Chapter 15: The Mind Reader versus the Guardian
"Ze second match in ze Millennium Tournament is Richard Vaughn versus Michael Sunter." The announcer said. "Will those two duelists enter ze arena at zis time?"
"Here we go." Milell thought. "I'm yet to see Mr. Sunter's dueling skills in person and I haven't seen Vaughn duel for a very long time. This should be interesting."
Michael and Vaughn entered the platform and it rose off the ground. Their duel disks latched into the ready position and they drew their opening hands.
"Ze second duel, Richard Vaughn versus Michael Sunter, begin!" The announcer yelled.
Vaughn- 8000 Michael- 8000
"Are you ready for this Michael?" Vaughn asked.
"As ready as ready can be." Michael answered.
"Ok, for my opening turn I will set this M/T card face down and summon Dunames Dark Witch (1800/1050). Your turn." Vaughn yelled.
"I will set this monster face down and activate Gravekeeper's Servant, now every time you attack you must discard the card on the top of your deck. My turn is over." Michael said.
"I summon Hysteric Fairy (1700/500) and attack your face down card." Vaughn said.
"Discard one card to your graveyard and flip Cyber Jar!" Michael yelled. "Now all the monsters on the field are destroyed and we pick up five cards, and level four monsters among the five that we just drew are special summoned on the field in either face up attack position or face down defense position." Michael picked up five cards and set three monsters on the field.
Vaughn picked up his five. "Summon Fire Princess (1300/1500), Dancing Fairy (1700/1000), and Dunames Dark Witch (1800/1050). Now I'll set these two M/T cards face down and end my turn."
"I summon Bistro Butcher (1800/1000)." Michael said.
"Activate Solemn Wishes." Vaughn replied.
"And attack your Fire Princess." Michael said.
"Activate a second Solemn Wishes." Vaughn interrupted.
Vaughn- 7500 Michael- 8000
"Since I inflicted life point damage on you Bistro Butchers effect forces you to draw two cards." Michael said.
"And due to the effect of my two Solemn Wishes, I get 1000 life points when I do so." Vaughn replied.
Vaughn- 8500 Michael- 8000
"Life points don't matter to me." Michael said. "Your turn."
"They will here in a minute." Vaughn said. "I activate Monster Reborn to revive my Fire Princess in defense position, and tribute Dunames and Dancing Fairy for this."
Vaughn- 9500 Michael- 8000
"What?" Michael asked.
"Cosmo Queen! (2950/2450)" Vaughn yelled as the Cosmo Queen emerged from its card. "Now Cosmo Queen, attack Bistro Butcher!"
Vaughn- 9500 Michael- 6850
"Your turn." Vaughn said.
"Very nice Richard." Milell thought. "You've set one of your most powerful combos into play. Fire Princess and two Solemn Wishes, and with that Cosmo Queen on the field your pretty much unstoppable at the moment."
"Activate magic card, Tribute to the Doomed!" Michael yelled.
"I guess I thought too soon." Milell thought.
"And I'll discard one card from my hand and destroy your Cosmo Queen." Michael said as the mummy attacked the Cosmo Queen. "Now I will flip Man- Eater Bug."
"Activate Trap card!" Vaughn yelled.
"Royal Command!" Michael yelled.
"I haven't even said what it was yet." Vaughn said.
"Well what is it then?" Michael asked.
"Royal Command." Vaughn said with a puzzled look.
"Interesting." Milell thought. "Michael must have tapped into the powers of his Centennial Bracelet. Lets see how long it takes Vaughn to figure this out. If Vaughn does figure it out he can just use his Centennial Shield to keep Mr. Sunter out of his mind."
"Well now you the effects of Flip Effect Monster do not affect me." Vaughn said.
"I know that. I'll set these two M/T cards face down and end my turn." Michael replied.
"I don't know how he saw my card. But I'm not going to stop here." Vaughn thought as he drew. "He couldn't have unleashed his Bracelet's power. He barely even knows anything about it."
Vaughn- 10500 Michael- 6350
"I set this M/T card face down and end my turn." Vaughn said.
Michael drew. "Activate Card Destruction discard your hand and draw the same number of cards you had." They both drew. "I switch Man-Eater Bug and end my turn."
Vaughn- 11500 Michael- 5850
"I switch my Fire Princess into attack position and attack your Man-Eater Bug." Vaughn said as his Fire Princess shot a huge stream of flames at the insect. When her attack settled the bug stood there untouched. "Negate attack. Clever. I don't see where that will get you though. My turn is over."
"Well it bought me some time." Michael said. "I activate Exchange. Now we both take one card from each others hands." The two walked up to each other. "Angel's Barrier, I think I'll take this."
"Monster Reborn should do nicely." Vaughn said as he took the card and they both went back to their proper places.
"Alright, I set one card face down and end my turn." Michael said.
"I draw." Vaughn said.
"Activate Trap Card." Michael said. "Angel's Barrier. Now I'm not affected by cards that inflict Direct Damage to my life points, making your Fire Princess useless."
"I still gain life points." Vaughn said.
Vaughn- 12500 Michael- 5850
"Now for the rest of my turn." Vaughn continued. "I activate Monster Reborn and reborn the Cosmo Queen! (2950/2450) now I will attack your Man-Eater Bug with Fire Princess and end my turn."
"Very good." Milell thought as the bug was destroyed. "Now Vaughn is back on top. That Angel's Barrier might slow him down a bit however."
"I activate the Magic card Mystical Space Typhoon!" Michael yelled. "And take out your Royal Command. Now with that out of the way I can flip this, Morphing Jar. Get rid of your hand and get a new one. My turn is over.
Vaughn- 13500 Michael- 5850
"You're getting the best of me Sunter." Vaughn said. "That's something I don't like. So now not only will you have to suffer the wrath of my Cosmo Queen, but this as well. Activate the Magic Card Polymersation. Polymersation will fuse Marie the Fallen One and the Forgiving Maiden to create St. Joan (2800/2000) and now I shall summon a second Fire Princess (1300/1500). Finally I will have my Fire Princess attack your Morphing Jar."
Vaughn- 14500 Michael- 5250
"Next my second Fire Princess will attack your face down monster." Vaughn said.
"Needle Worm, get rid of five cards on the top of your deck." Michael replied.
"Now the final attack is from my Cosmo Queen. Her target is, your life points!" Vaughn yelled. "Cosmo Queen, attack with the Cosmic Stars!" The Cosmo Queen opened her arms and stars illuminated as if from out of nowhere and shot at Michael.
Vaughn- 14500 Michael- 2300
"Very good." Milell thought. "One more shot from his Cosmo Queen and Michael is finished. And now he has that St. Joan to worry about as well, lets see how this unfolds."
"For my turn I will set this M/T card face down." Michael said.
Vaughn- 15500 Michael- 2300
"Heh." Vaughn said as he drew his card. "This is the turn that will lead to your demise. And I won't even attack. I tribute my Cosmo Queen and my St. Joan for my best monster!"
"Why would he tribute monsters like that for just one other monster?" Michael thought. "Well lets see if I can do that weird thing with my bracelet again." Michael thought hard and tried to picture Vaughn's card in his mind. The eye on his bracelet began to glow and Vaughn raised an eyebrow. "A Holy Savior? But that doesn't even have greater attack points than St. Joan. Maybe it has a wicked ass effect?"
"Now behold, Holy Savior #2! (2500/3000)" Vaughn yelled as a white robed sage emerged from the card.
"#2?" Michael said. "I didn't know there was a number 2."
"Well that's obvious." Vaughn said. "Holy Savior #2 has an effect that's pretty much made up of the effects of different cards, those cards being Thousand Eyes Restrict, Tribute to the Doomed and Solemn Wishes. As long as Holy Savior is face up on the field all monsters cannot attack, including itself. Next I can discard one card to gain 1000 life points. The life point thing however I can only use once per turn. So I think I'll do that, but not before I use Harpie's Feather Duster to get rid of your magic and trap cards." Vaughn discarded. "Now the effects of my Fire Princesses are back in effect and you take the damage when I gain that 1000."
Vaughn- 16500 Michael- 300
Vaughn went to play a magic card. "Wait a minute." Michael interrupted.
"What?" Vaughn said as he stopped.
"I concede." Michael said.
"You concede?" Vaughn said.
"The card in your hand is Dian Keto the Cure Master." Michael said. "So rather than you play it, I'll just forfeit."
"How did you know that?" Vaughn asked.
"Its this thing." Michael said as he held of his bracelet. "It's giving me this weird mind reading power."
"As I thought." Milell said. "Gents we have ourselves a winner. Congratulations Richard."
"Ze third match in the beginning round will commence in a few minutes." The announcer said. "Dimone Sotras and Illusen Rose, please prepare."
"So it looks like your facing Mr. Vaughn in the Semis." Milell said as he looked over to Silence.
"Yes. I will crush him just like Champion." Silence said.
"You'd better." Milell said.
"Ze second match in ze Millennium Tournament is Richard Vaughn versus Michael Sunter." The announcer said. "Will those two duelists enter ze arena at zis time?"
"Here we go." Milell thought. "I'm yet to see Mr. Sunter's dueling skills in person and I haven't seen Vaughn duel for a very long time. This should be interesting."
Michael and Vaughn entered the platform and it rose off the ground. Their duel disks latched into the ready position and they drew their opening hands.
"Ze second duel, Richard Vaughn versus Michael Sunter, begin!" The announcer yelled.
Vaughn- 8000 Michael- 8000
"Are you ready for this Michael?" Vaughn asked.
"As ready as ready can be." Michael answered.
"Ok, for my opening turn I will set this M/T card face down and summon Dunames Dark Witch (1800/1050). Your turn." Vaughn yelled.
"I will set this monster face down and activate Gravekeeper's Servant, now every time you attack you must discard the card on the top of your deck. My turn is over." Michael said.
"I summon Hysteric Fairy (1700/500) and attack your face down card." Vaughn said.
"Discard one card to your graveyard and flip Cyber Jar!" Michael yelled. "Now all the monsters on the field are destroyed and we pick up five cards, and level four monsters among the five that we just drew are special summoned on the field in either face up attack position or face down defense position." Michael picked up five cards and set three monsters on the field.
Vaughn picked up his five. "Summon Fire Princess (1300/1500), Dancing Fairy (1700/1000), and Dunames Dark Witch (1800/1050). Now I'll set these two M/T cards face down and end my turn."
"I summon Bistro Butcher (1800/1000)." Michael said.
"Activate Solemn Wishes." Vaughn replied.
"And attack your Fire Princess." Michael said.
"Activate a second Solemn Wishes." Vaughn interrupted.
Vaughn- 7500 Michael- 8000
"Since I inflicted life point damage on you Bistro Butchers effect forces you to draw two cards." Michael said.
"And due to the effect of my two Solemn Wishes, I get 1000 life points when I do so." Vaughn replied.
Vaughn- 8500 Michael- 8000
"Life points don't matter to me." Michael said. "Your turn."
"They will here in a minute." Vaughn said. "I activate Monster Reborn to revive my Fire Princess in defense position, and tribute Dunames and Dancing Fairy for this."
Vaughn- 9500 Michael- 8000
"What?" Michael asked.
"Cosmo Queen! (2950/2450)" Vaughn yelled as the Cosmo Queen emerged from its card. "Now Cosmo Queen, attack Bistro Butcher!"
Vaughn- 9500 Michael- 6850
"Your turn." Vaughn said.
"Very nice Richard." Milell thought. "You've set one of your most powerful combos into play. Fire Princess and two Solemn Wishes, and with that Cosmo Queen on the field your pretty much unstoppable at the moment."
"Activate magic card, Tribute to the Doomed!" Michael yelled.
"I guess I thought too soon." Milell thought.
"And I'll discard one card from my hand and destroy your Cosmo Queen." Michael said as the mummy attacked the Cosmo Queen. "Now I will flip Man- Eater Bug."
"Activate Trap card!" Vaughn yelled.
"Royal Command!" Michael yelled.
"I haven't even said what it was yet." Vaughn said.
"Well what is it then?" Michael asked.
"Royal Command." Vaughn said with a puzzled look.
"Interesting." Milell thought. "Michael must have tapped into the powers of his Centennial Bracelet. Lets see how long it takes Vaughn to figure this out. If Vaughn does figure it out he can just use his Centennial Shield to keep Mr. Sunter out of his mind."
"Well now you the effects of Flip Effect Monster do not affect me." Vaughn said.
"I know that. I'll set these two M/T cards face down and end my turn." Michael replied.
"I don't know how he saw my card. But I'm not going to stop here." Vaughn thought as he drew. "He couldn't have unleashed his Bracelet's power. He barely even knows anything about it."
Vaughn- 10500 Michael- 6350
"I set this M/T card face down and end my turn." Vaughn said.
Michael drew. "Activate Card Destruction discard your hand and draw the same number of cards you had." They both drew. "I switch Man-Eater Bug and end my turn."
Vaughn- 11500 Michael- 5850
"I switch my Fire Princess into attack position and attack your Man-Eater Bug." Vaughn said as his Fire Princess shot a huge stream of flames at the insect. When her attack settled the bug stood there untouched. "Negate attack. Clever. I don't see where that will get you though. My turn is over."
"Well it bought me some time." Michael said. "I activate Exchange. Now we both take one card from each others hands." The two walked up to each other. "Angel's Barrier, I think I'll take this."
"Monster Reborn should do nicely." Vaughn said as he took the card and they both went back to their proper places.
"Alright, I set one card face down and end my turn." Michael said.
"I draw." Vaughn said.
"Activate Trap Card." Michael said. "Angel's Barrier. Now I'm not affected by cards that inflict Direct Damage to my life points, making your Fire Princess useless."
"I still gain life points." Vaughn said.
Vaughn- 12500 Michael- 5850
"Now for the rest of my turn." Vaughn continued. "I activate Monster Reborn and reborn the Cosmo Queen! (2950/2450) now I will attack your Man-Eater Bug with Fire Princess and end my turn."
"Very good." Milell thought as the bug was destroyed. "Now Vaughn is back on top. That Angel's Barrier might slow him down a bit however."
"I activate the Magic card Mystical Space Typhoon!" Michael yelled. "And take out your Royal Command. Now with that out of the way I can flip this, Morphing Jar. Get rid of your hand and get a new one. My turn is over.
Vaughn- 13500 Michael- 5850
"You're getting the best of me Sunter." Vaughn said. "That's something I don't like. So now not only will you have to suffer the wrath of my Cosmo Queen, but this as well. Activate the Magic Card Polymersation. Polymersation will fuse Marie the Fallen One and the Forgiving Maiden to create St. Joan (2800/2000) and now I shall summon a second Fire Princess (1300/1500). Finally I will have my Fire Princess attack your Morphing Jar."
Vaughn- 14500 Michael- 5250
"Next my second Fire Princess will attack your face down monster." Vaughn said.
"Needle Worm, get rid of five cards on the top of your deck." Michael replied.
"Now the final attack is from my Cosmo Queen. Her target is, your life points!" Vaughn yelled. "Cosmo Queen, attack with the Cosmic Stars!" The Cosmo Queen opened her arms and stars illuminated as if from out of nowhere and shot at Michael.
Vaughn- 14500 Michael- 2300
"Very good." Milell thought. "One more shot from his Cosmo Queen and Michael is finished. And now he has that St. Joan to worry about as well, lets see how this unfolds."
"For my turn I will set this M/T card face down." Michael said.
Vaughn- 15500 Michael- 2300
"Heh." Vaughn said as he drew his card. "This is the turn that will lead to your demise. And I won't even attack. I tribute my Cosmo Queen and my St. Joan for my best monster!"
"Why would he tribute monsters like that for just one other monster?" Michael thought. "Well lets see if I can do that weird thing with my bracelet again." Michael thought hard and tried to picture Vaughn's card in his mind. The eye on his bracelet began to glow and Vaughn raised an eyebrow. "A Holy Savior? But that doesn't even have greater attack points than St. Joan. Maybe it has a wicked ass effect?"
"Now behold, Holy Savior #2! (2500/3000)" Vaughn yelled as a white robed sage emerged from the card.
"#2?" Michael said. "I didn't know there was a number 2."
"Well that's obvious." Vaughn said. "Holy Savior #2 has an effect that's pretty much made up of the effects of different cards, those cards being Thousand Eyes Restrict, Tribute to the Doomed and Solemn Wishes. As long as Holy Savior is face up on the field all monsters cannot attack, including itself. Next I can discard one card to gain 1000 life points. The life point thing however I can only use once per turn. So I think I'll do that, but not before I use Harpie's Feather Duster to get rid of your magic and trap cards." Vaughn discarded. "Now the effects of my Fire Princesses are back in effect and you take the damage when I gain that 1000."
Vaughn- 16500 Michael- 300
Vaughn went to play a magic card. "Wait a minute." Michael interrupted.
"What?" Vaughn said as he stopped.
"I concede." Michael said.
"You concede?" Vaughn said.
"The card in your hand is Dian Keto the Cure Master." Michael said. "So rather than you play it, I'll just forfeit."
"How did you know that?" Vaughn asked.
"Its this thing." Michael said as he held of his bracelet. "It's giving me this weird mind reading power."
"As I thought." Milell said. "Gents we have ourselves a winner. Congratulations Richard."
"Ze third match in the beginning round will commence in a few minutes." The announcer said. "Dimone Sotras and Illusen Rose, please prepare."
"So it looks like your facing Mr. Vaughn in the Semis." Milell said as he looked over to Silence.
"Yes. I will crush him just like Champion." Silence said.
"You'd better." Milell said.