Night Falls on Battle City
Nicola smiled as she saw her card
"I now Activate, Dark Hole!"
All the monsters on the field were destroyed
"And now I play this card, Doppelganger. And I'll copy your card, Healing Miracle to increase my life points back to 2050."
Robin frowned
"Then I play the Dark Magic Curtain to summon The Undertaker (2000/1200) in attack mode!"
Nicola's life points dropped to 1025
"And finally I play Special Occasion. This negates the effect of all cards on the field for one turn. Attack her directly now!"
Robin was struck by the sword of the Undertaker and her life points dropped to 2000. Robin drew her card
"I play monster Reborn to revive my Aqua Spirit (1600/1200). I'll then I play the field card, Legendary Ocean. Attack her directly now!"
Nicola put up her hand
"Reveal face down card, Shadow Spell!"
Robin's Aqua Spirit became caught in some chains
"What?"
"I now summon the Dream Clown (1200/900) in attack mode. Destroy her Aqua Spirit!"
Nicola's monster beat down Robin's monster and her life points dropped to 1700. Robin sneered at Nicola
"I now summon Armoured Starfish (850/1400) in defence mode"
"Wrong. I flip my Dream Clown to defence mode and destroy your monster!"
Robin's monster was easily destroyed
"And now I sacrifice my Dream Clown to summon the Patrician of Darkness (2000/1300)"
"No!"
"Destroy her life points my monster!"
The Patrician of Darkness finished off Robin's life points and Nicola walked to her
"Your locator cards"
Robin gave them to Nicola
"Wait a go Nicky."
"That's now 16 locator cards"
A few hours later, it was starting to get dark. Nicola was in the lead with 22 locator cards. Yugi in second with 19, Kiaba in third with 18. Michael and Reynolds were tied with 15 and Darren was on 14. Reynolds and Darren were in the square looking around for an opponent. They saw a crowd gathering around two duellists
"Ok, my name is Chris, Spirit duellist"
The girl he was facing smiled
"I'm Claire. 10 locator cards on this match"
"Agreed. Time to duel!"
The scanners read 2000 and each player drew their cards
"Ok Chris. I'll summon the Possessed Dark soul (1200/800) and two cards face down"
Chris drew his card
"I summon the Maharaghi (1200/1700) in attack mode and I'll equip him with Spirits calling, increasing his attack by 200"
Claire sighed
'Damn, I can't use my Heart of Clear water. But I still have my Offerings to the doomed card'
"And I'll also place two cards face down. Attack her monster now!"
Claire's monster was blown to pieces and her life points dropped to 1800. Chris's monster returned to his hand. Claire smiled
'Perfect, he's wide open'
"I summon the Amazon Archer (1400/1000)"
"Wrong, reveal Trap hole!"
Claire's monster fell into a deep hole
"Damn it. I'll just place a monster face down in defence mode"
Chris drew again
"I play Ausura Priest (1700/1200) in attack mode and I'll attack that face down card!"
Chris monster destroyed the card but it was Cyber Jar (900/900)
"No!"
Both monsters were destroyed and each player drew five cards. Claire summoned three monsters in defence mode. Chris summoned 4 monsters, three in attack mode. Coachroach Knight (800/900), Wall of Illusion (1000/1850) and Penguin Soldier (750/500)
"Seems like your move back fired on you"
Claire smiled
"Wrong. I now summon Jowgen the Spiritualist (200/1300) in attack mode"
Claire discarded a card from her hand and all the monsters but hers were destroyed
"No!"
Claire smiled
"One card face down. Your move"
Chris smiled
"Your monster is weak and I am about to crush it. I summon another Maharaghi in attack mode and I'll attack your Jowgen!"
Claire laughed
"Face down card, activate! Mirror Force!"
Chris monster was easily destroyed
"And now I sacrifice my monster to summon the Lesser Fiend (2100/1000) in attack mode. And you my friend, are wide open for a direct attack. Lesser fiend, get me my Locator cards!"
Chris was knocked down by the attack and his life points dropped to 0. Claire walked to him
"Here. Now I'm only left with 4"
"Then get duelling. See you round"
She walked off
Balfour was getting ready to face Julie along a street, which was very brightly lit. Julie smiled
"What's the matter, afraid of the light?"
"I am scared of nothing. Now lets duel!"
The scanners read 2000 and each player drew their five cards. Dave drew first
"It's not going to be ladies first. I summon Octiclops (1800/1700) in attack mode and two cards face down"
Julie drew
"I play Swords of Revealing Light!"
Swords of light appeared around Dave
"Cover your eyes, it will get a little bright. I'll also summon the Spirit of Breeze (0/1800) in attack mode"
Dave was confused
"Attack mode with 0 attack points?"
"I'll finish with a monster in defence mode. That ends my turn"
Dave drew
"I summon Gemini Elf (1900/900) in attack mode and another card face down"
Julie drew and her life points rose to 3000. Dave was stunned
"How!"
"The effect of my Spirit of Breeze. I gain 1000 life points, each turn my monster is in attack mode. I now summon the Banisher of Light (100/2000) in defence mode. Now any monster sent to the graveyard, is removed from play"
Dave drew
"This and my next turn. Then I can attack. You had better be ready. I summon Mechanical Chaser (1850/800) in attack mode"
"Three monsters. Impressive. But I now sacrifice my Banisher of light to summon Marie the Fallen one (1700/1200) in attack mode then I use Polymerisation"
"Uh no"
"Saint Joan (2800/2000), appear now!"
Julie's strongest monster appeared on the field and Dave wasn't happy as Julie's life points rose to 4200.
"Saint Joan, destroy his Octiclops!"
Dave's monster was sliced down the centre and his life points dropped to 1000. Dave drew
"I play a monster in defence mode and change the position of my other monsters into defence mode as well"
Julie drew as her life points rose again to 5400
"I will now attack that face down card of yours!"
Dave smiled as Julie's monster split the card and something appeared on her head
"What?"
"Its Kiseitai (300/800). It attaches itself to your monster and gives me equal to half your monsters attack to my life points"
Dave's life points rose to 2400
"But wait, there's this. I play, Eternal Rest"
Julie's monster was destroyed and Balfour laughed
"I now place my monsters back into attack mode, since your Sword's of Revealing Light are gone. Attack her Spirit, Gemini Elf and hit her life points Mechanical Chaser!"
The Gemini Elf easily destroyed Julie's monster and she was knocked back, by the attack of the Mechanical chaser, dropping her life points to 2650. Dave smiled
"Its not over yet! I play Maha Vailo (1550/1400)!"
Dave was surprised. Julie's life points rose to 2850
"A weaker monster?"
"And now I activate his special ability. I equip him with the Silver Bow and Arrow, increasing his overall attack by 800. Destroy the Mechanical Chaser!"
Julie's monster easily cut through Dave's monster and his life points dropped to 1850. Dave drew again
"Witches Apprentice (550/500) in defence mode"
"Uh no!"
"Your monsters special ability has been cancelled out. Gemini elf, destroy her monster!"
Dave's monster cut down Julie's monster and her life points dropped to 2800. Julie drew
"One card face down. A monster in defence mode and I activate the Dark Door"
Dave rolled his eyes as Julie's life points rose to 3000
"Oh well. I sacrifice my Gemini elf to summon Ushi Oni (2150/1950) in attack mode and his power is further increased by 500 points. Destroy her face down monster!"
Dave's monster cut down the card and it was the Magician of Faith (300/400)
"What?"
"Thank you. Now I get to return one magic card from the graveyard to my hand. And I'll replay it. Swords of revealing Light!"
"Oh great"
The light Swords again surrounded Dave and his monsters. Julie drew her card
"Shining Angel (1400/800), attack mode"
Dave drew, Julie's life points rose again to 3200
"I summon the Twin Headed Wolf (1500/1000) in attack mode. I take you know its special ability?"
Julie nodded
"And now I play a magic card. Force and turn"
"What?"
"With this card I can see one of your face down cards and choose to activate it for myself. Show me your face down card"
The card came up
"Perfect. I will use your Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your Sword's of Revealing Light!"
The swords vanished
"Ushi Oni, Destroy her monster now!"
Julie's monster was cut to shreds and her life points dropped to 1950. Julie smiled
"Thanks. I now summon the Ancient Elf (1450/1200) in attack mode but I then sacrifice it to summon the Air Knight Parshath (1900/1400)!"
Dave wasn't happy
"And Dave. I activate, Exile of the Wicked!"
Dave's Two headed Wolf and his Ushi Oni were destroyed, leaving Dave with the Witches Apprentice
"Air Knight Parshath, destroy Dave's defence monster!"
Julie's monster destroyed Dave's Witches Apprentice and his life points dropped to 950. Julie's rose again to 2150 Dave drew his card
"One monster in defence mode"
"Not wise, you know the ability of my monster. Attack again!"
Julie's life points rose again to 2350. Again Julie's monster destroyed Dave's monster. It was the Mystic Tomato (1400/1100) and Dave's life points dropped to 150. Dave pulled out a card from his deck
"I summon Cyber Soldier of the Dark World (1400/1200) in attack mode and Hiro's Shadow Scout (650/500), both in attack mode. And I also play this magic card, The Puppet Magic of the Dark Ruler. It allows me to sacrifice the monsters on the field to summon a monster from my graveyard. I choose to revive, Ushi Oni!"
Dave's monster appeared back on the field and Julie was stunned
"Destroy her Air Knight now!"
Dave's monster again destroyed Julie's monster and her life points dropped to 2200. Julie drew and her life points rose to 2400
"One monster in defence mode and Dian Keto the cure master"
Julie's life points rose to 3400. Dave looked at his feet
"My face down cards. I forgot about them. I activate my face down cards. Light of Intervention and Magic Jammer"
Dave put a card from his hand to the graveyard and Julie's Dark door was destroyed. Julie's monster was also flipped into attack mode
"No!"
"I now summon La Jinn (1800/1000). Attack her now!"
Dave's La Jinn destroyed her Spirit of the Harp (800/2000), dropping her life points to 2400
"Ushi Oni, attack her directly!"
Dave's monster struck her down and her life points dropped to 250. Julie drew her card
"I play the Rain of Mercy"
Both the life points of each player increased by 1000
"And one monster in defence mode and one card face down"
Dave drew his card
"One card face down. Attack my monsters!"
Julie smiled
Her monster was destroyed by La Jinn and his Ushi Oni was about to attack but Julie flipped up a card
"Waboku!"
Dave's attack was stopped as Julie drew again
"I did it! Monster Reborn, bring back Saint Joan (2800/2000)!"
A blast of light was given off and Saint Joan was back on the field
"Destroy his La Jinn!"
Dave's monster was sliced down the middle and his life points dropped to 150. Dave was angry
"Next turn, you will be consumed by the light"
"Darkness is stronger than the light"
Dave drew his card
"I guess great duellists are good at drawing the cards they need at the right time. I summon Bite Shoes (500/300)"
Julie was confused
"And now I play the Curse of the Masked Beast to ritual summon the Masked Beast (3200/1800)!"
A hugely powerful monster appeared on the field and Balfour laughed
"I have done it. And now I play Mage power! To increase my monsters attack power by 1000! The Darkness consumes the light. Attack Saint Joan now!"
Dave's monster clubbed down Saint Joan and her life points hit 0 and Dave walked to her
"You locator Cards"
Julie handed him 6 locator cards
"Excellent. Now I have 12"
Dave walked off
"Good duel"
Andrew was in a duel with someone called Alex
"Ok, 4 locator cards on this one"
"Agreed"
The scanners read 2000 and each player drew 5 cards. Alex drew his fist card
"Ok Andrew. I summon the Mysterious Puppeteer (1000/1500) in defence mode and two cards face down"
Andrew drew his card
"I summon Goblin Attack force (2300/0) and two cards face down. Attack his monster now!"
Andrew's monsters all attacked and destroyed Alex's monster but he smiled
"Reveal face down cards. Upstart Goblin and Bad Reaction to Simochi. With upstart Goblin I get to draw another card from my deck. The downside being, you gain 1000 life points. But thanks to my trap card your life points will remain the same"
Alex drew 2 cards. Andrew's life points went up but back down again.
"I will place a monster face down in defence mode and I summon Gearfried the Iron Knight (1800/1600) in attack mode. I will attack your Goblin Attack Force!"
All of Andrew's goblins were wiped out. Andrew smiled as he drew his card
"Reveal, face down monster card. Princess of Tsurugi (900/700)"
Alex's life points dropped to 1000
"And now I sacrifice my monster to summon the Swamp Battleguard (1800/1500) in attack mode"
Alex drew
"I sacrifice my face down monster, the Armed Ninja (300/300)"
The Armed Ninja appeared and threw a dagger at one of Andrew's face down cards. It was Exchange
"Damn it"
"Then I shall summon a monster, face down in defence mode and one card face down"
Andrew drew his card
"One card face down and a monster in defence mode"
Alex drew
"Amazon Archer (1400/1000) in attack mode and a card face down"
Andrew was confused
'A weak monster like that on the field? But he does have that face down card. I'll have to be careful'
"I will flip my face down monster and sacrifice it to summon the Lava Battleguard (1550/1800) in attack mode!"
Both of Andrew's monsters attack points increased by 500.
"And I will now attack your Amazon Archer!"
Andrew's monster were ready to attack but they were both wrapped up in chains
"What?"
Alex had a card face up
"Acunine with chain. It stops your monsters from attacking and raises a monster of my choosing attack points by 500. But since I can't equip it to Gearfried my Amazon isn't strong to take your monsters on, but I can hold you at bay. Cause now I reveal my second face down card and my face down monster card. Labyrinth Wall (0/3000) and Magical Labyrinth! So now I can summon the mighty Wall Shadow (1600/3000) in defence mode!"
Andrew stood back as a large wall appeared before him but the Shadow Ghoul was no were to be seen
"Where is he?"
"Inside the wall and every time you summon a monster my monster can attack it, even if it's in defence mode"
Andrew drew his card and he smiled
"Well, what happens if he attacks a stronger monster than himself? One card face down. I sacrifice both my monsters to summon the Sword Hunter (2450/1700)!"
Andrew's strongest monster appeared on the field but Alex smiled
"Attack Wall Shadow!"
Alex's monster attacked and Andrew's Sword Hunter's attack points dropped to 850
"What! No way!"
"Yes and now I will end this duel. Attack Gearfried!"
Andrew smiled
"Reveal face down cards. Megamorph and Reinforcements!"
The attack points of the Sword Hunter increased to 2300 and Gearfried was destroyed. Alex's life points dropped to 500. Alex drew his card
"I summon Jago the Ninja Warrior (500/300)"
"Jago?"
"Yes and watch this"
Jago's attack points rose to 3150
"What!"
"This monster gains half of the combined attack points of all warriors on the field. Including my opponents. Jago, attack his Sword Hunter!"
Jago sliced through Andrew's monster and his life points dropped to 1500. Andrew drew his card
"Monster Reborn, revive my Sword Hunter!"
Andrew's monster reappeared on the field
"That won't do much"
"Either you are stupid or naïve. I play the A Force!"
The Sword Hunters attack points rose to 3250
"And I will also summon Axe Raider (1700/1150) in attack mode. Destroy his Jago!"
The Sword Hunter slashed down Alex's monster, dropping his life points to 400
"Axe Raider. Finish his Amazon off!"
Andrew's Axe Raider, cut down through the Amazon Archer and Alex's life points dropped to 0. Alex sighed
"Damn it"
Alex walked to Andrew
"Your locator cards"
Andrew smiled
"12 Locator cards in total"
Andrew looked at his watch and it was 10:34
"Great, still time to find out my position"
Andrew walked to an official's booth
"I saw that duel, not bad"
"Thanks. That's 12 locator cards. Where do I stand?"
"Well Mc Caughy is on 26. Seto Kiaba is on 22; Yugi Motto is on 22 as well. Michael Kernaghan is on 20 and Stephen Reynolds and Darren Coey are tied on 15
"Damn, quite a way off"
He walked off
Chris was at the docks and he saw a duel
"Tyrant Dragon, finish him!"
Darren's dragon unleashed a wave of fire at his opponent and his life points dropped to 0. Darren walked to the boy
"Your 4 locator cards"
The boy, shaking gave him his locator cards and he ran off. Darren turned around and Chris was there
"Who are you?"
"You like picking on little kids?"
"What do you care?"
"It just seems to sad that you can't find anyone your own size to pick on"
Darren turned to him
"I hear a challenge. 10 locator cards!"
"Agreed. I have 12"
"A lot to wager. I have 19"
"Then lets duel!"
The scanners read 2000 and each player drew five cards. Darren drew his first card
"Ok I'm first. I summon the Giga Tech Wolf (1200/1400) in attack mode and one card face down"
Chris smiled and drew his card
"I activate, Cold wave"
"Terrific!"
Darren's card became frozen
"Now you can't use that card for this turn. Now I summon Fushi No Tori (1200/0) in attack mode. Then I activate the Spring of Rebirth, so every time a spirit monster returns to my hand I get 500 life points. And one more card face down. Attack his Giga Tech Wolf now!"
Chris' monster easily cut through Darren's monster and his life points dropped to 1800 while Chris' life points rose to 2500 as his monster returned to his hand. Darren drew his card and he smiled
"Cards like that can be rather dangerous. You don't have anything to defend your life points with"
Chris just smiled
"I now summon Fire Kraken (1600/1500) in attack mode"
Darren's monster fell into a large hole
"What?"
"Trap hole!"
Darren was horrified but he then smiled
"Why didn't I think of this before? I play Vengeful Bog Spirit!"
Chris was stunned
"No! Now my monsters won't be able to attack!"
"Exactly, since your monsters only remain on the field for one turn, they have to wait a turn before attacking"
Chris wasn't happy as he drew. He then smiled
"I summon the Stern Mystic (1500/1200) in attack mode"
Darren raised his eyebrows
"Seems like you don't only have spirit monsters."
"Oh don't you worry. I have plenty more surprises for you!"
Nicola smiled as she saw her card
"I now Activate, Dark Hole!"
All the monsters on the field were destroyed
"And now I play this card, Doppelganger. And I'll copy your card, Healing Miracle to increase my life points back to 2050."
Robin frowned
"Then I play the Dark Magic Curtain to summon The Undertaker (2000/1200) in attack mode!"
Nicola's life points dropped to 1025
"And finally I play Special Occasion. This negates the effect of all cards on the field for one turn. Attack her directly now!"
Robin was struck by the sword of the Undertaker and her life points dropped to 2000. Robin drew her card
"I play monster Reborn to revive my Aqua Spirit (1600/1200). I'll then I play the field card, Legendary Ocean. Attack her directly now!"
Nicola put up her hand
"Reveal face down card, Shadow Spell!"
Robin's Aqua Spirit became caught in some chains
"What?"
"I now summon the Dream Clown (1200/900) in attack mode. Destroy her Aqua Spirit!"
Nicola's monster beat down Robin's monster and her life points dropped to 1700. Robin sneered at Nicola
"I now summon Armoured Starfish (850/1400) in defence mode"
"Wrong. I flip my Dream Clown to defence mode and destroy your monster!"
Robin's monster was easily destroyed
"And now I sacrifice my Dream Clown to summon the Patrician of Darkness (2000/1300)"
"No!"
"Destroy her life points my monster!"
The Patrician of Darkness finished off Robin's life points and Nicola walked to her
"Your locator cards"
Robin gave them to Nicola
"Wait a go Nicky."
"That's now 16 locator cards"
A few hours later, it was starting to get dark. Nicola was in the lead with 22 locator cards. Yugi in second with 19, Kiaba in third with 18. Michael and Reynolds were tied with 15 and Darren was on 14. Reynolds and Darren were in the square looking around for an opponent. They saw a crowd gathering around two duellists
"Ok, my name is Chris, Spirit duellist"
The girl he was facing smiled
"I'm Claire. 10 locator cards on this match"
"Agreed. Time to duel!"
The scanners read 2000 and each player drew their cards
"Ok Chris. I'll summon the Possessed Dark soul (1200/800) and two cards face down"
Chris drew his card
"I summon the Maharaghi (1200/1700) in attack mode and I'll equip him with Spirits calling, increasing his attack by 200"
Claire sighed
'Damn, I can't use my Heart of Clear water. But I still have my Offerings to the doomed card'
"And I'll also place two cards face down. Attack her monster now!"
Claire's monster was blown to pieces and her life points dropped to 1800. Chris's monster returned to his hand. Claire smiled
'Perfect, he's wide open'
"I summon the Amazon Archer (1400/1000)"
"Wrong, reveal Trap hole!"
Claire's monster fell into a deep hole
"Damn it. I'll just place a monster face down in defence mode"
Chris drew again
"I play Ausura Priest (1700/1200) in attack mode and I'll attack that face down card!"
Chris monster destroyed the card but it was Cyber Jar (900/900)
"No!"
Both monsters were destroyed and each player drew five cards. Claire summoned three monsters in defence mode. Chris summoned 4 monsters, three in attack mode. Coachroach Knight (800/900), Wall of Illusion (1000/1850) and Penguin Soldier (750/500)
"Seems like your move back fired on you"
Claire smiled
"Wrong. I now summon Jowgen the Spiritualist (200/1300) in attack mode"
Claire discarded a card from her hand and all the monsters but hers were destroyed
"No!"
Claire smiled
"One card face down. Your move"
Chris smiled
"Your monster is weak and I am about to crush it. I summon another Maharaghi in attack mode and I'll attack your Jowgen!"
Claire laughed
"Face down card, activate! Mirror Force!"
Chris monster was easily destroyed
"And now I sacrifice my monster to summon the Lesser Fiend (2100/1000) in attack mode. And you my friend, are wide open for a direct attack. Lesser fiend, get me my Locator cards!"
Chris was knocked down by the attack and his life points dropped to 0. Claire walked to him
"Here. Now I'm only left with 4"
"Then get duelling. See you round"
She walked off
Balfour was getting ready to face Julie along a street, which was very brightly lit. Julie smiled
"What's the matter, afraid of the light?"
"I am scared of nothing. Now lets duel!"
The scanners read 2000 and each player drew their five cards. Dave drew first
"It's not going to be ladies first. I summon Octiclops (1800/1700) in attack mode and two cards face down"
Julie drew
"I play Swords of Revealing Light!"
Swords of light appeared around Dave
"Cover your eyes, it will get a little bright. I'll also summon the Spirit of Breeze (0/1800) in attack mode"
Dave was confused
"Attack mode with 0 attack points?"
"I'll finish with a monster in defence mode. That ends my turn"
Dave drew
"I summon Gemini Elf (1900/900) in attack mode and another card face down"
Julie drew and her life points rose to 3000. Dave was stunned
"How!"
"The effect of my Spirit of Breeze. I gain 1000 life points, each turn my monster is in attack mode. I now summon the Banisher of Light (100/2000) in defence mode. Now any monster sent to the graveyard, is removed from play"
Dave drew
"This and my next turn. Then I can attack. You had better be ready. I summon Mechanical Chaser (1850/800) in attack mode"
"Three monsters. Impressive. But I now sacrifice my Banisher of light to summon Marie the Fallen one (1700/1200) in attack mode then I use Polymerisation"
"Uh no"
"Saint Joan (2800/2000), appear now!"
Julie's strongest monster appeared on the field and Dave wasn't happy as Julie's life points rose to 4200.
"Saint Joan, destroy his Octiclops!"
Dave's monster was sliced down the centre and his life points dropped to 1000. Dave drew
"I play a monster in defence mode and change the position of my other monsters into defence mode as well"
Julie drew as her life points rose again to 5400
"I will now attack that face down card of yours!"
Dave smiled as Julie's monster split the card and something appeared on her head
"What?"
"Its Kiseitai (300/800). It attaches itself to your monster and gives me equal to half your monsters attack to my life points"
Dave's life points rose to 2400
"But wait, there's this. I play, Eternal Rest"
Julie's monster was destroyed and Balfour laughed
"I now place my monsters back into attack mode, since your Sword's of Revealing Light are gone. Attack her Spirit, Gemini Elf and hit her life points Mechanical Chaser!"
The Gemini Elf easily destroyed Julie's monster and she was knocked back, by the attack of the Mechanical chaser, dropping her life points to 2650. Dave smiled
"Its not over yet! I play Maha Vailo (1550/1400)!"
Dave was surprised. Julie's life points rose to 2850
"A weaker monster?"
"And now I activate his special ability. I equip him with the Silver Bow and Arrow, increasing his overall attack by 800. Destroy the Mechanical Chaser!"
Julie's monster easily cut through Dave's monster and his life points dropped to 1850. Dave drew again
"Witches Apprentice (550/500) in defence mode"
"Uh no!"
"Your monsters special ability has been cancelled out. Gemini elf, destroy her monster!"
Dave's monster cut down Julie's monster and her life points dropped to 2800. Julie drew
"One card face down. A monster in defence mode and I activate the Dark Door"
Dave rolled his eyes as Julie's life points rose to 3000
"Oh well. I sacrifice my Gemini elf to summon Ushi Oni (2150/1950) in attack mode and his power is further increased by 500 points. Destroy her face down monster!"
Dave's monster cut down the card and it was the Magician of Faith (300/400)
"What?"
"Thank you. Now I get to return one magic card from the graveyard to my hand. And I'll replay it. Swords of revealing Light!"
"Oh great"
The light Swords again surrounded Dave and his monsters. Julie drew her card
"Shining Angel (1400/800), attack mode"
Dave drew, Julie's life points rose again to 3200
"I summon the Twin Headed Wolf (1500/1000) in attack mode. I take you know its special ability?"
Julie nodded
"And now I play a magic card. Force and turn"
"What?"
"With this card I can see one of your face down cards and choose to activate it for myself. Show me your face down card"
The card came up
"Perfect. I will use your Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your Sword's of Revealing Light!"
The swords vanished
"Ushi Oni, Destroy her monster now!"
Julie's monster was cut to shreds and her life points dropped to 1950. Julie smiled
"Thanks. I now summon the Ancient Elf (1450/1200) in attack mode but I then sacrifice it to summon the Air Knight Parshath (1900/1400)!"
Dave wasn't happy
"And Dave. I activate, Exile of the Wicked!"
Dave's Two headed Wolf and his Ushi Oni were destroyed, leaving Dave with the Witches Apprentice
"Air Knight Parshath, destroy Dave's defence monster!"
Julie's monster destroyed Dave's Witches Apprentice and his life points dropped to 950. Julie's rose again to 2150 Dave drew his card
"One monster in defence mode"
"Not wise, you know the ability of my monster. Attack again!"
Julie's life points rose again to 2350. Again Julie's monster destroyed Dave's monster. It was the Mystic Tomato (1400/1100) and Dave's life points dropped to 150. Dave pulled out a card from his deck
"I summon Cyber Soldier of the Dark World (1400/1200) in attack mode and Hiro's Shadow Scout (650/500), both in attack mode. And I also play this magic card, The Puppet Magic of the Dark Ruler. It allows me to sacrifice the monsters on the field to summon a monster from my graveyard. I choose to revive, Ushi Oni!"
Dave's monster appeared back on the field and Julie was stunned
"Destroy her Air Knight now!"
Dave's monster again destroyed Julie's monster and her life points dropped to 2200. Julie drew and her life points rose to 2400
"One monster in defence mode and Dian Keto the cure master"
Julie's life points rose to 3400. Dave looked at his feet
"My face down cards. I forgot about them. I activate my face down cards. Light of Intervention and Magic Jammer"
Dave put a card from his hand to the graveyard and Julie's Dark door was destroyed. Julie's monster was also flipped into attack mode
"No!"
"I now summon La Jinn (1800/1000). Attack her now!"
Dave's La Jinn destroyed her Spirit of the Harp (800/2000), dropping her life points to 2400
"Ushi Oni, attack her directly!"
Dave's monster struck her down and her life points dropped to 250. Julie drew her card
"I play the Rain of Mercy"
Both the life points of each player increased by 1000
"And one monster in defence mode and one card face down"
Dave drew his card
"One card face down. Attack my monsters!"
Julie smiled
Her monster was destroyed by La Jinn and his Ushi Oni was about to attack but Julie flipped up a card
"Waboku!"
Dave's attack was stopped as Julie drew again
"I did it! Monster Reborn, bring back Saint Joan (2800/2000)!"
A blast of light was given off and Saint Joan was back on the field
"Destroy his La Jinn!"
Dave's monster was sliced down the middle and his life points dropped to 150. Dave was angry
"Next turn, you will be consumed by the light"
"Darkness is stronger than the light"
Dave drew his card
"I guess great duellists are good at drawing the cards they need at the right time. I summon Bite Shoes (500/300)"
Julie was confused
"And now I play the Curse of the Masked Beast to ritual summon the Masked Beast (3200/1800)!"
A hugely powerful monster appeared on the field and Balfour laughed
"I have done it. And now I play Mage power! To increase my monsters attack power by 1000! The Darkness consumes the light. Attack Saint Joan now!"
Dave's monster clubbed down Saint Joan and her life points hit 0 and Dave walked to her
"You locator Cards"
Julie handed him 6 locator cards
"Excellent. Now I have 12"
Dave walked off
"Good duel"
Andrew was in a duel with someone called Alex
"Ok, 4 locator cards on this one"
"Agreed"
The scanners read 2000 and each player drew 5 cards. Alex drew his fist card
"Ok Andrew. I summon the Mysterious Puppeteer (1000/1500) in defence mode and two cards face down"
Andrew drew his card
"I summon Goblin Attack force (2300/0) and two cards face down. Attack his monster now!"
Andrew's monsters all attacked and destroyed Alex's monster but he smiled
"Reveal face down cards. Upstart Goblin and Bad Reaction to Simochi. With upstart Goblin I get to draw another card from my deck. The downside being, you gain 1000 life points. But thanks to my trap card your life points will remain the same"
Alex drew 2 cards. Andrew's life points went up but back down again.
"I will place a monster face down in defence mode and I summon Gearfried the Iron Knight (1800/1600) in attack mode. I will attack your Goblin Attack Force!"
All of Andrew's goblins were wiped out. Andrew smiled as he drew his card
"Reveal, face down monster card. Princess of Tsurugi (900/700)"
Alex's life points dropped to 1000
"And now I sacrifice my monster to summon the Swamp Battleguard (1800/1500) in attack mode"
Alex drew
"I sacrifice my face down monster, the Armed Ninja (300/300)"
The Armed Ninja appeared and threw a dagger at one of Andrew's face down cards. It was Exchange
"Damn it"
"Then I shall summon a monster, face down in defence mode and one card face down"
Andrew drew his card
"One card face down and a monster in defence mode"
Alex drew
"Amazon Archer (1400/1000) in attack mode and a card face down"
Andrew was confused
'A weak monster like that on the field? But he does have that face down card. I'll have to be careful'
"I will flip my face down monster and sacrifice it to summon the Lava Battleguard (1550/1800) in attack mode!"
Both of Andrew's monsters attack points increased by 500.
"And I will now attack your Amazon Archer!"
Andrew's monster were ready to attack but they were both wrapped up in chains
"What?"
Alex had a card face up
"Acunine with chain. It stops your monsters from attacking and raises a monster of my choosing attack points by 500. But since I can't equip it to Gearfried my Amazon isn't strong to take your monsters on, but I can hold you at bay. Cause now I reveal my second face down card and my face down monster card. Labyrinth Wall (0/3000) and Magical Labyrinth! So now I can summon the mighty Wall Shadow (1600/3000) in defence mode!"
Andrew stood back as a large wall appeared before him but the Shadow Ghoul was no were to be seen
"Where is he?"
"Inside the wall and every time you summon a monster my monster can attack it, even if it's in defence mode"
Andrew drew his card and he smiled
"Well, what happens if he attacks a stronger monster than himself? One card face down. I sacrifice both my monsters to summon the Sword Hunter (2450/1700)!"
Andrew's strongest monster appeared on the field but Alex smiled
"Attack Wall Shadow!"
Alex's monster attacked and Andrew's Sword Hunter's attack points dropped to 850
"What! No way!"
"Yes and now I will end this duel. Attack Gearfried!"
Andrew smiled
"Reveal face down cards. Megamorph and Reinforcements!"
The attack points of the Sword Hunter increased to 2300 and Gearfried was destroyed. Alex's life points dropped to 500. Alex drew his card
"I summon Jago the Ninja Warrior (500/300)"
"Jago?"
"Yes and watch this"
Jago's attack points rose to 3150
"What!"
"This monster gains half of the combined attack points of all warriors on the field. Including my opponents. Jago, attack his Sword Hunter!"
Jago sliced through Andrew's monster and his life points dropped to 1500. Andrew drew his card
"Monster Reborn, revive my Sword Hunter!"
Andrew's monster reappeared on the field
"That won't do much"
"Either you are stupid or naïve. I play the A Force!"
The Sword Hunters attack points rose to 3250
"And I will also summon Axe Raider (1700/1150) in attack mode. Destroy his Jago!"
The Sword Hunter slashed down Alex's monster, dropping his life points to 400
"Axe Raider. Finish his Amazon off!"
Andrew's Axe Raider, cut down through the Amazon Archer and Alex's life points dropped to 0. Alex sighed
"Damn it"
Alex walked to Andrew
"Your locator cards"
Andrew smiled
"12 Locator cards in total"
Andrew looked at his watch and it was 10:34
"Great, still time to find out my position"
Andrew walked to an official's booth
"I saw that duel, not bad"
"Thanks. That's 12 locator cards. Where do I stand?"
"Well Mc Caughy is on 26. Seto Kiaba is on 22; Yugi Motto is on 22 as well. Michael Kernaghan is on 20 and Stephen Reynolds and Darren Coey are tied on 15
"Damn, quite a way off"
He walked off
Chris was at the docks and he saw a duel
"Tyrant Dragon, finish him!"
Darren's dragon unleashed a wave of fire at his opponent and his life points dropped to 0. Darren walked to the boy
"Your 4 locator cards"
The boy, shaking gave him his locator cards and he ran off. Darren turned around and Chris was there
"Who are you?"
"You like picking on little kids?"
"What do you care?"
"It just seems to sad that you can't find anyone your own size to pick on"
Darren turned to him
"I hear a challenge. 10 locator cards!"
"Agreed. I have 12"
"A lot to wager. I have 19"
"Then lets duel!"
The scanners read 2000 and each player drew five cards. Darren drew his first card
"Ok I'm first. I summon the Giga Tech Wolf (1200/1400) in attack mode and one card face down"
Chris smiled and drew his card
"I activate, Cold wave"
"Terrific!"
Darren's card became frozen
"Now you can't use that card for this turn. Now I summon Fushi No Tori (1200/0) in attack mode. Then I activate the Spring of Rebirth, so every time a spirit monster returns to my hand I get 500 life points. And one more card face down. Attack his Giga Tech Wolf now!"
Chris' monster easily cut through Darren's monster and his life points dropped to 1800 while Chris' life points rose to 2500 as his monster returned to his hand. Darren drew his card and he smiled
"Cards like that can be rather dangerous. You don't have anything to defend your life points with"
Chris just smiled
"I now summon Fire Kraken (1600/1500) in attack mode"
Darren's monster fell into a large hole
"What?"
"Trap hole!"
Darren was horrified but he then smiled
"Why didn't I think of this before? I play Vengeful Bog Spirit!"
Chris was stunned
"No! Now my monsters won't be able to attack!"
"Exactly, since your monsters only remain on the field for one turn, they have to wait a turn before attacking"
Chris wasn't happy as he drew. He then smiled
"I summon the Stern Mystic (1500/1200) in attack mode"
Darren raised his eyebrows
"Seems like you don't only have spirit monsters."
"Oh don't you worry. I have plenty more surprises for you!"