Darren braced for the dark cloud that cascaded around the two duelists. His Millenium Medallion flared with a golden light and Darren had transformed into the spirit of Arcturas. "Let us not waste any more time. I came here to duel and save someone's life. And if that means sending the mind of an evil person to the Shadow Realm, then so be it". Arcturas and the purple-haired boy both drew five cards. "I set two card face down and summon one monster face down in defense mode. I end my turn".
The purple-haired boy drew his first card. "I summon my Feral Imp (A1300, D1400) in attack mode. Then I set two cards face down. Now my Feral Imp, attack his face down monster with Lightning Vortex". The little green beast with pink nails and small wings ran electricity through its horn and then through Darren's face down monster. Then both monsters were destroyed.
"Thank you for destroying my Man-Eater Bug. Because of his effect, your monster goes with him to the graveyard", Arcturas said with a smug smile on his face.
The boy looked irritated by Arcturas' expression. "Don't think that this duel will be so easy".
Arcturas slipped a card from the top of his deck. "Alright, I set another card face down. Then I summon my 7 Colored Fish (A1800, D800). Attack his life points directly with Torrent Blast". The rainbow scaled fish erupted from the projectors and sprayed a jet of water at the purple-haired kid.
"I'm sorry, but I activate my trap card called Jar of the Hidden. This lets me see all of your face down magic or trap cards and select one to use. Then the rest are sent to the graveyard. I see, Bottomless Trap Hole, Dark Spirit of the Silent, I choose Sakuretsu Armor to destroy your monster. Next I summon the Witty Phantom (A1400, D1300)". Once the fish was destroyed, a red demon with long blonde hair and a purple suit appeared. "Attack his life points directly".
Arcturas- 3600
Purple-haired boy- 5000
Arcturas took the hit and rubbed his chest where it hurt. "I want to end this quickly, so I summon my Giant Orc (A2200, D0) in attack mode. Now my monster, attack with Bone Club". A large gray ogre with sharp teeth, a brown loincloth and a bone in his hands appeared. He struck the Witty Phantom.
Arcturas- 3600
Purple-haired boy- 4200
"I know all about your monster's effect and how it has to go into defense mode when it attacks. That makes it an easy target for my Jellyfish (1200, D1500)". A shiny blue jellyfish took shape. "Attack his Giant Orc". The jellyfish moved over the orc and there was a stinging sound. When the gelatinous blob moved, the monster was gone.
Arcturas drew a card. "Gr, nothing. I have no monsters. Take your turn", he said.
The boy was ecstatic with his next card. "I offer my Jellyfish for the Pumpking, King of Ghosts (A1800, D2000). Next I reveal my trap card, Night of the Zombie. This brings back up to five monsters from my graveyard as zombies".
(Pretty much Bonz's Call of the Haunted from the Duelist Kingdom saga)
"Now I have Zombie Ferral Imp (A1300, D1400), Witty Phantom Zombie (A1400, D1300), and Zombie Jellyfish (A1200, D1500). But these zombies can't attack on their first turns. But my Pumpking can. Attack him with Ectoplasmic Spray", Arcturas was blasted by gallons of green slime.
Arcturas- 1800
Purple-haired boy- 4200
"One more attack from him and this duel is over. But not if I can draw the one card that can win this for me. Damn it. Well, this monster will have to do. I'll play it face down in defense mode. I end my turn", the ancient duelist said.
The purple-haired boy ripped the next card out of his duel disk with excitement. "Alright, first my Pumpking will give them all a bonus of 100 points. Next it will attack your monster". The Pumpking blasted the same green goo at the face down monster.
"That's my Cyber Jar (A900, D900). When he's flipped up, all monsters on the field are destroyed. Then we can special summon as many level four or lower monster from the nerxt five cards as possible. I summon another Giant Orc, The Bistro Butcher (A1800, D1000), Great Angus (A1800, D600), and Luster Dragon (A1900, D1600)". All four monsters jumped up to the field.
The kid laughed. "I only have this face down monster. But my Night of the Zombies card reactivates and brings back my monsters. But now, they get a new bonus. They get a bonus equal to half of the attack points they died with. Now my Witty Phantom Zombie, attack his Luster Dragon". The phantom punched the dragon, destroying it. "Now you two, attack his other monsters". Only the Pumpking didn't get revived from the card. But the Zombie Jellyfish died because it only had 1800 points.
Arcturas- 1350
Purple-haired kid- 4200
Arcturas drew his next card. "Next turn his jellyfish will be back stronger. This should help. I set one card face down and a monster in face down defense mode. I end my turn".
The boy's zombie came back to life. "Alright, now I play my Cower with Fear magic card. This will make my monsters ignore your Giant Orc for one turn. Attack his down monster my imp". The imp charged at Arcturas's monster.
"I activate my Dark Capsule magic card", Arcturas cried. "This lets me stop one of your attacks. Then, I get to special summon a Dark Magician (A2500, D2100) and attack on your turn. Now Dark Magician, Dark Magic attack". The magician attacked the imp, making it shatter.
"It doesn't matter how strong your monsters are because mine will just keep getting stronger. I end my turn".
Arcturas drew a new card. "Whoa, it's this card. Well, let's see how good of a card this actually is. First I'm gonna flip up my Man-Eater Bug (A450, D600) to destroy your jellyfish. Next I'll offer it and my Giant Orc for the Invader of Darkness (A2900, D2500)". A man in a black cloak appeared on the field. Under the cloak was shimmering golden armor. "Now my Dark Magician will attack your remaining monster. Finally I can do this. I use the power of this, the Seal of Breaking Darkness. This will cut your remaining life points in half. Now Invader of Darkness, attack him directly". The golden man raised a golden sword with a demonic aura and slashed the kid.
"No! You bastard. You dirty bastard. You may have defeated me, but Master Sicily will get rid of you and rescue me", the kid screamed. The darkness faded and Arcturas returned to Darren.
The room was still the same. Nicole was still dangling from the chain over the orange water. But Darren noticed that there was someone else in the room. A familiar someone. "Congratulations one who keeps the Dark Book. But you won't be doing much celebrating once I'm through with you", Sicily said. "That pathetic kid thought I would actually get him out".
"So you're just going to leave him there?" Darren asked. Sicily nodded his head as a sickening smirk crossed his face. "If it's a duel you want, then let's go". Darren showed his duel disk.
"Just one thing before we start", Sicily said. A shadowy had reached from the red ring on his hand and went into Darren's deck. It pulled a card out. "We don't want this tainting our duel now do we". He showed that he pulled out the Seal of Breaking Darkness. He tossed it behind him and it landed in the orange water. Darren began to shout as the black fog filled the room.
"I'm going to kill you for that. That card was the only thing of my father's that I had. You'll regret this. Arcturas, let me handle this on my own", he shouted.
'Of course, he's all yours. But just let me give you my strongest card', the spirit responded. He threw a card into Darren's deck.
"Now it's time for you to die", Darren started. "I set three cards face down and summon my Harpie's Brother (A1800, D600). I end my turn".
Sicily drew his opening hand with his insane grin on his shady face. "I activate my Model One magic card. This lets me summon a machine monster from my deck in attack mode. But the downside is its attack points are cut in half because it is a prototype. I choose my Jinzo (A2400, D1000). Next I play 7 Completed to boost him up to 1900. And his effect lets me destroy all of trap cards".
"No damn", Darren said as all of his face down cards were blasted by red lasers coming from a bald robot wearing black and green's eyes.
"Now my Jinzo, attack his Harpie's Brother". The robot formed a large ball of dark purple energy in the palms of his hands. It threw the ball and it shattered the winged man on Darren's field.
Darren- 4900
Sicily- 5000
Darren drew his card and frowned. "I'll summon my 7 Colored Fish in defense mode. Then I'll end my turn". The fish leapt from the projectors.
Sicily drew his card. "It doesn't matter what position your monsters are in. Thanks to my Fairy Meteor Crush, I may now damage your life points no matter what. So I summon the Robotic Knight (A1600, D1600) and my Jinzo will attack your fish". Jinzo blasted another ball of darkness. "And attack my Robotic Knight". The machine with armor like a knight's swung his sword and slashed Darren. "I end my turn"
Darren- 2200
Sicily- 5000
Darren picked up a card. "I summon my Bazoo the Soul Eater (A1600, D900). Next I remove three cards from my graveyard to activate his special effect and boost him up to 2500 so he can destroy your Jinzo". Bazoo ripped a rainbow orb from the robot and ate, causing the monster to burst. "Next I activate Monster Reborn to bring back your Jinzo. And because I didn't use your Model One card, Jinzo has 2400 points. Now attack the Robotic Knight to end my turn". Jinzo blasted the knight.
Darren- 2200
Sicily- 3600
Sicily drew a card. "Don't think that you're going to win so easily. I summon a monster face down in defense mode. Then I activate Shut Down. This magic card will turn off Jinzo, making it impossible for him to attack, defend, or destroy traps. I end my turn.
Darren drew his card. "I summon the Gemini Elf. Now attack his monster with Twin Spell". Two female elves with markings on their faces formed balls of magic, one blue and one green. They hurled them at the face down monster.
"Ha, you destroyed my Prototype 2.0. Now I can play the quick-play magic cards Final Test, Berserker Chip, Berserker Code, and Perfect Armor. Now my favorite monster can rise from my deck. Say hello to Project Omicron (A4000, D3400). Now attack Jinzo my perfect creature". The giant robot formed a large energy sword that shimmered blue in the Shadow Realm. It brought the sword down and cut through Jinzo. "I end my turn".
Darren- 600
Sicily- 3600
"Oh crap, he has 3000 more life points than me. I don't have anything powerful enough to compare with that monster. And Seal of Breaking Darkness is gone. I think this is it', Darren thought to himself. He drew his card.
"Okay Sicily, this is it. I activate my Graceful Charity magic card to draw three new cards and discard two". Darren picked up three cards and gasped.
Well, it's easy to see that Darren is pissed. But what could this mystery card in his hand be and will it be able to take down Project Omicron. Find out in the next chapter.