/ Duel Universe
/ Author: The Cowboy of Oklahoma
/ Halloween Special: All Hallows Eve pt2 Heroes vs Vampires
/ word count: 3390
/ (Author's note: All duel actions are random and fair. Multiple choice decisions made by coin toss.)
Harper vs Vampire Lord
"Battle! My Banshee," Camula commanded, "attack her monster with all our hatred! These cattle dared stand against their masters and betters!"
Banshees' mouth fell open wider than normally possible, then a scream left her throat with a deafening roar, forcing Harper to clamp her hands to her ears.
The attack dealing her -700 in damages. 7700lp
"Grr!" Harper gritted through her teeth.
"Let that be a lesson to you for daring to defy us!" Camula cackled, "I'll set two cards facedown, then end my turn," she finished.
"Finally," Harper declared, "if you think for even one second that we will just roll over to your insane ideals, you have no idea who you're dealing with!"
"Little human," Camula deadpanned, "We have lived for centuries, and will continue living long after your grandchildren are dead!"
"Meaning, I'm going to survive this little encounter," Harper countered, "now on with the duel, I draw! Now to return the favor for the last turn. I normal summon Ehero Liquid Soldier in attack mode, and through him I regain my Wildheart from my graveyard in attack mode!"
A monster wearing dark skin-tight fabric with blue armor and water elements flowing off of him formed onto the field and the tanned warrior returned with him.
"What could you possibly do with two weak monsters? They're not even standard fusion material for any other hero monsters." Camula noted openly.
Harper's eyes widened in surprise at how this bitch knew her cards nearly as well as she did, nearly. She regained her composure then continued her turn, "you think you know everything, but you're in for a surprise! I activate polymerization, fusing Liquid Soldier on my field and Ehero Avian in my hand to fusion summon my Ehero Absolute Zero in attack mode!"
A pool of swirling colors formed behind the human female, then Liquid and Avian turned into flares of blue and green light then shot down into the vortex. A huge flash of energy shot out and a larger monster in white armor and cape formed onto the field, ice forming everywhere the monster touched and snow fell in its immediate vicinity.
"What!? What is this creature!? How could you summon such a monster!?" Camula screamed.
"Who, this?" Harper thumbed back towards Zero, "he's one of the hero's I brought with me from our world, he and his associates," Harper grinned, "you have no idea what you've stepped into here bitch!"
Camula visibly blanched back, looking over her shoulder at a now grimacing Vampire Lord.
"Now back to your ass kicking!" Harper declared, "since I used Polymerization to send Liquid to the graveyard, I'm allowed to draw two new cards, then discard one!" Harper looked at her new cards, "oh! Now this is interesting, I just got my Ehero Shadow Mist to my hand."
"What does that have to do with anything?" Camula balked.
"You see, when Shadow Mist is sent to the graveyard, which I'll do right now as cost for Liquids' effect, now I'm allowed to search my deck for one new Hero, and I'm going to choose Ehero Stratos from my deck!" Harper explained, "next I sacrifice Absolute Zero and Wildheart from my field to link summon Xtra Hero Wonder Driver in attack mode!"
A circuit board formed mid-air with eight arrows, one at each corner and edges, then Zero and Wildheart became streaks of light and struck the bottom two corners of the board, then the whole board lit up and a monster wielding a magical staff, wearing a blue and gold robe formed onto the field.
"What!? Why would you weaken your position like that?" Camula asked incredulously.
"Oh I have my reasons, sort of like how your monster looks really cold all of a sudden." Harper noted.
Camula turned to look at her Banshee, she was almost completely covered in ice, "what is this? What have you done!?" She turned back to Harper screaming.
"Oh nothing much, just triggering Zero's effect. Whenever he is sent to the graveyard, he automatically destroys all of my opponents' monsters on their field," Harper explained.
"What!?" Was all Camula got out before her monster completely froze over then cracked and shattered to pieces.
"Now that your monster is out of the way, your life points are wide open to my assault," Harper declared, "battle! Wonder Driver attack her life points directly!'' She commanded.
Driver raised his staff and shot a beam of energy straight through Camula, dealing her -1900 in damages. 6100lp
"Gah!" Camula screamed as she was thrown back by the attack, growling her hatred as she regained her footing.
Harper got a smug look on her face, "well bitch? How'd you like that?"
"You will pay for your insolence!" Camula declared.
"Keep talking bitch, I'm going to set one card facedown and end my turn," Harper finished.
A new card back forming onto the field.
"Now it's my turn," Camula declared, "First i'm going to normal summon my Vampire Retainer in attack mode."
A half white, half ethereal black wolf with a glowing red eye formed onto the field.
"Next I'm going to banish my Banshee from my graveyard," Camula explained, "this will allow me to activate the field spell Zombie World directly from my deck to my field."
The world shifted into a grotesque version of itself, trees were dead, the local stream turned to blood, and bones of every sort littered the ground everywhere.
"Now every monster on our fields and graveyards are turned into zombie monsters," she continued, "then I'll activate the spell Overpowering Eye, this allows one zombie monster with 2000atk or less to attack you directly this turn!"
The hero on the field seemed to begin swaying and seeming looked dazed.
Harper gritted her teeth and got ready for the inevitable attack.
"Now that your monster is completely unable to defend your life points, battle! Retainer attack her directly!" Camula commanded.
The wolf-like creature lunged forward and bit down on Harpers' leg, giving it a ravage shaking, dealing her -1200 in damage. 6500lp
Harper grunted from the impact, but did not fall to her opponent's antics, "gah…, that all you got snaggle toothed bitch!?"
"For now. I'll let you rethink your position. Give up now and I'll make your death quick and painless!" Camula offered.
"Fuck you!" Harper announced, "I draw! Now I normal summon Ehero Solid Soldier in attack mode, and since I'm summoning it directly beneath my Wonder Driver's link arrow, I'm allowed to regain my Polymerization from the graveyard, facedown onto my field.
A white armored monster with gold trim and turquoise energy flowing throughout formed onto the field directly behind the blue mage monster, then a card back formed on the field behind them both.
"And I'm not done either! Since I was able to normal summon Solid, this activates his ability to special summon a new level 4 or lower Hero from my hand to my field. I choose Ehero Stratos in attack mode, which activates his ability to let me search for a new Hero from my deck to my hand!" Harper explained.
"Not if I can help it fool!" Camula countered, "I activate my trap card Vampire Domination, this negates your Stratos' effect, destroying him and giving me life points equal to his attack points!"
A monster in blue armor and mechanical wings formed onto the field, then it shimmered, about to start using its effect, when a vampire shot out of the ground and grabbed Stratos around the waist, rearing back it sank its fangs deep into his neck, sucking him dry, destroying him. Then Camulas' life points grew by his attack points by 1800. 7900lp
"Tch! Fine then, I still have more than enough to deal with your rabid pooch! I activate Polymerization, sending Solid from my field and Ehero Heat from my hand, now I can fusion summon Ehero Nova Master in attack mode!" Harper continued.
A pool of swirling colors formed behind her, then Solid and Heat turned into flares of light and shot into the vortex, then a huge flash shot out, a monster wearing red and gold armor, a long flowing red cape and wreathed in flames. The field began melting into molten lava, and the ambient air temperature increased significantly.
"What is that?" Camula asked, stepping back from the heat coming off it, "first ice, now fire! What are you!?"
"I'm pissed off!" Harper announced, "since I sent Solid to the graveyard using a spell, I'm allowed to special summon a Hero from my graveyard back onto my field in defense mode, and the monster I choose is Absolute Zero!" She continued.
A wall of ice shot out of the ground, cutting the field in half, then the frozen hero from before crawled back onto the field through the ice.
Camula watched as her world turned into fire and ice, both monsters staring her down with nothing but contempt in their eyes. Camulas' blood froze in her veins, her voice was lost in her throat.
"Now I send Wonder Driver and Zero to the graveyard to link summon Xtra Hero Dread Decimator in attack mode!" Harper announced.
A circuit board formed in mid air with eight arrows, one at each corner and edges, then Driver and Zero became three streaks of light and struck the bottom three arrows, then the whole board lit up as a monster in dark gray armor, wielding a large bolt blaster.
"Since Zero went to the graveyard again, you remember how it cleared your field? Well feel it again!" Harper announced.
A blizzard blew in from nowhere and covered Camulas' field, her monsters froze instantly, cracked, then fell to pieces.
"Noo!" Camula screamed in defiance.
"Now my Decimator lives up to his name, gaining 100 extra attack points for every Hero monster in my graveyard plus he gives the same amount of attack to every Hero he is pointing to with his link arrows. Now both of my monsters gain 900 extra attack points!" Harper explained, "each monster now has 3400 and 3500 attack points respectively. Now to go in for the kill! Battle! Decimator, Nova, attack her life points directly!" Harper commanded.
Decimators' large red bolts flew forward and Novas' molten rock rose like a tidal wave and fell on top of Camula burying her in unrelenting heat, dealing -6900 in damages. 1000lp
"Graaaaaaaaaah!" Camula screamed as she was nearly incinerated to a crisp.
"Oh for bloods' sake, I'll do this myself!" Vampire Lord announced as he picked up Camulas' gawdy duel disk off her smoldering form.
Camula reached up to grasp her lord's wrist, "fo..forgive me my lord, I have failed you," she wheezed.
"Yes, yes you did," he said coldly, "end her!" He commanded the rest of the group behind him.
The vampires didn't hesitate, grabbing Camula by her limbs and dragging her deeper into their group as she screamed, "noooo!" Her voice was drowned out by them actively beating and ripping her apart, roaring with elation of the fresh kill.
Harper watched with disgust as these monsters killed one of their own, "you're a sick son-of-a-bitch!" She spat.
Vampire Lord just tutted at her, "tch, tch, tch, tch. Sticks and stones my dear. Your words will never hurt me," he said mockingly, "but let's see what I can do to you in this duel. Since your turn has come to an end, that means I get to go now. I draw, and now I'll set one monster facedown and end my turn," he finished.
"Whatever, not like you can mount a comeback from that defacet," Harper commented, "You're going to fall just as easily as that bimbo did!"
"We shall see child, now continue your move." Vampire Lord said uninterestedly.
"Fine, I draw!" Harper started, "battle! Nova attack his new facedown monster!" She commanded.
Nova reared back his fist and threw a ball of molten lava down at the card back, destroying it.
Vampire Lord seemed unphased by this outcome, then reaching his hand out, "the monster destroyed was Glow-Up Bloom, when it goes to the graveyard, and if Zombie World is on the field, I can special summon one level five or higher zombie monster directly from my deck to the field, I choose Vampire Voivode in attack mode."
A very regal looking vampire wearing a blood red robe, black bone spikes covered him like armor, carrying a large black triton formed onto the field.
"Ha!" Harper laughed at his choice of monster, "that thing isn't strong enough to survive my next attack! But before that, since Nova destroyed a monster by battle, I'm allowed to draw one new card." She declares as she draws a card, "now Decimator attack his new Voivode monster!" She commanded.
"Mistake," Vampire Lord said under his breath, a grin growing on his face, "I activate my trap card Return of the Zombies. This allows me to banish any zombie monster off the field and replace it with any other zombie monster from the controller's graveyard, so I'm banishing your Dread Decimator and returning to you your Avian in attack mode."
Decimator strained for a moment then vanished from the field, then a new, smaller hero flashed into existence, its form was sleek, green and bore two strong wings.
"I believe that is the end of your battle phase," he said smugly.
"Grr!" Harper wasn't happy about this, Decimator was her key to ending this duel quickly. "Now I set one monster in defense and one other card facedown, that ends my turn," she finished.
Vampire Lord looked at the human incredulously, "you just don't know when to give up. I draw," he began, "next I select one of my banished monsters, Bloom will do, then return it back to my deck to reset my trap, Return of the Zombies back onto my field."
The card returning to the field.
"What? That card again?" Harper groaned, "this was so much easier with that dead bitch," she said under her breath.
"If I may continue, I activate the spell Vampire's Domain, this allows me to pay 500 life points to normal summon a second time each turn for a vampire monster," Vampire Lord explained.
"Tch!" Was all Harper could reply before he continued.
"Now I normal summon Ash Blossom Joyous Spring in attack mode, but she wont stay for long since I'll use my spell to pay 500 life points, allowing me to tribute Ash, to tribute summon Vampire Dragon in attack mode."
A slick black-scaled dragon with vampire fangs, one eye and razor wings formed on the field.
"Battle. Dragon will attack your Avian," he commanded.
The dragon lunged forth and wrapped around Avian, crushing and biting him in the neck, destroying him, then dealing -1400 damage to Harper. 5100lp
"Grr! When a Hero is destroyed in battle, my trap card Hero Signal activates, allowing me to special summon a level four or lower Hero monster from my deck to my field," Harper countered, "I chose Ehero Blazeman, and since he was summoned to the field, I gain a Polymerization from my deck to my hand. I gain Fusion Substitute, which is considered a Polymerization at all times," she finished.
"If you're quite finished, now Voivode attack her Blazeman," Vampire Lord commanded.
The regal vampire pointed his triton at the smaller monster then dragon bones rose from the ground, lunging forth and grabbing the monster in its maw, crushing and destroying him.
"This ends my turn," he finished.
"Finally," Harper depans, "my turn, I draw. Now I activate the spell Miracle Fusion, this let's me banish Avian from my graveyard and Ehero Clayman from my field to fusion summon Ehero Gaia, who gains half of the attack of your Voivode for himself but also cuts your monsters attack in half!'' She explains.
A pool of swirling colors formed behind her, then the ghost of Avian flew up to join the essence of Calyman, turning into flares, shooting down into the vortex, then a huge flash shot out forming a large hardened clay warrior with gold trim onto the field, then it slammed its fist into the ground, shooting directly at Voivode making the monster stumble and fall to one knee.
"Next I'll activate the spell Parallel World Fusion, this allows me to return fusion materials that are banished back into my deck, now Avian and Clayman are returned, then I can fusion summon Ehero Great Tornado in attack mode, and his ability cuts all of your face up monsters attack and defense in half!
A pool of swirling colors formed behind her again, then the essence of both monsters coalesced, turning into a single flare and shot down into the vortex, then a huge flash of energy shot out as a warrior of gold and green armor and tattered cape formed onto the field. The wind never died down as a tornado formed and moved onto the vampire's field, battering his now weakened monsters, weakening them further.
A look of knowing slowly crept over the face of Vampire Lord as each new fusion monster hit the field and as each of his monsters was reduced more and more from a power to behold, to nothing but weak useless garbage, and his only reprieve was a trap that would only reduce his loss by a mere few points, points he did not have to spare.
"No! This cannot be! I cannot lose! I am inevitable!" Vampire Lord screamed out, panic taking hold, "I cannot be defeated!" His eyes frantically searching for anything else to do, finally falling onto the last card he has face down on the field, "I activate the trap card Return of the Zombies!"
"Not so fast, freak! I activate Solemn Judgment, paying half my life points to negate your card, destroying it!" Harper countered.
The trap cards both flew up almost simultaneously, one shot an energy beam at the heros, then a man in white robes rose up and blocked the beam, sending it back to its origin point, destroying the first trap. Harpers' life points dropped by -2550. 2550lp
"No! No! No!" Vampire Lord screamed.
"Battle!" Harper announced, "Go my Heros, attack his monsters and end this duel!"
All three heros raced forward and bodily slammed into the two weakened vampires then kept on going until they raised their respective weapons and slammed them down on Vampire Lords being, dealing him over 1000 points in damages and ending the duel. -7100 0lp
"Graaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!" Vampire Lord screamed while he was vaporized to nothing right in front of all the other vampires.
The rest of the Vampire Clan looked on in abject horror as their leader was so thoroughly defeated. Murmurs churned around on what they should do now, how would they take control now, how would they feed their clan? The murmurs grew in concern until there was a roar as dragons of every variety circled overhead. The vampires all looked up and then began cowering back away from the humans they had just been recently threatening as food. Soon, some of the smaller dragons with other warriors riding on their backs landed. Their passengers disembarked, gathering the vampires into smaller groups keeping them away from the rest of the humans at spear point.
A booming voice could be heard by everyone in the encampment, "Vampire Clan, remain unmoved and do not run away or you will be dealt with harshly!" Dark Magician Girl magically amplified her voice to call out, finally having the upper hand in the situation.
All the vampires were rounded up, the humans were checked to make sure none were seriously injured, and all was calm except for one instance. A single body having been found deceased, and an immediate identity confirmation from their now ex-lover Harper, as Ben, along with his deck of Utopia cards. The vampire's claim to have no idea on how this human died when they were not even in the encampment when his body was initially found. They had just used that as a springboard to begin their assault. Dark Magician Girl decides to hold all of the clan that is present at her palace dungeons until the truth can be ascertained. The body has been moved to the medical center to see if a cause of death can be determined.
