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Hell's Fury Tournament
Chapter 18: Coronation Duel pt. 2
An hour later, Serenity had finished her deck changes and returned to her station, and Jasmine had rejoined her sister Rose on stage.
"Are you ready, Ms. Wheeler, " said Lily as she appeared on the opposite side of the arena.
"Let's do it, " said Serenity.
Serenity and Lily 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.
"You may begin, " said Rose.
"Let's duel!" they both exclaimed.
Their Duel Disks activated and moved into position.
Serenity: 3,800
Lily: 8,000
"Before we can begin, we have to give Serenity the Life Points increase we promised her, " said Lily.
Serenity: 5,700
Lily: 8,000
"I'll go first, " said Lily as she drew a sixth card. "I set one monster in defense mode and place two cards facedown."
Lily placed one card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk. A facedown card positioned sideways appeared on Lily's side of the field. Two facedown cards appeared behind the set monster.
"I end my turn, " said Lily.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a sixth card. "I summon Command Knight in attack mode."
Serenity placed Command Knight on top of her Duel Disk. Command Knight appeared on Serenity's side of the field. (1,200/1,900)
"Thanks to her special ability, the attack strengths of all Warrior-type monsters on my side of the field including Command Knight herself increase by 400 points, " said Serenity.
Command Knight's attack strengths changed. (1,600/1,900)
"Command Knight, attack that set monster with Inferno Blade Slash!" exclaimed Serenity.
Command Knight used her attack to slice the set monster. Lily quickly flipped her set card upright on top of her Duel Disk. A young man with blond hair and golden wings, who was wearing golden armbands, a white top, and matching shorts, appeared on Lily's side of the field and instantly shattered into pixels. (1,400/800) Lily moved Shining Angel from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"By attacking Shining Angel, I can now special summon a LIGHT monster whose attack strength is at most 1,500 points, " said Lily as she took her deck out of her Duel Disk. "Therefore, I choose White Magician Pikeru."
Lily searched thought her deck, shuffled and returned her deck to her Duel Disk, and placed White Magician Pikeru on top of her Duel Disk. White Magician Pikeru appeared on Lily's side of the field. (1,200/0)
"I place two cards facedown to end my turn, " said Serenity as two facedown cards appeared behind Command Knight.
"My move, " said Lily as she drew a card.
Serenity: 5,700
Lily: 8,400
"Thanks to White Magician Pikeru's special ability, I gain 400 Life Points per monster on my side of the field during my Standby Phases, " said Lily. "I summon Dancing Fairy in attack mode."
Lily placed Dancing Fairy on top of her Duel Disk. A little elfish girl with brown hair and white wings and two other little elfish girls with red hair and white wings appeared together next to White Magician Pikeru. (1,700/1,000) The brunette fairy was wearing a white gown with a blue collar, while the other two were wearing white gowns with green flower-like collars.
"Dancing Fairy, attack Command Knight with Triple Rhythmic Strike!" exclaimed Lily.
Dancing Fairy used their hands to fire three energy waves at Command Knight, shattering her into pixels. Serenity moved Command Knight from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 5,600
Lily: 8,400
"White Magician Pikeru, attack Serenity's Life Points with Brilliant Light Attack!" exclaimed Lily.
"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.
"Sorry, I counter that with one of my facedown cards, Trap Jammer, " said Lily as a facedown card flipped up on her side of the field.
White Magician Pikeru used her attack to blast Serenity, causing her to twitch.
Serenity: 4,400
Lily: 8,400
"I end my turn, " said Lily.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card. "I play Change of Heart to take control of Dancing Fairy."
Lily moved Dancing Fairy from the top of her Duel Disk and gave it to Serenity, whom placed them on top of her Duel Disk. Dancing Fairy quickly moved to Serenity's side of the field. (1,700/1,000)
"I sacrifice your Dancing Fairy to summon Marie the Fallen One, " said Serenity.
Once Serenity moved Dancing Fairy from the top of her Duel Disk and gave it back to Lily, whom placed them into her Graveyard, it vanished from her side of the field. Next, she placed Marie the Fallen One on top of her Duel Disk. Marie the Fallen One appeared on Serenity's side of the field. (1,700/1,200)
"Marie the Fallen One, attack White Magician Pikeru with Dark Energy Orb!" exclaimed Serenity.
Marie the Fallen One used her attack to blast White Magician Pikeru, shattering her into pixels. Lily moved White Magician Pikeru from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 4,400
Lily: 7,900
"I place one card facedown, ending my turn, " said Serenity as a facedown card appeared behind Marie the Fallen One.
"My move, " said Lily as she drew a card. "I play Monster Reborn to bring back White Magician Pikeru."
Lily moved White Magician Pikeru from her Graveyard to the top of her Duel Disk. White Magician Pikeru reappeared on her side of the field. (1,200/0)
"I set one monster in defense mode and equip White Magician Pikeru with Trial of the Princess, " said Lily as she placed one card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk.
A facedown card positioned sideways appeared to White Magician Pikeru. White Magician Pikeru's attack strength changed. (2,000/0)
"White Magician Pikeru, attack Marie the Fallen One with Brilliant Light Attack!" exclaimed Lily.
White Magician Pikeru used her attack to blast Marie the Fallen One, shattering her into pixels. Serenity moved Marie the Fallen One from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 4,100
Lily: 8,400
"I can now activate the second special ability of Trial of the Princesses. If the White Magician Pikeru or the Ebon Magician Curran equipped with it destroys a monster whose level is at least five, I can sacrifice both cards to special summon either Princess Pikeru or Princess Curran, " said Lily. "Therefore, I sacrifice White Magician Pikeru and Trial of the Princesses to summon Princess Pikeru."
Once Lily moved White Magician Pikeru from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard, it vanished from her side of the field. Next, she placed Princess Pikeru on top of her Duel Disk. An adult version of White Magician Pikeru appeared next to the set monster. (2,000/0) She was wearing a white crown with a golden crest, a white dress with a cream and pink-trimmed collar, blue gems on the shoulders, the midsection, and the collar's edge, and yellow trim along the cuffs, and white boots with white laces and was wielding a long crescent-headed staff with a large blue gem at the head.
"Princess Pikeru, attack Serenity's Life Points directly with Monarch Light Attack!" exclaimed Lily.
"I don't think so. I activate my facedown card, Negate Attack, " said Serenity as a facedown card flipped up.
Princess Pikeru used her staff to fire several bursts of white energy at Serenity; however, Negate Attack's force field dissipated the attack.
"I end my turn, " said Lily.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card.
Serenity: 4,300
Lily: 8,400
"I play Snatch Steal to take control of Princess Pikeru, " said Serenity.
Lily moved Princess Pikeru from the top of her Duel Disk and gave it to Serenity, whom placed on top of her Duel Disk. Princess Pikeru quickly moved to Serenity's side of the field. (2,000/0)
"I now summon Queen's Knight in attack mode, " said Serenity as she placed her on top of her Duel Disk.
Queen's Knight appeared next to Princess Pikeru. (1,500/1600)
"Queen's Knight, attack that set monster with Royal Sword Strike!" exclaimed Serenity.
Queen's Knight used her attack to slice the set monster. A blond woman, who was wearing a pink gown, an aquamarine tiara, and pink boots and was wielding several daggers, appeared on Lily's side of the field and instantly shattered into pixels. (900/700) Lily moved Princess of Tsurugi from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"You activated the special ability of Princess of Tsurugi. I can now inflict 500 points of damage to your Life Points for each Magic and Trap cards you have on the field, " said Lily. "Currently, you have two."
Princess of Tsurugi briefly reappeared and threw two short daggers at Serenity, causing her to twitch.
Serenity: 3,300
Lily: 8,400
"Princess Pikeru, attack Lily's Life Points directly with Monarch Light Attack!" exclaimed Serenity.
Princess Pikeru used its attack to blast Lily, causing her to twitch.
Serenity: 3,300
Lily: 6,400
"I activate my facedown card, Bad Reaction to Simochi, " said Serenity as a facedown card flipped up on her side of the field.
"I don't think so. I activate my facedown card, Malfunction, allowing me to negate the activation of a Trap card and return it facedown, " said Lily as a facedown card flipped up on her side of the field. "It will only cost me 500 Life Points."
Bad Reaction to Simochi changed into a facedown card that appeared behind Princess Pikeru.
Serenity: 3,300
Lily: 5,900
"I place one card facedown, ending my turn, " said Serenity as a facedown card appeared behind Queen's Knight.
"My move, " said Lily as she drew a card.
Serenity: 3,300
Lily: 6,900
"I play Pot of Greed, " said Lily as she drew two cards from her deck. "I summon Zolga and equip it with Cestus of Dagla."
Lily placed Zolga on top of her Duel Disk. Zolga, armed with the Cestus of Dagla, appeared on Lily's side of the field with its attack strength changed. (2,200/1,200)
"Zolga, attack Queen's Knight with Bladed Cape Slash!" exclaimed Lily.
"I already know about Cestus of Dagla's special ability. Now, I activate my facedown card, Bad Reaction to Simochi, " said Serenity as a facedown card flipped up. "Now that card's effect inflicts damage rather than increase your Life Points."
Zolga used its blades to slash Queen's Knight, shattering her into pixels. Serenity moved Queen's Knight from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 2,600
Lily: 6,200
"I end my turn, " said Lily.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card. "Thanks to the special ability of Princess Pikeru, I gain 800 Life Points for each monster on my side of the field including Princess Pikeru herself during my Standby Phases. Currently, I have one."
Serenity: 3,400
Lily: 6,200
"Because Marie the Fallen One is in my Graveyard, I gain an additional 200 Life Points during my Standby Phases, " said Serenity.
Serenity: 3,600
Lily: 6,200
"I summon The Forgiving Maiden in attack mode and equip with my own Cestus of Dagla, " said Serenity as she placed her on top of her Duel Disk.
The Forgiving Maiden, armed with Cestus of Dagla, appeared next to Princess Pikeru with its attack strength changed. (1,350/2,000)
"Even with that card equipped to The Forgiving Maiden, she isn't strong enough to destroy Zolga, " said Lily.
"Once I play Shield & Sword, she will be strong enough, " said Serenity.
Princess Pikeru's stats changed. (0/2,000) The Forgiving Maiden's stats changed. (2,500/850) Zolga's stats changed. (1,700/1,700)
"The Forgiving Maiden, attack Zolga with Purification Blade Strike!" exclaimed Serenity.
The Forgiving Maiden used her blades to slice Zolga in half, shattering her into pixels. Lily moved Zolga from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 4,400
Lily: 5,400
"I end my turn, " said Serenity.
Princess Pikeru's stats returned to normal. (2,000/0) The Forgiving Maiden's stats changed. (1,350/2,000)
"My move, " said Lily as she drew a card.
Serenity: 4,400
Lily: 4,400
"I set one monster in defense mode and place one card facedown to end my turn, " said Lily as she placed one card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk.
A facedown card positioned sideways appeared on Lily's side of the field. Another facedown card appeared behind the set monster.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card.
Serenity: 6,200
Lily: 4,400
"I play Graceful Charity, " said Serenity.
Serenity drew three cards from her deck and discarded two of them from her hand.
"The Forgiving Maiden, attack that set monster with Purification Blade Strike!" exclaimed Serenity.
The Forgiving Maiden used its blades to slash the set monster. Cyber Jar appeared on Lily's side of the field, sucked up Princess Pikeru and The Forgiving Maiden into itself, and self-destructed. (900/900) Lily moved Cyber Jar from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard. Serenity moved The Forgiven Maiden from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard and gave Princess Pikeru back to Lily, whom placed her into her Graveyard. They each picked up five cards from their decks and showed them to each other.
"I summon The Agent of Creation - Venus in attack mode and set one monster in defense mode, " said Serenity as she placed one card upright and another card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk.
The Agent of Creation - Venus appeared on Serenity's side of the field. (1,600/0) A facedown card positioned sideways appeared next to The Agent of Creation - Venus.
"I set one monster in defense mode and summon Ebon Magician Curran in attack mode, " said Lily as she placed one card upright and another card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk.
Ebon Magician Curran appeared on Lily's side of the field. (1,200/0) A facedown card positioned sideways appeared next to Ebon Magician Curran.
"The Agent of Creation - Venus, attack Ebon Magician Curran with Mystic Orb Assault!" exclaimed Serenity.
"Not so fast. I activate my facedown card, Negate Attack, " said Lily as a facedown card flipped up.
The Agent of Creation - Venus used her attack to blast Ebon Magician Curran; however, Negate Attack's force field negated the attack.
"I end my turn, " said Serenity.
"My move, " said Lily as she drew a card. "Thanks to Ebon Magician Curran's special ability, she can inflict 400 points of damage for every monster on your side of the field. Currently, you have two."
"Bianka used the same move on Jessica, " said Serenity.
"Ebon Magician Curran, attack Serenity's Life Points directly with Midnight Wave Blast!" exclaimed Lily.
Ebon Magician Curran used her effect attack to blast Serenity, causing her to twitch.
Serenity: 5,400
Lily: 4,400
"I play Cost Down, allowing me to lower the levels of all the monsters in my hand by two at a cost of discarding one card, " said Lily as she discarded White Hole to the Graveyard. "I flip summon my set monster, which is Skelengel."
Lily quickly flipped her set card upright on top of her Duel Disk. Skelengel appeared next to Ebon Magician Curran. (900/400)
"Thanks to Skelengel's special ability, I can draw one card, " said Lily as she drew a card from her deck. "Now, I sacrifice Skelengel to summon Guardian Angel Joan due to Cost Down."
Once Lily moved Skelengel from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard, it vanished from her side of the field. Next, she placed Guardian Angel Joan on top of her Duel Disk. Guardian Angel Joan appeared next to Ebon Magician Curran. (2800/2000)
"Ebon Magician Curran, attack the set monster with Shadow Energy Shock!" exclaimed Lily.
Ebon Magician Curran used her attack to blast the set monster. Magician of Faith appeared next to The Agent of Creation - Venus and instantly shattered into pixels. (300/400) Serenity moved Magician of Faith from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"Now, I can take Change of Heart from my Graveyard, " said Serenity as she grabbed it, showed it to Lily, and placed it into her Graveyard.
"Guardian Angel Joan, attack The Agent of Creation - Venus with Angelic Light Blast!" exclaimed Lily.
"You wish. I activate my facedown card, Mirror Force, allowing me to negate your attack and destroy both of your monsters, " said Serenity as a facedown card flipped up.
Guardian Angel Joan used her hands to create and fire a beam of white light at The Agent of Creation - Venus; however, a mirror-like force field reflected the attack and blasted both monsters, shattered them into pixels. Lily moved both Ebon Magician Curran and Guardian Angel Joan from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"I place one card facedown to end my turn, " said Lily as a facedown card appeared on her side of the field.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card.
Serenity: 5,600
Lily: 4,400
"I play Polymerization, combining Beautiful Headhuntress and Goddess with the Third Eye in my hand to summon Warrior of Tradition, " said Serenity as she discarded all three cards to the Graveyard and moved Warrior of Tradition from her Fusion Deck to the top of her Duel Disk.
A woman with green hair, who was wearing a red robe and yellow ribbons tied in her hair and around her waist and was wielding a glaive, appeared next to The Agent of Creation - Venus. (1,900/1,700)
"Warrior of Tradition, attack Lily's Life Points directly with Heritage Glaive Swipe!" exclaimed Serenity.
"Not so fast. I activate my facedown card, Call of the Haunted, to bring back Guardian Angel Joan, " said Lily as a facedown card flipped up.
Lily moved Guardian Angel Joan from her Graveyard to the top of her Duel Disk. Guardian Angel Joan reappeared on Lily's side of the field, causing a replay. (2,800/2,000)
"I set one monster in defense mode, switch The Agent of Creation - Venus to defense mode, and place one card facedown to end my turn, " said Serenity as she turned The Agent of Creation - Venus sideways and placed another card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk.
The Agent of Creation - Venus got on her knees and rested with her arms crossed. A facedown card positioned sideways appeared next to Warrior of Tradition. Another facedown card appeared behind The Agent of Creation - Venus.
"My move, " said Lily as she drew a card. "I play the Ritual Magic card, Shinato's Ark, allowing me to summon a monster as long as I sacrifice enough monsters whose total levels are at least eight. Therefore, I sacrifice Guardian Angel Joan to summon Shinato, King of a Higher Plane."
Once Lily moved Guardian Angel Joan from the top of her Duel Disk and discarded it and Shinato's Ark into her Graveyard, Guardian Angel Joan vanished from her side of the field. Next, she placed Shinato, King of a Higher Plane on top of her Duel Disk. A man with gray skin and six yellow and white wings, who was wearing a yellow spiked crown, a light purple cape, and green and yellow armor covering the chest and lower torso, appeared on Lily's side of the field. (3,300/3,000)
"Shinato, King of a Higher Plane, attack The Agent of Creation - Venus with Ancient Energy Ring!" exclaimed Lily.
Shinato, King of a Higher Plane, used his hands to create and fire a ring of purple light, which surrounded and squeezed her until she shattered into pixels. Serenity moved The Agent of Creation - Venus from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 4,000
Lily: 4,400
"Impossible. The Agent of Creation - Venus was in defense mode, " said Serenity.
"I should have told you that Shinato, King of a Higher Plane has a special ability. When he destroys a monster in defense mode, the monster's original attack strength is subtracted from the opponent's Life Points, " said Lily. "The attack strength of The Agent of Creation - Venus was 1,600 points."
"Now, I understand, " said Serenity.
"I end my turn, " said Lily.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card.
Serenity: 4,200
Lily: 4,400
"I play Monster Reborn to bring back Command Knight, " said Serenity as she moved Command Knight from her Graveyard to the top of her Duel Disk.
Command Knight reappeared next to Warrior of Tradition with its attack strength changed. (1,600/1,900) Warrior of Tradition's attack strength changed. (2,300/1,700)
"Even with Command Knight's aid, Warrior of Tradition isn't strong enough to defeat Shinato, " said Lily.
"Don't be so sure. I equip Warrior of Tradition with Fusion Weapon, which increases the stats of a Fusion monster whose level is at most six by 1,500 points, " said Serenity.
Warrior of Tradition's glaive changed into a red lance with pincer-like heads, changing its stats. (3,800/3,200)
"Warrior of Tradition, attack Shinato, King of a Higher Plane with Legacy Lance Blast!" exclaimed Serenity.
Warrior of Tradition used her lance to fire a yellow electrical beam at Shinato, King of a Higher Plane, shattering him into pixels. Lily moved Shinato, King of a Higher Plane from the top of her Duel Disk to the Graveyard.
Serenity: 4,200
Lily: 3,900
"I now activate my facedown card, De-Fusion, to bring back Beautiful Headhuntress and Goddess with the Third Eye, " said Serenity as a facedown card flipped up.
Serenity moved Warrior of Tradition from the top of her Duel Disk to her Fusion Deck and then moved both Beautiful Headhuntress and Goddess with the Third Eye from her Graveyard to the top of her Duel Disk. Beautiful Headhuntress appeared next to Command Knight with its attack strength changed. (2,000/800) Goddess with the Third Eye appeared next to Beautiful Headhuntress. (1,200/1,000)
"Beautiful Headhuntress, attack Lily's Life Points directly with Guillotine Swipe!" exclaimed Serenity.
Beautiful Headhuntress used her attack to swipe Lily, causing her to twitch.
Serenity: 4,200
Lily: 1,900
"Goddess with the Third Eye, attack Lily's Life Points directly with Triple Optic Blast!" exclaimed Serenity.
Goddess with the Third Eye fired white light beams from her three eyes at Lily, causing her to twitch again.
Serenity: 4,200
Lily: 0700
"Command Knight, end this duel with Inferno Blade Slash!" exclaimed Serenity.
Command Knight used her attack to swipe Lily again, causing her to fall to her knees.
Serenity: 4,200
Lily: 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 Lily's decks. Lily unplugged her Duel Disk from the arena's controls. The crowd applauded and cheered.
"Congratulations. You survived the second part of our test, " said Lily.
"Your final opponent will be me, " said Rose as she stepped forward with a Duel Disk on her left arm.
"Cool. Bring it on, " said Serenity.
"Are you sure that you want to continue?" asked Rose.
"Yes, I'm sure, " said Serenity
"You must understand that I will not make it easy, and you have only fifteen minutes to make any final changes to your deck, " said Rose.
"No problem, " said Serenity.