"Too bad fused monsters can't attack the same turn that they were merged,"
Serena said as she stared down the Black Skull Dragon.
"You can consider that the only reason that your Life Points are still intact. You've got a free turn to try and save yourself," came Vaughn's reply.
"I've got the perfect card to do just that. I'll play these two cards face down, and then summon the Mimic Illusionist (0/0) in attack mode. It copies the attack and defense power of your Black Skull Dragon becoming just as strong as your beast. If your dragon attacks now then it will only succeed in destroying itself as well. Your turn Vaughn."
"I'm afraid you made a miscalculation Serena."
"How so?"
"Your Illusionist only copies the base stats of my dragon. You forgot about the Mystic Plasma Zone. Since your Mimic is a Light type it doesn't recieve the same 500 point bonus that the Black Skull Dragon gets. That mistake is going to cost you. Black Skull Dragon attack!"
Serena: 1050, Vaughn: 3000.
"I'll activate my Time Machine trap card!" Serena announced. "It brings back my Mimic Illusionist to the field."
"Go ahead. I'll just destroy it again next turn."
"I also summon the Cursed Gyura (1500/1200) in defense mode, and end my turn."
"Another useless move. But I didn't actually expect you to have anbything that could compare with my monster, not since Prohibition prevents you from playing any of your Blue Eyes White Dragons. I'll just attack your Mimic again."
"Not this time Vaughn. You were so busy gloating that you didn't see me activate the other face down card I had set."
"Another trap?"
"That's right. The Gathering of Heroes, which prevents you from getting a Battle Phase."
"That's fine. I don't need to attack just to cause you some distress. I'll play the Delinquent Duo magic card. It costs me 1000 Life Points but it discards two of the cards from your hand." Four card backs appeared in front of Serena, one for each card in her hand. Vaughn pointed to the second one from the left. " I select that one to be discarded." The card turned to reveal her Magical Reflector before it was sent to the Graveyard. "And now you have to select the second card."
Serena looked over her cards that remained in her hand. It was an easy choice to make. With Prohibition on the field the Blue Eyes White Dragon in her hand was useless to her and she discarded it.
"I'll just lay two more cards face down and end my turn," Vaughn said.
"Noe I'll just draw..." Serena started to say.
"I don't think so," Vaughn interrupted. "I can activate traps too you know. And I activate the Time Seal to prevent you from drawing your card."
"That's alright," Serena said, shrugging it off. "I have a card in my hand that I've been saving. Pot of Greed! Your Time Seal can't stop me from drawing these two cards." She drew both of the cards and examined them. "I'll lay both of these face down. Now I can summon a monster that's even stronger than the Blue Eyes White Dragons that you were so worried about. I special summon Masked Beast Death Guardius (3300/2800) by offering my Cursed Gyura and one other monster. And this monster will get the field bonus."
"Too bad your special summoned monster can't attack."
"You can consider that the only reason your Life Points are still intact," Serena said, echoing Vaughn's own words.
"I underestimated your power. I expected that by denying you your Blue Eyes that this duel would be easy. I'm happy to say it was a challenge. But the result is still the same. I win."
"I doubt that. From where I stand your monster is down 100 attack points from mine."
"Not for long. Not after I equip it with the Stim Pack to increase its power by 700 points to 4400! Now attack my Dragon!"
"Just the move I was waiting for!" Serena declared.
"What?"
"I activate the magic card De-Fusion to seperate your Black Skull Dragon back into its composite pieces, the Summoned Skull(2500/1200) and my Red Eyes Black Dragon (2400/2000). and since your Stim Pack was played on your Black Skull Dragon it doesn't get applied to your seperate monsters so they don't get the 700 point boost."
"A nice move, but it's still my battle phase so I can still attack."
"Go right ahead. My Death Guardius is stronger than either of your monsters."
"You forgot I still had another trap of my own, the Metalmorph! I'll equip it to the Red Eyes Black Dragon to transform it into the Red Eyes Black Metal Dragon (2800/2400)! Not only does it get a boost in attack and defense but whenever it attacks your monster it adds half of your attacking power to its own, making its power 5200!"
The Red Eyes reared back its head and roared as its body began to reflect and glint with the magical relex armor that covered the dragon's body. Its mouth began to froth with flames as it prepared to unleash its attack. Its head whipped forward sharply and flames jetted everywhere directed at the Death Guardius. When the flames finally dissapaited, the Death Gaurdius remained.
"That's not possible! I had this match won!" Vaughn protested.
"Take another look at my Red Eyes," Serena instructed him. When he did he realized what she was talking about; its metallic armor ws gone and it had reverted to being a regular Red Eyes Black Dragon. Seconds later it shattered and Vaughn's Life Points harshly fell from the Death Guardius' counter attack.
Serena: 1050, Vaughn: 1100.
"Before you even ask I'll explain what happened to you," Serena said. "As soon as you declared your attack I activated my Dust Tornado and destroyed your Metalmorph. You attacked with a plain and simple Red Eyes, which was no match."
"No," he stammered out. "All my cards and strategies."
"And now it's my turn," Serena continued, ignoring Vaughn's protests. "I'll summon the Four-faced Beast (1500/1200) in attack mode. My Death Guardius will destroy your Summoned Skull and the Four-Faced Beast will take the rest of your Life Points. I win Vaughn."
Serena: 1050, Vaughn: 0.
As Vaughn's Life Points hit zero the elevator on the far side of the room opened up to take Serena to the next level.
"You were fantastic," Vaughn said as he handed Serena his Dark Hole card. "It was an honor to duel the granddaughter of Seto Kaiba. You carry on his name well."
"Thank you," Serena replied, bowing her head slightly.
"If you ever want that date..." Vaughn started to say before Serena's dissapporving stare cut him off. "Uh...nevermind."
She turned from him and entered the elevator, breathing a sigh of relief and reveling in her victory as she ascended to the next level.
"You can consider that the only reason that your Life Points are still intact. You've got a free turn to try and save yourself," came Vaughn's reply.
"I've got the perfect card to do just that. I'll play these two cards face down, and then summon the Mimic Illusionist (0/0) in attack mode. It copies the attack and defense power of your Black Skull Dragon becoming just as strong as your beast. If your dragon attacks now then it will only succeed in destroying itself as well. Your turn Vaughn."
"I'm afraid you made a miscalculation Serena."
"How so?"
"Your Illusionist only copies the base stats of my dragon. You forgot about the Mystic Plasma Zone. Since your Mimic is a Light type it doesn't recieve the same 500 point bonus that the Black Skull Dragon gets. That mistake is going to cost you. Black Skull Dragon attack!"
Serena: 1050, Vaughn: 3000.
"I'll activate my Time Machine trap card!" Serena announced. "It brings back my Mimic Illusionist to the field."
"Go ahead. I'll just destroy it again next turn."
"I also summon the Cursed Gyura (1500/1200) in defense mode, and end my turn."
"Another useless move. But I didn't actually expect you to have anbything that could compare with my monster, not since Prohibition prevents you from playing any of your Blue Eyes White Dragons. I'll just attack your Mimic again."
"Not this time Vaughn. You were so busy gloating that you didn't see me activate the other face down card I had set."
"Another trap?"
"That's right. The Gathering of Heroes, which prevents you from getting a Battle Phase."
"That's fine. I don't need to attack just to cause you some distress. I'll play the Delinquent Duo magic card. It costs me 1000 Life Points but it discards two of the cards from your hand." Four card backs appeared in front of Serena, one for each card in her hand. Vaughn pointed to the second one from the left. " I select that one to be discarded." The card turned to reveal her Magical Reflector before it was sent to the Graveyard. "And now you have to select the second card."
Serena looked over her cards that remained in her hand. It was an easy choice to make. With Prohibition on the field the Blue Eyes White Dragon in her hand was useless to her and she discarded it.
"I'll just lay two more cards face down and end my turn," Vaughn said.
"Noe I'll just draw..." Serena started to say.
"I don't think so," Vaughn interrupted. "I can activate traps too you know. And I activate the Time Seal to prevent you from drawing your card."
"That's alright," Serena said, shrugging it off. "I have a card in my hand that I've been saving. Pot of Greed! Your Time Seal can't stop me from drawing these two cards." She drew both of the cards and examined them. "I'll lay both of these face down. Now I can summon a monster that's even stronger than the Blue Eyes White Dragons that you were so worried about. I special summon Masked Beast Death Guardius (3300/2800) by offering my Cursed Gyura and one other monster. And this monster will get the field bonus."
"Too bad your special summoned monster can't attack."
"You can consider that the only reason your Life Points are still intact," Serena said, echoing Vaughn's own words.
"I underestimated your power. I expected that by denying you your Blue Eyes that this duel would be easy. I'm happy to say it was a challenge. But the result is still the same. I win."
"I doubt that. From where I stand your monster is down 100 attack points from mine."
"Not for long. Not after I equip it with the Stim Pack to increase its power by 700 points to 4400! Now attack my Dragon!"
"Just the move I was waiting for!" Serena declared.
"What?"
"I activate the magic card De-Fusion to seperate your Black Skull Dragon back into its composite pieces, the Summoned Skull(2500/1200) and my Red Eyes Black Dragon (2400/2000). and since your Stim Pack was played on your Black Skull Dragon it doesn't get applied to your seperate monsters so they don't get the 700 point boost."
"A nice move, but it's still my battle phase so I can still attack."
"Go right ahead. My Death Guardius is stronger than either of your monsters."
"You forgot I still had another trap of my own, the Metalmorph! I'll equip it to the Red Eyes Black Dragon to transform it into the Red Eyes Black Metal Dragon (2800/2400)! Not only does it get a boost in attack and defense but whenever it attacks your monster it adds half of your attacking power to its own, making its power 5200!"
The Red Eyes reared back its head and roared as its body began to reflect and glint with the magical relex armor that covered the dragon's body. Its mouth began to froth with flames as it prepared to unleash its attack. Its head whipped forward sharply and flames jetted everywhere directed at the Death Guardius. When the flames finally dissapaited, the Death Gaurdius remained.
"That's not possible! I had this match won!" Vaughn protested.
"Take another look at my Red Eyes," Serena instructed him. When he did he realized what she was talking about; its metallic armor ws gone and it had reverted to being a regular Red Eyes Black Dragon. Seconds later it shattered and Vaughn's Life Points harshly fell from the Death Guardius' counter attack.
Serena: 1050, Vaughn: 1100.
"Before you even ask I'll explain what happened to you," Serena said. "As soon as you declared your attack I activated my Dust Tornado and destroyed your Metalmorph. You attacked with a plain and simple Red Eyes, which was no match."
"No," he stammered out. "All my cards and strategies."
"And now it's my turn," Serena continued, ignoring Vaughn's protests. "I'll summon the Four-faced Beast (1500/1200) in attack mode. My Death Guardius will destroy your Summoned Skull and the Four-Faced Beast will take the rest of your Life Points. I win Vaughn."
Serena: 1050, Vaughn: 0.
As Vaughn's Life Points hit zero the elevator on the far side of the room opened up to take Serena to the next level.
"You were fantastic," Vaughn said as he handed Serena his Dark Hole card. "It was an honor to duel the granddaughter of Seto Kaiba. You carry on his name well."
"Thank you," Serena replied, bowing her head slightly.
"If you ever want that date..." Vaughn started to say before Serena's dissapporving stare cut him off. "Uh...nevermind."
She turned from him and entered the elevator, breathing a sigh of relief and reveling in her victory as she ascended to the next level.