bopdog111: We're back after the 3 way matches.
Ulrich362: Yup, Yuki won the Master Duel and Ryoken won the Speed Duel.
bopdog111: But we're gonna see more of the Link side of things, if that's really a sentence.
Ulrich362: I would say it is, enjoy the chapter.
Disclaimer: We don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V but we own the OCs!
"This is getting intense, and it's only the first round." Sandy admitted nervously.
Dawn was rubbing Ace's back with a smile despite her loss as Ryoken walked back to his comrades, "A new Topologic has been claimed."
"Now it's just Specter, and the Zaizens." Yusaku added turning to said three, "I wonder what they'll think of Akira's Lockdown, Skye's use of inflicting damage, and Specter's use of healing."
"Well Yusaku, we'll find out sooner than you think, Akira is up next." Specter mentioned.
Hearing that they looked at the screen to see Akira is against Alex as said man rose up walking to the field.
"Good luck Alex." Leo smiled.
Alex smiled to him kissing him. He smiled as she walked to stand opposite Akira.
"Alright duel fans, let's see what kind of duel we have this time." Melissa announced as it chose a Master Duel.
Akira seeing that turned to Alex, "I wish you luck young lady. Against my abilities, you should use all of your power."
"Oh... ok." Alex nodded a bit uncertainly at that. "Good luck to you too."
The two readied themselves as the Master Duel Field appeared in front of them.
"DUEL!"
(Dueling Theme: Breaking Through by the Wreckage)
Alex: 4000
Akira: 4000
Let the duel begin!
Akira's cards appeared in front of him as he looked at them before saying, "I'll take the first move. Is that alright?"
Alex nodded at that.
"I wonder what kind of deck he uses, probably something with Link Monsters." Julia mentioned thoughtfully.
Akira 1st Turn:
Akria looked over his hand before saying, "I start off by activating the Spell, Stairs of Mail!"
Stairs of Mail
Continuous Spell Card
During your Main Phase: You can activate this effect; discard 1 "Tindangle" card, and if you do, apply 1 of these effects.
● Change 1 face-down Defense Position monster you control to face-up Attack Position.
● Change 1 face-up Attack Position monster you control to face-down Defense Position.
This turn, you cannot discard another card with the same name for the effect of "Stairs of Mail" (even if this card leaves the field).
"Then I set 1 card!" Akira added setting a monster, "Then Stairs of Mail's effect! I discard a Tindangle card to field my monster to attack mode! Come Tindangle Trinity!"
A small field having purple eyes with yellow irises over it's body rose up.
(Attack Position)
Tindangle Trinity
Dark Type
Level 4
Fiend/Flip
ATK: 0
DEF: 1500
FLIP: You can Special Summon 1 "Tindangle Base Gardna" from your Deck.
If this card was flipped face-up, your "Tindangle" monsters cannot be destroyed by battle. If this card is sent to the GY as Link Material for the Link Summon of a "Tindangle" monster: You can add 1 "Gergonne's End" from your Deck to your hand, and if you do, send 1 Spell/Trap from your Deck to the GY. You can only use this effect of "Tindangle Trinity" once per turn.
"Trinity's flip effect activates! I summon Tindangle Base Gardna from my Deck!" Akira called as a die with the same eyes rose up.
(Defense Position)
Tindangle Base Gardna
Dark Type
Level 5
Fiend
ATK: 0
DEF: 2300
If you control a face-down Defense Position monster, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand) in Defense Position. You can only Special Summon "Tindangle Base Gardna" once per turn this way. If a monster(s) is Normal or Special Summoned, and is now pointed to by an opponent's Link Monster (except during the Damage Step): You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 "Tindangle" monster from your hand or Deck in Attack Position or face-down Defense Position.
"Tindangle?" Alex asked curiously.
Akira then said, "Now I place 1 card down, and use Stairs of Mail's effect to flip Trinity back down!" Trinity went down again which reduces Akira's hand to zero ending his turn.
Alex 1st Turn:
Alex drew her card before taking a breath. "I'll start with two facedown cards, and then I'll summon Crystron Rosenix in attack mode."
(Attack Position)
Crystron Rosenix
Water Type
Level 4
Machine
ATK: 1800
DEF: 1000
You can target 1 face-up card you control; you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except Machine-Type Synchro Monsters, also, destroy that card, and if you do, Special Summon 1 "Crystron" Tuner from your Deck. You can banish this card from your Graveyard; Special Summon 1 "Crystron Token" (Machine-Type/WATER/Level 1/ATK 0/DEF 0), but it cannot be Tributed. You can only use 1 "Crystron Rosenix" effect per turn, and only once that turn.
"Now... I attack your facedown Tindangle Trinity."
The monster charged as Trinity was flipped as Akira called, "Trinity's Flip Effect activates!" A second Base Gardna rose up before he called, "Along with Trinity's other effect! Once flipped my Tindangle can't be destroyed in battle!"
Base Gardna: (Cannot be destroyed by battle)
Trinity: (Cannot be destroyed by battle)
Alex's eyes widened at that. "I... end my turn."
Alex: 4000
Akira: 4000
Akira 2nd Turn:
"My turn draw!" Akira called drawing. He then looked serious, "Appear! The circuit that unites us! The summoning conditions are 3 Tindangles!"
The three Tindangles on his field flew up entering the Top, Bottom-Left, and Bottom-Right arrows.
"Link Summon! Link 3, Tindangle Acute Cerberus!" Akira chanted as a gate appeared as burst of flames appeared behind Akira dying out to reveal a floating three headed fiendish hound roaring.
(Attack Position)
Tindangle Acute Cerberus
Dark Type
Link Rating 3
Fiend/Link
ATK: 0
Link Markers: Top, Bottom-Left, Bottom-Right
3 "Tindangle" monsters
Gains 3000 ATK if you have 3 or more "Tindangle" monsters with different names in your GY, including "Tindangle Base Gardna". Gains 500 ATK for each "Tindangle" monster it points to. At the end of the Battle Phase, if this card declared an attack: You can Special Summon 1 "Tindangle Token" (Fiend/DARK/Level 1/ATK 0/DEF 0).
"A Link 3 monster with zero attack points?" Yugo asked in confusion.
"It must have a powerful effect." Yuki admitted.
"If I have 3 different names Tindangles in my graveyard including Base Gardna, Acute Cerberus gains 3000 attack points!" Akira revealed as Acute Cerberus roared.
Acute Cerberus: (ATK: 0 + 3000 = 3000)
Alex's eyes widened in shock. "3000?"
"In addition Trinity adds Gergonne's End to my hand." Akira said adding a trap. "Battle! Acute Cerberus attacks Rosenix! Acute Math Blaze!"
The three heads opened showing eyes before spurting a flaming entity aiming to destroy Rosenix.
Alex cried out as her monster shattered.
(Alex: 2800)
"At the end of the battle when Acute Cerberus attacks, I summon a Tindangle Token!" Akira added as Cerberus' eyes glowed while a small triangle monster with the same eye appeared.
(Defense Position)
Tindangle Token
Dark Type
Level 1
Fiend/Token
ATK: 0
DEF: 0
This card can be used as a "Tindangle Token".
If used for another Token, apply that Token's Type/Attribute/Level/ATK/DEF.
Alex frowned seeing that.
"Acute Cerberus gains 500 points for every Tindangle it points to!"
Cerberus: (ATK: 3000 + 500 = 3500)
"It gone above Dad's dragons." Lilly said in shock.
Akira sets a card, "I end my turn."
Alex 2nd Turn:
"Okay... I draw!" Alex called drawing.
"I activate the trap Gergonne's End!" Akira called suddenly.
Gergonne's End
Normal Trap Card
Target 1 "Tindangle" Link Monster you control; equip this card to it. It cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects, also your opponent cannot target it with card effects. Once per turn, if there are monsters in all zones the equipped monster points to: You can destroy this card and all of those monsters, then, inflict damage to your opponent equal to the equipped monster's ATK before they were destroyed.
"By equipping this card to a face-up Tindangle Link Monster on your field it cannot be destroyed, or be targeted by card effects." Akira's Duel Disk said.
"I equip this card on Acute Cerberus!" Akira called as the trap made Acute Cerberus glowed.
"And if all zones the equipped monster points too are occupied you can destroy those monsters, and this card to inflict damage to your opponent equal to the equipped monster's current attack points." Akira's Duel Disk said the other effect of Gergonne's End.
Alex's eyes widened in shock hearing that. "What?"
"Which means unless Alex stops it then she'll get blasted!" Luna said in shock.
"As long as their isn't a monster on her field in the zone Acute Cerberus points too Gergonne's End won't activate." Shay said pointing that out.
Yuma himself mentioned, "But still having 3500 points which will keep climbing with each attack he makes, and can't be destroyed or be targeted by any of Alex's cards is gonna be tough to get by."
Alex looked at her hand only to frown. "I... set a monster and that's it."
"What's wrong with big sis Alex?" Ace asked worried.
"Her deck can't get past a monster that strong that can't be targeted, even if she brought out her ace it wouldn't be enough." Dawn frowned. "Coral Dragon only has 2400 attack points."
"She would get rid of Gergonne's End if she does use Coral Dragon can't it?" Rocky asked.
"Even if she did Coral Dragon's effect is only once per turn and with a potential 4000 points from that Acute Cerberus she'd be leaving herself wide open if she did that." Lilly pointed out. "She'd destroy the trap but open herself up to a huge attack afterward."
Alex: 2800
Akira: 4000
Akira 3rd Turn:
"My turn draw!" Akira called drawing looking, "I activate the field spell, Euler's Circuit!"
Euler's Circuit
Field Spell Card
Your opponent's monsters cannot attack if you control 3 or more "Tindangle" monsters. Once per turn, during your Standby Phase: You can target 1 "Tindangle" monster you control; give control of it to your opponent. You can banish this card from your GY and discard 1 "Tindangle" card; add 1 "Euler's Circuit" from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Euler's Circuit" once per turn.
"Battle! Acute Cerberus attacks your face-down!" Akira called as Acute Cerberus charged another blast, "Acute Math Blaze!"
The monster was revealed to be Genex Controller before shattering.
"Acute Cerberus' effect activates!" Akira called as Cerberus' eyes glowed before another token appeared.
Tindangle Token: (Defense Position)
Acute Cerberus: (ATK: 3500 + 500 = 4000)
Alex frowned seeing that.
"Alex." Rin frowned.
"Euler's Circuit's effect activates!" Akira called as his field spell glowed, "While I control three Tindangles on my field you cannot attack!"
Seeing that Jack's eyes widened before he turned to Yusaku and the others. "His deck, it's a lockdown deck isn't it?"
"Yes. His cards focus on using the form of Lockdown, and anti-Link to prepare for large strengths while having vast amounts of protection." Yusaku answered.
"That would have been useful before." Yuri frowned. "Still, it looks like Alex is finished."
"Turn end." Akira ended his turn.
Alex 3rd Turn:
Alex drew her card before just shaking her head. "I... surrender."
Hearing that Akira bowed his head with closed eyes as the cards vanished as Alex walked back looking down.
Alex: 2800 (Surrendered)
Akira: 4000
Akira wins the duel!
Leo immediately hugged her. "Are you ok Alex?"
Alex looked at him with tears, "I'm sorry I let you down Leo..."
"You didn't let anybody down Alex." Leo smiled kissing her before pausing only to start gently tickling her.
That started to make her start giggling, "H-Hey Leo!"
"I just wanted to see you smile." he told her as they turned to see who was dueling next.
They see it was Yuma's turn against Skye, Akira's sister.
"Alright my turn!" Yuma cheered seeing this.
"Well, good luck." Skye smiled.
Yuma hopped to the field with a grin as Nico announced, "What Duel is kicking this off now?"
Melissa looked before smiling. "Looks like it'll be a Speed Duel."
"Limited Zones then..." Yuma said hearing that before shrugging, "Ah well gives me a chance to use my new skills."
"New skills?" Yuki asked Shay.
"He, and Astral had been practicing, and they also had a Skill made for Speed Dueling." Shay explained.
"Well, this should be interesting." Ryoken noted as Yuma and Skye took their positions.
"Mind if I take the first turn?" Skye asked Yuma.
Yuma hearing that nodded, "Okay but just know I won't easy cause your a girl!"
"DUEL!" Skye and Yuma called together.
(Dueling Theme: Killing my Memories by Fable)
Skye: 4000
Yuma: 4000
Let the duel begin!
Skye 1st Turn:
"Ok, I'll start by summoning out my Trickstar Candina." Skye smiled as a fairy having a megaphone, and yellow hair appeared.
(Attack Position)
Trickstar Candina
Light Type
Level 4
Fairy
ATK: 1800
DEF: 400
When this card is Normal Summoned: You can add 1 "Trickstar" card from your Deck to your hand. Each time your opponent activates a Spell/Trap Card, inflict 200 damage to them immediately after it resolves.
"Candina's effect lets me add a Trickstar card to my hand, and I think I'll add Trickstar Light Stage and activate it."
Trickstar Light Stage
Field Spell Card
When this card is activated: You can add 1 "Trickstar" monster from your Deck to your hand. Once per turn: You can target 1 Set card in your opponent's Spell & Trap Zone; while this card is in the Field Zone, that Set card cannot be activated until the End Phase, and your opponent must activate it during the End Phase or else send it to the GY. Each time a "Trickstar" monster you control inflicts battle or effect damage to your opponent, inflict 200 damage to them.
"Light Stage adds a Trickstar monster to my hand, so I'll pick Trickstar Lilybell and when she's added to my hand I can summon her."
(Defense Position)
Trickstar Lilybell
Light Type
Level 2
Fairy
ATK: 800
DEF: 2000
If this card is added to your hand, except by drawing it: You can Special Summon it from your hand. You can only use this effect of "Trickstar Lilybell" once per turn. This card can attack directly. When this card inflicts battle damage to your opponent: You can target 1 "Trickstar" monster in your GY; add it to your hand.
"Then one set card ends my turn."
Yuma 1st Turn:
"Okay my turn!" Yuma grinned drawing, "I draw!" He looked over his hand to find what to do this turn.
Skye watched calmly.
"I'll activate Onomatopickup!" Yuma called using a Continuous Spell.
Onomatopickup
Continuous Spell Card
When this card is activated: You can add 1 "Onomat" card from your Deck to your hand, except "Onomatopickup". You can target 1 "Zubaba", "Gagaga", "Gogogo", or "Dododo" monster you control; all monsters you currently control become that monster's Level until the end of this turn (even if this card leaves the field). You can only use this effect of "Onomatopickup" once per turn. You can only activate 1 "Onomatopickup" per turn.
"When this card activates, I add a Onomat to my hand!" Yuma said adding the card, "Then to make sure we have an even playing field, I activate the card I added! Onomatopia!"
Onomatopia
Field Spell Card
Each time a "Utopia" monster(s) is Special Summoned to your side of the field, place 1 Hi-Five the Sky Counter on this card. All monsters you control gain 200 ATK and DEF for each Hi-Five the Sky Counter on this card. Once per turn: You can remove 2 Hi-Five the Sky Counters from this card; Special Summon 1 "Zubaba", "Gagaga", "Gogogo", or "Dododo" monster from your Deck.
"Then I'll keep this going by activating Xyz Change Tactics!" Yuma called using another Continuous Spell.
Xyz Change Tactics
Continuous Spell Card
When a "Utopia" monster is Xyz Summoned to your field: You can pay 500 LP; draw 1 card. You can only control 1 "Xyz Change Tactics".
"Then finally I start off my summons! So I'll start things off with Gagaga Magician!" Yuma called as Gagaga Magician rose up readying himself.
(Attack Position)
Gagaga Magician
Dark Type
Level 4
Spellcaster
ATK: 1500
DEF: 1000
Once per turn: You can declare a Level from 1 to 8; this card becomes that Level until the End Phase. You can only control 1 "Gagaga Magician". This card cannot be used as a Synchro Material Monster.
"Then I summon Gagaga Child!" Yuma called as a kid version of Magician appeared holding a popsicle, "When there's a Gagaga on my field, I can summon this little guy from my hand!"
(Attack Position)
Gagaga Child
Dark Type
Level 2
Spellcaster
ATK: 800
DEF: 1200
If you control a "Gagaga" monster other than "Gagaga Child", you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). When you do: You can target 1 "Gagaga" monster you control with a different Level than this card; this card's Level becomes the Level of that monster. You cannot conduct your Battle Phase the turn you activate this effect.
"And Child's level is equal to Magician's!" Yuma called as Child ate his popsicle before raising the stick up revealing two stars before two more were added.
"Slow down, my Trickstar Candina has a special ability you know." Skye told him. "Every time you play a spell or trap she deals you 200 points of damage, and when one of my Trickstars deals damage my Light Stage hits you with an extra 200 points."
Candina charged three blasts firing them at Yuma who widen his eyes taking the blasts. (Yuma: 3400) The field spell then fired three more blasts striking him. (Yuma: 2800)
"That's Yuma for you. Always charges in." Terri admitted sighing with a smile.
"That's true." Shay nodded.
Yuma however told her, "Alright you done your damage but I got this!" The two Gagagas entered the Overlay Network.
"Carry hope on white wings! Xyz Summon! Come forth, Number 39! Messenger of Light! Utopia!" Yuma called as his ace Number emerged readying itself.
(Attack Position)
Number 39: Utopia
Light Type
Rank 4
Warrior/Xyz
ATK: 2500
DEF: 2000
2 Level 4 monsters
Cannot be destroyed by battle except with a "Number" monster. You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; negate the attack of 1 monster.
(ORU: 2)
Skye's eyes widened seeing the monster. "2500 points?"
"Xyz Change Tactics, and Onomatopia's effects activates!" Yuma grinned as his two spells glowed, "First Onomatopia gains a High Five the Sky counter!"
Onomatopia: (High Five the Sky Counter: 1)
"All my monsters 200 points for each of those counters!" Yuma added.
Utopia: (ATK: 2500 + 200 = 2700/DEF: 2000 + 200 = 2200)
"And since I Xyz Summoned a Utopia, Xyz Change Tactics allows me to pay 500 points to draw a card!" Yuma called drawing a card. (Yuma: 2300)
Skye smirked. "Big mistake Yuma, I play the spell card Trickstar Temptation!"
Trickstar Temptation
Quick-Play Spell Card
If you control a "Trickstar" monster: Target 1 monster on the field whose current ATK is different from its original ATK; return it to the hand.
"Since Utopia's attack points are different from their original 2500 this card returns him to your hand."
"Say what?" Yuma asked shocked hearing that as Utopia vanished back to his Extra Deck leaving him defenseless.
Skye smiled. "Anything else?"
Yuma grunted looking at his two cards before setting one of them, "I place one card down, and end my turn!
Skye: 4000
Yuma: 2300
Skye 2nd turn:
Skye drew her card. "Ok, first I'll play the effect of Trickstar Light Stage, I can target one of your facedown spell or trap cards and you can't use it until the end phase."
"Huh?" Yuma asked as his face-down was sealed, "So I can't use it this turn?"
"Actually, you have to use it during the end phase." Skye explained. "Though, I hate to tell you this Yuma but you won't get the chance. I switch Lilybell into attack mode and now Candina attacks you directly."
Candina charged an attack striking Yuma who braced himself. (Yuma: 0500) Then the field spell fired another blast. (Yuma: 0300)
"Trickstar Lilybell, attack Yuma's life points directly." Skye called.
Lilybell charged as Yuma grinned, "Sorry Skye but that was your own mistake!"
"When your attacking me directly a second time, I can summon Ogre of the Scarlet Sorrow!" Yuma called as a blue skinned ogre with three horns on his head appeared.
(Defense Position)
Ogre of the Scarlet Sorrow
Dark Type
Level 4
Fiend
ATK: 0
DEF: 0
During your opponent's turn, when your opponent declares a second direct attack during the same Battle Phase, you can Special Summon this card from your hand. When you do, this card's ATK and DEF becomes equal to the ATK and DEF of the first monster that attacked directly this turn, if it is still face-up on the field. The turn this card is Special Summoned with this effect, your opponent cannot select monsters other than this card as an attack target while this card is face-up on the field.
"This card's attack, and defense points are equal to Candina's own points!" Yuma added as the ogre glowed, (ATK: 1800/DEF: 400) "And then your monsters can't attack anything else this turn!"
"You might want to take a closer look Yuma, Ogre of the Scarlet Sorrow's ability prevents me from attacking other monsters, but my Trickstar Lilybell's ability lets it attack you directly even if you have a monster in play." Skye told him.
"Wait what!?" Yuma asked in shock hearing that, "It get passes my Ogre!?"
"It sure does, Lilybell attack Yuma directly." Skye called.
Lillybell jumped over Ogre as Yuma cried out, "Dangnit!"
Yuma: 0000
Skye: 4000
Skye wins the duel!
Ulrich362: The Zaizen siblings are skilled duelists apparently.
bopdog111: Yeah haven beaten Yuma, and Alex.
Ulrich362: Of course the first round is almost over... probably only one more chapter for that?
bopdog111: There are three final duelists to make their way to the second round.
Ulrich362: Agreed, so let's see what happens. See you in the next chapter.
bopdog111: Be sure to review!