Chapter 15: Battle for the City Shield, Part 1
In the skies above Atrona City, Miki's ship flies overhead. A man's voice is heard inside. "Mistress Miki, we have received word that the spirit connected to the Emperor's Key is heading this way."
"Captain Fritz and Commander Kain have failed." Miki noted. "It's all on you, Sayer."
"Me? Are you serious?"
Miki stood up from her seat. "The only reason we don't have the city's Time Stone in the first place is because you and your so-called Arcadia Movement botched everything at the Fortune Cup. Think of this as a second chance."
"I-I understand."
Outside the shield generator, Kite sees that the generator building is surrounded by Zenovian guards.
"Erica never told me about this. The generator building is surrounded by Zenovian guards!" Kite deduced.
"There are too many for us to face head-on." Astral agreed.
"I think you've been hanging around Yuma too long."
"I don't see any other way…" Before Astral could finish, Kite leapt up over the guards and used his flight pack to reach the roof. "I suggest you inform me first the next time you do something like that."
"Kaze told me that speed and stealth are the ways of the ninja. Get used to it." Kite climbs up the outer wall and makes his way in through an air vent.
"Here I thought Yuma was a difficult duelist to partner with." Astral commented as Kite reaches the generator room and knocks out two guards with ease. "Speed and stealth, you say?" Kite looks at the door leading to the control room.
"I'll bet this leads to the control room." Kite deduced, but before he could get in, he is cut off by Miki and Sayer.
"And just where do you think you're going, duelist?" Miki interrogated.
"Miki!" Kite sneered.
"So much for stealth. Do you have any ideas now?"
"Just one, and I have a feeling it's one you'll really enjoy. Go, Photon Transformation!" Kite's black clothes turn white. He pulls out a deck from one of his deck boxes and places it in his Duel Disk, which activates. A blue tattoo materializes over his left eye, the iris turning red.
"Are you done talking, boy?" Miki asked as her Duel Disk, which resembles a butterfly wing activates.
"We're all set to fight!" Sayer shouts as his Duel Disk boots up.
"Let's Duel!" All three competitors shout.
Kite Tenjo: 4000 LP
VS.
Miki & Sayer: 4000 LP each
"I'll begin if you don't mind." Sayer starts the Duel.
Turn 1: Sayer (4000)
"To start my turn, I summon the Krebons in Attack Mode!" A purple and orange robed jester with invisible limbs appears with a low cackle. (Level 2/ATK: 1200/DEF: 400)
"A Tuner Monster. Intriguing." Astral commented.
"Next, I shall activate the Spell Emergency Teleport. Let's see if the ex-Number Hunter can keep up." Sayer activates his Spell. "With this, I can summon a Psychic monster as long as its Level is 3 or below. And the best part is I can call it out from anywhere in my Deck. Say hello to Mind Protector!" His next monster is a robot that creates a static charge from its hands. (Level 3/ATK: 0/DEF: 2200)
"And with Krebons already out, let's just say things aren't getting better for you! Krebons is going to tune Mind Protector and create a monster that will send you back to the Resistance empty-handed!" The jester turns into two motes of light that that become two green rings. Mind Protector passed through the rings turning it transparent revealing three more motes of light. A pillar of flames emerges within the rings. "I Synchro Summon Magical Android!" His Synchro Monster is a woman with red hair that reaches down to her waist. She's garbed in blue, white, and gold robes that match her bladed staff. Though her skin is fair, there is some metal seen on her cheeks, implying that she is an android. (Level 5/ATK: 2400/DEF: 1700)
"I know none of us can attack on our first turn, but your Photon powers can't fathom those my Psychics possess." Sayer taunted. "At the end of each of my turns, I get a gift – 600 Life Points for every Psychic monster I have. And how about we get to the good stuff right away?" His Magical Android raises her staff and releases healing energy. "I'll finish with two face-down cards and then reap my reward." Two face-down cards materialize and Sayer's body glows green for a moment. (Sayer: 4000→4600 LP)
"Let's see what your power is made of, Legendary Duelist." He passes the turn over to Kite.
Turn 2: Kite Tenjo (4000)
"Be careful what you wish for!" Kite draws his card. He places it in his hand and takes another. "Since I have no monsters out, I can summon Photon Thrasher!" Kite's Photon Thrasher emerges with its oversized blade. (Level 4/ATK: 2100/DEF: 0)
"Next, since I have a Photon Monster out, I can summon Photon Vanisher!" Kite's next monster is a humanoid energy being in black and silver armor with yellow lights in the shoulders. A powerful laser is its weapon of choice. (Level 4/ATK: 2000/DEF: 0)
"Those are some powerful monsters you have there. A shame they can't attack, and even if they can, they're no match against my Psychic monster." Sayer commented.
"Who says I'm attacking with them?" Kite countered earning a puzzled look from Sayer. "When Photon Vanisher is Special Summoned, I can call Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon from my deck and add it to my hand." A card slips out of his Deck and he takes it.
"And now's the perfect time to call it out! I tribute Photon Thrasher and Photon Vanisher!" Both of Kite's monsters vanish in a burst of pixels. A red four-sided star materializes and Kite throws it in the air. It starts absorbing a lot of light. "I call upon the monster more savage than a supernova! With the cataclysmic force of ten black holes put together! A cosmic scourge that vaporizes anything in its path! Here comes Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon!" Kite's main monster emerges with a mighty roar. (Level 8/ATK: 3000/DEF: 2500)
Galaxy-Eyes flew out of the building through the wall. Kite follows it.
"We can't let him escape! After him!"
The galactic dragon flies into view of the Zenovian guards around the building.
"Huh?" Guard A asked.
"Whoa! What the heck is that thing?" Guard B asked just as Magical Android bursts outside giving the guards notice. Sayer and Miki follow Kite out in the open.
"You won't be getting away that easily." Sayer told him.
"I'll admit – Kite's power to control Galaxy-Eyes is impressive, but even with the Key, he shouldn't be impossible to beat."
"As you said, I can't attack on my first turn. But I don't need to attack in order to send your android to the scrap pile. And this card will help me do just that! Photon Stream of Destruction!" Kite plays his Spell card. "If I have a Galaxy-Eyes monster in play, a card on the field is banished! Looks like Magical Android won't be giving you her gift any time soon." Galaxy-Eyes charges up a blast aimed at Magical Android. The light-powered dragon fires its beam.
"Sorry, but I still have use for her. I activate the Trap Psychic Soul!" The soul of Sayer's monster leaves her and she disappears as the blast missed its mark. "By tributing my android, I gain Life Points equal to 300 times her level." The soul enters Sayer's body rejuvenating him. (Sayer: 4600→6100 LP)
"Lucky move. I'll get you next round, Sayer." Kite places two cards face-down to end his turn.
"Hmm, it appears that Sayer could use some help. Luckily, I have my deck with me." Miki commented.
"I can handle this. Please, I don't need your help." Sayer told her.
"Mistress Miki, please allow me to escort you out of here." Guard C requested.
Turn 3: Miki (4000)
"Are you insane!? You do not treat me like I'm some junior duelist!" Miki draws her card. She sees her perfect strategy. "I activate Solar Recharge!"
"An intriguing Spell Card. By discarding a Lightsworn monster, she can draw two cards in exchange for the top two cards of her deck." Astral explained as Miki tossed Jenis, Lightsworn Mender away to the Graveyard and draws two cards. Afterwards, the top two cards of her deck are sent to the Graveyard.
"That's right, and one of them is a very special monster. Since the monster Wulf, Lightsworn Beast is sent from my Deck to the Graveyard, I can automatically summon it." Emerging from the Graveyard is a humanoid wolf warrior wielding a bladed spear in shining white armor. (Level 4/ATK: 2100/DEF: 0)
"Next, I tribute Wulf in order to summon Celestia, Lightsworn Angel!" The spear-swinging beast disappears and in its place is a beautiful angel in white and gold armor. She's armed with a bladed staff and her source of flight is her snow white wings. (Level 5/ATK: 2300/DEF: 200)
"Your dragon is amazing, but it stands no chance against my Lightsworn Angel. See, if I tribute a Lightsworn monster to summon Celestia, I can send the top four cards of my deck to the Graveyard then destroy up to two cards on your field."
"You can!?"
"But why destroy two cards when all I need to guarantee victory is blast one? Celestia, destroy Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon! Solar Sublimation!" Miki commanded her monster to destroy Kite's monster. Celestia fires a beam of light from her staff. The beam approaches Galaxy-Eyes.
"You won't be destroying Galaxy-Eyes that easily! I activate the Trap Photon Change!" Kite triggers his Trap. "By sending a Photon or Galaxy monster to the Graveyard, I can activate one of two effects: I can either summon a Photon monster from my Deck or add a Photon card with a different name than this card to my hand. Now, which one shall I choose?"
Miki glanced at him with concern. Kite pondered for a good minute. "It's so hard to decide, so I'll toss Galaxy-Eyes and use both!" Galaxy-Eyes disappeared in a flash of blue light as the yellow light beam missed and made a hole in the ground. "And with Photon Change's effect, I can summon Photon Crusher!" Kite's dual club-wielding heavyweight monster appears. (Level 4/ATK: 2000/DEF: 0) "And now I'll add Photon Sanctuary to my hand." A card slipped out of Kite's Deck and he places it in his hand.
"You got lucky this time, Kite." Miki places a card face-down to end her turn. "Be careful, Sayer."
"You're asking me, the leader of the Arcadia Movement to be careful?" Sayer thought aloud. "You should learn to relax, my mistress."
Turn 4: Sayer (6100)
"And leave everything to me!" Sayer draws his card. He sees his perfect plan. "I activate the Continuous Spell Teleport!" Sayer activates his Continuous Spell Card. "Since your field has a monster and mine doesn't, I can trade 800 Life Points to use this Spell and summon a Psychic monster from my hand. Luckily I have all these Life Points. It'd be a shame to let them go to waste. Allow me to introduce you to the wisest Psychic in my deck: Master Gig." Sayer summons his monster, depicting of a graying old man in a type of egg-shaped machine that boosts his mental powers. (Level 8/ATK: 2600/DEF: 1400) (Sayer: 6100→5300 LP)
"And I'll be getting rid of that eyesore you call a monster by activating Master Gig's special power." Sayer announced. "Once a turn, I can give up 1000 Life Points so that I can destroy a monster for every Psychic I have in play." Sayer's body glows red for a moment. (Sayer: 5300→4300 LP)
"What?" Kite gasps.
"This is what happens when you mess with a Psychic Duelist. Master Gig, turn his Photon Crusher into stardust!" The old psychic powered the machine with his mind. The machine prepares to fire a green beam at Photon Crusher. Kite smirks.
"Big mistake, Sayer." The comment from the Photon Duelist earned a confused glance from Sayer. "If my monster's going down, then it may as well take yours with it! I activate the Spell Hyper Galaxy!" Kite reveals his Spell. "Thanks to this, I can tribute a monster with at least 2000 Attack Points on both sides of the field!"
"Both sides!?"
"That's right. I tribute Photon Crusher on my field and Master Gig on yours!" Both monsters disappear in a flash of light. "And with the power of Hyper Galaxy, the mighty Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon returns to the fray!" Kite's Galaxy-Eyes returns with a triumphant roar. (Level 8/ATK: 3000/DEF: 2500)
"I don't believe it! He just used my monster to summon his back." Sayer gritted his teeth. "No matter. I can still use the Trap Psychic Overload!" Krebons, Mind Protector and Master Gig slipped out of his Graveyard. "Once I shuffle three Psychic monsters in my Graveyard into my Deck, I can use the power of this Trap to draw two new cards." He placed them in his deck and then it auto-shuffled. Sayer then drew two cards afterwards. He sees that it's Armored Axon Kicker and Monster Reborn. Sayer chuckles.
"I activate Monster Reborn!" Sayer's Spell activates. "This lets me summon a monster from any Graveyard I choose. And I think I'll happily bring back Magical Android." Sayer's android returns. (Level 5/ATK: 2400/DEF: 1700)
"And since I have a Psychic monster out, I can summon Armored Axon Kicker without tributing another monster." Sayer's new monster is a humanoid in green and dark purple armor with tubes connected to its head and body. (Level 6/ATK: 2200/DEF: 1800)
"You may have taken down Master Gig, but I still have some Psychics waiting to take down your monster, so for now, I'll take advantage of my setback and use Magical Android's special ability to boost my Life Points by 600 for every Psychic I have." To end his turn, Magical Android raised her staff and healed Sayer. (Sayer: 4300→5500 LP)
"Truth be told, I really don't understand your loyalty to those Resistance scrubs." Miki taunted Kite. "You hardly ever met them. What have they done for you?" Astral looks on with a stoic gaze. "Give us that Key and we promise to let you run back home to your Resistance pals. This is not your battle to fight."
"You're wrong!" Kite barked as he draws his card. "This is definitely our fight! You started all this when you dragged us all here against our will and threatened to erase history!"
"Please, we're only trying to hit the reset button on history." Miki countered. "We promise to leave everyone else out of this."
"We'll see!" Kite challenged as he continues to do battle with Mistress Miki and Sayer.
