"I'll start with the Celtic Guardian in attack mode," Yami said.
"Now, your move!"
The holographic warrior arose, standing strong. Akari looked at it, then shrugged and drew a card from his deck. As he did so, the eye on his Gauntlet flashed brightly, for just a moment.
What was that flash? Yami wondered. There had been magical energy flowing into the other boy's deck just before he drew his card. Then he played the card he had just drawn, without looking at it.
"Well, I'll start off with the Ancient Elf. Ancient Elf, Ancient Spell!"
The slightly stronger elf destroyed the gaurdian, dealing 50 damage to Yami's LP. Yami evened the score with Gamma, who was quickly destroyed by Akari's Rogue Doll. This was turning out to be a very dull match for Yami; the only thing to keep him occupied were the flashes of light Akari's Gauntlet emitted with each card he drew. He decided to pick up the pace.
"I'll play Beta, the Magnet Warrior, in attack mode! Beta, attack Rogue Doll!" Beta was one of the strongest monsters Yugi's deck contained that did not require sacrifices; Yami doubted Akari could defeat it without offering any sacrifices himself.
"That monster is good," Akari said. "I guess I'll have to match it. Go, Neo, the Magic Swordsman." The sword-wielding spellcaster came forth. Its attack matched Beta's exactly.
"And I'll also play one card face down. That ends my turn."
"I'll play one card face down," Yami began, "and then... I'll offer Beta as a sacrifice to summon Curse of Dragon! Curse of Dragon, attack!"
Akari shook his head. "Ah, ah, ah. No killing poor Neo. Activate trap: Mirror Force!"
Yami grimaced as the Dragon's flame rebounded on it, destroying it. Akari was grinning widely at him.
"Now your dragon is destroyed, and the field is open for your defeat. I'll summon my mighty Dunames Darkwitch, and directly attack your life points with both my monsters!"
Yami was in trouble now. He had fallen to only 350 life points, while Akari still had 3850. He had to put up some sort of defense. He drew a card. Perfect! "I'll summon the Big Shield Gardna in defense mode. And, I'll lay one card face down on the field. Let's see you get through that!"
Akari sighed. "I don't have anything strong enough to deal with that right now, so I'll play a monster in defense mode and end my turn."
"Now it's my turn," said Yami. He drew his next card and smiled at it. I'll offer Giant Soldier of Stone to the Summoned Skull. And then, I'll activate the card I played last turn-Stop Defense, on your face down card."
"No!" cried Akari, a bit frightened. "My Mystical Elf!"
The elven guardian appeared and straigtened into a fighting pose. Yami laughed.
"While the Mystical Elf is very powerful in defense mode, it it no match for my Summoned Skull when it is put in attack mode. Summoned Skull, Lightning Strike!"
The Elf was annihilated, and Akari's life points sunk to 2150. Yami expected anger from the other boy, but was surprised to see his opponent smiling at him.
"The Summoned Skull is very good," he said sweetly, as though speaking to a young child. "I don't know how I'll ever stop it. Oh, wait, maybe with this."
Akari drew his next card, Gauntlet flashing again, and lifted it in the air.
"I'll offer both my monsters on the field to my personal favorite: the mighty Wingweaver!"
"Wingweaver?" Yami asked. Soon, however, he did not have to wonder about what was coming. Akari's Duel Disk was processing the summoning, producing a huge, six-winged angel. Its attack was 2750, enough to beat almost any monster in his deck. This would not be good, if he hadn't noticed one thing.
"You knew what that card was before you even looked at it," said Yami. "How could you know a card you hadn't seen... unless you're cheating?"
"Hey, yeah," said Joey. "Yugi, he hasn't been looking at any of his cards, just playing them! This guy's a creep."
Akari, rather than panicking, just sighed and laughed. "I guess you've noticed my Gauntlet's power, eh? Perfect luck."
"What?" Yami asked, a bit taken aback.
Akari grinned at him menacingly. "My luck. It's perfect. As long as I wear this Gauntlet, nothing is left up to chance. Here, I'll even draw a card for you."
Akari walked over to where Yami was standing. "What card would you like, sir?"
"Uhh, the Dark Magician," Yami said, surprised. Akari concentrated, drew the top card of Yami's deck, and handed it to him. It was indeed Yugi's favorite monster, the Dark Magician.
"Alright," Akari said. "That card is a gift. It won't take up your draw or anything, 'cause I don't care about you getting one more card. Now, allow me to get on with your defeat. Wingweaver, Heavenwing Strike!"
The wings of the angel glowed, and it flapped them with great force, producing a devastating wind that destroyed the Summoned Skull. Yami felt a bit frighened. Could he really be drawing whatever he wants? he wondered. If he is, how can I beat him...? Well, with only 100 life points left, I can't take any chances.
The holographic warrior arose, standing strong. Akari looked at it, then shrugged and drew a card from his deck. As he did so, the eye on his Gauntlet flashed brightly, for just a moment.
What was that flash? Yami wondered. There had been magical energy flowing into the other boy's deck just before he drew his card. Then he played the card he had just drawn, without looking at it.
"Well, I'll start off with the Ancient Elf. Ancient Elf, Ancient Spell!"
The slightly stronger elf destroyed the gaurdian, dealing 50 damage to Yami's LP. Yami evened the score with Gamma, who was quickly destroyed by Akari's Rogue Doll. This was turning out to be a very dull match for Yami; the only thing to keep him occupied were the flashes of light Akari's Gauntlet emitted with each card he drew. He decided to pick up the pace.
"I'll play Beta, the Magnet Warrior, in attack mode! Beta, attack Rogue Doll!" Beta was one of the strongest monsters Yugi's deck contained that did not require sacrifices; Yami doubted Akari could defeat it without offering any sacrifices himself.
"That monster is good," Akari said. "I guess I'll have to match it. Go, Neo, the Magic Swordsman." The sword-wielding spellcaster came forth. Its attack matched Beta's exactly.
"And I'll also play one card face down. That ends my turn."
"I'll play one card face down," Yami began, "and then... I'll offer Beta as a sacrifice to summon Curse of Dragon! Curse of Dragon, attack!"
Akari shook his head. "Ah, ah, ah. No killing poor Neo. Activate trap: Mirror Force!"
Yami grimaced as the Dragon's flame rebounded on it, destroying it. Akari was grinning widely at him.
"Now your dragon is destroyed, and the field is open for your defeat. I'll summon my mighty Dunames Darkwitch, and directly attack your life points with both my monsters!"
Yami was in trouble now. He had fallen to only 350 life points, while Akari still had 3850. He had to put up some sort of defense. He drew a card. Perfect! "I'll summon the Big Shield Gardna in defense mode. And, I'll lay one card face down on the field. Let's see you get through that!"
Akari sighed. "I don't have anything strong enough to deal with that right now, so I'll play a monster in defense mode and end my turn."
"Now it's my turn," said Yami. He drew his next card and smiled at it. I'll offer Giant Soldier of Stone to the Summoned Skull. And then, I'll activate the card I played last turn-Stop Defense, on your face down card."
"No!" cried Akari, a bit frightened. "My Mystical Elf!"
The elven guardian appeared and straigtened into a fighting pose. Yami laughed.
"While the Mystical Elf is very powerful in defense mode, it it no match for my Summoned Skull when it is put in attack mode. Summoned Skull, Lightning Strike!"
The Elf was annihilated, and Akari's life points sunk to 2150. Yami expected anger from the other boy, but was surprised to see his opponent smiling at him.
"The Summoned Skull is very good," he said sweetly, as though speaking to a young child. "I don't know how I'll ever stop it. Oh, wait, maybe with this."
Akari drew his next card, Gauntlet flashing again, and lifted it in the air.
"I'll offer both my monsters on the field to my personal favorite: the mighty Wingweaver!"
"Wingweaver?" Yami asked. Soon, however, he did not have to wonder about what was coming. Akari's Duel Disk was processing the summoning, producing a huge, six-winged angel. Its attack was 2750, enough to beat almost any monster in his deck. This would not be good, if he hadn't noticed one thing.
"You knew what that card was before you even looked at it," said Yami. "How could you know a card you hadn't seen... unless you're cheating?"
"Hey, yeah," said Joey. "Yugi, he hasn't been looking at any of his cards, just playing them! This guy's a creep."
Akari, rather than panicking, just sighed and laughed. "I guess you've noticed my Gauntlet's power, eh? Perfect luck."
"What?" Yami asked, a bit taken aback.
Akari grinned at him menacingly. "My luck. It's perfect. As long as I wear this Gauntlet, nothing is left up to chance. Here, I'll even draw a card for you."
Akari walked over to where Yami was standing. "What card would you like, sir?"
"Uhh, the Dark Magician," Yami said, surprised. Akari concentrated, drew the top card of Yami's deck, and handed it to him. It was indeed Yugi's favorite monster, the Dark Magician.
"Alright," Akari said. "That card is a gift. It won't take up your draw or anything, 'cause I don't care about you getting one more card. Now, allow me to get on with your defeat. Wingweaver, Heavenwing Strike!"
The wings of the angel glowed, and it flapped them with great force, producing a devastating wind that destroyed the Summoned Skull. Yami felt a bit frighened. Could he really be drawing whatever he wants? he wondered. If he is, how can I beat him...? Well, with only 100 life points left, I can't take any chances.
