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Hell's Fury Tournament
Chapter 7: Feline Frenzy
After shaking hands, Serenity and Rachel pulled out, exchanged, shuffled, and cut their decks. They quickly gave their decks back to each other and placed them back into their Duel Disks
"Will Serenity Wheeler and Rachel Sawyer please enter the dueling arena?" asked Lily.
Serenity and Rachel entered the corridors and arrived on opposite sides of the dueling arena. They plugged their Duel Disks into the arena's controls.
"You can do it, sis, " said Joey.
"Thanks, Joey, " said Serenity.
"Duelists, ready?" asked Lily.
"I'm ready, " said Serenity.
"So am I, " said Rachel.
"Let's begin, " said Lily.
"Let's duel!" they both exclaimed.
Their Duel Disks activated and moved into position.
Serenity: 8,000
Rachel: 8,000
Both of them drew five cards.
"I'll go first, " said Serenity as she drew a sixth card. "I summon The Agent of Creation - Venus in attack mode."
Serenity placed The Agent of Creation - Venus on top of her Duel Disk. The Agent of Creation - Venus appeared on Serenity's side of the field. (1,600/0)
"I end my turn, " said Serenity.
"My move, " said Rachel as she drew a sixth card. "I place three cards facedown, ending my turn."
Three facedown cards appeared on Rachel's side of the field.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card. "I set one monster in defense mode."
Serenity placed one card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk. A facedown card positioned sideways appeared next to The Agent of Creation - Venus.
"The Agent of Creation - Venus, attack her Life Points directly with Mystic Orb Assault!" exclaimed Serenity.
"Not so fast. I activate one of my facedown cards, Waboku, " said Rachel as a facedown card flipped up.
The Agent of Creation - Venus created and threw several balls of white light at Rachel but was unable to affect her Life Points.
"I place one card facedown, ending my turn, " said Serenity as a facedown card appeared behind The Agent of Creation - Venus.
"My move, " said Rachel as she drew a card. "I play Pot of Greed."
Rachel drew two cards from her deck.
"I now summon King Tiger Wanghu in attack mode, " said Rachel as she placed it on top of her Duel Disk.
A white saber-toothed tiger, which was wearing a silver and black suit of armor with spikes covering his back and head and red harnesses covering his legs, appeared on Rachel's side of the field. (1,700/1,000)
"King Tiger Wanghu, attack The Agent of Creation - Venus with Armored Pounce!" exclaimed Rachel.
King Tiger Wanghu came charging at The Agent of Creation - Venus and stomped her into the ground, shattering her into pixels. Serenity moved The Agent of Creation - Venus from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 7,900
Rachel: 8,000
"I end my turn, " said Rachel.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card. "I summon Command Knight in attack mode, equip her with Axe of Despair, and flip summon my set monster, which is Warrior Lady of the Wasteland."
Serenity both placed Command Knight and flipped Warrior Lady of the Wasteland upright on top of her Duel Disk. First, a blond woman, who was wearing a red hat with golden feathers adorning it, a black cape, a red and gold suit of armor with white feathers along the bust line and was wielding the Axe of Despair instead of her usual golden sword, appeared on Serenity's side of the field. (2,200/1,900) Next, another blond woman with one arm bandaged, who was wearing a brown hat and ragged cape and a sky blue top, skirt, and boots and was wielding a long sword with a blue hilt, appeared next to Command Knight. (1,100/1,200)
"Thanks to the special ability of Command Knight, the attack strengths of all Warrior-type monsters on my side of the field increase by 400 points, " said Serenity.
Command Knight's attack strength changed. (2,600/1,900) Warrior Lady of the Wasteland's attack strength changed. (1,500/1,200)
"Command Knight, attack King Tiger Wanghu with Inferno Axe Smash!" exclaimed Serenity.
Command Knight used her axe to slice King Tiger Wanghu in half, shattering it into pixels. Rachel moved King Tiger Wanghu from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 7,900
Rachel: 7,100
"Warrior Lady of the Wasteland, attack her Life Points directly with Desolation Slash Attack!" exclaimed Serenity.
"Not so fast. I activate my second facedown card, Book of Moon, to send that monster into facedown defense mode, " said Rachel as a facedown card flipped up.
Serenity flipped Warrior Lady of the Wasteland facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk. Warrior Lady of the Wasteland was changed into a facedown card that was positioned sideways.
"I end my turn, " said Serenity.
"My move, " said Rachel as she drew a card. "I set one monster in defense mode, ending my turn."
Rachel placed one card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk. A facedown card positioned sideways appeared on her side of the field.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card. "I flip summon Warrior Lady of the Wasteland one more time."
Serenity flipped Warrior Lady of the Wasteland upright on top of her Duel Disk again. Warrior Lady of the Wasteland reappeared next to Command Knight with its attack strength changed. (1,500/1,200)
"Warrior Lady of the Wasteland, attack her set card with Desolation Slash Attack!" exclaimed Serenity.
Warrior Lady of the Wasteland used her attack to slice through the set monster. Rachel quickly flipped her set card upright on top of her Duel Disk. A black cat with red eyes, which was wearing a gold necklace, a charm bracelet, and a gold choker on its tail, appeared on Rachel's side of the field and shattered into pixels. (500/300) Rachel moved A Cat of Ill Omen from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"Thanks, you just destroyed A Cat of Ill Omen, allowing me to move one Trap Card to the top of my deck, " said Rachel as she pulled her deck out of her Duel Disk.
Rachel searched through her deck, found and showed DNA Surgery to Serenity, placed DNA Surgery on top of her deck, and returned her deck to her Duel Disk.
"Command Knight, attack her Life Points directly with Inferno Axe Smash!" exclaimed Serenity.
"Think again. I activate my last facedown card, Ring of Destruction, to destroy Command Knight, " said Rachel as a facedown card flipped up.
Just as Command Knight began her attack, a fire ring suddenly appeared around Command Knight's neck, causing it to self-destruct. Serenity moved Command Knight from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 5,300
Rachel: 4,500
Warrior Lady of the Wasteland's attack strength returned to normal. (1,100/1,200)
"I place one card facedown, ending my turn, " said Serenity as another facedown card appeared behind Warrior Lady of the Wasteland.
"My move, " said Rachel as she drew DNA Surgery. "I play Monster Reborn to bring King Tiger Wanghu back."
Rachel moved King Tiger Wanghu from her Graveyard to the top of her Duel Disk. King Tiger Wanghu reappeared on Rachel's side of the field. (1,700/1,000)
"King Tiger Wanghu, attack Warrior Lady of the Wasteland with Armored Pounce!" exclaimed Rachel.
King Tiger Wanghu charged at Warrior Lady of the Wasteland, stomping her into pixels. Serenity moved Warrior Lady of the Wasteland from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 4,700
Rachel: 4,500
"Thanks to her special ability, I can special summon an EARTH Warrior-type monster, whose attack strength is at most 1,500 points, and I choose Shadow Tamer, " said Serenity as she pulled her deck out of her Duel Disk.
Serenity searched through her deck, found and showed Shadow Tamer to Rachel, shuffled and returned her deck to her Duel Disk, and placed Shadow Tamer on top of her Duel Disk. A blue-haired woman, who was wearing a red and white dress with gold trim placed along the collar, bust line, and lower thighs, red gloves with golden spiked elbows, spiked armbands, and red boots and was wielding a brown whip, appeared on Serenity's side of the field. (800/700)
"I'm afraid that monster won't be around for very long. My King Tiger Wanghu has a special ability as well. It destroys all monsters, whose attack strengths are at most 1,400 points," said Rachel.
"Great. Just great, " said Serenity.
"King Tiger Wanghu, destroy Shadow Tamer with Sonic Roar!" exclaimed Rachel.
King Tiger Wanghu roared at Shadow Tamer, shattering her into pixels. Serenity moved Shadow Tamer from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"I place two cards facedown, ending my turn, " said Rachel as two facedown cards appeared behind King Tiger Wanghu.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card. "I play my own Pot of Greed."
Serenity drew two cards from her deck.
"Next, I play Polymerization, combining The Forgiving Maiden and Marie the Fallen One in my hand to summon St. Joan, " said Serenity as she discarded all three cards into the Graveyard and moved a monster from her Fusion Deck to the top of her Duel Disk.
St. Joan appeared on Serenity's side of the field. (2,800/2,000)
"I also summon Queen's Knight in attack mode, " said Serenity as she placed her on top of her Duel Disk
A blond woman, who was wearing a red and purple suit of armor and was wielding a diamond-shaped, red, and black shield and a long sword with a red hilt, appeared next to St. Joan. (1,500/1,600)
"Finally, I activate my facedown card, Solar Ray, which inflicts 600 points of damage to your Life Points for every face-up LIGHT monster on my side of the field, " said Serenity as a facedown card flipped up. "Currently, I have two."
Suddenly, a blast of light came from both Queen's Knight and St. Joan and hit Rachel, causing her to twitch.
Serenity: 4,700
Rachel: 3,300
"St. Joan, attack King Tiger Wanghu with Sacred Blade Strike!" exclaimed Serenity.
"I don't think so. I activate one of my facedown cards, Negate Attack, " said Rachel as a facedown card flipped up.
St. Joan used her attack to slice King Tiger Wanghu in half; however, Negate Attack's force field dissipated the attack.
"I place another card facedown, ending my turn, " said Serenity as a facedown card appeared behind Queen's Knight.
"My move, " said Rachel as she drew a card. "I play Change of Heart to take control of St. Joan."
Serenity moved St. Joan from the top of her Duel Disk and gave it to Rachel, whom placed St. Joan on top of her Duel Disk. St. Joan immediately moved to Rachel's side of the field. (2,800/2,000)
"I summon Panther Warrior in attack mode, " said Rachel as she placed it on top of her Duel Disk.
A purple anthropomorphic panther, who was wearing a green cape, dark blue armor with yellow trim and was wielding a curved sword with a gold and red-jeweled hilt and a dark blue shield with gold trim and red jewels on it, appeared next to St. Joan. (2,000/1,600)
"Panther Warrior? I know that card. My brother uses it, " said Serenity. "It can't attack unless you sacrifice one of your own monsters. That's why you took St. Joan. You plan to sacrifice it."
"Correct. Now, I play Wild Nature's Release, increasing the attack strength of my Panther Warrior by its defensive strength, " said Rachel.
Panther Warrior's attack strength changed. (3,600/1,600)
"King Tiger Wanghu, attack Queen's Knight with Armored Pounce!" exclaimed Rachel.
"I don't think so. I activate my facedown card, Magic Cylinder, " said Serenity as a facedown card flipped up.
King Tiger Wanghu came charging at Queen's Knight; however, Magic Cylinder negated King Tiger Wanghu's attack and released that power back as a white energy blast toward Rachel, causing her to twitch.
Serenity: 4,700
Rachel: 1,600
"I sacrifice your St. Joan, allowing me to attack you with Panther Warrior, " said Rachel.
Once Rachel moved St. Joan from the top of her Duel Disk and gave it back to Serenity, whom placed her into her own Graveyard, it instantly vanished from Rachel's side of the field.
"Panther Warrior, attack Queen's Knight with Puma Blade Attack!" exclaimed Rachel.
Panther Warrior used his sword to slice Queen's Knight in half, shattering her into pixels. Serenity moved Queen's Knight from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 2,600
Rachel: 3,300
"I end my turn, " said Rachel.
Suddenly, Panther Warrior shattered into pixels. Rachel moved Panther Warrior from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"What happened to Panther Warrior?" asked Serenity.
"Wild Nature's Release has a drawback. Once you end your turn, any Beast or Beast-Warrior-type enhanced by it is destroyed, " said Rachel.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card.
Serenity: 2,800
Rachel: 3,300
"Let me guess. While Marie the Fallen One is in the Graveyard, you gain 200 Life Points during each of your Standby Phases, " said Rachel.
"Correct. I set one monster in defense mode and place one card facedown, ending my turn, " said Serenity as she placed one card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk.
A facedown card positioned sideways appeared on Serenity's side of the field. Another facedown card appeared behind the set monster.
"My move, " said Rachel as she drew a card. "I summon Tiger Axe in attack mode."
Rachel placed Tiger Axe on top of her Duel Disk. An anthropomorphic Bengal tiger appeared on Rachel's side of the field. (1,300/1,100) It wore blue armor that covered only his shoulder and upper chest and brown and black-striped armbands and wielded a large double-bladed axe.
"Next, I play the magic card Poison Fangs, allowing me to inflict 500 points of damage to my opponent each time a Beast-type monster from my side of the field inflict damage to your Life Points, " said Rachel.
"Why would you play that? You have no Beast-types on your side of the field, " said Serenity.
"I'm afraid you're wrong. I also activate my facedown card, DNA Surgery, to change the types of every monster on the field, " said Rachel as a facedown card flipped up. "I choose Beast-types."
Tiger Axe became more beastlike.
"Tiger Axe, attack Serenity's set monster with Rapid Axe Cut!" exclaimed Rachel.
Tiger Axe used his axe to slice the set card in half. Serenity quickly flipped her set card upright on top of her Duel Disk. Cyber Jar appeared on Serenity's side of the field, immediately sucked up Tiger Axe into itself, and self-destructed. (900/900) Serenity moved Cyber Jar from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard. Rachel also moved Tiger Axe from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard. They both picked up five cards from their decks and showed them to each other.
"I set one monster in defense mode and summon Lady Panther in attack mode, " said Rachel as she placed one card upright and another card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk.
First, an anthropomorphic, brown, and female panther, who was wearing a black and red Roman outfit, a white cape held by a green jewel, and black gloves and was wielding a large golden shield and a long golden staff, appeared on Rachel's side of the field as a beast. (1,400/1,300) Then, a facedown card positioned sideways appeared next to Lady Panther.
"I summon both Kanan the Swordmistress and Beautiful Headhuntress in attack mode and set one monster in defense mode, " said Serenity as she placed two cards upright and another card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk.
First, Kanan the Swordmistress appeared on Serenity's side of the field as a beast. (1,400/1,400) Next, Beautiful Headhuntress appeared next to Kanan the Swordmistress as a beast. (1,600/800) Then, a facedown card positioned sideways appeared next to Beautiful Headhuntress.
"I end my turn, " said Rachel.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card.
Serenity: 3,000
Rachel: 3,300
"I flip summon my set monster, which is Magician of Faith," said Serenity as she flipped her set card upright on top of her Duel Disk.
Magician of Faith appeared next to Beautiful Headhuntress as a beast. (300/400) Serenity immediately grabbed Polymerization from her Graveyard and showed it to Rachel.
"Beautiful Headhuntress, attack Lady Panther with Guillotine Swipe!" exclaimed Serenity.
Beautiful Headhuntress used her glaive to slice Lady Panther in half, shattering her into pixels. Rachel moved Lady Panther from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 3,000
Rachel: 3,100
"I place one card facedown and switch Kanan the Swordmistress into defense mode, " said Serenity as she turned Kanan the Swordmistress sideways on top of her Duel Disk.
Kanan the Swordmistress rested on her knees with her arms crossed. A facedown card appeared behind Beautiful Headhuntress.
"I end my turn, " said Serenity.
"My move, " said Rachel as she drew a card. " I sacrifice my set monster to summon Nekogal #2."
Once Rachel moved her set monster from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard, the set card vanished from her side of the field. Next, she placed Nekogal #2 on top of her Duel Disk. A cat woman with purple claws, hair, and talons, white wings, and a long red tail, who was wearing a purple blouse and shorts, appeared on Rachel's side of the field. (1,900/2,000)
"Nekogal #2, attack Magician of Faith with Aerial Slash Attack!" exclaimed Rachel.
Nekogal #2 flew toward Magician of Faith and used her claws to slice through her, shattering her into pixels. Serenity moved Magician of Faith from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 1,400
Rachel: 3,100
"Don't forget about the special ability of Poison Fangs, " said Rachel as a poisonous gas rose from Serenity's Graveyard, causing her to twitch.
Serenity: 0900
Rachel: 3,100
"I end my turn, " said Rachel.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card.
Serenity: 1,100
Rachel: 3,100
"First, I play Reinforcement of the Army, allowing me to move a Warrior-type monster whose level is at most four from my deck to my hand, " said Serenity as she took her deck out of her Duel Disk. "I choose Hibikime."
Serenity retrieved and showed Hibikime to Rachel, shuffled, and returned her deck to her Duel Disk.
"Next, I play Polymerization, combining Goddess with the Third Eye and Hibikime from my hand to summon Empress Judge, " said Serenity as she discarded all three cards and moved a monster from her Fusion Deck to the top of her Duel Disk.
A red-haired elfish woman with a red jewel in the middle of her forehead, who was wearing a long red dress and was wielding a golden staff, appeared next to Beautiful Headhuntress as a beast. (2,100/1,700)
"Then, I switch Kanan the Swordmistress into attack mode, " said Serenity as she turned Kanan the Swordmistress upright on top of her Duel Disk.
Kanan the Swordmistress got off her knees and returned to attack position. (1,400/1,400)
"Empress Judge, attack Nekogal #2 with Judgment Blast!" exclaimed Serenity.
Empress Judge used her staff to fire a ball of red energy at Nekogal #2, shattering her into pixels. Rachel moved Nekogal #2 from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 1,100
Rachel: 2,900
"Beautiful Headhuntress, attack her Life Points directly with Guillotine Swipe!" exclaimed Serenity.
Beautiful Headhuntress used her attack to swipe Rachel, causing her to twitch.
Serenity: 1,100
Rachel: 1,300
"Kanan the Swordmistress, end this duel with Rapid Sword Strike!" exclaimed Serenity.
Kanan the Swordmistress used her attack to swipe Rachel, causing Rachel to fall to her knees.
Serenity: 1,100
Rachel: 0000
The monsters and the field instantly vanished. Every card remaining on the Duel Disks were removed and placed back into both Serenity's and Rachel's decks. They unplugged their Duel Disks from the arena's controls.
"Our fourth quarterfinalist is Serenity Wheeler from Asia, " said Lily.
The crowd applauded and cheered.
"You did it, Serenity, " said Joey.
"Thanks, Joey. I did it because of your support, " said Serenity.
"I'm impressed. You've definitely earned your place here, " said Rachel.
"Thanks for the great duel. It was fun, " said Serenity.
Both women left the arena and headed up to the balcony to watch the other four matches.
Next, Rose Kennedy appeared next to the bingo machine.
"Hello, everybody, " said Rose.
Everyone immediately turned toward Rose.
"It's time to announce our next pairing for the quarterfinal matches. Everyone in the anteroom listen up, " said Rose. "Let's begin."
Rose pressed a button on her remote, causing the sixteen numbered balls to rotate. One of them moved through a tube and exited the machine through the third eye on the Witch of the Black Forest's forehead. Rose immediately picked up the ball.
"Our next competitor is number twelve, Vivian Wong from Asia, " said Rose.
"It's about time, " said Vivian.
"Let's start the machine again, " said Rose.
The bingo machine immediately began to spin the balls around. Soon, another ball was released from the machine. Rose immediately picked up the second ball.
"Her opponent is number fourteen, Betty Parker from Australia, " said Rose as a 29-year-old, fair-skinned, and hard-working woman with dark brown eyes and light ginger red and layered hair stepped forward.
Betty was wearing a pair of turquoise earrings, a white apron, dark blue khaki pants, a light blue silk shirt, a red ascot, and white dress shoes. Inside the anteroom, Vivian and Betty shook hands.
"Are you ready for this?" asked Betty as she shook Vivian's hand.
"Hey, I'm ready for anything. So, bring it on, " said Vivian as she shook Betty's hand.