Disclaimer/Author's Note:
Wow. I think I just hit a review spike. Anyway, thanks to opaltiger, who is now in the second position, under Mystic. That's 10 more reviews, plus a few more from other people. Anyway, I just got slammed for sending a chain message in a yahoogroup…so I'm feeling kinda ick. Plus, it's 9:13 at night. Anyway, no one hack yahoogroups…just feel sorry for me while reading this chapter. Incidentally, 'I'm' not even in this chapter…at least not really. By the way, I made up attack names in this chapter…forgive me for the idiocy that ensues.
Yu Gi Oh- Tournament of the Eclipse
Chapter 10-Mad Skills
Aldrai and Usako drew their hands. Since Usako challenged Aldrai, Aldrai was bound by the tournament rules to make his move first. He drew his Horn of Light to add to his Mirror Force, Magician of Faith, Raigeki, Kuriboh, and Witch of the Black Forest. "I summon a monster face down and lay this card face down as well." (Witch of the Black Forest | Mirror Force) Usako drew and smiled. "I play these two cards face down, then I summon Luster Dragon in attack mode!" (1900/1600) A golem-looking dragon materialized on the field, made out of slabs of sapphire. "Now attack, my monster!" The dragon reared back, sucked in a breath, and expelled shards of sapphire. The Witch of the Black Forest appeared on the field in time to be slaughtered. Aldrai drew Gemini Elf. "I draw." said Aldrai. "Now I summon Gemini Elf onto the field, and play this card; Raigeki!" A lightning bolt crashed down on Usako's side of the field, destroying his dragon. "Now I attack you directly with my elf!" Usako flipped a card. "I activate Waboku! Which means that unless you can do anything more, it's my turn." Aldrai nodded.
Usako drew, and summoned his "Skilled White Magician in attack mode!" (1700/1900) "Now I activate my face down card, Mage Power! By activating this card, my monster gains 500 attack and defense points for every magic or trap card on the field. And as you can see, I have one. So attack the Gemini Elf with your shining staff cannon!" The magician fired a blast from his staff, only to be reflected by Aldrai's Mirror Force. Usako's monster was destroyed. "Well Usako, it looks like this is going to turn out to be a very uneventful duel." said Aldrai as he drew Mystical Elf. "I summon one card in defense mode then attack you directly with my elf, almost halving your life points." (Mystical Elf) As a card shimmered onto the field, the twin elves attacked Usako with beams of energy generated from their palms.
Usako drew. "Now, I play Skilled Dark Magician in attack mode, then equip it with Sword of Dark Destruction!" (1900+400/1700-200) "And I attack your face down monster with raging staff cannon!" The white magician's brother fired a blast exactly the same, except black instead of white. The Mystical Elf was shown desperately trying to maintain a barrier, but failed. She was destroyed in a dark flash. "Is this more of what you were expecting, Aldrai?" asked Usako. "Better, but I've had tougher duels practicing against Adriel. Then again, Adriel and I are almost world-class duelists. You're just some hitman for hire." Aldrai drew his De-Spell card. "Now I play De-Spell on your sword, making your monster level with mine." As the sword vanished, a black coin appeared and began to hover around the tip of the Skilled Dark Magician's staff. "Although you have dropped my monster's attack, you have activated its ability. Once I get two more tokens, I can special summon a powerful monster from my deck.
"So you see Aldrai, you have no hope of winning this duel. For by helping yourself, you are only hurting yourself!" Usako drew. "Ha! Now, I activate Monster Reborn to revive my Skilled White Magician in defense mode!" (1700/1900) "What's more, I also place a card face down. So that's more you must worry about. What do you think?" he asked Aldrai, who drew a card. "I think that I activate Giant Trunade!" The giant vacuum appeared and sucked up the face down card. Meanwhile, two more tokens appeared on the field, one hovering around the dark magician's staff, the other around the white magician's. "Have you yet realized that these two monsters are closely related? You might have destroyed my trap, but I'll let you in on a little secret…it was a lure. For the card that will ensure my victory is in my hand as we speak. So take your turn and let me show you what true power is!" Aldrai grimaced. "Fine…I end my turn." Usako drew. "Now I lay two cards face down on the field, and end my turn." Aldrai drew, confidence slowly returning. "What's wrong? With all your talk of powerful monsters, I don't see any true improvement. I, on the other hand, have just drawn a card that can stop you in your tracks. And now, I summon Kuriboh, then activate Multiply! The single Kuriboh split into four, and inhabited the remaining monster spaces on the field.
Meanwhile, a token materialized around each magician's staff, and Usako flipped a card; Pitch-Black Power Stone. "You fool! When my next turn comes around, you will meet your doom!" Aldrai could do nothing but end his turn. Usako drew. "Now that my stone is activated, I can transfer one token to one of my monsters. And I choose Skilled White Magician!" A final token appeared around the magician's staff. "Now I activate both of my monster's effects!" The magicians raised their staffs, and the tokens began glowing. Soon enough, they ceased to be three separate items, and became a ring around each staff. The ring expanded to fit around the appropriate magician with room to spare, then suddenly contracted, destroying the two magicians. In their stead cane the Dark Magician and the Buster Blader, nearly completing Usako's combo. (2500/2100 | 2600/2300) "Now, I play Polymerization to fuse the two into the Dark Paladin!" (2900/2400) "Furthermore, my monster gains 500 points for every dragon on the field or in either graveyard, making its attack 3400! Now, my Paladin, attack the Gemini Elf!" The paladin rushed over to the Gemini Elf and sliced it up with a few quick spins of its blade. Aldrai lost 1500 life points. The score stood at Usako: 2100 to Aldrai: 2500. Usako ended his turn.
"I draw, then." said Aldrai. "Now, I play one of my newer cards; Cannon Soldier in defense mode!" (1400/1300) "And I activate its effect to sacrifice my four Kuriboh to inflict 2000 points of damage unto your life points!" As the robot fired four blasts of energy at Usako, Aldrai remembered his duel with Alexis and Brad. 'Glad I bought this card…' When the smoke cleared, Usako was down to 100 life points. "I end my turn." Usako drew his card. "Now I summon Royal Magic Library in defense mode, then attack your Cannon Soldier!" (0/2000) The metal soldier was destroyed. Aldrai drew. "I play a monster in defense mode and end my turn." (Magician of Faith) Usako drew. "Alright then, I play a card face down and attack your face down card!" The Magician of Faith was destroyed, and Aldrai drew Raigeki back into his hand. Aldrai drew Black Luster Soldier. "Hmm…I activate Chosen One!" The spinner landed on the field. 'We all bought this card…wonder if it worked out for Adriel and Mystic? Wonder if it'll work out for me..." He selected his Black Luster Soldier, Raigeki, and Horn of Light. "Come on…" Usako watched the top carefully. "Stop!" he commanded. It stopped on Aldrai's Black Luster Soldier. Unbeknownst to him, the same card had been played by Adriel and Mystic at the same time, although on other parts of the island. The Black Luster Soldier appeared.
"And before I annihilate you, I activate Soul Exchange to banish your dragon, eliminating your power bonus!" Usako smiled. "I activate my monster's effect! By discarding a card from my hand, I can negate your magic card!" Aldrai smiled. "What hand?" Usako looked to his hand, to see that it was empty. "No!" The Dark Paladin's attack fell back to 2900. "Now I attack, destroying your life points, and winning the duel!" Usako's lfe points drained way, and the duel ended. Aldrai's key popped out. He unlocked himself. Meanwhile, Usako's head began glowing with a yellow eyelike symbol. "No! Please, don't banish me, Master!" Usako began thrashing around before falling limp, his body disappearing. The wagered cards dropped to the ground, along with a moon phase and a golden necklace. Aldrai grabbed the cards and the charm, and tried to grab the necklace, but it suddenly glowed and shot out of the dome. The resulting hole triggered the implosion early, and Aldrai ran as fast as he could as the dome began cracking. He escaped mere seconds before the lake completely flooded the stairway and the passage collapsed. Panting, he began to walk back to the fountain where Adriel had initially left them.
While all this was happening, Mystic was going through a danger himself, Usako's partner leading him to a dark cave. "Here is where we will duel," began Latoss. "And here is where you will be eliminated. Tournament rules declare that we both must wager a moon phase, and a card. However, my Master has told me to gather an array of your rarest cards…so we will both wager a set of cards. You will wager your Exchange set, and I will wager my Wiccan set." At Mystic's open mouth, Latoss continued. "Yes, I know that you have a series of four exchange-type cards in your deck, although you have never played them in this tournament. Our agents are everywhere. We have been monitoring your performance. Now shall we duel?" Mystic spat, then nodded. "Let's go."
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Author's Note
There you go-Chapter 10. I'm not actually sure if my duels are beginning to get shorter in length, but if they are, sorry! These few duels are basically plot advancements and deck enhancers…but I hope they're still good. Anyway, the next review mark is really close…I think we can hit it with the reviews from this chapter! Won't that look weird…I think it's been chapter, bonus, chapter, bonus, chapter for the past 5 chapters…maybe it'll be seven after this… O_o…