Vile: Everyone, I am SO sorry for this majorly overdue Decks-hibition! So much real-world crap getting in my way, especially with the semester winding down. I finally managed to get it done, though. Since it's mere filler, I hope the quality of it is good. I wasn't sure how to do this. Enjoy anyway, and Happy (VERY belated) Halloween!
Decks-hibition
Story 14: Suspicious Spookiness
The moon shone high in the skies over Heartland, but an eerie air was felt. …Not that that was bad thing, of course.
It was Halloween night.
The streets and houses were decorated with various objects like pumpkins, bats, and bones; the universal stuff. The sounds of children going door to door asking for candy made a lively atmosphere. But where are our intrepid protagonists on this spookiest night of the year?
"Stupid costume!" Yuma griped, trying to slip on a boot for his Gagaga Magician costume. He pulled a little too hard, which successfully got the boot on… but made him lurch back too far. "UWAH!" He fell off of his bed onto the floor with a THUD. "Kuso…" He groaned.
"Hurry up, Yuma!" Kotori called from downstairs. "We're gonna be late to Cat-chan's party!"
"Just a second!" Yuma called back, picking himself up. He checked himself in a mirror and smirked. "Okay, all set!"
"Is this something I should just observe and keep silent about, Yuma?" Astral asked with a playful smile. "I don't really understand the idea of having to dress up, but it does seem interesting."
"It's fun, Astral!" Yuma said with a grin.
"It's also humorous, because you look ridiculous." Astral said, making Yuma sweatdrop.
"Yuma!" Akari called.
"Coming!" Yuma called back, heading downstairs with Astral retreating into the Key. He came downstairs to see Kotori dressed up in her matching Gagaga Girl costume. He gave an embarrassed laugh with a closed-eye grin. "Gomen. My costume was being difficult."
Kotori giggled. "It's okay."
"Took you long enough, Yuma." Akari said with a smirk, being dressed up as Tour Guide From The Underworld (complete with little fake fangs). Yuma sweatdropped. "Okay, let's head out. I've got my own party to make it to." Yuma and Kotori nodded.
*Cat-chan's Mansion*
Akari's car pulled up to the mansion, and Yuma and Kotori got out of the car. "See ya, Nee-chan!" Yuma said. Akari gave a slight wave before taking off, and the two teens headed up the path. "Man, I can't wait." Yuma said excitedly as they walked. "I was only inside Cathy's place once, and that was for a Duel when I thought she had kidnapped you. Wonder how she decorated."
Kotori was about to say respond when something caught her eye. Looking to the roof, she had thought she saw a human-shaped shadow dash across in the moonlight. She glanced at every peak of the roof, hoping to see some proof that what she had seen was real. 'What was that?' She thought.
"Oi, Kotori! You comin' or what?" Yuma called, breaking her concentration. She looked to see that Yuma was halfway to the door and smiled at his enthusiasm. Kotori looked to the roof again, and saw nothing.
'Guess it was just my imagination playing tricks on me.' She thought. 'Though, it is the time for year for that to happen.' She giggled a little and took off after Yuma, not noticing a figure, silhouetted by the moon, appear at the edge of the roof.
When they got to the door, one of Cathy's houseworkers recognized them, bowed at them, and opened the door, letting them inside. The two of them gave awed breaths when they looked around. The whole mansion was hopping, with numerous kids from their school, including their friends (naturally), having a blast either playing games, Dueling, or just indulging in the crap-ton of candy that Cathy had lying around. "Whoa… Cat-chan really knows how to throw a party!" Yuma mused.
"Hey, you made it!" Cathy was heard saying. She ran out to meet them, decked out in a costume of her Cat Girl monster. "You're just in time! The party's really getting started!"
"YAHOO!" Tokunosuke's loud voice was heard. The smaller boy (decked out in a Chuubone costume) was then seen jumping off a higher-level railing into a landing spot made fully out of cushions, getting a soft impact. All of a sudden, more cushions landed overtop of him, burying him in them. His head poked out of the cushions with a laugh. "That was a blast, Ura!"
"Cannonball!" Tokunosuke looked up and yelped, quickly jumping out of the area as Tetsuo landed right after him, decked out like Zubaba Knight.
"Hey, that looks fun! Let me try!" Yuma said, rushing up the steps. "Kattobingu da, ore!" He completely cleared the railing and plummeted into the cushions for a great landing. "Ha ha ha ha! Awesome!"
The party was certainly a barrel of laughs, that was for sure. Every single one of Yuma's friends was there, and all of them had a blast. When Cathy's maids brought out the food, the partygoers were lucky to know her: It was a feast that one would expect from a birthday party, and everyone ate amazingly.
However… the party then took a weird turn.
As the kids were having a blast, some of them dancing to music, the lights in the main room suddenly shut off, making the kids clamor. "Hey, what happened?" One asked.
"Is it scary story time or something?" Another asked.
The lights came back on a few seconds later, but then they began flickering on and off, on and off, at a rapid pace. "I don't like what's going on here!" A girl said.
"Are the lights busted?" A boy asked.
"OooooOOoOOoOoooO… OoOooooOoOOOOoOoo…" A voice moaned from seemingly nowhere. "OoOOoooooOOOooooOoooooOooOOOO…!"
Several of the kids let out yelps at the mysterious (and scary) moaning. The lights flicked back on and stayed on this time. "W-W-What was that?" Kotori wondered, shook up.
"I don't know… That wasn't something I remembered planning." Cathy said.
"Hey, what's with the commotion, Ura?" Tokunosuke said, coming out from a back area.
"You didn't hear any of that?" Yuma asked.
"No. I was in the bathroom, Ura." Tokunosuke said.
"I bet he did it!" One of the partygoers said.
"Did WHAT, Ura?!" Tokunosuke asked.
"You flickered the lights to scare us!" A boy accused.
"And you made that weird moaning!" A girl said.
Tokunosuke looked annoyed. "Look, I have no idea what you're talking about. If you'll excuse me, I need another glass of punch, Ura." He walked past a chair that Takashi was going to sit at, but as Tokunosuke walked past, the chair was suddenly pulled out right before he sat down, causing him to fall to the floor.
"OOF!" The boy grunted. He saw Tokunosuke (who whirled around to see him) and looked annoyed. "What was that for?"
"Eh?" Tokunosuke asked, confused.
"You pulled the chair out as I was sitting in it, you jerk!" Takashi griped.
"No I didn't!" The smaller boy said. "I didn't even touch your chair!"
"So it's just a coincidence that Inchou's chair slid out right when you walked past it?" A girl said.
"It's gotta be, because I didn't do it!" Tokunosuke shot back.
"What about that silly string bomb you hit me with?!" A boy griped.
"I've still got flour in my hair from earlier!" Another boy yelled.
"What are you all talking about?!" Tokunosuke cried.
"Tokunosuke… Is there something you're not telling us?" Cathy said with crossed arms.
"No! How many times do I have to say it?!" The smaller boy was getting tired of defending himself.
Cathy looked unconvinced. "It's hard to believe you, Tokunosuke. This is the kind of thing you'd do, especially on Halloween." She walked to a table, grabbed a small goody bag, and handed it to him. "Here. Take it and just go."
"Cat-chan, you can't be serious!" Yuma griped.
"There's no proof that Tokunosuke did any of this!" Kotori told her.
"I worked too hard to plan this party. If he's pulling pranks and ruining it, I'm sorry, but he has to go." Cathy said. "I don't want to do this-"
"Spare me, Cat-chan." Tokunosuke said with snark. "Fine, I'll leave. I'll find something better to do." He left the party with a grumble, slamming the door behind him.
Yuma, Kotori, and Tetsuo, however, looked at Cathy crossly. "Jerk move, Cat-chan. Major jerk move." Yuma said. Cathy looked sad, and she immediately thought she made a mistake.
*Outside*
Tokunosuke grumbled as he walked down the path away from the mansion, but he suddenly felt like he heard something: "Heh heh heh heh heh heh…"
"Nani?" He looked around in the night sky, swearing that he heard something. Suddenly, a shadow came out of an air duct on the side of the building. He saw something in its shadowed hand: An empty flour bag. He recalled that someone had flour dumped on them. '…So it was HIM!' He glared with a growl. 'So, you want to play hardball, do you…? Fine. Let's play hardball, Ura!' His glasses gleamed brightly.
*A Little Bit Later*
The houseworker at the door noticed a figure coming toward them. It was clad in only a black cloak that covered all of their body, their face covered by a dark gray mask with dark red highlights. 'Hmm. Interesting costume. He must be one of Cathy-sama's guests.' The worker opened the door and let the figure in, the figure nodding at her.
Once inside, the figure blended in with the crowd, looking around. 'Kuronazo's Log: Halloween Mystery. Investigation 1: Chair.' Moving toward the chair, he examined it. 'Everything seems in order…' He then looked at the legs, and he saw it: A thin wire leading to a wall. Following the wire, he came to a spot with a knot tied to a part of the wall. Near the knot, he found a few pieces of black hair caught in the know, which he collected.
Evidence Piece 1: Black hair
'Investigation 2: Flour Trap.' Kuronazo walked into a back area of the house where the partygoer from earlier said they had flour dumped on them. The area in question had a lot of flour still left on the ground; The maids hadn't been here yet. He noted that the flour had multiple pieces of footprints in it. One was Tokunosuke's, one was the victims, and the third set… was awkward. It appeared to be an almost cleat-like tread with a distinct bat-wing motif. The tracks led off of the flour and made flour tracks… toward the boys' bathroom. 'Surprising. She has bathrooms for both genders.' He snapped a picture of the footprints with a D-Gazer.
Evidence Piece 2: Footprints to boys' bathroom, indicating culprit is male
'Investigation 3: Silly String.' He moved to where the next victim had been hit with the silly string had hit the other kid. Looking around, he noticed that it, too, was un-cleaned. 'This house has some lazy maids.' He then noticed something about the silly string: It was in the shape of a bat. 'Bat motif: Obviously intentional.' Kuronazo snapped a picture of it.
Evidence Piece 3: Bat-shaped string
'Investigation 4: Light Switch. This one will be tricky.' Moving through the halls of Cathy's mansion, Kuronazo tried different light switches to see which one could've been the proper one. Eventually, he found it, hearing clamor from the partygoers. 'Gomen, but this is for my investigation.' Looking down, he noticed a flower pot underneath the light switch, and within the leaves was a pin. He knelt down and picked it up. 'Theory confirmed: Culprit uses a bat-themed costume.'
Evidence Piece 4: Bat pin
However, as he mentally logged this evidence, he heard something. "ooooooo…" A faint moan. This got him thinking. '…Investigation 5: Strange Moan.' The moan kept going on at a steady, low volume. Following it around each corner, he came to an intercom station… with a D-Gazer playing the moan right next to it. 'So this is how he did it.' Looking around, he tried looking for evidence. He found it: A piece of dark red cloth. Picking it up, he noticed it seemed like a piece of a cape. 'Theory: Culprit's costume wears a cape.'
Evidence Piece 5: Piece of cape
With this evidence piece, Kuronazo began to try and find his next piece of evidence. However, as he was near the backyard, he heard a rustle. Looking right, a shadow quickly jumped to another tree, an object falling from where it was. 'Hmm?' Walking out through the door, Kuronazo came to the tree it jumped from and looked down. There he saw what might've been his best piece of evidence: A pair of plastic fangs. '…Paydirt.'
Evidence Piece 6: Plastic fangs
*Isolated Area*
Kuronazo went over his evidence pieces: Black hair, footprints leading to a male bathroom, a bat motif in the silly strong, a bat pin, a piece of a cape, and a pair of plastic fangs. Within seconds, he came to his results. 'Of course. Only one costume could fit all these criteria.'
Deduction: Culprit is in a vampire costume
'Hmm… only one of the partygoers was wearing a vampire costume.' Gathering his evidence, Kuronazo rushed back to the main floor, looking around the room. 'Where are you, you little sneak…?' Eventually, his eyes locked onto a vampire costume that he was looking for. The person's head was actually wearing a helmet instead of just makeup, but the helmet had black synthetic hair: Just like the hair he found. There was an empty bat-shaped space on his chest… where the pin would go. The costume had a cape, but he noticed a rip in it. Finally, when his mouth opened, there were no fangs in his mouth. 'Yes…' He walked over to the person. "Excuse me."
The vampire-costumed person turned to him. "What?"
"You forgot something." He held out the pink, cape piece, and fangs. "Try to keep better hold on them when you're setting up pranks."
The costumed boy recoiled, looking back and forth. "Hey, hey, hey, keep it down about that!" He whisper-yelled.
"And why should I? You seem like a crook-in-training to me." Kuronazo said. "Tell them it was you. Now."
"That ruins all the fun of it!" The vampire boy whisper-yelled, but he found his collar grabbed by Kuronazo. He gulped. "OK, OK, can we do this fairly? Let's take this somewhere else and Duel for it. You win, I come clean. Deal?"
"…Okay, I'll humor you." Kuronazo said. "Let's go."
"Pretty blunt, aren't you?" The vampire boy said.
"That's what I do. I don't take nonsense." Kuronazo said.
*A Minute Later*
"Duel Disk, set!" The vampire boy's D-Pad clacked onto his wrist and activated. "D-Gazer, set!" A special D-Gazer was placed over his mask. Kuronazo didn't bother with any theatrics with his gear.
"AR VISION, LINK ESTABLISHED." Both players' D-Gazers flashed, as well as those of any spectators that had gathered. "ESTABLISHING LINK BETWEEN A AND B." The area morphed into the augmented reality.
"DUEL!"
"Duel."
Kuronazo LP:4000
Koumori LP:4000
"Watashi no turn. Draw!" The vampiric figure drew his card. "Vampire Lady, Shoukan!" His monster emerged as a very attractive woman with green hair and blue skin, showing a pair of vampiric fangs in her mouth. She was decked out in a purple dress that had bat wings made of fabric that were attached to her purple gloves.
Vampire Lady: Lv.4 DARK Zombie ATK:1550/DEF:1550
"Magic Card, Double Summon, hatsudo! I may Normal Summon once again!"
"Yes, yes, it's a common card." Kuronazo said, unimpressed. "Show me something I haven't seen already."
"As you wish." Koumori said. "I release Vampire Lady! Adobansu Shoukan!" The woman converted into dark energy and created an odd portal. "Ideyo, Vampire Duke!" A new monster emerged from the portal, being a more familiar depiction of the vampire: Bleach white skin, slick black hair, a black tuxedo with a white undershirt (which also had no jacket, showing the undershirt's sleeves), and a large black cape.
Vampire Duke: Lv.5 DARK Zombie ATK:2000/0
"So literal, aren't you?" Kuronazo asked.
"Well, you set yourself up for it. Vampire Duke no kouka hatsudo!" Duke snapped his fingers, causing a swarm of bats to descend to the field. "When it's Normal Summoned, I can Special Summon a DARK Vampire monster from my Graveyard." The bats swarmed around a Monster Zone next to Duke, obscuring it. "Yomigaere, Vampire Lady!" The bats dispersed, revealing the female vampire back of the field, though her arms were crossed in front of her, indicating she was in Defense Mode. "Kaado ichi mai settei. Turn end!"
"Watashi no turn. Draw." Kuronazo drew his card. "Monsuta settei." A facedown monster emerged. "Turn end."
"That's all? You must've had a dead draw. Watashi no turn! Draw!" Koumori drew his card. "I release Vampire Lady once again! Adobansu Shoukan!" Once more, the female vampire changed into dark energy, creating a portal. "Ideyo, Shadow Vampire!" This time, what appeared to be a shadow emerged from the portal, taking a solid form. It clearly had somewhat long hair, armor, and a sword, but its body was completely dark-toned like the shadow it was, its red eyes being among the little color it had.
Shadow Vampire: Lv.5 DARK Zombie ATK:2000/0
"Let's see what you're hiding. Vampire Duke, attack his facedown monster!" With another snap of his fingers, Duke commanded a legion of bats around him, then pointed at the facedown, causing the bats to dart toward it en masse. The facedown flipped up, revealing what appeared to be a young bluish-white-haired girl with winter clothing holding a snow bunny. The girl's eyes widened as she saw the bats incoming and quickly blew a small blizzard from her scarf-covered mouth, but the snow did nothing to impede the bats, which darted right through her, slicing her with their wings and causing her to explode. "Satisfaction."
"Ghostrick Yuki-onna no kouka hatsudo." Kuronazo piped up, making Koumori give an inquisitive grunt. "When destroyed by battle, the monster that destroyed it is Set into face-down Defense Position and is rendered unable to switch its battle position." At that moment, the blizzard that Yuki-onna released bombarded Vampire Duke and froze him solid before he shrunk into a facedown card.
"Hmm. You must think you're rather clever." Koumori said. "Shadow Vampire, direct attack!" With a glow of his eyes, Shadow Vampire unleashed powerful red laser beams that careened across the field, moving right past Kuronazo, who didn't even react.
Kuronazo LP:2000
"Ghostrick Mary no kouka hatsudo." The masked figure said, taking a card from his hand. "By discarding it whenever I take damage, I can Special Summon a Ghostrick monster from my Deck in face-down Defense Position." An image of a completely blue young girl emerged and floated to Kuronazo's Deck, pulling a card from it and placing it on his D-Pad, forming a facedown.
"Interesting maneuver." Koumori said. "Turn end."
"Watashi no turn. Draw." Kuronazo drew his card. "Ghostrick Stein, Ribaasu Shoukan!" His facedown flipped up, revealing a Frankenstein's Monster-like creature in red clothing and a single bolt on top of its head.
Ghostrick Stein: Lv.3 DARK Zombie ATK:1600/DEF:0
"Ghostrick Ghoul, Shoukan." This monster was a disgusting zombie-like creature with bones sticking out on its design, one eye, claws, tattered cloth, and a dark purple tongue hanging out the side of its mouth.
Ghostrick Ghoul: Lv.3 DARK Zombie ATK:1100/DEF:1200
"Watashi wa, Reberu San no Ghostrick Stein to, Ghostrick Ghoul de Obarei!" Both of his monsters turned fully purple and shot into the air in a spiral. A red spiral portal opened up, and both his monsters sailed inside. "Ni tai no monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku. Ekushiizu Shoukan!" From the portal, an odd coffin of sorts emerged, the lid facing Koumori's field. Then, the lid slowly slid off the front, revealing a figure within: An odd vampiric figure with white skin and hair that seemed to be the same mass, with a closed eye and mouth, decked out in dark clothing with gold trim and a dark cape. "Ideyo, Ghostrick Alucard!" The monster's eyes shot open, revealing black scleras with mere red dots for eyes. With a shot of his arms to the side, the vampire destroyed his coffin and descended to the field, two purple Overlay Units circling him.
Ghostrick Alucard: Rank 3 DARK Zombie/Xyz ATK:1800/DEF:1600 2 Overlay Units
"Ah, so you use a vampire as well! I commend your taste, young detective of the shadows." Koumori said.
"I appreciate the compliment, but I've got work to do." Kuronazo said. "Equip Magic, Violet Crystal, hatsudo." A strange namesake-colored crystal grew on Alucard's chest. "While equipped with this, Alucard gains 300 Attack and Defense Points."
Ghostrick Alucard ATK:2100/DEF:1900
"Ghostrick Alucard no kouka hatsudo. By using an Overlay Unit, one facedown card on your field is destroyed." Alucard snapped his fingers, and one of his Overlay Units exploded, turning into a pair of cartoonish bats. He then pointed at the facedown Vampire Duke, and the bats charged forward while cloaked in purple energy. The bats then became pure energy, crashed into each other to become one mass, and then crashed into the facedown Duke, exploding and taking it with them. "Now, Alucard, attack Shadow Vampire!" Flapping his cape behind him with a bow, Alucard leapt forward with his hand cloaked in purple energy, aiming to punch the darker creature.
"You've walked into my turf now, Kuronazo." Koumori declared. "Trap Card, Vampire Shift, hatsudo!" As the Trap Card flipped up, a powerful wave of red energy washed across the field.
"Nanda?" Kuronazo mused.
"With only Zombie-Type monsters on my field, I can do a little redecorating!" A card slid out from his Deck, which he grabbed and slammed into his Field Magic Zone. "Field Magic, Vampire Empire, hatsudo!" The red energy wave washed over the Augmented Reality, changing the surroundings into a Victorian-esque town of nothing but gray buildings, but a pathway led to a large castle, the whole area illuminated by a glowing red moon. "By the same token, Vampire Shift allows me to Special Summon my Vampire Duke from the Graveyard in Defense Mode!" From a purple portal, his pale-skinned vampire re-emerged.
Vampire Duke: Lv.5 DARK Zombie ATK:2000/0 (Defense Mode)
"Impressive décor. But does it do anything to save you?" Kuronazo mused, Ghostrick Alucard having stopped in mid-air with an impatient look on his face, ready to resume his attack.
"Indeed! During damage calculation, Zombie-Type monsters, like my Shadow Vampire, gain 500 Attack Points!" Koumori mused. The red light of the moon shone on Shadow, powering him up.
Shadow Vampire ATK:2500
"Good move… but I think you forgot something: Ghostrick Alucard is a Zombie-Type monster as well!" The red moonlight shone over Alucard as well, making him crack a wide grin.
Ghostrick Alucard ATK:2600
"Curses! How did I overlook this?" Koumori wondered.
"Bad planning, I guess. Anyway, Alucard, continue your attack!" With a look that said "Finally.", Alucard dashed forward and slammed Shadow Vampire in the chest with his energy punch, causing the shadow to dissipate.
Koumori LP:3900
"Ngh… I can't believe I missed that." Koumori mused. "You're quite the intelligent Duelist, Kuronazo."
"And you're quite the oblivious one." Kuronazo insulted, making Koumori growl behind his costume. "Kaado ichi mai settei. Turn end."
Ghostrick Alucard ATK:2100
"Watashi no turn! Draw!" Koumori drew his card. "Vampire Killer, Shoukan!" His monster emerged among a swarm of bats as a humanoid male decked out in dark clothing with an indeterminate shade of hair color, brandishing what looked like a powerful whip.
Vampire Killer: Lv.4 DARK Warrior ATK:1600/DEF:1600
"Magic Card, Shisha Sosei (Monster Reborn), hatsudo! Yomigaere, Shadow Vampire!" From a purple portal, his shadowy vampire re-emerged. "Behold my power, Kuronazo! Watashi wa Reberu Go no Vampire Duke to, Shadow Vampire de, Obarei!" His two higher-Level Vampires turned fully purple and shot into the air in a spiral. A red spiral portal opened up, and both his monsters sailed inside. "Ni tai no monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku! Ekushiizu Shoukan!" From the portal, a massive flurry of bats tore out and swarmed all around the field, the light of the red moon gleaming down as a figure emerged. "The protector of the fanged race of legend… The one who hunts down the unjust hunters!" The figure was a male decked out in intricate purple armor with various fang designs, the armor giving off strange pink lines… similar to Shadow Vampire. It possessed the same sword as well, but was also shown to carry a shield with similar pink energy lines. "Edelritter…" The monster's face had pale purple skin and what appeared to be some shade of blonde for his hair. His eyes shot open, revealing glowing red irises. "Vampire Bram!" With a few swings of his sword, Bram cleaved all of the bats in the area to pieces, then took his stance for battle, orbited by two purple Overlay Units.
Edelritter – Vampire Bram: Rank 5 DARK Zombie/Xyz ATK:2500/DEF:0 2 Overlay Units
"So… this is what you can do? I'm not impressed." Kuronazo said. "You must not be one for flashy stuff."
"Not really. I prefer to get to the point." Koumori said. "Like so: Vampire Killer will destroy any DARK Attribute monster upon battling it!" Killer held his whip in a bunch and did the classic pull-crack. "Killer, obliterate Ghostrick Alucard!" Leaping up, Killer let out a yell and lashed out his whip toward the vampire toy.
Kuronazo, however, didn't hesitate. "Trap Card, Ghostrick Out, hatsudo!" The Trap Card's power made Alucard turn transparent, the whip going right through him.
"Nani?" Koumori gasped. Then, Alucard smirked and grabbed hold of the whip, shocking Vampire Killer.
"Ghostrick Out prevents the targeting and destruction of Ghostrick cards and face-down monsters I control this turn, so long as I show you a Ghostrick monster in my hand." Kuronazo flipped over Ghostrick Witch. "And since this is a battle, Alucard gains 500 Attack Points from Vampire Empire through its Zombie-Type." The red moonlight covered Alucard again.
Ghostrick Alucard ATK:2600
"And since Vampire Killer is a Warrior-Type… I'm afraid he's the one who is slain." Alucard suddenly yanked back on the whip, pulling Vampire Killer toward him while winding up an energy punch. When Killer was close enough, Alucard socked him right in the jaw, the energy causing him to explode.
"Kuso!" Koumori groaned, the impact sending a shockwave.
Koumori LP:2900
"That was good, I'll give you that… but your vampire cannot stand mine! Vampire Bram, attack Alucard!" With the light of the moonlight bathing him, Bram placed his sword in front of him before jumping forward.
Vampire Bram ATK:3000
Pointing his sword up while in the air, Bram careened down with the blade glowing a bright red. Alucard looked up and recoiled in fear before the mighty blade sliced him right down the middle, electricity making his body explode.
"Gaaaaah!" Kuronazo groaned.
Kuronazo LP:1600
"Are you impressed yet? Knowing you, I wouldn't be surprised if you weren't, but I'm glad if you were." Koumori said. "Turn end!"
Vampire Bram ATK:2500
"Okay… Ghostrick Alucard no kouka hatsudo! Since it was sent to the Graveyard, I can add a different Ghostrick from my Graveyard to my hand." A card slid out from his Graveyard, which he grabbed. "Watashi no turn! Draw!" He drew his card. "Magic Card, Ghostrick Treats, hatsudo. For each Type of Ghostrick in my Graveyard, I can draw one card." With a Spellcater and 3 Zombies, Kuronazo drew two cards. "Kaado ni mai settei!" A facedown monster and a facedown Magic/Trap Card emerged. "Turn end!"
"Watashi no turn! Draw!" Koumori drew his card. "I will demolish your defenses! Vampire Bram, attack the facedown!" Bram shot forward and brought his sword down on the facedown, cleaving it in half. The image of a girl in witch clothing appeared with a scream before exploding.
"Ghostrick Specter no kouka hatsudo. Since Ghostrick Witch was destroyed by your attack, it can be Special Summoned in Set position!" A strange ghost-like creature (actually a clawed creature with a sheet over it) emerged with a giggle before diving into a Monster Zone and morphing into a Set card. "I may also draw one card as a bonus." He said as he drew.
"Always with an answer, eh?" Koumori mused. "Kaado ichi mai settei. Turn end!" A facedown emerged.
"Watashi no turn. Draw!" Kuronazo drew his card. "Trap Card, Ghostrick Panic, hatsudo! This card flips Ghostrick Specter face-up, and in doing so, your monster is flipped face-down!" Ghostrick Specter's card flipped up in record speed with the ghost jumping out with a "BLAAGH!", startling Bram and forcing him into a Set card.
Ghostrick Specter: Lv.1 DARK Fiend ATK:600/DEF:0 (Defense Mode)
"Nanda?!" Koumori gasped.
"Ghostrick Mary, Shoukan!" This monster was the mirror figure from before, showing the image of the young girl within.
Ghostrick Mary: Lv.1 DARK Fiend ATK:100/DEF:1600
"Watashi wa Reberu Ichi no Ghostrick Specter to, Ghostrick Mary de Obarei!" His two monsters turned fully purple and shot into the air in a spiral. Another red spiral portal opened up, and the two monsters sailed inside. "Ni tai no monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku! Ekushiizu Shoukan!" A distorted whinny was heard, and a figure leapt out of the portal, landing on the ground with a heavy impact. "Ideyo, Ghostrick Dullahan!" The figure was a white horse with a dark gold head cover, two red eyes and a blue mane on its head. Riding it, however, was a dark gold suit of armor with a tattered cape, a thin sword, and, most notably, no head on its shoulders: That head was under its arms. Two purple Overlay Units circled it.
Ghostrick Dullahan: Rank 1 DARK Fiend/Xyz ATK:1200 (due to effect, normally 1000)/DEF:0 2 Overlay Units
"Your ultimate monster isn't so tough now. Dullahan, destroy the facedown!" With a distorted whinny from its horse, Dullahan charged forward with sword at the ready before leaping off its horse and performing a sword plant into the facedown, crackling it with electricity and destroying it, sending the armor flying. Its horse turned around and intercepted its fall, carrying it back to Kuronazo's field. "Kaado ichi mai settei. Turn end!" Another facedown emerged.
"Watashi no turn! Draw!" Koumori drew his card. "Vampire Bram no kouka hatsudo! During the next Standby Phase after it was destroyed by your card, it is Special Summoned from my Graveyard in Defense Mode!" From a purple portal, the purple-armored vampire returned, its shield placed in front of it.
Edelritter – Vampire Bram: Rank 5 DARK Zombie/Xyz ATK:2500/DEF:0 0 Overlay Units (Defense Mode)
"You returned it even though it has no Defense Points. You have a plan, don't you?" Kuronazo asked.
"Maybe. Quick-Play Magic, Impatience, hatsudo! This card changes a monster Summoned in Defense Mode to Attack Mode!" Bram's eyes flashed as it quickly stood up for battle. "Now, Bram, attack Ghostrick Dullahan!" The armored vampire shot forward, ready to cleave Dullahan with its sword, its body illuminated by the moonlight.
Vampire Bram ATK:3000
"Trap Card, Graceful Revival, hatsudo. I may Summon a Level 2 or below monster from my Graveyard! Ghostrick Yuki-onna, Tokushu Shoukan!" From a purple portal, the odd snowy girl from the Duel's start emerged. Its Summon, however, made Dullahan's horse whinny and gain power.
Ghostrick Yuki-onna: Lv.2 DARK Spellcaster ATK:1000/DEF:800
Ghostrick Dullahan ATK:1400
"Hmm… Odd choice, but either way works. Vampire Bram, change target to Ghostrick Yuki-onna!" The vampire didn't change its direction since both Dullahan and Yuki-onna were in the same place.
"Ghostrick Dullahan no kouka hatsudo! By using an Overlay Unit, the Attack Points of your monster are halved!" Dullahan slashed one of its Overlay Units, coating its sword in a purple glow. Then it pointed its sword at Bram, firing out a skull-shaped blast of purple energy that impacted Bram, slowing it down a bit, but it continued its attack. Yuki-onna went wide-eyed in fear as Bram cleaved her apart, making her explode.
Vampire Bram ATK:1500
Ghostrick Dullahan ATK:1200
Kuronazo LP:1100
"That was an impressive little diversion to protect your Xyz Monster." Koumori commended. "I say, this is one of my most enjoyed Duels. Turn end!"
Vampire Bram ATK:2500
"Watashi no turn. Draw!" Kuronazo drew his card. "Ghostrick Hyde, Shoukan!" This monster emerged as a strange, scrawny zombie of a person, decked out in black clothing.
Ghostrick Hyde: Lv.3 DARK Zombie ATK:300/DEF:100
Ghostrick Dullahan ATK:1400
"Equip Magic, Xyz Unit, hatsudo." An odd ring of light equipped itself to Dullahan. "Dullahan gains 200 Attack Points for each of its Ranks."
Ghostrick Dullahan ATK:1600
"Dullahan, attack Vampire Bram!" Its horse whinnied again and took off toward Bram. However, the moonlight cloaked Bram. "Dullahan no kouka hatsudo!" Slashing its last Overlay Unit, Dullahan fired a skull-shaped blast of energy that struck Bram, robbing it of its energy.
Vampire Bram ATK:1500
Bram could only remain on his knees as Dullahan charged forward and rammed its sword straight through its chest, causing it to explode.
"Kuso…" Koumori groaned.
Koumori LP:2800
"Ghostrick Hyde no kouka hatsudo! When it attacks, it gains 200 Attack Points for every Ghostrick monster in my Graveyard!" Hyde suddenly clenched his head as if he was in pain, grunting repeatedly and increasing in volume. The images of Stein, Ghoul, Alucard, Yuki-onna, Witch, Specter, and Mary appeared behind him, and all of a sudden, Hyde reared back as his clothing partially exploded, revealing a monstrous brute of a zombie. "Direct attack!" Gaining a power boost from the moonlight, Hyde shot forward to attack with a hammer punch.
Ghostrick Hyde ATK:2200
Red energy crackling from his fists, Hyde came down and slammed the ground hard with a hammer punch, sending out a powerful red shockwave. "WAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" He landed on the ground, causing his costume's helmet to fly off, revealing his face: A boy in their class with dark purple hair.
Koumori LP:600
"So… that's who you are." Kuronazo said. 'I thought his name sounded familiar.'
"K-Kuso…" Koumori groaned as he got to his feet. He immediately noticed that his helmet was gone, and he started to freak. "Oh no! My helmet! Oh no, my costume's ruined!"
"Hey, kid!" Kuronazo called out, getting his attention. "Is your costume's helmet really important right now? I'm going to admit, you had a good attitude. Is it seriously going to take a back seat to a stupid helmet?"
Koumori looked ticked for a moment, but he was thinking about it. "…No. You're right. Finish your turn and we'll continue!"
"Very well. Turn end." Kuronazo said. Hyde's body suddenly shrunk down, returning to its scrawny form with its tattered clothing around it.
Ghostrick Hyde ATK:300
"Boku no turn! Draw!" Koumori drew his card, but he looked at his hand with a disappointed face. "I was a good sport in my costume… I need to be one here." He looked at Kuronazo. "There's no moves I can make with my cards… so I give up. You win."
Kuronazo LP:1100
Koumori LP:600 – FORFEIT
Kuronazo's masked face appeared with the word "WIN" as the buzzer sounded, and the Augmented Reality vanished. "I didn't expect you to give in. I pegged you as a determined brat." Kuronazo said.
"I was only trying to have a little fun! It's Halloween! But then you got on my case!" Koumori said. "What did I do to you?"
"Nothing. But you got an innocent partygoer kicked out for things he didn't do." The masked detective said.
Koumori looked honestly surprised. "I… I did?"
"Tokunosuke Omoteura was kicked out of the party because everyone thought he did it." Kuronazo said. "You might want to clear that up with everyone." He turned around and began to walked off.
"Hang on a minute!" Koumori said. Kuronazo stopped and looked back. "Just who are you?"
"I am the detective of the darkness… Kuronazo. The Black Mystery." He then left without another word. Koumori nodded at his back as he watched him leave.
*Ten Minutes Later*
Tokunosuke, walking away from Cat-chan's mansion with a sad look, was stopped when he heard someone calling him. "Tokunosuke!" It was Yuma. He turned around and saw Yuma, Kotori, and Cathy running toward him.
"What is it, Ura?" He asked, a bit annoyed.
"We wanted to apologize." Cathy said, making him raise an eyebrow. "We found out that it wasn't your fault."
"Oh, really?" Tokunosuke asked skeptically.
"It was my fault!" A voice said. Koumori stepped out from behind them, bowing repeatedly. "Gomen, Omoteura-kun! I wasn't trying to get you thrown out!"
"It was YOU that did all that?!" Tokunosuke asked, surprised.
"Hai! I was only trying to have some Halloween fun!" Koumori told him. "Come on, who doesn't pull pranks on Halloween?" He was dope-slapped by Cathy. "Aye!"
Tokunosuke put his fingers to his chin for a moment, then grinned. "Okay, Koumori-kun! No hard feelings, right?" He held out a hard, but when Koumori shook it, he felt a jolt go through him. Tokunosuke pulled back his hand while laughing, showing a joy buzzer in his hand. "Halloween prank fun, right?" Koumori couldn't help himself and started laughing as well.
Yuma, Kotori, and Cathy laughed too. "Come on, guys! There's still time for the best part: The candy!"
All three boys' eyes lit up. "CANDY!" They cried, rushing off trying to beat each other back to Cathy's mansion. Kotori and Cathy laughed at each other before rushing after them, the moon shining high over the mansion's roof.
…And if one squinted, they might've been able to see the outline of a cloaked figure standing atop the roof… but only for a second as it vanished before their eyes.
Author-Made Cards
Ghostrick Hyde (effect by RK777, but I changed the name after Skeleton was revealed)
Level 3 DARK Zombie
ATK:300/DEF:100
Cannot be Normal Summoned, unless you control a "Ghostrick" monster. Once per turn: You can change this card to face-down Defense Position. When this card attacks: It gains 200 ATK for each "Ghostrick" monster with a different name in your Graveyard, until the End Phase.
Ghostrick Treats (made by RK777)
Normal Spell Card
Draw 1 card for each different-Typed "Ghostrick" monster in your Graveyard.
Impatience
Quick-Play Spell Card
Target 1 monster that was Summoned in Defense Position: Change it to face-up Attack Position.
Vile: My Halloween Decks-hibition is done after being almost two weeks overdue. Man, I need to get my butt in gear with planning. Any other fic chapters aside, a GSTART chapter is up next, so stay tuned for it! If you guys liked this story (I seriously hope you did), leave a review for me! I'm allowed to be a little lacking with filler, hopefully. Anyway, ja ne for now!
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