Hello & welcome to another episode of NGE: Enter the Orichalcos! In our last episode, there was no dueling but today Asuka steps up to the plate in her very first duel. Since I couldn't find anything remotely close to her own psychological profiling, I decided to create some fake cards in order for Asuka to finally face her problems head-on.
Also, this episode is set a few days after another one of my recent stories "Ultraman Tiga: Save Nebula M78", but that story has nothing to do with this one, so don't worry about it. Otherwise, enjoy the show!
Episode 14: Asuka's Inner-Battle
3 days pass, as one night Asuka is found barely breathing. She is rushed towards NERV's medical wing, but at that same time Big steps through the portal that lead to his world. In his time home,. he met others like him who had a bond with the Ultramen, but that was un-important as he remembered he still had a job to do.
So, back to our story, as Big prepares to pass a hallway, he sees medical technicans carry Asuka on a stretcher as he starts blinking in a confused way. "What's going on now?", he asks himself, as he follows them towards the medical wing. Once there, he saw Asuka being hooked up in many electronic devices and could only look in horror to this. As they wrapped things up, he moved so they could leave the room as Big entered the room and looked at his student. To him, the effects of the angel, Arael, had finally taken their toll on her completely. "Poor kid", Big says to himself and then adds, "There may be something I can do, but it's very risky." Big blinks once more, but realizes there is no other way. With a heavy heart, he sits down, closes his eyes, and allows his mind to drift away............
......it drifts into a strange world, as he opens his eyes to find himself outside a German Hospital. "What the (BEEP)?", he asks himself before adding "Why am I in Germany?" However, he soon sensed something else...an unusual presence had also entered her mind as well. "I sense something evil here as well." Big tells himself as he travels towards the hospital. Little did Big know, though, that the unusual force appeared behind him as he entered the building. "So, another has entered this world of memories," the being said before adding "This one, however, is stronger then those I have seen before." The unusual being soon disappeared into thin air, following it's prey.
Once inside, Big looked around for Asuka, hoping to find her & quickly escape this insane nightmare. What he found when he entered, however, was no hospital but an empty hallway. "Where am I?" he asks himself, before a voice says "Welcome to the realm of memories!" before a strange person appeared dressed in a light brownish coat with black pants. "Who are you & where is Asuka?' Big asks, but the creature replies "At the moment, the human is the least of your worries. For now, you have other things to be worried about." The person suddenly added "Beware of the Destroyer of Worlds, Decade! He will come & destroy the world you have sworn to protect. If he comes, he must die!" Just as quickly as he came, the person disappeared within a strange cloud of grey smoke. This left Big more confused then relieved, as he told himself "Well, that was entirely pointless & random. So, why did he just leave all of a sudden like that anyway? And, just who is this 'Decade' he warned me about?"
(*For those of you confused, you'll understand soon enough.*)
Big continued on through the dark hallway until he saw what he was looking for: It was Asuka sitting outside a certain door, crying. "Why?" she sobbed and added "Why am I reliving this nightmare again? I don't want to relive it anymore. I don't wanna be here! SOMEONE GET ME OUT OF HERE!" Asuka screamed that last sentence from the top of her lungs as she suddenly heard Big say "If you don't want to relive it, then move forward." Asuka looked up and saw Big, as she asked "How did you find me?" Big smiled and replied "I followed the pain in your heart. Asuka, I might not know what happened to you in your past, but if you continue to allow it to control your future, then you will have no future to look forward to. All you will have left is the pain from your past." Asuka soon asked him "How do you know how I feel? You don't know a thing about me." Big sighed, as he sat down next to Asuka and told him "I might not, but I do know what you're going through." Asuka soon sighed as well, as she soon asks "Regardless, how do we get out of here?" Big shrugs his shoulders, as he replies "I guess we just wake up!" Suddenly, the words "You will never leave here alive!" The 2 stood up and looked around, as a nurse covered in blood suddenly emerged from a very dark hallway wearing a Paradias Duel Disk. "No! The Orichalcos!" Big exclaimed, as the strange being said "Correct, but I have business with her. So, be gone!" Big suddenly found himself being hit with a strange cloud of darkness, but he stood his ground and told the creature "I'm not ditching my student. Now be gone, demon!" Suddenly, Asuka's duel disk appeared on her right arm, as she asks Big "It's time for me to face it, huh?" Big nods, as Asuka's duel disk activates, as does the bloody nurse. "DUEL" shouts the bloody nurse, as the duel finally begins.
(DUEL)
Asuka vs. Bloody Nurse
The bloody nurse decides to start the duel by drawing a card (6 random cards), as she announces "First, I shall activate a continuous magic card called Painful Memories!" Instantly, a magic card appeared with a picture of a woman trapped in a black & white background. She then continued by saying "Once per turn, if there is a monster in our graveyard either one of us wants to resurrect, we have to pay life points equal to half of that monster's ATK points in order to special summon it to the field. However, if you can't, then it'll be of no use to you at all." Asuka asked "Oh, and how does that help you out if it works on both of us?" as she looked at her hand as well (Dark Blade, Emergency Provisions, Final Attack Orders, Ring of Destruction, & Ring of Defense ), and thought for a second that she might be okay....for the moment. The bloody nurse, in response to Asuka's question, replies "Oh, I have an answer for that. My next continuous magic card is called Spell Economics!" Suddenly, the new card reveals itself as a large yet old spell book that appeared next to the Painful Memories magic card. "This card allows me to negate any negative effects from magic card that I use. Therefore, the only one who will be affected by this duel is you." The bloody nurse announced before announcing "And now, I summon Dream Cloud in DEF mode." From there, a white cloud soon appeared in front of her, as it's card appeared under it in a face-up vertical position (2-star/500 DEF). "Finally, I'll place 2 cards face down & end my turn." Sure enough, 2 cards appeared in front of the bloody nurse as her turn ended.
Once Asuka started her turn, she looked at her recently drawn card (Blue Eyes White Dragon) and immediantly felt that she just felt lucky. 'HA! I can't believe my luck. If what Big has told me is true, this is supposed to be the toughest card in this entire deck. Plus, the fact that there are 2 others in here as well makes this even better. What could possibly make this go back?' Asuka thought to herself, unaware that the bloody nurse suddenly announced "I activate the trap card, Drop Off." as one of her face-down cards revealed a coin dropping out of the hand of a person, as the bloody nurse stated "This card forces you to send your newly drawn card into the graveyard." Sighing in anger, Asuka looked at her new card 1 last time before she sent it to the graveyard. Then, the bloody nurse soon said "And now, I activate the continuous trap card, Painful Nightmares" Suddenly, the other face down card revealed a demon coming from a red mist, as she stated "This card activats each time a monster is sent to the graveyard from either our hand or field. Each time this occurs, the owner of that monster loses LP equal to half of that monster's ATK. So now, let's see what you just discarded." The trap card suddenly created a see-through version of the Blue Eyes White Dragon, as it fired it's White Lightning attack at Asuka and took 1500 LP from her.
3000/2=1500 ATK
Asuka--2500
Asuka kneed down in pain, as the bloody nurse chucked and said "It's a shame your all-powerful monster attacked you instead. Luckily, there's more pain ahead of you." Asuka soon growled and said "You wanna see pain? I'll show you pain, bitch. I summon this monster to me: Dark Blade!" Suddenly, a strange dark creature with a blade appears on Asuka's field (4-star/1800 ATK). Big smirked at this, as he knew the bloody nurse could not stop this attack, as Asuka then announced "Now then, Dark Blade....slice this bitch into pieces!" Dark Blade jumped towards the Dream Cloud and sliced it in half, destroying it, as Asuka then announced "And now, you have to take the same damage from your own trap. So, here's to ya!" On cue, a ghost-version of Dream Cloud appeared an blew a gust of wind at the bloody nurse, as she lost 250 LP.
500/2=250 ATK
Bloody Nurse--3750
Asuka then announced "And now, I'll place 4 cards face down & end my turn." From there, 4 cards appeared in front of Asuka, emptying her hand, as Big thought to himself 'I'm inpressed. Asuka has learned quickly how to use her opponent's cards against them, but this duel is far from done and I have a bad feeling the worst is yet to come.' Big had no idea how correct he was, as the bloody nurse drew her card (Pot of Greed) and said "I activate my Pot of Greed magic card, so now I can draw 2 more cards." The bloody nurse drew her 2 new cards (2 unknown cards), as she soon announced "Now, return my Dream Cloud". As if on cue, the Dream Cloud suddenly returned from the graveyard in DEF mode once again (500 DEF), as this confused both Asuka & Big. "Hey, what gives?" Asuka asks, as Big replies "It's probably the monster's special ability to resurrect itself." The bloody nurse soon stated "That's correct. Each turn my monster is in the graveyard, I can special summon it to my field. Plus, remember that as long as Spell Economics is in play, the effects of my Painful Memories doesn't work on me. And now that everything is set, I can finally activate my Dream/Nightmare Switch magic card. Since Dream Cloud, Painful Memories & Painful Nightmare are in play, I can activate this card & sacrifice my Dream Cloud to special summon my Nightmare Demon to the field instantly!" Suddenly, the Dream Cloud disappears in a cloud of red mist as replaced by a large angry red demon with large claws (8-star/3000 ATK). Big & Asuka mouth the words "Oh, (BEEP)!" as the bloody nurse then shouts "Go Nightmare Demon! Destroy her Dark Blade with Nightmare Slash!" The Nightmare Demon charges, as Asuka suddenly announces "I activate Ring of Destruction!" On cue, one of Asuka's face-down cards reveal a ring wiht red bombs that suddenly appear on the monster's neck and explode, causing a cloud of dust to appear. "AH! What have you done?" the bloody nurse asks, as Asuka "My Ring of Destruction destroyed your Nightmare Demon, and thanks to another one of my cards, Ring of Defense, I'll be safe from it's damage." Asuka soon revealed another one of her cards, which revealed another ring with green barriers, as it soon disappeared, but the second the dust disappeared, the second the Nightmare Demon appeared unharmed. "THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!" Big shouted and added "Your monster should have been destroyed by the Ring of Destruction's effect....unless...." he trails off as the bloody nurse soon says "...Unless it can't be destroyed by the effects of magic or trap cards, and it can't. Your trap was for nothing. Now Nightmare Demon, finish what you started and attack!" The Nightmare Demon tried to attack again and this time sliced the Dark Blade in half before it was destroyed, as Asuka lost 1200 LP.
Asuka--1300 LP
Then, the bloody nurse announced "Oh, and don't forget my Painful Nightmare card. Now, you lose LP equal to half the attack of your Dark Blade." Instantly, a ghost Dark Blade swung a gust of wind at Asuka and hit her, as she lost 900 LP.
Asuka--400 LP
Asuka soon fell to her knees, as Big kneed down to comfort her. "Asuka, are you ok?" as Asuka soon looks at him and says "So, this is how it felt for Shinji from before, huh?" Big nods, understanding what she means, as Asuka soon says "Big, I can't run! Not from this! I have to finish this bitch off and end it my way!" Big nods and says "I understand. Now, do your thing!" Asuka nods, as she gets to her feet and stares at the bloody nurse, who asks in a mocking tone "So you still got some fight in you, huh? Does the little girl want to give up instead, because that would be a much better idea right about now?" Asuka soon replies "Finish your turn so I can go!" The bloody nurse soon says "Go ahead, but 1 turn isn't going to make a difference!" Asuka soon says 'Is that so? Well then, I plan to prove you wrong! So...HERE....I....GO!" Asuka, with everything she had, drew (Card of Demise), as she said "I activate the Card of Demise! I draw 5 card and then I have 5 turns to use up my entire hand. Otherwise, 5 turns from now, I'll have to discard my entire hand." Asuka soon draws her 5 cards (Monster Reborn, Cost Down, Crush Card Virus, Shrink & Tyrant Wing), as she then announced "I activate Emergency Provisions!" Another one of Asuka's cards revealed itself as an old cannister with tape next to it, as she says "Thanks to this card, I can send magic or trap card to my graveyard & for each one sent, I get 1000 points." Asuka sends a card in her hand (Cost Down), and her last face down card (Final Attack Orders) to the graveyard as she gains 2000 LP.
Asuka--2400 LP
Asuka soon shows her next card to the bloody nurse, as she says "Now, I play Monster Reborn to resurrect a monster you made me discard earlier in the game." Asuka's body soon started glowing red, as she lost 1500 LP (Asuka-- 900 LP), and soon enough, a hole appeared from right in front of Asuka, as a large blue & white dragon with blue eyes appeared in front of her and roared at the bloody nurse (8-star/ 3000 ATK). 'So this is Kaiba's favorite dragon, the Blue Eyes White Dragon!' Big thought to himself, as Asuka then says "Now here is some real power." The Blue Eyes roars at the Nightmare Demon, as she then says "Now, I activate the magic card, Shrink! This card can cut the ATK of a monster on the field in half, and I'm aiming it at your Nightmare Demon!" The bloody nurse soon looked at the Nightmare Demon, as it started to shrink (3000/2--1500 ATK). The bloody nurse growls in anger, as Asuka says "Now, Blue Eyes White Dragon, attack!" The Blue Eyes roars, as he fires a stream of white energy at the Nightmare Demon and seemingly vaporized it, as the bloody nurse lost 1500 points.
Bloody Nurse--2250 LP
However, when the dust settled, the Nightmare Demon appreantly survived without a scratch. "WHAT?" Asuka screamed, as the bloody nurse soon said "Sorry to disappoint you, but my monster can't be destroyed in battle either. The only thing that can destroy him is a monster effect, and I doubt you have such a monster right now. Am I correct?" Asuka sighed, knowing full well all she could do now was try to survive, as she announced "I'll -place 2 cards face down & end my turn." 2 facedown cards soon appeared in front of Asuka, signaling the end of her turn.
The bloody nurse soon drew her card, and said "The time to defeat you has come. Once my Nightmare Demon's attack connects, you will lose this duel and the 2 of you will be trapped here forever." Big & Asuka smear in anger, as the bloody nurse announces "Nightmare Demon, end this now!" The Nightmare Demon grew back to his original size (3000 ATK), and charged towards the Blue Eyes, as Asuka announced "I activate the Tyrant Wing trap card!" Soon enough, one of Asuka's cards revealed itself, as the Blue Eyes's wings started glowing. "This card activates when you attack one of my dragons, and since Blue Eyes here is my only one, he is equipped with this card & gains 400 extra points." The Blue Eyes roars (3000 + 400: 3400 ATK), as Asuka says "Blue Eyes, counter-attack!" The Blue Eyes fires his White Lightning at the Nightmare Demon, sending him back towards the bloody nurse, as she loses 400 more points.
Bloody Nurse--1850 LP
However, the bloody nurse then says "You think you've won, haven't you? Well, it's not over yet. I set one card face down and end my turn." A card appears in front of the bloody nurse, as Asuka soon looked at her cards and says towards the bloody nurse "I don't care about what you do, but know this you crazy bitch: One way or another, I'm going to end everything right here and right now. You can't beat me!" The bloody nurse soon asks "And why is that?" as Asuka replies "Because I am Asuka Langley Sohryu, bitch!" Asuka draws her card (Fang of Critias), as she looks at Big and says "Big, I did it!" Big replies "Then show her what you're truly made of, Asuka!" The bloody nurse, however, soon says "I don't think so! I activate Dust Tornado! This trap will destroy your Tyrant Wing!" The bloody nurse's trap suddenly revealed itself, firing a gust of wind that destroys the Blue Eyes's glowing wings (3000 ATK), as Asuka soon says "Then, get ready for this! I activate the Fang of Critias!" Suddenly, Critias appeared behind Asuka, as she says "Now, I activate Critias' effect. He can fuse with a trap card I have on the field, and I have 1 left. Reveal Crush Card Virus trap card!" Asuka's final card reveals itself, as Critias turns into goo and enters the card. "WHAT?! That's impossible!" The bloody nurse says, as Asuka then exclaims "Nothing is impossible with a little imagination! Now, come forth Doom Virus Dragon!" The Crush Card Virus trap suddenly starts to change into a large purple dragon with large fangs and a bad attitude (4-star/ 1900 ATK). The bloody nurse soon says "Your new monster looks impressive, but it's weak!" Asuka, however, says "That's true, but here's the thing: When he's summoned, every monster in your hand, draw phase, and field with 1500 ATK or more is destroyed instantly & sent to the graveyard. You wanted a monster that can destroy your demon? Well, here he is!" The Doom Virus Dragon roared, as he unleashed several random tentacles at the Nightmare Demon and choked it, causing the demon itself to be no more. The bloody nurse soon cringed, as Asuka then said "Now, Blue Eyes white Dragon...attack directly!" The Blue Eyes opened his mouth and fired directly at the bloody nurse, as she distingrated while her life points hit zero!
Bloody Nurse--0
End of Duel!
As the bloody nurse turned into ashes, Big & Asuka suddenly saw the entire world they were in starting to crack and implode around them. "Big, what the hell is going on?" Asuka asks, as Big replies "You're asking the wrong guy!" The entire room around them suddenly disappeared.....as did the 2 of them.....
......Big soon awakened and found himself back in the same room where Asuka soon awakened. "We're back" Asuka said, as Big added "Yea!" With that, Asuka soon drifted off into a nice, peaceful, sleep, as Big got up and soon walked out of the room. However, as he did, a strange thought remained: Who was this 'Destroyer of Worlds'? Who, or what, was Decade?
Meanwhile, in Big's world.....
Little walked outside and stretched her arms, as she yawned and said "It feels like another great day. I hope my brother hasn't gotten himself killed or the kids are gonna be so pissed." Suddenly, Little saw a strange sight in front of her, as she saw a strange grey-ish cloud/wall appear and revealed a man in a brown jacket with a white shirt and black pants. Little soon noticed that the man had a strange blue gun in his right hand, a model she had never seen before. She soon asked the strange person "Hey, who are you?" The man looked at her and replied "I'm just a passing though Kamen Rider looking for treasure." He soon ran off, as Little asked herself "What the (BEEP) is a Kamen Rider?" She soon followed the guy, hoping to find out just what exactly would interest him in the slightest.
End of Episode 14!
Well, this ends Episode 14 of NGE: Enter the Orichalcos! For those confused as to who this guy at the end of the episode, that is actually Daiki Kaitoh from Kamen Rider Decade. He'll re-appear in the next episode before we get into our 2-part crossover. Also, I apologize for how long it took to get this episode done....I had a very large writer's block.
Anyway, here the 'card of the chapter':
Doom Virus Dragon(Asuka's card)
(4-star;1900/2000;Dark;Dragon/Effect)
Special summon this card from your Extra Deck if "Fang of Critias" is in your M/T zone & by sending 1 "Crush Card Virus" on your field to your graveyard. Each turn, send every monster on your opponent's field, hand & each card they draw to the graveyard if the monster has 1500 ATK or more.
Finally, here's what to come in our next episode:
Rei notices a strange being in the school that seems to be kidnapping students without anyone even seeing it happen. Turning to Big for help, they find that it's a new Orichalcos Soldier getting new members for their group. Rei decides that she is ready to have her first duel despite Big's protest. Meanwhile, Little continues to trail the 'Passing Through Kamen Rider', as it leads them both into Tokyo 3......
See you guys in our next episode! Bye!