Chapter 30: Gate Guardian Returns, Part 1
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"Let's duel!" The three duelist yelled as they each took their first hand, their life points reaching 4000, and Zhen's at 8000.
"I will take the first move!" She announced. "Now! I play Orichalcos Seal!"
Allen and Daniel looked up to see the seal begin to lower from the sky and set the field. "Not this again..." Allen thought watching it seal into the ground. The Seal had began to glow on Zhen's forehead, giving her a red gleam in her eye.
Zhen drew her next card. "Now! I summon Kaiyo Kishin! (1500/1200 +500). This ends my turn!"
Allen cracked his knuckles and drew his 6th card. "Now! I summon Battle Warrior Gamma in attack mode! (1200/100) I'll also place a card face down and end my turn!" He announced.
Daniel drew his next card. "Now! I play my combination!" He yelled holding up three cards in his hand. "I fuse Gazelle and Baffomet into Winged Beast, Chimera! (2100/1800)" Zhen smiled as she saw the monster materialize onto the field.
"Yes! We have this duel in the palm of our hands" Allen thought.
"Now! Chimera! Attack!" Daniel ordered.
"No! Kaiyo Kishin! Negate!" Zhen yelled. As the beast dove at the beast, Kaiyo Kishin dodged the attack.
"What?!" Daniel said in shock.
Zhen smirked. "Watch and learn!" She yelled. Suddenly Kaiyo Kishin's attack power rose to 2100. Daniel ended his turn.
Zhen drew her next card. "Now! Kaiyo Kishin! Attack Battle Warrior Gamma!" Zhen yelled.
The beast dove at Allen's Battle Warrior, destroying it and leaving him with 3100 life points. Zhen smiled and held another card from her hand. "Darn it.." Allen thought.
"Now! I summon Feral (1200/1300 +500) in defense mode and one card face down. I then end my turn" Zhen announced.
Allen drew his next card. "Since you have two more monsters than I do, I can summon this! The Fiend Megacyber! (2200/1200)" Allen announced. "Now! Fiend Megacyber! Attack her Feral!"
"Activate face down card!" Zhen announced. "Diffusion Block! This keeps any monster from attacking as long as we have the same amount of monsters on the field"
"That's not far!" Allen yelled. "We are two opponents"
"And each of you are combined as one, you simple minded fool" Zhen smirked. Allen growled, ending his turn.
Daniel drew his next card. "Can't do anything here..." He thought. "I end my turn"
Zhen drew her next card and smiled. "Now! I sacrifice Feral and Kaiyo Kishin to summon Sanga of Thunder! (2600/2200 +500)" Zhen yelled as the Gate Guardian piece arose from the hologram card.
"Gate Guardian piece..." Daniel thought.
"Now! Sanga of The Thunder! Attack and destroy Fiend Megacyber!" Zhen yelled. The piece rose it's arms and released lightning at the warrior, destroying it. Allen growled as more of his life points were reduced (A: 2200).
Zhen smiled, ending her turn. Allen drew his next card. "Err..." He thought. "Now! I summon Big Shield Guardna in defense mode! (100/2600) I end my turn." He announced.
Daniel drew his next card. "Now! I play Gate Guardian VS Gate Guardian" Daniel yelled. "Now I activate De-Fusion to separate Winged Beast Chimera!"
"Heh..." Zhen thought.
"Now! I sacrifice Baffomet and Gazelle to summon Suijin! (2500/2200)" He yelled as the water gate guardian materialized onto the field. "I'll then place a card face down and end my turn!"
Zhen drew her next card. Even if she tried to attack Suijin, Daniel would use it's effects and deal some damage to her life points. But Daniel wasn't her target. "Now! I summon Black Daemon! (1800/1200)" She announced. "Black Daemon! Attack Big Shield Guardna!"
The demon struck the warrior but broke through the attack, reducing Zhen's Life Points to 7200. "And because of Big Shield Guardna's effect, it is placed into attack mode!" She yelled as Big Shield Guardna got up, going into it's attack position.
"No..." Allen thought.
"Now! Sanga of The Thunder! (3100/2200) Attack and destroy Big Shield Guardna!" Zhen yelled, knowing this attack will deplete all his life points, thus losing the duel along with his soul.
"Not so fast!" Daniel yelled. "Reverse trap card! Magic Arm Shield! This will change the direction of your attack, to my Suijin!"
"No!" Zhen gasped as Sanga was snagged by a arm and moved, facing Suijin. It let out lightning bolts at the Suijin but Suijin threw up a water shield, deflecting the bolts back the the other Gate Guardian piece, destroying it.
Zhen growled, her Sanga being destroyed and her life points reducing to 4100. "Reverse trap card!" She yelled. "Damage Recount! This will return my life points back to the way they were! (Z: 7200)"
"Darn it..." Allen thought, knowing it was his fault of this. But Daniel didn't care. Zhen ended her turn.
Yoko ran through alleys, knocking down garbage cans to block Mink and Jess' path. She got into the street, snickering and running to another way. Jess and Mink finally stopped to take a breath. "Face it, she's gone" Mink said.
"Yeah, but I have a feeling she'll be back. In the mean time, where in the city are we?" Jess asked looking around.
"Near Allen's place. I think the guys can handle themselves." Mink said looking around. "Let's hit the mall. I've been wanting to buy some new looks for the summer"
"Sounds like an idea" Jess smiled. As they turned around a sudden chill came up their spines.
"Hello girls" A evil, ghoulish voice spoke out.
"Bakura..." Jess said, taking a step back.
"Back off!" Mink yelled whipping out her Millennium Rod.
"Oh please..." Bakura smirked, pushing it out of his face. "You're too young, thus too weak to even use such a powerful item"
"What do you know about these items...." Jess said.
"Don't you even know.... I was the theif of the Millennium Ring... I've been locked away inside for as long as you've ever been planned to be alive" Bakura smirked.
"Why do you want only the Millennium Ring and nothing else?" Mink asked.
"Besides the Millennium Mask, Sword, Scroll, and Shield. The other 7 are the most powerful. Those crummy good for nothings aren't even real Millennium Items" Bakura said.
"What?" Jess said shocked.
"That's right. Only cursed items. Soon enough those useless items will rust and crumble away into nothing. The original 7 are the pure ones. The ones that I need. For me, the Ring is easiest to get, isn't that right, Jessica?" Bakura said.
"I won't let you have it!" Jess sneered. Mink held her Millennium Rod up, ready for anything.
"Get that thing out of my face. I swear if the Millennium Ring was around my bare neck I'd have to in hell..." Bakura scolded. Mink gave him a mean look and lowered the Millennium Rod. "So... Fill me in on the other 2, the Tauk and the Ankh...."
"What about the Puzzle..." Jess asked.
"As you can see I already have it in my possession" Bakura smiled, unzipping his jacket, revealing the gold Millennium Puzzle.
Mink and Jess gasped, not even knowing how he got it. "What did...." Mink said, angrily.
"Don't worry your minds off. Your little friend gave it to me for reasons only he and I know about.... So now... Tell me where the Tauk and Ankh are" Bakura hissed.
"Only god knows. Sage and Mina disappeared ages ago." Jess said.
Suddenly a beeping noise appeared on the beeper of Bakura's belt. He looked down and smiled. "Well, I take my leave. I'll be seeing you, Jessica, very soon enough" He began to laugh and walk off.
"I swear... he creeps me out" Mink said putting the Millennium Rod through her belt.
"Yeah... and we'll meet again." Jess thought. "And only one of us will keep it..."
Jess looked down at her Millennium Ring, watching it shine in the sun.
----------CARDS PLAYED----------
Kaiyo Kishin: Level 4 / 1500/1200/ Beast Type / Desc: When this monster is attacked, negate the attack and have this monster change it's attack points to the attacking monster's.
Battle Warrior Gamma: Level 4 / 1200/100/ Warrior Type.
Winged Beast Chimera: Level 6 / 2100/1800/ Fusion / Beast Type / Desc: The King of Mythical Beasts, Gazelle + Baffomet. When this card is destroyed, you may Special Summon 1 "The King of Mythical Beasts, Gazelle" or "Baffomet" from your graveyard to the field. (Chose either face up attack mode or face up defense mode.)
Feral: Level 4 / 1200/1300/ Warrior Type / Desc: When this monster is attacked while in defense mode, increase it's defense points by 500 for every monster in your graveyard.
The Fiend Megacyber: Level 5 / 2200/1200/ Warrior Type / Desc: If your opponent has two or more monsters than you do, you can summon this monster without sacrifices.
Diffusion Block: PERMANENT TRAP / Desc: If you and your opponent have the same amount of monsters on the field, neither monster cannot attack as long as you and your opponent has the same, equal amount of monsters on the field.
Sanga of The Thunder: Level 7 / 2600/2200/ Thunder Type / Desc: Reduce the ATK of an opponent's monster attacking this card to 0. This effect can be used only once. The card's owner chooses when to activate this effect.
Big Shield Guardna : Level 4 / 100/2600/ Warrior Type / Desc: This monster is unaffected by magic cards. When this monster is attacked, it is placed into attack mode.
Suijin: Level 7 / 2500/2200/ Water Type / Desc: Reduce the ATK of an opponent's monster attacking this card to 0. This effect can be used only once. The card's owner chooses when to activate this effect.
Black Daemon: Level 4 / 1800/1200/ Demon Type.
Damage Recount: TRAP / Desc: When you take Battle Damage to your life points, increase your life points by how much damage you had taken.
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"Let's duel!" The three duelist yelled as they each took their first hand, their life points reaching 4000, and Zhen's at 8000.
"I will take the first move!" She announced. "Now! I play Orichalcos Seal!"
Allen and Daniel looked up to see the seal begin to lower from the sky and set the field. "Not this again..." Allen thought watching it seal into the ground. The Seal had began to glow on Zhen's forehead, giving her a red gleam in her eye.
Zhen drew her next card. "Now! I summon Kaiyo Kishin! (1500/1200 +500). This ends my turn!"
Allen cracked his knuckles and drew his 6th card. "Now! I summon Battle Warrior Gamma in attack mode! (1200/100) I'll also place a card face down and end my turn!" He announced.
Daniel drew his next card. "Now! I play my combination!" He yelled holding up three cards in his hand. "I fuse Gazelle and Baffomet into Winged Beast, Chimera! (2100/1800)" Zhen smiled as she saw the monster materialize onto the field.
"Yes! We have this duel in the palm of our hands" Allen thought.
"Now! Chimera! Attack!" Daniel ordered.
"No! Kaiyo Kishin! Negate!" Zhen yelled. As the beast dove at the beast, Kaiyo Kishin dodged the attack.
"What?!" Daniel said in shock.
Zhen smirked. "Watch and learn!" She yelled. Suddenly Kaiyo Kishin's attack power rose to 2100. Daniel ended his turn.
Zhen drew her next card. "Now! Kaiyo Kishin! Attack Battle Warrior Gamma!" Zhen yelled.
The beast dove at Allen's Battle Warrior, destroying it and leaving him with 3100 life points. Zhen smiled and held another card from her hand. "Darn it.." Allen thought.
"Now! I summon Feral (1200/1300 +500) in defense mode and one card face down. I then end my turn" Zhen announced.
Allen drew his next card. "Since you have two more monsters than I do, I can summon this! The Fiend Megacyber! (2200/1200)" Allen announced. "Now! Fiend Megacyber! Attack her Feral!"
"Activate face down card!" Zhen announced. "Diffusion Block! This keeps any monster from attacking as long as we have the same amount of monsters on the field"
"That's not far!" Allen yelled. "We are two opponents"
"And each of you are combined as one, you simple minded fool" Zhen smirked. Allen growled, ending his turn.
Daniel drew his next card. "Can't do anything here..." He thought. "I end my turn"
Zhen drew her next card and smiled. "Now! I sacrifice Feral and Kaiyo Kishin to summon Sanga of Thunder! (2600/2200 +500)" Zhen yelled as the Gate Guardian piece arose from the hologram card.
"Gate Guardian piece..." Daniel thought.
"Now! Sanga of The Thunder! Attack and destroy Fiend Megacyber!" Zhen yelled. The piece rose it's arms and released lightning at the warrior, destroying it. Allen growled as more of his life points were reduced (A: 2200).
Zhen smiled, ending her turn. Allen drew his next card. "Err..." He thought. "Now! I summon Big Shield Guardna in defense mode! (100/2600) I end my turn." He announced.
Daniel drew his next card. "Now! I play Gate Guardian VS Gate Guardian" Daniel yelled. "Now I activate De-Fusion to separate Winged Beast Chimera!"
"Heh..." Zhen thought.
"Now! I sacrifice Baffomet and Gazelle to summon Suijin! (2500/2200)" He yelled as the water gate guardian materialized onto the field. "I'll then place a card face down and end my turn!"
Zhen drew her next card. Even if she tried to attack Suijin, Daniel would use it's effects and deal some damage to her life points. But Daniel wasn't her target. "Now! I summon Black Daemon! (1800/1200)" She announced. "Black Daemon! Attack Big Shield Guardna!"
The demon struck the warrior but broke through the attack, reducing Zhen's Life Points to 7200. "And because of Big Shield Guardna's effect, it is placed into attack mode!" She yelled as Big Shield Guardna got up, going into it's attack position.
"No..." Allen thought.
"Now! Sanga of The Thunder! (3100/2200) Attack and destroy Big Shield Guardna!" Zhen yelled, knowing this attack will deplete all his life points, thus losing the duel along with his soul.
"Not so fast!" Daniel yelled. "Reverse trap card! Magic Arm Shield! This will change the direction of your attack, to my Suijin!"
"No!" Zhen gasped as Sanga was snagged by a arm and moved, facing Suijin. It let out lightning bolts at the Suijin but Suijin threw up a water shield, deflecting the bolts back the the other Gate Guardian piece, destroying it.
Zhen growled, her Sanga being destroyed and her life points reducing to 4100. "Reverse trap card!" She yelled. "Damage Recount! This will return my life points back to the way they were! (Z: 7200)"
"Darn it..." Allen thought, knowing it was his fault of this. But Daniel didn't care. Zhen ended her turn.
Yoko ran through alleys, knocking down garbage cans to block Mink and Jess' path. She got into the street, snickering and running to another way. Jess and Mink finally stopped to take a breath. "Face it, she's gone" Mink said.
"Yeah, but I have a feeling she'll be back. In the mean time, where in the city are we?" Jess asked looking around.
"Near Allen's place. I think the guys can handle themselves." Mink said looking around. "Let's hit the mall. I've been wanting to buy some new looks for the summer"
"Sounds like an idea" Jess smiled. As they turned around a sudden chill came up their spines.
"Hello girls" A evil, ghoulish voice spoke out.
"Bakura..." Jess said, taking a step back.
"Back off!" Mink yelled whipping out her Millennium Rod.
"Oh please..." Bakura smirked, pushing it out of his face. "You're too young, thus too weak to even use such a powerful item"
"What do you know about these items...." Jess said.
"Don't you even know.... I was the theif of the Millennium Ring... I've been locked away inside for as long as you've ever been planned to be alive" Bakura smirked.
"Why do you want only the Millennium Ring and nothing else?" Mink asked.
"Besides the Millennium Mask, Sword, Scroll, and Shield. The other 7 are the most powerful. Those crummy good for nothings aren't even real Millennium Items" Bakura said.
"What?" Jess said shocked.
"That's right. Only cursed items. Soon enough those useless items will rust and crumble away into nothing. The original 7 are the pure ones. The ones that I need. For me, the Ring is easiest to get, isn't that right, Jessica?" Bakura said.
"I won't let you have it!" Jess sneered. Mink held her Millennium Rod up, ready for anything.
"Get that thing out of my face. I swear if the Millennium Ring was around my bare neck I'd have to in hell..." Bakura scolded. Mink gave him a mean look and lowered the Millennium Rod. "So... Fill me in on the other 2, the Tauk and the Ankh...."
"What about the Puzzle..." Jess asked.
"As you can see I already have it in my possession" Bakura smiled, unzipping his jacket, revealing the gold Millennium Puzzle.
Mink and Jess gasped, not even knowing how he got it. "What did...." Mink said, angrily.
"Don't worry your minds off. Your little friend gave it to me for reasons only he and I know about.... So now... Tell me where the Tauk and Ankh are" Bakura hissed.
"Only god knows. Sage and Mina disappeared ages ago." Jess said.
Suddenly a beeping noise appeared on the beeper of Bakura's belt. He looked down and smiled. "Well, I take my leave. I'll be seeing you, Jessica, very soon enough" He began to laugh and walk off.
"I swear... he creeps me out" Mink said putting the Millennium Rod through her belt.
"Yeah... and we'll meet again." Jess thought. "And only one of us will keep it..."
Jess looked down at her Millennium Ring, watching it shine in the sun.
----------CARDS PLAYED----------
Kaiyo Kishin: Level 4 / 1500/1200/ Beast Type / Desc: When this monster is attacked, negate the attack and have this monster change it's attack points to the attacking monster's.
Battle Warrior Gamma: Level 4 / 1200/100/ Warrior Type.
Winged Beast Chimera: Level 6 / 2100/1800/ Fusion / Beast Type / Desc: The King of Mythical Beasts, Gazelle + Baffomet. When this card is destroyed, you may Special Summon 1 "The King of Mythical Beasts, Gazelle" or "Baffomet" from your graveyard to the field. (Chose either face up attack mode or face up defense mode.)
Feral: Level 4 / 1200/1300/ Warrior Type / Desc: When this monster is attacked while in defense mode, increase it's defense points by 500 for every monster in your graveyard.
The Fiend Megacyber: Level 5 / 2200/1200/ Warrior Type / Desc: If your opponent has two or more monsters than you do, you can summon this monster without sacrifices.
Diffusion Block: PERMANENT TRAP / Desc: If you and your opponent have the same amount of monsters on the field, neither monster cannot attack as long as you and your opponent has the same, equal amount of monsters on the field.
Sanga of The Thunder: Level 7 / 2600/2200/ Thunder Type / Desc: Reduce the ATK of an opponent's monster attacking this card to 0. This effect can be used only once. The card's owner chooses when to activate this effect.
Big Shield Guardna : Level 4 / 100/2600/ Warrior Type / Desc: This monster is unaffected by magic cards. When this monster is attacked, it is placed into attack mode.
Suijin: Level 7 / 2500/2200/ Water Type / Desc: Reduce the ATK of an opponent's monster attacking this card to 0. This effect can be used only once. The card's owner chooses when to activate this effect.
Black Daemon: Level 4 / 1800/1200/ Demon Type.
Damage Recount: TRAP / Desc: When you take Battle Damage to your life points, increase your life points by how much damage you had taken.