Coral: Finally have this chapter up! This time it is Seth vs Alex! Darkus vs Twilight! Let's see who will be victorious!
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'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)
After Judai and Misawa's duel, said duel ending with Judai's win, and Kohaku and Kazato's little moment, it was time for match two of the second round of the Representative Decisive Tournament. The ones to duel were Seth and Alex, both who were already on the field.
"A duelist with a DARK deck vs a duelist with a DARK and LIGHT deck. This will definitely be interesting," Kazato spoke. He then shouted, "Now then! With our two duelists on the field, how about we give them a field that best fits their deck?!"
Kate was already ahead of him and selected the perfect field for them. "Action Field on! Field Magic, Dark Sanctuary activate!" The field became quite dark and everyone was in a spooky kingdom.
"I-It's kind of scary in here..." Shou said.
"But it does fit both their decks," Elie said.
"They're lucky," Jacko complained. "If I was dueling in this field, I would show off my deck better."
"Maybe next time, Jacko," Bella said.
Down below, Alex started the chant. "Duelists locked in battle!"
"Kicking against the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters!"
"They storm through this field!"
"Behold! This is the newest and greatest evolution of Dueling!"
"Action!" everyone shouted along. "DUEL!"
Alex: 4000 LP
Seth: 4000 LP
"I'll start first! Draw!" Seth drew his sixth card. "When I have no monsters on my field, I Special Summon Darkus Warius from my hand!" A purple, buff orge in black armor appeared on the field.
Darkus Warius: Level 5/DARK/Warrior/2200 ATK/1200 DEF
"When summoned this way, Warius' ATK and DEF are halved," Seth added. A dark aura surrounded his monster as his power went down.
Darkus Warius: 2200 / 2 = 1100 ATK/1200 / 2 = 600 DEF
"Then I release Warius to summon Darkus Reaper!" The ogre was suddenly covered by black fire and changed into a purple and black reaper, a purple scythe in hand.
Darkus Reaper: Level 5/DARK/Fiend/2400 ATK/2000 DEF
"I end my turn with one card face-down!" Seth finished.
"Now this is a strong start," Kazato said.
"Indeed. Now I wonder how Alex will respond to that start," Kate agreed.
Speaking of, it was his move. "My turn! Draw!" He drew his sixth card. "I summon Kaiser Sea Horse!" His LIGHT Sea-Serpent Monster entered the field.
Kaiser Sea Horse: Level 4/LIGHT/Sea Serpent/1700 ATK/1650 DEF
"I set two cards face-down and end my turn!" Alex then ran to find an Action card, in which Seth noticed.
"I won't let you get one! Draw!" He drew his next card. "I summon Darkus Fear Ripper!" His black and purple big-clawed monster appeared on the field.
Darkus Fear Ripper: Level 4/DARK/Fiend/1900 ATK/1300 DEF
"I activate his effect to change his attribute to FIRE!" Fear Ripper's color changed into red and orange.
Darkus Fear Ripper: DARK -} FIRE
"Next I activate the Magic Card, Fusion! With this I fuse Darkus Fear Ripper and Serpenoid from my hand! Red mysterious devil, black snake! Become one and give birth to a new power! FUSION SUMMON! Appear now, Darkus Centorrior!" His purple centaur warrior appeared on the field.
Darkus Centorrior: Level 6/DARK/Warrior/2600 ATK/2000 DEF
"Battle! I attack Kaiser Sea Horse with Reaper! Death Scythe!" Reaper charged at Alex's lone monster.
Alex found an Action Card on a knight's helmet and grabbed it. "Action Magic, Battle Lock! This turn my opponent's monsters cannot attack!" Chains appeared and bind Seth's monsters.
"Trap Card open! Sneak Attack!" Seth activated his face down. "By releasing one 'Darkus' monster, I can destroy one monster my opponent controls and deal damage to them equal to the destroyed monster's ATK!" Reaper merged with the shadows and made his way over to Kaiser Sea Horse and Alex. The older Ra saw an Action card and ran to it, but was too slow for his monster was destroyed and he took damage.
Alex: 2300 LP
Seth: 4000 LP
"Damn it..." he cursed as he got back up.
"I set one card face-down and end my turn," Seth ended.
"My turn! Draw!" Alex drew his next card. "I banish Kaiser Sea Horse from my Graveyard to Special Summon Somber-Black Dragon Collapsarpent from my hand!" Alex's black and orange dragon appeared on the field.
Somber-Black Dragon Collapsarpent: Level 4/DARK/Dragon/1800 ATK/1700 DEF
"Next I activate the Equip Magic, Different Dimension Revival! With this, I am able to Special Summon a monster from my Banish Zone! Return to me, Kaiser Sea Horse!" Alex's monster returned to his field. "Kaiser Sea Horse counts as two releases for a LIGHT Monster! I release him to Advance Summon Light and Darkness Dragon!" One of Alex's best monster appeared on the field.
Light and Darkness Dragon: Level 8/LIGHT/Dragon/2800 ATK/2400 ATK
Despite summoning one of his strongest monsters, Alex still ran in search for an Action card. 'If I just declare for an attack, Seth's face-down might activate and trigger Light and Darkness Dragon's effect and weaken it enough for Centorrior to beat it. I have hurry and find an Action card before that happens,' he thought. He spotted one just on a scary painting at the end of one set of stairs. He snatched it and smiled at the card. "Battle! I attack Centorrior with Light and Darkness Dragon! Shining Breath!"
Instead of his set card, however, Seth got an Action Magic himself and activated it. "Action Magic, Miracle! This negates a monster's destruction through battle and halves the battle damage one would've taken from that battle!"
Alex knew his monster can't resist using his effect and had no choice but to use it. "I activate Light and Darkness Dragon's effect! By paying 500 of its ATK and DEF, I can negate the activation of a card or effect and destroy it! Dark Baptism! And Action Magic, Attack and Defense Exchange! This switches a monster's ATK and DEF stat! And I'll use this effect on Darkus Centorrior!"
"Don't think I still don't have a counter for this. Trap activate! Blackout!" Black mist appeared and surrounded the monsters. "During the Battle Phase this turn, my opponent cannot declare attacks or activate any other card effects!"
"What?!" Alex gasped, as his cards' effects were negated, as well as his monster's attack.
"Also, I draw one card for each DARK monster on the field. If I recall, Light and Darkness Dragon counts as a DARK Monster. In other words, I'll draw three cards."
"In that case, I switch Somber-Black Dragon Collapsarpent to Defense Mode and end my turn!" Alex ran to an Action Card.
"My turn! Draw!" Seth drew his next card. "I activate the Continuous Magic, Antimatter Burst!"
"At this time, Light and Darkness Dragon's effect activates and negates your card's effect with the cost of 500 ATK and DEF!" Alex shouted. "And I activate the Instant Magic, Charge!" Alex activated his face-down. "This gives Light and Darkness Dragon 700 more ATK! Just enough to protect itself from Centorrior's attack!"
"I wonder about that. I activate the Instant Magic, Double Dimension! This negates the effects of Magic cards this turn! And that includes Action Magic!" Alex gasped as he watched his monster get weaker for practically nothing.
Light and Darkness Dragon: 2800 - 500 = 2300 ATK/2400 - 500 = 1900 DEF
"Battle! I attack Light and Darkness Dragon with Centorrior!" Seth's monster went to attack Alex's. One jab with its weapon and the Dragon-type monster was destroyed.
Alex: 2000 LP
Seth: 4000 LP
"I activate Light and Darkness Dragon's effect! When destroyed, I destroy all cards I control to Special Summon a monster from my Graveyard! And I activate the Trap card, Rope of Life! By discarding my whole hand to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon a monster that was destroyed by battle from my Graveyard! Return to me, Light and Darkness Dragon and Kaiser Sea Horse!" Alex's monsters returned to the field in Defense Mode. "Since Light and Darkness Dragon was Special Summoned back on the field, his ATK and DEF are reverted back to normal. Also, the monster summoned by Rope of Life gains 800 more ATK!"
Light and Darkness Dragon: 2800 + 800 = 3600 ATK
"And since Somber-Black Dragon Collapsarpent was sent from field to Graveyard, I add his counterpart, Shimmering-White Dragon Wyburster from my deck to my hand!" He added said card to his hand.
"Then I guess I'll set one card face-down. Turn end," Seth finished. He then ran up the stairs to search for an Action card.
"I draw!" Alex drew his next card, bringing his hand to two. "Battle! I attack Darkus Centorrior with Light and Darkness Dragon! Shining Breath!"
The 'Darkus' duelist found an Action card on a vase and activated it. "Action Magic, Avoid! This negates a monster's attack!"
"With Light and Darkness Dragon's effect, I pay 500 ATK and DEF to negate the effect! Dark Baptism!"
"I activate my Trap Card, Shadow Fusion! By discarding one card from my hand to the Graveyard and targeting one DARK Fusion Monster from my Extra Deck, I can banish one 'Fusion' and that Fusion Monster's Fusion Materials to Special Summon that monster! I banish my recently discarded Darkus Hydranoid and Darkus Serpenoid! Great fearsome hydra, gain the power of the piercing snake and give birth to a new power! FUSION SUMMON! Appear now, undying creature of darkness! Darkus Dual Hydranoid!" Seth's two headed Fusion Monster appeared on the field.
Darkus Dual Hydranoid: Level 6/DARK/Dragon/2600 ATK/1300 DEF
At the same time, Light and Darkness Dragon's power went down for the Action Magic.
Light and Darkness Dragon: 3600 - 500 = 3100 ATK/2400 - 500 = 1900 DEF
"Try and attack me. Go on. I dare you," Hydranoid challenged.
Alex was aware of Dual Hydranoid's effect and saw Seth running in search for an Action Card. "Like I'll let you," he muttered as he began his own search. "I will resume the battle and have Light and Darkness Dragon attack Dual Hydranoid! Shining Breath!" His monster shot out another breath attack at Dual Hydranoid.
To Alex's horror, Seth already found and Action Card and activated it. "Action Magic, Dark Energy! This gives a monster 500 more ATK and piercing damage! I give this effect to Dual Hydranoid!" The 'Darkus' monster had a black aura surrounding its body, flowing with power.
(Dark Energy: Action Magic: Until the End Phase, a monster gains 500 ATK and inflict piercing damage)
"Damn it..." the older Ra cursed. "Through Light and Darkness Dragon's effect, I pay 500 of its ATK and DEF to negate and destroy that effect! Dark Baptism!"
"I activate Dual Hydranoid's special ability to negate Light and Darkness Dragon's effect and gain 500 ATK! Destruction Impact!" Seth's Fusion Monster jumped into the effect move and grabbed onto his opponent.
Darkus Dual Hydranoid: 2600 + 500 + 500 = 3600 ATK
The Fusion Monster then slammed Light and Darkness Dragon onto the ground and shot out powerful energy balls at the downed dragon.
Alex: 1500 LP
Seth: 4000 LP
"What a play! Seth completely destroyed Light and Darkness Dragon!" Kazato shouted.
"It seems that Light and Darkness Dragon's one weakness really is Action Duel. With so many usable cards on the field, it's easy to put that monster on the same level as a Level 4 or lower monster," Kate observed.
In the audience, Alex and Seth's friends were mostly shocked at what had occurred.
"Light and Darkness Dragon was defeated!" Bella shouted.
"Guess Seth wasn't a genius prodigy for nothing," Misawa said. "Especially with this kind of duel."
"Light and Darkness Dragon's effect instantly activates when a card effect is activated, so in Action Duels, it's actually at a disadvantage," Jacko said.
"Well, it's a good thing Light and Darkness Dragon is gone," Kohaku said. Everyone looked at her in shock.
"You see this as a good thing?" Asuka asked.
"Because Light and Darkness Dragon is preventing Alex from going all out." It was when she said that, most of them knew what she meant.
"I should thank you for getting rid of Light and Darkness Dragon, even though it pains me to see one of my aces gone," Alex said to Seth.
"I know what you mean. After all, I wouldn't really call this a duel against you if I don't go against your true ace," Seth replied.
"Spoken like a true duelist, aren't we? In that case, I activate the Magic Card, Pot of Greed to draw two more cards!" The Twilight Duelist drew two more cards. "I'll switch Kaiser Sea Horse to Defense Mode! I set one card face-down and end my turn!"
"At this time, Dark Energy and Dual Hydranoid's effect wears off." As soon as the young Ra said that, his monster's ATK was reverted back to normal.
Darkus Dual Hydranoid: 3600 - 1000 = 2600 ATK
"My turn! Draw!" Seth drew his next card. "I summon Darkus El Condor!" A black and purple totem-shaped, shaman-like monster appeared on the field.
Darkus El Condor: Level 3/DARK/Spellcaster/1000 ATK/1000 DEF
"Darkus El Condor can allow a Fusion Summon for a 'Darkus' Fusion Monster without the use of 'Fusion'! Also, he can be used for a substitute Fusion Material! So I fuse Darkus El Condor as Darkus Dual Hydranoid with Darkus Centorrior! Fearsome two-headed hydra. Drain the power of your comrade and reach a new level! FUSION SUMMON! Appear now, deadly draconic hydra! Darkus Alpha Hydranoid!" Hydranoid's true form appeared on the field.
Darkus Alpha Hydranoid: Level 8/DARK/Dragon/3000 ATK/2000 DEF
"Well this is going to feel weird," Dual Hydranoid said. "I'm fighting alongside my stronger counterpart."
"I'm guessing there's only one Hydranoid soul," the Twilight duelist asked.
"Guilty as charge," Seth replied. "However, don't think that I'll go easy just because you got something right about my deck! I attack Kaiser Sea Horse with Alpha Hydranoid! Indigo Nightmare!" His monster prepared to attack his target. "And at this time, Alpha Hydranoid's effect activates! When this card attacks a Defense Position Monster with a lower DEF than his ATK, he inflicts piercing damage to the opposing player! Final Demolition!" The attack went through Alex's monster and hit the duelist.
Alex: 150 LP
Seth: 4000 LP
"Next, I'll have Dual Hydranoid attack the player directly! Go! Dual Gazer!" Dual Hydranoid released a dose of his attack at Alex, who leapt over the rail to avoid the attack and reach an Action card on the floor below him. "You won't escape!" The attack redirected itself just to get to its target, who managed to get the card.
"Action Magic, Damage Vanish! If I were to take Battle Damage, I can reduce it to zero!"
"Dual Hydranoid's effect! Once per turn, I can negate the activation of a card and destroy it! And then Dual Hydranoid gains 500 ATK until the End Phase! Destruction Impact!" Seth's monster's attack just got bigger and more fearsome as it inched closer to Alex.
Darkus Dual Hydranoid: 2600 + 500 = 3100 ATK
"In that case, Trap Card, Defense Draw activate! This reduces a Battle Damage I would've taken to zero and allows me to draw a card!" A barrier appeared and protected Alex as he drew his next card.
"However, it won't save you from Dual Hydranoid's second attack! Dual Gazer!" The DARK Monster released another pair of energy balls at the defenseless opponent.
"From my hand, I activate Freakstar Dragon's special ability! If I were to take at least 2000 worth of damage, I can Special Summon this card and negate that attack!" Alex's crazy dragon partner appeared on the field.
Freakstar Dragon: Level 4/DARK/Dragon/1500 ATK/2000 DEF
"Oh yeah! Time to go... FREAKY!" the newly summoned monster shouted in English, as he suddenly had on a creepy mask that miraculously scared off the attack. Freakstar removed the mask, laughing wildly.
The audience became either nervous or slightly frightened at the new monster.
"Must you request that kind of monster?" Asuka asked Kohaku.
"Must you hide your true feelings from-?" Before Kohaku could finish that question, Asuka was pinching and pulling her cheeks incredibly hard.
"Must you still bring that up?" she asked in a scary tone. Seeing her like this, everyone around them left Kohaku to her painful fate. All of Kohaku and Bella's monsters couldn't help but feel pity for the girl.
"She should've learned her lesson," Hibiki said.
"This coming from you?" Chris asked.
Back on the duel field, Seth and Alex resumed their duel, despite feeling uneasy about the newly summoned monster themselves. Even Seth's monsters, namely Dual Hydranoid, felt uneasy about him.
"Are you... always this crazy?" he dared ask.
"Not crazy; FRRRRRREAKAY~!" Freakstar corrected with pride.
"Anyway... I end my turn," Seth ended.
"My turn then. Draw!" Alex started his turn and drew his next card. "I activate the Magic card, Painful Choice! I reveal five cards from my deck and you have to choose which of those five will be added to my hand!" The cards Alex revealed from his deck were two Eclipse Wyvern, Allure of Darkness, Black Core, and Gaia, the Knight of Polar Knights.
"Those five cards... In that case... Gaia, the Knight of Polar Knights to your hand!" Alex added the card to his hand.
"And now... Things are about to get wild around here! I activate Eclipse Wyvern's effect! When they're sent to the Graveyard, I can banish one Level 7 or higher LIGHT or DARK Dragon-type monster from my deck! Since two of them are in my Graveyard, I banish two monsters! And those two are Dark Armed Dragon and Lightray Diabolos!" The Twilight Duelist pocketed the two cards from his deck. "And now, from my hand I activate Shimmering-White Dragon Wyburster's effect! By banishing one DARK monster from my Graveyard, I am able to Special Summon this card! I banish Somber-Black Dragon Collapsarpent to Special Summon it!" Alex pocketed another card and summoned out his LIGHT Dragon-type monster.
Shimmering-White Dragon Wyburster: Level 4/LIGHT/Dragon/1700 ATK/1800 DEF
"I now banish these two monsters to fuse them! Dragon that runs at his own pace, dragon that shimmers about! Become one and give birth to a new twilight! FUSION SUMMON! Appear now, dragon born from the light and darkness! Twilight Dragon!" Alex's ace monster appeared on the field.
Twilight Dragon: Level 10/LIGHT/Dragon/? ATK/? DEF
"First, Freakstar's effect! When used to summon a Dragon-type Fusion Monster, I can banish one card in my Graveyard and one card deck face-up! The two cards I'm banishing are Light and Darkness Dragon from my Graveyard and Lightray Madoor from my deck!" Two more cards were pocketed. "When Twilight Dragon is summoned, not only are his ATK and DEF 200 times the total Level of all Banished LIGHT Monsters in our banished zone, he also banishes card on the field equal to the number of DARK monsters in both our Banish Zone! There's only one DARK Monster in my banished Zone and two in yours! That means I am able to banish up to three cards! I choose to Banish your monsters!"
"Like I'll let you! I activate Dual Hydranoid's effect! Your Twilight Dragon's effect is negated and the dragon itself is destroyed! Destruction Impact!" Seth's two-headed Fusion Monster released its attack on Twilight Dragon and destroyed him.
Darkus Dual Hydranoid: 2600 + 500 - 3100 ATK
Everyone was shocked at the scene before them.
"Alex's ace monster was destroyed!" Shou shouted.
"Now what will he do?!" Tiffany asked.
Out of everyone, Kohaku was the only one who was smirking.
Down on the field below, Seth also noticed that Alex didn't seem that upset of his monster's destruction. "What's wrong? I defeated your ace monster!"
"Do you really think I changed my duel style to just focus of Twilight Dragon? Think again! I activate Twilight Dragon's special ability!" The audience and Seth were even more shocked at the next move. "When he's destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, I can banish him instead to bring back monsters that were used to summon him! So return to my side, Freakstar Dragon, Shimmering-White Dragon Wyburster!" The smoke from Twilight Dragon's destruction cleared and revealed the two monsters that were used to summon him.
"OH YEAH! That was some freaky stuff there!" Freakstar shouted.
"However, for your duelist to leave you in Attack Mode, he must be a fool," Dual Hydranoid assumed.
"Oh ho?! Think again!" As soon as the DARK Dragon-type said that, he was suddenly surging with power, as well as Shimmering-White Dragon Wyburster.
Freakstar Dragon: 1500 + 100 x 8 = 1500 + 800 = 2300 ATK
Shimmering-White Dragon Wyburster: 1700 + 100 x 8 = 1700 + 800 = 2500 ATK
"What the-?! Where did that boost come from?!" Seth demanded.
"Twilight Dragon also grants its Fusion Materials more power," Alex replied. "And it is here I summon Gaia, the Knight of Polar Knights!" His black knight of his white horse appeared on the field.
Gaia, the Knight of Polar Knights: Level 4/DARK/Warrior/1600 ATK/1200 DEF
"And now I activate his effect! By banishing one LIGHT Monster from my Graveyard like Kaiser Sea Horse, I grant one of my monsters 500 more ATK! I give this boost to Shimmering-White Dragon Wyburster!" The spirit of Alex's monster appeared and fused with his LIGHT Dragon-type.
Shimmering-White Dragon Wyburster: 2500 + 500 = 3000 ATK
"Your monster may have gotten stronger, but you're still far from being able to defeat me!" Seth declared.
"I wonder about that. Battle! I attack Darkus Alpha Hydranoid with Wyburster! Shimmering Spark!" Alex's declared dragon was surging with electricity as it charged at Seth's ace monster, who fired his own attack at this opponent. The LIGHT Dragon avoided the shot and collided with its opponent, destroying them both. "And now I attack Dual Hydranoid with Freakstar Dragon! Crazy Shooting Star!" Everyone was shocked at the declaration.
"Wait a second! If you attack, you'll lose!"
"From my hand, I activate the Instant Magic, Chaos Empowerment!" Alex activated the last card that was in his hand. "With this card, a monster I control gains 500 ATK for each monster in either player's Banish Zone! The monsters banished are your Darkus Hydranoid and Serpenoid and my Light and Darkness Dragon, Lightray Diabolos, Dark Armed Dragon, Lightray Madoor, Somber-Black Dragon Collapsarpent, Kaiser Sea Horse and Twilight Dragon! That's a total of nine monsters and 3600 ATK! And the monster gaining this boost is Freakstar Dragon!"
"Time to go SUUUUUUUPEEEEEERRRRRR FREAKY!" said monster shouted as he took flight.
Freakstar Dragon: 2300 + 3600 = 5900 ATK
(Chaos Empowerment: Instant Magic: Target one monster your control; that monster gains 400 ATK and DEF for each monster in either player's Banish Zone. That monster gains one of these additional effects depending on the monster's original Attribute:
LIGHT: Gain Life Points equal to its original ATK or DEF
DARK: Inflict damage to your opponent equal to its original ATK or DEF)
Seth spotted an Action card on his side and ran to it. Likewise, Alex saw a card on his side and dashed to it. Both boys snatched their cards.
"Action Magic, Shadow Scratch! This prevents a monster from attacking and activating its effects!" Seth shouted. Freakstar's shadow came out of the ground and went to stop its original self.
(Shadow Scratch: Action Magic: Target one monster on the field. That monster cannot attack or activate its effects)
The two monsters went closer and closer, about to collide when suddenly, the shadow stopped in its track. Freakstar went pass it. The shadow looked around before scratching its head, as if wondering what it was doing. After shrugging its shoulders, the shadow vanished.
"What?!" the Ra prodigy gasped.
"Action Magic, No Action! This negates the effects of Action Card!" Alex called, revealing his card.
With no other protection, Seth looked up at the falling dragon and saw that the fall was similar to watching a shooting star. In fact, everyone noticed that.
"That attack..." Kazato spoke.
"Is there a problem, honey?" Kate asked her husband.
"Far from it actually." She noticed a small grin on his face.
Soon enough, the attack hit and Dual Hydranoid got destroyed and Seth's Life Points went down drastically.
Alex: 150 LP
Seth: 1200 LP
"And lastly! I activate Chaos Empowerment's second effect! Depending on the monster's Attribute, I can activate one of the two other effects it has! Freakstar Dragon is a DARK monster! As a result I will inflict damage onto you equal to his ATK or DEF!" Freakstar formed a black energy ball between his hands and tossed it at Seth, ending the duel.
Alex: 150 LP
Seth: 0000 LP
WINNER: ALEX!
Everyone cheered as the field returned to normal.
"That's the result! The winner moving on is Alejandro Nagase!" Kazato announced, causing everyone to cheer even louder.
"Nice duel, you two!" Judai cheered.
"Good win, Alex! Seth you did great too!" Kohaku followed.
"They did great," Jacko stated.
"Yeah. But in the end, there can only be one winner," Bella pointed out.
Down on the field below, the two Ras approached each other.
"That was a fun duel, Seth," Alex commented.
"Same here. I never thought you had that kind of trump card on you," the young prodigy stated.
"I guess so."
Seth held out his hand. "Good luck in the next round."
Alex accepted the hand and shook it. "Of course!"
"Now then, moving on to the next match, we have Arabella Rosaline and Tenjoin Asuka dueling each other," Kate announced.
"So next round is Bella and Asuka," Elie said.
"Which means the last match will be us," Tiffany said, referring to herself and Kohaku.
"Let's make our duel the most entertaining one of them all," the 'Circus Freak' duelist told the 'Melodious' duelist.
"In the mean time, let's do our best in our duel," Asuka said to her opponent.
"Let's," she nodded in agreement.
