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Legends of the Demon Duelist-Midnight Arc
Chapter 16: 129 against one
"Master Midnight…" Scion bowed at the foot of the throne. "It seems the Dark Halo is awake."
Midnight tapped his foot against the floor. ("So it has awoken…") "Fortify our hold on the island. I don't want to risk losing what we have worked to get."
"Are you sure that you do not want me to crush the Dark Halo?" Scion bowed once again.
Midnight shook his head. "No…for now I want my base of operations in place before I go and risk a fight with anyone of significance such as the Halo…"
"As you wish milord."
"No." Ichigo's hand waved across the room. "All of you at once. I don't have the time to waste taking you down one after another." His duel disk slid into place.
All of the wraiths formed in front of him…and then mashed together into one spectral mass. And from within that mass emerged six wraiths, disks at ready. "Foolish mortal…if that is what you wish…so be it. We will exchange positions as our turns pass. But it is unlikely you will last more than one turn."
Ichigo's body snapped its fingers and the world around them blurred. "I begin this darkness game in according to the rules of the Dark Halo!" His lips curled into a dark smile. "On that note…that's who you will be facing in this duel."
Dark Halo- 4000
Wraiths- 4000X6 (123 in reserve)
The first wraith drew. "From my hand I play the continuous magic card Double Summon. This card lets all players perform two normal summons per turn." It grabbed two cards and threw them into its graveyard. "Cost Down lets me lower the level of all monsters in my hand and field by two!" It threw down two cards. "Now I call out two Summoned Skulls!" (2500/1200X2) A pair of bone and muscle demons appeared on the field. "End turn."
The second wraith drew. "I summon Bistro Butcher (1800/800) and Archfiend Soldier (1900/1500) to the field!" A blue demon in cook's clothing and a purple horned demon appeared on the field. "I set two cards face-down on the field. End turn."
The third wraith drew. "I play two Devil's Sanctuary magic cards to summon two Metal Devil Tokens!" (0/0) A pair of metal dolls appeared on the field. "Then I sacrifice them both to Zoa!" (2600/1900) A large blue demon appeared in play. "I set two cards face-down and end my turn."
The fourth wraith drew. "I summon two Death Kaisers (1800/1500) to the field!" A pair of black-armored demons appeared on the field. "End turn."
The fifth wraith drew. "I set three cards face-down. End turn."
The sixth wraith drew. "I summon Black Guarders (300/2300) in defense mode!" A pair of bulky demons holding shields appeared on the field. "Also I set one card face-down and end my turn."
The Dark Halo drew. "So…from what I sense you think to try and overwhelm me hmm?" He looked at the drawn card. "I special summon War Razor Dragon (1850/1700) in attack mode through its special effect. When I have no monsters in play and my opponent does, I can special summon it out." A giant robotic dragon covered in metal sharp blades appeared in play and roared loudly. "Now I set one monster face-down for my normal summon of the turn." He slammed three cards into his disk. "Next I set three cards face-down and then play Card of Sanctity." Six cards left his deck, while the wraiths all drew their cards.
Eri watched in amazement….how could anyone hope to defeat 129 opponents?
Halo pointed at one of its set cards. "First I activate the continuous magic card Cyber War Base." Behind him a giant egg-shaped building shimmered into existence right outside. "This card raises the attack of all War machine monsters by 500 points." (2350/1700) "Now I activate one of the effects of this card. By sacrificing a War machine type monster that I have in play to deal its attack in damage to all opponents I have." War Razor Dragon exploded and sprayed each of the six wraiths with sharp blades.
Dark Halo- 4000
Wraiths- 1650X6 (Reserve: 123)
Halo pointed at its set monster. "Monster special ability activates now!" The card that was revealed was a miniature cylinder mobile repair facility. It looked like a truck carrying a tiny base on it. "Mobile Repair Vehicle (0/2000) flips up if I wish to use its effect. When one War machine type monster is sent to the graveyard I can special summon the lost monster back to the field!" War Razor Dragon appeared in play again. "And again." It exploded and sprayed the three wraiths with blades, tearing all six apart.
Dark Halo- 4000
Wraiths- 0 (Reserve: 123)
Six new wraiths appeared in play.
Halo slammed a card into his disk. "Metal Recovery Engine!" A huge contraption appeared on the field and started to run wildly. "This card activates when played. One monster on my field flips down."
Mobile Repair Vehicle turned into a set card. And then it flipped up and War Razor Dragon reappeared on the field.
Halo smirked. "Metal Recovery Engine also activates when a War machine type monster on my field is sent to the graveyard." He pointed at War Razor Dragon and it exploded, spraying the six wraiths with blades. And then the Mobile Repair Vehicle turned into a set card, flipped up, and War Razor Dragon reappeared. "And now…" His fangs lifted up and he sneered. "Let the War Death Combo begin."
It became a cycle. And as quickly as the wraiths would appear they would get cut down before they even got a chance to play any cards.
Dark Halo- 4000
Wraiths- 4000X3 (Reserve: 0)
The last three wraiths stood calmly. Then one of them snapped up a card when the razors launched towards it. "I activate the effect of the quickplay magic card Duel Restart! By discarding five cards from my hand I can force us all to shuffle up our decks and restart the duel!"
The whole field vanished.
The first wraith snapped the top card off of its deck. "I set one monster face-down and one card face-down. End turn."
The second wraith, which had no hand, drew. "I set one card face-down and end my turn."
The third wraith drew. "I set one monster face-down and end my turn."
Halo drew. "I summon War Titan (2200/2000) in attack mode." A huge mecha appeared on the field, its stream-lined body shining in the faded light. "This monster, like War Razor Dragon, can be special summoned if my opponent has at least two more monsters in play." Another card was slapped down next to it. "And now I summon Weapon Delivery Vehicle (900/1400) in defense mode!" A hovering robot appeared on the field. "When this monster is summoned I may take one equipment magic card from my deck and equip it to one War Titan in play."
A huge beam rifle appeared in the grasp of the craft and it dropped it down into the hands of the Titan. "Defense Crusher Rifle. This card raises the equipped monster's attack power by 1500 points. Also, this monster can now deal damage through defense!" (3700/2000) Halo's eyes flicked between the two wraiths in play that had cards in their hands. ("I'd best eliminate these annoyances now.") "First I play the quickplay magic card Limiter Removal! This card doubles the attack of all machine monsters in play!" (7400/2000) (1800/1400) "Now attack that one's monster! Defense Crusher Shot!" The mech snapped the rifle up and fired, the blast blowing right through wraith one's set monster and hitting it, dissipating it immediately.
"I'm far from done! Weapon Delivery Vehicle lets me sacrifice it to allow one machine monster that I have in play attack again!" War Titan snapped its rifle around to aim at wraith three's set monster. "Defense Crusher Shot!" The rifle fired again and pierced through that set monster, the blast hitting the other wraith and tearing it to shreds.
Dark Halo- 4000
Wraith- 0X2/4000
Halo slid a card into his disk. "I set one card face-down and end my turn. And during my end phase," His War Titan exploded into dust. "I discard War Mechanic (700/500) to bring one War machine type monster that was destroyed back to play!" The War Titan reappeared in play.
The remaining wraith drew. "Reverse card open." Its face-down card flipped up. "Force of Equilibrium lets me draw five cards." It slid five new cards off of its deck. "First I summon Glitter Harpy (1300/1400) in attack mode." A bird-woman covered in glitter appeared on the field. "Also, I set one card face-down. End turn."
Halo drew. "I play the equipment magic card Triple Steel. By sending this card to the graveyard I can search my deck for two more copies of it. I send one of those copies to the graveyard and special summon the other one!" (2200/2000) Another War Titan appeared in play, this one much blockier than the other one. "War Titan one, attack Glitter Harpy!" The stream-lined one flew forwards and punched right through the bird-woman.
Dark Halo- 4000
Wraith- 3100
The wraith snapped a card into its graveyard. "This monster's special ability lets me special summon one Beast, Winged Beast, or Beast-Warrior to the field." A giant humanoid lion appeared on the field and roared. (2300/1000) "Manticore of Darkness is special summoned to the field." It pointed at its face-down card. "I reveal Tower to the Pyramid. This continuous trap card lets me discard one card from my hand to play one Pyramid of Light from my deck to the field!" Another card slid into its graveyard and a glowing pyramid of blue light appeared around both of them.
Halo looked at the last card in its hand. "End turn."
The wraith drew. "I pay 500 life points to special summon Sphinx Teleia to the field in defense mode!" (2500/3000) A huge winged lion creature with a woman's head attached to it and appeared on the field in a crouching position. "Also, I pay another 500 life points to special summon Anthro Sphinx!" (3000/2000) A giant bipedal lion in blue armor appeared on the field and roared at Halo's two monsters. "These monsters cannot attack during the turn they are summoned, so I set one card face-down and end my turn."
Halo calmly drew. "Well…how interesting you are. To think that you want to oppose me with the skill of an actual duelist…" He flipped the card up. "I activate Pot of Greed." Snapping two cards of his deck, he looked at the new cards. "First I play the equipment magic card Electric Animators." The third War Titan, this one covered in sharp armor, appeared on the field in a crouching position. (2200/2000) "Also, I set one monster face-down and one card face-down. End turn."
The wraith drew. "I activate the equipment magic card Fangs of Blood." Anthro Sphinx roared in pure anger as its fangs shot out in size and sharpness. "When this monster destroys a monster as a result of battle you'll take that monster's attack in damage. Now I switch Sphinx Teleia into attack mode!" The female monster stood up. "Anthro Sphinx, attack now!" The giant lion monster roared with all its strength, creating a shockwave force that hurtled towards the defense mode War Titan.
Halo sneered. "You think that these machines are the final evolution? Reveal face-down card!" His card flipped up and the War Titan disappeared in an explosion of light. "Mirror Armor Upgrade transforms my monster into War Mirror Titan!" (1000/2500) A new mecha made of mirrors appeared on the field. "Once per turn this monster may negate one attack and destroy the attacking monster!" It was hit by the blast and slapped it back, striking Anthro Sphinx and shattering it with its own attack.
The wraith pointed at a different War Titan. "Attack now Manticore of Darkness!" The lion monster charged forwards.
"Reveal Fusion Core!" Halo's other set card flipped up. "This card allows me to sacrifice a pair of War Titans in play!" The two remaining War Titans exploded into dust. "Come out now…" A ball of light appeared and faded away to reveal a mecha that looked like a steel angel. "War Angel Titan (2600/2300) in attack mode!"
The wraith's hand dropped towards the ground. "End turn."
Halo drew. "I expected a little better from one who could stop my Razor Death Combo. Oh well…" He held the card up. "Card of Sanctity again." They both drew six cards. As his eyes flicked over the drawn cards he started to laugh... "Good…I can end this. First I discard War Pilot (450/600) to special summon one War machine type monster from my hand to the field. Come out now War Razor Dragon!" (1850/1700) The giant metal dragon appeared on the field behind him. "Now I play War Cyber Base!" The giant base appeared behind him. "And the attack of all War machine type monsters on my field goes up by 500!" (3100/2300) (1500/2500) (2350/1700) His lips curled up slightly. "It's time to end this…I play Power Bonding!" Energy crackled between War Angel Titan and War Razor Dragon. "This counts as a fusion card for machines!" Both creatures exploded apart and formed into a fusion of blades and wings. "War Death Seed (3700/2700) in attack mode!"
Electricity continued to arch along the machine's body. "Power Bonding doubles the original attack of the fused machine!" (6900/2700) Death Seed flapped its dragon wings a couple of times and then its angel wings. "At the end phase of this turn I will take damage equal to the original attack of the fused monster, but you won't last long enough to see that! Death Seed, attack now!" His fusion machine powered up jets attached to its back, preparing to charge.
"Reveal face-down quickplay magic card." The Wraith pointed at its set card. "Mirage Magic will negate your attack and increase my life points by the attack of your monster."
"Oh really?" Halo held up a card. "I activate the quickplay magic card War Controller. While there is a War machine type monster in play I can steal one card from your field." Mirage Magic teleported to his field and exploded into dust. "Continue the attack." Death Seed launched forward and slammed into the Wraith's field. "This monster's special ability lets it destroy all monsters in play after it has attacked one. You take the attack of the destroyed monsters in life point damage." As the smoke cleared there was nothing left of the Wraith.
Halo- 4000
Wraith- 0 (Reserve: 0)
Everyone stared in a mix of horror and awe at the Dark Halo.
He returned their stares with a cold glare. "I didn't do this to save you…I did this because Ichigo is a pitiful fool with a heart." Closing his eyes he sat down and crossed his legs.
And in the distance the sound of a helicopter coming in for a landing could be heard.
To be continued…
So they have escaped…how quaint. However, I will not take the bait and go after them. Enough of their best duelists have been defeated that all which is left is a pair of weaklings, a human, Amero's child, and the Dark Halo incarnate. They can prepare for this all they want…but there is no way for me to be defeated.
Next Episode: Plans to counter-attack
To Justin: Ummm….I might use them…I might not…
To Seeker of the Soul: What do you think of the Dark Halo?
To falcon demon general: I will write it just like that.
To Hogwarts-Knight: It wasn't Ichigo. It was another part of his personality…the embodiment of all of his hate and anger. And it simply calls itself the Dark Halo.
To Wolfy: You should really calm down.
To Gryphinwyrm7: That it is.
To Dais: She's calmed down a little bit and gotten more used to other beings having contact with her. She's grown up.
To Star AJT: That's about right.
