Part XXI: Light of the Angel! Ryo's first challenge!
*KC stadium*
Mokuba: These three duels have been great! But there are a lot of duels to be played yet! Next one will be: Mai Valentine versus Ryo Hazuki!
Tea: (now. it's Ryo's turn. I'm sure he will finish Mai.)
Serenity: Well. this is the last match of our friends! Yugi, Joey and Leon have had their duels and Ryo will now start!
Tea: Yes. you are right.
*Shadow Mountain*
Ryo: Well. it is my turn. My opponent is Mai Valentine. in Duelist's Kingdom, she lost to Bandit Keith. but he was probably cheating. this duel is going to be one of the toughest I have ever had!
The metal door opens, revealing the Duel Field. Ryo enters the room.
Mai: Well, Ryo. We are dueling in the first round. I saw you at Duelist's Kingdom, so I'm sure this duel will be fun!
Ryo: I expect a good duel from you, too! Now let's see who starts!
Mai: 8000 Ryo: 8000
Mai: All right. *raises deck* Faith Bird! You'll probably start.
Ryo: Great Gold Wyrm, I start! (darn. that means that I will only play one Great Gold Wyrm. that one is too far to play it and I gave one to Joey) *draws six cards* all right. I put a monster in face-down defense position, and set a card, now, it is your turn
Mai: Perfect! You know, I don't really like this field. let's change it a bit, with this card! Raising Air Current! Now, the attack of all wind monsters will increase by 500! And, since all my monsters have got the wind attribute.
Ryo: That is going to give you a big advantage!
Mai: Exactly! Now, I won't start with my harpies. Red Skull Bird! (2050) attack his set monster!
Ryo: Bad move, Mai. I activate one of the cards I have added to my deck! Light of a Thousand Stars!
Mai: What does that card do?? You didn't use it before!!
Ryo: It stops your attack of one of your monsters and reduces that monster's attack by half until your next standby phase!
Mai: Oh. I set a card and end my turn
Ryo: now, you are going to lose some LPs!! I play Dunames Dark Witch, in attack position, switch Neo, the Magic Swordsman to attack position and attack you with both my monsters!!
Mai: 5525 Ryo: 8000
Ryo: your turn! You have already lost almost 3000 of your LPs!!!
Mai: That's true. but now, it is time to play seriously, Ryo! Cyber Harpie! (2300) and now, Elegant Egotist! I can play Harpie Lady Sisters from my deck (2450) Now, face the power of my Harpies!! Attack!!
Mai: 5525 Ryo: 6850
Ryo: Darn it. *draws* I set a monster and put a card face-down! Now, let's see what can you do!!
Mai: ha. if you think you can do anything against my Harpies. let's see! Harpie's Feather Duster!
Ryo: No! There goes my Mirror Force!!
Mai: Say goodbye to your monster, Ryo! Cyber Harpie! Attack!!
Ryo: no! my monster!!!
Mai: Harpie Lady Sisters!!! Attack his Life points directly!!!!
Mai: 5525 Ryo: 4400
Ryo: Oh no. why am I losing this way?
Mai: My Harpies are just too powerful for you. If you combine their high attacking power with the Field. simply, one of my Cyber Harpies is stronger that any of your tribute monsters! You can't do anything against my monsters!!
Ryo: *draws* Great!!!! Let's see if you can handle this! Time Wizard! Activate your Time Roulette!!!
Mai: Are you mad???? If your Wizard fails, you have lost this duel!
Ryo: (thanks a lot, Joey!! your card will work and will save this duel!!!!) It works!!! Say goodbye to your monsters, Mai!! And now, let's play another card! Polymerization! Time Wizard and Angel Paladin fuse into the Archangel Champion!! (3000/2500)
Mai: I thought you could only summon that card if you had the Angel Paladin in the field. at least, you did that in Duelist's Kingdom!
Ryo: Rules have changed! Now, it is just a fusion monster! So, Archangel Champion! Attack her!!
Mai: no way. Negate Attack!
Ryo: well. I'll end my turn, then!
Mai: *draws* Um. I set a monster.
Ryo: *draws* (I am running out of cards in my hand.) I se a monster and attack yours with my Archangel!!
Mai: You have killed my Faith Bird. now, in my turn. *draws* Well. I can kill that monster right now. so! Swords of Revealing Light! By the way, what was your set monster?
Ryo: A Morphing Jar. we'll have to discard our hands and draw 5 new cards
Mai: Oh. then, I set a monster and end my turn
Ryo: Now. I can't attack. so, I set another monster. Your go!
Mai: I am protected by the Swords of Revealing Light, so I am going to crush some of your monsters! I switch my Skull Red Bird back to attack and play another Cyber Harpie in attack position! Say goodbye to your jar and your new monster!
Ryo: Well. I just need my Archangel to defeat you! *draws* Since I can't do anything else, I end my turn!
Mai: *draws* I'll do the same.
Ryo: All right, this is the last turn you are protected. I set a card and end my turn.
Mai: *draws* Great! Say goodbye to your angel! I play Black Hole!!
Ryo: Oh, no! My Archangel!!!! But you lose all your monsters, too!!!
Mai: I don't care! Harpie's Brother in attack position (2300) Attack him directly!!!
Mai: 5525 Ryo: 2100
Ryo: Darn it. Now, in my turn I play.!!!
*meanwhile, at KC stadium*
Tea: (come on, Ryo. you can't lose. you are the best of this Tournament. Mai can't compare with you!! You must do it!!!)
Serenity: You are very silent, Tea. Does anything happen?
Tea: What?? Eh, no!!! nothing!! Don't worry!!!
*Shadow Mountain*
Ryo: .Monster Reborn!!!! Archangel Champion, rise from the graveyard!!! And now, Holy Crusader, Crush her!!!!!
Mai: 2725 Ryo: 2100
Mai: Oh, no. well. I'll have to use an stronger monster!!! I'll use the same card you used! Monster Reborn! Cyber Harpie! Now, I play Elegant Egotist to summon another Harpie Lady Sisters! And to finish this. I play Cyber-Tech Alligator tributing my harpie!!!
Ryo: Do you use that card???? It hasn't got anything to do with harpies!!
Mai: it is way stronger that my old Harpie's Pet Dragon! Its attack is 3000 thanks to the field, so I'll just kill your little Archangel!
Ryo: Both of them will die, Mai!!!
Mai: yes, but I have a monster with 2450 points of attack in the field. My Sisters can kill your crusader easily!
Mai: 2725 Ryo: 1650
Mai: Your last turn, Ryo! Or are you going to surrender? After all, you can't do anything against my monsters now!!
Ryo: You are going to see.. *draws* (maybe this would work. but I need two monsters. well, let's start with this!) I play Neo, the Magic Swordsman, set a card and end my turn!!!
Mai: bad move! Cyber Shield on my Sisters! Now, attack!!!
Ryo: You shouldn't do that mad attacks, even if you are about to win! I activate my trap Light of a Thousand Stars again!!!
Mai: No!!!
Ryo: And now, in my turn, I enchant Neo with Lightbringer and crush your Sisters!!! Say goodbye!!!
Mai: 1500 Ryo: 1750
Mai: You are the one who is going to be eliminated!!! I set a monster and end my turn!!! (fool. if you attack my Man-Eater Bug, you'll be eliminated)
Ryo: *draws* Well, Mai. it has been a pleasure, you know. but it is time to say goodbye! Leon told me to use this card! And I have done it! I play Fairy Meteor Crush!!!
Mai: No!!!!!
Ryo. Neo! Use Lightbringer to kill her last monster! Sword of the Sorcerer!
*KC stadium*
Tea: YES!!! RYO IS THE BEST!!!!
Serenity; Tea!!! Calm down. there is no need to shout. they can't hear us.
Tea: . Sorry.
*Shadow Mountain*
Mai: 0 Ryo: 1750
Mai: no. not this way. not in the first round.
Ryo: Great duel. Mai, you are a great duelist! Train a bit more and you'll probably beat me soon!
Mai: good match.
They shake hands
Mai: You want the Harpie's Feather Duster, right? Well, here it is.
Ryo: Thanks a lot, Mai.
Next chapter: Full attack power!! Bakura versus Duke!
New cards:
Light of a Thousand Stars: Trap. Cancel the attack of a monster and reduce his attack by half until the his controller's next turn
*KC stadium*
Mokuba: These three duels have been great! But there are a lot of duels to be played yet! Next one will be: Mai Valentine versus Ryo Hazuki!
Tea: (now. it's Ryo's turn. I'm sure he will finish Mai.)
Serenity: Well. this is the last match of our friends! Yugi, Joey and Leon have had their duels and Ryo will now start!
Tea: Yes. you are right.
*Shadow Mountain*
Ryo: Well. it is my turn. My opponent is Mai Valentine. in Duelist's Kingdom, she lost to Bandit Keith. but he was probably cheating. this duel is going to be one of the toughest I have ever had!
The metal door opens, revealing the Duel Field. Ryo enters the room.
Mai: Well, Ryo. We are dueling in the first round. I saw you at Duelist's Kingdom, so I'm sure this duel will be fun!
Ryo: I expect a good duel from you, too! Now let's see who starts!
Mai: 8000 Ryo: 8000
Mai: All right. *raises deck* Faith Bird! You'll probably start.
Ryo: Great Gold Wyrm, I start! (darn. that means that I will only play one Great Gold Wyrm. that one is too far to play it and I gave one to Joey) *draws six cards* all right. I put a monster in face-down defense position, and set a card, now, it is your turn
Mai: Perfect! You know, I don't really like this field. let's change it a bit, with this card! Raising Air Current! Now, the attack of all wind monsters will increase by 500! And, since all my monsters have got the wind attribute.
Ryo: That is going to give you a big advantage!
Mai: Exactly! Now, I won't start with my harpies. Red Skull Bird! (2050) attack his set monster!
Ryo: Bad move, Mai. I activate one of the cards I have added to my deck! Light of a Thousand Stars!
Mai: What does that card do?? You didn't use it before!!
Ryo: It stops your attack of one of your monsters and reduces that monster's attack by half until your next standby phase!
Mai: Oh. I set a card and end my turn
Ryo: now, you are going to lose some LPs!! I play Dunames Dark Witch, in attack position, switch Neo, the Magic Swordsman to attack position and attack you with both my monsters!!
Mai: 5525 Ryo: 8000
Ryo: your turn! You have already lost almost 3000 of your LPs!!!
Mai: That's true. but now, it is time to play seriously, Ryo! Cyber Harpie! (2300) and now, Elegant Egotist! I can play Harpie Lady Sisters from my deck (2450) Now, face the power of my Harpies!! Attack!!
Mai: 5525 Ryo: 6850
Ryo: Darn it. *draws* I set a monster and put a card face-down! Now, let's see what can you do!!
Mai: ha. if you think you can do anything against my Harpies. let's see! Harpie's Feather Duster!
Ryo: No! There goes my Mirror Force!!
Mai: Say goodbye to your monster, Ryo! Cyber Harpie! Attack!!
Ryo: no! my monster!!!
Mai: Harpie Lady Sisters!!! Attack his Life points directly!!!!
Mai: 5525 Ryo: 4400
Ryo: Oh no. why am I losing this way?
Mai: My Harpies are just too powerful for you. If you combine their high attacking power with the Field. simply, one of my Cyber Harpies is stronger that any of your tribute monsters! You can't do anything against my monsters!!
Ryo: *draws* Great!!!! Let's see if you can handle this! Time Wizard! Activate your Time Roulette!!!
Mai: Are you mad???? If your Wizard fails, you have lost this duel!
Ryo: (thanks a lot, Joey!! your card will work and will save this duel!!!!) It works!!! Say goodbye to your monsters, Mai!! And now, let's play another card! Polymerization! Time Wizard and Angel Paladin fuse into the Archangel Champion!! (3000/2500)
Mai: I thought you could only summon that card if you had the Angel Paladin in the field. at least, you did that in Duelist's Kingdom!
Ryo: Rules have changed! Now, it is just a fusion monster! So, Archangel Champion! Attack her!!
Mai: no way. Negate Attack!
Ryo: well. I'll end my turn, then!
Mai: *draws* Um. I set a monster.
Ryo: *draws* (I am running out of cards in my hand.) I se a monster and attack yours with my Archangel!!
Mai: You have killed my Faith Bird. now, in my turn. *draws* Well. I can kill that monster right now. so! Swords of Revealing Light! By the way, what was your set monster?
Ryo: A Morphing Jar. we'll have to discard our hands and draw 5 new cards
Mai: Oh. then, I set a monster and end my turn
Ryo: Now. I can't attack. so, I set another monster. Your go!
Mai: I am protected by the Swords of Revealing Light, so I am going to crush some of your monsters! I switch my Skull Red Bird back to attack and play another Cyber Harpie in attack position! Say goodbye to your jar and your new monster!
Ryo: Well. I just need my Archangel to defeat you! *draws* Since I can't do anything else, I end my turn!
Mai: *draws* I'll do the same.
Ryo: All right, this is the last turn you are protected. I set a card and end my turn.
Mai: *draws* Great! Say goodbye to your angel! I play Black Hole!!
Ryo: Oh, no! My Archangel!!!! But you lose all your monsters, too!!!
Mai: I don't care! Harpie's Brother in attack position (2300) Attack him directly!!!
Mai: 5525 Ryo: 2100
Ryo: Darn it. Now, in my turn I play.!!!
*meanwhile, at KC stadium*
Tea: (come on, Ryo. you can't lose. you are the best of this Tournament. Mai can't compare with you!! You must do it!!!)
Serenity: You are very silent, Tea. Does anything happen?
Tea: What?? Eh, no!!! nothing!! Don't worry!!!
*Shadow Mountain*
Ryo: .Monster Reborn!!!! Archangel Champion, rise from the graveyard!!! And now, Holy Crusader, Crush her!!!!!
Mai: 2725 Ryo: 2100
Mai: Oh, no. well. I'll have to use an stronger monster!!! I'll use the same card you used! Monster Reborn! Cyber Harpie! Now, I play Elegant Egotist to summon another Harpie Lady Sisters! And to finish this. I play Cyber-Tech Alligator tributing my harpie!!!
Ryo: Do you use that card???? It hasn't got anything to do with harpies!!
Mai: it is way stronger that my old Harpie's Pet Dragon! Its attack is 3000 thanks to the field, so I'll just kill your little Archangel!
Ryo: Both of them will die, Mai!!!
Mai: yes, but I have a monster with 2450 points of attack in the field. My Sisters can kill your crusader easily!
Mai: 2725 Ryo: 1650
Mai: Your last turn, Ryo! Or are you going to surrender? After all, you can't do anything against my monsters now!!
Ryo: You are going to see.. *draws* (maybe this would work. but I need two monsters. well, let's start with this!) I play Neo, the Magic Swordsman, set a card and end my turn!!!
Mai: bad move! Cyber Shield on my Sisters! Now, attack!!!
Ryo: You shouldn't do that mad attacks, even if you are about to win! I activate my trap Light of a Thousand Stars again!!!
Mai: No!!!
Ryo: And now, in my turn, I enchant Neo with Lightbringer and crush your Sisters!!! Say goodbye!!!
Mai: 1500 Ryo: 1750
Mai: You are the one who is going to be eliminated!!! I set a monster and end my turn!!! (fool. if you attack my Man-Eater Bug, you'll be eliminated)
Ryo: *draws* Well, Mai. it has been a pleasure, you know. but it is time to say goodbye! Leon told me to use this card! And I have done it! I play Fairy Meteor Crush!!!
Mai: No!!!!!
Ryo. Neo! Use Lightbringer to kill her last monster! Sword of the Sorcerer!
*KC stadium*
Tea: YES!!! RYO IS THE BEST!!!!
Serenity; Tea!!! Calm down. there is no need to shout. they can't hear us.
Tea: . Sorry.
*Shadow Mountain*
Mai: 0 Ryo: 1750
Mai: no. not this way. not in the first round.
Ryo: Great duel. Mai, you are a great duelist! Train a bit more and you'll probably beat me soon!
Mai: good match.
They shake hands
Mai: You want the Harpie's Feather Duster, right? Well, here it is.
Ryo: Thanks a lot, Mai.
Next chapter: Full attack power!! Bakura versus Duke!
New cards:
Light of a Thousand Stars: Trap. Cancel the attack of a monster and reduce his attack by half until the his controller's next turn