Siri and Huo's duel might end here. Having only 800LP left, Siri's only hope is her two face-downs. However, Huo still has 3000LP with Speeder Burrow at 2800atk points and Tempest Tenrun having 2500atk points.
"This duel could be over right here!" Marcy announced as Tenrun got closer and closer for the final attack.
"I activate my trap! I play Flashing Starlight!" Siri said with Huo getting ready for whatever it does. "This trap card allows me to take a Lady Starlight and summon it to the field! I'm summoning out Lady Starlight Dark!" She summoned out a new Lady Starlight with this one in purple crystal armor and purple skin with a triangular headpiece. She also had 1300atk points.
"She's not strong enough to take down Tenrun!" Huo said.
"She doesn't need to be!" Siri said. "First, I'm activating her special ability! When she is summoned to the field, I can take a Lady Starlight from my graveyard and summon her to the field! I'm busting out Lady Starlight Earth!" She brought back another Lady Starlight with this one wearing orange crystal armor and had a square-shaped head piece and had 1400atk points.
"Siri has managed to bring out two monsters, but I don't think this means she's safe." Marcy announced.
"That's right. One battle from either of my monsters and this duel is over." Huo said.
"That's why I'm playing my other trap card!" Siri said. "I play Star Neutralizer! Since I have two Lady Starlights on the field, this trap card causes the battle phase to end."
"You mean I can't attack?!" Huo said as he wasn't expecting that.
"Siri managed to hang in there after all! This girl is still going!" Marcy announced. Huo thought he had her, but her two trap cards did manage to keep her from taking anymore damage. He couldn't stop himself from laughing.
"What are you laughing about?" Siri questioned.
"That was an awesome move." Huo said. Siri wasn't expecting a compliment.
"You actually like what I did when it cost you you're win?" Siri said.
"Yeah. You really got some skill." Huo said. "That's what makes dueling an opponent like you so much fun." Siri never had someone compliment her dueling when they couldn't win. Huo appears to be having a great time even though he isn't winning. It had her think of someone else. "Well, since I can't attack, I'm just going to play this card facedown to end my turn."
"Since we've reached the end of the turn, Star Neutralizer's countereffect kicks in. The two Lady Starlights I have must return to my deck." Siri said as both her monsters were transported back to her deck.
"Siri is left defenseless again. What can she really do against Huo now?" Marcy questioned.
"I'm not sure what you can do, but I can't wait to find out." Huo said. Seeing him like this is having her rethink on so much.
'Amazing. He's having fun, but it's not just because he's winning.' Siri thought. 'I've never seen anyone have such a great time in a duel unless they were winning. It's like he actually wants me to come close to beating him so he can continue having this kind of fun.' Being from Promin Academy, Siri was taught to use dueling like a weapon, as means to dominate your opponent. However, being in this duel, meeting Zoey and the others, and learning what Promin Academy has really been doing has her rethinking a lot about dueling. 'I have to admit... He's got some skill, too. I'm actually enjoying myself.' "Okay! Let's keep the fun times going!"
"Yeah! That's what I like to hear!" Huo agreed.
"My turn!" Siri said as she drew her next card and it was just the card she was hoping for. "I'm activating the effects of Lady Starlight Wind from my hand! With this, I can send her to the graveyard and pull out a spell from my graveyard that is for my Lady Starlights!" She discarded the card and pulled out the card she wanted. "The card I choose is Starlight Rebirth!"
"That's the card that allows you to bring back two of your monsters." Huo said.
"Good memory. Here it comes!" Siri said as she played her spell. "With this, I'm bringing back Lady Starlight Light and Lady Starlight Water!" She summoned out her two monsters once again. "Time for some real fun. I owe this move to the friends I've made. Zoey, Yukin, this is for both of you. The summoning conditions for this monster is that one has to be a fellow Lady Starlight. I fuse the forces of water with the forces of light!" Siri was taking a shot in elemental summoning as water and light swirled around their respective monsters.
"What's this?! Siri is attempting an elemental summoning as well!" Marcy announced as this was getting exciting. The two monsters came together and forged the way for a new monster.
"I elemental summon an ice attribute! I summon Lady Starlight Ice!" Siri said as she brought out a new monster. This Lady Starlight was in crystal armor that was like ice and she looked like a fellow queen with her also having a snowflake-like piece on her head. She also had a total of 2800atk points.
"An elemental summoning?! That's awesome!" Huo said as he practically had stars in his eyes.
"Wait until you see what she can do." Siri said. "Lady Starlight Ice, attack Tempest Tenrun with Blizzard Starlight!" Ice fired a powerful cold blast and it hit Tenrun. Tenrun was frozen solid and he ended up being destroyed with Huo's life points dropping to 2700.
"Oh man! Not my ace!" Huo said.
"The bad news just keeps coming. I activate Ice's ability!" Siri said. "After she destroys a monster, I can destroy one other monster on the field. After that, the one in control of that card takes damage equal to that monster's original attack points! Say goodbye to Speeder Burrow!" Ice generated her own blizzard and Burrow ended up frozen solid with it shattering. The ice smashed against Huo as his life points dropped to 500.
"This duel has been balanced out again. They're both low on life points. We must be near the end of the duel here." Marcy announced.
"I end my turn. Let's see what you can do now, Huo." Siri said. With Siri ending her turn, the outcome of this duel could all come down to what he draws next.
"Pretty good move, Siri. You've got a strong monster, but I won't let that stop me." Huo said as he reached for his deck. "I draw!" He drew his next card and end up being Speeder Dice.
"This could be Huo's last chance. He better do something now or this could be it for him." Marcy said.
"So, do you have anything that can help?" Siri asked. "I hope you don't give us a disappointing ending to this duel."
"Believe me, it won't be." Huo said. "I'm fighting for someone else myself." He envisioned Rini when he thinks about what he fights for. During the duel, he unknowingly was mentally connected with Yukin. "I'm fighting for my friends, to bring joy once more." It wasn't just Yukin. He was connected to Drewsin as well. "I'm also fighting to be free from all the pain, for all of us."
"What?" Siri said as she felt like she was dueling against Yukin and Drewsin for a second. With Huo's determination, a new path to a new power opens.
"It's a bit of a gamble, but I'm going for it!" Huo said. "I'm going to start by playing my face-down! I play Accelerated Strife! With this, I can bring back one synchro that's in my graveyard! Come on back, Tempest Tenrun!" Tenrun resurrected on the field and flew out with it back to 2500atk points. "However, I have to synchro summon again this turn or I lose 1000LP."
"You're planning to synchro summon again?" Siri questioned.
"That's right! I'm going to do just that by summoning out Speeder Dice!" Huo said as his dice came out and it having 100atk points. "I now activate Speeder Dice's special ability! A dice is rolled, and Speeder Dice becomes the level of the result."
"You're taking quite the gamble. If you don't get the number you need to synchro summon, you're going to lose." Siri said.
"Risk is part of the fun!" Huo said. He went through with it as a dice was rolled and the number ended up being a three. "It's a three! That means Speeder Dice becomes a level three, which is just what I wanted!"
"You're kidding! You got what you wanted?!" Siri questioned.
"That's right! With that, I now tune my level three Speeder Dice with my level seven Tempest Tenrun!" Huo said. His dice broke apart into three rings and formed around Tempest Tenrun. Tenrun turned into seven stars, but a tornado shot through instead of a beam. "Fly even higher and bring forth the storm! I synchro summon Hurricane Tenrun!" He summoned out a brand new version of Tenrun. Tenrun's energy wings became as clear as crystal. His black and white armor became a little more broad as well with green energy blades coming out of his arms and legs. His attack points also went to 3200.
"Would you look at that! Huo has called on one powerful monster!" Marcy said. "That monster could actually blow away the competition."
"It might be stronger, but not strong enough to end this duel." Siri said.
"That could easily change." Huo said. "I'm activating Hurricane Tenrun's special ability! I get to draw one card! If it it's a tuner, Hurricane Tenrun's attack points double!"
"You're taking another risk?!" Siri said.
"You better believe it!" Huo said as he placed his hand on his deck like he wasn't afraid. "I draw!" He drew his card, the one card that could decide the duel. "How about that! It happens to be the card I got back! It's Speeder Wheelie! Since he's a tuner, Hurricane Tenrun's attack points double!" Hurricane Tenrun's attack points increased all the way to 6400. There's no way Siri can stop that. "Hurricane Tenrun, bring it on home! Attack with Storm Shredding Spiral!" Tenrun flew high into the sky to build momentum. When he started to come down, he spun around with great speed and formed a twister. Tenrun came straight down at Ice and she ended up being destroyed when he smashed against her. That took out the last of Siri's life points.
"It's all over! Huo has one and is soaring high now!" Marcy announced.
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Yukin
When the duel ended, Yukin snapped out of whatever trance he was in. He looked around and was confused for a moment ago, he was looking at the same things Huo was looking at.
"What just happened?" Yukin questioned.
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Drewsin
Drewsin was affected as well. His body could still feel the adrenaline that came from the duel. He was taking deep breaths and was trying to compose himself.
"Drewsin? What's wrong? Are you okay?" Zoey asked out of concerned.
"I...don't know." Drewsin claimed.
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Rojin
Rojin wasn't very satisfied with the result of the duel. He smashed his fists against his desk in frustration as he didn't want it to end like this.
"I thought that girl would have done anything to take the win. She is from Promin Academy after all." Rojin said. No way he was going to let Siri go so easily. "Come in, men. I want Siri brought to me. Wait for my signal." He informed his officers over his console. Once the order was set, he had something else to take care of. "As for Yukin, I'm sure he's going to try something. I need to keep him busy until I have both Siri and Zoey." Rojin might have had a couple set backs, but he still has some plans. He's determined to make sure he gets his way no matter what.
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The Arena
Now that the duel was over, Siri and Huo rode their way back to the arena. Huo pulled over, but he was still confused as to what happened to him.
"That was weird. What was all that stuff happening to me earlier?" Huo said as he removed his helmet. He tried thinking about it, but he just brushed it off. "Who cares? At least I won."
"Huo..." Siri said and got his attention. She held out her hand to him and did something unlike those in Promin Academy. "Thanks for the duel. I haven't had a fun like that in a long time." Huo was glad to hear that as he reached out and the two ended the duel with a friendly handshake.
"Look at that." Marcy announced. "Now what a great way to end another duel in the All Grand Prix."
"You're a little weird, but you're a great guy." Siri said and actually smiled. When she did, Huo could have sworn he was looking at Rini again.
"Rini!" Huo called as he actually lunged himself at her, but Siri stopped him the only way she could.
"Actually, forget what I just said." Marcy said.
"Not Rini. Even she doesn't hit that hard." Huo said and practically collapsed. Siri thought he was rather annoying, but still enjoyed the duel.
'Yukin, you say dueling is about fun and forming bonds. I think I'm staring to see what you mean.' Siri thought as she left and was glad she got to experience this.
'She was right. This was a great duel.' Huo thought as he enjoyed the duel himself. Suddenly, he felt something ominous. He looked around to see where it was coming from until he looked at the very top of the arena and saw none other than the most dangerous and menacing duelist from Promin Academy, as well as who he's really been looking for: Yuan. 'I may have won, but it looks like I got another challenging duel ahead of me.'