Tales from the Discard Pile
By: Doc Shinryuu
This story is a bit of a deviation from my "Swords for Hire" series. It tells what happens to creatures in your Discard Pile in Magic: the Gathering. It will eventually star my entire Cleric Deck. ^^; Enjoy!
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The battle of the century was taking place.
It was a duel between two mages. Their magic: Powerful. Their skills: Unmatched. Their medium...
Cards?
That's right, the mages were players in a game of Magic: the Gathering. They were in the middle of the grand finale of the World Chapionship. Their Decks were running low and their Discard Piles high.
But all this isn't where our story takes place.
Our story lies with the forgotten; the memories; the Discard Pile.
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Five Creatures were sitting at a table in bar somewhere in the Discard Pile. They were talking over mugs of beer.
Suddenly, another Creature wandered in. The group of five greeted it with a wave from each of them. It sat down at the table, completing a set of six: Samite Healer, Ancestor's Prophet, Cabal Executioner, Daunting Defender, Shieldmage Advocate, and the new arrival, Commander Eesha.
"Welcome back, Eesha." Shieldmage Advocate said.
"If it weren't for that Terror spell, I'd still be out there." Commander Eesha replied.
"Hah." Cabal Executioner laughed, "That wouldn't work on me. I'M Black."
"Yeah. YOU were destroyed by a Misery Charm." Daunting Defender muttered with a chuckle.
"What was that?" Cabal Executioner shouted, standing up.
Ancestor's Prophet hit him on the head with his lantern. "Oh, shut up. You heard him, and he didn't mean anything insulting."
"Eeh, fine." Cabal Executioner said, sitting back down.
"I've seen what's going on out there, and our Pacifisms are making a killing!" Samite Healer said.
"Yeah," Commander Eesha responded, "He's got some pretty good Zombies out, but the Avatar was stopped in it's tracks. And the Fallen Cleric is out, useless for him, good for us."
"How so?" Shieldmage Advocate asked.
"Kirtar's Desire at Threshold."
"Ah." Responded the rest.
"That's bad for our opponent, how's it good for us?" Daunting Defender asked.
"Doubtless One." Commander Eesha replied.
A bell rang at the bar, signalling that something was happening In Play. Everyone turned and looked at a screen above the bar. Player One, the player of the Cleric deck had just played Profane Prayers. Player Two loses seven life and Player One gains seven. A small cheer arose from the bar. That ended Player One's turn, so everyone turned back to their drinks.
"Wow." Ancestor's Prophet said, "The battle's beginning to heat up, eh?"
"Yeah. That's the highest either life total has reached in a while." Samite Healer said.
Suddenly, an angry shout sounded from the bar.
"What's going on?" Daunting Defender asked.
"Looks like Player Two just cast Traumatize!" Shieldmage Advocate shouted.
"No!" Commander Eesha shouted, "Half of Player One's Library to the Graveyard! That leaves five turns before Player One loses!"
"It's Player One's turn. It looks like he's got a trick up his sleeve." Daunting Defender said.
Player One played and activated Feldon's Cane, sending his Discard Pile back to his Library.
The entire bar seemed to prepare for some sort of impact. "Oh, boy." Cabal Executioner said, "Here we go aga-"
And everything disappeared.
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Okay, I realize that this fic was short, but it was an idea that I needed to get out of my head.
All cards used here Copyright of Wizards of the Coast.
All character personas Intellectual Property of Doc Shinryuu.
By: Doc Shinryuu
This story is a bit of a deviation from my "Swords for Hire" series. It tells what happens to creatures in your Discard Pile in Magic: the Gathering. It will eventually star my entire Cleric Deck. ^^; Enjoy!
--------------------
The battle of the century was taking place.
It was a duel between two mages. Their magic: Powerful. Their skills: Unmatched. Their medium...
Cards?
That's right, the mages were players in a game of Magic: the Gathering. They were in the middle of the grand finale of the World Chapionship. Their Decks were running low and their Discard Piles high.
But all this isn't where our story takes place.
Our story lies with the forgotten; the memories; the Discard Pile.
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Five Creatures were sitting at a table in bar somewhere in the Discard Pile. They were talking over mugs of beer.
Suddenly, another Creature wandered in. The group of five greeted it with a wave from each of them. It sat down at the table, completing a set of six: Samite Healer, Ancestor's Prophet, Cabal Executioner, Daunting Defender, Shieldmage Advocate, and the new arrival, Commander Eesha.
"Welcome back, Eesha." Shieldmage Advocate said.
"If it weren't for that Terror spell, I'd still be out there." Commander Eesha replied.
"Hah." Cabal Executioner laughed, "That wouldn't work on me. I'M Black."
"Yeah. YOU were destroyed by a Misery Charm." Daunting Defender muttered with a chuckle.
"What was that?" Cabal Executioner shouted, standing up.
Ancestor's Prophet hit him on the head with his lantern. "Oh, shut up. You heard him, and he didn't mean anything insulting."
"Eeh, fine." Cabal Executioner said, sitting back down.
"I've seen what's going on out there, and our Pacifisms are making a killing!" Samite Healer said.
"Yeah," Commander Eesha responded, "He's got some pretty good Zombies out, but the Avatar was stopped in it's tracks. And the Fallen Cleric is out, useless for him, good for us."
"How so?" Shieldmage Advocate asked.
"Kirtar's Desire at Threshold."
"Ah." Responded the rest.
"That's bad for our opponent, how's it good for us?" Daunting Defender asked.
"Doubtless One." Commander Eesha replied.
A bell rang at the bar, signalling that something was happening In Play. Everyone turned and looked at a screen above the bar. Player One, the player of the Cleric deck had just played Profane Prayers. Player Two loses seven life and Player One gains seven. A small cheer arose from the bar. That ended Player One's turn, so everyone turned back to their drinks.
"Wow." Ancestor's Prophet said, "The battle's beginning to heat up, eh?"
"Yeah. That's the highest either life total has reached in a while." Samite Healer said.
Suddenly, an angry shout sounded from the bar.
"What's going on?" Daunting Defender asked.
"Looks like Player Two just cast Traumatize!" Shieldmage Advocate shouted.
"No!" Commander Eesha shouted, "Half of Player One's Library to the Graveyard! That leaves five turns before Player One loses!"
"It's Player One's turn. It looks like he's got a trick up his sleeve." Daunting Defender said.
Player One played and activated Feldon's Cane, sending his Discard Pile back to his Library.
The entire bar seemed to prepare for some sort of impact. "Oh, boy." Cabal Executioner said, "Here we go aga-"
And everything disappeared.
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Okay, I realize that this fic was short, but it was an idea that I needed to get out of my head.
All cards used here Copyright of Wizards of the Coast.
All character personas Intellectual Property of Doc Shinryuu.