So here comes the second chapter, Yufa vs. Ryou. I've planned out this duel to last a chapter's worth so I'm hoping it'll last long enough to please you guys. This is going to be the full duel between Yufa and Ryou, so expect it to be a LOT longer than the first chapter. Anyways, not gonna keep ya long: Enjoy!
Star Clusters II: The Raging Gaia Spirits!
YUFA 4000 - LP - 4000 RYOU
Shirumi and Tsuyoi ran up to their duel, which was already creating a circle. "What the hell is Yufa doing, duelling Ryou? You know you can't beat him!" Shirumi gave her typical growl.
"Wha- You don't believe I can win? I gotta win, and get everyone's cards back!" Yufa retorted, looking back at her.
"You have no choice now anyway! You have to duel me or give up your precious ace!" Ryou grinned.
"You actually began a duel with the ante rule! How stupid can you get, Yufa?! Tsuyoi folded his arms, shaking his head, and Yufa frowned.
"You heard him! I have to duel now, guys!" Yufa clenched his fist.
"So, hurry up already and take your turn!" Ryou was clearly starting to get annoyed.
Yufa's eyes widened as he realised he was going first, and grinned. "Alright, it's my turn!" Yufa looked at his hand before giving a nod. "I activate the Cometshower Spell Card Meteor Rain!"
"Cometshower Spells?" Tsuyoi frowned, clearly not familliar.
Shirumi noticed Tsuyoi's confusion, so decided to clear the air. "Oh, Cometshower cards can be either Spell or Traps! What kind of Cometshower spell card they are also depends on the card. For example, Meteor Rain stays on the field after activation like a Continuous Spell, but a card like Anti-Nebula acts like a Quick-Play Spell." Shirumi explained.
"That's what makes them so cool! There's so many different options!" Yufa grinned. "When activated, Meteor Rain allows me to gain one Nebula Counter!"
YUFA'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 1
"What's a Nebula Counter?" Tsuyoi scratched his head.
Yufa smiled. "Nebula counters are the result of using Cometshower Spell and Traps. They give you some of those counters, so you can use them up to summon sweet Constellation Monsters!"
"Right." Shirumi continued. "But some Cometshower cards might take Nebula Counters away as a cost, or take some counters from the opponent. It's also possible for them to give counters to the opponent. You can only have up to 12 at a time."
"Now we're done with our little duelling lesson, can we just get back to the duel at hand?" Ryou grunted, clearly getting more annoyed at the waste of his time.
"Sure! I use the effect of my Meteor Rain! Once per turn, by discarding 1 monster from my hand, I inflict 600 damage to my opponent!" Yufa discarded Starlegion Soldier Apprentice from his hand, and Ryou looked up in quick fear as he was smacked in the face by a flaming rock from space. "Awright!" Yufa smirked at the damage he'd inflicted.
YUFA 4000 - LP - 3400 RYOU
"Don't you think... For a damn second... That because you damaged me, you have any hope of winning, YUFA!" Ryou stood up, face like thunder, smoke protruding from his body in all directions.
Yufa stood back. "I know, I know!" He smiled, not in happiness, but in fear. "Uhmm... Oh right! This monster can be Special Summoned from my hand by sending one Cometshower Spell or Trap card on my field to the graveyard! I send Meteor Rain to my graveyard, to Special Summon this monster: Starlegion Lasersmith!" A large monster appeared from a ball of light. ATK: 1700. "Since Lasersmith was summoned this way, I can Special Summon a Starlegion monster from my graveyard! Come back, Starlegion Soldier Apprentice!" DEF: 800. "When Starlegion Soldier Apprentice is successfully Special Summoned, I gain 2 more Nebula Counters!" Yufa smiled.
YUFA'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 3.
"With that, I end my turn!" Yufa smiled. "Oh yeah!"
Grandscape City! 'A wonderous splendour for the most forward-looking tourists!' Such a beautiful place, and around every corner you'd find entertainment! Casinos, Game Stalls, and Arcades! A truly perfect place for any kind of tourist! But best of all, the duelling stadium: Host to the annual Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championships, where duellists aim for the top with the decks they put their hearts and souls into! And Constellation Monsters, whose ethereal powers descended to Earth over this utopic city, revived the classic era of duels!
"Gotta hand it to him. Strengthening his defences and dealing 600 damage on the first turn isn't half bad" Tsuyoi smiled. "He might have a chance, after all!"
Ryou smirked. "It's about time! I draw! I activate my own Cometshower Spell: Gaia Spirit Takedown! Upon activation, I gain 1 Nebula Counter!"
RYOU'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 1
"Then, I use my Spell's effect! Once per turn, if my Life Points are lower than my opponent's, whilst I control no monsters, I can either Special Summon a Gaia Spirit monster from my graveyard, or make my Nebula Counters equal to my opponent!"
"E-Equal?! To have an effect like that, and right off the bat too..." Yufa blinked.
"Heh. I make my Nebula Counters equal to Yufa's, three!"
RYOU'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 3.
"Now, since you control a monster when I don't, I Special Summon this monster from my hand! Show yourself, Gaia Spirit Raidka!"
A crash of lightning hit the field, and a small whirlpool formed as Raidka revealed itself. The grotesque amalgamation saw hundreds, possibly thousands of tortured spirits trying to pull apart from each other, but a force preventing them allowed Raidka to keep its form. ATK: 1500. "When Special Summoned this way, Raidka inflicts 500 damage to the opponent! Take this, Yufa!" Raidka released its elongated claw, and sucker punched Yufa right in the face.
"Ow-w-w-w!" Yufa shook his head. "But I'm still in the lead!"
YUFA 3500 - LP - 3400 RYOU
"For now, that is, but after my next move, you won't be!" Ryou clenched his fist.
"Huh? You don't mean you're..." Yufa gulped.
"Oh, I am! And you won't be able to hold on for much longer because of it! I offer up Gaia Spirit Raidka, and all three of my Nebula Counters!"
"Oh boy..." Yufa gulped once again.
Three red lights, symbolising the Nebula Counters, surrounded Gaia Spirit Raidka as it was transferred into raw energy. They then ascended into the clouds, before crashing back down onto Earth, and opening a portal to a whole other dimension.
"Gahahaha! Now it's time for you to meet your match, Yufa!" Ryou smirked. "Constellation Summon! Come on, Chibi Gaia Spirit Oram!" Ryou let our corrupted laughter.
Star Clusters: 3.
ATK: 1900.
"Since my Raidkah was tributed for a Constellation Summon, I re gain a counter!"
RYOU'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 1
"Now you'll feel the strength of my monster! Chibi Gaia Spirit Oram attacks Starlegion Lasersmith!" Just as the monster did before, its dilapidated hand melted and rushed toward Starlegion Lasersmith, overwhelming him immediately.
"Lasersmith! Gah!" Yufa was hit by some of the attack.
YUFA 3300 - LP - 3400 RYOU
"Then, I activate the effect of Chibi Gaia Spirit Oram! When it destroys a monster in battle, I gain a Nebula Counter!"
RYOU'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 2
"Then, his other effect activates! When any of his effects resolves, except this one, I inflict 500 damage to the opponent! Take this, Yufa!" Ryou called out to Yufa.
"Grrr... Ghaaa!" Yufa fell backwards and toppled over as Oram hit him once more.
YUFA 2800 - LP - 3400 RYOU
"With that, I set two cards and end my turn!" Ryou smirked as he clenched his fist in happiness.
"Huh... You're strong Ryou! I'm gonna enjoy this!" Yufa smiled.
"Eh?" Ryou frowned. Why is he enjoying getting his ass beat? He thought to himself.
"My turn! Draw!" Yufa grinned. "Awright! It's here!" Yufa grinned. "I use the effect of Starlegion Soldier Apprentice! If it was Special Summoned, and is the only monster I control, I can target one level 4 or lower Starlegion monster on my graveyard and Special Summon it in Defence position with its effects negated! Be reborn, Starlegion Lasersmith!" DEF: 100. "Now, I tribute my 2 monsters to tribute summon...! Appear, Level 8! Starlegion Commander!" ATK: 2400.
"Yeah! It's stronger than Oram!" Tsuyoi grinned.
"Go for it, Yufa!" Shirumi clearly had a change of heart, now egging Yufa on.
"Alllllllrightttt! Starlegion Commander attacks Chibi Gaia Spirit Oram! Now, his effect activates! When he attacks, he gains 400 ATK DEF!"
STARLEGION COMMANDER'S ATK: 2400 to 2800.
STARLEGION COMMANDER'S DEF: 2000 to 2400.
"Now cut down Ryou's LP down to size!" Yufa cheered.
"Not happening, Yufa! Trap activate: Gaia Shield! Upon activation, I gain 2 Nebula Counters! When a Gaia Spirit monster I control battles, I only take half the damage from that battle! But don't worry Yufa, those lost points of damage aren't gone forever..." Ryou smirked. "They're headed back to pay you a second visit!"
"Wait wha-?!" Yufa and Ryou were sent flying backwards because of the damage.
YUFA 2350 - LP - 2950 RYOU
"I'm not done Yufa! When Chibi Gaia Spirit Oram is sent to my graveyard, I re gain a Nebula counter!"
RYOU'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 5
"And don't forget, since Oram's effect just resolved, you're taking 500 more points of damage!" Ryou smiled.
"Ghhh!" A purple aura appeared around Yufa as he suffered damage.
YUFA 1850 - LP - 2950 RYOU
"That's fine, because when a player destroys a Constellation monster in battle, that player gains 2 Nebula counters!"
YUFA'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 5
"You just don't get it! You're NOT summoning that ace of yours! Trap card, open! Nebula Drain! When my opponent gains 2 or more Nebula Counters, I can take them for myself by banishing an equal number of cards from my graveyard!" Ryou banished Gaia Shield and Gaia Spirit Takedown for its cost.
YUFA'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 3
RYOU'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 7
"Hmph. At the end of the battle phase, Starlegion Commander's ATK returns to normal. I set a facedown and end my turn!" Yufa smirked.
"Heh. Then I draw!" Ryou looked at his card. "I summon Gaia Spirit Haidka! ATK: 1700. When it's normal summoned, if the only monsters I have are Gaia Spirits, I can revive a Constellation Monster from my graveyard! Be reborn, Oram!" Ryou smiled.
"Ya gotta be kidding! After I went through the trouble to destroy it, too..." Yufa groaned. "But it doesn't matter! They're not nearly strong enough!" Yufa smiled.
"Maybe they aren't, but the next monster I summon WILL BE! I offer up six of my Nebula Counters, and tribute Gaia Spirit Haidka! Now rise, spirit of the deep whose anger is unmatched compared to all others!" As Ryou placed the card on his duel pad, six red lights emerged and surrounded Gaia Spirit Haidka, converting its body into raw energy. They then ascended above the clouds, and a massive downpour began as the energy crashed back onto earth, opening the portal to another dimension. "I Constellation Summon! Star Clusters six: Gaia Spirit ABSOLUTE - Ragna!" A giant spirit rose from the portal, its pale white body connecting separate pieces of armour: A chest plate, helmet, and shoulder pads. Star Clusters: 6. ATK: 2800.
"T-Twenty eight hundred ATK?!" Yufa stammered before its immense power.
"Hahaha! There's no hope left now, Yufa! You will lose! Gaia Spirit, Ragna: Attack Starlegion Commander! Hyper Wave!" A small tsunami, commanded by Ragna, appeared and quickly defeated Starlegion Commander.
"Grahh!" Yufa barely stood his ground against Ragna's strength. "Damn... That's one strong monster..."
YUFA 1450 - LP - 2950 RYOU
"Now to end this! Oram, attack Yufa directly!" Just like before, Oram's hand melted and rushed towards Yufa like a tidal wave.
"Not just yet! Trap card, open! Starlegion Forcefield! This card lets me Special Summon a level 4 or lower Starlegion monster from my graveyard, in defence position with its effects negated, provided it gets banished once it leaves the field! I also gain one Nebula Counter upon activation!"
YUFA'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 4
"Now come back, Starlegion Lasersmith!" Lasersmith rose in an array of light from the graveyard, and defended Yufa from the attack.
"It doesn't matter, you'll still take damage because of Oram's effect! Since it destroys a monster in battle, I gain one Nebula Counter! And as you may remember, when its effect resolves, you take 500 damage!"
RYOU'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 2
"I won't take ALL the damage! Due to Starlegion Forcefield's effect, the effect damage will be halved, and the amount lost will be taken out of your Life Points!"
The two duelists flinched in pain as they received the damage.
YUFA 1200 - LP - 2700 RYOU
"Just give up Yufa! There's no hope left for you! I end my turn" Ryou clenched his teeth.
"Not yet! There's still my turn to go yet, Ryou!" Yufa frowned with confidence.
"Hah! Don't make me laugh. I'll tell you since you can't win! Ragna also inflicts 500 damage when any of its effects resolve too, one of which allows me to reduce any battle damage involving Gaia Spirits, besides himself, to 0 when they battle. And, its effect allows me to absorb one of your Nebula Counters during each of my draw phases, and so you'll take 500 more damage then! You have no hope left, Yufa" Ryou grinned.
Oh yes, I do... Yufa thought. There's still my best buddy left... I need to summon him next turn...!
"My turn! I draw!" Yufa did the destiny draw pose as he drew his card. It's now or never... Please, be a monster!
Yufa looked at his card. "Heck yeah! From my hand, I summon Starlegion Core!" ATK: 0
"Pff. What're you gonna do with a 0 ATK monster?" Ryou smirked.
Yufa smiled. "..I'm gonna Constellation Summon!"
"You're going to... What?" Ryou's eyes widened.
"You heard me! I offer up all 4 of my Nebula Counters, and sacrifice Starlegion Core from my field!"
"N-No way! You're...!" Ryou gulped.
"All right! Yufa's gonna Constellation Summon!" Tsuyoi grinned.
"Yeah... I just hope it's enough to win..." Shirumi looked on.
"Let's do this! Symbol of the future, descend from your intergalactic world and bring back my chances of victory! Appear!" The four red lights, symbolizing Nebula Counters, surrounded Starlegion Core, converted its body into raw energy, and ascended above the clouds. In an instant, the downpour was halted, and a bright array of light emerged from the clouds. Then, it all crashed onto Earth, and opened a portal to another dimension. "I Constellation Summon! Elite Starlegion Swordmaster!" ATK: 2500.
"Hah! It's not strong enough to beat my Ragna, and even if it was, you've only put yourself at a further disadvantage!" Ryou mocked.
"At a... Further disadvantage?" Yufa blinked.
"That's right! Due to Ragna's effect, when a player Constellation Summons successfully, they lose 500 LP!" Ryou shouted.
"500?!" Yufa gasped.
"Yeah, and due to his first effect, since one other effect resolved, you take 500 MORE damage!" The tidal waves hit Yufa hard, and sent him reeling back.
"Uhh..." Yufa lay back, dazed, with Gaia Spirits circling around his head, or so he thought he saw.
YUFA 200 - LP - 2700 RYOU
"Oh no... If Yufa doesn't win this turn, then... On the next turn, he'll defintely lose..."
"It IS over after all, Yufa!" Ryou kept up his wide-toothed grin.
"...Not yet it isn't! With Starlegion Core's effect, if it gets tributed as material for a Constellation Summon, I can decrease the ATK of an opponent's monster by 1000!" Ragna shrunk and looked weaker as its ATK dropped.
Ragna's ATK: 2800 to 1800.
"Then the effect of Elite Starlegion Swordmaster activates! When Constellation Summoned, I can target a Starlegion monster in my graveyard, and Swordmaster gains half its ATK, until the end phase! Starlegion Power! Using its effect, I target Starlegion Commander!"
ELITE STARLEGION SWORDMASTER'S ATK: 2500 to 3700
"3-3700 ATK?!" Ryou looked up in despair.
"Yep! Ragna can only reduce damage when I battle a Gaia Spirt other than itself, so... Elite Starlegion Swordmaster! Attack Gaia Spirit ABSOLUTE - Ragna! Intergalactic Swordsmash!" Swordmaster, after a lengthy battle with Ragna, eventually overpowered the Spirit.
"Gyaaaahhh!" Ryou was sent flying backwards into the wall, from the attack's incredible strength.
YUFA 200 - LP - 800 RYOU
"I still... Have LP Yufa! You haven't won yet!" And next turn, I'll activate Gaia Reborn, reviving Ragna. Since the effect of Swordmaster lasts only until the end phase, next turn I'll win anyway! Ryou smirked.
"Heh! When a player sends another player's Constellation Monster to the graveyard, they gain 2 Nebula Counters!" Yufa smiled back
YUFA'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 2
"So? You can't do much with just those!" Ryou looked on.
"Actually... I can!" Yufa looked up at Swordmaster.
"Huh?"
"The effect of Elite Starlegion Swordmaster activates! When it destroys a monster in battle, by removing 2 Nebula Counters... He can attack a second time!"
"He can do W-WHAT?!" Ryou stammered.
"I'll show ya! Swordmaster, hit him with another attack! Go for Oram! Intergalactic... Swordsmash!" Oram didn't stand a chance; the attack caused an explosion which engulfed the entire field. The smoke as a result surrounded them, and Ryou fell backwards as he lost.
YUFA 200 - LP - 0 RYOU
WINNER: YUFA GOYAMI
The duel's field disappeared as Yufa had won, and after a moment of silence, cheers erupted for Yufa's win.
"Damn... How could I lose to HIM...?" Ryou sulked to himself as Yufa walked up to him and held out a hand. "You had a promise" Yufa smiled.
Ryou got up without Yufa's help, and held out the taken cards. "Here"
Yufa took them and nodded. "Thanks, Ryou" He took the cards.
Ryou growled. "But the next time we duel, I WILL be the winner!" He frowned, to which Yufa smiled.
"Sure, as long as we don't bet anything"
Ryou gasped, then smiled. "You're so simple minded. It's ridiculous" he turned to walk away.
"Hey! What do you...?" Yufa stopped talking as Ryou was already halfway across the school yard.
Yufa Goyami, eh...? Ryou smiled to himself as he re-entered the school building, and Yufa handed the cards back out to everyone.
"...We will definitely duel again, Yufa"
Hey Duelists, it's time for this chapter's duel trivia! Last time we asked the difference between a Classic Duel and a Modern Duel! The correct answer is: A Classic Duel has its Pendulum Zones separate from the Spell and Trap zones, and there is no extra monster zones! Here's this week's trivia: What zone can Constellation Monsters NOT be Summoned to? Find out in the next episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! HYPERFORCE!
Next time, on Yu-Gi-Oh! HYPERFORCE!
In an ordinary day, Yufa overhears talk of a cult terrorizing citizens. Choosing to ignore these rumours, he continues his day as normal until...
"We will fight for Chaos! Join the other defeated duellists in your grave!"
All next time, on Yu-Gi-Oh! HYPERFORCE!
Cards debuted this chapter (in order of appearance):
Meteor Rain
Comet shower Spell
Once per turn, you can discard 1 Monster Card from your hand: Inflict 600 damage to your opponent.
This card is a continuous spell card.
Upon activation, gain 1 Nebula Counter.
Starlegion Soldier Apprentice:
ATK/ 1000 DEF/ 800
Level 3
LIGHT Attribute
Warrior-Type
If this card is Special Summoned by the effect of a "Starlegion" monster: Gain 2 Nebula Counters. Once, while this card is the only face-up monster on your field: You can target 1 level 4 or lower "Starlegion" monster in your GY: Special Summon that target, in face-up Defence Position. You can only use this effect of "Starlegion Soldier Apprentice" once per turn.
Starlegion Lasersmith
ATK/ 1700 DEF/ 100
Level 4
LIGHT Attribute
Warrior-Type
You can send 1 Cometshower Spell/Trap card you control to the GY: Special Summon this card (from your hand). "Starlegion Lasersmith" can only be Special Summoned once per turn this way. If this card is Summoned this way, you can target 1 "Starlegion" monster in your GY: Special Summon it.
Gaia Spirit Takedown
Cometshower Spell
Once per turn, if your LP is lower than your opponent's, if you control no monsters, you can activate one of the following effects:
Target 1 "Gaia Spirit" monster in your GY: Special Summon that target.
Make your Nebula Counters count equal to your opponent's.
This card is a continuous spell card.
Upon activation, gain 1 Nebula Counter.
Gaia Spirit Raidka
ATK/ 1500 DEF/ 800
Level 4
WATER Attribute
Beast-Warrior Type
If your opponent controls a monster while you control no monsters: You can Special Summon this card (from your hand), and if you do, inflict 500 damage to your opponent. If this card is tributed as material for a Constellation Summon: You can gain 1 Nebula Counter.
Chibi Gaia Spirit - Oram
ATK/ 1900 DEF/ 800
Star Clusters 3
WATER Attribute
Beast-Warrior Type
3 Nebula Counters 1 tribute
Each time this card's effects resolve (except this one), inflict 500 damage to your opponent. Each time this card destroys a monster by battle and sends it to the GY: Gain 1 Nebula Counter. Once per turn, you can destroy 1 Cometshower Spell/Trap card you control, then target 1 "Gaia Spirit" monster in your GY: Special Summon that target, but negate its effects, also it cannot attack. If this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the GY: Gain 1 Nebula Counter.
Starlegion Commander
ATK/ 2400 DEF/ 2000
Level 8
LIGHT Attribute
Warrior-Type
If this card declares an attack: It gains 400 ATK DEF, until the end of the battle phase. Once per turn, this Special Summoned card cannot be destroyed by battle or by card effects.
Gaia Shield
Cometshower Trap
Activate only when your opponent attacks a "Gaia Spirit" monster you control. This turn, battle damage you receive from battles involving "Gaia Spirit" monsters on the field are halved, also, inflict damage to your opponent equal to the amount of damage decreased by this effect
This card is a counter trap card.
Upon activation, gain 2 Nebula Counters.
Nebula Drain
Counter Trap Card
When your opponent gains 2 or more Nebula Counters: You can banish cards from your GY, equal to the amount of Nebula Counters they gained, and if you do, they lose those counters, and if they do that, you gain the counters lost by this effect. You can only activate "Nebula Drain" once per turn.
Gaia Spirit Haidka
ATK/ 1700 DEF/ 800
Level 4
WATER Attribute
Beast-Warrior Type
When this card is Normal Summoned, whilst the only monsters you control are "Gaia Spirit" monsters: You can target 1 Constellation Monster in your GY: Special Summon that target. If you control this face-up card whilst the only other monsters you control are "Gaia Spirit" Constellation Monsters: You can Normal Summon 1 monster in addition to your Normal Summon/Set.
Gaia Spirit ABSOLUTE - Ragna
6 Nebula Counters 1 tribute
ATK/ 2800 DEF/ 800
WATER Attribute
Beast-Warrior Type
Each time this card's effects resolve (except this one), inflict 500 damage to your opponent. Reduce battle damage you receive from other "Gaia Spirit" monsters you control to 0. Each time a player would Constellation Summon: That player loses 500 LP. During your Draw Phase: You can have your opponent lose 1 Nebula Counter, and if you do, gain 1 Nebula Counter. If this card is sent to the GY: Both players gain 1 Nebula Counter.
Starlegion Forcefield
Cometshower Trap Card
Activate only when your opponent attacks you directly. Target 1 "Starlegion" monster in your GY: Special Summon that target, but banish it when it leaves the field. For the remainder of the turn this card was activated, if your opponent would inflict effect damage to you: Halve that damage, and if you do, inflict damage to your opponent, equal to the damage you took.
This card is a Normal Trap Card.
Upon activation, you gain 1 Nebula Counter.
Starlegion Core
ATK/ 0 DEF/ 0
Level 3
LIGHT Attribute
Machine-Type
If this card is tributed as material for a Constellation Summon, you can target 1 monster your opponent controls: That monster loses 1000 ATK. If this card is in your GY: You can banish this card, and if you do, Special Summon 1 Constellation Monster from your GY. The monster Summoned by this effect is unaffected by card effects for the duration of the turn it was Special Summoned this way.
Elite Starlegion Swordmaster
ATK/ 2500 DEF/ 2000
Star Clusters 4
LIGHT Attribute
Warrior-Type
4 Nebula Counters plus 1 tribute
When this card is Constellation Summoned, you can target 1 "Starlegion" monster in your GY: This card gains ATK equal to half the ATK of the monster targeted by this effect, until the end phase. If this card destroys another monster by battle and sends it to the GY: You can remove 2 Nebula Counters, and if you do, this card can attack twice this battle phase.