"I'll go first." I said. I looked over my hand, eventually deciding on a card. "I summon my Split Slime in Defense Mode!" A blue blob appeared on the field.
Split Slime
WATER
Level 4
Aqua/Effect
ATK:
1000
DEF: 1500
When this card is destroyed in battle, Special
Summon 2 "Slime Tokens" (WATER, Level 2, Aqua, ATK/500, DEF/750)
to your side of the field.
"Now, I'll set this one card face-down, and end my turn."
"I draw!" she said. "I summon Hunter Wing in Attack Mode!" A red bird with large talons stormed the field.
Hunter Wing
WIND
Level 4
Winged
Beast/Effect
ATK: 1600
DEF: 1200
When this card destroys a
monster in battle, destroy 1 Spell or Trap Card on the field.
"Now, my Belle Wing, destroy his Split Slime!" she commanded. Her bird charged at my Slime.
"Activate face-down card; Homunculus Blast!"
Homunculus Blast
Trap/Normal
Tribute one
monster on your side of the field. Special Summon monsters from your
Deck whose total ATK is equal to or less than the ATK of the Tributed
monster.
"Now, I get to tribute my Slime, and I get monsters whose total attack power equals 1000!" I said. I looked through my deck. "I summon my Homunculus Soul, my Brainwave Beast, and my Alchemy Insect, all in Defense Mode!" Three creatures stormed the field; a small orb, a small blue beast with a giant purple brain, and a cobalt-colored centipede."
Homunculus Soul
LIGHT
Level
1
Spellcaster
ATK: 0
DEF: 0
The soul of a homunculus,
it is able to use the physical material of whatever is around it in
order to create a new body. Such power is a wanted commodity among
mortals who wish to obtain power in order to upgrade their
bodies.
Alchemy Brainwave Beast
WATER
Level
3
Aqua/Effect
ATK: 700
DEF: 300
When this card is
Summoned or flipped face-up, you can change the battle position of
one monster on the field. (If it is in face-down Defense Position,
change it to face-up Attack Position.)
Alchemy
Insect
EARTH
Level 5
Insect/Effect
ATK: 300
DEF:
1900
When this card is Summoned, equip 1 monster on your
opponent's side of the field to this card as an Equip Card.
Increase the ATK of this card by the ATK of the equipped monster.
When this card is removed from the field, destroy the equipped
monster.
"Now, first, my Brainwave Beast will change your Bird to Defense Mode, preventing you from using your recall to attack my monsters. But really, I don't care. My Insect gets to devour your monster, gaining its attack power!"
"Oh no!" she said as her monster was eaten by my Insect, raising its attack power to 1900. "Hmm…I guess I'll set two cards face-down and end my turn."
"I draw!" I said. "I activate Polymerization!"
Polymerization
Spell/Normal
Send,
from your hand or your side of the field, monsters that are listed as
Fusion-Material Monsters on a Fusion Monster in your Fusion Deck to
the Graveyard, and Special Summon that monster.
"This lets me fuse my Homunculus Soul and my Brainwave Beast to summon my Level 4 Homunculus!" My two creatures were sucked into the fusion as a short, but able-bodied warrior emerged from it.
Level 4
Homunculus
LIGHT
Level 4
Spellcaster/Fusion/Effect
ATK:
2000
DEF: 1500
"Homunculus Soul" + 1 Level 3 monster
This
card can attack twice during the same Battle Phase.
"Now, with no monsters, you're wide open, and my monsters can win me the match right here!" I declared.
"How?" she asked. "Combined, your monsters' strength only totals 3900…"
"You must have not taken into account my Homunculus' special ability. It's allowed to attack twice in a turn." I said.
"Uh oh…"
"Now, my Homunculus, attack her directly!" My Homunculus charged at her. However, she revealed one of her face-down cards to counter it.
"Activate trap; Call of the Winds!"
Call of the Winds
Spell/Quick-Play
Activate
when you control no monsters. Special Summon one Winged Beast-Type
monster from your hand, and increase its ATK by 1000 until the End
Phase.
"Now, I get to summon a bird from my hand. So, why not summon my favorite creature? Go, Birds of Paradise!" A flock of beautiful birds of all species stormed the field.
Birds of
Paradise
WIND
Level 1
Winged Beast/Effect
ATK: 100
DEF:
100
As long as you control only Winged Beast-Type monsters, your
opponent cannot declare an attack. As long as this card remains
face-up on the field, you can draw 2 extra cards during your Draw
Phase.
"Your birds are pretty…pretty weak!" I said. "Forget the math? My Insect can destroy your birds, and then the double attack from my Homunculus will finish you off! Go, Insect, attack her Birds!"
"It seems you're the one not paying attention to special abilities, now." she scoffed. "My birds prevent you from attacking as long as I control only Winged Beast monsters."
"Ugh!" I said. "Well, I'll set a card face-down, and end my turn."
"I draw!" she said. "Now, the effect of my Birds of Paradise kick in! As long as I have them on the field, I get to draw two more cards during my Draw Phase, so I will!" She drew three cards from her deck. "I'll now activate a face-down card; Feather Bullet!"
Feather
Bullet
Trap/Normal
Discard 1 Winged Beast-Type monster from
your hand. Destroy one monster on the field.
"Now, I'll rid myself of a Winged Beast from my hand. In return, I get to destroy your Homunculus!" she declared. A feather charged with energy appeared on the field.
"I reveal my face-down card; Half-Life!"
Half-Life
Trap/Counter
Cut the ATK of one
face-up monster on your side of the field in half. Until the End
Phase, that monster is unaffected by the effects of your opponent's
Spell, Trap, and Effect Monster Cards.
"Now, my Homunculus protects itself by losing half of its attack power!" The feather shot at my Homunculus, but it began to mutate, using its body to create a shield. Its attack power dropped to 1000.
"That's fine." she said. "I now activate Hunt of the Skies!"
Hunt
of the Skies
Spell/Normal
Activate only when you control a
Winged Beast-Type monster. Both players send 2 Monster Cards from
their Deck to their Graveyard. Then, increase your Life Points by 500
for each Winged Beast-Type monster sent.
"Now, each of us sends two monsters from our Deck to our Graveyard." she said. An odd move; why would she rid herself of her own monsters?
Regardless, I decided to remove two Rotting Beast Carcasses from my deck and put them in the Graveyard.
"Now, here's the thing." she said. "I'm going to remove two Crow Sentries from my Deck. Since both of them are Winged Beasts, I gain 500 Life Points for each."
Her two birds appeared next to her birds. As they disappeared, her Life Points increased.
Scarlet: 5000
L.P.
Leon: 4000 L.P.
"Now, my Crow Sentries' special abilities kick in!" she said.
"Huh?"
Crow
Sentry
WIND
Level 3
Winged Beast/Effect
ATK: 1000
DEF:
1000
When this card is sent to the Graveyard, draw 1 card.
"When my Crows are sent to the Graveyard, each allows me to draw a card!" She drew two more cards, giving her hand a total of five cards. "Now, with three Winged Beasts in my Graveyard, I'm able to Special Summon my Lord of Feathers!" She summoned a giant crow wearing glasses and a robe with giant wings. The wings had feathers dripping off of them, but they weren't lacking feathers in the least.
Lord
of Feathers
WIND
Level 8
Winged Beast/Effect
ATK:
2600
DEF: 2300
This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This
card can only be Special Summoned while there are three or more
Winged Beast-Type monsters in your Graveyard. Once per turn, you can
remove 1 Winged Beast-Type monster in your Graveyard from play to
draw 1 card. As long as there are 5 or more Winged Beast-Type
monsters in your Graveyard, this card cannot be destroyed by the
effects of your opponent's cards. When this card declares an
attack, return 1 Winged Beast-Type monster from your Graveyard to
your Deck. Then shuffle your Deck.
"Now, Lord of Feathers, attack his Homunculus!" she commanded. The Lord of Feathers spread its wings open, whipping up a gust of wind that sent all of its loose feathers towards my Homunculus, destroying it.
Scarlet: 5000
L.P.
Leon: 2400 L.P.
"Now, my Lord's ability kicks in! Each time it attacks, one of my Winged Beasts returns from my Graveyard to my Deck. I'll return one of my Crow Sentries from my Graveyard to my Deck." she said. Feathers below the Lord of Feathers began to disappear.
"Now, I'll set one card face-down and end my turn." she said.
"I draw." I said. "I activate Alchemy Fusion!"
Alchemy
Fusion
Spell/Normal
Destroy 1 Spell or Trap Card on your side
of the field (other than this card). Remove from play, from your side
of the field or your Graveyard, Fusion-Material monsters listed on a
Fusion Monster in your Fusion Deck, and Special Summon the
appropriate Fusion monster from your Fusion Deck.
"Now, I'm forced to destroy a Spell or Trap card on my side of the field. The Hunter Wing that my Alchemy Insect ate when it was summoned counts, so I can use it as a sacrifice. In return, I'm allowed to remove my Insect and the Homunculus Soul in my Graveyard to summon my Level 6 Homunculus!" My Homunculus appeared as my Insect fused with it. A rather large warrior stormed the field, with two large fists.
Level
6 Homunculus
LIGHT
Level 6
Spellcaster/Fusion/Effect
ATK:
2450 (A/N: lolmonarch)
DEF: 2250
"Homunculus Soul" + 1
Level 5 monster
When this card is Summoned, destroy one card on
the field. Whenever this card destroys a monster in battle, destroy 1
card on the field.
"Now, when my Homunculus comes into play, I get to destroy one card on the field. With that in mind, I'll destroy your Lord of Feathers!"
"Not so fast!" she replied, revealing her face-down card. "Activate Veil of Feathers!"
Veil of Feathers
Trap/Counter
Tribute one
Winged Beast-Type monster you control. Until the End Phase, cards on
your side of the field are not destroyed.
"Now, by sacrificing my Birds of Paradise, my Lord isn't destroyed until the end of the turn." she said as her Birds disappeared.
"Hmm…" I said. "I'll set one card face-down and end my turn."
"I draw!" she said. "Hmm…I summon my Huntress Harpy in Attack Mode!" A pink bird with large talons and claws on its wings stormed the field.
Huntress Harpy
WIND
Level 4
Winged
Beast/Effect
ATK: 1700
DEF: 900
When this card is Summoned,
if you control a Winged Beast-Type monster other than this card,
destroy 1 Spell or Trap Card on the field. When this card destroys a
monster in battle, destroy one monster on the field.
"Now, when my Harpy comes into play, I get to destroy a Spell or Trap card on the field, considering I control another Winged Beast. So, say goodbye to your face-down card!"
"Not so fast!" I said. "Activate trap; Un-Fusion!"
Un-Fusion (A/N: Not De-Fusion,
but what it should be)
Spell/Quick-Play
Return one Fusion
Monster on the field to the Fusion Deck. You can then Special Summon
all of the Fusion-Material monsters used to Special Summon the Fusion
monster from your hand, Deck, Graveyard, or if it is currently
removed from play.
"Now, I get to separate my Homunculus!"
My Homunculus' body began to mutate. The body mutated into my Alchemy Insect as the soul remained intact.
"Now, since my Insect comes into play, it gets to eat your Lord of Feathers!" I declared.
"Oh, no!" she replied as my Insect devoured the creature.
Alchemy Insect
ATK: 2900
DEF:
1900
"Hmm…that's fine with me. Huntress Harpy, attack his Homunculus Soul!" she commanded. Her Harpy charged at my Soul, slashing it to pieces.
"I suppose that's the best move you could make, considering that your Harpy's stuck in Attack Mode." I mused.
"Well, it would be the only move had my Harpy not have her special ability!" she said. "When she destroys a monster in battle, she gets to destroy your Insect!"
"Uh oh…"
The Huntress Harpy managed to also tear through my Insect, destroying it. She managed to clear my field. Damn it…
"I end my turn." she said.
"I draw!" I said. "I summon my Mirage Apparition in Attack Mode!" A blue ghost appeared on the field.
Mirage Apparition
WATER
Level
4
Zombie/Effect
ATK: 2200
DEF: 0
At the end of the turn
that this card is Summoned, shuffle this card into your Deck.
"I then activate Transmutation!" I said.
Transmutation
Spell/Quick-Play
Tribute all
monsters on your side of the field. Activate one of the following
effects:
-Special Summon monsters from your Deck whose total ATK
equals the total ATK of the Tributed monsters.
-Special Summon
monsters from your Deck whose Levels total the total Levels of the
Tributed monsters.
"Now, I get to sacrifice my Mirage Apparition, and get monsters from my deck that have 2200 total attack points. So, let's fill the field; a second Homunculus Soul, a Mutation Machine, two Spell Disciples, and another Mirage Apparition!" The Homunculus Soul appeared, as well as a strange machine holding a sample of alchemic metals. Two small floating wizards with staffs appeared, as well as a second Apparition.
Mutation Machine
DARK
Level
4
Machine/Effect
ATK: 0
DEF: 1000
Tribute one monster you
control to Special Summon one monster from your Deck or Graveyard
with an ATK equal to or less than the ATK of the Tributed
monster.
Spell Disciple
LIGHT
Level
2
Spellcaster/Effect
ATK: 0
DEF: 600
By Tributing this
card and paying 500 Life Points, add 1 Spell Card from your Graveyard
to your hand.
"Now, I'll use my Disciples' special abilities." I said. "If I tribute each of them, and pay 500 Life Points for each one of them, I get to return a Spell Card in my Graveyard to my hand."
Scarlet: 5000 L.P.
Leon: 1400
L.P.
"I'll add Polymerization to my hand, as well as the Transmutation I just used." I said as I added the cards to my hand. If she knew the cards I've already used, she would know that I just won with that play.
"Now, I activate my Mutation Machine's special effect. I have to sacrifice a monster, and in return, I get to summon a monster from either my deck…or my graveyard…with attack power equal to or less than the sacrificed monster. So, I'll have it sacrifice itself, and in return, I'll summon the Rotting Beast Carcass I sent to the Graveyard with the effect of your Hunt of the Skies!" Mutation Machine sucked itself into its own sample, and became Rotting Beast Carcass.
Rotting Beast
Carcass
EARTH
Level 7
Insect/Effect
ATK: 0
DEF: 0
You
are able to Special Summon this card from your hand during either
player's turn. This card is destroyed during the End Phase of the
turn that is Summoned.
"Now, I play Polymerization, fusing my Carcass and my Homunculus Soul to summon my Level 8 Homunculus!" The Homunculus Soul melded the body of Rotting Beast Carcass and became my Homunculus.
Level 8 Homunculus
LIGHT
Level
8
Spellcaster/Fusion/Effect
ATK: 2800
DEF: 2600
"Homunculus
Soul" + a Level 7 monster
This card can attack all monsters on
your opponent's side of the field once each.
"Now, my Homunculus, attack her Harpy!" I commanded. My Homunculus charged at her Harpy, slashing it to ribbons.
Scarlet: 3900 L.P.
Leon:
1400 L.P.
"Now, Mirage Apparition, attack her directly!" I commanded. The Apparition disappeared, and reappeared behind Scarlet, slashing her. (virtually, of course)
Scarlet: 1700 L.P.
Leon:
1400 L.P.
"Too bad that's all the damage you'll be able to do to my Life Points." she said.
"Forget about my Transmutation?" I asked, activating it. "I now sacrifice my two monsters, and I'm now able to get monsters with a total of 5000 attack points!" I looked through my deck. "I only need 1700 to finish you off, so I'll summon my Chipoff Beast in Attack Mode!" A molten rock warrior stormed the field.
Chipoff
Beast
FIRE
Level 4
Pyro/Effect
ATK: 1800
DEF:
1200
Each time Battle Damage to either player is inflicted in
battle involving this card, decrease the ATK of this card by 300
points, and Special Summon 1 "Chipoff Token (FIRE, Level 1, Pyro,
ATK/300, DEF/0)".
"Now, Chipoff Beast, finish her off!" I said. Chipoff Beast charged towards Scarlet, delivering the final blow.
Scarlet: 0 L.P.
Leon: 1400 L.P.
"Wow…" Crowler said. He then put his hands together, applauding. "A tremendous duel from the pair of you. Congratulations on an extremely heated match, and a wonderful comeback from Leon here!"
The other duelists began to show some light applause. Andrew and Josh began to cheer for me.
"Thank you, Leon." Scarlet said to me. "You are truly a great competitor…and you have one hell of a deck."
"Thank you, Scarlet." I said. "Usually, my setup goes uninterrupted, and I'm able to have perfect control of the field. However, your deck disrupts that control. I wanted that challenge, and I felt I got it from you. Thank you."
I then left the field, joining Andrew and Josh, who were in awe.
"Man…that was an amazing match!" Andrew said. "I don't ever think I've seen you play that well!"
"Matt's beaten me many more times in much more competitive matches than that." I replied. "Still, that was pretty intense…"
I would have discussed the match a bit more, but the bell rang. It was time to move on to the next class.