713 Cards Over 600
Chapter 3: Ah, The Smell Of Ashes!
Irou's 15th year of life was horrible. Irou was running from the law in his Duel Runner. He was supposed to meet Akiza near the Tops where they first met. Once Irou had made it there, he jumped out of his Duel Runner and almost kissed Akiza... His life went downhill from there. He was quickly arrested by Officer Trudge, his lasts words were, "Akiza! I'll miss you!" Akiza just stood there, crying.
New Highway
Irou stared at the man, his mouth opening a little.
"Pull over your Duel Runner, now." the man under the mask said, in a deep voice that sounded like it was under a mask.
Irou yelled at the man, "Who are you?!"
"I am none of your buisness. Now, pull over your Duel Runner." the Man replied.
"No way, I'm not going out without a fight!"
"Then, we shall duel."
Irou's Duel Runner went into Duel Mode, going auto-pilot and zooming down the highway. Irou's cloak suddenly stiffened, as wires from the Duel Runner's command prompt shot into tiny holes that had just appeared on Irou's cloak. The cloak had just turned into a Duel Coat. A Duel Disk's Monster Card/Spell and Trap card zones appeared around the waist of the cloak. The Trap and Spell card slots were above the Monster Card Zones. The Card Zones were colored bright blue, with yellow highlights. Irou's deck appeared on his right arm, in a slot attached to the sleeve of the coat. The graveyard and RFP slots appeared on Irou's left sleeve, also attached to slots attached to the sleeve.
The other man's Duel Runner's top turned into a duel disk itself, glowing in a rainbow all over.
"Alright, I'll go first!"
The Turbo Duel had started, both starting with 8000 Life Points.
Irou drew 6 cards using his left hand. The GY and RFP slots did not wiggle or shift, they stood still. The two's Speed Counters increased to 1.
"First, I summon Gyroid in defense position!"
A blue cartoon-like helicopter appeared, colored light blue and its front wheels blocking its face above Irou's Duel Runner.
"Then I put two cards face down, and end my turn!"
The man stared forward, speaking quietly.
"Irou Ichiban's Turbo Duel deck consists of Destiny Heroes and Machines..."
The two's Speed Counters increased to 2.
The man spoke clear and loud, drawing a card from his deck.
"I summon Gonogo in defense position."
A green orb with blunt eyes with red pupils and a small yellow cone nose appeared colored light blue above the man's Duel Runner.
"Then I put a card face down and end my turn."
Irou smirked, and drew a card from his deck.
"Now I activate Soul Exchange! By tributing your Gonogo, I can summon Destiny Hero – Dasher!"
In a gust of wind, a machine-like monster with thin arms and thin legs and wheels for feet and wheels under its fingers appeared, standing up.
Irou's Speed Counters decreased to 1.
"Now my turn's over..."
The man drew a card. The two's Speed Counters increased by 1.
"I summon Montage Dragon in attack position."
The man sent 3 cards in his hand to the graveyard, and a large blue skinned three-headed dragon appeared in front of the man's Duel Runner, with buffy arms, legs, body and with 3100 ATK points. Each head had a mask with two indents in the sides. They also had sharp yellow teeth and fingers. The tail swished and swashed as the road continued.
"Now, Montage Dragon, destroy his Dasher."
One of the dragon's heads shot forward, ramming its head into Dasher and causing Irou's Life Points to decrease to 7000, and his Speed Counters down to 1. The Dasher shattered to pieces.
"Then, I end my turn."
Irou drew a card from his deck, frowning.
"I activate Dasher's effect from the graveyard. I can Special Summon Cyber Dragon in attack position!"
The silvery dragon appeared next to Gyroid, squirming around.
"Then I summon The Light - Hex Sealed Fusion from my hand in defense position!"
The metallic rock appeared, the spaces in it not exerting any light, as it was broad daylight already.
"Now I activate The Light - Hex Sealed Fusion's effect."
Both Hex Sealed Fusion and Cyber Dragon vanished.
"Now I summon Cyber Twin Dragon!"
The double-headed dragon appeared on the field, roaring loudly and the roar echoed in the air.
"Then! I activate Riryoku! I decrease your Montage Dragon's ATK points by half, and add those ATK points to my Cyber Twin Dragon!"
Montage Dragon's ATK decreased to 1550, letting out a weak roar as Cyber Twin Dragon's ATK increased to 4350.
"Cyber Twin Dragon, destroy that Montage Dragon!"
The cyber dragon let out a loud roar, and shot a blueish redish beam at the Montage Dragon, shattering it, and reducing the man's Life Points to 5200, and his Speed Counters to 3.
"Cyber Twin Dragon, direct attack!"
The dragon shot a beam at the man, decreasing his life points to 850.
"Now Gyroid, finish this duel!"
"I activate Mirror Force!"
Both monsters on Irou's field were destroyed in a flurry of shards.
"Shit..." Irou cursed under his breath.
"I end my turn."
The man drew a card.
"I summon Drillroid in attack position."
A cartoon looking monster, with treads and a large drill for a nose, appeared on the field.
"Then I activate 3 Kunai With Chains and equip them to Drillroid."
Drillroid gained 1500 ATK, equaling 3100 ATK points.
"Then I summon another Montage Dragon."
The man sent all the cards in his hand to the graveyard, and the blue-skinned dragon appeared on the field with 4000 ATK points.
"Both of you. Attack directly."
Drillroid revved its drill, and rammed straight into Irou's duel runner, shaking it.
The dragon shot a large blue beam at Irou's Duel Runner, causing it to go out of control.
The Duel Runner shook and swayed, as Irou's cloak had turned back into a normal cloak. The Runner finally tipped over, and Irou fell out, hitting his head on the asphalt and going unconcious. The Runner skidded sideways, falling on the asphalt and spinning across the road. The man did not stop, he continued to drive.
Irou lay there, unconcious.
The Keep, West Wing.
Everything was in chaos. There were soldiers and people running away as multiple gunshots were heard, bullets zipping through the air. A small army, about 150 people dressed like the man that Irou dueled, drew their machine guns, shooting at innocent people. Blood splattered everywhere as bodies fell from the ground. The men were throwing gasoline and oil everywhere, taking matches and burning the place to the ground. The men retreated to the outside, staying far away as possible from the flames. The wings slowly burnt down to the ground, the smell of ashes coming from the flames. The flames died down, and the men laughed. The man with the blunt face, military cut, blue suit, red tie, and briefcase walked in front of the small army, staring at the newly burned down building.
"Ah...The smell...Of Ashes!"
The men cheered, laughing wildly and throwing their guns up into the hazy sky.
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There was just a dark corridor with the smell of ashes lingering. The corridor seemed to last forever. As he ran, a faint light appeared. He stared into the light, awestruck. He wondered to himself, "What is this?!" The light grew bigger, but something obscured it. A...Face, perhaps? Maybe a large wall. As the dark figure grew closer, the blunt face of the man with the red tie appeared, speaking mysteriously, his words echoeing.
"Wakey wakey. Well, you've been resting for quite some time... It must feel good resting for a few years in the lap of luxury. Maybe its for the best if you continued to rest. Instead of my ramblings, let us talk about something important. Even if you do deserve all the rest in the world... I believe its for the best of your... kind for you to come back into action. The world would be destroyed if you did not do the things you did... Well, the world needs you now... Instead of relaxing now and ignoring this problem- how about working and relaxing later? You should wake up, wake up...And smell the ashes. You should do this, this is good for health...Well, your people's health for that matter. Because without you, everyone...Everyone would die, wouldn't they?"
A large light engulfed the corridors...
"He's Back."
End of Chapter 3