Author's Notes: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! I do, however, own all non-franchised characters and the ideas of all the cards I made up for this series. As good as you might find some of them, I ask that you not take these ideas without my permission…I worked hard to make some of these cards…
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The two of them extended their Duel Disks. I looked around; apparently, some of the wallflowers looked interested enough. A couple of people walked up to us as the two readied for the duel.
"Go, Francesca!" cheered one of her friends. So, the woman's name was Francesca.
"Game on!"
Adam: 4000 L.P.
Fran: 4000
L.P.
"Ladies first!" Francesca said, drawing a card. "Hmm…I summon Belle Wing in Attack Mode!"
Belle
Wing
WIND
Level 4
Winged Beast/Effect
ATK: 1400
DEF:
1600
When this card is Normal Summoned, if your opponent controls
a monster, both players can draw a card.
"I then set one card face-down, and end my turn." she said.
"All right. I draw!" Adam drew a card. "I summon Serpent Mirror in Attack Mode!"
Serpent Mirror
DARK
Level 3
Dragon/Mirror
ATK:
1500
DEF: 0
During the Standby Phase after this card is
Summoned, place this face-up card in your Mirror Deck to Special
Summon 1 "Reflected Serpent Mirror" from your Mirror Deck. When
this card is Special Summoned, inflict 500 damage to your
opponent.
(A/N: Mirror Deck works like a Fusion Deck. Monsters
can't be summoned directly from it except with a card effect.
However, Mirror monsters that are placed in the Main Deck CAN be
placed in your Mirror Deck, but they swap with their reflections each
turn. Also, after a Duel, the monsters that were originally in the
Main Deck return there, and their reflections return to the Mirror
Deck.)
"I then play the Spell Card, Doom Reflection!"
Doom
Reflection
Spell/Normal
Discard 1 card from your hand, and
place 1 Mirror monster in your Mirror Deck. Special Summon the
appropriate Mirror monster from your Mirror Deck.
"By discarding one card, I'm able to turn my Serpent Mirror over!" he said.
Serpent Mirror withdrew into the black mirror it was protruding out of. The mirror flipped over, becoming a white color, and out came a group of snakes.
Reflected Serpent
Mirror
DARK
Level 3
Reptile/Mirror
ATK: 700
DEF:
800
This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card can only
be Special Summoned from your Mirror Deck. During the Standby Phase
after this card is Summoned, place this face-up card in your Mirror
Deck to Special Summon 1 "Serpent Mirror" from your Mirror Deck.
When this card is Special Summoned, destroy 1 monster on the
field.
"Now, my Serpents destroy your monster!"
"Not so fast! Activate Flute of Vanity!"
Flute Of
Vanity
Trap/Counter
Send one Monster Card from your Deck to
your Graveyard to make 1 of your monsters unaffected by the effect of
1 of your opponent's Spell, Trap, or Effect Monster Cards until the
End Phase of the turn this card was activated.
"By getting rid of one of my monsters in my deck, I get to block my Belle Wing from being destroyed by your Mirror's effect!"
"Argh!" he said. Adam was in a bit of a bad position, but knowing Adam, he'd pull himself out of it with ease. "I set two cards face-down, then end my turn."
"All right, my turn!" She drew a card. "I summon my Graceful Beauty in Attack Mode!"
Graceful
Beauty
EARTH
Level 3
Warrior/Effect
ATK: 900
DEF:
800
When this card is Summoned, if you control one other monster,
and your opponent controls at least 1 monster, this card can attack
your opponent directly during the turn it is Summoned.
"See, since I have my Belle Wing on the field, and you have at least one monster, my Beauty can attack you directly!"
"!!"
"Now, Beauty, attack him directly!"
I thought Adam would do something. However, he didn't.
Fran: 4000 L.P.
Adam: 3100
L.P.
"And now for your Mirror! Go, Belle Wing, destroy his Reflected Serpent Mirror!"
"Not so fast!" Adam declared. "Activate Reflection Bend!"
Reflection
Bend
Trap/Normal
Activate only when your opponent declares an
attack. Negate the attack, then place 1 Mirror monster on the field
into your Mirror Deck, then Special Summon the appropriate monster
from your Mirror Deck. Then, draw 1 card.
"Now, my Serpents turn over, negating your attack!" Adam yelled. "Then I get to draw a card, then, my Serpent Mirror's effect kicks in, giving you 500 damage!"
"Ahh!"
Fran: 3500 L.P.
Adam: 3100
L.P.
"Ugh…I set one card face-down and end my turn."
"I draw!" Adam said. "Now, my Serpent Mirror turns over!"
Adam's Serpent Mirror withdrew into its mirror, and its multi-serpent counterpart appeared.
"Now, I get to destroy your Belle Wing!"
"!!"
The serpents extended from the mirror, smashing their way through Belle Wing.
"Now, I summon Spirit Mirror in Attack Mode!"
Spirit
Mirror
LIGHT
Level 4
Spellcaster/Mirror
ATK: 1000
DEF:
1000
During the Standby Phase after this card is Summoned, place
this face-up card in your Mirror Deck to Special Summon 1 "Reflected
Spirit Mirror" from your Mirror Deck. When this card is Special
Summoned, draw 1 card.
"Then, I reveal my face-down card, Mirror Warp!"
Mirror Warp
Trap/Normal
Activate only
when there are 2 or more Mirror monsters on your side of the field.
Place them in the Mirror Deck, and Special Summon the appropriate
monsters from your Mirror Deck. Then, you can destroy 1 monster on
the field.
"So, my monsters both turn over!"
The monsters retreated into their mirrors. The Serpent Mirror turned white as a single dragon appeared from the mirror. The Spirit Mirror turned black, and from it emerged a black spirit.
Reflected
Spirit Mirror
DARK
Level 4
Spellcaster/Mirror
ATK:
1000
DEF: 1000
This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This
card can only be Special Summoned from your Mirror Deck. During the
Standby Phase after this card is Summoned, place this face-up card in
your Mirror Deck to Special Summon 1 "Spirit Mirror" from your
Mirror Deck. When this card is Special Summoned, your opponent
discards 1 random card from their hand.
"Now, my mirror monsters' effects kick in. First, my serpent inflicts 500 damage to your Life Points!"
The dragon protruding from the mirror hurled a ball of fire at Francesca.
Adam: 3100 L.P.
Fran:
3000 L.P.
"Now, my Reflected Spirit Mirror forces you to discard 1 card!"
"Ugh!" Francesca placed one card from her hand to her Graveyard.
"Then, the other effect of Mirror Warp kicks in! Now, I get to destroy one monster on the field!"
"No, my Beauty!"
"Gone!" Adam said as Graceful Beauty was destroyed.
"Now, my Mirrors, attack her directly!"
"I reveal my face-down card!" Francesca said. "Go, Veil Of Vanity!"
Veil Of Vanity
Trap/Normal
Activate when your
opponent declares an attack when you have no monsters on the field.
Special Summon one monster from your hand.
"Veil Of Vanity lets me play one of my monsters from my hand when you're attacking me directly. So, give a warm welcome to my Belle Diamond!"
Belle
Diamond
WIND
Level 7
Winged Beast/Effect
ATK: 2500
DEF:
2000
If your opponent controls a monster when this card is
Summoned, you can Special Summon one monster from your hand. Your
opponent cannot attack another Winged Beast or Warrior-Type monster
on your side of the field as long as this card remains
face-up.
"Since you have a monster on your side of the field when my Belle Diamond comes into play, I get to summon another monster from my hand. So, why not bring out another Belle Diamond?"
For a second, I thought this girl was a joke. Now I saw her strategy-she wanted her monsters destroyed so she could bring out her Belle Diamonds.
"And, with my second Belle Diamond's effect, I summon my Vanity Viper in Attack Mode!"
Vanity
Viper
WIND
Level 3
Winged Beast/Effect
ATK: 800
DEF:
1000
If your opponent controls a monster during your Draw Phase,
you can draw 1 extra card during your Draw Phase by paying 500 Life
Points.
"All right, then…" Adam said. "Since a new monster is on your side of the field, I'll just have my Reflected Spirit Mirror get rid of your Vanity Viper!"
"Not so fast!" Francesca mused. "Since my Belle Diamonds are on the field, you can't attack any other of my Winged Beast or Warrior monsters! And, because there are two on the field, you can't attack any of my monsters!"
"!!" I realized that this was her plan all along-to put Adam in an attack lock.
"Fine…" he said. "I play one card face-down, then end my turn."
"I draw!" she said. "Thanks to Vanity Viper's effect, since you have at least one monster on the field during my Draw Phase, I can pay 500 Life Points to draw 1 more card. And I'll do just that!"
Adam: 3100 L.P.
Fran: 2500 L.P.
"Now, I play the Spell Card, Throne Of Vanity!"
Throne Of
Vanity
Spell/Normal
Activate when you control a face-up "Belle
Diamond" and your opponent controls at least 2 monsters. Special
Summon one Warrior or Beast-Warrior-Type monster from your
Deck.
"Now, since I have my Belle Diamond on the field, and you have at least 2 monsters, I can play my Royal Throne Guard from my deck!"
Royal Throne Guard
EARTH
Level
4
Beast-Warrior/Effect
ATK: 1700
DEF: 1500
Your opponent
cannot select "Belle Diamond" on your side of the field as an
attack target as long as this card remains face-up on the
field.
"Now, I play Polymerization!"
Polymerization
Spell/Normal
Send,
from your hand or your side of the field, the appropriate Fusion
Material Monsters to the Graveyard, and Special Summon one monster
from your Fusion Deck.
"I fuse my Royal Throne Guard and my Vanity Viper to summon my Vanity Guard!"
Vanity
Guard
WIND
Level 6
Winged Beast/Fusion/Effect
ATK:
1800
DEF: 1900
"Vanity Viper" + "Royal Throne
Guard"
Increase the ATK of all Winged Beast and Warrior-Type
monsters on the field by 500 points. The effect of a card that
targets one Winged Beast or Warrior-Type monster on your side of the
field targets this card instead.
"Now, my Vanity Guard increases the attack power of my Belle Diamonds, as well as itself, by 500 points each!"
Well, Adam had better have a damn good face-down or he was finished.
"Now, Vanity Guard, attack his Reflected Spirit Mirror!"
"Did you forget my face-down card? Go, Shatter!"
Shatter
Trap/Normal
Discard 1
Mirror monster from your hand. Make the ATK of all your opponent's
monsters 0 until the End Phase of this turn.
"Now, by discarding my Whale Mirror to the Graveyard, I can make your monster's attack powers 0! And you can't call off the attack now!"
"Oh no!"
The Vanity Guard swooped in on Adam's Reflected Spirit Mirror. However, shards of glass impaled the beast, causing its power to become 0. It was blinded as well, so it couldn't see that it was flying directly into a ball of energy released by the mirror, and shattered.
Adam: 3100 L.P.
Fran:
1500 L.P.
"That's not all; my Shatter makes the attack of your Belle Diamonds 0 as well!"
"How sad…oh well, even if your mirror manages to destroy one of my Belle Diamonds, your mirrors combined don't have the strength to defeat the other one!"
"We'll see."
"I end my turn."
"I draw!" Adam said. "Now, my mirrors turn over!"
Serpent Mirror withdrew into its white mirror. A black group of serpents took its place. Meanwhile, Reflected Spirit Mirror withdrew into its black mirror, replacing itself as its lighter counterpart.
"Now, for the effects. First, Reflected Serpent Mirror destroys one of your Belle Diamonds!"
The Serpents inside the mirror lunged at one of the Belle Diamonds, destroying it.
"Next, my Spirit Mirror allows me to draw a card!" He drew a card from his deck, then grinned. "Sorry, but I've won this duel!"
"With what? Your mirrors still don't have the strength to overcome my Belle Diamond!"
"Perhaps not on their own…" Adam said. "But they do together! Go, Glass Fusion!"
Glass
Fusion
Spell/Normal
Send, from your side of the field or your
Mirror Deck, monsters listed as Fusion Material Monsters of a Fusion
monster, then Special Summon that monster to your side of the
field.
"Now, my mirrors fuse to become…Undead Snake Mirror!"
Undead Snake Mirror
DARK
Level
8
Zombie/Fusion/Mirror
ATK: 2600
DEF: 1200
"Serpent
Mirror" + "Spirit Mirror"
During your Standby Phase, place
this card on your side of the field in your Mirror Deck and Special
Summon one "Reflected Undead Snake Mirror" from your Mirror Deck.
When this card is Special Summoned, destroy one monster on the field,
and draw 1 card. This card cannot attack a player directly.
"Now, my Mirror destroys your Belle Diamond, and I get to draw a card."
The Snake lunged at the second Belle Diamond, destroying it. However, I knew Adam's deck…While his mirror couldn't attack him directly, its reflection could…
"My Mirror, sadly, is unable to attack you directly. However, with this card, I win the duel. Activate Single Reflection!"
Single
Reflection
Spell/Quick-Play
Place one Mirror Monster in your
Mirror Deck, and Special Summon the appropriate Mirror Monster from
your Mirror Deck.
"Now, my Mirror turns over."
The large, thick serpent withdrew into its mirror. As the mirror turned black, a much longer but thinner serpent emerged from it.
Reflected
Undead Snake Mirror
DARK
Level 8
Reptile/Mirror
ATK:
1200
DEF: 2600
This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This
card can only be Special Summoned from your Mirror Deck with a card
effect. During your Standby Phase, place this face-up card in your
Mirror Deck and Special Summon one "Undead Snake Mirror" from
your Mirror Deck. When this card is Special Summoned, your opponent
discards 1 card and takes 500 damage. This card can attack your
opponent directly.
"Now, first, for the summon of my Undead Serpent. You discard a card, then take 500 damage!"
"He's got it!" I said.
Adam: 3100 L.P.
Fran: 1000 L.P.
"Now, my Serpent Mirror will end this! Go, attack her directly!"
The Serpent lunged from the mirror at lightning speed towards Francesca. It slammed into her, causing her to fall over.
Adam: 3100
L.P.
Fran: 0 L.P.
"Wow…" she said. "You're pretty good, kid."
"Thank you, Francesca." he said. He then turned to me, then back to her. "Good luck with your exams." He then ran over to me.
"Good job, Adam." I said.
"Thanks, Leon." he replied. He then looked over my head, seeing Duel Academy in the distance. "We're almost at Duel Academy…should we tell Andrew and Matt?"
"Sure, why not?"
We then headed back to where we were staying. As we came in, Matt had just reduced Andrew's Life Points to 0.
"Bad time?" I asked.
"Not really…" Matt said. "You just saw me win, after all."
"Man, you are too good!" Andrew complained. "I can't ever seem to beat you!"
"Well, I may be good, but we have to see if the proctors think the same." Matt said.
"We're almost at the Academy." I said. "We'd better pack up and get ready to go."
"Good idea…" Matt said, storing his Deck in his Duel Disk. Andrew did the same as Adam and I began storing our belongings in our backpacks and suitcases. As soon as we were fully ready, the boat had docked.
"All right…Duel Academy, here we come!" I exclaimed.
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Will the four young duelists make the cut of Duel Academy?
If they do, what dorms will they be placed in?
Why aren't I getting reviews for my stories?
Find out…NEXT CHAPTER!