"I'll make the first move! Draw!" exclaimed Kuro, getting Delinquent Duo for turn.
"I activate Delinquent Duo, and I'll hit the second card from the left!"
Emi looked at her hand. He'd pointed out Just Desserts, and the rest of her hand contained Graceful Charity, Ojama Trio, and two copies of Gyaku-Gire Panda. She discarded Just Desserts as required, and then selected one of the Pandas to throw out as well.
"Next, I Normal Summon Mystic Tomato and Set two cards! My turn is over."
Kuro: 7000 Life Points.
Emi: 8000 Life Points.
"My turn! Draw!" Emi checked her draw, seeing Cyber Jar. A plan was forming in her head, as well as a small smile on her face.
"I activate Graceful Charity!" She drew Secret Barrel, Gravity Bind, and Ceasefire, and discarded said Ceasefire as well as Ojama Trio.
"Next, I'll Set a monster and two backrows and end my turn!"
"Draw! I Normal Summon Gravekeeper's Spear Soldier, and he'll move to attack your monster!"
"I activate the Trap Gravity Bind! Level 4 and higher monsters can't attack!"
"Very well. I'll end my turn, then."
"Draw!" Ring of Destruction. Can't ask for much better than that. "I Flip Summon my Cyber Jar! I assume you know what it does?"
"Damn. Of course I do, brat."
All monsters on the field were destroyed, and each player flipped their five cards over. Emi got Morphing Jar, Just Desserts, MST, Secret Barrel, and Pot of Greed, Special Summoning the Jar facedown. Kuro got Breaker the Magical Warrior, Don Zaloog, Pitch-Black Warwolf, Graceful Charity, and Snatch Steal. He Special Summoned all the monsters in Attack Position.
"Next, I activate Pot of Greed!" She drew Kinetic Soldier and Giant Rat. "I'll Set one monster and three backrow, and pass the turn!"
"Draw! I activate Graceful Charity, drawing three cards and discarding two! Next, I activate Nobleman of Crossout, removing the Set card I know to be Morphing Jar from play!"
"I'll chain two Secret Barrels to that! Each one deals 200 damage to you for each card on your hand and field for a total of 3600!"
"Fine, but your Morphing Jar is still gone! Now I'll activate the Field Spell Mystic Plasma Zone, giving all Dark monsters a 500 Attack Point boost! But, since I'm still under your Gravity Bind, I'll end my turn."
"During your End Phase, I'll flip open my Ring of Destruction, destroying your Warwolf and dealing us both 2100 damage, and then I'll chain Just Desserts to that before it resolves, dealing you 500 damage for each of your monsters for a total of 1500! Unless you have a way to stop this, that's game!"
"I… I don't believe it… I lost, too?!"
Kuro: 0 Life Points.
Emi: 5900 Life Points.
Kuro ripped off his Duel Disk and walked away without saying anything.
Chairo couldn't believe it. Two losses in a row, and that fast? The Breakers were making them look like chumps! "Dammit! Aka, show these fools what the Dustshoot Gang can do!"
"With pleasure, sir."
Ryo and Aka began their Duel.
"I'm up first! Draw! I Normal Summon Ultimate Baseball Kid and Set two backrow! Your turn, Breaker scum!"
Ryo smiled as he drew. "I Normal Summon Ninja Grandmaster Sasuke and attack!"
"Trap Card, Mirror Force!"
"Damn, okay. I activate Graceful Charity, then Set two backrow and pass the turn."
"During the End Phase, I flip up Dust Tornado to destroy the leftmost card! Looks like that Sakuretsu Armor won't be helping you! Now, my turn! I Normal Summon UFO Turtle, which triggers my Baseball Kid's effect to give him an extra 1000 Attack! Both my monsters will now attack directly, and my turn is over!"
Aka: 8000 Life Points.
Ryo: 5100 Life Points.
"My turn! I activate Delinquent Duo, going for the leftmost card in your hand!"
Aka discarded Nobleman of Crossout and Spirit of Flames.
"Next, I Normal Summon Breaker the Magical Warrior, and get his Spell Counter on him! Now, he'll attack your Baseball Kid! Pass turn!"
Aka: 7600 Life Points.
Ryo: 4100 Life Points.
"Draw! I Normal Summon Element Dragon! Since I control a Fire monster, it gains an additional 500 Attack, enough to run your Breaker over and allow my Turtle to attack you directly! Now I'll Set a backrow and pass turn!"
Aka: 7600 Life Points.
Ryo: 2600 Life Points.
"My turn!" Ryo smiled. What a perfect draw. "I remove the White Ninja and Zombyra the Dark that I discarded earlier from play, to Special Summon the mighty Chaos Sorcerer in Defense Position!"
"Trap open! Solemn Judgment!"
"Nice try, but I have a Solemn Judgment as well! Now, Chaos Sorcerer will remove your UFO Turtle from play! Now, I Normal Summon Strike Ninja and attack your weakened Element Dragon! I'll end my turn."
Aka: 3600 Life Points.
Ryo: 1300 Life Points.
"My turn!" Aka hesitated as he realized his hand was empty. He was relying entirely on the top of his deck. "Draw! I remove Ultimate Baseball Kid in my Grave from Play to Special Summon Spirit of Flames and attack your Strike Ninja! Since he gains 300 Attack during the Battle Phase, he can run over your ninja! My turn's over."
Aka: 3600 Life Points.
Ryo: 1000 Life Points.
"My turn!" Nobleman of Crossout. Dead draw at the moment. Oh well. "I switch Chaos Sorcerer to Attack and run through your Spirit of Flames! I end my turn!"
Aka: 3000 Life Points.
Ryo: 1000 Life Points.
"Draw! I activate Pot of Greed to get two new cards! And what cards they are! I Normal Summon Gaia Soul the Combustible Collective! Next, I activate Premature Burial to revive my Spirit of Flames, so I can then tribute him to Gaia Soul's effect and grant him an extra 1000 Attack to bring down your Chaos Sorcerer! Unfortunately, during the End Phase, Gaia Soul destroys himself. Your move."
Aka: 2200 Life Points.
Ryo: 300 Life Points.
"My turn!" A monster! Yes! "I Normal Summon Strike Ninja and attack you directly! I end my turn."
Aka: 500 Life Points.
Ryo: 300 Life Points.
"Draw! I Normal Summon Breaker the Magical Warrior and attack your Strike Ninja with the Spell Counter giving him a boost! Your move!"
Aka: 500 Life Points.
Ryo: 100 Life Points.
"Draw! I activate Pot of Greed, drawing two cards!" Finally, a route to his best combo! "I activate Reinforcement of the Army, allowing me to add a Level 4 or lower Warrior to my hand! I'll add and then Summon Strike Ninja! Now I'll Set three backrow cards and pass the turn!"
Aka was confused at first, but it slowly dawned on him the reality of the situation. He could either risk an attack, which would end the game if it connected, but there was also those Set cards to contend with, any of which could be a Battle Trap. However, if he used the Spell Counter on Breaker to try and hit a Battle Trap, not only could he potentially guess wrong, but then Breaker would no longer be strong enough to beat over Strike Ninja. Awkward.
"Draw! I'll Set a monster and pass turn." Better not to stumble into a potential Mirror Force. As long as Breaker stayed bigger than Strike Ninja, he could stall until he found Heavy Storm or some other way to get rid of that pesky backrow.
Unfortunately for Aka, that was exactly the wrong play. "During your End Phase, I open my Trap, Ninjitsu Art of Transformation! By Tributing a Ninja, I can Special Summon a Beast up to three Levels higher than that Ninja! So now, behold Behemoth the King of All Animals!"
"Shit, no!" screamed Chairo.
"Oh, damn…" gasped Aka.
"Now, my turn!" exclaimed Ryo. "Behemoth, attack Breaker and end this Duel!"
Aka: 0 Life Points.
Ryo: 100 Life Points.
"No, no, no, no, GODDAMMIT, NO!" screamed Aka as he threw down his Duel Disk and kicked it into the distance. "This isn't how it was supposed to go! Fucking goddammit!"
"Alright, three in a row!" exclaimed Tatsumaki! "Told you this would work out!"
"I gotta admit, kid, I was skeptical," replied Enzo cheerfully. "But maybe you are making a man of faith out of me!"
"Dammit, these punks are making fools out of us!" barked Chairo. "Ao, you're up! You'd better not fail me here!"
"Don't worry, sir. Kuro, Aka, and Midori were the weakest of us. Me and my Water monsters won't let you down."
"Come on, then," taunted Taza. "Let's dance."
