Chapter 171: Revealing The Royal Flush, Part 1

Paul worked on his laptop for a while, still knowing he was in the air. Paul remembered he had left at 5:30 in the morning. Paul was a bit tired but kept working.

Drinks had been served from a transportation system in the seats. Paul shifted over to his watch, only to see it had been 5:58 through out the whole trip. "Cheap watches." Paul smirked, taking off the watch and throwing it into a small trash bin.

Paul clicked down at the clock on his computer, shocked to see the time was already 3:30. The trip shouldn't have been this long. He was only in California for a while because he was transferred from Florida to California since that is where his main problem is right now.

"Pilot, what's with the long flight?" Paul said sternly into a intercom. There was no answer and Paul had some little worry.

Paul unbuckled his seat belt and stood up, making his way into the cockpit door. He slid it open only to see the plane had been on automatic.

"Where's the pilot?" Paul asked himself, turning around.

"Take a look at the conference hall." A voice said on a intercom.

"Who are you..." Paul growled, walking back to his seat and taking out his Duel Xero.

Paul slid his deck in, just in case and made his way to the conference hall.Paul kicked the door open. "What is the meaning of this?!" He yelled.

"Paul... Such a young man owning such a big company. I'm surprised Jin Hoi hasn't stopped you. But instead, you stopped him." The person smiled, taking off the pilot's hat.

"State your name..." Paul growled.

"I am Dageki... You don't know me, but I know lots about you." He pointed as his slick blue hair glistened in the light.

Daniel looked into the sky to see an airplane fly by the sun. He sighed, waiting at the gate for his friends.

"What do you want from me." Paul growled.

"I want a duel." Dageki yelled, revealing his sleeve and showing a different Duel Disk than Paul's. "To see how you really stood up to Jin Hoi!"

"And what if I turn down this offer." Paul asked.

"That is ok. But allow me to tell you... This plane is heading toward the mountains and it is still on automatic. There is one code which to stop the automatic. Of course you don't know it." Dageki smirked. "I've programmed that the winner of this duel will be able to hear the code and that person must shut it off."

"I think I know how to fix my own plane." Paul growled.

"Don't bother, I'm a natural hacker and you don't stand a chance against my skills." Dageki smiled as his duel disk folded out. Dageki then slid his deck into his deck holster. "So let's duel!"

"Let's." Paul yelled as his Duel Xero spread it's plates.

"Duel!" Dageki and Paul both yelled as their life points risen to 4000.

"I will move!" Dageki announced, drawing his six cards. "I'll activate Royal Flush Combo!"

"What is that?" Paul said as the magic card flew up.

"This, I must save for later. But now, I summon Queen's Knight (1500/1600) in defense mode. I'll then set a card face down. My turn ends from here, Paul!" Dageki announced as the female warrior in red armor and a purple sword materialized in her defensive position.

"Draw!" Paul yelled, drawing his card. "Now! I summon Spear Dragon (1900/0)."

"Excellent" Dageki smiled to himself as the blue and white spear headed dragon materialized onto the field.

"Spear Dragon attack!" Paul yelled.

"Reverse trap!" Dageki announced. "King's Attendance!"

"A trap card..." Paul growled.

"This trap card allows me to bring forth King's Knight! (1600/1400)" Dageki announced as the male warrior in orange armor and a silver sword materialized onto the field. "And because both King's Knight and Queen's Knight on the field, I can bring up Jack's Knight! (1900/1000)"

Suddenly another knight appeared but in blue armor. Paul saw what was going on. Since he had already summoned a monster, he wouldn't be able to protect himself, leading into a terrible direct attack.

Dageki smiled. "What kind of duelist are you..." Paul growled.

"What? Didn't you ever love card games. I know I did.... Especially Poker." Dageki smiled as Spear Dragon wiped out Queen's KNight easily with a windy blast, lowering Dageki's life points to 3700.

Paul growled as his Spear Dragon shifted into defense mode on it's own. "I'll set a card face down and end my turn." Paul announced.

"Draw!" Dageki announced, drawing his card. "Now, King's Knight, attack and destroy his Spear Dragon!"

The knight let out a battle cry, charging forward at the dragon, destroying it. Paul growled. "No... Now his final knight will attack." Paul growled.

"Now! Jack's Knight attack directly!" Dageki yelled.

The knight jumped into the air, ready to strike Paul. "Activate magic card, Shrink!" Paul yelled as the magic card flew up infront of Jack's Knight. The knight flew right through the card but as it flew it, it grew smaller and struck Paul.

Paul smirked, practically not feeling a thing as his life points reduced to 3050. "Lucky shot. But this game doesn't take luck... It takes skill."

"I've had enough skill to defeat 30 duelist in one duel." Paul smirked.

"But this won't be much of a duel monsters duel." Dageki smiled, intrigued by Paul's confidence. "To end my turn, I'll activate Straight Combo then set one card face down."

"Another of those cards..." Paul said, looking at Dageki's Royal Flush Combo and Straight Combo. "What are they suppose to do."

"You'll find out soon enough, Paul." Dageki smiled. "My turn is over."

"Fine..." Paul said, drawing his next card. "Now! I summon Sapphire Dragon! (1900/1600)"

The blue dragon materialized onto the field. "Ahhh..." Dageki sighed.

"Now! Attack his King's Knight!" Paul commanded.

The dragon opened it's snout, firing a fire ball at the knight. The knight cried out as it was destroyed, reducing Dageki's life points to 3400.

"This is a shame for me. I should really going up on my offenses." Dageki said, shrugging.

"Don't toy with me." Paul growled. "I'll set two cards face down and end my turn!"

"Draw!" Dageki announced, drawing his card. "Now! I sacrifice Jack's Knight to summon Draggor The Thrasher! (2300/1600)"

Suddenly a knight in black and white armor, like a chess piece, materialized to the field. "No..." Paul growled.

"Once I've summoned this, it returns Queen's Knight from my graveyard, to my hand." Dageki announced as his graveyard holster slid out the card. Dageki took the card, adding it to his hand. "Now! Draggor The Thrasher, attack!"

"Reveal trap card! Tyrant Wing!" Paul announced, smiling. Suddenly glowing wings materialized on Sapphire Dragon's back. "This trap card will equip to my Sapphire Dragon, increasing it's attack power by 400 (2400/1600)"

"Er..." Dageki growled.

"Now! Sapphire Dragon, counter attack!" Paul announced. The dragon flapped it's wings, sending silver wind at the warrior, destroying it and leveling off Dageki's life points to 3300. "And for now on, my Sapphire Dragon may attack twice during my own battle phases."

"I'll set a card face down and end my turn." Dageki announced, now having three magic/trap cards on the field.

"Draw!" Paul announced. "I'll summon Versago The Destroyer in defense mode (1100/900). Now, Sapphire Dragon, attack his life points directly! (2400/1600)"

"Reveal trap card, Attack Nullification!" Dageki announced. The dragon unleashed a giant stream of fire toward Dageki butt hen suddenly stopped. The attack had disappeared. "And now your battle phase ended."

"Heh." Paul smirked, knowing he has this duel in his finger tips. "I'll end my turn now."

"Draw..." Dageki announced, smiling. "Now! I activate Move Dead, moving Jack's Knight from my graveyard, to my hand."

"No..." Paul growled, predicting what was about to happen.

"And now! I activate Raise Dead to bring back King's Knight! (1600/1400)" Dageki announced. "I'll then summon Queen's Knight (1500/1600)"

Paul gasped. "What is he planning..." Paul growled.

"And now, using King's Knight's effect... I bring forth, Jack's Knight! (1900/1000)" Dageki yelled as all three warriors stood together, throwing their sword into the air with each other. "And... For my final move... I'll activate Brave Attack!"

Suddenly Queen's Knight, King's Knight, and Jack's Knight began to glow. "Err.." Paul growled.

"Sorry that this combo won't take you out so quickly." Dageki smiled. "Now! Queen's Knight, Jack's Knight, King's Knight, attack straight on at Sapphire Dragon!"

All three knights dove forth, each slashing their swords down at the dragon. All three of Dageki's knights were quickly destroyed along with Paul's dragon.

Paul growled as his life points reduced all the way down to 450. "He's got me..." Paul growled.

"I had gotten this far." Dageki smiled. "So I'll set a card face down and end my turn."

"Draw!" Paul announced, drawing his next card."Now... I'll sacrifice Versago The Destroyer to summon Emerald Dragon! (2400/1400)"

"Hmm..." Dageki smiled.

"Now... I call for a direct attack!" Paul yelled.

"Hold it right there." Dageki said, holding his arm up.

"What now!" Paul yelled.

"I'll activate my face down card, Poker!" Dageki yelled as his trap card flipped up.

"Poker?" Paul said.

"Remember my Royal Flush Combo magic card... Well I plan to use it's effect now." Dageki smiled. "My deck is composed of these kind of cards which helps me win."

"What exactly does this card do..." Paul growled.

"Now! I sacrifice Royal Flush Combo to activate it's effect!" Dageki yelled. "Now we must each draw five cards!"

Dageki quickly drew his five cards. "Fine..." Paul said, drawing his five cards.

"Now we must each summon any monsters with the same levels onto the field." Dageki smiled.

"Very well!" Paul smiled, knowing Dageki had given him a chance to strengthen his chance of winning. "Now! I summon Black Vorse Raider (1900/1600), Ruby Dragon (1600/1500), and Spear Dragon! (1900/0)"

Dageki smiled. "And now! I summon Ryuu Kokki (2400/2000) and Royal Executioner! (2300/1300)" He announced as two monsters materialized to his side of the field.

"No.. He has summoned powerful monsters..." Paul said in shock.

"Yes! And since I've summoned Royal Executioner, I may destroy one monster on your field so say good bye to Emerald Dragon!"

Suddenly the dragon disappeared and reappeared, trapped on a wooden hand and head cuffs. The executioner stood over the dragon's head, throwing the axe down. Paul shielded his eyes from the gore as the dragon cried out, being destroyed.

"No..." Paul growled.

"Sorry to say but it is still your turn so you may move on now." Dageki said.

"His Poker... I never saw it coming..." Paul said, angered.

"Heh." Dageki said. "Poker was my life before Duel Monsters came out. I was a professional."

"So tell me, why are you after me?" Paul said.

"Because your friend, Dan, has some great power which needs to be stopped. Our team needs to behold the dark powers. It's our evil presence which keeps us going." Dageki said.

"An evil presence?" Paul said, unimpressed.

"Believe it or not... This world is going down and as long as you and your friends get into our way of destroying what matters to you most, I will be here to stop you!" Dageki pointed.

CARDS PLAYED

Royal Flush Combo: PERMANENT MAGIC / Desc: If "Poker" and this card are face up on the field, sacrifice this card so each player can draw 5 cards. If you or your opponent have drawn Monster Cards with the same levels, Special Summon those monsters to the field in face up defense or attack mode.

Queen's Knight: Level 4 / 1500/1600/ Warrior.

Spear Dragon: Level 4 / 1900/0/ Dragon / 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.

King's Attendance: TRAP / Desc: If your opponent declares an attack on one of you "Queen's Knight" on the field, Special Summon 1 "King's Knight" from your hand, to the field.

King's Knight: Level 4 / 1600/1400/ Warrior / Desc: If "Queen's Knight" and this card are face up on the field, Special Summon 1 "Jack's Knight" from your deck or hand, to the field.

Jack's Knight: Level 5 / 1900/1000/ Warrior.

Shrink: QUICK PLAY MAGIC / Desc: Decrease 1 Monster's ATK by half for the remainder of the turn.

Straight Combo: PERMANENT MAGIC / Desc: If "Poker" and this card are face up on the field, you can sacrifice this card so each player can draw 5 cards. If you or your opponent have drawn Monster Cards with Levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12, Special Summon the monsters onto the field in face up defense or attack mode with the levels going in sequence only.

Sapphire Dragon: Level 4 / 1900/1600/ Dragon.

Draggor The Thrasher: Level 5 / 2300/1600/ Warrior / Desc: When this card is successfully Normal Summoned, add 1 "Queen's Knight" from your graveyard, to your hand.

Tyrant Wing: TRAP / Desc: This card can be activated if your opponent announces an attack to one of your Dragon Type monsters, equip this card to a Dragon Type monster and increase it's ATK by 400. After the turn this card is activated, the equipped monster may attack twice during Battle Phase.

Versago The Destroyer: Level 3 / 1100/900/ Demon / Desc: You can substitute this card for any 1 Fusion-Material Monster. You cannot substitute for any other Fusion-Material Monster in the current Fusion.

Move Dead: MAGIC / Desc: Return 1 Monster Card from your graveyard, to your hand.

Raise Dead: MAGIC / Desc: Special Summon 1 monster from either your opponent's or your own graveyard onto the field in either face up attack or defense position.

Brave Attack: MAGIC / Desc: Sacrifice monsters on your side of the field to combine the sacrificed monster's ATK all together and do damage to one of your face up opponent's monsters on the field.

Emerald Dragon: Level 5 / 2400/1400/ Dragon.

Poker: PERMANENT TRAP / Desc: You can sacrifice Magic Cards on your side of the field that corresponds to this card's effect.

Ryuu Kokki: Level 6 / 2400/2000/ Zombie / Desc: If your opponent battles this monster with a Magician Type or Warrior Type monster, destroy that monster after Damage Step.

Royal Executioner: Level 6 / 2300/1300/ Warrior / Desc: When this card is Normal, Reversed, or Special Summoned to the field, destroy 1 face up monster on your opponent's side of the field.

Ruby Dragon: Level 4 / 1600/1500/ Dragon.

Black Vorse Raider: Level 4 / 1900/1600/ Beast Warrior.

Spear Dragon: Level 4 / 1900/0/ Dragon / 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.