Author's Note: More props for Kirani yo! I'm just churning out chapters here.
Chapter Sixteen: Kill The Messenger
As soon as Kirani had drawn, Lord of the Storm launched itself forwards and slashed Gaia in half. "You can't top deck to victory against Lord of the Storm. End turn."
Her sister drew, and then placed her drawn card down. "Elusive Knight Gaia(1800/1000) in attack. Call in the Cavalry lets me draw twice." She drew twice, while a gaia in pitch black armor wielding a rapier appeared.
Suddenly all depression vanished from Satsuki's face, and she began to laugh. "It's over for you big sister…it's over for your pathetic Gilfords! Activate magic card, Image of Dreams!"
The field began to glow, and Kirani heard the sound of a horse galloping. 'Something powerful is coming…'
"Big sister…meet my ultimate monster!"
The clopping halted, and the light faded away, revealing a Gaia in shining silver and gold armor, leading the big black steed in silver armor out onto the field. "Big sister, meet Gaia, Knight in Shining Armor(X00/X00)! His attacks points are equal to the combined levels of all Gaias in the cemetery and out of play piles!"
Bursts of energy flowed out of Satsuki's cemetery, each burst being absorbed into Knight in Shining Armor. "Thanks to your efforts, this is the power of my monster. Gaia, Knight in Shining Armor(8900/8900)!"
Kirani stood there, watching the monster calmly, though inside she was impressed by the power of her sister's ultimate monster. "Also, when Knight in Shining Armor is summoned I can special summon a Steed of Gaia the Fierce Knight-Ferocity(1600/1500)! Also, he unions to Knight in Shining Armor, boosting his attack by 500 and making him immune to your cards!"
Gaia placed one foot in a stirrup and then swung into the saddle, his power raising to a total of ninety-four hundred. "You don't look as fearful as you should be. I'll prove Knight in Shining Armor's strength right now! Shining Brilliance Lance!"
Knight in Shining Armor raised his lance and fired a beam of pure light out of the tip straight at Lord of the Storm. But Kirani was prepared. "I can't effect your monster, but I can effect the damage. Thunder Reflective Surface splits all damage this turn and adds it to our life points!" (KLP: 10400, SLP: 4500)
"Fine! Elusive Kngiht Gaia, attack directly! Fetch me some more life points!" Kirani didn't even flinch as the blade slashed across her shoulder, since the damage was instantly converted into a life point gain for both of them. (KLP: 11300, SLP: 5400)
Kirani closed her eyes for a moment, and then snapped them open just as she drew. "Satsuki, I won't allow you to force me into a life that I don't accept! If this is the life you've chosen I won't deny it, but it's not for me. Now, Treasure of Slashing Life!"
Satsuki shrugged, not bothered by the fact that Kirani now got to draw four new cards. "Go ahead, draw all the cards you want. You can't stand against the strength Gaia, Knight in Shining Armor. He'll crush you and force you to come with us."
Her older sister didn't even blink, and instead held up one of her five cards. "Pot of Greed. Six cards…six cards to take down your ultimate monster. Let's see what I can do."
She drew twice, and then flipped one of them over without looking. "Giant Trunade!" Satsuki gasped as Ferocity, acting as an equip card, was blown back to her hand. Without it in play her ultimate monster was vulnerable to effects.
Then, once again without looking, Kirani flipped over the second card she had drawn from Pot of Greed. "Card Destruction! Banish Ferocity for good!"
Both duelists slid their respective hands into the cemetery and then drew new ones. Kirani grasped three of her cards and slid all three of them into her duel disk. "I set two cards, and then play Lightning Return to bring back Gilford the Lightning(2800/1400) in attack mode!"
Satsuki drew, and then smirked. "Since Ferocity is in the grave Knight in Shining Armor now has ninety-five hundred attack and defense. But now…it's time to eliminate your defense! Gaia, Knight of the Tempest(1000/1000) blasts both of your cards!"
The lightly armored Gaia appeared once more, and swung its sword, sending two blasts of wind at the set cards. They shattered into nothingness, but Kirani didn't appear bothered at all. "Actually, though I lost Mirror Force I was ready for a destruction attempt. You destroyed Lightning Rod, which has a second effect when destroyed by an effect. I can discard one card to end your turn immediately!"
Satsuki growled, furious that her chance at finishing the duel there and then had been thwarted. Since her turn was over, Kirani was already drawing. "Gilford the Lightning, attack Knight of the Tempest!"
Gilford charged forwards and slashed his sword across the knight's middle, cutting him in two. He shattered, and a heavy amount of damage was inflicted to Satsuki's life points. "Attack all you want, Knight in Shining Armor will crush you!" (SLP: 3600)
Kirani just nodded calmly and slid her drawn card into her duel disk. Satsuki drew, looking deadly. "Knight in Shining Armor, attack with Shining Brilliance Lance!"
Satsuki waited for the set card to trigger, but to her surprise it stayed face down, even as Gilford was blown away by the attack. "Your set card…nothing but a bluff huh? Well that's fine, Elusive Knight Gaia, attack her directly!"
The blade smashed into Kirani, who staggered backwards, but still managed to remain standing. The damage was heavy, but she was strong, and she was enforcing her body against the darkness with her Heart of Man. 'I can't let myself be hurt, it's dangerous.' (KLP: 1500)
The younger sister smirked and waved her hand calmly, looking quite satisfied. "Go ahead big sister, take your turn. There's nothing you can do now, so soon you'll be coming with us."
Kirani drew, and then placed her drawn card down on the field right next to her other card. "Turn end."
"That's it? Just one card? Well, then I'll have to make this hurt! Elusive Knight Gaia(1800/1000) in attack mode! Elusive Knight Gaia, attack Kirani directly!" The newest knight raced towards Kirani, but a net of lightning appeared in the way, sending sparks to strike Satsuki even as the blow hit Kirani. (KLP: 600, SLP: 2700)
"You triggered the trap card Lightning Reflective Surface, which splits all damage between us for this turn. So if you attack me with Knight in Shining Armor then the duel is a tie and nothing happens." Satsuki didn't seem bothered, instead she laughed, amused by the attempt.
"It's pointless! Elusive Knight Gaia the second, attack and finish her off! Nine hundred damage will end you, but keep me in the game! The win is mine with all that's between me and you as a bluff!" Elusive Knight made it just a foot from Kirani before a blast of water sent him tumbling back to Satsuki's feet.
"Squall Barrier lets me negate your attack and add a monster with Gilford in its name to my hand. I choose not to do so. Now, your only option to continue attacking is Knight in Shining Armor. You have two choices, attack and get a tie, or refuse to attack and lose. What do you do?" Satsuki's left eye started twitching, her sister's calm demeanor frustrating her.
"I'll do neither! I won't let you defeat me, so I'll end my turn right now!" She folded the two cards in her hand up, looking confident in the strength of her ultimate monster. There was no way to get around it.
Kirani drew, and then suddenly the fire that was normally in her eyes returned as she inserted the card into her duel disk. "If that's your choice, then I'll defeat you right now! I was willing to give you a tie, but now it's time to show you what comes from determination and passion! I learned that lesson from the man I love, and I'll prove the power of determination against the power of your supposed destiny!"
Satsuki stepped back, surprised by the strength she was feeling from her elder sister. "Magic card activates! Lightning Soul Charge, return Gilford the Lightning(2800/1400) to play! Then it lets me draw two cards!"
Yet again her key monster came to the field, and then she drew twice. "At the end of this turn Gilford the Lightning and my hand go to the cemetery, but this turn won't be coming to an end! I'll bring you down before the end phase!"
Satsuki didn't appear worried, in fact she took her folded up two cards and then slid them into her graveyard. "Thinking to get some cheap damage in? Well by discarding a card from my hand I can remove Elusive Knight Gaia from play for the turn! So with these two cards gone, I remove both of my monsters!"
The two knights faded away, leaving only Gilford and Shining Knight in play. At the same time energy pulsed into Shining Knight's armor. "Since two new monsters are out of play, my ultimate monster's attack increases. Gaia, Knight in Shining Armor(10300/10300) now has enough power to destroy you ten times over!"
Kirani shook her head, and then looked right into her sister's eyes. "Your monster…it won't survive this turn. Let me show you my power! Magic card activates, Lightning Power Recharge activates! For every two light types in my cemetery that I remove from play, I draw one card!"
She held up two Gilford the Lightnings, two Child of the Storms, a Polar Opposite, Gilford the Swift, and last but not least Kuriboh the Lightning. "That's seven, so total I draw three cards!"
Three more cards left her deck, giving her four in hand. She slid one into her duel disk, and the familiar blade formed in Gilford's hand. "Lightning Blade, charge Gilford with eight hundred attack points!"
Satsuki shrugged, knowing that an attack of thirty-six hundred couldn't even dent her ultimate monster. "Don't be so casual Satsuki! Activate Titan's Storm, adding fifteen hundred attack points to Gilford for the turn!"
Still, despite the now deadly attack power of fifty-one hundred, Satsuki wasn't worried. After all, that wasn't even half the attack power of her monster. "It's not enough Kirani, it won't ever be."
"No…it's enough. Activate magic card, The Perfect Storm! This doubles Gilford's current attack, and then adds it to his base attack! At the end of the turn I take his starting attack power as damage! But since there is no turn end, there's nothing to worry about!" Satsuki gasped as Gilford's power shot sky high, coming to rest at a huge 13000.
Satsuki dropped to her knees, knowing what was coming next. "No…no way. I had it won…I was going to make you come with us. I was…right…wasn't I?"
"Whether right or not it doesn't matter, the fact is that it wasn't what was right for me! That's why…you can't win. I won't be forced to do something I don't believe in! Ultimate Thunderbolt Cut!" Satsuki screamed as a massive lightning bolt plowed through Knight in Shining Armor and then struck her, burning away her final life points. (SLP: 0)
The darkness faded away, leaving them back in Kirani's apartment, Satsuki on her knees and Kirani breathing hard, leaning against her chair. Still sitting on the couch, waiting for them, were Miyuki and Tokuha. "Welcome back."
Kirani shot a glare at her older brother, and then jerked a thumb at the door. "Get out of my home. All of you. Now!"
Tokuha smiled in a placating manner, and then motioned with one hand to his two other sisters. "You two, go on ahead. Miyuki, inform Satsuki of what I told you. I have something to discuss with our sister."
The two women left, leaving Kirani alone with her older brother. He gestured with one hand for her to sit down, and she did so, appreciating the chance to gather her strength again. "So, despite the thousands of years that our family as existed for this purpose, you rejected that duty. And from what I understand you've hardly lived that normal life you wanted. In fact, your boyfriend has proven to be quite extraordinary, as have you."
Kirani tried not to giving anything away, including the surprise she felt at knowing that Tokuha knew about her exploits. "Yes, the entire family was quite impressed with the way you and your friends handled that Eikyuu deity. You've proven to be very powerful, and you've shown that you are perfect for the role as The Watcher. Because I think I know the whereabouts of the Pillars of Creation thanks to if, if indirectly."
This time Kirani couldn't hide her surprise. She was sure that she hadn't given anything away about the truth of the Pillars of Creation. "You…how can you know?"
"Because I know exactly the nature of how being The Watcher works, while you never bothered to learn it. You defeated Satsuki in a Darkness Game, so we have to leave you now, but that doesn't matter. Your job is done, we'll collect the Pillars of Creation and The Key will have her use." Kirani felt her fists ache from how hard she was clenching them.
"I won't let you do that! You don't have the right to do it! I'll stop you, no matter what I have to do!" She stood, now taller than her brother because of that added height. He just looked up at her calmly from where he was seated and crossed one leg over the other.
"Don't be rash little sister. In the end there's nothing you can do about it, your job is done, this little duel you had with Satsuki showed me the truth. Besides, what do you think you could do? I can tell you barely defeated Satsuki, and she's the weakest of the four of us. Certainly you can defeat Miyuki as well, but you can't stand up to me and you know it." Kirani narrowed her eyes, and then took out her deck piles and shuffled them together.
"Care to test that big brother? One duel, and if I win then you can't get involved in the effort to get the Pillars of Creation! And as a member of this family, you have to honor your word, now don't you?" Her duel disk slid into place, deck already in it. (KLP: 4000)
Tokuha paused for just a moment, and then stood. He reached down to a bag at the foot of the couch and pulled out what looked like a jacket, which he slid over his shoulders. It was revealed to be a fancy duel disk, but it fit over his chest. "Duel Vest activates." (TLP: 4000)
He placed one hand near his deck and it automatically ejected six cards. "Hmmm…I'll start slowly. One monster in defense mode and one card face down. Turn end."
Kirani drew six cards, looking bound and determined to crush her brother as soon as possible. "I won't give you a chance to get anywhere! I special summon Gilford the Swift(1400/500) by its effect!"
The lithe warrior wielding a rapier jumped out of the card, doing a flip before landing on the carpet. "Next I play Lightning Summon, which lets me normal summon without taking up my summon for the turn! So Kaiser Seahorse(1700/1650) is summoned!"
She slapped the monster card down and it rose up from the ground, giving her two monsters. Tokuha didn't even blink as she picked up both of the monsters and slammed another monster down on her field. "I sacrifice both for Gilford the Lightning(2800/1400)! Kaiser Seahorse counted as two, so that was three tributes! Go, Raigeki Blade!"
A single bolt of lightning shattered the set monster, clearing a path. "Go, Cyclone! Clear the field completely!" Tokuha's set card, his final defense, was shattered by a gust of wind, leaving him with nothing to defend himself with.
"That's impressive Kirani. Go ahead, make your attack." Kirani didn't waste another moment. She punched out at Tokuho with her right fist, and Gilford leveled his sword at her brother.
"Thunderbolt Cut!" The end of Gilford's sword slammed into Tokuha's stomach, sending him flying backwards over the couch. He flipped end over end, finally coming to a rest on the balls of his feet at the far end of the living room. (TLP: 1200)
Without missing a beat she flipped around the final card she was holding. "Treasure of Slashing Life lets me draw until I hold five cards, but in five turns I discard my hand!" She drew five cards, restoring her hand size.
"Two cards face down, end turn!" The two cards appeared behind Gilford the Lightning, and it was absolutely assumed that she had field advantage. It had been an opening move that had nearly finished her elder brother off.
Tokuha drew, looking absolutely calm. Then he looked up at his sister, and smiled. "Don't you remember why I selected this deck? I am The Messenger, and it is only appropriate that I use the power of messengers for my deck."
He looked over his five cards, and then slid two cards into his duel disk, which appeared in front of him. "Now, I play Magister School to create two Magister Tokens(500/500)." Two familiar red robed spellcasters appeared creatures Drake had used many times in the past.
"Next I activate Emergency Provisions, sacrificing my two set Repayment of Losses to gain two thousand life points and draw two cards." He slid two cards off his deck while tucking the sacrificed cards into his graveyard. At the same time his life points rose. (TLP: 3200)
He looked at the two new cards, and then held up one of them. "Token Harvest Festival lets me destroy all tokens in play to gain eight hundred life points for each. In addition, since the Magister Tokens are destroyed I draw two cards." (TLP: 4800)
Kirani grimaced, irritated that he had four cards in his hand and had managed to raise his life points back up past her damage and to over where he had started at. "You're as combo happy as ever I see."
"That's right. Next I play Drop in the Bucket, which lets me send the top card of my deck to the cemetery. If it is a monster I draw one card and gain one thousand life points." He drew, and then held up a Super Vorse Raider(1900/1200) which he promptly discarded and then drew again. (TLP: 5800)
One more glance at the drawn card, and then he held up another card. "Monster Reincarnation lets me pick up one monster from the grave, namely Super Vorse Raider, and add it to my hand at a cost of one card. I discard the final Repayment of Losses." He picked up the monster and then drew, keeping him at four cards.
Kirani watched him carefully, feeling him building up to something. "Activate Power of Triplets, which works when I have three cards in the cemetery with the same name. Their effect activates. So, I draw three cards from the three Repayment of Losses in my grave."
He drew again, this time reaching six cards. He held up another card, one of the drawn cards, and smirked. "Return of Triplets lets me add all cards with the same name, provided there are three, from the cemetery to my hand."
Immediately he showed her the three Repayment of Losses he had picked up, putting him at eight cards in hand. "Activate magic card, Spell Reproduction. I discard two magic cards from my hand to pick up a magic card from the grave."
He slipped two of his cards into the grave, and then held up Emergency Provisions. Kirani was surprised to see him not draw. "Why didn't you discard Repayment of Losses?"
"Oh please, I have better plans. Since they were sent there by an effect I can remove these two cards from my cemetery. Two identical cards, A Second Chance each one of them. When removed I draw two cards, so I draw four total." He drew four more cards, making Kirani even more nervous than she already was.
So far he had managed to gather his hand up to ten cards, and she knew what four of them were, but the remaining were a mystery. "I set four cards face down. Then I activate Emergency Provisions to tribute them all." (TLP: 9800)
He picked them up and showed the four cards to her. "All three Repayment of Losses, and the final A Second Chance. I remove A Second Chance to draw two cards." Immediately he drew five new cards, replacing the cards he had sacrificed.
'He's stronger than I remember…by far! He managed to gain four thousand life points and five new cards with no effort at all! What…what kind of duelist is he?' Tokuha meanwhile had fanned out his ten card hand, assessing his options.
"Activate magic card, Magister Academy. This fills all of my monster zones with Magister Tokens(500/500) but prevents me from attacking this turn." Five of the red robed monsters formed, giving him a huge wall, and potentially five new cards.
Once more he held up one of his cards. "Temporal Disruption destroys all monsters in play, and each player draws one card for each of their monsters destroyed. I lose five, so I draw five. However, since they were Magister Tokens, I draw one card for each of their effects."
She gasped as all of their monsters were blown away, and while she drew one card, he drew ten cards. Now he was holding eighteen cards, and didn't seem bothered by how fast he was drawing cards. 'This…this is some kind of insane draw enginge deck. No…I know what he's searching for!'
"Activate Cheerful Coffin, discards three Dark Essences. When a Dark Essence goes to the cemetery, I gain five hundred life points." In seconds his hand size fell to fourteen, but it was still a considerable amount. (TLP: 11300)
Then he held up yet another card, this one exactly the same. "Cheerful Coffin lets me send three Light Essences to the grave. When they go to the cemetery I also gain five hundred life points." His hand size dropped to ten, while his life points shot up again. (TLP: 12800)
Kirani realized it that instant as the power built to its highest peak, knowing what was going to happen in just a few seconds. 'This…this going to be tough to handle. I'll just put whatever power I can into surviving it.'
He picked up one of the remaining ten cards, and slipped it onto his Duel Vest. Then two cards ejected from his cemetery and he held them up. "I remove a Light Essence(700/500) and a Dark Essence(500/700) to special summon this ultimate messenger."
In a blast of black and white flame a towering behemoth emerged, barely fitting in her apartment. It had shimmering scales and a fire red mane, and let out a roar that shook the building. "As all my opponents you will face the wrath of Chaos Emperor Dragon-Envoy of the End(3000/2500)!"
Kirani did a quick count of cards, and knew that if she was going to last the turn, she'd have to act immediately once her used his dragon's effect. "Activate effect, Apocalyptic Eruption! Destroy it all!" (TLP: 11800)
The dragon roared, and then exploded, blasting apart the apartment. Smoke filled the entire area, but Tokuha just stood still, waiting for his fallen sister to be revealed. The walls barely held, while the furniture was strewn everywhere. "Did you survive little sister?"
There was a coughing from somewhere in the smoke, and then a response. "Don't…don't count me out as finished so quickly you arrogant jerk. I'm not that easy to beat." The smoke faded, revealing Kirani surrounded by a glowing red barrier, perfectly fine. (KLP: 800)
Observing the empty field and her empty hand, Tokuha made an obersvation. "I see, so one of your two set cards was Emergency Provisions. You sacrificed your other set card, giving you one thousand life points and reducing the total cards sent to the grave to fourteen. So you took forty-two hundred damage, while having five thousand."
She scowled, frustrated that he had figured out her play so easily. "That's right. Now, you go anything else to do?"
"Of course. With Chaos Emperor Dragon's effect I discarded Emperor Dragon's Mandate. When it goes to the grave from Chaos Emperor Dragon's effect, all cards return to our decks and we draw new hands." Both siblings took their cemeteries and shuffled them back into their decks, while Tokuha also added his two out of play cards. Then they drew five cards.
"I set one monster in defense mode and one card face down. Turn end." The two cards appeared on Tokuha's field, just like they had on his first turn. Kirani stared at the cards before drawing for her turn.
'He's…he's different than anybody else I've ever dueled. I don't understand it, but he unleashed so much power so quickly, and his combos were insane! He's…he's at least on level with Drake and Dalin and maybe…could he be…better?' She shivered at the mere thought of someone exceeding their level, particularly Dalin's.
She stared at her hand of cards blankly, trying to figure out what to do next. Somehow she was sure that if she went all out and smashed his life points again, he'd just recover easily in the next turn. 'What can I do to fight back against such strength?'
Finally she settled on a move, taking a monster and slapped it down. "Gilford of Thunder(1800/400) is summoned, and he lets me draw two cards. One from the top of my deck, and one from the bottom."
She grabbed the two new cards, thinking her plan through. She had to take some action, so this was the best she had. "Gilford of Thunder, attack the set monster!" It slammed its sword down, and easily crushed the monster.
"You destroyed Skelangel(900/400) whose flip effect lets me draw one card. Also, I activate the trap card Appropriate in chain to Gilford of Thunder's effect. Next time you draw outside of the draw phase, I'll draw two cards." He drew a new card, putting him back at four cards.
"That's fine, I figured it would be something like that. Set three cards face down, and then end turn." The three cards appeared behind Gilford of Thunder, protecting him. At the same time she was also left with four cards in hand.
Tokuha drew, and then took a different card and slid it into his duel vest. "Bury the Dead sends three monsters from my deck to the cemetery. I choose two Dark Essences(500/700) and one Light Essence(700/500)." (TLP: 13300)
He scanned his cards, and then flipped another one around. "Confiscation lets me pay one thousand life points to look at your hand and send one card to the grave." His life points trickled down, and four holographic images appeared in front of his face. (TLP: 12300)
Her older brother smiled as he looked over the cards, and then pointed to one, which turned around so she could see it. "I choose Enter the Storm, go ahead and send it to the cemetery."
She complied, tossing out the card. At the current moment she couldn't play it anyways, since she only had eight hundred life points and it required one thousand to play. "Now that I've reduced your hand size to three I can play this. Mind Wipe takes your hand and shuffles it back into your deck, and then you draw an equal amount of cards."
Without a complaint she did as he said, shuffling up and then drawing three new cards. Suddenly his face-up trap card started glowing, and he drew twice. "Since you drew outside of your draw phase Appropriate gives me two new cards. Next, a second Mind Wipe."
She shuffled up and drew again, and then he drew two more cards as well, putting him up at five cards. "The third and final Mind Wipe." She sighed and shuffled up and drew again, letting him draw two more cards.
"Next, Return of Triplets brings back my three Mind Wipes. In succession I'll play them all again." Kirani sighed and continued to shuffle and draw, shuffle and draw until she had finally done it three times. Meanwhile he got to draw a grand total of six cards, putting him back up at ten cards in hand.
He looked three of his cards, and then slid them into his duel disk. "I set those three. Then I play Temporal Distortion, which forfeits my battle phase to destroy all magic and traps in play. Each of us draw one card for every lost card."
All of their sets shattered, and Kirani drew twice for her two lost cards. Because he had lost three, Tokuha drew three cards. "I lost all three Repayment of Losses, so I draw three cards extra. Then since you drew out of your draw phase Appropriate lets me draw two again."
Her older brother reached for another of his fourteen cards to play, but suddenly his Duel Vest beeped, indicating the end of his turn. For the first time he expressed genuine surprise. "What…why did my turn end?"
Kirani smirked and slipped a card out of her cemetery. "Because you did just like I thought you would, and destroyed my Lightning Rod. When destroyed by an effect I can discard a card from my hand to end your turn immediately. You're powerful, but predictable."
Tokuha laughed out right, honestly impressed by his sister's play. "Very well done, you managed to stop me from doing anything further, sticking me with fourteen cards at the end of my turn and no cards in play. So, I'll discard these eight cards to reduce my hand size to allowed size."
She drew, and then threw the card onto her duel disk. "Berserker Gilford(3000/0) in attack mode! Now, double direct attack!" Tokuha was once again sent flying, this time by two mighty attacks, one from each monster. (TLP: 7500)
Next she held up one of her other cards, and Berserker Gilford faded away. "Lightning Energy Reserve lets me tribute a Gilford to gain half its attack points as life points." (KLP: 2300)
Finally she slid one of the three remaining cards she was holding into her duel disk. "That card face down. Your turn Tokuha, and I'm ready. Even if you're a stronger duelist than me, even if you're my older brother…I don't intend to stop fighting, even if victory were impossible I wouldn't stop!"
Her brother paused in the process of drawing, and gave her a smile. "I see…it's the influence of that boyfriend of yours. I can understand your passion, but I won't let it get in the way of our family's duty."
He drew, and then slid three cards out of the grave. "I remove my three A Second Chance cards to draw six cards in total." Just like that he was back up to thirteen cards, without any effort at all.
"Now, it's time to unleash the second stage of power! I remove a Dark Essence and a Light Essence from the cemetery to special summon Black Luster Soldier-Envoy of the Beginning(3000/2500)!" The black and gold armored soldier now stood resolutely on his field, staring across at Kirani dispassionately.
"Double Chaos Edge!" Black Luster Soldier flew across the field at great speed, slashing casually through Gilford of Thunder and then into Kirani. She slid across the carpet, a barrier barely formed to keep her from being hurt.
"I…I won't fall Tokuha! Not to your messengers, never to your messengers! And especially not to you! Thunder Reflective Surface divides the damage as life increase to the two of us!" (KLP: 4400, TLP: 9600)
Tokuha let out a loud laugh, looking quite proud of his sister. "You keep fighting, and I'm impressed by that. But defeat is inevitable when you face me. Three cards face down, and then Eternal Renewal reshuffles all cards in our cemeteries and out of play piles back into our decks."
Both of them shuffled their decks back up, and he was left with eight cards in his hand. "I discard two cards from my hand to return my hand size to six. Now, let your turn begin."
Letting out a deep breath she gripped the top card of her deck, and then closed her eyes. "Tokuha…let me show you what I've learned. Even if nobody else has…let me be the first to defeat you and your messengers. Let me show you…that I've chosen my path correctly!"
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Author's Notes: Wow, I got this chapter out so fast that I only had time to get one review before posting it. That's two chapters today alone, cool neh?
Next Time: Kirani must battle her powerful older brother Tokuha with every ounce of her strength, and even then victory is uncertain. Meanwhile another duelist has claimed he will use will use power to gain victory. Does Dalin have it in him to defeat his opponent, or is Pema Khandro and his Duel Presence too much for the angel duelist?
See it all in, All-Seeing Eye!
Review Response
G.O.T. Nick: What are you talking about dude? That's our duel, you versus me. I just changed who was who.
Time Mage: I changed the duel somewhat as you can see. And of course I skimmed over the ice cream part. Also, Miyuki is twenty-seven, making her older than Kirani. Tokuha is twenty-nine, making him the eldest of the four siblings.