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"Spark-Nova Dragon! Attack, with Static Blazar Blast!"

Spark-Nova Dragon opened its mouth and blasted plasma at Justiciar Dragon, as both Shiho and Adachi watched in horror. As the blast made contact, Justiciar Dragon roared in pain, but as the plasma faded, his monster was still on the field.

"What? That's not possible!"

"Oh, yes it is, Sasuke!" Shiho replied. "See, your dragon's effect may have negated my dragon's effect to gain attack, but it didn't negate its other effect, which makes it incapable of being destroyed in battle!"

"That may be so, but you still take damage!"

Shiho: 4000 LP-3550 LP

"True, but it also leaves you wide open!"

"How so?"

"Let me show you!" Shiho drew a card from his deck. "I summon Azurian Prosecutor! And with its special ability, because my Prosecutor is in attack mode, I can lock your Spark-Nova Dragon up for one turn, making it incapable of making an attack next turn!"

"Huh?"

"That's right! And I'll set one card facedown to end my turn!"

"My turn, then! And I'm gonna tribute my Space Station in order to summon my Aeronautical Rocket Cannon!" The Aeronautical Space Station collapsed into itself and became a glowing ball of rainbow-like radiance, before a large rocket blasted out of it, performing a barrel roll so that it can be behind Sasuke and next to his Spark-Nova Dragon. "And I'm gonna activate its special ability! Neither of my monsters can attack, Spark-Nova due to your Prosecutor, and Rocket Cannon by its own effect! But I can use my Rocket Cannon to blast your Justiciar Dragon out of the sky! All by reducing its attack by one thousand!"

Aeronautical Rocket Cannon: 3000 ATK – 1000 ATK = 2000 ATK

The Aeronautical Rocket Cannon extended its cannons and charged up energy, before blasting Justiciar Dragon with energy, causing it to explode. The shockwave of the explosion caused Shiho's horse to take a few steps back, but he steadied it. "My turn, then! And this is a turn you won't soon forget! I switch my Prosecutor to defense mode, which will allow me to special summon my level 3 Azurian Attorney from my deck! Next, I normal summon my Azurian Enforcer! And I'm gonna tune my level one Enforcer to my level three Attorney and my level four Prosecutor! Rise to the occasion, and rule over all that sit in your court! You, the true abider of law, and the enforcer over all! All rise, for court is in session!

"Synchro Summon!" The single level star of the Enforcer flew out and created a glowing green Synchro ring that surrounded Shiho's other two monsters. The seven level stars of the monsters within flew out and aligned themselves in a straight line as a green light pierced all of them and then expanded to the innermost edge of the Synchro rings. "Take to the podium, Azurian High Judiciary!"

"The High Judiciary, huh? Sorry to say, he doesn't exactly frighten me."

"He should! Azurian High Judiciary! Attack Aeronautical Rocket Cannon!" The High Judiciary raised its gavel and pounded it on its podium, sending out a shockwave that caused the metal of the Aeronautical Rocket Cannon to crumple until it exploded.

"Whoa!" Sasuke's horse took a few steps back as the shockwave from the attack caused leaves to blow off trees and flowers and other small plants to rip out of the ground and blow away.

Sasuke: 4000 LP – 3400 LP

"Next, I'll set this card facedown, and end my turn!"

"My turn, then!" Sasuke drew a card from his deck. "Since you didn't use your Prosecutor's effect, my dragon is free to attack this turn! Now, Spark-Nova Dragon! Attack the High Judiciary with Static Blazar Blast!"

"Not so fast! See, when my High Judiciary is on the field in attack mode, you must pay 300 Life Points to attack!"

"Then I'll do it! What's three hundred points to destroy your monster?"

Sasuke: 3400 LP – 3100 LP

Just as with before, Spark-Nova Dragon opened its mouth and blasted plasma at Shiho's monster, coating it in energy, however, like with Justiciar Dragon, it wasn't destroyed. "What?"

"I activated my Plea Bargaining just in time! It makes my monster unable to be destroyed by battle this turn!"

"But once again, you still take the battle damage!"

Shiho: 3550 LP – 3100 LP

"Hey, look! We're tied again!" Shiho joked, but Sasuke growled. He spurred his horse and it began to gallop back to his farm, but Shiho and Adachi were already in hot pursuit. "My turn! And I'm gonna set this card facedown, and summon my Azurian Paralegal in defense mode!"

"My turn, then!" Sasuke drew a card from his deck. He's proven to be a much better Duelist than I thought, but I won't let him win! "I summon my Aeronautical Lunar Module! Next, I'll use the spell card Stage Separation, which allows me tribute my monster in order to force yours into its previous stage, namely, the monsters used in its summon!"

"What?" Shiho watched as his monster split apart, back into the Prosecutor, Attorney, and Enforcer, in defense mode. "Now, then! I'm going to use my Lunar Module to destroy your Enforcer!"

Shiho watched as the Lunar Module blasted over and smashed straight through the Enforcer. "Next, I'll use my Spark-Nova Dragon to destroy your Prosecutor!"

For a third time this duel, the Spark-Nova Dragon powered up its Static Blazar Blast, and it fired, obliterating his monster. "Now you've done it, Sasuke."

"Have I?"

"Yes. You have." Shiho smirked as his mark of the dragon began to glow even brighter than before. The top card of his deck started to glow as he felt a tingling sensation on his back.

"What's happening to your deck?"

"You'll see as soon as your turn ends!"

"Then I'll do something to protect my Lunar Module!" Sasuke replied. "I'll set two cards facedown!"

"My turn, then! And I summon Majestic Dragon!" Shiho shouted as his monster appeared. "Next, I activate my facedown Testimony spell card! By changing the battle positions of two Azurian monsters, I can recall any monster from the Graveyard, and I'm choosing my Justiciar Dragon!"

Shiho's dragon roared to the field in a flash of light, and glared at Spark-Nova Dragon. Sasuke laughed. "I destroyed that monster already! And due to my Spark-Nova Dragon, you can't use its effect to increase its attack, which means you can't destroy my Spark-Nova Dragon in battle!"

"Don't be so sure. Because I've got one more monster to summon! By tuning my level one Majestic Dragon to my level one Paralegal and level eight Justiciar Dragon, I can summon the monster that will lead to your demise! From the deepest call of duty, this true embodiment of justice and law explodes forth! All rise, for court is in session! Synchro Summon!" The Majestic Dragon flew up and spread its wings, causing a wave of pink light to fly off as it expanded in size. Justiciar Dragon roared as it flew into the dragon, the Paralegal following suit. The nine level stars of the monsters inside flew out and aligned themselves in a straight line inside the Majestic Dragon as a burst of green light exploded through it and then enveloped the field. Sasuke's horse shuddered, but Shiho's rode strong as the light faded away, leaving behind his monster. "The ultimate being of law, Majestic Just Dragon!"

"Majestic what?!" Sasuke stopped, back in the round pen at his farm, as Shiho and Adachi stopped at the entrance to the pen. He looked up at the monster, its size dwarfing his Spark-Nova Dragon.

"And I activate my Majestic Just Dragon's effect, negating your Spark-Nova Dragon's effect!" Shiho shouted as Sasuke's mouth dropped open. "This negates the attack you gained, and prevents you from activating its effect again! It also allows me to half your monster's attack because my monster is in attack mode!"

Spark-Nova Dragon: 3050 ATK – 500 ATK = 2550 ATK/2 = 1275 ATK

"Oh, no!"

"That's right!" Shiho replied. "Azurian Attorney! Attack the Aeronautical Lunar Module!"

The Attorney opened its briefcase, causing a storm of papers to blast out and tear the Lunar Module apart.

Sasuke: 3100 LP – 2100 LP

"And now, I'll activate my Scrap-Yard Aeronaut! This will allow me to summon my Aeronautical Space Station back to the field!"

"That's all well and good, but I'm gonna attack your Spark-Nova Dragon with Majestic Just Dragon! Go! Justice Smash!" Majestic Just Dragon flew up into the sky, and then descended on Sasuke's monster, but then an explosion coated the field.

"I activate my Factory Accident trap card!"

"I'd say something about how I destroyed that already and be surprised, but most duelists tend to use multiples of each card." Shiho mused. "But joke's on you, because my Majestic Just Dragon cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects! So his attack continues unabated!"

"No!" Sasuke looked up as Majestic Just Dragon blasted through Spark-Nova Dragon, obliterating it. The shockwave threw him from his horse as his Life Points reached zero. He groaned as he looked up, just in time to see a dark cloud pass from Shiho to himself.

Sasuke: 2100 LP – 0 LP

As the dark cloud subsided, Sasuke looked up, the entire plan of the darkness right there. And never had it looked so appealing… Shiho and Adachi dismounted their horses and walked over. Shiho extended his hand to Sasuke, who took it. Shiho smiled. "Welcome to the Azure Signers."