Chapter 14: The Dreadful Silence
The Dueling Platform: One Hour Later
"Well then, I see your all here." Milell said as he stood in the center of the dueling field. "So lets get this show on the road."
Milell got off the field and took a seat that overlooked the field. Another man got on the field.
"Ze first match vill commence in a few moments." The man said. "Vill the duelists please come up to their designated areas."
Silence walked up the steps with a blank stare. He wasn't focused on anything as he walked toward his spot. Jacob however was focused on one thing and one thing only, defeating Silence and moving on in the tournament.
"Ze first match, Silence versus Jacob Champion, begin!" The man yelled.
Silence- 8000 Champion- 8000
"My opening turn only consists of this M/T card face down." Silence said plainly.
"Your opening turn is pathetic." Jacob said. "I can tell that I'm going to blow you out of the water. I summon Flying Kamakiri #2 (1500/800) and equip it with Laser Cannon Armor to raise its attack to 1800, Flying Kamakiri attack!"
"Activate Magic Cylinders." Silence said as the cylinders shot the bugs attack right back at Jacob.
Silence- 8000 Champion- 6200
"I will activate the magic card Mystic Plasma Zone to boost the attack of all dark monsters by 500." Silence began. "Next I will summon Lajinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp (MPZ: 2300/600) and attack your Kamakiri."
Silence- 8000 Champion- 5700
"My turn is over." Silence said.
"Whoa. Only two turns in and Silence already has Champion on the ropes." Ramsey said.
"And Jacob has a themed deck this time." Michael replied.
"I will set one monster face down and end my turn." Jacob said.
"I will tribute Lajinn for Dark Ruler Hades (MPZ: 2950/1100) and will not attack. I will just set this M/T card face down."
"I set one more card face down and set this M/T card face down." Jacob said. "My turn is over."
"I summon Opticlops (MPZ: 2300/1300) and attack the face down monster you recently placed." Silence said.
"Activate Light of Intervention." Jacob said. "Now neither of us can play a monster face down."
"And the monster?" Silence asked.
"It was just a Basic Insect." Jacob answered. "Finished?"
"Yes." Silence answered.
"I summon Petit Moth (300/200) in defense mode and equip it with the Cocoon of Evolution to increase its defense power. Now in six turns I will tribute the moth in order to summon my strongest monster!" Jacob said. "Finally I will activate Swords of Revealing Light, your turn."
"I tribute Opticlops for the Summoned Skull (MPZ: 3000/700) in defense position." Silence said. "I end my turn."
"Why did he play his Summoned Skull in defense position?" Vaughn thought. "Jacob can easily take it out now."
"Big mistake, leaving your strongest monster in defense mode." Jacob said. "Cause it's about to get smashed! Go Killer Needle (1200/1000) slaughter that bag of bones!"
"Activate trap card." Silence said. "Dark Spirit of the Silent. It will redirect your bug's attack back at your Petit Moth. And since your Killer Needle can't penetrate the defense of the Cocoon, you receive deflected damage."
Silence- 8000 Champion- 4900
"Your turn." Jacob said in frustration.
"I summon Twin-Headed Wolf (MPZ: 2000/500) and switch my Skull into attack position. My turn is over." Silence said and folded his arms.
"This will be my second turn for my Cocoon." Jacob started. "I will summon Steel Scorpion (250/300) in defense mode and end my turn."
"I tribute Twin-Headed Wolf for Lesser Fiend (MPZ: 2600/500)." Silence said. "And now that I have the right amount of monsters in my graveyard, I can remove these three fiends from play and special summon Dark Necrofear (MPZ: 2700/2300). My turn is over."
"Oh man." Jacob thought. "His field is stacking up with bad ass monsters and my Swords of Revealing light just shattered. I'm not going to be able to last him for long."
"I said my turn is over." Silence repeated.
"Right, I will set this M/T card face down and end my turn." Jacob said.
"I activate the Magic card Polymersation to fuse these to monsters in my hand to create Dark Balter the Terrible (MPZ: 2500/700) and I will not attack this turn." Silence said. His field was now full of monsters with attack power of 2500 or higher and Jacob's moth was only halfway through its metamorphosis.
"I will only draw this turn." Jacob said. He seemed pretty calm despite the fact that five extremely powerful monsters were staring at him.
"I will activate Nightmare Steel Cage and keep us from attacking each other for the next two turns." Silence said. "My turn is over."
"What is he doing?" Vaughn thought. "Its like he wants to see Jacobs moth."
"I will just draw." Jacob said.
"I will do the same." Silence said.
"I will only draw once again." Jacob said. "But beware, that was the end of my 6th turn, and on my next I will summon my Great Moth."
"I will draw as well and the cage will be shattered." Silence said.
"Ok, your end is now!" Jacob said. "I tribute the Petit Moth with Cocoon of Evolution to special summon Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth (3500/3000)!"
"The key words, Jacob, are Special Summon." Silence pointed out. "You have to wait one turn before you can attack me with that hideous thing."
"Ok then, go." Jacob said.
Silence drew. "Ha!" He yelled. "Too bad you won't have a next turn. This ends now!"
"How!?" Jacob asked.
"With this, I activate the Magic card Dreadful Silence!" Silence yelled.
"Perfect." Milell thought. "That little rookie won't even know what hit him."
"What does that do?" Jacob asked.
"At the cost of 2000 Life Points, I can deduct 2000 attack points from any monster on the field, and I choose your Moth! (Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth- 1500/3000)" Silence yelled. "Now, Lesser Fiend, attack the Moth!"
Silence- 6000 Champion- 3800
"Now Balter, attack his Killer Needle!" Silence yelled.
Silence- 6000 Champion- 2500
"Ok, now the rest of my monsters wipe out the rest of his field and his life points!" Silence yelled as Hades, Skull, and Necrofear bombarded the Steel Scorpion, the face down monster and the rest of Champion's life points.
Silence- 6000 Champion- 0000
"Ze winner of zis duel is Silence." The man said as the platform lowered back down to the floor.
"Well done, well done." Milell said. "There goes the first, now it's down to you seven. Join us back here in two hours where the match between Richard Vaughn and Michael Sunter will take place." Milell got up and he and Silence walked into the elevator.
"Damn." Ramsey said. "Champion got trampled."
"Well I guess we should prepare for our duel." Vaughn said.
"Lets do that." Michael said. "Like I said, I'm gonna give it my all. You'd better do the same."
"Your on." Vaughn replied.
The Dueling Platform: One Hour Later
"Well then, I see your all here." Milell said as he stood in the center of the dueling field. "So lets get this show on the road."
Milell got off the field and took a seat that overlooked the field. Another man got on the field.
"Ze first match vill commence in a few moments." The man said. "Vill the duelists please come up to their designated areas."
Silence walked up the steps with a blank stare. He wasn't focused on anything as he walked toward his spot. Jacob however was focused on one thing and one thing only, defeating Silence and moving on in the tournament.
"Ze first match, Silence versus Jacob Champion, begin!" The man yelled.
Silence- 8000 Champion- 8000
"My opening turn only consists of this M/T card face down." Silence said plainly.
"Your opening turn is pathetic." Jacob said. "I can tell that I'm going to blow you out of the water. I summon Flying Kamakiri #2 (1500/800) and equip it with Laser Cannon Armor to raise its attack to 1800, Flying Kamakiri attack!"
"Activate Magic Cylinders." Silence said as the cylinders shot the bugs attack right back at Jacob.
Silence- 8000 Champion- 6200
"I will activate the magic card Mystic Plasma Zone to boost the attack of all dark monsters by 500." Silence began. "Next I will summon Lajinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp (MPZ: 2300/600) and attack your Kamakiri."
Silence- 8000 Champion- 5700
"My turn is over." Silence said.
"Whoa. Only two turns in and Silence already has Champion on the ropes." Ramsey said.
"And Jacob has a themed deck this time." Michael replied.
"I will set one monster face down and end my turn." Jacob said.
"I will tribute Lajinn for Dark Ruler Hades (MPZ: 2950/1100) and will not attack. I will just set this M/T card face down."
"I set one more card face down and set this M/T card face down." Jacob said. "My turn is over."
"I summon Opticlops (MPZ: 2300/1300) and attack the face down monster you recently placed." Silence said.
"Activate Light of Intervention." Jacob said. "Now neither of us can play a monster face down."
"And the monster?" Silence asked.
"It was just a Basic Insect." Jacob answered. "Finished?"
"Yes." Silence answered.
"I summon Petit Moth (300/200) in defense mode and equip it with the Cocoon of Evolution to increase its defense power. Now in six turns I will tribute the moth in order to summon my strongest monster!" Jacob said. "Finally I will activate Swords of Revealing Light, your turn."
"I tribute Opticlops for the Summoned Skull (MPZ: 3000/700) in defense position." Silence said. "I end my turn."
"Why did he play his Summoned Skull in defense position?" Vaughn thought. "Jacob can easily take it out now."
"Big mistake, leaving your strongest monster in defense mode." Jacob said. "Cause it's about to get smashed! Go Killer Needle (1200/1000) slaughter that bag of bones!"
"Activate trap card." Silence said. "Dark Spirit of the Silent. It will redirect your bug's attack back at your Petit Moth. And since your Killer Needle can't penetrate the defense of the Cocoon, you receive deflected damage."
Silence- 8000 Champion- 4900
"Your turn." Jacob said in frustration.
"I summon Twin-Headed Wolf (MPZ: 2000/500) and switch my Skull into attack position. My turn is over." Silence said and folded his arms.
"This will be my second turn for my Cocoon." Jacob started. "I will summon Steel Scorpion (250/300) in defense mode and end my turn."
"I tribute Twin-Headed Wolf for Lesser Fiend (MPZ: 2600/500)." Silence said. "And now that I have the right amount of monsters in my graveyard, I can remove these three fiends from play and special summon Dark Necrofear (MPZ: 2700/2300). My turn is over."
"Oh man." Jacob thought. "His field is stacking up with bad ass monsters and my Swords of Revealing light just shattered. I'm not going to be able to last him for long."
"I said my turn is over." Silence repeated.
"Right, I will set this M/T card face down and end my turn." Jacob said.
"I activate the Magic card Polymersation to fuse these to monsters in my hand to create Dark Balter the Terrible (MPZ: 2500/700) and I will not attack this turn." Silence said. His field was now full of monsters with attack power of 2500 or higher and Jacob's moth was only halfway through its metamorphosis.
"I will only draw this turn." Jacob said. He seemed pretty calm despite the fact that five extremely powerful monsters were staring at him.
"I will activate Nightmare Steel Cage and keep us from attacking each other for the next two turns." Silence said. "My turn is over."
"What is he doing?" Vaughn thought. "Its like he wants to see Jacobs moth."
"I will just draw." Jacob said.
"I will do the same." Silence said.
"I will only draw once again." Jacob said. "But beware, that was the end of my 6th turn, and on my next I will summon my Great Moth."
"I will draw as well and the cage will be shattered." Silence said.
"Ok, your end is now!" Jacob said. "I tribute the Petit Moth with Cocoon of Evolution to special summon Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth (3500/3000)!"
"The key words, Jacob, are Special Summon." Silence pointed out. "You have to wait one turn before you can attack me with that hideous thing."
"Ok then, go." Jacob said.
Silence drew. "Ha!" He yelled. "Too bad you won't have a next turn. This ends now!"
"How!?" Jacob asked.
"With this, I activate the Magic card Dreadful Silence!" Silence yelled.
"Perfect." Milell thought. "That little rookie won't even know what hit him."
"What does that do?" Jacob asked.
"At the cost of 2000 Life Points, I can deduct 2000 attack points from any monster on the field, and I choose your Moth! (Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth- 1500/3000)" Silence yelled. "Now, Lesser Fiend, attack the Moth!"
Silence- 6000 Champion- 3800
"Now Balter, attack his Killer Needle!" Silence yelled.
Silence- 6000 Champion- 2500
"Ok, now the rest of my monsters wipe out the rest of his field and his life points!" Silence yelled as Hades, Skull, and Necrofear bombarded the Steel Scorpion, the face down monster and the rest of Champion's life points.
Silence- 6000 Champion- 0000
"Ze winner of zis duel is Silence." The man said as the platform lowered back down to the floor.
"Well done, well done." Milell said. "There goes the first, now it's down to you seven. Join us back here in two hours where the match between Richard Vaughn and Michael Sunter will take place." Milell got up and he and Silence walked into the elevator.
"Damn." Ramsey said. "Champion got trampled."
"Well I guess we should prepare for our duel." Vaughn said.
"Lets do that." Michael said. "Like I said, I'm gonna give it my all. You'd better do the same."
"Your on." Vaughn replied.