Brains versus brawn, the age old question...
Personally, I think having a mix of both is better. If you have nothing but brute strength, you'll fail to solve any problem that doesn't involve punching things. And if all your abilities are intellectual, you have the opposite problem.
Tyler and I are about to face someone who has a decent amount of both... and that's bad for us.
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Draw 12 - Mind Crush
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Tyler and Sabrina drew their swords quickly, ready to defend themselves from whatever monster was hidden in the library's basement. "You're outnumbered!" He shouted, wanting to look brave. I just hope it's not a ghost... Tyler thought, his knees wobbling slightly.
The figure that stepped out of the shadows was something neither of the Shadowchasers had ever seen before. A monster with the head of a woman, the body of a lion, and the wings of an eagle. Her eyes were a sinister yellow, and she smiled, revealing razor sharp fangs. She was a sphinx, one of the rarest Shadowkind. "Hello, children. I knew you would come here eventually."
Sabrina gripped her sword with both hands, not quite as nervous as Tyler. "Are you going to ask us your riddle? Or just skip to trying to eat us?" While there were sphinxes that abandoned their human-eating roots, at least one of whom worked alongside the Shadowchasers, many of them stuck to the old ways and continued the riddle game. Sabrina happened to like riddles, so she felt prepared for whatever was coming her way.
"My name is Amara, thank you for asking." The sphinx lowered her eyes, growling. "No need to be impolite, young lady. I'm not going to eat you or your boyfriend, humans give me indigestion. I have a much more interesting challenge for you." She used her teeth to grab something off her back, tossing it in front of her. It was a duel deck!
"You want to duel me? But... you don't have any hands." Sabrina raised an eyebrow, lowering her sword. She knew sphinxes were incredibly intelligent, but the fact that they had paws would certainly make playing a card game difficult. Tyler sheathed his sword, and pulled his Duel Disk out of his backpack. "I guess you could borrow Tyler's disk?"
"I want to duel both of you, Shadowchaser." Amara corrected, lifting her neck to reveal an obsidian necklace. "I used to work for this library, protecting the information inside from anyone who would use it for personal gain. But then Mama Killa came along and offered me a better deal. If I defeat the two of you, she'll give me even more magic, and I'll be able to leave this accursed basement!"
"You're working for the Ebon Sun!" Tyler activated his Duel Disk, jumping in front of Sabrina to protect her. She did the same, nudging him aside so she could stand next to him. "If you really wanted hands, there are some wizards and sorcerers in town you could've asked. You didn't need to join a cult."
"It's not about hands!" Amara hissed. She slammed her paw down on the floor, causing the bookshelves to rearrange themselves. The two Shadowchasers found themselves surrounded, trapped with the sphinx. "Now, let's go over the rules. The two of you will share one field, one graveyard, and one life point total, alternating turns. Since two on one isn't fair, I will get to draw two cards each turn, instead of one. Agreed?"
Sabrina looked at Tyler, and they both nodded in agreement. They could do this. "Deal, but we get the first turn."
(Sabrina & Tyler LP 8000) - (Amara LP 8000)
"Duel!"
Tyler spread out his six cards, liking what he saw. "I'll start things off by summoning Ancient Gear Knight!" The rusty robot knight stepped onto the field, pointing its lance arm at Amara menacingly. (ATK 1800)
"Next..." He stopped to think. Sabrina and I have to share a field. I better leave room for her cards as well. "I activate Shard of Greed!" The infamous Pot of Greed appeared, cackling madly, before it shattered, leaving only a single shard with a large eye on it. "This card gets a Shard Counter every time I start my turn, and when it has two of them, I can send it to the graveyard to draw two cards. That's all for me."
Seven large, phantasmal cards hovered in the air before Amara, her talisman glowing with purple light. "Hm, yes, this will do nicely. I'll start by activating Hand Destruction. Now the girl and I will both draw 2 cards, then discard 2 more."
"My name is Sabrina..." The blonde Shadowchaser muttered. She gasped when she saw one of the two cards she had just drawn, it was one of her rarest cards! This'll come in handy, if I can just draw the right monster... Maybe I should've put more copies in my deck. She discarded Hunter Owl and Harpie Spy.
"I summon Hushed Psychic Cleric!" A summoning portal opened on the floor, and a weird looking monster rose up. It was an elderly man, dressed in white and gold robes and carrying a futuristic staff. (0 ATK) "And now I'll use his effect! By discarding 1 card, I can banish a Psychic monster from my graveyard!"
"I hate Psychic monsters!" Sabrina groaned, much to Tyler's surprise. "This is going to be painful."
"You're right about that, Shadowchaser." Amara grinned, a terrifying sight. "Now, because I have a level 3 Psychic monster on the field, I can special summon Psychic Wheeleder from my hand!" One of the sphinx's cards turned around, transforming into a monster. It was a little robot inside of a giant wheel, giving off crackling green energy. (ATK 600) "And because Wheeleder is a Tuner, I can Synchro Summon!"
Wheeleder transformed into three glowing circles, surrounding Psychic Cleric, before collapsing into light. "Forgive me if I don't recite some silly summoning chant, I've never been one for theatrics. Meet my Psychic Nightmare!" The monster that appeared didn't look like a Psychic at all. Rather, it resembling some kind of Fiend, with enormous claws, bat wings, and wild green hair. (ATK 2400)
"But he'll have to wait, because when Hushed Psychic Cleric leaves the field, the monster I banished with his effect is summoned!" A bright green portal opened up above Amara's head, and a Psychic that looked like a small child floated onto the field, wearing a scifi-looking bodysuit and visor. (DEF 600) "This is Mental Seeker, and while he may be weak, he has a great power of his own. I get to look at the top 3 cards of your deck, and banish 1 of them!"
Tyler's Duel Disk began to glow, and three large cards floated in front of him. Blazewing Butterfly, Double Summon, and Trap Eater. "I think I'll banish... Trap Eater." Amara decided, causing the Tuner monster to vanish. "Now, I'll activate Psychic Nightmare's effect!"
"Oh for the love of-" Tyler grinded his teeth, wondering when the sphinx's turn would end. "What does that thing do? Banish more cards?"
"I get to guess whether a card in your hand is a monster, spell or trap. And if I'm right, Nightmare gains 1000 attack points until my next turn." Amara pawed at the ground like a cat about to pounce... which she was, in a way. Tyler and Sabrina held out there cards, as giant holograms of them appeared overhead. "Hm... Leftmost card of the girl's hand, I guess monster."
Sabrina sighed as the card was revealed to be Cyber Harpie Lady. "Damn it." Psychic Nightmare's attack rose to 3400, and it roared, firing a blast of green energy at Ancient Gear Knight, destroying the Machine. Tyler cried out in pain as inky black tendrils lashed out at him from the darkness, reminding both duelists that this was indeed a Shadow Game.
"I'll end my turn by setting one card. You two haven't impressed me at all." Amara folded her paws, looking disappointed. "I hope I haven't been mislead about your abilities."
(S/TLP 6400) - (ALP 8000)
Sabrina drew a card, nervous. She had two Harpies in her hand, but not the one she needed. "Shard of Greed gains a counter, because it's my draw phase." She noted, as the shard began to grow, eventually becoming half a pot. "Then..."
"Hey, don't worry so much." Tyler leaned over and put his hand on Sabrina's shoulder, making her blush. "The duel just started. How many times did Yugi Muto overcome the odds and beat someone who had an advantage over him? Like a million, probably." He was right, she had to admit. Tyler might not have been the most intellectual person, but he knew how to encourage his friends.
"Thank you..." Sabrina smiled, pausing for a second when she realized Tyler was still touching her shoulder. He quickly pulled back, laughing awkwardly.
"Are you two done flirting?" Amara growled. "If the girl doesn't take her turn in three minutes, I'm counting that as a forfeit."
"Right, sorry!" Sabrina panicked. "I summon Flying Kamakiri #1!" An enormous, humanoid dragonfly buzzed in the air, brandishing its claws. "Sorry about this, Tyler, but we're going to need to take some damage. I attack Psychic Nightmare!" The Insect charged forward and swiped at its opponent, only to be swatted back, shattering into a million pixels. Sabrina groaned as the same tentacles that attacked Tyler struck her.
"I special summon Harpie's Pet Baby Dragon!" A swirling wind full of green feathers swept over the field, revealing a new monster. An adorable, red skinned dragon with bright green eyes, wearing a decorative collar. It was almost as tall as Sabrina, but still clearly a child. (ATK 1200)
"Are you trying to lose, Shadowchaser?" Amara asked, looking unimpressed. "You don't have any Harpies on the field, so your dragon is completely useless."
"Not true! I have a very rare spell card that only works if I control a Dragon-Type monster with Harpie in its name. Fearsome Fire Blast!" Sabrina raised the card above her head dramatically, and played it. Baby Dragon opened its mouth wide and let out a torrent of emerald flames, burning both Psychic monsters to a crisp. "My spell destroys all monsters you control, as long as I don't attack with my Dragon this turn. But since it's my Main Phase 2, I can't do that anyways."
Tyler and Amara were quiet for a moment, as if processing the move. "That was awesome!" The handsome Latino cheered, hugging his teammate. She blushed, before politely pushing him off.
"A very risky move, Shadowchaser." The sphinx chuckled, her eyes full of a wicked sort of amusement. "But you still haven't made a dent in my life points. Whatever will you do next?"
"I set one card and end my turn. That's all I can do." Sabrina wiped her brow, hoping she hadn't just wasted 2000 life points. "It's your move."
(S/TLP 4400) - (ALP 8000)
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While her teammates were off doing their jobs, Kim had already finished her rounds for the day. She stopped by a small flower shop on the corner of Hudson Street, Game of Thorns. The name reminded her of those terrible fantasy books that had been popular decades ago, but it was the only store that sold her father's favorite flowers.
The red spider lily was a beautiful flower with spindly petals that lived up to their name. It was popular in China and Japan for funerals, because it was believed that they grew on the banks of the River Sanzu (the Shinto equivalent of the River Styx from Greek mythology, a magic river that separated the living from the dead).
"Going to see your father again, Miss Kimura?" The shopkeeper, an old goblin woman, asked. Kim smiled and nodded, paying and leaving a large tip. "You're such a sweet girl, he would be so proud of you. You look exactly like your mother when she was your age."
Kim brushed her hair out of her eyes. She heard that from everyone who knew her parents. Getting on her Duel Runner, which was red with a white dragon design running across the body, she drove across the city, towards the cemetery.
In the back corner of the River City Cemetery, there was a plot of land dedicated to the Kimura family. Their patriarch had helped found the city, after all. Kim respectfully walked past her grandparents, great uncles and aunts, and other ancestors, until she found what she had come for. A headstone with writing in both hiragana and English. Shiro Kimura, loving father and husband. Underneath the date of birth and date of death, there was another line that only Shadowkind and Awares could see: Shadowchaser, gave his life in the line of duty.
"Hi dad." Kim said, kneeling and placing the flowers on her father's grave. "It's been seven years already... I can hardly believe it."
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Amara drew her two cards, looking over them for a moment. "I activate Foolish Burial, in order to send Space Time Police from my deck to the graveyard. Some moves need to be planned in advance, not that the two of you would know that."
Tyler was about to say something, but stopped himself. He could handle a few insults, but he didn't like anyone talking bad about his friends. Still, he knew better than to lose his temper during a Shadow Duel.
"Next, I play the field spell Brain Research Lab!" The ominous black void the duel had been taking place in was transformed into what appeared to be a stereotypical mad scientist's lab. The walls were metal and covered in blinking lights and gadgets, and in the center of the room, there was a tube containing a brain floating in green liquid. "This allows me to summon an additional Psychic monster each turn, so long as I place a Psychic Counter on it."
A set monster appeared in front of Amara. "Allow me to demonstrate. I summon Krebons!" The new monster looked more like a robot than anything else. It was silver and purple, and seemed to be wearing jester's clothes. (ATK 1200) A small, glowing ball of light suddenly floated into the tank. "That will end my turn."
Tyler drew, and smiled. "It's been two turns since I used Shard of Greed, so now I can send it to the graveyard to draw twice!" The Pot of Greed appeared briefly, before disappearing in smoke. Tyler picked up the top two cards of his deck and quickly played one.
"I summon Gemini Scorpion!" Two monsters appeared this time. Two handsome young men, one with short red hair and the other with flowing white hair that ended in a scorpion stinger-shaped braid, wearing scorpion themed armor. Sabrina whistled. (ATK 1600)
"And aside from looking pretty, these guys let me special summon a low level Gemini monster from my hand! So I choose Evocator Eveque!" A Warrior in red armor leaped onto the field, swinging an enormous, flaming flail. (ATK 1500)
"That means bishop in French." Amara pointed out. "Also, you pronounced it wrong." Sabrina glared at her. Threatening their eternal souls was bad enough, did the sphinx also have to be so rude?
"Hey, I already speak two languages, I don't need to learn a third." Tyler shrugged. "Anyways, I equip my monster with Supervise, which Gemini summons him!" Eveque was surrounded by fiery energy, and slammed its flail into the ground. "This lets me summon another Gemini from my graveyard, and I pick Ancient Gear Knight!" The robotic lancer appeared once again.
"Time to battle! I attack your face-down monster with my Evocator! Meteor Flail!" The Warrior swung its mighty weapon, bringing it down onto the unseen enemy. The card quickly flipped up, revealing a tiny mad scientist, wearing a strange helmet covered in light bulbs, before it shattered. "What the heck was that?"
"That was Doctor Cranium, and because you destroyed him, I can pay 800 life points to add another Psychic monster from my deck to my hand." Amara explained, as a card floated in front of her.
"Ancient Gear Knight, attack Krebons!" The robot charged forward, but was stopped in its tracks by a forcefield that seemed to appear out of nowhere and covered Krebons. "He blocked it! How?!"
"When Krebons is targeted for an attack, I can pay 800 life points to negate it immediately." The sphinx pawed at the ground, and another ball of light began floating in Brain Research Lab's tank. "And my field spell allows me to place a counter on it, instead of paying life points. So my monster is untouchable!"
"Let's see about that..." Tyler said, quickly formulating a plan. "Gemini Scorpion, it's your turn!" The twin warriors drew curved swords and slashed at Krebons, but were blocked by the same bubble of energy.
"I can use that ability more than once per turn." Amara smiled like that cat that ate the canary, which was a disturbingly accurate metaphor.
"Tyler, the trap card I set might help." Sabrina tapped the screen of her Duel Disk, reminding her not-boyfriend that he could use her cards as well. Tyler checked his own screen, and his face lit up.
"Sabrina, I could kiss you right now." He said, making her blush. "I activate Wonder Xyz! This lets me Xyz Summon during the battle phase!" The Overlay Vortex opened up beneath Tyler's two Geminis, sucking them both in. Brazen Dragon flew out and opened its mouth, unleashing a torrent of flames onto the unsuspecting Tuner monster. Amara was so shocked, she didn't even activate Krebons' effect.
"Aww yeah!" Tyler cheered, fighting the urge to celebrate his cool move. "Before I forget, I set one card and switch Baby Dragon to defense mode." The red dragon sat down, wrapping its tail around itself (DEF 600)
(S/TLP 4400) - (ALP 6200)
Amara drew her two cards, and pawed at the ground angrily. "I have everything I need to end this duel right now. I would say it's been fun, but it really hasn't."
"I activate Dust Tornado!" Tyler interrupted the villainous monologue he knew was coming, revealing his trap. A tornado ripped across the field, destroying the lab equipment that surrounded them and returning the field to a blank void. Amara roared as inky black tentacles grabbed her and sent purple lightning coursing through her feline body.
"You little..." She cursed in a language the two Shadowchasers didn't understand, barring her razor sharp teeth. "When Brain Research Lab is destroyed, I take 1000 damage for each counter it had. But I still have some left." She played a card, and a monster leaped out of the darkness. A man in white armor, wearing a face-concealing helmet and a flowing blue cape (ATK 1900).
"When Silent Psychic Wizard is summoned, I get to banish a Psychic monster from my graveyard. I'll choose Krebons." The sphinx explained. "Next, I play Different Dimension Reincarnation. By discarding the last card in my hand, I can special summon the Krebons I just banished!" The familiar jester-like cyborg reappeared, making a hollow laughing noise.
"Now I activate the effect of Re-Cover, also in my graveyard. Because you have at least 5 cards in your Extra Deck, I can pay 2000 life points to Special Summon it." A portal opened up on the floor, and a bizarre monster floated out. It was an old book, with a floating pair of hands and feet attached to it. (ATK 700)
"You can't Synchro Summon with two Tuner monsters!" Sabrina pointed out. "Unless you're summoning XX-Saber Gottoms. Which I doubt." She couldn't think of any other strategies Psychics had. It couldn't be an Xyz Summon, none of Amara's monsters were the same level, and there was only a single Psychic Fusion Monster...
"I'm not going to Synchro Summon, fool. My mistress has given me an extremely powerful card, which requires three Psychic monsters with different names in order to be summoned." Amara replied. "But first, I play Psychic Rejuvenation, which gives me 1000 life points for each Psychic I control." Her body glowed with pale green light, relieving some of the pain from her earlier battle.
"Now, by sending these three monsters to the graveyard, I can Fusion Summon the terrifying Elder Brain!" The three Psychics were consumed by shadows, which melded together into a pitch black void, and quickly gave way to the most disturbing monster either Shadowchaser had ever seen. It was an enormous, inhuman brain, the size of a minivan, constantly firing off bolts of purple lightning. It had a dozen black tentacles attached to its underside, and floated in the air, like some kind of Lovecraftian jellyfish. (ATK 3000)
"Oh fuck, she summoned Cthulhu!" Tyler pointed at the obvious Dark Card. His knowledge of the Lovecraft was limited to animated YouTube videos making fun of the books, but he knew enough to see the similarities.
"I can see why you say that, but no, Elder Brain has nothing to do with the Great Old Ones." Amara replied. "You know of Illithids, I assume? Mind Flayers, they're also called. Elder Brains are the leaders of Mind Flayer society, using their incredible psychic powers to make up for their lack of a body. Like so." The Elder Brain fired a blast of psionic energy from its temples, incinerating Gemini Scorpion on the spot. Tyler shut his eyes and gritted his teeth, not wanting to give Amara the satisfaction of hearing him scream.
"Now, during each of my end phases, Elder Brain requires me to banish a Psychic monster from my graveyard. I choose Psychic Nightmare." The fiendish Synchro appeared briefly, before vanishing. "It's your move, Sabrina."
"You know what, I liked it better when you weren't using my name." The blonde drew another card, sighing with relief. Okay, this is pretty good. Let's just hope it works... "I summon Harpie Lady #1!" The classic, redheaded Harpie swooped onto the field, spreading her wings excitedly. (ATK 1600)
Harpie's Pet Baby Dragon grew slightly larger, and a golden chain appeared on its collar, with Harpie Lady holding the other end in her clawed hand (ATK 1500). "Next, I'm playing my Hysteric Call spell!" Sabrina said. Fittingly, this spell's artwork featured the three Harpie sisters in it. "Because I have a Dragon-Type Harpie monster, I get to Special Summon 2 Harpies from my deck!"
"I summon Harpie Huntress and Harpie Queen!" Two familiar looking Winged Beasts joined the battle, one with green hair and white wings, the other blonde with pink wings. (ATK 1900 - 2200; 1600 - 1900) "And with Huntress' effect, I get to add one Formation card from my deck to my hand." A trap shot out of Sabrina's deck, and she quickly picked it up. This better work...
The Baby Dragon chirped happily as it doubled in size, its ATK increasing to 2700, and two more chains appearing on its collar. "And I'm not stopping there! I overlay my Baby Dragon, Harpie Queen and Harpie Huntress to Xyz Summon the Harpie's Pet Phantasmal Dragon!" The overlay network opened for a second time, sucking in the three monsters.
A new dragon rose out of the starry vortex. It looked a lot like the original one, but more muscular, with a shorter neck, and more jagged wings. It roared at Amara, making the sphinx take a step back. (ATK 2300; 3 OU) "Impressive, isn't she?" Sabrina said, reaching out to pet her monster. It made a noise that sounded vaguely like a purr. Sabrina wondered if real Dragons purred... Jalal would probably know the answer, but she doubted he'd appreciate her asking that.
"My Dragon's not just pretty, she can attack directly! Go, Phantasmal Flame Strike!" Phantasmal Dragon's fire was violet, unlike her little sister's green. It lit up the empty void in a beautiful, but scary, way. Amara hissed when the flames hit her, dramatically lowering her life points. "I set two cards and end my turn! Which means I have to detach one of Phantasmal's overlay units." Sabrina discarded Harpie Queen, and nodded.
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Meanwhile, in Siren City, Kennedy was getting distracted. He had never seen so many Shadows in one place before, out in the open like this. There were buildings made of stone and recycled parts from wrecked ships, little shops made from discarded boxes. It seemed like the merfolk were very good at reusing garbage.
"Stay focused, we're not even close to the palace yet." Caspian tugged on his boyfriend's hand, holding him close. He knew how difficult it was to get an audience with the queen, and they had already spent a good amount of time just making out underwater. "I thought you wanted to impress my teammates."
"Sorry, sugar." Kennedy apologized. "It's just... this is beautiful! It couldn't be more different from Texas, and I love it! I know this is gonna sound cliche, but this whole place feels... well, magical!"
The redheaded merman smiled. "You're such a tourist, babe. We can sight see later, Lorelei isn't going to wait forever. Trust me, you don't want to make her angry." He kissed his human boyfriend on the nose and began swimming faster.
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(S/TLP 3000) - (ALP 1900)
"It's my turn." Amara drew her two cards, pondering for a second. But her thought process was quickly interrupted.
"I activate Icarus Attack!" Sabrina gestured dramatically, one of her set cards lifting up. "I just have to tribute my Harpie Lady, and your big scary Fusion is done for!"
"I don't think so." The sphinx replied. Elder Brain glowed with an eerie violet light, and the trap was destroyed. "You see, if any Psychic monster I control is ever targeted by a card effect, I can pay 800 life points and Elder Brain negates that card's activation entirely."
"Well there goes that plan..." Tyler sighed.
"Now I'll continue my move, which you so rudely interrupted." Amara licked her lips. "I equip Elder Brain with Ego Whip! This can only be equipped to a level 5 or higher Psychic, and it allows my Fusion to attack twice! Also, so long as I control no other monsters, it cannot be destroyed in battle. Destroy their Dragons with Mind Spike!"
The massive brain fired two bolts of electricity, incinerating the Shadowchasers' Xyz monsters. Sabrina and Tyler gritted their teeth, trying not to give their opponent the satisfaction of hearing them cry out in pain. Harpie Lady #1 stood alone on their field, hiding behind her feathers. "Sabrina, if we don't get through this... I really, really like you." Tyler said, helping his teammate to her feet.
"I... like you too." Sabrina blushed, running her hand across her torso to make sure no bones were broken. This was a lot more intense than her previous Shadow Duel. "But we can't give up just yet. Amara, do you end your turn?" The sphinx simply nodded, smiling wickedly. Mental Seeker appeared briefly, before vanishing.
"Then it's my go." Tyler muttered a prayer to the Heart of the Cards, drawing without looking at the card. When he opened his eyes, he started to laugh. "Ow, jesus, my ribs! That was a bad idea!" He stopped, taking a few deep breaths, and then played his card. "I activate the Swords of Revealing Light!" Three enormous swords made of pure light crashed down from the void, piercing the ground between the humans and their opponent. "So no one gets to attack for three more rounds."
"You are only prolonging your fate, Shadowchaser!" Amara replied. "All I have to do is draw my Mystical Space Typhoon, and you're finished!"
"Yeah, well, you've got like 20-something cards left in your deck. I'm willing to bet we've got a few more turns. And that's all we need to make a comeback!" Tyler said, smiling confidently. "I set this monster and end my turn."
Amara scrunched up her face with displeasure. Telekinetic Shocker and Brain Hazard... not my best cards, but they'll do. "I set one card and end my turn. Make your move, Shadowchaser. I'll also banish Space Time Police via Elder Brain's effect." One of the swords vanished.
(S/TLP 1500) - (ALP 1100)
Sabrina picked up the top card of her deck, not looking at it. She had everything she needed already. "I summon Cyber Harpie Lady." The armored Harpie joined her twin on the field, cawing happily. (ATK 2100)
"And why would you do that? That glorified Normal Monster can't do anything for you now." Amara growled. "You can try to summon Castel the Skyblaster Musketeer, but my Elder Brain will protect itself."
"I'm not going to Xyz Summon. I'm going to use a trap." Sabrina's set card lifted up. A familiar magical circle was drawn in the air, and an enormous bird made of scarlet flames appeared inside it. "Harpie Lady Vulture Formation! This deals you 600 points of damage for each Harpie Lady I control!"
Harpie Lady #1 and Cyber Harpie joined hands, being enveloped by the flaming vulture, and dive-bombed the sphinx. There was a hideous scream, and a blinding burst of light. When Sabrina and Tyler regained their sight, Amara was gone, leaving behind only a deck of Duel Monsters cards, and they were back in the library.
(S/TLP 1500) - (ALP 0)
"That was... so cool!" Tyler kissed Sabrina, partly out of excitement and partly out of relief to be alive. "I didn't know you even had that card!" Sabrina went completely red in the face, trying to process the fact that her teammate just kissed her.
"Y-yeah, I got it at an auction..." She stammered nervously. "Someone found a deck of Harpie cards abandoned on Duelist Kingdom island after that Tournament of Shadows thing with Levistus, and was selling off the rarer cards..." She hugged Tyler tightly, burying her face in his muscular chest.
"Hey... do you want to get a burger some time? After work, just the two of us... as a date?" He asked, not sure what to do.
"Yeah, yeah I'd like that."
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Next time, on Shadowchasers Nightfall! Caspian and Kennedy have an audience with Lorelei, Queen of the Merpeople.
Also, we finally get to learn more about our mysterious villains! Join us in Deep Sea Diva!
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Original cards-
Elder Brain: *enormous, alien brain with long, purple tentacles*
Card Type- Fusion Monster
Monster Type- Psychic
Attribute- DARK
Level- 10
ATK/DEF- 3000/3000
Text- 3 Psychic monsters with different names. Cannot be Special Summoned, except by sending the above listed cards from your field to the GY. (You do not use "Polymerization".) During either player's turn, you can pay 800 life points to negate the activation of a Spell or Trap Card that targets a Psychic monster you control, and destroy it. If this card destroys a monster in battle, banish it instead of sending it to the GY. During each of your End Phases, banish 1 Psychic monster from your GY. If you cannot, destroy this card, then you take 3000 damage.
(Dark Card)
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Ego Whip: *Magical Android lashing at Jinzo with a whip made of psychic energy*
Card Type- Spell
Spell/Trap Type- Equip
Text- Equip only to a Level 5 or higher Psychic monster. It can attack twice during each Battle Phase, also if it is the only monster you control, it cannot be destroyed by battle.
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Fearsome Fire Blast: *Harpie's Pet Dragon incinerating a wall with its fire breath*
Card Type- Spell
Spell/Trap Type- Normal
Text- Activate only if you control a face-up Dragon-Type "Harpie" monster. Destroy all monsters your opponent controls. Dragon-Type monsters you control cannot attack this turn.
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Hysteric Call: *Harpie Lady #2 and #3 swooping down to defend Harpie Lady #1 from Thousand Dragon*
Card Type- Spell
Spell/Trap Type- Quick Play
Text- This card's name is always treated as "Elegant Egotist". Special Summon 1 "Harpie" monster from your Deck. If you control a Dragon-Type "Harpie" monster, or a "Harpie" Xyz Monster, you may Special Summon 2 monsters instead. For the rest of this turn, you may only Special Summon once. You can only activate 1 "Hysteric Call" each turn. If this card is in your GY and you control no monsters, you can Banish this card, Special Summon 1 "Harpie" monster from your GY.
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Harpie Lady Vulture Formation: *vulture made of scarlet flames inside a magic circle*
Card Type- Trap
Spell/Trap Type- Normal
Text- Inflict 600 damage to your opponent for each "Harpie Lady" you control.