Chapter 55, Robin vs Amnael.
Robin walked down the stairs leading to the basement, once he reached the bottom of the stairs he saw that Amnael was standing in the centre of the room waiting for him.
"I was beginning to fear that you wasn't coming, but I'm pleased that you did" said Amneal, Robin didn't say a word he just activated his duel disk and prepared to duel.
Amnael continued to talk "Now it has come to this, the last Key keeper and the last Shadow rider battling to see who", "Shut up and duel" shouted Robin his voice filled with rage, he was in no mood to listen to Amnael.
Amnael was taken back by Robin's outburst, Robin was usually a very calm person but now he seemed to be filled with more rage that Amnael thought possible.
Amnael activated his duel disk and the room was consumed by darkness as the shadow game began.
"I will make the first move" said Amnael, "I summon a monster in defence mode and I'll place a card face down, that's all" he said.
Robin's turn started, "I summon Evilswarm zahak in attack mode, now Zahak attack his monster" he said, it was clear that Robin wanted to take Amnael down as quickly as possible.
Evilswarm zahak ATK 1850 DEF 850 LV 4 DARK dragon.
"I hoped that you would do that, I activate my face down card, Macro cosmos, as long as this trap card is on the field all of our cards that would usually go to the graveyard are banished instead" said Amnael as he activated his card.
Evilswarm zahak continued its attack and it destroyed Amnael's face down monster which that revealed to be Necroface.
Necroface ATK 1200 DEF 1800 LV 4 DARK zombie.
"Excellent, when Necroface is banished both players must banish the top five cards of their decks" explained Amnael, both Robin and Amnael banished the top five cards of their decks.
Robin was obviously frustrated, "I play a card face down and end my turn" he said.
Amnael's turn started, "I summon this in attack mode, Gren maju da eiza" he said, "This monster will gain 400 ATK points for each of my banished cards, and I currently have six" he explained.
Gren maju da eiza ATK ? DEF ? LV 3 FIRE fiend.
Gren maju da eiza ATK 0 + 2400 = 2400 DEF 0 + 2400 = 2400.
"Now Gren maju attack his monster" ordered Amnael, "No you don't, I activate my trap card Shadow spell, this will stop your monster's attack and lower it's ATK by 700" said Robin, Gren maju's attack was stopped.
Gren maju da eiza ATK 2400 – 700 = 1700.
Amnael had nothing else to do right now so he ended his turn.
Robin drew his card, "I summon Defender in attack mode" Defender gained a spell counter, "And now I'll destroy Gren maju with Zahak" he said, Gren maju was destroyed.
Defender the magical knight ATK 1600 DEF 2000 LV 4 LIGHT spellcaster.
Amnael LP 4000 – 150 = 3850.
"Now Defender attack him directly" ordered Robin, Defender attacked Amnael coursing him intense pain thanks to this being a shadow game, Robin smiled at Amnael's pain.
Amnael LP 3850 – 1600 = 2250.
It took a second for Robin to realise that Defender's attack had sliced through Amnael's mask, Robin could now see Amnael's face and it was a face that he immediately recognised.
"Professor Banner" said Robin as he stared at Banner's face, however there was a few differences, Banner's hair was now white, his skin was unnaturally pale and his veins was clearly visible.
"Yes Robin, it is indeed me, Professor Lyman Banner" said Banner as he recovered from the attack.
"You may be wondering why I did this, well you see when I discovered the Sacred beasts I also discovered that the one who finds them would be cursed, and this curse is slowly" explained Banner.
"Shut the fuck up" interrupted Robin, Banner was surprised at Robin's harsh language, "I don't care why you did this, all I care about is that you die right here" continued Robin.
"Big words Robin, but tell me, do you really think that you have it in you to stop me" said Banner, "Do you really think that this will be the first time that I've ever killed someone" said Robin darkly.
Banner didn't have an answer to this he was too busy thinking about the implications of what Robin had just said, "Anyway, it's your turn now, so make your move" demanded Robin.
Banner started his turn, "To begin I'll activate the continuous spell Soul absorption, from now on whenever a card is banished I'll gain 500 life points" he explained.
"Next I'll activate Pot of desires, this card requires me to banish the top ten cards of my deck, then I draw two cards" explained Banner, Banner banished ten cards then drew two, then thanks to Soul absorption he gained a large amount of life points.
Banner LP 2250 + 5500 = 7750.
Robin clenched his fist in anger as Banner's life points went up, "Now I'll place a monster in defence mode and two cards face down" said Banner as he finished his turn.
Robin started his turn and smiled at what card he drew, "I summon Breaker in attack mode" he said, "Sorry Robin, but I activate my face down card Bottomless trap hole, since your monster has more than 1500 ATK points this will destroy your monster and banish it" said Banner.
Breaker the magical warrior ATK 1600 DEF 1000 LV 4 DARK spellcaster.
"Not so fast, I'll use Defender's effect, by removing his spell counter I can save Breaker" said Robin, "That's not going to work, I activate my other face down card, Solemn strike, this card will negate your monster's effect and destroy it, at the cost of 1500 life points that is" explained Banner.
Banner LP 7750 – 1500 = 6250.
Defender was destroyed by Solemn strike, then Breaker was destroyed by Bottomless trap hole, then Banner gained life points for every card that was just banished.
Banner LP 6250 + 2000 = 8250.
Robin growled in frustration, "Zahak attack his monster" he said, Evilswarm zahak attacked and destroyed Banner's monster which was revealed to be Morphing jar.
Morphing jar ATK 700 DEF 600 LV 2 EARTH rock.
"Since my Morphing jar was just flipped face up we must both discard our hands and then drew five new cards" explained Banner, both Robin and Banner discarded their hands and then drew five cards, then Banner gained more life points.
Banner LP 8250 + 3500 = 11750.
"Well it's still my turn, so I'll place two cards face down and end my turn" said Robin.
Banner's turn started, "I'll activate the spell card Pot of Extravagance, this card will banish six random cards from my extra deck, then I get to draw two cards" said Banner.
Banner LP 11750 + 3500 = 15250.
As Banner looked at the cards in his hand he noticed something disturbing on his arm, Banner moved his sleave back a little and saw that there was some large cracks forming on his arm.
"No, the curse has already clamed my real body, and this artificial one won't last much longer, to make matters worst this shadow game is draining my strength, I must defeat Robin and free the Sacred beasts, they're the only ones who can save my life" thought Banner.
"I play a monster in defence mode and one card face down, now I end my turn" said Banner.
Robin started his turn, "I summon Alexandrite dragon in attack mode" he said.
Alexandrite dragon ATK 2000 DEF 100 LV 4 LIGHT dragon.
"Now I'll use both Alexandrite dragon and Evilswarm zahak for an xyz summon, with these two level 4 monsters I can summon Tornado dragon" said Robin as his monster appeared on the field.
Tornado dragon ATK 2100 DEF 2000 RK 4 WIND wyrm.
"Now I'll use Tornado dragon's effect, by detaching one of its xyz materials I can destroy one spell or trap card, and I'm going to destroy your face down card" said Robin, Banner's face down Dimensional prison card was destroyed.
Banner LP 15250 + 1000 = 16250.
"Tornado dragon attack his monster" said Robin, Tornado dragon attacked and destroyed Banner's monster which was revealed to be Needle worm.
Needle worm ATK 750 DEF 600 LV 2 EARTH insect.
Banner smiled, "When Needle worm if flipped face up it sends the top five card of your deck to the graveyard, or in this case it banishes them" he explained, the top five cards of Robin's deck was banished.
Banner LP 16250 + 3000 = 19250.
"Damn it, he just keeps gaining life points, how am I supposed to win at this rate" thought Robin as he ended his turn.
Banner started his turn, "Hold on, since your starting your turn I'll use my Tornado dragon's effect again, this time I'll destroy your Macro cosmos" said Robin as he removed Tornado dragon's last xyz material, Macro cosmos was destroyed.
Banner LP 19250 + 500 = 19750.
"I'm afraid that that won't help you, I activate Cosmic cyclone, at the cost of 1000 life points this card will banish one of your spell or trap cards" explained Banner, one of Robin's face down cards which was revealed to be Blazing mirror force was banished.
Banner LP 19750 – 1000 = 18750.
Banner LP 18750 + 500 = 19250.
I activate cost down, by discarding a card from my hand I can reduce the levels of all of the monsters in my hand by two" said Banner, "And now I can summon this, Golden homunculus in attack mode".
Golden homunculus ATK 1500 DEF 1500 LV 6 LIGHT warrior.
"And this monster will gain 300 ATK and DEF points for each of my banished cards, and according to my calculations I have thirty-two" explained Banner.
Golden homunculus ATK 1500 + 9600 = 11100 DEF 1500 + 9600 = 11100.
"Now Golden homunculus attack his Tornado dragon and end this duel" said Banner, "I activate my other face down card, Magic cylinder, this will stop your attack and deal damage to your life points equal to your monster's ATK points" said Robin.
Golden homunculus's attack was stopped and Banner took some heavy damage, Banner was sent flying to the ground by the force of Robin's Magic cylinder, "Did that hurt, good" said Robin sounding quite sinister, once he stood up Banner ended his turn.
Banner LP 19250 – 11100 = 8150.
"What am I supposed to do, he's banished so many of his cards that his monster seems unbeatable" thought Robin, suddenly a thought occurred to him "Wait, he banished so many cards".
"Ok, I'll switch Tornado dragon into defence mode, and I'll play a monster in defence mode, now I end my turn" said Robin.
"There isn't much else you can do is there" said Banner as he started his turn, "I activate the spell card D.D.R different dimension reincarnation, this equip spell will allow me to special summon one of my banished monsters by simply discarding one card" he explained, Gren maju da eiza returned to the field.
Golden homunculus ATK 11100 – 300 = 10800 DEF 11100 – 300 = 10800.
Gren maju da eiza ATK ? DEF ? LV 3 FIRE fiend.
Gren maju da eiza ATK 0 + 12400 = 12400 DEF 0 + 12400 = 12400.
"Now Gren maju attack his Tornado dragon" said Banner, Tornado dragon was destroyed, "Next Golden homunculus attack his face down monster" said Banner, Robin's face down monster which was revealed to be another Breaker was destroyed, after this Banner ended his turn.
Breaker the magical warrior ATK 1600 DEF 1000 LV 4 DARK spellcaster.
Robin drew his card, "I summon a monster in defence mode, and I'll also activate Monster reborn to revive Tornado dragon in defence mode, I end my turn" he said.
Tornado dragon ATK 2100 DEF 2000 RK 4 WIND wyrm.
Banner started his turn, "Gren maju destroy his Tornado dragon again" Tornado dragon was destroyed again, "And now Golden homunculus will destroy your other monster", Robin's face down monster which was revealed to be Black fang magician was destroyed.
"Since you just destroyed Black fang magician I can summon a DARK spellcaster from my graveyard" explained Robin as he summoned Breaker back to the field in defence mode.
Breaker the magical warrior ATK 1600 DEF 1000 LV 4 DARK spellcaster.
"You can't stall forever Robin" said Banner, "I don't have to, just for a few more turns" thought Robin.
Robin started his turn and smiled at the card that he drew, "This is just what I needed" he thought, "I equip Breaker with this spell card, Power of the guardians" he said.
Banner's eyes widened in horror, "Since you're a teacher here I'm sure that you already know what this card does" said Robin, Banner looked worried, "Thanks to that spell card his monster is practically immune to battle destruction" he thought.
Banner's turn started but he didn't draw anything that could help him so he skipped his turn.
Robin's turn started, "I place one card face down and end my turn" he said.
Banner started his turn but once again he failed to draw anything useful so he skipped his turn again.
Robin started his turn, "I'll place a monster in defence mode and end my turn" he said.
Banner drew his card, "Gren maju attack that face down monster" he said out of desperation, Gren maju attacked and destroyed Robin's monster which was revealed to be Shaddoll dragon.
Shaddoll dragon ATK 1900 DEF 0 LV 4 DARK spellcaster.
"Since my Shaddoll dragon as just flipped face up I can return one of your cards to your hand, so say goodbye to your Golden homunculus" said Robin as Golden homunculus was returned to Banner's hand.
Robin's turn started, "I'll place a card face down and end my turn" he said with a smile.
Banner drew his card but then he looked at his duel disk in horror, he had just drawn his last card, this meant that if he couldn't beat Robin now he would lose on his next turn.
Banner looked at the cards in his hand but none of them could get around the effect of Robin's Power of the guardians, reluctantly Banner ended his turn.
Robin started his turn, "Well, it seems that you've run out of cards, so I'll just end my turn and let you lose now" he said.
Banner's turn started, but he was unable to draw a card so he lose by deck out.
Banner fell to his knees as the shadows began to draw closer to him, not only had he lose the duel but his body was quickly failing him, more and more cracks was forming on his body, but despite this Banner was smiling.
"Robin, that was indeed clever of you, perhaps I underestimated your skill as a duellist" he said as Robin walked towards him.
Before Banner could react Robin suddenly snatched the Emerald tablet from his hands coursing one of his cracked hands to painfully break off and turn into dust.
Now with the Emerald tablet in hand Robin began to walk away leaving Banner to crumble away and die.
Robin neared the stairs, "Wait Robin, there's something that I need to give you" said Banner as he reached into his robes, however Robin didn't stop or turn to look at Banner, "Go to hell" said Robin coldly as he climbed the stairs.
"Wait Robin, you'll need this for your next duel" said Banner desperately, but it was too late Robin had already gone.
Banner's body crumbled away and his soul was consumed by the shadows, leaving nothing but his robes and the single duel monster card that he had intended to give to Robin.
Robin walked out of the abandoned dorm and took a deep breath, "It's finally over" he thought in relief, Robin opened the Emerald tablet and three balls of light flew out of it.
Robin smiled as he watched the three souls return to their bodies.
