Sorry if it took so long to update, I'm pretty busy with football and other
stuff.
This chapter contains an increased usage of swearing. I will make sure to only say the "f" word only two or three times in this fic to maintain its PG-13 rating. I will also be commentating duels a little differently.
If you're curious about the cards I made up when they're played, you can look them up at the bottom of the page.
By now I shouldn't have to waste space with a disclaimer, so this will be the last chapter with one. Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, but I do own the plot and my original cards.
My thanks to all who reviewed, I appreciate it. ^_^
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Chapter 2 The fatal flaw with every plan is the assumption that you know more than
your enemy.
A man was unloading fish from some crates near the docks. It was the usual boring day. Never anything different. He lit up a cigarette and began to stack halibut into a truck to be shipped off. Suddenly, he saw something move in the corner of his eye. He turned to see a silver haired kid running into the city. A black string was trailing off his hand. The man didn't even get a chance to look as a giant net of fish crashed through his crates and smacked off the side of the truck. He was knocked senseless.
So of course he couldn't see Ryouta run past leaving only a trail of curse words. 'Damn that kid.' Ryouta thought. That was his last net of fish for the month. He ran after the trailing net into the city and through a few blocks. Finally, after turning a third left, Ryouta pounced and caught his net. The net came to a halt.
"Why the hell did you do that?!" Ryouta was ready to tear the kid to pieces. Without the fish he would starve for a good two weeks. And it was his father's best net.
"Watch." Was all the kid said as he pointed to a stone table.
Ryouta just realized that the kid had led him to the park. At the stone table sat Mai Kujaku and an unknown duelist with fiery orange hair. They were sarting a duel.
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As Joey and the mysterious man sat downto duel, Kaiba produced his latest invention.
"It's called a Mecha Field. All you need to do is set it on the table you're dueling on and it automatically keeps track of life points, and it even shows a hologram of the cards you're using. You set your cards here." The silver device covered the table. It had two screens on either side of the duelist, small indents for cards to be set in, and a large screen in the middle. Kaiba flipped a switch on the side and it hummed to life. An indication of life points appeared on either side. At the middle of the Mecha Field, a hologram flashed into life. It was a wooden floor.
"You can go first, Joey." The mysterious guy said.
"First, what the hell is your name?" Joey prodded.
"It's Ixion. Now go." He was getting impatient.
"Sure." Joey drew. "I summon Axe Raider. Then, I'll play Fusion along with Baby Dragon and Wyvern Warrior to summon Dragon-Riding Wyvern." [Air/Dragon/5/1700/1500] "I'll lay one trap and end my turn." On the Mecha Field, a Dragon-Riding Wyvern appeared. It was rather small.
"Hmm, alright, I'll also play Fusion and sacrifice Soul-Hunting Spirit and Nightmare Horse to summon Nightmare-Riding Spirit." [Dark/Undead/5/800/600] "I'll lay a trap and attack you directly." Ixion said in an offhanded tone. The ghostly rider galloped to Joey's side of the field, ignoring the Dragon- Riding Wyvern.
"You activated my Fairy Box." Joey started. A small box appeared on Joey's side of the field, but quickly shrunk away.
"And that activates my Skillfulness. your Fairy Box is negated, and you have to pay 500 lifepoints every turn. I still attack your drect life points." Ixion mused. "Your turn. And you must discard a card randomly from your hand." The Nightmare-Riding Spirit swung its scythe at Joey. [Joey's LP - 7200]
"Dammit." Joey was in a tough situation as he drew. [LP - 6800] 'I gotta think of somethin' soon, or I'm toast.' "I lay this card face down and I'll lay one trap. Go ahead."
"Alright, I play the field card River Styx and play this card face down. I attack you directly again." Ixion said, seemingly growing mildly amused. The wooden floor turned into a dark, muddy river bank with a river flowing between either half. A boat floated in the middle. "I'll end my turn." [Joey's LP - 6000]
"Not again." Joey's useless Fairy Box again sapped his life points. [LP - 5500] "I'll sacrifice this card to lay this card, and I activate my trap." A space on the hologram began to light up brighter and brighter, then it erupted in a huge explosion. On Ixion's side of the field, a Card-Hunting Grim Reaper [Dark/Demon/5/1380/1930] was now face up.
"What the hell? Kaiba your machine's faulty, he can't do that!" Joey accused in protest.
"Apparently he can. I've made it so I know the only ways to cheat on the Mecha Field. And did you ever think that your knowledge of the cards is faulty?" Kaiba snapped. No one insults his inventions.
"Your move." Joey said, in a downtrodden tone.
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Mai had gotten to go first. She was dueling a strange man who she had never seen before. He told her to call him Knux. "I'll play two traps facedown and play Cyber Harpie [Earth/Winged Beast/4/1800/1200 in attack mode. Your turn." [Mai - 8000] [Knux - 8000]
"I'll lay one trap and play Swift Black Ninja [Dark/Warrior/4/1700/1200] with Air Shiruken. Your turn." Knux didn't show too much emotion.
"I'll lay one card facedown. I'll end my turn." Mai had played many duels with this starting move. She had won many also.
"Alright, I play this trap and this monster facedown. Your turn." He said blandly.
"I play this monster facedown and end my turn again." She was setting up for her Harpie Lady Strategy. But that wasn't going to happen.
"Enough playing around. I sacrifice Swift Black Ninja and my facedown card to summon Demon of Questionable Loyalty [Fire/Demon/10/3500/3000]." [Mai's LP - 7300] "Now I remove Swift Black Ninja from play and Dunamis Valkyria from play to summon Chaos Emperor Dragon -Messenger of the End- [Dark/Dragon/8/3000/2500]. Before I use its effect, I play Oracle's Mercy. Go ahead, you get to draw 10 cards. Now I use Chaos Emperor Dragon's effect. All cards on the field and in your hand are destroyed.Go ahead." [LP - 7000] [Mai's LP - 2900]
"Alright... I play Harpie Lady in attack mode." Mai said shakily. "And attack you directly. Go ahead." [Knux's LP - 5600]
"I play X-Death Virus. All cards in our hands, on our fields, and in our graveyards are removed from play." [Removed from play - 26] "Your turn." He said.
'What can he possibly be planning?' Mai asked herself. "I lay one trap. Your move."
"Now you will know the true meaning of sorrow. I summon Red Lotus Beast, Da Iiza [Fire/Demon/3/10400/10400] in attack mode!" Finally he showed enthusiasm as his ultimate monster appeared. "Its attack and defense are 400 times that of the cards removed from play." He said with a grisly grin. "And I attack you directly!"
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"Alright, I summon the Mystic Reaper [Dark/Undead/5/1800/1800] out onto the field." Ixion said as another Reaper sprang to life on the hologram.
"What the hell, Kaiba, I hope you're watching this 'cause he can't do that!" Joey was getting a little mad, to say the least.
"Be happy my Nightmare-Riding Spirit isn't destroying your life points and hand. I play Tempest, to get rid of all our magic and traps, and add a magic counter to Mystic Reaper. Then I will play Iron Cage of Nightmares, to give my Mystic Reaper yet another magic counter. Then, I'll attack you with my Nightmare-Riding Spirit." The evil-looking horse and rider galloped up to Joey, and swung its scythe at him again. [Joey's LP - 4700] "Your move."
Joey really couldn't do anyhting. With the Iron Cage of Nightmares out, he could be in some trouble. "I lay this card in defense mode. Go."
"I play Torturous Reaper [Dark/Undead/7/2300/2500] in attack mode. Now you can't set anything without it being flipped to attack. Pretty good huh? I'll attack you with Nightmare-Riding Spirit again." Ixion grinned like a child as a particularly murderous looking Reaper appeared on the field. "I'll end my turn." [Joey's LP - 3900]
"I play Waiting in Arms. It's all I can do. Go." Joey removed all of his monsters from play, and a third magic counter was added on to Mystic Reaper.
"Now you will see the peek of my deck's prowress. I sacrifice my three Reapers to summon Cyrus the Reaper, Judge of the Dead [Dark/Warrior/11/3500/3200]. And I attack you directly. Go ahead."
Joey watched as the Reaper cut his life points down. [LP - 400] "That's all right, heh." Joey was feeling good now. His monsters came back from being removed from play, and he had a strategy. "I'll sacrifice all three of my monsters to summon Gilford the Lightning. And all your monsters are destroyed. Then I'll play another Fusion and sacrifice my Red Eyes and Demon Summon." Joey tittered with glee. "To summon Black Demon's Dragon. And I attack you directly. Go." [Ixion's LP - 2000]
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"I play Attack Nullification." Mai said, just barely protecting her life points. Now she needed to figure out a way to get to his life points, while staying alive. That wouldn't be too hard as her turn came. "I special summon Snake Godess in attack mode. Now you can't destroy it. I'll end my turn."
But Knux wasn't about to be had. "I play Shadow Guild Swordsman [Air/Warrior/5/1250/1700. It gets removed from play, giving Red Lotus 400 attack and defense [10800/10800]. Now, I'll play Oracle's Enlgihtenment, to boost my Swordsman by 600 [1850/1700]. Then, I'll play a simple Sword of Deep Seated on my Swordsman. I attack and destroy your Snake Godess, and then I attack your direct life points with Red Lotus. I win."
Mai was actually sweating. She had never lost like that before. His deck had easily been able to target her weaknesses.
"You must follow me. We have to get to the meeting point." Knux said, gathering his stuff. "And you two can come, also." He called to the silver haired kid and Ryouta.
"How long have you been there?" Mai got a little peeved. She had previously lost her Keesuto to Ryouta (even though it was originally Ryouta's anyway) and wasn't too keen on being buddy-buddy with him right now.
"Oh, just the whole time." Ryouta said with a smirk.
"Hey where are we going anyways?" Mai asked, ignoring Ryouta.
"Motou's card shop." Knux replied.
"Why?" Mai asked.
"Well, it's not everyday that Seto Kaiba gets defeated." The silver haired kid replied.
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"Are the tournament preparations ready?" The same shadowy, mysterious guy who had briefed the room of duelists sat in a dark room, lounging in a leather recliner, sipping a red drink. In front of him was a monitor. Another man, a less shadowed one, was speaking.
"Yes, all goes as you planned."
"Good. Now, we watch the fun."
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It was Ixion's turn. He wasn't about to be defeated though. "I sacrifice 5 cards from the top of my deck and my whole hand, except for this card. This card that I remove from play. Using my Shadow Guild Dungeon Keeper's effect, I get one of your cards that isn't out on the field. I choose your Ultimate Griffon. [Dark/Animal/11/4350/3500] And I attack your Gilford. Good duel, Jonouchi." Ixion extended his hand.
Joey shook it. "Yeah, good job man. We'll have to trade someday."
Ixion smiled grimly. "Yeah..." He paused for a second. A speeding car about a block away could be heard. "Kaiba I hope you're ready. You're in for a duel."
"Well, I better look mildly impressed then." Came Kaiba's reply.
Any other talk was cut short as the speeding car turned down the street. It was a black Viper GTS with silver recing stripes. It looked like it could hit 240 on a quarter mile stretch. It smoothly stopped in front of the card shop. The driver's door opened, and a man stepped out.
He had shoulder length aquamarine hair and piercing blue gray eyes. He wore a long dark blue overcoat that almost looked black. Under it he wore a black t-shirt and long black cargo pants. under the pants, he wore some well-used combat boots.
"Hmm, not bad... all except one.." He said to no one in particular. Surveying the group,which was now standing outside, he nodded. "You're all done. So we might as well start now. Kaiba, as I'm sure you know, we're dueling right now. It's already started, so we gotta move fast."
Kaiba simple nodded as they walked inside the card shop. Everyone pulled up a chair and the aqua-haired guy bought a cream soda. "Nectar of the gods" he called it. He sat down and Kaiba took his place in across from him. "So you wanna go first or what?" He asked simply.
"Might as well." Kaiba said, turning the Mecha field on and shuffling his deck. His opponent did likewise. [Kaiba - 8000] [??? - 8000]
"I play Minotaur [Earth/Animal Warrior/4/1700/1000] in attack mode, and lay one trap. Your move." Kaiba watched as his oxlike creature materealized as a hologram.
"Allright, I play Black Dragon Whelp [Dark/Dragon/4/1900/1500] in attack mode, and play Dragon's Nest." The hologram drastically changed. Black rocky land sprung forth from the wooden floor and sounds of distant roaring came out of the speakers. "I'll attack your Minotaur."
"I activate Attack Nullification." Kaiba flipped over the card.
"In my second main phase, I special summon Dragon Queen Alexstrasza [Fire/Dragon/9/3000/4000] in defense mode and sacrifice Black Dragon Whelp to summon Black Drake [Dark/Dragon/6/2300/2000]. Your move, Kaiba."
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I will try to update more frequently, but it is hard for me. Good news though, a few chapters down the road (maybe 3 chapters away) should fairly fly out, because I have been thinking of them for sooo long.
My thanks to all who reviewed again, and remember, more reviews = faster updates.
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Original Cards:
---Skillfulness
Permanent Trap
All effects that involve coin flipping or dice rolling are negated.
---River Styx
Field Magic
All cards with [Reaper] in their name or with an undead sub-type require no tributes, and may be flipped face-up during the opponent's turn.
---Mystic Reaper
Dark ~ Level 5 ~ Undead
Each time a magic card is played while this card is out on the field, put one magic counter on this card. Each of the effects may only be used once per duel. When you have 3 magic counters, you may choose one of the following:
Remove 1 magic counter to destroy 1 face up magic card.
Remove 2 magic counters to remove an opponent's magic card from their deck to their graveyard.
Remove 3 magic counters to take a magic card from either player's graveyard and put it in your hand.
1800/1800
---Torturous Reaper
Dark ~ Level 7 ~ Undead
If an opponent plays a monster in face down defense position while this card is face-up on the field, flip it up to face up attack. Flip effects are not activated. If your opponent has more than 3000 life points left, this card may attack all monsters on your opponent's field.
2300/2500
---Cyrus the Reaper, Judge of the Dead
Dark ~ Level 11 ~ Warrior
This card may only be summoned by offering 3 cards with [Reaper] in their names as tributes. This card's effect may only be used when [River Styx] is on the field. This card permanently gains 500 ATK for every trap played while it is out on the field. If a magic, trap or effect targets this card, your opponent must flip a coin. If heads, this card is destroyed. If tails, the magic, trap, or effect card is removed from play. If this card is destroyed by a light monster, it is removed from play. The card that destroys this card (monster or opponent's magic, trap or effect) is removed from play.
3500/3200
---Shadow Guild Dungeon Keeper
Dark ~ Level 8 ~ Warrior/High Guard
If [Shadow Guild Council] is removed from play, this card is automatically removed from play when drawn. If [Shadow Guild Council] is on the field when this card is summoned, your opponent must destroy this card before [Shadow Guild Council]. During your main phase, you may discard 5 cards from the top of your deck and your entire hand. After you have discarded, this card is removed from play. You may then take any card of your opponent's (from their deck, graveyard, or fusion deck) and special summon or place it on the field. When your opponent's card gets destroyed, it is removed from play and this card is brought back into play. This may be used right from your hand.
2600/2100
---Waiting in Arms
Normal Magic
Remove up to 3 monsters on your side of the field from play. Next turn, your opponent may only attack with one monster. After that turn, your cards come back into play.
---Snake Goddess
Air ~ Level 7 ~ Reptile
This card may only be special summoned. If you have 0 monsters on your field and have more than 3 monsters removed from play, this card is automatically special summoned from your hand. This card cannot be destroyed by a monster with a level lower than 5.
2000/1900
---Shadow Guild Swordsman
Air ~ Level 5 ~ Warrior/High Guard
If [Shadow Guild Council] is removed from play, this card is automatically removed from play when drawn, and its effect cannot be activated. If [Shadow Guild Council] is on the field when this card is summoned, your opponent must destroy this card before [Shadow Guild Council]. If [Shadow Guild Council] is on the field, this card is not removed from play. Instead of being summoned, this card is removed from play. As long as this card is removed from play, your opponent may not attack your life points directly. If you have no other monsters on your side of the field, this monster is put on the field in face up attack or defense mode. This card may attack while it is removed from play.
1250/1700
---Oracle's Enlightenment
Equipment Magic
This can only be equipped to an air, light, or water monster. When this card is equipped, choose an effect:
The equipped card gains 200 attack and defense during each of your standby phases. The equipped card gains 600 attack and defense. When the equipped card goes to the graveyard, gain 1000 life points.
---Ultimate Griffon
Dark ~ Level 11 ~ Animal/Fusion
[Axe Raider] + [Tiger Axe] + [Tahukee]
4350/3500
---Black Dragon Whelp
Dark ~ Level 4 ~ Dragon
A baby dragon with extreme power and black magical powers.
1900/1500
---Dragon's Nest
Field Magic
Anytime you or your opponent has a Dragon monster on the field, the monster's controller may draw an extra card and play an extra monster during the controller's legal phase.
---Dragon Queen Alexstrasza
Fire ~ Level 9 ~ Dragon
This card may only be special summoned if a [Dragon's Nest] is on the field. If there are any other dragons on the field this card cannot attack. When [Dragon's Nest] leaves the field, this card requires 1 monster as a tribute to attack.
3000/4000
---Black Drake
Dark ~ Level 6 ~ Dragon
This card may only be summoned by offering a [Black Dragon Whelp] as the tribute monster. When [Blue Drake], [Red Drake], and [Green Drake] are out on the field with this card, they may all be sacrificed to special summon [Eclipse the Dragon Ruler]. While this card is out on the field, it may be sacrificed with a [Blue Drake] to special summon [Dark Storm Dragon], with a [Red Drake] to summon [Demon King Dragon], or with a [Green Drake] to summon [Dragon of the Dark Gates].
2300/2000
This chapter contains an increased usage of swearing. I will make sure to only say the "f" word only two or three times in this fic to maintain its PG-13 rating. I will also be commentating duels a little differently.
If you're curious about the cards I made up when they're played, you can look them up at the bottom of the page.
By now I shouldn't have to waste space with a disclaimer, so this will be the last chapter with one. Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, but I do own the plot and my original cards.
My thanks to all who reviewed, I appreciate it. ^_^
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Chapter 2 The fatal flaw with every plan is the assumption that you know more than
your enemy.
A man was unloading fish from some crates near the docks. It was the usual boring day. Never anything different. He lit up a cigarette and began to stack halibut into a truck to be shipped off. Suddenly, he saw something move in the corner of his eye. He turned to see a silver haired kid running into the city. A black string was trailing off his hand. The man didn't even get a chance to look as a giant net of fish crashed through his crates and smacked off the side of the truck. He was knocked senseless.
So of course he couldn't see Ryouta run past leaving only a trail of curse words. 'Damn that kid.' Ryouta thought. That was his last net of fish for the month. He ran after the trailing net into the city and through a few blocks. Finally, after turning a third left, Ryouta pounced and caught his net. The net came to a halt.
"Why the hell did you do that?!" Ryouta was ready to tear the kid to pieces. Without the fish he would starve for a good two weeks. And it was his father's best net.
"Watch." Was all the kid said as he pointed to a stone table.
Ryouta just realized that the kid had led him to the park. At the stone table sat Mai Kujaku and an unknown duelist with fiery orange hair. They were sarting a duel.
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As Joey and the mysterious man sat downto duel, Kaiba produced his latest invention.
"It's called a Mecha Field. All you need to do is set it on the table you're dueling on and it automatically keeps track of life points, and it even shows a hologram of the cards you're using. You set your cards here." The silver device covered the table. It had two screens on either side of the duelist, small indents for cards to be set in, and a large screen in the middle. Kaiba flipped a switch on the side and it hummed to life. An indication of life points appeared on either side. At the middle of the Mecha Field, a hologram flashed into life. It was a wooden floor.
"You can go first, Joey." The mysterious guy said.
"First, what the hell is your name?" Joey prodded.
"It's Ixion. Now go." He was getting impatient.
"Sure." Joey drew. "I summon Axe Raider. Then, I'll play Fusion along with Baby Dragon and Wyvern Warrior to summon Dragon-Riding Wyvern." [Air/Dragon/5/1700/1500] "I'll lay one trap and end my turn." On the Mecha Field, a Dragon-Riding Wyvern appeared. It was rather small.
"Hmm, alright, I'll also play Fusion and sacrifice Soul-Hunting Spirit and Nightmare Horse to summon Nightmare-Riding Spirit." [Dark/Undead/5/800/600] "I'll lay a trap and attack you directly." Ixion said in an offhanded tone. The ghostly rider galloped to Joey's side of the field, ignoring the Dragon- Riding Wyvern.
"You activated my Fairy Box." Joey started. A small box appeared on Joey's side of the field, but quickly shrunk away.
"And that activates my Skillfulness. your Fairy Box is negated, and you have to pay 500 lifepoints every turn. I still attack your drect life points." Ixion mused. "Your turn. And you must discard a card randomly from your hand." The Nightmare-Riding Spirit swung its scythe at Joey. [Joey's LP - 7200]
"Dammit." Joey was in a tough situation as he drew. [LP - 6800] 'I gotta think of somethin' soon, or I'm toast.' "I lay this card face down and I'll lay one trap. Go ahead."
"Alright, I play the field card River Styx and play this card face down. I attack you directly again." Ixion said, seemingly growing mildly amused. The wooden floor turned into a dark, muddy river bank with a river flowing between either half. A boat floated in the middle. "I'll end my turn." [Joey's LP - 6000]
"Not again." Joey's useless Fairy Box again sapped his life points. [LP - 5500] "I'll sacrifice this card to lay this card, and I activate my trap." A space on the hologram began to light up brighter and brighter, then it erupted in a huge explosion. On Ixion's side of the field, a Card-Hunting Grim Reaper [Dark/Demon/5/1380/1930] was now face up.
"What the hell? Kaiba your machine's faulty, he can't do that!" Joey accused in protest.
"Apparently he can. I've made it so I know the only ways to cheat on the Mecha Field. And did you ever think that your knowledge of the cards is faulty?" Kaiba snapped. No one insults his inventions.
"Your move." Joey said, in a downtrodden tone.
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Mai had gotten to go first. She was dueling a strange man who she had never seen before. He told her to call him Knux. "I'll play two traps facedown and play Cyber Harpie [Earth/Winged Beast/4/1800/1200 in attack mode. Your turn." [Mai - 8000] [Knux - 8000]
"I'll lay one trap and play Swift Black Ninja [Dark/Warrior/4/1700/1200] with Air Shiruken. Your turn." Knux didn't show too much emotion.
"I'll lay one card facedown. I'll end my turn." Mai had played many duels with this starting move. She had won many also.
"Alright, I play this trap and this monster facedown. Your turn." He said blandly.
"I play this monster facedown and end my turn again." She was setting up for her Harpie Lady Strategy. But that wasn't going to happen.
"Enough playing around. I sacrifice Swift Black Ninja and my facedown card to summon Demon of Questionable Loyalty [Fire/Demon/10/3500/3000]." [Mai's LP - 7300] "Now I remove Swift Black Ninja from play and Dunamis Valkyria from play to summon Chaos Emperor Dragon -Messenger of the End- [Dark/Dragon/8/3000/2500]. Before I use its effect, I play Oracle's Mercy. Go ahead, you get to draw 10 cards. Now I use Chaos Emperor Dragon's effect. All cards on the field and in your hand are destroyed.Go ahead." [LP - 7000] [Mai's LP - 2900]
"Alright... I play Harpie Lady in attack mode." Mai said shakily. "And attack you directly. Go ahead." [Knux's LP - 5600]
"I play X-Death Virus. All cards in our hands, on our fields, and in our graveyards are removed from play." [Removed from play - 26] "Your turn." He said.
'What can he possibly be planning?' Mai asked herself. "I lay one trap. Your move."
"Now you will know the true meaning of sorrow. I summon Red Lotus Beast, Da Iiza [Fire/Demon/3/10400/10400] in attack mode!" Finally he showed enthusiasm as his ultimate monster appeared. "Its attack and defense are 400 times that of the cards removed from play." He said with a grisly grin. "And I attack you directly!"
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"Alright, I summon the Mystic Reaper [Dark/Undead/5/1800/1800] out onto the field." Ixion said as another Reaper sprang to life on the hologram.
"What the hell, Kaiba, I hope you're watching this 'cause he can't do that!" Joey was getting a little mad, to say the least.
"Be happy my Nightmare-Riding Spirit isn't destroying your life points and hand. I play Tempest, to get rid of all our magic and traps, and add a magic counter to Mystic Reaper. Then I will play Iron Cage of Nightmares, to give my Mystic Reaper yet another magic counter. Then, I'll attack you with my Nightmare-Riding Spirit." The evil-looking horse and rider galloped up to Joey, and swung its scythe at him again. [Joey's LP - 4700] "Your move."
Joey really couldn't do anyhting. With the Iron Cage of Nightmares out, he could be in some trouble. "I lay this card in defense mode. Go."
"I play Torturous Reaper [Dark/Undead/7/2300/2500] in attack mode. Now you can't set anything without it being flipped to attack. Pretty good huh? I'll attack you with Nightmare-Riding Spirit again." Ixion grinned like a child as a particularly murderous looking Reaper appeared on the field. "I'll end my turn." [Joey's LP - 3900]
"I play Waiting in Arms. It's all I can do. Go." Joey removed all of his monsters from play, and a third magic counter was added on to Mystic Reaper.
"Now you will see the peek of my deck's prowress. I sacrifice my three Reapers to summon Cyrus the Reaper, Judge of the Dead [Dark/Warrior/11/3500/3200]. And I attack you directly. Go ahead."
Joey watched as the Reaper cut his life points down. [LP - 400] "That's all right, heh." Joey was feeling good now. His monsters came back from being removed from play, and he had a strategy. "I'll sacrifice all three of my monsters to summon Gilford the Lightning. And all your monsters are destroyed. Then I'll play another Fusion and sacrifice my Red Eyes and Demon Summon." Joey tittered with glee. "To summon Black Demon's Dragon. And I attack you directly. Go." [Ixion's LP - 2000]
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"I play Attack Nullification." Mai said, just barely protecting her life points. Now she needed to figure out a way to get to his life points, while staying alive. That wouldn't be too hard as her turn came. "I special summon Snake Godess in attack mode. Now you can't destroy it. I'll end my turn."
But Knux wasn't about to be had. "I play Shadow Guild Swordsman [Air/Warrior/5/1250/1700. It gets removed from play, giving Red Lotus 400 attack and defense [10800/10800]. Now, I'll play Oracle's Enlgihtenment, to boost my Swordsman by 600 [1850/1700]. Then, I'll play a simple Sword of Deep Seated on my Swordsman. I attack and destroy your Snake Godess, and then I attack your direct life points with Red Lotus. I win."
Mai was actually sweating. She had never lost like that before. His deck had easily been able to target her weaknesses.
"You must follow me. We have to get to the meeting point." Knux said, gathering his stuff. "And you two can come, also." He called to the silver haired kid and Ryouta.
"How long have you been there?" Mai got a little peeved. She had previously lost her Keesuto to Ryouta (even though it was originally Ryouta's anyway) and wasn't too keen on being buddy-buddy with him right now.
"Oh, just the whole time." Ryouta said with a smirk.
"Hey where are we going anyways?" Mai asked, ignoring Ryouta.
"Motou's card shop." Knux replied.
"Why?" Mai asked.
"Well, it's not everyday that Seto Kaiba gets defeated." The silver haired kid replied.
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"Are the tournament preparations ready?" The same shadowy, mysterious guy who had briefed the room of duelists sat in a dark room, lounging in a leather recliner, sipping a red drink. In front of him was a monitor. Another man, a less shadowed one, was speaking.
"Yes, all goes as you planned."
"Good. Now, we watch the fun."
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It was Ixion's turn. He wasn't about to be defeated though. "I sacrifice 5 cards from the top of my deck and my whole hand, except for this card. This card that I remove from play. Using my Shadow Guild Dungeon Keeper's effect, I get one of your cards that isn't out on the field. I choose your Ultimate Griffon. [Dark/Animal/11/4350/3500] And I attack your Gilford. Good duel, Jonouchi." Ixion extended his hand.
Joey shook it. "Yeah, good job man. We'll have to trade someday."
Ixion smiled grimly. "Yeah..." He paused for a second. A speeding car about a block away could be heard. "Kaiba I hope you're ready. You're in for a duel."
"Well, I better look mildly impressed then." Came Kaiba's reply.
Any other talk was cut short as the speeding car turned down the street. It was a black Viper GTS with silver recing stripes. It looked like it could hit 240 on a quarter mile stretch. It smoothly stopped in front of the card shop. The driver's door opened, and a man stepped out.
He had shoulder length aquamarine hair and piercing blue gray eyes. He wore a long dark blue overcoat that almost looked black. Under it he wore a black t-shirt and long black cargo pants. under the pants, he wore some well-used combat boots.
"Hmm, not bad... all except one.." He said to no one in particular. Surveying the group,which was now standing outside, he nodded. "You're all done. So we might as well start now. Kaiba, as I'm sure you know, we're dueling right now. It's already started, so we gotta move fast."
Kaiba simple nodded as they walked inside the card shop. Everyone pulled up a chair and the aqua-haired guy bought a cream soda. "Nectar of the gods" he called it. He sat down and Kaiba took his place in across from him. "So you wanna go first or what?" He asked simply.
"Might as well." Kaiba said, turning the Mecha field on and shuffling his deck. His opponent did likewise. [Kaiba - 8000] [??? - 8000]
"I play Minotaur [Earth/Animal Warrior/4/1700/1000] in attack mode, and lay one trap. Your move." Kaiba watched as his oxlike creature materealized as a hologram.
"Allright, I play Black Dragon Whelp [Dark/Dragon/4/1900/1500] in attack mode, and play Dragon's Nest." The hologram drastically changed. Black rocky land sprung forth from the wooden floor and sounds of distant roaring came out of the speakers. "I'll attack your Minotaur."
"I activate Attack Nullification." Kaiba flipped over the card.
"In my second main phase, I special summon Dragon Queen Alexstrasza [Fire/Dragon/9/3000/4000] in defense mode and sacrifice Black Dragon Whelp to summon Black Drake [Dark/Dragon/6/2300/2000]. Your move, Kaiba."
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I will try to update more frequently, but it is hard for me. Good news though, a few chapters down the road (maybe 3 chapters away) should fairly fly out, because I have been thinking of them for sooo long.
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Original Cards:
---Skillfulness
Permanent Trap
All effects that involve coin flipping or dice rolling are negated.
---River Styx
Field Magic
All cards with [Reaper] in their name or with an undead sub-type require no tributes, and may be flipped face-up during the opponent's turn.
---Mystic Reaper
Dark ~ Level 5 ~ Undead
Each time a magic card is played while this card is out on the field, put one magic counter on this card. Each of the effects may only be used once per duel. When you have 3 magic counters, you may choose one of the following:
Remove 1 magic counter to destroy 1 face up magic card.
Remove 2 magic counters to remove an opponent's magic card from their deck to their graveyard.
Remove 3 magic counters to take a magic card from either player's graveyard and put it in your hand.
1800/1800
---Torturous Reaper
Dark ~ Level 7 ~ Undead
If an opponent plays a monster in face down defense position while this card is face-up on the field, flip it up to face up attack. Flip effects are not activated. If your opponent has more than 3000 life points left, this card may attack all monsters on your opponent's field.
2300/2500
---Cyrus the Reaper, Judge of the Dead
Dark ~ Level 11 ~ Warrior
This card may only be summoned by offering 3 cards with [Reaper] in their names as tributes. This card's effect may only be used when [River Styx] is on the field. This card permanently gains 500 ATK for every trap played while it is out on the field. If a magic, trap or effect targets this card, your opponent must flip a coin. If heads, this card is destroyed. If tails, the magic, trap, or effect card is removed from play. If this card is destroyed by a light monster, it is removed from play. The card that destroys this card (monster or opponent's magic, trap or effect) is removed from play.
3500/3200
---Shadow Guild Dungeon Keeper
Dark ~ Level 8 ~ Warrior/High Guard
If [Shadow Guild Council] is removed from play, this card is automatically removed from play when drawn. If [Shadow Guild Council] is on the field when this card is summoned, your opponent must destroy this card before [Shadow Guild Council]. During your main phase, you may discard 5 cards from the top of your deck and your entire hand. After you have discarded, this card is removed from play. You may then take any card of your opponent's (from their deck, graveyard, or fusion deck) and special summon or place it on the field. When your opponent's card gets destroyed, it is removed from play and this card is brought back into play. This may be used right from your hand.
2600/2100
---Waiting in Arms
Normal Magic
Remove up to 3 monsters on your side of the field from play. Next turn, your opponent may only attack with one monster. After that turn, your cards come back into play.
---Snake Goddess
Air ~ Level 7 ~ Reptile
This card may only be special summoned. If you have 0 monsters on your field and have more than 3 monsters removed from play, this card is automatically special summoned from your hand. This card cannot be destroyed by a monster with a level lower than 5.
2000/1900
---Shadow Guild Swordsman
Air ~ Level 5 ~ Warrior/High Guard
If [Shadow Guild Council] is removed from play, this card is automatically removed from play when drawn, and its effect cannot be activated. If [Shadow Guild Council] is on the field when this card is summoned, your opponent must destroy this card before [Shadow Guild Council]. If [Shadow Guild Council] is on the field, this card is not removed from play. Instead of being summoned, this card is removed from play. As long as this card is removed from play, your opponent may not attack your life points directly. If you have no other monsters on your side of the field, this monster is put on the field in face up attack or defense mode. This card may attack while it is removed from play.
1250/1700
---Oracle's Enlightenment
Equipment Magic
This can only be equipped to an air, light, or water monster. When this card is equipped, choose an effect:
The equipped card gains 200 attack and defense during each of your standby phases. The equipped card gains 600 attack and defense. When the equipped card goes to the graveyard, gain 1000 life points.
---Ultimate Griffon
Dark ~ Level 11 ~ Animal/Fusion
[Axe Raider] + [Tiger Axe] + [Tahukee]
4350/3500
---Black Dragon Whelp
Dark ~ Level 4 ~ Dragon
A baby dragon with extreme power and black magical powers.
1900/1500
---Dragon's Nest
Field Magic
Anytime you or your opponent has a Dragon monster on the field, the monster's controller may draw an extra card and play an extra monster during the controller's legal phase.
---Dragon Queen Alexstrasza
Fire ~ Level 9 ~ Dragon
This card may only be special summoned if a [Dragon's Nest] is on the field. If there are any other dragons on the field this card cannot attack. When [Dragon's Nest] leaves the field, this card requires 1 monster as a tribute to attack.
3000/4000
---Black Drake
Dark ~ Level 6 ~ Dragon
This card may only be summoned by offering a [Black Dragon Whelp] as the tribute monster. When [Blue Drake], [Red Drake], and [Green Drake] are out on the field with this card, they may all be sacrificed to special summon [Eclipse the Dragon Ruler]. While this card is out on the field, it may be sacrificed with a [Blue Drake] to special summon [Dark Storm Dragon], with a [Red Drake] to summon [Demon King Dragon], or with a [Green Drake] to summon [Dragon of the Dark Gates].
2300/2000