Right here we hear the theme song (Stronger than Death) kick in. I would just like everyon to know, the awesome song in this chapter was also, not written by me. I suggest that if you haven't heard it before, you go and do so.
Naveen- 400 LP
Darren- 800 LP
Naveen drew his card and concentrated hard on it. Darren watched as he studied the cards in his hand. Darren was nervous as to what Naveen could be formulating in his head. Naveen looked up at the two powerful magicians on Darren's field. "I give up, there's nothing I can do. You win", he said. The holograms faded. Naveen walked over to Darren and shook his hand. "Could you tell me if you thought if my deck was good?" he asked. He pulled the Hino-Kagu from his graveyard slot and handed the card to Darren.
Darren, who was in shock, stared at Naveen. "In that great deck of kick ass cards, you couldn't draw anything to defeat my magicians?" he asked. Naveen smiled.
"No, I didn't have anything that would have been able to hit your life points. Well, since I'm out, I'll be leaving", Naveen didn't take any detour as he walked directly to the exit and left. Darren watched the strange duelist take his leave.
'Weirdest guy ever', Darren thought.
'I agree', Arcturas commented. Darren walked over to the chairs and took a seat. He watched a duel as he waited for the round to end.
Kid 1- 3400 LP
Kid 2- 350 LP
Kid 1 drew his card. "Now I attack your Harpy Lady with my Crab Turtle". The large turtle with a shell on its back charged at the blue-skinned woman with wings extending from her wrists. Kid 1 grinned as he watched his monster raise its claw to strike the monster.
"Reveal trap card, Negate Attack. This will stop your attack and end your battle phase", Kid 2 said, flipping up the last card on his side of the field. The Crab Turtle struck an invisible vortex and stopped.
Kid 1 wrinkled his face for a second before relaxing. "Stall all you want. You're just delaying the inevitable. I'll break through to your few remaining life points eventually. But for now, I'll fuse my M Warrior 1 and my M Warrior 2 by using Polymerization to summon Karbonola Warrior (A1500, D1200)". The boy slid two cards into his graveyard and his field lit up as a monster clad in shining purple armor appeared from data particles. It reached behind itself and pulled out a long sword with a shimmering white blade. "I end my turn".
Kid 2 slid a card from his deck. "I set one card face down. Then I summon my Harpie's Brother (A1800, D1000) in attack mode. Next I use the magic of my Elegant Egotist to special summon my Harpy Lady Sisters (A1950, D2150) in attack mode. Finally I activate my Chosen One magic card. I select a monster and two non-monsters and you pick one of them. If you pick the monster, he is automatically special summoned to the field. If not, then all three cards go to the graveyard". He set three cards face down on the field. Kid 1 looked worried.
"Um…, the one on the righ, no. The cen…no that's not the right one. Ok yeah, the right one", he said. The card on his right flipped up and the face let off a brilliant glow.
"Too bad, you picked the monster card", Kid 2 declared. There was an explosion of fire as a long red dragon with chains on its arms, legs, and head roared, filling the already noisy room. "This is my Harpy's Pet Dragon (A2000, D1000). Not only is he strong, he gets an additional 300 points from my Harpy Ladies". The crimson dragon roared deeply but quietly and steam billowed out of its nostrils as its points jumped up to 2600. Kid 1's eyes were about to fall out of his head.
"How could you pull something like that out with luck", he asked.
"You did all the hard stuff. I just had to pick a monster from my deck. You special summoned him", Kid 2 said through a large smile. "Now then, Harpy's Brother, attack his warrior with Mach Slash". The red winged man with spiky black hair and hawk eyes flew directly at the purple armored warrior with his right fist out. On it was a long red metal talon. He slammed the talon on the warrior's back, bursting him apart. "Next, I'll have my dragon attack you with Vixen Blast". The dragon had smoke coming from the cracks in its mouth. It opened its jaw and a stream of fire rushed out and enveloped the Crab Turtle. When the fire died, so had the monster.
"No, not my Crab Turtle. That was my strongest monster", Kid 1 moaned. He looked to see the face of triumph on Kid 2's face.
"Now I'll finish this by attack your life points directly with my Harpies". The women with blue skin and winged wrists all dove at Kid 1 and scratched at him with their claws. "Looks like I'm the one going on to the next round", the kid said with a wide smile on his face. The first kid sank down to his knees and pulled a card from his graveyard.
"Here, my Crab Turtle is the strongest card I own. This is the card that I put up for my bet", he said unhappily. Kid one walked across the area to his opponent and accepted the card. Darren looked to find another duel to watch, but saw that the holograms everywhere else in the room were fading.
"Aw man, and I was just relaxing", he said. "The first time since I met Nicole". Darren's thought focused solely on the thought of Nicole. Even though he had just met her and had only been her boyfriend for less than a day, he had a strange feeling that he had known her for years. Like they had been friends growing up. Darren pushed himself out of his chair and grabbed his back pack. Slowly, he worked his way back to they stage. The announcer was standing in front of the screen.
"Now that we have finished the first round of the tournament, we will be departing for the next stops of the tournament. Now then, everyone will be divided into random groups that will indicate where you will be participating in the next part of the tournament. Please find your name and report to your respective bus out front". Many of the duelists were confused as to what the announcer said at first. But soon city names popped up with duelists names next to them. Darren searched the entire screen for his name.
'There, bitching. I'm going to L.A.', he thought. He headed out front and searched around for a few minutes for his bus. 'Please tell me we're not bussing it to L.A.' He got on and sat in the very back. After about ten minutes, the bus was full of duelists. A voice came over the intercom.
"Attention duelists, this is the bus taking those who advanced to the next round. We will be driving you to the airport where you will ride a plane to Los Angles. There are records of each person's wins at the airport so they will know who is really going to the next round. Thank you on behalf of the Kingda Ka tournament". The speaker sat down in the driver's seat and the bus hissed into motion. Darren looked out the window and saw the city side scroll by as he anxiously awaited his flight to his city of dreams. Half an hour passed when he arrived at the air port. He was standing in line and noticed that a sign by the door said the flight was going to be three hours.
'No fucking way. Three hours! What am I supposed to do for three hours?', he silently shouted. He put his head down and moaned.
'You could read the book from the library. It might be pretty interesting', Arcturas suggested. Darren looked up.
'But the message inside says not to read it unless I'm alone or with guys called the Emblem Knights', Darren told him.
'I don't think it would hurt if you read it on a plane. Besides, everyone else would be too concerned with their dueling to pay attention to what you're reading'.
'Yeah I suppose you're right. And I really want to find out what's in the book. Apparently it's very important'
'Well you'll get that chance today'. Darren nodded with a look of determination. He took a step forward and the woman working at the counter looked at him.
"I'm going to need a duelist identification and I need to see your bet card to verify who you are", she said. She had a thick Boston accent.
"Oh, I'm Darren Fantasy. And my bet card is right', Darren said as he flipped furiously through his deck box, "here". He showed her the Magician of Black Chaos. She nodded her head and Darren walked into that plane. Darren sat down about halfway back. He pulled the book out of his backpack and watched as other passengers boarded. He watched several kids get on, including the kid who ran the Harpy Lady deck.
But one duelist caught his attention. He walked onto the plane very slowly. Half of his face was covered by long black hair (like Pegasus). There was a tattoo of the golden eye that was on the Millenium Medallion on his forehead. Starting at his right cheek was a tattoo of hieroglyphs that ran down the side of his face. It seemed to continue onto his arms. He wore a t shirt and pair of long pants. Darren thought that his clothes resembled the darkness of the Shadow Realm. There was a dark blue deck box on his belt. On it was the sign meaning ritual in Duel Monsters. By the color of his skin, Darren guessed he was from Egypt. His big, dark blue eyes were wide open and a sadistic grin crossed his face. There was also a tiny detail that Darren noticed. There were tiny red rings on the man's right middle and ring finger. The man took his time walking down the aisle. He was walking passed Darren when he looked at the Millenium Medallion and the book on his lap. He lunged at Darren but stopped before touching him. Darren pressed his back up to the window. The man's face drew closer until Darren could feel his breath.
'Sicily was nothing. That book will be mine', echoed throughout the halls of Darren's mind. Darren looked at the tattoo of the eye to see that it was glowing. The man drew back almost as quickly as he had gone down. He looked forward and continued to the back of the plane. Darren looked back and saw that the man was looking out the window. He edged himself back into his seat and tried to steady his racing heart.
'What in the fuck was that', he thought to himself. 'Did you hear that voice Arcturas?'
'Yes, I'm not sure how, but I think that someone on the plane has the ability to use the Shadow Realm. I think we should switch', Arcturas said. Darren closed his eyes and the Millenium Medallion lit up before replacing Darren with the undefeated duelist. Arcturas looked back at the strange man. Then looked down at the book. Flipping over the cover, he began to read. He hadn't noticed that the plane had taken off or that it had already landed. The book was filled with so much information and it seemed like it never ended. There was always just one more page to turn. His concentration was broken only by the intercom.
"Alright passengers, we've arrived in the beautiful city of Los Angles. Please exit in an orderly fashion and thank you for riding with us". Arcturas closed his eyes and Darren re-emerged from the Medallion. He picked his backpack up and put the book back in before getting off the plane. He followed the group of duelists outside to a bus and got on.
"Duelists, now that we have arrived in Los Angles, I would like to inform you that we have reservations at a motel. We were lucky enough to get all of you your own rooms. Not only that, the next round of the tournament will be held right across the street. Now then, since it's only three o clock, you are free to roam the city for the rest of the day. I hope to see all of you tomorrow at the tournament". The driver stopped in front of a tall hotel and the duelist got off. Darren noticed that the man from the plane was nowhere to be found.
'I guess I imagined him', he thought. He walked into the hotel and talked to the check in person. He was handed a key and he rode the elevator up to his room. He looked around at where he would be staying. There were three bedrooms all coming off of an enormous living room. There was a huge flat screen TV in front of an even bigger window. Darren through his backpack in a room and decided to explore the city.
'This is the fucking greatest. This is the city I've always wanted to live in. This is where most of the greatest bands in the world first started'. Darren noticed a three-story card shop a few buildings down. "Ooh, card shop". He walked into the building and gaped at its splendor. There were glass barriers on every wall covering countless cards. 'Damn, there must be every card ever made on these walls. Well except for the Seal and Thanatos. Where should I start?' He picked a wall and began looking at all of the cards. Almost three hours passed before Darren was interrupted. Two tall posters hung on the wall, advertising new cards.
"Dude, they were just released today with the two new sets", a kid next to him said. Darren's eyes were wide with excitement.
"You mean these are the deck leaders for the Prehistoric Fury and the Rampage of the Swarm sets?' he asked this boy.
"Yeah, the Ancient Spiner and the Queen Widow", he replied. The two boys gazed up at the posters.
"I must have them", Darren said. He rushed over to the counter, startling the woman behind it. "Excuse me, I would like to purchase both of the new deck leader cards".
The woman smiled. "The Ancient Spiner and Queen Widow. Okay, here they are". She set two plastic cases on the counter. "You must be a rich little boy". Darren looked down at the prices on the cases and almost went into cardiac arrest.
"2500 dollars each. I can't afford even one", he shouted.
"Well then, move over for someone who can", said an annoying buzzing voice. A person behind him pushed Darren to the floor. Darren stood up and dusted himself off. The person that pushed him was slightly taller than him. He had short blue hair that looked like a beetle and yellow framed glasses resembling bug eyes. He wore a green T-shirt with a black picture of a bug and a pair of green pants. Next to him was a taller man with long brown hair that was dyed white in the front. On his head was a ski cap. He wore a pair of dark pants along with red vest over a brown jacket.
"Who do you think you are", Darren demanded. The men glared at him.
"I'm Weevil Underwood, the world champion bug duelist", the first boy said with his buzzing voice.
"And I'm Rex Raptor, the dino duelist", the other man said. "Now leave us. We must buy these cards so we can win the Kingda Ka tournament". The men both pulled out checkbooks and wrote checks for enough to buy the cards.
"Now if you don't mind, we have a tournament to win", Weevil said. The two men walked toward the exit. Darren watched angrily as they left.
'Man, I would love to knock those two out of the tournament'. Darren turned to woman. "Well saw few cheaper cards I would like to buy". Darren named off a few cards and bought the ones he could. He walked outside and it was getting dark. He looked at a clock at the top of a building. 'Five thirty. I had better hurry up and go do everything else I can while I'm here'. He walked to the next corner and looked at the street name. Holy fuck, the Sunset Boulevard!' Darren took off running down the side walk. Oh man, this is so sweet. Look at all of the clubs. The Whisky, The Troubadour, The Roxy, I wonder where the…The Rainbow", he said in his mind. He looked up the tall rainbow sign. Under was a smaller sign.
Playing tonight at the Rainbow Club is Motley Crue along with opening act, Savage. Darren quickly went in. It was everything he had dreamt it would be. He sat down at an open table close to the stage. The curtains were drawn so Darren got out his new cards and looked over them.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the tonight the Rainbow would like to welcome back one of tomorrow's biggest bands, Savage". The audience started clapping while Darren put his cards away. The curtains pulled away, revealing a man behind a double bass drum set, a boy about 19 with a guitar, another boy with an ESP style guitar, and another boy standing in front of a microphone. There was another mic a few feet over.
"Thank you, it's good to be back. For those of you who don't know me, my name is Rick Savage. And to my fans, I regret to inform you that our beloved bass player and singer Dale has left the band. But lucky for us, we found someone even better. So everyone give a warm welcome to our new bassist, Andy Jones". A boy who looked barely out of high school walked onto the stage. He had a black Rob Zombie: The Sinister Urge T-shirt on with a pair of baggy jeans. There was a dark blue bass with lightning decals on the front strapped around his shoulder. He walked up to the other mic.
"I would just like to say that it's an honor to be playing with Savage. Aside from Sublime, these guys were my favorite band". The audience applauded the new bassist.
"Well, that have been said, let's rock this bitch". Rick slammed his first power chord and the rest of the band thrashed away on their instruments along with him. Andy leaned into the mic and made a loud blood curdling demonic scream.
Rick & Andy: Dig, bury me underneath every thing that I am rearranging
Dig, bury me underneath everything that I was slowly changing
Rick: I would love to beat the face of any motherfucker who's thinking they can change me
Andy: White knuckles pushin' through for the gold
Rick: If you want a piece of me, I broke the mother fucking mold. I'm drowning
Andy: In your wake
Rick: Shit rubbed
Andy: On my face
Rick: TeethingAndy: On Concrete
Rick: Gums bleeding
Rick & Andy: Dig, bury me underneath every thing that I am rearranging
Dig, bury me underneath everything that I was slowly changing
Rick: I struggle in a violated place
Andy: Sell out motherfuckersin the biz that try to fuck me
Rick: Hanging from their T's rated P.G. insight
Andy: I ain't selling my soul when there's nothing to buy
Rick: I'm livid
Andy: In my space
Rick: Pissing
Andy: On my face
Rick: Fuck you
Andy: While you try
Rick: To fuck me
Rick & Andy: Dig, bury me underneath every thing that I am rearranging
Dig, bury me underneath everything that I was…you ain't fuckin' changing me
Andy: Dig, yeah come on motherfucker, dig, yeah come on motherfucker
Rick: Let me help you tie the rope around your neck
Andy: Let me help you talk your wrong way off the ledge
Rick: Let me help you hold the glock against your head
Andy: Let me help you tie the rope around your neck
Rick: Let me help you talk your wrong way off the ledge
Andy: Let me help you hold the glock against your head
Rick: Let me help you chain the weights onto your legs
Andy: Get on the plank fuck
Rick & Andy: Dig, bury me underneath every thing that I am rearranging
Dig, bury me underneath everything that I was rearranging
Rick: Wish you were committing suicide, suckin' on a motherfuckin' tailpipe, dead man walking on a tight rope, limbless in the middle of a channel,
Andy: Bombs away
The audience erupted with applause. The band took a bow and roadies moved their stuff off of the stage. The band members exited the stage as Motley Crue's stuff was brought out . Darren sat and watched as their stuff was set up.
"Um excuse me". Darren looked up to see Andy. "Do you mind if I sit here?" he asked. Darren smiled.
"Of course not. You guys were amazing".
"That's what we're told. But to tell you the truth, I actually hate that song. I like the band, but I don't like playing their music. I would rather play something a little less disturbing", Andy said.
"Yeah well, what can you do?" Darren asked.
"Quit". Darren looked shocked. "This was my first and only show with them. Tomorrow I have to leave for a Duel Monsters tournament".
"Let me guess, you're in the Kingda Ka tournament as well?" Darren asked. Andy shook his head.
"I was going to be until I received this", he said, pulling out a letter. "An invitation to the Shiek Ra tournament. It's being hosted in Switzerland and I have to leave tomorrow". Darren had a jealous look on his face.
"Well I'm in the Kingda Ka tournament. I started today in New York City, where I'm from. But tomorrow I play here".
"Cool. So how are you liking L.A.?"
"It's like a dream come true. I've always wanted tom pick up my guitar and move out here to star a band. But I'll never have the money. That's why I entered this tournament, to get out of NYC".
"Well good luck in your tournament", Andy said.
"Thanks, you too". The two of them got quiet as Tommy, Mick, Vince, and Nikki all walked on stage. At the end of the show, the band did a bow as well before leaving. Andy pulled out a cell phone and looked at the time.
"Oh shit, it's almost one. I've gotta go if I wanna be ready for my tournament", he said. Darren stood up.
"Yeah I should get going to". The two of them walked outside into the cool night air. The neon signs made it look almost as bright as day. "Well it was nice meeting you". Darren held his hand out.
"Yeah, and who knows Darren, maybe we'll meet again someday". The two of them turned and walked their separate ways. Darren hadn't taken ten steps before he noticed two figures standing in the road. They were identical in every way except for the fact that one wore an orange robe and the other dressed in green. They looked like identical bald twins. They each had glowing red rings on their hands.
"Keeper of the book, Master Cairo has ordered us to relieve you of the mystical book. But due to failures in the past, you will have to duel both of us at once", the men said in unison.
"No he won't", said an evil voice beside Darren. He turned to see Andy standing next him with a duel disk strapped to his arm. Something was different about him. There was a ghostly look in his malicious smile. There was also a golden necklace with five needles dangling around his neck. "I will duel along side him".
"Do as you please, we'll still keep you on the rocks. For you cannot defeat…the brothers Paradox", the two men said in unison. The dark clouds of the Shadow Realm rippled from the rings on their fingers, covering the four of them. The grin on Andy's face broadened.
'Darren, something doesn't feel right. Let me take this one', Arcturas thought to his body mate. Darren nodded his head and the Millenium Medallion around his neck flashed as his gray eyes darkened to thick black. His blonde hair grew out and apart as it too changed to black. Arcturas stood before the two brothers with a determined look on his face (like Yami Yugi's, but with more anger).
"So I was right, you do have some Millenium Powers", Andy said. His demonic voice rang in Arcturas's ears. The ancient duelist held his arm out and the shadows around him began to twist around his wrist forming a duel disk. He shuffled his deck and slid it into the duel disk. Then a black orb drifted down into the deck as well.
"It'll be nice to use my old friend again', Arcturas said to himself. The other three duelists inserted their decks as well. "I'll start us off". Arcturas pulled six cards from his deck. The other duelists proceeded to draw five. "I open with one monster face down in defense mode. Then I'll set one card face down and end my turn". The brown cards formed in the Shadow Realm.
The brother in green (Para) drew his card. "My opening move will begin with Jirai Gumo (A2200, D100) in attack mode. Then I set two of my own cards face down. You make take your turn". A fat red spider crawled out of its card.
Andy drew his first card. "I begin with Skull Knight #2 (A1000, D1200) in attack mode. Then I set two cards face down". A skeleton clad in armor with bones attached to it and a wide sword. "I end my turn".
The second brother (Dox) took his turn last. "Go my Kaiser Sea Horse (A1750, D1600). Then I set three cards face down before I attack the Book Keeper's monster". A blue sea creature with a trident appeared in a glow of light. It hoisted its weapon into the air and hurled it into the face down card. A lamp rose out of the brown card and shattered.
"That was my Ancient Lamp. Too bad for you it not only ends your battle setp, but once it is flipped up I get to special summon every La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp in my hand to the field", Darren explained. Two muscular, green genies flew out of their respective lamps and crossed their arms.
"I end my turn", Dox said. Darren slid his next card.
"This duel isn't going to last all that long. I sacrifice both of my genies for my Dark Magician (A2500, D2100). Now I'll have it attack the Kaiser Sea Horse". The Magician rose its staff and blasted a wave of dark magic at the sea monster.
"Not so fast", Dox interrupted. "I reveal my face down trap card, Draining Shield". A light blue dome wall formed over the ugly cretin. "This is an interesting card that will stop your attack and I receive life points equal to the attack points of your monster". The barrier faded.
"Then I'll set another card face down and end my turn", Darren announced as another brown card formed next to the one he played the turn before.
Arcturas- 5000LP
Andy- 5000LP
Para- 5000LP
Dox- 7500LP
Para looked over at his brother with a mean smile. "Nice play brother, now it is our team with the most life points", he said. He drew his card. "Since your monster is at 2500, I'll equip my Jirai Gumo with Laser Cannon Armor, increasing him by three hundred points to match the Dark Magician". The red spider formed a laser gun atop its head. "But I will not attack".
Andy still had a malevolent look about him. "This duel is boring. So why not change some of the rules. I sacrifice my Skull Knight to summon the End of Anubis (A2500, D0) to cut off half of the field". A purple jackal type monster formed from the shadows. "As long as the End of Anubis is face up on the field, no monsters in the graveyard can be the target of an effect. Plus, because I tributed my Skull Knight for a fiend monster I am allowed to special summon another one". A second warrior covered in bone armor appeared. "I end my turn".
Dox drew his card and a large grin crept over his face. "This is the first card that will be the cause of your demise. I'll use the Kaiser Sea Horse's special ability. By sacrificing him to a light monster, he counts as two offerings". The monster imploded and a ball of light was all that was left. The ball took the form of a golden orb with long arms with wide wrists. "Say hello to Sanga of the Thunder (A2600, D2300)". Lightning surged around the monster's arms.
"You are by far playing better than any of us brother", Para said with delight.
"Thank you my brother. Now Sanga, attack the Dark Magician". The monster raised its arms and blasted a bolt of electricity at Arcturas's monster.
"I black your attack with my Dark Grasp trap card", Andy said. A black hand reached out of the ground and grabbed Sanga, stopping the lightning.
"I end my turn by flipping up my face down Stray Lambs magic card" Two tokens shaped like sheep flew out of the magic card. This just creates two Lamb Tokens with no attack or defense".
Darren pulled his next card into his hand. "I summon my Neo the Magic Swordsman (A1700, D1000) in defense mode. Then I switch my Dark Magician to defense mode. I end my turn". The blonde-haired swordsman appeared in a kneeling position. Next to it the Dark Magician bowed down.
Para drew his top card. "Let's change the scenery a little with this field card, A Legendary Ocean. This will increase all water monsters by 200 points and decrease their level by two. This will let my sacrifice my Jirai Gumo to Suijin (A2500, 2400), the second part of our trinity". A demonic face emerging from a blue version of Sanga jumped out of the water that had filled the Shadow Realm. "Then I activate my Exchange magic card. This will let me swap a card in my hand with the card in someone else's hand. So I choose to trade with Dox". Darren looked surprised.
"Darren", Andy whispered. Arcturas looked over. "I've seen these guys duel before. They always do team duels. And what they're trying to do is summon their trump monster, the powerful Gate Guardian. They only need to summon one more monster to use it. I just need to know one thing. Do you have a monster with more than 3750 attack points?"
Arcturas looked back at the two brothers who were now walking away from each other. "I think I can manage to take out something that strong".
"Now I end my turn", Para declared. Andy picked up a new card.
"I sacrifice my two monsters to summon Invader of Darkness (A2900, D2500) in attack mode. And since he's a fiend, I get to special summon another Skull Knight. Now take notice that I have three fiends in the graveyard". The Paradox brothers gasped. "I remove those monsters from play to special summon my Dark Necrofear (A2200, D2800) in attack mode. Then I end my turn".
Dox drew his next card. "This duel is over. I sacrifice both of my Lamb Tokens to Kazejin (A2400, D2200)". This monster was green. "Next I tribute Kazejin, Suijin, and Sanga of the Thunder to summon the Gate Guardian (A3750, D3400). Now Gate Guardian, attack the Dark Magician". The Gate Guardian was a tower of the monsters using Suijin as the feet, Kazejin as the chest and Sanga as the head and arms. It formed a pink ball of energy and forced it at the magician. The magician burst into pieces. "I end my turn".
Arcturas- 3750LP
Andy- 5000LP
Para- 5000LP
Dox- 7500LP
Darren looked up at the totem of monsters. I'm glad you finally got rid of that End of Anubis. Now I can offer my genies and my lamp to summon my very own Dark Necrofear in defense mode. Then I summon Breaker the Magical Warrior (A1600, D1000) in defense mode. I end my turn".
Para looked across the field at the five monsters opposing his one. "This game is as good as over. I attack the Skull Knight". Gate Guardian fired a wave of pink energy at the tiny skeleton. The little monster was obliterated.
"Go Rope of Life" Andy cried. A hole in the water below them and rope flew in and pulled out the Skull Knight. "I discard my entire hand and this trap card brings back a monster destroyed in battle with 800 more points".
"Whatever, I end my turn".
Arcturas- 3750LP
Andy- 2450LP
Para- 5000LP
Dox- 7500LP
Andy drew his card, giving him one. "Ah perfect. I sacrifice Dark Necrofear, Invader of Darkness, and Skull Knight to summon my beast of absolute destruction, The Great God Diabound (A3900, D0)". Andy's monster was a muscular beast with a black snake instead of legs. "Diabound, attack the Gate Guardian". The new monster punched a hole in the Gate Guardian, causing it to shatter. "I end my turn".
Arcturas- 3750LP
Andy- 2450LP
Para- 4850LP
Dox- 7350LP
Dox grinned as he activated his final face down card. "Go Toss of the Coin- Heads. This magic card can only be activated when the Gate Guardian is in the graveyard. This summons my most powerful monster, Heads the Gate Guardian (A4200, D4000)". The monster was a tall, completely white soldier behind a mask that looked like the symbol of Sanga. It raised a sword above its head. The sword was black with a white blade. On the prongs were the symbols of Kazejin and Suijin, also white. The blade launched a black bolt of energy, hitting every other monster on the field. "My new Gate Guardian's special ability activates when I sacrifice half of my life points. He cuts every other monster's attack in half. (Diabound- 1950, Breaker- 900, Necrofear- 1100, Neo- 850).
Para pressed a button on his duel disk. "I activate the quick play magic card, Toss of the Coin- Tails. This works just like my brother's card, with the exception of the monster it summons. I call forth my Tails the Gate Guardian (A4000, D4200)". This monster was a twin of Heads, only it was black instead of white. It's face was behind a mask of Suijin. In its hands was a black bordered shield with a white center. The signs of Sanga and Kazejin were on the shield in black. The shield shot a white bolt of energy which also hit all other monsters. "For the cost of half my life points, I could cut half of your monsters' defense points". (Heads- 2000, Diabound- 0, Breaker- 500, Necrofear- 1400, Neo- 500).
Dox nodded his head to his brother. "Now Heads, attack his Great God Diabound". The warrior raised its sword and slashed through the god like monster. "I end my turn".
Arcturas- 3750LP
Andy- 200LP
Para- 2475LP
Dox- 3675LP
Arcturas closed his eyes as he drew his next card. He exhaled and looked at it. "Powerful as your monsters are, they're not stronger than death itself", he said. "I sacrifice Neo the Magic Swordsman, Breaker the Magical Warrior, and the Dark Necrofear to summon Thanatos the Black Angel (A4500, D4000)". The Egyptian God Card appeared in an explosion of darkness. The skeleton spread long demonic wings and roared. The Paradox brothers cowered in fear. "Thanatos, Attack Heads and absorb its monster soul". Thanatos raised its terrible scythe and hacked the warrior in half. A blue aura surrounded the god and his attack points increased to 6600. "I end my turn".
Arcturas- 3750LP
Andy- 200LP
Para- 2475LP
Dox- 3375LP
Para fearfully drew his card. 'Damn it, if only I had Heads. Then I would be able to cut my life again to weaken his monster. Heads would be more than a match for that beast. Maybe this could work'.
"I activate the equip magic card, Autonomous Action Unit. For the cost of 1500 life points, I can special summon a monster from someone else's graveyard, and I choose to bring back my brother's Heads". Dox gave his brother a smile of delight. "Next I sacrifice half of my life points to weaken Thanatos". Heads raised its sword, but Thanatos' attack points did not drop.
"That would have been a good plan had Thanatos not been a God Card. So your effect doesn't work", Arcturas said courageously. The brothers gasped.
"I set one card face down ands end my turn". Para said miserably.
Arcturas- 3750LP
Andy- 200LP
Para- 487.5LP
Dox- 3375LP
Andy drew his card and grinned evilly. "Activate face down card, Call of the Haunted. This trap card lets me bring one monster from my graveyard back to the field, so Diabound comes back for another round. Diabound, attack Dox directly". The monster struck Dox so hard that he flew back into the Shadow Realm and disappeared. "I end my turn".
Arcturas- 3750LP
Andy- 200LP
Para- 487.5LP
Dox- 0LP
"That brings it back to me", Arcturas said excitedly. He drew his card and pointed at Heads. "Thanatos, attack Heads again and wipe out Para's life points", he ordered. The monster raised its scythe again and cut through the same monster. Its strength jumped up to 8700. Para screamed and held his head. The Shadow Realm withdrew into the ring along with Para. The ring fell to the ground and shattered.
"Well we sure showed them", Andy said as his duel disk deactivated. He still had the mean look about him. Arcturas' shadow disk disappeared.
"Andy, where did you get that necklace?" he asked. Andy laughed and turned to walk the way he was initially headed.
"Like I said before Darren, maybe we'll meet again someday". He walked off into the dark and disappeared. The Millenium Medallion shimmered and Darren once again to control of his body.
'Darren, we have to get back to the hotel. You need your rest for the tournament tomorrow. They're going to be harder duels in this round', Arcturas said. Darren nodded and walked back to the hotel. He arrived at the hotel at about quarter after three. He walked into a random bedroom and flopped down on his bed and fell asleep before hitting the sheets.
Finally, this is what's probably my best chapter for this fic. From now on, I'm going to try and write all of them. This duel is a major one later on in the fic.