Disclaimer/Author's Note:
Here's chapter 12…here come more Ghouls!! And guess what-you don't have to wait for the God Cards anymore! Although you should try to get the last one because or its effect…They'll be coming up EXTREMELY soon! Thanks to opaltiger for his DuelDisk system that's being used in this and the next chapter…possibly even the one after that, depending on how long I want this duel to be. Modded a little to make it more visually understandable, but the basic idea is the same. These chapters will be slightly disorganized…I can just list the cards they're playing, not the cards in their hand. (That's 18 cards at the start, and a lot more after that!) Some familiar plays return…if this chapter contains any dueling.
Yu Gi Oh- Tournament of the Eclipse
Chapter 12-The Second Wave
Adriel was running to the fountain from the warehouse where he had dueled Arc. Likewise, Aldrai and Mystic were returning from their duels with Usako and Latoss, respectively. They all arrived back at around the same time, gasping for breath, either collapsing or sitting. Five minutes later, they were wrapped in discussions of their duels. "Hey, did you both receive death threats from your opponents?" asked Aldrai. "No, I didn't. But Arc exploded…" replied Adriel. "Yeah, well Latoss told me halfway through our duel that I'd get turned to stone if I lost. Then he took me to this weird place he called the shadow realm using some strange gold scales." Mystic's companions looked knowing. "Arc had a gold ring hanging off his neck."
"And Usako had a gold necklace." Mystic looked mildly surprised. "Well, did either of you get the items?" Adriel shook his head. "Nope."
"Me either." added Aldrai. "Did Usako and Latoss say something about a 'master'?"
"Yeah…the last thing that Usako said was 'No! Please forgive me, Master!' or something like that." Mystic shook his head. "Latoss fell through some pit in the shadow realm or whatever before he could say anything. It was really weird." Adriel's look became more inquisitive. "Hey…you've been mentioning this 'shadow realm' a lot…what's up with that?" he asked. "Well…Latoss said something like the rules were different and nothing was what it seemed. And it was…the monsters were real! Look at my arm." Mystic pointed to the spot where Latoss' High Priestess had slashed him with the Ceremonial Knife. "Wow…I can't believe it! Maybe it was a trick."
"That's what I thought…but the duel monster just climbed out of the card, which was normal-sized. I don't see how it could've been a trick. Then again, I don't see how it could've been real, either." They paused for a moment, brooding on the possibility of truth in Latoss' claims. Eventually, the situation lightened, and they showed each other their cards. "What did you win from Usako?" Aldrai pulled the cards out of his pocket. "I won the Dark Paladin set. A Dark Magician, Buster Blader, Polymerization, Skilled White Magician, Skilled Black Magician, and of course the Dark Paladin itself." Mystic pulled the wiccan set out. "These must be promos, because I've never seen them before my duel. Latoss bet these;" he showed the other two Wiccan Festival of Lights, The Blessed Child, The Lord of Magic, three Power of One cards, and the Power of Three card. "What about you, Adriel?" He pulled out his bounty.
"Three X-Head Cannons, three Y-Dragon Heads, three Z-Metal Tanks, three Combination Attacks, XY-Dragon Cannon, XZ-Tank Cannon, YZ-Tank Dragon, and XYZ-Dragon Cannon." Mystic and Aldrai goggled. "JEEZ!!! What did you do to get all those cards?!?! They must be worth over 300 dollars!" Adriel laughed shakily. "Hey, he wanted my Blue Eyes. You two should have tried haggling too. Both of you got seven cards…I bet you could've gotten at least ten. Look at me-I just had to refuse twice to get 16. Then again, they're a perfect set, so…"
Aldrai started sulking. "Man, I probably could've gotten two more white magicians and dark magicians…maybe even another Dark Magician and Buster Blader." Mystic, although motionless, agreed. "There were all those potion cards…"
"Not to worry, because the next wave is here, with plenty more to gamble for." said a tall, lithe girl in a skimpy yet flowing black dress. She was wearing the golden ring, and she was also holding a golden mini-staff and a golden eye was attached to a ribbon wrapped tightly around her neck. Her hair was silver tinged golden and flowing. To her left was a brawny man wearing a pair of sunglasses with hair that was bleached white with black highlights. He was wearing a tight black muscle shirt with long, baggy black jeans and a studded belt. He had two black leather armlets with ornamental objects that looked awfully like wolf fangs. He was wearing a golden half-ankh half-key around his neck, and loosely held the golden scales in his right hand. On the far left was a second girl who was as seductive as the man was muscular. She wore tight black latex over her chest, not covering her collarbone or midriff, and hanging slightly over her shoulders. Two latex bands from the back of her shirt crossed over her stomach in an 'X' and rejoined at the back to form a belt that held up a long black silk skirt, open on the sides. She was wearing the golden necklace and a golden puzzle-like pyramid that was hanging upside-down from a chain dangling off her neck. Her hair was midnight black and it looked like she had covered it in body glitter.
The other group of three got to their feet, each staring the others down. "Well, aren't we the cheerful ones," said the girl in the middle. "Anyway, you three defeated our predecessors Arc, Latoss, and Usako. We're here to avenge theme. I'm Rae, and the guy over to my right is known as Omega. You can probably guess why. And the girl to my left is named Morina. We're here to challenge you to a duel. It won't exactly be a tag team duel…but you'll definitely need your friends. See, in this duel, teammates can exchange cards, and use their monster's effects in a separate duel. So if Mystic decided he wants to help Aldrai by playing Graceful Dice, he can. The catch is, it has to be his turn, and it has to be Aldrai's turn as well. The only real differences are that you can only attack or defend against your opponent, and if one duel ends, then neither player can help the others any more. And we're playing all or nothing…you each have three phases, we each have three phases. The duels are me versus Adriel-" Morina cut her off. "I wanted to duel Adriel!"
"Yeah? Well I want the Blue Eyes. Besides, Master likes me better, that's why he made me leader." Morina scowled. "You're not the leader! Master just said that to soothe your giant ego!" Omega looked at them both. "Shut up." Rae and Morina seemed to be afraid of Omega, so Rae continued. "As I was saying, I'm dueling Adriel," Morina scowled again, "Omega is dueling Aldrai, and Morina is dueling Mystic. As for the ante…first you discuss it with your opponent, then you discuss it with your team. By the way, that's more for us than you, but whatever." Almost in formation, the six walked to meet each other.
"Alright, punk, you know I want your Blue Eyes White Dragon. So how about I bet my metal set? It's a Red Eyes Black Metal Dragon, three Metalmorphs, three Limiter Removals, a Jinzo, and three Barrel Dragons. How about it? All for your Blue Eyes." Adriel knew he certainly wouldn't do that in a trade, but if he could win those cards…he could revamp his entire deck! But still, he had many of those cards. "What else do you have?" he asked. "I have this, an extremely rare card. But for it, you must also offer your Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon and Red Eyes Ultimate Dragon." She pulled out a golden card with the image of a powerful dragon on it. Adriel was about to protest at the risking of his even more potent Blue Eyes as well as the most powerful evolution of a Red Eyes, but something drew him to that card."…fine."
Omega and Aldrai walked to each other, Aldrai doing his best to match Omega's stare. "What do you have to offer, since I already know you know all of the cards in my deck." Omega smiled. Slightly. "Smart, for a fool. I want your Gate Guardian set, what's new? Just one of each of the pieces. In return, I have my destiny set-three copies of each destiny board piece." Aldrai was about to accept, but remembered what Adriel had told him minutes ago. "No deal. I want more than that, I could have gotten those cards back at home from a duelist far superior to you, Brad Rogers." Omega smiled. "Tough, then. Fine, I offer Dark Sanctuary, Spirit of Dark Sanctuary, Spacial Conversion." Aldrai, encouraged by his success, continued his onslaught. "What, did you analyze his deck too? Because all the cards you're offering are in his deck." Omega chuckled. "If it wasn't for the fact that I have to defeat you, not kill you, you'd be dead now. But I will offer this card, if you offer the rest of the Gate Guardian pieces and the Black Paladin." Omega pulled out a card that looked like a giant red ad black serpent. Oddly enough, the card was red, which wasn't even a type of card. Aldrai sensed a scam, but accepted anyways. "Fine."
Morina and Mystic were practically screaming at each other. "Listen, punk, your stupid dice cards are worthless. You're getting a bargain with my Wingweaver, St. Joan, three The Forgiving Maidens, three Marie the Fallen Ones, three Elf's Lights, a Luminous Spark, and a Spirit of Purity and Light!" Mystic responded with a "Yeah right, your cards are pathetic! Plus, they don't even fit my deck type. What am I supposed to do with them? I mean, none of them are even that rare!" As Morina exploded, Rae walked swiftly up to her and slapped her across the face. "Offer the card, idiot!" Morina, on the verge of tears, took out a blue card with the image of a gigantic blue soldier on the front of it. "I'll take it, then." The two groups reconverged and discussed their bets. "Are you crazy?? Master will kill us if we lose all three of the God Cards!" hissed Morina. "Shut up, Morina. Besides, our job is to eliminate them. And the tactics we're using are more than enough to throw them out of sync." commented Rae. Omega nodded.
"They want my Blue Eyes…what else is new." whispered Adriel. "Same here…the Gate Guardian set." replied Aldrai. "This time they want my Dice set…a bit more risky than last time." said Mystic. The three broke their huddle and turned to face their oppressors. "Then it's time to duel!" As Adriel was about to activate his DuelDisk, Rae held out her hand. "Stop!" she commanded. Adriel stopped, his finger hovering over the activation switch. "Since you're such top-notch duelists, I think that we need to have a look at what you've accomplished so far…" she closed her eyes and began humming slightly. "Hey Mystic…what's she doing?" asked Aldrai. "She's reading our minds," he replied. "Yeah right…that's always a trick." said Adriel. "No, it's for real. I can feel something tapping into my mind." responded Mystic. "So what, you're psychic, now?" asked Aldrai quizzically. "Maybe…maybe not." dodged Mystic.
Rae broke out of her trance and whispered something to Omega and Morina. The three activated their disks and pressed a button, and their decks began shuffling madly, cards from their reserves being put into the mix. For the first time, it was apparent that these three did not have the typical DuelDisk. They were more like large bracelets, thick and round, although there was a flat surface on the backhand side of the system. There were three slots-one at the bottom of the flat part, one about an eighth of an inch above the first, and one about halfway through the bracelet. The latter was considerably thicker than the former two, the second being the smallest of all. As the disks activated, two arms swung out, taking about an inch off the top of the bracelet each. All three disks were identical; solid gold with sterling silver arms and diamond plated platforms.
The decks stopped shuffling, and Rae signaled Aldrai, Adriel, and Mystic to activate their disks. They did so, and the duel began, each duelist at 4000 life points. The team of Mystic, Adriel, and Aldrai went first, each drawing their six cards. "It's time to duel!" the three called out in unison.
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Author's Note
So there's chapter 12, and I'm sorry I couldn't stick in any duels!!! Three to four pages on Word is when I stop, and up to here is 3 ½ pages long. Starting a duel here would just make the next chapter confusing. Anyway, mapping out the future of the story, I need a restriction deck for the last original character in this story…don't worry, there will be a sequel! It's already being worked out in my head, and I'm going to need a lot of new characters for that. I want to tell you about the rest of this story, but you're just gonna have to review for it! I keep to my word. Back on topic, I need a powerful deck with cards like Raigeki, Nightmare Steel Cage…anything to restrict the number of cards on the opponent's side of the field and what they can play, aka Jinzo for anti-trap, Black Paladin for anti-magic, Ground Collapse for anti-monsters…stuff like NSG and SORL for restricting attacks, Raigeki etc. for destroying opponent's cards, and some powerful low-level monsters, or level-reducing magic cards so heavy hitters like Gemini Elf and Mechanicalchaser can come out and lay waste to the opponent. A true challenge for all…even for mystic, and now opaltiger, too! That's right, he's sent me a few decks through email! The best deck wins, this is the ONLY deck I want, and the winner gets a bonus promo!