Hello everyone PaladinJS here and I'M BACK. Cue the epic music. GLORIOUS! NOW I WON'T GIVE IN, I WON'T GIVE IN UNTIL HIM VICTORIOUS! AND I WILL DEFEND, I WILL DEFEND! okmaybeishouldstopsinging...
Ok so the last I updated was … 4 MONTHS! Uh, ups, i guess?
I guess I have some explaining to do. So, I had the basic ideas for this episode ready in the middle of January but then because of a mixture of work and studying I had to stop writing at least for a little bit. But then that 'little bit' turned out to be more longer that I thought and when I realized it, I was in the middle of April and I didn't had half the episode written. For a moment I was considering dropping the story or just say that I was going to make a break and then come back because I was losing the will to continue writing Duelists in Magix. But then, when I read what I have written I thought that I could at least try and finish the episode and then decide what I would do. And then a miracle happen. When I was finishing writing, my will to write start returning and my was flooding with ideas for the story.
What I'm trying to say is that I'm doing to try and focus more on Duelists in Magix but I won't promise that I will launch a lot of episodes right of the bat. I promise to post at least one episode per month.
And for the last warning, you're going to notice that I made some changes in terms of how the duel occurs like I'm going to write when a monster has a change in his Attack and Defense Points and how much damage the players suffer during duels so that it could be more easy for you to understand what's happening.
Anyway, let's a go for the reviews. So today we have three guest reviews and one from MaxGundam1998.
To the first guest review, thank you for your support. I had pondering in giving some kind of Dark Archetype like Zombie World or even Archfiend but then I found the 'perfect' Deck for Marie. Gladiator Beasts or even Blackwing for Roxy isn't a bad idea but I already decided which deck she's going to use. I give you a hint. It's a deck used in the Yu-Gi-Oh! series.
For the second guest review, back in December I had the mentality of 'if I make a long episode, people will start getting bored with the story and they will stop reading it' so I kept that chapter short. Plus I have a planned timeline for the events of the story and I didn't want to make filler episodes for those classes. But don't worry, you are going to learn Extra Deck Summonings and how to Ritual Summon.
For young master MaxGundam1998, before I respond to your review I want to give a shout out for his story that I'm currently reading 'YuGiOh: RWBY Chronicles'. Thank you for your support, during this mini hiatus that I made I decided to improve my writing skills and give a better reading experience to my readers. Yes, Pendulum Summon exists in this story and I'm planning on Tyler using at least once the Satellarknight Pendulum. And I was to make that a surprise but whatever, yes Utopia will Rank-Up throughout the story.
And finally the guest review that wanted an update. Well the update is above so just read it.
Now let's stop rambling because you want to read the next episode. DISCLAIMER TIME!
I do not own Winx Club or any of the characters but I own the characters that don't belong to the Winx Club franchise.
Recap from the last episode
With a little help from a fairy named Roxy, Tyler managed to make his first Duel Monsters lesson a major success. In the end, a girl named Marie tries to flirt on Tyler in order to use him but in the end, Tyler gives Marie a lesson about respect which makes Marie seeking revenge for the humiliation she suffered.
Episode 7 - Damsel in Distress
Three days have passed and the lesson have been running according to plan. In fact, the success of the first lesson transpired so much success that more and more people came to assist at Duel Monsters class. And Tyler? He was having the time of his life.
Teaching Duel Monsters has been an interesting experience for Tyler. Although he had to work twice as hard as he was expecting to, for him it didn't matter because was finally having fun with is hard work. He was working at late hours with Tecna to develop a new type of Duel Disk and to recreate the cards to give at everyone who wants to play Duel Monsters. He wanted to be a teacher more closer to is students that he even told them to call him 'Tyler' and not 'Professor' because he saw himself first as a friend and not a teacher.
Julianna had noticed this change of attitude too. She knew that Tyler was hiding his feelings to not hurt her but now he didn't needed to pretend anyone. He was legitimately happy. And she was too.
Tyler was in is classroom teaching how to Tribute Summon. One thing that he noticed was that his students learned really fast and sooner or later they're going to learn the advanced rules of Duel Monsters.
"If you look at a Duel Monsters card you notice that each monster contains a group of start below it's name. Each star represents the monster's level. For example, if a monster has four stars then he is a Level 4 monster. If a monster has eight stars then he is a Level 8 monster. Why are levels so important? Because it gives you the idea of how to summon that card" Tyler said "Tribute Summon is a way to summon a more powerful monster from your hand by sacrificing monsters on the field. But each monster is not Tribute Summon in the same way. To summon a Level 5 or 6 monster you need to sacrifice one monster on the field. To sacrifice a Level 7 or higher monster you need to sacrifice two monsters on the field" Tyler then noticed Bloom's hand was raised "Yes, Bloom?"
"Can you sacrifice a Level 6 monster to summon a Level 7 or higher monster?" Bloom said.
"Yes and no. Yes, you can sacrifice a Level 6 monster but not just one. When you Tribute Summon, the Level of the monsters you sacrifice doesn't matter. You can sacrifice a Level 8 to summon a Level 5. You can sacrifice a Level 5 and 9 to summon a Level 7" Tyler saw a student with is hand raised "Yes"
"Is there any exception of Tribute Summon?" the student said.
"Yes, there is" Tyler said "Sometimes a monster to be Tribute Summon needs a certain monster to be sacrificed. There are also monsters that can only be sacrificed to Tribute Summon a specific monster. OK I guess we can end the lesson for today. Tomorrow we will talk about Ritual Summoning"
Everyone start leaving the classroom. Tyler was about to leave when he suddenly noticed that something was missing, or someone. He noticed that Roxy was not present in this lesson today. It was a little odd to him because yesterday she didn't appeared as well. And the day before that. Tyler start to get worried about the fairy of the animals. Did she lost interest in the game? No, that couldn't be. Roxy had so much interest in Duel Monsters and she wasn't the type of girl to quit on her first lesson. Something was not right. He saw Daphne and Bloom talking and decided to ask them about Roxy.
"Daphne, can I talk to you for a minute?" Tyler said.
"What is it?" Daphne said.
"Have you seen Roxy recently?" Tyler said.
"No, I didn't" Daphne said "But now that you mention it, she also didn't appear in my History lesson"
"Do you think something happen to her?" Bloom said.
"It's just a little weird that she have been missing my classes for a few days and don't warn us. Maybe I'm just being paranoid but we better check it out" Tyler said "Bloom, go talk to Roxy's teachers and see if she went to their classes. Daphne, go talk with Miss Faragonda and ask her if Roxy ask for some time off. I'm going to check on her room"
"Understood" They said same time and left each one to their destination.
Tyler kept asking himself if he had scared Roxy in their first meeting. Did he said something that she didn't like? Maybe it wasn't nothing, she probably went visiting her parents and forgot to tell everyone.
After asking Griselda the location of Roxy's dorm, Tyler finally arrived at is destination. He was informed that Roxy's roommate was spending time with her family and wasn't in Alfea. Some princess from Wimshire but whatever. Tyler knocked on the door and called for Roxy but she didn't answered. He kept on knocking and still no answer. Out of curiosity, he turned the doorknob and a suspicious feeling was coming to his mind. The door wasn't locked. He open the door and a look of shock came to Tyler's face. Roxy's dorm was completely vandalized. It looked like a tornado passed by and wrecked the room completely. Tyler was starting to fear the worst. He ran into every room trying to find Roxy but there was no sight of her. What happened here?
"Hey Ty, we talked with everyone and they didn't saw Ro…" Bloom didn't had time to finish her sentence as she and her sister stare in shock at the mess that Roxy's room was "W-What happened here?"
"I don't know" Tyler said "But what I do know is that something definitely happened to Roxy. We need to find her, now"
"I going to warn Headmistress Faragonda" Daphne said.
"And I'm going to call the Winx for help" Bloom said. As soon as they were exiting Roxy's dorm, they heard a phone ringing. They noticed it was Tyler's phone. He grab it and a bad feeling start flowing in his body. "Who is it?"
"Unknown. Guess we're about to find out" Tyler said and answered the call "Hello?"
"Good afternoon, Professor Woodstock. How's your day going?" A sweet feminine voice responded on the other side of the call. Tyler made a frustrated look as he recognized the voice "Marie"
"Sharp as always. That's what I like about you dear Professor" Marie said.
She was clearly trying to flirt on Tyler and he was not in the mood for Marie's games. He was about to ask Marie how did she got his phone number but then a much better question came to his head "Why do I get the feeling that you're involved in Roxy's disappearance?"
Daphne and Bloom look surprised at Tyler's question. They never thought that a student, much less Marie, would be capable of harm another student. "Maybe … maybe not. Who am I kidding, of course I know where she is. Why am I rambling?" Their faces change to a look of shock at Marie's answer.
"Where is she?" Tyler said.
"Hidden … in a place … somewhere in Magix" Marie said.
"Marie, I don't have time for games" Tyler said as his voice start getting angrier at each word he said. They even start getting worried with Tyler. "I want you to tell me immediately where she is. I'll talk to Miss Faragonda and you won't get expelled from Alfea"
"Why do you care so much about her?" Marie said "I'm far better than that little fairy, but instead you prefer Roxy because you have a crush on her. I going to make her pay for stealing my darling"
"Don't do this" Tyler said "I'll do anything you want but please, let Roxy out of this"
Silence filled the room until she finally spoke "No" Tyler grunted in frustration after that word "But if you want your princess then come meet me. I'll send you the coordinates. See you later, darling" Those were Marie's last words before she hang up the call.
"What are we going to do, Tyler?" Bloom said. Tyler eyes were filled with concern and he wouldn't abandon Roxy "Looks like we have a damsel in distress. I'm going to save Roxy"
"Wait, you're going by yourself?" Bloom said "You might be walking into a trap"
"I know, but I'm going anyway" Tyler said.
"Well we're going with you just to make sure that you don't run into trouble" Bloom said.
"Then what are we waiting for?" Tyler said "Let's go"
Tyler, Daphne and Bloom were in Black Mud Swamp, a swampy area near the lake Roccaluce, in the middle of the night "We're almost there"
"I don't get it. Why is Marie doing this?" Bloom said.
"After I threatened to expel Marie, she must have developed an obsession over me. She couldn't bear to see other students near me, especially Roxy" Tyler said.
"Tyler are you in love with Roxy?" Tyler was caught off guard by that question and a red blush started forming on his cheeks but he maintain his composure and continue walking.
"I'm not doing this because I'm in love with Roxy, I'm doing this because she's my friend and I always protect my friends" Tyler said.
Although this was a dangerous situations, Bloom was smiling at Tyler trying to avoid the question "You didn't answered the question" But to his luck, they noticed a bright light in the distance "Hey, what's that?"
"Our objective" Tyler said starting to run in the direction of the light.
"Tyler! Wait!" they screamed but it was too late, Tyler was already far away. The only thing they could do was trying to catch up with him.
Tyler was running as fast as he could, using every ounce of energy he had to get to his objective. When he arrived he finally saw his target. Marie, standing in the middle of a circle of fire, her eyes radiating a purple light and smiling at Tyler. "You finally came, darling"
"Where's Roxy?" Tyler looked at Marie as his anger started to accumulate. Marie continued to smile at Tyler. "Where's ROXY!" His voice was almost spitting swords. He was trying to contain his rage but if Marie kept provoke him, he wasn't going to hold it any longer. Marie finally had enough and wave her hand in the air, not breaking her smile. Right next to Marie appeared a giant purple bubble with someone laid inside of the bubble. Daphne and Bloom finally catch up with Tyler and the three looked in shock at the bubble "ROXY!" Tyler was starting to run to Roxy but was suddenly stopped by Marie.
"I wouldn't come closer if I were you" and what came next scared Tyler completely.
The bubble start to electrocute and Roxy screamed in pain inside of the bubble. Everyone was getting scared of what was happening to Roxy. "Marie what a heck have you done to Roxy?" Marie's smile was more evil at each second it passed by.
"I'm teaching that fairy an important lesson. Never get in the middle of my goals. Just because she's the princess of fairies on Earth doesn't give her permission to steal my darling. You want to get her free, then duel me. Just the two of us. No interference. Especially from those two. If you win, I'll free Roxy"
"And if I lose?" Tyler said.
"I ... want … you" Daphne and Bloom gasped in horror at those words. "So what do you say?"
Daphne tried to stop Tyler "Don't do it Tyler. There's got to be another way"
Tyler had his hair covering his eyes, trying to find a way to free Roxy but he couldn't find it. "Bloom. Daphne. Stand back" he looked at Marie and made his decision. "IT'S TIME TO DUEL!" Tyler said activating his Duel Disk.
"I knew you were going to say that. Let's get on with this, darling"
Let's duel!
Marie: 8000
Tyler: 8000
"I'll go first dear Professor, I draw" Marie said "I set one monster face down and end my turn"
"Wait, just that?" Bloom said surprised.
"She must be hiding something" Daphne said.
"They're right. Something's fishy here. I better be careful" Tyler start developing his strategy for the game "I draw. I summon Satellarknight Procyon in Attack Mode" (Level 4 / Light / Warrior / 1300 ATK / 1200 DEF)
"When Procyon is summoned to the field, I can discard a tellarknight from my hand to the graveyard and draw one card from my deck. I discard my Satellarknight Deneb and draw one card. Now Procyon, attack Marie's face-down monster"
The face-down monster was a blond girl with the body covered in scales and her legs were replaced by a snake's tail. (Level 1 / Dark / Reptile / 0 ATK / 0 DEF)
Procyon tried to punch the creature in the chest but instead the creature bitted Procyon in the arm as he retreated in pain.
"What just happened? That monster had 0 Attack Points and should've been destroyed" Bloom was confused at the situation that just happened.
"What have you done to my monster?" Tyler exclaimed.
"It's the effect of my Reptilianne Naga, she can't be destroyed in battle. And as a little bonus, each time a monster battles my Naga, that monster get is Attack Points reduced to 0" (Satellarknight Procyon / 0 ATK / 1200 DEF)
Marie let go a small laugh as Tyler looked at her with raged eyes. "I set one card face-down. I end my turn"
"My move darling, I draw. I summon Reptilianne Scylla in Attack Mode" (Level 4 / Dark / Reptile / 1800 ATK / 1200 DEF)
"Now go Scylla, attack Procyon" Scylla ran to Procyon and bit him with her huge mouth, destroying him.
Marie: 8000
Tyler: 8000 - (1800 - 0) = 6200
"My Procyon" Tyler said.
"If I were you, I should be more concern about a certain fairy" As she end up speaking, the bubble began to electrocute and Roxy screamed in pain.
"MARIE! What kind of sick trick is this?" Tyler shouted.
"Oh didn't I tell you? I must have forgot. Each time you lose Life Points, Roxy gets a little 'electrified'. If you lose, she'll end up hurt really bad" Tyler clutched his fists completely enraged "Now, we're where we? Oh right, if you miss your monster soo much then don't worry. Due to the effect of my Scylla, if she destroys a monster with 0 Attack Points then I can Special Summon that monster to my field in Defense Mode" Tyler looked angry as he saw his monster appear in his opponent's field. "I set one card face down and end my turn"
"This is going to be more harder then I thought. Good thing I'm a man with a plan" Tyler looked behind him and saw Bloom and Daphne with worried looks. They wanted to help but they knew if they tried to do something Roxy would end up hurt. "Hang on Roxy, I'll save you. Draw. I summon Satellarknight Vega to my field" (Level 4 / Light / Warrior / 1200 ATK / 1600 DEF)
"And I activate the effect of my Maxx "C" from my hand. By sending him to the graveyard, I draw one card each time you Special Summon a monster this turn" Marie smiled.
"Tyler's deck is based on Special Summon monsters. She basically used Tyler's strategy to her advantage" Bloom said.
"And since XYZ summon also counts as a Special Summon, Marie can take a lot of advantage from that" Daphne said.
"Doesn't matter. I can still win this duel. Due to Vega's effect, when he's summoned to the field I can Special Summon a tellarknight monster from my hand. Come on out Satellarknight Altair" (Level 4 / Light / Warrior / 1700 ATK / 1300 DEF)
"And due to Altair's special ability, when he's summoned to the field I can Special a tellarknight from my graveyard in Defense Mode and I choose the monster I sent to the graveyard in my first turn, Satellarknight Deneb" (Level 4 / Light / Warrior / 1500 ATK / 1000 DEF)
"And with Deneb's effect, when he's summoned to the field I can send one tellarknight monster from the Deck to my hand and I send a second Satellarknight Vega"
"He has three Level 4 monsters on the field. Something big is coming" Bloom was surprised at the ability of Tyler in Duel Monsters. Although she still didn't understand some of the rules, she was amazed at the potential of the game.
"I overlay my Satellarknight Vega, Altair and Deneb in order to built the overlay network" A red-colored spiral portal appeared and the three monsters turn into yellow energy forms and entered the portal. "I XYZ Summon, Stellarknight Triverr" (Rank 4 / Light / Warrior / 2100 ATK / 2500 DEF)
"Now here's Stellarknight Triverr special ability. When he's XYZ summoned to the field, I can send all cards on the field back to their respective hands except Triverr" Triverr start glowing a bright white light from his body.
"Just a shame that I won't allow it. I activate my Trap, Offering to the Snake Deity. By sacrificing my Reptilianne Scylla, I can destroy two cards on your side of the field. So say goodbye to Triverr and your face down card" The light involving Triverr start fading away and he exploded into yellow dust.
"Sorry but you're going to be double disappointed. When you destroyed my Triverr, you didn't negated its effect, so all cards on the field still return to our hands" All the cards on the field turn into small yellow balls and were sent to their owners hands "Welcome back Procyon, now for Triverr's second effect. If he's destroyed while he has overlay units, I can Special Summon one tellarknight monster from my graveyard, so welcome back Satellarknight Altair" A purple circle appeared on floor and Altair came flying from it.
"I have to thank you because due to Maxx "C" I've drew four more cards to my hand" Marie smiled as she looked at the size of her hand.
"You're not the only one that draws cards. Since you destroyed my face down card, Hero Medal, I can shuffle it back into my deck and draw a card. Now Satellarknight Altair, attack Marie's Life Points directly" Altair ran into Marie and punched her in the chest. Marie fell to her knee and grab her chest in pain.
Marie: 8000 - 1700 = 6300
Tyler: 6200
"What? How could you harm your own student? Especially me" Marie cried out loud.
"I never go easy when I duel. Especially with you. I end my turn"
"I can't believe you'll be capable of hurting me. Your favorite student. Your words pierce my heart like knifes on fire"
"What a drama queen. I can't believe this is the girl that kidnapped Roxy" Tyler sigh.
"If that girl wasn't in a duel I would go there and punched her in the face" Bloom said clutching her fists.
"Anyway, I draw. I set one monster face down, one card face down and end my turn"
"My turn. I draw" Tyler looked at the field and start smiling "I summon my second Satellarknight Vega to field and with his effect I Special Summon my Satellarknight Unukalhai from my hand" (Level 4 / Light / Warrior / 1800 ATK / 1000 DEF)
"Now I overlay my Satellarknight Vega, Altair and Unukalhai in order to build the overlay network" A red-colored spiral portal appeared and the three monsters turn into yellow energy forms and entered the portal. "I XYZ Summon, Stellarknight Delteros" (Rank 4 / Light / Warrior / 2500 ATK / 2100 DEF)
"You know Marie, I'm really disappointed with you. If you think you can fool me with the same trick twice then you are so mistaken. I activate Stellarknight Delteros' special ability, by using an overlay unit I can destroy one card on the field. I'll destroy your face down monster, Reptilianne Naga" Delteros absorb one of his overlay units and threw an energy ray in the direction of the face down monster revealing Reptilianne Naga. "Go Delteros, attack Marie directly" Delteros pierce his sword through Marie's chest.
Marie: 6300 - 2500 = 3800
Tyler: 6200
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH! How did you knew?" Marie cried in pain.
"I already know the strategy of your deck. Your main priority is to reduce the Attack Points of my monsters to zero. Then you deal with my monsters as you seem fit. But once I figured it out your plan, I just needed to play the right card at the right moment" Tyler smiled at Marie.
"No. You can't do this to me. I'm your princess" Marie cried out loud.
"I would call you a monster but I didn't want to insult the cards" Suddenly Marie's expression turn into pure hatred.
"Oh, I'm a monster. Let's see what Roxy thinks about that" Marie waved her hand making the bubble electrocute and Roxy scream in pain.
"STOP! I end my turn" Tyler said scared of what he done to Roxy "I really have to learn how to shut up sometimes"
"You might have found my strategy but that won't change a thing. Draw" Marie looked at the card and smiled "Perfect. I activate the Spell Card, Shuffle Reborn. With this I can Special Summon a monster from my graveyard but his effect is negated and he's destroyed at the end of the turn. I Special Summon my Reptilianne Scylla, but she won't be here for long because I'll sacrifice her to summon my Reptilianne Medusa in Attack Mode" (Level 6 / Dark / Reptile / 2200 ATK / 800 DEF)
"I activate Medusa's special ability. By sending one card from my hand to my graveyard, I can reduce the Attack Points of a monster on the field to zero. Now your Delteros is going to feel a little powerless" Delteros fell to one his knees as his Attack Points depleted to zero. (Stellarknight Delteros / 0 ATK / 2100 DEF)
"Reptilianne Medusa, attack Stellarknight Delteros" Medusa crawled in the direction of a defenseless Delteros.
"I'm not comfortable in letting my monster die, especially in the situation that me and Roxy are. But if Delteros is destroyed, I can Special Summon a tellarknight from my hand or deck. And since she doesn't have more monsters to attack, that monster will be save. That will allow me on my next turn to summon a monster, XYZ Summon Utopia and put me on the lead. Things will be fine Roxy, just hold on" Tyler spoke in his head.
"Oh and before I forget, I activate my Trap Serpent Suppression. Now all monsters with zero Attack Points can't be destroyed in battle by Reptilianne monsters" Marie smiled at Tyler.
"Say what?"
"Which means you can't use Delteros' ability. Go Medusa, continue your attack" Medusa charge at Delteros and bit him in the neck.
Marie: 3800
Tyler: 6200 - (2200 - 0)= 4000
"And let's not forget that Miss Paw Patrol will also suffer" The bubble electrocuted and Roxy screamed in pain "I don't know why but I'm enjoying seeing Roxy suffer. Oh well what can I say, I'm a mean girl. I set one card face down and end my turn"
"Well, I would say that I'm proud of my teaching but due to the situation that we're in I'm just gonna stick to the duel. I draw. I activate Delteros' special ability. I use an overlay unit and destroy your Medusa" Delteros was preparing to shot a beam of light in the direction of Medusa.
"Na, na, na. Remember what you said. Don't try the same trick twice. Especially because I can negate it with my Fiendish Chain. With this Trap not only your monster can't attack but more importantly, he can't use is effect" Suddenly Delteros had his body wrapped in chains, stopping him from doing anything.
"She's blocking every move I make. There must something I can do." Tyler didn't knew what to do. Every effort he was doing was being in vain. He had to do something. But what? "I change my Delteros to Defense Mode. I set a card and a monster face down. Your move"
"Tyler…" Bloom and Daphne looked in fear at Tyler. They knew he would find a way to pull it off but they were also seeing the big picture. Tyler was in a really bad spot right now.
"Well I have to admit that this was really amusing … BUT IT'S TIME TO END THIS DUEL ONCE AND FOR ALL! DRAW!" her smile changed of tone scaring everyone. Her smile changing from one of amusement to one of complete madness. Tyler knew that things were bad but now they change for even worst. "I activate Reptilianne Poison. With this I can change one of your Defense Position monsters into Attack Position and guess what, is Attack Points become ZERO!" Tyler looked as his face-down monster was revealed, showing Satellarknight Procyon. (Satellarknight Procyon / 0 ATK / 1200 DEF)
"If you think I'm done then you should know that I'm just starting. Next I summon my Reptilianne Viper" (Level 2 / Dark / Tuner / Reptile / 0 ATK / 0 DEF)
"Now here's the funny part. Since I Normal Summon my Reptilianne Viper, I can take control of one of your monsters with 0 Attack Points. So many good choices. I guess I'll take your Procyon" Tyler looked in confusion at he saw his monster being stolen from him "And now here comes a little surprise for you, darling. I tune my Level 2 Reptilianne Viper with your Level 4 Satellarknight Procyon"
Reptilianne Viper transformed into two green rings and then start scanning the Satellarknight Procyon, which changed into a glowing yellow outline of themselves before turning into a number of stars which correspond to his Level. A beam of light then envelops the stars, passing through the rings "I Synchro Summon, REPTILIANNE HYDRA!" (Level 6 / Dark / Reptile / 2100 ATK / 1500 DEF)
The beam faded and revealed the new monster. The monster was a serpent with humanoid form and five heads coming from the neck. "Now I activate my Reptilianne Hydra's special ability. All monsters with 0 Attack Points are destroyed and for each one I draw one card" Hydra shot some kind of acid that hitted Delteros and made him being destroyed.
"I activate Delteros' effect. When he's destroyed, I can Special Summon a tellarknight monster from my hand or deck. And I choose Satellarknight Alsahm in Defense Mode" (Level 4 / Light / Warrior / 1400 ATK / 1800 DEF)
"Plus, When Alsahm is summoned to the field. He deals you 1000 points of damage" Alsahm shot an arrow that hitted Marie.
Marie: 3800 - 1000 = 2800
Tyler: 4000
"You think a miserable arrow is going to save you. Think again" Marie said "I activate the Spell Reptilianne Spawn. By removing from play a Reptilianne monster from my graveyard, I can summon two Reptilianne Tokens to my field" (Level 1 / Earth / Reptile / 0 ATK / 0 DEF)
"But they won't be here for long. I sacrifice my two token and Special Summon Reptilianne Vaskii in Attack Mode" (Level 8 / Dark / Reptile / 2600 ATK / 0 DEF)
"I now use Vaskii's special ability. Once per turn, I can destroy one monster you control. Say goodbye to your last line of defense" Tyler looked in horror as he saw his monster being destroyed. "And just for a little overkill, I activate the Spell Blustering Winds which will add 1000 Attack and Defense Points to one of my monster until the end of your turn. So I'll give them to Medusa just because" (Reptilianne Medusa / 3200 ATK / 1800 DEF)
"NOW GET READY TO LOSE! GO MY REPTILIANNE! TRIPLE REPTILE ATTACK!"
"TYLER!" Bloom looked in horror at the almost sudden destruction of her friend. Daphne closed her eyes so that she wouldn't see what was going to happen.
"I was unable to do anything to protect you. I let my emotions get the best of me. My heart was supposed to be filled with happiness and joy but instead it was full of rage and hatred. This is not the way I duel"
Inside the bubble, Roxy start slowly opening her eyes at she saw a blurry image of Tyler almost being attacked by three creatures.
"Roxy … please ... forgive me"
"t-t-tyler ..."
"But that changes now!"
"I activate the Trap, Mirror Wall. Now when your monsters attack, they'll get their Attack Points cut in half until the end the turn" The attack of the three reptiles started to weaken but hit Tyler with full force and make him fall to his back and Roxy suffering an huge electric shock inside the bubble.
Marie: 2800
Tyler: 4000 - ((3200 + 2600 + 2100) / 2) = 50
"YES! I FINALLY DID IT! I WON! Wait, what just happen? WHAT? YOU STILL HAVE 50 LIFE POINTS LEFT! No, no, no, No, NO! THERE MUST BE A MISTAKE! I HAD YOU ON MY HAND!" Marie start behaving like an irritating little kid. Man, how could someone tolerate this girl? But then her complains stopped when she saw Tyler laughing. "WHAT'S SO FUNNY?"
"Man, I have to admit. You have potential in Duel Monsters. Your skills are impressive. It's just a shame you're showing them this way" Tyler said smiling like a cheshire cat. Bloom looked at him dumbfounded asking herself if this was the guys that saved Alfea from the Trix.
"You're just like your mother" Daphne was smiling at the figure that Tyler was doing.
Marie was blushing from hers cheeks "Don't try to get away from this with a compliment. I'll end you next turn"
"I'm not trying to get away. I'm just being sincere. Besides, I'm just trying to have some fun. Here, let me show you. I draw. During my Standby Phase, I have to pay 2000 Life Points to keep Mirror Wall on the field but I don't need it anymore so Mirror Wall is destroyed. Next I summon Satellarknight Rigel" (Level 4 / Light / Warrior / 1900 ATK / 700 DEF)
"Next I activate the Spell, Monster Slots. I choose a monster on my field and one in my graveyard with the same level and remove it from play. Now I draw one card and if it's a monster with the same level as the one I removed, I can Special Summon it to my field" Tyler put his hand on top of the deck.
"You're trusting too much on Lady Luck" Marie looked at Tyler.
"What can I say? Everyone has a little crush on me" Tyler said.
"Since the monster on the field is Level 4 then I need to draw a Level 4 monster. I can do this"
"Let's see what destiny holds for me!" Tyler drew his card, looked at it and smiled "Guess what I drew" He revealed the card and shown that it was a Level 4 monster.
"No way" Marie said.
"Yes way. Now say hello to my Satellarknight Sirius" (Level 4 / Light / Warrior / 1600 ATK / 900 DEF)
Tyler placed the card on the Duel Disk and in front of him appeared a knight with gold, white and blue armor. "Now here's Satellarknight Sirius' special ability. I choose five tellarknight monsters and shuffle them back to my deck and draw one card. Now, time for the main event. I overlay my Level 4 Satellarknight Rigel and my Level 4 Satellarknight Sirius in order to build the overlay network" A red-colored spiral portal appeared and the three monsters turn into yellow energy forms and entered the portal. "I XYZ Summon, the Guardian of Hope, Number 39: UTOPIA!" (Rank 4 / Light / Warrior / 2500 ATK / 2000 DEF)
Utopia appeared on field wielding his two swords. "Next, I equip him with XYZ Unit. Now Utopia gains attack equal to his Rank multiplied by 200" (Number 39: Utopia / 3300 ATK / 2000 DEF)
"Time for an house cleaning. Utopia, attack Reptilianne Hydra" Utopia rushed to Hydra and slashed her heads off, making her explode into yellow dust.
Marie: 2800 - (3300 - 2100) = 1600
Tyler: 50
"Now I change to Main Phase 2 and activate the Spell XYZ Energy. By removing an overlay unit from my Utopia I can destroy one monster on the field. Bye bye Reptilianne Vaskii" Marie looked in shock as she saw her monster explode in front of her. "I set two cards face down and it's your move"
"Yes, Tyler turn it around. I knew he could do it" Bloom start cheering in the back.
"I never doubted you for one second. You have the will of your mother and the calm of your father. You really are their son" Daphne looked at Tyler and smile at his behavior.
Marie was speechless. Her plan was perfect. But the plan she forged was falling apart. Tyler somehow turn things around. "I'm starting to get mad at your will of fight. It's so irritating. I'm going to end you this turn. Draw" Marie looked at her card and smile evilly "I remove all Reptile monsters from the field and graveyard to Special Summon EVIL DRAGON ANANTA!" (Level 8 / Dark / Reptile/ ? ATK / ? DEF)
"Due to Ananta's effect, she gains Attack and Defense Points equal to the numbers of monsters were removed multiplied by 600 so her power is up to 3600!" (Evil Dragon Ananta / 3600 ATK / 3600 DEF)
"GO ANANTA, ANNIHILATE UTOPIA AND END THIS DUEL!" Marie shouted from the top of her lungs. Victory was almost at her reach. Ananta spit some kind of acid from her mouth and threw it to Utopia.
"Not so fast. I activate Utopia's special ability. By using his last overlay unit, I can negate the attack of your monster. Go, Light Wing Shield!" Utopia open his wings and used them to block the attack of Ananta.
"STOP RESISTING! I'M GOING TO WIN WHEREVER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT! I set one card face down and end my turn. And since it's the end phase, he effect of Ananta activates and she will destroy one card on the field. Get lost Utopia" Tyler protect himself as he saw Utopia explode in front of him. "I bet he's going to try and summon Utopia again on his turn so I have a little surprise for him. With my Seven Tools of the Bandit if he tries to activate a Trap Card, it get's immediately negated. Just as his hopes of winning. I won"
Roxy start to get her vision back to normal and she saw Tyler dueling … Marie? "T-Tyler? What's happening? Where am I?"
"Oh hey Roxy. What's up? Don't worry honey, I'll get you out of there, let me just end the duel. Draw" Tyler smiled at Roxy. Roxy start blushing at Tyler calling her 'honey' and that he was rescuing her from whatever was happening.
Marie was enraged inside but her overconfidence calm her down. She was anxious that Tyler played the card she was expecting. "I'll activate the Trap, Call of the Haunted. Now I can bring back one monster from my graveyard to the field. Now give a warm welcome to Number 39: Utopia"
"YES, I GOT YOU! I activate the Trap, The Seven Tools of the Bandit. By paying 1000 Life Points, I can negate and destroy your Trap Card. YOU LOST!" Marie smile happily at her 'genius' play.
Marie: 1600 - 1000 = 600
Tyler: 50
Tyler stood silent in his place looking to the ground. Bloom gasped while Daphne kept looking at the duel. Could this be true? Marie won? "You shouldn't celebrate too early. Especially when I have one more trick to play. I activate Fake Trap. Now this Trap will become target of your Trap Card"
"WHAT? NO, THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!"
"Yes, it can. Now for my last card. I equip Utopia with Magnum Shield. Since he's in Attack Position, Utopia gains attack equal to his Defence Points" (Number 39: Utopia / 4500 ATK / 2000 DEF)
"Now, let's shine into victory. Number 39: Utopia attack with RISING SUN SLASH!" Utopia rushed to Marie and slashed her with his sword.
Marie: 600 - (4500 - 3600) = 0
Tyler: 50
Tyler Wins!
The bubble around Roxy start fading, making Roxy falling to the ground while Tyler, Bloom and Daphne rushed to her. Tyler grabbed her just before she touch the floor and lock her in a hug "Are you ok?" Roxy start blushing hard from her cheeks while Bloom and Daphne were silently laughing in the back.
"T-Tyler … I'm fine. Just a little tired" Roxy say still blushing hard. Tyler then realized what he was doing and let go the hug. He was also blushing.
"It's good to know. We were so worried with you" Tyler then noticed Marie was on her knees, looking at the floor with tears running down her face and the purple disappearing from her eyes.
"I … lost?" Those words were drifting through her head. The plan she crafted meticulously was blown away. How? Her thoughts were then interrupted by someone putting his hand on her shoulder. She looked and saw Tyler smiling at her.
"It's ok. I'm not mad at you. You just wanted a little attention. I forgive you for what you did" His smile was piercing through her heart but instead of happiness she was feeling something else.
Anger.
"I don't need your sympathy" Marie then shoved Tyler's hand and start running away from them. Tyler wanted to follow her but Daphne stopped him. He could read in Daphne's face what she was saying. Marie needed some space. He looked as Marie's image was disappearing in the forest.
"Should we warm Headmistress Faragonda about this?" Bloom said.
"No. She doesn't need to be bothered. What happened here stays between us. Let's go home" Tyler said as they start walking back to Alfea.
In the horizon, a figure was watching the group leaving Black Mud Swamp. The figure was a white spirit wearing a white robe that covered the entire body and his face was covered by a hood. "I'm happy that you are doing ok, Tyler" The figure then took off the hood and revealed a woman with clear skin, blond hair and brown eyes.
"Daphne, I see you kept your promise. Although you weren't there, I did well in choosing you to be my children's godmother" Then the figure start fading away.
"I just hope you keep your promise too … Eros"
Finally over. I'm tired of writing today. So here's a long chapter just because I like you guys.
For a quick side note, I was intending to Marie realizing how bad and mean she was to other people and make her some sort of redemption to what she has done. But I then I had an even better idea (which I can't tell for now) and left that little cliffhanger instead.
Ok so I already have the idea structured to the next episode so I'm going to try post the next episode in the beginning of June.
If you like the story please keep on following for the next episode, favorite and don't be afraid to review, I'm always open for suggestions (good or bad).
See you in the next episode XD
