Chapter 15-Lords of the Muikai-
"Show your power! Golden Angel Dragon!"
In the dark room, Hector Griffon was watching all of Muiko's duels that he recorded. Each monitor show all the past duels that Muiko had. "Hmmm." He mumbled, pondering as he watched the recorded duels on each monitor.
"Descend! Golden Archangel Dragon!" The recorded duel said, which was Muiko's latest duel against Angela Athena.
"She has gotten strong, but she isn't still strong or wise enough to face against 'them.'" He remarked.
The sun arise over the city as everyone woke up. The sunlight beamed through Muiko's bedroom window. She opened her eyes as it sparkled like a star. She got up as she stretched her arms. Meanwhile at Mike's room, he woke up as he stretched his back. He went to his wardrobe and got out the clothes to wear.
"Today is the last day of school." Mike said, yawning.
Half an hour later, Mike arrived to the school, and what a loud day it was. Students were laughing and enjoying themselves. Some were even throwing party and other were doing the traditional Watermelon game, which originates from Japan. Few days prior to today, the whole school was quiet and calm as everyone was taking their final exam. Today was like a party day.
"Hey, Mike! Over here!" Hannah shouted to him as she waved her hands until he noticed.
He went up to her and join the crowd. "Wow, it wasn't like this few days ago." Mike said.
"I know, right! Let's just enjoy the moment, anyway!" Hannah grinned.
"Hey, Hannah. I want to know where Muiko is. Is she here?" Mike asked curiously.
"Oh, her...Well, I don't know why, but she went to the library to get some 'quiet time' she said. I guess she doesn't like to party." Hannah remarked. "Oh well. It is her loss, anyway."
"Oh, I see." Mike replied calmly. Hannah rejoined back with everyone else, having fun like there is no day tomorrow. Mike decided to go to the library to meet and talk with Muiko.
He entered the library, and heard absolute quietness in the room, almost quiet like a ghost town. "Wow. It sure is quiet here. Even more quiet than during study time." Mike commented. He searched around the first floor, and then the second floor until he noticed someone laying on the couch.
He went up to see who it was, and like he suspected, it was Muiko sleeping with a book over her face. "Um. Muiko?" He said, waking her up.
She took the book off her face, and looked up at Mike. "Oh. It's just you." She replied, putting the book back on her face.
"What are you doing here, Muiko?" Mike asked as she sat down on a chair across from her.
"Getting some nap." She said. "I don't like the noises outside, so I came here since no one else is here. Don't you want to be out there than here?"
"Actually, to be honest, I kind of like this place, too. I came here last year." Mike stated.
"Really?" Muiko asked. "Hmph. Well, do whatever you want. I am going to continue my napping." She yawned under the book.
"Hey, Muiko." He said.
"Huh?" She replied drowsily.
"If it is OK, could we..." He gulped before he continued his sentence. "have a duel?"
Muiko didn't speak for a moment. The silence broke when she said her word. "You want to duel with me." She said, putting the book over her face away from her and looking at Mike.
"Ye..yeah. I am sorry to, well interrupt your nap, but you see, ever since I know you Muiko and seeing all of the duels that you won, I want to test myself on how strong I am...no how strong I want to become if I have a duel against a tough person like you!" Mike exclaimed, little nervous, but looked pretty determined.
Muiko stared at him until she got up. "...Fine, but is it because you want to know if you are strong enough to participate in the tournament again?" She asked.
Mike almost gasped. "Ummmm." He said speechlessly.
"It's ok. We can duel." She agreed. Mike smiled when she agreed.
"Thank you, Muiko! I really appreciate it. Let's duel somewhere private. How about at the park?" He suggested.
"The park? I thought we have to stay in school." Muiko said.
"Well, few days ago was really the last day of the school. Today is just a day where everyone relax and throw party at school. We, students, didn't necessarily need to come to school today if we don't want to." Mike explained.
"So, I didn't have to come to the school in morning." She said, feeling disgruntled. "Curse that old fart. Well, whatever. Let's go to the park."
They exited the library together, left the school through the backdoor instead, and headed to the park. They did not know that there was a bulky shadowy figure in a hood watching them from the ally. The figure then followed after them.
"So, this is it. Our first duel." Mike said.
"Pretty much. So, do you want this in a Action Duel or regular duel?" She asked.
"I think let's make it a regular duel. I don't have personal Field Spell card for the portable action field spell feature." Mike answered, shrugging his shoulder.
"Fine. Let's go with a normal duel." Muiko said, activating her Duel Disk.
Mike activated his Duel Disk, which was blue, but got interrupted by a sudden of sky changing from clear blue to dark all the sudden.
They felt something strange around them. Mike noticed the leaves blown from the tree by the wind was frozen. Even the birds were froze in position midair. "What the!?" Mike gasped. "What's going on!?"
Muiko and Mike then heard some footsteps as the sound approached closer to them. From the pathway between them, the same figure appeared and walked up between them as they faced him. "Who the heck are you?" Muiko asked calmly, but serious at the same time.
"Hello...Muiko." The figure replied, revealing a very strong man voice.
Both Mike and Muiko gasped in surprise. "Hey, how do you know Muiko's name!?" Mike exclaimed.
"That is not of your business, kid!" The man growled at him, feeling a strange intense aura from him.
Mike stepped back in fear and ran to Muiko's side, just behind her. "Ok. Who the heck are you?" Muiko asked, now fully being serious.
The man stepped forward and went to the side where Mike was originally stood. He took his hood, revealing a tan face, looked Hispanic. He had spiky red hair with two strands of hair pointing up on either side, like a bull's horn. He wore two earring on both ears, and had a scar going across his face horizontally. "My name is Toro." He introduced.
"Toro." Muiko said. "So, how do you know me?"
"Oh, we know you for a very long time, Muiko." Toro answered.
"So, you are from a group." Muiko stated.
"Heh, eh. Yes, I am, but I won't tell more about them. Maybe, you will meet them...if you join us." He said with a sinister grin.
"Join you. Muiko will never join a creep like you!" Mike exclaimed. Toro gave a scary glare at Mike as he hid himself from him.
"However, I am not here to cause too much trouble for you. All I want is a duel." Toro said as he activated a Duel Dusk, which was crimson red-colored, shaped like a gauntlet, and the blade shaped like a body of a bull with bull's face at the end, near his left hand's fingers.
"Hmph! I don't know who the hell you are, but if it is a Duel you want, then the Duel you will get!" Muiko decided as she activated her Duel Disk.
-Flashback-
"Be careful out there, Muiko." Mr. Griffon warned.
"Why the heck do I have to be careful?" Muiko asked, feeling little annoyed.
"You've been recently dueled against other students, who I heard from your story. So far, I come to conclusion that all of them has been manipulated by someone. I have a feeling that you will face this culprit very soon." He stated.
-Back to present time-
"The old man was right." Muiko thought. "DUEL!"
They began the Duel with 4000 Life Points.
"I will take the first turn!" Muiko exclaimed. "Through its effect, I special summon E.B. Copper Bull in ATK mode by cutting its ATK by half!"
A familiar copper-colored bull appeared on her side as it snouted out air from its nostrils. "Next, I normal summon E.B. Fluorine Cheetah" Another familiar monster of her dashed into the field as it was summoned. It roared for battles.
"I then activate the Spell Card from my hand, Attribute Machine! I select one monster on my side of the field and change its Attribute to something else that I desire. I change my E.B. Copper Bull's Attribute, EARTH to LIGHT!"
Her bull's body shined up for a moment, changing its Attribute to LIGHT. "Already going with the Muikai Summon, huh?" Toro mumbled.
"Muiko is really going forward with this!" Mike pondered.
"Now, I use two of my monsters on the field as Muikai Materials! O legendary dragon, with your majestic angelic wings! Brighten this world full of darkness with your light! Muikai Summon! Descend! Golden Angel Dragon!"
Two of her monsters turned into two balls of light respectfully, merging into one. The single merged light formed into body until the light settled down. Her ace monster appeared as it roared strongly for battles. "Then, I place one card face down. Turn end!" She finished as yellow aura surrounded her body.
"Already fired up I see." Toro remarked, smirking. "Very well. My turn. I draw!"
He drew his card, added to his hand, and analyzed the cards he have on his hand. "Since you control a monster on the field and I don't, I can special summon this card from my hand! Come forth, Terra Bull Cowman!"
The ridiculous as the name implied, a very muscular half man, half cow beast summoned on his side of the field. It had a head of a cow, but a body of a man with tail and cow's hooves for feet, and the Chinese Kanji for cow on its chest. It also had glowing red eyes with terrifying 2000 ATK. "Thanks to my successful summon of Cowman, I can Special Summon another monster from my hand! I special summon Terra Bull Genie in ATK mode!" He followed up as suddenly smoke appeared next to his monster.
As the smoke disappeared, a new monster appeared, which was a being with typical genie's body, but with a head of a bull. However, it had only 0 ATK. "When Terra Bull Genie is special summoned through its effect, its Level becomes the same as the other monster I have on the field. My Terra Bull Cowman is Level 4, so Terra Bull Genie's level becomes 4!" He explained as Terra Bull Genie's Level increased from 1 to 4. "With these two, I use them as Xyz Materials and create an overlay network!"
His two monsters turned orange energies as it swallowed into a spiral galaxy-shaped portal. "Great guardian of Earth! Show your enemies that it can't pass through your power of defense! Xyz Summon! Rank 4! Terra Bull Gate Guardian!" He stated as a new Xyz monster showed up on his side.
It has a head of a bull with glowing red eyes and golden nose-ring. It carried a shield and sat like a human. It has 2500 DEF and 1000 ATK. "What can that thing do? You placed it in Defense mode, unless..."Muiko stated.
"Unless, that monster has some kind of effect while staying in Defense mode!" Mike exclaimed.
"That's right!" Toro replied. "I activate Terra Bull Gate Guardian's special ability! By using one overlay unit, I can declare it to inflict damage equals to its ATK to my opponent's Life Points! Go, Bull Charge!" He ordered as his monster charged it with its weapon.
Muiko took the damage as she collapsed and slid on the ground. She hold her scream and pain, but lost 1000 Life Points. She had now 3000 Left.
"That was just..clever! Not only that he has a monster with equal Defense to Muiko's ace monster, he can still attack by using his monster's effect!" Mike thought. "Hey, Muiko! Are you alright!?"
Muiko got up slowly, but she was fine. "Yeah, I'm alright." She replied, holding her pain.
"Of course. Even for you, you can at least withstand this pain, but the pain will get much worse from here!" Toro assured. "I set two cards. Turn end."
"My turn, I draw!" She drew her card. The card she drew was something she needs. It was her Golden Archangel Dragon. "I don't think I'm the only one who will experience pain, but you'll feel more!" She stated. "I tribute my Golden Angel Dragon to summon a monster from my hand! O great dragon of heaven! Brighten the eternal darkness in this world and in every heart of all living things! Show your merciless power that call forth the power of the heaven! Advance Summon!"
Her dragon shined up its body so strongly like a sun. Both Mike and Toro covered their face until the light settled down. Her dragon transformed into its evolved form. "Descend! Level 10! Golden Archangel Dragon!" She exclaimed as her dragon roared. "I activate its effect! Once per turn, by removing from play one Level 4 or lower monster in my Graveyard, I can destroy one card on your side of the field! I remove from my play my E.B. Copper Bull to destroy your only monster!"
Her dragon charged up and then released a wave of light throughout the field. "Banishing Light!" She shouted as her monster brighten up its body and the light disintegrated his monster. Toro looked at her calmly and quietly like a stone. "Next, I attack you directly with my dragon! Battle! Golden Archangel Dragon, attack this fool with your Ultimate Shining Fireblast!" She ordered as her dragon charged up and shot a giant golden fireball at him.
It caused in explosion as smoke covered everywhere. "How do you like that!" She shouted.
"Alright! That guy took a lot of damage, thanks to her dragon!" Mike commented.
Until the smoke cleared, something was odd. As the smoke cleared out, Toro stood firm, only having 2500 LPs left as a trap card flipped up on his side of the field.
"What!?" They gasped.
"I activated my Trap Card, Iron Armor!" He said as the card depicted a soldier wearing a heavy armor in the battlefield. "If I was going to take a 2000 or more points of damage, either during battle or direct attack, I only take half the damage and allow me to draw one card!"
Muiko gritted her teeth in response to her frustration. "I end my turn." She ended.
"On man..." Mike whined.
"It seems that your attack failed. You should've destroyed my set card first before attacking me directly." He said, mocking her. Muiko gave him a glare.
"My turn. I draw!" He said.
"I activate the Continuous Spell, Defensive Town from my hand!" The spell card depicted a town with a lot of monster in defense position, doing nothing, but mopping around. "As this card remains face-up, all your monsters that you control and summoned to the field must be face-up in Defense mode with the exception of Set!" He explained.
Muiko's dragon changed its position to Defense position with its arms crossed, making an X. "Next, I activate my second set card, Call of the Haunted! I resurrect my Xyz monster, Terra Bull Gate Guardian!" He stated as his monster risen from the ground. "With an EARTH Terra Bull monster is on my side of the field, I can Special Summon this card with its ATK halved. I special summon Terra Bull Arachnid in DEF mode!"
A new monster appeared next to his first one. This one had a head of a bull, but body of a spider. Like a spider, it had 6 eyes and glowing in yellow. It had a strange red and black pattern on its back that resembled a face of a bull. It had a whooping 2200 DEF and 1000 ATK.
"With that said, I activate Terra Bull Arachnid's second effect!" He exclaimed.
"Knew it." Muiko mumbled.
"This is not good!" Mike worried.
"Once per turn, I select one monster that my opponent controls. Then, he or she cannot activate the selected monster's effect until my next Standby Phase!" He explained as his spider bull shot webs at Golden Angel Dragon. It got tangled in the sticky webs, trying to loosen it, but with no avail. "I set one card and end my turn."
"Tch! Fine. I draw!" She drew her cards. Toro smirked as she did.
"Do you think I can't predict the move you will do right now?" He asked.
"What do you mean!?" She asked.
"Simple. I activate my set card. Trap, open! Position Prison!" He answered as the card she set from his last turn flipped up. It depicted some monsters in ATK or DEF mode, trapped in a cage while a huge shadowy monster, looked like Exodia the Forbidden One, loomed over the cages. "As this card remains up on the field, you cannot switch your monster's position!" He explained shortly.
"What!?" Muiko gasped.
"No way! That means Muiko can't even attack!" Mike exclaimed.
Toro laughed evilly as Muiko glared angrily at him. After he laughed, he returned to his normal serious expression. "I really do enjoy this Duel, but soon it will be over." He said.
With her monster trapped in its own defense position while it cannot use its effect, Muiko was trapped in a tangle of predicament. "Just..who the hell are you?" She asked.
"Hmm. I guess I will tell you more about me, just a little." He replied. "I am one of the Lords of the Muikai."
Meanwhile, at the roof top of one building near the park, three hooded figure were watching the Duel as it unfolded. "Kekekekeee! This Duel looks so fun! Maybe I should Duel her next!" One of the figures said as she laughed.
"Me, too!" Another one followed as who was a little girl.
"Someday, you both will, but it is Toro, who's dueling right now." The third figure remarked, who was a man. "I wonder how this Duel will end. Although, I think it is very clear that Toro has the upper hand."
New Cards Cheat Sheet
Terra Bull Cowman-Level: 4 Attribute: EARTH Type: Beast-Warrior/Effect ATK/DEF: 2000/1000 Effect: You can Special Summon this card from your hand if your opponent controls a monster while you don't.
Terra Bull Genie-Level: 1 Attribute: EARTH Type: Spellcaster/Effect ATK/DEF: 0/100 Effect: When you have Terra Bull monster on your side of the field, Special Summon this card from your hand. When you summon this card through its effect, change its Level and make it equal with the other monster you controls on your side of the field.
Terra Bull Gate Guardian-Rank: 4 Attribute: EARTH Type: Beast-Warrior/Xyz/Effect ATK/DEF: 1000/2500 Effect: 2 "Terra Bull" monsters. By using one overlay unit, inflict damage equals to this card's ATK to your opponent's Life Points.
Terra Bull Arachnid-Level: 6 Attribute: EARTH Type: Beast/Effect ATK/DEF: 1000/2200 Effect: You can Special Summon this card by lowering its ATK by half when you controls EARTH "Terra Bull" monster. Once per turn, select one monster your opponent controls. He/she cannot activate the monster's effect until your next Standby Phase.
Defense Town-Type: Continuous Spell Effect: As long as this card remains face up, all monsters that your opponent controls currently and Normal Summon must be in DEF position. This effect does not apply to Set monsters.
Position Prison-Type: Continuous Trap Effect: As long as this card remains face-up, your opponent cannot switch his/her monster's position.
Iron Armor-Type: Normal Trap Effect: When you were about to take 2000 points of damage during battle or direct attack, then negate it and you draw one card.