Legal Disclaimer: This story follows the same rules as "Metallic Revolution". Natalie Granger and Courtney Fletcher are mine and can't be used without my permission.
Hell's Fury Tournament
Chapter 13: Oceanside Battle
"Will you two please enter the dueling arena?" asked Rose.
Natalie and Courtney entered the corridors and arrived on the same side of the dueling arena.
"Your opponent for this match is Alcyone Damaris, " said Rose as Alcyone appeared on the opposite side of the arena.
All three 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 just as the arena appeared in front of them. They went to the ports and plugged their Duel Disks into the arena's controls.
"Are all duelists ready?" asked Rose.
"Yes, " said Natalie.
"Ready to play, " said Courtney.
"Let's get started, " said Alcyone.
"You may begin, " said Rose.
"Let's duel!" all three exclaimed.
Their Duel Disks activated and moved into position.
Courtney: 8,000
Alcyone: 16,000
Natalie: 8,000
All three drew five cards.
"I'll go first, " said Natalie as she drew a sixth card. "I place two cards facedown and end my turn."
Two facedown cards appeared on Natalie's side of the field.
"My move, " said Courtney as she drew a sixth card. "I also place two cards facedown and summon Batteryman AA in attack mode."
Courtney placed Batteryman AA on top of her Duel Disk. Batteryman AA appeared on Courtney's side of the field. (0/0) Two facedown cards appeared behind Batteryman AA.
"Thanks to its special ability, Batteryman AA's attack strength increases for every Batteryman AA in attack mode on my side of the field, " said Courtney.
Batteryman AA's attack strength increased. (1,000/0)
"I end my turn, " said Courtney.
"My move, " said Alcyone as she drew a card. "I place two cards facedown, ending my turn."
Two facedown cards appeared on Alcyone's side of the field.
"My move, " said Natalie as she drew a card. "I summon Aqua Madoor in attack mode."
Natalie placed Aqua Madoor on top of her Duel Disk. Aqua Madoor appeared on Natalie's side of the field. (1,200/2,000)
"Aqua Madoor, attack Alcyone's Life Points directly with Cascade Wall Smash!" exclaimed Natalie.
"I think not. I activate one of my facedown cards, Waboku, " said Alcyone as a facedown card flipped up.
Aqua Madoor used his attack to slam Alcyone but was unable to affect her Life Points.
"I end my turn, " said Natalie.
"My move, " said Courtney as she drew a card. "I set one monster in defense mode, ending my turn."
Courtney placed one card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk. A facedown card positioned sideways appeared next to Batteryman AA.
"My move, " said Alcyone as she drew a card. "I summon Gagagigo in attack mode."
Alcyone placed Gagagigo on top of her Duel Disk. A green lizard with spikes on its shoulders, knees, and elbows and a long green tail, which was wearing white rags on its arms and legs, appeared on Alcyone's side of the field. (1,850/1,000)
"Gagagigo, attack Batteryman AA with Cold-blooded Claw!" exclaimed Alcyone.
"Not this fast. I activate one of my facedown cards, Book of Moon, negating your monster's attack, " said Natalie as a facedown card flipped up.
Alcyone flipped Gagagigo facedown and turned it sideways. Gagagigo turned into a facedown card that was positioned sideways.
"I end my turn, " said Alcyone.
"My move, " said Natalie as she drew a card.
"I activate my last facedown card, Secret Barrel, allowing me to inflict Direct Damage to both of your Life Points equal to the total number of cards in your hand and on your side of the field times 200 points, " said Alcyone as a facedown card flipped up. "Natalie, you have eight cards total while Courtney has seven cards total."
Suddenly, an energy beam came from Secret Barrel and hit them, causing them both to twitch.
Courtney: 6,600
Alcyone: 16,000
Natalie: 6,400
"Nice move. I summon Blue-Winged Crown in attack mode, " said Natalie as she placed it on top of her Duel Disk.
A bluish firebird with a red tail, maroon claws and beak, and a V-shaped crest made of red flames on its head appeared on Natalie's side of the field. (1,600/1,200)
"Aqua Madoor, attack Alcyone's set monster with Cascade Wall Smash!" exclaimed Natalie.
Aqua Madoor used his attack to flatten the set monster. Alcyone quickly flipped her set card upright on top of her Duel Disk. Gagagigo reappeared on Alcyone's side of the field and instantly shattered into pixels. (1,850/1,000) Alcyone moved Gagagigo from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"Blue-Winged Crown, attack Alcyone's Life Points directly with Phoenix Flame Assault!" exclaimed Natalie.
Blue-Winged Crown flew toward Alcyone, ignited with a blue flame, and rammed into her, causing her to twitch.
Courtney: 6,600
Alcyone: 14,400
Natalie: 6,400
"I end my turn, " said Natalie.
"My move, " said Courtney as she drew a card. "I summon Thunder Nyan Nyan in attack mode."
Courtney placed Thunder Nyan Nyan in attack mode. An elfish woman with red hair and small horns on her head, who was wearing a Bengal tiger print halter top and matching pants and gloves with white cuffs and a silver ring that held three drums and a pair of cymbals and was wielding a pair of wooden drumsticks, appeared on Courtney's side of the field. (1,900/800)
"Batteryman AA, attack Alcyone's Life Points directly with Alkaline Thunder Blast!" exclaimed Courtney.
Batteryman AA used its attack to shock Alcyone, causing her to twitch.
Courtney: 6,600
Alcyone: 13,400
Natalie: 6,400
"Thunder Nyan Nyan, attack Alcyone's Life Points directly with Lightning Bolt Cadence!" exclaimed Courtney.
Thunder Nyan Nyan used his drumsticks to hit her drums, releasing an electrical beam that shocked Alcyone again, causing her to twitch again.
Courtney: 6,600
Alcyone: 11,500
Natalie: 6,400
"I end my turn, " said Courtney.
"My move, " said Alcyone as she drew a card. "I place two cards facedown and activate the Magic card Hammer Shot, allowing me to destroy a face-up monster in attack mode with the highest attack strength. "
Two facedown cards appeared on Alcyone's side of the field.
"So say goodbye to Thunder Nyan Nyan, " said Alcyone.
"I don't think so. I activate one of my facedown cards, Book of Moon, to negate Hammer Shot, " said Courtney as a facedown card flipped up.
Courtney flipped Thunder Nyan Nyan upside-down and sideways. Thunder Nyan Nyan turned into a facedown card that was positioned sideways.
"That's no problem. I summon Des Feral Imp in attack mode, " said Alcyone.
Alcyone placed Des Feral Imp on top of her Duel Disk. A green lizard with an orange abdomen, spikes on its head and neck, big ears, and sharp claws appeared on Alcyone's side of the field. (1,600/1,800)
"Des Feral Imp, attack Courtney's set monster with Barbaric Claw!" exclaimed Alcyone.
Des Feral Imp used its claws to slice through Courtney's set monster. Courtney quickly flipped her set monster upright on top of her Duel Disk. Thunder Nyan Nyan reappeared on Courtney's side of the field and instantly shattered into pixels. (1,900/800) Courtney moved Thunder Nyan Nyan from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"I end my turn, " said Alcyone.
"My move, " said Natalie as she drew a card. "I play Shield & Sword, giving my monsters an advantage."
Des Feral Imp's stats changed. (1,800/1,600) Aqua Madoor's stats changed. (2,000/1,200) Blue-Winged Crown's stats changed. (1,200/1,600) Batteryman AA's stats remained the same. (1,000/0)
"Aqua Madoor, attack Des Feral Imp with Cascade Wall Smash!" exclaimed Natalie.
"Think again. I activate one of my facedown cards, Waboku, saving my Life Points for a turn, " said Alcyone as a facedown card flipped up.
Aqua Madoor used his attack to flatten Des Feral Imp but was unable to destroy it.
"I end my turn, " said Natalie.
Each monster's stats returned to normal.
"My move, " said Courtney as she drew a card. "I play Monster Reborn to bring back Thunder Nyan Nyan."
"Not so fast. I activate my facedown card, Torrential Tribute, to destroy all monsters on the field, " said Alcyone as a facedown card flipped up.
Courtney moved Thunder Nyan Nyan from her Graveyard to the top of her Duel Disk. Thunder Nyan Nyan reappeared on her side of the field. (1,900/800) However, every monster, including Thunder Nyan Nyan, shattered into pixels. All three moved their monsters from their Duel Disk to their Graveyard.
"I think you played that card prematurely. I summon Hydrogeddon in attack mode, " said Courtney.
Courtney placed Hydrogeddon on top of her Duel Disk. Hydrogeddon appeared on Courtney's side of the field. (1,600/1,000)
"Hydrogeddon, attack Alcyone's Life Points directly with Hydro Gust!" exclaimed Courtney.
Hydrogeddon used its attack to smother Alcyone, causing her to twitch.
Courtney: 6,600
Alcyone: 9,900
Natalie: 6,400
"I place one card facedown and end my turn, " said Courtney as a facedown card appeared behind Hydrogeddon.
"My move, " said Alcyone as she drew a card. "I set one monster in defense mode and place one card facedown, ending my turn."
Alcyone placed one card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk. A facedown card positioned sideways appeared on Alcyone's side of the field. Another facedown card appeared behind the set monster.
"My move, " said Natalie as she drew a card. "I summon The Portrait's Secret in attack mode."
Natalie placed The Portrait's Secret on top of her Duel Disk. The Portrait's Secret appeared on Natalie's side of the field. (1,200/1,500)
"The Portrait's Secret, attack Alcyone's set monster with Brushstroke Swipe!" exclaimed Natalie.
The Portrait's Secret used its arms to sideswipe the set monster. Alcyone quickly flipped her set card upright on top of her Duel Disk. A red dragon, who was wearing silver armor that covered its face, back, legs, wings, feet and the end of its tail, appeared on Alcyone's side of the field and instantly shattered into pixels. (1,400/1,100)
Alcyone moved Masked Dragon from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"Thanks. By destroying Masked Dragon, I can special summon a Dragon-type monster with an attack strength of at most 1,500 points from my deck. I choose Spirit Ryu, " said Alcyone as she pulled her deck out of her Duel Disk.
Alcyone searched through her deck, found and showed Spirit Ryu to Courtney and Natalie, shuffled and returned her deck to her Duel Disk, and placed Spirit Ryu on top of her Duel Disk. A purple serpentine dragon with bat wings and a green gem in the middle of its forehead appeared on Alcyone's side of the field. (1,000/1,000)
"I end my turn, " said Natalie.
"My move," said Courtney as she drew a card. "I play Pot of Greed."
Courtney drew two cards from her deck.
"Hydrogeddon, attack Spirit Ryu with Hydro Gust!" exclaimed Courtney.
"I don't think so. I activate my facedown card, Waboku, " said Alcyone as a facedown card flipped up.
Hydrogeddon used its attack to blast Spirit Ryu but was unable to destroy it.
"I place one card facedown to end my turn, " said Courtney as a facedown card appeared behind Hydrogeddon.
"My move, " said Alcyone as she drew a card. "I summon Serpentine Princess in attack mode."
Alcyone placed Serpentine Princess on top of her Duel Disk. A bald woman with a spiked head, a green gem on her forehead, and a green serpentine lower body appeared on Alcyone's side of the field. (1,400/2,000) She was wearing a red, gold, and metallic Egyptian vest and red gloves with pale green and golden stripes along it and was wielding a small, open-ended, and ornate scepter with a green ball in the center, appeared on Alcyone's side of the field.
"Serpentine Princess, attack The Portrait's Secret with King Cobra Blast!" exclaimed Alcyone.
Serpentine Princess used his scepter to fire a column of green energy at The Portrait's Secret, shattering it into pixels. Natalie moved The Portrait's Secret from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Courtney: 6,600
Alcyone: 9,900
Natalie: 6,200
"Spirit Ryu, attack Hydrogeddon with Sonic Blast!" exclaimed Alcyone.
"Are you sure that you want to do that? Your monster will be destroyed, " said Courtney.
"Spirit Ryu has a special ability. By discarding a Dragon-type monster from my hand, Spirit Ryu's stats will increase by 1,000 points, " said Alcyone as she discarded a Dragon-type monster to the Graveyard.
Spirit Ryu's stats changed. (2,000/2,000)
"Not so fast. I activate one of my facedown cards, Negate Attack, " said Courtney as a facedown card flipped up.
Spirit Ryu fired a blast of ultra-low frequency sound waves at Hydrogeddon; however, Negate Attack's force field dissipated the attack.
"I place one card facedown, ending my turn, " said Alcyone as a facedown card appeared behind Spirit Ryu.
Spirit Ryu's stats returned to normal. (1,000/1,000)
"My move, " said Natalie as she drew a card. "I place one card facedown and summon 7 Colored Fish in attack mode."
Natalie placed 7 Colored Fish on top of her Duel Disk. 7 Colored Fish appeared on Natalie's side of the field. (1,800/800) A facedown card appeared behind 7 Colored Fish.
"7 Colored Fish, attack Spirit Ryu with Spectrum Splash!" exclaimed Natalie.
7 Colored Fish used its attack to ram into Spirit Ryu, shattering it into pixels. Alcyone moved Spirit Ryu from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Courtney: 6,600
Alcyone: 9,100
Natalie: 6,200
"I end my turn, " said Natalie.
"My move, " said Courtney as she drew a card. "I summon Oxygeddon in attack mode."
Courtney placed Oxygeddon on top of her Duel Disk. Oxygeddon appeared next to Hydrogeddon. (1,800/800)
"Hydrogeddon, attack Serpentine Princess with Hydro Gust!" exclaimed Courtney.
Hydrogeddon used its attack to blast Serpentine Princess, shattering her into pixels. Alcyone moved Serpentine Princess from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Courtney: 6,600
Alcyone: 8,900
Natalie: 6,200
"Thanks to its special ability, I can summon another Hydrogeddon, " said Courtney as she pulled her deck out of her Duel Disk.
Courtney searched through her deck, found and placed Hydrogeddon on top of her Duel Disk, and returned her deck to her Duel Disk. A second Hydrogeddon appeared next to Oxygeddon. (1,600/1,000)
"Oxygeddon, attack her Life Points directly with Vapor Stream!" exclaimed Courtney.
Oxygeddon used its attack to blast Alcyone, causing her to twitch.
Courtney: 6,600
Alcyone: 7,300
Natalie: 6,200
"Hydrogeddon, attack her Life Points directly with Hydro Gust!" exclaimed Courtney.
Hydrogeddon used its attack to blast Alcyone, causing her to twitch again.
Courtney: 6,600
Alcyone: 5,700
Natalie: 6,200
"I end my turn, " said Courtney.
"My move, " said Alcyone as she drew a card. "I play Pot of Greed."
Alcyone drew two cards from her deck.
"Now, I play The Cheerful Coffin, allowing me to discard at most three monsters from my hand, " said Alcyone as she discarded two cards from her hand to her Graveyard. "Next, I activate my facedown card, Call of the Haunted, to bring back Fairy King Truesdale and set one monster in defense mode."
A facedown card immediately flipped up on Alcyone's side of the field. Alcyone moved Fairy King Truesdale from her Graveyard to the top of her Duel Disk and placed a card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk. Fairy King Truesdale appeared on Alcyone's side of the field. (2,200/1,500) A facedown card positioned sideways appeared next to Fairy King Truesdale.
"Thanks to its ability, Fairy King Truesdale increases the stats of all Plant-Type monsters on my side of the field including himself by 500 points, " said Alcyone.
Fairy King Truesdale's stats changed. (2,700/2,000)
"Fairy King Truesdale, attack Oxygeddon with Natural Scepter Blast!" exclaimed Alcyone.
Fairy King Truesdale used his attack to blast Oxygeddon, shattering it into pixels. Courtney moved Oxygeddon from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Courtney: 5,700
Alcyone: 5,700
Natalie: 6,200
"I end my turn, " said Alcyone.
"My move, " said Natalie as she drew a card. "I set one monster in defense mode."
Natalie placed a card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk. A facedown card positioned sideways appeared next to 7 Colored Fish.
"Next, I activate my facedown card, Order To Charge, allowing me to destroy one of your monster by sacrificing a Normal monster on my side of the field, " said Natalie as a facedown card flipped up. "I sacrifice my 7 Colored Fish to destroy Fairy King Truesdale."
Both 7 Colored Fish and Fairy King Truesdale shattered into pixels. Alcyone moved Fairy King Truesdale from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard while Natalie moved 7 Colored Fish from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"I end my turn, " said Natalie.
"My move, " said Courtney as she drew a card. "I play Monster Reincarnation."
Courtney discarded Pot of Avarice and retrieved a monster from her Graveyard.
"I summon Oxygeddon in attack mode, " said Courtney as she placed it on top of her Duel Disk.
Oxygeddon reappeared next to Hydrogeddon. (1,800/800)
"Finally, I play Bonding H20, allowing me to summon Water Dragon from my hand, " said Courtney.
Once Courtney moved the two Hydrogeddons and Oxygeddon from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard, they vanished from her side of the field. Next, she placed Water Dragon on top of her Duel Disk. Water Dragon appeared on Courtney's side of the field. (2,800/2,600)
"Water Dragon, attack Alcyone's set monster with Tidal Blast!" exclaimed Courtney.
Water Dragon used its attack to drench the set monster. Alcyone quickly flipped her set card upright on top of her Duel Disk. A wooden serpentine creature with thorns coming from its back, chest, and lower body and long claws appeared on Alcyone's side of the field and shattered into pixels. (1,500/1,000) Alcyone moved Lord Poison from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"By destroying Lord Poison, I can special summon a Plant-type monster from my Graveyard other than Lord Poison, " said Alcyone. "So, I choose Fairy King Truesdale."
Alcyone moved Fairy King Truesdale from her Graveyard to the top of her Duel Disk. Fairy King Truesdale reappeared on Alcyone's side of the field with its stats changed. (2,700/2,000)
"I end my turn, " said Courtney.
"My move, " said Alcyone as she drew a card. "I summon Nightmare Penguin in attack mode."
Alcyone placed Nightmare Penguin on top of her Duel Disk. A blue and white penguin with a yellow beak and red eyes, which was wearing a black top hat and jacket, a white dress shirt, and a red bowtie, appeared on Alcyone's side of the field. (900/1,800)
"Thanks to Nightmare Penguin's special effect, the attack strengths of all WATER monsters on my side of the field increase by 200 points, " said Alcyone.
Nightmare Penguin's attack strength changed. (1,100/1,800) Fairy King Truesdale's attack strength changed. (2,900/2,000)
"Nightmare Penguin, attack Natalie's set monster with Frozen Talon Attack!" exclaimed Alcyone.
Nightmare Penguin used its talons to slash the set monster. Natalie quickly flipped her set card upright on top of her Duel Disk. A hairy creature with three big eyes, green arms and legs, and sharp claws appeared on Natalie's side of the field and instantly shattered into pixels. (1,000/600) Natalie moved Sangan from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"Because you destroyed Sangan, I can search my deck for a monster with an attack strength of at most 1,500 points, " said Natalie as she pulled her deck out of her Duel Disk.
Natalie searched through her deck, found and showed Green Phantom King to Alcyone and Courtney, shuffled her deck, and placed it back into her Duel Disk.
"Fairy King Truesdale, attack Natalie's Life Points directly with Natural Scepter Blast!" exclaimed Alcyone.
Fairy King Truesdale used his attack to blast Natalie, causing her to twitch.
Courtney: 5,700
Alcyone: 5,700
Natalie: 3,300
"I place one card facedown to end my turn, " said Alcyone as a facedown card appeared behind Fairy King Truesdale.
"My move, " said Natalie as she drew a card. "I play Change of Heart to take control of Fairy King Truesdale."
Alcyone moved Fairy King Truesdale from the top of her Duel Disk and gave it to Natalie, whom placed it on top of her Duel Disk. Fairy King Truesdale immediately moved to Natalie's side of the field with its attack strength changed. (2,700/2,000)
"I now sacrifice your monster to set one monster in defense mode, " said Natalie.
Once Natalie moved Fairy King Truesdale from the top of her Duel Disk and returned it to Alcyone, whom placed it into her Graveyard, it vanished from her side of the field. Next, she placed a card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk. A facedown card positioned sideways appeared on Natalie's side of the field.
"I end my turn, " said Natalie.
"My move, " said Courtney as she drew a card. "I summon Water Magician in attack mode."
Courtney placed Water Magician on top of her Duel Disk. A raspberry-haired woman, who was wearing a blue hat with silver tassels on it, a green vest, a blue cape and blouse, green and white pants, and blue boots and was wielding a green, rosebud-headed, and open-ended staff, appeared on Courtney's side of the field with its attack strength changed. (1,600/1,000)
"Water Magician, attack Nightmare Penguin with Floodwater Surge!" exclaimed Courtney.
Water Magician used her staff to unleash a huge wave of water at Nightmare Penguin, drowning it and shattering it into pixels. Alcyone moved Nightmare Penguin from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard. All WATER monsters' attack strengths returned to normal.
Courtney: 5,700
Alcyone: 5,200
Natalie: 3,300
"Water Dragon, attack Alcyone's Life Points directly with Tidal Blast!" exclaimed Courtney.
"I don't think so. I activate my facedown card, Enchanted Javelin, allowing me to increase my Life Points by the attack strength of your monster, " said Alcyone as a facedown card flipped up.
Courtney: 5,700
Alcyone: 8,000
Natalie: 3,300
Water Dragon used its attack to drench Alcyone, causing her to twitch.
Courtney: 5,700
Alcyone: 5,200
Natalie: 3,300
"I end my turn, " said Courtney.
"My move, " said Alcyone as she drew a card. "I play the Magic card Special Hurricane, allowing me to destroy all special summoned monsters on the field by discarding one card from my hand. So, I discard Dreamsprite to destroy Water Dragon."
Suddenly, a hurricane appeared from nowhere and attacked Water Dragon, shattering it into pixels. Courtney moved Water Dragon from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"Thanks to its special ability, I can special summon one Oxygeddon and two Hydrogeddons from my Graveyard, " said Courtney as she moved all three cards from her Graveyard to the top of her Duel Disk.
First, Hydrogeddon appeared on Courtney's side of the field. (1,600/1,000) Next, a second Hydrogeddon appeared next to its twin. (1,600/1,000) Then, an Oxygeddon appeared next to a Hydrogeddon. (1,800/800)
"I summon Masked Dragon in attack mode, " said Alcyone as she placed it on top of her Duel Disk.
Masked Dragon reappeared on Alcyone's side of the field. (1,400/1,100)
"Masked Dragon, attack Water Magician with Hidden Inferno Blast!" exclaimed Alcyone.
Masked Dragon blew a red-colored fire at Water Magician; however, Water Magician used her attack to counter it. The combination of the two attacks caused both monsters to shatter into pixels. Courtney moved Water Magician from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard. Alcyone also moved Masked Dragon from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"Due to its effect, I can special summon Divine Dragon - Excelion to my side of the field, " said Alcyone as she pulled her deck out of her Duel Disk.
Alcyone searched through her deck, found and showed Divine Dragon - Excelion to Courtney and Natalie, shuffled and returned her deck to her Duel Disk, and placed Divine Dragon - Excelion on top of her Duel Disk. A silver dragon with yellow eyes, a long body, and sharp claws and teeth appeared on her side of the field. (1,500/900)
"Divine Dragon - Excelion, attack Natalie's Life Points directly with Spiritual Energy Blaze!" exclaimed Alcyone.
Divine Dragon - Excelion blew a cream-colored fire at Natalie, causing her to twitch.
Courtney: 5,700
Alcyone: 5,200
Natalie: 1,800
"I place one card facedown, ending my turn, " said Alcyone as a facedown card appeared behind Divine Dragon - Excelion.
"My move, " said Natalie as she drew a card. "I activate my facedown card, Soul Resurrection, to special summon a Normal monster from my Graveyard in defense mode. So, I choose Aqua Madoor."
A facedown card flipped up. Natalie moved Aqua Madoor from her Graveyard and placed it sideways on top of her Duel Disk. Aqua Madoor appeared on Natalie's side of the field, resting on his knees with his arms crossed.
"I flip summon my set monster, which is Neo Aqua Madoor, and sacrifice Aqua Madoor to summon Terrorking Salmon in attack mode, " said Natalie.
"Just one second. I activate my facedown card, Coffin Seller, " said Alcyone as a facedown card flipped up. "From now on, each time monsters are sent to either one of your Graveyards, I can inflict 300 points of damage to your individual Life Points. That includes that sacrifice you just made."
Once Natalie moved Aqua Madoor from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard, it vanished from her side of the field, and Soul Resurrection shattered into pixels.
Courtney: 5,700
Alcyone: 5,200
Natalie: 1,500
Natalie both placed Terrorking Salmon and flipped Neo Aqua Madoor upright on top of her Duel Disk. First, a big and gray-skinned salmon with a fringed tail and fin appeared on Natalie's side of the field. (2,400/1,000) Next, a more menacing version of Aqua Madoor, who was wearing a brown jumpsuit, a silver belt and matching cufflinks, and a yellow and purple cape, appeared next to Terrorking Salmon. (1,200/3,000)
"Terrorking Salmon, attack Divine Dragon - Excelion with Ecliptic Splash!" exclaimed Natalie.
Terrorking Salmon swam toward Divine Dragon - Excelion and slammed it into the ground, shattering it into pixels. Alcyone moved Divine Dragon - Excelion from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Courtney: 5,700
Alcyone: 4,300
Natalie: 1,500
"Neo Aqua Madoor, attack Alcyone's Life Points directly with Glacial Wall Crush!" exclaimed Natalie.
Neo Aqua Madoor used his hands to create and release a giant wall of ice at Alcyone, slamming her and causing her to twitch.
Courtney: 5,700
Alcyone: 3,100
Natalie: 1,500
"I end my turn, " said Natalie.
"My move, " said Courtney as she drew a card. "This duel is over."
"Do it, Courtney, " said Natalie.
"Ok. Hydrogeddon, attack Alcyone's Life Points directly with Hydro Gust!" exclaimed Courtney.
Hydrogeddon used its attack to blast Alcyone, causing her to twitch.
Courtney: 5,700
Alcyone: 1,500
Natalie: 1,500
"Oxygeddon, take her out with Vapor Stream!" exclaimed Courtney.
Oxygeddon used its attack to blast Alcyone, causing her to fall to her knees.
Courtney: 5,700
Alcyone: 0000
Natalie: 1,500
The monsters and the field instantly vanished. Every card remaining on the Duel Disks were removed and placed back into Courtney's, Alcyone's, and Natalie's decks. They unplugged their Duel Disks from the arena's controls.
"Based on the remaining Life Points of both of our competitors, our second semifinalist is Courtney Fletcher from Europe, " said Rose.
The crowd applauded and cheered.
"You definitively are powerhouse duelists, " said Alcyone.
"Thank you. Maybe we'll duel again, Courtney, " said Natalie as she shook Courtney's hand. "Good luck in the finals."
"Thanks. You can count on it, " said Courtney as she shook Natalie's hand.
All three women left the arena, but only Natalie and Courtney headed up to the balcony to watch the other two matches.
"May I have your attention please?" asked Rose.
Everyone immediately quieted down and turned toward Rose.
"Our next team, which is currently ranked first, is Serenity Wheeler and Vivian Wong, " said Rose.
Inside the anteroom, Serenity and Vivian immediately stood up.
"Keep your eyes open. These eliminators must be good if those Kennedy sisters hired them, " said Vivian.
"Ok. No matter whom we faced, I won't give up, " said Serenity.