"This is the end! Cyber Viper, attack his life points directly! Electro-Fang!" The black-haired youth commanded, as the robotic snake lashed forth, sinking its jaws into the opposing duelist's shoulder. She screamed as an electric current surged through her body, dropping both her and her life points.
Mune:2300 LP Serene:0000 LP
"Chalk up another one for the great Shocker gang!" Mune laughed.
"That's what you think, kid." a gruff voice responded behind him.
"Huh?" the young gang member spun around. "More of you bug freaks"
"We're the Invincible Insect Invaders!" a second, whiny voice piped up, showing off his ant-headed insignia stitched onto his jacket. "You better show some respect"
"Yeah right." Mune scoffed as he pointed over his shoulder. "I ain't even like a lieutenant in my crew & it looks like I still thumped your second-best"
Both the stocky brute with a Mohawk and the scrawny boy with blue hair readied their duel disks. "Let's see you take us both on then"
"Fine by me." He smirked at his two opponents. "Let's do this"
"DUEL!"
Mune:4000 LP Skred:4000 LP Mite:4000 LP
"I'll go first!" Skred, the larger of the two, announced, drawing his first card. "And I'll summon Insect Knight in attack mode"
A bipedal insect warrior wielding a sword and shield materialized onto the field. (1900 atk)
"And now my move!" The shorter Mite stated. "I'll set one monster face-down and activate this: Book of Taiyou"
His spell card immediately revealed the card he had just set face-down; Parasite Paracide. The grotesque menace immediately launched itself at Mune, burrowing itself into his deck.
"Eww…" Mune groaned. "What the hell was that"
"You'll see soon enough…" Mite chuckled. "Especially now that I activate this! Jade Insect Whistle"
A melodic chime suddenly echoed throughout the abandoned warehouse.
"Now you have to search your deck for one Insect card and place it at the top of your deck!" the tiny punk sneered.
"But what if I don't have one?" Mune gave him a puzzled look as he picked up his deck.
"Oh, you do now. Trust me"
"Damn… That's nasty…" Mune recognized Mite's Parasite card immediately, shuffling his deck, and placing it on top.
"I now end my turn." Mite laughed.
"All right, I'm up!" Mune declared drawing his first card; the Parasite Paracide. Instantly, it shot out from his hand and appeared on the field. Mune screamed as a trail of acid left by the insect seared his hand.
Mune:3000 LP Skred:4000 LP Mite:4000 LP
"What the hell…" Mune gasped.
"It's my Parasite's special ability!" Mite stated triumphantly. When you draw it from your deck, it is immediately special summoned to the field, and it deals you 1000 damage"
Mune growled. "You're a dirty little prick, you know that…?" Mite just shrugged. Skred chuckled.
"Well… Thanks for the free summon!" Mune suddenly smirked. "I'll offer your gross little crap as a tribute in order to summon my Cyber Viper"
The grotesque parasite dissipated, now replaced with a sleek, silvery robotic snake monster. (2200 atk)
"Your tricky little play may have hurt, but it also left you wide open!" Mune pointed directly at the blue-haired Invader. "Cyber Viper take him down"
Mite screamed as Mune's monster constricted itself around him, sinking it's fangs into his bony shoulder.
Mune:3000 LP Skred:4000 LP Mite:1800 LP
"I'll then activate Swords of Revealing Light!" Mune revealed the powerful spell from his hand, as three huge glowing blades crashed down around his opponents. "Your attacks are now sealed for 3 turns"
"Grr…" Skred growled at the impediment. "That's not gonna be around for long! I'll throw two cards face down, then immediately sack them in order to summon my Anteater-Eating Ant"
A gigantic ant suddenly appeared, towering over the battlefield. With ease, it's massive legs swatted away Mune's Swords.
"What!?" Mune looked on in shock.
"My Ant's special ability lets me destroy one spell or trap card per turn, at the cost of its attack." Skred grinned. "I'll throw one card face-down and end my turn"
"My tu-AUUUGHH!" Mite let out a shriek as an electrical current suddenly surged through his body.
"Ooh, I probably shoulda mentioned; if my Cyber Viper attacks you directly, you take 500 points of damage at the start of your next turn, plus you can't declare an attack that turn either." Mune put a smug look on his face while Mite glared at him.
"I'll throw one monster face-down in defensive mode and end my turn…"
Mune:3000 LP Skred:4000 LP Mite:1300 LP
"Good! My move!" Mune quickly drew a card. Taking one look at his hand he laughed. "Woo! Looks like it's over now, boys"
"What the hell's that supposed to mean?" Skred grunted.
"It means 'I win', meat-head" Mune chuckled. "And here's why…"
Satou sighed, staring up at the sky. It was getting pretty late in the day, and with no clouds, the whole sky seemed a solid orange sheet. Most of the gang member were out on business or security duty. Thus Satou managed to find some time alone, laying back atop the roof of their new headquarters.
"Something wrong?" Rena strolled up and took a seat beside him.
"Hmm…" He closed his eyes. "It's hard to imagine all that work at the Academy seems so painfully important now"
"Yeah… I never expected to return home to something like this…" Rena adjusted her skirt slightly before laying down. "Duels were supposed to be like a glamorous sport, not something so"
"Primal, I think is a good word…" Satou finished for her. She just nodded.
"I wonder how the others are doing…" She thought aloud.
"I'd bet most of them have left by now. It's not easy living here anymore"
"Heh, I doubt Mune left." Rena giggled, reminiscing. "This'd be like a paradise for him"
"Yeah…" Satou chuckled. "That guy was just a few cards short of a Deck if you ask me"
"Speaking of short, I wonder whatever happened to Shane…"
"AT-CHOO!" Mune sneezed. Scratching his nose, he looked over the two defeated Insect gang members with pride.
"Told'ja it was over" he chuckled with glee.