Literally the name of the chapter. This shouldn't really come as a surprise given how much this has been mentioned, but if ye are surprised... Uhh, surprise? Anyway, I've learned 2 things from writing this chapter. I'm either never going to write another full duel ever again, or I'm going to one day write a Yu-Gi-Oh crossover at some point in my life. Either or really.
Stonerguy420 - How tf is Amy's character 'Boring and stale?'
Eimillian - I... I didn't need this knowledge, but now I have it...
Barbaric Bob - ... I didn't think that far.
ArashiNokitsune - When the teacher tells you to summarize the story 30 words or less.
Redburndragon - Yeah. She'll probably have some roll or other in the future, but I dunno yet.
SainthoodSaint14 - Yes, I AM evil, how did you know? And 'Sweet but horny' is my favorite description of this.
BiazarKaiser - I just noticed that's spelt with an i, not an l. But yeah, this'll be the catalyst for Amy to start getting comfortable with exploring her Power.
MasterDarkElf - I feel old for knowing what you're referencing. Why would you do this to me?
As for taking a break, I'm pretty sure I'll be fine. I'm not always writing, I do spend time just chilling on YT, reading on here, or gaming, so I'm not really stressing out or anything. If I do take a break I'll announce it, but so far I'm good.
With the sudden addition of a baby boss monster to our lives, the day took a weird turn. We spent an hour or two figuring out all of what she could do, as well as finding out how we were supposed to make sure she was taken care of.
Created from my arm and given life from Amy she was, but the little snake still called me 'Daddy', so I was going to treat her as my daughter... Because why not? (Probably helps that she's not a Human child.) I didn't exactly have much against the brats, I was even good with them whenever I was forced to tolerate em, but I was firmly in the 'Animals are better and easier to deal with then people' camp. What a shocker. Though, that'd probably change when Taylor eventually wanted actual kids, VERY likely, so caring for the little snake was an easy thing for me to do.
That aside we ended up in the Danger Room, putting Scylla, which was what we named the little one after the source was explained to her and Amy, through her paces. After testing was done we figured out where her limits were. She was slow, which was fair since she was a plant snake, but strong since said plant was originally made from a Methanosian. She was capable of crushing solid steel by coiling around it like a boa constrictor, and had a decently fast striking speed when she was coiled.
She also ate bugs, preferring to eat wasps/hornets/bees. She apparently liked the 'Crunchy wings and pointy things', which was a little strange, but it was fine. Still, that preference may or may not have made her put 'Auntie' higher then 'Mama and Daddy' considering she was lounging on Taylor's lap like an overgrown house cat while my girlfriend fed her. "This is bullshit. It should be me, not her!" Smug Amusement came over her side of the Bond, my girlfriend giving me a grin as she fed my daughter, while Amy snorted by my side, getting me to look at her. She'd taken off the fur coat since we were back inside, but kept the pants. (Unfortunate, but whatever.)
That aside, Amy shot me a somewhat Exasperated look, keeping an eye on our snake daughter, while the other was looking at me from the corner of her eye. "Still don't know how you two are taking this so well. You should be freaking the fuck out, worrying about the fact I turned your fucking arm into a grass snake thing, instead of pampering her." It was Interesting that she called Scylla an 'It' one minute, and 'She' the next.
That little observation aside, I just blinked. "Why?"
She paused. "Why' what?"
"Why should we be freaking out? We knew you could do something like this if you tried. We just don't care." Putting that fact in her head, and letting it grow would go a long way to getting her more comfortable with us, and using said Power to the fullest, which would hopefully get rid of any Red Queen scenario. Granted, that didn't mean I was just spouting bullshit, Taylor and I, and my Aunts by proxy, didn't care that Amy could start off a Last of Us style apocalypse, just that she had the will not too. Respect her for that. (... And now I wanna fight a Bloater.) What? There was no reason too, just that I felt like it.
That aside, Amy stared at me, trying to gaze into my soul or some shit, so I just stared back. After a bit of that, she shook her head, looking away. "Asshole and his sentimental logic." I hummed at that, just to let her know I heard her, but didn't say anything. I could tell she was thinking about that, and decided to leave her be for now. We couldn't force her to just conform to what we wanted, we had to let her choose to open up so we could help her get there. It'd take time, but it would be worth it in the end.
"# Hmm... Think this is any indication to how Taylor will be in the future? #" I blinked at the sudden question, as well as the small amount of Embarrassment coming from Taylor, turning to Aunt Melody to see her looking at Taylor with a fond smile. "# Well? #"
Looking at Taylor, who was doing her best not to look at us as she hand fed my snake daughter some bugs, I pictured her doing the same for any actual kids we had... (Milf Taylor... Yes.) Another, but far bigger burst, of Embarrassment came from my girlfriend at that, but there were also bits of Longing and Anticipation in there. Naturally, I capitalized on this. [Think I should get experience for my 'Overprotective dad' thing, or go for the 'Laid back but highly dangerous dad' act?]
She mentally rolled her eyes at me, while physically smiling a bit as she ran a hand down Scylla's 'Scales.' |We both know you'll be the latter. I'll have to be the authoritarian figure in our kids' lives, while you'll let them get away with anything.| I didn't comment about the plural use of kid, I already knew she wanted more then one and was fine with it.
[Sounds about right.] And it did. Unless they hurt a dog or something, they wouldn't hear shit from me... Well, unless they got caught doing something stupid. No child of mine would get caught when they did some stupid shit. Literally the first fucking rule. If they couldn't follow that I was bringing out the chancla.
I had standards, and those little shits were going to meet them one way or another. |That says so much about you.|
My answer to that was to just grin and look at Aunt Melody. "Yep. She'll be a great Mama." Gonna kill him. She may have thought that, but I could see her blushing. Goddammit. Winning was nice.
That aside, Aunt Melody smiled, then nodded. "# We'll be looking forward to that day. #" From the Projector, Aunt Tess hummed, obviously agreeing with the sentiment.
"How the hell did we get here?" I snorted.
[An hour later]
"No, seriously, how the hell did we get here?" I didn't snort this time, because that was a viable question.
Context. After Scylla was done with her tests, and Taylor had stopped feeding her bugs, we'd gone through a spar because Taylor was feeling Vindictive and wanted to pay me back for my teasing. Obviously I agreed, so we sparred, coming out even, which was a Surprise. I had way more bleed over then Taylor did, so physically I would have the edge. The issue there was that Taylor was more flexible, could think faster and more efficiently then I could, and didn't hesitate to kick me in the dick if she thought it would give her an edge...
Which it did, it always would so long as I had a cock and balls to be hit. |I'm not sorry.| I 'Glared' at her for that, earning a Smug smile from her.
That aside, we'd ended up pretty much even, 9-10 in my favor he means, pretty much even, and decided to go for something else. Said something else was a duel, because the power cores were pretty much ready, and needed to have a test drive at some point, so why not now? That thought led to where we were now, the Danger Room configured to the stadium from Dark Side of Dimensions, Taylor and I standing on opposite ends with duel disks on our arms. Mine was on the same arm my bracer was, while hers was on her left arm. Said disks were also in our colors, and based on the Holo disks used from the same movie.
Anyway, now that the situation was contextualized, it was time to go. "! Duelists, ARE YOU READY?! !" It was nice that Erin was here, and announcing this, it made it feel better then this already was. Though considering the stadium we were in was filled with a holographic audience, as well as Amy, Scylla, and all 4 of my Aunts, there some pressure... Which was kind of a good thing to be fair.
Taylor and I nodded to Erin's announcement, our disks activating as 5 holographic cards appeared in front of us, a massive holographic coin appearing above us as it did. Knowing what it was for we watched it flip, calling it as it came back down. ""Heads/Tails."" The coin came down, revealing Tails.
I clicked my tongue at that, ignoring the Smug look my girlfriend shot me. Though I was kind of Curious about the tiny bit of Annoyance she was feeling. "Whatever. Let's get this started."
Taylor nodded, Muting her thoughts and bringing up her duel disk. Though before she could say anything I narrowed my eyes at her, making her sigh. "Do I have too?"
"Yes. Yes you do." And she really did, it was tradition dammit and I wouldn't accept anything else.
One sigh and Exasperated nod later, we brought both disks up and did the thing.
""DUEL!""
Phoenix - 16,000 LP Vs Taylor - 16,000 LP
I could feel her Cringing, but she was also a little Excited, while my inner child was having the time of his life. Sure, we were using double the standard LP's, but this was not only our 1st duel, but Yu-Gi-Oh was in my top 5 shows from my childhood, Digimon being first, Pokemon second, Yu-Gi-Oh third, Teen Titans fourth, and Jake Long American Dragon fifth. So actually dueling, even though I wasn't using my favorite deck, it'd be a shitty test run if I just ended up hitting Taylor with an OTK or an overly strong field right off the bat, which was something my Sacred Beasts/Gods deck was capable of so long as I didn't brick, required us to take time to make sure shit worked. Not like that was a bad thing in my opinion, I got more time to do shit, Taylor would get time to get used to dueling, which meant more chances for me to do shit, which basically meant Christmas came early for me.
With the duel started our cards revealed themselves. I was using a Windwitch/Speedroid Synchro deck that I made and used alot in Master Duel, while Taylor was using... Something. I had no idea what she would use, especially since I never used any Insect archetypes, so there was no instant guess to what she was using. She atleast knew how to use whatever deck I had, we used the memory uplink I made earlier to make tutorial esque videos, kind of like BD's from Cyberpunk, so she could know what to do.
That aside, my opening hand was good. White Steed of the Floral Knights, Speedroid Double Yoyo, Windwitch Ice Bell, Speedroid Red-Eyed Dice, and Wynn the Wind Channeler. (I can work with this.) As long as Taylor didn't pick the Subterror or Virus decks then I was fine.
"I summon Cyber Dragon Nachster in attack mode."
Level 1
Cyber Dragon Nachster
Machine/Effect
ATK - 200/DEF - 200
"! Aww, he's so pretty! !
I blinked, what was s...- Before the little fucker even finished materializing on the field, Taylor grabbed a card and activated it, an assembly line appearing before us. (Oh shit.) I recognized the play, though it was usually used with Core. Part of me was twitching, Annoyed that her opening hand allowed her to pull this off, though the rest of me was grinning, Expectant of what would happen now.
"I activate Machine Duplication. By targeting Nachster, whose name becomes 'Cyber Dragon' whenever it's on the field or in the graveyard, I can bring out two Cyber Dragons from my deck." A pair of holographic cards appeared in front of her, my girlfriend easily grabbing them and placing them down next to each other. Two copies of Zane's signature monster appeared on the field, roaring out in dominance.
Level 5
Cyber Dragon
Machine/Effect
ATK - 2100/DEF - 1600
Level 5
Cyber Dragon
Machine/Effect
ATK - 2100/DEF - 1600
"Holy shit!" I tuned out Amy and the rest of the 'Crowd', who were going wild, as they should've, and watched my girlfriend. She still had something in hand, and I was kind of Worried it was a fusion spell. Turn 1 Cyber End Dragon would make me lose my fucking mind.
Thankfully for my sanity, it wasn't. "From my hand I activate Cyber Dragon Vier's effect. Because I special summoned a 'Cyber Dragon', I can summon Vier in defense mode." In moments, the white and pink mechanical dragon was on the field. With its appearance all of her dragons roared, glowing silver as they were buffed.
Level 1
Cyber Dragon Nachster
Machine/Effect
ATK - 700/ DEF - 700
Level 5
Cyber Dragon
Machine/Effect
ATK - 2600/DEF - 2100
Level 5
Cyber Dragon
Machine/Effect
ATK - 2600/DEF - 2100
Level 4
Cyber Dragon Vier
Machine/Effect
ATK - 1600/DEF - 2100
Feeling the Anticipation coming from her, I couldn't help but remember The Simpson's meme. (Hehe, I'm in danger.) Seeing her lips twitch, I might've let the image slip. When I saw Taylor tap the gem in the center of her disk, which was how we brought up the Extra Deck, I was pretty sure I was kind of screwed.
The area in front of us sparked, the Overlay opening as a galaxy appeared. Without even a sign of her earlier Reluctance, she went on. "By overlaying both of my Cyber Dragons I open the Overlay Network!" Both aforementioned dragons roared out, glowing bright gold as they turned into a pair of golden stars. The stars shot down into the galaxy, said galaxy growing chaotic as lights sparked. "Come on out, Cyber Dragon Nova!"
Rising out from the galaxy was what I expected. Coming out and 'Standing' at 20ft tall, vents opening and expelling smoke, turbines humming to life, and a pair of orange eyes burning like a pair of suns was the mechanized dragon I hardly used. Though seeing it in person, the creature rearing its head back and brandishing its wings as the ring where its overlay units stayed appeared, I idly wondered why, even though I knew the answer.
"KRAAAAA!" I winced a little at that, because holy shit that was loud, but eventually shook it off. He was big, but not really a threat.
Rank 5
Cyber Dragon Nova
Machine/XYZ/Effect
Material(s) - 2
ATK - 2100/DEF - 1600
Amazement pulsed from my Other Half, and I looked over to see the smile on her face. Seeing that just made me smile, cause this was partly why I liked Yu-Gi-Oh so much. Big cool monsters are cool after all. She probably noticed me looking, since she looked away from Nova and met my eyes, her own smile growing and turning into a smirk. |I think I get it now.|
Before I could say 'I told you so', she tapped the gem again, opening her Extra Deck. "I use Nachster and Vier as material to Link Summon!" Well shit. I watched as both the aforementioned monsters glowed, letting out roars as they turned into red lights. Their lights ended up spinning around each other, the link square thing appearing as the bottom and left sides glowed red while a portal opened in the center. "I Link Summon Cyber Dragon Sieger!" These had to be the most non sexual shots I'd ever heard coming from her.
Out from the portal came the serpentine form of Sieger, the silver and blue machine sliding out and taking its place in front of Nova. "SIEEEEEEEER!" That one wasn't as bad as Nova, but I still had to whack my head a bit to get rid of the ringing in my ears.
Link 2
Cyber Dragon Sieger
Machine/Link/Effect
ATK - 2100
"Now I'll activate Nova's ability." The dragon screeched as one of its units shot out and into the graveyard. "By detaching one of its materials I can special summon a Cyber Dragon from my graveyard." For a second, I paused, Confused on why she'd want N...- Ah, I knew what she was doing. "Return, Cyber Dragon!" The original mechanized terror appeared, roaring out as it did. Yup, she used Nachster to trigger the effect, sent a Cyber Dragon to the grave to use said effect, then brought out the Cyber Dragon she used since it was a Cyber Dragon.
Level 5
Cyber Dragon
Machine/Effect
ATK - 2100/DEF - 1600
Taylor took a moment to take in her field, which was reasonable considering what was on said field, then shook it off and tapped the orb again. (Shit, I was hoping she forgot.)
"By using Nova as material I'll reopen the Overlay Network!" The Overlay Network opened again, and Nova screeched as it flared it wings. The mechanical dragon's body and overlay unity glowed golden, but instead of turning into an orb and shooting towards the network, Nova itself shot into the air all vents open as a veritable layer of steam formed around it, then dove into the expanding galaxy beneath it, disappearing as the galaxy churned and sparked with electricity. That by itself was already showing that everything was working as expected. "Fight for me, Cyber Dragon Infinity!"
The Overlay Network exploded into golden light, blinding me, "FUCK, MY EYES!" And Amy too apparently. It took a moment or two for me to refocus on the field in front of me, but when I did, I froze, my eyes taking in the scene.
Rising from where the Overlay Network had been was a colossus of steel and crimson lightning. First came the wings, black and silver steel knives longer then my body, coursing with electricity and tearing through the smoke Nova left behind. Its main body rising as it beat its wings, exposing sleek black and silver plating with faint scale like patterns. Its tail idly thrashed about, the plating ending in an insanely sharp point that crackled with lightning. Then there the draconic head. A head with a maw leaking smoke and flickering with fire, while red eyes glared at me like I'd shot their dog. "ALL SYSTEMS ACTIVE. INFINITY PROTOCOL; ENGAGED."
Ah it speaks... Well fuck. That was both awesome, and fucking terrifying... I Loved it! "! I WANT THAT! !" And apparently I wasn't the only one. "! The fuck do you mean 'No.' YOU SEE THAT?! !"
Rank 6
Cyber Dragon Infinity
Machine/XYZ/Effect
Material(s) - 2
ATK - 2500/DEF - 1600
The Pride and Awe coming from my girlfriend was fueling my own Awe at the monster in front of me, making me grin like a loon. The field was impressive, especially since she was a 1st turn Cyber Dragon. Still, I was going to end her fucking career, and smile the whole while. "I end my turn." It was the only thing she could do, so that was expected.
Above us a 'Turn 2' hologram flashed, and I got the prompt to draw. Feeling my cheeks hurt from how long I'd been grinning, I drew the card, the solid light card showing... I blinked, looking at the spell I drew. Speedlift was a good spell, but the requirements to use it wouldn't be met. (Well, you're kinda... Actually...) Looking at Infinity, and the monsters in my hand, I thought about how this could go. Brushing that thought aside, it'd have to happen first, and I didn't actually need to do the exact play that'd leave me with a single Tuner, I let go of the card, watching it dissipate and appear with the rest of my cards in front of me. While I would've liked Dark Ruler No More, it wasn't the end of the world that I didn't.
So, yoinking Wynn, I made my move. "I'll start by activating Wynn the Wind Channeler's effect. By sending her and one Wind monster from my hand to grave, I can search my deck and add 1 Wind monster with 1500 or less DEF to my hand." Sending her and Red-Eyed Dice to the grave, and watching as Wynn and the Dice appeared above me, the former physically picking up the small bot and then disappearing in a green gale. With them gone, images of what monsters that effect applied too, which was pretty much all of them aside from Alector,.
Seeing who I wanted, and since Taylor hadn't negated Wynn's ability, I grabbed my pick. "I'll add Windwitch Snow Bell to my hand." The level 1 Tuner appeared in my 'Hand', and I grinned. I knew what Taylor was going to negate if given the chance, and also knew how to play around it. Grabbing Ice Bell I slapped her onto the disk. "Since I've got no monsters I can special summon Windwitch Ice Bell from my hand." A hole suddenly appeared on the ground in front of me, a figure flying on out of it the moment it fully formed.
Coming to a stop a few feet above me was a smiling woman riding on her broom, white purple and pink being her main colors as she waved a wand in front of her, small snow crystals revolving around her before they disappeared. (Hmm... 6/10, too many light colors.)
Level 3
Windwitch Ice Bell
Spellcaster/Effect
ATK - 1000/DEF - 1000
For some reason Ice Bell twitched, but I put it out of my mind because I'd rather not think about her being able to read my mind. "With Ice Bell being summoned I can automatically special summon another Windwitch monster from my deck. And since isn't an activated effect, you can't negate it." Taylor just narrowed her eyes at me, but oh well, she was in for a world of pain, and I would enjoy bringing it to her.
Briefly looking at the list, I yoinked Glass Bell, summoning the Tuner. "So come on out, Glass Bell." Like Ice Bell, a hole opened up in the ground, another broom bound witch shooting out of it and spinning, wind and ice circling around her before she came to a stop, the wind and ice disappearing in a flashy poof. Surprisingly the witches shared a look, and a quick high five before turning back to the field, looking at the Cyber Dragons. She looked similar enough to Ice Bell for me to not really care about finding the differences.
Level 4
Windwitch Glass Bell
Spellcaster/Tuner/Effect
ATK - 1500/DEF - 1500
Another twitch... And what looked suspiciously like a pout, went ignored.
Now, one would think I would activate their abilities. Glass would let me search for another Windwitch, while Ice would let me get off 500 burn. But considering I already had Snow Bell in hand, I didn't need to do that, so I didn't. "Now, since I've got 2 Wind monsters on my field I can special summon this fella. Come on out, Snow Bell." Putting the Tuner onto the disk, I watched a small hole open up in the air besides Glass Bell, making both witches and dragons turn and look as a small winged ball gently flew out of the hole, jingling a small tune as its wings carried it down.
Level 1
Windwitch Snow Bell
Spellcaster/Tuner/Effect
ATK - 100/DEF - 100
With everything set up, I looked at my hand for a second, then decided to go for it just for insurance. "Since I've got Snow Bell on the field, I can special summon the good horse." Putting said horse onto the disk, Taylor and I, and the rest of the monsters on the field, turned to the hole that opened up besides me. Out of said hole came a lough neigh, followed by the thunder of hooves hitting the ground as an armored white horse raced out of the hole, coming to a stop on the ground besides Ice Bell, going down on all fours as he laid on the ground. As he did I noticed both witches looking at the horse, smiles on their faces as Ice Bell seemed to be fighting against the urge to go down and pet it... (Okay, this might be a little too effective.)
Level 6
White Steed of the Floral Knights
Beast/Effect
ATK - 2400/DEF - 1800
With my field set I grinned and tapped the orb of my disk, opening the Extra Deck. Immediately a few options made themselves known... Making me pause. Originally I was going to Tune Ice and Glass together, go into Winter Bell, then Tune it and Snow Bell, giving me a Clear Wing with immunity to destruction effects. But with White Steed out, and enough Tuners to get me to 11... "Ah, fuck it." I didn't give a shit about winning, I wanted to have some fun with this, so fun I would have. Tapping Baronne, I looked at Glass Bell and the White Steed. Both of them started glowing green, orange stars appearing within their bodies as the former cheered, and the latter shot to its feet with a loud neigh. "GO! I Tune Glass Bell and White Steed!" Both of them shot into the sky, White Steed literally running through the air, and into the Synchro rings, its body dissolving into the levels stars as Glass Bell shot through the ring, following suit. I watched their stars straighten up, and knew it was my que. Slapping Barrone's card, which had appeared when Ice Bell disappeared, onto the disk, I went for it. "Ride into combat, Barrone de Fleur!"
A storm of petals engulfed the field, winds that I could actually feel whipping around us. From the corner of my eye I saw Ice and Snow Bell trying to keep steady in the winds, the latter failing and ending up crashing into Snow Bell, who held the Tuner close. It all came to an end when a loud neigh went off, and hooves slammed onto the ground, making the winds and petals cease as Barrone's figure appeared. Her heavily armored mount pawed the ground, staring forwards and waiting for the order. Meanwhile, Barrone herself was just as armored, body tense as she started raising her sword towards Taylor. "Pour l'honneur de mon suzerain, je me bats!"
Level 10
Barrone de Fleur
Warrior/Synchro/Effect
ATK - 3000/DEF - 2400
"! Okay, that's really cool. !" A part of me nodded at that.
The rest of me was Confused though. (What?) Thankfully, one of my Aunts translated that, subtitles appearing above the orb telling me what she said. ('For the honor of my liege, I fight.' Huh... Cool.) Still, the fact my monsters, Taylor's too probably if she wasn't using Machines, were expressive, was something we'd have to look into later. This was good, but we'd need to make sure archetypes like Vampires or Vendread weren't going to cause a panic.
Brushing that aside, I grinned at Taylor, who was staring at Barrone with Surprise, Interest, Awe, and Anticipation. Similar look(s) were coming from Ice Bell, the witch swooping towards the knight with a wide smile on her face as Snow Bell chimed... Like a Bell... (I'll be here all night.)
Anyway, her monsters were looking primed and ready to engage. Infinity crackling with crimson lightning, Sieger glowing blue and ready to strike, while Cyber Dragon leaked white fire. "Let's start it off! I activate Barrone's ability, targeting Sieger for destruction!" This was what she had to negate. And so, Barrone raised her sword, her steed beginning to charge towards Sieger.
And like I expected, she did what I was aiming for. I was pretty sure she knew what was going to happen though considering the Annoyed Resignation coming from her. "I don't think so. By removing an Overlay Unit from Infinity, I can negate that and destroy Barrone!" Infinity roared, one of its units detaching and shooting towards her as the mechanized terror charged a concentrated beam of lightning at my Synchro monster. "TARGET SIGHTED. BEGINNING DESTRUCTION." Cocky little shit.
(Too bad she fell for it, hook, line, and sinker.) Poking Barrone's card, I smirked at my girlfriend, who crossed her arms and huffed at me. "Objection! Activating Barrone's second ability, I negate your negate, while also destroying Infinity!"
"Pour l'honneur de mon suzerain!" Taylor and I blinked at that, turning towards Barrone to watch as her steed jumped over the stream of lightning coming from Infinity, the stream of deadly energy splashing onto the ground. With them in the air, the XYZ dragon charged, maw open wide as it intended to devour my Synchro. Unfortunately for the dragon that wasn't how this was going to go. Seeing it coming, my knight's steed jumped again, reminding me of the horse from Elden Ring as they avoided Infinity's charge, only for Barrone to kick off of her horse, and land onto Infinity's head, plunging her sword into its skull and running down its body with speed comparable to a mid level Mover as she dragged her sword down the XYZ dragon's body.
It came to an end when she reached the tail, kicking off of it and towards her horse, reclaiming her mount just in time for both it, and Infinity's frame to crash onto the ground, shaking it and us. "SySTe...mS, Fa...ILin...g. SHUtd...oWn... ImM...I...nEN...t..." And the light left its eyes, its body breaking down before it shattered like glass, turning into motes of golden light and shooting towards Taylor's Duel Disk.
The crowd went wild, while Taylor and I had to take a moment to process what the fuck just happened. (That... Jesus Christ that was fucking amazing!) This, this was what I was hoping for when I initially had the idea to incorporate Yu-Gi-Oh into our arsenal, and it was not disappointing.
|I want you to know that while I hate what's happening, I have to admit that that was a fairy tail come to life, and I loved it.| I couldn't even argue, not that I would've, because badass knight slaying machine dragon was badass.
Settling for a nod, our eyes turned to Barrone, who was raising her sword to Sieger, practically telling it he was next. Though he didn't exactly like that, the Link dragon charging a blast of energy in its mouth as it glared at my knight. "Target locked. Prepare for elimination."
Uncaring about the threat, she and her stead charged forwards, her sword raised high as she went after the dragon. "Tombe sous ma lame!" A quick look had that translated to 'Fall beneath my blade.' Turning back to the scene made me see Barrone raising her shield lance, a storm of petals appearing before her and her mount as they charged forwards, and through the blast coming from Sieger. As she charged, I heard the Sasageyo theme from AOT start, the hype one, and idly thanked my Future Self for this, because fuck yeah I was feeling this. My knight kept on charging, the petals keeping them safe as they just kept going through the mechanized dragon's breath.
They eventually reached Sieger though, my knight's steed jumping again as she brought her shield back, brandishing her sword as the petals gathered around her sword. "Tombe!" Said sword found purchase in Sieger's skull, the momentum from her charge, and her horse and blade, slamming into its body, was enough to force the dragon's body down to the earth. For a moment, no one said or did anything, all eyes on my knight as she tore her sword out of Sieger's skull and raised it high, the dragon shattering and turning into golden light. "Pour mon suzerain!" Then the crowd went fucking crazy.
Awe and adrenaline was pumping through my body in equal measure, and my heart was pounding like a drum. "! THAT'S MY NEPHEW! THAT'S MY FUCKIN BOY! !" Okay, that was just an extra shot of serotonin that was adding to everything.
And then Barrone started coming back, her steed racing over and coming to a stop back in the space she was summoned in... And looking at her, and her horse, I could tell they were feeling... Prideful and Satisfied? (I mean, for good reason. She handled an Infinity, but this is kinda close to A.I, and I dunno how far this'll go.) Putting that thought aside for now, I looked over at my Other Half's field, watching as the lone Cyber Dragon looked at my field, and eventually looking at me. If I was wondering about their sentience before, the flicker of Trepidation I saw told me enough. (Welp, things for later.)
Tapping the orb, I brought up my Extra Deck. "Now that you're kinda fucked," Annoyance. "I'll be kicking this into gear." Tapping onto this decks ace, I grinned when Barrone glowed, her outline shining like an emerald beacon as her, and Snow Bell's level stars appeared. "Kicking it into overdrive, I Tune Barrone! Snow Bell!" Both monsters shot forwards, my knight charging forwards as another storm of petals swarmed around her, forming into the Synchro rings as she entered them. Not far behind her, Snow Bell entered the rings, a gentle chime going out as they both dissolved into their level stars. "Let's Rev It Up, Hi-Speedroid Clear Wing Rider!"
The roar of both an engine, and a dragon rang out, and all eyes were drawn to the source. Said sources were the the unmanned Duel Runner that drove around the arena, a mass of emerald energy in the shape of Clear Wing Synchro Dragon flying above it. Eventually both bike and tag along pulled into my field, the bike's engine rumbling as it took its place. With it there the form of Clear Wing roared again, hovering above the bike and my field. This decks ace was here, making the gem of my Duel Disk thrum as it charged up.
Level 11
Hi-Speedroid Clear Wing Rider
Machine/Synchro/Effect
ATK - 3500/DEF - 2000
"! But... But the knight... !"
I ignored my Aunt's Confusion, settling for looking at my girlfriend, who rolled her eyes at me. "I knew it was a motorcycle, but really?"
I scoffed. "You're just jealous my bike's better." As if responding, Rider revved his engine.
My girlfriend just rolled her eyes again. "Boys."
"! Boys indeed. !" My eye twitched, but I didn't say anything.
Tapping Rider, I activated his ability, another rev of the engine sounding out as the mass that looked like Clear Wing shifted and changed. "Activating Rider's ability! With the roll of a die I'll get a number between 1-6. Whatever comes out will be how many Wind monsters I can return to my deck, and how many cards I can destroy on your field. So, let's roll the die and see what happens!" And that's what happened. The emerald dice, that was Clear Wing's current form, dropped from the sky, crashing and rolling onto the ground... Stopping on a 2. "Eh, good enough." Opening the graveyard was easy, and selecting who I wanted was easier. "Snow and Baronne." My Synchro and Tuner returned to my Extra/Main deck, while the dice glowed for a moment before Clear Wing returned. "Now, Rider! Gun It and crush Cyber Dragon!"
My Synchro bike revved his engine, shooting off like he was shot from a cannon. Cyber Dragon obviously saw it coming, and prepared to blast the incoming bike. Unfortunately my bike's Stand, holy shit my bike had a Stand! Anyway, his Stand appeared in front of Cyber Dragon, clamping its maw shut with one hand while it used the outer to heft the Cyber Dragon up by its throat, throwing it at Rider. The collision was amazing, Rider's front wheel hit Cyber Dragon's body, and fucking cleaved it in half... Then he kept going, charging passed Taylor, who back flipped over him like a pro, and ran a lap around the arena, his frame glowing emerald green as his attack rose.
Level 11
Hi-Speedroid Clear Wing Rider
Machine/Synchro/Effect
ATK - 4000/DEF - 2000
With the field cleared, and nothing else for me to do, I started the Battle Phase. "Battle." The gems of our Duel Disks glowed bright red, while Rider revved his engine, and Ice Bell twirled her wand. "Rider, Gun It and attack Taylor directly!" My sentient bike monster shot forwards, Clear Wing roaring and following after him. They reached my girlfriend in moments, Rider rising into a wheelie as he brought his front wheel towards her.
Not letting it just happen, Taylor threw herself to the side, rolling away from the sentient Synchro. Though before she could come to a stop, Clear Wing appeared, grabbing her by the arm and tossing her at Rider. Irritation mixed with Excitement as she flew towards the bike, Excitement coming out the victor as she grabbed onto Rider's handles, mounting the bike for a moment and revving the engine, shooting it forwards, towards the arena wall and back flipping off of him as she did.
Taylor - 12,000 LP
(Well... That was hot.) I knew she couldn't hear my thoughts, but the way Taylor licked her lips at me sent a pleasant shiver down my spine. (Recreating Yu-Gi-Oh was the best idea I've ever had.) That aside the turn wasn't over yet. Turning to Ice Bell, the witch nodded, and shot forwards. "Ice Bell, attack Taylor directly." The witch brought out her wand, the weapon spinning as ice and snow gathered around her. Seeing it coming, my girlfriend tensed, waiting for the right moment... And when it came, Ice Bell sending the wind and ice at her as she pulled up like a fighter jet, Taylor moved. Throwing herself to the side again, she rolled away avoiding the blast of cold.
Taylor - 11,000 LP
"! Look at her go! No possessed killer bikes or fancy smanchy magic can put our girl down! !" Her Embarrassed Pride was adorable.
That said and done, and with both monsters back on my side of the field, I ended it. "I end my turn." I had nothing else to do, there was no way I was going to use Rider's other effect unless it was needed, so passing was all I could do.
Level 11
Hi-Speedroid Clear Wing Rider
Machine/Synchro/Effect
ATK - 3500/DEF - 2000
The hologram above us changed to 'Turn 3', and Taylor nodded. "Draw." I saw her smile, and I didn't like it. She activated the card... And I twitched. "I activate Cyber Repair Plant!" The arena shook for a second, the site of a massive repair plant appearing behind my girlfriend and whirring to life. "Since I have more then 3 'Cyber Dragons' in my grave, I can use both effects." A grid appeared in front of her, the 1st effect where she added a Light Machine to her hand. "I'll be adding Nachster to my hand," Said monster appeared when the repair plant behind Taylor sparked as industrial machines loudly activated, shooting out the little monster a moment later. With him in hand, another grid popped up, and she shuffled "I'll return Infinity to my Extra Deck." What?
With its purpose served, the repair plant disappeared in motes of gold light, going to the grave. "I summon Cyber Dragon Nachster."
Level 1
Cyber Dragon Nachster
Machine/Effect
ATK - 200/DEF - 200
"When Nachster's summoned, I can special summon one Machine monster with 2100 attack or defense from my grave." I paused, I'd done this before. "Return to the field, Cyber Dragon Nova." Yeah, I knew what she was doing.
Nachster glowed silver, becoming a beacon of light as a massive hole appeared in the center of the arena. An ear splitting screech rang out as the massive frame of Nova flew out of the hole, her monster appearing in front of her and taking its place on her field. "KRAAAAA!" I was prepared for it that time, so it was fine.
"With Nova back, I'll re-open the Overlay Network." The galaxy unfolded before us, Nova screeching out as it flared its wings. Taking off to the 'Sky', the mechanized terror glowed gold again, and did a repeat performance of diving into the Overlay Network. "I overlay Cyber Dragon Nova to XYZ summon Cyber Dragon Infinity!" Nova wasn't the only one giving a repeat performance though, since Infinity reappeared the same way it did the first time.
"ALL SYSTEMS, ACTIVE. INFINITY PROTOCOL; RE-ENGAGED." That was new though... I was also pretty sure the dragon was glaring at me... Great.
Rank 6
Cyber Dragon Infinity
Machine/XYZ/Effect
Material(s) - 1
ATK - 2300/DEF - 1600
"I'll active Infinity's effect! I target Windwitch Ice Bell!" Well shit. I didn't have a negate, and even if I did, she could just pull an Uno reverse on me and negate my negate.
So, I just watched as Infinity sparked with crimson lightning, turning towards Ice Bell. My witch shot up, maneuvering her broom in zig zags as she gathered ice and snow around herself. "CONTAINMENT PROTOCOL; INITIATED." The lightning shot out, and no matter how much she tried, she was eventually caught, being turned into a golden orb that soon joined Nova's Overlay Unit. Infinity's frame glowed crimson, the lightning getting a little brighter, and its eyes getting just a tad bit more red. "SUBJECT CONTAINED."
Rank 6
Cyber Dragon Infinity
Machine/XYZ/Effect
Material(s) - 2
ATK - 2500/DEF - 1600
Well shit. Taylor tapped the gem again, Nachster beginning to glow red as she did. "I'll use Nachster to Link Summon Linkuriboh."
And just like she said, Nachster was offered to the great square in the sky as he was turned into the little fella. Said little fella was the size of Taylor's head, and was rolling through the air like he was in space, eventually coming to a stop besides my girlfriend's head. "Kuri!"
Link 1
Linkuriboh
Cyberse/Link/Effect
ATK - 300
"! AWWW, he's just a little guy! !" I snorted at that, because she was right. All the Kuriboh's were little guys, except the big one, but he was whatever.
Taylor nodded along though, poking Linkuriboh in the stomach, causing the Link monster to kick his little feet in the air and gurgle like a baby. Taylor blinked, then turned to give me a side eye. |You hurt him, I hurt you.| Well... Guess she liked him. "Anyway, I'll end my turn."
With that announcement, 'Turn 4' started, and I drew. "Draw." Looking at what I drew, I blinked. "Well you're fucking useless." Alector was a good monster, but considering all she had was Infinity and Linkuriboh, a Light and Dark monster respectively, I couldn't summon him. Letting the card go, and seeing it appear in front of me, I looked at my field. (Probably should've kept Barrone.) Frowning in thought, I looked at her field, staring at Infinity and Linkuriboh. (I can't get rid of the both of them, but I can get rid of one of her Overlay Units.) Mentally nodding to myself, I tapped Rider's card, getting him to rev his engine. "I active Rider's effect!" Clear Wing turned into a dice again, its body falling from the sky... Only to suddenly stopped, as if it was glitching.
The answer came from her side of the field, Infinity roaring, his Overlay Units glowing as he spread his wings. "I activate Infinity's effect, negating your Rider's effect and destroying it."
I just grinned at that, watching as one of Infinity's Overlay Units disappeared into the grave. "TARGET SIGHTED, BEGINNING DESTRUCTION." The dragon charged up, firing his crimson lightning at my Rider. Unfortunately for her, it would never connect. The sound of a bell rang out, and a blue screen appeared in front of my Synchro. The lightning harmlessly splashed against it, leaving my Rider perfectly whole and hale.
Rank 6
Cyber Dragon Infinity
Machine/XYZ/Effect
Material(s) - 1
ATK - 2300/DEF - 1600
Confusion pulsed from my girlfriend, and I grinned at her. "Any Synchro that uses Snow Bell as material becomes immune to my opponent's destruction effects." Taylor clicked her tongue at that, while I just kept grinning, which Annoyed her. (I'm gonna be in for it later.) Putting that away, I moved on. "Battle." Entering the Battle Phase, Rider revved his engine, which made Infinity take to the sky. "Rider, Gun It and run Infinity over!" Rider shot forwards, Clear Wing roaring and following right after the motorcycle.
Infinity roared, preparing to fire its lightning, only to be interrupted by Taylor. "I activate Linkuriboh's ability!" The Link monster suddenly appeared on Rider's frame, the little one diving into the bike itself. "By tributing Linkuriboh, I can make your monster's attack 0 for the rest of this turn." I knew that, but watching as both Rider and Clear Wing turned the same shade of blue that the little Link monster was, was an Interesting thing.
Level 11
Hi-Speedroid Clear Wing Rider
Machine/Synchro/Effect
ATK - 0/DEF - 2000
With that done, my Synchro lost all momentum, coming to a halt as both bike and energy dragon paused. There was a temporary stalemate now, Infinity waiting for the chance to blast my bike into oblivion, while said bike and his Stand were just still. Anyway I knew better, and didn't want to let that happen. "I end my turn."
Level 11
Hi-Speedroid Clear Wing Rider
Machine/Synchro/Effect
ATK - 3500/DEF - 2000
The turn changed, and drew. "Draw." My girlfriend hummed, turning to her dragon. "Infinity, attach Rider to yourself."
Infinity roared, flaring its wings. "CONTAINMENT PROTOCOL; INITIATED."
Crimson lightning shot out towards Rider, but I wasn't about to let it get taken. "I activate Rider's effect! During your Main Phase, I can send him to the grave," Bike and Stand glowed green and turned into emerald/golden light, zooming towards the grave as my Extra Deck opened up. "And bring out t...-"
"OBJECTION!" I paused, my Extra Deck locking as my head whipped towards my girlfriend. Hearing her throw my own interjection back at me, and taking in the massive Smug smirk on her face, I knew she was having some Fun with this. "I'll detach Infinity's last Overlay Unit and negate that effect."
"CONTAINMENT PROTOCOL; ABORTED. INITIATING ERADICATION PROCEDURES."
The last Overlay Unit shot away, Infinity wreathed itself in crimson lightning, took aim, and shot all of its lightning off like a laser towards the retreating orbs of my Synchro... Which coincidentally put me in the strike zone. (Alright you fuck, let's get it. Anubis.) My armor snapped onto my form, my HUD showing that the incoming blast could actually damage me if I wasn't prepared. (Shield Mode.) My Shields flared to life, and I dug my feet into the ground as I raised my arms in front of me. In moments, the lightning washed over me, my shields taking the damage as my shields went from 100% to 71%... Which was actually a whole fucking lot of damage. Off of the top of my head that was like getting a full force slam from Humungousaur.
Setting the power behind that aside, I swatted the air in front of me, getting ride of the dust in front of me and turning to stare at Infinity, who met my gaze. "TARGET INTACT."
Rank 6
Cyber Dragon Infinity
Machine/XYZ/Effect
Material(s) - 0
ATK - 2100/DEF - 1600
My eye twitched. "Fuck you too." It didn't react to that, making me huff. Deactivating my Suit, I looked at Taylor, who just had a Satisfied smile on her face. "Ah, just go for it."
"Don't mind if I do then. Battle." The Battle Phase started, and Infinity started generating lightning again. "Infinity, attack him directly!"
The mechanized dragon flapped its wings, taking to the air as its wing blades spread out. "TARGET LOCKED. BEGINNING DESTRUCTION."
Narrowing my eyes at Infinity, I watched as it readied its wing blades, then jolted when they detached. (Oh shit.) Tensing my legs, I waited for them to get close, then reacted when they were in range. Jumping onto the first one, I channeled my inner Spider Monkey and treated the incoming projectiles like an obstacle course.
Wouldn't be the first time we did a scenario like this.
It was on the last wing blade that I heard the thrum of a beam weapon charging up. My eyes snapped to Infinity, widening when I saw the open maw aiming at me. (Alright, no.) Kicking off of the wing blade, and channeling all of the bleed over from my physical aliens, I shot up towards the ceiling, the crimson glow of his lightning missing me as I soared. (Anubis.) My Suit returned, and I shot my grapple up into the ceiling. I locked onto Infinity now that I was fine, and watched as the dragon kept flapping its wings, wing blades returning as it glared back.
When noting happened, I detached my grapple, falling back to the ground bellow, and back onto my field. (We definitely need to set up a 'Safe mode', cause normies going against anything like this guy are going to literally die.) If people died, without it being blood sport like those underground duels, then no one sane would play Yu-Gi-Oh, and I couldn't have that.
Still, that seemed to do it, since Infinity just landed back onto the field, its gaze on me the whole time. |You okay?| I just hummed at Taylor, which was enough for her. "I end my turn."
Phoenix - 13900 LP
With it being my turn now, I put my Suit back into Standby Mode, and put my fingers atop my deck. It was up to me to figure out some way to turn this around. "Draw." Looking at it, I grinned. "I activate Pot of Avarice." A big... Thing, appeared on my side of the field, sniffing like a pig searching for truffles. "By shuffling 5 monsters from my grave into the deck, I can draw 2." This would hopefully give me something useful.
Shuffling Rider, both Windwitches, Wynn, and Red-Eyed Dice back into my deck, the monsters shown when the jar let out its long tongue and stuck it into the ground, fishing my cards out and sending them towards me, I drew 2... And laughed.
"I special summon Speedroid Terrortop." A hole opened up besides me, and the little top shot out of it like a kid on crack, spinning around me before coming to a 'Stop' in a zone in front of me.
Level 3
Speedroid Terrortop
Machine/Effect
ATK - 1200/DEF - 600
Before I could go on, my girlfriend's voice sounded out. "Since I already know what's coming, let me just." Blinking, I looked over to my girlfriend, then twitched again when she activated a familiar monster. "I activate Maxx "C." Every special summon is a free draw, sooo don't disappoint me. Or do, wouldn't be the first time." The 'Oous' coming from the VIP area made me tempted to sick my daughter on those traitors.
Still, I wasn't just going to take that. "This coming from the woman that begged me to breed her like a slut a few days ago?"
My girlfriend just raised a brow at me, Interested Amusement pulsing from her, with a backdrop of Aroused Embarrassment. "And I'm still not pregnant. What a disappointment." Okay, she was just asking for it at this point. |Granted, I don't exactly want to have a kid yet, I'm just finding shit talking you fun.| I rolled my eyes at the woman, mixed signals, what a Surprise. |I don't think I'd like whatever you just thought.| I did the 'Innocent whistle', turning away from her.
"Now, when Terrortop is summoned, I can add a Speedroid from my deck to my hand." A grid opened in front of me, and in no time I yoinked Taketomborg. "Because I have a Wind monster on my field I can special summon Speedroid Taketomborg." Out of another hole dropped the small bot, landing besides Terrortop. A free draw for her, but that was acceptable.
Level 3
Speedroid Taketomborg
Machine/Effect
ATK - 600/DEF - 1200
"Now, I'll activate my Spell, Summon Storm! By paying 800 Life Points I can special summon a level 6 or lower Wind monster from my hand." Slapping the big boy himself onto my disk, I watched as a gale erupted in a zone in front of me.
Phoenix - 13100 LP
"CRAAAAAAW!" Said gale dissipated when crimson red wings flexed into existence, a figure in white armor touching down onto the ground in front of me. Standing at what I guessed was 8ft tall, covered in white armor, Alector brazenly brandished his wings, which were atleast 1.5xs long as he was, glaring at Taylor's Infinity.
Level 6
Alector, Sovereign of Birds
Winged Beats/Effect
ATK - 2400/DEF - 2000
Yeah, he was awesome. I didn't even mind that Taylor got another draw, or the fact she was feeling Confidant. I'd handle whatever she threw at me. "Now, I'll activate Taketomborg's ability. By tributing himself, I can special summon a Speedroid Tuner from my deck." The little guy blitzed around the field, a grid opening in front of me as he did. Finding who I wanted, I grabbed him, setting him up on my disk. In a flash, Taketomborg disappeared, the sound of one of a pipe going off as my choice appeared on my side of the field.
Level 4
Speedroid Fuki-Modoshi Piper
Machine/Tuner/Effect
ATK - 1000/DEF - 1000
Another draw, and I was starting to recognize that she was close to a full starting hand. (... Eh, fuck it, I gotta go for it.) That thought, I tapped my Tuner's card, activating his effect, which caused him to start playing his pipe. "Whenever Piper is summoned, I can check an equal amount of cards from the top of my deck to the amount of other Wind monsters on my field." The 1st card appeared... And I hummed when I saw it was Double Yoyo. Then the 2nd card appeared, and I was torn. (Yoyo or another Ice Bell.)
I grabbed Ice Bell, just in case my girlfriend managed to turn things around and I needed to go for another Synchro. That done, I tapped the gem of my Disk, bringing up my Extra Deck. I had options, but I knew who I was bringing out. Tapping his card, I watched as Piper and Terrortop glowed. "Go, Piper, Terrortop!" Both Speedroid monsters shot forwards, Terrortop spinning fast enough to make sparks fly from the ground, while Piper followed after him, playing his flute as he did. In moments the two were dissolving into their level stars, and I gave my monster a welcome. "Clear the path, Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!"
"GRAOOOOOOOO!" Appearing in a crack of space by my side was the faithful companion to the Synchro Dimension Yu Boy. Now though he was MY dragon, being one of my favorite monsters in general. His light blue wings flared, his black and white tail thrashed around in the air behind him, while his claws and maw tensed in preparation, while overall looking like a badass.
Level 7
Clear Wing Synchro Dragon
Dragon/Synchro/Effect
ATK - 2500/DEF - 2000
"! Ok, can I have THAT?! !" I was pretty sure I heard a 'No' from one of my Aunts. Probably Tess. "! Oh come on! !" Yup.
Taylor drew another card, but I knew she was focused on my field. She had no negates, her only defense being Infinity, and I had a pair of monsters that were stronger then it. So, the answer was obvious. "Battle." With the start of the Battle Phase, Alector took to the sky, emerald wind whipping around him, while Clear Wing roared, his wings emitting emerald sparks as he got ready to charge. "Alector, bring it down!"
"SKRAAAAA!" With that screech my bird man fired his feathers in a volley at Infinity, who charged and fired a blast of lightning at the feathers.
Too bad for him that Alector was stronger, so his feathers cut through the stream of lightning and tore into his frame. "SySTe...mS, Fa...ILin...g. SHUtd...oWn... ImM...I...nEN...t..." And just like before, the behemoth of a dragon burst into golden particles, and went to the grave.
Taylor - 10,700 LP
With Infinity gone, it was time to go for the jugular. "Clear Wing, attack Taylor directly!"
That was all my dragon needed. "GRAAAAAAA!" Charging ahead, and leaving a trail behind him like this was Tron, my dragon reached my girlfriend, who had activated her Suit in preparation. I watched Clear Wing spin, his tail cutting through the air as he tried to slam it into my girlfriend. Unfortunately for my dragon, she was too agile for that, vaulting over the tail and rolling away from the hand that slammed down at the spot she was at prior to rolling. Clear Wing's last shot was a breath that Taylor saw coming, so she shot her grapple onto one of my dragons arms, avoiding the breath by landing on Clear Wing, and kicking off of his body when the breath ran its course.
My dragon apparently didn't like the fact all of his attacks missed, huffing as he gave my girlfriend a glare before returning to my side of the field. I felt my lips twitch though when Alector chortled something at the dragon, making Clear Wing growl at him in response, I snorted. (Alector's a little shit? Amazing.)
Taylor - 8200 LP
With everything I was able to do, done, I nodded. "I end my turn." The turn changed, and now Taylor drew... Making me notice she had a full starting hand, while I only had 2 monsters. (Hopefully she bricked.)
That hope died when she played her first card. "I activate Cyber Emergency." A ship appeared above us, streaking across the sky. "I choose to add Galaxy Soldier to my hand." A golden light shot down from the ship, stopping in front of her. Adding it to her hand, she then did something else. "I summon Cyber Dragon Core." Just like other monsters, Core appeared from a hole in the ground, sliding out of it like a snake.
Level 2
Cyber Dragon Core
Machine/Effect
ATK - 400/DEF - 1500
"With Core being Normal Summoned, I can add a 'Cyber' Spell/Trap from my deck to my hand." The grid appeared, and instantly disappeared as Taylor made her choice. "I activate Cyber Repair Plant." Ah, made sense. Watching the repair plant from earlier reappear, "I'll be using both effects again," And whir to life as Taylor grabbed... Oh goddammit. "I'll add Nachster to my hand, and shuffle a Cyber Dragon back into my deck." The repair plant spat out a Nachster, and a Cyber Dragon returned to her deck."That done I'll activate Galaxy Soldier's effect, sending Cyber Dragon Hertz to the grave." Of course she had a Hertz in hand, why not? The column of light caught my eye, and I watched as a Galaxy Soldier appeared, kneeling with his arms crossed in front of him as he gazed at my field.
Level 5
Galaxy Soldier
Warrior/Effect
ATK - 2000/DEF - 0
"Because I summoned Galaxy Soldier, I can activate his effect, searching and adding another one to my hand." I knew that wasn't how it worked, but considering I only ran 2 of them in that deck, it made sense to say it like that. "But before I do that, I'll activate Hertz's effect. Since I sent it to the grave, I can add a Cyber Dragon to my hand." The faint sound of whirring reached my ears, and I noticed the outline of Hertz appearing behind her. Said outline let out a little screech before a silver card appeared in front of her. Accepting the Cyber Dragon, she made her next move. "I'll use my other Galaxy Soldier's ability, sending Cyber Dragon to the grave." Another column of light later, and another Galaxy Soldier was on the field.
Level 5
Galaxy Soldier
Warrior/Effect
ATK - 2000/DEF - 0
That done, she tapped the gem, a galaxy unfolding beneath us again. "Opening the Overlay Network, I'll overlay both of my Galaxy Soldiers." Said monsters started glowing gold, shouts of 'ORA' going out as they shot towards the Overlay Network. "I XYZ summon Cyber Dragon Nova!" And like before, a loud ass screech sounded out as the aforementioned XYZ monster appeared on the field, looking just as menacing as earlier. Though unlike earlier, Nova screeched at my Clear Wing, my own dragon roaring at it in response.
Rank 5
Cyber Dragon Nova
Machine/XYZ/Effect
Material(s) - 2
ATK - 2100/DEF - 1600
"Activating his effect, I'll remove an Overlay Unit so I can Special Summon a Cyber Dragon from my graveyard." Nova roared, one of its Units detaching and shooting towards her. And once again, a Cyber Dragon was summoned onto the field. Just like its XYZ version, the Cyber Dragon roared at Clear Wing. There was something up with the dragons, but now wasn't the time to think about it.
Level 5
Cyber Dragon
Machine/Effect
ATK - 2100/DEF - 1600
History continued to repeat itself when the Overlay Network reappeared. "You already know what I'm going to do, so I'm going to skip the whole announcing thing and just bring out another Infinity."
"Oh come on! It's tradition!" The dry look she was giving me told me everything. "Please?" Alector turned and chortled something at me, sounding Amused. "Oh fuck off." Another chortle, and he turned away, humming a tune as he did.
Taylor rolled her eyes, casually tapping the orb of her Duel Disk, the Overlay Network reappearing as Nova glowed gold. "Anyway, I Overlay Nova to XYZ Summon Infinity." That was probably the best I was going to get.
So I decided to just settle on watching Infinity rise from the Overlay Network, its figure looking just as imposing as it was earlier. "ALL SYSTEMS, ACTIVE. INFINITY PROTOCOL; RE-ENGAGED."
Rank 6
Cyber Dragon Infinity
Machine/XYZ/Effect
Material(s) - 2
ATK - 2500/DEF - 1600
"I'll set two cards," A pair of face downs materialized besides her. "Then use Infinity's ability to attach Alector." I frowned at that. I could negate it with Clear Wing, but then she would negate my negate with Infinity, destroying my dragon. But if I didn't, I'd still have Clear Wing here to eat Infinity's attack when she started the Battle Phase.
(Fuck. I have to let that happen.) Neither option was good, but they were all I had.
So as Infinity charged up, I turned to Alector, who looked back at me."Make him fight for it." Alector let out an ear piercing caw, taking to the sky.
"CONTAINMENT PROTOCOL; INITIATED." Lightning shot out from the XYZ dragon, but my bird man showed why he was a 'Sovereign' by intercepting the lightning with a veritable storm of feathers, diving forwards as he propelled himself with a gale of green wind. The streams of lightning not intercepted by his feathers shot towards him, but the sky was his, and he outmaneuvered them easily.
It was when he reached Infinity that his fate was sealed. He was close, clawed hand outstretched to pierce the monster's skull when it happened. The XYZ dragon's tail shot out, coiling around his arm and stalling his momentum. Alector screeched, his free hand coming to try and tear his other arm free, only to fail when Infinity crackled with crimson lightning. "SKRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" I winced at the volume of that, my hearing taking another hit.
Though that was the last sound Alector made before he was turned into a golden mote of light, assimilated by Infinity. "CONTAINMENT, SUCCESS."
Rank 6
Cyber Dragon Infinity
Machine/XYZ/Effect
Material(s) - 3
ATK - 2700/DEF - 1600
That done, she nodded. "Battle." Said phase started, and all of our monsters geared up for a fight. Though, I was kind of Confused about this. I knew there was another Sieger in her Extra Deck, but she hadn't gone for it, which was what I would've done.
Before I could wonder why, she started it off. "Infinity, destroy Clear Wing."
The XYZ dragon lit up in a show of crimson lightning, while I scowled. "Make em earn it Clear Wing!"
""GRAOOOO!/TARGET SIGHTED. BEGINNING DESTRUCTION."" My dragon charged at Infinity, sparking with emerald lightning while his opponent took to the sky. Clear Wing shot after it, claws spread and ready to tear into Infinity's frame, all the while the XYZ dragon charged up and opened its maw. Like before, a stream of crimson lightning shot towards my Synchro Dragon, but he avoided it and reached Infinity before it could readjust. I watched wide eyed as his claws clamped down onto the dragon's frame, at the base of where its wings were, and his jaws latched onto Infinity's head, biting and clawing at the monster.
He was doing his best to tear it apart, doing actual damage to the monster, but Infinity wasn't going to take it lying down. The dragon's tail lashed out, spearing my Synchro through the chest. But apparently Clear Wing was a mad lad, because instead of letting that stop him, he roared in Infinity's face, his body glowing emerald green as he prepared to suicide bomb him. Surprise spiked from both me and my Other Half, the both of us knowing what was about to happen. (Oh shit. Anubis!)
My Suit snapped onto my frame, Taylor mirroring my action as we activated our Shields. "! HIT THE DECK! !" That was when Clear Wing exploded. The explosion itself wasn't a threat, we were not only fully Shielded, but also still in the Danger Room, while the seating area was shielded so Amy and Scylla were safe. So while an explosion in of itself was a bad thing, this one wasn't.
My Shields held, only dipping a percentage or 2, while the smoke it had caused was more of an issue. Thankfully for me, Infinity cleared the area with a flap of its wings, letting me get a good look at the field. "! Daaamn. !"
The first, and obvious thing that I noticed was the burned and scratched form of Infinity up in the air. Its frame was blackened, most likely from the explosion, and littered with gouges from where Clear Wing tried to tear into it. There was even some exposed wiring around its neck, specifically the area where his jaws had been around. And I was pretty sure, though it could be a trick or something, that one of Infinity's eyes was offline. ('Make em work for it' indeed.) My dragon might've died, but he went down swinging.
"TARGET. ELIMINATED." I Hated how cool that was.
Phoenix - 12900 LP
|... That... Damn.| I snorted at that, which just made my girlfriend mentally roll her eyes at me. "Cyber Dragon, get him." My eyes snapped to the mechanized dragon, watching it charge up for a breath. I waited for when it unleashed it, then dove right, rolling like I was in a Souls game. Thankfully that was enough, and I didn't need to do an impromptu routine to avoid dragon fire.
Phoenix - 10800 LP
As soon as I got back up, she used the last monster she had. "Core, get him." The little snake thing glowed a bit, then shot towards me. I watched it come, and when it got in range, I sun on my heel, slamming my leg into Core's body. The monster went flying, eventually smashing into the arena wall and sliding onto the ground. Surprisingly the monster didn't break apart, instead shakily getting back up and sliding back over to Taylor's side of the field, both dragons staring at it as it did. "Well... That happened." I snorted. "Anyway, I end my turn."
Phoenix - 10400 LP
The change happened, and I drew. Looking at the card I got brought a smile to my face. (I can use this.) I had to wait though, but that would be fine. Putting the Spell away for now, I grabbed Ice Bell and slapped her onto my Duel Disk. "I Special Summon Ice Bell." The witch appeared the same way she did before, nothing new there.
Level 3
Windwitch Ice Bell
Spellcaster/Effect
ATK - 1000/DEF - 1000
"With Ice Bell being Special Summoned I can immediately Special Summon another Windwitch monster from my deck." Another grid opened, and I snatched a Glass Bell. "You already know who's coming out, it's another Glass Bell." Again, her entrance was the same as earlier.
Level 4
Windwitch Glass Bell
Spellcaster/Tuner/Effect
ATK - 1500/DEF - 1500
"With both of them being Summoned, I can activate their effects. I'll start with Glass Bell, who lets me search for and add a Windwitch monster to my hand. But before I go through with that, I can chain Snow Bell's ability, which'll burn you for 500." Here was the beauty in this. Because they were both Summoned together, their effects get proc'd with the same priority. So even though Infinity was literally right there, she couldn't interrupt Glass Bell, and would be forced to negate Ice Bell instead.
Which was exactly what she did. "I activate Infinity's effect!" She didn't need to say anything else, both of us knowing what that meant.
So I watched as one of Infinity's Overlay Units detached, and it charged up again. "TARGET SIGHTED. BEGINNING DESTRUCTION." Ice Bell let out a squawk of Fear as she started evasive maneuvers.
She didn't survive.
Shocker.
Rank 6
Cyber Dragon Infinity
Machine/XYZ/Effect
Material(s) - 2
ATK - 2500/DEF - 1600
"Anyway, I'm going to pick Snow Bell." I grabbed the Tuner, adding it to my hand. With it, I grinned beneath my mask, I was set to bring this back. Grabbing the last card from my original hand, I activated it. "From my hand I activate Speedlift." From behind me a motorcycle drove in, drifting across the field. "Since the only monster I have is a Tuner, I can Special Summon a level 4 or lower Speedroid monster, and you won't be able to do shit about it." The actual text was that she couldn't activate effects when it was Summoned, but same shit.
The grid opened up, and I chose my answer. Selecting who I wanted, I watched as the motorcycle glowed, speeding up as it was engulfed in green light, before it disappeared. That was when the monster I chose appeared in front of me, zipping around the area before snapping back and settling into a zone in front of me.
Level 3
Speedroid Taketomborg
Machine/Effect
ATK - 600/DEF - 1200
I had what I needed for a Synchro, and I knew I could probably add another monster to this and turn it into a Barrone, her facedowns made me keep it in hand. "You should know what's coming now." Tapping the gem of my Duel Disk, I opened the Extra Deck, and selected my target. My monsters started to glow, and with a cheer, my witch shot off, and whizzing Taketomborg following right after her into the Synchro rings. "Come on out, Clear Wing Fast Dragon!" A roar rang out, and from the corner of my eye I saw a flash of white, black, and green shoot around the field.
Tracking the blur, because that's what my monster was right now, I watched him practically do laps around the field before he stopped, suddenly right in front of me. (Well damn, that was fast.) Not XLR8 fast, but maybe around the speed of Taylor's Hybrid form. That aside, Fast Dragon was sleek, seemed far more metallic then Clear Wing, while his 'Wings' were constantly fluttering like a hummingbird. Aside from that he was essentially Clear Wing, just more polished.
Level 7
PEN SCALE - 4
Clear Wing Fast Dragon
Dragon/Synchro/Pendulum/Effect
ATK - 2500/DEF - 2000
While I was admiring my monster, Taylor decided to make her move, proving my Worry was well founded. "I active Cybernetic Overflow! By banishing 'Cyber Dragons' with different levels I can destroy cards on your field up to how many I banished." Watching as Taylor got rid of something, I internally hummed, not exactly bothered by this. Then the effect activated, and I saw a Cyber Dragon appear from the ground, its frame crackling with energy as its body appeared to be breaking down. "I'm targeting your Clear Wing Fast Dragon."
I nodded, and activated an Fast Dragon's ability. "Interjection!" She pulsed with Annoyance. "I activate Fast Dragon's effect! I can target a monster you Summoned from the Extra Deck, negating its effects, while also reducing its attack to 0." In front of me my dragon roared, his body pulsing with a green light that looked similar to Rider's Stand.
"It's still getting destroyed though.~" Cheeky brat.
I decided to copy her little singsong. just because. "Infinity's still going down to 0 attack though.~"
"... Fuck you." I just grinned. "Don't!" I kept grinning, not that she could see it since my mask was still on. |Man child.|
[You started it.] She mentally snorted at me for that. Banter aside, Fast Dragon shot forwards, leaving an after image as he suddenly shoulder tackled Infinity, the dragon being slammed into a wall as it tried to charge up some lightning. 'Tried' being the operative word there, since the moment it tried, Fast Dragon bit into Infinity's neck, directly at the spot with exposed wiring, getting the XYZ dragon to let out a screech of pain. [My dragon's better.]
Of course the universe chose that moment to spite me, the overloading Cyber Dragon latching onto Fast Dragon's back as it started to glow. Unfortunately for my dragon, he was unable to stop the impending explosion, letting out one last roar before being engulfed in the blast. When the dust cleared, my dragon was gone, the only thing left was Infinity, who looked rusted and like it was falling apart. |You're dragon's dead.|
Rank 6
Cyber Dragon Infinity
Machine/XYZ/Effect
Material(s) - 2
ATK - 0/DEF - 1600
[Fuck you.] Smug Satisfaction was her response to that. "I activate Fast Dragon's effect. Whenever he's destroyed I can set him in a pendulum zone." Doing just that, the image of my dragon appeared by my side, faint, but still there. "Anyway, I activate Speed Recover. Targeting a Speedroid in my grave, I can Special Summon it. I choose Terrortop." By my side a blue 'Car' appeared, its door opening as the aforementioned top shot out of it and zoomed towards my field.
Level 3
Speedroid Terrortop
Machine/Effect
ATK - 1200/DEF - 600
"Activating Terrotop's effect, I can add another Speedroid to my hand." I already knew who I wanted, so when the grid appeared, I grabbed it instantly. "I Summon Speedroid Double Yoyo!" A hole opened up besides me, and out of it shot a pair of yoyos, the monster controlling them appearing behind them.
Level 4
Speedroid Double Yoyo
Machine/Effect
ATK - 1400/DEF - 1400
"Because I've Normal Summoned Yoyo, I can use his effect, Special Summoning a level 3 or lower Speedroid in my grave." Another grid opened up, and like before, I knew what I wanted, so I grabbed it. "Come back, Taketomborg!" One of the yoyos slammed into the ground, a 'Crack' appearing, then shattering open when the other slammed into it. From that 'Crack' came my chosen monster.
Level 3
Speedroid Taketomborg
Machine/Effect
ATK - 600/DEF - 1200
With my field set, I went for the final piece I needed. "I activate Taketomborg's effect, tributing him to Special Summon a Speedroid Tuner from my deck." The grid appeared again, and I tapped onto Red-Eye. As soon as I did, Taketomborg went through his sequence of blitzing around the field, eventually transforming into the dice. Like earlier, I noticed that the monster was the size of my head, and looked sorta weird with that eye of his.
Level 1
Speedroid Red-Eyed Dice
Machine/Tuner/Effect
ATK - 100/DEF - 100
That aside, I kept going. "With Red-Eyed Dice being Summoned, I can activate its effect. Targeting Terrortop, I'll change its level from 3 to 5." That said, the dice turned its eye to Terrortop, its body glowing as the dice around it began to spin. In moments it was done, and my Terrortop was level 5. Everything was ready, so I went for it. Tapping the gem, and noticing that the 'Heart of the Cards' meter was almost full. (Bringing out Barrone will probably max it.) A quick glance at my girlfriend made me pause. (Hers is probably already full considering how many times she's brought out Infinity, and how long it's been there.)
Shaking that off, I opened the Extra Deck, selecting my knight. As soon as I did, all three of my monsters glowed, shooting forwards as I called it out. "Return to your lord! Barrone de Fleur!" Again, another storm of petals engulfed the field, and a loud neigh reached my ears.
Unlike before, the slam of her mounts hooves caused a small tremor to go through the 'Ground', the petals disappearing as Barrone and her mount suddenly appeared right in front of me, standing between me and my girlfriend's field like a shield. "Par la grâce de mon suzerain, je reviens une fois de plus!" A quick check to my Duel Disk showed that translation. 'By the grace of my liege, I return once more!' Again, very cool.
Level 10
Barrone de Fleur
Warrior/Synchro/Effect
ATK - 3000/DEF - 2400
"! SHE'S BACK! FUCK YEAH! !" Both me, my girlfriend, and Surprisingly my knight's horse, snorted at that.
I blinked though, turning to look at my knight. "Did he..?" Barrone looked at me over her shoulder, then down to her horse, before shrugging and turning back to Taylor's field. (Bout as good as Imma get.) Shaking it aside, I looked at my girlfriend, and smirked beneath my mask. "I activate Barrone's effect, targeting your face down." Annoyance surged from her, making me feel like this was a good idea.
Command given, my knight raised her shield lance, a flurry of petals appearing around it. "Craquez pour mon suzerain." Stabbing towards the face down, the petals raged towards it. I waited for something to happen, maybe for her to activate the face down, but nothing happened. The petals reached their target, and I watched as the face down flipped up to show me what it was...
Making me blink. [Cyberload Fusion?]
I didn't know why she had that set instead of k...- |In my ideal situation, you wouldn't have had anything on your field thanks to Overflow, and I would've been free to activate it at your End Phase. Your field would be empty, I would have a perfect Infinity, and a Cyber End Dragon on my field on my turn.|
I took a second to process the fact she would've been set to bring out a fucking CED on me, then nodded. [Well damn.] Because what else was I supposed to say? She'd had it set up and everything, I was just lucky that she assumed the card I kept in hand was shit, and not something that would allow me to build my field back up.
|Hmm.| She was annoyed, and I lived for it.
Anyway, with that gone, I moved on. "Battle." The Battle Phase started, and Barrone got ready to act. "Barrone, slay Infinity."
My knight gripped the reigns of her mount, said horse rearing back with a loud neigh as she raised her sword to the sky. "Oui, mon suzerain!" And so she shot off, a war cry coming from her as they charged, petals gathering around them in a storm.
Seeing it coming, Infinity flared its wings, wing blades falling off as it tried to take off. "T # 3T S1&*3)" If the fact he was falling apart didn't tell me he was fucked, that mess of garbled speech would've done it. Gone was the monster that kept fucking me up and not staying dead, all that was left was a husk of a dragon that was about to be slain by a knight.
Said knight got in range of the monster, but unlike before, they didn't slam into Infinity, instead she did something different. The petals that had been gathering around them all gathered around her sword, turning the damn thing into a massive blade made of petals. "Dix mille pétales, une barre oblique!" I didn't even check the translation, it coming immediately through my HUD. 'Ten thousand petals, one slash.' Watching Barrone strike out at Infinity, her blade cleaving the dragon in two as her mount kept running, was the most anime shit I'd seen since I got here.
"I^&.).(3%..E+.=\t..." Infinity exploded, and I was mentally readjusting Barrone's place in my 'Top 10 monsters list.' That thought, said knight returned to my side of the field, her mount trotting along before coming to a stop in front of me.
I looked at Barrone for a bit, just taking her in, then nodded. (Top 5, easy.) Anything else would be a disservice to the monster making my first duel as awesome as it was. Though now that she was done, I physically nodded, turning away from her. "I end my turn."
Taylor - 5200 LP
My girlfriend nodded at the turn change, putting her hand on top of the deck, but not drawing. It didn't take long for me to find out why when the gem on her Duel Disk started glowing rainbow colors. (Yup, 'Heart of the Cards' it is.)
It was a feature I'd put in to add some anime logic into the game. How it worked was Interesting really. Like Master Duel, we could designate 3 cards as 'Ace/Main Cards.' For me they were Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon, Barrone de Fleur, and Hi-Speedroid Clear Wing Rider. For her they were probably Infinity, Sieger, and maybe Nova? I didn't know.
Anyway, whenever one of those cards were used, in the case of Spells or Traps, or Summoned in the case of Monsters, they would add to the 'Heart of the Cards' meter. The meter would keep building when an Ace Monster destroyed something, used its effect to do something, or for surviving for more then the turn it was summoned. It would take a few turns for the meter to fill, or it could be filled in one if someone went fucking crazy with a Synchron engine or anything else that would consistently shit out potential Ace Monsters.
There was also some charge gained for surviving in general, but not for doing damage to the opponent, because that would be busted, but that was it. My own meter was almost full at this point, Barrone was pulling her weight, and I'd lived for a while now, so I could use it next turn, probably.
As for what it did, well... It was called 'Heart of the Cards' for a reason. When it was used, the next draw was guaranteed to be able to help, no matter the situation, if there was a way out, the card we drew would help. Granted, we had to figure out how it would do that, and there was no 'This card not only suddenly exists, but it helps me get out of this exact situation.' No, it was just THE draw you would need to make a comeback. It was possible to fuck up though, like using it at the wrong time for instance.
Though, when Taylor pulsed with Satisfaction, then played said card, I knew she used it right, and that I was fucked. "I activate Dark Ruler No More." I splashed that, Feather Duster, Imperm, and Dark Hole, in pretty much all of my decks. Their usefulness was fucking worth going over 40 cards. "With it, your monster has its effects negated for the rest of the turn." From behind her, the figure from the card appeared, the fucker having a maniacal grin on its face as it pointed a finger at my knight. A ray of blue light smashed into her, and I watched as the color drained from her and her mount, turning them monochrome. I also thought I heard some muttering from my knight, but since I didn't speak french, and it was too low for the translations to pick up, I ignored it.
"With that done, I summon Nachster." I was really starting to Hate the little shit.
Level 1
Cyber Dragon Nachster
Machine/Effect
ATK - 200/DEF - 200
"We both know what I'm going to do, so let's just get right too it." I sighed, rolling my wrist at her. Seeing that, she hummed, and Nachster started glowing silver. Once again, the ground opened up, and out of the hole came Infinity...
Again. "ALL SYSTEMS, ACTIVE. INFINITY PROTOCOL; RE-ENGAGED."
I did take a second to pause though, there were chinks in its frame, missing wing blades here and there, as well as marks that looked old and worn... One of its eyes was also off, big thing right there. (Apparently damage persists. Cool.)
Rank 6
Cyber Dragon Infinity
Machine/XYZ/Effect
Material(s) - 0
ATK - 2100/DEF - 1600
I heard Barrone give off a Disdainful huff, one I felt on so many levels. "Taylor, I Love You." The sudden admission made her pause, Confused Affection coming from her. "But this goes beyond beating a dead horse. You've killed the horse, dug up its grave, and resurrected it with some fucking black magic voodoo bullshit to serve as your eternal companion till the day you die." I wasn't even Mad, I was just pointing it out.
"! I want you both to know I'm saving that. !" Well that was nice to know.
My girlfriend ignored that though, seeming to be more focused on how Amusing what I'd said was, letting out a snort. "I wonder why I'd want to keep reviving the 'Omni Negate' that can fuel itself. Must be a mystery." I rolled my eyes at that. "Anyway, Infinity, capture Barrone."
I sighed, cursing my past self for making that fucking deck. Sure, it made Master Duel easy at the start, it was the 2nd deck I'd made after the game came out, first being Monarchs, but that decision, as well as the one to keep it updated for whenever I felt like using it, was biting me in the ass now. "Barrone, charge."
My knight knew what was going to happen, and with a nod, shot forwards. "CONTAINMENT PROTOCOL; INITIATED." While Infinity did that, Barrone raised her shield lance, ready for the lightning.
It came as a Surprise when the lightning harmlessly splashed over her shield, and her mount just kept charging. It was when they entered Taylor's field that things took a turn for the worse. A stray, or possibly directed, fuck if I knew, blast of lightning caught her mount, the White Steed falling and sending Barrone flying. Though the knight rolled with it, literally, and resumed her charge without sparing a second glance to her horse, who had disappeared in motes of golden light, as she focused on Infinity. "je n'irai pas tranquillement!" With that roar, 'I will not go quietly!' Barrone jumped, a small crater forming as she launched herself at Infinity, blade first.
My jaw practically dropped when she not only reached the XYZ dragon, but stabbed it in its good eye with her sword. Even as Infinity screeched, her body being electrocuted and starting to glow, she just let out a loud laugh. "Je peux tomber, mais on se souviendra de moi!" 'I may fall, but I will be remembered.'
And then she was turned into an Overlay Unit, the golden orb unassumingly rotating around Infinity. "ADVERSARY... CONTAINED." I noticed how it said that. Not 'Target', but 'Adversary.' Fucker acknowledged my knight. As he should've in my opinion, because damn, Barrone went crazy.
Anyway, for a moment, that was all that was said... Then the roar of the crowd met our ears, joined by my Aunt. "! BARRONE FOREVER! !" I was 100% agreeing with that.
(Note to self, when we work out all the kinks, summon Barrone for patrol. Fucking badass knight needs to do more badass knight things.) No idea when I'd fulfill that, but eh, it'd happen soon-ish.
|I'm splashing... That's the right term, right?| I nodded at that. |Yeah, I'm splashing her in whatever decks I make. That's too good of a monster to pass up.| I completely agreed with that too. That said, she went on. "I'm just going to Link Summon another Sieger, then end my turn." Nachster and Core glowed, turning into red orbs for the great square in the sky, summoning the aforementioned monster.
Link 2
Cyber Dragon Sieger
Machine/Link/Effect
ATK - 2100
That done she ended her turn, passing it to me. I looked down at my deck, the 'Hear of the Cards' meter full. Putting my hand on top of my deck, I held it there, and watched as the gem of my Disk glowed rainbow. As that happened, I heard that fucking dramatic theme that came in early Yu-Gi-Oh, the one that played whenever the Pharaoh was in a situation that needed his plot armor to activate. (Okay, I'm fine with this.)
Focusing on my deck, I took a moment to think about what could bring me out of this situation. (Dark Ruler obviously. I could negate Infinity, proc Speed Recovery, then bring back Terrortop. Dark Hole and Ice Bell are on the 'Maybe' list. Alector? Ehhh.) I had ideas, but it all depended on my draw. So, I went for it. "Draw." Looking at what I drew, I nodded. (Knew it.) Activating the Spell, I grinned at my girlfriend. "I activate Dark Ruler No More."
I heard her click her tongue at that, as she should've. "Anyway, we both know what this'll do, so I'll just let it do its thing." The creepy fuck appeared behind me, firing off his laser at her field. Just like what happened to Barrone, her monsters lost their color, going monochrome. "That done I'll activate the Speed Recovery in my grave. By banishing it I can add a Speedroid from my grave to my hand." Grid, tap, done. The blue car appeared again, door opening as a familiar monster popped out. "Obviously, I picked Terrortop. And now I'll Special Summon it." Out from a hole besides me came the mad top itself.
Level 3
Speedroid Terrortop
Machine/Effect
ATK - 1200/DEF - 600
"And now I use his effect, adding a Speedroid monster to my hand." Another grid, one that also closed as soon as I was poked Yoyo. With the monster in hand, I kept going. "I Summon Double Yoyo!" Just like it did before, the Yoyo monster appeared on my field.
Level 4
Speedroid Double Yoyo
Machine/Effect
ATK - 1400/DEF - 1400
"Yoyo's effect! Come out, Red-Eyed Dice." The Yoyo's slammed onto the ground, cracking it and letting the Tuner appear.
Level 1
Speedroid Red-Eyed Dice
Machine/Tuner/Effect
ATK - 100/DEF - 100
"You already know what Red-Eye can do, but this time we're rolling low. I'll be changing Yoyo from a level 4 to a level 2." Red-Eyed Dice glowed, shining the light on Yoyo as the targeted monster's level changed. That done, I tapped the gem, opening the Extra Deck. Tapping who I wanted, I watched as Red-Eyed and Yoyo started to glow, both monsters shooting forwards and into the Synchro rings. "Using Red-Eyed Dice and Yoyo, I Synchro Summon Hi-Speedroid Cork Shooter!" Appearing by my side was a 'Gun' the size/length of my Longbow, only not made to put holes in people.
Level 3
Hi-Speedroid Cork Shooter
Machine/Synchro/Tuner/Effect
ATK - 500/DEF - 1000
|... What even is that archetype?| That was a good question, but one I wasn't going to answer at this point.
Looking over to the Cork Shooter, I activated its effect. "Whenever Cork Shooter gets Synchro Summoned I can activate its effect. Normally that'd let me add a 'Speedroid' Spell or Trap from my deck to my hand. But because all of its Synchro materials were Speedroid Monsters, I can re-summon them to my field." Cork Shooter hummed, and in a moment, spun and shot a space besides me, opening a portal. Out of said portal came Red-Eyed Dice and Yoyo.
Level 1
Speedroid Red-Eyed Dice
Machine/Tuner/Effect
ATK - 100/DEF - 100
Level 4
Speedroid Double Yoyo
Machine/Effect
ATK - 1400/DEF - 1400
With the both of the m back, I reopened my Extra Deck, tapping another one of my favorite Monsters. The moment I did, Red-Eyed Dice, Yoyo, and Terrortop started to glow. Surprise was the instant response from my girlfriend, but that was washed away when they shot towards the rings. The 5D's theme started playing, and I decided I was going to find a way to do something for my Future Self. "Shine the light on our path! Go, Stardust Dragon!" A roar I'd heard only in my younger days sounded out, the field suddenly turning into a copy of space, planets/stars and all.
Out of the expanse of space came a shooting star, one that grew brighter as another roar went out. The source revealing itself when it got in range. Just like how he looked in 5D's, and when I'd Summoned him in Master Duel, the signature Signer Dragon appeared on my field, stardust falling off of his wings as they flapped and kept him in the air. "SKRAAAAAA!" I had Stardust Dragon on my field, and I was fucking living for this.
Level 8
Stardust Dragon
Dragon/Synchro/Effect
ATK - 2500/DEF - 2000
"! Now THAT'S a pretty dragon. !" Hearing that, said dragon flared his wings out a bit, apparently preening... Because of course a dragon would like compliments.
Unfortunately, and no matter how much I would want to keep and destroy Taylor's field with Stardust, the play wasn't over. Opening my Extra Deck again, I tapped Rider. If Taylor could constantly bring back Infinity, then my Ace could come back for a redo. Stardust let out a screech, wings flaring as he and Cork Shooter glowed. My dragon "Stardust, Cork Shooter, go for it!" Glowing like a star, my dragon shot into the sky, while Cork Shooter shot after him a moment later. The Synchro rings appeared, and both my Synchro Monsters reverted to their level stars.
The time was now, and I was going all in. "Let's Rev It Up! RIDE, Hi-Speedroid Clear Wing Rider!" The roar of an engine sounded out, immediately followed by the roar of a dragon. And like he had before, my Ace was driving around the field, the mass in the form of Clear Wing following after it from above. They eventually came to a stop by my side, Rider threateningly revving his engine as Clear Wing growled at Infinity. They apparently held a grudge, and I was fine with that.
Level 11
Hi-Speedroid Clear Wing Rider
Machine/Synchro/Effect
ATK - 3500/DEF - 2000
"I still can't believe your Ace is a fucking motorcycle." Said motorcycle revved at that, apparently not liking what she said.
I shrugged though, not really seeing anything wrong with that considering how crazy some archetypes looked. "This motorcycle is about to clear your field though. Rider, let's roll the dice." Rider did a fucking wheelie as I said that, while Clear wing roared, turning into the dice. We watched the dice fall, rolling and coming to a stop on 4. "Good enough." That said I shuffled Clear Wing, Terrortop, Yoyo, and Stardust back into their respective decks. "Now Rider, run em the fuck over!" Rider shot forwards like he hit a Mario Kart booster tile, making a beeline for Infinity.
His Stand wasn't far behind, appearing in front of Sieger, clutching the snake like machine's throat in one of its claws. Without wasting a moment, Clear Wing started absolutely manhandling the dragon, while Rider had the free shot to Infinity, which had lashed out with its tail, since it couldn't use its lightning. I watched Rider go for a wheelie, then blasted out some kinda energy from his exhausts, shooting up like a rocket and slamming into the XYZ dragon. The mechanized terror let out a screech as it crashed into the ground, sparks going off as its armor shattered from the impact. "Sy..e...-"
Rider ground Infinity's face into the ground, cutting off its death knell. (Guess the bike holds a grudge.) With Infinity down, and Barrone returning to my grave, Rider 'Turned' and looked at the other monster, only to stop revving when it saw what I saw. Clear Wing was grabbing and holding Sieger up with one hand on its head, the other on its jaw, and brought it down. I'd seen something like that happen before, my bet was on a MK Fatality, because if Sieger was flesh and blood, we'd be seeing its guts spilling on the floor.
(Un)fortunately, all that happened was Sieger turning into golden motes as it disappeared, making the Stand roar out in dominance.
Level 11
Hi-Speedroid Clear Wing Rider
Machine/Synchro/Effect
ATK - 5000/DEF - 2000
|I want you to know, if something mysteriously happens to Behemoth, this is why.|
I didn't look at my returning Monster(s), focusing on my girlfriend. [Ey, leave my boy out of this!]
She mentally rolled her eyes at me. |We'll see.| I didn't like how that sounded.
Still, there was nothing else I could do now, so I just sighed. "I end my turn."
Level 11
Hi-Speedroid Clear Wing Rider
Machine/Synchro/Effect
ATK - 3500/DEF - 2000
"Draw." She wasted no ti...- The amount of Glee that came from her made me blink. "I activate Overload Fusion! I'm banishing ALL of my Machine monsters," Fuck. "To Fusion Summon Chimeratech Overdragon!" All the fucks. I watched as monsters I knew were in her grave, the Soldiers, Vier, Hertz, Nachster, Core, Cyber Dragon, Nova, Infinity, and Sieger, all appeared above her. Infinity in particular was probably glaring at me with its defunct eyes, which was crazy to me since they were off, but whatever.
I watched as all of her monsters shot into the sky, sparks appearing between them all as a cloud of sparks and lightning started growing, engulfing them all. The lightning grew wilder, striking the ground and lashing out as a... It wasn't a pressure, more like a 'Presence', appeared in my senses. [You feel that?] My Other Half physically nodded, her shields charging up as her Hawkmoon appeared on her hip. I did the same, my Wingman and R-301 appearing as I tensed.
"SKOOOOOOOOORRRRRIYAAAAAAAAAAA!" The explosion of sound that came from the different heads had momentarily caught me off guard, but when the ground shook, and the multi-ton form of Overdragon stood in front of my Other Half, my body instinctively put itself on guard. Looking up at the monster my Other Half Summoned, I had to admit that she pretty much won.
"! DAAAAAAAMN! !" Very eloquent, much wow.
Level 9
Chimeratech Overdragon
Machine/Fusion/Effect
ATK - ? - 8000/DEF - ? - 8000 (I didn't bother counting how many Machines were in her grave, just assumed it was atleast 10 and went for it. Not like it matters though.)
Yeah, I was fucked. That feeling was reinforced when all the heads of the mechanized hydra turned to me, trying to burn me to ash with just its eyes. |Think you'll be fine?|
I snorted. [Of course I will. Kinda question is that?]
My Other Half mentally nodded at that. |Get ready then.| Leaning just a tad bit further, I got ready. "Battle." The heads of Overdragon all snapped onto Rider, the Monster practically radiating its intent to tear my Ace apart. "Overdragon, Destroy Rider."
The monstrosity in front of us let out a screech so loud that it was practically a physical force in of itself. "Rider, Gun It!" My Ace revved his engine, Clear Wing roaring as they both shot towards the hydra. In retaliation, the hydra's heads charged up a breath attack, chaotic streams of gold, blue, and red lightning firing at my Rider. The first few streams were easily avoided, Rider using his speed to not be destroyed.
While he was avoiding them, Clear Wing reached Overdragon. Though before the mass of energy could even do anything, it ate a point blank breath to its face, vanishing. (F.) With Clear Wing gone, Rider seemed to stall, his momentum slowing enough for the rest of the heads to lock onto him. I couldn't even get out an order before he was engulfed in 10 streams of dragon breath. The resulting explosion was enough to blow me back a bit, but just a bit though.
When the dust cleared, I met the gaze of the mechanized hydra, the monster looking ready to tear into me.
Phoenix - 5900 LP
Knowing that I was ready, my girlfriend looked at the Fusion monster, then nodded. "Overdragon, attack him directly." Another ear splitting screech rang out, and the hydra started to charge up again.
I narrowed my eyes at it, preparing myself. (Speed Mode.) My Suit confirmed the change, I hadn't implemented the feature where the different forms had visible changes, which was going to come up soon because I wanted to be a Deoxys, but this would do. The moment the first breath was released was when I moved. I was used to moving as XLR8, so even though I went from standing to moving at 80MPH, I wasn't fucked up, and was able to jump when I needed too.
While I was in the air a pair of heads locked onto me. (Shield.) Maxing my defense was probably the only reason I was only being sent flying and wasn't hurt... Because holy fuck did those beams just shit on my Shields. (33%. Fuckin damn,) Putting that aside for now, I righted myself in the air, watching as the rest of the heads roared and locked onto me. (Welp, call me Hercules. Start Your Engine.)
Behemoth appeared beneath me, a tether shooting from my wrist and attaching to my bike. Reeling myself in, I mounted my bike, immediately starting the boosters, rocketing back down to the ground, and avoiding another stream of hydra breath. The moment Behemoth's wheels hit the ground, we shot off towards the hydra. (All weapons, activate.) In an instant, the sides opened up, the back reconfigured itself as a missile launcher appeared, while a massive drill appeared at the head of my bike. (Target lock, fire.) Maneuvering around another beam, I watched as my turrets opened fire, and missiles blasted from my bike.
I didn't get to watch for long though, what looked like 6 or 7 heads all locked and ready to blow me to hell. (Let's Rev It Up.) The anti-grav activated, followed by the thrusters activating right after, shooting me upwards. "FOR RIDER!" Granted, I wasn't that Sad that my Ace got fucking sent to the Shadow Realm, I just wanted the situation to be as cool as I could get it, and this would do it.
Anyway, Behemoth slammed into Overdragon, the drill tearing into the Monsters armor, making it screech in pain. It only got worse when it took some point blank turret fire.
Unfortunately for me though, not all of the heads were incapacitated, 3 of them snapping towards me, while a 4th was charging up a breath. Seeing the writing on the wall, I sent my bike back, my body dropping as I lost the 'Ground' beneath my feet. It was the best thing to do though, the heads narrowly missing me as I fell and latched onto the hydra's body. (Strength.) The change was instant, and I prepared myself to use the opening I had. Raising a fist, I aimed at the damaged spot from Behemoth's drill, and slammed my fist into it.
For a moment, nothing happened. But then a crack formed, Then another, and another, and so on. Knowing what was going to happen, I brought my fist back out, kicking off of Overdragon, and back onto the ground. Doing that let me get a good look of the Chimera Overdragon breaking apart. It was a cool thing, watching this big fucking Fusion Monster break apart because I Cast Fist... I paused, tensing when the hydra started to charge up more breaths. [We blastin?]
|Give it a second. Tess hasn't shut down the Duel Field yet, so it might be fine.| I couldn't help but raise a mental brow at her for that. She was basing this on a maybe? As if knowing my thoughts, she went on. |There's also the big fuck off cannon on the ceiling aimed at it.|
I blinked at the image she sent, then decided to let it be. Didn't mean I wasn't reaching towards my Wingman though. Thankfully it wasn't needed, the hydra breaking apart into golden lights as it died. With it gone, the results of the duel came, and I wasn't Surprised in the least.
Phoenix - 0 LP
Taylor Wins
While my first duel ending in a loss was a little sucky, I didn't really care. The entire thing was amazing, and I Loved every second of it. Going by the feelings of Pride and Satisfaction coming from my girlfriend, I was pretty sure she felt the same. "... We're doing this again sometime."
I just snorted. "That's obvious, Love."
[Amy's POV hours later]
Laying in Taylor's bed, and sinking into the unfairly soft mattress, I couldn't help but think over what happened today. So much shit went on, making it real fucking easy to not think about last night. (Was that on purpose?) I wouldn't have put it past either of them to do that, Taylor was easy to talk and relate too, while Phoenix apparently knew what to do to make me feel better. (I'll just ask tomorrow, fucker will just tell me if I ask.) It was both nice, and a little frustrating to have someone that'd just cut the bullshit and speak their mind like he did.
Nice, because I knew he meant what he said.
'Frustrating', because the fucker would outright say I had fat tits or something like that, and give me the 'Whatcha gonna do about it' look. (Doesn't help that Taylor's in on it.) I knew the two of them would be the death of me, (But what a way to go.) I paused, blinked, then mentally threw that thought, and the insinuation behind it, into my mind's equivalent of the stratosphere. I didn't know why I was suddenly becoming thirsty for the only other people that treated me like an actual person... (Okay, maybe I can figure it out.) There were probably other reasons, like the fact they were both attractive, blatantly interested in me, and made me happy... (Wow... That's... Okay.) I had no idea what to think about that revelation, but I decided to do what I always did.
Ignore it by thinking of something else, and deal with it never.
The day started normal enough, wake up, shower, breakfast, all that good shit. Sure, the whole 'Being setup to wearing a pair of short shorts and one of Phoenix's oversized shirts' was new, and kinda nice given the looks they both gave me, but it wasn't a bad experience. Breakfast was probably the first time I was genuinely happy during said part of the day. It wasn't stifled, no awkward small talk trying to get others involved, none of that. It was warm, fun, and made me felt wanted.
I wanted more of that. I Craved that.
It was unhealthy, but I didn't care. I wanted to be wanted, and they were doing that by practically letting me live with them.
Thinking about that for a bit, I let out a small snort. (God, how depressing is that? The first people that treat me like a person and I attach myself to them like a limpet.) It'd be funny if it wasn't so pathetic.
Sighing, I turned a bit, rolling onto my side... And heard a small hiss that made me pause. Looking over to the source, my eyes landed on my... Daughter, who was coiled and slept with her head resting on a pillow close to me. Looking at her, and thinking about what she was to me, was weird.
By all rights, I should've been horrified about what I'd done. Should've done my best to undo her creation and get rid of her... But when I looked at her that first time, and she leaned into my touch, going so far as to rub herself against my cheek, I just couldn't. Maybe that was why I'd created her, my subconscious wanting someone/thing that would care for me, love, me.
I didn't know, and I didn't want to think about it too much, because that would mean getting introspective, and I just didn't want to do that.
(Still...) Reaching out to Scylla, a part of me rolled my eyes at the fact he named our d...- Her, after a sea monster goddess, I gently ran a finger over the crest of her head. The resulting low hiss managed to keep me from getting lost in her biology, while also letting me know she liked this. (I don't think I can ever get rid of her.) She may have been created in a fugue state, but that didn't detract from what she was to me.
Granted, I was going to need some time to get used to the fact I not only had a 'Daughter', but that she was made from my friend's arm, and was a semi immortal snake. My 'Firstborn' was a product or Bio-tinkering, and was capable enough to kill a grown person without needing to really try. (Yeah, sounds about right.) It helped that my friends didn't condemn me, or her. They would've had every right too, but they treated me the same, while just accepting Scylla as family. Hell, Taylor had outright hand fed my daughter bugs, which was amusing as hell.
I huffed at that, because the fact no one batted an eye at the Bio-Construct was crazy, not bothering to stop the smile I felt growing. (If this is a sign of how my life's going to go, then I think I'll be fine.)
New Wave and I were practically over, the team itself was tearing itself apart from what I'd exposed, there was apparently an hour long shouting match earlier in the day, so there was no chance in hell that I would ever rejoin the team... And as much as that thought should've hurt, it didn't. Carol didn't hang over me like a Sword of Damocles anymore, she couldn't breathe down my neck and treat me like some kind of undesirable.
The only sour point of it all was that I hurt Vicky. She didn't deserve that, and because of it she was going to be stuck in the center of the fighting. I'd make it up to her...
Somehow. (Not really sure how, but that's a problem for future Amy.) For a second I thought I heard a hum coming from nearby, but when I didn't see anyone else in the room, I just chalked it up to my imagination. (Not like anyone can sneak in here or anything.) The defenses here were no joke, I knew that for sure.
Auditory hallucination and promises of reparation aside, I thought about what I'd seen from 'Swampfire's' physiology. The first, and most important, thing that I noticed was his capability for regeneration. I'd literally seen him tear off his own arm, and have it regenerate in seconds. From what I'd seen, he should theoretically be able to fully regenerate from just a small clump of cells, like, the size of a thumb clump. It was only possible due to how condensed his DNA was, and how it was configured. Each cell seemed to carry unbelievably compressed DNA that held everything that made up Swampfire. The idea was probably so even if the majority of his body was gone, whatever was left would have enough to not only recreate itself, but contain the memories prior to whatever did the destroying.
It was fascinating really, and would probably be the equivalent to the pinnacle of what a regenerative Brute could be. (That alone would've made that form a massive threat. But he's got advanced Chlorokinesis, can spew out methane, and throw fire around like its no ones business? Fucking lucky bastard.) Granted, I wasn't really against my friend being a stupidly broken bastard. I was just complaining for the sake of complaining.
(Then there's the shit that happened later.) Hearing the whole idea of it, all I could think was 'Nerd.' And for good reason. Fucker got his ass beat and challenged his girlfriend to a card game from an anime.
What else was I supposed to think?
Then it started, Taylor summoned a big fucking dragon machine, and I was suddenly invested in the whole thing. I wasn't the only one though, Melody, Erin, Tess, and Illiyana, who told me their names when we were watching the 'Duel', were apparently as interested in it as I was. Though considering what 'Archetype' Taylor was using, it made sense. (The Tinker's would find mechanical dragons interesting, especially when one of them was Dragon herself.)
Phoenix's deck though was... Well, it was something. When the witch girls came out, I was both amused, because he was using witch girls, and slightly disappointed, because they were just witch girls.
And then he summoned the knight.
The bike and his dragons too, but more specifically the knight. 'Barrone' was probably the coolest thing I'd seen in a while. 'Stardust Dragon' was up there too, because a dragon that shed stardust like glitter was pretty as fuck, but the french knight was my highlight. And why wouldn't she be? She was a badass knight that slew dragons. That was fairy tale shit right there, and the little girl inside of me was all for it. (Hell, the damn near 18 year old me was all for it.)
The rest of the 'Duel' had kept my attention, even on the turns where not much happened. It was the constant attempts of trying to gain the upper hand, keeping the other side from getting too much power, and the constant resetting the field, that made me anticipate what happened next. And when the fighting started, I was just at the edge of my seat watching how their Monsters beat each other down. (Or got sucked up by Infinity.) I might not have known what was going on the whole time, but Tess had supplied me with a thing that let me see the descriptions of their cards, so I could read the effects. That made figuring out the what and how, leaving me to take in how they were using said effects and mechanics.
What really stuck with me though was the combat. Apparently not every Duel would have the duelist get involved, like when they had to evade the Monster's attacks, they were just testing it to make sure their Monsters could actually impact the real world. (Because of course they would weaponize some kind of anime card game. Why not?) I was really starting to think that was Phoenix's go too to everything. 'Why not?'
Still, I couldn't help but admit that the whole experience, being in a stadium and watching as those Monsters went at it as their duelists tried to win, was amazing. I also couldn't help but admit that I wanted to try it. To be there as people cheered me on as I went against some Monsters.
That was probably my inner adrenaline junkie speaking, but I agreed with it. I wanted that, and hopefully I'd get a chance to try it...
I just hoped being an Olympic Athlete wasn't required, because then I was shit out of luck... (Though... Maybe I could join in on their training sessions?) I was probably going to join Pantheon in the future, so getting a head start on getting in shape wouldn't hurt. Remembering what the green haired asshole had said earlier, I closed my eyes. (... I should look up some cardio exercises.)
It didn't take long for me to fall asleep after that, my mind drifting to the roars of the crowd, and the sight of a coliseum.
While I was going over this chapter, I noticed that I forgot Yoyo was in my opening hand... I would've tried incorporating it into the duel, but considering how many words this chapter is, I said 'Fuck it' and left it be. Not sure how this would've turned out with it in play, probably set up another Barrone, but I'm fine with how it turned out.
Anyway, that's the last one for now. Next chapter will be the Vicky Interlude, which should then lead into the Bakuda Arc, which will hopefully have something that hasn't been done before. I've also put up the poll for adding Amy to the Fireswarm pair, or pairing her up with Lisa, so go do that.
Taylor's deck
Monsters
Hertz(3)
Nachster(3)
Maxx C(3)
Core(3)
Drei(3)
Vier(3)
Cyber Dragon(3)
Galaxy Soldier(2)
Spells
Feather Duster(1)
Machine Duplication(2)
Power Bond(1)
Overload Fusion(2)
Cyber Emergency(2)
Cyber Repair Plant(3)
Cyber Revsystem(2)
Dark Ruler No More(2)
Cyberload Fusion(2)
Traps
Imperm(2)
Cybernetic Overflow(2)
Cyber Network(1)
Extra Deck
Chimeratech Overdragon(1)
Chimeratech Rampage Dragon(2)
Chimeratech Fortress Dragon(1)
Cyber End Dragon(1)
Chimeratech Megafloat Dragon(1)
Cyber Eternity Dragon(2)
Cyber Dragon Nova(2)
Cyber Dragon Infinity(2)
Linkuriboh(1)
Cyber Dragon Sieger(2)
Phoenix's Deck
Monsters
Red-Eyed Dice(2)
Snow Bell(3)
Terrortop(1)
Taketomborg(3)
Ice Bell(3)
Car Turbo(2)
Double Yoyo(2)
Glass Bell(3)
Fuki-Modoshi Piper(1)
Wynn the Wind Channeler(3)
Alector(3)
White Steed(2)
Spells
Dark Hole(2)
Feather Duster(1)
Avarice(2)
Speed Recovery(2)
Dark Ruler No More(2)
Windwitch Chimes(2)
Summon Storm(3)
Speedroid Scratch(2)
Fleuret de Fleur(2)
Speedlift(2)
Traps
Imperm(2)
Extra Deck
Martial Metal Marcher(1)
Hi-Speedroid Cork Shooter(1)
Clear Wing Synchro Dragon(1)
Windwitch - Winter Bell(1)
Stardust Dragon(1)
Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon(2)
Hi-Speedroid Kitedrake(1)
Crystal Clear Wing Synchro Dragon(2)
Barrone de Fleur(2)
Hi-Speedroid Clear Wing Rider(1)
Clear Wing Fast Dragon(1)
Hi-Speedroid Rubber Band Shooter(1)