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Hell's Fury Tournament
Chapter 17: Coronation Duel pt. 1
The next morning, everybody was up in the balcony, and Serenity was already on one side of the dueling arena. Suddenly, Lily and Rose appeared in front of them.
"Welcome, everyone. It's time to begin our final duel, " said Lily.
"Are you ready, Ms. Wheeler?" asked Rose.
"Yes. Who am I facing first?" asked Serenity.
"I'm first, Serenity, " said Jasmine as she appeared on the opposite side of the arena.
Serenity and Jasmine 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. The standard arena appeared in front of them. They went into the ports and plugged their Duel Disks into the arena's controls.
"Ready to begin?" asked Jasmine.
"Yes, let's do it, " said Serenity.
"So am I, " said Jasmine.
"You may begin, " said Lily.
"Let's duel!" they both exclaimed.
Their Duel Disks activated and moved into position.
Serenity: 8,000
Jasmine: 8,000
Both of them drew five cards.
"I'll go first, " said Serenity as she drew a sixth card. "I set one monster in defense mode and place one card facedown."
Serenity 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.
"I end my turn, " said Serenity.
"My move, " said Jasmine as she drew a sixth card. "I summon Slate Warrior in attack mode."
Jasmine placed Slate Warrior on top of her Duel Disk. A humanoid creature with blue skin and yellow eyes, who was wearing yellow boats, a green undershirt, a gold and tan chest plate, and red shorts, appeared on Jasmine's side of the field. (1,900/400)
"Slate Warrior, attack that set monster with Quartz Punch!" exclaimed Jasmine.
Slate Warrior went over and punched the set monster. Serenity quickly flipped set card upright on top of her Duel Disk. Warrior Lady of the Wasteland appeared on Serenity's side of the field and instantly shattered into pixels. (1,100/1,200) Serenity moved Warrior Lady of the Wasteland from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"Thanks, I can now special summon Hibikime from my deck, " said Serenity as she pulled her deck out of her Duel Disk.
Serenity searched through her deck, found and placed Hibikime on top of her Duel Disk, and returned her deck to her Duel Disk. A blue-haired woman, who was wearing a gray headband and matching armbands and a long green dress and was wielding a blue musical note-shaped scythe, appeared on Serenity's side of the field. (1,450/1,000)
"I place two cards facedown to end my turn, " said Jasmine as two cards appeared behind Slate Warrior.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card. "I play Pot of Greed."
Serenity drew two cards from her deck.
"I summon Fire Princess in attack mode, " said Serenity as she placed her on top of her Duel Disk.
Fire Princess appeared next to Hibikime. (1,300/1,500)
"Next, I play Shield & Sword, " said Serenity.
Slate Warrior's stats changed. (400/1,900) Fire Princess' stats changed. (1,500/1300) Hibikime's stats changed. (1,000/1450)
"Hibikime, attack Slate Warrior with Sonic Scythe Strike!" exclaimed Serenity.
Hibikime used her scythe to slice Slate Warrior, shattering it into pixels. Jasmine moved Slate Warrior from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 8,000
Jasmine: 7,400
"Thanks. By destroying Slate Warrior, you triggered its special ability. When it's destroyed, the stats of the monster that destroyed it are lowered by 500 points, " said Jasmine. "Therefore, Hibikime is affected by this."
Hibikime's stats changed. (500/950)
"Fire Princess, attack Jasmine's Life Points directly with Regal Inferno Blast!" exclaimed Serenity.
Fire Princess used her staff to fire a wide column of flames at Jasmine, causing her to twitch.
Serenity: 8,000
Jasmine: 5,900
"I place one card facedown to end my turn, " said Serenity as a facedown card appeared behind Fire Princess.
Hibikime's stats changed. (950/500) Fire Princess' stats returned to normal. (1,300/1,500)
"My move, " said Jasmine as she drew a card. "I activate one of my facedown cards, Solemn Wishes, allowing me to gain 500 Life Points each time I draw a card or cards."
A facedown card flipped up on Jasmine's side of the field.
"I summon Sonic Duck in attack mode, " said Jasmine as she placed it on top of her Duel Disk.
Sonic Duck appeared on Jasmine's side of the field. (1,700/700)
"Sonic Duck, attack Hibikime with Rapid Dash Attack!" exclaimed Jasmine.
"I don't think so. I activate one of my facedown cards, Magic Cylinder, " said Serenity as a facedown card flipped up on her side of the field.
"I'm afraid that is not going to happen. I activate my other facedown card, Trap Jammer, " said Jasmine as a facedown card flipped up on her side of the field.
Suddenly, Magic Cylinder shattered into pixels. Sonic Duck came charging at Hibikime and slammed her onto the ground, shattering her into pixels. Serenity moved Hibikime from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 7,250
Jasmine: 5,900
"I end my turn, " said Jasmine.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card. "I summon Queen's Knight and equip with Axe of Despair."
Serenity placed Queen's Knight on top of her Duel Disk. Queen's Knight appeared next to Fire Princess with the Axe of Despair in her hand instead of her usual sword, changing her attack strength. (2,500/1,600)
"Queen's Knight, attack Sonic Duck with Imperial Axe Slash!" exclaimed Serenity.
Queen's Knight used the axe to slice Sonic Duck in half, shattering it into pixels. Jasmine moved Sonic Duck from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 7,250
Jasmine: 5,100
"Fire Princess, attack Jasmine's Life Points directly with Regal Inferno Blast!" exclaimed Serenity.
Fire Princess used her attack to burn Jasmine, causing her to twitch.
Serenity: 7,250
Jasmine: 3,800
"I end my turn, " said Serenity.
"My move, " said Jasmine as she drew a card.
Serenity: 7,250
Jasmine: 4,300
"I play Monster Reborn to bring back Sonic Duck, " said Jasmine as she moved Sonic Duck from her Graveyard to the top of her Duel Disk.
Sonic Duck reappeared on Jasmine's side of the field. (1,700/700)
"He won't be on the field long. I sacrifice Sonic Duck to summon Swift Birdman Joe in attack mode, " said Jasmine.
Once Jasmine moved Sonic Duck from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard, it vanished from her side of the field. Next, she placed Swift Birdman Joe on top of her Duel Disk. A muscular man with green, yellow, and red-streaked hair and matching wings and yellow claws and talons, who was wearing only black shorts, appeared on Jasmine's side of the field. (2,300/1,400)
"Swift Birdman Joe has a special ability. When it's summoned by sacrificing a WIND monster, all Magic and Trap cards on the field are returned to the owner's hand, " said Jasmine.
Serenity took her set card and Axe of Despair from the top of her Duel Disk to her hand, causing the attack strength of Queen's Knight to return to normal. (1,500/1,600)
"Swift Birdman Joe, attack Fire Princess with Rapid Falcon Strike!" exclaimed Jasmine.
Swift Birdman Joe flew toward Fire Princess and used his claws to slash Fire Princess, shattering her into pixels. Serenity moved Fire Princess from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 6,250
Jasmine: 3,800
"I place two cards facedown to end my turn, " said Jasmine as two facedown cards appeared behind Swift Birdman Joe.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card. "I play Reinforcement of the Army, allowing me to move Command Knight from my deck to my hand."
Serenity took her deck out of her Duel Disk, found and showed Command Knight to Jasmine, and shuffled and returned her deck to her Duel Disk.
"Next, I summon Command Knight and equip her with Axe of Despair, " said Serenity as she placed her on top of her Duel Disk
Command Knight appeared next to Queen's Knight with the Axe of Despair in her hand, changing her attack strength. (2,200/1,900)
"Thanks to its special ability, the attack strengths of Queen's Knight and Command Knight herself increase by 400 points, " said Serenity.
The attack strength of Queen's Knight changed. (1,900/1,600) Command Knight's attack strength changed. (2,600/1,900)
"Command Knight, attack Swift Birdman Joe with Inferno Axe Smash!" exclaimed Serenity.
"Not so fast. I activate one of my facedown cards, Zero Gravity, which changes the battle positions of all face-up monsters on the field, " said Jasmine as a facedown card flipped up. "Therefore, your attack had been negated."
Jasmine and Serenity immediately turned their cards sideways on their Duel Disks. Swift Birdman Joe, Command Knight, and Queen's Knight got on their knees and rested with their arms crossed.
"I place one card facedown to end my turn, " said Serenity as a facedown card appeared behind Queen's Knight.
"My move, " said Jasmine as she drew a card. "I summon Sonic Bird and switch Swift Birdman Joe into attack mode."
Jasmine placed Sonic Bird and turned Swift Birdman Joe upright on top of her Duel Disk. Swift Birdman Joe got off his knees and returned to attack position. An eagle with brown and white feathers, who was wearing a jetpack and protective goggles, appeared on Jasmine's side of the field. (1,400/1,000)
"Thanks to the special ability of Sonic Bird, I can move a Ritual Magic card from my deck to my hand, " said Jasmine as she pulled her deck out of her Duel Disk.
Jasmine searched through her deck, found Garma Sword Oath, and shuffled and returned her deck to her Duel Disk.
"Next, I activate my facedown card, Icarus Attack, " said Jasmine as a facedown card flipped up.
"Icarus Attack? What does it do?" asked Serenity.
"Icarus Attack allows me to destroy two cards on the field by sacrificing a Winged Beast-type monster, " said Jasmine. "Therefore, I sacrifice Sonic Bird to destroy both Command Knight and Queen's Knight."
Once Jasmine moved Sonic Bird from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard, it vanished from her side of the field. Suddenly, Command Knight and Queen's Knight shattered into pixels. Serenity moved both monsters from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"Swift Birdman Joe, attack Serenity's Life Points directly with Rapid Falcon Strike!" exclaimed Jasmine.
"You wish. I activate my facedown card, Call of the Haunted, to summon Warrior Lady of the Wasteland, " said Serenity as a facedown card flipped up.
Serenity moved Warrior Lady of the Wasteland from her Graveyard to the top of her Duel Disk. Warrior Lady of the Wasteland reappeared on Serenity's side of the field. (1,100/1,200)
"Swift Birdman Joe, attack Warrior Lady of the Wasteland with Rapid Falcon Strike!" exclaimed Jasmine.
Swift Birdman Joe used his attack to swipe Warrior Lady of the Wasteland, shattering her into pixels. Serenity moved Warrior Lady of the Wasteland from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 4,950
Jasmine: 4,300
"Thanks again. Now, I can summon Kanan the Swordmistress in attack mode, " said Serenity as she pulled her deck out of her Duel Disk.
Serenity searched through her deck, found and placed Kanan the Swordmistress on top of her Duel Disk, and shuffled and placed her deck back into her Duel Disk. Kanan the Swordmistress appeared on Serenity's side of the field. (1,400/1,400)
"I end my turn, " said Jasmine.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card. "I play Polymerization, combining Marie the Fallen One and Goddess with the Third Eye to summon St. Joan."
Serenity discarded Marie the Fallen One, Goddess with the Third Eye, and Polymerization to the Graveyard and moved St. Joan from her Fusion Deck to her Duel Disk. St. Joan appeared next to Kanan the Swordmistress. (2,800/2,000)
"St. Joan, attack Swift Birdman Joe with Sacred Blade Strike!" exclaimed Serenity.
Serenity used her attack to slice Swift Birdman Joe in half, shattering him into pixels. Jasmine moved Swift Birdman Joe from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 4,950
Jasmine: 3,900
"Kanan the Swordmistress, attack Jasmine's Life Points directly with Rapid Sword Strike!" exclaimed Serenity.
Kanan the Swordmistress used her attack to swipe Jasmine, causing her to twitch.
Serenity: 4,950
Jasmine: 2,500
"I set one monster in defense mode and end my turn, " said Serenity as she placed one card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk.
A facedown card positioned sideways appeared next to St. Joan.
"My move, " said Jasmine as she drew a card.
Serenity: 4,950
Jasmine: 3,000
"I play Pot of Greed, " said Jasmine as she drew two cards from her deck.
Serenity: 4,950
Jasmine: 3,500
"Next, I play Change of Heart to take control of St. Joan, " said Jasmine.
Serenity moved St. Joan from the top of her Duel Disk and gave it to Jasmine, whom placed her on top of her Duel Disk. St. Joan immediately moved to Jasmine's side of the field. (2,800/2,000)
"Then, I play the Ritual Magic card, Garma Sword Oath, allowing me to summon a monster as long as I sacrifice enough monsters whose total levels at least seven. Therefore, I sacrifice St. Joan to summon Garma Sword, " said Jasmine.
Once Jasmine moved St. Joan from the top of her Duel Disk and gave it back to Serenity, whom placed her into her Graveyard. Next, she discarded Garma Sword Oath to her Graveyard and placed Garma Sword on top of her Duel Disk. A creature with six arms and blue hair rolled up, who was wearing gray and light purple armor and matching gauntlets and was wielding six identical curved swords, appeared on Jasmine's side of the field. (2,550/2,150)
"Garma Sword, attack Kanan the Swordmistress with Hexagonal Blade Strike!" exclaimed Jasmine.
Garma Sword used all six swords to slice Kanan the Swordmistress, shattering her into pixels. Serenity moved Kanan the Swordmistress from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 3,800
Jasmine: 3,500
"I place one card facedown to end my turn, " said Jasmine as a facedown card appeared behind Garma Sword.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card.
Serenity: 4,000
Jasmine: 3,500
"Thanks to Marie the Fallen One's special ability, I gain 200 Life Points during my Standby Phases, " said Serenity. "I flip summon my set monster, which is Magician of Faith."
"Not so fast. I activate my facedown card, Forced Back, negating Magician of Faith's flip effect and sending her back to your hand, " said Jasmine as a facedown card flipped up.
Serenity flipped her set card upright and moved it from the top of her Duel Disk to her hand.
"I play Re-Fusion to bring back St. Joan for 800 Life Points, " said Serenity as she moved St. Joan from her Graveyard to the top of her Duel Disk.
Serenity: 3,200
Jasmine: 3,500
St. Joan reappeared on Serenity's side of the field. (2,800/2,000)
"I summon Beautiful Headhuntress in attack mode, " said Serenity as she placed her on top of her Duel Disk.
Beautiful Headhuntress appeared next to St. Joan (1,600/800)
"St. Joan, attack Garma Sword with Sacred Blade Strike!" exclaimed Serenity.
St. Joan used her attack to slice Garma Sword in half, shattering it into pixels. Jasmine moved Garma Sword from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 3,200
Jasmine: 3,250
"Beautiful Headhuntress, attack Jasmine's Life Points directly with Guillotine Swipe!" exclaimed Serenity.
Beautiful Headhuntress used her attack to swipe Jasmine, causing her to twitch.
Serenity: 3,200
Jasmine: 1,650
"I place two cards facedown to end my turn, " said Serenity as two facedown cards appeared behind St. Joan and Beautiful Headhuntress.
"My move, " said Jasmine as she drew a card.
Serenity: 3,200
Jasmine: 2,150
"I play the Field Magic card, Rising Air Current, which increases the attack strengths of all WIND monsters by 500 points while decreasing their defensive strengths by 400 points, " said Jasmine as she pressed a button on her Duel Disk.
A slot opened on the right edge of her Duel Disk. Jasmine placed a card on it, which immediately closed up. Suddenly, a vast sky appeared on the entire length of the field.
"Next, I play Swords of Revealing Light, " said Jasmine as light swords appeared and surrounded Serenity and her monsters.
"Then, I summon Homunculus the Alchemic Being in attack mode, " said Jasmine as she placed it on top of her Duel Disk.
Homunculus the Alchemic Being appeared on Jasmine's side of the field. (1,800/1,600)
"Thanks to its special ability, I can switch Homunculus the Alchemic Being's attribute once per turn. I choose WIND, " said Jasmine.
Homunculus the Alchemic Being gave off a greenish glow, causing its stats to change. (2,300/1,200)
"Finally, I play Book of Moon to send St. Joan into facedown defense mode, " said Jasmine.
Serenity turned St. Joan facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk. St. Joan turned into a facedown card that was positioned sideways.
"Homunculus the Alchemic Being, attack that set monster with Golem Punch!" exclaimed Jasmine.
Homunculus the Alchemic Being used his attack to smash the set monster. Serenity flipped St. Joan upright on top of her Duel Disk. St. Joan reappeared next to Beautiful Headhuntress and instantly shattered into pixels. (2,800/2,000) Serenity moved St. Joan from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"I place one card facedown to end my turn, " said Jasmine as a facedown card appeared behind Homunculus the Alchemic Being.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card.
Serenity: 3,400
Jasmine: 2,150
"I'll switch Beautiful Headhuntress in defense mode and set one monster in defense mode, " said Serenity as she turned Beautiful Headhuntress sideways and placed a card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk.
Beautiful Headhuntress got on her knees and rested with her arms crossed, and a facedown card positioned sideways appeared next to Beautiful Headhuntress.
"I play Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Solemn Wishes, " said Serenity as a black tornado appeared and shattered Solemn Wishes. "I end my turn."
"My move, " said Jasmine as she drew a card. "I summon Flying Kamakiri #1 on top of her Duel Disk.
Jasmine placed Flying Kamakiri #1 on top of her Duel Disk. An insect with large orange eyes, green and brown exoskeleton, four arms, and four silken wings, appeared next to Homunculus the Alchemic Being with its stats changed. (1,900/200)
"Homunculus the Alchemic Being, attack Beautiful Headhuntress with Golem Punch!" exclaimed Jasmine.
Homunculus the Alchemic Being used his attack to strike Beautiful Headhuntress, shattering her into pixels. Serenity moved Beautiful Headhuntress from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"Flying Kamakiri #1, attack that set monster with Aerial Mantis Strike!" exclaimed Jasmine.
Flying Kamakiri #1 flew toward the set monster and used his claws to slice it. Serenity flipped her set monster upright on top of her Duel Disk. Magician of Faith appeared on her side of the field and instantly shattered into pixels. (300/400) Serenity moved Magician of Faith from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"Thanks. Now, I can get Shield & Sword back, " said Serenity as she grabbed it from her Graveyard, showed it to Jasmine, and placed it into her hand.
"I end my turn, " said Jasmine.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card.
Serenity: 3,600
Jasmine: 2,150
"I play Harpie's Feather Duster, " said Serenity as strong winds appeared and destroyed all of Jasmine's Magic and Trap cards including Swords of Revealing Light and Rising Air Current.
Homunculus the Alchemic Being's stats returned to normal. (1,800/1,600) The stats of Flying Kamakiri #1 returned to normal. (1,400/600)
"Next, I play the Magic card Celestial Transformation, allowing me to special summon a Fairy-Type monster from my hand with its original attack strength cut in half, " said Serenity. "Therefore, I summon Mystical Shine Ball."
Serenity placed Mystical Shine Ball on top of her Duel Disk. Mystical Shine Ball appeared on Serenity's side of the field with its attack strength changed. (250/500)
"You are planning to sacrifice it, aren't you?" asked Jasmine.
"Correct. I sacrifice Mystical Shine Ball to summon The Agent of Judgment - Saturn in attack mode, " said Serenity.
Once Serenity moved Mystical Shine Ball from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard, it vanished from her side of the field. Next, she placed The Agent of Judgment - Saturn on top of her Duel Disk. The Agent of Judgment - Saturn appeared on Serenity's side of the field. (2,400/0)
"The Agent of Judgment - Saturn, attack Homunculus the Alchemic Being with Divine Justice Surge!" exclaimed Serenity.
The Agent of Judgment - Saturn used her attack to blast Homunculus the Alchemic Being, shattering him into pixels. Jasmine moved Homunculus the Alchemic Being from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 3,600
Jasmine: 1,550
"I end my turn, " said Serenity.
"My move, " said Jasmine as she drew a card. "I sacrifice Flying Kamakiri #1 to summon Roc from the Valley of Haze in attack mode."
Once Jasmine moved Flying Kamakiri #1 from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard, it vanished from her side of the field. Next, she placed Roc from the Valley of Haze on top of her Duel Disk. A giant falcon with brown feathers and a skull head appeared on Jasmine's side of the field. (2,400/1,400)
"Roc from the Valley of Haze, attack The Agent of Judgment - Saturn with Devastation Wing Assault!" exclaimed Jasmine.
"I think not. I activate one of my facedown cards, Negate Attack, " said Serenity as a facedown card flipped up.
Roc from the Valley of Haze came flying toward The Agent of Judgment - Saturn at full force; however, Negate Attack's force field dissipated the attack.
"I place one card facedown to end my turn, " said Jasmine as a facedown card appeared behind Roc from the Valley of Haze.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card.
Serenity: 3,800
Jasmine: 1,550
"I activate the special ability of The Agent of Judgment - Saturn. Since my Life Points are higher than yours are, I can inflict Direct Damage equal to the difference between our Life Points to you directly by sacrificing The Agent of Judgment - Saturn, " said Serenity. "Therefore, this duel is over."
Once Serenity moved The Agent of Judgment - Saturn from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard, it converted into a light beam that hit Jasmine, causing her to fall to her knees.
Serenity: 3,800
Jasmine: 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 Jasmine's decks. Jasmine unplugged her Duel Disk from the arena's controls. The crowd applauded and cheered.
"Congratulations. You survived the first part of our endurance test, " said Jasmine.
"Your next opponent will be me, " said Lily as she stepped forward with a Duel Disk on her left arm. "If you want make any last minute changes to your deck, you have only an hour to do so."