AN: Time for the other half of the Sudden Adventure OCs to fight against the other Group of relevant duelists that I had at the time of Publishing the first chapter! ;-)
One other thing ahead: sadly, the Story Hidden Power has been deleted from this site, so should that Special happen, I will replace Genryu with someone else. But I will keep that a suprise until I reach that respective Goal.
L1 Shota Hanamura POV Xyz Dimension
(duel in progress)
"You're done, Xyz Scum and LDS trash!", my opponent said, "I end my turn, and since I control two monsters, Furaidaten will deal 2000 damage to the xyz one and and Fujin will deal 1000 damage to the LDS member! "
"Do you think that's everything we have? I activate Quantum Damage Counter, this negates all effect damage and lets me summon Super Quantum Monsters with equal or lower ATK from my deck, I negate both of your card and summon Red Layer and three Alphans!"
"My turn, then!", the LDS member, Ibuki Ichiyanagi said, "I still have Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon, sooo... say goodbye to that Star! (Yasuhiro LP: 4000-1000) And back to Shota!"
"I still have a complete set of five face-downs.", Yasuhiro said, "It just wasn't worth it for such a pathetic monster. Though I am suprised at how you managed to copy the four dimensional dragons, but even if you manage to steal the one belonging to Yuri, we have cards much stronger than that!"
"Tch.", I snarled, "Don't think you can bluff yourself out of this one. I end this just with Red Layer, attack!"
"I activate Ultimate Magic Cylinder! This one doesn't negate attacks, but it deals you the damage equal to the ATK of monsters you control, and three zeroes, 3000 and 2000 make 5000, more than enough for your measly 100." (Ibuki LP: 100-5000=0 Shota LP: 100-5000=0)
WINNER: Yasuhiro Kirifuda
"I could've ended this sooner, but in case any cowards are watching from the sidelines, I had to prove their fears of Academia's duelists being unbeatable, even if you can defeat their overpowered monsters, right.", he said.
"D-don't even think about carding us! I have a weapon against it!", I declared. the succes rate might be incredibly low, but I can assure you, I'm not bluffing.
"What the?! You could've told me sooner!", Ibuki exclaimed.
"Really? And pray tell what is it?", he asked, clearly not taking me seriously.
"Just try to do it and you'll see.", I challenged him.
"You have a countermeasure that allows you to fight an army, by increasing your starting life Points, I know. But even the Obelisk Force can handle that. But I only have to card LDS' rainbow-haired strangely inconspicuous spy."
I guess I should explain a few details here. First, yes Ibuki had a huge rainbow-colored hairdo. I would've assumed that you would instantly find out if there was an LDS member looking like her, but hiding in plain sight/taking a Refuge in Audacity is a much better strategy than I would ever have assumed.
Why we're dueling together?
LDS has lost three of their best members out of the blue, but still had Yuto and Shun to go and get allies from the Resistance in the Xyz Dimension of which I am a part of.
And our duel, well you don't care about a 100% detailed summary, do you?
My secret weapon is actually a malfunctioning dimensional Transporter built into my duel disk, which got damaged a week ago, if I activated it, it would bring everyone in the vicinity god-knows where.
At least, that's my assumption. I tested it out by jumping in the way of the carding ray and pressing the travel button.
We found ourselve in a strange dark void, where we saw an equally strange golden knight and an old hag in Wizard robes in a duel. Who both noticed us instantly.
"Who are you?", the golden knight asked, "I don't remember gathering a new envoy, especially not in the middle of a duel."
"Ugh, Shota what did you do?", Ibuki asked.
"Damn you, Xyz scum! You may have used some interdimensional Transporter to take me down with you! But you didn't get to save your partner!", Yasuhiro yelled at me.
"Well, you found that one out quickly.", I snarled back at him, "We should be more concerned with that these two strange people are going to do with us now!"
"Well, it seems we have three potential new allies for our respective causes.", the hag said.
"Fine. Perhaps we should cut of this fight to examine those three.", Golden Knight mused.
"Uhhhhhhhhhhhh….. Why exactly were you two dueling? And what do you mean 'envoys'? Like in Black Luster Soldier Envoy of the beginning?", Ibuki wondered.
"Regardless of that. I defeated both of them. You can disregard the other two.", Yasuhiro said.
"We will tell you everything after you passed a certain test.", Golden Knight answered.
"And you're really taking a break from your current feud, just to see how you're going to split them up?", I asked.
"Our 'feud' is more complex than what you are seeing right now.", the had claimed, "But you seem to come from a set of four dimensions, similar to one of my own envoys, so we do need to aquaint you with Link Summoning."
"Link Summoning? What, are you from a hidden fifth Dimension? Or from another kind of world altogether?", Yasuhiro demanded.
"And you're enemies. How you do decided the method of testing who gets whom? And what happens if we fail? I really don't want to end up as space dust between the dimensions.", Ibuki said, twiddling her fingers.
"We will each alternate with one rule concerning the method. If whose turn it is to add a rule doesn't want to add anything, it will start."
"I will begin.", the hag announced, "First rule: I will gain two of them. I don't need all three of you"
"Second rule: We let them duel against our envoys.", Golden Knight added.
"Third rule: If one side, defeats a duelist from the other, the winner will duel against the next duelist from the loosing side."
"Fourth rule: the winner will retain his Life Points from the previous duel."
"Fifth rule: both players will retain the field from the end of the previous duel."
"Sixth rule: the duelists will have to learn the Link Summoning rules through Trial and error."
"The hell!?", I shouted, "You want to put us at double the disadvantage?!"
"Seventh rule.", the hag continued, ignoring us, "We will send in envoys, equal to the number of duelists we add to our roster."
"Eigth rule: both teams will have to discuss their dueling order beforehand with each other."
"I have no rule to add.", the hag finished.
"Just great, I have to briefly fraternise with the enemy...", Yasuhiro snorted.
"Yeah, I'm a bit annoyed we don't just have a battle royal under this new system.", Ibuki agreed.
"Since one of you is an academia member, I think you will like who I'll send in.", Golden Knight said, "Welcome to Jean Michel Roget."
A posh guy in Purple robes and with a long nose entered the room.
Immediately Yasuhiro hurled at him before being held in his tracks by a golden glow surrounding him.
"Bastard! So you left Academia for THIS guy?!", Yasuhiro screamed at him.
"I don't think I've met you. Master Dusktopia why are these three people present and why are you meeting the Dark Sagess right now?", then he noticed the hag and showed a priceless shocked reaction, and I'm assume he isn't the kind of Person that gets shocked often, "H-how-"
"We interrupted a duel between us to see who gets whom of those three duelists that arrived out of the blue. I don't think I need all of them. Too many cooks spoil the soup.", Master 'Dusktopia' answered, "The Dark Sagess will soon bring two of the duelists on her side."
Then a Black Woman in a green Sweater and...
Is that Yuto?!
"Yuto, are you!? What the-?", I gasped.
"I assure you he is a much different person than the Yuto you know. But he can be Yuto, albeit not the one you know, on Occasion.", the hag asnwered.
"Why did you call us here all of a sudden?", the Woman answered.
Then the two proceeded to explain the situation, including that this is a dimension of a different kind than the summoning-type dimensions we know off. And I learned that the hag was called 'Dark Sagess' and the Woman and the boy looking like a tomato-hair colored (Yeah, sorry my first thought didn't have 'WITH DIFFERENT HAIR COLOR!' added to them) version of Yuto were called Futaba Miyabino and Yuya Sakaki.
But they said we'd have to find out about the 'Yuto on Occasion'-thing after the duel.
Then we were supposed to discuss our team orders.
"Yasuhiro last.", I said. I couldn't have that guy purposely clogging up our field with cards that only he could use if he wasn't gonna win.
"Fine by me. That way I won't be bothered by your cards AND have to leave any behind for you.", he said. *redo that line*
"Then I'll go first! Shota's probably better than me, since he beat me, Masumi, Yuto and Mike in a 1 vs 4."
"You sure about that? I had the bonus life machine activated for that one. And I needed it to survive it", I said, "And you managed to be a spy. Even with... that hair."
"Well, then I could spy out what this new 'Link Summoning' is about.", Ibuki argued.
"Then it's settled! Our order will be Ibuki, me, and finally Yasuhiro!", I told the two mysterious beings.
L2 Roget's POV
"I will go first.", I said.
"But with your improved version of the deck, I'm probably the weakest and should be fighting first.", Yuya Sakaki tried to argue.
"Yes, but I'll have less of an issue leaving my cards behind for the two of you, than taking over cards that don't mesh with my deck. Besides, I don't think that either of you would be that good of partners, so I shouldn't be between you.", I said, with unbridled honesty
"You're not mincing words, are you?", Futaba Miyabino asked, "But Yuya told me you considered that Sea Scales Guy a good partner?", Futaba Miyabino asked suspiciously.
"His deck is far stronger than either of yours, if you rationally calculate their strenght, even your HorReapers with Pro exclusive cards are nothing compared to them. It has nothing to do with friendship. Did you think we were actually something like that?"
"Uh, no. You probably just wanted to use a speech like that against me after I turned the Synchro Dimension on its head with my Entertainment Dueling.", Yuya said bitterly and yes, I did give him that speech, just so he would loose againt one of his own foolish idealistic concepts.
"With those tensions between us, Roget will be the first of us, then you and then me.", Futaba Miyabino concluded.
"We have also finished our discussion!", I announced to Master Dusktopia.
"Your opponents have concluded their order as well. First, you will duel Ibuki Ichiyanagi, then against Shota Hanamura and finally against Yasuhiro Kirifuda.", Dusktopia notified.
"They will have to duel against me first, then Yuya Sakaki and finally against Futaba Miyabino.", I answered.
"So, you're from Academia, Mister?", the strange-looking Girl that presumably is Ibuki Ichiyanagi asked.
"We don't need to exchange that Information.", I bluntly said, "This is just to see, who of us gains who as a new ally."
"Geez, fine. Let's duel!", she announced.
Ibuki Ichiyanagi (4000lp) vs Jean Michel Roget (4000lp)
"I will let you begin.", I said, These people may be familiar with Action Duels, so I didn't use Self Insert. The two on the enemies side will have to find out about this tool of us on their own.
"That's obviously just a trick.", Shota Hanamura pointed out, "You just don't want to make our first move, knowing what this Link Stuff is about."
"Obviously that is the case.", I answered, slightly annoyed, "Our masters are testing you under the harshest circumstances possible."
"Well, that's no problem for me!", the strange girl declared, "I use my Nekroz Kaleidoscope, which lets me summon my Herald of Arclight from the extra deck to the GY to ritual summon! I summon Nekroz of Unicore! (ATK: 2300) Now all monsters summoned from the Extra Deck will have their effects negated!"
"Good one! Now he has to get that one of the field before his Links can do anything to us!", that Shota cheered for her.
"A single Monster with 2300 ATK is something I can easily remove. If you don't want to be stranded between the dimensions, you Need more than that."
"Then let's see if I can get that!", she said, with Determination in her voice, "I ativate Pantheism of the Monarch, discarding Dominion to draw two cards"
"So her deck is as strange and colorful as her appearance and demeanor. Even coming from a world where duel monsters was never restricted by an Extra Monster zone, she will be an unpredictable opponent.", Futaba Miyabino concluded.
"And now I banish Pantheism from my GY, showing you three Monarch spells and/or traps, and making you pick one from them for my hand! I reveal Frost Blast of the Monarchs, another Pantheism, and Tenacity of the Monarchs!"
"You didn't reveal three Tenacities, considering the effect that card has, it's more than strange.", I said as I verified it with my duel disk, "So I assume you are unable to use it at the moment. I choose Tenacity."
"Well, you figured my bluff out. But I can also set the Pendulum Scale with Scale 4 Odd-eyes Pendulum Dragon and scale 8 Performapal Odd-eyes Unicorn!", she revealed.
"What? But Zarc- how can she have Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon? And it's a stronger Version with no Level restriction on doubling the battle damage and mine can-"
"Be quiet.", Futaba chided Yuya, "I don't think they should know about that fact."
"Who is this 'Zarc'?", Yasuhiro asked, narrowing his eyes.
"Well, regardless of that mystery! I now Pendulum Summon Mare Mare! (ATK: 2700) Then I normal summon Edea the Heavenly Squire! (ATK: 800) this lets me summon Phantom Knight of Ancient Cloak, as it has the 800/1000 stat line-up of all the other Vassals and Squires!"
"And now she's using Yuto's cards...", Yuya Sakaki muttered.
"Hey, I asked who this Zarc is. He seems to be connected to your summoning method dragons.", Yasuhiro repeated.
"You don't need to concern yourselves with that.", Dusktopia said, "In your world, the dimensional split would have had a very different reason to happen."
"So, the dimensions are split that way thanks to some guy?", Shota Hanamura asked.
"You can ask Yuya Sakaki that yourself if you get past me. Zarc might not even exist in your universe anyway, as Master Dusktopia has already said."
"If we just need to get past you, then I reduce Mare Mare's Level from seven to six and summon a token. (DEF: 200) I now tune my Mare with Edea to summon Ancient Fairy Dragon in defense mode! (DEF: 3000) With Edea sent to the GY, I cann add Pantheism back to my Hand!
I use my Pantheism again, discarding Tenacity to draw two more cards!
I then set two cards and end my turn! But I also use Odd-eyes' effect to destroy him and add Risebell the star summoner to my Hand!"
"Summoning a Monster from the extra deck, even though it would be negated. Unfortunately, Ancient Fairy Dragon is not strong enough to make me reconsider taking it out. It's not even remotely a 'punishment' for doing so.
My turn, draw. I activate Gold Mining which lets me draw two cards, but I have to banish an Earth-Attribute Monster afterwards or discard my whole hand. I choose to banish Ancient Gear Chess Pawn.
Ancient Gear Chess Queen can summon herself by shuffling a banished pawn back into my deck. (ATK: 2700)
But I will also use One for One, to summon him back onto the field from my deck. (DEF: 300)
Then I normal summon Rescue Rabbit. (ATK: 300)"
"And I thought I was supposed to be the silly one.", Ibuki Ichiyanagi muttered, "why are you using a cute bunny?"
"I only use this card, because victory is my main goal with my deck. Not self-expression. I will banish the rabbit and summon two normal monster with Level 4 or lower, in this case, two Robotic Knights to the field. (ATK: 1600)
Then I will set the Link Markers with them! Open yourself, circuit to my ultimate victory! The summoning conditions are two machine-type monsters! LINK SUMMON! Appear now, Qliphort Genius! (ATK: 1800 Markers: Bottom-left, Bottom-right)"
An eye-shaped damaged crystal appeared out of a Portal, which seemed heavily damaged, but a small soul crept out of the center crystal. It didn't seem dangerous and wasn't the most dangerous card in my deck, but it should suffice for now.
"So this is the new summoning method... well, but now you have to explain exactly what it does? Like, what do those arrows mean?", the eccentric girl pointed out.
"You will learn this by seing, so figure it out on your own. Also, I will now tune m Ancient Gear Chess Pawn to Queen and synchro summon Ancient Gear Commander! (ATK: 3000) "
While the previous two cards were mechanized versions of their respective chess pieces, this card was a roboticized Version of something that resembled an actual royal woman.
"So, to look at that card… well this is weird. It lets him banish AGs from everywhere but the banish zone, equal to the Link Rating, Level or Rank of Monster.
Then he destroys it or takes Control of it, if it stays where it was however, he either adds all of them back to his Hand or does that thing to his own monsters.
And then that thing gains 100 attack and defense for every banished gear. And then some card effect Immunity."
"That's the power betraying academia to synchro gave you? You wanted bizarre and strong cards?", Yasuhiro Kirifuda questioned me, "But don't think I didn't notice. That 'Genius' is one row above Commander, so Link Summoning must allow you to control at least 6 monsters."
"Oh, you're not keeping it to yourself?", I asked him curiously.
"Well, they can at least wear you down a little bit more if they know what Link Summoning is about.", he answered.
"But you can't use any of those weird powers without getting rid of Unicore!", the strange girl reminded me.
"Well, with that attack power, I am sure to do it once I enter the battle Phase, unless those face-downs are any danger to me.", I said, "I use the normal Polymerization to fuse two Ancient Gear Chess Knights together!
Mechanical Pieces in the game of kings, form an allegiance and become a new power! FUSION SUMMON! Come forth, Level 8, Ancient Gear Howitzer! (ATK: 1000) Chess Knight will now banish itself and his other self to assist my Howitzer with two equip spells! I choose United we Stand and Double Arms! (Howitzer ATK: 1000-3400 DEF: 1800-4200 Comannder ATK/DEF: 3300-3500)
You can worry about his effects after I disposed Unicore, speaking of which, Howitzer, destroy Unicore! (Ibuki LP: 4000-2900)
I immediately enter my Main Phase 2 and use Howitzer's effect to deal 1000 damage for every spell I Control, but with Double Arms, I get to double that amount!"
The fire of my Howitzer consumed her, but through the smoke, she shouted the activation of a card: "I use my Despair Struggle! With this my life Points will just become 100 instead (Ibuki LP: 2900-100) and I draw 1 card for every 1000 Points of negated damage!"
"So you indeed stole cards from us. And just like Tomato Hair's card, you created a better Version of it.", Yasuhiro noted, "The previous one could only be used if it was the only card on your field."
"We've been trying to gain an edge over Academia, so we looked for some ways to cheat. After all; all's fair in love and war!"
"Perhaps, I have been to hasty to end this.", I admitted, "I banish one other Ancient Gear Pawn, A second Queen and an Ancient Gear Golem, (ATK: 3200-3500) to take Control of your Phanto Knight as per Commander's effect."
"That proves my suspicion I had when I observed the position of your extra deck monsters.", Shota said.
"They've figured it out that quickly?", Yuya Sakaki gasped.
"Seems like neither of them will be dissapointed with their new duelists.", Futaba Miyabino commented.
"Indeed.", both Dusktopia and the Dark Sagess answered.
"Uh, maybe you should listen to what Shota has to say first.", Ibuki said, "he might be wrong after all. But I think I got it too."
"Why did he take Ancient Cloak and not Ancient Fairy Dragon? The answer is simple. Without Link Monsters or their arrows, you can only summon one monster from the extra deck. To summon something else, she needs to get rid of her dragon or use it as material.", Shota explained.
"That's what I though too.", Ibuki said.
"Well, then it's your turn now.", I said, "What are you going to do with that deduction of yours?"
"First, I draw! Then I flip up my face-down Prime Monarch and shuffle Tenacity alongside Dominion back into my deck to draw one card. I banish another Pantheism from my GY and reveal to you three Tenacities, but which one you choose doesn't matter.
I activate my Tenacity, reveal Evigishki Gustkraken and add the Monarch's Stormforth to my hand.
But it's not over. Without monsters on my side, I can banish Kaleidomirror and Unicore to add Nekroz Cycle to my hand."
"Whe went from one to eight cards in her hand in just a few effects.", Yuya muttered, "Roget can be lucky that the Link rules are restricting her."
I still doubt she will bring anything meaningful to the table.
"I'll start with another powerboosted card, The Monarchs Stormforth! I can now tribute monsters you control to summon a Monster. And unlike the original, I can still summon from the Extra Deck this turn.
Since this neatly bypasses the immunities your Howitzer gained from the equip card, I tribute him to summon Quickdraw Synchron! (ATK: 700)!"
"Go on, I have nothing to interrupt you.", I said.
"Now I use Nekroz Cycle to Tribute Ancient Fairy Dragon and Quickdraw to Ritual summon the Level 8 Valkyrus! (ATK: 2900) With his effect, I tribute Ancient Fairy Dragon and Gustkraken to draw two cards!
Then I activate Brilliant Fusion! I fuse Garnet and Edea from my deck to summon Gem-Knight Seraphinite, but since I got my material from the deck, she has no ATK! (ATK: 2100-0)"
"Ritual, Synchro and Fusion. She must have Xyz monsters as well.", Yuya muttered.
"Right, they were much less common in your world, if I recall correctly, so this is definetly a sign of great sill. But without Link Monsters, it's doubtful she'll make it far.", Futaba Miyabino noted.
"Now I use my Warrior Returning Alive to get Quickdraw back to my hand! Seraphinite lets me normal summon twice a turn, but before I Tribute Summon him, I attack your Genius with Valkyrus! (Roget LP: 4000-2900)"
It was barely a contest. Valkyrus simple pierced Genius' Crystal, shattering it.
"Alright, that's the first step! Now keep going!", Shota cheered for his Partner.
"She announced her intent to Tribute summon a Monster with 700 ATK for the second time in this turn, that only has the effect to summon itself and to replace 'synchron'-monsters when you Need a tuner.", Yasuhiro pointed out, "I doubt she'll do much more than that Little dent."
"Hey, just because I might not win this one, doesn't mean we should give up!", Ibuki shouted.
"Oh? I take it that you effectively surrendered?", I noted.
"But only effectively! I tribute my Valkyrus to summon Quickdraw No.2 and then overlay both of my monsters to summon Constellar Pleiades! (DEF: 1500)
I detach Quickdraw Synchron to bounce Ancient Cloak back to my hand, set one card and end my turn!"
"But he can just take Pleiades unless you bounce himself back to your own hand. Why?", Shota wondered.
"Well, my draws weren't as good as they needed to be.", Ibuki admitted, "at least Yuya has seen that I know of all summoning types! And well, I can at least prevent him from having a card of me on his side during the next duel."
"Then it's time to end this. My turn, draw.", I declared. And I will-"
"ah, ah, ah! I bounce Pleiades himself back to my hand, or more accurately, the extra deck."
"So all you could do was prevent me from overtaking anything of value.
But now I activate Ancient Gear Inverse Fusion! This allows to Fusion summon by using banished gears and putting them back into the graveyard, or those that are already there, back into my deck. I choose Howitzer, which you tributed, as well all as the Queen and Pawn already there to summon something even stronger.
Armory of the old ages, reassemple into your final form! FUSION SUMMON! Come forth, Level 11, Ancient Gear Ultimate Gatling Buster Howitzer! (DEF: 4700)"
The way Howitzer was upgraded was as crazy as its new name, with a lot more cannons. It was strange, but you already know that I put more value in effects rather than appearances.
"That cards effects are certainly nothing to laugh at. Unlike its name.", Yasuhiro commented.
"900 damage for every of his face-up cards, Immunity to everything but Ancient Gears and his equip spells. And then he can summon two Gears from his deck, not caring about summoning conditions. Definetly stronger than Furaidaten.", Shota snarled.
"What?", Yasuhiro growled.
"Looks like he has his determination back.", Futaba noted.
"Did it look like I lost it? Well, then it Looks like I accidentally fooled you.", Shota said.
"You can talk when it's your turn. I will use the effect of my new Howitzer, taking out the rest of Ibuki Ichiyanagi's life Points! (Ibuki LP: 100-1800=0)"
WINNER: Roget
"I'm sorry I had to leave a useless Light Unicorn and The Prime Monarch behind. But don't give up Shotes! Show them some our hidden tricks!", Ibuki cheered on.
"Hidden Tricks? There was something you didn't get to use against me?", Yasuhiro wondered.
"Too bad I can't tell you, since our opponents would instantly know what they are,", Shota snarled, "But I wouldn't have told you either way."
"If he could defeat them earlier without them being able to use that trick… Roget won't be able to defeat all of them.", Yuya Sakaki concluded.
"Ch. Anxious to get a turn?", I mocked him, "Now Master Dusktopia, do you have a judgement on our first candidate?"
"I will wait, until the last duel before I pass it.", he answered.
"I do have my preferences for her.", The Dark Sagess said.
"Let's not mess around and start!", Shota shouted.
Shota Hanamura (4000lp) vs Jean Michel Roget (2900lp)
"I'll start, draw! I use Higher Army Recruitment, which lets me add the Level 5 Warrior, Super Quantum Red Layer to my hand ! And since you're the only one with monsters, I summon it instantly! (ATK: 2000) I activate Emergency Teleport and summon Super Quantum Blue Layer from my deck! (DEF: 2000)
Finally, I normal summon Green Layer! (ATK: 1600)"
"You've summoned a bunch of monsters, very impressive.", I mocked him.
"Ts, normally I would agree with that, since he's from Xyz. But 1. I have seen that he's no loser 2. He's on my team for now, so I'm forced to entertain the notion the might have some sort of capability. I don't deny Facts. ", Yasuhiro said.
"Such a tsundere...", Ibuki muttered.
"You really are in the mood for jokes again. Beats me how considering how we might get stranded between the dimensions if we underperform. And you probably did just that.", Yasuhiro muttered.
"I'll show you my power now! I use Set Rotation to place one Field Spell on each of our fields. Unless they're face-up, we cannot use new ones, so now Geartown for a while.", he explained.
"And the card you forced onto my field is Magical Mid-breaker Field, which will lock me out of them once I flip it up. And since my Monster are already immune, its other effects will give you more protection than they will give me. However, with a face-up card my Howitzer will do more damage."
"But you'll still need two turns, three if you get unlucky twice in a row, to take me out with the damage from that.", Shota snarled back, "And that's all the turns I need!"
"But it he gets lucky in his next turn, you will loose. And if you manage to defeat Howitzer, he will gain two new monsters.", Futaba noted.
"We'll see about that and if it matters.", Shota snarled, "I'll use Double Ditch, witch actually lets me draw cards by destroying those on my field, but I'll be satisfied with a two for two. And I will ditch Ibuki's remaining cards!
Now I'll show you my field spell, Super Quantal Mech Ship Magnacarrier! I discard one card, and turn one Super Quantum Monster into its Quantal form, I turn green layer into Areboros!"
"But both of Roget's monsters are immune to being turned face-down.", Yuya noted, "But-"
"Leave your theorizing of what I am about to do for later, cause I won't take breaks in this combo!", Shota interrupted, "I use Crash Draw, with this, I send 5 cards from my extra deck to the GY and draw 1 card.
And then it's time to show the trick Ibuki and I mentioned. I use all of my monsters as Link Material."
"WHAT?", Yuya and Yasuhiro gasped.
"Yes, all of them make way for True Super Quantal Mech King Blaster Magna! (ATK: 2500 Markers: Down, Bottom-left, Bottom-right)"
All of those monsters dissassembled into invidual parts, new ones appeared out of nowhere and created a new green/blue/white/golden mechanical warrior with the face of a lion.
"So that's why you summoned Aeroboros.", Futaba noted, "With a second field spell, you will be able to summon the Great Magnas mentioned on its card effect twice, since you now have two copies of each Super Quantal Xyz in the GY."
"You're not wondering how they did it? I mean we have a power to create cards, but I never expected someone else to have it!", Yuya said, dumbfounded by Futaba's calm Observation.
"Well, perhaps she did expect others to have that power unlike you.", I answered.
"Ok, so I assume you created this for yourself, in case there are more unexpected summoning types than just pendulum, but how on earth-!?", Yasuhiro said, trying to hold in his suprise.
"Well, it's actually suprisingly simple!", Ibuki began, "after Mr. Akaba managed to scan, replicate and even power-up our Yuya Sakaki's cards, he decided to give the tech that did that a massive upgrade, so it can scan any unknown card type and add it to our deck and extra deck, even mid duel."
"But, now that I look at its effect, it destroys itself in the End Phase.", Yuya said, "that tech must be far from finished."
"Yeah, we didn't calculate stumbling onto someone stronger than the Obelisk Force.", Ibuki muttered, "but this isn't the only hidden trick we have up our sleeves."
"Before you boast, you should show what this one is capable of.", I said nonchalantly.
"I was just gonna get to that.", Shota said with a smirk, "Now, the obvious thing, I send Magnacarrier to the GY and unite Magnaliger, Aeroboros, and Grampulse from it! Beastly Machines, unite yourself into the true king of machines! Show yourself, Rank 12, Super Quantal MechKing Great Magnas! (ATK: 3600)"
"Rank 12!? and all those effects depending on its number of overlay Units... again, if our opponents weren't bound by Link summoning-", Yuya muttered.
"Could you be quiet for once?! I don't need you to be flabbergasted at our opponent's cards whenever they are good.", I said angrily.
This kid, I will definetly enjoy crushing when we face each other the next time. Maybe I'll even use his own idealistic nonsense against him in my speech before the final attack.
"Also, since I summoned a quant xyz I didn't Control yet, I can draw one card.
And now I activate Pseudo Space, with this I banish Magnacarrier and give Pseudospace all of its effects for one turn. I instantly use it for the second Great Magnas! Then I use Trapping Armory, to choose one trap card that equips itself to a Monster from my deck and give it to the first Magnas! With this on, he gains 100 ATK for every of his ranks! (ATK: 3600-4800)"
And if I wanted to, I could send this to the GY to give him 3 Aatacks a turn.
But I don't Need that. I just attack and destroy Ancient Gear Commander!" (Roget LP: 2900-1600)
The giant mech simple charged a blast, not unlike that of Howitzer, but in green color and blasted my own monster into pieces.
"Now all you can do in the next turn is 900 damage. Suicidal attacks to summons from your deck would kill you. But I'll still use my quick-Play spell, Inverse Battlegate, this lets me summon a Monster with ATK inbetween your old and new LP, I choose Super Quantum White Layer! (ATK: 2400)
Then I activate Xyz Plant, which summon itself as a Monster with a Level equal to White layer! (DEF: 0)
Then I overlay them again! XYZ SUMMON! Come forth, Level 7, Super Quantal Mech Beast Luster Rex! (ATK: 2700)"
"Are you sure I will draw something that would cause me to survive a suicidal attack into Magnas anyway? Because this one will only make it more likely that I draw something that will allow that kind of play to happen.", I said.
"No. But I think I know how your People are judging this. I can't play selfishly or I'll get tossed out.", Shota answered.
"So you're helping me because otherwise you'd be stuck in another world with no Connections forever?", Yasuhiro wondered.
"It's called pragmatism. I'm no friend of you and will never be, but teaming up with here won't help academia, so I can put my grudge aside for the sake of my victory here. But if we ever are on opposite sites, I won't hold back. I end my turn and the generated Blaster Magna is destroyed."
Ts, this one reminds me of myself and how I deal with my own situation here. I don't see Chihiro, Dusktopia or anyone Charisma Duelists as more than people I am forced to deal with outside of my own home, but I deal with them nonetheless, so that I am not stuck here as beggar. Anymore at least.
And I did make it clear to Chihiro that I only believe in him, in the sense that he is a duelist that won't loose easily and therefore is a useful asset, albeit in a way similar to some idealistic Smiles & Friendship speeches Yuya Sakaki would do, like I mentioned earlier, since that feels much more satisfying than just crushing his beliefs.
"My turn, draw! I activate the Equip Spell, Shogun Steel! This gives Buster Howitzer 500 additional defense points. (DEF: 4700-5200)
It also allows him to attack while in defense Position and use the defense points for damage calculation! You thank thank one of Yuya Sakaki's allies. He was an 'inspiration' to add this card into my deck."
"Gongenzaka... ", Yuya muttered.
"So, you're gonna take out Luster Rex after using the burn effect? Or choose my big attacker? Sorry, but Great Magnas without the equip can detach one of his Units (OLU: 3-2) to shuffle the thing back. All you did was bait out the shuffle effect", Shota snarled
" And that will be enough for now. I flip up Mid Breaker field and use Buster Howitzer's effect. (Shota LP: 4000-2200) and end my turn."
"I draw! I reveal one of my set cards, which is another Sword and give it to the other Magnas! (Great Magnas ATK: 3600-4800) The second face-down is another copy, but I immediately send it to the GY, to let one of them attack three times this turn! Finally, I equip Big Bang Shot to the Magnas with three attacks. (ATK: 4800-5200)
Attack Howizer!" (Roget LP: 1600-1100)
My Howitzer was blasted into smithereens by his Magnas, but as you know, I already have a backup.
"Now, I special summon the Queen shuffled back by Inverse Fusion and Ancient Gear Wyvern. Regardless of you bringing it back to my deck, I get one Ancient Gear from my deck to my hand. I choose Ancient Gear Emergency Power!"
"I use Great Magnas' effect on Queen! (ORU: 3-2)"
"I uses Queen's ability to resurrect a banished Monster and Immunise all of my monsters against other Monster effects, at the cost of a drop in both stats, equal to the revived monster's respective values . I choose a Pawn. (Queen ATK/DEF: 2700-2400 Pawn ATK/DEF: 300-0 Wyvern ATK: 1700-1400 DEF: 1200-900)"
"Damn it, I was to hasty there. If I attack now, you'll just discard that thing and gain a Waboku with added healing of 1500 since he has those three monsters.", Shota muttered.
"Attack him anyway!", Yasuhiro shouted, "that way it won't bother us in the future!"
"Nice try, but Shota has already taken the chance to boast about how good of a choice he would be because of his ability to temproralily set aside huge differences.", I said, "which only signifies how bad he is, if he needs to call attention towards it.
"Ts, was worth a try.", Yasuhiro said, "No added speech on how clearly fake that was, traitor?"
"You'll get enough chances to bring that up, when we face each other.", I said.
"But regardless of how quickly Yasuhiro's pretense failed, I attack you with Magnas!"
"You know what else you forgot in your hurry, when you thought you could defeat me? Your own Luster Rex' effect. It could have negated either of my cards. But now I discard Ancient Gear Emergeny Power! My monsters can't fall in battle, I don't take damage from them, and I gain 500 life Points for every Gear I have at the Moment!" (Roget LP: 1600-3100)
As Magnas was preparing another blast, my monsters got surrounded by an electric aura and fired an Electric blast at Magnas, which visually resulted in him temporarily getting shut down.
"Then I'll end my turn. But don't think I'll forget now!", Shota declared.
"My turn, draw! As I know your plan, I immediately revive Ancient Gear Knight!"
"Sorry, but I chain my Magnas' to shuffle all but Wyvern back into your deck, and I chain Luster Rex on Queen, so her effect won't resolver without her on the field! (Great Magnas 1&2 ORU: 2-1 Luster Rex ORU: 2-1)"
Luster Rex created a blinding light and as it cleared, Ancient Gear Wyvern was the only Monster that remained.
"Unfortunately, In this duel, I not only have access to the banished Howitzer, I can also use this, Re-Fusion! I pay 800 life Points (Roget LP: 1100-300) to revive Buster Howitzer. But first, I turn Wyvern into defense Position. Now, with 3600 damage for having 4 face-up cards on the field, I take out the rest of your life Points! (Shota LP: 2200-3600=0)"
WINNER: Roget
"Well, you had your lucky draw, but that xyz scum did leave some usable cards behind.", Yasuhiro said.
"But you still have to take out 8300, with only 4000 of your own.", Yuya pointed out.
"Buuut,he could easily destroy Roget's field. And besides, We'll give yout this!", Ibuki said, handing Yasuhiro a purely grey Ccrd and Shota did the same.
"I assume it has something to do with the other trick you had up your sleeve?", Yasuhiro wondered.
"Just put it to the extra deck Slot, and try to open it, in a really desperate Situation.", Ibuki explained. I assume she kept it vague, so we wouldn't be able to deduce it.
"I wonder...", Futaba muttered.
"What are your guesses?", Yuya asked.
"I'm not sure yet. I'll tell you what I think when it's your turn.", she answered.
L3 Yasuhiro Kirifuda's POV
"That'll be soon.", I announced, "With your measly 300 life Points, let's get this over with, traitor."
"Fine, Then, let's begin."
Yasuhiro Kirifuda (4000lp) vs Jean Michel Roget (300lp)
"My turn, draw! I start this with my Magician's Archive, this adds any spell to my hand. I add Harpy's Feather Duster to my jand and instantly use it to wipe out Re-Fusion. Since it isn't immune to your equip spells, your ridiculously named Howitzer will be banished without the card that revived it."
"There is just one issue, if you defeat me as soon as now, Then your grand speech of revenge on a traitor will feel very hollow.", Roget said.
"Do you really think I care? I don't need a grand speech detailing every misdeeds and flaws of yours, just remember one thing, in my, your and every other world, you're hunted by all of academia, you will face all of our forces, and none of those ridiculous draws and cards will help you."
"Huh, how long could I live in the Synchro Dimension before the Obelisk Force arrived, for reasons completey unrelated to me? And why would they come to this Dimension? Besides, I only have 300 life Points. You are barely a factor in my defeat. And even if you defeat me, I had nothing to loose in this duel, so I won't feel anything significant about loosing to you.
Perhaps you DO need more than just a few random scathing words thrown together."
"Well, I have one more thing to add: You almost lost to someone that is able to forget an important effect of his Monster. Even with a handicap higher than 1100, that should be a disgrace. Frankly, I don't know how he managed to defeat four duelists, must have been an unnatural streak of luck."
"Hey!", Shota exclaimed.
"But my words about my pragmatism stay, regardless of how lowly I see him.", I said, "I activate Polymerization, fusing Temna the Sky Star and Hayate the Earth Star! FUSION SUMMON! Come forth, Level 10! Idaten the Conqueror Star! (ATK: 3000)"
"That Card!", the tomato-haired guy gasped.
"Really? That shakes you more than a card as powerful as Magician's Archive?", I said.
"Tell me! Where you from Ryozanpaku? At one Point in your life at leasr?", he demanded.
"Yeah, I was. What about it?", I answered.
"So, he is connected to a rival of you.", the Woman concluded.
"Not completely, but...", he muttered.
"So you're one of the wimps that opposes that school's teachings? Pfft! Against my Academia, they're mothing!", I said, "And let me show you this, I set one card and Then use Card of Sanctity, letting everyone draw until we have six Cards in our Hands!"
"I remember it with a much less powerful effect.", the Woman noted suspiciously.
"The rainbow-haired one has an Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon with a better effect. You should get used to stuff like that.", I said, "I set another card and then enter the Battle Phase. Luster Rex destroys Ancient Gear Wyvern and Idaten attacks him directly. (Roget LP: 300-3000=0)"
It was a simple case of Luster Rex biting that mechanical weirdness into pieces. Enough described.
WINNER: Yasuhiro Kirifuda
"Too bad I couldn't showcase my skills here.", I said, "Bring me the next one."
"T-Then it's time for me now.", the tomato-haired guy said.
"I would advise you not to use your Action Field. They will have to learn their usage after joining our causes.", Roget told him.
"Uh, but we already know what they are.", the rainbow-haired one argued.
"And earlier you said, you had nothing to loose in this, so why do even give him advice?", Shota snarled.
"We have to do as well as we possibly can to accurately judge your usefulness.", Roget said, "So I am forced to be helpful, even if I do not care about either of them. It's for a similar reasons that you put your differences aside. This won't carry on after the duel."
"Wow, you're really open about your cold-heartedness.", Ibuki muttered.
"It won't have major effects on his image in here, so he can behave as he pleases for now.", Dusktopia said.
"Now, will you use your Action Fields or not?", the Sagess asked.
"I will.", he said.
"Really? Want to prove that your Entertainment stuff can hold up against a brute?", I mocked him, "In the end, the stuff you ramble about in your duel doesn't matter. It's just who has the strongest cards, the luckiest draws, or the biggest skill. And all a victory of you can prove, is that you have one of those.
Not, how true your ideology s."
"We will see about that! I've defeated one of you before, and, since me and Futaba have nothing to loose here either, I won't hold back my entertainment!"
Could he have said anything more bland?
Field: on
Crossover
Yasuhiro Kirifuda (4000lp)vs Yuya Sakaki (4000lp)
That Crossover field wasn't impressive in the slightest, it was just a lot of blue platforms. This will make collecting Action Cards a cakewalk, I saw one on a platform relatively close to me and wasted no time getting it. Too bad it was just Miracle. But with a field like this, I can just pay close attention to those glowing platforms and position myself close to those with cards on them, but of course I can't let an entertainer have unrestricted access to them.
Though he was lucky enough to see an Action Card close to his starting Point as well.
"I set the pendulum scale with Scale 4 Performapal Kaleidoscorp and the Scale 9, Performapal Odd-eyes Unicorn! With this, I can summon monsters with a Level from 5 to 7! Swing Pendulum, draw a shining arc across the ether! PENDULUM SUMMON! Come forth, Level 7, Odd-Eyes Saber Dragon! (ATK: 2800) Level 6, Performapal Hammer Mammoth! (ATK: 2600) and Level 7, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon! (ATK: 2500)"
"As soon as you enter the Battle Phase, your monsters won't be immune to my targetings due Shota's Mid-Breaker Field anymore and I will negate Hammer Mammoth's effect, meaning that the equip spells are here to stay. What are you trying to pull?", I wondered.
Of course I know that he most likely is a better player than that. I was not blind to good duelists in Xyz either. But I can't show my enemies that I'm taking them seriously.
"Well, first of all, you shouldn't forget that Kaleidiscorp gives Saber Dragon a small boost (ATK: 2800-3100) And now I attack Idaten with Saber Dragon! And with Light Unicorn, I can Transfer attack Points from Hammer Mammoth to Saver! (ATK: 3100-5700)"
First, Saber got surrounded by a small light aura, and even if it's just a small boost, a brightening aura isn't as flashy an an Entertainer should be. Elephammer joining the attack as the boost got applied (with even more bland Shining light) was more fitting for its actual purpose.
"Foreseeable. Well, I'm gonna use Rex' last overlay unit on Hammer Mammoth and then use my Star Supremacy! Now I destroy every non-'Star' monster that has more attack than Idaten and deal damage to you equal to the highest difference! (Yuya LP: 4000-1400)"
Hammer Mammoth looked confused in the silly cartoonish way you woud expect to as it got blinded by Rex' light. As I flipped up my trap, Idaten got enraged with a dark red burning aura firing Flames and scared away every monster that was stronger at him.
"You would sacrifice your own cards so easily? four of your own cards against one of your opponents?", the Woman questioned, "even if you are not someone that treats their cards like companions that would be a foolish move."
"Yeah, I'd say it's questionable too.", the rainbow-haired girl said,"You wouldn't play that stupidly, would you?"
"That's because I plan to end this as soon as possible and not waste time.", I said, "And I still have four good cards left in my hand. I can spare to loose some card advantage. Also, I have this card from my last duel. But Yuya will have to wait until his attack to see what it's about."
"I will risk it, but first, I activate the Action Spell Instant Return, which allows me to summon back Saber Dragon, but it can't attack this turn. And then, The quick-play spell, Big Return from my Hand! This allows me to use Light Unicorn's effect for a second time, Odd-Eyes attack with Spiral Strike Burst! (ATK: 2500-5100)"
"I knew you would assume I was bluffing. I activate Ultimate Magic Cylinder! This won't negate your attack, but it will deal you damage equal to the combined attack of your monsters!"
"Well, unfortunately that doesn't cut it.", Dusktopia said.
"Why not?", I demandered angrily, "Is he gonna use a damage Negation Action Card?!"
"No, but his attack will still go through.", The Dark Sagess explained.
"WHAT!?", most of us gasped.
"That's a last-second ruling!", I complained.
"Well, to be fair, the duel will not end instantly due to life Points hitting Zero, so attacks won't be cancelled by lethal damage, also you can use all of your remaining card effects, as long as they have Speel Speed 2.", Dusktopia explained.
"What's fair about that?", Shota snarled.
"You don't have to figur out how it works from seeing it.", Dusktopia said coldly, "Also, we were always going to put you under tough and unfair circumstances."
(Yuya LP: 1400-13400=0)
At least the huge blast should keep him occupied, but fortunately, I have a better trick.
"I use my Star Countershine! This give all of my star monsters attack equal to all damage dealt this turn by cards or effects other than them, (Idaten ATK: 3000-16400) Which means your dragon gets destroyed again. (Yuya LP: 0-11300=0)"
"Unfortunately, the fact that you dealt more damage than he had life Points TWICE, gave Yuya more time to look for an Action card.", the Sagess revealed.
"Ts, fine. I'll win no matter how unfair you make it.", I declared, "But did you use that chance well?"
As the smoke cleared, he emerged, holding a card with the Action card Emblem on its back.
"I activate Counter Healing! If I have at least 3000 life Points less than you, I gain lLfe Points equal to the ATK of one monster I control. I choose Saber Dragon. (Yuya LP: 0-3100)"
"I also use my Action Spell now, Double Potion this will give both of us 800 life Points. (Yasuhiro LP: 4000-4800 Yuya LP: 3100-3900) You survived the first strike, now I will show you what Academia can do with another school's dueling style.", I announced.
"So you weren't going serious before?", Yuya asked.
"No. And do you know what's funny? In my world, I lost in the first round of the Maiami Championship against a mere Kaiju user, while you defeated a Monarch duelist with the exact number of life Points you have now. Time to right this wrong here.", I declared.
"Yeah, These incredibly strong cards make that really hard to believe.", Ibuki said.
"And I have the change to prove my Entertainment Duelist against an even stronger opponent from that school for one final time.", Yuya declared, "I end my turn."
Then our race for the next Action Card began, I jumped up after him on a set of platforms, but as he was about to get it, I jumped up with full force and took the Action Card right out of his hand.
"Also a trick I used against the Kaiju Player. And now I have a chance to show you, why that loss really boggles my mind, but first, I activate the Acton Spell Draw and draw for my turn's Draw Phase.", but then I saw that he was about to obtain another Action Card, so I had to Interrupt to stop him, this time I knocked him into the side, before snatching that card for myself.
"Arg...But I won't stop collecting Action Cards.", Yuya declared
"Ts, so they don't have regulations for this where you live.", the Woman commented.
"I assume it was a weak way to prepare potential Lancers for a real war against Academia.", I said, "And now I activate Heavy Storm to destroy all spells and traps we have around here.
Then I use another card of Incredible power, the Pillager! This lets me look at you hand at take any card I want from there for myself!"
"Unfortunately, I only have Empty Fishing, who lets you halve an instance of battle damage and add two cards with currently negated effects to your hand, but they will be send to the GY in your next end Phase, no matter where they are by that Ppoint.", Yuya explained.
"Using Useless cards against stealing effects? A strategy with too high of a risk and too low of a reward in my eyes.", Dusktopia commented.
"Ts, if you use a card that bad, then you going serious can't mean a whole lot. But now I activate Positive Energy Generator! This normal spell allows me to triple Idaten's base ATK which means it will jump from 3000 to 9000! (ATK: 16400-22400)
And it's about to get even more ridiculous! I activate the spell Fusion Armory, which allows me to mill Fujin and Raijin to give their ATK and effects to Idaten! (ATK: 22400-28400) Then I activate Riryoku, this halves your Life Points and powers up Idaten by the taken amount! (Yuya LP: 3100-1550 ATK: 28400-29950) Do you still think you have any chance of beating me? In my home world, they might soon create a card that will instantly win a duel.
Boring, I know but Academia doesn't fight for fun."
"And to think you don't even use Link Monsters and still have a special trick up your sleeve.", Yuya muttered, "But no! I might face opponents with even crazier and stronger decks than this, so I absolutely won't back down now!"
"Then what about this? I activate Illusion Gate, this card destroy all of your monsters and lets me revive on from your GY. I choose to use Hammer Mammoth against you. Now even a good line-up of battle traps won't last for long. However, in the end Phase I lose 90% of my life Points."
"As said earlier, this will still apply if you defeat him in this turn.", the Dark Sagess said.
"Fine by me. They won't be gone for long. But I'm going to power up even further by using Super Conjoined Strike! This gives both of my monsters ATK equal to their total! (Idaten ATK: 29950-32550 Hammer Mammoth ATK: 2600-32550)"
"While you were setting up your chain of moves, I got the Action Spell Discard which sends one card from your Hand to the GY!", Yuya interrupted.
You are probably thinking I should pay more attention to him moving. But it really isn't necessary unless I have None and really need to take the chances from him.
"But there's a 50/50 chance that you will hit your own useless trap card.", I pointed out.
"How about you keep biting instead of starting to bark. It doesn't suit a duelist of your caliber.", Roget said.
"Why do you care?", I asked.
"I need a useful duelist at my side and if you happen to be that one, I don't want you to waste all of your potential.", he said.
"Well, then.", I said, putting each of the cards behind my back and shuffled them briefly, "Which card should go to the GY?"
"I choose the one on your left!", Yuya answered.
"Wrong choice.", I said as I threw Empty Fishing back at him, "Now I activate Card of Demise, which lets me draw until I hold five cards, but I have to discard everything in my hand in my fifth Draw Phase following this. I set five cards and enter the Battle Phase!
I will use Idaten to strike you down!"
Idaten raised his staff, creating a huge black and golden orb, and threw it down on my opponent as the smoke of the orb's explosion cleared...
"What? How are you still going?", I said, as he was merely standing around, having ducked for cover.
"It seems like the blast only vaporized the platform above Yuya and therefore didn't actually hit him.", Ibuki explained.
"Seems pretty BS to me.", Shota snarled, "But with Yasuhiro's deck and the summoning-type scan and our other hidden trump card, we're probably worse."
"THEN STRIKE AS MANY TIMES AS YOU NEED TO UNTIL HE HAS NO ACTION CARD LEFT!", I screamed.
Is this how they would've done it in Standard? I hate having to deal with this "Detail", even if it's just some minor and random thing. It may just be a nuisance, but it's nothing but a needless delaying of an obvious Outcome.
"Also", Yuya said as he rose up again, "The Action card that was on the vaporized platform survived the blast and landed next to me. It was the card Innerworld Great Escape, which allows me to summon a token and end the battle Phase at any Moment, once per duel and I'll do it now!"
"You made me more than just Angry. I'll end my turn, which causes Illusion Gate's drawback to kick in, but the same goes for the effecT which Idaten inherited from Fujin, which makes you take 500 damage for the one warrior I have. (Yasuhiro LP: 4800-480 Yuya LP: 1550-1050)
All you're being right now is a weakling that just doesn't die. Going seriously should be reserved for actual challenges, not for accelerating menial taska.", I said, "Just give up on putting on another Special Entertainment show for me."
"Don't think you have won just yet!", he told me, "I activate the spell, Extra Draw! Up to three times this turn, when I summon a monster from my extra deck, I draw a card!"
"There are link monsters requiring a single material?", Ibuki wondered, "Or are you putting everything on trying to find a few more useful Action cards?"
"No way there are Link 1 monsters. That would be like a one material Xyz Monster.", Shota snarled.
"Yes there are! Open yourself, circuit of my bonds! The summoning conditions are on normal Monster! I set the Link Marker with the Innerworld Great Escape Token! LINK SUMMON! Come forth, Link 1, Link Spider! (ATK: 1000 Marker: Down) I draw my first card!"
"Wait, when did you take a page out of my -and kind of this version's of Roget too- book and added a monster that is completey unconnected to your deck's theme to it?", Ibuki gasped, "I thought I was the only one who did that and still is a good duelist!"
"That's simple. Me and the rest of my team in this world had an experiment to see which cards could be used in another one's deck, so we could improve our strength in tag duels, and I still have some of those cards with me!
And now I activate Hippo Carnival, summoning three Hippo Tokens! But there won't stay for long, I use all of them to summon a gift from another partner!
The summoning conditions are three earth monsters! I set the Link Marker with all of my tokens! LINK SUMMON! Appear now, Master Radiant! (ATK: 2100 Markers: Down, Bottom-left, Bottom-right)
He will increase the ATK of every earth Monster I have by 900, while taking away the same amount from monsters you control without that Attribute! (Master Radiant ATK: 2100-3000 Link Spider ATK: 1000-900 Elephamer ATK: 32550-33450 Idaten ATK: 32550-31650) And I get another draw!"
All he does is hope for a saving draw, but I decided to run closer towards him. My face-downs are pretty good, but I can't have him get another Action Card.
"I normal summon Performapal Spiker Eagle and use my three monsters to summon Gaia Saber, the Lightning Shadow for my final draw! (ATK: 2600 Markers: Left, right, Bottom Elephammer ATK: 33450-32550 Idaten ATK: 31650-32550)"
"And? Is it anything of importance?", I asked.
"It's time for a fun role swap now! Or should I say, Creature Swap? Now we each have to choose one of our monsters and give it to the other Player. Which do you choose?"
"He.", I said. Then I began to laugh, "So you did get something to remotely corner me! Fine, but it won't get you anywhere! I activate Radical Counter Fusion, which allows me destroy all of my monsters when you activate a card effect, then summon ANY Fusion Monster from my Extra deck and make it immune to all card effects! I choose Furaidaten the Ultimate Star! (ATK: 5000)"
A huge warrior appeared out of nowhere. All Action card platforms shattered in its presence, causing the remaining Action Cards to fall to the ground. It wore the same armour and robes as Idaten, but his left half was covered in Lightning and the right half was covered in Storm Winds, with the spear being constantly adorned by a buzzing ball of dark energy.
"So Gaia Saber will stay on my field then.", Yuya said, "But I still have Action Cards!"
"Are those all you ever rely on? My deck is strong enough on its own.", I said.
"If we both use them, our gap in power remains mostly the same. You're from a School that specializes in unorthodox methods to obtain them, so you're not really at a disadvantage here.", Yuya argued.
"I'm a member of Academia. In Ryozanpaku, I was just looking for outsiders that could join our army. If I wasn't there I just would have played a different extremely powerful deck.", I said, "Learning how to Action Duel is something I did solely so it would backfire on you Stanfard scums, if you managed to make it portable somehow, which you did, remains to be seen if that would have happened in my world."
"So you do have your own code of honor.", Yuya said.
"What does that have to do with anything? You weren't even distracting me to collect Action Cards for yourself, so save up that speech.", I countered.
"Then I'll do so now.", he said and started running.
The direction he ran towards wasn't the optimal one, so was he trying to make me gather a card for myself on the easy path so I wouldn't disturb him getting one?
If he really thinks that this is going to work, I'll prove him wrong now.
"Now I activate Bi-Attack on Gaia Saber! This doubles his ATK! (ATK: 2600-5200)
I attack your Monster now!"
"I activate Magical Memory, this trap allows me to reactivate a card from my GY by banishing it! I choose Illusion Gate! And your Elephammer will belong to me again!
And I activate my Crush Action, so all other Action Cards collected this turn will be destroyed! And just to be sure..."
I began running towards his direction at full speed, stealing the card from his grasp once more, before it got destroyed by Crush Action. And it actually happened to be No Action.
"I end my turn!", he quickly stated. (Yasuhiro LP: 480-48)
"My turn, draw! I use Dian Keto's Eternal cure! This allows me to gain 1000 life Points for every card on my field! (Yasuhiro LP: 480-4048)
Then I use my second Magical Memory and copy to halve yours again (Yuya LP: 1050-525) and give them to the stolen Elephammer as ATK! (ATK: 2600-3125)"
"For him to just go from under a 100 to 4000. It was not exactly with a skillful move, but damn, Academia's cards are even stronger than I thought from our previous duel.", Shota snarled.
"What?!", I gasped.
"To be fair, you really don't have to take care of not misplaying if your cards have crazy abilites like these.", Ibuki argued, "My deck requires a lot more thought."
"And the Action cards you seem to dislike require physical skill.", Roget added.
"Grrrrrr, doesn't even matter!", I shouted, "In all of my time as a duelist victroy was the only concern, not how you attained it! And like Roget is one to talk about honor!"
"Even if I was the worst person on earth and didn't believe in what I said, that wouldn't change facts.", Roget justified himself.
"I'll just do what I am supposed to do and not listen to any of you.", I muttered, "Also, now I'll just end my turn-", I started running towards the next Action Card on the ground," And Furaidaten will inflict 1000 Points of damage for every Monster that I Control! And I have two right now!"
I was about to grasp the Action card, but then I felt Yuya punching me out of the way, fortunately, there was another Action Card relatively close to that position.
"I activate Acceleration! This negates all effect damage!", Yuya revealed.
"Don't think being on the receiving end of my own rough dueling will change my mind in any way.", I spat, "And you're not the only one with a useful Action Card! I chain Double Blast, which inflicts 800 Points of damage to both of us! (Yasuhiro LP: 4048-3248 Yuya LP: 525-800=0)"
WINNER: Yasuhiro Kirifuda
L4 Futaba's POV
The strentgh of this boy's cards seems more than unreal. They are above the pro-exclusive cards that Charisma Duelists sometimes receive. I'm rather suprised they don't have an automatic win spell already.
However, no matter the reason, having him and Shota on our team would be the most practical, due to the aforementioned sheer strength of cards and the latters additional ability to make his own.
"Then I will take over now.", I said.
"No words about your failed Entertainment speech?", Yasuhiro demanded from Yuya.
"No. I actually realized that the time for that is over.", he answered.
"But him being from a similar world as you, has given to the desire to attempt it again?", I deduced, not that it was a terribly difficult deduction to make.
"Yes, I shouldn't have allowed myself to get distracted like that.", he admitted.
"Don't worry. This isn't a situation anyone could have predicted and those three would have been distributed between us either way.", I said.
"The final round has begun.", Dusktopia stated.
"I initially wouldn't have imagined such a strong deck, but I can definetly say, that I have found my two candidates.", the Dark Sagess commented.
Let's hope they don't run into another conflict over that.
"Do you have any speeches to make?", Yasuhiro asked me.
"No, I will simply duel. Let's begin.", I said
Yasuhiro Kirifuda (3248lp) vs Futaba Miyabino (4000lp)
"My turn, draw. I set the pendulum scale with scale with scale 1 HorReaper ClaWolf and scale 7 HorReaper HanDragon.", I began.
"You're both using pendulum monsters even as restricted as they are now?", Yasuhiro questioned, raising an eyebrow.
It's the simple rule of quality over quantity. They may restrict my backrow, but their effects are strong enough to justify their use. It's the same reason for other extra deck summons being used, even after Link Summoning was introduced.
"I pendulum summon two copies of HorReaper KnighTrap. (DEF: 1300) I use both of them to link summon HorReaper DestrucTalon. (ATK: 1332 Markers: Bottom-left, Bottom-right) I select both of your face-down cards as targets for each one's effect.", I continued.
For reference, picture DestrucTalon as a werewolf with huge claws, both pointing backwards in the angles of his Link Markers, while in its normal stance.
He simply becomes indestructible and I take no damage from battles with him, If he Points to two HorReaper Fusion Monsters, so he is more of an aid in ensuring destruction as opposed to committing it himself.
"Huh?", he seemed briefly suprised at me not taking the time to explain it, but quickly realized that both of them destroy one spell or trap card, should they meet their demise in a form other than battle, "so you're really not one for big words, huh?"
"I activate Horrible Midnight Fusion, summoning HorReaper CrusaDoom (DEF: 2500), by milling three copies of PhanTorch. ", I continued. At this points, since I special summoned a HorReaper Fusion Monster, one of them will inflict 600 Points of damage to Yasuhiro (Yasuhiro LP: 3248-2648) while the other would pointlessly attempts to destroy Furaidaten. Both of these effects are mandatory
"You really aren't one to talk are you?", Ibuki asked.
"She is referred to as 'silent devil, while dueling under her Charisma Duelist persona, so she naturally isn't.", Roget explained.
"Don't think knowing that I am Dark Lady will be very useful to you in the future.", I said, "We know that you are SoldatdelEnfere."
"But, do either of us have proof of that?", Yuya wondered.
"No we don't.", I answered, "another reason why it won't matter. Now I normal summon HorReaper FiguRobe (ATK: 1200) and with its effect I summon VooDoll from my deck (DEF: 300-0)
I use VooDoll's effect and fuse it and FiguRobe into HorReaper CrimiNail. (DEF: 400) For this one's effect, I banish PhanTorch."
CrimiNail's effect will deal 800 damage to him, while PhanTorch will inflict 600 Points of damage since a HorReaper banished him. (Yasuhiro LP: 2648-1248)
"You know, it's great to face another powerful Fusion user, that didn't betray academia, for the final duel of this. And having to reduce the stats of summoned monsters to Zero? It reminds me of Hieratics, one of the few Xyz decks to actually give me a challenge.", Yasuhiro applauded me.
"May I remind you that you lost against a simple Kaiju user?", Shota snarled angrily, "And besides, Futaba wasn't even in any Academia she could betray!"
"And I have righted this wrong already with my previous two duels in this match.", Yasuhiro argued.
"So, you're gonna loose this one since you compensated more than enough?", Ibuki asked.
"Ts, you know what I mean.", he said.
"Then I will use all of my monsters to Link Summon HorReaper CatasTalon. (ATK: 2664 Markers: Up, Down, top-right, Bottom-right)
I end my turn and am now allowed to summon HorReaper WidoWire from my extra deck. (DEF: 1000)
Now you take another 600 Points of damage. (Yasuhiro LP: 1248-648)"
For WidoWire, I only ask that you imagine an old Woman that survived several methods of torture. CatasTalon was simply a man with an insane and wide-eyed Expression. His clothing was torn into pieces at random section, but a description from me wouldn't be able to do it justice.
"Be happy that you could reduce my Life Points this much, because it won't last long. I start with Pot of Greed, then I use Ultimate Counter Draw! My Life Points are now equal to yours now. (Yasuhiro LP: 648-4000) And then I draw three cards for the 3000 Life Points gained!
I use Raigeki to destroy all of your monsters!"
"I banish two PhanTorches (Yasuhiro LP: 4000-2800) and protect both of my monsters.", I countered.
The lighting was struck, but monsters survived with only a blood splatter remaining around them as a reminder of what might've happened.
"Fine, do that however many times you need, I'll empty your graveyard if I have to.", Yasuhiro declared.
"Are you sure? Wouldn't it be better to find ways around that?", Shota asked.
"Perhaps we were right about him being all OP and no skill.", Ibuki teased him.
"SILENCE! Fine, I'll admit it, you're kinda ticking me off right now, but whatever you're planning with that, it's not gonna help me win, and it certainly won't increase your chance of being taken in by the right one of these beings!", Yasuhiro shouted.
"How about you try to disprove what that girl with the strange hairstyle is saying and use strategy, it and incredibly strong cards are not mutually exclusive.", Roget commented dryly.
"Well fiiine, I first activate Return of the Stars, to revive Tenma and Hayate (ATK both: 2100) I could reduce their ATK to Zero to add Supremacy Fusion to my Hand, but I won't for obvious reasons. I activate Direct Gate, which allows all of them to attack directly."
It is not the most sound argument for him being just as strong as his deck, but of course he wouldn't be able to make a better one in such an unusual situation and even then, him being angered by Roget's words.
"To negate damage from their potential attacks, I would banish FiguRobe, CrimiNail and VooDool, and due to the last one's effect, I add one "Fusion" card to my hand.", I said inaAdvance, "Would that change your plan of attack?"
He hasn't done anything yet, so declaring what I would do in case he takes the most obvious path might not seem like a smart tactic, but in a situation like this, where his concentration is shaken due to his value as a duelist being questioned, a move like this will only serve to further unsettle him.
How will he respond?
"Good mindgame, but I will do that regardless.", Yasuhiro responded, trying to sound calm.
"Very smart idea, to announce how strategic you are? What were you saying about boasting earlier?", Roget mocked him.
"Remember, this is all just part of testing you under the worst possible conditions!", Yuya reminded him.
"Why are you the one cheering me up?", Yasuhiro asked.
"I can't stand for using taunts and him being faced with the kind of dishonorable moves he himself made clearly didn't change his ways. Maybe it makes me too nice of a person, but I would never mock my opponents, even for the sake of entertainment.", he explained.
"Ts, you say that too someone that has done, and will do countless things that are far worse than being disrespectful.", Yasuhiro muttered, "but you have a point. I should not allow any of this to get to my head.
Maybe I've won too easily for far too Long, heh. I set a card and end my turn. And I don't assume you have anything against the incoming 3000 Points of damage?"
"They will hit me with no reduction involved.", I answered. (Futaba LP: 4000-1000)
"Even though Futaba could bring his Life Points almost to zero, he's got most of them back again.", Yuya worried.
"I really wonder whether Dukstopia or the Sagess will recruit him into their team. Though his current deck could be even more powerful with a few alternativee choices.", Roget commented.
"Maybe you should use that weapon we gave you.", Shota snarled, "if you show some teamwork, then-"
"Didn't she already confirm that none of us will be left to rot in this world?", Ibuki brough up, "I think because of that, it will be hard to convince him to do anything."
Before this conversation starts to drag out, I began my turn: "My turn, draw. I activate Horrible Daybreak Fusion. With this, I fuse CrusaDoom and WidoWire into MaleViolent HorReaper TraumArmament. (ATK: 3330)"
This spell fuses by Links, Fusions and Pendulums into my extra deck, provided I have a completed pendulum scale.
TraumArmament, the monster summoned from it consisted of the smaller versions of several monsters that could fullfill its summoning conditions wrapped around an endoskeleton made out of several ancient and modern bloodstained weapons. I have no idea how this design was approved for a game Ccildren would watch and Play as well. Even if my duels generally appeal more to adults, but you have to ask the department making the cards exclusive for professional duelists.
"Needs two reaper fusions with material count of five in total, makes itself and the player immune to monster effects from the opponent and can turn her banished Reapers face-down, so she can steal a card from the opponent, but that deactivates her protection.", Ibuki read out, having a confused Expression on her face, "Eh, at least it forces her to choose between offence and defence?"
"And it only steals from the GY of the adversary.", Shota mentioned, "Still, it's a force to be reckoned with. Do all of the "Male"-Violent reapers have weird summoning conditions and make you choose between a strong offence and a strong Defence."
"Yes, they have.", I answered, "And I choose the offensive one. I turn one PhanTorch face-down and add Card of Demise to my hand, while repeating this effect with the other PhanTorch and choosing Dian Keto's Eternal Cure."
"And soon she will have all the damage back and more!", Yuya cheered.
"Getting really wordy now? Does that mean you have started to take this seriously?", Yasuhiro asked me.
"Now I set two cards and activate Link Magnet, moving as many monsters on the field as possible under CatasTalon's Link Markers. Then I follow it up with the advanced Dian Keto, but I will chain two copies of Horrible Brutality to it."
"That means- with 5 cards in the backrow, her and Yasuhiro with two and three monsters and his set card!", Ibuki gasped.
"I will gain 12000 life Points. (Futaba LP: 1000-13000)"
"Like that will be hard to put back down again.", Yasuhiro scoffed, "Well, for me at least."
"However, with both brutality's together, my monster's ATK will be quadrupled (TraumArmament ATK: 3330-13320 CatasTalon ATK: 2668-10648)"
If he is this calm right now, it seems that face-down card is battle protection rather than effect negation. Perhaps Dian Keto's Eternal Cure was the wrong choice, but I have to follow through on this assault right now.
"I attack Furaidaten with TraumArmament!"
TraumArmament disassembled into a small army of VirgIron, CrimiNail, CrusaDoom and ManiAve, those grabbing a Katana, a rifle, a club and a crossbow to each assault Furaidaten with it, but as predicted, Yasuhiro had other plans
"I activate Zero Damage Creation! This will reduce the damage down to the ATK of a Fusion Monster in my Extra Deck and believe me, I have a good one that makes up for its lack of base Attack Points! I summon Shura the Combat Star!
Oh, and that's not the only thing it can do, my trap card I mean.
It also destroys all of my other monsters regardless of their own protection, negates the effect of all monsters you control and then deals 1500 Points of damage for every sacrifice I made. (Futaba LP: 13000-10000) Well, I guess I can't blame this version of Roget for his fascination with unusual effects."
Shura has he ability to take every every monsters ATK and replace it with their Level times 200. Well, it doesn't have Furaidaten's immunities, so this should be fine.
"Maybe it's not that good of an idea to be this reckless with your own monsters.", Yuya said.
"Oh, don't give me some idealistic speech. You had your turn.", Yasuhiro said.
"That's not the issue. But if your cards continue to take out your own monsters, like you did with Shota's remaining Super Quantum's, it's not gonna look good for you.", Yuya argued, "Sacrifices of this kind are probably not worth their price."
"He is right. Your deck has many cards of insane power, but not all of them are vitally necessary. You're wasting a lot of potential. Some cards may have turned out useful in this duel, but they won't always be that.", I said.
"Wow, Yasuhiro actually managed to make her say more than necessary in a duel.", Shota said.
"I'll just cut the knot and 'promise' you to remove the cards that I don't need, this really isn't the place for a deckbuilding lesson", Yasuhiro said, sounding very irritated, "but you better hope I'm landing in your team, if you feel the need to tell me these 'basic' lessons!"
"I'll end my turn and now, Horrible Brutality banishes all monsters it powered up.", I said as both of my monsters vanished.
"My turn, draw! I use another Pot of Greed!", Yasuhiro said, but as he was about to draw, he was interruped by one of his 'teammates'
"Hang on, her traps could ruin everything! Use the Special weapon we gave you! The grey cards in your Extra Deck!", Ibuki reminded him.
"Well, since they are going to see what it does in literally a second, tell me what it does in a bit more detail!", Yasuhiro demanded.
"It basically lets you draw whatever you need. Just think of something that's in your deck right noe.", Shota answered, "The project is called 'Topdeck Transform'. Just put both cards on your deck!"
"Heh, I know two good cards right now. Then I'm gonna use this thing after all!", he said, performing the described action, his deck suddenly glowing in a silvery light, "DRAW!" ,He yelled, "First, I use Infinite Repitition, this allows me to shuffle everything in m GY back into my dec and then lets me draw three cards! While Academia can't manipulate draws and has no summon method scanner, we do have ways to copy the others.
I set the pendulum scale with scale 3 Senko the Skybolt Star and Scale 11 Todoroki the Earthbolt Star!"
"The first will destroy both cards in my pendulum zones, while the other allows you to Fusion summon with material from your deck.", I read the effects on my duel disk, "very troublesome."
"Is that all you have to say? Returning to your roots?", Yasuhiro scoffed, "Because I will fuse Arashi the Skywind Star and Tsumuji the Earthwind Star into Fujin the Breakstorm Star! (ATK: 3000) I set one more card and move to the battle Phase! Shura now replaces the original ATK of my monsters with their Level times 200. (Fujin ATK: 3000-0-4000 Shura ATK: 0-4800) And I attack directly with both! (Futaba LP: 10000-6000-1200)
And I end my turn now, causing Fujin to deal you 500 damage for each of my two Warriors! (Futaba LP: 1200-200)
"And the Situation is reversed again.", I noted, "But I still have my face-down cards. Draw! I activate the Trap Card Horrible HorReaper GuilloTiger! This card works as a Trap Monster! (DEF: 1750) It can only be summoned in my Main Phase 1, but when I use it, I can choose three HorReapers with the same name from my deck, put one of them into th GY or banish it, put the second one in my hand and the last one on the field.
I Choose HorReaper GhoScissors! (DEF: 0)
I also activate the Continous Spell Horrible Persistence, this allows me to add a "Horrible" card from my deck to my hand, provided it doesn't share a name with one I already used this turn.
I activate my second GuilloTiger and this time, I'll apply that treatment to HorReaper PitchFreak. (DEF: 600)
When PitchFreak is summoned he allows me to send any HorReaper or Horrible card from my deck to the GY. I choose the final copy of KnighTrap and destroy your Todoroki."
Despite having a very strong effect, GuilloTiger came from the archetype's dork age, simply being a bloodred sabretooth tiger with Guillotine blades for claws and teeth, GhoScissors on the other hand had a less simplistic design, but I'll 'summarize' it as a small cloaked troll with scissor hands.
PitchFreak, as the name suggested, was the member of an angry mob from the middle ages, but driven insane and turned into a demon.
"I guess I'll do one thing between that long series of moves. I activate my treacherous trap hole, which will take out both of your non-trap monsters.", Yasuhiro said.
"I can still summon my other PitchFreak and with that one, I mill HorReaper CaVileRy, he will let me destroy your attack Position Shura the Combat Star.
Now I will Link Summon again! I use my three monsters and choose, HorReaper ExecuTalon! (ATK: 1998 Markers: Down, Bottom-left, Bottom-right)
When summoned he can negate the effect of one card on your field and he can banish HorReapers from my GY to gain their ATK, when he battles.
I set one card face-down. Unfortunately ExecuTalon cannot attack during the turn it is summoned."
CaViley, which was a flayed horse with a zombified knight riding it; as it used its abilty, it emerged from the graveyard portal, plunging its lance into Shura, simply turning him into dust.
"My turn. ts, maybe you were right with your words about my deck.", he begrudgingly admitted, "I activate One Day of Peace, both of us draw one and don't take damage until m next turn. I activate Full-Force Strike, this will allow Fujin to survive any battle and ensure your monster will be destroyed.
attack!"
"I will not use my Talon's effect then, causing him to be destroyed by battle normally. But I will activate Horrible Ovation after he gets destroyed in battle", I said, Hands emerged from the ground and started to clap, with a demonic laughter echoing in the Background, intimidating Yasuhiro's monster,"Fujin has no attack points left now (ATK: 3000-0) and is unable to change positions."
"Tch, I'll end my turn.", he said, gritting his teeth
"My turn again. I activate Horrible Sunset Fusion, this turns the two pendulum Monsters in my extra deck into materials! Fearful Reaper, use the one soul close to you to turn those felled by you into new life! FUSION SUMMON! Come forth, Level 7, HorReaper ScytHeart! (ATK: 2000)"
Sunset Fusion depicted several HorReapers readying themselves to Slaughter Obese Marmot of Nefariousness, depicted as shadowy silhouettes in front of a Titular sunset. For ScytHeart, a pale maiden appeared, she was covered in scars and bloddy rags, holding a scythe, whose blade is bloodstained in the shape of a heart.
"And suddenly you're pulling edgy one-liners? Where did that come from now? And don't tell me you have nothing better at your disposal than this.", Yasuhiro said.
"I admit, I am normally not the type to use idealistic symbolism like this, so if Yuya couldn't reach you, it probably will fall flat.", I said, "But sometimes you have to try something you've never done before. And this card is connected to someone close to me, that's why I will use it in my final moves against you."
"Being cautiously secretive, eh? After all we might be enemies after this?", Yasuhiro taunted me.
"I know for certain who they are going to choose.", I argued, "Dusktopia wouldn't have the most faithful servant if he choose either Ibuki or Shota, since they used to work together and the Dark Sagess wouldn't get a good team if she choose you and one of the others. You were only able to put these differences aside at a very superficial Level. This wasn't a 'who gets who?', it was a 'will we take them?'"
"So, like Yuya, who failed to turn me over with some grand speech, if we can even call his words that, you're trying to make me a better person by using the card of your kid/dear friend/husband or whoever it might be. And you even know you wouldn't be great at doing them. So, why?", Yasuhirp asked, ignoring my words completely.
"To see if the obvious choice would be the right one. Do you have any card that could take ScytHeart's place? And what about you, Ibuki and Shota?", I demanded.
"Connected to someone important to me...", Shota muttered, "Yes I do. Although it's not a card at all. It's just a duel disk feature that allows me to start with life points equal to my opponents in a 1 vs Many. It's about how we in the resistance build it together to combat Academia's Forces."
"Okay, before weird hair gets to tell her story and before you drag all of the others into this room, stop this laughable attempt at a friendship speech and finish this duel!", he yelled.
"Alright, this reaction was all that I needed to hear. ScytHeart, destroy Fujin! (Yasuhiro LP: 2200-200)", I declared.
She swung her scythe at Fujin, instantly turning im into a Spectre as it was hit by the blade.
"ScytHeart also lets me recover a HorReaper or "Horrible" card now that I destroyed a monster of yours and increases my Life Points by the damage dealt to you. (Futaba LP: 200-2200) I end my turn."
"And he's pretty much lost now without a crazy GY effect. I mean, he probably has one, but the chances of drawing it?", Ibuki worried.
"Yeah, but we were impressive enough anyways, so we won't be stuck in those worlds.", Shota said, "I think."
"What do you mean?", Yasuhiro wondered, "the card I drew was Extra Fusion, which allows me to summon a Fusion Monster using my Extra Deck.", Yasuhiro wondered.
"So it seems the accusations of you winning mostly because of card strength rather than actual skill are true.", Dusktopia noted.
"Gr...", he muttered angrily.
"Oh, that can be changed, don't worry, with us one day, you'll have an incredibly strong deck and skill!", Roget taunted him, "But do you really not know?"
"It's from my duel against you.", Yuya chimed in,"the card you used, Cards of Demise. You have to discard your hand now."
"Ts, how could I forget that?", he said, gritting his teeth, "fine I guess I'll pass with that. But one final question, Why did you attempt another friendship speech? I still didn't get that."
"The team I am with right now, It may not have come together under the best circumstances, but we are trying to form a genuine bond with one another, as difficult as that may be."
"So, a friendship of convenience? Are you really thinking fraternizing can actually be useful?", Yasuhiro said in disbelief.
"If we have no choice but to work with each other, or work at all, it would certainly be better, if we all held one another in high regard.", I said, "While I am predicting that you will have to join Dusktopia, I don't know everything about those two's thought process. And in that case you should learn that lesson sooner rather than later. You won't be part of an army here, but of a team."
"Well, coming from someone that isn't all sunshine, rainbows and smiles, part of it weirdly sounds almost plausible. But I will only complete the orders that I have to, just that and nothing else. If that is a problem with you I don't care.", Yasuhiro responded.
"Even if you have to wander around alone, completely on your own in this new world?", Ibuki wondered.
"Can you erase memories? If not, I can still act against your plan in revenge.", he answered, turning towards Dustopia and the Sagess.
"Bold. But definetly too much for his own good.", The Sagess said.
"Then it's time to end this. I draw and attack you directly with ScytHeart. (Yasuhiro LP: 200-2000=0)"
WINNER: Futaba Miyabino
"With the duel over now, what are your choices?", Shota asked.
"As that woman has predicte I will choose Yasuhiro Kirifuda. Even though you need to learn some 'basic' lessons before reaching your full potential first."
"Tch, my cards may be much above my skill, but they have won me a lot of duels on their own. Here it was two, even though this was the first duel with Link Monsters involved. But fine, I'll accept it.", he said with a sigh.
"I will not objections to Ms. Miyabino's predicted selections either.", The Dark Sagess said.
"So, what do we even have to do for you?", Ibuki asked, "That's kinda important."
"You think they'll tell us that in front of their opponent?", Shota said, "And weren't they dueling each other right before this?"
"We will call that duel off. Our fight will resume another time.", The Sagess answered.
Then the scenery suddenly changed... due to the dissapearance of Roget and Dusktopia and Yasuhiro. Otherwise it's appearance remained exactly the same.
A dark empty void.
"Soooo, can you fill us in now, Miss Sagess?", Ibuki asked.
"Were to start with? Apart from the new dueling ruleset, dueling is not used in real-life warfare in this world.", she said.
"And yet this situation is somehow big enough for a pseudo-god or something to intervene.", Shota deadpanned.
"You will learn how I became a 'pseudo-goddess' eventually. But the battles will be just as dangerous as in your home dimension, even if they are in smaller scope. And in virtual reality."
"VR, guess that could be a more pacifistic appliance of Solid Vision with mass. Though it won't be that peaceful for us, obviously.", Ibuki commented.
"Indeed.", I said, "our biggest enemy will be a group of cybercriminals called the Knights of Hanoi. Who have attempted and nearly succeeded in destroying the VR Network called Link VRAINS."
"So Computer Academia, but from Vietnam. Got it.", Shota said.
"And will we get new Link monsters for our deck? I mean, the copy program only produces monsters that destroy themselves in the End Phase as of now. That wouldn't be so great.", Ibuki said.
"Unfortunately we have to get them the natural way. Buying them or getting them from someone who's generous.", Yuya explained.
".….", both of them said.
"Well, we have topdeck transform-", Ibuki said, but then had a flash of realization," which he handed to Yasuhiro and did not retrieve it. Well, shoot. At least the Super Life function is still in our hands."
"Actually, having more than 4000 Life Points is one of many ways a 1 vs Many duel can be Held. But other than that, maybe, we can tell them how to use that card creation power?", Yuya suggested.
"There's a superpower that combines my program and topdeck transform that anyone can be taught in this world?", Shota said, taken aback by this.
"It's not as simple as you think and bears great risk.", The Sagess said, "So we will not allow you to use it. And not anyone can use it."
"Even then, that sounds incredibly unreasonable. I mean, I feel like that Dusktopia guy and his troupe won't be so hesitant to use it for bad stuff.", Ibuki said non-chalantly. Which was also exactly what I was thinking.
"Then think that way. I will only Permit it under the most extreme conditions, but they haven't occurred so far.", the Dark Sagess insisted with a more Stern voice.
"Uh, before we ruin this before the adventure even begins, who else is part of your team? We have NO issues with your take on Things, right Ibuki?!", Shota said with an uncharacteristically tense voice.
"I think my first envoy can explain it best.", the Sagess answered, now sounding a bit calmer."
"Apart from Futaba, there's her daughter Mayoi, who uses a simpler version of her HorReaper deck, she's a bit of an odd one. Then we have Yusaku Fujiki, who uses a deck with a lot more Focus on Link summoning, he's more of a quiet and cynical guy.
He has a friend named Shoichi Kusanagi, who helps his missions from outside of the duel field.
And then we have... Yuri, Yugo and Yuto."
"Right, the Dark Sagess did say you can be Yuto occasionaly, how does that work? TELL ME!", Shota demanded.
"Do you have a split personality disorder?", Ibuki asked.
"It is not.", I said, "But that is a more complicated story. Just as a Warning ahead: it is connected as to why there are four dimensions in your home universe. Though it may be a different reason for your Yuya, than it is for the one with us."
"Perhaps It would be best to see all of those for ourselves. But you have to show me Yuto next.", Shota insisted.
"We will. Promise.", Yuya said.
"Then it's time for the start of a new adventure!", Ibuki cheered.
Yeah, remember this isn't Canon, so neither Ibuki, Shota nor Yasuhiro will actually become a part of Arc-VRAINS. But I didn't want a predictable "well, they aren't gonna be part of Arc-VRAINS, so they will get rejected."-ending.
While I think I mentioned this in the first chapter's AN, Academia was supposed to use OP anime cards and I created quite a few OC cards in that spirit. Even If I made Yasuhiro use One Day of Peace and Full Force Strike.
The part where the ATK of his monsters rise like crazy... yeah I felt like I had to cut loose and go bonkers at some Point, even though that probably wasn't a great idea.
Topdeck Transform was an idea I had independently of Sudden Adventure, as an alternative to Yuma's Shining draw.
Shota finding a way to use Links on the other Hand was something I only did because a super quant link Monster was announced, otherwise he would've just have to deal with it like Ibuki.
If I had to judge this, it was better than chapter 2, but worse than 3 and 1. Not just because it was "Team A stompts Team B, then Team B gets stomped a bit more slowly by Team A, but ultimately wins." I feel like the characterization was a bit weaker than in chapter 1.
While Futaba being the silent type and reacting via inner monologue is something that will happen when she participates in plot-relevant duels in Arc-VRAINS, her inner thoughts weren't that interesting with just Yasuhiro as her opponent.
Random Funfact: Shota snarling a lot came from someone giving the writing tip of not shying away from using said too hard, citing that words like snarled and other synonyms would get annoying after a while. So I made a character who snarled most of the time, but I got tired after a while when writing this chapter, so that's why you saw it less as the duels went on.
But since the OC card section and the chapter is Long enough on its own, I will end the AN here and skip to previews, QOTCs and Responses.
The next Special will be: Yusaku, Mayoi and Yuya (though I will not limit myself to one Yu-Boy for that one) vs Yuritzi Schmidt from Yugioh Vrains: The Thunder Hunter, Yasutake Narahiko from Hidden Memories and Sateriasis Marlon from Mammon's Wrath.
Unlike the previous two, it will be both an Action and a Speed Duel throughout the whole ordeal.
The reason behind that particular selection is, that the writers of those stories all asked me for advice, which really helps with any confidence issues I have while writing. (at least it does prevent me from not Posting ;)
QOTC1 which of the non-Yasu cards used in this duel could or should appear in Arc-VRAINS?
QOTC2 Which is your favorite among the Sudden Adventure characters?
QOTC3 Do you have any wishes or suggestions for characters from other writers? However, most of the times, they will be from stories that I personally enjoy, though there are a lot that I am considering like, Fifth Factor, Arc-VOC, Cross-VRAINS, Overdrive, Codes of Secrets, Line of Good and Evil, Fifth Circuit, Dueling Trigger Finger, Pendulum of Connections, Co-Linked, Signs of Renewal, En Rings AU, Child of the Storm and any Story from Crit Fails Legacy of Despair AU. Yes some of them aren't Yu-Gi-Oh!-related, but I'll do my best to give them a Fitting deck. Though I don't have permission from every write of these stories to use a character from them yet.
And now for the first review Reply section in These Specials!
Valentine Shido: Glad to see I was able to portray her so well, that will definetly be an important skill in a lot of future Specials.
One Factor in whether that rematch will happen or not will be, for better or/and worse, do I have a good idea for a new Special/do I get permission for the OC I wanted before finishing the old Special?
But maybe I can work it in the 2021 annual Special. (assuming the Miracle of me finishing this Story in under 5 years doesn't occur.)
OC cards: (sudden Adventure will be in italics, Arc-VRAINS, will be underlined)
Furaidaten the Ultimate Star
Level 12, Fusion, Warrior, Earth, Effect
ATK: 5000
DEF: 4300
Material: Raijin the Breakbolt Star+ Fujin the Breakstorm Star+ Idaten the Conqueror Star
Effect: This card can deal piercing damage and the ATK of every Monster it attacks is reduced to Zero. This card cannot be targeted or destroyed by card effects and cannot be tributed. At the end of your turn, your opponent takes 1000 Points of damage for every Monster you Control.
Quantum Damage Counter
Normal Trap
When you would take damage from card effect(s) negate all of those effects in the same chain as this card, then Special summon monsters with ATK equal to the damage you would've taken from them
Ultimate Magic Cylinder
Counter Trap
If your opponent declares an attack, each of your opponent(s) take damage equal to the total ATK of monsters they Control.
Gold Mining
Normal Spell
Draw 2 cards, then discard your entire Hand or banish one earth-attribute Monster.
Ancient Gear Chess Pawn
Level 1, Machine, Eath, Effect, Tuner
ATK/DEF: 300
If you would take damage, you can discard this Card instad and Special summon one Ancient Gear Monster from your deck instead. Druing your next turn you can send that Monster from your field to the graveyard to treat it and this Card as Fusion materials for one Ancient Gear Monster.
Ancient Gear Chess Queen
Level 9, Machine, Earth, Effect
ATK: 2700 DEF: 2700
You can Special summon this Card by shuffling on banished Ancient Gear Chess Pawn into your deck.
Once per turn you can Special summon one banished Ancient Gear Monster, but all Monsters you Control lose ATK and DEF equal to that Monsters respective values, but are unaffected by other Monster effects.
Once per turn you can banish an Ancient Gear Monster you Control to increase the ATK and DEF of all Monsters you Control by that Monsters respectice values.
If this Card is used as Fusion material alongside other Ancient Gear Chess Monsters, you can banish this Card and any numbers of those, to use the combined self-banishing effects of those monsters
Ancient Gear Commander
Level 10, Earth, Machine, Synchro, Effect
ATK/DEF: 3000
Material: Ancient Gear Chess Pawn + 1 or more Ancient Gear non-tuners
Once per turn you can choose one monster your opponent controls, banish Ancient Gear Monsters from your hand, deck or graveyard equal to that monsters level/link or Rank to destroy or change control of that monster, but if the monster stayed on your opponents side of the field, either return all those cards to the hand or apply this effect on one of your own monsters. This cards gains 100 ATK and DEF for each banished Ancient Gear card and is unnaffected by the effects of your opponents banished cards.
Ancient Gear Chess Knight
Level 3, Machine, Earth, Effect
ATK: 900 DEF: 900
You can Special summon this Card by shuffling on banished Ancient Gear Chess Pawn into your deck.
If this Card is used as Fusion material, you can banish a number of Ancient Gear Fusion materials to equip the summoned Monster with that many equip spells from your deck.
Ancient Gear Inverse Fusion
Normal Spell
Fusion summon one Ancient Gear Fusion monster by sending fusion materials from your banished cards to your graveyard or shuffling materials already in the graveyard back into your deck.
Ancient Gear Ultimate Gatling Buster Howitzer
Level 11, Machine, Earth, Fusion, Effect
ATK: 1000
DEF:4700
Material: Ancient Gear Howitzer+ 2 Ancient Gear Monsters
This card is unaffected by card effects, except by Ancient Gear and your equip spell cards. Once per turn, you can inflict 900 damage to your opponent for every face-up card you control. If this card leaves the field, special summon two Ancient Gear Monsters from your deck, ignoring their summoning conditions
Higher Army Recruitment
Normal Spell
Add one Level 5 or higher Warrior-type Monster from your deck to your Hand.
Double Ditch
Normal Spell
Destroy any number of cards you Control, draw cards equal to the number of destroyed cards.
Crash Draw
Normal Spell
Send 5, 10 or 15 cards from your extra deck to the GY, draw one for every 5th card.
Trapping Armory
Normap Spell
Choose one trap card from your deck that can equip itself to monsters, equip it to one appropriate Monster you control
Inverse Battlegate
Quick-Play Spell
If your opponents took battle damage, Special summon one Monster whose ATK Points are between his previous and current LP.
Shogun Steel
Equip Spell
You can only equip this card to a Machine-type Monster. It gains 500 DEF and can attack while in defense Position (using ist DEF during damage calculation).
Ancient Gear Emergeny Power
Level 2, Earth, Machine, Effect
ATK/DEF: 100
When your opponent's Monster attacks an Ancient Gear Monster you Control, you can discard this card; Ancient Gear Monsters you Control cannot be destroyed this turn and you take no damage from battles involving them, also you gain 500 life Points for every Ancient Gear Monster you control
Star Supremacy
Normal Trap
Target one Star Monster you Control, destroy every monster with more ATK on the field and then inflict damage to your opponent equal to the highest difference.
Instant Return
Action Spell
If a Monster you Control is destroyed. Special summon it to your side of the fielf, but it cannot declare an attack this turn.
Star Countershine
Quick-Play spell
Star monsters you Control gain ATK equal to the total damage dealt by cards or effects that aren't from Star Monsters.
Counter Healing
Action Spell
If your opponent has at least 3000 life Points more than you, you gain life Points equal to the ATK of one Monster you Control.
Double Potion
Action Spell
Choose two different Players; both gain 800 life Points.
Draw
Action Spell
Draw one card.
Positive Energy Generator
Normal Spell
Choose one Monster you Control, triple its original ATK.
Fusion Armory
Quick-Play Spell
Choose one Fusion monster you Control, send 2 Fusion monsters from your extra deck to the GY, that Monster gains their effects and its ATK is increased by the sent monsters ATK.
Super Conjoined Strikes
Quick-Play Spell
The ATK of every Monster you Control becomes equal to their total current ATK.
Discard
Action Spell
Discard one card from your opponents Hand.
Innerworld Great Escape
Action Spell
Special Summon one, Innerworld Great Escape Token (Warrior-type, Earth, Level 1, ATK/DEF:0) Once per duel, while you Control that token, you can end the current battle Phase.
Extra Draw
Normal Spell
Up to three times this turn, when you Special summon a Monster from the extra deck, you can draw one card.
Master Radiant
Link 3, Earth, Beast, Link, Effect
Link Markers: Bottom left, Down, Bottom Right.
ATK: 2100
Earth Monsters you Control gain 900 ATK while all non-earth Monsters your Opponent controls lose that many ATK. Non-earth Monsters summoned at this Cards Link Point from the extra deck deal halve their battle damage during the turn they are summoned.
Radical Counter Fusion
Counter Trap
If your opponent activates a card or effect that would remove monsters from your side of the field, destroy any number of monsters you Control, then Special summon any Fusion Monster from your extra deck (this is treated a Fusion summon). The summoned Monster is unaffected by card effects.
Magical Memory
Normal Trap
Activate one Spell card from you GY, by banishing it.
Dian Keto's Eternal Cure
Normal Spell
You gain 1000 life Points for every card you Control.
Double Blast
Action Spell
Choose two different Players, both take 800 Points of damage.
Ultimate Counter Draw
Normal Spell
Your life Points become equal to your opponent's and you can draw one card for every 1000 life Points gained or lost by this effect.
Return of the Stars
Normal Spell
Special Summon two "Star" monsters with different names from your GY. By reducing their ATK to 0, you can add 1 "Supremacy Fusion" from your deck to your Hand.
Direct Gate
Normal Spell
All monsters you Control can attack directly this turn, but any damage dealt by them will be halved.
Link Magnet
Quick-Play Spell
Choose one Link Monster on the field, move as many monsters on the field as possible to zones it Points to. (without them switching Control)
Zero Damage Creation
Counter Trap
When you would take more damage than you have life Points, destroy all monsters you control, (ignore their immunities to card effects) inflict 1500 Points of damage to your opponent for each, then Special summon one Fusion Monster from your extra deck; the damage you take is now equal to that monster's ATK, also negate the effects of every Monster your opponent controls.
Infinite Repitition
Normal Spell
Shuffle all cards in your GY back into your deck, then draw 3 cards.
HorReapers will be in the following separate list: (those made by me will be in italics, those debuting here won't get their own markings, I don't want a dozen more lists than I already have, even if I like listing stuff. That and None of them were in Sudden Adventure)
HorReaper ClaWolf
Level 3, Fiend, Dark, Pendulum, Effect
ATK: 1600 DEF: 200
Pendulum Scale: 7/7
Pendulum Effect: When you Special Summon a 'HorReaper' Fusion Monster, inflict 600 damage to your opponent.
Monster Effect:
Whilst this card is in the GY, all 'HorReaper' Fusion monsters you control gain 600 ATK during the turn they are Special Summoned.
HorReaper HanDragon
Level 6, Fiend, Dark, Pendulum, Effect
ATK: 2600 DEF: 0
Pendulum Scale: 1/1
Pendulum Effect:
When a 'HorReaper' Fusion Monster is Special Summoned, destroy 1 card your opponent controls.
Monster Effect:
Whilst this card is in the GY, all 'HorReaper' Fusion monsters you control cannot be targeted or destroyed by card effects the turn they are Special Summoned.
HorReaper KnighTrap
Level 4, Fiend, Dark, Effect
ATK: 1400 DEF: 1300
If this card is sent to the graveyard without destruction, destroy once spell and trap card on your opponents field.
HorReaper DestrucTalon
Link 2 Dark Fiend
ATK: 1332
Link Material 2 HorReaper monsters
Markers Bottom Left, Bottom Right
If a HorReaper Fusion Monster is located in each of this Cards linked zones; this Card cannot be destroyed by battle and is unaffected by Card effects, also you take no battle damage from attacks involving this card.
Horrible Midnight Fusion
Normal Spell
If you control 2 'HorReaper' monsters in your Pendulum Zones, Fusion Summon 1 'HorReaper' monster using 'HorReaper' monsters from your hand, Pendulum Zones, or Deck.
HorReaper CrusaDoom
Level 7 Dark Fiend
ATK:3000 DEF: 2500
Fusion Material: 3 HorReaper Monsters
When this Card would destroy a Monster by battle, you can banish one HorReaper Monster from your Graveyard instead, to take control of that Monster, but it cannot attack this turn.
HorReaper PhanTorch
Level 3 Dark Fiend
ATK:1300 DEF:900
When this Card is banished by or for a HorReaper´s Effect; inflict 600 damage to your Opponent.
HorReaper FiguRobe
Level 2, Fiend, Dark, Effect
ATK:1200 DEF: 600
When this card is normal summoned succesfully, you can special summon one level 4 or lower HorReaper monsters from your deck, but reduce its ATK and DEF to Zero.
HorReaper VooDoll
Level 1, Fiend, Dark, Effect
ATK:0 DEF:300
You can use this card and another HorReaper monster on your field to fusion summon one HorReaper monster. You can only use this effect once pert turn. If this card is banished, by or for the effect of a HorReaper monster, you can add one Polymerization or Fusion card, except Diffusion Wave Motion, from your deck to your Hand.
HorReaper CrimiNail:
Level 4, Dark, Fiend, Fusion, Effect
ATK:1800
DEF:400
Materials: 2 HorReaper monsters
Once per turn, you can banish one HorReaper Monster to inflict 800 Points of damage to your Opponent.
HorReaper CatasTalon
Link 4, Dark, Fiend, Link, Effect.
ATK: 2664
Markers: Up, Top-right, Down, Bottom-right.
Material: 3+ HorReaper Monsters
This card cannot be targeted for an attack as Long as it Points to a HorReaper Fusion Monster. If this was summoned using at least two Fusion monsters, it gains the following effects:
-once per turn during the End Phase, Special summon one HorReaper Monster from your extra deck to a zone this card Points to
-if a HorReaper Monster you Control would be destroyed/and or you would take battle damage while Controlling one, you can banish one HorReaper Monster from your GY instead and if it was a battle, you take no damage from it
-Monsters this card Points to are treated as HorReaper monsters and if they're controlled by your opponent you can use them as Fusion materials.
HorReaper WidoWire
Level 5 Dark Fiend, Fusion, Effect
ATK:1600
DEF:1000
Materials: 2 HorReaper Monsters
You can banish one HorReaper Monster from your graveyard, to make the ATK of an opponents Monster 0. When this Card battles neither Monster is destroyed by that battle.
Horrible Daybreak Fusion
Normal Spell
If you control 2 'HorReaper' monsters in your Pendulum Zones, Fusion Summon 1 'HorReaper', by sending Fusion, Link and Pendulum monsters from your Field and GY into your Extra Deck. (pendulum monsters will be face-up)
MaleViolent HorReaper TraumArmament
Level 5, DarK, Fiend, Fusion, Effect
ATK/DEF: 3330
Material: 2 "HorReaper" Fusion monsters, whose total material requirement equals 5
You and this card are unaffected by your opponent's Monster effect, unless you have used the following effect during this turn:
-Up to twice per turn, you can turn one banished "HorReaper"-Monster face-down to target one card in your opponent's GY and add it to your Hand.
Horrible HorReaper GuilloTiger
Continous Trap
You can only activate this card during your Main Phase 1. Special summon this card as an Effect Monster (Fiend-Type/DARK/Level 4/ ATK: 700/DEF: 1750). (This card is also still a trap card) When this card is Special summoned this way, choose three HorReaper monsters with the same name from your deck, send one to the GY or banish it, Special summon one and add the last one to the Hand.
HorReaper GhoScissors
Level 2, DARK, Fiend, Effect
ATK: 1500
DEF: 0
When this card is banished by or for the effect of a HorReaper Monster, that Monster gains 500 ATK.
Horrible Persistence
Continous Spell Card
If you activated a "Horrible", spell or trap Card this turn (except this card), you can add one "Horrible" spell Card with a different Name than any you activated previous this turn from your deck to your Hand. You can only use this effect once per turn.
Horrible Brutality
Quick-Play spell
This turn, double the ATK of every HorReaper Monster you Control, but banish all Monsters affected by this card effect at the end of this turn.
HorReaper PitchFreak
Level 4, Fiend, Dark, Effect
ATK: 1700 DEF: 600
If you control a HorReaper Monster you can special summon this card from your hand. If this card is summoned, send HorReaper or Horrible card from you deck to the graveyard.
HorReaper CaVileRy
Level 4, Fiend, Dark, Union, Effect
ATK: 1400
DEF: 1300
(*standard union text*) While this card is equipped to a HorReaper Monster, banish one card from either player's GY each time it deals damage. If this card is sent to the GY without being destroyed, destroy one attack Position Monster your opponent controls. If this card is sent to the GY or banished while being equipped to a HorReaper Monster, you can banish one card on the field.
HorReaper ExecuTalon
Link 3, Fiend, Dark, Union, Effect
ATK: 1998
Markers: Down, Bottom-left, Bottom-right
Material: 2+ HorReaper Monsters
If this card is link summoned negate the effect of one Monster your opponent controls. If a HorReaper Monster you Control battles, you can banish up to two HoReaper monsters from your GY, to increase you monster's ATK by the banished monster's ATK. This card's name's effects can only be used once per turn. This card cannot attack the turn it is summoned.
Horrible Sunset Fusion
Normal Spell
Send HorReaper Pendulum Monsters, face-up from your field or Extra deck to the GY and Fusion summon one HorReaper Fusion Monster using those as Fusion materials.
HorReaper ScytHeart
Level 7, Dark, Fiend, Fusion, Effect
ATK: 2000
DEF: 2600
Material: 2 "HorReaper" monsters
Effect: Whenever you opponent takes damage from a "HorReaper" or "Horrible" card (by battle or card effect), you gain life points equal to the damage they took. If a card(s) in your opponent controls are sent to the GY or destroyed by "HorReaper" or "Horrible" cards (by battle or card effect), you can add that many "HorReaper" or "Horrible" cards in you GY or from you banished cards to your hand.
Changed effects:
Double Arms
Can only be equipped to machines now and only doubles damage once per turn.
Despair Struggle
Can be used even if your Control other cards.
The Monarchs Stormforth
can still summon from the ED
True Super Quantal Mech King Blaster Magna
destroys itself during the end Phase
Senko the Skybolt Star
is a scale 3/11 pendulum Monster. Allows you to destroy all monsters in the opponent's pendulum zone if you have a completed pendulum scale.
Todoroki the Earthbolt Star
is a scale 3/11 pendulum Monster. Allows you to once per turn, perform a Fusion summon from the deck.
Shura the Combat Star
Works in direct attacks as well