Chapter 4: Back to the Front
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That afternoon at the Mad Jack Mega Diner near the entry to the City Center area of Night City, Me and Keith were there. The diner was filled with people enjoying a decent lunch. I ordered a grilled chicken sandwich and she ordered the Mega Fried Fish Sandwich with coleslw (It was Keith's treat after that long duel) and we both also got a glass of orange pop (Fanta) to drink.
I smiled and replied, "That was a really impressive duel, Keith. I enjoyed every minute of it."
He smiled as he sipped his drink and then replied, "It took me a while to make this Cyberse Deck and I'm really proud how it turned out."
"I nodded in agreement and then resumed, "Do you use any Extra Deck cards right now?"
He smiled and replied, "I actually don't use any of those cards with my deck. I'm keeping my Extra Deck empty until I find a card that would help my deck out."
I nodded to him and then I looked at my watch and then she replied, "After lunch, can you take me home? I miss Maria right now and I want to tell her about the day we all had."
He smiled and replied, "Sounds like a plan to me, girl. Let's finish up lunches and then we'll head you back home."
She nodded as our waiter brought the lunch plates to them and the food smelled amazing.
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Later that night inside of the 3rd floor apartment of the Dos Sandos Apartment building that was about 5 miles away from the World Fighter HQ, Edmund was looking at his own deck. He owned a beautiful apartment that had a large TV, bedroom, dining room and a small kitchen. He has on his own for about 4 years now.
He groaned and replied, "I can't believe he lost to a deck like that! Those creatures he used were so damn weird-looking, but he used them perfectly got the win over Luther. I can't wait to duel him myself and hopefully get my brother back!"
He looked his deck that was on his table and replied, "Time to make this deck strong against any deck! I have a lot of strong cards and I can't wait to crush any deck I face off against. They'll pay for wanting to mess with me and my family! Those damn World Fighters will fucking pay for this!"
He went right to work on his deck.
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Later that day, I was back at home and waiting for Maria to return while I Sat on our couch and I sighed as I looked around the room and I smiled and replied, "I'm so lucky to live in a place like this with a woman I want to be with for the remainder of my life."
I heard the door open and Maria walks in and she saw me and smiled and replied, "Hey, babe."
I smile back at her as she closed the door behind her and she then quickly sat down next to me on our couch and I then I resumed, "How's was your day, Maria?"
"Actually, really good. We had a group meeting with the bank president today and she says everything is going really good and she's proud of our hard work."
I nodded at this statement. Maria worked at the biggest bank in Santo Ileso, the Santo Ileso Grand National (OR S.I.G.N. as a clever acronym)and she started there after we graduated from college. It was her dream after she graduated with me from college to work at the same bank her great grandfather Xavrer Pyreman help open up back in the 2030s and for the last 80 years, it has been a amazing bank and many people have wanted to work there. She was a office worker that helped with managing house payments and loans for various people around Santo Ileso and she worked from 9 to 4 each day during the Weekdays and she loved the people she worked with there and was happy with her job.
"How was your day then, girl?"
I nodded and resumed, "Quite a fun one actually. Kaitlyn's boss Erica helped set up a duel date for this Tuesday and if I win against that one, I'll be a World FIghter."
Maria smiled and replied, "I'm so proud of you, hon. You've worked hard to be a amazing duelist and thanks to you being a World Fighter, you'll have a great chance of being something just as good."
I nodded and resumed, "My Dragons will always be looking for a challenge, no matter how big and powerful they can be."
"SInce you had a long, amazing day, want to have lunch at that Tacogeddon place tomorrow for lunch?"
I smiled and then nodded and resumed, "I was hungry for some spicy mexican food myself, hon."
She smiled and then she got up and left to head towards her room.
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After he witnessed his brother Luther getting locked up and his brother defeated, he also found out that his best friend Dragastar that he didn't know was a member of another gang already and he didn't have the spirit to face them in a duel, so he gave up on the idea of facing them. He was at the Lone Star Grill and Bar down the street from where he lived and was at the bar drinking a beer and enjoying a plate of cheese fries covered in bacon. He was on his 2nd beer already from a Brewery based in Santo Ileso as well.
He sighed and replied, "He was so close to defeating that World Fighter and failed badly. First I lose my brother and then I heard I lost my best friend as well to those fools. I hope I can find my way to get back in there and hopefully get Luther and Dragaster out somehow. I don't know what I can do right now."
As he continued to eat his snack and sip his beer, a tall male wearing a grey trench coat walked into the bar and he sat down next to him and he had hazel eyes, glasses and a small goatee as well a nearby bartender saw him and replied, "Anything for you, sir?"
"A bottle of Cherry Coke if you have it."
He nodded and walked away and then Edmund looked at him and replied, "Aren't you a bit heavily dressed for this cities weather, buddy? its about 78 degrees outside."
The man only smiled as he brought hm his bottle of soda and he replied, "Need a glass of ice?"
"I'm good, thank you."
He nodded and walked away and Edmund then replied, "You know, booze might help you more if you having a down day, buddy."
He only smiled as his took a drink of his soda and he replied, "I don't need booze to make myself feel good, my friend. I see you're dealing with your loses in your own way, my friend. I heard about who you've lost and it's hard on anyone."
"Oh, fuck off already. I don't need to be reminded about that already. I Miss them both and I need a way to help them out."
The man only chuckled as he watched him finish the rest of his cheese fries and then the bartender walked to him and placed a check near him and it was for 18 dollars and he sighed as he went into his pocket and he tried to find his wallet and he he groaned and replied, "Damn it, no wallet. I can't believe I forgot to bring it with me! I'm so screwed."
The bartender walked back and then coated man went into his pocket and he took a fifty and gave it to him and the bartender looked at him and replied, "What is this for? Your tab is only 3 dollars, sir."
He smiled and replied, "It's for me and my new friend here. I'm paying his bill so he can continue on his way and you can keep the change as well, sir."
He smiled and walked away and Edmund looked at him and replied, "Why did you even do that for me?"
"You were in trouble at the moment and I wanted to help. If you were apart of my group, you'll be getting better cards and money while we try to avoid those World Fighter fools."
He looked at him and replied, "Who are the hell are you and what is this group anyway?"
"I'm Karasha and we call ourselves the Neon Smashers and we like to recruit anyone we can to help our group as we try to show the World Fighters that they cannot bring us down with their goody good ways and to show them who owns Santo Ileso and someday, find where the great Adam Smashers remains were stored in the city if they were stored here that is."
"You know anything about those old gangs from the old days, right?"
"Of course we have, my friend. All three of those old gangs are nothing and haven't been seen for years now. Our group is stronger then all of them put togehther. Besides, those Saints followers left Santo Ileso years ago our and they group disbanded from the city as well, son. There are no known members remaining in the city right now. You know about the Night City stuff, right?"
Edmund looked puzzled and he nodded and resumed, "Everyone in Night CIty knows about that history. Back in 2077, There was a bunch of wars against all gangs of the city plus the major groups that were based in the other areas of Night City as well. It all ended when the Araska Tower was heavily damaged and nearby obliterated with all the fighting and wars happening around the city. Must people think it was started because of that former merc Vivian that was only known as V, had a chip in her head that housed the soul of Johnny Silverhand, a deceased rock star from back in the early 2020s. After Araska was wrecked and their company was no more, V and her wife Judy and their best friend Panam Palmer helped get the chip out of her head and had it sealed in a large storage box as well. No one was able to find the remains or the chip to this day."
"What's that got to do with Santo Ileso?"
"Many things. Rumors say that the Adam Smasher remains were stored somewhere in a underground bunker area somewhere in this city like that rumor with the Saints vault as well."
Edmund looked at him and replied, "I remember reading about that when I was in school with my brother. If I do join, can your group help me with my poor excuse of a life right now and my situation with my best friend and brother?"
"Of course, my friend. Come with me to our lair and I'll make sure you are helped as much as we can. It won't happen right away, but we do promise to get it down and over with as fast as we can."
Darren got up and replied, "Lead me to your group then, sir."
Karasha only smiled as they both walked out the bar and the bartender was watching them leave and he sighed and replied, "I hope you know what you're getting youself into, Edmund. You are better then this, but your mind left you since your best friend and brother were arrested. I really hope this isn't the last time I ever see you."
He only sighed again as he discarded the beer bottles and took his empty plate back towards the kitchen area.
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That next day, we finished up lunch and were walking down a lone street because our lunch place was only about a few blocks away from our house. I Had a couple of chipotle chicken tacos and she had two steak ones and it was really good and spiced just enough for us.
Maria sighed and replied, "What a meal that was, girl."
I onodded and resumed, "Really good. I would come back there again."
"HELLO, SANTO ILESO! WHO'S WANTS THE BEST DAMN DJ TO DO SOME MORE FINE MUSIC PLAYING?", a deep voiced yelled out.
We looked at each other in a puzzled way and we ran to where it was coming from and it was a small group infront of a large DJ's booth and tall man wearing a large black electronic helmet was playing some tunes from his booth and the crowd of 12 was enjoying it and it was jamming good for the people and Maria nodded and replied, "You never know what will happen in our city."
I only nodded as the D.J. continued to play and then it replied, "DJ DONNIE B HERE TO GIVE YOU A SHOW AS LONG AS YOU WONDERFUL MUSIC LOVERS WILL ENJOY IT! MY PARTNER IS THE ONE AND ONLY CHRIS WINTERS, MY CLOSEST FRIEND AND HELPER OF SETTING MY SHOWS AROUND OUR CITY AND SOON TO PLAY MY CONCERTS ALL AROUND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA! IT'LL BE ONE DAMN GOOD TIME FOR ALL OF US!"
The crowd cheered as a tall brown-haired thin guy walked in and he wore a black jacket, white shirt and ripped up blue jeans and his arms were covered in sleeves of various tattoos and the words HARD ROCK! tattooed across his knuckles as well and Cierra then replied, "I love all my tats, but those just are look odd to me."
My girlfriend only nodded as we continued to view the D.J. play some more music and then the Chris laughed and replied, "Are we all enjoying the show?"
"Everyone, but not me!", a voice said from the side were the store was and the D.J. and host looked towards that area and a tall man wearing a white suit and tie walked out and Chris looked at him and replied, "What's not took like about my show, sir? I've giving everyone the best show in Santo Ileso!"
"My customers are complaining inside about the noise and you've been here since the early hours and I had a worker quit because of the headaches he was getting due to the music! Please leave us be and we won't have any kind of trouble!"
"Who's going to stop us, old man? You?"
"How about me instead?", a voice from the back yelled out.
We all looked and saw Stephanie walk in from a nearby car and she waived to me and Maria and then looked at them both and he resplied,"I'm Stephanie Calbertson, Middle Ranked World Fighter for the great city of Santo Ileso and he called me before he came out and asked to chat with you about this annoyance your causing him and his business!"
The DJ stopped and he looked at her and resumed, "THAT FOOL MAYBE COMPLAINING ABOUT MY MUSIC SHOW, BUT NO ONE WATCHING IS COMPLAINING ABOUT IT, SO I'M DOING ONE DAMN GOOD JOB SO FAR!"
She only sighed and resumed, "I'm not going to get through to you."
He took out her cellphone and Chris saw him and replied, "Going to get some more Fighters to help you, kid?"
She ignored him and then then turned off her phone and then all of the sudden, his DJ booth powered down and the DJ looked at her and resumed, "WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME, LADY?"
"My part to uphold the law. I shut down the power area to your DJ Booth thanks to some things my group can do, buddy."
Chris then replied, "Turn it back on or our fans will get angry!"
The ones watching looked at her and she sighed and took a small stun gun-like weapon and replied, "Any of you that come near me or my friends here will be arrested!"
They stopped and we stood behind her and then she looked looked at the DJ and resumed, "I Have a deal for you, buddy. Take off that eyesore of a helmet first of all."
He sighed and took it off, revealing a full head of black hair with red streaks in it and he were a black leather jacket with a white shirt underneath and he resumed, "I don't remove this often, but this time I have no other choice to. What's this deal you want to make with me?"
She raised her duel disk and resumed, "You have a duel with me and if you win, I'll allow this show to continue and I'll leave as well and if I win, you and your crew head on out and never come back to this place again or you'll face deep trouble from my group."
The DJ laughed and replied, "I can't resist a deal like that, lady! Your on!"
Chris went into a nearby case and took a duel disk out and he jumped down from the stage and booth and stood across from her and he took a deck out of his pocket and slid it into his duel disk and he slid the duel disk on his and it quickly activated and it was covered in pink, red and blue lights and Maria saw the duel disk and replied, "What a eyesore."
She activated her duel disk and the decks quickly shuffled around and then then both drew 5 cards and the DJ laughed and replied, "Prepare yourself for the show of a lifetime, lady!"
"Whatever you say, buddy."
"Game on!", both yelled out.
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Stephanie then replied, "There you go. I'll set a monster and that's my turn now."
DJ Donnie B drew a card and replied, "I activate The A. Forces."
The spell appeared.
"I now summon my Hibikime."
As he sat the card down, a scythe-wielding dancer appeared (ATK: 1,450 - 1,650).
"Attack the facedown monster!"
It went in and a Swordsman of Landstar appeared on the card (DEF: 1,200) and he slashed at the Warrior and it moaned and then exploded into pixels.
"The power of music and dance will conquer all! Your turn now, lady."
Stephanie drew a card and replied, "I summon my Gearfried the Iron Knight!"
He played the card and the iron-armored knight appeared (ATK: 1,800).
"Lets do this. Destroy his Hibikime."
The knight went and slashed at the scythe user and she fell backwards and shattered into little triangles that flew around the field.
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"Your move now."
The DJ drew a new card and resumed, "I'll set a monster and a card facedown and that's my turn now."
Stephanie drew a card and resumed, "I summon my Axe Raider."
He played the card and the axe using barbarian appeared (ATK: 1,700).
"Gearfried, attack."
The warrior went in and a Warrior Lady of the Wasteland appeared on the card (DEF: 1,200) and he slashed at her, cutting her in twain. The pieces shattered to bits and then a 2nd one appeared (ATK: 1,100 -1,300) and the warrior charged in and slashed at the Warrior Lady and she fell backwards and shattered into triangles as well and he resumed, "I Special Summon my Sonic Maid."
She played the card and another female dancer with a scythe for a weapon appeared (ATK: 1,200).
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"Your move now, sir."
He drew a new a card and she smiled and replied, "I activate my Branch!."
The spell appeared.
"Now, I activate my Reinforcements of the Army to get my Beautiful Headhuntress from my deck!"
"I now activate my Polymerization to fuse my Sonic Maid with the Beautiful Headhuntress I just got with my spell!"
The fusion card appeared and a cleaver-wielding Warrior appeared and and it merged with her Sonic Maid and it created a beautiful woman with long brown hair, a large cleaver-like weapon and a red kimono appeared (ATK: 1,900 - 2,100).
"Meet the beautiful Warrior of Tradition!"
Maria looked puzzled and replied, "You have any idea what kind of deck he's using, girl?"
I only sighed. I really had no clue of what kind of deck this was. It was a strange and decent one.
"I'll activate my Birthright!"
The trap appeared and Beautiful Headhuntress appeared again (ATK: 1,600 - 2,000) -(ATK: 2,100 - 2,300).
"Lets do it. Warrior of Tradition, attack!"
She went in and slashed at the Raider and he moaned and burst into pixels.
"Headhuntress, attack!"
The warrior went in and slashed at the knight and his armored cracked before he burst apart in a shower of pixels.
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"There you go. I end my turn now."
She drew a card and resumed, "I'll set a monster and that's my turn now."
DJ Marky D drew a card and resumed, "You'll never beat me! Warrior of Tradition, attack!"
She went in again and a Obnoxius Celtic Guardian appeared on the card (DEF: 1,200) and he blocked the attack from reaching him.
"Damn it. Your move now."
She drew a card and replied, "I activate my Banner of Courage."
The spell appeared.
"Now, I'll banish your A. Forces card and my Banner of Courage to Special Summon my Spell Strider."
Both cards dissolved into particles (ATK: 2,300 - 1,900) - (ATK: 2,000 -1,600) and a Warrior that looked a taller and human form of the toy-like Spell Striker appeared (ATK: 1,800).
"I now summon my Jutte Fighter."
She played the card and a short warrior with a small bladed-like weapon appeared (ATK: 700).
"I tune my Fighter with my Obnoxius Celtic Guardian."
The short warrior glowed as it split into 2 white stars, which turned into green rings and the rings went through the Obnoxius Celtic Guardian, which turned into 4 white stars as well (*2 + *4 = *6).
"A powerful Warrior with two huge fists that smash through its enemies with a few punches! Nothing will get in his way of winning a fight! Synchro Summon! Fight on, Mighty Warrior!"
He played the card and a huge Warrior with two large fists appeared (ATK: 2,200).
"Destroy her Warrior of Tradition with Mighty Punch."
The warrior went and punched hard, blowing the Warrior apart in a shower of pixels.
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"Thanks to my monster's effect, you take damage equal to half of the original attack of your monster."
Small white shards shot out from the fists and slashed at him.
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The Branch! card glowed and Sonic Maid knelt (DEF: 900).
"Strider, your turn!"
He went and slashed at the Headhuntress and she moaned and burst into pixels as well and his followers booed as the attack went through.
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"Your turn now."
The DJ drew a new card and resumed, "I'll set 2 cards and a monster facedown and that's my turn now."
Stephanie drew a new card and resumed, "Mighty Warrior, attack!"
The warrior went in and the DJ quickly replied, "No way! I activate my Fiendish Chains!"
The trap appeared and black chains shot out and wrapped around the Warrior.
"Damn it. Strider, attack!"
It went in and slashed at the Maid and she moaned and exploded into pixels and then he quickly replied, "I activate my Option Hunter."
The trap appeared and he glowed with energy.
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"Your move now."
The DJ drew a new card and resumed, "I'll activate my Ready Fusion and drop 1000 lifepoints and Special Summon my Musician King!"
The spell appeared and he glowed as the hard-rocking guitar player appeared (ATK: 1,750).
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"I now activate Metalmorph to boost him off!"
The trap appeared and he was covered in a metal layer (ATK: 1,750 - 2,050).
"I now tribute him to Special Summon my Heavy Metal King!"
The guitar playing master glowed and hten he was covered in a black leather jacket with chains connected to it and his face was covered in more black-colored makeup as well (ATK: 2,050) and I saw the monster and I nodded and replied, "What a monster that is."
"Why don't you play your Death Metal Blast for her Mighty Warrior?"
The king glowed as his guitar glowed (ATK: 2,050 - 3,150) as a huge dark sound wave shot out and slammed into the Synchro and blasted it to bits.
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"Your turn now, lady."
He drew a card and she resumed, "I'll switch my Strider to defense and then I'll set a new monster and that activate my Supply Squad."
The spell appeared.
"That ends my turn."
DJ Don B drew a card and he smiled and resumed, "I play the classic Stop Defense!"
The spell appeared and Strider rose to attack position.
"I summon my 2nd Beautiful Headhuntress!"
She played the card and the large cleaver-wielding executioner appeared (ATK: 1,600).
"Time for another fine performace by my Heavy Metal King! Destroy her Spell Strider!"
His followers cheered as he played another tune (ATK: 2,050 - 2,950) as a huge burst shadowy energy shot and slammed into its target, blasting the Warrior to pieces and she drew a card with her Supply Card.
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"Headhuntress, attack!"
She went in and a Command Knight appeared on the card (DEF: 1,900) and she moaned and returned.
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"No big loss there. Your move again, lady."
She drew a card and replied, "Let's try something new. I'll activate he Warrior Returning Alive."
The spell appeared and got her Jutte Fighter back and resumed, "I summon my Goblindbergh and with his ability will be my Jutte Fighter."
A loud noise was heard as a small goblin riding a plan appeared in the air (ATK: 1,400) and then the same Tuner from before landed safetly on the field (ATK: 700) and then the plane landed safetly (DEF: 0).
"I tune my Fighter with my Goblindbergh."
The tuner glowed as it split into 2 white stars, which turned into green rings and the rings went through the goblin flyer, which turned into 4 white stars (*2 + *4 = *6).
"A mighty knight that charges into battle and smashes anything that gets in his way! His power will make his enemies run away in fear! Synchro Summon! Charge into battle, Gaia Knight, the Force of Earth!"
She played the card and a mighty armored knight riding riding a armored steed appeared (ATK: 2,600 - 3,000).
"I now equip my Command Knight with the classic Legendary Sword."
The spell appeared and flew into the sword (ATK: 1,600 - 1,900) and I nodded at how strong her deck was so far. It may be a basic Warrior deck, but it was really powerful and strong so far.
"Lets do it. Gaia Knight, attack!"
The knight charged and the followers booed as the knight impaled Heavy Metal King through the chest, blasting him into triangles.
"Knight, attack!"
She went in and slashed at the headhunter and she moaned and then shattered into pixels as well.
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"There you go! I end my turn now."
He drew a card and replied, "I activate Silent Doom."
The spell appeared and Sonic Maid appeared (DEF: 900).
"I'll set a monster and a and that's my turn now."
Stephanie drew a card and replied, "Command Knight, your turn."
The fiery knight swung her sword and a burst of flames shot out and incinerated Sonic Maid.
"Gaia, your turn."
The warrior charged in and a Morphing Jar appeared on the card (DEF: 600) and the spear went right through the center of it and smashed it to bits and she discarded a Comrade of Landstar and he had nothing to discard and then both drew 5 cards and resumed, "Your turn."
The DJ drew a new card and replied, "I activate Change of Heart on your Synchro!"
The infamous spell appeared and the knight slowly went to his side of the field.
"I now tribute your former comrade for my Cyber Prima!"
The knight vanished and a beautiful dancer wearing a red mask appeared (ATK: 2,300).
"Now your spells is out of here!"
Her eyes glowed as both her Legendary Sword (ATK: 1,900 - 1,600) and Supply Squad cards shattered to pieces.
"I now activate my Commencement Dance!"
The ritual card appeared.
"Prima, I need you for the ritual to continue!"
She nodded and faded away into pixels and another beautiful dancer with swords for weapons appeared (ATK: 1,950)
"Meet the amazing Performance of the Sword!"
His followers cheered as the warrior swung her swords around and then Maria nodded and replied, "What a deck this guy has so far."
"I'll boost her power with Ritual Wings!"
She glowed with energy as a pair of wings appeared on her back (ATK: 1,950 - 2,550).
"She gains 100 attack times her level and I'll also give her my Angel Wings!"
Two beautiful white wings appeared on her back.
"Destroy her Knight!"
The warrior went and slashed at the fiery knight and she moaned and burst into fiery embers that flew around the field.
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"Since I beat one of your monsters with my Angel Wings, you take 300 damage!"
She glowed and the eyes of the Warrior glowed as well.
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"Your move now, lady!"
She drew a card and resumed, "I'll set a new monster facedown and a card and that's my turn now."
The DJ drew a card and replied, "I bring forth my Getsu Fuhma!"
He played the card and a beautiful black-haired ronin appeared (ATK: 1,700).
"Lets do it. Performance of the Sword, attack!"
She went in first and Stephanie quickly replied, "I activate my Scrap-Iron Scarecrow!"
The trap lifted and a metal scarecrow appeared and her swords slammed into it and then it went back down.
"Damn it! Getsu, attack!"
She went in and a Familiar Knight appeared on the card (DEF: 1,400) and she slashed at him and the knight shattered to pieces and then she resumed, "We can both Special Summon a Level 4 monster from our hands now since you destroyed my monster."
He nodded and looked a this and he played a card and a Spirit of the Harp appeared and it knelt as it played her harp (DEF: 2,000) and then she resumed, "I choose my Valkyrian Knight!"
She played the card and another fiery Warrior appeared (ATK: 1,900).
"Clever move, kid. I end my turn now."
Stephanie drew a card and she smiled and replied, "I activate a card I just got from a friend of mine from another part of this country! I activate my Harpie's Feather Duster!"
The infamous feather appeared and both of his Equip Spell Cards were smashed to bits (ATK: 2,550 - 1,950).
"I now summon my Max Warrior!"
She played the card and a bulky warrior appeared (ATK: 1,800).
"I send him away to Special Summon my Turret Warrior!"
It vanished and a large rocky-like Warrior appeared (ATK: 1,200 - 3,000).
"I'm going to enjoy this! Valkyrian Knight, attack!"
She went in and a blade of flames shot out and struck the ronin and burned her to ashes.
"Turret Warrior, attack!"
Once again, his followers booed as the the warrior's shoulder cannons fired a barrage of bullets shot out and the dancer moaned in pain as the attack struck and blew her to shards and her broken swords fell to the ground and dissolved into dust as well.
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"There you go! I'll set a card and that's all for now."
He drew a card and resumed, "I'll activate my Pot of Dichotomy."
He took his Musician King, Beautiful Headhuntress and Morphing Jar and shuffled the cards into his deck and drew 2 new ones and resumed, "I'll set a new monster and that's my turn now."
She drew a new card and resumed, "Attack!"
The Warrior fired its bullet barrage and the Fairy was blown to shards and then broken pieces of her harp fell to the field in a series of clatters.
"Knight, attack!"
She went in and a Warrior Lady of the Wasteland appeared on the card (DEF: 1,200) and she slashed at her, cutting her to pieces and the pieces quickly dissolved as a Queen's Double appeared (ATK: 350).
"I see. I end my turn now."
The DJ drew a card and resumed, "I activate my Mystical Space Typhoon!"
The storm began and her only trap was blown apart in a shower of pixels.
"I now activate Polymerization to fuse my Queen's Double with my 2nd Hibikime to create the mighty Empress Judge!"
The spell appeared and the 2nd scythe warrior appeared and merged with the other one and a beautiful red-haired woman with a blue dress appeared (ATK: 2,200).
"I now activate my Monster Reborn!"
The card appeared and Cyber Prima appeared (ATK: 2,200) and he resumed, "I activate my 2nd A. Forces!"
The spell appeared and they both glowed with energy (ATK: 2,300 - 2,700) - (ATK: 2,200 - 2,600).
"I now play Forbidden Chalice!"
The spell appeared and the large warrior began to chip and crack (ATK: 3,000 - 1,600).
"Lets do this! Prima, attack!"
She went in and slammed her foot in the chest of it and smashed it into dust & pebbles.
"Judge, attack!"
She went in and swung her sword and the fiery knight moaned and then exploded in a fiery red shards & burning embers.
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"A little bit more and this duel is over for you, lady! I end my turn now."
She drew a card and she nodded and replied, "I activate my Monster Reborn."
The spell appeared and her Valkyrian Knight appeared again (ATK: 1,900).
"I now summon my Rose, Warrior of Revenge!"
Another fiery warrior appeared (ATK: 1,600).
"I tune my monsters together!"
The tuner nodded as she split into 4 white stars, which turned into green rings and the rings went through Valkyrian Knight, which turned into 4 white stars.
"A fighter covered in cybernetric armor battles anything that gets in his way! His fist can smash through anything in its path! Synchro Summon! Fight on, Colossal Fighter!"
She sat the card down, the mighty Warrior appeared (ATK: 2,800 - 4,000).
"i now activate my Mystical Space Typhoon!"
The storm began and the A. Forces card was ripped to pieces (ATK: 2,600 - 2,200) - (ATK: 2,700 - 2,300) and she smiled and replied, "I'm not done yet. I now activate my Assault Mode Activate!"
The trap lifted up and his armor began to glow even more and it now had two jets on the back of his armor (ATK: 3,300).
"Meet the awesome and amazing Colossal Fighter/Assault Mode!"
Maria nodded and replied, "This guy is screwed now."
"When this guy is summoned, I can ditch two Warrior monsters from my deck!"
She looked through her deck and took a Warrior Dai Grepher and a Getsu Fuhma and discarded both and she resumed, "Also thanks to his power, your monsters lose 100 attack for each Warrior in my graveyard and thanks to my Colossal Fighter and my new monster's effect, there 14 of them resting in there."
Both ladies moaned in pain (ATK: 2,200 - 800) - (ATK: 2,300 - 900).
"Time to really beat you, Donnie B! I banish a Equip Spell Card from my graveyard to Special Summon my Immortal Phoenix Gearfried!"
She banished her Legendary Sword card and a huge fiery warrior appeared (ATK: 2,800) and I nodded at this deck. This Warrior deck is super powerful and this guy was done for now.
"Time for the end of this show! Gearfried, attack!"
The fiery giant swung her sword and as two bursts of flames shot and struck the Judge and she moaned and then exploded into pixels.
"Colossal Fighter/Assault Mode, end this!"
The mighty Warrior went in and struck, blasting Cyber Prima to pieces and the force of the attack slammed into him and knocked back towards his booth.
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Her warriors vanished from the field and the followers were still quiet with shock as they watched their leader lose in a duel and the World Fighter walked up to the DJ and he replied, "You arresting me now?"
She shook her head no and resumed, "Not at all, but you must do two things. You promise to have no more shows without a permit from the city. Finally, you also never come back to this lot again except for shopping only."
"I agree with that. I want to give you these."
He took a few cards from his deck and handed it to her and it was a Cyber Prma and a Angel Wings and he nodded and replied, "They would have a better home with your deck, lady. I have a extra copy of both in my Side Deck anyway. You have a really decent Warrior deck and I have a lot to learn about being a duelist myself."
She nodded and took the cards and quickly shuffled them into her deck and then they both shook hands and then he looked at his followers and manager and resumed, "Pack it all up, peeps. I'll be back to do a concert after I go for a permit."
They all only sighed and then Stephanie looked at me and Maria and replied, "Ready for your test soon, Cierra?"
She nodded and replied, "I can't wait at all, girl. Great dueling."
She smiled back me and resumed, "Want to head for a snack? My treat and then I can take you both home afterwards."
We both nodded and followed her away and then we didn't know it, but a tall beautiful woman wearing a red and white dress was watching us from a red car nearby and she growled and replied, "You defeated my idol, lady. I Promise you'll pay for it my way when I crush you in a duel!"
She quickly got in and and she drove off as DJ Donnie B and his group were finishing packing stuff up.
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Cards made by me & others
Heavy Metal King
Spellcaster/Effect/Dark/ATK: 2,050/DEF: 1,550/5 Stars
Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned (From your hand) by tributing a "Musician King" equipped with "Metalmorph" on it and cannot be Summoned by other ways. When this card attacks, it gains ATK equal to half the ATK of the attack target, during damage calculation only.
Image: Musician King with a black jacket with chains and jewelry connected to it and he has black guitar and also has black makeup around his face.
Ritual Wings / Equip Spell Card
Image: Lycanthrope with two glowing wings in its back.
Equip only to a Ritual monster you control. It gains 100 ATK x it's level. If the equipped monster is destroyed in battle, you can banish this card from your GY; gain LP equal to the level of your destroyed monster x 100.
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Cierra: Stephanie's amazing deck wins her a close-fought match. Next time, we talk with her and she tells us why she uses a Warrior deck and then after that, she invites to the World Fighter HQ to watch her cousin go for win in a serious championship duel. Can her cousin score a win? Find out soon.