"I'll set one monster in defense mode and end my turn." The smirk on Joeys
face was more than enough to tell all who were watching that he had a plan
to get around Roberts pumped up Spear Dragon.
Robert drew his card a switched Spear Dragon into attack mode. Looking over his field and Joeys he weighed his options.
'That monster's got to have an effect that activates when it's flipped. But even if I attack he'll lose life points. I can't pass up the chance to get the lead in this duel.' Robert thought as he slid the card he'd drawn into a magic or trap slot.
"I'll set one magic or trap card bringing my Spear Dragons attack to four thousand four hundred. And now it'll attack your face down monster!" Robert announced as the Dragon once again took flight and impacted with the face down card.
Or rather, it didn't.
At the last second a group or robe clad women chanting a prayer appeared on the field.
"NO! Waboku!" Robert shouted as the monster flipped but no damage was calculated.
"Not just Waboku my friend, but FIBER JAR!" Joey declared as the flying tree appeared and all of the cards on the field vanished.
"Duels starting over Robert." Joey said as he shuffled his deck and drew five new cards.
Robert did the same and looked over his new cards.
"Since I've already attacked I can't again so I'll just set a monster in defense mode and set three magic or trap cards and finish my turn." Robert said as he slid the cards into position.
"Whole new duel eh Robert?" Joey smiled as he drew his card and looked over his hand.
"Sure is Joey. That was a good move." Robert replied smiling back.
"That's the least remarkable move I've ever made, watch this. I activate Change of Heart on your face down card, and Sacrifice it for Jinzo!" Joey explained as the massive machine man returned to the field.
"And now he'll attack you directly for twenty four hundred points!" As Joey spoke the huge machine monster charged up his attack and fired directly at Robert.
Robert: 5600
Joey: 6500
"Well, I can't say that felt good. But it did help me a little. That monster you sacrificed was MY Witch of the Black Forest." Robert said as he took his deck out of the Duel Disks slot and looked for a monster.
Shuffling his deck he slipped it back into position.
"Well it's your turn Robert, let's see what you've got." Joey said as his turn concluded.
"Not a problem Joey, We're just getting started." Robert shot back with a smile as he drew his card.
"I'll set one monster in defense mode and set one more Magic or trap card and end my turn." Robert finished and Joey drew his card.
'Hmmm, yeah that could work.' Joey thought to himself as he looked over his hand.
"I'll set one magic or trap card and play the magic card, Axe of Despair on Jinzo. Bringing his attack power up to thirty-four hundred. Now Jinzo attack his face down monster!" Joey ordered and the huge machine man obeyed, charging his newly acquired axe with psychic energy he launched a wave of destructive power at the face down beast.
The card shattered into millions of holographic pieces but instantly reformed in the shape of a twin headed dragon.
"That's my twin headed Behemoth, It's gone for now but at the end of your turn it'll return to the field in defense mode." Robert explained as the dragon slowly faded.
"Hmph, well. Since Jinzo's my only monster and I've already attacked I guess my turn's over" Joey said as he allowed Roberts turn to begin.
As soon as the turn shifted the Twin Headed Behemoth returned to the field in defense mode just as Robert had said it would.
Robert drew his card and began looking over his options. as long as Jinzo was on the field the majority of his face down cards would be useless. So issue one was getting rid of the huge machine man.
"I'll sacrifice the Twin headed Behemoth to summon, the Emerald Dragon!" Robert said as the small two headed dragon vanished and was replaced with a much larger green skinned dragon.
The huge beast sparkled in the daylight much like the precious gem it was named for.
"Strong yeah, but Jinzo's axe cranks his attack power beyond your green meanies." Joey said as Jinzo chuckled again and gave a quick swing of his axe.
"True. But you're not the only one that can power up your monsters. First I'll play Monster Reborn, returning my Twin Headed Behemoth to the field in attack mode. Then I'll activate my face down magic card, United We Stand on my Emerald Dragon, increasing its attack and defense by eight hundred points for every face up monster I have on the field, that's sixteen hundred points for each value." The huge green dragon grew even larger as it's power increased.
4000/3000
"Now, Emerald Fire!" Robert ordered as the dragon reared it's head back and fired a gout of green flame at Jinzo. The tall machine man raised its axe to attempt to shield itself from the attack but to no avail. Moments later the psychic android was gone.
"But wait, there's more Now my Behemoth can hit you with it's Fire and Ice attack." Robert smiled as the smaller of the two dragons launched blasts from each of it's mouths. One burning crimson the other an ice blue.
Robert: 5600
Joey: 4400
"Nice play Robert. Now I haven't got any monsters. But I've got this. Activate Trap! Call of the Haunted!" Joey commanded and the trap card flipped up A tombstone appeared on the field and a green gloved hand shot out of the ground followed shortly by the head and body of the monster it belonged to.
Jinzo clawed his way out of the ground and dusted himself off. leveling his gaze at Roberts monsters, the red eyes of the machine man flashed.
"Can't keep a good monster down I guess eh Joey?" Robert joked.
"You know it. Your turn done?" Joey replied.
Robert waved his hand in Joeys direction conceding the turn to him.
"Wow, Joey's pretty good!" Ryu said on the sidelines.
"Yeah, I've gotta admit he's giving as good as he gets." Sammantha replied, her eyes never leaving the duel.
"Joey's come a long way since Duelist Kingdom. He's become a force to be reckoned with in a Duel." Yugi added.
Kelly remained silent as she watched the Duel. Her eyes wide and attention focused on every move the two young men played.
"I give Robert three maybe four turns before Joey starts gambling. and with his luck Robert's out." Mai said, her arms folded over her chest, violet eyes focused on the match before her.
"You haven't seen him Duel Mai. Let alone been on the recieving end of it. When Robert is pushed in a Duel he's like another person." Kelly finally spoke, though her attention never left the Duel.
"So it's my turn now... That Emerald Dragon is too strong for Jinzo to handle so I'll play the magic card I just drew. Swords of Revealing Light!" Joey slapped the card into place and the luminous blades locked Roberts monsters into place on the field.
"You're good Robert so I'll forego the explanation of this card. But I can still attack. Jinzo, wipe out that Behemoth!" Joey commanded and Jinzo launched a ball of black energy at the smaller of Roberts two dragons. The Twin Headed Behemoth was destroyed and Roberts life points faded.
Robert: 4500
Joey: 4400
"Now I'll set a monster in defense mode and end my trun." Joey said and slide a card into his Duel Disk.
Robert drew his card and looked over his options. 'Emerald Dragon is still stronger than his Jinzo even with the lost boost a second monster provides. But Joey has to have accounted for that, He's planning something. I've got to stop him before he can complete his strategy. But with only one monster on the field and Jinzo blocking my traps...' Roberts thoughts trailed off.
Location Unknown
The sun was resting in the sky casting warming light down upon the large vessel moored off the coast of Duelist Haven.
The previous night had been intense, Willem Spring, the new leader of the Ghouls, had been rushed to the infirmary after suffering what the medical technicians had called a complete biological systems failure.
His condition had been upgraded from critical to stable with a keep watch order.
"You're mine now. You would abuse my powers and try to enslave ME! I own you know child." The voice was cold, malevolent and, ancient.
"Wha? Who are you?! Where am I!?" Willem Spring cried out into the blackness. The man who was feared by so many was frozen in fear.
"Fool! You play in the realm of shadows and in the minds of others but you cannot recognize your own!?" The voice screamed at him, seemingly from all directions.
"But, this place is empty." Spring replied, his voice wavering.
"Yes, that would be my fault. When I entered your mind and body I had to make room. Using some of the information from your mind I'll explain it in terms you might understand child. Your mind is a computer, I compressed your data." The voice explained, it seemed to have calmed down quite a bit.
"Now I'll give you a choice. You can remain a vegetable and rot here on this bed or I can give you an equal share in this body. The we can have revenge on those who contributed to your current state." The voice was behind him now, Spring felt a hand on his shoulder but could not see it.
"Why do you keep calling me child?" Spring asked.
"Because child, I'm over three thousand years old, compare to me you're an infant. However in my years I've learned a multitude of ways to take revenge on those who have wronged me. That Priest with the dragon for instance." The voice said
"I... I want revenge." Spring spoke coldly.
Alarms blared all over the infirmary. Mr. Spring had gone missing. the technician on duty had checked in on him only minutes before the sensors had gone flat line.
The ship was searched, Mr. Spring was nowhere to be found below decks.
Claire had taken to the upper decks to search for Willem Spring. As she approached the bow of the ship she saw him. Clad only in a pair of pants, his upper body uncovered, Scars ran along his back and arms. The wind whipped about him like a living thing, ruffling his short hair.
"M...Mr. Spring?" Claire called out as she approached.
Willem Turned his head slightly, the scar on his left cheek now visible, He turned around fully and smiled at Claire.
"How very good to see you again child. We have much work and little time." He said as he stepped down from the bow of the ship.
Claire shivered when she locked eyes with him. No more were they the golden shade she'd become familiar with.
Now in place of his amber colored eyes were twin glowing red orbs. Even in the light of the sun they shone with a brightness like no other.
"We have Revenge to wreak." He said as she stepped past her, still smiling his unnervingly toothy smile.
Robert drew his card a switched Spear Dragon into attack mode. Looking over his field and Joeys he weighed his options.
'That monster's got to have an effect that activates when it's flipped. But even if I attack he'll lose life points. I can't pass up the chance to get the lead in this duel.' Robert thought as he slid the card he'd drawn into a magic or trap slot.
"I'll set one magic or trap card bringing my Spear Dragons attack to four thousand four hundred. And now it'll attack your face down monster!" Robert announced as the Dragon once again took flight and impacted with the face down card.
Or rather, it didn't.
At the last second a group or robe clad women chanting a prayer appeared on the field.
"NO! Waboku!" Robert shouted as the monster flipped but no damage was calculated.
"Not just Waboku my friend, but FIBER JAR!" Joey declared as the flying tree appeared and all of the cards on the field vanished.
"Duels starting over Robert." Joey said as he shuffled his deck and drew five new cards.
Robert did the same and looked over his new cards.
"Since I've already attacked I can't again so I'll just set a monster in defense mode and set three magic or trap cards and finish my turn." Robert said as he slid the cards into position.
"Whole new duel eh Robert?" Joey smiled as he drew his card and looked over his hand.
"Sure is Joey. That was a good move." Robert replied smiling back.
"That's the least remarkable move I've ever made, watch this. I activate Change of Heart on your face down card, and Sacrifice it for Jinzo!" Joey explained as the massive machine man returned to the field.
"And now he'll attack you directly for twenty four hundred points!" As Joey spoke the huge machine monster charged up his attack and fired directly at Robert.
Robert: 5600
Joey: 6500
"Well, I can't say that felt good. But it did help me a little. That monster you sacrificed was MY Witch of the Black Forest." Robert said as he took his deck out of the Duel Disks slot and looked for a monster.
Shuffling his deck he slipped it back into position.
"Well it's your turn Robert, let's see what you've got." Joey said as his turn concluded.
"Not a problem Joey, We're just getting started." Robert shot back with a smile as he drew his card.
"I'll set one monster in defense mode and set one more Magic or trap card and end my turn." Robert finished and Joey drew his card.
'Hmmm, yeah that could work.' Joey thought to himself as he looked over his hand.
"I'll set one magic or trap card and play the magic card, Axe of Despair on Jinzo. Bringing his attack power up to thirty-four hundred. Now Jinzo attack his face down monster!" Joey ordered and the huge machine man obeyed, charging his newly acquired axe with psychic energy he launched a wave of destructive power at the face down beast.
The card shattered into millions of holographic pieces but instantly reformed in the shape of a twin headed dragon.
"That's my twin headed Behemoth, It's gone for now but at the end of your turn it'll return to the field in defense mode." Robert explained as the dragon slowly faded.
"Hmph, well. Since Jinzo's my only monster and I've already attacked I guess my turn's over" Joey said as he allowed Roberts turn to begin.
As soon as the turn shifted the Twin Headed Behemoth returned to the field in defense mode just as Robert had said it would.
Robert drew his card and began looking over his options. as long as Jinzo was on the field the majority of his face down cards would be useless. So issue one was getting rid of the huge machine man.
"I'll sacrifice the Twin headed Behemoth to summon, the Emerald Dragon!" Robert said as the small two headed dragon vanished and was replaced with a much larger green skinned dragon.
The huge beast sparkled in the daylight much like the precious gem it was named for.
"Strong yeah, but Jinzo's axe cranks his attack power beyond your green meanies." Joey said as Jinzo chuckled again and gave a quick swing of his axe.
"True. But you're not the only one that can power up your monsters. First I'll play Monster Reborn, returning my Twin Headed Behemoth to the field in attack mode. Then I'll activate my face down magic card, United We Stand on my Emerald Dragon, increasing its attack and defense by eight hundred points for every face up monster I have on the field, that's sixteen hundred points for each value." The huge green dragon grew even larger as it's power increased.
4000/3000
"Now, Emerald Fire!" Robert ordered as the dragon reared it's head back and fired a gout of green flame at Jinzo. The tall machine man raised its axe to attempt to shield itself from the attack but to no avail. Moments later the psychic android was gone.
"But wait, there's more Now my Behemoth can hit you with it's Fire and Ice attack." Robert smiled as the smaller of the two dragons launched blasts from each of it's mouths. One burning crimson the other an ice blue.
Robert: 5600
Joey: 4400
"Nice play Robert. Now I haven't got any monsters. But I've got this. Activate Trap! Call of the Haunted!" Joey commanded and the trap card flipped up A tombstone appeared on the field and a green gloved hand shot out of the ground followed shortly by the head and body of the monster it belonged to.
Jinzo clawed his way out of the ground and dusted himself off. leveling his gaze at Roberts monsters, the red eyes of the machine man flashed.
"Can't keep a good monster down I guess eh Joey?" Robert joked.
"You know it. Your turn done?" Joey replied.
Robert waved his hand in Joeys direction conceding the turn to him.
"Wow, Joey's pretty good!" Ryu said on the sidelines.
"Yeah, I've gotta admit he's giving as good as he gets." Sammantha replied, her eyes never leaving the duel.
"Joey's come a long way since Duelist Kingdom. He's become a force to be reckoned with in a Duel." Yugi added.
Kelly remained silent as she watched the Duel. Her eyes wide and attention focused on every move the two young men played.
"I give Robert three maybe four turns before Joey starts gambling. and with his luck Robert's out." Mai said, her arms folded over her chest, violet eyes focused on the match before her.
"You haven't seen him Duel Mai. Let alone been on the recieving end of it. When Robert is pushed in a Duel he's like another person." Kelly finally spoke, though her attention never left the Duel.
"So it's my turn now... That Emerald Dragon is too strong for Jinzo to handle so I'll play the magic card I just drew. Swords of Revealing Light!" Joey slapped the card into place and the luminous blades locked Roberts monsters into place on the field.
"You're good Robert so I'll forego the explanation of this card. But I can still attack. Jinzo, wipe out that Behemoth!" Joey commanded and Jinzo launched a ball of black energy at the smaller of Roberts two dragons. The Twin Headed Behemoth was destroyed and Roberts life points faded.
Robert: 4500
Joey: 4400
"Now I'll set a monster in defense mode and end my trun." Joey said and slide a card into his Duel Disk.
Robert drew his card and looked over his options. 'Emerald Dragon is still stronger than his Jinzo even with the lost boost a second monster provides. But Joey has to have accounted for that, He's planning something. I've got to stop him before he can complete his strategy. But with only one monster on the field and Jinzo blocking my traps...' Roberts thoughts trailed off.
Location Unknown
The sun was resting in the sky casting warming light down upon the large vessel moored off the coast of Duelist Haven.
The previous night had been intense, Willem Spring, the new leader of the Ghouls, had been rushed to the infirmary after suffering what the medical technicians had called a complete biological systems failure.
His condition had been upgraded from critical to stable with a keep watch order.
"You're mine now. You would abuse my powers and try to enslave ME! I own you know child." The voice was cold, malevolent and, ancient.
"Wha? Who are you?! Where am I!?" Willem Spring cried out into the blackness. The man who was feared by so many was frozen in fear.
"Fool! You play in the realm of shadows and in the minds of others but you cannot recognize your own!?" The voice screamed at him, seemingly from all directions.
"But, this place is empty." Spring replied, his voice wavering.
"Yes, that would be my fault. When I entered your mind and body I had to make room. Using some of the information from your mind I'll explain it in terms you might understand child. Your mind is a computer, I compressed your data." The voice explained, it seemed to have calmed down quite a bit.
"Now I'll give you a choice. You can remain a vegetable and rot here on this bed or I can give you an equal share in this body. The we can have revenge on those who contributed to your current state." The voice was behind him now, Spring felt a hand on his shoulder but could not see it.
"Why do you keep calling me child?" Spring asked.
"Because child, I'm over three thousand years old, compare to me you're an infant. However in my years I've learned a multitude of ways to take revenge on those who have wronged me. That Priest with the dragon for instance." The voice said
"I... I want revenge." Spring spoke coldly.
Alarms blared all over the infirmary. Mr. Spring had gone missing. the technician on duty had checked in on him only minutes before the sensors had gone flat line.
The ship was searched, Mr. Spring was nowhere to be found below decks.
Claire had taken to the upper decks to search for Willem Spring. As she approached the bow of the ship she saw him. Clad only in a pair of pants, his upper body uncovered, Scars ran along his back and arms. The wind whipped about him like a living thing, ruffling his short hair.
"M...Mr. Spring?" Claire called out as she approached.
Willem Turned his head slightly, the scar on his left cheek now visible, He turned around fully and smiled at Claire.
"How very good to see you again child. We have much work and little time." He said as he stepped down from the bow of the ship.
Claire shivered when she locked eyes with him. No more were they the golden shade she'd become familiar with.
Now in place of his amber colored eyes were twin glowing red orbs. Even in the light of the sun they shone with a brightness like no other.
"We have Revenge to wreak." He said as she stepped past her, still smiling his unnervingly toothy smile.