Vile: *trying to push a door shut with RK, Foxy on the other end* Come on, push, darn it! *we give one final shove, closing the door* *I lock it, then wipe off my forehead* Jeez, that guy's stubborn!
RK777: No kiddin'. Knew I shoulda brought my shotgun.
Vile: *starts pushing a few buttons on my wristpad* I'd better rig my Deporter Trap. That animatronic will be flung back to his own game if he tries this garbage again. *notices the viewers* Oh, hi, folks! Didn't see ya there! Rocket Knight 777 was just helping me out with Foxy. I think the guy got his wires even more crossed than they normally are in his own game.
RK777: Let's hope neither one of us has to use his kind in either of our universes.
Vile: Well, I have no intention of playing his series (sorry, Freddy), not to mention we have ARC-V's Des-Toys-
RK777: Frightfurs.
Vile: Whatever they are, they take that position well enough. But for now, we've got a story to finish. Enjoy!
Numbershot 80: Precious Melody
Chapter 6
The smoke finally cleared from Passacaglia's attack… to show Knight holding off Passacaglia's attack with his sword. "NANI?!" Suguru cried.
"To think someone like you had to force my hand." Mitsume said through the smoke. The smoke cleared more to show an active Trap on her field. "How disappointing I didn't see your true power sooner."
"W-What is that?!"
"My Trap Card, Eye of Clairvoyance. I can only activate this Trap from my hand when my Life Points would reach 0 in battle with a Blinded By monster." Mitsume explained. "Once I do, I banish every card in my Graveyard. Then, my monster gains 1000 Attack Points for each Eye Magic and Trap I banished, while your monster loses 500 for every Blinded By monster." Mitsume held up Cyclops and Eye of Transfer. "With 1 Eye and 1 Blinded By removed from my Graveyard, my monster gains 1000 Attack Points, while your monster loses 500 ATK." Knight's blindfold glowed harshly. "Additionally, my monster is not destroyed by this battle, and you must end your turn the moment your Battle Phase ends." Knight got out of the way of Passacaglia's club with a trace image, making it slam into the ground.
Knight ATK:1000
Passacaglia ATK:2500
Mitsume LP:1000
Mitsume let out a breath. 'That power is far stronger than I anticipated. I must end this as soon as possible.'
"Kuso… turn end!" Suguru declared.
"Watashi no turn. Draw." Kuronazo drew his card. "Lucky draw. Magic Card, Xyz Gift, hatsudo. With 2 or Xyz Monsters on the field, I draw 2 cards." He drew twice. "Next, Ghostrick Spoiled Angel, Ribaasu Shoukan." Spoiled Angel reformed from her card, a little out of it and having to shake her head. "Trap, hatsudo: Xyz Rotation. This card allows me to return Ghostrick Spoiled Angel to my Extra Deck and replace it with another Xyz Monster, giving the new monster all of her Overlay Units!" Angel dissipated into purple energy, which her Overlay Units absorbed, growing larger and spinning even faster. "Ekushiizu Shoukan!" A coffin appeared where Angel once was, slowly opening. "Ideyo, Ghostrick Alucard!" The vampiric leader of the Ghostricks rose from his coffin, destroying it by shooting his arms to the side.
Ghostrick Alucard: Rank 3 DARK Zombie/Xyz ATK:1800/DEF:1600 7 Overlay Units
"Is it too much to assume he's not sticking around for long?" Mitsume asked.
"No, that's actually quite accurate." Kuronazo pointed forward. "Xyz Change!" Alucard snapped his fingers as another blue spiral portal opened up, absorbing Alucard. "Return, Ghostrick Spoiled Angel!" Spoiled Angel returned to the field through the portal, flashing a peace sign.
Spoiled Angel: 8 Overlay Units (Defense Mode)
"Ghostrick Spoiled Angel no kouka hatsudo." He showed Ghostrick Werewolf from his hand. "I attach Ghostrick Werewolf to Angel as an Overlay Unit!" Kuronazo threw the card, which became another Overlay Unit.
Spoiled Angel: 9 Overlay Units
"Is that all, or will you actually fight?" Mitsume asked, unimpressed.
"Why would I need to? My indirect strategy has almost sealed my victory. Only one more Overlay Unit, and I win." Kuronazo nonchalantly picked his next card. "Kaado ichi mai settei. Turn end." His next facedown appeared.
Mitsume went for her Deck. 'My final turn... I will not fail.' She thought. "Watakushi no turn..." Her blindfold glowed. "Draw!". She drew her card. "Magic Card, Xyz Treasure, hatsudo. For every Xyz Monster on the field, I draw once." 4 cards were drawn from her Deck, and she looked at them. "The future has been seen... Despite both of your efforts, victory will be mine. The Judge Blinded by Justice, Shoukan." Appearing next to the Knight was a tall, imposing man wielding a giant gavel. He wore a white powder wig and long black robe with a cloth blindfold tied around his eyes.
The Judge Blinded By Justice: Lv.4 LIGHT Fairy ATK: 2200/DEF:600
Mitsume held up a card. "...It's over. Magic Card, Eye of Contact, hatsudo! With only two Blinded By monsters on my field, both of them become Level 8 for the turn!" Both Knight and Judge's blindfolds glowed pink.
Knight & Judge: Lv.8
"Based on this move, I surmise that we get to see your Number." Kuronazo mused.
Suguru's eyes widened in fear. "No...Not that!"
"Watakushi wa, Reberu Hachi no Judge Blinded by Justice to Knight Blinded by Loyalty de Obarei!" Her two monsters turned fully orange (Knight) and yellow (Judge) before shooting into the air in a spiral. A galaxy portal opened up, and both her monsters sailed inside. "Ni tai no monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku. Ekushiizu Shoukan!" A burst of light erupted from the portal, and the glow from Mitsume's blindfold turned harsh. "Arawareyo, Nanbaazu Hachi!"
The number "08" formed and flashed in cyan, and the monster's sealed form emerged as what appeared to be a suit of torso armor. Legs emerged from the bottom of the armor, creating their own pieces of samurai armor. "The vessel of the second sight, inescapable by mortals..." Two arms emerge from the sides, clad in armored gloves. Finally, the cyan Number glowed in blackness before it revealed a visor over the eyes of a man wearing a samurai helmet with the "08" on it, the visor obstructing his view with an eye emblazoned on it, much like Mitsume herself. "Genshikenshi (Vision Swordsman)…" The sightless samurai drew a sword and slashed twice with it before standing there stoically, two purple Overlay Units circling him. "Zatoichi."
Number 8: Vision Swordsman - Zatoichi: Rank 8 DARK Warrior/Xyz ATK:3000/DEF:2600 2 Overlay Units
Suguru fell back onto his butt in fear. "Anything but that!"
"An interesting Number, to say the least." Kuronazo mused. "What, pray tell, does it do?"
"You will see... because its first target will be you, Kuronazo." Mitsume told him. "But first, Magic Card, Mystical Space Typhoon, hatsudo. This card destroys 1 Magic or Trap Card, or a card ACTING as one, on the field." A cyclone billowed from the card, obliterating Rhapsody in Berserk.
"My melody!" Suguru cried.
"Now, Zatoichi, attack Ghostrick Spoiled Angel!" Zatoichi readied his sword and, with a flash of his visor, instantly dashed right by Angel, slashing her and making her scream before she exploded.
"Kuso..." Kuronazo groaned.
"Zatoichi no kouka hatsudo!" At that moment, Zatoichi began absorbing Angel's Overlay Units into his sword, making it glow a harsh purple. "If Zatoichi destroys an Xyz Monster by battle that had Overlay Units, the player who controlled that monster takes 500 damage for each Overlay Unit!" Kuronazo backstepped with a gasp. "Vision Blade!" Zatoichi waved his sword around before slashing, sending out a very powerful energy blade. Kuronazo leapt out of the way as the blade tore through the ground, blowing his cape around.
Kuronazo had to hold his mask in place from the force. "I underestimated you..."
Kuronazo LP:0 – ELIMINATED
Suguru breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank god… I still have a turn."
"Wrong."
"Eh?!"
"Zatoichi no kouka hatsudo! If this card attacks, I can use an Overlay Unit at the end of the Damage Step to enable another attack!" Zatoichi slashed an Overlay Unit with his sword.
Zatoichi: 1 Overlay Unit
"Furthermore, Quick-Play Magic, Eye of the Curse, hatsudo! This card doubles any damage that is the result of a card effect this turn, but during the End Phase, the original damage comes back to me!" Zatoichi's visor glowed a bright red.
"B-BAKANA!" Suguru yelled
"Zatoichi, attack Passacaglia in Aggression!" With a flash, Zatoichi slashed right through Passacaglia, obliterating her before absorbing her Overlay Unit to fire off a red energy slash. Suguru groaned as he shielded himself from the force.
Suguru LP:1800
"You're finished. Zatoichi no kouka hatsudo!" The samurai absorbed his other Overlay Unit through his sword.
Zatoichi: 0 Overlay Units
"Zatoichi, attack Dirge in Dejection!" Zatoichi slashed through Suguru's final monster, absorbed its Overlay Unit and blasted Suguru one more time; blowing the homeless duelist back several feet, and knocking him out.
Mitsume LP:1000
Suguru LP:0 - ELIMINATED
Mitsume's face appeared with the word "WIN" before the Augmented Reality vanished. 'Incredible… Yuma's going to have a hard time against that Number.'
Mitsume walked over to the unconscious Suguru and took the card from him. "History repeats itself. Once again, your Number is mine." She turned to Kuronazo, who had gotten up and back to his normal posture. "Will you stand in my way, Black Mystery?"
"No. Not this time, at least." Kuronazo replied. "A deal is a deal."
"Very well. I suppose I should say I look forward to seeing what you can really do when the time comes."
"Indeed. You won't beat me so easily next time, though... Mitsume."
"Hopefully you can back that up. It won't feel right to crush you if you can't at least put up a fight." Mitsume said. "But deliver this message to Tsukumo: If I encounter him, I will not be merciful. He and I are enemies to the end." The markings on Mitsume's blindfold glowed, causing her to vanish in a flash of light.
Kuronazo stood there for a moment. "You're quite the puzzle, Ms. Mitsume… One I intend to solve, personally." With that, Kuronazo turned and walked away.
*Time Skip to End of School* *Principal's Office*
"Eh?!" Tokunosuke and Hikaya cried, the principal sitting in his chair.
"What do you mean, "it's gone"?!" Tokunosuke shouted.
The principal sighed. "I'm sorry, you two, but circumstances resulted in the card not being in my possession anymore."
"What happened?" Hikaya asked.
"It was the strangest thing. First, I hear this weird music, and then Taichi storms in here, swipes the card, and takes off, with a strange blindfolded girl chasing after him."
"Taichi-kun, ura?" Tokunosuke wondered.
"He claimed to hear the same music, but it was tormenting him." The principal told them. "He was taken home early because of it."
"I hope he's alright." Hikaya whimpered.
"So do I." The principal then sighed. "If I wasn't witness to the power of these Number cards, I would be dismissing these events as crazy, but I know full well not to take them lightly. The sooner Yuma and Kotori return from their own quest, the sooner this problem can be solved." He leaned back in his chair. "Any word from them, by the way?"
"They've been at this for a day, but they've made some progress." Tokunosuke said.
"Too bad there's not much we can do." Hikaya added.
Tokunosuke sighed. "All we can do is keep our eyes open for more Numbers, ura."
"And I hope we don't encounter anymore at this school." The principal said. "Nothing against you kids who accepted this responsibility, if you call it that, but my ticker just can't take must more of this excitement."
"No promises, sir, but we'll do what we can, ura." Tokunosuke said, Hikaya nodding in agreement.
"Good to hear. Now, go on. Off with ya." The principal told them. "Your parents are probably waiting for you both."
*Later That Day*
Tokunosuke walked home by himself, but his face went into a stern look. 'I'll find out who you are, Mitsume.' He thought. 'You may not know the true identity of Kuronazo... but Kuronazo solves every mystery he finds.'
Author-Made Cards
The Judge Blinded by Justice
Level 4 LIGHT Fairy/Effect
ATK:2200/DEF:600
This card cannot attack. This effect cannot be negated, except by the effect of an "Eye" card. Rest of Effects Unconfirmed
Number 8: Vision Swordsman – Zatoichi
Rank 8 DARK Warrior/Xyz
ATK:3000/DEF:2600
2 Level 8 monsters
If this card destroys an Xyz Monster by battle: Inflict 500 damage to your opponent for each Xyz Material that was attached to that monster. If this card attacks: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card at the end of the Damage Step; this card can attack once again.
Eye of the Curse
Quick-Play Spell Card
Double any effect damage inflicted to your opponent this turn. During the End Phase: You take the original amount of all effect damage inflicted to your opponent.
Eye of Clairvoyance
Counter Trap Card
If your Life Points would become 0 as a result of a battle between an opponent's attacking monster and a "Blinded By" monster you control: Banish all cards from your Graveyard; your monster gains 1000 ATK for each "Eye" card banished by this effect, and your opponent's monster loses 500 ATK for each "Blinded By" monster banished by this effect, during the Damage Step. Additionally, your monster cannot be destroyed by battle this turn, and your opponent must end their turn at the end of the Battle Phase.
Xyz Rotation
Normal Trap Card
Return 1 Xyz Monster you control to your Extra Deck: Special Summon 1 Xyz Monster from your Extra Deck with a different name, and if you do, attach all of the first monster's Xyz Materials to the second monster. (This Special Summon is treated as an Xyz Summon.)
RK777: Nice ending, V-man. You just pump these out, don't you? Heh, wish I could do that.
Vile: Hey, don't get modest. You got me out of a jam with this one. ...Not to mention you and I basically collabed the Duel already. *notices a bunch of authors who asked me for a collab glaring at me* *hides face* Don't hurt me!
RK777: Simmer down, folks. *cocks shotgun* Don't make go redneck on ya. *they calm down* Still, it's not like I had anything better to do. Hard to update Numbershot 41.5 when it seems like no one's reading it. *facepalm* Ooh, sorry for plugging.
Vile: Eh, sh*t happens. Anyway, now that you guys are pacified, all who liked this chapter, leave a review for me, and for crying out loud, with all the things RK and I team up with, give the guy a little love! You'll be seeing our teamwork a lot once we get to farther future projects (eventually).
RK777: One of which will be the next Numbershot for this guy. Which, let me say, was a bloody booger of a duel to map. And that's putting it lightly.
Vile: Yeah, in less light terms, it was a clusterf*ck. *hears a zapping noise* Welp, there goes Foxy. See ya, guys!
Computer Voice: Vile, logging out.