Another filler duel. Try and enjoy. _
*Chapter 28: Attack and Defend*
Will: 8000
Samuel: 8000
"If you don't mind, I will go first," Will announced. "I lay two cards down, and a monster in defense mode. Your turn."
"Hm…" Samuel was examining his hand. "I will lay one monster in defense, and one card down."
"My turn now… I summon Magic Warrior: Breaker, and remove his counter to destroy your face down card. (1600/1000)"
"Darn… that was my Cry of the Living Dead."
"I attack your defense monster with Breaker!"
"You attacked my Soul Tiger. (0/2100)"
"A tiger? Totally awesome," Will said.
"What are you talking about Will?" Hope asked.
Neo answered for him. "Will is absolutely obsessed with tigers. I think it will break his heart to kill it."
Will was close to smacking Neo again. "Of course I will destroy it! It's just a hologram."
Will: 7500
Samuel: 8000
"For my turn, I will use Carl's effect. By skipping my draw phase, I search my deck, get a card that has the word Guardian in its name and add it to my hand. Now I equip my Soul Tiger with Rod of Silence-Keesuto. That raises his attack by 500. (500/2100) Now that her weapon is on the field, I can summon Guardian Keesuto! (1000/1800) Then I lay one card down."
"A Guardian deck? Why play that? They usually don't turn out well," Rue commented.
"I'm fascinated with history," Samuel explained. "I don't know, they just seem to be my style."
"I summon Turner of the Dead: Kaiku! (1800/700) I pay 500 Life Points to activate Neo's Deck Master ability. Breaker can now attack your magic or trap."
"That's a pretty nasty effect. You hit my Imperial Decree. Does it go to the Cemetery?"
"No, if it's a trap, it is shuffled into your deck. Now Kaiku attacks Guardian Keesuto!"
Kaiku rushed forward, but was stopped by a barrier of water.
"You cannot attack Guardian Keesuto, and magic cards do not effect her."
"Hm… in that case, I lay another card down."
Will: 7000
Samuel: 8000
"I lay one monster in defense mode, and switch Guardian Keesuto to defense before I end my turn."
"I also set a monster," Will decided.
"I skip my draw phase to search for Guardian Toraisu. Now I flip summon my Air Gear Guard Golem. (800/2200) I have to discard a card in my hand to activate this card, so I discard Attack Nullification. This lowers my monster's attack by 500, and allows it to attack twice. (300/2200) Now I sacrifice Soul Tiger to summon Guardian Toraisu! (1900/1700) He will attack your Kaiku!"
Will stared at him. "You… killed… a… tiger… YOU. DIE. NOW. Activate Magic-Arm Shield! I select one monster on your side of the field as your target of attack, and I choose Air Gear Guard Golem!"
"At least I am not the one who loses Life Points."
Will: 5400
Samuel: 8000
"So it is still 'just a hologram' Will?" Neo joked.
Will glared at him murderously. "Quiet."
Neo shut up.
"Thank you. Now, I will activate Trial by Fire! I sacrifice my Breaker on the field and my face down Holy Elf (800/2000) to special summon The Legendary Flame Lord! (2400/2000)"
"That's a pretty weak monster, considering how many cards you used to get it out."
"Keep thinking that, why don't you? I will attack Guardian Toraisu with my Flame Lord!"
Will: 5400
Samuel: 7500
"When Guardian Toraisu goes to the Cemetery, I am allowed to resurrect the card I sacrificed to summon him. So now my Soul Tiger is back, in defense mode of course. (0/2100)"
Will seemed calmer now that his favorite animal was back on the field. "It's your turn."
"I play Jar of Greed." He drew two cards. "I am starting to wonder if I didn't shuffle; this has got to be the luckiest draw ever. I equip my Soul Tiger with Axe of Gravity-Guraaru. This card raises his attack by 500. (500/2100) Also, while this card is out, none of your monsters can change their battle positions. Now I special summon Guardian Guraara! (2500/1000) Although he is level five, I can special summon him from my hand without sacrificing if he is the only card in my hand. Now Guardian Guraara attacks your Flame Lord!"
Will: 5300
Samuel: 7500
"And I cannot switch Kaiku to defense mode because of your Axe of Gravity… in that case, I pass…"
"Guardian Guraara attacks Kaiku!"
Will: 4600
Samuel: 7500
Will looked at the card he drew and sighed in relief. "I play Raise Dead, to revive my Legendary Flame Lord! (2400/2000)"
"He won't be able to destroy Guardian Guraara."
"Maybe not in an attack, but there are other ways! First I play Clarity of Mind! I search my deck for another Clarity of Mind and put it in my hand. This also gives my Flame Lord a magic counter."
Samuel frowned. "A magic counter?"
"You'll see soon enough. Next I activate Sealing Swords of Light, for another magic counter. Finally, I play Cyclone on my own Sealing Swords of Light. That makes it so my Flame Lord has three magic counters. Now he can use his ability! By removing all three magic counters, he destroys all monsters on the field besides himself!"
"No! My monsters were the only things protecting me!"
"Exactly. Even better is the fact that the other monster I had face down was my Black Forest Witch. My Flame Lord also destroys my monsters, so her effect activates. Now I can search my deck for a monster with a defense of 1500 or less and put it in my hand." Will gave the field a sad look. "I'm sorry I had to destroy Soul Tiger though…" Samuel facefaulted. "Now, my Legendary Flame Lord attacks you directly!"
Will: 4600
Samuel: 5100
Samuel drew slowly, and grinned. "I lay one monster in defense mode and end my turn."
If that monster has a reverse effect, he will probably just activate it next turn. I might as well attack it… "I attack your monster with my Flame Lord!"
"You attacked my Big Shield Guarder! (100/2600) When attacked, he is switched to attack mode. But since you have no other monsters, I'm not very worried about that."
Will: 4400
Samuel: 5100
"I activate Thunderbolt, and then switch my Big Shield Guarder to defense mode. That's all."
"… I lay one monster in defense mode."
"I skip my draw phase to search my deck for Guardian Eruma. I equip my Big Shield Guarder with Dagger of Butterflies-Eruma. That raises his attack by 300. (400/2600) Now I can summon Guardian Eruma from my hand. (1300/1200) When I summon her, I can equip her with one equip magic that is in my Cemetery, so I equip her with Rod of Silence-Keesuto! (1800/1200) She will attack your monster."
"You destroyed my Tenacious Old Magician. (450/600) When flipped, I am allowed to destroy one of your monsters, so I destroy your Big Shield Guarder."
"Ok. Whenever my Dagger of Butterflies-Eruma goes to the Cemetery from the field, I put it back into my hand, so I get it back now. I equip it to Eruma as well. (2100/1200) Your turn."
Will grimaced; because he had equipped Eruma, this would require a little more strategy.
"I summon Magician's Valkyria. (1600/1800) I pay 500 Life Points to have my Valkyria attack your Rod of Silence!"
Will: 3900
Samuel: 5100
"So our monsters are now equal… (1600/1200) I pass."
A monster would be great about now… Unfortunately, the one he drew wouldn't help at the minute. Well, it will be useful soon enough… "I lay one monster down and switch my Valkyria to defense mode."
"I lay one card down and end. On your turn, I activate Emissary of Harmony."
"So you found a way to get around Neo's ability… I pass."
Samuel seemed happy by what he drew next. "I equip Eruma with Great Sword of Violation-Baou. I have to discard a card to activate it, so I discard Attack Nullification. This raises Eruma's attack by 500. (2100/1200) Also, if she destroys a monster with an effect, that effect is negated. She attacks your Valkyria. Your turn."
And we are back to where we started… "I play a monster in defense mode."
"Will, before you end… when are you going to activate your two face down cards?" Neo asked.
"Oh, those. I suppose now is as good of a time as any for this one. I activate my trap, Hidden Tomes. I take two magic cards from my Cemetery and shuffle them into my deck. Now I end my turn."
"I play Sealing Swords of Light. This flips over your two monsters."
"I have Royal Magic Library, (0/2000) and Chaos Curser. (500/500) His reverse effect lets me remove one monster from one of our Cemeteries, so I remove Guardian Guraara."
"I attack your Royal Magic Library with Eruma."
"I lay one monster in defense and end my turn."
"I skip my draw phase to search for Guardian Baou, and then summon him! (800/400) He attacks your new defense monster!"
"You destroyed my Pixie Knight. (1300/200) Her ability allows me to get one magic card back from my Cemetery. However, you are the one who picks which one I get. So which should I get? Cyclone, Clarity of Mind, or Trial by Fire?"
"Actually, any monster that is destroyed by Baou has its effect negated. By the way, whenever Baou destroys a monster, his attack raises by 1000. (1800/400) Now Eruma attacks your Chaos Curser. Then I'm done."
"I play Angel's Gift, draw three, and discard Black Power Stone and Clarity of Mind. Now I play one card down, and a monster in defense."
"This is the last turn my Swords are up," Samuel announced. "I play Time Capsule! I choose one card in my deck, and remove it from the game. On my second standby phase, I add the card I removed to my hand. Now Baou attacks your new monster!"
"You attacked another Royal Magic Library. (0/2000)"
Samuel shook his head. "Geez! How many do you have in your deck?"
"Three."
"That's what I was afraid of… Eruma destroys your Library, and then I end my turn."
Will: 3900
Samuel: 4900
"How long is this going to drag on?" Rue complained.
"A little while longer," Gaston answered.
"Gee, thanks for stating the obvious."
"You asked."
Will gritted his teeth in annoyance. If those Swords weren't on the field… "I lay one monster in defense."
"My Swords are gone. Now I lay one card down, and attack your defense monster with Baou!"
"You ran into my Holy Elf. (800/2000)"
"Argh! Quit playing high defense monsters! Eruma destroys your Holy Elf, and then I end. On your turn, I flip over another Emissary of Harmony."
Will: 3900
Samuel: 4700
Ok, draw something good, draw something good… excellent. "I play Change of Heart to take control of Eruma! Then I sacrifice her to summon Magical Marionette! (2000/1000) Then I end my turn."
"Did you forget that I got back my Dagger of Butterflies when Eruma was destroyed?"
"No, I didn't. I'm not concerned though."
"If you say so… I skip my draw phase to search for Guardian Shiiru. Now I get the card I had in my Time Capsule. I equip Baou with Bow of Falling Stars-Shiiru! This lowers his attack by 800, but allows him to attack directly. (800/400) Now I summon Guardian Shiiru, and equip him with my Dagger of Butterflies. By putting one of the equip cards that he has into the Cemetery, I can destroy one of your monsters. So I destroy Magical Marionette! My Dagger of Butterflies won't come back though, as it wasn't destroyed. Now I attack your Life Points with Shiiru, and switch Baou to defense mode."
Will: 2200
Samuel: 4700
"It keeps going on and on and on and on and on and on…" Rue grumbled.
"Don't worry, I'm about to end it," Will assured. "I just drew the card that I wanted. That card is my Raise Dead!"
"Wait!" Samuel protested. "You can only have one Raise Dead in a deck! And you already used one on your Flame Lord!"
"While that is true, I also used Hidden Tomes to bring it back to my deck. So I resurrect my Flame Lord with Raise Dead! (2400/2000) He attacks Guardian Shiiru!"
Will: 2200
Samuel: 4000
"I lay one card down, and end my turn…"
"I summon Magic Swordsman: Neo. By paying 500 Life Points, he attacks your card."
"You hit my Magic Cylinder..."
"Flame Lord destroys Guardian Baou."
Will: 1700
Samuel: 4000
Samuel looked at his next card and groaned. "All I can do is lay a monster in defense mode…"
"I attack it with Flame Lord."
"My Aztec Statue is destroyed. (400/2000)"
"Neo attacks you directly."
Will: 1700
Samuel: 2300
"I lay a card face down…"
"I pay 500 for Neo to attack it."
"You destroyed my Cyclone…"
"Flame Lord attacks you for the win!"
Will: 1200
Samuel: 0
"It's over! THANK GOD!" Rue rejoiced.
"Two stall and attack decks can take a while," Brandi pointed out. "But in the end, Will won, so who cares?"
"Good duel," Samuel said, grinning awkwardly.
"Same to you," Will said.
"Samuel! You should spend more time practicing on dueling instead of dragging me to the movies!" Julia joked.
"Julia! That's so mean!"
"It's for your own good!"
"Yes mistress…" Samuel muttered.
To be continued…
