Chapter 33: Limiter Removal Part 2
"Alright Bastion, I'm all set. Let the second duel commence!"
Nodding, Bastion stepped onto the dueling arena, where he came face to face with a Blazing Inpachi.
"My brother may have been bested, but I'm no push over! Underestimate me and you'll get burned."
"I would never."
GAME ON!
Blazing Inpachi: 8000
Bastion: 8000
"I'll go first. I set one monster face down, and one card face down. Its your move."
"Thank you. To start, I summon Hydrogeddon (1600/1000) in attack mode! Attack his mystery monster!"
The brown dinosaur charged, revealing its target to be Charcoal Inpachi (100/2100).
"Ha! Maybe next time you won't charge in so recklessly!"
"Interesting choice of words, for I activate Rush Recklessly to boost his attack (1600-2300), so my attack goes through!"
Blazing Inpachi could only growl as his monster was snuffed out.
"And since my Hydrogeddon managed to destroy your monster, I'm allowed to summon another one from my deck. And I'll use it to attack you directly!"
"Not so fast, I activate the trap card Ultimate Offering! By paying 500 life points, I can normal summon a monster during your Battle Phase, so come on out Blazing Inpachi (1850/0)!"
Blazing Inpachi: 7500
"Hmm. I end my turn with two cards face down."
"Time to kick this duel up a notch. I summon Flame Ruler! And by paying 500 life points (7500-7000), I'll tribute him to summon Infernal Flame Emperor (2700/1600)! And say goodbye to your face downs, because by banishing my Charcoal Inpachi and Flame Ruler I can destroy them both!"
"In that case, I'll activate them! First is Jar of Greed, letting me draw one card. Next is Threatening Roar, which prevents you from attacking this turn."
"Grr, you got lucky! I end my turn."
"Luck had nothing to do with it, only skill. Now, I summon Oxygeddon (1800/800) in attack mode. Next, I activate my spell card Bonding- H20!"
"No, not that!"
"I'm afraid so. I tribute my two Hydrogeddons and my Oxygeddon to special summon Water Dragon (2800/2600)! And while I control it, all Fire or Pyro Type Monsters have their attack and defense lowered to zero (2700-0/1600-0) (1850-0). Water Dragon, drown his Emperor!"
The dragon created a massive tidal wave of water in its mouth before firing, washing away the emperor without a trace.
Blazing Inpachi: 4200
"I'll end my turn with one card face down. Your move."
Annoyed, the flame spirit drew his next card, smiling when he saw what it was.
"I activate Lightning Vortex! By discarding one card, all face up monsters you control are destroyed!"
A huge lightning bolt struck Water Dragon, causing it to explode. But when the dust settled, Bastion had two Hydrogeddons and an Oxygeddon on the field in defense position.
"What? How did-"
"Simple. When Water Dragon is destroyed, the monsters that it was composed of return to my field."
"Yeah, well don't get too comfy. By Blazing Inpachi will attack one of your Hydrogeddons!"
"I activate my face down, Unity! Now my Hydrogeddon has the total defense of my other monsters added to his own (1000-3800)."
The fire monster tried to punch the dinosaur, only to be swatted away by its tail.
Blazing Inpachi: 2250
"Grr, you might have survived this round, but next turn I'll make you pay!"
"There won't be a next turn, I'm afraid. I activate my spell card, Magical Stone Excavation! By discarding 2 cards, I get to add Bonding- H20 back to my hand. And I'll use it revive Water Dragon!"
"Oh, come on!"
"Sorry, but life's unfair. Water Dragon, take out his Blazing Inpachi!"
His opponent tried to block the attack, only to get swept right off the arena by the mighty surge, ending the duel.
Blazing Inpachi: 0000
Bastion wins!
Bastion sighed wearily, deactivating his duel disk as he left to join the others.
"Way to go, Bastion!"
"You showed him!"
Kozaky giggled in excitement as Duel Energy flowed into Gigobyte's tank, the small creature beginning his metamorphosis.
"Yes, yes, yes! Its working! Well done!"
Everyone gathered around the tank to watch their friend evolve. Slowly but surely, he began to grow bigger and stronger, becoming a teenager in a matter of minutes.
"Incredible!"
"Alright Kozaky, shut it off."
"Are you kidding? I'm cranking this up!"
Before anyone could stop him, Kozaky input some commands into the console, spiking the power as more and more duel energy flowed into Gigobyte, causing him great pain.
"Eria, help me!"
"Gigobyte! Somebody, please stop this!"
But all anyone could do was watch in horror as Gigobyte continued to grow and evolve, each second spent in the tank causing him no end of suffering until finally the tank exploded, sending everyone flying back as smoke filled the lab.
