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Demon Duelist Legacy-World Tour Arc
Chapter 14: Poison of the Mind and Body
Rikuo clenched his fist and stopped himself from taking a deep breath. He preferred to avoid getting sick. ("I don't have time to be playing games with this fool. So...let's end this right now!")
"Draw!' Rikuo snapped the top card off of his deck and glanced at it. "Viper, I'll get us started with Card of Demise! Now I draw cards off the top of my deck until I am holding five in my hand. The downside is that in five turns, I discard my entire hand immediately." He drew five cards off the top of his deck. "Perfect. I can finish this right now."
Viper glanced down at his life point total. "I doubt it. What can you possibly do to me that will drain me of 4500 life points?"
Rikuo- 2900
Viper- 4500
Rikuo slid a card into his duel disk. "I'll begin with Heavy Storm, clearing the field of all magic and trap cards." The bog that surrounded them was blown away in one huge explosion of wind. The two magic effects which were raising the attack power of Viper's Rainbow Snake Eingana were also destroyed. (2200/2400)
As he slid both his Swamp field magic card and his Legendary Weapon Card into the graveyard, Viper snickered. "What did that accomplish? My Poison Fang will return to me next turn. You're wasting both my time and your own with such foolish plays."
"Oh, I am huh? Well watch this! First off, I set one card face-down on my field." He slid a card from his hand into his duel disk. A holographic representation of that card appeared on the field in front of him. "And now for the beginning of your end! I activate my next card, Card Destruction." He slid his remaining two cards into his graveyard slot. "This will force us both to discard our hands and draw new ones equal to the number of cards we discarded."
Viper slid his two cards into his graveyard slot. "Are you that dumb? Do you remember what I had in my hand? Sinister Serpent (300/200) and Snake Templar (2000/1500) will both return to my hand next turn, along with my Legendary Weapon Card."
Rikuo drew two cards off the top of his deck. After glancing at them, he slid one into his duel disk. "I activate Pot of Greed." He drew two cards and added them to his remaining one.
The snake demon drew his two cards. "My dear General, you're not making any sense at all. What can you do to me that would be so crippling?"
Rikuo flipped up the card that he had placed face-down on his field. "I can flip up my face-down Soul Release, which will allow me to remove five cards from any player's graveyard. So let's see...I choose to remove your Poison Fang, Sinister Serpent, Gagigio, Snake Templar and Virus Master."
Viper gasped in surprise as his graveyard slot spat out each card when it was called. "NO!"
"That's right," Rikuo smirked. "You can't recover your three Eternal Life cards if they aren't in the graveyard. That means your biggest advantage is gone."
"Oh really?" Viper tilted his head over at his Rainbow Snake. "Have you forgotten that I still have a monster on the field with over 2000 attack points? What can you do to that?"
"I can do plenty! My next card is the magic card Brain Control!" A purple brain appeared on his field. "With its power, one monster of yours will obey me for a turn. So come to me Eingana, and become my sacrifice!" The huge rainbow-colored serpent slithered over to Rikuo's field, and then it faded away.
"Now get yourself ready, because here comes something new! I summon Abyss Knight (2300/500) in attack mode!" The ground in front of him exploded into black flames, and from within the flames the form of a giant black-armored demon appeared on the field. "As long as he is on the field, all demon sub-type monsters will gain a 500 attack point bonus. (2800/500) Abyss Knight, attack his life points directly!" The demon lifted its arm up and sprayed Viper with a burst of black flames.
Rikuo- 2900
Viper- 1700
"And now I set this last card face-down on my field. End turn." Rikuo watched the card appear in front of him, smiling the entire time. "And then as soon as your turn starts, I'll flip it up! Activate Ring of Destruction!" A metal ring with grenades attached to it appeared around the neck of the Abyss Knight. "It will destroy my monster and deal both of us its attack in damage!" The Abyss Knight began to cackle insanely, and then was blown apart.
Rikuo- 100
Viper- 0
Viper grimaced. "I've lost..."
Rikuo stepped a few feet closer. "And that means that...you're gone."
Viper looked down at the shadows that were wrapping around his body, slowly consuming him. "I'll return. You know just how hard it is to keep a demon down."
Rikuo nodded. "I look forward to handing you your ass again. So come back whenever you wish." By the time he had finished his sentence, Viper was gone. All that remained was his Legendary Weapon Card, which was lying on the ground.
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Ryu frowned at the sight of the growling Siegfried. "Are you starting to understand yet? You're following the wrong side, son."
When he heard the word 'son', Siegfried snarled, his violet eyes turning crimson red for a moment. "Don't speak to me like a child! I'll destroy you and your little wind lizard. Just...you...WATCH!" He drew...
Ryu watched patiently. "Don't stress yourself now."
"Silence!" Siegfried drew his card and slid it into his duel disk. "I play the Blitzkrieg magic card. When I summon a monster from my hand this turn, I may also summon any monster with 1500 or less attack points from my deck to the field. That means when I summon Buster Knight (1800/2000) to the field, I may also summon a creature from my deck." His deck spat out a card, and he threw it onto his disk. "I summon Armor Knight (1300/2000) to the field in attack mode!" Two monsters appeared on his together. The first was a black-armored warrior with a huge claymore sword strapped to his back, and the other was a silver-armored knight who carried a huge shield. "And for my final card, I play Polymerization!" The two knights were pulled into each other, forming a new knight who stood at least twenty feet tall, with Buster Knight's Claymore in one hand and Armor Knight's Shield in the other. "I have summoned a creature who matches the mighty Buster Blader (2600/2300) in the fine art of dragon-slaying. Say hello to Armor Buster Knight!" (2000/2300)
Ryu crossed his arms across his chest. "Your deck has improved. However, you still are making a mistake. I'm not your enemy."
"Armor Buster Knight says otherwise. After all, against no other opponent would I get such a perfect bonus." Siegfried pointed at his Knight. "You see my creature a 700 attack point bonus if there is a dragon on the field. And if there is dragon in the graveyard, he may attack twice." (3000/2300) "Attack Typherious, and then shut Ryu up once and for all!" The Armor Buster Knight launched across the field and slashed right through the mighty wind dragon. It followed by slamming its weapon down on Ryu's head.
The dragon demon didn't ever flinch away from the blow.
Ryu- 4000
Siegfried- 6700
Siegfried smiled coldly, the anger that was burning through him feeling appeased at the sight of his opponent being defenseless. "End turn."
Ryu drew and slid the card into his duel disk. "I play Monster Reborn on Typherious, returning it to the field in defense mode." The wind dragon reappeared on the field, a huge tornado surrounding its body. "End turn."
Siegfried drew and placed a monster onto his disk. "I set this face-down and end my turn."
Ryu drew. "Siegfried, what about Crystal? She's human...is she your prey?"
The German duelist froze up at the sound of that name.
Ryu slid his card into his duel disk. "End turn."
Siegfried drew slowly, his violet eyes now looking lost and confused.
Ryu smiled a little at the sight. ("He's in there. Now I just need to wake him up.") "I'll take your silence as an end turn." The dragon demon drew his card and slid it into his disk. "Now I play the magic card Trap Repair. At the cost of 2000 life points, I may activate any trap card from my graveyard. Go Dragon's Gathering!"
Ryu- 2000
Siegfried- 6700
"Now I can special summon any monster card from my deck that is a dragon and that can fuse with Typherious. And I have just the monster in mind." Removing his deck from his duel disk, Ryu checked it over and found what he was looking for. "I summon Grand Emperor Dragon (2000/2500) to the field in attack mode!" A huge golden-armored dragon appeared on his field. "Now I combine my two dragons to form Grand Emperor Typherious-Emissary of the Sky!" (4000/7000) The two dragons were pulled into each other as their bodies fused together, creating a golden armored version of Typherious.
"Now the special ability of Grand Emperor Typherious activates! While it is on the field, neither of us can play magic nor trap cards! Typherious, attack his Buster Armor Knight with Storm of Divinity!" The huge dragon god howled into the wind, a ball of golden air forming within its mouth. In one flash of golden light, Siegfried was short one Knight.
Ryu- 2000
Siegfried- 5700
Siegfried's eyes flickered. "I..." Clutching his head, he screamed at the pain he was feeling. Seconds later, he was standing again, that cold smirk on his face. "That's a very impressive dragon you have there. However, can it beat this!? Reveal face-down monster, Exiled Force!" (1000/1000) A horde of ragged-looking men appeared on his field. "By sacrificing them, I can send your monster straight into the graveyard!" They charged across the field and somehow managed to wrestle the huge dragon god to the ground, pummeling it senseless.
"Oh yes, I almost forgot to draw." Siegfried drew the top card off of his deck and slid it into his duel disk. "I set this card face-down and end my turn."
Ryu drew. ("That's a first. I was expecting Typherious to win this duel for me.") "Siegfried...well? Do you have an answer to my question? What about Crystal?"
"I won't let your words affect me. I'm beyond you! Now play your card or end your turn." Siegfried's eyes were a bright crimson.
"So be it. I play the magic card Blood of the King. This lets me sacrifice 1000 life points to special summon a single dragon monster with 1500 or less attack from my deck to the field." There was an explosion of light as a steel-grey form appeared on his field. "I summon Haze the Smoke Dragon (0/0) in attack mode!" When it heard its name, Haze roared and spread its wings. "End turn."
Ryu- 1000
Siegfried- 5700
Siegfried drew from off of his deck. "What does your monster do?"
Ryu smiled slightly and held up his disk, showing that his bordering of the card was yellow. "Haze has no effect at all."
("That means his face-down card is a trap card.") "I set a monster face-down in defense mode and end my turn."
Ryu drew. "Siegfried...thank you. Thank you for not attacking Haze. In return, I'll make sure that your defeat is swift and painless. Reveal face-down trap card, Smoke of Life! This card can only be activated on the turn after Haze has been summoned, and he must be in attack position for it to work. With this trap, I can discard my hand to bring back a dragon from my graveyard and a dragon from my deck out onto the field. Also, I can fuse them together, if it is possible." His field was swallowed up within a huge tornado as Grand Emperor Typherious was revived. The reborn god howled down at Siegfried, its emerald eyes glowing angrily. "Now it's time to end this duel. Come forth, Infernus the Fire Dragon!" (2200/2000) The whirling tornado heated and quickly turned into a swirling funnel of fire.
Siegfried stumbled backwards as a pair of orange eyes appeared from within the flame tunnel. "What is that thing!? How can you fuse a fusion monster!?"
"That is the power of my dragons. They can combine to form much more powerful versions of themselves. This is one of my better combinations though." Ryu smiled and lifted his hand. "That's enough with the special effects, my friend. Reveal yourself to your opponent." The tunnel vanished, revealing its creator.
The monster had to be at least 200' long from head to snout. Its entire body was made of molten gold. Lifting its tapered head into the air, the dragon released a roar that sounded like a forest fire. "This is Grand Pyrus Dragon-Envoy of the Tempest!" (7000/10000) "And his special ability spells the end for you, my friend. Go, Tempest Removal!" The dragon roared and sprayed Siegfried's field with flame. "With this effect, I may sacrifice all but 100 life points to clear all cards on your field."
Ryu- 100
Siegfried- 5700
Siegfried paled, his crimson eyes fading to violet again.
Ryu pointed at Siegfried. "I'm sorry, my friend. Forgive me for this! Pyrus, attack his life points directly! Divine Burning Wind!" The huge molten dragon sprayed Siegfried with a small tornado of flame.
Ryu- 100
Siegfried- 5700
Ryu walked right through the fire to stand a few inches from the kneeling Siegfried. "And as per the rules of a darkness game, your fate is mine to decide. I choose for you to be purged of the evil that infects you!"
Siegfried clutched at his head and screamed as his skin began to boil. The pain quickly disappeared, leaving him panting. "Ryu...I...I."
The dragon demon helped his friend to his feet. "Think nothing of it. You weren't yourself. By the way, you wouldn't happen to have a certain key..."
Siegfried pulled the card out of his pocket. "Actually...I do."
"Ah, excellent." Ryu took the card and frowned. "The Purge..." He shivered and slid the card into his pocket. "Siegfried, I'll see you later. We have to go." Turning, Ryu barely made it three steps before he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"I'm coming to." Siegfried's eyes were their original ice-blue, the orbs glowing fiercely at the prospect of meeting the man who dared to use him as a puppet.
"As you wish. Come, we had best be off." Ryu clapped his arm around the shoulders of the younger demon, and the two walked off.
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Seren growled in rage, dropping the corpse of the messenger at his feet with a single beam of energy through the heart. ("This is ridiculous! They're making me seem like a fool!!")
("Perhaps you are a fool? After all, only a fool would pursue this mad path......")
Seren trembled for a few seconds, and then decided that he was going to go to the nearest civilized location and kill a few dozen humans to blow off some steam. ("And soon, the Purge will consume all humans. They will all die. And then...then the world will belong to its rightful masters, the demons!")
His laughter echoed into the forest that surrounded him...
To be continued...
Next Chapter: Breaking down a wall
Author's Notes: To Demonfan: I did that because the way it originally used to be, lots of chapter would get erased and removed. Since it was causing too many problems, I separated the chapters.