A/N: I should have noted this earlier, but chapters 17 through 23 take place at the same time. If you had guessed that previously, then this is me confirming it. This chapter is also extremely long compared to the previous ones.
-Disigma Funf and Mandrago Zwei-
Doremi eyed her Shadow in resentment. Even though she had now under the Verz's control, she was still pretty much the same as ever. Except now she seemed more than a little insane.
"KIsama no Turn!" Shadow Doremi called viciously.
The same as the last time, Doremi thought, "Atashi nno turn! Draw!" Doremi shouted. She took her next card and placed it in her hand accordingly. I have to be certain she has outs to my plays in her hand…but I have to be certain she doesn't have anything that can stop me either! "Since I control no monsters, I can special summon Solar Wind Jammer from my hand!"
Moments later, a large twin-masted ship flew onto the field (800-400/2400-1200).
"Next, I will use Reinforcement! With this-!"
"You can add Goblindbergh to your hand," Shadow Doremi deadpanned, "Seriously, that's the only card you ever add with that card. Show some variety next time!"
Doremi took her card from her deck. She still didn't like her Shadow's tone, but she would have to live with it for now.
"You know why I added him, don't you?" Doremi placed a card on her field. At once, three planes piloted by goblins flew in, all working together rot carry a large, six-sided metal crate (1400/0). "And I will chain to Goblindbergh's ability!"
"As will I!" Shadow Doremi shouted. Immediately, a small plant-like creature burst out of the ground. It looked more like a sprouting seed than anything (1000/700). It was crouching down, defending itself. "Bloom, Naturu Cosmosbeet!"
The goblins dropped their crate onto the ground, opening it up and revealing a Priest (800/1600). At the same time, a shadowy lizard melted into view (1100/1500).
"Meet Summon Priest and Shadow Lizard!" Doremi called. "And then, by discarding one spell card, I can-!"
"Special summon any Lv4 monster form your deck," Shadow Doremi finished, "Unless you're just paying the cost just to go minus?"
"Urusai, Shadow Doremi!" the pink Ojamajo shouted. Summon Priest rubbed his hand over his forehead even as he used the sacrificed spell's power to open a portal. A familiar artist used the portal to arrive (1600/1000). Then, both he and the Jammer transformed into orbs of energy and spiraled upward. "And with these Lv5 monsters, I build the Overlay Network!" Both monsters entered a galaxy-like vortex in the sky, causing a burst of rainbow energy. Then, the floating city descended (2400/1500). "Awareru…Number 33: OOPArts Super Weapon – Machu Mach!"
Shadow Doremi snickered at the powerful monster. "You really think that thing can beat me?" she asked, mockingly, "I've seen it killed before…and I will do it in today!"
"That's what you think!" Doremi retorted, "And since Astell Drawn was used to summon it, I can draw one more card!" Astell Drawn's image appeared over the city, waving his brush and sprinkling her with his magic. The top of her deck glowed slightly, cueing her in to draw her card. "I will-!"
"You'll what? Let me summon a big thing just so you can use your cannon fodder to weaken it and get an OTK off?" Shadow Doremi ranted, "We all know it won't work, Light Doremi!"
"Demo ne-!"
"Oh, what's that? Too damn stupid to realize a great play?"
Doremi grit her teeth in anger as Priest, Lizard, and Goblindbergh turned into more orbs of energy. "You asked for it! With these three Lv4 monsters, I build the Overlay Network!" Another vortex appeared in the sky, albeit one that was spurting light. But once all three monsters had entered, it burst with darkness…and a familiar form exuding a dark aura descended (2500/2100). "Descend, Vylon Disigma!"
No sooner did it appear, the dark aura surrounding Doremi intensified.
"AHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Shadow Doremi laughed maliciously, "Of all the plays you could've gone for…and that was the worst!" Her laughter turned into a malevolent snicker accompanied by a sadistic grin. "Now I get the honor of killing that back-stabbing Verz Focus!"
Doremi shook her head. "Not with this. I set one card!" A reversed card appeared before the pink Ojamajo. "Turn end!"
"And that's how losers fail!" Shadow Doremi shouted, "Watashi no Turn! Draw!" She looked at her card, smiling evilly. "First, I release my Cosmosbeet to summon Naturu Bamboo Shoot!" Cosmosbeet withdrew back into the ground. Moments later, a series of bamboo shoots sprung up. One of them took life and landed on the ground before the corrupted pink Shadow (2000/2000). "You like this guy?"
"Reverse card-!" Doremi began, but was interrupted by two more shoots springing up…right underneath her reversed card. Try as she might, but the card would not flip. "Nani yo?! What's going on?"
Shadow Doremi sneered. "If Bamboo Shoot is tribute summoned using a Naturu monster," she explained, "you can't use any spells or traps while he's on the field!"
Doremi grit her teeth.
"Now that your back row is dealt with, I can move on safely!" She took one card from her hand, smirking maliciously, "And since you still control more monsters than I do, I'm allowed to special summon THIS!" In moments, another plant, one a lot like Cosmosbeet, sprung up. But something was off about it; it appeared infected with something and, most of all, exuded a dark aura. At the same time, the dark aura surrounding Shadow Doremi intensified as well. "Behold, Verz Mandragora!"
"So you're summoning the focus of your corruption already," Doremi surmised.
"Everything 50/50," Shadow Doremi retorted, "You summon yours first turn, I summon mine first turn! But guess which one will survive destruction?" She took another card and inserted it into a slot. "I activate the spell One for One! With this, I can discard any monster to special summon a Lv1 monster from my deck! So make way for Unknown Synchron!"
And just like that, a small sphere made of several bands of silver-colored steel appeared. It had a red sphere in it, giving the impression of a large eye (0/0).
"Dandylion no kouka hatsudou! When sent to the graveyard, I can special summon two Fluff Tokens!" Dandylion's image appeared for a brief moment before splitting off two pieces of itself, one smiling and one frowning (0/0). "And now…I tune Lv4 Verz Mandragora and both of my Lv1 tokens with Lv1 Unknown Synchron!"
At once, All four of them flew into the air, with the Synchron transforming into a lone green ring that the others passed through. A flash of light burst forth.
"Rise forth, Spirit! Appear from the Ancient Forest and take a new form! Reign over the field with supremacy and without equal! Synchro Summon!" Shadow Doremi chanted, "Fairy Dragon – Ancient!"
Moments later, the beautiful dragon descended. It was just as dark and sinister in appearance as the last time it was seen. Regardless, the powerful dragon hissed at the pink Ojamajo (2100/3000).
"Next, I think I'll plat Terra Forming! And I will use it to add a little something to my hand…" The spell did the trick, allowing her to search out and add a certain card to her hand. She then inserted it. "Your luck runs out here and now! I activate Black Garden!" Within moments, the top of the tower was enveloped in a think tangle of throng vines that ended in black roses. A statue sitting on a pedestal stood in the middle of the field. At the same time, Fairy Dragon- Ancient smiled at her mistress and glowed with a dark radiance. "Since I activated a field spell while Fairy Dragon was out, I can draw a card!"
She took her card, smirking at what she had just pulled.
"If anyone's lucky, it's me!" Shadow Doremi yelled, "But first, you recall what my Dragon can do while I have a field spell, right? No? Too bad! Let's see whose ace is the best! Pain Crush!" Fair Dragon's eyes glowed a violent red. Seconds later, Machu Mach's core glowed the same color. A distinctive grinding sound could be discerned…one of terrible agony. It didn't last long though, but the thing that stopped it was the city being immolated by the Dragon's power and falling the ground below. "Next, I activate Earth Crush! Three guesses what this does!"
At once, the spell struck Vylon Disigma and drove him into the ground. He screeched in pain before the force of the spell finished him off.
Shadow Doremi smiled cutely. "Get her, Bamboo Shoot!" she commanded. Bamboo Shoot and Fairy Dragon were all too eager to strike. The former used some of the shoots near him as a catapult, launching himself right at the pink Ojamajo and slamming her hard in the chest, knocking her to the ground and dropping her to 6000 Life Points. "Show that Light Being your power, Fairy Dragon! Eternal Shimmering!" The pink Ojamajo had only a moment of respite when she was struck by Fairy Dragon's breath of red light. Only the Duel Anchor wrapped around her arm stopped her from being driven off the edge, though her Life Points were dropped to 3900. "Turn end!"
Doremi stumbled back to her feet. To lose both of her best monsters in one turn to something that wasn't a power card was bad enough…but to find herself on the receiving end of two direct attacks? And nearly getting blown off the edge?
It was far too much for her tastes. But, she had already experienced that one too many times in recent days.
"Atashi no Turn! Draw!" Doremi shouted. She forwent using DESTINY DRAW for the time being, hoping to save it for later. She looked at her new card with uncertainty. "I set one card." A reversed monster appeared before her. "Turn end."
Shadow Doremi smirked. Her Light Half was on the defensive now, but she couldn't get cocky; she had to keep the pressure on. And at this rate, it will be easy.
But before she could take her turn, a massive shape took form in the sky. It was distant, yet it still dominated the sky (2800/3000). It was very much recognizable.
"Looks like Shadow Hazuki-chan just summoned her ace monster…" Shadow Doremi muttered nonchalantly, "Guess your friend is doomed."
"No she isn't!" Doremi shouted back.
"Oh? And how so? I heard she lost pretty miserably last time she dueled!"
"Because when I dueled to free her from the Verz, she nearly beat me!"
"Then you must be pretty weak then!"
Doremi seethed in rage. She found her Shadow to be unbearable, even when she was under Verz control. And now she was now beginning to doubt if she really was under her control.
"Just take you turn!" Doremi shouted.
"With pleasure! Watshi no Turn! Draw!" Shadow Doremi replied, smirking at her newly drawn card. "Naturu Bamboo Shoot! Wipe out that face-down monster!"
Bamboo Shoot obeyed the order and again used the shoots to launch himself at the target. It revealed itself to be a small undead being wielding a scythe (300/200) The attack simply passed through it without any sort of effect.
"Soul-Erasing Spirit cannot be destroyed by battle!" Doremi explained.
"No matter! I set one card!" A reversed card appeared before the pink Shadow. "Turn end!"
"Atashi no Turn! Draw!" Doremi shouted. Her newest card wasn't what she needed right now, but it would do.
"Hahahahah!" Shadow Doremi laughed, "Reverse card, open! Holy Radiance harsudou!" Seconds after the trap card revealed itself, a supremely brilliant light filled the area. "Now you can continue."
"Nani yo?" Doremi began, "You're a Shadow! Why are you using a light-based card?" She looked at her Shadow, who replied with a knowing look herself. "Nevermind…I will set one monster!" A reversed monster appeared by Spirit's side…until the Radiance struck it and forced it face up; it was a purple-pink penguin wielding a sword (750/500). Moments later, the vines in the Garden wrapped themselves around it, draining him (750-375/500) and then using the stolen energy to grow a Black Rose on Shadow Doremi's field (800/800). "Eh?!"
"Holy Radiance prevents all monsters from being played face-down," Shadow Doremi explained. Smugness was evident in her voice. "It even stops effects that flip cards face-down, so no Book of Mooning for you!"
Doremi grit her teeth. "Turn end…"
Shadow Doremi smirked. "This is just too easy!" she said, drawing her card. Her smirk widened when she saw it. "Fairy Dragon! Get that Penguin Soldier! Eternal Shimmering!" The Dragon was all too eager to follow orders. She blasted the small and drained creature with her breath weapon of red light, vaporizing it. "Turn end!"
Moments later, the giant Machine-type monster above sent several beams and missiles at a specific part of the Castle, entering a certain window and seemingly devastating the interior.
"Hazuki-chan!" Doremi called.
"I guess she just got killed," Shadow Doremi snickered, "Kisama no Turn!"
Doremi turned her head away in disgust as she drew her card. One look at it said it wasn't useful right now. She shook her head.
"Turn end," the pink Ojamajo said, dejected.
"You really are in a corner!" Shadow Doremi shouted, drawing her card. She grinned and snickered. "I activate the spell Pot of Greed and Humility!" A large, two-face jar appeared before her. "It lets me reveal the top three cards of my deck and add one of them to my hand!" She took her cards: Enemy Controller, Pot of Avarice, and Increasing "G"; she added the first card to her hand and shuffled the rest into her deck. "And now I will use it on your Spirit!"
At once, a massive video-game controller appeared before the corrupted pink Shadow.
"And I will switch your Spirit to Attack Position! Go! Up, Up! Down, Down! Left, Right! Left, Right! B! A! Start!" The buttons on the Controller pressed themselves in, affecting Soul-Erasing Spirit and forcing it to prepare for battle. However, the energy from the spell flowing through him proved just how frail he was, disintegrating him. "And now that I've used his targeting weakness to kill him, I can take you out! Get her, Bamboo Shoot!" Doremi alternated between looking at her hand and looking at the incoming Naturu Forest resident. "This is game, set, and match, Light Doremi!"
"I don't think so!" Doremi shouted back. Moments later, a small appeared right before the attack and ringed a bell it held(0/0). The resultant sound waves disrupted Bamboo Shoot's assault and forced him down. The noise affected Fairy Dragon – Ancient too, leaving her too disoriented to make any kind of attack. "Battle Fader no kouka hatsudou! When you declare a direct attack, I can special summon him and end the Battle Phase!"
"Tch!" Shadow Doremi seethed, "You got lucky! But…since you special summoned a monster before the Damage step…!" Several vines shot out from the Garden, wrapping around and draining what little energy they could and using it to grow another Black Rose Token. "Turn end!"
The Dyson Sphere dominating the sky vanished.
"Oh? It looks like that duel is over~!" Shadow Doremi chortled in a sing-song voice, "I guess at least one of you Light Ojamajos is back on our side!"
Doremi looked down at the window Dyson Sphere's attack entered. She feared the worst had happened and now had to save her once again. That is, if she survived this fight.
To that end, she looked at her Battle Fader with a look of thanks. He won't stop their attacks for long, she thought. She drew her next card and looked at it carefully. "I set one monster."
A reversed card appeared before the pink Ojamajo.
"You amateur!" Shadow Doremi shouted, "Aren't you forgetting Holy Radiance?!" Seconds later, the brilliant light intensified on the concealed monster, forcing it face-up and revealing it as Marshmallon (300/500). More vines wrapped around and drained it (300-150/500) and used the stolen energy to grow a second Black Rose Token. "Keep building up my army! I could use some more roses to tear you to shreds with!"
"At least he can still defend my Life Points," Doremi muttered, "Turn end."
"Then let me prove you wrong!" Shadow Doremi said, drawing her card. "I activate the spell Cup of Ace!" Moments later, a golden cup appeared overhead. It was rotating, alternating from right-side up to upside-down. "When you tell it to stop, it will stop…and whichever side it lands on will have an effect either beneficial or baneful!"
"Why do you even have this card in your deck?" Shadow Doremi asked, "Nevermind." She looked at the Cup carefully but was afraid of what might happen if she spoke at the wrong time. "STOP!"
The cup stopped rotating…and landed right-side up. Shadow Doremi snickered with malevolence.
"Good choice…for me!" Shadow Doremi shouted, "When it lands right-side up, I draw two cards!" The Cup glowed in her favor as she took the cards. "But…there's really nothing to do right now. Turn end."
Doremi was beside herself. She should've waited for just a few seconds longer…and maybe she would have gained something from the card. She took her turn and drew her next card. She saw it and gained a level of hope…but recalled that Bamboo-Shoot was still active and would stop her from even using it.
The red-haired Ojamajo gave a dismayed look. "Turn end."
"Losing your hope already?" Shadow Doremi asked, insultingly. She drew her next card "You don't even know what's next! I release all three of my Tokens!"
She held up one of the cards in her hand. Her three Black Rose Tokens transformed into energy and spiraled into it one after another. Once the last one was gone, a bolt of lightning came crashing down, bringing with it a monster that filled Doremi with dread. It was long, serpentine, and clearly draconic in appearance. But one of its distinguishing features was a double set of jaws in addition to the frightening feeling of being in the presence of something truly powerful (?/?).
"Awareru…Sky Dragon of Osiris!" The Divine-Beast-type monster roared at the now-terrified pink Ojamajo. "His ATK and DEF are equal to the cards in my hand times 1000. I have three! Can you do the math?" Osiris narrowed his eyes at the opponent at hand (?-3000/?-3000). "Now…show that worthless Light Being your power! Destroy that Battle Fader! Super Electrical Conduction Wave – Thunder Force!"
At once, the powerful deity unleashed the full might of its attack upon the unfortunate fiend. Battle Fader stood no chance and was completely erased from existence.
"Turn end!"
Doremi looked up at the snarling behemoth that now floated over the Garden. "Chotto Matte!" she called, "Shouldn't his ATK have been cut?"
"You don't know anything, do you? Cards and effect can't even be activated when Osiris is tribute summoned!" she explained, "What are you, retarded?"
Doremi clenched her fist. That not-so-new insult was, at the very best, downright horrible. To her, it was an assault on her very confidence and self-esteem. She felt angry. Very angry.
"You're…going to regret that…Shadow Doremi!" Doremi seethed, "Atashi no Turn! Draw!" The pink Ojamajo drew her next card…and immediately wished it was better. "Since Holy Radiance forces me to play monsters face-up, I will summon Gagaga Magician in Defense mode!" Within moments, a reversed monster appeared only to be forced to reveal himself (1500/1000); the juvenile Magician had only a moment of bewilderment before being drained by the Garden (1500-750/1000). Another Black Rose bloomed on Shadow Doremi's field. "Turn end."
"Trying to build up you defenders, hmm?" Shadow Doremi mocked. She drew her card. "I summon Naturu Beans…in Defense Position!" A reversed monster appeared on her field. And just like Doremi's monsters, it too was forced to reveal itself; it was a handful of beans still inside the pod (100/1200). The vines showed no mercy to them either, draining them and causing another Black Rose to bloom on Doremi's field (100-50/1200). "Now then…let's try this again! Osiris! Take out that Token! Super Electrical Conduction Wave – Thunder Force!"
Once again, the mighty god unleashed his fury, vaporizing the token without a struggle. And this time, a lot of that energy got through, driving Doremi over the edge and reducing her to 1700 Life Points. Shadow Doremi violently hoisted her back up using the Duel Anchor, bringing her back to the top in moments.
"Turn end!"
Doremi felt her shoulder; it hurt badly, just like when the pink Shadow wrenched it out of place the first time they dueled. She knew she was going to have a harder time now.
"I…can't…I can't!" Doremi muttered. Struggling, she drew her card. It was painful, but she did it…but the card she drew was a slight let down. "Turn…end!"
"And so is this game!" Shadow Doremi replied, drawing her card, "I activate another Earth Crush! And guess what's the only monster you control!" Doremi gasped in shock as the spell's power slammed her nigh-indestructible defender into the ground. It then finished it off with a sickening bursting sound. "And now that he's out of the way…Osiris! Finish her for good! Super Electrical Conduction Wave – Thunder Force!"
And with that, Osiris unleashed his signature attack on the pink Ojamajo. She again started alternating between the card in her hand and the attack that was heading right for her. Finally, she acted…and a scarecrow with a high-powered engine rocketed in (0/0) and took the attack. Once destroyed, a choking cloud of dust spread across Shadow Doremi's field, leaving the other monsters too sickened to attack.
"Tch!" the corrupted pink Shadow seethed.
"Quick Attack Scarecrow hatsudou!" Doremi called, "When you declare a direct attack, can discard him to negate that attack and end the Battle Phase!"
"Whatever! I'll still win next turn! Turn end!"
Doremi half-gasped. She needed an out to her opponent's monsters, but the onslaught was too much. At the same time, she was running out of monsters and luck. She had to turn things around as soon as possible.
"Atashi no Turn! Draw!" She called. The moment she touched the top card of her deck, she felt a familiar presence. I'm sorry for what happened to you last time…but it won't happen again! She closed her eyes and took her card. She then cast her gaze upon it and smiled. "This…This is the end for you! Since I now have no monsters, I can summon Him without release! Awareru…Temporal Machine God – Metaion!"
A bright light unlike the Holy Radiance descended. It was followed by the appearance of a vaguely humanoid/angelic ruby-red machine. A screen dominated its torso…and within moments, the visage of an angelic being appeared on it (0/0).
Shadow Doremi snickered. "You've just activated Osiris' greatest ability!" she shouted. Osiris' second set of jaws opened up. "Whenever you normal or special common a monster in attack position…Osiris reduces it ATK by 2000! And if it ever drops to 0…then it dies! Go! Summon Thunder Bullet!" In seconds, a blue burst of lightning shot forth from the second set of jaws. It seemed to strike Metaion right in the screen. But when the dust cleared, Metaion was unharmed; a barrier had appeared around it. "Nani yo?!"
"Metaion cannot be destroyed by any means!" Doremi shouted, "Now…Metaion! Attack Osiris!" Metaion obeyed Doremi and sent a wave of fire right at the Egyptian God card. It shrugged it effortlessly. "Metaion no kouka hatsudou! After the Battle Phase, if Metaion battled…allother monsters return to the hand. And then you take 300 damage for each!"
Metaion unleashed another wave of fire. It caught all of the pink Shadow's monsters in it, sending them back to a point in the recent past. The fire continued onward, striking gher and dropping her to 6800 Life Points.
"And now that Bamboo Shoot is gone, I can activate Pot of Avarice!" Doremi took five monsters: Machu Mach, Disigma, Summon Priest, Astell Drawn, and Marshmallon. All five returned to her deck. She then drew two new cards. "I set one card." A reversed card appeared behind Metaion. "Turn end."
Shadow Doremi seethed in rage. "You're gonna regret this!" she shouted, drawing her card. "I'll pass this turn."
"Fine then," Doremi replied taking her turn and drawing her card. Then, Metaion turned and gave Doremi an apologetic look before vanishing. "Eh?! Metaion?!" She then looked closely at his card text. "Oh…But…arigatou!"
"GET ON WITH IT!" Shadow Doremi yelled.
"With pleasure! I summon Gagaga Girl!" Doremi called. Moments later, a young spellcaster appeared by Doremi's side (1000/800). And just like before, the vines of the Garden wrapped around the Girl and drained her power and used it to grow another black Rose on Shadow Doremi's field. "Gomennasai, Gagaga-chan." She then looked at the Garden itself. "It's time to get rid of this place once and for all! Reverse card, open! Cyclone hatsudou!"
Moments later, a whirlwind kicked up. It was ferocious and made short work of completely tearing the entire Garden apart.
"Usou!" Shadow Doremi griped.
"And now, I activate Gagagarevenge! And I will use it to bring back Gagaga Magician!" Doremi announced. In seconds, a coffin inscribed with runes burst from the ground. Gagaga magician wasted no time in braking out from it. He and his weakened partner then nodded and, understanding Dormei's wishes, made themselves Lv5. Then, they turned into two orbs of purple energy. "And with these two Lv5 monsters, I build the Overlay Network!" Both of them entered the galaxy-like vortex, causing a burst of rainbow energy. No sooner did it do so, the massive floating city that was also a Number descended. "And thanks to Gagagarevenge, Machu Mach gains 300 ATK!"
Mahcu Mach absorbed some of the residual energy from the coffin (2400-2700/1500). Then, Gagaga Girl's visage appeared over the massive city. She dialed a set of number into her cell phone and aimed the waves at the Black Rose. It seemed to wither from it (800-0/800).
"That's how you use Zero Zero Call!" Doremi shouted, "And now I activate Machu Mach's ability! By detaching one Overlay, I can target any monster you control whose ATK is different from its original ATK and inflict that amount as damage to you! Then, Machu Mach gains that damage as ATK! Go! Infinity Cannon!"
At once, one of the lights orbiting Machu Mach flew into the uppermost spire. Then, several cannon appeared from the ring surrounding it. They all blasted forth, striking Shadow Doremi and the Black Rose; the former was knocked to the ground as her Life Points fell to 6000. Machu Mach then absorbed the resulting energy (2700-3500/1500).
"Now…" Doremi panted, "I can finally even the odds! Machu Mach! Attack her Black Rose! Fire of Vril!"
Machu Mach rapidly charged at the top of its highest spire. Once finished, it blasted the Black Rose, disintegrating it. The monster didn't even stop any part of the attack. The pink Shadow was hit by a beam of blue plasma, blowing her further into the ground and dropping her to 2500 Life Points.
"I set one card," Doremi said, her form sagging. A reversed card appeared before her. "Turn end…"
Shadow Doremi clambered to her feet. "I…won't lose! I can't lose! Not like last time!" she shouted. The top card of her deck glowed with a light-absorbing radiance…DESTINY DRAW. "Watashi no turn!" She took her glowing card, smirking at what it was. "First, I discard Increasing 'G' to use its powers!"
At once, several small eyes appeared around the corrupted Shadow's feet.
"And Since it worked so well for you, I'll activate my own Pot of Avarice!" A once, a large pot that was heavily decorated with jewels and bore a hideously greedy look appeared. "This is your dismay, Light Doremi!"
She took five cards from her graveyard: Unknown Synchron, Dandylion, Verz Mandragora, Naturu Cosmosbeet, and Increasing "G".
"Reverse card, open! Lost hatsudou!" Doremi shouted. Her concealed card revealed itself. "Lost allows me to banish any monster from either graveyard! And the card I choose is…Verz Mandragora!"
Shadow Doremi's eyes went wide. To her horror, the Verz card began fading out of existence…along with a chunk of the dark aura surrounding her. She screamed as she collapsed to the ground.
"Shadow Doremi!" Doremi called. She nearly ran up to her in concern until she saw her getting back up. "Shadow Doremi?"
"So you set me free from the Verz, huh?" Shadow Doremi replied. She began snickering. "Y'know, Light Doremi? I actually could've broken free at any time!" She flashed a malicious smile at her now-stunned Light Half. "But…the thought of being able to beat you more easily and make you my b***h was all too inviting…"
"Then why?" Doremi half-demanded, "Why did you do this?"
"Just told you why. Anta baka?!" The pink Shadow's expression changed from malevolence to seething rage. "And thanks to you, my card fizzled and died! But no matter! I'll summon Naturu Beans once again!" At once, the Beans from the Naturu Forest appeared again as they had been revealed by the Holy Radiance. This time, there was no Black Garden to drain them. "Turn end!"
Doremi grit her teeth as she drew her card. She knew from her earlier duel that that monster had a once per turn invulnerability and will burn her for damage each time she attacks it. She would have to wait a while.
"Turn end," the pink Ojamajo said.
Shadow Doremi smirked. "gotcha in a tight spot again, don't I? she inquired, mockingly. She drew her new card…and decided it wasn't important. "I'll pass here. Turn end."
Doremi gulped as she drew her card. "This…this is!" She said, confidence returning, "I summon Summon Priest!" At once, the Priest made his reappearance on the field. "Next, I will activate his ability!" Doremi tossed her spell card to allow the Priest to draw upon its power. He created a portal that was soon used by Astel Drawn to reappear. Then, both of them turned into orbs of energy. "And with these two Lv4 monsters, I build the Overlay Network!"
Both monsters entered a red vortex, causing a burst of similarly-colored light to radiate out. Moments later, a lithe and graceful humanoid butterfly emerged from within (2100/1800).
"Awareru, Photon Butterfly Assassin!" Doremi called.
"Oh please!" Shadow Doremi retorted, "That was the first Xyz monster you ever used on me! And it didn't work!"
"But things are different now…and you're not a secure as you think!" She looked up at her Assassin; she nodded at her. "I activate Butterfly Assassin's ability! By detaching one Overlay, I can switch one monster you control to Attack Position and make it lose 600 ATK!"
One of the lights orbiting the Assassin was absorbed into her wings. She then shed light and scales on Naturu Beans, blinding them and crippling their defense (100-0/1200).
"This can't be…!" Shadow Doremi gasped.
"It is," Doremi replied, "Machu Mach! Attack Naturu Beans! Fire of Vril!"
Machu Mach charged up its main attack for the last time. Once finished, it fired one final blue beam of plasma at the Beans. They withstood the attack just fine at the cost of some of their own, but their retaliation struck Doremi, reducing her to 1200 Life Points. But it was too little too late. They could not stop any part of the blast.
It hit Shadow Doremi like a ton of bricks, sending her into the ground while reducing her to 0 Life Points.
Doremi is the winner!
Within moments, Doremi rushed over to her downed Shadow. She was still awake, but shaken and horrified.
"Not again…Not again…Not again…" the pink shadow muttered, "Why? Why did I lose again?"
Doremi noticed a card in her hand: Verz Mandragora. Holding her own Machu Mach in her own, she reached down and tried to grab the card. But for some reason, she was unable to get the card out of her Shadow's grip.
It was then when she heard Machu Mach's voice.
"So then…I can't take the Shadows' Verz cards?" Doremi asked. Disigma replied inn her mind. "Then…Then Jou-sama must be defeated. But how?"
Machu Mach and Disigma seemed to get into an argument. They made an agreement after what seemed like a while.
"So that's it?" Doremi asked, gulping, "I hope it works…and I hope I don't end up falling under the Verz's control!"
It was then that Doremi noticed a cloud of darkness gathering in the center of the field. It quickly coalesced into a door. At the same time, a massive, dome-shaped barrier took form over the area.
Reluctantly, Doremi left her Shadow right where she was and entered the door…
Featured Duel: Doremi vs. Verz Shadow Doremi
Doremi LP (8000) – Verz Shadow Doremi LP (8000)
Doremi's turn:
Doremi has Summoner Monk, Pot of Duality, Reinforcement of the Army, Kagetokage, and Gagagarevenge as her opening hand. She draws Solar Wind Jammer.
Since Doremi controls no monsters, she can special summon Solar Wind Jammer from her hand. She then activates Reinforcement of the Army and uses it to add Gobindbergh to her hand. She then normal summons it and uses its effect to special summon Summoner Monk from her hand. Doremi chains to its effect with Kagetokage while Verz Shadow Doremi chains Naturia Cosmobeet's effect.
Doremi activates Summoner Monk's effect, discarding Pot of Avarice and special summoning Star Drawing from her deck. She then overlays Solar Wind Jammer with Star Drawing to Xyz summon Number 33: Chronomaly Machu Mech; Drawing's effect lets her draw 1 card since it was used as Xyz material; Doremi draws Bottomless Trap Hole. She then overlays Monk, Goblindbergh, and Kagetokage to Xyz summon Vylon Disigma.
Doremi sets Bottomless Trap Hole and ends.
Verz Shadow Doremi's turn:
Verz Shadow Doremi has Evilswarm Mandrago, Dandylion, One for One, and Terraforming as her opening hand. She draws Naturia Bambooshoot.
Verz Shadow Doremi tributes Cosmobeet to normal summon Naturia Bambooshoot; since she tributed a Naturia monster to summon Bambooshoot, Doremi cannot activate any spells or traps while it's face-up.
Since Verz Shadow Doremi controls less monsters than Doremi, she can special summon Evilswarm Mandrago. She then activates One for One, discarding Dandylion and special summoning Unknown Synchron from her deck; Dandylion special summons two Fluff Tokens to her field since it was sent to the graveyard.
Verz Shadow Doremi then tunes Lv4 Mandrago and the two Lv1 Fluff Tokens with Lv1 Unknown Synchron to Synchro Summon Ancient Faerie Dragon. She then activates Terraforming and uses it to add Black Garden to her hand. She activates it, and since she did so, she can draw 1 card off of Ancient Faerie Dragon; she draws Smashing Ground.
Verz Shadow Doremi activates Ancient Faerie Dragon's effect, targeting and destroying Machu Mech. She follows by activating Smashing Ground, targeting and destroying Vylon Disigma.
Verz Shadow Doremi attacks Doremi directly with Bambooshoot and Faerie Dragon. She then ends.
Doremi LP (3900) – Verz Shadow Doremi LP (8000)
Doremi's turn:
Doremi draws Spirit Reaper.
Doremi sets Spirit Reaper and ends.
Verz Shadow Doremi's turn:
Verz Shadow Doremi draws Light of Intervention.
Verz Shadow Doremi attacks Doremi's set monster with Bambooshoot; Spirit Reaper cannot be destroyed by battle.
Verz Shadow Doremi sets Light of Intervention and ends.
Doremi LP (3900) – Verz Shadow Doremi LP (8000)
Doremi's turn:
Doremi draws Penguin Soldier.
During her Standby Phase, Shadow Doremi activates Light of Intervention, preventing all monsters from being set and stopping them from being flipped face-down.
Doremi normal summons Penguin Soldier in Face-up Defense Position; its ATK is halved and Verz Shadow Doremi gains a Black Rose Token. Doremi ends.
Verz Shadow Doremi:
Verz Shadow Doremi draws Slifer the Sky Dragon.
Verz Shadow Doremi attacks Penguin Soldier with Ancient Faerie Dragon, destroying it. She ends.
Doremi LP (3900) – Verz Shadow Doremi LP (8000)
Doremi's turn:
Doremi draws Battle Fader. She ends.
Verz Shadow Doremi's turn:
Verz Shadow Doremi draws Pot of Duality.
Verz Shadow Doremi activates Pot of Duality; she reveals Enemy Controller, Pot of Avarice, and Maxx "C"; she adds Enemy Controller to her hand and shuffles the rest into the deck. She then activates it, targeting Spirit Reaper; since Reaper was targeted by a card effect and was not removed from the field during resolution, it is immediately destroyed.
Verz Shadow Doremi attacks Doremi directly with Bambooshoot. Doremi special summons Battle Fader, causing a replay and ending the Battle Phase; Verz Shadow Doremi gains another Black Rose Token.
Verz Shadow Doremi ends.
Doremi LP (3900) – Verz Shadow Doremi LP (8000)
Doremi's turn:
Doremi draws Marshmallon.
Doremi sets Marshmallon; since Light of Intervention is still out, it is normal summoned in face-up Defense Position instead; Black Garden gives Verz Shadow Doremi another Black Rose Token.
Doremi ends.
Verz Shadow Doremi's turn:
Verz Shadow Doremi draws Cup of Ace.
Verz Shadow Doremi Cup of Ace; her coin lands on Heads, letting her draw two cards (Monster Reborn and Maxx "C"). She ends.
Doremi LP (3900) – Verz Shadow Doremi LP (8000)
Doremi's turn:
Doremi draws Pot of Avarice.
She ends.
Verz Shadow Doremi's turn:
Verz Shadow Doremi draws Naturia Cliff.
Verz Shadow Doremi tributes all three of her Tokens to summon Slifer the Sky Dragon; Black Garden cannot activate and cannot give Doremi a Token.
Verz Shadow Doremi attacks Battle Fader with Slifer, destroying it; since it was special summoned via its effect, it is banished upon leaving the field.
Verz Shadow Doremi ends.
Doremi LP (3900) – Verz Shadow Doremi LP (8000)
Doremi's turn:
Doremi draws Gagaga Magician.
Doremi sets Gagaga Magician and ends; Light of intervention forces him face-up and Black Garden halves his ATK and grants Verz Shadow Doremi a Token.
Verz Shadow Doremi's turn:
Verz Shadow Doremi draws Naturia Beans.
Verz Shadow Doremi sets Naturia Beans; Light of Intervention forces it face-up and Black Garden halves its ATK in addition to giving Doremi a Token.
Verz Shadow Doremi attacks Doremi's defending Gagaga Magician with Ancient Faerie Dragon, destroying it. She then attacks Doremi's Token with Slifer, destroying it.
Verz Shadow Doremi ends.
Doremi LP (1700) – Verz Shadow Doremi LP (8000)
Doremi's turn:
Doremi draws Swift Scarecrow. She ends.
Verz Shadow Doremi's turn:
Verz Shadow Doremi draws Smashing Ground.
Verz Shadow Doremi activates Smashing Ground, targeting and destroying Doremi's Marshmallon.
Verz Shadow Doremi attacks Doremi directly with Slifer. Doremi discards Swift Scarecrow to negate the attack and end the Battle Phase.
Verz Shadow Doremi ends.
Doremi LP (1700) – Verz Shadow Doremi LP (8000)
Doremi's turn:
Doremi draws Metaion, the Timelord.
Since Doremi controls no monsters, she can normal summon Metaion without tributing. Slifer's effect does not apply since its ATK is already 0 and because Metaion cannot be destroyed by card effects; Shadow Doremi has no more room for any more Tokens.
Doremi attack Slifer with Metaion. Metaion cannot be destroyed by battle and all battle damage Doremi takes is nulled.
At the end of the Battle Phase, since Metaion battled, all other monsters return to their owner's hands and Verz Shadow Doremi takes 300 damage per card (including cards returned to the Extra Deck); three were returned, so Verz Shadow Doremi takes 1200 damage.
Doremi activates Pot of Avarice, returning Machu Mech, Disigma, Summoner Monk, Star Drawing, and Marshmallon to her deck and drawing Gagaga Girl and Mystical Space Typhoon.
Doremi sets MST and ends.
Verz Shadow Doremi's turn:
Verz Shadow Doremi draws Naturia Cherries. She ends.
Doremi LP (1700) – Verz Shadow Doremi LP (6800)
Doremi's turn:
Doremi draws Disappear.
Doremi normal summons Gagaga Girl; Black Garden halves her ATK and gives Verz Shadow Doremi a Black Rose Token. Doremi then activates Mystical Space Typhoon, targeting and destroying Black Garden. She follows by activating Gagagarevenge, reviving Gagaga Magician.
Doremi uses Magician's effect to make him Lv5. She then uses Girl's effect to make her Lv5 as well. She then overlays Magician and Girl to Xyz summon Number 33: Chrononaly Machu Mech; Gagagarevenge gives Machu Mech 300 more ATK. And since Gagaga Girl was used as Xyz material with Gagaga Magician, Doremi can make one opponent's special summoned monster's ATK 0; she chooses the Black Rose Token.
Doremi activates Machu Mech's effect, detaching Magician and targeting the Black Rose Token; Verz Shadow Doremi takes 800 damage while Machu Mech gains 800 ATK.
Doremi attacks the Token with Machu Mech, destroying it.
Doremi sets Disappear and ends.
Verz Shadow Doremi's turn:
Verz Shadow Doremi uses DESTINY DRAW to get Pot of Avarice.
Verz Shadow Doremi discards Maxx "C". She then activates Pot of Avarice, targeting Unknown Synchron, Dandylion, Evilswarm Mandrago, Naturia Cosmobeet, and Maxx "C". Doremi chains by activating Disappear, targeting and banishing Evilswarm Mandrago. Since not all of the monsters can be returned to the deck, none of them are and Verz Shadow Doremi cannot draw anything.
Doremi banishing Evilswarm Mandrago allows Shadow Doremi to break free from the Verz's control. She still continues regardless.
Shadow Doremi sets Naturia Beans; Light of Intervention forces it to be normal summoned in face-up Defense Position instead. She ends.
Doremi LP (1700) – Shadow Doremi LP (2500)
Doremi's turn:
Doremi draws Summoner Monk. She ends.
Shadow Doremi's turn:
Shadow Doremi draws Naturia Cliff. She ends.
Doremi LP (1700) – Shadow Doremi LP (2500)
Doremi's turn:
Doremi draws Gagagarevenge.
Doremi normal summons Summoner Monk; his effect switches him to Defense Position. She then activates his second effect, discarding Gagagarevenge and special summoning Star drawing from her deck. She then overlays Monk with Drawing to Xyz summon Photon Papilloperative; since Drawing was used as an Xyz material, Doremi can draw a card; she draws Metaion, the Timelord.
Doremi activates Papilloperative's effect, detaching Drawing and forcing Beans to Attack Position and dropping its ATK by 600.
Doremi attacks Naturia Beans with Number 33: Chronomaly Machu Mech; Beans inflicts 500 damage to Doremi, but the attack goes through regardless. Beans isn't destroyed.
Doremi LP (1200) – Shadow Doremi LP (0)
Doremi is the winner!
We've made it! We've made it to Black Queen's throne room! It was harder than we thought, but we did it. But…Shouldn't Jou-sama be here? Why is she…Oh no. Not those two!
EH?! We have to fight these two now? Hidoi yo! She beat Mama horribly last time…and she has to fight them both now?! NO! I will help Mama beat them! No matter what it takes!
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Disigma Sechs, Thanatos Zwei, and Nightmare Zwei have begun their approach…
A/N: This duel was far longer than I had hoped. Then again, Shadow Doremi's deck is about locking down her opponent and keeping them down.