Credits go to pokemonking0924 for creating such great cards, debuting in this chapter like in Chapter 12. Questions for reader; when I write it, should I say "Elemental Beast" or leave it be in shorten form, E.B.? Please say your answer in the review. I want to know if when you see E.B., then you will know that it stands for Elemental Beast, but I feel like I want to change that to make it easier for you guys. Either way, enjoy this latest installment.
Chapter 13-Exchange Student-
Metro Sand City Airport was bustling as always, busy as it is. "The plane at Gate 45 has arrived. Please wait for the arriving passengers off board the plane." The announcer said. The arriving passengers off board the plane as they headed to baggage claim. One of the passengers wore white robe and turban with red, green, and blue feathers. His skin was tan brown. With his suitcase, he stepped out of the airport and looked up to the clear blue sky as he grinned.
After three days passed since the duel against Mitch, the day was normal as usual. Mitch and his friends were arrested by the Enforcer, but strangely they did not found the Muikai card that Mitch was using, so they let them go with warning. Other than that, the day was going to be the same as usual...but that is not the case for today.
"Good morning, Class!" The teacher said happily. "Today, we have a new student joining us! He's an exchange student from Cairo, Egypt. Please welcome, Mr. Helios Mohammed."
Everyone, except for Muiko, clapped their hands as the new student entered the classroom. "Helloooooo." Helios said in an accent.
"Mr. Mohammed here is going to join us for this year, and hopefully for graduation as well. Anyway, Mr. Mohammed, would you like to say something about yourself?" The teacher asked.
"My name is Helios Mohammed. I love the surrounding climate that this city is built in. It is wonderful. Living in the desert." Helios said, admiring as his eyes sparkled.
"Ah, I see. Well, that's nice of you! How about you take a seat now, sir." The teacher said as the new student sat at the desk, just behind Muiko. "All right. Now, let's begin the class."
Lunch time began. Muiko and Mike were sitting at their usual table when Helios approached them. "Excuse me, but may I sit with you all since you are in my class?" He asked kindly.
"Sure. You can sit here." Mike said.
"Doesn't matter for me." Muiko shrugged as she took a bite on her potato chip.
"O, thank you very much!" Helios said in a good mood. "I was worried that I won't be allow to sit anywhere since I am new and all."
"Don't worry about it, Helios. I felt that way when I first came here, and so for Muiko here." Mike replied. "Right, Muiko?"
"Yeah." She said calmly.
Suddenly, Hannah came to them, but with pile of foods stacked in front of her face. Mike and Helios gasped as the pile of food looks like a mountain. Muiko found it to be surprising as well, but kept herself calm and collective.
"Sorry that I am late." Hannah said as she carefully put her food tray with the pile of food on the table and sat down next to Muiko. "So, what did I miss? Who is this guy?"
Helios stared at Hannah as his heart beeped rapidly and hearts fluttered from him. He smiled blushingly. "Oh, who are you, madam?" He asked.
"Oh, this is my childhood friend, Hannah. Hannah, this is Helios." Mike answered.
"Oh, so you are the new exchange student. My name is Hannah. Nice to meet you." She greeted, grinning at him.
"Uuuuuhh!" Helios said as he fainted.
"Helios! Are you ok?!" Mike yelled. "Someone! Muiko! Call the nurse!"
Couples of day passed as weird stuff happened. Ever since Helios came to the academy, he did many outrageous things. He jumped into the school pool from the tallest plank when Hannah and her female friends, including Muiko watched him. He made painting of Hannah's face when Hannah was in the art class with him. He didn't even pay attention to his opponent during the Sophomore Dueling Session class because he was staring at Hannah as she dueled in her Duel.
Exactly 5 days have passed, Hannah couldn't stand anymore. "Mike! Muiko! I can't stand him anymore!" She said upset.
"Can't stand who?" Mike asked obliviously.
"That new kid, Helios! He's just been so creepy whenever I am around him! I just don't what his big deal is, but I am sick of it!" Hannah argued.
"Maybe he's in love with you." Muiko said calmly as she was reading a book with a title, "How to Tell When Exchange Student Fell in Love with your Friend and Annoyance that Follows."
"Love with me! That's just plain creepy!" Hannah said. "Although, I am quite pretty and hot if you ask me and it is kind of sweet, but this had become too annoying!"
"Well, why don't you ask him to stop?" Mike suggested.
"Yeah, but." She said as she looked down in sad mode.
"You don't want to hurt his feeling, right?" Muiko asked.
"Yeah, that's right. Besides, I am also have a crush on you know who." Hannah whispered.
"Yeah. Hmmm, well, how about we both go with you to tell Helios about your feeling for him? Since he is our classmate." Mike advised.
"What?! Are you saying I should tell him that I have crush on Ace instead?!" She shouted loudly.
"Shhhhhhhhh!" Everyone else hissed to her, since they were in the library.
"Sorry." She said.
"Not that! What I meant to say is we should all go together and tell him that you are not interested in him." Mike explained.
"Oh ok. I guess that would work. Let's go find him!" Hannah decided.
"Are you coming, Muiko?" Mike asked as he was about leave with Hannah.
"Yeah." She replied as she put the book back to the shelf and followed them.
What they didn't know that on the other side of the shelf, Helios heard everything as he gloomed in depression with tear dripping down his eyes.
The school bell rang, ending the day as all the students stormed out of the class and got out of the building. Hannah, Mike, and Muiko looked for Helios, but they did not see him.
"That's strange. I don't see him anywhere." Mike said.
"Maybe, he went home already." Muiko stated.
"Well, I guess we can tell him tomorrow." Hannah said as she yawned, feeling tired.
"I guess so. Let's go home. I do have to study for the tomorrow's test." Mike nodded as they walked home together as usual.
Helios, who was in a dump, was walking slowly like a mule, but very sad one. "Oh, why? Why won't she love me? How can I be such a fool?" He said, crying.
Before he looked up, he bumped into someone. "Oh! I'm so sorry for not looking.."
In front of him was a strange figure in hood, hiding the face. "You seem to look sad." The figure said.
"Huh? Oh, it's nothing." Helios replied as he got up by himself.
"I believe it is not really nothing, but something. Has your heart got broken?" The figure asked.
"Why, yes!" Helios gasped. "How did you know?"
"I can read people's heart, and as a good Samaritan, I will assist you." The figure said as he pulled out a strange green card.
"What? A card?" Helios confused.
"Use this card, and whatever arching in your heart will be healed up." The figure stated.
Helios slowly touch the card as strange aura glowed from it.
The day was over and tomorrow became today. Mike and Muiko haven't still see or met Helios since morning in their class. "That's strange. I wonder if he got sick or something." Mike said as they were eating their lunch.
"Maybe." Muiko said, pondering.
"Well, at least he doesn't bug me anymore." Hannah said, sounded little cheerful about it.
Suddenly, Helios approached the three as he walked like almost a zombie. Muiko felt something strange about him.
"Oh! Hey, Helios. Where have you been?" Mike asked worrylingly.
"I..had a doctor appointment." He replied, but his voice didn't sound like himself.
"Hey, Helios." Hannah said, approaching him. "I know you are nice guy and all, but let's just be friend, Ok?" She grinned after she finished her sentence.
Helios stared for moment with emotionless face. "Friend...Let's talk more after school. Meet me at the backyard of the school near the football field." He said as he left them slowly.
"Well, that work out fine!" Hannah said happily.
"It seems that way, but Helios wasn't acting himself there." Mike noted.
"Oh, don't worry about him anymore, Mike! Besides, at least he didn't cry or something. He seems like he was okay with it. Maybe, he want to see me again to talk more about it on how to be just a friend." Hannah fantasized.
"Yeah. I am curious to meet him, too." Muiko said in her serious tone.
After the school was over, Hannah, Mike, and Muiko waited at the place where Helios told them to meet at. "I wonder why Helios told us to meet here." Mike said, wondering.
"What's taking him so long? The school is over like half an hour ago, and everyone else is like not here." Hannah complained as she crossed her arm, feeling anxiously.
Muiko looked back and forth as she felt something was not quite right about this.
Just then, Helios appeared out of nowhere and surprised them.
"Wah! Don't scare us like that!" Hannah nagged. "Anyway, what is it that you want to talk about?"
"..." Helios stared at Hannah.
"Uuummmm." Hannah said uncomfortably.
Then, Muiko sensed it. "Hannah, back away!" She shouted as she pulled Hannah from behind her.
"Aaahh!" Hannah screamed. Helios roared like a monster as sandy yellow aura surrounded him furiously.
"What the!?" Mike surprised.
"I knew it." Muiko said as she hold Hannah. "Stay back, you two. I will take care of him."
"Haaaannnnaaaaahh! You traaaiitttoorrr!" He yelled so loudly that even the Earth feel like trembling.
Muiko activated her Duel Disk as Helios looked at her in fury mode as he activated his Duel Disk. "I make this Duel into Action Duel. Activate Action Field Spell, Temple of the Ancients!" He declared as the surrounding here turned into a yellow temple.
Suddenly, the humid and temperature increased as if they were in a desert. Stone wall raise up from the grounds of what used to be a football field. In few seconds, they were inside a temple, made of sand rocks. There were also mummy cases lied on either side as Muiko and Helios stand on a sand block pathway, opposite from each other. On the wall, there were heliograph like the one that ancient Egyptians carved.
"Let's skip the oath and begin this duel, so I can finish you and extract my revenge!" Helios stated.
"Whatever you say." Muiko replied.
"ACTION Duel!" They both said loudly as their Life Points began at 4000, and the bubble of cards above them burst and scattered.
"I go first." Muiko said as she analyzed the 5 cards on her hand. "I normal summon E.B. Hydro Hyena in ATK mode." Watery blue hyena appeared on her side. "I activate E.B. Hydro Hyena's special ability! When it is Normal Summoned successfully, I can draw one Spell Card from my Deck and add to my hand. Then my Deck is shuffled."
She drew a Spell card from her Deck, and after that, her Duel Disk automatically shuffled her Deck for her.
"I activate the Spell Card I drew, Pot of Greed. This card allows me to draw two more cards." Muiko stated as she drew two new cards from her Deck. "Then, I set two cards and end my turn."
After she finished, Muiko began to look for some Action Spell cards.
"My turn. I draw!" Helios said as he drew a card. The yellow sandy aura continued to emanate his body as he moved so that he won't lose Muiko.
"You will feel the wrath of my Sand Deck! First, I activate the Continuous Spell, Sun of the Wrath!" He said. The Spell Card depicted a red glowing sun in the sky as there are dry bones of animals being burying in the sand desert and heat radiated from the sandy ground. "As long as this card is face up on the field, we gain 500 points of damage during our own Standby Phase."
"Great." Muiko moaned in her head.
"Is it just me, or it gotten hotter all the sudden?" Hannah said as she and Mike sweated.
E.B. Hydro Hyena panted in the heat as its watery body boiling up.
"Next, I activate the second Continuous Spell, Spring of Healing." Helios added as another Spell Card appeared face-up, standing next to his first Spell card. This one depicted hidden oasis in the middle of a hot desert. "As long as this card is on the side of field, for any effect damage I gain, I regain the amount of Life Points I lost."
"I see. Even if you lose 500 LPs, you can regain 500 LPs. Not bad." Muiko complimented as she glanced and found the Action Card in one of the coffins.
"That's right." Helios replied.
After he said that, Muiko grabbed the Action card, but when she looked at it, it revealed to be a Trap Card.
"What the?!" She gasped.
"You activated the Action Trap card, Hidden Darts. When the player found an Action Trap, usually it will cause the player some damages. For Hidden Darts, when it is activated, you must play a game of head or tail. If you answer correctly, I gain 400 points of damage, but if you guess it incorrectly.."
"I gain the damage, and even if I answer it correctly, you will just regain your Life Points, thanks to your Continuous Spell, Spring of Healing." Muiko answered.
"Correct, Muiko. So, it is pointless for you even if you answer it correctly. Now, let's play the game!" Helios said.
"Fine. I choose head." Muiko decided. A coin flipped and it landed, revealing to be tail.
"Oh, sorry. You guessed wrong, which means you loses 400 Life Points!" Helios stated as a bunch of darts shot out from the wall.
Muiko reacted quickly as she back flipped several times until the wall stopped shooting darts. However, she still lost 400 Life Points, now with 3600 left in total.
"Now, to continue my turn, I normal summon Sand Spirit Anubis Soldier in Attack mode!" Helios declared.
A black-furred a dog with pointy ears, wearing ancient Egyptian helmet, golden necklace, and carrying a spear appeared as it roared for battles with its 1600 ATK.
"I attack your monster! Battle! Sand Spirit Anubis Soldier, go!" He commanded as his monster threw a spear. "At this point, I activate my monster's ability! When it battles, its ATK increased by 600 points!" His spear glowed red as it pierced through E.B. Hydro Hyena.
It cried until it exploded. Muiko received 800 points of damage. Her Life Points were now 2800.
"I activate the Trap card, Roar of the Wild!" Muiko announced. "When one E.B. monster is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon one Level 4 or below E.B. monster from my Deck. Then my Deck is shuffled. I special summon my E.B. Zinc Tortoise in Defense mode!"
A turtle with shell made of zinc with zinc symbol on the center top appeared, replacing Hydro Hyena's spot.
"Fine. I set one card face down. Turn end." Helios ended as the spear magically returned to his monster's hand and its ATK returned to normal.
"My turn. I draw!" Muiko said as she drew a card and received a strange pain in her abdomen all the sudden. "Grrgh!"
"Muiko!" Mike yelled.
She remembered the effect of "Sun of the Wrath." Her Life Points decreased to 2400, already lost about half of her Life Points. Nonetheless, she feared that there could be other Action Trap laying around somewhere in this field. She needed to be careful if she needs to win this Duel and snapped Helios's mind, just like how she did with Mitch.
She brought herself back to being calm. "I normal summon E.B. Copper Bull in Attack mode!" Muiko declared as a familiar bull, made of copper body, roared for battles. "I declare it to attack your Anubis Soldier. Battle! E.B. Copper Bull, use Copper Fury!"
Her bull rammed at Anubis as it hit, destroying it in the process. Helios received 200 points of battle damage. His Life Points were at 3800. "I end my turn." Muiko finished. "E.B. Copper Bull!"
Her monster reacted as it gave her a ride on its back, and then they ran off to search for Action Spell. As for her other monster, it stayed in its shell, not moving an inch.
"My turn! I draw!" Helios said as he drew his card. The two Spell cards activated their effect. Even so, Helios' Life Points remained the same (3800).
"Time for destruction! I attack your E.B. Copper with my Anubis Soldier! And remember, when he battles, he receive 600 points in ATK!" He stated.
"Not you won't! I activate E.B. Zinc Tortoise's ability!" Muiko declared. "I can switch the target to my Zinc Tortoise instead!"
Anubis Soldier charged toward Zinc Tortoise instead, but Helios smirked. "I don't think so!" He replied. He snatched an Action Spell from one of the coffins. "I activate the Action Spell, Mummy's Curse!"
The card depicted a shadowy figure being wrapped up in glowing purple bandages. "When this card is activated, I select one card and negate its effect. I negate your Zinc Tortoise's effect, so my target returned to your Elemental Beast Copper Bull!" He explained as his monster became transparent like a ghost when it passed through Zinc Tortoise and E.B. Zinc Tortoise gasped when it did.
The spear pierced through Copper Bull's flank as it cried in pain. Muiko got off before it exploded, but gritted her teeth in frustration.
"No. My Copper Bull!" She thought.
"I then activate my Trap card, Mummified Resurrection!" He announced as his face down card flipped up. It revealed to be a man in dirty bandages rising out of the coffin as he looked like he was moaning aguishly. "When this card is activated, I can special summon the monster that my monster destroyed. I resurrect your E.B. Copper Bull in Attack mode to my side of the field!"
"What?!" She gasped.
"No way!" Mike and Hannah surprised.
A dark portal appeared as her monster popped out from it. It was covered with some bandages like a mummy, and one leg was revealing its bone and left side of its flank showed its bones, too. "Also, when I summoned my opponent's monster, it becomes into DARK Zombie-type monster with its original ATK, but 0 DEF points." Helios claimed as he looked for an Action card, in which he did, but it was another Action Trap.
This one depicted a large black cobra. "I activate the Action Trap, Snake Attack!" He declared. "You see, when this card is activated, I draw a card. If it's a monster, I take damage equal to half of its ATK points. If it is a Spell or Trap, you lose 200 Life Points. I draw!"
He drew the card, peaked at it, and grinned little sinisterly. "And, what do you know? I drew a Trap card. So, now you lose 200 LPs!" He said as she felt more pain in her body and collapsed on her knees, holding her pains.
"Muiko!" Mike yelled.
"No! Please Helios, stop!" Hannah shouted.
Helios simply ignored her as he grinned evilly like he was enjoying
Her Life Points drained down to 2200. "I place one card face down. Turn end." He finished.
Muiko got up slowly as her pain eased. "My turn. I draw." She said slowly, but the pain returned, thanks to his face-up Spell card.
"Damn it!" She grudged as she hold her pain and her Life Points drained down to 1800. Until her pain gone away, she got up and stood firmly.
When she looked at her cards on her hand, she noticed something; the card she drew. "This card...it can help me in this situation." Muiko thought. "I normal summon my Level 3 Tuner, E.B. Neon Chameleon!"
A chameleon, with its body made up of gas that constantly changes color, appeared on her field. It was big as an iguana. It moved and climbed up to her right shoulder. "Wait, did Muiko just said 'Tuner'?" Hannah asked.
"I think she did. Could this be..." Mike pondered.
"I activate my Neon Chameleon's ability. When it is normal summoned or special summoned, I select one Level 3 or below monster from my Graveyard and Special Summon it with its ATK and DEF at zero! I bring back my E.B. Hydro Hyena!" She said as her familiar hyena roared cheerfully, but panted because of the heat and reductions in ATK/DEF.
"I tune my Level 3 E.B. Neon Chameleon with my Level 3 E.B. Hydro Hyena!" She declared as her chameleon jumped off from her right shoulder, transforming itself into three green rings. Her hyena then jumped into the rings as it became into three white balls of light. "The winged beast that exists in the mythological realm. With a head and arms of a lion, serpent for a tail, a goat's read and legs, and wings of a bat, show your majestic power within you! Synchro Summon! Elemental Beast Silver Chimera!"
Its fur looked sharp like a blade, and the color was silver. The eyes on the head and the snake tail were deep blue. It roared like a mixture of animals, including lion, goat, bat, and snake.
"That's Muiko's Synchro Monster!" Mike gasped.
"Hmph! So, you can Synchro Summon a monster." Helios shrugged.
"Yes, I can. You will see what my E.B. Silver Chimera can do." Muiko replied calmly. "I declare it to attack your monster, starting with your Sand Spirit Soldier Anubis!"
Her monster flied quickly like a jet plane, revealing its sharp claw in its paw hand and slashed his soldier in half. Helios covered his face from the blast, receiving 800 points of damage. His Life Points decreased to 3000.
"That was close, but I still have more life points than your!" He wagged his finger at her.
"You think so?" Muiko questioned. "My monster is not finished with its attack yet."
"What?" Helios gasped.
"I activate E.B. Silver Chimera's ability! When it destroys a monster in battle, by sending the top three cards of my Deck to the Graveyard, it can attack again! I will attack your mummified E.B. Copper Bull!" Muiko explained, ordering her monster to attack again as it flied toward and slashed E.B. Copper Bull in half. Helios's Life Points were down to 2400.
"Tch! When the monster that Special Summoned by my Trap card, it is sent back to its original owner's Graveyard." Helios said.
"I set one card. Turn end." Muiko ended as she leaped onto Silver Chimera's back and went to search for Action Spell for aids.
"You will experience my pain of vengeance!" Helios yelled as he drew his card.
"Just why? Why is he doing this!?" Hannah asked heretically.
"I, I don't know, Hannah, but he has been saying everything relating revenge. It may have to do with you." Helios hypothesized.
"Me?! What did I ever do to him?" Hannah argued.
"Maybe, because he found out about it. He's most likely upset because of it, Hannah. I don't know how he found out, but I think it is the only explanation." Mike replied.
"Okay, but that doesn't explain why he is on berserk!" Hannah pointed.
"True. I just don't why he is, but something tells me that we will find out the reason right now." Mike said, feeling scared as he felt shivering behind his back.
"When I have no monster on my side of the field while my opponent controls one or more, I can Special Summon Sand Spirit Scorpios!" Helios stated as a dark purple scorpion with glowing red eyes and light purple topaz gem on its forehead appeared on his left shoulder. It has 2100 ATK. "When it is Special Summoned through its effect, it can inflict 500 points of damage to you!" His scorpion shot a green liquid at Muiko as she felt the burn sensation on her skin.
"Ahhh!" She moaned in pain. Her Life Points go down to 1300.
"Next, I normal summon Sand Spirit Moon Owl in ATK mode!" He followed up as a brown owl with crescent-shaped pattern on its face summoned to his side. "Now, with these two WIND monsters on my side, I will use them for Muikai Materials! O, the guardian and ruler of the sands! With the power of the sand and wind on your side, show who defiles you your holy beauty of power! Muikai Summon!"
"So, that is it! He is possessed by a Muikai Monster card!" Mike shouted.
Muiko stared at him, sweating and anxiously waiting for it to appear. "Release your wrath! Desert Queen, Sheik of the Winds!" Helios said strongly.
A beautiful, tall woman in green dress and golden necklace stood up. A mask covered most of her face, except for her sharp green eyes, sparkling like an emerald. Her hair was long, minty green color. Her ATK was at 2700 and Level 8.
"I activate Desert Queen's special ability! Once per turn, I select one monster that you controls and steal its effect for this turn until the End Phase. I steal your E.B. Silver Chimera's effect!" Helios decided.
Suddenly, winds appeared out of nowhere as the winds suck up E.B. Silver Chimera's soul by his Muikai monster. Silver Chimera's body turned to gray, and landed softly onto the ground as Muiko got off.
"Are you okay, Silver Chimera?!" She asked worryingly.
Its soul infused with his lady monster as her body glow in green aura. "With that, I use your Silver Chimera's effect to destroy your monster. First, I will attack your Silver Chimera! Wind Aura Cyclone!" Helios declared.
His monster created a green cyclone, and shot at E.B. Silver Chimera, heading toward it. "I won't let you do that! I use my E.B. Zinc Tortoise's ability to chance the target from my Chimera to itself instead!" Muiko stepped in quickly.
Her tortoise woke up from its sleep, fly into the air like Gamura (famous Japanese giant monster from giant monster movie in Japan), and shield E.B. Silver Chimera like a shield, but in the process, it was destroyed. "It does not matter because I will just attack again. I send the top three card from my Deck to the Graveyard, and my Queen will attack again! Go, Wind Aura Cyclone!" Helios stated.
Muiko dodged away from her monster before it was blown away and destroyed by his monster's windy attack. She tripped into the coffin as she noticed her face was close to a mummy's face. She got up quickly, and wiped the dirt off from her clothes.
"He he hee!" Helios chuckled evilly. "Fortunately for me, but unfortunately for you, my friend Muiko, that is not the end of my monster's ability."
"What?!" Everyone gasped.
"You see, when Desert Queen, Sheik of the Winds destroyed a monster in battle, you gain 400 points of damage!" Helios admitted as his monster blew powerful winds at Muiko, blasting her to the wall.
"Gaaaaaaahh!" She screamed painfully as her Life Points were now at 600.
"I end my turn with that. It seems to me that I am the winner of this Duel. After you're finished, I will go after Hannah next." He said, grinning evilly.
Muiko took some breaths in and out to ease the pain she experienced so far as she was on her knees and her hands on the ground. She got off from her knees in one minute.
"This...is just too much for me. I gain too much damage in this Duel. As soon as after I draw my card, I will gain 400 points of damage, thanks to his damn Spell Card, Sun of the Wrath! Not to mention that he have that other Spell Card, Spring of Healing to heal his Life Points after he loses some by his First Spell." She thought. "It is now up to this draw to determine this duel."
She closed her eyes as she reached the top card of her Deck. Her two fingers, the index and middle fingers of her right hand touched the top card. "I DRAW!" She said as the card she just drew shined with an arc of sparkles it created. She took 400 points of damage, but strangely it did not bother her at all. She was very calm and concentrated, and opened her eyes to look at the card she drew. She grinned at it.
"I activate one of the face-down cards, Portal from Parallel Universe!" Muiko declared as one of her set cards flipped up, revealing a picture of green portal opening from the sky as monsters on the field looked up to it, and the same exact monsters come out of it. "Once per turn, I can select on monster on either my side or your side of the field, then I Special Summon one monster from my Deck with the same Attribute of the monster I selected, but it will be removed from play during the End Phase. I special summon E.B. Oxygen Elephant!"
The green elephant stomped its feet and made its hoofing sound strongly as the oxygen symbol on its forehead shined like a diamond. "Next, I normal summon my E.B. Sulfur Leopard in ATK mode!" Muiko followed up as her familiar leopard leaped into the field and roared for battles. "Then, I declare my E.B. Oxygen Elephant to attack your monster!"
"What?! But, if you do that, your monster will be destroyed and you will lose your..." Helios said until he got interrupted.
"I won't because I activate my second face-down card. Trap Open, Power Reversal!" She stated as her second face-down card flipped up, depicting two monster facing each other when their respective power level switched one to another. "When my monster declares an attack on your monster while your monster has higher ATK than mine, then their ATK is switched. Therefore, your Desert Queen, Sheik of the Winds' ATK is 2000 while my E.B. Oxygen Elephant's ATK becomes 2700!"
Just before it destroys his monster, E.B. Oxygen Elephant roared as its ATK changed to 2700 while his Muikai monster's ATK decreased to 2000. E.B. Oxygen Elephant's trunk stabbed through his Muikai monster before it exploded. His Life Points decreased by 700 points, leaving him with 1700 left.
"However, I am not over yet! I activate my E.B. Oxygen Elephant's ability. When it destroyed a monster, it does piercing battle damage equals to the difference between your destroyed monster's DEF and my Oxygen Elephant's ATK! Your Muikai had 1500 DEF, so you gain a total of 1200 points of damage!" She stated.
"Not so fast! I activate my Trap card, Sand Shield!" Helios declared, revealing a card that showed a giant shield made of sand blocking an energy blast from a dragon. "When I am about to get pierce battle damage, this card negate it!"
"I don't think so! I activate my E.B. Sulfur Leopard's special ability! When you activates Spell or Trap Card's effect that negates a card effect, I can negate it and destroy the card!" She shouted as his Trap card shattered.
"Nooo! My Trap!" He yelled as he gained the piercing battle damage.
"Next, I end this Duel with my Sulfur Leopard attacking you directly!" Muiko declared as her monster roared in response. It leaped and tackled Helios down to the ground.
"Nnnooooooooooooooooooooooo!" He screamed as his Life Points became zero. Muiko wins the duel.
The field faded as her monsters roared victoriously before they disappeared, too. Muiko and the others went up to the collapsed Helios.
"Helios!" Muiko said.
"Hey, wake up!" Hannah yelled.
After few seconds waiting, Helios opened his eyes and noticed them. "Mike...Muiko...and Hannah." He said as his head was on Hannah's lap.
"Are you feeling better?" Hannah asked.
"Huh? Wah!" He jumped from her lap, blushing in pink.
"It looks like he is fine." Muiko said calmly.
Mike and Hannah laughed as Helios laughed afterward, feeling relieved. Muiko asked some questions concerning about the Muikai cards, but he replied that he doesn't remember where he got it or how he even got it.
After that day, Muiko and her friends arrived at the school, but was closed for temporary because the Enforcer was there. They were investigating for some reasons, but only Muiko and her friends knew why they were here. After few more days, everyone returned back to school, starting back normally like any other days.
"Class, I have an important announcement to make." The teacher said as Muiko, Mike, and their classmates opened their ears. "Unfortunately, our recently new exchange student, Mr. Helios Mohammed has returned back to his home country for unexpected reason, but he did left a message that says he will miss all of you, and this school, even though he only stayed for a short time."
The classmates mumbled about it, guessing why he left. Muiko and Mike may know what's the real reason, but decided not to say anything. However, for Muiko, she secretly had a conversation with Helios yesterday. He said to her that he will return back to his home country, but will come back again for the upcoming tournament in few months. He even said to her that he wishes to duel in the tournament if she will participate.
"Metro Sand Duel Cup of Scorch." She mumbled, enough for Mike to hear her and make him to glance at her for a moment.
Meanwhile, in the same dark room, two headed figure were conversing. One of them looked pretty mad. "I know that it was just a test, but shouldn't be the time when one of us tests her full potential?!" He argued.
"Hmmm, I suppose so, but I think one more duel should be enough before any of us test her strength, my friend." The other figure suggested.
The bulky figure grunted. "Fine." He replied. "I guess one more, but after that, I will Duel her in person! Got it?!"
"It's a promise." The other figure agreed.
New Cards Cheat Sheet
E.B. Neon Chameleon-Level: 3 Attribute: WIND Type: Reptile/Tuner/Effect ATK/DEF: 1100/1500 Effect: When this card is normal summoned or special summoned, select a Level 3 or below monster from your Graveyard and Special Summon it with 0 ATK and 0 DEF points.
E.B. Beast Silver Chimera-Level: 6 Attribute: WIND Type: Winged-Beast/Synchro/Effect ATK/DEF: 2400/1900 Effect: If this card destroys a monster, send the top 3 cards from your Deck to the Graveyard and then this card can attack again. You can only activate one "E.B. Silver Chimera's" effect per turn.
E.B. Sulfur Leopard-Level: 4 Attribute: LIGHT Type: Beast/Effect ATK/DEF: 1600/800 Effect: When your opponent activates a Spell or Trap Card that negates a card effect, negate it and destroy the card. You can only activate 1 "E.B. Sulfur Leopard's" effect per turn.
Sand Spirit Anubis Soldier-Level: 4 Attribute: DARK Type: Beast-Warrior/Effect ATK/DEF: 1600/1000 Effect: When this card battles, it gains 600 points in ATK. Its ATK is returned back to normal at the end of the Battle Phase.
Sand Spirit Crescent Owl-Level: 3 Attribute: WIND Type: Winged-Beast/Effect ATK/DEF: 900/1200 Effect: Unknown
Sand Spirit Scorpios-Level: 5 Attribute: WIND Type: Insect/Effect ATK/DEF: 2100/1100 Effect: Special Summon this card when you controls no monster while your opponent controls one or more on his/her side of the field. When this card is Special Summoned through this effect, it inflicts 500 points of damage to your opponent's Life Points.
Desert Queen, Sheik of the Winds-Level: 8 Attribute: WIND Type: Spellcaster/Effect ATK/DEF: 2700/1500 Effect: Once per turn, select one monster on your opponent's side of the field. Use the selected monster's effect until the End Phase of this turn. When this card destroys a monster, either through battle or its own effect, inflict 400 points of damage to your opponent's Life Points.
Mummy's Curse-Type: Action Spell Effect: Select a card and negate its effect.
Hidden Darts-Type: Action Trap Effect: Play head or tail. If you guessed correctly, your opponent loses 400 Life Points. If not, you lose 400 LPs instead.
Snake Attack-Type: Action Trap Effect: Draw a card. If it is a Monster Card, you take damage equals to half of its ATK. If it is a Spell or Trap, then your opponent loses 200 Life Points.
Sun of Wrath-Type: Continuous Spell Effect: As long as this card is face-up on the field, both players gain 200 points of damage for each own Standby Phase.
Spring of Healing-Type: Continuous Spell Effect: As long as this card is face-up on the field, the owners gain the amount of Life Points lost due to an effect damage by card effect.
Sand Shield-Type: Normal Trap Effect: When you are about to take pierce damage, negate it.
Mummified Resurrection-Type: Continuous Trap Effect: Special Summon your opponent's monster that were destroyed during a battle. The resurrected monster that were summoned by this card becomes DARK Zombie-type with its original ATK, but 0 DEF points. If the monster is destroyed, this card gets destroyed. If this card was removed from the field, then the monster is destroyed.
Portal from Parallel Universe-Type: Continuous Spell Effect: Once per turn, you can select one monster your opponent controls. Special Summon a monster from your Deck with the same Attribute, but it will be removed from play at the End Phase during the turn this card activated.
Power Reversal-Type: Normal Trap Effect: When your monster attacks on opponent's monster with higher ATK than your attacking monster's ATK, switch the ATK. The ATK returns to normal at the end of the Battle Phase.