field while it points to a monster(s), destroy all those monsters. You can only activate 1 "Judgement Arrows" in your Spell & Trap Zone a Link Monster points to, also you can only control 1 "Judgement Arrows".
Ryoken frowned seeing that only for Declan to look at the card thoughtfully.
"And now we activate Battle Coela's ability to move it next to a zone a card linked to it points too!" Boot used as Battle Coela moved again as Bit added, "Now quake at our combo. We activate Torpedo's effect! Each time the equipped monster moved to different zones this turn you take 800 points of damage!"
Soulburner's eyes widened in shock as missiles fired striking him.
(Soulburner: 2400)
"This is our mightiest combo. Battle Coela, Torpedo, and Judgement Arrows formed a perfect combo." Boot said to him Bit added, "We called it 'Voyage to Hell'. As Battle Coela moves quake in fear. We end our turn."
"Let's see what this Soulburner can do." Aso said thoughtfully.
Soulburner 1st Turn:
"Can't attack on the first turn, and already a lot of damage is dealt..." Soulburner said before grinning drawing, "This could be interesting. For my first move, I set two cards! Then by discarding Salamangreat Foxy from my hand, I can summon Salamangreat Meer!"
At that a orange mole with flames appeared.
Salamangreat Meer
Fire Type
Level 2
Cyberse
ATK: 800
DEF: 600
If this card is added to your hand, except by drawing it for your normal draw: You can reveal this card; Special Summon it from your hand. If this card is in your hand: You can discard 1 other "Salamangreat" card; Special Summon this card from your hand. You can only use each effect of "Salamangreat Meer" once per turn.
"And now, I activate Foxy's effect! If there is a face up spell or trap card, by discarding a Salamangreat from my hand, I can summon this card from the graveyard!" Soulburner called as a blue fox appeared.
Salamangreat Foxy
Fire Type
Level 3
Cyberse
ATK: 1000
DEF: 1200
When this card is Normal Summoned: You can excavate the top 3 cards of your Deck, and if you do, you can add 1 excavated "Salamangreat" card to your hand, also shuffle the rest into the Deck. If this card is in your GY, and a face-up Spell/Trap is on the field: You can discard 1 "Salamangreat" card; Special Summon this card, then you can destroy 1 face-up Spell/Trap on the field. You can only use 1 "Salamangreat Foxy" effect per turn, and only once that turn.
"Then a face-up Spell or Trap is destroyed! I pick Judgement Arrows!" Soulburner called as Foxy fired a fire stream at the Link Spell.
"Huh, but wait that won't work." Lulu recalled. "Since they used Marker's Portal he can't destroy Judgment Arrows."
"Not a bad card but useless." Boot said to him as Bit explained, "Since we used Marker's Portal to activate Judgement Arrows your effects to negate or destroy it is useless!"
The blast was nullified.
"Rats." Soulburner grunted.
"Don't give up! Sink you teeth and open a path!" Flame told him.
"I was just surprised that's all." Soulburner said before calling, "In that case appear the circuit that changes the future!"
The circuit appeared.
"The summoning conditions is 1 level 4 or below Cyberse!" Soulburner called as Meer entered the bottom arrow, "Link Summon! Link 1, Salamangreat Balelynx!"
At that a fire cat creature appeared.
Salamangreat Balelynx
Fire Type
Link Rating 1
Cyberse/Link
ATK: 500
Link Marker: Bottom
1 Level 4 or lower Cyberse monster
If this card is Link Summoned: You can add 1 "Salamangreat Sanctuary" from your Deck to your hand. If a "Salamangreat" card(s) you control would be destroyed by battle or card effect, you can banish this card from your GY instead. You can only use each effect of "Salamangreat Balelynx" once per turn.
Lilly smiled slightly. "It's cute."
"Balelynx then allows me to add Salamangreat Sanctuary to my hand!" Soulburner called adding the card, "Which is what I will activate!"
Salamangreat Sanctuary
Field Spell Card
If you Link Summon a "Salamangreat" Link Monster, you can use 1 "Salamangreat" Link Monster you control with its same name as the entire material. During damage calculation, if your monster battles: You can pay 1000 LP, then target 1 Link Monster you control; make its ATK 0, and if you do, gain LP equal to its original ATK. You can only use each effect of "Salamangreat Sanctuary" once per turn.
"We will get to it in a minute." Soulburner told them, "Appear again, circuit that changes the future!"
The circuit appeared.
"The summoning conditions are two fire effect monsters! Link Summon!" Soulburner called as Foxy, and Balelynx entered the top, and bottom arrows. "Link 2! Salamangreat Sunlight Wolf!"
A blue humanoid wolf appeared roaring with flames on him.
Salamangreat Sunlight Wolf
Fire Type
Link Rating 2
Cyberse/Link
ATK: 1800
Link Arrows: Top, Bottom
2 FIRE Effect Monsters
If a monster(s) is Normal or Special Summoned to the zone(s) this card points to (except during the Damage Step): You can add 1 FIRE monster from your GY to your hand, but for the rest of this turn, you cannot Normal Summon/Set or Special Summon monsters with the added monster's name. During your Main Phase, if you control this card that was Link Summoned using "Salamangreat Sunlight Wolf" as material: You can add 1 "Salamangreat" Spell/Trap from your GY to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Salamangreat Sunlight Wolf" once per turn.
"Then I activate Jack Jaguar's ability in the graveyard! By shuffling Foxy back to my deck, I can summon it next to Sunlight Wolf's Link!" Soulburner called as a Jaguar appeared.
Salamangreat Jack Jaguar
Fire Type
Level 4
Cyberse
ATK: 1800
DEF: 1200
If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage. If you control a "Salamangreat" Link Monster, while this card is in your GY: You can target 1 "Salamangreat" monster in your GY, except "Salamangreat Jack Jaguar"; shuffle that target into the Deck, and if you do, Special Summon this card to your zone your "Salamangreat" Link Monster points to. You can only use this effect of "Salamangreat Jack Jaguar" once per turn.
"Sunlight Wolf's effect activates! When a monster is summoned next to it's link, I can add a Fire Monster to my hand from the graveyard! I add Meer back!" Soulburner said showing the card.
"That's impressive, but not impressive enough." Dr. Genome frowned.
"Appear again, circuit that changes the future!" Soulburner called as the circuit appeared again, "The summoning conditions are at least 2 Fire effect monsters!"
They entered the top, Bottom-Left, and Bottom-Right arrows.
"Link Summon! Link 3! Salamangreat Heatleo!" Soulburner called as a red, and orange glowing lion monster appeared with 2300 attack points roaring.
Salamangreat Heatleo
Fire Type
Link Rating 3
Cyberse/Link
ATK: 2300
Link Arrows: Top, Bottom-Left, and Bottom-Right
2+ FIRE Effect Monsters
If this card is Link Summoned: You can target 1 card in your opponent's Spell & Trap Zone; shuffle it into the Deck. Once per turn, if this card was Link Summoned using a "Salamangreat Heatleo" as material: You can target 1 monster your opponent controls and 1 "Salamangreat" monster in your GY; the opponent's monster ATK becomes equal to the ATK of the monster in your GY until the end of the turn.
"What's he planning?" Yugo asked.
"Heatleo's ability activates! I shuffle a card in your Spell, and Trap Card Zone back to your Deck!" Soulburner called shocking his opponents, "I can't destroy Judgement Arrows but it's another story for it being shuffled! Resounding Roar!"
Heatleo roared as Judgement Arrows vanished.
"When Judgement Arrows leaves the field, all monsters it's linked too are destroyed." Boot said as Battle Coela, and Torpedo shattered.
"He's pretty skilled." Yuri noted thoughtfully.
"Go Heatleo! Attack directly!" Soulburner called as Heatleo struck the two. (BitBoot: 1200) "I end my turn."
Soulburner: 2600
BitBoot: 1200
BitBoot 2nd Turn:
"Not bad Soulburner..." Boot trailed off as Bit finished, "But now you will see our true power. We draw!"
They drew as Boot smirked, "We will summon D-Scale Piercing Saury!"
A new fish appeared.
D-Scale Piercing Saury
Water Type
Level 3
Cyberse
ATK: 800
DEF: 600
Once per turn: You can discard 1 "D-Scale" monster, then target 1 "D-Scale" monster in your GY; Special Summon it, but its ATK is halved.
"Piercing Saury's special ability allows us to fork a D-Scale from our hands to summon Battle Coela at the cost of half it's attack points!" Bit explained discarding a card as Battle Coela appeared again. (ATK: 1800 / 2 = 900)
"That isn't good." Rin frowned.
"Now Soulburner get ready to see our combination's true power." Bit said before Boot declared, "Skill activate, Marker's Portal!"
"What?" Soulburner asked in shock.
"Again I activate the Link Spell, Judgement Arrows!" Boot called as the Link Spell reappeared.
"Wait that's cheating!" Yuya cried. "You can't use a skill twice."
Ryoken frowned before glancing at Cal who nodded.
"Into the VRAINS." Ryoken stated calmly.
Soulburner asked, "How can they used it twice?"
"A Skill can only be activated once during a duel!" Flame reminded.
Boot said to them, "A-Doy! We know that! But since we combined..."
"We count as two people with two skills of their own." Bit explained.
"That's cheating!" Soulburner yelled.
"Appear again our circuit!" BitBoot declared, "Summoning conditions are at least two D-Scales!"
Battle Coela, and Piercing Saury flew in the bottom, left, and right markers.
"We Link Summon! Link 3, D-Scale Full Metal Dunkle!" BitBoot called as a huge fish appeared.
D-Scale Full Metal Dunkle
Water Type
Link Rating 3
Cyberse/Link
ATK: 2400
Link Markers: Bottom, Left, Right
2+ "D-Scale" monsters
Once per turn, this card cannot be destroyed by battle or card effect. When this effect is used: You can move this card to a Main Monster Zone it points to. If this card is moved: You can target 1 opponent's monster in this card's column; that monster is destroyed during the End Phase of this turn.
"This is bad." Skye frowned.
"We place 1 card down. And now Dunkle attack Heatleo!" Boot called as Bit reminded, "Due to Judgement Arrows it's points double!"
Dunkle: (ATK: 2400 x 2 = 4800)
Dunkle fired a blast as it triggered an explosion. Varis arrived as the explosion occurred.
"We..." Boot started as Bit finished, "Win."
"Are you two sure?"
Hearing that they looked too see Soulburner, and Heatleo survived.
"Interesting." Varis smirked. "So there's more to you than meets the eye Soulburner."
"What?" Bit asked as Boot questioned, "How did you..."
"This card came in handy don't ya think?" Soulburner grinned showing an Emergency Provisions.
Emergency Provisions
Quick-Play Spell Card
Send any number of other Spell/Trap Cards you control to the Graveyard; gain 1000 LP for each card sent to the Graveyard this way.
(Soulburner: 2400 + (2 * 1000) = 4400 - 2500 = 1900)
"A risky card, let's see if it pays off." Varis told him.
"Plus by banishing Balelynx it protects Heatleo." Soulburner added.
"No matter your still losing." Boot said to him as Bit finished, "Next turn is when you'll lose."
Varis frowned.
Soulburner 2nd Turn:
"Okay! I draw!" Soulburner called drawing as he grinned, "Okay, I use-"
"Hold up! I activate D-Scale Chaff!" Bit called.
D-Scale Chaff
Normal Trap Card
Activate only if you control a "D-Scale" Link Monster with the Link Rating equal to the number of the cards in your opponent's hand and/or field. Negate the effects of all cards your opponent controls and all cards activated from the hand until the End Phase.
"Since the total of cards on your side are equal to Dunkle's Link Rating all of them are useless, effects negated, and can't attack!" Boot called as ice froze Soulburner's two cards in his hand, and Heatleo.
"Oh no!" Lilly panicked.
"Don't worry, master Ryoken can handle this." Aso told her.
"Lock complete." Bit smirked as Boot added, "Your moves are frozen solid what can you do?"
Soulburner grinned, "You haven't beaten me yet... You lack one important detail."
"Oh, and what detail would that be?" Bit inquired.
"This here!" Soulburner called as his hand is coated in fire, "I activate my Skill!"
Burning Draw
Soulburner's Skill
By lowering their own LP to 100, the user can draw 1 card for each multiple of 1000 LP they gave up.
"By lowering my Life Points to 100, I can draw a card for each 1000 points I give up!" Soulburner called called. (Soulburner: 0100)
"Get fired up Soulburner!" Flame grinned.
"Alright! Burning Draw!" Soulburner called drawing with his card coated in fire.
"That's a huge risk." Lulu frowned.
Soulburner looked, and grinned, "It's a hot card! I activate Salamangreat Transcendence!"
Salamangreat Transcendence
Quick-Play Spell Card
Target 1 "Salamangreat" Link Monster you control; Special Summon 1 "Salamangreat" Link Monster with the same name from your Extra Deck, using that monster you control as the entire material. (This is treated as a Link Summon.) You can only activate 1 "Salamangreat Transcendence" per turn.
"Good since it's a card you drawn, D-Scale Chaff can't lock it down!" Flame grinned.
"That spell won't be enough to help you Soulburner." BitBoot told him.
"Ya sure? Cause it allows me to do this! Appear the circuit that changes the future!" Soulburner called as a red circle appeared as Heatleo jumped in, "Surging flame, awaken Heatleo's true strength with the power of purification! Reincarnation Link Summon! Resurrect, the king of beasts that runs through the fire prairie! Salamangreat Heatleo!"
Heatleo appeared with a fire mane roaring.
"Reincarnation Link Summon?" Zuzu asked.
"I've never heard of that before." Daisy admitted.
"What the?" BitBoot asked in shock.
"Transcendence allows me to use Heatleo to Link Summon a second copy by using it as all the monsters needed!" Soulburner explained.
"Interesting, that's a powerful move." Varis noted calmly.
"And as a bonus D-Scale Chaff can't effect it!" Flame grinned.
"Resounding Roar again!" Soulburner called as Judgement Arrows vanished again, "And as Judgement Arrows left the field again your monster is destroyed!"
"Wrong!" Bit called quick to retaliate as Boot called, "Once a turn Dunkle's destruction is negated, and it can move to a zone it points too!"
Dunkle moved where Heatleo is.
"And as a bonus during the end phase the monster in the same column as Dunkle is destroyed!" Bit added.
"Then it's over for him." Varis noted.
Soulburner grinned, "There is something else you lacked. Heatleo's reincarnation effect activates! Dunkle's attack points becomes the same as Jaguar in the graveyard! 1800! Flame Possession!"
Heatleo fired flames hitting Dunkle. (ATK: 2400 - 600 = 1800)
"So now Heatleo is stronger." Varis noted only to pause seeing Flame. "I'll deal with you once this is over."
Flame hearing that looked up seeing him.
"And now attack!" Soulburner called as Heatleo charged, "I activate Salamangreat Justice's effect in the graveyard! By banishing this card your monster loses 1000 points!"
Dunkle: (ATK: 1800 - 1000 = 800)
The attack hit destroying Full Metal Dunkle.
Soulburner: 0100
BitBoot: 0000
Soulburner wins the duel!
"Well that's that." Soulburner sighed before knelling looking strained.
"Is he alright?" Yuya asked nervously.
"His skill might have risks like that." Cal said seeing that.
"Maybe." Riley mentioned.
"That was a rather impressive duel." Varis stated moving opposite Soulburner. "Now then I'll be relieving you of that Ignis."
They looked over seeing him as Soulburner widen his eyes, "Varis!"
"Correct, now I'll allow you one opportunity to hand the Ignis over to me. Otherwise I'll be taking it by force." Varis told him.
Soulburner growled flying back, "Forget it madman!"
"I expected that." Varis stated before activating his Duel Disk. "Then I'll be taking it by force."
Suddenly a screen of Playmaker appeared, "Varis get here now! Those two are getting away!"
Varis frowned seeing that. "Consider yourself lucky, I have a more pressing matter to attend to."
With that he raced off. Soulburner, and Flame watched on blinking.
Meanwhile...
Specter and Playmaker were chasing Harlin.
"There they are!" Ai cried seeing them.
Hearing that Harlin turned groaning, "Seriously?"
"It seems you've run out of places to hide." Specter smirked.
Harlin sped off with Bohman. Specter and Playmaker exchanged a quick glance as they moved to surround Harlin on both sides. At that Harlin looked around.
"Nowhere to run, now give back what you took from Jin." Playmaker told him.
At that Harlin looked down before riding down. Specter and Playmaker quickly gave chase. They saw a restricted area as Harlin pressed buttons which opened a hole allowing him to pass through.
"What the?" Playmaker questioned.
The hole closed forcing them to stop.
"No!" Yugo snapped. "What do we do now?"
"No! Jin!" Cal cried.
"Calm down, we'll find a way to reach them." Declan told him.
Playmaker grunted before telling Specter, "Specter find that guy that helped us, and tell him to meet at Cafe Nom."
Specter looked. "I think he's coming to us along with Master Varis."
Hearing that Playmaker turned. Varis was heading towards them with Soulburner behind him.
"He got away." Specter told Varis.
"Apparently, though it stands to reason Jin was attacked for a reason. It's possible you both could be targeted as well." Varis noted. "They'll be back, and we'll have to be prepared."
"We'll be careful." Playmaker said simply before turning to Soulburner, "Do you know Cafe Nom?"
"Yeah." Soulburner nodded.
"Meet us there." Playmaker told him.
Soulburner nodded before the four of them logged out. The three exited sighing.
Ulrich362: Well that's unfortunate.
bopdog111: Harlin, and Bohman got away.
Ulrich362: Yeah, but on the bright side Soulburner might be joining the group... though considering the Hanoi are allied with Playmaker... yeah.
bopdog111: It'll be a rocky start but some alliances don't always start off easy.
Ulrich362: We'll have to see what happens. See you in the next chapter.
bopdog111: Be sure to review!
