Rise of Destiny
Chapter 10
Jounouchi VS Gavon: Grudge Match Part 1
Jounouchi faced Gavon.
If I'm gonna beat him this time, I have to rely on my deck, my soul, and my love for my sister. I'm gonna need a helluva lot o' love to defeat Gavon...but I can pull it off. Jounouchi told himself.
"Open Soul Cards!" Gavon shouted. The three cards appeared behind him.
"Open Soul Cards!" Jounouchi repeated. Red Eyes Black Dragon and Flame Swordsman appereared behind Jounouchi.
"How does it feel to have only 2 Soul Cards?" Gavon mocked.
Jounouchi scowled.
DUELSTART
Jounouchi: I'll start off with Rocket Warrior(1500/1300) in DEF mode, and set three cards face down. Your move!
Gavon: Very well then...I start off by activating a Spell card called Black Devil Pentagram!
A Spell card bearing a flaming red pentagram with a pitch black background appears on the field.
Gavon: It allows me to discard any number of Monster cards from my hand to destroy any Monster on the field with Level stars equal to the number of Monsters you discarded.
Jounouchi: No! My Rocket Warrior!
Gavon: That's right, Jounouchi! I discard four monsters from my hand to destroy your precious Rocket Warrior! Go! Activate Pentagram!
The pentagram appears on the field, and Rocket Warrior is pulled into it. The pentagram closes, and disappears.
Gavon: And now, I remove three of the monsters I just sacraficed to summon a new monster! Go now! Dark Necrofear(2200/2800)! Attack his Life Points now!
Dark Necrofear conjures a blast of dark energy, which she fires toward Jounouchi. It hits dead on.
Jounouchi: AAGH!
Jounouchi/1800 Gavon/4000
Shizuka: No! Katsuya!
Jounouchi: It's...okay...sis...I'm fine. And...now it's my turn! I summon Sasuke Samurai(500/800) in ATK mode, and activate the Spell card Book of Moon, to switch your monster to face down DEF position!
Gavon: So what? My Dark Necrofear has higher DEF points then it does ATK points, and either way, your pathetic creature wouldn't be able to land one hit on mine!
Jounouchi: Not exactly...my Samurai has the ability to destroy any face down monster that it attacks! Sasuke Samurai, attack now and destroy his Dark Necrofear!
Sasuke Samurai runs forward, and thrusts his sword through the face-down card. It shatters immediately.
Gavon: Your monster has only 500 ATK points, and it will be defeated easily. It's my turn, so I'll activate this spell card: Manslaughter!
A Spell Card appears. It's picture shows a bulky knight cutting a peasant in half.
Gavon: This spell card allows me to destroy one monster on the field and inflict 500 Life Points to the monster's controller. Say goodbye now!
Sasuke Samurai clutches it's chest in pain, then shatters in two. Jounouchi's Life Points go down.
Jounouchi/1300 Gavon/4000
Jounouchi: It's my move now! So, I'll summon Iron Knight Gear Freed(1800/1600) in ATK mode, and activate the Spell Card Polymerization! By discarding King of the Swamp from my hand, I can fuse him with my Gear Freed to create Winged Guardian Gear Freed(2400/1800)!
A Fusion monster appears on the field, bearing a monster closely resembling Gear Freed, except with angel wings.
Jounouchi: Now, my Guardian, attack Gavon's Life Points! Angelic Wrath!
Winged Guardian Gear Freed conjures a halo of light, and shoots it straight at Gavon. He screams as the halo explodes, reducing his Life Points.
Jounouchi/1300 Gavon/1600
Gavon: You got lucky, young one, but that shall not happen again! For my Dark Necrofear possesses a special ability! It can arise from the grave as a dark spirit, and possess one of your monsters. Now! Go, Necrofear! Possess his Gear Freed!
A black smoke rises from Gavon's graveyard, and flows into Gear Freed. Slowly, Gear Freed floats over to Gavon's field, and it's eyes turn red with malice.
Gavon: Now, your monster resides with me. Gear Freed, wipe out Jounouchi's Life Points now! Angelic Wrath!
Gear Freed rears up for another attack, but suddenly stops...
Jounouchi: I activated my Trap Card, Roulette of Life!
A Trap card with a picture of a roulette with many colourful pictures appears. A glowing light is surrounding it.
Jounouchi: I roll one die...he takes a die out of his pocket, and gain Life Points equal to the number rolled times 500 points! Plus, if I get a six, we have to switch Life Points. Go, dice roll!
The die lands on a 6.
Jounouchi: Aw, man, that's not enough! I still only have 1600 Life Points!
Gavon: Laughs. And so chance is your downfall. I'll tell this story one day; the story of foolish Jounouchi Katsuya, the boy who bet his soul on a game of dice...
Jounouchi: I'm not done yet! I activate my other face down card, Roulette of Death!
Another Trap Card bearing a roulette appears. However, this one is enshrouded in darkness, and skulls lie around it.
Jounouchi: It's almost the same as Roulette of Life, except that I use it on one of your monsters, and it loses attack points equal to the number rolled times 500! You'd better hope I don't get a 6...Go, dice roll!
The die lands on a 5.
Jounouchi: Ha! Now, your monster loses 2500 ATK points, lowering it down to 0!
Gavon: Hmmm...that was a good strategy, but you forgot that using Roulette of Life or Roulette of Death forces you to skip your turn. I'll have to dispose of your monster by sacraficing it to summon Vampire Lord(2000/1500)! Attack his Life Points!
Jounouchi: I'll activate my last face down card, Disappear! Removing my Winged Guardian Gear Freed from play!
Gavon: So what? You've already lost. My Vampire Lord has wiped out the rest of your Life Points.
Jounouchi: Wrong! When my Winged Guardian is out of play, neither of us can declare a direct attack. So, I'm safe for now.
Gear Freed appears as a large silhouette behind Jounouchi, wrapping his wings protectively around the blonde Duellist.
Gavon: I have other ways to inflict damage upon you. Like with this card! Hell Designator!
A Spell card with an image of a man in black robes standing in a fiery blaze, pointing one finger at you, appears on the field.
Gavon: Activate: Card Destruction straight from your deck!
Jounouchi: Aw no...not this freakin' combo again!
Card Destruction appears on Jounouchi's field, and activates. Both Duelists discard their hands to the Graveyard, and draw 5 cards. Black mist flows out of Gavon's graveyard, and three Despair from the Dark and two Fear from the Dark appear on the field.
Gavon: Face your fears, Jounouchi! Face the monsters you were too scared to fight last time!
Jounouchi: Are you done with your turn yet?
Gavon: Not yet. I activate another Spell card, Ritual of the Damned!
A Spell card appears on the field. It's picture shows seven cloaked men standing around a boiling pot on an altar. Also, the same seven men appear as holograms on the field.
Gavon: I sacrafice five of my monsters to inflict 1500 damage to your Life Points!
The seven men each raise their hands. All of Gavon's monsters dissappear. A rain of darkness falls onto Jounouchi, and his Life Points drop by 1500, as he screams in pain.
Jounouchi/100 Gavon/1300
Gavon: Laughs sadistically as Jounouchi stands broken and battered, his Life Points remain at only 100.
Shizuka: Katsuya! No!
Gavon: Shut up, foolish little girl! Your cries will not heal him. He is weak, and one more attack will finish him off!
Jounouchi doesn't say anything...
To Be Continued