Chapter 43
Looking at his hand, Illidan figured it was going to be a good duel. His hand consisted of Luster Dragon, Cyber Jar, Jinzo, Heavy Storm, and Call of the Haunted. He had just drawn his Harpie's Feather Duster to complete his starting hand.
Smiling, he said "I'll start things off by summoning my Luster Dragon (1900/1600) in attack mode." A beautiful sapphire dragon with ruby eyes then appeared on the field and let out a small roar.
"Next I'll set one card face down. That ends my move." (Illidan 4000, Joey 4000, Marie 4000, Mai 4000)
Drawing, Joey got a Cheshire Cat grin and said "I'll summon my Panther Warrior (2000/1500) in attack mode." A panther that looked like a warrior then appeared wearing greenish like armor. He wielded a huge sword and a shield as well.
"Next I'll set one card face down as well and I end my move." (Illidan 4000, Joey 4000, Marie 4000, Mai 4000)
Smiling, Marie said "Time for me to turn up the heat. I'll summon my Shining Friendship (1300/1100) in attack mode." A small green ball like creature with golden wings and blue eyes then appeared. It had small green arms as well as green legs. Illidan and the others kind of felt like doing a classic anime sweat drop at Marie's statement since this creature obviously didn't have many attack points.
"Now I'll set 3 cards face down. Finally, I'll play my field card Sanctuary of the Sky." The field then turned into a blue sky with a large sanctuary behind Marie. As the field became fully cast on the field, Marie's small green fairy then glowed for a moment, as if something had happened to it.
"That ends my turn." (Illidan 4000, Joey 4000, Marie 4000, Mai 4000)
Mai drew and said "And that begins mine. I'll summon Amazoness Fighter (1500/1300) in attack mode." A female warrior that looked much like an Amazon from ancient times then appeared. She had large muscular arms, and wore a teal looking bra and lion cloth/skirt.
"Now, thanks to my Deck Master, Amazoness Fighter gains 300 attack and defense points automatically (1800/1600)." The Amazon with the sword then glowed slightly, causing the fighter to glow as well, making the fighter stronger.
"I'll also set one card face down and end my move." (Illidan 4000, Joey 4000, Marie 4000, Mai 4000)
Glancing over the field, Illidan slowly began to think of a strategy. "Hmm, I'd better get rid of Mai's monster first. Joey's monster is stronger than mine, but I'll be able to take care of him soon enough."
After drawing his next card, Illidan took a look to see his Mystical Space Typhoon. After a moment, he then said "I play the magic card Harpie's Feather Duster! Now both Joey and Mai's magic and trap cards are destroyed!"
Joey quickly reacted as a set of typhoons threatened to destroy his face down card, saying "I chain your move Illidan. I activate my magic card Scapegoat, allowing me to summon four Scapegoat Tokens (0/0) in defense!" Four multi colored goats then appeared on Joey's side of the field. Mai's face down card wasn't as lucky though, as the typhoon ripped right through her face down Mirror Wall.
Lightly smiling, Illidan then said "Luster Dragon, attack Mai's Amazoness Fighter with Ruby Blast!" Roaring, the dragon took to the sky and then fired a huge dark ruby colored blast right at the female warrior. The warrior tried to hold the blast back, but was easily destroyed due to the overwhelming force. Illidan waited for Mai's life points to go down then, but for some odd reason, nothing happened.
Curious, he asked "Hey, what's the deal? Why didn't your life points decrease?"
Lightly chuckling, Mai said "That's a simple one hun. My Amazoness Fighter's special ability keeps me from losing life points. When it's attacked, the damage I would receive is reduced to 0, meaning I lose no life points."
Slightly growling that he didn't know this, Illidan then said "I now invoke my Deck Master's special ability. Since Luster Dragon destroyed a monster, he can attack a second time. Luster Dragon, direct attack Mai's life poi…"
Mai quickly interrupted, saying "I don't think so Illidan! I activate my Amazoness Paladin's Deck Master ability. I must give up 500 life points to use it, but it's more than worth it. I now return my Amazoness Fighter (1800/1600) into attack mode." The female fighter then returned once again to the field, showing she was ready for another round.
Sighing, Illidan quickly realized something. "She can keep up a hard to stop defense with her Deck Master. Interesting."
Regaining focus, Illidan then said "Luster Dragon, attack her Amazoness Fighter with Ruby Blast!" Once again flying into the air, the sapphire dragon fired its large blast at the weaker warrior, instantly crushing her again.
"That ends my turn." (Illidan 4000, Joey 4000, Marie 4000, Mai 3500)
Joey slightly chuckled and said "I'll now set one card face down. Next I sacrifice one Scapegoat Token to Panther Warrior, allowing him to attack. Panther Warrior, attack Illidan's Luster Dragon with Panther Slash!" The little blue goat like creature then disappeared in a flash as the panther glowed. He then let out a roar and charged the sapphire dragon.
The panther was almost there when Marie interrupted, saying "I activate the trap card Reinforcements! This card will give Illidan's Luster Dragon 500 more attack points for this turn (2400/1600)."
Nodding at Marie with a smile, Illidan said "Thanks Marie. Now Luster Dragon, counter attack with Ruby Blast!" Narrowly dodging the charging panther, the sapphire dragon then took to the air once again and let loose a powerful blast of ruby energy, which struck the panther hard, causing it to explode into millions of pieces.
Growling at his loss, Joey said "I summon Alligator's Sword (1500/1200) in defense mode." An alligator like warrior then appeared. He held a large sword in one hand, but used it to help protect himself from attacks.
"That ends my move." (Illidan 4000, Joey 3600, Marie 4000, Mai 3500)
Marie drew and said "I'll sacrifice my Shining Friendship for Airknight Parshath (1900/1400)!" The small green fairy then disappeared in a flash and was replaced by a blue and gold armored fairy/horse combo of a monster.
"Airknight, attack one of Joey's Scapegoat Tokens with Fairy Slash!" The fairy ran quickly across the field and sliced a goat in half. Then Joey lost life points equal to Marie's monster's attack points.
Shocked, Joey asked "Hey, what's the big idea? Scapegoat was in defense!"
Smiling, Marie replied "True, but Airknight's special ability allows me to deal the difference of my monster's attack points and your monster's defense points to you as damage. That means even if your monster is in defense mode, I can still do damage to you. Also, I get to draw one card thanks to Airknight's effect. Next, I'll set one card and end my turn." (Illidan 4000, Joey 1700, Marie 4000, Mai 3500)
Drawing with a look of concern on her face, Mai said "Hmm, I'll summon Cyber Harpie Lady (1800/1300) in attack mode." A bird like woman then appeared on the field. She had long pinkish hair and green wings that were connected to her arms. She also had claws for hands, and talons for feet.
"Next I'll equip her with Cyber Shield, which gives my Cyber Harpie a 500 additional attack points (2300/1300)." A small golden corset then appeared on the female bird creature, making it squawk louder as her power increased.
"Now Cyber Harpie, destroy Illidan's Luster Dragon with Cyber Slash!" The woman bird took off and headed straight for the sapphire dragon with her claws raised to strike.
Just as the creature was about to strike the dragon, Marie said "I activate my trap Mirror Wall! Now your monster's attack points are cut in half (1150/1300)!" Suddenly a multicolored wall appeared in front of the bird creature. When the bird ran into it, she seemed to grow much weaker, making her no match for the sapphire dragon.
"No!" yelled out Mai in shock.
Smiling, Illidan said "Thanks again Marie. Luster Dragon, counter attack with Ruby Blast!" The dragon then dodged the flying bird woman and released it's powerful ruby energy at her, easily making the creature into fried bird, which then exploded.
Growling somewhat, Mai said "Darn it, I have to end my move." (Illidan 4000, Joey 1700, Marie 4000, Mai 2750)
Smiling at Marie, Illidan quickly thought "Marie has saved my bacon for a second time in this duel. She's doing great tonight!"