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Chapter 5: Deceiving Liar
"Alright people, we have another infiltration mission today!" Cora announced, typing on her keyboard. She was a blonde with green eyes, her hair cut short to avoid any annoying issues with it covering her eyes from the laptop screen. The short 17 year old girl was wearing a grey hoodie and tan trousers today, completely forgoing her normal outfits. Being incognito was essential today. "We`ve tracked down and have discovered another NEXT Laboratory outsourced building!"
"Bah." Field operative Erik merely crossed his arms and glared at the screen. It was currently a slideshow of photos, taken outside of this building in question. "That`s what you said last week. And the week before that. And the week before-"
"Okay, okay! So maybe my Intel isn`t always that great." Cora grinned sheepishly. "But this time, I`m sure of it!"
"That`s what you said last time as well."
"Oh, shut up," Cora finally snapped. "Point is, today we are going to infiltrate, hack, and leave this building. Sounds easy enough right?"
"Once again, last time before the explosives went off. Check the status of practically abandoned buildings next time…especially if they are marked for DEMOLITION!"
"You two, shut up already." Field operative Desmond was looking bored as Erik, staring at the screen with no emotions. An 18 year old, Desmond had striking purple hair and dark grey eyes. He wore a plain white shirt and black trousers, with a checkered pattern cloak. Desmond swiveled around in his chair, showing off his lack of interest in the argument. "Cora, how sure are you of this info?"
"100%." A pointed glare from both Erik and Desmond.
"Okay, 80%." Another glare.
"Fine! 60%! Seriously, that`s how sure I am of this info!" Cora threw up her hands, carefully balancing her laptop so that it didn`t fall off her lap. "You can`t expect me to keep hacking the secure sites! For all we know, they could very well be tracking us!"
A knock on the door caused the trio of agents to flinch in surprise. Quickly, Erik moved to the wall and closed his eyes, as if he was listening to music. Cora switched projects, making it seem as though she was busy looking at news article. Desmond got off his chair and walked over to the metallic door, pressing the green button. The door hissed open, revealing a familiar face.
"Captain Lance."
Of course he would be here. Cora, Erik, and Desmond were in a private area of Sector Security HQ, the hub of all police activity in Neo Domino city. The three agents shared a work room together, a plain office with three desks for each person.
Then again, only Cora used hers for working purposes. Erik used his for sleeping and Desmond used his for playing solitaire.
The youngest member of Sector Security nodded and asked, "May I come in? I have a message from the Chief."
"Of course." And with that confirmation, the blond hair boy walked in. Known famously for his eye patch, Captain Lance was the one who got the job done. His blond hair refused to bend under his police hat and spiked upwards while Lance`s blue eyes carefully scanned the room. He was wearing the traditional Sector Security uniform with several medals on his chest; a tribute to good he was at his job.
"Hey Lance!" Cora waved from her desk. "How`s work going?"
At the question, Lance groaned. "You have no idea the incredible work load I`m getting these days. Seriously, five break-ins in the last month! And don`t even get me started on the rate of robbery in the Sattelite!"
"So…I take that it is going well then?" Cora asked rather nervously. It wouldn`t do for them to reveal the story behind those break-ins.
"Yeah, let`s just go with that. Here you go." Lance reached into his pocket and pulled out a USB flash drive. "The chief was insistent that it was your eyes only and password locked it. Password hint he gave was, and I quote, 'What the hell have you been doing?'"
"…" Cora stared blankly at the flash drive and grabbed it, quickly accessing it on her laptop.
"Anyway, it was nice seeing you again. Drinks later tonight, Erik and Desmond?"
"Not today, sorry." Desmond shook his head and gestured to the door. "We should get back to work."
"Okay, then I`ll talk to you guys later." With that, Lance closed the door behind him and Desmond immediately locked it.
"What do you have?" Erik had finally moved and was now sitting back at his chair, waiting for an answer.
"Confirmation!" Cora eagerly replied. "Password was easy to guess, it was NEXT. The drive contains pictures of the uniforms the guards at the building used and guess what they have?" To point it out even further, she projected the image onto the giant screen in the room and enlarged it.
"Damn NEXT logos." Erik was moving once more, reaching into his desk and grabbing his equipment: a small wrist ring and a gauntlet. He spoke while placing on the two items, carefully making sure that he had flash bangs and coughing gas ready. "I guess you were correct."
"Told you!" Cora stuffed her laptop into its bag and putting on her white headset. "Hey, Desmond, how do I look? Just bought these yesterday!"
"The more important question is, do they work?" Desmond opened his drawer and took out his mission equipment: two white gloves, an earphone, and a deck. The gloves went over his hands. The deck went into a deck box on his belt. The duel disk, he could easily pick one up on the go if necessary.
"They work fine. Now, let`s go!"
O O O
"Now remember people: this evening! That`s when Champion Grey will talk about the new ban list!" Desmond`s radio blared through both Cora`s and Erik`s communication gear as they skated down the roads on their Hover Boards, the duo switching places often as possible to keep an eye out on all sides. Cora`s laptop (in its bag) and Erik`s left arm gauntlet were connected to their respective Duel Boards via a cable, relying all the vehicle information to a small eye reticule both of them wore.
Desmond was in-between them, wearing a white helmet and crouched over his customized Duel Runner. He had basically taken a Sector Security Duel Runner and elongated it, making it so that the rider would have to basically "hug" the body. Of course, the paint job was white and black, with no logos. Completely unidentifiable.
"Do you think we`ll be able to make it back to catch the broadcast?" Desmond calmly asked, knowing his two colleagues would be able to hear him despite all the noise via the system all three vehicles had. "I want to see if I should make any changes to my deck."
"Nah." Cora swerved and overtook Desmond, careful to make sure her balance was accurate. "It`s already early afternoon, so we`ll be back late evening at earliest."
"That assumes that everything goes to plan." Erik slowed down and flipped his board, letting both Desmond and Cora move in front of him before accelerating back up to cruise speed. "Worst time we get back will be…maybe tomorrow morning?"
"That is only if we really did screw up!" Cora replied, moving to Desmond`s left as the three reached Daedalus Bridge. "And I`m pretty sure we haven`t reached that point yet!"
"Bah, you never know," Erik grimly said, moving to Desmond`s right. "That may be today."
"Cheer up Erik." Desmond pointed ahead, keeping one hand on the handle bars. "Grimmest place on Earth just right ahead."
"Finally. Race you." And with that, Erik revved up his Duel Board and shot off. Cora shook her head, but raised her speed and followed him in. Desmond, never the one to lag behind, grinned and sped up, breaking the speed limit without any care in the world.
Sometimes, being on the good and bad side had its benefits.
The three soon pulled over, having reached their destination after breaking several traffic laws. Without a word, they got to work, getting into position for infiltration. Erik got off his hover board and tossed it casually to Cora. She caught it, nodded confirmation, and sped off on her own board, finding a secure place nearby to settle down.
Erik walked over to the nearest pipe and sighed, actually turning on his music before running up. His boots activated the minute his feet touched the length of metal, allowing the black haired boy to run up the building essentially undetected.
As for Desmond, he parked the Duel Runner in an alleyway nearby and took off his helmet, making sure that it was locked before strolling down the filthy street, the target building right down the lane.
"Erik? You in position?" Cora`s voice came over Desmond`s earphone, her voice crystal clear among the rapid taping in the background. "Just as expected, the firewall outside is pretty darn strong. Gotta go direct."
"Alright, wait…Hey, you there! Weird ninja girl!" Erik was obviously shouting at someone else on the rooftop. "Get off the roof! What? Don`t speak to me like that!"
"Oh, you idiot…" Desmond sighed as he noted the number of guards outside. Way too many to go unnoticed. He turned at the next opportunity and moved into yet another alleyway, easily scaling a chain link fence to get to the street across. And the backdoor of the building.
What do you know? Only one guard. Excellent.
"Good day! How do you do this fine day?" Desmond casually asked, walking up to the guard without a care in the world.
"…" The guard stared blankly at him in an attempt to intimidate Desmond, but it was hard to tell a guy who was easily a few inches taller than you to piss off.
"I feel as though today is going to be a rather exciting day for both myself and-" Without warning, Desmond made his move and stepped to the side of the guard. The guard flinched, giving Desmond the opening he needed and the boy smiled sadistically, slamming his hand into the guard`s neck. The pressure Desmond applied was exact, blocking several vital nerves in the guard and caused the poor man to pass out instantly, not even given a real chance to retaliate. "You, but I think that the excitement just passed," Desmond finished his sentence and stepped backwards.
No witnesses. Excellent.
Desmond dragged the limp body futher into the alleyway, making sure nobody could see him before making his move. He grabbed the guard roughly by the collar and focused, making sure all his thoughts were focused on the guard`s uniform. The two white gloves glowed white as Desmond`s clothing changed, the cloak he wore transforming into a blue jacket and the clothes underneath changing approriately to a black and blue outfit. Within seconds, Desmond was now disguised in a security guard`s clothing, an exact replica of the lone guard lying on the floor.
Whistling merrily, Desmond took the guard`s security card and duel disk, making sure that he turned off the guard`s pager before leaving. He casually walked to the back door and pulled his hair down, carefully making sure that his face wasn`t visible before inserting the security guard and opening the door. As expected, a camera illuminated by a blinking red light greeted him. Desmond waved to the camera without showing his face and moved into the facility itself.
Soon, Desmond encountered other guards. Normally, if they were alert and aware, detecting Desmond`s inflitration would have been very easy to do since he didn`t have the proper ID displayed on his jacket. But it was the afternoon and people tend to slack off during this time, so they merely accepted what they wanted to believe.
Frankly, it made inflitration child`s play.
"Sorry about that, the girl was being really annoying," Erik`s voice came through Desmond`s earphone as he moved passed several other guards, the disguised agent silently mapping the facility. "Anyway, entry points?"
"There is an air vent system directly below you, but the system locks it down systematically," Cora`s voice joined the conversation as Desmond opened a door and walked into an empty room filled with cameras. His eyes scanned the multitude of panels nearby, looking for a certain one. "Desmond, I need you to shut down the locks on the air vents."
"Way ahead of you already," Desmond muttered and flipped a few switches. One of the red lights nearby turned green, as if something opened up.
Immediately, Erik confirmed the action. "I`m in."
"Left, then right, then right again," Cora directed. "That should take you to the computer hub. Desmond, go for the paperwork please."
"Right." Desmond shut the door behind him as he exited the security room and continued walking down the hallway, turning corners and keeping an eye out for any interesting rooms. He soon found a door at the end of the facility, requiring a code for access inside.
"Found the port. Expect the firewall in a few seconds," Erik announced as Desmond knelt closer to the keypad, examining the nine number pad. "Confirm?"
Making sure nobody was looking in his direction, the disguised boy ran his fingers over the keypad, feeling how loose some of the buttons were. Four exactly. Trial and error was all that was needed now.
"Confirm. Ready to recieve," Cora replied to Erik.
Got it! Desmond opened the door and slipped in, shutting it behind him with barely any noise. The boy grinned as he discovered an unoccupied office with several filing cabinets. Perfect.
"Inserting now," Erik said.
Desmond quickly took an entire stack of files from one of the drawers and skimmed through it, his mind processing all the legal documents within. Nothing of importance in this first file.
"Got it. Breaking through firewall now." Cora`s furious typing could be heard in the background.
Another stack. Nothing.
"I should get going…"
"Not yet!" Desmond snarled under his breath. He rushed through the third stack of files. Bills, salary reports…nothing! The boy wanted to tear his mask off and stomp on it in anger. Where were the stinking important files!?
An alarm suddenly blared and Desmond`s outfit shimmered before reverting back to his standard cloak. Erik`s unmanly yelp of pain was heard as Desmond swore bitterly.
"Ow! The heck happened Cora?!" Erik shouted into his hidden microphone.
"Oh, breaking radio silence are we now?" The blonde retorted hastily. "Turns out that they found the guy Desmond knocked out in the back entrance. They`re going to find me soon. Get out of there now!"
"Dammit!" Desmond growled and moved to the door. To his surprise, somebody was already beginning to open it as he reached for the handle. Immediately, Desmond sidestepped, pressed to the wall, and waited with baited breath as the door opened right next to him. A somewhat distraught scientist rushed in, mumbling under his breath about the sudden alarm. When the man saw the files all over the desk, he groaned and began shifting through them.
Normally, Desmond would take this opportunity to sneak out without any further risks, but he managed to overhear what the scientist was mumbling.
"Blasted psychics…always hiding everything of importance…"
Psychics? Desmond quietly snuck up to the man and grabbed him by the throat, cutting off any shouts the man might`ve give off. "Where are the important files?"
"Ack! I`m not telling you anything!" The man gave a strangled sound as Desmond increased the pressure. His eyes, Desmond noted, were not focused on the assailant but rather…ah.
"Night night." Desmond applied full pressure and caused the scientist to pass out. The boy turned and grinned as he spied the hidden cache right above the doorway. Only those who would`ve had looked carefully could have noticed the barely noticeable shape in the wall. Carefully, Desmond reached and pulled the box down, ignoring the blaring alarm as he dropped the cache onto the office desk.
There was only one file inside, but it could mean everything. As Desmond opened it up, he immediately knew that he had found something big. About time the Task Force could find something.
Quickly storing the file under his cloak, Desmond grabbed the unconscious scientist`s body and his own clothes shimmered before turning into the unconscious man`s. He would`ve preferred the guard outfit in this situation, but he needed an undiscovered body to do so. The scientist had a duel disk on him, so Desmond took it. If it was standard for scientists to have duel disks, walking around without one would seem a bit suspicious. On the other hand, if it wasn`t standard, the same could be said.
Desmond exited the office, making sure he placed back the hidden cache to buy some time. The hallways seem to be empty of guards, so that was good. Probably more focused on Erik or something like that.
"Way too easy…" Erik muttered as Desmond fast-walked, careful of any cameras. "Cora, I`m out. Come to the…south building. I`ll meet you there."
"It`ll take some time! I`m…dammit! Reveal three Spellbooks! Priestess, special summon!"
Desmond turned the corner and spotted the lobby. He was so close to escape. The only thing between him and escape was a figure wearing a pure white cloak. They were facing the doors, so their backside was right now exposed.
"Excuse me sir!" Desmond said in a slightly higher octave than normal, pretending to be a panicking scientist. The figure turned and Desmond resisted to urge to flinch as he looked into a black mask covering the figure`s face, only blue eyes shining through the darkness. "I must get out of here for the sake of NEXT! Please, let-"
"You`re not a scientist," The figure robotically responded and with remarkable speed, grabbed Desmond`s face with his right hand. The hand glowed blindingly as Desmond`s mask short circuited from the power overload.
"!" Desmond jerked away as his entire figure glitched and reset itself back to his standard outfit. It was very lucky that his mask was still working. "Oh, dammit! How did you see through my disguise?!"
"Nothing can hide from the light," The figure spoke with a blank voice. "It is advised that you surrender now, since your partners in crime just got caught."
"Heh, forgive me for my opinion, but I highly doubt it." Desmond raised his stolen duel disk and activated it, the blue power core humming as it registered its new deck. "I`m going to challenge you to a duel!"
"Resist like your friends, but it will most likely be for naught." The figure raised an arm from under the cloak, a white duel disk already powered up. "Now, amuse me."
"DUEL!"
Desmond: 8000
?: 8000
"I`m going kick this duel off! Draw!" Desmond drew and examined carefully. Gah, not this turn. "I`ll set four cards: one monster and three spells or traps! Your move!"
"Pitiful, like your companion. Draw." The figure paused and picked out two cards. "I first activate Constellar Star Chart! Following that, I`ll activate Mystical Space Typhoon and destroy that middle facedown of yours!"
On the field, opposite to Desmond`s facedowns, a weird symbol shone in the air, casting a bright light over one of the slots. However, in another slot, a raging tornado appeared and moved right onto one of Desmond`s cards.
"Chain the targeted card! Mystical Space Typhoon! Say goodbye to your Star Chart!" Desmond grinned as he revealed the targeted card. The figure did not react as the two tornados collided with one another and exploded, taking the light with them.
"A setback…I summon Constellar Leonis!" The air on the field glowed with another symbol, but instead of just shining, a figure appeared from within the light. A silver armored man leaped out, blue crystals glowing all over his armor as he wielded blades made up of energy (ATK/1000 DEF/1800).
"That`s really bright," Desmond commented as the light dissipated from the summoning. "I`m pretty sure you can get some degree of blindness from that."
"Leonis grants me the power to normal summon once more per turn," The opponent ignored Desmond and continued on with their turn. "So I sacrifice Leonis to normal summon Constellar Virgo!"
The warrior with blue blades saluted before disappearing in a twinkle of stars. Yet another symbol appeared and a woman in sliver armor appeared, psychically levitating a giant tri-bladed weapon (ATK/2300 DEF/1600). "Her effect grants me the power to special summon a level five Constellar from my hand, so meet Constellar Zubeneschamali!"
"How many damn times are you going to summon this turn?!" Desmond growled. Virgo`s weapon glowed and an armored figure with long claws appeared, brandishing them with relish (ATK/2100 DEF/1400).
"His effect grants me the ability to add one Constellar to my hand." The figure took a card and added it to their deck. "Now, I construct an overlay network using Constellar Virgo and Zubeneschamali! Rank 5 summon! Constellar Pleiades!"
The two monsters of the stars nodded in response to their master`s command and transformed into dual white orbs that circled around each other as a figure appeared. A warrior with gold and white armor was summoned, wielding a golden charkram as two orbs of power circled him (ATK/2500 DEF/1500).
"Constellar Pleiades grants me the ability to detach and return one card back to your hand! Thus, I use his effect!" Pleiades held up his charkram as one of the power orbs went inside it, releasing the energy within as he sent a wave of pure energy towards Desmond. It swept passed most of his cards, but it blasted one of his two remaining facedown cards back into his hand.
That was lucky... Desmond thought. His last facedown card was the important one.
"I`ll set one card facedown and attack!"
"Trap card activate! Magic Cylinder!" Desmond flipped over his trap card and two identical ceramic jars appeared on the field. As Pleiades struck out and sent a shockwave of energy against Desmond`s hidden monster, one of the jars absorbed the hit and the energy disappeared. It reappeared in the twin jar, blasting the attacker in the chest.
"Ugh-!"
Desmond: 8000
?: 5500
"Now, if that is your turn, I`ll draw to begin mine!" Desmond smiled as he drew the perfect card for this situation. "I activate Necrovalley!"
Necrovalley
Field spell card
All "Gravekeeper's" monsters gain 500 ATK and DEF. Cards in either player's Graveyard cannot be banished. Negate any card effect that would move a card in the Graveyard, other than itself, to a different place.
The field around them changed, turning from the lobby into a barren valley, devoid of all life. The sun glowed dully orange above them, casting down on the duel from above. "Now that I have a field card, I can special summon Malefic Cyber End Dragon from my hand!"
The sand in front of Desmond shifted as a dark portal appeared above, waiting for its sacrifice. Without second thought, Desmond tossed one of the most powerful fusion monsters to exist into the portal, creating a warped and twisted form of the mechanical dragon. The portal exploded as the transformation was completed, a sinister version of Cyber End Dragon descending upon the field (ATK/4000 DEF/2800).
"They wear a mask, just as you do," The opponent noted, then pointed to Pleiades. "But just like you, they are vulnerable at heart! I activate my Pleiades` effect to detach and return that being of darkness back to where it came from!"
"Oh dear," Was all Desmond could say as his monster was blasted back into his hand. "That was a stupid mistake on your part."
"What?" The figure jolted in surprise.
"You see, Malefics will always return, like this! I special summon my Malefic Cyber End Dragon by simply removing from play another copy of the fusion!"
"Another copy?! Impossible!"
The dark portal appeared once more as Desmond tossed the fusion card once more into it, giving it little regard as the dark side of Cyber End Dragon was revealed, casting a malevolent aura onto the field (ATK/4000 DEF/2800).
"Now, I flip summon Gravekeeper`s Spy!" Desmond announced. "And using his effect, I special summon Gravekeeper`s Cannonholder!"
The facedown monster was revealed to be a man wrapped in a mystical black cloak (ATK/1200 DEF/2000). He raised an arm and another man appeared, wearing a similar black cloak but was holding a wooden ancient cannon as well (ATK/1400 DEF/1200). Despite the field being a barren wasteland, both monster actually seemed comfortable with the desert valley and gained 500 in all stats.
"Since Malefic Cyber End Dragon prevents other monsters from attacking, I`ll simply inflict damage another way with my Gravekeepers!" Desmond pointed at his newly summoned monster. "And Gravekeeper`s Cannonholder is perfect, since he causes effect damage! Spy, sacrifice yourself and blast the enemy for 700 life point damage!"
The cloaked man transformed into a ball of dark magic, which went into the wooden cannon. Cannonholder hefted the weapon much like an RPG, aimed carefully, and then fired. The blast of magic slammed into the masked person, causing them to growl in annoyance.
Desmond: 8000
?: 4800
"Barely a scratch!" The figure growled.
"Every little bit counts," Desmond reminded his opponent. "Now, Malefic Cyber End Dragon! Attack Pleiades!"
The dark mechanical dragon roared and the mouths of its three heads opened up, each of them individually charging a beam made of darkness. When it was ready, all three heads simultaneously fired, the three attacks combining into one massive beam of dark energy that Pleiades had absolutely no defense against. Thus, the masked figure got blasted with the beam as well when it pierced through the monster.
"Ah!"
Desmond: 8000
?: 3300
"Set one card! End turn!" Desmond placed a single defense down and passed the turn over to his opponent.
"The light will always shine through! Draw!" The figure laughed as they discovered their next card. "An appropriate draw! First, I summon Constellar Pollux! His ability grants me an additional normal summon, so I`ll follow it with Constellar Kaus!"
Constellar Kaus
Level 4 Beast-warrior monster
Cannot be used as a Synchro Material Monster. Up to twice per turn: You can target 1 "Constellar" Monster on the field to activate 1 of these effects;
● Increase its Level by 1.
● Decrease its Level by 1.
Two lights appeared on the field and revealed two monsters. The first one was a silver armored knight with a red cape, wielding a rapier with two blades on it (ATK/1700 DEF/600). The second one was a silver armored centaur, wielding a golden bow (ATK/1800 DEF/700).
"You know, there really isn`t a Rank 4 monster that will help you now…" Desmond began speaking, but his opponent cut him off.
"I use Constellar Kaus` ability to raise the levels of himself and Pollux, making them both level five monsters!" The centaur raised his bow up to the sky and fired two arrows. When they came down, they struck and melded with Kaus and Pollux, empowering them with just a slight increase in energy.
"Oh. Now it makes sense," Desmond finished.
"I construct an overlay network using Constellar Pollux and Kaus! Rank 5 summon! Constellar Pleiades, return to duty!" The warrior with gold and white armor appeared once more on the field, restored to full power with two orbs of power (ATK/2500 DEF/1500). "I use Pleiades` ability to detach and return Necrovalley back to your hand!"
"Er…why not my Malefic Cyber End Dragon?" The agent cautiously asked.
"Because your darkness will be purified by the lack of a disguise!" The figure triumphantly said as Pleiades sent a shockwave of energy into the ground, consuming one of the power orbs. The field faded out as Necrovalley was returned to Desmond`s hand.
Be it as it may, they`re right. Without a field card… The dark form of Cyber End Dragon roared in pain as the lack of a field was unable to hide it from the light of the real world and the monster exploded. My Malefics self-destruct!
"With that field card out of the way, I activate my trap card, XYZ reborn! Return, Pleiades!" The knight that had fallen earlier in the duel rose back up, eager to serve once again as a single purple orb of energy orbited the monster (ATK/2500 DEF/1500).
"Oh, this isn`t good!"
"Once again, I use Pleiades` ability to return your last monster back to the hand!" The knight`s charkram absorbed the purple colored ball of energy and the resulting shockwave left Desmond with only a facedown card in terms of defense. "Now, both of you attack!"
The two identical knights leapt forward and slashed: one to the right, one to the left. Desmond gasped and grabbed his midsection in pain. The figure, under the mask, smiled.
"Are you still able to keep up with this duel now? Now that you`re bleeding rather badly?"
"…I have no idea what you`re talking about!" Desmond smirked and straightened out, showing no signs of physical injury on his body.
Desmond: 3000
?: 3300
"What the- no damage?" The figure took a hesitant step backwards. "But…there is supposed to be wounds!"
"As if. My draw!" Desmond`s face appeared to be grinning eagerly, completely throwing his opponent off game. "I activate Necrovalley once again! Along with it, my trap card, Rite of Spirit to bring back Gravekeeper`s Spy!"
As the field turned back into a lifeless valley, a sarcophagus rose out of the sand and opened up, revealing the spy of the Gravekeepers crouching in defense mode (ATK/1200 DEF/2000). "I`ll set another monster facedown and end my turn!"
"Draw. I activate Pleiades` ability to detach and return Necrovalley back to your hand!"
"Okay, this is getting really old now," Desmond complained as the shockwave eradicated the barren landscape. "Seriously, do something different!"
"Attack both his monsters!" The white cloaked duelist ordered and the two Pleiades attacked. The results were one Gravekeeper`s Spy destroyed and…another Gravekeeper`s Spy?
"Flip effect activates! I special summon Gravekeeper`s Assailant to the field!" A cloaked figure wearing a black mask and using a serrated sword appeared, holding his weapon backwards much like a dagger (ATK/1500 DEF/1500).
"I set one facedown card and that is my turn."
"Draw!" Desmond grinned as he showed the card he just drew to his opponent. "What do you know? Another Gravekeeper`s Assailant! I`ll summon him and activate Necrovalley once more!"
The field, without further ado, became a barren, lifeless valley as a second assassin appeared on the field, standing right next to its copy as it awaited orders (ATK/1500 DEF/1500).
"I attack with my Assailants!"
"Fool!" The figure hissed. "My monsters are infinitely more powerful than your mere servants. You will only bring harm to yourself now!"
"That`s what you think." Desmond smiled and snapped his fingers. The two assailants suddenly shimmered and disappeared, blending into the valley around them. "Like me, the Gravekeepers have mastered the art of disguise and subtlety. That means that we can strike where it hurts the most, such as…your defense position!"
"What!" The two assassins reappeared, right behind the two knights. In the back…their stats was reversed into defense! "But they are equal in defense stats! The armor is far too thick to pierce through!"
"Ah, but did you forget?" The wounded boy spread his arms and gestured to the area around them. "This is a sacred burial ground, thus my Gravekeepers will defend it till the last breath!"
The two swords glowed a dark black color as the souls of the dead poured into the assassin`s blades, enchanting them with the ability to pierce the thickest armor as they struck.
"No!" The cloaked figure watched in horror as his two knights fell, assassinated by his opponent. "You shall pay for that!"
"Oh? Then I end my turn and await your counterattack."
"Draw!" The figure didn`t even look at the card they`d draw and pointed to their facedown card. "I activate XYZ Reborn once again! Now, my Pleiades shall-"
Before they could finish the sentence, the trap exploded and sank into the sand, leaving no trace of it ever existing. "W-w-hat? What just happened?"
Desmond smirked yet again and gestured to the valley around them. "Didn`t I tell you this is sacred burial ground? The souls here cannot escape their eventual death or pass into the void…unless the proper rites are conducted."
"Then I set one monster and end my turn!"
"Draw!" Without hesitation, Desmond played the card he just drew. "I`ll show you the proper rites to help you. I tribute one of my Assailants to summon Gravekeeper`s Chief! And his effect is that I can resurrect one Gravekeeper without the interference of Necrovalley! "
One of the assassins disappeared and in his place was a man wearing black and white clothes of a priest (ATK/1900 DEF/1200). Upon his summoning, the man slammed a golden staff into the ground and chanted in ancient Egyptian. When he finished, he slammed the staff once again into the sand and the sand broke apart, revealing a sarcophagus. The burial casket opened and Gravekeeper`s Assailant rejoined the fight (ATK/1500 DEF/1500).
"Stop! I demand you to stop in the name of the light!"
"No can do, I`m more of the dark side kind of guy. Everyone, attack!"
The priest struck first, firing a bolt of dark magic at the facedown monster, which was Constellar Acubens (ATK/800 DEF/2000). It was unable to withstand the attack and exploded into millions of stars. To finish off the duel, the two assassins struck directly at the mysterious cloaked figure with their swords, the combined attack more than enough to end the game.
Desmond: 3000
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"How can this be? Me, the enforcer of light, defeated!?"
"Sucks to be you!" Desmond shouted as he dashed past the kneeling figure. They were too engrossed in their defeat to even care that their captive was escaping, which was fine by Desmond`s standards.
"Desmond!" A familiar voice shouted as Desmond ran outside, back in the streets of dingy Sattelite. Cora was racing down the street, on her Duel Board. She pulled up to him and hastily said, "Erik is by the south building. I`m going to try and pick him up. Get to your Duel Runner and regroup ASAP!"
"Got it!" Desmond nodded and the girl sped away, holding onto Erik`s Duel Board for dear life. He ran over to his parked Duel Runner and began to push it out, only to cough badly as pain racked his body.
Grimacing, Desmond took out the emergency first aid kit from the Duel Runner and allowed his disguise in the midsection area to fall, revealing two rather deep cuts. Blood trickled from them, soaking his sliced black shirt with blood. Ah, that can be replaced later.
The wounded boy quickly bandaged himself up with a rather rushed job. The white cloth was immediately soaked in blood, the cuts rather serious. He would fix it later at HQ. For now, he had to get everybody out of here!
A/N: I`m afraid that this story is running into technical difficulties. Thus, don`t expect too many normal updates for a while.