Yugioh 5D's: Konami/Kazuki Takahashi
Kenichi yawned loudly as he woke up, "Man, what a night. I just had the craziest dream! I was in some shadow-duel and I was riding some talking duel-runner..." he didn't say anything else when he found himself in a barren field sitting in a large capsule-like vehicle, "Oh."
"Nice to see you finally awake, Kenichi," the redhead turned to see David and Jason walking toward him.
"Did you activate the second backup?" Ken asked.
"Out of sight and out of mind," Jason said; a small bulge moved up Jason's closed jacket and the head of a small black cat popped out, "Oh, right. I found her near the generator. She has a collar so she must belong to someone."
"What, so you decide to take it with us?"
"David said the same thing. Besides, she'd be in trouble on her own."
"Of course she'll be in trouble either way with us around," David said, "So it doesn't really matter."
"So all we have to do now is to go to the next generator, right?" Kenichi asked.
"Right. The sooner we find the other three control-units and activate them the better. Let's go."
The three turbo-duelists got on their runners (Kenichi on Sarah's Victor) and raced off to the next generator.
YuGiOh 5D's
Reverse of Arcadia
Ride 36: Dark Melody
Part 1: Poison Dust in the Wind
After a while of driving, the trio finally made it to the site of the third backup generator. Jason was the first to dismount, but not before he placed the kitten on the seat of his runner. He walked across the barren fields as he got closer to the pedestal.
"This must be where the third generator is," Jason said to himself. There was no one around to guard the pedestal, and common sense tells him that anything as important as this is never left unguarded, "If this wasn't too easy, this would be a good time for the next Dark Signer to appear..." as to grant his wish, a small howl of wind was heard before an extended gust of wind hit him from his west. Clouds of dust was obscuring his vision and he shielded his eyes to prevent any dirt from flying into them. When the winds began to dwindle, he lowered his arms and saw what he was expecting; or rather, whom, "Right on time."
Standing a few yards in front of him was a person covered over a black cape, "So you must be a Dark Signer too?"
"Yes, I am," the young woman said under the cloak, "Welcome to the third challenge. I know you're here to activate the backup generator to access the third control-unit..." she uncovered her left arm and activated her duel-disk, "then you know what to do."
"In that case I accept your challenge," Jason strapped his own duel-disk to his arm and activated it. Both players drew their starting hand.
"DUEL!"
Jason: 8000
?: 8000
"If you don't mind, I'll make the first move!" Jason started the duel and drew his sixth card, "Here goes, I summon R-Genex Accelerator in DEF mode!" the monster in question was like a two-part machine. The front part was a large steel ring, four arcs connected together by four turbines, while the back part was some sort of capsule. It was a bit similar to a linear accelerator (DEF: 1900), "Next I'll place a card face-down and end my turn," a reverse-card appeared behind the machine.
"It's my turn," the opponent drew her card, "And for my first move, I will summon (1) Birdface(4/ATK: 1600/DEF: 1600). And like you, I'll have him placed in DEF position," the monster she summoned appeared as a humanized bird with golden wings feathers; it wore blue armor over its torso and gold plating over the shoulder of its wings as well as its ankles. It had hair that stretched from the back of its head down to its ankles. It landed to the ground and folded its wings in front of itself (DEF: 1600), "That will be all for now."
Kenichi: "That's it? No spell or trap cards to back it up? Just how did she become a Dark Signer in the first place."
David: "What one sees isn't always what they get. You of all people should know that. Remember, this is only the first round."
"It's my turn!" Jason drew his next card, "And first I activate Accelerator's ability, which activates whenever a Genex monster is added from my deck; that also includes drawing! And the card I drew can be summoned straight to the field! So by using Accelerator's effect, I summon (6) R-Genex Overseer(2/ATK: 200/DEF: 100) in DEF mode!" a dark-grey machine appeared, supported by a hovercraft on its underside (DEF: 100), "Next comes Overseer's ability: when he's summoned to the field, I can summon another Genex with a level of 3-or-lower from my hand, like my Genex Controller!" Jason's favored machine tuner appeared (ATK: 1400), "I still haven't normal-summoned yet, so I'll summon R-Genex Turbo to join the party!" the green-armored humanoid robot appeared (ATK: 1500), "And when he's summoned, I can use his ability to serch my deck for a level-1 Genex monster and add it to my hand; and the monster I choose will be R-Genex Oracle!" Jason showed his opponent his card as soon as he found it, "But with Oracle, when added to my hand by a Genex monster's effect, he can be special-summoned right away!" a large silver box with a glowing circle appeared. A small automated robot seemed to be wrapped up in glowing coils on the side of the box (ATK: 300), Jason's monster-zone was now completely filled, "That ends my turn!"
"Then it's my turn," the opponent drew her next card, "I place two cards face-down," two reverse-cards appeared, "That ends my turn."
"It's my move then," Jason started his turn, "I activate the spell Star Force! By paying 500 points, I can downgrade the level of one of my monsters by 1; and choose R-Genex Turbo!" four red, yellow-starred balls appeared over Turbo's head, and one of them exploded (Lvl-3), "Now I tune R-Genex Oracle with R-Genex Accelerator and R-Genex Turbo!" the three monsters rose to the sky. Accelerator and Turbo released their physical frames leaving a total of seven stars, while Oracle changed into a green synchro-gate and floated around the straight alignment of stars as Jason chanted:
"Divested stars form into a hidden world of power! Become the new vessel to venture the new frontier! Synchro-Summon! Genex Dragon, Accelerate!"
Jason's signature mechanical dragon appeared. The only difference was that its wings were styled into steel kites due to the merge from his Wind-Attribute monsters (ATK: 2800-3400).
Kenichi: "Just two turns and already he summoned his strongest monster! We'll have this duel done with in no time!"
"And there's more! Since Genex Dragon was synchro-summoned using Wind-Attribute monsters, I can activate his special-ability! By sending a card from my hand to the graveyard, one of your spell/trap cards are returned to your hand!" after discarding one of his cards, Genex Dragon hovered up and beat its wings rapidly, firing off a pair of small tornadoes from them (ATK: 3600).
"I activate my trap card, Compulsary Evacuation Device," the opponent pressed a button on her duel-disk and one of her face-down cards flipped up, "With this, I can force one of your monsters back into your hands; and I've decided on your Genex Dragon," the trap created a barrier that deflected them twisters back to its sender blowing the dragon away before it disappeared, "And since Genex Dragon is a synchro-monster, it goes back to your extra-deck instead of your hand."
"Then I guess I'll have to make a different approach. I summon Genex Furnace to the field!" the searing-hot mobile furnace appeared (ATK: 2000), "When Genex Controller is on the field, I can play this card without releasing a monster! Now I tune Genex Controller with Genex Furnace to synchro-summon Thermal Genex!" the two monsters united as Jason chanted:
"Divested sparks form a lost soul; become the torch that will light its forgotten path! Synchro Summon! Thermal Genex, Accelerate!"
The super-heated iron furnace appeared (ATK: 2400-2600), "Thermal Genex, attack Birdface with Thermal Furnace Blaze!" Thermal Genex fired a blast of blue fire and disintergrated the golden avian, "Now Thermal's special-ability activates, which deals you 200 points of damage for each Genex monster in my graveyard! Go, Furnace Burn!" the monster tossed four fireballs from its torso directly at the Dark Signer.
Jason: 8000
?: 7200
The Dark Signer shrugged off the burning though, "I activate Birdface's effect. When he's sent to the graveyard after a battle with another monster, I can add a certain monster to my hand, a card name Harpy Lady!" she showed Jason the card she added from her deck before adding it to his hand.
"I'll end my turn there."
"Then that means it's my move," the Dark Signer started her turn, "I summon (2) Flying Kamakiri #1(4/ATK: 1400/DEF: 900) in DEF mode and end my turn," a green bipedal insect with dragonfly wings appeared and bent down on one knee (ATK: 900).
"It's my turn now," Jason drew his next card, "I summon (7) R-Genex Ultimum(4/ATK: 1800/DEF: 1400) in ATK mode!" a bipedal golden machine with large wrists and fingers appeared (ATK: 1800), "Now attack her Flying Kamakiri!" Ultimum destroyed the insect with a powerful punch of its giant arm.
"When Flying Kamakiri is destroyed in battle, I can summon a Wind-Attribute monster from my deck with 1500-or-lower ATK points. Unfortunately, I have to summon it in ATK position. I choose another Flying Kamakiri #1," a duplicate of the green insect appeared (ATK: 1400).
"Thermal Genex, attack the second one with Thermal Furnace Blaze!" the fire Genex scorched the second insect, "And now his special-ability activates, inflicting 800 more points of damage!" Thermal Genex fired four more fireballs at the Dark Signer.
Jason: 8000
?: 6400
"Flying Kamakiri's effect activate, letting me summon another WIND monster from my deck. And the monster I choose to summon is (3) Harpy Girl(2/ATK: 500/DEF: 500)," a flurry of pink feathers floated around as yet another avian appeared. The monster was similar to the classic Harpie Lady except with minor differences. The harpy was that of a young teenage girl with golden-blonde hair. Pink-feathered wings protruded from her arms with a tail of white feathers down from below her back. Her only article of clothing was a black monokini that hid only her most private parts, as well as pink leggins that reached up to her mid-thighs. She also wore a stray pink feathers in her hair (ATK: 500).
"I'll end my turn there!"
"Then it is my turn," the Dark Signer drew her next card; when she saw the card she drew, she could not help but smile, "I summon Harpie Girl's ever-faithful servant, (4) Harpie's Pet Baby Dragon(3/ATK: 1200/DEF: 600)!" a large, hot-pink dragon appeared in a burst of fire. It had black fur across its face with small yellow furs under the ears. An emerald-green, gold-rimmed ornament rested atop of its head. It looked large and pudgy like an actual baby dragon it is and stood a couple of feet taller than the Harpie Girl (ATK: 1200), "Now I activate my face-down; the trap card, The League of Uniform Nomenclature," the opponent's reverse-card was revealed, "When this card is played in conjunction of a level-2-or-below normal-monster on my field, I can summon more copies from my deck. And since Harpie Girl fits the requirement, I can summon two more Harpie Girls," two more copies of the Harpie Girl appeared (ATK: 500x2).
Kenichi: "But those monsters are too weak to stand up to Jason's Thermal Genex! That Dark Signer must be as featherbrained as they are!"
David: "Remember, appearances can be decieving. That dragon, it must have some powerful effect otherwise she wouldn't have summoned it." 'Call it a hunch, but if that person's who I think it is... Jason had better be ready.'
"The effect of Harpie's Pet Baby Dragon relies on the number of Harpies on the field with her," the Dark Signer explained, "For example, when at least two Harpies are in play, her original ATK points are doubled."
Harpie's Pet Baby Dragon: (ATK: 2400)
"And when three Harpies are present, I can destroy one card on your field; and I choose you Thermal Genex!" the dragon inhailed before spewing a stream of fire, which broke through Thermal's shell and destroyed it in a large explosion. Jason shielded his eyes from the sheer heat and light, "And now to rid you of that face-down card. I activate Mystical Space Typhoon!" the activated spell card summoned a wirlwind which bored through Jason's reverse-card, which was Genex D-Shield, "Next, I will equip my dragon with the Unstable Evolution spell card," the Dark Signer slid the equip-spell into her duel-disk. Instantly the dragon grew in size until it became a full-adult dragon, at the height of over three times of that of Harpy Girl.
Harpie's Pet Baby Dragon: (ATK: 4800)
Ken: "Her dragon just trippled in size! What just happened?"
David: "That's the effect of Unstabled Evolution. Anytime the player's life-points are lower than their opponent's, the original ATK of the equipped monster becomes 2400. And with Baby Dragon's ability, it becomes a more valuable asset."
"Now I activate the Tribute to the Doomed spell card. By discarding one card from my hand, I can destroy one of your monsters," a mass of bandages erupted below Ultimum and thoroughly ensnared it before the pulled it six feet under.
"When R-Genex Ultimum is destroyed, his special-ability then activates, which lets me return two Genex monsters to my Deck!" Jason pulled Genex Furnace and Thermal Genex from the graveyard.
"Now Harpy Girls one and two, attack his two remaining monsters!" the first two harpys shot toward the two machines and sliced them to pieces, before they were destroyed into pixels, "Harpy Girl number three, attack his life-points directly!" the other two harpys swooped in with their talons ready. Jason shielded himself with his duel-disk from their consecutive attacks.
Jason: 7500
?: 6400
"And finally, my Harpy's Pet Baby Dragon! Attack with Fearsome Fire Blast!" the breath in the dragon's maw continued to heat up until actual fire formed around inside it. It was finally unleashed into massive stream of flame.
'I sure hope this works...' not wanting to be scorched by the attack, he focused all his thoughts on the mark on his right arm. Soon he found himself under a barrier, protecting himself from the dragon's flames. The force field vanished as soon as the dragon was out of breath.
Jason: 2700
?: 6400
"Now the effect of Unstable Evolution changes," the Dark Signer said, "Since I have the most life-points, my dragon's original ATK is changed to 1200. So Harpie's Pet Dragon is once again a Harpie's Pet Baby Dragon," the dragon shrunk back into its normal size. The three Harpie Girls flit around the dragon and petted her on a recent job well done.
Harpie's Pet Baby Dragon: (ATK: 2400)
"Finally, I place one card face-down," a reverse-card appeared on the Dark Signer's field, "I was expecting more from you when I was told I would be facing a Signer; and you are already near 4000 points behind me. Of course, my dragon did take you by surprise. I would rest knowing my Harpies would be safe. Their pet dragon would do anything to protect her masters; just like I would give my life to protect my mistress."
'This is bad,' Jason thought, 'I lost some of my best monsters and took some major damage. I have to get rid of that dragon!' "Alright, it's my turn!" he drew his next card, "I activate the spell Pot of Avarice! Now I can remove five monsters from my graveyard, add 'em to my deck, shuffle it up and draw two more cards!" the cards he selected were R-Genex Accelerator, R-Genex Overseer, R-Genex Turbo, R-Genex Oracle and Genex Controller. After shuffling them into his deck he drew two cards, "Just what I was looking for! First I summon the (8) Genex Spare(3/ATK: 800/DEF: 1200) tuner-monster!" a small grey robot appeared; it looks like an imitation of Genex Controller (ATK: 800), "And with a Genex monster out and about, I can special-summon Omni Genex straight from my hand!" the energized multi-colored shield appeared (ATK: 1000), "And you know what that means! I combine Genex Spare and Omni Genex for a synchro-summon!" Omni Genex dismantled itself and released its five stars while the tuner changed into three synchro gate. The two united as Jason chanted:
"Divested stars will be guided by the winds of destiny! Become the steel kite that will help carve through the darkened skies! Synchro-Summon! (9) Vindikite R-Genex(8/ATK: 2400/DEF: 1000), Accelerate!"
The synchro-column released itself as a new monster was created. It appeared as an army-green aircraft with its wingspan and tail-fins spread out like a star. Its cockpit-like head had glowing red eyes and slanted downward. It was supported with a rocket apparatus which, like most R-Genex monsters, has a large glowing circle which helped supported its being. The aircraft floated down next to Jason (ATK: 2400), "I know what you're thinking; why did I summon a weaker monsters when I can summon Genex Dragon all over again? Well, you're about to find out soon enough! I activate Machine Assembly Line! This powers all my machines up by 200 points!" the continuous-spell enhanced Vidikite's ATK power.
Vindikite R-Genex: (ATK: 2400)
"Vindikite R-Genex, attack and destroy Harpie's Pet Baby Dragon!" Vindikite rose and flew towards the dragon. The three Harpie Girls hid behind their pet dragon as the beast tried to shoot down the aircraft with its fire breath. The target managed to steer and swerve around the streams of fire until it got within range, "Go, Aerial Assault!" a cluster of missiles sprouted from the aircraft and flew straight at the dragon. They collided with the monster and caused an explosion which destroyed it into pixels, and sent the three Harpie Girls flying in different directions. The Dark Signer's face hardened under her hood when she was forced to see her three harpys grieve over their beloved pet where it used to stand.
Jason: 2700
?: 6200
"Do you realize what you have done?" she asked in a disdainful tone, "Harpie's Dragon is gone; she risked her life to protect her masters and now they have to go one without her."
"I activate the effect of Vindikite R-Genex," Jason said, ignoring her, "Whenever he destroys a monster in battle, I'm allowed to add a Genex monster from my hand. And the card I choose will be R-Genex Accelerator," he showed his opponent the said card before adding it into his hand, "That ends my turn."
"Then it's my turn," the Dark Signer drew her next card, "I set one card face-down," a reverse-card appeared, "Then I switch all my Harpie Girls to DEF position," the three harpy youths crossed their wings (DEF: 500x3), "That's all I will do."
"Then I draw!" Jason started his turn, "I summon R-Genex Accelerator in ATK mode!" the linear-accelerator monster reappeared (ATK: 1500-1700), "Next I'll have Vidikite R-Genex attack one of your Harpie Girls! Go, Aerial Assault!" the aircraft fired another barrage of missiles and destroyed the first harpy, "Next comes his special-ability, which lets me add a Genex monster to my hand whenever he destroyed a monster! And with R-Genex Accelerator out on the field, I can special-summon any Genex that are added to my deck! So with this combination, I summon Genex Turbine!" a large tank-like machine appeared (ATK: 1400-1600), "And as long as he's face-up on the field, every Genex monster on my field gain 400 ATK points!" a pair of flashing cords sprouted from behind the mecha and each connected to Vindikite and Accelerator.
Vindikite R-Genex: (ATK: 3000)
R-Genex Accelerator: (ATK: 2100)
Genex Turbine: (ATK: 2000)
"Now Genex Turbine and Accelerator, attack Harpie Girls number 2 and 3!" the mecha charged its cannon-like arms while a loud hum was heard and the glowing light shone from the spinning accelerator. The two fired at the last two harpys and destroyed them both.
David: "Well done. Jason had not only set up a strong offense; he can continue summoning monster thanks to that R-Genex combo. This strategy looks kind of simple, but very effective by the looks of it."
Kenichi: "Way to play, Jay! Just keep up the momentum and beat that Dark Signer! You have the advantage now!"
"...I have just had enough of this!" Jason said, catching everyone's attention, "I've studied your cards, and I knew I saw those moves somewhere! You can't hide anymore, so why don't you show us who you really are!"
The Dark Signer gave a small gasp. Jason had managed to discover her secret. She was hoping she would get through this match without having to show her face to her opponent. But it seemed this was unavoidable from the start. So she decided to remove her hood. Her identity left everyone overwhelmed, except for Jason and David; that being the only one who was abased was Kenichi. The Dark Signer revealed her long hot-pink hair, and green eyes that were plague by darkness.
Jason signed, "Good to see you again, Sonya."
"Sonya Harpe?" Ken gasped, "You mean the superstar?"
"But how did you know it was me?" Sonya wondered.
"So far you swarmed your field with weaker monsters and tried to protect them with stronger ones. You also seemed to care deeply about your monsters, which would wouldn't exactly be likely to a Dark Signer. I add all that so someone who used a Harpie deck and I could think of one person,,," Jason paused before asking, "Which is why I'm stumped, how could you make a deal like this?"
Sonya looked away, not being able to look at those dark eyes. She had never seen so much emotion in the so-called, 'windows-of-the-soul,' in her life.
"You wouldn't understand." she murmured, gripping a bit of her black clothing. Jason took a step to her, but she took one step back, a sad smile on her full-lips.
"Sonya, answer me, please," asked the dark-haired, young man, "Aren't we friends?" he asked honestly.
"Ha! Do you hear him? Friends, he says," a familiar voice chirped in the dark atmosphere, "Oh, but how you want so much more~!" as much as Jason prayed for this to not happen, he knew this would happen sooner or later, although he wished it was much later. A pair of slender arms suddenly wrapped themselves around Sonya, and a familiar face slipped from behind her, "Afternoon, Jay-Jay."
"Gabriella..." Jason's eyes narrowed, his voice leaking with rue, "What are you doing here?"
"Oh, come on. Can't I stroll on by to see an old friend?" she pouted, "...Actually, I did come by to give my pawn a little guidance," Gabriella laid a hand over Sonya's cheek and turned her face over to her, so they could see eye-to-eye. They were essentially close enough to kiss... "Look at her, poor little Sonya trying to recover from that blow you just delivered."
"I didn't strike her!" argued Jason.
Gabriella sighed and rolled her eyes, "Honestly, I wonder why that girl would... Never the matter; what I meant was, that what you told her gave quite the emotional blow," she said snidely.
Jason tried to reel back what he had said. Aren't we friends? How could that have been an emotional blow?
The Dark Signer's herald giggled, and eyes cut back towards Sonya's, "Why don't you show him what I mean, hmm?"
Sonya's lips quivered as she responded, "As you wish...Mistress." Jason's eyes widened. Did she just call her 'Mistress'?
"That's my girl," after giving the songstress a small peck on the nose, Gabrella unweaved her arms from her and retreated, but not after giving Jason one last glance, "I hope you struggle a little longer, Jason. I want you to hear that wonderful voice of hers once she decides to get serious," Jason remained silent, "Until then..." finally, the Dark Signer disappeared back into the darkness.
"It's my turn now," Sonya drew her next card, "Since there are two WIND monsters on the field, I can summon this monster, (5)(5D's) Harpie Zhen Dragon(7/ATK: 2000/DEF: 2500)!" a massive multi-colored twister erupted and spawned the large beast. It was in the form of Harpie's Pet Dragon, only its copper-tinted scales were dressed under a thin exoskeleton. Its wings became webs of large, thick membranes and ended with large aqua-green feathers. Its maw was a long copper-colored beak with rows of sharp incisors. The dragon's roar became a falcon-like screech as it made itself heard (ATK: 2000).
"What kind of monster is that?" Jason wondered, "And what's it doing on my field?"
"Since you hold two Wind-Attribute monsters on your field, I can summon this monster from my hand. And it gains 300 ATK points for each monster of that same attribute on the field."
Harpie Zhen Dragon: (ATK: 2600)
"And in case you're wondering why I would summon such a powerful monster for you to control, you will find out soon enough. In the meantime, I'll activate the continuous-spell The Dark Door," Sonya placed the card into her spell/trap section, "With that, I pass this turn over to you."
"Okay then, I draw-" the moment Jason drew his card, the dragon hovered and beat its wings. With each flap a strange rainbow-colored dust fell from its feathers. When its touched the three machines, spots of rust started to appear on their metal hides, "I take it that's your monster's ability?"
"Harpie Zhen Dragon is a very dangerous and very poisonous creature," Sonya explained, "during each of your standby-phases it emits a cloud of poison dust which infects every monster on your field, and it gets worse for each monster sharing its attribute. To put it simply, each of your other monsters lose 100 points for every Wind-Attribute monster on the field."
Vindikite R-Genex: (ATK: 2700)
R-Genex Accelerator: (ATK: 1800)
Genex Turbine: (ATK: 1700)
Jason continued with his turn, "Since you don't have any monsters on your field, I can attack your life-points directly!" the dragon fired with a stream of flames.
"I activate my trap card, Scrap-iron Scarecrow," Sonya played her reverse-card and brought to life a makeshift scarecrow. It created a barrier which protected her from the attack, "As you may have well known, Scrap-Iron Scarecrow protects me from any one attack. In addition, I can reset it face-down to use again for next time." the scarecrow disappeared back into its card and flipped face-down.
"I summon Genex Undine in DEF mode!" Jason's humanoid water container appeared (DEF: 600), "And thanks to her special-ability, I can send one WATER monster from my deck to the graveyard to add a Genex Controller to my hand!" after removing another Genex Undine from his deck he added the tuner-monster into his hand, "And with Accelerator's ability I can summon it straight to my field!" the Genex tuner appeared (ATK: 1200), "I'll end my turn there."
"Then it's my turn," Sonya drew her next card, "I activate Spellbook inside the Pot. With this spell card, both of us must draw three cards," both players drew three times, "Next, I summon Harpie Lady #1 in ATK position," the read-headed Harpie Lady appeared (ATK: 1300), "Next I reveal my face-down trap card, (5D's) Sisterhood," the second reverse-card was a continuous-trap showing a flock of three Harpie Ladies, "Now I activate the spell card (5D's) Roosting Melody. With this, I'm allowed to summon two more Harpie monsters from my hand or my deck, "A silver flute appeared in the Harpie Lady's hand. As she played a tune from it, two gusts of wind called out two more Harpie Ladies; one with short orange hair and the other with slicked back spiky-blue hair (ATK: 1300x2), "And now with two more Harpie Ladies on my field, you cannot attack any of them with Sisterhood face-up on the field."
"So basically it's a bond between sisters?" Jason asked.
"Precisely; And thanks to Harpie Lady #1's ability, their bond will be even stronger, as would all other Wind-Attribute monsters."
Harpie Lady #1: (ATK: 1600)
Harpie Lady #2: (ATK: 1600)
Harpie Lady #3: (ATK: 1600)
Harpie Zhen Dragon: (ATK: 3800)
Vindikite R-Genex: (ATK: 3000)
R-Genex Accelerator: (ATK: 2000)
"And even though Harpie Zhen Dragon is on enemy lines, its loyalty still lies with the Harpie sisters, meaning it will not attack its masters even if you force it to. Finally, I place a card face-down," a reverse-card appeared. "That ends my turn."
When Jason drew his next card, the beats from Zhen's wings unleashed more dust upon his monsters and weakened them further.
Vindikite R-Genex: (ATK: 2400)
R-Genex Accelerator: (ATK: 1400)
Genex Turbine: (ATK: 1100)
Genex Controller: (ATK: 800)
Genex Undine: (ATK: 600)
"I tune R-Genex Accelerator with Genex Controller to synchro-summon Windmill Genex!" the two monsters united as Jason chanted:
"Divested stars form a drifting soul! Become the winds that will guide him on his forgotten journey! Synchro-Summon! Windmill Genex(2000/1600), Accelerate!"
The wind-farm mecha appeared on the field; the ritual removed the rust from its individual systems (ATK: 2800), "I may not be able to attack your life-points, but I can still destroy one of your face-downs! By sending 1 card from my hand to the graveyard, I can destroy one spell/trap card you have face-down. Now go, attack Sonya's face-down Scrap-Iron Scarecrow with Wind-Farm Cyclone!" after Jason discarded his only card, the fan in Windmill's torso spun rapidly and fire a small tornado which ripped through Sonya's reverse-card. However that attack came with consequences which weakened Windmill Genex a bit (ATK: 2500), "I'll end my turn for now!"
"My move then," Sonya drew her next card, "I activate the continuous-spell Burden of the Mighty. So for the remainder of the duel, all monsters on your field are weakened by 100 ATK points for every level each monster has."
Vindikite R-Genex: (ATK: 1700)
Genex Turbine: (ATK: 700)
Genex Undine: (ATK: 300)
Windmill Genex: (ATK: 1800)
"And with your monsters weakened even further, I shall end my turn."
"It's my turn now-"
"I activate Harpie Zhen Dragon's ability, which lowers the ATK of all your other monsters lose 100 ATK points for every Wind-Attribute monster on the field. Since we both hold a total of 6 WIND monsters, they lose 600 life-points. And once a monster's points reach zero from that effect, then that monster is destroyed, and then you take damage equal to half its original ATK points." the dragon once again spread its poisonous dust over Jason's other monsters.
Vindikite R-Genex: (ATK: 1100)
Genex Turbine: (ATK: 100)
Genex Undine: (ATK: 0)
Windmill Genex: (ATK: 1200)
With her ATK power finally diminished, Genex Undine had reached her limit and finally collapsed on herself, blowing up right in front of Jason.
Jason: 2100
Sonya: 6200
"Now you see the danger you are in," the dark songstress said, "With my loyal dragon plaguing your monsters with its poison dust, it will only be a matter of time until every monster on your field will crumble, and all the strength you try to use against me will instead serve your destruction. And even if you can somehow managed to remove Harpie Zhen Dragon, a more powerful monster will finish you off. And then I will finally carry out my purpose in this way; erasing that pesky light you struggle to protect, just as Gabriella wished." Jason took in Sonya's words and realized she was right. The longer that dragon stays on his field, the more his monsters will weaken, and the more points he will lose as soon as their points have completely diminished. And even if he could attack, his monster would only be evaded. His chances of winning are slimming with each move, and it appears that he would fall by Sonya's hand in a matter of time...
DUEL-MON DATABASE
(1) Birdface
Stats: [Winged-Beast/Effect] LV4 ATK/1600 DEF/1600
Attribute: WIND
Effect: When this card is sent to the Graveyard as a result of battle, you can add 1 "Harpie Lady" from your Deck to your hand. Then shuffle your Deck.
(2) Flying Kamakiri #1
Stats: [Winged-Beast/Effect] LV4 ATK/1400 DEF/900
Attribute: WIND
Effect: When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 WIND monster with 1500 or less ATK from your Deck, in face-up Attack Position.
(3) Harpie Girl
Stats: [Winged-Beast/Effect] LV2 ATK/500 DEF/500
Attribute: WIND
(4) Harpie's Pet Baby Dragon
Stats: [Dragon/Effect] LV4 ATK/1200 DEF/600
Attribute: WIND
Effect: This card gains effects based on the number of "Harpie" monsters you control (other than "Harpie's Pet Baby Dragon" and "Harpie's Brother"). ● 1+: Your opponent cannot select "Harpie" monsters you control as attack targets (except "Harpie's Pet Baby Dragon" and "Harpie's Brother"). ● 2+: Double the original ATK and DEF of this card. ● 3+: Once per turn, you can destroy 1 card your opponent controls.
(5) Harpie Zhen Dragon
Stats: [Winged-Beast/Effect] LV7 ATK/2000 DEF/2500
Attribute: WIND
Effect: This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card can only be Special Summoned to your opponent's side of the field if they control 2 or more WIND monsters. This card gains 300 ATK for each WIND monster on the field. Once per turn during the controller's standby-phase, all other monsters they controls lose ATK for each WIND monster on the field x100. When a monster's ATK is reduced to 0 due to this effect, destroy that monster and inflict damage to that monster's controller equal to half its original ATK.
(6) R-Genex Overseer
Stats: [Spellcaster/Effect] LV2 ATK/200 DEF/100
Attribute: DARK
Effect: When this card is Normal or Special Summoned, you can Special Summon 1 Level 3 or lower "Genex" monster from your hand.
(7) R-Genex Ultimum
Stats: [Machine/Effect] LV4 ATK/1800 DEF/1400
Attribute: EARTH
Effect: When this face-up card on the field is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, you can select 2 "Genex" monsters from your Graveyard, and return them to the Deck.
(8) Genex Spare
Stats: [Machine/Tuner] LV3 ATK/800 DEF/1200
Attribute: DARK
Effect: Once per turn, if you control another "Genex" monster, you can make this card's name "Genex Controller" until the End Phase.
(9) Vindikite R-Genex
Stats: [Machine/Synchro/Effect] LV6 ATK/3000 DEF/1500
Attribute: WIND
Effect: 1 "Genex" Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner WIND monsters
Your opponent cannot select this card as an attack target. If this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle, you can add 1 "Genex" monster from your Deck to your hand.
David: "Here the preview for the next chapter: The battle between Jason and Sonya continues as the songstress weaves a melody of destruction upon his monsters and his life-points. What can he do when he could no longer battle? And what else does Sonya have up her sleeve? Next time on Reverse of Arcadia: Dark Melody: Part 2! Until next time..."
DUEL-MON TRIVIA-
Hey duelists! Did you know:
Harpie Zhen Dragon is based on the the legendary Chinese bird Cryptid, A highly poisonous bird of Chinese lore. It likes to eat snakes with its copper-colored beak. It carries an incredibly potent venom; if it travels over a field, all the crops below will wither, and if one of its feathers falls into one's drink, a single sip can kill a man.
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