"Who do you think Marik is?" asked Lara as she continued to walk with
Drake around Battle City.
"Judging from the way Darcy flipped out, he's not a good guy," answered Drake.
"Do you think this has anything to do with the Millennial Items?" asked Lara.
"I don't think, I know," answered Drake. "This is going to be like the Duelist Kingdom all over again."
"Don't say that," scolded Lara. "Your dad isn't here to create chaos."
"Thanks for reminding me," muttered Drake.
THUMP! Some large object jumped out of a nearby tree and landed squarely on Drake. The something was a rather largely built person wearing a dark robe with the Eye of Horus on his forehead.
"The famous Drake Pegasus," said the person with a low bow. "I have been looking for you. Master Marik wants something you have." Lara blinked at him. "Where is he?" The rare hunter began to look around.
"Your standing on him," answered Lara. She knelt down and tried to revive her boyfriend. Drake was bug-eyed and unresponsive.
"Sorry....." muttered the rare hunter as he stepped off.
"Drake, how many fingers am I holding up?" asked Lara, who was very worried.
"Ugh....." groaned Drake.
"How dare you?!" exclaimed Lara as she pushed the rare hunter.
"I just want my duel," he replied coldly.
"Well, too bad. You're not getting it," said Lara, her eyes burning with anger.
"Young lady, you don't understand," he said, menacingly. "No one escapes from a rare hunter without a duel."
"Oh, so you're one of those idiots," snapped Lara as she tried to help Drake to his feet. The dragon duelist was still unconscious.
"How dare you mock us?!" he demanded.
"I'm out of here," snapped Lara as she tried to escort Drake away. But he was nothing but dead weight.
"You're not leaving without dueling me," he insisted.
Lara glared at him, "In case you haven't noticed, I'm not part of Battle City, and Drake is unconscious." Her expression said 'drop dead.'
"Really...." he muttered. "I expected more from the representatives of Industrial Illusions."
"What does that have to do with anything?" asked Lara, impatiently. The rare hunter just laughed. "Fine!" Lara's eyes were burning. "You'll duel me!"
"You can duel?" he asked, incredulously. Lara didn't reply. She bent down and took of Drake's duel disk, took out his deck and snapped her own into place.
"Ready?" she asked, defiantly stepping away from him.
"Let's duel," he said with a strange smile. "Ladies first."
"Fine by me! For Drake, I play the Darkfire Dragon in attack mood and place two magic cards on the field," said Lara. Her fire serpent appeared. It burned bright, but they could see through its flaming body. Its attack was 1500 and its defense was 1250.
"An expected move from the Lady of Dragons," said the rare hunter. "So I will summon Frenzied Panda in defense mode and play one magic card." The duel disk reacted instantly. The Frenzied Panda appeared in a flash of light. It looked like its name says, a large panda with a dangerous look in its eyes. Its stats were 1200 and 1000.
"I don't see what good that did you," said Lara. "I'll play Beautiful Headhuntress in attack mode. Now I have two monsters and as soon as your Frenzied Panda is destroyed I can attack your life points directly. Darkfire Dragon, go!" The Darkfire Dragon reared up and began to glow brighter. It raced forward, charging the panda. Fire washed over the panda and it bellowed in pain.
"Activate the Reliable Guardian!" declared the rare hunter as he flipped over his magic card.
"What?!" exclaimed Lara as the Frenzied Panda stopped looking like it was in pain.
"Reliable Guardian raises the defense of one of my monsters by seven hundred points for one turn. So my Frenzied Panda withstood your attack. Not only that, but you lose 200 life points because of that mistake!" gloated the rare hunter. Lara didn't seem too phased as her life points dropped to 3800.
"And," continued the rare hunter, "since none of your monsters can beat my panda, it is my turn. I tribute my Frenzied Panda and bring out my Battle Steer!" A large bull that stood upright, wore armor, and carried and ax stood in place of the Frenzied Panda. This one was a more fierce foe with stats of 1800 and 1300.
"But, before I eliminate your weak monsters, I will play one magic card. Now, my Battle Steer, attack the Darkfire Dragon!" The Battle Steer lunged forward and drove its ax right through the burning dragon. It disappeared in a flash of light, taking Lara down to 3500 life points.
"The I will tribute a monster too," said Lara. "I tribute my Beautiful Headhuntress and summon the Dark Magician Girl." Her female monster appeared in place of the huntress. She had blonde hair that fell from a hat very similar to the Dark Magician's. Her outfit was a pale blue tantamount of her counterpart. The only difference was the incredibly short skirt she wore. Her attack was 2000.
"With no magic cards your monster is too weak to withstand her attack!" continued Lara. "Dark Magician Girl! Attack!" The Dark Magician Girl raised her staff and blasted the Battle Steer to bits. The rare hunter now had 3800 life points.
"Don't think you've won yet. In fact, you'd better enjoy your rarest card while you can, because soon it is going to be mine! I play Griffore in defense mode and place two face down cards," announced the rare hunter as the duel disk showed his move. The Griffore looked like a strange cross between a griffin and a gargoyle, except it was very square and completely pink. Its defense was only 1500.
"It still can't stand up to my Dark Magician Girl," said Lara. "And since it is in defense mode, it is my turn. I play one monster face down in defense mode and I'll have my Dark Magician Girl attack you again! Go!"
"But this time I am more prepared," countered the rare hunter. "You overlooked my two magic cards, a costly mistake. The first is Horn of Light. It raises my monster's defenses by 800. And too bad for you, this magic card doesn't disappear after one turn like the Reliable Guardian."
"My Griffore can withstand your attack now," he continued. "But I am not going to stop there. I reveal my last magic card, Chorus of Sanctuary. It is a field magic card that raises the defense of every monster in defense mode by 500. My Griffore now has a defense of 2800, 800 stronger than the attack of your Dark Magician Girl."
"I know how to do math," said Lara, coldly. Her life points dropped to 2700.
"And if that isn't bad enough, it is my turn," he continued, clearly happy. "You're only half the duelist your boyfriend is, although that isn't saying much. You should have ran while you had the chance."
"Take that back!" demanded Lara, anime throb marks appearing all around her.
"No, I won't," he said coyly. "I now add Tiger Ax in defense mode to help aid my Griffore." Another animal wielding a weapon appeared. A tiger, wearing silver armor, and carrying an ax crouched next to the Griffore.
"You can't hope to win by defending," said Lara.
"You'll see," he said. "I play one more magic card and end my turn."
"And you get to see another monster destroyed," said Lara. "I play one more monster face down and then I'll have my Dark Magician Girl attack you again. Your Griffore may have a high defense, but even with Chorus of Sanctuary in play your Tiger Ax can't hope to withstand the attack of my Dark Magician Girl. Attack now!"
"Last Will," said the rare hunter as he flipped over his newest magic card. "If my monster is destroyed, it lets me special summon a monster with 1500 attack points or less." The Tiger Ax was sent to the graveyard. But in its place was Solitude. It looked like to grim reaper, except it wore blue pants and a green cape. But the sickle was no less deadly. Its stats were 1050 and 1000.
"A lot of good that will do you," muttered Lara.
"You fell right for my plan!" gloated the rare hunter. "With two monsters on the field and my turn just beginning, I can sacrifice them to bring out my ultimate monster! Reveal Sengenjin!" Sengenjin appeared. It was a huge, bluish ogre wearing a weird assortment of furs. In its hand was a large, spiky club. It was a very primitive monster, but its stats were high at 2750 and 2500.
"Dang....." muttered Lara.
The rare hunter only had Sengenjin in play, as well as the field card Chorus of Sanctuary. Lara had a monster face down, her Dark Magician Girl, and two magic cards. Lara only had 2700 life points while the rare hunter had 3800.
"Now watch as your monsters are destroyed!" gloated the rare hunter. "There is no way they can withstand the might of Sengenjin! Go, attack her face down card! Give her a demonstration of things to come!" Sengenjin plundered forward and raised its club. It brought it down on the card hologram on Lara's side of the field. The monster disappeared.
"What am I going to do?" wondered Lara as she drew her next card. A strategy was beginning to form.
"Make your move already," said the rare hunter, impatiently.
"Fine," she snapped. "I play Magical Hats! I hide my Dark Magician Girl and one other monster beneath these hats." Four hats appeared on the field, doing exactly what she said.
"What kind of cheap trick is this?" asked the rare hunter.
"It's not a 'cheap trick.' You should know, your kind has mastered cheap tricks," retorted Lara.
"It's no more than a stall technique!" exclaimed the rare hunter, that idea just now dawning on him. "Well, it won't last for long! I play Hayabusa Knight in attack mode!" This was another beast-warrior; an animal wearing armor. It looked like a buff, over-grown pigeon in full armor, carrying a thing but dangerous sword. Its attack was 1000 and its defense was 700.
"Impressive, no?" asked the rare hunter.
Lara looked at him in disbelief. That monster seemed like a weakling next to Sengenjin.
"You don't see its true skills," he said. "Because the Hayabusa Knight can attack twice in one turn!"
"What?!" exclaimed Lara. Then a thought hit her. "But if it attacks my Dark Magician Girl, its finished."
"We will see," he said. "Sengenjin! Attack the hat on the left! Go!" Sengenjin once again stumbled forwards. It raised its club and crushed said hat, but nothing happened but smoke.
"Empty hat," said Lara. "This is where it gets fun." She smiled. "You can just not attack and save your knight from the possibility of attacking my Dark Magician Girl. But you aren't going to do that, are you?"
The rare hunter glared at her. "Hayasuba Knight, destroy the middle hat!" The monster dashed forward, almost too fast to be seen. It turned the hat into ribbons. A monster inside cried out in pain.
"Yes!" cheered the rare hunter.
"Why are you cheering?" asked Lara. "That was my Baby Dragon in defense mode."
"What? But how....?" stammered the rare hunter.
Her monster appeared in the remains of the shredded it hat. Its stats were 1200 and 700.
"If its in defense mode.... I don't see how it is still standing....." stammered the rare hunter.
"Simple," said Lara. "Your own magic card. The Chorus of Sanctuary raises the defense of all monsters on the field by 500, even mine. That means that my dragon now has a defense of 1200, 200 higher that your knight." His life points clicked to 3600.
"And with no other ways to attack, it is my turn," said Lara. "I play Dark Elf in attack mode!" Her dark counterpart of the Mystical Elf appeared. Their green robes and silver tiaras were the same. The only differences were the completely opposite hair color and the completely opposite stats. The Dark Elf had an attack of 2000 and a defense of 800.
"It still can't hope to survive my Sengenjin," pouted the rare hunter.
"We'll see," said Lara. "I reveal my face down magic card, the Silver Bow and Arrow. This powers up my Dark Elf by 500." A beautiful bow appeared in her hands, which was aimed at the rare hunter's monsters.
"So what?!" he stammered.
"First, I'll have my Dark Elf attack your Hayasuba Knight," said Lara. "But Battle City rules say I have to pay 500 life points to do so." Lara now had 2200 life points.
(AN/ In reality, it is pay 1000. But in reality the games are played with 8000 life points to begin with. So, I figure if you cut all life point costs in half, you'll be right on target, if y'all know what I mean.)
"Attack, Dark Elf, Dark Wave!" ordered Lara. The elf complied and with amazing accuracy pinned the Hayasuba Knight. This took the rare hunter down to 2100 life points.
"My turn," growled the rare hunter. "And you are going to pay for that! Sengenjin, go! Find her Dark Magician Girl and destroy it!"
"What?!" gasped Lara. She thought he would have targeted her Dark Elf.
Sengenjin once more blundered to her side of the field and crushed a hat. A very human scream came from this one.
"Dia!" gasped Lara. Her life points hit 1950. "How could you?!" Lara began to feel guilt. And that was the reason she didn't want to be part of Battle City.
"If you quite yelling you would notice it's your turn," said the rare hunter.
"And you are going to regret everything you did!" yelled Lara. "I tribute my Dark Elf and Baby Dragon and bring out the Dark Magician!" Its attack was 2500.
"You have a Dark Magician?!" gasped the rare hunter. Lara glared at him and he cringed.
"And to finish you I will equip him with the Book of Secret Arts, raising his stats by 500. Say good by to Sengenjin! Dark Magician, attack!" ordered Lara. He raised his staff and blew Sengenjin to bits, taking the rare hunter down to 1850 life points.
"You haven't won yet!" growled the rare hunter. "I play one monster face down in defense mode! Keep in mind, Chorus of Sanctuary is still in play."
"Is that the best you've got?" asked Lara. "It is kind of sad....."
"What is?"
"You depend too much on brute strength and not enough on magic and trap cards," she replied. "That is why you will lose."
"I will not!"
"Watch!" she exclaimed. "First, I use Monster Reborn to bring back my Dark Magician Girl!" She reappeared beside her counterpart in a flash of light. They looked kind of cute together. "I doubt your pathetic monster can withstand their combined attacks. Dark Magician, destroy it!"
"I expected you to do that, that is why I played Hane-Hane," gloated the rare hunter. "While it is a fairly weak monster, its effect makes it invaluable. It lets me send one of your cards back to your hand. And I chose your Dark Magician! Say good-bye!"
Lara nodded and picked up the card off of the duel disk. He disappeared from the field. But Lara was smiling. "You should have sent my Dark Magician Girl away, because she is still able to attack. And you have no monsters left on the field. It's over! Finish him, Dia!" In a flash of light the rare hunter collapsed with his life points.
"Marik...." he moaned as he became unconscious.
"What happened?" groaned Drake as he woke up, rubbing his head. "I feel like I got hit by a semi."
"That isn't too far from the truth," said Lara as she hugged him tightly. They pulled a part and she handed him his duel disk back. He looked at her, confused. "Oh, and I won you another locator card....." She looked away, a bit sheepishly.
"Judging from the way Darcy flipped out, he's not a good guy," answered Drake.
"Do you think this has anything to do with the Millennial Items?" asked Lara.
"I don't think, I know," answered Drake. "This is going to be like the Duelist Kingdom all over again."
"Don't say that," scolded Lara. "Your dad isn't here to create chaos."
"Thanks for reminding me," muttered Drake.
THUMP! Some large object jumped out of a nearby tree and landed squarely on Drake. The something was a rather largely built person wearing a dark robe with the Eye of Horus on his forehead.
"The famous Drake Pegasus," said the person with a low bow. "I have been looking for you. Master Marik wants something you have." Lara blinked at him. "Where is he?" The rare hunter began to look around.
"Your standing on him," answered Lara. She knelt down and tried to revive her boyfriend. Drake was bug-eyed and unresponsive.
"Sorry....." muttered the rare hunter as he stepped off.
"Drake, how many fingers am I holding up?" asked Lara, who was very worried.
"Ugh....." groaned Drake.
"How dare you?!" exclaimed Lara as she pushed the rare hunter.
"I just want my duel," he replied coldly.
"Well, too bad. You're not getting it," said Lara, her eyes burning with anger.
"Young lady, you don't understand," he said, menacingly. "No one escapes from a rare hunter without a duel."
"Oh, so you're one of those idiots," snapped Lara as she tried to help Drake to his feet. The dragon duelist was still unconscious.
"How dare you mock us?!" he demanded.
"I'm out of here," snapped Lara as she tried to escort Drake away. But he was nothing but dead weight.
"You're not leaving without dueling me," he insisted.
Lara glared at him, "In case you haven't noticed, I'm not part of Battle City, and Drake is unconscious." Her expression said 'drop dead.'
"Really...." he muttered. "I expected more from the representatives of Industrial Illusions."
"What does that have to do with anything?" asked Lara, impatiently. The rare hunter just laughed. "Fine!" Lara's eyes were burning. "You'll duel me!"
"You can duel?" he asked, incredulously. Lara didn't reply. She bent down and took of Drake's duel disk, took out his deck and snapped her own into place.
"Ready?" she asked, defiantly stepping away from him.
"Let's duel," he said with a strange smile. "Ladies first."
"Fine by me! For Drake, I play the Darkfire Dragon in attack mood and place two magic cards on the field," said Lara. Her fire serpent appeared. It burned bright, but they could see through its flaming body. Its attack was 1500 and its defense was 1250.
"An expected move from the Lady of Dragons," said the rare hunter. "So I will summon Frenzied Panda in defense mode and play one magic card." The duel disk reacted instantly. The Frenzied Panda appeared in a flash of light. It looked like its name says, a large panda with a dangerous look in its eyes. Its stats were 1200 and 1000.
"I don't see what good that did you," said Lara. "I'll play Beautiful Headhuntress in attack mode. Now I have two monsters and as soon as your Frenzied Panda is destroyed I can attack your life points directly. Darkfire Dragon, go!" The Darkfire Dragon reared up and began to glow brighter. It raced forward, charging the panda. Fire washed over the panda and it bellowed in pain.
"Activate the Reliable Guardian!" declared the rare hunter as he flipped over his magic card.
"What?!" exclaimed Lara as the Frenzied Panda stopped looking like it was in pain.
"Reliable Guardian raises the defense of one of my monsters by seven hundred points for one turn. So my Frenzied Panda withstood your attack. Not only that, but you lose 200 life points because of that mistake!" gloated the rare hunter. Lara didn't seem too phased as her life points dropped to 3800.
"And," continued the rare hunter, "since none of your monsters can beat my panda, it is my turn. I tribute my Frenzied Panda and bring out my Battle Steer!" A large bull that stood upright, wore armor, and carried and ax stood in place of the Frenzied Panda. This one was a more fierce foe with stats of 1800 and 1300.
"But, before I eliminate your weak monsters, I will play one magic card. Now, my Battle Steer, attack the Darkfire Dragon!" The Battle Steer lunged forward and drove its ax right through the burning dragon. It disappeared in a flash of light, taking Lara down to 3500 life points.
"The I will tribute a monster too," said Lara. "I tribute my Beautiful Headhuntress and summon the Dark Magician Girl." Her female monster appeared in place of the huntress. She had blonde hair that fell from a hat very similar to the Dark Magician's. Her outfit was a pale blue tantamount of her counterpart. The only difference was the incredibly short skirt she wore. Her attack was 2000.
"With no magic cards your monster is too weak to withstand her attack!" continued Lara. "Dark Magician Girl! Attack!" The Dark Magician Girl raised her staff and blasted the Battle Steer to bits. The rare hunter now had 3800 life points.
"Don't think you've won yet. In fact, you'd better enjoy your rarest card while you can, because soon it is going to be mine! I play Griffore in defense mode and place two face down cards," announced the rare hunter as the duel disk showed his move. The Griffore looked like a strange cross between a griffin and a gargoyle, except it was very square and completely pink. Its defense was only 1500.
"It still can't stand up to my Dark Magician Girl," said Lara. "And since it is in defense mode, it is my turn. I play one monster face down in defense mode and I'll have my Dark Magician Girl attack you again! Go!"
"But this time I am more prepared," countered the rare hunter. "You overlooked my two magic cards, a costly mistake. The first is Horn of Light. It raises my monster's defenses by 800. And too bad for you, this magic card doesn't disappear after one turn like the Reliable Guardian."
"My Griffore can withstand your attack now," he continued. "But I am not going to stop there. I reveal my last magic card, Chorus of Sanctuary. It is a field magic card that raises the defense of every monster in defense mode by 500. My Griffore now has a defense of 2800, 800 stronger than the attack of your Dark Magician Girl."
"I know how to do math," said Lara, coldly. Her life points dropped to 2700.
"And if that isn't bad enough, it is my turn," he continued, clearly happy. "You're only half the duelist your boyfriend is, although that isn't saying much. You should have ran while you had the chance."
"Take that back!" demanded Lara, anime throb marks appearing all around her.
"No, I won't," he said coyly. "I now add Tiger Ax in defense mode to help aid my Griffore." Another animal wielding a weapon appeared. A tiger, wearing silver armor, and carrying an ax crouched next to the Griffore.
"You can't hope to win by defending," said Lara.
"You'll see," he said. "I play one more magic card and end my turn."
"And you get to see another monster destroyed," said Lara. "I play one more monster face down and then I'll have my Dark Magician Girl attack you again. Your Griffore may have a high defense, but even with Chorus of Sanctuary in play your Tiger Ax can't hope to withstand the attack of my Dark Magician Girl. Attack now!"
"Last Will," said the rare hunter as he flipped over his newest magic card. "If my monster is destroyed, it lets me special summon a monster with 1500 attack points or less." The Tiger Ax was sent to the graveyard. But in its place was Solitude. It looked like to grim reaper, except it wore blue pants and a green cape. But the sickle was no less deadly. Its stats were 1050 and 1000.
"A lot of good that will do you," muttered Lara.
"You fell right for my plan!" gloated the rare hunter. "With two monsters on the field and my turn just beginning, I can sacrifice them to bring out my ultimate monster! Reveal Sengenjin!" Sengenjin appeared. It was a huge, bluish ogre wearing a weird assortment of furs. In its hand was a large, spiky club. It was a very primitive monster, but its stats were high at 2750 and 2500.
"Dang....." muttered Lara.
The rare hunter only had Sengenjin in play, as well as the field card Chorus of Sanctuary. Lara had a monster face down, her Dark Magician Girl, and two magic cards. Lara only had 2700 life points while the rare hunter had 3800.
"Now watch as your monsters are destroyed!" gloated the rare hunter. "There is no way they can withstand the might of Sengenjin! Go, attack her face down card! Give her a demonstration of things to come!" Sengenjin plundered forward and raised its club. It brought it down on the card hologram on Lara's side of the field. The monster disappeared.
"What am I going to do?" wondered Lara as she drew her next card. A strategy was beginning to form.
"Make your move already," said the rare hunter, impatiently.
"Fine," she snapped. "I play Magical Hats! I hide my Dark Magician Girl and one other monster beneath these hats." Four hats appeared on the field, doing exactly what she said.
"What kind of cheap trick is this?" asked the rare hunter.
"It's not a 'cheap trick.' You should know, your kind has mastered cheap tricks," retorted Lara.
"It's no more than a stall technique!" exclaimed the rare hunter, that idea just now dawning on him. "Well, it won't last for long! I play Hayabusa Knight in attack mode!" This was another beast-warrior; an animal wearing armor. It looked like a buff, over-grown pigeon in full armor, carrying a thing but dangerous sword. Its attack was 1000 and its defense was 700.
"Impressive, no?" asked the rare hunter.
Lara looked at him in disbelief. That monster seemed like a weakling next to Sengenjin.
"You don't see its true skills," he said. "Because the Hayabusa Knight can attack twice in one turn!"
"What?!" exclaimed Lara. Then a thought hit her. "But if it attacks my Dark Magician Girl, its finished."
"We will see," he said. "Sengenjin! Attack the hat on the left! Go!" Sengenjin once again stumbled forwards. It raised its club and crushed said hat, but nothing happened but smoke.
"Empty hat," said Lara. "This is where it gets fun." She smiled. "You can just not attack and save your knight from the possibility of attacking my Dark Magician Girl. But you aren't going to do that, are you?"
The rare hunter glared at her. "Hayasuba Knight, destroy the middle hat!" The monster dashed forward, almost too fast to be seen. It turned the hat into ribbons. A monster inside cried out in pain.
"Yes!" cheered the rare hunter.
"Why are you cheering?" asked Lara. "That was my Baby Dragon in defense mode."
"What? But how....?" stammered the rare hunter.
Her monster appeared in the remains of the shredded it hat. Its stats were 1200 and 700.
"If its in defense mode.... I don't see how it is still standing....." stammered the rare hunter.
"Simple," said Lara. "Your own magic card. The Chorus of Sanctuary raises the defense of all monsters on the field by 500, even mine. That means that my dragon now has a defense of 1200, 200 higher that your knight." His life points clicked to 3600.
"And with no other ways to attack, it is my turn," said Lara. "I play Dark Elf in attack mode!" Her dark counterpart of the Mystical Elf appeared. Their green robes and silver tiaras were the same. The only differences were the completely opposite hair color and the completely opposite stats. The Dark Elf had an attack of 2000 and a defense of 800.
"It still can't hope to survive my Sengenjin," pouted the rare hunter.
"We'll see," said Lara. "I reveal my face down magic card, the Silver Bow and Arrow. This powers up my Dark Elf by 500." A beautiful bow appeared in her hands, which was aimed at the rare hunter's monsters.
"So what?!" he stammered.
"First, I'll have my Dark Elf attack your Hayasuba Knight," said Lara. "But Battle City rules say I have to pay 500 life points to do so." Lara now had 2200 life points.
(AN/ In reality, it is pay 1000. But in reality the games are played with 8000 life points to begin with. So, I figure if you cut all life point costs in half, you'll be right on target, if y'all know what I mean.)
"Attack, Dark Elf, Dark Wave!" ordered Lara. The elf complied and with amazing accuracy pinned the Hayasuba Knight. This took the rare hunter down to 2100 life points.
"My turn," growled the rare hunter. "And you are going to pay for that! Sengenjin, go! Find her Dark Magician Girl and destroy it!"
"What?!" gasped Lara. She thought he would have targeted her Dark Elf.
Sengenjin once more blundered to her side of the field and crushed a hat. A very human scream came from this one.
"Dia!" gasped Lara. Her life points hit 1950. "How could you?!" Lara began to feel guilt. And that was the reason she didn't want to be part of Battle City.
"If you quite yelling you would notice it's your turn," said the rare hunter.
"And you are going to regret everything you did!" yelled Lara. "I tribute my Dark Elf and Baby Dragon and bring out the Dark Magician!" Its attack was 2500.
"You have a Dark Magician?!" gasped the rare hunter. Lara glared at him and he cringed.
"And to finish you I will equip him with the Book of Secret Arts, raising his stats by 500. Say good by to Sengenjin! Dark Magician, attack!" ordered Lara. He raised his staff and blew Sengenjin to bits, taking the rare hunter down to 1850 life points.
"You haven't won yet!" growled the rare hunter. "I play one monster face down in defense mode! Keep in mind, Chorus of Sanctuary is still in play."
"Is that the best you've got?" asked Lara. "It is kind of sad....."
"What is?"
"You depend too much on brute strength and not enough on magic and trap cards," she replied. "That is why you will lose."
"I will not!"
"Watch!" she exclaimed. "First, I use Monster Reborn to bring back my Dark Magician Girl!" She reappeared beside her counterpart in a flash of light. They looked kind of cute together. "I doubt your pathetic monster can withstand their combined attacks. Dark Magician, destroy it!"
"I expected you to do that, that is why I played Hane-Hane," gloated the rare hunter. "While it is a fairly weak monster, its effect makes it invaluable. It lets me send one of your cards back to your hand. And I chose your Dark Magician! Say good-bye!"
Lara nodded and picked up the card off of the duel disk. He disappeared from the field. But Lara was smiling. "You should have sent my Dark Magician Girl away, because she is still able to attack. And you have no monsters left on the field. It's over! Finish him, Dia!" In a flash of light the rare hunter collapsed with his life points.
"Marik...." he moaned as he became unconscious.
"What happened?" groaned Drake as he woke up, rubbing his head. "I feel like I got hit by a semi."
"That isn't too far from the truth," said Lara as she hugged him tightly. They pulled a part and she handed him his duel disk back. He looked at her, confused. "Oh, and I won you another locator card....." She looked away, a bit sheepishly.