Legends of the Demon Duelist Rival Schools Arc

by Wolf General

Third arc of Legends of the Demon Duelist. The Duelist Academy and North School. Two places of learning that focus on their students learning the game of Duel Monsters. Not everything is as it seems though. Can Ichigo figure out how to defeat Vincent

12. Mirror Images

Disclaimer: No I do not own Yugioh.

Legends of the Demon Duelist-Rival School Arc

Chapter 12: Mirror Images

Everyone stared at the misty graveyard in front of them.

"What kind of weird place is this island?" Krieger sighed and went first. After facing Wraith he didn't feel fear from something as a graveyard. "They've got a graveyard. Wasn't this a site for a tournament once before too?"

Daniel frowned as he walked near the back of the group. The last thing he wanted was for anyone to get lost here. ("Oh yes it was for a tournament. But it was tournament brought to you by a psychopath capable of horrible atrocities.")

The group actually made it through the graveyard with little problem, until they reached the gates on the other side.

("Shadow Corporation Emissaries.") Rikuo stated. It wasn't so much of a warning to Daniel as a reminder that Rikuo would deal with all members of the Shadow Corporation. ("I heard ya Rikuo.")

Sure enough, the two black-cloaked emissaries were waiting for them at the gates out of the graveyard. Daniel sighed and stepped forward, deck shuffled and duel disk in place. "Let's get this over with."

The tallest emissary held out his hand. In a deep bass voice he rumbled, "We are here to challenge your team boy, not you."

Wiping a drop of sweat from his forehead, Daniel kept a brisk walk going.

Hitokage glanced back at Feral, who was keeping close proximity to him. "For the last time, go away."

"Pack must stay together." The boy continued to stand in the general area of the canine members of the group. "Strange pack though…"

Hitokage rolled his eyes and kept walking.

Kenshin walked alongside Davis. "So what is your deal anyway?"

Closing his eyes, the southern boy kept walking. "I'm here to keep an eye on a certain someone and make sure that nothing happens to them."

"I thought Ichigo was supposed the one who was into cloak and dagger stuff," the Crusader muttered under his breath and kept walking.

Krieger came to a stop the moment the gates came into view. "Someone's there."

Davis stepped past the rest of the group. "I'll deal with this one."

The being standing at the very edge of the gates was covered from head to toe in black cloth.

Davis tipped his cowboy hat back. "Well, we gonna duel or what?"

The covered being made a few weird noises. ("Scanning for highest energy level…highest energy level found…copying deck type.") It reached up with one hand and tore away all of the cloth in one pull.

Everyone gasped in pure surprise at who they saw underneath it.

Ichigo did a double-take…and then looked at his father. "Hey, how did you get over there?"

Daniel stared bug-eyed at the exact duplicate of him that was standing across the graveyard from Davis. ("What in the hell is that?")

The duplicate Daniel held up its disk. "Let's do this!"

Duplicate- 4000

Davis- 4000

Davis gulped and drew. ("Don't worry…he just looks like Professor Pilkington. That doesn't mean that he'll be as good as he is.") Glancing at his hand, he smiled slightly. ("Alright, let's start off with the basic swarm.") "I summon Virus Zombie (900/450) in defense mode!" A half-decayed corpse appeared on the field in a crouching position. "When this monster is summoned I special summon as many of the other four in my deck and hand as I can to the field!" Four more walking corpses appeared on his field in crouching positions. "End turn."

Daniel narrowed his eyes at the being that for now he decided to call Duplicate. ("So Duplicate looks like me…so that means his deck is probably a copy of mine. But…how can it copy my Soul Deck. The cards are constantly changing.")

Duplicate closed his eyes and smirked. "Five defense mode monsters on the field turn? Not bad…but not good enough!" He snapped the top card off of his deck. "I summon Elemental Hero Burst Lady!" (1200/800) A woman in a red body-suit appeared on the field. "Burst Fire!" She lifted up her hand and shot a fireball from it that instantly blew away one of the zombies. "Also, I set one card face-down and end my turn."

Daniel frowned. ("Elemental Heroes…lucky for Davis that Duplicate didn't copy my Clock Tower deck.")

Davis drew. ("Elemental Heroes are warriors…and I have a secret weapon to deal with Warrior cards.") "I play the magic card Dark and Stormy Night! This magic card lets me sacrifice Virus monsters that cannot be sacrificed normally! So I sacrifice one zombie to bring out Virus Titan-Nemesis!" (2400/2000) One of the four remaining corpses disappeared and was replaced by the misshapen titan that was one of Davis' key cards. It growled quietly, fleshy tentacles sliding up and down its head slowly. "However, during the turn I do this I cannot attack. End turn."

Duplicate drew. "I play the magic card Hero Team Jet! This card lets me discard one card from my hand to special summon two Elemental Hero cards from my deck to the field. However, these cards will return to my deck at the end of the turn." He removed two cards from his deck. "Come out now, Elemental Heroes Sparkman and Clayman!" (1600/1400) (800/2000) A blue and yellow armored superhero appeared on the field, followed by a monster that looked more like a block of clay than a superhero. "Now I activate Polymerization to fuse these two monsters together and create Elemental Hero Thunder Giant!" (2400/1500)

There was an explosion of lightning that slammed into the ground and formed into a towering yellow and white armored superhero who roared, the sound enhanced by the thunder crashing in the background. "When summoned this monster destroys one monster on the field that equal to or less than its attack points! Vapor Sparks!" A bolt of lightning fell from the sky and blew Nemesis away. "Now I attack two of your zombies! Burst Fire and Voltaic Thunder!" Both of his monsters released their respective elements and destroyed two more of Davis' last defense. "End turn." He held up the two cards he had chosen with Hero Team Jet and shuffled them into his deck.

Daniel gulped. ("Okay…he runs the deck like I would.")

Davis grimaced and drew. ("I need to defend myself!") "I summon Virus Weapon-Licker (1500/1200) in defense mode!" An warped inside-out lizard creature appeared on his field in a crouching position. "I activate its special ability. Even while in defense mode this monster can still attack! Tongue Thrashing!" It opened its jaws and an impossibly long tongue snapped out towards Burst Lady.

"Reveal Hero Barrier!" Duplicate pointed at his set card and glowing barrier appeared in front of Burst Lady to block the tongue strike. "This trap card will only work if I have an Elemental Hero in play. One attack is negated." He smirked. "Your attempts are pointless."

Davis gritted his teeth. "I set two cards face-down and end my turn."

Duplicate drew. "I set a monster face-down. Now Burst Lady attacks your last Zombie! Burst Fire!" The woman hurled a fireball across the field and burnt the last undead monster to ash.

Davis looked at his set cards. ("Come on…finish it…")

Duplicate pointed at Licker. "Thunder Giant, Voltaic Thunder!" The huge hero lifted its arms and released a lump of electrical energy that slammed into the mutation and completely destroyed it.

Davis pointed at one of his set cards. "I reveal Night of the Living Dead! This trap card activates when a monster on my field is destroyed as a result of battle. Now I special summon three monsters from my graveyard to the field in defense mode, and you get to draw two cards!" There was a flash of light from his graveyard slot and two Virus Zombies along with Nemesis appeared on the field in crouching positions.

Duplicate snapped the top two cards off of its deck. "End turn."

Davis drew. "Here we go! I switch Nemesis into attack mode and attack Burst Lady!" The monster stood up, howled, and then barreled across the field to tackle the female hero. "End turn."

Duplicate- 2800

Davis- 4000

Duplicate drew. "Thunder Giant attacks one of your Zombies! Voltaic Thunder!" The huge superhero lifted a hand and casually released a blast of electricity that vaporized the defense mode monster. "Now I summon Friendog (700/1200) in defense mode." A machine dog appeared on the field in a crouching position. "End turn."

Davis drew. "I activate the magic card Facility Disaster. Now I add one level four or lower Virus monster from my deck to my hand." He removed a card from his deck and added it to his hand. "Then I set one card face-down and attack your set monster with Nemesis!" The huge monster tackled the set card and it blew apart. "End turn."

Duplicate drew. "Thunder Giant, attack now! Voltaic Thunder!" The monster released a blast of lightning that cooked the last zombie. "I set one card face-down and end my turn."

Davis drew. ("He's setting me up for something…but it's a shame that my set card will disturb his plans.") "Reveal Mystical Space Typhoon. This quickplay magic card will destroy your set card!" A blast of wind shattered the set card. "Now I summon Virus Hound!" (1000/300) An undead dog appeared on his field. "Nemesis, attack Thunder Giant now!" The misshapen titan charged and tackled the superhero, both monsters blowing apart into dust. "Now I set one card face-down and end my turn."

Duplicate drew. "I set a monster in defense mode and end my turn."

Davis drew. "So what are you going to do now that your big monster is gone? I have still have back-up plans, unlike you. I set one card face-down and switch Virus Hound into defense mode." The undead fell lowered its head and snarled quietly. "End turn."

Duplicate drew. "End turn."

Davis drew. He looked at the drawn card and smirked. ("This is too perfect.") "Reveal face-down trap card! Go Emergence of Titan! This trap card lets me destroy a Virus monster on my field to special summon a Virus Titan from my graveyard to the field!" The Virus Hound exploded and was replaced by the snarling form of Nemesis. "Then from my hand I play the magic card Virus Mutation!" Nemesis howled in pain and fell to its knees, body shifting and warping as it changed into a huge quadruped monstrosity. "Final Titan-Damascus is special summoned from my hand!" (2800/3000) "Go Damascus!" Opening its cavernous jaws, the monster sprayed the set monster card with acid, melting it away.

Duplicate held up to cards from its graveyard. "You attacked my second Friendog. And when it is destroyed I add a Polymerization card and an Elemental Hero card from my graveyard to my hand." It snickered. "You fell for my trick."

Davis paled and looked helplessly at the last card in his hand. "End turn."

Duplicate drew. "I summon Elemental Hero Bubbleman (800/1200) in attack mode." A blue-armored superhero appeared in play and struck a curious pose. "Then I equip my monster with the magic card Bubble Shooter!" A metal bazooka appeared over the shoulder of the hero. "This card raises its attack points by 800!" (1600/1200) "End turn."

Davis drew. "Damascus, attack Bubbleman!" The monster sprayed a burst of acid towards the superhero, but snarled in confusions as the acid hit the Bubble Shooter and blew apart. (800/1200) "What?"

"When Bubbleman would be destroyed as a result of battle Bubble Shooter is destroyed instead." Duplicate smirked and drew. "And now I sacrifice these two monsters to summon Elemental Hero Edgeman!" (2600/1400) Both Friendog and Bubbleman disappeared and were replaced by a golden-armored superhero who had blades attached to its arms.

Davis frowned. "Damascus has more than enough attack points to deal with your monster."

"He might, but that's why I play this!" Duplicate opened its field magic card slot and placed a card into it. "Activate Skyscraper!" All around them huge buildings sprang up into the air. "This card, while in play, increases the attack power of all hero monsters by 1000 when they battle with a stronger monster! Power Edge Attack!" (3600/1400) Jets snapped open on Edgeman's back and it rocketed across the field to slash down the bio-weapon. "End turn."

Duplicate- 2800

Davis- 3200

Davis gulped as he realized that he was staring down a monster that had the power to deal damage through defense. "It's my turn…draw." He slid the top card off of his deck and held it up. "I activate Pot of Greed! Now I draw two cards!" Sliding two more cards off of his deck, he added them to his hand. ("This is my best shot!") "I play Skyscraper!"

Duplicate blinked in surprise as its field magic card slot opened and spat out its own field card. "What?"

"You heard me!" Davis discarded a card from his hand. "I discard one Virus monster to send my Skyscraper to the graveyard and play Infected City!" The lights of all of the buildings died out, leaving nothing but a ghost town. "I've got the cards to beat this. I activate the magic card Monster Reborn! Return the monster I discarded! Virus Titan-Tyrant!" (2500/0) The ground in front of him exploded upwards and formed into a huge monster that was at least twelve feet tall. Its sexless pale-skinned body silently lifted a huge clawed arm. "Reveal face-down quickplay magic card Dark Gas!" A purple cloud of gas fell down onto the field. "All non-demon and undead monsters now switch to defense mode until the end of the turn!" Edgeman shuddered and fell to its knees. "Tyrant! Attack with Impact Slash!" The huge monster lunged across the field and slashed through the superhero with one casual swipe. "This monster can deal damage through defense, so take this!" Tyrant kept sliding and tackled Duplicate. "End turn!"

Duplicate- 1700

Davis- 3200

Duplicate got up and brushed itself off. "Draw." It drew and added the card to its hand. "I play the magic card The Warrior Returning Alive. Now I pick up a warrior monster from my graveyard and add it to my hand." It picked up a card from its graveyard slot and added it to its hand. "I summon Elemental Hero Bubbleman." The blue-armored superhero appeared on the field. "When this card is summoned and I have no other cards on the field, I draw two cards." It pulled the top two cards off of its deck and held them both up. "Elemental Hero Featherman (1000/1000) and Elemental Hero Sparkman. Now I take them both and activate Polymerization!"

Daniel paled. ("There's no fusion between Featherman and Sparkman…but…") He gulped. "He's bringing out Tempest…"

"Tempest?" Ichigo tilted his head to the side.

Duplicate pointed at Bubbleman, who turned into a ball of blue light. "I fuse Bubbleman, Sparkman, and Featherman together now!" A green ball of light and a light blue ball appeared next to the blue one. "Come out now, Elemental Hero Tempest!" (2800/2300) The being that appeared on his field had spiky green hair, a blue visor over its face, and a metal blaster instead of a right hand. "Attack Tyrant now! Chaos Tempest!" Tempest lifted its blaster arm and released a blue blast of energy that slammed into the monster and blew it apart.

Duplicate- 1700

Davis- 2900

Davis frowned deeply. ("Damn it…")

Duplicate slid a card into its disk. "I set one card face-down and end my turn."

Davis drew. "I set a monster in defense mode and activate the continuous magic card Regeneration Chamber." A metal coffin-shaped machine rose up from the ground. "This card will stand on my field for three turns, at which point I may sacrifice it to special summon any monster in my graveyard. End turn."

Duplicate drew. "Tempest, attack now! Chaos Tempest!" The warrior lifted its blaster and released another blast of energy that shattered the set card.

Davis held up his face-down monster. "Virus Spider (700/1400) when destroyed special summons two Virus Spider Children Tokens (500/500) to the field in defense mode." A pair of dog-sized tarantulas appeared on the field.

Duplicate slid a card into its disk. "I set one card face-down and end my turn."

Davis drew and a light lit up along the front of the coffin. "I set one card face-down and end my turn."

Duplicate drew. "I set a card face-down and activate the magic card Silent Rebirth." There was a flash of light from its graveyard and the blue/yellow form of Elemental Hero Sparkman appeared on the field in defense mode. "Now I play the equipment magic card Spark Gun!" Sparkman lifted its arm and a weapon looking like a machine gun appeared in the hero's hand. "This card can three times switch the modes of monsters on the field and then it is destroyed." Sparkman pointed the weapon at the two spiders and fired, energy slamming into both spiders and forcing them into attack mode. "Now I summon Elemental Hero Burst Lady!" (1200/800) The female superhero appeared on the field and then lifted up her hand to reveal a ball of red flame. "It's over. Burst Fire!" She threw the blast across the field and it slammed into the little spider, blowing it apart.

Duplicate- 1700

Davis- 2200

Davis pointed at his set card. "I activate Gravehole of Revival! When a monster on my field is destroyed as a result of battle we both now special summon a monster from our graveyard to the field in defense mode! Return Virus Spider!" A huge tarantula appeared on the field in a crouching position.

Duplicate grasped a card from its graveyard and threw it onto the disk. "Return Elemental Hero Featherman!" A hero in a feathery green suit appeared on the field in a crouching position. "And now Tempest finishes the job! Chaos Tempest!" The composite superhero lifted its arm and released a blast of blue energy that slammed into the little spider and blew it apart.

Davis pointed at his other set card. "Reveal Cries of Despair! When a monster on my field is destroyed I gain life points equal to the attack of the attacking monster and my opponent loses half of that amount!"

Duplicate- 300

Davis- 2700

Duplicate frowned and pointed at its field. "Activate face-down Polymerization! Fuse Burst Lady and Featherman together to create Elemental Hero Flame Wingman!" (2100/1200) The two named monsters were pulled together into a glowing vortex. What emerged was a half green half red warrior with a dragon head for one arm. It struck a pose and roared. "End turn."

Davis frowned and drew, another light flickering to life on the Regeneration Chamber. "I play the continuous magic card Virus Vaccine. As long as this card is in play all battle damage I receive through a Virus monster becomes zero and whenever a Virus monster is destroyed as a result of battle I gain 500 life points. End turn."

Duplicate drew. "I attack your Spider with Flame Wingman! Flame Shooter!" The green and red superhero become covered in flames and slammed into the arachnid, blowing it apart. "When Flame Wingman destroys a monster as a result of battle it deals you that monsters attack is damage!" The superhero lowered down to right in front of Davis and lifted its dragon arm. Flames danced around the dragon mouth and then Davis disappeared as fire poured over him.

Duplicate- 300

Davis- 2500

Davis gritted his teeth, fighting to not pass out from the pain of the fire. "When Virus Spider is destroyed I special summon two Virus Spider Children Tokens!" Two more dog-sized tarantulas appeared on his field.

Duplicate pointed at one of them. "Chaos Tempest!" Tempest lifted its arm and fired another blast of energy that blew the spider apart. "I set one card face-down and end my turn."

Duplicate- 300

Davis- 3000

Davis drew. ("With the number of set cards he has in play I'd be foolish to attack.") The final light on his chamber lit up. "I activate the effect of Regeneration Chamber! Revive Final Titan-Damascus!" (2800/3000) The huge transformed version of Nemesis appeared on the field in a crouching position. "I set one card face-down and end my turn."

Duplicate drew. "I activate Spark Gun's effect. Now Final Titan-Damascus will switch into attack mode!" Sparkman lifted the gun and fired, a blast of energy hitting the titan and forcing it to stand up. With a weak crack the Spark Gun shattered into dust. "Then I set one monster in defense mode and attack your Spider Token with Flame Wingman! Flame Shooter!" The superhero lifted its dragon arm, which released a blast of fire that instantly destroyed the spider. "Because of Virus Vaccine's effect, you technically lose and gain no life points. Now I attack Damascus with Tempest!"

"So you're willing to suicide your best monster?" Davis frowned.

Duplicate snickered. "Tempest's special ability allows me to send one card on my field to the graveyard to prevent it from being destroyed as a result of battle! So I send the monster I set to the graveyard!" A glowing aura surrounded the three-way fusion. "Attack Damascus with Chaos Tempest!" It lifted its blaster and fired.

"Reveal face-down quickplay magic card!" Damascus took the blast on the chin and blew apart. "De-Evolution activates when an evolved monster is sent to the graveyard. Now I special summon Virus Titan-Nemesis from my graveyard to the field!" A roar shook the air as the giant monster appeared in front of him.

Duplicate grimaced. "End turn."

Davis drew. "I play the magic card Eliminate Target. Now I select one monster…and draw two cards. If I cannot destroy that monster by the end of the turn then I take 2000 points of damage." He drew twice. Nemesis lifted its arm and pointed at Tempest. "That is my target."

"How can you destroy Tempest?" Duplicate sneered. "It is impossible to kill in battle as long as I have cards on my field."

Davis looked at his drawn cards nervously…and then smiled. "In battle yes…but what about outside of battle? From my hand I activate another Dark Gas!" Both Tempest and Flame Wingman dropped to one knee. "And then the equipment magic card Rocket Launcher!" A huge rocket launched appeared attached to Nemesis' arm. "Twice I can destroy a defense mode monster in play! Double Fire!" Roaring, Nemesis lifted the weapon and fired a pair of rockets that hurtled across the field and slammed into both fusion heroes, blowing them away.

Duplicate clenched its fists. "You…you destroyed my monsters!"

Nemesis growled quietly as the empty Rocket Launcher came off of its arm and fell to the ground.

Davis pointed at Sparkman. "One last hit to go! Go Nemesis!" The giant charged and tackled the hero, blowing it away. "End turn."

Duplicate drew. "I activate Hero's Will. This magic card lets me take two Elemental Heroes from my graveyard and add them to my hand." He held up Bubbleman and Sparkman. "End turn."

Davis drew. "Nemesis, end this with a direct attack!" The giant roared and charged.

Duplicate pointed at one of its set cards. "I activate Magnetic Recovery. This quickplay magic card lets me special summon one machine monster from my graveyard to the field in defense mode!" Friendog reappeared on the field just in time to get tackled and blown apart. "When this card is destroyed, I pick up an Elemental Hero and a Polymerization card." It held up Polymerization and Featherman.

Davis gulped. ("Now he has all the cards needed to reform Tempest.") "I set a…"

"I'm not done yet! Reveal Hero Signal!" One of Duplicate's face-down cards flipped up. "This trap card lets me special summon one Elemental Hero from my deck to the field when a monster is destroyed as a result of battle." A bulky clay humanoid appeared on the field in a crouching position. "Elemental Hero Clayman in defense mode."

Davis slid his card into his disk. "I set a card face-down. End turn."

Duplicate drew. "End turn."

Ichigo blinked in complete surprise. "He didn't create Tempest again?"

Daniel smiled slightly. "So it's true. That thing is copying my deck perfectly. And that means one of my deck's flaws has just come to light."

"A flaw?" Kenshin stepped forwards a little.

"Yes. Though I have resources for finding cards, it isn't always easy to get those cards. Elemental Hero Tempest is an incredibly rare card…and I only managed to find one copy of it." The half wolf demon smirked. "And that means that it can't summon Tempest because there isn't another one in its deck."

"So Davis still has a chance." Ichigo didn't trust the southern boy yet, but he preferred over this false version of his father.

Davis had heard it all. And he knew that he had to end this quickly. "Draw! I summon Virus Hound!" (1000/300) A half-decayed dog stalked out of a nearby alley and snarled at Duplicate. "Nemesis, attack Clayman!" The giant launched forwards and punched a hole in the hero's chest. "And finish this with Virus Hound!"

"Activate Hero Spirit!" Duplicate pointed at its set card, which flipped up. A phantom version of Clayman appeared and blocked the dog's attack. "During the turn that an Elemental Hero is destroyed, I can negate battle damage."

Davis wrung his hands nervously. "End turn."

Duplicate drew. "I summon Elemental Hero Bubbleman in attack mode." The blue armored hero appeared and struck its normal curious pose. "As before, I draw two cards." It slid the top two cards off of its deck. "Now I play the magic card Hero's Welcome. This card sends all fusion Elemental Heroes from my graveyard to their space back in my fusion deck." Its graveyard spat out Thunder Giant, Flame Wingman, and Tempest. Holding the cards up, it inserted them into the fusion deck slot of the disk.

"No…" Davis glanced at Nemesis, who snarled in agitation.

Duplicate held up a card from its hand. "Now I activate Polymerization! Fuse together Sparkman, Featherman, and Bubbleman!" The other two pieces of the fusion appeared on the field and then all three combined to reform Tempest. (2800/2300) "Chaos Tempest!" The superhero lifted its blaster arm and blew Nemesis away. "I set three cards face-down and end my turn."

Duplicate- 300

Davis- 3500

Davis looked down at his deck. ("What's left in my deck that can hold against that thing? Neo-Virus could…if I had the cards to cause it to level up quickly. But I don't…")

Daniel closed his eyes. ("I had a feeling it would get Hero's Welcome. So now…what do you do Davis? There are almost no monsters that can match Tempest's attack points. However…you beat it once, and I bet you can do it again.")

Davis drew. "I'm going all out. Win or lose, I'm going to make sure you remember this duel!" He looked at the drawn card…and his eyes widened. "From my hand…I activate the magic card Evil Never Dies! Revive Nemesis!" The misshapen titan appeared on the field. "And this time, I'll defeat you right now!"

Duplicate narrowed its eyes.

Daniel opened his eyes slowly…and smirked.

Davis pointed at his set card. "I activate Crushing the Defenses! This card will destroy one monster on my field!" The Virus Hound shuddered and blew apart. "Now I switch Tempest to defense mode!" The composite hero fell to one knee. "During my battle phase only Nemesis can attack. Now I draw cards from my deck…and for every monster I draw it can attack once."

"You'll need five cards to win…impossible considering you have thinned your deck of so many monsters so quickly…"

"We'll see!" Davis snapped the top five cards off of his deck. "I submit this duel if this doesn't work!"

Everyone went silent…

Davis held up the five cards to his eyes…. "Virus Crow…Neo-Virus Level 4….Level 5….Level 7…and Level 9!" He discarded all five cards. "Go Nemesis!" The giant ran right up Tempest and beat it mercilessly. With each hit that landed one of Duplicate's set cards vanished. And then with the fourth hit it destroyed the hero. "Direct attack!" The punch kept going, and blew a hole in Duplicate's chest. "This duel is mine."

Duplicate- 0

Davis- 3500

Duplicate shuddered and blew apart, pieces of metal raining down over the graveyard.

Daniel casually walked up and kicked the husk of metal that had been his copy. "I'd have won that duel too. You give machines a bad name."

To be continued…

To RedPhoenix330: No, they come from Devil May Cry 3. I've never read The Divine Comedy.

To Adriel: Errr….okay….I'm glad you get it.

To Grisham: Meh…Dracula would get staked right quick.

To Just a Dude: I might have a use for that deck.

To G.O.T. Nick: No problem.

To Voidtemplar: There are similarities.

To Hogwarts-Knight: There are always exceptions to the rule.

To Grizzly Under There: I'm juggling nine characters dialogue right now. Rikuo would make things harder and at the same time not so dramatic.

To Dais: Four more to go.

To Seeker of the Soul: Pack leader…you heard me.

To falcon demon general: Not a problem. Thank you for submitting him.

To Raine Vindicare: A pac-man deck would be so freaking boring.

To Bobbomp: Again with the Donnie Z…

To Anime Albino: A nobody is ungrammatical.

To Rex: It's impossible. No way to deal damage.

To Darkstar71: I owe it all to the abilities of Yami Knight and Hikari Knight. They brought the idea of thinking cards to me.