YGO Academy

Chapter 7

The Shadows Arise

"DUEL!" Cryo and Derrick declared as their Duel Disks appeared, Cryo having his standard disk while Derrick's was completely silver with a chrome edge. It seemed to be custom-made as the small crowd eyed it.

Duel between Cryo and Derrick will begin. Surreal Duel activated. Normal Damage Limiters. Both players begin at 8000 LP. Begin.

"I'll begin first to give you a chance. I summon Qliphort Carrier in Attack Mode!" Derrick declared and immediately summoned a huge monster, but it wasn't in the field in front of them. In fact, the monster was in the sky as it wasn't a monster at all, but a giant ship as it was white with orange trails as a green core blinked. It was as big as a building, casting a shadow over the forest behind them. Qliphort Carrier is a Level 6 EARTH Machine Pendulum monster with 2400 ATK and 1000 DEF. Cryo glared up at the giant machine in the sky as Derrick had a grin on his face. "With Carrier's effect, I'm able to Normal Summon it without Tributing, but he goes down to Level 4 and his Original Attack becomes 1800." Derrick explained as the green core blinked at the statement. Qliphort Carrier: Level 4, 1800 ATK. "Before I end my turn, I'll set a face-down and place Qliphort Cephalopod in the Pendulum Zone!" The Obelisk Blue declared as a pillar of red light appeared next to him. Another giantic ship appeared as it had a red blinking core. Qliphort Cephalopod has a Pendulum Scale of 9. "Your move then, if you have the guts to take on my machines." Derrick taunted.

"Don't mind if I do then. Draw!" Cryo shouted and drew his card. He looked at his hand as whispers among the crowd went about the Qliphorts. He had to be careful, this was the Obelisk Blue's first time fighting something as menacing as Qliphorts. "I play Evo-Diversity! With this, I can add 1 Evoltile or Evolsaur monster from my deck to my hand instantly. I pull Evolsaur Elias from my Deck to my hand. I then activate Evo-Price!" Cryo declared as a Spell card came up. "You'll see what it does soon enough, but now I set a monster and another face-down, and that'll be it for me." Cryo told Derrick. I need to play carefully. I need to see how these machines work. With my face-down, Westlo, I can Special Summon any Evolsaur from the Deck, and if I can pull Elias, I can Special Summon the one I have in my hand, and then I'll be prepared for anything. Cryo thought.

"Ha? That all you got? This will be easy. Draw!" Derrick declared and drew his card. "I summon Qliphort Shell in Attack Mode!" He declared as another machine took to the air, this one flying vertically as it had spikes protruding around it with a purple core blinking. Qliphort Shell is a Level 8 EARTH Machine Pendulum monster with 2800 ATK and 1000 DEF. It soon reduced its Level and Attack to the same Level as Carrier as Qliphort Shell had the same effect. He pointed at Cryo's face-down monster. "Shell, attack his face-down monster!" He declared as the giant machine turned around and fired a pink laser. Cryo's monster flipped up as it was his Westlo. Evoltile Westlo: 1900 DEF The laser hit a circle shielding as there was a small explosion, Derrick taking the residual damage. Derrick: 7900 LP

"You activated my Westlo's effect! When it's flipped face-up, I can instantly Special Summon an Evolsaur from my Deck, and say hi to Evolsaur Elias!" Cryo declared as a familiar Dinosaur creature rose up in a torrent of flames in Defense Mode. Evolsaur Elias: 2400 DEF. "Elias' effect activates when he's Special Summoned by an Evoltile monster! I can Special Summon the Elias I grabbed earlier with Evo-Diversity!" Cryo declared as a second Elias appeared also in Defense Mode. Derrick didn't look too happy about this as he was forced to end his turn.

"And now before you end, I activate Evo-Branch! With this, I can destroy my Evoltile Westlo and place another one from my Deck face-down instantly, and now I draw!" Cryo declared as he drew his card. His Westlo was flipped up as another pillar of flame appeared. "I Special Summon Evolsaur Diplo from my Deck!" Cryo called forth a brontosaurus-like creatore with spikes on its back and a vivid-colored tail as it was in Attack Mode. Diplo: 1600 ATK. Its spikes were shining as Cryo pointed at his Cephalopod. "When Diplo is Special Summoned by the effect of an Evoltile monster, I'm able to destroy one Spell or Trap on your field, and the one I choose is your Pendulum monster! And adding to Diplo's effect is my Evo-Price! When an Evolsaur monster is Special Summoned by an Evoltile, except during Damage Steps, once per turn, I can destroy any card on the field, and I choose your face-down!" Cryo declared as two energy blasts were fired. His Pendulum monster and Bottomless Trap Hole were instantly destroyed as Derrick didn't seem too happy. Cryo raised his hand in the air as his two Elias transformed into energy and entered a fiery vortex. "I overlay my two Level 6 Evolsaur Elias to construct the Overlay Network! XYZ Summon! The weak die and the strong survive as the pinnacle of the Evolsaur evolution is upon you! Witness the destructive orce of the Evolzars! Come forth, Solda!" Cryo called forth his signature Dragon as it roared onto the battlefield, looking up at the two giant ships above the crowd. Evolzar Solda: 2600 ATK. Some were cheering at its appearence as Cryo pointed at Qliphort Shell. "Solda, attack Derrick's Qliphort Shell!" He declared as Solda reared its head back and fired off a huge blue fireball. It pierced Shell's hull as it exploded, the blue flames damaging Derrick a bit, but it didn't seem to affect him. Derrick: 7100 LP Cryo ended his turn as he jumped onto his blue dragon. "You're not going to be able to stop my creature. There will be no Special Summoning when its around. Your Pendulum Deck is through." The Obelisk Blue told the other as Derrick started laughing.

"We'll see, tough guy. Draw." He declared as his smile turned into a sneer. "I activate the Spell card, Summoner's Art! This card allows me to pull a Level 5 or higher Normal Monster from my Deck to my hand, so I pull a little guy named Qliphort Scout." Derrick explained as he pulled a card. The Pendulum Scale opened up again as a smaller ship appeared in the air, it having a blinking yellow core this time. Qliphort Scout Pendulum Scale: 9. "I activate Scout's Pendulum Effect! By paying 800 Life Points, I can add any 'Qli' card from my Deck to my hand!" He explained as energy shot from him into his monster. Derrick: 6300 LP. The ship blinked as a card was pulled from his Deck, which Derrick proceeded to place onto the other Pendulum Zome. "Now I complete the Pendulum Scale with Qliphort Monoloth!" He called forth as a giant wall rose up near Qliphort Scout as it had a blinking purple core. A portal opened up in between the both of them as Derrick raised his hand. "I Pendulum Summon, Qliphort Cephalopod and Qliphort Shell!" He declared as the two giant ships appeared with the same Level and Attack as his other monster.

"What part of Solda did you not hear? I activate his Effect. By using an Overlay Unit, I can negate the summon of your creatures!" Cryo declared as his dragon swallowed one of the units and unleashed blue fire again at both of the ships. They were instantly destroyed as Derrick summoned another Qliphort Shell to the field. "Now, Shell and Carrier, attack his Diplo and Westlo!" Derrick declared as Cryo braced for the impact. Both ships fired their blasts at his two monsters, causing damage, but it also didn't seem to affect Cryo as much. Cryo: 6700 LP "I end my turn from there." He declared.

"My turn. Draw." Cryo declared and drew his card. He set a monster and pointed at Shell once again. "Solda, get rid of his monster again." He coldly commanded as Solda destroyed the giant ship once again. Derrick: 5500 LP. Cryo then set a monster and a card and ended his turn.

Rika was watching the Duel intently as she looked a little nervous for Derrick. He was on the losing end of this battle. She looked over to Cryo as for once, she was thankful that Derrick was fighting him instead of her. Solda would destroy her Yang-Zings instantly.

"My turn, draw, and now I Pendulum Summon once again!" Derrick declared as the portal opened up, but just as before, Solda absorbed its final unit and destroyed the monsters. This is where Derrick smiled as his Life Points dropped once again to activate Scout's effect. "You were so dependant on that Solda. I'll show you what happens when you underestimate me! I add Saqlifice to my hand with Scout's effect, and then I equip it onto Carrier! This Equip Spell gives 300 ATK to my monster and then it cannot be destroyed by battle, but that's not the best part. The equipped monster counts as two Tributes for the Summon of a Qli monster, and I'll use that effect now! I now Tribute my Carrier to Summon Qliphort Disk!" Derrick declared as his huge ship vanished into thin air as a disc-like ship now took its place, it having a blue core and several lasers. Qliphort Disk is a Level 7 EARTH Machine Pendulum with 2800 ATK and 1000 DEF. Cryo didn't look too happy as the green core remained in the air. "Now, three effects go off at once. First, my Saqlifice goes off, as with its effect, I can add any Qli monster from my Deck to my hand. I think I'll add another Monolith in case you try your Diplo again. Next, Carrier bounces your now empy Solda back to your Extra Deck, and finally, Disk activates his effect! When Tribute Summoned successfully, I can Special Summon two Qli monsters from my Deck, but they are destroyed during the End Phase." He said all at once as he added the card to his deck. The green core in the air shone as Cryo jumped off his dragon as it roared and vanished as well. Before Cryo could register what was going on, two huge ships appeared by the side of Disk as them seemed to be cylinder-shaped with orange cores. Qliphort Helix is a Level 6 EARTH Machine Pendulum with 2400 ATK and 1000 DEF. When Special Summoned, its Level becomes 4 and Attack becomes 1800.

"Helix, attack his face-down monster!" He declared as the ship fired its lasers onto the face-down. It flipped up his familar Evoltile Najasho bNajasho: 2000 DEF./bas it was able to survive the attack and cause damage to Derrick. Derrick: 4500 LP "Tch, lucky bastard. Disk, finish where Helix left off!" He declared.

"That's where I'm stopping you. I activate Evo-Singularity!" Cryo declared as he flipped up a Trap card. His Graveyard started shining as he raised his hand in the air. "With this card, I can target one Evoltile and Evolsaur, and from there, I can Special Summon any Evolzar monster from the Extra Deck, and I think I'll bring back Solda!" He declared as his Dragon materialized from the vortex that formed. His Graveyard shot out two Overlay Units as it surronded the Dragon. "The two monsters I selected become its materials. Now what will you do, Derrick?" He asked.

"Easy, I attack Solda!" Derrick directed the attack to Cryo's dragon as it was destroyed and Cryo taking minimal damage. Cryo: 6500 LP Derrick ended his turn as his two Helix ships were destroyed. Before Cryo started, Monolith began to glow as it fired off an energy ball at Derrick, striking his Deck. "Oh, I forgot to mention Monolith's effect. See, at the End Phase, if I tribute Summon any Qli monsters, I can draw cards equal to the number of Tributes."

"I draw. Now, I Tribute my Najasho to summon Evolsaur Darwino!" Cryo declared as his snake creature vanished as a new dinosaur took its place, screeching onto the battlefield. Evolsaur Darwino is a Level 5 FIRE Dinosaur monster with 2200 ATK and 700 DEF. "This is where it gets insteresting. I activate Najasho's effect! If it's Tributed by any means, I can Special Summon an Evolsaur monster from my Deck, and this time, I bring Evolsaur Vulcano to my field!" Cryo explained as a blue dinosaur roared onto the field. Evolsaur Vulcano is a Level 4 FIRE Dinosaur with 1200 ATK and 1000 DEF. "Now, two effects go off. I hope you can keep up. First off, Vulcano activates his effect when Special Summoned by an Evoltile monster. His effect Special Summons another Evolsaur from the Graveyard. Welcome to the hunt, Diplo." He called forth Diplo as his Spell card activated once again. This time, the blast struck Disk as Derrick's eyes widened in shock as he looked to Cryo as he raised his hand once more. Vulcano and Diplo leapt into the vortex as Cryo was XYZ Summoning once more. "Evolution has no limits to the Evolzars, witness their power first hand! Roar, Evolzar Dolkka!" Cryo called forth a white dragon cloaked in red fire as it roared at Derrick. Evolzar Dolkka is a Rank 4 FIRE Dragon XYZ monster with 2300 ATK and 1700 DEF. Rika's eyes widened as Derrick was ready to guard the incoming attacks.

"Dolkka, Darwino, attack directly. End this Duel." Cryo declared as both his monsters aimed their fire at Derrick as both burned him and knocked the Duelist on his back, dropping his Life Points to zero.

Derrick: 0 LP

Cryo: 6500 LP

Cryo is the winner.

The holograms faded away as Derrick lied there on his back as the crowd was chattering with themselves. Rika stared in disbelief at what happened as Cryo's Duel Disk retracted back. "I thought your group was supposed to be the feared club from what I hear going around, but you didn't prove much of a challenge." Cryo commented coldly as Derrick was struggling to get back up. He looked infuriated as his clothes were slightly burned. "Damn you...you wait...I'll get you back!" He told him as Cryo started to walk away.

Mikee and Tig were among the crowd that started to walk away as the sun was starting to set. There wasn't an curfew in place as it was Club Day and the weekend was coming up. It was a good two days off for all the students as some put their days into studying, the rest had duels or hung out with their clubs. It was still starting to get dark as Mikee was walking with Tigara. "So, did you find a club to join?" She asked the Ra Yellow student. He shrugged as he looked around. "Nah, there's not too much love for Synchros. I have a spot with Neo, but calling my Synchrons old fashioned doesn't sit right with me." He told his friend.

"I hear ya. I'm thinking of trying out another Deck besides Madolches all the time, and I've had my eyes on the Blue Eyes White Dragon for a while." She told him. He looked a little surprised as he knew the cards were somewhat hard to get, considering it was Blue-Eyes after all. Even when re-printed, it was a hard find other than getting the structure decks. Well, if Tigara was one of the types who went after the shiny cards, but he knew Tig. She wasn't the type to search only for the super rare stuff. "So, what about you? What club are you in?" Mikee rebounded the question back.

"I don't know yet. There's not too much to really join and I don't have many ideas. I'll figure something out before the end of the month." She replied back to him.

"You know how Isaac gets though. Hope you come up with something soon." Mikee told her as they reached the limits of the Obelisk Blue girl's dorm. "Well, this is it for me, I'm gonna head back to my dorm." He told Tig.

"Yeah, we meeting up at the same place?" She asked, stopping to look at him.

"Card shop, of course. I need to think of a new deck to try out other than just Synchrons. See ya tomorrow then." Mikee told her and waved as he walked away. She waved back as they seperated for the night.

Meanwhile, inside one of the Red Dorms, Luna was in her room looking through the cards she had in her small collection as the female had her deck spread out on her bed. "Hmm...what to add...what to change...Neo cleaned me good, and if I'm going to be in the club, I need to get better." Luna said to herself as she was sorting out the monsters in her Deck. The door opened up suddenly as a breeze of wind shuffled her cards around. "Augh, Sadet!" Luna called out to her roommate.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, what happened?" The brown-haired Slifer asked as she was getting her cards together.

"It's fine, it's fine, just...knock next time. Geez." She told her as Luna managed to pick up her cards and rearrange them. Sadet put her Duel Disk on her bed and looked over to what her friend was doing. "What'cha doing?"

"I'm going through my deck. I have to get better for the club I'm in." She told her as she put her deck back into the Duel Disk. The rest of the cards she put into a little case she had underneath the bed she slept in. "Oh, what club are you in? I joined this cool Fairy club, I think you'll like it." She suggested, lying on her bed.

"Nah, no thanks. I like the club I'm in." The black-haired duelist replied as she took off her own Duel Disk. As she was getting ready to relax, her D-Gazer started blinking as it was a signal for a message. "Oh? What's this?" She said outloud as Sadet looked to her. She pressed a button on her D-Gazer as it blinked a couple of times. This was the messaging system the D-Gazers had as students could send each other messages whether it'd be text or vocal. For Luna, this was a text as the hologram showed her the message. You've been invited formally to a Dueling Party. Come to the Abandoned Dorm to come check it out. This night only.

"Oh, there's a Duel Party going on! That's cool." Luna said outloud as she picked up her Duel Disk. Sadet looked to her a little confused. "A Duel Party? What's that?"

"I just got invited to one, I wanna go check it out." She told her roommate as the Slifer Red got up, putting on her coat for the night.

"Hey, mind if I go with you?" Sadet asked, getting up too.

"What?"
"Well, it's dark outside anyway, it's better to go in pairs in case something happens. Besides, I'm bored, and it gets lonely in rooms if no one else is around. Can I?" Sadet asked.

Before Luna knew it, she was walking on the path with Sadet as she was humming a song. Luna didn't look too annoyed as the company was enlightening, but she was eager to see this party. It was definitely the first time she's been invited to one, even though this was the first time she heard of a party. Besides, it was a good start on Halloween since that was also around the corner. Having a party inside a famous attraction was probably the best idea. The Abandoned Dorm, from what she remembered had its own history as it was once the dorm for a fourth dormitory.

"Oooh! Luna, there it is!" Sadet pointed out as she looked forward. In a clearing from the woods was the old place, the former fourth dorm as it looked like it was beginning to fall apart. The old dorm looked like it was rebuilt, but then abandoned as the wood was fading in color possibly from too much exposure from the sun. Paint was beginning to peel off, but the thing that stood out was that there were lights inside the place. "This? Is this where the party is at? Kinda weird for one, ain't it?" Sadet asked.

"Well, it's only a few weeks before Halloween, so it's a perfect place. I wonder who's hosting it though. Maybe one of the teachers?" Luna wondered outloud.

"Let's go in already!" Sadet told her Slifer Red friend as she ran up to the door.

"Wait Sadet, don't!" Luna warned, but Sadet was already knocking on the front door. With her hand in her face as a facepalm, the knocking sound echoed through the place. "Hello! We're here for a party!" Sadet called out.

"Sadet! Sssh!" Luna told her as the door clicked and it creaked open. There was nobody waiting at the door, but the lights turned out to be candles. For a party, there was no music, nor people. "What the...Hello?" Luna called in as her voice seemed to echo. Both girls looked toeach other nervously as they stood right outside, hesitant on entering. It seemed empty until there were more lights coming from the corners. Luna and Sadet saw other Obelisk Blues there, but there were only three more, specifically two girls and another guy. They were still within the shadows, as neither of them could tell who they were, but they weren't familiar at all. One was to their left, an Obelisk Blue female wearing the standard female uniform, but her striking feature was short forest green hair with a feather hairpin staring at them with hazel eyes. The one to their right was a male with the normal outfit for the boys, but he wore a red coat with a black trim. His hair was short and red like his eyes and tan skin. The only thing to add to his appearence was bright red goggles over his eyes. The last person was at the end of the room as her hair was jet black in a ponytail as she stared at them with green eyes. She had a uniform on with blue pants instead of a skirt, but the striking thing was she had some sort of brown leather armor on just her chest. All three of them had a grin on their face before a final light shone from what seemed to be the second floor. Both girls gasped as this time, it was Danielle walking down the stairs. Her green eyes seemed to focus on just Luna as the other three stepped away. "Danielle? What are you-" Luna was saying until the Obelisk Blue stopped walking, just straight ahead of Luna. "Some birds told me that you use a Spellcaster deck." She asked, sounding serious as the other three looked right at her.

"Y-yeah, I use one, so?" Luna asked, Sadet backing up as she looked a bit afraid at the Obelisk Blues glaring at them with grins. Danielle had a small smile on her face as she held out her arm. This time, a Duel Disk appeared underneath her glove as it was one of the brand new Duel Disks that materialized without the spinning parts. A purple energy surrounded where she would place her cads as it looked like it was covered with dark energy. "I believe it's time I show you what an actual Spellcaster deck can do, not trash like yours." She commented.

"T-trash?! Excuse me?!" Luna answered back as she activated her Duel Disk and stepped forward, accepting the challenge.

"L-Luna, wait, you realize who you're dueling, right?" Sadet asked, worried.

"Yeah, I know who I'm dueling, and I'm going to show her what Dark Magician is capable of! You want a fight, I'll give you one!" The Slifer Red told Danielle. She responded with a 'Hmph' and pushed back her magenta hair. "This duel only comes with one condition: It's a Surreal Duel at its highest level." Danielle asked. Luna looked a bit surprised as Sadet was the one shocked.

"Surreal Duels are normally set to normal level, to prevent people from getting really hurt, but highest level, the attacks and damage really hurt! Luna, don't do it!" Sadet told her, but the Slifer Red's decision was made as they both equipped their D-Gazers.

She was going to put this uppity Obelisk Blue in her place.

"DUEL!"

Surreal Duel Mode engaged. Highest Level. Both players start at 8000 Life Points.

Luna: 8000 LP

Danielle: 8000 LP

Begin.

"I'll go first, because trust me, you will need it when I'm done with you." Danielle told Luna as they both drew their cards. Luna drew her cards and looked pleased with her hand. Danielle noticed this as she set a monster and three cards face-down. It was Luna's turn as she was prepared for whatever was coming. Sadet looked at the three face-downs that the Obelisk Blue set as she knew it was a bad idea to attack boldly. "Luna, be careful, I have a bad feeling about this..." Sadet told her friend as she drew her card.

"No worries, I have this in the...bag! Awesome! I activate the Magical Citadel of Endymion! This-" Luna was saying until Danielle interrupted, "I'm aware of what it does. You gain Spell Counters you rarely use, an old-fashioned card not able to keep up with the times of now." Luna pouted as two blue lights appeared at her sides. "Well, it's over for you, because I place both Timegazer Magician and Stargazer Magician in the Pendulum Zones! With this, my Pendulum Scale is complete!" She declared as two Spellcasters appeared on the sides of the battlefield, floating as a portal opened up above them. Danielle didn't look up as she was staring straight at Luna. She raised her hand as three bursts of light shot from the portal. "I Pendulum Summon! Magical Exemplar, Crusader of Endymion, and Skilled Dark Magician!" Luna called forth three of her Spellcasters which emptied out her entire hand as she looked extremely confident. Her hand was raised as a portal opened up in front of her. "I construct the Overlay Network using my three monsters! XYZ Summon! Number 104: Masquerade!" Luna declared as her three monsters transformed into energy and flew into the portal to create her powerful Magician as it floated right in front of her, looking serious with its arms crossed and its eyes glowing. Number 104: Masquerade: 2700 ATK/1200 DEF

"That's where I'm putting a stop to you right there, girl. I activate my Trap card, Sinister Shadow Games. This card can send a Shaddoll card from my Deck to my Graveyard, then I can flip any Shaddoll monsters I control to face-up Defense position. The monster I send is Shaddoll Squamata, and the monster I flip is Shaddoll Falco." Danielle explained as a shadow-like energy shot from her Deck to the Graveyard and a bird-like creature flipped up. Shaddoll Falco is a Level 2 DARK Spellcaster Tuner with 600 ATK and 1400 DEF. Danielle's Deck shuffled as her Graveyard was still glowing. "Two effects activate. First off, my Falco, when flipped, can Special Summon any Shaddoll monster from my Graveyard to the field in face-down Defense position. Then Squamata, when sent to the Graveyard, is able to ditch another Shaddoll monster from my Deck to the Graveyard, in which case I send Shaddoll Hedgehog." Danielle explained slow enough as Falco screeched and flew to Danielle's Graveyard, pulling out the lizard-like creature as it was now face-down and another card was sent to the Graveyard. "And finally, Hedgehog activates his effect. I can add a Shaddoll monster from my Deck to my hand. In which case, I'll add Shaddoll Dragon." She finally finished.

Sadet looked a little confused as she never saw these creatures before, and neither did Luna. They were recently new, even with more support, but no one was running them. Was Danielle the only Duelist running the Shaddoll archtype? "It's still my turn, so Masquerade, attack her Shaddoll Falco!" She declared as it destroyed her bird instantly as her turn ended from there. It was the point where Danielle was laughing as Luna looked to her.

"What's so funny? You lost your Tuner! You can't Synchro Summon now!" Luna told her.

"You have no idea the power my puppets possess. You don't even know how to properly use your own Deck. Your cards are just a mess, an excuse of a ireal/i Spellcaster Deck. Now, I'll put you in your proper place. I draw and activate my face-down, Shaddoll Core." Danielle called forth as a stone was placed onto the battlefield right next to her face-down Squamata. "When Core is activated, I can Special Summon it as a Level 9 DARK Spellcaster monster with 1450 ATK and 1950 DEF. Now, I flip up my Squamata." Danielle declared as her monster was flipped. Shaddoll Squamata is a Level 4 DARK Spellcaster with 1800 ATK and 1000 DEF. The lizard creature began to gather black lightning as it fired it straight at Masquerade. It groaned out in pain as Luna looked shocked. It was destroyed instantly as Luna's field was wide open. "When my Squamata is flipped, I can target one monster on the field and destroy it. And if I seem to recall, your excuse of a Rank 4 Spellcaster can only negate effects during the Battle Phase." She told her as Luna took a step back. "I now summon the Shaddoll Dragon I received with Hedgehog's assistance." Danielle called forth a snake-like creature that looked familiar to Luna from a previous duel as it roared at her. Shaddoll Dragon is a Level 4 DARK Spellcaster with 1900 ATK and 0 DEF.

"Now my puppets, teach this Slifer Red a lesson." She declared as both her creatures combined their dark energies and fired a black ball of energy at Luna. She guarded, but it wasn't enough as the attack hit her head-on and knocked her to the door hard as she fell forward on her knees, the attack physically hurt. Luna: 4300 LP. "Don't bother getting up. It's over, save yourself the trouble and give up now. You and your Spellcasters will never beat mine." Danielle told Luna as she pushed back her magenta hair.

"Luna, are you okay?!" Sadet called to her, looking shocked at what just happened.

"I'm...fine! I got this...Draw!" Luna declared, sounding a bit hurt as she drew her card and looked at it. Without any expression, she set the card in the Spell and Trap card zone as it was all she could do. She fell down to one knee to hold herself up as the attack felt like being hit by a huge metal ball. "Pendulum monsters work by being able to Special Summon destroyed monsters from the Extra Deck, but all you have is garbage in your deck. So many ways to Special Summon certain monsters, but no sure-fire way of keeping one long enough on the field. Your deck is nothing, not even a speck compared to mine." Danielle coldly told her and drew her card to which her eyes lit up.

"I will show you what a REAL Spellcaster user can do. I activate the Equip Spell Nephe Shaddoll Fusion! With this, all I need to do is declare an Attribute and equip it to one of my Shaddoll monsters. It will become the declared Attribute instantly. I declare the LIGHT attribute. And then by sending the monster and another I control on the field, I can Fusion Summon a Shaddoll monster from my Extra Deck. I equip this to Squamata as I Fusion Summon my signature monster. Her reign goes beyond the world as her darkness consumes all living beings good and bad. I Fusion Summon El Shaddoll Construct!" Danielle declared as she held her hand up in the air as both her monsters were sucked into a black portal. It seemed to ooze black energy as it shot straight into the sky, virtually busting the roof of the old dorm as from the night sky came a gigantic creature. It was human-shaped with a blank face as strings were coming straight from its back as it looked down on the pale Luna. El Shaddoll Construct is a Level 8 LIGHT Fairy monster with 2800 ATK and 2500 DEF.

Sadet stared at the new monster in absolute shock at how massive it was, floating in the sky like that. It must have been bigger then Derrick's Qliphort monsters as several things happened at once. "When Squamata is sent to the Graveyard, I can send one Shaddoll card from my Deck to the Grave, and when Shaddoll Core is sent to the Graveyard, I can choose one Shaddoll Spell or Trap from my Graveyard to my hand. Finally, Construct has the same effect as Squamata to send one Shaddoll card from my Deck to the Grave. I mill Falco and Beast while receiving Nephe Shaddoll Fusion back to my hand." Danielle declared as the cards were placed in their rightful positions. Her Graveyard had dark energy as Falco came from the Graveyard due to its effect and was placed on the field in face-down Defense position. The final effect of Shaddoll Beast activated where Danielle was able to draw one card, but this card was glowing with black energy. "It truely is over. I activate Shaddoll Fusion. By sending my Shaddoll Dragon and my Shaddoll Hound in my hand, I can Fusion Summon another Shaddoll monster. Fusion Summon! El Shaddoll Winda!" Danielle called forth a new Shaddoll creature as her two monsters went into the dark Spell card. Instead of just appearing, Construct's back glowed as a creature came from it wrapped in strings like a puppet. It was a snake-like dragon creature with a green-haired woman riding on top of it as the dragon screeched, landing on the field. El Shaddoll Winda is a Level 5 DARK Spellcaster Fusion with 2200 ATK and 800 DEF.

Luna looked defeated as all she could do was brace the incoming attack as Construct moved its massive hand to form a white energy blast as Winda's dragon creature started powering up a dark blast. Danielle was beginning to laugh as she pointed at Luna. "This is what TRUE Spellcasters are capable of! Your deck is nothing but a bug to crush under my foot. Finish her." Danielle commanded and turned around to walk away as both blasts combined and fired, striking Luna head-on as the force was strong enough to break the door and land her outside on the ground.

Luna: 0 LP

Danielle: 8000 LP

Danielle is the victor.