THORN OF THE ROSE PART I
[Caius Perspective]
"Where's my Wallet?!" Aeon yells at me, I just roll my eyes before I reply.
"I don't fucking know you idiot! Check your jacket"
He does so and buggers off on his runner. I take a look round before deciding to sit out by the pool, waving over to Leo, Luna and Akiza who is with them, I close my eyes as they head inside and everything slips away.
Beelze is stood in front of me as I feel myself appear in my castle, and she bows to me, the other maidens emerging from the shadows and doing the same.
"Hello master, to what do we owe such a sudden visit my lord?" Beelze asks, looking up at me with a smile.
"Research of my own, I recall a tapestry in the crimson dragon's castle. It had you and Aeon's Void dragon on it"
She nods, turning and pointing to a door behind one of the maidens, Zaza, the maiden in question, steps aside to let me pass. "This room holds all the knowledge you could seek master"
I walk in and look around; the wall is covered in tapestries similar to the ones in the crimson dragon's palace. Beelze, Void Ogre Dragon, and that giant red worm looking thing... Wait I know that card... Level Eater? No... That's the bug... Star Eater! That was it... What does Star Eater have to do with Beelze and Void Ogre Dragon?
Before I can ask anything another of the maidens taps my arm lightly, Abi her name is, and she looks up at me, speaking quietly.
"Sorry Master... There's a pair of lasses wantin' to pay a visit, Miss Akiza and Miss Luna"
Wait they want to get in here?... How do they?... "Uh... Show them in?"
She nods and hurries out, leaving me with the tapestries, looking at them again I see another, the full seal of the crimson dragon as it is, the dragon's body curled around a pentagram, and the two eye marks engraved above its wings.
"Hey, Mister Caius!" A voice calls from behind me; I turn to see Luna, with Akiza stood behind her, looking miffed.
"Hello Luna, Akiza, Why are you two here?"
The two share a look, Luna looking smug, and then she just walks out, leaving me with Akiza. Who looks at me awkwardly, and... Is she blushing?
"So can you give an answer Akiza?"
"Yes. I challenge you to a Duel!" She sounds pissed, or annoyed, or both.
"I accept. Follow"
I lead her out of the castle, standing in front of it I face her, oddly I can sense the maidens and Luna watching from the castle, Beelze stands at the door watching in clear view.
Akiza stands facing me, how did they even get here? Did Luna somehow bring them?
"Caius, I want to make a bet! The loser makes a request of the winner!"
DUEL START: Caius vs Akiza
"Ladies first?" I offer, Akiza smirks and draws her card.
"So be it Caius, Draw!" She looks over her hand and frowns. "You have a nice castle, but it could use some greenery! I play the Black Garden field spell! Then I summon my Twilight Rose Knight! Its ability activates letting me summon a level 4 or below plant from my hand, but first, Black Garden cuts its ATK in half, then summons a Rose Token to your field!"
Twilight Rose Knight: Lv 3, DARK, ATK 500 (1000)
Rose Token: Lv 2, DARK, ATK 800
"Using my Knight I summon Hedge Guard! But it will suffer the same burden as my Knight to lay forth a fresh token!"
Hedge Guard: Lv 3, EARTH, ATK 0
Rose Token: Lv 2, DARK, ATK 800
"Now I will tune together my Knight and Guard! Witness my Splendid Rose! And feel the burden of my garden once more!"
Splendid Rose: Lv 6, WIND, ATK 1100 (2200)
Rose Token: Lv 2, DARK, ATK 800
She intends to flood my field with tokens... I see.
"Next, I play Seed of Deception! I summon my Copy Plant! My garden bestows a fourth token!"
Copy Plant: Lv 1, WIND, ATK 0
Rose Token: Lv 2, DARK, 800
"Now I tune my Copy Plant to Splendid Rose! I synchro summon my Black Rose Dragon! Thus your field is filled by my roses!"
Black Rose Dragon: Lv 7, FIRE, ATK 1200 (2400)
Rose Token: Lv 2, DARK, ATK 800
She controls her Ace... and my field is full of Rose Tokens... She's good...
"With one face-down my turn is done!"
TURN CHANGE: Caius
"Draw!..." Not that there's much I could really do... Unless... One quick look at my hand... Yes!
"I start with this! My continuous spell, Diabolic Chain of Wishes! Using its effect I add a Diabolic monster from deck to hand then suffer 200 points of damage multiplied by its level! I choose my Aether, a level 5!"
CAIUS LP: -1000 = 7000
"Then I tribute a token to summon it! Now it's your turn to be burdened by the garden!"
Aether of the Diabolic Dragons: Lv 5, DARK, ATK 1000 (2000)
Rose Token: Lv 2, DARK, ATK 800
"Now I play my Diabolic Chain of Dragon Fire! I pay 500 LP to activate it, and I fuse together Aether and the Lily of the Diabolic Maidens in my hand!"
CAIUS LP: -500 = 6500
"I fusion summon! Soul of the Diabolic Dragons! Take another Token!"
Soul of the Diabolic Dragons: Lv 7, DARK, ATK 1400 (2800)
Rose Token: Lv 2, DARK, ATK 800
"When my Soul is summoned, I can draw 2 cards! Now witness as i evolve my power to greater heights!"
I feel my mark ignite and I just laugh, realizing the power I've got. I glance over to Beelze and she nods, speaking quietly with an odd smirk in her eye.
"A truly powerful duellist is able to shape the very outcome of a duel; he can even generate the very cards he needs to win! Master's Shining Draw!"
My mark pulses as I draw the two cards. And with a glance I know I've turned this around.
"First, my Mystical Space Typhoon lays waste to your garden! Then my other spell, Natural Tune, gives one of these tokens the capability of a tuner! And then I tune it with the other 3 you summoned to my field! Many thanks! Embody my desire, Beelze of the Diabolic Dragons!"
Beelze of the Diabolic Dragons: Lv 8, DARK, ATK 3000
"Now then, Soul, Attack Black Rose Dragon!"
AKIZA LP: -200 = 7800
"Now Beelze, vanquish a token!"
AKIZA LP: -2200 = 5600
"Now my dragon has fallen, I activate my trap! Call of the Haunted calls back my dragon!"
Black Rose Dragon: Lv 7, FIRE, ATK 2400
"Well then that's my turn Aki!"
TURN CHANGE: Akiza
Her mark glows bright on her arm, this isn't normal...
"I draw! Caius I will turn this duel around here and now! I summon my tuner! Diabolic Maiden! You boys aren't the only ones who can use this kind of evolution! I tune it to my Rose Token and my Black Rose Dragon!"
Diabolic Maiden: Lv 1, DARK, ATK 0
"Are you scared Caius?! Confused?! You should be both! Now witness it, our shared strength taking a divine form for the ultimate blooming rose!
Synchro Summon Level 10! Ignite!
Infernal Rose Dragon!"
Infernal Rose Dragon: Lv 10, DARK, ATK 3000
"Her ability activates upon summon! She banishes every card on the field and then summons back Black Rose Dragon!"
I feel the blood drain from my face as Beelze is removed from play.
Black Rose Dragon: Lv 7, FIRE, ATK 2400
"Black Rose Dragon! Attack! Black Rose Gale!"
CAIUS LP: -2400 = 4100
"That was sneaky Akiza..."
"I'm not done! I use the other effect of Infernal Rose Dragon! When Black Rose Dragon deals damage the turn its effect was used, she can swap places with Black Rose Dragon!"
Black Rose is banished and Infernal returns...
"Infernal Rose Gale!"
CAIUS LP: -4000 = 100
"You're determined to get me to do something... What?"
She grits her teeth and shakes her head, could just be the glow of her mark but she looks red. "No, not telling you 'til we're done! Not until I win!"
I hear Beelze speaking in my head, almost laughing.
"Oh master... You have so much to learn... about the heart of a woman"
What?... Oh... Oh no...
"It's your move Caius!"
TURN CHANGE: Caius
"I will not draw. Tell me what you want Akiza"
CAIUS FORFEITS
AKIZA WINS
She looks taken aback; apparently she did not expect to win.
"Akiza, Tell me what you want me to do"
She stammers and steps back, before turning red. "Later. Come on Luna, we're leaving!"
"Me too Beelze, thank you for the time"
She nods and I feel myself slip back into my body. As I open my eyes I see Akiza and Luna staring at me, Akiza red faced as she turns away.
"Luna, please go home, you don't need to be here for this..." Akiza says, patting Luna's head. Luna nods and skips out as Akiza walks back over to me, a psychotic looking grin on her face.
Oh I'm fucked...
Hello all, Yes I'm writing two multiple part chapters, the parts take place at the same time, and if anyone is confused, Caius has a thing for Estelle, Akiza has a thing for Caius, simple for now. Expect Aeon part II next!
