The fight's gone pretty normally so far...Nobody's making any bold moves yet. Maxon thought to himself. However, It's Rodney's turn.
[Maxon/Drake] - [Rodney/Todney]
[Hand - 6/10 (plus 'Quick Shield')] - [Hand - 9/7]
[Soul - 2/0] - [Soul - 1/1]
[Damage - 1/2] - [Damage - 2/2]
[CB - 1/1] - [CB - 1/1]
[Bind Zone - 3/0] - [Bind Zone - 0/0]
[Drop Zone - 0/2] - [Drop Zone - 1/2]
[FIELD - Maxon/Rodney]
[Phantasm Strategist [G2 - 10000]] [Phantasm Strategist [G2 - 10000]] [R]
[Phantasm Hitman [G1 - 8000]] [R] [R]
[R] [Stealth Dragon, Magatsu Gale [G2 - 9000]] [R]
[R] [R] [R]
[FIELD - Drake/Todney]
[R] [Dragonslayer, Deren [G2 - 9000]] [R]
[R] [Dragonslayer, Mercenary [G0 - 5000]] [R]
[Stealth Fiend, Midnight Crow [G2 - 9000]] [Stealth Fiend, Midnight Crow [G2 - 9000]] [R]
[R] [R] [R]
"Now, here I come!" Rodney declared, tossing a card. "Ride! Shura Stealth Dragon, Jangmyocongo! Imaginary Gift: Protect 1!" They said, as the gift marker formed in their hand. "When placed, Jangmyocongo's effect! My opponent, you hood-wearing jerk, choose 6 cards in your hand, and discard the rest!"
"...I only have 6 cards in my hand." Maxon commented.
"...Gah!" Rodney said, shocked, before shaking his head and tossing more cards. "In that case, call! Stealth Beast Chigasumi! Evil Stealth Dragon, Kurogiri! Jangmyocongo attacks your Vanguard!" Rodney called out.
"No guard." Maxon decided.
[DRIVE CHECK - Shura Stealth Dragon, Fuzencongo [G3]]
[DRIVE CHECK - Stealth Beast, Chigasumi [G2]]
[DAMAGE CHECK - Phantom Ghoul Dragon [G3]]
"Chigasumi!" Rodney then said, as the other unit rushed forward, striking Maxon's vanguard again. "His effect activates!" Rodney added, tossing a card away, as a shuriken pierced through Maxon's vanguard.
[POWER - 32000]
[DAMAGE CHECK - Phantasm Assassin, Noir [G2]]
"At the end of my turn, Jangmyocongo's effect!" Rodney added, as Maxon just gestured to the fact that he still only had 6 cards in his hand. "Ack! Fine! I end my turn!" He relented.
[Maxon/Drake] - [Rodney/Todney]
[Hand - 6/10 (plus 'Quick Shield')] - [Hand - 8 (Plus 'Protect')/7]
[Soul - 2/0] - [Soul - 1/1]
[Damage - 3/2] - [Damage - 2/2]
[CB - 1/1] - [CB - 1/1]
[Bind Zone - 3/0] - [Bind Zone - 0/0]
[Drop Zone - 0/2] - [Drop Zone - 2/2]
[FIELD - Maxon/Rodney]
[Phantasm Strategist [G2 - 10000]] [Phantasm Strategist [G2 - 10000]] [R]
[Phantasm Hitman [G1 - 8000]] [R] [R]
[Stealth Beast, Chigasumi [G2 - 9000]] [Shura Stealth Dragon, Jangmyocongo [G3 - 12000]] [R]
[Evil Stealth Dragon, Kurogiri [G1 - 8000]] [R] [R]
[FIELD - Drake/Todney]
[R] [Dragonslayer, Deren [G2 - 9000]] [R]
[R] [Dragonslayer, Mercenary [G0 - 5000]] [R]
[Stealth Fiend, Midnight Crow [G2 - 9000]] [Stealth Fiend, Midnight Crow [G2 - 9000]] [R]
[R] [R] [R]
"My turn..!" Drake declared, drawing.
Each turn, they'll make Maxon discard down to 6 cards. That means I should conserve my own hand size. He thought to himself, before grabbing one of his cards and raising it up. "Manifest, the blazing swordmaster that not dragons, not reapers, and not even deities can put down! Ride!" He declared, as Drakon appeared in a pillar of flames. "Dragonslayer, Drakon! Imaginary Gift: Accel 2! Then, Mercenary's effect!" He added, as it went to the soul. "I draw one card, and superior call Siegwyrm from my hand to the Accel circle!" He added, Siegwyrm letting out a roar. "Add 3000 Power!" He declared. "Drakon attacks your Vanguard!" He then declared, as Drakon rushed forward.
"Tch. No guard." Todney said, as the cards flew up to show the drive checks.
[DRIVE CHECK - Dragonslayer, Ani [G0 - Draw Trigger]]
"Draw trigger! I give the power to Siegwyrm, and draw one card!" Drake said, while he drew.
[DRIVE CHECK - Dragonslayer, Ichor [G1]]
[DAMAGE CHECK - Central Arrester [G2]]
"Arrester..?" Drake asked, before realizing.
"Looks like you noticed why we tried to take you on your own..." Rodney commented.
"...Siegwyrm attacks your Vanguard." Drake declared, as the dragon let out a breath of flames.
[POWER - 30000]
"No guard." Rodney said, shrugging as they took the damage.
[DAMAGE CHECK - Dueling Dragon, ZANBAKU [G3]]
"I knew it..." Drake remarked. "I end my turn." He then said.
[Maxon/Drake] - [Rodney/Todney]
[Hand - 6/14 (plus 'Quick Shield')] - [Hand - 8 (Plus 'Protect')/7]
[Soul - 2/2] - [Soul - 1/1]
[Damage - 3/2] - [Damage - 4/2]
[CB - 1/1] - [CB - 1/1]
[Bind Zone - 3/0] - [Bind Zone - 0/0]
[Drop Zone - 0/2] - [Drop Zone - 2/2]
[FIELD - Maxon/Rodney]
[Phantasm Strategist [G2 - 10000]] [Phantasm Strategist [G2 - 10000]] [R]
[Phantasm Hitman [G1 - 8000]] [R] [R]
[Stealth Beast, Chigasumi [G2 - 9000]] [Shura Stealth Dragon, Jangmyocongo [G3 - 12000]] [R]
[Evil Stealth Dragon, Kurogiri [G1 - 8000]] [R] [R]
[FIELD - Drake/Todney]
[Dragonslayer, Siegwyrm [G3 - 12000]] [R] [Dragonslayer, Drakon [G3 - 12000]] [R]
[R] [R] [R]
[Stealth Fiend, Midnight Crow [G2 - 9000]] [Stealth Fiend, Midnight Crow [G2 - 9000]] [R]
[R] [R] [R]
"Now that you know...It's already too late!" Rodney declared, drawing. "Come! Dueling Dragon, ZANBAKU!" They declared, as the dragon manifested. "Imaginary Gift: Accel 1!" He added, as the accel circle formed. "Get outta here, Midnight Crow! Make room for Left Arrester! Then, I call Twin Swordsman, MUSASHI to the Accel Circle!" He declared, as the units appeared. "Then, ZANBAKU's effect!" He added, counterblasting and soulblasting. "I superior call Right Arrester from the deck, and you won't be able to ride during your next ride phase!" He said, as chains suddenly grasped Drakon's arms. "In addition, with Right Arrestor's effect, you won't be able to stand your Vanguard, either! How's that? You can't do anything with that!" He said.
If they'd gotten me by myself, Jangmyocongo would limit my hand cards and whittle them down...All while ZANBAKU wouldn't let me stand or ride... Drake thought to himself, before his eyes slightly widened at the advancing ZANBAKU. "Tch..! No guard!" Drake said.
"Twin drive, then!" Rodney declared, as the top 2 cards both took on a purple shine. "Yes!"
[Uptrend Stealth Fiend, Kyuichi [G0 - Front Trigger]]
[Uptrend Stealth Fiend - Kyuichi [G0 - Front Trigger]]
"Double Front..." Maxon commented, as the front row engulfed in power, before Drakon was slashed at.
[DAMAGE CHECK - Dracobud, Tamer Flare [G0 - Critical Trigger]]
"Critical Trigger..! I give the power to Drakon!" Drake declared.
"Resist all you want, but once Tod gets us started, it'll be over for you!" Rodney said, as Right Arrester rushed in.
[POWER - 29000]
"Guard." Drake said, as Ichor got in the way.
[GUARD - Dragonslayer, Ichor [G1 - 10000]]
"My last two attacks..!" Rodney said, annoyed.
"I'll take both of them." Drake said, revealing no trigger on either one.
"Tch. Fine, I end my turn. It won't matter once Tod's turn comes around, anyways." Rodney said, arrogantly.
[Maxon/Drake] - [Rodney/Todney]
[Hand - 6/13 (plus 'Quick Shield')] - [Hand - 7 (Plus 'Protect')/7]
[Soul - 2/2] - [Soul - 2/1]
[Damage - 3/5] - [Damage - 4/2]
[CB - 1/1] - [CB - 4/1]
[Bind Zone - 3/0] - [Bind Zone - 0/0]
[Drop Zone - 0/3] - [Drop Zone - 4/2]
[FIELD - Maxon/Rodney]
[Phantasm Strategist [G2 - 10000]] [Phantasm Strategist [G2 - 10000]] [R]
[Phantasm Hitman [G1 - 8000]] [R] [R]
[Stealth Beast, Chigasumi [G2 - 9000]] [Shura Stealth Dragon, Jangmyocongo [G3 - 12000]] [R]
[Evil Stealth Dragon, Kurogiri [G1 - 8000]] [R] [R]
[FIELD - Drake/Todney]
[Dragonslayer, Siegwyrm [G3 - 12000]] [R] [Dragonslayer, Drakon [G3 - 12000]] [R]
[R] [R] [R]
[Twin Swordsman, MUSASHI [G3 - 12000] [Left Arrester [G2 - 9000]] [Dueling Dragon, ZANBAKU [G3 - 12000]] [Right Arrester [G2 - 9000]]
[R] [R] [R]
"So what you're saying is once your friend's turn starts, it's over for us?" Maxon asked.
"Of course! What else would it mean?! Your friend's Vanguard is a pawn, and your hand will be whittled away! It's only a matter of time before you crack!" Rodney declared, pointing at Maxon. "You shouldn't have gotten in the way! The power we got is unstoppable!" He declared.
"But if I deal you 3 damage here and now, it won't matter, will it?" Maxon asked. "So in other words, I just have to make sure you don't get another turn." He said, drawing.
"Tough talk! What's some nobody like you going to do? Even Star Titan itself probably couldn't handle our unbreakable combo!" Rodney said.
"We'll see if it's as unbreakable as you think. Manifest, the midnight black dragon!" Maxon declared, as a pillar of darkness engulfed Strategist, before Cross flew out from the pillar. "Cross Dragon, Overtaker! Imaginary Gift: Force 2!" He said, tossing the marker onto the field underneath Cross.
They have a protect marker...What are you planning to do, Maxon? Drake thought to himself, before seeing a card burst in Maxon's hand.
"I release the generation zone. Generation Stride! X-Dragon, Parallel Dragon!" Maxon called out, as Cross changed colors to light purple with white wings. "Stride Skill!" Maxon added, counterblasting. "I look at the top 3 cards of my deck, and bind up to one card from among them. Then, I superior call Fluffo from the bind zone!" He said, as a vortex opened, the armored dog leaping out of it, Strategist retiring in the process. "For each Grade of the unit called by this effect, my Vanguard and that unit get 3000 Power!" He said.
"Big whoop. So you called a Grade 2, it's just 6000 Power." Todney said, shrugging.
[X-Dragon - 34000]
[Fluffo - 16000]
"Fluffo and X-Dragon's effects! When Fluffo is called from the bind zone, he gets 5000 Power this turn, and when a unit is called from the bind zone, Parallel Dragon also gets 4000 Power!"
[Fluffo - 21000]
[X-Dragon - 38000]
"In addition, Order! Shield Buster! Sorry Drake, but I'm borrowing your Counterblasts." Maxon said, Drake simply nodding, as two of his damage flipped facedown, and two cards left Cross' Soul "By paying the cost, I choose a unit to get 10000 Power, 1 Critical, and my opponent can't use Sentinels when they attack!" Maxon declared, as Cross let out a roar.
[X-Dragon - 48000]
"My Protect marker..!" Rodney realized.
"I call Phantasm Hitman!" Maxon added, putting them behind Cross. "Then, Parallel Dragon's Overtaker 3! Drive plus 1! All of us bind a card from our hands and draw one card! Go, X-Dragon, Parallel Dragon!" He declared, as the Dragon rose up and blasted down with gray flames.
[POWER - 56000] [Critical - 3]
"T-Then I'll just block it without my sentinel!" Rodney said, tossing cards.
[GUARD - Stealth Dragon, Kurogane [G0 - 15000]]
[GUARD - Stealth Dragon, Kurogane [G0 - 15000]]
[GUARD - Stealth Fiend, Oboro Cart [G1 - 10000]]
"Tod!" Rodney added, as Todney nodded and tossed cards as well.
"This should put a stop to you, you little brat!" Rodney said.
[TAG GUARD - Backward Arrester [G1 - 10000]]
[TAG GUARD - Uptrend Stealth Fiend, Kyuichi [G0 - 15000]]
[TOTAL - 77000]
"That's plenty of shield..." Rodney said, Todney nodding in agreement. "There's no way you'll get three- Wha..?" Rodney asked, before Maxon's three cards were revealed, all Critical Triggers. "No way..!"
"It's over, now get out of our way!" Maxon declared, as Parallel Dragon blasted through the ninjas, knocking Rodney and Todney to the ground.
[POWER - 86000] [Critical - 6]
"No...way..." Todney said.
"Go on, Drake. Azure is waiting." Maxon said, Drake nodding.
"Thanks, Maxon." Drake said, before running up the now open stairs.