Legal Disclaimer: This story follows the same rules as "Metallic Revolution".
Hell's Fury Tournament
Chapter 19: Coronation Duel pt. 3
After fifteen minutes, Serenity had finished her deck changes and returned to her station, and Rose had joined Jasmine on stage.
"Are you ready, Ms. Wheeler?" asked Rose as she appeared on the opposite side of the arena.
"Yes, " said Serenity.
Serenity and Rose 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 Jasmine.
"Let's duel!" they both exclaimed.
Their Duel Disks activated and moved into position.
Serenity: 4,200
Rose: 8,000
"Time for the Life Points increase, " said Rose.
Serenity: 6,300
Rose: 8,000
"I'll go first, " said Rose as she drew a sixth card. "I summon Crimson Sentry in attack mode."
Rose placed Crimson Sentry on top of her Duel Disk. Crimson Sentry appeared on Rose's side of the field. (1,500/1,200)
"I place two cards facedown and end my turn, " said Rose as two facedown cards appeared behind Crimson Sentry.
"My move, " 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 her side of the field. Another facedown card appeared behind the set monster.
"I end my turn, " said Serenity.
"My move, " said Rose as she drew a card. "I summon Command Knight in attack mode."
Rose placed Command Knight on top of her Duel Disk. Command Knight appeared next to Crimson Sentry with its attack strength changed. (1,600/1,900) Crimson Sentry's attack strength changed. (1,900/1,200)
"Crimson Sentry, attack that set monster with Flame Arrow Assault!" exclaimed Serenity.
Crimson Sentry used her attack to pierce the set monster. Serenity flipped her set card upright on top of her Duel Disk. The Forgiving Maiden appeared on Serenity's side of the field and deflected the attack. (850/2,000)
Serenity: 6,300
Rose: 7,900
"The Forgiving Maiden's defensive strength than your monster's attack strength, " said Serenity.
"I end my turn, " said Rose.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card. "I play Pot of Greed."
Serenity drew two cards from her deck.
"I play The Sanctuary in the Sky, " said Serenity as she pressed a button on her Duel Disk.
A slot opened up on the right edge of her Duel Disk. Serenity placed the card on it, which immediately closed up. The Sanctuary in the Sky appeared over the entire length of the field.
"I switch The Forgiving Maiden into attack mode, summon The Agent of Creation - Venus, and equip The Agent of Creation - Venus with Cestus of Dagla, " said Serenity as she turned The Forgiving Maiden upright and placed The Agent of Creation - Venus on top of her Duel Disk.
"Not so fast. I activate one of my facedown cards, Forced Back, negating the summoning of The Agent of Creation - Venus and sending it back to your hand, " said Rose as a facedown card flipped up.
Serenity quickly moved The Agent of Creation - Venus from the top of her Duel Disk to her hand.
"Next, I play Shield & Sword, " said Serenity.
The Forgiving Maiden's stats changed. (2,000/850) Crimson Sentry's stats changed. (1,600/1,500) Command Knight's stats changed. (2,300/1,200)
"The Forgiving Maiden, attack Crimson Sentry with Purifying Light Blast!" exclaimed Serenity.
The Forgiving Maiden used her attack to blast Crimson Sentry, shattering her into pixels. Rose moved Crimson Sentry from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 6,300
Rose: 7,500
"I place two cards facedown and end my turn, " said Serenity as two facedown cards appeared behind The Forgiving Maiden.
Both The Forgiving Maiden's and Command Knight's stats returned to normal.
"My move, " said Rose as she drew a card. "I remove my Crimson Sentry from play to summon Inferno in attack mode."
Rose took Crimson Sentry from her Graveyard and kept it separated from the top of her Duel Disk. Next, she placed Inferno on top of her Duel Disk. A fireball creature with blue eyes and skull teeth appeared next to Command Knight. (1,100/1,900)
"Next, I summon Little Chimera in attack mode, " said Rose as she placed it on top of her Duel Disk.
A black panther with violet wings appeared next to Inferno. (600/550)
"Little Chimera has a special ability. It increases the attack strengths of all FIRE monsters by 500 points while decreasing the attack strengths of all WATER monsters by 400 points as long as it is face-up, " said Rose.
Inferno's attack strength changed. (1,600/1,900) Command Knight's attack strength changed. (2,100/1,900) Little Chimera's attack strength changed. (1,100/550)
"Inferno, attack The Forgiving Maiden with Screaming Flame Attack!" exclaimed Rose.
Inferno used its mouth to release a column of fire at The Forgiving Maiden, incinerating her. Serenity moved The Forgiving Maiden from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"At least I didn't lose any Life Points, " said Serenity.
"That's not exactly true. Inferno has a special ability. Whenever it destroys a monster, it can inflict 1,500 points of damage to the controller's Life Points, " said Rose.
"Perfect. Just perfect, " said Serenity.
"Inferno, attack Serenity's Life Points directly with Skull Blaze Blast!" exclaimed Rose.
Inferno used its mouth to release a fireball with a skull in it at Serenity, causing her to twitch.
Serenity: 4,800
Rose: 7,500
"Command Knight, attack Serenity's Life Points directly with Inferno Blade Slash!" exclaimed Rose.
"I don't think so. I activate one of my facedown cards, Negate Attack, " said Serenity as a facedown card flipped up.
Command Knight used her attack to swipe Serenity; however, Negate Attack's force field dissipated the attack.
"I end my turn, " said Rose.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card. "I play Celestial Transformation, allowing me to summon The Agent of Creation - Venus from my hand at half of its original attack strength."
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 with its attack strength changed. (800/0)
"I sacrifice The Agent of Creation - Venus to summon The Agent of Judgment - Saturn, " said Serenity.
Once Serenity moved The Agent of Creation - Venus 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 Little Chimera with Divine Justice Surge!" exclaimed Serenity.
"Not so fast. I activate my facedown card, Draining Shield, allowing me to negate your monster's attack and increase my Life Points by its attack strength, " said Rose as a facedown card flipped up.
"You wish. I activate my facedown card, Trap Jammer, " said Serenity as a facedown card flipped up.
Draining Shield shattered into pixels. The Agent of Judgment - Saturn used her attack to blast Little Chimera, shattering it into pixels. Rose moved Little Chimera from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 4,800
Rose: 6,200
"I place one card facedown to end my turn, " said Serenity as a facedown card appeared behind The Agent of Judgment - Saturn.
"My move, " said Rose as she drew a card. "I switch both Command Knight and Inferno into defense mode and summon Solar Flare Dragon in attack mode."
Rose turned Command Knight and Inferno sideways and placed Solar Flare Dragon on top of her Duel Disk. Command Knight got on her knees and rested with her arms crossed. Inferno got on its flame edge and rested with its eyes lowered. An orange serpentine dragon with its body engulfed in flames appeared next to Inferno. (1,500/1,000)
"Solar Flare Dragon has a special ability. It can't be attacked as long as there is another Pyro-type monster on my side of the field, " said Rose. "I place two cards facedown to end my turn."
Two facedown cards appeared behind Command Knight and Inferno.
"Solar Flare Dragon, attack Serenity's Life Points directly with Ember Flash Attack!" exclaimed Rose.
"How can you do that?" asked Serenity.
"Solar Flare Dragon has another special ability. It inflicts 500 points of damage to your Life Points at the end of my turn, " said Rose.
Solar Flare Dragon flew over The Agent of Judgment - Saturn and used its tail to singe Serenity, causing her to barely flinch.
Serenity: 4,300
Rose: 6,200
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card. "I summon Beautiful Headhuntress in attack mode."
Serenity placed Beautiful Headhuntress on top of her Duel Disk. Beautiful Headhuntress appeared next to The Agent of Judgment - Saturn. (1,600/800)
"The Agent of Judgment - Saturn, attack Inferno with Divine Justice Surge!" exclaimed Serenity.
The Agent of Judgment - Saturn used her attack to blast Inferno, shattering it into pixels. Rose moved Inferno from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"Beautiful Headhuntress, attack Solar Flare Dragon with Guillotine Swipe!" exclaimed Serenity.
Beautiful Headhuntress used her attack to slice Solar Flare Dragon in half, shattering it into pixels. Rose moved Solar Flare Dragon from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 4,300
Rose: 6,100
"I end my turn, " said Serenity.
"My move, " said Rose as she drew a card. "I activate one of my facedown cards, Call of the Haunted, to bring back Little Chimera."
A facedown card flipped up. Rose moved Little Chimera from her Graveyard to the top of her Duel Disk. Little Chimera reappeared to Command Knight with its attack strength changed. (1,100/550) Command Knight's attack strength changed. (2,100/1,900)
"I sacrifice most of my hand and Command Knight to summon Infernal Incinerator, " said Rose as she discarded all but one of her cards to her Graveyard.
Once Rose moved Command Knight from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard, it vanished from her side of the field. Next, she placed Infernal Incinerator on top of her Duel Disk. A salamander-like creature with six legs, a red tail, an olive green body, and spikes on its sides appeared next to Little Chimera with its attack strength changed. (3,300/1,800)
"Thanks to Infernal Incinerator's special ability, its attack strength increases by 200 points for each monster on your side of the side of the field while decreasing it by 500 points for each monster on my side of the field excluding itself, " said Rose. "Currently, you have two monsters while I have only one monster."
Infernal Incinerator's attack strength changed. (3,200/1,800)
"Infernal Incinerator, attack Beautiful Headhuntress with Firestorm Blast!" exclaimed Rose.
"That's not going to happen. I activate my facedown card, Magic Cylinder, " said Serenity as a facedown card flipped up.
Infernal Incinerator used its mouth to fire a column of flames at Beautiful Headhuntress; however, Magic Cylinder negated the attack, absorbed the energy used, and released it back as an orange blast toward Rose, causing her to twitch.
Serenity: 4,300
Rose: 2,900
"I end my turn, " said Rose.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card. "Check this out. I play Graceful Charity."
Serenity drew three cards from her deck and discarded two cards into her Graveyard.
"Next, I play Change of Heart to take control of Infernal Incinerator, " said Serenity.
Rose moved Infernal Incinerator from the top of her Duel Disk and gave it to Serenity, whom placed it on top of her Duel Disk. Infernal Incinerator quickly moved next to Beautiful Headhuntress with its attack strength changed. (2,000/1,800)
"I sacrifice Infernal Incinerator to summon Marie the Fallen One in attack mode, " said Serenity.
Once Serenity moved Infernal Incinerator from the top of her Duel Disk and gave it back to Rose, who placed it into her own 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 next to Beautiful Headhuntress. (1,700/1,200)
"The Agent of Judgment - Saturn, attack Little Chimera with Divine Justice Surge!" exclaimed Serenity.
The Agent of Judgment - Saturn used her attack to blast Little Chimera, shattering it into pixels. Rose moved Little Chimera from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 4,300
Rose: 1,600
"Marie the Fallen One, attack her Life Points directly with Dark Energy Orb!" exclaimed Serenity.
"It won't be that easy. I activate my facedown card, Scapegoat, " said Rose as a facedown card flipped up.
Four Scapegoat tokens appeared on Rose's side of the field. (0/0)
"Marie the Fallen One, attack a token with Dark Energy Orb!" exclaimed Serenity.
Marie the Fallen One used its attack to blast a blue goat token, shattering it into pixels.
"Beautiful Headhuntress, attack another token with Guillotine Swipe!" exclaimed Serenity.
Beautiful Headhuntress used her attack to slice an orange goat token in half, shattering it into pixels.
"I end my turn, " said Serenity.
"My move, " said Rose as she drew a card. "I play Pot of Greed."
Rose drew two cards from my deck.
"Next, I play Token Thanksgiving, destroying all tokens on the field and increasing my Life Points by 800 points for each tokens destroyed this way, " said Rose.
Suddenly, the two remaining Scapegoat tokens shattered into pixels. Rose discarded Scapegoat to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 4,300
Rose: 3,200
"I set one monster in defense mode, " said Rose as she placed one card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk.
A facedown card positioned sideways appeared on Rose's side of the field.
"I end my turn, " said Rose.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card. "I place two cards facedown."
Two facedown cards appeared behind Beautiful Headhuntress and The Agent of Judgment - Saturn.
"Beautiful Headhuntress, attack that set monster with Guillotine Swipe!" exclaimed Serenity.
Beautiful Headhuntress used her attack to swipe the set monster. Rose quickly flipped her set card upright on top of her Duel Disk. Cyber Jar appeared on Rose's side of the field, immediately sucked up all three of Serenity's monsters into itself, and self-destructed. (900/900) Rose moved Cyber Jar from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard. Serenity also moved all three of her monsters 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 summon both Fire Princess and Queen's Knight in attack mode, " said Serenity as she placed both cards on top of her Duel Disk.
Fire Princess appeared on Serenity's side of the field. (1,300/1,500) Queen's Knight appeared next to Fire Princess. (1,500/1,600)
"I set two monsters in defense mode, " said Rose as she placed two cards facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk.
Two facedown cards positioned appeared next to each other on Rose's side of the field.
"Fire Princess, attack the far left set monster with Regal Inferno Blast!" exclaimed Serenity.
Fire Princess used her attack to burn the set monster. Mask of Darkness appeared next to the other set monster and shattered into pixels. (900/400) Rose moved Mask of Darkness from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"Thanks. Now, I can retrieve a Trap card from my Graveyard, " said Rose as she grabbed Call of the Haunted from her Graveyard, showed it to Serenity, and placed it into her hand.
"Queen's Knight, attack that last set monster with Royal Sword Strike!" exclaimed Serenity.
Queen's Knight used her attack to slice the set monster in half. A man with blue hair done in a ponytail and bandages around his right hand, who was wearing a pale green fez and a long pale green robe covering his lower torso and was wielding an iron mallet, appeared on Rose's side of the field and shattered into pixels. (500/500) Rose moved Iron Blacksmith Kotetsu from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"Thanks to Iron Blacksmith Kotetsu's special ability, I can move one Equip Magic card from my deck to my hand, " said Rose as she took her deck out of her Duel Disk.
Rose searched through her deck, found and placed Axe of Despair into her hand, and returned her deck to her Duel Disk.
"I end my turn, " said Serenity.
"My move, " said Rose as she drew a card. "I summon Opticlops in attack mode."
Rose placed Opticlops on top of her Duel Disk. A brown gigantic creature with one eye appeared on Rose's side of the field. (1,800/1,700)
"Opticlops, attack Fire Princess with Shadow Punch!" exclaimed Rose.
Opticlops stepped forward and punched Fire Princess in the face, shattering her into pixels. Serenity moved Fire Princess from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 3,800
Rose: 3,200
"I place one card facedown to end my turn, " said Rose as a facedown card appeared behind Opticlops.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card.
Serenity: 4,000
Rose: 3,200
"I play Monster Reborn to bring back Little Chimera, " said Serenity.
Rose moved Little Chimera from her Graveyard and gave it to Serenity, whom placed it on top of her Duel Disk. Little Chimera reappeared next to Queen's Knight with its attack strength changed. (1,100/550)
"That monster won't help your Queen's Knight. You've wasted a card, " said Rose.
"Not true. I equip Queen's Knight with Scroll of Bewitchment, " said Serenity.
"Oh no. This card changes the attribute of the monster equipped with it, " said Rose.
"Correct. I choose to change Queen's Knight into a creature of FIRE, " said Serenity.
Queen's Knight suddenly gave off a reddish glow, changing her attack strength. (2,000/1,600)
"Queen's Knight, attack Opticlops with Blazing Sword Strike!" exclaimed Serenity.
Queen's Knight used her sword to burn through Opticlops, shattering it into pixels. Rose moved Opticlops from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 4,000
Rose: 3,000
"Little Chimera, attack Rose's Life Points directly with Inferno Pounce!" exclaimed Serenity.
"I activate my facedown card, Call of the Haunted, to bring back Infernal Incinerator, " said Rose as a facedown card flipped up.
Rose moved Infernal Incinerator from her Graveyard to the top of her Duel Disk. Infernal Incinerator reappeared on Rose's side of the field with its attack strength changed, causing a replay.
"I set one monster in defense mode and end my turn, " said Serenity as she placed a card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk.
A facedown card positioned sideways appeared next to Little Chimera. Infernal Incinerator's attack strength changed. (3,900/1,800)
"My move, " said Rose as she drew a card. "I place one card facedown."
A facedown card appeared behind Infernal Incinerator.
"Infernal Incinerator, attack Queen's Knight with Firestorm Blast!" exclaimed Rose.
Infernal Incinerator used its attack to incinerate Queen's Knight. Serenity moved Queen's Knight from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard. Infernal Incinerator's attack strength changed. (3,700/1,800)
Serenity: 2,100
Rose: 3,000
"I end my turn, " said Rose.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card.
Serenity: 2,300
Rose: 3,000
"I flip summon my set monster, which is Magician of Faith, " said Serenity as she flipped her set monster upright on top of her Duel Disk. "Now, I can get Shield & Sword back."
Serenity grabbed it from her Graveyard, showed it to Rose, and placed it into her hand.
"I summon Command Knight in attack mode, " said Serenity as she placed it on top of her Duel Disk.
Command Knight appeared next to Little Chimera with its attack strength changed. (2,100/1,900) Infernal Incinerator's attack strength changed. (3,900/1,800)
"Thank you. You made my monster stronger, " said Rose.
"Too bad it won't be around very long. I activate one of my facedown cards, Book of Moon, " said Serenity as a facedown card flipped up.
Rose turned Infernal Incinerator facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk. Infernal Incinerator turned into a facedown card that was positioned sideways.
"Command Knight, attack that set monster with Inferno Blade Strike!" exclaimed Serenity.
Command Knight used her attack to slash the set monster. Infernal Incinerator reappeared on Rose's side of the field and instantly shattered into pixels. Rose moved Infernal Incinerator from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"Little Chimera, attack Rose's Life Points directly with Inferno Pounce!" exclaimed Serenity.
Little Chimera flew toward Rose and rammed into her, causing her to twitch.
Serenity: 2,300
Rose: 1,900
"Magician of Faith, attack Rose's Life Points directly with Spiritual Energy Attack!" exclaimed Serenity.
Magician of Faith used her attack to blast Rose, causing her to twitch.
Serenity: 2,300
Rose: 1,600
"I end my turn, " said Serenity.
"My move, " said Rose as she drew a card. "I play Tribute to the Doomed to get rid of Command Knight."
Rose discarded Demotion to her Graveyard. Bandages suddenly appeared and wrapped up Command Knight. A mummified hand appeared and dragged her into the field. Serenity moved Command Knight from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
"Next, I summon Tenkabito Shien in attack mode, " said Rose as she placed him on top of her Duel Disk.
A gentleman with black hair and mustache, who was wearing a red and orange cloak and an orange and gold-trimmed chest plate, was wielding a scimitar, and was riding a black horse with red eyes and lavender hair, appeared on Rose's side of the field with its attack strength changed. (2,000/1,200)
"Tenkabito Shien, attack Magician of Faith with Flame Scimitar Slash!" exclaimed Rose.
"I don't think so. I activate my facedown card, Waboku, saving my Life Points this turn, " said Serenity as a facedown card flipped up.
"It won't be that easy. Tenkabito Shien has a special ability. Trap cards have no effect on him, " said Rose as Waboku shattered into pixels.
Tenkabito Shien rode toward Magician of Faith and used his sword to slash her in half, shattering her into pixels. Serenity moved Magician of Faith from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 0600
Rose: 1,900
"I end my turn, " said Rose.
"My move, " said Serenity as she drew a card.
Serenity: 0800
Rose: 1,900
"I play Polymerization, combining Goddess with the Third Eye and The Forgiving Maiden to summon St. Joan, " said Serenity as she discarded all three cards to the Graveyard and moved St. Joan from her Fusion Deck to the top of her Disk.
St. Joan appeared next to Little Chimera. (2,800/2,000)
"St. Joan, attack Tenkabito Shien with Sacred Blade Strike!" exclaimed Serenity.
St. Joan used her attack to slice Tenkabito Shien in half, shattering him into pixels. Rose moved Tenkabito Shien from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.
Serenity: 0800
Rose: 1,100
"Little Chimera, end this duel with Inferno Pounce!" exclaimed Serenity.
Little Chimera used its attack to hit Rose, causing her to fall to her knees.
Serenity: 0800
Rose: 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 Rose's decks. Rose unplugged her Duel Disk from the arena's controls.
"The winner and Queen of Games is Serenity Wheeler from Asia, " said Lily.
Everyone applauded and cheered.
"Way to go, Serenity, " said Joey.
"May I have your attention please?" asked Jasmine.
The crowd immediately settled down.
"Not only has Serenity earned the title Queen of Games, she has also won a check for $100,000, " said Rose as she handed Serenity a giant-sized check.
"Thank you so very much, " said Serenity.
"Don't thank us. Thank Yugi, " said Jasmine.
Suddenly, everyone turned his or her heads toward Yugi.
"Yugi, do you know these ladies?" asked Joey.
"They do look familiar, " said Yugi.
"Maybe these cards will help, " said Rose as their Duel Disks activated and moved into position.
Each sister placed one card on top of her Duel Disk. First, an older woman, who was wearing a red gown, green armbands and a pink hood with blue gems down the middle of it and was wielding a brown staff with a pearl on its head, appeared in front of Rose. (2,500/2,300) Next, a statuesque woman, who was wearing red lipstick, a yellow gown, and a yellow hood with blue gems down the middle of it and was wielding a staff with red gem on its head, appeared in front of Lily. (2,500/2,300) Finally, a young woman, who was wearing a violet dress with a yellow collar and a violet hood and was wielding a long yellow staff, appeared in front of Jasmine. (2,500/2,300)
"I know those cards. They are Violet Hegate, Red Hegate, and Yellow Hegate, " said Yugi. "The only three people who had ever used them are the Kageyama sisters."
"Who are the Kageyama sisters?" asked Serenity.
"We were once infamous for using dirty tricks to get the cards that we wanted, " said Jasmine.
"What are you three up to? Is this tournament a scheme to steal rare cards?" asked Joey.
"No, we have reformed. According to our research, most dueling tournaments have become male-dominated. Our purpose was to encourage every female duelist out there to compete in these tournaments and show the guys what us girls can do, " said Lily.
"I think that you have succeeded in your quest, " said Yugi. "If any other tournaments occur, I believe more women will be likely to participate and even win, just like Serenity did."
"Thanks, Yugi. The Hell's Fury Tournament has concluded. Celebrate your victory, Serenity, and get some rest. The plane returning to the mainland will be leaving at 9 A. M. sharp, " said Jasmine.