Chapter 5: Light VS Light!
Seto was now having enough, and the fact Heishin kidnapped his brother wasn't helping.
"I swear that when I'll find that swine I'm gonna make him pay for what he did to my little brother. Hang on, Mokuba, I'm coming" thought the CEO while walking.
Seto walked for more than five minutes until he found a guy in a white coat blocking his path.
"Who are you?! Get out of the way, now!" shouted the CEO.
"I was waiting for you, Kaiba" said the guy "I'm really happy you decided to take this door, so that we'll see who's the real legendary monster of light!"
"I'm not here for this crap!" shouted Seto "Get out of the way!"
He then tried to hit the cloaked guy with his briefcase, but the other guy intercepted the offensive and dodged. He then punched the CEO in the stomach, making him fall on his knees.
"I'm the Light Guardian" introduced himself the cloaked guy "And if you want to pass you have to beat me in a duel!"
Seto got up and opened his briefcase, revealing his Duel Disk and deck. "Fine" he said "If these are Heishin's house rules, so be it. But let's make it quick!"
"You have no idea how much I was waiting for this moment!" thought the Guardian "The moment your ace monster Blue-Eyes will clash against my ace monster to see who's the real legend. Don't disappoint me, Kaiba!"
"Duel!"
LP Seto 4000
LP Guardian 4000
"I'll start!" said Seto drawing "I Summon Saggi the Dark Clown in Defense Mode!"
A creepy looking clown appeared in front of Seto (DEF: 1500).
"Next I Set one reverse card!" declared the CEO "Turn end!"
He then looked at his field and smirked. "The card I played in reverse is Deck Destruction Virus of Death" thought "When he'll attack Saggi I'll use my Virus Card to destroy his entire deck!"
"My turn!" declared the Guardian drawing "You know, Kaiba. There's something of you that I don't like"
"Not that I care, but what is it?"
"You have a very dark side" explained the Guardian "And you manifest it with an army of DARK monsters and aggressive Magic and Trap cards"
"So what?" asked the CEO "It's a card game! You must have strong cards to win!"
The Guardian waved his finger as a no. "Tsk tsk tsk! Do you ever learn from your mistakes while facing Yugi?"
"What are you talking about?"
"He indeed has strong cards, but has a lot of what seems weak cards that hide a very dangerous potential"
Seto simply stared.
"Take your Dark Clown, for example. I've watched a lot of your duels and I know that, for being a weak card, he's a perfect device for a Virus Card"
The CEO groaned.
"So that's what you've planned for me!" realized the Guardian "Destroying my deck with a Virus Card and overwhelm me with high attack power monsters in order to end the duel quickly! It's a clever strategy for a Crank-and-Power Deck like yours, but you cannot defeat the light with darkness and I'll show you! Activate Magic Card Apostle of Extermination!"
"What?!"
"This Magic Card cancels from the game a reverse card… just like your Virus Card!"
A beam of light fired from the card destroying Seto's reverse card, making him groan.
"Now that I got rid of your Virus Card I can destroy your Dark Clown without worrying. I Summon Wictoria in Attack Mode!"
A golden angel riding a four-headed golden dragon appeared on the field (ATK: 1800).
"Now, Wictoria, attack and destroy Saggi the Dark Clown!"
From the dragon's heads four beams of light fired hitting the clown.
"Next I Set one reverse card! Turn end!"
"Grrr… that monster can take control of the Dragons in my Graveyard!" thought Seto "His deck really is the bane of mine. I'll make you pay for destroying that monster! My turn!"
He then drew his card and selected another from his hand before slamming it to his Duel Disk. "Activate Cost Down! This card reduces the Levels of the monsters in my hand by two! So I can now Summon Sword Stalker of Revenge!"
A purple demon with a black cape and a yellow sword appeared on the field (ATK: 2000).
"Again with those DARK monsters!" complained the Guardian.
"Sword Stalker of Revenge feeds of revenge of their fallen comrades" explained the CEO "When he's Summoned, he gains 20% of the attack power of a monster that was destroyed by you, just like my Saggi!"
From Seto's Graveyard Slot of his Duel Disk a sprite appeared with the appearance of Saggi the Dark Clown. The sprite then headed towards Sword Stalker's sword and lighted it up, increasing the demon's attack power to 2120.
"Sword Stalker of Revenge attacks Wictoria!"
The demon headed towards Wictoria but the Guardian reacted.
"Reverse Magic activate, Attack Nullification!"
Sword Stalker suddenly stopped.
"I don't think I have to explain you this card's effect, do I?"
"No" answered Seto "It negates my attack and ends the Battle Phase"
"Very clever, Kaiba" said the Guardian drawing his card "Now let me extinguish your darkness! My turn! I sacrifice Wictoria for this!"
A warrior with a white armor with red pattern appeared on the field (ATK: 2100).
"Meet Warrior of the Sun!"
The CEO laughed. "Is this your best shot?" asked "Sword Stalker of Revenge as more attack power than him!"
"Warrior of the Sun attacks Sword Stalker of Revenge"
"What?!"
The swords of the two monsters started to clash.
"When Warrior of the Sun attacks a DARK monster, it gains 500 attack power, making it stronger than Sword Stalker of Revenge!"
The CEO groaned as his monster got destroyed.
LP Seto 3520
LP Guardian 4000
"My turn! Draw!" declared Seto. He smirked as he saw the card. "Activate Enemy Controller!"
A giant console appeared in front of the CEO.
"By paying 1000 Life Points I can put a command and use to control your monster's action!" explained "Up, Left, Down, Right, A!"
As he pressed the buttons, Warrior of the Sun got destroyed.
LP Seto 2520
LP Guardian 4000
"Aren't you a little grown up to play with videogames?" asked the Guardian shielding himself from the dust his monster's destruction raised.
The CEO simply ignored him. "I now Summon Blade Knight!"
A night with a light blue armor appeared on the field (ATK: 1600).
"Now this is a monster that I like!" said the Guardian.
"Oh, you won't like it after he'll attack" smirked the CEO "Blade Knight, attack directly!"
The knight rushed towards the Guardian and slashed his chest with his sword.
LP Seto 2520
LP Guardian 2400
"It was about time I took a chunk of your Life Points" said Seto.
"Don't worry, I still have plenty of surprises for you" answered the Guardian "My turn! Draw!"
As he saw the card he drawn he smirked. "Excellent. I drew my ace monster. Now all I need to do is Summon it to the field. Please Kaiba, call out your Blue-Eyes or I won't be satisfied. I Summon Gellenduo in Attack Mode!"
The monster appeared as two cute fairy-like creatures, one was pink and the other was light blue (ATK: 1700).
"Now Gellenduo will destroy Blade Knight!"
The two fairies went towards the knight and hit him with their heads.
LP Seto 2420
LP Guardian 2400
"That was very pathetic" admitted the CEO.
"Say what you want, but we're almost even"
"My turn!" said Seto drawing "Damn it! I don't have any monsters in my hand that can stand up against that monster. I must defend myself. I Summon Death Gremlin in Defense Mode!"
A green and yellow gremlin appeared in front of the CEO (DEF: 1800).
"Please, enough with those DARK monsters!" cried the Guardian.
"Shut up and make your move!" shouted back Seto.
"As you wish! My turn!"
As the Guardian drew his next card he put it aside and selected another card from his hand. "I sacrifice Gellenduo and Summon this!"
A six winged angel with a yellow dress appeared on the field (ATK: 2750).
"Meet my ace monster, Wingweaver!" cried the Guardian.
"Wait a minute, that's a seven stars monster!" noticed Seto "You need two sacrifices for that!"
"Oh, but I sacrificed two monsters" answered the Guardian "Gellenduo is a two creatures monster, didn't you see?"
The CEO groaned.
"Things will now get serious, Kaiba! Wingweaver, get rid of that pesky creature of the darkness!"
From Wingweaver's hand a yellow beam fired and hit Death Gremlin destroying it. However, Seto took no damage because of the fact that his monster was in Defense Mode.
"I Set one reverse card! Turn end!"
The CEO drew his card without even talking: it was Blue-Eyes White Dragon! "This will be perfect for putting that Wingweaver in her place. But I need two sacrifices in order to Summon it"
He then looked at a card in his hand. "This will be perfect in order to stall for time! I Summon Dark-Sleep-Inviting Lucifer!"
A caped mage appeared on the field (DEF: 1800).
"I know that he hates DARK monsters, but if his anger will blind him and he'll attack my Dark-Sleep-Inviting Lucifer, his monster will be put to sleep and I'll have all time that I need to Summon my Blue-Eyes"
The Guardian drew his card and placed it in the middle of his hand. "That DARK monster is for provocation, I know. But I won't attack it. Reverse card open, Proof of Powerlessness!"
From the card artwork a huge dinosaur appeared. The beast rushed to the field and crushed Dark-Sleep-Inviting Lucifer.
"This Trap Card destroys all five stars or lower monsters you control as long as I have a seven stars or higher monster on the field. Sadly, I can't attack this turn, so it's your move"
"My turn!" said Seto drawing his card and slamming it on his Duel Disk "Activate Magic Card, Life-Shaving Treasure Cards! This card allows me to draw until I hold five cards in my hand and in five turns I must discard my entire hand as an exchange!"
"A hand-reinforcement card…" observed the Guardian.
The CEO glanced at his new cards and said: "I now Set two reverse cards and Summon Lord of Dragons in Defense Mode!"
A mage dressed in a dragon motif appeared on the field (DEF: 1100).
"Lord of Dragons… Is he trying to do what I think he's trying to do? My turn! Draw!"
He drew Elf's Light. "Excellent. Now I'm ready for whatever you'll throw at me, Kaiba. I would simply pass my turn but I don't want him to think anything about my strategy. After all, Lord of Dragons is still a DARK monster and he has two reverse card. Maybe I'll make him waste one or both. I'll send Wingweaver to attack that pesky DARK monster of yours!"
The CEO smirked. "Activate Magic Card Attack Nullification!"
The Guardian faked a grunt as his monster stopped.
"I remembered that you had Attack Nullification just like me, but for you to draw it at this moment…" said the Guardian "I Set one reverse card! Turn end! Come on, Kaiba! Call your Blue-Eyes!"
"My turn! Draw!" said Seto "Perfect! I activate Dragon-Calling Flute!"
As he slammed the drawn card on his Duel Disk, Lord of Dragon took the flute featured in the card's artwork and started playing it.
"This card allows both of us to play up to two Dragons from our hand!" explained the CEO.
"I don't have any!"
"Well, I have one! My Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
The giant white dragon appeared on the field roaring with pride (ATK: 3000).
"Finally, the white dragon is here!" cried the Guardian "Come at me, Kaiba!"
"With pleasure! Blue-Eyes, attack Wingweaver with Burst Stream of Destruction!"
The white dragon fired his attack but the Guardian reacted.
"I got you, Kaiba! Reverse Magic activate, Elf's Light!"
Wingweaver got surrounded by a yellow light.
"This card boosts my monster's attack power by 400, making it stronger than Blue-Eyes!"
"I don't think so!" said the CEO causing the Guardian to look at him with confusion "Reverse Trap activate, Absorb Spell!"
"What?!"
"Absorb Spell takes the effect of a attack increasing Magic Cards and changes the target to any monster I want, like my Blue-Eyes!"
Blue-Eyes' attack power went to 3400 and destroyed Wingweaver.
LP Seto 2420
LP Guardian 1750
"It's your turn!" declared the CEO.
The Guardian merely looked the ground smiling. "You've managed to destroy my ace monster. Congratulations. Blue-Eyes is really the legend of the light…"
"My turn!" said Seto seeing that his opponent wasn't doing anything "Blue-Eyes, finish him off!"
Blue-Eyes fired his Burst Stream of Destruction against the Guardian, who simply stayed there and took the hit.
LP Seto 2420
LP Guardian 0
"Thank you" said the Guardian smiling "You've given me a great duel. I hope we can do it again sometimes"
The CEO simply smiled with his eyes closed as his opponent vanished. He then started to head towards the corridor. He quickly ended up facing a door. As he opened it, he yelled: "Heishin!"
Cards used:
Saggi the Dark Clown
Level 4
Spellcaster
DARK
ATK 600
DEF 1500
Blade Knight
Level 4
Warrior
LIGHT
ATK 1600
DEF 1000
Death Gremlin
Level 4
Fiend
DARK
ATK 1600
DEF 1800
Wingweaver
Level 7
Fairy
LIGHT
ATK 2750
DEF 2400
Lord of Dragons
Level 4
Spellcaster
DARK
ATK 1200
DEF 1100
Wictoria
Level 4
Fairy
LIGHT
ATK 1800
DEF 1500
Effect: Once per turn, you can select 1 Dragon-Type monster from your opponent's Graveyard and Special Summon it to your side of the field. Your opponent cannot select other face-up Fairy-Type monsters as an attack target.
Sword Stalker of Revenge
Level 6
Warrior
DARK
ATK 2000
DEF 1600
Effect: When this card is Summoned, select 1 monster in your Graveyard that was destroyed by battle. This card gains 20% of the selected monster's ATK.
Warrior of the Sun
Level 5
Warrior
LIGHT
ATK 2100
DEF 1400
Effect: If this card battles with a DARK monster, it gains 500 ATK during the Damage Step only.
Gellenduo
Level 4
Fairy
LIGHT
ATK 1700
DEF 0
Effect: This card cannot be destroyed by battle. When this card's controller takes damage, destroy this face-up card. This card can be Treated as two Tributes for the Tribute Summon of a LIGH Fairy-Type monster.
Dark-Sleep-Inviting Lucifer
Level 4
Spellcaster
DARK
ATK 1500
DEF 1800
Effect: When this card is destroyed by battle, select the monster that destroyed it. As long as it is face-up on the field, the selected monster cannot attack or change its Battle Position.
Apostle of Extermination
Normal Magic Card
Effect: Select and remove from play 1 Set Spell/Trap Card your opponent controls.
Cost Down
Normal Magic Card
Effect: Reduce the Level of all monsters in your hand by 2 until the End Phase.
Attack Nullification
Quick-Play Magic Card
Effect: When a monster attacks, negate the attack and end the Battle Phase.
Enemy Controller
Quick-Play Magic Card
Effect: Pay 1000 Life Points and activate one of the following effects:
* Take control of 1 monster your opponent controls until the End Phase.
* Destroy 1 monster your opponent controls.
Life-Shaving Treasure Cards
Normal Magic Card
Effect: Draw until you have 5 cards in your hand. During your 5th Standby Phase after this card's activation, send your entire hand to the Graveyard.
Dragon-Calling Flute
Normal Magic Card
Effect: Activate only if you control 1 "Lord of Dragons". Both players can Special Summon up to 2 Dragon-Type monster from their hand.
Elf's Light
Equip Magic Card
Effect: Equip only to a LIGHT monster. It gains 400 ATK.
Proof of Powerlessness
Normal Trap Card
Effect: Activate only if you control 1 Level 7 or higher monster. Destroy all Level 5 or lower monsters your opponent controls. You cannot declare an attack the turn you activate this card.
Absorb Spell
Normal Trap Card
Effect: Activate only when your opponent targets a monster on the field by the effect of a Magic Card that increases ATK. Change the target to another monster on the field ignoring target requirements.
Deck Destruction Virus of Death
Normal Virus Card
Effect: Activate only when a DARK monster with 1000 ATK or less you control is destroyed by battle. Send all 1500 ATK or more monsters from your opponent's field, hand and Deck to the Graveyard. Those monsters cannot be Special Summoned.
Note: for Blue-Eyes White Dragon, check Chapter 2.