Hello everybody, I'm back with another chapter. I'm doing my best not to go on another hiatus or coma from finishing this story. It's been in my head for the longest and I'm ready to see how it plays out so regardless of reviews, I'm in this story for the long run.
Once again, I apologize for the short first chapter. I really don't like doing those but I had to rush and I had a lot of things going on that day.
Before I start the story I think you'll be interested to know that most of this duel was actually simulated during a game. I've done this duel multiple times with different results.
With that said, enjoy the story and happy reading.
Chapter 2: The Dragon and the Phoenix, Part 2.
The duel arena was buzzing with cheers as the two longtime friends and rivals finally began their fated battle against one another. Lucas Black, Duel Academy's Black Flame vs Rakaia Meiyo, the famed Dragon Duelist. The excitement of the crowd however, was nothing compared to that of these two duelists, determination, excitement, and anticipation were strongly burning in both their eyes and their blood.
Lucas
LP/4000
Cards in Hand: 5
Cards on the Field: 0
Monsters: None
Rakaia
LP/4000
Cards in Hand: 5
Cards on the Field: 0
Monsters: None
"I guess I'll start things off" Lucas said as he drew a card from his deck. After adding the card he drew into the rest of his hand he took a good look before deciding to make his move.
"Not a bad way to start the duel, I can definitely work with these" he thought to himself.
Rose, Luna, Alexia, and Sega found and took seats next to each other in the row in front in order to get a better view of the duel between their friends. They were gazing intently so they wouldn't miss a single play in this battle between their known friends and rivals.
"I can't believe they're finally doing this!" Luna said with an air of cheer. "We're finally gonna see whose the better duelist" she finished, clasping her hands together in front of her in excitement.
"Well actually Luna it's not as simple as that" Alexia corrected. "Foe them this duel is about really seeing how far they both have come. To them it's one of their biggest tests, proving to each other how far they've both come and how much they've grown as both rivals and friends" she explained.
"Well I guess that's true" Luna agreed. "Now that you mention it, I haven't seen Rakaia this excited to duel anybody in a long time" she finished.
"That's right, I noticed the same thing with Lucas. I've seen that look in his eyes but it's...different, it's more fierce and determined than I've usually seen" Rose added. "They've both been waiting for this duel, now they're going to go at it with everything they've got and more" she finished.
"I wouldn't expect anything less from Dragon Boy down there" Sega agreed. "This is definitely a duel worth watching, it's like you can feel their determination in the air" she finished.
"Go for it Lucas!" Rose cheered.
"Do your best Rakaia!" Luna also cheered while Sega and Alexia merely observed the duel in silence, still rooting for both duelists.
"Here we go, it's time to show everybody what I've got" Lucas thought to himself.
"Well Rakaia, it's time to get down to business, and I'll start by summoning my Molten Zombie in Attack Mode!" Lucas called out as his monster appeared before him.
Molten Zombie
LV/4
Attribute/Fire
Type/Pyro
ATK/1600
DEF/400
Effect: When this card is Special Summoned from the Graveyard: Draw 1 Card.
"And I'll place two cards face down and call it a turn" Lucas finished.
"Not bad Lucas but you'll have to do better than summoning a zombie if you want this duel to last longer" Rakaia chuckled as he drew a card from his deck. "I'll summon my Red-Eyes Wyvern in Attack Mode!" Rakaia announced, as his creature appeared on his side of the field.
Red-Eyes Wyvern
LV/4
Attribute/Wind
Type/Dragon
ATK/1800
DEF/1600
Effect: During your End Phase, If you did not Normal Summon or Set a monster that turn, you can remove from play this card from your Graveyard to Special Summon 1 "Red-Eyes" monster from your Graveyard, except "Red-Eyes B. Chick".
"Now I'll attack your Molten Zombie!" Rakaia commanded as he pointed at Lucas's monster. Red-Eyes Wyvern exhaled a stream of flames from it's mouth at the Molten Zombie on Lucas's side of the field, destroying it.
Lucas
LP/4000-3800
"Not so fast! I activate my Time Machine trap!" Lucas responded. A large metallic capsule appeared on in same spot where Lucas's zombie originally was. "When a monster is destroyed this card lets me special summon it in the same position it was when it was destroyed" he explained. Lucas's Molten Zombie emerged from the capsule completely unscathed.
"Not only that, when my Molten Zombie is summoned from the Graveyard I get to draw a card" Lucas explained.
"Not bad, I'll throw two face downs and that's all for now" Rakaia finished. "I hope you've got more than that Zombie otherwise this isn't gonna be as fun as I thought" he said.
"Oh don't worry, I have a lot more in store for you than that" Lucas answered with a smirk after drawing a card.
"Then bring it on" Rakaia challenged.
Lucas
LP/3800
Cards in Hand: 5
Cards on the Field: 2
Monsters on the Field: Molten Zombie
Rakaia
LP/4000
Cards in Hand: 3
Cards on the Field: 3
Monsters on the Field: Red-Eyes Wyvern
"Oh...I plan to bring it on and then some, and I'll start by sacrificing my Zombie so I can summon my Twinheaded Beast!" Lucas responded, watching his monster vanish only to be replaced by another one. (-1)
Twinheaded Beast
LV/6
Attribute/Fire
Type/Beast
ATK/1700
DEF/1900
Effect: This card can attack twice during the same Battle Phase.
"And from my hand I'll activate the Spell Card, Riryoku!" Lucas added. (-1)
Riryoku
Spell Card
Type: Normal
Effect: Target 2 face-up monsters on the field; halve the ATK of 1 monster, and if you do, add that lost ATK to the other monster. These effects last until the End Phase.
"Riryoku?" Rakaia repeated with a raise of his eyebrow.
"This lets me pick a monster on on the field and take half it's ATK point so I can add them to another monster I choose" he explained. "I'm gonna cut your Wyvern's ATK and add it to my Twinheaded Beast!" he finished.
A green mistlike aura appeared around Rakaia's Red-Eyes Wyvern and transferred itself over to Lucas's Twinheaded Beast, increasing it's power.
Red-Eyes Wyvern
ATK/1800-900
Twinheaded Beast
ATK/1700-2600
"Whoa, Lucas's monster just got a huge boost in power" Rose said, her eyes widening in surprise. "If he can attack Rakaia twice, that'll give him a huge advantage" she finished.
"Yeah, that Riryoku card is really something" Sega replied. "But I wouldn't count Dragon Boy out just yet, he doesn't go down that easily" she added as Alexia nodded her head in agreement.
"Well...Not bad Lucas" Rakaia smirked at the Fire Duelist. "It looks like this duel is getting better by the second" he finished as he crossed his arms and grinned.
"Believe me, it's about to get even better" Lucas responded with a confident smirk of his own. "Now I'll have my Beast attack your Red-Eyes Wyvern" he commanded as he pointed at the targeted monster.
Lucas's Twinheaded Beast gave a roar, one of the heads on it's body stretched towards Rakaia's Red-Eyes Wyvern while it's jaws opened wide before clamping down.
"Sorry to ruin your plans but, I activate my Draining Shield trap!" Rakaia interrupted, revealing his facedown card before Lucas's Twinheaded Beast could complete it's attack.
Draining Shield
Trap Card
Type: Normal
Effect: When an opponent's monster declares an attack: Target the attacking monster: Negate that attack, and if you do, gain LP equal to that target's ATK.
"You didn't think I was gonna let you get to my Life Points that easily did you?" Rakaia asked.
Rakaia
LP: 4000-6600
"Ugh! I should've seen that coming" Lucas thought to himself, gritting his teeth in disappointment.
"Good move but I'm not done yet, I'll use my Twinheaded Beast's special ability so it can attack a second time!" Lucas replied. The Twinheaded Beast's second head extended itself over to Rakaia's Wyvern only for several chains to suddenly clasp themselves around it's neck and the rest of it's body.
"What the-?" Lucas began in shock, visibly confused at how his monster's attack was stopped.
"Sorry Lucas, but before your monster could get a second attack I activated my other facedown card, Shadow Spell!" Rakaia announced.
Shadow Spell
Trap Card
Type: Continuous
Effect: Activate this card by targeting 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; it loses 700 ATK, also it cannot attack or change it's battle position. When it leaves the field, destroy this card.
Twinheaded Beast
ATK/2600-1900
"Whoa, Rakaia's really turning this duel in his favor" Rose commented, amazed at the tactics of the Dragon Duelist.
"Not only can your monster not attack, but it loses 700 ATK points" Rakaia explained. "So what's it gonna be now Lucas?" he asked with an air of confidence.
The crowd roared in excitement, loving the twists and turns of the duel that were currently taking place. "Well...so far Rakaia's got a big advantage, I hope Lucas can at least get one of his own" Alexia stated.
"I told you, not to count Dragon Boy out" Sega added with a nod.
"It's not over yet though, I wouldn't call Lucas or Rakaia pushovers" Rose responded.
"Yeah, they're both pretty good duelists. I don't expect the duel to end that quickly" Luna agreed.
"Rakaia wasn't kidding, he's got my monster completely paralyzed and his Life Points just went way up. I've got to find a way to turn this around before I fall behind" Lucas thought to himself, gazing at the field, still shocked at the results of Rakaia's plan.
"Well...Since I can't do anything else, I'll place one card face down and that's it for this turn" Lucas said.
Rakaia drew a card from his deck and looked at it for a moment before adding it to his hand, he took another look at Lucas's side of the field before making his move. "Okay Lucas, I hope you're ready for some damage, since your turn's over your Twinheaded Beast's ATK points decrease and my Wyvern's ATK points are restored to normal" he began as his monster gave a roar.
Twinheaded Beast
ATK/1900-1700-1000
Red-Eyes Wyvern
ATK/900-1800
"And now I'm gonna summon my Blizzard Dragon in attack mode!" Rakaia added before his mentioned monster appeared next to the Red-Eyes Wyvern on his side of the field.
Blizzard Dragon
LV/4
Attribute/Water
Type/Dragon
ATK/1800
DEF/1000
Effect: Once per turn: You can target 1 monster your opponent controls; it cannot change its battle position or declare an attack until the end of your opponent's next turn.
"Now here it comes, first I'll attack your Twinheaded Beast with my Red-Eyes Wyvern!" Rakaia announced as he pointed at the chained and weakened monster on Lucas's side of the field.
"Not so fast, I activate my facedown card Backfire!" Lucas interrupted as his card flipped over, revealing itself.
Backfire
Trap Card
Type: Continuous
Effect: When a FIRE monster(s) you control is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard: Inflict 500 damage to your opponent.
"Now whenever you destroy one of my fire monsters you lose 500 Life Points" Lucas explained. Rakaia's Red-Eyes Wyvern launched another stream of flames from it's mouth onto Lucas's Twinheaded Beast causing an explosion and a cloud of dust that made Lucas cover his face.
Lucas
LP/3800-3000
"Don't forget about the Backfire Trap I just played, whenever you destroy one of my fire monsters you lose 500 Life Points" Lucas reminded his friend.
Rakaia
LP/6600-6100
"Meh that's a small price to pay" The Dragon Duelist replied with a casual shrug of his shoulders. "Because now I'm sending my Blizzard Dragon in to attack you directly!" Rakaia finished, pointing at the Fire Duelist. The Blizzard Dragon opened it's mouth and exhaled a gust of strong, cold wind with a small amount of icicle shards, passing Lucas's arms and narrowly missing his shoulders as he shielded himself from the attack.
Lucas
LP/3000-1200
The small cloud of dust settled and cleared enough for Lucas to see Rakaia looking back at him with an expression of disappointment on his face. He crossed his arms and gave a sigh, apparently unsatisfied with how this duel between the friendly rivals was going so far.
"Come on Lucas...You can do better than this. I told you I wasn't gonna hold anything back and you told me you weren't gonna do the same" Rakaia said, clearly disappointed. "You're the one who challenged me and so far this duel's almost done, I was expecting a good match" he finished as he shook his head.
"Hey! It's not over yet, last time I checked this duel was still on!" Lucas responded angrily at his friend. "You're right, there's a huge difference between our Life Points...But believe me when I say I'm not even close to done yet" he finished.
"Wow...Lucas has really taken a beating" Luna stated. "He's down to less than half his Life Points and the duel just started a few turns ago" she finished.
"And on top of that he's barely even touched Rakaia's Life Points" Rose added. "It can't end like this, he's gotta do something and fast" she finished, concern in her voice and in her eyes.
"It's true Lucas is at a disadvantage but he's right" Alexia stated, crossing her arms and leaning back in her seat. "It's like he said 'He's not done yet'. Rakaia still hasn't wiped all of his Life Points out, so he still has a chance to save himself" she explained.
"Not to mention he's still got a facedown card he hasn't used yet" Sega agreed. "I've been in these kind of duels, and they usually mean that the other guy either has something planned or is about to make a move that completely turn the game around" she explained, still hoping that the duel wouldn't end as quickly as it began.
"It might as well be over Lucas, you don't have much stopping me from attacking you after this next turn" Rakaia stated coldly, crossing his arms. "I'm gonna end my turn with that" he finished as Lucas drew one card from his deck.
Lucas
LP/1200
Cards in Hand: 4
Cards on the Field: 2
Monsters on the Field: None
Rakaia
LP/6100
Cards in Hand: 3
Cards on the Field: 2
Monsters on the Field: Red-Eyes Wyvern, Blizzard Dragon
"I'll summon my UFO Turtle in Defense Mode!" Lucas announced.
UFO Turtle
LV/4
Attribute/Fire
Type/Machine
ATK/1400
DEF/1200
Effect: When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 FIRE monster with 1500 or less ATK from your deck in face up Attack Position
"And that's it for now" Lucas finished, smirking at his disappointed opponent.
"This is sad, you're smirking like you're gonna win when you're hiding behind a turtle for defense" Rakaia sighed, covering his face with his hand in disappointment. "I thought this was gonna be a fun duel, but now you're just wasting my time" he finished as he drew a card from his deck.
"First I'll attack your UFO Turtle with my Red-Eyes Wyvern!" Rakaia commanded. Rakaia's Red-Eyes Wyvern fired a third stream of flames from it's mouth onto Lucas's defending monster and destroyed it.
"I hope you didn't forget about my Backfire Trap" Lucas reminded his friend with a smirk.
Rakaia
LP/6100-5600
"Not only that, You just activated my Turtle's effect, When it's destroyed in a battle I can summon a Fire Monster with 1500 or less ATK from my deck!" Lucas explained, before Rakaia could make another move. "And the monster I choose is my second UFO Turtle!" Lucas announced as the mentioned monster appeared on his side of the field in Attack Position.
"What does Lucas think he's doing? He doesn't have enough Life Points to keep throwing out monsters like that" Rose stated, shocked at Lucas's seemingly reckless actions.
"I don't know, but he'd better not lose just yet or he'll answer to me...I was looking forward to an epic duel!" Luna comically responded with her fist shaking in annoyance, making Rose give a nervous giggle.
"Big deal, now I'll have my Blizzard Dragon wipe it out!" Rakaia commanded. The Blizzard Dragon released another flurry of icy winds and icicle shards from it's mouth into Lucas's UFO Turtle, destroying it.
Lucas
LP/1200-800
Rakaia
LP/5600-5100
"Hehe...You asked for it, I'll summon my Solar Flare Dragon from my deck!" Lucas called out as his monster appeared before him.
Solar Flare Dragon
LV/4
Attribute/Fire
Type/Pyro
ATK/1500
DEF/1000
Effect: While you control another Pyro-Type monster, this card cannot be attacked. During each of your End Phases: inflict 500 damage to your opponent.
"You shouldn't have done that Rakaia, you just walked right into my plan" Lucas added, crossing his arms with a confident grin on his face, visibly shocking his opponent and his friends who were watching in the stands.
"We'll see about that, I'll throw down a facedown and end my turn...Show me what you've got Lucas" Rakaia responded, ready to end the duel that was both confusing and boring him. Lucas drew a card from his deck and added it to his hand, still grinning.
Lucas
LP/800
Cards in Hand: 4
Cards on the Field: 3
Monsters on the Field: Solar Flare Dragon
Rakaia
LP/5100
Cards in Hand: 3
Cards on the Field: 3
Monsters on the Field: Red-Eyes Wyvern, Blizzard Dragon
"First I'll summon another Solar Flare Dragon from my hand in Attack Mode!" Lucas announced as his monster appeared next to his first one. "And now I'll activate my Field Spell, Molten Destruction" Lucas added as he placed his card down. The terrain of the field suddenly shifted to an image of red skies and a volcano behind where Lucas was standing.
Molten Destruction
Spell Card
Type: Field
Effect: All FIRE Monsters gain 500 ATK and lose 400 DEF.
Solar Flare Dragon (2x)
ATK/1500-2000
DEF/1000-600
"Whoa...Not bad Lucas, maybe this won't be such an easy victory" Rakaia responded, his expression changing from disappointed to an eager grin.
"Not a chance, I've got even more than that for you...IF you last long enough" Lucas replied. "Now I'll have my first Solar Flare Dragon attack your Red-Eyes Wyvern!" he commanded.
Lucas's first Solar Flare Dragon flew into Rakaia's Red-Eyes Wyvern and crashed, causing an explosion and destroying Rakaia's monster in the process.
Rakaia
LP/5100-4900
"It's not over yet, It's time for my next Dragon to attack your Blizzard Dragon" Lucas added, as his monster repeated the actions of the first one, flying into and crashing into Rakaia's Blizzard Dragon and destroying it.
Rakaia
LP/4900-4700
"That all you got?" Rakaia mocked, still grinning at how much fun he was beginning to have now that Lucas wasn't just defending his Life Points anymore.
"Good save for Lucas, he managed to take both Rakaia's monsters down and save himself" Sega said, clapping her hands lightly in support. "I knew Dragon Boy wasn't gonna win it THAT quick" she finished.
"What do you mean 'THAT Quick?!" Rose responded in comical anger to Sega's comment, making Luna and Alexia stare at her in surprise at their usually relaxed friend. "What's that supposed to mean?!" she finished as Sega nervously put up her hands in defense.
Oh C'mon Rose...You know I was just kidding right?" Sega replied with a nervous chuckle. "The duel could go either way, it was just a joke...Right guys?" she finished, looking to Luna and Alexia for support but they were too busy staring at Rose in surprise at her overreaction.
"What?!" Rose said loudly looking around, causing her friends to all sweatdrop.
"I've got more for than that if I you can handle it" Lucas responded with a confident grin. "I'll end my turn with that, which activates the effect of my Solar Flare Dragon's...You lose 500 Life Points at the end of my turns" he explained. Lucas's Solar Flare Dragons both flew over to Rakaia's side of the field and intensified the heat around them, causing Rakaia to cover his face.
Rakaia
LP/4700-3700
Rakaia drew a card from his deck and glanced at it. "Yes! This card is perfect, I might not be able to beat Lucas just yet but this card will definitely help me out" he thought to himself before adding the card to his hand with an eager grin. "Well Lucas, I hope you're ready for something special. First I'll summon my Red-Eyes B. Chick in Attack Mode!" he announced as his monster appeared in front of him.
Red-Eyes B. Chick
LV/1
Attribute/Dark
Type/Dragon
ATK/800
DEF/500
Effect: You can send this face-up card you control to the Graveyard; Special Summon 1 "Red-Eyes B. Dragon" from your hand.
"Wait a sec...You don't mean-?" Lucas began in shock, with a gut feeling about his friend's next move.
"Yeah, I do...I'm gonna activate the effect of my Red-Eyes B. Chick, I'll send him to my Graveyard so I can summon my one and only Red-Eyes !" Rakaia announced as his Chick disappeared in a flash of light and was quickly replaced by Rakaia's signature monster, the Red-Eyes Black Dragon.
Red-Eyes B. Dragon
LV/7
Attribute/Dark
Type/Dark
ATK/2400
DEF/2000
Description: A ferocious dragon with a deadly attack.
The crowd cheered in excitement as Rakaia managed to summon his favorite monster, which gave a loud roar as it appeared beside him. Rakaia was smirking as even he was in admiration of his own monster.
"Whoa! Rakaia managed to summon his favorite monster...He just keeps coming back with with something better on the field" Rose said in shock.
"Yeah, that's Rakaia for you, he's full of surprises especially when he's serious" Luna replied with a nod, her eyes still on her boyfriend and his Red-Eyes. "Wow...You never stop surprising me do you? Even your Red-Eyes is looking even more fierce than usual" she thought.
"Wow...Dragon Boy really knows how to put on a good show" Sega said to Alexia who quietly smiled and nodded her head in response, still focused on the duel.
Lucas crossed his arms and grinned at his friend and rival, glad that he was getting a chance to battle Rakaia's signature monster this duel. "Hehe...Not bad at all. This wouldn't be a fun duel without Red-Eyes making an appearance" Lucas said as he gazed upon Rakaia's monster.
"Well now this that this has gotten fun for me, I thought I'd let Red-Eyes here in on it" Rakaia replied.
"Red-Eyes is strong but, it can't attack as long as I have my Solar Flare Dragons on the field" Lucas stated.
"Oh it's going to attack all right, because I activate my Fissure Spell Card!" Rakaia countered as he placed his card down. "This card lets me choose the weakest monster on your side of the field and destroy it" he explained.
Fissure
Spell Card
Type: Normal
Effect: Destroy the 1 face-up monster you opponent controls that has the lowest ATK (your choice, if tied).
"Sure I lose 500 Life Points because of Backfire, but it's worth it if I can give my Red-Eyes a shot at clearing your field" Rakaia added.
Rakaia
LP/3700-3200
"Not so fast, I activate my trap Threatening Roar!" Lucas announced as he revealed the card he had kept facedown for so long. "This card stops you from attacking this turn" he explained.
Threatening Roar
Trap Card
Type: Normal
Effect: Your opponent cannot declare an attack this turn.
"Ugh! Fine I guess your Solar Flare Dragon's safe for now, I'll throw one card facedown and that does it for now" Rakaia replied.
Lucas drew one card from his deck and gazed upon it before adding it to his hand.
Lucas
LP/800
Cards in Hand: 3
Cards on the Field: 2
Monsters on the Field: Solar Flare Dragon
Rakaia
LP/3200
Cards in Hand: 1
Cards on the Field: 2
Monsters on the Field: Red-Eyes B. Dragon
"Alright, Rakaia's managed to summon his favorite card, time to show him MY favorite card" Lucas thought to himself as a ghostly image of a woman with black hair dressed in orange and gold ancient Egyptian clothing appeared over his shoulder him with her arms folded, she gave a nod to Lucas before vanishing. Lucas looked over at Rose in the stands who returned his gaze, slightly blushing. "It's time to show everybody what I've got, and this will help me summon just that" he finished, as he returned his attention to his hand.
"Alright, here goes. I summon the Hand of Nephthys in Attack Mode!" Lucas announced. In a quick flash of light the woman appeared on Lucas's side of the field next to his Solar Flare Dragon.
Hand of Nephthys
LV/2
Attribute/Wind
Type/Spellcaster
ATK/600
DEF/600
Effect: You can Tribute this card and 1 other monster; Special Summon 1 "Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys" from your hand or Deck.
"Next I'll activate her effect, I'll sacrifice her and my Solar Flare Dragon so I can summon MY favorite monster!" Lucas announced. The Hand of Nephthys gazed at Lucas and nodded her head before activating her effect. Lucas's Solar Flare Dragon and Hand of Nephthys both disappeared in a column of light and flames. The monster that appeared in their place was Lucas's Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys, which gave a loud screech.
Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys
LV/8
Attribute/Fire
Type/Winged Beast
ATK/2400-2900
DEF/1600-1200
Effect: During your next Standby Phase after this card was destroyed by a card effect and sent to the Graveyard: Special Summon this card from the Graveyard. When you do: Destroy all Spell and Trap cards on the field.
The crowd was cheering louder than ever while Lucas and Rakaia both grinned competitively at each other with both of their signature monsters on their sides of the field. A misty black aura appeared around Lucas who simply stood there as if it were nothing while a white mist-like aura took place around Rakaia who did the same. With both of their favorite monsters on the field their respective determination and desires to win had increased, burning stronger than ever in both duelists and duel monsters themselves.
Whoa, Lucas and Rakaia's Duel really seems to be heating up. (No pun intended)
Who will be the winner, Lucas or Rakaia?
Thanks for reading folks, it's been a while but I'm glad I managed to finish this chapter after a major setback.
Read & Review, Please & Thanks. Until next time! (And hopefully that will be soon)
Lucas Black and Rose Amora are my OC's.
Rakaia Meiyo, Alexia Meiyo, and Luna Tenshi are OC's belonging to Rakaia the Dragon Duelist.
Sega Rivera is an OC belonging to SegaLovesAnime09.