Rise of Destiny
Chapter 13
Yugi VS Kazumi: Rain Dance Part 1
RECAP:
Kazumi: I think it's my turn now. So, I'll attack your Life Points. Go, my monster, attack, with Aqua Cannon V2.0!
Amphibious Bugroth shoots a steady stream of water out of it's side cannons, both of which hit Atem dead on.
Atem/2100 Kazumi/4000
Kazumi: At this rate, I'll have my dream man in no time!
Atem: Not if I have anything to say about it! Can I truly win a duel without Yugi? It looks like I'm going to have to!
A light rain starts falling.
Atem: It's my turn! And I'll activate the spell card Pot of Greed! Allowing me to draw 2 new cards!
He picks up 2 cards.
Atem: And I can instantly summon Watapon(300/200), since I drew it with Pot of Greed!
Watapon appears.
Atem: Now, I activate Tribute Doll! And I'll sacrafice my Watapon and one card from my hand to summon Dark Magician(2500/2100)!
Kazumi: Ooh, nice monster. Too bad it won't last long...
Atem: Now, Dark Magician! Attack her Bugroth!
Kazumi: No!
Dark Magician raises his staff, and fires a mighty blast of dark energy toward Amphibious Bugroth, which shatters. Kazumi's Life Points drop.
Atem/2100 Kazumi/3200
Kazumi: No matter. My Life Points are still high enough to withstand your Dark Magician's attack. It's my turn, so I'll draw a card, and then summon the Legendary Fisherman(1800/1650) in ATK mode. I'll set 4 cards face down and end my move. Your turn.
Atem: I play Premature Burial, and pay 800 Life Points to revive...Gazelle, the King of Mythical Beasts(1500/1200)!
Atem/1300 Kazumi/3200
Atem: And next...I summon Baffomet(1400/1800), and activate Polymerization to fuse them together into Chimera, the Flying Mythical Beast(2100/1800)! Attack, with Phantom Beast Claws!
Chimera lunges for the Fisherman, who dives underwater just in the nick of time. A beam of bluish energy shoots out of nowhere and blasts Chimera and Dark Magician into oblivion.
Atem: Wha...?
Kazumi: I activated Mirror Force, destroying your monster immediately. And I'll also activate Fusion Jammer, sending Chimera back to your Fusion deck so you can't revive him with any of your cheap tricks!
A Spell card with a picture of a Black Skull Dragon being split back into Red Eyes and Summoned Skull appears on the field.
Atem: All is not lost, for I utilize the effect of Chimera to reborn Baffomet from my Graveyard!
Kazumi: Hah! You can't stop my strategy. I've carefully worked it out; every little detail. Now, I sacrifice my Legendary Fisherman to summon Dragon of Atlantis(1800/2000)! And his effect allows me to look at the top 5 cards of your deck, and discard any Spell or Trap cards that you draw. Otherwise, you can keep the cards. Now hurry up and draw!
Atem draws five cards from his deck, and shows them to Kazumi. Swords of Revealing Light, Soul Line, Triple Attack, Mirror Force, and Kuriboh. He grimaces as he places the four Spell and Trap cards into his Graveyard slot.
Kazumi: giggles Well, that leaves you with only one monster, not to mention that that monster is one of the worst in the game!
Atem: Maybe he isn't that weak. You'll see eventually. But first, I play Soul Regeneration, allowing me to put one card from my Graveyard back into my hand. And I choose...Polymerization!
A Spell card with a picture of a Kuriboh flying up into the light of Heaven appears on the field. Atem takes Polymerization out of his Graveyard, and adds it to his hand.
Atem: And now, since I have less life points, I can also add a monster card in my Graveyard to my Deck, and shuffle. And I choose...Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts!
He takes Gazelle out of his Graveyard and places it into his deck, shuffling rapidly.
Atem: And, for my last move, I activate Double Spell, to bring back Pot of Greed, and I'll activate it and draw 2 cards.
He draws two cards.
Atem: smirks Now, I play Polymerization to fuse together Gazelle, who I've just drawn, and Baffomet to re-summon Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast(2100/1800)! Attack Dragon of Atlantis now!
Dragon of Atlantis is immediately shattered as Chimera attacks.
Atem/1300 Kazumi/3100
Atem: Before ending my turn, I set one card face down.
Kazumi: Now, I think I'll just summon Water Omotics(1400/1200), and equip her with a Spell card known as Alluring Wall!
A woman with long pink hair covering her bare body appears on the field, holding a yellow jar close to her. A Spell card appears on the field, showing the same woman enshrouded in a wall of clear water.
Kazumi: And with that, I'll end my turn.
Atem: First, I'll play a card known as Magical Reverberation! This card brings both of our Life Points up to 8000!
A trap card appears. It's picture shows a Breaker the Magical Warrior being surrounded in magical light.
Atem/8000 Kazumi/8000
Atem: Now, Chimera! Attack Water Omotics!
Chimera lunged at Water Omotics, and pinned her to the ground, lowering his mouth close to her face. He was getting ready to destroy her, when a wall of water surrounded them both, and Chimera stopped, releasing his hold on Water Omotics, and his eyes turned a blank white. Suddenly, Yugi's Life Points dropped.
Atem/7100 Kazumi/8000
Atem: What?
Kazumi: You see, my Alluring Wall card has a few special abilities. First off, my monster can't be destroyed in a battle. Second, no battle damage was inflicted to my monster or my Life Points by an attack. And last, whenever you attack my Water Omotics, you lose Life Points equal to half of your monster's Defense value, which in your case is 900 this time.
Atem: Kazumi! You've set up a good strategy, but there is one flaw! All I have to do is stop attacking until I find a way to destroy your monster. Then I can wipe out the rest of your Life Points.
Kazumi: giggles You'd be right if there wasn't a flaw in your plan!
Atem: Wha...?
Kazumi: The cards in my hand will see to that! I play the Spell card Forced Attack, which forces you to attack a monster of my choice each turn.
A Spell card appears. It's picture shows a knight in silver armor rushing toward his opponent, a knight in black armor.
Kazumi: I'll set one more card face down and end my turn.
Atem: Very well. I activate Monster Reborn, and bring back my Dark Magician(2500/2100), in DEF mode!
Kazumi: Not so fast there! I activate my Trap card, Enchantment Dance, forcing all of your monsters to stay in ATK mode this turn.
Atem: Oh, no!
Kazumi: laughs Now, I'll force your Dark Magician to attack Water Omotics! Dark Magic Attack!
Dark Magician struggles, but an invisible force makes him raise his staff, and aim to fire a beam of black magic toward the beautiful creature in front of him. The magic blast stops before it hits it's target, and Dark Magician freezes in midair briefly. Atem's Life Points drop.
Atem/6100 Kazumi/8000
Kazumi: It's your turn now.
Atem: What am I going to do...there's nothing I have now that can stop her combo. I'll just have to draw and hope for the best... draws Yes! I play the Spell card Spell Tempest! By sacraficing a Spellcaster from my field, I can destroy every monster you control! So, Dark Magician, sacrafice your life to win me the Duel!
A Spell card appears on the field. It's picture shows a Magician of Black Chaos raising his hands to the sky as black flames envelop a Blue Eyes White Dragon. Dark Magician, on Atem's field, raises his own hands to the sky as black flames appear. Water Omotics utters one last scream as she disappears into the flames. Kazumi's eyes grow wide and teary as she sees the fire.
FLASHBACK
Kazumi is standing on a grubby sidewalk. A burning apartment complex is in front of her.
"Mother!" Kazumi shouted in anguish. "Father!"
Kazumi sinks to the ground, weeping...
/FLASHBACK
Atem: Before ending my turn, I'll summon Celtic Guardian(1400/1200) in DEF mode!
Kazumi: Yugi...why must you remind me of my past? I love you, and yet right now...the only thing I want is to defeat you and take your soul! I set two cards face down and end my turn.
Atem: I draw! Draws And I summon a monster that will bring forth your downfall! I sacrafice Chimera and Celtic Guardian to summon...the Dark Magician of Chaos(2800/2600)!
The ground rumbles, as a pentagram appears on the field and a monster appears, stepping out of the star slowly. He wears a black leather suit lined with metallic purple rings, and wears a large headpiece covering his long, scraggly black hair. His skin has a light tinge of blue.
Anzu: That's the card I gave Yugi...
FLASHBACK
Yugi is turning 15 years old, and has just gotten into Duel Monsters. It's a small party at the Kame Game Shop, with just Anzu and his Grandpa. The Millenium Puzzle hasn't been completed yet.
"Here," Anzu said brightly, handing Yugi a small box encased in wrapping paper. "I bought it from your Grandpa's own card shop a few weeks ago."
"Thanks, Anzu." Yugi said, taking the box and opening it. A Duel Monsters card layed inside. It read "Dark Magician of Chaos", and was in a beautiful Ultimate rare foiling.
"Yes, she was elated after she bought that card for you." Sugoroku said, chuckling. "I'm glad you have a good friend, my grandson."
/FLASHBACK
Atem looked at his monster, smiling. He, too, had been reminded of Anzu's gift. Suddenly, his hand started glowing a radiant gold, and it shot into the air without warning, and without Atem's will. Slowly and steadily, a sword formed, glowing a bright gold, in his hand. It stopped glowing, and Atem took a look at it. It was a deep gold, with a maroon coloured hilt, and a maroon strip outlining the blade of the sword.
Atem: The Sword of Milleniums...wait a minute...how do I know the name of this sword? However it is possible, I am confident I can use it to bring down Kazumi, and more importantly, Bartholomew Auros!
To Be Continued
Next: Rain Dance Part 2