3. Rewrite of a New Duelist
"My turn draw!" A older, finer looking man said. Dressed in a slick tux and wearing purple shades which glistened in the light, he smiled menacingly at his opponent.
Roku stood by, cards at hand and duel disk equipped. This is been his fourth duel within the underground tournament movement. He's been successful, but the deepening feeling of failure still followed him.
His opponent's life points stood at a menacing 2000 while Roku's stayed at 150. Although his opponent had the lead, Roku knew he wasn't going to give in. With only Alchemic Gunner defending him, it didn't seem to stand a chance against the old man's Vampire Lord which had a powerful two thousand attack points.
"Young man, you've shown me a good duel so far, but why the long face?" He asked.
"I have a lot on my mind." Roku glared.
"Heh, you won't do good with that attitude." The man laughed.
"Why's that, I haven't lost yet." Roku snarled. He could feel the surge of energy coming into him. Roku looked down at his hand, seeing he had his Alchemic Kettle, the one he had gotten from that strange person. The card glowed and Roku knew it wanted him to play it, but was it possible that a simple piece of paper could control his actions? He didn't think so.
"Well I'll make the last move of the duel." The man smirked. "Now! Vampire Lord! Attack his Alchemic Gunner now!"
"I don't think so!" Roku yelled. "Activate trap card, Philosopher's Defense!"
"What!" The man said in shock.
"To activate it, I sacrifice my Alchemic Gunner!" Roku explained as his single warrior vanished, causing a glowing aura of light to grow on the ground. Roku looked furiously at his opponent. "To protect life you must first sacrifice it!"
The aura of light flew forward, gathering around the old man. The man screamed in horror as the light absorbed his energy, reducing his life points to zero.
"And Roku Yurasaki is the winner!" The announcer said from the side as a few people cheered, others stunned by Roku's ultimate victory. Roku still felt that feeling of failure. The last five wins and he still doesn't think he has the potential to become what he has dreamed of becoming.
As Roku left, deciding not to accept his trophy, he looked at the cards remaining in his hand. Although he could have won by another way, the way he won was one last desperate move. Roku took Alchemic Kettle and looked at it.
"What do you want from me..." He asked it, hoping to get some surreal or mythical answer, but nothing.
Roku sighed and headed home for the night. It had been a full week since his duel with Kaiser. It had seemed that Roku just disappeared off the face of the earth. The news have been speaking of Roku's name lately, wondering what he has been up to. But since the underground tournaments weren't necessarily for public eyes, no one had spilled the beans that he had been working with underground tournaments.
It was three o'clock in the night. Thanks to time zones, Roku's family back in America were probably all having lunch, having a good time while Roku sulked in his hotel room.
Roku reached for the phone in his hotel room and dialed his family's number. The phone rang twice and was quickly picked up. "Hello?" A woman's voice asked.
"Hi, mom?" Roku said.
"Oh Roku! We haven't heard from you in a long time!" Roku's mother said happily. "I don't blame you. You're probably really busy and all."
"Yeah." Roku said, a bit down.
"What's wrong dear?"
"Mom... I want to go. I want to go back to America."
There was a slight pause, Roku heard his mother sigh a stressed sigh. He knew he was about to get it from his mom. "Listen, before you go off. I just want to tell you... I lost at the Pro League battle." Roku quickly said.
"I see." His mother said.
"I've been dueling underground now. But each win I have, I just can't take it. It feels like I'm dueling without a reason. Like I have no meaning anymore. Kurayama left me... Thank god for that, but the way he left me. It was like he left me because I meant nothing to him, never have, and never will." Roku sighed.
"I know how that is." His mom said. "I never liked Kurayama, but your father insisted him."
Roku smiled, liking the fact that his mom was on his side on this. "But I don't think my time here in Japan is going to make things better."
"Hey you remember that promise you made me before you left?" His mom quickly interrupted. "I told you you can't come back until you're happy."
Roku sighed, he was stuck. "I know." He said.
"I don't want to see you coming off that air plane with a down face! We've spent a lot of money to make you happy. We provided you love. I don't want you to come back, knowing you failed. I want you to get back out there and do what you do best!"
"But why do I feel like a failure... Every win I take, it's nothing to me."
"Kurayama manipulated you. He made you think that every win means that you'll become the best, just think of the opposite effect. I'm sorry to say Roku, but get over it."
Roku sighed again, but it was a good sigh. "I see." He said.
"Oh shoot. Shizumi needs me right now. I'll talk to you later ok?" His mom said.
"Right." Roku smiled, feeling more confident. With that, they said their good byes and hung up. Roku saddled up in bed, taking a nights rest since the next night he'd be looking for another underground tournament.
The next night, Roku slipped on some fresh new, clean, clothes. He threw a black scarf around his neck and secured a tight but warm jacket along with some black pants. It seemed as though he was ready but before he left, he heard the ringing sound of his phone.
Roku sighed, walking over and picking up the phone. "Hello?" He answered.
"Roku Yurasaki. You've become a decent boy indeed." A voice quickly responded.
"Who is this?" Roku asked.
"My name is Daruka Juruseiji. I'm a sponsor." Daruka's voice replied. "I know you're coming to the next underground tournament, I will be there. I've been watching you duel for the past week and I've become very intrigued by your skills. Although your emotions are a problem, they can be helped."
"You act as if I've already become your sponsor duelist." Roku said, wise cracking him. "Anyway, you may be stalking me, but I'm not ready to fluster my self out into the public."
"Just as anyone who would be in your position." Daruka smiled. "But anyways, I shall be leaving, I will see you there."
With that, Daruka hung up the phone. Roku felt weird about this guy. Just by this small conversation he could barely read off this guy. He didn't know what he was dishing out and he didn't know what he planned to do. Heck, he didn't even know if this guy was worse than Kurayama or better.
Roku made his way outside, quickly stopping a near by taxi. "To the Free Valley Building." Roku said into the window of the taxi driver.
In a matter of minutes, the driver had arrived to another abandoned building. Roku saw the lights up in the top of the building, knowing the tournament was being held there.
Roku made his way to an outside elevator, pressing the up button, the elevator strangely made its way as quickly as possible to Roku. The doors slid open and Roku saw two big security guards waiting on the inside, both glanced at Roku.
"You Yurasaki?" One guard asked, Roku nodded and entered. One guard pressed the button on the elevator, causing it to shoot up. Roku nearly felt his heart leap out of his mouth as they sky rocketed to the top. The doors slid open and the guards gently pushed Roku out onto the field.
"And here comes out opponent, Roku Yurasaki, ex-champion." The announcer announced with a sinister smile on his face.
"Ex-champion?" Roku thought, thinking how ridiculous the guy was being.
Before Roku was a buff man, wearing a shredded martial arts robe, purposely shredded. It showed off his buff arms. The man smiled menacingly at Roku who looked down at him as the red head band around his head flailed wildly as the elevator doors shut, leaving one last gasp of air which seemed like one last gasp of breath.
Roku stepped up, and held his duel disk high. "Yurasaki will be facing Hell Mountain Kazuka, second champion to Steele Sabre. Unfortunately Steele Sabre has disappeared after his loss against Yurasaki." The announcer announced.
"So Steele has gone into hiding?" Roku thought.
Kazuka smirked. "Humph, so I guess your disease passes down to who ever you lose." Kazuka smirked, crossing his arms, revealing his duel disk.
"Why the silence? Are you too shocked by what type of outcome may surpass to the loser of this duel?" Kazuka asked.
"Outcome? What type?" Roku asked.
"The loser of this duel will have their cards burned in the oven." Kazuka smiled, pointing over. Roku looked to see a closed oven letting off sparks. A man wearing a black potato sack stood there, representing the executioner of the loser. "Also, their duel disk is destroyed. Maybe this should relieve the pain of you having to compete and yet still fall into the life of a failure!"
Roku growled, he could already feel the new energy surge through his body. "I don't plan to lose." Roku growled, taking his deck out of his pocket. Kazuka did the same and they both slid their decks in, causing their duel disks to fold out.
"Duel!" They both announced as their life points rose to 4000.
"I'll begin, draw!" Kazuka announced, drawing the first card of his deck. "I'll start off by summoning a monster in face down defense mode."
"A monster in defense mode? It must have a good effect if he's hiding it." Roku thought.
"I'll then set a card face down and end my turn." Kazuka smiled deviously as he crossed his arms.
Roku held his five cards in his hand. "My turn, draw!" Roku announced, placing his two fingers on the card on top of his deck, he suddenly felt a shock go through his body as he pulled the card out.
Roku fell silent for a second as he looked at the card he drew. Alchemic Kettle. The shock felt like a cry for help. Roku felt fear, he didn't know what would happened if he were to play the card.
"What's the hold up!" Kazuka yelled, waiting for Roku to move.
Roku looked up at Kazuka, then down to the card. He didn't know what to expect if he played the card, whether it might harm him, or whether it might help him. He had no chances now. Roku predicted if he didn't play it, then he'd just live in despair for the rest of his life. It was do or die.
"I'll activate this!" Roku announced, revealing the card to Kazuka. "Alchemic Kettle - Chaos Distill!"
"Alchemic Kettle?" Kazuka said as a giant maroon red oven began to arise from the ground, standing tall behind Roku.
"For every card to goes to my graveyard, it is instead removed from play." Roku explained, feeling this new emotion of dueling.
Roku felt the weird energy surge through his body, he felt happier and more confident in his abilities. Whatever this card was doing, it was working greatly for him. Although it didn't have such a great effect, it was just what Roku needed to get back up on his feet.
Kazuka laughed. "That's not going to do anything but set you back a long way." He smirked.
"I beg to differ." Roku said, taking the next card in his hand. "I'll summon Alchemic Breaker in attack mode! (1700/1500)"
"Heh, what a pathetic creature." Kazuka smirked, trying to push Roku's buttons as his female, dual pistol wielding warrior materialized to the field.
"Believe me, this monster won't be pathetic once I attack your face down monster!" Roku announced, pointing his finger at Kazuka. "Alchemic Breaker! Attack his face down card!"
The female warrior held her pistols forward, ready to strike. "When Alchemic Breaker attacks a monster in defense position, you'll still gain damage between the difference of your monster's defense points and my monster's attack points!" Roku smiled as Alchemic Breaker began unleashing a fury of blasts from her guns.
"You really are a foolish little boy." Kazuka laughed. "Reveal monster! Giant Soldier of Stone! (2000/1300)"
"No! That monster has a higher defense!" Roku gasped as the bullets deflected off of the giant stone soldier. The bullets ricochet off of the soldier, hitting Roku's warrior.
Kazuka smiled as Roku's life points reduced to 3700. "You've made your first mistake." Kazuka smirked.
"This duel isn't over yet." Roku growled. "I'll set one card face down and end my turn."
"My turn, draw." Kazuka announced, drawing his next card and smiling. "I'll shift Giant Soldier of Stone to attack mode (1300/2000)."
"That monster is way too weak to destroy mine, what is he planning?" Roku thought.
"Next, I'll summon this, Monk Fighter! (1300/1000)" Kazuka announced as a robe monk materialized to the field. "Now it gets interesting. I'll sacrifice Monk Fighter to Special Summon this, Master Monk! (1900/1000)"
Suddenly the robe monk vanished, replaced by a taller, more buff monk in orange robes. The monk got into a martial arts stance, his long gray hair flowing in the wind.
"How are you able to do that!" Roku growled.
"Thanks to Master Monk's effect, if i have a Monk Fighter on my field, I can sacrifice it to automatically special summon Master Monk, it's all simple really." Kazuka smirked.
"He's got me cornered." Roku thought, now feeling he was going to be far behind in this duel.
"Now! Master Monk, destroy his Alchemic Breaker now!" Kazuka commanded, holding his hand in a fist.
The monk let out a battle cry and jumped forward, his leg sticking out as he came flying forward. The monk crashed through the female warrior, destroying her instantly, reducing Roku's life points to 3500.
Kazuka laughed. "You've been a failure and you always will be! Now! I activate Master Monk's second ability! It can attack twice during battle phase!"
"Now!" Roku gasped, watching the monk get into position once again.
"Master Monk! Attack his life points directly!" Kazuka commanded, pointing forward. Roku's eyes widened as he watched the monk sprung forward, chopping his arm at Roku's shoulder.
Roku felt the pain come and screamed as he fell to his knee, grasping his shoulder in pain as his life points reduced to 1600.
"And now! Giant Soldier of Stone, attack his life points directly!" Kazuka roared, a vein in his neck bulging out.
The soldier unsheathed its twin stone swords then slashed them forward, causing a x-shaped energy blast to launched forward, knocking Roku down. Roku gasped in pain as his life points reduced to 300.
"You might as well stay down." Kazuka laughed, looking how Roku had fallen to his hands and knees. Roku's never felt such pain in his life, yet he kept wanting to go
Roku wondered, duel disks weren't meant to cause this much harm to the human body, but Roku felt as though the monster was real, he didn't understand. It was as if there was electricity coursing through his body, hitting every nerve that it could.
Roku looked to his left, he only saw people at tables, smiling with greed and entertainment. Only one table in particular caught his eye. A table with three men seated. They were in the dark and they were all drinking blood wine.
"Over here, boy." Kazuka hollered. "My turn is over."
"Right, I have to focus, my eyes are on the duel, not the crowd." Roku said to himself, quickly focusing.
In duels, Roku has been in this type of situation before where his opponent has gotten him down to only one hundred life points yet, it was a simple set back, but he had to be more careful now. Roku expected that Kazuka would desperately try anything now to win since he had him with only three hundred life points left.
"My turn, draw!" Roku announced, drawing his next card.
"Activate trap card!" Kazuka quickly interrupted, throwing his hand out. "Earth Spirit's Rage!"
Roku watched as Kazuka's only trap card flipped up, shining with light. "What is that?" Roku thought, unfamiliar with that trap card.
"Now during each of your end phases, you gain five hundred points of damage for every rock type monster on my field." Kazuka explained. "No matter what move you make, you'll still lose this duel. With only a measly three hundred life points left, you're nothing!"
"Once again, I beg to differ." Roku smiled, looking at the card he had just drawn.
"If you think you can stop me, then prove it!" Kazuka growled, clenching his fists with frustration.
"Fine! I summon this, Alchemic Distiller! (1500/1200)" Roku announced as a flash of light emitted onto the field. A short woman began to rise up. Her long red hair tied into a pony tail, she was armed with ruby red armor with two long yellow blades on the sides of her arms. As the woman fully materialized to the field, she let off a yellow glow which started to cover Kazuka's field.
"What's happening!" Kazuka said in shock.
"Each time Alchemic Distiller is normal or special summoned, I'm allowed to destroy a magic or trap card on the field." Roku explained. "And for now I chose your Earth Spirit's Rage!"
Kazuka growled as his trap card blew up in front of him, he shielded himself with his arm as the digital pieces past through him.
Roku looked over to see the burning kettle behind him, then looked back. "Next, I'll activate this equip magic card, Elixir of Life!" Roku announced, flashing the card to Kazuka. "Once equipped to Alchemic Distiller, it gains seven hundred attack points!"
Kazuka watched as a drop of shining water came splashing down on Roku's Alchemic Distiller, increasing her attack strength to 2200. "No..." He growled.
"Now! Alchemic Distiller, attack and destroy his Master Monk!" Roku commanded, pointing forward. The woman jumped forward, her arm blades slashing outward, forming two longer, more deadlier blades. The female warrior slashed down across the monk, destroying it instantly.
"Argh!" Kazuka cried out as the monk's digital bits flew past him, reducing his life points to 3700.
Roku smiled, knowing he had taken out one of Kazuka's stronger monsters, but he still didn't know what was to come yet, so he had to be careful. "I'll then set one card face down and end my turn." Roku announced.
"My turn, draw!" Kazuka announced, looking at his hand and smiling deviously. "I'll shift Giant Soldier of Stone to defense position (2000/1300)"
"Heh, that monster can't hold me back now." Roku smirked, watching as the stone brute crouched down, shielding himself with his wide stone arms.
"I'll then summon a monster into face down defense position." Kazuka announced, placing the card onto his duel disk, causing a face down horizontal card to materialize on his side of the field. "Then I'll set one card face down and end my turn."
"My turn, draw!" Roku announced, drawing his next card. "Now! I summon this, Alchemic Gunner! (1300/1400) In attack mode!"
The gun wielding warrior materialized to the field, cocking his gun and pointing it forward. "Go ahead, attack my monster, you won't live to see another card ever again." Kazuka thought, smiling deviously.
"Now! Alchemic Distiller, attack and destroy his Giant Soldier of Stone!" Roku called out, throwing his hand forward. The woman jumped forward, slashing her two arm blades across the stone soldier, cutting him into gravel.
Kazuka growled, shielding himself, but smiled again as he was ready for Roku's next attack. Roku kept a keen eye on Kazuka's expression, he could tell he wanted him to attack.
"His defending monster must have some special ability, I should try to avoid it." Roku thought. "I'll end my turn now!"
"My turn, draw!" Kazuka quickly announced, drawing his next card. "Yurasaki, you're a fool. You should have attacked."
"What!" Roku gasped.
"Reveal monster, Guardian Statue! (800/1400)" Kazuka announced as his defending face down card flipped up, throwing out a giant statue guardian.
"No!" Roku gasped, realizing he had made a mistake.
"When I successfully flip summon Guardian Statue, his effect activates! I'm allowed to return one monster on your side of the field back to your hand!" Kazuka explained. "Say good bye to Alchemic Distiller!"
Suddenly Alchemic Distiller jumped into the air and returned to Roku's hand as a card. Minus one monster, Roku didn't feel he was at a disadvantage now. The effect of Guardian Statue benefited him, knowing that he could once again use Alchemic Distiller's effect.
Kazuka smiled. "And now, during each of my main phases, I'm allowed to put Guardian Statue back into face down, defense position." Kazuka explained as the monster reverted back into a face down horizontal card.
Suddenly Roku smiled. "By putting my Alchemic Distiller back to my hand, you activated Elixir of Life's secondary effect!" Roku announced.
"What!"
"Once destroyed, my life points increase by five hundred." Roku explained as sparkling rain came down upon Roku, increasing his life points to 800.
Kazuka laughed. "There's really nothing you can do with a pathetic eight hundred life points, this duel is as good as over." he said. "Once I win, I'll be happy to throw your pathetic cards into that oven, and smash that duel disk of your with my bare hands!"
"I feel bad, because I don't see that happening anytime soon." Roku smirked, pushing Kazuka's buttons. Although Roku wasn't with Kurayama, his traits he learned from him were still in his head.
"You're a damn fool! A damn fool!" Kazuka growled, the vein in his neck once again bulging. "I'll end my turn from here!"
"My turn, draw!" Roku announced, looking at the card he had drawn, and smiling. "Now! I summon Alchemic Distiller! (1500/1200)"
The same female warrior returned to the field, and glowing once again, activating her effect. "And now! I'll chose to destroy your only face down card!" Roku pointed out.
Kazuka smiled as he watched his face down card blow up. "Like I said, you're a damn fool. You've activated my magic card, Bedrock!" Kazuka roared as the digital pieces, which were the magic card, formed back together into its up right position.
"What? But I just destroyed it!" Roku growled.
"That's what made you activate it's effect." Kazuka smiled, crossing his arms. "When it's destroyed while in face down position, I'm now allowed to special summon any rock-type monster in my hand!"
"Damn..." Roku thought, realizing he was just playing into Kazuka's trap.
"Now! I bring forth Gigantes! (1900/1300)" Kazuka announced, slapping the monster card down onto his duel disk. Suddenly a giant ogre-type monster rose to the field, roaring loudly.
"That's it! I'm not holding back now!" Roku roared as the flame within his Alchemic Kettle began to burn brighter. "Alchemic Distiller! Attack and destroy his defending monster, Guardian Statue!"
The female warrior charged forward, slashing her blades across the face down card, destroying it. As it was destroyed an image of Guardian Statue appeared and exploded. Kazuka growled, knowing he lost a good monster, but it didn't matter because his Gigantes was stronger than any of Roku's monsters.
"To end my turn, I'll shift Alchemic Gunner to defense mode." Roku then announced.
"This will be good." Kazuka chuckled, drawing his next card. "Now! Gigantes! Attack and destroy his Alchemic Distiller!"
The giant ogre came stomping forward, thrashing his giant fists into the female warrior, destroying her instantly. Roku growled as his life points reduced to 400. He took the card from his duel disk and looked at it.
"You did good." He said to the card. "And because of Alchemic Kettle's effect, any card that goes to my graveyard is instead removed from play."
"I know that. So far it's done nothing to help you at all." Kazuka laughed.
"Now! I activate my trap card!" Roku announced. "Alchemic Transmutation!"
"What!" Kazuka said in shock as Roku's only face down card flipped up.
"When you destroy one of my alchemic monsters, I'm allowed to activate this." Roku smiled. "And by sacrificing two monsters from my hand, I can special summon any alchemic monster from my deck!"
"Damn." Kazuka growled.
"A since I can't send the two cards to my graveyard, they are instead removed from play." Roku explained, taking Alchemic Mixer and Critter and placing them into his pocket with all the other cards that have been previously played.
Roku then whipped out his deck from his deck holster, looking through, he quickly selected a card. "Now! I bring forth Alchemic Supporter! (2500/1600)" Roku announced, slapping the monster card down to his duel disk.
Suddenly the yellow armored warrior materialized to the field, his arm blade extending over his wrist. "Damn..." Kazuka growled. "My turn ends."
"And mine begins! Draw!" Roku announced, now confident he can take Kazuka down. "I'll shift my Alchemic Gunner to attack mode (1300/1400). Now! Alchemic Supporter, attack and destroy his Gigantes!"
Roku through his arm forward, commanding the warrior to attack. The warrior glided forward, slashing his arm blade across the ogre, causing it to cry out and fall down, exploding into digital bits.
Kazuka growled as his life points reduced to 3100. "And now! Alchemic Gunner, attack his life points directly!" Roku roared, throwing his fist forward.
The warrior cocked his gun, aiming directly at Kazuka, then blasting a fury of bullets. Kazuka cried out as he fell to his knees, clutching his stomach where Roku's warrior had attacked him.
Kazuka's life points reduced down to 1800, which satisfied Roku. "Good, I've got him down, now I just have to finish him." Roku thought.
Kazuka began to chuckle. "You think this is over?" He laughed.
"Not just yet." Roku replied. "I'll set two cards face down and end my turn."
"So tell me, little Yurasaki. What was it like, knowing you lost everything?" Kazuka asked.
"That's not of your business to know!" Roku growled. "I have my own reasons and I don't have any reason to tell a person like you!"
"Heh." Kazuka smirked. "You were the only one to defeat Steele Sabre in an underground tournament, you're well known. Everyone's been wanting to know about you. Even the Thunder Axis."
"Thunder Axis?" Roku thought.
"It's anyones dream to become apart of the Thunder Axis, they have their eye on you." Kazuka growled, now getting angry. "But before you came along, Steele, and even I were ready to become members of the Thunder Axis but now look, you're in the picture and everything is getting ruined! Me and Steele were ready, we were ready to become something, then you became nothing, and now you're stealing out spot light!"
"You shouldn't obsess over a simple group." Roku growled. "It's what weakens you."
"You're wrong! Becoming a Thunder Axis member, it's anyone's dream! And you're stealing my dream. By being here, you're making us look like nothing!" Kazuka growled.
"I've never heard of the Thunder Axis, nor do I plan to be accepted by them." Roku growled. "My only intention is to get back up on my feet. I've been in a crisis for the past week and you're not helping by telling me I'm still a failure."
"But look at you." Kazuka laughed. "You were such a great duelist until that pathetic loss to Kaiser Ryo, you have no sponsor, and you've been degraded to only dueling in underground tournaments. If you don't think you're a failure then you're a sad person."
Kazuka had Roku in control now. He was pushing the buttons. "Maybe you're right." Roku smirked. "I am a failure. But it wasn't my fault. The only person I can blame is my old sponsor, Akino Kurayama."
"That's no excuse. Now let's get back to the duel." Kazuka announced, drawing his next card and smiling deviously. "I'm sorry Yurasaki, Roku, but your time here is up!"
"What!" Roku growled.
"I'm going to show you the wrath of a true future Thunder Axis member!" Kazuka smiled, holding the card in his hand tightly. "Now! I remove all monsters from my graveyard so I can summon this, Mega Rock Dragon! (?)"
Suddenly a giant rock plated dragon materialized to the field, slashing his rock-like tail to the ground, smashing it to pieces. All five monster cards that Kazuka had played during the entire duel had slipped out of his graveyard holster. Kazuka took them, adding them to his pocket.
"I can special summon Mega Rock Dragon by removing rock type monsters from my graveyard." Kazuka explained. "This is the perfect monster for any rock deck because not only can I easily special summon it, but it gains seven hundred attack points for each monster used to summon it!"
"No way!" Roku gasped as Mega Rock Dragon's attack strength rose to 3500.
"This duel is over! Mega Rock Dragon, attack and destroy his Alchemic Supporter now!" Kazuka commanded, the vein in his neck bulging out once again.
"Not so fast!" Roku called out. "Activate trap card, Alchemic Shield!"
"What!" Kazuka gasped as his Mega Rock Dragon slashed its rocky tail forward.
"Once activated I can immediately place my Alchemic Supporter to defense mode, then increase its defense points by five hundred!" Roku explained as his yellow armored warrior crouched down, using his blade to shield himself while his defense points rose to 2100.
Kazuka laughed. "That won't help you!" He roared. "Destroy it now!"
The dragon crushed Roku's warrior with its tail, destroying it instantly. Roku growled, feeling over powered, but he wasn't ready to back down. With Alchemic Kettle on his side, he couldn't lose now. This new feeling he was experiencing was nothing like he's ever felt, the magic card seemed to be encouraging him to keep going.
"Turn end." Kazuka said sternly. Roku observed Kazuka's expressions, he was intensely focused on rushing him and right now seemed like he was about to pop the vein in his neck.
"My turn draw!" Roku announced, drawing his next card. He didn't even give a glance at his drawn card, he knew this duel was over. "This duel is as good as over."
"How can you say such bull." Kazuka growled. "I have you beat, I have you cornered! There's nothing that you can possibly do to save yourself!"
Roku only remained silent, wanting to keep his cool he held a fist then threw out his hand. "Activate trap card, Return From The Different Dimension!" Roku announced as his only face down card flipped up.
"What! No!" Kazuka gasped.
Roku smiled. "By sacrificing half my life points (LP: 200) I'm allowed to special summon any monsters that were removed from play!" Roku explained. "And thanks to the effect of my Alchemic Kettle, any card that was sent to my graveyard, was instead removed from play! That includes my monster cards!"
"This can't be! I've had this thought out, perfected!" Kazuka growled.
"Now! I bring forth Alchemic Breaker (1700/1500), Alchemic Distiller (1500/1200), Alchemic Supporter (2500/1600), and Alchemic Mixer! (1500/1600)" Roku announced as all four warriors materialized to the field.
Through Kazuka's eyes, he could see Roku's eyes glowing red like fire, he suddenly feared him, as if he was his maker. Kazuka's mind went crazy, he couldn't take the onslaught he foresaw.
"Now! I activate Alchemic Mixer's effect!" Roku announced. "By sacrificing it, I'll perform a fusion with my Alchemic Gunner and Alchemic Breaker!"
Suddenly Roku's Alchemic Mixer dissolved away, causing an essence which surrounded his two warriors, fusing them together. Kazuka looked in fear as he saw the silhouette of the warrior with its large dual shoulder cannons.
"This creates Alchemic Breaking Gunner! (2300/1900)" Roku announced as the warrior's image formed, roaring with its presence. "And once the fusion is successful, Alchemic Mixer adds an additional one thousand life points to the fusion monster!"
Roku smiled as he watched his Alchemic Breaking Gunner growing to 3300. "And now! I'll equip this to Alchemic Breaking Gunner, Fusion Weapon!" Roku announced, revealing the card to Kazuka. Suddenly Alchemic Breaking Gunner's arm transformed into a long red blade, letting off red electrical bolts. "This increases its attack strength by fifteen hundred!"
Kazuka only watched in fear as Roku's warrior's attack strength further increased to 4800. "And now! Alchemic Breaking Gunner, attack and destroy his Mega Rock Dragon!" Roku commanded, pointing forward. Roku's warrior let out a battle cry as his cannons charged up. Finally there was a loud boom and two streams of sparkling electricity burst through the two cannons, burning and melting Kazuka's dragon.
Kazuka shielded his eyes as he watched the bright blast destroy his monster, reducing his life points to 500. "And now! For the final blow! Alchemic Distiller, attack his life points directly!" Roku commanded, pointing forward once again.
The female warrior jumped forward, he arm blades jutting out from the sides of her arms. She lashed down, slashing across Kazuka's chest, causing him to topple over.
"Yes." Roku smiled, doing a small arm thrust as Kazuka's life points reduced to 0. The holograms shut down and Roku looked down at his duel disk, taking his Alchemic Kettle magic card out and looking at it.
Roku was sure the outcome would have been same if he hadn't played Alchemic Kettle, but now he knew. It was a sign. He felt as though that this was meant to happen. His life was suppose to start without Kurayama. And now, he just needed a boost of energy, something to make him confident and happy in himself.
Roku walked away, he didn't want to stay around to see Kazuka loose all his cards and duel disk. As he walked out to the night, he heard someone call his name.
"Yurasaki, Roku!" A voice called out, quickly rushing to him.
It was a man in a gun metal business suit with a black trench coat on. He tightly held a leather suit case in his hand. His slick black hair shined in the moon and his dark blue eyes glared at Roku.
"Juruseiji Daruka..." Roku said. He smiled. "I'd like to take up on that offer."
Daruka laughed. "I didn't even ask you yet." He said. "But whatever. My job today is over. You work for me now."
"Your job?" Roku wondered.
"Long story." Daruka said. A black limousine came strolling by. "May I give you a ride? We have lots to talk about."
Roku accepted the offer and they both got in, both facing each other. "I know your loss against Kaiser Ryo was harsh, but you've seem to be doing good so far." Daruka said. Roku didn't really know what to say, all he did was nod. "I've done some research of your past, mainly with your sponsor, Kurayama, Akino. I'm terribly sorry about what you've gone through. It seems as though you were just made into some fighting machine."
"Is that so." Roku said looking out the window, Daruka sensed Roku was getting a little irritated.
"I also did some research on your family. I spoke with your parents, there nice people." Daruka smiled.
Roku looked back. "Thanks. They really do care about me a lot." Roku sort of smiled.
"They should. Aside from your little sister, Shizumi, you're starting your life. Your following in the foot steps of your brother..." Daruka went on but then Roku interrupted.
"Who said I had a brother..." Roku said sternly.
"Your mother told me about your relationship with your brother, it's quite..."
"How dare you..." Roku growled. "My brother is a damn fool, don't you ever speak his name to my face EVER again..."
It was silent for a while, but then Daruka cleared his throat. "Right. Anyways, I have your number, this is your stop. I'll call you if I need you to do something." Daruka said as the driver got out and opened the door for Roku.
Roku tried to keep his cool. "It was nice doing business." He said, then left.
The room was cold and dark as Roku entered, he felt a rush of relief coursing through his body. It was a day of mixed emotions, but he was happy to be starting a new life, without Kurayama. Roku tucked himself into bed and had fallen asleep.
Meanwhile, back in the limousine, Daruka didn't understand. "What was that sudden burst of anger toward his brother for?" He thought, looking through Roku's papers. Daruka looked on Roku's mother's papers, showing that they had several kids, but as Daruka looked into Roku's papers, he saw that he was missing one sibling. Daruka figured it was his one brother.
"Why would he go this far as to literally erase his brother from his life..." Daruka thought.
CARDS PLAYED
Philosopher's Defense: TRAP / Desc: Sacrifice 1 monster on your field with "Alchemic" in its name to negate the attack of your opponent's monster and deal damage equal to the total amount of ATK of the attacking monster.
Alchemic Kettle - Chaos Distill: PERMANENT MAGIC / Desc: All cards that go to your Graveyard, are instead removed from play.
Giant Soldier of Stone: Level 3 / 1300/2000/ Earth / Rock.
Alchemic Breaker: Level 4 / 1700/1500/ Dark / Warrior / Desc: When this card attacks a Monster in Defense Position, inflict damage to your opponent's Life Points by the difference between this card's ATK and your opponent's monster's DEF.
Monk Fighter: Level 3 / 1300/1000/ Earth / Rock / Desc: Battle Damage to this card's controller that he/she takes from a battle involving this card becomes 0.
Master Monk: Level 5 / 1900/1000/ Earth / Rock / Desc: This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card cannot be Special Summoned except by sacrificing 1 "Monk Fighter" on your side of the field. This card can attack twice during the same turn.
Earth Spirit's Rage: PERMANENT TRAP / Desc: During your opponent's End Phase, inflict 500 points of damage for every Rock-type monster on your side of the field.
Alchemic Distiller: Level 4 / 1500/1200/ Dark / Warrior / Desc: When this card is Normal, Flip, of Special Summoned destroy 1 Magic or Trap Card on the field.
Elixir of Life: EQUIP MAGIC / Desc: This card can only be equipped to 1 face-up "Alchemic Distiller". Increase the ATK of the equipped monster by 700. When the equipped monster is sent to the graveyard as a result of battle, increase your life points by 500.
Alchemic Gunner: Level 4 / 1300/1400 / Dark / Warrior.
Guardian Statue: Level 4 / 800/1400/ Earth / Rock / Desc: You can flip this card into face-down Defense Position once per turn during your Main Phase. When this card is Flip Summoned successfully, return 1 Monster Card on your opponent's side of the field to the owner's hand.
Bedrock: MAGIC / Desc: When this card is destroyed while face down on the field by a card effect, Special Summon 1 Rock-type monster from your hand no matter what the sacrifices that are required.
Gigantes: Level 4 / 1900/1300/ Earth / Rock / Desc: This card can only be Special Summoned by removing 1 Earth type monster in your Graveyard, from play. When this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard as a result of Battle, destroy all Magic and Trap cards on the field.
Alchemic Transmutation: TRAP / Desc: When one of your monsters with "Alchemic" in their name is destroyed due to battle, discard 2 Monster Cards from your hand to Special Summon 1 monster with "Alchemic" in their name, from your deck, to the field.
Alchemic Supporter: Level 6 / 2500/1600/ Dark / Warrior / Desc: As long as this card is on the field your opponent cannot destroy any other monsters on your side of the field with "Alchemic" in their names. Battle Damage is still applied.
Mega Rock Dragon: Level 7 / Earth / Rock / Desc: This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card cannot be Special Summoned except by removing from play Rock-type monsters in your Graveyard. The original ATK and DEF of this card becomes the number of Rock-type monsters you removed from play when you Special Summoned this card x700.
Alchemic Shield: TRAP / Desc: Shift 1 monster on your field with "Alchemic" in its name into defense mode and increase that monster's DEF by 500.
Return From The Different Dimension: TRAP / Desc: Sacrifice half of your Life Points to Special Summon as many of your Monsters that have been removed from play as you are able to. During the End Phase, remove all Monsters from the game that were Special Summoned by this card's effect.
Alchemic Mixer: Level 4 / 1500/1600/ Dark / Warrior / Desc: You can sacrifice this card on your field to perform 1 Fusion by removing Fusion Material Monsters with "Alchemic" in their name, from your field. Increase the Fusion Monster's ATK by 1000.
Alchemic Breaking Gunner: Level 6 / 2300/1900/ Dark / Warrior / Fusion / Desc: "Alchemic Gunner" + "Alchemic Breaker". This card can only be summoned by Fusion Summon. When this card inflicts damage to your opponent's Life Points, draw one card from your deck. If the card drawn is a monster card, deal damage to your opponent's Life Points equal to half the ATK of the drawn monster card.
Fusion Weapon: EQUIP MAGIC / Desc: This card can only be equipped to a Fusion Monster with a Level of 6 or less. Increase the ATK and DEF of the equipped monster by 1500.