Keep your head up! The Woods of Moths!
Maria: 4000 LP
Deck: 20
Field: empty
Alex: 4000 LP
Deck: 34
Field:
Teneflare Toba / Level 6 / FIRE / Fish-Type / 2600 ATK / 1700 DEF
Teneflare Rainier / Level 4 / FIRE / Winged Beast-Type / 1800 ATK / 1800 DEF
"Its your turn, sweetheart.," Alex said. Not that this wasn't clear, he had no cards left in his hand, so he couldn't do anything more.
Maria drew her card, before circling through the options of her D-Gazer. Alex thought she must be checking her banished cards, which were 14, as the only card in her Graveyard was 'Descore Pyrokinetic'. Also, she had no cards on the field she could use for the summon of a Monster from her Extra Deck.
But then, Alex noticed something: "Is she...counting?!" Maria was clearly counting something, because her mouth was going like four...five..six...seven.
Once she reached seven, her face lit up visibly, she was jumping up and down and screamed like she almost won, before turning to Daniel: "Hey Baby, Baby, guess what, guess what, guess what, wait don't guess, I'm telling you: I AM WINNING! I am wi-i-i-i-ining!"
Alex' face turned to chalk when he heard her saying this, he shouted: "What? B-but how? I have 4000 Life Points, you have no monsters and I have two of them, you already lost half of your Deck? So how?" Everyone around could hear the desperation in his voice.
Maria, however, did not notice her opponent, she was still cheering herself: "I am winning! This is my first One Turn Kill EVER, omg! Oh, did you say something Ryan's friend?" She turned back to the duel.
"My name is Alex!" he shouted, "and you're bluffing. You must be bluffing. There's no way how you could win the duel right now. Especially not in an One Turn Kill."
Daniels girlfriend just giggled to this: "I'm gonna show you how. You know, you spend the entire last turn banishing my cards. Fourteen, exactly. And, half of them were Monsters. You don't have to understand yet, just keep seven banished monsters in mind, 'kay?"
Suddenly, a card was exited from Maria's Graveyard. Alex was sure that it must be 'Descore Pyrokinetic' because it was the only card there.
Maria continued her explanations: "I activate the effect of 'Descore Pyrokinetic' by banishing it from my Graveyard." A shadowy image of her monster appeared behind her, the blue flames looking more intimidating than the last time it was on the field.
"By using its effect, I can inflict 500 Life Points Damage to you, for each of my banished 'Descore' Monsters. And guess what, it is one itself, so counted towards the seven from before, there are now eight. And eight times 500 equals 4000. Your current Life Points."
Alex was gazing at the girl in shock. He used his D-Gazer to view her banished cards. She was right. Eight monsters there had the word 'Descore' in their names. His brain was working desperately to find any clue, any hint how he could survive this attack. But then, the monster fired. Blue flames wrapped around Alex, consuming him completely, thus wiping out his Life Points, down to zero.
Alex: 4000 LP → 0 LP [LOSER]
Maria ran to Daniel, giving him hugs and kisses. Alex, however, was downed. He was close to tears. He lost his very first duel in the Neo Duelist Kingdom and he has been foolish enough to bet all of his Star Chips for it. And now he had to leave. He slowly got up, to deliver the Chips to Maria before heading to the boats.
However, a certain someone thought that it was his time, to take action now. It was Josh: "Stop! There must be another way. Come on, Daniel, please not let her take two, what about one instead? You're one of the nice guys, aren't you?"
It was Maria, who spoke up first: "I told you, don't mess with M-Dog, bitches, and what did that bitch do? It messed with me. That's what comes around with that."
Then Daniel intervened: "Well, I wish I could, but that's the rules. If M-Dog lost, she would have to gave up her chips as well, so why shouldn't Alex? Quoting my girlfriend, he was not ready, so no jelly."
"Well, then," Josh pointed his finger at Daniel: "I challenge YOU to a battle for two Chips. If I win then Alex can stay."
"Really," Daniel chuckled, "Alex made a mistake and now you're going to make one too?"
"Alex mistake was just bad luck, he fought his 'natural enemy deck', or so, I'm not. I may never seen you duel, but you did neither."
Ryan, who was just standing sideways during this argument had to speak up now too: "Wait guys, I could give one Star Chip to Alex, so he could stay in and you wou..." "No brother. Josh wants a duel, he gets a duel," Daniel cut him off.
He put his D-Pad on his arm, which was a standard black one, however not metallic like Maria's, but plain black, showing no reflection to the sunlight shining through the leaves of the forest. He then hit a button in the frame of his glasses, causing them to turn black, like sunglasses.
Josh put on his D-Pad and Gazer too, both being brown and green in color. And minutes after the AR-field disappeared, it rose up again.
"AR Vision – link established."
"DUEL!"
Daniel: 4000 LP
Josh: 4000 LP
"You're the one who was challenged, so start," Josh demanded. Daniel seemed not to care, he drew his card and added it to his hand, before taking another card out of it: "I Normal Summon 'Bright Line Darkops Moth'!"
Josh once dueled a girl who used a Deck composed of the 'Butterspy' Archetype. Now it was like he was having a mixture of nightmare and deja-vu: Daniels monster looked similar to a 'Butterspy' but it was clearly male, with short spiky hairand brown, disgusting looking wings, unlike the bright, celebrating 'Butterspys'.
Bright Line Darkops Moth / Level 4 / DARK / Warrior-Type / 1700 ATK / 1200 DEF
"Nice, isn't it?" Daniel grinned, "I place one card face-down. Turn end."
"Ryan," Josh said directed to his best friend: "Don't tell me anything about his strategy. That would be unfair."
He saw that Daniel smiled to this: "You're what I call an opponent."
Josh smiled too. "I Normal Summon 'Treebound Rebel Birch'!" A birch started to grow on Josh's side of the field, a human torso coming out of its trunk.
Treebound Rebel Birch / Level 4 / EARTH / Plant-Type / 1800 ATK / 2000 DEF
"'Treebound Rebel Birch', attack 'Bright Line Darkops Moth'!" The tree shook a few leaves out of its top, before they flew towards the Moth on Daniels field. "Oh boy, you just fell for the oldest trick that exists," Daniel intervened, "I activate my face-down 'Darkops Power-Up', which grants my Monster 500 extra ATK." Daniels Moth was surrounded by a dark glow.
Bright Line Darkops Moth: 1700 ATK → 2200 ATK
"Thus, it is stronger than your tree." Birch's leaves continued their attack, but did no damage to the opponents monster, instead the Moth took flight and pierced the tree with the swords it had on its hands.
Alex: 4000 LP → 3600 LP
"Okay," Alex continued his turn, "I place two cards face-down and end my turn."
"Then, its my turn again. Ah, finally," He sighted when he saw the card he drew: "I activate 'Terraforming', so I can add any Field Spell Card from my Deck to my hand." His D-Pad let out a card from his Deck, which Daniel added to his hand. "And I think I'm going to activate it immediately. 'Gloomy Moth Woods'!"
The Area around them morphed again, this time it ended up in a dark forest. Spiderwebs were everywhere in the trees, and a thick layer of mist was covering the ground. Ryan couldn't stop himself from muttering a "Oh shit."
"Now I show you, what my Moths are really capable of. I Normal Summon 'Six-Spot Darkops Moth'." Another on of Daniels Moths appeared on the field, this time it had six red markings on its wings.
Six-Spot Darkops Moth / Level 4 / DARK / Warrior-Type / 1500 ATK / 1000 DEF
"I activate its effect," Daniel continued, "When it is Normal Summoned, I can take one Trap Card from my hand and set it onto your field."
"You do what?" Josh asked confused. "Why should he give me one of his cards?" Daniel took one card from his hand, which flew towards Josh and inserted itself into his D-Pad.
"So, lets see what card this is," he circled through the options of his D-Gazer, until he hit the card. And as he saw, he saw nothing. "Guys I think my D-Gazer is malfunctioning. I can't view my face-downs."
Daniel chuckled: "That's now malfunction. That's the effect of my Field Spell. Neither player can look at his face-down card." He only earned a questioning look from Josh, so he continued: "And the best thing is: Since we don't know our face-downs anymore, we don't know when they must be activated. And due to the second effect of my card, any activated Spell or Trap Card, that misses the activation timing, is destroyed, and the player who activated it loses 500 Life Points."
He chuckled again at the facial expression his opponent was giving. "May I continue my turn now? I activate a Spell Card 'Buying Blueprints'. First this card lets me draw two cards. Then, you can take any Trap Card from my Graveyard and set it onto your side of the field."
Josh used his D-Gazer again to view Daniels Graveyard. Unfortunately, he knew that the only Trap Card there would be 'Darkops Power-Up', so he had to choose it. When it appeared on his field, Josh had two of his own Traps, one he couldn't use and one he didn't know. Yay.
"I might go to Battle Phase now. 'Bright Line Darkops Moth', attack him directly!" "I chain my face-down!" One of Josh's own cards flipped up. Luckily he still knew what card that was: "'Treebound Return'! Now I can Special Summon 'Treebound Rebel Birch' from my Graveyard, halve its DEF and end this turn!" The birch with the torso appeared on the field again, however, it was missing some leaves.
Treebound Rebel Birch / Level 4 / EARTH / Plant-Type / 1800 ATK / 2000 DEF
Treebound Rebel Birch: 2000 DEF → 1000 DEF
The Tree raised its arms, to stop Daniels attack.
"So, I have to end my turn now. But first, I activate the last effect of my 'Gloomy Moth Woods'. By paying 300 Life Points, I can shuffle your face-down cards."
Daniel: 4000 LP → 3700 LP
"Damn it," Josh thought, "Okay, one of my face-downs is 'Treebound War'. It has no activation timing, so no problems with his Field Spell. The other card is 'Darkops Power-Up' a card I can't use, because I have no 'Darkops Moth'. The third card...no idea."
"Its my turn then." He drew his card: It was 'Mirror Force'. A great card in every other situation. But until Daniel shuffled it in his End Phase, he'd knew where it was. "First I place one card face-down. Then I set one monster. And finally, I switch 'Birch' into Attack Mode and attack your 'Six Spot Darkops Moth'!" This time, the leaves of the Trees attack weren't held, they sliced the opponents moth in pieces.
Daniel: 3700 LP → 3400 LP
"I end my turn now." Daniel seemed not to care the Damage he took, he simply draw his card: "I Normal Summon 'Diamondback Darkops Moth'." A new moth appeared on the place where 'Six-Spot' had been standing recently.
Diamondback Darkops Moth / Level 4 / DARK / Warrior-Type / 1600 ATK / 1100 DEF
"Whenever it is Normal Summoned, I can force the activation of one face-down card on the field." "Shit." Josh knew what this was leading up to. "I choose the card you just set. Let's see what it is."
Josh's only secure Trap Card flipped up, showing everyone that it was 'Mirror Force', however, the card started to flicker, before it bursted into particles of light.
Josh: 3600 LP → 3100 LP
"But however," Daniel continued, "you activated a Trap Card, so I can use the effect of my 'Foxglove Darkops Moth' and Special Summon it from my hand."
Foxglove Darkops Moth / Level 4 / DARK / Warrior-Type / 1000 ATK / 500 DEF
"Also, it cannot be destroyed by battle this turn." He took another card from his hand. "And now, I activate 'Bait Doll', to force the activation of another Trap Card. I choose that one!" He pointed towards one of Josh' face-downs, who immediately activated it: "Let's see what it is." He hoped it to be 'Treebound War' because it had no activation timing.
But it was another card. Josh didn't know it so it must have been the card 'Six-Spot Darkops Moth' set onto his field.
Daniel however, seemed very happy about the card he hit: "Perfect. 'Ambush Plan "Isaac"'. And the 'I' in 'Isaac' is the 'I' in 'Inflict'. This card inflicts 500 Life Points Damage to its controller for each 'Darkops Moth' on the field. And with 'Bright Line', 'Diamondback' and 'Foxglove', I count that three." The unknown Trap Card went of in a huge explosion, kicking Josh backwards.
Josh: 3100 LP → 1600 LP
But Daniels turn wasn't finished yet: "'Bright Line Darkops Moth' attack 'Treebound Rebel Birch'!" The battle was exactly the same as the first in this duel and also had the same results: Daniels Moth was triumphant, with Josh's Tree losing.
Josh: 1600 LP → 1200 LP
"Now it's your turn 'Diamondback'! Attack his face-down!" The second Moth took flight, and Joshs left monster flipped up: A huge pine, with a torso growing out of its log. However, the Moths knife wasn't able to harm the tree.
Treebound Priest Pine / Level 4 / EARTH / Plant-Type / 900 ATK / 2100 DEF
Daniel: 3400 LP → 2900 LP
"Well, not bad." Daniel admitted, with Josh adding: "It's becoming worse."
"If this is the case, I'd better prepare. 'Diamondback Darkops Moth' and 'Foxglove Darkops Moth' overlay!" Both monsters turned fully purple and spiraled into a red portal. When it exploded, it gave up a radiant light, that blinded everyone around, except Daniel with his sunglasses, who shouted: "Arise! 'Tachyon Commandmoth'!"
Out of the portal, a moth similar to Daniels other Monsters appeared, however, this one was surprisingly … handsome. Its wings were glowing and illuminated the gloomy forest Daniels Field Spell has created, its whole body was surrounded by a yellow aura. Two yellow Xyz Materials circled it.
Tachyon Commandmoth / Rank 4 / LIGHT / Warrior-Type / 1000 ATK / 1800 DEF / 2 Xyz Material
"I place one card face-down and end my turn, without using the effect of 'Gloomy Moth Woods'."
Josh drew his card absentminded, his gaze was still fixed onto Daniels impressive Xyz Monster.
"Sleeping or what, come on, go on, let my D-Dog beat you, bitch," Maria yelled from the sidelines, being unlikely silent for the remainder of this duel.
"Oh yeah, right, I Normal Summon 'Treebound Spokesman Oak'!" Another Treebound Monster appeared on the field, this time growing out of an oak.
Treebound Spokesman Oak / Level 4 / EARTH / Plant-Type / 1500 ATK / 1500 DEF
"I don't know what this Monster is capable of, but it's sure better to wipe it out know, before I lose the chance to do." "'Oak', attack his 'Tachyon Commandmoth'!" Just like 'Birch', 'Oak' shook a few leaves out of its top, which then flew towards Daniels Monster.
But they didn't reach their destiny: "I activate 'Tachyon Blocker'! This card activates whenever a 'Tachyon' Monster would be attacked. First, it negates you attack, then it ends your turn, and third, for my next turn, your card effect cannot touch my 'Commandmoth'!" A glowing barrier of light rose up around 'Tachyon Commandmoth' stopping 'Oaks' attack.
"And now," Daniel said, "the effect of my 'Commandmoth' activates. Since a face-down Trap Cards was activated, it gains 500 ATK."
Tachyon Commandmoth: 1000 ATK → 1500 ATK
"Have anything left to say for your turn?" Daniel asked, with Josh answering: "No, its over." Daniel continued: "Good, because that triggers the second effect of my Commandmoth, that I can activate for one Xyz Material."
The Moth absorbed one of its Materials through its wings. "Because you haven't activated any Spells or Traps this turn, my Moth gains 1000 ATK and also inflicts 1000 Life Points Damage to you!" "What?" Josh yelled, but too late, because Daniels Monster unleashed a wave of moth powder from its wings, and waved it towards Josh.
Josh: 1200 LP → 200 LP
Tachyon Commandmoth: 1500 ATK → 2500 ATK
"And now, my turn starts. Draw. And I go straight into battle, 'Tachyon Commandmoth' attack 'Treebound Priest Pine'! 'Tachyon Powder Wave'!" The Moth gave up another wave of powder, which covered in 'Pine' and destroyed it.
"I continue with my attacks. 'Bright Line Darkops Moth' attack 'Treebound Spokesman Oak'!" "Oh no, you won't!" Josh intervened: "I can decrease 'Oak's DEF by 500 to negate your attack!"
Treebound Spokesman Oak: 1500 DEF → 1000 DEF
Oak lost a few leaves from its top, which built up a shield in front of it and protected it from the moths attack.
"Well, I end my turn now," Daniel said, "and don't forget: You must activate a Spell or Trap Card during this turn. Otherwise you'll lose."
"I keep it in mind," Josh said while drawing his card. When he looked at it, his face turned from stressed and almost lost, to 'Hell Yes!': "Finally! Daniel, get ready to lose this duel," he said with an enormous grin. "I Normal Summon 'Treebound Sorcerer Beech'!"
Treebound Sorcerer Beech / Level 4 / EARTH / Plant-Type / 1600 ATK / 2000 DEF
"And I immediately use its effect: I can decrease its DEF by 1500 to add one 'Treebound' Spell Card from my Deck to my hand. And I choose a Field Spell Card: 'Treebound Forest, Fabled Land'!" Daniel gulped to what Josh just said, while the Beech on the field lost a few leaves and Josh's D-Pad exited a card.
Treebound Sorcerer Beech: 2000 DEF → 500 DEF
"I activate it from my hand, wiping away your 'Gloomy Moth Woods'!" The dark, misty forest they were standing in almost the whole duel now vanished, only to be replaced by another one. But this time, it was composed of trees, larger than anyone around ever seen and nonetheless, the forest was more lighted than the last one.
"I continue using Spell Cards. I equip my card 'Treebound Roots' to 'Treebound Spokesman Oak', so now, all of my 'Treebound' Monsters can use 'Oaks' effect additional to its own."
Roots started to grow out of the ground beneath 'Oak' and wrapped around 'Birch'.
"And I'm not finished: I activate my face-down, yes I know where it is again, 'Treebound War'! Now, whenever the effect of a 'Treebound' Monster is used, you lose 500 Life Points!"
"Perfect, my lockdown is almost set up. Next turn I summon 'Pine' back, using my Spell Card to protect my monsters from card effects, then he will lose every possibility to counterattack." Josh thought, before saying: "I end my turn. And thus, the effect of 'Treebound Forest, Fabled Land' activates, returning the ATK and DEF of all Monsters on the field to their original value."
"They do WHAT?!" Daniel screamed, when his two monsters sank to the ground, seemingly weakened, while the monsters on Joshs side got their leaves back.
Bright Line Darkops Moth: 2200 ATK → 1700 ATK
Tachyon Commandmoth: 2500 ATK → 1000 ATK
Treebound Spokesman Oak: 1000 DEF → 1500 DEF
Treebound Sorcerer Beech: 500 DEF → 2000 DEF
Visibly taken back by this effect, Daniel drew his card. But when he saw it, his good mood returned. "Nice try Josh, but I will win nevertheless. I activate my Spell Card 'Tachyon Switch-out'. And now listen careful: First I return my 'Tachyon Commandmoth' to my Extra Deck. Then, I Special Summon a 'Tachyon' Xyz Monster with the same Rank from my Extra Deck and attach the remeaning Xyz Materials of 'Commandmoth' to it, if any, and there is one."
Josh watched 'Tachyon Commandmoth' disappear, when another Monster appeared on its place: "Please welcome 'Tachyon Atlas King'!" Daniels new moth was glowing, just like 'Commandmoth', however it had enormous wings and long claws on its fingers.
Tachyon Atlas King / Rank 4 / LIGHT / Warrior-Type / 2400 ATK / 1200 DEF / 1 Xyz Material
"And you know what its effect is: By detaching one Xyz Material from it, I can inflict 300 Life Points Damage to you for every face-down Spell or Trap Card on the field." 'Atlas King' absorbed its only Xyz Material into its wings and started producing powder, when Joshs hand were already about to activate 'Darkops Power-Up' to avoid the Damage, but then Daniel spoke up again: "And the best thing is, cards and effects cannot be activated in response to this effect."
Then the moth fired, blowing Josh away with a flood of moth powder.
Josh: 200 LP → 0 LP [LOSER]
Next Chapter: Sunken Army, Deepsea Machine Battle!
Author-made cards:
Descore Pyrokinetic / Level 4 / DARK / Pyro-Type / 1600 ATK / 100 DEF
If this card is in your Graveyard: You can banish it to inflict 500 Life PointsDamage to your opponent for each of your banished "Descore" Monsters. You can only use the effect of "Descore Pyrokinetic" twice per duel.
Bright Line Darkops Moth / Level 4 / DARK / Warrior-Type / 1700 ATK / 1200 DEF
Once per turn: Target 1 face-down card on the field and look at it. Your opponent can't look at it.
Six-Spot Darkops Moth / Level 4 / DARK / Warrior-Type / 1500 ATK / 1000 DEF
If this card is Normal Summoned: Target 1 Trap Card in your hand and place it face-down in your opponents Spell and Trap Card Zone.
Diamondback Darkops Moth / Level 4 / DARK / Warrior-Type / 1600 ATK / 1100 DEF
If this card is Normal Summoned, you can force the activation of a face-downSpell or Trap Card your opponent controls. If the timing of that card is incorrectly: Destroy it.
Foxglove Darkops Moth / Level 4 / DARK / Warrior-Type / 1000 ATK / 500 DEF
If your opponent activates a Trap Card: Special Summon this card from your hand. It cannot be destroyed by battle this turn.
Tachyon Commandmoth / Rank 4 / LIGHT / Warrior-Type / 1000 ATK / 1800 DEF
2 Level 4 Monsters
If a face-down Trap Card is activated: This card gains 500 ATK. During your opponents End Phase, if they didn't activate any Spell or Trap Cards this turn: Detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to inflict 1000 Life Points Damage to your opponent and this card gains 1000 ATK.
Tachyon Atlas King / Rank 4 / LIGHT / Warrior-Type / 2400 ATK / 1200 DEF
2 Level 4 "Darkops Moth" Monsters
Once per turn: Detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to inflict 300 Life Points Damage to your opponent for each face-down Spell or Trap Card on the field. Cards cannot be activated in response to this effect.
Treebound Rebel Birch / Level 4 / EARTH / Plant-Type / 1800 ATK / 2000 DEF
A young member of the "Treebound" Tribe, who is bored by the peaceful way of living of his comrades. His desires for breaking free and experiencing adventures is watched with dismay by the other "Treebounds".
Treebound Priest Pine / Level 4 / EARTH / Plant-Type / 900 ATK / 2100 DEF
If your opponent activates a card effect that targets 1 face-up "Treebound" Monster you control: Decrease this cards DEF by 1000, negate the activation and destroy the card.
Treebound Spokesman Oak / Level 4 / EARTH / Plant-Type / 1500 ATK / 1500 DEF
Once per turn, if an opponents monster declares an attack: Decrease this cards DEF by 500, then negate the attack.
Treebound Sorcerer Beech / Level 4 / EARTH / Plant-Type / 1600 ATK / 2000 DEF
Once per turn: Decrease this cards DEF by 1500 and add 1 "Treebound" Spell Card from your Deck to your hand.
Gloomy Moth Woods / Field Spell Card
Neither player can look at their set cards. If a Spell or Trap Card is activated and it has the wrong timing: Destroy it and inflict 500 Life Points Damage to the controller. During each End Phase, the turn player can pay 300 Life Points to shuffle the face-downSpell and Trap Cards their opponent controls.
Buying Blueprints / Normal Spell Card
Draw 2 cards. Your opponent targets 1 Trap Card in your Graveyard and sets it face-down on their side of the field. If they cannot: Discard your entire hand.
Treebound Roots / Equip Spell Card
Equip only to a "Treebound" monster: Other face-up "Treebound" monster you control can use the effect of the equipped monster as it would be their own. (They can still use their own effect.)
Treebound Forest, Fabled Land / Field Spell Card
During each players End Phase: The ATK and DEF of all face-up monsters return to their original value. If this card is destroyed: Special Summon 1 "Treebound" monster from your graveyard in face-up Defense Position and double it's DEF.
Tachyon Switch-out / Quick-Play Spell Card
Target 1 Xyz Monster you control and return it to your Extra Deck. Special Summon 1 "Tachyon" Xyz Monster with a rank equal to the target from your Extra Deck (This Special Summon is treated as a Xyz Summon). Then, attach all Xyz Material attached to the target (if any) to the new summoned Monster.
Darkops Power-Up / Normal Trap Card
Target 1 face-up "Darkops Moth" Monster and apply 1 of the following effects, depending on who controls the monster: ● You: The target gains 500 ATK. ● Your opponent: The target gains 1000 ATK.
Treebound Return / Normal Trap Card
Activate only if your opponent declares an attack while you control no monsters. Special Summon 1 "Treebound" monster from your graveyard and halve it's DEF. Then, it's the End Phase of the current turn.
Ambush Plan "Isaac" / Normal Trap Card
You take 500 Life PointsDamage for each face-up "Darkops Moth" Monster on the field.
Treebound War / Continuous Trap Card
If the effect of a "Treebound" monster is activated: Inflict 500 Life Points Damage to your opponent.
Tachyon Blocker / Normal Spell Card
If a face-up "Tachyon" Monster is targeted for an attack: Negate the attack and end the Battle Phase. During the next turn, the attack target is unaffected by your opponent card effects.
Hell, this was a long chapter. Didn't expect it to get this long. These are also a hell of Author-made cards. Hope I didn't forget one.
From all Archetypes I've made so far, the Darkops Moths are by far my favorite. To say a few words to them: They are (obliviously) moths, and also named after moths. They are counterparts to the Butterspys and revolve around Trap Cards. Tachyon Atlas King is no reference to the 'King' Jack Atlas, but to the Atlas Moth, the largest Moth in the world, just like Photon Alexandra Queen is named after the Queen Alexandra's Birdwing, the largest butterfly in the world.
Long chapter, short author comments, see you at the next one!