AN: Hey everyone, I have the next chapter here. This one was a lot of fun to write, more than I thought considering they both had a very similar deck. It's a little short, so I hope you can forgive me for that. Blake and Weiss duel it out with everything they have. However, only one can win in the end. It's Gem-Knights verse Lunalight in the battle of fusions. (I guess you could almost consider this a what-if Arc-V duel). Hope you enjoy this chapter, leave a review with your comments and questions, and have a nice day.
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Chapter 11 – The Black Shadow Rider Pt. 2
Blake: 4000 Life Points
Weiss: 4000 Life Points
"I'll go first," Weiss said as she drew, smiling at the result, "I play Gem-Knight Fusion."
Blake scowled at the spell card, "An archetype specific fusion card," She said to herself, "She not wasting any time."
"That's right, I fuse Gem-Knight Lapis and Gem-Knight Lazuli from my hand," Weiss said as she sent the two monsters to the graveyard, causing a green and purple spiral to appear behind her, "To make Gem-Knight Lady Lapis Lazuli." Emerging from the portal was a Gem-Knight whose blue garb resembled that of a nun's attire. Her arms were extended as she descended onto the field, (2400 ATK / 1500 DEF). "I'm not done yet!" Weiss continued as Lapis ejected from her graveyard, "Since Lazuli was sent to my graveyard, I can add a normal Gem-Knight back to my hand." She said before her other two cards ejected from the graveyard, "Also, I can remove Lazuli from play to add Gem-Knight fusion back to my hand." Weiss said before putting the monster away, then playing the spell card again, "This time, I fuse Gem-Knight Lapis with Gem-Knight Garnet." She said as red and purple swirling vortex appeared behind her, "To summon Gem-Knight Ruby!" She said as she hook-scythe wielding red knight appeared on her side of the field, (2500 ATK / 1300 DEF).
After saying the monster's name, The heiress Obelisk Blue gritted her teeth. The image of Ruby Rose in pain filled her mind, "I can't lose, not after what she's gone through for all of us." Weiss said before turning to her first summon monster, "I active Lady Lapis Lazuli's effect." She said as she sent a different fusion monster to the graveyard, "I send Gem-Knight Zirconia from my extra deck to the graveyard to inflict 500 points of damage for every special summon monster on the field." Weiss said as both fusion monsters stood at her side.
Blake braced herself as Lady Lapis Lazuli's hands were touching at the fingertips, a blue energy gathering in the space between. Suddenly, Weiss' monster orb doubled in size before she unleashed it. The Black Shadow Rider watched as the sphere crashed into her chest, exploding on contact, "AAAAAAA!" Blake screamed as her legs trembled. However, she refocused on her opponent, her gaze unbroken.
Blake: 4000 – 1000 = 3000 Life Points
"I end with one card face down." Weiss said as she sent a card, "And this is the only time I will ask you to surrender."
Blake caught her breath before speaking, "You think you're so special? Summoning two fusion monsters on your first turn." She commented before drawing, then looked at the result, "Let me show you how it's done!" Blake as she played the card, "I activate Lunalight Fusion!"
"What type of fusion card is that?" Weiss asked in shock.
"Like your Gem-Knight Fusion, this card synergizes with my archetype perfectly." Blake responded, "And what it does is simple, but very useful." She said before pointing to Weiss' monsters, "If you control monsters that were special summoned from the extra deck, I can use material from my extra deck in the fusion summoning." The Black Shadow Rider said Weiss gasped, "So, I send Lunalight Purple Butterfly from my hand and Lunalight Cat Dancer from my extra deck to the graveyard." Blake said as a purple and light blue vortex appeared behind her, "To fusion summon, Lunalight Panther Dancer!"
Emerging out the vortex was a dark-skinned warrior-beast lady. Her dress was a deep purple with white fur and a pink fabric draping her midsection. Her hands and feet resembled that of her namesake animal, including the ears on her head. Her dark green hair covered her eyes, but not the grin on her face as she raised her right leg in a fighting stance, (2800 ATK / 1500 DEF).
Blake then played another spell card, "I activate Reload, allowing me to shuffle my hand back into my deck." She said while doing so, then drawing the three new cards, "I intend to end this duel now, so I end a certain card." The Black Shadow Rider said before examining her new hand, glancing at the rightmost card, "And I just got." She said before activating her third spell, "I play Re-Fusion. By paying 800 life points, it allows me to special summon Cat Dancer from my graveyard. So long as I equip her with this card."
Blake: 3000 – 800 = 2200 Life Points
"No way!" Weiss said as Blake's second fusion monster appeared. The feline with two daggers entered the field with a faint purr, (2400 ATK / 2000 DEF).
Blake then turned to her first summon monster, "Panther Dancer's effect now activates. This turn, your monsters are not destroyed the first time in battle." She said as Weiss had a look of confusion, "Also, she can attack all your monster twice." The Black Shadow Rider said before pointing at Gem-Knight Lady Lapis Lazuli, "And I'll start with that one!" Blake declared before her Panther Dancer rushed forward at high speed. Before she could react, Gem-Knight Lady Lapis Lazuli was kicked in the stomach by the fair-skinned dancer. Weiss felt the same pain ring throughout her body. Suddenly, Panther Dancer swayed her body for a right spin kick. The sheer speed of the impact crashed into Gem-Knight Lady Lapis Lazuli's side, causing her body to explode. As the smoke cleared, Panther Dancer smirked as Weiss stumbled back.
Weiss: 4000 - 400 - 400 = 3200 Life Points
"Panther Dancer's other effect activates." Blake announced, "When she destroys a monster by battle, she gains 200 extra attack points." She said as her monster glowed in blue light, (2800 + 200 = 3000 ATK), "Now, she attacks your Gem-Knight Ruby." Panther Dancer rushed Weiss' other fusion monster. Gem-Knight Ruby attempted to fight back with his hook-scythe, But Blake's monster hit with a right front flipping kick to the knight's chin. With her body behind the moon, Panther Dancer reversed her momentum to deliver a left axel kicking into Gem-Knight Ruby's skull. Weiss' last monster exploded as she fell back in the shockwave.
Weiss: 3200 - 500 - 500 = 2200 Life Points
"We both have the same life points again." Blake said as Weiss' started to pick herself up, "But, yours are about to hit zero." The Black Shadow Rider said before pointing, her other fusion monster reading the daggers, "Lunalight Cat Dancer attacks!"
"I don't think so!" Weiss said as she revealed her face down card, "I activate Mystical Space Typhoon and destroy Re-Fusion." She said with Blake seeing a cyclone of wind destroy her spell card, "And with it gone, your Cat Dancer is banished!" Weiss said before the monster started faded from the field, "Don't underestimate me!" She said as her eyes filled with determination. However, she then saw Cat Dancer throw one of her daggers before completely vanishing. Weiss felt the blade cut against her right arm before the weapon faded, "What?"
Weiss: 2200 - 100 = 2100 Life Points
"When Cat Dancer attacks, she can inflict 100 points of damage to my opponent," Blake said before putting the rest of her hand in the spell and trap card zone, "I end with two cards face down." She said as her monster's attack points reverted to normal, (3000 - 200 = 2800 ATK).
"My turn!" Weiss said as she drew, "I summon Gem-Elephant in defense mode." She said as an elephant made of stone emerged. Red gems decorated its body, including its eyes and tusks, (400 ATK / 1900 DEF), "I end with that."
"I draw," Blake said as she looked at her result, then back to her monster, "Panther Dancer attacks your Gem-Elephant!" She said as her monster rushed forward.
However, Weiss activated her counter, "I activate Gem-Elephant's effect." She said before sending the last card in her hand to the graveyard, "I can discard a normal monster, like Gem-Knight Crystal, to increase my monster's defense points by 1000." She said as the elephant screeched, covered in a red aura, (1900 + 1000 = 2900 DEF). Panther Dancer was batted away by the elephant's trunk, causing her to scoff in annoyance.
Blake: 2200 – 100 = 2100 Life Points
Blake and Weiss glared at each other, their life points matching ones again, "It's sad, your skill could have taken you places beyond this school. However, you had to fight on the wrong side." Weiss commented, "Why are you working for the Shadow Riders?"
"I told you this before." Blake responded, "You could never understand me."
Suddenly, a third voice came between the two, "They why don't you explain it to me." Weiss and Blake turned to see the blond Ra Yellow enter the clearing.
"Yang!? Why are you here?" Weiss called in a panic, "What about Ruby?"
"I followed the Shadow Rider's signal to this location. As for Ruby, the paramedics said she had a small relapse from overexerting herself." Yang said to Weiss before turning to Blake, "It could have been a lot worse is they arrived any later, or if someone didn't make the call." Suddenly, the blond Ra Yellow had a small smile on her face, "You saved my little sister."
"…" Blake did not respond right away, "You shouldn't have come here." She said with Yang's expression changing to confusion as the Black Shadow Rider glared, "This means, once I'm done with the Obelisk Blue Ice Queen. I'll move on to duel you and take my third key."
Yang's expression changed again, her face now scowling as her eyes flared red, "It doesn't have to be this way." She said before closing her eyes, "Whatever your reason is," The blond Ra Yellow said before opening her eyes, seeing then returned to lilac, "We can help you."
"Shut up!" Blake shouted as she shook her head, "I have to do this by myself, I'm the only one who can!" She said as looked back Weiss and Yang, "If I don't duel you, you'll have to fight an even deadlier foe."
"Who are you talking about?" Weiss asked.
"Do you mean that woman that dueled Ruby?" Yang inquired.
"…Not just her." Blake responded, "If you duel him, regardless of the outcome, it will not end well."
"Him?" Yang said before remembered, "You mean your creepy boyfriend." She said before hitting her fists together, "He doesn't scare me."
"You should be!" Blake responded, "Adam wasn't always this cruel, but it's gotten worse and worse since coming here. He's…" Blake said before clenching her right fist, "You can't duel him, especially in a shadow game."
"So, what's your plan?" Weiss responded, "You duel all the Key Holders and win so your boyfriend doesn't have to put on the duel disk?" She said before a look of hatred filled her eyes, "Not only is that pathetic, but you're still helping him to unlock the Sacred Beasts!"
"I have already thought about that." Blake responded, "Once they are unlocked, I will take the Sacred Beast and flee the island." She said as reaffirmed her stance, "This island isn't safe anymore. This will prevent more people from getting hurt over these stupid cards. What's more, the Shadow Riders will leave knowing their target is not here."
"That's because you're making yourself the target!" Yang responded, "You have any idea how dangerous that is!"
"I am prepared to take those risks." Blake responded, "And live with the consequences."
"And your parents?" Weiss added on, causing Blake to gasp, "Have you ever thought about them in this situation."
"T-they won't be made a target to get to me," Blake hesitantly responded, "I've already made sure to separate myself from them as much as possible. I'm fully committed to never seeing them again." She said before looking down, "They're better off without me in their lives."
"Blake…" Yang responded in remorse, "You don't have to do everything by yourself." She said before taking a step closer to towards the black Shadow Rider, "If you keep going on like this, it's only going to end in misery."
"I don't care if I'm in misery!" Blake shouted back, "This is the only way to save everyone."
"Everyone except yourself," Weiss responded, causing Blake to gasp. The heiress Obelisk Blue then sighed, "It looks like words aren't going to change your mind." She said before drawing, "I'll just have to prove how wrong you are by winning this duel!"
"Weiss!" Yang called out.
"Just get out of the way, Yang." Weiss asked as she looked at the results of her draw, "It will all be over soon." She said before playing the spell card, "I activate Brilliant Fusion!"
"That's impossible!" Blake gasped, "Another archetype specific fusion card!?"
"And this one is even stronger!" Weiss responded as three cards ejected from her deck, "I send Gem-Knights Sapphire, Amber, and Emerald to the graveyard." She said as a spiral of blue, red, and green appeared behind her, "To summon Gem-Knight Master Diamond!" Suddenly, the white clade knight emerged from the vortex, wielding the jeweled sword in his hands, (0 ATK / 0 DEF).
"Zero?" Yang questioned, "I thought it had more than that before."
"The monster fusion summoned with this card has its attack and defense reduced to zero." Weiss said with a smirk, "But, it still has its effect." The heiress Obelisk Blue then had a card eject from her graveyard, removing it from play, "I activate Master Diamond's ability to copy the effect of a Lady Lapis Lazuli in the graveyard. So, I can send Lady Brilliant Diamond from my extra deck to the graveyard, to inflict 500 points of damage for each special summon monster on the feild."
Blake gritted her teeth, seeing both plays having a fusion on the field. Master Diamond raised his sword as it glowed with blue energy. In a downward swing, he unleashed an air slash towards the Black Shadow Rider, "AAAAAAA!" Blake screamed as the slash passed through her body, taking her to one knee.
Blake: 2100 – 1000 = 1100 Life Points
"You think this is enough to stop me?" Blake said as she stood back up, "Your Master Diamond is in attack mode with zero points." She said before glaring at the heiress Obelisk Blue, "Next turn, I'll-"
"I activate Gem-Knight Fusions effect," Weiss cut off her opponent, "This lets me add it back to the hand by removing a Gem-Knight monster." She said before taking her Lady Brilliant Diamond out of her graveyard and pulling the fusion spell back in her hand.
"Another fusion?" Yang asked, but Weiss shook her head.
"I activate Brilliant Fusion's second effect." Weiss said as she put Gem-Knight Fusion back in the graveyard, "I can discard a spell for the monster I fusion summon to gain back its original attack points."
"WHAT!?" Blake exclaimed as Master Diamond glowed in a white aura, (2900 ATK / 2500 DEF).
"Now, Master Diamond, attack Lunalight Panther Dancer!" Weiss ordered as her knight rushed the monster. With one horizontal swing, Blake's fusion monster exploded with a massive blast wave. The Black Shadow Rider fell on her back as her life points reduced.
Blake: 1100 – 100 = 1000 Life Points
Yang looked to see the Black Shadow Rider struggle to push herself up, "Blake, you should stop before you get seriously hurt." The blond Ra Yellow offered, "Let us help you, we can protect you."
Blake did not respond, not until she stood back up, "I can protect myself." She said before activating a face-down trap card, which showed two monsters with the moon as a backdrop, "I reveal Lunalight Reincarnation Dance. Since a monster on my field was destroyed, I can add two Lunalight monsters from my deck to my hand." She said before conducting her draw phase, seeing it as a third monster and revealing it. "I send Lunalight Black Sheep from my hand to the graveyard to add Polymerization from my deck to my hand."
"You don't know when to quit." Weiss said with a scowl, "That's why you're in this situation in the first place. You're too stubborn to admit you messed up, aren't you!?"
"The only one who messed up is you!" Blake shouted back, "I active my other face down, Call of the Haunted, to revive Panther Dancer." She said as the fusion monster returned, "Next, I'll show you a stronger three-way fusion!"
"Huh?" Weiss responded.
"I fuse Lunalight Panther Dancer, Lunalight Blue Cat, and Lunalight Tiger." Blake declared as a vortex of red, blue, and yellow formed behind her, "To summon, Lunalight Leo Dancer!" Emerging out the vortex was another feline warrior. However, her body was practically fully exposed, revealing her purple skin. Of her articles of clothing, she wore a black top with tannish fur. A raspberry red cape was around her hips. Her white hair added an extra foot to her height, as well as having a long ponytail that rounds down to the ground. The end of the ponytail was black with golden rings hovering around it. She wore an orange mask over her face. However, once she made a single slash with her righthanded sword, the mask shattered before reforming into a crescent-shaped accessory. The red eyes of the monster matched the owns gaze of focus on their opponents, (3500 ATK / 3000 DEF).
"3500 attack points!?" Yang exclaimed.
"Don't worry," Weiss responded, "Master Diamond regained its effect at my end phase. Meaning, he gets 100 more attack points for every Gem-Knight in my graveyard." the heiress Obelisk Blue said before looking at her duel disk, "Right now, I have eight." She said as her knight radiated a light-yellow aura, (2900 + 800 = 3700 DEF).
"I don't plan on attacking your knight." Blake said as Weiss had a look of confusion, "Leo Dancer, destroy Gem-Elephant!" The Black Shadow Rider ordered as her monster leaped into the air, unleashing a single slash into the elephant's skull. Weiss shielded herself from her monster, explosion, but then looked to see Blake's glare through the smoke, "Since Leo Dancer attack, all your special summoned monsters are destroyed."
"That can't be true!" Weiss said before seeing her Master Diamond crack. Her last monster on the field exploded as she stumbled back in the shockwave.
"One more thing," Blake said before pointing at Weiss, "Leo Dancer can attack twice!" She said as the heiress Obelisk Blue's eyes filled with dread.
Weiss watched as the feline warrior dashed for the final move, her body unable to move. "I…" She said as she saw Leo Dancer raise the sword, "…Lost…"
"WEISS!" Yang called out as the sword was about to slash. With her heart racing, the blond Ra Yellow ran and tackled Weiss out of the way of the slash. While Leo Dancer's attack had missed, the damage still went though. Yang looked at Weiss, the heiress Obelisk Blue body still in shock. The then noticed the key around Weiss' neck vanishing into photons of light.
Weiss: 2100 - 3500 = 0 Life Points
"Weiss, say something!" Yang said as she shook the heiress Obelisk Blue, but Weiss' eyes looked almost vacant of any light, "I said say something!" Yang pleaded before slapping Weiss across the face.
"OUCH!" Weiss exclaimed as she glared at the blond Ra Yellow, her light returning, "What was that for!"
Suddenly, Yang hugged Weiss, "I-I thought it didn't work." She said with tears running down her face, "I thought I lost you for a second." Weiss did not say anything, but she closed her eyes before hugging the blond Ra Yellow back.
Blake watched in silence for a moment before resetting her duel disk. After taking a breath, she spoke, "Yang," The Black Shadow Rider called, "I challenge you to a duel!"
"What?" Yang responded in confusion, "Now?"
"Yes," Blake reposed with her duel disk, "Right here, right now." However, her body pulsated with pain as she swayed.
"You don't look too good," Yang said as she let go of Weiss, allowing the two to stand up, "If you want to challenge me, you should recover first."
"I'm fine!" Blake responded, "If you back down, things will only get worse if someone else finds you."
"You want to do this?" Yang asked as Blake gave a single nod, causing the blond Ra Yellow to sigh, "Well, I never back down from a challenge."
"Yang, this one is a lot stronger than she appears," Weiss said, "Be careful."
"Yeah, I just had front row seats." Yang said before grinning, "But if I win, I guess that makes me the new Strongest Ra Yellow." Weiss sighed before taking a few steps back.
"There are more things at stake than that stupid title!" Blake shouted back.
"I know," Yang responded in a calm voice, "Like saving you from getting yourself killed." Blake remained unresponsive until Yang set up her duel disk, "Ready?" She asked with the Black Shadow Rider nodding.
"Duel!" Both declared at the same time as the shadow game commenced.
Blake: 4000 Life Points
Yang: 4000 Life Points
AN: There you go, Blake gets her second win in a row. This time, Weiss put up more of challenge than Alexis, but it was not enough to defeat the Strongest Ra Yellow student. Now, Yang is up to bat against this Shadow Rider. Blake is already woozy, but can she get a third win? That is all for now, thanks for reading, and hope to see you in the next chapter.
Now, answering a few questions. Jaden is not up next, but I will say his duel will be coming up in a couple chapters. Of all the decks, Adam's is one of the few were the card lore matches with the character ark of the user, (It is one where I have to break a small rule, in that I may turn a synchro monster into an effect monster of the same level. I'm still debating it, but it is one monster I just want to see him summon). As for Weiss and Ice Queen cosplay, I don't think her character would ever pick that monster to dress up as because of all the jokes. However, I will still have someone point that out to her when I get to writing that chapter.
