"...I don't need your permission!" Adrian declared, discarding a card. "I release the Generation Zone!" he called out, as Star Nova changed. "Astral Dragon Code, World Star Nova!" he called out. "Stride Skill! From my deck, I superior call another Cipher Beast! Add 5000 Power!" he declared, as the beast engulfed in energy. "Then, I use the effect of both Dragonic Tokens!" he declared, as the two burned up. "I both counter charge and soul charge!" he declared.
"So you got your stride skill's cost back. Not bad." Flame complimented.
"That's the least of your worries." Adrian said, holding his hand up. "Cipher Beast's effect!" he said, counterblasting and soulblasting again. "I draw one card, and Cipher Beast gains 10000 Power!" he declared, before pointing forward. "Then, my skill!" he added, counterblasting and soulblasting again. "I draw one card, then give Star Nova a skill, and because I have two or less rear guards, I superior call Blade Mistress from my deck!" He declared, before holding out two cards. "Then, I call Moon Hacker and Spectral Codebreak Dragon!" he declared, as the two dragons filled up the last back row spots.
"Oh? You've already got a full board ready. In that case, show me what you've got!" Flame declared.
"Cipher, I've got a bad feeling about this..." Pip started.
"It's fine!" Adrian remarked, dismissively, before pointing forward. "Star Nova's effect!" he declared, counterblasting and flipping another copy up. "I draw one card, and because I have two or more rear guards with Firewall, gain an additional drive! If Star Nova gained drive by this effect, I also give Cipher Beast a Firewall Encode with resist until the end of your turn!"
"Firewall, huh? I can't say I've seen that with Dimension Police yet." Flame remarked.
"Let's go..! Cipher Beast attacks your vanguard!" Adrian declared, pointing forward.
[POWER - 20000]
"Gonna have to do better than that, kid. Guard!" Flame declared, as a unit got in the way.
[GUARD - Nobelist Knight, Sara [G1 - 10000]]
[TOTAL - 22000]
"I won't let you get resources from that token!" Adrian then declared. "Blade Mistress' Firewall! She can attack the vanguard and an additional rear guard or locked card!" he called out, pointing forward. "With a boost from Moon Hacker, I attack your vanguard and the dragonic token!"
"No guard." Flame decided, taking both hits.
[DAMAGE CHECK - Royal Nobelist, Jorge [G2]]
"At the end of the battle Moon Hacker boosted, their firewall lets me put them into the soul to counter charge! Then, Star Nova!" Adrian declared.
"No guard." Flame said, much to Adrian's surprise. "You think I haven't kept track of the infamous Cipher? You don't run criticals, kid." he declared. "If my worst problem is a stand trigger, there's no point wasting my time with a Force 2 strike that has no chance to increase."
"Tch...Quadruple drive!" Adrian declared.
[DRIVE CHECK - Astral Dragon, Cyber Rider [G1]]
[DRIVE CHECK - Astral Dragon, Cosmos Cobalt Dragon [G0 - Stand Trigger]]
"See what I mean?" Flame asked.
"Shut up..!" Adrian said, swinging his arm and pointing to Cipher Beast. "I stand Cipher Beast, and give them the power!"
[DRIVE CHECK - Astral Dragon, Star Wing Dragon [G0 - Draw Trigger]]
"Draw trigger! I draw one card, and give the power to Cipher Beast!" Adrian declared, drawing.
[DRIVE CHECK - Astral Dragon, Star Nova [G3]]
At that, the dragon let out a large beam of energy, blowing up, and knocking Flame almost entirely off his board.
"Whoa! Okay, damn, kid. You've got some bite there, I'll give you that much." He said, as his damage checks revealed no triggers.
"But it ends here! With a boost from Spectral Codebreak, Cipher Beast attacks your vanguard! Codebreak's Firewall gives it 5000 power!" Adrian called out.
[POWER - 53000]
"53000 Power..? Now you're talking, kid!" Flame said, grinning. "Shame we're enemies, you'd have made a great ally!" He said, before discarding a card. "But for now, I release the generation zone! Generation Guard! Heatrunner Dragon!" he called out, as a dragon intervened. "His effect activates!" he added, soulblasting. "From my deck, I superior call Nobelist of Violent Flare, add 10000 Shield! In addition, guard!" he said, holding out two more cards.
[G GUARD - Heatrunner Dragon [25000]]
[GUARD - Nobelist of Violent Flare [G1 - 10000]]
[GUARD - Nobelist Firecracker Dragon [G1 - 10000]]
[TOTAL - 57000]
"...I end my turn." Adrian said.
["Flame"] - [Adrian]
[Hand - 6] - [Hand - 13]
[Soul - 1] - [Soul - 1]
[Damage/CB - 5/0] - [Damage/CB - 3/2]
[Drop Zone - 9] - [Drop Zone - 6]
[FIELD]
[Accel 2] [Dragonic [G2 - 9000]] [Nobelist Dragon Knight, Arc [G3 - 12000]] [R]
[Nobelist of Violent Flare [G1 - 8000]] [Nobelist of Crimson [G0 - 5000]] [R]
[Astral Dragon, Cipher Beast [G2 - 10000]] [Astral Dragon, Star Nova [G3 - 13000] [Force 2 x1]] [Astral Dragon CODE: Blade Mistress [G2 - 10000]]
[Astral Dragon, Spectral Codebreak Dragon [G1 - 8000]] [Astral Dragon Mage [G0 - 5000]] [R]
"Maybe I couldn't finish things this turn, but Firewall is built for defense as well as offense." Adrian said.
"But I said you only had one turn to impress me, kid. Which means your time's up, and I can't spare any more time to play with you." Flame said, drawing. "I ride one more Arc!" he declared, tossing the card. "Imaginary Gift: Accel 2!" he said, drawing. "In addition, Arc's effect! I didn't have to use it at the start of the ride phase because I had one to ride anyways! I superior call a dragonic token! My opponent may call one, as well!" Flame declared.
"Only one..?" Adrian asked, noting he only had one open spot on his field anyways. "...Fine, I superior call one Dragonic Token." He said, as it appeared in his back row.
"Cipher, please..." Pip started.
"What, Pip?" Adrian asked.
"You've been so focused on turning him in for the sake of stopping "him" from getting involved with this mess, but you're so blinded by that right now you've been overlooking Flame's playstyle!" Pip squawked.
"What are you talking about..?" Adrian asked.
"I'll answer that one!" Flame declared, holding out a card. "I release the Generation Zone!" he called out, as Arc leapt into the air and engulfed in flames, coming out with new armor and a new blade. "Nobelist Dragon Knight, Arc "Blade Knight"! Stride Skill!" he added, counterblasting and soulblasting. "I draw one card, and superior call Nobelist Oni!" he declared, calling them to the last non-accel circle in the front row. "In addition, she gets a Clash!" he declared, with a grin.
"Clash..!" Adrian realized. "So your deck isn't just an assortment of tokens..."
"That's right! It's a Krieger deck, specifically, a deck of Clashing!" Flame declared, before swinging his arm down. "In addition, the Nobelist Samurai Dragon's effect when I use them for the stride cost! I superior call them to an Accel circle, and get 5000 Power! As much as I can't stick around, kid...You've lit a fire in me. A fire that wants to beat you down!" he declared. "both Dragonic Tokens activate, and give me back my counter and soul blast costs!" he declared, countercharging and soulcharging. "Then, I call to the front row!" he declared, filling up the last two spots. "One more Samurai Dragon! Nobelist Flare Nova Dragon! In addition..!" he said, as a card appeared in the last back row spot as well, "Nobelist Pyrosune! Then, Arc's effect!" he declared, holding his hand up, as another copy of it was flipped up. "Drive plus 1! Now if only you didn't have any front row units with intercept..." he commented. "Oh well, this is more than enough! Oni attacks your Vanguard! Clash!" he declared.
"With Clash, you have to intercept with at least one card..!" Pip said.
"...I know!" Adrian said, holding his hand forward. "Blade Mistress intercepts!"
[POWER - 9000]
[INTERCEPT - Astral Dragon CODE: Blade Mistress [G2 - 5000]]
[TOTAL - 18000]
"He didn't boost...His goal isn't to hit you yet! It's to make you use up your intercepters!" Pip squawked.
"Clever little bird! After all, once you're not able to intercept anymore..." he said, before pointing forward. "Flare Nova, from the Accel Circle!" he called out, as the card rushed in. "Clash!"
"Tch...I intercept with Cipher Beast!" Adrian declared.
[POWER - 14000]
[INTERCEPT - Astral Dragon, Cipher Beast [G2 - 5000]]
[TOTAL - 18000]
"Krieger's ability to Clash with your rear guards will mow down your front row, whether you want them to or not..." Pip commented.
"But now that you can't intercept...The Samurai Dragon on the accel circle!" Flame declared. "Clash! If my opponent can't intercept, add 10000 Power and a Critical!" he declared, as the dragon slashed through Star Nova, as Adrian's board seemed to react, and almost crash into a nearby building.
"Cipher!" Pip called out, worriedly.
[DAMAGE CHECK - Astral Dragon, Violence Laser Dragon [G3]]
[DAMAGE CHECK - Astral Dragon, Cyber Rider [G1]]
"...I'm fine..!" Adrian said.
"Arc attacks your vanguard next!" Flame called out, as the unit rushed in with their blade engulfed in flames. "Generation Break 3! Clash!" he declared. "If my opponent could not intercept..!" he called out, soulblasting. "I stand the Samurai Dragon that attacked, and give it 5000 Power and a Critical! I will attack, attack, and continue to attack, and mow through anything that gets in our way!"
"Complete Guard..!" Adrian said, as Star Wing got in the way.
[DRIVE CHECK - Nobelist Carbuncle [G0 - Front Trigger]]
"Front Trigger!" Flame called out.
[DRIVE CHECK - Nobelist Knight, Arc [G3]]
[DRIVE CHECK - Nobelist, Gryffenrir [G0 - Front Trigger]]
"Another Front Trigger!" Flame declared, Adrian's eyes slightly widening.
[DRIVE CHECK - Nobelist Carbuncle [G0 - Front Trigger]]
"Three Front triggers!" Flame cheered, as Arc's attack blew up on the dragon, as it vanished. "But I won't stop here! The Samurai Dragon that restood! Clash! Add 10000 Power and a Critical!"
[POWER - 67000] [CRITICAL - 3]
"Cipher, look out..!" Pip said, as Adrian held out three cards.
"Guard! Cyber Cavalry Dragon's effect! Add 5000 to their shields!" Adrian declared.
[GUARD - Astral Dragon, Cyber Cavalry Dragon - 20000]]
[GUARD - Astral Dragon, Cyber Cavalry Dragon - 20000]]
[GUARD - Astral Dragon, Cosmos Cobalt Dragon - 15000]]
[TOTAL - 68000]
The moment the dragon made contact with the three dragons, a large explosive went off, staggering Adrian's board back.
"The other Samurai Dragon, with a boost from Violent Flare!" Flame declared. "Clash! 10000 Power and a Critical!"
[POWER - 60000] [CRITICAL - 2]
"Generation Guard..!" Adrian declared, tossing a card. "Life Saver Elemental - Yggdrasil!" he said, as the life elemental female showed up, winking. "I send Violence Laser from my hand to the drop zone to have Yggdrasil gain shield equal to Samurai Dragon's power!" he declared, as the attack was bounced off, barely.
"Gotta admit, I didn't expect you to hold on." Flame admitted. "However...I told you I couldn't spare any more time to play." he said, snapping his fingers, as an explosive appeared in the center.
"What..?" Adrian asked, confused.
"The skill that was created by my gang. Desperate Bomber." Flame said. "If both fighters have the same amount of cards in their damage zone at the end of a turn..." he said, taking two cards from his hand and discarding them. "Both fighters take one damage."
"Are you out of your mind?! You're both at 5 damage! If you do this now..!" Pip started.
"What..?!" Adrian asked, shocked, before the bomb took on a glow, before exploding, knocking Adrian off his board, as he let out a yell.
[DAMAGE CHECK - Astral Dragon, Cipher Beast [G2]]
[DAMAGE CHECK - Royal Nobelist, Jorge [G2]]