Part X: The Exodia duelist! The Ghouls' first strike!
We are now in Duke Devlin's shop. Three people are talking:
Pegasus: So. you placed second.well. not bad
Knight: Yugi and Ryo played greatly. They will be great rivals in the Finals.
Pegasus: By the way, how many Locator Cards do you have? I have just got the last one. That means I will be in the Finals!!
Knight: I've got four. two more and I'll be there!
Duke: Five. I was going to go out and duel somebody, when you two arrived.
Pegasus: Well. let's see how many cards do our opponents have. Duke, you have a computer here, I think. let's check the tournament's webpage.
*5 minutes later*
Pegasus: Let's see. duelists ranking. here! We will soon know who are the duelists with more Locator Cards. All right, these are the ten duelists with 4 or more Locator Cards
1: Pegasus J Crawford. 5 stars. 6 L-Cards 2: Duke Devlin: 4 stars 5 L-Cards 3: Yugi Moto: 5 stars 5 L-Cards 4: Seto Kaiba: 5 stars 5 L-cards 5: Xavier Knight: 5 stars 4 L-cards 6: Bakura Ryou: 4 stars 4 L-cards 7: Ryo Hazuki: 5 stars 4 L-Cards 8: Joey Wheeler: 4 stars. 4 L-cards 9: Mai Valentine: 5 stars. 4 L-cards 10: Leon Shinare: 5 stars 4 L-cards
Knight: Leon? I thought he had just three cards.
Pegasus: he has just won a duel. Oh, by the way, I almost forgot! I found two of the Ten Great Cards! Here they are, add them to your deck, Knight!
Knight: The Harpie's Feather Duster and the Card Destruction! How did you get these?
Pegasus: I have got a lot of people searching for the Ten Great Cards. These two aren't that difficult to find. the problem is how to find the other 8.
Knight: We have got three of them. all right. now let's go and earn more Locator Cards!
*meanwhile*
A dark old room, there are some people wearing black hoods there. One of them sits in a throne.
Marik: My Ghouls. I have told you to come here. because we are going to start with my plan. First of all. don't worry about cards. now, we are going to get the Millennium Items. So. We shall start. Arkana. You will duel Yugi Moto and bring me his Puzzle.
Arkana: Yes, master!
Marik: Astarin. you will get the Pendant from Xavier Knight! And I don't want failures! When you finish your jobs, you shall come back here, and I will give you more instructions!
Astarin: Yes, master!
Marik: Now, go!
Two of the cloaked men stand up and get out.
Marik: All right. Odion. has the Rare Hunter started his duel?
Odion: No,. master Marik. the target duelist was having a duel with another person. but he is waiting for him to end. don't worry. Jinzo will be ours.
Marik: I expect so. By the way, Odion, how many Locator Cards have you earned so far?
Odion: Ten. And Kaiba Corp hasn't detected me so far.
Marik: Get two more and stop.
Odion: Yes, master Marik.
*meanwhile*
Ryo: He was in Duelist's Square, you said. we are almost there!
Yugi: He is probably there! There are lots of people watching something! Let's get nearer and see if Leon is there
*meanwhile*
Espa: Time to finish you! Jinzo! Crush him!!
Espa: 1500 Leon: 3200
Leon: Great move. now it is my turn! Black Lotus, then Control Magic!
Espa: Oh, no!!!!
Leon: Shivan Dragon!!!! I summon you!!! Burning Rage!!!!
Espa: Nooo!!!
Espa: 0 Leon: 3200
Leon: Game over. hand over a Locator and your Jinzo.
Espa: Here they are. that was a good duel
Leon: It was.
They shake hands
Espa: Well. I have got three Locator Cards. I don't have Jinzo, but I'm going to qualify! I will face you again in the Finals!
Leon: I hope so.
In the shadows, somebody was watching the duel
???: (Espa Roba has lost. I'll have to duel the other one.)
Yugi: Leon!!
Leon: Oh, hi! Yugi Moto and Ryo Hazuki. I watched your match in the Dual Tournament. Do you want a duel? I am ready for everything!
Ryo: Maybe later. look, we have to talk.
Leon: Why? What's the matter? Do you want to trade cards with me?
Yugi: It is something more serious. look.
A cloaked man appears between the people who were watching the duel
???: Leon Shinare.
Leon: Who are you?
???: We are going to duel.
Leon: All right: How many Locator Cards do you have got?
???: I don't have Locator Cards.
Leon: Then. I haven't got any reason to duel you!
???: Oh yes, you have, Disc Lock, activate!!
Leon's disc starts to glow.
Leon: What the.?
Voice: Duel accepted! Leon versus Rare Hunter!
Hunter: Thanks. you have just accepted my duel. now we shall play! I will win and I will get your Jinzo!
Leon: I won't duel you!
Hunter: If you don't, you will lose your Jinzo and a Locator Card! The Duel has started! But don't worry. if I lose, I will give you my best card.
Leon: All right. since my only choice is to duel you, let's start!
Yugi: Who is this duelist, Ryo? I have never seen him
Ryo I don't have the faintest idea. maybe you can phone Tristan and tell him to search for him in the tournament's database.
Leon: Duel Disc ready!
Hunter: Let's start!
Leon: 8000 Hunter: 8000
Hunter: I'll start. *draws* (just an Exodia part. and I had to remove all the Exodia pieces except one of each kind thanks to the new rules. but. this will help) I set a monster and put a card face-down!
Leon: All right. I'll start with Sengir Vampire in attack position and put another card face-down! Sengir Vampire! Attack!
Hunter: Oh, no!!! My Sangan!!! Now I won't be able to summon my best monster! I'll just pick a monster from my deck thanks to the effect of Sangan. and now, in my turn. I cast Graceful Charity and discard of a Great Soldier of Stone and a Spear Cretin. now, I activate Call of the Haunted to summon Sangan again.and tribute it to summon Total Defense Shogun!
Leon: oops. that monster will be difficult to kill.
Hunter: (three Exodia Pieces. I just need the Head and the Right Leg to finish this duel.)
Yugi: This reminds me. I think he is.
Ryo: that Hunter wants to.
Yugi and Ryo: summon Exodia!!!
Yugi: I know how that kind of deck works! Only an Exodia deck would summon a Sangan and then tribute it for a monster with that defense.
Ryo: That's true. I wonder if Leon knows what Exodia is.
Leon: *draws*perfect. Control Magic!
Hunter: Oh, noooo!!!!!!
Leon: I attack you with both monsters, the tribute them to summon the mighty Shivan Dragon!!!
Leon: 8000 Hunter: 4350
Hunter: All right. say goodbye. *draws* (Perfect! Exodia's head!!! Another part and this will be done!!!!!) I set a monster. (the Witch of the Black Forest. if he attacks I win.) and put a card face-down
Leon: All right. I activate one of my non-magic TG cards. Ceasefire!! What is your monster!
Hunter: Just a Witch of he Black Forest.
Leon: That means you lose 500 Lps.
Leon: 8000 Hunter: 3850
Hunter: I have lost. come on, finish me.
Leon: (Wait a second. this is too easy. if this duelist has dueled me instead of Espa because he wants Jinzo.he has surely got a good deck. well. if he has got something prepared. he will lose it in a moment.) I play Grey Ogre!
Hunter: He is about to lose!!! (Say goodbye to Jinzo, Mr. Leon!!!)
Leon: And then. I play Wheel of Fortune!!!
Hunter: What the????? How did you know that I was going to summon Exodia???
Leon: Oh. you run an Exodia deck? I just knew that you were preparing something. and I preferred us to draw five new cards. Now, I attack your Witch with the Ogre, then attack your points directly with the Shivan Dragon!
Leon: 8000 Hunter: 1050
Hunter: Curse. you. I'll get the last piece from my deck thanks to the witch and. play Graceful charity. (all right. now face THIS) I'll discard backup soldier and the last piece of Exodia. And now face my secret weapon! I play Pact with Exodia and summon the mighty Exodia Necros!!!!!
Leon: Counter-Spell!!! You have just lost!
Hunter: I activate Seven Tools Of the Bandit. I have got 50 Lps. but now I have got the strongest monster of the game!!! Exodia Necros!!!!!! (1800) Haha!!!! Exodia Necros! Destroy his Ogre!!!!
Leon: 7700 Hunter: 50
Hunter: I also play a card face-down
Leon: Yeah. and? I attack your monster with the Shivan Dragon!
Hunter: You can't attack Exodia Necros, fool!!!!
Leon: Darn it. it is true
Yugi: Exodia Necros!!!! How is Leon going to kill that monster????
Ryo: He can do it. he is a great player.
Leon: . All right!!! Swords to Plowshares!!
Hunter: Oh. so you play that magic card. all right, chose its target.
Leon: I choose Exo. oh, no!!!!
Hunter: you have to choose a target, but you can't target Exodia Necros. that means you have just killed your own Shivan Dragon! Oh, by the way, I trigger Healing Poison!
(Healing Poison: Continuous Trap, if a player heals Lps, ignore that effect and make him lose the same quantity of Lps)
Hunter: And now, I attack you directly with Exodia Necros, whose attack is now 2300!!!
Leon: 2600 Hunter: 50
Leon: (Come on. if I draw my Prodigal Sorcerer, this match is over. but if I don't.) *draws* oh, man. just a.) I set a monster!
Hunter: All right. play that way, if you want to. My Exodia Necros's attack grows higher each turn. Attack his monster!! Poor Minotaur!
Leon: (well. I haven't got any more monsters in my hand. if I don't draw the right card, it is all over.) *draws* great!! It is not the Sorcerer. (but I will kill him with this) Hunter. your deck isn't that bad. but. it has got a big problem. when you summon Exodia Necros, you forget that there are many ways to harm the Life Points. There are magic cards that can kill you, like this one! Lightning Bolt!!!
(Lightning bolt: Magic, remove 800 Lps from a player)
Hunter: Noooo!!!! How could I forget that???? Nooooo!!
Leon: 2600 Hunter: 0
Hunter: No. Master Marik, forgive me!!!! Don't do this!!!! Noooo!!!
Leon: What's happening??? Are you OK???
Hunter: I. am Marik. Ishtar..
Yugi: What the.????
Hunter: Yugi Moto. I'll get your Puzzle. the powers of the Pharaoh will be mine!!! Remember my words!!!! I'll strike you. and your loved ones. your Puzzle will be mine!!!! And you. Ryo Hazuki. you lost your Pendant. but. I'll get it too. and I'll finish everybody who has had it.
The Hunter falls to the ground
Leon: What the. what was this?????
Ryo: We'll explain this to you. come with us.
Yugi: I'll phone the hospital and tell them that there is an injured man here.
Ryo: I'll better get his deck. if that Marik wants to rob the Millennium Items, it will be better to pick the decks of his lackeys. Leon. you won, so it is yours.
Leon: No. I won. but his deck is not mine. just his Exodia cards.
Ryo: We'll destroy the rest of the deck, then.
Next chapter: Time for revenge! Red-Eyes versus Red-Eyes!
We are now in Duke Devlin's shop. Three people are talking:
Pegasus: So. you placed second.well. not bad
Knight: Yugi and Ryo played greatly. They will be great rivals in the Finals.
Pegasus: By the way, how many Locator Cards do you have? I have just got the last one. That means I will be in the Finals!!
Knight: I've got four. two more and I'll be there!
Duke: Five. I was going to go out and duel somebody, when you two arrived.
Pegasus: Well. let's see how many cards do our opponents have. Duke, you have a computer here, I think. let's check the tournament's webpage.
*5 minutes later*
Pegasus: Let's see. duelists ranking. here! We will soon know who are the duelists with more Locator Cards. All right, these are the ten duelists with 4 or more Locator Cards
1: Pegasus J Crawford. 5 stars. 6 L-Cards 2: Duke Devlin: 4 stars 5 L-Cards 3: Yugi Moto: 5 stars 5 L-Cards 4: Seto Kaiba: 5 stars 5 L-cards 5: Xavier Knight: 5 stars 4 L-cards 6: Bakura Ryou: 4 stars 4 L-cards 7: Ryo Hazuki: 5 stars 4 L-Cards 8: Joey Wheeler: 4 stars. 4 L-cards 9: Mai Valentine: 5 stars. 4 L-cards 10: Leon Shinare: 5 stars 4 L-cards
Knight: Leon? I thought he had just three cards.
Pegasus: he has just won a duel. Oh, by the way, I almost forgot! I found two of the Ten Great Cards! Here they are, add them to your deck, Knight!
Knight: The Harpie's Feather Duster and the Card Destruction! How did you get these?
Pegasus: I have got a lot of people searching for the Ten Great Cards. These two aren't that difficult to find. the problem is how to find the other 8.
Knight: We have got three of them. all right. now let's go and earn more Locator Cards!
*meanwhile*
A dark old room, there are some people wearing black hoods there. One of them sits in a throne.
Marik: My Ghouls. I have told you to come here. because we are going to start with my plan. First of all. don't worry about cards. now, we are going to get the Millennium Items. So. We shall start. Arkana. You will duel Yugi Moto and bring me his Puzzle.
Arkana: Yes, master!
Marik: Astarin. you will get the Pendant from Xavier Knight! And I don't want failures! When you finish your jobs, you shall come back here, and I will give you more instructions!
Astarin: Yes, master!
Marik: Now, go!
Two of the cloaked men stand up and get out.
Marik: All right. Odion. has the Rare Hunter started his duel?
Odion: No,. master Marik. the target duelist was having a duel with another person. but he is waiting for him to end. don't worry. Jinzo will be ours.
Marik: I expect so. By the way, Odion, how many Locator Cards have you earned so far?
Odion: Ten. And Kaiba Corp hasn't detected me so far.
Marik: Get two more and stop.
Odion: Yes, master Marik.
*meanwhile*
Ryo: He was in Duelist's Square, you said. we are almost there!
Yugi: He is probably there! There are lots of people watching something! Let's get nearer and see if Leon is there
*meanwhile*
Espa: Time to finish you! Jinzo! Crush him!!
Espa: 1500 Leon: 3200
Leon: Great move. now it is my turn! Black Lotus, then Control Magic!
Espa: Oh, no!!!!
Leon: Shivan Dragon!!!! I summon you!!! Burning Rage!!!!
Espa: Nooo!!!
Espa: 0 Leon: 3200
Leon: Game over. hand over a Locator and your Jinzo.
Espa: Here they are. that was a good duel
Leon: It was.
They shake hands
Espa: Well. I have got three Locator Cards. I don't have Jinzo, but I'm going to qualify! I will face you again in the Finals!
Leon: I hope so.
In the shadows, somebody was watching the duel
???: (Espa Roba has lost. I'll have to duel the other one.)
Yugi: Leon!!
Leon: Oh, hi! Yugi Moto and Ryo Hazuki. I watched your match in the Dual Tournament. Do you want a duel? I am ready for everything!
Ryo: Maybe later. look, we have to talk.
Leon: Why? What's the matter? Do you want to trade cards with me?
Yugi: It is something more serious. look.
A cloaked man appears between the people who were watching the duel
???: Leon Shinare.
Leon: Who are you?
???: We are going to duel.
Leon: All right: How many Locator Cards do you have got?
???: I don't have Locator Cards.
Leon: Then. I haven't got any reason to duel you!
???: Oh yes, you have, Disc Lock, activate!!
Leon's disc starts to glow.
Leon: What the.?
Voice: Duel accepted! Leon versus Rare Hunter!
Hunter: Thanks. you have just accepted my duel. now we shall play! I will win and I will get your Jinzo!
Leon: I won't duel you!
Hunter: If you don't, you will lose your Jinzo and a Locator Card! The Duel has started! But don't worry. if I lose, I will give you my best card.
Leon: All right. since my only choice is to duel you, let's start!
Yugi: Who is this duelist, Ryo? I have never seen him
Ryo I don't have the faintest idea. maybe you can phone Tristan and tell him to search for him in the tournament's database.
Leon: Duel Disc ready!
Hunter: Let's start!
Leon: 8000 Hunter: 8000
Hunter: I'll start. *draws* (just an Exodia part. and I had to remove all the Exodia pieces except one of each kind thanks to the new rules. but. this will help) I set a monster and put a card face-down!
Leon: All right. I'll start with Sengir Vampire in attack position and put another card face-down! Sengir Vampire! Attack!
Hunter: Oh, no!!! My Sangan!!! Now I won't be able to summon my best monster! I'll just pick a monster from my deck thanks to the effect of Sangan. and now, in my turn. I cast Graceful Charity and discard of a Great Soldier of Stone and a Spear Cretin. now, I activate Call of the Haunted to summon Sangan again.and tribute it to summon Total Defense Shogun!
Leon: oops. that monster will be difficult to kill.
Hunter: (three Exodia Pieces. I just need the Head and the Right Leg to finish this duel.)
Yugi: This reminds me. I think he is.
Ryo: that Hunter wants to.
Yugi and Ryo: summon Exodia!!!
Yugi: I know how that kind of deck works! Only an Exodia deck would summon a Sangan and then tribute it for a monster with that defense.
Ryo: That's true. I wonder if Leon knows what Exodia is.
Leon: *draws*perfect. Control Magic!
Hunter: Oh, noooo!!!!!!
Leon: I attack you with both monsters, the tribute them to summon the mighty Shivan Dragon!!!
Leon: 8000 Hunter: 4350
Hunter: All right. say goodbye. *draws* (Perfect! Exodia's head!!! Another part and this will be done!!!!!) I set a monster. (the Witch of the Black Forest. if he attacks I win.) and put a card face-down
Leon: All right. I activate one of my non-magic TG cards. Ceasefire!! What is your monster!
Hunter: Just a Witch of he Black Forest.
Leon: That means you lose 500 Lps.
Leon: 8000 Hunter: 3850
Hunter: I have lost. come on, finish me.
Leon: (Wait a second. this is too easy. if this duelist has dueled me instead of Espa because he wants Jinzo.he has surely got a good deck. well. if he has got something prepared. he will lose it in a moment.) I play Grey Ogre!
Hunter: He is about to lose!!! (Say goodbye to Jinzo, Mr. Leon!!!)
Leon: And then. I play Wheel of Fortune!!!
Hunter: What the????? How did you know that I was going to summon Exodia???
Leon: Oh. you run an Exodia deck? I just knew that you were preparing something. and I preferred us to draw five new cards. Now, I attack your Witch with the Ogre, then attack your points directly with the Shivan Dragon!
Leon: 8000 Hunter: 1050
Hunter: Curse. you. I'll get the last piece from my deck thanks to the witch and. play Graceful charity. (all right. now face THIS) I'll discard backup soldier and the last piece of Exodia. And now face my secret weapon! I play Pact with Exodia and summon the mighty Exodia Necros!!!!!
Leon: Counter-Spell!!! You have just lost!
Hunter: I activate Seven Tools Of the Bandit. I have got 50 Lps. but now I have got the strongest monster of the game!!! Exodia Necros!!!!!! (1800) Haha!!!! Exodia Necros! Destroy his Ogre!!!!
Leon: 7700 Hunter: 50
Hunter: I also play a card face-down
Leon: Yeah. and? I attack your monster with the Shivan Dragon!
Hunter: You can't attack Exodia Necros, fool!!!!
Leon: Darn it. it is true
Yugi: Exodia Necros!!!! How is Leon going to kill that monster????
Ryo: He can do it. he is a great player.
Leon: . All right!!! Swords to Plowshares!!
Hunter: Oh. so you play that magic card. all right, chose its target.
Leon: I choose Exo. oh, no!!!!
Hunter: you have to choose a target, but you can't target Exodia Necros. that means you have just killed your own Shivan Dragon! Oh, by the way, I trigger Healing Poison!
(Healing Poison: Continuous Trap, if a player heals Lps, ignore that effect and make him lose the same quantity of Lps)
Hunter: And now, I attack you directly with Exodia Necros, whose attack is now 2300!!!
Leon: 2600 Hunter: 50
Leon: (Come on. if I draw my Prodigal Sorcerer, this match is over. but if I don't.) *draws* oh, man. just a.) I set a monster!
Hunter: All right. play that way, if you want to. My Exodia Necros's attack grows higher each turn. Attack his monster!! Poor Minotaur!
Leon: (well. I haven't got any more monsters in my hand. if I don't draw the right card, it is all over.) *draws* great!! It is not the Sorcerer. (but I will kill him with this) Hunter. your deck isn't that bad. but. it has got a big problem. when you summon Exodia Necros, you forget that there are many ways to harm the Life Points. There are magic cards that can kill you, like this one! Lightning Bolt!!!
(Lightning bolt: Magic, remove 800 Lps from a player)
Hunter: Noooo!!!! How could I forget that???? Nooooo!!
Leon: 2600 Hunter: 0
Hunter: No. Master Marik, forgive me!!!! Don't do this!!!! Noooo!!!
Leon: What's happening??? Are you OK???
Hunter: I. am Marik. Ishtar..
Yugi: What the.????
Hunter: Yugi Moto. I'll get your Puzzle. the powers of the Pharaoh will be mine!!! Remember my words!!!! I'll strike you. and your loved ones. your Puzzle will be mine!!!! And you. Ryo Hazuki. you lost your Pendant. but. I'll get it too. and I'll finish everybody who has had it.
The Hunter falls to the ground
Leon: What the. what was this?????
Ryo: We'll explain this to you. come with us.
Yugi: I'll phone the hospital and tell them that there is an injured man here.
Ryo: I'll better get his deck. if that Marik wants to rob the Millennium Items, it will be better to pick the decks of his lackeys. Leon. you won, so it is yours.
Leon: No. I won. but his deck is not mine. just his Exodia cards.
Ryo: We'll destroy the rest of the deck, then.
Next chapter: Time for revenge! Red-Eyes versus Red-Eyes!