Author: I want to thank all me reviewers! You guys are the best! Though…maybe I should write less dueling…because maybe all of you are getting a bit tired of it and want to see what will happen in the end huh? After this, I will try to write less dueling and more story-telling ok? Though I don't know if you might, MIGHT read this, sometimes some people don't read these things…oh well. Hope you'll like this chapter and leave a review and, sorry for not updating for a really LONG time folks, but better late than never right?
Chapter 32: Battle: Robotic Duel II
The battle between the two duelists continued on. Marik was barely hanging on in this duel, but he knew eventually, if this keeps up, his not going to make it and win this duel. He needed a plan, at fast or it was all over for him. Maverick was smiling at him. He thought he could him, but Marik got in worse situations.
Marik: I switch my Sangan and my Gilasaurus to defense mode and end my turn…but when it's my turn again…I'm going to bring you down to your knees!
Maverick: Will see about that…
Maverick drew his next card, which was Robot Rage, a magic card. Maverick gave a small smile and pointed his finger at Marik.
Maverick: Your going down! First, I play the magic card, Robot Rage! This is a very neat magic card…a VERY neat magic card, hahahahaha!
Robot Rage
(Magic Card)
You can only activate this card if you have at least one machine-type monster that has the word "MAN" on your side of the field. Special summon all machine monsters in your hand and your deck to the field, regardless of the monster limit. After this card has been activated and sent to the graveyard, remove from play any monsters in your hand or deck that isn't a machine type monster with "MAN". If a "MAN" machine monster is destroyed in any other way, remove from play all the "MAN" monsters on your side of the field. And, you cannot play any other monsters as long as all the "MAN" monsters are on your side of the field and your monsters cannot attack this turn.
Maverick: Now your in for it Marik! I play the spell card, Robot Rage! I get to summon all my monsters in just one turn, but they can't attack! So you're lucky…
Seven robots appeared on the field, the first one was a small robot flying around and had a huge ninja star on his right hand. The second one was a HUGE blue robot, his armor looked like it was made out of ice, the third was another small robot and had an orange gun for an arm on his left arm, the forth was a floating green robot that looked like an astronaut, only floating on some kind of silver object attached to it, the fifth was a reddish-brown robot that was wielding a sword, the sixth was a two headed robot with some kind of rocket launcher attached on its left arm and had a armor that was dressed in green camouflage, and the seventh was a weird looking robot. Its body was like a tank (not the army tanks!) holding water in it, twisting around and also had a left gun arm.
Tengu-MAN-Level: 6 Atk/2200 Def/1700 (Wind/Machine/Effect)
Frost-MAN-Level: 7 Atk/2450 Def/2000 (Water/Machine/Effect)
Grenade-MAN-Level: 5 Atk/1900 Def/1700 (Earth/Machine/Effect)
Astro-MAN-Level: 7 Atk/2500 Def/2100 (Wind/Machine/Effect)
Sword-MAN-Level: 4 Atk/1800 Def/1000 (Fire/Machine/Effect)
Search-MAN-Level: 6 Atk/2000 Def/1500 (Earth/Machine/Effect)
Aqua-MAN-Level: 4 Atk/1600 Def/1800 (Water/Machine/Effect)
Marik: But that makes eight monsters total! You can't do that!
Maverick: The magic card allows me to play as many monsters as possible ignoring the monster limit. But, I can't attack, and I have to send all monsters remove from play…so your saved.
Maverick's thoughts: (However…I have one card to bring back my knight from play….and when I summon it to the field…I'll win this duel and I'll have the respect I deserve from Master Aeru!)
Marik: Great! Fine! My move!
Marik drew his next card and it was Lava Golem. Marik decided to hold on to it until the duel gets ugly.
Marik: I got nothing…your move.
Maverick: That's it! Too bad! My move!
Maverick drew his magic card, Winds from the West, a magic card.
Winds from the West
(Magic Card)
If Storm the Knight of Wind-West is removed from play, is in your graveyard, or in your deck, add it your hand by paying half of your life points.
Maverick: All right! Now, my trap card is activated! Thanks to Negative Energy, my machines get a 700 attack-boost! Let's see if your can survive this!
Tengu-MAN-Atk/2900
Forst-MAN-Atk/3150
Grenade-MAN-Atk/2600
Astro-MAN-Atk/3200
Sword-MAN-Atk/2500
Search-MAN-Atk/2700
Aqua-MAN-Atk/2300
Maverick: Go my monsters! Wipe him off once and for all!
Tengu-MAN threw his ninja star with released a huge tornado when it the ground heading towards Marik's monsters, Frost-MAN, slammed his hand on the ground, and gave a huge Ice Wave, Grenade-MAN fired his gun arm and shot a huge electric grenade, Astro-MAN moved its arm around, and dozens of meteor's were aiming for Marik, Sword-MAN swigged his sword with created a huge fire slash, Search-MAN fired four homing missiles from its gun arm, Aqua-MAN fired water balloons, and Clown put it's claws in the ground. All eight monsters were about to finish Marik off, put with one second left, he activated his trap card. But, since Clown-MAN was attacking his life points directly, he couldn't so he had to wait after Clown-MAN's attack. Clown-MAN yet again grabbed Marik's leg and gave out a shock. Marik screamed in pain, and was kneeling on the ground breathing hard, and soon got up from his feet.
Marik's LP: 3000
Maverick: Now my monsters! Finish him off once and for all!
Marik: Not so fast! Activate, Mirror Force! All your monsters are now destroyed since all of them are in attack mode! Man! You suck, you REALLY suck!
A huge barrier protected Marik's monsters and as soon as Maverick's machines hit it, a huge force hit them all and dozens of arrows coming from the barrier strike them. Maverick couldn't believe this. He let his guard down and paid the price for a stupid move.
Marik: And you call yourself an officer? Please…I have seen better dueling from the pharaoh than you, amateur.
Maverick: That's it! You're done for!
Marik: Um…excuse me. You're losing, I'm winning. You have no monsters on your side of the field, I have two on my side of the field. You suck, I'm good.
Maverick: I end my turn!
Marik drew his next card and it was Pot of Greed. Marik sighed and looked at Maverick. Marik activated his magic card and drew two more cards. Premature Burial and Jam Defender.
Marik: I play Premature Burial to bring back my Vampire Lord to the field by paying 800 of my life points and switch all my monsters to attack mode!
Marik's LP: 2200
Marik: Now my monsters! Attack his life points directly! And Vampire Lord! Take a trap card from his deck and send it to the graveyard!
Sangan and Gilasaurus both charged at Maverick and hit him the way they hit him before and Vampire Lord took out his claw and slashed Maverick. Then, Vampire Lord stood there in front of Maverick to give him the trap card he was going to send to the graveyard. Maverick glared and took out a useless trap card (Make up your own trap card!) and shuffled his deck. After that, Vampire Lord went back to Marik's side and Marik gave a victory grin.
Maverick's LP: 1400
Marik: Why not just give up? You're going to lose anyways no matter what!
Maverick: Maybe…but now, you will suffer by a powerful card. My move!
Maverick drew his next card, and smiled at Marik. Now, was the time to face defeat for Marik.
Maverick: This is it! Time to face a knight Marik!
Marik: A knight? You mean those 5 knights? But you removed it from play right? That means in can't be in your deck!
Maverick: Unless I play this magic card. I play, Winds from the West! This card allows me to bring back Storm to my hand if it's in my graveyard or is removed from play. But…I have to give up half of my life points in order to get back Storm.
Maverick's LP: 700
Maverick got back his Knight from the Removed from play zone and smiled with victory. Storm had attack power to bring Marik down to his knees. Maverick then placed his monster on the field and strong winds came out of nowhere blowing sand. Both players had to cover their eyes since a huge sandstorm was made and that the sands might go to their eyes. Odion, Ishizu, and the rest of the black duelists covered their eyes as well to avoid getting stung by the sand.
Storm-The Knight of Wind-West
Level: 4
(Wind/Warrior/Effect)
When this monster is summoned on your side of the field, Normal summoned, Flipped summoned, or Special summoned, return all the cards on your opponent's side of the field back to the graveyard. After that, remove the same amount of cards that your opponent had on the field from play. Each time this card inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent's Life Points, look at your opponent's hand. Select one card and return it to the opponent's deck. Then the opponent shuffles his/her deck. When this card is destroyed in any other way, its brought back during your opponent's Standby-Phase.
Atk/1900 Def/2000When the sandstorm cleared and everyone put there hands down, the black duelists gave yelled out in excitement. As for the three Egyptians, they couldn't help but see a huge green knight with a flying light green cape, helmet, and was wielding two long swords with strange markings on the blade.
Maverick: How do you like it? Wait, don't answer that hahahahaha! Oh yeah, when my Knight is summoned to the field, he returns all your cards on the field!
Storm quickly jumped in the air and was spinning around with his two swords pointing at the opposite of each other (of course!). After that, he remained up there and created a another huge sandstorm, a hurricane, a tornado, twister, whatever you want to call it, and was blowing nearly everyone away! Marik's cards, his holographic cards, were then blown away being lifted up in the air and disappeared. Marik grabbed his cards and put them in his deck. But Maverick wasn't done because he was laughing, he was giving an evil manic laugh…why do they laugh for strange reason? Well anyways, Maverick pointed his finger at him.
Maverick: Once you're done, please remove from play the same amount of cards you had on the field please! Hahahahahaha!
Marik: What!
Maverick: When Storm activates his effect and you returned you card to your deck, you have to return the same amount of cards you had on the field!
Marik cursed him under his breath and tried to see how many cards he had on the field earlier. Let's see...Sangan, Gilasaurus, Premature Burial, and Vampire Lord, so of course, he had to remove four cards from play. Marik drew four cards and removed them from play: one was another Lava Golem, second was Coffin Seller, third was Jam breeding machine, and the fourth was Helpoemer.
Maverick: Now with no cards to protect you, go storm! Take him down and bring his life points down!
Storm dashed towards Marik and jumped up in the air. Marik quickly looked up and as soon Storm was coming down. He slashed his sword vertical at Marik and then slashed his sword again, but this time going horizontal. Marik gave a loud cry and was kneeling on the ground as if the monster's attack were real.
Marik: Ah! Man! That hurt!
Maverick: Can't handle it Marik? This is a close duel and I'm about to win! And, since Storm inflicted damage to you, let me see your hand. Storm's effect is that I can look at your hand and select one of your cards and put them back in your deck!
Marik was angry. He didn't like this monster, but if he wins and Maverick drops it or something…that card is his. He showed his hand to Maverick.
Marik's Hand:
Interdimensional Matter Transporter-Trap Card
Earthbound Spirit's Invitation-Trap Card
Three-Headed Geedo-Level: 4 (Dark/Fiend) Atk/1200 Def/1400
Maverick chose his Three-Headed Geedo and Marik returned his monster back to his deck. He shuffled his deck and Marik gave a dark face.
Marik: This duel is not over until one of us is still standing! Just because you're 400 points higher doesn't mean that you'll win just like that.
Marik's LP: 300
Marik drew his next card, but he was really weak to even pick it up and look at it. His vision was getting blurry and he felt his body going numb on him. He couldn't help, but think if he might lose this duel, but Marik shook it off and looked at his card. Like he said, this duel wasn't over until one person is down for the count.
Gemini Elf
Level: 4
(Earth/Spellcaster)
Atk/1900 Def/900Marik: I place Gemini Elf in attack mode…
Maverick: That's it? Fine. Be that way.
Maverick drew his next card. Maverick smiled and told his knight to attack Gemini Elf. Both monsters were destroyed since they had the exact same attack points. Marik smiled since Maverick lost his only monster to protect his Life Points.
Marik: That was a stupid thing you did. You lost you're only monster to protect you life points…
Maverick: You think?
Marik grinned and drew his next card. He won this duel, but before he could summon his monster, a small wind vortex appeared in front of him and Maverick. You could say it was in the middle of the dueling arena. A knight was walking out of the vortex and Marik couldn't believe what was happening. Storm came though the vortex and as soon as he came out of the vortex, it disappeared and Storm stood there facing Marik.
Storm-Atk/1900 Def/2000Marik: How?
Maverick: Storm is brought back to the field every time it's destroyed, like if it's destroyed as a result of battle, by a trap, magic, or targeted by monster effects. You could say…it's invincible.
Marik: That card maybe strong and powerful…but that doesn't mean it's invincible.
Maverick: Whatever. Go finish you're turn so I can finish you…
Marik placed down a monster in defense mode and ended his turn. Right now, he was in a tough spot and he needed to get the card he needed or else this knight is going to blow him away.
Maverick drew his next card and ordered his monster to attack his facedown monster. Storm destroyed Marik's Gil Grath, but the good news was that Marik didn't lose any life points.
Maverick laughed and laughed. There was no way he could lose now because even if Marik had a monster strong enough to beat…Storm would just come back from the graveyard. Marik drew his next card. This was his only chance left. He drew his card…and it was the card he needed! It was Metal Reflect Slime.
Metal Reflect Slime
(Continuous Trap)
This card becomes a Monster card when activated (Aqua-Type, Water, 10 Star, Atk 0/Def 3000), and is Special Summoned into your Monster Card Zone in Defense Position. This card cannot attack. (Also treated as a Trap Card).
Marik: I set one card face down and end my turn.
Maverick: That's it? Your down for the count! Nothing can stop my Knight from winning this duel! Go my knight! Finish him once for all!
Marik: No so fast! Activate trap card---
Maverick: Go ahead and activate it! It's not going to do any good! My knight can be destroyed, but it'll come back to the field!
Marik: You didn't let me finish what I was going to say. And who said I was going to destroy it?
Maverick: WHAT!
Marik quickly flipped his card face-up and a huge metal slime forming into some kind of creature. Marik grinned and Maverick was in trouble.
Maverick: Storm! Stop! No!
But it was too late. Storm attacked Marik's metal slime and Storm was blown away. He went back to Maverick's side of the field…and Maverick had lost the duel.
Maverick: But…how? I had…Storm…on my side…
Maverick's LP: 0
The holograms disappeared and Maverick kneeled on the ground and slammed his fist. Marik sighed in relief and walked up to Maverick. Maverick looked up and Marik gave his hand out to help him get up. However, Maverick got up by himself and spat on the ground.
Maverick: You're lucky you won…take my card…it doesn't mean you'll stand a chance against Aeru! But once me meet again…I will get my knight back…until then.
Maverick handed Marik the Knight and walked away with his men and disappeared in the desert sand. Marik looked at the card. Storm the Knight of Winds-West was now his. Ishizu and Odion came up to him and hugged him. Marik smiled and laughed. But right now is not the time. He needs to head back to Domino City and check on Yugi and the pharaoh. Now five knights are in the chosen duelists hands, Blaze in the hands of Yugi and Yami, Odion/Gilgamesh is with Ryou and Bakura, Giga is in Seto Kaiba's hand, Lance with the Joey-nator, and Storm with Marik Ishtar. Soon, the final battle will begin, once they know Aeru's location…
To Be Continued…Next Chapter-New Duelists in Town and Aeru
I'm sorry for not updating for a LONG, LONG time folks. I was really busy with schoolwork…and my computer broke down on me…and yeah. I'm sorry but soon, I will update soon and write less duels so all of you readers will know what will happen later on in the story without this many dueling.