Rathje stood opposite Mai Valentine. Being an eliminator, Rathje's
challenges could not be refused. Now they were playing for five star-chips.
If Mai lost, she would become a spectator. If she won, she would have
enough star-chips to enter Castle Pegasus. Unfortunately, she was against
the most powerful eliminator on Duelist Kingdom Island.
"Alright, Mai," Rathje shouted across the holographic dueling arena, "let's duel!"
They drew their five cards. Mai went first. She drew her card. She played her Harpie Lady face-down in defence mode along with a Trap Hole and Wobaku and ended her turn.
"That's it?" Rathje mocked, drawing his card.
He played Heavy Storm, destroying Mai's traps. Mai gritted her teeth, having only one of each of those traps in her deck. Rathje then used Change of Heart, taking the face-down Harpie Lady and tributing it for a Summoned Skull. Equipping it with a Malevolent Nuzzler, Rathje attacked.
Mai: 4800, Rathje: 8000
Mai drew. She had her Elegant Egotist and Harpie Lady Sisters. If only she had another Harpie Lady. She played a monster face-down and ended her turn.
Rathje drew calmly. He added the card to his hand, playing a monster and two magic/traps face-down and destroyed Mai's monster.
Mai drew, played face-down, and ended her turn.
Rathje drew, looking at his card, he played it face-down in magic/trap position. He then attacked, destroying Mai's monster.
Mai drew. She smiled slightly. She played Dark Hole, destroying both Summoned Skull and Witch of the Black Forest. Rathje searched his deck, removing a card and adding it to his hand.
"I play my Harpie's Brother!" Mai declared, placing the card on the field.
Rathje flipped his Trap Hole, destroying Harpie's Brother. Mai glared across the arena, angry her monster had been defeated so effortlessly.
"I end my turn," she hissed.
Rathje drew, then played La Ginn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp. La Ginn attacked Mai's life points directly, lowering them by 1800.
Mai: 3000, Rathje: 8000
Mai drew, immediately playing Harpie Lady. She then played Elegant Egotist, adding Harpie Lady Sisters to her field. Harpie Lady Sisters attacked, destroying La Ginn, then Harpie Lady attacked Rathje's life points.
Rathje clapped, smiling wryly, "Congratulations, Mai, but there's still a long way to go to 0 life points."
Mai: 3000, Rathje: 6550
Rathje drew, smirking. Whipping the card around with his fore and middle finger, he declared his move confidently, "I play my signature card, my favourite card in the game: Gravekeeper's Servant!"
Mai looked up at Rathje, "What's that do?"
Rathje sighed, "Every time you attack, the top card on your draw pile goes to your Graveyard."
Rathje played a monster face-down and ended his turn.
Mai drew, playing the trap face-down. Harpie Lady Sisters attacked the face- down monster, Wall of Illusions, it was destroyed, but Harpie Lady Sisters was returned to Mai's hand. Harpie Lady attacked Rathje's life points.
Mai: 3000, Rathje: 5250
"And you worked so hard to get your Harpie Lady Sisters out there!" Rathje smirked.
"Can it, Rathje," Mai spat.
Rathje drew, seeing his a low levelled monster, "I play Neo the Magic Swordsman, who attacks Harpie Lady!"
Mai: 2600, Rathje: 5250
Mai sighed, drawing. It was another Harpie's Brother. She played it, attacking Neo the Magic Swordsman. Mai winced as her Monster Reborn was moved to her Graveyard.
Mai: 2600, Rathje: 5150
Rathje drew nonchalantly. He added the card to his hand and played one monster, Jirai Gumo. Instead of attacking, though he had enough power, he ended his turn.
Mai drew, then ended her turn immediately.
Rathje drew, then tributed Jirai Gumo for another Summoned Skull. He attacked, but Mai used Mirror Wall. Rathje grinned, flipping over Reverse Trap.
"Summoned Skull is raised to 3750, the power of a Gate Guardian," Rathje stated.
Mai: 650, Rathje: 5150
Mai drew, biting her lip. Her eyes closed. Slowly, she reached to place her hand on her deck. Rathje smiled, pleased with himself.
~
"Hey, who's he?" one kid asked.
"He's the European Champion. His deck specializes in fusion monsters. He has some wicked cards!" the second answered.
"What's his name?"
The European Champion stepped off the dueling platform and walked up to the kid, brushing his long, wavy blonde hair from his eyes, "My name is Duelist Soul. I have come to test my abilities in Duelist Kingdom. Will you duel me?"
The kid started sweating. He accepted. Duelist Soul put up all six of his star-chips, while the kid only put up three. Duelist Soul smiled, teeth glimmering in the sunlight.
"You may go first."
The kid drew, playing Armored Zombie in attack mode and ending his turn.
Duelist Soul drew. He smiled slightly, playing one card face-down and ending his turn.
The kid didn't suspect a thing. He attacked, sending Witch of the Black Forest to the Graveyard. He ended his turn, quite happy.
Duelist Soul, after searching and shuffling his deck, discarded Thunder Dragon to take two more to his hand. He then played Polymerization, fusing the two Thunder Dragons to make Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon, which attacked Armored Zombie. Duelist Soul played two magic/traps face-down and ended his turn.
Duelist Soul: 8000, Jake: 6700
Jake gritted his teeth, playing Dark Hole, which Duelist Soul countered with Magic Jammer, discarding Battle Ox. Jake sighed, playing one monster face-down, ending his turn.
Duelist Soul drew, playing one monster face-down and attacking Jake's monster, Saggi the Dark Clown. Duelist Soul ended his turn.
Jake played Lord of D. and Flute of Summoning Dragon, bringing out a Seiyaryu. He equipped Seiyaryu with Sword of Deep-seated and attacked, but Duelist Soul's Mirror Force destroyed it and Lord of D.
Jake sighed and ended his turn. Duelist Soul drew, raising one eyebrow above his mesmerizing green eye. He flipped his Magician of Faith, taking Polymerization back to his hand. He then fused Gaia the Fierce Knight and Curse of Dragon to make Gaia the Dragon Champion, Duelist Soul's favourite card. They both attacked Jake's life points, damaging them severely.
Duelist Soul: 8000, Jake: 1300
Jake's lip was bleeding from his teeth biting so hard. He looked down at his hand, playing a monster face-down and ending his turn.
Duelist Soul smiled sweetly. His Twin-Headed destroyed Sorcerer of the Doomed and Gaia the Dragon Champion finished him off.
Duelist Soul: 8000, Jake: 0
"I do believe you owe me three star-chips," Duelist Soul called out.
After collecting his star-chips, Duelist Soul looked at his glove, 'Only one more. Then I can finally enter Castle Pegasus!'
~
Yugi Moto was far into the duel against Cliff Sun. Cliff had pulled off many tricks, like Swords of Revealing Light, which brought them to this point, Cliff's turn following the end of Swords of Revealing Light.
"Fine, I end my turn," Yami conceded.
Cliff drew, smiling at his hand, "I play Black Luster Soldier, who attacks your Feral Imp!"
After discarding the ritual magic card and the required monsters, Cliff attacked, destroying Feral Imp.
Yami drew, playing Celtic Guardian face-down and Waboku. He then ended his turn.
Cliff drew, then attacked. Celtic Guardian was destroyed, though Yami hadn't lost any life points.
Yami played Monster Reborn, bringing back Dark Magician. He equipped a Germ Infection to Black Luster Soldier, hoping for the best.
Cliff drew, shrugged, then attacked with Black Luster Soldier. Yami activated Wobaku, saving his Dark Magician. Next turn, though, Black Luster Soldier would be too weak to destroy Dark Magician.
Yami drew, playing Witty Phantom face-down. He added another card to his magic and traps and ended his turn.
Cliff drew, then tributed Black Luster Soldier for Summoned Skull. It was now a face-off between Summoned Skull and Dark Magician. Neither one could kill the other. If one attacked, both would be destroyed. Cliff grinned, adding a Horn of Unicorn to Summoned Skull, attacking.
Cliff: 3400, Yugi: 2300
Yami drew, angry at Cliff for destroying Dark Magician. He played Fissure, then tributed Witty Phantom for Curse of Dragon. Curse of Dragon attacked, taking 2000 off Cliff's life points.
Cliff: 1400, Yugi: 2300
Cliff drew, smiling broadly once more. He played Monster Reborn, bringing back Black Luster Soldier. Black Luster Soldier attacked Curse of Dragon, sending it to the Graveyard. Cliff ended his turn.
Cliff: 1400, Yugi: 1300
It was a close match. Neither one was willing to give an inch. Yami would have to hope for a useful card. He had drawn his own Black Luster Soldier. He frowned, knowing it would take too high a level tribute to play him.
'Unless,' Yami thought, 'I play Celtic Guardian face-up in attack along with Wall of Illusions face-down, then use Wall of Illusions and Witty Phantom as tribute!'
Yami flipped his ritual magic, bringing out Black Luster Soldier, who attacked the other Black Luster Soldier. Both were destroyed, leaving Celtic Guardian free to launch the finishing blow.
Cliff: 0, Yugi: 1300
Yami smiled, now with four star-chips. He just needed six more. Soon, he and Joey would be back within the walls of Castle Pegasus. . .
~
Author's Note: Well, lots of duels. Sorry for any spelling errors, my PC's having 'problems'. Thank you for the nice reviews! It's named Eternal Duelist Soul 1) It's a cool name, 2) Duelist Soul is a cool character, and 3) later story-line. Toodles!
"Alright, Mai," Rathje shouted across the holographic dueling arena, "let's duel!"
They drew their five cards. Mai went first. She drew her card. She played her Harpie Lady face-down in defence mode along with a Trap Hole and Wobaku and ended her turn.
"That's it?" Rathje mocked, drawing his card.
He played Heavy Storm, destroying Mai's traps. Mai gritted her teeth, having only one of each of those traps in her deck. Rathje then used Change of Heart, taking the face-down Harpie Lady and tributing it for a Summoned Skull. Equipping it with a Malevolent Nuzzler, Rathje attacked.
Mai: 4800, Rathje: 8000
Mai drew. She had her Elegant Egotist and Harpie Lady Sisters. If only she had another Harpie Lady. She played a monster face-down and ended her turn.
Rathje drew calmly. He added the card to his hand, playing a monster and two magic/traps face-down and destroyed Mai's monster.
Mai drew, played face-down, and ended her turn.
Rathje drew, looking at his card, he played it face-down in magic/trap position. He then attacked, destroying Mai's monster.
Mai drew. She smiled slightly. She played Dark Hole, destroying both Summoned Skull and Witch of the Black Forest. Rathje searched his deck, removing a card and adding it to his hand.
"I play my Harpie's Brother!" Mai declared, placing the card on the field.
Rathje flipped his Trap Hole, destroying Harpie's Brother. Mai glared across the arena, angry her monster had been defeated so effortlessly.
"I end my turn," she hissed.
Rathje drew, then played La Ginn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp. La Ginn attacked Mai's life points directly, lowering them by 1800.
Mai: 3000, Rathje: 8000
Mai drew, immediately playing Harpie Lady. She then played Elegant Egotist, adding Harpie Lady Sisters to her field. Harpie Lady Sisters attacked, destroying La Ginn, then Harpie Lady attacked Rathje's life points.
Rathje clapped, smiling wryly, "Congratulations, Mai, but there's still a long way to go to 0 life points."
Mai: 3000, Rathje: 6550
Rathje drew, smirking. Whipping the card around with his fore and middle finger, he declared his move confidently, "I play my signature card, my favourite card in the game: Gravekeeper's Servant!"
Mai looked up at Rathje, "What's that do?"
Rathje sighed, "Every time you attack, the top card on your draw pile goes to your Graveyard."
Rathje played a monster face-down and ended his turn.
Mai drew, playing the trap face-down. Harpie Lady Sisters attacked the face- down monster, Wall of Illusions, it was destroyed, but Harpie Lady Sisters was returned to Mai's hand. Harpie Lady attacked Rathje's life points.
Mai: 3000, Rathje: 5250
"And you worked so hard to get your Harpie Lady Sisters out there!" Rathje smirked.
"Can it, Rathje," Mai spat.
Rathje drew, seeing his a low levelled monster, "I play Neo the Magic Swordsman, who attacks Harpie Lady!"
Mai: 2600, Rathje: 5250
Mai sighed, drawing. It was another Harpie's Brother. She played it, attacking Neo the Magic Swordsman. Mai winced as her Monster Reborn was moved to her Graveyard.
Mai: 2600, Rathje: 5150
Rathje drew nonchalantly. He added the card to his hand and played one monster, Jirai Gumo. Instead of attacking, though he had enough power, he ended his turn.
Mai drew, then ended her turn immediately.
Rathje drew, then tributed Jirai Gumo for another Summoned Skull. He attacked, but Mai used Mirror Wall. Rathje grinned, flipping over Reverse Trap.
"Summoned Skull is raised to 3750, the power of a Gate Guardian," Rathje stated.
Mai: 650, Rathje: 5150
Mai drew, biting her lip. Her eyes closed. Slowly, she reached to place her hand on her deck. Rathje smiled, pleased with himself.
~
"Hey, who's he?" one kid asked.
"He's the European Champion. His deck specializes in fusion monsters. He has some wicked cards!" the second answered.
"What's his name?"
The European Champion stepped off the dueling platform and walked up to the kid, brushing his long, wavy blonde hair from his eyes, "My name is Duelist Soul. I have come to test my abilities in Duelist Kingdom. Will you duel me?"
The kid started sweating. He accepted. Duelist Soul put up all six of his star-chips, while the kid only put up three. Duelist Soul smiled, teeth glimmering in the sunlight.
"You may go first."
The kid drew, playing Armored Zombie in attack mode and ending his turn.
Duelist Soul drew. He smiled slightly, playing one card face-down and ending his turn.
The kid didn't suspect a thing. He attacked, sending Witch of the Black Forest to the Graveyard. He ended his turn, quite happy.
Duelist Soul, after searching and shuffling his deck, discarded Thunder Dragon to take two more to his hand. He then played Polymerization, fusing the two Thunder Dragons to make Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon, which attacked Armored Zombie. Duelist Soul played two magic/traps face-down and ended his turn.
Duelist Soul: 8000, Jake: 6700
Jake gritted his teeth, playing Dark Hole, which Duelist Soul countered with Magic Jammer, discarding Battle Ox. Jake sighed, playing one monster face-down, ending his turn.
Duelist Soul drew, playing one monster face-down and attacking Jake's monster, Saggi the Dark Clown. Duelist Soul ended his turn.
Jake played Lord of D. and Flute of Summoning Dragon, bringing out a Seiyaryu. He equipped Seiyaryu with Sword of Deep-seated and attacked, but Duelist Soul's Mirror Force destroyed it and Lord of D.
Jake sighed and ended his turn. Duelist Soul drew, raising one eyebrow above his mesmerizing green eye. He flipped his Magician of Faith, taking Polymerization back to his hand. He then fused Gaia the Fierce Knight and Curse of Dragon to make Gaia the Dragon Champion, Duelist Soul's favourite card. They both attacked Jake's life points, damaging them severely.
Duelist Soul: 8000, Jake: 1300
Jake's lip was bleeding from his teeth biting so hard. He looked down at his hand, playing a monster face-down and ending his turn.
Duelist Soul smiled sweetly. His Twin-Headed destroyed Sorcerer of the Doomed and Gaia the Dragon Champion finished him off.
Duelist Soul: 8000, Jake: 0
"I do believe you owe me three star-chips," Duelist Soul called out.
After collecting his star-chips, Duelist Soul looked at his glove, 'Only one more. Then I can finally enter Castle Pegasus!'
~
Yugi Moto was far into the duel against Cliff Sun. Cliff had pulled off many tricks, like Swords of Revealing Light, which brought them to this point, Cliff's turn following the end of Swords of Revealing Light.
"Fine, I end my turn," Yami conceded.
Cliff drew, smiling at his hand, "I play Black Luster Soldier, who attacks your Feral Imp!"
After discarding the ritual magic card and the required monsters, Cliff attacked, destroying Feral Imp.
Yami drew, playing Celtic Guardian face-down and Waboku. He then ended his turn.
Cliff drew, then attacked. Celtic Guardian was destroyed, though Yami hadn't lost any life points.
Yami played Monster Reborn, bringing back Dark Magician. He equipped a Germ Infection to Black Luster Soldier, hoping for the best.
Cliff drew, shrugged, then attacked with Black Luster Soldier. Yami activated Wobaku, saving his Dark Magician. Next turn, though, Black Luster Soldier would be too weak to destroy Dark Magician.
Yami drew, playing Witty Phantom face-down. He added another card to his magic and traps and ended his turn.
Cliff drew, then tributed Black Luster Soldier for Summoned Skull. It was now a face-off between Summoned Skull and Dark Magician. Neither one could kill the other. If one attacked, both would be destroyed. Cliff grinned, adding a Horn of Unicorn to Summoned Skull, attacking.
Cliff: 3400, Yugi: 2300
Yami drew, angry at Cliff for destroying Dark Magician. He played Fissure, then tributed Witty Phantom for Curse of Dragon. Curse of Dragon attacked, taking 2000 off Cliff's life points.
Cliff: 1400, Yugi: 2300
Cliff drew, smiling broadly once more. He played Monster Reborn, bringing back Black Luster Soldier. Black Luster Soldier attacked Curse of Dragon, sending it to the Graveyard. Cliff ended his turn.
Cliff: 1400, Yugi: 1300
It was a close match. Neither one was willing to give an inch. Yami would have to hope for a useful card. He had drawn his own Black Luster Soldier. He frowned, knowing it would take too high a level tribute to play him.
'Unless,' Yami thought, 'I play Celtic Guardian face-up in attack along with Wall of Illusions face-down, then use Wall of Illusions and Witty Phantom as tribute!'
Yami flipped his ritual magic, bringing out Black Luster Soldier, who attacked the other Black Luster Soldier. Both were destroyed, leaving Celtic Guardian free to launch the finishing blow.
Cliff: 0, Yugi: 1300
Yami smiled, now with four star-chips. He just needed six more. Soon, he and Joey would be back within the walls of Castle Pegasus. . .
~
Author's Note: Well, lots of duels. Sorry for any spelling errors, my PC's having 'problems'. Thank you for the nice reviews! It's named Eternal Duelist Soul 1) It's a cool name, 2) Duelist Soul is a cool character, and 3) later story-line. Toodles!