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All right, here's the chapter we've all been waiting for! The duel!
Quick review of the blended rules
-No attack or defence position. Creatures tap to attack.
-Instants and sorceries are played face down. Instants can be turned face up at any time to use their effect; sorceries can only be used during one's turn.
-Only 5 creatures and 5 trap cards can be in play at the same time.
-Monsters can attack the same turn they are summoned.
-All creatures have trample.
-Seven card hands, one card pick-up.
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Arrathir too a look at his hand: Skinthinner, Twisted Abomination, Reaping the Graves, Raise Dead, Terror, Festering Goblin, and Soulless One.
My Soulless One won't be much of a use until I get more zombies in play. If he brings out anything too big, I can Terror it. So, who should I summon first? Well, my Skinthinner could be useful later if I need to destroy something, but right now I need some protection until I get some backup. My Twisted Abomination is my strongest creature. He's my best option!
"All right," he said, slipping his card into the slot "I summon my Twisted Abomination (2500/1500)."
A giant face down card appeared on the field. A beam of sickly green light shot from the centre of the card, followed by billowing black smoke that hovered above the card. The smoke moulded itself into a giant shape that was easily 13 feet tall. As the smoke solidified, the creature came into view. It had a scaly yellow-green hide. Its head was wrapped in cloth with a slit left for the eyes. One of its three arms held a huge sword, its blade gleaming dully in the light, the other arm held a double-bladed axe, and the third, a scimitar. Its entire body emitted a horrifying stench of rot and swamp. The monstrosity bellowed an unearthly screech and it wave its scimitar in a deadly challenge.
Arrathir was stunned. This was better then he'd expected!
"I'll also put one card face down (Raise Dead). It's your turn."
"I'll put one card face down and summon Buster Blader (2600/2300)!"
On Yami's side of the field, a bright light shot out of the card and a man in battle armour stepped out of the light. He had a huge long sword that was so big he had to hold it with both hands.
"My Buster Balder gains 500 attack points for each dragon-type monster on my side of the field," said Yami "It's your turn."
"I'll draw (Vengeful Dead)," said Arrathir "I'll put one card face down (Terror), and I'll summon my Vengeful Dead!"
A cloud of dust blew from the card. When the dust settled, the creature became visible. It was very tall with greyish skin that was covered in multiple scars, evidence of its numerous fights. Its three arms each help a gruesome weapon; the first, a bloody scythe blade, the second a pole with two blades fixed to it, and a metal ball covered in spikes replaced the third arm's hand.
"Whenever my Vengeful dead or another zombie is put into the graveyard, my opponent looses 500 life points," said Arrathir "Now, my Twisted Abomination attacks your Buster Blader!"
The monster charged towards the Buster Blader, swinging its scimitar.
"I activate my trap card," said Yami "Mirror Force! Your monster's attack is deflected and all your untapped monsters are destroyed!"
"Very well, you loose 1000 life points because two zombies went into the graveyard. Your turn."
YAMI: 9000
ARRATHIR: 10,000
"I draw, put one card face down and now, my Buster Blader will attack you directly!"
"Not so fast," said Arrathir "I activate my trap card, Terror. Your monster is destroyed!"
The Buster Blader screamed in terror as it was consumed by darkness.
Arrathir drew a card and surveyed his hand: Reaping the Graves, Festering Goblin, Soulless One, and his new card, Carrion Feeder.
"I summon my Carrion Feeder (500/500)! I can sacrifice a creature to boost his attack and defence by 500."
If all goes well, my Carrion Feeder should allow me to sacrifice a lot of creatures so I can power it up and pave the way for my Soulless One.
"I'll also put one card face down (Skinthinner)," said Arrathir "and I activate my trap card, Raise Dead! It allows my to return a creature card from my graveyard to my hand. I return my Twisted Abomination! Your turn."
Playing my Skinthinner face down will help me in case I need to get rid of something.
"I summon Big Shield Guarder (100/2600)," said Yami "Next, I play card destruction. We each discard our hand, the draw as many cards as we discarded."
Darn! There goes my Soulless One and Reaping the Graves. Let's hope I draw a good hand.
Arrathir drew his new hand: Accursed Centaur, Noxious Ghoul, and Twisted Abomination.
"Since it's my turn," he said, "I'll summon my Noxious Ghoul (1500/1500). When it or another zombie comes into play, all non-zombies loose 500 attack and defence until end of turn. So now, your Big Shield Guarder is a (0/2100)."
"Too bad," said Yami "I activate Bottomless Trap Hole. It destroys a summoned monster with attack 1500 or higher."
"Before your trap's effect can occur, I sacrifice my Noxious Ghoul into my Carrion Feeder. It is now a (1000/1000). Your move."
"I'll summon Gamma the Magnet Warrior (1500/1800). Your move."
"I draw (Wail of the Nim)," said Arrathir "Then I summon my second Twisted Abomination. Now I'll place this card face down (Wail of the Nim) Then, I'll flip over my Skinthinner (1000/500). This allows me to destroy a non-zombie creature, and I'll destroy your Big Shield Guarder. Your turn."
"I draw," said Yami "Then I summon Dark Magician (2500/2100)! Next, I play Change of Heart to take control of your Twisted Abomination until end of turn. Now, my Dark Magician and Twisted Abomination will attack you!"
"I block your Dark Magician with my Skinthinner."
"All right, you take 4000 damage."
YAMI: 8500
ARRATHIR: 6000
Crap, I really need a good card that can fend off his Dark Magician. Well, at least I have my Twisted Abomination back.
Arrathir drew (Havoc Demon).
This is it! This is the card that can save my ass!
"I summon my Havoc Demon (2500/2500)! When it is put in the graveyard from play, all creatures loose 2500 attack and defence points! I attack you with him!"
"I block with Gamma the Magnet Warrior," said Yami.
YAMI: 7800
ARRATHIR: 6000
"Now," said Yami "I summon Alpha the Magnet Warrior (1400/1700) and I'll play this card face down. Your move."
"I draw (Terror), and play one card face down (Terror)."
"Since it's my move," said Yami "I'll play my Summoned Skull (2500/1200), then I'll play Sword of Revealing Light. Starting from your turn, none of your monsters can attack for three turns! Now my Dark Magician will attack you!"
"I use Terror on it," said Arrathir "It's destroyed!"
If I don't draw something good this turn, I'm in serious trouble.
Arrathir drew his next card and sighed when he saw it: Soulless One.
"I summon my Soulless One!" said Arrathir "His attack and defence are equal to the number of zombies in play plus the number of zombies in the graveyard! So that means he's a 3500/3500!"
"Don't forget," said Yami "That none of your monsters can attack for two more turns. I summon Beta the Magnet Warrior (1700/1600). Then I'll play United We Stand on my Summoned Skull, raising its attack and defence by 800 for each face-up monster I control. That makes him a 4900/3600! Your move."
Arrathir was a little safer now. With Soulless One, Havoc Demon, and Twisted Abomination in play, he had a good defence.
I really need to get rid of his Summoned Skull. Once he gets five monsters in play, that thing will be a 6500/5200! I won't be able to stop that! Come on, I need something good!
"I draw (Consume Spirit), and I play Consume Spirit! This card drains 500 life points for each monster I control to any player or creature and I gain that much life. I think I'll drain 1500 life points from you!"
YAMI: 6300
ARRATHIR: 7500
"I summon my Spear Cretin (500/500)," said Yami "So now, my Summoned Skull is at (5700/3400)! Your move."
"Now that my creatures can attack, I draw (Boneknitter), and I summon my Accursed Centaur! Now, my Soulless One is a 4000/4000! Unfortunately, summoning Accursed Centaur means I have to sacrifice a creature, so I sacrifice my Havoc Demon! All our creatures die except for my Soulless One and your Summoned Skull, which is now at 3300/2000, since all your other creatures aren't powering it up anymore. I use my Boneknitter's ability to tap it and regenerate itself. Now, I'll attack you with my 4000/4000 Soulless One!"
"I discard Kuriboh from my hand," said Yami "This reduces all damage done by your monster to 0."
"Your move."
"I play Queen's Knight (500/500). She can attack you life points directly! (i.e. unblockable). Then I'll attack you with my Summoned Skull! Your move!"
YAMI: 6300
ARRATHIR: 3400
"I draw (Festering Goblin)," said Arrathir "Now I attack with my Soulless One!"
"I'll block with my Queen's Knight."
YAMI: 2800
ARRATHIR: 3400
"I play my Dark Magician Girl (2000/1700), and I'll play this card face down. Your move."
Arrathir drew his next card and smirked when he saw it: Cruel Revival.
"I play Cruel Revival!" said Arrathir "This card allows me to destroy one of your monsters and return a zombie from my graveyard to my hand! I'll destroy your Summoned Skull and return my other Soulless One to my hand! Then I'll summon it into play! Now, both my Soulless Ones are at 4000/4000! Your turn!"
"I draw, and play Monster Reborn to return my Dark Magician to the field! Your turn."
I've got to end this! If I attack him now, I'll beat him for sure! I don't like the look of that face down card though. Let's see what I draw next.
Arrathir's next card was another Consume Spirit.
"I play Consume Spirit to drain 1500 life points from you," said Arrathir.
YAMI: 1300
ARRATHIR: 4900
"Now, I'll attack you with both of my Soulless Ones, and my Boneknitter wiping out your life points!"
"No," said Yami "I activate Magical Cylinders! Your Soulless One's attack is reflected back at you! I block your other Soulless One with my Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl, killing your other Soulless One!"
YAMI: 100
ARRATHIR: 1000
"I play Raigeki, destroying all monsters on your field!" said Yami "Now, I summon Breaker the Mage Knight (1600/1000). Summoning him allows me to put a Spell Counter on him which increases his attack by 300 points! Now he's a (1900/1000)!
I attack you to finish you off!"
"This duel is over!" said Arrathir "I activate Wail of the Nim, dealing 500 damage to each player and each creature!"
YAMI: 0
ARRATHIR: 500
"Yugioh, I believe you have lost," said Arrathir.
To be continued…