bopdog111: Honestly been waiting for the first match of this chapter for quite a while.
Ulrich362: It is going to be an interesting one. Windy vs God... or Sota. The Ignis dueling his origin.
bopdog111: And like I said before Sota isn't using his World Legacy Deck yet.
Ulrich362: He's still practicing with it but for now he'll be using his Simorgh deck, birds against airships.
bopdog111: And they both have an ironic alike characteristic about each other.
Ulrich362: True, just like most of the Ignis and their origins. Though I think we've waited long enough, enjoy the chapter.
Disclaimer: We don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V, Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, or the World Legacy cards but we own the OCs!
"DUEL!"
(Dueling Theme: Let It Die by Starset)
God: 4000
Hand: 5
Field: Nothing
Windy: 4000
Hand: 5
Field: Nothing
Let the duel commence!
It was where the duel between God, and Windy started where both Origin, and Ignis are now against each other with God forced to use his hand against his Ignis after failed attempts to have Windy stop his human killing spree even after he nearly killed God. After noticing Windy's eye changed color, God figures the only way to stop Windy is by force which is in a duel that Windy accepts over determined to finish the job.
Windy 1st Turn:
"Hope you don't regret this boy. I'm heading first." Windy stated over as Echo waved it's arm showing Windy his hand. "First I use Stormrider Griffore's effect!" He jumped on Echo's shoulder as Echo shows the monster. "With no cards on the field, I can activate this effect to look at your hand, and set a Trap or a Spell card among them."
God blinked surprised before frowning revealing his hand towards Windy which are Simorgh of Darkness, Bird of Bringing, Harpie's Feather Duster, Bird of Perfection, and Icarus Attack.
Windy cupped his chin pretending to look through the cards before selecting his cards. "Set that one."
The selected card vanished, and set on God's field as he said the card's identity, "The Normal Spell, Harpie's Feather Duster."
"That's not a good start." Ghost Gal admitted seeing that.
"With that done, I can then summon Griffore!" Griffore appeared in front of Windy.
(Attack Position)
Stormrider Griffore
WIND
Level 4
Cyberse/Effect
ATK: 1200
DEF: 800
If your opponent controls a monster, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). If this card is in your hand and there are no cards on the field: You can look at your opponent's hand, and if they have a Spell & Trap(s) in their hand, Set 1 of them to their field, and if you do, Special Summon this card. You can only use this effect of "Stormrider Griffore" once per Duel.
"Then as you have a Spell or Trap card on your field, I can then summon Stormrider Hippogriff!" Hippogriff rose beside Griffore.
(Attack Position)
Stormrider Hippogriff
WIND
Level 3
Cyberse/Effect
ATK: 800
DEF: 1200
If your opponent controls a card in their Spell & Trap Zones, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). If you use this card as material for a Link Summon while your opponent controls exactly 1 card in their Spell & Trap Zone: You can send that opponent's card to the GY, and if you do, your opponent draws 1 card. You can only activate this effect of "Stormrider Hippogriff" per turn.
"And now appear the circuit that rages before me!" The circuit appeared as the two flew up entering the arrows. "Link Summon! Link 2, Stormridership Ospreyum!"
Unlike Rockbuster what lowered down was a eagle like ship equipped with cannons lowering down.
(Attack Position)
(Extra Monster Zone)
Stormridership Ospreyum
WIND
Link Rating 2
Cyberse/Effect/Link
ATK: 2100
Link Arrows: Bottom, Left
2 "Stormrider" monsters
If a monster(s) is Normal or Special Summoned to a zone(s) this card points to while you control no cards in your Spell & Trap Zone: You can target 1 Spell & Trap in your opponent's GY; Set it to either player's field, then if that card was Set to your field, and is a Trap or Quick-Play Spell, while your opponent controls a Link Monster; it can be activated this turn. If your opponent Special Summons a monster from the Extra Deck: You can target that monster; this card gains ATK equal to the original ATK of that monster. Your opponent can set a Spell & Trap from there hand to negate this effect. You can only use each effect of "Stormridership Ospreyum" per turn.
"That's definitely not good." White Tiger frowned.
"Then you'll certainly not like this." Windy shrugged. "As Hippogriff was used to summon a Link Monster while you only have 1 Spell or Trap card, it goes to the graveyard, and you draw a card!"
Harpie's Feather Duster vanished from God's field as he drew.
"Then next as I have a Stormrider, I can summon Falconeer!" Falconeer rose up on the field.
(Attack Position)
Stormrider Falconeer
WIND
Level 2
Cyberse/Effect
ATK: 1100
DEF: 900
While you control a "Stormrider" monster, except "Stormrider Falconeer": You can Special Summon this card (from your hand). If this card is used for a Link Summon: You can target 1 Spell & Trap Card on your opponent's field, destroy that target, and if you do, add 1 "Stormrider Falconeer" to your hand. You can only activate each effect of "Stormrider Falconeer" per turn.
"As a card was summoned next to Ospreyum's Link, I get to yonk one spell or trap card in your graveyard!"
Harpie's Feather Duster appeared on Windy's field. Akira frowned seeing that but closed his eyes. "It's fine, things may not look good at the moment but if anyone can win this duel it's Sota."
"Don't give the boy such false hope." Windy shrugged over. "It doesn't make much difference since I'm Link Summoning again!" The portal appeared as Falconeer, and Ospreyum entered the Link Markers. "Link Summon! Link 3, Stormridership Mayura Prowler!"
Raising up was a green peacock like ship lowering down above Windy.
(Attack Position)
(Extra Monster Zone)
Stormridership Mayura Prowler
WIND
Link Rating 3
Cyberse/Effect/Link
ATK: 2600
Link Markers: Top, Bottom-Left, Bottom-Right
2+ "Stormrider" monsters
If you control no cards in your Spell & Trap Zone: You can declare 1 card name, then target 1 Set card in your opponent's Spell & Trap Zone, reveal the Set card, and if it was the declared card, Set it in your Spell & Trap Zone. (Quick Effect): You can destroy any number of Spell & Trap cards you control, and if you do, gain LP equal to the number of cards destroyed x 500. You can only activate each effect of "Stormridership Mayura Prowler" per turn.
Ghost Gal and White Tiger frowned seeing that.
"Finally, I place 1 card down. Your turn."
Windy's Hand: 1/Field: Stormrider Mayura Prowler (Attack Position/Extra Monster Zone), Harpie's Feather Duster (set), One Set Card
God 1st Turn:
"He's certainly not holding back." God admitted to himself seeing this. "Either way it's my chance to help him." With that he takes a breath drawing his card, "I draw!" He looked before nodding. "And I activate the field spell, Elborz, the Sacred Lands of Simorgh!"
They appeared in the Simorgh field spell around them.
(Field Zone)
Elborz, the Sacred Lands of Simorgh
Field Spell Card
All WIND Winged Beast monsters on the field gain 300 ATK/DEF. You can only use each of the following effects of "Elborz, the Sacred Lands of Simorgh" once per turn.
● You can reveal 1 Level 5 or higher WIND Winged Beast monster in your hand; this turn, you can Normal Summon Winged Beast monsters for 1 less Tribute (even if this card leaves the field).
● If you control a WIND Winged Beast monster, you can: Immediately after this effect resolves, Normal Summon 1 Winged Beast monster.
"Gonna have to stop you right there cause I use a Monster Effect!" Windy suddenly called revealing the last card in his hand as a monster.
God's eyes widened slightly.
"When you use a Field Spell, I can activate the effect of Gargoylead to give me the same advantage you have!" The card vanished as Echo takes a card out showing it. "I activate Stormrider Turbulance from my Deck!"
The spell appeared was a large wind thunderstorm appeared above the Sacred Lands.
(Field Zone)
Stormrider Turbulence
Field Spell Card
"Stormrider" monsters you control gain 300 ATK. You can only activate the following effects of "Stormrider Turbulence" per turn. (even if this card leaves the field)
● If you control 1 "Stormrider" Link Monster: You can add 1 "Stormrider" monster from your Deck to your hand who's Level is equal or lower then that Link Monster's Link Rating.
● While you control exactly 1 "Stormrider" Link Monster, if your opponent Special Summons a monster(s) from the Extra Deck: Negate that opponent's monster's effects until your opponent's next Standby Phase. Your opponent cannot activate cards or effects in response to this effect's activation.
You can activate the effects of "Stormrider" cards, even if you have a card in your Spell & Trap Zone. You can only activate 1 "Stormrider Turbulence" per turn.
"As it's on the field all Stormriders gain 300 attack points!"
Mayura Prowler: (ATK: 2600 + 300 = 2900)
"And as long as it's on the field, I can use the effects of Stormrider cards even if I have a card in my Spell & Trap card zone!" Windy places his hands on his hips as he proudly declares this.
"I'm going to enjoy deleting this Ignis." the Shepherd noted only for White Tiger to take his hand.
"We're not deleting him... not unless we have no other choice." she pointed out.
God frowned seeing Windy's field spell is now on the field before checking his hand. "Well now I summon Bird of Beginning!" A windstorm appeared before it faded showing Bird of Beginning cawing loud.
(Attack Position)
Simorgh, Bird of Beginning
WIND
Level 1
Winged Beast/Effect
ATK: 0
DEF: 1600
When this card is Normal Summoned: You can activate this effect; during your Main Phase this turn, you can Normal Summon 1 "Simorgh" monster in addition to your Normal Summon/Set. (You can only gain this effect once per turn.) If this card is in your GY and your opponent controls no cards in their Spell & Trap Zone: You can Special Summon this card in Defense Position, but banish it when it leaves the field, also you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn, except Winged Beast monsters. You can only use each effect of "Simorgh, Bird of Beginning" once per turn.
"As this card is summoned, I can summon another Simorgh from my hand!" God takes a second card. "So now I summon Bird of Calamity!"
Calamity rose up on the field cawing beside Beginning.
(Attack Position)
Simorgh, Bird of Calamity
WIND
Level 3
Winged Beast/Effect
ATK: 1500
DEF: 200
When this card is Normal Summoned: You can send 1 "Simorgh" card from your Deck to the GY, except "Simorgh, Bird of Calamity". If this card is in your GY and your opponent controls no cards in their Spell & Trap Zone: You can Special Summon this card in Defense Position, but banish it when it leaves the field, also you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn, except Winged Beast monsters. You can only use each effect of "Simorgh, Bird of Calamity" once per turn.
"If this little guy is summoned, I can take a Simorgh card from my Deck to the graveyard." God searches his Deck, and sent the card. "And while Elborz is in play all WIND Winged Beasts gain 300 points!"
Bird of Beginning: (ATK: 0 + 300 = 300/DEF: 1600 + 300 = 1900)
Bird of Calamity: (ATK: 1500 + 300 = 1800/DEF: 200 + 300 = 500)
"That's the Deck you choose to do battle me with? Little parrots don't have the wind capable of outdoing me." Windy glared with his good eye over.
"True that Simorgh is not strong on it's own but it's the Deck I picked to one day lead SOLs to an era of peace without all of the bloodshed, and betrayal." God agreed over pointing out his own views. "To one day be free as the person who is the future CEO, and be free as a servant of my father's will cause I will spread my wings, and build SOLs to be a company of peace, and prosperity."
Akira, Ghost Gal, and White Tiger all smiled at that and even Shepherd couldn't help but soften his stance a bit.
"And to start is Elborz's effect!" God uses his field's effect as it glowed. "I can Normal Summon another Winged Beast from my hand while I have one on my field! In addition, I can Tribute Summon a Winged Beast using one less Tribute!"
Bird of Beginning cawed as it's enveloped in a wind storm vanishing as God raised a card. "So now rise up! Simorgh of Darkness!" The tornado build to darkened energy before raising up was Simorgh of Darkness cawing loudly above God.
(Attack Position)
Simorgh of Darkness
DARK
Level 8
Winged Beast/Effect
ATK: 2900
DEF: 2000
While face-up on the field, this card is also WIND-Attribute. You can only use each of the following effects of "Simorgh of Darkness" once per turn.
● If you Tribute Summon a DARK or WIND monster: You can Special Summon this card from the GY (if it was there when the monster was Tribute Summoned) or hand (even if not).
● When a Spell/Trap Card or effect is activated (Quick Effect): You can Tribute 1 WIND Winged Beast monster; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy that card.
"That monster will definitely help." White Tiger smiled.
"While it's on the field Simorgh of Darkness counts as a WIND monster."
Simorgh of Darkness: (Attribute: DARK & WIND/ATK: 2900 + 300 = 3200/DEF: 2000 + 300 = 2300)
"Hmm?" Windy blinked from this seeing this that God's monster is stronger.
"And now Windy here I come." While setting Icarus Strike, God made his move. "Alright Simorgh of Darkness attack Stormridership Mayura Prowler!"
Simorgh of Darkness cawed charging in which Windy called over. "I activate Stormrider Failure!"
Stormrider Failure
Normal Trap Card
When a "Stormrider" monster you control is targeted for an attack: Destroy the attacking monster, then inflict damage to your opponent equal to the ATK of that monster. You can only activate 1 "Stormrider Failure" per turn.
"So sorry but if you attack which you kindfully are, your monster is destroyed, and you take damage equal to the attack points of that monster!" Windy smirked over.
"Sorry but I won't let that happen." Windy blinked over as God raised an arm. "Simorgh of Darkness' effect activates!" Darkness generated windstorms above. "By Tributing a Winged Beast on my field, Simorgh can cancel out the effect or activation of a Spell or Trap card!"
Bird of Calamity cawed loud as it was sacrificed. Windy growled from this but not willing to go down. "Then I activate Mayura Prowler's effect!" The ship glowed bright as Windy's two Spell/Traps, God's Harpie's Feather Duster, and the activated Stormrider Failure were destroyed. "By destroying every card in my Spell & Trap card Zone, I gain 500 points for each!" Sparkles appeared on him as he said this. (Windy: 5000/Hand: 0)
"But you still take the damage from this attack." Akira pointed out.
Simorgh of Darkness fired a blasting storm striking Mayura Prowler destroying it while Windy braced himself. (Windy: 4700/Hand: 0)
Left with only Bird of Perfection in his hand, God knew he needs to step up his game. "Well now since your cleared your Spell & Trap card zone, I can activate the effects of Bird of Calamity, and Beginning!"
"Eh?"
"With no cards in your Spell & Trap card zone, I can summon these two from the graveyard but there banished if they leave the field." God shows the two cards as both the birds rose up on both of Simorgh of Darkness' sides.
Bird of Beginning: (Defense Position/ATK: 0 + 300 = 300/DEF: 1600 + 300 = 1900/Banished when leaves the field)
Bird of Calamity: (Defense Position/ATK: 1500 + 300 = 1800/DEF: 200 + 300 = 500/Banished when leaves the field)
Windy's expression darkened seeing that.
"So as Windy's Deck focuses on his Spell & Trap card zone being empty it gives Sota's the advantage that his own Deck has." Ghost Gal figured out that Windy's gimmick is inadvertently helping with God's gimmick.
"That makes sense." White Tiger agreed. "Sota's the best person to duel Windy."
"I end my turn."
God's Hand: 1/Field: Elborz, the Sacred Lands of Simorgh (Field Zone), Simorgh of Darkness (Attack Position/Attribute: WIND & DARK/ATK: 3100/DEF: 2300), Simorgh, Bird of Beginning (Defense Position/ATK: 300/DEF: 1900/Banished when leaves the field), Simorgh, Bird of Calamity (Defense Position/ATK: 1800/DEF: 500/Banished when leaves the field)
God: 4000
Hand: 1
Field: Elborz, the Sacred Lands of Simorgh (Field Zone), Simorgh of Darkness (Attack Position/Attribute: WIND & DARK/ATK: 3100/DEF: 2300), Simorgh, Bird of Beginning (Defense Position/ATK: 300/DEF: 1900/Banished when leaves the field), Simorgh, Bird of Calamity (Defense Position/ATK: 1800/DEF: 500/Banished when leaves the field)
Windy: 4700
Hand: 0
Field: Stormrider Turbulance (Field Zone)
Windy 2nd Turn:
"Don't think that my Deck's gimmick has a chance to help!" Windy's drew as he said this. "Right now as I have no cards on my field, I can summon Stormrider Skyfisher!"
A small white ship rose up at this on his field.
(Defense Position)
Stormrider Skyfisher
WIND
Level 1
Cyberse/Effect
ATK: 0
DEF: 0
If you control no cards in your Spell & Trap Zone and Main Monster Zone: You can Special Summon this card from your hand in Defense Position, then your opponent Sets 1 Spell & Trap from their GY to their field, but it cannot be activated. If you control "Stormrider Turbulence": You can return this card to the hand. If this card is destroyed while you control no cards in your Spell & Trap Zones: You can banish this card; draw 1 card for every Spell & Trap your opponent controls. You can only use each effect of "Stormrider Skyfisher" once per turn.
"Then you can set 1 Spell or Trap card from your graveyard. But it's useless!" Windy stated over to him. "Cause the card set by this effect can't be activated!"
God frowned from this. "I set Harpie's Feather Duster." Probably his only Spell & Trap at this rate which God sets on his field. "But I still have something."
"Huh?"
"The trap, Icarus Attack!" God explained as he reveals his face-down.
Icarus Attack
Normal Trap Card
Tribute 1 Winged Beast monster, then target 2 cards on the field; destroy them.
"By Tributing a Winged Beast on my field, I can destroy 2 cards on the field! Such as Turbulance, and Skyfisher!" Bird of Calamity was Tributing, and this time banished as two lightning strikes fired down towards Windy's field who growled. "Then I activate Gargoylead's effect in the graveyard!"
"From the graveyard?" Ghost Gal questioned hearing that.
"By banishing this card, I can send Turbulance on my field to the graveyard!" The Field Spell vanished as only Skyfisher was hit with Icarus Attack's effect. "That allows me to use another Stormrider Field Spell from my Deck which my choice would be this one! Stormrider Tempest!"
Appearing above was a large wind thunderstorm probably 3 times stronger then Turbulance.
(Field Zone)
Stormrider Tempest
Field Spell Card
All "Stormrider" monsters on the field gain 500 ATK, and 400 ATK for each "Stormrider" Field Spell with different names in your GY. Once per turn, if you control 1 "Stormrider" Link Monster: You can add 1 "Stormrider" monster from your Deck, or GY to your hand. You can activate the effects of "Stormrider" cards, even if you have a card in your Spell & Trap Zone. Your opponent cannot target "Stormrider" Link Monsters you control with card effects, also negate the effects of your opponent's monsters Special Summoned from the Extra Deck.
"And as Skyfisher was destroyed, I can use it's effect!" Windy clenched his fist. "When destroyed while there are no cards in my Spell & Trap Zone, I can banish it that way I draw a card for every Spell & Trap you control right now!"
"Right now that's two." God looked at his field with his Field Spell, and his set Harpie's Feather Duster which Windy drew twice.
"He's good." White Tiger frowned.
"And now I activate the Spell, Stormrider Return!" Windy activates a spell.
Stormrider Return
Normal Spell Card
If you control no cards in your Spell & Trap Zone: Target 1 "Stormrider" monster in your GY; Special Summon that target. You can only activate 1 "Stormrider Return" once per turn.
"With no cards in my Spell & Trap card zone, I can summon Mayura Prowler back!"
"Not when I use Simorgh of Darkness' effect!" God countered as Bird of Beginning vanished which Simorgh of Darkness cawed for it's effect.
"Not this time, I use the effect of Stormrider Tubieloof in my hand!" Echo reveals a monster as Windy pointed out. "By discarding this card when you use a Monster Effect, I can discard this card to cancel it!" Darkness' effect was stopped which God grunted. "Now return again Mayura Prowler!"
Mayura Prowler rose up again humming in energy.
Mayura Prowler: (Attack Position/ATK: 2600 + 500 + 400 = 3500)
"Not good." the Shepherd frowned.
"While Tempest is on the field, all Stormriders gain 500 Attack Points as well as 400 extra for every Stormrider Field Spell in the graveyard." God grunted from this before Windy raised his arm. "Then I use Mayura Prowler's effect!" The monster hummed in energy as he revealed. "I can target a card in your Spell & Trap zone, and declare what it is! Then it goes to my field if my guess is right! Now I declare, Harpie's Feather Duster!"
Mayura Prowler glowed as the spell was placed on Windy's field. "And now Mayura Prowler attack Simorgh of Darkness now!" Mayura Prowler generated power before firing a cannon piercing Simorgh of Darkness destroying it while it pushed God back a little. (God: 3600/Hand: 1)
"Sota!" White Tiger cried.
"I'm okay." God raised a hand to assure them getting up straight. "As a Winged Beast was destroyed Lord of the Storm's effect activates in my graveyard!" The card glowed as he shows it. "So now Lord of the Storm gets added to my hand!"
"'Lord of the Storm'?" Windy mocked hearing the name of God's ace. "Pathetic the true lord of the storms is yours truly! Main Phase 2, I use Tempest's effect!" The Field Spell on his field glowed as he explained. "I get to add 1 Stormrider monster from my Deck to my hand! And the one I select is Harpiarm!" The card showed as he added it to his field. "Go ahead, and do what you want."
Windy's Hand: 1/Field: Stormrider Tempest (Field Zone), Stormridership Mayura Prowler (Attack Position/ATK: 3500), Harpie's Feather Duster (set)
God 2nd Turn:
"Then it's my turn again. Draw!" God drew looking over.
"As I thought, they're even." Akira frowned.
"Alright, I summon Simorgh, Bird of Perfection!" God summons the monster they seen earlier as it appeared cawing.
(Attack Position)
Simorgh, Bird of Perfection
DARK
Level 4
Winged Beast/Effect
ATK: 1800
DEF: 500
While face-up on the field, this card is also WIND-Attribute. You can only use each of the following effects of "Simorgh, Bird of Perfection" once per turn. During your Main Phase, if you Normal or Special Summon a Winged Beast monster(s): You can reveal this card in your hand; immediately after this effect resolves, Normal Summon 1 "Simorgh" monster. If this card is Normal Summoned: You can send 1 "Simorgh" monster from your Deck to the GY; add 1 "Simorgh" Spell/Trap from your Deck to your hand.
Simorgh, Bird of Perfection: (Attribute: DARK/WIND/ATK: 1800 + 300 = 2100/DEF: 500 + 300 = 800)
"Then I use both of Elborz' effects!" God gestured to his Field Spell as it glowed just as Bird of Perfection was enveloped in the windstorm as he raised the card. "Now spread your wings! Simorgh, Lord of the Storm!"
Raising up was God's best monster cawing loudly above him.
(Attack Position)
Simorgh, Lord of the Storm
WIND
Level 8
Winged Beast/Effect
ATK: 2900
DEF: 2000
Your opponent cannot target this Tribute Summoned card with Spell/Trap Cards or effects. You can only use each of the following effects of "Simorgh, Lord of the Storm" once per turn.
● When a Spell/Trap Card or effect is activated (Quick Effect): You can Tribute 1 WIND Winged Beast monster, then target 1 card your opponent controls; shuffle it into the Deck.
● When a Winged Beast monster you control is destroyed by battle while this card is in your GY: You can add this card to your hand.
Akira frowned slightly. "I have a bad feeling all of a sudden."
Simorgh, Lord of the Storm: (ATK: 2900 + 300 = 3200/DEF: 2000 + 300 = 2300)
"As a WIND Winged Beast was Tribute Summoned, I can use the effect of Simorgh of Darkness to summon it back from the graveyard!" God raised his arm as the portal appeared just as Simorgh of Darkness popped out of the graveyard cawing loud above.
Simorgh of Darkness: (Attack Position/Attribute: WIND & DARK/ATK: 2900 + 300 = 3200/DEF: 2000 + 300 = 2300)
"Okay you've had your fun but neither of them can come close to my own beast who has 3500 points." Windy taunted with a smirk that Mayura Prowler is more powerful then either of God's monsters.
"I wouldn't underestimate Sota." Ghost Gal smiled.
"Well to try, I activate Wing Requital!" God tries to turn the tables with a spell hopefully to give him the options he needs.
Wing Requital
Normal Spell Card
If all monsters you control are Winged Beast monsters and you control at least 2 monsters with different original names: Pay 600 LP; draw 2 cards. You can only activate 1 "Wing Requital" per turn.
"As I control only Winged Beasts, and at least two of them are different then each other, I can pay 600 life points to draw 2 cards." (God: 3000/Hand: 0) God drew twice checking them over.
"Nothing you draw will help." Windy taunted.
God checks over his drawn cards. 'Well he's right none of them gives either of my monsters the edge they need... I'm gonna lose Simorgh of Darkness that can stop his Spells and Traps but I have to do this now!' He looked up. "Well I activate Lord of the Storm's effect! Since a Spell or Trap card was activated by Tributing a WIND Winged Beast 1 card is shuffled into the Deck, and I pick Mayura Prowler!"
Simorgh of Darkness was absorbed in a windstorm as Lord of the Storm fired the blast at Mayura Prowler while Windy shocked cried. "What!?" Mayura Prowler was blown away back to Windy's Extra Deck.
"A high price, but it should be worth it." the Shepherd noted.
"And now Lord of the Storm attack Windy directly! Last Standing Tempest!"
Lord of the Storm enveloped itself in a wind vortex charging in at Windy watched helpless as he was struck letting out a cry pushed back landing on his stomach. (Windy: 1500/Hand: 1)
"We don't need to fight, please... we can end this duel here and try and co-exist." God told him one last time to try and avoid having to fight each other.
"How... dare you...!" Windy slowly gets up growling but then froze which confuses them before Windy's red eye turned dark blue like God barely seen before Windy blinked his eye looking around. "Wha-... what am I doing here?"
"That, what just happened to him?" White Tiger questioned. "Did his eyes just change color?"
"I saw it too." Ghost Gal agreed frowning.
God's eyes widened as he took a step forward. "Windy?"
Hearing that Windy looked in front of him as his eye widen. "Sota? Wait... now I remember..." He placed his hands on his head. "I remember now... I... I was in kahoots with LIGHT Ignis, and then..." His eye widened in horror. "I tried to delete my friends, and comrades!? And... I almost killed you!? What is going on here!?"
Hearing that God walked over to him. "It's ok, it's ok now. We can make everything ok, I promise."
"No stay away! I'm dangerous!" Windy backed away landing on Echo's shoulder as he looked at God. "Tell me what the hell is going on here, why was I fighting the very thing that we believe can co-exist with!?"
"What's the last thing you remember?" Akira asked him.
"Well... the last thing I remember was that LIGHT Ignis called me over to his domain, and then... I just blacked out." Windy admitted.
"I think... the LIGHT Ignis rewrote your program." God answered as he began to explain what had been happening.
Windy paid attention, and when they were done he was stunned from what he heard. "He... rewrote me... so he can... conquer humanity...?" He looked at his hands seeing them shaking. "No... no, this isn't what we discussed! We all agreed that the Ignis have a chance of co-existing, why would he do stuff like this!? I know him, he wouldn't do such horrible things! Please tell me I'm dreaming if I can even dream!"
"No, and you tried to murder Sota." Akira frowned.
"No... no something must've happened to him!" Windy denied before freezing as his red eye appeared before his blue eye appeared again. "Agh!" He held his head.
"Windy?" God asked.
"Sota! Lightning's bug... it's taking over...!" Windy grunted out as he struggled against the control. "Please... you must... stop me!"
God gasped only to frown. "I will, I promise."
At that Windy closed his eye before freezing opening his eye revealing it's red again seeing God near him. "Back away!" He pushed God back with his wind powers which God cried out from the force landing on his side of the field. "Who said you can come near me!?" White Tiger, and the Shepherd ran, and helped God up. "How dare you, you foul human, I will not forgive you for this!"
God stared over seeing that Windy's true nature was altered by Lightning, and only by him fighting deep is Windy able to break out slightly. So if he defeats Windy they can take him to Varis to remove the bug completely. This is his chance to make things right, and he intends too so he stood up. "White Tiger, Shepherd?"
"Sota?" White Tiger asked.
"Let me handle him." God said over. "This is my chance to help him so please... let me do this myself."
"... Fine, just be careful." the Shepherd told him.
(New Dueling Theme: Die For You by Starset)
God nodded as the stepped back before he looked at Windy. "Duel resume!" He checks over his field, and hand. 'Okay I gotten rid of Mayura Prowler now but I got little defense. Hopefully these can help.' Setting a card he looked over. "I end my turn."
God's Hand: 1/Field: Elborz, the Sacred Lands of Simorgh (Field Zone), Simorgh, Lord of the Storm (Attack Position/ATK: 3200/DEF: 2300), One Set Card
God: 3000
Hand: 1
Field: Elborz, the Sacred Lands of Simorgh (Field Zone), Simorgh, Lord of the Storm (Attack Position/ATK: 3200/DEF: 2300), One Set Card
Windy: 1500
Hand: 1
Field: Stormrider Tempest (Field Zone), Harpie's Feather Duster (set; cannot be activated)
Windy 3rd Turn:
"Now I'm about done with this. I draw!" Windy drew. "I activate the spell, Stormrider Nest!"
Stormrider Nest
Normal Spell Card
If you control no cards in your Spell & Trap Card Zone: Draw 2 cards. You can only activate 1 "Stormrider Nest" once per turn.
"I draw 2 cards!" Windy drew twice checking over. "And then I activate Stormrider Advance!"
Stormrider Advance
Normal Spell Card
If you control no cards in your Spell & Trap Zone, pay 1000 LP: Your opponent can Set 1 Spell & Trap directly from their hand or Deck. Then, if they did, Special Summon 1 "Stormrider" monster from your Deck. If they did not, add 1 "Stormrider" monster, or 1 "Stormrider" Field Spell, from your Deck to your hand. You can only activate 1 "Stormrider Advance" per turn.
"I pay 1000 life points to give you a choice!" Windy called as he glowed. (Windy: 0500/Hand: 2) "You set a Spell or Trap or not from your Deck!" God frowned checking his Deck, and sets a card. "As you set a card, I can summon Stormrider Quetzalli from my Deck!"
A new monster popped up raising.
(Attack Position)
Stormrider Quetzalli
WIND
Level 2
Cyberse/Effect
ATK: 700
DEF: 400
When your opponent activates a Spell & Trap Card (Quick Effect): You can Special Summon this card; Negate the activation, and if you do, Set that card face-down, then they can set 1 other Spell & Trap directly from their Deck, but for the rest of this turn, the cards set by this effect cannot be activated.
"But as I activated Advance, I activate the trap from my hand, Stromrider Call!" Windy reveals a trap card.
Stormrider Call
Normal Trap Card
Special Summon up to 2 "Stormrider" monsters from your GY, but its effects are negated, then if you don't have a card in your Field Zone, you can place 1 "Stormrider" Field Spell to your Field Zone. If you control no monsters, you can activate this card from your hand. You can only activate 1 "Stormrider Call" per turn.
"So now Ospreyum, Hippogriff come back!"
The link monster, and Hippogriff returned.
Stormridership Osprerum: (Attack Position)
Stormrider Hippogriff: (Attack Position)
"What is he planning now?" Ghost Gal frowned.
Windy float giving a small backflip. "Now... I'm going to teach you how different in power we are! Come Data Storm!"
At that the Tempest storm generated power emerging a Data Storm tornado.
"What!?" Akira questioned.
"I am the WIND Ignis, no one can manipulate or have better control of Data then I can!" Windy declared. "When I have 1000 life points or lower, I obtain 1 Cyberse from the Data Storm!" He held his arms out. "I activate my Skill! Neo Storm Access!"
Neo Storm Access
Windy's Skill
Can be used if your LP are at 1000 or below. Add 1 randomly-generated Cyberse monster well-suited for your Deck from a nearby Data Storm to your Extra Deck. The more intense the Data Storm, the stronger the monster will be.
The storm gathered in between Windy's hands generating a card for him to take. White Tiger moved to join the duel only for Shepherd to grab her arm. "No. This is his fight."
"A Skill during a Master Duel? That's cheating!" Ghost Gal argued over to Windy.
"Thank you for your words of praise!" Windy smirked sadistically. "And now appear the circuit that rages before me!" The Link Portal appeared which both the non Link Stormriders entered the arrows showing Rockbuster.
(Attack Position)
(Extra Monster Zone)
Stormridership Rockbuster
WIND
Link Rating 2
Cyberse/Effect/Link
ATK: 2000
Link Markers: Top, Bottom
2 "Stormrider" monsters
If a monster(s) is Normal or Special Summoned to a zone(s) this card points to while you control no cards in your Spell & Trap Zone: You can destroy 2 cards in either player's Spell & Trap Zones, also you cannot activate nor Set Spell/Trap Cards for the rest of this turn, except "Stormrider" cards. If your opponent Special Summons a monster from the Extra Deck: You can Set 1 Spell & Trap from your opponent's GY to either player's field, then if that card was Set to your field, and is a Trap or Quick-Play Spell, it can be activated this turn. You can only use each effect of "Stormridership Rockbuster" per turn.
"Appear again the circuit that rages before me!" Windy called as the circuit appeared again. "The summoning conditions are at least 2 Stormrider Link Monsters!" Rockbuster, and Ospreyum shot up entering the left, right, bottom-left, and bottom-right arrows.
God's eyes widened seeing that.
"Emerge now, Stormriderflagship Custom Bahamut Bomber!"
Emerging from the Link Portal was a large ship similar to Bahamut Bomber only it's larger, and more powerful then the previous version.
(Attack Position)
(Extra Monster Zone)
Stormriderflagship Custom Bahamut Bomber
WIND
Link Rating 4
Cyberse/Effect/Link
ATK: 3000
Link Markers: Left, Bottom-Left, Bottom-Right, Right
2+ "Stormrider" Link Monsters
Once per turn, if you control no cards in your Spell & Trap Zone: You can target 1 monster in your opponent's Monster Zone; place it face-up in your opponent's Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell. Once per turn, if you control no cards in your Spell & Trap Zone (Quick Effect): You can destroy as many cards in your opponent's Spell & Trap Zone as possible, and if you do, inflict 500 damage to your opponent for each destroyed card. Your opponent cannot activate cards or effects in response to this effect's activation.
"This is bad." Ghost Gal frowned.
"And now I activate it's effect! It turns your so-called Lord of the Storm into a Continuous Spell!"
God widen his eyes turning to see Lord of the Storm cawed before freezing turning into a card in his Spell & Trap zone. Akira, Ghost Gal, and White Tiger's eyes widened as the Shepherd clenched his fists.
"And I use it's other effect! Once per turn, I can destroy every card in your Spell & Trap Zone!" Windy danced around the top of Echo's head as he said this. "As an added bonus your forbidden from using anything against it!" Custom Bomber generated cannons firing destroying God's three cards as he braced himself. (God: 1500/Hand: 1)
God flinched at that.
"Now to finish you off." Windy smirked at this.
God shook his head. "I'm not done yet!"
"What can you hope to do now?"
"Use a trap card you let me use!"
Windy blinked. "Trap card? Where I don't see any?" He looked around at God's field seeing no Spell/Trap on it otherside Elborz.
"It isn't on my field, it's in the graveyard." God revealed.
Windy turned as God raised his arm. "And it's called Waking the Dragon!" The trap revealed itself as he explained. "As you destroyed it by your effect, this trap allows me to summon 1 monster from my Deck or Extra Deck! So come out Simorgh, Bird of Sovereignty!"
Bird of Sovereignty popped out from a large windstorm cawing loudly.
(Attack Position)
(Extra Monster Zone)
Simorgh, Bird of Sovereignty
WIND
Link Rating 3
Winged Beast/Effect/Link
ATK: 2400
Link Markers: Bottom, Bottom-Left, Bottom-Right
2+ monsters, including a Winged Beast monster
Cannot be used as Link Material. Your opponent cannot target this card or a Winged Beast monster(s) this card points to with card effects. If this card would be destroyed by battle, you can destroy 1 other "Simorgh" card you control instead. During the End Phase: You can Special Summon 1 Winged Beast monster from your hand or Deck, with a Level equal to or lower than the total number of unused Spell & Trap Zones on the field. You can only use this effect of "Simorgh, Bird of Sovereignty" once per turn.
Bird of Sovereignty: (ATK: 2400 + 300 = 2700)
"That buys him a turn, hopefully that'll be enough." Akira mentioned frowning.
Windy growled up really annoyed. "Tempest's effect!"
Custom: (ATK: 3000 + 500 + 400 = 3900)
"And also due to Tempest's effect your monsters summoned from the Extra Deck have there effects negated!" A windstorm enveloped Bird of Sovereignty ridding it of it's power.
Bird of Sovereignty: (Effects Negated)
"Now Custom Bahamut Bomber destroy that bird!" The large whale opened it's mouth firing a giant blast destroying Bird of Sovereignty easily as God took a few steps back from the force. (God: 0300/Hand: 1) "Well as... a Winged Beast is destroyed... Lord of the Storm is added to my hand." God takes the card adding it to his hand.
"Add whatever you want, it won't change a thing!" Windy told him.
With that Windy ended his turn.
Windy's Hand: 1/Field: Stormrider Tempest (Field Zone), Stormriderflagship Custom Bahamut Bomber (Attack Position/Extra Monster Zone/ATK: 3900), Harpie's Feather Duster (set; cannot be activated)
God 3rd Turn:
God grunted over weakened but still willing to fight shakengly drew. "I... still have a chance as long as I have a card to play. I draw!" While taking some breathes he checked his hand while the four behind him see he's loosing steam fast but is still willing to go on against his Ignis.
"Sota... win." Shepherd told him simply.
God looks at his drawn card seeing it, and nodded. "Okay, I summon Simorgh, Bird of Protection!" A new parrot that's light blue, and dark feathered raising it cawing.
(Attack Position)
Simorgh, Bird of Protection
WIND
Level 4
Winged Beast/Effect
ATK: 1400
DEF: 1000
When this card is Normal Summoned: You can target 1 card in your opponent's Spell & Trap Zone; return it to the hand. If this card is in your GY and your opponent controls no cards in their Spell & Trap Zone: You can Special Summon this card in Defense Position, but banish it when it leaves the field, also you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn, except Winged Beast monsters. You can only use each effect of "Simorgh, Bird of Protection" once per turn.
Bird of Protection: (ATK: 1400 + 300 = 1700/DEF: 1000 + 300 = 1300)
"When this card is summoned... I can return a card in your Spell & Trap Zone!"
"What!?" Windy asked shocked as the Harpie's Feather Duster he stolen from God was blown to God's hand. "No no no!"
"But before I use it, I use Elborz' effect again!" Bird of Protection cawed loud vanishing before Lord of the Storm rose up again cawing loud.
Lord of the Storm: (Attack Position/ATK: 2900 + 300 = 3200/DEF: 2000 + 300 = 2300)
"And as a Winged Beast was Tribute Summoned, Simorgh of Darkness rises again!" God called as Simorgh of Darkness popped up a third time cawing loud.
Simorgh of Darkness: (Attack Position/Attribute: WIND & DARK/ATK: 2900 + 300 = 3200/DEF: 2000 + 300 = 2300)
"Then with your Spell & Trap zones empty, Bird of Protection comes back!" God called as Bird of Protection rose up cawing.
Bird of Protection: (Defense Position/ATK: 1400 + 300 = 1700/DEF: 1000 + 300 = 1300)
"This isn't happening!" Windy cried holding his head. "Not again!"
"Now I activate Harpie's Feather Duster!"
Harpie's Feather Duster
Normal Spell Card
Destroy all Spells and Traps your opponent controls.
"All Spell, and Traps on your field are destroyed! Lord of the Storm's effect activates! I Tribute Bird of Protection to shuffle Custom Bahamut Bomber!" Lord of the Storm cawed generating a large windstorm which takes away Bird of Protection, and blows away Windy's Link 4 back to his Extra Deckwhile the duster charged in sweeping away Tempest making Windy's field be empty before God pointed over. "Now Lord of the Storm attack Windy directly!"
Lord of the Storm charges in at Windy who stared helpless as Lord of the Storm tackled him making him scream while Echo was destroyed from the attack as Windy landed on the ground on his back defeated.
God: 0300
Hand: 1
Field: Elborz, the Sacred Lands of Simorgh (Field Zone), Simorgh, Lord of the Storm (Attack Position/ATK: 3200/DEF: 2300), Simorgh of Darkness (Attack Position/Attribute: WIND & DARK/ATK: 3200/DEF: 2300)
Windy: 0000
Hand: 1
Field: Nothing
God wins!
With his victory in hand God collapsed down to his knees taking a few deep breathes so exhausted. His four friends ran to him.
"Are you ok?" Ghost Gal asked him.
"Just... really tired right now... I trained against SOL's best AIs before this so... not really my most physically prepared." God admitted with a small chuckle over.
They nodded as they turned to Windy who slowly sat up his eye back to dark blue rubbing his head. "Oh man... that really smarts..."
"Did it work?" White Tiger asked.
"I can still feel it... but I don't think we have long before it takes effect again." Windy admitted over to them looking over. "So... it's done, you stopped me Sota?"
God softly smiled exhausted. "Yeah... you were pretty tough but I managed to do it."
Windy gave a soft smile rubbing his head before suddenly they noticed God's avatar is glitching.
"Sota?" Akira asked seeing that.
Suddenly pink tendrils shot from God's shoulders over to Windy who's too exhausted to avoid before they pierced through him making him gasped standing frozen as the tendrils stabbed the ground behind as he stood frozen. Then they glowed before green energy started to course from the tendrils into God's avatar.
"Windy!" God cried as Shepherd frowned staring at Windy before using his mechanical arm he slashed through the tendrils.
The tendrils didn't break just be really strong as God can feel Windy being drained from the tendrils before suddenly they hear a voice above.
"Hahaha, I knew I couldn't trust you to gather the Ignis as I told you too."
"Father?" God asked hearing the voice looking up as they see a Pawn Drone above that King is talking with to chat over.
"What are you doing?" White Tiger frowned.
"This is a little back-up, I had placed within Sota's new avatar in case he doesn't do his orders of claiming the Ignis." King spoke through the Pawn Drone. "His avatar acts on it's own, and provides those tendrils to trap the Ignis, and forcibly absorbed them in onto his avatar. As the Ignis are needed better alive, they will stay within Sota's avatar until further notice."
"No... I won't!" God grunted. "Shepherd... delete this Avatar!"
The Shepherd turned over firing a blast which done no effect to the avatar.
"What?" Akira questioned as he glared at King. "What are you planning?"
"It's no use... that avatar was created by me, and Bishop built with the strongest firewalls." King laughed through the Pawn Drone. "The only way for it to be destroyed is by defeating me, and gaining the purging codes in my data. But of course, I don't intend to do anything of the sort. So now Sota for you to become the God of Link VRAINS you will take the Ignis into your Avatar!"
"I... I won't let-"
"Sota stop!" Windy suddenly called.
God froze turning to Windy.
"Just stop trying to resist..." Windy said over to him looking over. "Either you were aware of it or not... this had freed me from Lightning's control." He reached removing his eyepatch where his damaged eye was restored to normal. "I'm not gone yet as he clarified... so we're still gonna fight together even if I'm in your Avatar now... We still have time before he makes you do what he intends to do... so please let me join with your avatar... so that we can fight together."
God looked stunned before looking down and slowly nodding. "Alright."
"Excellent."
While King watches with a grin Windy closed his eyes being absorbed into the tendrils as his bandages, and cape were dropped down being taken in God as he glowed before the tendrils pulled back into it. His Duel Disk said over the words. "Transfer complete." Before a green eye appeared on God's Duel Disk.
God looked over with a single tear as he realized he couldn't fight against King at all, he had no control over his Avatar and wasn't able to fight him in the real world either, King had beaten him... but hopefully the others could do something.
"Now son." God looked over at the Pawn Drone while King directed him. "Come back to the Inner Circle office, we have much to discuss, and bring that Ignis with you. Don't even think of trying anything." The Pawn Drone vanished that done.
God slowly stood up looking down before hearing a voice. "Hey don't despair." He looked over raising his arm where who rose from his Duel Disk similar to Ai, Flame, Aqua, and Earth was Windy restored completely back to normal, and his eyes are dark blue again. "I'm still here with you."
God nodded before closing his eyes with a small smile. "Get some rest, you've been through a lot Windy... we both have."
Windy nodded softly patting his cheek before telling him. "No matter what, your father doesn't control you. We have to wait for our chance like you've been waiting for." He went back to his Duel Disk before both Ghost Gal, and White Tiger hugged him together.
God had tears before sighing. "I may as well see what he wants. Tell the others what happened to Windy."
With that he logged out of Link VRAINS along with the others.
In the Inner Circle room...
King smirked as he closes his laptop. "The WIND Ignis is now with us. Step one of giving Sota Godhood has been complete."
"It won't be long now." Queen smirked as someone knocked on the door.
"Father, you wanted to see me?"
"Yes Sota. Come in."
The door opened as Sota bowed walking in before King asked him. "Do you have the Ignis in your Duel Disk?"
"Yes, Windy is here." Sota nodded.
"Good." King nodded with a smirk. "Then one part of you becoming the person your gonna be is done. Of course now that you know of your avatar's failsafe me, your mother, and Bishop needs to discuss in private alone."
"Oh barely a time where only you three chat alone." White admitted over to them. "I'd say that you three are the true upper body while we're only here as extras."
"Don't take this as saying you don't have your uses otherside from being side-members." King stated over towards him, Black, and the Knight Brothers. "Me, Queen, and Bishop all made SOLs into what it is, and if the time if right we will share how we gotten this far with you all. For now we wish to discuss his time forward with Sota alone. I'm sure you four understand."
They all nodded at that.
"Of course sir." Alexander nodded as they left the room.
"Please sit." King gestured to the chair which Sota sat down. "I'm sure your aware of the failsafe your Avatar had to absorb that Ignis, Sota. Lancelot's words from before had some truth, I think it was early to deploy you before your training be complete. However the chance to test it out was too grand, I decided to let you handle it while the failsafe served to catch it in case you didn't do your orders. But I trust there won't be a need for the failsafe to activate next time you encounter an Ignis will there?"
"... I'm not sure I can capture the others, they're all partnered with strong duelists already." Sota replied. "Windy was the only one without a partner."
"So is the LIGHT Ignis." Bishop stated over to him. "He hypnotized who he was created from so that doesn't count. Besides we know the strength of the others. Playmaker, Soulburner, Nyx or recently Elsa, and Specter from the Knights of Hanoi."
"Which is why when the time is right, you will be ready for when we finally crush the Lancers, and the Knights of Hanoi in one blow." Queen smirked over. "And finally achieved what your gonna be Sota to become the God of Link VRAINS, and the CEO of SOL Technologies to lead it to an era where we reign supreme."
"All of them are more skilled duelists than I am." Sota mentioned.
"Not for long." King stated over to him. "You are wielding the power of the World Legacies, the Core of Link VRAINS, and the power of the World Key alongside the abilities of the Ignis. Alongside one of the most powerful Cyberses in history."
Sota frowned but nodded. "One of the most powerful maybe..."
Meanwhile...
Nyx, and Ryoken are still busy where Nyx is dueling more while Ryoken checks her progress for the Ignis' completion. They been at it for days, and while against Lightning's forces, they hope this new Ignis will stop Lightning, and bring peace on both sides. Right now Nyx is at another duel at her last turn.
"I'll use the special ability of Aleister the Invoker in my hand, by discarding it I can increase the attack points of my El Shaddoll Winda by 1000 making it powerful enough to destroy your Gaia Saber and end this duel!" Nyx called. "Attack!"
Winda charged in attacking the monster destroying it, and winning the duel as her opponent vanished. Ryoken checked over, and sees a percentage reached 100% which he messaged. "Okay stop Nyx, that's enough."
She blinked hearing that. "It... it's enough? You mean we're done already?"
"After several days of work, the Ignis' codes of free will, personality, and body is now complete." Ryoken confirmed over.
Hearing that Nyx let out a sigh of relief. "That's good, I hope this works. I'm logging out."
A few minutes later...
Lilly out of Link VRAINS was with Ryoken as he typed down the codes, and data to augment into the Ignis before it's born which they see was a yellow female Ignis with black lines around having shapes of small breasts, and a small ponytail on her head slowly rotating with her arms spread closed eyes.
"She's... kind of pretty." Lilly admitted seeing her.
"Judging from the times you dueled she is able to be associated with the LIGHT and DARK Attributes." Ryoken voiced over while still typing, and coding. "Should make sense since as the Ambassador of Humans, an Ignis should have a light side, and dark side to show the differences, and co-existence between them. So officially for us Hanoi she will be referred as the TWILIGHT Ignis."
Lilly nodded at that. "That makes sense, but... what about her ability to co-exist? Or to possibly stop Lightning? This does have a chance of working right Ryoken?"
"She has the same abilities, and characteristics as her other Ignis. What will make her different we will see if she decides to show them. But first for that is for her to have a human name." Ryoken answered over still focused. "So what name will you give her?"
"Me, you're asking me to name her?" Lilly asked as she turned to the Ignis. "Maybe... not Twila or anything like that... she's special... maybe, does Midna work?"
"Midna..." Ryoken trailed off hearing that closing his eyes before he gave a nod. "Of course that sounds right." He typed more before stopping. "Okay all that's left is to press the last button to augment the codes in, and this new Ignis will be complete." He turned over to Lilly. "Since you had been giving her life you'll have the honor to have her be born."
Hearing that she took a slow breath. "That... makes it even harder if this doesn't work, but I hope it somehow does."
With those words she pressed the final button that Ryoken indicated. He raised a hand to stop her before then warning her. "But be warned. If it decides to turn on us, or the Ignis can't co-exist then it will follow the same fate as the other Ignis."
"That... I know." Lilly nodded before frowning. "Ryoken... I know we might have one in the future... but, Midna. Isn't she kind of like, our baby?"
Ryoken looked over towards Minda over before he closed his eyes. "It'll not be pleasant if she needs to be terminated if it comes to that, I assure you. Father entrusted me to keep humanity safe, and no matter what I will make sure it happens... even for Ignis like her." Lilly can say although it'll pain him that way, he will keep Midna from being a threat whatever it takes if she turns on them.
Nodding she gently took his hand as she pressed the button to finish the birth of Midna, the Twilight Ignis.
The screen lit up as they watched the codes, and data merged with the body before she stopped rotating starting to move moving her arms up.
"Yyyyyyaaaaawwwwwnnnnn..." She made clicking tongue noises as she rubbed her eyes, and opened showing a gentle violet. "Is it morning yet...?" She then blinked. "Wait." She looked around with her back turned on them. "Have I just been born?" Her voice sounds like a young female kid's.
"That's correct... Midna, the Twilight Ignis." mentioned a voice as she turned to see Ryoken and Lilly were looking at her.
'She... she sounds so innocent and cute.' Lilly blushed as for a brief moment she pictured herself with Ryoken holding a human baby.
"Oh hiiii!" Midna greeted energetically waving with both hands. "Are you two my creators?"
"That's right." Lilly nodded. "My name's Lilly Fujiki, and this is Ryoken Kogami."
"Oh hi... oh I'm so nervous now don't know why." Midna admitted rubbing her head with closed eyes sheepish chuckling. She then blinked looking around. "So... what am I?"
"You're the final hope of achieving peace between your fellow Ignis, and humanity." Ryoken answered looking at her. "By confronting the LIGHT Ignis."
"And... that's my directive?"
"Yes, it is." Ryoken confirmed.
Midna stared before the impression of smiling with her eyes clapping her hands together. "Okay, I'll not let you two down! But uh..." She looked around. "How do I get out?"
Lilly had to resist the urge to just coo at the adorable Ignis in front of her before revealing her Duel Disk. "You can stay in here with me."
Midna turned, and smiled vanishing catching them off guard. Just then Lilly's Duel Disk beeped. "Transfer complete."
A yellow, and black eye that's violet appeared on her Duel Disk opening before what rose was Midna in her Ignis form. "Like that?"
"Yeah... just like that." Lilly nodded. "Are you comfy?"
"Oh yes very comfy."Midna wrapped arms around herself in a cute position with closed eyes.
Seeing that Lilly looked at Ryoken and mouthed the word cute only to frown, worried Midna wouldn't be able to get through to Lightning and... would have to be terminated. Ryoken stared before patting her shoulder. "Our job to make sure she's ready."
"I know..." Lilly nodded at that. "So what now?"
"Now training to see what she can do." Ryoken instructed over.
Lilly nodded at that. "Ok."
"Training, what kind of training?" Midna asked tilting her head curiously.
"Duel training." Ryoken answered.
"Oh... wait, what's a duel?" Midna asked him.
"Come." Was his only response over to Lilly.
Blinking she nodded following Ryoken. They reached the room where they created Minda, and showed her a duel of Nyx facing an opponent to show Midna.
She watched in awe. "Wow... that looks... exciting!"
"Now you'll be training on these, and within time your own Deck will be created for-"
"Done." Midna suddenly perked.
"Done?" Lilly asked hearing that.
"My own Deck." Midna's eyes glowed raising her head as it shows a holographic screen of cards of a Deck made just now.
"Show us." Ryoken told her simply.
At that one of the cards was enlarged for them to see.
Gyrus Angel
LIGHT
Level 3
Cyberse/Effect
ATK: 1600
DEF: 1000
Once per turn, while you control no other monsters: You can pay 500 LP; Special Summon 1 Level 3 or lower "Gyrus" monster from your Deck. If this card is used for the Link Summon of a LIGHT "Gyrus" monster: You can target 1 "Gyrus" Spell/Trap in your GY; add it to your hand. You can only activate this effect of "Gyrus Angel" per turn.
"What do you think?" Lilly asked turning to Ryoken.
"Show us a DARK monster."
At Ryoken telling her Midna shows a different card.
Gyrus Spawn
DARK
Level 1
Cyberse/Effect
ATK: 0
DEF: 0
Once per turn, pay 500 LP: You can Normal Summon/Set 1 "Gyrus" Monster in addition to your Normal Summon/Set (you can only gain this effect once per turn). When this card is sent to the GY for the Link Summon of a DARK "Gyrus" monster: Gain 300 LP equal to the Link Rating of that monster. You can only activate this effect of "Gyrus Spawn" per turn.
"I think they might work." Lilly admitted seeing the two cards.
Ryoken nodded over before saying, "Only way to find out is test it."
"Should we have Yusaku and Ai come over for the test?" Lilly suggested to him.
"Very well." Ryoken nodded taking out his phone to call them.
"Ai? Is it cause he's an AI?" Midna asked already catching on.
"Yeah, oh... you're so cute and so smart." Lilly smiled as Ryoken could see Lilly starting to get attached to their Ignis "Daughter"
"I ain't cute." Midna weakly protested with a violet blush evident.
Lilly smiled more. "Yes you are... you're adorable."
"Stop it..." Midna covered her face at this.
"That's enough, Yusaku and the DARK Ignis are on their way... oh, and Lilly while you were practicing your brother managed to become the ninth ranked Charisma Duelist." Ryoken mentioned to her.
She nodded at that smiling before placing her Duel Disk on her wrist. Ryoken looked at her and Midna before closing his eyes to wait for Playmaker.
Eventually Skye walked in instead of Playmaker. "You wanted to see Ai?"
"Where's Yusaku?" Ryoken asked not seeing Playmaker with her.
"Preparing for his next Charisma Duel, he's making up for lost time." Skye smiled. "He'll be the fourth ranked Charisma Duelist in no time."
Skye soon sees Midna on Lilly's Duel Disk.
"Huh, what the?" she questioned as Ai emerged from her Duel Disk.
"What is it, is something..." he started only to pause. "What the... who is that!?"
"Hiiiii!" Minda waved with both hands with her eyes closed in smiles. "I'm Midna the representative for both humanity, and Ignis co-existence!"
"A... a seventh Ignis?" Skye asked stunned before frowning. "Who was the last victim?"
"There was no victim." they looked at Ryoken who stood up. "This time she's created differently. Lilly is her origin if you want a clear answer."
"Lilly?" Ai asked stunned. "How?"
"Well... here's how it happened." Lilly at that explained over to them how they created her that Midna was a inborn Ignis still within the womb in Ignis terms, and together with Ryoken, they finished, and created Midna together.
"Yup, so they're my mommy and daddy." Midna smiled turning to Ryoken with a playful wave.
"She takes after you if nothing else." If Ryoken was embarrassed he didn't show it just using that sentence as a disguise towards Lilly.
She rolled her eyes at that.
"So, we were wondering if Ai could help test Midna in a duel." Lilly explained.
"Do you know the kind of Deck she uses?" Ai asked over hearing that.
"Yes, but it's a surprise." Lilly mentioned.
"Well if she's sure over dueling me. I mean we have Flame, Aqua, and Earth." Ai admitted over with his hands on his hips.
"We're sure." Ryoken nodded calmly.
"Why, are you afraid you'll lose?" Midna teased playfully.
Ai looked over to her annoyed. "What!? Or course not!"
She giggled playfully. "Then let's have a match Ai."
"Be careful sweetie." Lilly smiled. "Mommy and daddy are watching."
"Ok." Midna smiled as she formed what looked like a figure that was half an angel and half a demon.
"Okay not bad. But not as fine tuning as this!" Ai on his side formed Ancient Ghost as he perched on it's arm.
"This will be a good test of the seventh Ignis." Ryoken noted as the three of them moved back to give Midna and Ai some room for their duel.
"DUEL!"
(Dueling Theme: Running Through The Storm by White Scarlet)
Midna: 4000
Hand: 5
Field: Nothing
Ai: 4000
Hand: 5
Field: Nothing
Let the duel commence!
Ai 1st Turn:
"I'll be first k?" Ai asked as Midna nodded which Ai looks at his hand. "Alright, I'll start by summoning Pikari Ignister!" A yellow Ignis blob with a white wizard hat appeared.
(Attack Position)
Pikari Ignister
LIGHT
Level 4
Cyberse/Effect
ATK: 1200
DEF: 600
If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 "A.I." Spell/Trap from your Deck to your hand. You can target 1 " Ignister" monster you control; its Level becomes 4 until the end of this turn. You can only use each effect of "Pikari Ignister" once per turn.
"As this card is summoned, I can take an A.I. Spell or Trap card to my hand." Ai said as Ancient Ghost added his choice.
Midna nodded at that. "Ok."
"Next up, I activate A.I. Meet You!" Ai activated a spell showing of himself on a Duel Disk in his complete Ignis form.
A.I. Meet You
Normal Spell Card
Reveal 1 Cyberse monster with 2300 ATK in your hand or Extra Deck, and add 1 " Ignister" monster with the same Attribute from your Deck to your hand. During the End Phase of this turn, take 2300 damage if you did not Special Summon the revealed monster, or a monster with the same name, after you resolved this effect. You cannot activate monster effects for the rest of this turn after this card resolves, except Cyberse monsters. You can only activate 1 "A.I. Meet You" per turn.
"By revealing a Cyberse with 2300 attack points from my hand or Extra Deck, I can take an Ignister from my Deck to my hand that's the same attribute as that monster! But at the end of the turn if I don't summon what I show you, I take 2300 points of damage." Ai voiced over the card.
"A high risk, but if he's anything like Yusaku that won't be a problem for him." Skye admitted.
Ai shows a red phoenix like monster before adding a card before Ai then shows a card. "Next up, I use the effect of Doshin Ignister in my hand! As I have a Ignister on the field, I can summon it!"
Doshin popped up on his field beside Pikari.
(Attack Position)
Doshin Ignister
EARTH
Level 1
Cyberse/Effect
ATK: 100
DEF: 800
If you control an " Ignister" monster: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. You can target 1 Cyberse Link Monster in your GY; return it to the Extra Deck, and if you do, add 1 "A.I. Love Fusion" from your Deck to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Doshin Ignister" once per turn.
"Now appear the circuit that guides the dark!" The Link Portal appeared as Doshin flew entering the arrow. "Link Summon! Link 1, Linkuriboh!"
Linkuriboh appeared on his field winking. "Kuri, kuri, kuri!"
(Attack Position)
(Extra Monster Zone)
Linkuriboh
DARK
Link Rating 1
Cyberse/Effect/Link
ATK: 300
Link Marker: Bottom
1 Level 1 monster
When an opponent's monster declares an attack: You can Tribute this card; change that opponent's monster's ATK to 0, until the end of this turn. If this card is in your GY (Quick Effect): You can Tribute 1 Level 1 monster; Special Summon this card. You can only use this effect of "Linkuriboh" once per turn.
"Go get em Linky!" Ai cheered on his personal Cyberse as it hopped excitedly determined to make Ai proud.
"Aw, so cute." Midna smiled. "Who's a good Linky? Who's a good Linky? You are.. you are."
Linkuriboh blinked before it's eyes formed smiles cooing over from the attention before Ai slumped. "Hey Linky don't fall for the enemy right now okay...?" Linkuriboh at that turned back to it's serious expression ready to battle.
Midna pouted slightly.
"After the duel I'm sure Ai will let you play with Linky." Lilly smiled before blushing slightly.
"Back to business." Ai checks his hand. "Alright it's the spell FA.I ghting Spirit!" A spell shows of Ai in a orange aura.
FA.I. ghting Spirit
Normal Spell Card
Target 1 " Ignister" monster in your GY; Special Summon it. If an " Ignister" monster(s) you control with 2300 or more ATK would be destroyed by card effect, you can banish this card from your GY instead. If this card is banished: You can activate this effect; your " Ignister" monsters with 2300 or more ATK cannot be destroyed by battle this turn. You can only activate "FA.I. ghting Spirit" once per turn.
"With it, I can call back Doshin from the graveyard!" Doshin popped up once more from the graveyard.
Doshin: (Defense Position)
"And now appear again, circuit that guides the dark!" The three flew up entering the arrows.
"The creation of dark shadows! The wisdom of dark night scatters throughout the world! Gathers in my hand to become the power of rising vigor! Link Summon! Link 3 Dark Templar Ignister!"
With a shorter chant this time, Ai's Link 3 monster which shows Dark Templar lowered down readying for combat.
(Attack Position)
(Extra Monster Zone)
Dark Templar Ignister
DARK
Link Rating 3
Cyberse/Effect/Link
ATK: 2300
Link Markers: Bottom-Left, Bottom, Bottom-Right
3 monsters with different names
If a monster(s) is Special Summoned to a zone(s) this card points to, even during the Damage Step: You can Special Summon as many Level 4 or lower " Ignister" monsters from your GY as possible to your zone(s) this card points to, but their effects are negated. When this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle: You can Special Summon 1 Cyberse monster from your GY. You can only use each effect of "Dark Templar Ignister" once per turn.
Ryoken watched calmly at that. 'How will the TWILIGHT Ignis respond?'
"Next up, I used the Field Spell, Ignister A.I. Land!" Ai reveals the field spell he haven't used against Earth activating it as they appeared in a large island like carnival.
(Field Zone)
Ignister A.I. Land
Field Spell Card
If you control no monsters in your Main Monster Zone: You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower " Ignister" monster from your hand, but for the rest of this turn, you cannot Special Summon monsters with the same original Attribute by the effect of "Ignister A.I. Land", also you cannot Special Summon monsters, except Cyberse monsters (even if this card leaves the field). If this card is in your GY: You can banish 1 " Ignister" monster from your GY; Set this card. You can only use this effect of "Ignister A.I. Land" once per turn.
Midna looked around as her eyes lit up in excitement.
"Don't be excited for too long! For you see if my Main Monster Zones are empty, I can use it's effect to summon 1 Ignister from my hand! As long as I summon a monster that has a different attribute, I can keep using this effect!" Ai called over to Midna. "So I use it's effect to summon the card, I added! Achichi Ignister!"
Achichi popped up on the field readying.
(Attack Position)
Achichi Ignister
FIRE
Level 2
Cyberse/Effect
ATK: 800
DEF: 800
If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 Level 4 or lower " Ignister" monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Achichi Ignister". At the start of the Damage Step, when your Cyberse monster battles: You can banish this card from your GY; destroy that monster you control. You can only use each effect of "Achichi Ignister" once per turn.
"And as I just summoned him, I take a Level 4 or lower Ignister from my Deck, and add it to my hand." Ancient Ghost takes Ai's added card.
"Wow, you're strong." Midna complimented.
"Well I am to please princess." Ai shrugged over before raising his arm. "Appear again circuit that guides the dark!" The circuit appeared which Achichi entered the arrow.
"Link Summon! Link 1, Dark Infant Ignister!"
Dark Infant lowered down towards the field.
(Attack Position)
Dark Infant Ignister
DARK
Link Rating 1
Cyberse/Effect/Link
ATK: 500
Link Marker: Left
1 non-Link " Ignister" monster
If this card is Link Summoned: You can add 1 "Ignister A.I. Land" from your Deck to your hand. When a Cyberse monster with 2300 original ATK activates its effect (Quick Effect): You can move this card to your Main Monster Zone this card points to, then, you can change it to any Attribute until the end of this turn. You can only use each effect of "Dark Infant Ignister" once per turn.
"Dark Templar's effect activates!" Dark Templar build energy which Ai gestured his arm to Dark Infant, "And I chain with both of Dark Infant's effects! First allows me to add a second Ignister A.I. Land to my hand!" He shows the second copy of the field spell. "Then Dark Infant moves to a zone it points too while changing it's Attribute to EARTH!"
Dark Infant moved over glowing brown.
Dark Infant: (Attribute: EARTH)
"And of course, Dark Templar's effect is when a monster is summoned to a zone it points too, I can summon Level 4 or lower Ignisters from my graveyard to it's other zones! Normally this be just 2, but as Dark Infant moved out of one of the zones it was pointing at how many is it now?"
"Three?" Midna guessed.
"Exactly!"
Achichi, Doshin, and Pikari all rose up.
Achichi Ignister: (Defense Position/Effects Negated)
Doshin Ignister: (Defense Position/Effects Negated)
Pikari Ignister: (Defense Position/Effects Negated)
Lilly frowned slightly at that.
"If he hurts our baby girl..." she muttered under her breath.
"Appear circuit that guides the dark!"
Achichi, Pikari, and Dark Infant shot into the link circuit.
"With high spirits, the soul resurrects from the river of fire! Become red hot and burn! Link Summon! Appear, Link 3 Fire Phoenix Ignister!"
Fire Phoenix shot out of the fire portal cawing loud behind Dark Templar.
(Attack Position)
Fire Phoenix Ignister
FIRE
Link Rating 3
Cyberse/Effect/Link
ATK: 2300
Link Marker: Left, Right, Bottom
2+ Cyberse monsters
During damage calculation, if this card attacks: You can inflict damage to your opponent equal to this card's ATK, and if you do, your opponent takes no battle damage from that battle. If this card is destroyed by card effect: You can destroy 1 monster your opponent controls. During the next Standby Phase after this Link Summoned card was destroyed and sent to the GY: You can Special Summon this card from your GY. You can only use each effect of "Fire Phoenix Ignister" once per turn.
"And lastly, Linky's effect from the graveyard!"
Doshin vanished which Linkuriboh popped up again. "Kuri, kuri!"
Linkuriboh: (Attack Position)
"As I have a Level 1 monster on the field, I can summon Linky back!" Ai explained the effect.
"Not a bad start, is that all?" Ryoken asked Ai calmly.
Ai sets a card before looking at Midna. "Okay, I end my turn. Your move now, so please show us what you have."
Ai's Hand: 1/Field: Ignister A.I. Land (Field Zone), Dark Templar Ignister (Attack Position/Extra Monster Zone), Fire Phoenix Ignister (Attack Position), Linkuriboh (Attack Position), One Set Card
Midna 1st Turn:
Midna nodded with a slight gulp as her hybrid avatar drew as she views her hand. She is no doubt nervous, and why wouldn't she be? She just seen what seemed like professional dueling prowess, and wonders what kind of effects her own Deck can do about it.
"You'll do great sweetie." Lilly smiled causing Skye to blink.
"Wait you two…" she started as Ryoken sighed.
"Lilly and I are in a relationship as you know, and in the most technical definition the Twilight Ignis was created by us together so by the loosest reasons yes. You could make that statement." he explained.
Midna checks over before then getting a strategy nodded. "Okay... I start with this. Gyrus Mortal Plane!"
At that suddenly they noticed that the island is changing around where above with a heaven like space while looking down below from the edge of the island was a hellish landscape while a deep forest was nearby.
(Field Zone)
Gyrus Mortal Plane
Field Spell Card
When this card is activated: Activate 2 "Gyrus" Pendulum Monsters from your Deck. During your Main Phase, you can activate one of the following effects once per turn.
● You can inflict 100 damage to your opponent for each "Gyrus" monster on the field.
● You can Tribute 1 "Gyrus" monster, and if you do 1 "Gyrus" monster you control gains half the ATK of the Tributed monster's.
● You can Link Summon a "Gyrus" Link Monster using 1 Link Monster you control with the same name as the material.
During your End Phase: Gain 500 Life Points for each "Gyrus" monster on your field. You can only use each effect of "Gyrus Mortal Plane" once per turn.
"Gyrus?" Skye asked.
"Suppose to be a mix between light, and dark." Lilly explained over. "Which gives her the initial name the TWILIGHT Ignis."
Skye nodded at that.
"When it activates, I take these two from my Deck, and activate them." Midna takes two cards out showing them as two normal monsters of gates one heaven, and one hell like. "I activate them on the Left, and Right foremost on my Spell & Trap Zones right?"
Except there both Pendulum Monsters.
"What?" From paying attention to the new Field Spell, Ai checked over seeing the cards. "Oh there Pendulum Monsters." He didn't seem surprised from it cause from a delayed reaction. "Yes, you place those on the Left, and Right foremost sides of your Spell & Trap zones to activate-" He then realized what exactly Midna was showing him letting out a stunned call. "Pendulum Monsters!?"
"Is that a bad thing?" Midna asked him. She then shrugged over. "Either way if you said it's right, I'll go for it!" She placed them before the two gates one a white, and golden lined angelic gate, and a back, and dark orange demonic gate both rose up together on both her sides.
(Pendulum)
Gyrus Heaven Gate
LIGHT
Level 6
Pendulum Scale: 2
Cyberse/Normal/Pendulum
ATK: 0
DEF: 0
Pendulum Effect: Unless you control 1 "Gyrus Hell Gate" in your other Pendulum Zone, and/or 1 "Gyrus Mortal Plane": Destroy this card. All "Gyrus" monsters you control gain 200 ATK for every "Gyrus" monster you control.
Monster Effect: A gate that guards that far reaches of the angelic realm. Only the angels can enter through this sacred land.
(Pendulum)
Gyrus Hell Gate
DARK
Level 6
Pendulum Scale: 8
Cyberse/Normal/Pendulum
ATK: 0
DEF: 0
Pendulum Effect: Unless you control 1 "Gyrus Heaven Gate" in your other Pendulum Zone, and/or 1 "Gyrus Mortal Plane": Destroy this card. Once per turn, when you inflict effect damage to your opponent: You can inflict damage to your opponent for each "Gyrus" monster you control x 300.
Monster Effect: A gate that guards that far reaches of the demonic realm. Only the fiends can enter through this cursed land.
Ai looked at the cards in shock.
"She can Pendulum Summon?" Skye asked shocked seeing this.
"We didn't know either." Lilly admitted seeing that.
"Souls that cross through the three Kingdoms of the Afterlife! Come forth from the planes of existence to join forth in this battle! Pendulum Summon! Come my monsters!" Midna chanted spreading her arms as the Pendulum portal appeared where three monsters shot out. "Gyruses Infernalfiend, Demon, and Warlord!"
Two of them are darkened fiend like creatures while the third was a large golden armored angel wielding a spear.
(Attack Position)
Gyrus Warlord
LIGHT
Level 7
Cyberse/Effect
ATK: 2100
DEF: 3000
If you control 2 or more "Gyrus" Monsters, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand) in Attack Position. You can only Special Summon "Gyrus Warlord" from your hand once per turn this way. You can pay 1000 LP: Target 1 "Gyrus" monster you control; it gains 400 ATK for each "Gyrus" monster you control. When this card is sent to the GY for the Link Summon of a LIGHT "Gyrus" monster: You can target 1 "Gyrus" monster in your GY, except "Gyrus Warlord"; Special Summon it. You can only activate each effect of "Gyrus Warlord" per turn.
(Attack Position)
Gyrus Infernalfiend
DARK
Level 3
Cyberse/Effect
ATK: 1200
DEF: 2000
(Quick Effect) When a card effect is activated, you can pay 500 LP; negate that effect, and if you do inflict 500 damage to your opponent. When this card is sent to the GY for the Link Summon of a DARK "Gyrus" monster: You can add 1 "Gyrus" Spell/Trap from your Deck to your hand. You can only activate each effect of "Gyrus Infernalfiend" per turn.
(Attack Position)
Gyrus Demon
DARK
Level 3
Cyberse/Effect
ATK: 1200
DEF: 2000
If you control 2 or more "Gyrus" Monsters, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). You can only Special Summon "Gyrus Demon" from your hand once per turn this way. You can pay 500 LP: Inflict 400 damage to your opponent for each "Gyrus" monster you control. When this card is sent to the GY for the Link Summon of a DARK "Gyrus" monster: You can target 1 "Gyrus" monster in your GY, except "Gyrus Demon"; Special Summon it. You can only activate each effect of "Gyrus Demon" per turn.
"That might be a problem." Ai frowned.
"Well now, I activate Demon's effect!" Demon charged fireballs over as she explained. "By paying 500 points, I can deal you 400 points of damage for each Gyrus on my field!" Three small fireballs charged in as Ai braced himself. (Ai: 2800/Hand: 1)
(Midna: 3500/Hand: 2)
"Ah glitch, that's not good." Ai mentioned only to blink. "Why is your gate glowing?"
Hell Gate was glowing over as she explained over. "Since I just dealt you damage, Hell Gate deals you 300 extra for every Gyrus on my field!" The Gate opened firing three fireballs which Ai quickly defended himself. (Ai: 1900/Hand: 1)
"2100 points of damage before she even attacked?" Skye inquired. "That's a strong start."
"And now appear the circuit of twilight!" The link portal appeared as both Warlord, and Demon flew up entering the arrows.
"I Link Summon! Link 2, Gyrus Spy!"
Lowering down was an angel like scout readying a small dagger.
(Attack Position)
(Extra Monster Zone)
Gyrus Spy
LIGHT
Link Rating 2
Cyberse/Effect/Link
ATK: 1500
Link Markers: Up-Right, Bottom-Left
2 "Gyrus" monsters
When this card is Link Summoned: You can target 1 card on the field, that card's effect(s) are negated while this card is face-up. Gains 200 ATK for every monster this card points too. Once per turn, if you pay 1000 LP or more this turn, you can activate this effect: All "Gyrus" monsters gain 500 ATK until the End Phase.
"What does thing one do?" Ai asked nervously.
"First it gains 200 points for every monster it points too."
It's pointing at Fire Phoenix which isn't much.
Spy: (ATK: 1500 + 200 = 1700)
"Then when Link Summoned, it negates the effects of a card in play as long as it's on the field!" Midna revealed a powerful effect.
"It can negate a card?" Skye questioned hearing that.
"And I pick... Dark Templar!"
Dark Templar groaned as it's powers are sealed away.
Dark Templar: (Effects Negated)
"If it can summon monsters very easily it's a move, I have to make." Midna admitted some logic which is what Ryoken would do by getting rid of the biggest threat in the most logical sense.
Ryoken couldn't help but smirk slightly at her choice.
"In addition thanks to Heaven Gate for every Gyrus on the field, they gain 200 points."
Spy: (ATK: 1700 + (200 * 2) = 2100)
Infernalfiend: (ATK: 1200 + (200 * 2) = 1600)
"That looks like a mix of Beatdown, and Burn based on which Attribute she has." Skye does see the theme of the Deck Midna has where based on a Attribute decides what the gimmick the Deck will have, and combined together makes up something powerful.
"A more focused version of Ai's deck." Lilly agreed.
"And as Warlord was used to Link Summon a Gyrus that's LIGHT, I can summon Demon back from the graveyard!"
Demon rose up again growling.
Gyrus Demon: (Attack Position/ATK: 1200 + (200 * 3) = 1800)
Spy: (ATK: 2100 + 200 = 2300)
Infernalfiend: (ATK: 1600 + 200 = 1800)
"And next I use the spell, Gyrus Storm!" Midna activated a Normal Spell.
Gyrus Storm
Normal Spell Card
Pay 500 LP. Target 1 "Gyrus" Link Monster you control: Destroy cards in your opponent's Spell & Trap Zone equal to the number of "Gyrus" Link Monsters you control, then for every card destroyed by this effect the targeted monster gains 500 ATK until the End Phase. During your opponent's End Phase, if this card is in your GY: You can banish this card from your GY; Special Summon 1 "Gyrus" Link Monster from your GY. You can only activate 1 "Gyrus Storm" per turn.
"I pay another 500 points to target Spy." (Midna: 3000/Hand: 1) "For every Gyrus Link monster on the field, a card in your Spell & Trap card zone is destroyed, and Spy gains 500 points for each of those cards!"
Sky generated a storm firing it as Ai grunted. "In that case before it goes, I activate A.I. Shadow!"
(face-up)
A.I. Shadow
Continuous Trap Card
Activate this card by targeting 1 " Ignister" monster you control. That monster gains 800 ATK, also all monsters your opponent controls must attack that monster you control, if able. If this face-up card in its owner's Spell & Trap Zone has left the field because of an opponent's effect, and is now in the GY or banished: Draw 1 card. You can only use this effect of "A.I. Shadow" once per turn.
"One Ignister gains 800 attack points!"
Fire Phoenix: (ATK: 2300 + 800 = 3100)
A.I. Shadow was destroyed from this while Ai said over to Midna. "That effect maybe gone now but cause it's left the field from your effect, I can draw a card." Ancient Ghost drew as Fire Phoenix lost the boost.
Fire Phoenix: (ATK: 3100 - 800 = 2300)
"Well Spy still gains 500 points." Midna pointed out as Spy glowed.
Spy: (ATK: 2300 + 500 = 2800)
"But not alone cause as I had paid 1000 or more Life Points, Spy allows all my Gyruses to gain 500 more points!" Spy generated a heaven aura enveloping her monsters.
Gyrus Demon: (ATK: 1800 + 500 = 2300)
Spy: (ATK: 2800 + 500 = 3300)
Infernalfiend: (ATK: 1800 + 500 = 2300)
"Amazing." Skye whispered seeing that.
"And now time to attack!" Midna readied herself. "Spy attack Dark Templar Ignister!"
Spy charged in at Dark Templar which Ai called over not allowing that. "Sorry but I activate Linky's effect!"
"Kuri kuri kuri!" Linkuriboh let out it's cute calls before vanishing from the field.
"Oh, where did he go?" Midna frowned.
"By sacrificing Linky, your Spy loses all of it's attack points!"
Midna's eyes widen before she called. "Well I got Infernalfiend's own effect!" Infernalfiend charged a spell over as Ai blinked. "Sorry but as your using an effect by paying 500 points, Infernalfiend negates that effect, and deals you 500 damage!"
(Midna: 2500/Hand: 1)
"What!?" Ai was hit from flames below. (Ai: 1400/Hand: 2)
"Awesome job Midna." Lilly smiled.
"Linkuriboh, I'll never forget your sacrifice!" Ai was crying with an arm around his eyes being dramatic which made them sweatdrop. Just then he snapped himself to focus as Spy continued the attack over which he called. "Well I got the card Achichi let me add! Donyoribo Ignister!" He revealed a level 1 DARK Cyberse in his hand. "It cancels out all of the damage I would take from this battle!"
Spy slashed down destroying Dark Templar but like Ai countered earlier he took no damage which Midna pouted from all that work not dealing damage to Ai.
"How will she adapt to that move?" Ryoken questioned calmly.
Although, she can make mutual destruction with Fire Phoenix, and one of her other two Gyruses, Midna looks to be against it since the other card might be another card to counter an attack like the other two Ai had done so Midna didn't attack setting a card. "I end my turn." She then looked over. "Which activates the last effect of Gyrus Mortal Plane." At that the field around gave energy, and sparkles over towards Midna who closed her eyes.
"Why do I have a bad feeling?" Ai asked her.
Just then she seemed to heal looking. (Midna: 4000/Hand: 0)
"How did she recover her life points?" Skye asked.
"During each of my End Phases, I regain 500 Life Points for every Gyrus on my field." Midna explained that her Field Spell is her main way of recovering Life Points from her paying Life Points.
Even Ryoken was caught off guard as his eyes widened.
Gyrus Spy: (ATK: 3300 - 500 - 500 = 2300)
Gyrus Infernalfiend: (ATK: 2300 - 500 = 1800)
Gyrus Demon: (ATK: 2300 - 500 = 1800)
Midna's Hand: 0/Field: Gyrus Mortal Plane (Field Zone), Gyrus Spy (Attack Position/Extra Monster Zone/ATK: 2300), Gyrus Infernalfiend (Attack Position/ATK: 1800), Gyrus Demon (Attack Position/ATK: 1800), One Set Card
Midna: 4000
Hand: 0
Field: Gyrus Mortal Plane (Field Zone), Gyrus Spy (Attack Position/Extra Monster Zone/ATK: 2300), Gyrus Infernalfiend (Attack Position/ATK: 1800), Gyrus Demon (Attack Position/ATK: 1800), One Set Card
Ai: 1400
Hand: 1
Field: Ignister A.I. Land (Field Zone), Fire Phoenix Ignister (Attack Position)
Ai 2nd Turn:
"Okay then time to stop pulling punches. I draw!" Ai drew over.
"I have a bad feeling about this." Skye frowned. "I think Midna's in trouble."
Ai checks over his hand, and field over. "Okay, I will start by using giis ol' Pot of Greed!"
Pot of Greed
Normal Spell Card
Draw 2 cards.
"Next is the summoning Hikari Ignister from my hand!" He placed a card as Hiyrai rose up. "While I have an Ignister on my field, I can summon this card from my hand!"
(Attack Position)
Hiyrai Ignister
WATER
Level 1
Cyberse/Effect
ATK: 300
DEF: 400
If you control an " Ignister" monster: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. You can Tribute 1 other Cyberse monster; add 1 Level 5 or higher " Ignister" monster from your Deck to your hand, and if you do, this card becomes Level 4 until the end of this turn. Then, if you Tributed a Link Monster to activate this effect, you can add 1 "A.I.'s Ritual" from your Deck to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Hiyari Ignister" once per turn.
"Then I summon Bururu Ignister from my hand!" Summoning the second card in his hand was a green Ignis blob like Windy.
(Attack Position)
Bururu Ignister
WIND
Level 3
Cyberse/Tuner/Effect
ATK: 600
DEF: 1000
If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can send 1 " Ignister" monster from your Deck to the GY. If this card is sent to the GY as material for the Synchro Summon of a Cyberse monster: You can target 1 monster in your GY that was used for that Synchro Summon, except "Bururu Ignister"; Special Summon that monster. You can only use each effect of "Bururu Ignister" once per turn.
"When summoned, I take Gussari Ignister from my Deck to the graveyard." Ai sent over a card before saying over. "Then I activate Hiyari's effect!" Fire Phoenix on his field vanished.
"Huh, where did it go?" Midna asked him.
"I Tributed it to use Hiyari's effect. You see Hiyari allows me to Tribute a Cyberse on my field to add a Level 5 or higher Ignister to my hand." Ai takes a card over as he explained this. "But if the one I Tribute is also a Link Monster, I get to add the Spell known as A.I.'s Ritual!" Ancient Ghost takes a second card as it shows the cards as a Ritual Monster, and a spell showing Ai as a warlock over a cauldron with the Ritual Spell symbol on it.
Lilly frowned slightly hearing that.
"But there's one more thing." They paid attention as Ai explained over. "When I use this effect Hiyari becomes Level 4."
Hiyari: (LV: 1 + 3 = 4)
"Which allows me to do this!" Ai called raising his arm as his two monsters flew up where Bururu turned to 3 rings while Hiyari turned to 4 stars.
(LV: 3 + 4 = 7)
Midna's eyes widened in awe seeing that.
"Chaos that roams the dark road! The gale that soars the blue sky will bring the path! Synchro Summon! Appear, Level 7 Wind Pegasus Ignister!"
Bursting out was a white, and green pegasus with red eyes, and having winds around it neighing.
(Attack Position)
(Extra Monster Zone)
Wind Pegasus Ignister
WIND
Level 7
Cyberse/Effect/Synchro
ATK: 2300
DEF: 1500
1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters
During your Main Phase: You can destroy Spells/Traps your opponent controls, up to the number of " Ignister" monsters you control. If another card(s) you control is destroyed by battle or an opponent's card effect, while this card is on the field or in the GY: You can banish this card, then target 1 card your opponent controls; shuffle it into the Deck. You can only use each effect of "Wind Pegasus Ignister" once per turn.
"Wow, he looks cool." Midna smiled.
"Well looks can be deceiving. In the meantime Bururu's ability revives Hiyari!"
Hiyari popped up again.
Hiyari: (Defense Position)
"And of course, I activate A.I.'s Ritual!" Ai uses his added spell.
A.I.'s Ritual
Ritual Spell Card
This card can be used to Ritual Summon any Cyberse Ritual Monster. You must also Tribute " Ignister" monsters from your hand or field whose total Levels equal or exceed the Level of the Ritual Monster you Ritual Summon. If you control an " Ignister" monster when this effect is activated, you can also use " Ignister" monster(s) in your GY, by banishing them.
"I Ritual Spell a Cyberse Ritual Monster from my hand by sacrificing Ignisters from my hand or field! If I have an Ignister on my field however, I can banish Ignisters from my graveyard!" Ai called over.
"This is her real test." Ryoken noted calmly.
"So I banish the card, I just tossed! Gussari Ignister!"
Gussari vanished from his graveyard as the altar appeared while Ai raised his arm.
"Appear! The water god dragon that hides in the ocean! Ritual Summon! Water Leviathan Ignister!"
Popping out was a serpent like snake roaring with yellow eyes, and dark blue stripes down it's body.
(Attack Position)
Water Leviathan Ignister
WATER
Level 7
Cyberse/Effect/Ritual
ATK: 2300
DEF: 2000
You can Ritual Summon this card with "A.I.'s Ritual". If this card is Ritual Summoned: You can return all monsters your opponent control with 2300 or less ATK to the hand. You can target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; return all Link Monsters from your GY to the Extra Deck, and if you do, change that targeted monster's ATK to 0. You can only use this effect of "Water Leviathan Ignister" once per turn. Once per battle, during damage calculation, if this card battles an opponent's monster (Quick Effect): You can halve the ATK of that opponent's monster, during that damage calculation only.
"When this card is Ritual Summoned all of your monsters that's original attack points are 2300 or lower goes back to your hand!"
"What?" Midna widen her eyes as Water Leviathan fired water blasts over which she grunted. "In that case, I activate Infernalfiend's effect! Stopping Ghoul!"
Infernalfiend charged it's spell stopping the effect while blasting Ai. (Midna: 3500/Hand: 0)
(Ai: 0900/Hand: 1)
"She's good." Skye whispered.
Ai only grinned over. "But not good enough though. You used up that effect." Midna blinked as Ai waved his arm. "Wind Pegasus' effect activates! For every Ignister on my field a spell or trap card on your field is destroyed!" Midna widen her eyes as Wind Pegasus flapped it's wings destroying Mortal Plane, Midna's set card, and Heaven Gate. "And as Heaven Gate, and Mortal Plane aren't on the field Hell Gate is destroyed too!" Hell Gate was also destroyed leaving all three Gyruses without defense.
Gyrus Spy: (ATK: 2300 - (200 * 3) - 200 = 1500)
Gyrus Infernalfiend: (ATK: 1800 - (200 * 3) = 1200)
Gyrus Demon: (ATK: 1800 - (200 * 3) = 1200)
"There's still a chance right?" Lilly asked Ryoken nervously only for him to just narrow his eyes watching the duel.
"And now I activate Water Leviathan's other effect!" Water Leviathan's eyes glowed activating it's effect. "By returning every Link Monster from my graveyard back to my Deck Spy's attack points are zero!"
Spy: (ATK: 1500 - 1500 = 0)
"But before it's returned to my Extra Deck, I use Linky's effect to bring him back!" Hiyari vanished allowing Lunkuriboh to pop up again.
Linkuriboh: (Attack Position)
Midna's eyes widened. "Oh, the cute little guy is back. Hi Linky!"
Linkuriboh cooed over bouncing. "Kuri, kuri, kuri!"
"Show her how ferocious you are Linky, and attack that Spy of her's!"
Looking cutely dangerous Linkuriboh charged forward rolling before tackling Gyrus Spy destroying her easily. (Midna: 3200/Hand: 0)
Midna braced herself from the damage.
"And now Water Leviathan put out Infernalfiend's flames!" Water Leviathan raise up charging a water blast. "And it's effect activates! It halves the attack points of the monster it's battling!"
Infernalfiend: (ATK: 1200 / 2 = 600)
"Go!" Water Leviathan fired the blast slicing Infernalfiend, and destroying it. (Midna: 1500/Hand: 0)
"This attack isn't enough to beat her though." Lilly pointed out.
"Well now this one will set a blow! Wind Pegasus attack!"
Wind Pegasus charged in tackling through Demon destroying it while Midna braced herself. (Midna: 0400/Hand: 0)
"No cards in play, no cards in her hand, and if she attacks Linkuriboh will reduce her monster's points to zero." Ryoken frowned seeing that. "To answer your earlier question Lilly, no there isn't."
"I end my turn."
Midna's graveyard glowed which Ai blinked. "During your End Phase... by banishing Storm, I can summon back Spy!"
Spy popped up again readying.
Gyrus Spy: (Attack Position)
Ai's Hand: 0/Field: Ignister A.I. Land (Field Zone), Wind Pegasus Ignister (Attack Position/Extra Monster Zone), Linkuriboh (Attack Position), Water Leviathan Ignister (Attack Position)
Midna 2nd Turn:
"My turn... draw!" Midna drew checking the card over, and blinked at what she drew.
"What did she get?" Skye asked seeing that.
Midna stared over before she shrugged. "Well... to win the battle you gotta make sacrifices." She activated the card which shocked them all.
Tremendous Fire
Normal Spell Card
Inflict 1000 points of damage to your opponent's Life Points and 500 points of damage to your Life Points.
"Wait what!?" Ai cried in shock seeing that.
The fires charged in striking both Ignises.
Midna: 0000
Hand: 0
Field: Gyrus Spy (Attack Position)
Ai: 0000
Hand: 1
Field: Ignister A.I. Land (Field Zone), Wind Pegasus Ignister (Attack Position/Extra Monster Zone), Linkuriboh (Attack Position), Water Leviathan Ignister (Attack Position)
DRAW!
"A DRAW?" Skye asked as Midna frowned before looking at Ai.
"Can I see Linky?" she asked.
Ai raised up before giving a nod forming Linkuriboh in between them. Midna smiled floating over to hug Linky. "So cute."
Linkurinoh nuzzled against her as it made it's size aware when it nuzzled her to the ground. She giggled happily at that hugging him.
"What do you think of our little girl Ryoken?" Lilly asked him.
"Her skill in dueling is well but needs some work." Ryoken asked in a soft voice. "She will definitely be the Ignis that we want her to be."
Lilly smiled at that as she turned to where Midna was riding on top of Linkuriboh happily.
Meanwhile in the Inner Council's chambers...
King, Queen, Bishop, Lancelot, Alexander, Black, and White were sitting at the large table discussing some plans over after Sota left all together when someone knocked on the door. "Forgive the intrusion sir, permission to enter?"
"Who is it?" King asked looking over.
"My name is Nicholas sir, I've... made a potentially very significant discovery that may require your attention sir." came the voice of a generic employee.
A guard opened the door to show the employee, and let him inside. He entered before bowing respectfully. "I... I'm sorry for intruding but I believe we have a problem."
"Get to it." Bishop stated over to him.
"Yes well, the rising Charisma Duelist Predator Gardener... he's scheduled for a duel right now but after looking into his record and apparent skill... I believe he may be Playmaker in disguise." Nicholas explained.
"Hm?" King blinked over hearing that. "Explain."
"Well sir... ever since he had debuted, Predator Gardener is moving up the ranks really quick." Nicholas said over some reasoning for them. "For some reason his skill, and talent reminded me of someone, and after checking some duelists, I seen that his skill, and strategies are similar towards Playmaker's."
"So you figure there the same cause there Dueling Styles are similar?" Queen asked him.
"Well, it goes beyond that, I did comparisons of their voice, their physical characteristics, and even reactions during a duel and there's a 98% match." Nicholas explained before frowning. "The only things that doesn't support the hypothesis are that Predator Gardener is far more outgoing than Playmaker ever appeared to be."
King cupped his chin closing his eyes before turning to Black. "Black Rook." The obese man turned over as King stated over. "You said you have the report of the victims of the Hanoi Project as your the one who spawned the idea? Mind you list over who these victims were?"
"Of course, I've committed it to memory. Jin Kolter, Specter a current member of the Knights of Hanoi, Theodore Hamilton, Miyu Sugisaki, your son Sota, and..." he started before his eyes widened. "Yusaku Fujiki!"
"Sounds like you hit the lottery Zeke." Glare. "Black, Black sorry, the color scheme name thing is hard to remember." White corrected himself with a chuckle.
"Sir, Predator Gardener is set to duel the eighth ranked Charisma Duelist momentarily, should we cancel the duel and try and contain him?" Nicholas asked him.
King cupped his chin with closed eyes thinking of it.
"King?" Lancelot asked curiously.
Soon King shook his head no, "No don't take him in."
"No?" Alexander inquired.
"If Predator Gardener is Playmaker, then he probably has hidden the Ignis that was with him to someone." King explained over it. "So if we contain him now, the Ignis will still be out of our hands, and will give a signal that we are onto them."
Nicholas nodded. "Of course sir."
In Link VRAINS...
Predator Gardener was racing on a Data Storm in preparation for his next match.
"So your challenging me next?" a voice brought up from above.
Looking up Predator Gardener smiled. "That's right."
It was another woman that seems to where a black, and white dress like robe that's shoulderless, and showing some of her cleavage with long black boots, long white hair having sky blue eyes flying above him on a Duel Disk that seemed to be a large steel armored hoverboard.
"Can I ask your name?" Predator Gardner asked racing up next to her.
"You will refer me as Sky Striker - Layla. Or just Layla." the woman said over to him. "Your sister is a real master of the Charisma Duelist act. Are you the same as she is?"
"Only one way to find out." Predator Gardener smiled.
Layla nodded as they raced together for there duel.
"SPEED DUEL!"
(Dueling Theme: Dark On Me by Starset)
Predator Gardener: 4000
Hand: 4
Field: Nothing
Layla: 4000
Hand: 4
Field: Nothing
Let the duel commence!
"Okay... so whoever crosses that building first decides the turn order. Agreed?" Layla gestured to a skyscraper a few feet away.
"Sounds good to me." Predator Gardener smiled as he slowed down a bit. "Then again, so does ladies first so go ahead."
They moved passing the building.
Layla 1st Turn:
"I seen your match against White Tiger." Layla admitted over to him. "She challenges me for the Eight Charisma Duelist title sometimes but I beat her. She is a tough customer so I wonder what your abilities can do against me."
"Only one way to find out." Predator Gardener smiled.
"Well to start would be no holding back." Layla spread her arms as her avatar glowed. "I activate my Skill! Sky Striker Armaments!"
Sky Striker Armaments
Sky Striker - Layla's Skill
Can be activated if you control no "Sky Striker" cards during your Main Phase. Special Summon 1 "Sky Striker Ace - Raye" to your field, and if you do, reveal any number of "Sky Striker" Spells in your hand; shuffle them back to your Deck, then add "Sky Striker" Spells with different names from your Deck to your hand equal to the number of Spells you shuffled. This Skill can only be activated once per duel.
"A skill already?" Predator Gardener asked hearing that. 'Just like King Fallen.'
"During my Main Phase, I can summon this girl from my Deck." Taking out a card Layla reveals it. "Sky Striker Ace - Raye!"
What appeared above Layla was a woman similar in appearance then her avatar holding a long katana grinning.
(Attack Position)
Sky Striker Ace - Raye
DARK
Level 4
Warrior/Effect
ATK: 1500
DEF: 1500
(Quick Effect): You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 "Sky Striker Ace" monster from your Extra Deck to the Extra Monster Zone. While this card is in your GY, if a face-up "Sky Striker Ace" Link Monster you control is destroyed by battle, or leaves the field because of an opponent's card effect: You can Special Summon this card. You can only use each effect of "Sky Striker Ace - Raye" once per turn.
"After that, I show you any number of spells from my hand, to switch them out for different ones." Layla shows two cards shuffling them, and checked over taking two to add to her hand.
Predator Gardener nodded calmly seeing that.
"And after that I activate the Field Spell, Sky Striker Airspace - Area Zero!" Layla activated a card as around them the area shows a digital dataspace of blueprints, and other things.
(Field Zone)
Sky Striker Airspace - Area Zero
Field Spell Card
You can target 1 other card you control; excavate the top 3 cards of your Deck, and if you do, you can add 1 excavated "Sky Striker" card to your hand, also shuffle the rest into the Deck, then, if you excavated a "Sky Striker" card, send the targeted card to the GY. If this card in the Field Zone is sent to the GY by a card effect: You can Special Summon 1 "Sky Striker Ace" monster from your Deck. You can only use each effect of "Sky Striker Airspace - Area Zero" once per turn.
"And I use it's effect." Layla gestured to Raye. "By targeting Raye, I excavate my top three cards, and add a Sky Striker card among them to my hand while shuffling the rest. But if I excavated a Sky Striker card, then Raye is sent to the graveyard." Layla explained over towards Predator Gardener.
"That's a strange move but alright." Predator Gardener nodded. 'What is she up to?'
"Then I chain with Raye's effect!" Raye grinned before pressing a button where she started to change with armor forming, and locking onto her. "To summon Sky Striker Ace - Shizuku!" Raye is now wearing blue glowing cyber armor with a grin.
(Attack Position)
(Extra Monster Zone)
Sky Striker Ace - Shizuku
WATER
Link Rating 1
Machine/Effect/Link
ATK: 1500
Link Marker: Top-Right
1 non-WATER "Sky Striker Ace" monster
Monsters your opponent controls lose 100 ATK/DEF for each Spell in your GY. Once per turn, during the End Phase, if this card was Special Summoned this turn: You can add 1 "Sky Striker" Spell from your Deck to your hand, with a name different from the cards in your GY. You can only Special Summon "Sky Striker Ace - Shizuku(s)" once per turn.
"What did you just do?" Predator Gardener asked seeing that. "That wasn't a Link Summon."
"Raye can Tribute herself to summon a Sky Striker Ace from the Extra Deck to the Extra Monster Zone." Layla explained over to her. "The Sky Strikers focuses on Raye herself as she is the main focus of the Deck." Layla then checked her top three cards. "And even if Raye is removed, I can still do Airspace Zero's effect that way, I do it's effect for free now."
"Not bad." Predator Gardener complimented.
After adding a card Layla turned over. "Okay I set three cards." Her Spell & Trap zones filled all the way already which meant that Predator Gardener needs to be careful. "Alright then kid, show me the kind of person you are. Show me the person that bested King Fallen, and White Tiger!" She flew further ahead as she called on him before she added a card from Shizuku's ability.
Layla's Hand: 2/Field: Sky Striker Airspace - Area Zero (Field Zone), Sky Striker Ace - Shizuku (Attack Position/Extra Monster Zone), Three Set Cards
Predator Gardener 1st Turn:
Predator Gardener drew his card before looking. "Ok, let's start things off with Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio in attack position." The scorpion plant rose up growling.
(Attack Position)
Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio
DARK
Level 3
Plant/Effect
ATK: 1200
DEF: 800
If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can send 1 monster from your hand to the GY; Special Summon 1 "Predaplant" monster from your Deck, except "Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio". You can only use this effect of "Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio" once per turn.
"I play Ophrys Scorpio's ability to discard a monster and summon Predaplant Sarraceniant from my deck." Predator Gardener continued.
(Attack Position)
Predaplant Sarraceniant
DARK
Level 1
Plant/Effect
ATK: 100
DEF: 600
When an opponent's monster declares a direct attack: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. After damage calculation, if this card battled an opponent's monster: You can destroy that opponent's monster. If this card is destroyed by battle, or if this card on the field is sent to the Graveyard by a card effect: You can add 1 "Predap" card from your Deck to your hand, except "Predaplant Sarraceniant". You can only use this effect of "Predaplant Sarraceniant" once per turn.
"Is that alright with you?"
"Yeah it is." Layla is waiting for a big move for her to take over.
"Alright, with that done I think I'll let my Circuit take root!" Predator Gardener called. "The summoning conditions are two effect monsters so I'll place Ophrys Scorpio and Sarraceniant in the Link Arrows! Circuit Combine! Time to bloom, Predaplant Verte Anaconda!"
(Attack Position)
(Extra Monster Zone)
Predaplant Verte Anaconda
DARK
Link Rating 2
Plant/Effect/Link
ATK: 500
Link Markers: Bottom-Left, Bottom-Right
2 Effect Monsters
You can target 1 face-up monster on the field; it becomes DARK until the end of this turn. You can pay 2000 LP and send 1 "Fusion" or "Polymerization" Normal or Quick-Play Spell from your Deck to the GY; this effect becomes that Spell's effect when that card is activated, also, you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn. You can only use each effect of "Predaplant Verte Anaconda" once per turn.
"That's new..." Layla admitted with a blink.
"Verte Anaconda's ability turns your Sky Striker into a DARK monster." Predator Gardener revealed.
Verte Anaconda glowed as Shizuku looked around which Layla shrugged. "Sorry not be that easily. I activate my face-down, Sky Striker Mecha - Eagle Booster!"
Sky Striker Mecha - Eagle Booster
Quick-Play Spell Card
If you control no monsters in your Main Monster Zone: Target 1 face-up monster on the field; that target is unaffected by card effects this turn, except its own, and if you have 3 or more Spells in your GY, it cannot be destroyed by battle this turn.
"As I have no monsters in my Main Monster Zone, this spell makes Shizuku unaffected to card effects except it's own!" Shizuku's glow died as she grinned. "But that isn't all right now."
Sky Striker Ace - Shizuku: (Unaffected to card effects except itself)
"Oh?" Predator Gardener asked hearing that.
"Now as there is a Spell card in the graveyard Shizuku's effect is now in effect where all your monsters lose 100 points for every Spell in your graveyard." Layla explained as Shizuku generated some ice on Verte Anaconda.
Predaplant Verte Anaconda: (ATK: 500 - 100 - 400)
Predator Gardener frowned before shrugging. "Interesting, well in that case I set 1 card, and I'll pay 2000 life points to send Polymerization to my graveyard and fuse Verte Anaconda with Predaplant Flytrap in order to Fusion Summon Predaplant Chimerafflesia in attack position!"
(Predator Gardener: 2000/Hand: 0)
The second plant appeared fusing together with Verte Anaconda into the large chimera monster growling.
(Attack Position)
(Extra Monster Zone)
Predaplant Chimerafflesia
DARK
Level 7
Plant/Fusion/Effect
ATK: 2500
DEF: 2000
1 "Predaplant" monster + 1 DARK monster
Once per turn: You can target 1 monster on the field with a Level less than or equal to this card's; banish it. When an attack is declared involving this card and an opponent's face-up monster: You can activate this effect; until the end of this turn, that opponent's monster loses 1000 ATK, and if it does, this card gains 1000 ATK. Once per turn, during the next Standby Phase after this card was sent to the GY: You can add 1 "Polymerization" Spell or "Fusion" Spell from your Deck to your hand.
Predaplant Chimerafflesia: (ATK: 2500 - 100 = 2400)
"I attack Shizuku!"
Chimerafflesia growled charging in towards Shizuku who turned before being struck by vines destroyed while Layla raised an arm against the blow. (Layla: 3100/Hand: 2) "Even after I stopped him from what he's up too he's still able to land find an alternate... just like how I seen his matches earlier."
"With that done, I'll end my turn."
Predaplant Chimerafflesia: (ATK: 2400 + 100 = 2500)
"Well hold on bud before your turn ends, Raye has a last effect." Layla stated over towards him.
"An effect?" Predator Gardener asked.
"As a Sky Striker Ace Link Monster is destroyed, Raye is summoned back from the graveyard."
Raye popped up again from the graveyard with a grin.
Sky Striker Ace - Raye: (Attack Position)
Predator Gardener blinked at that but nodded.
Predator Gardener's Hand: 2/Field: Predaplant Chimerafflesia (Attack Position/Extra Monster Zone), One Set Card
Predator Gardener: 2000
Hand: 2
Field: Predaplant Chimerafflesia (Attack Position/Extra Monster Zone), One Set Card
Layla: 3100
Hand: 2
Field: Sky Striker Airspace - Area Zero (Field Zone), Sky Striker Ace - Raye (Attack Position), Two Set Cards
Layla 2nd Turn:
"Okay it's my turn again. I draw!" Layla drew over from this.
Predator Gardener nodded watching. 'The moment she makes her first move, I'll use it.'
"Well looks like history repeats itself Predator Gardener cause I use Airspace Zero's effect again!" Layla raised her arm as the field spell card glowed. "And I chain with Raye's effect switching her-" Predator Gardener picks this as his moment before Raye can switch out again.
"Not this time, I chain my set card." Predator Gardener revealed. "Super Polymerization!"
Super Polymerization
Quick-Play Spell Card
Discard 1 card; Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from either field as Fusion Material. Neither player can activate cards or effects in response to this card's activation.
"By sending one card in my hand to the graveyard I'll fuse Raye with my Chimerafflesia before she can tag out."
"What?" Layla blinked over as Raye starts to get pulled in. "Well Raye's effect still activates which I switch her out with one of her Link armored forms!" Raye tries to type on her wristwatch only she gotten an error confusing her.
The Fusion Vortex appeared pulling in both monsters.
"I Fusion Summon Predaplant Dragostapelia in attack position!" Predator Gardener called.
(Attack Position)
(Extra Monster Zone)
Predaplant Dragostapelia
DARK
Level 8
Plant/Fusion/Effect
ATK: 2700
DEF: 1900
1 Fusion Monster + 1 DARK monster
Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; place 1 Predator Counter on it, and if it is Level 2 or higher, it becomes Level 1 as long as it has a Predator Counter. Negate the activated effects of your opponent's monsters that have Predator Counters.
"And that's not all."
"What now?" Layla turned over.
"I discarded the trap Predaplanning, it was in the graveyard when I summoned a DARK Fusion Monster I can banish it to destroy any card you have in play, like your left facedown." Predator Gardener revealed.
The card flipped showing as Shark Cannon which would banish a monster from his graveyard.
"Anything else?" Predator Gardener inquired.
Layla frowned over. "Well no matter what made Raye left the field, I can still use Airspace Zero's effect without a cost." She checks her top three cards.
Predator Gardener frowned hearing that.
Layla checked her hand after adding a card, and frowned over. "I end my turn."
Layla's Hand: 4/Sky Striker Airspace - Area Zero (Field Zone), One Set Card
Predator Gardener 2nd Turn:
"Layla, you're a great duelist and maybe we can have a rematch one day." Predator Gardener smiled. "I summon Predaplant Spinodionaea in attack position."
(Attack Position)
Predaplant Spinodionaea
DARK
Level 4
Plant/Effect
ATK: 1800
DEF: 0
If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; place 1 Predator Counter on it, and if it is Level 2 or higher, it becomes Level 1 as long as it has a Predator Counter. After damage calculation, if this card battled a monster with an equal or lower Level: You can Special Summon 1 "Predaplant" monster from your Deck, except "Predaplant Spinodionaea".
"Now, I attack with both of my monsters."
The two charged in while Layla watches, and gotten struck jumping to a building's room.
Predator Gardener: 2000
Hand: 1
Field: Predaplant Dragostapelia (Attack Position/Extra Monster Zone), Predaplant Spinodionaea (Attack Position)
Layla: 0000
Hand: 4
Field: Sky Striker Airspace - Area Zero (Field Zone), One Set Card
Predator Gardener wins!
Predator Gardener landed on the roof behind her as she stared off the city with her back to him while a virtual wind breezed passed them for about a minute not saying anything.
"Congratulations for the victory." Layla spoke not turning around.
"I got lucky." Predator Gardener admitted. "You're a good duelist."
Layla turned over towards him. "Well you have decent duelists like myself, White Tiger, and the top three which involves your sister, Blue Angel, and Gore. But take great care in your record for now on. The rest of the Charisma Duelists below the top three are the same as King Fallen, hopeless duelists driven only by a desire to win."
Predator Gardener frowned but nodded before smiling softly. "I will be, and thanks. By the way, I'm looking forward to dueling you again sometime."
Layla nodded with a grin raising her arm for him to bump his own arm into as a symbol of rivalry, and friendship. Predator Gardner smiled doing so before logging out again.
Layla stared off before turning around. "Predator Gardener... this will be interesting." She stared off at the distance as she said this looking out over.
In SOL Techologies Inner Council Room...
They were all witnessing the match over as they seen Layla's loss over while Black smirked over towards his brother. "Well your daughter is not all she's cracked up to be isn't she, White?"
"It doesn't matter Zeke." Glare. "Black, I mean Black! Layla fought well, and although the Sky Strikers are a powerful Deck even they have there vulnerabilities." White stated over towards Black Rook. "But what does intrigue me well is that he already figured out her Deck's weakpoint by going after Raye."
"She isn't using those cards either so her loss wasn't completely unexpected... still it's a sign she needs to improve." Bishop noted. "As for Predator Gardener, what do you think sir?"
King checked over Predator Gardener staring intent during the duel as he closed his eyes. "Even if he is proven as Playmaker as disguise it is early to make our move. Keep a close eye on them, and the moment the Ignis with is him arrest them immediately."
"Sir." they all nodded.
Ulrich362: Well... King might be figuring out Predator Gardener's identity.
bopdog111: He is kind of skeptical about it though.
Ulrich362: True, but he's going to pay more attention moving forward. That said, it also looks like the Twilight Ignis is a decent duelist... her first ever match ends in a DRAW.
bopdog111: Midna here is a different version of Lance from some of our other VRAINS like fics so it should explain why she has the Gyrus cards.
Ulrich362: Exactly, so what's next bopdog?
bopdog111: Another Bohman duel since we haven't seen him had a one-on-one match yet. We got some plans for him in the future but Bohman is a better duelist then his anime counterpart so you won't see him execute pretty odd, and weird strategies like beatdown, or luck halfway in the duel. Who will be against him though?
Ulrich362: Good question, we'll have to wait and see. See you in the next chapter.
bopdog111: Be sure to review!