34. Power Duel! Violet VS Quartz
"Remind me exactly why we're here..." Hide asked, yawning as him, Kyu, and Yukie stood in a straight horizontal line with many other Obelisk Blue students.
"Quartz is arriving back to Duelist Academy and Kaiba wants us to show our respect even though he was the one who planned to take us down.' Kyu replied, still drowsy from the sleepless night.
The helicopter arrived, landing on the helipad, a group of security guards ushered him out. "I hope there aren't any more of these plans or you'll be gone and never coming back." Kaiba said, standing in front of him.
Kaiba then faced the Obelisk Blue students. "Dismissed!" Kaiba said. Everyone hurriedly walked away as Quartz grabbed his bag and continued forward.
"Doxx! Don't leave your such a great roommate!" Sophia said, waving her hand as Doxx quickly escaped the room with his bag.
"Haha, finally getting your place back eh?" Kyu said.
"Yes, finally." Doxx side. "I think Violet's been lonesome."
"What about Violet?" Kyu asked.
"She's my roommate, didn't you know?" Doxx said.
"No, you never told me that!" Kyu said surprised.
"Oh sorry." Doxx laughed as Kyu followed Doxx to the Ra Yellow Dormitory. "Come on in."
The door opened and Violet peered through, seeing Doxx and Kyu. "Kyu... Doxx..." Violet said, letting them in.
"Quartz, your reputation is hurting you now." A black figure said in Quartz's PDA.
"I know... I just can't get myself together... All my plots... They aren't me. I just want to be the best." Quartz said, looking away.
"Best? You call all those duels the best? Your just a fool. You're obviously not trying your best." The voice smirked. "Unless you defeat a high ranked duelist, you'll return home for a week under going Duelist Therapy."
"Duelist Therapy?" Quartz asked.
"A program for problem Duelist, obviously you have a problem, we want to cure that, make you number one." The voice said, chuckling afterwards. Quartz got freaked out, turning off the PDA.
"Kaiba, I inform you from Quartz father, to gain his reputation back he has requested a duel, between Quartz and a high ranked student." Isona said to Kaiba.
"I had a feeling this would happen. What type of father forces their kids into a game like this..." Kaiba said, looking at a sheet of high ranked duelist.
"Kyu-Haru, no. Too many encounters, might turn out bad." Kaiba said. "Doxx, ain't going to happen. Hmm... Violet..."
"Violet? Seems doubtful." Isona said.
"I don't pay you to think for me." Kaiba said. "Hook them two up."
"Right away sir." Isona said, leaving to notify the duelist, Violet.
"So Violet, how's your days been." Kyu asked, breaking the silence as Doxx unpacked.
"I've seen better days." Violet said, combing her black hair in front of her vanity. Violet's duel monsters cards were scattered neatly across her desk, viewing each one, separating them into two piles.
"Whatcha doing there?" Kyu said, peering over her head.
"Deck reconstruction. Mimura thinks I carry too many cards." Violet smirked. "But obviously he doesn't know a thing."
Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Everyone's head turned to the door. "Let me get it!" Kyu said, running to the door.
Kyu opened it, seeing Isona. "Kyu-Haru?" Isona said.
"Isona?" Kyu said.
"What are you do..." Isona said when suddenly Doxx pulled Kyu aside.
"Can I help you?" Doxx asked.
"Violet, I need her." Isona said. Violet got up, taking her deck with her and slipping it in her deck case on her belt. Isona closed the door behind him.
"Duel Quartz? Why?" Violet asked.
"A request by Seto Kaiba, if you don't then you'll be reduced down to Quartz level of rank." Isona said.
"Fine, but I don't see why this is so important. Seto Kaiba, such a jerk. He just wants to see two very successfully students go at each other." Violet said loudly.
"Sounds like she doesn't really like Kaiba." Kyu thought to himself.
Violet opened the door, quickly entering, facing Isona. "Remember to meet after lunch at the..." Isona said when Violet slammed the door on him. "Obelisk Blue Duel Arena!" Isona finished.
"Some nerve..." Violet said, taking her duel disk.
"What's up?" Doxx asked.
"Can you believe this jerk, Seto Kaiba is. He's forcing me to duel Quartz for his own entertainment." Violet said. "After lunch at the Obelisk Blue Dueling Arena, you can come, but don't expect much because this duel will be fast."
"Where are you going? Lunch isn't until an hour and a half." Kyu said as Violet opened the door.
"I need a bath, this stress is giving me brain damage." She said, grabbing a towel on her way.
"What's her deal with Seto Kaiba?" Kyu asked.
"Oh you know, a person who hates rich snobs." Doxx said, leaning against a bed post. "But really, you get use to it."
Violet sat in the giant tub, soaking her hair and taking a sigh. "What's on your mind, Violet?" Genesis said from the other side.
"Nothing." Violet said, looking away.
"A girl of your level shouldn't be worrying." Sophia said, appearing from the side.
"I have to duel Quartz today." Violet said, blushing.
"Oh really!" Sophia said as Genesis gasped.
"Well as a girl friend, I actually don't know what to do..." Genesis said as the two got out of the tub. "We'll see you later."
Violet sighed as lunch came by. She arrived to the Obelisk Blue Dueling Arena where Quartz waited. He gave Violet a greeting smile as Violet stood there with a straight face. Violet eyed Kaiba who sat up in the balcony.
"Isn't this interesting, two legends facing off, this shall be a duel to remember." Quartz said.
"Yup, I'll sure remember it." Violet said, rolling her eyes.
"Duel!" Both announced as their duel disk folded out, sliding their decks in, and their life point counter raising to 4000.
"I'll begin!" Violet announced. "I summon Element Hero, Clayman in defense position (2000/800). I'll also set a card face down and end my turn."
"So she'll be using the same tactic as she did against me." Kyu said, looking at the giant brute, defending itself with it's wide arms.
"I still don't see the point of this." Hide said, scratching his head as Doxx and Yukie fought over popcorn.
"Draw..." Quartz announced, drawing his card. "I'll Special Summon this, Gila Monster because of it's effect! (1600/1000)."
Suddenly a tall black lizard materialized onto the field, hissing at the hero lady. "Hmph..." Violet said, throwing her black hair back.
"Man, I can't imagine this duel ever happening..." Genesis said.
"Well it's happening alright." Sophia said, nudging Genesis.
"Next, I'll sacrifice Gila Monster, to summon this, Dark Rule Hades! (2450/1600)" Quartz announced as the giant well dressed demon materialized onto the field as his black lizard dissolved. "And destroy her Clayman!"
The demon sent a wave of darkness, destroying the brute. "I'll then set a card face down and end my turn." Quartz announced.
"Draw..." Violet announced. "I'll activate this, Raise Dead to bring back Element Hero, Clayman in attack position (800/2000)"
"Why would she summon it in attack position?" Kyu said, confused as the giant clay brute came up onto the field.
"I'll also summon this, Element Hero, Sparkman! (1600/1400)" Violet announced as the warrior materialized to the field, creating an electrical bubble around it. "Also, I'll activate this, Spark Gun, which will equip to my Sparkman, allowing me change the position of your monsters three times."
"Heh." Quartz said as the small gun fell within the electrical hero's hands. "Weak move."
"Sparkman! Use Spark Gun to switch Dark Ruler Hades into defense mode!" Violet announced as Sparkman aimed it's gun, shooting it at the demon, causing the demon to shield himself with his arms.
"Next, I'll activate this magic card, Clay Burst, switching the attack of my Clayman with it's defense for the price of discarding a card from my hand, to my graveyard." Violet explained, choosing a card from her hand and sending it to her graveyard slot.
"What?" Quartz gasped as the Clayman roared with power, it's attack power rising to 2000 while it's defense lowered to 800.
"Now destroy his Hades." Violet said calmly, pointing at the demon. The giant brute charged right through the demon and bashing into Quartz. "Also, damage is dealt to your life points even if your monster is in defense position."
Quartz growled as his life points reduced to 3600. "Stronger than I thought." Quartz said.
"Than you thought? Who do you think I am?" Violet smirked.
"Don't give me that attitude. You're just a pawn in this plan. I'll defeat you no matter what." Quartz growled.
"My turn ends." Violet announced.
"Draw..." Quartz announced, drawing his card. "I'll summon Death Cretin in defense mode (1700/1600). Then set two cards face down and end my turn."
"Draw..." Violet announced, smirking at the frail demon. "I have nothing to hide, Kaiba wants to be entertained? I'll make his jaw drop."
"I can't lose, I need my deck to allow me to win." Quartz growled. "I can't let everyone here see me lose again..."
"Quartz, you have no reason to be here anymore." Violet said, holding one of her cards up. "If Duelist Therapy is your last choice, then let it be. I sacrifice Element Hero Clayman and Element Hero Sparkman to summon this, Element Hero, Edgeman! (2600/1600)"
"Err.." Quartz growled as a golden armored warrior materialized onto the field.
"Edgeman, destroy his Death Cretin!" Violet announced, pointing at the small frail demon. The warrior sent two beams from it's eyes, destroying the demon easily. "And the effect of my Edgeman is activated, you still gain battle damage since your monster was in defense mode."
Quartz growled as his life points reduced to 2700. Suddenly Quartz laughed. "And now! The effect of my Death Cretin is activated!" Quartz said.
"What?" Violet said in shock. "This shouldn't be fair, he creates his own cards."
"When Death Cretin is destroyed, I can summon a certain monster from my hand, so now! I summon this, Death Lunger! (2700/1200)" Quartz announced as a tall black werewolf appeared, wielding a long scythe.
Violet growled. "I'll end my turn now." She announced.
"Draw..." Quartz announced. "Now, Death Lunger, destroy her Edgeman!"
"No..." Violet growled as the werewolf charged forward, slashing the armored warrior in half, destroying it.
"Violet's showing more emotion than before..." Kyu said. "I wonder if it's because she's in the presence of Seto Kaiba..."
Violet shielded herself from a gust of wind as her life points reduced to 3900. "Also, my Death Lunger has an effect, it can attack twice during battle phase if it is the only monster on my field." Quartz explained.
"No..." Violet gasped.
"Death Lunger! Attack her life points directly!" Quartz announced, pointing at Violet. The werewolf stood before her. Violet looked up in shock as the werewolf slashed at her with it's claw.
Violet screamed, stumbling backwards as her life points reduced to 1200. "Quartz, you'll pay..." Violet growled.
"Heh..." Quartz said, feeling cool since he's taking down the Ra Yellow legend so easily.
"I'll then activate one of my face down cards, Demonic Wave." Quartz announced. "This trap card pumps up my Death Lunger with a nice six hundred attack points."
The werewolf returned to Quartz's side of the field, it began to breath loudly as a purple aura surrounded it, increasing it's attack power to 3300.
"And that ends my turn. Violet, you're such a nice girl, but I hope this loss of your won't effect you in any way." Quartz said.
"Shove it. This is why you make so many enemies, you can't live a day without having a duel where you get to run your mouth." Violet said, drawing her next card. "Now I activate this, Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw two cards."
Violet swiftly drew her two cards and smiled. "Now! I'll activate this, Mega Fusion!" Violet announced. "This magic card allows me to fuse monsters from my graveyard. So now! I fuse Element Hero Sparkman and Clayman into this!"
Suddenly the two monsters appeared on the field and began to join together. "Element Hero, Thunder Giant! (2400/1600)" Violet announced as the giant sent a stream of electricity in all directions as it roared in the dueling field.
"That weak monster... What good will it do for you." Quartz smirked.
"It will do good after I use this! Now I activate this, Skyscraper!" Violet announced, sliding the magic card into her field magic slot. Suddenly giant tall buildings emerged from the ground and the lights dimmed.
"Wow, what is all this?" Hide said, looking up at all the tall buildings.
"This field magic card increases all monsters that are heroes by one thousand attack points." Violet smiled as her giant's attack power rose to 3400. "And now! I can activate my Thunder Giant's effect!"
Suddenly Quartz's Death Lunger dissolved away. "What the!" Quartz gasped.
"The effect of my Thunder Giant allows me to automatically destroy one monster on the field that has a lower attack strength than it." Violet explained. "So now! Element Hero, Thunder Giant, attack his life points directly!"
Quartz looked in horror as the giant blasted a stream of lightning at him. Quartz screamed as the electricity flew through his body, reducing his life points to 300.
"And my turn ends." Violet announced, depleting the last of her cards in her hand.
Quartz growled. "Draw..." He announced. "Now! I'll activate my face down card, Demon Rising!"
"Another one of your petty cards you've created?" Violet smirked.
"Oh yes. By discarding a card from my hand, to my graveyard, I can bring back my Death Lunger! (2700/1200)" Quartz announced as the scythe wielding werewolf rose up from the ground. "And because of my Demon Wave, it gains it's additional five hundred attack points! (3300/1200)"
"Hmph..." Violet said.
"I'll then end my turn." Quartz announced.
"You never learn do you..." Violet said, drawing her card. "I'll summon a monster in face down defense position. Now, Element Hero, Thunder Giant! Destroy his Death Lunger once again!"
"I've come to think that you never learn anything either, dear sweet Violet." Quartz chuckled. "Activate trap card, Holy Barrier, Mirror Force!"
"No..." Violet growled as a glass shield appeared around the werewolf. The giant charged forward, smashing at a reflection of itself, destroying itself.
"With that, your attack is not only negated, but all your attack positioned monsters are destroyed." Quartz smiled.
"Hmph..." Violet said. "I'll set one more card face down and end my turn."
"Draw..." Quartz announced. "And now! Death Lunger, destroy her face down card!"
The werewolf charged forward, stabbing it's scythe through the hologram of the face down card, causing a dog to appear. Violet smiled, revealing the monster. "The monster you've just destroyed is my old friend, a monster known as Friendog."
"And what does that do?" Quartz asked.
"It allows me to bring back two cards, one Element Hero monster and a fusion magic card." Violet smiled.
"Of course you have a hero monster in your graveyard, but how are you able to retrieve Fusion if you never even used it to begin with." Quartz questioned.
"You remember when I played Clay Burst? Well that magic card had a cost, and I paid it by discarding a card." Violet said, holding up a fist.
"No..." Quartz growled as the fusion magic card slid out of Violet's graveyard holster along with her Element Hero Sparkman.
"But for your information, this monster isn't needed, I have another plan in mind." Violet smiled. "Now! I activate my Fusion magic card!"
"Just as I expected, She plans to summon Flame Wingman." Kyu said.
"How do you know this?" Doxx asked.
"Just a hunch." Kyu said.
"So I can fuse together Element Hero, Featherman, and Element Hero, Burst Lady into this!" Violet announced as the two heroes appeared and began to fuse together into one flying warrior. "Element Hero, Flame Wingman! (2100/1800)"
"No..." Quartz growled. "This monster..."
"That's right, Quartz. All you've been is a pain to the Obelisk Blue Dormitory. If you're so great, then prove it. If you would have this duel would have been easy for you, but not so. All you've been is a power hungry freak, trying to defeat Kyu-Haru and become the dominant rank of our school." Violet said, standing high as Quartz growled.
"I won't lose..." Quartz growled.
"Too bad, consider yourself lost already. Skyscraper gives my Flame Wingman a boost of one thousand attack points (3100/1800)"
"What makes you so sure you'll win when my monster is stronger." Quartz asked.
"Because of this." Violet said, revealing the last card in her hand. "Hero's Magic Mirror!"
"What's that do..." Quartz said.
"This magic card switches the effect, type and attribute of both our monsters." Violet explained. Suddenly Flame Wingman grew fangs in it's mouth, his hands grew claws, obviously turning out to be a demon while Death Lunger's scythe transformed into a shining sword, being a warrior now.
"Also the effects of both of our monsters switch, so your Death Lunger has my Flame Wingman's effect." Violet said. "So my Flame Wingman now attack again since I have no other monsters. Also, I see your Demonic Wave is still face-up, and now that my Flame Wingman is a demon it gains five hundred attack points (3600/1800)"
"No..." Quartz gasped.
"Now! Element Hero, Flame Wingman! Attack and destroy his Death Lunger!" Violet announced.
Violet smirked as the hero dove forward, thrusting his claw into the werewolf, destroying it and sending the monster's debris flying at Quartz, reducing his life points to 0.
"This was predictable." Kaiba said, bored as he walked off.
Violet looked up to see Kaiba walk away. "Kaiba, you jerk..." Violet growled, looking at Quartz fall to his knees.
"Your taking a break fo Duelist Academy, I hope you've learned a lesson." Violet said as a guard escorted him away.
"Wow, but I don't know who was really the good guy in this duel." Kyu thought. "Violet let her emotions get to her, and Quartz was playing his bad guy part in this duel again."
Everyone left the duel stadium, Violet retreated to her room silently, and Kyu was laying in his bed, thinking.
"Still bent up on that duel?" Yukie asked.
"In just one day, Quartz comes back, then leaves again. To duelist therapy... I guess you can't change the old guy." Kyu said. "I do have to confess, what Kaiba did was very cruel..."
"I see you on that." Hide said.
The night fell and everyone in the school fell asleep, hoping for the best for the next day.
CARDS PLAYED
Element Hero: Clayman: Level 4 / 800/2000/ Earth / Warrior.
Gila Monster: Level 4 / 1600/1000/ Dark / Demon / Desc: When this card is summoned, it counts as a Special Summon. Increase this card's ATK by 400 for each other "Gila Monsters" on the field.
Dark Ruler, Hades: Level 6 / 2450/1600/ Dark / Demon / Desc: As long as this card remains face-up on the field, negate the effects of Effect Monsters destroyed by Demon-Type monsters on your side of the field in Battle. This card cannot be Special Summoned from the Graveyard.
Raise Dead: MAGIC / Desc: Special summon 1 Monster Card from either you or your opponent's Graveyard onto the field in face up Defense or Attack Position.
Element Hero: Sparkman: Level 4 / 1600/1400/ Light / Warrior.
Spark Gun: EQUIP MAGIC / Desc: This card can only be equipped to "Element Hero: Sparkman". You can change the Position of 1 Monster on the field by exchanging an attack with this monster. This effect can only be activated 3 times, then this card is destroyed.
Clay Burst: MAGIC / Desc: Discard 1 card from your hand, to your graveyard to activate this card's effect. For the remainder of the turn, switch the DEF and ATK of any face-up "Element Hero: Clayman" on the field. When any "Element Hero: Clayman" destroys a Defense Positioned monster, deal damage to your opponent's Life Points equal to the difference of this card's ATK and the opponent's monster's DEF.
Death Cretin: Level 4 / 1600/1700/ Dark / Demon / Desc: When this card is destroyed due to Battle, Special Summon 1 "Death Lunger" from your hand, to the field.
Element Hero: Edgeman: Level 7 / 2600/1600/ Earth / Warrior / Desc: If this monster attacks a monster in Defense Position with a lower DEF than this monster's ATK, do Battle Damage to your opponent's life points equal to the difference between the ATK and DEF.
Death Lunger: Level 7 / 2700/1200/ Dark / Demon / Desc: If this is the only Monster Card on your side of the field, this card can attack twice during Battle Phase.
Daemon Devil: Level 4 / 1200/1000/ Dark / Demon / Desc: If this card is sent to your graveyard by battle, you can discard 1 Demon-Type monster from your hand, to Special Summon this monster in face up defense mode.
Demonic Wave: PERMANENT TRAP / Desc: Increase all face-up Demon-Type monster's ATK by 700 as long as this card remains face-up on the field.
Mega Fusion: MAGIC / Desc: Remove 2 or more monsters from your graveyard, out of play to create 1 Fusion monster.
Element Hero: Thunder Giant: Level 6 / 2400/1600/ Light / Warrior / Fusion / Desc: "Element Hero: Sparkman" + "Element Hero Clayman".When this Monster is Summoned, destroy 1 face up monster on your opponents side of the field that has a lower attack strength than this card.
Skyscraper: FIELD MAGIC / Desc: Increase the ATK of all face-up monster's on the field with "Hero" in their name by 1000 points when Battling a monster with a higher Attack Strength
Demon Rising: TRAP / Desc: Discard 1 card from your hand, to your graveyard to Special Summon 1 Monster that has previously been destroyed a turn earlier, from your graveyard to your side of the field. That selected monster cannot attack during your Battle phase.
Holy Barrier, Mirror Force: TRAP / Desc: Negate the attack of one of your opponent's monster and destroy all face up attack positioned monsters on your opponent's side of the field.
Friendog: Level 3 / 800/1200/ Earth / Beast / Desc: If this monster is sent to the Graveyard, you can return 1 "Fusion" and 1 Monster with "Hero" in its name into your hand.
Fusion: MAGIC / Desc: Fuse 2 or more monsters from your hand or the field to create 1 fusion monster.
Element Hero: Flame Wingman: Level 8 / 2100/1800/ Air / Warrior / Desc: "Element Hero Featherman" + "Element Hero: Burst Lady". This monster can be Summoned only by "Fusion". When this Monster destroys a Monster as a result of Battle, do direct damage to your opponent's Life Points equal to the amount of ATK of the destroyed monster.
Hero's Magic Mirror: MAGIC / Desc: Switch the stats of two monsters with a Level of 6 or higher on the field, including Effect, Type, and Attribute.