Daughter Of The Duelist Legend (CONT)

by lcoro528

Due to an unexplained logout, I will now continue this story with this account. I made one earlier with a different account, lethalty60. If you want to know from the beginning and the journey to be started, check my other account and you'll see.

1. Monsters And Dice

My last Season 1 duel. I'm skipping right to an attack that would wipe out Joey's Life Points, making him lose the match. Enjoy!

With Duke Devlin down to 50 Life Points, and with Goblin Attack Force in Defense Mode after an attack on Duke's Spike Lord, Joey's very confident of destroying him! "Get ready to close shop, Duke. No card can save you now!"

Duke just kept his calm and drew his next card. "It doesn't matter with you, Wheeler, because I summon the mighty Gradius!" He placed it down in Attack Mode and a ship appeared. (ATK/DEF Points: 1200/800.)

"That won't save you, Duke." Joey said. "Because my Goblin Force can wipe it out with the last 50 Life Points you got."

"Not unless I play this card!" Duke revealed a Magic Card. "Limiter Removal! It'll double the Attack Points of my Gradius!" His ship got twice as big! (New ATK Points: 2400.)

"That's huge!" Joey exclaimed. "Thankfully my Goblins are in Defense Mode with my Life Points safe."

"They won't be safe for long, Wheeler!" Duke placed down one more card. "I'll play this card: Fairy Meteor Crush!" Joey was shocked to see it, but asked what it does. "I'm surprised you don't know what it does! Remember Mad Sword Beast and his ability? It's a Magic version."

"Mad Sword Beast," Joey said quietly, then it clicked on what it does. "WHAT?! But that means-"

"Yes!" Duke said. "It allows one of my monsters to deal piercing damage whenever it inflicts an attack on a Defense position monster! I was getting bored of this match, but what excites me is that you'll become my week-long servant! GRADIUS, ANNIHILATE!"

Gradius charged at the Goblin Force, wiping out each Goblin and exploding when it reached Joey, wiping out his Life Points to zero!

Afterwards, Joey was forced into a dog costume that Duke planned, and Yume got furious as there are red flames in her eyes, because she has red eyes. "THAT'S ENOUGH, DEVLIN!" She suddenly shouted out as she changed to Yami.

"Whoa, Yume!" Duke called out. "What's gotten into you?!"

"Devlin!" Yami called out. "I challenge you to a duel and if I win, Joey gets his freedom! Your cruel stunt ends now!"

"I agree, but we'll play with a game of my choosing. Something I call Dungeon Dice Monsters! And when you lose, your 'Queen of Games' title switches to me as 'King of Games' and you'll give up Duel Monsters and then return from whence you came from!"

Her friends wanted her to reconsider, even Joey piped up, but Duke flicked a dice at him, but Yami caught it. "I accept, Duke! You are not destroying the dignity of a friend! We'll do Dungeon Dice Monsters."

'Nothing should come across us, Yami!' Yume said. 'No matter what happens, we will learn the rules of Dungeon Dice Monsters very quickly and beat Duke at his own game!'

'Thank you, Yume. But remember that if we lose, we are heading back to the Shadow Realm! Maybe Duke already knew about this.'

They both head to their respective sides of the arena that Duke did against Joey. "You've never played Dungeon Dice Monster before, so you'll need to pay attention!" He snapped his finger and the whole field changed!

"I learn quickly, Devlin!"

"You'd better, Yume, because this game is my creation." Yami looked at it and saw it was different than a regular duel, when the Dice Pool opened up and she gasped lightly.

"Already lost? I'll walk you through the basics. The contraption that opened up is the Dice Pool, where you select 15 dice from it to start things off. I'd give you some tips, but since you are a Master Gamer, I'm letting you pick on your own."

With the different colors and designs, it'll be hard on which to pick. Yami picked her 15 carefully. "I'm ready."

"An easier way to put it," he said, "is to think of the dice as your dueling deck. And just like the deck, we shuffle the dice. Like so!" He placed the dice inside a contraption as Yami did the same.

"And when the dice are all mixed up, three random dice will appear. You roll those dice as they are randomly picked. And depending on what you rolled, you can make a move!"

Yami saw three dice pop out. "There's more to learn." Duke said. "I taught you the basics. Next is to take your dice." She did.

"Now I bet you're asking yourself, 'How do we keep score?' Simple, we have something called Heart Points, similar to Life Points, except we get three. If you get hit, one Heart Points empties out. If all three Heart Points go empty, then you lose." Three Heart Points light up for Duke and Yami.

"I'll give you a start on this." He tossed the dice. "Each die has 6 Crests, which are the markings on the dice. Different crests do different things. Star Crests are used for summoning monsters. Two out of three dice has to show a Star Crest during that one roll to be able to summon. And I can be able to summon on this roll!"

He placed it down on the board. "I'll tell you about the dimension process. DIMENSION THE DICE!" A bigger die showed up and split apart, revealing a Ryukishin. (ATK/DEF/LIFE: 10/10/10.)

"Monsters are inside the dice?" Yami called out. "Why, it also seems that the dice themselves are part of it, too!"

"It's one of the key elements to Dungeon Dice Monsters! Whenever a monster is summoned using the dice, it creates a pathway. And a route would need to be constructed to attack your opponent's Heart Points!"

The way to go, Yami thought, is to build a path for your monsters to come within striking range against the Heart Points of your opponent! So the more monsters I can get, the closer I can get to him!

"It's your turn, Yume. And I'm waiting."

"Don't forget that if I win this, Joey becomes a free man."

"You got this, Yume. If anyone can beat Devlin at his own game, it'll be you!" Joey got scolded for talking.

Today, Duke thought, I'll expose this cheater and bring her down hard and good! Yami tossed her dice, only to see that none have matched. "Because," Duke explained, "their levels are way too high. I guess I forgot to mention the levels of the dice."

"What do you mean, Devlin?"

"There are six different crests on dice: Summon, Movement, Magic, Attack, Defense, and Trap Crests. How often they appear depends on the dice's level. The level 2 I used for the first roll had 3 Summon Crests, easy for me to roll two of them. But the easier to summon them, the weaker they become.

"So, look at the level of your dice and tell me what they are and what you see, Yume."

Yami looked and found a surprise. "I have level 4 with one Summon Crest each."

"Precisely. That makes it more difficult to summon, but the monster would've been powerful if you could've summoned one. And in the early stages of the game, going for low level first thing, so you could get the upper hand. After all, the odds of summoning higher level monsters decreases the chances of summoning it."

'That's not good, Yume!' Yami exclaimed. 'Practically every dice is a high level one! I should've picked some with 2 or 1, but it's almost all 4!'

'You can still do this, Yami! I believe in you.'

"But the problem is, your chances of summoning monsters are at the lowest rate!"

This, Yami said, is ridiculous! Not only did the game just start, I made the most terrible mistake of all time. Tristan and Téa demand for a restart, but Duke said that only the Queen of Games doesn't get one as his dice shows up: Two level 2 dice and a 3. He rolled them, and got two Star Crests on the level 2's.

"DIMENSION THE DICE FOR YARANZO!" (ATK/DEF/LIFE: 10/10/10.) The path will soon reach my Heart Points if I don't get a summon soon! And I don't have a monster out yet. "I also got a Movement Crest, which allows my monster to approach you!"

His Yaranzo approached one space closer. "And a heads-up if you have unused Crests," he added. "You have a Crest Pool, which serves for Crests that are to be used later when you need them. And now, it's your turn!"

Yami picked up her dice, but still can't summon. "Try blowing on them for good luck, because now it's my turn!" He picked up his dice and tossed them, able to summon yet again! "DIMENSION THE DICE FOR GATOR DRAGON!" (ATK/DEF/LIFE: 10/10/10.) "And then I'll advance him forward because of a Movement Crest I rolled." Moved one space.

Yami picked up her dice and rolled, getting two Summon Crests, but not the same level. "I'm sure I can play a monster."

Duke just shook his head. "Those two are in different levels, so they can't count." He picked up his dice and rolled, and got two level 4 Summon Crests, one of them black. He activated the black dice and a chest appeared.

"This is an item summon," he explained. "I'll explain more about it later." Yami rolled, but still no summon. "Maybe we should've changed your title to 'Queen of Lame.' I'll be able to beat you before your first monster shows up. I figured you are not the real deal, Yume!" Duke rolled, and can summon yet again for the fifth time!

"DIMENSION THE DICE FOR THIRTEENTH GRAVE!" (ATK/DEF/LIFE: 10/0/10.) That's why to close for comfort! Yami thought. Just three spots away and I'm finished if he has three Attack Crests! Yami picked up the dice.

Heart of the dice, don't fail me! She tossed the dice, and got two 4-level Summon Crests. "Got them! I can finally Summon!" She placed one down, "DIMENSION THE DICE FOR MIGHTY MAGE!" (ATK/DEF/LIFE: 30/20/50.) "I'll use a Movement Crest to move my mage one space forward."

It happened. "Then I'll use an Attack Crest to cause LIGHTNING STRIKE!" The attack connected, destroying Thirteenth Grave. "Knowing the game and rules could give you the advantage in getting more creatures than me, but I have a monster of my own!"

"Congrats on getting your first one, but four more will tie us up!" Duke tossed his dice, able to summon. "My mistake! Make that five. DIMENSION THE DICE FOR BLAST LIZARD!"

His lizard showed up. (ATK/DEF/LIFE: 10/10/20.) "But don't be fooled because he's low leveled status. When played just right, Blast Lizard has a special attack that packs a surprising punch!"

Special attack? Yami thought. Has to be another rule in this Dungeon Dice Monsters! Have to be on guard for it. Yami tossed her dice, and got two, 2-level Summon Crests. "DIMENSION THE DICE FOR WINGED DRAGON, GUARDIAN OF THE FORTRESS!" (ATK/DEF/LIFE: 10/10/10.) "Now I have two monster, Devlin!"

Duke rolled his dice. He couldn't summon, but that was his plan. "You can't summon on this roll!" Duke just kept smirking.

"I wasn't planning on summoning, Yume. I needed Magic Crests!" She gasped. "Wow, you sure are dense. I played Blast Lizard and said that he has an ability. His special attack requires 4 Magic Crests, and I rolled just enough! First I'm using a Movement Crest to move him in range!"

It happened. "Now for the 4 Magic Crests!" The bombs lighted on fire, then launched at Winged Dragon, destroying it. "Too bad that you worked so hard to summon him." Yami rolled, but got all Attack Crests. Duke rolled his, and he can summon again, this time a 3-level one. "DIMENSION THE DICE FOR DARK ASSAILANT!" (ATK/DEF/LIFE: 10/20/20.)

"Then I'll use my Crest Pool," he added, "and close in on your Heart Points with two Movement Crests." It happened. "But I won't attack, even though they're in striking range. I'll just wait until you come up with something." Duke then came to stands outright that Yume cheated on Pegasus.

Yami tried to reassure him, but Duke didn't listen, saying she cheated for victory!

Yami has no choice but to duel with honesty as she rolled the dice, able to summon a 3-level monster. "DIMENSION THE DICE FOR THUNDERBALL!" (ATK/DEF/LIFE: 10/10/30.) "His stats aren't that big," Duke said, "even though he's a level 3 monster. He won't be a lot of help to you, Yume." And too bad she doesn't know his special attack!

Duke rolled his dice, getting two Movement and an Attack Crests. "Time to strike!" He got his monsters to move in range. "Gator Dragon, SWAMP FIRE BLAST AT HER HEART POINT!" Gator Dragon charged up, and emptied Yume's first Heart Point, down to two for her.

"Two left before Pegasus gets avenged, and reveal you as a true cheater, and then returned from where you came from!" I have to beat Duke! Yami thought. But how can I when his path is more subtle, more Heart Points, and more monsters than me all in one go? There must be a way to beat him at his own game!

Yami was having a tough choice on what to do. 'Yami,' Yume called out as the Puzzle glowed. 'I'm taking over!' Yume returned, then used the computer that could turn the tables on Duke. She saw Thunder Ball with three Magic Crests and knew what she has to do.

Yume rolled her dice. I need Magic Crests, or it's back to the Shadow Realm for me! Then two Magic Crests appeared when she rolled. "Devlin," Yume said, "I have a surprise for you! I rolled two Magic Crests, but their values are doubled, giving me a total of four Magic Crests."

"So, what's your point there? What's the surprise? And I'm impressed with how you used the help screen to activate that monster's special ability."

"I can use them to activate Thunder Ball's special ability!" He gasped.

"That's right! It's time to turn the tables, Devlin!" Her Thunder Ball turned into a ball. "ROLLING CRUSH!" Her Ball hit his Blasting Lizard. "But it's not over yet! I have another three Magic Crests in my Crest Pool to activate his ability again! AGAIN, THUNDER BALL, THIS TIME ON GATOR DRAGON!"

Thunderball destroyed Gator Dragon in one roll. "Now, the real fun begins!"

"You do realize who invented Dungeon Dice Monsters, right, Yume?"

"Too true, Devlin. Like your idol, Pegasus was the creator of the Duel Monsters card game. And not only that, inventing the game doesn't mean that you can't be beaten! Perhaps when I defeated Pegasus was the exception to that rule. Perhaps you're better."

Duke heard the compliment from Yume, but then he realized why he's using Dungeon Dice Monsters against her. "Hey! The only way you would've beaten Pegasus is by cheating! Don't try and fool me."

"You're actually fooling yourself, Devlin." Duke is starting to get angry, then rolled his dice, getting two Attack Crests and four Movement Crests. (Double rules.) "Those will be saved in the Crest Pool."

Yume picked up her dice, then rolled them, getting a level 2 summon. "DIMENSION THE DICE FOR KNIGHT OF TWIN SWORDS!" (ATK/DEF/LIFE: 20/10/30.) "And I'll store the rest."

"So," Duke said, "at least you've become skilled at conserving your Crests." Wow, he thought. There she goes again, using the help screen. Yume looked through it and saw how to use her Knight's special ability.

She's a quick study, I'll give her that. Some of the things she learned in minutes took me weeks to come up with! I'll take things up a notch. And I also have the right dice to do it. Duke rolled his dice, getting another summon. "DIMENSION THE DICE FOR BATTLE OX!" (ATK/DEF/LIFE: 20/20/20.)

"I hope you're monster would avoid him, but it would be impossible because with the four Movement Crests I have stored, Battle Ox will be in range of your Knight. Get ready to lose him. ATTACK! But not only that, but a 10 Attack Point boost is added whenever he faces a warrior monster, making it 30!"

"Ah, NO!" Yume saw Battle Ox about to slash her Knight Of Twin Swords, but she saw that she has at least one Defense Crest. "KNIGHT, DEFEND!" Her Knight lowered and used his swords to prevent the axe from reaching him, only taking 20 Points of damage to his Life. (10.)

"Sorry, Devlin, but with 10 Points of Defense, only 20 is taken, with still some Life left over to remain on the board." Now, she taught herself how to defend! "Now for my turn!" Yume rolled, and got what she needed.

"With enough Attack Crests, I can use two to activate my Knight's ability. He'll be allowed to attack twice in one swift move, one for each sword!" Her Knight retracted the axe and got ready for an attack. "DOUBLE SLASH ATTACK NOW!" Her Knight slashed at the Battle Ox once (10.) and then again (0.), destroying the Battle Ox.

Her friends were cheering her on for getting back in the game. "I'll end my turn, but I'll warn you to steer clear of my monsters." Duke just chuckled, then started laughing. "What's so funny, Devlin?!" She demanded.

"You were able to defeat my Battle Ox," he explained. "But with a huge cost, too!" Yume was a bit confused. "Allow me to explain: Just look at your dungeon path." She looked, but she didn't see anything wrong. "You can't cross your opponent's dungeon path, so you're stopped dead in your tracks!"

She now knows what Duke is explaining and realized that he's trapped her! Now I can't advance on him! He's trapped me with a limited space. If I run out of places to summon monsters and they all got destroyed, then I will lose this game and return to the Shadow Realm!

"And not only that," Duke added, "I can think of one way for you to win this. But to do that is a full head-on assault, which could cost you this game, as you have to defeat all four of my monsters to reach my Heart Points." Duke picked up his dice, receiving a black one. He rolled all three, able to use the black die.

"DIMENSION THE DICE!" He placed it down. "You'll see the power of the black dice now, Yume." The die opened, revealing a black hole. "The Warp Vortex!" He saw Yume's confused look.

"A Warp Vortex," he explained, "is a special summoning that requires only the rare black dice. When the other one is used, monsters can be sent from one space to another, depending on where the two are placed. And I've figured out the best spot for the second one."

Yume looked and realized where he meant. "And all that stands between you and defeat is the time it takes my Automator to pull out another rare black die. And I have a feeling it won't be long, so start working on your retirement speech!"

There's not much I can do! I better put up my defenses and strike whenever possible. She rolled her dice, and got a summon. "DIMENSION THE DICE FOR STRIKE NINJA!" (ATK/DEF/LIFE: 20/10/10.) "And his high speed allows three spaces for each Movement Crest!"

"Nice try, Yume. But his speed isn't enough to come close to the warp speed that the Vortex would give me." He picked up his dice, with one black die. "And speaking of which, I have obtained my second black die." She gasped. "I can use this to finish you off!" He rolled his dice. Another summon and I'm finished! Yume thought.

When the dice landed, the Vortex couldn't be summoned, and he said that Yume lucked out this time. When Yume received her dice, she received a surprise. "Devlin," she called out. "I have my own black die!" He gasped. She rolled her dice, able to summon the Vortex. "Alright! Looks like this plan backfired!"

She placed the black die down. "DIMENSION THE DICE!" A Vortex appeared. "I place this one where I can have easy access to your Heart Points, Devlin! Strike Ninja, get inside that Vortex!" Her ninja jumped inside, popping out too close for Duke's comfort.

"ATTACK HIS RYU-KISHIN WITH STEALTH SLASH ATTACK!" He pulled out a kunai and slashed at Duke's monster, leaving it in place, but being splitted later, destroyed. He was able to block me, but I saw the disadvantage on it! By using the black die against him, I'm really close to his Heart Points!

This is impossible! Duke thought. Not only did Yume use that Warp Vortex against me, but one more Movement Crest and her Strike Ninja will be in range to my Heart Points. I can't let that happen! Duke rolled his dice, but got unlucky as he can't summon.

When Yume rolled her dice, she got three Movement Crests (One's a double.) and a Summon Crest. "Great!" She exclaimed. "Now I can move Strike Ninja to your Heart Points! ADVANCE!" Her strike ninja moved three spaces, in direct range of Duke's Heart Points. "Now, ATTACK! WIPE OUT HIS HEART POINT WITH LUNGING CLAW SLASH!"

He jumped up, then tossed six throwing kunai at one Heart Points, emptying it and leaving Duke with two left. He started laughing, but then calmed down.

"Sorry, Yume." He said. "It's been so long, besides Pegasus, since someone hit one of my Heart Points. You should've given yourself a pat on the back. Because I can guarantee that it won't happen again!"

He rolled his dice, able to summon. "DIMENSION THE DICE FOR MY UNBEATABLE MONSTER!" The die opened, but in a way where h can ambush Strike Ninja. "Orgoth The Relentless!" (ATK/DEF/LIFE: 20/20/50.) "Then, I'll use two Magic Crests to activate Orgoth's special attack, which increases his Attack by 10!" (New ATK: 30.)

"Then I'll use two stored Movement Crests to move him in range of your Strike Ninja!" It happened. "DIAMOND BLADE SLASH!" Orgoth was about to attack, but Yume quickly used the help screen to see Strike Ninja with a Trap Crest! A cloud of smoke happened when Orgoth attacked. "There goes your ninja, Yume."

"Are you sure, Devlin? Look again!" When the smoke cleared, her ninja was unharmed. "Just before your Orgoth attack, I activated Strike Ninja's special ability. By using one Trap Crest, it'll allow him to evade any and all attacks that would otherwise hit him."

I can't believe this! Duke thought. Yume taught herself such an advanced defense maneuver! She's making me look like a novice! I can't let this happened. Just got to remember that she's a no good cheater. She wouldn't have the skills in this game!

Yume held up her dice. "My turn, Devlin." She rolled them, but only got Movement and Magic Crests. "At least I still have left over Attack Crests. Strike Ninja," she ordered. "LUNGIN CLAW THRUST AT HIS NEXT HEART POINT!" More throwing knives were thrown, emptying another Heart Point from Duke, leaving him with his final one!

"Now the lead is mine, Devlin!"

That little wannabe! Duke thought. I swore I'd have my revenge on you for cheating Pegasus and sabotaging my game, and I will! He tossed his dice, getting Movement and Magic Crests. "Strike again, Orgoth! Show that Ninja why you're relentless!"

Yume looked at her Crest Pool, but she has no Trap Crests left. Orgoth attacked, destroying her ninja! "You were closer than anyone I've ever faced in Dungeon Dice Monsters. But that close doesn't give you the victory. You may have one more Heart Point than me, but I have Orgoth, and you are at a dead end!"

I have to go back on the defensive! Yume rolled her dice, giving her a double Movement Crest. "With two Movement Crests in," she said, "I'll move Knight Of Twin Swords to make an obstacle between your monsters, and my Heart Points!"

"It won't save you while I have Orgoth." Duke rolled a two, double Movement Crests. "Four Movement Crests! You know how you used to sneak through my defenses? Well, what comes around goes around!" His Orgoth moved to the Vortex, ending right close to Yume's monsters and Heart Points.

"I have at least two tries left, and it's my move!" She rolled, and got thee Movements and a Magic. "Three Movement Crests to move my monsters into a further defensive formation."

"I knew you'd be a cheat because now you're cowering!" Duke rolled, but got no Movement Crests. "I have Movement Crests in my Crest Pool, and use two of them to bring Orgoth in attack range."

It happened. "Now," he added, "the two recent Magic Crests will be used to increase Orgoth's Attack by another 10." (40.) "DIAMOND BLADE STRIKE ON THUNDERBALL!" Orgoth attacked, destroying Thunderball.

"You played good for a first timer, Yume. But now, it's almost time for you to retire. Because there was no way a hack like you could have beaten the great Pegasus. Now I'll expose you as the fraud you really are!"

"Not yet, Devlin! It's not over until the final move is played!" Yume rolled her dice, getting three Movement and one Attack. Yume checked her help screen. "I've found Mighty Mage's special ability that allows it to attack its opponents from two spaces away. LIGHTNING STAFF ATTACK!"

Mighty Mage charged up to strike, but Duke used a Defense Crest on Orgoth, weakening it by 10. (LIFE: 20.) "Your Mighty Mage has 30 Attack. And with Orgoth having 20 Defense, he managed to survive and take only 10 Points of damage."

"And with Orgoth at 40 Attack, my Mighty Mage took 20 Damage, but leaves with 20 Life remaining. But he's not finished yet, Devlin."

"After my next turn, yes." Duke rolled, getting double Attack, Defense, and Magic. "Yes! Orgoth, one space advancement!" It happened. "And because of his ability, I'll use six Magic Crests to increase his Attack by 30, almost doubling his Attack, but at 70 Points worth."

"It'll take more than strength to win, Devlin. Without a strategy, power is nothing but just an empty threat!"

"Are you sure?" Duke asked. "Orgoth, attack Mighty Mage. SUPER DIAMOND BLADE STRIKE!" Orgoth struck the Mage. Nothing happened, but Mighty Mage flashed, then got destroyed.

My last monster! Yume thought. And he's the only one to stop Orgoth!

Duke laughed. "I guess your beginner's luck has finally been emptied, Yume." Yume picked up her next set of dice.

What am I going to do? She thought. Dungeon Dice Monsters is a totally different game. I'm not sure if I'm good enough to beat Devlin, but-

'Yume,' Yami called out. 'Don't give up! There's always something Devlin doesn't know!'

'What's that, Yami?'

'Look. You've been in tougher situations against better duelists than Devlin. No matter what happens during those duels, we've always have a point to turn things around. We beat Pegasus together, and won Duelist Kingdom Tournament.'

'B-But this is different!'

'Stop with this humble, Yume! We became the best gamer when we won that tournament: Weevil, Mako, Mai, and even Joey. Not to mention Panik and the Paradox Brothers. And it's all for believing in the heart of the cards, no matter who the opponent was or tough things got. Not to mention beating Pegasus at his own game. We are known as the Queen Of Games for a reason.'

'Thanks, Yami! I have lots of faith I can beat Devlin!' Yume rolled her dice, getting a Movement and two Attack. "Two spaces for my Knight!" It happened. "Now for the math: I have four in my Crest Pool, and two I just rolled. That makes six, more than your Defense Crests so I'm able to take down Orgoth!"

Time to defeat Orgoth and then get to the offensive! "Knight Of Twin Swords, TRIPLE YOUR DUEL SWORD SLASH!" While her Knight is attacking Orgoth, Duke had other plans.

"Amateur!" Duke cried out. "Just because you have higher Attack Crests than my Defense Crests, doesn't mean I can activate Yaranzo's special ability. I can use three Trap Crests and change them to one Defense Crest, protecting Orgoth!"

"Unbelievable! All six attacks got blocked!"

"Time's up, Yume! In a few more turns, your history, so you'll return from where you belong. You have nothing left, Yume." He rolled, and got double Movement, Attack and Trap. "ATTACK THE KNIGHT OF TWIN SWORDS WITH DIAMOND BLADE STRIKE!" Orgoth destroyed the two swords, finishing off the Knight.

"And that was the last monster you had, Yume. And now, I declare myself a victory."

"There's nothing left," Yume said defeatedly. "Everything I did was in vain. It's easy give in when things get tough, but that's not the way to win." She looked at Duke in the eyes.

"And I'm not about to just give up. I'll play to the very end! Giving up would never work, no matter the stakes, either in Duel Monsters or life. You may have learned a lot in this game, but you have a lot to learn with who your opponent is. Maybe by the time this match is over, you'd learn more than just a new Dungeon Dice rule."

She rolled, but can't do anything. Duke let out a short laugh. "So much for your philosophy. You'll be the one about to get schooled. Just watch the master roll his dice." He did, and got two double Movement and a double Magic.

"Orgoth, advance two spaces!" It happened, and Orgoth is in attack range of Yume's Heart Points. "ATTACK HER NEXT HEART POINT!" Orgoth released another attack, this time emptying Yume's Heart Point, bringing her to just one left.

"Last turn, Yume. This last turn will give me Pegasus' revenge, and have you return from where you came after realizing what a fraud you are to everyone, Yume!"

"Don't gloat just yet, Devlin. All that's left is one monster and then Orgoth is finished! Then the match will be turned around."

"It sounds simple, but you can't do anything about it, Yume. Or did you forget that you don't have enough pace for one summon? Millions of gaming fans around the world are glued to the TV, waiting for me to show you just how much of a fraud you are. The moment of truth has happened, Yume."

I don't even know what to do! There's nothing I can do but summon one monster left. But, I'm not feeling it right. What if I don't get the needed monster? She was about to roll, but the Puzzle glowed within her coat pocket.

"Is this another stunt where you prevent yourself from being seen when you'd retreat away, Yume?" Duke asked, noticing the glow. Yume checked, and a bright flash occurred.

~Shadow Realm~

Yume looked around in the Shadow Realm as she realized where she was, and then she saw the Pharaoh. He walked over to her. "Pharaoh!" Yume exclaimed. "What's going on?"

"Yugi and Dark Magician Girl are having doubts about you, saying that you have a feeling of doubt for winning. Tell me what happened."

Yume told him what she knew about Dungeon Dice Monsters and Duke Devlin, that if she loses, she'll be back here. "But I'm having doubts about my last chance to beat Devlin. I might just be back here, for all I know."

"You think giving up is an option?" Pharaoh asked her. "Because I think not! What do you suppose that one monster is?"

"Dark Magician. He'd never let Yugi down. But I don't know if it'll work with me."

"Yume," Pharaoh said, "just ask yourself this: Has either Dark Magician, or Dark Magician Girl, ever let you down before?" She shook her head. "Then don't lose hope, Yume! There's still a chance to beat him. Get back there with confidence and destroy him!"

"You're right, Pharaoh!"

~Domino City, Duke vs Yume~

Yume returned back to the game, looked at the board, and figured out where to put her monster. Here goes nothing, she thought as she tossed the dice. "GO, DICE ROLL!" They landed a double Trap and two, level-4 summon. "YES! One level-4 summon, coming right up!"

"Too bad it won't happen." Duke reminded. "Because, remember, I boxed you in tight enough so you can't summon."

"Don't be sure, Devlin!" Duke looked at her. "There's more than one way to dimension the dice, Devlin. Just have to believe." Duke got a little angry at her. "Let the dice tell you, Devlin!" She placed it down. "DIMENSION THE DICE!" One showed up in a tight spot.

"It won't work." But when the die split apart, it worked perfectly. "IMPOSSIBLE! It's a perfect fit and aligned correctly! The summon is complete!"

"That's true," Yume said, "now I can summon-" A magician in dark robes appeared. "-THE DARK MAGICIAN!" (ATK/DEF/LIFE: 40/20/30.) "He hasn't failed me yet, Devlin. I trusted in my dice, and there he is!"

I've underestimated her all along! He thought. She was able to summon her second-favorite monster! Was I wrong between her and Pegasus? NO, I can't!

"I'll move him with the four Movement Crests I have left to have him in attack range of your Orgoth." It happened. "And with 40 Attack, he'll destroy Orgoth! DARK MAGIC ATTACK!" Dark Magician used his staff to strike Orgoth with magic, destroying him. "20 Defense was not enough to have him survive."

Keep smiling, Yume, he though. Because I'm blasting that Dark Magician to smithereens and taking out your last Heart Point. "Now for some payback!" He rolled and got two Magic and a Defense. "Dark Assailant will be moved towards your monster, Yume!" He moved three spaces, landing on the item chest.

"Remember when I told you about item summoning?" She nodded. "Well, the time has come. Dark Assailant, OPEN THAT TREASURE CHEST!" What could be in there? She thought as her question was answered when the chest exploded, revealing a different monster with a cannon on its back.

"Monster Cannon!" Duke cried out. "And what it does, is it'll wipe out Dark Magician. As soon as the attack is launched, you'll lose this game for sure for not only will I take out your monster, I'll also automatically win this duel because you won't be able to summon another monster! Ready!"

His monster went inside the cannon. "Aim!" Aimed at the Dark Magician.

Yume had other plans for him. "Before you launch, I'll activate Dark Magician's special ability! Conceal in the Magical Hats, Dark Magician, using two Magic Crests!" Dark Magician disappeared as four identical hats appeared. "You'll only have one shot to perfect this. Get it right, and you win. Fail, and I win!"

"Those carnival tricks won't save you, Yume! SECOND HAT FROM THE LEFT! FIRE!" Dark Assailant launched from the cannon to the hat, only to prove him that it was empty.

"Sorry, Devlin, but that hat was empty." Dark Magician popped out on the rightmost hat. "I would thank you for the Dark Magician's special abilities in this game the same as Duel Monsters."

Duke is starting to freak out a little. "Yaranzo, retreat to your original square!" He moved. Dark Magician, he thought, has a few more abilities. I've gotta strengthen my defenses before it's too late.

"You can run," Yume said, "but you can't hide!" Yume rolled, getting an Attack, Magic, and a double Magic. "Two Magic Crests for another ability of the Dark Magician: Mystic Box!" The box appeared as the Dark Magician went inside. When the doors closed, swords stabbed the box! "The Warp Vortex inspired me to another way of teleportation."

"You skewered your own monster! How would that help you?!"

"Are you sure it was my Dark Magician?" When the doors opened, Yaranzo was inside, and got destroyed due to the swords.

"YARANZO!" Another box was there and, when opened, revealed the Dark Magician. "Your monster switched places with mine!" He saw the distance between him and his last Heart Point. "But not only that, he's in attack position, and nothing will be protecting my last Heart Point!"

"Then that means, Devlin," Yume called out, "that Dark Magician will deal the last and final blow! DARK MAGIC ATTACK!" Dark Magician used his staff, obliterating his last Heart Point and giving Yume the victory.

Yume stepped off as her friends cheered her on as Yami smiled at her for having her know why they were called Queen of Games. Joey got out of the dog costume, and joined in the crowd.

Duke came to Yume and held out his hand. "Yume," he started, "I have to apologized for accusing you as a cheat. The better player was you. That proved you beat Pegasus fair and square. I was acting like a creep today, and due to the match being broadcasted on TV, the whole world knows. And now, no one will play Dungeon Dice Monsters."

"Duke, listen to me." Yume said. "Dungeon Dice Monsters has the chance for a potential for a high hit."

"I'll have to agree, Yume." Solomon said when he joined them. "I haven't seen a game this exciting since Duel Monsters. Keep the store open, Duke."

"There's more," Téa considered, "than enough room for both game stores in town. I have a feeling that once Dungeon Dice Mosnters takes off, the two of you will have all the customers you can handle."

Duke cheered up a bit. "You really think so?"

Joey held up one of Duke's die. "Sure, we do. Dice monsters I like, but you I don't."

Tristan held up his own. "I'd want to learn how to play, too."

"I'd be able to teach you well!"

"Things should go back to normal, Duke, so I can finally return to playing Duel Monsters."

"What? How can you let me off so easily, Yume? After all that time I called you a cheat? I was also a total jerk to your friends."

"The game is over, Duke. Leave the fighting on the field because revenge leaves you with nothing except for more bad feelings. And if you are truly sorry, the best thing to do is to be friends."

He sighed. "I am. But you showed me much more than winning, Yume. Friendship!"

Yume held out her hand. "It sure is." Duke took her hand and shook it, but remembered something else.

"Hang on, Yume." He said. "That game we played, I could've sworn that I played that same way before, as well as recieved the same speech. Now, who said and did the same thing again?" He thought for a minute. "YUGI!" It clicked in his mind. "Yume, I wanna ask you: What happened to Yugi?"

Yume was surprised, because now, she can't hide it anymore. If she denies what happened, she'll become suspicious! "I guess it's time." Yume reached into her pocket and pulled out the Millennium Puzzle.

Joey was taken back. "That's Yugi's Puzzle! How did you get that Millennium Item?!"

"He… gave it to me." They all gasped. "I'm not really Yume Orskov! I've been in hiding with that name, trying to build a reputation as Queen of Games. But now, since you guys know too much, I can't denie it."

She took a deep breath, then explained. "My true name is Yume Orskov Muto, the daughter of the Legendary Duelist, Yugi Muto." Everyone gasped again, except for Solomon and Joey. "And if you want to know what's happened to Yugi, well…"

~FLASHBACK~

With Marik's Ra out again, and Pharaoh with Dark Magician Girl out and a face down after using Magical Dimension, he was having Marik say something first.

"You," he said, "were a fool to sacrifice Obelisk, Pharaoh." He chuckled. "Without an Egyption God to protect you, you're out of luck!"

"I," Pharaoh called out, "have plenty luck left over, Marik! Look around, I still have every one of my friends to give me the support. And I still have the heart of the cards to give me strength."

Green smoke appeared as Marik was a bit confused as a tomb appeared. "Magical Dimension," he explained, "allows me to summon ANY Spellcaster from my hand." Marik was shocked. "Behold, the Dark Magician!" The tomb opened up, revealing the Dark Magician as he stepped out.

"Now, for the final card," Pharaoh called out as he revealed it. "RAGNORAK! Watch closely as my two magicians unlock this card's magic. Once this great power is released, every monster on your side of the field will be crushed, including your Winged Dragon Of Ra! And since you and Ra are fused together, you'll be destroyed as well!"

Marik was taken back, but then chuckled. "That may be true, Pharaoh, but the devastation caused by your attack will also destroy my weaker side. Look." Weaker Marik has only one eye left, and bits of his hair.

"The shadows have almost claimed him completely. One attack like that, and he'll be destroyed!"

"It won't be true, Marik. Once Ra is gone, only 1 Life Points will be left over, as you need some to stay in the duel."

"That means nothing, Pharaoh!" Marik called out. "Once he's that weak, the forces of the Shadow Realm will be too strong to resist." He laughes.

~END~

"So then," Yume finished, "when the Pharaoh was stuck with a choice, someone else tried to pertain his dark side, but it wasn't enough for the Pharaoh to use Ragnarok. He let the Trap dispersed and then he lost."

"Then, shouldn't Marik get the Millennium Puzzle, then?" Téa asked, but Yume shook her head.

"When he won," she said, "he didn't had time to take the Puzzle when Yugi, my father, was sent to the Shadow Realm with the Puzzle. I've been in ten years of training for this to prepare. But to work it out for me, I needed to be born."

"So, what happened next?" Joey asked.

"Well, the Shadow Realm only consists of monsters. And to give birth to me, a female monster had to do that. And here I am. And the only explanation I can come up with is that my mother is also a Duel Monster." She took a deep breath before telling them. "Dark Magician Girl."

Everyone was shocked when they heard Yume say it, except for Joey and Solomon. Téa less shocked because she kinda knew it.

"Not only that," she added, "Joey and Solomon knew about it. And Téa just put the pieces together. I didn't want to tell you guys, but there was too much suspicion. Eventually, I had to tell you. And if you're wondering, yes, I do have a monster side, but I'm not sure which one."

"Then the only way to find out," Duke said, "is for you to face that Marik person!"

"I know, Duke. But I can't let him know about my presence. So, I have a plan. I'll be a girl at the next tournament that happens. But at the finals, I'll disguise myself."

"That should be enough, Yume." Joey said. "I'm sure that Marik creep will never see it coming!"

a/n YAY! Finished Season 1. Next is picking up duel-disks and first duel.