Chapter 2
"A Day To Shine"
When Kevin got home, he logged onto the tournament website and read off the requirements that people had to comply to be eligible for the tournament.
"Let's see…… It says here that you need to have some past dueling experience, and you need to have to have competed in a tournament in the past and have placed in the top 10….. Well I have that covered. I competed in a couple of tournaments back when I lived in the United States, and placed in the top 10, so I'm good to go."
Kevin pulled up the online application, filled it out, and sent it in.
"Well that's done…… Hopefully I'll be able to win this tournament, or if not claim a valiant second place." Kevin thought.
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The next day, Kevin and his friends met up at Yugi's Grandfather's Card Shop before they headed over to the duel stadium where the tournament was being held. Once at the stadium, Yugi and his friends went one way to go grab some seats to watch the action, while Kevin headed in the opposite direction to go join the other duelists. Shortly after Yugi and his friends had been seated, the announcer came on the microphone.
"Ladies and gentlemen, prepare yourselves for some action as this tournament is about to begin. Duelists from all over have come to compete. Among some of the competitors we have the honor of welcoming Miss Crystal Clearwater to Domino! Crystal comes from the United States and has made quite a name for herself."
There were choruses of "Where is she?" from the crowd.
"Calm down, folks. You'll see her in good time."
"Hmm…… So she's got some fame attached to her name….. This should be interesting……" Kaiba thought.
"Anyways, let's meet the first two duelists."
The first two duelists walked out onto the stadium floor and approached the duel platforms, and shortly afterward the duel got underway. The duels continued to rage with only Crystal and Kevin standing out from the rest of the duelists. Finally it was only Kevin and Crystal remaining.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I hope you've enjoyed the duels so far. This duel will determine the winner of this tournament and the runner up. Without further adieu, let me introduce you to the remaining duelists. Please welcome back Kevin Hunter, and Miss Crystal Clearwater."
There were choruses of "Crystal we love you" from the crowd.
Crystal blushed, but quickly regained her composure. Kevin and Crystal walked over to the duel platforms and waited for further instructions.
"Duelists, please prepare and shuffle your decks!"
Kevin and Crystal did so and placed them in their proper places.
"Let the duel begin!"
The duelist's Life Points automatically went up to 4000.
"Ladies first." Kevin called to Crystal.
"Okay, thank you. I place Wingweaver (2750/2400) in Attack mode, and I'll place two cards face-down; and that'll end my turn."
"Darn, she already has a powerful monster on the field, and I don't know what she placed face-down so I better be careful." Kevin thought.
"I play Dark Magician in Defense mode, and that'll end my turn." Kevin said.
Crystal drew a card, "Good, I can use this card later. This card will be the key to his defeat." Crystal thought to herself.
"Now I place Dancing Fairy (1700/1000) in Defense mode, and I'll lay two more cards face-down; that concludes my turn." Crystal said.
Now Kevin drew a card. "Not exactly what I was hoping for, but it'll have to do for now." Kevin thought.
"I place Blue Winged Crown (1600/1200) in Attack mode, and I'll place two cards face down; that'll end my turn." Kevin announced.
Now Crystal drew a card, and her Life Points rose to 5000.
"What!? Why'd your Life Points rise?" Kevin asked.
"What an amateur……" Kaiba thought.
"Well, Kevin, when Dancing Fairy is in face-up Defense mode, my Life Points increase by 1000 points." Crystal replied.
"Now, I place one card in face-down Defense position. Then I'll attack Blue-Winged Crown with Wingweaver." Wingweaver flew forward and struck Blue-Winged Crown, and Kevin's Life Points dropped to 2850.
"Man, that Crystal girl is good…… Kevin made one mistake and it ended up costing him dearly." Joey commented.
"Yeah, hopefully he won't make any more mistakes like that. If he does, he could be finished." Tristan said.
"Quiet you guys, it's Kevin's turn now." Tea said.
Kevin reached for his deck and drew a card.
"Activate, Drop-Off!" Crystal cried.
"Darn it! That was a good card too……" Kevin said.
"Sorry Kevin, but there's no way you're gonna lead me senseless." Crystal said calmly.
"Dang it! How can you be so calm in a situation like this?" Kevin asked.
"Practice. Now let's get back to the duel." Crystal said.
"I play Alpha the Magnet Warrior (1400/1700) in Defense mode, and that ends my turn." Kevin said.
Crystal drew a card and her Life Points rose to 6000. "Good, I have my combo ready to play." Crystal thought.
"I play Lord of D. (1200/1100)
in Attack mode and equip him with two Flutes of Summoning Dragon." Crystal said.
"This doesn't look good……" Kevin moaned.
"So welcome my Red Eyes Black Dragon (2400/2000) and my three Blue Eyes (3000/2500)!" Crystal continued.
"So not good." Kevin moaned.
"Hmm…… So she has three Blue Eyes as well……. What an interesting turn of events." Kaiba thought.
"Now, I'll fuse my three Blue Eyes together with my Polmerization card to create the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon (4500/3500)!" Crystal cried.
"This is so not going in my favor……." Kevin thought.
"Now due to the rules in place, that ends my turn." Crystal said.
"I'm impressed. Crystal duels a lot like me." Kaiba thought.
"Yugi, do you think Kevin can win this?" Joey asked.
"Only if he can draw Buster Blader, but I wouldn't be surprised if Crystal already has a counter move for it." Yugi replied.
Kevin drew a card, "Hate to break it to ya Crystal, but the duel ends now. For I play Buster Blader!"
The crowd gasped.
"I wonder how she's going to get herself out of that one……" Kaiba thought.
"Now, my first order of business is to get rid of your dragon so kiss it goodbye! Buster Blader attack her Ultimate Dragon!"
"Activate! Negate Attack!" Crystal cried.
There were chouses of "Crystal rules" from the crowd.
"Darn it……. Oh well, I'll get you on my next turn……" Kevin said.
"We'll see, Kevin. We'll see." Crystal said.
Crystal drew a card and her Life Points rose to 7000. Her face lit up.
"Don't tell me that I'm in trouble……." Kevin said.
"Okay, then I won't tell you. I play my Dark Illusion Ritual Magic card, and I sacrifice my face-down monster, the Mystical Elf, to summon Relinquished!" Crystal said triumphantly.
"What does that thing do?" Kevin asked.
"You'll see." Crystal said simply.
Now Relinquished began sucking Buster Blader up.
"What!? This can't be happening!" Kevin exclaimed.
By now Relinquished had completely sucked Buster Blader up, leaving only Alpha the Magnet Warrior and the Dark Magician protecting his Life Points.
"It's over, Kevin. Wingweaver, attack his Dark Magician!" Wingweaver flew forward and destroyed Kevin's Dark Magician.
"NO!" Kevin cried.
Now Crystal said, "Red Eyes, attack his magnet warrior!" Crystal's Red Eyes powered up a fireball and hurled it at the magnet warrior.
"NO!" Kevin cried as his magnet warrior was destroyed.
"This isn't good…… Crystal's got Kevin wide open to attack……." Joey commented.
"Yeah, when she attacks with her dragon, Kevin's finished." Yugi said.
"Alright my Ultimate Dragon, attack his Life Points directly!"
Crystal's dragon released a strike of lightning that struck Kevin, and depleted his Life Points. His Life Points dropped to 0, Crystal had won.
