Chapter 39
Battle of Their Own
Lone woman logged into LINK VRAINS. She logged in not too far away from the Tower of Hanoi, which was a little halfway finish in building itself.
"There it is," she said. "The tower is about over 50% complete. Whether Playmaker or Codebreaker succeed or fail, I must get there first and investigate!"
She began her move but stopped for a moment.
"How long are you going to look at me…. Hanoi?" Out of the corner, behind the huge debris, one of the Hanoi admins, Gemma appeared from her hiding place.
"Well, well, well. You're smarter than you look, but then again, the boss said you are the agent of that organization or, so I heard," Gemma snickered. "Blue-Eye is your avatar name?"
"And you must be Gemma, the Fusion admin of the Hanoi," Blue-Eye said.
"Well, well! I guess I'm popular now. Good. No need for introduction then. Why don't we get straight to the point?" She activated her duel disk.
Blue-Eye activated her duel disk, which was white with a blue line.
"DUEL!"
-Codes of Secrets-
Somewhere else in LINK VRAINS, two duelists were facing each other. One side was Sir Lady, the Synchro Admin of the Hanoi organization, being the guard for the incomplete Tower of Hanoi.
On the opposite side, was the 7th Top Charisma Duelist, Jaune Arc. They stared at each other, not saying a word for about a minute or two until one of them spoke up.
"So, this is where my destiny leads to," Sir Lady said. "To be quite frank, I wish this would never happen, but it was inevitable."
"Well, for me, I say I prefer this to happen," Jaune Arc replied. "Today…my elder sister, I will defeat you and bring you back home!"
She activated her duel disk, looking very serious and sort of menacing in her eyes.
"Hmph. You think you will defeat me, my little sister?" Sir Lady asked as she activated her duel disk. "As much as I hate to turn you into data, I'm assigned with the role of protecting the Tower until it is completed. This is all for my master, so whether my enemy is someone I do not know of or even my own relative, I will not show mercy!"
Oh, snap! This is going to be good!
"DUEL!" They both yelled.
Jaune Arc vs. Sir Lady
Jaune Arc (5h): 4000 LP
Sir Lady (5h): 4000 LP
"I go first!" Jaune Arc stated. "I Normal Summon Berg, the Unbending Blade of Knighthood!" A scruffy male warrior with a sword and shoulder plate armor appeared before her. This human warrior had black hair and dark brown eye, with overshadow for his beard. His sword was thick, but nothing too heavy for him to carry or wield.
Berg, the Unbending Blade of Knighthood-Level 4, EARTH, Warrior/Effect, 1000 ATK, 1000 DEF.
"I play the Field Spell, Arena of the Knights!" The surrounding area turned into a coliseum as they were now standing inside it and on the arena floor. Four giant statues of knight stood in the four corners of the Coliseum.
"Then, I activate my warrior's effect!" She declared. "For every Knighthood monster face-up on the field, he gains 200 ATK!" Her monster's ATK rose to 1200. "Since my monster gains an ATK boost, I can Special Summon Ming Lee, the East Blade of Knighthood!"
A new warrior appeared beside Berg. This one was a woman with two buns hairstyle, wearing a Chinese outfit with light armor. She wielded a thinner sword with a pointy edge that looked ruff, but tough.
Ming Lee, the East Blade of Knighthood-Level 3, EARTH, Warrior/Effect, 800 ATK, 1000 DEF.
"Like Berg, Ming Lee also has the same effect!" Ming Lee's ATK increased to 1200 ATK as Berg also increased his ATK to 1400. "Now, the effect of the Field Spell activates! When Knighthood monsters' ATK is increased by a card effect, they gain 400 extra ATK!"
Both her monsters increased their ATK to 1800 and 1600 respectively.
"I set two cards and end my turn," she finished.
Jaune Arc (0h): 4000 LP
Sir Lady sighed. "I thought you would be wiser after you became a Top Charisma Duelist, but I guess something never changed."
Jaune Arc glared at her. "I'm much different than when I was young, and the way you taught me about dueling. I became stronger since then. Indeed, I became much stronger since then, sister!"
"You always does the same thing, sister," Sir Lady said. "You increase your monster's ATK as much as possible to overwhelm your opponent. While that may work sometimes, it won't work all the times. Nonetheless, I draw!"
She drew and looked over her hand. "I Normal Summon Noble Knight Medraut!"
The common Noble Knight monster appeared on her side. "This card is treated as a Normal Monster while face-up on the field. However, I will change that by equipping him with the Equip Spell, Noble Arms - Arfeudutyr! While equipped with Noble Arms Equip Spell, my monster is now treated as an Effect Monster!"
A dark sword appeared before her monster as it picked it up, causing it to glow in dark blue aura.
"Noble Knight Medraut's effect!" She exclaimed. "Once per turn, if I control no other monsters, I can Special Summon one Noble Knight monster from my Deck in defense position, except this card and if I do, I have to destroy the Equip Spell! But, first, I activate my Equip Spell's effect! Once per turn, I can target 1 Set card you control on the field, then Medraut loses 500 ATK and if he does, I destroy that target! I choose your Set Card on your right!"
The targeted card was the Trap Card, Negate Attack. Jaune Arc gritted her teeth while a second Noble Knight monster appeared, and the Equip Spell was destroyed. It was Noble Knight Borz, presenting himself with 1700 ATK.
"Noble Arms- Arfeudutyr's additional effect activates! If it is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, I can target 1 Warrior-Type Noble Knight monster I control and equip it to that monster! I equip it to Borz!"
The sword came out of the graveyard portal. Borz, her second Noble Knight monster grabbed the sword, gaining the same aura as Medraut before.
"Next, I activate Noble Knight Borz's effect!" She continued. "While equipped with Noble Arms Equip Spell, it is treated as an Effect Monster and its effect is that it becomes DARK and gains one level. Additionally, during my Main Phase, I can reveal 3 Noble Arms card from my Deck and you must randomly pick one of them to add it to my hand and rest goes to the Graveyard."
She revealed three Noble Arms – Caliburn cards.
"Fine! I pick this one, even though it is pointless since all are same," Jaune Arc grumbled as she picked one and the other two were sent to the Graveyard.
"Thank you," Sir Lady said. "Then, I play the Spell Card, Double Summon! This card allows me to Normal Summon for the second time this turn! I Normal Summon Noble Knight Bedwyr!"
A short, white hair knight appeared.
"Noble Knight Bedwyr's effect activates! When this card is Normal or Special Summoned, I can send one Noble Arms Equip Spell Card from my Deck to the Graveyard. I send my Equip Spell, Noble Arms – Gallatin to my Graveyard."
She did just that. 'Why is she sending so much Noble Arms card to her Graveyard?' Jaune Arc though.
"Appear to me, the future circuit!" She slammed the ground strongly with the palm of her hand, making the Link Square appeared. "The summoning condition is two Warrior-Type monsters! I set my Noble Knight Medraut and Borz in the Link Markers, but during this turn as well, I activate Bedwyr's second effect! During either player's turn, I can target one Noble Arms Equip Spell Card and 1 appropriate monster on the field! Then, that Equip Spell is equipped with that monster! I re-equip Noble Arms – Arfeudutyr to Bedwyr!"
As the Equip Spell re-equipped to Bedwyr, her other two Noble Knights turned into two silver twisters as they absorbed into the two arrows at each bottom corner.
"Link Summon! Appear, Link 2! Isolde, Two Tales of the Noble Knights!" Her Link Monster appeared with 1600 ATK and two link arrows; bottom-left and bottom-right.
"If this card is Link Summoned, I can add 1 Warrior monster from my Deck to my hand, but in exchange, I cannot Normal Summon, Special Summon, or Set monsters with that monster's name, nor activate its effect for the rest of this turn." She added one card. "I add Noble Knight Peredur."
"Then, I equip my Link Monster with the added Equip Spell Card, Noble Arms – Caliburn and use its effect to increase my monster's ATK by 500 points and gains 500 LP!" Her Link Monster, which was a pair of women and one of them now wielded the sword. "Battle! I declare Isolde to attack Berg!"
Her Link monster and Jaune Arc's monster clashed with their sword, but the Link Monster overpowered Berg, slicing him in two.
Jaune Arc (0h): 4000 – 300 = 3700 LP
"I activate the Arena of the Knight's second effect! If a Knighthood monster is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, I can add it to my hand! I add Berg, the Unbending Blade of Knighthood to my hand!"
"I set a card and end my turn." Sir Lady finally ended her long first turn.
Sir Lady (1h): 4500 LP
"My turn! I draw!" Jaune Arc drew her card, counting to two. "I Normal Summon Berg, the Unbending Blade of Knighthood and use his effect to increase his ATK plus my Field Spell's effect!"
Her first monster reappeared as its ATK rose to 1800 ATK. "Then, I play the Spell Card, Warrior's Soul!"
The said Spell showed Berg glowing in the white aura as his soul manifested behind him.
"By targeting one Knighthood monster, I can draw a number of cards by reducing that targeted monster's ATK by 100 points up to five times! I decrease Berg's ATK by 500 points to draw five cards!"
Berg's ATK decreased to 1300 while his master drew five more cards.
"I activate the effect of Richard, the King Blade of Knighthood from my hand!" She revealed the monster, which was a man with a bushy white brown beard, golden crown with many jewels, and silver-gray armor and blue outfits. "By revealing this card from my hand, I can increase my face-up Knighthood monster's ATK by 1000 ATK, but I cannot Normal Summon, Set, or Special Summon a monster for the rest of this turn!"
Her two monster's ATK increased to 2300 and 2600. "Battle! I declare Berg to attack your Noble Knight Bedwyr!" Her first Warrior collided Bedwyr with their swords, but her monster overpowered the opponent's knight, slicing it in half.
Sir Lady (1h): 4500 – 700 = 3800 LP
"Equip Spell, Noble Arms – Arfeudutyr's effect!" Sir Lady declared. "I target my Isolde and re-equip it to her!"
The Link Noble Knight monster now wielded two swords.
"It doesn't matter! I declare Ming Lee, the East Blade of Knighthood to attack your Isolde!" Her second monster jumped up with her sword out and ready.
"Bad move, my naïve, young sister," Sir Lady admitted as Jaune Arc gasped. "Trap Card, Noble Stand!"
The new Trap revealed itself, presenting Noble Knight Borz standing heroically with bruises and cuts as he led his army into the enemy's territory while a giant shadow with glowing red eyes facing in front of the army.
"When a Noble Knight monster I control is in battle while it is equipped with Noble Arms Equip Spell, I can destroy a number of Equip Spell Card on the field to use one of the effects! I destroy two of my Noble Arms Equip Spell to activate this effect! My monster is not destroyed by battle and I take only half of the damage!"
A magical barrier protected her Link Monster as she took slight damage.
Sir Lady (1h): 3800 – 250 = 3550 LP
"The Equip Spell, Noble Arms – Caliburn's effect!" She continued. "If it is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard from the field, I can target 1 Warrior-Type monster and equip it! I re-equip it to my monster!"
The sword returned to her monster. Jaune Arc grumbled frustratingly. "I set a card and end my turn."
"…This reminds me of the time, sister," Sir Lady said in a much calmer, softer tone. "Do you remember?"
Jaune Arc looked perplexed at first, but she remembered. "Of course, I do! I always think about the time when we were, but a child. Why do you ask?"
Sir Lady sighed. "It was when I taught you how to duel…"
-Flashback-
It was several years ago. Sir Lady and Jaune Arc were little girls who lived in a big mansion. They were born in a highly, influential, and powerful aristocratic family in faraway country. The young child Sir Lady was teaching young Jaune in dueling.
"I declare Noble Knight Borz to attack you directly!" The knight slashed directly at the young Jaune.
She screamed as she tripped over her back with her LP down to zero while Sir Lady had 4000 LP.
She sighed. "Remember, my young sister, your strategy is bold, but it is not invisible. You increase your monster's ATK as much as possible to overwhelm your opponent. While that may work sometimes, it won't work all the times."
"Yes, but…. Even so, it is my style of fighting!" She stated.
"Your style of fighting? What do you mean by that?" The older sister asked.
"Big Sis, I know that the Knighthood Deck has a flaw and it is very easy to defeat it if you understand it well, but it is my deck and I want to get stronger with my deck. I don't know why, but I just want to become stronger, just like you," young Jaune said.
Her older sister looked at her for a few seconds before she laughed. "I see. Don't forget that feeling, my young sister! Never lose your passion, pride, and self."
"Yes, big sister!" She complied.
"Elizabeth, Charlotte!" A male voice called out the two sisters' names, respectfully.
"It's father! He's back home!" Young Jaune Arc aka Charlotte ran off with a smile on her face.
"Now, now, Charlotte. Don't run or else you will slip, like last time," Young Sir Lady aka Elizabeth said as she followed after her.
-Flashback Ends-
"That was a long time ago, big sister. Why are you talking about it now? If you are trying to distract me, then that won't work!" Jaune Arc yelled. "I end my turn. At this point, the effect of Richard, the King Blade of Knighthood ends."
"…I draw!" Sir Lady drew her card, resuming the duel. "I activate Noble Arms – Caliburn's effect. I increase my monster's ATK by 500 and gains 500 LP this turn!"
Sir Lady (2h): 3550 + 500 = 4050 LP
"I activate Isolde's effect!" She declared. "I can send any number of Equip Spells with a different name from my Deck to my Graveyard. Then, I can Special Summon 1 Warrior monster from my Deck with a Level equals to the number of Equip Spell I sent to the Graveyard by this effect. I send four Equip Spells, to be precise!"
She sent four cards as she just said. "Now, I Special Summon my second Noble Knight – Medraut!" The familiar warrior was summoned on her side, looking ready to fight.
"Charlotte!" Sir Lady yelled and Jaune Arc gasped when she heard her name that she hadn't heard for many years. "Time to show you how serious I am in the duel! My passion, my pride! You'll be the first and the last witness to see the power given to me by my master, Revolver!"
"What is she planning to do?" Jaune Arc mumbled.
"By discarding a Tuner monster from my hand, I can activate this Equip Spell Card!" Sir Lady showed her signature Tuner, Lady of the Lake and sent it to the Graveyard. Then, she played her last card in her hand.
It was an Equip Spell Card, but something that Jaune Arc have never seen before. It showed the four green Synchro Rings with Link Square in between the rings in the middle.
"I equip my Link Monster, Isolde, Two Tales of the Noble Knights with Synchro Link-Seal!" She revealed.
"Synchro Link-Seal!?" Jaune Arc said.
"With the Link Monster is equipped with this card, it is treated as a Tuner monster and it gains a Level equal to its Link Rating! Isolde, Two Tales of the Noble Knights is now a Level 2 Tuner monster!"
To emphasize, Isolde glowed in the green aura as two Level stars appeared on its own card. "I tune my now Level 2 Tuner Link Monster, Isolde, Two Tales of the Noble Knights with Level 4 Noble Knight - Medraut!
Medraut glowed in the same green aura as well as her eyes turned green, too. It was as if possessed by the power of the Equip Spell Card, which it was. Sir Lady's Link Monster turned into two Synchro Rings while her second monster jumped into those rings, turning into four spheres of light.
"Synchro Summon! Link to my victory! Level 6! Ignoble Knight of Shadows, High Laundsallyn!"
The new Synchro Monster looked like the normal High Laundsallyn except this one had much darker armor with some purple lining, and purple shield with sharp, glaring red eyes. It also was riding on a horse. The horse's skin and main were all black and eyes glowed in blood red.
Ignoble Knight of Shadows, High Laundsallyn-Level 6, DARK, Warrior/Synchro/Effect, 2300 ATK, 1800 DEF.
Jaune Arc couldn't believe her eyes as her face expressed with horror to the presence of this never before seen monster.
"Elizabeth….What is this!? This monster was never in your Deck when we were young!" Jaune Arc exclaimed.
"Indeed, it wasn't," Sir Lady nodded. "My Deck became stronger since that day, that day..."
Uh, oh! Another flashback!
- Flashback -
About 8 years ago, it was still when Jaune Arc and Sir Lady were still a child, but around this time, Sir Lady aka Elizabeth was 13 years old and Jaune Arc was 11 years old.
The two sisters grew up into fine, young girls. They were quite beautiful for their age and a lot of boys around their age wanted their affection and the girls, both around their age and older envied their natural beauty.
Her family invited their friends in nobility to a sparring, small dueling tournament, where their children and young adults can test their dueling skills against each other. It was something that Elizabeth and Charlotte's parents do every year.
"Grrgh!" Charlotte held on as she got hit by her opponent's monster. She only had 500 LP while her opponents had 1500 LP left and control Giga Gagagigo on the field.
"Well, well, old champ, John!" said a nobleman. "It looks like your younger daughter is going to lose."
"Not quite, my old friend," John replied. This was Elizabeth and Charlotte's father, John Hartford. He wore an expensive red vest and outfits of nobility, including the white wig that nobles from the 18th or 19th-century people had. He also wore a monocle and his mustache trimmed.
It was young Charlotte's last turn. "I played the Spell Card, Monster Reborn! I resurrect my monster from the Graveyard!"
She summoned an unfamiliar monster and destroyed Giga Gagagigo flawlessly, winning the duel.
"The winner is Charlotte Hartford!" The referee announced.
The guests clapped and congratulated Charlotte's victory. John clapped softly, but he didn't look too amused though.
After winning her duel, she met up with her older sister.
"Good job, Charlotte," Elizabeth said. "You did well in that duel."
"Thank you, big sister," Charlotte said, feeling praised as her cheeks reddened with pride. "But, I am still a long way to be as strong as you."
"And now, the next opponent is the older daughter of the Hartford Family, Miss Elizabeth Hartford versus the older son of the Sussex Family, Christopher Louis Sussex," said the referee.
"Oh!" Elizabeth noticed. "It looks like it is my turn. Wish me luck, Charlotte."
Charlotte laughed. "You don't need luck, big sister. You can do it, as always!"
Elizabeth's opponent was a seventeen-year-old handsome, young man from a very wealthy noble family. All the young ladies wanted this man for their selves and become his husband as he was at the age to be matched with someone and rumors had spread that he was looking for one.
The girls' father, John, knew about Christopher's family and his search for a future spouse. The duel began. While Charlotte was watching the duel, she saw her father talking with the head of the Sussex Family.
She pondered what they were talking, so she went over to hear what they were saying.
"Just as I promise, if my daughter wins, she can be matched with your son," John said.
"Excellent, John! But, are you quite sure about this? My son is particularly strong, the strongest in the family, actually!"
"Oh, do not worry, my friend. You'll see," John said as he smirked.
Charlotte overheard what her father said. This was a huge surprise to her, and she got to tell her sister about it right now. She ran back to the arena, but there were too many people crowding around.
She bumped and passed through the crowd of people until she literally pushed herself out of the crowd, but it was too late.
Her sister had already won. "The winner is Elizabeth Hartford!" The referee announced as everyone cheered, except for Charlotte.
"Elizabeth! Elizabeth!" Charlotte called to her sister.
Her older sister noticed. "What is it, Charlotte? What's wrong?"
"I got something to tell you!" Charlotte said as she explained to her sister's ear about she had heard.
Later that day…
"So, what did you think of Elizabeth, my daughter?" John Hartford was having a private conversation with Christopher Louis Sussex, along with his father.
"Oh, she is just the young lady I've been looking for, sir! The instant she laid a final direct attack on me, it felt like a cupid struck his arrow through my heart," he commented.
"I think my son took a liking to your oldest daughter, John. I think she will be a suitable wife for him." The head of Sussex Family chuckled with pride.
"I'm glad to hear that. I will explain to my daughter and we will begin the marriage planning soon," John stated.
"You don't need to explain to me about it, father!" Elizabeth yelled as she slammed open the door and stormed into the room.
"Elizabeth!" Her father gasped. "What's the meaning of this!?"
Charlotte peeked into the room from outside the door while she listened.
"Father, I heard about your scheme! You planned for me to marry someone against my own will!" She stated.
"Elizabeth, you're being rude in front of our guests, your future husband," John warned.
"Father, I dueled because I only did it to hone my skills. That is my pride and passion as a duelist! I didn't duel and win to become someone's wife! I can choose whoever I want to be with or not!" Elizabeth argued.
"Elizabeth, I only did it for the good of your well-being! You becoming the future wife of Young Christopher here would help your family very tremendously!" Her father counter-argued.
"No, it won't! It only benefits yourself, not me or anyone in the matter! I won't be married to Sussex Family's heir or anyone! And you won't force me to!" Elizabeth yelled angrily as she stormed out of the room.
"Elizabeth! Come back here! Elizabeth!" John yelled, but his voice was a deaf tone to her ears.
Charlotte watched her sister stomping by, passing her without even noticing her.
"Big sis..." Charlotte mumbled sadly.
From then forth, Elizabeth's relationship became sour and worse every day. She couldn't even stand to be anyone with him, so she ate alone in her room and never even speak with him when they passed by in the hallway. One night, she decided to end it all. She ran away from home and never looked back.
She walked alone in the streets. She scavenged any leftover foods in the trash. She was chased by the property owner. She had nowhere to go, all cold, tired, and also helpless. She was just a lonely girl in rag clothes. The only thing that kept her going was her will and her Deck, the only valuable thing she kept from her old home.
She sat alone under a tree away from the rain as she was wet. That was when a young boy approached her.
"Hey...Are you alone?" He asked.
She looked up to the boy, though not revealing his face.
"Leave me alone. I don't need any help," she replied.
"...OK. How about you could help me with something?" The boy said, catching Elizabeth's interest.
"What do you mean, boy?" She asked.
- Flashback Ends -
"Since that day I met Master Revolver, I obtained not only power but also freedom...something that staying with my family wouldn't provide me. A freedom to experience. A freedom to choose. A freedom to do what I can do with my life not decided by someone else. Thanks to Master Revolver, I found a place where I truly felt a purpose in my life and that is to serve for him," Sir Lady talked to herself before she refocused into reality.
"Ignoble Knight of Shadows, High Laundsallyn's effect!" She declared. "When this card is Synchro Summoned, the effect of all cards on the field except itself is negated! Shadow Void!"
Her monster staved its dark sword into the ground, causing a shadow to surround and cover everything in sight.
"This means that your Field Spell and monsters' effect cannot be used!" She admitted as Jaune Arc's monster losses their ATK, decreasing to 900 and 1200 respectively.
"No! That means that I cannot use my face-down card!" Jaune Arc cried.
"However, this is not only ability that my new Synchro Monster can do!" Sir Lady stated.
"What!? There's more!?" Jaune Arc gasped.
"Ignoble Knights of Shadows, High Laundsallyn gains 200 ATK for every Noble Arms Equip Spell Card in the Graveyard! There are currently 8 Noble Arms in my Graveyard! Therefore, my monster gains 1600 ATK points!" Her Synchro monster glowed in the dark aura as its ATK rose to 3900.
"3900 ATK!" Jaune Arc exclaimed.
"Battle! I declare my monster to destroy your Berg, the Unbending Blade of Knighthood! Shadow Sword Beam!"
The horse roared as the knight rider pointed his sword up in the air. A black lightning struck the sword, charging the blade. He swung the sword, creating a crescent-shaped beam that sliced Jaune Arc's monster in half.
"Aaaaaah"! She screamed.
Jaune Arc: 3700 – 3000 = 700 LP
"Farewell, Charlotte," Sir Lady said softly. "Once per turn, by banishing one Noble Arms Equip Spell in my Graveyard, I can inflict 800 points of damage to my opponent's Life Points!"
Jaune Arc couldn't say any words out of her mouth. Sir Lady's Synchro monster charged toward Jaune Arc. She didn't move an inch as she stood where she was standing, too scared to even move. The monster slashed her directly with its sword, cutting her LP to zero.
She screamed in agony as she turned into data. Sir Lady closed her eyes while this all happened. The duel ended with her victory.
Jaune Arc: 0 LP
Sir Lady WINS!
She opened her eyes, with tears flowing down.
"You were too soft, Charlotte and I am sorry. What must be done is done," she said. As she was about to leave, she turned around and said, "More intruder!"
Another challenger appeared before her. It was Blue-Eye.
"You! I thought Gemma was dealing with you…. unless..." Sir Lady said.
"Your thought is right on the dime. I dealt with your comrade and I am here to do the same to you, and then face your Master," Blue-Eye said.
"You! I won't allow you to face Master Revolver! I will fight till the end! Until my master's plan has ripened into a fruit!" Sir Lady decided as she immediately reactivated her duel disk.
- Codes of Secrets -
Somewhere in other parts of LINK VRAINS, Go Onizuka was almost at the Tower of Hanoi.
"I am almost there! I hope that Playmaker didn't make it first! Since I will be the one who will save the day!" Go commented.
Suddenly, an explosion occurred right in front of him. Luckily, Go didn't get damaged as he reacted well to dodge away from harm.
"What was that!?" He exclaimed.
Out of the smokes, a mysterious figure walked out. It revealed a person in white, metal armor. The being wore a helmet that looked like a head of a dragon with glowing yellow eyes and the armor had two shoulder pads that shaped like a dragon's face. This person was as big and tall as Go Onizuka.
"It's you…. Metal Mayhem!" Go recognized. This person who stood in front of him was Metal Mayhem, the current Top#1 Charisma Duelist, the one who replaced Go and took his former position of the Charisma Dueling ranking.
"Go Onizuka..." Metal Mayhem said. "I challenge you to a duel."
Go didn't look convinced. "I have no time for that! Besides, I have something important to do, so unless you're here to help me, move away!"
"No," Metal Mayhem replied. "I won't do that until you beat me in a duel. It is time for us to do our long, awaited rematch."
"Long, awaited rematch? What are you talking about? There's no time for that!" Go complained.
"I will only move if you beat me in a duel. It is time to decide who's the number 1 Duelist in all of LINK VRAINS and the world!" Metal Mayhem declared as he had his duel disk ready.
"This is a waste of time, but if you're seriously going to get in my way, then I won't hesitate to do what I must!" Go activated his Duel Disk.
"DUEL!"
Go Onizuka vs Metal Mayhem
Go Onizuka (5h): 4000 LP
Metal Mayhem (5h): 4000 LP
"I will go first!" Go started. "I Normal Summon Gouki Suprex in attack position!"
The blue Gouki appeared on his side. "When Gouki Suprex is Normal Summoned, I can Special Summon a Gouki monster from my hand! Come out! Gouki Riscorpio!"
"Open the circuit!" A Link Portal opened. "The summoning condition is two Gouki monsters! I set my Gouki Suprex and Riscorpia in the Link Markers!"
The two Gouki shot into the left and bottom arrows. "Link Summon! Rise! Link 1! Gouki Jet Ogre!"
A blue Gouki with a jetpack on the back flew out of the portal and landed on the field, presenting itself with 2000 ATK.
"Then, I activate the effect of both my Gouki monsters! When they are sent from the field to the GY, I can add Gouki cards from my Deck to my hand! I add Gouki Rematch and Gouki Headbutt! Next, I activate Gouki Rematch that I just added!"
He showed the Spell Card, which showed Suprex giving a helping hand with Twistcobra. "When this card is activated, I Special Summon two Gouki monsters from my Graveyard in defense position! Return, Gouki Suprex, and Riscorpia!"
His two Gouki returned, with Riscorpia summoned in Jet Ogre's bottom arrow while Surpex was summoned next to Riscorpia.
"Then, I activate Jet Ogre's effect! Once per turn, by targeting one Gouki card I control, I destroy it to make my Gouki monster change his position to Attack Mode! I target my Gouki Suprex to destroy it and then change Riscorpia to attack position!"
Suprex sucked into the GY portal while Riscorpia switched to attack mode. "I set a card and end my turn!" Go finished.
Go Onizuka (3h): 4000 LP
"Just as I expected," Metal Mayhem said. Go look at him with curious, yet cautious eyes.
"You have not changed at all," he remarked. "I draw."
Metal Mayhem (6h): 4000 LP
"I play the Quick-Play Spell, Photon Lead!" He showed the card, which showed a blond-haired man reaching out to Nova Angel below him. "With this card, I can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower LIGHT monster from my hand in face-up attack position. I Special Summon Proto-Cyber Dragon!"
"Cyber Dragon?" Go Onizuka said. "That's a very rare and very difficult Archetype to use. If you are the Number 1, then that would mean he master it."
"Then, I activate this Spell Card! Inferno Reckless Summon!" Metal Mayhem presented the said card.
"Inferno Reckless Summon!?" Go gasped. "That's a very powerful Spell Card, allowing you to summon as many monsters as you want!"
"Indeed!" Metal Mayhem replied. "I'll just explain it for story-purpose! When exactly 1 monster with 1500 or less ATK is Special Summoned on my side of the field while my opponent controls a monster, I can Special Summon as many monsters as possible with the same name as the Summoned monster, from my hand, Deck, and Graveyard, in attack position!"
His entire side of the field glowed in the white light. Go barely could see the field while he blocked the bright field with his arm, barely.
"First from my hand, Cyber Dragon!" The classic machine dragon appeared as it roared as if it hadn't roared for many years since its last appearance in the GX era. "Second, two more Cyber Dragon appears from my Deck!"
Just as he said, two more Cyber Dragon rose up from the light. "Finally, Cyber Dragon Herz from my Deck as well!"
The last Cyber Dragon presented to the field as it roared along with its Cyber Dragon brothers.
"This is efficient enough. Now, you must Special Summon as many monsters as possible with the same as 1 of your face-up monsters, from your hand, Deck, and Graveyard!"
Go chose his cards. "Fine. I Special Summon my second Gouki Riscorpia, Headbutt, and Twistcobra from my hand, and Gouki Suprex from my Graveyard."
Go's field was filled with his Gouki monsters, facing against Metal Mayhem's Cyber Dragons.
"My strategy is set!" Metal Mayhem stated as Go stared at him, getting ready. "I play the Spell Card, Cyberlord Fusion!"
This new Fusion Card showed the three basic Cyber Dragons swirling into the blue vortex of lightning.
"With this card, I Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster that lists a Cyber Dragon monster as material from my Extra Deck, by shuffling Fusion Materials listed on it into my Deck! I fuse my two normal Cyber Dragons with Cyber Dragon Herz treated as Cyber Dragon thanks to its monster effect!"
The three Cyber Dragon did what the card showed as they swirled together and sucked into the vortex.
"This is the power of the true king! The real Number 1 Duelist of the world! A power stronger than Go Onizuka! Fusion Summon! Descend! Cyber End Dragon!"
The three-headed machines appeared before Go Onizuka. Its metallic armor shined like the heaven and its three roared at him, looking menacing as it if it was ready to eat his flesh.
Eewwww! TMI! Who writes like that!?
"Next, I activate the Spell Card, Defenselessness!" The said card showed Goblin Attack Force with broken shield, protecting them against a Cyber Dragon in front of them.
Too many Spell Cards in this one turn!
"With this card, all monsters my opponent control on the field change to Defense Position until the end of this turn!" Go's Gouki monsters, except for Gouki Jet Orge, switched to defense mode.
"No!" Go cried.
"Now you know, Go Onizuka. Why am I the new Number 1 Charisma Duelist? Once Cyber Dragon destroys any of your defense positioned monster, it will inflict a piercing battle damage. My dragon has 4000 ATK and you have exactly 4000 LP."
"An OTK..." Go mumbled.
"That's right. This is the payback for you what did to me," Metal Mayhem said.
"Payback? I don't understand. What are you talking about?" Go questioned.
"I talk enough. It's time to end this!" Metal Mayhem exclaimed as he just snapped his finger.
His snap triggered his Cyber End Dragon to attack. Its three heads charged up for its attack. All three heads fired the charged energy at Go Onizuka. Go gritted his teeth as his eyes widened for the impact. The attack hit him, causing a huge explosion with the smoke of dust that rose up into the sky in shroom shape, like a nuke bomb.
New Cards Cheat Sheet
Berg, the Unbending Blade of Knighthood-Level 4, EARTH, Warrior/Effect, 1000 ATK, 1000 DEF. Effect: For every face-up "Knighthood" monster, this card gains 200 ATK.
Arena of the Knight-Type: Field Spell, Effect: When "Knighthood" Monster in your possession gains ATK due to card effect, it gains 400 ATK. When this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, increase all face-up Knighthood monsters' ATK by 1000.
Ming Lee, the East Blade of Knighthood-Level 3, EARTH, Warrior/Effect, 800 ATK, 1000 DEF. Effect: When a Knighthood monster you control has their ATK changed from their original, you can Special Summon this card from your hand. For every face-up Knighthood monster, this card gains 200 ATK.
Richard, the King Blade of Knighthood-Level 6, EARTH, Warrior/Effect, 2300 ATK, 2000 DEF. Effect: You can reveal this card in your hand, then all Knighthood monsters in your possession gains 1000 ATK until the end of this turn. If you activate this effect, you cannot Normal Summon, Special Summon, or Set any monsters for the rest of this turn.
Synchro Link-Seal-Type: Equip Spell, Effect: Target 1 Link Monster in your field, then that card is treated as Tuner monster and it gains Level equals to its Link Rating. Then, you can use it and other monsters you control to Special Summon 1 Synchro Monster from your Extra Deck (This summoning is treated as Synchro Summon).
Ignoble Knight of Shadows, High Laundsallyn-Level 6, DARK, Warrior/Synchro/Effect, 2300 ATK, 1800 DEF. Effect: 1 Tuner monster + 1 or more non-Tuner "Noble Knight" monsters. When this card is Synchro Summoned, all cards on the field have their effect negated. During the damage calculation only, this card gains 200 ATK for every "Noble Arms" Equip Spell Card in your GY. Once per turn: You can banish 1 "Noble Arms" Equip Spell Card in your GY to inflict 800 points of damage to your opponent's Life Points.
Defenselessness-Type: Quick-Play Spell, Effect: Change all face-up monsters your opponent controls to face-up Defense Position until the end of this turn.
Hey guys! I am back from a long break. I've been mainly focusing on my newest story, My Hero Academia Line of Good and Evil. If you are interested, please take a look and read it!
So, we learned more about Sir Lady's past and her connection with Jaune Arc. However, even though they are sisters, Sir Lady still defeated Jaune Arc and turned her into data. You can say she is a monster, but she is just very loyal to Revolver and his cause. Maybe there is more to it, but I will leave you guys to your own imagination.
Finally, we got to see who's the current Number 1 Top Charisma Duelist! Meet Metal Mayhem, the Charisma Duelist who uses the Cyber Dragon Archetype! I may have broke the fourth wall to mention that we haven't seen this Archetype for a long time since the GX anime series (unless if you count the movie, Bonds Between Time, but that was Malefic Cyber End Dragon, so I don't think it quite counts though.). Metal Mayhem's first turn is an actual strategy to pull off Cyber Dragon OTK deck. The name "Metal Mayhem" is suggested by johannvanguard, so thank you to you.
With all that said, I hope to see you guys soon for another, epic and one of the most wanted duels I want to write and here is the preview for you to see. Until next time, PLUS ULTR...I mean, INTO THE VRAINS!
Preview for Chapter 40
The Tower of Hanoi is almost complete. The first duelist to arrive at its base is a surprising opponent who stands up against Revolver, the leader of Knights of Hanoi!
Revolver: So, the first person to arrive is none other than you.
Blue-Eye: I am honored, but not quite. Your game ends here!
Revolver: Challenge accepted!
Next in Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS Codes of Secrets, Battle of the Dragons!
Revolver: INTO THE VRAINS!
Ai: Hey, that's my line!
Playmaker: It's not your line.
Codebreaker: When will I ever get a chance to duel?