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PBC Report Day 1, Section 4. Unable to find his opponant, target I2 has returned to meet his friends in the buisiness area. Steps to recover from the unexpected factor have been taken. Will record results.
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Domino Buisiness Area.
Lara glanced at the clock in the center of town, tiny and faroff, barely visible from above the shortest building, and sighed, a slightly annoyed expression forming as her boyfriend's panting form came back into view. "I'm going to take a wild stab and say you couldn't find him."
"No.....ya think?" Drake gasped, wiping sweat out of his eyes. "It's too hot to search, anyway... whoever thought of making all of these windows reflective?"
"No idea." The emerald-eyed girl replied, tightening the belt-tied jacket around her waist. "Strange weather we've had in the last few hours, though."
Roan smiled weakly. "Listen, Drake, I appreciate your effort to get back my Locator Card, but it's okay; I lost fair and square, and you don't need to risk your Tyrant Dragon for my sake."
Drake blanched, then, grinning sheepishly, nodded. "Er, thanks, sorry for, well, trying..."
"Strange... I thought we were just going to challenge this Reuben guy out of dragon-related ego.Lance noted.
"You don't tell, I don't tell."
"Deal."
"Drake?" Lara's voice snapped him out of his other self-conversation. "Should we go check if there are any challengers in the park? The shade-filled, mostly peaceful park?"
"Odd way of putting it...but yeah." The fire-topped one nodded, flushing slightly more as she grinned back. He turned to his sulking friend, and said before leaving, "Sorry, Roan... we'll seeya back at Yugi's house before we head home."
"Right..." The dragon-slaying duelist said offhandedly as his two friends left. He shifted his jacked uncomfortably, then pushed himself up, heading toward where he faintly remembered was the location of the Kame Game Shop.
"It's not as much that I lost....though losing to a dragon-based deck WAS pretty pathetic.... this was my first tournament that I played in while not criminally insane. I guess that says something about my dueling skills....."
He dodged a large crowd of duelists by sliding into an emptier street, one with no resteraunts or overhangs whatsoever, making the reflecting sunlight unbearable. The heat finally getting to him, and with fewer people around, he slid his coat off, slightly embarassed at the black, gi-like shirt he wore. It clashed with his modernistic Duel Disk by a high degree... and the Millenium Dagger dangling around his neck would be sure to grab attention if noticed, as if his other features wouldn't.
"You wear the garb of a fighter, Slade.."
His eyes darkened as he swiftly turned himself, facing a surprisingly familier individual. Except for the color, which was predominantly black, he stared an an exact twin of Drake. "Who are you? How do you know that name?"
The strange duelist (he also had a Disk) smirked, which seemed to also copy the gesture's look on his friend's face. "I'm going to skip the fake names and subtleties: I am agent -0005, Jigoku Naraku, but you may refer to me as Makai, from my codename; Makairyu."
Somehow sensing what was going to happen, Roan prepped his Duel Disk, slightly unnerved. He was wrong at thinking every characteristic of Drake's had changed color in this person; the eyes were still a deep red, and for him seemed much more menacing, almost molten.
"Like I asked; How do you know that name? And why have you tracked me, if you know that name in it's full history?"
Makai titled his head, the smirk not leaving. "So, you already grasp the fact that you've been followed... very well. I know of your name because I reported on the events of PSR; Project: Shadow Realm, a mere matter of weeks ago. You and your friends, most perticularly Drake Pegasus, Yugi Muto, and their common rival Seto Kaiba, are key bits in the plan that my organization has, and, by losing your first duel in this tournament, you are now impeding on years' worth of planning, and the hopes of myself, my four comrades, and our leader. To remedy this, you need to make it to the finals...and I already have six locator cards to gamble."
Roan scowled. "If I lose? Or refuse?"
The darker one's smirk turned into a soft smile, which seemed more off-putting than the smirk. In his slightly deep, though teenaged voice, he added, "The loser of this duel forfeits his soul, though not of the effects of that annoying Shadow Realm. If you refuse to duel, there are a great deal of authorities in the United States who would compensate me for information on your wearabouts..."
Slipping his deck into the slot, the dark-brown haired youth smirked. "Fine, but don't expect me to care how your soul gets lost when this ends." LP:4000
"Likewise, Slade..... and I don't expect to lose my soul in either outcome. Now, if you don't mind, I'll play first, sending three cards facedown, with one monster in defense mode." LP:4000
Glancing from his hand to the four cards on the field, Roan countered, "I also place three cards facedown, and summon one monster in defense mode!"
His smile fading to a considering look, Makai moved to draw-
"I activate Drop Off, meaning you have to discard the card you just drew!" Roan called.
"...very well. That doesn't stop my strategy. I sacrifice my facedown monster to summon Total Defense Shogun!" 1550/2500
For a brief moment, a warrior covered in shields and weapons appeared, before falling, with a surprised gasp, into a hole beneath him.
Roan smirked again as his Trap was noticed. "Trap Hole sends your Shogun plummeting to the Graveyard, which leaves your life points wide open!"
"So it would seem." Makai whispered. "I place another card facedown to end my turn."
The other duelist nodded, his smirk masking concern. "He has four facedown cards, now. He's setting up a large chain of traps, so I have to be prepared for the worst. Unfortunatly, the only cards I have deal with monster removal, so I have to luck out on this draw. Here goes... crap."
" I summon another monster facedown, and end my turn."
"Your remark about my points was a bit ill-prepared, wasn't it? Anyway, I'm afraid I'll have to pass this turn."
"...then again, he seems to be hiding, almost. Playing defensive. This could be my chance to turn things around if... crap."
"I'll pass, too." Roan sighed, glaring as his chuckling opponant.
"Then I should break the mold.... I flip my first trap, Call of the Haunted, which returns my Shogun to the field. His effect will switch him back to defense mode. Then, I flip Monster Reborn, to revive Big Shield Gardna in defense mode, as well."
The two similar monsters appeared, both crouching behind giant barriers. 1550/2500, 100/2600
"Then, I flip another card; Card of Demise, to be specific, which grants me five more cards, with a cost five turns later. I flip my final facedown card, Pot of Greed, to draw another two cards."
Stopping to take in the apprehensive look on his opponant, Makai smirked again, "I play Final Destiny, discarding five cards from my hand to destroy all cards on the field!"
The dragonslayer-stylist shielded himself as a massive explosion wiped his monsters and trap card off of the field, alongside Makai's two shields.
"If this isn't an omen, I don't know what is. I'm able to set up my Final Destiny combo in the first few turns, and it's up to me to lose this duel. Whatever you have planned, it had better be big; big enough to withstand my Makyura!" 1500/1300
A monster that looked like an arranged set of sharp, metallic objects appeared, the eye-symbol serving as his face matching the emblem on Roan's Dagger. With a deft leap, it raked one point fist across Roan's face, sending a short, sharp set of pains through the duelist. LP:2500
"That ends my turn...try and help me along, here." The darker one sighed.
"....He's toying with me. I forgot that for him to win this duel he has to lose...even though losing means losing his soul. But that doesn't make any sense! In any case, it isn't my skills that're hurting me, it's my draw; I can't draw the cards that can help me. Well that had better change, fast!"
Drawing his card with a gulp, he slowly lifted it to his sight, then, without changing face, went on. "I summon a monster in defense mode, and place one card facedown!"
"Did you listen to a word I said last turn?" Makai asked, slightly angry. "If you can't draw anything good, I'll be glad to help you out with Card of Sanctity."
The warrior glared as he drew four more cards, but then changed back to a calm exterior. The raven-haired one noticed, and played. "I first play this card, Mask Puppet, a continuous magic card that prevents me from losing any life points as a cost for keeping cards on the field. I then place three cards facedown, and summon the first monster of many to plague you in this duel..."
Makyura seemed to kneel; at Makai's left side appeared, from a whirling black pool of energy, a towering figure, the shape vaguely feminine. She wore a sweeping, pastel pink cloak, and white armor that matched her elegant skull of a face, with glowing red eyes, and a small crown atop her head.
"The Infernalqueen Archfiend!" 900/1500
Not stopping to see a reaction, the fiend-wielder went on. "Makyura, attack his facedown monster!"
"That monster is my Old Vindictive Magician, Makai! He destroys a monster when flipped faceup!" Roan said, as an old, shaman-like man appeared, leaning on a familier green staff. With a frown and a wave of his hand, Makyura dissapeared. 450/600
A more carefree grin was on the face of the affected duelist. "That doesn't explain how he survived that attack."
Roan grinned back, pointing to his now faceup magic card. "Heart of Clear Water prevents any monster equipped with it from being affected by attacks or effects."
"That was unexpected...I've never really heard of those cards being used in tandem. I end my turn. You should know, however, that as long as Infernalqueen Archfiend is on the field, one of my Archfiend monsters gains 1000 points every Standby phase. So draw your card; even if it's a strong monster, that won't stop my powered up queen." 1900/1500
"Really? Even if I discard that monster with Dark Core, to send your queen out of the game?"
As he said it, another sphere of black energy surrounded the queen...and vanished, the chesspiece still standing. Roan stared, but then noticed the giant die on the ground, two dots staring him in the face.
"Her other effect makes any effects aimed at her worthless, as long as I can roll a 2 or 5 from a die whenever she's targeted. Must've slipped my mind..."
"Maybe when she's target directly... but not when I play this! Dark Hole!"
"Which I promptly counter with White Hole!" Makai called out, flipping his trap card to reverse the third surge of dark energy to appear, turning it a pure white as it pulled Roan's Magician into nothingness.
That still didn't seem to faze the duelist, and with good reason. "I'll place one card facedown, then, with another monster in defense mode, and play my own Monster Reborn card! Remember that card I sent to the Graveyard with Dark Core?"
The monster that appeared was slightly taller than Roan, covered in black, gold, and silver armor, with a LARGE sword in his hands. 2600/2300
"My most personal monster, the Buster Blader!" He finished, pointing to the giant game piece. "Attack with Dragon Bane Slash!"
"Negate Attack." Makai yawned, inwardly grinning at the frustration born from the sight of the Blader being repelled back to his standing position. "And now, it's my turn. First, my Infernalqueen raises her power to a phenomonal 2900! Next, I summon another Archfiend, Desrook! And I flip Ultimate Offering, which allows me to summon another monster at the cost of 500 points, a cost my Mask Puppet negates. Come forth, Vilepawn!" 1100/1800, 1200/200
The rook was shaped like it's namesake, though it's skull appearance contrasted it's nobility as a Light type. The pawn was merely an average warrior, both in stats and appearance.
"I'll spare your favorite card, since you may never be able to beat me otherwise. My Infernalqueen will instead attack your facedown monster-"
"Apprentice Magician, who allows me to summon another spellcastor from my deck when he's destroyed." Roan intervened. The purple-clad student couldn't even appear before he was impaled by the queen's rapier, with another monster card replacing him.
"Vilepawn, slash his new monster in half!"
Again, the weak monster vanished before it could even appear. However, Roan had a triumphant grin on his face as it did, while a card suddenly left his Graveyard, returning to his hand. "My Magician of Faith gave ma a parting gift by recovering a magic card for me. And since you have no monsters left that can attack, and no cards in your hand, it's my turn!"
"Though my Vilepawn reaches 2200 points with his queen's effect, and by his own effect you cannot attack any Archfiend monsters until he is destroyed!"
"I know that... which I why I activate my Interdimensional Matter Transporter, which saves my Buster Blader from the card I'm re-using; Dark Hole!"
The Blader vanished through a rip in the air just in time to evade a final whirlpool of darkness, which took all of Makai's monsters into it's crushing depths.
"I summon another monster in defense to end my turn." Roan added, his Blader re-appearing.
Drawing a single card into his empty hand, Makai smirked once more. "One card facedown, Slade. This seems to be the final turn, so don't waste cards."
Roan nodded, drawing again. "I sacrifice my facedown monster for Jinzo!" 2400/1500
The monster that appeared was an android, tall, gaunt, an menacing. Metal covered nearly every part of it's body save the bare head , which revealed many pulsing veins. "I trust you know this card's trademark power?"
"My Trap card is worthless, and the duel is yours." Makai admitted, shrugging as if it meant nothing.
He didn't seem to be affected by the two attacks; his body not responding to the swordsman's swing or the psychic blast which shook the entire area. His life points, however, were not as resilient. LP:0
Roan stepped up to his opponant as the remaining holograms faded, a hand outstretched. "The cards. Both the set of Locator Cards and your Archfiends, considering you wagered six."
Sorting through his deck, the loser complied silently. "Best of luck in the finals, Slade. And don't tell your friends about us until we make ourselves known; confusing events are easy to create in crowds."
With a final scowl, Roan nervously set out, sorting his new cards into his deck. Makai, however, made for the nearest alleyway.....
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"I'm not even going to ask it." Umiryu said from his standing point, barely hidden in the shadows. "Just answer, so I can get this over with."
Makairyu's smile returned, calm and quieting. "What I want is something you cannot give to me, something the organization will never be able to arrange. So it does not really matter."
The aqua-haired of the two snarled as the midnight-haired one started to leave, and raised his left hand, which glowed briefly, before shooting something at an un-seeable speed toward his associate's back. He heard the familier sound of a body collapsing, and felt the card appear in his hand. Without even looking, he dropped the small piece of paper on the ground, and raced to catch up to his target.
It would be hours later before a hand clasped over it, taking back what had been sealed within...
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PBC Report. Agent -0005, Jigoku Naraku, codename: Makairyu, lost the battle against target I4. While dealt with in the normal manner, I again request information into his backfile, based on suspiscions of personal matters. This would not be the first time he was rendered lifeless if he would return, and his genetic samples remain inconclusive in properties.
Agent -0002, codename: Umiryu.
PBC Report Day 1, Section 4. Unable to find his opponant, target I2 has returned to meet his friends in the buisiness area. Steps to recover from the unexpected factor have been taken. Will record results.
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Domino Buisiness Area.
Lara glanced at the clock in the center of town, tiny and faroff, barely visible from above the shortest building, and sighed, a slightly annoyed expression forming as her boyfriend's panting form came back into view. "I'm going to take a wild stab and say you couldn't find him."
"No.....ya think?" Drake gasped, wiping sweat out of his eyes. "It's too hot to search, anyway... whoever thought of making all of these windows reflective?"
"No idea." The emerald-eyed girl replied, tightening the belt-tied jacket around her waist. "Strange weather we've had in the last few hours, though."
Roan smiled weakly. "Listen, Drake, I appreciate your effort to get back my Locator Card, but it's okay; I lost fair and square, and you don't need to risk your Tyrant Dragon for my sake."
Drake blanched, then, grinning sheepishly, nodded. "Er, thanks, sorry for, well, trying..."
"Strange... I thought we were just going to challenge this Reuben guy out of dragon-related ego.Lance noted.
"You don't tell, I don't tell."
"Deal."
"Drake?" Lara's voice snapped him out of his other self-conversation. "Should we go check if there are any challengers in the park? The shade-filled, mostly peaceful park?"
"Odd way of putting it...but yeah." The fire-topped one nodded, flushing slightly more as she grinned back. He turned to his sulking friend, and said before leaving, "Sorry, Roan... we'll seeya back at Yugi's house before we head home."
"Right..." The dragon-slaying duelist said offhandedly as his two friends left. He shifted his jacked uncomfortably, then pushed himself up, heading toward where he faintly remembered was the location of the Kame Game Shop.
"It's not as much that I lost....though losing to a dragon-based deck WAS pretty pathetic.... this was my first tournament that I played in while not criminally insane. I guess that says something about my dueling skills....."
He dodged a large crowd of duelists by sliding into an emptier street, one with no resteraunts or overhangs whatsoever, making the reflecting sunlight unbearable. The heat finally getting to him, and with fewer people around, he slid his coat off, slightly embarassed at the black, gi-like shirt he wore. It clashed with his modernistic Duel Disk by a high degree... and the Millenium Dagger dangling around his neck would be sure to grab attention if noticed, as if his other features wouldn't.
"You wear the garb of a fighter, Slade.."
His eyes darkened as he swiftly turned himself, facing a surprisingly familier individual. Except for the color, which was predominantly black, he stared an an exact twin of Drake. "Who are you? How do you know that name?"
The strange duelist (he also had a Disk) smirked, which seemed to also copy the gesture's look on his friend's face. "I'm going to skip the fake names and subtleties: I am agent -0005, Jigoku Naraku, but you may refer to me as Makai, from my codename; Makairyu."
Somehow sensing what was going to happen, Roan prepped his Duel Disk, slightly unnerved. He was wrong at thinking every characteristic of Drake's had changed color in this person; the eyes were still a deep red, and for him seemed much more menacing, almost molten.
"Like I asked; How do you know that name? And why have you tracked me, if you know that name in it's full history?"
Makai titled his head, the smirk not leaving. "So, you already grasp the fact that you've been followed... very well. I know of your name because I reported on the events of PSR; Project: Shadow Realm, a mere matter of weeks ago. You and your friends, most perticularly Drake Pegasus, Yugi Muto, and their common rival Seto Kaiba, are key bits in the plan that my organization has, and, by losing your first duel in this tournament, you are now impeding on years' worth of planning, and the hopes of myself, my four comrades, and our leader. To remedy this, you need to make it to the finals...and I already have six locator cards to gamble."
Roan scowled. "If I lose? Or refuse?"
The darker one's smirk turned into a soft smile, which seemed more off-putting than the smirk. In his slightly deep, though teenaged voice, he added, "The loser of this duel forfeits his soul, though not of the effects of that annoying Shadow Realm. If you refuse to duel, there are a great deal of authorities in the United States who would compensate me for information on your wearabouts..."
Slipping his deck into the slot, the dark-brown haired youth smirked. "Fine, but don't expect me to care how your soul gets lost when this ends." LP:4000
"Likewise, Slade..... and I don't expect to lose my soul in either outcome. Now, if you don't mind, I'll play first, sending three cards facedown, with one monster in defense mode." LP:4000
Glancing from his hand to the four cards on the field, Roan countered, "I also place three cards facedown, and summon one monster in defense mode!"
His smile fading to a considering look, Makai moved to draw-
"I activate Drop Off, meaning you have to discard the card you just drew!" Roan called.
"...very well. That doesn't stop my strategy. I sacrifice my facedown monster to summon Total Defense Shogun!" 1550/2500
For a brief moment, a warrior covered in shields and weapons appeared, before falling, with a surprised gasp, into a hole beneath him.
Roan smirked again as his Trap was noticed. "Trap Hole sends your Shogun plummeting to the Graveyard, which leaves your life points wide open!"
"So it would seem." Makai whispered. "I place another card facedown to end my turn."
The other duelist nodded, his smirk masking concern. "He has four facedown cards, now. He's setting up a large chain of traps, so I have to be prepared for the worst. Unfortunatly, the only cards I have deal with monster removal, so I have to luck out on this draw. Here goes... crap."
" I summon another monster facedown, and end my turn."
"Your remark about my points was a bit ill-prepared, wasn't it? Anyway, I'm afraid I'll have to pass this turn."
"...then again, he seems to be hiding, almost. Playing defensive. This could be my chance to turn things around if... crap."
"I'll pass, too." Roan sighed, glaring as his chuckling opponant.
"Then I should break the mold.... I flip my first trap, Call of the Haunted, which returns my Shogun to the field. His effect will switch him back to defense mode. Then, I flip Monster Reborn, to revive Big Shield Gardna in defense mode, as well."
The two similar monsters appeared, both crouching behind giant barriers. 1550/2500, 100/2600
"Then, I flip another card; Card of Demise, to be specific, which grants me five more cards, with a cost five turns later. I flip my final facedown card, Pot of Greed, to draw another two cards."
Stopping to take in the apprehensive look on his opponant, Makai smirked again, "I play Final Destiny, discarding five cards from my hand to destroy all cards on the field!"
The dragonslayer-stylist shielded himself as a massive explosion wiped his monsters and trap card off of the field, alongside Makai's two shields.
"If this isn't an omen, I don't know what is. I'm able to set up my Final Destiny combo in the first few turns, and it's up to me to lose this duel. Whatever you have planned, it had better be big; big enough to withstand my Makyura!" 1500/1300
A monster that looked like an arranged set of sharp, metallic objects appeared, the eye-symbol serving as his face matching the emblem on Roan's Dagger. With a deft leap, it raked one point fist across Roan's face, sending a short, sharp set of pains through the duelist. LP:2500
"That ends my turn...try and help me along, here." The darker one sighed.
"....He's toying with me. I forgot that for him to win this duel he has to lose...even though losing means losing his soul. But that doesn't make any sense! In any case, it isn't my skills that're hurting me, it's my draw; I can't draw the cards that can help me. Well that had better change, fast!"
Drawing his card with a gulp, he slowly lifted it to his sight, then, without changing face, went on. "I summon a monster in defense mode, and place one card facedown!"
"Did you listen to a word I said last turn?" Makai asked, slightly angry. "If you can't draw anything good, I'll be glad to help you out with Card of Sanctity."
The warrior glared as he drew four more cards, but then changed back to a calm exterior. The raven-haired one noticed, and played. "I first play this card, Mask Puppet, a continuous magic card that prevents me from losing any life points as a cost for keeping cards on the field. I then place three cards facedown, and summon the first monster of many to plague you in this duel..."
Makyura seemed to kneel; at Makai's left side appeared, from a whirling black pool of energy, a towering figure, the shape vaguely feminine. She wore a sweeping, pastel pink cloak, and white armor that matched her elegant skull of a face, with glowing red eyes, and a small crown atop her head.
"The Infernalqueen Archfiend!" 900/1500
Not stopping to see a reaction, the fiend-wielder went on. "Makyura, attack his facedown monster!"
"That monster is my Old Vindictive Magician, Makai! He destroys a monster when flipped faceup!" Roan said, as an old, shaman-like man appeared, leaning on a familier green staff. With a frown and a wave of his hand, Makyura dissapeared. 450/600
A more carefree grin was on the face of the affected duelist. "That doesn't explain how he survived that attack."
Roan grinned back, pointing to his now faceup magic card. "Heart of Clear Water prevents any monster equipped with it from being affected by attacks or effects."
"That was unexpected...I've never really heard of those cards being used in tandem. I end my turn. You should know, however, that as long as Infernalqueen Archfiend is on the field, one of my Archfiend monsters gains 1000 points every Standby phase. So draw your card; even if it's a strong monster, that won't stop my powered up queen." 1900/1500
"Really? Even if I discard that monster with Dark Core, to send your queen out of the game?"
As he said it, another sphere of black energy surrounded the queen...and vanished, the chesspiece still standing. Roan stared, but then noticed the giant die on the ground, two dots staring him in the face.
"Her other effect makes any effects aimed at her worthless, as long as I can roll a 2 or 5 from a die whenever she's targeted. Must've slipped my mind..."
"Maybe when she's target directly... but not when I play this! Dark Hole!"
"Which I promptly counter with White Hole!" Makai called out, flipping his trap card to reverse the third surge of dark energy to appear, turning it a pure white as it pulled Roan's Magician into nothingness.
That still didn't seem to faze the duelist, and with good reason. "I'll place one card facedown, then, with another monster in defense mode, and play my own Monster Reborn card! Remember that card I sent to the Graveyard with Dark Core?"
The monster that appeared was slightly taller than Roan, covered in black, gold, and silver armor, with a LARGE sword in his hands. 2600/2300
"My most personal monster, the Buster Blader!" He finished, pointing to the giant game piece. "Attack with Dragon Bane Slash!"
"Negate Attack." Makai yawned, inwardly grinning at the frustration born from the sight of the Blader being repelled back to his standing position. "And now, it's my turn. First, my Infernalqueen raises her power to a phenomonal 2900! Next, I summon another Archfiend, Desrook! And I flip Ultimate Offering, which allows me to summon another monster at the cost of 500 points, a cost my Mask Puppet negates. Come forth, Vilepawn!" 1100/1800, 1200/200
The rook was shaped like it's namesake, though it's skull appearance contrasted it's nobility as a Light type. The pawn was merely an average warrior, both in stats and appearance.
"I'll spare your favorite card, since you may never be able to beat me otherwise. My Infernalqueen will instead attack your facedown monster-"
"Apprentice Magician, who allows me to summon another spellcastor from my deck when he's destroyed." Roan intervened. The purple-clad student couldn't even appear before he was impaled by the queen's rapier, with another monster card replacing him.
"Vilepawn, slash his new monster in half!"
Again, the weak monster vanished before it could even appear. However, Roan had a triumphant grin on his face as it did, while a card suddenly left his Graveyard, returning to his hand. "My Magician of Faith gave ma a parting gift by recovering a magic card for me. And since you have no monsters left that can attack, and no cards in your hand, it's my turn!"
"Though my Vilepawn reaches 2200 points with his queen's effect, and by his own effect you cannot attack any Archfiend monsters until he is destroyed!"
"I know that... which I why I activate my Interdimensional Matter Transporter, which saves my Buster Blader from the card I'm re-using; Dark Hole!"
The Blader vanished through a rip in the air just in time to evade a final whirlpool of darkness, which took all of Makai's monsters into it's crushing depths.
"I summon another monster in defense to end my turn." Roan added, his Blader re-appearing.
Drawing a single card into his empty hand, Makai smirked once more. "One card facedown, Slade. This seems to be the final turn, so don't waste cards."
Roan nodded, drawing again. "I sacrifice my facedown monster for Jinzo!" 2400/1500
The monster that appeared was an android, tall, gaunt, an menacing. Metal covered nearly every part of it's body save the bare head , which revealed many pulsing veins. "I trust you know this card's trademark power?"
"My Trap card is worthless, and the duel is yours." Makai admitted, shrugging as if it meant nothing.
He didn't seem to be affected by the two attacks; his body not responding to the swordsman's swing or the psychic blast which shook the entire area. His life points, however, were not as resilient. LP:0
Roan stepped up to his opponant as the remaining holograms faded, a hand outstretched. "The cards. Both the set of Locator Cards and your Archfiends, considering you wagered six."
Sorting through his deck, the loser complied silently. "Best of luck in the finals, Slade. And don't tell your friends about us until we make ourselves known; confusing events are easy to create in crowds."
With a final scowl, Roan nervously set out, sorting his new cards into his deck. Makai, however, made for the nearest alleyway.....
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"I'm not even going to ask it." Umiryu said from his standing point, barely hidden in the shadows. "Just answer, so I can get this over with."
Makairyu's smile returned, calm and quieting. "What I want is something you cannot give to me, something the organization will never be able to arrange. So it does not really matter."
The aqua-haired of the two snarled as the midnight-haired one started to leave, and raised his left hand, which glowed briefly, before shooting something at an un-seeable speed toward his associate's back. He heard the familier sound of a body collapsing, and felt the card appear in his hand. Without even looking, he dropped the small piece of paper on the ground, and raced to catch up to his target.
It would be hours later before a hand clasped over it, taking back what had been sealed within...
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PBC Report. Agent -0005, Jigoku Naraku, codename: Makairyu, lost the battle against target I4. While dealt with in the normal manner, I again request information into his backfile, based on suspiscions of personal matters. This would not be the first time he was rendered lifeless if he would return, and his genetic samples remain inconclusive in properties.
Agent -0002, codename: Umiryu.
