Possible(?) OOC in this chapter.
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Waking Peace Forest... A blissful location where everyone can explore with no worries. But Yuya and Yuzu are not here for a hike, they are here to meet with the man that could determine their relationship. Whether they will remain friends, explore their blooming feelings, or simply leaving their bonds to die are choices determined by one who had already suffered many tragedies. After a bit of exploring, Yuya and Yuzu found themselves in a large clearing, with no other person in sight. At first hesitant, the two looked at each other and gave a nod before taking that confidant step with their best foot forward. They were approaching the clearing's center until they stopped to see a dark haired man emerge from the other end of the clearing. There he was, Yuto...
"Glad you could make it out here on a moment's notice, Sakaki Yuya..." Yuto said in a serious tone. "You're not really someone I could avoid for too long. You know where to find me even if I ran off somewhere." Yuya answered back. "You are no coward Yuya, and I commend you for that. But you will find no mercy from me after what you've done." Yuto replied before activating his duel disk. "Yuzu, stand back, this is going to get dangerous." Yuya said as he activated his own duel disk. "Yuya... Yuto... Do you two really have to fight?" Yuzu asked. "Unfortunately so... I cannot allow you to get hurt from someone you obviously feel conflicted over." Yuto answered. "This is between us Yuzu. Don't worry, everything will be okay." Yuya replied. "Show me how much you have changed. Let's go!" Yuto yelled. "Duel!" The two shouted.
Pulling five cards from the top of their decks, Yuya saw that he drew a bad hand right from the start. "Oh no..." Yuya thought as he began planning what to do. "I'll go first. I summon Phantom Knights: Tattered Cloak in attack mode." Yuto said as a ghostly form rose from the ground. "I then activate the Magic Card, Curse from the Armory. I can special summon one Phantom Knights monster from my hand, deck, or graveyard and equip this card to that monster. But during each of my standby phases, I take half of the equipped monster's attack as damage. I special summon Phantom Knights: Ruined Gauntlets from my deck in attack mode." Yuto continued before an armored form rose from the earth. "I then activate Ruined Gauntlet's monster effect. If this card was special summoned, one monster on my field gains a level. I raise Tattered Cloak's level to five and I overlay my two level five monsters." Yuto continued before the two monsters danced in a swirl of dark light.
"Weathered armor upon the ancient battlefield... Raise your arms once more against tyranny... And cleave through the infinite darkness! Xyz summon! Rank Five, Phantom Knights: Rusted Axe!" Yuto shouted as a single armed, armored phantom rose from the ground. "I set two cards and I end my turn." Yuto finished. "My turn! Draw!" Yuya yelled, pulling a card from the top of his deck. After seeing it was one of his magician cards, he began setting up to weather the oncoming attack. "I activate the magic card Masks of the Performer. This special summons four Persona tokens on my field, each with 1500 attack and zero defense. These can only be in attack mode and cannot change positions. I set a card face down and I end my turn." Yuya said as four masks appeared in front of him. "My turn, draw! I activate Rusted Axe's monster effect. Using both overlay units, I can normal summon any monster under level eight without any tributes. I summon the level seven Phantom Knights: Faded Greaves from my hand. I then activate the continuous magic card Disastrous Return to Battle. I target one monster from my graveyard, special summon it to the field, and increase its level by two. However, for each of my standby phases, my life points will be halved and the targeted monster's monster effect is negated. If this card leaves the field, the targeted card also leaves and vice versa. I special summon Ruined Gauntlets in defense mode. Yuya, get ready, things are going to get rough." Yuto said, both of his ghostly armor appearing on the field.
"I overlay the level seven Ruined Gauntlets and Faded Greaves. Honored warrior of the Heavens… Strike down the creeping darkness before you… And lead our endeavors to victory! Xyz summon! Rank seven, Sacred Arms: Lance, the Exalted One!" Yuto yelled before a monster in shining armor descended from the sky. "What is that?" Yuya asked, completely in awe at the majesty of the monster. "I found a few new cards to put into my deck, but enough small talk. I activate Lance, The Exalted One's monster effect. Once per turn, I can use an overlay unit to destroy all monsters on my opponent's field that has less than 2000 attack. For each destroyed monster, 400 points of damage will be inflicted to my opponent. However, this monster will lose the same amount of attack for every monster destroyed until the end of my turn. Go! Clear Yuya's field of those masks! Absolute Retribution!" Yuto yelled as lightning came crashing down around Yuya. The masks were instantly obliterated but one bolt of lightning crashed with such force, Yuya was sent flying into the trees behind him. Yuya's Life Points: 2400. "Yuya!" Yuzu shouted with worry as she saw her friend crash into a tree trunk. "I'm fine…" Yuya groaned, getting up from the grassy ground. "You won't be after I'm done with you. Rusted Axe has 2400 attack points and Lance now has 1200 attack. Receive Rusted Axe's attack, and the battle will be over. I attack Yuya directly with both Rusted Axe and Lance." Yuto said coldly before the single armed armor readied its weapon.
The two armors moved towards Yuya, readying to attack their opponent. "Yuto! Please stop! Yuya's going to get hurt!" Yuzu yelled. "I'm sorry, but he asked for this. Forgive me…" Yuto replied. The armors raised its weapon and before anyone could react, the strike was brought down upon Yuya, splitting the tree behind him and kicking up a cloud of dirt and dust into the air. "No… Yuya!" Yuzu shouted. Yuto remained silent, observing the dust cloud for anything and readying his duel disk to call for emergency medical services. That is when he saw a silhouette leaning on the axe head, rather calm and relaxed. When the dust settled, Yuto saw that is was Yuya, completely unharmed and is acting rather casual for someone who almost got cut in two. "Hey buddy… You missed." Yuya commented with a friendly smirk. "I can see that. You activated your face down and got out of the way at the last second. But Lance's attack still made it through." Yuto replied calmly. Yuya's Life Points: 1200. "Well, at least I'm still in the game. The card was the trap card, Entermate Call. I negate a direct attack, Specifically Rusted Axe's, and add one or two Entermates from my deck to my hand. But the combined defense points of those two monsters cannot exceed the attack of the monster that declared the direct attack. Rusted Axe has 2400 attack, so from my deck I choose… Entermate Whip Viper and Entermate Drumming Kong." Yuya said as he added the two cards to his hand. "Then I end my turn. At this moment, Lance's attack returns to normal." Yuto said as his monsters moved back to his field.
"My turn! Dra…!" Yuya yelled before being interrupted by a hit in the head. "Ow… Yuzu, what was that for?" Yuya asked as he rubbed his head. Yuzu responded that question by slapping the tomato head before hugging him. "You idiot… I thought you were dead…" Yuzu said, holding back her tears. "Oh… I'm sorry…" Yuya replied, returning the hug. "I know it's the way you duel… But please stop making me worry so much." Yuzu whispered. "I'll try okay? Will you let me continue?" Yuya asked, breaking the hug. Yuzu didn't say anything, she simply stepped aside to allow the duel to continue. "Sorry about that. Let's get back to where we were. I draw!" Yuya said before drawing the top card. After seeing what it was, Yuya immediately began smiling. "Prove to me that you still are the maker of miracles, Sakaki Yuya." Yuto said with a smirk. "Of course. After all, the fun has just begun!" Yuya shouted with a smile.
That is all there is to chapter fifteen.
Like before, tell me if something about the duel doesn't add up and I'll try to fix it as soon as I can.
I'll keep this part brief this time as I really don't have anything important to say. Just leave me a review if you are feeling up to it. It would be much appreciated. Again, if you do leave a review, please include your reactions to Arc-V as I would love to see your thoughts on the subject.
Anyway, I kept all of you here long enough. So...
Until next time... T1