Time for the newest installment
Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh
After Alex's duel with Thomas, the 2 had become close friends, it had been a week since they squared off, at the moment, they were in the park with Bethany and Rick. At the moment, Rick was duelling with Alex. Alex had 4 cards in hand, 550 LP, 2 set cards and an X-Head Cannon on the field. Rick had 2 cards in hand, 3 set cards and Six Samurai - Yariza on the field and 1000 LP.
"It's my draw, and I play Cunning of The Six Samurai" said Rick
Cunning of the Six Samurai
[Spell Card]
[Quick Play]
Send 1 face-up 'Six Samurai' monster you control to the graveyard, then target 1 'Six Samurai' monster in either player's graveyard; Special Summon that target.
"So I sacrifice my Yariza in order to summon from the graveyard...Legendary Six Samurai, Shi En" said Rick
Legendary Six Samurai, Shi En
Attribute: Dark
Level 5
[Warrior/Synchro/Effect]
ATK: 2500 DEF: 1400
1 Warrior-Type Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner 'Six Samurai' monsters
Once per turn, during either player's turn, when your opponent activates a spell/trap card, negate the activation and, if you do, destroy it. If this card would be destroyed, destroy another face-up 'Six Samurai' monster you control instead.
"So, I'll use his effect to destroy your left face-down" said Rick
Alex's face-down (Sakuretsu Armour) was destroyed.
"Then, I'll attack your X-Head Cannon with my Shi En, bringing your Life Points down to Zero" said Rick
"I activate my other face-down card, Shrink, which cuts your monster's ATK in half, down to 1250, 550 points less than my X-Head" said Alex
"Aw man" said Rick
"So your Shi En is destroyed" said Alex
Rick's LP (1000-550=450)
"Drat, I activate my first face-down card, Jar of Greed" said Rick
Jar of Greed
[Trap Card]
Draw 1 Card.
"Next, I activate my second face down, Compulsory Evacuation Device, this trap allows me to return one monster on the field to the owner's hand, so I'll choose X-Head Cannon" said Rick
X-Head Cannon bounces back to Alex's hand.
"I guess I have to end there" said Rick
"My draw" said Alex
"I know I can win, if he attacks me, I could easily take him out with my Magic Cylinder" thought Rick
"I'll start by summoning X-Head Cannon in attack mode, next I play Double Summon, allowing me to normal summon a second time, so I sacrifice my X-Head in order to summon, JINZO" said Alex
"What? Not Jinzo" said Rick
"His effect will make all your traps null and void, so I attack directly" said Alex
Rick's LP (450-2400=0)
"Aw man, I lost again" said Rick
"Hey, you're getting better, you nearly had me" said Alex
"Um, guys, maybe we should be getting home" said Thomas
"Yeah, it's getting late" said Alex
Later that day, the 4 were at Bethany's house, Richard was trying to think of strategies for his deck, when the doorbell rang, when Bethany answered it, it was the girl that Alex saw yesterday.
"Oh, Hi Emily, what are you doing here?" asked Bethany
"You invited me over last week" said Emily
"Oh right" said Bethany
Emily and Bethany entered the living room, where Thomas, Alex and Rick were.
"Hi there" said Emily
The 3 guys turned towards Emily.
"Hi" said all 3 of them
"Oh, Emily, these are my friends, Rick, Thomas and Alex" said Bethany
"Nice to meet you all" said Emily
"Nice to meet you too" said Alex
Emily noticed Rick in the corner of the room.
"What's he doing?" asked Emily
"Oh, he's thinking over his Duel Monsters strategies" said Alex
"Duel Monsters?" asked Emily
"Yeah, why? Do you duel?" asked Alex
"Not really, I've never duelled before" said Emily
"You should really give it a shot" said Alex
The following day, Rick was walking along the street when he was stopped by some guy in a black hoodie.
"Um, excuse me, do you mind? I'm trying to get past" said Rick
The guy pushed Rick knocked Rick out and dragged him inside a building. When Rick came to, he was in a room with a Duelling Hologram System.
"What is this place?" asked Rick
"A duelling arena" said someone
Rick looked up to see 3 people all wearing black hoodies.
"Who are you 3?" asked Rick
"We are members of the DMH" said all 3 of them
"I'm Rick Wallace, look, it's been fun, but I gotta go" said Rick
"You can't leave yet" said one of the guys in hoodies
"Why not?" asked Rick
"If you want to leave, you must best one of us in a duel" said another guy
"What? Um, in truth, I'm not the best duellist" said Rick
"According to our research, you placed second in the New Domino Championship" said one of the guys.
"Well, uh..." said Rick
"And you are currently ranked as the 10th highest ranking duellist at your school" said another one of the guys
"Well, I...wait, 10th? I thought I was about 22nd" said Rick
"You have no choice but to duel one of us if you want to leave" said one of the guys
"Um, fine, it seems I have no other choice" said Rick
Rick grabbed his deck out of his pocket.
"Which one of us will you duel?" asked one of the guys
"Um, I'll duel you" said Rick, pointing to the middle duellist.
The man Rick chose removed his hood, revealing he was wearing a black mask with gold trim around the eyes, nose and mouth.
Both duellists took their places on the podiums on the Hologram System.
"I'll go first" said Rick
Rick drew his first card.
"Alright, to begin, I summon my Hand of the Six Samurai in Attack Mode" said Rick
Hand of the Six Samurai
Attribute: Fire
Level 3
[Warrior/Effect]
ATK: 1600 DEF: 1000
If you control another face-up "Six Samurai" monster: You can tribute it 1 "Six Samurai" monster to target 1 monster on the field; Destroy that target.
"Next, I play this card face down, and with that, I think I'll end my turn" said Rick
"My draw" said Rick's opponent
The man draws a card.
"I summon Masked Dragon" said the man
Masked Dragon
Attribute: Fire
Level 3
[Dragon/Effect]
ATK: 1400 DEF: 1100
When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard: You can special summon 1 Dragon-Type Monster from your deck with 1500 or less ATK Points.
"Next, I set a card face down, your move" said the man
"I draw, and I summon The Six Samurai - Irou" said Rick
The Six Samurai - Irou
Attribute: Dark
Level 4
[Warrior/Effect]
ATK: 1700 DEF: 1200
At the start of the Damage Step, if this card attacks a Face-Down Defense Position Monster: Destroy that monster. You must control a face-up "Six Samurai" monster of a different name to resolve this effect. If this card would be destroyed, you can destroy another face-up "Six Samurai" you control instead.
"Next, I play my spell card, Six Samurai United" said Rick
Six Samurai United
[Spell Card]
[Continuous]
Each time a "Six Samurai" is normal summoned or special summoned, place one Bushido Counter on this card (Max. 2). You can send this card to the graveyard; draw 1 card for each Bushido Counter on this card.
"Now, I'll attack your Dragon with my Hand of the Six Samurai" said Rick
"No it doesn't, I play my trap card, Mirror Wall, Hand of the Six Samurai's attack is cut down to 800, so it's destroyed" said the man
Hand of the Six Samurai is destroyed
Rick's LP (8000-600=7400)
"Nice move, I end my turn with a face-down" said Rick
"I draw, and I won't pay for Mirror Wall, and I summon Red Eyes Wyvern" said the man
Red Eyes Wyvern
Attribute: Wind
Level 4
[Dragon/Effect]
ATK: 1800 DEF: 1600
During your End Phase, if you did not normal summon or set a monster this turn, you can banish this card from your graveyard; special summon 1 "Red Eyes" monster from your graveyard, except "Red Eyes B. Chick"
"Then, I activate Stamping Destruction, while I control a Dragon-Type monster, I can destroy one of your spell or trap cards, so I'll choose your left face down" said the man
Rick's Mirror Force is destroyed.
"Next, I activate another Stamping Destruction, so I'll destroy your other face down" said the man
Rick's Negate Attack is destroyed
"Then, I'll attack your Irou with Red Eyes Wyvern" said the man
Red Eyes Wyvern destroys Irou
Rick's LP (7400-100=7300)
"Main Phase 2, I play Swords of Revealing Light, you can't attack for 3 turns" said the man
"I draw, and I will set a monster in defense mode" said Rick
"That's all? Oh well" said the man
The man drew his card.
"I remove my Red Eyes Wyvern to Special Summon Red Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon" said the man
Red Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon
Attribute: Dark
Level 10
[Dragon/Effect]
ATK: 2800 DEF:2400
You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by banishing 1 Dragon-Type monster you control. Once per turn: You can Special Summon 1 Dragon-Type monster from your hand or Graveyard, except "Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon".
"Then, I'll attack" said the man
Red Eyes destroys Rick's Legendary Six Samurai - Kageki.
"My draw" said Rick
Rick draws his card.
"Alright, with this combo, I could summon the strongest monster I've got" thought Rick
"To start this move off, I'll play my Pot of Greed, this card allows me to draw 2 cards straight from my deck" said Rick
Rick draws 2 cards.
"Next, I activate my spell card, Gateway of the Six" said Rick
Gateway of the Six
[Spell Card]
[Continuous]
Each time a "Six Samurai" monster(s) is Normal or Special Summoned, place 2 Bushido Counters on this card. You can remove Bushido Counters from your side of the field to activate these effects.
2 Counters: Target 1 face-up "Six Samurai" or "Shien" Effect Monster; that target gains 500 ATK until the End Phase.
4 Counters: Add 1 "Six Samurai" monster from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand.
6 Counters: Target 1 "Shien" Effect Monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that target
"Next, I'll special summon my Elder of the Six Samurai" said Rick
Elder of the Six Samurai
Attribute: Earth
Level 3
[Warrior/Effect]
ATK: 400 DEF: 0
If your opponent controls a monster and you control no monsters, Special Summon this card from your hand.
"Then, I normal Summon my Six Samurai - Zanji" said Rick
The Six Samurai - Zanji
Attribute: Light
Level 4
[Warrior/Effect]
ATK: 1800 DEF: 1300
At the end of the Damage Step, if this card attacked: Destroy the monster this card attacked. You must control a face-up "Six Samurai" monster with a different name to activate and to resolve this effect. If this card would be destroyed, you can destroy another face-up "Six Samurai" monster you control instead.
"But I'm not done, I special summon my Grand Shogun Shien" said Rick
Grand Shogun Shien
Attribute: Fire
Level 7
[Warrior/Effect]
ATK: 2500 DEF: 2400
If you control 2 or more face-up "Six Samurai" monsters, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). Your opponent can only activate 1 Spell/Trap Card each turn. If this card would be destroyed, you can destroy a face-up "Six Samurai" monster you control instead.
"So what? My dragon is still too powerful" said the man
"I don't need more attack points, I need my Bushido Counters, both my spells gain Bushido Counters every time I summon a Six Samurai, my Six Samurai United has 2 counters, my Gateway has 4, so I'll remove my United from the field to draw 2 cards" said Rick
Rick draws 2 cards.
"Next, I remove 2 Bushido Counters from Gateway to give my Shien a bonus 500 attack points" said Rick
Shien's ATK (2500+500=300)
"Then I'll remove 2 more and give my Zanji a power boost" said Rick
Zanji's ATK (1800+500=2300)
"Then, I'll attack your Dragon with Zanji" said Rick
"But my dragon still has more attack points" said the man
"Doesn't matter, with Zanji, as long as I have a monster with Six Samurai in it's name, at the end of the damage step, your monster will still be destroyed, but I'll still take the damage" said Rick
Rick's LP (7300-500=6800)
"Also, Zanji is still destroyed, but since I gave him his power boost, I'm don't take as much damage, since the damage step is over, your dragon is destroyed, I end with 2 face-downs" said Rick
"My draw" said the man
"And since it's your move, I trigger my trap card, Call of the Haunted, which brings back Zanji" said Rick
"Fine, I set a monster in defense mode, then I play 2 Fiend's Sanctuary cards, your move" said the man
Fiend's Sanctuary
[Spell Card]
Special Summon 1 "Metal Fiend Token" (Fiend-Type/DARK/Level 1/ATK 0/DEF 0). It cannot attack. Your opponent takes any battle damage you would have taken from battles involving it. During each of your Standby Phases, pay 1000 Life Points or destroy this Token.
"I draw, and I activate my trap card, Breakthrough" said Rick
Breakthrough
[Trap Card]
Select 1 "Six Samurai" monster you control. If the selected monster destroys an opponent's monster by battle, "Great Shogun Shien" and all "Six Samurai" monsters you control can attack your opponent directly during the Battle Phase of this turn.
"So, I'll have my Elder destroy a token" said Rick
The Elder of the Six Samurai destroys one token.
"Due to my Token's ability, you take all the damage" said the man
Rick's LP (6800-400=6400)
"Fine, but with my Breakthrough trap, since my Elder destroyed a monster in battle, both my Zanji and my Shien get to attack you directly" said Rick
"WHAT?" asked the man
Zanji attacks the man.
?s LP (8000-1800=6800)
"Now for Shien" said Rick
Shien attacks the man.
?s LP (6800-3000=3800)
"I end my turn" said Rick
The man draws
"I play Monster Reborn to bring back my Red Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon, then I use his effect to Special Summon my Luster Dragon #2" said the man
Luster Dragon #2
Attribute: Wind
Level 6
[Dragon]
ATK: 2400 DEF: 2600
"Then I'll attack, first Luster Dragon attacks your Elder" said the man
Luster Dragon destroys Elder.
Rick's LP (6400-2000=4400)
"Next, Metal Dragon attacks your Zanji" said the man
Metal Dragon attacks Zanji.
Rick's LP (4400-800=3600)
"I end my turn" said the man
"I draw, and I'll attack your Metal Dragon with Shogun Shien" said Rick
Great Shogun Shien destroys Red Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon.
"Then I set this card face down" said Rick
The man draws his card.
"I set this card face down, then I'll end" said the man
Rick draws his card.
"I activate Twister, with this card, by paying 500 life points, I can destroy your face down" said Rick
The man's face down is destroyed.
"Next, I set this card face down, I end my turn" said Rick
"My move, I pass" said the man
Rick draws his card.
"I activate my face down, Backs to the Wall" said Rick
Backs to the Wall
[Trap Card]
Pay Life Points so that you only have 100 left. Special Summon as many "Six Samurai" monsters from your Graveyard as possible. You cannot Special Summon more than 1 monster with the same name, or a monster that has the same name as a monster on the field.
Rick's LP (3600-3500=100)
"With only 100 life points left, I can summon back every Six Samurai in my graveyard so I summon Hand of the Six Samurai, Irou, Kageki and Zanji, then there's my gateway, now it has 6 counters on it, so I'll give up 2 to power up my Shien, plus the other 4, increasing his attack power all the way up to 4500, then I play this spell card, Six Strike - Triple Impact" said Rick
Six Strike - Triple Impact
[Spell Card]
If you control 3 or more face-up "Six Samurai" monsters, you can activate 1 of these effects:
Destroy all face-up monsters your opponent controls.
Destroy all face-up Spell/Trap Cards your opponent controls.
Destroy all Set Spell/Trap Cards your opponent controls.
"So I'll destroy all your face-monsters" said Rick
Rick's opponent only has a face down monster left, plus his face down card in his back row.
"Now I attack your face down with my Irou, and due to his special ability, when he attacks a monster in defense mode, the defense position monster is automatically destroyed" said Rick
Irou destroys the monster, it was a Decoy Dragon.
"Next, I attack you directly with my Shogun Shien" said Rick
"I activate Sakuretsu Armour, your Shien is destroyed" said the man
"That doesn't bother me, I attack with Zanji" said Rick
Zanji attacks the man
?s LP (3400-1800=1600)
"Then, I attack with Kageki" said Rick
Kageki attacks the man.
?s LP (1600-200=1400)
"Then, finally, with my Hand of the Six Samurai" said Rick
Hand of the Six Samurai attacks the man directly.
?s LP (1400-1600=0)
"That ends the game" said Rick
Rick heard a beeping, he pulled out his Point Counter, he had earned 533 points, taking his total up to 6,313.
"Alright, now tell me, who are you? And why did you bring me here?" asked Rick
To Rick's shock, the man had vanished, all that was left was his mask.
"That was odd" said Rick
A box lowered itself from the ceiling, inside was a key, Rick used it to leave.
"Really odd" said Rick
Episode 2 is done
What do you think is going to happen next time?
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