Author's note.
Hello everyone, welcome two another chapter. Here, we get to see Striker's skills as a duelist, a heroic moment by Yuya and a reference to Madagascar. So, leave a review, sit back, relax and enjoy the show.
Chapter 18
A Royal of Sin Part 3
"Aren't you Striker?" Asked Charlie.
"You know who I am?", asked Striker. "I'm touched".
"Let's just say your assassination attempts didn't go unnoticed" said Charlie.
"The only reason why you ain't gettin' a stomach full of lead is that my client wants you and your friends with beatin' hearts", said Striker. "Otherwise, I'da shot ya for that comment". Charlie then noticed something on Striker's left arm.
"Is that a duel disk?" Asked Charlie.
"So what if it is?" Asked Striker.
"Then why don't we settle this like cowboys do?", asked Charlie. "With a duel".
"Hm, I guess so", said Sytiker. "After all, I'd hate to waste the bullets". Both then activate their duel disks.
"LET'S DUEL!".
Charlie: 4000
Striker: 4000
Back in the stadium.
Everyone was shocked by Striker's appearance.
"What is that thing?" Asked Fredrick.
"It looks like a demon" answered Skip.
"One with a cowboy motif" said Yoko.
Back with Charlie.
"My move", said Charlie drawing the top card of her deck. "I summon Bune of the Seven Rings". My monster then appeared on the field.
"Net", I said. "I'll place these cards facedown, your move".
"Mighty kind of ya to let me strut this, my draw", said Striker. "I play the spell Infernity Charity. Now, all I gotta do is draw three cards from my deck. However, I gotta toss out any monsters I drew". He then drew the top three cards of his deck and then sent two the graveyard.
"Yee-haw, I got what I needed", said Striker. "I summon, Infernity Necromancer". A skeleton with green hair wearing purple robes then appeared on Striker's field.
Infernity Necromancer
Level: 3
Attribute: Dark
Type: Fiend
ATK: 0
DEF: 2000
"Next, I play the spell card, one for one", said Striker. "Now, all I gotta do is send a monster from my hand to the graveyard and I can special summon a level 1 monster from my hand. So, I send my Infernity Guardian to the graveyard to summon Infernity Avenger". Striker's new monster was a little creature dressed like a cowboy holding guns.
Infernity Avenger
Level: 1
Attribute: Dark
Type: Fiend
ATK: 0
DEF: 0
"Next, I'll place the rest of my hand facedown", said Striker. "Now, that allows my Necromancer's effect to activate. Since my hand's empty, I can summon an 'Infernity' monster from my graveyard. And the monster I choose is Infernity Patriarch". Striker's new monster was a patriarch wearing white cloth with blue and orange armour.
Infernity Patriarch
Level: 4
Attribute: Dark
Type: Fiend
ATK: 1000
DEF: 2000
In the stadium.
"He summoned three monsters already" said Fredrick impressed.
"And that's not all", said Skip. "Try adding up the levels of those monsters".
"Mmm, lets see", said Ally fiddling with her fingers. "There's a level 1, a level 3 and a level 4. Add them together and you get-".
"A level 8!" Shouted Fredrick.
With Charlie.
"I tune my level 1 Infernity Avenger with my level 3 Necromancer with my level 4 Patriarch", said Striker performing the summon. "I synchro summon! Infernity Savage Dragon!". Striker's new monster was a bipedal dragon with dark-blue skin, deer-like horns, orange wings and orange fur around it's neck.
Infernity Savage Dragon
Level: 8
Attribute: Dark
Type: Dragon
ATK: 3000
DEF: 2500
"Now then, I think it's time I showed you how we do things in the Ring of Wrath", said Striker. "Now, Infernity Savage Dragon! Attack! With Infernity Blazer!". Infernity Savage Dragon then fired a stream of blue fire from it's mouth, directly at Bune, which destroyed it. But, before the flames could hit Charlie, something picked her. She then saw that she was on the back of a pink hippo wearing a maroon suit vest and a top hat.. And riding it was…
"Yuya" said Charlie.
"Good thing I had Hip Hippo in my hand" said Yuya.
Performapal Hip Hippo
Level: 3
Attribute: Earth
Type: Beast
ATK: 800
DEF: 800
Charlie: 4000 - 1400 = 2600
Striker the hopped onto his dragons back and they rode off.
"As cute as this hippo is", said Charlie. "It doesn't have enough to defeat Savage Dragon".
"That's why I got a plan", said Yuya with a smirk. "It's time to wow the crowd with Hip Hippo's favourite trick".
"Favourite trick?" Asked Charlie.
"You see", said Yuya. "Hip Hippo is a very special hippo. If I tribute him right now, it counts as two monster for any level seven or higher monster". His hippo then disappeared, but soon, came a dragon with red and gold armour with hetricromic eyes.
"Meet one of the main stars of this show", said Yuya. "Odd Eyes Pendulum Dragon".
Odd Eyes Pendulum Dragon
Level: 7
Attribute: Dark
Type: Dragon
Scale: 4
ATK: 2500
DEF: 2000
"Oooooooooo, this is a nice dragon", said Charlie. "But, it's still 500 points weaker. Oh, wait, I'll activate a spell card of my own. I play Elixer of the Wrathful Soul. This card allows me to banish one 'Seven Rings' monster from my graveyard to give any monster of my choice a power boost equal to the attack points of the monster I banished until the end of the turn. So, I banish Bune to increase Odd-Eyes' attack by 1600".
Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon
ATK: 2500 + 1600 = 4100
'Whoa, that's quite the impressive display of teamwork there. Now this Striker fellow is about to get burned'.
"Now, Odd-Eyes", said Yuya. "Attack Infernity Savage Dragon! Spiral Flame Strike!". Odd-Eyes then fired a spiralling beam of red flames at Infernity Savage Dragon.
"Sorry, but I can't let ya do that", said Striker. "I activate my Dragon's ability. If I have no cards in my hand, I can send one card from my spell and trap card zone to the graveyard to negate my monster's destruction". One of the cards in Striker's back row disappeared and his dragon was safe.
"But your life points won't be", said Yuya. "Since Odd-Eyes is battling a monster that's level 5 or above. Any damage you take is double".
"Ya know kid, there's a saying in the Wrath ring", said Striker. "Ya always gotta be prepared. And I was. So I activate my facedown. The trap card, Infernity Wall. Now, since I have no cards in my hand, during this battle phase, I take no damage". An invisible wall then protected Striker from the blast.
'Who the hell is this guy?', Yuya asked himself. 'And why does he feel so familiar'.
Meanwhile, with Vaggie.
They were riding the subway train and everyone couldn't help but look at them.
"Hey! Take a picture!", shouted Vaggie. "It'll last longer". Every human then looked away.
"Wow, nice work" said Angel Dust. An announcement then came over the intercom.
"Did it just say Paradise Central station?" Asked Angel Dust.
"This is it" said Vaggie.