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Legends of the Demon Duelist-Midnight Arc
Chapter 4: Power of a Hero
Midnight sat back and took a sip of his glass of red wine. "This is beautiful…Akuma…" He chuckled quietly. "Such an amazing amount of power you possess. But I suppose being trapped in the abyss will do that to one such as yourself. Now you face Daniel Pilkington though…"
("Master…I cannot be defeated by these mortal beings…")
"I am Daniel Pilkington, the wolf demon lord!" Daniel lifted his disk and it clicked into place. "Duel!" He glanced back at Ahran and gave the emerald-eyed boy a knowing nod.
Ahran knew why he was here. With his father still asleep he'd be next in line to try and defeat Akuma. ("And he wants me to watch this, in case he can exploit some weakness in Akuma's strategy.")
Akuma shuffled his deck again. "And the bodies just keep piling up…"
Daniel- 4000
Akuma- 4000
Akuma drew. "I'll be going first." He placed a card face-down on his disk. "I set one monster face-down on the field and end my turn."
Daniel drew. "The magic card Pot of Greed lets me draw two cards!" He snapped two cards off of his deck and held them up. ("Perfect…") "I summon Elemental Hero Sparkman (1600/1400) in attack mode!" A yellow and blue-suited superhero appeared on the field and struck a pose, lightning crackling along its form. "Attack the set monster now! Spark Slash!" Lightning launched from the hero's fingers in a burst that hit the set card. "Gotcha!"
"Not quite." Akuma snickered as the electricity dissipated. "Protector of the Sanctuary (1100/1900) has enough defenses to hold against your attack." A neon outline appeared on the field.
Daniel- 3700
Akuma- 4000
Daniel slid a card from his hand into his disk. "I set one card face-down. End turn!"
Akuma drew. "You think your set card frightens me?" He held up a card. "Mystical Space Typhoon!" A blast of wind hit the set card and blew it apart. "That isn't all!" Protector of the Sanctuary was swallowed up in a small whirlwind. "I sacrifice my Protector to bring out Summoned Skull!" (2500/1200) A tall demon made of muscle tissue and bone appeared on the field. "Try this! Demon Thunder!" It released a blast of lightning that hit Sparkman and destroyed it instantly.
Daniel- 2800
Akuma- 4000
Daniel braced himself against the backlash and then looked at the Summoned Skull coldly. "You're on my list of things to kill." He drew. When his eyes saw the card's image he smirked slightly. "I summon Elemental Hero Bubbleman (800/1200) in attack mode!" A blue-armored superhero appeared in play and struck a curious pose. "When I have no other cards in play and this card is summoned I draw two cards!" Snapping two new cards off of his deck, he held them up. "I play Silent Rebirth! This magic card revives one normal monster from my graveyard!" Sparkman appeared on the field in a crouching position.
Akuma's eyes narrowed. ("A defense…?")
Daniel smirked and slid a card into his disk. "Activate Polymerization! This magic card will fuse Sparkman, Bubbleman and the Featherman in my hand together!" A swirling vortex pulled the three monsters out of sight. "Elemental Hero Tempest (2800/2800) is summoned!" A visor-wearing winged hero with a blaster instead of a right hand appeared on the field. "Attack Summoned Skull now! Chaos Tempest!" The warrior bellowed and pointed its blaster at the demon, obliterating it with a wave of blue energy.
Daniel- 2800
Akuma- 3700
Daniel slid a card into his disk. "I set one card face-down on the field. End turn."
Akuma drew. "A fusion…" He glowered. "It is mighty, but not mighty enough for me." He placed a card onto his disk. "First I summon Element Soldier (1500/1200) in attack mode." A spear-holding armored demon appeared in play. "And then I play the equipment magic card Mask of the Accursed." A hideous mask appeared over Tempest's face. "This magic card prevents your monster from attacking. Also, every one of my standby phases you'll take 500 life points of damage. End turn."
Daniel gritted his teeth and drew. "First I'll switch Tempest into defense mode." The fusion hero crouched. "And then I summon Elemental Hero Burst Lady (1200/800) in attack mode!" A red-suited female superhero appeared on the field.
"That monster is no match for my Element Soldier." Akuma sneered calmly. "And as long as that fusion is trapped behind my mask all you can do is sit back and let your life points drop."
"Actually…" Daniel opened his field magic card slot. "I've got a surprise for you. It's the field magic card Skyscraper!" All around them huge buildings exploded up into the air. "As long as this field magic card is in play all monsters with hero in their title gain 1000 attack points when they battle with a stronger monster! Burst Lady, attack Element Soldier with Burst Fire!" The woman threw a fireball at the armored demon and blew it apart instantly. (2200/800) "End turn!"
Daniel- 2800
Akuma- 3000
Akuma growled and angrily drew. "Mask of the Accursed damages you for 500 life points!"
Daniel- 2300
Akuma- 3000
Daniel grinned. "I'll run you down before my life points disappear."
"Are you so certain of that?" Akuma held up a card. "I summon Opticlops!" (1800/1700) A single-eyed giant appeared on the field. "Also, I play the magic card Riryoku! This magic card will take half of Burst Lady's attack and give it to my monster until the end of the turn!" (600/800) (2400/1700) "Opticlops, attack now!" The monster roared and slashed through the superhero. (1600/800)
Daniel- 1500
Akuma- 3000
Daniel dropped to one knee and clutched at his chest. ("Damn…")
Akuma started to chuckle. "End turn." (1800/1700)
Ahran clenched his fist. "Hang in there…"
Daniel stood up. "I'm going to do more than that! Draw!" He looked at the drawn card. "I switch Tempest into attack mode!" The fusion hero stood up. "And now…Mystical Space Typhoon!" A blast of wind hit the Mask of the Accursed and blew it apart. "Tempest, attack Opticlops now! Chaos Tempest!" The warrior fired its blaster and blew the Cyclops away instantly. "End turn."
Daniel- 1500
Akuma- 2000
Akuma drew. "I set one card face-down and one monster. The turn is yours Pilkington."
Daniel drew. "Tempest, attack the set monster now! Chaos Tempest!" The warrior fired another blast of energy that blew the set monster apart.
"Dark Mimic Level 1 (100/1000) activates its special ability." Akuma drew one card.
Daniel frowned. "End turn."
Akuma drew. ("I've pulled it…") "I set one monster face-down on the field and one card face-down. End turn."
Daniel drew. "Elemental Hero Tempest, attack the set monster now! Chaos Tempest!" The warrior fired its blast at the set monster.
Akuma sneered. "Reverse card open! Deck Destruction Virus!" His face-down card revealed a Kuriboh. (300/200) It squeaked and exploded, spraying a purple mist across Daniel's field and deck. "Now all 1500 or more attack monsters in your deck, field, and hand are sent to the graveyard!" Tempest dispersed with the mist.
Daniel growled and fanned out his deck, taking a few cards and sliding them into his graveyard slot. "I set one monster face-down on the field and end my turn."
Akuma drew. "I summon Twin-Headed Wolf (1500/1200) and order it to attack your set monster!" A two-headed demon wolf appeared on the field and bit through the set monster. "End turn!"
Daniel slid the card into his graveyard and drew. "I set one monster face-down. End turn."
Akuma drew. "I set one monster in defense mode! Go Twin-Headed Wolf!" The huge monster bit through the set card again. "End turn!"
Daniel drew. Looking at the drawn card he frowned. "I summon Elemental Hero Soulman (1400/1200) in attack mode!" A warrior in flowing white robes appeared on the field and slowly lowered down into play. "Attack now! Soul Flash!" It released a blast of energy from its hands. (2400/1200) Twin-headed Wolf howled in pain and then exploded. "End turn."
Daniel- 1500
Akuma- 1100
Akuma drew. "I set one monster face-down and end my turn."
Daniel drew. "I play the magic card Fusion Sage!" He removed his deck from its slot and then took a card out of it. "Now I add one Polymerization card from my deck to my hand!" He put his deck back in place. "Go Soulman! Soul Flash!"
"Reverse card open!" Akuma's set card flipped up. "Dark Vortex forces all monsters on your field into defense mode and allows me to special summon one monster from my hand with three stars or less!" He threw a card down. "Brain Jacker (200/900) in defense mode!" A grey brain appeared on his field.
Daniel growled low in his throat. ("He has three monsters now…") "End turn."
Akuma drew. And started to laugh. "It comes to bring about your end! First I flip summon Mask of Darkness!" (900/400) A yellow wooden mask appeared on the field. "This monsters effect lets me add one trap from my graveyard to my hand." He held up Dark Vortex. "And then I sacrifice these three monsters!" All three of his monsters disappeared in a whirlwind of black air. "Awaken now, the mighty Archfiend Emperor!" (5000/0)
The wind died down and the huge one hundred foot tall monstrosity now towered over all of the skyscrapers. It started to laugh wildly. "Also, one of the monsters I sacrificed was Sangan." (1000/600) "When it is sent from the field to the graveyard I may add one monster with 1500 or less attack from my deck to my hand." He held up a card and slid it into his hand. "Archfiend Emperor, destroy Soulman now! Claw of the Abyss!" The god demon dropped its claw down onto the superhero and blew it apart. "End turn!"
Daniel drew. "I set one monster face-down on the field. Then I play the continuous magic card Mirage of Nightmare! Finally I set three cards face-down on the field. End turn."
Akuma drew. "During my standby phase you draw until you are holding four cards."
Daniel nodded and did so.
Akuma looked at his drawn card. "I play the magic card Force of Darkness! This magic card allows one dark attribute monster in play to deal damage through defense during this turn!" Archfiend Emperor roared loudly. "That means you are doomed! I discard Theban Nightmare!" (1500/500) (6500/0) "Claw of the Abyss!" The giant claw slammed into the set card and blew it apart.
Daniel pointed at one of his set cards. "Emergency Provisions lets me sacrifice magic and trap cards to gain 1000 life points per card!" Mirage of Nightmare, two of his set cards and Skyscraper disappeared in a flash of light. "Also, the monster you destroyed was Friendog. (700/1200) And when this monster is destroyed I pick up one Polymerization card and one Elemental Hero from my graveyard and add it to my hand." He picked up two new cards and added them to his hand.
Daniel- 200
Akuma- 1100
Akuma snarled. "You lucky little…end turn!"
Daniel drew. "Luck had nothing to do with it! And neither will this!" He pointed at his set card. "I reveal The Warrior Returning Alive. This magic card lets me take back one warrior monster from my graveyard." He grabbed a card and slid it into his hand. "This is your end! Monster Reborn lets me revive one monster from my graveyard!" A green armored humanoid appeared in play. "Jinzo returns!" (2400/1500) "From my hand I play Polymerization!" He held the magic card that was his answer to the Archfiend Emperor out in front of him. "Elemental Heroes Cyberman, Gunman, Sparkman, and Clayman now combine their power with Jinzo."
A giant robot appeared on the field behind him. "Super Jinzo (4500/1300) in attack mode!"
"Super Jinzo?" Akuma blinked in surprise. "It won't be enough…"
Daniel slid the last card in his hand into his graveyard. "By activating its special ability…I can send one card from my hand to the graveyard and then remove a monster in graveyard from the game!" He held up Tempest and then it faded. "Guess where those attack points go." (7300/1300)
"Impossible…"
"Super Jinzo, Ultimate Psycho Shockwave!" The machine started up a powerful scream that blew Archfiend Emperor away. "End turn."
Daniel- 200
Akuma- 300
Akuma drew. "You are impressive for a mortal being…but first I play Pot of Greed to draw two cards." He slid two cards off of his deck….looked at them…and started to laugh crazily. "But like all mortals, that's just what you are! From my hand…"
Daniel felt a chill run through his body. "Ahran, get ready!" He turned and saw what he knew was going to be played. "Black Lightning…"
"That's right." Akuma snickered. "Black Lightning's special ability lets me discard one fiend from my hand to destroy a monster in play. Half of that monster's attack power will be deducted from your life points!" A bolt of lightning struck Super Jinzo and blew it apart. "And that means…"
Daniel- 0
Akuma- 300
Daniel closed his eyes. "Honestly…I'm impress..e…d…." He collapsed face-first to the ground, unmoving.
Ahran clenched his fist until blood flowed out of it. "You…you monster…"
"Let's stop stating the obvious." Akuma shuffled his deck. "And let's keep going. Are you next?"
Ahran lifted his duel disk. Pulling out a plain set of cards, he focused his will into it and felt it change into his Crystal Dragon deck. "Yes…and I'm all that's left. I will defeat you." Slamming his disk home, he pointed at the dark giant. "Duel!"
To be continued…
Such impossible power…Akuma is amazing. He's defeated Midas King, Kenshin Anderson and Daniel Pilkington, one after another…but I will win. I am the son of Rikuo Amero, and I will win! Akuma, make prayers to whatever gods you worship!
Next Episode: Crystal Composite Dragon Summon
To Rex: And again. Glad you are enjoying it.
To Seeker of the Soul: It's all happening quickly because Midnight is done waiting.
To Sinister: Indeed, let's see how this turns out.
To Raine Vindicare: Sorry buddy.
To john: Sorry.
To Bobbomp&Anime Albino: No comment
To Neo Arkadia: That he does.
To Lance Murdock: That doesn't work, but in my story it does. Bloody hell.
