Chapter 6: God of Mischief and Lies

Argh! That last move really did a number on me. Can I even win? Whoever this man is, he's powerful…very powerful. I need answers but…what if I lose this duel? No, I need to win somehow… I have to win!

Just then, she felt a surge of searing hot pain on her right wrist. She clutched her right forearm, crying out as she felt it in all of its intensity. Her eyes were forced shut from the pain.

What the hell is this?! I'm used to pain from my life… but this is feels like someone's pouring searing hot liquid metal on my wrist! She thought, pouring a lot of strength into forcing her eyes back open. She could not believe what she bore witness to.

On her wrist, she saw a silver band that she knew wasn't there before. Elaborate designs graced it, and she both saw and felt the bizarre emerald that forced itself up out of her wrist, setting itself in the center of the band, all blood included. Startled, she shifted backwards, as if fearful of her own body. Soon, however, a new surge of pain in her right eye distracted her.

She saw nothing but blinding green light out of it. The man watched this whole scene, a small smile forming as a symbol burned itself onto her eye-it was a line that ended in a sharp point, with two lines pointing upwards on the bottom right side. She felt warm pooling on the side of her face, and when she pressed her hand to it, she felt liquid. Though she was scared of what it likely was, she was more scared of not knowing, and pulled her hand away. Looking at it, her fears were confirmed-it was crimson red blood. No doubt her own blood. She glared furiously in the direction of her opponent.

"You bastard… That does it! I am going to crush you like the wretched insect you are, and MAKE YOU TALK!" She roared, forcing herself on her D-Wheel, and angrily speeding up to him. Pure adrenaline and rage drove her, and she initially didn't see her Extra Deck glowing because she was so furious. The man chuckled.

"You think this is funny?! We'll see how funny you think this is when I'm beating you half to death against the railing of the nearest bridge!" She yelled angrily.

"I'm not laughing. I'm just simply amused at how your rage is blinding you from seeing the path to victory." He said calmly. She was confused, and took a look at her Extra Deck. That's when she saw the glow. She touched it cautiously, and pulled the top card off… only to be instantly confused.

A Level 12, DIVINE-Attribute, Spellcaster-Type, Synchro Monster. Now, she was no stranger to Spellcasters, Synchros, or Spellcaster Synchros. But she knew she'd never placed anything with that Attribute in her Extra Deck, or any Synchro with that high of a Level! Not to mention that the Archetype was one she'd never heard of, let alone used! And the picture that looked back at her showed a tall, slender man with a smirk on his face, holding a scepter of some kind, wearing clothes unfamiliar to her, and rocking the most phenomenally retarded helmet she'd ever seen, from what she could see of it!

"What the… Where did this card come from?" She wondered in awe, staring at it.

"You."

She snapped her head up.

"What?"

"You created that card." He added. She snorted.

"I may be a genius thief who never has and never will be captured, but I'm not Pegasus. I don't create anything, let alone cards. I take them." She countered sharply. The man looked at her through his helmet.

"Then how do you explain all of the pain you feel, the blood pooling on the side of your head, the rune on your eye, the band on your wrist, and that card?" He asked. She snarled, and tried desperately to ram him into a side rail, but he dodged. He chuckled again.

"You want to win against me? Use that card! Awaken the God!" He exclaimed. She glared furiously at him.

"You know what's going on, obviously! Tell me what this card is! Tell me what's happening to me, jackass!" She demanded.

"Defeat me, using that card, and I'll tell you." He replied. She growled, and looked down at said card.

If I have no other choice…

"Fine then! Have it your way! I'll just beat the truth out of you!"

She exclaimed. Erika then drew a card. She looked at it, and then smiled.

"I'm about to win!"

"Oh really? Then prove it." The man said.

"I will! I summon Trickster Mage! In Attack Position!" She exclaimed. A woman, short in stature, about 4'4, wearing a magician's outfit with unique, glowing designs on them appeared. She was holding a staff with a red orb on top. (ATK: 1000-Tuner)

The man was surprised at first to see a Tuner monster, but then smiled.

"A Tuner, huh?"

"That's right."

"Did you steal it?"

"….."

"Either way…you only have 1 card; that card. No more in your hand. How do you expect to defeat me with that monster?"

"Her ability; she can Special Summon 3 Spellcaster-Type monsters from my Graveyard!"

"What!?"

"That's right! Come back! Trickster Cats and Saggi the Dark Clown!" The 4 Spellcasters reappeared. (ATK: 0)x4

"They lose all their ATK and I can't Normal Summon or Set this turn. But that's not what I'm doing. I Tune Trickster Mage with my 4 monsters to Synchro Summon!" She began.

The man smirked wide.

"Summon it." He said to himself.

"I Tune Trickster Mage with my 3 Trickster Cats and Saggi the Dark Clown!"

Trickster Mage transformed into a 3 green rings. The rings then scanned the non-tuner monsters, who all first changed into a glowing yellow outlines of themselves before all turning into 3 stars. She felt the chant from deep within herself.

"Frozen crystals, gather into my hand! Dance, reflect, and pierce through the brilliant moon! Create the power I order you to!"

A beam of light then enveloped the stars, passing through the rings.

"Descend from your golden throne above! Heed the call of your chosen Emerald! APPEAR NOW, AT MY SIDE! ASGARDIAN GOD-LOKI, GOD OF MISCHIEF AND LIES!" She roared. And who appeared was the legendary Loki, Asgardian God himself, clad in his gold armor, over black and green clothes, wearing his trademark devilish smirk. (ATK: 3500)

"Now once per turn, I can take control of a monster you control." Erika said, smirking herself.

"You can what!?"

Loki raised his staff, causing it to glow, and walked over to Dark Magic King. He touched it to the creature's chest, and the creature's eyes turned blue. He ordered it to Erika's side, and it came.

"You want Loki so bad, here he is! GET HIM!"

Loki raised his staff and blasted the man, causing him to crash into the oncoming wall.

Erika: Winner

Man: 0

Erika rode up to the man, got off her D-Wheel and searched him until she found a card; Dark Magic King. She smiled.

"I'll take that." She said, pocketing the powerful card. Erika got back on her D-Wheel and rode off. The man recovered from his crash with a smile.

"It looks like Emerald has awoken. This will be interesting, to say the least." He said, watching her speed off into the night.