Yu-gi-oh
No Limits
Chapter 29-Geass
By Kevin Jones
Newman
"If you insist, my draw, next I play the spell card Ancient Rules! Now I can special summon 1 level 5 or higher Normal Monster from my hand and guess the one I'm going with."
"Moment of truth," says an excited Grand Master.
"Now I special summon, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon (ATK: 3000/DEF: 2500)!"
A bright light covers the field as an elegant blue beast enters the field. Its large wings are flapping while its claws are shining like sapphires. It's blue and white eyes are staring at the caped jester. It then let's out a loud roar that makes all those able to hear it, tremble.
"A perfect forgery, even on a current Duel Disk that makes the original seems like a calculator. You have truly out dun yourself but why do I have a feeling you're not just going to attack."
"What gave it away?"
"You stole something from me, something very powerful, something forbidden. I can feel its power from here."
"Wait, wait, wait," begins Taft. "Sir you don't mean he"-
"You bet slick, I stole the most powerful and evil card in existence."
"Then play it and show me your true power."
"If you say so, I activate the continuous trap"-
"Don't you dare, don't you dare!"
"To late servant boy, I play the ultimate darkness, the great evil, the original nightmare, the shadow of humanity, the continuous trap, Geass!"
Suddenly, the blue dragon of legend is engulfed in a purple beam of energy and in less than a second, it is replaced by a dragon covered in royal blue and gold armor. On its gold chest peace is the symbol of Segas. The symbol, along with the non-armored parts of the body are glowing an ominous purple energy.
"So, not only did you steal one of my cards but you made one that can only work with my card."
"It may be your card but it was created by the Rare Hunters."
"Fair enough, but in order to control that card, you must have the power of Geass, otherwise it will consume you."
"Sir," begins Taft, "what exactly are you 2 talking about."
"It's a long story"-
"Oh no, you're not getting out of explaining yourself this time! Now tell your dog the truth!"
"Fine Mr. Pushy, when I first obtained the power of Geass I had trouble with it. Some days, it would work perfectly but more often than not it would either come out like a nuclear bomb or not come out at all. It was around this time, that an acquaintance of mine told me a rumor that the creator of the Duel Monsters card game, Maximillion Pegasus, also possessed strange powers and had created the game to increase that power. That's when it hit me, if this game truly was based on ancient rituals, and then it might be able to help me to. At the time, Pegasus was planning his Duelist Kingdom tournament so he wasn't interested. However it wasn't long after that I had found out about another group using cards to obtain power, the Rare Hunters."
"I'll take it from here," says an angry Newman. "After that he contacted us about producing him a card he needed. It wasn't fake Exodia pieces or anything like that. He wanted to design an original card. Our boss said it was fine with him so long as he brought his completed design and his check book. A few weeks later the card was complete. He then asked for some protection on for his trip from our base in Cairo back to New York. Once again, he signed a check and our boss was fine with this. Then when a month passed and our men didn't return, our boss ordered me to find out what happened to them. That was over 30 years ago."
"Has it been that long? My how time flies, would you like to continue the story?"
"Not really, I'd rather get my revenge! First of all, my new monster, Blue-Eyes Geass Dragon (ATK: 3000/DEF: 2500) can only be summoned via the effect of Geass, which is basically to banish a face-up monster I control for a Geass fusion monster of the same name from my extra deck. As long as Geass remains on the field, so does Blue-Eyes, at first this sounds simple except for the fact that Geass is not affected by non Geass cards. Which means even if you summon something like "Five-Headed Dragon," Blue-Eyes will survive, plus my monster still has an unstoppable effect. Once per turn, I can destroy all monsters my opponent controls, now Blue-Eyes, Genocide energy stream!"
The purple energy around Blue-Eyes suddenly begins to glow brighter and more violent, Blue-Eyes then roars and releases the energy in all directions. Though he cannot see, Taft is trembling in fear of what he can hear. This is a sharp contrast from Beach who is now smiling from ear to ear as his creature vanishes in the purple light.
"Oh my, oh my indeed, my friend you have created a creature beyond even my imagination!"
"Just wait for his attack, now Blue-Eyes, attack, evil energy stream!"
Taft suddenly jumps but Beach stops him by saying, "Easy there, I'm no beginner. I now remove from play the Necro Gardna I discarded last turn to negate your attack."
"So you survived my attack. I had a feeling that you're good. That's why I'm going to set 1 card face down and end my turn."
Beach
"Yes and you're not bad yourself, question is for how long?"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Don't tell me you're not feeling the strain. Like you said, Geass is a dark power and when I made the card, I made it that it can only be used by someone with Geass. Since you don't have Geass, the card will begin to drain you of all your strength until it kills you."
"I'll defeat you long before that happens."
"We'll see about that, I draw. Next I play Different Dimensions Capsule, with this card I can select 1 card in my deck and add to my hand in 2 turns. Now since 2 turns is a long time from now, I think I'll just set a monster and end my turn."
Newman
"That was anti-climactic; there isn't a single card in your deck that can stop the power of Geass."
"I know, don't forget that Geass is my power. You just chose to take it away from me."
"I took, I took"- Newman is now mad. "Fine then Taft, you want to know what this guy did. When I found Grandpa here in New York, I found something else, the dead bodies of the men who were ordered to protect to him!"
With a smile on his face, Beach says, "They may not have protected me, but they still served a purpose."
"I'll show you something that serves a purpose! I activate the effect of Blue-Eyes Geass Dragon; now watch as your monster is destroyed!"
As the blast of energy fills the room, a black aura begins to cover Beach.
"Sorry, but the monster you just destroyed was Trick Ghost, and when Trick Ghost is destroyed by either battle or a card effect, I take no battle damage for the remainder of the turn and I can and I can select 1 Tricky monster from my graveyard and add it to my hand."
"Which I assume means that you're going to add The Tricky from last turn to your hand."
"Of course, and I assume your now going to end your turn."
"Not before I set 1 card face down."
Beach
"Good, now I draw a card and in one turn, I get another."
"Let's see if you make it to your next turn."
"Oh we will, because next I discard a card in order to special summon The Tricky (ATK: 2000/DEF: 1200). Next I play the equip spell, Trick Wand! This beautiful gold staff with a question mark on the top does more than just give my monster some bling; it also increases his ATK power by 1000!" (2000-3000)
"Are you planning on a draw?"
"Not exactly, because the card I just discarded was another Trick Wand and when I have a Trick Wand on the field and 1 in the graveyard, I can remove from play the one in the graveyard to have my monster gain another 1000 ATK points!" (3000-4000)
"The advantage of discarding cards is when you discard something that can be used in the graveyard," says Taft.
"Indeed, now Tricky, destroy his oversized night light!"
The Tricky jumps into the air and fires a beam of colorful energy at Blue-Eyes but this only makes Newman smile.
"As good as discarding strategically good cards can be nothing beats a good set card. I play Magic Cylinder, which negates your attack and hits you with damage equal to your monsters ATK points!"
"And the best cards are those that activate from the hand! I play the equip spell, Quick Dimension Escape! Now I can banish my face up Tricky until the end of the turn!"
"This saves you from my trap."
"Bingo, and when he comes back at the end of the turn, he can't be destroyed by battle or card effects but his ATK and DEF points will be reduced to 0."
The Tricky has now returned to the field in defense mode and Beach doesn't show a single sign of fear.
Newman
"My draw," Newman is now smiling, "I may not be able to remove your monster from the field but I can still wipe you out!"
"Oh and how's that?"
"Just watch, because I play the field spell Ancient Forest!"
Suddenly, the lavish living room is replaced with a bright calm forest. At the same time, The Tricky is no longer on one knee but is standing straight up.
"Oh, I've heard of this card. Now all monsters remain in attack position and if a monster attacks it's destroyed."
"Bingo, that being said, the only way to destroy a Geass Monster is to remove from the field the Geass trap card. Since that isn't happening, how's about I go ahead and wipe out more than half your life points, evil energy stream!"
Once again, a large blast of purple energy fires from the mouth of the giant Dragon. Only this time, the blast sends The Tricky into one tree and then another and another. (4000-1000)
"So, you were finally able to inflict damage to me."
"Meanwhile, I still have all 4000 of my life points. I think I'll give you your final turn now."
Beach
In a mocking tone, Beach says "Thank you for giving an old man one last chance to save his life. My draw," now Beach is getting serious. "Next I get the card I selected with Different Dimensions Capsule."
"Aren't you going to tell me the name of the card?"
"Nope, I think I'll just set 1 cards face down and end my turn."
Newman
"Now that's a boring way to die. My draw," Newman looks down at the card he has drawn, and then again at the 2 face downs on Beach's field.
"Are you scared of my face down card or are you starting to feel the strain of Geass?"
"Neither," Newman is lying on both accounts. "I play the spell card Heavy Storm! This card destroys all spell and trap cards on the field!"
A giant twister has engulfed the field. This storm has ripped out all the trees and has returned the 2 men, the dragon and the jester back to the living room.
"Hey did someone leave a window open," asks Taft. "I think I hear a draft."
"Not exactly my blind folded friend but in response to Heavy Storm I think I'll activate my set card."
"Like anything you play can save you now!"
"Not exactly, I play"-
…
"This is a really dumb idea."
Right now, I am sitting on Vanessa's couch while she sits on the recliner. After my realization about Segas, I decided that if Segas could manipulate people's minds then there might be a way to reverse the effects. I didn't tell the others this because I already had a plan on how to reverse Vanessa's memories.
"Do you want to help or not?"
Instead of responding, Vanessa merely rolls her eyes and leans back in the red chair.
"Right, now I'm going to go take piss, while I'm gone try to relax."
"Sure," she says mockingly, "because it's really easy to relax when I know in 5 minutes you're going to turn me into your mind controlled slave."
I ignore this and walk into the bathroom.
"O.K. Clayman tell me what I have to do."
Suddenly, Clayman materializes in front of me.
"Just so you know I only learned this as a party trick."
Now I'm confused, "Duel Spirits party?"
"Everything parties and either way why don't you just tell Vanessa about me, once she believes that you have us spirits around you, she'll probably be more likely to cooperate."
"That or she'll freak out and make me leave or she'll think I'm crazy and not take me seriously or she'll think I'm messing with her in which case she won't take me seriously."
"Or she'll believe you."
"Let's cross that bridge when I'm not trying to stop an evil psychic, O.K."
"Humph… fine, just remember to keep a soothing, calm tone and repeat everything I say, exactly the way I say it."
I nod and flush the toilet. I didn't have to piss but the last thing I need is Vanessa to get distracted on a detail question.
"O.K., I'm back."
"You didn't wash your hands." See what I mean.
"I don't need to touch you so can we just get this over with."
Before she has a chance to make another smart remark, I sit back down on the couch and position myself so that her eyes are directly looking into mine.
"Now then," begins Clayman, "let's begin."
For the sake of time, I'm only going to say things once.
"Vanessa, lean back, and close your eyes." Vanessa rolls her eyes but she does as she's told. "Now banish all irrelevant thoughts from your mind. The only things in this whole world that matter are the drops of rain that are starting to fall, the cool breeze coming through the window, and the flow of your breathing."
Vanessa is now perfectly still, almost like she really has wiped her mind clean, it's a little weird to look at.
"Now then," continues Clayman, "I want you to concentrate on something else. I want you to concentrate the beating of your heart. Try to steady your heart rate so it is as graceful as the falling rain or as soothing as the breeze."
I think this is actually working, considering she thought this was all crap about 5 minutes ago. Honestly, I'm even starting to feel a little weird.
"Now Vanessa, think back to a few days ago. Remember the day I pulled the joke of being a priest. Remember how you believed I tried to touch you and what it brought on… now tell me what you see."
"I, I see," she sounds almost like she's asleep, "I see you in that costume trying to touch my breasts."
"No, you know I would never lay a finger on you. That day, a man put subliminal instructions in your head. The memory of me trying to touch you was your brains way of saying that something evil was happening. Look past the man's tricks and try to see what really happened."
Suddenly Vanessa's tenses up and she is now digging her nails into the arms of the recliner.
"I… I… see a man, not you but a different man, someone… someone with… with"-
"Go on," I say, "keep trying, you're getting it."
Her eyes are tightening and she is now shaking her head so hard I can hear her hair whip against the sides of the chair.
"Chase make her stop right now. I know this sounds crazy but I think if you 2 continue she might not survive!"
"Why's that?" As I look back at Vanessa, I notice her eyes are now open and there are glowing red circles around her green irises.
"Clayman," now I'm beginning to worry, "what's going on."
"Chase, I don't think she was in a trance or at least not ours."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"I think there's something evil going on right now. Whatever it is, it involves the power that controlled Vanessa.
…
"So, there are 2 of them."
"Actually, including yours, there are 3 copies of the card Geass. I have 2 and you have 1. Not to mention dozens of Geass monsters that I've had made over the years."
"Let me guess, you're about to summon the corrupted version of The Tricky."
"Not exactly, you see Geass has a another side effect. Whenever I use it, all those who I have used the power on enter… sort of an unconscious state, don't ask me why. They enter this state even if they are a thousand miles and when they enter this state, there completely under my control and will do exactly as I say."
Newman turns his head towards Taft only to see that Taft is frozen in place. Horrified, Newman then turns back to Beach whose right eye now has the bird shaped logo of Segas.
"Wait, but, but I was controlled by your Geass."
"I know I wanted to see you realize this fact and now that you have, well I just have no use for you anymore."
With that Newman's arms drop to his sides and he now has glowing red circles around his irises.
"Now then, since you have no free will, I think I'll just say that I win."
Winner: Beach Loser: Newman
All the holograms disappear as Beach walks up towards the frozen Newman.
"Mr. Newman, or as I prefer to call you Ralph Ortega, decades ago I used a bunch of Rare Hunters to test my new card on. Unfortunately for me, none of these men survived long enough for me to finish my tests. Luckily for me, you showed up. You were smart enough to find me in this huge city and as well as clever enough to steal a copy of Geass to show your boss what it could do, so I decided to use you for a better test. I altered your entire life and turned you into Ralph Ortega, investigative journalist. For years I used you to keep tabs on the events of this world as well as accomplish tasks I couldn't. I figured that since I'll be dead tomorrow night, that I should take you with me. But now my friend, I think I have one last task for you.
Next time: The Hero and the fairy tail
"Now then," says Taft, "let the final duel of the King's Championship begin!"