Chapter 82: Mind Over Matter, Part 1
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"Duel!" Darien and Allen both yelled as their life points rose to 4000.
"I will start this duel!" Allen yelled, drawing his third card. "I summon Battle Warrior Omega, in defense mode! (300/1200) I then set a card face down and end my turn!"
"Draw!" Darien yelled, drawing his next card. "I summon Spear Dragon! (1900/0)"
"Oh crap.. I made a bad mistake..." Allen thought.
"Now! Spear Dragon attack and destroy his warrior!" Darien yelled. The dragon unleashed a stream of blue wind at the warrior, destroying it. "And since my monsters effect is at work, you lose life points! (A: 3300)"
"Ha! But that means your Spear Dragon goes into defense mode! Now I draw!" Allen yelled, drawing his next card. "Then I summon this, Blue Flame Swordsman! (1800/1600)"
"Hmph..." Darien smiled.
"Now! Blue Flame Swordsman attack and destroy his Spear Dragon!" Allen announced. The warrior leapt up and pounced on the dragon, slashing it with it's blue sword. "My turn ends!"
Darien drew his next card. "Now! Activate magic card, Bait Doll!" Darien yelled.
"Bait Doll?" Allen said in confusion.
"This magic card forces the activation of your trap card!" Darien yelled, pointing at his face down card. Suddenly it flipped up. "Rope of Life, nice trap card, but too late to use it's effect!"
The trap card then exploded. "Agh... No I needed that." Allen growled as the debris flew past him.
"But that's not all. Instead of this magic card going to my graveyard, it is placed back into my deck and shuffled." Darien announced, placing the card ontop of his deck. His Duel Xero automatically went in shuffling mod, shuffling itself. "Now! I summon Sapphire Dragon! (1900/1100) Go, attack and destroy his Blue Flame Swordsman!"
The dragon unleashed a stream of fire at the warrior, destroying it, and reducing Allen's life points to 3200. Suddenly Allen laughed. "Because your destroyed my Blue Flame Swordsman, I can summon this, The Original Flame Swordsman! (1800/1600)" He said.
"Heh, my turn ends." Darien announced.
Allen drew his next card. "Now! I activate Polymerization, to fuse The Fiend Megacyber and Flame Swordsman to create Cybernetic Flame warrior! (1900/1200)" He announced. "I'll then set a card face down and end my turn!"
Darien drew his next card. "Now! I summon Yata Garasu! (200/100)" Darien yelled. "Now! Sapphire Dragon attack and destroy his Cybernetic Flame Warrior!"
The dragon and the warrior engaged in battle, each striking each other and destroying themselves. Allen smiled. "Moron." He said.
"Now! Yata Garasu attack his life points directly!" Darien yelled.
"Here's something you didn't know, when Cybernetic Flame Warrior is destroyed, it's fusion material monsters return back to the field!" Allen smiled.
"Err..." Darien growled.
"Now! Fiend Megacyber, counter attack!" Allen announced.
The warrior dove at the bird, punching through it and reducing Darien's life points to 2000.
"Hmm..." Daniel said.
"What's up?" Kai asked.
"This duel is cool... But I don't think if Allen should be dueling him. Darien and Paul have been through worst times. The last thing Darien needs is another loss." Daniel said.
Darien growled. "I set a card face down and end my turn." He announced.
"Alright! I'm actually going to win! I may haven't gotten into the finals but I can actually beat someone from the finals." Allen said happily, drawing his next card. "Now! I sacrifice Flame Swordsman to summon this, Graud Gil Gars! (2600/300)"
"Ahh, Graud Gil Gars, isn't that Devon's monster?" Mink asked.
"yeah, but Allen beat him in the tournament a while ago." Daniel said.
"Now! I'll sacrifice 200 life points (A: 2800) for Graud Gil Gars. Graud Gil Gars attack!" Allen announced.
"Activate trap card, Goyu Gas!" Darien yelled. Suddenly a perfume bottle materialized infront of Graud Gil Gars, spraying it with weird pink gas. The warrior let out a cry, covering it's eyes. Suddenly it stood up, like it was in a mesmerizing control. The warrior then dove at Fiend Megacyber, striking it with it's sword and destroying it. "Heh, that's what happens when I activate this trap card."
Allen growled as his life points reduced to 2600. "My turn ends...." He announced.
Darien drew his next card. "Now! I activate Spirit Blessings. This will reduce all levels of my Spirit Monsters by 1 level." He announced.
"Spirit monsters?" Allen said in confusion.
"You rookie duelist, there are certain kinds of monsters in this game. Like your friends have. Dan there has Union Type monsters which for example are XYZ Dragon Cannon." Darien said. "Then your little friend over there has Borgman monsters which help summon each other."
"Well.. he's right." Mink said.
"Then there's Guardian Monsters which rely on Equipment to be summoned." He said. "And I, I have Spirit Monsters which return to my hand every end phase, Such as my Yata Garasu which you destroyed."
"Ahh, I see. Gah! I have no different type monsters!" Allen said in shock.
"That's your weakness so now! I summon Otohime! (0/100)" Darien yelled as the woman materialized onto the field. "This monster allows me to switch the battle position of one of your monsters on the field! So I change your Graud Gil Gars into face down defense mode!"
"Ha! You won't be able to destroy it since it can't be destroyed by simple battle!" Allen laughed.
"I'd think other wise because now! I activate Card Sanctity, forcing us to draw until we have 6 cards." Darien announced. "Now! I play Monster Reborn, taking back a monster I discard, and that monster is Sasuke Samurai! (500/800)"
"Eh? Why would he bring back a weak monster like that?" Allen said in confusion.
"Allen! That monster is not as weak as you think!" Daniel called out.
"Ahh?! Are you seriously?!" Allen said, backing away from the small samurai.
"Sasuke Samurai! Attack and destroy his face down monster!" Darien called out.
The small samurai lifted it's small sword and charged passed the hologram card, slashing it in half. Graud Gil Gars was automatically destroyed.
"What?! How could that happen?!" Allen said in shock.
"Sasuke Samurai can defeat any face down defense monster. No effects are activated." Darien smirked. "So my turn ends and Otohime is returned to my hand."
The woman turned into a light orb, floating to the card and fusing into it. Darien took the card and added it to his hand.
Allen growled. "He destroyed my monster with a simple weak monster... This is going to give me a bad reputation." Allen thought. "I gotta beat this guy."
-----------CARDS PLAYED-----------
Battle Warrior Omega: Level 4 / 300/1200/ Warrior Type.
Spear Dragon: Level 4 / 1900/0/ Dragon Type / Desc: If this card attacks with an ATK that is higher than the DEF of your opponent's Defense Position monster, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent's Life Points. When this card attacks, it is changed to Defense Position at the end of the Damage Step.
Blue Flame Swordsman: Level 4 / 1800/1600/ Warrior Type / Desc: When this monster is destroyed, special summon 1 "Flame Swordsman" from your fusion deck to the field
Bait Doll: MAGIC / Desc: Force the activation of 1 face-down Trap Card. If the timing of the activation of the Trap Card is incorrect, negate the effect and destroy it. If it is not a Trap Card, it is returned to its original position. After this card is activated, it is placed into the Deck (not the Graveyard). The Deck is then shuffled.
Sapphire Dragon: Level 4 / 1900/1100/ Dragon Type.
Flame Swordsman: Level 4 / 1800/1600/ Fusion / Fire Type / Desc: Flame Manipulator + Masaki The Legendary Swordsman.
Cybernetic Flame Warrior: Level 6 / 1900/1200/ Fusion / Warrior Type / Desc: Sacrifice one monster on the field to negate the effect of a Effect Monster. This monster's ATK is increased by 200 for every magic card played. When this monster is sent to the graveyard, special summon the accuired fusion material monsters for this Fusion monster back onto the field.
Yata Garasu: Level 3 / 200/100/ Demon Type / Desc: This card cannot be Special Summoned. This card returns to the owner's hand during the End Phase of the turn that it is Normal Summoned, Reversed Summoned, or flipped face-up. When this card inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent's Life Points, your opponent skips his/her next Draw Phase.
Graud Gil Gars: Level 6 / 2600/300/ Warrior Type/ Desc: This monster cannot be destroyed in battle. Reduce this monster's ATK by 200 on each of your battle phases. Battle Damage still counts.
Goyu Gas: TRAP / Desc: If your opponent has 2 or more monsters on the field and has declared an attack. Direct your opponent's attacking monster to another monster on your opponent's side of the field.
Spirit Blessings: PERMANENT MAGIC / Desc: As long as this card remains face up on the field, Downgrade all Spirit Type monsters in your hand by 1 Level.
Otohime: Level 3 / 0/100/ Spirit / Desc: This card cannot be Special Summoned. This card returns to the owner's hand during the End Phase of the turn that this card is Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned or flipped face-up. If this card is Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned or flipped face-up, you can change the battle position of 1 monster on your opponent's side of the field.
Card Sanctity: MAGIC / Desc: Both players must draw from their respective decks until each player has 6 cards in their hands.
Sasuke Samurai: Level 2 / 500/800/ Warrior Type / Desc: When this monster attacks a face-down Defense Position monster, destroy the face-down monster immediately with this card's effect without flipping it face-up or damage calculation.
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"Duel!" Darien and Allen both yelled as their life points rose to 4000.
"I will start this duel!" Allen yelled, drawing his third card. "I summon Battle Warrior Omega, in defense mode! (300/1200) I then set a card face down and end my turn!"
"Draw!" Darien yelled, drawing his next card. "I summon Spear Dragon! (1900/0)"
"Oh crap.. I made a bad mistake..." Allen thought.
"Now! Spear Dragon attack and destroy his warrior!" Darien yelled. The dragon unleashed a stream of blue wind at the warrior, destroying it. "And since my monsters effect is at work, you lose life points! (A: 3300)"
"Ha! But that means your Spear Dragon goes into defense mode! Now I draw!" Allen yelled, drawing his next card. "Then I summon this, Blue Flame Swordsman! (1800/1600)"
"Hmph..." Darien smiled.
"Now! Blue Flame Swordsman attack and destroy his Spear Dragon!" Allen announced. The warrior leapt up and pounced on the dragon, slashing it with it's blue sword. "My turn ends!"
Darien drew his next card. "Now! Activate magic card, Bait Doll!" Darien yelled.
"Bait Doll?" Allen said in confusion.
"This magic card forces the activation of your trap card!" Darien yelled, pointing at his face down card. Suddenly it flipped up. "Rope of Life, nice trap card, but too late to use it's effect!"
The trap card then exploded. "Agh... No I needed that." Allen growled as the debris flew past him.
"But that's not all. Instead of this magic card going to my graveyard, it is placed back into my deck and shuffled." Darien announced, placing the card ontop of his deck. His Duel Xero automatically went in shuffling mod, shuffling itself. "Now! I summon Sapphire Dragon! (1900/1100) Go, attack and destroy his Blue Flame Swordsman!"
The dragon unleashed a stream of fire at the warrior, destroying it, and reducing Allen's life points to 3200. Suddenly Allen laughed. "Because your destroyed my Blue Flame Swordsman, I can summon this, The Original Flame Swordsman! (1800/1600)" He said.
"Heh, my turn ends." Darien announced.
Allen drew his next card. "Now! I activate Polymerization, to fuse The Fiend Megacyber and Flame Swordsman to create Cybernetic Flame warrior! (1900/1200)" He announced. "I'll then set a card face down and end my turn!"
Darien drew his next card. "Now! I summon Yata Garasu! (200/100)" Darien yelled. "Now! Sapphire Dragon attack and destroy his Cybernetic Flame Warrior!"
The dragon and the warrior engaged in battle, each striking each other and destroying themselves. Allen smiled. "Moron." He said.
"Now! Yata Garasu attack his life points directly!" Darien yelled.
"Here's something you didn't know, when Cybernetic Flame Warrior is destroyed, it's fusion material monsters return back to the field!" Allen smiled.
"Err..." Darien growled.
"Now! Fiend Megacyber, counter attack!" Allen announced.
The warrior dove at the bird, punching through it and reducing Darien's life points to 2000.
"Hmm..." Daniel said.
"What's up?" Kai asked.
"This duel is cool... But I don't think if Allen should be dueling him. Darien and Paul have been through worst times. The last thing Darien needs is another loss." Daniel said.
Darien growled. "I set a card face down and end my turn." He announced.
"Alright! I'm actually going to win! I may haven't gotten into the finals but I can actually beat someone from the finals." Allen said happily, drawing his next card. "Now! I sacrifice Flame Swordsman to summon this, Graud Gil Gars! (2600/300)"
"Ahh, Graud Gil Gars, isn't that Devon's monster?" Mink asked.
"yeah, but Allen beat him in the tournament a while ago." Daniel said.
"Now! I'll sacrifice 200 life points (A: 2800) for Graud Gil Gars. Graud Gil Gars attack!" Allen announced.
"Activate trap card, Goyu Gas!" Darien yelled. Suddenly a perfume bottle materialized infront of Graud Gil Gars, spraying it with weird pink gas. The warrior let out a cry, covering it's eyes. Suddenly it stood up, like it was in a mesmerizing control. The warrior then dove at Fiend Megacyber, striking it with it's sword and destroying it. "Heh, that's what happens when I activate this trap card."
Allen growled as his life points reduced to 2600. "My turn ends...." He announced.
Darien drew his next card. "Now! I activate Spirit Blessings. This will reduce all levels of my Spirit Monsters by 1 level." He announced.
"Spirit monsters?" Allen said in confusion.
"You rookie duelist, there are certain kinds of monsters in this game. Like your friends have. Dan there has Union Type monsters which for example are XYZ Dragon Cannon." Darien said. "Then your little friend over there has Borgman monsters which help summon each other."
"Well.. he's right." Mink said.
"Then there's Guardian Monsters which rely on Equipment to be summoned." He said. "And I, I have Spirit Monsters which return to my hand every end phase, Such as my Yata Garasu which you destroyed."
"Ahh, I see. Gah! I have no different type monsters!" Allen said in shock.
"That's your weakness so now! I summon Otohime! (0/100)" Darien yelled as the woman materialized onto the field. "This monster allows me to switch the battle position of one of your monsters on the field! So I change your Graud Gil Gars into face down defense mode!"
"Ha! You won't be able to destroy it since it can't be destroyed by simple battle!" Allen laughed.
"I'd think other wise because now! I activate Card Sanctity, forcing us to draw until we have 6 cards." Darien announced. "Now! I play Monster Reborn, taking back a monster I discard, and that monster is Sasuke Samurai! (500/800)"
"Eh? Why would he bring back a weak monster like that?" Allen said in confusion.
"Allen! That monster is not as weak as you think!" Daniel called out.
"Ahh?! Are you seriously?!" Allen said, backing away from the small samurai.
"Sasuke Samurai! Attack and destroy his face down monster!" Darien called out.
The small samurai lifted it's small sword and charged passed the hologram card, slashing it in half. Graud Gil Gars was automatically destroyed.
"What?! How could that happen?!" Allen said in shock.
"Sasuke Samurai can defeat any face down defense monster. No effects are activated." Darien smirked. "So my turn ends and Otohime is returned to my hand."
The woman turned into a light orb, floating to the card and fusing into it. Darien took the card and added it to his hand.
Allen growled. "He destroyed my monster with a simple weak monster... This is going to give me a bad reputation." Allen thought. "I gotta beat this guy."
-----------CARDS PLAYED-----------
Battle Warrior Omega: Level 4 / 300/1200/ Warrior Type.
Spear Dragon: Level 4 / 1900/0/ Dragon Type / Desc: If this card attacks with an ATK that is higher than the DEF of your opponent's Defense Position monster, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent's Life Points. When this card attacks, it is changed to Defense Position at the end of the Damage Step.
Blue Flame Swordsman: Level 4 / 1800/1600/ Warrior Type / Desc: When this monster is destroyed, special summon 1 "Flame Swordsman" from your fusion deck to the field
Bait Doll: MAGIC / Desc: Force the activation of 1 face-down Trap Card. If the timing of the activation of the Trap Card is incorrect, negate the effect and destroy it. If it is not a Trap Card, it is returned to its original position. After this card is activated, it is placed into the Deck (not the Graveyard). The Deck is then shuffled.
Sapphire Dragon: Level 4 / 1900/1100/ Dragon Type.
Flame Swordsman: Level 4 / 1800/1600/ Fusion / Fire Type / Desc: Flame Manipulator + Masaki The Legendary Swordsman.
Cybernetic Flame Warrior: Level 6 / 1900/1200/ Fusion / Warrior Type / Desc: Sacrifice one monster on the field to negate the effect of a Effect Monster. This monster's ATK is increased by 200 for every magic card played. When this monster is sent to the graveyard, special summon the accuired fusion material monsters for this Fusion monster back onto the field.
Yata Garasu: Level 3 / 200/100/ Demon Type / Desc: This card cannot be Special Summoned. This card returns to the owner's hand during the End Phase of the turn that it is Normal Summoned, Reversed Summoned, or flipped face-up. When this card inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent's Life Points, your opponent skips his/her next Draw Phase.
Graud Gil Gars: Level 6 / 2600/300/ Warrior Type/ Desc: This monster cannot be destroyed in battle. Reduce this monster's ATK by 200 on each of your battle phases. Battle Damage still counts.
Goyu Gas: TRAP / Desc: If your opponent has 2 or more monsters on the field and has declared an attack. Direct your opponent's attacking monster to another monster on your opponent's side of the field.
Spirit Blessings: PERMANENT MAGIC / Desc: As long as this card remains face up on the field, Downgrade all Spirit Type monsters in your hand by 1 Level.
Otohime: Level 3 / 0/100/ Spirit / Desc: This card cannot be Special Summoned. This card returns to the owner's hand during the End Phase of the turn that this card is Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned or flipped face-up. If this card is Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned or flipped face-up, you can change the battle position of 1 monster on your opponent's side of the field.
Card Sanctity: MAGIC / Desc: Both players must draw from their respective decks until each player has 6 cards in their hands.
Sasuke Samurai: Level 2 / 500/800/ Warrior Type / Desc: When this monster attacks a face-down Defense Position monster, destroy the face-down monster immediately with this card's effect without flipping it face-up or damage calculation.