Coral: The Representative Tournament part 4 at last!
Aki: College and work really does take away some of your time, does it?
Coral: They do... BUT! At least I finally finished something! And to Generalhyna, I hope this chapter was worth the wait. As for the new reviewer, Blizzardlord-
Aki: Blizzarzord.
Coral: -Blizzarzord, thank you for your kind words. And yes, yes I was evil to Jaden in Chapter 9~ XD. And thanks for bringing up Kohaku's sister's deck, because I seem to have forgotten to mention what show those monsters/characters are from. The 'Relic User' are from the show called Senki Zesshou Symphogear. There are three seasons now and it was said that there will be a fourth and a fifth season coming out. I don't know when that is, but I'm quite excited for it.
Aki: Now that you brought it up, what's the show about?
Coral: I'm horrible at explaining.
Aki: And yet you write great stories?
Coral: That is different. Anyway, try watching the show, when you guys have thee time or if you're interested. Now, onwards to the story! I don't own any Yugioh things. I own Kohaku, her family and their decks. All the other OCs are from their respective creators.
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Attacks/Effects
'thoughts'
Language other than Japanese (this is English sub after all)
*OPENING*
(Instrumental)(The scene begins with a nice top view of the island)
To the beginning sky... towards the shining light
(The camera looks up to the sky, having a nice view of it and the sun as the anime logo slowly appeared)
There's nothing to fear... because I'm here...
(Freakstar Dragon with Naruto on his back and Time Space Magician flew pass the logo the Spellcaster-type shined the crystal ball on his staff, changing the scene)
Falling countless times to your knees
Not protecting your own pride
(Kohaku slipped on a banana peel and was laughed at by many students. She laughed along with them)
Only coming up with just doubts
Do not close your eyes just yet
(Alex and Bella looked at the scene in slight envy at how she was, in a way, getting along with many others despite her being in Red and daughter of a famous circus' ringmaster and walked their separate ways)
I absolutely cannot see
the possibility that's here and now
(Judai was imagining himself as the next King of Games. Manjoume and his friends along with Chronos glared at how impossible it would be for him while Misawa, Shou and Hayato looked at him with interest or slight admiration)
When these tears turn into rain
I just want you to notice
(Asuka and Ryou were at the entrance of the Abandon Dorm and stared at a picture of the latter's brother with determination)
Spit out all the vexing things
Because there's a meaning for taking things
(Bella was remembering the time when she was younger, getting bullied and being isolated by others because of her powers. Her patience went to her limit as she accidentally summoned a monster and released it onto them)
Even if you desire everything, you don't need to grasp it all
(Alex was remembering when he was accepted into Duel Academy and told the principal that he wished to start at the lowest rank, just to be bullied by those of a higher rank)
Just keep a hold of one most important thing
(Kohaku placed her hands on their shoulders and snapped them out of the memory lane and smiled at them then pushed them to the rest of their friends)
In the beginning of the sky, I welcome you
do not ever look back just look forward
(Judai had out Flame Wingman, who fought against Chronos' Antique Gear Golem and Asuka's Cyber Blader, as Kohaku had out Time Space Magician, who was going head-to-head against Alex's Light and Darkness Dragon and Bella's Nine-Tailed Beast, Kurama)
If you feel the wind on your back
then there won't be anything to worry about
(Shou and his monsters were looking at his brother and his monsters with determination, who smirked in approval, causing the younger sibling to smile back)
If you would look around, you'd see all these smiling faces
(In another realm, it showed all of Kohaku, Bella, Alex, Judai, Shou, Hayato, and Asuka's monsters smiling at the camera)
Do not carry everything by yourself
(Kohaku was looking at her late sister's deck in her hand with a solemn look, the deck's monster spirits floating right by her side)
Don't rush either, the answer is along the way
(The scene turned dark and the whole gang were running towards the light)
you'll definitely find it for sure
(They arrived at a lighthouse, looking up at the night sky)
In the audience, Tiffany was using the time they had to introduce Elie to her friends, especially Kohaku. Bella already left for her duel. Elie continuously stuttered almost every time she tried to at least say a word to the 'Circus Freak' Ra, much to the latter's confusion. In fact most of the group was confused. They couldn't help but wonder if this was the same girl who was so rough on her duel against Tiffany. In fact, they were reminded of Seth before he was joined in their group of friends.
Down at the Duel Field, Bella was standing nervously on her side of the duel field, waiting for her opponent to appear. She wasn't having stage frights; she dueled on stage once before as Alex's opponent for his promotion duel. Her nervousness was directed to her opponent, who was her bully before she arrived in Duel Academia.
"So we're finally dueling against each other," came Mina's voice as the Obelisk entered the field. "I've been waiting so long for this moment."
"... Mina..." Bella spoke.
"Save it, freak. I still haven't forgotten what you did to me years ago. Especially since this scar is nothing but a reminder of that day!" Mina said, referring to the scar on her face.
"I never meant it! Honest!"
"Nothing but lies, as always."
"This final match of the first round will now begin! On my right is Tenshiro Mina and on my left is Arabella Rosaline! Just what kind of duel will they show us?! Let's find out as soon as a duel field is chosen for them!" Kazato shouted.
At those words, Kate selected the field for the two girls. "Action Field, on! Field Magic, Quebracho Forest activate!" The field changed into a forest.
"Duelists locked in battle!" Mina started off.
"Kicking against the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters!" Bella followed.
"They storm through this field!"
"Behold! This is the newest and greatest evolution of Dueling!"
"Action!" everyone shouted along. "DUEL!"
Mina: 4000 LP
Bella: 4000 LP
"My turn!" Mina drew her sixth card. "I summon Bark Skin Snake!" On a tree branch, an eye was seen. Outlines were then made and slithering down by Mina's side was a snake with wooden scales, glaring at Bella.
Bark Skin Snake: Level 4/EARTH/Reptile/1400 ATK/1000 DEF
(Bark Skin Snake: Effect Monster: When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to your Graveyard, you may Special Summon a 'Bark Skin' monster from your deck with 1500 or less ATK in Attack Mode. If there are two copies of Bark Skin Snake in your Graveyard when this card is destroyed, you may Special Summon a 'Bark Skin' monster with 1500 or less DEF instead.)
'Bark Skin?' Bella mentally took note. Last time they dueled, Mina didn't use a 'Bark Skin' deck.
"I set one card face-down and end my turn."
"My turn! Draw!" Bella drew her card. The moment she looked at it and her hand... "What the-?! THIS ISN'T MY DECK!" Everyone gasped at her statement.
"Good luck with my deck, Bella~!" Kohaku shouted from her stop.
Putting the pieces together, Bella instantly accused, "Kohaku! Why did you switch my decks?!"
"If you want to be an Entertainment Duelist, you have to make things entertaining no matter what you have or what's around you! This is your lesson!"
"Does this look like a time for lesson?! And this deck isn't even your's!"
"True, but you are definitely ready for it!"
"Quit making decisions for me!"
"Since when do I do that?!"
"You're practically doing it now!"
Everyone simply watched the two girls bicker against each other about Kohaku practically forcing Bella to use her sister's deck.
"Was this what it looks like when Kohaku and I were arguing?" Alex dared to ask.
"Somewhat," Asuka replied.
"They do this all the time?" Elie asked Tiffany.
"Pretty much."
Out of everyone, Mina wasn't amused one bit. "IF YOU'RE JUST GOING TO STAND THERE AND ARGUE WITH A BYSTANDER, YOU'RE BETTER OFF FORFEITING THE DUEL!"
Bella ceased her argument with Kohaku and focused her attention back to the duel when she realized something. 'Huh? I'm... Not as nervous as before.' She glanced back at Kohaku and saw the 'Circus Freak' duelist looking back down at her with a smirk on her face.
She let out her own smile in realization. "You sneaky performer. From my hand, I summon Gungnir Relic User, Kanade!" The red-head teenage girl appeared on her field.
Gungnir Relic User, Kanade: Level 4/FIRE/Warrior/2000 ATK/1000 DEF
"Let's try and get along, Bella," she said to her temporary owner.
Her and Kohaku's friends looked at the latter in shock.
"You gave her your sister's deck?" Judai asked.
"Yeah. After all, both she and her are a lot alike," Kohaku answered.
Everyone accepted the answer and turned their attention back to the duel.
"I activate Kanade's summon effect! I add the Equip Magic, Relic Weapon, Spear to my hand from my deck and activate it! Now Kanade gains 500 more power!" A pendant appeared in Kanade's hand.
"Croitzal ronzell gungnir zizzl~" After singing her incantation, Kanade changed into her battle form.
Gungnir Relic User, Kanade: 2000 + 500 = 2500 ATK
"I activate Spear's second effect! By discarding one Monster card from my hand to the Graveyard, I can destroy one monster my opponent controls! I discard Gungnir Relic User, Hibiki to my Graveyard and destroy Bark Skin Snake! Stardust Photon!"
"Eat this!" Kanade shouted as she tossed her weapon into the air. Thousands of spears started to rain down on her target.
"I activate the Continuous Trap, Indestructible Wood!" Mina defended. "While this card is face-up on the field, 'Bark Skin' monsters I control cannot be destroyed by card effect!" The spears hit, but Snake was still on the field.
(Indestructible Wood: Continuous Trap: 'Bark Skin' monsters you control cannot be destroyed by card effects. Any effect damage and Battle Damage you take from battle involving a 'Bark Skin' monster is halved.)
"However, it can still be destroyed by battle! Battle! I attack Bark Skin Snake with Kanade! Last Meteor!"
"How about this!" Kanade spun her spear fast and blew snake into a tree, breaking it into pieces.
Mina: 3450 LP
Bella: 4000 LP
"Because of Indestructible Wood's second effect, I take half the damage I would've taken from battle involving 'Bark Skin' monsters!" Mina explained. "Also, Bark Skin Snake's effect activates! When destroyed by battle, I can Special Summon a 'Bark Skin' monster with 1500 or less ATK! I summon another Snake!" The wood pieced themselves together and formed another Bark Skin Snake.
Bella slightly gritted her teeth at the monster before her. "I set one card face-down and end my turn!"
"My turn! Draw!" Mina drew her next card. "I summon Green-Eyes Armadillo in Defense Mode!" An armadillo rolled out of the ground and uncurled itself, revealing its green eyes.
Green-Eyes Armadillo: Level 4/EARTH/Beast/1000 ATK/2000 DEF
(Green-Eyes Armadillo: Effect Monster: If you control a 'Bark Skin' monster, this card can attack your opponent directly while in Defense Mode.)
"I switch Snake to Defense Mode! Battle! I attack directly with Bark Skin Armadillo!" Everyone got confused at her declaration.
"But you can't attack with a Defense Position Monster! Not only that, but I have a monster on my field!" Bella reminded.
"I know. Which is why Armadillo will attack directly while in Defense Mode through his own Effect! Roll Breaker!" Armadillo curled up into a wooden ball and rolled at high speed past Kanade and struck Bella.
Mina: 3450 LP
Bella: 3000 LP
"I set one card face-down and end my turn," Mina ended.
"My turn! Draw!" Bella drew her next card. "Since Kanade is on the field, I Special Summon Ame no Habakiri Relic User, Tsubasa from my hand in Attack Mode!" Kanade's partner appeared on the field.
Ame no Habakiri Relic User, Tsubasa: Level 4/WIND/Warrior/1400 ATK/1000 DEF
"Yo, Tsubasa!" Kanade greeted.
"Hi, Kanade," Tsubasa greeted back.
"And with her summon effect, I add Relic Weapon, Sword to my hand and equip it to her!" Tsubasa's pendant appeared in her hand.
"Imyuteus Ame no Habakiri Tron~" Like Kanade, Tsubasa changed into her combat uniform.
Ame no Habakiri Relic User, Tsubasa: 1400 + 500 = 1900 ATK
"Next, I summon Ichaival Relic User, Chris!" The white-haired girl appeared next to them.
Ichaival Relic User, Chris: Level 4/FIRE/Warrior/1300 ATK/1000 DEF
"You better not mess up, kid," Chris told her.
"She's practically the same age as you, though," Kanade said.
Bella let out a light nervous laugh before getting herself back in the game. "Through her summon effect, I add Relic Weapon, Gun to my hand and activate it!"
Now it was Chris's turn for her upgrade. "Killiter Ichaival Tron~" Like her fellow Relic Users, she changed into her battle gear.
Ichaival Relic User, Chris: 1300 + 500 = 1800 ATK
"Battle! I attack Snake with Chris! Billion Maiden!"
"My favorite!" Chris shouted, as her crossbows changed into a pair of double tri-barrel gatlings and fired many bullets at her target, destroying it.
"And with Chris's effect, if she destroys a monster by battle, she inflicts 100 points of damage to my opponent times the destroyed monster's level, which is 400 in total! Also, through her weapon, Relic Weapon, Gun's effect, I can inflict Battle Damage to my opponent equal to the destroyed monster's lowest stat! Snake's DEF is weaker than its ATK, so that's 1000 more damage inflicted onto you! Queen's Inferno!" Chris's weapons changed back to normal with additional firing lane and fired more missiles at Mina.
Mina: 2750 LP
Bella: 3000 LP
"Because of Indestructible Wood's effect, I take half the effect damage I would've taken! And since Snake was destroyed by battle, I Special Summon another Snake!" Another copy of the Reptile-type 'Bark Skin' monster appeared in Attack Mode.
"Now that is what I call defense!" Kazato shouted. "Because of Indestructible Wood, any damage Mina takes is halved and Snake is bringing up more of its kind on the field!"
"However, since a duelist can have three copies of one card in their deck, that Bark Skin Snake on her field is her last. How would she turn this around on her turn?"
"We can worry about that when we get to it!" Kanade said.
"There's no use worrying about it now," Tsubasa agreed.
Bella nodded in agreement and declared her next attack. "Tsubasa! Attack the new Snake!"
"Right!" The blue-haired girl charged at the newly summoned monster and beheaded it. For some reason, Mina was smirking at the time of the attack.
Mina: 2500 LP
Bella: 3000 LP
"All right! Now it's Kanade's turn!" Shou cheered.
"Mina will take a huge amount of damage, no matter what monster she'll summon!" Hayato calculated. Judai nodded in agreement.
"I wonder if that's so," Misawa said. The male Osiris turned to him in confusion.
"When Bella attacked, Mina was smiling," Alex said.
"Usually no duelist would be calm to see their monster get destroyed without a plan," Elie added.
"And with a smirk like that, it could only mean one thing," Kohaku spoke.
Judai caught on to what they were saying. "Bella was set up!"
As they said, instead of a small monster will 1500 or less ATK, a huge dragon with wooden scales appeared on the field.
"Instead of a 'Bark Skin' monster with 1500 or less ATK, if Bark Skin Snake was destroyed by battle and there are already two Bark Skin Snakes in my Graveyard, I can Special Summon a 'Bark Skin' monster with 1500 or less DEF instead. And who better than a Level 8 monster with 2800 ATK? Meet Green-Eyes Bark Skin Dragon!"
Green-Eyes Bark Skin Dragon: Level 8/EARTH/Dragon/2800 ATK/1500 DEF
(Green-Eyes Bark Skin Dragon: Effect Monster: This card gains 300 ATK for each 'Bark Skin' monster in your Graveyard. If this card attacks a Defense Position Monster whose DEF is lower than this card's ATK, inflict piercing Damage to your opponent. If this card was to be destroyed, banish one 'Green-Eyes' monster from your Graveyard instead. Then this turn, this card gains the banished monster's effect until the End Phase.)
"And with his effect, he gains 300 ATK for each 'Bark Skin' monster in my Graveyard! There are three 'Bark Skin' monsters in my Graveyard! That's 900 points!" The Dragon-type monster glowed green as its ATK points increased.
Green-Eyes Bark Skin Dragon: 2800 + 900 = 3700 ATK
Bella saw she had no choice but at least prevent the direct damage. "Kanade! Attack Armadillo!"
"Got it! Last Meteor!" Kanade used her signature attack at the Defense Position Monster and destroyed it.
"I end my turn."
"My turn. Draw!" Mina drew her next card. "I activate my Continuous Trap, Bark Burst! Once per turn, by discarding a number of cards from my hand to the Graveyard, I can destroy one monster on the field whose original ATK is 1000 points or lower times the number of cards I discarded by this effect!" Mina leapt at a tree and started to pick Action Cards from it and subsequently sent them to the Graveyard.
(Bark Burst: Continuous Trap: Once per turn, while there's a face-up 'Bark Skin' monster on your field, you may discard a number of cards from your hand to the Graveyard; destroy one monster on the field whose original ATK is equal to or less than 1000 times the number of cards sent.)
"She can do that?!" Shou asked Kohaku.
"The Action Fields' effect is that each player can only hold one Action Card in their hand, however, it said nothing about them not being allowed to instantly send them to the Graveyard to activate card effects," Kohaku simply answered.
Mina stood on a branch, looking down on her opponent. "I sent three cards to the Graveyard! Therefore through Bark Burst's effect, I destroy one monster on the field whose original ATK is equal to or less than 3000!" Everyone watched, wondering which of the three monsters Mina will destroy first. "I destroy Dragon!" was the least expected choice.
"Huh? Your own monster?" Bella asked. She then remembered something. "But wait, Indestructible Wood's effect prevents your monster's destruction by card effect!"
"I know. But it doesn't negate the effect of monsters who can negate their own card effect destruction. I activate Dragon's effect! By banishing a 'Green-Eyes' monster from my Graveyard like Green-Eyes Armadillo, his destruction is negated!" A spirit of the Beast-type appeared and blocked the effect from striking Mina's lone monster.
"Mina prevented her monster's destruction, however she wasted such a good effect," Kazato said.
"True. But using such effect like that, she must have something up her sleeve," Kate pointed out.
"That I do," Mina confirmed. "If Dragon's destruction was negated this way, he gains the effect of the monster that was used as the cost! Effect Absorption!" Bella and the audience gasped, eyes widened as they saw Dragon gain some of Armadillo's characteristics.
"If Dragon gains Armadillo's effect..." Tiffany began.
"Bella would lose!" Elie ended.
"I switch Dragon to Defense Mode!" Mina's monster switched his battle position. "Battle! I attack with Green-Eyes Bark Skin Dragon! And with his borrowed effect, while in Defense Position, if I control a 'Bark Skin' monster, he can attack directly! Nature Blast!" Green energy was being gathered into Dragon's mouth, getting ready to be fired.
Bella quickly used her ninja training to leap up a tree and jumped from one branch to another to search for an Action Card.
"That's fast!" Judai exclaimed in shock and surprise.
"Well, she was trained by ninjas," Alex pointed out, referring to her 'Shinobu' deck.
"There is no escape!" Mina shouted. "FIRE!" Her ace released its move straight at Bella, breaking through the branches to get to her.
"Bella! Look out!" Kanade warned.
"Trap Card, open! Symphogear Caller!" the psychic duelist shouted as she stopped on one branch. "If my opponent declares an attack, this card allows me to Special Summon a 'Relic User' monster from my deck and redirect the attack to that card! Protect me, Relic User Protector, Ogawa!" The young agent appeared in between Bella and Nature Blast in Defense Mode and took the full force of the attack.
Relic User Protector, Ogawa: Level 5/LIGHT/Warrior/2000 ATK/1400 DEF
"That won't protect you," Mina said. "If Green-Eyes Bark Skin Dragon attacks a Defense Position Monster, he can inflict piercing damage to my opponent!" Bella felt the shockwave from the attack and was blown off the tree. Before he disappeared into the Graveyard, Ogawa managed to snatch an Action Card that was caught in the wind and tossed it to his temporary duelist, who caught it.
Mina: 2500 LP
Bella: 700 LP
"Thank you, Ogawa-san," Bella quietly thanked as she landed safely on the ground, near the lake. She looked at the card in her hand. "I activate the Action Magic, Damage Draw! If I took at least 2000 points of damage, I draw two cards!" She drew two more cards.
"I end my turn," Mina ended.
"My turn! Draw!" Bella drew her next card.
"From my hand, I activate Green-Eyes Monkey's effect! By discarding this card to the Graveyard during my opponent's turn, I can add a card from my opponent's hand to my hand!" Everyone couldn't believe what they heard.
(Green-Eyes Monkey: Effect Monster: You may discard this card to the Graveyard during your opponent's turn. Your opponent reveals their hand. Add one card from your opponent's hand to your hand.)
"She's taking a card from Bella's hand?!" Shou repeated in a shocked tone.
"No way!" Tiffany gasped.
"So show me your hand." Bella reluctantly revealed her hand to her. "Ho? You have Swan Song in your hand, I see. Too bad it won't be used." After Mina said that, a monkey with green eyes appeared and took the card right out of Bella's hands.
"Isn't that the deck's winning card?!" Judai asked Kohaku. Her silence was enough of an answer for everyone.
"No way! Then how is Bella-sama going to win now?!" Elie asked.
"She'll find a way. Because this is Bella we're talking about. An Entertainment Duelist never stops the show," Kohaku said.
"And continuing on, I activate Bark Burst's effect and discard Swan Song and Bark Skin Piranha to my Graveyard and destroy a monster on your field whose original ATK is equal to or less than 2000! I am quite aware of Kanade's effect and Tsubasa's if Kanade was destroyed. So say good-bye to Tsubasa!" A tree near them shot out some of its twigs as arrows and destroyed their target. "And since a 'Bark Skin' monster was added to my Graveyard, Green-Eyes Bark Skin Dragon gains 300 more ATK!"
Green-Eyes Bark Skin Dragon: 3700 + 300 = 4000 ATK
(Bark Skin Piranha: Effect Monster: If this card was sent to the Graveyard, destroy one monster on the field.)
"Also! Because Bark Skin Piranha was sent to the Graveyard, its own effect activates! I destroy one monster on the field! This is when you say good-bye to Kanade!" A school of piranhas appeared and bit Kanade, destroying her.
Bella had a troubled look on her face. The only winning method she knew about the 'Relic User' deck, if there were any others, was the Swan Song. But now that she couldn't use it, Bella would have to find other ways to win the duel. Not only that, two of her strongest monsters on her field were gone. "Because Kanade was destroyed, I Special Summon Hibiki from my Graveyard. And since she's summoned I add Relic Weapon, Gloves from my deck to my hand and activate it." Said monster was summoned as Bella added and activated the said Equip card.
Gungnir Relic User, Hibiki: Level 4/LIGHT/Warrior/1300 + 500 = 1800 ATK/1000 DEF
"I... set two cards face down and end my turn." Bella continued her run.
"We have to do whatever we can to protect her now, Hibiki!" Chris told her comrade.
"Right!" she nodded.
"Draw!" Mina drew her next card. She smirked at the sight of it. "Too bad for you. I summon Bark Skin Stingray!" In the lake near Bella, a stingray jumped out and made its way to her. The top part seemed to be made of wood.
Bark Skin Stingray: Level 4/EARTH/Fish/1600 ATK/1200 DEF
(Bark Skin Stingray: Effect Monster: When this card is summoned, for each 'Bark Skin' monster you control, destroy one Spell/Trap card on your opponent's field. This card gains 200 ATK for each card destroyed this way.)
"And with his summon effect, for each 'Bark Skin' monster I control, I destroy one Magic or Trap card my opponent controls! I have two 'Bark Skin' monsters! And guess which two I'll be destroying. Stinging Tidal!" Stingray caused a wave to appear and, as Bella climbed up a tree to avoid being washed up, her set cards were destroyed.
"Bella's back row cards!" Asuka began.
"This isn't good!" Tiffany panicked.
"No. This is good," Kohaku said as she smirked.
"Where is that good?!" Alex demanded.
"Stingray then gains 200 ATK for each card destroyed this way," Mina added as her monster gained a bit more power.
Bark Skin Stingray: 1600 + 200 x 2 = 1600 + 400 = 2000 ATK
"Oh man..." Bella spoke in English as she traveled through the trees once more.
"I switch Dragon back to Attack Mode." The Dragon-type swapped his position back. "Battle! I attack Hibiki with Bark Skin Dragon! Time to finish her! Nature Blast!" It instantly fired its attack at the running Obelisk.
"From my Graveyard, I activate Ogawa's effect! If my opponent declares an attack that would bring my Life Points to zero, by banishing him, I can negate that attack!" Ogawa appeared and got Bella out of the way of the attack. "Thank you again, Ogawa-san," Bella thanked in English.
"No problem, my lady," he replied, also in English. After setting her down on a tree, Ogawa took his leave. As he did, she noticed an Action Card right by her.
"I'm not done yet! I attack Chris with Stingray! Stinging Venom!" The called monster instantly jabbed its barb in Chris's gut and destroyed her.
Mina: 2500 LP
Bella: 500 LP
"Chris-chan!" Hibiki cried out.
"And from my hand, I activate Green-Eyes Puma's effect! If a 'Bark Skin' or 'Green-Eyes' monster I control destroys an opponent's monster by battle whose Level is the same as their's, by discarding this card to the Graveyard, I can inflict 200 damage to my opponent times the destroyed monster's level! Damage Roar!" A cougar with green eyes appeared and let out a threatening roar at Bella.
(Green-Eyes Puma: Effect Monster: When a 'Bark Skin' or a 'Green-Eyes' monster you control destroys an opponent's monster by battle, whose Level is the same as their's, you may discard this card to the Graveyard and inflict 200 damage to your opponent times the destroyed monster's level. If this card battles an opponent's monster, you may tribute one 'Bark Skin' or 'Green-Eyes' monster on your field; this card gains half that monster's ATK and DEF until the End Phase.)
The girl quickly picked up the card by her and activated it. "Action Magic, Runaway Effect! I can negate a monster's effect that my opponent controls and inflict 500 points of damage to my opponent!" Mina's eyes widened as a paper bag appeared and seemed to have absorbed the roar. It then opened up once more and sent the roar right back at Mina.
Mina: 2000 LP
Bella: 500 LP
"So you saved yourself... Then I end my turn," Mina ended. "Don't think you're off the hook, you monster! Everyone may have forgotten about who you really are, but not me! And today will be the day when I get my revenge on you!"
Bella leapt off the tree branch and landed on the ground. "Tenshiro-san... I understand that you are furious with me. However, unlike back then, I now understand my powers. Unlike back then, I have someone who helps me gain control over them. I have great friends who have my back when I need them. And now... I will show you the full extent of our friendship! The results of my training!" Bella placed her hand on her deck. "My... TURN!" Bella drew her next card.
Her eyes widened at the sight of the card she drew. 'This card!'
"By sending all face-up Magic and Trap cards on both fields to the Graveyard, including at least one 'Relic Weapon' Equip Card, I Special Summon Shenshoujing Relic User, Miku!" Much to Mina's shock, as Hibiki was stripped of her armor and into her school uniforms, her two Trap cards also left the field. Then appearing on Bella's side was a girl Hibiki's age, wearing the same uniform she was wearing and a bow on the back of her head.
Shenshoujing Relic User, Miku: Level 4/DARK/Warrior/? ATK/? DEF
Gungnir Relic User, Hibiki: 1800 - 500 = 1300 ATK
"Miku!" Hibiki happily called.
"Hello, Hibiki," Miku greeted.
Everyone in the audience was also shocked at the summon.
"Bella-san got rid of Indestructible Wood and Bark Burst!" Elie gasped in amazement.
"You didn't... expect her to know that card, did you?" Alex suspiciously asked Kohaku.
"Unknown ATK?" Mina questioned.
"Miku can only be Special Summoned. And when summoned this way, not only does her original ATK becomes half the total original ATK of all 'Relic User' monsters, I can also add her weapon, Relic Weapon, Mirror from my deck to my hand! And activate it!" Bella added another card to her hand and subsequently activated it. "Of course, like the other 'Relic Weapon' Equip cards, this one gives Miku 500 more ATK. And like them, it has another effect!" A familiar pendant appeared in Miku's hand as she sang her incantation.
"Rei Shénshòujìng rei zizzl~" The recently summoned monster changed into her own white and purple combat clothes, with a headgear and cables on her back.
Shenshoujing Relic User, Miku: ? -} 650 + 500 = 1150 ATK
"And from my Graveyard, I activate the Trap Card, Liuxing's effect!"
The 'Bark Skin' duelist eyes widened at the card that was being used. "That's-!"
"One of the two cards you destroyed earlier! If Miku is on the field equipped with Relic Weapon, Mirrors, by banishing this card from the Graveyard, I can destroy one Effect Monster on each side of the field with the highest Level, besides Miku! And depending on the Level of both those monsters, the controller of the dominant Level loses 100 Life Points times its Level while the controller of the lower Level loses 100 Life Points times its Level! On your field there's a Level 4 and a Level 7! Besides Miku, I have Hibiki, who's a Level 4 monster! So of course, your Bark Skin Dragon is destroyed, along with Hibiki!"
"Hibiki!" Miku called out, as she passed her a mirror.
"Got it!" Hibiki caught the mirror and charged straight at the Dragon-type monster.
Mina managed to snatch an Action Card from a rock near her. "Action Magic, Invisibility! Dragon is now unaffected by your cards!"
Her called monster became transparent as Hibiki just went through him. "What?!" the dirty blonde girl gasped.
Despite this, Bella's attitude was unchanged. "In that case, your Stingray is the target. And if it comes to the situation where both monsters have the same level, the controller of the higher ATK gains Life Points while the one with the lower ATK loses Life Points." Stingray piled itself on top of Hibiki as the mirror in her hand glowed and destroyed them both.
Mina: 2400 LP
Bella: 100 LP
"Now you're just hanging on by a measly thread~" Mina mocked.
"No. This is actually good," Bella corrected as she smirked.
"Huh? Are you stupid? You're down to one monster. And not only that, but it's ATK is far weaker than Green-Eyes Bark Skin Dragon. You have 100 Life Points left. You have no other options but to lose!"
"It's because my Life Points are at 100 that it's good. I thought you knew. When this deck's controller's Life Points are in great danger, its true power is shown! Battle! Miku! Attack Green-Eyes Bark Skin Dragon!"
"Shanguang!" Miku's mirrors turned into a full circle made of fan segments, all which fired a beam at her target.
"Relic Weapon, Mirror's second effect! When the equipped monster attacks a monster whose ATK is 1000 higher and my Life Points are less than 1000, Miku gains ATK equal to the difference in my and my opponent's Life Points!" Mina gasped as the lone 'Relic User's ATK was starting to increase. "And from my Graveyard, I activate another card effect, the Magic card, Symphonic Resonator! Another card in which you destroyed because of Stingray's effect! When I control only one 'Relic User' monster that attacks an opponent's monster, she gains 400 ATK for each 'Relic User' monster in my Graveyard! There are four 'Relic User' monsters in my Graveyard! So that's 1200 more points!"
Shenshoujing Relic User, Miku: 1150 + 2300 + 1200 = 4650 ATK
"That's strong!" Mina panicked. She spotted an Action Card on a log near her and snatched it. "Action Magic, Bi-Attack! This card doubles the ATK of one monster on the field!"
"Miku's second effect! On the turn her friend, Hibiki was destroyed, my opponent cannot activate cards that changes a monster's ATK!" Some of the beams hit Mina's Action card.
"If I can't protect my monster...!" Mina ran to another Action Card. Bella saw this and ran to it as well. Both Obelisks ran to the card before them, both determined to use it to support their monsters. Dragon desperately avoided Miku's beams, giving its master time to get the card. Both girls were in arm's length and leapt forward and the one to get the card... was Bella.
"Got it!" she exclaimed.
"No way!" Mina gasped in disbelief.
Bella instantly activated the card. "Action Magic, Miracle Fire! This card gains the effect of an Action Card that was activated this turn! The effect I'm using is Bi-Attack!" Miku's mirrors reformed themselves into a huge, deadly double-edged sword.
Shenshoujing Relic User, Miku: 4650 x 2 = 9300 ATK
Mina watched in shock as Miku held the sword in her hands.
"Go, Miku!" Bella encouraged.
Miku let out a battle cry as she swung her weapon upwards, sending Green-Eyes Bark Skin Dragon into the air. She then threw the blade at the airborne monster. It went straight into its chest and caused the monster to explode... and cause fireworks. As the fireworks burst in the sky, they formed the faces of the monsters that made their debut in the duel.
Mina: 0000 LP
Bella: 100 LP
WINNER: BELLA!
Everyone was silent at the results, not knowing how to take it all in as the field returned to normal. The silence was broken when they heard the sound of clapping, turning to the source, they saw Kohaku, Kazato and Kate happily clapping for the duelists as they stood from their seats. Kohaku and Bella's friends also stood and clapped. Soon enough, everyone else was giving an applause for both Bella and Mina.
Bella approached her former bully with a smile on her face. No, it wasn't a mocking smile; it was one filled with respect. She offered a hand to her. "That was a fun duel."
Mina slapped her hand away. "You're only saying that because you won that duel!"
"That's not true. Even if I didn't win that duel, I'd still find it fun."
"Then you should've just forfeited! Just give up instead of keep battling!"
"If I do that, I wouldn't be a real duelist." Mina looked at her in slight confusion. "A friend once told me that a real duel is suppose to be fun. To have a real duel is to smile. Forget your worries, forget the pain others inflicted onto me. And... I'm never alone while I'm dueling." She looked down at her borrowed deck as she said the last part. The monster spirits appeared around her and agreed with her words.
"Spoken like a true duelist!" Hibiki cried out.
"Why are you crying?" Chris questioned.
Mina just stared at the psychic duelist before her and actually took in her words. She then scoffed, stood up and took her leave.
"And with that amazing duel, Arabella Rosaline is the last participant for the next round!" Kazato shouted. Everyone cheered once more for the girl, who waved back in appreciation.
"With this, the first round is over. The next round will be tomorrow. Everyone rest up. We have a big day coming up," Kate told them. With that, everyone got up and left the building, excited for tomorrow to come.
"All right! I'm all pumped up tomorrow!" Judai shouted.
"I'm sure we all are," Tiffany said.
"Well. We should take Professor Kate's advice and rest early. It's gotten quite late now," Asuka said, looking at the time on her PDA.
"I'll get a bit of training in beforehand!" Kohaku said as she left the group.
"Took the words right out of my mouth!" Alex also took his leave.
Soon enough, they all left the room, either to train or to rest up.