DRAGON OF DECAY, DRAGON OF THE SUN
[Caius' Perspective]
Silence. Well, near silence. As close to silence as the constant high pitched whine of Tinnitus will allow. But if you sit and meditate in it for long enough, you learn to like it. Like the constant electrical drone of a duel runner. It's almost therapeutic... Why am I meditating? My memories, my memories of the series seem to fade when I'm not looking for them.
"...-ius... Caius...? You in there?"
I open my eyes and look around; my current location is upside down. I'm hanging from a tree branch by my legs. Akiza stands before me, a scowl on her face.
"Hello Akiza. How can I help?"
"When you're done hanging like a wannabe spider-man, we have a problem. The twins are missing... and I have an idea where they are..."
"Sayer" I reply monotonously, recalling the few scraps of memory of the show.
"How did you..?"
"Magic. Don't worry; I know he's trying to find out if Leo is a psychic like Luna is. Luna will be fine, so go to help her, and take your deck. Someone is looking for a duel there. But make sure to sneak in"
Akiza tilts her head, confused, and then goes off to get her deck. At least with this I know where I am on the timeline... I look over toward the Arcadia Building and frown. It's sunset. Not long until the Hummingbird arrives... Then the lizard... I'm sorry Carly. I must ensure that, whilst I have my memories, I nudge time onto the right path for a guaranteed victory, which means that canon duels have to happen. Akiza vs Misty, Carly vs Sayer, then Carly vs Sayer again...
"Master, something draws near" Beelze whispers from my deck, I get down from the tree and sigh.
"Alright, what something is it?"
"A Dark Signer" I blink and put my duel disk on quickly. "Behind you, two hundred meters"
I turn and stand ready, which one is it? Devac? Godwin? It's too early for Griger...
"Well it's about time I found you Caius..." The figure says, stepping forward. "You just can't find the duellists this time of night"
A chill goes down my spine, I know that voice, but where from?
"Come now, you don't recognize me? Then let's duel, for my name is Lucifer! I am here to cast you into the darkness!"
Dammit. My memories of the show are already fading. I can't remember who this Lucifer guy is...
"I don't really give a shit, Lucifer, let's duel!"
DUEL START: CAIUS vs LUCIFER
"I'll be going first Caius! Draw! I start by summoning Famine Dragon! And when it's summoned i can send Poison Dragon from my deck to my grave!"
Famine Dragon: Lv 3, DARK, ATK 1400
"Then since I control a DARK Dragon monster, I can summon Disease Dragon from my hand!"
Disease Dragon: Lv 3, DARK, ATK 1400
"Its ability is the same as Famine's when summoned, another Poison dragon goes to my grave! Then I tune Disease Dragon to Famine Dragon, and call forth Apocalypse Dragon! When I synchro summon it my third Poison Dragon is cast to the grave from my deck!"
Apocalypse Dragon: Lv 6, DARK, DEF 2000
"Now I play the spell Foolish Group Burial! This sends three copies of Decay Dragon from my deck to the grave! With that I set three cards and end my turn!"
TURN CHANGE: CAIUS
"Draw.." Poison dragon? Three of them? Something isn't right here... better play defensive for now... "I begin by playing the Harpie's Feather Duster spell! Goodbye backrow!"
Lucifer scoffs and waves a hand. "I play all three of my traps! Three copies of The Phantom Knights of Tomb Shield! They're not treated as traps so your spell does nothing when they summon themselves!"
The Phantom Knights of Tomb Shield: Lv 3, DARK, DEF 0
The Phantom Knights of Tomb Shield: Lv 3, DARK, DEF 0
The Phantom Knights of Tomb Shield: Lv 3, DARK, DEF 0
Wasted my spell... Fine.
"I play a pendulum scale of Scale 0 Ignis and Scale 10 Aqua!"
P-Scale Caius: 0,10
"Now I pendulum summon! I call forth Aether and Sa'an!"
Aether of the Diabolic Dragons: Lv 5, DARK, ATK 2000
Sa'an of the Diabolic Maidens: Lv 3, DARK, DEF 1000
"Now I tune them together!"
"Rise up from the great depths of nothing! Overcome the enemy and vanquish light!
Synchro Summon Level 8!
Corrupt them, Beelze of the Diabolic Dragons!"
Beelze of the Diabolic Dragons: Lv 8, DARK, ATK 3000
My mark starts glowing, and it feels warm... Calming. Like it's trying to give me strength.
"Let's round off my turn, I play the spell, Diabolic Chain of Dragon Fire! I pay 500 life points and this spell fuses two Diabolic Monsters from my deck! A Dragon and a Maiden by the names of Abi and Terra! I fusion summon Heartbeat of the Diabolic Dragons"
CAIUS LP: -500 = 7500
Heartbeat of the Diabolic Dragons: Lv 8, DARK, ATK 2800
"Now my two monsters will obliterate two of those phantom knights! Then my turn is done"
TURN CHANGE: LUCIFER
"Draw!"
"Now you suffer the 3000 damage from your three poison dragons!"
"Actually, each decay doubles the damage, so that's... 2000 each... 2000 each... 4000 each... 6000 each... for a total of 18000 damage! And then Decay deals that damage to you instead of me! It's over Caius"
CAIUS LP: +18000 = 25500
"Oh you're fucking kidding me..."
"Yeah might have forgotten to mention, Heartbeat contains the ability of my old D/D/D Oracle King D'Arc! Any damage I would take increases my life instead!"
"So be it... I play Pot of Greed! I draw two cards and... Oh yeah. I play the field spell Chicken Game! This will stop you dealing me damage whilst your life points are higher than mine! Then I sacrifice my two monsters... to call my Earthbound Immortal Hijo Sabueso!"
Earthbound Immortal Hijo Sabueso: Lv 10, DARK, ATK 3000
A giant Dog earthbound immortal rises from the ground, I can already sense the souls of those in the area being sucked into it, and over in the distance... There are the two immortals at the arcadia building. Three immortals at once, not good for the population...
"Now my immortal's power! Upon its summon my life points become equal to the difference between your life points and its ATK!"
LUCIFER LP: -22500
"Then my immortal will attack you directly!"
CAIUS LP: -3000 = 22500
"Aiming for a game of attrition Lucifer?..."
"Whatever, turn end Caius. Do your best, but you'll still lose!"
TURN CHANGE: CAIUS
"Draw" Pot of greed, nice. "I play Pot of Greed and draw a fresh pair of car-..."
My hand is Dian Keto the Cure Master, and... a card that shouldn't be in my deck. The Winged Dragon of Ra is in my hand... but it could be what I need to win right now!
"I start by using the ability of Chicken Game! I pay 1000 life points to destroy chicken game! And in doing so destroy your immortal!"
CAIUS LP: -1000 = 21500
"Then I play Dian Keto the Cure Master!"
CAIUS LP: +1000 = 22500
"Now I pendulum summon back Sa'an and Aether from my extra deck!"
Aether of the Diabolic Dragons: Lv 5, DARK, ATK 2000
Sa'an of the Diabolic Maidens: Lv 3, DARK, DEF 1000
"Then I'll tribute Sa'an, Aether, and Heartbeat to summon forth a great dragon of sunfire!"
"Transform thyself from orb of light and grant me victory in this fight, bask in thy immortal flame as first I shall declare your name!
WINGED DRAGON OF RA!"
The Winged Dragon of Ra: Lv 10, DIVINE, ATK ?
"WHAT? HOW THE HELL DO YOU HAVE THAT CARD?!" Lucifer yells at me as my mark turns gold.
"I have no idea but I'm rolling with it! I offer my life unto Ra that it may be empowered to infinite glory!"
CAIUS LP: - 100
The Winged Dragon of Ra ATK - 22400
"Beelze, attack the dark signer now! Diabolic Wave!"
LUCIFER LP: -3000 = 19500
"Immortal Dragon Ra, Attack him directly and end him! Blaze Cannon!"
LUCIFER LP: -22400 = 0
CAIUS WINS
Lucifer screams as the fiery blast of Ra blows him off his feet and into the purple flames around us. For a split second I feel a pang of pity for him... why? Oh well... I suspect I'll see him again... once this is all over...