"Who knows what Bakura will do now," Sarah said, softly and slowly. "But I doubt it will be a single duel. It will probably involve all of us. And when I'm selected to duel…"
I'll fail.
"Sarah, are you—" Chris began to say, but was cut off by someone else.
"Chris! Where am I?" Takashi demanded, standing in the bedroom doorway.
"You're in my dorm," Chris answered. "I woke up in the duel arena, and you were unconscious. What happened?"
"Bakura beat me in a duel," Takashi admitted, looking away.
"Why were you dueling him?" Chris continued to ask.
"Because… because I saw Bakura had beaten you, and I decided that I would be the one to crush you!" Takashi shouted, but then added more quietly, "And no one double crosses me."
"Double cross? What do you mean by that?"
"Well… uh…" Takashi stammered, his face starting to turn red. He didn't mean for them to actually hear that double crossing part. He decided it would just be better to tell them now. "I've been helping Bakura this entire year."
"YOU WHAT?!?" Chris exploded. Chris took a deep breath, and then told Takashi, "Whatever, I really don't care right now. What's done is done, and now we need to deal with Bakura."
"Why?" Takashi asked. "He's already beaten us both, and—" Takashi finally noticed that Chris was still wearing the Millennium Puzzle. "The Millennium Puzzle. Didn't Bakura take that from you?"
"Well, to be honest, we used a fake Millennium Puzzle for that duel," Sarah admitted.
Takashi looked at Sarah incredulously, and then let out a small laugh. "I'm sorry, I just thought I heard that you used a fake Millennium Puzzle."
"You did hear that. You heard correctly," Chris said.
"That's… not good," Takashi replied. He walked over to one of the chairs, sat down, and covered his face with his right hard. "You don't know what you've done…. I can't believe you've driven Bakura to this," He said, slightly shaking his head.
"To what?" Chris nervously asked.
"Oh, I'm not telling you," Takashi said, removing his right hand from his face and looking up. "You should find out soon enough."
And, as if on cue, Chris' PDA began to beep. Chris opened his PDA, and Bakura's voice began to play.
"A fake Millennium Puzzle. I didn't expect you to sink that low, Pharaoh," Bakura hissed.
"Pharaoh?" Takashi asked, but Chris immediately silenced him.
"Anyway, I believe it's time to pay for your actions," Bakura's message continued. "Meet me in the dark of the light; the lowest floor of the Cathedral. Bring Sam, Kengake, Sarah, and of course, your Millennium Puzzle. If that traitorous Takashi is still with you, he can come too. I know this is sudden, and you might want to have some time to recuperate, but that's too bad. If you and your friends are not there in fifteen minutes, there will be consequences. Serious consequences. I have a bomb, and everyone on this island will die."
Hello everyone! It's update time again:-D
Pumpkid: Yep, that's why it's called time machine...
Ninja Wolf 25: Don't worry. It will be :-)
Chaos: Flashbacks are fun! Well, nothing really happens with the bomb... it's just so Bakura can force everyone into duels xD
Kairune: But the whole bomb this continues for the whole mini-arc... :(
Katrianna: Well, that's why they are separated with breaks, and why the flashbacks are italics. And when is any villain with a bomb good?
Redgirl90: Aw, it's okay. I know that feeling of being overrun by school xD
Well, still no update gaps! That's good. Anyway, this begins the last mini-arc! Although, I guess the last chapter also kind of started it... anyway, you'd better enjoy these duels, since this is everyone's last duels!!
RER!
Chapter 41: Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts
"Now get your friends and go to the bottom of the Cathedral," The message concluded. "I'll be waiting. And don't think I'm not afraid to use the bomb… I have a special bomb shelter, so I will survive."
"A bomb?!" Chris shouted. "How did Bakura get a bomb on this island!?"
"I don't know," Takashi sighed. "He just did. He didn't tell me everything."
"We need to get Sam and Kengake, and then get to the Cathedral," Sarah said. "Kengake is probably in his dorm, but where is Sam?"
"We should message them," Takashi said.
"Good idea," Chris grunted as he and Sarah took out their PDAs. Chris sent a message to Sam, and Sarah to Kengake. They quickly got their replies. "I'll go get Sam. Sarah, you get Kengake. Takashi, you… go with Sarah. Okay?"
"Yes," Sarah said.
"Why do I have to go with Sarah?" Takashi objected.
"We don't have time to argue!" Sarah scolded Takashi.
"Fine," Takashi sighed. "Let's go."
The three left the dorm room. Chris turned left out of the dorm, and Sarah and Takashi turned right. Chris was able to find Sam relatively quickly. The two made their way to the Cathedral, and took the HTS tub as far down as it could go. Then they had to take several flights of stairs down; that part of the Cathedral was old, and didn't have an HTS system.
When the finally reached the bottom of the Cathedral, the lowest part of the academy, they found Kengake, Sarah, and Takashi already there. The lowest basement was simply a small, surprisingly hi-tech room. It was chrome-colored, with several glowing wires and lights running along the walls. One of the walls was actually a giant door.
"You guys are just in time," Takashi snorted.
Before anyone else could say anything else, they all heard Bakura begin to speak. "I'm glad you all could make it. Now, if you'll just proceed into the next room, we can begin your defeat." The door-wall completely opened up, but the next room was completely shrouded in darkness.
"Do we go in?" Sam tentatively asked.
"Of course," Chris declared, leading the way in to the room. As soon as the five teens (and ancient spirit) were in the room, the wall-door closed behind them, leaving them in complete darkness.
However, a few moments later, the lights came on, revealing they were now in a lush forest. There were many trees, flowers, mosses, grasses, and ferns. However, despite the massive amount of plants, the forest was eerily quiet; there were no animals at all. The group was standing in a small clearing that was on the edge of a large, pristine lake. The clearing seemed to be about the perfect size for a duel.
"Where are we?" Kengake asked. "How can there be a forest underground?"
"Holograms," Takashi grunted. He seemed completely unfazed by the massive landscape, while everyone else was looking around, wide-eyed.
"If these are holograms, then how come we can feel the grass and trees?" Yami asked (in Chris' body, not his own). This is like when I was in Noah's virtual world.
"How can you feel monsters during a duel if those are holograms?" Takashi countered.
"Hey, can any of you see the doors?" Sarah asked. She was walking around in the area where the wall-door should have been. Before anyone could answer, someone else said something.
"Welcome to my forest!" He shouted with a slight Scottish accent. The person then jumped out of the top of a tree and landed on the other side of the clearing. He had short, curly brown hair and blue eyes. He wore a forest green version of an academy blazer, and had long pants that were the same shade of brown as his hair.
"I am Pan, the first, youngest, and weakest of the four Tentei brothers, and the god of nature!" He introduced himself.
"A god?" Kengake asked.
"In the flesh," Pan chuckled.
"So what do we have to do?" Takashi impatiently asked.
"We are to the point, aren't we?" Pan asked. "You will each fight one of the Tentei brothers in a Shadow Game. Each duel will be for one Millennium Item… if you win, you get our Millennium Item. If we win, we get one of yours. You will be able to decide which of you duels each time, but none of you may duel more than once. So, go on and decide now. Oh, but let me warn you. Me and my three other brothers are all among the elite of this school, so you will have a very tough time defeating us."
"Wait, where is the door?" Sarah asked. "I'm just wondering, since we can't see it due to the holograms.
"You can't see it, and you can't find it until the holograms are deactivated," Pan answered. "These rooms and holograms have been specially constructed so you cannot escape until the duel is over."
With Sarah's question answered, the academy students huddled up.
"We need to wait for the last Tentei brother for Yami to duel," Chris said first. "After all, Yami is the best duelist of us all."
"Who's Yami?" Takashi asked.
"Oh yeah, we haven't told you," Chris remembered. "Yami is the spirit of the best duelist in all of time, and he's in my Millennium Puzzle. The second time we dueled, I dueled you in the beginning, but Yami is the one who defeated you in the end."
"Like you really expect me to believe that," Takashi laughed.
"Why is it that everyone says that when I tell them?" Chris sighed. "We don't have time for this; we've got to decide who will duel."
"They are all really strong," Kengake said. "Whoever it is will have a difficult time."
"Does anyone want to do it?" Sarah asked.
After a moment of silence, Chris declared, "I'll do it. If they are all really strong, then we should see how strong their weakest is against our second strongest."
"Then why aren't I dueling?" Takashi asked.
"Takashi, stop being so full of yourself," Sam snapped.
"We've made our decision; I'm dueling," Chris told Pan as they broke out of their huddle.
"We didn't decide on that! I'm dueling!" Takashi shouted.
"No, Takashi!" Sarah shouted. "Chris is dueling."
"Fine," Takashi sighed. "It'll be more impressive if I duel an older Tentei, anyway."
Chris stepped forward and activated his duel disk, and Pan did the same. However, Pan had a green and brown duel disk.
"Hold on," Pan said. "You have to give the Millennium Puzzle to one of your friends if you want to duel."
"Why?" Chris asked.
"So the Pharaoh doesn't help you at all during the duel."
"Oh, okay." Chris gave the Millennium Puzzle to Sarah before going back up to the proper spot. "Now then…."
"Let's duel!" They shouted.
Chris: 8000; Pan: 8000"Hey, what are with our points?!" Chris asked.
"Oh, didn't I tell you? All of the duels you will face against us Tentei brothers will be fought with 8000 points, instead of 4000," Pan explained. "You'll have to duel that much harder to defeat us!"
"8000 life points? That's fine!" Chris agreed as he drew a card (6). "I'll take the first turn. I summon Blindly Loyal Goblin (5;1800/1500), and set a trap (4). You can make your move," Chris said as a red-skinned goblin appeared on his field.
"Your goblin is strong," Pan remarked as he drew (6), "But not too strong. I summon Phantom Beast Thunder-Pegasus (5;700/2000) in defense mode!" A twin-headed horse appeared on Pan's field, one half black and the other red. It had wings made of electricity, which it used to defend itself. "I'll set another card (4) and end my turn."
"Blindly Loyal Goblin may not be strong enough," Chris said, drawing (5), "But this next monster is! I tribute Blindly Loyal Goblin to bring out Giant Sword Knight (4;2600/100)!" The goblin disappeared, and the swordsman appeared. "Now, Giant Sword Knight, attack Phantom Beast Thunder-Pegasus!"
Chris' monster used his sword to destroy Phantom Beast Thunder-Pegasus perfectly down the middle, the horse bursting into pixels. However, another beast appeared in its place, this one covered in yellow feathers. It's arms and legs were wings, and it had two small wings coming out of its head.
"Since you destroyed Thunder-Pegasus, I could use my Beast Incarnation trap card," Pan explained. "With its effect I could summon Phantom Beast Cross-Wing (1300/1300)!"
"Cross-Wing has half the attack of my monster!" Chris laughed. "I'll end my turn, so you'll have a chance to show me what your new monster can do."
"You shouldn't be so smug," Pan challenged as he drew (5), "Especially when I'm going to bring out this monster: by tributing Phantom Beast Cross-Wing I can summon Phantom Beast Rock-Lizard (4;2200+300/2000)!" The monster that appeared was a large centaur-ish creature. The lizard was covered in large green rock armor.
"Why did Rock-Lizard's attack increase?!" Chris exclaimed.
"Simple," Pan chuckled. "Since I sent Cross-Wing to the graveyard, all of my Phantom Beasts will gain 300 attack!"
"Oh well, it doesn't matter," Chris sighed. "Giant Sword Knight still has more attack."
"He won't for long," Pan declared as he activated a field spell (3). However, the scenery didn't change.
"I saw you activate a field spell… but where are the holograms?" Chris asked.
"The field hasn't changed because the field I used was Forest, which we're already in!" Pan happily explained. "And thanks to Forest's special effect…" Pan didn't finish the sentence, because Chris could see for himself that Phantom Beast Rock-Lizard's attack rose to 2700. "Now, destroy Giant Sword Knight!" The lizard shot a flurry of rocks at Giant Sword Knight, and a few continued into Chris. However, Rock-Lizard then let out a second, smaller barrage.
Chris: 7400; Pan: 8000"Why did I lose extra points?" Chris asked.
"Every time Phantom Beast Rock-Lizard destroys a monster, you lose 500 life points," Pan quickly explained.
"That's a powerful effect," Sarah remarked from the sidelines. "Do you think Chris will be able to beat Rock-Lizard?"
"Of course!" Takashi said. "If Chris was strong enough to beat me then he's definitely strong enough to defeat Pan."
"Takashi, no offense, but I don't see how Chris beating you relates to Chris beating Pan," Sarah said.
"What?! How dare you!" Takashi exclaimed.
"Guys, this really not the time to argue over something like this," Kengake intervened.
Takashi and Sarah turned their attention back to the duel; Pan had already ended his turn and Chris had drawn (5).
"I set a monster (4) and end," Chris sighed.
"Then it's my draw again (4)!" Pan shouted. "Phantom Beast Rock-Lizard, attack!" Chris' monster was a knight in silver armor with pale skin and white hair. He held a silver shield as defense, but it wasn't enough protection to withstand the attack. Chris' life points decreased further as he was hit by another small attack.
Chris: 6900; Pan: 8000"No matter what Chris does, he'll still lose points," Sam realized. "This will be a difficult situation to get out of."
"Looks like your Silverwind Swordsman (1600/1600) was too weak for my Phantom Beast Rock-Lizard," Pan said. "Of course, all non-tribute monsters are too weak, so I shouldn't be surprised."
"Do you end your turn?" Chris asked.
"Yes, once I set a monster (3)," Pan answered. "Unlike you, I'm not overconfident, so I'm building up my defenses in case you defeat Phantom Beast Rock-Lizard."
Chris drew a card (5), and his face immediately lit up. "I summon Marauding Captain (4;1200/400) in defense mode! Using his effect, I can special summon Mystic Swordsman LV4 (3;1900/1600)!" A man in blue-green armor appeared, kneeling in defense, while another warrior with a double-bladed sword came out.
"Mystic Swordsman LV4, attack with Mystic Slash!" Chris commanded. His warrior destroyed the set monster before it could be revealed.
"You still don't get it," Pan chuckled. "If you keep on destroying my Phantom Beasts, I'll just keep on using their effects. Like with the Phantom Beast Mist-Hyena (1300/500) you just destroyed."
"Actually, since Mystic Swordsman LV4 just destroyed a monster, I can level him up to Mystic Swordsman LV6 (2300/1700)! And when he destroys your monsters, he'll return them to your deck!"
"He got out Mystic Swordsman LV6!" Sarah happily exclaimed. "Way to go, Chris!"
"It's still not strong enough to beat Phantom Beast Rock-Lizard," Takashi sneered. "Of course, I have many monsters that would easily beat Rock-Lizard."
"Chris will come up with something," Sarah stated. "He always does."
'Chris, that monster is very strong!' Mystic Swordsman LV6 said as Pan drew a card (4). 'Do you have any plans to beat it?'
'Yeah,' Chris answered. 'Just wait and see. You'll have no problems beating him.'
"All right, Rock-Lizard, destroy Marauding Captain!" Pan ordered. Once again, Rock-Lizard destroyed Chris' monster and damaged Chris himself.
Chris: 6400; Pan: 8000"Too bad I couldn't attack Mystic Swordsman LV6," Pan sighed. "I set a card (3) and end." Now each player had a powerful monster and one set trap.
Chris silently drew a card (4), and set a monster (3). "End turn."
What is Chris planning? Pan wondered as he drew (4). Mystic Swordsman LV6 is his favorite monster, and he's just going to let him be destroyed? I know he has that set trap, but he hasn't when I attacked before, so I think it's safe. And even if it's not, I still have a trap of my own. "Phantom Beast Rock-Lizard, attack Mystic Swordsman LV6!"
'Here it comes,' Mystic Swordsman said as Rock-Lizard fired its attack.
"Activate trap, Blast with Chain!" Chris shouted. Mystic Swordsman's attack increased to 2800, so he was able to stop the attack with his sword. Mystic Swordsman then ran forward to destroy Rock-Lizard, but Rock-Lizard disappeared at the last second. Rock-Lizard then reappeared right in front of Chris, and punched him in the chest, knocking him down to the ground.
Chris: 5900; Pan: 8000
"Chris!" Sarah screamed. "Pan, what did you do?"
"I simply used my trap," Pan explained. "It's called Phantom Strike. Not only does it negate my attack, but it deals 500 damage to Chris."
"D-Don't worry, Sarah. I'm all right," Chris reassured her, getting up.
"Now then, I'll set a trap to replace Phantom Strike (3) to wrap up my turn."
"Draw (4)!" Chris shouted. "Mystic Swordsman LV6, attack Phantom Beast Rock-Lizard!" Mystic Swordsman LV6 tried to destroy Rock-Lizard again, but this tine Rock-Lizard was protected by a sphere of electricity that formed around it. Mystic Swordsman was shocked and repelled back to Chris' field by the field. "Mystic Swordsman!" Chris shouted in fear as his duel spirit was shocked. Luckily, Mystic Swordsman wasn't destroyed.
'I'm all right, too, Chris,' Mystic Swordsman said.
'Good,' Chris sighed. "What was that?"
"It was the first monster you destroyed, Phantom Beast Thunder-Pegasus," Pan explained. "By removing him from play I can protect a Phantom Beast from battle."
"Then I'll set a card (3) and end."
Pan drew a card (4) with a scowl, thinking of how to defeat Mystic Swordsman LV6. However, he smiled when he saw his new card. "I use the equip spell card Mystical Moon (3)! This will power up Rock-Lizard's attack to 3000, enough to defeat your Mystic Swordsman, so do so now!"
Phantom Beast Rock-Lizard launched a volley of rocks at Mystic Swordsman LV6, but an armor formed around the warrior. The armor not only protected Mystic Swordsman, but also bounced the attack back at Rock-Lizard.
"Ha! You fell for my Sakuretsu Armor trap!" Chris shouted.
"And you fell for the other effect of Rock-Lizard," Pan winked. Rock-Lizard's own attack destroyed it, but then Rock-Lizard burst into many smaller stones, most of which hit Chris.
Chris: 3900; Pan: 8000"Phantom Beast Rock-Lizard deals you 2000 damage when destroyed by a card effect," Pan explained. "Now I have full points while you have lost over half of yours. You sure are lucky we're playing with 8000 life points instead of 4000."
"You won't have full points for long," Chris growled. "I still have my Mystic Swordsman, and you don't have any monsters."
"Then I'll just summon Phantom Beast Shadow-Gazelle (2;1500+300+200/1200+200) on the defense and end." Pan's new monster was exactly the same as Yami's Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts, except Shadow-Gazelle had black fur and glowing red eyes.
Chris drew a card (4) and then immediately commanded Mystic Swordsman LV6 to attack. Just as Shadow-Gazelle was going to be destroyed, he jumped out of the way. "What is it with your monsters not being destroyed?!" Chris moaned.
"Well, they aren't called 'Phantom Beasts' for nothing," Pan shrugged. "And this time it was Shadow-Gazelle's effect. Since he was going to be destroyed, I sent the top card of my deck to the graveyard. And since Phantom Beast Wild-Horn (1700/0) was the top card of my deck, Shadow-Gazelle wasn't destroyed."
"Fine, I'll just set a trap (3) to end," Chris declared.
"Draw (4)!" Pan shouted. "I switch Phantom Beast Shadow-Gazelle to attack mode, and activate Wild Nature's Release (3)! This will increase Shadow-Gazelle's attack to 3400! Attack Mystic Swordsman LV6!"
The beast got up from its crouching position, and roared with extreme fury. It ran forward and slashed at Mystic Swordsman LV6, successfully destroying it. It then attacked Chris, but Chris instinctively jumped back so his shirt was only slightly torn.
Chris: 3300; Pan: 8000"I can now activate Phantom Beast Mist-Hyena's effect," Pan declared. "By removing him from play, I get to draw a card (4), and you're forced to discard one (2)!"
"Your monster will still be destroyed from Wild Nature's Release!" Chris shouted.
"Not exactly," Pan chuckled. "I activate my trap, Beast Soul Swap! Now Shadow-Gazelle will return to my hand, and then I can summon him back to my field!" The black-furred beast disappeared, but then quickly reappeared, although he seemed much calmer. "Anyway, I'll end my turn."
"Then it's my draw (3)!" Chris shouted. "I summon Command Knight (2;1200+400/1900)! She'll boost the attack power of my warriors, like Mystic Swordsman LV6, who I'm going to bring back with my set Call of the Haunted!" A woman in red armor appeared, and Chris' Mystic Swordsman reappeared. Command Knight let out a battle cry, and a red aura developed around the two warriors. Command Knight's attack rose to 1600 and Mystic Swordsman's to 2700.
"Mystic Swordsman LV6, attack Phantom Beast Shadow-Gazelle with Mystical Sealing Slash!" Chris commanded.
"Phantom Beast Shadow-Gazelle might not be destroyed," Pan reminded Chris. "And if he's not, Command Knight still isn't strong enough to defeat him." As Chris' warrior neared, Pan took off the top card of his deck. He revealed it to be… another copy of Beast Soul Swap.
"I'm guessing you're regretting that card now," Chris laughed as Shadow-Gazelle was destroyed and Pan slid his monster and his trap into the graveyard. However, before Pan had a time to look up from placing them in the graveyard, Command Knight attacked Pan with her sword.
Chris: 3300; Pan: 5700"Well, it took a while, but you finally damaged me!" Pan laughed. And you wouldn't be questioning Beast Soul Swap if you knew what was coming.
"I set these last two cards in my hand (0) and end my turn," Chris said.
"Summon back Mystic Swordsman LV6 all you want, because I'll just keep destroying it," Pan declared as he drew (5).
'Do you think he'll be able to destroy me again?' Mystic Swordsman nervously asked.
'Honestly, I think he'll destroy you,' Chris said. 'This duel seems like it has a while to go before it's finished. Of course, I don't know how many turns it'll be until he defeats you.'
"I use the spell card Hammer Shot (4), so your swordsman is destroyed."
'I guess it'll be this turn,' Chris sighed as a giant red hammer came down upon his duel spirit.
"I continue my turn with another spell, Premature Burial (3)!" Pan shouted. "Now by simply paying 800 points, I can revive the Phantom Beast Wild-Horn that was sent to the graveyard from Phantom Beast Shadow-Gazelle!" A humanoid moose with red cloth armor and a jagged sword rose out of the ground on Pan's field, roaring at Chris.
Chris: 3300; Pan: 4900From the boosts of Forest and Phantom Beast Cross-Wing, Wild-Horn's attack rose to 2200 and his defense to 200. "Wild-Horn, attack with Wild Phantom Slash!" Wild-Horn ran forward, but was stopped about three-quarters of the way there. Three priestesses, each in blue robes, appeared. The lead priestess held out an ornate relic, which formed an invisible barrier that protected Command Knight.
"One of my set traps is Waboku!" Chris shouted. "This protects me from battle damage this turn!"
"I guess I can't stop that," Pan sighed. "I just end."
Chris drew (1), and happily slapped his new monster onto his duel disk (0). "I summon another Command Knight (1200+400+400/1900)! Now you can't attack!" Another female warrior appeared, and their auras doubled in size, further increasing their power. "Since Wild-Horn is still too strong for either of them, I just end my turn."
Pan drew a card (4), and sighed. "I pass."
Chris drew (1), and again, immediately activated his new card (0). "I use Pot of Greed! Now I'm allowed to draw two more cards (2)! Next I use Smashing Ground (1), so Wild-Horn will be destroyed, clearing the way for my Double-Command Slash!" Wild-Horn shattered into pixels, and then the two Command Knight ran forward. They crossed their swords, forming an X, and ran right through Pan with the swords.
Chris: 3300; Pan: 900"That must've hurt," Sam remarked, slightly wincing from the thought of the pain.
"Who cares? Chris has almost beaten Pan!" Sarah happily exclaimed. "Pan had the lead over Chris most of the duel, but Chris has just turned the duel around!"
"Yeah, he tends to do that," Takashi huffed.
"Will you please just lighten up?" Kengake asked. "So what if Chris beat you twice? Get over it!"
"No!" Takashi shouted. "You aren't the boss of me!"
"Takashi, stop fighting with everyone and let's watch the duel!" Sam ordered.
"Fine," Takashi sighed. "I'll fight with you guys after the duel."
Now Chris had ended his turn, and Pan had drawn (5). A large bird with brass feathers appeared on Pan's field, covering itself with its wings. "I summon Phantom Beast Copper-Vulture (4;1400+300+200/1200+200) in defense mode. End turn."
Chris drew a card (2) and immediately ordered his first Command Knight to attack. She easily destroyed the bird with her sword, and then the other warrior sprung into action. She jumped all the way across the field to Pan, but before she could do anything, Copper-Vulture reappeared, bursting out of the ground, destroying Command Knight. Copper-Vulture then faded out of existence.
"You triggered Copper-Vulture's effect, destroying your Command Knight," Pan snickered. "Now your monster only has 1600 power, and she can be attacked."
"I end my turn," Chris sighed, glancing at his set card.
Pan drew a card (5), and like Chris had done, immediately played his new monster (4). "I bring out Phantom Beast Golden-Lion (1800+300+200+400/1300+200)!" Pan shouted as a lion whose fur was a brilliant shade of yellow appeared. It roared, boosting its attack to 2700.
"Why is it so powerful?" Chris gasped.
"Don't worry! You'll still beat it!" Sarah cheered. "You were able to beat Rock-Lizard, and he had 3000 attack points!"
"Golden-Lion is strong because of his effect," Pan explained. "For each Phantom Beast in the graveyard, Golden-Lion gains 100 points. Now, attack with Golden Phantom Slash!" Before Golden-Lion could do anything, a large video game controller appeared on Chris' field. It plugged itself in to Golden-Lion, and after imputing a few commands, Golden-Lion crouched down into defense mode.
"Sorry, but my set card is Enemy Controller!" Chris shouted. "This forces your monster into defense mode!"
"Then I don't have anything else to do," Pan sighed, looking at his empty spell/trap card row.
Chris drew a card (3) and smirked when he saw it. "I just drew the perfect card to defeat your deck! By tributing Command Knight I can summon Saint Knight Ishuzark (2;2300/1800)!" The female warrior disappeared, and in her place appeared a warrior in white armor. His armor was adorned with several steel feathers, his helmet covered everything but his chin and mouth, and he carried a large steel sword.
"He looks impressive but what can he do?" Pan asked.
"You're about to see!" Chris happily exclaimed. "Attack with Saintly Slash!" The warrior was able to defeat the beast, and then Chris ended his turn.
Pan silently drew a card (4). "I set a monster (3) and a trap (2). End turn."
"That's it?" Chris laughed as he drew (3). "I summon Familiar Knight (2;1200/1400)! Now, Saint Knight Ishuzark, destroy Pan's set monster!"
Saint Knight Ishuzark destroyed Pan's monster, which appeared to be a large, gray slug. "That was Phantom Beast Silver-Slug (1000/1000), so I'll be able to remove him from play to skip your next battle phase! That'll give me an extra turn to recuperate."
"There won't be another battle phase! I'm ending this duel now!" Chris shouted. "Familiar Knight, direct attack!"
"I chain Hallowed Life Barrier!" Pan shouted. "To activate it, I must discard a card (1), but this is an improved version of your Waboku, negating all damage!" The priestesses from Waboku appeared, but this time on Pan's field. The priestesses on the side knelt down in prayer, while the lead priestess simply raised her bare right hand. A powerful, blue barrier then appeared on Pan's field, protecting him.
"It doesn't matter, you still won't be able to use Silver-Slug," Chris chuckled. "It's Saint Knight Ishuzark's effect. I guess you haven't noticed yet… you see, a monster he destroys in battle is removed from play! And since your Phantom Beasts need to be sent to the graveyard to use their effects, I can prevent you from using those effects!"
He's right! Pan realized. But that doesn't matter. There is still hope. I can still win this duel. I just need to get that card.
"I end my turn. Let's see your Phantom Beasts win now," Chris chuckled.
Pan quickly softly uttered a quick prayer, before drawing his next card (2). He took a moment before actually looking at it, but then his face lit up. "I'm sorry, you won't be able to see that happen! Since I have three Beast Soul Swaps in my graveyard—"
Sarah interrupted Pan. "You don't have three Beast Soul Swaps in your graveyard, cheater!" Sarah screamed.
"Actually, I do," Pan confidently stated. "The first I used, so it was sent to the graveyard. The second was sent to the graveyard by Phantom Beast Shadow-Gazelle. The last was just discarded for Hallowed Life Barrier."
"Fine," Sarah pouted.
"Now then, as I was saying, I activate the spell Beast Spirit Swap (1)!" Pan smiled.
"What's so special about Beast Spirit Swap?" Chris asked. "Why are you so confident that it will let you win the duel?"
"Why, this card," Pan explained, grinning ear to ear, "Let's me switch to another deck."
Time for a new deck! Chris had a tought time at first, but at least he got back in the end, right? Let's just see if he keeps it up xD
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Phantom Beast Rock-Lizard (DARK)
Beast-Warrior/Effect
Level 7
ATK 2200/DEF 2000
If you're Tributing a "Phantom Beast" monster or "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts", this card can be Normal Summoned with 1 Tribute. When this card destroys a monster by battle inflict 500 damage to your opponent. When this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard by your opponent's card effect, inflict 2000 damage to your opponent.
Original Cards
Giant Sword Knight; level 6; Warrior/EARTH; 2600/100
Beast Incarnation; Trap; Activate only when a Beast, Beast-Warrior, or Winged Beast-Type Monster you control is destroyed as a result of battle and sent to the graveyard. Special summon 1 level 4 or lower Beast, Beast-Warrior, or Winged Beast-Type Monster from your deck.
Silverwind Swordsman; level 4; Warrior/Effect/WIND; 1600/1600; This card can attack your opponent's lifepoints directly. If this card attacks your opponent's lifepoints directly with this card's effect, all battle damage done is treated as 1000.
Phantom Beast Mist-Hyena; level 3; Beast-Warrior/Effect/WIND; 1300/500; Remove this card in your graveyard from play when a "Phantom Beast" monster or a "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts" inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent. Your opponent randomly discards one card and you draw 1 card.
Phantom Strike; Counter-Trap; Activate only during your Battle Phase when a "Phantom Beast" monster or a "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts" is battling. Negate that battle, and inflict 500 damage to your opponent.
Phantom Beast Shadow-Gazelle; level 4; Beast/Effect/DARK; 1500/1200; This card's name is treated as "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts". Once per turn, when this card would be destroyed, you may send the top card of your deck to the graveyard. If the card sent to the graveyard was a "Phantom Beast" monster or a "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts", negate the destruction of this card.
Phantom Beast Copper-Vulture; level 4; Beast-Warrior/Effect/WIND; 1400/1200; When your opponent attacks your Life Points directly, you may remove this card in your graveyard from play to destroy the attacking monster.
Phantom Beast Golden-Lion; level 4; Beast-Warrior/Effect/LIGHT; 1800/1300; This card gains 100 ATK for each "Phantom Beast" monster or a "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts" in your graveyard.
Saint Knight Ishuzark; level 6; Warrior/Effect/LIGHT; 2300/1800; A monster this card destroys in battle is removed from play instead of being sent to the graveyard.
NOTE: This is an OCG card.
Phantom Beast Silver-Slug; level 4; Beast-Warrior/Effect/EARTH; 1000/1000; Remove this card in your graveyard from play. Your opponent skips his/her next Battle Phase.
Beast Sprit Swap; Spell; Activate only when you have three "Beast Soul Swap" in your graveyard. Add all of your cards that are in your hand, on your field, in your graveyard, and removed from play to your deck. Switch your deck with another deck and draw 5 cards. Your opponent may add as many cards as he/she wants in his/her graveyard to his/her deck, and then draw cards until he/her holds 5 cards in his/her hand.
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