Chapter 44: Line of Defense: Direct Attack! Part 2
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The score stood at Daniel: 2550 and Jak: 2000.
"Well it's your turn!" Jak yelled.
Daniel drew his next card. "Now! I summon X Head Cannon! (1800/1500)" He announced. "And I'll equip Z Metal Caterpillar to X Head Cannon, increasing it's attack by 600! (2400/1500)"
"Heh... Smooth play but not good enough" Jak thought.
"Now! X Head Cannon! Attack and destroy his Unbeatable Tiny Guardian!" Daniel announced. The Machines aimed their cannons directly at the small warrior and fired a round of missiles at it. Suddenly the guardian whipped out it's shield, deflecting all the missiles into the air. "What?!"
"Hahaha! You idiot. There's a reason it's called Unbeatable! It can't be destroyed by a simple effect or attack!" Jak yelled.
Daniel growled, ending his turn.
Jak drew his next card. "Now! I summon Air Guard Gear Golem! (800/2200) in attack mode!" He yelled as a giant flying machine monster appeared in mid air. "Now! I sacrifice 800 life points (J: 1200) for Air Guard Gear Golem to attack directly!"
"No way!" Daniel thought.
The golem then opened it's flaps, launching a round of missiles at Daniel. Daniel screamed as the attack hit him hard. His life points now stood at 1750.
"Now! I sacrifice 200 life points for Unbeatable Tiny Guardian! (J: 1000) Now my Unbeatable Tiny Guardian, attack his life points directly!" Jak yelled.
The guardian flew at Daniel, slashing him across the chest with it's sword. Daniel flung back as the attack pushed him. His life points reduced to 1050.
Jak laughed. "Now I end my turn" He announced.
Daniel drew his next card. "Now! I summon Y Dragon Head! (1500/1300)" He yelled.
"Alright... time to get serious..." Jak smirked.
"Now I sacrifice X Head Cannon, Y Dragon Head, and Z Metal Caterpillar!" Daniel yelled. Suddenly all three monsters started letting off electricity. They began to connect together and more cannons were revealed. "To summon XYZ Dragon Cannon! (2800/2600)"
"Alright... This duel is over..." Kai smirked.
"Now! XYZ Dragon Cannon! Attack and destroy his Air Guard Gear Golem!" Daniel announced.
"Reverse trap card!" Jak yelled. "Mirror Force!"
"No!" Daniel said in shock as his trap card flipped up. The missiles were launched but a force field protected his Air Guard Gear Golem, deflecting them right at Daniel's XYZ Dragon Cannon and Death Volstargaf. The two monsters were instantly destroyed.
Jak laughed. "Your done for it! This duel will be over as soon as you know it! Go ahead and end your turn!" He yelled.
Daniel smirked. "No. I have one more plan" He said.
"What?!" Jak said in disbelief.
"Now! I put Baffomet onto the field! (1400/1800)" He yelled.
"That's it?! For all it's worth you'll just put out such a weak monster!" Jak laughed.
"I'm not bringing out just this monster! I have a whole new monster to look forward. Every Deck Master has an effect and I'm bringing mine out! Now I sacrifice Baffomet to summon Winged Beast, Chimera! (2100/1800)" Daniel yelled as Baffomet disappeared and his fusion monster appeared onto the field.
Jak growled. "Big Shield Guardna! Get out there and protect Air Guard Gear Golem!" Jak yelled. Suddenly his deck master jumped from his post and infront of his golem.
Daniel smirked. "You'll regret doing that! Now I activate this magic card! Inner Rage of The Beast!" He announced. "By sacrificing 1000 life points (D: 50) I can equip this to Chimera and increase it's attack points by 3000!"
"No! I can't lose to this freak!" Jak said in shock.
"Now! Winged Beast Chimera! Attack and destroy his Big Shield Guardna and win me this duel!" Daniel yelled, pointing at Jak. The beast unleashed an orange flame blast at the warrior. The blast broke through it's shield, destroying the warrior. "And since I destroyed our Big Shield Guardna, you lose this duel!"
"No way! You'll pay for this!" Jak yelled running up at him. He held his fist up ready to knock his lights out. Daniel got ready to defend. Suddenly in the corner of his eye saw an arm reach out and punch Jak's lights out. He fell backwards onto the ground, dazed. Daniel lowered his arms to see that Kai had knocked him down.
"Couldn't let him beat you like that" Kai snickered. Daniel couldn't help but laugh.
"Yeah that's alright." He said.
"That was cool though. I hope we get to face each other, one on one, in the finals" Kai said. "That is, if you make it"
"How can you be so sure?" Daniel asked.
"Oh I had my fair share of winning. I know I'll be there" Kai said looking up at the tower. He pointed to the top. "That's where the finals are taking places."
"I thought so. You have seen the other tournaments right? Duelist Kingdom The Second, Grounds of Pegasus, DOMA Challenge..." Daniel asked.
"Seen em all. It sucked that you lost to that one guy. But I heard you got it back and is sharing the title with Paul" Kai said.
"Yeah that's true. That guy's name is Vice. I'm not sure where he disappeared off to though." Daniel said looking around the crowd.
"Yeah it's a mystery. But let's wait a little while" Kai said.
"Yeah, good idea" Daniel said, giving a thumbs up.
"Jess, I don't see our name anywhere!" Mink said looking at the board.
"Oh you won't find it there. I decided not to enter this time. I can't take any chances like the last few times" Jess mentioned.
"Yeah I see..." Mink said.
"Mink! Jess!" Allen yelled from afar. They both turned around to see Allen and Devon running up to them.
"Hey, guys. See Dan anywhere?" Jess asked.
"No..." Allen said taking a breath
"We haven't seen him anywhere, you?" Devon asked.
"Nada" Mink replied.
"Look!" Jess pointed to the board. "Look's like Daniel has already won a duel"
"That's good." Mink sighed. "Looks like he won't need our help after all"
"Yeah's that's a good thing. So I guess we should wait around. I have a feeling Paul will let me into the finals. Did you guys do any good?" Allen asked.
"Well... No. Mink lost to Aeo and I didn't enter this time" Jess said.
"Aww, that sucks" Devon said crossing his arms.
"Yeah, and it was Aeo. She doesn't look as weak. You should watch out for her" Mink noted.
"I'll make sure of that but look how much people are one the board" Allen said.
"Yeah looks like about 12 people are left. And times running out" Devon pointed out. The counter finally ended from 5 to 1. All people dueling were disqualified which left only 8 finalist.
"The lightning round is finally over! We have out 8 finalist!" The announcer announced. "Will the 8 finalists please arrive to the main entrance for the Semi-Finals. The names of the 8 finalist will be listed"
Jess, Mink, and Allen looked up at the board and gasped. "Vice?! How'd he get here?! He shouldn't be here!" Mink said in shock.
"If Vice is here, then his two other friends should be around somewhere" Allen said looking left to right.
"Save it for later, Bakura is here too. Oh and you are too Allen" Jess said.
"Holy.. I gotta go! You guys have to come too!" Allen said. Allen ran off and the three followed. They were the first to arrive to the front entrance.
"Hey you three aren't the finalist of this tournament, beat it!" A guard yelled at Mink, Jess, and Devon.
"Why?! We're his friends, we atleast get to see him duel!" Jess yelled.
"Forget it, kid, I have strict rules not to let anyone that's not participated in the finals in. You three will have to stand outside and watch!" The guard growled.
"Quiet, you" Paul hissed from up the stairs. "Let them in, no questions"
"Yes, sir!" The guard said, nervously. He then leaded them inside.
As they entered, they were wowed by the large lobby. "Wow, looks more spiffier than last time" Mink said looking around.
"You mean you guys have been in here?" Devon asked in amazement.
"Umm.. Yeah we had some slight duel disk problems" Jess said.
"Umm.. Yeah!" Mink said.
"Aww who am I kidding? We were here because of the Big 5. They tried to take our bodies" Jess thought, remembering the horrible nightmare of the virtual world which gave her chills.
-----------CARDS PLAYED-----------
X Head Cannon: Level 4 / 1800/1500/ Machine Type.
Air Guard Gear Golem: Level 4 / 800/2200/ Machine Type / Desc: Pay 800 life points for this monster to attack your opponent's life points directly.
Y Dragon Head: Level 4 / 1500/1300/ Machine Type / Desc: This monster can equip to "X Head Cannon" and increase it's attack points by 400.
XYZ Dragon Cannon: Level 8/ 2800/2600/ Fusion / Machine Type / Desc: X Head Cannon + Y Dragon Head + Z Metal Caterpillar. This monster can be special summoned by sacrifice all fusion material monsters on the field. You may discard one card from your hand to destroy one monster on the field.
Baffomet: Level 5 / 1400/1800/ Beast Type / Desc: When this monster is summoned put 1 "King of Mythical Beasts, Gazelle" into your hand, from your deck. The Deck is then shuffled. / Deck Master Ability: When this monster is put into play, send this monster into the graveyard and special summon 1 "Winged Beast, Chimera" from your Fusion Deck onto the field.
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.)
Inner Rage of The Beast: EQUIP MAGIC / Desc: Sacrifice 1000 life points to equip this to one Level 6 or higher Beast Monster on your side of the field. That monster gains 3000 attack points and can attack each monster on your opponent's side of the field. This monster's attack points is decreased by 500 for every monster it destroys.
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The score stood at Daniel: 2550 and Jak: 2000.
"Well it's your turn!" Jak yelled.
Daniel drew his next card. "Now! I summon X Head Cannon! (1800/1500)" He announced. "And I'll equip Z Metal Caterpillar to X Head Cannon, increasing it's attack by 600! (2400/1500)"
"Heh... Smooth play but not good enough" Jak thought.
"Now! X Head Cannon! Attack and destroy his Unbeatable Tiny Guardian!" Daniel announced. The Machines aimed their cannons directly at the small warrior and fired a round of missiles at it. Suddenly the guardian whipped out it's shield, deflecting all the missiles into the air. "What?!"
"Hahaha! You idiot. There's a reason it's called Unbeatable! It can't be destroyed by a simple effect or attack!" Jak yelled.
Daniel growled, ending his turn.
Jak drew his next card. "Now! I summon Air Guard Gear Golem! (800/2200) in attack mode!" He yelled as a giant flying machine monster appeared in mid air. "Now! I sacrifice 800 life points (J: 1200) for Air Guard Gear Golem to attack directly!"
"No way!" Daniel thought.
The golem then opened it's flaps, launching a round of missiles at Daniel. Daniel screamed as the attack hit him hard. His life points now stood at 1750.
"Now! I sacrifice 200 life points for Unbeatable Tiny Guardian! (J: 1000) Now my Unbeatable Tiny Guardian, attack his life points directly!" Jak yelled.
The guardian flew at Daniel, slashing him across the chest with it's sword. Daniel flung back as the attack pushed him. His life points reduced to 1050.
Jak laughed. "Now I end my turn" He announced.
Daniel drew his next card. "Now! I summon Y Dragon Head! (1500/1300)" He yelled.
"Alright... time to get serious..." Jak smirked.
"Now I sacrifice X Head Cannon, Y Dragon Head, and Z Metal Caterpillar!" Daniel yelled. Suddenly all three monsters started letting off electricity. They began to connect together and more cannons were revealed. "To summon XYZ Dragon Cannon! (2800/2600)"
"Alright... This duel is over..." Kai smirked.
"Now! XYZ Dragon Cannon! Attack and destroy his Air Guard Gear Golem!" Daniel announced.
"Reverse trap card!" Jak yelled. "Mirror Force!"
"No!" Daniel said in shock as his trap card flipped up. The missiles were launched but a force field protected his Air Guard Gear Golem, deflecting them right at Daniel's XYZ Dragon Cannon and Death Volstargaf. The two monsters were instantly destroyed.
Jak laughed. "Your done for it! This duel will be over as soon as you know it! Go ahead and end your turn!" He yelled.
Daniel smirked. "No. I have one more plan" He said.
"What?!" Jak said in disbelief.
"Now! I put Baffomet onto the field! (1400/1800)" He yelled.
"That's it?! For all it's worth you'll just put out such a weak monster!" Jak laughed.
"I'm not bringing out just this monster! I have a whole new monster to look forward. Every Deck Master has an effect and I'm bringing mine out! Now I sacrifice Baffomet to summon Winged Beast, Chimera! (2100/1800)" Daniel yelled as Baffomet disappeared and his fusion monster appeared onto the field.
Jak growled. "Big Shield Guardna! Get out there and protect Air Guard Gear Golem!" Jak yelled. Suddenly his deck master jumped from his post and infront of his golem.
Daniel smirked. "You'll regret doing that! Now I activate this magic card! Inner Rage of The Beast!" He announced. "By sacrificing 1000 life points (D: 50) I can equip this to Chimera and increase it's attack points by 3000!"
"No! I can't lose to this freak!" Jak said in shock.
"Now! Winged Beast Chimera! Attack and destroy his Big Shield Guardna and win me this duel!" Daniel yelled, pointing at Jak. The beast unleashed an orange flame blast at the warrior. The blast broke through it's shield, destroying the warrior. "And since I destroyed our Big Shield Guardna, you lose this duel!"
"No way! You'll pay for this!" Jak yelled running up at him. He held his fist up ready to knock his lights out. Daniel got ready to defend. Suddenly in the corner of his eye saw an arm reach out and punch Jak's lights out. He fell backwards onto the ground, dazed. Daniel lowered his arms to see that Kai had knocked him down.
"Couldn't let him beat you like that" Kai snickered. Daniel couldn't help but laugh.
"Yeah that's alright." He said.
"That was cool though. I hope we get to face each other, one on one, in the finals" Kai said. "That is, if you make it"
"How can you be so sure?" Daniel asked.
"Oh I had my fair share of winning. I know I'll be there" Kai said looking up at the tower. He pointed to the top. "That's where the finals are taking places."
"I thought so. You have seen the other tournaments right? Duelist Kingdom The Second, Grounds of Pegasus, DOMA Challenge..." Daniel asked.
"Seen em all. It sucked that you lost to that one guy. But I heard you got it back and is sharing the title with Paul" Kai said.
"Yeah that's true. That guy's name is Vice. I'm not sure where he disappeared off to though." Daniel said looking around the crowd.
"Yeah it's a mystery. But let's wait a little while" Kai said.
"Yeah, good idea" Daniel said, giving a thumbs up.
"Jess, I don't see our name anywhere!" Mink said looking at the board.
"Oh you won't find it there. I decided not to enter this time. I can't take any chances like the last few times" Jess mentioned.
"Yeah I see..." Mink said.
"Mink! Jess!" Allen yelled from afar. They both turned around to see Allen and Devon running up to them.
"Hey, guys. See Dan anywhere?" Jess asked.
"No..." Allen said taking a breath
"We haven't seen him anywhere, you?" Devon asked.
"Nada" Mink replied.
"Look!" Jess pointed to the board. "Look's like Daniel has already won a duel"
"That's good." Mink sighed. "Looks like he won't need our help after all"
"Yeah's that's a good thing. So I guess we should wait around. I have a feeling Paul will let me into the finals. Did you guys do any good?" Allen asked.
"Well... No. Mink lost to Aeo and I didn't enter this time" Jess said.
"Aww, that sucks" Devon said crossing his arms.
"Yeah, and it was Aeo. She doesn't look as weak. You should watch out for her" Mink noted.
"I'll make sure of that but look how much people are one the board" Allen said.
"Yeah looks like about 12 people are left. And times running out" Devon pointed out. The counter finally ended from 5 to 1. All people dueling were disqualified which left only 8 finalist.
"The lightning round is finally over! We have out 8 finalist!" The announcer announced. "Will the 8 finalists please arrive to the main entrance for the Semi-Finals. The names of the 8 finalist will be listed"
Jess, Mink, and Allen looked up at the board and gasped. "Vice?! How'd he get here?! He shouldn't be here!" Mink said in shock.
"If Vice is here, then his two other friends should be around somewhere" Allen said looking left to right.
"Save it for later, Bakura is here too. Oh and you are too Allen" Jess said.
"Holy.. I gotta go! You guys have to come too!" Allen said. Allen ran off and the three followed. They were the first to arrive to the front entrance.
"Hey you three aren't the finalist of this tournament, beat it!" A guard yelled at Mink, Jess, and Devon.
"Why?! We're his friends, we atleast get to see him duel!" Jess yelled.
"Forget it, kid, I have strict rules not to let anyone that's not participated in the finals in. You three will have to stand outside and watch!" The guard growled.
"Quiet, you" Paul hissed from up the stairs. "Let them in, no questions"
"Yes, sir!" The guard said, nervously. He then leaded them inside.
As they entered, they were wowed by the large lobby. "Wow, looks more spiffier than last time" Mink said looking around.
"You mean you guys have been in here?" Devon asked in amazement.
"Umm.. Yeah we had some slight duel disk problems" Jess said.
"Umm.. Yeah!" Mink said.
"Aww who am I kidding? We were here because of the Big 5. They tried to take our bodies" Jess thought, remembering the horrible nightmare of the virtual world which gave her chills.
-----------CARDS PLAYED-----------
X Head Cannon: Level 4 / 1800/1500/ Machine Type.
Air Guard Gear Golem: Level 4 / 800/2200/ Machine Type / Desc: Pay 800 life points for this monster to attack your opponent's life points directly.
Y Dragon Head: Level 4 / 1500/1300/ Machine Type / Desc: This monster can equip to "X Head Cannon" and increase it's attack points by 400.
XYZ Dragon Cannon: Level 8/ 2800/2600/ Fusion / Machine Type / Desc: X Head Cannon + Y Dragon Head + Z Metal Caterpillar. This monster can be special summoned by sacrifice all fusion material monsters on the field. You may discard one card from your hand to destroy one monster on the field.
Baffomet: Level 5 / 1400/1800/ Beast Type / Desc: When this monster is summoned put 1 "King of Mythical Beasts, Gazelle" into your hand, from your deck. The Deck is then shuffled. / Deck Master Ability: When this monster is put into play, send this monster into the graveyard and special summon 1 "Winged Beast, Chimera" from your Fusion Deck onto the field.
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.)
Inner Rage of The Beast: EQUIP MAGIC / Desc: Sacrifice 1000 life points to equip this to one Level 6 or higher Beast Monster on your side of the field. That monster gains 3000 attack points and can attack each monster on your opponent's side of the field. This monster's attack points is decreased by 500 for every monster it destroys.