As a note before this next chapter begins, I'm adding a few original duelists of my own to this story. So, to avoid any confusion, I'm showing you who they are:
Rick Dagger: You've already seen this guy be beaten to death by Davis. He plays with a warrior-type deck.
Jeremy Virus: His deck is kind of a surprise, but I'm sure many of you can guess what type of deck he's playing.
Pyra Vulcan: A very pretty redheaded girl who duels using Fire attribute monsters.
Also as a side note, I changed the number of people in the tournament from 32 to 8. There is no way I could come up with enough decks to fulfill the goal of 5 rounds. (Yes, I do come up with decks, not random cards.) I'm sorry to those people who were expecting more.
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King of Games Chapter 9"You really thought your fire-based deck could defeat the almighty power of the sea?" laughed Mako Tsunami as his Fortress Whale annihilated Flame Swordsman. "You were dead wrong. Say good-bye to your life points!"
Pyra: 600Mako: 1500
"Your move, Vulcan," laughed Mako. "There's no way you can win! My fortress whale will destroy your monsters, and with my field card Umi, all of your Pyro type monsters have a decreased attack! Face it, Pyra, you cannot stand against the power of the sea!"
The beautiful green-eyed teenager stared at the field confidently. "Laugh it all out, mister Tsunami. It is your last." She drew her card. "I'll play Polymerization to fuse Faith Bird and Skull Red Bird to form Crimson Sunbird!
Crimson Sunbird – ATK: 2300/DEF: 1800"Since it isn't a Pyro type monster, it keeps its attack points," said Pyra.
"Go on?" asked Mako.
"I'll also play Monster Reborn to revive Flame Swordsman!"
Flame Swordsman – ATK: 1800/DEF: 1600"That pathetic excuse for a monster was no match for my Fortress Whale the last time!" laughed Mako. "No way can your monster beat the strength of my Monster!"
"Oh, but I'm not done," smirked Pyra. "I'll equip Crimson Sunbird with Salamandra, raising its attack points by 700!"
"Oh no!" cried Mako. "That makes it stronger than my Fortress Whale!"
"Crimson Sunbird, attack!" commanded Pyra. The bird blew the dragon of flames, Salamandra, straight at the Fortress Whale, destroying it. "And to finish your life points, Tsunami, Flame Swordsman, ATTACK!"
Pyra: 750 Mako: 0"NO!! How could fire beat water? It's not possible!"
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"Man, what a duel," said TK.
"No kidding," Yugi told him. "That Vulcan girl sure knows how to wipe out any monster."
"I guess I'm up next," gulped Sakura. "Who am I against?"
"Me," a voice came from behind her. She turned to face an eight-year-old American girl with blond hair. Yugi recognized her instantly.
"Rebecca Hopkins?" he asked. "You came back to Japan?"
"Yep," she smiled. "I want to enter the Battle City Tournament. All the best duelists will be there, and my grandpa wants me to go to make up for accusing your family. Sorry."
"It's no problem," smiled Yugi. "Anyway, I'm not in this little tournament, but my two friends are. TK, Sakura, meet Rebecca Hopkins, the eight-year-old dueling prodigy."
"It's nice to meet you, Rebecca," Sakura told her.
"Save the talk for the Duel," Rebecca huffed. "You will see how dueling is really done!" With that, she walked off.
"Friendly girl, isn't she?" TK asked sarcastically.
"She's just young," sighed Yugi. "She still hasn't learned many manners from her grandfather. Don't let her age catch you off guard, Sakura. She is a powerful duelist."
"I'll just see how powerful she is," said Sakura. "She's going to face my proudly made Clow Deck. All of my cards represent one of the 52 already discovered Clow Cards."
"That's a creative way to put together a deck," commented TK. "But how well does it work?"
"Well, this is supposed to be a test run, so we'll just have to see," shrugged Sakura.
*Will Sakura Avalon and Rebecca Hopkins please step into the arena. Your match will begin in five minutes.*
"Wish me luck, you two," Sakura called as she left the lobby.
"Good luck!" TK and Yugi shouted.
"A Clow Deck," laughed Yugi. "It's a very unorthodox way to put together a dueling deck, but I guess as long as the cards flow together, it's okay."
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Meanwhile, back in Odaiba, Matt Ishida was grumbling as he drove his brother's guests around town. Why was he grumbling? The people were nice enough, but Davis had to come along, and with him came…
"Oh MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATT? This kid, Joey took my cookie. Can you tell him to give it back to me?"
"No, Jun, let the dumb blonde eat his heart out," he muttered to her.
"There, see? An understanding…wait, WHO YOU CALLIN' DUMB BLONDE?!"
"Ha ha, dumb blonde!" Davis laughed.
"You shouldn't be talking, goggle-boy. I would beat you up, but your skull is probably so thick that I'd crack my hand punching it!"
"Hey, are you saying I'm stupid?"
"Oh gee, Sherlock, when did you figure that out?"
The two began fighting like this through the entire ride. Jun was constantly flirting with Matt, and as for Li and Madison…
"I can't hold the stupid camera straight," complained Madison. "What is with that Davis guy?"
"Okay, that's it! I'm stopping," shouted Matt. "I can't take this anymore! Davis, who invited you and Jun anyway? That Yugi kid isn't even here!"
"Well, how was I supposed to know that Yugi Moto took TC to Domino City?" he retorted. "And Jun said that she really wanted to meet him too."
Matt smacked himself on the forehead. "Davis you…never mind. If I take you guys to lunch, will you shut up?"
"Sweet! Food!" shouted Joey. "I get first dibs!"
"No way, Wheeler!" Davis yelled.
'What did I do to get myself into this,' Matt thought to himself. Li was looking around the area when his eyes stopped at a Chinese girl taking pictures.
"Wait a second," he whispered to himself. "Meilin?"
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"It's time to Duel!" Rebecca and Sakura shouted at the same time.
Sakura: 4000 Rebecca: 4000"I'll go first," said Rebecca. "By playing Witch of the Black Forest in Attack Mode!"
Witch of the Black Forest – ATK: 1100/DEF: 1200"Your move, Sakura," Rebecca told her. Sakura drew her card.
"I'll play one card face down, and 7 Colored Fish in Attack mode!"
7 Colored Fish – ATK: 1800/DEF: 800
"7 Colored Fish, Attack her Witch!" Sakura commanded.
Sakura: 4000 Rebecca: 3300"Witch of the Black Forest's ability allows me to search of another monster," giggled Rebecca. "Isn't that right, teddy? Yes that's right. Teddy, you're so smart, yes you are!"
'This girl is the famous child prodigy?' wondered Sakura. 'She doesn't seem like much of a duelist. She must be toying with me. Yugi told me to watch out for her.'
"Ah, here it is," laughed Rebecca. "Okay, my turn! I draw, and I play Swords of Revealing Light! Stopping your attacks for three whole turns! And now I'll play Jinzo #7 in Attack Mode!" A mechanical cyborg appeared on the field.
Jinzo #7 – ATK: 500/DEF: 400
"Why such a weak monster?" asked Sakura.
"You have absolutely no clue, huh?" laughed Rebecca. "Jinzo #7 has a special ability: Direct Attacks!"
"What?" gasped Sakura.
"That's right, my Jinzo can attack your life points directly! And What's more, I'll equip him with Axe of Despair, to power up his Attack by 1000 points! Now, Jinzo, attack her life points!"
Sakura: 2500 Rebecca: 3300'This isn't good,' thought Sakura. 'With those Swords of Revealing Light, I can't attack, while she destroys my life points. Three turns is all she needs!'
"Your move Sakura," laughed Rebecca. "Of course, you know you can't win. My Jinzo will take you down easily!" Sakura drew her next card.
"I'll play Silver Fang in Attack Mode, and end my turn," The grey wolf appeared on Sakura's side of the field.
Silver Fang – ATK: 1200/DEF: 800"What do you think she's up to teddy? You think? Oh well. I'll draw my card, and I'll lay one monster face down in defense mode. Now, I'll Attack you again with Jinzo #7!"
Sakura: 1000 Rebecca: 3300'One more attack from that thing and I'm sunk,' Sakura thought grimly as she drew her card. "This will work. I'll play one card face down on the field. Then, I'll play Dian Keto the Cure Master to raise my Life Points by 1000!"
Sakura: 2000 Rebecca: 3300"Now, I'll play one monster face down on the field to end my turn!"
"Shoot," muttered Rebecca. She drew her next card. "I'll play one more monster face down, and I'll attack you again with Jinzo!"
"Go trap card!" commanded Sakura. "Mirror Force!"
"Oh no!" cried Rebecca. "That destroys my Jinzo!"
"No more direct attacks from you, little girl," smiled Sakura. "Are you done?"
"Yes," she muttered. Sakura drew her next card.
"I'll play a monster face down in defense position," said Sakura. "And that will end my turn. Now, your Swords of Revealing Light have been deactivated."
"Big deal," huffed Rebecca. "I'll still beat you!" She drew her next card. "Goody! Cannon Soldier in Attack Mode!" A tank-like machine appeared on the field.
Cannon Soldier – ATK: 1400/DEF: 1300
"By sacrificing one of my monsters, Cannon Soldier can deal you 500 points of direct damage! So, I'll sacrifice my two defense monsters to deal 1000 damage to your life points!" The two monsters on the field were destroyed and Cannon Soldier fired two blasts at Sakura's Life points.
Sakura: 1000 Rebecca: 3300"And I'll end my turn by playing a face down card! Your move, Sakura!"
'This is not good,' thought Sakura. 'That face down card could be a trap. One attack can easily wipe out my life points!' She drew her next card and smiled.
"I'll play Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your face down card!"
"NO! My Mirror Force!" cried Rebecca.
"I'll then play Aqua Madoor in Attack Mode!" A blue haired spellcaster appeared next to Silver Fang.
Aqua Madoor – ATK: 1200/ DEF: 2000"I will now attack your Cannon Soldier with 7 Colored Fish!"
The rainbow fish tackled the Cannon Soldier and destroyed it.
Sakura: 1000Rebecca: 2900
"Now that you have no monsters left on the field, I'll attack your life points with Silver Fang and Aqua Madoor!"
Sakura: 1000 Rebecca: 500"God Damn!" she cursed in English.
"Your move, Rebecca," Sakura told her. "Go."
Rebecca stuck her tongue out at the cad captor and drew her next card. "I'll play Graceful Charity to draw three cards and discard two." She did, and started leaping for joy. "Yes! Yes! Yes! I got it! I got it!"
'Got what?' wondered Sakura.
"Now, I'll play Change of Heart on your 7 Colored Fish!" she laughed. 7 Colored Fish moved to her side. "Now, I'll use it as a tribute for my Shadow Ghoul! It increased its attack by 100 for every card in my graveyard! There's Jinzo, my two defense monsters, Cannon Soldier, Axe of Despair, Mirror Force, Change of Heart, Graceful Charity and the two cards I discarded using it! That's 1000 extra points!"
Shadow Ghoul – ATK: 2600/DEF: 1300'Oh no!' thought Sakura.
"One attack will wipe out the rest of your Life Points! Attack Silver Fang, Shadow Ghoul!" Shadow Ghoul began moving in on its prey.
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"Looks like it's the end for Sakura," TK told Yugi. "It was a good duel."
"No, TK," Yugi told him. "This duel isn't over until it's over. Sakura can win! She just needs to find out how." TK turned back to the advancing Shadow Ghoul, wondering how Sakura's Clow Deck would pull her out of this one.
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"Negate Attack!" shouted Sakura. "Your attack activated my trap, Negate Attack! It stops all monster attacks made this turn!"
"Fine!" muttered Rebecca. "Your move!"
Sakura drew her next card, and smiled. 'This works exactly like the Sleep Card.' "I'll sacrifice Silver Fang in order to summon Invitation to a Dark Sleep, in Attack mode!"
Invitation to A Dark Sleep – ATK: 1500/DEF: 1800"So?" huffed Rebecca. "It's still way weaker than my Shadow Ghoul!"
"On the contrary, it's what stops your Shadow Ghoul from being a threat," said Sakura. "You see, when I summoned my Dark Sleep monster, I choose a monster on the field. As long as I have Dark Sleep on the field, that one monster can't attack. And the monster I choose is Shadow Ghoul!"
"Oh no!" gasped Rebecca. "That means my Shadow Ghoul is now dozing off!" Sure enough, the green monstrosity was indeed falling asleep.
"I'll finish my turn with two facedown cards," Sakura told her. "Make your move, Rebecca."
She growled and drew her next card. "I'll play another Graceful Charity, drawing three cards and discarding two. That increases my Shadow Ghoul's attack by another 300 points!"
Shadow Ghoul – ATK: 2900/DEF: 1300"And now I'm summoning La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp in Attack Mode!"
La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp – ATK: 1800/DEF: 1000"And I'll increase his Attack by 1000 by equipping him with another Axe of Despair! Go, my Genie! Attack her Invitation to A Dark Sleep!" commanded Rebecca.
"Activate trap, Spellbinding Circle!" commanded Sakura. "This stops your Genie's attack and locks him in place so you can't change his Battle Position!"
"God Damn!" she cursed again. "It's your move now."
Sakura Drew her next Card. "Alright! I can win this! I'll sacrifice Invitation to a Dark Sleep and Aqua Madoor to summon Buster Blader in Attack Mode!"
Buster Blader – ATK: 2600/DEF: 2300"Buster Blader is weaker than my Shadow Ghoul and Genie," Rebecca pointed out. "How do you expect to beat me with that?"
"Oh, but there is one thing you've neglected to take into account," laughed Sakura. "Buster Blader's Attack increases by 500 for every Dragon on your side of the field and Graveyard!"
"Oh no!" cried Rebecca. "Oh…wait, I don't have any dragons in my deck! Your strategy fails, Sakura! My monsters can easily destroy you!"
"Oh yes you do have dragons in your deck," smiled Sakura. "At least when I activate my DNA Surgery! It can change all of the monsters on the field to a monster type of my choosing, and I'll choose Dragons!" As the trap activated, all of the monsters on the field began a transformation and grew wings and fangs. "And since you have two monsters on your side of the field, my Buster Blader gains 1000 Attack points!"
Buster Blader – ATK: 3600/DEF: 2300"Oh no!" wailed Rebecca. "You're being so mean to me!"
"This is how you've been dueling me," Sakura told her. "Buster Blader! Destroy Shadow Ghoul!" The mighty warrior sliced down the green monstrosity.
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"All right! She did it!" laughed TK. "Great job, Sakura!"
More cheers erupted from the crowd at the winner of the exciting duel. Yugi stared in awe. "Her deck idea actually worked," he said to himself. "Amazing."
*Round 1 of the Tournament is now complete,* a voice said over the loudspeaker. *The second round will commence in an hour. Please be ready by then.*
"Hi guys!" Sakura called to them as she ran into the lobby. "That was fun!"
"It sure was," laughed TK. "Your Clow Deck pulled through this time, huh?"
"Yes, I agree that it's well-made," commented Yugi. "Congratulations."
"Congratulate your Grandfather," laughed Sakura. "He's the one who helped me make it."
Meanwhile, Ishizu stood at the sidelines. "They show promise as warriors," she told herself. "They are indeed worthy duelists. However, my necklace predicts that they will face a struggle that may disrupt the balance between two worlds in the near future. The pharaoh will lead them into the darkness to keep the worlds in perfect harmony, but it will not be easy. I bid you well, my pharaoh. Good Luck…"
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End Chapter! I've been trying my absolute hardest to match Clow Cards with Duel Monsters Cards, so if you don't think these are good matches, deal with it. You try taking the idea of making a Clow Deck, and actually having the cards work together! It's not easy!
R&R!