-Turn 2: Golden Fury-

Since it was now his turn, Wyatt drew a card, smiling as he did. "Get ready Janey. This is when the battle gets serious."

Wyatt's Hand: 7, Damage Zone: 2

Wyatt took one card out of his hand, holding it for a second silently. "Turn your fury into great power! I'll ride, Knight of Fury, Agravain!" Wyatt declared, placing the card on his vanguard circle. In an instant, Flash Edge Valkyrie was surrounded by a light before her form changed. In her place stood a tall, slightly inhuman knight, wearing a red and gold lion themed armor similar to Gareth's. However, on his head he wore a helmet with horns and a tattered red cape flowed in the light wind. His blade glowed with a somewhat faint white hue as he took a battle position. 10000 Power.

"Agravain's skill activates. I'll soulcharge one card from the top of my deck..." Wyatt picked up the top card of his deck, Speeder Hound, before placing it under Agravain. "...And Agravain gains 2000 power." Agravain became energized by an aura, as his power level rose. 12000 Power. Wyatt then took two more cards from his hand, placing them in his front row rearguard circles. "I'll also call these two; Gigantech Destroyer and Holy Mage, Manawydan!" On Agravain's left, a gigantic warrior with a mace and clad in gold spiked armor materialized. 10000 Power. On Agravain's right another warrior, closer in size to Agravain, materialized. This one was also clad in cold armor, but it was more plated. The warrior had a tattered purple cape and carried a staff with what resembled an elephant's head on the top of it.

"Now, Hoel will boost. Agravain, attack her vanguard." Hoel's aura transferred to Agravain, giving him a power boost. He ran at Mocha, baring his sword. "No guard." Jane's voice had the air of strain to it, as if she had no choice in the matter. "Good. Twin Drive, first check." Wyatt turned over the top card of his deck. War Horse, Raging Storm. "It's not a trigger, but I still have my second check." He turned over the top card. Another Agravain. "Once again, no trigger. But my attack still hits." Agravain slashed his sword across Mocha, Jane performing her damage check. It was Battle Sister Cocoa, so she didn't get any trigger effects either. "Next, Holy Mage Manawydan will attack your Tart." Manawydan pointed its staff at Tart, a blast of magical energy emitted from it.

"Not so fast. Battle Sister Assam will guard that!" Jane said, tossing her card to the guardian circle. In an instant, an elven nun carrying a large golden hammer appeared. 10000 Shield. She blocked the attack for Tart before disappearing, Jane putting her into the drop zone. "Gigantech Destroyer will attack your vanguard now. And thanks to his skill, he gains 2000 power when he attacks a vanguard!" Destroyer started swinging his mace above his head, before directing it at Mocha. 12000 Power. "Again, not so fast. Lozenge Magus, guard the attack!" Jane once again tossed her guardian onto the guardian circle. An elven prophet clad in pink and carrying a staff appeared. 10000 Shield. She generated a forcefield, blocking the attack before disappearing like Assam.

"Would you look at that. I protected myself Wyatt. Not such a hotshot now, are you?" Jane sneered. "Yeah yeah, whatever. Just make your move Janey." Wyatt was clearly unphased.

"She may have defended herself, but she used up more guard than she needed for those attacks. Clearly this Wyatt guy's gotten into her head, causing her to make bad decisions..." The red jacketed youth thought to himself.

Jane's Hand: 5, Damage Zone: 2

"I'll call Battle Sister Macaroon." Jane didn't ride this turn, suggesting she didn't have a grade 3 yet. In an instant, another elven nun appeared. This time, she carried two pilebunkers with her, and had a wild look in her eyes. 9000 Power. "And now, my Macaroon will attack Agravain. And when she attacks, her skill activates! Since my vanguard is a Battle Sister, she gains 3000 power." Macaroon pointed her pilebunkers at Agravain, letting loose a barrage of shots at him. The shots hit, causing Wyatt to perform his damage check. Halo Shield Mark, a non trigger.

"Next, Waffle will boost, and Mocha will attack your vanguard. Mocha's skill activates! Since my hand has at least 4 cards in it, Mocha gains 3000 power!" Mocha jumped into the air again, empowered by both Waffle and her own skill. 16000 Power. "I won't guard the attack." Wyatt replied. "Drive check!" Jane checked the top card of her deck. Battle Sister Souffle. Although it wasn't a trigger, it was a grade 3. Jane couldn't help but let out a smile, since her drive check wasn't useless afterall. Mocha landed a flying kick into Agravain's midsection, Wyatt putting Coongal into his damage zone from the top of his deck. It wasn't a trigger, so there were no effects to give.

"Finally, Tart will attack your vanguard!" Tart prepared to her grenade launcher. "Not so fast Janey." Wyatt took a card from his hand and placed it in the guardian circle. "Mage of Calamity, Tripp will guard." In an instant, a female mage appeared in front of Agravain. She took the attack head on, disappearing from the battlefield and leaving Wyatt unharmed. "Tch...I'll end my turn. And stop calling me Janey!" Jane was really starting to get angry now.

"Alright, alright. No need to bite my head off." Wyatt replied, drawing a card from his deck.

Wyatt's Hand: 6, Damage Zone: 4

"Agravain's skill. I soulcharge one card from the top of my deck..." Wyatt placed the top card of his deck, another Agravain, into his soul. "And then Agravain gains 2000 power!" Agravain once again got a power boost. 12000 Power. "Next, I'll call War Horse, Raging Storm." A black armored horse thundered onto the battlefield behind Manawydan. 6000 Power. "War Horse's skill. When it appears in the vanguard or rearguard circles, I may place one Gold Paladin from my hand into the soul. And I think I'll move another Agravain into the soul!" Wyatt did as he said, placing the Agravain in his hand into the soul.

"And now, it's time for my attacks. First, Destroyer will attack Macaroon!" Destroyer once again swung its mace around before launching it at Macaroon. 10000 Power. It collided with her, retiring her from the battlefield. "Now, boosted by Hoel, Agravain will attack your vanguard!" Agravain recieved the power boost from Hoel, charging towards Mocha. 16000 Power. "I won't guard. Hit me with your best shot." Jane was confident things would go well for her at this point. "Then I'll begin my twin drive. First check." Wyatt flipped over the top card of his deck, and a light shone off from it. "Would you look at that. I got a critical. The extra critical will go to my vanguard, while the power will go to Manawydan. And now, my second check." Wyatt checked the next card. Once again, a light came off of the card. The crowd gasped. "Lucky me! I got a double trigger! Lucky for you Jane, it's a heal trigger. The extra power will go to Manawydan, and I'll heal one point of damage." Wyatt took Falcon Knight, putting it into the drop zone from his damage zone. Agravain slashed his blade across Mocha, causing Jane to perform her damage checks. They were Battle Sisters Cream and Macaroon. Unfortunately for Jane, they weren't triggers. "And for my final attack this turn, Manawydan, boosted by War horse, will attack your Vanguard. His skill will activate, giving him an additional 2000 power since he's being boosted by a fellow Gold Paladin." Manawydan charged energy in its staff. He gained a huge power boost thanks to the multiple effects. 28000 Power.

"I...can't guard that attack." Jane had no choice but to let the attack though. She placed the top card of her deck in the damage zone. It was the stand trigger Assam, but she came too late to be of any help. "Well, since I managed to bring you to five damage, I'll end my turn here. You better make this turn count Jane, or I'll win again."

Jane drew a card. This time however, she was silent. The red jacketed youth looked to her. "Poor girl. Looks like this is her final turn, and she's aware of it." He thought to himself. Then he turned to look at Wyatt. "Despite his cocky and standoffish nature, Wyatt's offense and defense are pretty solid, and his deck is decently built considering the type of build it is. It looks like there really is skill behind all the arrogance."

Jane's Hand: 5, Damage Zone: 5

"I'll ride Battle Sister Souffle." Jane's voice was a bit softer now. Mocha was replaced by an Elven nun carrying two machineguns. 10000 Power. "Additionally, I'll call another Battle Sister Tart." A second Tart appeared on the battlefield, this one coloured slightly different. 10000 Power. "Now with a boost from Waffle, Souffle will attack your vanguard. Souffle's skill activates at this time. When she's boosted by an Oracle Think Tank, she gains 2000 Power. So I guess you could say she's a clone of your Manawydan." Souffle aimed her machine guns at Agravain, as her power rose. 17000 Power. "I won't guard. Not much you can do to me anyway." Jane's twin drive yielded her Battle Sister Fromage and Battle Sister Assam; the stand trigger. "I'll give the power to the Tart on my right, and stand Waffle." Souffle's machinegun fire struck Agravain. "Damage check." Wyatt put the top card of his deck in the damage zone. "Flame of Victory. I'll give the power to Manawydan. You may continue now." Manawydan glowed with an aura of power. 15000 Power.

"Now my boosted Tart will attack your Agravain." Tart aimed her grenade launcher at Agravain before firing off a grenade. 15000 Power. It collided with Agravain, creating an explosion. "Damage check. No trigger." Wyatt put the card, Gareth, into his damage zone. "Now, my left Tart will attack your vanguard." Jane rested her final attacking unit, causing it to point its grenade launcher at Agravain again. "Not so fast. Elixir Sommelier will guard your attack." In an instant, an elf wearing mage's robes and carrying a goblet appeared in front of the attack. 10000 Shield. He took it for Agravain, protecting both Agravain and Wyatt. "Well, are you done now? I'd like to begin my turn." Wyatt's voice was now condescending, almost as if he were mocking Jane's talents. "...Yes, I'm done now. Just hurry up." With Jane's blessing, Wyatt drew a card.

Wyatt's Hand: 6, Damage Zone: 5

"And now, it's time I wrapped this game up. First off, Agravain's skill. I'll soulcharge one card from the top of my deck." Wyatt put Flame of Victory into the soul from the top of his deck. "And Agravain will gain 2000 Power. Next off, I'll use Hoel's skill. By moving him to the soul, my Destroyer will gain 3000 Power." Hoel disappeared from the battlefield as Wyatt slipped its card underneath Agravain's. As he did, Destroyer gained a power aura as his power increased. 13000 Power. "Next, I'll call another War Horse. Using his skill, I'll put Silent Punisher into the soul." Another black armored horse appeared on the battlefield, this time behind Destroyer. 6000 Power. As it did, Wyatt put Silent Punisher into his soul. "And next, I'll call Blackmane Witch." A young witch wearing a horse head helmet appeared behind Agravain. She carried with her a staff, which emitted a magical energy. 6000 Power. "And now, to ensure my victory, I'll activate Agravain's megablast!" Wyatt took out all 8 cards in Agravain's soul, placing them into the drop zone. He then flipped all five cards in his damage zone facedown. "Now until the end of the game, Agravain gains an extra critical and 1000 power for each of my Gold Paladin rearguards. Since my field is full, Agravain gains 5000 power!" Agravain was surrounded by an aura of power, before exploded outwards. The aura started to resemble a flame, as it stirred up a strong wind around Agravain.

The crowd gasped in shock. "No way! I never thought anyone could pull off that skill!" some random kid in the crowd said. The red jacketed youth widened his eyes in disbelief. "I can't believe it. People normally never run an Agravain because of the nature of his skill. Gold Paladin need to use their counterblasts, while Agravain requires no counterblasts to be used. The fact that he was even able to pull it off, while looking like he's sacrificed nothing is just...incredible. This Wyatt guy truly is skilled, even though he's a jerk..." He thought to himself. Jane's lip quivered, the look on her face indicating that there wasn't much she could do to save herself.

"As you can tell Jane, if the attack hits, you're almost guaranteed to lose. We might as well get to it. Boosted by Blackmane Witch, Agravain will attack!" Blackmane Witch transferred her power to Agravain. Once again, Agravain charged at Jane's vanguard. 23000 Power. "I-I'll guard that! Assam, Cocoa, I need you now!" Jane placed both cards in her guardian zone. The hammer carrying elven nun known as Assam, and elven nun with a cloak full of knives known as Cocoa appeared in front of Agravain. 15000 Shield. As long as Wyatt didn't get a trigger, she could survive the attack. "Well then, it's time for my twin drive. First check." Jane's heart started pounding, and the crowd grew deathly silent. Wyatt turned the top card of his deck over. A light came off of it as he did. Jane's heart sank, and some members of the crowd looked disheartened. "A heal trigger. I'll heal one point of damage, and give the power to Agravain. Now, finish this Agravain! Vendetta Berserk!" When given the command, Agravain slashed through both the battle sisters, before continuing his attack and striking Souffle with his sword.

Jane solemnly turned over the top card of her deck and placed it in the damage zone. Battle Sister Mocha. "Looks like I win. I guess I can continue talking about how great I am! Unless you wanna have a rematch that is." Wyatt's smile got even more smuh, since he was able to defeat the person who was giving him crap earlier. It was quite easy too. Jane was silent for a moment, before gathering up all her cards. She got up from the table and ran out of the cardshop without saying a word, but had left a card behind. "Aw what's the matter Janey? No need to start cryi-" Wyatt started to taunt Jane, but he was cut off by the red jacketed youth. "THAT'S ENOUGH!" He slammed his hand on the table, catching the attention of the crowd around him. "It wasn't bad enough that you were condescending towards her during the fight, but attempting to humiliate her after the fight? That's just low. You should be ashamed of yourself!" Wyatt focused all his attention on the youth. "Just who the hell are you anyway? I'm not gonna take some punk walking in here and trying to stand up to me."

The youth sat down in the seat across from Wyatt, where Jane was sitting before she left. "My name is Tyler, and I have a deal for you. If I can beat you, then you'll get out of here and never come back. But if you win, then I won't ever come back here. Now get your deck ready, we're doing this." Tyler took out his own deck, fishing through it and placing a card facedown on the vanguard circle. "How interesting. I guess I could settle for one more win today. And having some loser leave my turf and never come back would just be a great bonus." Wyatt proceded to clean up his deck before placing a vanguard facedown on his own vanguard circle. The two fighters drew their hands of five cards, mulliganing any cards they desired in that time. "Well, let's begin Tyler. I'll go first. Now, take a good long look at this cardshop. You won't be seeing it again after this fight." Wyatt said, drawing a card.

-To be Continued-

Nova's Card of the Day: Knight of Fury, Agravain

[AUTO](VC):At the beginning of your main phase, Soul Charge (1), and this unit gets [Power]+2000 until end of turn.
[ACT](VC):[Soul Blast (8) & Counter Blast (5)] Until end of the game, this unit gets [Critical]+1, and gets "[CONT](VC):This unit gets [Power]+1000 for each of your «Gold Paladin» rear-guards".

Author's Note

So I checked over my chapter as I posted it. It...really wasn't that long in hindsight. So I ended up splitting the fight roughly in half because I thought it was too long, only to find out that it was actually a bit short. Huh. This chapter ended up being pretty short to, but only because it's actually chapter one split over two different chapters.

I can promise though that the next chapters will be longer. The first chapter is a bit of a test chapter. Well, next chapter we'll have Tyler VS Wyatt. We'll get to see what kind of a deck Tyler plays, and if he can finally beat the smug prick known as Wyatt. Something to look forward to!