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Yuki's POV
Having been one of the last remaining people after the end of the Duel Coaster part one but now it was on to a serious trial in part two, the Dragon's Den an underground array of dueling arenas where the goal would be to find a field that suited you and take advantage.
I looked at the map to see who was left, if you played your cards right with this you could basically choose your opponent.
This is where they plan to make a move on the numbers…be careful everyone…
The life points you had coming off the coaster would be what you went into the first duel with, so you had to be smart and I only had 2300.
"I'm going this way." I told Cleo.
"Follow what you want." She shrugged.
I made a rai shift and pulled into the red-hot magma field waiting for my opponent, it took a bit but another car pulled up.
He's here…
"I had a feeling we'd meet here, Reggie." I laughed standing up "Say how's your sister been doing since her accident?"
He didn't answer.
"You picked a bad field for a water deck user." Cleo laughed taking over "Say, what is it that makes you so special?"
Flashback.
"What do you all want?" I asked as the rings on my finger glowed.
"There is another one." They said as an image flashed in my mind "Watch this one, for he…has a destiny as well, this is a task for you two, do not mention it to Luna."
"Hmm, Reginald…" I looked across the store at the boy shopping with his sister "Just what are you meant for?"
Present.
"I can't let you move on." I told Shark "This isn't the real test, but I can't let Yuma screw up and lose all the Numbers, so I'll have to stop keeping an eye on you and move you outta the way!"
"Enough talking about your nonsense." He told me "Let's duel."
Starting Life Points
Shark- 4000
Yuki- 2300
"You can go first." Cleo told him.
"Fine with me." He drew "I play Planet Salvage! It negates all field magic for two turns."
He's trying to rush this down quickly…I'd expect nothing less he's playing it smart.
"I sense a great darkness in his heart." Cleo told me.
"Something is steeping in him." I frowned "We'll have to burn that darkness away with our light."
"I summon Tripod Fish!" Shark played a monster "And since I summoned a fish type monster I can special summon Shark Stickers!"
Tripod Fish- LVL 3 ATK 300 DEF 1300
Shark Stickers- LVL 3 ATK 200 DEF 1000
"I overlay both my level three monsters to XYZ summon Submersible Carrier Aero Shark!"
Submersible Carrier Aero Shark- RANK 3 ATK 1900 DEF 1000 OVRL 2
"I detach one overlay unit to activate Aero Shark's ability and deal 400 points of damage to you for each card in my hand!" he said.
Submersible Carrier Aero Shark- OVRL 2-1
"GAH!" Cleo hissed as she was blasted with torpedoes.
Cleo- 2300 to 1100
"Two face downs and I end my turn." Shark said
"It's my turn!" Cleo howled "I play Double Summon with it I summon Madolche Chouxvalier and Madolche Cruffsant!"
Madolche Chouxvalier- LVL 4 ATK 1700 DEF 1300
Madolche Cruffsant- LVL 3 ATK 1500 DEF 1200
"Then I establish Madolche Chateau to give my monster an additional 550 attack and defense points." She said "I'm not holding back kid!"
Chouxvalier- ATK 2300 DEF 1800
Cruffsant- ATK 2000 DEF 1700
"Chouxvalier attack Aero Shark!" she commanded.
"GAH!" Shark hissed as he was swiped.
Shark- 4000 to 3600
"Now Cruffsant!" Cleopatra yelled.
"Bubble Bringer!" Shark negated her direct attack.
"Brat." Cleo snarled.
"That's a pretty menacing look you have there." Shark smirked.
"You think this is over? Not by a long shot!" Cleo yelled "I activate Cruffsant's effect, I return a Madolche card from the field to my hand, in this case my Chateau and it gains one level and 300 attack!"
Cruffsant- LVL 3-4 ATK 2000 to 2300
"Now I overlay Level four Cruffsant and Level four Chouxvalier."
"Bow before her Highness, ruler of the land of cake, Madolche Queen Tiramisu!" Cleo yelled.
Madolche Queen Tiramisu- RANK 4 ATK 2200 DEF 2100
"I play a face down and end my turn." Cleo smirked "It's been two turns so the field effect of the Magma Zone is back!"
"I summon Hammer Shark!" he played a card.
Hammer Shark- LVL 4 ATK 1700 DEF 1500
"Then I send Bubble Bringer to the graveyard with it's effect to bring back Tripod fish, and a monster brought back by this effect can count twice for an XYZ summon and since Tripod Fish was special summoned it gains a level." He played a combo expertly.
Tripod Fish- LVL 4 ATK 300 DEF 1300
"We're on a magma field." Cleo said "Your fish are gonna get fried!"
"Adapt to Adversity!" Shark played another trap.
"A card that prevents Water monsters from being destroyed by a spell or trap during their summoning." Cleo smirked "Nice moves kid."
Shark thinks he's fighting for important but his heart had become clouded by a darkness…
"I overlay my Tripod fish which counts as two with Hammer Shark, using these three monsters I construct the overlay network!" she preformed an XYZ summon "Come, Number 32!"
"When did he get a number?" Cleo hissed.
"Shark Drake!" The boy yelled.
Number 32: Shark Drake- RANK 4 ATK 2800 DEF 2100 OVRL 3
"Destroy her Queen!" he yelled.
"GAH!" Cleo hissed.
Cleo- 1100 to 500 LP
It's getting tight…
"I play the trap Madolche Waltz any time a Madolche monster is involved in combat you take 300 damage!"
Shark- 3600 to 3300
"It's my turn." I drew "I play monster Reborn to return my Madolche Queen, then I overlay her to summon Madolche Puddingcess Chocolat-A-La-Mode!"
Madolche Puddingcess Chocolat-A-La-Mode- RANK 5 ATK 2500 DEF 2200 OVRL 1
"Then play Double summon to summon Madolche Anjelly and tribute her to summon Madolche Puddingcess!"
Madolche Puddingcess- LVL 5 ATK 1000 DEF 1000
"Then I use Puddingcess effect to put a Madolche card in the gragve into my deck, in this case Anjelly." She said "And I once more play my Madolche Chateau."
Puddingcess Choclat-A-La-Mode- ATK 3000 DEF 2700
Puddingcess- ATK 1500 DEF 1500
"Since Madolche Chateau was played all Madolche monsters in my Graveyard go back to the deck, since I have no monsters in my graveyard Puddingcess gains 800 attack and defense points!"
Puddingcess- ATK 2300 DEF 2300
"Lastly I send Effect Veiler from my hand to cancel out Shark Drake's effect." Cleo said sliding a card away "End of the line, since it's Number Immunity is negated Puddingcess Chocolat-A-La-Mode destroys Shark Drake!"
Shark- 3300 to 3100
"And Madolche Waltz." Cleo smirked.
Shark- 3100 to 2800
"Puddingcess!" Cleo followed up again
Shark- 2800 to 500
"And Waltz!" Cleo smiled as her monster kicked Shark.
Shark- 500 to 200
"I place one card face down, and end my turn." Cleo nodded.
"You were…just short." Shark panted from the barrage he just took "I WON'T LOSE!"
"You already have." Cleo looked up "My trap card is…"
"Secret Barrel take 200 damage for every card in your hand!"
Shark- 200 to 0
"It's over." I sighed.
"God's Grip!" Cleo pulled that dark card from his heart "Someone was playing with this one's heart."
"It's obvious isn't it." I hummed.
"Yes." She nodded.
"We must defeat Vetrix." We both growled.
Elsewhere
NO POV
"I was hoping I could meet you again by coming here." Luna smiled "Kite…"
"It's you again." He looked at me.
"I've been waiting for the chance to duel you again." She said "This is weird I've never really like dueling all that much, but that duel against you that was…for the first time, I felt like I honestly truly enjoyed it like Yuki and Cleo do…like my brother did."
"So I want to keep dueling you, for as long as I can!" Luna drew her hand.
"Very well." Kite drew his hand "But, I must push past you and defeat him."
"This won't be a draw like before." Luna said "Let's duel!"
Something was strange about Luna's words to Kite, he too always just viewed dueling like a job, something he did only to help his brother but…when he thought back to their first duel it made him feel different, a strange sense of joy welled up in him.
Dueling together, was something both Luna and Kite enjoyed.
AN
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