Reishi: Arthur!
The laser that came out of the dragon's mouth was so fast that couldn't even be seen by the naked eye. As soon as it hit the ground it caused a massive explosion. Holographic ash and dust were kicked up into the air with smoke obfuscating everything in sight.
Pathfinder: Heh.
The pathfinder smirked underneath his mask.
As the smoke and dust cleared, Arthur was still standing with his cards in hand and a mellow look on his face.
Arthur: …
Arthur LP: 1200
Pathfinder: You're still standing huh?
Arthur: Of course.
Arthur dusted himself off.
Arthur: Such a weak attack couldn't even begin to shake me!
Pathfinder: Ahaha. That's a lot of bravado coming from someone whose going to lose!
Arthur: You know bravado is a very cliche word. I'd never use it in any of my novels.
Pathfinder: Well what can I say? I'm just a cliche guy….
Arthur: Yeah. I can tell by the clothes you've been wearing.
Pathfinder: Hey! I'll have you know that this tunic is made of the finest cloth!
Arthur: ….. From a cosplay store? That store is drab.
Pathfinder: Silence! It doesn't matter what you think, You're going to lose!
Pathfinder: Dark world sillva! End this struggle! Attack!
The burly sexy demon gripped his axe like a ladle. He grunted and moaned as his eyes focused on arthur. Sillva lugged the heavy axe over his shoulders easily and ran towards the boy with a feverish lust in his heart. He was fiendishly fast as arthur braced for impact step by step, millisecond by millisecond, it got tense.
Everything looked as if it was over. Had Arthur lost? Would he and reishi have to fork over all of their money? Would the pride and justice that Arthur was enforcing, just mere posturing? Arthur challenged the pathfinder in order to show reishi that giving in to evil was not worth it, but in the end was effort for nothing? Is it just the natural order of things to allow evil to exist? Not only for it to exist but for it to pray on the innocent?
Arthur: No….
Pathfinder: …!
Suddenly a bright yellow light appeared from the ground and enveloped both arthur and the pathfinder's monster. The light was so bright that it blinded both reishi and the pathfinder for a couple seconds. Everything was unseeable for a couple of seconds before the light dissipated and revealed an appalling scene.
Darkworld sillva had been completely turned to stone on the spot! His body was now made of a fine shapely rock that seemed to crack upon the winds breeze!
Pathfinder: What the hell?
Reishi: …!
Arthur was still standing. He barely had a scratch on him and was smirking.
Arthur: Are you surprised?
Pathfinder: There's no way! How did you survive that attack!
Arthur: Heh. You really underestimated me, didn't you?
Arthur wagged his finger.
Arthur: Before your little 'attack' I activated a trap card!
As the dust settled, a trap card could be plainly seen in front of arthur. Its artwork displayed a mage casting a spell on an unsuspecting demon.
Arthur: I activated the spell card - Knight magic petrification!
Pathfinder: A trap card!? Are you serious?
Arthur: Do I look like the joking type to you?
Arthur smirks.
Pathfinder: You deceiver …
Arthur: There was no deception here! Just smart dueling and wordplay!
Reishi: (Arthur…. You really do have a bunch of tricks up your sleeve don't you….)
Pathfinder: *tch* whatever. Just explain the card effect or whatever like they do in the tv shows…
Arthur: Way to be cynical.
Arthur snarked as explained the card's effect:
Arthur: By banishing one card in my graveyard, I can not only negate your monster's attack but also reduce its atk points to zero for the rest of this turn!
Pathfinder: Aye.
The pathfinder shook his head.
Pathfinder: The stalling tactics you implore never cease to amaze me.
Arthur: What you call 'stalling' I call strategic bartering.
Arthur shrugged and smirked.
Pathfinder: You think you're funny?
Arthur: I'd like to think so, yes.
Arthur chuckled.
The pathfinder knelt down and took off the laces of his left boot. He then held the laces in his right hand, dangling them like a pair of keys.
Pathfinder: Ahahahahahahaha. You see pretty boy…..
Pathfinder: Like these laces, I'm coming loose!
Pathfinder: -And so are you!
Reishi: (He's becoming unhinged…)
Reishi observed.
Arthur: *Tsk* Are you okay? You're acting kind of daft now.
Pathfinder: Daft? No. This…. This…. Is the true path for me! THE PATHFINDER!
The pathfinder raised both of his hands to the sky in a perpetual motion. His mask shined in the lunar moonlight that transcended over this alleyway that reishi and arthur were in. His nice and slender body was covered in the harsh air that was flowing throughout the city, his cape especially was flowing with the wind. All of his fingers were pointed to the sky with his fingernails seeming to absorb some of the moonlight with the bright light reflected handily off his white nails. The message was clear from this extravagant pose.
Pathfinder: I have a great admiration for you because you've pushed me this far!
Pathfinder: Very few people challenge me to a duel, much less make it this far when they do so! -But you've managed to not only face me but survive for 5 turns! Congratulations!
The pathfinder slowly clapped.
Arthur: Um, Thank you?
Pathfinder: That is why I'm willing to offer you a deal….
Reishi: This can't be good…..
Arthur: Heh. Like I'd make a deal with a devil like you!
Pathfinder: Hold on. Hear me out first!
He proclaimed.
Pathfinder: At the beginning of our encounter, We agreed that you would give me 145,000 If I won yen and would quit my "Extortion".
Pathfinder: However I propose a new deal!
The pathfinder clasped his hands together.
Pathfinder: If you surrender now…. I'll let you and your little girlfriend go! -At half the price too!
Reishi: I-Im not his girlfri-
Pathfinder: Silence woman! I was not speaking to you!
Pathfinder: It's a pretty good deal, No?
Arthur: *sigh*
Pathfinder: What do you say that we end this fruitless endeavor? Just pay me 72500 yen and I'll be on my way. I won't have to turn you into swiss cheese will my saber nor embarrass you in this duel! Just give in!
Arthur: *Tsk* *Tsk* Tsk*
Arthur wagged his fingers.
Arthur: You know, Back when I was in britain there was a wave of crime hitting london and all of our major cities.
Arthur: I was privileged enough to grow up affluent and not have the consequences be impounded on me but…..
Arthur: -I could still see it everywhere.
Pathfinder: *Yawn* Is this story going somewhere-
Arthur: when I was always taught as a kid that it was my duty to stop people like you….
Arthur: My mother…. She raised me to be a knight…..
[Flashback - 9 years ago]
August 7th 2051
Outside the suburbs of london, inside of a mansion on a steep hill, A mother and her son were preparing to go to bed. The mother was reading the legends of king arthur to her cute 7 year old son. She did this every night as the boy would be restless without his pre-night read.
Sienna: " -And thusly the knight named Gawain throw his sword over to King Arthur who slashed the dragon in his eye and….."
The blue haired woman paused.
Arthur: -And…?
Sienna: You'll find out tomorrow. For now I believe it time for my little Arthur to go to bed.
Sienna pulled the blankets over arthur's head and kissed him good night. She got up from the stool beside his bed and prepared to leave.
Arthur: Mommy wait!
Arthur exclaimed. His mother turned around and knelt next to his bed.
Sienna: What is it darling?
Arthur: D-Do you think I could be a knight someday?
Sienna: Hmmm.
His mother put her finger to her own lip in thought.
Sienna: Well, what do you think knights do?
Arthur: Fight evil! They slay dragons, sit at roundtables and pull swords out of stones.
Sienna: Ehehe.
His mother giggled.
Sienna: They indeed do that.
Sienna: -Yet they also do something else. Something really important.
Arthur: What is it?
Sienna: They protect the weak and the innocent.
Arthur: The weak and the innocent? Why would they do that?
Arthur titled his head in confusion.
Sienna: Arthur…..
His mother leaned in.
Sienna: We need people like knights to protect those who cannot do it themselves!
Arthur: Oh.
Sienna: That's why if you're going to be a knight arthur, I want you to protect people…. No matter what.
[End]
Arthur: Ever since then I've viewed myself as a knight! A true enforcer of justice! Unlike you who just pretends to be one. You're like a wolf who gnaws off a sheep and says he is 'protecting him'
Pathfinder: I'll have you know that I do protect the people I 'extort' and while I do take nibbles off their necks sometimes-
Pathfinder: Bah! What's the difference between you and me? How are you so self-righteous about your moral high ground?
The pathfinder stopped trying to justify himself and just looked arthur in the eye and asked him that. The two had a staredown for a couple of seconds before arthur gave a retort.
Arthur: Well we've just met so this isn't a mind read. But If I had to guess, You don't 'protect' people. You take their money and hide in the shadows like a coward then wait for another poor sap to come along.
Arthur: -And even if you were 'protecting people.' You'd still be no different than the italian and chinese mafia who put restaurants under their 'protection'
Arthur: Nevertheless…
Arthur clutched his heart and looked at the pathfinder with a fiery passion.
Arthur: I will never give up to people like you!
Arthur: Those who would threaten and pick on the innocent! Those who would extort their way into victory! It disgusts me!
Arthur: I might be a coward…..
Arthur: -But Listen to me, You pond scum. I will never give in to you. Not Now. Not ever. My principles and sense of justice are too strong for me to do so!
Pathfinder: Thats a shame.
Pathfinder: You could've gotten out of this situation alive but now it looks like i'll have to destroy you.
Pathfinder: …. Next turn.
He smirked in a teasing way.
Pathfinder: I'm not playing around with you guys anymore! With my two monsters which will wipe you out!
He ended his turn with that single remark. Everything got dim and quiet as the moonlight shone over the alleyway once more.
If there was a camera in this story, It would be zooming in on arthur as his hope coalesced into one last grand move!
Arthur: (If I don't draw the card I need then I'm finished.)
Arthur put his feminine hands on the top of his and prayed. He did not pray to some sort of god or any sort of spirit but to himself. He wanted to believe that he could win, not only for himself but for his new friend reishi. "Such an innocent soul like hers shouldn't be harassed by this mongrel" was the thought that rang through his brain as the duel passed on .He breathed in and out as his eyes narrowed and he concentrated on the inevitability of this turn. His hope and knighthood rested on this last card…
He majestically slid his last card off the top of the duel disk, with the wind blowing through his hair, he closed his eyes for a few seconds.
Arthur: (...)
He opened his eyes and looked at the card he had drawn!
Arthur: Yes!
Pathfinder: It doesn't matter what card you drew! You can't win.
The pathfinder thrusted forward.
Arthur: Are you sure about that?
Pathfinder: You keep asking me that question! Of course I'm sure. You're done for!
Arthur: A heh!
Arthur smirked.
Reishi: (the pathfinder is right though. Arthur does need a miracle to pull off a victory. The pathfinder has two powerful monsters which can wipe out arthur in one shot.)
Reishi: (If he's going to win, He's going to need a miracle.)
Reishi: (I believe in you, arthur…!)
Reishi clasped her hands together and prayed just like Arthur did.
Arthur: *Tsk Tsk Tsk* There's nothing I like more than turning a situation on it's head. When I'm playing rugby…. I always spin kick just before the end of the match. -And this is my spin kick!
Arthur took a card from his hand and held up to the sky.
Arthur: I activate the effect of mythica in the graveyard!
Pathfinder: What?
A spark appeared in the ground and a flashing light spread throughout the field.
Arthur: By banishing her from the graveyard, I can summon two of minor knights back from the grave!
Pathfinder: ….!
From the beautiful light came the two amazing figures that were seen previously before. The tall,dark and handsome knight - adelhard came back in a dazzling fashion, Her luscious hair flowed through the wind at the time of her rebirth which amplified her beauty. Not to be outdone, Ublachar was reborn in a magnificent way, she spun around a fiesta driven dance that exemplified her features such as her large eyes and swiveling red hair.
Minor Knight Adelhard.
Atk 0 Def 0
Minor Knight Adelhard
Atk 0 Def 0
Arthur: -With their effects negated and atk power reduced to 0.
Pathfinder: Ahaha!
His mask nearly fell off as the pathfinder giggled.
Pathfinder: Summoning back two worthless monsters that both have their effects negated and no atk points? Are you going crazy?
Arthur: Golly….
Arthur wagged his finger in response.
Arthur: You sure are more dimwitted than I expected. Do you really not see what's about to happen next?
Pathfinder: Hm?
Arthur; *Tsk Tsk Tsk* I guess I'll have to spell it out for you!
Arthur raised a card from his hand to the sky.
Arthur: I activate a spell card - Musical Rebirth!
Arthur shoved the card into his duel disk. A dazzling light came from the ground once more. This light was more beautiful and brilliant than the others, it contained over 30 different shades and colors - Red,Blue,Cyan,Brown,Orange,Gold,Green and most importantly…. Pink. (Girl Power!) The light danced in the sky and twisted in the swirled in the atmosphere. The pathfinder looked on in horror and awe as all of this happened. He knew that something exciting was going to happen but not what specifically. a sweet melody played in the background, It resembled the classical english music of the 1500's. Arthur smiled and raised his fist to the sky as he exclaimed:
Arthur: This is the end!
Pathfinder: What the hell is happening?
Arthur: Your reckoning!
Reishi: (Is this what I think it is… ?)
Arthur: -By banishing two monster from my field I can bring back one Musically summoned monster from my graveyard!
The two knights turned into pink balls of light that radiated throughout the field. Arthur's hand turned blue with the power of music on his side. A blue blast came from his hand and went around in a circle and created a circular musical staff in the ground from it. This one was even more grander than before with streams of glory and rainbows coming after it.
The two balls of light flew around in the air for awhile before slamming into the circle creating a massive explosion of light.
Arthur: Here it comes….. Again! The representation of my soul! Major knight godwinson!
A sword… That was the thing that all demons feared, that was the thing that came out of the sword. A man covered in chain mail and arthurian cloth came out of the dust caused by the aforementioned explosion. His armor had a distinct yellow cross painted over it with ancient writings in the middle. He had silky blonde hair and blue eyes that beautifully reflected the moonlight. His face looked distinctly like Arthur's as if he was his exact reflection.
Major Knight Godwinson
Tempo +4
Light/Warrior
Atk 2500 Def 2100
Pathfinder: Y-You! You brought him back!
Reishi: (Damn right he did!) That was a brilliant move Arthur!
Reishi cheered.
Pathfinder: Well…..
Pathfinder: I-It doesn't matter! There's no effect he can have that he can turn things around for you!
Arthur: …. *Sigh* You really don't learn do you?
Pathfinder: Excuse me?
Arthur: You know it's funny. You call yourself the pathfinder and you know nothing about pathways!
Pathfinder: what are you talking about? My way forward is the true path-
Arthur: Wrong again!
Arthur: Love, Trust… Kindness! These are all the true pathways of a knight!
Arthur raised his fist to the sky.
Arthur: I activate Godwinson's special effect!
Pathfinder: ….!
The ground erupted in a loose confederation of blasts. The earth around arthur opened up into a gaping 12 foot hole. A triplet of arthurian equipment came bursting out! Two swords and a chariot ascended into the alleyway.
Arthur: His ability allows me to equip any number of equip cards from the graveyard to godwinson!
One sword majestically leviated from the ground and into the knight's right hand. It was the claymore sword that mightily shined from his grievous hands. A large white chariot levitated right in front of godwinson, It's white frame glowing over the peasants who dare to oppose this ambient carriage of justice. It was the tyrannical taranis chariot.
Both of these were cards Arthur had activated previously in this duel but there was one more card he had sent to the graveyard. It was another sword equip card that magically appeared in the knight's left hand. It was gray in color and had a slanted ridge that could cut at a near 90 degree angle. In the middle of its hilt was a golden pointed star that symbolized the power of his blade.
All of these cards gave major knight godwinson a power boost that was desperately needed.
Major knight Godwinson
Atk: 4200
Pathfinder: Wait! Where did you get that third card? You've only activated two equip cards over the course of this match!
Arthur: You don't remember, seriously?
[Flashback]
Arthur: For my next move, I'll use a spell card - Foolish Burial goods!
A spell card appeared on the field.
Arthur: This card allows me to send a spell or trap card from my deck to the graveyard.
Pathfinder: Why on earth would you want to do that?
Arthur paused as he looked through his deck and picked a spell card out of it, which he sent to the card graveyard.
Arthur: You'll see….
[End]
Arthur: The card I sent to the graveyard was called dream sword. It simply allows my monster to gain 1000 ATK points!
Pathfinder: Wait….
The pathfinder gritted his teeth.
Pathfinder: You…. You planned this from the beginning!
Arthur: Heh. You just now figured it out?
Reishi: (Arthur must have sent that card to the graveyard earlier, knowing that he could retrieve it with his knight's effect later! That's so smart!)
Reishi observed.
Pathfinder: You were just toying with me this whole time weren't you?
Arthur: it took you this long to figure that out?
Pathfinder: Grrr….!
The pathfinder gritted his teeth in a moment of fury. Everything seemed to be collapsing for him. His rage didn't last long as he soon went into a nefarious cackle.
Pathfinder: Ahahaha!
Pathfinder: I don't know what I'm worried about….
Pathfinder: Afterall, it doesn't matter if you powered up your knight! Even if he can slay my grapha, I can just bring him back with his effect next turn and destroy your monster!
Arthur: Yeah well, about that….
Pathfinder: Huh….?
Arthur: Look at the field more closely.
The Pathfinder confused, looked around. His eyes glared at the field until he noticed something in the corner of his eye.
Pathfinder: What the heck!?
A long dark chain wrapped around the leg of dark world grapha. It constricted him deeply and caused the dragon to slump over in weakness.
Dark world grapha
Atk: 100
Pathfinder: What is this trickery!?
Arthur: The effect of dark world chains weakens your monsters attack points to 100. I thought you would know that since it's your own card.
Pathfinder: My own card? Dark world chains…? How? You said you were using cards from your graveyard!
Arthur: heh.
Arthur wagged his finger.
Arthur: I never said that godwinson could only use my equip cards. He can use cards from either player's graveyard
Pathfinder: Wait! B-B-But! Dark world chain is equipped to my monster! H-How did-
Arthur: Oh did I forget that part? His effect can equip any equip spell to any monster on the field, not just himself. Silly me.
Arthur shrugged.
Reishi: (Wow….. in the space of a turn, arthur has completely turned everything around!)
Reishi: (He was right when he told me that I could trust him!)
Reishi smiled on the star that hovered above arthur's head.
Arthur: Listen buddy, I'm not gonna waste any more words on you. I spent time with a wonderful girl today and had a lot of fun with her.
He turned to reishi and she blushed.
Arthur: I didn't come here to get mugged by some 'phantom of the opera' poser.
Arthur: Nor did I come here to duel. I only pull out my lovely cards for a worthy opponent.
Arthur: - But I did come here to have some fun. Which was somewhat achieved...
Arthur for the last time wagged his fingers. He cracked a smile that could best be described as euphoric.
Arthur: Now! Major knight godwinson slay his degenerate beast! Riding Chariot Slash!
*Clack Clack Clack*
The chariots wheels began to move on their own, seemingly without anything to propel it forward! Godwinson learned forward and took his long sword that pierced the heavens. The light from the moon shined down on the knight as if the moon itself was glorifying the honorable knight. The wind blew through his blonde slick hair and sheared on his armor. His sword gleaned in the astral light and prepared to cut down dark world grapha. He pointed said at the dragon's chest and prepared for impact.
*SCREEEEEEEEEECHHHHHHHHHH*
The chariot rammed into the dragon and-
*ROAR*
Godwinson's sword pierced the chest of Dark world grapha causing the dragon to screech out in pain. The dragon's heart was symbolically cut wide open and his chest pulsated with pressure. The wound spewed a dark slimy liquid which melted all across the field. Grapha's jaw began to comically droop and his wings began to crack, Everything across his body was beginning to fall apart like a building. His body was decaying like a parasite in a thai girl's stomach.
Arthur: We're not done yet! Claymore Explosion!
Godwinson's sword turned yellow and began to shake violently. A golden haze began to shine from the sword while godwinson sung a hymn. A glare appeared in the dragon before-
*BOOM*
A massive explosion erupted from the beasts belly and shattered him into a million different pieces. The once proud dragon of darkness was now nothing more than a bunch of lumps of holographic gray in an alleyway.
Pathfinder LP: 700
Pathfinder: No….!
Arthur: *Tsk Tsk Tsk*
Arthur: Time to finish you off! Major knight godwinson! Attack with full force slash!
The knight grunted with a sound of confirmation. He gripped his sword like a mother would grip her child. Godwinson took a deep breath and exhaled out as he prepared for the final strike.
"Hahhhhh!" He yelled upwards as he dashed towards dark world sillva! Trodding across the alleyway, his feet clanked while his feet moved as quickly as they could. When godwinson got within range of the monster; Sillva tried to cut him down with his axe but to his astonishment, Godwinson dodged by jumping into the air.
A gazing flash emitted from the knight's air with him reflecting off the moonlight right above him. Everything seemed to happen in slow motion as gravity brought godwinson back down to earth. He positioned his sword in such a manner that would strike to the core of his opponent. *Slash*
In a matter of seconds his sword cut through Sillva like a knife through butter.
Pathfinder LP: 0
Author: Guys... I am so sorry this part took so long. As you can cleary see, It was quite long. I wanted to finish this duel within five parts so I had cram everything into these last two. Also coupled with my writer's block, It took more time. Sorry.