A/N: Hello guys! I am back! After like three or four months of hiatus (since the beginning of summer, more or less), here is the long-awaited chapter that I've been working on for the past months! I was busy with life and took a break from writing during the summer, and summer was quite busy for me. Also to note, this chapter may or may not be the last time I will see you guys again in awhile due to that I will be going to Japan next month, so the next chapter may come before I go or if not, it will come out in the month after (in November). Anyway, enjoy this chapter!
9/21/19: Edited the chapter; Added description for one new OC and added one new card to replace existing card used in the duel.
Chapter 64
Infiltration
"Cheers for Sakura's victory!" Nami announced loudly.
"Nami, not so loud!" Sakura called out. She and her friends, Nami and Robbin, were celebrating her victory over Blue Angel at Mr. Same's Sushi Bar restaurant. They had become his regular customers.
"People might hear us," she said in a whispering tone.
"Oh, don't be so ridiculous. We're the only three here," Nami stated. "This is your celebration, after all."
"Well, thank you for doing this, you guys. I really appreciate it," Sakura said as she grinned.
"Ever since you defeated Blue Angel, your popularity increased even more," Robin commented. "At this rate, you may become the next King of Games or rather, Queen of Games."
"Well, I really don't know about that, but that does sound cool," Sakura replied.
"You should always aim for the top, Sakura. If you do become the next Queen, you will be so popular that many guys would adore you all the time," Nami said as she tried picturing herself.
"That's not exactly how I would picture it," Sakura said jokingly.
"Hey Master, could we have some more spicy tuna rolls!" Nami called out.
"Spicy tuna rolls coming right up!" Mr. Same replied from the counter as he was cooking.
Sakura enjoyed eating with her friends at this sushi party for her last duel with Blue Angel. That was the moment when she got a text. She checked her duel disk and saw that it was a message from a familiar user.
"What's wrong? You got a text?" Robbin asked.
"Um, yes. Sorry, girls, but I got to go now," she said.
"Huh? Why not? The party just started!" Nami exclaimed.
"I know, but this is kind of…. Important," she explained as she couldn't say the whole truth.
"I see. That's OK. You can go and take care of it now if you want to," Robin said.
"Alright. We'll save you some for take-out," Nami explained.
"Thanks, girls. I will see you all later," Sakura said as she waved goodbye to them and left the restaurant. She went straight to home as quickly as possible. Once we returned to her home, she went to her bedroom and locked the door.
"I wonder why Jaune Arc wants to see me immediately," she said to herself. "Better log in to find out. Into the VRAINS!"
- Codes of Secrets -
In the world of Link VRAINS, there were other areas or sectors other than the five major sectors that make up Link VRAINS. The other, outside sectors were controlled by their own servers, but there were some sectors that not many people or not many at all go to. Some of them were privately owned with tight security that made them hidden from outside network. One of them was called UN0KnO23.
Sakura as Blossom Star logged into the sector, UN0KnO23, where it was wide, open world of cyberspace. There were floating crystals that shined like stars in the night sky above her. The floor or ground was like a Rubix cube with some cybernetic color lines that streamed through it. To her eyes, it was a strange world and this was the first time she ever logged into an unknown server.
"Hello? Jaune Arc? Is anyone here?" She called out. "...Maybe that text was a prank, but then again, the sender ID is correct. Maybe her account was hacked?"
"Sorry to keep you waiting." She turned around to see her old friend, Jaune Arc just logged in momentarily.
"Oh, it's you, Jaune Arc! Long-time no sees," she greeted.
"It's a pleasure to see you, Blossom Star. I heard that you've been doing well lately. I even saw your duel against Mech Genius and Blue Angel. Congratulations," she replied.
"Oh, thanks," she said as she blushed a bit. "So, why did you call me here and in fact, what is exactly here, anyway?"
"Blossom Star," Jaune Arc said as she looked with serious eyes. "I know this is too dangerous to ask of you to do this with me, but I am planning to infiltrate the Hanoi's HQ."
"What? The Knights of Hanoi's HQ?! Are you serious?" She gasped.
"Yes, I am," she nodded in response. "Over the past months, I've been tracking them down to find….my sister. To tell you the truth, she is working for the Hanoi as their member, and I want to get her back. I was able to acquire the location to where their HQ maybe, but I need your help."
"I…. see," Blossom Star said as she was surprised to hear all this.
"I know that look. You are surprised and unsure. If you don't want to help me, then I understand. It is a dangerous task," she stated.
"No, no! Jaune, I will help you!" Blossom Star answered as Jaune Arc looked a bit surprised to hear her say that. "I don't know much about you and your sister, but it sounds like to me that she is someone important to you. If she is with the Hanoi, then that doesn't sound good and I can help you to get her back."
"Thank you, Blossom Star. You are too kind," Jaune Arc said, feeling pleased.
"It's what friend does, Jaune Arc," she replied as she smiled.
"Thank you very much," Jaune Arc said. "Then, we shall begin now. Are you ready, though?"
"I am ready," Blossom Star answered.
"Then, follow me," Jaune Arc said as she summoned her D-Board. The two hopped onto their D-Board and flew off.
"So, where is the Hanoi's HQ?" Blossom Star asked as she flew next to Jaune Arc.
"Their HQ is hidden in this server. I have a special program that can help us search for the area. I am running it right now. If it detects it, that is where he will find it," she answered.
Meanwhile, some members of the Hanoi were having a meeting at their hidden HQ. In the group, there were Revolver, the leader, Spectre, Faust, Vira, and Sir Lady. There were also two other figures in the shadows. One looked like a man and the other one was a little girl.
"Are you sure, Master Revolver? You want to do that?" Faust asked.
"It is probably the only way to counter the Ignis. They are plotting something, and we have to make a decision that may not be in our biggest favor," he explained.
"A truce with our enemy may be the only way to counter our foes. Like the old way says; the enemy of my enemy is my friend," Spectre commented.
"Whatever Master Revolver says, I will follow him," Sir Lady stated.
"This is boring! Can't we do something fun?" One of the shadowed figures said, who sounded like a child.
"What kind of right do you have to speak like that?" Vira asked. "We're having a meeting."
"But it's so BOOOORRRING! If only something interesting happens!" The person replied with a moan.
That was the moment when an alarm went off.
"Master Revolver!" A screen appeared, revealing to be Gnome at the other end.
"What is wrong, Gnome?" Revolver asked.
"It appears that we have an unexpected or unwelcome guest," Gnome answered.
"Uuuuh, finally! Something fun!" The shadowed person beamed excitedly.
"An intruder? How could that be possible?" Vira asked.
"Who is it, Gnome?" Faust asked.
"These two," Gnome said as he pulled up another monitor that showed Blossom Star and Jaune Arc heading to their location nearby.
Sir Lady's eyes widened to see Jaune Arc.
"Well, well. If it isn't Miss. New Idol and a potential next Queen of Games, Blossom Star and former Top 10 Charisma Duelists, Jaune Arc," Spectre chuckled. "Now that I recall, isn't the latter your sister, Sir Lady?"
Sir Lady didn't say anything back to him since she knows he would say something of a mockery.
"Master Revolver," she said, plainly ignoring Spectre. "I shall take care of the intruders if you give me your command at will."
"Very well," he accepted. "But you cannot go alone. Take someone with you."
"Uh, uh! Pick me, pick me! Memememememe!" The shadowed person demanded. At this point, you all know that this person was really a child.
"Fine, you can come along," Sir Lady said.
"Yeah! Finally!" The young girl cheered as she and Sir Lady disappeared to another location.
"It's time to see what the newbie can do," Spectre said as he smirked.
- Codes of Secrets -
Meanwhile, Blossom Star followed Jaune Arc traveling through the sector until her program began beeping.
"It looks like it found something. It is near!" Jaune Arc stated when all of a sudden, a hole appeared in the ground.
"A secret entrance?" Blossom Star thought aloud. "Did your program make it open?"
"No…. I don't think it has that kind of function. It only does find it. I think they may be known that we are here. Stay on alert," Jaune Arc warned as she began descending into the hole first.
Blossom Star followed behind her. They reached the bottom in about five minutes. The floor here had glowing green lines, mechanical-looking, and the area looked a bit dark.
"Are we really in the Hanoi's HQ?" Blossom Star asked.
"It appears so. We are now in the lion's den. Best be careful, Blossom Star and stay with me at all time," Jaune Arc stated as they began moving forward.
However, the girls didn't move too far ahead as a wall appeared in-between them, separating each other.
"Jaune!" Blossom Star called out.
"Blossom Star!" Jaune Arc yelled as she banged the wall, but had no effect.
The wall began to trap Blossom Star inside of a room. Suddenly, objects appeared inside this trapped room, which was strangely giant teddy bears, dolls, and other kinds of toys in abnormal large size.
"What is going on?" Blossom Star asked herself.
"Welcome to my party!" She heard a laughing girl voice. She looked around to see where the voice was coming from until she noticed the girl sitting comfortably in a royal chair on the top of piles of dolls.
"Who are you?" She asked.
Out of the shadow, a short girl with long blond hair in twin tails with pink highlights and blue eyes appeared. She wore a pink sleeveless dress with half top white, and half of a mask with cute patches shaped of a teddy bear's face, covering over her left eye. She also wore a pair of bunny-ear hood.
"Wow! So, you must be the one and only Blossom Star! You look quite of cuter in person," the mysterious, yet eerie girl commented, which Blossom Star felt a bit creep out. "The name is Cozy Fluff, a new and cutest admin of the Knights of Hanoi!"
"Cozy Fluff?" Blossom Star said.
"That's right, and you are in my room in time for the tea party!" She stated. "Well, except that there isn't really a tea and just me having fun with you."
Blossom Star officially declared that this girl, Cozy Fluff, is just crazy, but she must be the only one who knows how to get out of here, so she decided to play along for now.
"What do you want? I'm guessing that you want to duel, right?" She asked.
"Bingo! That's right!" She replied with a big smile. "Just so you know…." She jumped off from the chair, landed softly to the ground, and turned on her duel disk, which had a face of the teddy bear with pink tongue sticking out. "If I find out that you're boring even the slightest, I will just eliminate you," she said with an eerie smile.
Blossom Star got her duel disk out ready whenever her opponent is as they stood far apart to begin the duel.
"DUEL!" They both announced
Blossom Star vs. Cozy Fluff
Blossom Star (5h): 4000 LP
Cozy Fluff (5h): 4000 LP
"I will allow you to make the first turn," Cozy Fluff decided.
'She's must be testing me on how I duel. At least this will give me an advantage,' Blossom Star thought to herself as she picked her first card. "First, I summon Naturia Squirrel."
A cute green squirrel appeared as it chewed on its nut before it stood in fighting stance.
"I activate its effect! Once per turn, when it is the only one summoned to the field, I can draw two cards." She drew two cards and picked one to play. "Since I added this card by a card effect, I can Special Summon it from my hand. Come out, Flower Resonator!"
The Dark Resonator lookalike with a sunflower on its back appeared as it crackled with a laugh.
"Now, I tune my Level 4 Naturia Squirrel with Level 1 Flower Resonator!" The lines on her outfit glowed in green color before her two said monsters turned into rings.
The rings stacked together to become a tower of five rings. Two numbers appeared before it formed into a single number "5" until a beam of light strike through the rings.
"Synchro Summon! Appear! Level 5! Naturia Beast!" Her ace monster appeared as it roared proudly, itching for a fight.
"I set a card and end my turn," Blossom Star finished.
Blossom Star (4h): 4000 LP
"Uuuuuh, Synchro monster!" Cozy Fluff looked amused. "My boss, Sir Lady knows how to use Synchro, but I think she does it better. Anyway, it's my turn!"
Cozy Fluff (6h): 4000 LP
'Her boss? Sir Lady? Then, she must be Jaune Arc's sister.' Blossom Star thought.
Her cheerfulness and excitement made Blossom Star question about her personality, but there was something suspicious about it and she should not underestimate her.
"He, he, he," she giggled. "It's time to show you some of my toys! I send my Fluffal Bear to the Graveyard so I can activate its effect!"
'Fluffal monster…. Why does that sound so familiar? I think I heard it somewhere, but what does it do exactly?' Blossom Star thought.
"Then, I can set Toy Vendor directly from my Deck to my Spell & Trap Zone, and then activate it!" She declared.
Suddenly, the ground began shaking as Blossom Star held onto something from falling off when at that moment, a giant capsule machine rose up from the ground. It wore a top red hat and had two glass orbs for the eyes, and hands with gloves. It also had a pink slide that resembled a tongue with a hole.
"I activate Toy Vendor's effect! Once per turn, I can discard one card, so that I can draw a new card and show it to you. Then, if the card I drew is a Fluffal monster, I get to Special Summon it. If not, then it goes to the Graveyard," she explained. "Let's see what's the heart of my card says! Draw!"
She drew her card and showed it to Blossom Star without herself checking what it was.
"So, what is it? Is it a Fluffal monster?" She asked with an eerie smile. Just as she guessed it, it was indeed a Fluffal monster.
"Y... Yes, it is," Blossom Star admitted, wishing it wasn't the card.
"Yes! I knew it!" She said as she looked at it and then grinned. "And it's a good one, so I will Special Summon it! Come out, my Fluffal Dog!"
A very cute dog doll with angelic wings appeared as it barked for emphasis on how cute it is. It even shook its tail.
"Fluffal Dog's effect activates this turn! When it is Normal or Special Summoned from my hand, I can add 1 Fluffal monster or 1 Edge Imp Sabres from my Deck to my hand, except another Fluffal Dog," she said. "Eenie-meanie-minnie-mo! I choose my Edge Imp Sabres!"
"Then, I summon Fluffal Mouse!" A cute blue round mouse with angelic wings appeared. "But he won't be by himself because due to its effect, during my Main Phase, I can Special Summon two copies from my Deck!"
Two of the same monsters appeared side by side along with Fluffal Dog. "However, due to this effect activation, I cannot Special Summon any monsters from the Extra Deck this turn…. except for one kind of monster!" She stated. "Appear, the circuit of a fun nightmare!"
A Link Square portal appeared just above them in the room as Cozy Fluff began the summoning chant.
"Arrowheads confirmed! The summoning condition is 2 or more Fluffal monsters. I set all my three Fluffal Mice to the Link Markers!" Her three monsters turned into three blue twisters, sucking into the arrows on the portal, turning them red. "Appear! The dark dweller from the corner of the nightmare realm! Link Summon! Link-3! Frightfur Rat!"
A giant black rat doll appeared with glowing red eyes. Sharp silver blades stuck out from its back and stomach. Where it would have a bucktooth was replaced with sharp fang instead. It was summoned to the Right Extra Monster Zone as it roared horrifically.
Frightfur Rat-Link-3, DARK, Fiend/Link/Effect, 2300 Atk, Link Arrow: Bottom-Left, Bottom, Bottom-Right.
"Yikes!" Blossom Star gasped. "Wh...What is that thing?!"
"What do you mean? It is one of my prized dolls. Doesn't it look cute?" Cozy Fluff asked as her Link Monster snickered eerily.
She didn't think that monster even remotely close to being considered "cute".
"Well, anyway, check out its effect!" Cozy Fluff mentioned aloud. "If Frightfur Rat is Link Summoned using Frightfur Mouse for all of its Link Material requirement, then I can Special Summon one Fluffal monster from my Graveyard and one Edge Imp monster from my hand."
"It has that kind of effect?!" She asked as Fluffal Bear returned from the grave and Edge Imp Sabres was summoned next to it.
"Now is the time," Cozy Fluff grinned as she licked around her lip. "I play the Spell Card, Polymerization!" She revealed the classic Fusion Spell Card. "With this, I fuse my Fluffal Bear with Edge Imp Sabres!"
The two said monsters turned into pink and red twisters, forming into a purple twister as Cozy Fluff said her summoning chant.
"Doll of Heart, Scissor of Pain, become into one and form into the gruel nightmare! Fusion Summon! Frightfur Bear!" The purple twister formed into a giant teddy bear, but soon a sharp blade of scissor cut opened through its stomach. Its mouth opened wide, revealing sharp teeth and glowing, evil red eyes. It laughed sinister as it was summoned next to Frightfur Rat's bottom link arrow.
"Here is my another prized and most favorable doll in my collection," Cozy Fluff said. "Now, let me show what it can do in battle! Go, Frightfur Bear! Attack her Naturia Beast!"
"But if you do that, both our monsters will be destroyed!" Blossom Star called out.
"That's what you think, dumb-dumb!" Cozy Fluff replied. "Frightfur Rat's additional effect! If Frightfur monster is summoned in the zone it points to, then until the end of this turn, that monster gains 1000 ATK!"
"What?!" She gasped, looking surprised as Frightfur Bear roared with pride while its ATK increased to 3200.
"Go. Frightfur Bear! Use Slice n' Dice!" Her said monster chuckled evilly as it grabbed Naturia Beast and used its scissor in the stomach to cut the monster in half, making it explode. Blossom Star winced from the attack as damage.
Blossom Star (4h): 4000 – 1000 = 3000 LP
"Now, my Bear's effect activates! When he destroys a monster by battle and send it to the Graveyard, I can equip that monster as an Equip Spell Card that allows my Bear to gain 1000 ATK," she explained with a cheeky expression. "Then, I declare my Frightfur Rat to attack you directly!"
The giant rat roared as it used its tail to whip at Blossom Star, making her wince as she got whipped in the cheek, making her cry out in pain.
Blossom Star (4h): 3000 – 2300 = 700 LP
Cozy Fluff (2h): 4000 LP
"If you think that was painful, wait until you see more. The fun has just only begun!" Cozy Fluff laughed.
As she got back up from the attack, she already had thought about Cozy Fluff; this person didn't have the right mindset, but something of a sickening, twisted person would have. She needed to win this duel and help Jaune Arc as soon as possible.
"My turn. I draw!" She started.
Blossom Star (5h): 700 LP
"I play the Spell Card, Naturia Rejuvenation." She showed the said card, which showed some Naturia Monsters bringing food and water to the injured Naturia Beast. "This card allows me to return one Naturia Synchro or Naturia Link Monster from my Graveyard to my Extra Deck. I return my Naturia Beast from the Graveyard."
"Then, I play the Trap Card, Naturia Seeding." Her Set card activated, showing some Naturia Seed were being planted into the ground. "If I added a Naturia Monster from my Graveyard to my deck by a card effect, I gain Life Points equal to half of that monster. Naturia Beast's ATK is 2200, so I gain 1100 Life Points!"
Her body was showered with green glows as her Life Points increased to 1800. Cozy Fluff grinned at that, looking a bit pleased with herself, but didn't say anything as she watched her opponent.
Blossom Star (5h): 700 + 1100 = 1800 LP
"Then, I play the Field Spell, Naturia Sacred Forest." As she placed the card on the field, the room started shaking as a giant tree sprouted from the floor and grew high up to the ceiling.
"Hey, your stupid tree is ruining my Dollie house!" Cozy Fluff complained. "It's big as Spectre's Sunavalon!"
"Thanks to my field spell, I can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Naturia monster from my hand or graveyard. I resurrect Naturia Squirrel!" She explained as the squirrel monster returned from the GY to one of the Main Monster Zones. "Then, I activate its effect! Since it is the only one summoned, I get to draw two cards."
Blossom Star (6h): 1800 LP
"Then, I summon Bell Resonator!" The new monster that was summoned looked like Dark Resonator, except this one had a giant brown bell on its back.
Bell Resonator-Level 3, EARTH, Fiend/Tuner/Effect, 800 ATK, 1000 DEF.
"You sure are a fan of Resonator," Cozy Fluff commented.
"Well, thanks. And check this effect!" Blossom Star replied. "Once per turn, when it is summoned to the field, I can add a Level 4 or lower Tuner monster from my deck to my hand. I add my Tuner, Vine Resonator to my hand."
As she did that, she gestured to the field. "Now, I tune my Level 3 Bell Resonator with Level 4 Naturia Squirrel!" Her two said monsters turned into green particles, transforming into seven rings.
The rings stacked together, with two numbers appearing before it combined into a single-digit number, "7". A beam of energy then pierced through the rings as it formed into a monster.
"Synchro Summon! Appear! Level 7! Naturia Landoise!" A giant tortoise with shrubs and grass on its shell appeared as it roared and summoned to the Right Extra Monster Zone. "Bell Resonator's other effect! When it is used for Synchro Summon, I can add a Level 4 or lower Tuner monster from my Graveyard to my hand, but it cannot be summoned on the turn it's added. I add my Flower Resonator."
"2350 ATK? That is just a bit higher than my Frightfur Rat, but it won't do that much damage," Cozy Fuff said.
"No, you're wrong. It will do a lot of damage!" Blossom Star exclaimed as Cozy Fluff looked interested. "I play the Equip Spell Card, Naturia Power Herb!" The said Spell Card was Equip Spell that showed a glowing green herb growing on the ground. "By equipping this to my Naturia monster, it gains 800 ATK."
"Battle!" She declared. "I attack your Frightfur Rat!" The giant green tortoise stomped over the nightmarish dot rat into a pancake as Cozy Fluff's Life Points go down.
Cozy Fluff (2h): 4000 – 950 = 3050 LP
"I set a card and end my turn," she finished as she thought to herself. 'Now, I just have to survive during her turn. I hope I'm prepared enough for whatever she is going to do next.'
Blossom Star (5h): 1800 LP
"Teeheehee!" Cozy Fluff giggled until she laughed whole-heartedly. "You're pretty good. I'm actually starting to enjoy this duel. I think it's time for me to get a bit more…. Serious."
She began her turn with a draw. "I play the Spell Card, De-Fusion!"
"De-Fusion?" Blossom Star said in a surprised tone.
"With this, I target one Fusion Monster on the field and return it to my Extra Deck. Then, I can Special Summon the Fusion Materials I used from my graveyard. I choose my Frightfur Bear to bring back Fluffal Bear and Edge Imp Sabres!" The nightmarish bear chuckled before it disappeared as it was replaced by its Fluffal counterpart and the demon scissor that makes up its weapon. "Then, I summon Fluffal Penguin."
A cute purple penguin with minty green earmuffs appeared as it flapped its cute, little wings.
"Appear! The circuit of a fun nightmare!" Her hand glowed in blue as the link square portal appeared above her. "Arrowheads confirmed. The summoning condition is two Fluffal monsters. I set my Fluffal Bear and Penguin to the Link Markers."
Her two said monsters turned into pink and light purple twisters, sucking into the arrows at the top and bottom, turning them red.
"Circuit Combines! Link Summon! Appear, Link-2! Frighfur Orthros!" A new monster jumped out of the portal. It was a two-headed brown wolf with glowing red eyes, sharp grey claws, long serpent-like tail, and angry grey eyes in its mouth. There were sharp silver blades sticking out from the sides of its mouth, body, and tail. The two heads roared together as it was summoned to the Left Extra Monster Zone.
Frightfur Orthros-Link-2, DARK, Fiend/Link/Effect, 2000 ATK, Link Arrow: Top, Bottom.
"Then, I play the Spell Card, Fusion Recovery." She showed the said card from her hand. "I add my Polymerization and Fluffal Bear from my graveyard to my hand, and then play Polymerization again to bring back Frightfur Bear!"
Fluffal Bear fused with Edge Imp Sabres, forming into the nightmarish bear. It laughed mischievously with joy for being back as it was summoned next to Orthros' bottom arrow.
"Now, Frightfur Orthros' effect activates!" She announced. "Once per turn, when a Frightfur Fusion Monster is summoned next to its link, I can destroy up to two cards on my opponent's side of the field."
"What?" Blossom Star said in a surprised tone as she sweated.
"Orthros, destroy her Naturia Landoise and her set card!" Orthros pounced on the turtle, shredding it with the blades in its mouth and used its tail to slam on the set card.
"Now you're completely defenseless and I can make a direct attack! Go, Fluffal Bear! Attack her directly!" She declared as she laughed evilly.
Fluffal Bear stood over Blossom Star, ready to cut her into pieces as it clamped its scissor, making a sound of metal hitting, but Blossom Star gestured with her arm.
"Not so fast! I activate the Equip Spell, Naturia Power Herb's additional effect!" She shouted, catching Cozy Fluff off-guard. "If a monster equipped to this card is destroyed by battle or card effect and it is a Synchro Monster, then I can Special Summon the Syncro Materials I used from my Graveyard."
Bell Resonator and Naturia Squirrel came out of two portals, surprising Frightfur Bear as its owner looked a bit gloomy.
"Fine. Then, I will just destroy your two monsters! Go, Frightfur Bear, attack Naturia Squirrel!" The nightmarish teddy bear cut the defenseless squirrel in half. "Frightfur Bear's effect activates! When it destroys a monster by battle, I can equip the destroyed monster to this card and gain its ATK."
Naturia Squirrel was swallowed into the teddy bear's stomach, increasing its ATK to 3400.
"Now, Frightfur Orthros attacks your Bell Resonator!" Orthros pounced and slashed Bell Resonator with its claw, making it explode after it got sliced.
"I end my turn," Cozy Fluff said, looking a bit disappointed before she grinned. "Oh well. At least I can enjoy our little game a little bit longer."
Cozy Fluff (0h): 3050 LP
'OK. Now that I survived this turn, I can finish her off this turn if I draw the right card. She doesn't have any Set Card nor any cards in her hand, but there are her two monsters; Frightfur Bear and Orthros and I don't have any monsters on my side. Even so, I still have the hand advantage and the only thing I have to do is draw the right card…' She thought as she stared at her deck.
"My turn, I draw!" She drew her card bravely.
Blossom Star (6h): 1800 LP
"I normal summon Naturia Pumpkin!" A cute green pumpkin with two beady eyes and small arms and legs appeared in one of her Main Monster Zones. "Naturia Pumpkin's effect! When it is Normal Summoned, if my opponent controls a monster, I can Special Summon 1 Naturia monster from my hand. I Special Summon Naturia Bamboo Shoot!"
A duo of a bamboo shoot with stumpy feet and violet eyes appeared next to the Pumpkin.
"Now, open! The circuit of nature!" She called out as a link square portal appeared above her in the room. "Arrowheads confirmed. The summoning condition is two Naturia Effect Monsters. I set my Naturia Pumpkin and Bamboo Shoot to the link markers! Circuit Combines!"
The two monsters turned into two green twisters, sucking into the arrows and turning them red.
"Link Summon! Link-2! Naturia Bark Hound!" The new Link Monster summoned was a dog with a body made entirely of tree bark. It had two branches on its head with few leaves growing on them and red eyes. It also had sharp, pointy bark for teeth and where its tail was a leaf-less branch. It was summoned to the other Extra Monster Zone on Blossom Star's right side.
Naturia Bark Hound-Link 2, EARTH, Plant/Link/Effect, 1100 ATK, Link Arrow: Left, Bottom.
"Naturia Bark Hound's effect! When my opponent controls a Link Monster, I can Special Summon Naturia Token next to Hound's link." As she explained it, a single plant-like creature appeared with 0 ATK and DEF. "Now, re-open the circuit!"
The link square appeared again as she began chanting. "The summoning condition is at least two Naturia monsters. I set my Link-2 Naturia Bark Hound and Naturia Token to the link markers!"
The two said monsters turned into three green twisters, absorbing into the arrow and turning them red.
"The knight that guards the sacred forest home of the Naturia! Link Summon! Link-3! Naturia Terra Paladin!"
The new monster that appeared was a female figure with heavy green armor with some shrubs or bushes growing on the shoulder pads. She carried a giant wooden sword. Her hair was blond while her eyes were emerald green. Her skin was milky white. Her armor was silver with some green accent lines.
Naturia Terra Paladin-Link-3, EARTH, Plant/Link/Effect, 2200 ATK, Link Arrow: Top, Bottom-Left, and Bottom.
"Now I activate the effect of my field spell, Naturia Sacred Forest! I Special Summon Naturia Pumpkin!" The cute pumpkin was summoned next to Terra Paladin's bottom link arrow.
"Naturia Terra Paladin's effect! When Naturia monster is summoned next to its link, it gains ATK equals to the summoned Naturia monster's ATK," She explained.
"Your Pumpkin has 1400, so that means it gains 1400 ATK!" Cozy Fluff said as she looked excited when she said it while the monster's ATK increased to 3600.
"But Terra Paladin will become even stronger!" Hearing that made Cozy Fluff looked a bit curious and wondering. "I play the Spell Card Miracle Naturia Fusion!"
She showed the card that showed some leaves and the spirit of Naturia Beast and Leo Drake going into the center of the green spiral.
"Holy Kuriboh! You can Fusion Summon?!" Cozy Fluff said with a surprised look.
"I don't just mainly use Synchro Monsters," Blossom Star said. "Now, by removing from play, 1 monster from my Extra Deck and 1 monster in my graveyard, I can Special Summon one Naturia Fusion Monster! I banish Naturia Beast from my Extra Deck and Naturia Landoise from my graveyard to fuse them together!"
Naturia Beast and Landoise briefly appeared before they turned into green and blue twisters. The two twisters formed into a huge purple twister as Blossom Star chanted.
"When two great beasts of Earth merged together, the mightiest beast of Mother Gaia rises! Fusion Summon! Naturia Gaiastrio!" The most powerful Naturia Fusion monster appeared as it roared into the field, summoning next to Terra Paladin's bottom-left arrow.
"Terra Paladin now gains more ATK due to Naturia monster summoned next to her link," Blossom Star stated as it did, increasing to a whopping 6800 ATK.
"6800 ATK?!" Cozy Fluff gasped.
"It's time end this little game," Blossom Star said. "Battle! Naturia Terra Paladin attacks your Frightfur Orthros! Terra Assault!" The wooden sword that Terra Paladin held was sharped and turned into an actual sword, glowing in a silver aura. She began slashing the Frightfur monster into pieces before it exploded.
"NNnnnaaaaaaaaaargh!" Cozy Fluff was blasted off the ground and crashed into her dolls.
Cozy Fluff: 0 LP
Blossom Star WINS!
"The duel is over. Now, where can I find Jaune Arc?" Blossom Star asked demandingly.
Cozy Fluff giggled until she laughed out loud.
"Boy, that was fun! You're really good! I like you..." Cozy Fluf said as she got back up quickly, all recovered. "Let me tell you a little secret. In that duel, I was actually going easy on you."
"Say what?" Blossom Star said in a surprised tone.
"Surprise, right? I just want to see how good you are, and you didn't disappoint me! Unlike other toys I had a deal with before," she said as she snickered.
"Wh...What is wrong with you?" Blossom Star asked aloud.
"Well, my job here is over. Go and enjoy your friend's duel. I hope she loses. Goodbye!" Cozy Fluff said gingerly before she logged out. Once she did, a door appeared on the wall.
"That must be the exit. I better get out of here now. Don't want to stay here any longer in this creepy dollfest room," she thought aloud.
She exited the room and came into another chamber where she saw a duel was going on.
"Jaune!" She yelled.
New Cards Cheat Sheet
Frightfur Rat-Link-3, DARK, Fiend/Link/Effect, 2300 Atk, Link Arrow: Bottom-Left, Bottom, Bottom-Right. Effect: 2+ Fluffal monsters. If this Link Summoned monster was summoned using three "Fluffal Mouse"; You can Special Summon one Fluffal Monster from your graveyard and one Edge Imp monster from your hand. You can only activate this effect once per turn. If Frightfur monster is summoned next to this card's Link: It gains 1000 ATK until the end of this turn.
Naturia Seeding-Effect: Normal Trap, Effect: If you added a Naturia monster from the Graveyard by card effect: You gain Life Points equal to that monster's ATK.
Bell Resonator-Level 3, EARTH, Fiend/Tuner/Effect, 800 ATK, 1000 DEF. Effect: Once per turn, when this monster is summoned, you can add one Level 4 or lower Tuner monster from your Deck to your hand.
Naturia Power Herb-Type: Equip Spell, Effect: Equip this card only to Naturia monster. It gains 800 ATK.
Frightfur Orthros-Link-2, DARK, Fiend/Link/Effect, 2000 ATK, Link Arrow: Top, Bottom. Effect: If Frightfur Fusion monster is summoned next to this card's Link; Once per turn, you can destroy up to two cards.
Naturia Bark Hound-Link 2, EARTH, Plant/Link/Effect, 1100 ATK, Link Arrow: Left, Bottom. Effect: 2 Naturia Effect monsters. When your opponent controls a Link Monster, you can Special Summon one Naturia Token next to this card's Link.
Naturia Terra Paladin-Link-3, EARTH, Plant/Link/Effect, 2200 ATK, Link Arrow: Top, Bottom-Left, and Bottom. Effect:2+ Naturia monsters. When Naturia monster is summoned next to this card's Link(s), it gains ATK equal to that monster's ATK until the end of this turn. You can only activate this effect once per turn.
Miracle Naturia Fusion-Type: Normal Spell, Effect: Remove from play, one monster from your Extra Deck and one monster from your Graveyard, to Special Summon 1 "Naturia" Fusion Monster from the Extra Deck (This summoning is treated as a Fusion Summon). The Fusion Material Monster(s) listed on a Fusion Monster must be a Synchro Monster. If this card is sent to the Graveyard; you can banish this card to Special Summon 1 banished Naturia Monster, with its effect negated.
Preview for Chapter 65
Two sisters, each longing to see each other, yet opposes each other. What had become between them? And what would be the future for them?
Jaune Arc: Big Sis...Elizabeth...No matter how much you push me away, I will come back, find you, and get you back!
Sir Lady: You don't understand at all, Charlotte. I have a mission to complete and until the day I pay back, I won't come back!
Next time in Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS Code of Secrets, Of Friends and Sisters!
Jaune Arc: Into the VRAINS!