Near the Café, Yuma and Nelson vs Nistro and Kala
"So, how are we doing this?" Yuma questioned.
"Each of us will have our own fields and life points. Graves, monsters, and cards are fair games for our partners to take advantage of." Nistro stated. "No one can draw or attack on their first turn."
Nelson nodded. "That works for us."
"Then enough talk." Kala stated. "Let's get this duel underway."
D-pad go
Duel Gazer on
Augmented vision link established
(Yuma & Nelson 4000 each/Nistro & Kala 4000 each)
"Alright, get ready because I'm feeling the flow." Yuma declared. "I activate Cancel Effect. If this continuous spell is active, I can negate any part of an effect on a monster I control. Now I will send a monster from my hand to the grave.
This allows me to special summon Quickdraw Synchron(LV 5/700/1400)." A small cowboy in blue and orange appeared. "I'll then normal summon Gagaga Magician(LV 4/1500/1000)." A spellcaster in blue and orange robes appeared.
"I activate my Cancel Effect spell canceling out the part of his effect that prevents him from being used as a Synchro material. I'll then activate my Magician's ability to make his level anything between 1 and 8. I choose 5."
"Good Yuma, everything is in place." Astral stated. "Now, let us high five the sky!"
Yuma nodded. "Now I use Quickdraw to give my Magician a tune up to Synchro for 10. Synchro Summon Stardust Warrior(LV 10/3000/2500)." A warrior decked out in white, gold, and blue, with wings on its back, appeared.
Nistro's blood was starting to boil as he excitedly shouted, "Yeah, that is what I'm talking about! Most duelist are too careful, but you're going right for it."
"Nistro, keep your eyes on the prize." Kala admonished.
"I end my turn." Yuma declared.
"I normal summon Heroic Challenger-Double Lance(1700/900)." A warrior decked out in white and light blue armor appeared. "His effect allows him to count as two monsters for the Xyz summon of a Heroic Champion. So, I will build the overlay network to Xyz summon Heroic Champion-Durendal.
"I activate my Stardust Warrior's special ability." Yuma declared. "I can tribute him to negate that special summon and destroy the monster you intended to bring out. At the end of any turn this is activated, he will come back to the field."
"Impressive, but I'm not without options." Nistro declared. "I activate Heroic Challenger-Great Sword(LV 5/2200/1700) from my hand allowing me to special summon him if I banish a warrior from my grave like Durendal." A mighty warrior in bulky, silver armor and wielding a huge sword appeared. "I then set two cards."
"It's my move." Nelson declared. "I'll start by setting my pendulum scale with the Scale 1: Superheavy Samurai General Jade and Scale 8: Superheavy Samurai General Coral." A large green and black machine samurai appeared followed by a large red and black machine samurai.
"Pendulum Scale?" Nistro looked at the two monsters who were floating above Nelson. "What is this?"
Kala looked at the places where Nelson had placed the monsters. "So, that's what those two extra slots on his disk were for. That duel disk is registering this as an official move, and the Augmented Reality seems to have no problems."
Yuma looked at Nelson. "So, that's the Pendulum Scale." He nodded. "Alright, let's see what it can do. Go for it Nelson."
"I actually set my scale for something other than Pendulum Summoning." Nelson declared. "You'll see in a few seconds because I'm summoning Superheavy Samurai Battleball(LV 2/100/800)."
A round dark orange and gold machine samurai appeared. "I then activate General Jade's Pendulum Effect allowing me to, once per turn, raise the level of a Superheavy Samurai monster by 1. That means Battleball becomes a level 3.
That's perfect because his effect allows me to use a monster on my opponent's field for a synchro summon. So, I will give Great Sword a tune up and Synchro for 8. Synchro summon Superheavy Samurai Ninja Sarutobi(LV 8/2000/2800) in defense mode."
A bulky black and blue machine samurai appeared. "I'll activate his ability. Since I have no spell/traps in my grave, he can destroy a spell/trap on my opponent's field. That also deals my opponent 500 life points of damage (Nistro 3500). I'll end my turn."
Nistro was ecstatic. "Ha ha, this is exactly what I was hoping for. Yes, you two are providing an excellent challenge, and the first turns aren't even finished."
Kala looked at the two Synchro monsters. "Looks like I'll have to put in more effort than I was planning. Since one my opponents control monsters, and I control no monsters, I can special summon Solo the Melodious Songstress(LV 4/1600/1000)."
A light red skinned female in a red, blue, and dark range dress appeared. "Since I control a Melodious monster, I can special summon Canon the Melodious Diva(LV 4/1400/2000)." A blue skinned female in purple dress with a gold mask appeared.
"Now, I activate Fortissimo which can grant one of my Melodious monsters 800 more attack. I'll grant it to Canon the Melodious Diva(LV 4/2200/2000). I can then send this card to the grave allowing me to Fusion summon Schuberta the Melodious Maestra."
"I activate Stardust Warrior's effect." Yuma countered. "Your monsters summon is negated and destroyed."
"That's exactly what I expected." Kala stated. "I activate Ostinato. Since I control no monsters, I can use two monsters, from my deck and/or hand, to fusion summon. I'll use Shopina the Melodious Maestra and Mozarta the Melodious Maestra from my deck.
Fusion summon Bloom Prima the Melodious Choir(LV 7/2500/2000 effect)." A fairy in a yellow dress with light blue flowers on her shoulder appeared. "Her effect grants her 300 more ATK for every material used to summon her. Now I set one card.
With my turn ending, a few effects activate. Due to Ostinato, my Fusion monster is destroyed, and the materials used are brought to the field. Come forth Shopina the Melodious Maestra(LV 7/2300/1700) and Mozarta the Melodious Maestra(LV 8/2600/2000)."
A purple skinned woman with green hair and purple dress appeared followed by a blue skinned female in a red dress. "Since Bloom Prima was sent to the grave, I can add a Melodious monster from my grave to my hand."
Yuma: 4000
Nelson: 4000
Nistro: 3500
Kala: 4000
Yuma drew and Astral spoke up. "Careful Yuma. Nistro uses the same deck as Lance and that Melodious deck seems tricky."
"Don't worry, I got this Astral." Yuma declared. "I summon Junk Synchron(LV 3/1300/500)." A small warrior decked out in orange, rusted armor appeared. "His ability allows me to special summon a level 2 or lower monster from my graveyard.
So, I'll special summon the monster I discarded to summon Quickdraw. Come forth, Speed Warrior(LV 2/900/400)." A warrior decked out in gray armor appeared. "I'll then activate Level Lifter.
By sending a monster to the grave, the level of up two monsters on the field can become the same as the sent monster. I'll send the level 2 Nitro Synchron to the grave making Speed Warrior and Junk Synchron level 2 monsters.
Now I'll use Junk Synchron to tune Speed Warrior and Synchro for 4. Synchro summon Armory Arm(LV 4/1800/1200)." A black arm with dark red claws appeared. "I can equip him to a monster on my field granting said monster 1000 more ATK.
I choose Stardust Warrior(LV 10/4000/2500). Now he will attack Kala's Melodious Maestra (Kala 2600). Armory Arm provides another effect. If the equipped monster destroys your monster, you will take damage equal to the ATK of the destroyed monster."
"That means, I lose." Kala stated shocked.
"Not quite." Nistro interjected. "I figured that monster gave an effect like that, so I'll activate my face down Undying Heroic Spirit. Now, I draw a card, if it's a Heroic monster, the damage received is reduced by that monster's ATK, and I get to add the card to my hand.
Any other card allows the attack to go through, and I must discard the card I drew." Nistro drew and smiled. "The card I drew was Heroic Challenger-Chain Scythe(1600) meaning the damage Kala receives is lessened by 1600 (Kala 1000)."
Kala looked at Nistro in shock before shaking her head. "I activate my trap Necro Fusion. By banishing the materials from the grave, I can fusion summon. So, I will banish Mozarta and Bloom Prima. Fusion summon Bloom Diva the Melodious Choir(LV 6/1000/2000)."
A small fairy in a blue dress appeared.
"I end my turn." Yuma declared.
Nistro drew. "Since my opponent controls a monster and I do not, I can special summon Heroic Challenger-Assault Halberd(LV 4/1800/200)." A warrior decked out in black armor appeared. "I'll then normal summon Chain Scythe(LV 4/1600/300)."
A warrior in gray and black armor wielding a chain scythe appeared. "One of his effects can allow me to special summon a Heroic Challenger from the grave. Welcome back Heroic Challenger-Double Lance(1700/900). Now I will build the overlay network twice.
Once with Double Lance and again with Assault Halberd and Chain Scythe. Xyz summon Heroic Champion-Excalibur(R 4/O2/2000/2000) and Heroic Champion-Atlantis(R 4/O 1/2000/1000)."
"We have no choice." Astral stated.
Yuma nodded. "I activate my Stardust Warrior's effect to negate Excalibur's summoning and destroy him."
"That's fine because now I won't have to waste Atlantis' overlay unit on a direct attack. First, I'll activate Magnum Shield granting my Atlantis ATK equal to his original DEF making him 3000 strong. He will attack Yuma directly." Nistro declared.
"I activate Train Construction Signal Red(LV 3/1000/1300)." An orange machine with red flashing lights appeared. "When my opponent declares an attack, I can special summon this monster, redirect the attack, and this monster won't be destroyed from the battle (Nelson 2000)."
Yuma looked at Nelson. "Whoa, thanks."
Nelson gave a thumbs up.
"I see now." Nistro stated. "That's some deck you got. To make the most of it, you can't use spells/traps, so you offset it with monster effects from the hand. I end my turn."
"I thank you for the compliment, but it won't make me lose sight of the duel." Nelson drew. "Now I activate the effect of my Super Heavy Samurai Soulhorns and equip them to Sarutobi allowing him to make two attacks a turn.
Wait because I also equip him with my Super Heavy Samurai Soulshield increasing Super Heavy Samurai Sarutobi(LV 8/2000/4000) DEF. Now my monster will attack your Bloom the Melodies Diva."
"The kid doesn't know what he's walking into." Nistro held out his hand. "I activate my Undying Heroic Spirit. Let's see what I draw." He drew and smirked. "Heroic Challenger Thousand Blades(1300). Your damage is decreased by 1300."
"It's still enough to defeat Kala." Yuma declared.
"I wouldn't be sure." Astral declared. "Kala was worried at first, but she has regained her composure. It is likely that Bloom has an effect we are unaware of."
Once the attack hit Bloom, Kala said, "Nice try, but Bloom is not destroyed by battle and I only take half the damage. Couple that with Nistro's trap, and I'm still in the game (Kala 300). On top of that, I can deal damage equal to the difference of our monster's attacks (Nelson 1000)."
"I almost had her." Nelson sighed. "Sorry Yuma."
"Don't beat yourself up." Yuma smiled. "It was still an amazing play."
"My sticking around is bad news for him because his duel is over." Kala declared. "I leave the rest to you Nistro." Kala stated.
Nistro looked at her shocked. "You aren't…"
"It's my only move that makes sense in this duel." Kala declared sternly. "I set one card for my partner before attacking Sarutobi with Bloom casing us both to lose."
Bloom struck out against Sarutobi. While it remained on the field, Kala was not safe from the damage. This was also true for Nelson who had no way to defend against Bloom's effect (Nelson 0/Kala 0). Both duelists were knocked back.
"Kala!" Nistro worriedly shouted.
Yuma worriedly shouted. "Nelson!"
Kala sat up. "Just focus on taking that kid down."
Nelson got to one knee. "I'll be okay Yuma. Sorry, I couldn't be of more help, but you got this."
Yuma nodded firmly. "Don't worry about it." He turned back to the duel. "You were a huge help."
Nistro nodded to Kala. "I'll take this kid down and claim every Number he's got."
(0 cards in hand; Yuma 4000/1 card in hand; Nistro 4000)
"Alright, it's my move and I'm feeling the flow!" Yuma drew. "I'll have my Stardust Warrior attack your Atlantis."
Both monsters were destroyed.
Nistro was shocked. "Why would you do that kid?"
"I did it because my warrior has another effect. If it's sent to the grave by battle, or your card effect, I can special summon a level 8 or lower Warrior Synchro from my extra deck. Mine is chalk full of them. Come on out Crimson Bladder(LV 8/2800/2600)." A warrior wielding twin blades and decked out in red armor appeared. "Now he will attack you directly."
"I activate my Undying Heroic Spirit." Nistro drew and grunted., "It's a spell this time, so it goes to the grave. You're attack makes it through (Yuma 4000/Nistro 1200)."
"I then set one card and end my turn. Wait, before you take yours, you need to understand my Bladder's effect. On your turn, you won't be able to special summon a monster above level 5." Yuma declared.
"Noted." Nistro drew. "Get ready kid because this duel is over! I activate my partner's Call of the Haunted allowing me to bring Heroic Champion-Excalibur(R 4/O 0/2000/2000) back from the grave." A mighty warrior decked out in red armor and with a huge blade appeared.
"Since you no longer have Stardust, he's here to stay. That is until I activate my Rank-Up-Magic King's Legacy. For this, I must target a Heroic Champion-Excalibur I control and rebuild the overlay network with that very monster.
This allows me to bring out the king. Xyz summoned Heroic King-Arthur Pendragon(Rank 8/O 1/3500/3000)." A young man with flowing blond hair and adorned in silver and red armor appeared wielding the true Excalibur.
"Now I activate King's ability. By detaching one overlay unit, I can negate the effects of a monster on the field." Nistro smirked. "Then, I gain life points and my monster gains ATK equal to half that targeted monster's ATK.
Crimson Bladder is the only target (Yuma 4000/Nistro 2600)." Heroic King-Arthur Pendragon(R 8/O 0/4900/3000). "Now my King shall attack Bladder dealing a massive blow to your life points."
Yuma smiled. "I will gladly take that damage to in turn deal you double as effect damage. I activate Bye Bye Damage (Yuma 1900/Nistro 0)."
Nistro grunted as he was knocked onto his back by the resulting attack
Nelson happily patted Yuma on the back. "I knew you had this."
Yuma smiled and put an arm around him. "No, we had this all the way."
"Yo kids!" Nistro shouted getting their attention. "Catch!" He threw them each the last heart pieces they were missing. "You two earned your place in the finals but know that we'll be there waiting for a rematch. I'll take you two, the original Number, and Lance down myself."
Yuma smiled. "You're on!"
"Let's go Nistro." Kala firmly stated.
They both jumped away from the scene.
Nelson sighed. "This tournament keeps on presenting more and more people to worry about."
Astral floated down to the two of them. "That may be, but our side is filled with people for them to worry about as well." He looked at Nelson. "With those Super Heavy Samurais, you can help Lance pick up Yuma's slack."
Yuma grunted before angrily shouting. "Astral, why can't you be a little nicer! Come on, I've made leaps and bounds in my dueling and deck! The least you could do is show a little gratitude!"
Nelson chuckled. "Those two never change."
Heartland Tower
Nistro, Dextra, and Kala walked along the halls together.
"So, Zeera Hogan is just as much an opponent to fear as we thought." Kala stated after hearing about Dextra's duel.
"Yes, and it seems like she is not above stepping into protect them even if she does have a more stand back and observe method. The fact that she is after Kite and Shay is troubling." Dextra stated.
Nistro chuckled. "Afraid they won't beat her?"
"Kite can take her." Dextra stated.
Kala said, "Shay is my opponent to beat in the finals. I've dueled him before, so I'm confident Shay can beat Zeera. In addition, based on how Zeera conducted herself, it's likely she doesn't have a Number."
Dextra nodded. "That is a strong possibility; however, she could have a Number and be unaffected by it like Kite, Shay, Yuma, or Lance."
Nistro smiled. "If they have Numbers, I'll take them after I've defeated them." He stared ahead as he saw the transparent backs of Kite and Shay. "You two are duelist I also want to defeat. Maybe collecting some Numbers will get you to see me as a serious rival."
Heartland Hotel: Monitor Room
Vetrix was enjoying some cartoons when his four children entered the room.
He spun around and faced them with a smile. "A most wonderful opportunity has presented itself." He pressed a button causing the screens to display images of Shark, Rio, Nelson, Organization, and Hart.
"The first three have awakened their power, the fourth has been in the city, and the fifth, Dr. Faker's own son, has been resonating. Tonight, is the night to strike, and we have Quatro to thank for this revelation."
Quatro was surprised. "What do you mean Vetrix?"
"Your loos to Shark gave us a reading of the power he contains. With that single reading, I was able to scan the city for others. Barian Power." He turned to the monitors. "We will each take a target and capture them."
"I will take Shark." Quatro declared. "I will get my revenge for his earlier defeat."
"Let me put it this way Quatro. Your defeat, despite what it has given us, is still a defeat. That is why you must prove yourself." He smiled. "Your enemy will be Nelson." Vetrix looked at his remaining children.
"Dos will take Organization, Trey will capture Shark, and Rio is my target. Quinton, stand by and observe Hart. These readings aren't an accident." He pressed a button. "Their current locations have been uploaded to your duel gazers."
"As you wish Vetrix." The four of them stated.
Total Numbers: 74
Lance's Numbers: 12, 16, 19, 21, 52, 54, 57, 61, 83, 86
Yuma's Numbers: 11, 13, 17, 28, 31, 34, 39, 50, 85,
Kite's Numbers: 10, 14, 20, 30, 38, 53, 56, 62, 90, 92, 95
Shun's Numbers: 24, 55, 59, 67, 68, 70, 72, 74, 87, 89, 91
Dos' Numbers: 23, 78
Shark's Numbers: 32, 37, 47, 73
Rio's Number: 26
Tori's Number: 7
Shane's Numbers: 22, 25, 45, 48, 75, 96
Quatro's Numbers: 15, 40, 88
Trey's Numbers: 6, 33, 36
Organization's Numbers: 18, 27, 29, 35, 41, 42, 49, 51, 63, 77, 82, 84, 93