Alright everybody, here's my second chapter of the New Year, and it's one of the ones that I've been turning over in my head for months, so it should be good. Also, more happiness: Finals started last Friday, so I'll be getting several hours extra off of school and work this week for the testing and next week as it'll be the start of the new Semester.
Okay, BIG note I must put up: I do NOT fallow the EXACT text of many cards in this story, such as the changes I made to Magic Cylinder over the last three chapters. In this chapter in particular, I have taken the liberty of changing many cards and their texts ever so slightly. Do NOT think that I don't know what I'm doing. I check these texts quite often and look into the exact effects, and at times check things with Upperdeck on what is meant. I know what I'm doing.
Now for something a bit special, I thought I'd start a small 'Card of the Chapter' thing. Basically, whenever I do a chapter, I'll give a small review on a card, sometimes in Japanese, sometimes in English. Today's card, the Dark Magic Curtin:
Card Text: Pay half of your Life Points. Specially summon a Dark Magician to the field from your hand, deck, or Graveyard, in face up attack or defense mode. You cannot normal summon, special summon, or flip summon any other monsters this turn.
Now, here's a great card for a Dark Magician deck, as that's what it was made for. It can get out your primary monster really fast. The only two set backs are:
A-It costs half your Life Points. This is costly, but is efficient later in the game.
B-No other summons this turn. That is problematic, as it may mean no direct attacks that turn, and your opponent may get to sacrifice whatever monsters are left to get something stronger.
Overall Rating: 6 out or 10.
Also, for the sake of advertising, today is Back To Domino, the published work of my little brother, Animan2.0. He's only one chapter so far, but he needs reviews. Also, be gentle. He's just getting started as a writer, and makes many mistakes. So be nice and help him out a bit.
Final note before I start: This chapter will use Animan2.0's original character, who has appeared in my other stories. Understand that that is because he is an OC that my bro submits to any story. Besides, there is NO connection between this story and my others. This is technically the same Kai as from my others, but he's not 100+ years old. He's just an OC that I place in different stories and scenarios. Thank you.
Chapter Three: An Army Amasses
Kai Kaethan sat by the dried up fountain. Although it had survived the disasters that had plagued the world decades before, the water system that fed it had long since diminished. He searched through the cards he had won in his first Battle City Duel before he met Kevin Hunter, as well as the entire deck of cards won from the Rare Hunter Umbrak.
His first opponent had been a young gothic girl who seemed nearly devoid of emotion. She had wagered her only Locator Card against him, but had also put up her two rarest cards; cards that served a great purpose both on the field or in the Graveyard. It took only a bit of work for Kai to find a bit of room in his deck for the two monster cards.
Umbrak's deck had proved extremely useful as well. A couple of the traps and monsters were useful, but it was the prized Dark Hole magic card that Kai was most excited to get in his deck. However, after nearly an hour of focus, he stood up with a newly refurbished deck. He stood up and gazed into the sky. The street he was standing it was completely desolate except for him and a few torn buildings, plus the crumbling fountain. He began to dwell on thoughts other than his deck and pondered many questions that had been plaguing his conscience.
First off was why was he here in Battle City. He had always loved Duel Monsters, true, but was that really reason enough to just get up and leave his home village the way he had. However, he also understood that there was a feeling, almost a promise that came from nowhere that told him that if he were to win at Battle City that maybe he'd get some of the answers he had about his life. Ever since he was young Kai had always been haunted by a feeling that there was something extremely different about him, however it was a subtle and apart from his normal being. Kai's only real clue was an ancient artifact that he had come across nearly two years earlier. It was during his premature studies of history that it occurred.
***
Kai Kaethan reached into his pocket and retrieved the small brush from within, which he used to polish away the sand and dust that had filled the carvings in the stone which he was examining. The lines were long but few, telling nothing of the rock that barely filled his palm. However, this piece of rock was just what Kai had been looking for. He turned and walked back to the compound of tents where a massive tablet was laid out, apparently having been pieced back together by other rocks like the one in Kai's hand, which resulted in many holes in the slab of limestone.
Kai set the puzzle piece into place several minutes later, having taken a moment or two to find its proper location. It completed the corner in the upper left, which showed a table with all seven of the legendary Millennium Items set on it, making a pyramid design. At the bottom were the Millennium Scale, Eye, and the Necklace. Resting above them were the Millennium Ring and Key. Finally, the Millennium Rod sat on top, and the Millennium Puzzle in the back, bloated to a massive size so as to swallow the six others with ease, showing its awesome power that easily overcame the other six.
However, the strangest thing happened as Kai observed the corner: It sealed back together! All of the crack's and lines that had separated the tile into its individual pieces suddenly came together as if nothing had happened.
Second, and even stranger, the ground where Kai had been standing when he found the stone fragment suddenly caved in. When Kai moved closer to investigate it further, he found that the earth had not fallen in on itself, but had actually dissolved! The hole was no less than two feet deep and fifteen inches long, as well as nine inches wide. A bright golden light began to be emitted from the small pit, forcing Kai to shield his eyes as he approached.
Finally, as he stood over the lip of the hole, the light began to diminish. It took Kai a minute for his eyes to readjust, but once they had they widened in shock.
In the ground lay a long bar of gold, a point on one end and a large ball on the other with diamond shaped wings on the sides of said ball.
"The Millennium Rod." he whispered, a questioning tone in his voice. He reached into the ground and pulled the item out, a warm feeling washing over his body as he did so. It felt so comfortable and just plain right to be holding it. He held the shaft in his left hand grabbed the end of it at the base of the sphere in his right before giving it a 45 degree twist and pulling with his right hand side, revealing a long knife blade.
He reinserted the dagger into its sheath and then held the Rod timidly in both hands as if he was handling an extremely valuable and fragile object. Again it began to glow, as if it could sense his disbelief and fear, once more spreading a powerful, reassuring feeling over Kai's body.
***
That was a day that had changed many things in Kai's life. He returned home shortly after, never telling anyone of the Item he had found. He wasn't sure why or how, but the Millennium Rod seemed to be constantly sending him messages concerning what actions he should take. For nearly six months he had supposed it was a Yami spirit that he had read about, but then he realized that such spirits existed only in the Millennium Ring and Puzzle, plus they were known for seizing control of their host and helping them in Dueling, something that had never happened to Kai in the past years.
However, it had indeed been one of those same feelings that had warned Kai to accept the Rare Hunters challenge. He wasn't sure why, but for some reason it seemed that the Rod hadn't wanted Kai to defeat Kevin; not yet anyway.
Kai was started from his thoughts by a sound coming from the alley ahead of him. He approached with caution, fearing that anything sudden may get him involved in a fight of sorts.
"Just because I lost doesn't mean I'm going to hand over my Locator Card." a voice sneered.
"Um, yes you will." The other replied.
Kai heard what sounded like a bar or stick strike clothing rather rapidly, and then a low thud. He quickly turned the corner, his arms raised to defend himself should the need arise. However, the site that he beheld was actually quite amusing.
A young man, about fifteen, dressed in the robes of a samurai and carrying a wooden bokken in his left arm and draped over his shoulder stood over an unconscious man who wore the garb of a Rare Hunter. He reached down and with his right hand quickly snatched the mans Locator Card and a Duel Monsters card from his deck. He pocketed the plastic covered chip he pocketed in his blue robes while the card was inserted into his deck. He looked over the fallen man for a second before his senses were alerted by a leaf crunching under the weight of Kai's foot. The boy twisted his head to the end of the alley were he spotted his next victim.
"Hey," He said defensively, backing away from the fallen Rare Hunter. "I won fare and square. Plus, he attacked me first. He just didn't think I was that fast."
"I know." Kai said calmly. "I've dealt with these Rare Hunter guys before; I believe you."
"Well then, since you're here, care to Duel?" the young man laughed as he reached into his pocket. "I've got two Locator Cards so far." He held the two cards up for Kai to view.
"Well, I've got three." Kai smirked, pulling the three plastic sheets from within his vest.
"Three eh?" The boy marveled. "Alright, I'll make you a deal. You wager your three, and I'll put up my two, plus two rare cards. Agreed?" Kai nodded. "Then let's Duel." he shouted, activating his Duel Disk. Kai did the same. "I'll go first."
"Before that, what's your name?" Kai asked. "I'm Kai Kaethan.'
"The name's Vaun Hiten. Now, if you'll please let me go, I'll take my turn. And I summon Marauding Captain (1200/400) in attack mode." A tall man in silver armor and a flowing blue cape bearing a large broad sword in his hand appeared. "And every good captain needs an army, so I'll activate my Marauding Captains special ability to search my deck for a warrior monster with 1500 or few attack points and instantly special summon it in attack or defense mode." he smiled as he pulled his deck free from his Duel Disk. "So I'll summon a second Marauding Captain, also in attack mode, and then use his special ability to summon this monster from my deck; Queens Knight (1500/1600), in defense mode!" Next to the first warrior appeared a copy of him, and then next to them both was a young lady with blond hair and red armor, waiting on one knee.
"Is that all?" Kai asked.
"Not quite. I'll set one more card face down and end my turn." Vaun smirked as a brown-backed card appeared before him.
"Then it's my turn." Kai grimaced. On the very first move of the Duel he had allowed his opponent to getthree monsters into battle position. "I'll summon my X-Head Cannon (1800/1500) in attack mode, which I'll use to destroy your Marauding Captain!" he shouted as the blue machine appeared. Its two shoulder mounted cannons focused in on one of Vaun's first two warriors and released twin lasers which destroyed him with ease.
Kai-4000/Vaun-3400
"You fool!" Vaun shouted. "You played directly into my hand. My Captains destruction activates my trap card: Line of Soul!" Vaun's face down card shifted into a position that made it visible. "When one of my monsters is destroyed, I can pay 1000 of my Life Points to specially summon one monster who's level is four or lower from my deck to the field." Vaun once again pulled his deck free from his Duel Disk. "So I'll summon Kings Knight (1600/1500) to the field in attack mode. And his special ability states that when he arrives in play with the Queen already on the field, I can summon this from my deck: Jacks Knight (1900/1400) in attack mode!" A man in orange armor and a short broad sword appeared, fallowed by a you man in blue and white armor.
Kai-4000/Vaun-2400
"I'll set two cards face down to end my turn, as I can't change my Cannons position this turn." Kai grimaced.
"Then I draw," Vaun laughed, adding the new card to his hand. "And now I'll have my Jacks Knight attack you X-Head Cannon!" The blue armored knight ran forward preparing his sword for an attack.
"Trap card!" Kai yelled. "Negate Attack blocks your attack this turn."
"Your defenses will break eventually; I'm in no hurry." Vaun boasted. Kai drew a card.
"I'll set one monster in defense mode and end my turn by switching X-Head Cannon into defense mode, and setting one more card face down."
"Show some courage. Try to bring honor to your family name, like I strive for!" Vaun laughed again. (6)"I'll have my Queens Knight attack and destroy your X-Head Cannon, fallowed by an attack by my Jacks Knight on your defense monster." The young woman rose up and leapt into the air, swinging her sword down and cutting the blue and gold tank-piece in two. Next the blue warrior charged in and swung down on the face down monster, which split in two, and then reappeared in the form of a beautiful elf with blue skin who was kneeling and chanting.
"My Mystical Elf has 100 more defense points than your monster has attack points, which means that you lose the difference." Kai sighed as the score stood in his favor.
Kai-4000/Vaun-2300
"Your turn." Vaun called, seaming unfazed by the turn of events.
"Draw!" Kai shouted. "I pass this turn." he sighed as he observed that the card he had draw was of no use.
"You're finished." Vaun called. "And to think, its been only a few turns." He set another monster into play. A man in red armor armed with a long sword at his side appeared.. "Knight Comander (1200/1900) in attack mode!"
"Your monster looks rather weak to me." Kai responded.
"Ah, but you've overlooked his special ability." Vaun responded. "You see, as long as I have another warrior monster in play, Knight Commander can't be attacked. But even more important is the fact that he raises all warrior type monsters attack points by 500!"
Kai's eyes widened in horror as Knight Commander's attack points raised to 1700, Jacks Knight to 2400, Kings Knight to 2100, Queens Knight to 2000, and Marauding Captain also to 1700.
"Now Jacks Knight, destroy his Mystical Elf!" Vaun commanded. The blue warrior ran up towards the elf and slashed down, cutting her to pieces. "Now I'll have my other monsters attack your Life Points, starting with Queens Knight."
"My turn for another trap!" Kai called, pressing the button on his Duel Disk. "Cloning will make me a copy of one of your monsters, your Jacks Knight (1900/1400), to be more specific. And he too receives the attack bonus of your Knight Commander, placing him at 2400 attack points, more than enough to counter attack your Queens Knight." The red armored woman was met suddenly by a copy of the blue armored soldier, who parried her attack before slashing her across the belly, destroying her.
Kai-4000/Vaun-2200
"I'll end my turn by switching my Marauding Captain, Kings Knight, and Jacks Knight all to defense mode." Vaun said.
"Then I draw." Kai began. "And since I can't target your Knight Commander right now, I'll have my Jacks Knight attack and destroy yours Marauding Captain!" The knight charged past the caped warrior, cutting him in two. "I'll then set a monster in defense mode. Your turn."
"You're a fool." Vaun called. "I'll activate this magic card, Black Luster Ritual!" An emblem with two swords crossing over it appeared on the ground with a brown pot full of flames on either side. The two flames reached out and grabbed the King and Jacks Knight, incinerating them and pulling their souls into the pots. The flames then turned blue and both flowed into the emblem, which fired out a bolt of golden light that when it had diminished revealed a soldier in blue and gold armor, hosting a curved sword and a large shield. "This card forced me to sacrifice monsters until their combined levels equaled eight so summon one of the most powerful monsters ever; the Black Luster Soldier (3000/2500). And as if he wasn't impressive enough with 3000 attack points, he now gains another 500 from my Knight Commander, raising his attack points up to 3500! Black Luster Soldier, attack with Chaos Blade!" A golden light was released from the warriors sword which completely devastated the Jacks Knight, destroying it.
Kai-2900/Vaun-2200
"My move." Kai growled. He had one monster on the field in defense mode, but it wouldn't do him much good unless he got something to combine with it. "Draw!" Kai called, smiling when the green outline came into view. "I play Hand Rebirth, which will force us both to discard out hands and daw new ones of five." Both players slid their hands into their Graveyards and pulled new ones free. "I'll summon Y-Dragon Head in attack mode, and then flip over my Z-Metal Tank into attack mode. And when these two monsters are together on the field, they can fuse into one monster!" Kai yelled as the red dragon and yellow tank merged into one monster with the body of the dragon having been slid into a compartment in the middle of the Z Tank, creating a dragon designed rover. "YZ-Tank Dragon! (2100/2200)"
"So what." Vaun grinned. "My favorite monster, the unstoppable Black Luster Soldier, has an attack power that easily surpasses yours."
"True, but my monster also has a special ability." Kai countered. "By discarding one card from my hand, I can instantly destroy one card on your field, so I'll choose your Black Luster Soldier!" Kai called as he slipped one of his cards into the Graveyard. The red dragons mouth opened and released a single laser that cut through the Black Luster Soldier and destroyed it. "Now, YZ-Tank Dragon, attack his Knight Commander!" The cannons on either side of the dragons mouth fired at the last monster on Vaun's field, as well as a good number of his remaining Life Points.
Kai-2900/Vaun-1800
"This Duel's mine." Kai muttered under his breath.
"Don't get too confident." Vaun warned. "I summon a monster in defense mode and set one card face down which will end my turn."
"You know, you'd do better if you used more magic and trap cards." Kai grinned. "YZ-Tank Dragon, attack and destroy his defense monster!"
"You've fallen into my trap!" Vaun called. "Enchanted Javelin!" A long pole fell from the sky and speared through the lasers as they destroyed Vaun's defending Dark Blade. "This trap card raises my Life Points by the amount of attack points of your monster."
Kai-2900/Vaun-4000
"My turn ends as I set one more card face down." Kai called.
"I'll play the magic card Reinforcement to the Army, which allows me to search my deck for a warrior monster with a level of four or lower and place it in my hand." Vaun again slipped his deck free of the Duel Disk and added a card from it to his hand. "Next I'll summon Exiled Force in attack mode." A group of men with archaic weapons appeared in front of Vaun. "Now I'll use my monsters special ability: by sacrificing my face up Exiled Force, I can instantly destroy your monster." The men with weapons all disappeared, however so did Kai's YZ-Tank Dragon. "Now I'll activate Monster Reborn to revive my Black Luster Soldier (3000/2500)!" Vaun shouted as his blue armored warrior appeared. "Now my Soldier, attack his Life Points directly!" The Soldier struck his sword against the ground and a golden beam serged through the earth, aimed straight for Kai.
"Activate trap, Mechanical Magic Mirror!" Kai shouted. A figure of wires with mirrors making up his head, hands, abdomen, etc appeared with the image of a Monster Reborn in his all of them. "This trap card will allow me to activate one magic card in your Graveyard when you attack, and I've chosen Monster Reborn!" On Kai's field appeared his Mystical Elf in defense mode. "And I'll fallow that up with my other face down card, Magical Hats!" Four silken top hats appeared and covered the Elf. Three more then appeared and they shuffled around.
The Black Luster Soldiers attack finally collided, but when the dust cleared all that had happened was that the hat no longer existed.
"You missed." Kai grinned. "That makes it my turn again." He drew a card. "I'll sacrifice my Mystical Elf to summon the Beast of Gilfar (2200/2500) in defense mode!" The hats all disappeared and the Elf vanished, replaced by a blue figure with rust-colored armor. "Attack it if you dare."
"You're joking, right." Vaun taunted. "Because if that's all you've got, you're done. Black Luster Soldier, attack." The blue demon exploded as the attack struck it. "My turn ends."
"I'll summon my Kuriboh (300/200) in defense mode, set one card face down, and then play Monster Reborn on my Buster Blader (2600/2300)!" Kai shouted. "Buster Blader, attack his Black Luster Soldier, now!" The swordsman with the larger, broader sword leapt into the air and slashed down. The blue armored warrior raised his own weapon to block, but was cleaved in half by the attack.
"How?" Vaun gasped.
"My Beast of Gilfar's special ability." Kai grinned. "When he's sent to the graveyard, I can use his wandering soul to infect and weaken one of your monsters by 500 points. That made Black Luster Soldier's attack points a mere 2500, while Buster Blader had 2600."
Kai-2900/Vaun-3900
"Now my turn is over."
"You think that you can beat the unrivaled speed of my warrior deck. Haven't you figured it out? I can use my monsters abilities and magic cards to accumulate an army at speeds that you'll never understand. And now that you're out of cards in your hand, you've got nothing."
'Speed.' Kai commented mentally. 'That's his secret; of course. His monsters have all been able to work together to make a superior force!'
"I set one card face down and then set one monster in defense mode. You're turn." Vaun called.
"I'll summon Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer in attack mode." Kai laughed. "Kycoo, attack his defense monster now!" The shrine priest began to mutter a small curse before a ball of light appeared before him and struck the defensive card.
"You've attacked my Dishonored Samurai (1400/1500)." Vaun laughed. "And therefore triggered his special ability. When he's destroyed, I can destroy one of your monsters as well, so say goodbye to your Buster Blader." The ancient warrior monster clutched his chest were Kycoo had hit him, but then drew both his swords and thrust them into Kai's Buster Blader.
Kai-2900/Vaun-3600
"Wait, why did your Life Pints go down?" Kai demended.
"That's the one drawback to using my Samurai. You see, if he's in defense mode when he's destroyed, I still take the battle damage." Vaun sighed. "But it doesn't make any difference to me, as your monster is gone. Now I'll summon Sword of Soul (0/1900) in defense mode and end my turn."
"Unfortunately for you, Kycoo's effect now comes into play. When he does battle damage to your Life Points, I can remove two cards in your Graveyard from play: Black Luster Soldier and Jacks Knight." Vaun held his hand up to his Graveyard, which released the two cards into his palm. He then slipped them into a compartemnt on the side for cards that were removed from play. "Plus, your current monster looks rather weak to me." Kai commented. "I'll play Forgotten Curse. This magic card can only be activated if I have a spellcaster monster in play and keeps me from attacking this turn, but it will destroy your monster." Kai called as the golden sword melted away.
"You fell into my trap." Vaun called. "I'll activate my face down monster magic card, Blue Knight Legion!" A knight in electric blue armor appeared on Vaun's field. "For every card I discard this turn, I get one Blue Knight Token monster in play with 500 attack and defense points, in attack mode." Vaun explained as he deposited one card to his Graveyard.
"And this is a trap how?" Kai asked. "My Ghost Destroyer has 1300 more attack points than your does."
"True, but you've overlooked my Sword of Soul's special ability. When it's destroyed, the next monster I summon receives a 1000 attack boost, placing my Blue Knight at 1500 attack points."
"Okay, but you're still 300 points short." Kai called.
"Except for this other magic card, the Army Forces!" Vaun shouted as he slid the card into play. "For every Warrior or Spellcaster monster on either players field, all of my warriors get a 200 attack bonus, so now my Blue Knight has 1900 attack points! Blue Knight Legion, attack!" The warrior raised his sword and slashed down, cutting the Ghost Destroyer in half.
Kai-2800/Vaun-3600
"I don't have any moves open to me other than this: I'll activate my face down card, Multiply!" Kai shouted. "This magic card allows me to sacrifice one face up Kuriboh on my field, but in exchange I can summon five Kuriboh Tokens in defense mode to protect my Life Points. I'll also set one card down. Make your move."
"You've just played into my hand." Vaun called. "I may have only three cards in my hand, but they're three cards that will make all the difference for me."
"I doubt that three cards can make all the difference." Kai remarked.
"Hm, well take a look." Vaun smiled. "First I summon the monster, Fiend Megacyber (2200/1200)!" A figure in gold armor and blue robes materialized on t he field.
"How?" Kai gasped. "That's a level six monster, but you summoned it without any sacrifice."
"My Fiend Megacyber's special ability states that it can be specially summoned without a sacrifice when you have at least two monsters more than I do in play, and five Kuriboh against my one Blue Knight Legion is more than enough. Next I'll play the magic card, Warrior Returning Alive, which will revive one of my warrior monsters in attack mode." A man in blue and silver armor carrying a broadsword appeared on the field. "Freed the Matchless General (2300/1700), who you discarded at the beginning of this Duel with your Hand Rebirth. And now, just to make things even more interesting, I'll summon Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight, in attack mode (2300/2100)!" A blue armored man on the back of a bright violet steed appeared. "You see, if he's the only card in my hand, I can summon him without a sacrifice, but it is a normal summon, so that's the last of this battalion."
'Not good.' Kai screamed in his head. 'Once again, he's been able to use the speed effects of his monsters to get ahead.'
"Now my monsters, destroy four of his five Kuriboh!" Vaun commanded. While Freed and the Blue Knight Legion both slashed down, Gaia charged in and peirced on of the Kuriboh and Fiend Megacyber delivered a massive blow, each attack being precise and obliterating one of the balls of fur.
"I'll summon another monster in defense mode and end my turn." Kai called.
"You're finished Kai, or did you forget that all of my monsters get a power boost from my Army Forces!" Vaun laughed as Gaia and Freed both increased their attack points to 3100, Fiend Megacyber to 3000, and Blue Knight Legion to 2300. "Now Blue Knight Legion, attack the last Kuriboh!" The blue knight raised his sword up and effectively cut the Kuriboh to pieces. "Now Fiend Megacyber, attack and destroy his defense monster!" The gold warrior charged in and punched into the brown card, which changed and took the form of a large vermin of sorts.
"You made a hasty move." Kai smirked as he removed his arm from his eyes. "That was my Nimble Momonga, which will both raise my Life Pints by 1000, and then summon his two brothers from my deck in defense mode." Two more of the rodents appeared on Kai's field as he reshuffled his deck. "And you said I didn't have speed. Anyway, you could attack me, but that would only raise my Life Points even further, so what are you going to do?"
Kai-3800/Vaun-3600
"You may go for now." Vaun hissed. "But it doesn't make much difference to me. Next turn I'll increase my armies size and then you'll be sorry."
"My move." Kai called. "I activate the magical Card of Sanctity! We both draw a new hand of six cards now!" Both players gladly grabbed new cards into their hands, relived by the new development. "Now Vaun it's time that I showed you some real speed, starting with this card." Kai grinned. "Dark Magic Curtain!"
"What's that?"
"This magic card will allow me to pay half of my Life Points to summon a monster from my hand, deck, or Graveyard. The monster that this card summons, the only monster that it can summon is this," he called, pulling it from his deck and turning it to show Vaun. "The Dark Magician (2500/2100)!"
Kai-1900/Vaun-3600
"You still don't have enough attack points to touch me." Vaun pointed out.
"You're right; or at least you would be if it weren't for my face down card, Mystical Space Typhoon, which will destroy one of your magic cards, namely your Army Forces!" A spiral of wind burst from Kai's magic card and destroyed the magic card, lower all of the warrior monsters attack points back to their original values. "Next, to raise my Life Points a bit more." Kai called as he fiddled with his five remaining cards. "Now it's time for my Hysteric Fairy, in attack mode. And by sacrificing my two remaining Nimble Momonga's, I can use her special ability to reaise my Life Points by 1000." The two rats disappeared as the angel raised her arms heavenwards and a golden dust descended upon Kai, increasing his Life Points.
Kai-2900/Vaun-3600
"Now I'll play the magic card Magical Academy! This magic card forces me to discard two cards to the Graveyard, but in exchange I can summon one of my spellcaster monsters to the field without cost, and then raise their level by two and their attack points by 500, so I'll choose my Chaos Command Magician (2900/1900) in attack mode."
"Why raise his level?" Vaun demanded.
"So that I can use this magic card, Diffusion Wave Motion!" Kai explained. "By paying 1000 of my Life Points, I can allow one of my magician monsters to attack all of your monsters at once!"
Kai-1900/Vaun-3600
" So now, Chaos Command Magician, attack and destroy Freed the Matchless General, Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight, Fiend Megacyber, and Blue Legion Knight!" The mage raised his staff into the air as a ball of white light appeared at the head. Suddenly double white rings that crossed over each other erupted from the orb, expanding outward, cutting through Vaun's four monsters with ease.
Kai-1900/Vaun-400
"Now Dark Magician, attack his Life Points directly!" The violet robed magician aimed his staff at Vaun, striking him with a wave of black magic, knocking him onto his back. "I win."
The holograms faded away as Kai's Duel Disk deactivated. He approached Vaun, who remained on the ground, his face full of shock. Finally, as the shadow of the older youth overcame him, he raised himself to his feet and faced his opponent.
"I've been defeated. It would seem that my families honor must wait a while longer." he moaned. "Here are my two Locator Cards and two rarest cards: Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight and Black Luster Soldier."
"Hold it." Kai rebuffed, taking the first three prizes, but pushing back on the ritual monster. "I can't take that. It's your favorite card, plus I can't make use of it without the ritual magic card."
"What would you like in its place?" Vaun asked.
"How's about your Fiend Megacyber?" Kai asked.
"Very well." Vaun agreed soberly as he replaced the original Black Luster Soldier with the requested card. Kai pocketed all four cards and turned to leave, stopped by a hand on his shoulder. "Please take this as well." Vaun pleaded, holding up his bokken. "To some samurai, it was a way of redeeming themselves by giving the victor their sword. Therefore, take this to help me feel that I have acknowledged your superiority."
Kai opened his mouth to object, thought a second time about it, and then took the wooden sword. "See you around kid."
"After Battle City, look me up." Vaun replied, turning around. "Perhaps we could spar together, or even go out and enjoy some sake."
"I don't drink." Kai responded with a smile.
"Then tea it is." Vaun called over his shoulder as he departed the alley, leaving Kai alone.
'After Battle City.' Kai repeated to himself in his mind. 'Well, at least I know one thing I'll do then.'
To Be Continued....
OK, so how was that. Just to clear things up, the major changes to card text I made were:
Dark Magic Curtain
Marauding Captain
Fiend Megacyber
Warrior Returning Alive
Army Forces (A. Forces)
OK, so please don't give me a hard time about this.Also, cards that I made for this chapter that are my original design:
Dishonored Samurai
Forgotten Curse
Any other cards that you didn't recognize are most likely only in Japan right now, or are only in the animated series so far and will appear later on. Until my next chapter, see ya.