Team Zero: Crystals
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Chapter 31: Zero is a Powerful Number Pt. 3
Tal slapped the drawn card down onto his duel disk. "I play the magic card Gather the Zero Monsters! It allows me to summon five zero monsters from my deck to the field." The deck slot opened up and Tal pulled out his deck. He flipped it over and thumbed through it. He smiled and looked up at Kevin. "I think I will try something different from what I did to your girlfriend there. I summon the Beast, Zero Monster Wolf (0/0), Next comes Zero Monster Goblin (0/0), the fiend. The plant comes next, Zero Monster Venus Fly Trap (0/0). The Dinosaur, Zero Monster Raptor (0/0), followed finally by the reptile, Zero Monster Cobra (0/0)."
Respectively on Tal's field came a silver colored Wolf. Its fur was ragged and messy, with long fangs bared and two tails it waved back and forth. Next to him came an ugly, slightly red colored human monster. It squat down and moved it's club behind its head. Its club was littered with spikes. A plant vase appeared on the field with a large plant coming out of it. It had sets of pedals that looked like jaws. A large brown, yellow, green scaly reptile monster appeared next to the plant. It stood on two hind legs and bared its teeth in a threatening roar. Finally a green scaly snake monster appeared. It looked like a larger version of the cobra.
"Alright, Time to do this. Raptor's ability allows him to destroy one monster on the field for each of us. I sacrifice my Venus Fly Trap to destroy your monster." The large raptor moved slowly over and started eating the plant. Then after it had digested Tal's monster it moved over and ate the Alligator monster that resided on Kevin's field. "I get to pull Venus Fly Trap Pedals! I will equip them to my Wolf which I brought to the field in defense mode. My Cobra will now trigger his ability. He will prevent you from having more cards in your hand than I do. I have one card so you must discard until you have one card."
Kevin slid three of his four cards into his graveyard slot.
"Next my Goblin's effect will activate. I get to automatically destroy one card in your hand once a turn."
Kevin growled as the goblin monster hobbled across the field and reached up grabbing the last card from Kevin's hand. It handed it to Kevin who slid it into his grave slot.
"Damn, he got my Blue Eyes." Kevin growled as the monster turned and hobbled back across the field.
"My move is done boy. I have my Wolf in defense mode and the other two are in attack mode. Let's see your worst assault." Tal mocked and prodded as he ended his turn.
Kevin drew. Now the only thing he had left was the card on the field and this new card. He placed his newly drawn monster onto the field. "I summon Vorse Raider (1900/1200) in attack mode." A green demon creature made his appearance known by letting out a low rumbling growl. It wielded back its demonic looking weapon and prepared for battle. "Go, attack his Cobra!"
"No, the effect of Venus Fly Trap forces you to attack it first before any other monster can be attacked. Its power is on my Wolf so I lose no life." The demon beast flew across the field and sliced through the fearsome looking wolf. "I get to now summon to the field Wolf's Tail!" The twin tails that Wolf was baring now appeared on the field with no owner.
"So reveal face down card. Go Two Times the Fun! I give up 1000 life points to attack again, Go get Cobra!" Kevin ordered and the demon beast flew back across the field wielding its weapon back. It quickly sliced the monster in half.
Kevin-7800 LP
Tal-6100 LP
"My turn is done." Kevin's tone was that of confidence that he had the upper hand now.
"Too bad that your turn isn't done till I say it is done." Tal's tone was that of one who knows something that someone else doesn't. "My Wolf's effect says that when he is destroyed as a result of battle, at the end phase of that turn all monsters on the field will go strait to the graveyard." Slowly, Tal's Goblin faded away along with the Vorse Raider. "Now I play Goblin Club, and Cobra Hide."
"No!" Kevin yelled as his monster was gone. The last wall between Tal and his life points.
"Yep, my move." Tal press his censor and a card popped out. Grabbing it he pulled it into his hand. "I play my Zero Monster Mage (0/0)!" The man in a dark blue and black robe appeared. In his hand he held a long staff that at the end were a circle of claws holding onto a yellow orb. He smirked at Kevin's open field. "I equip my monster with, Spark's Spark, Wolf's Tail, Goblin Club, and Cobra Hide!" The said equipment slowly moved and equipped themselves to Mage who waited patiently. The Club fused with the end of his staff, the hide wrapped itself around the Mage's belly. The Mage's hair started to stick up like it was filled with static electricity and the two silver furred tails popped out of the Mage's butt.
"No, not that thing!" Kevin stepped back realizing that he was in trouble.
"Yep, Now Attack him directly. If you remember I get to deal 500 points of direct damage for each equipment attacked to him when I attack directly so you lose 2000 life points." The Mage shot out a ball of pure white and yellow energy. Small sparks shot off as it flew across the field and smacked into Kevin's chest. Kevin recoiled back into Usami's arms.
Kevin-5800 LP
Tal-6100 LP
Kevin opened his eyes to see that Usami was holding him so he wouldn't fall to the ground. She smiled at him and he returned the smile. He pulled himself up and looked at her.
"Don't give up." Usami said and gave Kevin the thumbs up sign.
"I won't." Kevin said returning the sign.
Reku leaned closer to Akina and whispered into her ear. "Is it just me or do you think that there is something between those two?"
Akina shrugged and looked back. Talking in a whisper she replied. "Possibly."
"Boy, I am not done yet, I will play the magic card in my hand, Summon of a Zero! I get to pull one Zero monster from my deck and summon it in attack or defense mode. I summon the Zero monster of the Beast Warriors in defense mode. Come forth Zero Monster Beast Knight (0/0)!" A large monster wrapped in silver armor laced with black appeared in a crouching position. It lifted it's helmet to reveal solid blackness with two glowing red eyes. The monster made some un human sounds. "I end my move."
Kevin smiled and reached for his deck.
"STOP!" Tal yelled and held up his hand. "Remember my Cobra's effect? Well it works with my Cobra's hide as well. I have no cards in my hand so you can't have any cards in your hand."
Kevin grimaced and moved his hand into a fist. "I end...my turn." He hated to say that but he was defenseless.
"Perfect, I summon the Wing Beast, Zero Monster Hawk Man (0/0) in defense mode." A man that had on only a pair of blue jeans appeared. Instead of arms he had long wings and on his face was a beak. His feet were replaced with Talons that dug into the dirt. "I activate his ability. By giving up 1000 life points I get to sacrifice on monster to deal 1000 points of damage to you. I sacrifice my Hawk Man and 1000 life points to deal damage to you!" The monster itself exploded into small bits. One of his feather shot out and hit Kevin.
Kevin-4800 LP
Tal-5100 LP
"Now I get to play Hawk Feathers. I equip them to my Beast Knight and use the effect again on him! I sacrifice him to play Beast Knight Armor and deal damage to you."
Kevin-3800 LP
Tal-4100 LP
"Now I equip my Mage with Beast Knight's Armor. If you didn't know my Beast's Knight Armor lets me, at the end of my turn to draw one card for each equipment on it/it's on. I have five so you will get to draw, but now I attack you directly with Mage!" Once again the Mage charged up the ball of energy and blasted Kevin with it.
Kevin-1300 LP
Tal-4100 LP
Tal press the censor and it automatically spit out five cards. Tal then slapped three of the cards down on his duel disk. "My Zero Monster Trout (0/0) the fish one, allows me to summon all Zero Monsters from my hand when he is drawn and at each of my standby phases. I summon him, Zero Monster Alforce (0/0), and Zero Monster Lava (0/0). So let's see what you got boy."
Kevin hesitated for a moment be for attempting to draw. His hand was shaking as he reached for his deck. Looking down he watched as a hand came from his side and placed itself on top of Kevin's hand. He looked over at Usami who smiled at him.
"I know you can do this." She said happily. "I know that you are a great duelist."
Kevin nodded. "All right." With the help of Usami, Kevin snapped the top card from its place on the deck. Holding it up into the air both Usami and Kevin named it out loud.
"Card of Sanctity!"
Tal growled and retrieved four cards from his deck. Kevin drew some desperately needed cards.
"I play first Monster Reborn to revive Blue Eye White Dragon (3000/2500)!" The white scaly dragon appeared on Kevin's field. It roared and stretched out with its appearance. "I next play the equipment magic card Axe of Despair!" A large axe appeared on Kevin's field and spiraled back into the Blue Eyes. It melted with the skin on Blue Eye's chest so that now only the blade stuck out (4000/2500).
"Okay so are you done yet?" Tal mocked Kevin who stared at him with unmoving determination. Something about Kevin made Tal shudder deep down inside.
"No, You have played this game ranting on and on about your special equipments. My turn for a special equipment. I play the Jade Crystal!"
Aura flew off from Kevin's and a symbol appeared on his forehead as he called the name. The symbol that rested on his medallion appeared there shining with brilliance. The dragon monster roared as it was suddenly overcome with great and tremendous power. From his body and the limbs on his body shot out crystalline spikes the resided with the color of Jade. A strip of Jade spikes ran straight from the tip of the Blue Eye's nose down it's neck and back and out to the tip of his tail.
"Shit!" Tal muttered under his voice as he stared down the dragon monster.
"My Crystal will give him 500 additional attack (4500/2500). Now my essence monster can attack directly! Time to show him real pain!" Kevin pointed to Tal directly. "Go Blue Eyes White Dragon Jade Mode, Jade Burst Stream!"
The dragon let out a massive blast of jade colored energy the flew across the field with god like speed. In an instance Tal was absorbed into the attack and thrown several yards away. The Blue Eye's Jade Mode roared on final time before disappearing.
Kevin-1300 LP
Tal-0 LP
Silence was all that was heard for a few moments until Usami squealed with delight.
"Kevin you did it!" She yelled practically jumping on him. He fell over from complete shock, blushing like mad.
Reku nudged Akina and smiled. "Remind you of anyone?"
"Déjà Vu." She replied and gave his a kiss.
Everyone else who either found this the wrong time or had no clue as to what was going on move farther away. Ryokurio and Gurabe had gone to help Tal.
Chaos appeared in a burst of darkness. He slowly raised his head to look at the lavender colored castle. A wicked smile crossed his face as he began to slowly make his way through the garden and into the front doors.
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Now that is what I have waited for a while. Tal's monsters were all planned out from about halfway through the end of the final battle in the World Tournament. I have waited so long for a chance to use them without making it apparent.
Also out of all the zero monsters (if you liked them) which one was your favorite? Here they are if you forgot: Alforce (Warrior), Dragon Bain (Dragon), Cyborg (Machine), Lava (Pyro), Tortoise (Aqua), Death Serpent (Sea Serpent), Trout (Fish), Mage (Spellcaster), Cobra (reptile), Buzz (Insect), Hawk man (Wing Beast), Wolf (Beast), Beast Knight (Beast Warrior), Walking Dead (Zombie), Boulder (Rock), Goblin (Fiend), Raptor (Dinosaur), Spark (Thunder), Angel (Fairy), Venus Fly Trap (Plant).
To John: Clear I am now.
To Darksoulki: Sure.
To Demon Fan: Sorry, but I was close. See I felt that connection, I just wasn't sure what it meant.
To LucienShadowMaster: Welcome. Well to be true you would say John's character Joe joined. Actually, you came a bit too late, I am getting close to closing out Crystals. Sad I know but I do have one last saga I want to do. This is the story right here but you will see. I will be glad to take your character for the next saga seeing how I have a character from almost every reviewer that stays true. Joe came from John, Kevin from Blue Eyes White-Knight, and Kai came from Darksoulki. But yea, I will give you a heads up when I think I am ready to take on a character and sure I will use (and abuse hehehe) him/her.
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