Hey gang! So, not too much new in my life. My dad and I seem to be back to where we once were, I guess. Of course, I was a touch angered with him this weekend for some comments he made to me, but I don't know. I went out and helped him on the farm Saturday, though the ground was rather wet still yet from Thursday's storms. He wanted to go back on the hill where we had some lime to spread, but the problem is, the road to where the lime needed to go was muddy, thus making it difficult to haul back there, especially when you have two tons of lime being pulled behind you. We made it back alright the first time, but the second I had to pull him up the hill with our other tractor due that he put a heavier load on. After that, I constantly had to go back and help pull him up the hill, which was a pain, but oh well. We got three loads spread before we called it quits so I could go with my step brother to a show. I had fun at that. It was put on by the international students at his school, with them cooking international dishes, then performing and displaying clothing from their countries. It gave me some insight into how clothing looked for my other stories (Inuyasha ones), so good times. Then Sunday morning, dad called, in which he told me he needed my help to spread the lime. I had planned on seeing my grandmother and watching my grandfather while she went to the store, but dad desperately wanted to spread the lime. What ticked me off the most was the comment he made that he shouldn't have let me go to that dinner/show with my step brother, and instead kept working. That pissed me off, but I let it go while I mentally noted he should be damn thankful I was helping him after the silent treatment he had given me the week before. Anyways, I went and helped him, with numerous setbacks. I think it was God's way of saying "Idiots, quit working on my day!" And it was kind of funny, because the pastor of our church had a sermon on the very thing we were doing that morning, which was to not work on Sunday. Dad just ignored that too, I think, lol. Anyways, after several setbacks and problems, we did finish that night around 8:30, but we had to haul the equipment home. I got the joy of riding the tractors back, which I didn't mind the first ride due that that tractor was slower, but the second had no working headlights, plus it has a scoop bucket on the front of it, so it's hard enough to see with that damn thing, but it was dark also, and dad wasn't doing the best job of following me up the road. Plus that tractor is faster, so it was colder, not to mention felt more dangerous due that I had more speed and running something that big on open road at higher speeds isn't easy since the tires kind of knock the balance off. At any rate, I made it back safe and sound with both tractors, with minimal traffic. Other than that, life has been about normal, other than it raining for the last few days, but today it looks nice. Supposed to rain tomorrow, but oh well, lol.
Writing wise, things are moving along with this story. Also, I've been working on my coauthor creation with my wife for an Inuyasha story, which is moving along nicely also. I look forward to pushing it out to be read.
Moving along, time for reviews!
Supreme-Chaos-Angel: Lol, yeah, quite a few rules were broken, along with mistakes, but oh well. Ardee did a good job, but the finer rules are sometimes ignored, on both our parts, but it happens. Actually, this entire story has been a coauthor work, so he hasn't just recently jumped in and helped write, he's been working on the story the entire time with me. True, I wish Yubel had fully unleashed all of her forms, but I guess it's alright. Yes, it should be interesting to see how Gozaburo does against all five of his opponents. As for why Lucifer was Gozaburo, well, it kind of just happened. It all began with him for Illidan and Marie, and it seems that it will all end with him also. Nah, Lucifer is not Illidan's darker half from the future, although that would have been interesting. Thanks for the review!
The Duelist of Dawn: Glad you liked the chapter, and that you've liked my stories since the beginning. Yeah, Yubel fused with Jaden, but Gozaburo seems ready to break that union apart. Cool about the short story. If I get a chance, I may read it. Thanks for the review!
Genma no Ou: Lol, speechless? That's nice, hehe. True, I placed Yubel into place like Season 3 and 4 did. I was kind of unsure how to deal with her, but I figured that would be the best way to deal with her. Yes, there are more chapters to go, so no worries. True, Yubel at least got her wish to be with Jaden forever. I was kind of unsure what Yubel was prior to his/her transformation. 4Kids mangled the series so badly, and even in the Japanese version, I thought it sounded like a boy, plus everyone kept pointing out that Yubel was really a boy, so I was like, I don't know, lol. At any rate, I put her together with Jaden in the end. Thanks for the review!
Well, that's it for the reviews. Thank you, all three of you, for your reviews. I really appreciated them, and I hope to continue to hear your opinions/thoughts on this story. Also, to anyone who hasn't reviewed but wish to express your thoughts, opinions, or have questions, please, don't be shy. I won't bite your head off for whatever you ask or say. I respect people's thoughts and opinions, so it's always nice to hear what someone is thinking about my story. As well, thank you to all of you that added my story and me as an author to your favorites. I really appreciate that.
At any rate, I need to run. Thank you, all of you. Enjoy!
Chapter 49
"I'll generously allow the five of you begin, but don't forget, you can't attack me until after I take my first turn." Gozaburo smugly stated.
Drawing his sixth card, Jaden ground out "That won't be a problem. You'll pay for what you did to Yubel, beginning this turn! I summon Elemental Hero Bubbleman (800/1200)!"
Emerging onto the field in a spray of bubbles was a man wearing a white cape, with two silver air tanks on his back, a light blue helmet that covered all but his mouth, the same colored shoulder pads, gloves, and boots, with dark blue filling in the spaces missing, and a small blaster like attachment on his right arm. He had a small smile on his face, seemingly confident in his abilities.
"When I summon Bubbleman and he's the only card on my field, I can draw two new cards."
Picking up two cards, Jaden eyed them momentarily before selecting a third card from his hand and turning it towards his opponent. "I activate the spell Polymerization, and fuse Bubbleman on my field with Elemental Heroes Avian (1000/1000) and Sparkman (1600/1400) from my hand to form Elemental Hero Tempest (2800/2800)!"
Sparks began filling the field as a warrior in blue and gold armor and two wing like structures on his back materialized. Beside of him, a green fur covered warrior with large white wings with green on the top tips of them, a three clawed weapon on his left hand, and a mask mostly made of what looked like feathers appeared.
The three warriors suddenly began swirling together, till a few beams of light formed around the swirling and a new creature came from it. It had mostly wore blue spandex and some gold armor that obviously came from the blue and gold warrior. On his right arm, instead of a hand, there was a single gun point. On his left hand was a claw like piece of armor. His back had a pair of metal white wings with green at the top. He had a pair of silver shoulder pads, and his muscular arms were bare. His face has a small blue visor covering his eyes with golden tips at the ends over his ears. He had long green hair lightly swayed with the wind surrounding his summoning.
"To end, I set a face down." (Jaden = 8000, Seto = 8000, Marie = 8000, Yugi = 8000, Illidan = 8000; Gozaburo = 20000)
Quickly drawing his card, Seto smoothly said "You'll regret coming back from the grave, Gozaburo."
"Will I now? Unlikely, since in our last encounter, you were far too weak to even begin to fight with me." Gozaburo smugly remarked.
"Say what you want, but you know deep down I'm better than you, and I'll prove that to you once again today." Seto coolly replied. "I start with the spell Cost Down! Thanks to this card, I can discard one card from my hand in order to lower the level of all monsters in my hand by two stars."
Placing a card into his Graveyard Slot, Seto selected another card from his hand and slapped it onto his Duel Disk, saying "Now I can summon a level six monster like a level four, so rise up Kaiser Glider (2400/2200)!"
Rising up onto the field in a golden flash was a golden metallic armored dragon with sharp clawed hands and feet, metallic wings, and a golden aura surrounding it's body, which slowly faded.
"Next I activate the spell Monster Reborn! With this, I can resurrect the monster I sent to the Graveyard for Cost Down's effect. Care to take a guess, old man?"
Earning himself a glare and a light growl, Seto smirked and tauntingly asked "Do you need a hint? It's got blue eyes and white scales."
Letting out a furious laugh as a card slid out of his Graveyard Slot, Seto grabbed hold of it and slapped it onto his Duel Disk, yelling "It's my Blue-Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500)!"
Materializing instantly onto the field was a large white metallic looking dragon with a massive wingspan, sharp clawed hands and feet, and sharp teeth. The dragon released a might roar while spreading it's wings.
"I end my turn." (Jaden = 8000, Seto = 8000, Marie = 8000, Yugi = 8000, Illidan = 8000; Gozaburo = 20000)
Drawing her sixth card, Marie examined it momentarily before firmly saying "You will pay for taking our daughter. Know that you can never be forgiven for the deeds you have done, Gozaburo. I activate the spell Celestial Transformation! This spell allows me to special summon any Fairy Type monster from my hand to the field, but it's attack points are cut in half and during my End Phase, it goes to the Graveyard."
Selecting a card from her hand, the female duelist slapped it onto her Duel Disk, saying "I choose The Agent of Creation – Venus (1600 / 2 = 800/0)!"
A fairy with golden skin and blonde hair, as well as golden wings appeared onto the field in a flash. She wore a green dress with some gold mixed into it. In front of her were three spheres, one which was blue, another red, and finally a purple one. They were hovering in a triangle like position in front of her body.
"Next, I activate Venus's effect, allowing me to give up 500 life points in order to special summon a monster known as Mystical Shine Ball (500/500) from my hand or deck to my field. I give up 1500 life points, allowing me to special summon all three from my deck in defense mode."
Materializing onto the field in a small flash were three small spheres of shining light and seemingly clouds.
"I'm far from done, for I sacrifice one of my Mystical Shine Ball's and Venus to summon Guardian Angel Joan (2800/2000)!"
Vanishing one by one, the single sphere of shining energy and the golden skinned angel disappeared in a golden glow. A moment passed before a female angel with pink satin skin, who wore a white dress that showed her many curves and golden wings appeared in their place.
"I set one card face down to end my turn." (Jaden = 8000, Seto = 8000, Marie = 6500, Yugi = 8000, Illidan = 8000; Gozaburo = 20000)
Silently drawing his card, Yugi examined the cards in his hand for a moment before coldly saying "You will pay for kidnapping my goddaughter."
"As if you have anything to make me fear you." Gozaburo smartly commented.
Pulling a card from his hand and placing it onto his Duel Disk, Yugi firmly replied "I have plenty, starting with Skilled White Magician (1700/1900)!"
A mage in white robes and cloak with a white hood, a staff, and three half spheres, with one on each shoulder, and one on his chest, materialized onto the field in a swirl of holographic particles. Swinging his staff about into an offensive stance, the mage let out a small battle cry.
"Next, I activate the spell Graceful Charity! This lets me draw three cards from my deck, but send two from my hand when I'm done."
Snapping off three cards, Yugi examined them and picked two from his hand and placed them into the Graveyard Slot. Upon finishing, one of the half sphere's on the white mage's body glowed to life.
Seeing that Gozaburo had noticed the mage's change, Yugi calmly said "When a spell card is activated, Skilled White Magician's effect kicks in. He gains a Spell Counter for each spell card played, and can hold up to three at once. Now then, I activate another spell, Fusion Sage! This lets me place Polymerization from my deck to my hand."
Pulling his deck out and searching through it, the spiked haired duelist finally found the card he desired and shuffled his deck before replacing it in it's slot. While doing so, another half sphere on the white mage glowed to life, giving him two.
Placing a card into an empty Spell/Trap Slot, the spiked haired duelist firmly said "I set this and activate another spell, Emergency Provisions. This lets me sacrifice any number of spell or trap cards from my field to gain 1000 life points per a card. Since I only have one set card, I send it to the Graveyard. Oh yeah, and if you're curious, the card I just got rid of was Polymerization."
Watching the face down card image fade away, Yugi pointed to his white mage, who had three lit up spheres on his body. "Since Skilled White Magician has three Spell Counters, I can now remove them and sacrifice him in order to special summon from my deck Buster Blader (2600/2300)!"
The mage instantly vanished from the field and was replaced by a mighty warrior clad in violet full-body armor that was brandishing a large halberd sword in his hands.
"I place one card face down to end my turn." (Jaden = 8000, Seto = 8000, Marie = 6500, Yugi = 9000, Illidan = 8000; Gozaburo = 20000)
Silently drawing his card, Illidan glanced at the new card and quickly slid it into an empty Spell/Trap Slot before saying "I play the spell Quick Summon. Thanks to this card, I can have an extra Normal Summon. I use this now, so rise up onto the field Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV4 (1600/1000)!"
Rising up onto the field immediately was a semi-large silver dragon that looked more like a large silver bird. It had large silver wings for arms that were tucked in and large talons on it's feet.
"Next I sacrifice Horus LV4 to summon Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6 (2300/1600)!"
Aiming it's head at the ground, the silver dragon released a stream of black flames, which instantly engulfed the small dragon completely. After a moment, silver metal wings poked out of the flames, along with an eagle like head. With strong wing beats, the new creature pulled itself out of the flames, revealing that the silver dragon had metamorphosed from a smaller dragon into a dragon that looked very much like a predatory bird with a long silver tail. Landing onto the field, the dragon let out a screech.
"To end, I'll set this card. I end my turn." (Jaden = 8000, Seto = 8000, Marie = 6500, Yugi = 9000, Illidan = 8000; Gozaburo = 20000)
Drawing his sixth card in silence, Gozaburo began to lightly chuckle. In a dark voice, he said "I am not surprised at the five of you. Not a one of you have disappointed me in what your first turn would be like. Each of you summoned powerful creatures to the field, and each of you has a set of strategies hinging on your face down cards."
"However, none of your cards will make a difference. I'll show you by playing the spell card Heavy Storm! Now all spell and trap cards on the field are destroyed!"
Without warning, a large gust of wind roared through the field, causing all of the face down cards to rise up from their positions and shatter one by one.
Smirking, Jaden pointed at his opponent, saying "Bad move, for you activated the trap Hero Metal. When destroyed by the effect of an opponent's card, instead of going to my Graveyard, it goes to my deck. Then I shuffle and draw a card."
Watching the young duelist shuffle the card into his deck and draw a card, Gozaburo sneered, saying "It matters not that you drew a card, for I activate another spell. It's Dark Hole, which now destroys all monsters on the field. So much for all that hard work each of you put in."
Opening up in the center of the field was a massive dark swirling hole. One by one, all of the monsters on the field cried out in pain and exploded, leaving the entire dueling field covered in smoke.
"Looks like I just cleared the entire…"
Before the figure in the black robe could conclude his statement, he growled when he saw the silver dragon before Illidan.
"You look surprised, Gozaburo." Illidan smartly remarked. "You should have read the fine print on Horus LV6. His special ability keeps him from being affected by spell cards. That means he can't be harmed by your Dark Hole."
Gritting his teeth, Gozaburo suddenly stopped and darkly chuckled. "But of course, Illidan. I knew your dragon wouldn't go down that easily. Moving along, I activate this spell, Painful Choice. With it, I choose five cards from my deck and then have one of you select the card I get to keep, while the rest are sent to the Graveyard."
"This is the same move he used against me!" Yubel declared within Jaden's mind.
Mentally, the young duelist asked "What does he have planned?"
"He'll select five cards that none of you have heard of. Even I hadn't until my duel with him. I took a guess and let him keep the monster of the cards he had, which was a bad mistake on my part."
Pulling his deck out, the robed duelist selected five cards and placed them onto his Duel Disk, causing five holographic cards to appear onto the field. Of the five, there was one monster and four spell cards.
"It's exactly the same, with exception of one card." Yubel grit out. "His Azure Corona – The First Rift, isn't in the mix."
"I have selected these five cards: Envoy of the Void, Sanguine Sanctum, Trade-In, Face of the Void, and Power Zone. Now then, the person to choose, it shall be…"
Smirking after feigning a moment of indecision, the robed duelist pointed at the duelist with the lone monster, saying "It is you who shall choose the card I keep."
Keeping his eyes fixed on his opponent, Illidan examined each of the five cards. Before he could answer, he heard a voice in his mind crying out "Illidan, be careful!"
Identifying the voice as Jaden, Illidan mentally replied "Is something wrong?"
"Yubel told me this is the same move Gozaburo played against her. She says those are four of the five cards he played against her. I think he wants you to pick his monster."
Rolling the words of the young duelist in his mind, Illidan finally spoke up, saying "I choose your field spell, Power Zone."
"A fine choice, Illidan." Gozaburo smugly remarked. Picking up the selected card and placing it into his left hand, the robed duelist picked up the other four cards and deposited them into his Graveyard Slot.
Selecting a card from his hand, he slid it into an empty Spell/Trap Slot, Gozaburo coolly said "I activate the spell Tuner Calling. This spell activates when I summon a monster. Each time I do, I can special summon a Tuner Type monster from my deck to the field. And at that, I activate another spell, Azure Corona – The First Rift."
Appearing onto the field after a moment passed were dark blue stars that formed before the robed duelist. The stars began lighting up onto the field, seemingly absorbing all of the light energy present, while darkening the playing field at the same time.
"Azure Corona gains one Spell Counter each time I destroy a monster in battle. Then during each of your draw phases, each of you will take 100 points of direct damage per a Spell Counter on it. And when I draw, all five of you will receive the same damage. But enough about Azure Corona for now, for I activate the field spell Power Zone."
Holding his Duel Disk vertical, the robed duelist tapped the end of his Duel Disk, causing a slot to slide out. Placing the card he held in his right hand, the duelist smirked as the slot closed and the sky began to darken, with black clouds forming overhead and lightning flashing and thunder booming.
"Finally, I summon the monster known as Changeling (0/0)."
Forming onto the field immediately was a copper colored sphere of liquid metal. It seemed shapeless and just barely holding itself together.
"Since I just summoned Changeling, the effect of Tuner Calling is activated. From my deck, I can special summon a Tuner Type monster."
Pulling his deck out, the robed duelist sifted through it momentarily before slapping a card onto his Duel Disk, saying "I choose this, Dark Sphere (100/100)."
Materializing onto the field instantly was a dark sphere like creature that had no signs of life other than a swirling of the dark energy around itself.
"Next, I activate the effect of Changeling. While on the field, I can have it copy the name and level of any monster in any of our Graveyards for my turn alone. Of course, it can't attack, nor does it's attack points change, but that's not it's true purpose."
Sneering at his opponents, Gozaburo smugly said "Whose Graveyard shall I choose I wonder. All five of you have stashed plenty of powerful monsters in them."
Pausing for a moment, he began darkly chuckling, saying "I know exactly whose monster I want to copy. I choose Seto's Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
Suddenly, the copper sphere of ooze began morphing and changing shape. After a moment, it took shape of a large white dragon with massive wings and sharp clawed hands and feet. The dragon released a mighty roar while casting a glare on it's master's opponents.
Growling lowly, Seto grit out "You will pay for disrespecting my Blue-Eyes!"
"We'll see, now won't we?" Gozaburo mocked. "Now then, I send both Changeling and Dark Sphere to the Graveyard in order to perform a Synchro Summon!"
"Synchro Summon?" Yugi questioned.
Smirking sinisterly, the robed duelist smartly replied "Yes, a Synchro Summon. You see, Dark Sphere is a Tuner Type monster, which is a special type of monster. To perform a Synchro Summon, I must have at least one Tuner Type monster and at least one non-Tuner Type monster. By sending both to my Grave, I can then perform a Synchro Summon to summon a new type of monster from my Extra Deck, or Fusion Deck as it's better known. Ah yes, one last piece of information, which is that to do a Synchro Summon, I must have two monsters whose level equals the monster that I'm attempting to summon. The card I want to summon has nine stars. Dark Sphere has one, while Changeling, who is masquerading as Blue-Eyes White Dragon, has eight, giving me a total of nine. Now rise up my new creature! Show these fools who you are!"
The white dragon immediately became a sphere of white energy, while the black sphere became more compressed. The two began swirling around one another till finally they touched and a brilliant blinding white light filled the field, forcing the entire group to cover their faces from the light. A moment passed before the light died down, revealing a large black metallic looking dragon with blue eyes, massive wings, and sharp clawed hands and feet. The dragon released a might roar, causing the area to seemingly shake from the dragon's mere presence.
"Meet my Blue-Eyes Black Dragon (3000/2500)."
Growling loudly, Seto pointed an accusing finger at his step father, yelling "That's impossible! I have every type of Blue-Eyes ever created. There were only three forms of Blue-Eyes ever created, and I own each, so you can't have another form!"
"Wrong, my step son." Gozaburo chided. "You see, this card is genuine, I guarantee it. I suppose that must be hard for you to accept, right Seto?"
Earning himself a fierce glare from his step son, the robed duelist shrugged, saying "No matter, my dragon will prove itself soon enough. Now then, Blue-Eyes Black Dragon, go prove yourself by crushing Horus with Black Lightning!"
Releasing another might roar, the black dragon flapped it's wings twice, sending it high into the air. Looking down at the silver dragon, the large black dragon opened it's jaws, revealing glowing black energy from within it's mouth. A stream of pure black energy soon surged out and struck the silver dragon, which screeched out in pain before shattering into millions of pixels while it's master shielded himself from the remainder of the blast.
"And now, the effect of Power Zone kicks in. When a monster is destroyed in battle, the owner of that monster loses life points equal to their monster's attack points. This won't hurt much, for me at least!"
Without warning, a large bolt of lightning poured out of the sky and struck Illidan, making him scream out in pain as his life points drained. The lightning slowly subsided, causing the brown haired duelist to fall to one knee while panting heavily. Wisps of smoke poured off of his body as he sat on his knee, seemingly unable to quell his heavy breaths.
"Illidan!" Marie called out with worry visibly on her face.
The others looked at their friend with concern, but none made a move towards him, thinking they would be penalized if they did. In a smug tone, Gozaburo said "That looked painful. Now then, Azure Corona's effect kicks in, giving it one Spell Counter. At that, I move to my End Phase, in which Changeling's effect activates. When sent to the Graveyard due to a Synchro Summon, I can add it back to my hand during the End Phase of that turn."
Holding his hand over his Graveyard Slot, the robed duelist patiently waited for the monster card to eject. At long last, it did and he picked it up, adding it to his left hand. "I end my turn." (Jaden = 8000, Seto = 8000, Marie = 6500, Yugi = 9000, Illidan = 5000; Gozaburo = 20000)
Glancing at the kneeling form of Illidan, Jaden asked with worry visible in his voice "Illidan, are you alright!?"
Wincing while standing, Illidan grit out "I'll be fine."
Nodding his head, the young duelist drew his card, only to watch as the single bluish star glow brightly. In a flash, a blast of black energy raced forward from it and struck Jaden head on, making him cringe from the small amount of pain.
"Remember, during each of your Draw Phases, each of you will lose 100 life points." Gozaburo reminded.
Looking at his card, Jaden fiercely replied "So what! That won't stop me, for I activate the spell The Warrior Returning Alive! With this, I can take a Warrior Type monster from my Graveyard and add it to my hand. I choose Elemental Hero Bubbleman."
Glowing to life, the Graveyard Slot of the young duelist came to life and pushed the single monster card out. Picking it up and slapping it onto his Duel Disk, Jaden declared "And at that, I summon Elemental Hero Bubbleman (800/1200)!"
Reappearing onto the field in a swirl of bubbles was the blue armored warrior with a small water gun equipped to his right wrist.
"Since Bubbleman is all alone, I draw two more cards."
Picking up two cards, the young duelist turned one of them towards his opponent, saying "I activate the spell Fusion Recovery! With this, I can take one Polymerization card and one Fusion Material monster from my Graveyard and add them back to my hand. The monster I choose is Elemental Hero Avian."
Once more coming to life, the Graveyard Slot belonging to the young duelist pushed both the spell and monster cards out of itself and into the awaiting hand of the young duelist. Turning both towards Gozaburo, he confidently said "I activate Polymerization, fusing Elemental Heroes Avian (1000/1000) and Bubbleman together to form Elemental Hero Mariner (1400/1000)!"
Rematerializing onto the field in a flash was the green fur warrior with white wings and a clawed left hand. A moment passed and the two monsters began swirling together. With the two gone, a new human looking creature with light green skin, long black spiked hair, and wearing wound up chains on his wrists with an anchor on covering each hand, a light blue battle skirt and boots, light blue shoulder pads with a purple anchor symbol, a white and a red scarf hanging off of his back, and a blue mask with red eye holes and gold framing the outside of the mask appeared in the field.
"I'm far from done, for I activate the spell Common Soul, forcing me to select a monster on my field, so I choose Mariner. Next, I can special summon one Neo-Spacian from my hand, so I pick Neo-Spacian Glow Moss (300/900)."
Forming onto the field with a light green glow was a small alien looking creature that had a perfectly round head with two black holes for eyes, a slender body, and a green glow.
"Thanks to Common Soul, all of Glow Moss's attack points are added to Mariner's (1400 + 300 = 1700/1000), but that's unimportant, for I activate the spell NEX, or better known as Neo-Spacian Extent. This lets me sacrifice Glow Moss in order to special summon a Fusion Type monster from my deck with the same name, so Glow Moss evolves into Neo-Spacian Twinkle Moss (500/1100)."
Vanishing from the field in a flash, the light green creature disappeared, only to be replaced by a new light green energy creature that had spiky hair, slanted black eye holes, feminine curves, and slender fingers.
"Sure, Mariner loses his bonus attack points (1400/1000), but that's alright. Next, I'll place one face down card, allowing me to activate Mariner's special ability. Should I happen to have at least one face down spell/trap card, he can direct attack, so go get him! Anchors Away!"
Leaping into the air, the light green skinned warrior launched his right hand forward, causing the anchor covering his hand to release and fly towards the robed duelist while a chain linked it to the warrior. The anchor struck out at the robed duelist, punched the anchor away with his right hand, causing a small bit of blood to come from a wound that was formed from where the anchor's tip dug in.
"And now, I activate Twinkle Moss's effect. First, I draw a card, and depending on it's type is what will happen since it has three abilities."
Quickly drawing a card, Jaden smirked and showed it, saying "I drew the spell De-Fusion, so now Twinkle Moss's special ability activates, which allows it to direct attack!"
Doing like the warrior before it had, the light green glowing creature took to the air and turned it's right palm towards the robed duelist. A series of light green energy pulses went racing forward and struck the robed figure, causing his robes to ruffle in the air.
"I set a face down and end my turn." (Jaden = 7900, Seto = 8000, Marie = 6500, Yugi = 9000, Illidan = 5000; Gozaburo = 18100)
Silently drawing a card, the duelist in the white trench coat lightly cringed as a blast of dark black energy struck him, draining him of 100 life points. Throwing a glare at his former step father, Seto examined the card in his hand and then the other two in his other hand.
Smirking, he coolly said "It's show time. I first summon Peten the Dark Clown (500/1200) to the field in defense mode."
A clown with a white and black striped face, with yellow and blue-green baggy clothing, a blue vest with a white collar, a large red hat with a long pink flowing wig materialized onto the field in a sitting position. He sat on top of a horizontal card image that had his image, making the clown smile a bit more.
"To end, I'll set two face downs. Now come and get me, if you dare, Gozaburo." (Jaden = 7900, Seto = 7900, Marie = 6500, Yugi = 9000, Illidan = 5000; Gozaburo = 18100)
"Back to me then!" Marie declared while drawing her card. Upon doing so, a blast of black energy launched from the dark blue star before the robed duelist. The blast hit the female duelist head on, making her softly cry out in pain.
Shrugging off the damage, the female duelist selected a card from her left hand and placed it horizontally onto her Duel Disk, saying "I may not be able to attack your dragon, but I can summon this, my Dancing Fairy (1700/1000) in defense mode."
Three small fairy creatures with tiny white wings on their backs, dressed in light blue flowing robes formed onto the field a top a horizontal card image. The first fairy had brown hair that reached her mid-back in length and a blue top that covered the top of her robe down to her wrists. Next to her, another fairy had dark pink hair that reached her mid-back in length also, with a green flowering collar. The final fairy had red hair that was bound in a ponytail and wore a similar blue top like the brown haired fairy.
"I end my turn." (Jaden = 7900, Seto = 7900, Marie = 6400, Yugi = 9000, Illidan = 5000; Gozaburo = 18100)
Picking up a card, the spike haired duelist readied himself for the blast of black energy that he knew would be fired. The blast hit semi-hard, but he showed no signs of pain. Looking at the card he had drawn, Yugi placed the card horizontally onto his Duel Disk, saying "I summon Red Gadget (1300/1500) in defense."
Forming onto the field immediately in a kneeling stance upon a horizontal card image was a red machine creature that had a large silver gear on it's back, short gray legs with large red feet, a head with two glowering green eyes, and arms crossed before it's body with gears on each wrist.
"When Red Gadget is Normal Summoned, I'm allowed to add from my deck to my hand Yellow Gadget."
Pulling his deck out and searching it, the spike haired duelist found the monster he wanted and placed it within his left hand. Shuffling his deck, he placed it back in it's slot, saying "I'm done." (Jaden = 7900, Seto = 7900, Marie = 6400, Yugi = 8900, Illidan = 5000; Gozaburo = 18100)
Drawing his own card, the brown haired duelist grunted lightly when the blast of black energy hit him. Regaining his composure, Illidan coolly turned the card he had drawn towards Gozaburo, saying "I activate Graceful Charity, meaning I draw three new cards and discard two when I'm done."
Snapping off three new cards, the brown haired duelist placed them in with his other cards in his left hand. Examining the five cards, he selected two and placed them into his Graveyard Slot.
"It's time I turned things around, and it begins with this, the spell Level Modulation! Due to this card's effect, you first draw two cards, Gozaburo."
Darkly chuckling while picking up two cards, the robed duelist smugly remarked "You'll regret that choice, I promise you that, Illidan Stormrage."
"Whatever." Illidan muttered. "Now that you have your two cards, the secondary effect of Level Modulation kicks in. I'm allowed to special summon one monster from my Graveyard with 'LV' in it's name to the field. My choice is Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8 (3000/1800)!"
Black flames instantly covered the field before the brown haired duelist. Rising out of the flames and onto the field with a mighty screech was a silver metallic looking dragon a set of large razor sharp feather like wings on it's back, powerful legs with three talon like claws, strong three clawed hands, and a powerful head that looked like the head of an eagle. Landing onto the field, the dragon roared loudly once more, causing all of the black flames to dissipate.
"Wait, how did that get in his Graveyard?" Syrus questioned aloud.
Glancing at his young friend, Jesse spoke up, saying "He must have put it there when he had to discard those two cards."
"No doubt." Zane remarked.
On the field, Gozaburo darkly began chuckling, asking "Is that all?"
Selecting a card from his hand, the brown haired duelist placed it into an empty Spell/Trap Slot, saying "I'll set this and end." (Jaden = 7900, Seto = 7900, Marie = 6400, Yugi = 8900, Illidan = 4900; Gozaburo = 18100)
Deliberately drawing a card slowly, Gozaburo evilly began chuckling, saying "First off, each of you lose 100 life points due to Azure Corona."
The dark blue star glowed to life and released five single blasts of black energy. Each of the energy blasts struck their targets, causing each of the five duelists to cringe lightly while their life points dropped by 100 points.
"Now then, I summon Changeling (0/0) to my field once more."
Reforming onto the field was the bronze colored sphere creature.
"Next, Tuner Calling activates, allowing me to special summon another Tuner Type monster from my deck, so I choose another Dark Sphere (100/100)!"
Pulling his deck out and searching through it, the robed duelist selected the desired card and slapped it onto his Duel Disk. Forming onto the field immediately was the black sphere of swirling dark energy.
Replacing his deck, the robed duelist smugly said "I activate the effect of Dark Sphere. When special summoned, I'm allowed to return up to two Tuner Type monsters from my Graveyard to my deck, so I return the lone Dark Sphere that resides within it."
Glowing to life, the Graveyard Slot of the robed duelist ejected the single monster card. Picking it up, Gozaburo shuffled it into his deck and finally replaced it in it's slot.
"I now activate Changeling's effect, allowing it to copy the name and level of a monster in one of our Graveyards."
Pointing at the female duelist with an accusing finger, the robed duelist smartly declared "I choose your Guardian Angel Joan!"
"What?" Marie asked in confusion.
Instantly, the bronzed sphere began changing it's shape. Slowly, it transformed itself into the image of the pink skinned angel with a set of white robes and white wings on it's back.
"And now, I begin another Synchro Summon by merging Guardian Angel Joan and Dark Sphere together, allowing me to summon a level eight Synchro Type monster. Form together now, to create…"
Glowing to life, both the angel and the dark sphere became spheres, with the angel becoming a golden sphere while the dark sphere compressed itself. The two swirled together till finally a blinding light formed, causing the group of five duelists to cover their eyes from the light. Slowly, the light died, revealing a feminine demon with black feathery wings and a black set of robes, along with dark purple skin and jet black hair. The demoness's eyes were a dark orange color, seemingly revealing anger within them.
"… Demoness Joan (2800/2000)!"
Staring at the new monster, the female duelist clenched her right fist tightly, gritting out "How could you take a creature of purity and turn it into darkness! You're a sick freak!"
"Why thank you, my dearest Marie." Gozaburo commented. "Moving along, I set three face down cards and end my turn. Since I am, Changeling's effect kicks in, returning it to my hand. Now come, show me what the five of you can do." (Jaden = 7800, Seto = 7800, Marie = 6300, Yugi = 8800, Illidan = 4800; Gozaburo = 18100)