Chapter 12
*The final duel in the Kaiba Land pre-tournament between Takeru Takaishi and Sakura Avalon will begin in five minutes. Will the two finalists please advance to the dueling arena.*
"I guess we're going up against each other now," sighed TK.
"Yeah," laughed Sakura. "Kinda ironic, isn't it? Knowing that we battled some pretty tough duels just to end up facing each other, huh?"
"Good Luck, my friend," TK stuck his hand out for the card captor. Sakura smiled and gladly took it. Yugi laughed as he watched.
"This will be quite a duel," he laughed.
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"What did you see?" asked Patamon. "Come on, Kero, let me see. I wanna see! Lemme see! Lemme see!"
"Shut up, you loudmouthed pig," muttered the Clow Guardian. "See this guy in the hieroglyphics over here?" Kero pointed to a picture of a tall man in a cloak. Even though it was a hieroglyph, and the figure was unclear, Patamon could make out a hand clutching what looked like…
"A card?" wondered the bat-pig. "Who is this guy?"
"I think I know," said Kero. "That man was a powerful sorcerer from the East. A man who had the power to change the world."
"Who is he?" asked Patamon. "I hate being kept in suspense!"
"Clow Reed…" whispered Kero. "The creator of the mystical Clow Cards."
"Cool," Patamon sighed.
"From the looks of the card, I'd say that he must've shown the power to the ancient Egyptians," Kero told the digimon. "Look here, the picture next to him."
The picture showed a young woman with hair tied in two pig tails, as well as some Asian clothing. "That is the form of the Fight Card. Something must have happened to Clow Reed when he was in Egypt." It was there that the photo stopped. There wasn't any more to show.
Kero sighed. "This is it. We won't be able to find out more."
Patamon groaned. "Now what are we going to do?"
"Hey look! Duel Monsters cards!" said Kero. "Wanna play?"
"Sure! I've seen TK play a lot! I know how to play!"
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The final match of the tournament was beginning. TK stood on the Red side of the field, and Sakura stood on the blue side. Both put their decks in their places.
"It's time to duel!" both shouted.
TK: 4000 Sakura: 4000TK had the first move. Drawing his first card, he shouted, "Dunames Dark Witch, in Attack Mode!" The angel appeared on his side of the field.
Dunames Dark Witch – ATK: 1800/DEF: 1050
"Your move," he said to Sakura.
The card captor drew. "I'll set a monster in defense mode, and play a card face-down on the field. Your move."
"I'll summon Neo the Magic Swordsman in attack mode!"
Neo the Magic Swordsman – ATK: 1700/DEF: 1000"I'll now play Heavy Storm to destroy your trap card! Now, Neo the Magic Swordsman, Attack her defense monster with Shining Cutter!"
The monster revealed itself to be…
Spirit of the Harp – ATK: 800/DEF: 2000"Your monster's attack points are 300 less than my monsters, meaning you lose 300 life points, TK!"
TK: 3700
Sakura: 4000"Shoot," muttered TK. "Your move."
Sakura drew her next card. "Let's begin with Mechanical Chaser in Attack Mode!"
Mechanical Chaser – ATK: 1850/DEF: 800
"And I'll place another card face-down on the field! Go Mechanical Chaser! Destroy Dunames Dark Witch!"
The floating mechanical ball with arms destroyed the angel.
TK: 3650 Sakura: 4000"Your move, TK."
"I'll play Shining Angel in defense mode, and switch Neo the Magic Swordsman into defense mode as well. That'll end my turn."
Shining Angel – ATK: 1400/DEF: 800"I've seen your angel before, TK, and I know what you're up to. You're using him to summon your Hoshiningen to the field and power up your monsters! Well, it's not going to work. I'll set a monster in Defense mode and end my turn."
"Let's go with Maha Vailo in Attack Mode."
Maha Vailo – ATK: 1550/DEF: 1400"And I'll equip Maha Vailo with my Elf's Light Magic card. This equip magic card gives all light monsters a boost of 400 points in ATK. Plus, Maha Vailo gets an extra 500 ATK points for all equipment magic cards attached to it."
Neo the Magic Swordsman – ATK: 2100/DEF: 800
Shining Angel – ATK: 1800/DEF: 600
Maha Vailo – ATK: 2450/DEF: 1200
"Neo the Magic Swordsman, destroy Mechanical Chaser!"
TK: 3650 Sakura: 3750"Maha Vailo, attack her Spirit of the Harp!"
"Activate trap, Spellbinding Circle!" The circle appeared and restrained Maha Vailo from attacking again. "I was waiting for you to attack with your Maha Vailo before activating this trap, TK. I see I've made a wise choice. Are you done yet?" TK sighed and nodded. Sakura drew her next card. "I'll sacrifice my Spirit of the Harp and my Defense monster to summon Sword Hunter!" (A/N: ok, taro-chosen92, I put him in. Appreciate your suggestion, because I was disputing over what card should represent the Fight Card. It's not exactly the best card to represent it, but it's a good card to fit into her deck.)
Sword Hunter – ATK: 2450/DEF: 1700"Destroy Neo the Magic Swordsman, Maha Vailo!"
TK: 3300 Sakura: 3750"Now, the soul of the destroyed monster is transformed into a sword, and it will add 200 attack points to my Sword Hunter!" Neo's shattered parts came together to form a sheathed katana. Sakura's Sword Hunter grabbed it and placed the new sword into his belt.
Sword Hunter – ATK: 2650/DEF: 1700"Your Maha Vailo is next, TK. Until then, it's your move."
'She's brilliant,' thought TK. 'I've been playing for much longer than she has, but I don't think I've faced anyone who could negate my strategies so easily. I thought for sure that Maha Vailo would be the best idea to take her down with.' He drew. 'This'll do.'
"Hoshiningen in Attack Mode!"
Hoshiningen – ATK: 500/DEF: 700"You saw my Duel against Jeremy Virus, Sakura, so you know what's coming up now," smirked the Chosen of Hope. "All my Light monster's attacks are raised by 500!"
Shining Angel – ATK: 2300/DEF: 600
Maha Vailo – ATK: 2950/DEF: 1200
Hoshiningen – ATK: 1300/DEF: 700
"Since my Maha Vailo is still under the mercy of Spellbinding Circle, I'll end my turn."
Sakura drew. "Maybe I won't be able to destroy your Maha Vailo this turn, but that Hoshiningen is fair game. Go, Sword Hunter! Destroy Hoshiningen!" Sword Hunter unsheathed the sword that was created by Neo the Magic Swordsman's soul and sliced apart the small star.
TK: 1950Sakura: 3750
"So much for your powered up monsters, TK. Now, Sword Hunter gets another soul sword and increases his Attack points by 200!"
Sword Hunter – ATK: 2850/DEF: 1700 Shining Angel – ATK: 1800/DEF: 600Maha Vailo – ATK: 2450/DEF: 1200
'That Hoshiningen stalled me one turn, but my Life Points are even lower now,' thought TK. 'Sakura's become an exceptional duelist in such a short period of time. I'm impressed.' TK drew his next card. "I'll lay one monster face-down. I'll now switch my Shining Angel to Defense mode, and lay one card facedown to end my turn."
'He's resorting to defenses now,' thought Sakura. 'I think TK's finally met a monster too powerful for him.' She drew her next card. 'Ah, this should be perfect to get rid of that trap card of his. After that, his Maha Vailo is fair game.'
"Mystical Space Typhoon, destroy his trap card!" Sakura commanded, unleashing the fury of her magic card onto the field.
"Activate Waboku!" (A/N: At least for Waboku, I think you can activate it when a magic card is played.) "This very useful trap card allows all damage to me and my monsters for this turn be reduced to 0! So, attacking would be redundant. Are you finished?"
"Darn," muttered Sakura. "Now none of his monsters can be destroyed this turn. I'll end my turn now."
'Perfect,' thought TK. 'The only thing that can beat that Sword Hunter now is this monster. I'll just have to do a bit of tweaking first.'
"I'll sacrifice Shining Angel and Maha Vailo to summon my Wingweaver!" The large six-winged purple haired angel woman appeared on the field.
Wingweaver – ATK: 2750/DEF: 2400"Now, I'll flip over my face-down monster, Magician of Faith, to return one magic card from my graveyard to my hand!"
Magician of Faith – ATK: 300/DEF: 400"And here's the magic card I returned, Elf's Light! Now, I'll equip it to Wingweaver to increase the ATK points of all Light Mosnters by 400 and decrease their defense by 200."
Wingweaver – ATK: 3150/DEF: 2200
Magician of Faith – ATK: 700/DEF: 200
"Now, I'll place a card face-down on the field and use Wingweaver to destroy your Sword Hunter! With the wielder destroyed, the souls of my monsters return to my graveyard."
TK: 1950 Sakura: 3450"Now, time to attack your life points directly with Magician of Faith!"
TK: 1950 Sakura: 2750"Your move, Sakura." Said TK.
"I'll draw a card, and play Raigeki to destroy all monsters on your side of the field!" A flash of lightning crashed onto TK's Wingweaver and Magican of Faith and destroyed them.
"Now, I'll summon King Fog in Attack Mode!"
King Fog – ATK: 1000/DEF: 900
"Go King Fog! Attack his life points with Deadly Smog!"
"Activate Mirror Force! It'll destroy your monster before I get attacked!"
The trap card activated and destroyed Sakura's monster. The field was clear of all cards now. Both duelists were battling fiercely, neither one wanting to give in. Now, they both had two cards left in their hands, and no cards left on the field. The crowd in the Kaiba Land lobby watched anxiously for the Card Captor to finish her turn.
"I'll play Pot of Greed to draw Two cards," she told TK. "And set three Cards facedown on the field. Your move."
TK drew. "I'll set three cards facedown on the field as well. Your turn."
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"Both have run out of hand," said Yugi. "And they both have 3 face-down cards on the field. This next turn could be the grand finale."
The crowd watched on, awaiting the final move that would make one duelist the victor.
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TBC! Haha! Betcha all are anxious to know if the Card Captor or the Chosen of Hope would emerge victorious! Well, ur just gonna hafta find out next chap! ^_^ Neway, after this tournament, there's still the thing about Kari and the Evil Digimon. To clear things up, I will not reveal the Evil Digimon until the final Duel of this fic. (Yes, there will be a FINAL DUEL! I know I gave it away, but u ppl should've figured it out by now.) I also know I sed there would be some Davis in this Chapter. Sry, I lied. ^_^;; Well, R&R!