YuGiOh 5D's: Konami/Kazuki Takahashi
With Jason Hutchins out unable to duel, Michelangelo was left standing to face his master Princess Alina; and the odds were clearly in her favor:
Jason: 250
Michelangelo: 400
Alina: 9100
"Now that I attacked with Amazoness Paladin, Amazoness Launcher is returned to the bottom of my deck!" The makeshift bazooka disappeared, allowing Paladin to stand upright, "I'm still waiting for you to make your move, Michelangelo!" the Princess barked, sending a fiery gaze at the squirming servant. "And with that male friend of yours slacking off! I suggest you draw now!"
Michelangelo stood and processed the situation he was in, biting his lip. In no time at all Alina had taken a major lead and left him and Jason with a small fragment in life-points. He looked towards Jason, who was still sat, cringing with a buckled back from the assault he was dealt with. But he shook his head and tried to remove most of his doubt out of his head. His focus should be on his duel. Jason was sure to be fine. So he proceeded with his draw.
"I activate the spell card, Spiritual Forest!" A few short trees appeared around his field, which their leaves reflected in the sunlight with morning dew, "And as long as this card's out, my beast-type monsters can't be destroyed in battle."
"I supposed it's my turn now," Alina drew her next card, "And I activate the spell, Card of Sanctity. So guess what: we each draw until we hold six cards in our hand. Unfortunately for one of us, since he's on his back, he can't participate." Both she and Michelangelo restored their hands while Jason was left out, "Next, I will summon a second Amazoness Fighter to my field, thus strengthening my Paladin's ATK power by 100," A second fighter appeared and Paladin's ATK points increased (ATK: 1900), "Next I play another spell, Double Summon. And as its name suggests, I'm allowed to summon a second monster this turn. And the monster I choose to summon will be (1) Amazoness Trainee(4/ATK: 1500/DEF: 1300)!" A young girl with silvery looking hair and dressed in a blue fur top and shorts appeared on the field, holding a chain in her hands with a spike at the end. She looked like Chakra Silvers, yet her eyes did not hold the same warmth as the original had (ATK: 1500), "And with that, another monster gives Paladin 100 more points(ATK: 2000)! Finally, I place two cards face-down and end my turn." Two reverses appeared.
"It's my turn," Michelangelo drew his next card, "I activate the Synthesis Spell ritual card! By offering Hard Armor and Giga-Tech Wolf as tribute, I summon Lycanthrope from my hand!" The genetic werewolf appeared on the field and howled at the sky, pounding his fists to her chest (ATK: 2400), "Lycanthrope, attack Amazoness Paladin!" The beast lunged forward, ready to swipe at the female swordsman.
"I activate my trap card, Negate Attack!" Alina revealed her reverse-card and a strong gust of wind held black the werewolf. "You just wasted your only attack!"
"I place one card face-down and end my turn." Sighed the servant, doing so.
"My turn!" Alina drew her next card, "I activate the continuous-spell, Amazoness Fighting Spirit!" As her spell card appeared on the field, Amazoness Trainee was surrounded by a fiery aura, "Next my Amazoness Trainee will attack!"
"But Lycanthrope's ATK is higher!" Michelangelo replied, confused.
"Why do you think I played my Fighting Spirit spell just now!? Whenever one of my amazons attacks a stronger monster, they gain an additional 1000 ATK points until the end of the battle-phase! Now, give that Lycanthrope some obedience training!" The amazon apprentice swung her chain rope and caught Lycanthrope by its neck. With much effort, she pulled against her chain and managed to carry the wolf off its feet, swinging the beast around a few times before tossing the werewolf into the sky, and let it crash back down to earth.
Jason: 250
Michelangelo: 300
Alina: 9100
"This isn't good!" Jason groaned, holding onto his shoulder to ease the pain in his back, "So even if he does manage to bring out a stronger monster, Alina's will just get even more stronger!"
"My Amazons are a resilient tribe! It will take much more than brute force to defeat me!" The Princess declared, holding her head up high. "Now make your move!"
Michelangelo began his turn, setting a card, "I summon Wolf in DEF mode," A simple snow-furred wolf appeared on his field (DEF: 800), "Next, my Lycanthrope will attack Amazoness Paladin again!" The werewolf made another attack at the paladin.
"I activate my trap, Half Counter!" Alina revealed her reverse-card, "This takes half of the ATK points of your attacking monster and adds them to my Paladin, giving her a total of 3200 ATK points! And with only 300 life-points to your name, your judgment is finally at hand!" Drawing her sword the Amazoness Paladin managed to slip past Lycanthrope and avoid its claws. In a matter of seconds the werewolf fell on its knees as the Paladin charged straight at her opponent with her sword ready to skewer him, "It's over, Michelangelo!"
But her servant threw out his hand, revealing his face-down.
"I activate my trap card!" The Amazoness Paladin grasped both hand on her sword and brought it swinging forward. But her blade was suddenly blocked by stone. She stepped back and faced a large, angular shield with an eye etched into it. Several cracks were seen on it, as well as a long gash recently made from the paladin's sword.
"What?!" Alina snarled. "You shouldn't have any life-points left!" She argued as her paladin retreated to her field, "What was that card you just played?!" She demanded.
"It's the Aegis of Gaia," Michelangelo answered, "It lets me summon Aegis, an ancient an enchanted shield. It protects my life-points from up to 3000 points of damage. So any damage I would take from this point will redirect to the Aegis." He informed.
Aegis of Gaia: 2200
"I will end my turn there!"
"Thank goodness for that trap card," Jason said, adding with a though, 'I just hope he can keep it on the field. Come on, Michelangelo…'
"A shield used by Zeus, the Greek god of Thunder." 'Tsking', the princess scorned and placed her hand on her next card. "Let's see what Hera can do for me..." She drew her next card, "I activate the Double Attack spell card! By sending a card from my hand to the graveyard, my Amazoness Paladin can attack twice this turn! And thanks to my Fighting Spirit spell card, she gains 1000 ATK points (ATK: 3000)! So as to finish where my Trainee has failed, I will make sure that Lycanthrope is put down permanently!" The Paladin advanced and made two consecutive strikes with her sword, finally slaying the werewolf.
Aegis of Gaia: 1000
"Now that I've rid the field of that over-sized mutt, I can now activate my Queen's Pawn trap card!" Alina said as her reverse-card flipped up, "Since my Amazon destroyed a monster in battle, I can summon a level-4-or-lower Amazoness monster from my deck!" The trap card glowed as the Princess held a card in her hand that came from her deck, "And I can assure you that this Amazon will make your beasts look like the worthless flea-bags they are. Allow me to introduce you to the Amazon's ever-faithful protector! I summon the (2) Amazoness Tiger(4/ATK: 1100/DEF: 1500)!" A large tiger leap out of the card with its right eye scarred shut, wearing broken shackles on its wrists and ankles and a golden collar on its neck.
"Um, did you say t-tiger?" Michelangelo stuttered with a nervous tone. Big cats with pointed rows of teeth always managed to scare him, ever since he was young. The way the giant feline growled at him, pawing at the ground with narrowed eyes, made his knees almost fall under him.
"Don't worry, you heard me. He's not as loyal and powerful as Nila is, but he gains 400 ATK points for every Amazon on the field; that includes himself!" The orange tiger snarled at Michelangelo and his monsters as his power increased (ATK: 2700). "Let's see what your beasts can do against this! Make your move!"
Shaking off his fear, the meek male drew his next card, "I set a monster in DEF mode, and also switch Lycanthrope to DEF to end my turn." He said.
"Of course; hide behind your pack for as long as you can!" His mistress sneered. "But soon, you'll have nothing left to protect you from what I have in store!" The blue-haired royal snarled as she drew her next card, "Amazoness Paladin, attack Michelangelo's face-down card!" When the Paladin made another strike with her sword, the set monster rose from its card while a barrier formed over it to block the Paladin's attack. The barrier vanished to show Hyena on the field, it's tongue drawn out lazily. "Typical, another meddling mutt. I'll play the Gold Sarcophagus spell card," A small golden box appeared in front of the Amazon Princess, "By removing a card from my deck and placing it into this box, I can add it to my hand in two turn. In the meantime I'll end my turn." She finished.
Michelangelo drew his next card, "I activate the spell card, Twister! By sacrificing 500 points from the Aegis Shield, I can destroy 1 face-up spell or trap card. And the card I choose will be the Amazoness Fighting Spirit spell card!" A powerful gust of wind was fired from his card and shredded apart Alina's continuous-spell card.
Aegis of Gaia: 500
"I'll end my turn there."
"No matter; I won't need it. There's not a card in your deck that will prove worthy of my time," Alina said , rolling her eyes and adding her next card to her hand, "I activate Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your Dark Door spell!" A solid whirlwind was created and Michelangelo's continuous-spell was destroyed, "With that pesky spell gone I can finally let loose the dogs of war; of course no pun intended. Amazoness Fighter, attack the hyena first!" The Fighter smashed through Spiritual Forest's barrier, "Amazoness Trainee, it's your turn!" The Amazon apprentice caught the hyena with her chain, "I'm well aware of that beast's ability to call on it brothers when it falls in battle. That's why I decided to use my Trainee's special-ability, which sends your monsters back to the bottom of your deck instead of the graveyard! And for each monster she destroys in battle, she gains 200 more ATK points!" The Trainee pulled hard on her chain and tossed the hyena into the air. Hyena then was replaced by a streak of blue light which struck Michelangelo's deck.
Amazoness Trainee: (ATK: 1700)
"Next, my Paladin will make quick work of your mundane wolf!" The Paladin struck down the wolf with her sword, "And finally, my Tiger will be able to finally dispose of that mangy canine!" With one quick swipe, Lycanthrope was brought to its knees before shattering into pixels, "Now all that's left is your Skull Dog Marron. Once I'm done with him, there will be nothing standing between me and victory!" Alina smirked, looking victorious. "Why don't you just surrender and save yourself any further humiliation?"
Her aid shook his head, bowing his head.
"I can't do that!" He looked back up and decreed, "I gave my word I would protect you with my life!" His eyes glinted once as he drew his next card, "And to do that I have to destroy the hatred that's been weighing down your heart! It's my turn!" he looked at his next card with parted breath. His eyes lit as he drew the card he needed to help guard his life-points, "Please tell me, do you know about the story of Culann's Hound?" Alina stood quiet, her scowl sealing her mouth shut as Michelangelo spoke calmly, "It tells the story of a boy who killed a hero's fierce guard-dog in self defense. In turn, he took its place as his vassal and protected him against opposing armies." He told.
"Is that how you plan to spend your final turn?" Alina growled, "Your move is telling Scottish folklore?"
"That is my move," The orange-haired man said with a small smile. "But not as what you think. This folklore as you call it is made into this spell card!" He threw the card down as a golden light washed over it. "I activate Emblem of the Awakening!" The light formed into a Celtic knot made of three single-colored plates forming a triangle.
"What do you plan to do with that?!" Asked his superior.
"It's a ritual card! And by offering Skull Dog Marron as tribute, I can call forth a warrior that made himself into a legend! I summon (4) Cu Chulainn the Awakened(4/ATK: 500/DEF: 1500)!" The seal in the spell card created a warrior girded in heavy armor, his entire stance crouched with haunches pulled back. His fierce yet softly defined face conveyed a palpable sense of weakness despite the finely-crafted spear he held in his hand (ATK: 500).
"That's what you plan to use against me?" Alina scoffed, "I'll put him down like the dog you sacrificed for him."
"Not if I equip him with the Ritual Weapon card!" Michelangelo added another card to the field, a weapon falling from it and falling onto Cu Chulainn's arm. "This gives Cu Chulainn 1500 more ATK and DEF points!" The crossbow in sleek design melted into his arm, branding him as a coil of fire wrapped around him (ATK: 2000/DEF: 3000), "Now I activate Cu Chulainn's special-ability, which absorbs the power of any one normal-monster in my graveyard!"
"But your graveyard is full of-" Alina cut herself off when she realized his strategy.
"Most of the monsters fallen in battle are normal-monsters," Her servant confirmed, "And now I remove Gene-Warped Warwolf from play to add its ATK points to Cu Chulainn!" A ghostly image of Gene-Warped Warwolf briefly appeared as Cu Chulainn's power increased (ATK: 4000).
"That's impossible..." Alina muttered, "4000 ATK points?!"
"Cu Chulainn, attack the Amazoness Trainee with Gae Bulg Spear!"Twirling his staff ,the Irish legend jumped into the air, the setting sun casting a shadow towards the apprentice. But the tiger stepped in the way and bounded itself towards the warrior and both of then landed in the center of the battlefield, not losing their footing (ATK: 3100). The tiger's claws tried to knock down Cu Chulainn's spear while the Wolf hero tried to remove his weapon from the beast's teeth. Eventually the two forced themselves from each other and retreated to their original posts.
"I don't understand!" Michelangelo gasped, "Cu Chulainn has stronger ATK points! And he was supposed to attack Amazoness Trainee!"
"Indeed. But unfortunately, my tiger's ability makes it so that you cannot attack any other Amazoness monsters! He would have been destroyed, that is, if not for this!" Alina revealed her face-down card, a continuous-trap showing a battle-scarred Amazoness Paladin struggling to rise to her feet, "It's a trap card known as Amazoness Willpower! It allows me to revive an Amazon from my graveyard! It then acts as an anchor to keep her on the field! And although the card alone did not protect my tiger, the monster I summoned in fact did!" Another Amazon shot from the card. She had long blue hair, wore sturdy garb similar to the other Amazons', had a crown on her head with a skull at the front, and held a wicked looking sword. "Behold her Majesty, the (3) Amazoness Queen(6/ATK: 2400/DEF: 1800)!"
"There's a queen as well?!" Michelangelo gasped, staring at the doppelganger of his mistress, her fury as powerful as his opponent.
"I thought Amazoness Tiger was her leading monster!" Jason added, "He's the one protecting her Amazon monsters from harm!"
"Amazoness Tiger is but a mere pet whose duty is to protect his Amazon masters!" Alina replied, "My Amazoness Queen is the one who will truly guide them to victory! Because with her special-ability, my Amazon's cannot be destroyed in battle! And she is just as generous to give Amazoness Tiger such willpower as well!"
Jason: 250
Michelangelo: 300
Alina: 8200
'I was hoping that would turn the tables,' Michelangelo thought, scratching the back of his neck, 'But at least I have the strongest monster on the field.'
"It's my turn now!" Alina drew her next card, "Two turns have passed since Gold Sarcophagus activated! So the card I placed in the box is added to my hand! Next I will have my Amazoness Queen attack Cu Chulainn!"
"But my monster is stronger!" The manservant argued. "You would gain nothing by attacking!" But Michelangelo was ignored as the Amazon and the Irish warrior clashed, the brief battle ended in a draw.
Jason: 250
Michelangelo: 300
Alina: 6600
"If I'd have the option to cower before my opponent just because he's stronger than I am, I would sooner fight will all my strength even if it takes my last breath!" Declared the royalist of the Amazons. "My people will never forgive their ruler should I ever show weakness to a male, even if it's someone as pathetic as you! Back to the duel! I end my turn by switching Amazoness Tiger to DEF mode! Now make your move!"
Michelangelo drew his next card, "During my standby-phase, the special-ability of Cu Chulainn expires, reducing his ATK to his previous 2000 points. Now I activate his ability once more, removing Wolf Axewielder from my graveyard to gain his ATK points(ATK: 3650). Finally I set a card face-down and end my turn."
"It's my turn now!" Alina drew her next card, "Amazoness Queen, attack Cu Chulainn!" The queen attack relentlessly with her giant sword, but Cu Chulainn managed to fight back,
Jason: 250
Michelangelo: 300
Alina: 5350
"I will end me turn!"
"It's my turn," Michelangelo drew his next card and the effect of Cu Chulainn expired, "I remove Skull Dog Marron from the graveyard to increase Cu Chulainn's power(ATK: 3350). I end my turn."
"My turn!" Alina drew her next card, "I activate the spell card, Forbidden Chalice! By giving your monster 400 ATK points, it also negates his special-ability!" A large chalice appeared over Cu Chulainn and tipped over, sending a drizzle of sparkling water raining on top of him. Suddenly his armor turned a little red with rust, the weight almost knocking him to his feet. As heavy as it was, the legend held on his own and stood with great difficulty, refusing to crumble. (ATK: 2400), "Now my Amazoness Tiger, rise to ATK and destroy Cu Chulainn!"
"I activate the trap, Threatening Roar!" The moment the card activated, a series of strong and loud shockwaves erupted and forced the tiger to stand his ground.
"You managed to protect yourself for the moment! But it won't make a difference!" Alina said and ended her turn with a reverse-card, "I paid attention to the monsters you played the moment you summoned that ritual-warriors of yours! The strongest monster you have now to use with his ability is M-Warrior #1! And even then Cu Chulainn's power would pale in comparison to my Amazoness Tiger! All I have to do is wait for my next turn and I can finally be rid of you forever! Make your move Michalangelo, and accept your fate!"
'She may be right,' Michalangelo thought, looking at his hand, 'If I use Cu Chulainn's ability he'll only have 3000 ATK points, weaker than her tiger. If I don't do something, he'll be destroyed by Amazoness Tiger; and then any one of her monsters could end the duel or me!'
"You finally realize that there's absolutely no chance of winning!" Alina scoffed, crossing her arms proudly, "Just look at your friend! I managed to even get him on his knees! He's no longer able to help you! You defied me and fought against me, but the fact remains is that you can never defeat me! I gave you a chance to surrender, but now it's too late for you to do anything!"
Michelangelo wondered if what she said what true. Ever since Alina scolded him after her inauguration, not a day went by that he did not wonder how he could bring her back to the girl he knew. And when he finally had the chance to do so, he was eventually outmaneuvered and almost out of moves, while Alina managed to maintain her field full of monsters. He was the only one left standing against her and he could not even convince her to have a change of heart. Maybe it was better if he had just stayed quiet like a decent servant...
"Don't listen to her!" Jason called out to Michelangelo, startling the boy, "This duel isn't over yet! Just remember why you duel in the first place!" With much effort, rose to his feet and tried to maintain his ability to not drop hard on his back, "You're fighting against the Princess just so you can save her! You must knew the risks and you still wanted to help her! That means you still hold on to your promise that you'll make her happy and stay by her side! All you have to do is prove to her that protecting her is all you care about, not going against her!"
Michelangelo looked down at his duel-disk, his thoughts reeling back as a voice in the back of his mind echoed to him.
"I stay because I also wish for you to be happy, m'lady! For as long as I shall live, I will always serve you. My only wish in life is to make sure that you are smiling and my only hope is that you shall be a great queen as her highness. . . I swear on my life!"
'Jason just made a point; about everything!' He realized, blinking as enlightenment hit him. 'He just reminded me of why I'm in this duel in the first place! If I'm gonna keep my promise then it's decided on this next card. Let's find out if it helps...'
He nodded and placed his hand on his deck. "Alright, it's my turn; I draw!" He then swiped the top card from his deck. He looked at it hesitantly.
"Stop stalling and make your next move!" Alina barked, growing impatient, "Or should I take your silence as some form of surrender!"
Michelangelo shook his head, flipping the card over as a smoky-blue light formed around it.
"I summon the tuner-monster (5) Shiba-Warrior Taro(2/ATK: 800/DEF: 600)!"
Alina's attention was drawn towards a small shiba dog that appeared beside Cu 'Chulainn wearing a green scarf around its neck, yipping and panting innocently. As harmless as it looked, she couldn't help but feel tense, especially when she heard what Michelangelo called the monster, "Tuner..."
Michelangelo threw his hand up, guiding his monster silently. Taro leap and separated into two Synchro-gates while the Irish warrior disintegrated into four stars. They rose and crossed into the rings, creating a column of light stretching through the ground and sky.
"Next I tune Cu 'Chulainn with Shiba-Warrior Taro…" His voice drew in a breath, and his whole demeanor suddenly changed, a chant roaring from his heart. "Unbound by the strength of heart, loyal to all who call forth! May the bay of the moon ignite the primal beast with! Synchro-Summon!" The light broke out and the shards of the gates took on a large form. "(6) Gravity Warrior(6/ATK: 2100/DEF: 1000)!"
Once the light faded, Alina looked up to see a mechanical warrior. It seemed to be a humanoid wolf in sky blue armor, razor sharp claws and long hair made of thick metal wires (ATK: 2100). Alina remained gasped as Gravity Warrior stared her down with its burning red eyes. Her Amazoness Tiger stood between the two, snarling and with his teeth bared; along with her other warriors at the ready. Seeing her drones protect her broke her out of her amazement, "Do you think that supposed to scare me?!" She exclaimed, "It's just as weak as your last so-called warrior! Just what are you planning to do with that?!"
"When Gravity Warrior's summoned, he gets 300 ATK points for each monster on your field!" The new warrior cried a mechanical roar as he powered up (ATK: 3600).
"T-that won't make a difference!" Alina stammered, "My monsters can't be destroyed with Amazoness Queen's protection!"
"That's a chance I'll have to take!" Her servant shouted back, throwing out his hand in signal. "Gravity Warrior, attack!" Gravity warrior charged into enemy lines to have Amazoness Tiger bound himself on top of it. The two struggled until Gravity Warrior managed to pull the tiger off and retreat.
Jason: 250
Michelangelo: 300
Alina: 4850
"And with that I end my turn."
"Then it's my turn!" Alina growled as she drew her next card, a snarl rumbling in her throat as her eyes narrowed, 'This is so frustrating! If it weren't' for that male's meddling, this blasted boy would've surrendered! Then he somehow summoned this...Synchro Monster!' The name itself seemed to send shivers down her spine, 'No! He's just a slave! A mere drone! He's nothing special, just an annoying pest!' She then looked at her deck, 'I owe it to my mother to keep peace among the Amazon tribe! And I have to make sure absolutely nothing will threaten it! I can't believe that this insect would be causing me this much trouble…'
"I switch every monster except for Her Highness to DEF mode!" Amazoness Tiger, Paladin, Fighter and Trainee switched battle-position (DEF: 1500/300/1300/1300)! Now Amazoness Queen will attack your Gravity Warrior once more!" The clash between the two monsters resulted another deadlock.
Jason: 250
Michelangelo: 300
Alina: 4150
"Finally I place one card face-down and end my turn!" Finished the leader of Amazons. "Michelangelo, you may have survived this long but only because you got by on luck! The fact remains is that you can't do anything without someone to cling to! Just admit that you're worthless on your own!"
"...It's true; I'm not the strongest servant or the most intelligent, I may not be able to do everything by myself, but I'm still your servant!" Michelangelo replied, with new-found determination shown in his eyes, "And I am going to fulfill my promise if it's the last thing I do!"
"Couldn't have said it better myself!" Jason said, straightening himself up, holding back a grunt as his bones popped in alignment, "I think I'm done napping; time to get back to dueling!"
Michelangelo smiled, grateful to know that Jason was there, "Thank you."
Nodding in return, the foreign duelist began his turn, "It's my turn!" Jason drew his next card, "First I activate the spell card Pot of Greed, drawing 2 more cards! Next I summon the monster know as (7) X-Saber Pashuul(2/ATK: 400/DEF: 200)!" A rugged, sword-wielding warrior in patchwork armor then appeared (ATK: 400), "And you probably don't know, Axel's also a tuner-monster!"
"Tuner...Monster?!" Alina gasped, the alien word making her flinch.
"Now I tune my 2 Marauding Captains with X-Saber Pashuul to synchro-summon one of my favorite monsters!" The three monsters united as Jason chanted, "Divested stars form a timid soul, discovered in the darkest reaches! Unlock the gates to remove the shadows, and create the titan it will become, on its long-forgotten journey! Synchro Summon! Colossal Fighter, Accelerate!" In a flash of light, Jason's colossal white warrior landed onto the field with a powerful thud (ATK: 2800), "And this synchro-monster has a power-up ability like Gravity Warrior; except Colossal Fighter gains 100 ATK points for each monster in the graveyard! That means every warrior that fell on the battlefield, both yours and Michelangelo's are gonna help me turn this duel around!" Alina could only watch with astonishment as Colossal Fighter grew stronger (ATK: 4300), "Next, I equip my fighter with the equip-spell Rainbow Veil!" Colossal Fighter's shell was covered in a spectrum hue, "So from here on, when Colossal Fighter battles with another monster, the special-ability of that monster is negated!"
"But that means..." Alina trailed off.
"That means when Colossal Fighter attacks this turn, your Amazoness Tiger's ATK points drop down to their original score!" Colossal Fighter charged in and slammed its giant fist against the tiger. It was knocked back like a skipping stone until it maneuvered back on its feet, returning to its master side.
Jason: 250
Michelangelo: 300
Alina: 950
"And with that, I end my turn!"
"It's my turn!" Michelangelo drew his next card, "I place 1 card face-down! Next my Gravity Warrior attacks Amazones Tiger!" The battle created another stalemate.
Jason: 250
Michelangelo: 300
Alina: 450
"With that, I end my turn!" Michelangelo concluded.
Alina thought she would have had this duel won long before now. But those two were somehow hanging on, especially her servant, since this was one of the few times her dueled. To think he would last this long, her anger grew from the fact that he could even match her. She was supposed to be the master over this low-life mutt, not some powerful canine-like warrior that was able to surpass the burning tigress spirit within her. What would happen if he would somehow able to rise above her...?
"I will admit, you are at least the most interesting opponents who ever dared to challenge me, and the most irritating," Alina growled, looking down, "Out of the very few I had the chance to duel, everyone else were too cocky or mere cowards; either way they never lasted long against me. But you... You dared to defy my authority... But it won't matter," The princess reached out towards the bands that held her hair, "Up until now I was not using all of my power. But the amount I used should have been enough for your feeble kind!" As she removed the bands she shook her head to let loose her dark-blue head run freely down her back, "The mistake of underestimating your ability to hold your own almost cost me this duel! I will not let it cost me my kingdom!" Suddenly, a strong pressure made itself present, as if Alina had exerted her authority over this land. Even her companion Nila roared in praise to her master's dominance, "So, as you outlanders would say, it's time for the gloves to come off, the hair to come down..." Princess Alina flexed out her metal nails and held them towards her opponent's, their luster reflecting against the fading sun's light.
"... And the claws to come out!"
DUEL-MON DATABASE
(1) Amazoness Trainee
Stats: [Warrior/Effect] LV4 ATK/1500 DEF/1300
Attribute: EARTH
Effect: Monsters destroyed by battle with this card are returned to the bottom of the Deck instead of going to the Graveyard. If this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle: It gains 200 ATK.
(2) Amazoness Tiger
Stats: [Beast/Effect] LV4 ATK/1100 DEF/1500
Attribute: EARTH
Effect: You can only control 1 "Amazoness Tiger". This card gains 400 ATK for each "Amazoness" monster you control. Your opponent cannot attackanother "Amazoness" monster.
(3) Amazoness Queen
Stats: [Warrior/Effect] LV6 ATK/2400 DEF/1800
Attribute: EARTH
Effect: "Amazoness" monsters you control cannot be destroyed by battle.
(4) Cu Chulainn the Awakened
Stats: [Warrior/Ritual/Effect] LV4 ATK/500 DEF/1500
Attribute: LIGHT
Effect: This card can only be Ritual Summoned with the Ritual Spell Card,Emblem of the Awakening. Once per turn, you can remove from play 1Normal Monster in your Graveyard. This card gains ATK equal to that Normal Monster's ATK, until the Standby Phase of your next turn.
(5) Shiba-Warrior Taro
Stats: [Beast-Warrior/Tuner] LV5 ATK/800 DEF/600
Attribute: EARTH
Effect: This card cannot be destroyed by battle. When a card on the field is destroyed by battle or by a card effect, return this face-up card to itsowner's hand.
(6) Gravity Warrior
Stats: [Warrior/Synchro/Effect] LV6 ATK/2100 DEF/1000
Attribute: EARTH
Effect: 1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters
When this card is Synchro Summoned: It gains 300 ATK for each face-up monster your opponent controls. Once per turn, during your opponent's Battle Phase: You can target 1 Defense Position monster your opponent controls; change it to face-up Attack Position, also it must attack this turn, if able.
(7) X-Saber Pashuul
Stats: [Warrior/Tuner] LV2 ATK/4000 DEF/200
Attribute: EARTH
Effect: This card cannot be destroyed by battle. During each of your opponent's Standby Phases: You take 1000 damage. You must control this card in face-up Defense Position to activate and to resolve this effect.
DUEL-MON TRIVIA-
Hey duelists! Did you know:
The card "Shuba-Warrior Taro" is based on Kazuki Takahashi's dog "Taro".
Please Read and Review.