47. Firery Match, Kyu VS Vulcan
"It's ok, Doxx, I think I can stand by myself." Kyu said.
"Are you sure?" Doxx asked, letting go of his arm.
"Yup, that rest was great!" Kyu said, stretching while still in the set of stairs.
"Good, because since you're all that great and stuff, you can do the dueling for today." Genesis said, brushing cob webs out of her way.
Hide stopped in front of a door. "Looks like this is where the stairs end." Hide said, pushing on the door. He found the door knob, turning it and slowly opening it.
There was a rush of heat. "Woah... talk about heat wave..." Genesis said, fanning herself as they entered the room.
The room was a round rock area where it was surrounded by molten magma. There was a stone bridge to just the wall.
Doxx helped Violet in, there was a wooden bench and he set her down on it. "So where's this other duelist?"
Suddenly there was a loud door slam. Everyone looked forward, to see a stone bridge to a blank rocky wall where a Rare Hunter stood. "So which one of you will be dueling me today?" The Rare Hunter asked in a deep tone.
"I will!" Kyu said, holding his duel disk up, causing it to fold out.
The hunter laughed and threw his robe off, revealing himself. He wore a black leather jacket without a shirt, and shredded black jeans with dozens of chains hanging off. As well as two thick chains tied around each wrist. "Vulcan is the name..." Vulcan said with a sinister chuckle.
"Now let's begin this duel!" Vulcan announced, his duel disk folding out.
"Alright!" Kyu said as his duel disk folded out. Both duelist slid their decks in, their life points raising to 4000.
"Duel!" Kyu and Vulcan announced.
"Before we begin..." Vulcan went on with a devious smile. "I think we should bring on a familiar challenge!"
Suddenly black globs of shadows began to rise from the lava, covering the field with all the duelist inside. "It's the shadow realm again..." Doxx said, sweat dripping down the sides of his face.
"Errg, I hate this thing..." Genesis said, getting shivers.
"I haven't faced this type of challenge yet..." Kyu thought. "Violet may have survived Ryder, but Sophia didn't... Even if Violet won the duel, her energy was drained out."
"So let this duel begin!" Vulcan announced, drawing his first card. "First! I'll summon this, Flameburg Turtle in defense mode! (1900/1400)"
"What's that?" Kyu thought as a red turtle appeared with a black volcano as a shell. The volcano began to shoot soot out.
"Also, I'll special summon this, Laval Soldier! (1500/1500). By its special effect, I can special summon it to the field if I only have fire monsters on the field." Vulcan smiled as a human shaped lava warrior appeared on the field.
"So I'm guessing you deal with flame monsters then." Kyu smirked.
"Of course..." Vulcan smiled. "Also, because I've summoned a fire type monster, my Flameburg Turtle gains an additional three hundred defense points! (2200/1400)"
"I'll then set a card face down and end my turn." Vulcan announced.
"Draw!" Kyu announced, drawing his first card of the duel. "Now! I summon Seraphim Sabre! (1600/1500)"
Suddenly a sword wielding angel appeared on the field, shedding some light to the darkness of the shadow realm. "Attack his Lava Solider now!" Kyu announced, thrusting his hand forward.
The angel flew forward, its wings flapping wildly and slashing his sword across the molten glob of lava, causing it to dissolve. But as it began to dissolve a human sat crouching, then standing. Vulcan smiled as his life points reduced to 3900.
"What is that!" Kyu gasped.
"You've only destroyed my Lava Soldier's outer shell. Meet its inner strength! Flameburg Sword Master! (1900/1300)" Vulcan announced as the warrior stood up, engulfed in flames as his sword grew in his hands, in the form of flames. "The effect of my Lava Soldier allowed me to summon this monster after it was destroyed. Also, the effect of my Flameburg Sword Master allows it an additional one hundred attack points for each fire monster on the field! (2000/1300)"
"No..." Kyu thought, his eye twitching. "I'll set two cards face down and end my turn."
Vulcan smiled. "Well I guess we already know who will be winning this duel." He said. "Draw!"
"Now! I summon this, Blue Flame Swordsman! (1800/1600)" Vulcan announced as a blue armored warrior appeared on the field. "And since I just summoned another fire monster, by Flameburg Turtle and Sword Master gains more defense and attack strength!"
Suddenly Vulcan's Flameburg Turtle's defense points rose to 2500 and his Flameburg Sword Master's attack points rose to 2100.
"Now! Blue Flame Swordsman, destroy his Seraphim Sabre!" Vulcan shouted, pointing at Kyu's monster.
"Reverse trap card!" Kyu announced. "Heavenly Shining Light!"
"What?" Vulcan said.
"This trap allows me to summon a monster to the field when my monster of light is in for an attack." Kyu said, holding up a card. "Now! I bring forward Seraphim Guardner! (2000/1000)"
Suddenly a buff angel appeared, holding a big shield in front of himself. "And it also becomes your new attack target for the remainder of your turn!" Kyu said, pointing.
The Blue Flame Swordsman slashed at the shield, nothing budged and Vulcan's life points reduced to 3700. "Fine then." Vulcan smirked. "I'll easily destroy it, Flameburg Sword Master! Destroy his Seraphim Guardner!"
The flaming swordsman drew his long firery sword and slashed it across the angel's shield, causing the whole monster to vanish.
"I'll end my turn from here." Vulcan smiled.
"Draw!" Kyu announced, taking his next card and smiling. "Now I activate this, Fusion!"
"Yes, Kyu will have the upper hand now!" Hide cheered.
"I'll use it to fuse my Seraphim Sabre, and Seraphim Gunner from my hand to form this!" Kyu said as the two monsters joined together, forming a giant angelic brute wielding a giant cannon. "Seraphim Rampart Gunner! (2600/1300)"
"Vulcan's only lucky because Kyu doesn't have a light monster to sacrifice for to activate its effect..." Doxx said.
"Now! Seraphim Rampart Gunner, destroy his Blue Flame Swordsman!" Kyu shouted, pointing at the swordsman.
The angel let out a battle cry, firing a giant shot from its cannon and disintegrating the swordsman, reducing Vulcan's life points to 2900.
Vulcan smirked. "Activate Blue Flame Swordsman effect!" He announced.
"What!" Kyu gasped.
"By destroying my Blue Flame Swordsman, you've activated its effect, allowing me to summon another monster, Flame Swordsman! (1800/1600)" Vulcan announced as a similar warrior appeared, but with red and orange armor.
"You still won't be able to defeat my monster..." Kyu said. "He may be summoning these weak monsters, but fire-type monsters can easily be powered up..."
"Heh..." Vulcan responded.
"I'll set my last card down and end my turn!" Kyu announced, depleting his hand.
"Draw!" Vulcan announced, drawing his next card. He smiled at a certain card which was drawn way before Kyu managed to put a hold on him. "Now! I'll reveal my face down card, Salamandra!"
"I had a feeling this was coming..." Kyu sort of gasped.
"With this, I'll be able to charge up my Flameburg Sword master by a additional seven hundred attack points!" Vulcan said as his Flameburg Sword Master's sword began to glow a rapid red, letting off more flames then usual, its attack strength rising to 2800. "Now destroy his Seraphim Rampart Gunner!"
"I can't let him harm my life points..." Kyu said to himself. "Activate magic card! De-Fusion!"
Suddenly Kyu's Seraphim Rampart Gunner began to glow into two separate forms. "This splits my rampart gunner back into Seraphim Sabre (1600/1500) and Seraphim Gunner! (1800/1200)" Kyu said as the two angels appeared. "Plus, they both get a bonus of three hundred attack points since both of their effects cause them to gain three hundred attack points for each other angel on the field!"
"Smart move..." Vulcan smiled as Seraphim Gunner's attack strength rose to 2100 and Seraphim Sabre's to 1900. "Thanks to their effects, I won't be able to destroy them..."
"Phew..." Kyu said, letting out a sigh of relief. "Wait... Why does he seem to calm by this?"
"I can feel it... a strong power coming our way..." Doxx said out loud.
"I feel it too..." Genesis said, getting shivers. "It's like the heat doesn't matter anymore."
Violet looked up to see Kyu's frightened features.
"I sacrifice Seraphim Gunner and Seraphim Sabre to summon this..." Vulcan said.
"My monsters? But how..." Kyu gasped, watching as his own two monsters vanished.
"Lava Golem! (3000/2500)" Vulcan announced.
Kyu felt a weird feeling, and then found himself in a small cage. "What's going on!" Kyu said, grabbing onto the bars and trying to shake them loose. "This isn't a hologram... it's real..."
"Behind you!" Hide called out.
Kyu whirled around to see a giant blob of lava rising from the lava pits, forming into a giant lava creature, full on with sharp teeth, gaping mouth, and large stubby hands. "The effect of my Lava Golem allows me to sacrifice your monsters to summon this onto your field." Vulcan smiled.
"So this is under my control..." Kyu said, looking up at the creature. "I don't feel any control on it..."
"Oh, my Lava Golem runs his own show, soon, you'll fall into a pit of darkness, and one by one your friends will join you." Vulcan laughed.
"Not if I can help it..." Kyu growled.
"How can you, you're stuck in a cage." Vulcan laughed. "Anyways, I'll set a card face down and end my turn."
"Draw!" Kyu announced.
"Activate Lava Golem's effect!" Vulcan called out.
"What?" Kyu said, looking up to see the giant lava creature raise its hand.
"Remember, my Lava Golem has a mind of its own, and slowly it will reduce you down to nothing." Vulcan laughed as lava dripped from its hand onto the cage, seeping down and burning Kyu. Kyu screamed, grabbing the sides of his arm as his life points reduced to 3000.
"Those screams are music to my ears." Vulcan smiled, whipping the chain around his wrists.
"What a sick freak!" Genesis said.
"But I'm still in control of this monster..." Kyu said. "This monster has an attack strength of three hundred, which will easily over power his monsters!"
"Just try..." Vulcan laughed.
"Lava Golem! Destroy his Flameburg Sword Master now!" Kyu commanded, pointing forward. The lava golem rose its other hand, ready to strike.
"Activate trap card!" Vulcan announced. "Battle Alliance!"
"Not that..." Kyu said in shock.
"Yes, that... This trap cards keeps any monsters with the same attributes from attacking each other. Making it useless for Lava Golem to attack any of my fire monsters." Vulcan laughed.
"I'll summon Y Dragon Head (1600/1500) in defense mode and end my turn." Kyu said, emptying out his hand once again.
"Draw..." Vulcan said with a teasing look. "Now! I reveal my last face down card, Flame Barge!"
"What's that..." Kyu said.
"Did you honestly think that by building up your defenses, you'll actually make a difference in this duel..." Vulcan smirked. "My Flame Barge will equip to my Flame Swordsman, raising its attack strength by a hot five hundred!"
Suddenly Flame Swordsman sheathed his sword, holding his fists together, causing flames to burst out from his knuckles, and his attack strength rising to 2300. "Now attack his Y Dragon Head!" Vulcan shouted.
The swordsman charged, ready to punch but suddenly Y Dragon Head moved. "What the..." Kyu said as he realized the machine just switched into attack position.
The warrior punched through the machine, causing it to explode, reducing Kyu's life points to 2200. "The effect of my Flame Barge causes your monsters to shift into attack mode when I announce an attack with the monster equipped to it." Vulcan explained. "So either start racking up those monsters for me to knock down, or let yourself be destroyed by your own monster. Either way, you'll lose..."
"He's right... I have no other move to do..." Kyu said. "He's got me in a bind..."
"Don't give up Kyu..." Violet said, trying to stand.
"Violet... please, just sit down and rest..." Kyu said sadly.
"No Kyu... keep dueling..." Hide said. "Since when did you ever start to give in... Yukie's in trouble and she needs you..."
"Hide's right..." Kyu said. "I'm doing this for Yukie..."
"The girl is ours, she'll make a nice new Rare Hunter once we get through with her..." Vulcan smiled.
"You! Be quiet..." Kyu shouted. "Never in my life have I seen such low duelist with no morality..."
"I'm just doing this for my pack..." Vulcan smiled.
"Your doing this for the wrong reasons..." Kyu growled, taking his next card. Instantly Lava Golem moved, letting some lava dribble from is arms.
Kyu grunted as he was burned once again, but stood through the pain as his life points reduced to 1200. "Activate magic card!" Kyu announced. "Pot of Greed!"
Kyu swiftly drew his two cards. "Now! I activate this, Mega Fuse!" Kyu announced.
"Bring back your gunner angel again eh?" Vulcan smirked.
"Yeah, that's what I plan to do." Kyu smirked as his graveyard holster slid out Seraphim Gunner and Seraphim Sabre. "Seraphim Rampart Gunner! (2600/1300)"
"Go a head and attack, it won't make much difference since Lava Golem will slowly drown you." Vulcan smiled.
"Not if I can help it, I have one card left in my hand." Kyu said, holding it up. "It's my type of combination too."
"What do you mean..." Vulcan said.
"I may not be able to destroy all your monsters in one turn, but I'll easily by pass them and hit you directly! Activate magic card, Holy Grail!" Kyu announced, revealing the magic card. Suddenly light erupted through the shadow realm, shining down on Lava Golem.
"What are you doing to my monster!" Vulcan gasped.
"My Holy Grail automatically allows me to alter Lava Golem, turning it into a creature of light!" Kyu said as Lava Golem grew wings on its back side, and a large halo appearing over its head. "Also it increase it's attack power by three hundred! (3300/2500) And because it is a light monster, your Battle Alliance trap card doesn't work on it, Lava Golem, destroy his Flame Swordsman!"
The giant lava golem opened its arms, shedding light into the warrior and destroying it. Vulcan growled as his life points reduced to 1900.
"No!" Vulcan screamed in total shocked.
"Next, I activate Seraphim Rampart Gunner's special ability!" Kyu announced. "By sacrificing Lava Golem, it'll be able to attack your life points directly!"
The angelic brute rose its cannon, firing a round of small blasts, hitting Vulcan hard. "No!" Vulcan cried out, falling to the ground, rolling a bit as his life points reduced to 0. "Now the shadow realm will take me..."
"Yes Kyu!" Hide cheered, walking toward him.
As the shadows began to engulf Vulcan, he suddenly smiled. "As the shadows take me, so will I take you!" Vulcan screamed, pounding his hand on a hidden slab on the ground.
"What the?" Kyu said.
Suddenly a trap door opened underneath him. Instantly Kyu fell into darkness. Vulcan laughed menacingly as Hide reached out to save him but the door closed immediately.
"Kyu!" Doxx and Hide screamed, running over. The door was locked down by hard rock. Vulcan let out a hideous groan as his soul was taken.
"Kyu!" Hide said, pounding on the ground.
"He's gone, there's no use in crying over it..." Genesis said, sighing. "There goes our secret weapon..."
"We'll have to move on then..." Violet said, breathing heavily and pointing to a opening at the other side of the room.
Doxx helped Violet up and they moved out with Genesis. Hide followed, looking back at Vulcan's lifeless body.
CARDS PLAYED
Flameburg Turtle: Level 4 / 1400/1900/ Fire / Pyro / Desc: Increase this card's DEF by 300 for each Fire-Type monster on the field.
Lava Soldier: Level 4 / 1500/1500/ Fire / Warrior / Desc: If you have 1 or more face-up Fire-type monsters on the field, you can Special Summon this card to the field. When this card is destroyed, you can Special Summon 1 "Flameburg Sword Master" from your hand, to the field.
Seraphim Sabre: Level 4 / 1600/1500/ Light / Angel / Desc: The ATK of this monster increases by 300 for each Angel-Type monster on the field.
Flameburg Sword Master: Level 5 / 1900/1300/ Fire / Warrior / Desc: Increase this card's ATK by 100 for each Pyro-type monster on the field.
Blue Flame Swordsman: Level 4 / 1800/1600/ Fire / Warrior / Desc: Decrease the ATK of this card by 100 to increase the ATK of another monster on the field by 100 points (This effect cannot be activated again if this card has no ATK). This effect can only be used during your opponent's turn. I this card is destroyed, you can Special Summon 1 "Flame Swordsman" from your Fusion Deck.
Heavenly Shining Light: TRAP / Desc: When one of your face-up Light type monsters is targeted for an attack, Special Summon 1 monster from your hand with the DEF higher than your monster's ATK and have that be the new attack target. For the remainder of the turn, the Defense Positioned monster must be the attack target of any other attack.
Seraphim Guardner: Level 4 / 1000/2000/ Light / Angel / Desc: The DEF of this monster increases by 300 for each Angel-Type monster on the field.
Fusion: MAGIC / Desc: Fuse 2 or more monsters on the field or from your hand into 1 Fusion Monster.
Seraphim Rampart Gunner: Level 7 / 2600/1300/ Light / Angel / Fusion / Desc: "Seraphim Gunner" + "Seraphim Sabre". You can sacrifice 1 face-up Light-Type monster for this card to attack your opponent's Life Points directly. This effect can only be used once per turn.
Flame Swordsman: Level 5 / 1800/1600/ Fire / Warrior / Fusion / Desc: "Flame Manipulator" + "Masaki The Legendary Swordsman"
Salamandra: EQUIP MAGIC / Desc: A Fire-Type monster equipped with this card gains 700 ATK.
De-Fusion: QUICK PLAY MAGIC / Desc: Return 1 face up Fusion Monster back to your Fusion Deck. Return all Fusion Material monsters back to the field which created that Fusion Monster.
Seraphim Gunner: Level 4 / 1800/1200/ The Attack points of this monster increases by 300 for each Angel-Type monster on the field.
Lava Golem: Level 8 / 3000/2500/ Fire / Demon / Desc: This monster can only be Special Summoned by sacrificing 2 monsters on your opponent's side of the field and placing this card in your opponent's control. Inflict damage to owner's Life Points by 1000. During the turn this card is summoned, you cannot Normal, Special, or Reverse summon any other monsters.
Battle Alliance: PERMANENT TRAP / Desc: Any monsters of the same Attribute cannot battle against each other during any player's Battle Phase.
Y Dragon Head: Level 4 / 1500/1600/ Light / Machine / Union / Desc: Once per turn during your Main Phase, you may change this card to an Equip Magic Card, and Equip it on 1 of your "X Head Cannon", or remove it from being an Equip Magic Card, and place it in Face-Up Attack Position. While this card is an Equip Magic Card, increase the Equipped Monster's ATK and DEF by 400. (A monster can only have one Union Monster Equipped to it. If the Equipped Monster would be destroyed by battle, destroy this card instead.)
Flame Barge: EQUIP MAGIC / Desc: This card can only be equipped to a Fire-type monster. Increase the monsters ATK by 500. Each time the equipped monster attacks a Defense Positioned monster, switch the Defense Positioned monster into Attack Position.
Pot of Greed: MAGIC / Desc: Draw two cards from your deck.
Mega Fuse: MAGIC / Desc: Remove 2 or more Fusion Material Monsters from your graveyard, out of play to create 1 Fusion Monster
Holy Grail: EQUIP MAGIC / Desc: A monster equipped with this card automatically becomes an Light and Angel-Type monster. Increase the equipped monster's ATK by 300.