Pro League Circuit!
Chapter 2: The Giant
Soutou let out a grumble in his sleep. Despite the fact that it was 2:00 in the afternoon on a beautiful summer day in Spain, he was fast asleep in the back of Mr. Mutock's car. Mr. Mutock was currently driving, with Chima riding in the passengers seat. "Were almost there, should I wake him up?" Chima asked Mr. Mutock. "No no, we had a long ride over here, let him dream." And dream Soutou did……
Soutou's heart quivered with every crack of the judge's gavel. "Order! I SAID ORDER!" the judge yelled over and over at the unruly courtroom. Mass chaos was breaking out in the stands, and at the defense table. The only place in the entire courtroom that was calm, was the prosecution table at which Soutou sat. He felt his eyes begin to tear up and quickly wiped them with his suit sleeve. He felt a small tug on his jacket and looked over at the 12 year old boy sitting next to him. "Thank you Mr. Kouji." The woman sitting on the other side of the boy said. "We know that you did your best." The woman let out a sob as she started to cry. "And that's all that we can ask for. We appreciate everything you did for us."
Light began pouring through the car window directly into Soutou's face. He snorted and turned on his side, still fast asleep.
The image of the courtroom faded, leaving Soutou in a dark room, with the only light coming from a giant florescent lamp hanging from the ceiling. The light illuminated the steel cage that Soutou now stood in, and a few tables that surrounded the cage. Grinning people with masks sat around the tables. Three men in suits stood outside the cage behind a large muscular man. "Your existence is a mystery to me, faceless guy!" The man said. "But regardless of who you are, I'm gonna crush you! Victory Flame!" Soutou looked up to see that a golden dragon had appeared above the man. It let out a blast of golden flames at him. Soutou held his arms up to defend himself, but it was no use. Nothing could stop the jet of flames that was headed towards him…….
"Were here!" was the first thing Soutou heard when he woke up. He let out a yawn and pulled himself into a sitting position. Soutou looked out the front window to see an enormous hotel. "Mr. Mutock, I thought you said we were coming to Spain to find a duelist?" Soutou said as he sluggishly climbed out the back seat. "Right you are m'boy! Were here to find a very talented young fellow! I've been keeping up with his duels for quite some time now, and he's got everything it takes to beat a member of the U9 and more!" Soutou went to the trunk to grab his bags, but three men in red uniforms beat him to it. "Were staying in room 245 on floor 6." Mr. Mutock said to them as they took every last bag and carried them inside.
"Is he in this hotel?" Soutou asked. "Ahhhm, no." Mr. Mutock replied as he began walking towards the front door. Chima was close behind him. "Then why are we here?" Soutou asked as he began walking after Mr. Mutock. "Who says that we cant have a little fun before getting down to business?' Mr. Mutock asked as he entered the hotel. "I do. I didn't come here to-" Soutou gasped as he looked around the inside of the hotel. It was like no hotel he had ever stayed in. The lobby was flooded with men and women in red uniforms, as well as others who appeared to be guests. Everything in the hotel seemed to shine or glimmer as though it were made of gold. In his amazement Soutou had lost track of Mr. Mutock and Chima. He quickly caught sight of them at the front desk and rushed over to them.
"Really Mr. Mutock, this isn't necessary. We should just find this person and get out of here." Mr. Mutock handed Soutou a card-key. "Here, this is for the room." Mr. Mutock handed Chima one as well. "As for finding this person, don't worry about that Soutou-kun. I have a feeling he's going to take a lot of convincing before he joins up with us. It could take days, maybe even weeks. It's not as simple as just finding him and leaving." Mr. Mutock pulled a slip of paper out of his pocket and handed it to Soutou. "
I have a few errands to run. You and Chima can head up to the room and relax for awhile." Mr. Mutock patted Soutou on the back before walking away. Chima waved goodbye to him as he walked out the door. Soutou sighed. I can only imagine that the U9 are continuing their destruction of the pro league as we sit around doing nothing……
"Where the hell is he!?"
The room shook as a thin old man pounded his fist against the table. He was a tall, thin old man with slicked back white hair. His face was smooth, and his eyes were small. He wore a white button up shirt, a black tie, and black dress pants. He wore a furry black jacket over the white shirt.
The room in front of him was mostly empty. It was an office, and a large on at that. He sat behind a wooden desk that was filled with papers and pictures of family members. A large bookshelf stood behind him, as well as a few potted plants. In from of the desk sat 9 chairs in a half-circle. Gufuu Uindo sat in one, and a blonde woman was seated next to him in another. "I doubt he'll show. Nobody ever listens to you chief. Nobody here respects you. Pushover." The blonde said.
The old man leaned back in his chair and let out a fake laugh. "Blunt as ever, Jessica. But that's abit of an overstatement. He will show up because he knows that if he does not, he will face severe consequences. Brutus is already in enough trouble, he wont test me."
Footsteps could be heard in the hallway. "Speak of the devil, here he comes." Uindo said, his face bearing his usual grin. The doors burst open, and a tall muscular man walked in. He had black hair that was pulled back into a ponytail, and he wore a silver shirt and brown pants. "Sorry I'm late chief." He said as he sat down opposite Uindo. The "chief's" anger disappeared, and he smiled. "Hell Brutus. Don't worry about being late, we didn't mind sitting here waiting, and waiting, and waiting for you. But lets forget about that and get down to business, huh?" Brutus nodded. "The other day you thought
it'd be a good idea to win the duel….. WITHOUT summoning your planet monster. Why is that?" Brutus was starting to sweat. "The guy was a pushover chief, and he was really pissing me off. I didn't want to sit around and wait to draw my planet monster, I just wanted-" "You just wanted to what? Go against the entire plan? To screw everything up? Is that what you wanted to do?" Brutus was sweating bullets now as he started stuttering, and trying to come up with an excuse. "No chief, its just that-" "You were being selfish." The chief said, cutting him off again.
"In order to keep the crowd on our side we need to entertain them Brutus. And the crowd likes seeing members of the U9 win, with their planet monster. Its your trademark. It's what keeps you in the U9. And when you go, and win with something else, the crowd doesn't like it. BECAUSE ITS BORING!" The chief's cheery personality disappeared, and was replaced with anger and rage.
"IF YOU WANT TO PUT WHAT YOU WANT BEFORE OUR PLANS, THEN I'LL JUST KILL YOU AND FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO TAKE YOUR PLACE." The chief was out of his chair at this point, and was standing in front of Brutus's chair. Before Brutus could react the chief's hand was enclosed around his neck. Brutus was easily twice the chief's size, and yet he had no trouble lifting him out of his chair and slamming him into the wall. "I'm not a very controlling leader Brutus. I let the 9 of you run around and do whatever you want."
The chief lowered his voice at this point. "Just remember that what you want, is what I want. And if you want anything different, feel free to say so." The chief dropped Brutus back in his chair and walked back to his desk.
Jessica seemed slightly shocked by what had just occurred, while Uindo seemed to have enjoyed the clash between Brutus and the chief. "Now, this weeks meeting will start as soon as the other 4 get here. "4?" Jessica asked. "Which two aren't showing?"
"Touketsu and Sadiva." The chief replied. "Ohhh yeeeah, they're supposed to duel today, huh?" Uindo said, his face's expression unchanging. "What tasks have you assigned to them instead, chief?" "Touketsu will be saving a drowning girl at the beach, and Sadiva is going to be visiting her sick mother in Spain." Uindo started clapping. "Very clever, very clever chief. It was brilliant of you to think up the idea." Uindo's smile got bigger. "That when two of us are paired up to duel we should go and do something heroic that the public will like. Really smart of you, really."
Jessica frowned at Uindo. "Hmph. Your creepy as hell Uindo. I hate you." She said, blunt as ever. "Your both freaks." Brutus said from his seat across from the two. "And I cant wait for everyone else to get here."
Soutou had spent most of the day sleeping and watching TV in the hotel room. Chima had been stopping in and out, and Mr. Mutock had yet to appear since he left when they arrived at the hotel. Soutou was glad that Chima didn't stay in the room like he was. It was awkward being alone with her. She's so quiet, even when its just her and Mr. Mutock. I think that the longest conversation I've had with her was at the diner when she asked to take my coat. Mr. Mutock hasn't said anything about her since he introduced her either. She certainly is a strange girl.
The door to the hotel room opened, and Mr. Mutock walked in with Chima, who had been gone for the past hour. "Oh, your back." Soutou said as he got off the bed. "Maybe now we can finally get down to business." Mr. Mutock was chipper as ever as he set down his briefcase on Soutou's bed. "Business! Are you really that bored with Spain Soutou-kun?" Mr. Mutock chuckled. "Ahhh, this generation. Always so impatient."
Chima walked over to her suitcase while Mr. Mutock began pulling a variety of items out of his pockets. "Are you sure that you don't want to do some sightseeing Soutou-kun? I could very easily find us a tour guide to take us around Madrid. It's a beautiful city, really it is." Chima pulled a deck and a transparent duel disk out of her suitcase. "You duel?" Soutou asked, admiring the quality of the transparent duel disk. Chima put the deck into the duel disk and clutched it against her chest.
"Oh, yes Chima duels. She's fairly talented at it too. Now, let me make a quick phone call and then we'll be able to tour the city! And while were out we'll pick up some dinner too. Did you know that in Spain its custom to eat around one or-" "No! I don't want to go on a tour Mr. Mutock!" Soutou interrupted.
"You said it could take awhile to find this person and get him interested in what were doing. If that's true, we should be out there getting him right now! The U9 is already fully assembled and at full force. With how things have been going lately, we don't have time to sit around relaxing." Mr. Mutocked nodded. "Then away we go." Mr. Mutock picked up a plastic card off the pile of his possessions that he had pulled out of his pocket. "Here, your going to need this Soutou-kun." Mr. Mutock handed the card to Soutou. "Now, I'll explain everything in the car."
"His name is Inigo Callas, but most refer to him as El Gigante." Mr. Mutock said some 15 minutes later in the car. Soutou was sitting in the passenger's seat this time, and Chima was in the back. "He's well known in Spain as a top duelist, and he's in the pro league as well, but he doesn't participate much.
He has one, maybe two duels a year. He's been invited to the Duel of Fortune Cup once, and didn't accept the invitation. As far as I can tell most of his nights are spent running around nightclubs, and dueling people not involved with the pro league. The U9 don't see him as much of a threat, so they haven't targeted him yet. He has a lot of potential, he just doesn't put the effort into unlocking that potential."
Soutou nodded. "So that's why its going to take awhile to get him on our side? He doesn't commit." Mr. Mutock nodded. "He'll probably be a trouble seed at first, but I feel that he'll pull through when the time is right." Mr. Mutock stopped the car in front of a loud night club. "I think that you and Chima should embark on this one without me Soutou-kun. The card I gave you will get you in, and once your in you should have no trouble finding him."
Soutou shook his head. "That's hardly fair Mr. Mutock. Your in charge of this entire thing, you should be the one to coordinate things. I have no idea what to say, or what will convince him, and I doubt Chima does either." Mr. Mutock grinned. "I'm sure you'll both do fine." He could tell that he was failing at convincing Soutou to embark on this journey on his own. "I'm pretty old, I'd stick out like a sore thumb in a night club. Not that you two blend in much better….."
Mr. Mutock glanced at Soutou in his suit and Chima in her sweatshirt. "But you'll blend in much better then I will. Plus I doubt he'll want to hang around with an old man. Trust me on this one Soutou-kun, it'll be better if I sit this one out." Soutou sighed. "Fine fine, we'll go. But stop calling me Soutou-kun. I hate when people use "kun" and "chan" and such." Mr. Mutock nodded. "Of coarse, of coarse. Now go in there and give it your best shot!"
Soutou reluctantly got out of the car, and Chima was close behind him. Soutou once again felt awkward being alone with Chima. "Well, ummm….. I think splitting up is a bad idea, so lets just go in and stick together, huh?" Chima gave a small nod. "Good, now then….." Soutou looked out at the massive crowd surrounding the front of the night club. Two large men guarded the entrance to it, and occasionally let a person or two pass through inside. Soutou fumbled through his pockets and pulled out the card Mr. Mutock had given him.
He and Chima both pushed their way through the crowd up to the two men guarding the entrance. Soutou handed one of them the card. The man looked it over for a minute, then looked at Soutou. "Lucky you guys have this, I wouldn't let either of you in with those cloths on." Soutou frowned. The one thing he hated about Spain was the obsession with fashion. The two men stepped aside for him and Chima.
"But an all access pass is an all access pass. You two are in." Soutou stepped into the club, and Chima followed. The place was packed, and incredibly hot. The room was dark save for some colored lights that shone in a few places. The floor and walls were blue, and a DJ was blasting music towards the front of the enormous room.
Soutou scanned the crowd, seeing if he could see anyone that stuck out in particular. "Mr. Mutock said that he would be a trouble to find…. He also said that people call him "El Gigante" so he must be fairly big. Look around for the biggest guy in the room." "Mhmm." Chima said so quietly that Soutou could barely hear her. Soutou caught a glimpse of a man who was at least a foot taller then everyone else in the room. "Hey! Look over there" He said, pointing the man out to Chima.
"That's gotta be him. Lets go." Soutou and Chima weaved their way through the crowd, pushing past the dancing mass of people. Finally they reached the man, who looked as though he might be 8 feet tall. Soutou almost had to jump to tap him on the shoulder. He turned around and looked at the two. "Are you Inigo Callas?" Soutou yelled over the music. The man laughed. "You lost?" He asked, and then turned around and yelled "Hey Inigo, look at these losers!" Soutou looked past the large man to see who he was talking to. A large couch sat against the wall, and a there was a circular clearing around the couch. A short, skinny young man sat on it.
He had very short brown hair, and deep blue eyes. He wore blue jeans and a black jacket that made him look slightly bigger then he really was. He had a dark blue shirt on underneath the jacket. He also had a girl under each arm, and was talking to the dark-skinned girl on his right before he looked over at the tall man. The tall man moved aside and gave Soutou and Chima each a push into the clearing. The young man burst out laughing, causing Soutou and Chima each to look down and around them to see what was so funny. "Que pasa, sanganos? Perdidos?"
Soutou and Chima both looked at each other, then back at the young man. "What, you asses come to Spain and you don't even speak English?" He snapped his fingers. "Jose, get these guys outta here!" He called to the tall man. "They were looking for you, but if you want 'em out then I'll toss 'em." "Wait!" Soutou yelled. "Are you Inigo Callas?" The boy had gone back to talking to the dark skinned girl, but looked back at Soutou and Chima when Soutou said his name. "Any dumbass who doesn't know my name deserves to get tossed. Jose, do it."
Soutou felt Jose grab him by the shoulder. "We have a proposition for you!" Chima squeaked. She covered her mouth as though she had said something wrong. Inigo held up a hand. "One second Jose." He got off the couch and walked over to the two, getting very close to Chima. "Oh yeah? What're you looking for baby? If your trying to find a bull then you've come to the right place." Inigo put an arm around Chima. "I've got a room in the back, if you want we can-" Soutou grabbed Inigo by the shoulder and pulled him off of Chima. He then grabbed him by the front of the shirt and lifted him off of the ground.
"Don't get any ideas. Were not here for anything like that, and if you so much as touch her you'll be answering to me, judicially and physically." Jose immediately pulled Soutou backwards, causing him to drop Inigo. Jose raised a massive fist when Inigo held up a hand.
"Relax Jose. This guy's a pushover." Inigo grabbed Soutou by the front of the shirt this time, and lifted him off the ground. "Looks can be deceiving sangano. I'm not as weak as I might seem." He said with a grin on his face. Chima put a hand on Inigo's arm. "Please stop! We didn't come here to fight, we just want to talk to you!" Inigo's smile disappeared. "Give me a good reason why I should listen to you, instead of tossing you both out of here right now." "It involves dueling." Soutou said. Inigo set Soutou down, and his smile returned. "Now you've got my attention."
Inigo had lead them to his room, which was mostly taken up by a large bed, and a big screen TV. There was, however, a small table with 4 chairs. Soutou and Chima sat on one side, and Inigo sat on the other. Inigo had just finished explaining Mr. Mutock's plan for saving the pro league and the problem with he U9. "So you see, its only a matter of time before the pro league collapses entirely. And the rest of Duel Monster's will go with it."
Inigo didn't say a word, and overall appeared uninterested in what Inigo was saying. "Even if you keep dueling for your love of the game, most people will stop playing entirely. There'll be barely anybody for you to duel." Inigo picked something out of his teeth and flicked it away. "Sounds like a load of boring bull crap to me. If you guys want me to waste my time "saving the pro league" then your crazy. I don't care about the U9, and I'm not a team player. Get someone else for your little group." Soutou jumped up, knocking his chair over. "You selfish bastard! Don't you care about anything? You call yourself a duelist, and yet you wont even fight for the sport you love?"
Inigo stood up calmly. "Whatever, sangano. You two can see yourselves out, I'm not getting involved in anything that doesn't get me money, girls, or fame. Nobody watches the pro league anymore, and only members of the U9 get any money or girls. I'm not wasting my time with a hopeless cause that has 0 benefits." Inigo turned to leave. "Coward! Don't you care about the injustice of the U9? Don't you care about anything but yourself?" Inigo opened the door to leave. "Are you afraid of the U9? Are you scared? You're a coward!"
Soutou stepped forward and threw a punch at the back of Inigo's head. Inigo spun to the right and dodged the punch. He grabbed Soutou's outstretched wrist and pulled him forward. At the same time he swung with his other hand and punched Soutou in the face. Soutou went flying sideways into the table. Chima jumped up and screamed. "I told you not to underestimate me sangano. Try that again and I'll break your neck!" Inigo walked out of the room and slammed the door behind him. Chima quickly went to Soutou's aid and helped him up. "A-are you alright, Soutou?" She asked shakily. Soutou wiped some blood from his lip.
"I'm fine, I just lost my temper for a second there. How anyone can be that rude and selfish is beyond me…" Soutou adjusted his glasses and opened the door to the room. He looked around and saw that Inigo hadn't made it far. "Hey!" He yelled. Inigo kept walking. "How about we duel over it? If I win, you have to join us." Inigo turned around. "Classic move. And of coarse, my next question will be "what do I get if I win"?" Soutou paused for a moment.
"You like money, right? I've got plenty of that. How much do you want?" Inigo laughed with disbelief. "You serious? How about half a million?" Soutou nodded. "Done. You win, I'll pay you half a million dollars." Inigo poked Soutou in the chest. "You better be good for it, or I'll snap your legs in half. What the hell's your name, anyways?" "Soutou." Souto replied. "Let's go then, there's a duel stage down the hall."
The dark skinned girl that Inigo had been talking to sat on the couch with her arms crossed. She impatiently tapped her foot against the floor. Jose was talking on his cell phone as she looked around, waiting for Inigo to get back. Jose hung up and put the phone away. "Jose, where's Inigo? Is he coming back or what?" She called over to him. "He got caught up dueling some guy, he'll be back in awhile." "Humph." She said, slumping into the couch. "He'd better make it quick."
Soutou was far from impressed by the duel field. Although it was a somewhat private stage, it was still very dirty. Inigo stood opposite Soutou, with a pure white duel disk on his arm. It had a blue gem for its life point counter, and the entire thing was easily twice the size of a normal duel disk. Inigo had a small group of people sitting on the benches on his side of the duel field, while Chima was the only person supporting Soutou.
"Lets hurry up with this, I don't wanna be here all night." Inigo said as his duel disk turned on. "Don't worry, I'll be sure to give you what you deserve." Soutou replied as he activated his duel disk aswell. "I deserve $500,000, so I'll be sure to kick your ass!" Inigo yelled as he drew his opening hand, and then a 6th card. "I'll start by summoning a monster in facedown defense position. Then I'll play a facedown card and end my turn."
"My turn, draw!" Soutou examined his hand carefully. "I summon [URL=.com/wiki/Ally_of_Justice_-_Reverse_Break]Ally of Justice - Reverse Breaker[/URL] in attack positon! Reverse Breaker, attack his facedown monster! Reversing Drill!"
The blue machine plowed into Inigo's set monster with its drill and broke it into thousands of tiny pixels. "Lucky you your monster destroys set monsters, otherwise it would've run into my Shield Knight's 1800 defense. Also since Shield Knight is a light monster, it would've been destroyed after damage calculation."
"It's a lot more then lucky." Soutou said as he placed two cards facedown. "Your up." "Its my turn, draw!" Inigo glanced at his facedown card, then at Reverse Breaker. "I guess that means that facedown defense position is off limits for me. But this guy works much better face up. I summon [URL=.com/wiki/Ghost_Gardna] Dead Guardna[/URL] in face up defense position! That will conclude my turn."
More defense? What's this guy getting at? Soutou wondered as he drew a card. "I tribute my Reverse Breaker to summon [URL=.com/wiki/Ally_of_Justice_-_Rudra]Ally of Justice Rudra[/URL] in attack position! Turn end." If he just keeps playing defensively this duels going to take awhile. I wish he would attack already.
"My turn, draw. I summon [URL=.com/wiki/Comrade_Swordsman_of_Landstar]Fencer of the United Landstars[/URL] in face up defense position. Then I'll play a facedown card. Turn end."
"Still playing it defensively I see. That's going to cost you Inigo. You've given me more then enough time to set up my combo. I summon [URL=.com/wiki/Ally_of_Justice_-_Cyclone_Creator]Ally of Justice - Cyclone Creator[/URL] in face up attack position!"
"A tuner? So your going for a synchro summon huh?" Soutou smiled. "That's right. Tuning!" The orange bird glowed for a second before vanishing. Three green rings and 3 white orbs surrounded the flying blue machine. "As darkness engulfs everything, the world cries out for justice! Become the one to answer that call! Synchro Summon, [URL=.com/wiki/Ally_of_Justice_-_Light_Gazer]Ally of Justice - Light Gazer[/URL]!" Green light shone through the circles. It vanished a second later, revealing Light Gazer. "
Light Gazer gains 200 attack from the Shield Knight in your graveyard (Atk: 2600). Now, Light Gazer, attack his Fencer of the United Landstars! Light Burst Cannon!" The UFO let out a blast of light from one of its cannon arms. "I activate the effect of Dead Guardna! Dead Defense!" The white warrior moved in front of Fencer, intercepting the blast from Light Gazer.
Heh, I knew he wouldn't let his tuner take the hit. And now with Dead Guardna gone I can really do some damage!"
"I'm not done yet Soutou. I activate my trap, [URL=.com/wiki/Broken_Blocker] Broken Blocker[/URL]! When a monster with higher defense then attack is destroyed, this card special summons 2 more of that monster from my deck to the field. I'll special summon 2 more Dead Guardna in defense position!" Soutou gritted his teeth. "A minor dent in my plan. I activate my set card, Cross Examination! When an Ally of Justice monster on my field destroys an opponents monster, I can return it to the deck to summon a monster with the same level as the returned monster.
I'll return Light Gazer to my extra deck to summon [URL=.com/wiki/Ally_of_Justice_-_Thunder_Armor]Ally of Justice - Lightning Armor[/URL]!"
This time Inigo gritted his teeth. "Damnit, that thing does piercing. If I don't take care of it soon Im in trouble."
"Lightning Armor, attack his Dead Guardna! Lightning Slash!" The orange machine hacked through one of Inigo's Dead Guardna's with a lightning saber.
Inigo's Lifepoints: 3200
Soutou's life points: 4000
"That will conclude my turn." Inigo calmly drew a card from his deck. "What's wrong? All of that talk, and all you can do is defend? If you can't muster even a single attack then this duel is going to end on my next turn." "Then I'll just have to start attacking, wont I? I tribute Dead Guardna to summon [URL=.com/wiki/Total_Defense_Shogun]Great Defense Shogun[/URL] in defense position!"
"2500 defense is an impressive amount, but he's a ways off from standing up to Lightning Armor." Soutou said, confident in his monster. "I'll worry about Lightning Armor later. I activate my spell card, Mercenary Armies! This card lets me pay 500 life points to place 1 level 4 or lower warrior type monster on top of my deck. In return, you get a "Mercenary Token" to your side of the field in attack position (Atk: 1500)."
Inigo's Lifepoints: 2700
Soutou's Lifepoints: 4000
Inigo grabbed the card his deck spat out and added it to his hand. "Planning on coming after this nuisance you gave me?" Soutou asked, pointing at the black armored warrior that now sat on his field. Go ahead and do it then. My "Unfair Matchup" card will knock out any attack position monster that you attack with.
"Yeah, that's exactly what I plan on doing. I play my spell, Shield Attack! This card lets a monster switch its original attack and defense strengths until the end of the turn! I'll select Great Defense Shogun! (Atk: 2500) And don't forget the effect of my Fencer of the United Landstars! He gives all warrior type monsters on my field 400 attack! (Atk: 2900)"
Soutou maintained his confidence. This kid's a complete rookie. At first I thought he was going to do a synchro summon, but if he's boosting his Defense Shogun's attack then that cant be his plan. More importantly, he's increasing the attack of a defense position monster. Shield Attack only lasts until the end of the turn, next turn Lightning Armor will destroy his Defense Shogun. What the hell is he trying to do?
"Now I'll have Great Defense Shogun atta-" "Not so fast! Are you forgetting that you summoned Defense Shogun in defense position? You can't do battle unless he's in attack position."
Inigo smiled. "Are you forgetting his effect? Great Defense Shogun can declare an attack even while in defense position. Go, Great Defense Shogun! Attack his Mercenary Token! Blocker Beatdown!"
The heavily armored warrior sluggishly charged forward. He lowered his spiked shoulder and slammed it into the black armored warrior, shattering it into a million pieces.
Inigo's Lifepoints: 2700
Soutou's Lifepoints: 2600
Inigo's eyes widened as his life points dropped. "Why didn't you attack Thunder Armor?" He asked, unsure why Inigo would leave a monster on the field that possessed an effect perfect for defeating his defense strategy. "Who knows? Maybe I'm a lot smarter then I look? Maybe I have something planned? You'll just have to figure out on your own. Two cards facedown , Turn end."
Soutou drew a card from his deck. His dueling style is the exact opposite of how he acts. He's loud and obnoxious, but then he's quiet and defensive while dueling. And his audience behind him has been silent this entire time. Is he trying to psyche me out? Or is something wrong with him? Soutou took a deep breath and swallowed his pride. "Something wrong Inigo?" He reluctantly asked. "No, why?" Inigo replied. "You seem a lot quieter then you were earlier." Soutou said slowly, trying not to say anything offensive. I have to try and appeal to him if I want him to join us.
"Who cares? Just take your turn." Inigo said. "Our organization is all about the betterment of its members too. If you have a problem, were the ones that you want to side with Inigo. We can help you." Soutou looked at the card he drew and smiled. "I summon [URL=.com/wiki/Ally_of_Justice_-_Blind_Sucker]Ally of Justice - Blind Sucker[/URL] in attack position!" Inigo was unmoved by the summon.
"Still nothing? Still no emotion? Let's see if this sparks something in you then! I activate my spell card, Precedent Rule! Once per turn this card allows me to select 1 monster in your graveyard, and 1 monster in my graveyard that were removed from the field in the same way. I can then special summon a monster from my deck with defense equal to or less then the lowest defense strength between the two monsters. I'll select your Dead Guardna, and my Reverse Breaker who were both tributed for a tribute summon. Reverse Breaker has the lowest defense of the two at 1200, so I can special summon a monster from my deck with 1200 or less defense. I'll summon [URL=.com/wiki/Ally_of_Justice_-_Cosmic_Closer]Ally of Justice - Cosmic Closer[/URL]!"
Inigo was still unmoved by Soutou's move. "It's over Inigo! Blind Sucker, attack his Fencer of the United Landstars! Power Drainer!"
The orange machine shot two suction cups with cords on them at Fencer. They hit the monsters shield and immediately began sucking energy out of the monster until it was nothing but a pile of bones. The bones shattered, and Inigo winced at the gruesome attack.
Inigo's Lifepoints: 2300
Soutou's life points: 2600
"C'mon Inigo! Let's see that spirit I saw earlier! What do you fight for? What do you fight against? What makes you angry? Show it to me! Show me that fiery spirit that was bursting out of you! If your just going to play a half-assed duel like a coward then I don't think were interested in having you with us! Lightning Armor, attack his Defense Shogun! Lightning Slash!"
"I activate my set card, [URL=.com/wiki/The_Reliable_Guardian] The Reliable Guardian[/URL]! This increases my Defense Shogun's defense by 700 points! (Def: 3200)" The armored warrior grew bigger as the orange machine swung a lightning blade at it. The shogun easily blocked the attack with its shoulder, and the machine jumped back to Soutou's field.
Inigo's Lifepoints: 2300
Soutou's Lifepoints: 2100
Soutou gritted his teeth. "I see. You didn't attack Lightning Armor because you wanted to do more damage. By attacking the token you gave me, you did a substantially larger amount. You then tricked me into thinking that I could beat Defense Shogun and used The Reliable Guardian to do more damage to my life points while keeping him alive. And with my monsters in attack position……" Soutou smiled.
"Your probably planning on summoning a high level monster on your turn and attacking one of my monsters for massive damage, huh? A good plan, but you have no cards in hand. You'll need a pretty lucky draw for your plan to work."
Inigo grinned. "Did you forget? Mercenary Armies already gave me the monster I need. I don't have to worry about a thing. From turn 1 my deck has been giving me just what I need so that I don't have to rely on things like luck. All I've had to do is rely on my deck. It knows what I want, and it answers me accordingly."
Soutou frowned. What's this kid talking about? This game is about luck, decks cant answer you. "What your saying doesn't make any sense to me Inigo, so I wont even begin to try interpreting it. I'll simply end my turn. And during my end phase, the monster summoned by Precedent Rule disappears." Cosmic Closer shattered into thousands of pixels as Soutou inserted the card into his graveyard.
Inigo drew a card from his deck. "I know what kind of person you are Soutou. You're the kind of person who's had a hard-knock life, and is all touchy feely and emotional and angry about everything. And maybe your friend over there is too. But I don't know about any of that stuff. I haven't had a hard life. I don't have any problems."
Inigo's eyes met Soutou's, and he could see the same fiery personality behind them, the same personality he had seen before the duel started. "I just like to beat the crap out of people with my strength! My deck understands that, and it answers accordingly! Get ready, because preparation time is over! I'm about to show you my ace!"
Soutou grinned. "Looks like he's finally woken up. Things should be fun from now on."
"I summon [URL=.com/wiki/Tune_Warrior] Tune Warrior[/URL] in attack position! Then I'll activate my set card, [URL=.com/wiki/Miniaturize] Miniaturize[/URL]! This will decrease my Total Defense Shogun's level by 1, and his attack by 1000 (Atk: 550)" Decreasing its level? He must be going for a synchro summon.
"Tuning!" Inigo declared loudly. Tune Warrior glowed before becoming 3 green circles and 3 orbs of light. Total Defense Shogun passed through the rings. "Weak monsters join together to create a GIGANTIC force! Witness the earth crushing arrival of the giant!" Green light shone through the rings.
"Synchro Summon, [URL=.com/wiki/Gigantech_FighterGIGANTECH FIGHTER[/URL]!" Soutou looked up to see a white circle spinning through the air. It crashed into the middle of the duel field, causing the ground to shake and almost knocking Soutou off of his feet. What the hell is this!?
The crowd behind Inigo erupted in cheers as the dust cleared. A massive white warrior stood at the center of a crater. It was kneeling on one knee, and had one hand pressed against the ground. Skeletal corpses lay all around it as it started to glow with red energy. "Gigantech Fighter gains 100 attack for each warrior type monster that has died throughout the duel. I have 7 in my grave, so he gains 700 attack(Atk: 3500)!"
Soutou started to sweat. Not good! This thing is freaking huge! I could use my trap, "Unfair Matchup" to destroy his monster, but it'll only work if he attacks Blind Sucker. If he goes after Lightning Armor I'll be in trouble…
"You wanted to see me attack Soutou? Well here it is! My deck is all about waiting and defending, at least until I can summon my ace. Gigantech Fighter is the only attacker I have in this deck! And your about to feel just how strong of an attacker he is! Gigantech Fighter, attack Lightning Armor! GIGANTECH FIST!!"
The massive white warrior ran forward and jumped into the air. It pulled back an arm and swung just before it reached Lightning Armor. The machine exploded as it's fist made contact. Soutou put his arms up to brace himself.
Inigo's Lifepoints: 2300
Soutou's Lifepoints: 1300
"I've got nothing left, so I'll end it there. Are you regretting dueling me now, sangano? You thought that I was a pushover, what do you think now that you've seen my REAL power! On my next turn you'd better start writing out that check for $500,000, because I'm gonna kick your ass!" The small crowd behind Inigo started clapping and whistling as Inigo taunted Soutou.
"Don't get ahead of yourself Inigo! I've yet to show you my real power aswell! I summon Ally of Justice - Light Reflector in attack position! Tuning level 4 Blind Sucker with level 1 Light Reflector! As darkness engulfs everything, the world cries out for justice! Become the one to answer that call! Synchro Summon, [URL=.com/wiki/Ally_of_Justice_-_Catastor]Ally of Justice Catastor[/URL]!"
Catastor emerged onto the field, but Inigo wasn't moved at all. "Too bad for you, Gigantech Fighter is a dark attribute monster. Catastor's effect wont work on him, he'll just end up getting his face punched in."
Soutou grinned. "I think you should look up." Inigo looked up to see a mechanical cube reflecting bright light down onto the field. "By removing Light Reflector in the graveyard from the game, I can make all monsters on your side of the field and in your grave light attribute monsters until my next standbye phase. Which means that Gigantech is the one that's going to end up getting destroyed. Go, Catastor! Attack his Gigantech Fighter! Dark Justice!"
The white machine shot a blast of darkness at the giant warrior, causing it to shatter and explode. Smoke briefly covered the field. When it cleared, Gigantech Fighter was gone, save its torso, which sat in front of Inigo. "Reverse card open, Battle Zone. This trap treats all destruction due to effects as destruction through battle. And now I'll use Gigantech Fighter's effect! When he's destroyed through battle and sent to the grave, I can summon any warrior, even himself, from the graveyard. Gigantech Capsule!"
The torso of the white warrior exploded, and Gigantech Fighter emerged from it. Soutou's eyes widened. "Thought it'd be that easy to kill Gigantech Soutou? He's my best monster. I wouldn't throw him onto the field without support." Soutou growled. "I set two cards and end my turn."
Inigo drew a card and grinned. "Thank you, deck. Since Gigantech Fighter came back after the effect of Light Reflector activated, he's a dark attribute monster again. Which mean's he can demolish Catastor! Gigantech Fighter, attack Ally of Justice - Catastor! GIGANTECH FIST!"
The white warrior ran forward and raised its fist. "Trap card activate! Unfair Matchup! When a monster on my field is attacked by a monster with a higher level and higher attack, both monsters are destroyed! We then both get to special summon a monster with attack equal to or lower then the combined attack of both monsters divided by 2!"
"Too bad for you Soutou! My deck answered my prayers, and gave me this quick play spell! [URL=.com/wiki/Snowfall_Sword] Snowfall Sword[/URL]!" Gigantech Fighter stopped as sword made of snow and ice appeared in its hand. It lifted the sword above its head and swung it down at Unfair Matchup. The sword let loose an avalanche of snow on the card, burying it completely.
"Snowfall Sword can only be activated when a warrior type monster declares an attack and my opponent activates a spell or trap card. It negates that card and destroys it! Which means that Gigantech can continue his attack!" The giant warrior punched Catastor, breaking the machine apart and shattering it into hundreds of pixels.
Inigo's Lifepoints: 2300
Soutou's Lifepoints: 100
Soutou grinned. "Just as planned. I activate my trap card, Dark Justice! This card can only be activated when Ally of Justice - Catastor is destroyed! It destroys the monster that attacked it, and then increases my opponents life points equal to the battle damage I received through that battle!"
Inigo's eyes widened. "WHAT!?" He yelled. A ghostly image of Catastor appeared behind Soutou. "Dark Justice!" He declared as Catastor fired a black blast of energy at Gigantech Fighter. As the warrior disappeared Inigo's life points increased.
Inigo's Lifepoints: 3500
Soutou's Lifepoints: 100
"Just a little payment for losing your monster." Soutou said with a huge grin on his face. "And now for my final facedown card. Release Fee! This card will special summon Gigantech Fighter back to your field, and inflict damage to your life points equal to his attack or defense!"
Gigantech Fighter appeared from the graveyard on Inigo's field. "Wait a seco-GUAAAAH!" Inigo screamed as a giant red aura erupted from around his body.
Inigo's Lifepoints: 0
Soutou's life points: 100
The small group behind Inigo started booing and throwing things in Soutou's direction. Inigo dropped to a knee as Gigantech Fighter faded away and his duel disk shut down. "I….. should've warned you….. People around here aren't very big fans of burn….."
Soutou shrugged. "Oh well, that's too bad for them isn't it? Burn damage is apart of this game, and is reasonable as long as its not used in extreme amounts." Soutou hopped down from his platform and walked over to Inigo. Chima got up off the bench and followed him. He held out his hand to him. "And a deal is a deal as well. Will you owe up to your bet?" Inigo batted Soutou's hand away.
"If I didn't I wouldn't be able to show my face around here ever again. I'll join your group, but I'm not going to like it." Inigo rose and took a deep breathe. "And if either of you get touchy feely on me I'm hitting you. I'm not afraid of hitting girls." Inigo said, looking at Chima. "C'mon then, lets get out of here." Inigo walked between the two towards the exit on the right side of the room. The crowd behind him began murmuring in confusion. Inigo raised a hand but didn't look back. "Later guys! I'll be back in a few months!" He said very nonchalantly. The murmurs got even louder, but Inigo ignored them. He passed through the door, and heard them no more.
The dark skinned girl stood among the small crowd of supporters that Inigo had. She had gotten tired of waiting for him and Jose had directed her to the duel field. "Interesting. Very interesting." She said to herself. Her phone suddenly rang and she answered it. "Hello?" She said into the phone. It was silent for a moment before the voice of the chief could started speaking. "Sadiva? Where are you?! I called the hotel and nobody answered! If anybody were to find out that you were running around Madrid and NOT staying with your mother you'd get kicked out of the pro league!"
"Calm down chief! There wasn't a single camera or paparazzi within a hundred feet of me all day. Besides I-" Sadiva paused and looked at the people around her, who were now all talking amongst themselves about what had just occurred. "I have something really interesting to tell you about."
This Chapter's Custom Cards"
Shield Knight Light/Level 4
[Warrior/Effect]
If you have 1 or less cards in hand, increase the defense of this monster by 600 points. If this is the only monster on your side of the field, negate the effects of spell cards that target this monster and destroy them
ATK:1000 DEF:1800
Cross Examination
[Normal Trap]
Activate this card only when an "Ally of Justice" monster you control destroys an opponents monster as a result of battle. Return that monster to the deck, then special summon 1 "Ally of Justice" monster from your deck who's level is equal to the level of the returned monster. The monster special summoned by this effect cannot attack your opponent directly.
Mercenary Armies
[Continuous Spell]
Once per turn, by paying 500 life points, you can place 1 level 4 or lower warrior type monster from your deck on top of your deck. Then, special summon 1 "Mercenary Token" (Dark/Warrior/Level 1/Attack: 1500/Defense:1500/Effect: This monster cannot attack your opponent's life points directly) to your opponents side of the field in attack position.
Shield Attack
[Normal Spell]
Switch the original attack and defense strengths of 1 face up Warrior-type monster on your side of the field until the end phase of the turn.
Precedent Rule
[Continuous Spell]
Select 1 monster in your graveyard, and 1 monster in your opponents graveyard that were both removed from the field in the same way. Special summon 1 "Ally of Justice" monster from your deck with equal or less defense then the monster with the lowest defense strength of the 2 selected monsters. The monster summoned by this effect is sent to the graveyard during the end phase of the turn it is summoned.
Ally of Justice - Light Reflector Dark/Level 1[Machine/Tuner/Effect]When this monster is used for the synchro summon of an "Ally of Justice" monster, you can remove this monster in the graveyard from the game to make all monsters on the field and in the graveyard light attribute monsters until your next standbye phaseATK/ 100 DEF/1700Battle Zone
[Normal Trap]
During this turn, all monsters that are destroyed by your opponent's card effects are treated as being destroyed through battle.
Unfair Matchup
[Normal Trap]
You can only activate this card when your opponent declares an attack with an attack position monster they control. Destroy the attacking monster and the attack target. Then, each player can special summon 1 monster from their decks with attack equal to or less then the combined original attack of both monsters divided by 2.
Dark Justice
You can only activate this card when an "Ally of Justice, Catastor" on your side of the field is destroyed as a result of battle. Destroy the monster that destroyed it, and increase your opponents life points equal to the amount of battle damage you took from that battle.
Release Fee[Quick-Play Spell]When you destroy an opponents monster, you may activate this card. Special summon that monster to your opponents side of the field and inflict damage to their life points equal to that monsters attack or original defense.