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Tokyo Tournament
Chapter Nine: The Tide of Battle
Also Entitled: Man, I'm Bad With Puns
"Attack, my monster!" A tremendous claw lashed out and slashed at the opposing duelist, whose Life Points plummeted from the blow. The duel was over. The holograms of the match faded away as the victor and loser walked towards each other. The loser, with microchip and a rare card in his hand, offered them to his opponent, who took them. The victor then walked away, a smile on his face carrying the message of his accomplishment. Now he was one step closer to the finals.
"I attack with the Beast of Talwar!"
"Then I activate my Trap Card, Mirror Force!"
Around Yugi and the others, duels raged on. Yes, there were duelists, duelists everywhere, and not an opponent to duel (hee hee, I kill myself). Five of them had two chips, Giyan was the only one left with one. However, for the purpose of fairness, we're going to let him duel now.
"Now, with the field clear, I shall attack you directly with the Amphibian Beast!" shouted a very familiar voice.
Mako Tsunami stood victorious. The Amphibian Beast stood before him, its green scales glinting due to the water that dampened it. It was wading through knee-length water, an effect of the Umi card that was now active. But both the Umi and Amphibian Beast soon faded away as Mako walked forward to accept his prize.
"Hey, Mako, how ya doing?" inquired Joey as he stepped forward to greet Mako.
"Quite well, my friend, I have just won my second star chip," he responded, and shook Joey's hand heartily. "Speaking of which, would you care to duel, I am prepared to win back my Legendary Fisherman."
"I think not," said Giyan, stepping forward, "apparently, you have been misled to believe that I, with just one chip, will allow you two to duel for a grand total of four right in front of my face."
"Ah," said Mako as he looked at Giyan, "so apparently you wish to be my opponent first. Very well, then. Tell me though, what is your name?"
"My name is Giyan," he replied, "I know you have at least two microchips, but I myself only have one."
"That's fine," replied Mako, "it doesn't matter to me how many chips you have, I am sure that an opponent as eager as yourself would be quite a worthy one."
"I appreciate your compliments, but I did not come here to talk, I came here to duel."
"Then let's begin," concluded Mako. Both DD2's activated, and the duel began.
Mako: 4000 Giyan: 4000
"I'll begin by playing the 7-Colored Fish (1800/800) in attack mode, along with the Umi field card, which will raise its attack and defense by 200 points," a fish with rainbow-patterned scales emerged in front of Mako. Then, knee-high water covered the area they were dueling, and the fish's power rose to 2000/1000 as it dove under the water."
Giyan drew his card before he said, "I'll just play a monster in defense mode and a card facedown," both cards appeared in front of him, and he signaled the end of his turn.
"My turn, then," said Mako, "and I'll attack your facedown card with the 7- Colored Fish." At his words, the rainbow fish sprang out of the water and lunged at the card, which revealed itself to be a green-clothed elf with blue skin.
"My Mystical Elf (800/2000) is able to fend off your 7-Colored Fish, even with its power boost," explained Giyan as both monsters fought, then backed off. "And, now that it's my turn, I'll sacrifice my Mystical Elf to call forth the Summoned Skull (2500/1200) and destroy your fish!"
A large, skeletal demo appeared before him, then generated electricity between its claws and thrust the energy at the Fish, electrocuting it.
Mako: 3500 Giyan: 4000
"Your Summoned Skull is powerful," complimented Mako, "but with the card I've just drawn, it won't be around much longer. I play the Turtle Oath! By sacrificing the Great White and Cure Mermaid from my hand, I can summon the mighty Crab Turtle (2550/2500)!" A large turtle shell appeared in front of Mako, and from it emerged legs that consisted of both crustacean and humanoid features in the bottom holes, crab claws from the two holes above them, and an eyes in the top hole. "The Crab Turtle is my strongest monster," stated Mako, "and now you shall feel its awesome power! Crab Turtle, attack the Summoned Skull!" The Crab Turtle, with its power boost from Umi boosting it to 2750/2700, stomped towards the demon and grabbed it in one immense claw before crushing it in the great mandibles.
Mako: 3500 Giyan: 3750
"I must admit, Mako," said Giyan, "your Crab Turtle is at a level of power that I have only opposed a handful of times. However, you have just shown that there is always a stronger monster, and the card I've just drawn just convinces me that your theory is correct. I activate Monster Reborn, reviving my Summoned Skull." Once again, the large skeletal demon appeared.
"What good will that do you?" inquired Mako confusedly, "My Crab Turtle can easily attack it again."
"That may appear to be the case right now, but I assure you that my Summoned Skull will not be here for long, instead it will be replaced by a much stronger monster."
"You mean..."
"That's right. I now activate Polymerization, fusing the Summoned Skull with the Red Eyes Black Dragon in my hand and summoning the mighty Black Skull Dragon (3200/2500)!" Once again the Summoned Skull appeared in front of Giyan, and next to it emerged the great black dragon, its red eyes gleaming like rubies. Then they whirled and merged together, and were replaced by a larger black dragon that was covered in bones, with twin horns sprouting from the sides of its skull. "The Black Skull Dragon is one of the most powerful monsters in the entire game," stated Giyan with confidence, "unfortunately, I can't attack with it this turn, since it's a fusion. So I'll end my turn by placing a monster facedown."
"My move then," said Mako as he drew while trying to hide his nervousness, "and I'll switch the Crab Turtle to defense mode, set another monster in defense mode, and set a card facedown." Both cards appeared in front of him, and the Crab Turtle retracted its limbs into its shell.
"My move," said Giyan, "and I play the card Change of Heart, allowing me to take control of your Crab Turtle!" The Crab Turtle stretched back out of its shell, then walked over to Giyan's side of the field and faced Mako. "I then flip my facedown Magician of Faith (300/400), allowing me to regain the Change of Heart card from my graveyard and use it again, this time on your facedown card." Mako's facedown monster, which revealed itself to be the Aqua Madoor (1200/2000) floated over to Giyan's side of the field beside the Crab Turtle and also faced Mako. "Now, I order an all-out assault on your Life Points! Attack him directly!"
"Not so fast!" cried Mako as his facedown card flipped up, "I activate the Tornado Wall!" Several whirlpools sprung up in the water in front of Mako, knocking all of Giyan's attacking forces back. "As long as this card and the Umi card are active, all damage inflicted to my Life Points will be decreased to 0, the perfect shield for me. And now, I think I'll take my monsters back."
"Actually, before my turn ends, I'll sacrifice both my facedown monsters to summon the Wingweaver (2750/2400) in attack mode," said Giyan as both the Crab Turtle and Aqua Madoor were replaced by the powerful fairy.
"I set one card facedown, a monster in defense mode, and end my turn," stated Mako.
"I set one card facedown," declared Giyan, "and then I attack your monster with my Wingweaver!" The fairy swept forward and slashed at the facedown card, revealing a small boat, which was immediately destroyed. However, soon after the ship disappeared, the Wingweaver began to glow with a strange aura before it blew apart in a loud explosion.
"What happened?" exclaimed Giyan in surprise.
"Your Wingweaver destroyed the Yomi Ship (800/1400)," explained Mako, "and whenever it is destroyed in battle, it takes the monster that destroyed it with it. Now it's my turn. I will summon the Jellyfish (1200/1500), and then I'll activate my facedown Torrential Tribute, destroying every monster on the field!" A large geyser of water shot from the card, blowing away the Jellyfish, Black Skull Dragon, and the Magician of Faith. "But that's not all," continued Mako as he looked across the now-empty field at Giyan, "because now I play my own Monster Reborn, reviving your Black Skull Dragon!" Once again, the mighty demon-dragon reared its head and stomped onto the field, but this time on Mako's side of the field. "Now, I'll attack your Life Points directly!" The dragon opened its mouth and fired a blast of fireballs at Giyan, taking his Life Points down substantially.
Mako: 3500 Giyan: 550
"It's now your turn," said Mako, "your last turn," he added.
Giyan drew a card and allowed himself to smile. He then looked up and said, "Well, in a way this is my last turn. However it is also the last turn of this duel. I play the Magic card Dark Hole!" A large vortex appeared in the center of the field, and it pulled the Black Skull Dragon into its depths before it disappeared completely. "And now," continued Giyan, "I activate my facedown Call of the Haunted, reviving the Black Skull Dragon!" The Black Skull Dragon, yet again, appeared on Giyan's side of the field, and it did not look happy about dying twice in quick succession.
"Your Dragon is as strong as ever," Mako admitted, "but it can still not hope to break through my Tornado Wall."
"I won't have to worry about the wall for long," declared Giyan, "because I now play the Mystic Plasma Zone, canceling out your Umi card and thus deactivating the Tornado Wall."
Mako watched in horror as the small sea that he had created instantly became dry and another dark vortex appeared above the field, powering up the Black Skull Dragon to 3700/2100.
"And now," said Giyan, "attack, my mighty dragon!" The immense Black Skull Dragon let out another, more powerful series of fireballs that consumed Mako and the rest of his Life Points.
Mako: 0 Giyan: 550
Mako watched as the dragon faded and his DD2 shut down. He offered one of his two chips to Giyan, who took it. He then offered Giyan the Crab Turtle, but he refused to take it. "But I insist," persisted Mako as he kept shoving the card out at him.
"No," said Giyan as he pushed back the card, "I don't even have the cards to summon it, besides, you'll need it for your other duels."
"Yeah," piped in Joey, "besides, you wouldn't want it to be like a trade for this, now would you." He held out The Legendary Fisherman card to Mako.
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Okay, you can just see it now, Joey giving the card back, a whole ton of talking, making t seem like a Tea speech, yada yada. Look, according to my contract, I listed the fic as Action/Adventure/Humor, so I have to include a bit of humor. So, a guy walks into a bar when-
SLAM!
Ouch...
Sorry about that folks, sometimes my insane spotlight-hogging clone sneaks out of his padded cell. Luckily, I have a sledgehammer for just such an occasion. Unfortunately, the chapter is over, so you can't see the mushy scene. Sorry. Be sure to review and don't forget to check out the next chapter, along with my other two stories, Twilight Realm and Lost Items of Legend.
Tokyo Tournament
Chapter Nine: The Tide of Battle
Also Entitled: Man, I'm Bad With Puns
"Attack, my monster!" A tremendous claw lashed out and slashed at the opposing duelist, whose Life Points plummeted from the blow. The duel was over. The holograms of the match faded away as the victor and loser walked towards each other. The loser, with microchip and a rare card in his hand, offered them to his opponent, who took them. The victor then walked away, a smile on his face carrying the message of his accomplishment. Now he was one step closer to the finals.
"I attack with the Beast of Talwar!"
"Then I activate my Trap Card, Mirror Force!"
Around Yugi and the others, duels raged on. Yes, there were duelists, duelists everywhere, and not an opponent to duel (hee hee, I kill myself). Five of them had two chips, Giyan was the only one left with one. However, for the purpose of fairness, we're going to let him duel now.
"Now, with the field clear, I shall attack you directly with the Amphibian Beast!" shouted a very familiar voice.
Mako Tsunami stood victorious. The Amphibian Beast stood before him, its green scales glinting due to the water that dampened it. It was wading through knee-length water, an effect of the Umi card that was now active. But both the Umi and Amphibian Beast soon faded away as Mako walked forward to accept his prize.
"Hey, Mako, how ya doing?" inquired Joey as he stepped forward to greet Mako.
"Quite well, my friend, I have just won my second star chip," he responded, and shook Joey's hand heartily. "Speaking of which, would you care to duel, I am prepared to win back my Legendary Fisherman."
"I think not," said Giyan, stepping forward, "apparently, you have been misled to believe that I, with just one chip, will allow you two to duel for a grand total of four right in front of my face."
"Ah," said Mako as he looked at Giyan, "so apparently you wish to be my opponent first. Very well, then. Tell me though, what is your name?"
"My name is Giyan," he replied, "I know you have at least two microchips, but I myself only have one."
"That's fine," replied Mako, "it doesn't matter to me how many chips you have, I am sure that an opponent as eager as yourself would be quite a worthy one."
"I appreciate your compliments, but I did not come here to talk, I came here to duel."
"Then let's begin," concluded Mako. Both DD2's activated, and the duel began.
Mako: 4000 Giyan: 4000
"I'll begin by playing the 7-Colored Fish (1800/800) in attack mode, along with the Umi field card, which will raise its attack and defense by 200 points," a fish with rainbow-patterned scales emerged in front of Mako. Then, knee-high water covered the area they were dueling, and the fish's power rose to 2000/1000 as it dove under the water."
Giyan drew his card before he said, "I'll just play a monster in defense mode and a card facedown," both cards appeared in front of him, and he signaled the end of his turn.
"My turn, then," said Mako, "and I'll attack your facedown card with the 7- Colored Fish." At his words, the rainbow fish sprang out of the water and lunged at the card, which revealed itself to be a green-clothed elf with blue skin.
"My Mystical Elf (800/2000) is able to fend off your 7-Colored Fish, even with its power boost," explained Giyan as both monsters fought, then backed off. "And, now that it's my turn, I'll sacrifice my Mystical Elf to call forth the Summoned Skull (2500/1200) and destroy your fish!"
A large, skeletal demo appeared before him, then generated electricity between its claws and thrust the energy at the Fish, electrocuting it.
Mako: 3500 Giyan: 4000
"Your Summoned Skull is powerful," complimented Mako, "but with the card I've just drawn, it won't be around much longer. I play the Turtle Oath! By sacrificing the Great White and Cure Mermaid from my hand, I can summon the mighty Crab Turtle (2550/2500)!" A large turtle shell appeared in front of Mako, and from it emerged legs that consisted of both crustacean and humanoid features in the bottom holes, crab claws from the two holes above them, and an eyes in the top hole. "The Crab Turtle is my strongest monster," stated Mako, "and now you shall feel its awesome power! Crab Turtle, attack the Summoned Skull!" The Crab Turtle, with its power boost from Umi boosting it to 2750/2700, stomped towards the demon and grabbed it in one immense claw before crushing it in the great mandibles.
Mako: 3500 Giyan: 3750
"I must admit, Mako," said Giyan, "your Crab Turtle is at a level of power that I have only opposed a handful of times. However, you have just shown that there is always a stronger monster, and the card I've just drawn just convinces me that your theory is correct. I activate Monster Reborn, reviving my Summoned Skull." Once again, the large skeletal demon appeared.
"What good will that do you?" inquired Mako confusedly, "My Crab Turtle can easily attack it again."
"That may appear to be the case right now, but I assure you that my Summoned Skull will not be here for long, instead it will be replaced by a much stronger monster."
"You mean..."
"That's right. I now activate Polymerization, fusing the Summoned Skull with the Red Eyes Black Dragon in my hand and summoning the mighty Black Skull Dragon (3200/2500)!" Once again the Summoned Skull appeared in front of Giyan, and next to it emerged the great black dragon, its red eyes gleaming like rubies. Then they whirled and merged together, and were replaced by a larger black dragon that was covered in bones, with twin horns sprouting from the sides of its skull. "The Black Skull Dragon is one of the most powerful monsters in the entire game," stated Giyan with confidence, "unfortunately, I can't attack with it this turn, since it's a fusion. So I'll end my turn by placing a monster facedown."
"My move then," said Mako as he drew while trying to hide his nervousness, "and I'll switch the Crab Turtle to defense mode, set another monster in defense mode, and set a card facedown." Both cards appeared in front of him, and the Crab Turtle retracted its limbs into its shell.
"My move," said Giyan, "and I play the card Change of Heart, allowing me to take control of your Crab Turtle!" The Crab Turtle stretched back out of its shell, then walked over to Giyan's side of the field and faced Mako. "I then flip my facedown Magician of Faith (300/400), allowing me to regain the Change of Heart card from my graveyard and use it again, this time on your facedown card." Mako's facedown monster, which revealed itself to be the Aqua Madoor (1200/2000) floated over to Giyan's side of the field beside the Crab Turtle and also faced Mako. "Now, I order an all-out assault on your Life Points! Attack him directly!"
"Not so fast!" cried Mako as his facedown card flipped up, "I activate the Tornado Wall!" Several whirlpools sprung up in the water in front of Mako, knocking all of Giyan's attacking forces back. "As long as this card and the Umi card are active, all damage inflicted to my Life Points will be decreased to 0, the perfect shield for me. And now, I think I'll take my monsters back."
"Actually, before my turn ends, I'll sacrifice both my facedown monsters to summon the Wingweaver (2750/2400) in attack mode," said Giyan as both the Crab Turtle and Aqua Madoor were replaced by the powerful fairy.
"I set one card facedown, a monster in defense mode, and end my turn," stated Mako.
"I set one card facedown," declared Giyan, "and then I attack your monster with my Wingweaver!" The fairy swept forward and slashed at the facedown card, revealing a small boat, which was immediately destroyed. However, soon after the ship disappeared, the Wingweaver began to glow with a strange aura before it blew apart in a loud explosion.
"What happened?" exclaimed Giyan in surprise.
"Your Wingweaver destroyed the Yomi Ship (800/1400)," explained Mako, "and whenever it is destroyed in battle, it takes the monster that destroyed it with it. Now it's my turn. I will summon the Jellyfish (1200/1500), and then I'll activate my facedown Torrential Tribute, destroying every monster on the field!" A large geyser of water shot from the card, blowing away the Jellyfish, Black Skull Dragon, and the Magician of Faith. "But that's not all," continued Mako as he looked across the now-empty field at Giyan, "because now I play my own Monster Reborn, reviving your Black Skull Dragon!" Once again, the mighty demon-dragon reared its head and stomped onto the field, but this time on Mako's side of the field. "Now, I'll attack your Life Points directly!" The dragon opened its mouth and fired a blast of fireballs at Giyan, taking his Life Points down substantially.
Mako: 3500 Giyan: 550
"It's now your turn," said Mako, "your last turn," he added.
Giyan drew a card and allowed himself to smile. He then looked up and said, "Well, in a way this is my last turn. However it is also the last turn of this duel. I play the Magic card Dark Hole!" A large vortex appeared in the center of the field, and it pulled the Black Skull Dragon into its depths before it disappeared completely. "And now," continued Giyan, "I activate my facedown Call of the Haunted, reviving the Black Skull Dragon!" The Black Skull Dragon, yet again, appeared on Giyan's side of the field, and it did not look happy about dying twice in quick succession.
"Your Dragon is as strong as ever," Mako admitted, "but it can still not hope to break through my Tornado Wall."
"I won't have to worry about the wall for long," declared Giyan, "because I now play the Mystic Plasma Zone, canceling out your Umi card and thus deactivating the Tornado Wall."
Mako watched in horror as the small sea that he had created instantly became dry and another dark vortex appeared above the field, powering up the Black Skull Dragon to 3700/2100.
"And now," said Giyan, "attack, my mighty dragon!" The immense Black Skull Dragon let out another, more powerful series of fireballs that consumed Mako and the rest of his Life Points.
Mako: 0 Giyan: 550
Mako watched as the dragon faded and his DD2 shut down. He offered one of his two chips to Giyan, who took it. He then offered Giyan the Crab Turtle, but he refused to take it. "But I insist," persisted Mako as he kept shoving the card out at him.
"No," said Giyan as he pushed back the card, "I don't even have the cards to summon it, besides, you'll need it for your other duels."
"Yeah," piped in Joey, "besides, you wouldn't want it to be like a trade for this, now would you." He held out The Legendary Fisherman card to Mako.
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Okay, you can just see it now, Joey giving the card back, a whole ton of talking, making t seem like a Tea speech, yada yada. Look, according to my contract, I listed the fic as Action/Adventure/Humor, so I have to include a bit of humor. So, a guy walks into a bar when-
SLAM!
Ouch...
Sorry about that folks, sometimes my insane spotlight-hogging clone sneaks out of his padded cell. Luckily, I have a sledgehammer for just such an occasion. Unfortunately, the chapter is over, so you can't see the mushy scene. Sorry. Be sure to review and don't forget to check out the next chapter, along with my other two stories, Twilight Realm and Lost Items of Legend.