Coral: The Representative Tournament part 3! At first, I wanted to finish the first round of the tournament in this chapter, but I thought against it. Now, you all know the deal. I don't own any Yugioh things. I own Kohaku, her family and their decks. All the other OCs are from their respective creators.
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Life Points/Monster stats
*LOCATION CHANGE/ CHANGE IN P.O.V*
Attacks/Effects
'thoughts'
Language other than Japanese (this is English sub after all)
*OPENING*
(Instrumental)(The scene begins with a nice top view of the island)
To the beginning sky... towards the shining light
(The camera looks up to the sky, having a nice view of it and the sun as the anime logo slowly appeared)
There's nothing to fear... because I'm here...
(Freakstar Dragon with Naruto on his back and Time Space Magician flew pass the logo the Spellcaster-type shined the crystal ball on his staff, changing the scene)
Falling countless times to your knees
Not protecting your own pride
(Kohaku slipped on a banana peel and was laughed at by many students. She laughed along with them)
Only coming up with just doubts
Do not close your eyes just yet
(Alex and Bella looked at the scene in slight envy at how she was, in a way, getting along with many others despite her being in Red and daughter of a famous circus' ringmaster and walked their separate ways)
I absolutely cannot see
the possibility that's here and now
(Judai was imagining himself as the next King of Games. Manjoume and his friends along with Chronos glared at how impossible it would be for him while Misawa, Shou and Hayato looked at him with interest or slight admiration)
When these tears turn into rain
I just want you to notice
(Asuka and Ryou were at the entrance of the Abandon Dorm and stared at a picture of the latter's brother with determination)
Spit out all the vexing things
Because there's a meaning for taking things
(Bella was remembering the time when she was younger, getting bullied and being isolated by others because of her powers. Her patience went to her limit as she accidentally summoned a monster and released it onto them)
Even if you desire everything, you don't need to grasp it all
(Alex was remembering when he was accepted into Duel Academy and told the principal that he wished to start at the lowest rank, just to be bullied by those of a higher rank)
Just keep a hold of one most important thing
(Kohaku placed her hands on their shoulders and snapped them out of the memory lane and smiled at them then pushed them to the rest of their friends)
In the beginning of the sky, I welcome you
do not ever look back just look forward
(Judai had out Flame Wingman, who fought against Chronos' Antique Gear Golem and Asuka's Cyber Blader, as Kohaku had out Time Space Magician, who was going head-to-head against Alex's Light and Darkness Dragon and Bella's Nine-Tailed Beast, Kurama)
If you feel the wind on your back
then there won't be anything to worry about
(Shou and his monsters were looking at his brother and his monsters with determination, who smirked in approval, causing the younger sibling to smile back)
If you would look around, you'd see all these smiling faces
(In another realm, it showed all of Kohaku, Bella, Alex, Judai, Shou, Hayato, and Asuka's monsters smiling at the camera)
Do not carry everything by yourself
(Kohaku was looking at her late sister's deck in her hand with a solemn look, the deck's monster spirits floating right by her side)
Don't rush either, the answer is along the way
(The scene turned dark and the whole gang were running towards the light)
you'll definitely find it for sure
(They arrived at a lighthouse, looking up at the night sky)
It was now Alex's time to duel against his opponent, Taiyou, one of Manjoume's former friends. And really? It didn't last long.
"I attack directly with Twilight Dragon! Twilight Beam!" the Light and Darkness duelist declared. His Fusion Monster shot its signature attack at his opponent, forcing him into a pile of pillows, via the Field Magic, Pillow Kingdom.
Alex: 3500 LP
Taiyou: 0000 LP
WINNER: ALEX!
"It's decided! The one to go on is none other than Alllllllllejandro Nagase!" Kazato announced, rolling his tongue at the l's.
"We'll be taking a lunch break from here," Kate said. "I'm sure our upcoming contestants would want to be at their 100% on their duels." At that, everyone left to either their dorm's cafeteria or to the card shop, getting sandwiches.
Kohaku, Judai and their group of friends were in the Ra Yellow's cafeteria, enjoying their order of lunch. Misawa was in his room, setting up a deck for his upcoming duel against Raizou.
"Yum!" Judai exclaimed. "Taste almost as good as Obelisk Blue's!" Shou and Hayato nodded in agreement, both crying happy tears.
"Well, considering the rank process in this school, that's quite reasonable," Alex said.
"I don't think that's so true," Bella said.
"She's right," Kohaku agreed. "By the way, the next one to duel is Asuka, right?"
"That's right," the duelist herself confirmed.
"Then do you know who Ran is?"
"She's an Obelisk Blue like us who uses an Insect Deck as well as a fan of Ryo."
"My brother?" Shou asked. The blonde Obelisk nodded her head in confirmation.
"An Insect Deck... We better hope the Field Spell card being used isn't based on bugs," Tiffany said.
"Speaking of, what's with the Field Spells, Kohaku?" Alex asked. "Some of those doesn't even make sense. Like Pillow Kingdom?"
"They're not based on the actual Field Magic. Besides, even if the field is based on insects, Asuka wouldn't have to worry about it," the 'Circus Freak' duelist said.
"How come?" Seth asked.
"Because Action Fields don't have the same effect as the normal Field Magic. For example, let's say that the Field Magic being used is Skyscraper. It may look like the actual Skyscraper, but it wouldn't have the effect to give 'Elemental Hero' monsters an extra 1000 ATK points when facing a stronger monster. This is so everyone can be on the same level, despite the field."
"So then, if Skyscraper is the Action Field, I still have to activate my own Skyscraper to help my 'Hero'?" Judai asked.
"That's exactly it, Judai. The only effect Action Fields have, no matter what kind of Field Magic it is, is that each player can only have one Action Card in their hand."
Everyone took in the new information about Action Duel.
"I see class is in session even during lunch," came Kazoo's voice. The group turned and saw Kohaku's parents coming over to them, both with a tray of lunch. "Mind if we join you?"
"Sure thing, sensei!" Judai said. Everyone agreed with him and made room for Kohaku's parents.
"What brings you here, mom, dad?" Kohaku asked.
"What? We can't join our daughter and her friends for a friendly meal?" Kazato joked.
"No." The male adult immediately paled, jaw dropped at her reply. "I'm just kidding~" Kohaku playfully patted her father on the shoulder.
"Right~" Said father had a goofy grin on his face.
Most of the members in their group sweat dropped at the sight before them. Kate lightly giggled at the scene.
"You think that was funny?" Hayato asked.
"Well, it was entertaining," Kate said.
"And that sense of humor is exactly why I married her," Kazato said. "That aside, what do you guys think so far? About Action Duels?"
"It was so awesome!" Judai immediately exclaimed. His fellow Reds agreed with him.
"I like it," Asuka said.
"It's completely out of this world, that's for sure," Alex stated.
Kazato smiled at the replies. "That's good." He had his eyes on Bella. "And what about you? How do you feel about Action Duels?"
"Huh? Well... It's fun."
He nodded at her reply. "And?" Seeing her confused look, the guy simply chuckled. "Well, in any case, you kids should hurry and eat. Lunch break is going to wait for anyone to finish." They agreed and finished their meal.
As soon as they finished their lunch, they returned to the duel field and saw that everyone, students and teachers alike, were already in the audience, waiting anxiously for the next duel to begin.
"Well, don't we have a full house here," Kohaku said. She then patted Asuka on the shoulder. "It's all on you, Asuka." She then lightly pushed her to the field.
"You didn't have to push me," she said, making her way to the arena. Everyone else took their seats where they should be.
"Everyone, I hope you enjoyed your lunch, because now is the time for the the fourth match of round 1!" Kazato announced. Everyone cheered at his words.
"That said, the match between Kanchou Ran and Tenjouin Asuka will begin!" Kate said. "Action Field on! Field Magic, Forest activate!" The field changed into a forest.
"Duelists locked in battle!" Asuka started out.
"Kicking against the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters!" Ran followed.
"They storm through this field!"
"Behold!"
"This is the newest and greatest evolution of Dueling!" the two said in unison. "Action! DUEL!"
Asuka: 4000 LP
Ran: 4000 LP
Not long after the duel started, let's just say that Ran proved herself to be quite forgetful. She assumed that the Action Field would give her monster a boost since the normal effect of Forest would give Beast, Beast-Warrior and Insect-type monsters some boost in ATK. But when she and everyone in the audience learned that Action Fields' only effect is that players can hold one Action card in their hand, she was furious. No, wait. Furious is a strong word, but still. Not only that, she seemed to have discarded the 'only one Action Card in their hand' part of the effect, for she had tried to take two cards. It was when the second one dispersed on her that she realized the whole effect of Action Fields.
"I attack with Cyber Blader! Glissade Slash!" Asuka declared, ending the duel.
Asuka: 3000 LP
Ran: 0000 LP
WINNER: ASUKA!
"There you have it! The winner of this match is Tenjouin Asuka! Congratulations!" Kazato announced. Asuka simply waved to the crowd as they applauded for her win.
"Next two duelists to duel are Misawa Daichi and Mototani Raizou. Please come to the duel field," Kate called.
Like with Alex's duel against Taiyou, Misawa's duel didn't last that long against Raizou.
"Go! Water Dragon! Aqua Punisher!" Miasma's WATER monster unleashed its signature attack at the Obelisk Blue opponent, ending the duel.
Raizou: 0000 LP
Misawa: 2400 LP
WINNER: MISAWA!
"And with that win, everyone, Misawa Daichi advances on to the next round!" Kazato announced. Everyone applauded for the Ra's win, with the exception of some Obelisk Blue males.
"Next two duelists to duel would be Tiffany Adagio and Elie de Medici," Kate called.
"Elie-chan! Don't lose- na no ne~!" Chronos immediately cheered.
"She's not on the field yet," Eri said.
Soon enough, Misawa and Raizou left the field and taking their place are Tiffany and Chronos' daughter. Elie was a petite Obelisk Blue female with teal hair and green eyes and wore glasses.
"May it be a good duel," Tiffany said in a perky tone.
"May it be a good duel indeed," Elie agreed.
"Well then, shall we get started?" Kate said. "Action field, on! Field Magic, Crystal Corridor!" The field changed into a crystalized hall, with floating crystal platforms.
"Duelists locked in battle!" the former idol began.
"Kicking against the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters!" Elie followed.
"They storm through this field!"
"Behold! This is the newest and greatest evolution of Dueling!"
"Action!" everyone shouted along. "DUEL!"
Elie: 4000 LP
Tiffany: 4000 LP
"I'll start! Draw!" Tiffany said as she drew her sixth card. "I summon Melodious Diva Canon in Defense Mode!" A purple-skinned girl with blue hair wearing a gold mask appeared on the field.
Melodious Diva Canon: Level 4/LIGHT/Fairy/1400 ATK/2000 DEF
"I set two cards face down and end my turn!"
"My turn! Draw!" Elie drew her sixth card. "I summon Antique Gear Hound Dog!" A mechanical dog with gear parts appeared on the field.
Antique Gear Hound Dog: Level 3/EARTH/Machine/1000 ATK/1000 DEF
"So you do use an 'Antique Gear' deck like Professor Chronos," Tiffany said.
"That's right. But unlike my father, I use them much better than him." Chronos felt an arrow pierced through his heart at her words. "I activate Hound Dog's effect! Once per turn, if my opponent controls a monster, I can inflict 600 points of damage to them!" Her monster breathed out fire at Tiffany.
The 'Melodious' Duelist cartwheeled over to an Action Card on the floor near her. "Action Magic, Crystal Barrier! This reduces a Battle or effect damage to zero!" A force field appeared and protected her from the damage.
(Crystal Barrier: Activate one of these effects:
When a card or effect is activated that inflicts damage, negate that effect.
When a Battle Damage is being inflicted onto you, reduce the damage to zero.)
"In that case, I activate the Continuous Magic, Machine Developer! All Machine-type monsters on the field gains 200 ATK!"
Antique Gear Hound Dog: 1000 + 200 = 1200 ATK
"Next I activate the Continuous Magic, Machiners Frontline! I set two cards face-down and end my turn!"
"My turn! Draw!" Tiffany drew her next card. "If I have a 'Melodious' monster on my field, I Special Summon Melodious Diva Sonata!" A yellow-skinned girl in a teal dress with blue and green hair and a harp-like wing appeared on the field.
Melodious Diva Sonata: Level 3/LIGHT/Fairy/1200 ATK/1000 DEF
"And I release Canon and Sonata to Advance Summon Melodious Maestra Prodigy Mozart!" Both monsters were released and a monster in a red ballgown with butterfly-like wings appeared on the field, with a conductor baton in her hand.
Melodious Maestra Prodigy Mozart: Level 8/LIGHT/Fairy/2600 ATK/2000 DEF
"Next I activate Prodigy Mozart's effect! Once per turn, I can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower 'Melodious' monster from my hand! Appear before me! Melodious Diva Serenade!" A violet-skinned monster in a yellow dress with a red sash around her waist appeared. The monster had pink hair and a small angel-like wing.
Melodious Diva Serenade: Level 4/LIGHT/Fairy/400 ATK/1900 DEF
"And when Serenade is Special Summoned, I can make an additional Normal Summon, so long as it's for a 'Melodious' monster! And also, Serenade counts as two tributes for summoning a Fairy-type monster! I release Serenade to Advance Summon Melodious Maestra Laureate Francois!" Serenade left the field and, in her place, a purple skinned monster with green hair, wings similar to Prodigy Mozart and wearing a purple dress appeared.
Melodious Maestra Laureate Francois: Level 7/LIGHT/Fairy/2300 ATK/1700 DEF
Everyone cheered for the former idol.
"What a move! In one turn, Tiffany summoned out multiple monsters!" Kazato announced.
"Now the question is how will Elie respond this turn?" Kate asked.
"I activate Laureate Francois's effect! Once per turn, I can add a LIGHT Fairy-type monster from my graveyard to my hand! I add Sonata to my hand and Special Summon her!" Sonata returned to the field. "Battle! I attack Hound Dog with Prodigy Mozart! Graceful Wave!" Tiffany's strongest monster unleashed its attack at her target.
"Trap card open! Defense Draw! If I was to take Battle Damage, I can reduce that damage to zero!" Elie defended. A shield appeared and protected her from the attack, but not her monster. "And I also get to draw a card from my deck." Elie drew her card. "And at this time, I activate Machiners Frontline's effect! When a Machine-type monster I control is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon a monster from my deck with the same attribute as that monster and has less ATK that it! I Special Summon Antique Gear Box in Defense Mode!" A weird looking box made of gears with a pair of arms and legs appeared.
Antique Gear Box: Level 4/EARTH/Machine/500 + 200 = 700 ATK/2000 DEF
"Also, Machine Developer's effect activates! When a Machine-type monster is destroyed, it gains two Junk Counters!" Two pieces of scrap metals appeared.
"In that case, I attack Antique Gear Box with Laureate Francois! Pianistic Tune!" Her second strongest monster made a keyboard appeared and played some notes, making keynotes appear and destroyed Antique Gear Box with them. "And now I attack directly with Sonata! Pitch Voice!" Sonata sang a note, shooting out a sonic boom from her mouth that hit Elie.
Elie: 2800 LP
Tiffany: 4000 LP
"Because a Machine-type monster was destroyed, two more Junk Counters are given to me!" Two more pieces of scrap metal appeared. "Also, I activate my Trap card, Damage Gate! When I take Battle Damage, I can Special Summon a monster with ATK less than or equal to the damage I took! Return to me, Antique Gear Hound Dog!" Elie's monster returned to the field.
Antique Gear Hound Dog: 1000 + 200 = 1200 ATK
Seeing that she had no other moves, Tiffany ended her turn and looked around for Action cards.
"My turn! Draw!" Elie drew her next card. "I activate Hound Dog's effect and inflict 600 points of damage to you!" Her monster once again breathed out flames at Tiffany, this time inflicting damage to her.
Elie: 2800 LP
Tiffany: 3400 LP
"Next I activate the Magic card, Instant Fusion! By paying 1000 Life Points, I can Special Summon a Level 5 Fusion Monster from my Extra Deck! Appear, Antique Gear Double Bite Hound Dog!" A two-headed version of the original Hound Dog appeared on the field.
Antique Gear Double Bite Hound Dog: Level 5/EARTH/Machine/1400 + 200 = 1600 ATK/1000 DEF
Elie: 1800 LP
Tiffany: 3400 LP
"Next I activate the Magic card, Pot of Greed to draw two cards!" Elie drew more cards. "Next I activate the Magic card, Gear Burst! By discarding one 'Antique Gear' monster from my hand, I can add an 'Antique Gear' Monster from my Graveyard whose Level is lower than the discarded monster's. I discard Antique Gear Beast and add Antique Gear Box!" She exchanged the cards. "After that, I target monsters on my opponent's field equal to the difference in their Levels and place a Gear Counter on them!" Two gears appeared and attached themselves on Prodigy Mozart and Laureate Francois.
(Gear Burst: Normal Magic: Discard one 'Antique Gear' monster from your hand. Target one 'Ancient Gear' monster from your graveyard whose Level is lower than the discarded monster and add it to your hand. Then target monsters your opponent controls up to the difference in their levels and attach a Gear Counter on each of them.)
"Gear Counter?" Judai asked.
"I never heard of those counters," Asuka said.
"I somehow have a bad feeling about this," Alex followed.
"And Antique Gear Box's effect! If this card was added to my hand by a card effect, I can add an EARTH Machine-type monster with 500 ATK and/or DEF from my deck to my hand! I add Antique Gear Cannon to my hand!" Elie added the card to her hand. "Next I activate the Magic Card, Fusion! With this card, I fuse Antique Gear Double Bite Hound Dog with Antique Gear Hound Dog! Ferocious hunting hound, gain the power of your superior and create a new form! FUSION SUMMON! Appear now, Antique Gear Triple Bite Hound Dog!" The two monsters on her field fused together and created a three-headed Hound Dog.
Antique Gear Triple Bite Hound Dog: Level 7/EARTH/Machine/1800 + 200 = 2000 ATK/1000 DEF
"Battle! I attack Prodigy Mozart with Antique Gear Triple Bite Hound Dog!" Everyone was confused at her declaration.
"But if you do that, your monster will be destroyed!" Tiffany said.
"I wonder about that," Elie said, increasing everyone's confusion. "When a monster with a Gear Counter battles, that monster is destroyed!" To everyone's shock, the gear turned at a fast pace, hurting Prodigy Mozart to the point that it destroyed her.
"Prodigy Mozart!"
"And since your monster was destroyed via card effect, I change Triple Bite Hound Dog's target to Laureate Francois!" The three-headed monster turned and charged at its second target. "And likewise, since she has a Gear Counter, she's destroyed!" Like what happened to Prodigy Mozart, the gear on Laureate Francois turned fast and destroyed her. "And because she was destroyed by a card effect, Double Bite Hound Dog's target is changed to Sonata!" The monster then ran toward Sonata.
Tiffany leapt from one crystalized platform to the next and got an Action Card. "Action Magic, Avoid!" But for some reason, an alarm went off on her duel disk and the card didn't activate.
"When Triple Bite Hound Dog attacks, my opponent cannot activate Magic or Trap Cards! This includes Action Cards!" Elie explained, as her monster destroyed Tiffany's last monster. The 'Melodious' duelist returned the Action Card to her hand.
Elie: 1800 LP
Tiffany: 2600 LP
"What a move! Elie completely cleared Tiffany's field of monsters!" Kazato said.
"Those Gear Counters are quite scary," Kate stated.
Elie saw an Action card near her and picked it up. She smirked at the sight of it. "Action Magic, Fire Crystal! This card inflicts 600 points of damage to my opponent!" A red crystal appeared above Tiffany's head and exploded, dealing damage to her.
Elie: 1800 LP
Tiffany: 2000 LP
"I end my turn!"
"My turn! Draw!" Tiffany drew her next card. "I summon the Melodious Diva Opera!" A cute little girl in a pink and blue dress appeared.
Melodious Diva Opera: Level 4/LIGHT/Fairy/2300 ATK/1000 DEF
"When Opera is summoned, she can't attack. I end my turn."
"My turn. Draw! I activate the Magic card, Card of Demise! With this card, I draw until I have five cards in my hand! And on my fifth Standby Phase after this card's activation, I discard all cards in my hand!" Elie drew until she had five cards in her hand. "I summon Antique Gear Cannon!" A small tank made of gears appeared on the field.
Antique Gear Cannon: Level 2/EARTH/Machine/500 ATK/500 DEF
"Next I activate the Magic card, Machine Duplication Technique! I target one Machine-type monster with 500 or less ATK and Special Summon up to two more copies of that monster from my deck!" Two more Antique Gear Cannons appeared on the field. "And I activate all three of their effects! By releasing them, I can inflict 500 points of damage to my opponent! Since I'm releasing three, that's 1500 points of damage total! Not only that, my opponent also cannot activate Trap cards during the Battle Phase!" The three monsters fired shots at Tiffany. The girl moved around, in an attempt to avoid the shots while looking for an Action Card. Just when she saw a card right on the platform above her, the missiles hit the one she was on and destroyed the platform above her, causing the idol to land on her butt.
Elie: 1800 LP
Tiffany: 500 LP
"Ouch! That hurts!" Tiffany cutely pouted. She then saw the Action Card fall in her opponent's hand.
"And this is a duel! In a duel, there will be opponents who uses cheap tactics to get what they want!" Elie scolded. "To think I have to go up against you to get to my idols." That sentence got everyone curious.
"Your idols? Who?"
Elie blushed at the question, apparently just realizing she had said something she shouldn't have. "Nothing you should worry about! Action Magic, Nanana! I increase Triple Bite Hound Dog's ATK by 700!" A cartoon drawing of a banana shaped like a 7 appeared on the field and gave Elie's Fusion monster a boost.
Antique Gear Triple Bite Hound Dog: 2000 + 700 = 2700 ATK
"Battle! Triple Bite Hound Dog! Attack Opera!" The Machine-type monster destroyed the Fairy-type.
Elie: 1800 LP
Tiffany: 100 LP
"I end my turn! And at this point, Triple Bite Hound Dog's ATK returns to normal," Elie ended.
Antique Gear Triple Bite Hound Dog: 2700 - 700 = 2000 ATK
"You have only one turn. Better make your move wisely."
"What turnaround! Tiffany is in a huge pinch!" Kazato shouted. "Will the former idol be able to turn this around?! Or is this the end?!"
Tiffany got up and dusted herself off. 'She's good,' she thought. 'At least she doesn't really hate me as an Obelisk to an Osiris. And not only that, her eyes. They're similar to her eyes.' Her mind went back to Kohaku's twin sister when they first met. 'Filled with loneliness... Hope that someone can accept them... Discrimination... As well as a hint of what I usually see in my fans' eyes.'
"My turn! Draw!" Tiffany drew her next card. "I can see it in your eyes. How much you want to win this duel. However, I'm not going to lose here. I made a promise to advance to the next round! Magic card, A Moment of Peace! Both players draw a card and take no damage until the opponent's next End Phase!" Both girls drew a card. "I end my turn."
"All you did was stall. And also, you said, you know how much I want to win? Don't kid me! Someone like you wouldn't understand how I feel! Draw!" Elie drew her next card. "I end my turn!"
"You're right. I don't understand how it feels. However, it doesn't mean I don't know anyone who's like you. Draw!" Tiffany drew her next card. "And I am not just talking about winning this duel; I was talking the feeling of being discriminated! I end my turn!"
"You're nothing but talk. And know nothing! Draw! Battle! Finish her, Antique Gear Triple Bite Hound Dog!" Her monster fired flames from its three mouths. Tiffany was engulfed in them, much to most people's shock.
"Tiffany's been-!"
"-beaten!" Shou and Hayato shouted.
"That's not true," Kohaku calmly told them. The two were confused, until they looked back on the field and saw the girl still standing, her Life Points unchanging.
"What?! How?!" the female 'Antique Gear' duelist demanded.
"A Moment of Peace's effect ends on the opponent's next turn. In other words, your second End Phase," Tiffany told her.
Elie gritted her teeth at the careless mistake. "I end my turn with one card face down. This time, you do have only one turn."
"And I'll make use of this turn. Draw!" Tiffany drew her next card. "I activate the Magic card, Double Magic! By discarding one card from my hand, I can activate a Magic card from my opponent's graveyard! I discard the Action Magic, Avoid from my hand and activate Fusion from your Graveyard! With it, I fuse Melodious Diva Aria and Sonata from my hand! Echoing melodious voice! Flowing melody! Resonate as one and give birth to a new voice! FUSION SUMMON! Now come to the stage, Melodious Maestra Meisterin Schubert!" A blue-skinned woman with orange hair in a black dress with orange frills appeared on the field.
Melodious Maestra Meisterin Schubert: Level 6/LIGHT/Fairy/2400 ATK/2000 DEF
"And I activate her effect! Once per turn, I can banish cards that were used for a Fusion Summon in either player's Graveyard and give her 200 more ATK for each card banished this way until the end of the turn! I banish from your Graveyard, Antique Gear Hound Dog, Antique Gear Double Bite Hound Dog and Fusion and grant her 600 more ATK!"
Elie had other ideas. "I activate my Trap card, Reusable Gear! This card allows me to banish an 'Antique Gear' monster from my Graveyard and give its ATK, DEF and effect to a monster I control! I activate Antique Gear Double Bite Hound Dog's effect and place a Gear Counter on Melodious Maestra Meisterin Schubert!" The audience gasped in shock as the spirit of the two-headed Antique Gear appeared and sent a Gear Counter at Tiffany's monster. It then fused with Triple Bite Hound Dog.
Melodious Maestra Meisterin Schubert: 2400 + 400 = 2800 ATK
Antique Gear Triple Bite Hound Dog: 2000 + 1400 = 3400 ATK
(Reusable Gear: Target one 'Antique Gear' monster you control. Banish an 'Antique Gear' monster from your Graveyard; the targeted monster gains the banished monster's ATK, DEF and effect until the End Phase)
"Even if my monster was weaker, if you attack, it will be destroyed," Elie said.
"Oh man! She was so close!" Judai said.
"And yet, it doesn't look like she was done with her turn," Alex noticed. The rest of the group took a better look and saw that he was right; Tiffany wasn't finished yet.
"Did you forget?" Tiffany spoke. "The other two cards on my field." Elie's eyes widened as she had just remembered of the two set cards on the female Osiris' field. "Let's go! Trap card, open! Beckoning Light! By discarding my whole hand to the Graveyard, I can add a LIGHT monster from my Graveyard to my hand!" She sent the last card from her hand back to the Graveyard and added Melodious Diva Serenade to her hand. "And lastly, I activate the Trap Card, Fusion Reserve! I reveal a Fusion Monster from my Extra Deck and add one of its Fusion Materials from my deck to my hand! Also, I add Fusion from my Graveyard to my hand!"
"What Fusion?! You-!" Elie stopped herself as she realized something from the current turn.
"The card I discarded was Fusion! And from my deck I add the Melodious Songstress Solo! And activate Fusion!" As soon as she added the two cards to her hand, she immediately activated her Magic card. "Amazing voice! Serene grace! Resonate as one and give birth to a new voice! FUSION SUMMON! Appear now on the stage, Melodious Choir Bloom Diva!" A huge sakura flower appeared. As it bloomed, an angelic girl in a white dress came out of it.
Melodious Choir Bloom Diva: Level 6/LIGHT/Fairy/1000 ATK/2000 DEF
Despite the low ATK, Elie saw that Tiffany still had a confident look on her face. "You seem pretty confident with that monster. Does that mean it has a scary effect? No... That couldn't be. It looks harmless."
"You were right the first time," the idol said. "And how about I show you? Battle! Bloom Diva! Attack Antique Gear Triple Bite Hound Dog!" This only confused everyone as they saw her newly summoned monster sang a note. One that was similar to a small sonic boom at Elie's monster. "Even an idol has a dangerous trick up her sleeve! Bloom Diva's effect activates! When she attacks a Special Summoned monster, she isn't destroyed! Instead, it's the monster she battles that gets destroyed!"
"But that doesn't change the fact that-!"
Tiffany cut Elie off. "Afterwards! All Battle Damage I would've taken goes to my opponent instead! Reflect Shout!" Much to the Obelisk's shock, Bloom Diva summoned a green typhoon from her mouth that blew Triple Bite Hound Dog away. The force of the attack also blew her away, and brought the duel to an end.
Elie: 0000 LP
Tiffany: 100 LP
WINNER: TIFFANY!
The audience was stunned in silence at the results. The silence was broken by clapping. They turned and saw Kohaku and her parents standing from their spots, silently and happily clapping at the performance before them. One by one, slowly but surely, they all applauded at the two duelists.
"It's decided! After the rough back and fourth, the winner of this match is none other than Tiffany Adagio!" Kazato announced.
"That is by far, the most thrilling duel ever," Kate stated.
Tiffany walked up to Elie, who was on her knees.
"They were actually the only ones," she heard. "I was bullied by a group of Obelisk Blues for being a nerd. I would've told my father, but I wanted to handle my problems on my own. And then, they appeared. I was bullied one time, when those two came and stopped the bullying. I thought they were going to tease me as well and ran off. But instead, they dueled those guys in my place and got them to stop bullying. Instead, the group that usually bullied me started to be nice. I was hoping to at least see one of them in the finals, to give them my thanks for changing my life."
Tiffany placed a hand on her shoulder. "Instead of telling them in a duel, how about you tell them in person? Changing other people's opinion sounds like Kohaku. Depending on how much pride they have." She reached a hand out. "What do you say? How about joining out friendly group?"
A smile slowly formed on Elie's face as she accepted the handshake. Everyone applauded in approval to the scene before them.
"Now that is what I call good sportsmanship," Kazato said.
"I agree with you," Kate nodded. Speaking through the mic, she then said, "Will the two duelists exit the field? We have one more match to get to for the first round." Elie and Tiffany obliged to the request, as Bella and her opponent stood from their spots and walked down to the duel field.
