Heart of The Cards EX
Info about my lil' fan fiction:
This is my first (and probably last) fan fiction. I've decided to base it from my favorite anime, Yu-Gi-Oh! Go ahead and laugh! What many people don't realize is that Yu-Gi-Oh! isn't just "another Pokemon". So, for all the Yu-Gi-Oh! haters out there: DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY IT'S COVER! Anyhoo, I haven't really planned out a story, but time will say different. The chars are actually based off my friends and family. Please give me some feedback, positive or negative. ONE note though: feedback about the FAN FICTION! NOT YU-GI-OH! But, you are more than welcome to judge the duels. And for anyone who wants to sue me, Yu-Gi-Oh! is © by Kazuki Takahashi and the card game is © by Konami. I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! and I am not its creator, so "HA!" on you! Thank you:D
Author's Note: It's the first match of the Pre-Semifinals: Alex Ishida VS. Zero! Will Zero finally defeat Alex and put him in his place? Find out in Heart Of The Cards EX!
Chapter 5: Seed of Revenge
Setting: Domino City Regional Tournament; Dueling Arena
Yami Alex: I'll start this duel. I draw! (Draws card) I summon Don Zaloog in ATK mode. I'll also set one card face down. I end my turn.
Zero: My move. (Draws card) I'll set a monster in DEF mode and I'll set one card face down. Your turn.
Yami Alex: (Draws card) I'll summon Sinister Serpent in ATK mode! Next, I'll activate the Spell card, Creature Swap! I'll give you my Sinister Serpent and you'll give me your face down monster.
Zero: Fine by me.
Yami Alex: Now Don Zaloog, attack his Sinister Serpent!
(Sinister Serpent is destroyed)
(Yami Alex: 8000; Zero: 6900)
Yami Alex: Since Don Zaloog damaged your Life points, I can activate his special ability. I can randomly discard one card from your hand.
(Mad Dog of Darkness is discarded)
Yami Alex: I end my turn.
Zero: (Draws card) I'll start by setting one card face down. Next, I'll summon the lovely Gemini Elves to the field in ATK mode!
Yami Alex: I activate my Trap card, Torrential Tribute! This Trap automatically destroys every monster on the field as soon as a monster is summoned.
Zero: You'll pay for that!
Yami Alex: Bring it on!
Zero: For now, I'll end my turn.
Yami Alex: (Draws card) First off, I'll retrieve my Sinister Serpent from the graveyard. Next, I'll set one card face down. And, I'll summon my Reflect Bounder!
Zero: C'mon Alex! Attack me. As soon as you do, I'll activate my Trap card…
Yami Alex: Reflect Bounder, attack him directly!
Zero: I activate Mirror Force! It will cancel your attack and destroy your Reflect Bounder!
Yami Alex: I didn't expect that one. I end my turn.
Zero: (Draws card) I summon Gagagigo. Next, I'll activate my face down card, Mage Power, which will increase the ATK strength of my monster by 500 points for every Spell and Trap card on my side of the field. So by setting this card face down, my monster's ATK power is 2850! Attack Alex directly!
Yami Alex: I activate Waboku.
Zero: I always hated that damn Waboku card!
Yami Alex: It's a handy card for protecting my monsters and my life points.
Zero: Just go.
Yami Alex: (Draws card) I'm in a tough situation. He has a monster that's super strong right now, and I don't have any cards in my hand that can beat that thing head on…wait! My Cyber Jar can handle that! I set one monster and that's it for me.
Zero: (Draws card) I hope you weren't counting on your face down monster to help you because it just because useless!
Yami Alex: What do you mean?
Zero: I activate Nobleman of Crossout! This card will remove your face down monster from the game!
Yami Alex: That leaves me with no defense.
Zero: Exactly! Now, Gagagigo, attack him directly!
(Yami Alex: 5150; Zero: 6900)
Yami Alex: Not bad. You have gotten better.
Zero: Wait till' I summon my favorite monster! Then you'll have something to worry about! I'll set one monster in DEF mode. It's your move, Alex.
Yami Alex: Hmph. (Draws card) I activate the Spell card, Reinforcement of the Army. I can search my deck for a level 4 or lower Warrior monster and add it to my hand. So, I'll get D.D. Warrior Lady.
Zero: Damn…if I attack that, he can remove my attacking monster from play.
Yami Alex: I'll set one monster in DEF mode and one card face down.
Zero: I activate Mystical Space Typhoon! It will destroy the card you just set!
(Ring of Destruction is destroyed)
Yami Alex: I guess it's your move.
Zero: (Draws card) I'll take my chances and I'll attack your face down monster with Gagagigo!
(D.D. Warrior Lady is destroyed)
Yami Alex: I'll use D.D. Warrior Lady's special effect and I'll remove it to remove Gagagigo from the game!
(D.D. Warrior Lady and Gagagigo are removed from the game)
Zero: I'll set one monster in DEF mode and that it's for me.
Yami Alex: (Draws card) I summon Blade Knight in ATK mode. Blade Knight, attack his face down monster!
(Pyramid Turtle is destroyed)
Zero: I have to thank you, Alex. By destroying my Pyramid Turtle, I can now search for a Zombie monster with 2000 DEF points or less in my deck and I can summon it to the field, so now I summon my favorite monster, Vampire Lord!
Yami Alex: Damn…that's not good for me. Fine, I'll set one card face down. Your move.
Zero: (Draws card) I summon Breaker The Magical Warrior in ATK mode! I can use his special ability to destroy your face down Spell or Trap card!
Yami Alex: I'll chain your effect to activate my Trap card, Ceasefire! You'll lose 500 life points for every Effect monster on the field, so say goodbye to 1500 of your life points!
(Yami
Alex: 5150; Zero: 5400)
Zero: Fine. It's your turn,
anyway.
Yami Alex: Now, I'll use Blade Knight as a Tribute to summon Zaborg the Thunder Monarch! I can now destroy your Vampire Lord with Zaborg's mighty thunder!
(Vampire Lord is destroyed)
Yami Alex: Now, attack his Breaker, Zaborg!
(Breaker The Magical Warrior is destroyed)
(Yami Alex: 5150; Zero: 4600)
Yami Alex: Looks like I just wiped out your favorite monster.
Zero:
Really?
Yami Alex: I end my turn.
Zero: (Draws card) Now, Vampire Lord, come back to me from the graveyard!
Yami Alex: I almost forgot about his special ability to be resurrected.
Zero: A costly mistake, because I can use my Vampire Lord as a Tribute to summon the Summoned Skull!
Yami Alex: Damn…
Zero: Attack his Zaborg! Show him who is the master of thunder!
(Zaborg The Thunder Monarch is destroyed)
(Yami Alex: 5050; Zero: 4600)
Zero: Show me what you got, Alex!
Yami Alex: (Draws card) I'll activate Pot of Greed, so now I draw two cards. (Draws cards) I'll set one monster in DEF mode and I'll pass the turn to you.
Zero: (Draws card) Now it's time to really show you my skills! I activate the Spell card, Polymerization! I can fuse my Summoned Skull with the Red-Eyes Black Dragon together to summon Black Skull Dragon!
Yami Alex: Dammit, Zero has gotten WAY better since the last time we dueled. He might win this duel if I don't get something good soon!
Zero: Attack his face down monster, Black Skull Dragon!
(Sinister Serpent is destroyed)
Zero: How will you defend against my ultimate beast, Alex?
Yami Alex: (Draws card) I can use this monster, Tribe-Infecting Virus!
Zero: Oh, crap…
Yami Alex: I can discard my Sinister Serpent to destroy all Dragon-type monsters on the field, so my crippling virus will take down your dragon!
(Black Skull Dragon is destroyed)
Yami Alex: Now Tribe, attack him directly!
(Yami Alex: 5050; Zero: 3000)
Zero: Not to worry. I have stronger monsters at my disposal. My move! (Draws card) I'll set one monster in DEF mode. Go.
Yami Alex: (Draws card) I'll Tribute my Tribe-Infecting Virus to summon Airknight Parshath in ATK mode! Airknight, attack his face down monster!
(Magician of Faith is destroyed)
Zero: I can get a Spell card from my graveyard, so I'll get Polymerization.
Yami Alex: True, but you also lose 1500 life points!
(Yami Alex: 5050; Zero: 1500)
Yami Alex: Now I can draw one card. (Draws Snatch Steal) Your move.
Zero: (Draws card) I activate my Pot of Greed Spell card! (Draws two cards). Next, I'll activate Graceful Charity (Draws three cards; discards King of The Swamp and Goddess with the Third Eye). Now I activate Polymerization again! This time, however, I'll fuse my powerful Dark Magician and my Buster Blader to summon my most powerful Spellcaster, Dark Paladin!
Yami Alex: Man, either this guy is cheating or he is very lucky.
Zero: Plus, he gains 500 life points for every Dragon-type monster in both of our graveyards. I have 2 Dragon-type monsters, so Dark Paladin gains 1000 ATK points! Attack his Airknight Parshath!
(Airknight Parshath is destroyed)
(Yami Alex: 3050; Zero: 1500)
Zero: Go.
Yami Alex: (Draws card) I activate my Spell card, Snatch Steal! With this, I can take control of your monster!
(Snatch Steal is destroyed)
Yami Alex: Why was my Snatch Steal destroyed?
Zero: Because my Dark Paladin doesn't want to belong to anyone that isn't his master, so I discarded one card from my hand to use his special ability to negate the activation and effect of your Spell card!
Yami Alex: Fine. I'll set two cards face down and I'll set one monster in DEF mode. Your turn.
Zero: (Draws card) I activate Heavy Storm! Time to destroy your faced down cards!
Yami Alex: I'll chain my two cards, Enemy Controller and Scapegoat! First, I can summon four Sheep Tokens to the field. Next, I can offer my face down monster, Sangan, as a Tribute to take control of your Dark Paladin for the remainder of the turn. And finally, I can get a monster with 1500 ATK points or less from my deck and add it to my hand (Mataza the Zapper), thanks to Sangan.
Zero:
Fine, I'll end my turn to get my monster back.
Yami Alex:
(Draws card) I'll end my turn without playing a card.
Zero: (Draws card) I'll attack a Sheep Token with Dark Paladin. Go.
Yami Alex: (Draws card) It's your move again.
Zero: (Draws card) I'll just attack another Sheep Token. Your move.
Yami Alex: (Draws card) Now, I'll set one monster in DEF mode. That's all.
Zero: (Draws card) I summon Skilled Dark Magician to the field! I'll attack your last two Sheep Tokens with my magicians!
(Sheep Tokens are all gone)
Zero: I end my turn.
Yami Alex: (Draws card) I'll activate my Reinforcement of the Army. I'll get Don Zaloog and I'll set it in DEF mode. Your turn.
Zero: Now I summon Archfiend Soldier. I'll attack your face down with Dark Paladin. Next, I'll attack your second face down with Skilled Dark Magician.
(Mataza The Zapper and Don Zaloog are destroyed)
Zero: Now I'll attack you directly with Archfiend Soldier!
(Yami Alex: 1150; Zero: 1500)
Zero: I'll set one card face down. I think it's your turn now.
Yami Alex: (Draws card) Now I remove Zaborg The Thunder Monarch and Mataza The Zapper from the game to summon Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning!
Zero: Hmph. My Dark Paladin is still stronger.
Yami Alex: I'll attack your Archfiend Soldier and your Skilled Dark Magician!
Zero: Since you declared an attack on my Archfiend Soldier, I'll activate Enchanted Javelin, increasing my life points by 3000!
(Yami Alex: 1150; Zero: 4500)
Yami Alex: That doesn't stop my attack!
(Archfiend Soldier is destroyed)
Yami Alex: Now, take down his Skilled Dark Magician!
(Skilled Dark Magician is destroyed)
(Yami Alex: 1150; Zero: 2300)
Yami Alex: I'll end my turn by setting one card face down.
Zero: I'll summon my second Gagagigo card. Attack his Soldier, Dark Paladin!
(Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning is destroyed)
Yami Alex: 250; Zero: 2300)
Zero: Attack him directly, Gagagigo, and finish this duel!
Yami Alex: Not just yet! I activate my Trap card, Call of the Haunted! I'll use it to bring back my Black Luster Soldier from the graveyard.
Zero: Damn. I'll set one card face down and I end my turn. As soon as he tries to attack me, I'll activate my Trap card, which will clinch this duel for me!
Yami Alex: Time to finish this duel! First, I'll use my Soldier effect to remove your Dark Paladin from the Game!
(Dark Paladin is removed from the game)
Zero: Not a big problem.
Yami Alex: Now I'll use my best monster for a Tribute!
Zero: What? You're going to offer your best monster for another?
Yami Alex: Yes! I summon Mobius The Frost Monarch! Now I can destroy your face down card!
Zero: No! That leaves me without anything to defend myself!
Yami Alex: That's right. Now Mobius, attack his Gagagigo!
(Gagagigo is destroyed)
(Yami
Alex: 250; Zero: 1750)
Yami Alex: Go!
Zero: (Draws card) Dammit! I can't play anything! There's nothing I can do!
Yami Alex: Then I guess I'll finish this duel. (Draws card) Attack him Mobius!
(Yami Alex: 250; Zero: 0 Yami Alex wins!)
Zero: No, I lost…but how…?
Yami Alexà
Alex
Alex: I'm just the better duelist, Zero.
Zero: Ugh…I guess you're right. I just have to get better, that's all…
Alex: That was a tough duel! I played my best to defeat you.
Zero: You have gotten better indeed. Now go win the semi-finals!
Alex: Thanks.
End of Chapter 5
