Yu-Gi-Oh!-Duel Monsters: Dark Designs
Duel Six – Kaiba's retaliation! Victory Dragon!
The memories came rapidly at him, almost attacking him.
*Father!!* A young boy cried. Next to the boy was an even younger girl, who had sunk to her knees, sobbing hysterically. The scenes flash by quickly, like someone pressing fast forward on a remote. The next scene is that of the little boy at the side of his father, who was covered in red. The young child pulls his hands from his father's body, which are now dripping with blood. The scenes jumped forward again, the most horrible of all memories coming now. The child was standing before a gigantic coiling red dragon like creature with two mouths. All the boy could do was scream.
******
Sol shook his head violently. That horrible day... he played the memories back over and over. "Father..." whispered Sol. A few moments later, Sol had decided to put the memories behind for the moment and get back to business. "Now Seto Kaiba, its time to finish this. I'll summon Giant Orc (2200/0) to the field. "A large, muscular, snorting Orc carrying a thick bone appeared from the image of his card.
Kaiba cringed as he saw the monsters attack strength. *Such a high attack for a monster that doesn't require a tribute...*
"I'll have my Leech Zombie attack your Vampire. You know what'll happen, right Kaiba? My Leech will drain half of the attack of your Vampire and add it to his strength." Spoke Sol. The Zombie creature let out some odd roar like cry as his attack rose, while the Vampire grew sickly looking.
Vampire Lord-2000=1000
Leech Zombie-1000=2000
"Leech Zombie, destroy Vampire Lord!" commanded Sol, a maniacal look on his face, like he thrived on dealing punishment. Just before the Zombie was about to smash the Vampire with its massive fists, Kaiba tapped a switch on his duel disk and a card arose. Sol blinked, not expecting a trap. "What?!"
"Reverse card, open! Negate Attack! This card will negate your attack and cause you to automatically end your battle phase! Also, the battle phase has ended, so my Vampire's attack has returned to its normal state." Spoke Kaiba as his Vampire returned to his youthful state, while Sol's Zombie shrunk down in size and in attack. Though this caught Sol off guard, he shrugged if off.
"It doesn't really matter. Your Vampire is weaker than my Orc. I'll cover one card. Turn end." A card materialized behind his monsters a few seconds after he slipped it into the disk.
"It's my turn. Draw!" Kaiba pulled the top card from his deck and pulled it closer to see what it was. The same card he had drawn, he held it out for his opponent to see. "I'll play the magic card, Pot of Greed! It allows me to pull two more cards from my deck." Informed Kaiba as he activated the card he spoke of. Little did Kaiba now that he had just helped Sol as well.
"Thank you... Seto Kaiba. Reverse card, open. Clone Magic!" commanded Sol as he activated his face down card. He could tell by Seto's expression that he wasn't familiar with its effect. "Clone Magic. When my opponent activates a magic card, I can give up my next draw phase to copy the magic card you just played." After explaining its effect, the two of them both drew two more cards and added them to their respective hands.
"Heh..." Kaiba had to give his opponent credit. He was playing all the right moves and had taken the lead early in the match. But Kaiba's turn was not over. It was time for him to make his comeback! Pulling a card from his hand, he slapped it onto the front plate of the duel disk. "I'll summon Z- Head Cannon (1800/1500) in attack mode!" A blue robot monster with cannons on each shoulder appeared beside his Vampire. "Vampire Lord! Attack Leech Zombie! Dark Cape!" The vampire bats burst from within the Vampire's cape again, this time hitting there mark, the Zombie shattering into fragments.
Kaiba- 3000
Sol- 5000
"Now, start the special effect of Vampire Lord! When he scores damage on a player's life points, I may the type of a card, and the opponent has to discard one card of that type. I choose magic!" shouted Kaiba.
Sol wasn't pleased by the certain turn of events, but in the end, he was still ahead and had the strongest monster on the field. He rummaged through his deck and pulled a magic card of his choice to be sent to the discard pile. "I'll discard this card." Sol flashed the card of his choice for a moment to Kaiba, and then slipped it into the space for discard cards on the duel disk.
Kaiba, stared at the card that was shown to him briefly. *I know that card...* He pulled two cards from his hand and placed them into two empty slots. "I'll cover two cards. Turn end." If he planned this correctly, he should be able to play off his opponent's folly.
"Now, because of Clone Magic's effect, I cannot draw a card this turn." Sol examined his hand. Sol pulled one card and placed it into his duel disk face up. "I'll play Delinquent Demon #1(1400/1300) in defense." A wicked looking demon child with a number 1 printed on his head appeared, huddled on top of his own card. "Delinquent Demon #1's effect begins!" The winged demon took off towards Kaiba with blinding speed. It flew over Kaiba's monsters and perched itself on his duel disk. The demon snatched up a card from his hand and tossed it into his discard pile. Afterwards, it turned to Kaiba and slashed him across his chest, then flew off back to his card.
Kaiba writhed in pain from the wound given to him by monsters stinging claws. "You bastard..." Kaiba growled.
"When Delinquent Demon #1 is summoned, he may snatch a card of his choice from your hand and send it to your discard pile. Then, he will deduct your life points by 500." Explained Sol.
Kaiba- 2500
Sol- 5000
"Now, Giant Orc! Destroy his Vampire Lord!" commanded Sol. The massive demon ran at the undead vampire, holding his bone club high above his head. Kaiba, one hand still clutching his chest, motioned towards one of his face down cards, which revealed itself.
"Reverse card, open! Mechanical Magic Mirror! I can activate this card when one of my opponent's monsters attacks. I can choose one magic card in your graveyard and activate it!" said Kaiba, much to Sol's displeasure.
"Huh? What card do you plan on using...!" Sol finally understood. He had made a mistake a turn ago.
"The card I want to activate is Seal of Power!" A bright light shone from within Sol's graveyard, and in moments the card appeared on Kaiba's side of the field. "I'm familiar with this cards effect. I can discard as many cards from my hand to boost a monster by 500 increments." Kaiba pulled one of his two cards and placed it into his graveyard. "My Vampire Lord is boosted by 500, which has made his stronger than Giant Orc!"
Vampire Lord-2000=2500
Just as the Orc was about to club Vampire Lord, the Vampire moved aside and opened its cape, which swallowed up the Orc.
Kaiba- 2500
Sol- 4700
"Vampire Lord's effect is activated. I choose for you to discard another magic card." Ordered Kaiba.
Sol cursed under his breath as he searched through his deck for a card to discard. Sol flashed the magic card Move Dead and then placed it into his discard pile. "You got lucky with that last move Seto Kaiba." Spoke Sol in a voice full of hate and spite. He placed a card from his hand into an empty slot. "I'll cover one card. Turn end."
"It looks like your losing your edge Sol. You should have never challenged me. Draw!" Kaiba picked another card from the top of his deck, and then examined it. Kaiba stared in disbelief at the card he'd just drawn. He'd just drawn one that would lead him to victory. But he was missing one key card, and in the current situation, he wouldn't be able to pull the move off. He'd have to buy some till he could draw it. "I'll summon Z Metal Tank (1500/1300) in attack mode!" The yellow metal tank drove out of its card and came to a halt beside the X-Head Cannon. "Activate Z Metal Tank's special effect! Merge together with your brother X-Head Cannon! When Z Metal Tank and X-Head Cannon connect themselves, the Tank will raise the Cannon's attack by 600 points. Also, if the Cannon is to be destroyed, the Tank will take its place instead!" The Tank rolled itself underneath the hovering Cannon. When both were in place, currents of electricity pulled the two of them, raising the attack of the Cannon.
X-Head Cannon-1800=2400
"Vampire Lord, destroy his Delinquent Demon!" commanded Kaiba. As the Demon shattered, another demon took its place. This demon was blue and had a bold number 2 painted on its forehead. "What just happened?!" asked a stunned Kaiba.
"When Delinquent Demon #1 is destroyed, I may special summon a Delinquent Demon #2 (1300/1400) from my deck. His effect is the same as his brother. Activate Delinquent Demon #2's effect!" The blue demon flew over to Kaiba, whizzing past the Vampire and the Machine. The little fiend plucked a card from Kaiba's hand and slipped it into his graveyard. Before the demon fled, he stabbed his spear-like tail into Kaiba's right shoulder.
Kaiba- 2000
Sol- 4700
"Gah..." mutter Kaiba, who was clutching his shoulder in pain. He managed a glance at his hand... did he catch the right card? ... No, it was still there. He still had a chance. "X-Head Cannon! Destroy that wretched demon!" The robot warrior's cannons fired off two shells which exploded into the wicked fiend, causing it to burst into flames.
Kaiba- 2000
Sol-3600
"Heh... the gap between our life points is beginning to thin." Warned Kaiba, a wry smile forming.
"I wouldn't say that yet. Reverse card, open!" cried Sol, hold a twisted hand towards his card. "Revenge! This card will inflict as much damage as you caused me to you!" as he explained the cards effect, a spear-like blast shot forth from the card and struck Kaiba where his heart should be, causing Kaiba to drop to one knee gasping for life.
Kaiba- 900
Sol- 3600
"T-turn... end." Whispered Kaiba, wracked with pain.
"My turn... draw!" Sol pulled the card off the top of his deck then played it immediately. "I'll play Apostle of God! After I pay 1000 life points, this card will allow both of us to search our decks for one card and add that to our hand. After we pull that card, both of us must skip our next draw phase." Both players began to sift through there decks for a specific card.
Kaiba- 900
Sol- 2600
"Heh... you're a fool Sol. You've just given me the means to defeat you." Spoke Kaiba as he added the card of his choice to his hand.
"Before I continue my turn, I must confess, you really are as good a duelist as they all say. But, there's a difference between you and me. Our difference is in our ambition. I will come out on top for my ambition is the greatest!" declared Sol in a tone full of pride. Pulling the card he'd just drawn and another from his hand into empty slots. "I'll cover two cards. Let's see who made the best choice. One of us is going to win in the next turn. Turn end."
*The idiot left his field wide open... meaning one of those cards is meant to destroy me...* Kaiba stared at the cards in his hand. Victory Dragon and DNA Surgery. *But if I don't make a move, I might lose my chance to save Mokuba. I've got to act now!* "No ones ambition is greater than mine! I am the greatest in all aspects!" declared Kaiba in a thunderous voice. Pulling the card he had searched for with Apostle of God, he slipped it into the duel disk and activated his other face down card. "I'll cover one card and activate my covered card, Forced Activation! Sacrificing half my life points, I may force the activation of a face down card!"
Kaiba-900=450
"I choose the card I've just set. Reverse card, OPEN! DNA Surgery!" The trap card revealed itself, the image of three surgeons depicted on it. "By naming a sub-type, I may change all monsters on the field to that type. I name the greatest of all type, dragon! Next, I'll split my X-Head Cannon and Z Metal Tank from each other, giving me three monsters. Since they're all dragon type monsters now, I'll take all three of my monsters as sacrifice to summon the monster that embodies all my ambition! VICTORY DRAGON!" Kaiba slammed the card onto the steel plate. The card materialized right behind Kaiba, and in moments shattered into a great golden dragon. The dragon's hide, nails, wings... everything was gold. It was a massive beast, taking up almost the part of the room behind him. Kaiba held his arms wide open, laughing maniacally. In cue to Kaiba's laughter, the dragon leant forward and let out a massive roar in Sol's face, blowing back his red hair. "Victory Dragon's special effect! When he deals direct damage to a players life points, I will automatically win the duel! Victory is now in my grasp! Victory Dragon, ATTACK! VICTORY CRUSHER!" Cried Kaiba as he ordered the assault of his monster.
Duel Six – Kaiba's retaliation! Victory Dragon!
The memories came rapidly at him, almost attacking him.
*Father!!* A young boy cried. Next to the boy was an even younger girl, who had sunk to her knees, sobbing hysterically. The scenes flash by quickly, like someone pressing fast forward on a remote. The next scene is that of the little boy at the side of his father, who was covered in red. The young child pulls his hands from his father's body, which are now dripping with blood. The scenes jumped forward again, the most horrible of all memories coming now. The child was standing before a gigantic coiling red dragon like creature with two mouths. All the boy could do was scream.
******
Sol shook his head violently. That horrible day... he played the memories back over and over. "Father..." whispered Sol. A few moments later, Sol had decided to put the memories behind for the moment and get back to business. "Now Seto Kaiba, its time to finish this. I'll summon Giant Orc (2200/0) to the field. "A large, muscular, snorting Orc carrying a thick bone appeared from the image of his card.
Kaiba cringed as he saw the monsters attack strength. *Such a high attack for a monster that doesn't require a tribute...*
"I'll have my Leech Zombie attack your Vampire. You know what'll happen, right Kaiba? My Leech will drain half of the attack of your Vampire and add it to his strength." Spoke Sol. The Zombie creature let out some odd roar like cry as his attack rose, while the Vampire grew sickly looking.
Vampire Lord-2000=1000
Leech Zombie-1000=2000
"Leech Zombie, destroy Vampire Lord!" commanded Sol, a maniacal look on his face, like he thrived on dealing punishment. Just before the Zombie was about to smash the Vampire with its massive fists, Kaiba tapped a switch on his duel disk and a card arose. Sol blinked, not expecting a trap. "What?!"
"Reverse card, open! Negate Attack! This card will negate your attack and cause you to automatically end your battle phase! Also, the battle phase has ended, so my Vampire's attack has returned to its normal state." Spoke Kaiba as his Vampire returned to his youthful state, while Sol's Zombie shrunk down in size and in attack. Though this caught Sol off guard, he shrugged if off.
"It doesn't really matter. Your Vampire is weaker than my Orc. I'll cover one card. Turn end." A card materialized behind his monsters a few seconds after he slipped it into the disk.
"It's my turn. Draw!" Kaiba pulled the top card from his deck and pulled it closer to see what it was. The same card he had drawn, he held it out for his opponent to see. "I'll play the magic card, Pot of Greed! It allows me to pull two more cards from my deck." Informed Kaiba as he activated the card he spoke of. Little did Kaiba now that he had just helped Sol as well.
"Thank you... Seto Kaiba. Reverse card, open. Clone Magic!" commanded Sol as he activated his face down card. He could tell by Seto's expression that he wasn't familiar with its effect. "Clone Magic. When my opponent activates a magic card, I can give up my next draw phase to copy the magic card you just played." After explaining its effect, the two of them both drew two more cards and added them to their respective hands.
"Heh..." Kaiba had to give his opponent credit. He was playing all the right moves and had taken the lead early in the match. But Kaiba's turn was not over. It was time for him to make his comeback! Pulling a card from his hand, he slapped it onto the front plate of the duel disk. "I'll summon Z- Head Cannon (1800/1500) in attack mode!" A blue robot monster with cannons on each shoulder appeared beside his Vampire. "Vampire Lord! Attack Leech Zombie! Dark Cape!" The vampire bats burst from within the Vampire's cape again, this time hitting there mark, the Zombie shattering into fragments.
Kaiba- 3000
Sol- 5000
"Now, start the special effect of Vampire Lord! When he scores damage on a player's life points, I may the type of a card, and the opponent has to discard one card of that type. I choose magic!" shouted Kaiba.
Sol wasn't pleased by the certain turn of events, but in the end, he was still ahead and had the strongest monster on the field. He rummaged through his deck and pulled a magic card of his choice to be sent to the discard pile. "I'll discard this card." Sol flashed the card of his choice for a moment to Kaiba, and then slipped it into the space for discard cards on the duel disk.
Kaiba, stared at the card that was shown to him briefly. *I know that card...* He pulled two cards from his hand and placed them into two empty slots. "I'll cover two cards. Turn end." If he planned this correctly, he should be able to play off his opponent's folly.
"Now, because of Clone Magic's effect, I cannot draw a card this turn." Sol examined his hand. Sol pulled one card and placed it into his duel disk face up. "I'll play Delinquent Demon #1(1400/1300) in defense." A wicked looking demon child with a number 1 printed on his head appeared, huddled on top of his own card. "Delinquent Demon #1's effect begins!" The winged demon took off towards Kaiba with blinding speed. It flew over Kaiba's monsters and perched itself on his duel disk. The demon snatched up a card from his hand and tossed it into his discard pile. Afterwards, it turned to Kaiba and slashed him across his chest, then flew off back to his card.
Kaiba writhed in pain from the wound given to him by monsters stinging claws. "You bastard..." Kaiba growled.
"When Delinquent Demon #1 is summoned, he may snatch a card of his choice from your hand and send it to your discard pile. Then, he will deduct your life points by 500." Explained Sol.
Kaiba- 2500
Sol- 5000
"Now, Giant Orc! Destroy his Vampire Lord!" commanded Sol. The massive demon ran at the undead vampire, holding his bone club high above his head. Kaiba, one hand still clutching his chest, motioned towards one of his face down cards, which revealed itself.
"Reverse card, open! Mechanical Magic Mirror! I can activate this card when one of my opponent's monsters attacks. I can choose one magic card in your graveyard and activate it!" said Kaiba, much to Sol's displeasure.
"Huh? What card do you plan on using...!" Sol finally understood. He had made a mistake a turn ago.
"The card I want to activate is Seal of Power!" A bright light shone from within Sol's graveyard, and in moments the card appeared on Kaiba's side of the field. "I'm familiar with this cards effect. I can discard as many cards from my hand to boost a monster by 500 increments." Kaiba pulled one of his two cards and placed it into his graveyard. "My Vampire Lord is boosted by 500, which has made his stronger than Giant Orc!"
Vampire Lord-2000=2500
Just as the Orc was about to club Vampire Lord, the Vampire moved aside and opened its cape, which swallowed up the Orc.
Kaiba- 2500
Sol- 4700
"Vampire Lord's effect is activated. I choose for you to discard another magic card." Ordered Kaiba.
Sol cursed under his breath as he searched through his deck for a card to discard. Sol flashed the magic card Move Dead and then placed it into his discard pile. "You got lucky with that last move Seto Kaiba." Spoke Sol in a voice full of hate and spite. He placed a card from his hand into an empty slot. "I'll cover one card. Turn end."
"It looks like your losing your edge Sol. You should have never challenged me. Draw!" Kaiba picked another card from the top of his deck, and then examined it. Kaiba stared in disbelief at the card he'd just drawn. He'd just drawn one that would lead him to victory. But he was missing one key card, and in the current situation, he wouldn't be able to pull the move off. He'd have to buy some till he could draw it. "I'll summon Z Metal Tank (1500/1300) in attack mode!" The yellow metal tank drove out of its card and came to a halt beside the X-Head Cannon. "Activate Z Metal Tank's special effect! Merge together with your brother X-Head Cannon! When Z Metal Tank and X-Head Cannon connect themselves, the Tank will raise the Cannon's attack by 600 points. Also, if the Cannon is to be destroyed, the Tank will take its place instead!" The Tank rolled itself underneath the hovering Cannon. When both were in place, currents of electricity pulled the two of them, raising the attack of the Cannon.
X-Head Cannon-1800=2400
"Vampire Lord, destroy his Delinquent Demon!" commanded Kaiba. As the Demon shattered, another demon took its place. This demon was blue and had a bold number 2 painted on its forehead. "What just happened?!" asked a stunned Kaiba.
"When Delinquent Demon #1 is destroyed, I may special summon a Delinquent Demon #2 (1300/1400) from my deck. His effect is the same as his brother. Activate Delinquent Demon #2's effect!" The blue demon flew over to Kaiba, whizzing past the Vampire and the Machine. The little fiend plucked a card from Kaiba's hand and slipped it into his graveyard. Before the demon fled, he stabbed his spear-like tail into Kaiba's right shoulder.
Kaiba- 2000
Sol- 4700
"Gah..." mutter Kaiba, who was clutching his shoulder in pain. He managed a glance at his hand... did he catch the right card? ... No, it was still there. He still had a chance. "X-Head Cannon! Destroy that wretched demon!" The robot warrior's cannons fired off two shells which exploded into the wicked fiend, causing it to burst into flames.
Kaiba- 2000
Sol-3600
"Heh... the gap between our life points is beginning to thin." Warned Kaiba, a wry smile forming.
"I wouldn't say that yet. Reverse card, open!" cried Sol, hold a twisted hand towards his card. "Revenge! This card will inflict as much damage as you caused me to you!" as he explained the cards effect, a spear-like blast shot forth from the card and struck Kaiba where his heart should be, causing Kaiba to drop to one knee gasping for life.
Kaiba- 900
Sol- 3600
"T-turn... end." Whispered Kaiba, wracked with pain.
"My turn... draw!" Sol pulled the card off the top of his deck then played it immediately. "I'll play Apostle of God! After I pay 1000 life points, this card will allow both of us to search our decks for one card and add that to our hand. After we pull that card, both of us must skip our next draw phase." Both players began to sift through there decks for a specific card.
Kaiba- 900
Sol- 2600
"Heh... you're a fool Sol. You've just given me the means to defeat you." Spoke Kaiba as he added the card of his choice to his hand.
"Before I continue my turn, I must confess, you really are as good a duelist as they all say. But, there's a difference between you and me. Our difference is in our ambition. I will come out on top for my ambition is the greatest!" declared Sol in a tone full of pride. Pulling the card he'd just drawn and another from his hand into empty slots. "I'll cover two cards. Let's see who made the best choice. One of us is going to win in the next turn. Turn end."
*The idiot left his field wide open... meaning one of those cards is meant to destroy me...* Kaiba stared at the cards in his hand. Victory Dragon and DNA Surgery. *But if I don't make a move, I might lose my chance to save Mokuba. I've got to act now!* "No ones ambition is greater than mine! I am the greatest in all aspects!" declared Kaiba in a thunderous voice. Pulling the card he had searched for with Apostle of God, he slipped it into the duel disk and activated his other face down card. "I'll cover one card and activate my covered card, Forced Activation! Sacrificing half my life points, I may force the activation of a face down card!"
Kaiba-900=450
"I choose the card I've just set. Reverse card, OPEN! DNA Surgery!" The trap card revealed itself, the image of three surgeons depicted on it. "By naming a sub-type, I may change all monsters on the field to that type. I name the greatest of all type, dragon! Next, I'll split my X-Head Cannon and Z Metal Tank from each other, giving me three monsters. Since they're all dragon type monsters now, I'll take all three of my monsters as sacrifice to summon the monster that embodies all my ambition! VICTORY DRAGON!" Kaiba slammed the card onto the steel plate. The card materialized right behind Kaiba, and in moments shattered into a great golden dragon. The dragon's hide, nails, wings... everything was gold. It was a massive beast, taking up almost the part of the room behind him. Kaiba held his arms wide open, laughing maniacally. In cue to Kaiba's laughter, the dragon leant forward and let out a massive roar in Sol's face, blowing back his red hair. "Victory Dragon's special effect! When he deals direct damage to a players life points, I will automatically win the duel! Victory is now in my grasp! Victory Dragon, ATTACK! VICTORY CRUSHER!" Cried Kaiba as he ordered the assault of his monster.