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The two siblings took up their positions opposite one another, both Duel Disks locked and ready, the holographic projectors glowing brightly on the edge of each of the field quadrants.
The Life Point counters formed, rotating on each corner of the field.
"You can go first this time Robert." Kelly spoke as the wind caught her blonde hair, Her face lit by the setting sun, Hazel eyes sparkling brightly.
"Alright Kel, here I go." Robert replied as he drew his card. Looking over his hand his eyes danced over the cards he held.
"I'll set a monster face down and three magic or trap cards. Your move sis." Robert ended his turn, the sun casting it's red light upon his back stretching his shadow across the field to Kelly's feet.
"Alright, I'll summon Amazoness Paladin and equip her with an Axe of Despair. Then I'll set two more face down cards and attack your monster." Kelly had no sooner finished her command than the blond attacker launched herself across the field and brought the gnarled axe down upon the card resting on Roberts side of the field, a small green winged snake appeared and quickly vanished.
"Well, there goes my Sinister Serpent. Oh well, It'll be back sooner or later." Robert smiled. and drew his card as Kelly ended her turn.
Reclaiming his Sinister Serpent from the graveyard Robert looked over his hand again, Kelly was using the same deck but something felt different. Maybe it was her eyes or the way she was standing but Kelly was decidedly different.
"I'll set another monster in defense mode and play Mystical Space Typhoon, the target being your Axe of despair." Robert laid the card into the magic slot and the swirling cyclone drew the equip magic card into oblivion. Leaving Kelly's Paladin to redraw her sword.
"Your turn Kel." Robert smiled.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, She's weaker. Until I summon another Amazoness Paladin and crank both of their attacks to nineteen hundred thanks to their effects." Kellys smile was brighter than the setting sun.
"Now my new Paladin will attack your face down monster." She commanded and the paladin bounded across the field to attack only to be stopped as a trap card flipped up.
"Sorry again Kelly, but my Negate Attack trap card ends your battle phase." Robert explained.
"So I see, I guess you're not going to make this easy are you Robert?" Kelly shot back.
"Not a chance sis, not a chance." He replied as he drew his card for the turn.
Robert once again weighed his options, Kelly was up to something.
"I'll sacrifice my face down monster, Sinister Serpent to summon my Emerald Dragon!" Robert declared and set the monster, Its massive shinning green form materialized on the field catching the last rays of the sun, casting the light all about the field as it reflected off of the crystalline formations sprouting from its body.
"Now, Emerald Fire!" Robert commanded and the great green beast launched a gout of green flame at Kelly's left most Paladin.
As the flame was about to impact Kelly activated her face down card and two large tubes appeared before the paladin. The green fire entered and promptly exited them slamming into Roberts chest in a burst of light.
Robert stumbled back slightly and gripped his chest as his life points dropped.
Robert: 5600
Kelly: 8000
Through a clenched jaw Robert ended his turn.
Kelly drew her card and smiled. 'It won't wipe out that dragon yet but it'll get pretty close.' she thought as she moved the card towards her purple Duel Disk.
"I summon, Amazoness Tiger and thanks to its effect it's now at twenty- three hundred attack points. Now I'll activate my magic card, Swords of Revealing light and end my turn." Kelly said, walking Robert through her move step by step.
Robert was still in pain from that last exchange, he was still in shock too. His own monsters attack turned back on him. That was a shot to his pride as well as his Life Points.
As he drew his card he began thinking about his odds. Kelly was playing flawlessly now, Her mind was focused and her moves were deliberate.
Her skill was unmistakable.
'I might actually lose. Man that would really suck, losing to someone not in the Tournament.' he thought as he looked over his hand.
'There! It could work, as long as I can use my trap card it will work.' Robert thought to himself.
"I set one monster in defense mode and one magic or trap card, then my turn's over." Robert said.
Kelly drew and looked over both her hand and the field. Robert wasn't going to just roll over, not when his place in the finals was riding on this Duel.
"I'll summon another Amazoness Paladin, increasing all of my monsters attacks." Kelly said as she set the monster in attack mode.
"Now I'll destroy your Dragon with my Tiger, and tear three hundred Life Points out of your total." The Tiger sprang across the field, obeying its mistresses order to attack only to slam into a bluish field of energy which pushed its attack back in on the Tiger.
The great cat rolled back to Kelly's side of the field and shook then exploded, causing a chain reaction in the other monsters on her side of the field, leaving her field empty.
"What's the matter Kel? Your Kitty cat not like looking into the Mirror?" Robert chuckled as his Mirror Force trap card slid into the graveyard, its power expended.
"Damn, I'll just have to set the last of my cards and end my turn." Kelly griped as she emptied her hand into her Duel Disk.
After drawing his card Robert closed his eyes and tossed off a silent prayer to whomever might be listening. 'Please let this work.' his mind called out.
"I'm going to flip my face down monster, FIBER JAR!" Robert flipped the card, summoning a rocket propelled tree to the field, its effect forcing every card on the field, in each players hand and in both graveyards back into their respective decks.
Robert drew five new cards per Fiber Jars effect.
'Well, it's not a win but it'll help.' He thought as he looked over his new cards.
"I summon the Lord of Dragons to the field in attack mode and then play the Flute of Summoning Dragons to special summon my Emerald Dragon and a Spear Dragon. Further, I'll equip my Lord of Dragons with my United we Stand magic card bringing his attack to thirty-six hundred." Roberts combo completed Kelly was looking at a direct assault of seventy-nine hundred points of damage.
"Now, ATTACK!" Robert shouted.
Upon command the three monsters launched their attacks at the blond haired Duelist who was quickly swallowed up in the swirling mass of energy.
As the light and smoke cleared Kelly was on her side laying on the ground, wisps of smoke issuing from her purple shirt, her right arm shielding her face.
Robert: 5600
Kelly: 0100
"My turn's over Kelly. We can call this off right now if you want, I'll get my last eight Star Points later." Robert called from across the field as his sister pulled herself up off of the ground.
"I'm. Not. Done. Yet." She spat as she drew her card.
Looking over her hand she saw her combo.
"I'll summon my Amazoness Paladin. Then I'll equip her with Two Axes of Despair and a Mage Power. Her attack power is now fifty-three hundred points." Kelly called out as her paladin swung her axes as if testing the weight.
"Now, attack the Lord of Dragons with Double Axe Slam!" Kelly shouted and her Paladin obeyed by leaping up into the air and bringing the two demonically charged axes down on the suped up Dragon Lord.
At first is looked as if the slices had missed, but slowly the Lord of Dragons body split and slid apart, before the pieces could land on the ground they dispersed into a cloud of pixels and vanished.
Robert winced as his life points dropped yet again.
Robert: 3900
Kelly: 0100
"Nice move sis." Robert called in the dim light the Holographic projectors were casting over the field, the sun having set a few moments ago.
"All thanks to your Fiber Jar Brother dear, And that's not even the half of it." Kelly replied as she smiled at her brother.
The two siblings took up their positions opposite one another, both Duel Disks locked and ready, the holographic projectors glowing brightly on the edge of each of the field quadrants.
The Life Point counters formed, rotating on each corner of the field.
"You can go first this time Robert." Kelly spoke as the wind caught her blonde hair, Her face lit by the setting sun, Hazel eyes sparkling brightly.
"Alright Kel, here I go." Robert replied as he drew his card. Looking over his hand his eyes danced over the cards he held.
"I'll set a monster face down and three magic or trap cards. Your move sis." Robert ended his turn, the sun casting it's red light upon his back stretching his shadow across the field to Kelly's feet.
"Alright, I'll summon Amazoness Paladin and equip her with an Axe of Despair. Then I'll set two more face down cards and attack your monster." Kelly had no sooner finished her command than the blond attacker launched herself across the field and brought the gnarled axe down upon the card resting on Roberts side of the field, a small green winged snake appeared and quickly vanished.
"Well, there goes my Sinister Serpent. Oh well, It'll be back sooner or later." Robert smiled. and drew his card as Kelly ended her turn.
Reclaiming his Sinister Serpent from the graveyard Robert looked over his hand again, Kelly was using the same deck but something felt different. Maybe it was her eyes or the way she was standing but Kelly was decidedly different.
"I'll set another monster in defense mode and play Mystical Space Typhoon, the target being your Axe of despair." Robert laid the card into the magic slot and the swirling cyclone drew the equip magic card into oblivion. Leaving Kelly's Paladin to redraw her sword.
"Your turn Kel." Robert smiled.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, She's weaker. Until I summon another Amazoness Paladin and crank both of their attacks to nineteen hundred thanks to their effects." Kellys smile was brighter than the setting sun.
"Now my new Paladin will attack your face down monster." She commanded and the paladin bounded across the field to attack only to be stopped as a trap card flipped up.
"Sorry again Kelly, but my Negate Attack trap card ends your battle phase." Robert explained.
"So I see, I guess you're not going to make this easy are you Robert?" Kelly shot back.
"Not a chance sis, not a chance." He replied as he drew his card for the turn.
Robert once again weighed his options, Kelly was up to something.
"I'll sacrifice my face down monster, Sinister Serpent to summon my Emerald Dragon!" Robert declared and set the monster, Its massive shinning green form materialized on the field catching the last rays of the sun, casting the light all about the field as it reflected off of the crystalline formations sprouting from its body.
"Now, Emerald Fire!" Robert commanded and the great green beast launched a gout of green flame at Kelly's left most Paladin.
As the flame was about to impact Kelly activated her face down card and two large tubes appeared before the paladin. The green fire entered and promptly exited them slamming into Roberts chest in a burst of light.
Robert stumbled back slightly and gripped his chest as his life points dropped.
Robert: 5600
Kelly: 8000
Through a clenched jaw Robert ended his turn.
Kelly drew her card and smiled. 'It won't wipe out that dragon yet but it'll get pretty close.' she thought as she moved the card towards her purple Duel Disk.
"I summon, Amazoness Tiger and thanks to its effect it's now at twenty- three hundred attack points. Now I'll activate my magic card, Swords of Revealing light and end my turn." Kelly said, walking Robert through her move step by step.
Robert was still in pain from that last exchange, he was still in shock too. His own monsters attack turned back on him. That was a shot to his pride as well as his Life Points.
As he drew his card he began thinking about his odds. Kelly was playing flawlessly now, Her mind was focused and her moves were deliberate.
Her skill was unmistakable.
'I might actually lose. Man that would really suck, losing to someone not in the Tournament.' he thought as he looked over his hand.
'There! It could work, as long as I can use my trap card it will work.' Robert thought to himself.
"I set one monster in defense mode and one magic or trap card, then my turn's over." Robert said.
Kelly drew and looked over both her hand and the field. Robert wasn't going to just roll over, not when his place in the finals was riding on this Duel.
"I'll summon another Amazoness Paladin, increasing all of my monsters attacks." Kelly said as she set the monster in attack mode.
"Now I'll destroy your Dragon with my Tiger, and tear three hundred Life Points out of your total." The Tiger sprang across the field, obeying its mistresses order to attack only to slam into a bluish field of energy which pushed its attack back in on the Tiger.
The great cat rolled back to Kelly's side of the field and shook then exploded, causing a chain reaction in the other monsters on her side of the field, leaving her field empty.
"What's the matter Kel? Your Kitty cat not like looking into the Mirror?" Robert chuckled as his Mirror Force trap card slid into the graveyard, its power expended.
"Damn, I'll just have to set the last of my cards and end my turn." Kelly griped as she emptied her hand into her Duel Disk.
After drawing his card Robert closed his eyes and tossed off a silent prayer to whomever might be listening. 'Please let this work.' his mind called out.
"I'm going to flip my face down monster, FIBER JAR!" Robert flipped the card, summoning a rocket propelled tree to the field, its effect forcing every card on the field, in each players hand and in both graveyards back into their respective decks.
Robert drew five new cards per Fiber Jars effect.
'Well, it's not a win but it'll help.' He thought as he looked over his new cards.
"I summon the Lord of Dragons to the field in attack mode and then play the Flute of Summoning Dragons to special summon my Emerald Dragon and a Spear Dragon. Further, I'll equip my Lord of Dragons with my United we Stand magic card bringing his attack to thirty-six hundred." Roberts combo completed Kelly was looking at a direct assault of seventy-nine hundred points of damage.
"Now, ATTACK!" Robert shouted.
Upon command the three monsters launched their attacks at the blond haired Duelist who was quickly swallowed up in the swirling mass of energy.
As the light and smoke cleared Kelly was on her side laying on the ground, wisps of smoke issuing from her purple shirt, her right arm shielding her face.
Robert: 5600
Kelly: 0100
"My turn's over Kelly. We can call this off right now if you want, I'll get my last eight Star Points later." Robert called from across the field as his sister pulled herself up off of the ground.
"I'm. Not. Done. Yet." She spat as she drew her card.
Looking over her hand she saw her combo.
"I'll summon my Amazoness Paladin. Then I'll equip her with Two Axes of Despair and a Mage Power. Her attack power is now fifty-three hundred points." Kelly called out as her paladin swung her axes as if testing the weight.
"Now, attack the Lord of Dragons with Double Axe Slam!" Kelly shouted and her Paladin obeyed by leaping up into the air and bringing the two demonically charged axes down on the suped up Dragon Lord.
At first is looked as if the slices had missed, but slowly the Lord of Dragons body split and slid apart, before the pieces could land on the ground they dispersed into a cloud of pixels and vanished.
Robert winced as his life points dropped yet again.
Robert: 3900
Kelly: 0100
"Nice move sis." Robert called in the dim light the Holographic projectors were casting over the field, the sun having set a few moments ago.
"All thanks to your Fiber Jar Brother dear, And that's not even the half of it." Kelly replied as she smiled at her brother.