Another long wait, but I hope this chapter was worth the time. Had trouble with the decks this time instead of the dialogue, so that was a switch. But now, please enjoy the long-awaited Chapter 4!
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX or the rest of the franchise or any music in this story, I own Claudio Osbourne and the Jukebox Hero Archetype, aside from a select few made by all the authors/readers who submitted them. And all other OCs and cards submitted © original creators.
Chapter 4: Show Your Strength
Another day of classes went by, letting Etna take control of the next batch of promotional duels. Right now, she was in the middle of the arena along with four participants. To her left, were Chazz Princeton and Syrus Truesdale. To her right were Taiyou Torimaki and Raizou Mototani. She sensed the animosity between the four of them, more so from Chazz, Taiyou, and Raizou. Reading up from their history, they all came from the same prep school before attending Duel Academy as Obelisk Blue students and the latter two used to follow Chazz Princeton as he graduated as their Valedictorian. But once Chazz lost to Jaden Yuki, a Slifer Red and Bastion Misawa, a former student who was Ra Yellow, he fell from grace as he left Duel Academy following a duel with the latter. Taiyou and Raizou were quick to drop him from their list of 'friends' since he lost to lower ranked students.
Syrus had history with them as he met the three of them during his first outing on Academy Island. Once a meek, young Slifer Red who would back down against the three when told about territory, was now someone who held more confidence over his past three years and rose through the ranks. Although he was Obelisk Blue, he went back down to Ra Yellow due to Viper's demotion of him.
Syrus and Chazz were both thinking how they reached this point...
(Flashback)
After classes were let out, Syrus headed back to the Ra Yellow Dorm. Like many of his friends, he thought about Jaden's state of mind after he and Claudio left the party in honor of Reyna's and Atticus' promotion to Obelisk. But before he could continue, his Duel Pilot beeped, prompting him to take it out of his pocket and see the message. Once he saw it was from Vice-Chancellor Belmonte, Syrus opened it up and read the message aloud.
[Syrus Truesdale,
Later today, you will take part in a Promotion Duel where your victory will mean you will become an Obelisk Blue. The duel will be under Tag Rules and your partner will be Chazz Princeton, who has also been selected to be promoted as well. You will duel against Taiyou Torimaki and Raizou Torimaki. However, your challenge will be to create an Extra Deck monster that needs both partners' Monster Cards as materials to be created. It would be advised to contact your partner and prepare for your duel.
Good luck to you.]
"No way!" He gasped.
"Alright!"
The small Ra shrieked as he snapped out of his thoughts to see Reyna looking down at him with a big smile on her face. "Reyna, you scared me."
"Sorry," She quickly replied, "But after hearing how you're getting back to Obelisk Blue, I'm happy for you! Especially since you shouldn't have in the first place!"
Calming down, Syrus managed a small smile, "Thanks, but I have to win the duel and pass the Vice-Chancellor's test."
"Right, having to use your monster and your partner's monster in a Fusion or Synchro Summon," Reyna mused. "I had to think about it as well, seeing as I had limited options for my test. But I had the loopholes for mine. With you, you're gonna have to see Chazz about that."
"And against two guys that used to be Chazz's buddies," the Transformer Duelist noted. "Although, that's pushing it..."
"What's the story with those three?" Reyna wondered.
"Well, Chazz used to be the top Duelist coming into Duel Academy during our first year," Syrus explained. "However, he got into a fight with Jaden with who was to become the next King of Games. They got their chance during the first Promotion Exam Duel where Chazz used a deck full of then-rare cards back in the year, putting Jaden in the corner. Still Jaden was able to beat him with Winged Kuriboh's rare Level 10 card and then a direct attack with Avian."
Reyna smiled, "Oh yeah, Jaden does have the lucky draw."
"But because of that, Crowler put Chazz in a duel against Bastion where they switched dorms if Chazz lost. Not able to take it, Chazz sabotaged Bastion's deck so that he wouldn't have to duel and lose his place. But Bastion planned for it along with Claudio and Melody since Bastion had several decks to duel with that were test decks and used one of them to beat Chazz. It's what caused Chazz to be alienated by the Obelisks."
Reyna sighed, "Chazz had it coming; but seeing him now, he's a far cry from that person. Especially since he's got real friends."
"The only thing to worry about is if Chazz can cooperate with the challenge," Syrus figured. "I mean, we're still not exactly friends..."
"But he's still a good guy," Reyna figured. "You should just talk to him."
Syrus nodded, "Alright, I'll head over to the Red Dorm then..."
(With Chazz)
Chazz was once again hanging out with Jachin, who was still fighting to keep his inner self in check about killing Xiu Zhen. Knowing that Jachin could be unstable when near the freshman Slifer, he also had Sam on lookout for when they crossed paths. Not only that, the Ojamas volunteered to keep an eye on Jachin if Chazz couldn't. The Black Coat Slifer was skeptical of this idea, remembering several botched jobs over Duel Spirits, he still had many more in the form of weak Spirits that he liberated from a well that formerly housed them. It was then he received a call from his Duel Pilot, letting him take it out of his pocked to read the message.
[Chazz Princeton,
Later today, you will take part in a Promotion Duel where your victory will mean you will become an Obelisk Blue. The duel will be under Tag Rules and your partner will be Syrus Truesdale, who has also been selected to be promoted as well. You will duel against Taiyou Torimaki and Raizou Torimaki. However, your challenge will be to create an Extra Deck monster that needs both partners' Monster Cards as materials to be created. It would be advised to contact your partner and prepare for your duel.
Good luck to you.]
It was then Jachin managed a smile, "Looks like you're moving back up."
"Yeah, and I have to bring Syrus with me," Chazz noted. "Meaning I have to check in with him so I can see what we can create together as far as Fusion or Synchros."
"Well, he does use Machines," the Persona Duelist noted. "Maybe with your V-to-Z series version with your Ojamas can work out. And since Syrus does have the Tuner Monsters, you can use his Extra Deck to create your monster for the Challenge."
It was then the Ojama Five came out and addressed the situation.
"Alright!" Yellow shouted. "The Boss is getting back into Obelisk!"
"All with him backed by the best Monsters in the game!" Red cheered with a peace sign.
"We'll take on all comers!" Green shouted.
"Those numbskulls won't know what hit them!" Black grinned.
"Go team..." Blue groaned.
"And I have to put with you five jokers..." Chazz growled at his five Duel Spirits. "But at least you'll have a purpose in that duel if Jachin's words are something to go on."
"I'll hope to see you get back into Obelisk," Jachin stated.
"But what about you?" Chazz asked. "You gonna be okay?"
"I'm fine," the Persona duelist sighed. "He's been a pain, but I won't give in. It's just saddening to know that a friend was never a friend the whole time."
Chazz scoffs, "If that's the way you're gonna put it, then you'll bounce back and put that Shadow of yours in its place. You should see me! Remember those two jokers that tried to ride my coattails back at my first year? I'm now inferior to them since I'm a 'Slifer Slacker'. Like I care! They only liked me because I was a Princeton; what my name stands for. Not to mention if I can still hand them their asses in duel AS a Slifer... Then they and others like them will never learn when they mess with the Chazz!"
Jachin couldn't help but chuckle a bit, prompting Chazz to smirk.
"Looks like life's not going to be bitter for a while," the Black Coat Slifer grinned. "Now, I'm going to see Syrus for a bit and plan on battling my old friends..."
(End Flashback)
So now we have the four men preparing to face each other. The Obelisks were both staring at the Slifer and Raw with a look of discontent.
"So, all we have to do is beat you down to keep you beneath us?" Torimaki grinned. "This is should be cake!"
"Especially since we know how weak you truly are?" Raizou laughed.
Chazz gave a fake yawn, "Are you two done? All you do is talk about how I'm a Slifer Slacker because I couldn't beat Jaden... Big whoop... I can still duel circles with any card while you two were craving for my attention."
Torimaki scoffed. "Still doesn't mean you belong at the top..."
"I can't believe this," Syrus grumbled. "Chazz loses one duel and you alienate him? Some friends you are..."
"This is survival of the fittest, twerp," Raizou countered. "Weak fall to the strong! And we managed to STAY at Obelisk Blue after all this time!"
The small Ra then narrowed his eyes, "Then why we're you selected to be demoted."
Both Obelisks paled as they stopped their deck shuffling as they remembered the message they received from the Vice-Chancellor saying that they were dueling to stay at Obelisk. But as far as they were concerned, that was not leaked anywhere. It got worse as Syrus continued.
"Think about it," He said, "During the Society of Light raid and the time that Duel Academy was sent to the other dimension, you two always fell to Chazz and became part of the problem! So, you don't have any right to talk down on Chazz who's made himself into a better person. And the only reason you looked down on me is because I wasn't as good as Zane at the time. So, I wouldn't be talking if I were you!"
Hearing this stunned the audience, including Chazz, as the small duelist went into an outburst.
"Syrus really came out with that," Reyna whistled.
"But he's right," Jaden added.
"Not to mention, I haven't heard any accolades from those two," Jethro noted, pointing at the Obelisks. "All they do is talk about how much money they got and new cards they could wipe the floor with the Reds and Yellows."
"Don't worry," Sam smirked. "Chazz has got this in the bag!"
"Chazz and Syrus both," Jachin noted. "Syrus used to be the one everyone saw as the weakest due to not being at Zane's level. Chazz was held back by his brothers wanting him to win for their plans of world domination."
Before Raizou could retaliate, Etna cleared her throat.
"That will be all, boys," She announced. "You two return your sides and get ready to duel." Both teams did as they were told while the Vice-Chancellor continued to address the situation. "This duel will take places as a Dorm Switch stipulation. If Chazz Princeton and Syrus Truesdale are victorious, they become Obelisk Blue students with Taiyou Torimaki and Raizou Mototani becoming Slifer Reds. If both Taiyou and Raizou are the winners, no switch will take place. However, I still have my challenges. For the Obelisks, they must simply play off one another's strategies and work together. For the Slifer/Ra team, they need to have summoned a Fusion or Synchro Monster that uses at least one monster each from both duelists."
"Meaning Chazz and Syrus need to have a compatibility between them." Kenji noted. "But do they have one such monster?"
"Who knows," Alexis replied. "But they seem like they have it under control."
"Now gentleman, begin!" Etna shouted as she leapt off the stage, leaving the four duelists to activate their duel disks and draw the opening hands.
DUEL!
Chazz/Syrus: 8000
Raizou/Taiyou: 8000
But before any turn was made, a panel opened up in front of them and shown a simulator that had the zones for Duel Monster card placements.
"This is how you will duel," Sheppard announced. "All Tag Duels will now be fought using these simulators. That way, both players can use the cards from the partners without problems."
"Then I'll go first to show how it works," Chazz announced, drawing his sixth card. He then put two cards on the simulator, "I'll set a Monster in defense mode and one card facedown."
"All those cards and two set cards is the best you can do?" Torimaki smirked, "Truly the mighty have fallen."
Chazz looked his former flunky straight in the eye and said, "It's your turn."
"Humph," the Obelisk scoffed as he drew his next card, "I start with the Spell Sacred Sword of the Seven Stars! I Banish 1 Level 7 Monster in my hand to draw two more cards!" He then grinned as revealed one card. "So, I'll get rid of Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos!" He then pocketed said monster and drew another two cards.
Lily gasped, "A Dragon Ruler!?"
Alex, Atticus, and Jeremy looked to her. "I take it that's not a good thing?" the Gemini Duelist wondered.
"They're dragons that can work well with being banished and search out other Monsters of the same attribute." The Dragon duelist continued. "And with the right cards, they can swarm the field and dominate just as quickly!"
"Whoa, cards like these should be banned!" Jeremy gasped.
"There's no need if it can be beaten," Atticus shrugged. "Besides, Chazz knows his ways around Dragons. Syrus included..."
Torimaki grinned as he also took another card from his deck, another copy of Blaster. "And when Blaster's banished, his effect kicks in and adds another FIRE Monster to my hand So, it's like I lost nothing!" He then played another Spell. "Then, I use Cards of Consonance! I discard a Dragon-Type Tuner Monster, such as Flamvell Guard, and I draw another two cards!" He discarded his Normal Tuner and then gained an extra two cards.
"Are you going to play any cards now?" Chazz scoffed. "You're boring me!"
"You shouldn't talk!" the Obelisk continued to talk, "Beating you will be a cakewalk since you only have those Ojamas, and they're weak as you became!"
'Then someone hasn't looked at Chazz's win streak lately,' Sam thought. 'Not to mention he has cards that work with Ojamas.'
"Next, I'll play the Field Spell Dragon Ravine!" Torimaki continued, placing the Field Spell into the correct zone. Once activated, the Field changed into a deep ravine with stone pillars placed behind the four players. "I'll use the second effect, by discarding one of my cards. I pick my Blaster to discard and send Labradorite Dragon from my deck to the graveyard." He discarded his Dragon Ruler and sent another card into his graveyard. "Then, I use Gold Sarcophagus to banish Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms from my deck and it'll be mine in two turns!"
In a gold flash, a giant dragon made of tornadoes appeared before vanishing.
"That activates its effect to bring out my tuner Monster Delta Flyer to my hand," He continued as he added the named monster to his hand. "Next, I summon it!" Soon, the dragonfly-like Tuner Dragon appeared. (3/1500/900) "Then, I'll activate the effect of Reactan, Dragon Ruler of Pebbles from my hand to discard it and another Dragon-Type to Special Summon, Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders from my deck!"
Once he discarded his two cards, a crack erupted from the Ravine and brought out a wingless dragon made of rock with many pillars grown from its body. (7/1600/3000)
"Now I place two cards facedown and tune my Level 7 Redox with my Level 3 Delta Flyer!"
Delta Flyer turned into three Tuning Rings, surrounding the Dragon Ruler and becoming seven glowing stars.
"I Synchro Summon my Level 10 Trident Dragion!"
A giant pillar of flames erupted from the Synchro Summon and three monstrous roars were let loose from it. One by one, three horned, dragon heads appeared, all red in color with tan necks underneath. But once the smoke cleared they found that they were attached to the same body! (10/3000/2800)
"A Level 10 Synchro already!?" Syrus gasped.
"That's right, and this one has already beaten you!" Raizou shouted.
"Because of my Dragon's effect!" Torimaki continued. "When it's Synchro Summoned, I can destroy two of my cards and it'll gain two additional attacks this turn!"
"Three attacks with 3000 ATK!" Roxanne gasped. "That's insane!"
"It'll be like taking three Blue-Eyes White Dragon attacks!" Matthias added.
Soon, two of the Synchro Dragon's mouths devoured the Set cards of Torimaki, who then grinned. "And those two cards were called Statue of the Wicked! Meaning I get two Wicked Tokens!"
In two golden flashes, two small serpentine fiends appeared and snarled at the opposition. (4/1000/1000) x2
Chazz frowned at what he was about to face.
"Time to get some!" Torimaki grinned. "First, I use Trident Dragion's first attack! Go and destroy that facedown monster!"
The middle dragon head breath a dark red flame at Chazz's set Monster, revealing it to be a short, blue monster with a flat head and wearing red bikini briefs. (2/0/1000)
"Like this was new!" Ojama Blue shouted before he was destroyed into pixels.
"Ojama Blue's effect activates," Chazz announced as he took two cards from his deck and showed them to his opponent. "I add Ojamagic and Ojama Country to my hand."
"But you won't be able to use them since with my four attacks, I'm ending this now... Slifer Slacker!"
Chazz smirked, "Oh that'd hurt... If I didn't do this!" the Black Coat Slifer activated one of his facedown cards, "I activate the Trap Hallowed Life Barrier! I discard Ojamagic to turn all damage to zero for this turn!"
Torimaki gasped as four attacks from his monsters were stopped by a white barrier that absorbed the blows before vanishing.
"And if that wasn't so much trouble for you, Ojamagic adds Ojama Yellow, Black, and Green from my deck to my hand!" Chazz continued as he fanned out his three aces. Pretty soon, the three of them appeared around Chazz's head.
"We're here!" They shouted, causing the Black Coat Slifer to get annoyed.
Syrus seeing this smiled sheepishly, knowing the love-hate relationship between Chazz and the Ojamas.
"Not only he's got the Ojamas in hand, there's no telling what strategy Chazz will have in using them," Roxanne mused. "Weak as they are, they have a lot of potential."
"And after hearing how he was truly the cause that started the Society of Light and then converting them back to normal." Matthias stated. "I wonder why he didn't get back into Obelisk despite losing the first round of the GX Tournament."
Torimaki scoffed as he shouted, "I end my turn."
"Wasting a potential one turn kill like that will cost him dearly," Etna mused. "Blocked by a simple shield from Mr. Princeton." She then nodded. "It appears he has calmed. I expected his Trap would be one that would counterattack and destroy. Let's see if Syrus can take advantage of what his partner left him."
Chazz stepped back from the simulator as Syrus stepped up.
"It's my turn," the young Ra announced, drawing his sixth card. Looking at his hand, he liked what he saw. But then also he checked for Chazz's facedown card. He gasped as he saw a card that could fit with his deck. He looked at Chazz and saw the same smirk on his face, inclining his head at the two Obelisks. Catching the meaning, Syrus made his move. "First, I activate Double Summon, letting me use two Normal Summons. The first is the Tuner Monster, Transformer Blaster!"
In a flash, a giant red stereo system appeared with black speakers. It then transformed into a robot with the speakers as its legs and the cassette opening as its chest. (4/1400/2200)
"I use its effect to create a Cassetticon Token!" Blaster opened its chest and ejected a white cassette tape on the field. (2/500/500)
"No matter what Synchro Monster you pull out, it won't amount to nothing against my Dragion!" Torimaki taunted.
"Next, I use Chazz's facedown card!"
"Huh!?"
Chazz smirked as his partner flipped over the card and placed it into the Field Zone, causing Dragon Ravine to vanish. In its place was a giant hangar with octagon-cylinder cases.
"This field is called Union Hangar," Syrus explained as he took out one card from his hand. "And then I use my second Normal Summon to bring out A-Assault Core!" He then brought out a yellow machine resembling a scorpion. (4/1900/200) "And now I activate the effect of Union Hangar. When LIGHT Machine Union Monster is summoned to the field, I can Equip another LIGHT Machine Union to it. Meaning, I can bring out B-Buster Drake!"
From one of the capsules, a light green dragon with a silver air craft launcher on its back. Once it descended, Assault Core attached itself to the launcher.
"It's not doing anything," Raizou noted.
"Then, I'll just tune my level 4 Assault Core with my Level 4 Blaster!" Syrus announced as Blaster became four tuning rings, surrounding the Union Monsters who became 4 stars.
"Righteous forces combine to open the way to the one who will them to hope. Synchro Summon! Roll Out, Transformer Optimus Prime!"
From the combined forces, a large red and blue truck appeared with a container attached to it. Detaching from its back, the truck transformed into a tall robot and armed itself with a silver handgun. (8/2600/3000)
"There's his signature Synchro Monster," Vincent stated. "And he must have his reasons for sending those Union Monsters while they were already combined."
"The effect of my A-Assault Core and my B-Buster Drake activates," Syrus announced. "Buster Drake lets me add C-Crush Wyvern from my deck and Assault Core adds Buster Drake from the graveyard. Both are added to my hand."
"That means he can use them for his Transformers once more." Kenji nodded. "Nice..."
"Then, I equip Break! Draw! to Optimus and then attack your Trident Dragion!" the small Ra announced as Optimus drew his firearm.
The opposing Obelisks laughed. "With a weaker Monster!?" Raizou scoffed. "I'll be able to finish this without resorting to using my deck at this rate."
"Optimus Prime's ATK position effect activates," Syrus smirked. "He gains 1000 ATK when battling a stronger monster!"
"WHAT!?" The Obelisks gasped.
Optimus raised his gun, charging it for attack. (8/2600-3600/3000) Then it fired at the body of the dragon, causing it to roar in pain before shattering into a thunderous explosion.
Chazz/Syrus: 8000
Raizou/Taiyou: 7400
Etna smirked, "That will teach them to overlook Monster effects. Taiyou exhausted his hand with that strategy of his trying to one-turn kill. One must not try that unless the enemy is unable to block said move."
"My Equip Spell allows me to draw another card after my Machine Monster destroys a Monster in battle and sends it to the graveyard." Syrus explained as he drew another card. "I then activate Graceful Charity, drawing three cards and sending my two Union Monsters back to the graveyard."
"Why would he do that while he had them back in his hand?" Jethro wondered.
"I set two cards facedown to end my turn." Syrus concluded.
Torimaki scoffed as he switched places with his partner.
"My turn," Raizou announced, drawing his sixth card. "I activate my own Graceful Charity!" He then drew out his three cards and discarded two of them. He grinned at his new hand and went to work. "Next, I activate Polymerization! I fuse Big Piece Golem and The Earth – Hex Sealed Fusion in my hand!" He held up his three cards, revealing a giant stone golem and a rock made of various magic stones entering a fusion vortex. "I now Fusion Summon my Level 7 Multiple Piece Golem!"
Now entering the hangar was a giant golem taller than Big Piece Golem, made of stone rather than rock. It had massive spherical hands with brick-like fingers at the end of them. It had red eyes staring down at the Slifer/Ra Duo. (7/2600/1300)
"They both have the same ATK," Bradshaw stated. "Wonder if he's going to do something."
"He might suicide it since it can't get any stronger," Kairi replied. "Otherwise, Syrus still has an advantage."
"I then activate Laminate Armor and equip it to my Golem giving it 1000 DEF!" Raizou continued, causing the Fusion Golem's body to brighten a bit. (7/2600/1300-2300) "Now I attack your monster with my Golem!"
Syrus frowned, knowing what was going to happen as Optimus Prime prepared to fire back with his gun. He begun to reach out for his facedown card, but decided against it at the last second as both attacks collided with a monstrous explosion. But at the last moment, Multiple Piece Golem emerged from the remains with its body returning to normal. "Optimus Prime's final effect activates: I take Matrix of Leadership from my deck and add it to my hand."
Raizou laughed, "Bet you didn't think that my Laminate Armor also prevented my monster from being destroyed!" He then grinned even more. "But then I can also do this! I can activate De-Fusion to send it back to the Extra Deck and bring out both Big Piece Golem and the Medium Piece Golem I discarded with Graceful Charity!"
Multiple Piece Golem vanished back into the disk, releasing Big Piece Golem back from the graveyard along with a slightly smaller golem with a mohawk-like head. (5/2100/0), (4/1600/0)
"And then when both monsters on the field, I can Special Summon Small Piece Golem from my deck without its effects!" He continued as a small golem appeared with its eyes peering through an opening. (3/1100/0)
"Clever," Alexis noted. "Multiple Piece Golem can do that by itself, but only at the end of the Battle Phase where none of its materials can battle."
Syrus braced himself for the coming battle...
"Now my Golems, attack that little runt and Chazz directly!" Raizou grinned as the Golems rushed across the field and raised their hands with punches. Small Piece Golem went for Syrus, Medium Piece Golem hit Chazz, while Big Piece Golem struck both boys.
Chazz/Syrus: 5900-4300-3200
Raizou/Taiyou: 7400
"And it doesn't stop there," Raizou continued. "I have my partner's Wicked Tokens battle you!"
Syrus and Chazz braced themselves as the two tokens rushed the field and tackled them.
Chazz/Syrus: 2200-1200
Raizou/Taiyou: 7400
"1200!?" Reyna gasped.
"At least they have something left," Allyson noted.
"I end my turn here," Raizou stated.
Etna frowned once more. "Exhausting their hand again just for damage." She then sighed. "He could have saved those Tokens and Small Piece Golem as defense since Chazz would attack its Fusion Components. They just want to exert dominance..."
"Before Chazz's turn begins, I activate Drawing Beacon!" Syrus announced, revealing his Trap Card. "For every 1000 Life Points lost, starting next turn, Chazz gets 1 card draw in addition to his Draw Phase card!"
The Obelisks gasped as Chazz took the field once more.
"No pain, no gain, boys," Chazz grinned as he took seven cards for his Draw Phase. Now armed with twelve cards, the Black Coat Slifer made his move. "First, I activate Double Summon and bring out X-Head Cannon and V-Tiger Jet!"
In a flash, a blue machine with a spike ball torso and two cannon barrels on its shoulders along with a yellow mechanical tiger shaped like fighter jet appeared together. (4/1800/1500), (4/1600/1800)
"Next, I activate Ojama Get Ride to discard the three Ojama Brothers and Special Summon 3 Machine Union Monsters in defense mode!" Chazz continued as he discarded his spirits.
"NOOO!" The Ojama cried as they were sucked into the discard slot when their cards were.
"I feel sorry for those guys," Jachin sighed.
"Yeah, but you know they'll bounce back again," Sam smiled a little.
"Now I summon Y-Dragon Head, Z-Metal Tank, and W-Wing Catapult from my deck!" the Black Coat Slifer shouted as three machines appeared with the other two. The first was a red metallic dragon, the second a yellow tank cruiser, and the last a blue jet platform. (4/1500/1600), (4/1500/1300), (4/1300/1500)
"They're in trouble now..." Sam grinned.
"They have a big head lead after this," Jachin added.
"Now I fuse my machines!" Chazz announced as first the XYZ monsters began to detach and then reform on top of one another. "Combination Summon! XYZ Dragon Cannon!" Once done, the combined force of the three monsters appeared as a heavily-armed cannon. (8/2800/2600) Then, V-Tiger Jet and W-Wing Catapult flew at one another, locking on and adding more thrusters to its back. (6/2000/2100) "Combination Summon! VW-Tiger Catapult!"
"Whoa, is he going for it!?"
"First, I activate XYZ Cannon's effect!" Chazz announced, discarding Ojama Country, Ojamuscle, and a Trap Card. "I destroy your three Golems!" Soon, XYZ unleashed a laser blast from the dragon's mouth and obliterating the golems.
The Obelisks gasped at the loss of their monsters.
"Now, let's destroy those two tokens!" the Black Coat Slifer announced as both machines leveled their cannons and missiles at the two weaker tokens, blasting them to pixels.
Chazz/Syrus: 1200
Raizou/Taiyou: 5600-4600
"Next, I place three cards facedown to end my turn." Chazz concluded, emptying his hand.
"Now you're emptying your hand!?" Raizou said.
"At least I'm not trying to empty it all for some pointless attacks..." the Black Coat Slifer shrugged. "At least I know I can probably block anything you dish out since you keep wanting
"My move!" Torimaki shouted, drawing his next card. "First, Gold Sarcophagus brings my Tempest to my hand!" He announced as he brought out his card. "Then, I activate Card of Demise!" He then drew his four cards to make a five-card hand. "Next, I play my Sacred Sword of the Seven Stars to banish Tempest again!" The Dragon vanished once more, allowing two more cards to be drawn. "And that will get another one!" Another Tempest in his hand. "Now, it's time for more of my Dragon Rulers to swarm the field, staring with Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Ruler of Waterfalls! I'll banish two more Dragons, Blaster and Redox from my graveyard to Special Summon him!"
Chazz grinned, "Actually, you won't!" He then revealed his three facedown cards. "I activate Ojama Trio, Ojama Duo, and Emergency Provisions!"
"What the!?" The Obelisk gasped.
"First, Emergency Provisions sends my Ojama Traps and my Field Spell to gain 1000 Life Points for each one!"
The Field vanished back into original arena along with the two Ojama Traps, causing a blue aura to surround Chazz.
Chazz/Syrus: 4200
Raizou/Taiyou: 4800
"Cool, he padded their Life Points." Claudio stated.
"Then Syrus must be saving something good." Melody figured.
"Now it gets interesting!" Chazz continued. "You know how Ojama Trio uses up three of your monster zones to plant Ojama Tokens? Well, Ojama Duo does the same thing with your last two zones!"
"WHAT!?" Again, the Obelisks gasped once the five Ojama Brothers appeared on the Obelisks' side of the field. The small spirits taunted the Obelisks by making funny faces, or at least trying to. (2/0/1000) x5
"They blocked their Dragon Ruler from being summoned." Jaden noted. "Making them use up their Dragon Ruler's summon effect so they can't do it again."
"Not only that, those haven't been known for Ritual Summoning and they can't use cards to make them Tuners." Reyna added. "Unless they have something that needs Beast-Type Monsters as Fusion Materials, which I doubt, Chazz and Syrus got this won!"
However, Chazz frowned as he saw the grin on his former associate's face.
"I was hoping you'd do that!" Torimaki smirked. "I expected the Ojama Trio Trap, but this works out even better."
"Huh?" Syrus wondered. "What are you getting at?"
"First, I must reap the benefits of my Dragon Rulers that I've banished!" the Obelisk continued as he fished out two cards from his deck, "Redox gets Exploder Dragon and Blaster gets Flamvell Guard!" He then played another card. "Then, I activate Trap Booster! I discard Tidal, to activate the Trap to transform all these tokens to Dragon-Types!"
Soon, the Ojama's gained scales, tiny wings on their backs and dragon snouts on their faces.
"We look weird!" The Ojama shouted as they looked themselves over.
Torimaki then grinned as he revealed a Polymerization in his hand. It was soon that everyone had red flags going off in their heads as to what was going to happen next.
"He has it, too!?" Lily gasped.
"I fuse the five Dragons on my field to Fusion Summon my Five-Headed Dragon!" Torimaki announced as the Ojamas were sucked into a massive Fusion Vortex. Once done, a massive dragon dropped onto the field with a thunderous stomp. Just as the name suggested, it was a light-brown dragon with five heads each representing a different Attribute except LIGHT or DIVINE. (12/5000/5000)
"I should have known you would have gotten that card!" Chazz scoffed. "I remember you bragging one day about how you finally got the card that would beat anyone."
"The wonders of staying in the elite!" Torimaki smirked. "Especially since you got disowned the last time you fell from grace."
It was then the Black Coat Slifer scowled, hearing that statement. He may have let go of his two elder brothers' pressure over him, but they were still a constant reminder of what he once was. Not to mention, he realized the mess he had to deal with since everyone from Obelisk now mocked him for being in a lower rank.
Etna frowned at what was heard, "And it is that thinking that will get them defeated every time..."
"Next, I'll get back to bringing out more powerful Dragons as I play Dimension Fusion!" Torimaki continued, playing his next Spell Card. "I pay 2000 Life Points to bring out three other monsters that were banished!"
A dimensional vortex opened and brought back Blaster, Tempest, and Redox from it. (7/2800/1800), (7/2400/2200), (7/1600/3000)
Chazz/Syrus: 4200
Raizou/Taiyou: 2800
"Finally, I summon Exploder Dragon!" Next, a small blue dragon holding a bomb appeared. (3/1000/0) "And now to battle! I attack with Exploder Dragon on your XYZ Dragon Cannon!"
The small dragon rushed at the Dragon Cannon, igniting its bomb along the way.
"I activate Syrus' facedown card, Roll Out!" Chazz quickly announced, revealing the left behind card. "This attaches a Union Monster from the graveyard to any one of mine, so long as its appropriate! And I choose A-Assault Core!" Soon, the scorpion-like Union Monster appeared and attached itself onto the Dragon Cannon. Just in time for Exploder Dragon to suicide itself into the XYZ machine. "And if you think that was pointless to use this Trap, then hear this! Assault Core prevents my monster from being destroyed by card effects as its Special Ability. So, my XYZ Dragon Cannon's here to stay!"
"At least I take no damage from Exploder Dragon's ability then," Torimaki snapped back.
"Alright, Syrus saved him with that card!" Reyna cheered. "And then Chazz knew which one to pick!"
"Then, I use Five-Headed Dragon to attack your XYZ-Dragon Cannon!" The Obelisk shouted as the big dragon unleashed a fire, water, earth, wind, and dark breath from each of its mouths, melting the Assault Core off the Cannon.
Chazz/Syrus: 2000
Raizou/Taiyou: 2800
"Blaster attacks VW-Tiger Catapult!" He continued as the Dragon Ruler of Infernos torched the other Union Fusion with intense flames.
Chazz/Syrus: 1200
Raizou/Taiyou: 2800
"I place one card facedown to end my turn." Torimaki concluded. He then turned back to Raizou, "Finish them off, they're no way they can dodge my Dragon's power!"
"Got it!" Raizou nodded.
Syrus walked up to the field and drew his next card. He smiled and turned to his partner and said, "Chazz, I'm ending it this turn..."
Seeing the determination in his partner's eyes, he nodded and replied. "Go for it."
"Wonder what Syrus has got in mind?" Allen wondered.
"He'll end it here," Lyra replied. "Make those Obelisks eat their words..."
"My move," Syrus announced. "Now I remove A-Assault Core, B-Buster Drake, and C-Crush Wyvern from my Graveyard for another Fusion!"
"I knew it!" Reyna cheered. "He's using one of the monsters that helped bring you back, Jaden!"
Jaden watched as the Union Monsters from the graveyard rose up and attached themselves onto the one another.
"Combination Summon! ABC-Dragon Buster!" Syrus shouted as the newly formed monster descended onto the field. (8/3000/2800)
"Still not enough to beat us!" Torimaki stated.
"I activate ABC's effect!" the Ra interjected, sending a card from his hand to the graveyard. "I discard one card to Banish your Five-Headed Dragon!"
The Obelisks gasped as they saw the Dragon Buster unleash a black hole from above the giant dragon. And even it was powerless as it absorbed into the hole before it imploded.
"Whoa, he took it out just like that," Atticus gasped.
"He even had the right attribute to do it," Alex noted. "Just had to power it up..."
"And it looks like Syrus isn't finished yet," Jeremy noted.
Syrus looked back to Chazz...
(Flashback)
Before the upcoming battle, Syrus and Chazz were going over each other's decks. It was then that the young Ra made a suggestion...
"Hey Chazz, you still have those VWXYZ monsters, right?" Syrus asked.
"I do," Chazz replied, pulling out the mentioned monsters from his card stash. "What's up?" The Transformer Duelist promptly fanned out the ABC Monsters, prompting the Black Coat Slifer to gasp. "They made more of these!?"
"Not only that..." the Ra continued by pulling out a Fusion Monster. "We can use a powerful monster if we work together! With how fast we can summon our respective Fusion Monsters, we should have a lock."
(End Flashback)
Chazz nodded back, before the young Ra shouted...
"Then, I remove both ABC-Dragon Buster and XYZ-Dragon Cannon!"
"WHAT!?" Everyone gasped as they saw both ABC-Dragon Buster and XYZ-Dragon Cannon break apart into the air and then started to reform into a bigger robot with each part now becoming new limbs and firearms that made the new machine a more destructive force.
"Combination Summon! Appear Level 10! A-to-Z Dragon Buster Cannon!" Syrus and Chazz shouted together as their combined Fusion Monster dropped to the ground and levelled their weapons at the Dragon Rulers. (10/4000/4000)
"I should've know they'd have a combination," Reyna whispered. "After seeing Syrus' Monster being made for equipping to his Transformers, they follow the same pattern as Chazz's V-to-Z series."
"But who'd have thought those two would get on the same page," Jethro noted. "Those two were as opposite as night and day, heck Chazz even looked down on Syrus."
Roxanne smiled, "I knew Syrus was great after seeing his work during the GX Tournament, but now he's leaps and bounds ahead! I'd like to battle him after he makes it to Obelisk Blue."
"Attack Redox!" Syrus announced as the Fusion Machine unleashed a massive barrage of lasers at the weaker Dragon Ruler.
"I activate Enemy Controller!" Torimaki countered, revealing his Quick-Play Spell. "I tribute Redox to take control of your Monster!" Redox vanished as the giant game controller appeared and the cable went for A-to-Z.
"A-to-Z's effect activates!" Chazz announced as Syrus discarded his last card.
"I discard one card to negate your card effect and destroy it!" Syrus finished as a radiation aura surrounded the machine, causing the cable to disintegrate and destroyed the controller. The Obelisks were now in shock. They were finished.
"Replay! I attack Tempest!" The Ra continued as more lasers fired at the Dragon Ruler of Storms, blasting it to pixels.
Chazz/Syrus: 1200
Raizou/Taiyou: 1200
"Then, I can activate its final effect to separate this monster to our two other monsters!" Syrus continued.
"NO!" Torimaki and Raizou shouted as the big machine detached and reformed into ABC-Dragon Buster and XYZ-Dragon Cannon. (8/3000/2800), (8/2800/2600)
"Now attack Blaster and their Life Points!" Chazz and Syrus shouted together as both their machines fired lasers, destroying the last Dragon Ruler and then blasting the Obelisks to the floor, ending the game.
Chazz/Syrus: 1200, Winner
Raizou/Taiyou: 1000-0
The crowd cheered as the holograms disappeared. Etna stood up from her chair and made her announcement.
She looked down at the losing team with a disappointing look. "Mr. Torimaki, Mr. Mototani... You may have shown your academics were up to snuff, but seeing your attitude through your dueling is atrocious."
Everyone winced at the venom in her voice.
"Throughout the entire duel, you wanted nothing more but to destroy your opponents with power," She continued. "Power's good and all, but you were not smart about it. Many of your moves had no defense in it and you enjoyed when Chazz and Syrus were pushed to the brink. I told you I would not tolerate any bullying, and from what I saw that is when the 'Slifer Slacker' beaten you along with a 'Ra Reject'. The only Slacker and Reject I see is the two of you if you continue this way. You two are hereby demoted to Slifer Red. Learn from this mistake and work back up to your 'former' status."
Both former Obelisk were growling at the berating they received, but could do nothing about it as they had lost. Etna then turned to the winning side.
"Syrus, Chazz," She said, "Good job to the both of you. I figured you two would find the last of the A-to-Z series Fusion Monsters. I guess you really had a talk with each other before the duel." Both nodded. "Though I must admit, I didn't think you would cooperate Mr. Princeton. After all, you've defeated many Obelisks before when I looked at your record. Any reason as to why you've changed..."
"I just learned that I couldn't care less about the ranks," Chazz stated. "Not to mention when Syrus came up with the plan to summon that monster, I saw no reason to counter despite having my own monster to use with my Machines. Besides, I know couldn't do it alone at this rate."
Hearing this everyone started to smile down on Black Coat duelist with Sam and Jachin being the most impressed.
Etna continued to Syrus, "And Syrus, you've really shown how much you've grown from a first-year Slifer. Surpassing your limitations, never knowing when to quit fighting, and cooperating with a duelist that was once on the other side of the fence. I admire your work ethic."
Syrus sheepishly grinned while rubbing his head.
"So, I'm happy to announce that both of you have been promoted to Obelisk Blue," Etna said with smile.
The crowd cheered once more while Syrus and Chazz shook each other's' hands in respect. Once they took their leave, they continued to receive the praise from those they sat by while Etna continued her announcements.
"Now the next duel will be one for a fight against demotions," She continued. "As I noticed, most girls always went to Obelisk Blue due to the lack of proper lodging for just them. However, seeing much of their records had shown to be at that stage while others still went to Ra Yellow since they had a proper co-ed dorm lodging. But I must have these girls be tested... Miss Jasmine Makurda and Miss Mindy Hamaguchi, come to the arena floor."
Everyone gasped as the chosen girls stood up from their seats and walked down to the arena. Jasmine and Mindy had remembered why they were chosen.
(Flashback)
The Obelisk Girls received their summons from the Vice-Chancellor, meeting them after class to talk about their situation.
"What!?" Jasmine shouted.
"Demoted!?" Mindy shouted.
"Is as I said," Etna replied. "You've been slated for demotion, should you lose the duel I've set up for you. As much as you did get into Obelisk by good merits, you two gradually show to care about more about looks and dates than improving your skills which have diminished them."
The girls sighed in defeat after hearing this.
"As a woman myself, I find this insulting," the Vice-Chancellor continued. "Many of the girls here have shown their merit, not being reduced to mere weaklings against men. Just look at girls like Melody Hikari and even your best friend, Alexis Rhodes. Both of them continued to improve to show they can go as far as even the King of Games and Seto Kaiba if the GX tournament is any concern. It's actually the reason why you're in this predicament."
"The GX Tournament?" Jasmine asked.
"Both of you were challenged by the then-eighth ranked Pro Duelist, Sommeiler Parker," Etna said. "Better known as the Maitre'D. He backed you into a corner with skills, which you should have fought back. But you two cowered while he said demeaning things about women and continued to toy with you during the duel. Alexis saved you both from being eliminated by taking on your situation and winning, representing your dorm well. It saddens me..."
The girls looked down at their feet.
"That bout shaken you to the core, but I know you can improve," Etna continued. "You have new cards and trained yourself better as I've heard from your peers. I want to see them in action. My challenge for you two is to work together against a single duelist. Never back down from your opponent and continue to fight until the end. If you two are friends, support each other. Failure will result in your demotion. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes ma'am," Jasmine and Mindy nodded as they regained their composure.
(End Flashback)
As they continued to the arena, both of them had a heart-to-heart.
"You ready for this?" Jasmine asked.
"Yeah," Mindy nodded. "It's still hard knowing all the things she said about us..."
"I know, I know. But the fact is we were weak back then. But we did improve and she did notice, so we have a chance at staying at Obelisk."
Mindy smiled, "And I'll have your back against whoever she has in store for us."
"Good to know," Jasmine nodded.
But once they reached the arena floor, they saw who their opponent is and it shocked them. Even the arena was shocked since they didn't see it coming...
Their opponent was Alexis Rhodes, standing on the opposite side with her disk at ready.
Taking in their silence, Etna stated.
"I figure if you two are to improve, what better way to do it than against your 'protector.'" She said. "You may not have noticed this, but just like Raizou and Taiyou hid behind Chazz, you two hid behind Alexis. It's time to break away from that mentality. And Alexis agrees with me."
"She's right," Alexis stated. "I know you two can be better duelists. When Ms. Belmonte told me, I was to be your opponent, I agreed. If anyone can bring out thebest of you two, it's me."
Jasmine and Mindy looked at each other now bewildered. But quickly shook it off and stared down Alexis.
"Fine!" They both said together.
"We told each other we need to improve as well," Jasmine continued.
"And we'd have each other's backs, too." Mindy added. "So, Alexis we will continue to be Obelisks. Even if it means going through you!"
Kenji widened his eyes, "Whoa, their resolve shot through the roof. I thought they'd be scared facing Alexis. Especially with how much strong she's gotten since coming back from the 12 Dimensions..."
The simulator stayed on the Obelisk Duo's side while Alexis used own disk to play.
Both drew their opening hands as Etna left the floor and shouted. "Begin!"
DUEL!
Jasmine/Mindy: 8000
Alexis: 8000
"I'll start!" Jasmine announced, drawing her sixth card. "I activate the Spell Wind-Calling Bell Chime! I reveal a Level 4 Windwitch monster in my hand to Special Summon the same monster from my deck!" She then revealed one card in her hand. "I reveal Ice Bell in my hand to Special Summon a second one from my deck!"
From a small blizzard, a young green-haired witch wearing a form-fitting jumpsuit with a purple hat and boots appeared flying on a blue broomstick. (3/1000/1000)
"Windwitches?" Alexis wondered. "I can see you have been training hard for this duel."
Jasmine nodded, "And I'm not going to let up one bit! By summoning this card, I can deal 500 points of damage!"
Ice Bell giggled as she launched a small ice block at Alexis, prompting her to guard with her disk.
Jasmine/Mindy: 8000
Alexis: 7500
"And that was a Special Summon, meaning I can do it again with my second Ice Bell!" She continued, bringing out another witch but having purple hair. (3/1000/1000) "I deal another 500 points of damage!" The new Ice Bell did as her doppelganger did, hitting the Obelisk Queen once more with ice.
Jasmine/Mindy: 8000
Alexis: 7000
"Next, since I control two WIND Monsters without any other attributes, I can Special Summon the Tuner Monster, Windwitch – Snow Bell!" Jasmine announced, playing another monster card. A bell chime was heard as a small white bell attached to small green-clad witch. (1/100/100)
"Well, she already brought out a Synchro Summoning strategy while damaging her opponent," Etna noted. "Maybe she won't disappoint after all."
"Then, I tune my 2 Level 3 Ice Bells with my Level 1 Snow Bell!" She announced as Snow Bell chimed once more becoming a Tuning Ring. It surrounded the Ice Bells, making them six glowing stars. "I Synchro Summon Windwitch – Winter Bell!"
From the energy came a tall, blue witch made of ice with an emerald jewel in the middle of her body. She also had two wings extended from the head. (7/2400/2000)
"I use her effect!" Jasmine continued, "I can target Windwitch – Ice Bell in my Graveyard and deal damage equal to its level times 200!" A ghost of Ice Bell appeared in front of Winter Bell, the latter transforming the former into an ice crystal. She launched it at Alexis, who braced herself for the hit.
Jasmine/Mindy: 8000
Alexis: 6400
"I place one card facedown." Jasmine concluded.
"Wow, you already brought out a Synchro Monster while hitting her Life Points," Mindy praised her partner. "I guess this deck will be better than your old one."
"Yeah, but it won't be easy for Alexis since she's gotten better, too," Jasmine added as they faced their opponent.
"I'm impressed, Jasmine," Alexis nodded. "I guess Synchro Summons can do you justice with the right cards."
Jasmine smiled, hearing the praise from her friend.
"But now it's my turn," Alexis announced, drawing her sixth card. "I'll introduce you to an old favorite! I activate Polymerization to fuse Etoile Cyber and Blade Skater in my hand!" She announced as both of her monsters appeared in a fusion vortex. A tall, brunette woman wearing a red, full-body leotard along with another woman wearing a purple-schemed, full-body leotard with ice skates on her feet.
"The star ballerina of the highest rank! The skater dancing elegantly along the ice! Become one and create the ultimate skating dancer! Fusion Summon! Dance! Cyber Blader!
Appearing in a spinning dance came a tall, purple-haired woman wearing a red and purple colored bodysuit with armor and a red visor over her eyes. (7/2100/800)
"There's her star Fusion Monster," Kenji noted. "And if she can keep Jasmine and Mindy's monster lineup to her own liking, she can control the field."
"Yeah, since Jasmine has one monster out, Cyber Blader can't be destroyed in battle," Atticus noted.
"I place one card facedown to end my turn." Alexis concluded as a set card appeared in front of her.
"That's it?" Sam wondered. "She must not have had anything to power up her monster."
"Still, it's too soon to call," Chazz noted. "She has protection at the very least..."
"Looks like I'm up," Mindy announced, taking Jasmine's place and drawing her sixth card. "I'll use Jasmine's Winter Bell's effect! I deal damage with Ice Bell's level in the graveyard!" Once more Winter Bell created an ice crystal of Ice Bell's likeness to damage her opponent.
Jasmine/Mindy: 8000
Alexis: 5800
"Now to use my cards!" Mindy smiled as she held up three cards, one of which was a Spell. "I activate Polymerization! I fuse Luminous Solider with Guardian of Order!" She announced as the two warriors appeared. One was a warrior in white and gold armor with a sun crest on its back and the other was another warrior with white and gold armor, shining brilliantly like the sun. They both entered a fusion vortex. "I Fusion Summon Luminous Keeper!"
Exiting the vortex was now a warrior clad in red armor and a prideful look on its face. He held up his solar-tipped staff and brightened the field. (7/2400/2100)
"Cyber Blader's second effect!" Alexis announced, "While you two have two Monsters on your side of the field, her ATK doubles!" Cyber Blader felt a stronger aura surround her as she sensed the threat of her opponents. (7/2100-4200/800)
"I know that very well," Mindy smirked, "Which is why I have Luminous Keeper's effect! I bring out a Keeper Shield Token!" Luminous Keeper's staff unleashed a small, brown tablet near itself. (1/0/0) "And since you have three monsters, Cyber Blader's third effect activates, meaning our card effects are negated and your Cyber Blader's ATK goes back to normal!"
Cyber Blader's aura brightened, but none of Jasmine's or Mindy's monsters minded. (7/4200-2100/800)
Alexis smiled as she prepared to defend herself, 'Maybe they'll be alright, after all. Still, I will see through this duel and try to win it. I just hope the Vice Chancellor knows how hard working they are to let them stay...'
"Luminous Keeper now attacks your Cyber Blader!" Mindy announced as her monster unleashed a blade of light that launched itself towards Cyber Blader...
"I activate Negate Attack!" Alexis countered, revealing her facedown card. The spiral vortex appeared in front of her, blocking the attack. "Now the Battle Phase has ended!"
Mindy looked to her hand and inserted a set card into her disk. "I end my turn with a facedown card."
Alexis nodded, "My turn!" She drew her next card. "I play Card of Demise!" She drew another three cards, to make the five-card limit.
"I activate my Trap, Admiration of the Keepers!" Mindy announced, revealing her facedown card, "Since you have a Monster on your field that was summoned from the Extra Deck, I can Special Summon two Keeper Shield Tokens."
Two more tablet-like creatures appeared from the Trap. (1/0/0) x2
"Not only that, it forces your Cyber Blader to attack my tokens with its effects negated," the black-haired Obelisk girl continued. "If not, it'll be destroyed!"
"So even if Cyber Blader did get their monsters back to three or less, the effect is lost," Allyson gasped. "They really stopped her Fusion Monster."
Alexis smiled once more, "If that's the case, I'll have to resort to something else," She then revealed another Spell card. "I activate De-Fusion! I return Cyber Blader to the Extra Deck and bring back the two Monsters who created her back from the graveyard!"
Cyber Blader glowed in light, splitting apart into the two dancers who originated from her. (4/1200/1600), (4/1400/1500)
Mindy sighed, "When the targeted monster's no longer on the field, Admiration of the Keepers is destroyed." She stated as the Trap Card vanished from the field.
"Then, I summon Cyber Petit Angel!" She continued as a small, round, mechanical pixie appeared. (2/300/200) "When summoned, I can add Machine Angel Ritual or a Cyber Angel Monster from my deck! I choose the Ritual Spell!" She stated as she retrieved her Ritual Spell from the deck and activated it. Soon, a yellow sigil appeared onto the field. "With Machine Angel Ritual, I offer Cyber Petit Angel and Etolie Cyber on the field!"
The mentioned monsters stood on the sigil and vanished into a green flame.
"Angel representing the arts and wisdom! Bestow upon your knowledge to the world! Ritual Summon! Descend! Cyber Angel Benten!"
From the flames appeared a woman clad in a red, black, and white suit along with an ornate headband and held two war fans appeared onto her field. (6/1800/1500)
"Then, I'll activate another one again and tribute Cyber Angel Idaten in my hand!" She continued, as another Cyber Angel clad in a skimpy jumpsuit and wore a mechanical helmet before vanishing into green flames.
"Angel of light with the healing hymn! With your lovely form, bring us recovery! Ritual Summon! Descend Cyber Angel Natasha!"
From the flames, a centaur-like Monster with four arms, four eyes appeared and extended a whip in her hands. (5/1000/1000)
"Two Ritual Summons!" Kenji said amazed. "She did say she worked hard on Ritual Summoning in the case of Fusion and Synchro not working out."
"When Idaten is used as Tribute, all Cyber Angels gain 1000 ATK!" Alexis explained as a purple aura boosted her Angels' powers. (6/1800-2800/1500), (5/1000-2000/1000) "Then, I use Natasha's effect! I can gain Life Points equal to half the ATK of one of my monsters. I choose Benten!"
Natasha raised her whip to the air, calling down a rain of light to envelop Alexis.
Jasmine/Mindy: 8000
Alexis: 7200
"She's almost back at full strength," Mindy gasped, bracing herself for the battle.
"Hang in there," Jasmine encouraged.
"Now I attack your Winter Bell with Benten!" Alexis called out as the first Cyber Angel launched her fans at the Synchro Monster, shattering it to pixels.
Jasmine/Mindy: 7600
Alexis: 7200
"When Benten destroys a Monster in battle, you lose life points equal to the destroyed monster's DEF!" Alexis explained as Benten swung her fans, blowing the winds at the opposing girls, making them cringe.
Jasmine/Mindy: 5600
Alexis: 7200
"Since I can't reach your Luminous Keeper now, Mindy," the Obelisk Queen continued, "I'll have to get rid of the protection! Blade Skater attacks your Keeper Shield Token!" the skating Cyber Girl gracefully danced across the field and cut apart the tablet with her kick.
Mindy then smirked, "Luminous Keeper's second effect activates! The Token causes your monster to lose 800 ATK and you lose 800 Life Points with it!"
Both Blade Skater and Alexis felt a burning aura surround them, draining their strength. (4/1400-600/1500)
Jasmine/Mindy: 5600
Alexis: 6400
"So that's her aim," Blair wondered. "She was planning to weaken Cyber Blader enough with her Tokens while also draining Alexis' Life Points."
"And then Jasmine's next move would be to overwhelm Alexis with attacks and effect damage," Melody added. "But now Alexis has a choice of destroying the next one and risking the damage..."
Alexis was thinking the same thing, looking at Mindy then Jasmine, 'If I don't attack, Jasmine will have more materials of Synchro Summoning and even use Mindy's Monster to push me back...' She then looked to her final monster. "Then, I'll attack your Keeper Shield Token with Natasha!"
Natasha whiplashed the second tablet, weakening herself and her mistress. (5/2000-1200/1500)
Jasmine/Mindy: 5600
Alexis: 5600
"I end my turn." Alexis said, taking a breath. "You got me good there, Mindy. I would have never expected that move." She then turned to Jasmine, "You're up, Jasmine. Show me more!"
"You asked for it," Jasmine announced, drawing her next card. "First, I'll activate Luminous Keeper's effect!" Another Token Monster appeared near the Fusion Monster. (1/0/0) "Next, I activate Monster Reborn to revive my Winter Bell!" She continued as her Synchro Monster returned by the holy ankh. (7/2400/2000)
"More effect damage is not going to keep Alexis down," Jaden noted.
"Now I enter my Battle Phase and activate Winter Bell's second effect," the Windwitch user announced, "I can Special Summon another Windwitch from my hand with a lower level than my Winter Bell!" She then played her Monster card on her disk. "I pick my Windwitch – Glass Bell!"
Another young witch appeared on her broom, clad in a silver bodysuit with purple ribbons over her hat and chest. (4/1500/1500) "And with her effect, I add Blizzard Bell from my deck!"
"Another monster, but she can't do much with Benten at 2800 ATK," Etna noted. "What could she be planning?"
"Now I attack with my Winter Bell on Natasha!" The Synchro Monster rushed towards the centaur, creating a snowstorm along the way.
"Natasha's effect activates," Alexis countered, "I can negate an attack on a Cyber Angel!" Natasha lashed her whip to the ground, creating a blue barrier between the two.
"Then I'll use Luminous Keeper to attack your Natasha!" Jasmine continued as the Keeper launched another light blade at the centaur, effectively destroying her.
Jasmine/Mindy: 5600
Alexis: 5200
"But it doesn't stop there," Jasmine smirked, catching everyone's attention. She then revealed the Trap Card she held since her first move, "I activate Winter Fusion! Since I have two Windwitches on my field, I can fuse them together!"
"A Fusion during the Battle Phase, clever," Etna smiled. "Seems this girl does have a hidden gem to her having both Extra Deck types..."
Soon, Winter Bell and Glass Bell went into a white fusion vortex and combined.
"Now I Fusion Summon the Windwitch – Crystal Bell!" Jasmine called out as the new Windwitch emerged. It was like Winter Bell in apperance, but having a large white and purple robe surrounding its form. (8/2800/2400)
"Alexis is in trouble now," Blair gasped.
"Since Winter Fusion was used to create Crystal Bell, I can cut the ATK of your Cyber Angel Benten in half!" Jasmine continued as Benten was now encased in ice, stunning her. (6/2800-1400/1500) "Next, I use Crystal Bell's effect! I can have her be treated as Winter Bell and have her effect!"
Soon the image of Winter Bell appeared behind Crystal Bell before vanishing.
"And since we're still in the Battle Phase, I can attack Benten!" She announced as Crystal Bell launched another blizzard into the helpless Cyber Angel, shattering her to ice crystals.
Jasmine/Mindy: 5600
Alexis: 3800
"Now I use Crystal Bell's effect!" Jasmine continued, "Since she's using Winter Bell's effect, I can choose the original in the graveyard and damage you by 200 times her level 7!"
Once again, Alexis was pelted with ice crystals which forced her to block with her Duel Disk.
Jasmine/Mindy: 5600
Alexis: 2400
"I place one card facedown." Jasmine concluded.
Pretty soon, the class was cheering at Jasmine's move at pushing Alexis back. Alexis herself was in shock seeing how she was being pushed back herself.
"That was so cool, Jasmine!" Mindy cheered. "You also have a Fusion Monster with your Synchro Monster!?"
"It wasn't easy to use back then since I have a lack of Polymerization cards," Jasmine admitted. "Also, I just don't want to be like how I was during last year."
That made her partner gasp, "Yeah, when Alexis took over our duel in the GX Tournament against that guy with the Winery Deck..." She said, remembering that moment.
"Which is why we needed to show Alexis we don't need saving anymore," Jasmine stated with conviction. "If I can stop her this turn, it'll be your chance to defeat her in your next!"
Mindy nodded, "I got it!"
Alexis smiled as she drew her next card, "My move, girls! Sorry to say this Jasmine, but there's a reason why my Cyber Angel Natasha had such low stats. When she's in the graveyard, I can remove Cyber Angel Idaten from my graveyard to Special Summon her!" She announced as the centaur-Cyber Angel returned. (5/1000/1000) "Next, I can take control of one monster on my opponent's field! And I choose Crystal Bell!"
Jasmine smirked as she revealed her facedown card, "Not today, 'Lex! I activate De-Fusion! I separate my Crystal Bell back into my separate materials!" Alexis gasped as Jasmine's Fusion Monster escaped Natasha's whip by splitting apart back to Winter Bell and Glass Bell. (7/2400/2000), (4/1500/1500) "Then, I can add another Blizzard Bell to my hand with Glass Bell's effect!" Jasmine said, taking her choice card out of her deck."
"Alright, looks like that plan backfired," Alexis smiled wryly, "But that won't stop me as I activate Ritual Weapon on my Natasha, giving her 1500 ATK and DEF!" Soon, Natasha's whip was replaced by a crossbow-like weapon attached to her upper right arm. (5/1000-2500/1000-2500) "Then, Natasha's effect will restore my Life Points by half of her ATK!"
Using both of her left hands, Natasha extended a blue aura to Alexis, restoring her energy.
Jasmine/Mindy: 5600
Alexis: 3650
"Now I attack Winter Bell!" Alexis announced as her monster aimed her crossbow and fired at the Synchro Monster.
"I activate Winter Bell's second effect again," Jasmine countered, taking one of her monsters from her hand. "I can Special Summon Blizzard Bell from my hand in attack mode!" Soon, another witch appeared wearing a dark blue jumpsuit and riding a broom with a clear bell at the end. (3/1200/1200) "And she draws in your attack!"
The arrow hit home, causing Blizzard Bell to scream out as she was shattered to pixels.
Jasmine/Mindy: 4300
Alexis: 3650
"I end my turn," Alexis concluded.
Jasmine nodded as she stepped back, letting Mindy take the reins. Before making her move, she spied the Blizzard Bell from the collective Graveyard. Reading the continued text, she gasped and looked back to Jasmine and saw her smile. Mindy then smiled and drew her next card, "Alright, I play Card of Demise!" She drew from her deck, until she had five cards. "Next, I activate Jasmine's Blizzard Bell from the graveyard! By removing this card, I can Fusion Summon the Materials from my hand!" She then pulled out two cards. "I choose Penumbral Soldier Lady and Guardian Baou!"
Blizzard Bell laughed as she appeared in the sky while both a demonic warrior and a blonde warrior lady appeared on the field, all going into a Fusion Vortex created by the Windwitch.
"I Fusion Summon my Penumbral Keeper!" Mindy called out as her new Fusion Monster descended. This time a woman appeared in the same styled armor as Luminous Keeper appeared in but styled in a moon setting and wielding a shield along with a crescent scepter. (6/2100/2400)
"Another one?"
"Yep, and she can create those Keeper Shield Tokens as well," Mindy stated as another tablet monster appeared. (1/0/0) "However, since I created a non-Windwitch Monster in a Fusion Summon, Blizzard Bell won't let me attack with her."
"Not to mention she's too weak to face Natasha as she is," Atticus noted.
"I then activate Winter Bell's effect, choosing Glass Bell in the graveyard to deal damage!" She announced as Winter Bell pelted Alexis with damage once more.
Jasmine/Mindy: 4300
Alexis: 2850
"Then, I activate Banner of Courage to increase my Monsters' ATK by 200 during my Battle Phase," She stated as the mentioned banner from the Spell appeared. (7/2400-2600/2100), (7/2100-2300/2400), (1/0-200/0) x2 (7/2400-2600/2000) "Now I attack with Winter Bell!"
The Synchro Windwitch charged towards the Ritual Monster…
"Natasha's effect will block your attack against a Ritual Monster!" Alexis countered as Natasha dodged the oncoming charge.
"But now I'll attack with my Keeper Shield Token!"
"WHAT!?" the crowd shouted as small token charged itself into Natasha, even with Alexis gasping when her monster destroyed the token.
Jasmine/Mindy: 2000
Alexis: 2850
However, Mindy smirked, "You remember what happens with my Tokens? With Luminous Keeper, your Monster loses 800 ATK and you take 800 points of damage! Also with Penumbral Keeper, your monster loses 800 ATK and I gain 800 Life Points!"
Alexis then felt the stinging aura of the loss of Life Points along with Natasha losing a large amount of strength, while Jasmine and Mindy gained some Life Points. (5/2500-900/2500)
Jasmine/Mindy: 2800
Alexis: 2050
"Then, I'll use my other Token to do the same thing!" Mindy continued as her second Token crashed itself into Natasha's weakened form, shattering to pieces. "Both of my Keeper's effect activates again!"
Once again, Alexis and Natasha were weakened while Jasmine and Mindy gained points. (5/900-0/2500)
Jasmine/Mindy: 2100-2900
Alexis: 1250
Seeing this display of power, Etna couldn't help but smile. "These are the two girls who quivered against the Pro League? Looks like you didn't need to worry about them after all, Alexis..."
"Now, Luminous Keeper attacks your Natasha and ends this duel!" Mindy smiled as the Keeper fired a red sword at Natasha again...
"I activate the effect of Cyber Energy Shield in my hand," Alexis announced as she revealed a card in her hand, a Trap card!
"A Trap from the hand!?" Jasmine and Mindy gasped.
"Since I have a Monster with Cyber in its name on the field and with 1000 or less ATK, I can pay half of my Life Points to negate your attack!" Alexis announced as a red barrier blocked Natasha from being destroyed.
Jasmine/Mindy: 2900
Alexis: 625
"Darn, almost had it..." Mindy sighed. "I end my turn."
Jasmine patted her partner's shoulder, "But we do have some ground; Alexis can't defend herself with Natasha forever."
"It's my move," Alexis stated, drawing her next card. "Then, I play Pot of Greed!" She drew another two cards from her deck. Once she looked at them she stated, "Sorry girls, but this is where it ends! I activate Machine Angel Absolute Ritual! For this Ritual Summoning, I can either sacrifice monsters on the field or return Fairy-Type and Warrior-Type Monsters from my graveyard to my deck! And I choose return Cyber Angel Benten and Etolie Cyber back to my deck."
Soon, another fiery seal appeared with both Benten and Etolie Cyber appearing insided before transforming into the flames.
"The Angel of Light who hides infinite power! Reveal yourself to the whole world and illuminate all creation! Ritual Summon! Descend! Cyber Angel Vrash!"
In a tower of light, a female monster resembling a goddess appeared. She had four wings extending from her lower back, four arms extending from her body and a gold, cog-shaped ornament hovering behind her. (10/3000/2000)
"This must be her newest ace," Kenji figured. "A high-level Ritual Monster is always a powerful addition..."
"But with 3000 points, she can't finish them outright," Jethro noted.
"Jasmine can clinch it next turn," Allen noted.
Jasmine and Mindy stared up at the new monster. Knowing Alexis' strength, they braced themselves for what was coming...
"Vrash's effect activates," Alexis announced, "When this Monster is Ritual Summoned, I can destroy all your monsters that were Special Summoned from the Extra Deck! And for each one destroyed, you lose 1000 Life Points! Go Ascension Burst!"
The opposing girls gasped as several bolts of energy were shot out of Vrash's ornament, vaporizing Mindy's Fusion Monsters.
Jasmine/Mindy: 900
Alexis: 625
"How come it didn't get the Windwitch?" Sam wondered.
"Winter Bell was Special Summoned from the graveyard at the time," Chazz replied. "So Vrash couldn't touch that monster."
Alexis still sadly smiled, "And since I've done that, Vrash can make a second attack this Battle Phase!" Jasmine and Mindy gasped, knowing that they were finished now, "And I'll never forget the great duel you two have shown me! Vrash! Destroy Winter Bell and the rest of their Life Points!"
Vrash's wings glowed and became two giant hands, unleashing twin blasts that vaporized Winter Bell into pixels and then engulfed Jasmine and Mindy, making them fall to their knees in defeat.
Jasmine/Mindy: 400-0
Alexis: 625, Winner
Once the holograms disappeared, the crowd was still silent at the fact that Alexis' victory meant another two Obelisk's being demoted. Even Alexis herself felt low, knowing that she put them in this position in the first place. Still, she steeled herself and walked over to her friends...
Until everyone heard clapping...
Coming from the Vice-Chancellor as she walked down to the arena...
"That was a hard fault duel, you three..." She stated, turning to Alexis, "Alexis, you've shown that you do belong in Obelisk Blue with the skills you've displayed in front of us. Not only that, but you didn't let your emotions cloud your judgment against your friends and even two duelists at the same time..."
Soon, Jasmine and Mindy felt low, hearing those words.
Then, Etna walked over to the Obelisk Girl Pair and stared down at them. "And you two should get on your feet; you shouldn't feel ashamed at the display of power you two shown me together. If I saw any one on one duels now starring one of you, I'd be impressed."
"But still..." Jasmine sighed.
"We lost the duel," Mindy added, nearly crying. "Looks like we're out of Obelisk Blue..."
"Far from it!"
"Huh!?"
"Despite you losing the duel, you survived my challenge," Etna stated. "I said to stand up to Alexis with your power and skill, and to never falter. Again, the problem when you faced the 9th ranked Pro Duelist was that when he had you against the wall was that you cowered. As duelists, you should have pushed back and forced him to the wall. You never cowered against Alexis, in fact, you had it won if it weren't for that hand Trap she sprung. Finally, you didn't hold a grudge against Alexis being the one to face you and possibly demoting you. I say, you do deserve to be Obelisk Blue Girls... You're not demoted..."
Jasmine and Mindy looked up at the Vice-Chancellor with wide-eyed stares and were met with a stern smile from their superior.
Alexis was ecstatic knowing that she helped her friends through her dueling and not lost them due to her victory.
Pretty soon, the whole crowd cheered for the three Obelisk Girls for their display of skill and that no one was demoted this time.
The Obelisk Queen ran over and hugged her friends, who were now overjoyed themselves as the fear of demotion was quickly replaced tearful happiness.
Etna smiled at the three girls before, staring at two more individuals who caught the sight.
Jaden and Claudio had a moment of surprise before returning their stoicism and nodded, remembering what they had to do for the Vice-Chancellor next. They soon took their leave and followed Etna. However, they were quickly followed by two individuals a minute later.
Their test was just about to begin.
Alrighty! It's over! This was tough to get out as I needed to get some new decks for Raizou, Taiyou, Jasmine, and Mindy to showcase. May not have been the best choice, but I liked the result. Thanks for Reading.
Next time: Jaden and Claudio now face one of Etna's trials against her guests, Roxanne and Matthias. But what kind of tests will they take? How hard will it be?
Please Review! Later!