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OK, I'm only gonna say this once: I DO NOT TAKE DECKLIST SUBMISSIONS ANYMORE! STOP SENDING THEM! I WILL NOT USE THEM! I HAVE MORE THEN ENOUGH! IF I HAVE NEED OF DECKLISTS, I WILL PUT IT IN MY AUTHOR'S NOTE! STOP SENDING DECKLISTS THROUGH THE REVIEWS! E-MAIL! YOU KNOW? I DO NOT ACCEPT ANY MORE DECKLISTS! I WILL DELETE ANY FURTHER SUBMISSIONS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT WITHOUT MY CONSENT! NO MORE DECKLISTS!
Sorry if I seem to overreact, but I just received another submission, and that was the last straw! Decklist submissions have been pouring in ever since Battle City II. I have no need for further decklist submissions! Most of them are just cobbled together and have no card descriptions, no character profile, nothing but the card names! This really shows me you put no effort into creating it and encourages me to just trash your crappy decklist!
"Looser goes first," said the other Arrathir "One swamp and I summon Putrid Imp (1/1). Next, I discard Avatar of Woe to give the Imp flying until end of turn. Your move."
"Fine," said Eva "One mountain. I summon Mogg Fanatic and sack him to kill off your imp. Go."
"Draw, and I play Wasteland," said the other Arrathir "Tap my swamp and play Vampiric Tutor." The spirit placed Exhume on top of his deck. "Go."
"I play Wasteland and sack it to destroy your wasteland," said Eva "Next, I tap my mountain to summon Jackal Pup (2/1). End turn."
The other Arrathir frowned at his hand.
Hmm. She king of screwed us over by destroying our land. Nothing to do but wait until I draw another land.
"I tap my swamp to play Cabal Therapy, and I say Magma Jet." Eva showed him her hand: it contained two Magma Jet cards. Frowning, she discarded them.
"Your turn."
"Rishadan Port," said Eva "And I attack with Jackal Pup."
EVA: 20
ARRATHIR: 18
"End turn."
"Excellent," said the other Arrathir "I tap one swamp and play Duress." Eva showed her hand again: Seal of Fire, Blistering Firecat, and Wasteland. "Loose the Seal of Fire," said the other Arrathir "End turn."
"Wasteland," said Eva "And I summon Grim Lavamancer (1/1). Now, I attack with Jackal Pup and end my turn."
EVA: 20
ARRATHIR: 16
"Third swamp," said Arrathir "And now I play Exhume to return Avatar of Woe (6/5, fear) to play!"
"I return Mogg Fanatic (1/1)," said Eva.
"End turn."
"Another mountain," said Eva "And I end my turn."
"I play Night's Whisper," said the other Arrathir "I draw two cards and loose two life."
EVA: 20
ARRATHIR: 14
"Next, I play a swamp and end my turn."
"I summon Slith Firewalker (1/1, haste)," said Eva "Next, I tap one mountain and use Grim Lavamancer's effect to remove two cards in my graveyard from the game to deal two damage to you. End turn."
EVA: 20
ARRATHIR: 12
"I play my last Cabal Therapy and say Blistering Firecat!" said the other Arrathir. Eva sadly discarded her creature. "Now I play Reanimate! This card returns one creature from a graveyard to play under my control. There's just one catch: I loose life equal to its converted mana cost. I bring Blistering Firecat (7/1, trample, haste) back and attack you with it!"
"I block with Mogg Fanatic," said Eva "And I sack it before it dies to deal one damage to you."
EVA: 14
ARRATHIR: 7
"End turn."
"I play Sulfuric Vortex," said Eva "And I use my Lavamancer's effect to deal two more damage to you. Go."
EVA: 14
ARRATHIR: 3
Shit! We are so screwed. I just drew Night's Whisper, like that's going to help!
We have to keep trying! Trust the Heart of the Cards!
"Allright!" said the other Arrathir "I'm risking it all on this one shot! I play Night's Whisper!"
EVA: 14
ARRATHIR: 1
"Get ready, Eva! I'm about to use your Sulfuric Vortex against you! I play a swamp and play Ashen Powder to bring your Firecat back to play! Finally, I attack with Blistering Firecat and Avatar of Woe!"
Eva observed the field and suddenly realized the truth.
"Damned if you do and damned if you don't," said the other Arrathir as Eva realized no matter what she did, she would loose. If she blocked with Jackal Pup and Slith Firewalker, she would take 11 damage, bringing her down to 3, but Jackal Pup had an ability that when dealt damage it dealt that much damage to its controller.
"No matter what, I loose next turn," she said "I block with Slith Firewalker."
EVA: 2
ARRATHIR: 1
"End turn."
EVA: 0
ARRATHIR: 1
"Ready for the tie-breaker?" asked the other Arrathir.
"I'll start this time," said Eva "I play one mountain and summon Mogg Fanatic (1/1). Your move."
The other Arrathir drew his eighth card.
No Putrid Imp or Vampiric Tutor, great.
"I play one swamp and end my turn."
"Your attention please," said the PA "Five minutes left in the first round."
"I play a mountain and play Seal of Fire," said Eva "Next, I attack you with Mogg Fanatic. Go, and hurry it up. I don't want to end this in a draw."
EVA: 20
ARRATHIR: 19
"Fine, I play another swamp and summon Putrid Imp (1/1). I discard Havoc Demon to give him flying."
"In response," said Eva "I'll sack Mogg Fanatic to deal one damage to it."
"Fine," said the other Arrathir, putting his creature in his graveyard "Your turn."
"I summon Jackal Pup (2/1) and Grim Lavamancer (1/1). I end my turn," said Eva.
"Third swamp," said the other Arrathir "And I play Duress." Eva showed him her hand: Sulfuric Vortex, Wasteland, Grim Lavamancer, Magma Jet, and Cursed Scroll. "Discard the Sulfuric Vortex," said the other Arrathir "Next, I play Cabal Therapy and make you discard your Magma Jet. End turn."
"You're only helping me by making me discard," said Eva "I summon Slith Firewalker (1/1, haste). Now I attack with Firewalker, Jackal Pup, and Grim Lavamancer!"
EVA: 20
ARRATHIR: 15
"Also," said Eva "When Slith Firewalker deals combat damage to you, I put a +1+1 counter on him. (2/2) Go."
"I play Exhume," said Arrathir "We each return a creature from our graveyards to play. I return Havoc Demon (5/5, flying)!"
"And I return Mogg Fanatic (1/1)," said Eva.
"Now to clear the field," said the other Arrathir "I sack Havoc Demon to flashback Cabal Therapy. Discard your Cursed Scroll. When Havoc Demon goes to the graveyard, all creatures in play get -5/-5!" Eva put all her creatures into her graveyard. "End turn."
"You'll pay for that!" said Eva "Mountain! Next I sack Seal of Fire to deal two damage to you!"
EVA: 20
ARRATHIR: 13
"Finally, I summon Jackal Pup (2/1). End turn!"
"Swamp," said the other Arrathir "And I Consume Spirit your Jackal Pup for one."
EVA: 19
ARRATHIR: 14
"Next, I play Vampiric Tutor!" said the other Arrathir, placing Exhume on top of his library "Your move."
"Draw!" said Eva "Well, this is going to hurt. Mountain, and I summon Blistering Firecat (7/1, haste, trample). I attack you directly with Firecat!"
EVA: 19
ARRATHIR: 7
"Don't you remember what happened last time you tried this?" said Arrathir "Let me refresh your memory. Exhume on your Firecat! As well, I summon Putrid Imp (1/1). Have a taste of your own medicine! I attack with Firecat!"
EVA: 12
ARRATHIR: 7
"I won't let that happen again!' said Eva "I summon Grim Lavamancer (1/1). Go."
"How's that going to help?" laughed the other Arrathir, tapping out "I Consume Spirit you for two! End turn."
EVA: 10
ARRATHIR: 9
Another announcement came over the PA "Attention. The first round of the PTQ is now over. If you are not finished your games at this point, you may take an additional ten turns to try to finish your game. If there is no winner at this point, the duel in considered a draw."
"Watch this!" said Eva "I remove two cards from my graveyard (Firecat being one of them) and use Lavamancer to deal two damage to your Imp. Next, I summon Slith Firewalker (1/1, haste) and attack with it!"
EVA: 10
ARRATHIR: 8
"My turn," said the other Arrathir "I play Zombify to return my Havoc Demon (5/5, flying) to play. Go."
"I remove two more cards in my graveyard to deal two more damage to you," said Eva.
EVA: 10
ARRATHIR: 6
"Next, I Magma Jet you and scry two. End turn."
EVA: 10
ARRATHIR: 4
"I play another swamp and Consume Spirit you for three," said the other Arrathir.
EVA: 7
ARRATHIR: 7
"Go."
"I play Seal of Fire, sacking it to deal two damage to you," said Eva "And I remove two cards from my graveyard to deal two damage to you directly."
EVA: 7
ARRATHIR: 3
"I play Cabal Therapy," said the other Arrathir "Seal of Fire!" Eva revealed her only card: Sulfuric Vortex. "Now," said the other Arrathir "I sack Havoc Demon to Flashback Cabal Therapy and I make you discard your Sulfuric Vortex. Go."
"You're good," said Eva "But I'm not planning to loose this match! I Magma Jet you for two! End turn!"
EVA: 7
ARRATHIR: 1
"You're not so bad yourself," said the other Arrathir "Swamp! And I play my final Consume Spirit on your for three, bringing us both to four."
EVA: 4
ARRATHIR: 4
"Finally, I use my last swamp to summon Putrid Imp (1/1), but since I have Threshold, he becomes a 2/2 and can't block. So, unless you plan on finishing me off on your next turn, I think we are going to tie. End turn."
"There's only one card that can win this for me now," said Eva, drawing. He face fell when she saw the card. "I Magma Jet your Imp for two. End turn."
"Well," said the other Arrathir "There's nothing I can do, so I end my turn."
EVA: 4
ARRATHIR: 4
"What? So we tie?" said Eva, flying into a fit of rage "You idiot! I told you I didn't want this to end in a tie! You could have at least beaten me!" With that, she gathered her cards and stormed off.
Arrathir regained control of his body as his other self reintegrated his soul room.
What was that all about?
I have no idea.
And what was taking over, without my consent all about?
You were obviously intimidated by that girl and this was causing you to play poorly. I had to do something.
I was not intimidated!
You know, if you like that girl, you really should pursue her. A mate would do you some good.
I DO NOT LIKE HER!
Sure, and Urza was a carrion salesman.
Shut up! Do you want to die?
If you want to kill me, you'd have to kill yourself and you would never have the balls to do that, naki (weakling).
Arrathir picked up his deck and went over to the main table to report his game and find his next opponent.
To be continued…
Author's note: WTF? A tie? And why was Eva so pissed? Who will Arrathir face next?
SeraphSong: Arrathir's going to be facing many people in this story. You can't assume the first red player he faces is the Keeper of Red Mana.
ROwned: My rant at the beginning of the chapter answers your question.
Technomagus: Yes, you got me there, but if you noticed, I've corrected these mistakes when I re-posted Chapter 2.
The ACS Dude: Yes, Arrathir's game play was as bad as it gets. Thank God for his other self.
TomDragonblade: See note to SeraphSong.
kei-deathstrike: The apparent lack of time you put into making your decklist really does not encourage me to use it. You give no card description, no character description, nothing but the names. Sorry, but I can't accept this shitty decklist.