bopdog111: Okay guys we're now here for some training.
Ulrich362: True Yusaku and the others have seen firsthand what kind of tactics Black will resort too and what they should be expecting if he duels them again.
bopdog111: So who's gonna be training with who?
Ulrich362: Well Black will be doing his own training, but as for who in Yusaku's group that remains to be seen... probably one of the Lancers practicing against someone who can Link Summon?
bopdog111: Gotcha. And we can also see Predator Gardener doing another Charisma Duelist match as the ones until he faces the top three will also be hopeless people who desire only to win.
Ulrich362: True, sounds like a plan. 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!
It had been a little bit since Varis' match with Black over, and they were discussing a bit about this over the kind of thing the Inner Circle will be bringing next. While also discussing that they know about Midna now.
"Well Midna you think daddy is real strong?" Ai grinned over to try teasing again.
Ryoken glared over warningly at Ai who turned away awkwardly before Yusaku deciding for a chance to annoy his sister grinned over. "What about mommy she strong too?"
"Oh, mommy is amazingly strong, and pretty... will I be as pretty as mommy when I'm older?" Midna asked curiously causing Lilly to blush a bit as she smiled.
"I'm sure you will sweetie." Lilly told her. "You're pretty now though."
"Ah, that will be us one day Kenny." Misaki sighed over smiling with a dreamed look in her eyes. "Us with our baby talking like that all together sitting on our front porch, playing in the backyard, all of that stuff."
Kenneth didn't change his look but closed his eyes a bit fondly from this.
Yuya smiled at that. "You two are going to be so lucky when your baby is born."
"We should make sure your baby is born once everything is resolved, and there isn't anymore fighting though." Gong pointed out.
"That just means we need to prepare better. Starting by training." Kenneth said opening his eyes. "It be best for us to train while we have the time so we can prepare whenever Lightning or the Inner Circle strikes again."
"I agree, though... I don't know what Bohman was thinking when he beat me though." Rin admitted.
"Well... there's a way I can get some practice in." Yusaku mentioned thoughtfully.
"Well now, I say it's my turn now." Kenneth stood up from this. "I can't afford to slack off."
"You're going to duel Kenneth?" Misaki asked him.
"In times like these, I can't afford to slack off while these threats are all over the place." Kenneth answered over from this. "Not when I got some people I need to protect." He voiced this over towards Misaki, there child, and for a second glanced at Emma but no-one notices except for Emma confusing her but figures to ask another time.
"Alright, in that case I'll..." Yugo started only for Lulu to step up.
"I'll duel you." she mentioned.
They all looked over towards her at that while Yuto voiced. "Lulu are you sure?"
"I am, I didn't do much to help during the dimensional war... I won't just sit on the side this time." Lulu mentioned to him.
"Very well." Kenneth accepted over.
"Good luck Kenny." Misaki smiled to her husband who nodded before she turned to Lulu. "You best not underestimate him he's stronger then myself."
"Didn't he say you were stronger?" Yugo recalled.
"Your remembering wrong then." Kenneth stated over bluntly.
"He's right, Misaki told me after our Charisma Duel that he's stronger then her." Yusaku confirmed.
"Well, you're both strong." Yuya pointed out.
Kenneth, and Lulu readied activating there Duel Disks. "INTO THE VRAINS!" There consciousness transports into Link VRAINS.
Link VRAINS...
Kenneth in his Shepherd persona of a gray skinned man wearing torn blue clothes with a fedora on, and a mechanical arm appeared with Lulu's avatar in front of him. Lulu's own avatar was a blue skinned bird woman with purple feathers while having suit on that's blue, and light blue and gold fittings.
"Shepherd, my name is Songbird. Hopefully I can hold my own against you." Songbird mentioned politely.
"Well remember that in my job as a Bounty Hunter, I always have to risk it all. That means, I will not hold back, and I'd expect you to do the same." the Shepherd answered over to her.
"DUEL!"
(Dueling Theme: The Game by Disturbed)
Songbird: 4000
Hand: 5
Field: Nothing
Shepherd: 4000
Hand: 5
Field: Nothing
Let the duel commence!
"Ladies' first." Songbird wasn't expecting someone like the Shepherd common courtesy such as allowing her to head first but he did.
Songbird 1st Turn:
"Oh, thank you." Songbird smiled before looking. "Ok, I'll start with the effect of my Lyrilusc - Turquoise Warbler in my hand. I control no monsters so I can summon her and my Lyrilusc - Cobalt Sparrow to the field."
(Attack Position)
Lyrilusc - Turquoise Warbler
WIND
Level 1
Winged-Beast/Effect
ATK: 100
DEF: 100
If you control no monsters, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). If this card is Special Summoned from the hand: You can Special Summon 1 "Lyrilusc" monster from your hand or GY. You can only use this effect of "Lyrilusc - Turquoise Warbler" once per turn.
(Attack Position)
Lyrilusc - Cobalt Sparrow
WIND
Level 1
Winged-Beast/Effect
ATK: 0
DEF: 100
If this card is Special Summoned: You can add 1 Level 1 Winged Beast monster from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Lyrilusc - Cobalt Sparrow" once per turn. A WIND Xyz Monster that was Summoned using this card on the field as material gains this effect.
● Your opponent cannot target this card with card effects.
"Hmm..." the Shepherd watches on from this.
"When Cobalt Sparrow is Special Summoned I can add a level one Winged-Beast to my hand so I'll add Lyrilusc - Beryl Canary." Songbird continued. "Then I'll use the effect of Lyrilusc - Sapphire Swallow to summon herself and Lyrilusc - Beryl Canary to my field."
(Attack Position)
Lyrilusc - Sapphire Swallow
WIND
Level 1
Winged-Beast/Effect
ATK: 100
DEF: 0
If you control a Winged Beast monster: You can Special Summon both this card and 1 Level 1 Winged Beast monster from your hand. You can only use this effect of "Lyrilusc - Sapphire Swallow" once per turn. A WIND Xyz Monster that was Summoned using this card on the field as material gains this effect.
● If it is Xyz Summoned: You can target 1 "Lyrilusc" monster in your GY; attach it to this card as material.
(Attack Position)
Lyrilusc - Beryl Canary
WIND
Level 1
Winged-Beast/Effect
ATK: 0
DEF: 200
If this card is in your hand: You can target 1 "Lyrilusc" monster in your GY; Special Summon both this card and that monster, also you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except Xyz Monsters. You can only use this effect of "Lyrilusc - Beryl Canary" once per turn. A WIND Xyz Monster that was Summoned using this card on the field as material gains this effect.
● This card gains 200 ATK, also its control cannot switch.
"Four monsters." the Shepherd looked over at the four.
"I end my turn with one set card." Songbird finished.
Songbird's Hand: 1/Field: Lyrilusc - Turquoise Warbler (Attack Position), Lyrilusc - Cobalt Sparrow (Attack Position), Lyrilusc - Sapphire Swallow (Attack Position), Lyrilusc - Beryl Canary (Attack Position), One Set Card
The Shepherd 1st Turn:
"That's it?" the Shepherd was expecting Link or Xyz but she didn't do either.
"For now." she smiled.
"Fine!" the Shepherd drew looking before calling over. "Then I start by summoning Drone XL!" Popping in was a small plane.
(Attack Position)
Drone XL
WIND
Level 2
Machine/Effect
ATK: 400
DEF: 800
If this card is Special Summoned: Add 1 "Drone Force" Quick-Play Spell Card from your Deck to your hand. If this card that was Normal Summoned this turn is sent to the GY as Link Material: You can Special Summon 1 "Drone Token" (Machine/Effect/WIND/Level 1/ATK 0/DEF 0).
(A/N (bopdog111): This version of the Shepherd's Deck is made by Aldo Mendoza or Gaia Oricards.)
"And as I have a Drone on the field, I can summon Scud Drone from my hand!" the Shephard shows another card as a drone having three missiles on it appeared beside Drone XL.
(Attack Position)
Scud Drone
WIND
Level 3
Machine/Effect
ATK: 800
DEF: 1100
If you control a "Drone" monster, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). You can only Special Summon "Scud Drone" once per turn this way. If this card is Special Summoned from the GY by the effect of a "Drone" monster: You can draw 1 card, also banish this card when it leaves the field.
Songbird frowned but watched to see what Shepherd would do next.
"Appear the circuit to victory!" the circuit appeared as the two drones launch entering the left, and bottom arrows. "Link Summon! Link 2, Battledrone Warrant!"
Flying in was a battledrone plane on his field.
(Attack Position)
(Extra Monster Zone)
Battledrone Warrant
WIND
Link Rating 2
Machine/Effect/Link
ATK: 1200
Link Markers: Left, Bottom
2 "Drone" monsters, except Tokens
During your End Phase, if this card is in your GY and you control no monsters in your Main Monster Zone: You can Special Summon this card. You can only use this effect of "Battledrone Warrant" once per turn.
"The effect of Drone XL activates! As it's used to Link Summon a Drone, I can summon a Drone Token!" Raising up was a small propeller like monster.
(Attack Position)
Drone Token
WIND
Level 1
Machine/Token
ATK: 0
DEF: 0
This card can be treated as "Drone Token".
"Come again the circuit to victory!" the circuit appeared which Warrant, and the Token shot entering the left, right, and bottom arrows. "Link Summon! Link 3, deploy! Battledrone General!"
A black sleeker drone model rose up readying on the field.
(Attack Position)
(Extra Monster Zone)
Battledrone General
WIND
Link Rating 3
Machine/Effect/Link
ATK: 2400
Link Arrow: Left, Bottom, Right
2+ "Drone" monsters
Once per turn, you can target 1 "Drone" monster in your GY; Special Summon it to your zone this card points to. Once per turn, during your Main Phase 1: You can target 1 Level 4 or lower "Drone" monster you control with 1000 or less ATK; it can attack your opponent directly this turn. If your "Drone" monster inflicts battle damage to your opponent by a direct attack: You can Tribute that monster, inflict damage to your opponent equal to the ATK that monster had on the field.
"2400!" Songbird asked shocked.
"General's effect activates! I summon 1 Drone from the graveyard once a turn next to it's link!" the Shepherd rose an arm as Scud Drone popped up.
Scud Drone: (Attack Position/Banished when leaves the field)
"Scud Drone's effect activates! As it's summoned from the graveyard due to the effect of a Drone monster, I draw 1 card!" the Shepherd drew a card. "Appear for a third time, the circuit to victory!" The circuit appeared as Scud Drone launched entering the bottom arrow. "Link Summon! Link 1, Battledrone Sergeant!"
A white plane housing a laser flew to the field below General.
(Attack Position)
Battledrone Sergeant
WIND
Link Rating 1
Machine/Effect/Link
ATK: 800
Link Arrow: Bottom
1 "Drone" monster
If your "Drone" monster inflicts battle damage to your opponent by a direct attack, except "Battledrone Sergeant": You can activate this effect; this card can attack directly this turn, but if another monster attacks, this card cannot declare an attack for the rest of this turn. You can only Special Summon "Battledrone Sergeant(s)" once per turn.
"You're good, I can already tell." Songbird admitted.
"Well I still have some moves to make! Such as activating the Equip Spell, Assemble Drone!" the Shepherd is now using an Equip Spell.
Assemble Drone
Equip Spell Card
Activate this card by targeting 1 "Drone" Link Monster in your GY; Special Summon it and equip it with this card. When this card leaves the field, destroy that monster. The equipped monster gains 500 ATK, also it cannot declare an attack while you control "Drone Pawn".
"I summon back Drone XL from the graveyard, and equip with this card! While equipped it gains 500 attack points!" Drone XL rose back on the field.
Drone XL: (Attack Position/ATK: 400 + 500 = 900/Equipped with Assemble Drone)
Assemble Drone: (Equipped to Drone XL)
"Drone XL's other effect! As it's Special Summoned, I add a Drone Force Quick-Play Spell to my hand!" the Shepherd added another card from his Deck. "General's second effect! I target 1 Drone on my field that has 1000 or fewer attack points! This turn, the monster I target can attack you directly!"
'Direct attack, just like me.' Songbird thought.
"Battle! Drone XL attacks you directly!" the Shepherd called as the smaller drone plane moved firing missiles at Songbird.
"Not so fast, I play the trap card Lyrilusc - Phantom Feathers!" Songbird countered.
Lyrilusc - Phantom Feathers
Normal Trap Card
Target 1 "Lyrilusc" monster you control; the ATK of all monsters your opponent currently controls become that monster's current ATK, also their Levels/Ranks become 1. When an opponent's monster declares an attack on your "Lyrilusc" monster: You can banish this card from your GY; your monster's ATK becomes that opponent's monster's ATK, until the end of this turn. You can only use each effect of "Lyrilusc - Phantom Feathers" once per turn.
"This trap targets one of my Lyrilusc monsters, and the attack points of every monster you have on the field become the same as that monster, then they also have their level or rank reduced to one. I choose, Lyrilusc - Cobalt Sparrow with zero attack points!"
"What?"
Feathers appeared all on the Shepherd's field which weakened all three of them.
Battledrone General: (ATK: 2400 - 2400 = 0)
Battledrone Sergeant: (ATK: 800 - 800 = 0)
Drone XL: (ATK: 900 - 900 = 0/LV: 3 - 2 = 1)
Drone XL's attack faded with no attack points which the Shepherd grunted out. "So that was what your waiting for...!"
Songbird only smiled at that. "True, oh and by the way the attack reduction is permanent."
Now at Main Phase 2, the Shepherd knew he has to make this move. "In that case, I activate the card Drone XL had me add! Drone Force Fusion!"
Drone Force Fusion
Quick-Play Spell Card
This card's activation and effect cannot be negated. Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster using monsters you control as Fusion Material, including a "Drone" monster, and if you do, it gains this effect.
● This card cannot be destroyed by card effects.
"By using a Drone on my field, I can Fusion Summon! This card's activation, and effect cannot be negated!" the Shepherd explained.
"Fusion!?" Songbird questioned in shock hearing that.
"I fuse Battledrone General with Battledrone Sergeant!" the Shepherd raised his arms as the two Link Monsters fused together. "My most powerful soldier and sergeant now become one to build an impregnable fortress! Fusion Summon! Fortressdrone Beehive!"
Fusing over was a large fortress like monster lifted from propellers like the Drone Tokens with honeycomb like configurations around it's chest area.
(Attack Position)
(Extra Monster Zone)
(Gains effect from Drone Force Fusion)
Fortressdrone Beehive
WIND
Level 8
Machine/Effect/Fusion
ATK: 0
DEF: 3000
2 "Drone" monsters with different names, except tokens
If this card is Fusion Summoned: Place Drone Counters on this card equal to the total Level/Link Rating of the "Drone" monsters used as this card's Fusion Material. Gains 1000 ATK for each other "Drone" monster you control. Once per turn: You can remove any number of Drone Counters from this card; Special Summon an equal number of "Drone Tokens" (Machine/Effect/WIND/Level 1/ATK 0/DEF 0).
"Zero points?" Songbird questioned.
"Misaki... what is that thing?" Yuya asked curiously.
"That is a monster that Kenny summons when he needs too." Misaki smiled over.
"It isn't enough." Yuto mentioned calmly.
Back at the duel...
"The monster summoned by the effect of Drone Force Fusion cannot be destroyed by effects! And when it's Fusion Summoned, it gains a Drone Counter equal to the Link Rating or level of the two monsters!" the Shepherd explained to Songbird. "The combined number is 4 so it gains 4 Drone Counters!"
Fortressdrone Beehive: (Drone Counter: 4)
"Beehive's effect activates! I remove as many Drone Counters as I like to summon an equal number of Drone Tokens! I remove all four Counters to summon 4 Drone Tokens!"
Fortressdrone Beehive: (Drone Counter: 4 - 4 = 0)
From the honeycomb areas came four Tokens on the field.
Drone Token: (Attack Position) x 4
"Beehive gains 1000 attack points for every Drone other then itself."
Fortressdrone Beehive: (ATK: 0 + (1000 * 5) = 5000)
"5000 points?" Songbird asked stunned.
"Now I activate the Continuous Spell, Drone Unity!" the Shepherd shows another spell.
(face-up)
Drone Unity
Continuous Spell Card
During damage calculation, if your "Drone" monster is attacked by an opponent's monster: You can have that "Drone" monster's ATK become equal to the total ATK of all "Drone" monsters you control, during that damage calculation only. You can tribute 1 "Drone" monster you control; draw 1 card. You can only use this effect of "Drone Unity" once per turn.
"During calculation if you attack a Drone, that Drone gains the attack points of every other Drone on the field!" the Shepherd explained over to her which counters the Drone Tokens, and Drone XL not being strong on there own where they will gain Beehive's points if she goes after them.
Songbird's eyes widened at that. "So any of your monsters will have 5000 attack points if I attack them?"
"Pretty much." the Shepherd sets two cards. "I set two cards, and end my turn."
The Shepherd's Hand: 1/Field: Fortressdrone Beehive (Attack Position/Extra Monster Zone/Gains effect of Drone Force Fusion/ATK: 5000), Drone XL (Attack Position/LV 1/ATK: 0/Equipped with Assembled Drone), Drone Token (Attack Position) x4, Assemble Drone (Equipped to Drone XL), Drone Unity (face-up), Two Set Cards
Songbird: 4000
Hand: 1
Field: Lyrilusc - Turquoise Warbler (Attack Position), Lyrilusc - Cobalt Sparrow (Attack Position), Lyrilusc - Sapphire Swallow (Attack Position), Lyrilusc - Beryl Canary (Attack Position)
Shepherd: 4000
Hand: 1
Field: Fortressdrone Beehive (Attack Position/Extra Monster Zone/Gains effect of Drone Force Fusion/ATK: 5000), Drone XL (Attack Position/LV 1/ATK: 0/Equipped with Assembled Drone), Drone Token (Attack Position) x4, Assemble Drone (Equipped to Drone XL), Drone Unity (face-up), Two Set Cards
Songbird 2nd Turn:
Songbird drew her card before looking at the field. "I Overlay Beryl Canary and Turquoise Warbler in order to Xyz Summon Lyrilusc - Recital Starling!"
(Attack Position)
(Can't switch control)
Lyrilusc - Recital Starling
WIND
Rank 1
Winged-Beast/Xyz/Effect
ATK: 0
DEF: 0
2+ Level 1 monsters
If this card is Xyz Summoned: You can target 1 face-up monster on the field; it gains 300 ATK/DEF for each material attached to this card. Once per turn: You can detach 1 material from this card; add 1 Level 1 Winged Beast monster from your Deck to your hand. All battle damage you take from battles involving this Xyz Summoned card is also inflicted to your opponent.
(ORU: 2)
"Since I used Beryl Canary to Xyz Summon, Recital Starlings gains 200 points and you can't take control of her."
Recital Starling: (ATK: 0 + 200 = 200)
"Hmm..." the Shepherd stared at this.
"Now, I'll Overlay Sapphire Swallow and Cobalt Sparrow!" Songbird called as her monsters flew up into the Overlay Network. "Birds with beautiful wings! Gather on the battlefield and take brilliant flight! Xyz Summon! Dance in the sky! Rank 1! Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale!"
(Attack Position)
(Can't be targeted)
Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale
WIND
Rank 1
Winged-Beast/Xyz/Effect
ATK: 0
DEF: 0
2+ Level 1 monsters
Gains 200 ATK for each material attached to it. This card can attack directly. While this card has material, it can attack a number of times each Battle Phase, up to the number of materials attached to it. Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can detach 1 material from this card; until the end of this turn, "Lyrilusc" monsters you control cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects, also you take no battle damage.
(ORU: 2)
"This monster gains 200 attack points for each one of her Overlay Units, and thanks to Cobalt Sparrow you can't target her with effects."
Assembled Nightingale: (ATK: 0 + (200 * 2) = 400)
"Anything else?" the Shepherd asked her.
"I use Assembled Nightingale's ability, by using one Overlay Unit my Lyrilusc monsters can't be destroyed in battle or by card effect this turn and I don't take any damage." Songbird stated.
Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale absorbed one of her two Overlay Units as she said that.
Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale: (ORU: 2 - 1 = 1/ATK: 400 - 200 = 200)
"Now, Recital Starling attack Fortressdrone Beehive!"
Recital Starling charges in which the Shepherd called over. "I activate my face-down Demolition Drone!"
Demolition Drone
Normal Trap Card
Tribute 1 "Drone" monster; halve all battle damage you take this turn. You can banish this card and 1 "Drone" Link Monster from your GY to Special Summon "Drone Tokens" (Machine/Effect/DARK/Level 1/ATK 0/DEF 0), up to the banished monster's Link Rating.
"I Tribute 1 Drone from my field to halve all of the Battle Damage this turn!" One Drone Token vanished which weakened Beehive.
Beehive: (ATK: 5000 - 1000 = 4000)
Songbird blinked at that. "Well, Assembled Nightingale means I don't take any damage but when Recital Starling battles you take the damage I would have taken so you would have lost the duel in one hit."
Recital Starling moved tackling Beehive launching winds at the Shepherd who braced himself. (The Shepherd: 2100/Hand: 1)
"I end my turn with one more facedown card." Songbird finished.
Songbird's Hand: 1/Field: Lyrilusc - Recital Starling (Attack Position/ATK: 200/ORU: 2/Cannot switch), Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale (Attack Position/ATK: 200/ORU: 1/Cannot be targeted by effects), One Set Card
The Shepherd 2nd Turn:
"Then it's my turn! Draw!" the Shepherd drew over from this. "Battle! Beehive attack Assembled Nightingale!" Beehive charged a cannon blast firing over.
"I use Assembled Nightingale's ability!" Songbird countered as her monster absorbed its last Overlay Unit and survived the attack.
Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale: (ATK: 200 - 200 = 0/ORU: 1 - 0)
"But now you will take damage with me." the Shepherd said over to her.
Songbird frowned at that realization. "You're right."
"I activate the effect of Drone Unity!" the Shepherd added over. "I Tribute 1 Drone to draw!" Another Drone Token vanished as he drew.
Beehive: (ATK: 4000 - 1000 = 3000)
Taking a look the Shepherd nodded. "I activate Drone Recycler!"
A large drone rose up.
(Attack Position)
Drone Recycler
WIND
Level 4
Machine/Effect
ATK: 100
DEF: 2000
If a "Drone" Link Monster you control is sent from the field to the GY by an opponent's card: You can Special Summon this card (from your hand.) You can banish 1 "Drone" Link Monster from your GY; Special Summon 1 "Drone" monster from your hand whose Level equals the banished monster's Link Rating. You can only use each effect of "Drone Recycler" once per turn.
"By banishing a Drone Link Monster from the graveyard, I can summon a Drone who's Level is the same as that banished monster's! I banish the Link 2 Battledrone Warrant to summon the Level 2 Drone Carrier Tuner Monster!" the Shepherd placed a monster that has 3 spheres on it.
(Attack Position)
Drone Carrier
WIND
Level 2
Machine/Effect/Tuner
ATK: 800
DEF: 1000
When this card is Normal Summoned: You can add 1 "Drone" monster from your GY to your hand. When this card is Special Summoned: You can target 1 "Drone" monster in your GY; Special Summon it. You can only use this effect of "Drone Carier" once per turn.
"Tuner?" Yugo asked hearing that. "Can he use all the summoning mechanics?"
"Level 2 Drone Carrier tunes level 4 Drone Recycler!" Carrier turned to 2 rings as Recycler turned to 4 stars synchronizing.
(LV: 2 + 4 = 6)
"The elite sharpshooter with no equal. Fire your bullet at your prey! Synchro Summon! Level 6 Commandrone Double Sniper!"
Raising up on the field was a helicopter like Drone with missiles, and machine guns on it's heads, and missile panels on it's sides.
(Attack Position)
Commandrone Double Sniper
FIRE
Level 6
Machine/Effect/Synchro
ATK: 2000
DEF: 2600
1 "Drone" Tuner monster + 1+ non-Tuner monsters
Each time a card or effect is activated that would negate a monster's attack or card effect, place 1 Drone Counter on this card immediately after it resolves. While 1 or more Drone Counters are on this card, this card can make a second attack during each Battle Phase, also it can attack directly, but when it does so using this effect, the battle damage inflicted to your opponent becomes 1000. When your opponent activates a monster effect while there are 2 or more Drone Counters on this card (Quick Effect): You can negate that effect, and if you do, destroy that card, and if you do that, inflict 1000 damage to your opponent.
Songbird's eyes widened. "Wow."
Beehive: (ATK: 3000 + 1000 = 4000)
"I've completed my formation, now no matter what you do it'll be for my benefit." the Shepherd stated over towards her ending his turn. "And I have counted that in two turns," he raised two fingers at that. "you will lose this duel. The moment you draw, that will be the first turn." This is what the Shepherd does during his bounties, he would count down how many turns his prey will have so he can crush them. So far he had never failed before.
The Shepherd's Hand: 1/Field: Fortressdrone Beehive (Attack Position/Extra Monster Zone/Gains effect of Drone Force Fusion/ATK: 4000), Drone XL (Attack Position/LV 1/ATK: 0/Equipped with Assembled Drone), Drone Token (Attack Position) x2, Commandrone Double Sniper (Attack Position), Assemble Drone (Equipped to Drone XL), Drone Unity (face-up), One Set Card
Songbird: 4000
Hand: 1
Field: Lyrilusc - Recital Starling (Attack Position/ATK: 200/ORU: 2/Cannot switch), Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale (Attack Position/Cannot be targeted by effects), One Set Card
Shepherd: 2100
Hand: 1
Field: Fortressdrone Beehive (Attack Position/Extra Monster Zone/Gains effect of Drone Force Fusion/ATK: 4000), Drone XL (Attack Position/LV 1/ATK: 0/Equipped with Assembled Drone), Drone Token (Attack Position) x2, Commandrone Double Sniper (Attack Position), Assemble Drone (Equipped to Drone XL), Drone Unity (face-up), One Set Card
Songbird 3rd Turn:
Songbird drew a card and smiled. "I activate Overlay Regen, this gives Assembled Nightingale one extra Overlay Unit."
Overlay Regen
Normal Spell Card
Target 1 face-up Xyz Monster on the field; attach this card to it as material.
Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale: (ORU: 0 - 1/ATK: 0 + 200 = 200)
The Shepherd didn't do anything as he watches.
"Ok, now Assembled Nightingale can attack you directly!" Songbird called.
Nightingale charges in over before the Shepherd called over. "Then I activate Drone Barricade!" A barrier popped up which forces Nightingale to stop.
(face-up)
Drone Barricade
Continuous Trap Card
Your opponent's monsters cannot attack directly. Your opponent cannot target Spells/Traps on the field with card effects, except this one. When your opponent activates a card or effect that targets this face-up card: You can banish this card; Set 1 "Drone Barricade" directly from your Deck. It can be activated this turn. You can only use this effect of "Drone Barricade" once per turn.
"As long as this card's on the field, your monsters cannot attack directly! And your forced to target only it for effects!" the Shepherd explained over.
Songbird's eyes widened hearing that.
"I end my turn."
"What the hell are you doing? You have a chance to win the duel, and you didn't take it." the Shepherd glared over.
Songbird just watched him calmly.
Songbird's Hand: 1/Field: Lyrilusc - Recital Starling (Attack Position/ATK: 200/ORU: 2/Cannot switch), Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale (Attack Position/ATK: 200/ORU: 1/Cannot be targeted by effects), One Set Card
The Shepherd 3rd Turn:
"As I've told your comrade before when he decided to be an idiot by not destroying Bishop, all opponents must be defeated with everything you have, to leave an opening would allow them to exploit it!" the Shepherd drew over from this. "And it starts by activating Drone Marksmen!"
Drone Marksmen
Normal Spell Card
Target 1 "Drone" monster on the field: Place 1 Drone Counter on that monster for every "Drone" monster you control in your Main Monster Zone. You can only activate 1 "Drone Marksmen" per turn.
"Commandrone gains a counter equal to the number of Drones in my Main Monster Zones!"
The two panels on Double Sniper started glowing.
Double Sniper: (Drone Counter: 4)
Songbird looked on curiously. "What are you planning?"
"When Double Sniper has a Drone Counter it can attack two times, and can attack you directly. However the damage dealt by this battle is 1000! Double Sniper attacks directly!" Double Sniper fired bullets from it's machine gun wings.
Songbird grunted as the attacks hit.
(Songbird: 2000/Hand: 1)
"Beehive!" Beehive charges in it's own attack firing at Assembled Nightingale.
"I chain two effects!" Songbird called. "First, I'll use Assembled Nightingale's ability to use her Overlay Unit and negate the damage and her destruction, but I'll also use the effect of Lyrilusc - Phantom Feather's in my graveyard, by banishing it Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale gains the same attack points as Fortressdrone Beehive!"
Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale: (ORU: 1 - 0/ATK: 200 - 200 + 4000 = 4000)
"Which means only Beehive is destroyed!"
"And this is why I tell you, not to give opponent's an opening." the Shepherd suddenly snaps his fingers.
"What?" Songbird questioned hearing that.
"When Commandrone has at least 2 Drone Counters, the activation, and effect of a monster is negated, and destroyed, and you take 1000 damage!" the panels on Double Sniper opened up firing missiles at Assembled Nightingale.
Songbird's eyes widened as her ace monster was destroyed.
(Songbird: 1000/Hand: 1)
"Wait, but with Assembled Nightingale destroyed the only monster on the field is Recital Starling, and we both take the damage when she battles." Songbird pointed out.
"That matters little." Beehive kept on firing it's attack at Recital Starling.
"Wait a second, if this attack hits they'll both lose 3800 life points and the duel will end in a DRAW." Yugo pointed out.
Misaki however frowned knowing what her husband is doing as Beehive struck over blasting the two of them.
Songbird: 0000
Hand: 1
Field: One Set Card
Shepherd: 0000
Hand: 1
Field: Fortressdrone Beehive (Attack Position/Extra Monster Zone/Gains effect of Drone Force Fusion/ATK: 4000), Drone XL (Attack Position/LV 1/ATK: 0/Equipped with Assembled Drone), Drone Token (Attack Position) x2, Commandrone Double Sniper (Attack Position/Drone Counters: 4), Assemble Drone (Equipped to Drone XL), Drone Unity (face-up), Drone Barricade (face-up)
DRAW!
Songbird frowned. "I expected an attack so I saved my protection for your turn... if I went all out I could have fallen into a trap."
"Let me ask you something clearly: Do you want your friends, and family to die?" the Shepherd asked her simply over sounding completely serious, and enraged.
"What?" Songbird questioned. "Is that a joke?"
"Do you want them to die?" the Shepherd repeated over.
"Of course not, but I'm starting to think you do." Songbird told him coldly as she took a step forward. "You're reckless and an idiot!"
"Your the one who's the idiot!" the Shepherd snapped back. "I wouldn't make a move like that normally but you really pushed it by not taking the chance to attack to finish the match! As I already explained to your comrade earlier, the Inner Circle are not to be underestimated, and I've told you not to hold back, and what did you do!? You've done it anyway! If I was one of the Inner Circle, I would've taken you in by now after you made such a careless mistake! We cannot afford to make idiotic mistakes such as those, and let our opponents take advantage of those to use against us! I already known what your Xyz was gonna do, and you were gonna use it for a second time so I prepared over when you thrown away a chance to win over!"
From this Songbird can see, and hear that the Shepherd had went through many hardships in his life cause from him telling her things, 1 single mistake could cost everything which is what he is trying to have her, and the others to learn as he nearly lost his mother due to an accident that gave him his scar, and messed up his arm (on her birthday no less), his father having abandoned them when he was a baby, and Sota was nearly killed in a similar accident that was caused by Windy. He was helping them in his own way knowing how dangerous SOL Technologies was, and they can't afford to give the Lancers an opening for them to exploit.
SLAP!
"How much of an idiot are you!?" Songbird shouted. "Do you know every single possible move the entire Inner Circle will try? What would you have done if my set card was Magic Cylinder or Mirror Force? And how could I have done anything to beat you? I didn't have a single move that could have won the duel in case you missed that!"
SLAP!
"How much of an idiot are you!?" Songbird shouted. "Do you know every single possible move the entire Inner Circle will try? What would you have done if my set card was Magic Cylinder or Mirror Force? And how could I have done anything to beat you? I didn't have a single move that could have won the duel in case you missed that!"
Despite being turned the Shepherd still glared over. Before more can be said they heard Misaki's voice. "Sorry, that's enough you two... Just, come back... I need to talk to you all."
The Shepherd grunted over but didn't say anything logging out. Songbird logged out herself but when she did she walked right over to Kenneth.
"Well? How could I have beaten you tell me exactly what I was supposed to do if you're such a great duelist." Lulu glared.
Misaki took her shoulder over. "Lulu please... not right now. This is important for me to talk to you all about." She then turned to her husband with a small smile. "Kenny, why don't you get some flowers for your father?"
Kenneth grunted over before raising up to do just that. Emma then rose up. "I'll go follow him." She wants to confirm her suspicions about this guy so she followed him to a flower store.
"What is that guy's problem?" Yugo asked. "He's way too cold and kind of an asshole. I mean, we're on the same side so he could be a little less aggressive."
Misaki sighed over before turning. "Please, allow me to apologize on his behalf... he has had lived a very harsh life before we met... I'll tell you all why he acts like this."
They all nodded listening to that.
They all sat down from this as Misaki sighed. "Well... where to start? I guess, to start... he was abandoned by his father when he was real young."
"He was abandoned?" Yuya asked in shock.
"His father chose work over his mother, and him, and became rich." Misaki explained over with a sigh. "That incident really left Kenneth feeling really resentful of him, and founded him when he was working as a delivery person. He seen him having remarried with a daughter living a good life."
"That... I had no idea." Zuzu frowned.
"And that was only the start. Kenneth had done everything for his mother after his father had left them. After he graduated High School he had decided to pursue a higher career path instead of heading to college. Before that though, he had decided to celebrate his mother's birthday by taking her out to dinner. But while heading back home, the AI-controlled Taxi they were in malfunctioned. It crashed into an accident, and while they both survived, it damaged her spinal cord where she's wheelchair bound for the rest of her life." Misaki explained further to them.
Rin gasped covering her mouth in horror.
"That... I'm so sorry." Celina whispered.
"That day he had hated AI." Misaki sighed with tears before she turned to Lulu. "So Lulu... I'm sorry for the things he had said, but... please understand he was telling you to be much more careful. Although I don't really agree with what he's saying, I do know what he was trying to say. One bad move, and something like what he experienced will be reflected again. He would much rather not have that happen to anyone else. He's a hardened Bounty Hunter so he can miscommunicate a little but deep down he is worried for all of us. So don't take what he said so seriously okay?"
She sighed. "I understand."
"The problem is what's the right move when you don't know what your opponent is planning?" Yuri questioned.
Yusaku nodded in agreement. "There's no way to know the right move unless you know what your opponent is planning."
Just then Ai pinged over. "Oh, Yusaku you got a message, and it's about your way as a Charisma Duelist!"
Hearing that he blinked and checked the message.
It was titled, 'Challenge Accepted'.
'Dear Predator Gardener.
I'll admit, I don't believe your worth my time right now. But you quickly rose the ranks against King Fallen, White Tiger, and Sky Striker Ace - Layla, so I figure why not accept your challenge. Just know that your winning streak ends now.
From,
Bayonet-Musket, the 7th Charisma Duelist'.
Yusaku blinked. "I guess it's time for me to head in and..."
He paused. "Ai, stay with uncle Yuya."
"Not Skye like usual?" Ai asked confused.
"Not this time." Yusaku mentioned as Ai moved to Yuya's Duel Disk. "Into the VRAINS!"
Meanwhile at SOL Technologies...
Sota was doing work over after dueling another batch of Pawn Drones feeling tired still hanging on.
"Prince sir, you're being summoned to King's office." an employee mentioned.
"Tell father, I'll be there in like 2 minutes." Sota told the employee.
"Of course." the employee nodded.
When he's gone Sota looked around, and looks at his Duel Disk. "Windy you there?"
"Yes... I am." Windy's voice told him.
"Okay. Are you able to form yourself from my Duel Disk?" Sota asked him.
"I'm not sure." Windy admitted.
Sota nodded before getting up. "Just wanted to see if your okay. I'm heading to father now, just rest more." That said he walked out to the Inner Circle room.
When he arrived he noticed that King was the only one there.
"Ah Sota, take a seat." King mentioned calmly.
"Father." Sota nodded before walking sitting down, and looked around. "Where's everyone else?"
"They have their own tasks, I assume you heard of the... embarrassment Black Rook placed on our company?" King asked.
"Embarrassment?" Knowing how touchy his father was about SOL Technologies' legacy, Sota can assume it didn't end well for Black. "Sorry, I wasn't informed, I was too busy with my training, and studying. What did he do?"
"He challenged the leader of the Knights of Hanoi, and wasn't able to win despite cheating." King frowned as he clenched his fists in anger though his face remained stoically calm.
"Ouch, that must've been so frustrating." Sota frowned hearing that.
"It was, I'm making sure he doesn't let that happen again." King stated. "Though, how is your training with the World Legacy cards going?"
"Going really well father. I was able to form powerful formations with the World Gears, and it looked as though I'll be all ready soon enough." Sota answered over. "Though I am still having a little trouble with Avida itself."
"... Show me, right here Sota. We're going to duel." King told him.
"Father?" Surprised from the request Sota looked at him.
"You heard me, no Link Vrains no skills, just a father and son dueling across the table." King told him.
Sota stared before then softly smiling. "Sure father." After saying that he moved removing his Deck, and Extra Deck from his Duel Disk.
King did the same. 'Sota, if you can prove yourself in this duel by defeating me... it will be time for you to learn SOL Technologies' greatest secret.'
"DUEL!"
Meanwhile in Link VRAINS...
Predator Gardener was flying around Link VRAINS for his opponent before noticing someone waiting in a desert ranch like area. Seeing that he landed. The person looked see showing it's a blue dressed cowboy like young man with a fedora on that looked worn.
"So Predator Gardener your here." the young man spoke up.
"I am, and I got your letter." Predator Gardener nodded. "Is there a problem with my challenge?"
"Like I said over before, I believe this is a waste of my time. But your climbing up quick so I would like to have you stop thinking your better." the young man, Bayonet-Musket, shrugged over to him. "Now let us begin."
Predator Gardener did recall by Layla that the rest of the Charisma Duelists on his way to the top three will be driven only to win, and this guy Bayonet-Musket is taking him rather lightly, not thinking he's worth his time from how quick his ranking is going up.
Predator Gardener frowned at that. 'Maybe I should make a statement and finish this in one move.' "Well, alright, after you?"
"Very well." they started over.
"DUEL!"
(Dueling Theme: It's My Life by Bon Jovi)
Predator Gardener: 4000
Hand: 5
Field: Nothing
Bayonet-Musket: 4000
Hand: 5
Field: Nothing
Let the duel commence!
Bayonet-Musket 1st Turn:
"Alright the true professional's first." Bayonet-Musket waved his hand seeing his hand.
Predator Gardener frowned hearing that.
"And I'll start by summoning Magical Musketeer Caspar." Bayonet-Musket raised a card as a gold/black armored fiend with rocking yellow hair, and a red cape rose up with a large pistol in his hand.
(Attack Position)
Magical Musketeer Caspar
LIGHT
Level 3
Fiend/Effect
ATK: 1200
DEF: 2000
During either player's turn, you can activate "Magical Musket" Spell/Trap Cards from your hand. If a Spell/Trap Card is activated in this card's column (except during the Damage Step): You can add 1 "Magical Musket" card from your Deck to your hand, but not a card with the same name as that activated card. You can only use this effect of "Magical Musketeer Caspar" once per turn.
Predator Gardener nodded seeing the card.
"And I use the spell, Ties of the Brethren." Bayonet-Musket activated a spell
Ties of the Brethren
Normal Spell Card
Pay 2000 LP, then target 1 Level 4 or lower monster you control; for the rest of this turn after this card resolves, you cannot Special Summon monsters, also Special Summon 2 monsters from your Deck, with the same Type, Attribute, and Level as that monster, but with different names from each other and that monster. You cannot conduct your Battle Phase the turn you activate this card.
(Bayonet-Musket: 2000/Hand: 3)
"By trading 2000 Life Points, I can summon 2 Monsters that have the same Attribute, Type, and Level as Caspar. The catch? I can't Special Summon anything else or attack this turn." Bayonet-Musket explained over.
"So now come out, Magical Musketeers Kidbrave, and Doc!" Bayonet-Musket placed two cards down as lights rose on both Caspar's sides. On his left was a white robe suited man with a large sniper rifle in his hands.
(Attack Position)
Magical Musketeer Doc
LIGHT
Level 3
Fiend/Effect
ATK: 1400
DEF: 1200
During either player's turn, you can activate "Magical Musket" Spell/Trap Cards from your hand. If a Spell/Trap Card is activated in this card's column: You can add 1 "Magical Musket" card from your GY to your hand, but not a card with the same name as that activated card. You can only use this effect of "Magical Musketeer Doc" once per turn.
Then on Caspar's left was a young cowboy that is wearing yellow, and red attire with his red fedora the same as Bayonet-Musket's, and wielding a revolver.
(Attack Position)
Magical Musketeer Kidbrave
LIGHT
Level 3
Fiend/Effect
ATK: 1600
DEF: 200
During either player's turn, you can activate "Magical Musket" Spell/Trap Cards from your hand. If a Spell/Trap Card is activated in this card's column: You can discard 1 "Magical Musket" card; draw 2 cards. You can only use this effect of "Magical Musketeer Kidbrave" once per turn.
"Three monsters on your first turn, interesting." Predator Gardener noted.
"Well next up as a Spell or Trap card was activated in the column where Caspar is, I can add a Magical Musketeer card to my hand." Bayonet-Musket added a card.
Predator Gardener frowned but nodded seeing that.
"With that I end my turn." Bayonet-Musket ended his turn off. "Now get on with it so we can go home."
Bayonet-Musket's Hand: 4/Field: Magical Musketeer Caspar (Attack Position), Magical Musketeer Doc (Attack Position), Magical Musketeer kidbrave (Attack Position)
Predator Gardener 1st Turn:
Predator Gardener drew his card. "I summon Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio in attack position."
(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.
"Then when this monster is summoned I can send a monster in my hand to the graveyard to summon Predaplant Spinodionaea in attack position from my deck."
(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".
"Meh." Bayonet-Musket shrugged.
"When Spinodionaea is summoned I can place a Predator Counter on one of your monsters I and choose Kidbrave." Predator Gardener continued.
Spinodionaea knelled before sprouting a counter which bit Kidbrave's arm.
Magical Musketeer Kidbrave: (Predator Counter: 1)
"With that done, I'll sacrifice Kidbrave in order to Special Summon Predaplant Banksiogre in attack position." Predator Gardener stated calmly.
Kidbrave was forced down before the large pinecone like plant rose up.
(Attack Position)
Predaplant Banksiogre
DARK
Level 6
Plant/Tuner/Effect
ATK: 2000
DEF: 100
You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by Tributing 1 opponent's monster with a Predator Counter. If this card is sent from the field to the GY: Place 1 Predator Counter on each face-up monster your opponent controls, and if you do, any of those monsters that are Level 2 or higher become Level 1 as long as they have a Predator Counter.
"Got anything actually interesting?" Bayonet-Musket sounded like he's getting more bored.
Predator Gardener frowned. "I attack Caspar with Spinodionea."
The stronger plant charges at Caspar.
"Lame." Bayonet-Musket sighed with closed eyes tapping a card in his hand before a trap appeared on his field.
Magical Musket - Desperado
Normal Trap Card
If you control a "Magical Musket" monster: Target 1 face-up card on the field; destroy it. You can only activate 1 "Magical Musket - Desperado" per turn.
"What?" Predator Gardener questioned. "A trap card?"
"Every Magical Musket has the effect where I can use Magical Musket spell or trap cards from the hand." Bayonet-Musket explained over. "And in Desperado's case as there is a Magical Musket on the field, 1 card on the field is destroyed."
Both Caspar, and Doc aimed there firearms at Spinodionea before starting to fire on it.
"Not quite, I have the spell Predaprime Fusion!" Predator Gardener countered. "I can chain it to your trap and so instead of being destroyed I can use Spinodionea, Ophrys Scorpio, and Banksiogre as materials for a Fusion Summon."
Predaprime Fusion
Quick-Play Spell Card
If a "Predaplant" monster(s) is on the field: Fusion Summon 1 DARK Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from either field as material, including 2 or more DARK monsters you control. You can only activate 1 "Predaprime Fusion" per turn.
"I Fusion Summon Predaplant Triphyoverutum in attack position."
(Attack Position)
Predaplant Triphyoverutum
DARK
Level 9
Plant/Fusion/Effect
ATK: 3000
DEF: 3000
3 DARK monsters on the field
Gains ATK equal to the total original ATK of all other monsters on the field with a Predator Counter. You can only use each of the following effects of "Predaplant Triphyoverutum" once per turn.
● When your opponent Special Summons a monster(s) from their Extra Deck while you control this Fusion Summoned card (Quick Effect): You can negate the Summon, and if you do, destroy that monster(s).
● If your opponent controls a monster with a Predator Counter(s): You can Special Summon this card from your GY in Defense Position.
The bullets missed over while Bayonet-Musket looked up to the fusion monster. "Well I can use the effect of Doc." He added Kidbrave back to his hand.
"I have my own effects, Banskiogre's ability places a Predator Counter on every monster you have when it leaves the field and Triphyverutum gains the original attack of every monster on the field with a Predator Counter." Predator Gardener pointed out.
Two small plants bit over the two monsters.
Magical Musketeer Caspar: (Predator Counter: 1)
Magical Musketeer Doc: (Predator Counter: 1)
Triphyverutum: (ATK: 3000 + 1400 + 1200 = 5600)
"How about you just quit wasting my time, and finish this? I got more important things to do." Bayonet-Musket said over with crossed arms. 'Much of a drag this kid is, but once he attacks Cross-Domination in my hand will make his monster useless by losing it's points, and effects, and with Steady Hands it'll make this faster to finish.'
The Fusion Monster charged an attack firing over at Doc.
"I use two Quick-Play Spells, Magical Musket - Cross-Domination, and Steady Hands." Bayonet-Musket used two spells.
Magical Musket - Cross-Domination
Quick-Play Spell Card
If you control a "Magical Musket" monster: Target 1 face-up monster on the field; until the end of this turn, change its ATK/DEF to 0, also it has its effects negated. You can only activate 1 "Magical Musket - Cross-Domination" per turn.
Magical Musket - Steady Hands
Quick-Play Spell Card
Target 1 "Magical Musket" monster you control; its ATK/DEF become double its original ATK/DEF until the end of this turn. It cannot attack directly during the turn you activate this card. You can only activate 1 "Magical Musket - Steady Hands" per turn.
"Steady Hands doubles Doc's points." Doc held his rifle in his hands.
Magical Musketeer Doc: (ATK: 1400 x 2 = 2800/DEF: 1200 x 2 = 2400)
"Meanwhile Cross-Domination has your monster lose it's points, and abilities."
Doc aimed firing a tranquilizer dart at the Fusion Monster. Predator Gardener paused at that before he smirked. "Is that all you can do?"
Bayonet-Musket blinked hearing that.
"I activate Forbidden Lance." Predator Gardener mentioned. "I can reduce the attack points of my monster by 800 to make him immune to all other spell and trap cards this turn."
Forbidden Lance
Quick-Play Spell Card
Target 1 face-up monster on the field; until the end of this turn, that target loses 800 ATK, but is unaffected by the effects of other Spells/Traps.
Predaplant Triphyverutum: (ATK: 5600 - 800 = 4800/Unaffected by Spell/Trap Cards)
"What?" Bayonet-Musket dropped his bored look from now seeing that his victory he had known is now leaving his sight.
"Predaplant Triphyverutum continue your attack." Predator Gardener stated calmly.
Triphyverutum fired in blasting Doc where despite it's power up it was destroyed over while Bayonet-Musket cried out over landing hard against the other side of the field.
Predator Gardener: 4000
Hand: 0
Field: Predaplant Triphyoverutum (Attack Position/ATK: 4800/Unaffected to Spells/Traps)
Bayonet-Musket: 0000
Hand: 2
Field: Magical Musketeer Caspar (Attack Position)
Predator Gardener wins!
Predator Gardener sighed before logging out.
"I lost...? Me?" Bayonet-Musket slowly raise up stunned before slowly growing enraged. "A kid... who is not professional... defeated me!? ME!? One of the professional Duelists!? Oh he better not forget this, he will pay for embarrassing me like this!" He raise up turning, and logging out.
Meanwhile in King's Office...
Sota, and King had a tough duel around, and although they weren't giving each other any mercy, both of them are powerful. And eventually an outcome was decided over.
"And now... now Avramax will attack Orcustrion." Sota told over to King for the final attack. "From his ability he gains Orcustrion's points, and although Orcustrion can't be destroyed as it's Linked you still take damage."
King nodded as his life points dropped to zero. "I'm pleasantly surprised Sota, you're a skilled duelist and actually I have something to show you... though I need to inform you that despite your closeness to them, your friends are not to hear of any of this."
While looking shocked he actually won against his father, Sota looked over and softly stood up. "Something to show me, and my friends can't know of it? Do the others know about it?"
"Including us, only Bishop... not even your mother is privy to this information." King stated pressing a button as an elevator in the back of the office opened. "Come with me."
Sota softly nodded after gathering his cards walking in the elevator with King before his father pressed a button, and the elevator lowered down.
"This is SOL Technologies' most closely guarded secret." King explained. "I trust you understand what that means?"
"Yes father. Not one word of it must be shared to anyone no matter the circumstances." Sota nodded over understanding that.
King nodded as they reached the bottom floor and King walked out before leading Sota to a strange looking blade.
Sota walked over, and widen his eyes seeing the blade on the altar. Taking out his Deck he searched, and pulled out a card seeing the artwork before looking back at the blade. "Is this... The World Key?"
"It is, the true World Key... Link VRAINS is going to be the new world we create together." King told him. "You will do what Lee could not, and become the god that recreates this very world... the six Ignis, and the World Legacies will be infused into your avatar... and Link VRAINS will become reality with you as its master."
"Link VRAINS will become... reality." Sota repeated over stunned as he stared at the World Key. "So... the Pawn Drones we are developing for the real world... there gonna be my enforcers in both this world, and the new one?"
"That's correct, you're going to be the CEO of SOL Technologies, the God of Link VRAINS, and the ruler of reality itself." King told him.
Sota stared over before turning back to the World Key stunned from seeing this artifact in person. Still he is confused about something. "But father... where did you find this? Last in the story, Lib had it just journeying to whatever takes her next with Imduk, and Ningirsu."
"True, and it remained in her family ever since... until this day." King told Sota. "Lib, is our ancestor... though she was a fool not to use the World Key for its true purpose... we'll do what she failed to do."
"She failed?" Sota asked confused hearing that. "But... all that had happened was to stop Lee from destroying everything, and keeping the Great Darkness from consuming this world."
"She failed to control the World Gears... you won't Sota... that's what you've been training for." King told him turning to his son. "Do you understand Sota?"
"Control the World Gears..." Sota stared before reaching to his Deck taking out the card of the World Gears as the Core of Link VRAINS in card form. "Controlling it... to truly become one of the Divine to really obtain what Lee tried to do eons ago. 'One could obtain the Power of God'."
"You are now the third person to know of this secret, and you are not to tell a single person. The second phase has started." King told him. "It's only a matter of time."
Sota stared more before slowly turning knowing what this means. Now they are under a steady-clock down where reality will be altered once it's all complete. The Ignis, the Pawn Drones, the World Legacies all as stepping stones for him to truly achieve the power of God. Now he knows the ultimate goal SOL Technologies is set to serve, and honestly? He isn't for it. Still he has to do his work over.
"I understand father. I have already got the WIND Ignis with me. The rest of the Ignis will be obtained in due time." Sota nodded over towards King from this. "Though can I ask one question?"
"What is it?" King inquired calmly.
"If this succeeds... what's going to happen to everyone?" Sota softly asked. "You, mother, Akira, Emma, everyone?"
"That's up to you Sota... you'll be the god." King smirked. 'At least, in name... but even a god can be controlled.'
Ulrich362: Well... I think the phrase not good comes to mind?
bopdog111: Yup. King, and Sota are descendants of Ib the wielder of the World Key before it became it's World Legacy form.
Ulrich362: True, and of course Sota will tell everyone right?
bopdog111: Well King made it perfectly clear he can't. And if he knows his father enough, he can tell if Sota spilled the biggest secret of SOL.
Ulrich362: True, very true, see you in the next chapter.
bopdog111: Be sure to review!