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Bloodlines of the Magician

Chapter 7: Fatherly Matters

Yukio sighed as Vera tossed and turned in her bed, weak groans of pain coming from her. "Jeez…wake up already…"

Yasashiku was in his bed, deathly quiet.

Yukio just sat, staring out at the grassy field where both Jikeidan and Greg dueled. ("Those two idiots…is this really the place to duel?") A thought crossed his mind. ("Hm…") Slowly, his head turned to look at the sleeping Vera. Then his cheeks turned bright red. ("No…she's asleep…that's not at all wise…") But he was already moving towards her bedside. ("What can it hurt…?")

Then the entire building was shaking. "My boy!"

Yukio immediately came back to the here and now, his duel disk on his arm. ("I'm getting sloppy, I have to stop him from reaching Yasashiku!")

Right as the door to the clinic opened, Yukio came flying through it and landed a crushing jump kick to whoever had been opening it.

The man who had been opening it was a tanned man wearing a simple shirt and shorts, along with a large white sombrero on his head. "Hey!" Leaping to his feet, he pointed at Yukio defiantly. "It's you again, huh? What makes you think you can…"

"Shut up and go away, you're not welcome here." Yukio glared coldly at the man. "Yasashiku has little need of an insane father like you."

The man leapt up to his feet and twirled one end of his handlebar mustache. "Oh but that is where you are wrong! I heard about my son's collapse, and it's only right that his father comes to help him!"

Yukio pointed right at the man. "You're nuts and you know it! Now go away!"

"Never!" The man struck a heroic pose. "I, Esteban the Great, shall save my son from you and your evil friends!"

Yukio frowned. "Are you that stupid?"

Esteban snapped up a duel disk. "If you won't let me get to my son, then I'll duel you for it!"

"Fine, if as long as I win you go away." Yukio pulled his duel disk up from out of nowhere and slid it onto his arm.

Both of them stood across the hallway from each other… "Duel!"

Yukio- 4000

Esteban- 4000

Yukio snapped the top card off of his deck. "I begin!" Glancing at the drawn card, he nodded resolutely. He didn't like having to go first, but it was too late now. "I play the continuous magic card Cyber Blueprints!" The revealed card had the picture of a man looming over blueprints of some kind of machine. "This card counts as a fusion substitute for a Cyber Dragon. So now I activate Polymerization from my hand to fuse the Cyber Dragon in my hand along with my Blueprints to summon Cyber Twin Dragon!" (2800/2100) The cards disappeared and were replaced by a twin-headed metal dragon. "Also, I set one card face-down and end my turn."

Esteban drew. "Then now it is time to dance!"

Yukio face-fell into the ground. "What kind of declaration is that!"

"Allow me to explain with this card!" Esteban slapped a card onto his disk. "I summon Tango Dancer (1700/1000) in attack mode!" A man wearing dancer's clothing appeared on the field. "When this monster is summoned I may special summon Tango Dance Partner (1400/1300) from my hand to the field!" A woman wearing a dancer's dress appeared in play. "Battle! Tango Dancer attack Cyber Twin Dragon!" The man and woman latched hands and spun towards the giant metal monster. "When both Tango Dancer and Tango Dance Partner are in play, their attack strength is combined!" (3100)

"Reverse card open!" Yukio pointed at his set card. "Cyber Shielding!" The metal armor of the Cyber Twin Dragon drew brighter. "When one monster on the opponent's field attacks any Cyber monster, I may activate this card. For this turn, Cyber Twin Dragon cannot be destroyed as a result of battle!" The two dancers struck the dragon in their spin, and then returned to Esteban's field.

Yukio- 3700

Esteban- 4000

Esteban twirled his moustache. "Well played, but I'm not done yet! From my hand I activate the field magic card Dancer's Dream!" All around them, the air grew strangely blurry. "Also, I set two cards face-down and end my turn."

"Draw!" Yukio drew and he sneered. "Let's see your combined teamwork beat this! I activate Fusion Addition!" The held up card disappeared. "Now I may take any monster from my hand and fuse it with one monster in play, fusion or otherwise! Since my Cyber Twin Dragon is made up of two Cyber Dragons, I can combine it with the third in my hand to call out my most powerful monster!"

The twin-headed metal dragon disappeared and was replaced by a three headed winged metal dragon that roared loud enough to shake the building. "Cyber End Dragon (4000/2800) is called out!"

Esteban gave Yukio a thumbs-up. "Go for it! Show me your dancing style!"

"Uh…" Yukio shook out of his confusion at that and pointed at Tango Dancer. "Cyber Evolution Annihilation!" The triple dragon opened all three sets of jaws and unleashed burning hell towards the man.

"Reverse card open!" Esteban's face-down card flipped up. "Dance of the Dreamer! When Dancer's Dream is in play and you attack one of my Tango monsters, your attack is negated and your creature is destroyed!" The flaming pillar that the dragon had released snapped backwards towards its original creator.

"From my hand, I activate the quickplay magic card Defusion!" Yukio slammed a card into his disk and the Cyber End Dragon disappeared, replaced by the Cyber Blueprints and two Cyber Dragons. (2100/1600) "It's still my battle phase, so you're still finished! Evolution Burst!" One of the two dragon's released a blast of fire at the Tango Dancer.

"Reveal Deux Passe!" Esteban's other set card flipped up. "This card redirects your attack to me!" The Cyber Dragon's attack warped and flew right into the man's body, leaving his smoking and burnt.

Yukio- 3700

Esteban- 1900

Yukio blinked at that. "Why take a direct hit like that?"

"Because I have plans for you…" Esteban pointed at Yukio. "Deux Passe allows one of my monsters to attack you now!" Tango Dancer and Tango Dance Partner clasped hands. "Let's dance! Go now!" Both monsters twirled right towards Yukio and slammed into him.

Yukio- 600

Esteban- 1900

Yukio dropped to one knee and clutched at his chest. ("Now that hurt…")

Esteban pointed right at Yukio. "It's still your turn, right?"

"Yeah…" Wiping his chin, Yukio stood up. "And I'll break your team right now! Go Evolution Burst!" The other Cyber Dragon slid towards the Tango Dancer and struck it with fire, blowing it apart. "So take that!"

"Dancer's Dream…" Esteban struck a pose that seemed more appropriate for dancing rather than dueling. "…negates all damage to me when a Tango monster battles!"

Yukio clenched his fist. ("I've still got the advantage…I know I do.") "End turn."

Esteban smirked calmly, his strange acting demeanor gone. "The art of Duel Dancing has long since gone unnoticed…but now I will strike you into the ground with this powerful counterattack! Draw!" Looking at the drawn card, he lifted up his finger. "Your end draws closer. First I play Warrior Returning Alive, to take back Tango Dancer!"

Yukio paled as he realized that if Tango Dancer came back into play he'd be destroyed by the attack of both of those monsters in combination.

Esteban saw this and chuckled. "Don't worry, I can only summon Tango Dancer if I have no monsters in play." He flipped up another card. "However, I have the perfect way to make up for that. I play Polymerization, fusing Tango Dance Partner and Tango Dancer together!" A tornado sprang up into the air, and then cleared to reveal a man wearing a glittering sequined vest and pants, along with a sombrero and a rose in his mouth. "Legendary Tango Dancer Esteban (2500/2300) is summoned!"

Yukio winced. ("Oh great…")

"Battle!" Legendary Dancer Esteban twirled right into one of the Cyber Dragon's and blew it apart. "Also, when Esteban destroys a monster as a result of battle he may attack another monster!" Esteban twirled and kicked the other dragon, shattering it. "Luckily for you, Legendary Dancer Esteban only deals half life point damage. End turn."

Yukio- 200

Esteban- 1900

Yukio looked down at his deck and then took a deep breath. "I'm not quite beaten yet. First I draw." Looking at his only card, he nodded resolutely. "I'll set one monster face-down. End turn."

Esteban drew rapidly. "Let us bring this dance to a close then!" Snapping up the card to his face, he grimaced. "Luckily for you, this isn't a monster I can summon through normal means. Therefore, I attack with Esteban!" The glittering dancer twirled across the field and kicked right through Yukio's set D.D. Scout Plane. (800/1200)

Yukio drew. ("This should buy time.") "I activate the magic card Treasure of Slashing Life! This allows me to draw until I am holding five cards in hand." Drawing five cards from his deck, he nodded at what he saw. ("Perfect!") "From my hand, Cyber Dragon Spawn (1000/1000) is special summoned when drawn!" A tiny metal snaked appeared on the field. "And another!" Another metal snake appeared in play. "And another!" A third appeared in play. "These three come out in defense mode. Also, because I drew them through the effect of Treasure of Slashing Life, I continue to draw until I am holding five cards." Now he had three monsters in play, along with five new cards in his hand.

("The boy has just made his last mistake.") "You think by drawing multiple cards that you can win? That's where you are completely wrong." Esteban flipped the card in his hand over. "Tango Announcer's (800/1300) special ability can only activate when you draw cards in a phase other than your draw phase. By discarding it I can force you to discard all of the cards you have drawn!"

Yukio stared down at his hand as it faded away. ("Those cards were just what I needed to end this duel….") "End turn…"

Esteban drew. "Now I play Pot of Greed." Drawing two cards from his deck, he flipped them over. "By discarding one card from my hand, I can activate Dancer's Forceful Spin. All cards you have in your graveyard will be removed from the game and all of your monsters will be destroyed afterwards!" All three of the Cyber Dragon Spawn were blown apart. "However, I cannot during this turn. End turn. Soon my son will dance with me again."

("Yasashiku's medical condition…he won't live through a dance with his nutcase father. Therefore…I'll have to try and end this now.") Yukio looked down at his deck. ("For Yasashiku's life…I have to draw the winning card!") He drew. Looking at the drawn card, he closed his eyes and drew two cards. "I play Pot of Greed…and then…" One eye opened just a little bit. ("Yes!") His eyes opened completely and he bowed to Esteban. "You wanted to dance? Then let me show you my dancing style in full!"

"I look forward to it!" Esteban grinned and twirled his moustache. "Unleash the power of your dance!"

Yukio threw a card onto the field. "Come out now…Fusilier the Dual Mode Beast!" (1400/1000) A giant red tank dragon appeared on the field.

"That monster has seven level stars…how did you summon it?" Esteban frowned at the idea of cheating…

"Fusilier can be normal summoned or set from my hand if its attack and defense are split in half." Yukio snapped up his other card. "But my monster works perfectly with this magic card! Metamorphosis!" Energy flowed around the tank dragon. "By sacrificing one monster on my field, I can special summon one fusion monster of the same level!" Fusilier started to disappear. "Come out now…my dancer…"

The door to the nurse's office cracked open, and an astonished gasp came from it.

A woman wearing black leather that could only be described as the clothing of a raver stood on the field.

Esteban blinked a few times at this. "What…kind of dancer…"

"Cyber Punk Raver (2200/1000) is summoned." Yukio smirked calmly. "And with her summon, this duel ends. When special summoned, this monster allows me to access one Polymerization card from any location!" A card shimmered into existence on his field. "So I'll access the one that was removed from play!"

"But you have nothing to create with it!"

"Is that so?" Yukio pointed at his field. "Did you forget my Cyber Blueprints so quickly?"

Esteban gasped. "But…a Cyber Dragon along with a dancer?"

"That's right!" Yukio clenched his fist. "You're not worthy of seeing this…but I have choice! Fusion!" Cyber Punk Raver and Cyber Blueprints disappeared. "Mother…I'm sorry for calling you out like this." Light rained down upon the whole school.

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Jikeidan smiled calmly. "You're still not winning. We can top-deck forever…"

Greg started to answer, but was silenced as the entire school was surrounded by shimmering light. "What…"

Jikeidan blinked in surprise. "Yukio is summoning that now? I suggest we postpone this and go find out what's going on."

Sarah just stared as the two hated 'enemies' just up and ran towards the nurse's office, leaving their duel. "Hey, wait for me!" She turned and ran after them.

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Esteban stared in awe at what lowered onto the field. "Such beauty of form…"

Yukio bowed his head as a golden-haired woman in silver armor floated down to the field. "Be glad you get to see this, fool. My mother will be your destroyer." The woman's eyes closed and she started to dance, her movement's strange…almost like a mix of ballet and rave. "Cyber Dragon Mistress (2800/2900) activates her effect now! When fusion summoned, all three Cyber Dragons emerge from any location!" Energy flowed across the field as the three metal dragons formed all at once. "Also, Polymerization remains in play through the effect of Cyber Punk Raver. It is considered a continuous magic card!" Light flared across the body of the three dragons. "Cyber End Dragon emerges once more, this time to finish the battle my mother started!" (4000/2800) The three-headed metal dragon appeared on the field and roared, then it lowered its head and allowed the Cyber Dragon Mistress to stroke its metal skin.

Esteban was silent, his eyes fixated. ("So much like my wife…")

"Feel my wrath for needing to call her spirit for such a trivial opponent!" Yukio pointed at Legendary Tango Dancer Esteban. "Cyber Dragon Mistress, unleash your ultimate attack! Cyber Spin!" The woman disappeared.

"Where did she…" Esteban went silent as his monster blew apart. "But…"

Yukio- 200

Esteban- 1900

Yukio closed his eyes. "Mother, let this last blow be in your name! Cyber End Dragon of Athena Shitamaku, attack with Hyper Evolution Flurry!" Each head unleashed blast after blast of energy that slammed into Esteban's body. "And it's done."

Yukio- 200

Esteban- 0

Esteban sighed. "As per the agreement, I shall leave. Give Yasashiku my regards!" Turning, he danced away.

But Yukio wasn't listening. He just watched as his mother slowly faded off of the field. Wiping some tears from his eyes, he turned and walked back into the nurse's office.

Vera was lying back in bed…and when he wasn't looking she would open her eyes and look at him in amazement. ("Maybe…maybe he isn't such a pervert after all.")

To be continued…

To Demon Fan: Nope, the Sword Magicians aren't part of the Warrior Fusion Five. After all, they aren't warriors are they?

To Seeker of the Soul: Yes, Ninjas are great and monks are…um…monks.

To john: Naruto.

To Wolfy: Yes, all the children of the Dragon God Bahamut are dragon monsters.

To Time Mage: Was the mention of Tenken necessary at all? Just wondering.