AnonGuy's question - In regards to Solemn Warning, if I were going to use a card like that I would probably write the duels of the story using 8000 life points instead of 4000. If you were going to keep the 4000 life point rule, the reasonable option seems to be to reduce the cost of Solemn Warning appropriately. (2000 = 1/4 of 8000, so 1000 = 1/4 of 4000). But then at the same time, if you did that, you would have to consider the costs of other cards. Would you reduce them appropriately? It starts to get confusing after that. I'd just not use Solemn Warning lol. The fun part about writing the duels with lower life points is that bad cards, like... Blind Spot Strike, suddenly become playable and cards like Solemn Judgment and Dark Hole become broken game winners.
But anyway. I wrote A LOT today, but I'm only going to post these two chapters since they go together. I'll keep what I have in reserve and keep writing regularly, so I can keep a consistent pace.
Yugioh! - Unlimited Boundary Rewrite!
Chapter Eight - One Day of Peace
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Morning Musume - Kanashimi Twilight
There was a huge, blank space in my head. I hardly recognized that I was even in a duel. My eyes kept pointing me in the direction of the man who attacked me. Then to my wounds, which I was sure started to bleed through the bandages. Then to the ground that I practically slept on. I pushed myself up, enough that I could see Hyoujinn and her monsters waiting for me to move. The only card in my hand was Kristya... But I had five monsters in my graveyard... I misplayed entirely. I should've only summoned two shine balls with Venus' effect. I'd be in roughly the same situation, but enough monsters to get Kristya out and that's all I would need to comeback...
I felt a sharp stab in my back and I jerked, my phone falling out of my gown. Should I even tell Arata what was going on..? Like I can't seem to solve my problems without her, now...
I debated on it for a long time. It was only when I finally got up to my feet that I threw my phone open, typed the shortest message possible to Arata, and put it back with a deep sigh. For the next five minutes, the duel didn't exist.
Instead, I turned to the man on the ground, whose groans hinted at his consciousness returning. Slowly, I managed to walk over to him. Hyoujinn called me back but I didn't listen to her. I didn't understand any other language but my thoughts. I stood over him when his eyes finally opened, and the first thing he did was smile. I crouched down, well aware that he could see up my gown, but by now it was nothing he hadn't seen. We kept the others gaze for a couple of seconds. I rested my hand on his face, just waiting for him to dare to laugh. The moment he started, my face twisted, my nails dug into his skin, and I slammed his skull into the ground as hard as I physically could. I could feel his skull crushing. The bleeding gash I gave him was well deserved. "Hope it was fucking worth it."
And the memory was gone. A sudden waterfall of relief tried to drown me. But it wasn't enough.
I then turned to Hyoujinn, pacing my way back to where I belonged, but didn't stop. I continued walking across the field and passed her monsters, who looked like they would attack me again, but they didn't. Like dogs, they waited for Hyoujinn to say so. I wanted her to. Or, at least, I wanted her to wish she did. I stood face-to-face with her, her normally still face shifting to one of worry, and I just watched her. The door almost broke off of its hinges as Arata stormed through it, screaming as a means to numb any of the pain and anger that came with her rush. But it was as soon as she saw the three of us that she froze in place.
I slapped Hyoujinn across her face, once more gathering all the strength in my body to do so. Arata was stunned. "If you wanted to beat me up... Do it your fucking self! You think I needed this? You think, after the night I've had so far, that I wanted your big monster spirit dickheads to beat me to the fucking ground?"
Both Hyoujinn and Arata went to speak, but I didn't give them the room. "Turn your power the-fuck off! Or, at the very least, give me a warning before they start breaking bones! What, you think I didn't comprehend the first fucking time I got hurt that monsters can be real? That Alek is dangerous? What are you hoping I walk away with from this? They're real, that's amazing, you wanted to show off? Give them a fucking handshake and I would've been just as impressed!"
I wanted to beat on her until she was in just as much pain as the man bleeding to death, but I was sure she was a much better fighter than me. Could've been the sword that gave me that idea, but it wasn't something I wanted to go against. She went to lower her disk, as if this was me giving up.
"No. Fuck that. Now, I want them to stay. I'll show you that, even with your field, even with your crazy advantage, my bleeding wounds, my mental stability, the freezing fucking weather, the concussion you've probably given me, and my broken ribs, that I can still beat you."
"...I end my turn," She exchanged me glares, and I walked back to my position. I almost collapsed, but Arata ran over and held me up with an arm over her shoulder. She looked like she couldn't be more proud of me, but couldn't be more concerned. That side of me would probably never show its face again.
"Tell me about it later?" She whispered to me, and I nodded my head.
"Don't get the wrong impression," Arata yelled back to her. "I haven't even started with you yet."
Not literally of course, but whatever spirit possessed me to do all of that was gone. Once I was back in place, everything was back to the way it was before. But this time, Arata stood with me, and my head was much clearer.
"My turn, I draw!"
Enzeru - 2500
Hyoujinn - 4000
One Day of Peace
"I activate from my hand, the spell card One Day of Peace!"
"The effect of Shi En activ-"
"With One Day of Peace, the two of us draw one card. Then, until the end of your turn, neither of us can take any damage."
"...Works for me. Whatever 'epic play' you have won't end me, in that case."
I just smiled. Seems that way, doesn't it?
So we both drew, thankful that Hyoujinn didn't negate the spell. I didn't know until much later what Hyoujinn saw that turn. She could see one card in my hand, shining bright with a golden light. She could see my hand, shining with the same glow as I reached for the next card. And she saw that card light up even brighter as I pulled it from my deck, far out to the side with closed eyes. I didn't have to look. I knew what it was by the warm feeling in my heart.
"...I end my turn."
"...What?" Hyoujinn was shocked.
I just nodded and waved a hand. "Come at me," I smiled.
"Enzeru..." Arata beckoned, but I put a finger to my lips.
"My turn, I draw!" Hyoujinn pulled the next card, and threw down a monster into her last remaining monster zone. "And I'll summon my Legendary Six Samurai - Enishi(1700/700, Light/Warrior/Effect, Level 4) in attack position!"
I didn't even care what her monster looked like.
"Two more counters add on to Gateway, and I'll spend the remaining four to add Hand of the Six Samurai to my hand! With this, I've ensured that you cannot win! A field full of monsters, daring you to come at me. Shi En negating every spell and trap you play, on top of being indestructible while I have another samurai willing to throw themselves in the way! And, if you manage to make a dent in my defense, Hand will make sure any monster you throw out will die!"
I shrugged my shoulders.
"Yet, you don't seem to care. Where is your confidence coming from? What could your deck possibly do?"
"Yeah, really..." Arata murmured to herself. "What are you planning? I don't see it."
"Keep in mind, that I take no damage this turn, Hyoujinn," I reminded her of the very crucial fact at work here.
"I'm aware. And I'll end my turn on that note."
"I'm dying to know," Arata laughed. "You've got something. I'm looking at your hand right now. What are you hoping to draw, Enzeru?"
"It doesn't matter," I told her.
"...Why?" She asked.
"My turn, I draw!" And I pulled my next card without even looking. "Simply put, Hyoujinn, you pretty much beat yourself."
"You're mad," She shook her head. "There is no possible way..."
The wind picked up around Arata and I, and once I assured her that I was fine, she stepped back a foot to give me space. I pulled one card out of my hand, the card I drew next turn, and raised it high over my head.
"By removing from play The Agent of Mystery - Earth from my graveyard, I fuel the fire for this creature to rise. Clouds part in envy as the heavens smile down for my saving grace!" I threw the card down, and an eruption of fire and light danced around the field. The shining black and gold armor of the angel that came to my aid. The fire concentrated around his feet and gathered between his open hands, lighting the entire rooftop. "Special Summon, Master Hyperion!(2700/2100, Light/Fairy/Effect, Level 8)"
"It won't be enough!" Hyoujinn panicked.
"And once Hyperion hits the field, the amount of Fairies in my graveyard reduces to four, clearing the way for the body of my potential! She who shatters limitation, my unlimited boundary!" The four spirits of my creatures, Venus and the three shine balls, rose to the field to create the pillar of light, with bright red wings forcing their way through. The shining white armor she adorned, the red sash that wrapped around her, and the bright light that surrounded her every move, she settled next to Hyperion as if the two belonged on the field together. "Special Summon, Archlord Kristya!(2800/2300, Light/Fairy/Effect, Level 8) While she remains on the field, neither of us can special summon monsters. And upon her summon, I can add The Agent of Creation - Venus back to my hand!"
"It doesn't matter to me. Approach, send your warriors to battle! They'll fall like everyone else!"
"So, what happens if I just don't attack?"
"...What?" Hyoujinn asked.
"Simple question. What if I don't attack? Your monsters aren't stronger than mine. You have no clear way to bump their attack points up. Without an extra monster zone, you cannot play Hand, which would be the only card that would wreck my field. So, simply, what if I just don't attack?"
"...I'd be locked in place."
I nodded my head, and Arata smiled wide.
"What if I just sat back and accumulated draws until I knew I could beat you?" I continued asking questions. "Maybe you draw a card to destroy Hyperion, or Kristya, odds aren't in the favor of both. Kristya hinders your deck completely by preventing special summons. Getting rid of her is a priority, but she comes back, Hyoujinn. Destroy her, and she returns to the top of my deck. If I accumulate draw cards like I plan on doing, putting fairies back in the grave is of no problem to bring her right back. So, tell me, what are you to do?"
If looks could kill. Hyoujinn was completely dumbfounded.
"No. There's no way that this crazy strategy works. Put it to the test, end your turn!"
"Gladly," I shrugged my shoulders and let the turn go. Hyoujinn desperately drew her next card and stared at her hand, probably full of monsters that could special summon themselves. No monster card zones. No counters on Gateway. Hyoujinn had backed herself into a corner. She ended her turn, and I drew my next card.
Herald of Orange Light
Then ended my turn.
She begun, drew, and ended.
I begun, drew, Majestic Mech - Ohka, one of my favorite cards. I ended.
She begun, drew, sighed an exasperated sigh, and ended her turn.
I drew again, Beckoning Light, one of the cards I needed for my victory. I set it, and let the turn go.
She drew, her head on her palm, and ended her turn.
This persisted, for a long time. She managed to destroy Kristya once, but as promised, she returned that very next turn. Hyoujinn was locked down, whether she wanted to believe it or not. I drew the final card that I needed, Honest, and smiled.
"Battle phase," the words perked Hyoujinn right up. "Master Hyperion, attack Great Shogun Shien!"
As if he had fallen asleep, Hyperion's response was delayed. The fading fireball in his hands ripped the air apart as it expanded, and aimed at Shogun through Hyperion's fingertips. "And by using the effect of Honest from my hand, Hyperion's attack points skyrocket, increasing by the attack of your monster!"
Hyperion, with 5200 attack points and a fireball ever-increasing in size, threw his arm forward to swallow Hyoujinn's field in flames, shattering the Shogun and all hope Hyoujinn had.
Enzeru - 2500
Hyoujinn - 1300
"I then activate the trap card, Beckoning Light!"
"I refuse to let this continue! Shi En negates it!"
"No, he doesn't."
My other face-down stared Hyoujinn in the face, and almost broke her heart. Forbidden Chalice. "The effect of my Forbidden Chalice quick-spell negates the effect of your Shi En for the remainder of the turn. I'm free to do as I please."
"This isn't happening..."
"Beckoning Light discards my entire hand, but in exchange, I can retrieve light monsters from my graveyard equal to the number of cards I discarded. However, the only one I care about is my Honest..."
Kristya rose in front of me, her wings spread as far apart as they could reach. She grasped her gauntlet into a fist, her white armor shifting to a bright gold, and a second pair of white wings unfolded from her back. I flashed Honest in my hand a second time as she flew towards Grandmaster of the Six Samurai, her attack points increasing to 4900, and her bright fist piercing through the elder man's torso. The force of the attack threw Hyoujinn back, fighting with the ground to keep a composure but in the end, reduced to lying on her back. Her monsters faded, her voice silenced, and her points fell dramatically.
Enzeru - 2500
Hyoujinn - 0
There was a wave of dust generated by the forces at work, and by the time everything had settled, all the monsters had vanished, and sight returned, Hyoujinn was nowhere to be seen. It was only then that I felt everything again, all at once. The pain from my wounds, the blood seeping through my gown and down my legs, the bruises, the sadness that came with being assaulted, a cold feeling of helplessness, and the shameful feeling that came from crying about it all. Arata caught me as my knees became weak and I fell into her arms; she put a hand on the back of my head and held me while I cried, unable to do anything else...