Disclaimer: See Chapter 6 for Details
Chapter 7: Friendly Foes, Part 4: Seizing Victory
"You've only got one monster to defend you and luckily for you, it has 2500 defense points! Sadly, I'll play one card face down and that'll do it for me." Harpie Lady declared as Mai sighed.
(I've got one monster. And this next draw could do everything) thought Mai, hesitating to draw. She finally did and was relieved. "Alright. I'll activate a trap card, Nourishment, which will add all of your monsters attack points and add them to my life points! (M's LP: 8575)
"And to finish my turn, I'll play two cards face down."
(NO! She gained 6900 life points! It'll be several turns before I can take her down. The only way to get to her life points is to go through that dragon. But that can't be too big of an obstacle.) she thought, drawing her next card. (Just in time.)
"I activate the magic card Thunder Orb! This magic card will attach to my Raizan Staff and increase my Celtic Guardian's attack power to 2800! And now attack and destroy her dragon!" Harpie Lady commanded while the swordsman struck the ground releasing the two portals of electricity, shocking and destroying the dragon.
"And now my remaining two monsters, attack her life points directly." (That'll do just over half damage and render her in no condition to block my oncoming onslaught!)
"Wait one second, reveal trap card, Magic Arm Shield! This trap will instantly grab your flamed Celtic Guardian and put him directly in the path of your wind attack.
"Wrong Mai! I reveal my set counter-trap, Battle Change! This little trap will let me switch the target of your trap card to my wind equipped Celtic Guardian!" she explained as Mai scoffed.
"In case you've forgotten, your monster is immune to traps!" she retorted as Harpie Lady shook her head.
"Always 2 steps behind. On the contrary Mai the target of my trap is my second Celtic Guardian!" she yelled as the two cards instantly switched places and Magic Arm Shield vanished.
"And just like you remembered, your trap will not harm my monster, so my monsters can continue their destruction upon your life points!" she added as the line of fire and swirling tornado inswirled Mai. She screamed in pain. (M's LP: 3975)
"I end my turn from here." Harpie Lady stated as Mai barely got to her feet. (Come on Mai. You can do this. Just draw one really good card. Something to destroy her monsters!) Mai repeated to herself, drawing her next card with sure confidence. (Just what I needed!)
"Activate the magic card, Soul Exchange! And, I will sacrifice your two monsters that are not immune to magic cards to summon this. Go, Raigeki Beast! (2450/2450)!" Mai shouted as the two monsters intertwined on Mai's field and released a beast composed of pure blue lightning was summoned forth.
Suddenly, one bolt of blue lightning struck down and vaporized the remaining Celtic Guardian.
"Wha?!?!" Harpie Lady instantly shouted.
"Simple. When it is summoned, my Raigeki Beast destroys all of your monster cards." Mai gladly explained.
"What kind of trick is this?! You destroyed all three of my Celtic Guardians in just one move?!? HOW?!! But, you must end your turn!" she reluctantly added as Mai rolled her eyes.
"I know that, so I'll end it now." Mai said.
Harpie Lady drew. "I'll play Humanoid Slime (800/2000) in defense mode and end my turn." She stated as a plasma monster appeared in front of her.
"Raigeki Beast, destroy it now!" Mai commanded as the dragon unleashed a strong stream of electricity, which blew up the plasma monster. "And I'll play one card face down and end my turn."
Harpie Lady drew her next card. "I activate Polymerization to fuse the Gaia the Fierce Knight and Curse of Dragon in my hand to summon Gaia the Dragon Champion (2600/2100)!
"Now my dragon champion, attack her beast!" she commanded as the dragon flew in and Gaia struck it, shattering it. (M's LP: 3825)
Mai drew her next card. True, she had a tough beast to take down, and with level four monsters or below, it wouldn't be exactly easy pickings.
"I'll summon my Lady of Faith (1100/800) in defense mode and activate a trap card, Multiple Destruction, forcing both of us to discard our hands and draw new ones, but at the cost of 100 life points per card for me." Mai explained as she discarded her entire hand. (M's LP: 3425)
Then, Harpie Lady discarded hers and they both drew 5 cards. (Perfect!) Mai thought, placing a magic card on her plate. "I activate a powerful magic card, Tribute Doll, which will let me sacrifice Lady of Faith to summon my Mystical Knight of Jackal (2700/1200)
"Luckily for you, I can't attack this turn. So, I'll play one card face down and end my turn."
"My turn!" Harpie Lady stated as she snatched her newest card. "Finally. I think I'll switch my dragon champion into defense mode and play Ninja (600/1600) in defense mode as well." She simply stated.
"My move then. Mystical Knight of Jackal, attack her dragon champion!" Mai commanded as the knight sliced the dragon champion in half with its powerful sword.
"And I'll end my turn by playing two cards face down." Mai added as the knight returned to its normal stance.
"Draw!" Harpie Lady declared as she swiftly picked up her next card and smiled. "And now this duel will be over!" she declared.
"And with these few cards! First, I activate my trap, Sorcerer's Tools, which forces me to discard all but one monster or trap card in my hand, and I pick up all cards until I have 5 magic cards in my hand." Harpie Lady explained as she discarded 3 cards and picked up her deck and grabbed the first 4 magic cards from it.
"Moving on, I will activate the magic card, Invisible Wire, which will destroy any monsters you have with more than 2000 attack points!" she yelled as a clear set of wires wrapped up and vaporized the knight.
"I summon Pincer Scissors (800/800) in defense mode who will automatically summon Extreme Striker (1800/1500) in attack mode, and I'll equip him with my equip card Demon's Sword, raising his attack by 1000. And since my monster can attack twice, I'll blow your life points away! Goodbye Mai!" she announced.
"Extreme Striker, attack Mai's life points directly!" Harpie Lady commanded as the knight launched in the air, ready to strike down Mai.
"Reveal my trap card, Desperate Revival, to summon back my monster with half of its attack strength, bringing it to 1350." She explained.
"Nice plan Mai. Saving your life points, but next turn I'll destroy you." She growled.
"There will be no more next turns! This duel is over, for now I activate my last trap card, Dark Spirit of the Silent , which I will use to force your Pincer Scissors to attack my Mystical Knight of Jackal!" she commanded as the scissors leaped at the knight who in response swung its sword, smacking the scissors away, and shattering the monster.
"No! How could I lose??!! ME!!" screamed Harpie Lady.
"Wait?! No, the rocks!" she added as a reaction caused a rockslide leading directly to the Harpie Lady. At the last second she flew up, and glared at Mai in the sky. "You may have won this duel Mai, but you haven't seen the last of me! I will be back!" she yelled as she flew off and digitized in mid-air.
"Whew" was Mai's only word. (Now I've got the task of getting out of here.) she thought, but just as she finished, a portal appeared. (Well, it beats walking.) she thought and jumped directly in it.
~~~~~~~~~~~ CARDS PLAYED ~~~~~~~~~~~
Nourishment: TRAP/Desc: Add up all of your opponents monsters attack points and add them to your life points.
Thunder Orb: MAGIC/Desc: This card can only be activated if "Raizan Staff" is on the field. Increase the monster equipped with "Raizan Staff"'s attack power by 500 points.
Magic Arm Shield: TRAP/Desc: Place one of your opponent's monsters in place of your opponent's attack.
Battle Change: TRAP/Desc: Change the target of a trap card to another one of your monsters.
Soul Exchange: MAGIC/Desc: Select an opponent's monster and use it as a Tribute in place of one of your own. You must skip your Battle Phase for the turn in which this card is activated.
Raigeki Beast: ********/2450/2450/Thunder Type/Desc: When this monster is summoned (Normal or Special) destroy all of your opponent's face up monsters.
Humanoid Slime: ****/800/2000/Aqua Type
Polymerization: MAGIC/Desc: Fuses 2 or more monsters to form a new Fusion Monster.
Gaia the Dragon Champion: *******/2600/2100/Dragon/Fusion Type/Desc: "Gaia the Fierce Knight" + "Curse of Dragon"
Lady of Faith: ***/1100/800/Spellcaster Type
Tribute Doll: MAGIC/Desc: Activate this card by offering a monster on your side of the field as a Tribute. Special Summon 1 Level 7 monster from your hand. That monster cannot attack this turn.
Mystical Knight of Jackal: *******/2700/1200/Beast-Warrior Type/Desc: You can return your opponent's own monster that is sent to the Graveyard by this monster as a result of battle to the top of his/her Deck.
Ninja: ***/600/1600/Fiend Type
Sorcerers Tools: TRAP/Desc: Discard all but one monster or trap card to the graveyard, and pick up (not draw) your entire deck, add magic cards until you have 5 cards in your hand. Your deck is then shuffled.
Invisible Wire: TRAP/Desc: Destroy one of your opponent's monsters with more than 2000 attack points.
Pincer Scissors: ****/800/800/Insect Type/Desc: Every turn this monster is in face up defense position, you may activate one of the following effects: 1) Summon one "Extreme Striker" from your hand to the field, or 2) Place one "Extreme Striker" from your deck or graveyard into your hand.
Extreme Striker: ******/1800/1500/Fiend Type/Desc: This monster may attack twice during your battle phase.
Demon's Sword: MAGIC/Desc: Increase one DARK type monster's attack points by 1000 points.
Desperate Revival: TRAP/Desc: Revive one monster that has been destroyed in the previous three turns to the field, with half of its attack strength.
Dark Spirit of the Silent: TRAP/Desc: This card can only be activated during your opponent's Battle Step. Negate the attack of 1 monster and select another 1 of your opponent's face-up monsters and have it attack. If the new-targeted attacking monster is in face-up Defense Position, change it to Attack Position.
Chapter 7: Friendly Foes, Part 4: Seizing Victory
"You've only got one monster to defend you and luckily for you, it has 2500 defense points! Sadly, I'll play one card face down and that'll do it for me." Harpie Lady declared as Mai sighed.
(I've got one monster. And this next draw could do everything) thought Mai, hesitating to draw. She finally did and was relieved. "Alright. I'll activate a trap card, Nourishment, which will add all of your monsters attack points and add them to my life points! (M's LP: 8575)
"And to finish my turn, I'll play two cards face down."
(NO! She gained 6900 life points! It'll be several turns before I can take her down. The only way to get to her life points is to go through that dragon. But that can't be too big of an obstacle.) she thought, drawing her next card. (Just in time.)
"I activate the magic card Thunder Orb! This magic card will attach to my Raizan Staff and increase my Celtic Guardian's attack power to 2800! And now attack and destroy her dragon!" Harpie Lady commanded while the swordsman struck the ground releasing the two portals of electricity, shocking and destroying the dragon.
"And now my remaining two monsters, attack her life points directly." (That'll do just over half damage and render her in no condition to block my oncoming onslaught!)
"Wait one second, reveal trap card, Magic Arm Shield! This trap will instantly grab your flamed Celtic Guardian and put him directly in the path of your wind attack.
"Wrong Mai! I reveal my set counter-trap, Battle Change! This little trap will let me switch the target of your trap card to my wind equipped Celtic Guardian!" she explained as Mai scoffed.
"In case you've forgotten, your monster is immune to traps!" she retorted as Harpie Lady shook her head.
"Always 2 steps behind. On the contrary Mai the target of my trap is my second Celtic Guardian!" she yelled as the two cards instantly switched places and Magic Arm Shield vanished.
"And just like you remembered, your trap will not harm my monster, so my monsters can continue their destruction upon your life points!" she added as the line of fire and swirling tornado inswirled Mai. She screamed in pain. (M's LP: 3975)
"I end my turn from here." Harpie Lady stated as Mai barely got to her feet. (Come on Mai. You can do this. Just draw one really good card. Something to destroy her monsters!) Mai repeated to herself, drawing her next card with sure confidence. (Just what I needed!)
"Activate the magic card, Soul Exchange! And, I will sacrifice your two monsters that are not immune to magic cards to summon this. Go, Raigeki Beast! (2450/2450)!" Mai shouted as the two monsters intertwined on Mai's field and released a beast composed of pure blue lightning was summoned forth.
Suddenly, one bolt of blue lightning struck down and vaporized the remaining Celtic Guardian.
"Wha?!?!" Harpie Lady instantly shouted.
"Simple. When it is summoned, my Raigeki Beast destroys all of your monster cards." Mai gladly explained.
"What kind of trick is this?! You destroyed all three of my Celtic Guardians in just one move?!? HOW?!! But, you must end your turn!" she reluctantly added as Mai rolled her eyes.
"I know that, so I'll end it now." Mai said.
Harpie Lady drew. "I'll play Humanoid Slime (800/2000) in defense mode and end my turn." She stated as a plasma monster appeared in front of her.
"Raigeki Beast, destroy it now!" Mai commanded as the dragon unleashed a strong stream of electricity, which blew up the plasma monster. "And I'll play one card face down and end my turn."
Harpie Lady drew her next card. "I activate Polymerization to fuse the Gaia the Fierce Knight and Curse of Dragon in my hand to summon Gaia the Dragon Champion (2600/2100)!
"Now my dragon champion, attack her beast!" she commanded as the dragon flew in and Gaia struck it, shattering it. (M's LP: 3825)
Mai drew her next card. True, she had a tough beast to take down, and with level four monsters or below, it wouldn't be exactly easy pickings.
"I'll summon my Lady of Faith (1100/800) in defense mode and activate a trap card, Multiple Destruction, forcing both of us to discard our hands and draw new ones, but at the cost of 100 life points per card for me." Mai explained as she discarded her entire hand. (M's LP: 3425)
Then, Harpie Lady discarded hers and they both drew 5 cards. (Perfect!) Mai thought, placing a magic card on her plate. "I activate a powerful magic card, Tribute Doll, which will let me sacrifice Lady of Faith to summon my Mystical Knight of Jackal (2700/1200)
"Luckily for you, I can't attack this turn. So, I'll play one card face down and end my turn."
"My turn!" Harpie Lady stated as she snatched her newest card. "Finally. I think I'll switch my dragon champion into defense mode and play Ninja (600/1600) in defense mode as well." She simply stated.
"My move then. Mystical Knight of Jackal, attack her dragon champion!" Mai commanded as the knight sliced the dragon champion in half with its powerful sword.
"And I'll end my turn by playing two cards face down." Mai added as the knight returned to its normal stance.
"Draw!" Harpie Lady declared as she swiftly picked up her next card and smiled. "And now this duel will be over!" she declared.
"And with these few cards! First, I activate my trap, Sorcerer's Tools, which forces me to discard all but one monster or trap card in my hand, and I pick up all cards until I have 5 magic cards in my hand." Harpie Lady explained as she discarded 3 cards and picked up her deck and grabbed the first 4 magic cards from it.
"Moving on, I will activate the magic card, Invisible Wire, which will destroy any monsters you have with more than 2000 attack points!" she yelled as a clear set of wires wrapped up and vaporized the knight.
"I summon Pincer Scissors (800/800) in defense mode who will automatically summon Extreme Striker (1800/1500) in attack mode, and I'll equip him with my equip card Demon's Sword, raising his attack by 1000. And since my monster can attack twice, I'll blow your life points away! Goodbye Mai!" she announced.
"Extreme Striker, attack Mai's life points directly!" Harpie Lady commanded as the knight launched in the air, ready to strike down Mai.
"Reveal my trap card, Desperate Revival, to summon back my monster with half of its attack strength, bringing it to 1350." She explained.
"Nice plan Mai. Saving your life points, but next turn I'll destroy you." She growled.
"There will be no more next turns! This duel is over, for now I activate my last trap card, Dark Spirit of the Silent , which I will use to force your Pincer Scissors to attack my Mystical Knight of Jackal!" she commanded as the scissors leaped at the knight who in response swung its sword, smacking the scissors away, and shattering the monster.
"No! How could I lose??!! ME!!" screamed Harpie Lady.
"Wait?! No, the rocks!" she added as a reaction caused a rockslide leading directly to the Harpie Lady. At the last second she flew up, and glared at Mai in the sky. "You may have won this duel Mai, but you haven't seen the last of me! I will be back!" she yelled as she flew off and digitized in mid-air.
"Whew" was Mai's only word. (Now I've got the task of getting out of here.) she thought, but just as she finished, a portal appeared. (Well, it beats walking.) she thought and jumped directly in it.
~~~~~~~~~~~ CARDS PLAYED ~~~~~~~~~~~
Nourishment: TRAP/Desc: Add up all of your opponents monsters attack points and add them to your life points.
Thunder Orb: MAGIC/Desc: This card can only be activated if "Raizan Staff" is on the field. Increase the monster equipped with "Raizan Staff"'s attack power by 500 points.
Magic Arm Shield: TRAP/Desc: Place one of your opponent's monsters in place of your opponent's attack.
Battle Change: TRAP/Desc: Change the target of a trap card to another one of your monsters.
Soul Exchange: MAGIC/Desc: Select an opponent's monster and use it as a Tribute in place of one of your own. You must skip your Battle Phase for the turn in which this card is activated.
Raigeki Beast: ********/2450/2450/Thunder Type/Desc: When this monster is summoned (Normal or Special) destroy all of your opponent's face up monsters.
Humanoid Slime: ****/800/2000/Aqua Type
Polymerization: MAGIC/Desc: Fuses 2 or more monsters to form a new Fusion Monster.
Gaia the Dragon Champion: *******/2600/2100/Dragon/Fusion Type/Desc: "Gaia the Fierce Knight" + "Curse of Dragon"
Lady of Faith: ***/1100/800/Spellcaster Type
Tribute Doll: MAGIC/Desc: Activate this card by offering a monster on your side of the field as a Tribute. Special Summon 1 Level 7 monster from your hand. That monster cannot attack this turn.
Mystical Knight of Jackal: *******/2700/1200/Beast-Warrior Type/Desc: You can return your opponent's own monster that is sent to the Graveyard by this monster as a result of battle to the top of his/her Deck.
Ninja: ***/600/1600/Fiend Type
Sorcerers Tools: TRAP/Desc: Discard all but one monster or trap card to the graveyard, and pick up (not draw) your entire deck, add magic cards until you have 5 cards in your hand. Your deck is then shuffled.
Invisible Wire: TRAP/Desc: Destroy one of your opponent's monsters with more than 2000 attack points.
Pincer Scissors: ****/800/800/Insect Type/Desc: Every turn this monster is in face up defense position, you may activate one of the following effects: 1) Summon one "Extreme Striker" from your hand to the field, or 2) Place one "Extreme Striker" from your deck or graveyard into your hand.
Extreme Striker: ******/1800/1500/Fiend Type/Desc: This monster may attack twice during your battle phase.
Demon's Sword: MAGIC/Desc: Increase one DARK type monster's attack points by 1000 points.
Desperate Revival: TRAP/Desc: Revive one monster that has been destroyed in the previous three turns to the field, with half of its attack strength.
Dark Spirit of the Silent: TRAP/Desc: This card can only be activated during your opponent's Battle Step. Negate the attack of 1 monster and select another 1 of your opponent's face-up monsters and have it attack. If the new-targeted attacking monster is in face-up Defense Position, change it to Attack Position.