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Fanfic Chapter 67: Duel of Light Pt 1: The Four Horsemen
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Previously on Yu-Gi-Oh! Joey was able to destroy Weevil's Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth only to have Weevil rebound by summoning his most powerful insect monster yet: Insect Queen. As Joey's monsters were devastated and the Insect Queen spit out eggs out of her butt like it's a fast food assembly line, Joey started to wonder if it was all over for him. But remembering his sister and the faith she had in him, Joey gathered his courage and finally was able to summon a monster that was immune to his Parasite Paracide. Joey used it to destroy the Insect Queen and her eggs. Just goes to show you that cheaters never prosper.


Harold saw a Battle City contestant and was about to challenge him but the kid was challenged by another kid and they immediately started dueling. Harold grunted and walked away. That was his fifth try and still nothing. At this rate, he'll never earn enough locator cards to qualify for the finals so he could protect Yugi.

As Harold walked towards the city limits, he realized that trying to eliminate Yugi from the tournament was not the right thing to do. Now Yugi and the others probably hate him for what he did. Tristan certainly did. Harold debated whether or not he should just drop out and let Yugi go through with it and just hope for the best.

A pebble hit the back of his head. "Ow!" Harold turned around and saw a man leaning against a wall, a few more pebbles in his hand. "Buddy, you better hope that you were aiming for someone else because I am NOT in a mood for any crap right now."

"Too bad, Pansy," the man said. He wore a bandanna around his head and was dressed in a black muscle shirt with a skull on the front and black stretch pants. "Because that's all you deserve to receive from me."

"Pansy? Okay, now it's on." Harold dashed towards the man but only ended up getting whacked on the head from behind by something. He fell and his world dissolved into blackness.


Harold awoke to find himself in a warehouse that was set up like a fight ring. "Welcome to the worst day of your life, Pansy," his attacker said.

"Ow, why do I feel like someone hit me with a two-by-four?"

"Because that's what happened, you Pansy, and now you're about to face the wraith of the Four Horsemen."

"Four Horsemen, I see only one of you, unless you've got split personality syndrome."

"Funny, my teammates are scattered around Battle City, waiting for worthless chumps like you to pass by so they can strike."

"Okay, spill it, doo rag, what do you want with me?"

"Isn't it obvious?" His opponent put on a Duel Disk. "I want a duel."

"You knock me out and drag me here just so you could get a duel?" Harold asked incredulously. "Why didn't you just ask me?"

"Because I prefer to duel in a place where I have the home field advantage."

This guy's nuts, I'm outta here. Harold turned to leave but discovered that his leg was chained to a bolt in the floor. "What the…"

"I'm not giving you much of a choice, Pansy," the guy said.

"Who are you?"

"I am Aaron, leader of the Four Horsemen. The Boss would hate to learn that he left you alive."

I have no idea what this guy's talking about, but apparently he's not giving me much of a choice. "Fine, but if we're going to do this, we're going to do it right. If I win, you're to turn over your locator card and rarest card to me."

"Same goes for you." Of course, either way I win. "Let's get it on, eject holo-emitters!"

"Duel Tray transform!"

"Scan deck!"

"Life points set."

"Let's duel!"

(H: 4000)
(A: 4000)

Okay, Harold, this is it, your first official Battle City duel, don't screw up.

"I'll start by placing setting a monster in defense mode and end my turn," Aaron said.

"Then I'll do the same," Harold said also laying a monster face-down in defense mode.

"Well this is boring," Aaron said with a smile as he started his turn. "I'll flip-summon my face-down card, Boar Soldier. Boar Soldier, attack his face-down card now!" The pig carrying a tomahawk swung said weapon and destroyed the monster that appeared.

"You just destroyed my Shining Angel (1), now I get to summon a light monster with 1500 attack points or lower and I choose the Absorbing Kid from the Sky (2). A pudgy kid with wings appeared.

"Oh brother, if this is the best your deck has to offer, defeating you will be a breeze!"

"Don't be so sure. In the mean time, it's my move." Harold drew a card. "I sacrifice my Absorbing Kid so I can summon Dark Witch (3) in attack mode!" The Dark Witch was a female with purple hair black wings. "And I equip her with Elf's Light raising her attack points by 400!"

(DW: 1800-2200)

"Dark Witch, attack his Boar with Battle Spear Strike!" The Dark Witch flew down and struck down the Boar Soldier.

(H: 4000)
(A: 3800)

"It'll take more than that to defeat me, Pansy," Aaron commented.

"Maybe," Harold said. "In the mean time, I place one card face-down and end my turn."

"I play a magic card called Tremendous Fire," Aaron announced. Flames erupted around Harold. "Tremendous Fire causes 500 points of damage to me but it deals twice the damage to you!"

(H: 3000)
(A: 3300)

"I'll also place one card face-down. Your deck is pathetic, no match for my powerhouse deck."

"Talk is cheap, napkin-head," Harold said. "It's my move," he said drawing a card. "I play Monster Reborn to revive my Shining Angel and next I'll sacrifice the two so I can summon Wingweaver!" The fairy stared at Aaron with a determined look. "This should put a dent in your life points."

"Not as big a dent as you might want it to," Aaron retorted. "Reveal face-down card, Adhesion Trap Hole!"

"What the…"

"Adhesion Trap Hole reduces your monster's attack strength by half."

(WW: 2750-1375)

Wingweaver actually dropped to her knees. Aaron laughed, "Just where someone like her belongs, on her knees worshipping my feet!" Harold growled. "A Duel Monsters deck is only as strong as the Duelist who wields it. And my deck is the strongest in the world. The only use for Pansies like you is to worship the ground I walk on."

This guy's delusions of grandeur are worse than Kaiba's, Harold thought. "Wingweaver may be weakened, but she can still attack your life points directly." Wingweaver swung her arm up creating a crescent of energy which hit Aaron.

(H: 3000)
(A: 1925)

I have to keep up the attack like this. Wingweaver may be weak, but as long as he doesn't summon any strong monsters, she can still attack him.

"I summon Raging Flame Sprite (4) in attack mode and equip him with Megamorph which doubles his attack strength."

(RFS: 100-200)

"What's the point, he's still too weak to attack," Harold commented.

"Yes, but my Flame Sprite has a special ability. He can attack your life points directly!" The little male sprite darted around Wingweaver and attacked Harold directly. Harold cried out in pain.

(H: 2800)
(A: 1925)

"Plus when he attacks you directly, his attack points increase by 1000."

(RFS: 200-1200)

"Finally, I place one card face-down and end my turn."

"You've made one grave miscalculation, Joe Creep," Harold said. "Even at half strength, Wingweaver can still attack. Wingweaver, attack his Raging Flame Sprite!"

"Actually, I didn't forget about that, which is why I placed this card face-down."

"It's a trap!"

"Right, it's Shadow Spell!" Chains were wrapped around Wingweaver and held her submissively. "Shadow Spell keeps your monster from moving and lowers her attack points by 700!"

(WW: 1375-675)

"Raging Flame Sprite, attack his Wingweaver!" The Raging Flame Sprite let out two blasts of fire which encircled and consumed Wingweaver. Harold watched in horror, a small tear escaping his cheek.

(H: 2275)
(A: 1925)

"Now attack his life points directly!" The sprite did the same theing to Harold.

(H: 1075)
(A: 1925)

(RFS: 1200-2200)

"Now you see that your pitiful monsters don't stand a chance. I will destroy you once and for all!"

I think he forgot about Megamorph's one weakness, Harold thought. It only doubles the monster's attack points when the controller's life points are lower than his opponent's. Since his life points are now higher than mine, Raging Flame Sprite's attack power should be cut in half.

(RFS: 2200-1100)

I have to lure him into a false sense of security, and then strike. Harold drew a card. This card could help, but what if he has a stronger monster waiting, I could be wasting it on small fish. Harold's vision blurred a little. Man, whoever hit me must've hit me harder than I thought, I wonder if I have a concussion, all the more reason why I should finish this guy off quickly. "I place one card face-down and summon the Mystical Elf in defense mode."

"Poor pathetic loser, you think your face-down cards can save you, I don't think so. I'll also place a card face-down and now, Raging Flame Sprite, finish him off now!"

"Reveal trap card: Waboku!" A trio of sages appeared and blocked the Raging Flame Sprite. "Waboku neutralizes all damage from an opponent's monster."

Aaron scowled. "You saved yourself this time, but next time you won't be so lucky."

"Maybe yes, maybe no," Harold said cryptically. "Tell me, how well do you know your cards?"

"What kind of pansy question is that? I know them very well."

"So you know their strengths, but do you know their weaknesses?"

"My cards are invincible!"

"No card is invincible," Harold argued. "Yugi proved that when he defeated Exodia."

"You mean you know Yugi Moto?"

"Personally."

For the first time since the duel started, Aaron showed a hint of fear. If this Pansy does know Yugi Moto personally, then he might have some of his invincible dueling strategies. I could be doomed. I have to keep up the attack on him, both physically and verbally. "From your dueling strategies, I find it hard to believe that you're friends with Yugi Moto."

Well, maybe not friends, at least not any more.

"Go!"

"Okay, Mister Cranky Pants," Harold said drawing a card. "I place one card face-down and summon Thunder Nyan Nyan in attack mode! Thunder Nyan Nyan, attack his Flame Sprite now!" The cat girl ran forward leapt into the air, did a forward flip, and slashed her claws at the sprite.

He's losing it, my Raging Flame Sprite is much too strong for his little girl. But to Aaron's shock, Thunder Nyan Nyan scored a direct hit.

(H: 1075)
(A: 1125)

"How… what… where…"

"Apparently you don't know your cards as well as you thought. True, Megamorph doubles your monster's attack power, but only when your life points were lower than mine. Since mine are now lower than yours, your monster's attack points were cut in half."

"You deliberately wasted your Waboku trap card because you knew I would attack."

"Something like that."

This Pansy is better than I thought, Aaron thought. He used subterfuge to fool me. "So you've got a little bit of fight in you after all. That's going to make this victory all the more sweet."

"Just answer me one thing," Harold said. "What did I ever do to you?"

"Oh it's nothing personal, but my boss did a lot to make sure you were out of the way."

"Out of the way? Did I do something to upset your boss?"

"If you win this duel, I'll consider telling you."

That makes it all the more imperative that I win this duel.

"My move," Aaron said drawing a card.

"Reveal face-down card: Poison of the Old Man," Harold called out revealing his face-down card. "I'll use this magic card to increase my life points by 1200."

(H: 2275)
(A: 1125)

Aaron was annoyed by that. "I'll play Cure Master raising my own life points by 1000.

(H: 2275)
(A: 2125)

"I then play my Pot of Greed which lets me draw two cards." Aaron took the top two cards from his deck. "I use Monster Reborn to revive my Raging Flame Sprite."

"Here we go again," Harold groaned.

"Next, I summon Jinzo #7 (5) in attack mode." A miniature version of Jinzo appeared. "Now, Jinzo attack his life points directly!" Jinzo let out a miniature laser beam which struck Harold's Duel Disk.

(H: 1775)
(A: 2125)

"Your turn, Raging Flame Sprite!" Once again, Harold was assaulted by fire.

(H: 1675)
(A: 2125)

(RFS: 100-1100)

"You can barely handle my weaker monsters, how can you stand a chance against my even stronger monsters?"

I don't know, Harold admitted to himself. But if I'm to have any hope of surviving in this tournament, I have to keep on living.

To Be Continued


Duel Monster Database

(1)
Name: Shining Angel
Level: 4
Type: Fairy/Effect
Attribute: Light
ATK: 1400
DEF: 800

(2)
Name: Absorbing Kid from the Sky
Level: 4
Type: Fairy/Effect
Attribute: Light
ATK: 1300
DEF: 1000

(3)
Name: Dark Witch
Level: 5
Type: Fairy
Attribute: Light
ATK: 1800
DEF: 1700

(4)
Name: Raging Flame Sprite
Level: 3
Type: Pyro/Effect
Attribute: Fire
ATK: 100
DEF: 200

(5)
Name: Jinzo #7
Level: 2
Type: Machine/Effect
Attribute: Dark
ATK: 500
DEF: 400