Disclaimer/Author's Note:
The rewrite is done…thank God…anyway, here's the next part of the series, and it's Mystic's duel! Let's all cheer him on, woo! By the way, don't review me about the Jinzo/Imperial Order issue, I'll get to that, I promise. And I'm eliminating the hand detail, unless there are cards that are going to be used in a combo, in which I'll tell you what they are. And Varion-I REFUSE TO REWRITE THIS DUEL NO MATTER WHAT
Yu Gi Oh- Tournament of the Eclipse
Chapter 19-Locked Up
Mystic was the last of the four to need an opponent. The crowds were gradually thinning, and most duelists walking around had already found an opponent, or were going to the card shops. Adriel and Mystic headed over to the shops as well, buying some new things. They thumbed around, buying and selling cards. After a half hour, they both left, content. "I think I'm ready for the finals now, how about you?" asked Adriel. "Yeah…so am I. I just hope I can find a duel so I qualify for them!"
"Well then, that makes two of us." The two turned to see a figure walking towards them. "So you want to duel?" asked Mystic. "Yeah, let's go! You're the last opponent I need to beat to get into the finals." Mystic looked the boy over. "How many phases you got?" The younger boy blushed a little. "Enough so that when I beat you, I'm in!" Mystic laughed. "Right, so I'm just going to bet all my phases for however many you have? I have a lot more than you."
The boy laughed. "Fine, I thought you'd be smart enough to think like that. But the truth is, we have to bed cards, right? I have some of the best cards with me. How are these?" Mystic's mouth dropped as he looked at the cards he was being offered. They were all really rare. The first was Jinzo, which negated all traps. The second was a trap card called Imperial Order, which negated all magic cards. The third went with Jinzo, and it allowed Jinzo's owner to play trap cards. This magic card was called Brain Amplifier. "Yes…if and only if you can beat me, you get these cards, which destroy all non-monster cards." Mystic surveyed the cards. "I guess it's worth it…but what cards do I have to bet?" asked Mystic.
"Nothing really, just your phases. My deck is complete. I don't need any more cards. By the way, my name is Leo, in case you wanted to know." The two duelists walked apart and activated their DuelDisks. "I'll go first, since you challenged me." Mystic drew. "I already have Dark Magician and Polymerization. Hope I get Buster Blader soon, then I can summon Dark Paladin! But until then…" He took a card from his hand. "I summon Eternal Child of Light in defense mode!" (1000/500) "Then, I set two card face down and end my turn." Leo drew. "I set a monster in defense mode as well, and play three cards face down. Your move." Mystic drew again. "I summon Blessed Child by activating the ritual card Wiccan Festival of Lights! First, I must discard this monster to the graveyard to meet my ritual's star requirements." He discarded a card. (2000/2000) "And now I flip my Eternal Child into attack mode! I attack your facedown monster with Blessed Child!" The child's eyes opened and let out two powerful blue beams, which were sent crashing into a…vortex. "I activated Negate Attack. Your battle phase is over."
Mystic ended his turn and Leo drew. "Now I sacrifice my facedown monster to summon another monster in defense mode!" He switched the cards and ended his turn. "Fine," said Mystic as he drew. "I summon Gemini Elf in attack mode and attack your facedown monster with Blessed Child!" Leo flipped his monster card as once again, two blue streams of energy rushed towards his monster. "This time, I'm not going to block you. Instead, I'll let you damage yourself by flipping Labrynth Wall!" (0/3000) Mystic flipped his own card. "Activate Time Magic!" The Time Wizard's staff appeared on the field and began rotating rapidly. It landed on the time machine. "Now both my monsters are transformed into their adult forms, while your monster is destroyed!" (Eternal Child of LightàEternal Light Being 4000/3000) (Blessed ChildàThe Lord of Magic 3500/4000) "And isn't that convenient, you no longer have any defenses! So, both my monsters, attack!" The two monsters merged their attacks. A huge ball of white energy with a tail of three intertwined ribbons of magic shot at Leo.
"Activate Ring of Defense!" A green ring with four panels started spinning in front of Leo, negating the attack. "Now it's my turn. I remove from play my Giant Soldier of Stone so I can summon Gigantes in attack mode!" (1900/1300) "Furthermore…I play two Riryoku cards, giving my monster half of both of your monster's attack! So that means Gigantes has 5650 attack, and Eternal Light Being has 2000 attack, while The Lord of Magic has 1750 attack! So now I attack The Lord of Magic, dealing you 3900 points of damage, already leaving you with a mere 100 life points! So I end my turn. Make your move." Mystic drew hesitantly, then noticed Eternal Light Being was back to 4000 attack points while Gigantes was again reduced to 1900. "I think you should look at Gigantes! It's back down to 1900 attack points!" Leo laughed. "But what about my facedown card?"
"I activate the trap card Zero Gravity! We must change all our monster's positions." Both monsters switched to defense mode. Mystic looked at his hand. "Fine. I activate Call of the Haunted on my The Lord of Magic!" The monster reappeared. "Unlike my other monster, this one is in attack position. So I attack your Gigantes now! Chant of Sealing!" A blast of magic annihilated Gigantes. When the dust cleared, Gigantes was gone…and The Lord of Magic as well. "What happened? Where's my monster?!" cried Mystic. "That's the effect of Gigantes…when it leaves the field, all magic and trap cards also leave. So, it seems that Call of the Haunted disappeared, removing The Lord of Magic as well." Mystic winced. "I set a card face down and end my turn, then…"
Leo drew. "That's right, you do. So now, I summon another monster in defense mode. Your move." Mystic drew once more. "I switch my monster back into attack mode." Eternal Light Being returned to its attack position. "Then, I summon Skilled Dark Magician in attack mode!" (1900/1700) "Now I attack your defense monster with Eternal Light Being!" As the blast of light rushed towards the facedown monster, Leo inquired "But you could've won the duel if you had attacked my monster with Skilled White Magician. Why did you use your more powerful monster to attack?" Mystic smiled. "Because with you, it's probably another defensive wall." However, all that was flipped was a small gray jar. "What's that?" Mystic said.
"That would be Morphing Jar! Its effect forces us to discard our hands into the graveyard and start with five new cards." Mystic's eyes widened as he heard this. "No! My combo!" Leo laughed. "Good, so my monster wasn't sacrificed for nothing. Do you end your turn?" Mystic shook his head. "No, I attack you with Skilled Dark Magician. Then I set three cards and end my turn." As a bolt of magic hit Leo, he drew another card. (Mystic-100 | Leo: 2100) "I activate Graceful Charity!" Leo took three cards and discarded two. Mystic got an idea. "Did you have to discard anything important?" he asked. "No, but it's always good to be sure, so I activate Pot of Greed!" Mystic flipped a card. "I activate Magic Jammer by discarding this card to the graveyard!" Leo discarded his Pot of Greed card annoyedly.
"No matter, I'll set these three cards facedown and play Change of Heart on your Eternal Light Being! I bet you wish you'd have saved your trap, don't you!" Mystic bowed his head, but was secretly smiling. "One more…" When he looked up, Leo had sacrificed his being for… "No!" shouted Mystic as Jinzo stared him down. In addition, it was equipped with Brain Amplifier. "Hahaha…yes…your doom is at hand. However, I think I'll savor it." Mystic drew his card, praying it was Raigeki or another destructive card… "Yes! I activate Offerings to the Doomed to destroy your Jinzo!" Leo flipped a card. "Remember this? The very same Magic Jammer that you used on me!" The card destroyed the offerings that Mystic's card had laid out. However, Mystic activated another card. "I play Monster Reborn to revive the monster I used for Magic Jammer, Buster Blader!" (2600/2300) As Buster Blader burst forth, Mystic's magician began to glow ominously. "What's happening? Why is it glowing?"
"Because that was the third magic card to be successfully activated since it was summoned. So now, I tribute it along with three spell counters to summon my Dark Magician!" (2500/2100) The Dark Magician morphed from its follower's form. "In addition, I play Polymerization to summon Dark Paladin!" (2900/2400) Leo smiled. "Well, well…I never had to do this before…but I activate Imperial Order! This is a trap, but thanks to Brain Amplifier, it's not destroyed!" However, Leo had overlooked one small detail-Brain Amplifier was a Magic Card. Imperial Order's magic began to take effect. "No!" shouted Leo as the machine zapped and sparked. It exploded, destroying most of Jinzo's head. The last command running through its processor forced it to shoot through Imperial Order, destroying all but one facedown card on Leo's side of the field.
"No, my strategy!" Leo shouted. He crumpled to the ground, sobbing. However, that sobbing slowly turned to a weak chuckle. "My last facedown card is a quickplay magic card called Elastic Baton. It allows me to activate a card in my hand as if it were this card. So I play Megamorph on your Paladin! And since my life points are higher, its attack is cut in half! You can't destroy me this turn!" As a stone circle surrounded by a spinning stone disk shot at Dark Paladin, it looked at it for a second before slashing it through. "What? That's not possible!" shouted Leo. "Yes it is. Dark Paladin's effect lets me discard a card from my hand to destroy a magic card. And if I'm not mistaken, Megamorph is a magic card. But now I set a card and end my turn." Leo drew again. "I set a card facedown…and activate Pyro Clock of Destiny!" A clock appeared and the hand moved around the face once, before disappearing. "Hehehee…hahahahahaa! I flip Call of the Haunted to bring back Jinzo!" As Jinzo appeared, it fell into the hole it crawled out of instantly. "No! Why?!" Mystic looked at him pityingly. "Call of the Haunted is a trap card. Jinzo destroys traps, remember? Now I suggest you forefeit and retain your dignity, because obviously, you're not thinking straight." It was true, Leo's eye was twitching, and his hands were shaking. "Never! I have Jinzo in my deck! I can't lose!" With that, he rushed Mystic. Surprised, Mystic Raised his arms in defense…and the Millennium Key appeared Obelisk the Tormentor shot out of its card and attacked Leo without hesitation...
When Mystic came to, he was in a tent. Adriel was sitting next to him, eyes glazed. "Adriel…what happened?" he asked. Adriel's back suddenly straightened and he turned to face Mystic. "I don't know. When I found you, you were next to some kid. Both of you looked as if you were asleep. I'm not sure how it happened…but you had three cards in your hand and the phases you need to enter the finals." Mystic looked next to him to find the items Adriel had described. "So…I guess I won…" Adriel nodded. "But were you using the key?" Mystic shook his head. "The last thing I remember was him negating his own card. He rushed me, and I didn't want to hurt him, so I just blocked with my arms. Then, the key and Obelisk appeared. I passed out. Although I had one crazy dream…"
Mystic rubbed his head, remembering. He had found himself in a large stone chamber with a few doors. As he opened each door, each room looked entirely different. One had toys, one had money, one had cards…the rooms were all unique. After he opened every door, the boy appeared again and they got into a fight. Mystic ended up tripping and falling through another door, and then he woke up. "But it felt so real," Mystic told Adriel, finishing his story.
"Ask Aarion when he gets back. He's training Aldrai. Mystic nodded and picked up his new cards. "This duel has taught me…I have to be careful with powerful cards like this…and that includes my Egyptain god card…" He pulled out Obelisk from his deck. "I don't know how you got out of your card, but I'm going to have to be careful with you…"
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Author's Note
A short chapter. Sorry. I want to post something so you all don't forget me, and don't think I forgot about the 100 review bonus! Because it's coming soon!