Hey guys!
Wow, been a long time since I updated this, since the format was all screwy. So I have to thank Alan Wilkinson for re-uploading Chapters 5 and 6 for me, and I think you should too, since I wouldn't have worked on this for a long time had the formatting not been fixed.
It seems people like the fact that I bash the shit out of Espa Roba, which is cool, since he's easily the most evil person on the show. In fact, he's so crap that he's not going to be in this story. He has no right to enfoul this tale with his presence. Plus he's sapphic.
This chapter contains snippets of two duels, Joey and Arkana's and Ryou's against an unimportant character. Ryou wins a card off of her which I feel should be suited to Yami Bakura's deck, but so far I only have the name, so if anyone wants to send in an effect for Ryou's new card, feel free to do so. Oh, and if anyone wants to see any monster in a DeckMaster position, tell me, and suggest an effect and I'll see if I can fit it in.
Joey smirked confidently.
"So, yer Arkana? From wha' Yuge told me about ya, any duel wit you'd be a piece a cake!" he exclaimed.
Arkana smiled mysteriously.
"Let's put that to the test shall we, my fine young friend? One piece of Exodia each."
Joey grinned. This was going to be so easy!
"I accept yer challenge Arkana! Let's get this started!" Joey activated his DuelDisk with the great ease of a practiced duelist. "An' since yah challenged me, I get ta go first."
Arkana nodded his head in agreement.
"That is how the rules go. Now let us start."
Joey hesitated. There was something they hadn't done yet. Then it hit him.
"We haven't chosen our Deck Masters yet."
Arkana smiled.
"Well spotted, my good fellow. For my DeckMaster I choose... Dark Magic Apprentice! What will you choose?"
Joey had no idea what to choose, he knew the power of Flame Swordsman, but that wouldn't help him too much. Joey grabbed one monster at random and glanced at it. Baby Dragon. That would work. Smiling, Joey slotted it into the DeckMaster position and the cute orange dragon burst forth. Behind Arkana, a youth clad in red armour similar to the Dark Magician's appeared. Finally ready, the two began the duel.
Joey drew his hand and smiled. It was a good hand. And Joey knew just what to do.
"Alright, for my first move I'll set 1 card an' summon Gearfried the Iron Knight (1800/1600) in Attack Mode! Make yer move, Arkana."
Arkana sneered.
"Gladly. I'll set two cards face-down and summon Exclusivity Virus (1600/1000) in Attack Mode. Now I think I will activate it's effect." Arkana smiled slyly at Joey as he slotted a card from his hand into the graveyard. "It allows me to discard a card and name a sub-type. And I pick Warrior."
Joey shouted in horror as Gearfried crumbled into dust.
"Wha'! What just happened?" Joey's voice was slightly unsteady.
Arkana's grin grew wider.
"You fool. My monster is a virus. It destroys monsters of a certain type. And I chose Warrior. Now my Exclusivity Virus will attack you directly!" Arkana laughed as the virus circled around Joey.
Joey started to cough uncontrollably as his life points dropped to 6400. He was only able to stop once the attack had finished. Once the virus had retreated to it's side of the field Joey drew his next card.
Alrigh', thought Joey, this card'll give me some protection.
"I'll play the Magic Card Scapegoat! Now I have four scapegoats to protect me! An' I'll set one more card to end mah turn."
Arkana drew his next card and smiled.
"I'll summon the Skilled Black Mage (1900/1700) in Attack Mode! And now..." Arkana selected a card from his hand and shoved it into the Graveyard. "...I activate Exclusivity Virus' effect, and declare Beast as my chosen sub-type."
Joey watched in horror as his goats died in agony, one by one, leaving him with an open field.
"Now, Skilled Black Mage, attack him directly!" Arkana trumpeted madly.
Joey's look of horror morphed into one of smug satisfaction. Suddenly a large pair of metal tongs grabbed the Exclusivity Virus and dragged it in front of the oncoming attack. It was blown apart and Arkana's Life Points dropped to 7700.
"What did you do? How did you throw my Exclusivity Virus in the way of the attck?" Arkana seemed stunned at what had happened.
Joey smirked.
"It was simple. I used my Magic Arm Shield trap card! An' ya fell for it!" Joey smirked again. Phew, lucky that time. Better keep my guard up.
Joey drew his next card and set it on the field.
"One monster in Defense Mode."
Arkana smiled as he drew his new card. It was just what he needed.
"Watch this Joseph. I'll play Black Magic Coffin..." A large, ornate coffin appeared on the field and both monsters on the field were pulled in. "...and now, my Dark Magician appears on the field!"
The coffin swung open and purple smoke poured out. From the coffin stepped a Dark Magician, still swathed with smoke. He levelled his staff at Joey and awaited his master's orders.
"Now, Dark Magician, Dark Magic Attack!"
Joey watched as the magical beam flew towards him. With his lips tightly pressed together, Joey activated his card. I sure hope this works.
The Dark Magician's attack slammed into something just in front of Joey. As the particles dissipitated Joey could begin to see an armoured figure. His plan had worked!
"What happened? Why was my attack stopped?" Arkana stared at Joey's side of the field, confused. When he saw the armoured man he realised what had happened.
Arkana's voice was respectful when he continued.
"I see. You activated a ritual magic card to summon your Law Guardian (2050/2500) in Defense Mode. And since it's defense is equal to my Dark Magician's attack, it wasn't destroyed."
Joey smirked.
"I see ya like it. I picked it up a couple a days ago. And mah name is Joey. Don' forget it."
Drawing, Joey smiled. He now had a way to destroy the Dark Magician. But it would take some timing.
"I'll set two cards face-down an' change my Law Guardian to Attack Mode. I end mah turn."
He's obviously trying to get me to attack him. And I'll be glad to oblige. Arkana thought to himself.
"I'll attack your Law Guardian with another Dark Magic Attack!"
Joey chuckled as he activated his face-down card.
"Check it out Arkana. Shield & Sword. Now mah monster has 2500 Attack, an' your's only got 2100."
The Law Guardian dodged the magic blast and leapt towards the Dark Magician, drawing it's sword as it did so. The Dark Magician parried with a block from it's staff. The two monsters began to battle it out.
Joey waited for the Dark Magician to be destroyed by the Law Guardian's attack. But neither of the monsters were able to get an upper hand in the battle.
Suddenly a high-pitched laughing was heard from behind Arkana. Joey turned and saw the Dark Magic Apprentice laughing at him.
"Ha ha ha! I stop magic cards from affecting the Dark Magician, so it still has 2500 Attack. It's a stalemate Joseph!" It began to grin evilly at Joey.
"Not so fast, you magic freak! I'm activating Waboku! If two monsters draw for power, activating this will prevent my monster from being destroyed!" Joey cried triumphantly.
The Dark Magician was sliced in half by the Law Guardian when five priestesses appeared around it and began to chant. With the Dark Magician now defeated the priestesses faded away.
"It looks like I've got the upper hand now Arkana. And that's just the beginning."
Ryou glanced at his hand nervously. He wasn't exactly doing so well. He'd built his deck in such a hurry that it still had several major flaws in it. His opponent had three monsters on the field, while he had none. And to make things worse, he had only 600 Life Points left, while his opponent had 5400.
Face it Ryou, your deck sucks. You should have stuck with your Yami's.
No, that deck was evil. I refuse to use it, ever again.
Ever again? Oh, Ryou, you hurt my feelings. And to think, I put so much work into that deck.
Ryou gasped audibly. "Yami!"
The other player was starting to get annoyed.
"Look, are you going to make your move or not?"
Come on Ryou, she's waiting. Go ahead. Play the third card from the right. Trust me.
Hand shaking slightly, Ryou pulled the suggested card from his hand and laid it on the field.
"Change of Heart. To gain control of your Red-Moon Baby." Ryou uttered slowly.
Idiot! You should have taken control of the Super Roboyaru. But it's too late now. Just play Monster Reborn. If your memory serves me correctly then you should revive her Time Wizard and hope for the best.
" I'll play Monster Reborn to revive your Time Wizard and activate it's Time Roulette!"
If this goes wrong I'm out of the tournament. And I'll lose both my Millennium Item cards.
Quit whining. You don't have the brains, or the luck, to try and accomplish my strategy. Stupid deck.
"Time Machine!" Ryou smiled slightly. "Both of your monsters are destroyed."
Now what?
Play the Graceful Charity, you idiot!
But I only have two cards in my hand, and they're good ones.
Shut up and play the goddamn card.
"Next, I'll play Graceful Charity, and draw 3 cards."
Now throw away the Secret Passage to the Treasury and the Magic Cylinders.
Magic Cylinders? Are you insane? Wait, stupid question.
You've grown cheeky in my absence. In the past I would have beaten you solidly for that, but I'll let it slip. Now play the Level 8.
"Now, I'll tribute both monsters for Hino-Kagu-Tsuchi. And I'll attack you directly."
Yet again you didn't wait for my orders. I grow weary of your behaviour Ryou. But anyway, set the Trap card and end your turn. Activate it during her next turn.
"It's your turn. Now you have to discard your hand before you draw your new card."
The girl wrinkled her nose at him, not knowing she had already lost.
"Fine, but I'll still beat you and your stupid spirits. All I need is one good monster this turn. And I draw-" She was cut off by a holographic plane bombing her hand.
"Nothing. You draw nothing. My trap card, Drop Off, forces you to discard the card you draw." Ryou stated calmly.
"Hmph! Doesn't matter. My next card will finish you, I bet!"
Ryou winced slightly as his Yami established control of his vocal cords. But he wasn't alarmed. He'd allowed his yami that little bit of control.
"You will not get a next card, foolish child. You've fallen neatly into what is referred to as a Yata-Lockdown. I summon Yatagarasu and attack you directly. That prevents you from drawing a card next turn." Bakura laughed evilly. "Then Yatagarasu returns to the safety of my hand. Next turn, you can do nothing, since you have no cards in your hand. And then my turn begins again, I summon Yatagarasu, attack you, etc, etc." He laughed again. "In other words, you lose."
Ryou powered down his DuelDisk amidst the cheers of the surrounding crowd and walked over to the girl he'd just beaten.
"I'm sorry, but the rules state you need to hand over your piece of Exodia and your rarest card, which is..?" He looked at her questioningly.
"Kiara the Death-Bringing Damsel. Take it." She held it out to Ryou grumpily.
Death-Bringing? I like the sound of that.
Ryou groaned silently.
"Great. Just great."
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