After about an hour had passed Robert and Sammantha had decided to continue
on their way. The Sun was still shinning brightly in the sky and the sound
of the falls could be faintly heard ahead of them.
"I'm still amazed at this place, it's like an ecological preserve." Sammantha said as she watched a beautifully colored tropical bird fly by.
"Yeah, they really did get every detail down." Robert said, then added "If the Jungle had rest stops and walk ways that is." With a laugh.
The two continued on their way, stopping on occasion so Sammantha could take a picture of an animal, or a certain flower that caught her eye. After an hour of walking they'd cleared the Jungle and found themselves to be on an out cropping in front of the falls.
The huge wall of water crashing down to their left and a view of the lake in the middle of the jungle to their right, The Sun which until now had been obscured by the thick canopy of the trees was bright in their eyes and the two were forced to squint slightly.
They were standing on a fairly wide stone bridge over on of the landing points in the falls. Ahead of them was a figure in a black cloak.
The fabric of the cloak was whipping about in the winds generated by the falls and the thick spray formed a slight fog effect, lending a sense of mysterious foreboding to the figure which blocked their path.
Not a word was said, the figure just stood there as if waiting for something, occasionally a flash of purple could be seen on the figures left.
Robert and Sammantha exchanged questioning looks and then turned back towards the figure, eyeing it carefully.
Robert was the first to speak up.
"Who are you and why do you block our path?" He asked of the figure before him.
"Always anxious to move ahead eh Robert?" The figure replied, a distinctly female voice coming from deep within the robes it was a little difficult for Robert to clearly make out the words over the roar of the falls though.
Even with the sound of the falls obscuring it the voice struck a chord in Robert, sparking half forgotten memories. He knew that voice, He knew it was the voice of someone he should recognize, Someone he knew, but there was enough difference in the voice to confuse his memories.
"You were always like that. You never knew when to back down. But I guess that's the way it is when fortune smiles upon you." The cloaked figure continued.
"You may call me Athena, Goddess of the Amazons. I will move only when one of us has fallen in this battle. Robert Marcus, I challenge you to an official Duel" Athena shouted over the roar of the water fall, bringing her left arm up and locking her dark purple Duel Disk into place.
"You're on Athena, Let's Rock." Robert accepted and locked his emerald green Duel Disk into place.
The Duel was on.
"Ladies first." Robert commented and bowed slightly towards the cloaked woman.
"My, my, how very polite and gentlemanly." Athena spat and drew her cards.
"First, I'll set three magic or trap cards, Then I'll summon The Amazoness Paladin. She gains one hundred attack points for every monster with Amazoness or Amazon archer in its name." Athena explained as the female monster formed and swung its sword a few times.
"Then I'll end my turn." She said, a faint smile could almost be seen in the shadows of the hood she wore.
"Okay, Your Amazoness seems like a toughy. But after all the time I've put into this deck, I think I can take her down." Robert replied, drawing his card for the turn.
Robert eyed Athenas side of the field, no doubt she had a trap card in wait in case he attacked. But if he didn't get rid of that Paladin it would just keep getting stronger.
"I play the magic card, Pot of Greed." Robert activated the card and drew his two cards.
'Damn, these won't help me much, but a little help's better than none at all.' Robert thought to himself.
"Now I'll set one card in defense mode and three magic or trap cards. My turns done Athena, You're up." Robert had to speak more loudly than he was used to due to the roar of the water in the background.
"Hmph, I've never seen a dragon duelist play defensively before. Though I've only been out for a short while." Athena commented as she drew her card for the turn.
"Oh well, It'll just take a little longer to beat you this way. Now I summon, Amazoness Swords Woman. And my newest monster will now destroy your set monster." Athena gloated as the sword wielding warrior woman lunged at the defense position card.
The sword slammed into the card and the hologram dispersed only to be replaced a moment later with two small dragons wearing armor plate.
"Thanks Athena, My troop dragons are self replicating when they're destroyed." Robert commented as another defense mode Troop Dragons card appeared on the field face up this time.
"No matter, I've still got my Amazoness Paladin ready to attack." Athena growled as her Paladin sprinted across the field and sliced into the small dragons.
A moment later another defense mode Troop Dragons card appeared on the field.
"Three per deck rule remember." Robert smiled confidently.
"That's your last one though Robert. Next turn you're mine." Athena spoke as she ended her turn.
Robert took his deck out of the holder and removed the Troop Dragons that had been destroyed. Shuffled then returned it to the Duel Disks deck slot.
Robert drew his card and shook his head, it was good but not god enough to drop that Paladin.
'Why is my deck sucking so much right now?' He thought to himself as he weighed his options.
He needed one more monster on the field to summon his higher level monsters.
'That's it!' He thought to himself and smiled.
"I summon, Spear Dragon in attack mode." Robert said as the blue and white dragon appeared on the field and let loose a mighty roar.
"Now my Spear Dragon will attack your Amazoness Paladin." Robert commanded as the dragon launched itself skyward and slammed down on the Paladin, both monsters exploded in a dazzling flash of light.
"Then I'll set a magic or trap card and end my turn." Robert was still smiling.
"Why are you so happy? Now all you have on the field is that pathetic Troop Dragon card." Athena shouted.
"It's called sacrifice, Sometime it's a necessity. Sometimes there's no other choice but to let something you care about go, especially if it's for the greater good." Robert yelled back, his face stern and somber at the same time, He wasn't just talking about the game anymore.
When Athena had yelled, it had finally dawned on him who she was.
Roberts eyes had widened in shock and his mouth hung agape.
He knew exactly who she was.
And it chilled him to the core.
"I'm still amazed at this place, it's like an ecological preserve." Sammantha said as she watched a beautifully colored tropical bird fly by.
"Yeah, they really did get every detail down." Robert said, then added "If the Jungle had rest stops and walk ways that is." With a laugh.
The two continued on their way, stopping on occasion so Sammantha could take a picture of an animal, or a certain flower that caught her eye. After an hour of walking they'd cleared the Jungle and found themselves to be on an out cropping in front of the falls.
The huge wall of water crashing down to their left and a view of the lake in the middle of the jungle to their right, The Sun which until now had been obscured by the thick canopy of the trees was bright in their eyes and the two were forced to squint slightly.
They were standing on a fairly wide stone bridge over on of the landing points in the falls. Ahead of them was a figure in a black cloak.
The fabric of the cloak was whipping about in the winds generated by the falls and the thick spray formed a slight fog effect, lending a sense of mysterious foreboding to the figure which blocked their path.
Not a word was said, the figure just stood there as if waiting for something, occasionally a flash of purple could be seen on the figures left.
Robert and Sammantha exchanged questioning looks and then turned back towards the figure, eyeing it carefully.
Robert was the first to speak up.
"Who are you and why do you block our path?" He asked of the figure before him.
"Always anxious to move ahead eh Robert?" The figure replied, a distinctly female voice coming from deep within the robes it was a little difficult for Robert to clearly make out the words over the roar of the falls though.
Even with the sound of the falls obscuring it the voice struck a chord in Robert, sparking half forgotten memories. He knew that voice, He knew it was the voice of someone he should recognize, Someone he knew, but there was enough difference in the voice to confuse his memories.
"You were always like that. You never knew when to back down. But I guess that's the way it is when fortune smiles upon you." The cloaked figure continued.
"You may call me Athena, Goddess of the Amazons. I will move only when one of us has fallen in this battle. Robert Marcus, I challenge you to an official Duel" Athena shouted over the roar of the water fall, bringing her left arm up and locking her dark purple Duel Disk into place.
"You're on Athena, Let's Rock." Robert accepted and locked his emerald green Duel Disk into place.
The Duel was on.
"Ladies first." Robert commented and bowed slightly towards the cloaked woman.
"My, my, how very polite and gentlemanly." Athena spat and drew her cards.
"First, I'll set three magic or trap cards, Then I'll summon The Amazoness Paladin. She gains one hundred attack points for every monster with Amazoness or Amazon archer in its name." Athena explained as the female monster formed and swung its sword a few times.
"Then I'll end my turn." She said, a faint smile could almost be seen in the shadows of the hood she wore.
"Okay, Your Amazoness seems like a toughy. But after all the time I've put into this deck, I think I can take her down." Robert replied, drawing his card for the turn.
Robert eyed Athenas side of the field, no doubt she had a trap card in wait in case he attacked. But if he didn't get rid of that Paladin it would just keep getting stronger.
"I play the magic card, Pot of Greed." Robert activated the card and drew his two cards.
'Damn, these won't help me much, but a little help's better than none at all.' Robert thought to himself.
"Now I'll set one card in defense mode and three magic or trap cards. My turns done Athena, You're up." Robert had to speak more loudly than he was used to due to the roar of the water in the background.
"Hmph, I've never seen a dragon duelist play defensively before. Though I've only been out for a short while." Athena commented as she drew her card for the turn.
"Oh well, It'll just take a little longer to beat you this way. Now I summon, Amazoness Swords Woman. And my newest monster will now destroy your set monster." Athena gloated as the sword wielding warrior woman lunged at the defense position card.
The sword slammed into the card and the hologram dispersed only to be replaced a moment later with two small dragons wearing armor plate.
"Thanks Athena, My troop dragons are self replicating when they're destroyed." Robert commented as another defense mode Troop Dragons card appeared on the field face up this time.
"No matter, I've still got my Amazoness Paladin ready to attack." Athena growled as her Paladin sprinted across the field and sliced into the small dragons.
A moment later another defense mode Troop Dragons card appeared on the field.
"Three per deck rule remember." Robert smiled confidently.
"That's your last one though Robert. Next turn you're mine." Athena spoke as she ended her turn.
Robert took his deck out of the holder and removed the Troop Dragons that had been destroyed. Shuffled then returned it to the Duel Disks deck slot.
Robert drew his card and shook his head, it was good but not god enough to drop that Paladin.
'Why is my deck sucking so much right now?' He thought to himself as he weighed his options.
He needed one more monster on the field to summon his higher level monsters.
'That's it!' He thought to himself and smiled.
"I summon, Spear Dragon in attack mode." Robert said as the blue and white dragon appeared on the field and let loose a mighty roar.
"Now my Spear Dragon will attack your Amazoness Paladin." Robert commanded as the dragon launched itself skyward and slammed down on the Paladin, both monsters exploded in a dazzling flash of light.
"Then I'll set a magic or trap card and end my turn." Robert was still smiling.
"Why are you so happy? Now all you have on the field is that pathetic Troop Dragon card." Athena shouted.
"It's called sacrifice, Sometime it's a necessity. Sometimes there's no other choice but to let something you care about go, especially if it's for the greater good." Robert yelled back, his face stern and somber at the same time, He wasn't just talking about the game anymore.
When Athena had yelled, it had finally dawned on him who she was.
Roberts eyes had widened in shock and his mouth hung agape.
He knew exactly who she was.
And it chilled him to the core.