Yu-gi-oh: Nightmare of the Virtual World.

[evilfusion]

Dragan grinned, and one of his facedown cards turned over. "With your responses sealed, I activate Nordic Relic Megenjord!" Some sort of jeweled belt appeared, fusing to Thor's waist. "One Polar Star monster or Polar God doubles its ATK for the Turn, but cannot attack directly!"

Thor growled a bit and his hammer glowed with a fierce aura before he slammed it ruthlessly into Light Bringer, overcoming the pushing the opposing monster was attempting (ATK: 7000). Lightning crashed from the hammer, presumably shattering the other monster to bits.

Dragan wasn't about to get ahead of himself. Zarkus' LP was so great that the blow to his monster wouldn't even leave more than a scratch, even when going against a Polar God. He slid a new card into his Disk's slot. "I set a card, Turn End."

LP: 6000
H: 2
M: Polar God King Thor (ATK: 3500)
S/T: 2 f/d

[Sunshine Jesse]

Zarkus smiled, as his monster was smitten by the Polar God.

"Nice job. However, he was just one key card of my deck! Now, allow me to introduce to you two more!"
LP: 74700

"I use the effect of my Deck Master, to summon Dark Soul Golem and Dark Soul Archfiend. However, they will not remain on the field for long! I tribute them and take 3000 damage in order to summon Dark Soul - Firestorm Knight!" he declared, as an armored, female knight with coal black hair appeared from the ground. The armored knight flicked her wrist as Zarkus' deck glowed a bright red color, a second monster rising from it: Dark Soul - Eclipse Knight. Eclipse Knight snapped his fingers, as black chains surrounded Dragan's Trap cards, and Firestorm Knight pointed her finger towards Odin, a black flame emanating from her hand, overtaking the monster and reducing his ATK/DEF to 0 unless he happened to have a Face-down Equip Spell card to negate it.

LP: 67700

"Now my two monsters, attack! Eclipse Knight, attack his monster, and Firestorm Knight, attack him directly!" he declared, his two monsters charging for their desired target, swords of dark energy forming in their respective hands.

"Turn End."

Hand: 1
S/Ts: 2
Monsters: 2

[spoiler=cards used]
[img]http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5362/10822y.jpg[/img]

This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card can only be Special Summoned by Tributing 3 "Dark Soul" monsters and taking 2000 damage, or by the effect of "Dark Soul - Firestorm Knight". The Special Summon of this card cannot be negated. When this card is Special Summoned, Special Summon 1 "Dark Soul - Firestorm Knight" from your hand or Deck unless you already control one. The turn this card is Summoned, your opponent cannot activate Trap cards. All Damage this card's controller takes becomes 0. As long as this card and "Dark Soul - Firestorm Knight" remain face-up on the field, all other monsters you control are sent to the Graveyard.

[img]http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/1397/10822k.jpg[/img]
This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card can only be Special Summoned by Tributing 2 "Dark Soul" monsters and taking 3000 damage, or by the effect of "Dark Soul - Eclipse Knight". The Special Summon of this card cannot be negated. When this card is Special Summoned, Special Summon 1 "Dark Soul - Eclipse Knight" from your hand or deck unless you already control one. Once per turn, negate the effect(s) of 1 face-up monster your opponent controls until the End Phase and reduce its ATK and DEF to 0. This effect cannot be chained to. As long as this card and "Dark Soul - Eclipse Knight" remain face-up on the field, discard your entire hand.
[/spoiler]

[evilfusion]

Dragan was a little quicker on the draw, however. When Firestorm Knight made its appearance, he clicked a button on his Disk. "I activate Solemn Authority," he stated, his Trap flipping up. "As long as this card is in play, Thor cannot be targeted by effects controlled by either player," he said. Of course, the Trap was only a temporary shield, and would be destroyed in just two turns, but he didn't trust Zarkus or the strange monsters that made up the deck. The more protection he could offer his God, the longer he could last and try to hold him off.

(Response?)

Brave and Harald watched the moves with some concern. It was not even really a battle that could be judged an advantage to one player. Zarkus' LP meant nothing, being almost too high for the gods to even take down quickly, so the main contest was to see who could hold their own with monsters alone. Unfortunately, it seemed Zarkus could conjure up advantage at a moment's notice.

LP: 6000
H: 2
M: Thor (ATK: 3500)
S/T: 1 f/d, Solemn Authority

[Sunshine Jesse]

"In response to the activation of your card, I flip my own two: Mystical Space Typhoon and Cards of Chaos!" he said, his entire hand being removed from play. A typhoon descended from the sky, obliterating his protective Trap card. Unfortunately, Zarkus lost both of his means of protection, leaving him open next turn, but with his truly absurd Life Points, he thought nothing of it as he continued his attack, ending his turn either way, confident that Dragan's monster was destroyed and he lost a large chunk of his Life Points.

"Let me see what you've got."

Hand: 0
S/T: 0 facedowns (+Field Spell and Cards of Chaos)
Monsters: 2

[spoiler=card]
[img]http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/3637/5861h.jpg[/img]
Remove every card in your hand from play and place it Face-down. Whenever you draw card(s), you can remove from play the card you drew and place it face-down. You can activate the effect(s) of face-down Removed from play cards as if they were cards in your hand. If you use this effect on a Spell or Trap card, or a card that sends itself o the Graveyard, send it to your Graveyard.. When this card is removed from the field or fiipped face-down, return all removed from play cards to your Hand.
[/spoiler]

[evilfusion]

The protective aura surrounding Thor vanished along with the Trap, and Dragan gritted his teeth, watching as Thor's ATK dropped to 0, giving Zarkus easy access to his Lifepoints. The first monster striking Thor destroyed it in an instant, and the second monster drove into Dragan himself, nearly throwing him against the floor. His Rune Eye glowed still and he glared at Zarkus.

LP: 700

"During the End Phase, Polar God Thor returns to the field, and inflicts 800 points of damage!" he said, pointing skywards as the Polar God emerged from the ground itself, back at an ATK score of 3500. Lightning struck the field, but some sort of barrier negated the damage. Dragan had known that was probably going to happen, but this time he was ready to strike back.

"My turn!" he shouted, drawing. He looked at the new card. "I Summon Polar Star Beast Garm!" A smaller canine beast appeared, growling a bit. (Lvl 4, 800/1900)

"Now I place a card down and activate Wild Nature's Release! For this turn, Garm gains ATK equal to its DEF, but it will be destroyed during the End Phase," Dragan explained. Garm growled fiercely. (ATK: 2700)

"Polar God Thor's effect activates! I negate the effect of one monster on the field and gain that effect for myself!" Dragan continued. Thor pointed its finger at Firestorm Knight, and lightning launched from the hand, engulfing the monster for a moment. "Now I activate Thor's new effect, and reduce your Eclipse Knight's ATK and DEF to 0 and negate its effect!" [i]Including the effect to avoid taking damage,[/i] he added silently.

"Garm, attack Eclipse Knight, and Thor, attack Firestorm Knight with Thunder Pile!" Dragan commanded. The enhanced Garm lunged forward and Thor brought its hammer down upon Firestorm Knight, intending to lay both monsters to rest.

(Assuming no responses)

"Turn End. Garm is destroyed, and my deckmaster conjures up a Polar Star Beast token!" Dragan said, his monster shattering and promptly being replaced by a different beast. (Lvl 3, 0/0)

LP: 700
H: 0
M: Thor (ATK: 3500), Token (DEF: 0)
S/T: 2 f/d

[Sunshine Jesse]

LP: 64200

Zarkus drew his next card, and smiled. "With the effect of Cards of Chaos, I can use one Spell card from my RFP pile! I activate Dark Soul Bounty, sending "Dark Soul Jester" from my hand to my Graveyard to draw 4 cards. In exchange, I must discard 2 cards or take 3000 damage. Guess which one I choose." he said, as a hand reached out of his deck and grabbed him. "Through the effect of Cards of Chaos, I remove all of them aside from one from play."

LP:
61200
Hand: 1
RFP: 3
DS monsters in Grave: 10

"I'm done playing around, Dragan! I utilize the effect of my Deck Master to summon Dark Soul Soldier, Dark Soul Archfiend, and Dark Soul Chaos Knight!"

LP: 56200

"I'll introduce your follow-up to my next monster, but for now, I'll have Dark Soul Soldier attack you directly with her effect. Then I use the effect of Cards of Chaos to activate Trap Stun and I acivate Forbidden Rain from my hand!" he declared, Dark Soul Soldier pointing her gun towards Dragan and firing it. Zarkus was clearly angry now, as evidenced by how he summoned so many monsters that, in order to maintain them, he would have to slaughter his Life Points every turn. The ATK of his Dark Soul Soldier increased by 1000 as it prepared to strike Dragan. Jack merely smiled, knowing that whoever dueled him next would bring Zarkus closer to complete defeat, even assuming that Dragan loses this turn.

[spoiler=Cards used:]
Here's the general thread for the Dark Soul Archetype. Several of the cards I played this turn are here.:
http://forum.yugiohcardmaker.net/topic/117158-dark-soul-archetype/

Forbidden Rain:
Continuous Spell Card
Increase the ATK of all monsters on the field by 1000. You can choose to negate the activation of any monster effects. No monsters can be destroyed as a result of battle. Destroy this card on your opponent's next End Phase after acivation.
[/spoiler]

[evilfusion]

Dragan scowled, realizing that with Trap Stun, there wasn't anything he'd be able to do against the attack. Energy struck him and knocked him backwards, his LP meter dropping to 0. He winced and pushed himself up to his knees, a more dignified landing than what otherwise could have been. He looked up at Jack and Brave. "Who tags in?" he asked. He knew Harald was intending to go last, and Jack seemed to have a firmer plan of how to tackle this man.

"Up to you who's next, Jack," Brave said with a shrug. "We pass fields, too, right? Like the WRGP, just with the addition of Graveyard and deck possibilities?" he wondered aloud. If so, then they had a strong fighting chance, with a good chance all 3 Polar Gods would unite against a single opponent if the going got too tough.

[Sunshine Jesse]

Jack looked a the two behind him. "We cannot risk him activating the remaining Viral Cores. I will go now, and utilize my strategy to assure a victory." Jack declared, activating his duel disk as an 8000 appeared over his head. Zarkus' LP jumped up as well, reaching 64200 by the rules of the duel. The field stayed the same, answering Brave's question right off the bat. "My deck maser is Synchro Magnet." Jack declared, said monster arising from his Extra deck. Jack drew his first six cards, and smiled. "I summon Armageddon Knight to the field. With his effect, I can send one Dark monster from my deck to my Graveyard. I send Undying Archfiend, allowing me to Special Summon him. Now, Synchro!" he declared, his two monsters merging together in a dramatic fashion.

"The ruler's heartbeats will now file through here! Take witness to its creation-shaking power! Synchro Summon! My very soul, Red Dragon Archfiend!"

"The effect of my Synchro Magnet activates, allowing me to Special Summon one tuner monster from my hand. I summon Dark Messiah - Salvation Dragon from my hand! Now I special Summon Trap Eater by destroying your Cards of Chaos. Now, Dark Synchro!" he declared, all of his monsters merging into a dark orb, forming into what amounted tot a dark version of Savior Demon Dragon.

[b]"The Messiah and The Devil, here and now, shall become as one. A Raging Spirit! Open the very gate of Hell itself! Dark Synchro Summon! Come Forth, Dark Messiah - Red Dragon Archfiend!"[/b]

ATK:4000
"Now I use his effect, absorbing the ATK of all your monsters!" Zarkus merely laughed, knowing that his continuous Spell Card would negate the effect. "You fool..." Zarkus said, as his spell card shone a bright green color, but was destroyed. "The two effects of my Dragon activate, negating your Spell card, monster effects, and increasing his ATK. ATK: 4000 -> 11500" he said, as the Dragon dashed forward, charging towards Chaos Knight. "And then, after that, all of your other monsters are wiped out!" he declared, the dragon striking Chaos Knight, causing a large explosion which wiped out all of Zarkus' monsters and a large amount of his Life Points.

"I set two cards." Jack declared.

LP: 45200

[b]"I will carve a path to victory with these own two hands! Even if I die in the process, the brave duelists who stand next to me will ensure your defeat! Zarkus, your time has come. Here and now, I will secure the safety of the future! Turn end!"[/b]

[spoiler=cards used]
Synchro Magnet:
http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Synchro_Magnet
Deck Master Effect:
When you Synchro Summon a Synchro Monster, you can Special Summon a Tuner monster from your hand or Graveyard.


[img]http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/9906/5861.jpg[/img]


Dark Messiah - Salvation Dragon
DARK
Level 1
0 ATK / 0 DEF
Dragon/Tuner
The name of this card is also treated as "Salvation Dragon - Savior Dragon". This card is also treated as a Dark Tuner. If this card would be used for a Dark Synchro Summon, you can treat its Level as 12 and the level of all other Synchro Material monsters as 1.

Dark Messiah - Red Dragon Archfiend
DARK
Level -10
4000 ATK / 3000 DEF
Dragon / Dark Synchro / Effect
Dark Messiah - Salvation Dragon + Red Dragon Archfiend + 1 non-Tuner monster
In order to Special Summon this card, subtract the Level of a Dark Tuner monster from the Level of 2 other monsters you control.
Once per turn, you can negate the effects of all monsters your opponent controls until the End Phase to have this card gain the combined original ATK of all monsters your opponent controls until the End Phase. When an opponent's card's effect that would affect this card is activated, negate it and destroy it. Then, inflict damage to your opponent equal to the ATK of this card. When this card attacks, destroy all monsters your opponent controls after damage calculation and inflict damage to your opponent equal to their combined ATK.
[/spoiler]

[evilfusion]

Brave helped Dragan back to his feet, and the members of Team Ragnarok observed Jack's move with interest. "My, he really knows how to break through a strategy," Brave mused appreciatively. "And it seems the field is the same, so our WRGP team strategy is still in play."

"Indeed, but I hope Jack doesn't trifle with the god," Harald said. "Very few duelists are able to control them, and Thor will yield completely only to ones with the Rune Eyes. However, it's a risk I'm sure he'll willing to take, with everything at stake here." He gazed over the duel field with solemn thoughtfulness. In the past, the Polar Gods refused to cooperate with the Signers, despite having the same objective. Only in defeat were they satisfied that the world was in good hands. But here, Jack held dark power with the Crimson Dragon's power...

"What cards did you leave on the field anyway?" Brave muttered, but Dragan shook his head. He didn't want to risk it being overheard, even from this far. Nothing should be compromised in this situation.

[Premier Alexander Romanov]

Teslarc glared at Kyza and started approaching him, her sword ready. [color=#FF2400]"Let me make this clear. I am NOT her sister. I am NOT her daughter. I am NOT her clone. I am her, and I am not her, at the same time."[/color] She held up the edge of her blade to Kyza's neck. [color=#FF2400]"But for now, I am simply Teslarc. That is all that is important. Got it?"[/color]

Desna and Vicky looked at the card Carmine just received.
[color=#9ACD32]"Very impressive."[/color]
[color=#800080]"Looks useful."[/color]
[color=#9ACD32]"How would you know? You don't use those cards."[/color]
[color=#800080]"Neither do you!"[/color]
And the duo started squabbling again.

[The Warden]

Carmine sighed. 'I an see you have something to say, so spill it' she said aloud. [i]'I pledge when all is poison, I pledge when all is decay. From Wasteland I am born, to Wasteland I die. I offer to thee my King, my undying service. May my body pave the road of your victory, with which my body will carry your name. Upon the glorious name of Toxico, I announce this promise for you...'[/i] she though, seemingly there was more, but she wasn't thinking about that. 'Zarkus has engaged another duel, I dislike this'.

[Premier Alexander Romanov]

Desna suddenly remembered something. [color=#9ACD32]"Aw, crap! I ordered Ghauri to go attack Teslarc! We need to find her!"[/color]
[color=#800080]"Relax. I took care of it. Akasha is on her way."[/color]
[color=#9ACD32]"Carmine, could you please locate Teslarc and get to her? I need to stop my...colleague...from destroying a very crucial player in this war!"[/color]

At the same time, Rhythm, who had just been checking on her Light Runner, suddenly felt two blades brush up against her neck. [color=#9ACD32][font=Courier New]"Do not move or make a sound. You are now my hostage. Do you understand?"[/color][/font] Rhythm nodded meekly.

[The Warden]

'Alright' Carmine said non-committedly and snapped her fingers. A large box formed around the platform and those on it compressed. With a quick whiz around the are, the compressed group zipped quickly around the city, until it locked onto Kyza's group. With the speed of a terrabyte per second download, the group rather quickly made it there. They decompressed just as fast as it compressed, with Carmine still in perfect form; although it was hard to say the same for the fleshies.

[Kyza Kiryu]

"Geez, alright, fine! Loosen up a bit will you?!" He pushes the flat part of Teslarc's sword with his hand away from him, his coding flaring in a touch of anger, "YOU need to loosen up a bit. All you've done since I asked you about Vector-A is go on like some Lone Knight taking... taking on the.... the hell?"

He blinks as he looks towards the uncompressing group a few metres from him, he hadn't noticed when had happened with Rhythm, not because he didnt care about the Program, but one of the group.... the woman with black hair...


He knew her....

[Premier Alexander Romanov]

Ghauri was momentarily shocked by the arrival of his master, which allowed for a blast of magic to hit him in the head, stunning him.
A strange jester-like creature floated down from above. She had skin that was paler than Vicky's, long flowing rainbow-colored hair, a Fortune Lady-esque outfit consisting of a black dress and rainbow-colored stockings, a Fortune Lady-like staff, cute angel wings on her back, and a golden mask covering the top half of her face. On her left shoulder, she had a red heart tattoo, while on her right, she had a black spade. Her right cheek had a red diamond, and her left cheek had a black club.
[color=#800080]"Never fear! Akasha, the Lucky Ace, is here!"[/color] She announced, sounding like Vicky, but with much more energy.
Teslarc stopped threatening Kyza and went to check on Rhythm, who had fainted, allowing Vicky to slowly approach Kyza.
[color=#800080]"Kyza..."[/color] Vicky whispered, tears forming in her eyes.

[Kyza Kiryu]

"You..." he whispers, stepping closer to Vicky, his bronze eyes glassing over slightly as he blinked, tried to focus. He knew her, knew her name, but struggled to place it....

And then like a screaming banshee in his skull, his memory starts to flood back, a torrent of dear and precious moments flooding his mind as he stumbles to his knees, his coding sparking and flickering, like a laptop overloaded with data. Whatever grip was on his mind, sealing her away was not just breaking, it was vapourising like dust in the path of a high-pressure hose.

[i] "C'mon Vicky, you gonna watch that film again?' 'Hey, Godzilla is a classic, now come and watch it with me!'

'I just don't know if I'll ever be strong enough to live up to my father's image.' 'Are we ever good enough? Just carve your own image, and I'll be there with you...'

'Kyza!!' 'VICKY!!!!' A hand clutching another within his own as they were torn apart from each other.... [/i]

He gulped breath in, tried to swallow it as he strained hard to keep his breathing n control, struggling for breath as he looked up to her. How... how could he forget? How could he loose her? How could he not remember... his own girlfriend...

"...Vicky..." he croaks out, grabbing for her hand, trembling from the force of remembering, a grateful smile forming upon his lips

[Premier Alexander Romanov]

Vicky didn't run to him. Even during a moment like this, being dramatic would have been something she still wouldn't have done. She just walked towards him, tears slowly flowing down her face as she remembered all of the time they had together. She finally reached him, and looked up at him. [color=#800080]"I...I missed you...so much..."[/color]

Trihsder smiled as he watched his victory. He now had an entire army, and he was ready to attack The City. But first, he wondered if his "friends", the Agents, were going to give him orders or anything. Of course, he didn't trust them as far as he could throw them, but they had so far allowed him to remain undetected from the sights of the Admins and Mods.

[Kyza Kiryu]

"Hush love... it's ok now...." he whispers as he steps towards her, resting a hand on her face as he gazes quietly into her eyes. He didn't cry, couldn't bring himself to shed tears, he felt too strong inside now with his self doubt removed. Instead he allows himself a gentle, yet long, lingering kiss upon her lips, hugging her to him as his coding lines glowed dimly. How strange it felt, to one moment be without someone but then to finally feel completed all at once.

His hand takes hold of one of hers, linking fingers as he sighs contentedly. Once so hollow, now fully relaxed, recovering as all those little traits of hers settled back into place in his mind, the little hings lovers knew about each other

[Premier Alexander Romanov]

Vicky was swept away by the kiss and the hug, and simply enjoyed the moment with her love. When they finally parted, she told him. [color=#800080]"I am so sorry for hurting you using Aki. I...I had no control over myself...Trihsder and Sleze...they injected me with so much crap, and made me into a monster, with the real me locked away, forced to endure the torment of watching the viruses in control of me wreak havoc on the world I was trying to save! The viruses used my information about you to shatter Aki's defenses and make her succumb to her infection by enraging her!"[/color] She was still crying. [color=#800080]"I hurt you, Kyza, and I couldn't stop myself!"[/color]

[Kyza Kiryu]

Kyza does wince at her words, resting a hand upon her face as he shakes his head gently, "Vicky, Vicky it's ok... Look, I'm here, and i'm alright. Aki is safe now too also, Teslarc saved her by destroying her. And yeah... yeah, it hurts that finding out who I really am enraged Aki so much. But..." he shakes his head softly, giving a faint smile to her, "she isn't the Aki in my world, or even the Aki from YOUR world. There are many Akis out there, but as cornball as it sounds..." he sighs, glancing towards the others of the group, "And i'm going to get ribbed badly for saying it, bt there is only one Vicky.... you, sweetheart." He wipes her tears from her cheeks, sighing softly, "Vector-A... Victoria.... seems I'm more dense then I thought, to forget my own lover..."

[Sunshine Jesse]

Zarkus grit his teeth as he drew the next card in his deck. After looking at it, he merely smiled.

(required listening while reading this RP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT2NHnRuGUs)

Zarkus held the newest card he drew up in the sky, as his Field Spell card zone opened. He took his old field spell card out of his spell card zone and sent it to the Graveyard, throwing his new one in the field spell card zone in a dramatic fashion. "Field Spell card activate..." he said, as two angelic, red wings grew on his back.

[b]"Viral Core - Mu!"
Dark energy shot up into the sky, as a third moon arose, the insignia "Mu" engraved on it. [/b]

"Now, using the effect of my monsters, I summon 5: Dark Soul Soldier, Dark Soul Golem, Dark Soul Jester, Dark Soul, and Dark Soul Archfiend... and now I tune the Golem, Jester, and Soul together."

Counters: 5000

[b]"Flames of hell, come forth. Through personal sacrifice an almighty power will be released. Awaken, God of Self Sacrifice, Dark Soul Chaos King!"[/b]
ATK: 3500
His monster descended to the ground, letting off a dark glow, both of its mighty wings extending outwards. "Now, Chaos King and Soldier, attack Jack directly." he declared, his monster charging forth and throwing its fist forward, hitting Jack directly in the stomach. Jack coughed up blood, but merely smiled. "...before you can use the effect of your Divine Dark Soul, I flip my Transmigration Prophecy, returning Chaos Knight and Light Bringer to your deck." he said, said monsters flying back into Zarkus' deck. Zarkus sighed. "turn end."

Jack's LP: 3000

Jack drew a card from his deck, and smiled. "It looks like this duel is not quite over for me yet, Zarkus! I'll set one card and tribute my Dark Messiah - Red Dragon Archfiend and discard my entire hand in order to Special Summon this!" Jack declared, as the Dark Messiah turned into pure energy and flowed into the card Jack was about to play. The signer mark on his arm shined brightly, as Jack placed the card down.

"Arise, Earthbound God - Scar-Red Nova!"

The red earthbound god arose from the ground, letting out a loud roar. Jack wasted no time, as it attacked Zarkus directly. "...Are you insane? My card prevents any damage." Zarkus said. Jack merely smiled, as the massive creature struck Zarkus, his Life Points cutting in half.

LP: 22600
Counters: 8000

"I wasn't kidding around when I said I would carve a path to the future, Zarkus. The effect of my god halves your Life Points whenever it fails to inflict battle damage! I now end my turn." he said, as Zarkus drew a card. Jack smiled, as his second Facedown card flipped up. "I activate my first card - A Challenge to Direct Combat and then my second card - Where There's Life, there's Hope! Now, your Dark Soul Soldier must attack my Polar Star Beast token!" he said, as the female soldier pulled the trigger, a long stream of energy shooting out of her gun and destroying the token. Zarkus' Life Points once again halved, while Jack's dropped down to 100.

LP: 11300

Zarkus began to perspire. He knew that his card would protect him, but he also knew that he had to get rid of Jack's monster. He shut his eyes, and drew one card.

"...I win."

The Black Sun glowed with a red aura, and the volume of data in the area increased immensely. The data was so dense and so large that the visuals of the game were corrupted and some of the areas shattered. Suddenly, Zarkus melted into the ground, as a large red portal opened up in his location. He rose from the ground, red tentacles surrounding his body with one gigantic red sword on his left hand.

"I activate Viral Limiter Release to summon Viral Core - Zarkus. Now your Scar-Red Nova is destroyed due to the lack of a field spell."

Jack merely smirked.

"You've fallen into my trap, Zarkus. I use the effect of Scar-Red Nova, reviving him from the Graveyard and activating your field spell.... causing both of us lose 3000 LP."

Jack's LP: 0
Zarkus' LP: 8300

Jack fell to the ground, coughing up blood, as his body began to turn to disintegrate. "Whenever a Dark Signer loses a duel, this fate befalls them." Jack said, looking at Brave and Harald. "Make sure you win. I gave you the materials necessary." He slowly began to shut his eyes, and smiled.

Jack completely disintegrated, his monsters remaining on the field.

Field Spell: Viral Core - Mu
S/Ts: 2 (ones that Dragan set)
Monsters: Thor, Scar-Red Nova

"...this isn't over yet." Zarkus declared.

[spoiler=cards used]
Viral Core - Mu
Field Spell
This card cannot be activated except by sending 1 "Viral Core- Zeta" you control to the Graveyard. This card cannot be removed from the field by a card effect. Your opponent cannot activate card effects in response to the activation of this card. As long as this card remains face-up on the field, no other field spell cards can be activated. Every time you would take damage, reduce the damage to 0 and add counters to this card equal to the damage you would take.


Earthbound God - Scar-Red Nova
Level 10
DARK
3000 ATK / 3000 DEF
Fiend / Effect
This card cannot be Special Summoned except by its own effect. This card can only be Normal Summoned by tributing 1 Level 8 or higher DARK monster and discarding your entire hand. There can only be 1 face-up "Earthbound God" monster on the field. If there is no face-up Field Spell Card on the field, destroy this card. Your opponent cannot select this card as an attack target. This card can attack your opponent directly. Whenever a monster you control batles and doesn't inflict Battle Damage to your opponent, halve their Life Points after Damage Calculation. When his card is in the Graveyard, you can activate one Field Spell card from your Deck or either player's Graveyard, and Special Summon this card. Then, both players lose Life Points equal to the ATK of this card. This effect can be activated during either player's turn.

Where There's Life, there's Hope
Counter Trap Card
Select one Monster you control. As long as that monster remains on the field, your Life Points cannot drop below 100.

A Challenge to Direct Combat
Trap
Pay half of your Life Points. All monsters on your opponent's side of the field are switched to face-up Attack Position. Select one monster on your opponent's side of the field. Your opponent declares an attack with the selected monster, and you select the attack target. The activation and effect of this card cannot be negated.

Viral Limiter Release
Quick-Play Spell Card
Send all monsters you control and 1 "Viral Core" card on the field to the Graveyard. Special Summon 1 "Viral Core" monster from your Deck.

Viral Core - Zarkus
Level ???
???
0 ATK/0 DEF
???/Effect
This card cannot be Summoned except by the effect of "Viral Limiter Release". This card is unaffected by your opponent's card effects. The ATK of this card is equal to the combined ATK of all Monsters on the field. This card can attack all monsters on your opponent's side of the field once each. During your Battle Phase, negate the effects of all cards your opponent controls. If this card is in Defense Position, it is destroyed.

[/spoiler]

[evilfusion]

(Epic music is epic)

Team Ragnarok stared numbly at the scene. Of them, Brave seemed the most stunned at the duel they had witnessed so far. Now it was up to him to finish what Jack had acheived. As he readied his disk, he peered at the two cards Dragan had left behind, nodding to himself. It seemed so strange to be using one of the Viral Core field spells, but it had suited Jack's plan. He stepped forward, placing the cards into his disk, his Lifepoints rising to 8000, knowing that Zarkus' would be doing the same, and his magenta Rune Eye glowing in the presence of Polar God Thor.

"Then it's my turn, huh?" he said, drawing his opening hand. He gazed out at the opposing field, narrowing his eyes at the Viral Core- Zarkus. In all honesty, he had no idea how he was supposed to get past that card. From the display of the card text he could access, it was immune to opposing card effects, so even Thor couldn't negate its effect, and it negated all effects during the user's battle phase, putting them into a tight bind, as it would negate the Field Spell protecting him from damage. However, he wasn't the Trickster of their team for nothing.

"It's my turn!" he announced, pointing to the side. "I've replaced the deckmaster with Polar Star Spirit Dverg!"

[spoiler=Deckmaster effect]
Once per turn, pay 500 LP to Normal Summon a Polar Star monster. Any time Polar Star monster(s) are sent to the graveyard, add one "Nordic Relic" from your Graveyard to your hand. You cannot activate or Set the returned card this turn.
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Brave peered as his drawn card and considered. Zarkus' life was 16300, and if Scar-Red halved his Lifepoints every time he failed to do damage from a battle, that included if his monsters deliberately battled and lost. And if the field spell was protecting his Life during HIS battle phase...

"I summon Polar Star Spirit Ljosalfr!" (Lvl 4, 1400/1200) Brave smirked ever so slightly. "Ljosalfr's effect. Once per turn, I can Special Summon a Polar Star monster from my hand with a lower level than one monster on my field, and I choose Polar God King Thor for this. Thor's level is 10, so I can Special Summon the level five Tuner monster, Polar Star Spirit Svartalf!" (Lvl 5, 1400/1600)

Brave did a quick calculation. If nothing interfered, he could reduce Zarkus to 0 that turn. Thor would attack, be defeated by the Viral Core, and Scar-Red would halve his LP to 8150 because he didn't succeed in doing battle damage. The Viral Core Mu would reduce Brave's damage to 0 each time. Then his two Spirits would attack, be defeated, and reduce Zarkus to 4075 and 2038, respectively. Then Scar-Red would attack directly for game.

"Go, Polar God Thor, attack Viral Core-Zarkus! Thunder Pile!"

[Sunshine Jesse]

Zarkus lift his hand up and sliced the Polar God in half, but no damage was inflicted to Brave due to the effect of Viral Core Mu. "...dammit." Zarkus declared, looking at the card in his hand. "It... it wasn't supposed to be this way!" he yelled, gritting his teeth, as the tentacles around his body began to glow. He became increasingly distressed over his potential loss, to the point where he was contemplating cheating. While he had one final ace up his sleeve, he wasn't expecting it to be enough for him to win. His once confident demeanor was wavering, badly.

[evilfusion]

As Thor was destroyed, Scar-Red glowed, halving Zarkus' LP (8150). The field spell on Brave's field rapidly accumulated counters. (Counters: 5800) Brave smirked. "Polar Star Spirit Lvojalfr, attack Viral Core- Zarkus!"

(If no response)

Again, Brave's monster was vanquished, but the Field Spell absorbed the damage (Counters: 9200), leaving Scar Red Nova to halve the opponent's Lifepoints again (4075). Brave extracted Dragan's Nordic Relic Mejingjord from the graveyard and placed it into his hand, however doubting he'd need it. "Polar Star Spirit Svartalf, attack Viral Core-Zarkus!"

(If no response) Like the first spirit, the attack was meaningless, except for Scar Red Nova to halve the opposing LP again (2038). The Viral Core gained more counters. (12200)

Brave grinned and pointed his hand forward. "Scar Red Nova, direct attack!"

(Response?)

[Sunshine Jesse]

Zarkus was hit directly be the attack, his Life Points dropping to 0. He fell back, the tentacles surrounding his body completely vanishing, leaving nothing but his regular armor left. He stared at the ceiling, with cold, blank, emotionless eyes, not even twitching.

All was silent.
...
Suddenly, an enormous pressure resonated throughout the room, as Zarkus slowly stood up. A featureless demon-like figure comprised entirely of energy came out of Zarkus's back. It grew 2 wings at first, but as it grew in size it gained 4 wings, 6 wings, 8 wings, 12 wings, and eventually 16 wings.

ATK: 8000

"Ultimate... monster... summon."


(introducing a hideously overpowered card made solely to solve a dangling plot point!!!!!!!!!!
http://forum.yugiohcardmaker.net/topic/120578-yu-gi-oh-5ds-armageddon-of-the-virtual-worldlock/page__st__440__p__2377213#entry2377213
this is where i first summoned the card (with a modified effect) if you're curious)
[spoiler=Card]
God of the Dark Oracle - Abyssus Satraps
Level 12
DARK
Dark God/Effect
? ATK/?DEF
This card cannot be Special Summoned except from your Extra Deck when your Life Points are 0. As long as this card remains on the field, you cannot lose the duel, but must remove every other card you control and in your hand from play. The ATK and DEF of this card is equal to the combined Life Points of both players. This card can attack your opponent directly. During your turn, negate the effect(s) of all cards your opponent controls. The effect of this card cannot be negated, and it cannot be removed from the field, unless destroyed as a result of battle. Your opponent can Special Summon monsters from their hand during their Main Phase 1 or 2 at the cost of 500 Life Points. When this card is destroyed as a result of battle, you lose the duel.
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