Vile: Finally, the Duel gets underway! *feels eyes on self* Calm down, folks, I've got the cookie ready. I'll be saving it for the end of this chapter, though, since we haven't actually seen the Number yet. ;) Anyhoo, let's not waste any more time. Enjoy!
Numbershot 87: Sweet and Sour Dreams
Chapter 5
Rio LP:4000
Shade LP:4000
"The first move is mine! Draw!" Rio drew her card. "Mermail Dinichabyss no kouka hatsudo!" She took Mermail Abysshilde and sent it to the Graveyard. "By discarding a WATER monster from my hand, I can Special Summon it from my hand!" A torrent of water burst out of the ground. "Arawareyo, Mermail Dinichabyss!" The torrent was dispelled by a giant green fish humanoid in silver armor, carrying a red spear.
Mermail Dinichabyss (Abyssteus): Lv.7 WATER Aqua ATK:1700/DEF:2400
"And since I've Summoned it, I can add a Level 4 or lower Mermail from my Deck to my hand." A card slid out from Rio's Deck, which she grabbed. "Mermail Abysshilde no kouka hatsudo! Because it was sent to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon a Mermail monster from my hand!" Another torrent of water burst out of the ground. "Arawareyo, Mermail Abysspike!" The torrent was dispelled by a muscular blonde merman with silver armor, a silver tail, and what resembled a lance as part of his back armor.
Mermail Abysspike: Lv.4 WATER Fish ATK:1600/DEF:800
"Furthermore, Mermail Abysspike no kouka hatsudo! Because I Special Summoned it, I can discard a WATER monster from my hand to add a Level 3 WATER monster from my Deck to my hand." Rio sent Mermail Abyssgunde to her Graveyard, then swiped a card from her Deck. "But since the card I added was Mermail Abyssdine, I can Special Summon it from my hand!" Another torrent of water revealed a young pink-haired mermaid with a blue tail and light blue armor, giving off a giggle.
Mermail Abyssdine: Lv.3 WATER Aqua ATK:1000/DEF:500
"Mermail Abyssgunde no kouka hatsudo! Because I discarded it, I can Special Summon a different Mermail from my Graveyard!" A fourth torrent of water shot up. "Mermail Abysshilde, Tokushu Shoukan!" From this torrent, another mermaid appeared, having orange hair in a long braid, a white tail, and pink armor.
Mermail Abysshilde: Lv.3 WATER Aqua ATK:1300/DEF:400
"And last but not least, Mermail Abysslung, Shoukan!" Rio's final Monster Zone was occupied by a red-haired merman with a black tail, white chest armor, a black helmet, and two anchor-shaped gauntlets.
Mermail Abysslung: Lv.4 WATER Fish ATK:1200/DEF:1800
"And because I control Abysslung… all WATER monsters I control gain 300 Attack Points." Abysslung clashed his gauntlets together, creating a flash of blue light that bathed all five monsters.
Dinichabyss ATK:2000
Abysspike ATK:1900
Abyssdine ATK:1300
Abysshilde ATK:1600
Abysslung ATK:1500
Rio let out a breath. "I won't hold anything back against you." Shade didn't reply. "Nothing to say, huh? Fine. I'm gonna tear you apart for what you're doing. Kaado ichi mai settei. Turn end!" Rio's facedown emerged.
"Watakushi no turn… Draw." Shade drew her card. "Your gusto is admirable… but you will see how powerless you really are." She picked a card from her hand. "Margrapevine no kouka hatsudo. Because I control no monsters, I can Special Summon it from my hand." Her monster appeared as a female figure, but her hair was made up entirely of vines, as was her flowing ballgown of a dress. Each ear had a bunch of grapes dangling from it like an earring.
Margrapevine: Lv.3 EARTH Plant ATK:600/DEF:800
"Furthermore, Garde Knight, Shoukan." This monster was a fairly standard knight, but his weapons were interesting: He carried a pitchfork in one hand and a bladed hoe in the other, and slung on his back was a pair of oversized hedge clippers. Like Margrapevine, his hair was made out of vines, some of which coiled around his armor.
Garde Knight: Lv.3 EARTH Warrior ATK:100/DEF:2000
"100 Attack Points?" Rio wondered.
"Garde Knight no kouka hatsudo." Garde Knight used its hoe to plow a small part of the ground. "When this card is Normal Summoned while I control another Plant-Type monster, I can send a Plant-Type monster from my Deck to my Graveyard," she sent Lonefire Blossom as she said this, the card flying into the plowed earth, which Garde Knight re-buried, "to add another one from my Deck to my hand." Another card slid out from her Deck, which she grabbed.
'She's got something big planned…' Rio thought to herself.
Shade's eyes flashed. "Watakushi wa, Reberu San no Margrapevine to Garde Knight de Obarei!" Both of Shade's monsters turned fully orange before shooting into the air in a spiral. "Ni tai no tsuchizokusei (EARTH Attribute) monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku." A red spiral portal opened up, and both her monsters sailed inside. "Ekushiizu Shoukan!" Next to Shade, a large bunch of leaves grew in front of the base of the giant tree, giving off a mystical glow. "A nymph as innocent as the trees are old.." The leaves then parted, revealing them to actually be the hair of a wood-skinned feminine creature, which opened her cute green eyes. "Melias the Tree Spirit!" She did not appear ready for battle at all, two orange Overlay Units circling her.
Melias the Tree Spirit (Meliae of the Trees): Rank 3 EARTH Plant/Xyz ATK:1700/DEF:900 2 Overlay Units (Defense Mode)
"Melias no kouka hatsudo." One of the Overlay Units was absorbed into her leafy hair, making it glow. "By using an Overlay Unit, I can Special Summon a Plant-Type monster from my Graveyard." Melias squinted her eyes shut, channeling the green glow into the grass. A different glow appeared in the spot where Lonefire Blossom was buried, and a yellow plant began to grow quickly from that spot. "Yomigaere… Lonefire Blossom!" The plant finally bloomed, revealing a bulbous yellow end that glowed. "Quick-Play Magic, Inferno Reckless Summon, hatsudo! Because I Special Summoned a monster with 1500 or fewer Attack Points, I can Special Summon every copy of it that I have from my hand, Deck, or Graveyard. So I will Summon two more copies of Lonefire Blossom." Two more yellow plants grew before blooming into bulbous yellow flowers.
Lonefire Blossom x3: Lv.3 FIRE Plant ATK:500/DEF:1400
Melias: 1 Overlay Unit
"What in the world are you doing?" Rio wondered.
Shade chuckled. "Watch and learn." She thrust her arm forward. "Lonefire Blossom no kouka hatsudo!" The three glowing plants grew larger and larger, their glows turning brighter. "By releasing all three of them, I can Special Summon a Plant-Type monster from my Deck for each one of them, no matter their Levels!" Then, all three of them exploded, releasing a mass of yellow particles that converged on three areas, causing three large flowers to start growing, their blooms in view. "Arawareyo!"
The first bloom bloomed into a giant red flower, but within it, a female figure rose up. She only came up to the bottom of her hips, but her figure was apparent, having pale skin and red flowers making up her hat and parts of her outfit, the bottom part being a pink flower. "Tsubaki (Princess of Camellias) Tytannial!"
The second bloom bloomed into a giant sunflower, with another female figure that had darker skin, larger eyes to allow the color (pink) to be seen, yellow petal-like hair, and a dark burgundy dress with green and light purple leaves on it. "Himari (Princess of Sunflowers) Marina!"
The third bloom bloomed into red and yellow maple leaves, revealing a third female figure with pink eyes, pinkish skin, a green dress, and an elaborate headdress made out of red and yellow maple leaves. "Aki (Princess of Autumn Leaves) Chirubime!"
Tytannial, Princess of Camellias: Lv.8 WIND Plant ATK:2800/DEF:2600
Marina, Princess of Sunflowers: Lv.8 FIRE Plant ATK:2800/DEF:1600
Chirubime, Princess of Autumn Leaves: Lv.8 EARTH Plant ATK:1800/DEF:2800
Rio backstepped. "Bakana… Three Level 8 monsters just like that!"
"This might be YOUR dream, young one… but this is MY world." Shade rose her arm. "Watakushi wa Reberu Hachi no Tytannial, Marina, Chirubime de Obarei!" Her three new monsters turned fully green (Tytannial), red (Marina), and orange (Chirubime) before shooting into the air in a spiral. A galaxy portal opened up, but Shade herself was standing dead center on top of it. "San tai no monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku!" All three monsters struck Shade, covering her with a color-changing aura, before she herself was sucked into the portal. "Ekushiizu Shoukan!" Her voice echoed as a burst of light erupted from the portal.
The number "87" formed and flashed in red, then the monster's sealed form emerged: A massive pink flower that hadn't bloomed yet. "Arawareyo, Nanbaazu Hachijuunana (Number 87)!" Shade could still be heard in spite of being nowhere. Ice grew from the underside of the blossom, surrounding it on all sides while causing it to grow larger before finally blooming, releasing snowflakes everywhere. "Almighty sovereign that blooms in the harshest weather…" Ice grew out of the center of the flower, changing into a feminine waistline with black armor and a bared midriff, the "87" visible on said midriff. "Grace this lovely grove with your chilling elegance…!" The ice created black-armored arms, one of which was unarmed but with snowflakes dancing around it, but the other wielding a black bladed instrument that resembled a bow. Finally, the ice formed out of the ice, long hair growing from it before shattering into long and flowing pink hair with a wing-shaped hair decoration made out of the same black metal. The female monster opened her pink eyes and smiled… then she spoke. "Setsugekka Bishin (Beautiful Goddess of the Four Seasons)…" Her voice was identical to Shade's. Crossing her arms, the Number gathered snowflakes around herself before dispelling them by shooting her arms out, three blue Overlay Units circling her. "Queen of Nights!"
Number 87: Beautiful Goddess of the Four Seasons – Queen of Nights (Queen of the Night): Rank 8 WATER Plant/Xyz ATK:3200/DEF:2800 3 Overlay Units
Rio shivered a bit from the sudden cold. "Ryoga was right. Numbers!"
"Now do you see? With a loss of only three cards… I amassed enough power to show you my true form." Number 87 told her. "I control almost everything here. With a wave of my hand, this warm summer day…" She waved her hand, and in seconds, the time of day began to progress quickly, and the giant tree's green leaves began to change to orange, brown, yellow, and red, falling from the tree. "…becomes a chilly autumn evening…" Then, as the leaves rapidly fell, snow began to fall as the sky became dark. "…and then a frigid winter night." Number 87 crossed her arms. "The only thing I can't control here… is you. You were immune to my spores, so you actually stand a chance of stopping me… but with control over my own Deck, I can stack any manner of offense against you. Queen of Nights no kouka hatsudo." She absorbed one of her Overlay Units by catching it with her free hand, causing snowflakes to appear over it. "I have three effects that I can use by using an Overlay Unit. One of them allows me to target a face-down Magic or Trap Card you control, and so long as I exist on the field… you cannot activate that card." Number 87 moved her hand in front of her face and blew into the snowflake cloud, blowing snowflakes toward Rio's field. The snowflakes coated Rio's facedown, freezing it solid. "You are at my mercy now. Queen of Nights attacks Mermail Abyssdine!" Snowflakes converged on her hand, forming a large arrow made of ice. Placing the arrow into her instrument, strings of blue energy appeared on it, and she pulled the arrow back like a bow, aiming at Abyssdine. "Beautiful Ice… Arrow!" 87 then launched the arrow, which barreled toward the mermaid, making her scream.
"Mermail Abysslung!" Rio called out. The black-tailed merman rushed over, pushed Abyssdine out of the way, and held his gauntlets in front of himself, only for the arrow to smash right through them and strike his chest, obliterating it.
"Nani?" Number 87 wondered.
"Mermail Abysslung is the only WATER monster you can target for an attack while it's on the field. Abyssdine is safe." Rio told her.
Rio LP:2300
Dinichabyss ATK:1700
Abysspike ATK:1600
Abyssdine ATK:1000
Abysshilde ATK:1300
"I knew you were going to be a problem…" 87 mused. "However, I have confidence that I will beat you." Shade's Duel Disk appeared on 87's arm, and she gained her hand. "Kaado ichi mai settei. Turn end." Her facedown emerged.
'I have to step up my game.' Rio thought. "Watashi no turn! Draw!" She drew her card and smiled. "Yosh. I release Abyssdine and Abysshilde!" The two mermaids let out a yell before being covered by water, the torrents merging into a larger one. "Adobansu Shoukan! Koi, Mermail Sarhuabyss!" The torrent was dispelled by a giant armored humanoid whale carrying a large hammer.
Mermail Sarhuabyss (Abyssbalaen): Lv.7 WATER Aqua ATK:2500/DEF:2000
Rio thrust her arm forward. "Watashi wa, Reberu Nana no Mermail Dinichabyss to Mermail Sarhuabyss de Obarei!" Both of Rio's larger monsters turned fully blue before shooting into the air in a spiral. "Ni tai no monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku!" AR lightning flashed and thunder boomed, and AR rain began to fall as the red spiral portal opened. The two monsters flew into the portal, and lightning flashed again. "Ekushiizu Shoukan!" From the thick mist of rain, an enormous monster emerged. Its lower body appeared to be that of a large blue dragon, but the upper half was that of a muscular man with blue armor, long curly gray hair, and what looked like a small crown, holding a golden trident staff. "Arawareyo! Mermail… Gaioabyss!" With a grunt and a wave of the staff, the rain was dispelled, allowing the monster's whole form to be seen clearly, two blue Overlay Units circling its upper body.
Mermail Gaioabyss (Abyssgaios): Rank 7 WATER Aqua/Xyz ATK:2800/DEF:1600 2 Overlay Units
"What are you planning, girl?" Number 87 wondered.
"Just watch." Rio said, taking the last card in her hand. "Equip Magic, Abysscale – Ketos, hatsudo!" Bluish-purple aquatic armor covered Gaioabyss's human body. "This card gives the equipped monsters 800 Attack Points."
Gaioabyss ATK:3600
"Mermail Gaioabyss no kouka hatsudo!" Gaioabyss absorbed one of his Units through his trident, which began to glow bright blue. "By using an Overlay Unit, all of your monsters that have less ATK than Gaioabyss have their effects negated for the rest of this turn!" Letting out a yell, Gaioabyss fired powerful blasts of lightning that caused a lightning storm, one of the bolts striking Queen of Nights, causing her visible pain.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" She screamed.
Gaioabyss: 1 Overlay Unit
"Now I'll take you out! Mermail Gaioabyss! Attack Queen of Nights!" The large monster caused the storm to restart, but rain, lightning, and wind were gathered into each point of the trident. Then, Gaioabyss fired it all out as a massive blast of the three elements, which struck the plant queen and consumed her.
"This… isn't… over…!" Number 87 screamed before her body was obliterated. When the storm died down, Number 87 was using her Shade body again, panting.
Number 87 LP:3600
"But I'm not done! Mermail Abysspike, attack Shade directly!" Abysspike swam forward, the armor on his back glowing silver before becoming an actual lance of energy. He then gained a powerful burst of speed while spinning, passing straight through Number 87's body like a missile, and it appeared to truly hurt her, as she stumbled with wide eyes.
Number 87 LP:2000
Number 87 panted heavily. "You… annoying pest..."
Rio wasn't affected. "I'm getting you out of everyone's head. Turn end!"
87 slowly leaned back up, straightening herself. "Okay… Now you need to be taught a lesson, girl."
Author-Made Cards
Margrapevine (YRPOtaku169)
Level 3 EARTH Plant
ATK:600/DEF:800
If you control no monsters, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). This card can be treated as 2 Tributes for the Tribute Summon of a Plant-Type monster.
Garde Knight (YRPOtaku169)
Level 3 EARTH Warrior
ATK:100/DEF:2000
When this card is Normal Summoned, if you control a face-up Plant-Type monster: You can send 1 Plant-Type monster from your Deck to the Graveyard; add 1 Plant-Type monster from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Garde Knight" once per turn. You take no battle damage from battles involving Plant-Type monsters you control.
Vile: The Number is revealed to be Number 87: Queen of Nights, so the cookie goes to… AuthorD! *opens a box full of cookies* Take your pick of the good stuff, pal! *notices the other reviewers* …Oh, screw it. It's the least I can do since I keep you guys waiting. Have at 'em, everyone! Don't forget to drop a review if you guys liked this chapter! Ja ne for now!
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