"You seem to have taken the lead in this duel Fader," remarked Evo. His
expression then turned harsh. "Do't get used to it, this is only a
temporary situation. Now I summon the Gravekeeper Axe-Weilder (1900/100).
it will attack your Fairy and deal you 600 points of damage. Now I'll play
the magic card, Gravekeeper's Servant. It will force you to discard a card
from the top of your deck every time that you want to attack. Your turn
Fader."
Fader: 2900, Evo: 2700.
Fader drew his card. "I'll lay a monster in defense mode then play another card with it. That will signal the end of my turn."
Fader: 2100, Evo: 2700.
"You're not going to be able to keep playing defensive Fader. Not when you're losing close to 1000 Life Points every turn. You can't hold out against me."
"If you're so sure about that then why haven't you attacked me yet?"
"You may enjoy laughing in the face of death now Fader, but we'll see how much you laugh when your spirit is floating around in the ether of the Shadow Realm."
"Stop threatening me Evo and make your move."
"Alright I summon the Gravekeepr Assassin (1500/1500). It will attack your face down monster, which now changes to attack mode."
"It changes modes?" How?" Fader shouted.
"Gravekeeper Assassin allows me to chnge the battle position of any of you monsters on the field when I attack. Your Dunames Dark Witch (1800/1050) is in attack mode, leaving your Life Points open. And after my Assassin is through my Axe-Wielder will wipe out the rest of your Life Points."
"Sorry to dissappoint you Evo, but that isn't going to happen."
"Why not?"
"Because of my trap card, Mirror Force! Both of your monsters are destroyed."
"Then my turn is over. After I lay this card face down."
Fader: 2100, Evo: 1900
"Now its my chance to wipe out your Life Points in a single shot," Fader said.
"Your Witch isn't strong enough Fader."
"But I have a chance to draw the cards I need Evo. I play the Pot of Greed." Fader closed his eyes to draw his two cards. He had the cards in his deck that he needed to win this. Evo wasn't going to get away with what he did to Serena. You have what you need to defeat him a voice in his head said. You already believe in yourself, now just believe in your cards. He drew.
"I'll sacrifice my Dunames Dark Witch to summon the Dark Magician Girl (2000/1700) in attack mode. Now I can wipe out your Life Points in one blow. Dark Magician Girl attack with Dark Magic Spell!"
"Now it's my turn to dissappoint you Fader," Evo said. "I activate my own trap card, the Body Strengthening Suppliment. Before your attack damages me I gain 4000 Life Points."
Fader: 2100, Evo: 3900.
"Your Dark Magician Girl may be strong," Evo continued. "But with the boost that my monsters get from the Sleeping Valley of the Pharaoh mist of the them have more than 2000 attack points of your monster."
"My turn isn't over yet Evo. and your Necrovalley is about to be destroyed. I play Mystical Space Typhoon to eliminate your Sleeping Valley of the Pharaoh. Now it's your turn Evo."
Fader: 1200, Evo: 3900.
"You still continue to fight, eh Fader? Even against the overwhelming odds stacked against you? I don't understand. You fight alone and you will die alone."
"I'm not alone Evo. That's what you haven't understood this entire duel." Fader reached into his pocket and produced a few pieces of the Millennium Puzzle. "These are why I'm not alone."
Evo laughed. "You're a fool Fader. Those puzzle pieces mean nothing."
"You're wrong Evo. Each of these pieces carries with it the heart of someone I know. Vega, beezy and Serena each carried these and now that I hold them, a part of each of them is being carried in myself."
"How ridiculously sentimental of you. You're an idiot Fader. You deserve to lose this match. It will be quite entertaining to watch your banished soul writhe in eternal angiush."
"If you're so confident then make your move."
"I will. I'll special summon the Gravekeeper Demon (2700/1400)."
"The what?'
"Gravekeeper Demon is a powerful monster that can only be special summoned when I have no monsters on the field and at least three Gravekeeper monsters in my graveyard. though it can't attack this turn, on my next turn it's going to wipe you out."
Fader: 1200, Evo: 3000.
"I'm afraid not Evo. I'm not going to let you win. I have two cards in my hand that will help me win this duel."
"Two cards. But you used the only cards in your hand at the end of your last turn. You should only have one card in your hand."
"You forget Evo. Now that your Necrovalley is gone access to my graveyard is unrestricted again. Which means that my Angel of the Balancing Scales' ability is in effect agin, so I drew a card during your turn. I'm going to play these two cards but first there's another card in my graveyard whose effect was being blocked."
Evo was about to ask Fader what he was talking about when the enitre battlefield floor began to glow orange and then burst into flames. From those flames a shape began to form and rise up.
"You remember my Ceruvean Phoenix don't you Evo?" asked Fader.
"I remember it," Evo replied. "But it isn't going to help you. Neither of your monsters are strong enough to beat my Gravekeeper Demon."
"They aren't going to attack. Instead I'm going to tribute them both for my Buster Blader (2600/2300)."
"That monster isn't stong enough either Fader. You spent 500 Life Points to revive your Phoenix for nothing. Now when you end your turn you'll lose 1000 Life Points and this duel will be over."
"No I won't Evo. I still have my other card to play," Fader replied holding up his final card. "Toxin Tubes will increase my Life Points by 1200 points. As you pointed out my Buster Blader isn't stronger than your monster so make your move."
Fader: 900, Evo: 3000.
"This is it Fader. This game is over. You've fought hard but I'm afraid that you haven't been able to save the young Miss Kaiba."
"Bring it on Evo," Fader replied. "I'm ready."
"You're wrong. You aren't ready. I'll equip my Demon with a Stim Pak to increase its attack power by 700 points and then attack your Buster Blader and destroy the rest of your Life Points."
"No."
"What did you say?" Evo asked with disbelief.
"I said no Evo. It's not going to end like that."
"You can't stop me."
"Can't I?" Fader said. He pointed to the face down card on his side of the field. "I still have the very first card that I set in this duel." He flipped it over. "The Last Battle. Appropriate isn't it? All of the cards in play are destroyed except my Buster Blader. The Life Points don't matter anymore. It all comes down to the monster that you choose to send against my Buster Blader right now."
"You underestimated me Fader. You think that Gravekeeper Demon is the strongest mosnter in my deck? You've lost. You played your trump card and it failed you. Now behold the Gravekeeper Crypt Drake (2800/2300)!"
Fader's stern expression loosened and he did something that he hadn't done in a long time. He laughed.
"What the hell are you laughing about?" demanded Evo.
"Just watch," Fader replied. Evo turned his attention to the field and the two monsters on the field, just in time to see the Buster Blader Tear through the Crypt Drake with a cleave of its massive sword.
"That's not possible!" Evo shouted.
"You're the one whose lost Evo. For all your arrogance you made a poor choice for your final stand."
"What are you talking about?'
"Your Drake is a Dragon-type monster. It increased the attack power of Buster Blader by 500 points making it stronger than your beast."
Evo shut off his Duel Disk, walked over and sat down behind his desk. The piece of the Millennium Puzzle glowed white as it had when Serena had first collapsed. When the glow faded Evo removed the piece from around his neck and tossed it to Fader.
"Miss Kaiba is safe now," Evo said. "You've played the role of hero once again. And you've won the Battle City tournament. Congratulations. You've earned your prize." He turned his chair around so that he was no longer facing the young man. "My people will see to it that you are returned home."
Fader turned away from Evo in anger, pocketing the puzzle piece and deactivated his own Duel Disk. He then entered the elevator and descended to Level Three to check on Serena. Fader was gone.
"Well played Fader," Evo said to no one in particualar. "But you think that I didn't know that my own monster was a dragon?" He laughed slightly. "This isn't over Fader. Your trials have just begun." The computer on his desk began to beep with an incoming transmission, Evo reached behind him to activate the terminal. "What is it?" he asked.
"We've found it sir," came the reply from one of his people.
"Excellent," Evo said. He ordered the man to bring it to him, then deactivated the communication. The Millennium Ring would soon be back where it belonged. Then everything would change.
Fader: 2900, Evo: 2700.
Fader drew his card. "I'll lay a monster in defense mode then play another card with it. That will signal the end of my turn."
Fader: 2100, Evo: 2700.
"You're not going to be able to keep playing defensive Fader. Not when you're losing close to 1000 Life Points every turn. You can't hold out against me."
"If you're so sure about that then why haven't you attacked me yet?"
"You may enjoy laughing in the face of death now Fader, but we'll see how much you laugh when your spirit is floating around in the ether of the Shadow Realm."
"Stop threatening me Evo and make your move."
"Alright I summon the Gravekeepr Assassin (1500/1500). It will attack your face down monster, which now changes to attack mode."
"It changes modes?" How?" Fader shouted.
"Gravekeeper Assassin allows me to chnge the battle position of any of you monsters on the field when I attack. Your Dunames Dark Witch (1800/1050) is in attack mode, leaving your Life Points open. And after my Assassin is through my Axe-Wielder will wipe out the rest of your Life Points."
"Sorry to dissappoint you Evo, but that isn't going to happen."
"Why not?"
"Because of my trap card, Mirror Force! Both of your monsters are destroyed."
"Then my turn is over. After I lay this card face down."
Fader: 2100, Evo: 1900
"Now its my chance to wipe out your Life Points in a single shot," Fader said.
"Your Witch isn't strong enough Fader."
"But I have a chance to draw the cards I need Evo. I play the Pot of Greed." Fader closed his eyes to draw his two cards. He had the cards in his deck that he needed to win this. Evo wasn't going to get away with what he did to Serena. You have what you need to defeat him a voice in his head said. You already believe in yourself, now just believe in your cards. He drew.
"I'll sacrifice my Dunames Dark Witch to summon the Dark Magician Girl (2000/1700) in attack mode. Now I can wipe out your Life Points in one blow. Dark Magician Girl attack with Dark Magic Spell!"
"Now it's my turn to dissappoint you Fader," Evo said. "I activate my own trap card, the Body Strengthening Suppliment. Before your attack damages me I gain 4000 Life Points."
Fader: 2100, Evo: 3900.
"Your Dark Magician Girl may be strong," Evo continued. "But with the boost that my monsters get from the Sleeping Valley of the Pharaoh mist of the them have more than 2000 attack points of your monster."
"My turn isn't over yet Evo. and your Necrovalley is about to be destroyed. I play Mystical Space Typhoon to eliminate your Sleeping Valley of the Pharaoh. Now it's your turn Evo."
Fader: 1200, Evo: 3900.
"You still continue to fight, eh Fader? Even against the overwhelming odds stacked against you? I don't understand. You fight alone and you will die alone."
"I'm not alone Evo. That's what you haven't understood this entire duel." Fader reached into his pocket and produced a few pieces of the Millennium Puzzle. "These are why I'm not alone."
Evo laughed. "You're a fool Fader. Those puzzle pieces mean nothing."
"You're wrong Evo. Each of these pieces carries with it the heart of someone I know. Vega, beezy and Serena each carried these and now that I hold them, a part of each of them is being carried in myself."
"How ridiculously sentimental of you. You're an idiot Fader. You deserve to lose this match. It will be quite entertaining to watch your banished soul writhe in eternal angiush."
"If you're so confident then make your move."
"I will. I'll special summon the Gravekeeper Demon (2700/1400)."
"The what?'
"Gravekeeper Demon is a powerful monster that can only be special summoned when I have no monsters on the field and at least three Gravekeeper monsters in my graveyard. though it can't attack this turn, on my next turn it's going to wipe you out."
Fader: 1200, Evo: 3000.
"I'm afraid not Evo. I'm not going to let you win. I have two cards in my hand that will help me win this duel."
"Two cards. But you used the only cards in your hand at the end of your last turn. You should only have one card in your hand."
"You forget Evo. Now that your Necrovalley is gone access to my graveyard is unrestricted again. Which means that my Angel of the Balancing Scales' ability is in effect agin, so I drew a card during your turn. I'm going to play these two cards but first there's another card in my graveyard whose effect was being blocked."
Evo was about to ask Fader what he was talking about when the enitre battlefield floor began to glow orange and then burst into flames. From those flames a shape began to form and rise up.
"You remember my Ceruvean Phoenix don't you Evo?" asked Fader.
"I remember it," Evo replied. "But it isn't going to help you. Neither of your monsters are strong enough to beat my Gravekeeper Demon."
"They aren't going to attack. Instead I'm going to tribute them both for my Buster Blader (2600/2300)."
"That monster isn't stong enough either Fader. You spent 500 Life Points to revive your Phoenix for nothing. Now when you end your turn you'll lose 1000 Life Points and this duel will be over."
"No I won't Evo. I still have my other card to play," Fader replied holding up his final card. "Toxin Tubes will increase my Life Points by 1200 points. As you pointed out my Buster Blader isn't stronger than your monster so make your move."
Fader: 900, Evo: 3000.
"This is it Fader. This game is over. You've fought hard but I'm afraid that you haven't been able to save the young Miss Kaiba."
"Bring it on Evo," Fader replied. "I'm ready."
"You're wrong. You aren't ready. I'll equip my Demon with a Stim Pak to increase its attack power by 700 points and then attack your Buster Blader and destroy the rest of your Life Points."
"No."
"What did you say?" Evo asked with disbelief.
"I said no Evo. It's not going to end like that."
"You can't stop me."
"Can't I?" Fader said. He pointed to the face down card on his side of the field. "I still have the very first card that I set in this duel." He flipped it over. "The Last Battle. Appropriate isn't it? All of the cards in play are destroyed except my Buster Blader. The Life Points don't matter anymore. It all comes down to the monster that you choose to send against my Buster Blader right now."
"You underestimated me Fader. You think that Gravekeeper Demon is the strongest mosnter in my deck? You've lost. You played your trump card and it failed you. Now behold the Gravekeeper Crypt Drake (2800/2300)!"
Fader's stern expression loosened and he did something that he hadn't done in a long time. He laughed.
"What the hell are you laughing about?" demanded Evo.
"Just watch," Fader replied. Evo turned his attention to the field and the two monsters on the field, just in time to see the Buster Blader Tear through the Crypt Drake with a cleave of its massive sword.
"That's not possible!" Evo shouted.
"You're the one whose lost Evo. For all your arrogance you made a poor choice for your final stand."
"What are you talking about?'
"Your Drake is a Dragon-type monster. It increased the attack power of Buster Blader by 500 points making it stronger than your beast."
Evo shut off his Duel Disk, walked over and sat down behind his desk. The piece of the Millennium Puzzle glowed white as it had when Serena had first collapsed. When the glow faded Evo removed the piece from around his neck and tossed it to Fader.
"Miss Kaiba is safe now," Evo said. "You've played the role of hero once again. And you've won the Battle City tournament. Congratulations. You've earned your prize." He turned his chair around so that he was no longer facing the young man. "My people will see to it that you are returned home."
Fader turned away from Evo in anger, pocketing the puzzle piece and deactivated his own Duel Disk. He then entered the elevator and descended to Level Three to check on Serena. Fader was gone.
"Well played Fader," Evo said to no one in particualar. "But you think that I didn't know that my own monster was a dragon?" He laughed slightly. "This isn't over Fader. Your trials have just begun." The computer on his desk began to beep with an incoming transmission, Evo reached behind him to activate the terminal. "What is it?" he asked.
"We've found it sir," came the reply from one of his people.
"Excellent," Evo said. He ordered the man to bring it to him, then deactivated the communication. The Millennium Ring would soon be back where it belonged. Then everything would change.