Author's Notes: More of Rikuo vs Drake. Enjoy.
Chapter Fourteen: Shatter Point!
"Meet your demise! I sacrifice all three of my monsters to summon Fenrir-Destroyer of Gods(4000/4000)!" The darkness around them seemed to howl with rage as a massive black wolf reared its head. From muzzle to the tip of its tail Drake had to estimate that the beast was just shy of a hundred feet long, and it was a definite match in size for his Supreme Sage of Balance. (RLP: 5150)
"You're gonna wish that you never turned your monster into a divine type, because when summoned Fenrir removes one divine type from the game and adds that creature's attack to his own!" A black aura surrounded Fenrir as it roared, and Supreme Sage of Balance was torn apart by the pure force of that roar. Drake grimaced as Fenrir's power rose to a massive eleven thousand eight hundred points.
"Since you removed Supreme Sage of Balance from the game you saved me from the effect caused when it is destroyed. Now my out of play pile and cemetery are shuffled back into my deck, as are yours!" The two duelists did what was needed of the effect, and now what remained was Fenrir and the three cards between it and Drake.
"Fenrir, Black Inferno's Roar!" A stream of black flame streaked towards Drake, but was suddenly intercepted by a rainbow colored barrier. The flames faded, and the rainbow light shot down into Drake's duel disk and the numbers rose. (DLP: 14650)
"My Mirage Magic quick-play card negated your attack and added Fenrir's attack to my life points. So I have to thank you for that one." Drake smirked and snapped his hand of cards together. Then he shoved his hands into his pockets and waited for Rikuo to declare the end of his turn.
"Bah! You think negating my attack finishes my turn? I activate Renewed Efforts, which can only be played when a monster of mine has its attack negated! Now it gets to attack again and gains a bonus of one thousand attack points!" The black flames collided with a golden barrier formed by Drake, but the strength was so great the barrier broke and he was hurled back a dozen feet, his clothes and skin somewhat burnt. (DLP: 1850)
"Fenrir awaits his next morsel, so go ahead and take your turn. Nothing you do can stop his assault, so I set this one card face down and end." Just like that he had emptied his hand and unleashed a creature capable of crushing gods with a single strike. Once again the advantage was all Rikuo's, and all Drake had to work with was three cards in his hand and two on the field.
Drake snapped up a card and after a cursory glance he chose his course of action. Pointing at one of his set cards he declared his move. "Fenrir has a lot of power, but the ability to kill gods comes at a price doesn't it? I can feel that...so now I'll exploit it! Go, Wisdom of the Ancients!"
The card he was pointing at flipped up, and energy began to converge upon it. "At a cost of seven hundred life points I can turn this card into a trap, and I'm making it Ring of Destruction! I'm targeting Fenrir with it!" (DLP: 1150)
A ring of explosives appeared on Fenrir's paw and began spinning around. Fenrir growled and shook its paw, trying to get rid of the device. "Idiot! The blast will destroy you, not me. I'll still have life points left."
"That's why I'm still a move out of Seto Kaiba's play book. From my hand I play the magic card Ring of Defense, which protects me from damage!" A green spinning ring appeared in front of him on his field, ready to defend him from the damage.
Rikuo smirked and motioned to his face down card. Instantly it flipped up, and three mechanical creatures that looked like they were made of spare parts were created. "My quick-play magic card Sacrificial Scrap Heap creates three Sacrificial Junk Tokens(0/0) in defense mode. Now I sacrifice one to defend Fenrir!"
The explosives attached to the god-eater detonated, but when the smoke cleared the wolf was completely unharmed. "Fenrir can get immunities like the gods when I sacrifice a monster to him. Also, when a Sacrificial Junk Token is sacrificed I get to draw a card."
Drake grimaced as the wolf demon pulled a card off his deck. The demon still had two more tokens to use, meaning that for the moment he was stuck until he could get rid of those monsters. "I summon Heaven Spell Vanguard(1500/2200) in defense mode! Then I sacrifice its attack for the turn to add a monster from my deck to my hand, which cannot be normal summoned or set during this turn."
A card shot out of his duel disk, and he caught it, placing it into his hand. "Now I'll set one card face down and end my turn. You're up Rikuo."
The former general smirked and threw one of his two cards onto his duel disk. Instantly an armored warrior that looked like the sort of creature Rikuo was took shape next to a token. "Wolf Demon Soldier(1400/1200) is my next weapon to face off with you."
Fenrir roared at the soldier, who backed away in fear. "Fenrir will annihilate Vanguard, and then Soldier will attack you directly!" Fenrir lunged forwards and clamped down on the spellcaster, consuming him in one gulp. Then the soldier charged forwards and swung his blade at Drake.
"Activate Mechanical Magic Mirror! I'll use it to copy Sacrificial Scrap Heap from your cemetery, and bring forth three tokens to defend me with!" Three of the little tokens appeared, and the soldier cleaved one in half, leaving Drake with just two.
Rikuo sneered and placed his final card onto his duel disk, turning the move over to Drake. The punk held up his card, and then slowly placed onto his duel disk. "I set this monster face down. End turn."
Just moments after his previous turn had ended the wolf demon got to draw again, and he chuckled at Drake. "Is this all the great Drake Ihachi can do? And here I thought you were a powerful duelist, when it seems that all you can do is run away. Mechanoid War Machine(1900/50) in attack mode!"
A towering machine monster with arms that were blasters and cannons mounted on its shoulders now stood next to Wolf Demon Soldier, providing extra assault power. "Since I only have three monsters, it hardly matters what attacks what. ATTACK!"
Fenrir lunged forwards and chomped down on one of the tokens, while the soldier slashed another in half. Finally the new machine monster leveled its cannons and fired a heavy barrage at the set monster which was blown apart. "Rikuo, you just destroyed Demon Magister(1900/900) and just like before I now gain its attack as life points!" (DLP: 3050)
"You refuse to die don't you? Well it won't last much longer, I can guarantee it! Go ahead and take your turn, it doesn't matter." Drake nodded, and drew the first card on his deck, adding it to his hand. He looked them over briefly, and then chose a course of action.
"Once again I set a monster face down to protect my life points. That's all I can do for now." Instantly Rikuo drew, and then the wolf demon stared at the card, the corners of his lips tilting up.
Suddenly he threw back his head and began to roar with laughter. "It's time to end this Drake! Once more your precious magic cards will become useless when I unleash this next card! Prepare to meet it, my Spell Canceler(1800/1500)!"
He held the card up for Drake to see, and then burst out laughing again. Drake grimaced, knowing that Spell Canceler would prevent them both from using magic cards for as long as it was in play. "You never should have said anything Rikuo, because you gave me an opening to play my set card. Activate quick-play card, Magister School which creates two Magister Tokens(500/500) in defense mode!"
Two red robed magicians jumped out of his magic cards, one crouched on either side of Drake's set monster. Fenrir roared at the new monsters, and Rikuo snarled, echoing it. "It doesn't matter! I sacrifice one of my tokens to summon Spell Canceler, giving me a total of four attack worthy beasts!"
A probe-like monster appeared in place of one of the scrap tokens, and a partition at the front opened up, revealing its method of absorbing all magical energies. "Now that I have four monsters that can attack I can burn through your defenses with ease! Plus since I sacrificed my token I get to draw a card."
He drew, and then with his eyes blazing red he pointed at Drake's set monster. "Just to make sure that you don't block any of my attacks I'll crush your monster with Mechanoid War Machine. Annihilate!"
The monster opened up its weapon banks and unleashed a heavy stream of energy and projectile fire, and the flames of its attack consumed Drake's set monster. But when it cleared, the familiar form of Heaven Spell Vanguard(1500/2200) appeared in a crouched position. "You flipped and destroyed Soul Caster of Light(0/0) which revives one light type monster from the grave when flipped, and prevents that monster from dying in battle for one full turn!"
Rikuo growled deep in his throat and snapped his hand out, pointing at the two remaining tokens. "I don't care anymore! Fenrir, Spell Canceler, blow away his remaining defenses!"
A beam of energy from Spell Canceler and a swift bite from the wolf god got rid of Drake's two tokens, leaving him just with his vanguard defending his life points, and that would be easy prey in the next turn. "One card face down, and that's all."
Drake frowned, his fingers on the top of his next card. 'All of this is totally unlike Rikuo...it's not just that he's angry, it's like he's losing all focus. And it feels like its because of that god. Had he attacked my caster or a token with his Wolf Demon Soldier I wouldn't have gotten an effect, but instead he just attacked randomly.'
Shaking off the feeling, Drake felt a pulse of energy rise through him, and then drew. He looked down at the card, and then smirked at his opponent. "Thanks to the draw effect of my two Magister Tokens I was able to reach the card to help me end Fenrir at last. This card has helped me out of tight spots before, and it's about to do so again. But first I have to make some preparations!"
He held his hand out in front of his duel disk, and two cards shot out of his cemetery. "I'm sure you'll recognize this method of summoning. I remove Demon Magister and Soul Caster of Light that are in my cemetery from the game in order to special summon this next monster from my hand!"
Rikuo didn't even blink despite his knowledge of what was coming. He knew that since Drake had just removed a dark type and a light type that he would be unleashing a creature of chaos. "Bring on your chaos monster, it won't help you."
"I beg to differ. I'll prove it shortly, since Chaos Sorcerer(2300/2000) is the first step to bringing down Fenrir and turning this duel my way!" He threw the card out onto his duel disk, and a pale skinned man in black and silver leather garb descended from above, hovering a few inches off of the ground.
"Bah! If you think that removing Fenrir will work, then think again. I still have monsters to sacrifice, so if you even try it I'll just sacrifice one and blow away your sorcerer." Fenrir seemed to agree, and tilted its massive head down towards the sorcerer, growling at the much smaller monster.
"Nobody ever said I was aiming for Fenrir. No...Spell Canceler is my target! Chaos Sorcerer, remove that pesky machine from the game! Chaos Banishment!" The sorcerer raised one hand and then snapped its fingers. Spell Canceler's colors reversed completely, and then it was gone without a trace. Rikuo picked it up off his disk and slid it into his pocket, still not bothered.
"Time to reveal why I needed it out of the way by showing you the monster I chose with Vanguard's effect. It wasn't Soul Caster, but rather my Hell Spell Striker(2200/1500). Now prepare for true power, because I activate Chaos Fusion!" He picked up his vanguard off his duel disk and held it up with his Chaos Fusion card and the striker.
An energy warp formed in the middle of the field, and something began to come out of it. What appeared was a blue skinned magician in red and black robes, holding a sword in one hand and a shield in the other. "Meet Chaos Spell Paladin(3500/3500) who has more base attack power than virtually any other monster I can create!"
"Your monster is strong, but still no match for Fenrir. Come now, surely you can find a better morsel for Fenrir than that piece of crap?" He snickered at his own comment, and Fenrir breathed out heavily, sending a wave of hot breath across the field.
Drake shuddered as he felt that breath over his body, and he knew that Fenrir was too real to not be worried about. If that thing went after him directly again, it would rip into his flesh and eat him alive. "To continue with my move I set one card face down. Then I activate Card of Sanctity!"
Both duelists swiftly drew six cards from the magic card's effect, replenishing their hands completely. Also a small bead of light appeared on one of the crystals that lined the edges of the paladin's shield. "Each magic card played grants my Paladin a magic counter. Now, I activate Graceful Charity!"
He pulled three cards off his deck and then tossed aside two from his hand, making another bead of light appeared on the shield. "Since I need one more magic counter for what I intend to do, Pot of Greed will give it to me along with two new cards."
Once more he drew, this time putting his hand size up to seven cards. Rikuo awaited silently, wondering exactly what Drake was up to. "By sacrificing three magic counters from my monster I can add any monster from my deck to my hand, and I choose Kuriboh Magician(300/200)!"
"What's that pathetic little creature going to do to help you? Sure you can activate magic cards without limitations, but magic cards aren't going to let you defeat Fenrir. Care to try something else that would actually work?" Drake shook his head, and then slid his new card into the cemetery.
"Like I said, Kuriboh Magician, which I discard to negate all limitations to activating magic cards during this turn. Now, here's why! I activate Gather Your Mind which lets me place another Gather Your Mind from my deck to my hand!" He slid the card into his grave, then caught another that shot out of his deck.
"Normally I can only play one Gather Your Mind per turn, but thanks to Kuriboh Magician I can play each of them. So I'll play Gather Your Mind, grab the third, and then play that final one!" In quick succession two more beads of light appeared on the magician's shield, giving him a total of three so far.
"Now I play Magical Well, which lets me add a magic card from my deck to my hand which can't be activated or set during this turn...but thanks to Kuriboh Magician I can use it. Then I also activate a second Magical Well." He held up two cards that he had chosen, and then returned them to his hand as two more counters were granted to the paladin.
"Next up in my combo I play Shot From The Dark, activating Magical Well from my cemetery! Now I search for another magic card and that also means I get an additional two counters on my magician!" Just like he had said two more appeared, giving the paladin a total of seven counters.
"Gather all the counters you want and all the monsters you need, it won't stop me. Monsters are nothing against Fenrir, and there aren't any monsters in your deck that can stop him." Drake paused in his actions for a moment, smiling briefly. Then the smile vanished as quickly as it had appeared and he was focused once again.
"You let me worry about that. First I set two cards face down, and then I play Grave Magical Research! For every magic card in my hand I discard I can pick up one from the cemetery, so I discard three magic cards to pick up three from the grave at random!" He slid his three cards into the grave, and then took three more from the cemetery. Instantly another counter lit up on the paladin.
"Perfect. I play Gather Your Mind and Magical Well, placing two more counters on my paladin. Now you said that monsters won't help, but I haven't been putting magic counters on my paladin to get monsters. No, I didn't even summon it to be an attack force. I summoned it because there is no limit to the number of magic counters I can place on it...and now I have enough to carry out my plan!" Rikuo frowned, but when Fenrir roared right back at Drake the wolf demon's confidence completely returned.
"You see Rikuo, I needed ten magic counters to carry out my plan, because I'm about to use a card that needs that many. So now I reveal my set magic card, the ultimate weapon of the magician!" One of his three set cards flipped up, and the ground around them began to shake. Rising up from the ground was a massive cannon that was nearly as large as Fenrir and standing at the base was Chaos Spell Paladin.
"By sacrificing ten magic counters on my field this weapon, known as Megaton Magical Cannon, can destroy every single card you have in play. Now I give up my paladin's counters to charge the cannon. Time to end it...Megaton Magic Attack!" Rikuo's eyes went wide as the paladin pulled the trigger, and the cannon fired.
The explosion, had it not been in a realm separate from the regular world, would have shattered a massive chunk out of the island. All Rikuo had seen was a massive flash of light, and then nothing. Slowly consciousness returned to him, and he sat up. To his surprise he found that there was nothing on his field whatsoever. "You're lucky Fenrir was there, he absorbed the brunt of the blast. Not that it matters...Chaos Spell Paladin attacks you directly!"
The wolf demon grunted as the magician's sword slashed into his shoulder, cutting into the flesh. He snarled and punched the magician in the chest, driving it backwards. Finally it returned to Drake's side of the field, job finished. "You've played well Rikuo, but I doubt you can recover from this. End." (RLP: 1650)
Rikuo shook his head to clear it, and then returned to his feet. He smirked and held up one of the seven cards he was holding, and instantly a brain appeared on the field and sent a pair of ghostly hands across to take hold of Chaos Spell Paladin. "Brain Control gives me your monster for the turn."
Drake frowned, but took reassurance in the fact that he still had two face down cards. "Now I play Polymerization and fuse together Wolf Demon Lord(2400/1000) and Jinzo(2400/1500) to create Steel Wolf General(3400/2000)! And since he retains Jinzo's effect..."
The green armored wolf demon pointed at one of Drake's face down cards, and it exploded, leaving him with just one card in play. "Chaos Spell Paladin, attack Chaos Sorcerer!"
"I activate the quick-play magic card, Night Barrier! This negates one attack and lets me draw two cards!" He slid two more cards off his deck, but knew that his monster was now defenseless. At least he wouldn't be finished off this turn though.
"It hardly matters! Steel Wolf General will cut him down!" The demon slammed its sword into the sorcerer, and it was cleaved in half. Drake grunted as what remained of the energy surged across the field and collided with him. (DLP: 1950)
"Now, say goodbye to all the precious damage you inflicted on me last turn! I activate Mystik Wok and sacrifice Chaos Spell Paladin to gain its attack as life points!" A giant wok took shape under the magician, and he was quickly deep fried, adding his attack to Rikuo's life points. Finally the former demon general placed one of his two remaining cards onto the field. (RLP: 5150)
Drake grimaced and drew a card...then he frowned. His gaze flickered over both fields, and then up to Rikuo. He closed his eyes and began to focus, knowing what would have to come. "Time for the test of my true strength...and if I'm going to win I have to do it! It calls to me to do it, so I will. I activate the magic card Monster Reborn from my hand...and I choose Fenrir(4000/4000)!"
Rikuo stared in horror as the massive wolf god began to form on Drake's field, towering over everything else. Drake dropped to his knees, holding his head in pain as the demon god roared. "Get out...get out...GET OUT!"
He threw back his head and screamed, golden energy surging around his body. Finally he returned to his feet, his entire body wreathed in the light. "This...this isn't what I expected. So I'll get this done fast. Fenrir, blow away Steel Wolf General!"
The mighty creature sent a jet of black flame arcing across the field, which instantly vaporized the general. "I use Steel Wolf General's effect and return Wolf Demon Lord(2400/1000) to the field in attack mode!" Rikuo's avatar returned, staring confidently at the god. (RLP: 4550)
"I set one card face down and a monster in defense mode. End turn." He sighed with relief as Rikuo drew and the mighty god faded away. The energy that had surrounded him faded away as he no longer had to fight against the god. He had just learned an important lesson. Controlling another person's god wasn't a good idea when it wasn't meant for you...particularly a god that ate other gods.
Rikuo snarled, irritated that his opponent had taken control of his god, even if just for one turn. "You'll pay for that in the end, just like everything else. I'll use your skull as a decorative bowl when I'm done with you!"
Drake grimaced and shook his head in annoyance. 'His family is inventive with its threats...but sometimes those threats are just weird. A decorative bowl?'
"I play Magnetic Recovery to revive Jinzo(2400/1500) in defense mode! Now Wolf Demon Lord will attack the set monster, and its effect will negate your monsters effect!" Drake frowned as he placed his Sage of Everlasting Light into the cemetery without getting a chance to use its effect.
The punk duelist drew, and then slammed his card into his duel disk. "From my hand I play Book of Moon which flips Jinzo into face down defense mode! Now since he isn't face-up his effect is no longer active."
Rikuo frowned as his android monster changed into a horizontal brown-backed card. Jinzo's defense wasn't impressive, so it likely couldn't against an assault in defense mode. "Now, this is my last chance. So let's try it shall we? Go trap card, Take One Chance!"
The purple bordered card lifted up, and a treasure chest emerged from the trap. Rikuo smirked as the chest began to open. "So you're counting on luck to get you the card you want from the cemetery? Magic, trap, or monster it hardly matters. So take whatever you get, because it won't help!"
"Let's find out! Now to reveal the card I've gotten!" The chest opened fully, and what emerged from it was a magic card showing a female angel praying. Drake stared at the card blankly, even though he recognized it.
Rikuo chuckled darkly at the sight. "Graceful Charity? That's hardly going to help you out. But go ahead, draw three and discard two."
Drake looked at his three new cards and then blankly discarded two from his hand. Rikuo felt a shiver of excitement at the dead look in his opponent's eyes. A look of utter despair. "I...end."
"How completely perfect! There's absolutely nothing you can do to stop me! First I flip summon Jinzo!" The green armored android appeared, arms folded across its chest. It nodded briefly to Rikuo's avatar, and then the two turned back to focus on Drake.
"It's time to truly end it! Wolf Demon Lord, attack him directly!" The demon raised its blade and then slammed it into the ground. An energy wave shot across the field and then a massive explosion rocked them both, filling the field with fire and smoke.
Rikuo coughed as smoke filled his lungs, but couldn't help but smirk as he knew his enemy was defeated. "Let's find out what's left of you eh?"
He began to walk into the smoke, but his steps faltered when a wave of powerful energy collided with him and forced him backwards. "Screw you Rikuo. There's plenty of me left."
The smoke faded...revealing just two duelists and nothing else. "The duel's over buddy, and now it's time to inflict a true Punishment Game upon you!"
"This duel isn't over yet Rikuo. Take at a look at your duel disk and find out." Rikuo frowned and glanced down at the mechanical device. To his surprise it was still activate, and his life points still read exactly as they had previous to his attack.
"What the hell is this? If the duel isn't over, where did everything go? Why isn't there anything on the field?" In response to this question Drake held his hand over his cemetery slot, and a card was ejected from it. The punk duelist flipped it up, revealing it to Rikuo's keen demonic eyes.
"My magic card Breakdown can only be activated when there are twenty cards in the cemetery, and can even be played from the grave, but doesn't count itself in the grave. After that one use it is removed and it blows away every card on the opponent's field and in their hand." Rikuo blinked, shocked to see that everything he had gathered was gone, and there was nothing left for the turn that he could do.
"It's time to turn this duel around Rikuo. I summon Guardian Magician of the Day(1400/1900) and then I attack you directly!" A beam of white energy hit the wolf demon, but he just shrugged it off. What he still felt was the sheer irritation and rage that came from having his vengeance stripped from him like that. (RLP: 3150)
"I set one card face down. Now let's see what you can do Rikuo." A holographic card appeared behind Drake, leaving him with one card left in his hand.
The wolf demon drew, his eyes only seeing his Amplifier equip card. He placed the card face down, and then nodded to Drake. "Go and take your turn."
"It's almost sad when a powerful duelist like you has come to this. But this is the point of this duel when everything you've worked towards shatters, leaving you with nothing. I've already said that I'll show my innocence, and if it takes winning to show you the truth then I will. Now, Refined Spellweaver(1600/1100) in attack mode!" The well-dressed magician bowed to Drake, and then snapped his wand up in readiness.
"Refined Spellweaver and Guardian Magician of the Day...attack Rikuo directly! Shatter his last hopes of getting his false vengeance!" Rikuo was blasted onto his back by the double magic attack, and he just stared up into the endless darkness above him. It was just about over now. (RLP: 150)
'There's so little left...but I can't let it end now. I have to get revenge for what he did to Eri! I must have vengeance!' Drake couldn't help but smile as he saw the demon stand and reach for his deck. Rikuo certainly had the strength and spirit of a true duelist, and he never gave up. He was just too stubborn to die.
"You may have me on the ropes but I'm not out yet! It's my turn to return the duel to my favor, and I'm going to blow away any hopes you had of winning when I do so! So it's my turn to draw! Feel the wrath of the wolf demon general, feel the wrath of the top deck, feel the wrath of Rikuo Amero!"
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Next Chapter: Duel Montage Pt.3
Author's Notes: The Rikuo vs Drake duel has been giving me trouble because of several reasons, so this chapter was delayed. But now I know what happens so I can continue playing it out. So here you go.
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Original Cards:WG(WolfGeneral), TM(Time Mage), G(Gryphinwyrm7)
Drake: Wisdom of the Ancients, Heaven Spell Vanguard, Demon Magister, Magister School, Soul Caster of Light, Chaos Fusion, Hell Spell Striker, Chaos Spell Paladin, Kuriboh Magician, Magical Well, Shot From The Dark, Grave Magical Research, Night Barrier, Breakdown, Guardian Magician of the Day, Refined Spellweaver
Rikuo: Sacrificial Scrap Heap, Wolf Demon Soldier(WG), Mechanoid War Machine, Wolf Demon Lord(WG), Steel Wolf General(WG), Fenrir(WG)
Anime Cards
Drake: Ring of Defense, Mechanical Magic Mirror, Take One Chance
Rikuo: Magnetic Recovery
