Chapter 31: The Plan's Continuation
Where We Left Off: In the Synchro Dimension, the Fusion Dimension's invasion is underway, and Yusei Fudo and Crow Hogan run into a mysterious duelist using the Link focused 'Sky Striker' archetype, who challenges Yusei to a duel. Meanwhile, in the Xyz Dimension, while waiting for a survey scan to be completed, Jack Atlas and Declan Akaba conduct a duel.
The Fields: Yusei vs Unknown
Unknown has 4000 LP and controls Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku and has no set cards. She has 5 cards in her hand.
Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku: LINK-1, 1500 ATK, Top Right Arrow
Yusei has 2000 LP and controls Shooting Star Dragon, which is currently unaffected by other card's effects, and has Scrap Iron Scarecrow, along with another unknown card facedown. He has no cards in his hand.
Shooting Star Dragon: Level 10, 3300 ATK
It is currently Yusei's turn.
The Fields: Jack Atlas vs Declan
Jack Atlas has 4000 LP and controls Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend and has two face-down cards. He has one card in his hand.
Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend: Level 10, 4500 ATK
Declan has 500 LP and controls D/D/D Flame King Genghis, D/D/D Gust High King Alexander, D/D/D Wave King Caesar. He controls no other cards and has no cards in his hand. He is in the process of resolving a Ritual Summon.
D/D/D Flame King Genghis: Level 6, 2000 ATK
D/D/D Gust High King Alexander: Level 10, 3000 ATK - 6000 ATK
D/D/D Wave King Caesar: Rank 4, 2400 ATK, 2 ORU
It is currently Declan's turn.
Xyz Dimension
Turn 2: Declan
"King with the speed of lightning join me and conquer! I Ritual Summon! Level 8, D/D/D Electric King William!" Declan declared, the crackling lightning in the sky intensified, and an elegant man descended, encased in a yellow aura, a greatsword on his back.
D/D/D Electric King William: Level 8, 2800 ATK
"Now, his effect activates. If he is ritual summoned, I can destroy one card on your field for each 'Dark Contract' card used for his summon. I will destroy your face-downs. Furthermore, I draw one more card since I summoned another 'D/D/D' monster."
"I activate my counter trap, Red Nightmare, which allows me to negate that activation, and destroy your monster!" Jack responded,
"By banishing a 'Dark Contract' card, William can negate the destruction of a 'D/D/D' monster." As Declan's effect was negated, he removed his ritual spell from his graveyard, and continued with his turn, "Now, go, Gust High King Alexander, attack his Tyrant with Gale Slash."
"I activate a trap card, King's Synchro! This allows me to banish my Tyrant and any tuners from my graveyard. I banish it along with my tuners to do yet another Double Tuning. Red Dragon be reborn and embrace the Crimson Devil's soul like it is your own! Double Tuned Synchro Summon! Red Nova Dragon, I EMBRACE YOU!" The dragon that emerged from the flaming Synchro Rings was majestic, yet twisted, and it inspired only fear among the spectators, "Then I activate the effect of Red Nightmare in my graveyard, allowing me to banish it, and pay half my life points, to send tuners from my deck to my graveyard, equal to half my summoned monster's level. But that's not all! Red Nova Dragon gains strength from each of the tuners in my graveyard!" Red flames engulfed Jack, as he slotted the tuners into the graveyard slot.
Red Nova Dragon: Level 12, 3500 ATK - 6500 ATK
Jack Atlas: 4000 LP - 2000 LP
"I call off my attack and end my turn with a singular face down card." Declan coolly stated,
Turn 3: Jack Atlas
"Now I'll put you in your place! Red Nova Dragon! Attack Flame King Genghis and end this duel! Molten Nova Flare!" A mass of flame was built up in the Dragon's mouth and unleashed upon the Flaming King, but Declan swiftly activated his face-down,
"Trap card, Draining Shield activate! This is a bit of a niche card I put in this deck, but it seems well worth it. I negate your attack, and gain life points equal to your monster's attack points." He explained, a green glow absorbing the flare.
Declan: 500 LP - 7000 LP
"I set a monster and end my turn then." Jack said, annoyance on his face,
Turn 4: Declan
"I draw. Perfect. With this card, I now have a path to victory. Dark Contract with Preferential Treatment activates. This allows me to target one monster you control and one monster I control. Then, I pay 1000 life points, and that allows me to add your monster's effect to mine own! Your Red Nova Dragon's effect gets added on to Gust High King Alexander!" A flaming red aura encased Alexander as Red Nova Dragon roared and had its effect stolen.
D/D/D Gust High King Alexander: 6000 ATK - 9000 ATK
Declan: 7000 LP - 6000 LP
"Now go, Gust King! Attack Red Nova Dragon!" Jack smiled when the attack was declared, knowing it was over.
"I'll activate Red Nova Dragon's effect, destroying your monster by banishing mine own."
"But that doesn't change anything, does it?" Declan asked,
"Of course. Go ahead!" Jack answered, the fire still in his eyes,
"Very well then. D/D/D Electric King Alexander, attack directly and end this duel! Electric Conquering Slash!" Declan called, the monster unsheathing his sword, which was engulfed in lightning, and then he brought the sword down on Jack, finishing him off.
Jack Atlas: 2000 LP - 0 LP
Declan Wins!
"Good duel, Akaba." Atlas said, placing his cards back in his duel disk, and then looking out on the horizon, he saw a vaguely bird shaped object approaching, and his smile widened, "Looks like Bird Boy is back." He called out,
"Finally!" Yugo yawned,
"Yeah, it has been a while, hasn't it?" Zuzu smiled,
"What? Have you been getting bored hanging out with your boyfriend again?" Celina teased, causing Zuzu to flush red, meanwhile Yuya, who was close by, gained a slight bit of confusion,
"W-What? He's not my boyfriend!" She frantically declared,
"Sure, sure." Celina laughed, stretching a little.
The gathered Lancers all stood out near the entrance, as Shay descended from the sky.
Synchro Dimension
Turn 3: Yusei
"Shooting Star Dragon's special ability activates. This allows me to reveal the top five cards from my deck, and it can attack as many times as Tuners I reveal this way this turn. Shooting Star Road! The cards are Unknown Synchron, Road Synchron, Nitro Synchron, Quickdraw Synchron and Jet Synchron! That's a full five! So go, unleash the first of your five attacks upon that Shizuku!" The mysterious duelist yelled in pain as the glittering flame blast engulfed her, destroying the armour she wore,
"I activate Raye's effect! This allows me to summon her because a 'Sky Striker Ace' was destroyed." She declared,
Unknown: 4000 LP - 1800 LP
"Then my second attack shall end Raye! And now that your field is empty, attack directly, Shooting Star Dragon! Shimmering Star Crash!"
"The effect of Battle Fader! This allows me to summon it and negate your attack, also ending your battle phase!"
"Hmph. In that case, I end my turn."
Turn 4: Unknown
"I draw! I shall activate a field spell, Sky Striker Airbase – Area Zero. Using this, I can destroy Battle Fader and add one of the top three cards of my deck to my hand, so long as it is a 'Sky Striker' card. I add Surgical Striker - H.A.M.P to my hand!"
"But that isn't a 'Sky Striker'! Are you Fusioners not afraid to delve into cheating?" Crow called from the sidelines,
"Read the card, Synchro Scum. H.A.M.P is always treated as a 'Sky Striker'. This means the play was perfectly legal. So I shall continue. Since I no longer control a monster in my main monster zone, I can activate a second Engage!, which allows me to add Sky Striker Ace – Roze to my hand, and since there are at least 3 spells in my grave, a card can be drawn from the top of my deck. Then, I activate H.A.M.P's special ability! This allows me to tribute one monster and summon it to the field. Oh, but wait, I have no monsters on my field, don't I? Well, it's a good thing that I can do this to either field! I tribute your Shooting Star Dragon to summon H.A.M.P to your field!"
"What?!" Yusei was surprised as Shooting Star Dragon roared, dissolving into particles as a mecha dropped, seemingly from orbit and taking up one of his field slots.
Surgical Striker - H.A.M.P: Level 8, 2500 ATK
"Then, I summon Roze to my field, and use her to build a circuit! Suit of EARTH, appear and protect! I Link Summon, LINK-1, Sky Striker Ace – Kaina! Then, I play the spell card Sky Striker Mobilise – Linkage!, which, by sending Kaina to the graveyard, this allows me to summon any 'Sky Striker Ace' from my extra deck, so long as I can summon it to my Extra Monster Zone." The flames in the arena intensified, as the Solid Vision coalesced around Yusei's opponent, "Flaming suit of battle, unleash your safeties and prepare for battle! I call upon Suit X-003, Sky Striker Ace – Kagari!" Encasing her was the suit of armour that she had worn when she had arrived, and she readied the sword that also served as her duel disk for battle, "Then, due to Linkage's effect, since I have a LIGHT and DARK 'Sky Striker Ace' in my graveyard, Kagari gains 1000 attack points, as well as 100 for each spell in my graveyard, of which there are currently eight!" Yusei's eyes widened as the lights on the suit grew more intense,
Sky Striker Ace – Kagari: LINK-1, 1500 ATK - 3300 ATK, Top Left Arrow
"Now, I activate my second Widow Anchor! This allows me to steal the Surgical Striker off your field, and Kagari gains an additional 100 points. Now, I chain Sky Striker Mecha – Eagle Boosters, giving Kagari immunity to effects that aren't its own! And since I have at least 3 spells in my graveyard, she can't be destroyed in battle, both until the end of this turn." Now with 10 spells in her graveyard, Kagari's attack points shot to 3500, and H.A.M.P was placed under her control, "Go! Kagari attacks you directly! Sky Stricken Attack – Nevermore!"
Yusei's eyes got even wider before he remembered what his face-down was. "I activate the trap card Stardust Nightfall. This allows me to summon one 'Stardust' monster from my extra deck or graveyard, and, should it battle this turn, it cannot be destroyed, and also, its attack points become equal to the battling monster's! Stardust Dragon, resurrect!" Yusei's ace monster was recalled to his field, roaring in challenge.
"In that case, I shall attack Stardust Dragon with Surgical Striker - H.A.M.P! Needle-Thin Blast!" As the mecha was destroyed, Yusei got slightly confused, as it had no seeming strategic advantage, "Then, H.A.M.P's ability activates, allowing me to destroy Stardust Dragon!"
"Stardust Nightfall allows me to banish itself instead." Yusei countered,
"Hmph. I end my turn. Now all our monster's protection effects ware off, don't they?"
Turn 5: Yusei
"Correct. And now, I shall win on this turn. I activate a spell card, Synchron Overload!" The glow on Yusei's arm intensified, "I can banish one 'Synchron' card from my graveyard, and reveal cards from the top of my deck, equal to the level of the banished monster. Then, I can summon monsters that were revealed, so long as their levels don't exceed the banished monster's. I banish Formula Synchron, and reveal these two cards, both of which I can Special Summon! Both level 1, Sonic Chick and the tuner monster, Majestic Dragon!" A small chick appeared on Yusei's field, along with a small pink dragon, glowing with power,
"So what? You can't do anything!" His opponent laughed,
"That's where you're wrong. Didn't I say that Majestic Dragon is a tuner monster? Majestic Dragon tunes Stardust Dragon and Sonic Chick. Almighty Crimson Deity, I thank you for your strength, now bless me once more so that I may win this fight! I Synchro Summon! Level 10, Majestic Star Dragon! Majestic Star Dragon's effect activates! I can negate Kagari's effect, then I am allowed to activate one of those effects as mine own. Majestic Star Dragon gains 100 attack points for each spell in my graveyard, being 200, which is all I'll need!" It was his opponent's turn to widen her eyes, as the suit she was wearing lost most of its lustre.
Majestic Star Dragon: Level 10, 3800 ATK - 4000 ATK
Sky Striker Ace – Kagari: 3500 ATK - 2500 ATK
"Now, go! Attack Kagari with Majestic Star Burst! I then activate the final effect of Synchron Overload, allowing my effects to be as many times more potent as material for a Synchro monster I control, so long as I pay half my life points, meaning the damage will be 1900! Enough to end you!
"No!" His opponent shouted, the blast of the dragon engulfed her, defeating her.
Yusei: 2000 LP - 1000 LP
Unknown: 1800 LP - 0 LP
Yusei Wins!
Next Chapter Preview: Having defeated the mysterious invader from Fusion, Yusei and Crow interrogate her, meanwhile, Rin and the Yusho School prepare for the inevitable confrontation with Duel Academy.
Custom Cards:
Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend (Change to effect)
(This card's name is treated as Red Dragon Archfiend while on your field or in your GY.)
King's Synchro (Change to effect)
If a Synchro monster you control is attacked by an opponent's monster: You can target one Synchro monster in your Extra Deck; Banish your battling Synchro Monster from your field and the other required material(s) from your GY, and if you do, special summon that targeted monster. (This summon is treated as a Synchro Summon)
Red Nightmare
Counter Trap Card
If your opponent activates a card or effect: You can negate that effect, and if you do, destroy that card. If you Synchro Summon a 'Red' Synchro Monster, you can banish this card from your GY: Send any number of tuners from your deck to your GY, up to half the level of the summoned monster. You can only activate each effect of 'Red Nightmare' once per turn.
D/D/D Electric King William
LIGHT
Level 8
Fiend, Ritual, Effect
If this card is Ritual Summoned using a 'Dark Contract' card(s): You can destroy that many cards your opponent controls. More yet unrevealed.
2800 ATK/2300 DEF
Dark Contract with Preferential Treatment
Normal Spell Card
You can pay 1000 LP: Target one monster your opponent controls and one you control; the monster you control gains the effects of the opponent's monster.
Stardust Nightfall
Normal Trap Card
If your opponent declares a direct attack: Special Summon one 'Stardust' monster from your Extra Deck or GY. The summoned monster cannot be destroyed by battle this turn, also if it battles an opponent's monster, its ATK becomes equal to the other monster's. If a 'Stardust' monster you control would be destroyed by a card effect: You can banish this card instead.
Synchron Overload
Normal Spell Card
Banish one 'Synchron' monster from your GY: Excavate cards from the top of your deck, equal to the banished monster's level. Then, you can Special Summon any revealed monster(s), as long as those summoned monster(s) total level(s) are less than or equal to the banished monster's. Banish any cards involved in this effect during the end phase of this turn. You can only activate one 'Synchron Overload' per duel.
So, how about that? Yusei and Declan win their respective duels, with Declan's monsters able to defeat the Crimson Devil's power, and Yusei calling upon the Crimson Dragon's strength. I hope you all enjoyed, and now, onto reviews!
Aqua – Thank you so much for those monsters! I know we communicated a little over PMs, but I would like to thank you yet again, and I can't wait for their respective owners to summon them!
naminexriku – Not exactly, but a very good guess, nonetheless!
Yugi Moto (reviewed on Chapter 9) – Thank you for the review! Hmmm. An OP and an ED? I'm afraid I won't be doing so during the run of this story, purely because I see no point in using a different anime's OP/ED, just using some scenes that I make myself, like others do, or writing my own song, like yet others do, which I would find rather difficult. Perhaps in the retrospective chapter I plan, I can have one for the story, but unfortunately, as I said earlier, not during the run of this story. Thank you for your suggestion, though!
Anyways, I have completed an outline document of the rest of this story, which is currently set to be a total of 60 story chapters long, which, with the current SP chapter, and the second one I have planned, along with a small update when this story's sequel, which I am starting to plan, is uploaded, means that this story will be a total of 63 chapters, meaning that you all will have to deal with me and my writing until about June/July this year, assuming no delays! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, and I'll see you all next week for a return to Fusion, along with the identity of Yusei's foe! - NightWingBOI
