Chapter 8: The Finals Begin!
Domino Square 7:00 PM
Nikki raced to meet up with the other duelists already registering for the finals. As she looked around, she noticed that the six were already grouped around a table, handing in their talismans and giving their names.
"Raiji!" Nikki called noticing her cousin.
"Hey Nikki!" He said looking at her necklace. "I knew you could make it. Now hurry up and register, only one spot I left!"
"Oh yeah," Nikki raced over to the table to see a woman in a suit. "Here, I have eight talismans." She said handing them over.
"Yes...good. Name?" She asked.
"Nikki Ishiama," She replied.
"Ok, got it," the woman said as she took Nikki's talismans and placed them into a box. "Now that we have seven people it is time to board the bus!" A large luxurious bus pulled up and the duelists walked in. Already on board was Ryu-Yami.
"Welcome finalists!" He said. "This bus will take us to our final dueling destination, my mansion to be exact. Now, as we ride the computer will randomly pair us all up. Got it, then let's roll!" The driver gunned the engine and they sped off down the street. Nikki took a seat next to Raijouta and looked around.
"Who are all these people?" Nikki asked.
"Well see him," he said pointing to an African American duelist. "His name is Baxter and he's said to have the highest IQ on record. Next to him is Ryu-Hikari," he said motioning to a tall and slightly muscular boy only a little older than Raijouta. "Next over there we have Larry," a fat man who wore gold chains, oversized pants and a stupid shirt that said "Ghetto Blaster" on it sat alone. "And the next one, well you should know him," Raijouta said pointing to the back.
"Mark," Nikki growled. "I need to get back at him for all the times he beat me..."
"Lastly we have Izumi, she's said to be the best female duelist on earth." Raijouta said finishing.
Just then the bus stopped and everyone exited. They followed Ryu-Yami through his great iron gate, across his well-kept lawn and into his mansion. Inside, they went down the longest staircase Nikki had ever seen and went deep below ground. In the center was a computer and on each side were hologram projectors.
"Now our computer will reveal the duels and their order." Ryu-Yami said. A tree-like shape appeared to reveal the order. "First, Baxter Stockman against Larry P...Dizzle? Ok...fake name but let's move on. Next it will be Raijouta Ishiama against Me. Then it's Mark Hiraga against Nikki Ishiama. Finally we have Ryu-Hikari against Izumi Kaga. Now, without further ado, let's begin!"
Baxter and Larry walked to the center of the room and loaded their decks in and drew five cards. "Yo G. what's in the hood?" Larry asked.
"Ok, you stereotypical anomaly, I guess I'll have to defeat you and end your racist ways." Baxter replied.
Larry 8000/Baxter 8000
"It's the foschizzle!" Larry said as he drew. "I'll summon my first G, White Magical Hat in attack mode yo!" 1000/700. A wizard wearing a white suit and top hat stood before Larry.
"Pitiful," Baxter responded as he drew. "Prepare for a hard hit! I'll use Change of Heart to control your monster!" The magician walked over to Baxter's field. "Now I'll summon Uraby in attack mode!" 1500/800. A black carnivorous dinosaur appeared on the field. "Now I'll summon Gilgasaurus and because of his effect it counts as a special summon!" 1400/400. A smaller brown dinosaur that was similar in appearance to Uraby appeared. "Now my three monsters attack that fool directly!" The magician ran and delivered a punch to Larry's chest. Next, the Uraby bit into Larry's arm and Gilgasaurus slashed him with its claws.
Larry 4100/Baxter 8000
"Wow that was one hard hit," Raijouta remarked. "Baxter is as good as they said he was. I hope that I can face him one day."
"Now because of your Magical Hat's effect you must discard a card from your hand." Baxter said as Larry placed a card in the graveyard. "Now I'll set one card and end my turn." With that the mage returned to Larry's field.
Larry looked at his cards. "I summon my homie the masta blasta Skilled White Magician!" 1700/1900. A spellcaster in all white holding a long staff appeared. "Now attack that playa hater's Uraby!" As the mage sent a blast of energy it was repelled and it also destroyed the White Magical Hat. "Wha?" Larry said, puzzled.
"I activated Mirror Force. You are pathetic," Larry remarked. Cheers arose from the other finalists such as "Go Baxter" and "Kick Larry's Butt!" Baxter smiled as her drew. "You're finished. I play Polymerization to fuse my Two-Headed King Rex and Blast Juggler in my hand to make Cybersaurus!" 1800/2000. A tyrannosaurus rex covered in armor and wires with a cannon for a right hand lumbered onto the field. "Now I summon Mad Sword Beast in attack mode!" 1400/1300. A rhino-like monster with blades instead of horns and a green shell on its back charged forward. "Now my monsters attack him directly!" The dinosaurs charged and hit Larry with their various weapons, defeating him instantly.
Larry 0/Baxter 8000
"He's good," Nikki said. "He beat Larry in just two turns!"
"He might win." Raijouta smiled.
Larry cried as he was escorted away by two of Ryu-Yami's henchmen. Baxter smirked. "That was too easy. I could've defeated him using my side deck. Hope that teaches that punk..." Baxter stepped aside and readied himself for the announcement from Ryu-Yami.
"Next off we have myself against Raijouta!" Ryu-Yami announced.
"Good luck," Nikki whispered.
Raijouta stepped forward, loaded his deck into his duel disk and stood in the center of the room. "This time I will defeat you." Raijouta said sternly.
"I doubt it." Ryu-Yami said, laughing.
"You think your money makes you a good duelist but it just proves how weak you are. Like Nikki, you need luck and like me you need skill." Raijouta rebuked.
"Fool," Ryu-Yami replied, "my money can buy your cousins luck and your skill. Now let's begin shall we?"
Nikki watched in awe, as she was about to see a duel that promised to be the most spectacular she had ever seen...
HES: I'm back! And now I'll keep on posting new chapters every week!
Next time on Amateur Duelist: Raijouta squares off against his old rival Ryu-Yami. With neither duelist holding back the match seems even. Both pull out new cards and strategies they seem to have readied just for this duel! Will Raijouta be able to finally defeat his opponent he couldn't two years earlier? Find out next time on Amateur Duelist!
Domino Square 7:00 PM
Nikki raced to meet up with the other duelists already registering for the finals. As she looked around, she noticed that the six were already grouped around a table, handing in their talismans and giving their names.
"Raiji!" Nikki called noticing her cousin.
"Hey Nikki!" He said looking at her necklace. "I knew you could make it. Now hurry up and register, only one spot I left!"
"Oh yeah," Nikki raced over to the table to see a woman in a suit. "Here, I have eight talismans." She said handing them over.
"Yes...good. Name?" She asked.
"Nikki Ishiama," She replied.
"Ok, got it," the woman said as she took Nikki's talismans and placed them into a box. "Now that we have seven people it is time to board the bus!" A large luxurious bus pulled up and the duelists walked in. Already on board was Ryu-Yami.
"Welcome finalists!" He said. "This bus will take us to our final dueling destination, my mansion to be exact. Now, as we ride the computer will randomly pair us all up. Got it, then let's roll!" The driver gunned the engine and they sped off down the street. Nikki took a seat next to Raijouta and looked around.
"Who are all these people?" Nikki asked.
"Well see him," he said pointing to an African American duelist. "His name is Baxter and he's said to have the highest IQ on record. Next to him is Ryu-Hikari," he said motioning to a tall and slightly muscular boy only a little older than Raijouta. "Next over there we have Larry," a fat man who wore gold chains, oversized pants and a stupid shirt that said "Ghetto Blaster" on it sat alone. "And the next one, well you should know him," Raijouta said pointing to the back.
"Mark," Nikki growled. "I need to get back at him for all the times he beat me..."
"Lastly we have Izumi, she's said to be the best female duelist on earth." Raijouta said finishing.
Just then the bus stopped and everyone exited. They followed Ryu-Yami through his great iron gate, across his well-kept lawn and into his mansion. Inside, they went down the longest staircase Nikki had ever seen and went deep below ground. In the center was a computer and on each side were hologram projectors.
"Now our computer will reveal the duels and their order." Ryu-Yami said. A tree-like shape appeared to reveal the order. "First, Baxter Stockman against Larry P...Dizzle? Ok...fake name but let's move on. Next it will be Raijouta Ishiama against Me. Then it's Mark Hiraga against Nikki Ishiama. Finally we have Ryu-Hikari against Izumi Kaga. Now, without further ado, let's begin!"
Baxter and Larry walked to the center of the room and loaded their decks in and drew five cards. "Yo G. what's in the hood?" Larry asked.
"Ok, you stereotypical anomaly, I guess I'll have to defeat you and end your racist ways." Baxter replied.
Larry 8000/Baxter 8000
"It's the foschizzle!" Larry said as he drew. "I'll summon my first G, White Magical Hat in attack mode yo!" 1000/700. A wizard wearing a white suit and top hat stood before Larry.
"Pitiful," Baxter responded as he drew. "Prepare for a hard hit! I'll use Change of Heart to control your monster!" The magician walked over to Baxter's field. "Now I'll summon Uraby in attack mode!" 1500/800. A black carnivorous dinosaur appeared on the field. "Now I'll summon Gilgasaurus and because of his effect it counts as a special summon!" 1400/400. A smaller brown dinosaur that was similar in appearance to Uraby appeared. "Now my three monsters attack that fool directly!" The magician ran and delivered a punch to Larry's chest. Next, the Uraby bit into Larry's arm and Gilgasaurus slashed him with its claws.
Larry 4100/Baxter 8000
"Wow that was one hard hit," Raijouta remarked. "Baxter is as good as they said he was. I hope that I can face him one day."
"Now because of your Magical Hat's effect you must discard a card from your hand." Baxter said as Larry placed a card in the graveyard. "Now I'll set one card and end my turn." With that the mage returned to Larry's field.
Larry looked at his cards. "I summon my homie the masta blasta Skilled White Magician!" 1700/1900. A spellcaster in all white holding a long staff appeared. "Now attack that playa hater's Uraby!" As the mage sent a blast of energy it was repelled and it also destroyed the White Magical Hat. "Wha?" Larry said, puzzled.
"I activated Mirror Force. You are pathetic," Larry remarked. Cheers arose from the other finalists such as "Go Baxter" and "Kick Larry's Butt!" Baxter smiled as her drew. "You're finished. I play Polymerization to fuse my Two-Headed King Rex and Blast Juggler in my hand to make Cybersaurus!" 1800/2000. A tyrannosaurus rex covered in armor and wires with a cannon for a right hand lumbered onto the field. "Now I summon Mad Sword Beast in attack mode!" 1400/1300. A rhino-like monster with blades instead of horns and a green shell on its back charged forward. "Now my monsters attack him directly!" The dinosaurs charged and hit Larry with their various weapons, defeating him instantly.
Larry 0/Baxter 8000
"He's good," Nikki said. "He beat Larry in just two turns!"
"He might win." Raijouta smiled.
Larry cried as he was escorted away by two of Ryu-Yami's henchmen. Baxter smirked. "That was too easy. I could've defeated him using my side deck. Hope that teaches that punk..." Baxter stepped aside and readied himself for the announcement from Ryu-Yami.
"Next off we have myself against Raijouta!" Ryu-Yami announced.
"Good luck," Nikki whispered.
Raijouta stepped forward, loaded his deck into his duel disk and stood in the center of the room. "This time I will defeat you." Raijouta said sternly.
"I doubt it." Ryu-Yami said, laughing.
"You think your money makes you a good duelist but it just proves how weak you are. Like Nikki, you need luck and like me you need skill." Raijouta rebuked.
"Fool," Ryu-Yami replied, "my money can buy your cousins luck and your skill. Now let's begin shall we?"
Nikki watched in awe, as she was about to see a duel that promised to be the most spectacular she had ever seen...
HES: I'm back! And now I'll keep on posting new chapters every week!
Next time on Amateur Duelist: Raijouta squares off against his old rival Ryu-Yami. With neither duelist holding back the match seems even. Both pull out new cards and strategies they seem to have readied just for this duel! Will Raijouta be able to finally defeat his opponent he couldn't two years earlier? Find out next time on Amateur Duelist!
