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Episode 16: Mysterious Man

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Suddenly, a man in a brown cloak came in through the fog.

???: That will not be necessary.

Dark Talwar: What?! Who are you? How'd you get here?

???: My name is of no importance. But, I can tell you how I got in here; I broke through the fog with the power of my Millenium Anhk. Now, Bakuto, I will be the one to duel you.

Dark Talwar: No! I will be the one to duel him!

???: SILENCE!

The cloaked man then pointed his Millenium Anhk at Dark Talwar, pushing him out of the fog, making it impossible for him to come back in.

Dark Talwar: NO! LET ME IN! DAMNIT!

???: Bakuto, I am an honourable man, so once this duel is done, I will spare your life. Also, I will be requiring your God Card.

Bakuto: What? No! I won it!

Bakuto Demon Deck

???: And I need it. We will duel for it, and you have no choice but to accept.

Bakuto: IDamn. He's right. There's nothing I can do. I'm powerless without my Millenium Items./I Okay.

???: I will start by playing the magic card Black Cloaking Shield. Now, all monsters played will be set in either attack or defence, but if you attack with the monster, it will be flipped face-up.

Bakuto: Damn. I'll have to guess if my monster is strong enough to take on its opposition.

???: Exactly. Now, I set one monster in attack mode, and set one magic or trap card. Go.

Bakuto: I set a monster and attack with it! Ra Djinn, attack!

???: Activate Hidden Cylinders! It has been planted in one of my magic or trap spaces, not letting you see where. And if you attack the right one, I lose life points double to the attacking monster. But if you lose, you lose the life points equal to the monster attacking!

Bakuto: Crap! Choose the magic or trap card space on the far right!

???: Wrong..

The two cylinders rose up, one catching the attack, the other deflecting it back at Bakuto.

Bakuto- 3200

???: Well, I hope you can do better than that.

Bakuto: Set a card and go.

???: Play the magic card Darkness Prevails! I choose one of my dark type monsters with 1000 or less attack. Turn it face-up, and double its attack for this turn, and have it able to attack you directly! It gets destroyed when I end my turn. But for now, I choose my face-down Mask of Darkness! With it's flip effect activated, I'll get my Hidden Cylinders back. And set a card.

Bakuto: Damn. II know that it's for sure Hidden Cylinders./I

???: Also activate Demon's Cloaked Sword! Raises my monsters attack by 900 points! Mask of Darkness, attack!

He got the full hit of the giant mask monster.

Bakuto- 500

Bakuto: Flip Nutrient Z!

Bakuto- 4500

???: Oh well. I'll just get you next time. Go.

Bakuto: I set one card, and summon Demon of Apocalypse (1900/1400)! Attack with Ra Djinn!

???: Flip Holy Barrier - Mirror Force!

Bakuto: NO!

???: Heh. So you fell for my bluff.

Bakuto: I end my turn.

???: Play Raise Dead on your Demon of Apocalypse! Now, play Premature Burial on my Mask of Darkness, and set one monster, and one magic or trap. Go.

Bakuto: IWhy didn't he attack? Better play it safe./I Set one monster. Go.

???: Hah! Flip Nobleman of Crossout on your face-down!

Bakuto: No! My Fiber Pod!

???: Tribute my 3 monsters to summon the God of the Moon, Thoth!

Out of the mist came a dragon with immensely sized wings, and silver all over.

Bakuto: What?! You have a God Card too?!

???: Yes! And now Thoth, ATTACK!

The God then attacked him, knocking Bakuto back several feet. The cloaked man walked up to Bakuto, grabbed his deck, and took his God Card.

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Bakuto woke up, in a hospital bed. He had some wounds, but they weren't severe. He contemplated if he should continue in the tournament. He then found his locator cards, three in all. He guessed it could have been that cloaked man.

Bakuto: II know it will be a big risk, but I have to take my chances./I ::sigh:: I'll do it.

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Last Move: Please? There's hardly any people left, and I don't know if I could find anyone else.

Bakuto: Okay. One last duel..

Last Move: Play Pot of Greed! I set one monster, and set two magic or trap cards and end my turn.

Bakuto: Summon Nyudoryua and equip it with Demon Axe. Attack.

Last Move: First, chain with Jar of Greed! Now, you have attacked my Skelangel! I draw two cards from my deck!

Bakuto: End turn.

Last Move: Play Angels Gift! Draw three cards, and discard two. Now, play Mirage of Nightmare! Set one monster and three magic or traps! Go.

Bakuto: My turn.

Last Move: And I draw 2 cards!

Bakuto: Summon Giant Orc. Attack your face-down monster with Nyudoryua.

Last Move: Hah! My Saint Magician gets flipped, and I choose to get Angels Gift! And, I flip Cyclone on my Mirage of Nightmare, and now I don't have to discard any cards!

Bakuto: Attack again with Giant Orc.

Last Move- 2800

Bakuto: Go.

Last Move: Set one magic or trap card. Set one monster. Go.

Bakuto: Sacrifice Giant Orc for Lesser Demon. Attack with Nyudoryua.

Last Move: My Critter goes, so I'll get a monster with an attack of 1500 points or less!

Bakuto: Attack again with Lesser Demon.

Last Move- 700

Bakuto: Set one magic or trap card.

Last Move: I set one card-

Bakuto: Flip Minor Goblin Official.

Last Move: ICrap! Guess I have no choice./I Summon Wall of Illusion. Go.

Bakuto: I-

Last Move: Chain your Draw Phase with Last Turn!

Bakuto: Very well.

Last Move: I choose my Wall of Illusion.

Bakuto: And I summon Hades, God of Hell.

Last Move: WHAT?! CRAP!

The Hell God then crushed the Wall of Illusion.

Bakuto: Keep your Locator Card. I don't need it.

Last Move: Thank you..

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Solid Snake: We challenge you to a duel!

Last Move: Okay!

DMA: You won't last one minute!

Last Move: Shut up and duel.

Solid Snake: Set one monster. Go.

Last Move: Summon Masked Sorcerer! And play Change of Heart on Solid Snake's monster!

Solid Snake: Snake Jar.

Last Move: Awesome! I flip it, and get a Cobra Token in attack mode! Now, I attack Solid Snake with all my monsters!

Solid Snake- 2300

Last Move: And I get to draw a card! Now, your turn.

DMA: Summon Injection Angel Lily, and raise it's attack power to 3400, and attack your Masked Sorcerer!

DMA- 3000 Last Move- 2500

DMA: Go.

Solid Snake: Summon Guranadora!

Solid Snake- 3200

Last Move: Crap..

Solid Snake: Attack Cobra Token!

Last Move- 1800

Solid Snake: And attack you directly with Snake Jar!

Last Move- 1200

Last Move: II just need a little more off./I Summon Great Angs! And attack Solid Snake's Snake Jar!

Solid Snake- 2000

Last Move: Set one magic or trap. Go.

DMA: To clear the field, in case that's a trap card, I play Poltergeist!

Last Move: NO!

DMA: Attack, Injection Angel Lily!

Last Move- 0

Last Move: Damn.. I lost.. Here's my locator cards and deck. I don't deserve to have them.

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Hikaru: Attack you with Buster Blader for the win!

Arcane/Liz- 0 Hikaru/Ameph- 1600

Arcane Hunter: Crap!

Ameph: _ ::tazers Liz::

Liz: Ow!

Hikaru/Ameph: VICTORY DANCE! W00t!

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And with the 32 winners going off to the second round, only one knew the outcome.

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