Author's Notes: Duel Montageness!

Chapter Thirteen: Duel Montage Pt. 2

"Now I summon Mystical Elf(800/2000) and activate Pendant of Balance to summon Dark Elf(2000/800)! These two aren't really needed, but they're back up in case you can recover. My three other magicians will attack you directly!" The magician's charged up and fired, creating a triumvirate of magical energies.

"I activate Release of a Warrior's Burden! This removes all warriors in my cemetery from the game if I am being attacked directly. Not only does it negate that attack, but it increases my life points by five hundred for each removed!" His cemetery slot spat out all of its monsters, and he fanned them out, revealing a combined total of eight cards. (KLP: 12000)

"Looks like you've got the life point advantage now, but I've got field advantage. So we'll see if you can make it to the next turn. I set two cards face down, and that's all."

Kensai snapped up a card, and then burst out laughing. "Prepare yourself! Since I have more than seven monster out of play I can activate this magic card, Chaos End! Now all monsters in play will be destroyed!"

Davis grimaced as a powerful vortex swept across the field, blowing away each of his hard earned monsters. "Now I summon Command Knight(1200/1900) and according to the effect of Wandering Samurai I can special summon a second Command Knight(1200/1900)!"

Asriel's eyes widened as the two female knights hit the field, and energy flowed between the two of them. "Watch out Davis! Remember, those two boost each other's attack points by a total of eight hundred, and they create an attack lock!"

"The girl knows her warriors. Now, Command Knight the first attacks you directly!" Davis closed his eyes briefly, and then pressed a button on his duel disk.

"Go, trap card! Grave Chain activates, and lets me discard one card from my hand to play a trap from my cemetery. So I discard the last card in my hand to activate Mirror Force!" The shining blue barrier blocked the knight's attack, and she was thrown backwards.

Kensai narrowed his eyes and slammed a card from his hand into his duel disk. "I play Overcoming Boundaries from my hand, which lets my monsters avoid destruction for this turn. However, the first knight's attack is still negated. But the second one will continue with a direct attack!"

Davis frowned and glanced down at his set card. He snapped his arm out and the card flipped face up. "Activate trap, Reckless Greed! This lets me draw two cards at the cost of my next two draw phases!"

He snapped two cards off his deck, and then immediately threw one into his cemetery. "I discard Kuriboh(300/200) to negate the life point damage of your attack!" The blade slammed into his shoulder and drove him to his knees, but he was still in the duel.

"That was a lucky draw, but now you're stuck with just that one card in your hand for the next two turns. There's no way you can win like that. For now I set one card face down, and now it's your turn."

Listening to the whispers of the power within, Davis held up the card in his hand. He lowered his eyes and then placed the card onto his disk. "I set this one monster face down. That's all I can do."

Kensai slapped down his own newly drawn card, and a dark armored monster wielding two scimitars appeared. Then an identical monster appeared next to it. "Dark Blade(1800/1600) and his brethren both appear. Now, Command Knight will attack your set monster!"

The female knight charged and slashed her blade down on the monster. It shattered, and then reformed as what looked like some sort of plant. Kensai's eyes went wide as he realized what it was. "Fiber Jar(500/500)! That means that the duel is reset!"

"That's right, so shuffle up and draw your new hand." The two duelists complied with the card's effect, but Kensai was at a disadvantage since he had already summoned during this turn. He frowned at what he saw.

"I activate D.D. Borderline. This continuous magic card prevents either player from having a battle phase for as long as I don't have any magic cards in my grave. End Turn." A ripple in space and time appeared between them, preventing any form of attack.

Since he still had no draw phase, Davis had to work with what he had. But that wasn't going to be a problem. "I summon Skilled Dark Magician(1900/1700). Then I activate Pot of Greed. Then Research on the Pot of Greed to draw two more!"

In quick succession he slid four cards off his deck, pumping his hand size up to six cards. Then he slid one of them onto his duel disk, and a burst of wind shattered the borderline. "Mystical Space Typhoon eliminates your continuous magic card, clearing the way."

Kensai's eyes widened as he counted the magic cards that had just been played. He knew what was coming next. "I sacrifice Skilled Dark Magician and his three counters to summon the Dark Magician(2500/2100)! But he'll be gone soon, because I play Polymerization!"

Davis held up Buster Blader(2600/2300) and the two monsters merged as one in a vortex of energy. The monster that emerged wore magnificent armor and had a bladed staff in his hand. "Meet Dark Paladin(2900/2600)! He attacks you directly!"

Dark Paladin slashed directly into Kensai, knocking him backwards. The damage was great, but Kensai could see by the look on Davis' face that it wasn't over yet. "Go quick-play magic card, Defusion! This breaks down Dark Paladin into his base parts, who attack you directly!"

Dark Paladin's form shifted, and Buster Blader and Dark Magician appeared on the field. Buster Blader slammed his sword against Kensai, while Dark Magician used its Dark Magic Attack to blast Kensai off his feet. "You wanted my power? Well that's my strength. I set one card face down and end my turn!" (KLP: 4000)

Kensai drew and placed the card on his duel disk. "One monster in defense mode. End turn."

Davis drew for the first time in two turns, and then immediately tossed the card onto his duel disk. "D.D. Warrior Lady(1500/1600) in attack mode. Now she attacks your set monster!"

A ghostly reaper appeared and swept down on Buster Blader, hacking the mighty warrior in half. "Night Assailant(200/100) has a flip effect that destroys one monster on the field. So your Buster Blader fell prey to it."

"You're still going to feel my strength! Dark Magic Attack!" Another energy assault drove Kensai back and dropped his life points by more than half. However, the warrior duelist still didn't seem to have been hurt very much. (KLP: 1500)

Kensai drew and then he began to laugh. "It's here...the power that will undo you. I activate the magic card Painful Choice!"

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"Time to reveal my strategy! You just attacked a monster that cannot be killed in battle and comes with a shocking effect. It is Shock Plated Armor(1000/1000), and the monster that battles it cannot attack for two turns afterwards, but my armor dies at the end of the turn it is attacked!" A red chest-plate floated in front of Masue, electricity crackling through it.

'Armors? I remember Drake once mentioning something about a set of monsters called Armor monsters. He said they were powerful, but he never really explained what they did. So I have no idea what to expect.' Kai glanced at his Silent Magician, knowing that attacking with it at this point would be fruitless.

"I set a card face down. End." That one word seemed to be the key, and according to it's effect Shock Plated Armor shattered, leaving nothing on Masue's field but the face down card he had chosen not to use.

"So far you haven't impressed me, and I haven't even unleashed any of the real strength of my Great Armor Deck! Before long you will crumble beneath the power of Masue Ihachi!"

Kai didn't even blink at this declaration. 'So Kodowari was deceiving us huh? This guy is the same Masue 'Hitachi' that he mentioned, yet his name is in reality Ihachi. He's related to Drake somehow...'

Masue smirked and held his hand out in front of his cemetery slot. A card shot out of it, and he threw it down onto his duel disk. "One of the cards I discarded when you played Joint Charity can be special summoned to the field in attack mode during each standby phase that it's in the grave. So meet Psychic Armor Head(0/500)!"

A blue helmet with a black visor shimmered into play, floating in mid-air. Kai frowned, unsure of exactly what the weak monster was capable of other than that. "Now I activate my face down card, War Path! This destroys all set cards in play and deals their owners two hundred damage each!"

A massive tank trundled forwards, tromping over the two set cards on Kai's field. He grimaced as his defenses crumbled and his life points took a slight dip. "Four hundred damage is hardly going to win you the duel." (KLP: 3600)

"Maybe not, but I have other methods. First of all, I sacrifice Psychic Armor Head for an armor that is one of my personal favorites. Inferno Blade Armor(0/0)!" A full body armor appeared, but unlike the helmet this armor was blood red, and had strange extensions at the top of the gauntlets.

To Kai's surprise the armor flew down and snapped onto Masue's body making him one with the armor. He smirked and raised both fists, and suddenly sharp blades appeared from the extensions. "Inferno Blade Armor's special effect is a deadly one, because when it attacks a monster damage calculation is negated and the opposing creature dies. So here I come!"

He sprinted across the field and sliced straight through Silent Magician. The blue haired magician exploded into dust, leaving just one monster left on Kai's field. "Now since I destroyed your monster you have to discard one card from the top of your deck for each level of the monster I killed."

Kai discarded four cards since his monster was a level four. "Now I set two cards face down and end my turn."

The magician using duelist took a quick measure of his hand, and chose his method. "I set one monster in defense mode and place one magic or trap card face down. End."

Masue smirked and snapped his fingers, causing Psychic Armor Head to reappear. "I'll sacrifice my armor once again to summon Plasma Armor(0/0) in defense mode!"

A second full body armor appeared, only this one was vibrant yellow in color. It also had a large energy pack strapped to its back. "This monster will prove useful for later. Until then...I attack Light Magician!"

One swing was all it took to destroy the magician. Kai growled in frustration and slid seven cards off his deck and into the cemetery. That Inferno Blade Armor was going to get really annoying really quickly. "My turn, draw!"

"I summon Effect Breaker(1600/1000) in attack mode. Upon being summoned he gains a magic counter, which raises his attack by three hundred. That's all." The breaker monster held his sword up high, and awaited any assault to come his way.

"Bah, that's nothing! First Psychic Armor Head returns. Then I summon my own breaker, Breaker Armor(0/0) whom I remove from play to remove your set card from play as well!" The jet black full body armor appeared, grabbed hold of Kai's set card, and then vanished completely.

"Here I come! Say goodbye to Effect Breaker!" Kai shook his head as Masue charged towards him, and then snapped his fingers.

"He's called Effect Breaker for a reason. Now, remove your magic counter and do your stuff!" Effect Breaker charged in to meet Masue, and his sword slashed into the red armor. Masue's eyes widened as the blade struck his chest and threw him back across the field, shattering his armor. (MLP: 2400)

"That was reckless of you. Effect Breaker can remove his counter to remove one monster's effect completely. So I just removed Inferno Blade Armor's effect and you recklessly slammed a normal monster with zero points into a monster with sixteen hundred." Masue snarled and folded his arms, standing behind his Plasma Armor.

Kai drew and then threw his newly drawn card onto his duel disk. Then he slid another card into it. "I summon Breaker the Magical Warrior(1900/1000) and I also play Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy one of your sets! Then Breaker removes his counter to destroy the second!"

Masue grimaced as his two face down cards vanished in a flash, leaving him with two weak monsters, one of whom was in attack mode. "Effect Breaker will bring down Plasma Armor!"

The moment his monster's sword hit the armor, it exploded spraying energy and fumes all across the field. Both duelists fell to their knees, grabbing their stomachs in pain as the energy and fumes seeped into their skin. Masue pushed himself back to his feet and offered an explanation. "When Plasma Armor is destroyed I take seven hundred and fifty damage, while you take fifteen hundred." (KLP: 2100, MLP: 1650)

"I'm fine with that. Breaker will attack Psychic Armor Head!" The red armored magician tore through the defenseless blue armor, and with it significantly damaged Masue's life points, leaving him with barely even a handful remaining. (MLP: 50)

Masue frowned, and then he drew, smiling as Psychic Armor Head returned. "You're strong, I'll give you that. But you're out of your league against me! Prepare to face my full power in the form of the ultimate borgman! Go, Armored Gravitation!"

Kai stared in horror as one by one blue armor pieces began to appear on the field. First a right arm, then a left, then a pair of legs, and finally a chest plate. "My monsters come together with me in order to form a warrior of undeniable strength! I am the Borgman(0/0)!"

He now stood completely covered by the blue armor, and looked like a futuristic soldier. "My chest plate known as Activate Guard can protect me from damage...so it's time to end you with a move that has crushed many of my opponents. I'll destroy you with Big Bang Blow(0/500)!"

He raised his fist and then launched across the field. Kai frowned, and then made a slashing motion with his left arm. "Breaker, counterattack!"

"Not good enough!" To Kai's horror the powerful fist slammed into Breaker and ripped his armor apart, and then Masue continued charging. That fast flying fist struck Kai in the stomach and blew him backwards, sending him tumbling end over end for dozens of feet.

Masue's armor suit shattered into a million pieces, and then he shook out his fist. He stared at the fallen Kai and smirked as energy flowed into his body. "When Big Bang Blow is destroyed in battle all monsters in play die, and each player loses those monster's attack as life points. That means you're finished, and I'm just fine." (KLP: 0)

He smirked and started to walk away, but felt the need to toss one last comment over his shoulder. "Oh yeah, and thanks for the life energy. It'll go to good use."

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Vance looked astonished as all three of his monsters blew apart, none of them able to use their effects. "You gain fifteen hundred life points because of your Sugar Rush card, but you also have an open field. So now I flip up Gilford the Swift(1400/500) and attack you directly with each of my monsters!"

The three attacks smashed into Vance's body, and he dropped to his knees. But he was still looking up with a big idiotic grin on his face, and looking hyper as ever. It didn't seem like anything short of a divine act could stop him from being hyper. "You aren't really finished, but at least I knocked you down a notch or two." (VLP: 8100)

To her surprise Vance only began to laugh, and as he drew his card, his demeanor seemed to change. He was still goofy and hyper, but there was something deadly about it. "Now that I've managed to have Sugar Rush absorb four thousand life points I can activate its delayed effect, that of a special ritual to summon my ultimate creature which only requires that I give up eight levels of monsters to summon it."

He slid the two cards in his hand into the graveyard, and then snapped his fingers, looking highly amused as his Sugar Rush shattered into nothingness. "Now I sacrifice Sugar Rush to unleash upon you my ultimate beast of doom, the mighty Super Mega Ultra Hyper Dynamic Sugar Man(?)!"

"This deadly monster has an attack equal to my current life points but can't attack and whenever it uses a special ability it uses a payment of my life points thereby reducing its attack so now I'll use special ability number one by draining one thousand of my life points to drain one thousand of yours!" Sugar Man, who liked identical to Vance, sprayed white powder over Kirani, draining her of life points. (VLP: 7100, KLP: 3000)

Since Vance had no more cards in his hand and Sugar Man couldn't attack, Kirani knew it was her turn. "Hmmm...I guess I'll just set one card face down on the field and end my turn."

Vance drew, and then burst out laughing. "Time to feel my wrath because I activate Super Hyper Sugar Insanity which will force one monster on your field to attack one random target, however because Sugar Man is in play he automatically becomes the target so your monster attacks him!"

"Hold on right there! I sacrifice my set monster, Polar Opposite(0/0) to activate his special ability and absorb an effect that would otherwise target other monsters on my field!" A high-tech container appeared, with gyrating energy couplings in the center. It shattered, and Gilford remained where he was.

"Then I drain one thousand of my life points to destroy all monsters on your field according to another of Sugar Man's effects so say goodbye to your special monsters and then you'll be easy prey for each of my hyper creatures!" Sugar Man once again sprayed white powder all over Kirani's field, but this time she was ready.

"I chain with Returning Thunder, which revives one light type monster on the field! So I return Polar Opposite(0/0) and then sacrifice it to absorb the destruction effect!" The mechanical device once again pulled in the negative energy and exploded, leaving Kirani safe. (VLP: 6100)

Kirani drew, and then slammed the card into her duel disk. "I play Electric Surge! This lets me sacrifice monsters on my field to increase Gilford the Lightning's attack power. So I sacrifice Kaiser Seahorse and Gilford the Swift to boost Gilford to a mighty fifty-nine hundred attack!"

Electricity crackled around Gilford's body as the two other monsters shattered into nothingness. "Although he's not strong enough to attack you yet, if you pay for any effect he'll be deadly enough to crush your monster."

She finished up by sliding a card into her updated duel disk, and then waited for Vance to make his move. The crazy duelist drew, and then smirked as he slid the newly drawn card into his cemetery. "I discard Sugar Substitute to pay for the cost of the destruction effect to blow away Gilford the Lightning and get that pesky sucker off the field for good!"

"That must be the shortest thing you've said all duel, not that it matters though. Go Lightning Shield! This trap equips to Gilford and boosts his attack and defense points by three hundred as well as preventing him from being destroyed by one effect!" Vance frowned briefly as Gilford hefted a might shield and blocked the blast of sugar.

The gilford using duelist placed a new card onto her duel disk, smirking as a heavy blade replaced Gilford's normal sword. "If he's got Lightning Shield, I need to complete the set with Lightning Blade, which boosts his attack by eight hundred up to a total of seven thousand!"

"You're a confident guy, but it won't help! Gilford the Lightning attacks Sugar Man!" The mighty warrior charged in, but Sugar Man simply sprayed sugar all over Gilford, blowing him into thousands of tiny particles. (VLP: 5100)

"I payed one thousand life points to destroy one attacking monster according to the effect of Sugar Man which means I saved my own self from damage and was able to blow away your really annoying monster that's no fun at all so you're out of the running for this one without it!" Kirani blinked as she processed this statement, and then shrugged and held out a card from her hand.

"I play the quick-play magic card Bolt of Lightning which brings back Gilford the Lightning exactly as he was and lets him attack instantly! Gilford the Lightning will attack your monster again!" Vance frowned as the warrior charged in, and then with a flick of the wrist Sugar Man blew Gilford away once again. (VLP: 4100)

"You don't see it at all do you? Oh well, but trust me when I say that Sugar Man won't be your savior, he'll be your end. I set one card face down, and end my turn, leaving you to contemplate that fact."

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Dalin moved a card from his hand in an attempt to set it face down, however his disk again beeped and declared it to be an illegal move. He frowned slightly and lifted his disk to inspect it. A thought crossed his mind, and then he began to smirk. "I see, I know what sort of system this is."

Alice's eyes widened in shock, never expecting him to come to a conclusion that fast. He hadn't even watched her make a move and already he was coming to understand this style of dueling? 'I knew senpai was good, but I didn't realize he was this brilliant!'

"If I have surmised correctly, your game runs on a style known as a 'Mana' system. In such a style of game each player can only use cards by paying for them in what is called Mana, which are gained by charging certain types of cards. I assume like other such systems one is only allowed to charge one per turn." Alice nodded in amazement, shocked that he was figuring it out so quickly.

"Since I have guessed correctly, I assume it is safe to charge this card as mana. Venus, Angel of Creation becomes my mana! According to the effect you have given it, since I charged it as mana instead of the three Holy Shine Spheres coming to the field, they are also automatically charged as mana!" He took the three from his deck, taking note of a number of the cards in his deck before charging them in his mana zone. Now four balls of energy were glowing up above his head, meaning he had four mana to work with.

"Next, according to the mana style of playing I will tap all two of my mana to pay the cost of summoning Neptune, Angel of Emancipation(1700/0)!" Two balls of energy vanished, and his angel was summoned onto the field in front of him. But it looked somewhat uneasy on its feet.

"My creature looks sick...therefor I surmise that you are using a rule that was once used in an old card game. In that game most monsters who were summoned suffered from summoning sickness, which prevented them from attacking the turn they were summoned. Since I cannot attack, my turn is over." Alice stared at him with wide eyes, unable to believe what she had just seen.

'I'd say it was impossible...but I just saw it with my own two eyes! He just unraveled several of the basic rules of my game with minimal effort! Senpai truly is the ultimate duelist!' Dalin raised an eyebrow as Alice clapped her hands together and held them to her chest, a dreamy look in her eyes as she stared off into the distance.

'I couldn't possibly accept being with another man, no man can measure up to Sumatin-senpai! I'll prove myself to him by giving him a difficult duel, and win or lose I'll come out of this ahead. So get ready senpai, because Alice is gunning for you!'

Alice drew, and then slid a card into play. "I play Physical Double, which can allow me to copy one card in the opponent's mana zone. So I'll use it as Venus, Angel of Creation and put into play my very own Holy Shine Spheres, giving me a total of four mana as well!"

Four energy pinpoints appeared hovering over her field, and then all four of them vanished. "I tap all four of my mana in order to summon Ultima Assault Vehicle(2400/2300)! Thanks to his special ability I can attack Neptune right now!"

A souped up tank appeared on the field and launched a massive barrage Neptune. Dalin frowned and held up one card from his hand. Suddenly a shield appeared in front of Neptune, and the attack was pulled into the shield's barrier. "By tapping my two remaining mana I can activate Draining Shield to absorb the attack as life points." (DLP: 10400)

Alice grimaced at seeing his life points rise like that, but knew it was unavoidable. 'He even figured out how you play traps. He's almost too good, but even an expert like him can't beat me at my own game like this. He has no idea what I have in store for him.'

Dalin picked up the top card of his deck and instantly four points of light appeared above his field. "During my standby phase it appears that my mana untaps, allowing me to use it again. Now I'll add mana in the form of Ascending Man(500/1200), giving me five mana total."

He took another card from his hand and threw it down on the duel disk. "I offer Neptune has two mana cost for this monster, and then an additional two from my mana pool in order to summon Saturn, Angel of Judgement(2400/0)."

A beautiful female angel formed in front of him, but she also had a faintly sick look to her. Unlike Ultima Assault Vehicle this monster couldn't attack this turn. "I tap an additional two mana in order to summon Seraphim Saber(1600/1500) in attack mode."

The armored sword wielding angel appeared next to the female one, and his power began to rise. "His effect increases his attack points by three hundred for every other angel on the field, so now he has nineteen hundred. With that move made, I end my turn."

Alice took her turn to draw, and then her four mana untapped. "I add mana as Oni Tank T-34, giving me five just like you. I tap four of my mana to summon a second Ultima Assault Vehicle!"

Dalin frowned as a second of the powerful monsters hit the field. "Each of my monsters will attack your two monsters and blow them away!" The monsters unleashed a barrage of weapon fire, but a barrier of light sprang up and blocked the blow.

"By tapping my remaining mana I was able to activate Light Barrier to prevent you from attacking my monsters for this turn. I assume that means you're done correct?" The young girl nodded, and Dalin drew, giving him two cards total.

His mana instantly untapped, and then he moved to tap them again. "I tap four mana to summon Ascended Man(1200/500) in attack mode as well as Seraphim Gunner(1800/1200) in attack mode. Now Seraphim Sabre(2500/2400) will attack an Ultima Assault Vehicle!"

Alice slid a card from her hand onto her disk, and Seraphim Sabre's attack fizzled out against an invisible barrier. "I tap my remaining mana to use Negate Attack, not only does that stop your attack but it ends the battle phase as well."

Dalin nodded, and awaited Alice's move. She drew, and then slid a new card into one of her mana zones. "I play Jetroid as mana, beefing my amount up to six total. Now I tap four mana to summon the third and final Ultima Assault Vehicle!"

An identical tank monster appeared, giving her a complete set. "I'll attack Ascended Man!" The heavy assault blew the much smaller monster into tiny fragments, but Dalin didn't seem bothered, especially when a new one appeared. (DLP: 9200)

"When it goes to the cemetery Ascended Man summons another of its brethren and lets me draw one card. Care to continue?" Alice frowned, and thought back. Finally she remembered that she had in fact let Ascended Man keep its standard ability. Since she didn't want him using them as mana, it was best to kill them.

"My other vehicles will attack in succession, destroy the other two as they come!" In less than a few seconds the remaining Ascended Men were annihilated, giving Dalin a total of three new cards to use.

Dalin drew once again, and he motioned to his mana. Three of them vanished as he held up one of his drawn cards. "I tap three mana to play Renewal of Triplets. Now I'll bring back each of my Ascended Men and place them into my mana zone."

Alice whistled in amazement as he suddenly had a total of eight mana, with five still untapped. He was definitely an impressive person. "Now I tap one mana to play Pot of Greed."

He slid two more cards off his deck, and then held out another card. "I tap two mana to activate Wingbeat of an Angel. In your game, this card's effect will tap all mana in the opponent's mana pool. That means you can't play any traps."

Alice frowned as her remaining mana vanished, leaving her unable to use any cards against him. "I tap one mana to summon Mars, Angel of Power(0/0) in defense mode. Then I have Seraphim Sabre(2500/2400) and Seraphim Gunner(2700/2100) each destroy an Ultima Assault Vehicle."

The two monsters attacked, one with a fiery sword and the other with a single gunshot. Two of the high-tech tanks blew apart, and Alice's life points took a slight dip. "That's all for now." (ALP: 7600)

Alice smirked at whatever she saw in her hand, and then snapped her fingers. Her mana began blinking out one by one, and her remaining Ultima Assault Vehicle shuddered and exploded. "I give up Ultima Assault Vehicle and an additional four mana to summon my ultimate creature. Come out, Nuclear Dragon(3000/2800)!"

A huge form appeared in place of her previous monsters. It was a huge red dragon with mechanical plating all along its form, and there was a faint green glow coming from it. "Now I activate Nuclear Dragon's special ability, by tapping two mana and discarding a card from my hand. Now I destroy every monster you have in play!"

Dalin didn't even blink as the massive beast spewed toxic chemicals all over his field, melting down his monsters and leaving him with no defense. "Now Nuclear Dragon, attack Sumatin-senpai directly!"

More of the toxic waste spewed over him, but again he didn't budge, despite the fact that it itched terribly and made his skin crawl. "That's all I need to do for now, so I end my turn." (DLP: 6200)

Dalin drew, and then his eight mana untapped. "Your monster may be deadly, but no single monster can defeat me. This may be your game, but you are still an amateur duelist, and so I will win. It is time, I tap mana to activate a very special card!"

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Next Chapter: Shatter Point!

Author's Notes: I'm back in the dimensional saddle, and now that we've kicked this off I'm gonna finish it. This chapter was a bit longer than most of these chapters will be. I was hoping to start Hitokage vs Kodowari, but I ran out of room, so I'll start in after this.

Review Responses

Time Mage: Sometimes Paul you just really piss me off...but since your last review of SLOMH was so awesome I'll let it slide since I already know you don't like Drake.

John: I don't think any of your questions were answered in this chapter.

Gryphinwyrm7: I will need some of those texts later, but not quite yet. I thank you for the information that Nimble Momonga is a Sugar Glider, as it helped me construct Vance's deck.

G.O.T. Nick: Sadly I didn't get to Hitokage vs Kodowari, but I will.

WolfGeneral: No problem, your dimension is fun. Plus Rikuo is the kind of character I like(I get the same feeling from Drake). I really didn't put too much effort into creating a new game, I could, but I didn't want to, so I just went for a Magic hybrid with a few styles of my own.

Darksoulki: I've read a little, and I think I'll tell you what I think via review instead of in review response.

Original Cards:WG(WolfGeneral), TM(Time Mage), G(Gryphinwyrm7)

Kensai: Wandering Samurai, Overcoming Boundaries

Davis: Grave Chain, Research on the Pot of Greed(WG)

Masue: War Path, Inferno Blade Armor, Plasma Armor, Breaker Armor

Kai: Effect Breaker

Vance: Super Ultra Mega Hyper Dynamic Sugar Man(damn that's tiresome), Super Hyper Sugar Insanity, Sugar Substitute

Kirani: Polar Opposite, Returning Thunder, Electric Surge, Gilford the Swift, Lightning Shield, Bolt of Lightning

Alice: Ultima Assault Vehicle, Nuclear Dragon

Dalin: Ascending Man, Ascended Man, Renewal of Triplets, Light Barrier, Wingbeat of an Angel