Hello, folks. New chapter is up. There is nothing much to say from me, but I do want to make an announcement. This week will be my last week before I go to Japan on next Monday. Expect a lot of update. I want to get up to certain part. Also, when I get back during the last week of August, I may not immediately update the story again because I have to rest and prepare for fall semester for my college. However, do not worry! Let's just have fun while I am here, and when I come back from Japan, I will have new chapters be up when I have a chance. Anyway, please enjoy this chapter.
Chapter 30-Night of the Duel-
It was 7:00 pm, nighttime. The sun had already set, but the tournament continued on. Ace was walking down the streets, wearing his crystal medallion around his neck, with 3 empty slots.
"Just one day, I got three pieces, but neither of the Duels I earned these were really interesting." Ace sighed. "I wonder how Muiko, and Mike are doing."
"Hey! Come on! I don't know anything!" Ace turned over to his shoulder, noticing a man with a Mohawk hair being dragged into a street alley by someone in a black jacket.
"Ooof!" The man was grabbed by the collar part of his shirt and pushed to the wall.
"Give me the information I seek!" The other guy yelled at him.
"I swear man! I only got this card..." He showed off a Muikai card. "from a seller! I don't know anything else besides that! Honest!"
"Liar!" The interrogator yelled.
"Excuse me, but that is not a nice way to ask something from a Samaritan." Ace said, stepping forward.
The man let go off the other guy, allowing him to escape quickly.
"Tch!" He hissed. "Never mind about him, but as for you, you shouldn't get involve!"
"I shouldn't, but I did because it was the right thing to do." Ace said in collective, yet serious tone. "I don't want to see that man get hurt."
"So, you DO want to get in my way. Well, then." He said, pulling out his arm near his chest. He was wearing a black Duel Disk. "I think I'll give you a piece of mind."
He activated his Duel Disk. "I see you want to Duel. If that's how you want to deal instead of dealing it normally through peaceful conversation, then so be it." Ace said, activating his Duel Disk.
"Duel Mode Standby! Action Field Selection on!" The program on both Duel Disks started up, running the roulette system. "Action Field Selected! Field Spell, Night City, activate!"
The surrounding area transformed into a forest of skyscraper. The full moon shone its lights throughout the night sky. Black skyscrapers stood up high, and some were really high in the sky above some clouds. There were neon lights all over the city, and streetlights standing in a row alongside the streets. It felt very resemblance to Times Square in N.Y.C. mixed with the city from the World that Never Was in Kingdom Hearts series.
"The Action Field is activated? That means you're.." Ace was going to say the full sentence until he was interrupted.
"You go first." The mysterious duelist said.
"...Very well My turn." Ace drew his five cards. "By looking at this guy, I think it is best to not say the oath. He's in a very serious mood." Ace thought.
Ace looked at his cards, and smiled. "For this turn, I Normal Summon Skyhawk Road Runner." A blue and black roadrunner in a classic pattern that roadrunners have and red Marlins around the eyes ran around until it stopped and face the duelist.
"I'll set two cards." He placed two cards face-down. "Then, end my turn. Let's go, Road Runner!" Ace, along with his monster ran off to look for Action cards.
"My turn, I draw!" The male duliest said, running after Ace. "I normal summon Dark Nova Summoner."
A dark version of Nova Summoner appeared, flapping its devil wings right above him. He grabbed onto it, and they flew off. With his hawk-eye vision, he found an Action card on the rooftop of one building. He landed safely on the rooftop, and grabbed the Action card.
"I activate the Action Spell, Stray Fight!" This Spell had a stray dog barking at a hissing cat, getting ready to fight each other out. "When we both control a monster, the Battle Phase must be performed during this turn! Battle! Dark Nova Summoner will attack on your Skyhawk Road Runner!"
Dark Nova Summoner shined up its crystal orb in the center hole, releasing out a stream of dark energy. However, Road Runner dodged it successfully and strike back with is pecking attack. Dark Nova Summoner was destroyed by the counterattack. The mysterious duelist had 3900 Life Points left.
"Skyhawk Road Runner's effect is in play!" Ace exclaimed. "When it inflicts Battle Damage, I draw 1 card!" He drew a card.
"Hmph! I activate Dark Nova Summoner's effect! When it is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower DARK-Attribute monster from my hand or Deck."
A card slid out of his Deck, and he picked it out. "I Special Summon my Level 3 Dark Psycho-Clown in ATK mode!" A clown with zigzag showed up. It had red lips, white face with black star tattoo on its right eye, white gloves, ordinary clown clothes except in darker shade of the colors, and two big red shoes. It smiled maliciously, revealing its sharp teeth and 1200 ATK points.
"I set three cards. Turn end." The mysterious duelist finished.
"That wasn't too bad, sir." Ace complimented kindly, but he ignored him as he jumped from roof to roof. Ace noticed an Action card right up ahead, which was sticking out of the streetlight. He jumped up, and grabbed it.
"My turn, I draw!" He drew his card. "Trap open! Skyhawk Roadway!" It depicted Skyhawk Road Runner running alongside driving vehicles on the highway. "This card is activated when I control only one Skyhawk monster on my side of the field. I can either Special Summon one Level 4 or lower Skyhawk monster from my hand or inflicts damage equals to half of my monster's ATK from the field to my opponent's Life Points."
"So, you're going to inflict damage to my Life Points then." He guessed.
"Nope. Instead, I'll Special Summon a monster! Come out! My Level 2 Skyhawk Eggy Chick!"
This monster was a cute yellow baby chicken with a cracked half of the egg shell on its head. "Then, I activate Skyhawk Eggy Chick's effect! When this card is Special Summoned by card effect, I can Special Summon 1 Skyhawk monster from my Deck. Then, Eggy Chick gains the same Level as that summoned monster."
A card slid out of his Deck. "I special summon my Level 4 Skyhawk Kiwitiki!" This one had a round-shaped, brown body with skinny legs. Its neck was long, and its head was a small sphere wearing a Tiki mask. It had a long red beak.
"Eggy Chick's Level becomes Level 4!" Ace proclaimed as the said monster glow in yellow aura, changing its Level from 2 to 4. "With that, I use my three Level 4 Skyhawk monsters to construct the overlay network!"
His three monsters turned into three beams of energy. They jumped into the spiral galaxy portal. "Crow that looks for its prey during the nocturnal midnights! Spread your wings, and take flight into the long, dark night! Xyz Summon! Arise! Rank 4! Skyhawk Midnight Crow!"
A giant black crow flew out of the portal and crowed out strongly. It has a purple mask, gray jacket with the symbol for darkness on the back in purple, metal armor on its talons, and armor over its beak. It crowed again, showing off its 2200 ATK points.
"I activate Midnight Crow's effect! By using one overlay unit per turn,.." One of the comets absorbed into the said monster. "you can't Special Summon a monster from your Extra Deck until my next Standby Phase!"
It crowed out loudly at the mysterious duelist. Suddenly, small chains materialized around his Duel Disk, locking his Extra Deck.
"Then, I use the Action Spell I picked up earlier." Ace added. "Go, Action Spell, Moon Power!"
This Spell depicted a man transforming into a werewolf in front of the full moon. "With this, all my monsters on the field gain 1000 points in ATK until the End Phase." Ace stated.
Midnight Crow's wings became more feathery. "Battle Phase! Attack his Psycho Clown with your Midnight Dive Stream!"
Midnight Crow flew over to the duelist's monster in a black energy, diving toward it and destroying it. It cried before it exploded. The impact was strong that it even reached him to the rooftop while running. His Life Points reduced to 2900.
"Next, I activate my Trap card, Skyhawk Rampage!" It depicted Skyhawk monsters beating up Red-Eyes stealing some eggs. "When my Skyhawk monster inflicted battle damage, it can attack again! Go, Midnight Crow! Midnight Dive Stream!"
It launched for another attack, this time at the man. He smirked a little. "You think I'll fall for that!" He shouted. "Trap open! Dark Shield!"
A card flipped up, revealing a picture of a devil protected by a black shield from a knight's attack. "When I am targeted for direct attack, this card negates that attack by removing from play one DARK-attribute monster from my Graveyard and end the Battle Phase. I remove from play Dark Nova Summoner in my Graveyard."
He slid his monster to the Remove from Play Zone. A dark shield appeared in front of him just in time before Ace's monster made contact. "Hmmm. That was a clever move." Ace thought out loud. "I set one card and end my turn. With that, Midnight Crow's ATK is returned to normal."
Midnight Crow's wings turned back to the way it was before it got boost by the Action Spell's effect. "My turn, I draw!"
His body emanated a tint of dark aura. "I activate Dark Psycho Clown's monster effect from the Graveyard!"
"Card effect from the Graveyard!?" Ace gasped.
"I remove it from play from Graveyard to Special Summon one DARK monster from my remove from play zone. I bring back my Dark Nova Summoner!" He exclaimed. The familiar monster came out of the dark portal to his side. "Next, I activate my Xyz Imp's effect from my hand!" A faded form of a female imp with ghostly orbs orbiting around it appeared on his right side.
"Xyz Imp!?" Ace questioned.
"If my opponent controls an Xyz monster on their side of the field, I can banish this card from my hand to target that monster, take away its Xyz Materials, and Special Summon it to my side of the field with its Attribute changed to DARK." He explained.
"No way!" Ace cried as one of the comets turned back into one of its Xyz Materials, and summoned to his side of the field.
"I Special Summon your Skyhawk Eggy Chick as DARK monster!" Eggy Chick's body became darkened by Xyz Imp when she threw her ghostly orb at it before she faded away.
"Next, I normal summon my Level 3 Slender Oak to the field!" A slender oak with blank face appeared on his side. He jumped off from the rooftop in front of Ace, stopping him from running. "When I have two or more DARK monsters in my remove from play zone, Slender Oak's effect is in play!"
Suddenly, Slender Oak spring out its trunk-like tentacles, and then it opened up a portal in the very fabric of space on the concrete ground. "I get to Special Summon one DARK monster from my remove from play zone! Come forth! Dark Psycho Clown!"
The familiar clown came out of the portal, laughing creepily. "Four DARK monsters? What is he planning to do with them? None of them are strong enough against my monster, Skyhawk Midnight Crow.." Ace pondered.
"Next, I activate the Continuous Trap, Muikai Offering!" The image depicted several man in clothes giving an offering to alter with a statue of Muikai monsters.
"Muikai! Then, this duelist...!" Ace gasped.
"You caught on." He said. "When Muikai Offering is activated, I can Muikai Summon a monster without being effected by any card effect that prevents Muikai Summoning. Since Muikai Summon is a special type of Special Summon, your Xyz monster's effect is useless!"
"It can't be!" Ace cried.
"With these four monsters on my side of the field, I'll use them for Muikai Materials!" All four monsters transformed into four dark balls of energy. All ball of energy merged into one, giving heart beeps. "Awaken, great giant of darkness. Use my darkness to destroy your foes. Show this world that no light can brighten your might! Muikai Summon! Show no mercy! Dark Giant of Chaos!"
The merged energy ball burst out, summoning out a giant dark monster. It roared loudly, cracking all windows into shards. It stood tall, almost as high as the skyscrapers that surrounded them.
"You're...a Muikai Duelist!" Ace remarked.
"What about it? Are you an anti-Muikai?" He asked.
"Anti-Muikai? Well, I heard a lot of bad publicity about it. I'm just surprised to see one in person." Ace explained.
"Typical reaction. Everyone's afraid of the Muikai's cursed power." He said. "However, only the lucky few can control the power even at the point of total corruption, but as for me..."
Ace stared at him, wondering about what he just said. "Anyway, battle phase! Dark Giant of Chaos! Attack with Dark Oblivion!"
Ace snapped out of his thought, and ran off to find Action cards. The dark Muikai Monster unleashed a powerful dark energy ball at his Xyz monster. It cried in pain until it was obliterated completely.
"Gyaaaaaaaaaahhhh!" Ace cried, landing on his chest as his body slid on the hard ground until momentum slowed him down.
"You are now over. Trap open! Dark Absorption!" He flipped up his third set card, revealing to be a Trap card. It depicted darkness swallowing rare monsters, like Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Dark Magician, Utopia, etc. "When my DARK monster destroyed my opponent's monster that was Special Summoned by battle, my monster gains half of that destroyed monster's ATK!"
Dark aura surrounded his ace, powering up its ATK to menacing 4100 ATK. "Then, my monster can attack again! Dark Giant of Chaos! Finish him off with Dark Oblivion!"
With both hands, it created a bigger dark energy ball. It threw the energy ball at Ace and exploded. The explosion caused the surrounding buildings to be destroyed. The smokes faded away, but Ace was still standing with his clothes all ruffed up, although.
"You're still standing." He noticed.
"I...rgh...activated my Trap card, Skyhawk Insurance." Ace said, barely. There was one card flipped up, revealing an insurance agent coming through the door with his suitcase, and a Skyhawk monster sitting on his left shoulder. "With this, I removed from play 1 Skyhawk monster in my Graveyard, which was my Skyhawk Road Runner. Then, I take only half of the Battle Damage."
"I see. You still have a spark to fight left in you." He stated. "But, let's see how long that spark will last. I end my turn, and my monster's ATK is returned to normal during the End Phase."
The dark aura dissipated as his ace calmed down. "It is your turn." He said.
Ace put his two fingers on the top of his Deck. "Crap! This guy is...just horrifying. I can't believe a guy like him who has a Muikai Monster is in this tournament! I need to contact the Enforcer or the authority after this Duel, but first, I have to win this!" Ace thought. "My turn, I draw!"
He looked at the card he drew and grinned. "Yes! Thank you!" He said in his mind. "I Normal Summon Skyhawk Flamemingo!"
This one was a red and pink flamingo with a fire pattern on both eyes. It had 1500 ATK points. "Next, I equip it with the Spell, Firebird to increase its ATK by 500 points!" Flamemingo burned up itself in fire.
"Battle Phase! I declare my monster to attack your Dark Giant of Chaos! Blaze Dive!" Ace exclaimed.
His monster flew over to the giant. "When Flamemingo declares to attack on its target with higher ATK than its own ATK, that target monster is destroyed and you take the damage instead, but since it is equipped with Firebird, you also take additional 300 points of damage each for the destroyed monster's Level! Dark Giant of Chaos' Level is 8, so you'll take a total of 2400. Adds that with the battle damage, you'll take 3400 points of damage!"
Ace's monster squawked out loud, aiming for the giant. He smirked. "That's a lot of damage for my Life Points, but you fell for my trap." He said.
"What!?" Ace yelled.
"Dark Giant of Chaos' effect is in play!" He exclaimed. "Once per turn, when my opponent's monster declares to attack, I remove from play 1 Level 4 or lower DARK monster in my Graveyard. I negate that attack and the attacking monster is destroyed instead. Then, you take the damage equals to half of your destroyed monster's ATK!"
His Muikai monster counterattacked, destroying Flamemingo. The impact made Ace crashing to the ground again, this time on his back. "Gyyyaaaaaaaahhh!" He cried.
"Your spark is dwindling." He said calmly. "Your end is near."
"Nnn...no! I...can't believe...I end my turn." Ace finished his turn, with little strength to speak.
"Very well. I draw." He said. "Dark Giant of Chaos. Finish him!"
His monster unleashed the final dark energy ball at Ace. The final blow left him humiliating in defeat. "I...lost." Ace muttered.
The victory screen showed up, revealing his name "Dusk." He walked over to Ace, who was unable to move. He picked up his medallion, and then took out one of the crystal pieces. "As the rule states, the winner takes a piece from the loser."
He took out his medallion out of the pocket. He inserted the piece, and his medallion was complete. It sparked beautifully, even when the dim lights traveled through it. "Your Dueling skill was not bad, but not good enough. At least that girl with her Muikai monster, that dragon, was little more interesting than you. However, nobody can't beat me because I have a reason for me to not lose in any Duels. All of you Duelists think the table can be turned and that little luck will help you, but that is not a real Duel! Only sheer power and strong heart can prevail through any obstacles!" He stated before leaving Ace.
"...Rgh...I...got...to...wa...warn...others." Ace mumbled before he slumbered into unconsciousness.
Suddenly, a dark portal appeared as man in a hood came out. "Well, well. Look what I have here."
He looked at Ace. "I can sense in you that you still want to fight, but in this condition, there is no way you can." He said. "However, I can sense great potential in you, and I shall grant you the power for that as you are one of the chosen ones that I've been searching for in many years."
He picked Ace up with arms, one carrying the legs and the other by below his neck. "Let's go." He took him into the dark portal until it disappeared behind him.
So, what did you think? We got to learn more about Dusk. I think the last time we saw him was like 22 chapters prior to this one. Starting with this chapter, I will be asking my own QOTC (Question Of The Chapter) where I will ask question relating to my story. First QOTC is:
What do you think of Xyz Imp?
Please leave your answer along with your review. Thank you very much and cya next time.
New Cards Cheat Sheet
Skyhawk Road Runner-Level: 4 Attribute: WIND Type: Winged-Beast/Effect ATK/DEF: 1600/300 Effect: When this card inflicts Battle Damage, draw 1 card.
Skyhawk Eggy Chick-Level: 2 Attribute: LIGHT Type: Winged-Beast/Effect ATK/DEF: 0/0 Effect: When this card is Special Summoned by card effect, Special Summon 1 Skyhawk monster from your Deck. Then, this card's Level is equal to Level of the Summoned monster.
Skyhawk Roadway-Type: Normal Trap Effect: This card can only be activated when you control only 1 Skyhawk monster on your field. Activate one of the following effects:
1. Special Summon one Level 4 or lower Skyhawk monster from your hand to the field.
2. Inflicts damage equals to the ATK of your Skyhawk monster that you controls on the field.
Skyhawk Flamemingo-Level: 4 Attribute: FIRE Type: Winged-Beast/Effect ATK/DEF: 1500/1000 Effect: When this card attacks on target with higher ATK, that target is destroyed and your opponent takes the damage instead.
Skyhawk Tikiwiki-Level: 4 Attribute: WIND Type: Winged-Beast/Effect ATK/DEF: 800/1400 Effect: Unknown
Skyhawk Midnight Crow-Rank: 4 Attribute: DARK Type: Winged-Beast/Xyz/Effect ATK/DEF: 2200/1200 Effect: By using one overlay unit per turn only, your opponent can't Special Summon monsters from their Extra Deck until your next Standby Phase.
Skyhawk Insurance-Type: Counter Trap Effect: When you are about to take direct attack, activate this card. Remove from play 1 Skyhawk monster in your Graveyard. Then, you take half of the Battle Damage for this turn after this card was activated.
Skyhawk Rampage-Type: Normal Trap Effect: When your Skyhawk monster destroyed a monster by battle, it can attack again.
Firebird-Type: Equip Spell Type: Equip this card to Winged-Beast monster only. When the equipped monster destroyed your opponent's monster by battle, inflicts 300x damage for the destroyed monster's Level.
Dark Absorption-Type: Normal Trap Effect: When you controls a DARK monster on your field and it destroyed your opponent's monster by battle, then your monster gains half of the destroyed monster's ATK. Then, it can attack again.
Dark Shield-Type: Counter Trap Effect: Remove from play 1 DARK monster to negate a direct attack from your opponent's monster and end the Battle Phase.
Muikai Offering-Type: Continuous Trap Effect: As long as this card remains face-up, you can Muikai Summon a monster (You must have the right materials to summon a certain Muikai monster). This card is unaffected by card effect that prevents Muikai Summoning.
Dark Psycho-Clown-Level: 3 Attribute: DARK Type: Fiend/Effect ATK/DEF: 1200/600 Effect: Remove this card from play from the Graveyard to Special Summon one DARK monster from the removed from play zone to the field.
Xyz Imp-Level: 2 Attribute: DARK Type: Fiend/Effect ATK/DEF: 700/100 Effect: If your opponent controls an Xyz monster, you can banish this card from your hand to activate the following effects: Target the Xyz monster that your opponent controls (If there is more than one, select one). Take away one of its Xyz Materials and Special Summon that Xyz Material to your side of the field with its Attribute changed to DARK. Then, that target Xyz monster cannot activate its effect until your next End Phase.
Slender Oak-Effect: When you have two or more DARK monsters in your remove from play zone, Special Summon one from your remove from play zone to the field.
Moon Power-Type: Action Spell Effect: Your monster gains 1000 ATK until the End Phase.
Stray Fight-Type: Action Spell Effect: When you and your opponent controls a monster(s), the Battle Phase must be performed for this turn.