-Chapter 12-
New Determination
Yusuke quickly jumped away from the blade beam before it hit on the wall. He landed off to the side, but even so, his Life Points decreased.
Yusuke's LP: 800
"Hmph! I set a card and end my turn." David finished. "Well, Yusuke, what will you do now? It seems to me in my next turn, I can finish you off unless you do something to prevent it during this turn. How would you fight me back in this situation you're in? Make your move wisely…"
Yusuke slowly got up with his hand clenched tightly. "Why…Why are you doing this to me!?"
David stared at him. "I don't freaky understand! Why!? Why are you forcing me to Duel like this!? What did I ever do to you!?"
"It is not what you have done, but what you have been thinking." David admitted.
Yusuke looked perplexed, having no clue what she means by that. "Wh—what do you mean?"
"Last night, I talked with your friend, Haruka over there to know why you've been depressed over the past days, according to her. You have lost to the King of the Duelists, Atsushi Kai, is that correct?"
That name caused Yusuke to grit his teeth sourly. Ye…Yeah. Yeah, I did. What about it!?"
"Ever since you lost to Atsushi, Haruka said to me that you lost being your 'old self' and she's been worried for you since then. I suspect that you lost your willful joy in Dueling and your friend worried that you may never ever Duel again." David explained.
"Haruka…" Yusuke sighed as he looked over to her with her looking at him.
"Of course…" He then turned back to David. "Dueling against the King is like a one-time opportunity, which is always the case, but to you, it was a very special moment of life to you. However, at the end of day, you realized in fact that you couldn't beat him in a Duel, no matter how many times you countered him in the turns, but he was just too powerful. Of course, that is the reason why he is the current King. He is a genius since at a young age, around your current age particularly, when he became the King of the Duelists after defeating the former King. Ever since he was crowned to the throne of the league, no Duelists can defeat. Not even I could defeat him…"
David looked down as her eyes were closed. "Wait? You Dueled Atsushi before?" Yusuke asked.
"Yes I did, many times before, but just like you, I was depressed over some times. It really affected my life negatively, but I realized something. I cannot let my lost be what brings me down and prevent me to move on forward. There will be times when I am down, but that does not mean it is an excuse for giving up everything I have passion in, and that is…Dueling!"
The words echoed through Yusuke's heart, enough to even reach his mirror-self's ears. He snapped out from his thinking. As for Yusuke, he looked up, looking determined and then slowly smiled until he gave that same old, goofy genuine smile.
"Ha…aha…aha ha…HAHAHAHAHAHA!" He laughed out loud. His laugh caught David as she began chuckling until it also caught Haruka with tears dripping down from her eyes.
"Man…I am stupid, aren't I!?" Yusuke said warm-heartedly. "But, thank you, David. I really don't know why, but you reminded me that I should not give up in what I like the most, and just like you, that is Dueling!"
"So, you finally realize it." David said, grinning. "Now, how about show me your more active self and present me how you really Duel!"
"Sure! Let's do this thing!" Yusuke cheered excitedly. "And I will start off with Houdinia's effect!"
Suddenly, a light shined out from his Graveyard zone. "You see, when she is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, I get to Special Summon my ace monster from my hand or Deck!" Houdinia's spirit appeared before Yusuke. She bowed to David and her ace monster before she snapped her finger, causing a rainbow portal opened up before she disappeared.
"Come out, the main star of the show! Let's go! Masquerade Caped Crusader!" He exclaimed as his ace monster made a spectacular entrance out of the portal before it closed up. His monster twirled around, making poses, until he ended it with a bow.
"Yusuke!" Haruka said happily.
"Awww.." David awed. "Impressive. So, this is your ace monster? Well, it looks quite impressive, but its ATK is weaker than Black Luster Soldier – Super Soldier. How would it defeat my monster?"
"Oh, you will see! Here I go! Trap card, open! Magic Miracle!" His face-down card flipped up, depecting Pixie Miracle shining brightly as Masquerade Caped Crusader and Masquerade Houdinia standing either side of the little Pixie in front of cheering crowds, composed mostly of Kuriboh.
"When this Trap is activated, all monsters currently on the field must attack!" Yusuke admitted as both his and her ace jumped in for a crash. "And, if my attacking monster has lower ATK than yours, then your monster gets destroyed and mine don't!"
"Oh I see! But, there is more to that isn't there?" David asked.
"You know it! Because now, I activate Masquerade Caped Crusader's special ability! When he attacks a monster with 2000 or more ATK, then that monster is destroyed and you gain damage equals to half of that destroyed monster's ATK! Go, Masquerade Caped Crusader, use Magic Beam!"
As Black Luster Soldier – Super Soldier raised its sword at the magician, but Masquerade Caped Crusader wiggled his finger at the soldier and blasted a rainbow beam at the soldier. It cried before it faded to oblivion.
"Grgh!" David gritted.
David's LP: 1500
"Yeah! Alright! Sweet!" Yusuke cheered excitedly as his monster landed back to his side.
"Impressive, Yusuke! So, that is how you Duel! And you surprised me quite well." David praised him.
"Hee hee! Thanks David!" He gave her a peace sign.
"But, however it is still my turn!" David reminded him. "Black Luster Soldier – Super Soldier's effect activates! When it is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon 1 Gaia The Fierce Knight from my hand, Deck, or Graveyard! Awaken from your death, Awakened Gaia The Fierce Knight!"
The classic monster came to the field as it ran forward out of the portal before it stopped, presenting itself. This one wore darker armor and the horse had black horn on its armored forehead.
"I set a card and end my turn." David said, setting one card before it faded. "Now, show me what you got, Yusuke! Charge me with all of your might!"
"Sure thing, David! Let's do this thing!" Yusuke said excitedly as he drew his card in a flashy light with rainbow-colored sparkling effects.
He looked at the card, and knew what to do. "I see that you are back to your normal self."
Yusuke gasped and turned to his side. His mirror-self appeared next to him in his spirit form. "My other me! I have not seen you or you talked me over the past days! Where have you been!?"
"I was inside your mind, thinking to myself just as you were moaning around. I guess…I was in depressed mood like you." He said honestly.
"Well, it is alright, dude! I guess both of us were bumped when we lost to Atsushi, but it is OK! Because, no matter what, I won't give up! You should not give up, either, my other me!" Yusuke gave him a peace sign, even though he was doing that in thin air.
"And I can see why Haruka is worry about him daily." David thought.
His mirror-self nodded. "You are right, Yusuke. We should not moan in our problem, but we should leave our bad moments behind and move on forward with determination."
"That's what I am talking about!" Yusuke said with a fist-pawn. "Let's do this!"
His mirror-self nodded with a grin before he disappeared. "Alright! Via its card effect, I banish the two Spellcaster monster in my Graveyard to summon this monster from my hand!"
His two Spellcaster monsters, Rookie Witch and Masquerade Houdinia appeared in their spirited form before they transformed into two orbs of light. The two orbs merged into one as Yusuke throw down the monster card.
"One magic plus another magic equals a new miracle! This is my…determination! Come out, Rainbow Mage Dragon!"
The merged orb burst open as fireworks of different color exploded in the air. A beautiful dragon appeared before them. Each scale on its body was each color of the rainbow. Its eyes were glowing yellow and revealing under its armored head. Two silver tusks came out, curved like an elephant's tusks. It also had sharp fangs and claw for each hand. Its arms were mid-long and skinny, and its legs were tick. The wings were big and golden with two tails. One tail had a blue orb attached at the tip while the other tail had a red orb. On its chest, it had a mysterious magic rune on it, which glow in and out crimson red light.
"Raaaaaaaaaaawwrrr!" It roared defiantly.
Rainbow Mage Dragon-Level 8, FIRE, Dragon/Effect, 2800 ATK, 2000 DEF.
"Woooooh!" Haruka awed deeply. "So…beautiful."
"Magnificent." David said softly, silently stared at the dragon's beauty.
"And awesome!" I said, throwing my hands up in the air like I don't care.
"Rainbow Mage Dragon cannot be Normal Summoned or Set, like any other monsters, but it can be summon if I can banish two Spellcaster monsters in my Graveyard. And when this dragon is summoned successfully, its effect comes into play!"
Suddenly, the dragon roared as its body began to illuminate. "When it was summoned successfully, all Spellcaster monsters on my side of the field gains 1000 ATK!"
It burst out a wave of rainbow, causing Masquerade Caped Crusader to glow with light as his ATK increased to 3500.
"However, when this effect is in play, Rainbow Mage Dragon cannot declare to attack! But, my Crusader can! Go, Masquerade Caped Crusader, attack her Awakened Gaia The Fierce Knight with one last Magic Beam!" Yusuke declared.
His monster charged up its attack until he blasted out a larger beam of rainbow energy. The beam hurled at Gaia.
"David, I don't know exactly who you are, but thank you for like snapping me out of my moody self! Thank you for everything." Yusuke said.
"Your welcome, Yusuke. I love to help fellow Duelists in need of help, even if they don't want any helps, but as for this Duel, I won't be beaten!"
"Say what!?" He gasped.
"Trap card, open! Unstoppable Gaia!" The Trap card revealed Awakened Gaia himself as strong, fiery purple aura surrounded its body as he and his horse roared to the dark-clouded sky at a cliff as lightings flashed behind them.
"When Gaia the Fierce Knight monster is targeted for an attack, I don't gain the damage for its destruction and you'll be inflicted with half of its ATK as effect damage!"
The rainbow beam hit Gaia, but Awakened Gaia shot blue electricity from one of his lances at Yusuke as Yusuke sweated bullets.
"Oh crap!" Yusuke yelled before he got zapped. "Bzbbbzzzzzzzzzzzzaaaarh!"
Yusuke's LP: 0
David Wins!
Yusuke fell on to his back as he looked up at the ceiling.
"Yusuke!" Haruka yelled as he ran over to him. David walked over to him.
"Yusuke, are you OK?" Haruka asked.
"Hee hee!" Yusuke giggled before he eruptly got up as he stretched his arms and back. "Man, that was an awesome Duel! It's been awhile since I summoned my dragon, but good thing I drew him for my last card or else, I wouldn't have done anything well, even though I was still losing anyway! Ha ha ha!"
"Yusuke…" Haruka sighed before she smiled and then playfully punched on his arm. "You goofball!"
"At least I am a good goofball! Hah ha ha!" Yusuke laughed.
"Yusuke." David said, catching their attentions. "You Dueled splendidly well at the end. I want to say thank you for giving me such a fun Duel in the end. I really enjoyed it."
"Heh! Your welcome, David! You are really strong, but the next time we Duel, I will win! Believe it!" Yusuke said determinedly as he grinned widely with a thumb up. David smiled softly. Haruka also grinned joyfully until they heard someone clapping.
They all looked to the door, and noticed a woman standing there. She had long red hair, wore a light brown raincoat, and looked quite familiar. Also, she has two big…you know what.
"Hey there!" She said, waving at them before he walked over to them. "That was a really cool Duel you showed us, both of you."
"Miss Akako! When did you came in?" David asked surprisingly.
"Akako?" Haruak repeated.
"So, you're Yusuke Kagami?" She looked at Yusuke as she knelt down to his face, surprising him as he backed away a little. "I am Akako. It is finally nice to meet you in person, this time with proper introduction."
"Um, no offense, but do I know you, maim?" Yusuke asked nervously as he noticed her.
"Yusuke! That is not the time! Think of the children who are reading this!" I yelled at him.
"Oh, sorry!" Yusuke apologized with an embarrassed grin. "Anyway, who are you exactly, Miss Akako? Have we met before?"
"What?" She looked little bit shock. "I can't believe you forgot about me, but meh, kids these days. I will remind you. We met back at Tokyo Station, remember?"
Yusuke pondered to himself until he remembered. "Oh, now I remember! You are that lady who helped me in the direction to the Tokyo Duel Dome!"
She smiled and jumped with her hands clapped. "Great! You remember me! Now that is out of the way, I want to say you have potential, Yusuke."
"Um, what?" He looked confuse.
"Excuse me, but exactly what are you doing here, Miss Akako?" Haruak asked, glaring at her with suspicion.
"I want to be Yusuke's new manager." She admitted.
"My what!?" Yusuke yelled.
"His what!?" Haruka gasped.
"She said she wants to be Yusuke's manager, guys." I said.
"We know what she said!" They yelled at me.
"...Anyway, so, I saw you Dueled Yusuke, including one with Atsushi Kai. Although, I expected that he would win, you Duel quite well, the best one I've ever seen in a while. This one you just lost to was impressive as well, especially you just Dueled against one of the Four Horsemen of Duelings!" Akako exclaimed.
"Really? Oh sucks...well..." Yusuke blushed as he rubbed the back of his head. "Wait...David here is one of the Four Horsemen of Dueling!?"
"Wait, what!?" Haruka gasped.
"Is that true, David!?" Yusuke asked.
"Indeed I am." She replied.
"I...Well, anyway why do you want to be Yusuke's manager? Manager for what exactly?" Haruka asked to Akako.
"I am a manager running my own Duelist Agency, like IDLC, but my own runs standalone agency!" Akako said, showing her business card. Yusuke and Haruka read it.
"Rising Star Agency?" Yusuke read out loud.
"Eeyup! And I want you to be a member, Yusuke! I can see it! With you training under that old man and I as your manager, you will move up and become top Professional Duelist in the world!" Akako said confidently and excitedly. "So what do you say, Yusuke? Want to join me?"
"Excuse us for a moment!" Haruka said as she dragged Yusuke.
"Yusuke, I don't know, but something is fishy about that woman." She whispered to him.
"Hmmm, I think she is an OK lady, Haruka. Besides, this is a great opportunity for me!" Yusuke said before he walked away from her and back to Akako and David.
"Miss Akako, I accept the offer!" Yusuke said decisively.
Akako smiled. "Really? Great! This is just pure awesome!" She shook Yusuke's hand widely as he rubbed the back of his head. Haruka, on the other end, gave a stoic, jealous glare at him, but then just sighed and grinned at him. David looked very interested to this as she watched and grinned over Yusuke.
-New Cards Cheat Sheet-
Rookie Witch-Effect: This cards count as 2 monsters for Tribute Summon for a Spellcaster monster only.
Masquerade Houdinia-Effect: Once per turn, you can activate 1 Spell card from your Graveyard. This card cannot declare to attack after you activate its card effect. If this card was destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, Special Summon 1 "Masquerade Caped Crusader" from your hand or Deck.
Black Luster Chibi Soldier-Level 1, EARTH, Warrior/Effect, 0 ATK, 0 DEF. Effect: You can use this card as a Ritual Material to Special Summon 1 "Black Luster Soldier" monster from your hand or Deck, ignoring its Summoning Condition (This Summon is treated as Ritual Summon). The summoned monster is sent to the Graveyard during the End Phase of this turn.
Magic Miracle-Type: Normal Trap Effect: During this Battle Phase, all monsters currently on the field must attack, including ones that already attacked. If any of your attacking monsters is a Spellcaster-type, that monster is not destroyed by battle and instead your opponent's monster is. If it is not Spellcaster-type monster, then it is destroyed, but you don't gain damage from it.
Unstoppable Gaia-Type: Normal Trap Effect: If a monster with the name "Gaia The Fierce Knight" is targeted for an attack, then it is not destroyed and your opponent is inflicted with damage equals to half of that monster's ATK.
Rainbow Mage Dragon-Level 8, FIRE, Dragon/Effect, 2800 ATK, 2000 DEF. Effect: This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card cannot be Special Summoned any other way except by banishing two Spellcaster monsters in your Graveyard. When this card is summoned successfully, increase all Spelcaster Monster's ATK by 1000 that you controls on the field. When this effect is activated, this card cannot declare to attack. Once per turn, when a Spellcaster monster is destroyed by battle or card effect, add 1 Spell Card from your Deck to your hand.
Hello, guys. Another chapter is done and I hope you enjoy the result of the Duel.
Sorry to pokemonking0924, I was so into the Duel that I really don't know how Rookie Witch can be used. Yusuke summoned her just because at that time in the last chapter, he really didn't care since he was well all depressed you know. I promise that in the next Duel, he will use her effect to the full potential. Anyway, other than that, I hope you enjoyed this chapter.
Also, in this chapter, we learned that David is one of the Four Horsemen of Duelings. Who they are exactly is basically they are the equivalent to the Elite 4 from Pokemon. David is one of the Horsemen, and she is an expert in Ritual Summoning.
Next times in Yu-Gi-Oh Mirror, it seems like Yusuke accepted his offer to become a Pro Duelist, leading a path for his dream to come true, but is that mean everyone will accept his decision? Find out next time in "Test of Reality"! See ya soon and Happy Holidays to you all.