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A/N: A Happy New Year to all of our loyal readers! Now here's a little surprise for all of you, a brand new chapter from us just in time for next year! It's our last new chapter of 2005, so enjoy it.
A/N: Sorry for the late update. was down during our usual updating times.
Previously:
The problem with the mysterious duelists has spread to Egypt, as Marik and Ishizu find themselves being attacked by the wielders of the seals of wind and earth. Marik is defeated and loses his talent to his opponents, but Ishizu is able to pull off a win at the last possible moment. Now we return to Japan to catch up on a couple old friends in a thrilling new chapter!
Chapter 6
H 2 Oh No!
It was a hot summer's day in and near Domino city. The weather forecast was wrong about the coming rain (they usually were) and to escape the heat many people had decided to go to a water park (complete with water slides all sorts of rapids and log flume rides, a wave pool, and even a regular old swimming pool for less excitable guests), less than an hour outside the city limits (though closer to two hours with today's traffic). Most went with their friends and family, but one young woman was all alone near the wave pool.
The young woman had long, blond hair and covered her eyes with a pair of very dark sunglasses. She wore a plain purple bikini that showed off her slender, well-toned body. She was lying, half asleep in a pool chair trying to get a better tan and ignoring passing teenage boys who stood at a distance ogling her, while underneath the chair lay a duel disk and deck, which she carried with her out of sheer habit.
Life had been pretty dull for Mai Valentine since that whole Orichalcos scare had ended. She had gone off, back to drifting from town to town and doing some soul searching while she was at it. While she never had any trouble taking care of herself during these trips (you can actually make a lot of money at tournaments in some cities, and the money she had already saved up from earlier jobs and tourneys helped) she still felt something pulling her back to Domino City.
So now, here she was, knowing full well that the city and a group of friends she had left behind last summer were only about an hour or two away, but for some reason finding herself unable to finish her little pilgrimage. As much as she wanted to see them again, memories of her past betrayal to the group still lingered in her mind.
The waves in the pool died down, and most of the swimmers went back to their pool side seats. This is when the young woman felt a few drops of cold water fall onto her face.
"Hey, loser," she said, "You're blocking my sun."
Next to her chair now stood a young man who looked so tan, it was like he had lived his entire life at the beach. His black hair had a blue stripe in it that matched his swim trunks. He smiled.
"You're Mai Valentine aren't you?"
The bikini clad beauty sat up and lowered her glasses. Glaring at this new conversation partner she returned the question.
"Who wants to know?" She asked gruffly
The young man smiled and pointed straight at Mai with a determined look on his face.
"I am Mako Tsunami, duelist of the ocean! I have come to challenge you Mai!" He declared
Mai got up; she was fully awake now and giving Mako a puzzled look.
"How do you know my name? Have you been following me!" She asked.
Quickly, Mai reached under her chair and grabbed her cards and duel disk, she was planning on grabbing these items and leaving very fast but this plan would be halted as swiftly as it was formed.
Out of nowhere a huge wave swept through the pool and sitting area nearby. It gathered up everything and everyone it hit. People panicked and ran in blind fear of being swept away by the rushing waters. Mai was taken by the wave, but was soon dropped along with her disc and her deck.
Other than swallowing almost half a gallon of chlorinated water (and almost drowning) Mai was fine. She had landed on a floating platform in the deep end of the regular swimming pool. Coughing up a little water,she got to her knees and picked up her dueling equipment.
Suddenly, A column of water shot out of the pool near the platform! The column struck down on top of the floating square and then cleared away, revealin Mako with a smug smirk on his face.
"Wait a minute…" Mai said, "I've heard of you, and now I know how you heard of me. You competed in Duelist Kingdom and Battle City. I've seen your name in the ranking list."
Mako laughed a little.
"Yes, that's me. My reputation must be growing." He said proudly.
Mai scowled.
"What reputation, you were trashed by Yugi and Joey in the tournaments. You've never even made it to the finals of any major tournament I've seen you in." She pointed out.
Mako frowned, but then held out one arm. A sphere of water wrapped around it, and when it cleared away a duel disk already loaded with cards appeared, ready for action.
"You obviously weren't informed of the Great Elemental Tournament then Mai." Mako smirked, "But no matter, I came here to duel you and you have no choice but to accept. After all, you saw that tidal wave I whipped up…"
Mako's threat hung in the air. A small blue light began to shimmer from a strange piece of jewelry around his right ankle.
Mai gave a smirk of confidence.
"Oh so that's how you want to do this." She said, inserting her deck into her duel disc and getting to her feet.
Mai and Mako both drew five cards.
Mako grinned from ear to ear as he gazed upon his opening hand. Mai however was just staring at Mako and growing more impatient.
"Since you're being so quiet I'm guessing that I can go first." She assumed
Mai LP: 8000
Mako LP: 8000
Mai drew her sixth card and smiled.
"I'll lay these two cards face down and summon my Cyber Harpy Lady (1800/1300) in attack mode! That's all."
Mai's favorite monster, a beautiful woman with wings and black body armor, appeared ready to protect her controller's life points.
"A typical move for you Mai." Mako stated, "Let me guess, your face down cards are probably meant to protect that pathetic song bird. Well I have bad news for you, I'm going to summon my Amphibious Burgoth MK II (1500/1000) and activate a spell that will remove any chance of your victory. Behold my ELEMENTAL SEAL OF WATER!"
First, a large red submarine appeared in front of Mako, as monsters typically do. Then, something completely new (at least to Mai) happened.
Now a series of blue wavy lines materialized on the field between Mai and Mako and a similar pattern etched itself across the ocean duelist's body. At the same time a blue circle with strange symbols was being carved into the platform around them and finally a huge wall of water shot up around the duel.
Mako began to laugh as his eyes seemed to fill halfway with blue liquid, while Mai shivered a little.
"No…this looks like…" Mai couldn't bear to finish that thought, "I don't want to find out what will happen if I lose in this, but I can already tell it won't be good."
"Now let me show you the full power of water Ms. Valentine! As long as my seal remains in play all of my creatures of water gain an extra 200 attack points and their star level is reduced to one."
Mako's large red submarine was quickly covered with the same blue marks as its master.
Finally, Mako held up two more cards.
"Now before I attack I think I'll lay one card face down and use this spell called Rename. It lets me change the name of one card on the field to any name I want as long as I give up one-fourth of my life points and remove a card in my hand, deck or graveyard from play."
A facedown card appeared behind the submarine, followed by a new card. The card showed a small goblin, preparing to take notes. The picture on the card came to life and the goblin jumped out of the card, holding up a pen and paper while looking up at Mako.
Mai LP: 8000
Mako LP: 6000
"So what!" Mai shouted, "You just lost 2000 LP and for what! You get to name one of your cards after yourself?"
Mako smirked.
"It doesn't work like that. The target card gets the name of the one that I removed, so I'm changing the name of the Elemental Seal of Water to 'Umi'. That way I can use the special ability of my Burgoth (1700/1000)!"
The goblin nodded, quickly writing "UMI" down on the paper and slapping the label onto the center of the field.
"Special ability?" Mai asked.
"As long as a card named 'Umi' is on the field, my monster can attack your LP directly." Mako explained, "So Burgoth, attack with Torpedo Barrage!"
Mako's submarine now lowered its cannon, aiming it directly at Mai, and fired a series of torpedoes toward her. Mai held up her left arm, using her duel disk as a shield, but nothing could stop the loss of life points as the attack exploded around her.
Mai LP: 6300
Mako LP: 6000
Mai winced from the pain.
"That felt pretty realistic." She thought, "Something tells me this guy isn't kidding around."
Mai drew her next card and smiled as she looked at it.
"You really should have destroyed my Cyber Harpy when you had the chance!" She yelled, "Now I activate the spell card Elegant Egotist! This simple little spell lets me summon one of my best monsters."
Mai's Harpy began to glow and three new Harpy Lady's split away from her, grouping together on the next available spot.
Mai smiled. "Behold my Harpy Lady Sisters (1950/2100). Now prepare to lose beach bum. My Harpies will tear that toy sub apart!"
Mako shook his head as his facedown card turned over.
"Oh no they won't. I activate my face down card: Gravity Bind." He declared
A blue-green grid appeared over the field, forcing Mai's beasts to their collective knees.
Mai shot a look of rage at her opponent.
"What did you do to my monsters?" She shouted
Mako laughed and pointed to his card.
"It's very simple. Gravity Bind keeps all monsters that are level four or higher from attacking. Of course, my monsters are safe because, thanks to the Seal of Water, they're all level one."
Mai glared at the ocean duelist.
"It will take more than one lucky move to beat me!" She announced.
"One lucky move!"
Mako just laughed.
"Face it Valentine: none of your monsters can attack thanks to gravity bind, and my monsters are immune to it because when I play them they become level one! You can't attack, and my Burgoth can just keep witling away at your LP."
Mako began to laugh again, this time with a maniacal undertone.
"You have no monsters that can attack, no way to protect your LP, and no hope of victory!"
"It's a little early in the game to be saying that." Mai thought as she looked at the monster on the far right of her hand.
"So your card stops level four or higher monsters huh? Then I think it's time to try out this new trap card I got. Say hello to Level Conversion Lab!" She called out.
A huge tank of water with a complex computer attached to it appeared on the field and Mai smiled as a large red dragon with black feathers around its eyes appeared inside the tank.
Mako's jaw dropped at the site of this, "What do you think you're doing?" He asked.
Mai just smirked.
"I suppose I should explain. Level Conversion Lab will randomly change the level of one monster in my hand, in this case my Harpy's Pet Dragon (2000/1000), to a new level between 2 and 6 for one turn depending on what I roll on one die. If the result is one, then my dragon is destroyed, but I'd say the odds are in my favor."
"This seems like something Joey Wheeler would do." Mako commented.
"He has a point there." Mai thought, "But I something just drew me to this card."
An electronic die appeared on the computer screen and began to randomly change from one face to another before settling on 3.
"Now my dragon is a level three monster so I can summon it this turn! Come on out my precious pet!" Mai ordered
The tank of water burst open, revealing a soaking wet and thoroughly pissed dragon, which the Cyber Harpy began to comfort.
"Of course my dragon gets an extra 300 attack for each Harpy Lady on the field. And since it's level three it's immune to your Gravity Bind! Harpy's Pet Dragon (2300/1000) attack that rusted tin can with firestorm tornado!"
A huge blast of wind and fire launched from the beast's mouth and Mako's Burgoth (1700/1000) was reduced to a pile of scrap metal and the resulting explosion sent shards of iron and glass right toward the water duelist, creating a series of cuts over his body.
Mai LP: 6300
Mako LP: 5400
Mako glared at Mai.
"Okay, nice move. Too bad that once you end you're turn that dragon is going to be a level seven monster, so my Gravity Bind will keep it from attacking again." He taunted.
"That's what you think bottom feeder! I activate my other face down card: Harpy's Leash!" Mai announced as the card turned over.
"Wait, you mean you played those just to get your dragon out!" Mako shouted
"It used to be a bit of a problem for me, but these cards make things much easier." Mai explained
The dragon immediately gained a golden chain attached to the collar around its neck. Cyber Harpy stepped forward and took hold of the chain and the beast let out a soothing, purring sound.
"Now then, this spell I just used can only work on Harpy's sweet little dragon, and it keeps it from getting into trouble by keeping its attack, defense, type, attribute, and level from changing as long as there is a monster named 'Harpy Lady' on the field. That means that even though I end my turn here, my dragon will stay a three star monster since my Cyber Harpy gets treated just like a Harpy Lady." Mai explained.
"Which means Gravity Bind won't affect it." Mako grumbled as he drew his next card.
Then a smile crept across his face as he held up his new card.
"I activate Card of Sanctity so draw your cards." He shouted.
Mako and Mai each drew until they held six cards in their hands.
Once more Mako started laughing.
"Time for you to see what a big mistake it was to challenge me!"
Mai stared at Mako, confused.
"Um… excuse me? You're the one that challenged me!" She pointed out
Mako blinked and glared at his foe, then shook his head.
"That's not the point! The point is, you're going to lose and your dueling talent is going to be sealed inside my crystal of water!"
Mai shook her head.
"Mako, listen. I think this seal is affecting your mind some…"
Mako, obviously not listening, cut her off as he held up another card.
"Now is the time to call forth my ultimate monster! I activate Raising of the Water Master and give up two monsters from my hand whose total level is eight, in this case Mermaid Knight and Gagagigo, to summon: WATER MASTER---HYDROS (2700/2000)!"
A new card materialized on the field, this one depicting an ancient throne with a mermaid swimming in front of it, her hands raised up as if she were calling for someone. The faint images of two monsters suddenly jumped into the card, which sank into the ground. Just then a huge, mother-of-pearl throne appeared in front of Mako and a giant man with a scaly, blue fish tail emerged from the wall of water around the field and took a seat on the throne.
Mako began his maniacal laughter once more.
"Now face your doom Mai! Water Master Hydros! Attack that Cyber Harpy (1800/1300) with Waltz of Waves!"
A humongous blast of water shot from the wall surrounding the field and washed away the helpless bird woman and the remainder of the spray slapped and stung Mai.
"No!" Mai thought, "If I don't have a Harpy Lady on the field I lose my leash!"
Mai could only watch helplessly, however, as the golden chain around the pet dragon shattered into millions of golden shards.
Mai LP: 5400
Mako LP: 5400
Mako smiled as Mai's dragon (2000/1000) began to growl and the blue-green grid formed over its head.
"Now that I've taken care of that harpy, that dragon will be paralyzed like it's supposed to be. And soon your life points will be easy pickings for me and my ultimate lord of the ocean!"
Mai stared up at her opponent's water master (2700/2000) and winced as she drew her next card.
"I don't have a single monster that can match that beast! I'll have to play it safe for a while." She thought.
Mai quickly shifted the positions of the cards on her disk, from vertical to horizontal.
"I switch my remaining monsters into defense mode. That's all." Mai declared dropping a spare card from her hand to bring her hand down to six cards.
Mako laughed as he drew another card and pointed toward the Harpy Lady Sisters (1950/2100).
"Time to clear away a few more pesky birds. Hydros wipe the floor with the sisters!"
Hydros waved his hand and another spray of salt water smashed the Harpy sisters and further angered Harpy's Pet Dragon (2000/1000).
Mako smiled, "Oh dear. It seems that Ms. Valentine's little dragon doesn't like that his friends got washed away. Well get used to it because you're next!"
Mai drew a new card.
"That's what you think bait breath! I activate Heavy Storm to wipe out every spell and trap on the field. Including Gravity Bind and this stupid seal!" She shouted
A huge tornado blasted up around the field, but as it dropped Mai found that the blue circle and wall of water still surrounded her.
"Hey what's the big idea?" Mai yelled.
Mako had a look of relief on his face as he gestured toward his field spell.
"I had almost forgotten. The seal can't be destroyed until I want to destroy it. Tough luck, I guess you'll just have to think of something else!"
"Drat that proves it!" Mai thought, "Well I'm not going to let this get the better of me."
"Fine then!" Mai growled as a large bruise appeared on her right shoulder, "I'll activate Premature Burial to call back Cyber Harpy Lady (1800/1300) and then activate my second Elegant Egotist to bring in another Harpy Lady Sisters (1950/2100)!"
Mai's dragon (2300/1000) roared in delight as his masters returned and turned its gaze on Mako.
"You're creatures still can't beat Hydros!" Mako shouted.
"Normally no, which is why I'm activating my Triangle Ecstasy Spark, which will raise the attack of my Harpy Sisters to 2700 for one turn!" Mai called out.
The trio of bird women let out a screech as they clustered together and an orb of electricity formed between them. Then Mai held up one more card.
"And now for the spell Follow Wind to raise the Harpy Sisters (3000/2100) by an additional 300 attack points! Now Harpies, attack Hydros with Triangle Ecstasy Blast!"
The Harpy trio joined together and launched a blast of electricity straight at Hydros, who let out a shout as he burst apart.
"And now my remaining monsters will attack you directly! Go!" Mai ordered.
Mako screamed as Mai's remaining monsters flew forward. Both creatures were posed to slam Mako with their taloned appendages, when a wall of water shot up around him absorbing the blows. The creatures flew back, confused, and Mako reappeared, looking thoroughly exhausted and terrified as his LP counter ticked down.
Mai LP: 4600
Mako LP: 700
Mai smiled.
"That's all for my turn fish boy." She said.
Mako drew his next card and smiled.
"Time for me to lay one card face down and play my Level Limit Area B spell card! Now all monsters that are level four or higher have to go to defense mode. That's all."
Mai's monsters all shuddered and fell to the ground, rendered harmless by a wave of magic that emanated from Mako's card
Mai drew her card and Mako's face down card flipped up. A tide washed over Mako's half of the field as his water master (2700/2000) returned!
"What the…" Mai shouted.
"I activate Call of the Haunted to return my monster to the field." Mako announced.
Mai glared at the beast and held up a card.
"Well, I'll at least take care of that annoying Level Limit card with De-spell!" She announced.
Mako just laughed as his limiter vanished in a pulse of magical energy.
"De-spell! That isn't going to help Mai! Hydros is far too powerful!"
Mai slid one more card into her disk.
"I lay this face down and end my turn." She stated.
As Mako picked up his next card a terrifying grin spread across his face.
"You're in for it now Mai! I'll activate the Pot of Greed to draw two more cards."
Mako drew and began to laugh maniacally.
"And now I discard one card to play Lightning Vortex to destroy every face up monster that you control!"
A huge lightning storm began to crackle above the duel! Suddenly a blast of lightning shot down to Mai's half of the field.
"No!" Mai shouted as her monsters vanished in a burst of electricity.
Mako smiled as he held up another card from his hand.
"Now for Megamorph and the end of this duel. Since I have the fewest life points, it will double the original attack of whatever I equip it to, so I'll give it to my water master! Hydros (5200/2000) strike her down!"
Hydros laughed as he took a strange brown pendant and put it around his neck. Immediately, Hydros began to change.
A huge dorsal fin shot out of his back, and his mouth began to fill with rows of sharp teeth like a shark's. The monster roared as claws sprouted from his finger tips and his powerful tail turned from a scaly texture to one more like sandpaper.
The transformed beast let out a horrible noise that sounded like a mix between a laugh and a growl as he fired a blast of water right at Mai.
Suddenly Mai's face down card turned over.
"I'm not out yet beach bum! I activate A Hero Emerges. Now pick one card from my hand and if it's a monster I get to special summon it!" She shouted
Mako looked over the two cards in his opponent's hand.
"Fine, I'll choose the left card." He declared.
Mai smiled.
"Good, because you just picked my second Cyber Harpy (1800/1300)!" She announced, "So I'll summon her in attack mode!"
The monster materialized in front of Mai and let out a screech as it was immediately washed away by Hydros. Mai braced herself as the remainder of the water blast struck her, almost knocking her off of the platform.
Mai LP: 1200
Mako LP: 700
Mako laughed.
"You summoned it in attack mode! How idiotic! What was the point of that?" He laughed.
Mai grinned as she drew her next card.
"You'll see soon enough. I use Pot of Greed." She explained
Mai pulled two cards off of her disk then placed one in her disk. A strange light began to cover the field, and Mai's graveyard began to glow.
"Now I activate Soul Charge to bring back my Cyber Harpy (1800/1300) and Harpy's Pet Dragon (2300/1000) at the cost of 500 LP each!" She announced.
The two creatures appeared looking mild ticked off that they had been destroyed so many times and the bruise on Mai's shoulder expanded
Mai LP: 200
Mako LP: 700
Mako shook his head in confusion.
"Wait a minute, I don't get it. I have the strongest monster on the field and now, thanks to that spell, I have more LP..."
A sudden look of realization crossed the ocean duelist's face as his Hydros (1450/2000) groaned and returned to his original form! What's more, he began to shrink in size until he was about half his original height.
"Oh crud!" Mako shouted, "I forgot, when I have more LP Megamorph cuts the attack of the monster it's attached to in half!"
Mai smiled.
"That's right, lucky for you Soul Charge keeps the monsters that I just summoned from attacking. So I'll just lay one card down and end my turn."
A facedown card appeared in front of Mai and her dragon and harpy both glared at Mako.
Mako was shuddering from fear as he drew, but he sighed with relief as he saw his new card.
"Time to say goodbye Mai. I activate Ocean of Regeneration to bring back my Amphibious Burgoth MK III (1700/1000) for one turn. And because my seal is still called Umi it can attack you directly so this duel is over!"
A pool of water appeared next to Hydros, out of which burst the red submarine which began to take aim at Mai.
Suddenly, Mai's face down card turned over and a huge ball of snakes with a single, glowing eye in the center of them rose out of the ground.
"You're right Mako, this duel is over. Unfortunately for you I've won! I've activated Gorgon's Eye which causes all monsters on the field to lose their special abilities for one turn!" Mai announced.
Immediately, Burgoth's cannon turned to solid stone and stopped where it was, just a few degrees away from hitting Mai.
Mako looked frantically over the field and at his one remaining hand card (A Legendary Ocean) trying to find a way out of this situation, and then realizing there was none.
Mai smiled. "Looks like you don't have any cards that can help you. And your Burgoth disappears once you end your turn."
Mako began to shake with fear as the crystal in his anklet glowed with a brilliant blue light. Mai's dragon (2300/1000) let out a roar while the Cyber Harpy (1800/1300) spread her wings and let out a screech to celebrate her impending victory.
"So," Mai smirked, "do you give up yet?"
Mako stared up at the dragon, then the harpy, then both his monsters, and finally looked Mai in the eye.
"Yes." He declared, holding one hand over his deck.
The water around the field began to move toward Mako as he held his hand over his deck.
Mai LP: 200
Mako LP: FORFEIT
"I didn't think he'd actually surrender!" Mai said to herself.
"D…d…darn y…y…you Mai!" Stuttered Mako as the seal of water began to close in on him, "My lord isn't going to be happy about this!"
Mako's entire body was shaking and, despite her shock at the sudden win, Mai could tell that he was shivering from fear.
Mai wanted to say something, but she was still in shock, she had never won by forfeit before. She was not at all happy with the cold feeling it left in her stomach
"Memo to self, never forfeit. It's not worth it. And don't make a habit out of winning this way" She thought.
Then a horrid look of realization crossed her face.
"Wait a minute, I won so what happens to him?" She asked herself, "If this seal acts like the last one I encountered then…"
An image of Joey falling to the ground unconscious passed through her mind. Finally finding her voice again, Mai looked at her opponent.
"Mako I'm…" She started.
But before she could finish Mako stamped his right foot on the ground. Immediately, the wall of water surrounding the field fell away, crashing back into the pool around them and absolutely soaking Mai. Mai spat out a mouthful of water, and looked up to see Mako was gone.
Sighing, Mai checked to make sure her cards and disk were undamaged and then held them over her head as she eased into the pool. As she carefully kicked her way over to the edge to climb out she tried to think of a plan to handle this sudden attack, but could only come up with one.
Climbing out of the pool, Mai headed back to the locker she had rented for the day where she left her cell phone.
"There's only one person to call when it comes to dealing with weird duelists." She muttered as she opened the locker.
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About fifteen minutes later, Mako popped out of an underground water pipeline.
"Okay, that's the last time I'm doing that!" He thought as he swam to the surface.
Looking around near the surface, he could see that he had come out near the Domino City docks. Sighing with relief his crystal's light extinguished and he slowly floated down as deep as he could go. He just floated in the water, watching the fish come and go feeling the tension from his duel ease away. When suddenly a ball of green light popped into view in front of him.
"Would ye mind telling me what exactly happened there?" A voice echoed through Mako's mind, "I could have sworn you were a competent duelist. What with you being in professional dueling tourneys before, but I must be mistaken. Ye had one of the easier targets and ye messed up! The wee lass Zeffie did better than yew, and yer supposed to have the most experience at this game. What do you have to say to yerself?"
It was clear to Mako that this was a very angry voice, and he gulped involuntarily.
"I apologize my lord." He thought, "I guess I just wasn't feeling like myself. I realize that I could have done better…"
"Well then we'll just have to cover this in more detail when all of you report back." The voice interrupted, "After all, we're still one member short."
"Someone else hasn't engaged their target yet?" Mako asked, "I thought I was going to be the last one!"
"The final member of our little team has yet to challenge the target." The voice explained, "But on the other hand this is one of the most important ones, so they must be taking their time for a reason. Now, report back ASAP so we can prepare for later."
The light disappeared leaving Mako alone. Mako sighed and his body turned as clear as the water around him as he began to swiftly flow away.
"Well, at least he didn't seem too angry." Mako thought.
Some wild ride, eh folks? And the fun isn't over yet. In our next chapter, the final target and the final elemental duelist will be revealed! Prepare yourself for our next chapter
True Colors
See ya then.
Original Cards
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Soul Charge
Spell Card
You may special summon up to five monsters from your graveyard to the field at the cost of 500 life points each. Monsters special summoned in this way will be unable to attack in the same turn they are summoned.
This card was first used on the show by Raphael in the episode "Grappling with a Guardian part 3." All creative credit for this card goes to the writers of that episode.
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Elemental Seal of Water
Spell Card
Field
Image of a blue circle surrounded by strange blue symbols. A series of blue wavy lines is in the center of it.
This card cannot be removed from the field. As long as this card remains on the field, increase the attack of all WATER monsters on your side of the field by 200 points. The controller of this card may treat all monsters on his/her side of the field as WATER monsters. All water monsters on your side of the field are treated as though they are level one.
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Rename
Spell
Image of a Goblin Calligrapher holding up a pen and paper as though he was ready to take notes.
Pay one-quarter of your life points, and remove one card in your deck, hand, or graveyard from play. Treat any one card on the field as though it had the same name as the removed card (but none of the effects of the removed card). This effect lasts so long as the renamed card remains on the field.
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Raising of the Water Master
Spell Card
Ritual
Image of a mermaid swimming in front of a huge mother-of-pearl throne. Her arms are raised as though she is calling to someone.
This spell may be used to summon "Water Master-Hydros" by sacrificing monsters from your hand or field whose total level stars equal eight or more.
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Water Master-Hydros
Monster
WATER
Aqua
Ritual/Effect
2500/2000
A huge merman sitting on a gigantic throne.
This monster can only be summoned by using "Raising of the Water Master" and by sacrificing monsters from your hand or field whose total level stars equal eight or more.
Surprise note: you haven't seen the last of this card, or all of what it can do. Look forward to learning it's last power in a later chapter!
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Harpy's Leash
Spell Card
Equipment
Image of a golden collar with a golden chain attached to it.
This Card can only be equipped to "Harpy's Pet Dragon". If you do not have a "Harpy Lady" face up on your side of the field, destroy this card. As long as this card remains face up on the field, the monster equipped with it can not change its attack, defense, level, attribute, or type from what they were when this card was activated.
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