Coral: New chapter at last. And here, we will be having two duels, mainly because the first one was a bit too quick to finish. Now then, enjoy the story.
Normal dialogue
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)
Bella and Asuka were down on the duel field, waiting for Kate to select their Action Field.
"Okay. I think I got it," she said. "Let's go! Action Field, on! Field Magic, Infinite Bridges activate!" The two girls were suddenly on a bridge. In fact the area turned into a large empty space with nothing but bridges as footings. Even the audience were standing on bridges.
"Whoa! There are bridges everywhere!" Judai shouted.
Shou looked down and regretted doing so as he quickly moved away from the edge. "I can't see the ground; we're too far up."
"Oh come on. It's just a hologram. We only look like we're too far up," Alex said. Despite that, he was unsure himself if that was true.
"Even if this is a hologram, the fall will be real," Kohaku told them.
"So we will seriously die if we fall off?!" Jacko asked.
"Yeah." Those who were scared of heights took a step away from the railings.
Down on the field, Bella didn't at all seem okay with the field chosen. "Out of all fields, why does it have to be one that includes heights?" Yeah, she was that traumatized from all the training that had to do with heights as well as the time when Freakstar Dragon was first summoned.
"Calm down, Bella," Sakura told her.
"Don't tell me to calm down," she grumbled.
"Hey... Are you okay?" Asuka asked.
"Yeah... Just peachy..." Bella cleared her throat. "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! DUEL!"
Asuka: 4000 LP
Bella: 4000 LP
"I'll start!" Bella drew her sixth card. "I activate the summon Konohagakure Shinobi Team 7, Naruto in Defense Mode!" Her blonde ninja appeared on the field.
Konohagakure Shinobi Team 7, Naruto: Level 4/WIND/Warrior/1400 ATK/800 DEF
"I set two cards face-down and end my turn!"
"My turn! Draw!" Asuka drew her next card. "From my hand I activate the Magic card, Fusion! I fuse Blade Skater and Etoile Cyber! Elegant dancer, dancer of blades, become one and become a fierce dancer! FUSION SUMMON! Appear now, great elegant dancer, Cyber Blader!" Asuka's ace monster appeared on the field.
Cyber Blader: Level 7/EARTH/Warrior/2100 ATK/1800 DEF
"And I activate the Equip Magic, White Veil!" Cyber Blader had on a veil. "Battle! Cyber Blader attacks Naruto!" Her monster went to attack Bella's lone monster. "At this time, White Veil's effect activates! All of your Magic and Trap cards are destroyed!"
"I activate the Instant Magic, Tailed-Beast Changer to release Naruto and Special Summon his inner beast!" Bella attempted.
"It's useless. White Veil prevents my opponent's Magic and Trap cards from activating." All of Bella's back row was destroyed.
"In that case, using Naruto's effect, I discard one card from my hand to the Graveyard and prevent his destruction!"
Naruto endured the kick. "Man that hurts," he stated.
"Then, I Special Summon a Shadow Clone Token!" At Bella's words, Naruto did some hand movements and summoned a copy of himself.
Shadow Clone Token: Level 2/WIND/Warrior/700 ATK/400 DEF
"At this time, since there are two monsters on my opponent's field, Cyber Blader's effect activates! Her ATK points are now doubled! Pas de Trois!" Asuka's monster glowed a red aura as her power doubled.
Cyber Blader: 2100 x 2 = 4200 ATK
"I set one card face-down and end my turn," Asuka ended. She then leapt down to the bridge under her and started to look for an Action Card.
"My turn! Draw!" Bella drew her next card.
'This is bad. I have to do something to get rid of Cyber Blader,' she thought. The 'Shinobi' duelist looked at her hand and an idea was formed in her head.
"I summon Konohagakure Shinobi Team 10, Ino!" Her blonde ninja appeared on the field.
Konohagakure Shinobi Team 10, Ino: Level 4/WATER/Warrior/1000 ATK/800 DEF
"Because you now control three monsters, Cyber Blader's ATK returns to normal." At Asuka's words, the boost her monster got left her.
Cyber Blader: 4200 / 2 = 2100 ATK
"However, I activate her effect! By discarding one card from my hand, I can take control of one of my opponent's monsters!" Ino used her special technique on Cyber Blader. However, the Fusion Monster didn't change sides. "What's wrong, Ino?"
"Her monster... Why isn't it coming over?" the female ninja questioned.
"Cyber Blader has another effect," Asuka spoke. "If my opponent controls three monsters, they can't use the effects of their Magic, Trap or Monster cards."
"What?! So then... I can't do anything?!"
"That's smart," Misawa complimented. "Due to Naruto's effect, for every card she discards to her Graveyard, a Token will be summoned on her field."
"And since 4200 ATK is too high for her to overcome, not only did she have to summon a monster, but also a monster that may force Cyber Blader to leave the field," Elie continued.
"In turn, it actually backfired on her," Seth finished.
"Come on Bella! You can do it!" Kohaku cheered.
Bella looked at the lone card in her hand and ended her turn. At that call, she ran across the bridge to find an Action Card for herself.
"My turn! Draw!" Asuka drew her next card. "I summon Cyber Gymnastics!" A masked, muscular woman appeared on the field.
Cyber Gymnastics: Level 4/EARTH/Warrior/800 ATK/1800 DEF
Asuka grabbed an Action card from the floor. "Using Gymnastics' effect, by discarding one card from my hand to the Graveyard, I can destroy one Attack Position monster my opponent controls! I send the Action Magic, Evasion to the Graveyard to destroy Ino!" Her newly summoned monster went and kicked Ino hard, destroying her in one go.
"Ino!" Bella and Naruto called.
"And with Ino gone, Cyber Blader's ATK is doubled again! Pas de Trois!"
Cyber Blader: 2100 x 2 = 4200 ATK
"And I activate the Trap Card, Meteorain! This turn, my monsters can inflict piercing damage!" Bella widened her eyes in shock at the situation she was in. "Battle! I attack Naruto with Cyber Blader! Glissade Slash!" Asuka's ace card went to attack Bella's monster.
The psychic duelist spotted an Action card and snatched it. Unfortunately, by the time she got it, Naruto was already attacked. "Using Naruto's effect, by discarding one card to the Graveyard, I can prevent his destruction!" She discarded her non-Action Card.
"However, you still take the damage." At Asuka's words and to make her point, Bella felt the brute force of the attack.
Asuka: 4000 LP
Bella: 600 LP
"The moment I take damage, I activate the Action Magic, Damage Draw! If I take over 2000 points of damage, I draw two cards!" Bella drew more cards. "Also, with Naruto's effect, I Special Summon a Shadow Token!" Another clone was summoned, this time in Attack Mode.
"Because you have three monsters, Cyber Blader's effect changes!"
Cyber Blader: 4200 / 2 = 2100 ATK
"I attack your Defense Position Shadow Token with Cyber Gymnastics!" Asuka's muscular monster charged at the weaker token. Since Bella couldn't activate any card effects, she had to have her monster destroyed and take the attack.
Asuka: 4000 LP
Bella: 200 LP
"What a fierce play!" Kazato shouted. "Asuka had really shown no mercy!"
"With her Life Points close to zero, Bella would need a miracle," Kate stated. "Especially now that Cyber Blader's ATK is returned to being doubled." True to her words, Asuka's Fusion Monster had her ATK increased once more.
Cyber Blader: 2100 x 2 = 4200 ATK
"I end my turn," Asuka ended.
Bella gulped as she came to a stop. "My turn. Draw!" She drew her next card. "I activate the Magic card, Pot of Greed to draw two more cards!" She drew more and took a good look at her hand. The 'Shinobi' duelist saw nothing that could help her in the situation she was in.
'Now what?' she wondered. 'Although I have Kurenai in my hand, even if I do summon her out, her effect can only work if I have a member of her team on my field. She and Naruto aren't on the same team, so it's useless. And even with the Equip Magics in my hand, she's not strong enough to take out Cyber Blader. Just what can I...?'
"Bella!" she heard someone call her name. She looked and saw it was Kohaku calling for her. "Don't overthink things! That's not gonna get you anywhere! Just pick up your head and smile! Use all the resources you have!"
Bella widened her eyes at the last sentence and checked her Graveyard. In it, she saw some cards that could actually help her. With this newfound hope, she looked back at Asuka with a smile on her face.
"Are you going to allow that?" Kate asked her husband.
"Why not? We all need a helping hand at some point in time. And likewise, those helping hands can also become lessons," he simply answered.
"My. How wise, coming from you."
"From my Graveyard, I activate the Trap Card, Breakthrough Skill!" Bella declared, much to everyone's shock.
"What?!"
"A trap card from the Graveyard?!"
"Is that possible?!"
"That can't be!"
She ignored their words and continued with her move. "By banishing it from my Graveyard, I can negate the effects of one monster my opponent controls! I will negate Cyber Blader's effect!" A barrier appeared around Cyber Blader and reduced her powers to normal.
Cyber Blader: 4200 / 2 = 2100 ATK
"Cyber Blader?!" Asuka gasped in shock.
"And now, I activate the Magic card, Magical Stone Excavation! By discarding two cards, I can add a Magic card back to my hand from my Graveyard! I discard the Equip Magics, The Strongest Shield and Assault Armor to bring back Tailed-Beast Changer to my hand..." She added the said card back after sending two cards from her hand to the Graveyard. "... And activate it! With this, I send Naruto to the Graveyard to Special Summon the beast within him! Come on, Nine-Tailed Beast, Kurama!" Naruto changed into his most powerful form.
Nine-Tailed Beast, Kurama: Level 9/FIRE/Beast/3000 ATK/3000 DEF
"Time to go serious!" he shouted
"And I release the Shadow Token to summon Konohagakure Shinobi Team 8, Kurenai!" The copy was sent away and an older, female ninja appeared on the field.
Konohagakure Shinobi Team 8, Kurenai: Level 5/DARK/Warrior/2000 ATK/1500 DEF
"And now Battle! I attack Cyber Gymnastics with Kurenai!"
"Here I come!" Kurenai charged at her opponent and struck her hard, destroying her.
Asuka: 2800 LP
Bella: 200 LP
The two girls spotted an Action card on their bridge and ran to them as Bella declared, "Kurama! Attack Cyber Blader! And at this time, from my Graveyard, I activate the Trap card, Skill Successor! By banishing it, a monster I control gains 800 more ATK! And the one to get this boost is Kurama! Nine-Tails Beam!" Her monster roared as he gained more power and shot out his signature attack at his opponent.
Nine-Tailed Beast, Kurama: 3000 + 800 = 3800 ATK
Asuka got to her Action Card first. "Action Magic, Bi-Attack! This card doubles the ATK of one monster on the field! I'll use this effect on Cyber Blader and end this duel! Glissade Slash!" Her Fusion monster broke out of the shield she was in and gained more power.
Cyber Blader: 2100 x 2 = 4200 ATK
She bypassed the beam and charged at Kurama. At the same time, Bella ran to the Action card before her and saw that she wouldn't reach it in time. She looked to the side and saw an Action card on the rails of a bridge below her, one that she would get in time to possibly deflect the attack. Discarding her fears, she leapt off the bridge she was on and reached for the card. Everyone gasped at the risk she was taking.
"Bella!" her friends cried out.
She managed to get her card and immediately activated it. "Action Magic, Miracle Fire!" Flames suddenly appeared and seemingly engulfed her. At the same time, flames appeared all around Kurama's body.
Despite the flames being holograms, that didn't mean that the damage wouldn't feel real, especially from Bella. Or so they thought. "With Miracle Fire's effect, I can use the effect of one Action Magic that was used this turn! The one I'm using is Bi-Attack!" The audience looked and saw that Bella somehow got on Kurama's back.
Nine-Tailed Beast, Kurama: 3800 x 2 = 7600 ATK
"Let's try this again, Kurama! Nine-Tails Beam!"
"Got it!" Kurama replied as the flames around him swirled around his mouth. He shot out a colorful and powerful beam at Cyber Blader, ending the duel with a big bang.
Asuka: 0000 LP
Bella: 200 LP
WINNER: BELLA!
"And there you have it! The one to move on to the next round is Arabella Rosaline!" Kazato announced as the field reverted to normal. Everyone applauded for the girl.
Bella sighed in relief. "That was a close one," she said.
Asuka approached her. "That was quite reckless of you," she stated. "But then again, since you're going to be an Entertainment Duelist, you have to take big risks."
"Yeah. I actually thought I was a goner. But still, good duel." The two shook hands.
"And now that they have had their duel, shall we have our last pair of duelists for this round please join us on the field?" Kate requested.
Kohaku and Tiffany looked at each other.
"Let's make this duel extra entertaining," the female Ra said.
"Agreed," the female Osiris nodded.
The two former performers were on the field, while the two female Obelisks were in the audience.
"An idol vs a performer duel," Shou muttered.
"Considering their duel style, this is definitely going to be a fun duel," Judai stated.
"How so?" Jacko asked.
"You'll see," Bella replied.
"Okay. Here's a field that suits the two of you," Kate spoke. "Action Field, on! Field Magic, Grand Talent Stage!" The field changed into a stage with many props spread around them. There were also some balls floating around as well as floating platforms.
"Oh! I like this stage!" Kohaku exclaimed.
"Same here!" Tiffany nodded in agreement. "It really fits us!"
"Okay! Then let's do this, Tiffany! 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!" both said in unison.
"Action! DUEL!"
Kohaku: 4000 LP
Tiffany: 4000 LP
Before either of them could declare who would start the duel, both shouted, "Hola~! Bonjour~! Hello, everybody~!" The whole audience, except for a selected few, were confused at what was happening.
"In a stage like this, rather than one of us declaring who would start the duel, we would like everyone to decide for us!" Kohaku told them.
All of a sudden, everyone had a pen and paper in their hands. "We all would like you to write down the name of the duelist who would start first!" Tiffany explained. "After writing down the name, we would like you to fold the paper, and let it disappear."
"Then a spotlight will shine above the duelist who will take the first turn," Kohaku continued. "So everyone! Take your time and choose which duelist you'd like to take the first turn~"
"Of course, don't take too much time. We wouldn't want to be here all day, would we?"
Everyone just went along with what they said and wrote down the name of the first turn-taker. After that, they folded their paper, which then turned into a ball of light and flew up to the spotlights above them.
"Now then! With all the votes registered, let's see who the light will shine on!" Kohaku and Tiffany shouted in unison. The spotlights turned on and moved around the field. "And the duelist who will take the first turn is..." The lights all stopped on-
"Me! Fiore Kohaku!" the 'Circus Freak' duelist finished. "Let's go~ Draw!" She drew her sixth card. "Okay! From my hand, I activate the Continuous Magic, Fast Preparation! With it, once per turn, if I control no monsters, I am able to Special Summon a Level 4 or lower 'Circus Freak' monster from my hand! So come on, Circus Freak Dancer!" Kohaku's dancing monster appeared on her field in Defense Mode.
Circus Freak Dancer: Level 2/DARK/Spellcaster/600 ATK/1200 DEF
"And I also summon Circus Freak Trapeze Artist!" Her trapeze artist appeared on the field, also in Defense Mode.
Circus Freak Trapeze Artist: Level 4/DARK/Spellcaster/1400 ATK/1000 DEF
"And with this, the opening act will end here," Kohaku bowed.
"Your opening act ended. Mine has begun!" Tiffany declared. "My turn! Draw!" She drew her sixth card. "Hi, everyone~! I, Tiffany Adagio, am going to duel now~! When my opponent controls a monster and I control no monsters, I can Special Summon Melodious Songstress Solo!" A pink girl with blonde hair wearing a red dress appeared on the field.
Melodious Songstress Solo: Level 4/LIGHT/Fairy/1600 ATK/1000 DEF
"And when I control a 'Melodious' monster, I can Special Summon the Melodious Diva Sonata!" Her green fairy in blue dress appeared next on the field.
Melodious Diva Sonata: Level 3/LIGHT/Fairy/1200 ATK/1000 DEF
"And I will release these two monsters to Advance Summon Melodious Maestra Prodigy Mozart!" The two monsters were released and one of Tiffany's strongest monsters appeared on the field.
Melodious Maestra Prodigy Mozart: Level 8/LIGHT/Fairy/2600 ATK/2000 DEF
"And using her effect, 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
Kohaku realized something about her move. "Oh? Isn't this the same move you used against Elie?"
"Well, an idol likes to start off strong~" Tiffany admitted. "And when Serenade is Special Summoned, I can make an additional Normal Summon, so long as it's for a 'Melodious' monster! This time, it won't be another Advance Summon. However, who said it can't be a different summon later? I summon Melodious Songstress Sonata!" Her substitute Fusion card appeared on the field.
Melodious Songstress Sonata: Level 4/LIGHT/Fairy/1400 ATK/1400 DEF
"And now! Using her effect, I fuse her with Serenade and Prodigy Mozart! Angel's songstress, serene diva, resonate as one on the maestra's cue and give birth to a new voice! FUSION SUMMON! Appear now, Melodious Floral Saint Bloom Prima!" The three ladies came together and formed the floral 'Melodious' Fusion Monster.
Melodious Floral Saint Bloom Prima: Level 7/LIGHT/Fairy/1900 ATK/2000 DEF
"Bloom Prima gains 300 ATK for each Fusion Material used to summon her! Three monsters were used, so that's 900 ATK boost!"
Melodious Floral Saint Bloom Prima: 1900 + 900 = 2800 ATK
"Well well well? Isn't Kohaku in quite a pinch?" Kazato questioned.
"It does seem that way," Kate agreed. "And she would've been in a bigger pinch if she either had her monsters in Attack Mode or none at all."
Tiffany heard that and said, "Hmm... Then we'll have to try and change that luck, right~?" She looked around and saw an Action Card on one of the lights above them. She grabbed a dangling rope and swung herself to the light and got the card. "Action Magic, Opera Voice! This grants a monster the ability to inflict piercing damage this turn! And lastly, I activate the Continuous Magic, Fortissimo! With this card, once per turn, a 'Melodious' monster I control gains 600 ATK until the start of my next turn!" Bloom Prima had a red aura around her, signaling her power-up.
Melodious Floral Saint Bloom Prima: 2800 + 600 = 3400 ATK
(Opera Voice: Action Magic: Target one monster on the field. This turn, if that monster attacks a monster whose DEF is lower than the attacking monster's ATK, inflict Battle Damage to the controller of the targeted monster.)
"Tiffany has the advantage now!" Bella exclaimed.
"She's going to take away all of Kohaku's Life Points in one turn!" Jacko followed.
"Battle! I will attack Circus Freak Dancer! Soundwave!" Tiffany's monster shot out a musical note at her target.
Kohaku leapt on a floating ball and bounced herself to a flickering spotlight, where an Action card is embedded in it. She snatched it and activated it. "Action Magic, Improv Performance! This doubles the ATK and DEF of all monsters I control! Also, when Circus Freak Dancer is targeted for an attack, I can put a Circus Counter on any monster on the field! That monster will be none other than Circus Freak Trapeze Artist! Dance to your heart's content, you two~!" Said two monsters started to dance as soon as Trapeze Artist gained some dancing shoes on his feet. Dancer kicked the musical note into the air. Said note popped and many others rained down beautifully. Everyone was in awe at the sight before them.
Circus Freak Dancer: 600 x 2 = 1200 ATK/1200 x 2 = 2400 DEF
Circus Freak Trapeze Artist: 1400 x 2 = 2800 ATK/1000 x 2 = 2000 DEF
(Improv Performance: Action Magic: All monsters you control have their ATK and DEF double until the end of this turn)
Kohaku: 3000 LP
Tiffany: 4000 LP
Tiffany tilted her head. "That's strange. Dancer should've been destroyed even with the boost."
Kohaku giggled at the fact. "Well you see, Circus Freak Dancer cannot be destroyed by battle once per turn~"
"Nice defense!" Judai commented.
"With this, Kohaku is still in the game," Seth stated.
Tiffany simply pouted at her friend's move. "I guess I don't have a choice. For Bloom Prima's second attack, it will be on Dancer again! Repeated Soundwave!"
"Because Circus Freak Dancer was targeted for another attack, another Circus Counter goes to Trapeze Artist!" As Trapeze Artist now gained another counter, Tiffany's Fusion Monster shot out another note at her target, who simply danced. Dancer suddenly grabbed the note and leapt into the air. Both popped and more musical notes with lots of sparkles rained down on the audience.
Kohaku: 2000 LP
Tiffany: 4000 LP
"I will end my turn," the 'Melodious' duelist ended.
"At this time, Improv Performance's effect ends and Trapeze Artist's ATK and DEF are returned to normal."
Circus Freak Trapeze Artist: 2800 / 2 = 1400 ATK/2000 / 2 = 1000 DEF
"Then it's my turn!" Kohaku drew another card. "Wow! This is perfect! I activate the Magic card, Acrobalance! With this card, I can Fusion Summon a 'Circus Freak' Fusion Monster using monsters in my hand or field as Fusion Materials! I will fuse Circus Freak Trapeze Artist on my field with Circus Freak Time Space Magician from my hand! Performer of time and space, gain the athletic abilities of the athletic artist and become the new light that vanquishes the evil darnkess! FUSION SUMMON! Appear now, arcane magician with ancient power! Circus Freak Rune Magician!" Kohaku's multi-attacking Fusion Monster appeared on the field.
Circus Freak Rune Magician: Level 8/DARK/Spellcaster/3000 ATK/2200 DEF
"Alright! Kohaku has her ace monster on the field!" Judai cheered.
"But even so, Bloom Prima's ATK is higher. And even if she waits for next turn, Tiffany will just keep using Fortissimo and keep Bloom Diva's power higher than Rune Magician," Shou pointed out.
"Not unless if they get an Action Card," Asuka added.
As if on cue, Kohaku ran to floating, bouncy ball and jumped on it. She bounced forward to a pole ahead of her and grabbed it. Due to the momentum and the force, the pole bended a bit before re-straightening itself, rocketing Kohaku over to a platform, with an Action card on it.
"Action Magic, Courage Talent! This gives a weak monster 1000 more ATK until the end of the Battle Phase!" Rune Magician had a blue aura around him as his power increased.
Circus Freak Rune Magician: 3000 + 1000 = 4000 ATK
(Courage Talent: Action Magic: Target one monster on the field with the lowest ATK; that monster gains 1000 ATK until the end of the Battle Phase.)
"Now his ATK is higher!" Elie exclaimed.
"Battle! I attack Bloom Prima with Circus Freak Rune Magician! Ancient Light Blaster!" Rune Magician shout out a light ray from his staff at his target.
Tiffany, with Bloom Prima giving her master a jumping boost, grabbed an Action card above her. "Action Magic, Painless! This turn when a monster would be destroyed by battle, that monster isn't destroyed!" A barrier appeared around Bloom Prima and prevented her from destruction.
(Painless: Action Magic: Target one monster on the field; that monster cannot be destroyed by battle this turn.)
"However you'll still take the damage!" Kohaku pointed out, as her opponent felt the force of the attack.
Kohaku: 2000 LP
Tiffany: 3400 LP
"Also, Rune Magician's effect! When this card is summoned, he will attack a number of times depending on the total level of monsters used to summon him, excluding Circus Freak Time Space Magician! Trapeze Magician's level was 4, so for levels 4 or lower, Run Magician can make two attacks! Repeated Ancient Light Blaster!" Rune Magician shot out another light ray at Bloom Prima.
"Due to Painless's effect, Bloom Prima isn't destroyed!"
"But you'll still take the damage!"
Kohaku: 2000 LP
Tiffany: 2800 LP
"At this time, Courage Talent's effect ends," Kohaku continued.
Circus Freak Rune Magician: 4000 - 1000 = 3000 ATK
"I set two cards face-down and end my turn! And it is here that Circus Freak Rune Magician's additional effect activates!" Everyone was shocked to here that said monster had another effect. "During each of my End Phase, if this card has a Circus Counter on it, for each of its counter, my opponent takes 200 points of damage! There are two now, so that's 400 points of damage! Ancient Light Bullet!" The rings glowed and left Rune Magician's staff and suddenly shot themselves at Tiffany. Instead of going through her, the rings all circled around her at eye level at a fast pace. The speed was so fast, Tiffany got dizzy trying to follow either one of them and tumbled down from the dizziness.
Kohaku: 2000 LP
Tiffany: 2400 LP
"Now then... My turn is finished~" the 'Circus Freak' duelist ended at last. "Hey, Tiffany! Are you okay?"
The 'Melodious' duelist shakily got back up on her feet. "Y-Yeah... I'm fine~" so she said as she staggered around, her eyes in swirls. She shook her head and regained both her balance and her form. "My turn!" She drew her next card. "At this time, Bloom Prima's ATK reverts back to normal! However, I will use Fortissimo's effect to have her keep her boost until the start of my next turn! And I'll also activate the Continuous Magic, Branch! Battle! Bloom Prima will attack Rune Magician! Soundwave!" The 'Melodious' Fusion Monster fired her attack at her opponent, who took it at full force.
Kohaku: 1600 LP
Tiffany: 2400 LP
"And now to settle this! I attack directly with Bloom Prima! Repeated Soundwave!" Tiffany's monster shot out another attack, this time at the Ra duelist before her.
"I wonder about that!" she responded. "Trap Card open, Redo! This Special Summons back a Level 4 or lower 'Circus Freak' monster from my Graveyard! So return to me, Circus Freak Dancer!" One of Kohaku's monster returned to the field in Defense Mode. Bloom Prima ceased her attack at the sight of the monster before her.
"Che... So close. I end my turn," the former idol ended.
"That's a good call on the retreat," Kate stated. "Even if Dancer has a lower DEF compared to Bloom Prima's ATK, he still won't be destroyed by battle."
"Now then, Kohaku! I'm giving you this one chance to turn things around and raise our fans' excitement! You better not give us a fail performance!" Tiffany told her friend.
"Of course not! It's time for the Grand Finale~!!" Kohaku snapped her fingers, causing the field to go dark and have the spotlights all on her. "Hola~! Bonjour~! Hello everybody~!" Everyone went crazy at the call. "Now then, it's time to feast your eyes! Of the two talents before you all, exactly which is the best?! Is it one where you sing and make everyone's hearts beat faster and louder than it normally beats or is it one that raises the crowds' excitement to the heavens?! Don't look away from this performance! My draw!" Kohaku drew her next card. "I activate the Instant Magic, Early Performance! With it I special summon a Level 4 or lower 'Circus Freak' monster from my hand or deck! From my deck, I summon out Circus Freak Trampoline!" Kohaku's trampoline-like monster appeared on the field.
Circus Freak Trampoline: Level 2/DARK/Spellcaster/400 ATK/900 DEF
"When Trampoline is Special Summoned, he will send back cards on the field equal to the number of 'Circus Freak' monsters on the field! Give them all a big hug, Trampoline~!" The happy monster did as ordered and went to attempt to give the opposing 'Melodious' monster a hug, but it was instead sent back to Tiffany's Extra Deck. "Oh? It seems that instead of a hug, Trampoline accidentally sent Bloom Prima back to the Extra Deck instantly. Looks like today isn't your huggable day either." Trampoline slouched at the fact. "But you know what you can do?" The low-level monster looked back at his master. "Give Tiffany some love taps~!" Trampoline seemed to have agreed with the fact and danced around happily. "Well what do you know? Trampoline really is a people-person." Dancer suddenly sat on the floor, hugging his knees and a cloud of depression over his head. "Huh? You want to give some love too?" The once-depressed monster looked back and nodded happily. "Well, if you insist! Then let's give Tiffany some of those love taps!" The two monsters raised their fists in agreement.
"Kohaku's monsters really know how to go along with her in doing performances," Hayato said.
"Well, having the archetype name 'Circus Freak', they might as well," Alex pointed out.
"And now! Let's do battle! I attack directly with both Circus Freak Trampoline and Circus Freak Dancer!" The latter monster went first, bouncing on the former's trampoline-belly to shoot himself over to Tiffany and flicked her head.
Kohaku: 1600 LP
Tiffany: 1800 LP
"Ouch!" she cried out, holding her forehead in pain. She looked back ahead of her in time to see Trampoline coming at her and slapped her silly. Thankfully enough, the slaps weren't that hard, but they sure were fast.
Kohaku: 1600 LP
Tiffany: 1400 LP
"And lastly, I activate the Trap Card, Grand Blastoff! With this effect, by releasing one 'Circus Freak' monster I control, I can inflict damage to my opponent equal to that monster's ATK!" A cannon appeared right next to Kohaku. Dancer went in it and a target sign appeared on Tiffany's shirt.
"Uh-oh," Tiffany spoke as she quickly ran to find an Action Card.
"Counting down in five... four... three... two... one... FIRE!" Kohaku pulled a trigger and Dancer was fired right at his target.
The female Osiris found her card and leapt from platform to platform and caught it. "Action Magic, Acceleration! This negates an effect damage!" Tiffany backflipped over the monster and landed on her feet, as Dancer exploded into fireworks.
"Oh man! Just a little bit more!" Judai complained.
"But even so, Kohaku wouldn't finish her this turn," Shou said.
"No. This is good," Alex corrected.
"He's right. Everything's set now," Bella supported.
"Looks like you're still not done with your turn," Tiffany noticed.
"Of course! Because it is here that the real fun will begin! From my Graveyard, I activate Acrobalance's second effect! By banishing it, I can banish monsters from my Graveyard to perform a Fusion Summon for a 'Circus Freak' Fusion Monster! The monsters I'm banishing are Circus Freak Time Space Magician and Circus Freak Dancer! Performer of time and space, move to the same pace as the dancing performer and give birth to a new light! FUSION SUMMON! Appear now, Circus Freak Dancing Magician!" Time Space Magician appeared, now wearing street performers clothing and red tap dancing shoes.
Circus Freak Dancing Magician: Level 6/DARK/Spellcaster/2000 ATK/2500 DEF
The audience looked on in either shock or awe. Shocked that Kohaku still had something up her sleeves and awe that she will actually finish the duel this turn.
"Now go! Circus Freak Dancing Magician! Rhythm Breaker!" The newly summoned monster charged at his opponent and ended the duel with a good kick in the gut.
Kohaku: 1600 LP
Tiffany: 0000 LP
WINNER: KOHAKU!
Everyone cheered at the outcome.
"And there you have it! The winner of this duel is none other than Fiore Kohaku!" Kazato announced.
The female Ra walked up to the female Osiris and offered a hand.
"In the end you still won," Tiffany simply said as she accepted the hand.
"Looks that way," Kohaku agreed as she pulled her up. "But it was still a fun duel. Everyone here thought so." As if to prove her point, the whole audience continued to applaud for the two female duelists down below.
"Now that this round is over, we'll be having another lunch break. Once we get back, Kazato and I expect to see the last four duelists on the duel field together," Kate announced.
