I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!
Bones grinned.
"Don't give yourself a headache. Remember, thanks to my Call of the Mummy magic card, I'll be able to summon something even more powerful even if you do somehow get through my Spirit Reaper. And when you try to attack any other monster, my Patrician of Darkness will redirect it to my reaper, which can't be destroyed."
"Enough," said Yugi. "I draw." He glanced at the cards in his hand. "I shall end my turn without playing anything." Bones laughed.
"How pathetic." He drew. "I'll now activate the magic card Polymerization. This lets me merge my Spirit Reaper and Nightmare Horse to summon Reaper on the Nightmare!" (900/800) "It has the combined powers of my reaper and my nightmare, so it can attack your life points directly without fear of being destroyed." Yugi's face suddenly split into a grin.
"Unfortunately, your Reaper must be in attack mode to attack my life points. And if it's in attack mode when I attack it-"
"-I lose life points. I know. That's why I now summon another Spirit Reaper in defense mode." (200/300) Yugi gasped.
"Another one?"
"Yes, and now my other reaper can stay in attack mode. NOW, REAPER ON THE NIGHTMARE! ATTACK HIS LIFE POINTS DIRECTLY!" The tiny grim reaper kicked its shapeless blue horse. The horse gave a blood-curling neigh that sounded more like a screech than a neigh and charged. When it reached Yugi's attack mode Buster Blader, leapt into the air and landed directly in front of Yugi. The reaper then raked its scythe through Yugi's chest. Yugi cried out in pain. (Y: 5100) "It's your turn," Bones sneered. Yugi drew his card.
"I place one card face-down. Then I end my turn."
"No better than last turn," said Bones as he drew a card. "Reaper, ATTACK!"
"ACTIVATE TRAP!" cried Yugi. "MAGIC CYLINDERS! This allows me to send your attack right back at you." (B: 6000)
"I still have more life points than you, so I don't feel worried about ending my turn."
"Very well. I draw." He paused and considered his hand. "I summon Gazelle, the King of Mythical Beasts in defense mode!" (1500/1200) "I then switch Buster Blader into defense mode. This ends my turn."
"I was wondering when you'd do that. Reaper! Attack!" (Y: 4200) "Now, Patrician of Darkness! Attack his Beast!"
"NOT SO FAST! I ACTIVATE MY TRAP!"
"WHAT?" Bones gaped stupidly at the facedown card Yugi activated. "When did you play that?"
"The same turn you summoned your first Spirit Reaper. I now activate Mystical Ref Panel! This, like Magic Cylinders, sends your attack back at you!" (B: 4000) "Now who has more life points?"
"You only have 200 more life points than I do. They'll be gone next turn."
I hate to admit it, but he's right. That was my last trap on the field. If I don't draw something soon, he'll just keep whittling away my life points with his Reaper on the Nightmare. Oh well. Here goes nothing.
He drew.
"I play one card facedown. Then I end my turn."
"In that case, I'll attack with my Reaper."
"Activate trap! Mirror Force! It destroys all your monsters!"
"Wrong. You seem to be forgetting that my 2 reapers can't be destroyed."
"You're the one who's wrong. Your reapers can't be destroyed by monsters, but magic and trap cards are a different story." Sure enough, all of Bones' monsters shattered into trillions of tiny shards.
"It doesn't matter," said Bones. "Thanks to Call of the Mummy, I can now summon a much stronger zombie. Or had you forgotten?" Yugi glared silently. Bones lifted a card out of his hand. "This one will do. I summon Soulless One in attack mode!" (1000/0) "What's so special about it, you ask? I'll tell you. It gets 500 extra attack points for every zombie on the field and in the graveyard."
"WHAT?"
"You heard me. Lets see, there's Soulless One, my reapers…" he counted on his fingers. "I count 7 zombies in all." (4500/0) "Lucky for you, all your monsters are in defense mode, otherwise, you'd have the power of a Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon preying on your life points. Also, when Soulless One is played, you get to take one magic card from your graveyard and put it into your hand. Now, Soulless One! Attack his Buster Blader!" Buster Blader was gone sooner than Yugi could say "activate trap". Not that he had any traps left.
Great, I'm in trouble again. He drew. That was quick.
"I activate Dark Hole!"
"NO!"
"Yes! This destroys all monsters on the field, including your undead monstrosity! This leaves your life points wide open!"
"You seem to have forgotten about my Call of the Mummy magic card, so let me remind you by summoning Decayed Commander in defense mode!" (1000/1500) "This in turn lets me summon Zombie Tiger in defense mode." (1400/1600)
"You're not the only duelist who has a magic card that summons monsters! I play Dark Magic Curtain! By sacrificing half of my life points, I can summon Dark Magician in attack mode!" (Y: 2100) (2500/2100) "NOW, DARK MAGICIAN! ATTACK HIS ZOMBIE TIGER WITH DARK MAGIC ATTACK!"
"My turn," said Bones. "I summon Soul Absorbing Bone Tower in defense mode!" (400/1500)
"My move. Dark Magician! Attack his Bone Tower!"
"Not so fast, Yugi. Bone Tower can't be attacked when there's another zombie on my side of the field."
"Fine. Dark Magician! Attack his Decayed Commander!"
"My turn. I place one card face down and I summon one monster in defense mode."
Why did he summon that monster facedown? It's probably another zombie, so I'd better attack that first.
"Dark Magician! Attack his facedown monster!" The card flipped up to reveal a massive floating fortress. "Castle of Dark Illusions? That's not a zombie!" (930/1930)
"It has to be a zombie?" asked Bones. Yugi cursed himself for not just attacking the tower.
"I end my turn."
"I'll start mine by summoning Decayed Commander in defense mode." (1000/1500) "I'm sure you remember what happens now."
"Yes, you can summon a zombie tiger."
"In defense mode." (1400/1600) "I'll also place one card facedown and end my turn."
"In that case, I'll activate my Polymerization. Like yours, it lets me combine two of my monsters, however, I'm going to combine the Curse of Dragon and Gaia the Fierce Knight in my hand to form Gaia the Dragon Champion!" (2600/1200)
I could attack, but if I get rid of all of his monsters, he'll probably just summon another monster that I'll never be able to defeat.
"I place one card facedown and then I end my turn." Bones drew a card.
"I summon one monster and I place one card facedown. This ends my turn."
"I shall place one card facedown. Now, Dark Magician! Attack his facedown monster!" The card flipped up to reveal a mummy of some sort. When it disappeared, virtual smog filled the arena and sent Yugi into a fit of coughing.
"In case you're wondering, that was Poison Mummy, and by attacking it, you activated its special ability."
"What- cough cough- is that?"
"You lose 800 life points." (Y: 1300)
"I'm not done yet. Gaia! Attack his Zombie Tiger!" Zombie Tiger disappeared almost immediately.
"Activate trap! Call of the Haunted!"
"And what does that do?"
"It lets me bring back the monster you just destroyed."
"NOT SO FAST! ACTIVATE TRAP! DUST TORNADO!"
"What does that do?" asked Bones in a worried tone.
"It lets me destroy one magic or trap card on the field and then draw a card."
"No!" A massive tornado whipped up and when it was gone, Bones' Call of the Haunted trap was gone.
"This ends my turn."
"Fine! I summon Nightmare horse in defense mode and end my turn."
"I activate the magic card Card Destruction! We must now discard our hands and then draw the same number of cards!" Bones grinned.
"Tell me, do you remember my Fear from the Dark?"
"That's the zombie you summoned when I sent it from your hand."
"That's right, and there's a much stronger version of that card that I have."
"Oh no!"
"YES! I SUMMON DESPAIR FROM THE DARK!" (2800/3000)
Well, I don't any other choice now. I have to summon this.
"I activate Brain Control! It lets me take control of one of your monsters, just like last time! And now, I sacrifice Dark Magician, Gaia the Dragon Champion and Despair From the Dark in order to summon The Winged Dragon of Ra!" Lightning rained down around them as the great golden dragon came into being. Bones gaped in wonder. (7900/6300) "But that's not all! I can now pay 1000 life points to send Ra into Egyptian God Phoenix Form! This lets it blast straight through your monsters and attack your life points directly!" (Y: 300) "NOW, WINGED DRAGON OF RA! END THIS DUEL!" A massive fireball erupted from the dragon's mouth and incinerated Bones and his remaining monsters. (B: 0) Yugi heaved a sigh of relief.
