Yu-Gi-Oh!:
Guardian of Death
DUEL 8: Battle with Bandit
Patrick raced out of the woodland area and across a grassy knoll. He looked down into a valley and saw where the scream had come from. A dueling arena was set up in what appeared to be a Greek amphitheater. Patrick saw a young boy dueling an older man. He recognized the man for his American Flag print bandanna. It was Duel Monsters Intercontinental Champion "Bandit" Keith Howard.
"That's right punk," "Bandit" Keith said, "Your attack activates the power of my Cyber Jar, destroying all monsters on the field. And you lost your Granadoria making you lose the last 1000 of your Life Points. Leave your card and Spell Counter and get lost loser!" The boy ran off in shame.
::He has Cyber Jar!:: Patrick thought.
Anubis noticed Patrick perk up, (I take it you want it? Go challenge him.)
::Aren't you going to tell me to be careful and crap?:: Patrick thought.
(No point in it, you always prove me wrong. Besides, I think you can take him.)
"Time to get a Cyber Jar!" Patrick announced racing down the hill. "Bandit" Keith was about to step off the platform when Patrick caught up with him.
"You might as well stay right where you are 'cause you've got another opponent!" Patrick trumpeted.
"Huh? Who are you kid?" Keith asked.
Patrick's eye twitched a little, "I'm the guy whose about to whip you for that sweet Cyber Jar!" he said.
"Kid," Keith started, "I'm the Intercontinental champion, not some chump in a card shop. I'm the real deal and I've got no time for amateurs," Keith said walking away.
"Coward!" Patrick called out, "Earn your title here with me!"
"You got some nerve you little twerp," Keith mocked stepping back onto the dueling platform, "But now your dreams of a win are going bye-bye! When I take two Spell Counters from you you're gone!"
Patrick stood across Keith ready to duel, "I'm up first," Patrick announced, "I'll set this card face-down and summon Sonic Bird in attack mode!" The monster took its place on the field. It jetted off retrieving a card for Patrick, revealing it to be the Black Illusion Ritual. Patrick ended his turn.
"Ha! Pathetic!" Keith mocked. He activated a spell bringing an angel to the field, "I activate Graceful Charity! I draw three cards then discard two." Keith was doing so while speaking and Patrick thought he could use that card too...
"I set a monster in defense and activate Tribute to the Doomed!" Patrick grimaced realizing his Sonic Bird was gone. Keith discarded Overdrive to the graveyard activating his spell. Sonic Bird was tied in a mummy's bandages and drawn down by a fiendish hand.
"I'm not letting that slide!" Patrick said flipping over a spell, "I activate Poison of the Old Man draining you of 800 direct LP," Keith's LP counter went down to 1200, "And now I'll take a turn. I summon the Dragon Zombie!" A purple dragon on its belly took form. His rotting flesh oozed puss and his mouth drooled brown slime. "Now attack!"
"Bad move!" Keith announced flipping his monster over, "You want Cyber Jar? Well get a load of this because it's as close as you'll get! It destroys all monsters on the field," Cyber Jar emitted a beam from its eye that struck Dragon Zombie destroying it before dying itself. Each player drew five new cards.
"So what will you summon?" Patrick asked.
"First I'll set one monster face-down in defense, then two in attack. Meet Ground Attacker Bugroth and Oni Tank T-34!" It's still your turn, and the last one I might add."
"I'll summon two Sonic Birds giving me a Black Illusion Ritual and Contract with the Abyss and summon Jinzo #7 all in attack," All the monsters took form on the field, "Too bad you let me draw this," Patrick said playing a spell, "I activate Ookazi and now your down to 400 LP. Now I'll attack with Jinzo #7!"
"Bandit" Keith laughed, "You gotta be kidding me! It's only got 500 attack points! You lose!" Jinzo #7 ran towards Keith's side of the field. It split into pieces and reformed in front of Keith.
"Did I mention he can attack your Life Points directly?" Patrick asked, "Jinzo #7, Prototype Taser!" The robot electrocuted Keith draining the last of his life. The duel ended and Keith scowled.
"You punk. Take these," he said handing over two spell counters and his Cyber Jar card, "You'd better make it to the finals, I'll be waiting!"
"We'll see Keith, we'll seeā¦"
