The Duel Masters Tournament
Aaron loaded his deck into the Disk, his life points reset to 4000, and the duel was on.
"Since you challenged me, it's my turn, I summon Flash Assailant to the field, and one card facedown." In a spiral of light, a man in desert clothes and wearing an eye patch appeared (2000/2000), and behind him was a facedown card.
Aaron gave a smirk, "Not a bad card, but maybe you should read the fine print on cards that strong." He reached for his deck and drew a card, "I summon Warrior Dai Grepher to the field." He said, as he placed the card down, a warrior appeared beside him, he was had in black leather, was very muscular, and wield a large sword, (1700/1600). "I attack your monster, Broad saber slash!" Aaron commanded.
His monster charged the Assailant, with a mighty swing, he slashed the monster into digital bits.
The Stalker's life points dropped down to 2700. "How could you forget that the Flash Assailant loses 400 attack points for every card in your hand? That single mistake almost cost you half you're lifepoints." Aaron demanded.
The Stalker started to laugh at Aaron, "You fool! You've left yourself open to attack! Ha! Ha! Ha!"
Aaron didn't know what he meant, if that facedown card could have injured him, why didn't he play it when he attacked? And if it was a Monster revival card, he'd just repeat his failure.
"It's time to show you who the true duelist is, I discard my hand to activate my Rope of Life Trap Card!" He said, as he threw his cards into the graveyard as his facedown card flipped up. The card floated into the air facedown and a vortex appeared beneath it. A flimsy rope fell into it, then the rope pulled itself back up, carrying an angry Flash Assailant.
"My trap card not only brings my monster back from the graveyard. But it also raises its attack power 800 points." The Stalker said.
Aaron gulped, as the fiend's attack power shot up to 2800.
"Now my assailant, destroy his warrior, flash blade strike!" The Stalker shouted.
The fiend reached into it's white baggy pants, and pulled out a shining dagger! He lunged forward a jabbed it right into the heart of Dai Grepher, killing him and dropping Aaron's life points to 2900. Aaron was about to reach for his deck, when the Stalker raised his hand, "Wait! My turn isn't over yet."
Aaron pulled back his hand, and waited to see what the Stalker was about to do.
"I draw one card," He said, pulling it from his deck, "I summon Zombyra the Dark in Attack mode!" A warrior draped in purple cloth and boney body armor appeared next to the Assailant, (2100/500). "And I attack your life points directly!" The Stalker commanded.
But the powerful warrior refused to move!
"What's the matter? Attack him!" He commanded.
"Ha! Ha! Ha! Would it help if I painted a target on my butt?" Aaron laughed.
"What's so funny?" The robed duelist demanded.
"Wearing that thing most be making you blind, Zombyra is too honorable a monster to attack an opponent directly. And since there is nothing left for you to do, it's my turn." Aaron said, as drew his next card.
The Stalker tore off his hood, revealing a fat face with huge glasses and messy hair.
Aaron chuckled, "Well with those things on your face, I'm not surprised you couldn't read. What's your name?"
"It's Mike, and make your move so my monsters can finish you off!" He growled.
"As you wish," Aaron said, staring at his new card, "I summon a monster in defense mode and place three cards facedown. Your turn!" As four cards appeared facedown in front of him.
Mike reached for his deck and drew a card, "I summon Opticlops in attack mode, and I attack your face down monster!" He shouted as he slapped his card on to the field. The card created a giant, orange ogre with one eye and a horn in its forehead, (1800/1700). The giant marched to attack his facedown monster.
Aaron raised his hand, "Not so fast, reveal facedown card, Faint Plan!" One of his cards flipped over and a bright light shown and blinded the monster. "My Faint Plan prevents monsters from attacking facedown monsters for one turn." Aaron said as the card was swept into the graveyard.
"URGH! I end my turn!" He growled.
"Not much else you can do," Aaron said, drawing his next card. He loaded it into the disk, "I activate Monster Reborn and summon my Dai Grepher back to the field." He said as his magic card appeared on the field and in bright light, His fallen warrior emerged from the card.
"What are you planning on doing with that?" Mike asked.
"It will begin my assault on your forces, as I reveal my face down card, Throwstone Unit Defensive mode." The facedown monster card's back turned to its front and appeared a pair of soldiers in knight armor, standing beside a catapult. (900/2000).
"And that's supposed to intimidate me?" Mike asked, doubtfully.
"Not by itself, but by using its special ability I can cut through your forces." Aaron said.
"No way." Mike said, seeing as Aaron's strongest monster on the field was weaker than his weakest.
"Observe, you're on notice, the Senva of Defense is going on the offensive, I use my unit's effect, and sacrifice my warrior!" Aaron said, as Dai Grepher hopped onto the catapult. One of the knight's pulled the lever and launched Dai, right at Opticlops!
"YEEEEEAAAHH!" He shouted as he drove his blade right through the Ogre's head! The monsters were destroyed together and Mike was a gasp.
"What happened to my monster? He was stronger than either of yours." He demanded.
"Throwstone Unit's effect allows me to sacrifice a warrior on my side of the field, and destroys one monster with defense equal or lower to the attack power of the warrior. So I lose your monster and you can't touch my life points." Aaron said, eyeing his facedown cards.
"You may have picked off the weakest I had, but I'm not gullible into falling for that bluff. I attack your monster with Zombyra, Fist Smash!" Mike called out to his monster as it lunged for Aaron's.
Aaron's eyes flared behind their lens, "I DON'T THINK SO!" He pressed his buttons on his duel disk, both his facedown cards flipped over, Reliable Guardian and Destruction Punch!
"NO!!!" Mike shouted, as Aaron's unit's defense raise up to 2700, 600 more than Zombyra's attack!
The two knights grabbed Zombyra by his sides, and threw him onto the catapult. The catapult reeled back, then launched Zombyra into the air! Mike turned around to see his monster fly over him and then burst apart!
His life-points dropped to 2100, but he turned and shouted, "Flash Assailant attack!"
Aaron squinted as his monster exploded into hundreds of bits of hologram. The Flash Assailant eyes were angry and full of rage.
"You're out of defenses, and next turn, you're finished." Mike scowled, his voice, reeling with hatred.
Aaron looked at his two cards, nothing that could stop this fiend, then he looked to his crest, it shined with its usual brilliance. I can't give up, I got faith, and that's all I need to send this bed sheet wearing freak packing.
"What's the matter? Ready to surrender?" Mike asked.
"When I still got the lead, you're nuttier than you look in that getup." Aaron said, as he reached for his deck and drew one card. "I play, Pot of Greed!" He slammed the card into the disk. A giant urn, colored green and with a demonic smile, appeared, and a pair of hands a came out of the pot, holding cards, then threw them onto the disk, Aaron drew two new cards. "Yes, I got your number now, I place one card facedown, and summon the Sonic Bird, in defense mode." Aaron said, placing the cards down. The Bird appeared, it was like a giant Bald Eagle with goggles and a pair jet engines on its back, (1400/1000).
"With the summoning of this card, it allows me to grab a ritual magic card of my choosing!" Aaron said, as the bird flew towards his deck, and snatched a card, then dropped it into Aaron's hand.
"I'll crush you before you get the chance to use that card, It's my turn." Mike said, as he reached for his deck and drew one card, "I summon my Vorse Raider to attack mode, and I attack your bird!" He commanded as his beast returned from the last duel, (1900/1200), and sliced Aaron's bird in half.
"I'd like to thank you Mike, you fell into my trap! Michizure!" Aaron called out as his trap card flipped over, a pair of giant hands reached out of the card, and snatched the assailant, and dragged it into the graveyard.
Mike groaned, he wasn't getting anywhere. Aaron reached for his deck, and found another ritual card. This could be useful, I've got to pass, I need to save what I have in my hand.
"I pass." Aaron said, hoping Mike had no better luck.
Mike couldn't believe his ears, he reached for his deck, and grabbed a card, he grinned, "I place one monster face down, and attack you directly! Full Moon Blade!" He commanded, as the beast warrior charged and slashed Aaron's life points down to 1000.
Aaron groaned, he was no condition to take another hit like that, he reached for his deck, This is it, I've only got one chance to draw the right card, here goes nothing, He thought, closing his eyes, and his crest glowing, I've got to have faith, He drew, he raised the card to his face. He opened his eyes, he smiled.
"Alright! I summon my monster, Senju of a Thousand Hands, in defensive mode!" Aaron shouted as he slammed the card on to the field. A strange figure appeared, who looked like he was made of bronze and had many arms and hands on his back. One of which reached into Aaron's deck, pulled out a card, then put it in Aaron's hand. "Senju's effect is the same as the Sonic Bird, allowing me to get the missing monster. I place one card facedown. My turn is over."
Mike was concerned, He had to finish Aaron now, but he didn't have the monsters, so he reached for his duel disk. "I flip my facedown monster, Cyber Jar!"
A metal pot with a big green eye appeared along side Vorse Raider, but it soon exploded in green light, destroying all the monsters on the field. "Both of us pick up five cards, and summon any level four and under to the field."
Mike soon had Bistro Butcher (1800/1000), Battle Ox (1700/1000), and another Vorse Raider (1900/1200). While Aaron had Marauding Captain (1200/400), Exiled Force (1000/1000), Celtic Guardian (1400/1200), and Aaron's Gearfried, all of whom were in attack mode, and it was still Mike's turn, "Ha! Ha! Ha! I have your pathetic force over powered, and your life points are goners, say good bye!" He laughed as his monsters charged.
"Eat those Words!" Aaron said, as his facedown card flipped over, Negate Attack. A vortex appeared, shielding his monsters from harm, and Mike's battle phase was over.
"It's time to end this Duel, once and for all, starting with these cards, NOVOX'S PRAYER AND BLACK LUSTER RITUALS!" Aaron shouted showing both cards.
First he placed Novox's Prayer, A woman appeared in front of him, her face and blue hair poked out of her hood. She put her hands to get their and began to cry and pray. Aaron placed down Hayabusa Knight, a bird like warrior appeared along side Aaron's forces. Both it and Celtic Guardian stepped forward and raised their swords. The tears of the woman started to glow, and the two warriors became energy. Soon the woman vanished, and the energy had changed into a warrior clad in metal, and had a vague resemblance to Gearfried. "Behold, The Skull Guardian. (2050/2500)."
He then placed down the Black Luster Ritual, a pair of earns appeared, The Marauding Captain and The Exiled Force were transformed into energy, and swept into the pots. They transformed into light and Darkness, and merged together, a crest appeared between the pots, the gates of Chaos, and out from it came, a warrior, wearing armor of a dark luster and a pale green, and wielding a powerful sword and a mighty shield. "And the Black Luster Soldier!" (3000/2500).
Mike froze with fear, he was severely out muscled, he looked as Aaron gave him one final stare, "It's time to see if you can stand the heat! I activate Tremendous Flame!" He loaded his final card, a massive inferno engulfed the entire field, Mike's life points fell to 1100, while Aaron's fell to 500.
Aaron raised his hand and pointed to Mike, "Attack! Final Justice Slash! Iron Fierce! Chaos Blade Attack!" He commanded as his monsters charged through the flames, Skull Guardian's double swords sliced the Butcher in half, Gearfried butchered the ox with a mighty swing, and Black Luster Soldier beheaded the Vorse Raider.
Mike's life points were down to zero, the inferno vanished. Aaron waved goodbye to his monsters as they disappeared. Mike had fallen down, unconscious from the attacks. Aaron walked over to his duel disk, and took his Rope of Life as his prize. "I'll give you some time to think this over." He said. He turned around and picked up the boy who had lost, "Come on, I'll bring you to the hospital. I just hope Dan is alright, where ever he is."
To be continued.
Next time: Dan begins his duel with the Stalker named Sean, and finds out that his opponent uses cards that can stop his strongest monsters dead in their tracks. Will Dan's unusual Deck strategy win this duel? Or will his first Duel cost him his Senva abilities?
Next time at The Duel Masters Tournament,
The World's Luckiest Duelist.
Aaron loaded his deck into the Disk, his life points reset to 4000, and the duel was on.
"Since you challenged me, it's my turn, I summon Flash Assailant to the field, and one card facedown." In a spiral of light, a man in desert clothes and wearing an eye patch appeared (2000/2000), and behind him was a facedown card.
Aaron gave a smirk, "Not a bad card, but maybe you should read the fine print on cards that strong." He reached for his deck and drew a card, "I summon Warrior Dai Grepher to the field." He said, as he placed the card down, a warrior appeared beside him, he was had in black leather, was very muscular, and wield a large sword, (1700/1600). "I attack your monster, Broad saber slash!" Aaron commanded.
His monster charged the Assailant, with a mighty swing, he slashed the monster into digital bits.
The Stalker's life points dropped down to 2700. "How could you forget that the Flash Assailant loses 400 attack points for every card in your hand? That single mistake almost cost you half you're lifepoints." Aaron demanded.
The Stalker started to laugh at Aaron, "You fool! You've left yourself open to attack! Ha! Ha! Ha!"
Aaron didn't know what he meant, if that facedown card could have injured him, why didn't he play it when he attacked? And if it was a Monster revival card, he'd just repeat his failure.
"It's time to show you who the true duelist is, I discard my hand to activate my Rope of Life Trap Card!" He said, as he threw his cards into the graveyard as his facedown card flipped up. The card floated into the air facedown and a vortex appeared beneath it. A flimsy rope fell into it, then the rope pulled itself back up, carrying an angry Flash Assailant.
"My trap card not only brings my monster back from the graveyard. But it also raises its attack power 800 points." The Stalker said.
Aaron gulped, as the fiend's attack power shot up to 2800.
"Now my assailant, destroy his warrior, flash blade strike!" The Stalker shouted.
The fiend reached into it's white baggy pants, and pulled out a shining dagger! He lunged forward a jabbed it right into the heart of Dai Grepher, killing him and dropping Aaron's life points to 2900. Aaron was about to reach for his deck, when the Stalker raised his hand, "Wait! My turn isn't over yet."
Aaron pulled back his hand, and waited to see what the Stalker was about to do.
"I draw one card," He said, pulling it from his deck, "I summon Zombyra the Dark in Attack mode!" A warrior draped in purple cloth and boney body armor appeared next to the Assailant, (2100/500). "And I attack your life points directly!" The Stalker commanded.
But the powerful warrior refused to move!
"What's the matter? Attack him!" He commanded.
"Ha! Ha! Ha! Would it help if I painted a target on my butt?" Aaron laughed.
"What's so funny?" The robed duelist demanded.
"Wearing that thing most be making you blind, Zombyra is too honorable a monster to attack an opponent directly. And since there is nothing left for you to do, it's my turn." Aaron said, as drew his next card.
The Stalker tore off his hood, revealing a fat face with huge glasses and messy hair.
Aaron chuckled, "Well with those things on your face, I'm not surprised you couldn't read. What's your name?"
"It's Mike, and make your move so my monsters can finish you off!" He growled.
"As you wish," Aaron said, staring at his new card, "I summon a monster in defense mode and place three cards facedown. Your turn!" As four cards appeared facedown in front of him.
Mike reached for his deck and drew a card, "I summon Opticlops in attack mode, and I attack your face down monster!" He shouted as he slapped his card on to the field. The card created a giant, orange ogre with one eye and a horn in its forehead, (1800/1700). The giant marched to attack his facedown monster.
Aaron raised his hand, "Not so fast, reveal facedown card, Faint Plan!" One of his cards flipped over and a bright light shown and blinded the monster. "My Faint Plan prevents monsters from attacking facedown monsters for one turn." Aaron said as the card was swept into the graveyard.
"URGH! I end my turn!" He growled.
"Not much else you can do," Aaron said, drawing his next card. He loaded it into the disk, "I activate Monster Reborn and summon my Dai Grepher back to the field." He said as his magic card appeared on the field and in bright light, His fallen warrior emerged from the card.
"What are you planning on doing with that?" Mike asked.
"It will begin my assault on your forces, as I reveal my face down card, Throwstone Unit Defensive mode." The facedown monster card's back turned to its front and appeared a pair of soldiers in knight armor, standing beside a catapult. (900/2000).
"And that's supposed to intimidate me?" Mike asked, doubtfully.
"Not by itself, but by using its special ability I can cut through your forces." Aaron said.
"No way." Mike said, seeing as Aaron's strongest monster on the field was weaker than his weakest.
"Observe, you're on notice, the Senva of Defense is going on the offensive, I use my unit's effect, and sacrifice my warrior!" Aaron said, as Dai Grepher hopped onto the catapult. One of the knight's pulled the lever and launched Dai, right at Opticlops!
"YEEEEEAAAHH!" He shouted as he drove his blade right through the Ogre's head! The monsters were destroyed together and Mike was a gasp.
"What happened to my monster? He was stronger than either of yours." He demanded.
"Throwstone Unit's effect allows me to sacrifice a warrior on my side of the field, and destroys one monster with defense equal or lower to the attack power of the warrior. So I lose your monster and you can't touch my life points." Aaron said, eyeing his facedown cards.
"You may have picked off the weakest I had, but I'm not gullible into falling for that bluff. I attack your monster with Zombyra, Fist Smash!" Mike called out to his monster as it lunged for Aaron's.
Aaron's eyes flared behind their lens, "I DON'T THINK SO!" He pressed his buttons on his duel disk, both his facedown cards flipped over, Reliable Guardian and Destruction Punch!
"NO!!!" Mike shouted, as Aaron's unit's defense raise up to 2700, 600 more than Zombyra's attack!
The two knights grabbed Zombyra by his sides, and threw him onto the catapult. The catapult reeled back, then launched Zombyra into the air! Mike turned around to see his monster fly over him and then burst apart!
His life-points dropped to 2100, but he turned and shouted, "Flash Assailant attack!"
Aaron squinted as his monster exploded into hundreds of bits of hologram. The Flash Assailant eyes were angry and full of rage.
"You're out of defenses, and next turn, you're finished." Mike scowled, his voice, reeling with hatred.
Aaron looked at his two cards, nothing that could stop this fiend, then he looked to his crest, it shined with its usual brilliance. I can't give up, I got faith, and that's all I need to send this bed sheet wearing freak packing.
"What's the matter? Ready to surrender?" Mike asked.
"When I still got the lead, you're nuttier than you look in that getup." Aaron said, as he reached for his deck and drew one card. "I play, Pot of Greed!" He slammed the card into the disk. A giant urn, colored green and with a demonic smile, appeared, and a pair of hands a came out of the pot, holding cards, then threw them onto the disk, Aaron drew two new cards. "Yes, I got your number now, I place one card facedown, and summon the Sonic Bird, in defense mode." Aaron said, placing the cards down. The Bird appeared, it was like a giant Bald Eagle with goggles and a pair jet engines on its back, (1400/1000).
"With the summoning of this card, it allows me to grab a ritual magic card of my choosing!" Aaron said, as the bird flew towards his deck, and snatched a card, then dropped it into Aaron's hand.
"I'll crush you before you get the chance to use that card, It's my turn." Mike said, as he reached for his deck and drew one card, "I summon my Vorse Raider to attack mode, and I attack your bird!" He commanded as his beast returned from the last duel, (1900/1200), and sliced Aaron's bird in half.
"I'd like to thank you Mike, you fell into my trap! Michizure!" Aaron called out as his trap card flipped over, a pair of giant hands reached out of the card, and snatched the assailant, and dragged it into the graveyard.
Mike groaned, he wasn't getting anywhere. Aaron reached for his deck, and found another ritual card. This could be useful, I've got to pass, I need to save what I have in my hand.
"I pass." Aaron said, hoping Mike had no better luck.
Mike couldn't believe his ears, he reached for his deck, and grabbed a card, he grinned, "I place one monster face down, and attack you directly! Full Moon Blade!" He commanded, as the beast warrior charged and slashed Aaron's life points down to 1000.
Aaron groaned, he was no condition to take another hit like that, he reached for his deck, This is it, I've only got one chance to draw the right card, here goes nothing, He thought, closing his eyes, and his crest glowing, I've got to have faith, He drew, he raised the card to his face. He opened his eyes, he smiled.
"Alright! I summon my monster, Senju of a Thousand Hands, in defensive mode!" Aaron shouted as he slammed the card on to the field. A strange figure appeared, who looked like he was made of bronze and had many arms and hands on his back. One of which reached into Aaron's deck, pulled out a card, then put it in Aaron's hand. "Senju's effect is the same as the Sonic Bird, allowing me to get the missing monster. I place one card facedown. My turn is over."
Mike was concerned, He had to finish Aaron now, but he didn't have the monsters, so he reached for his duel disk. "I flip my facedown monster, Cyber Jar!"
A metal pot with a big green eye appeared along side Vorse Raider, but it soon exploded in green light, destroying all the monsters on the field. "Both of us pick up five cards, and summon any level four and under to the field."
Mike soon had Bistro Butcher (1800/1000), Battle Ox (1700/1000), and another Vorse Raider (1900/1200). While Aaron had Marauding Captain (1200/400), Exiled Force (1000/1000), Celtic Guardian (1400/1200), and Aaron's Gearfried, all of whom were in attack mode, and it was still Mike's turn, "Ha! Ha! Ha! I have your pathetic force over powered, and your life points are goners, say good bye!" He laughed as his monsters charged.
"Eat those Words!" Aaron said, as his facedown card flipped over, Negate Attack. A vortex appeared, shielding his monsters from harm, and Mike's battle phase was over.
"It's time to end this Duel, once and for all, starting with these cards, NOVOX'S PRAYER AND BLACK LUSTER RITUALS!" Aaron shouted showing both cards.
First he placed Novox's Prayer, A woman appeared in front of him, her face and blue hair poked out of her hood. She put her hands to get their and began to cry and pray. Aaron placed down Hayabusa Knight, a bird like warrior appeared along side Aaron's forces. Both it and Celtic Guardian stepped forward and raised their swords. The tears of the woman started to glow, and the two warriors became energy. Soon the woman vanished, and the energy had changed into a warrior clad in metal, and had a vague resemblance to Gearfried. "Behold, The Skull Guardian. (2050/2500)."
He then placed down the Black Luster Ritual, a pair of earns appeared, The Marauding Captain and The Exiled Force were transformed into energy, and swept into the pots. They transformed into light and Darkness, and merged together, a crest appeared between the pots, the gates of Chaos, and out from it came, a warrior, wearing armor of a dark luster and a pale green, and wielding a powerful sword and a mighty shield. "And the Black Luster Soldier!" (3000/2500).
Mike froze with fear, he was severely out muscled, he looked as Aaron gave him one final stare, "It's time to see if you can stand the heat! I activate Tremendous Flame!" He loaded his final card, a massive inferno engulfed the entire field, Mike's life points fell to 1100, while Aaron's fell to 500.
Aaron raised his hand and pointed to Mike, "Attack! Final Justice Slash! Iron Fierce! Chaos Blade Attack!" He commanded as his monsters charged through the flames, Skull Guardian's double swords sliced the Butcher in half, Gearfried butchered the ox with a mighty swing, and Black Luster Soldier beheaded the Vorse Raider.
Mike's life points were down to zero, the inferno vanished. Aaron waved goodbye to his monsters as they disappeared. Mike had fallen down, unconscious from the attacks. Aaron walked over to his duel disk, and took his Rope of Life as his prize. "I'll give you some time to think this over." He said. He turned around and picked up the boy who had lost, "Come on, I'll bring you to the hospital. I just hope Dan is alright, where ever he is."
To be continued.
Next time: Dan begins his duel with the Stalker named Sean, and finds out that his opponent uses cards that can stop his strongest monsters dead in their tracks. Will Dan's unusual Deck strategy win this duel? Or will his first Duel cost him his Senva abilities?
Next time at The Duel Masters Tournament,
The World's Luckiest Duelist.
