Chapter 8
Walk the path of the true duelist
*Author's note* I couldn't think of anything better than that.
Will: 8000 Perry: 8000
"I choose Heavenly King Perseus for my Deck Master," Will stated.
"And I choose Flame Swordsman," Perry said as the monster image joined to his body-like armor.
"I start!" Will said. "I play Ark of Miracles! I sacrifice Manju God and Turner of the Dead: Kaiku from my hand to summon Ruler of Heaven: Shinato! (3300/3000) I also place one card facedown and end my turn."
"Pathetic fool," Perry said. "You wasted four cards from your hand just to summon that stupid thing? I will bring it down with one card. I summon Mimic Illusionist! (0/0)"
"What the?" Will asked. "What does that thing do?"
"When I summon Mimic Illusionist, I choose one of your monsters, and it copies the stats of the monster I selected. And since Shinato is the only thing on your side of the field, I choose it. (3300/3000)"
Crap, Will said to himself. I was too hasty to summon the strongest monster in my deck.
"But, before I attack, I play Foolish Burial. It allows me to choose one monster in my deck and place it directly into my cemetery." As Perry said those words, he took a card from his deck and placed it into his cemetery slot on the duel disk. "And now, Mimic Illusionist! Attack Shinato!" The mirror holding magician collided attack with Shinato, destroying itself and Shinato. "Now I play one card face down, and end my turn."
"I summon Zolga (1700/1200) and attack your Life Points directly!"
"I chain your attack with Scape Goat." Zolga's attack smashed one of the four goat tokens.
"Damn. End turn," Will said, fuming over the fact that he denied his direct attack and a chance to take the lead in the duel.
"I summon Panther Warrior! (2000/1600)" Perry exclaimed.
"Wait a minute. These cards look familiar. Foolish Burial, Scape Goat, and Panther Warrior are all cards used by."
"Jonouchi Katsuya," Perry interrupted. "I built my deck to mirror his."
"Why?" Kurt asked.
"Because Jonouchi is a true duelist. He needs no God card or Millennium item to prove his power. He has proven himself many times in Duelist Kingdom and Battle City to be a champion, despite who his opponent is."
"Nice speech, but let's continue the duel," Will said.
"I sacrifice one Scape Goat token so Panther Warrior can attack!"
Will: 7700 Perry: 8000
"I set two cards facedown and end my turn."
I wonder how Will defeat this guy; he is very good, Kurt said to himself.
"I set one monster, place one card facedown, and end my turn."
"First, I play Jar of Greed," Perry said. "Next, I play the magic card Quiz!"
"I know what that card does. I guess what monster is at the bottom of your cemetery and if I get if wrong, you special summon it, but if I get it right, you remove it from play..." Will realized his dilemma. Thanks to Foolish Burial, he had no idea what was in there.
"Haha! What is the matter? Afraid you'll guess wrong?" Perry taunted.
"Since I have no idea what you placed in your graveyard with Foolish Burial, I choose Mimic Illusionist."
"Wrong. The monster at the bottom of my cemetery is..." Perry took the card out from the cemetery and placed in on the duel disk. An ugly green android appeared. "Android Psycho Shocker! (2400/1500)"
"Damn it!" Will cursed. He knew his recently placed Holy Barrier-Mirror Force was now useless.
"Now, I normal summon Goblin Strike Team! (2300/0) And I have it attack your facedown monster!"
"You attack and destroyed my Kelbek, (1500/1800) but his effect returns your monster to your hand."
"Then I have Android Psycho Shocker attack directly! And Panther Warrior will do the same once I sacrifice one goat token!"
Will: 3300 Perry: 8000
"I play Change of Heart on Android Psycho Shocker, and have him attack your Panther Warrior!"
Will: 3300 Perry: 7600
"And now I sacrifice Android Psycho Shocker for Magical Marionette! (2000/1000) I end my turn."
"I summon Rocket Warrior (1500/1300) and end my turn."
"I summons Magical Swordsman: Neo (1700/1000) and have him attack Rocket Warrior!"
"Activate Demon Die!" Perry rolled a six. "Your monsters lose 600 attack points."
Will: 2900 Perry: 7600
"I end my turn," Will said, feeling defeated.
"I summon Iron Knight: Gear Freed! (1800/1600) And next I play the Magic card, Hurricane, returning both of our set cards to our hands."
"Oh well, but thanks to your Magic card, Magical Marionette is up to 2200."
"Rocket Warrior! Attack Magical Marionette!"
"What? Are you suicidal?" Will and Kurt asked.
Will watched as Rocket Warrior flew at Magical Marionette and flew right through it.
"What the hell just happened?"
"When Rocket Warrior attacks a monster with higher attack strength, is loses 500 attack points. (1700) And now! Iron Knight Gear Freed! Attack his monster!"
Will: 2800 Perry: 7600
"And I end my turn."
Will was beginning to panic. Perry had him backed into a corner that would be almost impossible to escape.
"I set a monster face down, place two cards facedown, and end my turn," Will said.
"I play Raise Dead on Panther Warrior, and sacrifice all of my monsters for Gilford of Lightning! (2800/1400)" As Perry called out the name of his newest monster, a thunderstorm struck the battlefield. When it stopped, a mighty warrior in blue and red armor was of Perry's side of the field. "Now to use his effect. Since I used three monsters to sacrifice summon him, I can destroy all of your monsters." Gilford drew his sword and swung it. A powerful lightning bolt destroyed Will's facedown Holy Elf. "Now I activate my Deck Master's effect; Burning Warrior Soul! It allows me to transfer 1000 of Flame Swordsman's attack to any Warrior on my field, and of course I choose Gilford! (3800) Next, I play Angel's Die!" Perry rolled s six. "Damn I'm lucky! (4400) And now, Gilford attacks!"
"I counter with Magic Cylinder!" Will said triumphantly.
"No!!!" Perry exclaimed. His overkill attempt with Gilford had killed most of his lead in the duel.
Will: 2800 Perry: 3200
"Now I play Thunderbolt! And then I use Raise Dead on Ruler of Heaven: Shinato, and attack you directly for the win!"
The enormous angel sent his attack at Perry, sending him flying backwards. The image of the Flame Swordsman shattered.
"Impressive..." Perry weakly said. "You just might have what it takes to be a true duelist. I wish you luck." And as Perry said that, his virtual image shattered.
"Another one dead," Kurt said. "I didn't expect any casualties in this war."
"Yeah," Will agreed. "And the war has only just begun."
End Chapter
Walk the path of the true duelist
*Author's note* I couldn't think of anything better than that.
Will: 8000 Perry: 8000
"I choose Heavenly King Perseus for my Deck Master," Will stated.
"And I choose Flame Swordsman," Perry said as the monster image joined to his body-like armor.
"I start!" Will said. "I play Ark of Miracles! I sacrifice Manju God and Turner of the Dead: Kaiku from my hand to summon Ruler of Heaven: Shinato! (3300/3000) I also place one card facedown and end my turn."
"Pathetic fool," Perry said. "You wasted four cards from your hand just to summon that stupid thing? I will bring it down with one card. I summon Mimic Illusionist! (0/0)"
"What the?" Will asked. "What does that thing do?"
"When I summon Mimic Illusionist, I choose one of your monsters, and it copies the stats of the monster I selected. And since Shinato is the only thing on your side of the field, I choose it. (3300/3000)"
Crap, Will said to himself. I was too hasty to summon the strongest monster in my deck.
"But, before I attack, I play Foolish Burial. It allows me to choose one monster in my deck and place it directly into my cemetery." As Perry said those words, he took a card from his deck and placed it into his cemetery slot on the duel disk. "And now, Mimic Illusionist! Attack Shinato!" The mirror holding magician collided attack with Shinato, destroying itself and Shinato. "Now I play one card face down, and end my turn."
"I summon Zolga (1700/1200) and attack your Life Points directly!"
"I chain your attack with Scape Goat." Zolga's attack smashed one of the four goat tokens.
"Damn. End turn," Will said, fuming over the fact that he denied his direct attack and a chance to take the lead in the duel.
"I summon Panther Warrior! (2000/1600)" Perry exclaimed.
"Wait a minute. These cards look familiar. Foolish Burial, Scape Goat, and Panther Warrior are all cards used by."
"Jonouchi Katsuya," Perry interrupted. "I built my deck to mirror his."
"Why?" Kurt asked.
"Because Jonouchi is a true duelist. He needs no God card or Millennium item to prove his power. He has proven himself many times in Duelist Kingdom and Battle City to be a champion, despite who his opponent is."
"Nice speech, but let's continue the duel," Will said.
"I sacrifice one Scape Goat token so Panther Warrior can attack!"
Will: 7700 Perry: 8000
"I set two cards facedown and end my turn."
I wonder how Will defeat this guy; he is very good, Kurt said to himself.
"I set one monster, place one card facedown, and end my turn."
"First, I play Jar of Greed," Perry said. "Next, I play the magic card Quiz!"
"I know what that card does. I guess what monster is at the bottom of your cemetery and if I get if wrong, you special summon it, but if I get it right, you remove it from play..." Will realized his dilemma. Thanks to Foolish Burial, he had no idea what was in there.
"Haha! What is the matter? Afraid you'll guess wrong?" Perry taunted.
"Since I have no idea what you placed in your graveyard with Foolish Burial, I choose Mimic Illusionist."
"Wrong. The monster at the bottom of my cemetery is..." Perry took the card out from the cemetery and placed in on the duel disk. An ugly green android appeared. "Android Psycho Shocker! (2400/1500)"
"Damn it!" Will cursed. He knew his recently placed Holy Barrier-Mirror Force was now useless.
"Now, I normal summon Goblin Strike Team! (2300/0) And I have it attack your facedown monster!"
"You attack and destroyed my Kelbek, (1500/1800) but his effect returns your monster to your hand."
"Then I have Android Psycho Shocker attack directly! And Panther Warrior will do the same once I sacrifice one goat token!"
Will: 3300 Perry: 8000
"I play Change of Heart on Android Psycho Shocker, and have him attack your Panther Warrior!"
Will: 3300 Perry: 7600
"And now I sacrifice Android Psycho Shocker for Magical Marionette! (2000/1000) I end my turn."
"I summon Rocket Warrior (1500/1300) and end my turn."
"I summons Magical Swordsman: Neo (1700/1000) and have him attack Rocket Warrior!"
"Activate Demon Die!" Perry rolled a six. "Your monsters lose 600 attack points."
Will: 2900 Perry: 7600
"I end my turn," Will said, feeling defeated.
"I summon Iron Knight: Gear Freed! (1800/1600) And next I play the Magic card, Hurricane, returning both of our set cards to our hands."
"Oh well, but thanks to your Magic card, Magical Marionette is up to 2200."
"Rocket Warrior! Attack Magical Marionette!"
"What? Are you suicidal?" Will and Kurt asked.
Will watched as Rocket Warrior flew at Magical Marionette and flew right through it.
"What the hell just happened?"
"When Rocket Warrior attacks a monster with higher attack strength, is loses 500 attack points. (1700) And now! Iron Knight Gear Freed! Attack his monster!"
Will: 2800 Perry: 7600
"And I end my turn."
Will was beginning to panic. Perry had him backed into a corner that would be almost impossible to escape.
"I set a monster face down, place two cards facedown, and end my turn," Will said.
"I play Raise Dead on Panther Warrior, and sacrifice all of my monsters for Gilford of Lightning! (2800/1400)" As Perry called out the name of his newest monster, a thunderstorm struck the battlefield. When it stopped, a mighty warrior in blue and red armor was of Perry's side of the field. "Now to use his effect. Since I used three monsters to sacrifice summon him, I can destroy all of your monsters." Gilford drew his sword and swung it. A powerful lightning bolt destroyed Will's facedown Holy Elf. "Now I activate my Deck Master's effect; Burning Warrior Soul! It allows me to transfer 1000 of Flame Swordsman's attack to any Warrior on my field, and of course I choose Gilford! (3800) Next, I play Angel's Die!" Perry rolled s six. "Damn I'm lucky! (4400) And now, Gilford attacks!"
"I counter with Magic Cylinder!" Will said triumphantly.
"No!!!" Perry exclaimed. His overkill attempt with Gilford had killed most of his lead in the duel.
Will: 2800 Perry: 3200
"Now I play Thunderbolt! And then I use Raise Dead on Ruler of Heaven: Shinato, and attack you directly for the win!"
The enormous angel sent his attack at Perry, sending him flying backwards. The image of the Flame Swordsman shattered.
"Impressive..." Perry weakly said. "You just might have what it takes to be a true duelist. I wish you luck." And as Perry said that, his virtual image shattered.
"Another one dead," Kurt said. "I didn't expect any casualties in this war."
"Yeah," Will agreed. "And the war has only just begun."
End Chapter
