Hey everyone, I'm back.

Been a hectic couple of weeks. I had to replace the sofa in my living room (the much harder part being hauling the old one out) and my laptop has been in the shop for the past week, plus I've been sort of, uhm, addicted to Tears of the Kingdom. (Hopefully, I won't binge like this when Super Mario Wonder comes out.)But I have the laptop back now, and it's running smoother than ever, and I'm back to writing!

So, time to continue this story…

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Chapter Six

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If you've been reading this thus far, you have obviously noticed that I'm a really, really huge fan of Harry Potter. But you may ask, Terone, what's your second favorite franchise? Well, you're far from the only person to ask that and to be honest, it's hard to say. I've read a lot of good science fiction and fantasy works in my day, but Lord of the Rings is at least in the top five contenders for that spot.

You know, as I am writing this, I'm reminded of an odd anecdote I read on a blog once. Back in April of the year 2001, nerds like me were counting the days to November when two movies that promised to be blockbusters (and were) would be released, The Fellowship of the Ring and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The anecdote in question involved a rivalry of sorts between two guilds on an online multiplayer game; I'm not going to give the name here, I doubt it's still active, but I will say this game had a fantasy and science fiction theme with many pop culture references in game, including many from both franchises. For example, one player-auction area of the large towns was Knockwurst Alley, while the subterranean Barrel-Bond Rapids were the final part of a raid dungeon that started with a castle that did indeed belong to elven royalty, though in this case, dark elves.

The schism between the Fruit Merchant's Army and the Kakariko Pagoda (guilds tend to be in a constant competition as to who can have the silliest name), started when Princess Angelina-Jay Mabel of the first group mentioned in the online forums her intent to celebrate the opening of the Harry Potter film at a midnight screening with a dozen or so friends.

Then one of the high-ranking players in the Pagoda who called himself Emperor Olaf the Uncouth, started to troll Mabel with claims that she and her friends were losers, citing a poll of anticipated film releases from ain't_it_geeky_ claiming Fellowship was crushing the Harry Potter film in their latest head-to-head "must see" poll. Mabel responded by posting a poll from showing Fellowship in third place (no idea what was second, fairly sure it wasn't Pearl Harbor).

Now I am not certain how reliable commentary on websites like that are, especially regarding films that have yet to debut, and I found it strange that people would be so obsessive about their hobbies that they would treat movie releases like a competition. (Yeah, I should talk, right?) I certainly do not believe there was any rivalry between the cast and crew of the two franchises (especially seeing as both studios were subsidies of Warner). But as anyone who has played games like this can attest, I'm certain, this escalated fast. Each guild declared the other a hostile faction, a formality in this game that was used to enable the two to oppose each other in guild wars. Then, unbelievably, other guilds took sides on this issue, forming two guild alliances that opposed each other in their weekly PVP grand skirmishes.

Who came out as the winner? Well as far as the online game itself went, I'm not sure. But it seems the day Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone debuted, three members of the Pagoda were overheard claiming that Olaf and two other guild members were not online because they had spent seven hours at "some new movie" indicating they had stayed to see it more than once on opening day. I don't know if that hurt Olaf's standing in his guild much, but it did seem to cause everyone to lose interest in the rivalry.

Another part of the blog showed that Olaf would later spend twenty hours online trying to hack into unauthorized leaks of the film version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in an insidious plot to spoil the ending for Mabel, stopping only when someone told him that such an enthusiastic fan of Harry Potter would doubtlessly have read the book by then. Some people just never learn.

Strange how this was all going through my head right now as I was facing off against one of the biggest, meanest, nastiest dragons in contemporary fiction.

Smaug, the Dragon of Desolation.

Horntail had been defeated. Monty had stolen it and used Polymerization to create this beast that was now in front of me. (3,600 ATK) He also had the Ritual Monster Pottier of Greed (1,500 DEF) which I believe is supposed to be whoever invented the Pot of Greed.

And to make things worse…

(Terone: 4,400) - - - - - - - - - - (Monty: 7,500)

…Monty had a commanding lead.

Currently, I had Cosmo Queen (2,900 ATK) and Rabidragon (2,950 ATK) in front of me, not my best monsters but certainly not the worst. Also, in order to summon this monstrosity, Monty had summoned two of his monsters to my side of the field, Avatar of the Pot (1,300 DEF) and Tureen of Greed (0 DEF) which was kind of like the Pot of Greed except well, it was a tureen.

"So, whaddya think, Terone? Seems my little secret wasn't so little!"

"Uhm, that's for sure…" As I looked up into Smaug's face, it roared loudly, Cosmo Queen holding onto her headdress and Rabidragon cowering in fright as if it were a scared bunny. Somehow the solid vision had even managed to make the stench of its breath very real.

"So, any ideas, team?" I asked.

"We resign ourselves to defeat and accept death," said Cosmo Queen's grim and sullen voice.

"Time to show everyone here what this big guy can do! Smaug, heat up that Tureen! Attack with Ruinous Scorching Rage!"

I braced myself as the giant Dragon took a deep breath. Briefly, I thought Smaug's attack had a trampling effect - after all, Dragon's Rage was a card that did just that - and I figured that was why he summoned a monster with zero Defense Points to my side of the field. Turned out I was right, but for the wrong reason. As the gout of fire struck Tureen, it hit with the force of a grenade, engulfing my side of the field with a burst that smelled of sulfur and brimstone. Of course, it felt incredibly hot, and hit like a brick to my face, causing me to topple over and on my shoulder. When I got over the initial shock and managed to sit up, the flaming residue was still burning, a lot of the giant food and much of the tablecloth on the Field Spell having been reduced to smoldering ash.

Unfortunately, it seemed a lot of that ash was what now remained of my two monsters and Avatar of the Pot. Oddly, the one monster on my side left standing was Tureen of Greed, the monster he had aimed for. And while my Life Points had indeed taken a hit…

(T: 2,000) - - - - - - - - - - (M: 7,500)

…it wasn´t as much as I had expected.

¨I see you´re noticing a difference here already. My monster has a killer effect that ah can initiate any time it attacks."

¨You keep using that word," I responded, ¨I don´t think it means what you think it means."

This received a lot of laughter from the crowd, and it did seem to irk Monty a little. "Funny," he said, "but here's the 411. When ah ini - er, when ah use the effect, the attack itself does no damage and doesn't destroy the monster. However, for every 1,000 points higher Smaug's Attack Score is than the Score of whatever Mode your monster is in, ah get to destroy one of your monsters. Plus, you get walloped for 800 Life Points for each."

"Well… That's bad…" I got up, then tapped a space on my Disk's Monster Zone, causing a portal to appear on the floor and Keeper of the Shrine to rise through it from below. (2,100 DEF) "Because one of those monsters you destroyed was a Dragon, I get to bring this guy back from my Graveyard, and because it was also a Normal Monster, I get to take Rabidragon back."

"Well, in that case… I'll end my turn here, and I'll pay 500 Life Points to keep my Field Spell for another turn. So, you have Rabidragon, what exactly are you going to do with it?"

(T: 2,000) - - - - - - - - - - (M: 7,000)

That was a very good question. I could summon it, of course, even with one sacrifice due to Keeper's effect, but once I had, there wasn't much I could have done with it.

I drew twice on account of the Field Spell… A Trap and a Spell, this was more like it. I put them aside for the moment and went for a Level 4 monster I had been saving.

Using the card caused a sentinel with aquamarine-colored plate armor to leap from it. The elaborate armor had flared ridges on the shoulders and overlapping plates on the arms and legs, with a helmet shaped like a dragon's head. He held a long spear with a sharp blade of the same winged design.

"The Keeper of Dragon Magic is here, milord, willing and able to fight by your side." (1,800 ATK)

Then he looked up at Smaug above him, the much larger Dragon angrily roaring again. "Well, er, willing at least," he added.

"That's the spirit. Sure, you're okay here?" He nodded, so I continued, talking out loud. "I'm using this monster's effect, by discarding one card, I get to first take a Polymerization card from my Graveyard."

I discarded Rabidragon, seriously hoping I wouldn't regret it later. Once I had it, I proceeded to Keeper's other effect. "Next, I can show a Fusion Monster in my Extra Deck." I pointed, and King Dragun's card appeared enlarged to the side. "And, if I have one of its Materials in my deck, I get to set it, which I do."

I took Divine Dragon Ragnarök's card and placed it on my Disk in facedown Defense position. The plan was starting to come together, I just had to keep calm.

"Now to battle! Attack the Goblin Pottier of Greed!"

Keeper of Dragon Magic twirled his spear and exclaimed, "Draconic Soul Strike!" blasting rainbow colored energy from his weapon and blowing the defending Ritual Monster to small shards. He turned to me and nodded with a "Hmph!"

"Exactly, now I'll move to Main Phase 2, set three facedown cards and then use…. Monster Reborn!"

Now, I do not believe there is any rule that says you are required to emphasize the name of that card when it was used, but it was kind of expected.

"Ah don't think you can summon Horntail with that Terone."

"True," I replied, "it's a NOMI, but I do know someone else who could help, and I'm sure you'll remember him."

The Spell Card appeared flat in front of me, the golden ankh glowing and a figure sitting on the card. It was Pottier of Greed. (1,500 DEF)

"Say WHAT? Why him?"

I was about to answer with a snarky comment, but Pottier answered him with a better one: "A wise man knows everything, but a shrewd man knows everyone."

"Uhm, what he said. I think. It's your move, Monty."

As Monty made a draw, I could see he was getting annoyed - being able to "read" an opponent in such a way was integral to being a true pro.

"Sorry Pottier, if you ain't with me, you're against me. First, ah'll summon Goblin Attack Force."

As he played the card, a different sort of Goblin came forward, or rather, several of them. The card produced a group of pug-faced grunts in leather armor with helmets, each of them holding a club. (2,300 ATK)

"Now then… Smaug, attack Tureen of Greed again!"

As Smaug powered up his flaming breath again, the Pottier spoke again, "A true coward runs not from his opponent but from himself."

I honestly had no idea what point he was trying to make here, or whether his comments were intended for me or Monty, but it was still inspiring. As the Dragon's fiery breath made a beeline for the Tureen, my Trap Card lifted. "I activate Staunch Defender!"

The flaming attack turned in mid-air, homing in on Keeper of Dragon Magic, who still stood firm as I continued my planned combo. I use Pottier of Greed's effect, reducing his Attack Score to zero to increase Keeper of Dragon Magic's by 1,500 points!"

(3,300 ATK)

Unfortunately, this was not enough to save Keeper, who was incinerated in an instant as the attack struck. Still, as that lowered the gap between the scores of the two monsters to only 300, Smaug's effect could not be used, meaning my other monsters were safe, for now.

(T: 1,700) - - - - - - - - - - (M: 6,500)

"Damn, bro, this is getting interesting now. Ah'll… Well, think ah'm gonna keep the Field Spell one more turn, so ah'll pay 500 Life Points for it, an' then end my turn."

He stabbed his thumb down, marking the end of his turn. I drew twice…

These two cards might have helped, but not by enough. It was time to truly go for broke. One of my set cards lifted up. "With Reckless Greed, I get two more draws, at the cost of skipping two of my Draw Phases."

I was always nervous when I used this one - it wasn't the riskiest move in this game but was a risk enough. I held my breath and closed my eyes, drawing two cards. I slowly opened them to look.

I exhaled in relief. "That's the stuff. First, I'll Flip Summon Divine Dragon Ragnarok." The set card made a 90-degree turn, and then flipped up, causing the shimmering Dragon made of astral light to come into being. (1,600 ATK) "And then I'll summon… Divine Dragon Apocralyph!"

The card appeared, causing bright orange, radiant fires to spew from it. The fires shifted and changed shape, turning into a Dragon sculpted entirely of fire. (1,000 ATK)

"Next, I can use his effect, and discard one card in order to take a Dragon Type Monster Card from the Graveyard." I tossed the Polymerization, and another card came out in exchange. "Bet you know what this one is, right? I'll banish Divine Dragon Ragnarok and Tureen of Greed…" The two monsters turned to vapor and dissipated. "...and you know what's coming next. Hungarian Horntail, welcome back."

Horntail's entrance this time was not as dramatic as it previously was. He looked Smaug right in the eye and let out a low, angry snarl. It was clear that no matter how this turned out, this was going to get ugly. (3,400 ATK)

"So, managed to summon the big guy, huh? Still not as big as mine. Ah wonder if my monster gets extra points for killin' the same monster twice?"

"Many receive advice," said the Pottier, "only the wise can act upon it." I nodded to him in reply - he was almost starting to make sense.

I turned to Monty and said, "Don't start counting your winnings yet, big guy, it's still my turn. So again, I'll use Pottier of Greed's effect, this time on Horntail."

The Dragon threw its head towards the heavens and roared. The sky darkened and thunder started to menacingly roll from the clouds above. (4,900 ATK)

"Very pretty," said Monty, seemingly not worried at all, "but -"

"Not done! I'll open the Overlay Network, using Pottier and Divine Dragon Apocralyph to Xyz Summon!"

Both the Dragon and Fiend turned into gray negatives of themselves, and then broke into binary digits that were swept up into the storm above. More binary was drawn to the space where they had been, piecing together into a female form that glazed over with sparking energy. There was a flash, and a monster with a beautiful woman's torso and the lower body of Divine Dragon Apocralyph stood. Her clothing - strapless dress, elbow-length gloves, and tiara - all seemed to be made of dark scales and fire. She held a lyre with a frame of the same design as the Lord of D's Flute of Dragon Summoning. (2,200 ATK)

"Then, I'll use an Overlay Unit, to use the Queen's power."

Queen Dragun closed her eyes and started to play her lyre, chanting a soft, enchanting melody as an orb of light floated up from below and was absorbed into her forehead. She opened her eyes, and they glowed silver as Rabidragon burst up from the ground behind her. (2,950 ATK)

"Huh, well, looks like ah've had it," he said with a slight chuckle.

I had a feeling this guy knew more than he was letting on. Of course, as it was, Horntail couldn't defeat Smaug, even though its Attack Score was higher, as its effect - which wasn't optional - would cause it and the monster it battled to revert to their base Scores during the Damage Step…

…but even if he knew that, something I suspected, he forgot that I certainly knew it too. I smirked at him and turned a Spell Card in my hand around. "I activate Forbidden Chalice!"

"Wait, huh, Forbidden what?"

"Chalice! It nullifies the effect of one monster for the rest of the turn. Usually, I use this on annoying opposing monsters like Abyss Dweller and Marauding Captain, but it works on any monster, including mine, just in case their effects get in the way." I turned to Horntail, and it was giving a smug look towards Smaug as smoke wafted from its jaws. "And as a small bonus, it gains 400 (5,300 ATK)

"Oh sh… shoot my monkey…"

One of the first things you learn in this business is not to cuss during a duel, especially in public; I had to admire Monty there for such a quick save. Still, it was time to bring this to a close.

"Hungarian Horntail…" The huge Dragon by my side took a deep breath. "Destroy the Dragon of Desolation! Infernal Soulfire!"

Needing no further encouragement, Horntail exhaled its flaming breath, in a steady stream; Smaug responded with a fiery gout of its own, the two blazing attacks colliding in the center of the area… Gradually, Horntail's assault gained ground, until finally, Smaug let out an agonizing howl as flames surrounded it. After a few seconds, there was an explosion at the impact point and the monster's burned, charred body was thrown backward, causing the whole table to buckle and then collapse, spilling the plates and trays of food all over the floor of the forest that was, again, on fire.

(T: 1,500) - - - - - - - - - - (M: 4,300)

I managed to land on my feet (I have never tried to figure out how the screwy mechanism of the Solid Vision system worked); Monty wasn't as lucky, landing hard on his behind and losing his hat in the process - it was a mystery to me how he managed to keep it on this long. I never like to hit a man while he's down, but at least I could give him a few seconds to get up while I dealt with his other monster.

I looked over at the Goblin Attack Force, who were now cowering and shaking in fear. Eh, goblins. My last facedown card activated, and Divine Dragon Apocralyph started to burn much fiercer.

"Burst Breath! By sacrificing a Dragon, I can destroy every card on the field with a Defense Score lower than Apocralyph's Attack Score. My two monsters are safe…" The flaming, fiery Dragon flew towards the goblins in a blazing stream of white-hot fire. "...yours won't be so lucky."

I shielded myself from the heat of the explosion that eradicated both monsters. Monty's final defense had been taken out - I was home free!"

"This is totally uncool!" shouted Monty.

"Which means it's… hot? Hey, looks like you're finally making sense now, Monty! Rabidragon! Attack directly! Chaos Combination Blast!"

Queen Dragun started to sing a wordless battle chant, as a shroud of shadowy flames started to surround her. Rabidragon opened its jaws wide, with an orb of pure light forming from within its jowls.

A powerful beam of darkness from Queen Dragun and a bolt of pure light from Rabidragon surged towards Monty, the steams intertwining into a spiraling wave of destruction.

(T: 1,700) - - - - - - - - - - (M: 0)

I have to admit, I felt a sense of relief as the two direct attacks hit unopposed. Sweat was pouring down my forehead; I closed my eyes and heard the crowd start cheering. Losing was one thing, doing so in such a public forum, well, that was what every pro is afraid of. Especially in the first round of a tournament.

But… How exactly would Monty manage it?

"Yo! Terone!"

I opened my eyes, the Field Spell having melted away, and saw he seemed pretty happy. He stuck his foot inside his dropped hat, flipping it upward with a short kick, caught it, and then put it on.

"That was one sick final move, Terone!"

"Uh, thanks Monty… I think…"

"Oh yeah, gimme five!" he laughed, extending his hand. I slapped his hand, and he lifted it up with an "Up high!" I slapped him again, then he lowered it and said, "Down low!"

I tried to do so again, but he pulled it away with a "Too slow!" The crowd started to laugh, and I rolled my eyes - an incredibly old joke there. But Monty jovially bumped me on the chest with his fist, and said, "Great duel, Terone, you got talent there. Oh, guess I owe ya this."

I was nervous, more nervous than I had been before the duel started, and almost afraid to take the Fusion Monster card he was handing me. Like there was a vice on my chest or something. But as soon as I touched it, the vice loosened, and the feeling went away.

"I'll take good care of it," I said, slowly.

"You'd better!" he laughed.

We shook hands, and the crowd cheered again…

…and my stomach rumbled.

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Fifteen minutes later, I found a vendor without much of a line. The fish and chips they had at Covent Garden wasn't exactly their healthiest selection, I did get more than enough exercise so as not to worry about blimping out from junk food. And besides, I felt like celebrating.

While in line, I did a quick check of Horntail's card. As Josephine had said, it had indeed leveled up, the "LV2" label now "LV3", and the XP bar was slightly more than half full. It seemed it would reach LV4 after only one more match, meaning I could "upgrade", a prospect I had to admit excited me.

As I was trying to find a place to sit down, however, my mobile rang. "I brother," I said when I saw what the number was. Clicking the "accept" tab with my thumb, I answered and said, "Yeah, Phil?"

"Hey, Terone, baby! We all saw the duel, it was fabulous!"

At least he seemed to be in a particularly good mood. "So, then, seems the, uh, advertising campaign is off to a good start?"

"You'd better believe it! Your duel broke 500 hits the turn after you summoned the big guy, and it was up to 1,200 by the last turn. Can you believe we got 37 new subscribers in the past hour?

"Uh, you don't say…"

It was really strange, I was expecting this to go down badly, and had almost memorized how I'd apologize for it. I had no idea what to say in this case.

"Listen, I got a lot of other folks to talk to right now, but I'm sending you an Extra. It should be at your place in two hours or so, give or take, and keep the phone on! I have a feeling you're going to get a challenge or two before the day is out. Good luck!"

I was about to say 'thank you' but he hung up - who'd have ever thought this sort of event would be so hectic?

The "Extra" as we called it, was an assortment of booster packs, much like a "bonus" of the one they sent us every month. While most pros preferred the "regular" bonus (as in, money). Still, it was hard to complain - good cards could be expensive, and the less you had to spend on them the more you had for necessities.

But… In hindsight, seeing as Lord of the Rings was in the front of my mind during that duel, a certain passage comes to mind from The Hobbit that seemed to mirror what was happening to me then

"It was a turning point in his career, he just didn't know it."

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I had to give Phil credit, when he delivered, he certainly delivered - with same day local express mail. When I got home the package was at the door. Of course, I wanted to rip it open quickly, but given how well it was wrapped, I had to wait at least a minute or two.

Or maybe more. When I opened the door, I was immediately set upon by the smell of cooking food…

"HEY!" called Jenni in a playful voice. I was barely through the door when I was bull-rushed and caught in a tight hug. "The Dragon-Lord cometh!"

Jenni was wearing both a cooking apron and an odd helmet, gold with green highlights and curved horns on the front. Seemed she had been live streaming with her RPG group online; she had quite a few of these cosplay outfits which to many were a mandated accessory.

"So, uh, you've been cooking…"

"Thought you might like to celebrate. Dinner tonight is going to be Bywater's special honeyed ham with pineapple gravy and Erebor-style twice-baked potatoes!"

I had a feeling I was going to gain weight before this was over. Not that this was anyone's fault but mine, seeing as I was the one who had gotten her that fantasy-themed cookbook two of her birthdays ago. Every month or so, she felt an urge to try one or more of the recipes within, and she seemed averse to using the same recipe twice. Seeing as she had about a 50% success rate and tended to take it hard whenever she messed it up, I wasn't going to express my doubts. I changed the subject quickly.

"I'm guessing you saw the duel?"

"The whole stream group did!" she exclaimed. "Here, come look!"

It was hard to say "no" here, especially since she didn't give me time to answer, grabbing me by the wrist and dragging me to her console, where the duel had been broadcast and a record of the live stream chat was on the screen. The comments were pretty positive - at least I think they were.

One comment posted when I had summoned Chaos Witch was simply five hearts. Another posted when Horntail attacked Archfiend Lord of Greed stated, "I'd buy that for a dollar!" and another said simply, "Awesome!"

I hated that word.

Another comment posted when Horntail defeated Smaug was, "That was therapeutic" and another, "If Terone and his dragons need a damsel to capture, I'm available."

"Uh, yeah," said Jenni, "maybe you should ignore that one, but it seems you're off to a strong start this time. So, any prospects for a second duel?"

Before I could answer, a chime from my mobile - one I had not heard before, as it was an alert for the tournament's app - went off. I hadn't made a second queue, but there was another function to that app, one I didn't expect to see until the third day, at least. "Hold that thought," I said. Tapping on the app icon, the words, "CHALLENGER APPEARS!" flashed on the screen.

The message was simple but forceful: "Saw the duel you had with Monty. Care to go up against someone who isn't a joke? I'll be at the Edgewood Courts at 4:30 - be there."

It was signed "HR". I rolled my eyes, I should have known. It was certainly convenient though. Edgewood Courts was part of Edgewood Park, which was just four blocks away from my apartment, and seeing as it was only one fifteen, I figured I might be able to catch a short nap before…

"When do you expect dinner to be ready?"

"About seven o'clock. Oh, hey, you dropped something." Jenni pointed to the package I had dropped.

Damn, I had almost forgotten about that… I said, "thank you," then hit the tab on the app that said, "Accept".

My thoughts were that I would really enjoy this.

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Any time I got these cards from Phil, it was in booster packs that had recently gone out of print, meaning first editions of the rarer and sought-after cards enclosed would be hard to find and expensive. Not always a good thing, but sometimes useful. Hopefully if this tournament was a success, I'd have a lot of opportunities to trade.

I looked over the card packs, all of which were bundled in sets of three. They included Forbidden Necropolis (Zombies and Rocks, I believe), Crazy Machinations (Machines and Pyros), Overworld Odyssey (given the cover card, I assumed Warriors) ...

"What's this?"

That was my reaction when I saw a pack for a set I had never even heard of - Mysteries of Madness.

There were three monsters on the cover, Chaos Command Magician, Alchemic Magician, and Silent Magician LV8. It seemed this was indeed a pack holding reprints, and curiously, the box had only one of them. As odd as that was, the thought of getting any of those three cards was pretty tempting, so I opened it quickly.

For a minute, I was disappointed. There was Mutant Mindmaster (a card that was easy to summon with a useful effect that was difficult to set up), Mind on Air (easy to summon, had an effect that was easy to use, but not very useful), Allure Queen LV5 (hard to summon, had an effect, which was moderately useful but very difficult to set up), Glacier Aqua Madoor (that might have been useful), and…

"WHAT THE - ?!"

This… THIS card I certainly did not expect…

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Well… Seems we have not one, but two cliffhangers here.

Not much to say without giving it all away, but in the next chapter, a new character will be introduced, along with a blast from the past of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise. Be there or be square.

Oh, and the new fanmade card, only one this time:

Smaug, Dragon of Desolation (Fusion Monster Card)

Ancient Dragon + 1 Level 7 or higher Dragon-Type monster

Dragon/Dark/Lvl10/3,600ATK/3,000DEF

Can only be summoned via Fusion Summon. When this card attacks a monster in Attack Position with lower ATK than itself, or a monster in Defense Position with lower DEF than this card's ATK, you may apply the following effect: the targeted monster is not destroyed, and Battle Damage is reduced to zero; then, for every 1,000 more Attack Points this card has than opposing Score of the attack target, select 1 face-up monster on the field and destroy it. The controllers of monsters destroyed via this manner take 500 points damage per monster destroyed. If you use this effect, no monster except "Smaug, Dragon of Desolation" may attack that turn. You may only control 1 "Smaug, Dragon of Desolation".