Author: Damn, It's been a year since I first published this story. It's unbelievable to think that this story would get as popular as it is now.
Thanks for the support!
The world seemed to stop as a wind blew past the two femme fatales faces as they prepared to have a game of the mind and souls. A bleak, thin wind it was, like a fine sour wine, searching the marrow and bringing an air of mysticism ton the game.
Both: Lets duel!
Reishi LP: 8000
Cheŕe LP: 8000
Cheŕe: Youngest first~ you go first, Mon ami.
Reishi: Fine! I draw!
Reishi drew her 5 card hand and began her turn.
Reishi: ...
The girl pondered threw her hand on deciding her first move.
She only had one monster in her hand - Score. It was a weak 100 atk monster that could only stall for a turn with it's ability.
Reishi: (I'll play defensively…)
She thought.
Reishi: I summon score in defense mode!
A plain blue mass appeared from the sky and landed in front of reishi. It was spherical in shape and tenant in description. The only way tell it was a living being was it's two round eyes and gorging smile.
Score
Level 1
Water/Music
Atk 100 Def 100
Reishi: Then, I'll set one card face down and end my turn!
Her lush facedown appeared on the field. The simplicity of her turn made its way to the shadowmancer and she commented appropriately .
Cheŕe: Oh? Is that it, monsieur? Summoning a weak monster and ending your turn? Ho ho!
Reishi: Be careful. That's what the other shadowmancer said before I beat her!
Cheŕe: oh? But There's a difference between me and that fool.
Cheŕe: She was only trying to capture you for herself. -To only get a reward. I'm capturing you for the queen herself. -To please her majesty~
She stated. Reishi looked back at her disgusted.
Reishi: if you think your twisted love is going to win you win you this, You are sorely mistaken!
Cheŕe: oui! Love has gotten the world a far way! And it'll lead you to your defeat!
Cheŕe: I draw!
The shadowmancer drew a card from her deck. She grinned as she wasted no time in making her first move.
Cheŕe: I summon shadowprancer Feral fighter !
The monster appearing was a short faceless dark being with brass-dark knuckles and foam coming from it's mouth. It was truly a feral being, not representative of any creature on this earth.
Shadowprancer Feral Fighter
Level 4
Dark/Beast-Warrior
Atk 1800 Def 900
Cheŕe: I hope you Won't mind if I attack you, no?
She taunted.
Reishi: um… Are you asking me? or-
As if she had answer reishi, the monster lunged forward. It's sharpened claws glistened in the midnight as it did so.
*Shing*
It cut straight into score causing it to burst into dozens of pieces.
Cheŕe: magnifique! Now feral fighter abilitèe will activate.
Cheŕe: You take damage equal to half of your monster's Attack points!
Reishi: (Crap!)
The feral fighter gritted his teeth and screamed loudly. It was about 10 decibels on the sound charts, Not enough to burst someone's eardrums but Reishi could definitely feel it.
Reishi LP: 7950
Reishi: Guh…!
Reishi gripped her ears in Pain.
Reishi: But! N-Now Score's special ability activates!
Cheŕe: oui?
What remained of goo-ie monster formed into three sphere's, all with the same goofy faces and attitude.
Reishi: It splits into three!
Score token
Atk 0 Def 0
Cheŕe: Vive~ You can stall all you want. Darling but the darkness will come for you like always.
She ominously stated .
Cheŕe: Without further adieu. I end my turn~
The shadowmancers first turn had been surprisingly uneventful. It seemed suspicious to reishi but she had no time to ponder about the strategy of someone like Cheŕe.
Reishi: Draw!
She drew a card from her deck.
Reishi: during my standby phase, I'll activate my facedown, Revival Rope!
Her facedown flipped itself over. It's artwork displayed a girl being rescued from an abyss by a knight holding a rope.
Reishi: I can special summon a monster that was Destroyed last turn by battle or card effect! Come back, Score!
The original version of score was lifted out of the grave by a shining yellow rope.
He was happy to see his offspring that still survived the previous battle and they were happy to see him. It was like a family reunion.
Cheŕe: Oui? why are you bringing back such a weak monster?
Reishi: Your soon about to find out!
Reishi looked in her hand of cards and summoned a monster.
Reishi: Come out! Musicgal Bella Bellicoso!
A tsundere like girl appeared with yellow hair that was covering her eyes and wearing a short red dress. She had two musical bells in her hand and was summoned in defense. She pouted like she had attitude when presented on the field
Musical bella bellicoso
Level 4
Light/Music
Atk 1400 Def 1700
Reishi's Hand twitched. She knew what was coming next.
Her hand sparkled pink and pink beam on light fired from it and hit the ground.
It formed a vortex that spun around with a rhythm and filled the air with the sound of music. The tsundere girl and the Joyful blob pranced into the vortex happily.
Reishi: Come on out! Musical Magician!
A musicality explosion occurred within the field and appeared from it a new monster advented on to the field from vortex.
Reishi: Show Yourself Musical Magician! From the vortex a tall Mage-like figure carrying a staff appeared. He was in a heavy armor which suited his Delicious appearance as he had a sexy scar on his face. His body as mentioned before had a white and black color scheme with a helm at the tip.
The magician looked amazing as he shined in the moonlight. It radiated off of his armor and shone through the darkness.
Musical Magician
Tempo +4
Light/Music/Musical
Atk 2400 Def 2000
Cheŕe: Sacre le bleu...
The woman said in awe.
Cheŕe: The queen mentioned you had this sort of power but... I didn't expect to see it so soon.
Reishi: I'm not pulling my punches like before... You evildoers hurt someone I cared about and Now you'll pay!
Reishi exclaimed.
Cheŕe: *hurt* is a subjective term~ You should be thankful that we even left her alive!
Reishi: why you…!
Reishi's anger turned to sorrow as it fully sunk in how much hattori must've suffered throughout the week.
Reishi: Why? Though? Why take my friend hattori? Why not take me instead?
Cheŕe: Because. The Masked queen ordered it.
She simply replied.
Reishi: Is that it? I'm asking why you guys didn't kidnap me? You were already spying on me-
Cheŕe: Our Queen is not some mafia Thief!
The shadowmancer angrily declared. Her cracked as shrieked as she did, clearly she was not pleased.
Reishi: Huh?
Cheŕe: Sorry. I don't usually get worked up like that.
Cheŕe: But let me explain. To her (The masked queen), You are a like a prize at a carnival. -And I ask you; if you were playing a game at a carnival would you play the game fairly or just claim over the rig and grab whatever stuffed animal, No?
Reishi: …?
Cheŕe: What am I saying is; Our queen has honor and she will not just take you by force. It has to be by your volition or by us defeating you fair and square.
As sick and twisted as it sounded, The queen's logic made sense. It was like an 'honor among thieves.'
Reishi: then your queen is a bit of a hypocrite. She has no qualms about torturing and kidnapping hattori but wont do the same to me?
Cheŕe: "All is war in love and war"
She cheekily replied.
Cheŕe: But please do carry on with your turn. I want to get you to the Masked queen As soon as possible!
Reishi: It won't happen! Musical Magician's effect! He gains 500 attack for each other Musical monster on the field.
Reishi: My three tokens count as musical-type, so He'll gain 1500 Atk Points!
As she exclaimed, A Mysterious Aura surrounded the magician as he gained the power of his allies
Musical Magician
Atk 3900
Cheŕe: That is quite troublesome…..
Reishi: Damn Right! Now I'll get right to the point! Musical Magician attack Feral fighter!
The Magician's staff light up as it Took the initiative. It pointed it's magical staff at the beast and he chanted a magical Incantation. A beam of pure blue light came from his staff shooting straight through the beast and damaging Cheŕe.
Cheŕe LP: 5900
Cheŕe: -Grk!
The shadowmancer cringed as she gripped herself in pain, And fell backwards onto the ground.
Reishi: Your darkness will never take me in…..I end my turn.
The shadowmancer got up from her fall. Although she took a ton of damage last turn, She was smiling as she stood up.
Cheŕe: Oh You silly croissant…. The shadows are always going to be tempting and alluring you into darkness…. That's how they engulfed my heart. -And Now I'll show their true power this turn!
Her hand sparkled black after her bold declaration. She drew her card with dexterity and wit as she prepared to advance.
Cheŕe: heh.
She smirked at the card she drew.
Cheŕe: I activate Polymerization!
Cheŕe: I'll Fuse shadowprancer Assassin with Shadowprancer Grave-bounder!
Cheŕe showed the two monsters in her hand. They then appeared on the field with a swirling fusion vortex behind them.
shadowprancer Grave Bounder was tall dark skinned monk with a staff in his hand.
He wouldn't be seen for long as he swirled into the fusion vortex along with the assassin.
Cheŕe: Fusion Summon!
From the vortex appeared a large brooding figure, it was a hitman that was Dark all over with a purple Overcoat and a huge caliber Multi-fire Gun in it's arms.
It was the fusion from the last duel - Shadowprancer Hitman
Shadowprancer Hitman
Level 6
Dark/Fiend
Atk 2400 Def 2000
Reishi: Oh no….
Reishi remembered the trauma and damage the monster had causd before. It was horrifying; the pain that thy hitman could cause.
Cheŕe: Now it's time for you suffer~ Le shadowmancer hitman's effect! You take 1200 damage.
The Hitman cocked his gun at pointed directly at reishi.
*Cack Cack Cack*
The bullets came out of the gun at the speed of sound, almost to fast to see but she could definitely feel them as they all ripped through her body causing great pain
Reishi: Grk!
Reishi LP: 6750
Reishi fell backwards and landed right on her back.
Cheŕe: you reap what you sow! Fraulein, Wasn't that painful? Did it make your skin writhe in tyranny?
Reishi: T-That was nothing!
Reishi stood up.
Cheŕe: Ahaha! Your bravery is cute! But what's going to be even cuter is you in chains!
Reishi: You make a lot of bold claims for someone who's just a pawn.
Cheŕe: ….?
Reishi: I mean, You're essentially using the same strategies as the shadowmancer before you! All you do is inflict effect damage and attack. -And if you haven't noticed i've got you against the wall!
Reishi exclaimed
Reishi: I have a 3900 attack monster on the field with three tokens. Even if you managed to destroy him you'd still have to get through the tokens before getting to my life points;Speaking of which you have less of. I think I'm the better position here.
Cheŕe: Oh you poor darling. You fail to see the simple truths. In dueling it's not about statistics or strategy or "Positions" it's about if you can mentally disrupt your opponent.
Cheŕe devilishly smiled.
Cheŕe: -And by observing you over this past week. You look like the type to easily disturbed!
Reishi: ….
Cheŕe pulled a card from her hand and activated it vigorously!
Cheŕe: I Activate De-Fusion!
Reishi: Nani?
Cheŕe: I hope that I don't need to explain what this card does to you, Monsieur~
The spell card formed on the field.
It separated the fusion materials of the two monsters.
Shadowprancer assassin was the first monster to split out of the fusion. It was small figure with an cloak over it's head just like it's master. It similarly it had a shadowmancer crescent on it's chest and a couple of knives in it's hand!
And the other fusion material - Shadowprancer Grave- Bounder reappeared on the field. He was a dark skinned monk with a shamanic mask on that covered his face.
Shadowprancer assassin
Level 3
Dark/Fiend
Atk 1000 Def 1000
Shadowprancer Grave-Bounder
Level 6
Dark/Spellcaster
Atk 2200 Def 2000
Cheŕe: Your suffering isn't over! When Grave-Bounder is summoned from the graveyard you take 700 points of damage!
Reishi: Crap!
Gravebounder pointed his staff at reishi and chanted some indistinguishable words. A fury of small blasts hit her all ripping her clothes slightly.
Reishi LP: 6050
Reishi: Kyah!
Reishi fell down again Landing on her plump butt and hurting herself deeply.
Cheŕe Smiled as reishi reveled in pain. She knew that something more terrifying would be coming soon.
Cheŕe: Now Monsieur, You're going to see the full power of the shadows!
The Dark fog surrounding the tykers center swirled around creating a vortex that engulfed the whole center. It made a new kind of darkness that had never been seen before by mankind, It was rough Cold and distant like the creator who had left his creations. All of the darkness seemed to culminate around the shadowmancer and her eyes began to turn pitch black. Her two monsters on the field were engulfed by a hand that seemed to come out of nowhere and they soon were incorporated into the darkness which would make something even darker than they were.
Cheŕe: Dark Musical Summon!