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Yuki's POV
It was time for the Fortune Cup, it was an even bigger event than I expected it would be, there was a stadium packed full of people. I had enough faith in the old man and spiky head to watch the kids while I did the Dueling.
"Fortunately, we're no strangers to dueling on a grand stage." Cleopatra laughed.
"Don't freeze up out there Yusei." I teased the boy as the tunnel raised up to take us to the main field.
As the roof over us opened up and the ground raised higher I saw a huge red and black dragon on display for the crowd.
Red Dragon Archfiend…
The other competitors were all pretty goofy looking, there was a knight, some kind of mercenary, a man who was somewhat priest like, a man in a suit, Yusei, myself a girl in a corset like top and dress and a man in a cloak.
I could hear the crowd mumbling about Yusei all the way from down in the main bowl.
"It's fine." He blinked when I looked towards him.
"Having a thick skin like that will get you far kid." I hummed.
The big guy who looked like a sort of mercenary grabbed the microphone from the Emcee.
"My name is Greiger." He said "I'd like to know what it is you're all so busy staring at? This man was selected under the same conditions as us, so long as he has cards he is the same as the rest of us. It is not him who should feel shame but you, who judge him before he has even competed."
"Talk about dropping the mic." I hummed as the crowd applauded.
I looked over my shoulder at the host for this even, Rex Goodwin. Something about him gave me a really bad vibe especially how he piggy backed on Greiger for a speech about equality.
"Now here are you matchups for the first round." The announcer said pointing to the display board which was randomizing the matches.
The first match was Me and that Greiger guy, then Yusei and the man in the cloak, followed by the girl named Akiza and the knight and lastly the man in the suit and the creepy looking military priest like guy.
"I'm up first." I hummed.
We were allowed into the waiting room where I looked over my cards.
"If we both win we'll fight in the next round." I told Yusei "I'm looking forward to testing you out, seeing if you really are the chosen one I'm looking for."
"You speak like you know a lot." He said.
"I'm old enough to be your great grandma, I've seen more disasters than you can imagine and I'm sharing my body with the immortal spirit of an Ancient Egyptian ruler." I told him "I know plenty."
I walked out into the elevator and got taken to the main duel ring.
"Originally a child was selected but she refused and took her place, it's Miss Yuki." The announcer said.
"Alright, let's get started." I cracked my neck.
"And opposite her a man with passionate words, Greiger!" The announcer yelled "This will be a traditional standing duel, shake hands and we'll get started."
"Good thing you took over for those two." Cleopatra told me "This guy looks serious."
"Good Luck." I shook his large hand.
"Same to you." He said.
I held my hand out, all five of my rings glowed and my disk engaged "Duel!"
"You go first." I said.
"I draw." Greiger took a card "I activate Star Blast to pay 500 Life Points to reduce the level of a monster in my hand. I lower the level of Summon Reactor SK by one and summon it to the field in attack position."
He summoned a plane like transformer, kinda like Leo would use.
Summon Reactor SK: LVL 5 ATK 2000 DEF 1400
Greiger: 4000 to 3500 LP
"I play one card face down, I end my turn and the level of my monster returns to normal." He told me.
"Fascinating." I drew a card "I play the field spell Dragon Ravine!"
Tall rocky cliffs appeared around us.
"Once per turn I can discard a card and activate one of two effects." I told him sliding a card into the graveyard "This turn I'll activate the second effect which allows me to send a Dragon Type monster from my deck to the Graveyard."
I slid another card into my deck.
"Then I summon Dragunity Dux!"
A bird man with a Japanese shrine charm appeared.
Dragunity Dux: LVL 4 ATK 1500 DEF 1000
"The first time a monster is summoned each turn you take 800 points of damage from Summon Reactor SK!" Greiger explained.
Yuki/Cleo : 4000 to 3200 LP
"Tsk…" I hissed "That's fine since I plan on doing lot of summoning this turn. Since Dux was summoned his effect activates, he gains 200 ATK for each face up Dragunity card on the field, and when summoned I can take a Level three or lower Dragon Type Dragunity monster in my graveyard and equip it to him as an equip card, so I choose Dragunity Darkspear!"
A tiny black dragon with a spear for a head appeared on the field.
"If I remove from play a monster equipped with a Dragunity Card I can special summon Dragunity Arma Leyvaten!"
Dragunity Arma Leyvaten: LVL 8 ATK 2600 DEF 2000
A large red and orange dragon man with a sword appeared on the field.
"When it's summoned I can select one dragon type monster in my graveyard and equip it to this card, I choose to equip Dragunity Phalanx!"
A small dragon with two sharp horns appeared on the field behind my monster.
"I set a card." I slapped a trap down "Now Arma Leyvaten, attack Summon Reactor SK!"
My dragon swiped through Greiger's monster and dealt 600 damage.
Greiger- 3500 to 2900 LP
"I end my turn." I told him.
"Excellent start." Cleopatra hummed "May I take over for a bit."
"Sure."
I grabbed my head "UGH!"
"My turn." She laughed a bit taking over our body.
"I summon Trap Reactor Y FI in Attack Position." Greiger started.
Trap Reactor Y FI: LVL 4 ATK 800 DEF 1800
A strange green plane transformer appeared.
"I play the trap card Trap Hole!"
"When you summon a monster, it's destroyed." Cleopatra smiled "Simple yet crudely effective."
With his summoning disrupted Greiger was clearly pushed into a corner.
"If you're done we're finishing this." Cleopatra started our turn "I summon Dragunity Legionnaire."
A harpy man with large boxing metal fists appeared.
"I then activate the effect of Dragunity Phalanx which is equipped to Arma Leyvaten." She smiled "We're allowed to unequip and Special summon it to the field!"
The tiny little dragon jumped onto the main zone.
"Now we use the Tuner Dragunity Phalanx with Dragunity Legionnaire to Synchro Summon Dragunity Knight Gae Dearg!"
Dragunity Knight Gae Dearg: LVL 5 ATK 2400 DEF 800
A hulking red and blue dragon with a similarly armored knight riding it appeared.
"It's effect activates and I can discard one level four or lower Dragon or Winged Beast monster from my hand and in exchange add one from my deck, I discard Dragunity Brandistock and add Dragunity Tribus."
"No your field is wide open!" I yelled "I have both Dragunity Arms Leyvaten and Dragunity Knight Gae Dearg attack you directly!"
Greiger 2900 to 0
"I win." I stretched.
"That was a nice warm up." Cleopatra laughed "It's been a while since we got to play with no handicaps. I missed dueling against adults and not children."
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