Chapter 3
Two minds, one deck.
All the eliminators gathered around as the rectangular arena rose up. It was a flat steel grey surface cut into squares towards the middle. At each corner a dueling platform stood at ground level. Each Duelist took the corners closest to their partner, then waited as the field activated. A Two square by ten square field activated on each side, followed by life counters scrolling up to 2000 points.
"You are people we do not trust," Para began.
"The honors of first turn shall go to us!" Dox finished completing the rhyme again.
"First my brother shall go," Para started.
"Then the dog shall of course follow," Dox said pointing at Patrick. He merely narrowed his eyes even more reducing them to mere slits.
"Then he shall take his turn," Para pointed to Dox.
"Followed by the puppy which we spurn," Dox finished.
"Stop the rhyming crap and start dueling by the time you finish explaining the rules, which we already know. I could have grandchildren," Patrick snapped.
~*~
Pegasus watched from his tower at the arena below. He could see the anger burning in Patrick and his Brother, and the wounded pride of the Chinese brothers. It would be an entertaining match to say the least. He could already see Patrick going through his deck list to come up with an invincible combo with his brother.
"Very clever boys, both decks are strong on their own, but together you form a strong team as well. I never would have thought that one deck could come from two people," He mused to himself.
~*~
Patrick drew his starting hand and bit back the cry of laughter. His hand was near perfect. He looked at Paul and nodded. Paul gave a thumbs up. Para then took his turn. He dropped a card in defense mode. Patrick then smiled.
"This will be the start of a long match for you boys," He replied grinning ear to ear. "I drop one card in defense mode and two cards face down. Then I pass the torch to your brother," He said finishing his turn.
Dox looked at the glowing square before Patrick before smiling, "I think this man has pulled a bluff."
Para looked at Dox, "Do you have a monster big enough?"
"Watch and see as I drop this," Dox replied.
"Sanga of Thunder is dropped and attacks with his Fist," Dox ended the rhyme.
"And you activated my Witch of the Black Forest," Patrick said, "Thanks to you I get a creature out of my deck with a defense of 1500 or less."
"He didn't bluff," Para said in shock Dox for once kept quiet and merely nodded.
Paul laughed as he drew his next card, "I play the Judge Man in attack mode and two cards face down."
Para drew his next card and smiled, "These foolish games shall now end. I summon Kazejin!"
Paul looked at Patrick worried. Patrick merely smiled amused.
~*~
"Ah, now I see," Pegasus said aloud to no one in particular. He grinned,"Bold move for a player such as himself, and he already is ready to use it."
~*~
Patrick held his hand over his deck for a second and closed his eyes. He had a little known belief that every deck had a spirit once it was created. Some spirits were strong others weak, it was entirely up to the creator of the deck. Patrick didn't like to admit that he always was hesitant about destroying a deck. That's why he had so many on a shelf. Taking a deep breath he drew his next card and smiled. He had nourished the deck for so long; the deck now had nourished him with the right cards.
"I drop one card in defense mode and end my turn," Patrick said.
Dox looked at Patrick in a curious manner before he drew his next card, "These foolish games are at the end I now drop the mighty Suijin!"
"We now play the card Polymerization to summon the almighty Gate Guardian!" Both brothers said pointing at their new creation. Paul again looked nervously at his brother.
"Pat, that's a hard creature to kill," Paul said.
"Yes it is now see our might," Para spat.
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!" Dox said pointing at Patrick.
"Just bring it!" Patrick shouted.
"Gate Guardian, Elemental forces attack destroys that Judge Man!" Dox shouted. A rush of energy shot towards Paul's monster.
"Activate magic! Go Rush Recklessly!" Paul shouted. Suddenly the Judge man shot forward trying a feeble attack; the Gate Guardian easily destroyed the Judge.
"Even with your magic trick," Para began.
"You still are no match for this!" Dox finished. The judge man let out a death cry before the smoke cleared, leaving the gate guardian standing ominously. (Pat & Paul 1700/ Para and Dox 2000)
Paul drew his next card and groaned, "One monster in defense mode."
Para looked over at Patrick, "You are stupid brash Americans, now we will finish you and end this game quickly! Gate Guardian, attack the monster in defense mode!" The energy once again surged forth from the guardian rushing at Patrick.
"This match is about to explode," Patrick shouted in glee. A mechanical Jar floated in front of him taking the blow. "You've just activated Cyber Jar! All monsters on the field are destroyed. Now we must draw five cards," He said cockily. He set his hand aside. "Any monsters you find in those five cards are immediately summoned to the field. You choose if they start defensively or offensively." He bit back another cry of joy. "I now summon to the field the Beast of Talwar!"
"And I summon the Red Eyes Black Dragon!" Paul cried triumphantly. They nodded to each other.
"I summon one in defense," Para said.
"I have no choice but to draw and rest," Dox said finishing in the rhyme.
"I now start my turn," Patrick replied smiling, "I draw one card, and then drop the Summoned Skull!"
"Nice one Pat, you pull that with the Witch?" Paul asked.
"Yes I did," Patrick beamed, "I then give the Beast of Talwar Malevolent Nuzzler and begin an offensive strike of my own. Beast of Talwar, slash of Talwar attack!" The Beast of Talwar gave a mighty battle cry as it surged forward. It immediately put both swords in front of it and slashed outwards cleaving the monster in half.
"My wall shadow!" Para cried.
"The first of many trust me," Patrick replied. He then waited. Dox drew a card. He smiled. "I play Reborn the Monster on Sanga. Then end my turn."
Paul smiled as he drew another card. It was going well for them. "I play my own Reborn the monster. I reborn Judge man and put the Axe of Despair card on my Red Eyes. Raising it to 3400 I attack Sanga!"
"No!" Patrick cried. The Dragon rushed ahead and swung only to meet a wall of electricity.
"You fool, Sanga stops your dragons Attack," Dox yelled.
"And that ends your turn," Patrick grumbled.
Para drew a card then sighed, "One card in defense mode."
Patrick looked at Paul. "Time to get busy," He said as he drew his next card.
"I play the Witches apprentice (550/400). All Dark monsters have raised their attack 500 Points, including herself. I then attack with the beast of Talwar! Strike of Talwar!" The beast once again destroyed another monster before standing in front of his master.
Paul watched in awe before he shook his head, "Alright we got them on the ropes."
Dox looked angrily at him, "You forget the almighty Sanga! Sanga, Electric Jolt Attack!"
"And you forgot that Earth monsters have a bonus against Thunder Type Monsters! Your attack fails! Its now my turn, I draw a card and Attack your dazed Sanga with Judge Man, Final Judgment Attack!" The judge man raised its hefty club and bashed Sanga into small bits before returning to Paul's side. (P & P 1700/ P & D 1600)
~*~
"Clever boys, already figuring out the boards, I suppose they were a good last minute addition. Very entertaining, what will they come up with next?" Pegasus smirked as he watched the battle rage on.
~*~
Para stood in shock as Sanga was destroyed. "I play Dark Hole destroying all monsters," He said glumly.
"My turn," Patrick said grimly. The dark hole wasn't what he planned for. He looked at his hand, 'One mirror force, a witch's apprentice and La Jinn. Looks like I'm going to have to go limited offense,' he thought quickly.
"I play one card face down, and I play La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp!" He then ended his turn quickly.
"I play one card in defense mode," Dox said.
Paul drew his next card and immediately played it. "I drop the master of machines Barrel Dragon!"
Para looked at his hand then at his brother, "Their forces are strong."
"And we are weak," Dox returned.
"The choice we face is now bleak," Para continued.
"Surrender now we cannot do," Dox returned.
"That my brother is also true," Para replied sadly. He drew his next card grimly. "One card in defense mode," he said ending his turn.
Patrick drew his next card, 'Painful Choice, I think this will do nicely.'
"I play the magic card painful choice. I choose Dox to select one card from the five I will choose out of my deck to go to my hand, the rest will go to the graveyard," Patrick replied. He then set facedown on the board Spear Cretin, Shadow Ghoul, Magician of Faith, Bistro Butcher, and Witch's Apprentice.
Dox pondered the cards for a little while before choosing hastily, "Take this one!" The spear cretin immediately lit up. Patrick picked it up before placing the rest in the graveyard.
"I play one card in defense mode," Patrick said calmly.
Dox drew his card and sighed, "One monster in defense mode."
Paul looked at his hand then said, "I activate bombardment, I flip a coin three times." A virtual coin flipped landing on heads, "One more heads and a monster goes bye-bye." The coin flipped going tails. Pat griped the side tentatively before he smiled, it was another heads. "Barrel Dragon, Bombardment attack!" The monster never stood a chance as all three barrels pummeled it down. Para drew his next card, and then ended his turn in a sigh of defeat.
"I draw my card," Patrick said softly. He smiled as the last piece of the puzzle fit into place. ", and play my Reborn the Monster! I get back my Beast of Talwar and cause him to attack you directly Dox! Beast of Talwar, Talwar Absorption attack!" The beast stepped forward and stopped, holding out its swords as a fine mist began to draw off from the podium that held Para finally the mist stopped as both of the Para Dox brothers lost their remaining life points. Patrick lowered his platform saying, "That my friend is the reason why we made Tag Team Champions. Don't you ever question our skills again." With that he walked to a table and grabbed food, much to the awe of the other Eliminators.
~*~
"Bravo, good show Mr. Smith. I shall have to see how your cunning stands up to me. That was a brilliant last move, destroying them with that devastating attack. As for your brother, I sense growth in him since we last met. You two will make fine Eliminators," He said grinning. He sipped the glass of wine before turning to the portrait. "Cynthia, it has begun, soon I will have you back in my arms and we can pick up right where we left off," He said to the portrait. Every day he looked at it wondering if he could get the souls he needed to return her from the grave.
All the eliminators gathered around as the rectangular arena rose up. It was a flat steel grey surface cut into squares towards the middle. At each corner a dueling platform stood at ground level. Each Duelist took the corners closest to their partner, then waited as the field activated. A Two square by ten square field activated on each side, followed by life counters scrolling up to 2000 points.
"You are people we do not trust," Para began.
"The honors of first turn shall go to us!" Dox finished completing the rhyme again.
"First my brother shall go," Para started.
"Then the dog shall of course follow," Dox said pointing at Patrick. He merely narrowed his eyes even more reducing them to mere slits.
"Then he shall take his turn," Para pointed to Dox.
"Followed by the puppy which we spurn," Dox finished.
"Stop the rhyming crap and start dueling by the time you finish explaining the rules, which we already know. I could have grandchildren," Patrick snapped.
~*~
Pegasus watched from his tower at the arena below. He could see the anger burning in Patrick and his Brother, and the wounded pride of the Chinese brothers. It would be an entertaining match to say the least. He could already see Patrick going through his deck list to come up with an invincible combo with his brother.
"Very clever boys, both decks are strong on their own, but together you form a strong team as well. I never would have thought that one deck could come from two people," He mused to himself.
~*~
Patrick drew his starting hand and bit back the cry of laughter. His hand was near perfect. He looked at Paul and nodded. Paul gave a thumbs up. Para then took his turn. He dropped a card in defense mode. Patrick then smiled.
"This will be the start of a long match for you boys," He replied grinning ear to ear. "I drop one card in defense mode and two cards face down. Then I pass the torch to your brother," He said finishing his turn.
Dox looked at the glowing square before Patrick before smiling, "I think this man has pulled a bluff."
Para looked at Dox, "Do you have a monster big enough?"
"Watch and see as I drop this," Dox replied.
"Sanga of Thunder is dropped and attacks with his Fist," Dox ended the rhyme.
"And you activated my Witch of the Black Forest," Patrick said, "Thanks to you I get a creature out of my deck with a defense of 1500 or less."
"He didn't bluff," Para said in shock Dox for once kept quiet and merely nodded.
Paul laughed as he drew his next card, "I play the Judge Man in attack mode and two cards face down."
Para drew his next card and smiled, "These foolish games shall now end. I summon Kazejin!"
Paul looked at Patrick worried. Patrick merely smiled amused.
~*~
"Ah, now I see," Pegasus said aloud to no one in particular. He grinned,"Bold move for a player such as himself, and he already is ready to use it."
~*~
Patrick held his hand over his deck for a second and closed his eyes. He had a little known belief that every deck had a spirit once it was created. Some spirits were strong others weak, it was entirely up to the creator of the deck. Patrick didn't like to admit that he always was hesitant about destroying a deck. That's why he had so many on a shelf. Taking a deep breath he drew his next card and smiled. He had nourished the deck for so long; the deck now had nourished him with the right cards.
"I drop one card in defense mode and end my turn," Patrick said.
Dox looked at Patrick in a curious manner before he drew his next card, "These foolish games are at the end I now drop the mighty Suijin!"
"We now play the card Polymerization to summon the almighty Gate Guardian!" Both brothers said pointing at their new creation. Paul again looked nervously at his brother.
"Pat, that's a hard creature to kill," Paul said.
"Yes it is now see our might," Para spat.
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!" Dox said pointing at Patrick.
"Just bring it!" Patrick shouted.
"Gate Guardian, Elemental forces attack destroys that Judge Man!" Dox shouted. A rush of energy shot towards Paul's monster.
"Activate magic! Go Rush Recklessly!" Paul shouted. Suddenly the Judge man shot forward trying a feeble attack; the Gate Guardian easily destroyed the Judge.
"Even with your magic trick," Para began.
"You still are no match for this!" Dox finished. The judge man let out a death cry before the smoke cleared, leaving the gate guardian standing ominously. (Pat & Paul 1700/ Para and Dox 2000)
Paul drew his next card and groaned, "One monster in defense mode."
Para looked over at Patrick, "You are stupid brash Americans, now we will finish you and end this game quickly! Gate Guardian, attack the monster in defense mode!" The energy once again surged forth from the guardian rushing at Patrick.
"This match is about to explode," Patrick shouted in glee. A mechanical Jar floated in front of him taking the blow. "You've just activated Cyber Jar! All monsters on the field are destroyed. Now we must draw five cards," He said cockily. He set his hand aside. "Any monsters you find in those five cards are immediately summoned to the field. You choose if they start defensively or offensively." He bit back another cry of joy. "I now summon to the field the Beast of Talwar!"
"And I summon the Red Eyes Black Dragon!" Paul cried triumphantly. They nodded to each other.
"I summon one in defense," Para said.
"I have no choice but to draw and rest," Dox said finishing in the rhyme.
"I now start my turn," Patrick replied smiling, "I draw one card, and then drop the Summoned Skull!"
"Nice one Pat, you pull that with the Witch?" Paul asked.
"Yes I did," Patrick beamed, "I then give the Beast of Talwar Malevolent Nuzzler and begin an offensive strike of my own. Beast of Talwar, slash of Talwar attack!" The Beast of Talwar gave a mighty battle cry as it surged forward. It immediately put both swords in front of it and slashed outwards cleaving the monster in half.
"My wall shadow!" Para cried.
"The first of many trust me," Patrick replied. He then waited. Dox drew a card. He smiled. "I play Reborn the Monster on Sanga. Then end my turn."
Paul smiled as he drew another card. It was going well for them. "I play my own Reborn the monster. I reborn Judge man and put the Axe of Despair card on my Red Eyes. Raising it to 3400 I attack Sanga!"
"No!" Patrick cried. The Dragon rushed ahead and swung only to meet a wall of electricity.
"You fool, Sanga stops your dragons Attack," Dox yelled.
"And that ends your turn," Patrick grumbled.
Para drew a card then sighed, "One card in defense mode."
Patrick looked at Paul. "Time to get busy," He said as he drew his next card.
"I play the Witches apprentice (550/400). All Dark monsters have raised their attack 500 Points, including herself. I then attack with the beast of Talwar! Strike of Talwar!" The beast once again destroyed another monster before standing in front of his master.
Paul watched in awe before he shook his head, "Alright we got them on the ropes."
Dox looked angrily at him, "You forget the almighty Sanga! Sanga, Electric Jolt Attack!"
"And you forgot that Earth monsters have a bonus against Thunder Type Monsters! Your attack fails! Its now my turn, I draw a card and Attack your dazed Sanga with Judge Man, Final Judgment Attack!" The judge man raised its hefty club and bashed Sanga into small bits before returning to Paul's side. (P & P 1700/ P & D 1600)
~*~
"Clever boys, already figuring out the boards, I suppose they were a good last minute addition. Very entertaining, what will they come up with next?" Pegasus smirked as he watched the battle rage on.
~*~
Para stood in shock as Sanga was destroyed. "I play Dark Hole destroying all monsters," He said glumly.
"My turn," Patrick said grimly. The dark hole wasn't what he planned for. He looked at his hand, 'One mirror force, a witch's apprentice and La Jinn. Looks like I'm going to have to go limited offense,' he thought quickly.
"I play one card face down, and I play La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp!" He then ended his turn quickly.
"I play one card in defense mode," Dox said.
Paul drew his next card and immediately played it. "I drop the master of machines Barrel Dragon!"
Para looked at his hand then at his brother, "Their forces are strong."
"And we are weak," Dox returned.
"The choice we face is now bleak," Para continued.
"Surrender now we cannot do," Dox returned.
"That my brother is also true," Para replied sadly. He drew his next card grimly. "One card in defense mode," he said ending his turn.
Patrick drew his next card, 'Painful Choice, I think this will do nicely.'
"I play the magic card painful choice. I choose Dox to select one card from the five I will choose out of my deck to go to my hand, the rest will go to the graveyard," Patrick replied. He then set facedown on the board Spear Cretin, Shadow Ghoul, Magician of Faith, Bistro Butcher, and Witch's Apprentice.
Dox pondered the cards for a little while before choosing hastily, "Take this one!" The spear cretin immediately lit up. Patrick picked it up before placing the rest in the graveyard.
"I play one card in defense mode," Patrick said calmly.
Dox drew his card and sighed, "One monster in defense mode."
Paul looked at his hand then said, "I activate bombardment, I flip a coin three times." A virtual coin flipped landing on heads, "One more heads and a monster goes bye-bye." The coin flipped going tails. Pat griped the side tentatively before he smiled, it was another heads. "Barrel Dragon, Bombardment attack!" The monster never stood a chance as all three barrels pummeled it down. Para drew his next card, and then ended his turn in a sigh of defeat.
"I draw my card," Patrick said softly. He smiled as the last piece of the puzzle fit into place. ", and play my Reborn the Monster! I get back my Beast of Talwar and cause him to attack you directly Dox! Beast of Talwar, Talwar Absorption attack!" The beast stepped forward and stopped, holding out its swords as a fine mist began to draw off from the podium that held Para finally the mist stopped as both of the Para Dox brothers lost their remaining life points. Patrick lowered his platform saying, "That my friend is the reason why we made Tag Team Champions. Don't you ever question our skills again." With that he walked to a table and grabbed food, much to the awe of the other Eliminators.
~*~
"Bravo, good show Mr. Smith. I shall have to see how your cunning stands up to me. That was a brilliant last move, destroying them with that devastating attack. As for your brother, I sense growth in him since we last met. You two will make fine Eliminators," He said grinning. He sipped the glass of wine before turning to the portrait. "Cynthia, it has begun, soon I will have you back in my arms and we can pick up right where we left off," He said to the portrait. Every day he looked at it wondering if he could get the souls he needed to return her from the grave.