Disclaimer: See Chapter 14 for details
Chapter 15: Machine vs. Man Part II: Close Call
"Destroy him my beast!" came the second order of Panther Warrior. The triple launched attack was devastating compared to the one Kaiba launched a few turns before.
"You must grow tired of being wrong so many times... The thing is I couldn't have set this card, so I can activate this card from my hand! Go Magic Wave! This card allows me to discard all magic cards in my hand..." he began as he slipped 2 cards into the graveyard slot "and I can instantly activate one magic card from my deck!" he concluded as his deck pushed out one card.
"So now I can activate De-Fusion!" Kaiba yelled.
"Damn you!" Panther Warrior retaliated. "But what's the difference I have this Polymerization in my hand," he said showing it to Kaiba "so I can fuse my three Blue Eyes White Dragons back together!" he laughed. "Hate to break it to you, but you're the one who's wrong!"
"Maybe you should check the rules of De-Fusion! This card allows you to summon back 3 Blue Eyes White Dragons from your graveyard! But you don't have 3 Blue Eyes in your graveyard do you? So that leaves your Doppelganger card gone." Kaiba laughed. "Fool."
"It may be that but I can still summon a monster to defend me! So I activate Cost Down, and by discarding a card from my hand, I am able to summon Destructor Wall (0/6000) in defense mode! I'll set this card face down and end my move." He smiled.
"Well then, I'll take the time to summon this! Lord of Dragons (1200/1100) in attack mode! Looks like I'm in control of this duel now! You've only got your Wall, and since it loses 1000 defense points at the beginning of your turn, next turn I'll take your shield down and finish you!" said Kaiba in his calm manner.
"Think twice Kaiba! My wall may lose 1000 defense points (0/5000) but it comes with a very interesting price. For now I summon Witch of the Black Forest (1100/1200) in defense mode and set one card face down. Bring on this assault you promised" snickered Panther Warrior.
"Well then, first I'll need to activate this magic card, Rare Metal Soul! This card increases my fused Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon's attack strength by 1000! Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, attack his Destructor Wall now!" came the raging voice of Kaiba as the three lightning blasts merged and blew up on contact with the enormous shield.
But when the dust cleared, the monster was still standing. "Your attack activates my trap card! Magician's Select! Now your Lord of Dragons will be destroyed!" Panther Warrior explained as the magic card shot a purple blast, wiping out the dragon master. "Now that leaves your Ultimate Dragon ready for my all powerful assault to bring it down! I believe you recognize this card!" he yelled holding up a Clockwork Night card.
"Clockwork Night will transform your Ultimate Dragon into a machine as you know, and weaken it to 5000 attack points!" he explained once again.
"And now you're dragon meets its demise beginning with this card!" he burst, slapping a card onto the disk. "Acid Rain Storm! This card wipes out all opposing machine type monsters!" he laughed as acid rain came down, melting the dragon. It let out a sharp cry before melting into the abyss.
"But luckily for Kaiba, playing Acid Rain Storm in combination with Clockwork Night forces me to end my turn. So, I'll set this card face down and end my move." He chuckled as Kaiba hissed slightly.
"My move now!" he declared, drawing. "Perfect! Now I can activate Magic Sanctuary! My almighty magic card first, allows both of us to put one magic card from our decks into our hand!" he explained as Kaiba grabbed his deck and began flipping through it and stopping when he came to a certain card, as did Panther Warrior.
"Now I can summon a monster with great power! First, I'll need to summon The Wicked Worm Beast (1400/700) in attack mode, and next I'll activate Cemetery Balance! By sacrificing my monster, I can resurrect one monster from my graveyard! Namely, my Blue Eyes White Dragon! (3000/2500)! Blue Eyes White Dragon wipe out his pathetic witch! White Lightning Attack!" Kaiba commanded as the dragon launched a massive stream of white lightning at the witch, blowing her away with its force.
"Thank you Mr. Kaiba for doing that! Now I summon Z-Metal Caterpillar (1500/1300) in attack mode! Afterwards, I'll activate a rare magic card, Mask of the Accursed! This card will attach to your Blue Eyes White Dragon, Kaiba, and it will take 500 life points away from you each turn! If you can do the math, that means you'll be eliminated in 6 turns!" he snickered, and in case you have any plans to rid the field of my mask, I'll set another card face down and end my turn." He exclaimed.
Kaiba drew as the mask sent a blast of electricity at him. He easily took the pain, but sighed. (K's LP: 2400) (Wonderful) thought Kaiba noticing the card he drew. "Now! I sacrifice Blue Eyes White Dragon..."
"Not today Kaiba! Activate trap card, Mask of Restrict! As you know this card does not allow you to sacrifice monsters! So, you're stuck with that mask on your dragon's face until the end of eternity!" he smiled.
"Think that will keep me down? I'll set one card face down and then activate Exchange of the Spirit! For the cost of 1000 life points (K's LP: 1400) our decks and graveyards switch" declared Kaiba who swapped the two slots, as did Panther Warrior.
(Playing straight into my hands...err..paws) thought the clever panther. "My turn then? I'll begin by drawing, and playing a Pot of Greed card!" he exclaimed drawing his 2 cards. (Beautiful) I'll summon Y-Dragon Head (1500/1600)! Finally, I'll activate this Monster Reborn! Revive X-Head Cannon (1800/1500)" he announced as his third machine monster appeared on the field.
(No...) Kaiba thought.
"Relax Kaiba, I've got bigger plans than to summon the XYZ-Dragon Cannon. Just wait. In the meantime, I'll set one card face down on the field and I guess I'll end my turn from here." He stated as Kaiba took a step back.
"And we go back to Kaiba's turn, who loses 500 life points thanks to my favorite card in the world!" he snickered as another jolt hit Kaiba. (K's LP: 900) "My dragon's trapped, but I can save him. Prepare to have your mask obliterated! I activate the magic card, Active Destruction! This card has the power to destroy all magic and trap cards currently active on the dueling field!" he elaborated as two fireballs came down to impale Mask of Restrict and the Mask of the Accursed, and a third came and impaled Active Destruction itself.
"Now my mighty dragon, take down his Z-Metal Caterpillar! White Lightning!" commanded Kaiba as the mighty blast was launched from the dragon's mouth.
"Reverse trap card, Hexagram Curse!" instantly responded Panther Warrior as the spell of magic encased the dragon, who roared a devastating cry. Kaiba growled.
"I'll set this card face down and end my turn."
"Now it's my move! You ready for my big surprise? I sacrifice X-Head Cannon, Y-Dragon Head, and Z-Metal Caterpillar to summon this!" he bellowed. "I call forth to the field my Guilford the Lightning! (2800/1400)" he announced as the warrior materialized on the field.
"What is that thing?!" Kaiba remarked.
"This thing has the power to destroy your Blue Eyes White Dragon instantly!" he responded as lightning came and electrocuted the dragon.
"Once again I've got you cornered!" said Kaiba, as the dragon was standing taller and prouder than ever along with Kaiba's face down card.
"By summoning Guilford to the field you activated my face down trap card, Power Drain! This mighty trap has the power to equip to your Guilford! In addition, this trap will negate all of your monster's effects." He slyly said as a black mask attached onto Guilford's face. The mask let loose a stream of purple energy into the air, and the lightning abruptly ended.
"I'll set a card face down," mumbled Panther Warrior.
"Pathetic move for a pathetic person, how ironic. However, it's my turn! First, Blue Eyes White Dragon, attack Guilford the Lightning! Destroy his last defense!" commanded the raging voice of Kaiba. The dragon obeyed its master and launched its signature stream of white lightning, completely annihilating the monster. (PW'S LP: 0)
"NO! How could this have happened?!" Panther Warrior burst, as he disappeared into darkness.
"Heh." Seto smirked as he walked off. Soon he came to a subway station and decided to check it out. A train was there so Kaiba decided to investigate it. However, as soon as he stepped onboard, the train instantly became full of life and dashed off non-stop. As soon as the train was out of sight, Yugi Moto was walking down the flight of subway stairs.
"Could have sworn I heard something." He thought, going back up the flight of stairs.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CARDS PLAYED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Magic Wave: QUICK PLAY MAGIC/Desc: Discard all magic cards from your hand, and immediately activate one magic card from your deck. This card cannot be activated if you have no magic cards in your hand. Limited: One Per Deck
De-Fusion: Return 1 Fusion Monster Card on the field to the Fusion Deck. In addition, if all the Fusion-Material monsters for the returned Fusion Monster Card are in your Graveyard, you can Special Summon them all to the field in face-up Attack or Defense Position.
Cost Down: MAGIC/Desc: Discard one card from your hand. Downgrade all monster cards in your hand by 2 levels until the End Phase in which this card is played.
Destructor Wall: ******/0/6000/Rock Type/Desc: This monster loses 1000 defense points during each of your standby phases. You may pay 1500 of this monster's defense points to destroy all defense type monsters on the field.
Lord of Dragons: ****/1200/1100/Spellcaster Type/Desc: All Dragon-Type monsters cannot be targeted by Magic Cards, Trap Cards, or other effects that specifically designate a target while this card is face-up on the field.
Witch of the Black Forest: ****/1100/1200/Spellcaster Type/Desc: When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard, move 1 monster with a DEF of 1500 or less from your Deck to your hand. Your Deck is then shuffled.
Rare Metal Soul: EQUIP MAGIC/Desc: This card may only be equipped to a fusion monster. Increase the fused monster's attack power by 1000.
Magician's Select: TRAP/Desc: You can activate this card if you have a Magic User Sub-Type Monster on the Field when your opponent attacks. Negate that attack, and destroy your opponent's face-up Monster on the Field with the lowest attack strength.
Clockwork Night: PERMANENT MAGIC/Desc: All Monsters on the Field become Machine Sub-Type Monsters. (Monsters summoned after this card is played are not affected.) Increase the attack strength of all Machine Sub-Type Monsters on your Field by 500. Reduce the attack strength of all Machine Sub-Type Monsters on your opponent's Field by 500.
Acid Rain Storm: QUICK PLAY MAGIC/Desc: Destroy all of your opponent's machine type monsters on the field. If this card is played in the same turn as "Clockwork Night", you must end your turn immediately after activating this card.
Magic Sanctuary: PERMANENT MAGIC/Desc: When this card is played, each player puts 1 Magic card from his or her deck into his or her hand, then shuffles his or her deck. While this card is on the Field, players can play Magic cards during other players' turns.
The Wicked Worm Beast: ***/1400/700/Beast/Desc: This card is returned to your hand at the end of your turn.
Cemetery Balance: MAGIC/Desc: Sacrifice one monster on your side of the field to summon a monster from your graveyard in face up attack position.
Z-Metal Caterpillar: ****/1500/1300/Machine Type
Mask of the Accursed: EQUIP MAGIC/Desc: The monster equipped with this card cannot attack. In addition, the player controlling the equipped monster must take damage of 500 Life Points during each of your Standby Phases.
Exchange of the Spirit: MAGIC/Desc: Pay 1000 life points to swap the player's decks with their graveyards.
Pot of Greed: MAGIC/Desc: Draw 2 cards from your deck.
Y-Dragon Head: ****/1500/1600/Machine Type
Monster Reborn: MAGIC/Desc: Select 1 Monster Card from either your opponent's or your own Graveyard and place it on the field under your control in Attack or Defense Position (face-up). This is considered a Special Summon.
X-Head Cannon: ****/1800/1500/Machine Type
Active Destruction: QUICK PLAY MAGIC/Desc: Destroy all face up magic and trap cards on the field.
Hexagram Curse: Select a monster. As long as this card remains face-up on the field, the selected monster cannot attack or change its battle position except by the effect of a Magic, Trap, or Effect Monster card. When the selected is destroyed, this card is also destroyed. If the selected monster is offered as a Tribute, this card is not destroyed.
Guilford The Lightning: Level 9 / 2800/1400/ Warrior Type / Desc: This monster can only be special summoned by sacrificing 3 Light Type monsters on the field. When this monster is summoned your opponent's monsters are destroyed and sent to the graveyard.
Power Drain: TRAP/Desc: This card can only be activated when a level 7 or higher monster has been successfully normal summoned or special summoned to the field. Equip this card to the monster. If the monster has an effect, it is immediately negated. If the monster does not have an effect, inflict 1000 points of direct damage to your opponent's life points. A monster equipped with this card cannot attack.
Chapter 15: Machine vs. Man Part II: Close Call
"Destroy him my beast!" came the second order of Panther Warrior. The triple launched attack was devastating compared to the one Kaiba launched a few turns before.
"You must grow tired of being wrong so many times... The thing is I couldn't have set this card, so I can activate this card from my hand! Go Magic Wave! This card allows me to discard all magic cards in my hand..." he began as he slipped 2 cards into the graveyard slot "and I can instantly activate one magic card from my deck!" he concluded as his deck pushed out one card.
"So now I can activate De-Fusion!" Kaiba yelled.
"Damn you!" Panther Warrior retaliated. "But what's the difference I have this Polymerization in my hand," he said showing it to Kaiba "so I can fuse my three Blue Eyes White Dragons back together!" he laughed. "Hate to break it to you, but you're the one who's wrong!"
"Maybe you should check the rules of De-Fusion! This card allows you to summon back 3 Blue Eyes White Dragons from your graveyard! But you don't have 3 Blue Eyes in your graveyard do you? So that leaves your Doppelganger card gone." Kaiba laughed. "Fool."
"It may be that but I can still summon a monster to defend me! So I activate Cost Down, and by discarding a card from my hand, I am able to summon Destructor Wall (0/6000) in defense mode! I'll set this card face down and end my move." He smiled.
"Well then, I'll take the time to summon this! Lord of Dragons (1200/1100) in attack mode! Looks like I'm in control of this duel now! You've only got your Wall, and since it loses 1000 defense points at the beginning of your turn, next turn I'll take your shield down and finish you!" said Kaiba in his calm manner.
"Think twice Kaiba! My wall may lose 1000 defense points (0/5000) but it comes with a very interesting price. For now I summon Witch of the Black Forest (1100/1200) in defense mode and set one card face down. Bring on this assault you promised" snickered Panther Warrior.
"Well then, first I'll need to activate this magic card, Rare Metal Soul! This card increases my fused Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon's attack strength by 1000! Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, attack his Destructor Wall now!" came the raging voice of Kaiba as the three lightning blasts merged and blew up on contact with the enormous shield.
But when the dust cleared, the monster was still standing. "Your attack activates my trap card! Magician's Select! Now your Lord of Dragons will be destroyed!" Panther Warrior explained as the magic card shot a purple blast, wiping out the dragon master. "Now that leaves your Ultimate Dragon ready for my all powerful assault to bring it down! I believe you recognize this card!" he yelled holding up a Clockwork Night card.
"Clockwork Night will transform your Ultimate Dragon into a machine as you know, and weaken it to 5000 attack points!" he explained once again.
"And now you're dragon meets its demise beginning with this card!" he burst, slapping a card onto the disk. "Acid Rain Storm! This card wipes out all opposing machine type monsters!" he laughed as acid rain came down, melting the dragon. It let out a sharp cry before melting into the abyss.
"But luckily for Kaiba, playing Acid Rain Storm in combination with Clockwork Night forces me to end my turn. So, I'll set this card face down and end my move." He chuckled as Kaiba hissed slightly.
"My move now!" he declared, drawing. "Perfect! Now I can activate Magic Sanctuary! My almighty magic card first, allows both of us to put one magic card from our decks into our hand!" he explained as Kaiba grabbed his deck and began flipping through it and stopping when he came to a certain card, as did Panther Warrior.
"Now I can summon a monster with great power! First, I'll need to summon The Wicked Worm Beast (1400/700) in attack mode, and next I'll activate Cemetery Balance! By sacrificing my monster, I can resurrect one monster from my graveyard! Namely, my Blue Eyes White Dragon! (3000/2500)! Blue Eyes White Dragon wipe out his pathetic witch! White Lightning Attack!" Kaiba commanded as the dragon launched a massive stream of white lightning at the witch, blowing her away with its force.
"Thank you Mr. Kaiba for doing that! Now I summon Z-Metal Caterpillar (1500/1300) in attack mode! Afterwards, I'll activate a rare magic card, Mask of the Accursed! This card will attach to your Blue Eyes White Dragon, Kaiba, and it will take 500 life points away from you each turn! If you can do the math, that means you'll be eliminated in 6 turns!" he snickered, and in case you have any plans to rid the field of my mask, I'll set another card face down and end my turn." He exclaimed.
Kaiba drew as the mask sent a blast of electricity at him. He easily took the pain, but sighed. (K's LP: 2400) (Wonderful) thought Kaiba noticing the card he drew. "Now! I sacrifice Blue Eyes White Dragon..."
"Not today Kaiba! Activate trap card, Mask of Restrict! As you know this card does not allow you to sacrifice monsters! So, you're stuck with that mask on your dragon's face until the end of eternity!" he smiled.
"Think that will keep me down? I'll set one card face down and then activate Exchange of the Spirit! For the cost of 1000 life points (K's LP: 1400) our decks and graveyards switch" declared Kaiba who swapped the two slots, as did Panther Warrior.
(Playing straight into my hands...err..paws) thought the clever panther. "My turn then? I'll begin by drawing, and playing a Pot of Greed card!" he exclaimed drawing his 2 cards. (Beautiful) I'll summon Y-Dragon Head (1500/1600)! Finally, I'll activate this Monster Reborn! Revive X-Head Cannon (1800/1500)" he announced as his third machine monster appeared on the field.
(No...) Kaiba thought.
"Relax Kaiba, I've got bigger plans than to summon the XYZ-Dragon Cannon. Just wait. In the meantime, I'll set one card face down on the field and I guess I'll end my turn from here." He stated as Kaiba took a step back.
"And we go back to Kaiba's turn, who loses 500 life points thanks to my favorite card in the world!" he snickered as another jolt hit Kaiba. (K's LP: 900) "My dragon's trapped, but I can save him. Prepare to have your mask obliterated! I activate the magic card, Active Destruction! This card has the power to destroy all magic and trap cards currently active on the dueling field!" he elaborated as two fireballs came down to impale Mask of Restrict and the Mask of the Accursed, and a third came and impaled Active Destruction itself.
"Now my mighty dragon, take down his Z-Metal Caterpillar! White Lightning!" commanded Kaiba as the mighty blast was launched from the dragon's mouth.
"Reverse trap card, Hexagram Curse!" instantly responded Panther Warrior as the spell of magic encased the dragon, who roared a devastating cry. Kaiba growled.
"I'll set this card face down and end my turn."
"Now it's my move! You ready for my big surprise? I sacrifice X-Head Cannon, Y-Dragon Head, and Z-Metal Caterpillar to summon this!" he bellowed. "I call forth to the field my Guilford the Lightning! (2800/1400)" he announced as the warrior materialized on the field.
"What is that thing?!" Kaiba remarked.
"This thing has the power to destroy your Blue Eyes White Dragon instantly!" he responded as lightning came and electrocuted the dragon.
"Once again I've got you cornered!" said Kaiba, as the dragon was standing taller and prouder than ever along with Kaiba's face down card.
"By summoning Guilford to the field you activated my face down trap card, Power Drain! This mighty trap has the power to equip to your Guilford! In addition, this trap will negate all of your monster's effects." He slyly said as a black mask attached onto Guilford's face. The mask let loose a stream of purple energy into the air, and the lightning abruptly ended.
"I'll set a card face down," mumbled Panther Warrior.
"Pathetic move for a pathetic person, how ironic. However, it's my turn! First, Blue Eyes White Dragon, attack Guilford the Lightning! Destroy his last defense!" commanded the raging voice of Kaiba. The dragon obeyed its master and launched its signature stream of white lightning, completely annihilating the monster. (PW'S LP: 0)
"NO! How could this have happened?!" Panther Warrior burst, as he disappeared into darkness.
"Heh." Seto smirked as he walked off. Soon he came to a subway station and decided to check it out. A train was there so Kaiba decided to investigate it. However, as soon as he stepped onboard, the train instantly became full of life and dashed off non-stop. As soon as the train was out of sight, Yugi Moto was walking down the flight of subway stairs.
"Could have sworn I heard something." He thought, going back up the flight of stairs.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CARDS PLAYED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Magic Wave: QUICK PLAY MAGIC/Desc: Discard all magic cards from your hand, and immediately activate one magic card from your deck. This card cannot be activated if you have no magic cards in your hand. Limited: One Per Deck
De-Fusion: Return 1 Fusion Monster Card on the field to the Fusion Deck. In addition, if all the Fusion-Material monsters for the returned Fusion Monster Card are in your Graveyard, you can Special Summon them all to the field in face-up Attack or Defense Position.
Cost Down: MAGIC/Desc: Discard one card from your hand. Downgrade all monster cards in your hand by 2 levels until the End Phase in which this card is played.
Destructor Wall: ******/0/6000/Rock Type/Desc: This monster loses 1000 defense points during each of your standby phases. You may pay 1500 of this monster's defense points to destroy all defense type monsters on the field.
Lord of Dragons: ****/1200/1100/Spellcaster Type/Desc: All Dragon-Type monsters cannot be targeted by Magic Cards, Trap Cards, or other effects that specifically designate a target while this card is face-up on the field.
Witch of the Black Forest: ****/1100/1200/Spellcaster Type/Desc: When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard, move 1 monster with a DEF of 1500 or less from your Deck to your hand. Your Deck is then shuffled.
Rare Metal Soul: EQUIP MAGIC/Desc: This card may only be equipped to a fusion monster. Increase the fused monster's attack power by 1000.
Magician's Select: TRAP/Desc: You can activate this card if you have a Magic User Sub-Type Monster on the Field when your opponent attacks. Negate that attack, and destroy your opponent's face-up Monster on the Field with the lowest attack strength.
Clockwork Night: PERMANENT MAGIC/Desc: All Monsters on the Field become Machine Sub-Type Monsters. (Monsters summoned after this card is played are not affected.) Increase the attack strength of all Machine Sub-Type Monsters on your Field by 500. Reduce the attack strength of all Machine Sub-Type Monsters on your opponent's Field by 500.
Acid Rain Storm: QUICK PLAY MAGIC/Desc: Destroy all of your opponent's machine type monsters on the field. If this card is played in the same turn as "Clockwork Night", you must end your turn immediately after activating this card.
Magic Sanctuary: PERMANENT MAGIC/Desc: When this card is played, each player puts 1 Magic card from his or her deck into his or her hand, then shuffles his or her deck. While this card is on the Field, players can play Magic cards during other players' turns.
The Wicked Worm Beast: ***/1400/700/Beast/Desc: This card is returned to your hand at the end of your turn.
Cemetery Balance: MAGIC/Desc: Sacrifice one monster on your side of the field to summon a monster from your graveyard in face up attack position.
Z-Metal Caterpillar: ****/1500/1300/Machine Type
Mask of the Accursed: EQUIP MAGIC/Desc: The monster equipped with this card cannot attack. In addition, the player controlling the equipped monster must take damage of 500 Life Points during each of your Standby Phases.
Exchange of the Spirit: MAGIC/Desc: Pay 1000 life points to swap the player's decks with their graveyards.
Pot of Greed: MAGIC/Desc: Draw 2 cards from your deck.
Y-Dragon Head: ****/1500/1600/Machine Type
Monster Reborn: MAGIC/Desc: Select 1 Monster Card from either your opponent's or your own Graveyard and place it on the field under your control in Attack or Defense Position (face-up). This is considered a Special Summon.
X-Head Cannon: ****/1800/1500/Machine Type
Active Destruction: QUICK PLAY MAGIC/Desc: Destroy all face up magic and trap cards on the field.
Hexagram Curse: Select a monster. As long as this card remains face-up on the field, the selected monster cannot attack or change its battle position except by the effect of a Magic, Trap, or Effect Monster card. When the selected is destroyed, this card is also destroyed. If the selected monster is offered as a Tribute, this card is not destroyed.
Guilford The Lightning: Level 9 / 2800/1400/ Warrior Type / Desc: This monster can only be special summoned by sacrificing 3 Light Type monsters on the field. When this monster is summoned your opponent's monsters are destroyed and sent to the graveyard.
Power Drain: TRAP/Desc: This card can only be activated when a level 7 or higher monster has been successfully normal summoned or special summoned to the field. Equip this card to the monster. If the monster has an effect, it is immediately negated. If the monster does not have an effect, inflict 1000 points of direct damage to your opponent's life points. A monster equipped with this card cannot attack.