Beginning the Duel, Kuro drew her first six cards from her duel brace, which was not a dragon, it was a creature with large brown feathered wings, but also carried a furry mane around its neck, and its head was like an ivory white skull with horns of a bull.
"What kind of Duel Brace is that? Looks like the chicken sandwich I had this morning for lunch." Dan smirked.
"That does it, I summon Cleo, the Amazoness Paladin!" She growled, as she slammed her monster card on her brace, and the blonde warrior appeared in a bright flash, her sword at the ready. (1800/300)
"I set one card and end my turn." She said, as a card appeared below her monster.
"My turn," Vic said, drawing his sixth card, "I summon the Shining Angel to the Field." He said, as a guy in a toga with four shining gold wings appeared on the field. (1400/800).
"I'll end my turn by setting this card facedown, you're move." Vic said.
Dan drew his last card, "I set two cards facedown and summon the Time Wizard to the field." He said, as two cards appeared and a red being composed of a clock appeared, wearing a face, a purple cape, and carried a scepter with a small spinner on the end, (500/400).
Kuro and Vic tensed.
"What the heck is this guy trying to pull? That move is as bad as his cholesterol count." Aaron said.
"Not when he's the one doing it." Nick said, as he watched the Wizard float into the air.
"Time Roulette." Dan said, as the monster's spinner begin to spin wildly.
However, with unflinching faith, Dan simply waited, as the spinner landed on the stop watch.
"No way!" Aaron called out.
"Time Magic!"
A massive vortex filled up the space above them, and pulled the two monsters of Kuro and Vic right off the field.
"I end my turn." Dan said, as the mage floated along side him.
Aaron couldn't believe it, No way, that's impossible, the Time Roulette is a fifty fifty chance, he should have been at least a little worried about his monster.
Kuro drew her next card, "I summon Calamitia, the Amazoness Swordswoman." Her monster appeared alongside her, with her blade pointed directly at the mini monster. (1500/1600).
"Gladius Caedis!" She called out, as her monster dove for the wizard.
"Time to play a little game, Activate Fairy Box!" He said, as the Time Wizard was covered up in a Whack a Crack box, and began to bounce up and down the holes!
"Oh no!" Kuro said, as her monster's blade narrowly missed the Wizard, and her blade shattered against the box, and her monster disappeared.
"And that's that folks." Dan said smoggly, his life points dropping by five hundred from the Swordswoman.
Kuro looked at her hand and said, "I end my turn."
Vic drew his next card, "I set this card in defense mode, and one card facedown, I end my turn."
Dan said, "Before my turn begins, I activate my Solemn Wishes card, giving me five hundred lifepoints for every card I draw, I now draw, and pay 500 lp to keep my fairy box on the field.
Aaron watched intently, This guy is playing an interesting strategy, a Time Wizard is liability to most duelists, but he seams to be in full control of it.
Dan looked at his new card, "I play Pot of Greed, and this activates my wishes bringing my life points back to what they once were."
Dan's lp was back at its original 8000, and he now had 5 cards in his hand, "I now Play Cost Down, and send this card to the Graveyard so I can play this without a sacrifice," He said, as he threw a card into the grave yard, and he threw a monster card on the field.
Appearing in the hall way, was a large metal monster, it was a bright red creature, it stood on two legs, a strong metallic tail, lacked any arms, and its head was a combination of a strong steel jaw and a giant hand gun.
"Meet my Blowback Dragon." He said, (2300/1200).
That's not good. Dalin thought to himself.
Dan paused for a second, looking at the Time Wizard, then said, "I'll use my Dragons effect, my dragon's chamber will charge 3 times, if it gets two cells charged, I can blow any card off the field." He said, as the Dragon's gun hammer pulled back and smacked the back of the barrel, after 3 times, the 3 cells were fully charged.
"Oh crud." Sarah said, as the Dragon pulled back its head, and fired a blast of energy, and blew away Vic's monster. It was a Fiber Jar, and it blew into ash.
"Now My Time Wizard will attack Kuro's Life points directly!" Dan said, as the mini clock lunged forward, and hit her head like a hammer.
Kuro crashed down to the ground, her life points dropped to 7500.
"I end my turn." Dan said.
Everyone was shocked, "Why didn't he attack with the blowback?" Aaron asked.
"And why didn't he just use the Time Wizard to destroy the Jar instead of the Dragon?" Nick wondered.
"He knows." V said, calmly.
Kuro drew her next card, "Vic, care to field merge?"
"Sure." He said, as their cards drifted closer to each other.
"I set this card and end my turn." She said.
Vic drew his next, "And I set this Monster in defense mode, ending my turn."
Dan drew his next card, "I set this card, and play Dimension Hole." He said, as a mysterious hole in space appeared and sucked the Time Wizard inside.
Kuro drew her card, "I choose to end my turn with out playing a card." He's up to something, otherwise why take the Wizard off the field?
And Vic drew his next card, "Now I reveal my facedown card, Cyber Jar!"
The Monster Card flipped up, and the Jar of the future appeared to suck up every monster on the field.
"Nice try, activate my Facedown Interdimensional Matter Transporter." He said, as a large small machine appeared in front of him, and the BlowBack Dragon was pulled inside a vortex, escaping the vacuum of the Cyber Jar.
The Jar exploded, and five cards appeared off the top of each of their decks.
Dan's were Arsenal Summoner, Baby Dragon, Sanga of Thunder, Sand Gambler, and Polymerization.
Kuro's were Tsukiyomi, Sphinx Teleia, Elegant Egotist, Amazoness Chain Master, and Enemy Controller.
And Vic's were Kaiser Seahorse, Luminous Spark, Snatch Steal, Andro Sphinx, and Waboku.
Dan's monsters appeared on the field, a blonde gentleman wereing a white shirt and black pants, (300/1600), The Dragon with Green eyes, (1200/700), and the last remained facedown, (1600/1600).
Only Kuro's Chain Master Appeared on the field, as did the Large blue and purple Sea Surpent of Vic. (1500/1300) (1750/1650)
However, Vic wasn't done yet.
"I'll now command Kuro's Chain Master, Auri, Attack the Sand Gambler!" He said, as her monster swung her chain at the Gentleman.
"Have you forgotten? My Fairy Box is still in play." Dan said, as the gentleman was encased in the box, and his head was popping in and out.
"That's got to be making him dizzy." Nick smirked.
The Chain shot over the hole as the head fell in, however the Gambler grabbed a hold of the chain, and sent the Amazoness flying forward, till she hit the box.
Vic's life points dropped to 7700, "Now I use her effect, to allow me to take Sanga of Thunder!" He said, as his lp now decreased to 6200.
The Amazon snatched the card from Dan's hand and threw it to Vic, as she broke apart into digital bits.
"Now I sacrifice my Kaiser Seahorse, to summon your Sanga of Thunder!" He said, as the Sea Creature Vanished from the field, and appearing in its place was a giant being, one with two massive limbs, a kanji symbol above two green slanted eyes, it a had a red plate around the front, and a ring of orbs on the back. (2600/2200).
"And I now play my Trap card, Pyramid of Light." Vic said, as his facedown card activated, as the field around them was engulfed in a pyramid of bluish light.
"With this card in play, I can pay 500 life points to summon my Andro Sphinx from my hand!" He said, as he slammed the card in to the brace, and out of it came a giant cat, a massive build, were blue armor, and besides its humanoid form, it retained a lion's face and mane, (3000/2500).
"I play the Luminous Spark and end my turn." He said.
Dan's field filled with light, as both Time Wizard and the Blow Back Dragon appeared, and now the field was full of monsters.
Dan looked at his next card, and said, "First I play the Magic card, Polymerization, fusing my Baby Dragon with my Time Wizard."
Dan's two monsters were swept up in energy, and reemerged as a giant brown dragon, it was old, and decrepit, but its attack was still strong enough to fight, "My Thousand Dragon has emerged." (2400/2000).
"Then I play Painful Choice, Choose which card can I have in my hand?" He said, as he picked 5 cards from his deck, and held them up.
Barrel Dragon, Kazejin, Suijin, Giant Soldier of Stone, and Cyber Stein.
"What do you think Kuro?" Vic asked.
"I say the Barrel Dragon." She said.
"Fine." He said, as the monsters were deposited into the graveyard.
"I now play Graceful Charity, drawing 3 cards, and discarding 2. He said, as he ditched the Barrel Dragon and another card.
"I set one card facedown, and Play the magic card, Card of Sanctity, Since Kuro has 9 cards and you have 6, I'm the only one who can draw." He said, as he took 6 cards from his deck.
"Now I'll handle you're Sanga, First I flip my Arsenal Summoner, and bring a card with Guardian in the name to my hand." He said, as a robed figure appeared on the field.
"And next I use my Blow Back Dragon, and blow your monster away!"
The Dragon's barrel loaded up two energy cells, and in a massive burst of energy, fried Vic's hard earned Sanga.
"I'll set these two cards facedown, and end my turn." He said.
On the side lines, everyone was wondering what the heck was Dan doing.
"He's left Kuro alone again. What's he doing?" Sarah asked.
"Haven't you noticed it yet?" V asked.
"What?" Aaron asked, and everyone looked at V.
"He's only using the effects, only when he knows they will work, he's able to understand his luck like it was an actual force that can be measured. He knows if the effect will work or not before the coin is flipped and such."
Kuro drew her next card, she now hand 10 cards, and needed to get through Dan's offensive.
"I will special Summon Sphinx Teleia from my hand by the effect of the Pyramid of Light." She said, as her life points dropped to 7000, and a great beast appeared on the field. It was another giant cat, but this one was pretty much the opposite of Vic's.
She was gray haired instead of the brown of Andro, she was pure cat, save for her head. Instead of a Cats face, it was that of a woman, her eyes were piercing yellow, and she had bright red hair flowing down from her head. (3000/2600).
"Now I set 4 cards facedown, and summon my Tsukiyomi, with her effect I can switch one of your monsters into facedown defense mode, and I chose your Blow Back Dragon." She said, as the Machine roared as it was sucked down into a facedown card.
"Now watch as I take your monsters apart! Sphinx Teleia attack his Arsenal Summoner, Tsukiyomi destroy his Sand Gambler!"
The spectral figure monster flew down and crushed the Gambler with her 1100 atk, and then the mighty sphinx pounced into the air, and crushed the Summoner under her massive paw.
Dan's lp dropped down to 5800.
"Alright she beat the Fairy Box!" Dalin said.
"And with that I end my turn, she said, as the Spirit on the field returned to her hand.
Vic drew his next card and said, "This is it for you Dan!, I attack with Andro Sphinx!"
The Fairy Box appeared around the field, and both of Dan's monsters were popping up and down.
Please let this work. Vic thought to himself, as his monster lunged forth.
The mighty beast lunged up, and with a powerful swing, carved the facedown dragon machine to ribbons.
"That's not good for you Dan, the effect of Andro Sphinx allows me to take half the attack power of your machine and take it out of your life points."
Dan remained firm as his life points dropped by 1150.
"And to end this Duel once and for all, I activate my Dust Tornado!"
The trap flipped up, and a violent twister filled the air, and blew the Pyramid apart!
All of a sudden, the two sphinx's turned into energy, and fused together, leaving a monster whose torso was Andro, but its legs and wings were that of Teleia, and both of their faces were on the head. (4000/2600).
"Meet Theinen The Great Sphinx!, and since its still my battle phase, I can pay 500 lp to raise his attack by 3000 and wipe out your dragon and your Life points!" He said, as his monsters attack grew tremendously!
Dan's Lp was 4650, while his Dragon's attack power was merely 2400, and the Sphinx was now 7000, one attack and the duel would be done.
"Attack now!!!" The two called out to their combined monster.
The Sphinx charged forth to grind Dan's dragon to bits, when Dan said, "Nice try."
Two of Dan's facedown cards engaged, one was a trap, and a gray fog came out, emerging from it was Sanga of Thunder (3100/1800), the second created a blinding flash, pulling Theinen away from Thousand Dragon, and right for Sanga.
"My Call of The Haunted and Shift Traps will now return you a favor. Thunder Barrier engage!"
Sanga's body began pulsating and a powerful barrier of energy formed, and hit the Sphinx as it closed in for a killing blow.
The powerful energy was too much and blew the Sphinx to ash!
Vic looked in horror, as his monster was gone, and now his life points were now down to 2100.
"Man, Dan really let him have it." V said.
"Its still Vic's move." Aaron said, "Maybe he can turn it around."
Vic looked at his hand and said, "For my last move, I summon My White Magician Pikeru."
In a burst of Light emerged a small lady, she wore a white robe, small shoes, had magenta pink hair, and bright blue eyes. She carried a glowing scepter and had a yellow hat in the form of a Scapegoat, (1200/0).
My move then, Dan said, as he drew his next card, "Excellent, now prepare to taste my Power!" He said, as his brace and body began to glow.
"What's he doing?" Aaron demanded.
"He's revving his Rema like a Bike, he's going to do something that's going to drain his Rema like what you did to you with the infinite draw."
"Oh great."
Dan slammed the card into the brace, "I play my Soul Release, allowing me to send up to 5 cards from any player's graveyard out of play."
Just then, Suijin, and Kazejin were ejected from the Game.
"Now I play my facedown card, Return From the Different Dimension, I sacrifice half my life points to resummon the two monsters I cast out."
His facedown card engaged, and emerging from it were a pair of monsters, similar to Sanga, But different nonetheless. One was a giant beast made of blue segmented pieces, (2500/2400). The second was smaller than the other two, and was a green giant sphere with two small arms, (2400/2200).
Every one looked at Dan, and knew what was next, "Impossible." Dalin said.
"He's going to do it." Aaron said.
"Here it comes!" Kuro said.
"Combine my Monsters, I fuse you together to summon the almighty Gate Guardian!" He said, as he slammed the monster card down on the brace.
The 3 Monsters climbed ontop of one another, and combined into one creature, Suijin stood as the legs, Kazejin the midsection, and Sanga the top of the body, (3750/3400).
Kuro and Vic looked on in amazement at the feat, Dan's monster was now the strongest on the field, and was ready to take them out.
To be continued...