Chapter 11: Uncertain Victory
"You will not survive when I unleash the third! Mu ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
"We'll see… since I can't do anything… I end my turn by placing my Masked Dragon in defense position."
"Good, now you will feel the poison of Poison Moth!"
The dust that had spread around the field started to glow. Where it hit Tiamat, his body burned. He was already feeling a lot of pain from Parasite Paracide. The tentacles kept coming in and out of his body and his insides felt like they would expel at any time.
'Three turns have passed since I placed my caterpillar in the cocoon. If I unlock it now, she will be unfinished. Just a few more turns my sweet.' "I start my turn by summoning Skull Mark Ladybug. Now I will have my Queen feed on it so she can attack!"
Insect Queen grabbed the little bug in its jaws and shoved it into its mouth, swallowing it whole. Then Insect Queen attacked, destroying the Mirage Insect/Dragon. Because it was in defense, Tiamat suffered no damage, but he was now down one monster. Once the attack ended, Insect Queen laid an egg, covered in slime, and set it on the field.
"My turn. I summon… nothing. I end my turn again…" Tiamat knew the situation was becoming desperate as Poison Moth reared its large wings again and spread poison over his already searing wounds.
"Ha! I activate two Pyro Clocks of Destiny, pushing time forward two turns. Now I can unlock my own cocoon, summoning the strongest of all insect monsters! Go Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth!"
An enormous moth, even bigger than the Poison Moth, burst out of its cocoon. It had two huge blue wings and a yellowish green body with two orange horns at the top of his head. Tiamat and the others stared at the horrible sight. It was much stronger than the other two insects.
"Meet my Great Moth, evolved to its fullest potential! And to add to this infestation of terror, I summon Leghul and use Cell Division to split him in two! Now Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth, attack Masked Dragon!"
Beating its wings, the gigantic insect blew Masked Dragon away, leaving another Dragon, Spirit Ryu, in its place.
"Even that isn't strong enough to beat me! Now I feed one of my Leghul to my Insect Queen so she can attack!"
Insect Queen devoured another bug, allowing her to destroy Spirit Ryu. Then the second Leghul followed up by attacking Tiamat directly.
"Now do you see? I can't be beaten?"
"No, you have uncertain victory and I am about to prove you wrong. It is time to destroy you! I sacrifice Parasite Paracide…"
The parasite within him withered away and through his Tiamat's wounds, a light erupted.
"…to summon Armed Dragon! Now I use the power of Level Up! to increase his power even more!"
Armed Dragon appeared on the field, bathed in green light, which evolved him even further to the next level of his power.
"Now attack with Stamping Destruction!"
Armed Dragon jumped into the air and landed hard on the ground, shattering the Insect Barrier and inflicting damage to Donorlen.
"I transfer the power of Gate Guardian to Armed Dragon. Attack Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth and Insect Queen with Genocide Cutter!"
Blades on Armed Dragon's belly began to spin, unleashing three circular blades of lightning that obliterated all the insects and eggs on Donorlen's side of the field.
"Now you are wide open for a direct attack, N00b. Prepare for eternal torture! Poison Moth attack!"
Poison Moth struck its former master, exploding in a shower of poison dust, inflicting four times as much damage as it did to Tiamat.
"Goodbye Don… Armed Dragon attack with Armed Punisher!"
Armed Dragon swung a mighty fist at Donorlen, wiping out the rest of his life. Don hit the ground hard, screaming in agony as the shadows began to swallow him. His eyes went blank as his screams died down and he went silent.
"Thanks Armed Dragon cough," Tiamat said as he passed out, coughing up blood. He had survived, but Parasite Paracide had done its job. Blood seeped out of his mouth and many wounds. He lay flat on his stomach, unmoving, eyes white.
"Tiamat! Zakei, we gotta help him! Tiamat!" Bann yelled as he and Zakei rushed over to their injured friend.
"I don't have anymore potion, but I do have medicinal herbs. I can patch up his external wounds but…"
"There is no telling how much damage Tiamat suffered at the hands of that kid. Damn them. Damn them all. Zakei, you stay here with Morgen and take care of Tiamat. Recks, you and Jigen follow me. I'm heading up to the turrets to finish this once and for all!"
Next time on City of Fire: The Battle for the Tower Door: Leader of the Bashers