Coral: Welcome to Round 2 of the Representative Duel! Since this is a Judai vs Misawa duel, yes it will be like the anime. HOWEVER! Because of the newly added Action Duel, this duel will be even more interesting and epic! 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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*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)
It was the next day, which meant round two of the Representative Decisive Tournament. Already, the seats were being filled by many students.
In one certain group of friends, two duelists were more psyched than anyone else.
"I'm all fired up! I don't care which of you I'm dueling! I'll definitely win!" Judai declared.
"If you can put on a good show that is. I'll put on the best show ever and win this duel!" Kohaku followed.
Jacko then arrived at their circle of friends. "Hey guys!"
Bella, excited to see her boyfriend, instantly jumped on him. "Jacko~! I missed you~!"
"Sorry about that, Bella," he apologized, as he patted her head.
"Where were you yesterday?" Alex asked. "You just disappeared during lunch yesterday. And you said you had to use the bathroom."
"I had some business to take care of afterwards," Jacko replied. It was actually a lie. He noticed an old man in Osiris uniform sneaking around, gathering some information he shouldn't be gathering. In order to have him stop his snooping around and get him off the island, never to speak of what he learned, Jacko dueled him and won. In the middle of their duel, Jacko also somehow managed to get him to open his eyes about what dueling should really symbolize, what it had been since it was created; a game that connects many people's hearts.
"Well, since you missed out on half of our duels, you better not miss out on any one of our's this time! Even if it's for a bathroom break!" Tiffany demanded. "You might miss Bella's duel if you do!"
"Okay. I hear you."
The lights suddenly turned off, surprising everyone, except for one. A spotlight was then shone on the center of the field, Kazato standing in the middle of it.
"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen~!" he shouted. "It is now time for today's round of duels!" All the students, and even the teachers, all cheered in excitement. "Those who pass this round will advance in the next round, which will happen later today! Now then, with that said, are you ready for the excitement?!" They all cheered once more. "Then let's start Round 2! Kate!"
"I'm way ahead of you!" his wife responded as she typed something on her laptop. "The matchups are made! The first to duel in this round is Yuki Judai and Misawa Daichi!" The two duelists ran down the audience section and onto the duel field, both fired up for the duel.
"Judging from that face, I guess you finished it? That seventh deck," Judai asked.
"Yeah. Look forward to it. The deck that will defeat you," Misawa declared.
"I won't be losing, you know."
"Aniki! Do your best!" Shou cheered.
"The two of you! Give us a good show!" Kohaku shouted.
"This duel should be interesting," came Ryo's voice. The group turned and saw the third-year duelist joining them. "A duel between brains and luck."
"Yeah, I guess so," Asuka said. The circle of friends noticed her strange behavior and looked at her concerned. She noticed their looks and said, "It's nothing."
Kohaku, wanting to lift everyone's mood, then said, "Oh ho~? Asuka-chan, are you worried? For Judai."
"I-It's not like that!"
"Oh Asuka-chan. After this duel is over, you should-"
Asuka was suddenly sitting next to Kohaku and pinched her cheeks before she could finish. "I dare you to finish that sentence," she said in a scary tone.
"Ow ow ow ow! I won't I won't! Give! Give!" The blonde Obelisk released her. "Ow my cheeks..."
"You were asking for it," Tiffany pointed out. "And how did you get here that fast, Asuka?"
Back to the duel field, Kate had selected the Field Spell card for their duel. "Okay! Here it is! Action Field, on! Field Magic, Wetlands activate!" The field changed into a grassy field with some swamps.
"Let's do this, Misawa! Duelists locked in battle!"
"Kicking against the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters!" Misawa followed after Judai.
"They storm through this field!"
"Behold! This is the newest and greatest evolution of Dueling!"
"Action!" everyone shouted along. "DUEL!"
Misawa: 4000 LP
Judai: 4000 LP
"My turn! Draw!" Misawa drew his sixth card. "I summon Carboneddon in Defense Mode!" A dinosaur-like monster whose skin is made of metal appeared on the field.
Carboneddon: Level 3/EARTH/Dinosaur/800 ATK/600 DEF
"I end my turn!"
Shou was shocked at the move he made. "A DEF of 600?! That won't be much of a wall for him! And he doesn't have any set cards to boot!"
Elie thought otherwise. "He could be waiting." Everyone looked at her in confusion. "Waiting for the right moment to use his deck's specialty."
Judai paid no heed to what Misawa was planning. "You will show me what the seventh deck is! My turn! Draw!" He drew his sixth card. "I summon Elemental Hero Burstlady!" His FIRE-type warrioress appeared on the field.
Elemental Hero Burstlady: Level 3/FIRE/Warrior/1200 ATK/800 DEF
Misawa was taking mental notes on Judai's move. "Already drew a good card, I see."
"Let's go, Misawa! I use Burstlady to attack Carboneddon!" One punch was all it took for his monster to defeat Misawa's. "I set one card face-down and end my turn."
"It's still the start of the duel. My turn. Draw!" Misawa drew his next card and smirked at the sight of it. "I summon Oxygeddon!" A dragon made of green wind appeared on the field.
Oxygeddon: Level 4/WIND/Dinosaur/1800 ATK/800 DEF
"I use Oxygeddon to attack Burstlady!" Everyone watched in anticipation, when Judai intervened.
"Trap card, open! Hero Barrier! When an 'Elemental Hero' monster is on the field, this card negates an opponent's attack!" A force field appeared that protected Burstlady from Oxygeddon's attack. "My Elemental Heroes won't be beaten that easily."
"That I wonder. That's why you're Number One-kun," Misawa said. He looked down at the card he drew, his smirk still showing. "I set one card face-down and end my turn!"
"That card..." Seth muttered.
"Something wrong, Seth?" Alex asked.
"Misawa is good with calculations, so he must've drawn something that will grant him victory."
"Still, a duel isn't based on calculations alone. Judai has the ability to adapt with the flow of the duel," Asuka pointed out. Kohaku smirked as she looked at her, which the Obelisk instantly noticed. "NO KOHAKU!" Asuka pinched her cheeks once more, harder.
"OW OW OW OW! I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING THIS TIME!"
"But I know you were going to! I didn't say that out of any favoritism! It's only of what I think after watching him duel!"
Bella, Elie and Tiffany pried her hands off the girl's face. "Now, now, Asuka," Bella said, as Kohaku rubbed her cheeks.
"Man that hurts..."
Returning to the duel, it was Judai's turn. "My turn! Draw!" He drew his next card. "I'll summon Elemental Hero, Sparkman from my hand!" His lightning hero appeared on the field.
Elemental Hero, Sparkman: Level 4/LIGHT/Warrior/1600 ATK/1400 DEF
"Next from my hand, I activate the Equip Magic, Spark Gun! I'm equipping it to Sparkman!" His monster has his signature weapon in his hand. "Because of this card's effect, I am able to change the battle mode of one monster! I switch Oxygeddon to Defense Mode!" Sparkman shot an electrifying bullet from his gun and forced his target to switch his position. "Now I attack Oxygeddon with Burstlady!" His female monster shot a fireball at her target.
"Judai! Do you know what happens with oxygen and fire clashes?!" Misawa questioned. Judai looked at him with a confused look. "You will be the first to witness this! I activate Oxygeddon's effect! When he's destroyed by a FIRE monster, both players take 800 points of damage!" The flames grew and hit both players. Everyone else in the audience tried to protect themselves from the heat.
Misawa: 3200 LP
Judai: 3200 LP
"Nice try. But now your field is wide open!" Judai pointed out. "Go, Sparkman! You're attacking Misawa directly!" Sparkman shot an electrical ball at the defenseless Ra duelist.
Misawa rolled over to an Action card and grabbed it. "Action Magic, Evasion! This negates a monster's attack!" Misawa leaned back and watched as the attack pass him. A handful of students were surprised at Misawa's move.
"He used an Action card?!" Shou gasped. Everyone turned to him for an explanation. "The other day when we were taking the exam, Misawa said he didn't need to buy a pack because it would mess up his deck's calculation. To use an Action Card..."
"Maybe the deck was made for Action Duel," Elie guessed.
"That's a nice move," Kazato announced. "Not only did Misawa inflict damage onto Judai, he also prevented taking further damage."
"Now with that defense out of the way, I wonder how Misawa will go on with the offense," Kate said.
"Heh. Not bad, Misawa. I was surprised you used an Action Card," Judai said. "In your last duel, you didn't use any of the Action Cards."
"Well, since Professor Fiore and Kigara went out of their way to make this new form of duel, I should respect that through this duel," he reasoned. "Now let me show you this seventh deck's power! My turn! Draw!" Misawa drew his next card. "I summon Hydrogedon in Attack Mode!" A lizard-like monster made of muddy water appeared on the field.
Hydrogedon: Level 4/WATER/Dinosaur/1600 ATK/1000 DEF
"I'll have Hydrogedon attack Burstlady!" His monster shot out some of its muddy water at Burstlady and destroyed her.
Misawa: 3200 LP
Judai: 2800 LP
"Hydrogedon's special effect activates! When it destroys an opposing monster's by battle, I'm able to Special Summon another Hydrogedon from my deck!" Another Hydrogedon appeared on the field. "Next, from my hand, I activate the Equip Magic, Living Fossil! This Special Summons one monster from my Graveyard and it will be equipped onto that monster! Become a living fossil! Be revived, Oxygeddon!" His WIND Dinosaur-type returned to the field. "However its ATK is reduced by 1000 and its effect is negated."
Oxygeddon: 1800 - 1000 = 800 ATK
"He's got three monsters," Seth said.
"And not just that, but those three monsters..." Elie noticed.
"With this, everything's set," Misawa said. "I activate the Magic card, Bonding H2O! When I have two Hydrogedon and one Oxygeddon on my field, or by essentially bonding two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, this will create water! I Special Summon Water Dragon!" The three monsters fused and a dragon-like monster made of water appeared.
Water Dragon: Level 8/WATER/Sea Serpent/2800 ATK/2600 DEF
Judai was a bit mesmerized by the monster. "Water Dragon..."
"And just like that, he has his ace monster on the field," Shou said worriedly.
"Now that's a strong comeback," Jacko said. "Misawa destroyed one of Judai's monsters and summoned out a powerful monster."
"There's no way Sparkman is able to do this alone," Bella pointed out. "Judai's gonna need to summon out a strong monster."
"And the only way to do that is through Fusion Summon," Asuka added.
"I end my turn here," Misawa ended.
"That's impressive! An amazing combo!" Judai complimented. "But this is where things gets interesting! My turn! Draw!" Judai drew his next card. "Since you sacrificed three monsters to call out Water Dragon, your ace monster, I'll answer back to you in the same way. I activate the Magic card, Fusion! With this I fuse Sparkman on my field with Featherman and Bubbleman in my hand!"
"I've been waiting for this moment!" Misawa shouted. "Trap card open! Cursed of the Forbidden Magic! This card activates by discarding one Magic card from my hand! It negates the activation of my opponent's Magic card and destroys it!" Judai's Fusion backfired on him. "And the card destroyed by this effect cannot be used for the remainder of this duel!"
That shocked Judai the most. "What?! Are you saying I can't use Fusion?!"
"Your trump card are monsters summoned by fusing your Elemental Heroes together. And so disabling it is the best move."
"Now this is quite the turnaround! Misawa sealed Judai from using his deck to its fullest potential!" Kazato announced.
"And now that the Fusion Summon is canceled, how will Judai win this duel? And will the Action Cards scattered around him guide the young Osiris to victory?" Kate questioned.
"These are tactics I carefully thought out, especially for you! And there are no flaws in my calculations!" Misawa declared.
Judai's friends got concerned of the Osiris duelist.
"Aniki..." Shou spoke.
"Judai's at the disadvantage. Both in Life Points and in their monster's power," Hayato said.
"As expected from the top duelist of Ra Yellow," Ryo commented. "The trump cards in Judai's deck are monsters Special Summoned through fusing his 'Elemental Heroes'."
"So in other words, if he can't fuse, Judai can't win?" Tiffany asked.
"That's exactly what it means," Seth confirmed.
"Well this is a huge turnaround!" Kazato shouted. "Misawa completely blocked Judai off of the one thing his deck is best at! How will the Osiris duelist be able to respond to this?!"
"'Elemental Heroes' are strong when they're fused together. Although there are strong 'Elemental Hero' monsters without the need to Fusion Summon, they're much harder to summon out," Kate stated.
Judai decided to just end his turn with switching his lone Sparkman in Defense Mode and summoning Featherman onto the field, also in Defense Mode.
Elemental Hero Featherman: Level 3/WIND/Warrior/1000 ATK/1000 DEF
"How is the seventh deck? The deck made to oppose you, threaten you?" Misawa asked.
"Yeah. I'm looking forward to it more than ever; how I'll beat the deck you put so much thought into!" Judai declared. "It's making me excited!"
Misawa was a bit shocked at the answer and quickly regained his cool. "That's just like you. But your chances of winning are relatively close to zero! And now I'll prove it! My turn! Draw!" As soon as the Ra drew his next card, Judai ran to search for Action cards. "I summon Mathematician in Attack Mode!" An elderly professor with a staff and a long white beard appeared on the field.
Mathematician: Level 3/EARTH/Spellcaster/1500 ATK/500 DEF
"When this card is summoned, I send one card from my deck to the Graveyard and when Mathematician is destroyed in battle, I add one card from my deck to my hand," Misawa explained as he sent the top card of his deck to the Graveyard. "Here goes! I use Water Dragon to attack Sparkman! Aqua Punisher!" Misawa then dove to an Action Card near him. "And I activate the Action Magic, Sinking Swamp! This changes the battle position of one monster on the field! I change Sparkman to Attack Mode!" A swamp suddenly appeared under the 'Elemental Hero' monster as he was trying to get himself out. This proved useless as Water Dragon's attack landed on him.
(Sinking Swamp: Action Magic: Change the Battle Position of one monster on the field)
Misawa: 3200 LP
Judai: 1600 LP
"Next I attack Featherman with Mathematician! Battle Curriculum!" Mathematician shot out a beam with mathematics coming out at Judai's last defense mechanism and destroyed him. Due to the force of the attack, Judai was sent flying and landed on his back.
"Now what will he do?" Shou asked. "Aniki's field is clear of monsters."
"This is definitely a desperate situation," Alex agreed.
Somewhere in the audience, Chronos was cheering for Misawa, since he was the one who nominated him. "He's being put down! As expected from the student I nominated- na no ne~!"
"And despite that, he's still in Ra Yellow," Daitokuji pointed out.
Chronos flinched at the fact.
"Well this is a huge pinch for Judai!" Kazato announced. "He now has no monsters on his field! Will he be able to turn it around next turn?"
"He won't have a next turn," Misawa declared.
"What?" Judai asked as he got up.
"If there are at least ten cards on top of it, from my Graveyard, Carboneddon's effect activates! By removing him from play, I can Special Summon from my hand or deck Diamond Dragon!" A gray scaled dragon with and orange underbelly, yellow scaly claws and horn appeared on the field.
Diamond Dragon: Level 7/LIGHT/Dragon/2100 ATK/2800 DEF
"Time to finish this! I use Diamond Dragon to attack Judai directly! Diamond Breath!" The dragon breathed out some sort of gas right at the Osiris.
Judai saw an Action card and slid over to it. "Action Magic, Zero Penalty! This reduces a monster's ATK to zero permanently!" The attack dissipated as quickly as it was fired and Judai was safe from the attack.
Diamond Dragon: 2100 -} 0 ATK
His male Osiris friends sighed in relief. "He survived..."
"Judai has some luck, getting the Action card he needed like that," Elie stated.
"Now we just have to see if he can keep his luck for much longer," Seth said.
"He will," Kohaku said. "As an Entertainer, I can tell. Judai isn't going to let any of those monsters stop him." Most of the group couldn't help but agree to that statement.
"My turn is finished," Misawa ended. "What do you think of my calculations? I'm sure you know there aren't any flaws in them."
"Calculations, huh? In duels things like that don't matter," Judai told him as he stood back on his feet. "In a duel, it's your heart that's important. As long as I don't admit defeat in my heart, I'll keep fighting!"
Kohaku and the others smiled in agreement to that statement.
"Judai is quite persistent, isn't he?" Bella said.
"But being persistent is Judai's good point," Hayato pointed out.
"My turn! Draw!" Judai drew his next card. "I summon Elemental Hero Bubbleman in Attack Mode!" His blue armored hero appeared on the field.
Elemental Hero Bubbleman: Level 4/WATER/Warrior/800 ATK/1200 DEF
"When I summon this monster and I have no other cards on the field, I draw two cards from my deck!" He drew two more cards. "And from my hand I activate an Equip Magic! Bubble Shot!" A huge water gun-like weapon appeared in Bubbleman's possession. "I equip it to Bubbleman and increase his ATK by 800!"
Elemental Hero Bubbleman: 800 + 800 = 1600 ATK
"I use Bubbleman to attack Diamond Dragon!" The WATER Hero shot a huge water ball at his target. Misawa ran to an Action Card, followed by Judai. Both found and snatched a card.
"Action Magic, Battle Change! During this turn, once per opponent's monster, I can change their target to another monster!" Misawa said.
"Then Bubbleman will be destroyed!" Shou assumed.
"I change the target to Mathematician!" To most of the people's shock, Mathematician got in the way of the attack and was destroyed.
Misawa: 3100 LP
Judai: 1600 LP
"And since Mathematician was destroyed by battle, I add a card from my deck to my hand." Misawa added a card to his hand.
"Why didn't he change the target to Water Dragon?" Tiffany asked.
"It was for Mathematician's effect," Elie answered. "Through Mathematician, a duelist can add any card he wants to his hand, increasing their winning chance even further, compared to just drawing random cards from the deck."
"So he has a good card in his hand?" Shou asked. The 'Ancient Gear' Obelisk student nodded in confirmation.
Back to the duel, Judai activated his own Action Card. "Action Magic! Wonder Chance! This allows a monster I control to attack again!" Bubbleman reloaded his weapon. "Go, Bubbleman! Attack Diamond Dragon!"
As soon as he fired a second shot, Misawa leapt from one big lily pad to another and snatched an Action Card. "Action Magic, Selection of Miracle! I can either prevent a monster's destruction through battle or reduce any damage I take by half! I still have plans for Diamond Dragon, so I will protect it!" A barrier appeared and protected Diamond Dragon.
"But you'll still be taking damage!" Judai pointed out.
Misawa: 1500 LP
Judai: 1600 LP
"I set two cards face-down and activate the Continuous Magic, Mirage of Nightmare! I end my turn," he ended. "You're making a big mistake if you think my 'Elemental Heroes' are all about Fusion. The true power of 'Elemental Heroes' is pumped out by flawlessly combining Magics, Traps and Monsters! There are a lot of different combos!"
"Indeed, since I focused on stopping the strength of the powerful monsters of yours born through Fusion, I may have slightly misread my other calculations," Misawa admitted. "But it's still a fact that I've barred off the majority of your power! I'll still keep things going my way! My turn! Draw!"
The moment he drew his card, Judai said, "Now I'll activate the effect of the Continuous Magic, Mirage of Nightmare! With this card's effect, during my opponent's Standby Phase, I draw until I have four cards in my hand!" He drew his cards. "And then I'll open my reverse card! Instant Magic, Emergency Provisions! By sending one Magic or Trap card on my field to the Graveyard, this card recovers 1000 Life Points!" Judai then ran to the swamp and leapt on one lily pad to another to an Action Card. "I set one Action Magic and send it and Mirage Nightmare to the Graveyard!" Both cards were sent away by Emergency Provisions effect and Judai regained some Life Points.
Misawa: 1500 LP
Judai: 3600 LP
"What a clever thinking on Judai's part! Indeed, Action Cards can be added to the hand and activated at any time, however they can also be set!" Kazato exclaimed.
"That's not all," Kate added. "By sending Mirage of Nightmare to the Graveyard, he avoided it's risk of discarding all cards in his hand to the Graveyard."
"It's not easy to bar off Judai's power," Ryo stated.
"Yeah," Asuka agreed. She sent a glare to Kohaku's direction, expecting her to say something, when she saw how focused she was on the duel, putting her at ease.
"You really need to confess." Until that.
Annoyed, Asuka pinched and pulled her cheeks. "Stay out of my love life!"
"Ow ow ow ow! Give! Give!"
Sighing, Alex and Bella once again separated the two.
"That's impressive," Misawa complimented his opponent. "But if you think my calculations were finished with that, you're also being naive!"
"What?!" Judai gasped.
"From my hand I activate the Magic card, Pot of Greed! With its effect I draw two cards!" Misawa drew more cards and jumped to an Action Card. He picked it up and smirked at it. "With Diamond Dragon, I attack Bubbleman! Diamond Breath!"
"But Bubbleman's ATK is higher," Shou pointed out.
"Not unless if that card he picked up..." Alex spoke.
"And I activate the Action Magic, Revival! If a monster's ATK is different from its original ATK, until the end of this turn, its ATK is its original ATK!" Diamond Dragon glowed a red aura, getting more power.
Diamond Dragon: 0 -} 2100 ATK
Its attack hit, but only Bubbleman's weapon was destroyed.
"When the equipped monster would be destroyed by battle, Bubble Shot is destroyed in its place and I take no damage through that battle!" Judai explained.
"But you won't dodge the next one," Misawa pointed out. "I use Water Dragon to attack Bubbleman! Aqua Punisher!" Water Dragon shot water from its mouth and destroyed Bubbleman.
Misawa: 1500 LP
Judai: 1600 LP
"Trap card open! Hero Signal! It activates when my monster is destroyed! I summon one 'Elemental Hero' monster from my deck or my hand! Come! Elemental Hero Clayman!" A heavily armored monster with a red helmet appeared on the field.
Elemental Hero Clayman: Level 4/EARTH/Warrior/800 ATK/2000 DEF
Judai sighed in relief that he still has a monster on his field.
"Are you coming at me with preparations still made as you take attacks like this?" Misawa questioned.
"I told you not to think like I've lost already."
"I set one card face-down and end my turn. At this time, Revival's effect wears off of Diamond Dragon." As told, Diamond Dragon quickly seemed exhausted, losing all of its strength.
Diamond Dragon: 2100 -} 0 ATK
"Okay! My turn! Draw!" Judai drew his next card. "From my hand I activate the Magic card, Warrior's Return! This card's effect can add one Warrior-type monster from my Graveyard to my hand! I add Bubbleman to my hand and summon him!" His WATER Hero returned to the field. Next up, the Magic card, Bubble Shuffle! This card switches Bubbleman on my field and an opponent's monster to Defense Mode!" Bubbleman and Water Dragon both switched to Defense Mode. "Next, by offering the Defense Position Bubbleman as a sacrifice, I can summon an 'Elemental Hero' monster from my hand! I'm summoning Elemental Hero Edgeman!" Bubbleman bursted into... well, bubbles. The bubbles then reformed themselves and a golden armored Hero stood before Judai.
Elemental Hero Edgeman: Level 7/EARTH/Warrior/2600 ATK/1800 DEF
"He summoned a 2600 ATK monster without Fusion Summon?!" Elie gasped in shock.
"Not only that, but that monster..." Seth spoke.
"Has enough ATK to defeat Diamond Dragon!" Tiffany said.
"Except knowing Judai, he wouldn't go for the weak monster with his strongest," Asuka pointed out. "Which means his target is..."
"Water Dragon! But its DEF is 2600 too! At this rate, he can't defeat it!" Shou said.
"No, you're wrong!" Hayato corrected, thinking ahead of what Judai was thinking.
"And then I'll use this!" Judai's duel disk opened its Field Magic Zone, allowing him to put one certain card in it. "Field Magic, Skyscraper!" The once grassy, swampy field changed into the city. "When an 'Elemental Hero' monster battles and its ATK is lower than the opposing monster's, its ATK increases by 1000!" Edgeman's ATK had increased.
Elemental Hero Edgeman: 2600 + 1000 = 3600 ATK
"Go Edgeman! You're attacking Water Dragon!" His monster rocketed himself to his opponent and destroyed it. "And Edgeman's special effect activates! If it attacks a monster in Defense Mode, and this card's ATK is higher than its DEF, it deals that difference as damage to the opponent!"
Misawa: 500 LP
Judai: 1600 LP
Elemental Hero Edgeman: 3600 - 1000 = 2600 ATK
"Since Water Dragon was destroyed, its special effect is also activated! I Special Summon one Oxygeddon and two Hydrogedon from my Graveyard!" The three monsters used to summon Water Dragon appeared back on the field in Defense Mode. "And I activate the Continuous Trap, Last Magnet! This card activates if a monster is destroyed! The monster that destroyed it loses 800 DEF!" A huge weight appeared on top of Edgeman, forcing him to hold it above him.
Elemental Hero Edgeman: 2600 - 800 = 1800 ATK
"However, I still have Clayman! And he has enough ATK to destroy Diamond Dragon and finish you! Go, Clayman!" Judai's monster charged at the opposing dragon.
Misawa jumped on top of a mailbox and used it as a boost to snatch an Action card from a lamppost. "Action Magic, From the Brink of Defeat! This increases a battling monster's ATK by 800 for that battle!" Diamond Dragon gathered up some strength to prepare a counter against Clayman.
Diamond Dragon: 0 + 800 = 800 ATK
Both attacks collided and caused an explosion.
"However, earlier you said you still have plans for Diamond Dragon. I don't know what that is, but it's gone now," Judai pointed out.
"I wonder if that's true," Misawa said, smirking. The smoke cleared and, to everyone's surprise, Diamond Dragon was still standing.
"What?! How?!"
"From the Brink of Defeat also prevents the monster it was used on from being destroyed by battle. And since it can only be used for one battle, the effects wear off of Diamond Dragon."
Diamond Dragon: 800 - 800 = 0 ATK
Everyone was speechless at the battle.
"The two of them are giving everything they got," Hayato said.
"Amazing offense and defense..." said an amazed Shou.
Judai clenched his fists, trembling slightly. "Awesome... As I thought Action Duels are awesome! Now I do want to duel more people through Action Duel!"
Misawa smiled as if to agree with him. "My turn! Draw!" He then drew his next card. "From my hand I activate the Ritual Magic, Lithmus Death Ritual! I offer eight stars worth of sacrifice from my field or hand to Ritual Summon Lithmus Death Swordsman!" An electrifying pillar appeared behind his two Hydrogedon. The light flashed, engulfing the two. As it died down, now standing in their place was a masked swordsman in British clothes.
Lithmus Death Swordsman: Level 8/DARK/Warrior/0 ATK/0 DEF
"An ATK of 0?!" the '-roid' duelist gasped.
"With an ATK that low and a Level that high, he must have a nasty effect," Alex said.
"This card is unaffected by Traps and cannot be destroyed by battle!" Misawa said. "It's evidently a swordsman of death! And when there's a Trap card on the field, like Last Magnet, his ATK and DEF becomes 3000!" The weight on Edgeman's back glowed and granted the Ritual Monster a huge boost in power.
Lithmus Death Swordsman: 0 -} 3000 ATK/0 -} 3000 DEF
"I switch Oxygeddon to Attack Mode and use Lithmus Death Swordsman to attack Edgeman!" Said monster went in to attack Edgeman. Due to Skyscraper's effect, his ATK went up, but not enough to prevent his destruction or Judai's Life Points from decreasing.
Elemental Hero Edgeman: 1800 + 1000 = 2800 ATK
Misawa: 500 LP
Judai: 1400 LP
Because Edgeman was destroyed, Last Magnet was also destroyed, resulting in Lithmus Death Swordsman loss of power.
Lithmus Death Swordsman: 3000 -} 0 ATK/3000 -} 0 DEF
"Now I attack directly with Oxygeddon!" Misawa's Dinosaur-type monster breathed out its dangerous breath at Judai, who rushed to an Action Card on a window.
"Action Magic, Attack and Defense Exchange! This switches a monster's ATK and DEF until the End Phase!" The attack got weaker, enough for Judai to still be in the game.
Oxygeddon: 1800 -} 800 ATK/800 -} 1800 DEF
Misawa: 500 LP
Judai: 600 LP
"From my hand I activate the Magic card, A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon!" Misawa continued. "With this effect, I return one Level 5 or higher Dragon-type monster on my field to my hand to destroy all Magic and Trap cards on both sides!" Judai grimaced as Skyscraper vanished and Wetlands was back as the main field. "I set one card face-down and end my turn!"
"No way! Aniki's monsters and Field Magic... They were all destroyed!" Shou said in disbelief.
"He's going to need all the luck he can get now," Elie said. "Not even the Action Cards can stall long enough for him to win."
It was all silent, as everyone watches in anticipation as to what Judai's next move will be.
"It's been fun, Misawa. I've never had such a fun duel before!" he said with his confident look on his face. Seeing that look shocked some people.
"This is the seventh deck I've put my all into! Now bring your all out on me as well!" Misawa challenged.
"Right! I'll bring everything I have! Draw!" Judai drew his next card. "I'll summon out a new Elemental Hero! Let's go, Elemental Hero Wildman!" A warrior who seemed to be raised from the wild appeared.
Elemental Hero Wildman: Level 4/EARTH/Warrior/1500 ATK/1600 DEF
"Coming at me with 'Elemental Heroes' until the end, huh?" the Ra duelist questioned. "Trap card, open! Spirit Barrier! With this card's effect, as long as I have a monster on my field, I take no Battle Damage!"
"It's useless! Traps won't work on Wildman!"
"I know! However, because Spirit Barrier is a Continuous Trap card, Lithmus Death Swordsman's ATK becomes 3000!"
Lithmus Death Swordsman: 0 -} 3000 ATK/0 -} 3000 DEF
"With an ATK like that, Wildman can't beat Lithmus," Tiffany stated.
"I activate the Equip Magic, Cyclone Boomerang! This card equips to Wildman and increases his ATK by 500!" A cyclone appeared and a boomerang came out of it. WIldman caught it and had his ATK increased.
Elemental Hero Wildman: 1500 + 500 = 2000 ATK
"But it's still not enough," Seth pointed out.
Kohaku noticed something in the middle of the field. "Look over there!" They looked where she was pointing and saw what she saw.
"And Action Card!" Alex shouted. As if on cue, both duelists ran to the card at full speed. Both closed in, seemingly being able to get the card at the same time. In the end, Misawa got the card, and Judai just slid on the wet ground pass him.
"Action Magic, Attack Force," Misawa called. "Indeed this card would've helped you last another turn. But this duel is over!"
"Yeah, it's over all right," Judai calmly agreed, much to everyone's confusion. "Battle! I attack Lithmus with Wildman!" Now to their shock, Wildman threw his boomerang at Lithmus. "Next I activate the Action Magic, Miracle! This prevents a monster's destruction in a Battle and halves the Battle Damage for that battle! I use this on Lithmus!" Most of the people caught up to his plan, as they watched the boomerang hit a forcefield around Lithmus and destroyed its owner.
Misawa: 500 LP
Judai: 100 LP
"Cyclone Boomerang's effect activates! When the equipped monster and this card are sent to the Graveyard, it destroys all Magic and Trap cards on the field and inflicts 500 points of damage to the opponent for each one!" Misawa gasped as the barrier protected him and his monster got destroyed and rained down on him, thus ending the duel.
Misawa: 000 LP
Judai: 100 LP
WINNER: JUDAI!
Everyone cheered at the unexpected result.
"WHAT A BATTLE!" Kazato shouted. "Yuki Judai did the impossible with the Action Cards and actually won the duel with them!"
"Now this is what I call a duel!" Kate followed. "The trust these duelists have in their deck, as well as the usage of Action Cards. I'd say this is one of the best duels I've ever seen!" Everyone applauded in agreement to her statement.
"Yuki Judai can't be calculated, can he?" Ryo said.
"It's almost like he has some unexpected power in him," Asuka said. She turned to Kohaku, expecting a comeback, when she saw the female Ra trembling. "Kohaku?" Everyone looked at her in slight concern.
"What's wrong?" Bella asked.
Unexpectedly, she let out a scream. "AAAAAAAAAAHHHHH! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU JUDAI! Who said you can take the spotlight like that?! That's suppose to be my thing!"
"That's what you're upset about?!" Alex shouted in disbelief.
Kazato overheard her shout, as did everyone else. "Hey! What do you mean your thing?! That's my thing too and you don't see me complaining!"
"Then obviously you lost your right as an Entertainment Duelist!"
Kazato let out a gasp and was suddenly in the middle of the duel field, on his hands and knees. The room got dark, leaving a spotlight on him. "I... I suppose you're right. It's been too long since I've done any form of entertainment, I was slowly losing my pride as a performer. I... Have no right to return to the world of entertainment!"
Kohaku got all teary eyed. "Dad..."
"Perhaps... I should might as well forget about going back to doing entertainments and slave myself day and night in a business company."
"What are you saying?! Of course you're allowed to return to being an entertainer again! You've been my goal practically since I was born! If you don't return, then I would have nothing to live for!"
Kazato looked up at his daughter. "Kohaku..."
"Dad..."
Both dramatically ran into each other's arms and cried on each other's shoulders, petals falling all over them. Seeing this, most of the people in the room also got emotional.
"You said it, Kohaku!" Judai cried, wiping away the tears with his sleeve.
"Where do those petals come from?" Bella asked, not that affected by the scene before her.
"I've a feeling this has become a routine for us," Alex said, also not affected by this.