Chapter 162: Deep Impact, Part 1

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"Duel!" Paul, Daniel, and Lain all yelled as their life points rose to 4000.

"I'll begin!" Lain announced, drawing her card. "Now! I summon a monster in defense mode. I'll then set two cards face down and end my turn. So it'll be you, Dan, to go next!"

"Remember Paul... This girl has an insect deck that's been beefed up..." Daniel warned.

"You don't need to tell me anything." Paul sneered.

"Very well! I draw!" Daniel announced. "And I summon Newt! (1900/400) Newt, attack her defense monster!"

"Moron." Lain laughed. "Reveal monster, Thorn Fairy! (300/2000)" Lain announced. Suddenly a woman with green skin and vines with thorns wrapped around her materialized. "And with the defense of 2000, your monster can't do anything!"

Suddenly a wall of vines slid up infront of the fairy, protecting it from Daniel's Newt and throwing it back, reducing Dan's life points to 3900.

"Heh... Already he has screwed us up." Paul thought.

"Not only that, but your monster has to shift into defense mode!" Lain pointed out as the Newt crouched down, protecting itself with it's arms.

Daniel growled. "I'll set a card face down. My turn ends."

"Draw!" Paul announced, smiling. "Now! I'll activate not one, but two Cyclones which will destroy your face down cards."

"No..." Lain growled as her two face down cards were engulfed by two tornados, destroying them.

"Now! I'll bring forth Glade Dragon (1800/1600), using it's effect, I'll sacrifice it to Special Summon my Blue Eyes White Dragon! (3000/2500)" Paul announced. "Attack and destroy her Thorn Fairy!"

"Ack!" Lain gasped as the dragon materialized onto the field and blasted a giant ball of lightning at the green women, destroying her.

"I'll set one card and end my turn!" Paul announced, leaving a smirk.

"Draw!" Lain announced, smiling. "Now! I'll activate Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw two cards!"

"Reveal trap card!" Daniel announced as his trap card flipped up. "Duplication Level 4! This card allows me to summon my next level four monster...."

Suddenly a monster card materialized, back faced towards Lain. "No...." She growled.

"Now! Reveal X Head Cannon! (1800/1500)" Daniel announced.

Lain smiled. "Still, none of you can withstand my powerful deck." She smiled. "Now! I activate Raise Dead, to bring back Thorn Princess, in defense mode! (300/2000). I'll then summon this, Neo Bug! (1800/1700) Now, attack and destroy his Newt!"

The bug charged at the warrior with it's claws clamping down on it and taking a giant bite out of it, destroying it.

"Because you've destroyed Newt, your Neo Bug loses 500 attack points!" Daniel announced as Neo Bug's attack power reduced to 1300.

"No matter." Lain smiled. "I'll set two cards face down and end my turn."

"Draw!" Dan announced, drawing his card. "And now! I'll summon Y Dragon Head (1500/1300)"

"No..." Lain gasped.

"And now! I'll remove Y Dragon Head and X Head Cannon to special summon XY Dragon Cannon! (2400/1600)" Daniel announced. Due to XY Dragon Cannon's effect, Dan was allowed to discard a card from his hand to destroy one of Lain's face down cards. But Dan's hand was full of his best cards and wouldn't be able to waste them. "Now! XY Dragon Cannon, attack and destroy her Thorn Fairy!"

"Not so fast!" Lain smiled. "Activate trap card, Attack Nullification! This trap card will now end your battle phase!"

"She's just holding us back until he can get some good cards..." Daniel thought, placing a card face down and ending his turn.

"My turn.... Draw." Paul said, unimpressed with Lain. "Little Girl, you're only holding back what is to be your doom. Get out of our way and I promise you that you will move on without humiliation."

"Never... If you think you and especially him." Lain said, pointing at Daniel. "Can get away with this, you're wrong!"

"Fine..." Paul smiled. "I'll set a card face down. Now! Blue Eyes White Dragon, attack and destroy her Thorn Fairy!"

"Reveal magic card." Lain announced, pointing to her left. "Shrink..."

"Err.." Paul thought, looking a bit surprised.

"As you know, your dumb Blue Eyes loses half of it's attack points because of my magic card's effect." Lain smiled as the Blue Eye's attack power reduced to 1500. As the dragon unleashed it's lightning blast, vine flew up, protecting the fairy. Paul growled as his life points lowered to 3500. "Hmmm, let's save some embarrassment for you. You can surrender anytime you want."

"Turn end..." Paul growled.

"Draw!" Lain announced. "Now! I summon Grasshopper (1000/1200)"

"That combo..." Daniel thought, sensing what was coming up.

"Now! I activate Eradicating Aerosol, destroying my own Grasshopper and activating it's effect." Lain announced as a spray can appeared, spraying on the grasshopper and destroying it. "So now! I bring forth Insect Queen! (2200/2400 +200)"

"Ah..." Daniel gasped as the tremendous insect emerged from the small hologram card.

"But that's not all." Lain smiled. "I'll now sacrifice Neo Bug to summon this... Insect Princess! (1900/1200)" Suddenly the bug disappeared and in place of it, a woman figure with the head and eyes of an insect and with butterfly wings on it's heads and long antenna's. "And because I've summoned another Insect monster, Insect Queen gains another 200 attack points (2600/2400)"

"Are you finished." Paul smirked.

"No." Lain smiled. "Now! Reveal trap card, DNA Surgery! This allows me to turn all monsters into Insects!"

Suddenly Paul's dragon let out a cry and two antenna's burst out of it's head and it's wings were replaced with butterfly wings. Meanwhile, Daniel's XY Dragon Cannon exploded to giant beetle claws from it's sides.

Insect Queen's attack points sky rocketed to 3000, matching up to Blue Eyes White Dragon.

"Her only source is the Thorn Fairy which is keeping us from attacking." Daniel noted. "But with my XY Dragon Cannon, I can easily destroy her trap card."

"I don't think so." Lain smiled. "Now! I activate this magic card, Forlorn Ring!"

Suddenly a black ring attacked itself to X Head Cannon's neck. "What is this?!" Daniel yelled.

"This magic card keeps all your monsters from using their effects. Just look at you all, so helpless to my power." Lain laughed.

"We'll see who's helpless." Paul growled.

"I'll end my turn from here." Lain announced.

"Draw!" Daniel announced. Dan knew that if he summoned any monsters, he'd only power up Insect Queen, allowing it to over take Blue Eyes. But he knew that Insect Queen could only attack with a sacrifice of some sort. "Now! I summon a monster, in defense mode. I'll set a card face down and end my turn."

The score was now at Paul: 3500, Daniel: 3900, and Lain remaining at 4000.

"Draw!" Paul yelled instantly and smiling. "Now! I'll activate my final Cyclone which to destroy your Forlorn Ring!"

Suddenly the ring that was attached to Dan's XY Dragon Cannon exploded, freeing it form it's dark power. "Alright that's one thing that's clear..." Daniel said.

"Now! Blue Eyes White Dragon, attack and destroy her Thorn Fairy!" Paul commanded. The dragon unleashed a ball of lightning at the woman, destroying her instantly. "And now I'll summon a monster in defense mode and end my turn."

"Draw!" Lain announced, drawing her next card. "Now! Reveal trap card... Darkness Revealed!"

"No!" Daniel gasped as his hidden Orpheus flipped up and Paul's Joint Dragon was revealed as well. Then suddenly both their monster's grew antenna's and claws because of Lain's DNA Surgery.

"Not only that, but because my Insect Princess is on the field, your monsters are shifted into attack mode!" Lain pointed.

Suddenly the dragon and the demon rose up into their attack pose. "No... He can easily take us out now..." Paul growled.

Lain smiled, seeing those monsters. "Now I'll bring forth One Horned Hopper (100/1000) in defense mode" She announced as the grasshopper with a giant horn petruding out of it's head materialized onto the field. "Now! Insect Princess (1900/1200) attack and destroy his Joint Dragon!"

The insect began flapping her wings which were attached to her head, sending a wave of sparking dust at the dragon, destroying it.

Paul growled as his life points reduced to 1800.

"And because I destroyed an insect monster, my Insect Princess gains 500 attack points! (2400/1200)"

"Paul...." Daniel said in shock.

"Now! I sacrifice my One Horned Hopper to my Insect Queen so she will now destroy your XY Dragon Cannon!" Lain commanded as her grasshopper dissolved. The queen then grabbed the machine with her claw, crushing it like a little pop can, destroying it, and reducing Dan's life points to 2700.

"Lain... Stop this now. Your only stooping down to Jin's level..." Daniel growled.

"You're only saying that because you're losing!" Lain laughed. "But now my Insect Queen will produce a Insect Token!"

Suddenly the queen laid a slimy egg to the ground with the attack and defense of 100.

Lain's Insect Queen now stood at 3200.

"Draw!" Daniel announced, drawing his card. "Now! I switch my Orpheus into defense mode (100/2500). Now I'll summon Little Xian (1300/1200). And now I'll activate my face down card, Transparent Attack! Allowing my Little Xian to attack your life points directly!"

"No!" Lain gasped.

Suddenly the wooden warrior jumped into the air, shooting it's lengthy arm at Lain. Lain screamed as the hand punched her in the chest, reducing her life points to 2700.

"Agh! You will pay for that!" Lain screamed, holding her chest.

"What's the matter, girl? You think you're so tough then prove it!" Paul yelled.

Lain growled as Paul egged her on.

"Paul... Don't make things worse. We're only here to win." Daniel said.

"You're here to win... I'm on my own mission." Paul said.

"You mean..." Dan said a bit confused.

"Yes. I don't care, take the winning move. Jin is mine." Paul said with a serious expression.

~~CARDS PLAYED~~

Newt: Level 4 / 1900/400/ Demon / Desc: FLIP: Increase the ATK and DEF of this monster by 500 points. The ATK and DEF of a monster that destroys this monster as a result of battle is decreased by 500 points.

Thorn Fairy: Level 4 / 300/2000/ Plant / Desc: Your opponent cannot attack Insect-Type monsters unless he/she destroys this card first. The Battle Position of a monster that battles with this card is changed to Defense Position at the end of the Damage Step

Cyclone: MAGIC / Desc: Destroy 1 Magic or Trap card on the field.

Glade Dragon: Level 4 / 1800/1600/ Dragon / Desc: You can sacrifice this face up monster to Special Summon 1 Dragon-Type monster from your hand.

Blue Eyes White Dragon: Level 8 / 3000/2500/

Duplication Level 4: TRAP / Desc: This card can be activated if your Life Points are lower than your Opponent's Life Points, Special Summon the next monster on top of your deck with a Level of 4.

X Head Cannon: Level 4 / 1800/1500/ Machine.

Neo Bug: Level 4 / 1800/1700/ Insect.

Y Dragon Head: Level 4 / 1500/1300/ Union / Machine / Desc: Once per turn during your Main Phase, if you control this monster on the field, you can equip it to your "X Head Cannon" or "Z Metal Caterpillar" as an Equip Magic Card or change it back to a monster in face up Attack Position. When equipped to a monster by this card's effect, that monster's ATK and DEF is increased by 400. (1 monster can only be equipped with 1 Union Monster at a time. If the monster that this card is equipped to is destroyed in battle, this card is destroyed instead)

XY Dragon Cannon: Level 6 / 2200/1600/ Fusion / Machine / Desc:X-Head Cannon + Y-Dragon Head. This monster can only be Special Summoned by removing from play the above monsters on your side of the field. You do not use "Polymerization" to Special Summon this monster from your Fusion Deck. Discard 1 card from your hand to destroy 1 face-up Spell Card or Trap card on your opponent's side of the Field.

Shrink: MAGIC / Desc: Reduce 1 Monster's ATK by half until the end of the turn.

Grasshopper: Level 4 / 1000/1200/ Insect / Desc: When this card on your side of the field is sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon 1 Insect- Type Monster from your hand.

Eradicating Aerosol: MAGIC / Desc: Destroy 1 Insect-Type monster on the field.

Insect Queen: Level 7 / 2200/2400/ Insect / Desc: This card gains 200 ATK for each Insect monster on the field. When this monster attacks and destroys a monster, Special Summon 1 "Insect Token" onto the field (Level 1 / 100/100/ Insect). You must sacrifice 1 monster on your side of the field for this monster to attack.

Insect Princess: Level 6 / 1900/1200/ Insect / Desc: As long as this card remains face-up on the field, battle positions of all face-up Insect-Type monsters on your opponent's side of the field are changed into Attack Position. Each time this card destroys and Insect-Type monster in battle, increase the ATK of this card by 500 points

Forlorn Ring: PERMANENT MAGIC / Desc: As long as this card remains face up on the field, your opponent's cannot activate any Flip Effects or regular effects of their monsters.

Dragon Lancet: Level 8 / 1900/1300/ Dragon / Desc: During each of your Main Phases, you may decrease one monster's ATK by 500 to increase this monster's ATK and DEF by 500. This monster cannot be destroyed by a monster with the attack of 2500 or higher.

Darkness Revealed: TRAP / Desc: Turn all face down, defense positioned monsters into face up defense positions. Any flip effects are not activated.

Orpheus: Level 4 / 100/2500/ Demon / Desc: When this monster is attacked, reduce your opponent's life points by 500.

Joint Dragon: Level 2 / 200/100/ Dragon / Desc: When this monster is attacked and sent to the graveyard, discard 1 card from your hand and draw 1 card from your deck.

One Horned Hopper: Level 4 / 100/1000/ Insect.

Little Xian: Level 4/ 1300/1200/ Warrior / Desc: This monster cannot be attacked by a monster with the ATK strength of 2000 or more. When an effect causes you to return this monster back to your hand, Special Summon 1 "Xian Gajet" to the field, from your hand.

Transparent Attack: TRAP / Desc: This card can only be activated during Battle Phase. One of your monsters with the attack power of 1500 or less may attack your opponent's life points directly.