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Darkness is a scary thing, and even darker shadows are beyond terrifying.
Yu-Gi-Oh: RWBY Chronicles Chapter 11
Behind the Dark Curtain
(Chrome Avenue)
Siren had just left her teammates, and was following a strange voice. For some reason, she couldn't refuse it. She barely seems to be thinking straight. She just kept on walking and her eyes also seem faded. The voice kept calling to her, as it seemed interested in her.
"Almost there Siren. Just keep walking." The Female Voice said.
"Just keep, walking." Siren repeated. Suddenly, a she then heard another voice.
"Hey. I'm sorry Ms, but we're close." A man's voice said.
"What?" Siren said snapping out of her daze. She then looked up to see was standing in front of a sector security guard. Looking behind them, she saw a huge building that was named 'Jewel City Museum'. Siren didn't had to be a genius to know it was a museum exclusive to Jewel City.
"Look here. The Museum is closed today. It's open tomorrow at 9:00 in the morning. OK?" The guard said.
"Oh no. It's quite open. He just needs some, persuasion. Like this." The Voice said.
Suddenly, an eerie light was emitted from the museum. The Security Officer then froze, as his eyes widen. Siren waved her hand in front of the guard, but there was no response. She then poked the guard in the hand, pushing him down to the floor. The officer just moaned just a little. Siren has seen some crazy things in her life, but this was just plain freaky.
"I wanted to do that for long time. Now. Why don't you come in Siren? I insist." The Voice said.
The museum doors then opened on their own, with a loud creaking sound. Siren just gulped. She never seen doors opened up like that. Actually, she did. Automatic doors at the malls. She thought she was being a bit stupid for being scarred of a couple of opening doors. However, in combination with the creepy, but beautiful voice, Siren felt a bit uncomfortable.
"Don't worry Siren. We won't kill you. Even if we wanted to, in our current state we can't do anything at all. So what are you waiting for? You've already got your invitation." The Voice said.
"I might want to consider my options. I mean, I can just leave. I mean, what's stopping me?" Siren said.
Suddenly, a giant stone slab rose from the ground behind Siren blocking the exit.
"Gee, I don't know? How about the giant stone slab that appeared at the most convenient time for me?" The Voice said.
"Wait. How are you reading my thoughts?" Siren asked.
"We're connected via telepathy, and in more ways than one. Ok. I'll admit that sounded a bit creepy and weird, but you get the point." The Voice said.
"I get it. Also, why were you just saying 'Come' the entire way? Doesn't seem like a good first impression to me." Siren asked.
"JUST GET IN THE DARN MUSEUM ALREADY!" The Voice yelled.
"Geez. Who knew that strange mysterious voices could sound so grouchy? Oh. Sorry about that." Siren thought, knowing her mind was being read.
The Voice just let out a sigh. Siren then walked in the museum, as the doors slammed shut behind her. Siren was in the dark as she couldn't see anything at all. She then took out a miniature flashlight, and lit up the room. She then turned her head to come face to face with a T-Rex fossil head. Siren then gave a little yelp, as she fell down.
"How precious. You're so cute when you get scarred." The Voice yelled.
"Oh shut your mind. I can't see anything in this dark room." Siren thought, as she wasn't pleased.
"Alright then. Let me help you. Just go straight, into the Egypt Exhibition room." The Voice said.
Siren followed the signs, leading to the Egyptian room. Looking around, she saw several pharaoh coffins, Egyptian relics, a stone tablet depicting a Pharaoh and a Priest using monsters in a fight. "Hmmmm. If I were to guess, I say the dragon would beat the magician. Also, what is up with that Pharaoh's hair? I know it was back then in Ancient Egypt, but they had to have some form of a hair saloon back then. What's next? Crab, Lobster? Or how about a tomato?" Siren said, in a sarcastic tone.
Just then, several spotlights lit up in a certain area. Siren turned her head to see a black stone tablet being shone in the light. The tablet was wrapped with chains, creating an X-Cross on it. In the middle was circular stone, with multiple runes on it. Siren approached the black tablet with caution. The stone began to emit a dark aura, as it then took the form of an astral, female figure, with red eyes, and long hair.
"Siren. We finally meet you."The Apparition said, sounding very pleased.
"Would you happen to be the strange, ominous voice that was invading my head?" Siren asked.
"Ominous? I didn't sound that creepy. Anyways, we have waited a long time for you." The Apparition said.
"Wait. What do you mean by, we? Isn't it just the two of us?" Siren asked.
"Not quite. There are others just like me. Trapped in this miserable, confined, DIGUSTING, PRISION!" The Apparition said, as it grew in size, and its voice became deeper. It then noticed Siren taking a step back a bit. "Oh. I'm sorry. Five thousand years in a stone tablet does that to you. Or us." The Apparition said, returning back to her normal size.
Siren blinked a couple of times, before registering what the figure just said. "FIVE THOUSAND YEARS!"
"It's a long story, but yes. We have been trapped in this tablet for that long, waiting to come back." The Apparition said. Being a Grimm, Siren can sense negative emotions, and whoever this thing was, had so much anger, and hatred.
"Who…are you?" Siren asked.
The apparition thought about it, while scratching her chin. "Well, you can call me Malisha, and I know everything about you." The Apparition said.
"What do you mean by that? You're starting to sound a little crazy now." Siren said. The apparition now named Malisha, gave out a mischievous chuckle.
"You're so funny. I read your mind. I know everything. 100 ways to make Hidou upset, my favorite. Your admiration for Linda, or Lin, the extra slice of cake you ate last week, Dark Dust, the Huntresses, the terrifying strength of the Zack boy, and the Grimm. Well, I didn't had to read your mind to know Dust, Huntresses and Grimm. We are quite familiar with your kind." Malisha said.
Siren thought about it for a moment. "You came from Remnant." Siren said.
"Why, you're smart, pretty, and funny! I think we've hit a jackpot! You and I are going to be great friends." Malisha said, as she chuckled.
"Look here. You haven't given me a solid good reason why I should help you. All you've ever done was hypnotized me with your sweet talk, to bring me here, knock out a guard with some crazy voodoo. And now here you are trying to convince me to free you, and everyone else that's with you. So explain to me what's stopping me from jumping out of that window?" Siren said, gesturing her thumb to the nearby window. She wasn't afraid to get a couple of cuts.
"Oh of course! How rude of me. I forgot to give you the incentive for accepting us. Free us, and we will give you the strength you desire. Only you can do what needs to be done." Malisha said.
Siren didn't really looked convince, and she was getting a bit annoyed by this. "That's nothing but fortune cookie nonsense! 'The Strength I desire?' Bah! I don't believe it. Many of my allies were strong, but they still failed. What makes you think you stand a chance against Zack?" Siren said, having her back turn. However, Malisha began laughing. She laughed for what seem to last an eternity.
"Girl, you are so funny! Look Siren. We are capable of so much. Just let us free, and we will show you. Besides, we aren't giving you a choice." Malisha said, sounding more serious. Her eyes then glowed, as dark energy rippled throughout the area.
Siren's eyes then became faded as she began walking forward. All sense of reasoning left, as the only thing on her mind was grabbing the circular lock. A smile appeared on Malisha's face as Siren got closer, and closer. Finally, her right hand grasped the lock causing her to regain her senses. Suddenly, a flash of dark aura erupted from the lock. Siren began screaming in pain, as the aura was pressuring her. Her entire body felt like it was pulling apart. However, she couldn't let go. Her hand could move, but she didn't had the urge to let go. As if she wanted to keep holding on, and endure the pain, and acquire something at the end. Casting aside her pain, she then used her left hand to brace her right arm, and pushed forward. The Dark Energy got even more violent, and Malisha began chuckling. Siren had no idea why she was trying so hard to hold on, but all she found determination to keep holding on. She then let out a battel cry as she used every ounce of her will power to hold on. The room was engulf within a black light, engulfing everything.
(Red Demon's Noodle House)
At the famous noodle house, one young man by the name of Ethan Hono, was enjoying a bowl of ramen noodles. He was also watching the news of how a Turbo Duelist defeated some guy named Sid. Just then, his D-Pad lit up. "Huh. A strange fluctuation of spiritual energy at the museum. Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever eat here without having to do something related to duel spirits. I'll go check it out, as soon as I finish this bowl of noodles." He said. Just then a Crusader appeared behind him.
"ETHAN!" He shouted, causing the Inferno Dueler to jump and spill his noodle bowl on his lap.
"YAARRGHHH! THAT BURNS! CRUSADER! WOULD YOU MIND!?" Ethan shouted.
"Sorry dude. But it's real urgent. The spirit energy detected at the museum isn't ordinary! It's freaking me out dude! It's on an energy reading of seven! Also Gallant ordered you to do it immediately." Crusader said.
While Crusader and Ethan were having their conversation, a two little small lights appeared in Ethan's deck that was lying on the table, without arousing any suspicion.
"Fine." Ethan said, as he began to walk away. He then stopped for a moment and then turned around. "For the record, you owe me a bowl of ramen." Crusader only sweat dropped, knowing he also had to pay for the ramen bowl Ethan was currently eating. "*sigh* He never changes. Can't blame him though. He's been through a lot." Crusader said.
(Jewel City Emerald Hospital)
After the incident with Sid on the Emerald Highway, most of the injury security officers were rushed to the hospital. Thankfully, no one died. Some had fractured bones, bruises, and cuts. Toby and Drake were given an MRI scan, after the other officers witnessed them experience some sort of pain related to the head. In the front lobby was Anna, Victoria, Zack and Mia were sitting down, while team RWBY and team JNPR were next to the respective duelists. Daniel just finished talking with a nurse, who was working in the room of Drake. D-Zapper was on a table. The expression on Daniel's face made it hard for anyone to tell if he was showing concern, or being at ease. After that, Daniel walked back to the group and informed them of the situation.
"They are ok, and they'll live. There's nothing serious going on with their bodies." Daniel said.
"Live. Live." D-Zapper repeated. Zack and Mia looked the most relieved.
"Well that's some great news! Now all that's left is mom." Zack said.
"I'll call her. I'm more suited for this situation." Mia said.
"The way you say it makes it sound like you don't trust neither me nor Dan to do it." Zack said.
"Why Zack. Thank you for understanding how I feel. After all, you tend to make things a little overdramatic, and Daniel just states things bluntly. Now if you excuse me, I have to break some news to mom. And most likely comfort her. Sometimes I wonder how I still have my sanity." Mia said, as she walked off. Daniel on the other hand went elsewhere.
"And where do you think you're going?" Zack asked.
"My D-Wheel was damage in the duel. Mackey is outside repairing it." Daniel said.
"Repairing. Repairing." D-Zapper said.
"Yeah, yeah. Just do you. I'll just do me." Zack said, as he slumped back in his seat. Daniel only nodded and walked outside. Team RWBY and team JNPR were a bit curious of Zack's current behavior.
Jaune was first to address this. "That was a bit out of character, don't you think? I mean, normally Zack doesn't sound that excited about what Daniel is doing." He said.
Jaune's words made the following teams questioned it a bit. Blake then spoke up. "I think its best that we don't pry into other people's lives. Especially the people who help us fight the Grimm. Speaking of that, what about the dust crystal that Sid used?" Blake asked Weiss.
"I searched the area, but I couldn't find it nor sense it. Unless it grew legs and walked away, someone had to take it. I can't believe the monitor crashed at the moment the duel ended." Weiss said.
"Maybe one of those cops did." Ruby suggested.
"Not likely. Raw dust is hazardous to the human body. Especially to those without aura. In fact, no one else here has aura, besides us." Weiss said.
"What about Sid? Last I recalled, Sid used that dust crystal as a weapon." Pyrrha said.
"I don't know, but I think it's best to say that touching it will result in bad results. Taking in what Ethan said…"Who's Ethan?" Nora interrupted. "It's a long story." Yang said. Weiss then shot looks at both of them, as they chuckled nervously.
"As I was saying, Dark Dust seems to give anyone who holds it some power. Honestly, I never thought a Card Game could be so dangerous or use Dust." Weiss said.
"Well, we did see people playing the game on motorcycles." Pyrrha said.
"WHICH WAS AWESOME! Man, if I can come back here normal sized, I would totally be a champion." Yang exclaimed. Ren thought of something else.
"You just want to shoot lasers from your headlights using Speed World 2's effect." Ren said.
"Oh please. That's just a bonus." Yang said wishing her motorcycle could do that.
"Still can't believe they would use this type of technology for a card game. I wonder what Atlas would use this technology for." Weiss said, thinking of the possibilities. One of them were the ability to store Atlas military equipment, and deploy them anywhere on the road. "Ok, we are really starting to get off topic here. Honestly. I never thought an entire city would get this hyped up for a single card game." She thought.
"Neos said he would give us updates on our mission. But right now, the only thing he sent us is that all we should be doing is looking for any Grimm activities. He also sent us a thumbs up emoji." Ruby said.
"And it's not like the Grimm are just going to pop up whenever they want to. They seem more intellectual, and aware of how to respond to situations. They even know how to duel for some reason." Jaune said.
"Not to mention that some of their strategies are well executed. I'm worried of what they'll do next, and why they came here in the first place." Ren said. Nora then joined in on the conversation.
"Can we not focus on two problems at once, please? What are worrying about first? The dust, or the Grimm? MAKE UP YOUR MIND PEOPLE!" Nora said. She was starting to lose every bit of her patience.
Ruby then came up with an answer. "How about the dust? Daniel was there, so he must of saw something related to the dust. Zack could ask him for us. After all, he is close to him after all." Ruby said.
"I wouldn't exactly say close." Zack said, turning his head.
"Uh oh. Brother Trouble." Nora sung.
"Don't get me wrong, Daniel is a great brother, and I don't hate him. He's just doesn't really hang out that much. When he does hang out, it's just awkward small talk with me and him. He's especially not as caring as you Yang, nor mean as a bully. He's just neutral. I don't really know what to think of it." Zack said.
"We understand. Siblings don't tend to get along all the time." Weiss said, in a comforting tone.
"Huh. I never suspected you would be the first to say something thoughtful. Not that you aren't capable saying something thoughtful, well you know." Zack said.
"I know a thing or two about older sibling problems." Weiss said.
"Aw. Thanks Weiss. Normally I would hug ya, but I won't. I know you don't really like hugs." Zack said, as he almost felt like it.
"It's not that I don't like hugs. It just that I prefer to have more personal space than most people."
"But you can make an exception for us!" Ruby said, referring to her team. Yang also came up from behind Ruby, and had Blake by the arm.
"I'm still thinking about it." Weiss said.
Ruby only pouted, while Yang just patted her on the shoulder. Blake just walked away, and decided to read her book. Anna and Victoria liked seeing both teams being themselves, and just smiled.
"You know Vic. I never would have thought that our lives would take this turn. It just seems so, crazy." Anna said.
"Well, anything goes in life, and it's up to us of how we deal with those situations that are thrown at us." Victoria said, giving her sister a comfortable smile.
"Right as always. You know, I was a bit surprised at first when you saw Ruby for the first time. I thought you would have freaked out, and tried hitting her with a broom." Anna said.
"I get the freak-out part, but why a broom?" Victoria asked sounding a bit confused.
"You remembered that bat that flew into our house? You literally jumped, towards the broom and began swinging that thing in the air. You destroyed almost everything in the house, and you still didn't get the bat. I swear that bat had a face of troll when it flew out." Anna said.
"For your information, that bat scarred the heck out of me. Not to mention they are crafty little blood-suckers. Also, I've learned my lesson from that mistake." Victoria said, crossing her arms.
"Yeah, yeah. Anyway, thanks for supporting me. It would have been much harder if you couldn't see team RWBY. Part of me is glad that you got stuck in that pyramid. Is that a wrong thing to say?" Anna asked.
"Don't sweat about it. I'm here for you." Victoria said. Anna only smiled brightly and nodded. She then went over to team RWBY, JNPR and Zack to see how they were doing. When Anna couldn't see her face, Victoria expression turned stern. She then got up and walked away. "And all this time, I thought that temple was making me hallucinate. There are still some inconsistencies, but the similarities are concise. It's like the puzzle pieces are coming together, but I don't want to solve it." Victoria thought, as she continued to the walk down the hall. Having her head down in thought, she accidentally bumped into someone, and fell down. Raising her head, she saw it was none other than Daniel Aegis. He was currently in front of a vending machine, and was struggling to get the dollar in.
"You know the last time I was here, it was about eight years ago, and the vending machine was already a complete wreck. It bugs the mind of why it's still dysfunctional. Quite weird if you ask me." Daniel said, making several failed attempts to insert the dollar into the machine only to be rejected.
"Gee. I'm okay. Thanks for asking. I thought you were checking up on Mackey and your Runner." Victoria said, picking herself back up. She then continued to walk down the hall.
"Mackey told me to wait outside. He doesn't want me in the workshop. He says that I disturb his mechanical mind. So, is there something interesting on your mind?" Daniel said. He then tried using different dollars.
"And why would you go to that conclusion?" Victoria asked, trying to retain her composure.
"You weren't thinking back there. You were speaking out loud." He then tried shoving the dollar in.
"Every word?" Victoria asked blushing a bit.
"Every word. This vending machine still refuses to hand over my snack. Why does the wind favor this course of action? Strange." Daniel said, as he was smoothing out his dollar.
"Well this is utterly on a high level of embarrassment." Victoria said, while biting on her nails.
"Not really. You kept explaining that dream over and over to me. About sixty one times. Actually, sixty two times, since I'm counting this as the sixtieth second time." Daniel said.
"Well, you were the only one who didn't thought something was wrong with me. I told Anna, but she was too young to understand anything of it. Her first response was a long 'uh'. And then a 'what'. She didn't really get it in the end." Victoria said.
"Your eyes showed no signs of deceit, nor that your mind had fallen to insanity. I'm a people person." Daniel said, trying to straighten out his dollar.
Victoria only rolled her eyes. She had known Daniel far longer than anyone else. He is many things, but being a 'people person' definitely not one of them. It was more like he's an expert in reading people, but he can't interact with them properly. "Of course you are. Still, thanks again for listening for me."
"It was an interesting conversation. That temple must have been quite the ordeal. So why bring it up now? Does it involve the spirits I've been hearing about?" Daniel asked. Victoria only nodded. "You want to talk about it?" he asked.
Victoria was a bit surprised by Daniel response. She thought about it for a moment. "Sure. I would appreciate it." However as she began to walk off, expecting Daniel to follow, he was still standing in front of the vending machine. "Um, aren't you going to come?" she asked.
"Just let me get my snack. I don't get how to work this contraption. It always spits out the dollar." Daniel said. Victoria then walked up to Daniel and smiled innocently. Daniel tilted his head in confusion not knowing what was going on in her head. Victoria then took the dollar out of Daniel's hand, and shoved it into the machine with her palm, and pounded the top portion of it and then deliver a roundhouse kick to the side. The vending machine made a ding sound and a bag of chips fell down. After grabbing the bag, she handed it to Daniel. "I'll be on the roof waiting." Victoria said, as she began to walk off.
"Wait. Why the roof? Can't we just have this conversation inside the lounge room with the cushion seats, and air conditioning? It makes way more sense to have it in there instead on the roof with the mosquitos, the heat, and stone ground." Daniel said.
"Yeah, it does make sense on that hand. On the other hand, the roof is an excellent place for talking about our deepest inner thoughts. The lounge room is just for…lounging. I'll see you on the roof." Victoria said as she walked away. Daniel just opened his bag of chips and took a bite out of one of them.
"It's a bit strong with the salt. Oh, it's the salt and vinegar brand. Eh, it's just okay." Daniel said, as he began finishing off his chips.
(?)
Siren was currently unconscious is a dark void like area, lying down. She slowly began to open her eyes, and jumped back a bit. "Calm down Siren. It's just a dream. Just one crazy, weird dream. I'm going any moment now." She said to calm herself down. However, she felt a creepy presence behind her and it whispered into her ear.
"Oh this ain't no dream Siren. It's a NIGHTMARE!" Malisha yelled, causing Siren to scream a little. Malisha began laughing, holding her gut in pain. "OH THAT WAS PRICELESS. I'm sorry. You were just asking for it. I couldn't resist. Let me…catch my breath." Malisha said as the laughter died down. Siren only looked at her with her arms crossed, annoyed.
"Are you done yet, because I'm starting to get a little sick of you." Siren said.
Malisha, only turned to her and smile. "You are such a funny girl. Anyways, I would like you to meet…my crew." Malisha said. Behind her, purple and black apparitions appeared behind her all with red eyes. Some of them chuckled a bit, while others whisper to each other. "Meet my friends. If there's anyone I would prefer to be trapped with for five millennia, it would be these girls."
"So that stone tablet I touched is the equivalent of a clown car?" Siren asked.
"In a humoristic way, yes. Anyways Siren, you may not accept it, but to us, you're our savior from this wretched stone tablet. Now then Siren, accept us as your spirits." Malisha said.
Siren was caught off guard by that. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Whoa. Look. I don't know if you girls get the message, but you still haven't given me a reason to trust you." Siren said.
"Come one Siren. Don't be stupid, you're better than this. You need us, as much as we need you. I mean if you were actually a Grimm, you wouldn't be able to do much. A beastly Grimm would be savage, and attack without mercy. But huntsman can kill you so easily. All it takes its six pounds of pressure to kill you. A swift sword slash across their neck, and they are dead. Nothing but brute force. You and your companions however have wisdom and reasoning. You can make better judgement. But you are restrained from killing like a normal Grimm, meaning you lose your fangs for brains. However, the gift of the shadows is stronger, more resourceful. You do so much more because of this power. The power that I took for myself, and gave to my comrades!" Malisha said. She then noticed that Siren was a bit confused from what she was trying to say. "Sorry about that. I know what I am saying is a bit complicated, but in short, it's definitely worth it. Anyway, even if you say no, you can't leave."
"Wait. What do you mean!?" Siren yelled.
"Well, the thing is, that you can't leave without us because I re-sealed the entrance, but made it weaker. Now we can only leave together. Otherwise, I hope you like living in pitch black darkness for the rest of your life." Malisha said. Siren only looked at Malisha.
"You're good. But, why me? You could of have gotten any poor sucker around here, considering you don't give anyone a choice." Siren said. She was looking over Malisha's shoulder to see the group of apparitions behind her. From what she could tell, they had a lot of hatred, sadness and anger within. A majority of the group is mostly comprised of females.
"Let's just say you're just a tad bit special. Now sign this." Malisha said, taking out a piece of paper.
"Is this the dark contract that binds my soul to yours and your friends?" Siren asked.
Malisha looked like she was going to hurl. "Ew. That's gross. Soul binding? That's utterly disgusting. Just read the darn paper." Malisha said. Siren then looked at it.
"The following the duelist who accepts the spirits must come to terms and acknowledge that he or she takes the risk of losing his or her soul. Banishment to the shadow realm. Being encase in a coffin. Being consume by a hungry spirit who feeds on life energy. Dragged down to the grave trapped with hundreds of damned souls. Having their souls trapped inside of a card for eternity. Having memories of certain people erased. Pain via life link rope to monster. Getting turned into a duel monster. Penalty game, aka, mind crush. Getting possessed by a rogue duel spirit. Getting brain washed. Getting an hourglass, as the sand slowly falls, ironically counting the last couple of seconds you have of living. Turning into a doll. What is all this?" Sirena asked, as the list goes on and on.
"Just the many ways the power of the shadows can harm you. The reason why you're signing this is to make sure you are with us one hundred percent on the way, and that you can't say the classic 'I didn't sign up for this' line when you clearly signed the contract. Between you and me, I don't really get whole 'getting turned into a doll' idea. I mean, who would actually do that? Then again, I could see a vampire turning people into dolls. Don't ask me why. It just popped in there." Malisha said. Siren was a bit confused on the whole doll topic.
Siren then let out a deep sigh, as she grabbed a pen, and began signing the contract. "You know, I don't know whether to be annoyed or respect that you manage to force me to do everything you wanted me to do. I can see you put a lot of thought into this." Siren said.
"I've been stuck in here five millennia. I had time. Now then let us mark this day as the day we join forces." Malisha said.
Siren's right arm was then raised into the air. The remaining apparitions behind Malisha flew into the air and flew to her hand. Cards began to manifest within, as Siren could feel the immense power within her grasp. It felt overwhelming, but she muster every fiber in her body to contain this strength, to defeat the huntresses. To become stronger. She also found it interesting that a card game could look so awesome and have epic moments. After the deck formed in her hand, an opening to the museum opened. When she looked behind her, she was Malisha's body in a more detail. She had magenta long hair, two dark purple eyes with a slender body. She was wearing a gold choker with a red gem in the middle on her neck. She wore a dark Goth like dress, with wide opened sleeves, going down to her knees, with gold lining. She was also wearing a lacy skirt cape around her waist. Upon seeing her design, Siren thought she looked bewitching. Malisha seemed to notice.
"Aw, don't be jealous. Not every girl can be as good looking as me." Malisha said.
"WHAT!? I'm not jealous!" Siren yelled blushing a bit.
"Yes you are~. Come on Siren. Let's book it." Malisha teased, as she headed for the exit. Siren sighed knowing that her life was going to get out of hand easily. She got out, she found Malisha in her apparition form. "Put on your mask Siren. We've got company." Malisha said. Heeding the words of her new partner, Siren slipped on her mask, taking the disguise of Curse the Grimm. In the hallway, she heard footsteps coming closer and closer.
(5 minutes earlier)
Outside the museum was known other than Ethan Hono, who was staring down a gigantic rock, blocking the entrance of the museum. "Mysterious giant rock Check." He said. Seeing that there was no else around the area, he turned his duel disk to blade mode, and got out his sword. Using duel energy to power it, he sliced the rock into little bits. He then climbed over what remained of the rock, and saw the security guard laying down. "Unconscious security guard, check." Ethan then walked over the security guard, and entered the building. He then saw a flash of eerie purple coming from the Egyptian room. Magrave then came up next to him.
"It's always the Egyptian room. Seriously, what did we ever do to Egypt?" Magrave asked.
"Well, I suppose this checks off the strange, creepy spirit energy." Ethan said.
"You don't sound surprised." Magrave said.
"When you see one spirit case, you've pretty much seen them all. This one is no different. It's like those repetitive random encounters in old R.P.G. games. Come on Magrave, we've got a job to do." Ethan said. He then began walking off towards the light, while Magrave simply vanished, going back to the spirit world. Upon entering the room, he was a little surprised from who he saw. It was known other than Curse, the Grimm who tried to kill him on the night he got involve with the whole Grimm business. However, what caught his eye was the black apparition standing right next to her. A black female like ghost, with two red eyes.
"A Grimm and a strange dark spirit. Check. If I recall correctly, you're Curse. A Grimm. The Grimm who tried to kill me a couple of nights ago." Ethan said, glaring at the female Grimm.
Siren was a bit unnerved right now. She just made an uneasy alliance with a dark spirit, and now she has a strange crazy new deck. However, she put on her Curse act to show no weakness. "Oh. I recognized you as well. You were that poor pathetic boy on the street. You were just dying to die. Huh. That was a good one. I've got to remember that." Siren/Curse said.
"The name's Ethan Hono by the way. Who's your friend? She looks interesting." Ethan said, looking at Malisha.
Malisha only smiled. "I suppose you're the guy who's going to tell us that we have the options of doing things the easy way, or the hard way. Just heads up, we could use a warm up." Malisha said.
"For the record, I'm not a warm up. I'm a work out. The pain no game type. Now get ready to lose. I like doing things the hard and heavy way." Ethan said, arming his duel disk on his left arm. Siren in turn was about to do the same, until she felt a sharp jolt of pain, and fell down. Malisha only looked down, looking only a tiny bit surprised of what happened.
"Hmmmm. I guess you're not use to holding what could be unlimited power of the shadows. I'm just impressed you didn't break your arm when you claimed us. Oh well, time for plan B." Malisha said. Raising her left hand, a dark circle appeared. She then moved towards the deck in Siren/Curse's hand, and caused a card to come out. "Remember, just buy us enough time to escape. Oh and don't set the darkness barrier to lethal mode. It's been awhile since we dueled. Gather as much info as you can." Malisha said to the card through telepathy. The card responded by flying out of the exhibit and towards the entrance. From a distance, a small purple flash was seen. Ethan could only wonder what it meant. A figure then entered the exhibit, and it was none other than the security guard. However, he wasn't exactly normal. His eyes were blank, and a dark aura surrounded him.
Malisha looked displeased at the security guard. "Hmm. Not an ideal person for her to possess, but it's a good thing she's okay anything. Alright Curse. Darkness Barrier time." She said, nudging her in the arm. Curse only dumbly nodded as she threw a darkness barrier cube in the air, encasing both the possessed security guard and Ethan.
"DAMN YOU! Fight me you craven! It is dishonorable to let others fight for you while you run away!" Ethan yelled.
Malisha only smiled. "Don't take this the wrong way. Only a foolish spirit would send their duelist into a suicide mission. Think of this as a tactical withdrawal. Now, since there is a slight and tiny chance you may beat our friend, it would be rude of me to say, till next time we meet." Malisha said. She then grabbed Siren/Curse's arm and helped her walk away. Ethan only scowled, as there was some merit and wisdom in the dark spirit's words.
Ethan then turned his attention towards the security guard. "You can stop hiding you know. If you're friends with that Malisha freak, then I know what you're controlling that man." Ethan said, putting up his guard. Responding to Ethan's words, a black apparition with red eyes appeared next to the man, with a female body, and short round hair.
Ethan expected some form of threat, but the apparition's eyes showed no desire to kill, but they showed a rather carefree personality. "*honk* *honk*! The smart-head mobile just pulled in! So who are you?" The apparition asked.
"I'm Eth-."
The apparition quickly interrupted him in mid-sentence. "ETHAN HONO! *ding* *ding*! Five points for me! Who's the girl? I'm the girl! Who's the girl? I'm the girl! Who's the girl? I'm the girl! Who's the girl? I'M THE GIRL~! OH YEAH!" the apparition sung, as it was doing a little dance. Ethan didn't know whether if he was being toyed with, or if she just had a screw loose.
"Enough of this! I don't have time for games! I have no business with someone like you. You're just another obstacle in front of that Malisha spirit." Ethan said. Upon hearing his words, the apparition's expression was one of shock.
She then looked a bit sad. "That hurts. You're so mean, and it's a shame because you look so cute to." The apparition said, in a disappointed tone. She puffed her cheeks. And turned her head towards Ethan. "What does Malisha have that I don't!? Let me guess. It's probably because her chest is bigger than mine! Right?" The apparition said. At this point, Ethan was losing his patience. He expected the dark spirit to attack on sight. Not talk on and on. Igknight Crusader then appeared next to him.
"You want to squeeze your stress ball? It might help." Crusader said.
Ethan had his fist clenched, and his teeth gritted. "I'll…consider it." Ethan said. The apparition then took notice of Crusader.
"Ooooohhhhh. Another spirit! I can already tell this will be loaded with barrels of excitement and explosions! BA-BAM AND KA-BOOM, WHAT, WHHHAAAATTTT! The apparition exclaimed, gesturing her hands in the air as she did not care. Ethan only sighed, Crusader just stood and watch.
"Okay. This is officially the weirdest thing I've seen today. Does she even know how to duel?" Crusader asked. Suddenly, the apparition lunged and extended his body towards Crusader, causing him to fall back. "Whoa!"
The apparition then looked at him with a displeased look. "Really dude? Of course I know how to play the stinking game! Draw, Standby, Main 1, Battle, Main 2, and End. The six phases of dueling, and you would have to be a dummy to not know them. Who do you take me for, an idiot?" The apparition asked. However, Ethan got in front of her and he was really starting to show his temper.
Ethan just sighed to control his rage. "Look. I don't know who you are or-."
However, he was interrupted by the apparition, again. "Silly me, I forgot to introduce myself. If you must know, my name is Ashley. You know it's a-." The apparition known as Ashley got caught off mid-sentence by Ethan, who had his right index finger, up to her lip. Or at least, he thinks it's that where her lip would be. It was hard to tell, since the apparition only had two red eyes, and just a dark purple ghost like body, with only a head and two arms.
"Would you please, shut up!? Look, I have a job to do, and you're in my way. So if you're not going to take things seriously, just cancel this barrier and I'll be on my way." Ethan said. Ashley was silent for a moment, standing in place being still. She then let out a deep sight.
"Geez Louise man. I was just trying to have a little fun, but 'oh no'. You just have to be Mr. Party Pooper. Fine. If you want to duel, then let's get this party started. But I'm going to win because you're a party pooper." Ashley said, as she floated back to the security guard. Ethan only sighed.
"This is going to be a long night." He said. Crusader who was a bit silent then spoke up.
"For the record, she wasn't wrong." Crusader said.
Ethan only looked at his spirit. "Whose side are you on?" He asked with a displeased tone.
"I'm just saying. I'll just be waiting with the other knights." Crusader said, as he disappeared.
"Let's just get this over with." Ethan said. Unknown to him, Ashley smirked.
"Oh please Honey. The last thing anyone wants to do is underestimate me. I may be strange to you, but this duel will- oh hey, it's a penny. Oh wait, its tails. You know the rules, flip it to heads for the next person. What was I doing again? Oh yeah, I was about to finish my inner monologue. I'll guess I'll abridge it. My dueling will be so terrifying, it will knock your pants right off." Ashley thought.
Ethan and Ashley walked to their sides of the field, with Ethan arming himself with his duel disk, with Ashley using the shadows to arm the security guard, as well as giving him her own deck to use. Both players went to their opposing sides, and ready themselves.
"DUEL!"
Turn 1: Ashley/Possessed Guard
Ethan Hono: 4000LP vs. Ashley/Possessed Guard: 4000LP
Ethan Hono Hand: 5 vs Ashley/Possessed Guard Hand: 5
"It's been awhile since I duel. This will be a perfect warm up. I draw!" Ashley yelled, as she extended her right hand outward. The security guard however didn't do anything. "Uh. What's going on?" Ashley asked. Ethan's right eye twitched a bit. He then face palmed.
"You can't draw on the first turn. It's basic knowledge!" Ethan yelled.
"Really? Last I checked, you could always draw on the first turn." Ashley said. Confused by her words, Ethan's anger subsided, as he decided to pry deeper.
"When was the last time you dueled?" Ethan asked. Ashley thought about it for a moment.
"I think was little bit after the time Synchro monsters were invented. I was stuck inside a giant stone for about five thousand years. I guess some things are bound to change." Ashley said, scratching her head. Ethan was puzzled by her words.
"That doesn't make any sense. Synchro monsters were created at some time in the past, but definitely not around Ancient Egypt." Ethan thought to himself.
Ashley didn't mind the rule change as she just shrugged it off. "Well, if those are the rules, then there's no use in complaining. Now then, we wasted enough time (Ethan internally screamed at that). To start my turn I summon, Armageddon Knight to my field in attack mode." She declared, as the possessed guard summoned her card.
Armageddon Knight
[LV: 4] [Dark]
[Warrior/Effect]
[ATK: 1400] [DEF: 1200]
The Knight had iron armor that was rusted and spikes on the left shoulder, and wielded a Rapier with spikes on the outer grip, and he also had a tattered shield. He also done a red scarf. He had long black hair and pale blue skin. The knight took on and offensive stance, and readied his sword. "When Armageddon Knight is summoned to my field, I can send one Dark attribute monster from my deck to the graveyard. I send Double Coston from my deck to the graveyard." Ashley said, as the guard did the following actions.
Double Coston
[LV: 4] [Attribute: Dark]
[Zombie/Effect]
[ATK: 1700] [DEF: 1650]
Two small black ghost that seem to be used together appeared on the field. Armageddon knight then drew his sword and sliced Double Coston, sending them to the graveyard.
"I set one card facedown, and end my turn. Now show me your moves." Ashley said, saluting Ethan in the process.
Turn 2: Ethan Hono
Ethan Hono: 4000LP vs Ashley/Possessed Guard: 4000LP
Ethan Hono Hand: 5+1 vs Ashley/Possessed Guard Hand: 3
Ethan then got into a dueling stance and took on the challenge. "Very well. I draw!" Looking at his hand, he decided to start out small. "I summon Igknight Crusader to my field in attack mode!" Ethan declared.
Igknight Crusader
[LV: 3] [Attribute: Fire]
[Warrior/Pendulum]
Scale [2:2]
[ATK: 1600] [DEF: 300]
The blue Igknight monster appeared on the field, and armed himself with his double edge gun sword. Ashley looked surprised. "What kind of monster is that?" Ashley asked.
"For your information, I'm a pendulum monster. A special type of monster that's made for butt kicking. Ethan just give the word." Crusader said.
"Very well then. Crusader! Attack Armageddon Knight! Eagle Slash!" Ethan yelled.
Crusader then charged towards Armageddon Knight. The two knights traded blows with the swords, until they the battle was placed in a deadlock. Crusader then pressed the trigger on the gun and fired a blade shot, scoring a headshot, and destroying Armageddon Knight. "BOOM! Headshot!" Crusader yelled. Ashley covered herself, as she took the damage
Ashley/Possessed Guard: 4000LP – 200LP = 3800LP
"I place one card facedown and end my turn." Ethan said ending his turn.
Turn 3: Ashley/Possessed Guard
Ethan Hono: 4000LP vs Ashley/Possessed Guard: 4000LP
Ethan Hono Hand: 4 vs Ashley/Possessed Guard: 3+1
"It's my turn now. Draw!" Ashley said. As soon as the Possessed Guard drew the card from the deck, she felt something, which made her smiled. "Oh boy. It's here~!" She squealed. Ethan wonder what she was scheming, and braced himself for the worst.
"I play my facedown, Call of the Haunted! This card lets me revive any monster in my graveyard in attack position. I'm reviving Double Coston!" Ashley yelled, as the two merged ghosts returned to the field and began laughing evilly.
Call of the Haunted
[Trap: Continuous]
"Double Coston effect lets me treat it as two tributes for an advance summoning of Dark attribute monster. Now prepare to see a monster that is beyond your wildest imaginations. Although, I'm not sure if you even have an imagination." Ashley said, with a sly grin.
"I don't care what kind of monster you're going to summon. Any advance monster you decide to play is nothing compare to my deck." Ethan said showing no fear.
"Is that so? Because I think you might be changing your mind after you see this. I release Double Coston to advance summon Cursed Chaos - Iron Maiden!" Ashley yelled.
Cursed Chaos – Iron Maiden
[LV: 10] [Attribute: Dark]
[Fiend/Dark Tuner/Effect]
[ATK: 0] [DEF: 0]
Double Coston's body then disappeared into thin air. Suddenly, dark mist appeared on the field, as it then began to gather around and swirl around in the air. From the air, a ghastly young woman appeared from the mist. She wore a white night gown, had two black eyes with blue irises. What made it creepy was that her arms were wrapped with arm braces with spikes. She also had a choker on her neck with spikes. Ethan was horrified of the monster's appearance, as he sensed something more sinister about it.
"What…is that monster?" Ethan asked.
(Insert BGM: Yugioh 5ds: Dark Tuning)
Ashley then had a sly smile, but it couldn't be seen since she is an apparition. "Allow me to introduce to you a Dark Tuner monster. A monster created and born from the depth of darkness. Don't ask me how it happens because I'm not good with the details. I am good in dealing damage though. I now activate Iron Maiden's effect! When successfully tribute summoned to my field, I can bring back a level 5 or level 4 dark attribute monster back to my field in defense mode, with its negated and its attack and defense points changed to zero. I'll revive my Armageddon Knight!" Ashley yelled, as the knight came back from a black portal.
"Now then, I think it's about time I join in on the fun for real. Now I Dark Tune Level 10 Cursed Chaos – Iron Maiden with my Level 4 Armageddon Knight!" Ashley yelled. In response to her command, the Iron Maiden arm's turned into chains covered in spikes. She then threw them at Armageddon Knight, wrapping him in the spike cover chains. The Dark Tuner's eyes lit up, lifting Armageddon Knight into the air, who appeared to be struggling and in pain. Iron Maiden's body then turned into ten stars, with the exception of her arms, as they traveled up the chain and dug into Armageddon Knight's body. The knight's body became outlined, showing a total of fourteen within in. Eight of the stars then collided with each other, disappearing leaving a total of six stars within the Knight's body, as it then shattered. The remaining six stars then turned black and began circling in the air.
"The stars…they turned dark. What madness is this?" Ethan said.
Ashley chuckled a bit, as the six remaining Dark Stars circled the air. "This my dear friend is known as a Dark Synchro Summon. It is done by taking the difference of Dark Tuner monster's level, subtracted from one or non-tuner, or non-Dark Tuner monster, to summon a Dark Synchro monster." Ashley explained.
"That's insane! If you subtract ten from four, that results with negative six. There's no card in the word or spirit word that exists like that!" Ethan yelled, as no has never seen this summoning method in his life.
"Well newsflash Ethan, they do exist. I would know since I am one." Ashley said, as the Possessed Guard held up a dark gray card, with blue stars on the left.
Crusader stepped back a bit out of fear of the unknown. "You're a…dark…synchro monster?" Crusader asked, but he already knew the answer.
4 – 10 = -6
Ashley only extended her arms outward and chanted. "When darkness is consumed by darkness, the hidden shadows revealed themselves FROM THE WORLD WITHOUT LIGHT! Dark Synchro!" She yelled. Her apparition then flew to the center of the circling stars, as a black pillar emerged from the center and grew wider and wider. When the dark light disappeared. A Female Warrior stood in place with her eyes closed. She had short, round silver hair, and had light tan skin color. She wore chrome based armor around the upper torso of her chest, leaving her midriff exposed. She wore a black jeans, with a ring chain belt. She also had two sharp silver shoulder blade armor, on her shoulders. When she opened her eyes, they were black with blue irises.
"I am known as the Star Breaker Revenant – Ashley!" Ashley said, revealing her true form.
Star Breaker Revenant – Ashley
[LV: -6] [Attribute: Dark]
[Warrior/Dark Synchro/Effect]
[ATK: 2400] [DEF: 1900]
Ethan sensed a strong amount of power radiating off of Ashley. It felt sinister. "So that's a Dark Synchro monster. I wonder what it will do. Well since the summoning conditions are hard to gather, she must have a strong effect. Either way, I'm not going to like it." Ethan thought.
"Now then, I'm attacking Igknight Crusader!" Ashley yelled. Ashley's shoulder blade armor detached from her shoulders and attached to her forearms, becoming blade gauntlets, covering her entire forearm. She then propelled herself forward and attacked Crusader. Crusader could only blocked the attacks with Eagle Sword, as Ashley swung her arms in rapid succession.
"I play a trap! Extra Buck! Whenever a card is added to my extra deck, I can place one spell counter on this card!" Ethan yelled.
Extra Buck
[Trap: Continuous]
Extra buck showed a goblin chef making an extra buck after selling the pot of greed. Ashley didn't really cared about it.
"As if that's something special. This is a real ability! Whenever I battle a level 4 or lower monster, you take damage equal to half of its attack points. Crusader has 1600 attack points, meaning you take 800 points of damage." Ashley yelled.
Ashley then used her blade gauntlets to disarm Crusader, and was ready to finish it. "THREE STAR POINT BREAK!" She then struck Crusader once in the arm, then the arm, and then at the chest destroying him. Ethan was thrown back against the ground, feeling the force of the attack.
Ethan Hono: 4000LP – 800 – 800 = 2400LP
"Man…so this is…a darkness duel. That's going to bruise tomorrow. However, Crusader is a pendulum monster meaning he goes to the extra deck instead of the graveyard. Also my Extra Buck trap card gains one spell counter." Ethan said, picking himself up.
Extra Buck Spell Counter: 1
"Going to the extra deck instead of the graveyard. That sounds interesting. I play one card facedown, and end my turn!" Ashley said, as she was taking notes of this.
(End BGM)
Turn 4: Ethan Hono
Ethan Hono: 2400LP vs. Ashley/Possessed Guard: 3800LP
Ethan Hono Hand: 4+1 vs Ashley/Possessed Guard Hand: 2
"It's my turn now! I draw! I'm burn you within an inferno! I'll set scale 2 Igknight Paladin and Scale 7 Igknight Margrave, to set the Pendulum Scale!" Ethan yelled, as the word PENDULUM appeared on his disk.
Igknight Paladin
[LV: 4] [Attribute: Fire]
[Warrior/Pendulum]
Scale [2:2]
[ATK: 1400] [DEF: 1900]
Igknight Margrave
[LV: 5] [Attribute: Fire]
[Warrior/Pendulum]
Scale [7:7]
[ATK: 1500] [DEF: 2500]
Ethan's Scale [2:7]
Paladin, was an Igknight monster with dark gray armor, and a triangle shape purple helmet. He had two spark wheels on his fore arms, and wield a musket rapier. Both Paladin and Margrave appeared in two separate pillars of light, as they both ascended within their pillars. A two appeared under Paladin, while a seven appeared under Margrave. Ashley, only looked at the monsters with interest.
"Oh. Looks like I'm getting a work out. Let's see what you got." Ashley said.
"Here's what I got. Thanks to this pendulum scale, I can now summon monsters between levels 3 to 6 from my hand, and any pendulum monsters that are face-up in my extra deck, as long as the level is between the scales." Ethan said.
"SAY WHHHHHHHAAAAAAAATTTTTT!?" Ashley exclaimed, surprised by the summoning mechanic.
Ethan only glared at Ashley, and was ready to let her have it. "Warriors of arms! Rage across this battlefield in an endless inferno! I Pendulum Summon!" Ethan yelled, as he extended his arm into the sky. A portal then opened between Paladin and Margrave, as two red forms of light came out.
"Return from the extra deck, Igknight Crusader! And from my hand, Igknight Cavalier!" Ethan yelled, summoning his monsters.
Igknight Cavalier
[LV: 5] [Attribute: Fire]
[Warrior/Pendulum]
[ATK: 2400] [DEF: 1200]
Cavalier got up and cracked her knuckles. "Hey there Ethan. Who's on today's pummel list today?" Cavalier asked.
"Her." Ethan said, pointing at Ashley.
"Eh. She doesn't look so tough. Listen you! By the time I'm finish with you, you're going to be running for the nearest hospital." Cavalier said, getting out two Derringer Daggers.
"Is that so? Then show me what you got Pinky." Ashley said.
"OOOOOOHHHHHHHH. She got you good. ROASTED!" Crusader said, only to be punched in the gut in response.
"Shut it." She then glared at Paladin. "Stop staring at me." Cavalier said in a displeased tone.
"*sigh* She's so lovely." Paladin said, blushing underneath his helmet.
Magrave only gave him a look. "Keep dreaming pal. It's never gonna happen." Magrave said. Paladin had a crush on Cavalier, since she is the only female on the force.
"I now play the equip spell card Salamandra! Now to make sure you're following along, I'll slow down a bit for you. By equipping this to a fire type monster on my field, it gains 700 attack points. So I'm giving the extra fire power to Cavalier." Ethan said, playing the spell.
Salamandra
[Spell: Equip]
Igknight Cavalier: 2400ATK + 700ATK = 3100ATK
Two fire serpent dragons then appeared around Cavalier's Derringers, as she gave off a devilish smirk. No one could see it though, but her eyes gave showed it. "Now we're talking. You're about to get roasted girl." Cavalier yelled, as the tiny dragons roared.
Ashley only gestured her hands. "Come at me Pinky." Ashley said.
"Provoking me isn't best idea. It gets me a bit…worked up." Cavalier said in a menacing tone.
"Damn. Women can be so scary sometimes." Margrave said.
"Especially Cavalier, and she is gorgeous at it." Paladin said.
"You really need to get that head of yours checked out." Crusader said.
"Battle. Cavalier, burn down Star Breaker Revenant – Ashley!" Ethan yelled. Cavalier then jumped into the air and threw two Derringer Dagger's, with dragons attached, at Ashley, who guarded them with her Blade gauntlets. Cavalier then came down from the sky, striking Ashley with several strikes. "What's wrong? Am I too hot to handle?" Cavalier asked.
"Oh please. I wouldn't even call you spicy. FIVE STAR PINPOINT!" Ashley yelled. She then struck Cavalier with a force palm to the abdomen. Cavalier was pushed back, but retaliated with by throwing a dagger at Ashley, grazing her arm. Ashley flinched at that, but then struck Cavalier in the arm, and then the leg, and a final strike to the head. Cavalier was then thrown back, but back flipped and landed on her feet. Ashley on the other hand was still on the field with some minor scratches. The Possessed Guard on the other hand didn't seem phased.
Ashley/Possessed Guard: 3800LP – 700LP = 3100LP
"Did you actually believe something that mild would destroy me? For your information whenever I battle a level 5 or 6 monster, I can't be destroyed in battle nor by card effects until the end of the damage step. Also, if the monster I battle still happens to be hanging around on the field, you take 200 points of damage for each of its levels. I think you're smart to know multiplication, so I'll won't bother wasting my breath." Ashley said.
Ethan then felt five sharp painful strikes to his body, which were the same places Cavalier was struck, as he fell to his knees.
Ethan: 2400LP – 1000LP = 1400LP
"Hey Mr. Hotshot. You holding up well?" Cavalier asked.
"I could ask you the same thing." Ethan replied.
"Just hurry up and finish your turn." Cavalier said.
Ethan rolled his eyes and sighed. "You have no patience at all." Ethan said.
Paladin, Margrave, and Crusader all looked at Ethan with blank expressions. "Like you're one to talk." The Igknights said.
"I play one card facedown and end my turn." Ethan said.
Turn 5: Ashley/Possessed Guard
Ethan Hono: 1400LP vs. Ashley/Possessed Guard: 3100LP
Ethan Hono Hand: 0 vs. Ashley/Possessed Guard: 2+1
"It's my turn I draw!" Ashley yelled, as the guard drew the card. However, she couldn't see the cards since she was out on the field. "Give me a moment." She said, as she quickly ran to the guard to see what was in his hand. After memorizing the cards in her head, she walked over to the field, trying to look cool. "Sorry about that. Now, where were we?"
Crusader then whispered to Cavalier. "You know, for a dark synchro monster, she isn't really that scary. Kind of a letdown if you ask me." Crusader said.
"Letdown, huh. You know, I feel like I haven't been doing well enough. Might as well step it up a bit. I wouldn't want to disappoint Malisha. She puts a lot of faith in her girls. If you feel like I'm not doing much, I would happily show you what I can really do. " Ashley said, as her tone became more serious and aggressive.
Cavalier only glared at Crusader. "Great job Crusader. You turned on her serious switch. Way to go man. You're the best." Cavalier said, in a very sarcastic tone.
"Oh come on. Ethan, back me up here." Crusader said.
"Nope. This one is on you." Ethan said, shaking his head.
"Crud." And with that, Ashley turn began.
"I activate the spell card double attack! Now by discarding a monster whose level is higher than mine, I can attack twice this turn. Considering that the Necro Gardna is level 3, and I'm a negative 6, it counts." Ashley said, while the Guard played the following cards.
Double Attack
[Spell: Normal]
Necro Gardna
[LV: 3] [Attribute: Dark]
[Warrior/Effect]
[ATK: 600] [DEF: 1300]
The Double Attack spell, showed Marauding Captain performing a double sword attack on a humanoid would monster. Necro Gardna then appeared on the field next to Ashley as they prepared to attack. Just then Paladin then got Margrave's attention.
"Magrave. I have a question."
"Well shoot it."
"Since Dark Synchro monsters are a thing that means negative levels are thing, right?"
"Yeah."
"And since it's just a level under zero, it's still a level, right?"
"Pretty much."
"So does Double Attack work in that situation? I mean it's not a rank, but it definitely not a normal level. The system register it, so it has to work, right?"
"Paladin. It's best not to think about the complicated things, but to enjoy the simple things instead."
"Huh. You really wise dude. Thanks man."
"Your welcome. And thanks for not calling me old."
While the two pendulum monsters had their conversation, the battle phase started. "First I'll attack your Crusader, and if I succeed, then it's sardine-nara." Ashley yelled, as she and Necro Gardna charged.
"It's sayonara." Ethan corrected.
"Alright fine. Sa, sa, saro, sy, sa-yo, sa, uh…..a whatever just lose." Ashley said, giving up on pronouncing the word.
"That's was pretty weak. B.T.W. I play a facedown. Go Mystic Wok! Now by releasing Igknight Crusader, I gain life points equal to his attack points!" Ethan declared.
Mystic Wok
[Spell: Quick-Play]
Mystic Wok showed a chef using a giant mystical wok to cook food. Suddenly, Crusader was lifted up into the air and threw into a giant wok, and was tossed up and down, saying remarks each time he's flipped.
"OW! THAT BURNS! OH THAT HURTS! SERIOUSLY, WHOSE IDEA WAS THIS! IT'S NOT REALLY COMFORTABLE! OW, MY FACE! I REALLY HATE THIS CARD! THAN AGAIN, WHAT KIND OF SPIRIT WOULD LIKE THIS CARD! I'M A KNIGHT FOR PETE SAKE, NOT FOOD! FOR THE RECORD ETHAN, WE'RE NOW EVEN!" Crusader yelled, as he disappeared along with the wok.
"Forgive me Crusader. It was an honorable sacrifice for victory. And we're also even as well from the ramen incident. Also, Extra Buck gains one spell counter since, Crusader returns to the extra deck." Ethan said.
Ethan Hono: 1400LP + 1600LP = 3000LP
Extra Buck Spell Counter: 2
Ashley was stun for a moment after seeing a monster getting tossed in a wok. However, she regain focus on the duel. "Nice move…I think. But I was prepare for something like this. From my hand I play the quick play spell card Mystical Space Typhoon. Now I can snuff out that little wildfire of yours." Ashley said activating the spell.
Mystical Space Typhoon
[Spell: Quick-Play]
Giant Typhoon came over to Cavalier and extinguish the dragons surrounding the daggers.
Igknight Cavalier: 3100ATK – 700ATK = 2400ATK
"Dang it." Cavalier muttered.
"Now then. Ready for round two Pinky?" Ashley asked. Without giving her time to respond, Ashley struck Cavalier five times, not before blocking a lethal strike from Cavalier. "Later." Ashley said, before Cavalier got destroyed.
"Since Cavalier was sent back to the extra deck, Extra Buck gains another spell counter.
Extra Buck Spell Counter: 3
At that instance, Ashley appeared right in front of Ethan, startling him. "Since you got rid of Crusader before I got a chance to attack him, I still have an extra attack. If you thought my previous attacks were just as bad, this one is even worst. And I mean worst, as in 'totally painfully' worst, not the 'going to suck' worst. You're smart enough to know this." Ashley said, switching out of menacing and carefree tone and back to menacing.
Without warning, Necro Gardna appeared behind Ethan and delivered and uppercut, sending Ethan flying into the air. Ethan, Paladin, and Margrave were shocked of what the monster just did, as solid vision never did anything like that. Just then, Ashley in turn jumped into the air, and was now in front of Ethan.
"This is not going to end well." Paladin said.
Ashley then gave a wicked smirk. "Feel the wrath of a Revenant!" Ashley yelled, as she then delivered a downward punch, striking Ethan hard in the abdomen and sending him flying towards the ground. Upon contact, Ethan let out a scream as he made contact.
Ethan Hono: 3000LP – 2400LP = 600LP
"Ethan! Are you still alive!?" Margrave shouted. Ethan only coughed and gasped for breath, as he felt the pain all out through his body.
"He's coughing. Is that good or bad?" Paladin asked.
"It's somewhat in between. But I never seen an attack so vicious in a duel before." Margrave said. Paladin was about to raise his hand. "Cavalier doesn't count." Paladin then lowered his hands. The two Igknight then looked at their duelist lying in the crack ground, hoping nothing in his body is broken.
Ashley landed on the ground as Necro Gardna vanished. "Looks like this duel is already over. Care to prove me wrong?" Ashley asked.
Ethan felt like his body was going to break. His breathing was heavy, and he was gasping for air. Ethan wasn't the type to give up though, but rather burn down everything. Using all the strength he could muster, he used his arms to raise himself off the ground, and eventually found strength in his legs to move again. Ethan was finally back on his feet, covered in tattered clothes, cuts and bruises, looking like he came back from a war. His left arm was also injured as, he could barely lift it up. Fortunately his drawing arm was still intact, with only a few bruises.
"Man you're tough cookie. On the bright side, you didn't disappoint me. I guess I'll end my turn. I look forward to your comeback after getting up all dramatically like that." Ashley said, as she was impressed by Ethan's spirit.
Turn 6: Ethan Hono
Ethan Hono: 600LP vs Ashley/Possessed Guard: 3100LP
Ethan Hono Hand: 0+1 vs Ashley/Possessed Guard Hand: 0
Ethan, could barely stand, but he still had spirit to fight. "My…turn." He said as he drew his card. "Of course, why didn't I see it before? Guess getting beaten up takes a toll on you. With this card I can summon an XYZ monster. XYZ monsters have ranks, not levels, and considering how surprised she was from seeing pendulum monsters, I doubt she knows what an XYZ monster is. However, she's has Necro Gardna in her graveyard. By banishing him for the graveyard, she can negate any attack I throw at her. I'm not sure if I have anything to banish him from the graveyard. Also, if I want to summon the XYZ monster, I have to get rid of my Pendulum scale. There's also that facedown from turn one. Either it's a bluff, or activation requirements aren't met yet. I can't afford to make any unnecessary risks, especially with these wounds. Luckily, I have a backup plan." Ethan thought.
"Uh…earth to duelist I'm going cream soon, are you there?" Ashley asked.
"Strategizing is one of duel monsters main points. Allow me to show you. I activate Extra Buck's effect! Whenever it has three spell counters, I can send it to the graveyard to draw two cards from my deck." Ethan declared. Looking at his two new cards, he figured he could work with it. He then looked up at his pendulum monsters.
"Blazing knights that burn brightly! Return to this battlefield once more! I Pendulum summon! Return from the Extra Deck! Igknight Crusader, and Igknight Cavalier!" Ethan yelled, as his Pendulum monsters came back once more.
"Geez Ethan. You don't look so well." Crusader said.
"I've been through worse, thanks to Cavalier though." Ethan said, giving a couple of glances at the infamous female Igknight.
"I told you those endurance trials would pay off." Cavalier said with a smug look.
"Let's just win this. I activate the spell card Igknights Unite! Now by destroying one Igknight card on my field, I can summon any Igknight monster from my deck. I destroy Igknight Crusader." Igknight Crusader then burst into flames, as he placed his right fist next to his chest, as he shattered. "TO SUMMON IGKNIGHT CHAMPION FROM MY DECK!" Ethan yelled.
Igknights Unite
[Spell: Quick-Play]
Igknight Champion
[LV: 8] [Attribute: Fire]
[Warrior/Effect]
[ATK: 2800] [DEF: 2300]
From the erupting flames merged a warrior that was the same size as Lancer, done in light green armor, with gun based armor on his hips, and dark gray chest armor on his chest, and silver braces on his body. He also had two spark wheels on the side of his head, with red eyes, and a mouth piece. His weapon of choice was a FIM-92 Stinger in combination as a harpoon gun. In accurate terms, a harpoon bazooka.
"Champion reporting for duty." Igknight Champion stated.
"So you finally decided to bring out the big guns now. Pinky was getting a little old for me." Ashley said.
"Oh you're so going to get it now. Champion, if you may?" Cavalier said.
"As long as Ethan gives the word, it would be my honor." Champion said.
Ethan looked at his monsters, knowing they were ready. "I activate Igknight Champions' effect! By returning one Igknight monster back to my hand, I can return one monster you control back to the bottom of your deck. Enjoy your trip back to the extra deck!" Ethan yelled. Cavalier then returned to Ethan's hand, as Champion readied his cannon and took aim.
Ashley didn't looked worried. "Nah. I kind of like staying out here. Especially after being trapped inside a stone tablet for, how long was it again? Ah whatever. On the other hand, your Champion seems….TIED UP AT THE MOMENT! YOU JUST TRIGGERED MY TRAP CARD! FIENDISH CHAIN! A HA!" Ashley yelled triumphantly. She then extended her right hand outward…only for the facedown card to activate on her left. Everyone shot looks at her. She then looked back seeing she was on the wrong side of the card. She then sidestepped to the left positioning her arm as if it activated on her right from the beginning. "Go Fiendish Chain!" Ashley yelled, pretending she didn't screw up her move.
Fiendish Chain
[Trap: Continuous]
Chains shot out the card restraining Igknight Champion, forcing him to drop his gun. "Phew, that was a close one. You know I was real worried I wasn't going to use this card, considering your deck uses some weird, pendulum normal monsters. But I mean, you would have to be desperate or insane to go into a game without any effect monsters, so of course you would have one. Anyways, you just go owned sucker! YEAH YA! Give me five." Ashley exclaimed, holding out her hand to the guard. The Guard then gave Ashley a slow, and gentle high five. "Really? That's the best high five you can give me?" Ashley said, in a deadpanned tone.
"Is she just messing around, or just trying to get under our skin?' Champion asked.
"Let's go with both. I'll end my turn now." Ethan said, as he was holding on to his left arm.
Turn 7: Ashley/Possessed Guard
Ethan Hono: 600LP vs Ashley/Possessed Guard: 3100LP
Ethan Hono Hand: 3 vs Ashley/Possessed Guard Hand: 0+1
"My turn now! Draw! Well Ethan, I must say I haven't had good time dueling for a long while. Sadly, all good things must come to an end. I now attack Igknight Champion!" Ashley yelled, as she dashed forward.
"Let me guess. You have a special ability when you battle level 7 or higher monsters." Ethan scowled, as he was starting to become familiar with the battle pattern.
"Spot on! I am trained in the arts of fighting by targeting pressure points. I inflict more pain on lower level monsters, counter attack mid-level monsters, and crush the high level monsters. You've seen what happens at low and mid-tier levels. Here's what happens when I fight high class monsters. Whenever I battle a level 7 or higher monster, I gain attack points equal to half that monster's attack strength! EIGHT STAR…SHATTER!" Ashley yelled.
Star Breaker Revenant – Ashley: 2400ATK + 1400ATK = 3800ATK
Ashley began attacking Champion, striking a totally of eight times with precision, as Champion's armor began to break, and shatter. After the seventh strike, Ashley pulled back her right arm, and she then smirked as she smashed her blade gauntlet into Champion's chest. There was a moment of silence. Then Champion then exploded causing a massive shockwave within the barrier, causing the ground to crack and the wind to blow. The pendulum monsters in the pendulum zones braced the shockwave as they covered themselves with their arms. Ashley then jumped back proud of her work.
"It's done." She said. However, she then notice something moving within. It was none other than Ethan Hono with 600 life points in take breathing deeply. "Okay. This is probably the part where I go 'you survived but how', and you go 'it all because of the secret card I had up my sleeve this entire time'. So what's the card?" Ashley asked in an unamused tone.
"I used a Kuriboh." Ethan replied.
"A wha?" Ashley replied, with a dumbstruck face.
"A Kuriboh. You know. Level 1, Dark attribute, Fiend and effect monster, 300 attack and 200 defense points. That Kuriboh." Ethan said. Suddenly an astral Kuriboh wearing a red head band, came out of the graveyard and perched itself on Ethan's duel disk.
Cavalier then appeared next to Ethan. "Yeah that's right. You just Kuri-owned!" Cavalier said. Ethan only looked at her with a confused look. "Oh come one. Even you have to admit that was pretty awesome."
Ashley only blink a couple of times before completely registering what Ethan and Cavalier were saying. "…YOU NEGATED MY ATTACK WITH A LITTLE FUZZBALL!?" Ashley yelled.
"No, I did not negate your attack. I cancel out the damage with the Kuriboh. There's a difference in it. A card that would negate an attack by discarding it would be a Swift Scare Crow. I just don't have one." Ethan said.
"POTATO, PATATO! IT'S THE SAME THING!" Ashley yelled.
"No it's not! Kuriboh cancel out battle damage when discarded, and the Swift Scare Crow negates an attack and ends the battle phase when discarded. WHAT IS IT THAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WOMAN!?" Ethan yelled.
"I understand that you ruin this duel by using a Kuriboh!" Ashley yelled.
"What! How?" Ethan asked, confused.
"Well for one, Kuribohs are known for being anticlimactic, and a horrible card to draw during mid-game!" Ashley yelled.
"I'll have you known that Kuribohs have been major game changers ever since the beginning of duel monsters, known for game changing strategies, and the classic duel monster version of giving someone the bird. And I just happened to draw K a couple of turns ago." Ethan argued, proudly stating his argument.
"K? Who's K?" Ashley asked.
"That's what Lu named her Kuriboh. This Kuriboh. The one that's on my duel disk right now." Ethan said.
The Kuriboh only looked at Ethan. "Kuri."
Paladin and Margrave only had blank on their faces as the duel, just turned into an argument over a Kuriboh.
Ashley only pouted, but calmed down eventually. "Fine. You survived this turn. But next time, you won't be so lucky." Ashley said, crossing her arms. A couple of seconds past but the turn change didn't happened. Ashley then lean over to the Possessed Guard and whispered into his ear. "Play the Trap card facedown." She said, as she leaned back to her original position, ending her turn.
Turn 8: Ethan Hono
Ethan Hono: 600LP vs Ashley/Possessed Guard: 3100LP
Ethan Hono Hand: 2+1 vs Ashley/Possessed Guard: 0
As Ethan was about to draw, Cavalier appeared next to him. "Wait. Did you just say that this is Lu's Kuriboh?" Cavalier asked, while the Kuriboh began walking around the Darkness Barrier on Ethan's side.
"Yep" Ethan replied.
"So if this Lu's Kuriboh, does that mean…?" Cavalier asked, in mid-sentence.
"Oh yeah. She's here. How did she get in here? I don't remember allowing her to join my deck." Ethan said. Cavalier then just realized something.
"Wait a minute. If she is in your deck, it means you have a shot of winning this. I never thought would say that sentence." Cavalier said.
"I know exactly how you feel, but we got to bet it on her now." Ethan said. He then placed his fingers on his deck, going against the pain he was feeling now. He muster every bit of energy he could find, knowing it was going to be his last turn of the duel. "My turn now! Draw!" Ethan yelled. Looking at the card in hand, he smiled and let out a sigh.
"You are a stubborn little girl. I'm part to blame though." Ethan said in an amused tone.
Suddenly a little Spellcaster spirit next to Ethan. This Spellcaster was wearing an orange magician tunic, had a huge purple hat with a red gem in the, grass green hair and blue eyes. She the same size of an average 4 or 5 year old girl. This Spellcaster is known as Card Ejector, or Lu.
Lu gave out a nervous chuckle and a sweet smile. "Hi Ethan! It's…nice to see you. Heh. Heh….right?" Lu asked, nervously.
Ethan just gave her a stern look. "Lu. What did we talk about you in my deck?" Ethan asked.
"I can only join your deck if you give me permission to join." Lu said.
"And did I give you permission?" Ethan asked.
"No you didn't. I'm sorry." Lu replied.
Ethan only sighed. "Look we'll talk later, but right now, I need your assistance right now." Ethan said.
After hearing Ethan's last words, Lu's eyes lit up with joy and excitement. "You seriously mean it!?" Lu asked eagerly.
"Yes I do. Sneaking into my deck was a dishonorable act, but ironically you're going to help us achieve victory." Ethan said.
Lu was grinning ear to ear, trying to contain her excitement within. "Leave it to me Ethan! I won't let you down! So who's the poor sucker we're smashing today?" Lu asked. She was so excited that she couldn't be still.
"Her." Ethan said pointing.
Lu turned her head slowly towards where Ethan was pointing to, only to see a woman with dark eyes. Lu just stared at Ashley for a brief moment, as she began squinting her eyes at her.
Ashley only raised an eyebrow. "Okay, usually I'm not bother by a lot of stuff, but that kid spirit is starting to weird me out." Ashley said, as Lu continued to be in deep thought while staring at her.
"You okay Lu?" Ethan asked.
"What? Oh, it's nothing. It's just that, I think I felt this somewhere before. I just can't name it." Lu said to herself.
"Stop wasting time. We've got a duel to win." Ethan said, flicking his right wrist to warm up.
Lu only nodded, as she had a more cheerful and serious look. "Well, you keep going on of how you hate time wasting. I guess it would be my honor to fight alongside you." Lu said emphasizing the word honor.
Ethan only sighed, but smile, as he patted Lu on the back. He then turned his sights on Ashley who was now on guard. "I hope you're ready Ashley because the inferno is now raging." Ethan declared.
"Hmph. Very well, if you're so sure you're going to win, I play my trap! Final Attack Orders! Now all face-up monsters are changed to attack position. So if you plan on Pendulum summoning, it better be for an offensive attack. Otherwise, you're finished." Ashley said.
Final Attack Orders
[Trap: Continuous]
Lu was filled with excitement. "This is so exciting! Someone cue some epic music!" Lu said.
(Insert BGM: Pendulum of Souls)
Final Attack Orders showed an army of soldiers, going to battle against a horde of monsters. However, Ethan only looked up at this pendulum scale. "Using the already set pendulum scale, I'm going to pendulum summon for the final time! Come forth and make your final stand, my monsters!" Ethan yelled, as this time three lights appeared from the gate.
"From the Extra Deck Igknight Crusader! From my hand both Igknight Cavalier, and a new card. Say hello Card Ejector! Or in our case, Lu." Ethan declared.
Card Ejector (Lu)
[LV: 3] [Attribute: Earth]
[Spellcaster/Effect]
[ATK: 400] [DEF: 400]
Cavalier, Crusader and Lu stood next to each other ready to end this. "Next I activate Igknight Margrave's pendulum effect! Whenever I have two Igknight Pendulum monsters in my Pendulum zones, I can destroy both of them to add one Fire Warrior-type monster from my deck or graveyard to my hand. The spirit of honor continues to burn on, and Templar shall carry the torch!" Ethan yelled.
Igknight Margrave and Igknight Paladin erupted into flames, and shattered. The flames then went to Ethan's deck, as a card flew out into his hand. "I now normal summon Igknight Templar to my field." Ethan declared playing his card.
Igknight Templar
[LV: 4] [Attribute: Fire]
[Warrior/Pendulum]
Scale [7:7]
[ATK: 1700] [DEF: 1300]
Templar then appeared on the field next to his fellow Igknight monsters, and Card Ejector (Lu). Ethan then looked at the final card in his hand, as he was ready to win. "I activate the spell card Resonance Device! Now by targeting two monsters with the same type and attribute, I can change the level of one those monsters' levels to match the level of the other monster. I target Igknight Crusader and Igknight Templar. I change Igknight Crusader's level to level 4!" Ethan yelled. Resonance Device showed a two warrior monsters, resonating with each other.
Resonance Device
[Spell: Normal]
Igknight Crusader: LV 3 to LV 4
"So what if you change their levels? None of them are tuners, so you can't perform a synchro summon. It's completely pointless." Ashley said.
"Not quite. Pendulum summoning isn't the only thing that's new around here." Ethan said with a stern expression. Ashley was curious of Ethan's words, not knowing what was going to happen.
"I now overlay level 4 Igknight Crusader with level 4 Igknight Templar to build the overlay network!" Ethan yelled. The two Igknights let out a battle cry as then turned into bright red energy, as they shot up into the sky. A black hole then appeared within the center of Ethan field, as the two monsters entered. Ashley could not believe what she was seeing and was speechless.
"I XYZ summon! Come forth, Ranger of the West! Rank 4 Gagaga Cowboy!" Ethan yelled.
Gagaga Cowboy
[Rank: 4] [Attribute: Earth]
[Warrior/XYZ/Effect]
[ATK: 1500] [DEF: 2400]
OVU: 2
Gagaga Cowboy was your standard average cowboy, wearing brown pants, a white shirt with a yellow cowboy vest. He also wore a red cloak that was attached to the center of his neck piece, with the Gagaga symbol. He also had the old fashion cowboy hat, and a black bandana around his mouth. For weapons, this cowboy wielded slide-action revolver gauntlets. The cowboy then threw out his red cloak for dramatic effect. Ashley stepped back a bit, as this was completely new to her.
"An XYZ…summon. Malisha definitely needs to know about this. I'll admit Ethan that this…XYZ thing is quite stellar, but you can't amount an attack with those pitiful points. Plus, as long as Necro Gardna is in my graveyard, I'm pretty much untouchable." Ashley said confidently.
"Are you sure about that?" Ethan asked. Ashley only looked at him puzzled. "I activate Card Ejector's monster effect! Once per turn, I can target one card in your graveyard and banish it! The card I choose to banish is your Necro Gardna! Spell Binder!" Ethan yelled.
Lu then twirled her magic staff and pointed it forward, creating a magician's circle. A black grave portal appeared on Ashley's side of the field, and Necro Gardna arose from the grave. Suddenly, the magician's circle reacted causing magical chains to appear and restrain Necro Gardna, as he then vanished. Ashley only gritted her teeth as her only shield was taken away.
"Let's go! Gagaga Cowboy! Attack Star Breaker Revenant – Ashley!" Ethan yelled. Gagaga Cowboy then rushed forward, and activated is Slide-Action Revolvers and began firing energy bullets at Ashley. Ashley guarded the attacks with her blade gauntlets, but Gagaga Cowboy got close enough, as he then pulled back the hammer of his right gun, letting out a large barrage of bullets on Ashley. Ashley was not affected by the attack, as it only made her mad. She then thrusted her right arm towards the Gunslinger monster, but Gagaga Cowboy did a combat roll, to avoid the attack, and reloading his weapons at the same time. Ashley's attack missed, as it slammed hard into the ground, causing debris to fly into the air.
"Gagaga Cowboy's effect activates! Whenever he attacks an opponent's monster, he can use one overlay unit to gain 1000 attack points, and the opponent's monster loses 500 attack points. Looks like the dust is starting to settle Ashley." Ethan said, as Gagaga Cowboy absorbed the overlay unit.
Gagaga Cowboy OVU: 2 to 1
Gagaga Cowboy: 1500ATK + 1000ATK = 2500ATK
Star Breaker Revenant – Ashley: 2400ATK – 500ATK = 1900ATK
Before Ashley had time to react, Gagaga Cowboy threw a flashbang which exploded in her face, stunning her. "AAAAGGGGGGGHHHH! It useless! USELESS! Any level 4 or lower monster that I battle, the controller will suffer damage equal to that monster's attack strength!" Ashley yelled.
"You're new to XYZ monsters, so I'll say it slowly. Ranks and levels…are completely different from each other. Therefore…your effect is useless." Ethan said in a cold and stern tone.
Ashley then looked up to see that Gagaga Cowboy was next to Ethan, with his back facing her, and his head tilted down. In rage of hearing Ethan's words Ashley began sprinting towards Ethan and Gagaga Cowboy, wanting to skewer both of them.
"DAAAAMMMMNNNNNN YYYYOOOUUUUUUU!" Ashley yelled, while picking up speed.
"I know it is 10:45 in the evening, but it feels right to say this. It's high noon." Ethan said.
Just as Ashley was about to strike, Gagaga Cowboy activated his right Slide-Action pistol, spun around and fired the killing shot, being quick on the draw. Ashley's Blade was at least 2 inches from Gagaga Cowboy's face, and her body then shattered.
Ashley/Possessed Guard: 3100LP – 600LP = 2500LP
"Alright ladies. Time to wraps things up. Direct Attack!" Ethan yelled.
"Ready to hit them like a girl, Lu?" Cavalier asked, twirling her Derringer Daggers.
"You got the blade, I got the staff." Lu said.
Cavalier smirked, she then threw a flurry of Derringer Daggers towards the Possessed Guard, and at the same time, Lu fired a stream of magical fire engulfing the daggers within, increasing the damage. The flaming magical daggers then exploded on contact with the Guard depleting the rest of his and Ashley's life points.
Ashley/Possessed Guard: 2500LP – 2400LP – 400LP = 0LP
(End BGM)
Duel Over
Winner: Ethan Hono
The Darkness barrier dissipated, and the dark aura surrounding the guard vanished as well. The duel spirits then turned back to their astral forms.
"Yay! We did it! We did it!" Lu cheered, hugging her pet Kuriboh and jumping.
Cavalier then realized something. "You know Ethan. I'm starting to get why that Ruby girl annoys me. She's exactly like Lu. I guess everyone has a double in respective dimensions." Cavalier said.
"Don't be ridiculous Cavalier. Ruby is a red head, and Lu is a green head. They are completely different." Ethan said.
"No, I can definitely see them getting along. Let's hope I don't have to see it soon." Cavalier said.
"Are you two talking about those foreign women from, Rem….Rem….Rem-nut?" Lu asked.
"I l believe its Remnant. Also, care to explain how you got into my deck?" Ethan asked the small spirit. Lu had a nervous smile on her face as she began to explain it. Which is shown in a flashback.
(Flashback)
This flashbacks to the moment where Crusader was about to enter the human realm as a duel spirit. Lu then appeared behind Crusader along with K.
"Hey Crusader. Just wanted to wish you luck on your mission." Lu said, slapping Crusader on the back.
"Kuri, kuri." K said.
"I'm just need to relay some information to Ethan. It's nothing major, but thanks." Crusader said, as he then walked through his portal spirit gate.
Lu then chuckled sinisterly. She stuck her own card on his back. "No. Thank you." Lu said.
"Kuri ri kuri." K said.
"Oh come on K. I'm tired of waiting for Ethan to add me to his deck. He's always busy and never has time to edit it. And whenever he does change it, he always says that I wouldn't fit well with the strategies in the deck." Lu said.
"Ri Kuri, kuri?" K said.
"Okay, I'll admit tiny little Spellcaster next to burning hot knights may be strange, but in my defense, Ethan added a cowboy to his deck. Cowboys and Knights? Spellcaster go way better with knights. Don't get me wrong K, I mean cowboys are cool, but we magicians, wizard, and witches have a long history with knights. Take Buster Blader and Dark Magician for example. There's also Merlin and the Knights of the Oval table." Lu argued.
"Kuri, kuri, kuri." K said, correcting Lu.
"An oval is somewhat round, so I'm sort of correct. I'm just saying that Ethan's deck could use a bit more variety. After seeing the computer simulator duel that Ethan had with the new Huntress deck, I notice that it was same old strategy. I'm not saying it's a bad strategy, but its focus around one single concept. Take a steak for example. If you serve it by itself, it's good. But if you serve it again, you already know what's coming. But if you add a teriyaki or a new secret sauce, it has more flavor. Don't you get it K? Ethan's deck is the steak, and I'm the sauce! I can add more flavor!" Lu said stating her argument.
"Kuri kuri kuri, kuri?" K asked.
"Well duh! You would be the French Fries! Classic, and simple. Different but a huge hit." Lu said.
"…Kuri?" K said in a deadpanned tone.
Suddenly, Lu and K's body began to turn into stardust. "It's working! It's working after 20…"
"Kuri."
"…30 failed attempts, my "hitch a ride on a spirit" spell worked. I'm still working on the name. Here we go. Oh, this is so exciting." Lu squealed as she and K disappeared from the room. Several moments later, Lu and K appeared outside of the Red Demon's Dragon Ramen House. Lu then peeked around the corner and saw Ethan and an astral form of Crusader talking. Lu then looked at her own astral body.
"Huh. So this is what an Astral Body looks like." She then began floating, but quickly returned to the ground. "Whoa. I guess we're bit weightless here. But that means, WE CAN FLY!" Lu exclaimed.
"Kuri?" K asked.
"Oh yeah." Lu said remembering what she was supposed to do. She then used her staff to retrieve the card attached to Crusader's back. She then sneaked up to Ethan's deck on the table, and snuck her card and K's card into the deck. She and K then turned into a bright light, as they then entered the deck.
(End of Flashback)
"And that's the story of how me and K got into your deck." Lu said. Crusader was also there.
"Wait. How did we not sense you? There were a whole bunch of spirits in that card, they would have detected some form of energy." Crusader said.
"Oh, I used this potion. Kuriboh camo. It uses a kuriboh's scent to make yourself completely ignored. Why you may ask? Because Kuriboh energy presences are the ones you end up not caring about. No offense K." Lu said.
"Kuri, kuri." K replied with a cheerful tone.
"Look, I know that sneaking into your deck without your permission was bad, and I'll accept any punishment, but come on Ethan. If you keep on using the same bland strategies, you're going to go extinct like the mammoths. Or was it the dodo birds? Pretty please?" Lu asked. Ethan only sighed as he was thinking about it for a while. Cavalier the spoke up.
"You know, if you show you're grit on the battlefield and don't slow me down, I'm okay with it." Cavalier said.
"Wait. Are you being supportive?" Crusader asked, keenly.
"Who says I can't. I'm just an overly emotional, hothead, teenage girl." Cavalier said in a lay back posed.
"Well, might as well pitch in as well. She did had me going at that Steak metaphor." Crusader said.
Ethan looked at both of Igknight monsters who were vouching for Lu and K to join his deck. Lu only looked at him with a serious expression. Lu may not be an Igknight, but she had spirit of one. It was going to require some trial and error deck building to make it right. But he figured he can squeeze in some time. He then let out a big sigh. "I suppose some editing to the deck may be beneficial to future missions." Ethan said.
Upon hearing those words, Lu's eyes glowed with excitement and overwhelming joy, as she then jumped into the air screaming with delight, causing everyone to cover their ears. She then headed for Ethan. "OH THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU THANK YOU! I promise you won't regret this decision!" Lu said, as she hugged his arm. Not smart since Ethan was still arm.
"BRUISED ARM! BRUISED ARM!" Ethan yelled, as the pain in his legs, chest, and headache returned.
"AH! I'm sorry! Here! I'll heal you." Lu said, taking out her arms.
Cavalier then stopped her. "Whoa there. You may be part of the deck, but we are not letting you heal anyone. The last time you tried to heal my broken arm, you made my bones disappeared instead. Re-growing bones is real nasty experience, especially for my mouth." Cavalier said.
Ethan then got up on one knee. "Don't worry, I'll be fine for now. Right now, I need to call Sector Security and the Duel Network Society to tell them what happened. Also, I need to get to the hospital. My transporter isn't working." Ethan said, showing that the transport function was broken. Again.
"Damn thing is always breaking." Crusader said.
"It's a teleporter. They're always complicated." Cavalier said.
"Come on guys. Let's go. Also, remind Gallant to edit the security footage. I think this is something we want to keep under wraps for now." Ethan said as his spirits agreed with him. He then dialed Sector Security and told them about the incident.
When Ethan's group was gone, the Possessed Guard's disk had a small slim glow coming from the extra deck. A black card then flew out of the disk and out of the museum.
(Grimm Layer)
Siren had just returned to her main room, and found Hidou and Shinrai playing a fighting game, and Shinrai just won.
K.O.!
"Aw come on! How does a team consisting of a Lawyer with porcupine hair, a trigger happy Raccoon, and a stupid spirit dog beat a team consisting of a Demon Martial Artist, a techno ninja, and giant green monster wearing purple pants!?" Hidou yelled. Shinrai beat him four times with that team.
"I don't know. They just did." Shinrai said as he shrug.
"Oh wipe that smile off your face." Hidou said. Shinrai wasn't smiling at all, neither did he looked interested in the game.
Siren then decided to chime in on the fun. "I know why. It's because you suck Hidou. You just suck. A lot." Siren said, as she had a playful smile on her face. Hidou then turned around, and looked displeased.
"Well, well, well. If isn't Siren. The most hideous thing I ever laid my eyes on." Hidou said.
"My, my. I didn't know we were thinking the same thoughts. Now if you excuse me boys, I'm going to rest in my room. I had a long day." Siren said as she headed for her room.
"Most of the day consisted of watching an alien movie." Shinrai said.
Hidou and Siren just glared at Shinrai. "Shut up Shinrai." They said, as he went back to the character select screen.
While Hidou and Shinrai had another match, and Hidou's cries of defeated echoed throughout her room, Siren just fell face first on her bed. Malisha then appeared next to her.
"So those are your roommates. Quite the interesting team you're on." Malisha said with interest.
"Be quiet Malisha. I just want to sleep." Siren said.
"How can sleep with that poor loser screaming all the time?" Malisha asked.
"That's what helps. It's relaxing." Siren said.
Malisha chuckled at the last part. A black card then came into the room, as Ashley reappeared in astral like form. "Man that was a doozy. Make some room on the bed girl. I'm beat." Ashley said as she too fell on the bed, only to phase through the bed. "Well that was weird." Ashley said popping her head up through the bed.
"I must say Ashley, you did pretty well back there. XYZ and Pendulum. Quite convenient the first person we went up against used these cards. Reading something and experiencing something are two different things. When reading, you learn about it. However when you experience it, you know what it can do and how hard it hits." Malisha said.
"Malisha. Please. No more wisdom words. I'm getting a little sick of them after fighting that Ethan guy. I just want to lay back. By the way, where are the other girls?" Ashley asked.
"There in our own spirit dimension. They're still trying to adjust to be outside of a stone prison. You did enough for today for me, Ashley. As for me, I'm going to do a little bit of research." Malisha said.
"Malisha. You really need to learn when to chill and when to go. We've been stuck inside that piece of rock for, uh…um….eh…who cares how long, and the first thing you want to do is research?" Ashley said.
"Yeah, but it's for us. We are going become queens one day, and I'm going to get us there as fast as possible." Malisha said.
"Look. I know that's is our ultimate goal of the Revenants, but if you don't break down once in a while you're going to end up crashing. So, just try and calm down, and have some dumb down fun. Hey, starting now how about we watch a movie?" Ashley said with a sly look on her face.
"I'm not sure Ashley." Malisha said.
"Come on. You know you want to~." Ashley said, throwing her right arm around her shoulder.
"Alright, alright. Just one movie. After that, we have to get to work. Siren we're going to go for a while." Malisha said.
"Eh. Do whatever. Just don't bother me for a while. I'm going to go to bed." Siren said, pulling up her covers.
Siren and Ashley just walked away as a black portal appeared to their own private dimension. "For the record, please don't choose any movies with any knights or cowboys. I'm quite sick of them right now." Ashley said while rubbing her forehead.
"Ok. How about Samurais?" Malisha asked.
"I'm down with Samurais. Maybe we should invite Saika." Ashley suggested.
"As if. The first thing that girl does after a long imprisonment in a rock, is meditating underneath a waterfall." Malisha said.
Ashley giggled a bit. "She never changes." She then smiled at Malisha. "We'll get there one day Malisha. Trust me." Ashley said, as the portal vanished leaving only Siren in the room.
Bonus Section: Lu's attempts
Attempt 1
Lu's stuck the card on Igknight Templar's back. As Templar was walking away, the card began emitting electricity causing Templar to be shock with a huge amount electricity. He then fell down face first. Lu leaned in and carefully removed the card and made a break for it.
Attempt 5
Gallant was the next lab rat for Lu's spell to get into Ethan's deck. When she placed the card on Gallant's back, Gallant's eyes began to glow, and he then went berserk shooting everything in the vicinity. Lu screamed for her life, as she ran away from the mad Igknight.
Attempt 13
Igknight Veteran was about to leave for the spirit world. Lu's idea was to put the card in the gun. However, Veteran decided to test fired the gun, resulting in a wide spread explosion. Veteran let out a puff of smoke, while Lu laid on the ground with swirls in her eyes.
Attempt 23
This time, Lu tried placing a talisman with the card inside. Unfortunately, the one she tried to use it on was Cavalier who had the skills of a ninja. This meant that anyone trying to pull a sneak attack on her, would receive a fist to the face. It didn't matter if Lu was child, because Cavalier lives by the moto: fight first and ask question later.
Attempt 30
Lu thirtieth attempt was a risky one. Margrave was about to leave to meet Ethan at a dinosaur facility to fix his disk. Lu then took the high ground on top of a beam. This Spell would allow her to instantly warp with the moving spirit. She just needed it to time it right. She then took out her staff and aimed at Margrave. As soon as Margrave was about to enter, Lu fired her shot. There's just one problem: playing a sniper is hard. Lu ended up missing Margrave and was wrapped at light-speed into a wall. The other Igknights managed to get her out and she wasn't dead.
End of Chapter
Author's note
Well, it's finally here. After several weeks, the eleventh chapter is here. Sorry, it's just I was enjoying my summer, playing Fire Emblem Echoes, Overwatch competitive, and applying for college. Anyways, when I first saw a Dark Synchro summon, I instantly wanted to do that. I mean it was a new concept, fresh, and it could have gone somewhere. But no, instead we got normal synchro versions of the dark synchros. Well I'm bringing it back in this fic, and making the Revenant, and Cursed Chaos arch-type. As for the Victoria's dream, you guys can guess on that as much as you want. I'm going to expand more on it next chapter, as well as doing something interesting. For those of you wondering why I named Card Ejector, Lu, it's because I wished she got more screen time. I saw her in the Yugioh GX opening and she's so darn cute, but she only appeared in one episode. ONE…episode. As for future chapters, they may be going out slower than usual with college coming around, but I'll try and manage my time.
On a side note, I just want to say the Yugioh Vrains is amazing, and I really want to make Link Huntress monsters. I just need to see more link monster cards, otherwise everyone in the fic is going to be using Decode Talker. That's all for now. Remember to leave a review, so I can hear your thoughts on the chapter. See you next duel.