Hey guys, Starlight here, just going to give a note before the chapter starts. You'll notice I took a pretty big hiatus since the last chapter, and though it isn't that big of a deal (I've taken whole months to finish chapters in the past), I think you guys deserve an explanation as to where I've been. To be honest, it's a mix of stuff. School, being with family, all that usual stuff you hear from people who've been on hiatus. But I suppose the main reason is I just wasn't happy with where I left the last chapter off. I mostly dislike filler in all works of fiction, so I suppose it'd be natural I wouldn't be happy with leaving Chapter 7 off on what would inevitably be a filler duel to make the story longer than, say, 20 chapters. I considered many options: I could've changed the ending to the last Chapter, but that meant that I was ignoring my mistakes and instead covering it up. I considered skipping over the duel altogether and showing the ending of the duel. But then I thought that I would've again been ignoring my past mistake. So, I instead opted for option C, which will be in this chapter. Sorry it has been so long, but you guys deserved to know what's been going on.
On a side note, it's the 1 year anniversary for HYPERFORCE! You guys really thought I'd miss it?!
Chapter VIII: Bloodlust of the New Foe
Johnny and Sonny rose, smoke drifting off their clothes from Dracon's attack. "…Heh." Johnny retorted, before stretching and cracking his knuckles. "So, you are a fighter. How… Interesting! I'll be sure to return with my own firepower! I draw!" Johnny looked at his hand and grinned. After all, he was being literal when he said his firepower. "I summon Blazeraptor Auron!" The large Dinosaur broke out from the Earth beneath them and screeched at a high pitch.
LEVEL 3. ATK/DEF: 1200/1000
"Now here's just the thing about these prehistoric predators! Not only do they pack a ferocious bite, they cut your Life Points down to size quite nicely! This one, for example, can once per turn take a chunk out for every Special Summoned monster you control! 500, each!" Another screech erupted from the raptor's mouth, before bringing up a fireball to its mouth, and firing it at Yufa and Ryou, to which the pair braced for impact.
JOHNNY AND SONNY 3200 – LP – 3500 YUFA & RYOU
"Hyah… Is that all you got? It's gonna take a lot more than that! Not to mention you're helping us! With Dracon's effect, when you activate a monster effect, I can discard a card to inflict 500 damage back to you! And don't forget, when another one of his effects activate, another 500 comes out of your points!" Ryou clenched his fist and launched the attack.
"Gyahh!" Johnny and Sonny was tossed back a short distance, hitting some crates behind them.
JOHNNY AND SONNY 2200 – LP – 3500 YUFA & RYOU
"That means nothing!" Johnny looked at his hand once again and picked a Cometshower Spell. "I activate Blazeraptor Crater! This Spell not only gives me 2 Nebula Counters, it allows me to take a card that was sent to your Graveyard this turn and re-add it to your hand! Then, if it remains in your hand, you can't play other cards in your hand! So, go on, re add it!" Ryou clenched his teeth. His monster was Gaia Spirit Goliath, a level 8 monster. He couldn't just summon it. He was completely locked out.
JOHNNY'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 0 to 2
"Heh. I then activate the effect of Blazeraptor Heat Egg in my hand. If I control a Blazeraptor, I can Special Summon it, but I can't Special Summon from my hand for the rest of this turn."
LEVEL 1. ATK/DEF: 0.
"I activate its effect. By sending a Cometshower Spell I control to the Graveyard, I can gain Nebula Counters equal to the amount I would've gained from activating it!" Blazeraptor Crater was removed from the field, freeing Ryou's hand, and giving Johnny two more counters.
JOHNNY'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 2 to 4
"I now offer up Blazeraptor Heat Egg and Blazeraptor Auron, as well as 4 Nebula Counters!"
The large raptor picked up the egg with its teeth, and jumped into the four bright, red lights above it. Being enveloped by the lights, the two monsters morphed with the Nebula Counters until there was nothing but a large conglomerate of bright light. They then changed into a vortex of flames and a spiral of hot magma, before taking form of a new monster.
"Constellation Summon! Star Clusters 4: Blazeraptor Alpha Crudion!"
Star Clusters 4. ATK/DEF: 2200/1000
"I activate Crudion's effect! When it is Constellation Summoned, I can discard a card to add any Spell card of my choice, from my Deck to my hand!" Johnny discarded a card, and then added Tag Scrambling to his hand.
"I then activate that Spell. Tag Scrambling! With this effect, I can select one player, and they are forced to take the turn right after I end. After that, the turn order returns to normal. I'll have my partner, Sonny, go before you, Yufa!" A blue light formed around Yufa, before breaking apart and reforming around Sonny. "I set one card and end my turn."
"Thanks bud! I'll make sure they lose!" Sonny grinned, before them both nodding to each other, noting the end of Johnny's turn, and Sonny drew.
"That's completely unfair…" Yufa muttered but sighed knowing there was nothing either of them could do about it.
Sonny let out a hearty laugh, before taking a card from his hand. "I summon Blazeraider Heretrice! I can do this if another Blazera- monster is on the field!"
Level 6. ATK/DEF: 2300/1000.
"I then activate his effect! I can gain Nebula Counters, equal to the Strength Classification of another monster on the field!" Dracon screeched as some sort of energy was ripped from its body and given to Sonny.
SONNY'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 0 to 5
"Have you forgotten… Dracon's effect?!" Ryou discarded Goliath, and it launched an all-out assault on their Life Points, to which the two barely flinched.
"It's a fair price to pay… For what's to come." The two revealed a sadistic smile.
JOHNNY & SONNY 1200 – LP – 3500 YUFA & RYOU
"Now I offer up 5 Nebula Counters, and my Blazeraider Heratrice!" Heratrice caught the five bright, red lights from Sonny's Duel Disk, and condensed it in his hands into an ingot. The ingot then exploded outward into waves of energy which surrounded Heratrice, and the monster rose up. Heratrice let out a battle cry and reformed into a new monster. "Star Clusters 5! Blazeraider Trainer Warden!" The new monster landed; it was a humanoid figure, wearing leopard skin rags and holding a cane topped with a skull stood up and growled, before stamping his cane.
Star Clusters 5. ATK/DEF: 2500/0
"I activate Warden's effect! I can destroy 1 other Blazera- monster I control, and it gains ATK equal to that monster's points!" Crudion was destroyed and had its ATK converted over to Warden's.
WARDEN'S ATK: 2500 to 4700.
"Go for it! Attack Gaia Spirit SHADOW – Dracon!" The humanoid monster lifted its cane, and the skull on the top radiated a heat aura, before igniting. The fire within charged at Dracon, taking shape as a raptor before engulfing Dracon within its flames, immediately destroying the spirit, the resulting force of which caused Yufa and Ryou to go flying through a set of crates.
JOHNNY & SONNY 1200 – LP – 1300 YUFA & RYOU
Yufa and Ryou rose up steadily, focusing on keeping some balance. "Even now, that's not enough for you to win…" Yufa staggered forwards slowly. What is this? How come I'm feeling the pain…? It's like they're…! As Yufa came to the realisation, his expression turned from grim to an enraged one.
"Maybe not, but it won't take much more to defeat you! I activate the Spell Card, Blazeraider Burnout! This card allows me to tribute 1 monster I control, to inflict 300 damage to you, equal to the Strength Classification of the tributed monster."
"Strength Classification?" Yufa frowned, evidently unsure of the terminology.
Ryou sighed. "It's a new term. Used as a general way to label Levels, Star Clusters, all that kinda stuff."
"So, then… He's gonna inflict 1500 damage to us!" Yufa stepped back. I can't lose now… Not to a couple of back ally thugs…
Warden was converted into heat energy and was fired at the two boys and exploded upon impact. The smoke cleared, and as it did, it was clear that they hadn't been defeated.
"How… How is it you're still standing?!" Sonny frowned.
JOHNNY & SONNY 1200 – LP – 550 YUFA & RYOU
"I activated my trap. Gaia Conversion." Ryou had a trap card shining in front of him. "With it, when we would take damage, it is halved. After that, I can add a monster from my Deck to my hand, whose ATK is equal to or less than the damage I took." Ryou added the level 1 Gaia Spirit Ecto.
"Whatever. I set a card and end my turn." Sonny smirked.
Yufa gritted his teeth. "I draw." He looked at his hand.
Sonny quickly interrupted him. "I activate my Trap Card: Blazeraider Dark Magic! With this, if I control no monsters, I can Special Summon 1 Blazera- monster from my GY." Blazeraider Trainer Warden appeared from a void-like portal.
Johnny then interrupted Yufa's turn. "I activate my set card: Blazeraptor Obedience. When a Blazeraider monster is Special Summoned on the field, I can Special Summon a Blazeraider from my GY too." Blazeraptor Alpha Crudion appeared in a vortex of flames.
"Whatever." Yufa retorted. "I activate the Spell, Lightspeed Starlegion. This Cometshower Spell not only grants me 2 Nebula Counters, at the cost of half of my LP, allows me to Special Summon 1 Starlegion monster from my Deck. However, it cannot attack, and is destroyed at the End Phase."
JOHNNY & SONNY 1200 – LP – 275 YUFA & RYOU
YUFA'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 0 to 2
"From my Deck, I summon Starlegion Recruiter."
ATK/DEF: 1000/1800.
"I then activate the effect of Recruiter. When it is Normal or Special Summoned, I can also Special Summon 1 Starlegion from my hand. So, I summon Starlegion Soldier Apprentice!"
ATK/DEF: 1000/800
"When he is Special Summoned successfully, I can gain a further 2 Nebula Counters."
YUFA'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 2 to 4
"I now activate the Cometshower Spell: Starlegion Spirit Boost. This card allows me to tribute a monster I control, in order to gain Nebula Counters equal to the Strength Classification." He tributed Starlegion Recruiter and gained 4 Nebula Counters.
YUFA'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 4 to 8
"I now activate my Soldier Apprentice's other effect. Since it's the only monster I control, I can Special Summon 1 Starlegion monster from my GY. Be reborn, Starlegion Recruiter!"
The monster rose up in a bright array of lights.
"Now I offer up 8 Nebula Counters and use Starlegion Recruiter and Starlegion Soldier Apprentice!" Eight small, red lights surrounded the two monsters, and after glowing fluorescently, fully enveloped them both, forming bright, red ball of light. Then, a hologram of clouds appeared above them. The giant ball of light ascended, and after a few seconds, violent lightning crossed through the clouds. Yufa clenched his fist. "Constellation Summon!" The enraged Yufa threw his fist into the air. "Star Clusters 8…!" The violent lightning crashed upon the earth, and as it began to vanish, a shadow of a warrior stood, before walking forward and revealing itself.
"Elite Starlegion Supreme Assailant!"
ATK/DEF: 2800/2000
"Supreme Assailant is immune to the effects of Spell and Trap cards, and any monster he destroys in battle have their effects negated."
"Negated? What a shame, you could have won if you had enough damage to do it." Johnny taunted.
Yufa ignored Johnny and spoke quietly yet aggressively. "Battle. Supreme Assailant attacks Blazeraider Trainer Warden." The Assailant seemed to vanish instantly, and almost immediately re appeared behind Warden, before stabbing it through the back, and a dagger ripping through the chest. The Trainer let out a scream which was cut short by a small explosion, signalling its destruction.
JOHNNY & SONNY 900 – LP – 275 YUFA & RYOU
As the Assailant reappeared on Yufa's side, he again spoke. "When he destroys a Constellation Monster in battle, I gain 2 Nebula Counters. Furthermore, as the rules state, when a player destroys a Constellation Monster, they gain 2 more Nebula Counters."
YUFA'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 0 to 4
"The Supreme Assailant gains 400 ATK and DEF for each of my Nebula Counters."
SUPREME ASSAILANT'S ATK/DEF: 2800 to 4400, 2000 to 3600
"That would be helpful, only if it could a- "
"Supreme Assailant can attack all my opponent's monsters, once each."
"What?!" Johnny stepped back, realising he could do nothing to win.
"Battle. Attack Blazeraptor Alpha Crudion!" Just like before, Assailant vanished, and quickly reappeared, standing on the raptor, and executed the monster nearly silently, the only sound being the slice of the blade across its neck. Finally, it disappeared into nothingness.
"Gahhhh…" The two were surrounded by a darkness, before falling to the ground in some kind of pain, before collapsing as their LPs hit 0, and the holograms disappeared.
"…That was weird." Ryou looked at the two, as Yufa calmed down, and Ryou began to walk off.
"Where are you going?" Yufa asked him, frowning.
"You got into some kind of trouble, and I helped bail you out. I don't care how you got into it, just keep me out of it from now on." Before Yufa could speak, he left.
Yufa then turned to Tobias. "You think that had anything to do with the Cult?"
"No idea. I guess it could have had something to do with them, but they seem like simple street thugs, really." As he walked toward Yufa, Johnny staggered up.
"Oh, get over yourself, you only lost a card game." Yufa frowned, wondering if Johnny was acting or was genuinely serious about staggering.
"Yufa… Goyami…" Johnny spoke in a monotone voice and didn't seem himself.
"Are you feeling alright?" Yufa responded.
"Des… cendant…" Johnny spoke again.
Tobias raised an eyebrow. "What do you know about that? Are you with the Cult?!"
Johnny ignored Tobias and kept speaking to Yufa. "You… Would be better off dead… For the sake of your… Friends… and Family…"
"Oh, and you're gonna kill me? I just beat you buddy, I'm not sure you could keep that threat." Yufa spoke smugly.
"You defeated my puppet maybe, but it won't be much longer before you give in and fall in defeat. I'll even prove how it would be better for you to be dead."
At that point, Johnny dropped, and upon checking his pulse, Tobias looked at Yufa. "He's dead."
Yufa remained silent for a moment, before finally speaking. "…We need to find the guy behind this… We gotta make him pay."
"He's killed one person. There will be a bloodbath if we keep charging toward them. Are you sure you want to do that?" Tobias stood up.
Yufa thought for a moment, before gulping. "Whatever it takes."
"That settles it. You can't be allowed to continue on."
"What do you mean?" Yufa frowned, looking straight at Tobias.
"I mean… I just said that looking for this guy will cause people to die. Your friends and family included. Yet you just said you'd do it. You're reckless. That means you won't stop until someone makes you."
"…I've been hunted by these guys for weeks. I've been attacked, nearly killed, and now you want to stand in my way of finding the guy behind it all? So be it. I'll take you on!" Yufa then activated his own Duel Disk. "Duel!"
TOBIAS 4000 – LP – 4000 YUFA
"My turn. From my hand, I summon Regalram of Violent Storms, Warche."
ATK/DEF: 2000/1000.
"I can normal summon it without tributing if I control no monsters. After it's Normal Summoned, I can add 1 Cometshower Spell from my Deck to my hand." Upon adding his card, he immediately activated it. "I activate the Continuous Cometshower Spell: Regalram Temple Pillar." Upon activating it, a large pillar, surrounded by a warming light, broke through the ground and rose up. As it was taller than the warehouse they were in, the field changed into a lush forest, as the two duelists were stood in a clearing.
TOBIAS' NEBULA COUNTERS: 1
"With its effect, upon activation, I can Special Summon 1 Regalram from my hand. So, I Special Summon Regalram of Hope, Vicrose!"
ATK/DEF: 2500/2000
"I activate Vicrose's effect. When it's Summoned, I target 1 card on the field, and activate its effect as if it were his own. I activate Warche's effect, allowing me to add Regalram Mob Tribe to my hand." He then activated the Spell, and he gained a further 2 Nebula Counters.
TOBIAS' NEBULA COUNTERS: 1 to 3
"I activate the effect of Warche. With it, it is no longer treated as a monster and cannot attack or use its effects until the end of the turn and becomes a Continuous Spell during this time."
"What's the point of that?" Yufa frowned.
"Because of my Field Spell. With it, I destroy a Continuous Spell card I control, and add a Regalram card from my Deck to my hand." He added Regalram of Healing, Rekluse. "When Rekluse is added from my Deck to my hand, I Special Summon it. Then, I gain 600 LP, and gain an additional Nebula Counter for every 1000 of my LP." A small ram appeared, and, sat down, before letting out a meek sound.
TOBIAS 4600 – LP – 4000 YUFA
REKLUSE'S ATK/DEF: 500/500
TOBIAS' NEBULA COUNTERS: 3 to 7
"I offer up ALL 7 Nebula Counters, and Rekluse, in order to Constellation Summon!" The seven lights surrounded Rekluse, and they merged to take the form of a much larger ram.
"Star Clusters 7! Regalram Ancient of the Future, Prister!"
ATK/DEF: 2700/1500
"I activate his effect! With it, I'll manipulate the future, and place any card I desire on the top of my Deck, to draw next turn."
Tobias placed an unknown card on the top of his deck.
"I end my turn with a facedown."
"Then it's my turn! I draw!" Yufa played a monster. "I summon Starlegion Galactic Gunman!"
ATK/DEF: 1700/1000
"With his effect, I can once per turn discard a card so that I can destroy a Spell or Trap on the field!" He discarded Starlegion Resurrectionist and destroyed the Mob Tribe that surrounded them.
"I activate my trap card, Regalram Mourning. It activates when a Spell Card on my field is destroyed. It allows me to draw 1 card, and if it's a Regalram monster, I Special Summon it. As you may remember, I manipulated my top card, so I know it'll be this: Regalram of War, Counstel."
ATK/DEF: 2200/1000
"How'd you know I would destroy your spell?!" Yufa stepped back.
"You're reckless. That makes your playstyle predictable: A destructive one. Even if it wasn't my field spell, my Regalrams have the ability to make themselves into Spell cards. As soon as you went to attack I'd convert your target anyway. Either way, this was happening."
"Gh… I then activate the Cometshower Spell Starlegion Disintegration. As well as gaining 2 Nebula Counters, I can discard 1 card in order to destroy 1 monster on the field!" Yufa discarded Starlegion Righteous Blaster and a laser was fired out toward Prister.
YUFA'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 0 to 2
"I activate Counstel's effect. Once per turn, I can target a Regalram monster on the field, and for the rest of the turn it cannot be destroyed by either battle or card effects. I select Prister and have him be indestructible to card effects." A veil of light surrounded Prister, and the laser was absorbed in the veil, protecting Prister.
"Fine. I activate another Spell, Starlegion Resurrection. With it, I banish a Starlegion Monster from my GY, in order to summon another from my GY with the same Strength Classification but a different name." Starlegion Resurrectionist was banished, and Starlegion Righteous Blaster was revived.
"I then activate Starlegion Resurrectionist's effect. When it's banished, I Special Summon it, and gain 3 Nebula Counters. Plus, the 1 I gain from Starlegion Resurrection."
YUFA'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 2 to 3 to 6
"I then activate Righteous Blaster. By paying LP in multiples of 500, I gain 1 Nebula Counter for each. For now, I'll just pay 500."
TOBIAS 4600 – LP – 3500 YUFA
YUFA'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 6 to 7
"Now I use my 7 Nebula Counters, and use Starlegion Resurrectionist, Starlegion Righteous Blaster, AND Starlegion Galactic Gunner as Constellation Material!"
The three monsters converged into a bright sphere of energy, before blasting above the clouds. Instead of it crashing down and forming a portal like normal, a large shadow formed above the clouds, before large turbines parted the clouds, revealing a large ship.
"Star Clusters 7! Elite Starlegion Battle Cruiser!"
ATK/DEF: 3000/1000
"Huh…" Tobias looked up at the ship. "It's not about the size of the monster, it's about its effects."
"Then you'll be happy to know it has a good effect!" As Yufa spoke, the gargantuan ship above him began to charge 3 of its 5 cannons. "The amount of attacks it has per turn is equal to the amount of Constellation Materials used for its Summon! And don't even think about trying to counter it, because a ship like this isn't complete with its own forcefield! A forcefield against card effects that would target it."
"So, you're going to wipe out my field…" Tobias sighed.
"That's right. I'm not gonna let anyone stand in my way of getting rid of the bastard that's killed everyone so far." Yufa lifted his hand into the air. After the three cannons charged up, it readied its attack. Yufa then swung his hand down to signal that it was clear to attack. In response, the ship fired three consecutive lasers which burned through Tobias' field, and caused the monsters to incinerate. As his field cleared, Tobias was coughing and fanning smoke away.
TOBIAS 3000 – LP – 3500 YUFA
"I set 1 card and end my turn." Yufa placed the card down, as the smoke finally cleared.
"This only proves how reckless you are. You need to be stopped."
"Oh, and how're you gonna do that?" Yufa mused.
"At the end phase of the turn in which Counstel is destroyed by battle or card effects, for every Regalram I control that was destroyed, I gain 2 Nebula Counters!"
TOBIAS' NEBULA COUNTERS: 0 to 6
"Now it's my turn. I draw." Tobias drew. "I activate the Spell Card, Soul Charge. With it, I Special Summon as many monsters as possible from my GY, then I lose 500 LP for each, also they can't attack this turn."
Tobias used it to bring back Counstel and Prister. A large hand appeared and delved into a void, before pulling the two rams out.
TOBIAS 2000 – LP – 3500 YUFA
"I activate Prister's effect. With it, it becomes a Continuous Spell Card until the End Phase! However, by the effect of this Spell: Regalram Re-Conversion, my Prister once again becomes a monster that can declare an attack! Now, I'll use my 6 Nebula Counters, as well as Counstel, as Constellation Material!"
The monster let out a cry before glowing a bright red and disappearing in the light. It flew upward and exploded outward. Finally, a much larger ram flew down from above, cloaked in light, and landed, before looking directly at Yufa, but remaining silent.
"Regalram Ancient of the Light Bringer, Lyonel!"
ATK/DEF: 2000/2600
"With his effect, I can banish 1 Cometshower Spell or Trap from my GY, in order to gain Nebula Counters equal to the Strength Classification of another Regalram monster I control. I target Prister." Some of Prister's lifeforce converged around Tobias and gave him 7 Counters.
TOBIAS' NEBULA COUNTERS: 0 to 7
"I then activate the Cometshower Spell Regalram Armaments. With its effect, if you control a monster whose ATK is higher than the ATK of all monsters I control, I can give one of them 800 ATK until the end phase" Tobias' Prister growled, before growing around 2 feet
"Why'd it growl?! Rams shouldn't… Growl…" Yufa gulped as the gigantic ram huffed.
PRISTER'S ATK: 2700 to 3500
"Take out his ship! Time Devastation!" Prister was surrounded by a powerful aura, before stepping back and charging toward the ship. Finally, he jumped with incredible strength and broke through the ship's extremely durable exterior. As it charged clean through the ship, multiple explosions followed him.
Yufa was thrown back into a pile of crates, from the sheer force of the explosion. "Gahhh!"
TOBIAS 2000 – LP – 3000 YUFA
"When my ship is destroyed, I can gain 7 Nebula Counters!" Seven red, small spheres formed in Yufa's hand, before disappearing.
YUFA'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 0 to 7
"Now, Lyonel attacks you directly!" The ram charged into Yufa, causing him to flip over the ram, and land on his back. "Owwwwww…" He rubbed his head.
TOBIAS 2000 – LP – 1000 YUFA
"I set a card and end my turn." Tobias set his card calmly.
Yufa stood shakily, shook his head, and then drew his card. "I draw!" He took a card from his hand. "When you control a monster and I don't, I Special Summon Starlegion Descendant!" The warrior did a somersault and landed square on its feet, standing straight. "When successfully Summoned by its own effect, it Special Summons a Starlegion from my GY! Revive, Resurrectionist!" The other warrior with a staff stood. "With their effect, I gain 3 Nebula Counters!"
YUFA'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 7 to 10
"I use 8 Nebula Counters, my Starlegion Descendant AND Starlegion Resurrectionist as Constellation Material!" The two monsters were surrounded by eight red spheres, which morphed into a full sphere and merged into a large sphere. It rose into the clouds, and above the clouds lightning could be seen. "Constellation Summon!" The lightning crashed, and the shadow of a warrior could be seen. "Elite Starlegion Supreme Assailant!"
ATK: 2800
"With his effect, he gains 800 ATK because I have 2 Nebula Counters! Furthermore, he can attack all your monsters!"
ASSAILANT'S ATK: 2800 to 3600
"Now it's time you fell too, Tobias! I attack your monsters and wipe you out!"
Tobias was quick to react. "Trap card, open! Regalram Defense Magic!"
"It won't matter, Supreme Assailant is unaffected by trap cards!" Yufa grinned.
"It won't matter. My continuous Cometshower Trap switches all Regalrams to DEF position, and then I gain Nebula Counters equal to the amount switched, plus an additional one. Furthermore, by discarding a card, they cannot be destroyed in battle this turn! Hit them all you want!"
TOBIAS' NEBULA COUNTERS: 7 to 10
In response, Yufa grunted. "Fine, I end my turn."
Tobias drew. "My turn! Draw!" "…It's time." Tobias looked solemn for a moment, before placing a monster from his hand onto the field. "I summon Regalram of Peace, Earl!"
ATK: 1000
"Now, I use my 3 Regalrams, as well as all 10 Nebula Counters, in order to Constellation Summon!" Instead of being surrounded by the red Nebula Counters, the three rams simply sprung up and was forced into the sky. Then, the 10 counters followed them above the clouds. Through it, they all linked to form a Constellation in the form of a ram.
"Uh… What's going on…?" Yufa could feel something was off. This was completely different to any other Constellation Summon he'd seen.
"Watch, Yufa! As the divine spirit of God inhibits this duel and reveals to us a monster with power beyond human comprehension! Behold, the God of Willpower! Zodiac Ram God Aries!" A large thunderstorm erupted, and the bright lights momentarily blinded the duelists until they passed. After it did, Yufa couldn't help but feel a chilling cold choking him from inside, like an icicle had formed in his stomach and gripped onto his soul and tied a knot, not allowing Yufa to undo it.
Slowly, Yufa looked up toward the sky and gasped. A monstrous giant, well above 200 foot in height, towered above the field. Despite being in the form of a ram, the shadow-forged beast opened its gargantuan mouth and bellowed a horrifying roar. Yufa was terrified, and there was no chance of bringing him back to the terrible reality he was facing.
ATK/DEF: 2400/2800
"I activate his effect! When Constellation Summoned, my opponent's Nebula Counters are reduced to 0!"
YUFA'S NEBULA COUNTERS: 2 to 0
ASSAILANT'S ATK: 3600 to 2800
"I now activate the other effect of Regalram Defense Magic! I send it to my GY, and Special Summon as many Regalrams as possible that were sent to my GY this turn. However, their effects are negated, they cannot attack, and are treated as Continuous Spell Cards, instead of monsters!" Prister, Lyonel, and Earl all rose from the GY, and took their positions on the field.
"With my Ram God's effect, he gains 400 ATK & DEF for every Continuous Spell Card on the field!"
ARIES' ATK: 2400 to 2800 to 3200 to 3600
"Battle. Aries, strike down his Assailant. Divine Crushing." The giant monster crushed Assailant effortlessly, and Yufa went flying backwards and rolling. Yufa couldn't speak. His heart was thumping in his throat and he was terrified of his opponent.
TOBIAS 2000 – LP – 200 YUFA
Yufa stood up, shaking with fear. "But you can't beat me now… Not enough… damage…" Yufa was exhausted. He'd fought a Cultist, two thugs, and now one of the strongest duelists he'd ever met.
"Oh, you wish. I activate Aries' effect! I send 1 Continuous Spell card to the GY, and he can attack one more time!" Earl was reduced to ectoplasm and absorbed by Aries.
ARIES' ATK: 3600 to 3200
"Battle. Aries, finish him off!" Aries lifted its front left hoof and descended upon Yufa.
Using his last bit of energy, Yufa activated his trap. "…Starlegion…Reflection… Unit… If I'm attacked directly… I can destroy the attacking monster, and inflict damage to its controller… Equal to its ATK…"
Tobias smirked. "Such childish tricks won't work against a God. If Aries is the only monster I control, it is unaffected by my opponent's card effects!" Yufa looked in despair at the giant, paralyzed by fear. He was… Going to lose. He hung his head in shame as the attack connected, and Yufa was crushed. As the hoof lifted, he was on his front, knocked out completely.
TOBIAS 2000 – LP – 0 YUFA
WINNER: TOBIAS.
As the holograms disappeared, Tobias walked over to Yufa's unconscious body. "Well… Hope you learned your lesson. Keep out of all of this."
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