The Clash of the Elites
Sean's monster was about to strike when it was stopped and chains wrapped around it. Nicola smiled
"The Shadow Spell. Traps one monster and reduces its attack power by 700"
Nicola looked at Michael.
"You do the rest"
Michael nodded and he drew his card
"I now summon the Fiend Megacyber (2200/1200) in attack mode. Knock down his Buster Blader!"
Michael's monster destroyed Sean's Buster Blader and his life points dropped to 1900. Michael looked at Sean
"Patrician of Darkness, finish him!"
Michael's monster didn't move
"What?"
James' Invitation to the Dark Sleep pointed his hand at Michael's monster and James smiled as he drew his card
"I now sacrifice my Troop Dragon and my Gilasaurus to summon the Wizard of Life (2300/1600) in attack mode!"
Michael was stunned
"What is that?"
"A monster with a mad effect. Destroy Michael's Patrician of Darkness!"
Michael's monster was blasted to pieces and his life points dropped to 1700 and James looked to his deck
"I can now summon a monster with 1000 attack points or less. I summon the Giant Germ (1000/100) in defence mode"
Nicola drew her card
"I play Tribute to the Doomed by discarding one card from my hand I can destroy a monster of my choosing. I choose your Invitation to the dark Sleep!"
James's monster was wrapped up and pulled into the ground.
"And now. Undertaker attack his Wizard of Life!"
Nicola's monster was about to attack when it was blasted from the air. Sean had a card face up
"Gun Turret. Destroys one attacking monster. And now you are wide open. I summon Alpha the Magnet Warrior (1400/1700). Attack her life points now!"
Alpha was about to attack when something destroyed it.
"What the?"
Michael's Headless Knight had destroyed Alpha and Sean's life points dropped to 1850
"And now Sean I play Jinzo #7 (500/400) in attack mode to hit your life points directly!"
Sean was knocked back thanks to the direct attack, his life points dropped to 1350. James drew his card
"I summon the Summoner of Illusions (800/900) then I will sacrifice him to summon the Humanoid Drake Worm (2200/2000) in attack mode! Destroy Nicola!"
Nicola smiled as she pulled a face down card up, and discarded two cards from her hand
"No!"
James' monsters was placed face down. It was Darkness Approaches
"Now they can't attack for now"
Sean drew his card
"I have a solution. I play Light of Intervention, which means no monsters can hide"
James's Drake Worm was placed back up unto the field
"I now place a monster in defence mode and I summon the Blue Winged Crown (1600/1200) in attack mode. Monster Reborn to revive my Buster Blader. Take down Michael's Fiend Megacyber!"
Michael's monster was slashed down the centre and his life points dropped to 1300. Michael drew his card and he smiled
"Sean, this game is over already. I reveal, Just Desserts"
Sean's life points dropped to 350, and James dropped to 1000
"And now, Jinzo #7 attack his life points directly!"
Jinzo hit Sean head on and his life points dropped to 0. Michael and Nicola smiled
"Thank you Mike"
Michael walked to Sean
"My prize"
Sean reluctantly gave over his locator cards
"I now have…"
He looked at Nicola and he thought to himself
'28 locator cards'
Nicola took hers as well and she thought to herself
'35 Locator cards. I must be in the lead'
Nicola was in the lead with 35. Kiaba had 31, Yugi had 28 tied with Michael. Darren had 27 and Reynolds had 26. Balfour had 24, Andrew had 22 and Joey had 20
Kiaba had just finished a duel and he picked up 5 locator cards. It was 4:00 in the morning
"Now I'm on 31. I should be in the lead by now"
Bakura was standing in a dark alley, his face covered in the dark. Something glowed in his chest area
"Yugi and Kiaba thought they could defeat me! Well they were wrong. I cannot be destroyed. It is impossible. And there is the man I want to see."
Bakura walked to Kiaba and said in his light English accent
"Hello Kiaba"
Kiaba turned to him
"Well, if it isn't the weak man with the spirit in him"
"The spirit is gone and I now challenge you to a duel!"
Kiaba smiled
"Alright then. I need to extend my lead at the top"
Kiaba and Bakura readied their decks and their duel disks.
"5 locator cards on this one"
"When I take them from you…!"
His voice deepened and his face turned dark. The Millennium circle reappeared around his neck
"You soul will be banished, just like you banished mine to the Shadow Realm!"
Bakura laughed, but Kiaba wasn't shaking. Bakura drew first
"As you can see Bakura. I'm not intimidated"
"You will be Kiaba. I summon the Gross Ghost of Fled Dreams (1300/1800) in attack mode and two cards face down"
Kiaba drew his card
'Ok, a weak monster on the field, so his face down cards must be trap cards or magic cards. I had better hold back for now`
"I summon La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp (1800/1000) in attack mode and two cards face down. And a monster face down in defence mode"
Bakura drew
'He didn't take my bait. Pity. I'll just have to put down something he'll want to attack'
"I now sacrifice my Gross Ghost to summon the Reaper of the Cards (1380/1930) in attack mode!"
Kiaba lowered his eyebrows
'I don't get this'
"Destroy his face down card on the right!"
Bakura's monster put a hole in the card and it was the Gift of the Mystical Elf
"Damn it"
"Sorry Kiaba, but you will have to do better than that"
"A silly monster like that can't compare with my monster. La Jinn attack his monster now!"
Kiaba's monster destroyed Bakura's monster and his life points dropped to 1520. Bakura drew his next card
"I summon Baron of the Fiend Sword (1550/800) in attack mode and I activate my face down card. Card of Safe return. Each time a monster is specially summoned I get to draw an extra card. Then I reveal my second face down card. Hinotama to inflict 500 life points damage!"
A firestorm struck Kiaba and his life points dropped to 1500.
"I end my turn with a card face down"
Kiaba drew his card
"I activate my face down card. Fissure!"
Bakura's monster was destroyed and he laughed
"La Jinn attack and finish this duel!"
Bakura was knocked down by the attack but his life points only dropped to 620
"What!"
Bakura had a card face up on the field
"Chop block. Halves any life point damage I receive. And now Kiaba, you have made it possible for me to summon the Dark Necrofear (2200/2800)!"
Kiaba was stunned
"Oh no!"
"Necrofear, destroy his La Jinn!"
The Necrofear fired its eye beams at Kiaba's monster and it was wiped out. Kiaba's life points dropped to 1100.
"And since The Necrofear was specially summoned I get to draw a card and activate it"
Bakura drew and he smiled
"I now play the Dark Door. So we can only attack once per turn and a final card face down"
Kiaba drew his card and he laughed
"Bakura, this match is over. I flip my Lord of Dragon's (1200/1100) into attack mode and I play the Flute of Summoning Dragon to summon my Blue Eyes White Dragons (3000/2500)!"
Two of Kiaba's most powerful monsters appeared on the field
"Attack his Necrofear now!"
Bakura smiled
"Reveal face down card, Curse of Aging!"
The attack points of both Blue Eyes White Dragon's were reduced by 500. Bakura's Necrofear was destroyed but Kiaba's Blue Eyes returned to 3000 and came to Bakura's side of the field. Kiaba was stunned
"I remember this"
"Yes and you will remember this for a long time. Blue Eyes White Dragon, destroy his Blue Eyes!"
Bakura's Blue Eyes easily took out Kiaba's monster and his life points dropped to 600. Kiaba was seething but Bakura just laughed
"How sad. The monster you love so much is now gone and another one is on my side of the field"
Kiaba drew his card
"I now activate Brave Sacrifice which allows me to sacrifice a monster and summon a stronger monster from my opponents deck. I choose, your Dragon Seeker "
The Dragon seeker (2000/2100) appeared on Kiaba's side of the field and Bakura was not happy
"This can't be"
Bakura's Blue eyes was destroyed and Kiaba narrowed his eyes
"This is what you get, when you dishonour the Blue Eyes White Dragon. Dragon Seeker, attack his life points now!"
Bakura was knocked off his feet by the monsters attack and his life points dropped to 0. Bakura's spirit side was gone again. Kiaba towered over him
"Your locator cards!"
Bakura gave him his 5-locator cards
"Now I'm in the lead!"
Reynolds and Darren had split up to make a final attempt at the goal. Balfour was doing the same and he came around a corner and he went head first into Reynolds. They both fell back a bit
"You ok mate"
"Yeah fine"
Reynolds rubbed his head and he looked at Balfour
"How many Locator cards you got?"
"22"
"I have 27. You up for a match?"
"Of course. 4 locator cards"
"Agreed"
They readied their duel disks and drew their cards. Balfour drew first
"One card face down and I play the Kycoo the ghost Destroyer (1800/700) in attack mode"
Reynolds drew his card
"Spirit Ryu (1000/1000) in attack mode! And I will place a monster face down"
"Perfect, you activated my trap, Light of Intervention"
Reynolds monster was turned face up, showing the Lord of Dragon's (1200/1100). Reynolds smiled
"Wasn't much of a surprise anyway was it? I will discard a dragon monster from my hand to increase my monsters attack points to 2000. Destroy his Kycoo!"
Balfour's monster was burnt to cinders and his life points dropped to 1800. Balfour drew
"I now summon the Serpentine Princess (1400/2000) in attack mode. Attack his Spirit Ryu now!"
Balfour's monster sliced through Reynolds monster and his life points dropped to 1600.
"I finish with a card face down"
Reynolds drew his card
"Ok, I will sacrifice my Lord of Dragon's to summon the Sky Dragon! (1900/1800) Attack his Serpentine now!"
Again David's monster was burnt to a crisp and his life points dropped to 1300. Balfour revealed his face down card
"Last Will. It allows me to summon a monster with 1500 attack points or less. I summon the Gross Ghost of Fled Dreams (1300/1800) in attack mode but then I sacrifice my monster to summon Ushi Oni (2150/1950) in attack mode!"
Balfour smiled as his monster reappeared on the field
"Attack his Sky Dragon now!"
Reynolds monster was cut to shreds and his life points dropped to 1250.
"This is getting close"
"Yes. We seem to be of equal talent"
"Lets not go nuts. I still have plenty of tricks up my sleeve."
"Well in that case. I'll place another card face down to end my turn"
Reynolds drew his card
"Not bad. I play Polymerisation to fuse the Petit Dragon (600/700) and Firegrass (700/600) to summon the Darkfire Dragon (1500/1250) in attack mode!"
Dave laughed
"650 attack points less than me?"
"Who said I was finished. I play Salamandra!"
A lick of flames swirled around Reynolds monster
"Attack his Ushi Oni now!"
Balfour's monster was again burnt to cinders and his life points dropped to 1250
"Stalemate!"
Balfour smiled as he drew his card
'Damn, no monsters. But I do have this'
"I now activate, Eternal Rest!"
Reynolds monster was destroyed
"He can win it right here"
"Luckily I can't. I'll just play Swords of Revealing Light"
Reynolds rolled his eyes as the swords appeared around Stephen's monsters
"Oh well. It gives us both time to recuperate. Lizard Soldier (1100/800), defence mode"
Balfour drew his card
'Just what I needed. I just need the monsters to summon him'
"I summon the Gemini Elf (1900/900) in attack mode"
Reynolds drew his next card
"I now summon Spirit Ryu (1000/1000) in defence mode"
Dave drew again and he sighed
'Damn it, a 2 starred monster. Can't hurt to put it down'
"I summon the Witches Apprentice (550/500) in attack mode"
Reynolds drew again
"I now sacrifice both my monsters to summon the Tri-Horned Dragon (2850/2350)!"
Stephen's strongest monster appeared on the field and he roared straight at David. Balfour was a little scared as Reynolds placed a card face down. Balfour drew his card
"Yes. I now summon Octiclops (1800/1700) in attack mode and then I play the ritual card, the Curse of the Masked Beast to summon the Masked Beast himself (3200/1800)!"
A huge and ugly monster with a tail appeared on the field. Balfour's Swords had vanished. Reynolds drew his card.
"I now activate the magic card Stamping Destruction to destroy your Light of Intervention and drop your life points by 500"
Balfour's life points dropped to 750
"And I place a monster face down in defence mode and one card face down"
Balfour drew his card
"Not much help. I will attack your Tri Horned Dragon with my Masked Beast!"
Balfour's monster went on the attack but its attack points were lowered. Reynolds had a card face up
"Level field. When a monster with higher attack points attacks my monster I can equal the attack points they have so they are both wiped out"
Both monsters were destroyed
"And I'm not done. Reveal face down monster card, Spear Dragon (1900/0)!"
"Uh no!"
"Destroy his Witches Apprentice!"
Reynolds monster breathed fire at Balfour's monster and his life points dropped to 0. Balfour kicked the wall as Reynolds walked to him
"Your Locator cards"
Balfour gave them to him
"Prefect. 31. I should be near the top"
A speaker came on in the main square
"Attention duellists. You remaining time in this tournament is 1 hour"
Michael heard this announcement and he looked at his 38 locator cards
"Nicola is bound to be ahead of me. I'll have to find her quickly."
Michael looked around and he walked down a street and he came to a hotel.
"She is probably sitting back and relaxing"
Michael walked into the hotel and he saw Yugi, Joey, Tea and Tristan in the foyer
"Great. Not who I was looking for…unless. Hey Yugi?"
Yugi looked up
"How many locator cards you got?"
"34"
"Good job. I have 38. I heard Kiaba just won a duel so he must be in the lead"
"I heard Nicola won a duel as well"
"Then we had better get cracking. I challenge you. 4 Locator cards"
"Agreed"
Yugi changed into Yami and he smiled. They readied their decks and drew five cards
"Hope you don't mind if I go first Yugi. I summon the Man Eating Treasure Chest (1600/1000) in attack mode and two cards face down"
Yugi drew
"I summon the Mystical Elf (800/2000) in defence mode and one card face down"
Michael drew his card
"I now activate my face down card, Monster Recovery. It allows me…"
"I know what it does. I have one of them myself"
"Oh ok"
Michael's monster vanished from the field and Michael shuffled his deck and drew the same amount he put back into his deck
"I now summon Jinzo #7 (500/400) in attack mode"
Yugi thought
'Damn, my Trap card won't work on him and he can attack my life points now'
"Jinzo #7. Attack his life points now!"
Yugi was knocked back a bit due to the attack and his life points dropped to 1500. Yugi drew again
"Your monster's effect may make it useful, but it is weak and vulnerable"
"That's why I'm placing another card face down"
Yugi looked at the card and thought
'Oh great. I can't risk attacking so I'll just strengthen my forces'
"I summon the Celtic Guardian (1400/1200) in attack mode"
Yugi's monster fell into a hole
"No!"
Michael's face up card was the trap hole. Yugi smiled
"Good move, but I doubt any of your weak monsters can get past my Mystical elf. I'll finish with a card face down"
"Maybe not, but remember I don't need to get past it. I have Jinzo #7 on the field and I have this. I summon the Giant Orc (2200/0)!"
A huge ogre like monster appeared on the field
"2200 attack points!"
"That's right"
"Well you play a trap on me. I play a trap on you. Trap hole!"
Michael's monster fell into a hole and he shook his head at Yugi
"Copy cat"
"You give, I give"
"Jinzo #7 hit his life points!"
Yugi was hit again and his life points dropped to 1000. Yugi drew his card
"I summon the Mystic Clown (1500/1000) in attack mode and then I activate the Magic card, Yami to increase the attack and defence of both my monsters by 300. Mystic Clown, finish off his Jinzo #7!"
Michael's monster was blasted to pieces and his life points dropped to 700. Michael was not happy
"I will not lose this time Yugi"
Michael drew his card and he smiled
"Remember, Field cards can be used by both players. I summon La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp (1800/1000)!"
A genie appeared on the field with 2100 attack points
"Take down his Mystic Clown!"
Yugi's Mystic Clown was destroyed and Yugi's life points dropped to 700.
"This is tense Yugi"
"I agree"
Joey shouted
"Go Yugi"
"I place another card face down and a monster in defence mode"
Michael drew his card
"Nice. I now summon the Witty Phantom (1400/1300) in attack mode and I'll equip him with the Sword of Dark Destruction to raise its attack power by 400 points and with Yami on the field it is further increased by 300. Then one card face down. Destroy his Mystical Elf!"
Michael's monster was about to attack when it was caught on something
"What?"
"Spellbinding circle!"
"Uh no!"
"And now I sacrifice both my monsters to summon the Dark Magician (2500/2100)!"
Michael's eyes widened but he smiled
"Activate face down card. Block attack!"
Yugi's monster was placed into defence mode and Yugi sighed
"That buys you time"
"Enough time. I now sacrifice both of my monsters to summon the Red Eyes Black Dragon (2400/2000)!"
Joey was stunned
"My Red Eyes"
"Not your Red Eyes. My Red Eyes. I will also activate Metal Morph to increase my monsters attack power by 400 and it will make him the Red Eyes Black Metal Dragon (2800/2400)!"
Michael's monster roared
"Destroy his Dark Magician!"
Michael's dragon fired its attack and Yugi's monster didn't stand a chance. Yugi's life points dropped to 400. Yugi drew his card
"One card face down. That ends my turn"
Michael laughed
"I will attack you with my Red Eyes Black Metal Dragon. Finish him!"
The Red Eyes was about to attack when a monster appeared on Michael's side of the field. It was La Jinn
"What is going on?"
Yugi had a card face up
"Hidden Favour. It allows me to bring back a monster on my opponents side of the field in attack mode"
"What good does that do you?"
"I'll show you. Reveal Mirror Force!"
Michael was horrified as his Red Eyes and La Jinn were destroyed, taking his life points to 0. Michael fell to his knees and he gave Yugi his 4 locator cards. Yami changed back to Yugi
"That was a great duel"
Sean's monster was about to strike when it was stopped and chains wrapped around it. Nicola smiled
"The Shadow Spell. Traps one monster and reduces its attack power by 700"
Nicola looked at Michael.
"You do the rest"
Michael nodded and he drew his card
"I now summon the Fiend Megacyber (2200/1200) in attack mode. Knock down his Buster Blader!"
Michael's monster destroyed Sean's Buster Blader and his life points dropped to 1900. Michael looked at Sean
"Patrician of Darkness, finish him!"
Michael's monster didn't move
"What?"
James' Invitation to the Dark Sleep pointed his hand at Michael's monster and James smiled as he drew his card
"I now sacrifice my Troop Dragon and my Gilasaurus to summon the Wizard of Life (2300/1600) in attack mode!"
Michael was stunned
"What is that?"
"A monster with a mad effect. Destroy Michael's Patrician of Darkness!"
Michael's monster was blasted to pieces and his life points dropped to 1700 and James looked to his deck
"I can now summon a monster with 1000 attack points or less. I summon the Giant Germ (1000/100) in defence mode"
Nicola drew her card
"I play Tribute to the Doomed by discarding one card from my hand I can destroy a monster of my choosing. I choose your Invitation to the dark Sleep!"
James's monster was wrapped up and pulled into the ground.
"And now. Undertaker attack his Wizard of Life!"
Nicola's monster was about to attack when it was blasted from the air. Sean had a card face up
"Gun Turret. Destroys one attacking monster. And now you are wide open. I summon Alpha the Magnet Warrior (1400/1700). Attack her life points now!"
Alpha was about to attack when something destroyed it.
"What the?"
Michael's Headless Knight had destroyed Alpha and Sean's life points dropped to 1850
"And now Sean I play Jinzo #7 (500/400) in attack mode to hit your life points directly!"
Sean was knocked back thanks to the direct attack, his life points dropped to 1350. James drew his card
"I summon the Summoner of Illusions (800/900) then I will sacrifice him to summon the Humanoid Drake Worm (2200/2000) in attack mode! Destroy Nicola!"
Nicola smiled as she pulled a face down card up, and discarded two cards from her hand
"No!"
James' monsters was placed face down. It was Darkness Approaches
"Now they can't attack for now"
Sean drew his card
"I have a solution. I play Light of Intervention, which means no monsters can hide"
James's Drake Worm was placed back up unto the field
"I now place a monster in defence mode and I summon the Blue Winged Crown (1600/1200) in attack mode. Monster Reborn to revive my Buster Blader. Take down Michael's Fiend Megacyber!"
Michael's monster was slashed down the centre and his life points dropped to 1300. Michael drew his card and he smiled
"Sean, this game is over already. I reveal, Just Desserts"
Sean's life points dropped to 350, and James dropped to 1000
"And now, Jinzo #7 attack his life points directly!"
Jinzo hit Sean head on and his life points dropped to 0. Michael and Nicola smiled
"Thank you Mike"
Michael walked to Sean
"My prize"
Sean reluctantly gave over his locator cards
"I now have…"
He looked at Nicola and he thought to himself
'28 locator cards'
Nicola took hers as well and she thought to herself
'35 Locator cards. I must be in the lead'
Nicola was in the lead with 35. Kiaba had 31, Yugi had 28 tied with Michael. Darren had 27 and Reynolds had 26. Balfour had 24, Andrew had 22 and Joey had 20
Kiaba had just finished a duel and he picked up 5 locator cards. It was 4:00 in the morning
"Now I'm on 31. I should be in the lead by now"
Bakura was standing in a dark alley, his face covered in the dark. Something glowed in his chest area
"Yugi and Kiaba thought they could defeat me! Well they were wrong. I cannot be destroyed. It is impossible. And there is the man I want to see."
Bakura walked to Kiaba and said in his light English accent
"Hello Kiaba"
Kiaba turned to him
"Well, if it isn't the weak man with the spirit in him"
"The spirit is gone and I now challenge you to a duel!"
Kiaba smiled
"Alright then. I need to extend my lead at the top"
Kiaba and Bakura readied their decks and their duel disks.
"5 locator cards on this one"
"When I take them from you…!"
His voice deepened and his face turned dark. The Millennium circle reappeared around his neck
"You soul will be banished, just like you banished mine to the Shadow Realm!"
Bakura laughed, but Kiaba wasn't shaking. Bakura drew first
"As you can see Bakura. I'm not intimidated"
"You will be Kiaba. I summon the Gross Ghost of Fled Dreams (1300/1800) in attack mode and two cards face down"
Kiaba drew his card
'Ok, a weak monster on the field, so his face down cards must be trap cards or magic cards. I had better hold back for now`
"I summon La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp (1800/1000) in attack mode and two cards face down. And a monster face down in defence mode"
Bakura drew
'He didn't take my bait. Pity. I'll just have to put down something he'll want to attack'
"I now sacrifice my Gross Ghost to summon the Reaper of the Cards (1380/1930) in attack mode!"
Kiaba lowered his eyebrows
'I don't get this'
"Destroy his face down card on the right!"
Bakura's monster put a hole in the card and it was the Gift of the Mystical Elf
"Damn it"
"Sorry Kiaba, but you will have to do better than that"
"A silly monster like that can't compare with my monster. La Jinn attack his monster now!"
Kiaba's monster destroyed Bakura's monster and his life points dropped to 1520. Bakura drew his next card
"I summon Baron of the Fiend Sword (1550/800) in attack mode and I activate my face down card. Card of Safe return. Each time a monster is specially summoned I get to draw an extra card. Then I reveal my second face down card. Hinotama to inflict 500 life points damage!"
A firestorm struck Kiaba and his life points dropped to 1500.
"I end my turn with a card face down"
Kiaba drew his card
"I activate my face down card. Fissure!"
Bakura's monster was destroyed and he laughed
"La Jinn attack and finish this duel!"
Bakura was knocked down by the attack but his life points only dropped to 620
"What!"
Bakura had a card face up on the field
"Chop block. Halves any life point damage I receive. And now Kiaba, you have made it possible for me to summon the Dark Necrofear (2200/2800)!"
Kiaba was stunned
"Oh no!"
"Necrofear, destroy his La Jinn!"
The Necrofear fired its eye beams at Kiaba's monster and it was wiped out. Kiaba's life points dropped to 1100.
"And since The Necrofear was specially summoned I get to draw a card and activate it"
Bakura drew and he smiled
"I now play the Dark Door. So we can only attack once per turn and a final card face down"
Kiaba drew his card and he laughed
"Bakura, this match is over. I flip my Lord of Dragon's (1200/1100) into attack mode and I play the Flute of Summoning Dragon to summon my Blue Eyes White Dragons (3000/2500)!"
Two of Kiaba's most powerful monsters appeared on the field
"Attack his Necrofear now!"
Bakura smiled
"Reveal face down card, Curse of Aging!"
The attack points of both Blue Eyes White Dragon's were reduced by 500. Bakura's Necrofear was destroyed but Kiaba's Blue Eyes returned to 3000 and came to Bakura's side of the field. Kiaba was stunned
"I remember this"
"Yes and you will remember this for a long time. Blue Eyes White Dragon, destroy his Blue Eyes!"
Bakura's Blue Eyes easily took out Kiaba's monster and his life points dropped to 600. Kiaba was seething but Bakura just laughed
"How sad. The monster you love so much is now gone and another one is on my side of the field"
Kiaba drew his card
"I now activate Brave Sacrifice which allows me to sacrifice a monster and summon a stronger monster from my opponents deck. I choose, your Dragon Seeker "
The Dragon seeker (2000/2100) appeared on Kiaba's side of the field and Bakura was not happy
"This can't be"
Bakura's Blue eyes was destroyed and Kiaba narrowed his eyes
"This is what you get, when you dishonour the Blue Eyes White Dragon. Dragon Seeker, attack his life points now!"
Bakura was knocked off his feet by the monsters attack and his life points dropped to 0. Bakura's spirit side was gone again. Kiaba towered over him
"Your locator cards!"
Bakura gave him his 5-locator cards
"Now I'm in the lead!"
Reynolds and Darren had split up to make a final attempt at the goal. Balfour was doing the same and he came around a corner and he went head first into Reynolds. They both fell back a bit
"You ok mate"
"Yeah fine"
Reynolds rubbed his head and he looked at Balfour
"How many Locator cards you got?"
"22"
"I have 27. You up for a match?"
"Of course. 4 locator cards"
"Agreed"
They readied their duel disks and drew their cards. Balfour drew first
"One card face down and I play the Kycoo the ghost Destroyer (1800/700) in attack mode"
Reynolds drew his card
"Spirit Ryu (1000/1000) in attack mode! And I will place a monster face down"
"Perfect, you activated my trap, Light of Intervention"
Reynolds monster was turned face up, showing the Lord of Dragon's (1200/1100). Reynolds smiled
"Wasn't much of a surprise anyway was it? I will discard a dragon monster from my hand to increase my monsters attack points to 2000. Destroy his Kycoo!"
Balfour's monster was burnt to cinders and his life points dropped to 1800. Balfour drew
"I now summon the Serpentine Princess (1400/2000) in attack mode. Attack his Spirit Ryu now!"
Balfour's monster sliced through Reynolds monster and his life points dropped to 1600.
"I finish with a card face down"
Reynolds drew his card
"Ok, I will sacrifice my Lord of Dragon's to summon the Sky Dragon! (1900/1800) Attack his Serpentine now!"
Again David's monster was burnt to a crisp and his life points dropped to 1300. Balfour revealed his face down card
"Last Will. It allows me to summon a monster with 1500 attack points or less. I summon the Gross Ghost of Fled Dreams (1300/1800) in attack mode but then I sacrifice my monster to summon Ushi Oni (2150/1950) in attack mode!"
Balfour smiled as his monster reappeared on the field
"Attack his Sky Dragon now!"
Reynolds monster was cut to shreds and his life points dropped to 1250.
"This is getting close"
"Yes. We seem to be of equal talent"
"Lets not go nuts. I still have plenty of tricks up my sleeve."
"Well in that case. I'll place another card face down to end my turn"
Reynolds drew his card
"Not bad. I play Polymerisation to fuse the Petit Dragon (600/700) and Firegrass (700/600) to summon the Darkfire Dragon (1500/1250) in attack mode!"
Dave laughed
"650 attack points less than me?"
"Who said I was finished. I play Salamandra!"
A lick of flames swirled around Reynolds monster
"Attack his Ushi Oni now!"
Balfour's monster was again burnt to cinders and his life points dropped to 1250
"Stalemate!"
Balfour smiled as he drew his card
'Damn, no monsters. But I do have this'
"I now activate, Eternal Rest!"
Reynolds monster was destroyed
"He can win it right here"
"Luckily I can't. I'll just play Swords of Revealing Light"
Reynolds rolled his eyes as the swords appeared around Stephen's monsters
"Oh well. It gives us both time to recuperate. Lizard Soldier (1100/800), defence mode"
Balfour drew his card
'Just what I needed. I just need the monsters to summon him'
"I summon the Gemini Elf (1900/900) in attack mode"
Reynolds drew his next card
"I now summon Spirit Ryu (1000/1000) in defence mode"
Dave drew again and he sighed
'Damn it, a 2 starred monster. Can't hurt to put it down'
"I summon the Witches Apprentice (550/500) in attack mode"
Reynolds drew again
"I now sacrifice both my monsters to summon the Tri-Horned Dragon (2850/2350)!"
Stephen's strongest monster appeared on the field and he roared straight at David. Balfour was a little scared as Reynolds placed a card face down. Balfour drew his card
"Yes. I now summon Octiclops (1800/1700) in attack mode and then I play the ritual card, the Curse of the Masked Beast to summon the Masked Beast himself (3200/1800)!"
A huge and ugly monster with a tail appeared on the field. Balfour's Swords had vanished. Reynolds drew his card.
"I now activate the magic card Stamping Destruction to destroy your Light of Intervention and drop your life points by 500"
Balfour's life points dropped to 750
"And I place a monster face down in defence mode and one card face down"
Balfour drew his card
"Not much help. I will attack your Tri Horned Dragon with my Masked Beast!"
Balfour's monster went on the attack but its attack points were lowered. Reynolds had a card face up
"Level field. When a monster with higher attack points attacks my monster I can equal the attack points they have so they are both wiped out"
Both monsters were destroyed
"And I'm not done. Reveal face down monster card, Spear Dragon (1900/0)!"
"Uh no!"
"Destroy his Witches Apprentice!"
Reynolds monster breathed fire at Balfour's monster and his life points dropped to 0. Balfour kicked the wall as Reynolds walked to him
"Your Locator cards"
Balfour gave them to him
"Prefect. 31. I should be near the top"
A speaker came on in the main square
"Attention duellists. You remaining time in this tournament is 1 hour"
Michael heard this announcement and he looked at his 38 locator cards
"Nicola is bound to be ahead of me. I'll have to find her quickly."
Michael looked around and he walked down a street and he came to a hotel.
"She is probably sitting back and relaxing"
Michael walked into the hotel and he saw Yugi, Joey, Tea and Tristan in the foyer
"Great. Not who I was looking for…unless. Hey Yugi?"
Yugi looked up
"How many locator cards you got?"
"34"
"Good job. I have 38. I heard Kiaba just won a duel so he must be in the lead"
"I heard Nicola won a duel as well"
"Then we had better get cracking. I challenge you. 4 Locator cards"
"Agreed"
Yugi changed into Yami and he smiled. They readied their decks and drew five cards
"Hope you don't mind if I go first Yugi. I summon the Man Eating Treasure Chest (1600/1000) in attack mode and two cards face down"
Yugi drew
"I summon the Mystical Elf (800/2000) in defence mode and one card face down"
Michael drew his card
"I now activate my face down card, Monster Recovery. It allows me…"
"I know what it does. I have one of them myself"
"Oh ok"
Michael's monster vanished from the field and Michael shuffled his deck and drew the same amount he put back into his deck
"I now summon Jinzo #7 (500/400) in attack mode"
Yugi thought
'Damn, my Trap card won't work on him and he can attack my life points now'
"Jinzo #7. Attack his life points now!"
Yugi was knocked back a bit due to the attack and his life points dropped to 1500. Yugi drew again
"Your monster's effect may make it useful, but it is weak and vulnerable"
"That's why I'm placing another card face down"
Yugi looked at the card and thought
'Oh great. I can't risk attacking so I'll just strengthen my forces'
"I summon the Celtic Guardian (1400/1200) in attack mode"
Yugi's monster fell into a hole
"No!"
Michael's face up card was the trap hole. Yugi smiled
"Good move, but I doubt any of your weak monsters can get past my Mystical elf. I'll finish with a card face down"
"Maybe not, but remember I don't need to get past it. I have Jinzo #7 on the field and I have this. I summon the Giant Orc (2200/0)!"
A huge ogre like monster appeared on the field
"2200 attack points!"
"That's right"
"Well you play a trap on me. I play a trap on you. Trap hole!"
Michael's monster fell into a hole and he shook his head at Yugi
"Copy cat"
"You give, I give"
"Jinzo #7 hit his life points!"
Yugi was hit again and his life points dropped to 1000. Yugi drew his card
"I summon the Mystic Clown (1500/1000) in attack mode and then I activate the Magic card, Yami to increase the attack and defence of both my monsters by 300. Mystic Clown, finish off his Jinzo #7!"
Michael's monster was blasted to pieces and his life points dropped to 700. Michael was not happy
"I will not lose this time Yugi"
Michael drew his card and he smiled
"Remember, Field cards can be used by both players. I summon La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp (1800/1000)!"
A genie appeared on the field with 2100 attack points
"Take down his Mystic Clown!"
Yugi's Mystic Clown was destroyed and Yugi's life points dropped to 700.
"This is tense Yugi"
"I agree"
Joey shouted
"Go Yugi"
"I place another card face down and a monster in defence mode"
Michael drew his card
"Nice. I now summon the Witty Phantom (1400/1300) in attack mode and I'll equip him with the Sword of Dark Destruction to raise its attack power by 400 points and with Yami on the field it is further increased by 300. Then one card face down. Destroy his Mystical Elf!"
Michael's monster was about to attack when it was caught on something
"What?"
"Spellbinding circle!"
"Uh no!"
"And now I sacrifice both my monsters to summon the Dark Magician (2500/2100)!"
Michael's eyes widened but he smiled
"Activate face down card. Block attack!"
Yugi's monster was placed into defence mode and Yugi sighed
"That buys you time"
"Enough time. I now sacrifice both of my monsters to summon the Red Eyes Black Dragon (2400/2000)!"
Joey was stunned
"My Red Eyes"
"Not your Red Eyes. My Red Eyes. I will also activate Metal Morph to increase my monsters attack power by 400 and it will make him the Red Eyes Black Metal Dragon (2800/2400)!"
Michael's monster roared
"Destroy his Dark Magician!"
Michael's dragon fired its attack and Yugi's monster didn't stand a chance. Yugi's life points dropped to 400. Yugi drew his card
"One card face down. That ends my turn"
Michael laughed
"I will attack you with my Red Eyes Black Metal Dragon. Finish him!"
The Red Eyes was about to attack when a monster appeared on Michael's side of the field. It was La Jinn
"What is going on?"
Yugi had a card face up
"Hidden Favour. It allows me to bring back a monster on my opponents side of the field in attack mode"
"What good does that do you?"
"I'll show you. Reveal Mirror Force!"
Michael was horrified as his Red Eyes and La Jinn were destroyed, taking his life points to 0. Michael fell to his knees and he gave Yugi his 4 locator cards. Yami changed back to Yugi
"That was a great duel"