Author's Notes: Part two of Asriel and Davis versus Kensai! Enjoy.
Chapter Nineteen: Warrior's Tomb
Kensai nodded and picked up two cards off his deck. Now he had those two cards and his continuous trap card Tide of Battle, an that was all. "This party is just getting started, but before I can bring out the main guests I have to settle for just cutting down your life points farther. First I set a monster..."
He placed the card face down, and its representation was created holographically. "Now I sacrifice it to summon Psycho Shocker Knight(2400/1500)!"
The monster that he summoned looked almost identical to Jinzo, only its armor was more medieval and less futuristic, and in addition it held a laser sword in its right hand and an energy shield in its left. "When tribute summoned Psycho Shocker Knight annihilates all of my opponent's trap cards, and gains 100 attack for each one."
Asriel and Davis both grimaced as their face down cards shattered, and Psycho Shocker Knight rose to twenty-seven hundred attack power, making him the second strongest monster in play. "In addition to that I had sacrifice Battle-Weary Knight(1500/1000) who counts as being destroyed through battle anytime he goes to the grave for all effects. So that's more life points." (KLP: 9600)
"Now...since your card is a field card my monster gains an additional five hundred attack points, giving him the attack power advantage! And now it's time to take back this duel and cut your monsters down to size. Psycho Shocker Knight...attack!"
Dark Magician Girl squeeled in terror as the Jinzo-look-alike charged forwards. Davis grimaced, but was unable to do anything as his monster was slashed in half by the laser sword. She burst into pixels, and Davis' life points fell. 'Dark Magician Girl...no...my last defense.' (DLP: 950)
"Since I have no other cards to play...that means my turn is over. Go ahead and make your move little Asriel, it won't help."
Asriel looked over at her husband, whose field was completely empty. In addition he only had one card in his hand, while she still had to, her knight, and her field card. 'He's in trouble, so I'm going to have to come up with a plan fast or it's all over.'
Taking a good look at her hand, she began to come to a decision. 'This will be difficult, but if I can pull it off it will work. Psycho Shocker Knight only destroys traps when tribute summoned I can place cards safely so I know what to do...'
"First I switch Dark Magician Knight into defense. Then I summon Double-Arms Knight(1900/1400) in defense mode. Finally I set one card face down and end." The purple clad knight dropped into a defensive position and was soon joined by an armored man wielding two blades strapped to his arms. With the boost from Sword in the Stone he had nineteen hundred attack, setting him too far away from helping.
Davis frowned and drew his own new card, knowing that he had very little to work with. 'Asriel looks like she has a plan, but right now I've got nothing to work with. I'll have to play defensively.'
"I set one monster in defense mode and then end my turn!" The single card appeared in front of him, making it a meager temporary defense.
Kensai immediately drew twice then pointed at Asriel's mightiest monster. "Psycho Shocker Knight, finish off Dark Magician Knight!"
The knight charged in and slashed apart the opposing knight with a single cut from its laser sword. Dark Magician Knight dissolved, leaving little left but dust particles. "And that's the end of that."
"The end? Not quite, because you let me trigger my trap card, Knights of the Round! At a cost of half my life points after a warrior is destroyed in battle I can special summon three monsters from my deck with 'knight' in their title." Her life points began to fall just as she fanned out her deck to find the right monsters. (ALP: 1700)
Finally she settled on three cards and threw them out onto the field, revealing in quick succession three female knights with helmets with wings on them. "With the effect of my trap I've chosen to summon all three of my Command Knights(1200/1900)!"
Kensai's eyes widened as the three monsters formed, and then raised their blades in readiness. "Being such beautiful monsters and natural leaders my Command Knights boost all of my warriors by four hundred attack points. Combined with their effects and the effect of my field card my knights now have twenty-nine hundred attack each, while my other knight has thirty-one hundred attack!"
The crowd cheered in awe at her impressive play, while Kensai merely whistled. "That's quite a good move. It seems you're every bit as strong as you are said to be, if not more so. But my Psycho Shocker Knight is still stronger than your monsters."
"I'm well aware of that, but a girl has to at least try. If I didn't try then it would be over before it started. Speaking of being over, is your turn done?" Kensai shook his head, pointing to the two cards he still held.
"Not quite. I set one magic or trap card face down and then place an additional monster in defense mode. Now my turn is done." Two more cards appeared face down in front of him, boosting his field to a more defensible level.
Asriel looked down at her deck and closed her eyes. 'If I don't draw the right card then I'm finished here and now...so I have to try!'
She snapped up the card to her eyes, and then she began to laugh brightly. Davis grinned, realizing what she was holding. On the other hand Kensai didn't seem to see what was so funny. "What could you possibly have drawn that would make you so happy?"
"Only the key to success in this duel...my key creature! I sacrifice two Command Knights along with Double-Arms Knight in order to summon it!" The three named monsters vanished in a flash, and the field began to turn misty. As everyone watched in suspense a figure began to emerge from the mist.
What emerged was a powerful looking wise warrior with a crown upon his head. "Meet the true king, the Emperor of the Lonely Isle...the Once and Future King: Pendragon(3500/3000)!"
Pendragon snapped two fingers together and suddenly Tide of Battle exploded into dust. Kensai stared at the monster in awe, amazed at what he saw. "Pendragon...one of the ultimate warriors, a legend of a monster of whom only ten copies exist...a beautiful sight to behold as it destroys all face-up magic and traps in play when tribute summoned...at least all but field cards."
"You sure do know your warriors pal, and I'm glad I could show you this ultimate monster just once before it finished you off. Now, if you know so much about it I bet you know what happens when I negate Sword in the Stone's 500 points bonus." She smirked and waited to see if he could respond.
The crowd was in suspense, waiting to see if their champion did in fact know. When he smiled, they knew the truth, he did. "By doing so you can automatically equip Exalibur onto Pendragon from anywhere it is. And Pendragon can have Excalibur without losing your draw phase to keep it."
"You're a knowledgable guy, not that it will help. I activate Exalibur, doubling Pendragon's attack! With the aid of Command Knight the Once and Future King now has a massive seventy-eight hundred attack points!" Pendragon raised the gleaming blade above his head, and even Psycho Shocker Knight backed away in fear.
"Come now, strike down Psycho Shocker Knight if you dare, but keep in mind I still have a face down card on the field." Asriel saw that he did, but still she didn't feel very worried by this move. After all, she had the ultimate monster to use.
"Pendragon, attack with Exaclibur Holy Wave!" Pendragon snapped his sword down in an arc, and a wave of holy energy shot across the field and blasted Psycho Shocker Knight into tiny fragments. The remainder of the blast swept Kensai off his feet and slammed him into the wall. (KLP: 4500)
Kensai stumbled forwards, his gi burned and his body badly injured. Yet he began to laugh as he pressed a button on his duel disk. "Two can play this game Asriel, and you have helped me. I reveal my own Knights of the Round!" (KLP: 2250)
Three cards shot out of his duel disk and he slapped them all into play one after the other. "White Knight of Vanda(1800/1900), Black Knight of Vanda(1900/1800), and finally a Blade Knight(2000/1000)!"
Two white armored knights and one in black armor took shape, holding up their weapons in a feeble defense against the might of Pendragon. "Your monsters can stop Command Knight, but let's see about that set one. Attack it!"
The female warrior slashed the monster in half, and it vanished in a brief flash. "You were right, my Lonely Monk Fighter(100/1200) was no match for your monster, however since he is a monk he leaves all his worldly possessions to me by letting me draw till I hold five cards when he is destroyed in battle."
Asriel grimaced as her opponent drew five cards. Although she had done a lot of damage he had still managed to make her give him an advantage. "Fine, do what you like. I set one card face down and end my turn."
Davis drew, then casually slid the card onto his duel disk. "I set this one card face down and end my turn."
Kensai smirked and drew twice, giving him seven cards total. "How very interesting...now, as I mentioned previously it seems that you have a lot of power, and that Pendragon is an ultimate warrior. But I never said I hadn't seen this warrior before. Allow me to give you a little lesson about this card you might not know."
He placed his hand of cards into his pocket and then he held up both hands with fingers up. "Ten copies of Pendragon were created. The first was kept by its creator, Pegasus J. Crawford." He dropped a finger, indicating that one was counted off.
"Two copies were located and taken in by a corporation commonly known as Paradias, a very wealthy underground corporation. After that their location was unknown." He ticked off two more fingers, leaving him with seven.
"Seto Kaiba spent a good deal of time and money locating one to add to his collection, but the bastard never uses it since it doesn't fit his deck theme. Another was stolen by a group called the Rare Hunters and has fallen from sight since then." Two more fingers went down, and he dropped that totally used hand.
"Now, three more of these ten were located and went to people whose identities haven't been known to most. One of those three was Asriel Heart...you." Three more fingers dropped, and then he waggled the remaining two back and forth.
"This leaves two unaccounted for in all of the world, just waiting for someone to pull one from a pack of Legendary Warriors. By all means I should never have seen one before this but...this is the second I have seen." Slowly he took his hand of cards out from his pocket and began to take one of the cards from his hand out.
Asriel's eyes widened and she took a step backwards in shock, fearing what might be coming. "It can't be true...it just can't be!"
"It can...and it is! I sacrifice my three monsters, each with Knight in their title in order to summon the legendary Once and Future King: Pendragon(3500/3000)!" An identical monster to Asriel's ultimate creature stepped out of the mist and confronted the other warrior, and with a similar snap of his fingers the Exacilbur card shattered.
The crowd roared in awe, amazed at the display of skill that they were seeing. Two completely legendary cards now faced off against each other, but only one could win. "It's absolutely astounding that you also have a Pendragon, but mine has four hundred more attack points as long as I have Command Knight, and you can't attack Command Knight."
Kensai nodded, then took one of his other cards and slid it into one of his magic zones. "That's the case, but power can be gained. Although I can't use Sword in the Stone since you used it, and I don't have Exalibur in my hand, I must settle for the equip card Axe of Despair, raising Pendragon by one thousand points."
A terrifying looking axe materialized in the ruler's hand, boosting his attack power and making him even stronger than Asriel's monster. "Pendragon, crush her Pendragon with Despair Axe Crush!"
"You can attack, but it does no good! I activate Saving Play, which for one turn makes all of my monsters impossible to destroy in battle!" The axe slammed into Pendragon's shoulder, but despite the cut he was able to remain standing and push his duplicate away from him.
"Well played Asriel. It seems you have become my true opponent rather than your husband. Truly a pity, but I'm enjoying this duel greatly. Now, since I can't continue to attack I just set two cards face down and end my turn."
Asriel frowned, then picked up her two card. "Pot of Greed lets me draw two."
A quick look at those cards gave her an idea. "I set one card face down, then I activate Warrior Returning Alive. I pick up and summon Double-Arms Knight(1800/1400) in defense mode. Then I end."
Davis shot a frown at his wife, but since he trusted her he knew he had to focus on himself. "I set a monster in defense mode and end my turn."
Kensai chuckled and drew two cards, then he threw a card onto his duel disk. "You two are far too cautious for my taste. So I summon Freed the Wandering Hero(1700/1200)! Pendragon attacks Pendragon!"
"Negate Attack halts your strike, giving me a chance to recover." Pendragon halted and returned to Kensai's field, unable to do anything further.
"Very well, I guess that means my turn is over. Take your turn, because it might be your last." Asriel felt her hand shake, and then she drew once, giving her just two cards in hand. She knew she had to look at it, but her turn depended on this draw. Perhaps the duel as well.
She raised it to see what it was and she started to smile.
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Those watching the duel from monitors were shocked when Kirani jumped up, her eyes lighting up with amazement and pure joy. "Could it possibly be! It must be, I can practically feel its presence! I know what's going to happen now, and I've wanted forever to see it in action!"
Drake placed a hand on her shoulder and looked at her in confusion. "Ummm...wanted to see what in action?"
Her eyes lit up even further as she spoke of it. "One of the ultimate Gilfords...the only one I don't have. If she can summon it this duel is in the bag for them!"
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"Double-Arms Knight counts as two sacrifices for a warrior, so I tribute it and Command Knight in order to summon Gilford the Lightning!" Kensai stared in horror as one of the mightiest of all warriors appeared and drew his blade.
"Go, Raigeki Blade!" A bolt of lightning shot down from above and shattered both Pendragon and Freed, leaving nothing but two set cards to defend Kensai.
"Now, it's time to end you once and for all! Even if you can stop this attack there's no way you can win without your precious monsters, so I play Polymerization to fuse these two creatures together and form the mighty The Return of the King: Pendragon the Lightning(5000/1400)!" The mighty fusion monster held up his weapon and lightning arced across the enclosed room.
Davis punched his fist into the air, overjoyed at his wife's move. "Alright honey! Show him your strength!"
"Oh I will. Since I tributed both of his fusion elements I can have Pendragon the Lightning send all monsters in one target to the cemetery, so every monster in your deck goes to the grave, leaving only those in your hand left!" Kensai growled in frustration as he dumped about half of his remaining deck into the cemetery.
"Now, Pendragon the Lightning will attack you directly!" Kensai shook his head and motioned to one of his face down cards, which sent a spray of light that blew apart Pendragon the Lightning.
"Light Shattering Strike lets me remove one light type monster from the grave to destroy one monster on the opponent's field, so I just removed one of my various lights and nuked it. Now, is that all?" With nothing else to play, Asriel was forced to let that be all.
Davis breathed in, then out, and then he drew. "Let's see if I can do better. I sacrifice my two set monsters to summon Buster Blader(2600/2300)!"
The purple armored warrior hefted his massive sword, ready for action. If he succeeded in his attack then he would be able to finish off Kensai once and for all. "Buster Blader, attack Kensai directly for the game!"
"Not quite! Waboku negates all battle damage from my opponent this turn!" Three robed priests moved into the way, blocking the strike before it could hit Kensai. Davis frowned, and then glanced at the single card remaining in his hand. It was useless except under the right circumstances.
"I set one card face down and end my turn."
Once more Kensai drew twice, putting his hand back at five cards. He looked over his hand, and then smirked. "It's time I end this. You two have put up an impressive fight, but now it's all over. Say goodbye, as I activate Warrior Returning Alive!"
Davis sucked in a breath in fear, understanding what was about to happen. "And you pick up the one monster that can undo this all don't you?"
Kensai nodded and held up his deadliest warrior. "But I'm not done yet. I activate Monster Reincarnation, discarding one card to pick up another monster." He held up the new card, revealing it as another deadly creature.
"I remove two light types from my grave along with two dark types in order to summon these mightiest of monsters. Come forth, Black Luster Soldier-Envoy of the Beginning(3000/2500) and Chaos Emperor Dragon-Envoy of the End(3000/2500)!" Two of the deadliest monsters in the game emerged from their cards, one a massive dragon and the other an armored knight.
Davis pointed to newest face down card, and it flipped up. "I thought this card would be useless now, but you proved me wrong! Reveal quick-play magic card, Ability Negate! This equips to Chaos Emperor Dragon and prevents him from activating his effect!"
Kensai grimaced and made a slashing motion with one hand. "Regardless he still has three thousand points. Black Luster Soldier, remove Buster Blader from the game."
Davis turned to his wife, but was unable to say anything as his only monster was removed from play. She smiled, trying to reassure him. "Don't worry Davis, I trust you."
"Your wife has a strong will, as strong as yours. For that and for her success against me in this duel I will give her the first send off. Chaos Emperor Dragon...attack her directly!" Asriel closed her eyes as the massive energy wave came straight for her.
An explosion rocked the room, but to Davis' surprise it was followed by boos from the audience. "Why are they booing? I thought they were into violence?"
He got his answer moments later when he got a view of Asriel, standing exactly where she had been. A few feet in front of her was a scorch mark in the metal from the attack. Davis looked up at Kensai and smiled in relief. "Thank you Kensai, thank you for showing honor." (ALP: 0)
"Chaos Emperor Dragon is far too dangerous to be allowed to perform a true direct attack under these circumstances. I wouldn't let it finish off such a strong spirited woman. Now, I end my turn." With that finish it was now just Davis and Kensai, and it would be their true rematch now.
Davis turned to Kensai and then drew, knowing that it would take a miracle to win this now. "This is it Kensai, this is the climax of our duel! And I have every intention of winning and moving on to the Inner Sanctum! Now, activate magic card, Monster Returned!"
'He actually drew the perfect card for the situation...what spirit!' The effect of Monster Returned activated, and Buster Blader reformed on Davis' field, with its power suddenly boosted by five hundred thanks to the presence of Chaos Emperor Dragon.
"Now, reveal face down card, Crusader's Armor! This card equips to Buster Blader, increasing his attack by three hundred! Buster Blader, attack Chaos Emperor Dragon!" The mighty charged and jumped into the air, coming down to cleave the dragon's head from its shoulders. (KLP: 1850)
"Truly impressive, but my Black Luster Soldier remains, and you have already attacked. Next turn I will simply remove your monster from the game and that will be the end of it." Kensai smirked and folded his arms across his chest, completely confident of his victory.
"I'm far from done! I sacrifice Buster Blader and his equipped armor in order to summon an even mightier warrior. This summons out the deadly Buster Crusader(3000/2700) who gains five hundred attack for every fiend and dragon in your grave!" Kensai's eyes widened as the blader morphed, becoming even more impressive than before.
"And since Buster Crusader was summoned as a new monster during the battle phase..." Kensai let it trail off, already aware that his opponent had it planned out.
"That's right! Buster Crusader, slash his Black Luster Soldier in half!" Buster Crusader charged in, and in scene straight out of a Kurosawa film the two warriors slashed past each other and landed kneeling. Then the soldier collapsed and was burned away. (KLP: 1350)
A hush fell over the audience. They were in awe that he had managed to defeat both chaos monsters in a single turn, and move the duel to his favor. "Davis, you are truly a powerful person, with a great spirit. Perhaps you can defeat me, I would be impressed by that."
"We'll see now won't we? End!" They all waited tensely as Kensai made his two draws. If he drew something that could bring back a monster, or kill Buster Crusader then it was all but finished for the duelist. If not, then he was safe.
"Davis, you know of four of the cards from the Supreme Duelist Series, but you have yet to see the fifth and final one of them. One ritual, one ritual monster, one continuous magic card, one quick-play magic card, and one other. Now, let me show you my card's power!" He slammed the card into his duel disk, and energy began to flare up around the field.
"Now it is revealed, the magic card Silent Heart! This magic card special summons one random monster in the cemetery, any player's, and special summons it to the field for one turn with double its normal statistics! Let us see what is to come of this!" The energy plumes began to gather together as the monster was about to be revealed.
'There are so many options that would give him the victory, every monster in his entire deck is in the cemetery, and a number from mine and Asriel's. All he needs is a monster with over seventeen hundred attack and he can defeat my Buster Crusader.' With a deck like Kensai's most of his monsters had such attack power, so the chances were even worse for Davis remaining safe.
Asriel crossed her fingers just for luck, knowing that it was going to come down to luck. 'I know you don't really believe in luck Davis, but I sure hope you've got some good luck right about now, because if not then it's all over!'
"Let it be summoned, come forth my monster!" The energy began to fade away, and the deadly creature that was to be summoned was finally unveiled.
And it was a furball with a shield and a sword. "My monster is...Kuriboh Knight(600/400)?" He stared at the monster for a moment, and then he burst out laughing.
"It seems that fate was on your side Davis Coffin, but I can still deal some damage to you! Activate magic card Riryoku, steal half of Buster Crusader's power and give it to my monster!" Buster Crusader sagged, and the little Kuriboh bounced up and down with joy as its attack rose.
"Kuriboh Knight(2350/400), attack and destroy Buster Crusader(1750/2700)!" The little brown furred pom pom charged forwards and bowled over the crusader, killing him instantly. The hologram shattered as Davis' jaw dropped. (DLP: 350)
"Finally I set one card face down, and that completes my turn. It's your turn to see what you can draw." Davis nodded, and once again the crowd went silent in anticipation of his move. If he failed to draw a good card he would lose.
Davis drew, then slipped the card onto his disk. "As ironic as it is...Hammer Shot destroys Kuriboh Knight." A giant hammer appeared from above and smashed the little fluffy monster, leaving Kensai's field barren except for his set card.
Kensai made his double draw, then laughed at what he had seen. "How very interesting. I drew Exalibur a turn too late, this would have won me the duel last turn, and now it is useless. Go ahead Davis, take your turn." He placed a single card down on his disk, and that was all.
Davis did so, and frowned at whatever he saw there. He knew there was much he could do, but he wanted to avoid doing it. "I activate the magic card Borrowed Time which for one turn can be treated as any card in the game. I choose to treat it as Jinzo(2400/1500)
The magic card shifted shape, becoming the familiar android, who flashed his eyes twice and blew away both of Kensai's set monsters. "Borrowed Time...very impressive. Go ahead, the duel is yours. Make the final strike."
"So be it, Jinzo, attack him directly with Cyber Energy Shock!" The android charged up a ball of dark light in its hands and then fired it forwards, but just like Chaos Emperor Dragon's attack it slammed into the ground and blew up without striking. (KLP: 0)
Kensai threw back his head and laughed, then marched right over to Davis and Asriel and swept them up in a hug. "You two...I never thought you could beat me, but you proved your worth. I'm glad to know that there are still duelists out there with spirit likes yours who can defeat me. Now, head on into the sanctum, and good luck."
"Errr...thanks. It was a great duel!" Kensai just chuckled and pushed them forwards, moving them to the far door. It slid open, and then they entered.
As soon as they were gone a voice came on over the loudspeakers. "Kensai, you have failed us, unexpected. Report here immediately for a discussion. We need to prepare this chamber for our next set of duelists. Hopefully they won't succeed."
"Of course. But in the end, even though I lost, a duel like that was worth it. Few duelists can challenge me, let alone defeat me, and the fact that they won impresses me. So for that, I'm happy."
Then he left the room, making way for the next challenge that would rock the Underworld of Dueling.
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Next Chapter: Fusion Galore!
Author's Notes: Davis and Asriel's team manages the win at the very end, and now they move on, but two more duelists wait in the wings to duel. And these duelists are going to have to dig deep because their enemies are prepared for their strategies!
Review Responses
Time Mage: PSK only gets its effect when tributed, so no it isn't broken. The Light is too hard to explain, you'd have to read his stuff. The holograms repairing the wounds is actually Kensai's doing, as he didn't want an unfair advantage.
John: Nobody's tomb literally, but in some ways it is Kensai's.
Gryphinwyrm7: Wow...that's cool that I managed that. Nah, I decided not to bring in the gods, didn't want to deal with that. I'm glad these chapters have made you happy.
G.O.T. Nick: Yep, Takuya will continue to get much better. And I know what you mean, I really like Takuya/Kensai as well for some reason.
WolfGeneral: And your wish for luck did the trick, letting them win.
Original Cards:WG(WolfGeneral), TM(Time Mage), G(Gryphinwyrm7)
Asriel: Double-Arms Knight, Knights of the Round(WG), The Once and Future King: Pendragon(G), Saving Play, The Return of the King: Pendragon the Lightning(G),
Davis: Ability Negate(WG), Monster Returned(WG), Crusader's Armor(G), Buster Crusader(G), Borrowed Time(G)
Kensai: Knights of the Round(WG), White Knight of Vanda, Black Knight of Vanda, The Once and Future King: Pendragon(G), Light Shattering Strike, Silent Heart, Kuriboh Knight(G)
Anime Cards
Asriel: Excalibur
Kensai: Exalibur
