Yugioh: Fusion of Worlds: Fall of the Crimson Dragon [Accepting in OOC thread]

[Blackstone Dresden]

[color=indigo]"You seriously don't like listening much do you?" The mysterious shapeshifter asked, "I already said that I'm ending my turn without attacking you." As if in response, Lavalval Dragoon growled and darted upwards, evidently offended by his inability to destroy the Arcana Force Monster. "Next turn, your Monster will be a lot weaker than he is now, so I can just as easily destroy it then and drop your Life Points 1400 instead of 300."[/color]

[color=blue]"It wasn't their strength." Mark told Celestia, Neos, and anyone else who had stirred, "Whatever they were, they weren't natural. Our attacks didn't bounce off them, they simply stopped existing when they got close enough, as Bladege had the misfortune of finding out. Before Tara's duplicate melted, one of her Monsters burrowed out of the ground and told her something. She was in this world looking for something and, now that she's found it, she has no reason to come back. From what little I remember of my time as her puppet, Tara's been looking for something in both our worlds. If I ever knew what it was, it's in one of the parts of my mind that I don't have access to... From the looks of it, whatever she was looking for here, she found already, meaning that, if we're lucky, she hasn't found her goal in my world yet and we still have time. It also means that she's most likely going to stay in our world, which gives us the advantage." He looked at Alexander, "When Tara was recalling her Monsters, I got a look at one of their cards. Their stars are on the wrong side of the card and they're colored black, almost like the Dark Synchro Monsters used by the Dark Signers. The one I saw's effect bolstered its own attack points.... somehow, I didn't quiet get the method used, but that was it." He paused and looked at those around him, "Basically, their immunity to all our attacks are a facet of their physical being and not an Effect, meaning that should we meet them on Earth, when they're just Solid Vision, they lose their immunity..." He sighed, "Or I'm wrong and they're just as deadly in either world..."[/color]

[Rhykotsu]

"[b]My move! Draw![/b]" Rhykotsu pulled a card from the top of his deck, looked at it, and thought about his plan. "[b]Alright, Future Fusion activates now. Show yourself, Superalloy Beast Raptinus![/b]" The stitched-up, Gemini supporting dragon appeared on the field without too many theatrics, taking up a 'guarding' defense postion. "[b]We've got nothing to lose! We're gonna give it our all! Summon! Dark Valrkyia![/b]" [2600/650] (Field spell and her effect already calculated) Rhykotsu was always the one who would opt 'go down fighting' than just flat our surrendering. When Raptinus is on the field, all Geminis gain their effects automatically. And thanks to the field spell, all Geminis gained 500 attack, and lost 400 defense.

"[b]I'm using her ability, when she's Gemini Summoned, which had been taken care of by Raptinus, I can put one spell counter on her. She gets three hundred attack for each one on her, but that doesn't matter. I can remove one spell counter from her...to destroy one monster you control! Go, Dark Valkryia! [size="5"][i]AVENGING BLACK FLAME![/i]"[/size][/b] The girl only nodded, giving no smart-aleck comment as she gathered up a ball of darkness in her right hand, then shot it at the dragon. "[b]EAT THIS YOU MURDERING BASTARD![/b]" She screamed, the ball, just before impact, became a roaring fire, attacking the Dragoon. Never mind, looks like she was pretty pissed at the fact it helped kill a lot of her friends. "[b]I'm setting Evocater Chevalier to defense mode and ending my turn.[/b]"


LP: 2500
Hand: 0
Monsters: Superalloy Beast Raptinus [2200/2200] (Defense), Dark Valkryia [2300/650] (Effect, Defense), Evocater Chevalier [2300/400] (Effect, Defense)
S/T: Future Fusion, Dual Realities (Field Spell) Sorry about forgetting Dual Realities. X.x. But it's always been there, ok? K.

[Reinforce]

"That is presuming that your precious dragon remains by then. My turn, Draw. I activate the spell card, Cup of Ace, allowing me to flip a coin and draw two cards if it lands on heads. If I get tails, however, you get to draw two cards instead." Jesse flipped the coin, before looking at the result. "Looks like my luck still stands, the coin came up heads, so I get two more cards, and since I used a spell card, the magician has 2200 ATK again. Also, I'm going to activate one of my new cards, Burden of the Mighty, lowering the attack of your monsters by 100x his level, so Lavalval Dragoon loses 600 ATK, meaning the Magician is stronger by 300 ATK points. Go Arcana Force 1 - The Magician, attack her Lavalval Dragoon."

Jesse: 4000
Hand: 2
Monsters: Arcana Force 1 - The Magician(2200/1100, ATK mode, heads effect)
S/T: 4 fd cards, Burden of the Mighty

[Merci]

"I thought words like that were censored." Vaggelis muttered as his Purgatory Dragon - Ogre Dragoon was destroyed. [i]"Impressive!"[/i] He said. "But now.. . now it's [i]my[/i] turn again, [size="6"][i][b]draw!"[/b][/i][/size] He jumped into the air and drew a card from his deck, spinning around once as he did so. He landed back onto the ground, and before his flowing cape hit the ground, he made his move. "I activate the spell card [i]POT OF GREED!"[/i] No explanation was needed for that card. He drew two new cards from his deck. [i]He failed to notice that there was a Plaguespreader Zombie on my side of the field. The average player would have used a monster in attack position to destroy it, and I would have used that as an opening. Whether he anticipated it, or whether he just didn't plain notice, I can't figure out.[/i] "I activate Dark Armed Dragon's effect! I banish the Purgatory Dragon you just destroyed to destroy the Field Spell! Go, [b][i]Chaotic Dark Final Omega Hyper Super Mega Ultra Divine Shadow Blast Attack!"[/b][/i] Once again, a ball of darkness formed in front of Dark Armed Dragon, which then proceeded to destroy the modified surroundings.

"And now. . . ." Vaggelis paused for a moment. This grip on him could ruin his strategy. Once again, he faltered for a moment. "I have no choice. I activate the effect of the Plaguespreader Zombie in the graveyard, the one earlier used for Revived King Ha Des! I'll place a card in my hand back on top of my deck, and then I can Special Summon it, though it's removed from play next time it's destroyed!" A second Plaguespreader Zombie then appeared on the field as Vaggelis placed one of his two cards on top of his deck. "Then I activate the spell card [i]Power Rating Increase.[/i] Its effect allows me to increase the Levels of all monsters on the field by a measly [i]one.[/i] until my next Standby Phase." The entire field was then showered in glittering dust, and all monsters on the field grew on size, but only by a little bit. "Finally, I-" Vaggelis paused again. He clenched his fists. "Finally. . . I. . . ." [i]I already ruined my strategy anyhow.[/i]

[b]"I OVERLAY MY TWO LEVEL THREE PLAGUESPREADER ZOMBIES!!!!!!!!!"[/b] He shouted out loud. Suddenly, Vaggelis and Rhykotsu were standing in the middle of what appeared to be the galaxy, with a swirling vortex in the middle. Vaggelis did something weird and instead of sending the two monsters into the graveyard, he stacked them on top of each other before placing the Xyz Monster on top of them. For a second, Rhy had the chance to see it. Instead of Stars, there were three strange black things resembling them coming from the left instead of the right, which were called Ranks. The color scheme itself wasn't simple ordinary colors, instead looking like a galaxy. Two orbs of darkness which were the two earlier Plaguespreader Zombies went into the vortex.

[i][center]"The two Plaguespreader Zombies will open the Overlay network! X-. . . . [b]XYZ SUMMON! Come forth, Black Ray Lancer!"[/center][/i][/b]

The scene changed back to normal, but the swirling vortex was still there in the middle of the field. Then a massive energy was released from it, and the field was showered in darkness for a few seconds. The thing was, this darkness was more real than the previous Solid Vision darkness. When the darkness disappeared, there was a monster floating besides Dark Armed Dragon. It was a warrior, a lancer if you will, clad in black armor, but it looked aquatic, as its wings looked like those of a fish's fins, and instead of legs it had something similar to the end of a fish, and its very armor looked like one fit for a knight of the ocean. It wielded a red double-edged lance, and there were two orbs of darkness, which were in fact the Plaguespreader Zombies, floating around it (ATK 2100).

"These cards are made of antimatter. They came from the other side of a black hole not too long ago. They're the sequel to Synchro Monsters, having Ranks instead of Stars, overlaying their cards instead of sending them to the graveyard, and best of all, only need monsters of the same Level to summon them!" Vaggelis explained. "No hard feelings, alright? Now. . . Dark Armed Dragon, let's go! Destroy his Raptinus! [i][b]Dark Infernity Blast![/b][/i] And Black Ray Lancer, destroy his Evocater Chevalier, [b]go! [i]Black Lance!"[/i][/b] After that, he continued on. "Turn end!"

[Blackstone Dresden]

[color=magenta]Ilana simply smirked as her Dragoon was shoved back by the Magician's attack and then proceeded to fly back down and unleash its own attack on him, his attack points having jumped from 1900 to 2300, just enough to destroy Jesse's Arcana Force Monster. "You really should be a lot less reckless." She chided Jesse, "I activate the Trap Card, [url="http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Tyrant_Wing"]Tyrant Wing[/url] and equip it to my Lavalval Dragoon, bolstering his ATK by 400 points and giving him the ability to attack two Monsters you control per turn, so long as the first one is destroyed by battle. Sadly, this is your turn and you only have the one Monster on the field, so unfortunately that effect won't apply for now."[/color]

LP: 4000
Hand: 0
Monsters: Lavalval Dragoon ([b]2500 -> 1900 -> 2300[/b]/1200)
S/T: Tyrant Wing (Equipped to Dragoon), 2 f/d

[Reinforce]

"Fine, destroy the magician, but I have stronger monsters then him yet. During my main phase 2 I summon a card I had from the start, a different Arcana Force monster, Arcana Force 0 - The Fool in defense mode, so I get to flick another coin and he gains an effect depending on the result." Jesse flipped his coin up, before it landed on his hand once more. "Tails, which is a better result for him too, as while in tails he negates spells, traps and effect monster's effects that target him and destroys them. His other special effect stops him from being destroyed by battle regardless of the result, so that adds up to one hard to kill monster. Turn end. And by the way, this is not me being reckless, this is me being normal, and it revealed one of your face down cards, while merely destroying the magician and dealing me 100 points of damage."

Jesse: 3900
Hand: 1 card
Monsters: Arcana Force 0 - the fool (0/0 defense mode, tails effect)
S/T: Burden of the mighty, 4 fd cards

[Kingdom Xathers]

[color="#FF0000"]"Well then,"[/color] Alexander said as he recalled his monsters, including Red Dragon Archfiend, [color="#FF0000"]"we'll just have to stop her from getting whatever she's searching for. Not that it'll be easy, but it's worth a shot."[/color]

[color="#483D8B"]"in the meantime, we'll have to prepare for any battles we get ourselves into,"[/color] stated Umbris. [color="#483D8B"]"And by that, I mean with a practice duel. So, which of you are going to go first?"[/color] he asked the duelists in the room.

[color="gold"]"Wait, you mean now?"[/color] Luisa asked.

[color="#808080"]"I doubt he means next century, Miss DeLane,"[/color] Wolfram replied, trying not to sound prudish. [color="#808080"]"It's been a while since I've dueled, as myself, I mean. I'll take the first duel."[/color]

[color="#FF0000"]"Why not make it a battle royale?"[/color] suggested the lombax Signer. [color="#FF0000"]"That way, we could all get some practice in. How about it, Mark?"[/color] he said to the Moon King. [color="#FF0000"]"You up for a friendly match?"[/color]

[Rhykotsu]

"[b]Gah...looks like I can't win, huh?[/b]" Rhykotsu muttered as his monsters were destroyed. Empty hand, empty field. At least he had fun. '[i]It's all on this draw. Heart of the cards, if you exist, prove it to me![/i]' "[b]Alright, you're a really good duelist! But it's time for me to show you...[/b]" Rhykotsu drew his card, looked at it, and finished his sentence "[b]...my true power! Go! Pot of Avarice![/b]"

The snow-white activated the spell that he had prayed for, Pot of Avarice. "[b]It lets me grab five monsters from my grave, and shuffle them into my deck! I'm choosing...[/b]" his duel-disk flashed, and five monsters came out: Superalloy Beast Raptinus, Evocater Chevalier x2, Gemini Scorpion, Tuned Magician.

After placing them back into his deck, the duel-disk automatically shuffled, then put the two cards on top out, which Rhykotsu drew. "[b]And I get to draw two cards![/b]" He looked at his hand. He had a chance. "[b]Alright! First up, I'm playing Monster Reborn! And I'll be taking back my White Dragon Capulus![/b]" The large white dragon returned to the field with a brilliant flash of light.

"[b]Next up, I'll use Capulus's effect and turn Valkryia into an effect monster! No, I'm not cheating. When you destroyed Superalloy, she turned back into a normal monster. So essentially, she can use her effect again! But hold on! I'm not done yet![/b]"

Rhykotsu moved Capulus from his monster zone back to the grave. "[b]What am I doing, you ask? I'm tributing Capulus to advance (tribute) summon Knight of the Red Lotus! And when Capulus is sent to the grave, I can choose one Gemini Monster from my grave and special summon it! Out comes Chtonian Emperor Dragon![/b]"

Cue flashback. Rhykotsu had played Future Fusion and sent that dragon to the grave. "[b]Next up, I'm using Knight of the Red Lotus's ability, and resurrecting the Evocater Chevalier that I left in my grave! Be resurrected, valiant knight![/b]" Rhykotsu looked at his field, no spells or traps, just four monsters. They nodded at each-other, and looked forward.

"[b]So how is it? This is our all out attack! Dark Valkryia! Destroy Dark Armed Dragon using your spell counter![size=4] Avenging Dark Flame!![/size] Battle phase! Chthonian Emperor Dragon, attack his Black Ray Lancer! Everyone else, all systems go! Attack![/b]"

Whatever happened next would probably determine the duel. Do note that the only reason Rhykotsu managed to do that was because he got a super ass saving draw like everyone else does. So yeah.

Rhykotsu: 2500
Hand: 0
Monsters: Dark Valkryia (Effect) [1800/1050], Chthonian Emperor Dragon (Normal) [2400/1500] , Knight of the Red Lotus [2100/1800], Evocater Chevalier (Normal) [1900/900] All monsters are in Attack Position.
S/T: 0

[Merci]

Vaggelis crossed his arms, impressed as Rhykotsu managed to make a mirculous comeback. His Dark Armed Dragon was destroyed by Dark Valkryia's effect, and Chthonian Emperor Dragon successfully destroyed his Black Ray Lancer. Finally, the last two monsters, Evocater Chevalier and Knight of the Red Lotus attacked him directly, knocking him back a few feet and thus making him lose the duel [b](Vaggelis 0)[/b].

"I am impressed." He said. "You certainly are stronger than the average duelist." He pointed up into the sky. "You are capable of becoming a true hero, Duelist. And thus I shall reveal my identity: I am the [i][b]Ultimate King of Games Superseding All Time Forever!"[/b][/i] He then did another ridiculous pose. "You're a very powerful duelist! Maybe it was just luck or something, but you're still pretty impressive! Unfortunately, I, Vaggelis, the [b]Most Freakin' Powerful Duel King in the Entire Cosmos[/b], was fighting at only 30% of my power! This entire deck only utilizes that much of my power!" He seemed to be shouting into the sky at this point, bragging. "I deem that you are capable of standing up to at most 50%! No, you aren't the Duel King because you didn't beat me officially, by the way, and I was only using my 30% power deck! Besides, everyone knows Plaguespreader Zombie is limited, but once again this duel was unofficial! I am so powerful than you can't stand up to my 100% power!"

Then suddenly his face seemed to turn more serious and he faced the duelist. "I have my eye on you, Rhykotsu. Find the Signers. Against us, in their current condition they wouldn't stand a chance. You could be a useful ally to them. Darkness is brewing." And with that, his body was enveloped in darkness, before disappearing completely, leaving no trace of his ever being there.

[i]Man, I was so awesome a few minutes ago![/i] He thought to himself a few minutes later, in an unknown location.

[Blackstone Dresden]

[color=magenta]As Ilana's turn began, Jesse's Fool switched into Attack position as a large machine appeared on her left side, "Well, now you get to learn what my second one was. Level Limit - Area A." The shapeshifter looked at the card she just drew, "Now, I'll activate Lavalval Dragoon's effect, adding Tender of the Laval Volcano to my hand and then immediately discarding it. Then, my Lavalval Dragoon attacks your Arcana Force 0. Tyrant Wing Blaze!" The jet-like Dragon roared and shot a stream of fire at Jesse's Monster, the fire going around the Monster and heading towards its controller.[/color]

((If Jesse doesn't have a counter, Ilana ends her turn with that))

[color=blue]"Of course." Mark said, looking around, "Granted, given where we are, I don't think it'd be right for us to do ever more damage to this room than we already have, so maybe we could take this Duel outside?" He suggested to Alexander and the others, "Also, are we going every man for himself, or herself, as the case may be," He said, smiling slightly at Luisa, "Or are we going two versus two, in which case I'd suggest that Alexander and I be on separate teams."[/color]

[Kingdom Xathers]

[color="#FF0000"]"Ah, tag teams! Even better!"[/color] said an excited Alexander. [color="#FF0000"]"Though I do see what you mean about you and I being on different teams, Mark; it wouldn't be fair for a Moon King and a Signer to face off against two relatively normal duelists."[/color]

[color="#483D8B"]"Okay, then. How's about Wolfram team up with Alexander, while Luisa joins up with Mark,"[/color] suggested Umbris. [color="#483D8B"]"And we'll have to use "body doubles" for some of your monsters; most of them are either incapacitated, injured or, uh... other,"[/color] he said, hesitating with the last word seeing as it referred to a certain Forsaken One.

[color="#FFA500"]""Body doubles"?"[/color] Luisa asked, somewhat confused.

[color="#483D8B"]"Something like Solid Vision in the human world,"[/color] Umbris explained. [color="#483D8B"]"Of course, this kind of thing also happens in a duel if a player summons a second copy of their Duel Spirit Monster's card, but that's a whole different set of bibbity-bobbity-hooplah that I'm really not interested in explaining."[/color]

[color="#FFA500"]"O... kay...,"[/color] said an even more confused Luisa.

[color="#FF0000"]"Well, let's get outside, then,"[/color] said Alexander as he lead the way out of the HERO Headquarters Building.

[color="#483D8B"]"Hey, Alex? You're going the wrong way...."[/color]


Once outside, the duelists separated into their two teams: Alexander and Wolfram on one side, Luisa and Mark on the other.

[color="#483D8B"]"Alright, here's how the turn order shall play out,"[/color] Umbris said, assigning himself as the referee. [color="#483D8B"]"First will be Wolfram, then Luisa, followed by Alexander and ending with Mark. Each team will be sharing the same field and Graveyard, but each individual will be playing with their own hands and decks when it is their respective turn. Life Points will be set to 4000 for each team, so on and so forth. Duelists ready?"[/color] he called out to the four duelists. [color="#483D8B"]"It's time to duel!"[/color]


[color="#808080"]"I begin my turn with a draw,"[/color] started Wolfram as he drew his beginning hand, then his first card. Seemingly hesitant, he forwent his original thought and declared, [color="#808080"]"I summon Jain, Lightsworn Paladin in Attack Position."[/color] The platinum-haired female soldier appeared in a flash of white light, standing at attention (A: 1800, D: 1200). [color="#808080"]"I then place two cards face-down, then proceed to my End Phase. Now, due to Jain's effect, I must send the top two cards of my Deck to the Graveyard,"[/color] he said, reaching his hand for the top of his Deck but hesitating once more.

[i][color="#FF0000"]"He must be worried about discarding Wulf,"[/color][/i] thought Alexander as he saw this.

Wolfram shook of his hesitation and sent the top two cards of his deck to the Graveyard (Silver Fang, Aurkus, Lightsworn Druid). Heaving a sigh of relief, Wolfram declared, [color="#808080"]"I have ended my turn."[/color]

[color="#FFA500"]"Which means I'm up,"[/color] Luisa said as she drew her first card. [color="#FFA500"]"I first start with E - Emergency Call! This allows me to add one Elemental HERO from my Deck to my hand. I choose to add Stratos to my hand, whom I will summon now!"[/color] The sky blue HERO descended on his back-mounted glider (1800/300). [color="#FFA500"]"I then activate his effect to add another HERO from my Deck to my hand. With that, I'll add Destiny HERO - Dasher to my hand."[/color] Luisa then took a moment to consider her options, then said, [color="#FFA500"]"I end my turn with a face-down. Your move, Mr. Abernathy."[/color]

Alex/Wolfram
LP: 4000
Field: Jain, Lightsworn Paladin, 2 Face-Down S/T
Graveyard: 2

Luisa/Mark
LP: 4000
Field: Stratos, 1 Face-Down S/T
Graveyard: 1

[i][color="#FF0000"]"Luisa, too?"[/color][/i] thought Alex after seeing Luisa's move. [color="#FF0000"][i]"Normally she would have summoned Wildheart, or even one of his fusions. If she and Wolfram keep this up...."[/i][/color]

[color="#FF0000"]"All right, then! I begin my turn!"[/color] Alexander declared as he drew his first card. [color="#FF0000"]"I call forth Ratchet - DH in Attack Mode!"[/color] A younger, yellow-furred lombax landed onto the field, wrench primed and ready to attack (1600/1000). [color="#FF0000"]"And now that Ratchet - DH is out on the field, I can also Special Summon Clank - DH from my hand,"[/color] said Alex as a small green-eyed robot appeared by Ratchet's side (1000/1000). [color="#FF0000"]"I'll refuse my Battle Phase this turn and go straight to my End Phase. Since Wolfram and I share the same field--and by extention, monsters--I must now use Jain's effect and send two cards from the top of my Deck to the Graveyard."[/color] The two cards turned out to be Level Eater and Shank - DH. [color="#FF0000"]"I end my turn, so now Mark gets to make his move."[/color]

Alex/Wolfram
LP: 4000
Field: Jain, Lightsworn Paladin, Ratchet - DH, Clank - DH, 2 Face-Down S/T
Graveyard: 4

[Reinforce]

"I might use one of my traps then, Defence Draw, which stops me from taking damage and allows me to draw one card." Jesse said, watching the flames pass through the fool and a bubble-like shield appear in front of him, ready to protect his life points. "Now, if you don't have anything else to respond with, I might take my turn. Well, do you."

Vicky watched from a distance as her brother faced his opponent, still using his arcana force deck, though looking like he was having trouble against his opponents 2300 ATK dragon. "So, he is still looking for me then." she said, looking towards her duel spirit, the Blue Rose Dragon.

[Rhykotsu]

"[b]Haaaah...haaah....haaaah...[/b]" After the duel Rhykotsu caught his breath, and watched as his monsters lost their 'solid illusion' becoming Duel Spirits once more. "[b]Good job, guys. We won, somehow.[/b]" The monsters nodded. and Valrkyia gave an obnoxious grin. "[b]Of course we did![/b]" The rest of the monsters only nodded, then faded away. The snow-white looked at the opposing duelist, listening to his monologue. The guy seemed cool enough, maybe a bit dramatic. He kept on acting as if he were in a movie or something.

"I am impressed," the duelist said.
"[b]So am I.[/b]" Was Rhykotsu's reply. The only way he had won was his lucky draw.

"You certainly are stronger than the average duelist." The man pointed up into the sky. "You are capable of becoming a true hero, Duelist. And thus I shall reveal my identity: I am the Ultimate King of Games Superseding All Time Forever!" He exclaimed, getting into a ridiculous pose that would probably look cooler from another angle. The only reaction Rhykotsu gave was a blink of his eyes. "You're a very powerful duelist! Maybe it was just luck or something, but you're still pretty impressive! Unfortunately, I, Vaggelis, the Most Freakin' Powerful Duel King in the Entire Cosmos, was fighting at only 30% of my power! This entire deck only utilizes that much of my power!" The man started ranting at the sky, but it was easy to tell that he was addressing Rhykotsu. "[b]Oh? Nice to meet you, Vaggelis. I'm Rhykotsu.[/b]" His reply went apparently unnoticed, as Vaggelis continued:

"I deem that you are capable of standing up to at most 50%! No, you aren't the Duel King because you didn't beat me officially, by the way, and I was only using my 30% power deck! Besides, everyone knows Plaguespreader Zombie is limited, but once again this duel was unofficial! I am so powerful than you can't stand up to my 100% power!"

Rhykotsu sweatdropped as Vaggelis tried to prove that he was stronger than that, then said something about Rhykotsu not becoming Duel King. "[b]Ah, I don't really want to become Duel King, sorry.[/b]" Then he said that the tuner he used was limited, to which Rhykotsu nodded. "[b]Yeah.[/b]"

Then suddenly his face seemed to turn more serious and he faced the duelist. "I have my eye on you, Rhykotsu. Find the Signers. Against us, in their current condition they wouldn't stand a chance. You could be a useful ally to them. Darkness is brewing." And with that, his body was enveloped in darkness, before disappearing completely, leaving no trace of his ever being there.

"[b]...what? Hey! What do you mean![/b]" Rhykotsu chased after him, but found that he had completely disappeared. "[b]King of Duels, huh? Where have i heard of that before...?[/b]" He strolled on through the streets, walking right past of poster of Vaggelis summoning his Dark Armed Dragon. Something about him premiering somewhere today/tonight, but since Rhykotsu walked right past it, he didn't notice. "[b]What do you guys think?[/b]" Future Samurai and Dark Valkryia appeared beside him, walking.

"[b]Well he's right at one point; something evil's going on- Pffttt![/b]" A fly flew through her face, and she swatted at it. "[b]I hate it when bugs go through me, it's so uncomfortable![/b]" She exclaimed, glaring at the flown-away bug distastefully. "[b]...yes. You should seek out these 'Signers' and see if you can assist them. That 'Exceed' monster...we haven't told you, but Chthonian Emperor Dragon was heavily wounded in the battle.[/b]" Rhykotsu looked at him, surprised. "[b]What!? That shouldn't be possible![/b]" He paused to brush some hair out of his eyes, and continued. "[b]Monsters don't 'battle out' it's only one hit, right? Then Lancer should have been completely destroyed, not wound him![/b]"

Future Samurai only shook his head. "[b]Not the card. The spirit inside of it. Right now he's resting; you should refrain from using him for the time being.[/b]" "[b]Tch, fine. I've got a few other copies of him-[/b]" "[b]No, you can't. You have multiple copies of us, but only one spirit, Rhykotsu. Didn't we already tell you?[/b]" Future Samurai interrupted, and Rhykotsu bit his lip and shook his head. "[b]Damn. Alright then, I'll talk to Dragon later.[/b]" The Samurai nodded and faded away, to be replaced by Evocater Chevalier.

"[b]Rhy. Just...be cautious.[/b]" Then it was just him and Dark Valkryia. "[b]By the way, how's [url="http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Dunames_Dark_Witch"]Dunames?[/url][/b]" Rhykotsu asked, making conversation as he continued wandering the city. "[b]Huh? You mean my opposite? We haven't been in contact; I think she's still mad because I'm so much stronger than her.[/b]" The Duel Spirit answered, causing Rhy to laugh.

"[b]Then I wonder how Armed Dragon feels about Dark Armed. Must be some extreme stuff.[/b]"
"[b]You have no idea.[/b]"

[Merci]

By then, Vaggelis was already in another duel.

[center][i]". . . The star of death that shines at the zenith of the heavens! Descend to the Earth and make judgment upon the living! [b]Synchro Summon! Come forth, Dark Highlander!"[/b][/i][/center]

Opponent LP: 0
Vaggelis LP: 4000

"But. . ." His opponent said, finding it hard to believe he lost. "How could I have lost to such a loser. . .?"

"Hey over there!" Vaggelis replied. "Ya know, if I were a loser, then I wouldn't be the [b]Ultimate Duel Champion[/b], would I? HAHAHAHAHAHAH!" He did another ridiculous pose before running off, his cape flowing awesomely behind him. "Oh and you should take duels less seriously! They don't determine the end of the world!!!!!!!!!"

[i]Another duel taken care off.[/i] He thought. [i]Now that I think about it, I've been neglecting Tara-chan's will, not doing anything to gain the Signers' attention. Oh wait, I have a Xanatos Gambit planned! Yeah, that kid Duelist is gonna find a Signer, mention me, and then the Signers will seek me. . .! It's perfect! Perfect! Perfect! Perfect! Man, I'm so awesome! And what do I do then? Um. . . . . I have no idea, but I'm supposed to divert their attention from Tara-chan. . . and um. I know! I will fight them all with my 100% power! They won't stand a chance! And they're just gonna keep on trying to beat me, and I'll keep them occupied. When I beat the first of them, I'll run off, they find me again, I beat them again. . . Perfect! Absolutely perfect!. . . Or I can just have them enter a tournament. The preparation would keep them occupied, I think. Or maybe. . .[/i] By then, Vaggelis was incredibly deep in thought, oblivious to his manager trying to bring him back to reality.

[Blackstone Dresden]

[color=blue]"I activate Dragon Ice's effect, discarding Mirror of the Ice Barrier to Special Summon it." The Level five Dragon appeared in front of Mark and stood stone still while Alexander finished his turn. "Come on guys." He said as he drew, bringing his hand up to four cards and smirking, "If Alexander and I are the only ones that are taking this Duel seriously, this isn't gonna be a lot of fun." He isolated one of his cards and tossed the other three up into the air, revealing them as General Grunard of the Ice Barrier, Geomancer of the Ice Barrier, and Blizzed, Defender of the Ice Barrier, "I activate Magic Triangle of the Ice Barrier, revealing the three Ice Barriers in my hand to destroy Ratchet and Special Summon Grunard from my hand." The Level 8 Warrior appeared on the field and shot a barrage of icicles at Alexander's DH Monster, "Then, I Summon the Level 3 Tuner Monster Geomancer of the Ice Barrier, and, using Grunard's effect, Summon Blizzed as well. Now, I'm Tuning my Level 5 Dragon Ice and Level 1 Blizzed with my Level 3 Geomancer. The three spears of frost unite and merge with the soul of the Dragon! Synchro Summon! Freeze the world, Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier. Now, I'll activate his effect, Banishing one card from Alexander's hand," Trishula's leftmost head shot a small beam of ice that froze one card in the Signer's hand, "Clank - DH from your Graveyard," Trishula's rightmost head shot another blast of ice at Alexander's Graveyard, "And finally Ratchet - DH from your field." The Dragon's center head roared loudly and a final beam of ice froze the Dimension Hopper solid, "Your move, Wolfram."[/color]

Luisa/Mark LP: 4000
Mark's hand: 0
Monsters: Stratos, Trishula ([b]2700[/b]/2000), Grunard ([b]2800[/b]/1000)
S/T: 1 f/d (Luisa's)

[color=magenta]"I activate Laval Trap Hunter." Ilana said, smirking as Jesse's Defense Draw was shuffled back into his Deck, "This card allows me to negate the effect of a Trap Card my opponent controls and return it to its owner's Deck. Then, Laval Trap Hunter gets reset and gains the effect of the returned card, after which I can activate it once more and, after its effect resolves, it gets Special Summoned as a Level 3 FIRE-Attribute Pyro-Type Monster." The protective bubble around Jesse vanished and the flames rushed back towards him. "And with that I'm done."[/color]

[spoiler=Laval Trap Hunter]Trap
Counter
Activate only when your opponent activates a non-Continuous Trap Card. Negate the activation and effect of that card and shuffle it back into its owner's Deck. Then, set this card face-down. This card's effect and card type becomes the same as the negated card's effect and type. Then, this card gains the following effect:
*If this card would be sent from the field to the Graveyard, Special Summon it as a Normal Monster (Pyro-Type/FIRE/Level 3/ATK 1200/DEF 800). If this effect is negated, destroy this card.[/spoiler]

LP: 4000
Hand: 1
Monsters: Lavalval Dragoon ([b]2300[/b]/1200)
S/T: Tyrant Wing (Equipped to Dragoon), Level Limit - Area A, 1 f/d

[Reinforce]

Jesse stood there stoticly as he was hit with the pain. "Isn't it a good move that I have one more card left to use then, trap card activate, Damage Ccondenser, allowing me to discard one card to special summon a monster from my deck with a lesser or equal attack strength, and I choose Arcana Force 6 - The Lovers, which means I get my coin toss again." Jesse watched as the coin flicked into the air, falling into his palm. Tails again, so I can't tribute summon Arcana Force monsters. Regardless, I still have faith in my deck and the will to succeed, Draw. Thankfully, with this card, your dragon will finally be banished from the field, and your life points damaged, I tribute both of my monsters, and before you ask, since i am not tribute summoning an Arcana Force monster, the Lovers won't have any effect. Tribute summon, now the ancient greek goddess will rise to my side, appear Athena, and attack her dragon with burning spear strike." Jesse watched as Athena plunged her spear towards the weaker dragon, wanting to see if his opponent would use that face down which had taken the effect of his Defence Draw or leave it for now.

Jesse: 1600
Hand: Empty
Monsters: Athena (2600/800 ATK mode)
S/T: Burden of the Mighty, 2 fd cards

[Blackwing-Master]

After a while, James and Jasmine left the building and got on their D-wheels. James looked up to the top of the building they had just left. [i]Hopefully those two will be ok...[/i] He turned to Jasmine. "Let's go." Jasmine nodded as they drove off. [i]I have a feeling things are about to get crazy. Thing don't stay calm for very long where the Signers are.[/i] James looked to his shoulder as Gale appeared perched there. "I guess things would get boring if they were not crazy from time to time." James whispered to himself.

[Blackstone Dresden]

[color=crimson]As James and Jasmine drove off, however, the road ahead of them was suddenly blocked off by a golden tank-like Machine with a cannon for each arm, "I don't think so, James." Singlus told the two as he got out of Nora's limo, after which his Monster vanished and a silver D Wheel drove itself out of the alleyway, having been apparently following Nora's limo since they left Tara's lair between the worlds, "My Deck wants your blood after the dishonor you've caused it, and I am more than willing to satiate it." The ex-Professor's Duel Disk activated itself and he smirked maliciously, "Jasmine, had I been working alone, you would be free to leave. Since I'm not, I'm afraid you're stuck here too, unless my driver has had a change of heart, but I highly doubt that she's going to be that generous."[/color]

[color=magenta]"I activate my face down Laval Trap Hunter." Ilana said, as a humanoid figure made of molten rock holding a pickaxe and grappling hook, tossing the latter at Jesse's Deck and pulling out Defense Draw, "As you should know, this card saves my Life Points, lets me draw a card, and then Summons itself as a Level 3 FIRE-Attribute Monster." The Trap Hunter leaped into the battlefield, taking the destroyed Lavalval Dragoon's place on the battlefield, "Anything else?" She asked her opponent, and, after he answered in the negative, she drew her card, bringing her hand up to three, "Perfect." She smiled, setting one card face-down, "I Activate the Continuous Spell Card Level Limit - Area B, which moves all Level 4 or higher Monsters into Defense Position and prevents them from changing their Battle Positions for as long as it remains on the field." Ilana's previous Trap Card was joined by its high level counterpart as Jesse's Athena was forced into a defensive stance, "Then, I Normal Summon the Level 3 Tuner Monster Laval Lady of the Burning Lake." The shapeshifter's Trap Monster was joined by a small girl in a blue dress that promptly had its ATK reduced to 0 by Burden of the Mighty, "Now then, I Overlay my Level 3 Laval Lady and Laval Trap Hunter. The two Monsters will open a portal to the Overlay network! Xyz Summon! Blaze on, Lavalval Ignis!" The alleyway Jesse and Ilana were in inverted in color as a red spiral portal appeared between her two Monsters, sucking them in and combining them into a black suit of armor with flames for a head and hands appeared, after which everything went back to its normal color, "Laval Lady's effect activates. By Banishing her and a Laval in my Graveyard, I can destroy one of your face-down cards. Then Lavalval Ignis attacks your Athena!"[/color]


LP: 4000
Hand: 0
Monsters: Lavalval Ignis ([b]1800[/b]/1300)
S/T: Level Limit - Area A, Level Limit - Area B, 1 f/d

[Kingdom Xathers]

[color="#FF0000"]"GAH!!!"[/color] Alexander gasped as the cold from Trishula's effect struck his fingers like a cobra's bite. He dropped the now frozen "Sly Cooper - HD" from his hands, which vanished before hitting the floor, along with Ratchet and his companion.

[color="#FF0000"]"I guess I should be thankful that my deck works best with the Banished Zone,"[/color] Alexander said with a slight smile. [color="#FF0000"]"When Sly Cooper - DH is Banished for any reason, he takes two of my opponent's cards with him! That is... if you had a hand to begin with,"[/color] he added, realizing that Mark's hand had no cards to Banish. [color="#FF0000"]"I'll repay you for that later, Mark, but for now it's Wolfram's turn."[/color] Alexander then turned to the Lightsworn Duelist. [color="#FF0000"]"Don't hold back, Wolfram."[/color]

Without much response to Alexander, Wolfram began his turn with his draw. [color="#808080"]"I Normal Summon Jenis, Lightsworn Mender in Defense Position."[/color] The familiar red-headed healer of the Lightsworns took her place next to Jain (300/2100). [color="#808080"]"Next, I'll have Jain attack Stratos with Devoted Sword! And since she's attacking, Jain gains an additional 300 Attack Points, bringing her power up to 2100!"[/color] The Lightsworn Paladin charged forward, sword in hand encased in a devine aura, prepared to strike down the flying HERO.

[color="#FFA500"]"Trap Card open!"[/color] Luisa cried out. [color="#FFA500"]"Go, Hallowed Life Barrier!"[/color] A trio of cloaked maidens appeared in front of Mark and Luisa, a glowing barrier surrounding them both. [color="#FFA500"]"By discarding one card from my hand--in this case, Destiny HERO - Dasher--I can reduce any and all damage we take this turn to zero. Sadly, it won't protect Stratos but at least our Life Points are safe."[/color] Though Jain's attack was relatively uninterrupted as she struck Stratos down, the resulting shockwave from the HERO's destruction was absorbed by the maidens' barrier. [color="#FFA500"]"Anything else, boys?"[/color]

Giving off a slight huff, Wolfram placed another card face-down. [color="#808080"]"I'll enter my End Phase, which causes Jain's effect to discard the top two cards of my Deck to the Graveyard."[/color] Again, Wolfram appeared to hesitate as he reached for the top of his Deck.

[color="#483D8B"]"Wolfram, snap out of it!"[/color] Umbris snapped at the Lightsworn Duelist, causing everyone to jump. [color="#483D8B"]"If you end up sending Wulf's card to the Graveyard, it's going to the Graveyard, no ifs, ands or--!"[/color]

[color="#FF0000"]"Umbris!"[/color]

[color="#483D8B"]"This has to be said, Alexander!"[/color] said the N.E.X.'d Neo-Spacian. [color="#483D8B"]"If he's going to keep this up in a [i][u]practice[/u][/i] duel, how is he going to fair in an actual duel for his life? And don't think this lecture doesn't include you too, Luisa,"[/color] he added with a stern look toward the young woman. [color="#483D8B"]"I'm not saying this to be a prick--and trust me, you'll know when I'm being a prick. I know you two are hurting, we've all been affected by this, but if you two keep this up--not playing your best cards for whatever reason--then who's to say that you'll ever recover from this? You two have to be strong, you especially, Luisa,"[/color] Umbris added with yet another look toward Luisa. [color="#483D8B"]"You have to be, not just for Wildheart, but for yourself as well."[/color]

Wolfram hung his head to the side, reflecting on what Umbris had said, while Luisa almost seemed close to tears.

[color="#808080"]"... he's... he's right,"[/color] Wolfram admitted. [color="#808080"]"We all have to overcome this. Luisa needs to find her own strength, and I... need to face my demons."[/color] With that, he sent the top two cards of his Deck to the Graveyard, they being Solar Recharge and....

[color="#808080"]"Now, from my Graveyard, I Special Summon Wulf, Lightsworn Beast!"[/color] with a flash of light, the form of the former Lightsworn werewolf appeared before Wolfram (2100/300). Heaving a deep sigh as he looked upon the image of his former partner, Wolfram continued, [color="#808080"]"and since I've sent at least one card to my Graveyard due to the effect of a Lightsworn, Jenis's ability activates, dealing 500 points of damage to your Life Points while increasing our Life Points by 500."[/color] The Lightsworn Mender released a healing aura on Wolfram and Alexander, increasing their Life Points to 4500, and then proceeded to fire an orb of energy at Luisa and Mark, which would have damaged them if not for the Hallowed Life Barrier still in effect. [color="#808080"]"Your Barrier may have protected you now, but fortune won't be smiling upon you for long. I end my turn."[/color]

Sniffling a bit, Luisa wiped her eyes before drawing her next card. [color="#FFA500"]"Thanks to Dasher's effect, I can Special Summon Elemental HERO Bladedge from my hand since I've drawn him."[/color] The golden minotaur-like HERO appeared, both arm-blades primed to attack (2600/1800).

"I miss my arm...," said the real Bladedge as he watched the duel from the sidelines along with the other injured Duel Monsters.

Taking a deep breath to calm herself, Luisa continued, [color="#FFA500"]"I now play Polymerization! By fusing the two HEROs in my hand--Necroshade and Wildheart--I can Fusion Summon Elemental HERO Necroid Shaman!"[/color] A portal opened up on the ground, out of which arrived the kabuki-esque warrior (1900/1800). [color="#FFA500"]"When Necroid Shaman is Fusion Summoned, I can destroy one of my opponent's monsters and replace it with another monster from your Graveyard."[/color] As she said that, she gave a quick glance towards Wulf's double. [color="#FFA500"]"I've got a bigger plan for you,"[/color] she said to herself as she declared, [color="#FFA500"]"Necroid Shaman, send Jain, Lightsworn Paladin to the Graveyard, then bring out Alexander's Shank - DH to replace her!"[/color] On her command, the Shaman opened a portal underneath the Lightsworn Paladin, from which black hands grabbed and pulled her down into the dark abyss. Seconds later, another portal appeared to unceremoniously throw out Shank onto the field. The bandana'd ex-hitman looked around, confused (1800/1200). [color="#FFA500"]"Don't get too comfortable, because I'm attacking Shank with Bladedge! Saber's Slash!"[/color] Bladedge's attack sent Shank to the Graveyard as unceremoniously as he was summoned (A & W LP: 3700). [color="#FFA500"]"I end my turn. Your move, Mr. Abernathy."[/color]

Luisa/Mark LP: 4000
Mark's hand: 0
Luisa's Hand: 0
Monsters: Stratos, Trishula ([b]2700[/b]/2000), Grunard ([b]2800[/b]/1000)
S/T: 0

Alex/Wolfram
LP: 3700
Field: Wulf ([b]2100[/b]/300), Jenis (300/2100), 2 Face-Down S/T


[color="#FF0000"]"Yeesh, why'd you do that to Shank?"[/color] Alexander said as he drew his next card. [color="#FF0000"]"Like I said, my deck works very well when I have Banished DH Monsters, and I'm about to show you why. I activate "Return From the Portal"! This allows me to Special Summon one of my Banished DH monsters to my side of the field by sending one card from my hand to the Graveyard. So, I send Rowdy - DH to the Graveyard and Special Summon Sly Cooper - DH from the Banished Zone!"[/color] A portal opened up and dropped off a still-freezing Sly onto the field (1600/[b]1800[/b]). [color="#FF0000"]"I then Tribute Sly in order to Tribute Summon Marcus Fenix - DH!"[/color] The raccoon thief disappeared, replaced by the six-foot tall Soldier who readied his chainsaw bayonet ([b]2000[/b]/1700). [color="#FF0000"]"Now, I'll use Level Eater's effect, lowering Marcus' Level to 4 and Special Summoning Level Eater from my Graveyard (600/[b]0[/b]). Now, I'll have Marcus attack your Trishula, and since Trishula is a Level 9 monster, Marcus gains an addition 900 ATK, bringing his ATK up to 2900! Go, Jacinto Chainsaw Massacre!"[/color] Marcus Fenix shook his head, instead pulling out a handheld device, aiming it towards Trishula, and holding down the trigger. From above, numerous lasers began to converge and gather towards Trishula's location, about to dissintigrate the dragon.

Alex/Wolfram
LP: 3700
Field: Wulf ([b]2100[/b]/300), Jenis (300/2100), Marcus Fenix ([b]2900[/b]/1700) Level Eater (600/[b]0[/b]), 2 Face-Down S/T

[Reinforce]

(OoC: The Italics are Jesse thinking to himself)

"When you target my face down for destruction, I will reveal it, Mystical Space Typhoon, which I was saving up for later, but will use to destroy Level Limit - Area B before it is destroyed." Jesse watched as Lavalval Ignis destroyed Athena, as he had no way of avoiding it still. "If your turn is now over, I will start mine, Draw. While I have exactly 4 Fairy-Type monsters in my graveyard, Arcana Force 0, Arcana Force 1, Arcana Force 6 and Athena, as the card I discarded for the effect of Damage Condenser was the trap card, Arcana Call, from my hand I can Special Summon Archlord Kristya from my hand, and with her effect, I can now return one card from my graveyard to my hand, and I choose Arcana Force 6 - The Lovers. With that done, I might normal summon Arcana Force 6 - The Lovers to the field in attack mode, letting me flip the coin once more." Jesse watched the coin flip again, and land on tails again. "Damn, tails again, but since I haven't seen any high level Arcana monsters yet, it doesn't make much of a difference, and since your Ignis only had 1800 ATK, Archlord Kristya trumps that with her attack of 2800 ATK, go Archlord Kristya attack Lavalval Ignis then Arcana Force 6, attack directly." [i]I was lucky enough to draw Kristya to my hand, as with Kristya on the field, neither of us can special summon, putting me at an advantage as this deck makes use of tribute summons rather than special summons. Still, I cannot underestimate this opponent, nor should I underestimate the power of that wierd monster she summoned, XYZ I think she said, I've never heard of them before, and I have yet to see the effect of Lavalval Ignis.[/i]

Jesse: 1600
Hand: Empty
Monsters: Archlord Kristya (2800/2300 ATK mode), Arcana Force 6 - The Lovers (1600/1600, ATK mode, Tails Effect)
S/T: Burden of the Mighty, 1 fd card

[Merci]

Vaggelis, in the meantime, was inside his room privately.

[center][i]"The two Level Three monsters of Darkness will open towards the Overlay network! Xyz Summon! Rise forth from the sea of darkness, Black Ray Lancer!"[/i][/center]

And he slapped the Xyz card onto his Duel Disk for what seemed the thousandth time. The Black Ray Lancer appeared in front of him, obviously annoyed. Vaggelis was practicing how he should summon his Xyz monsters, since when he did it against that duelist Rhy, it was a bit dull, the chant and everything. "Hmm. . . I'll have to do that ag-" The Black Ray Lancer turned and suddenly pointed its lance at Vaggelis, probably threatening him, daring him to continue.

"Eh, what's wrong, Exseize Lanceryier?" He asked, before taking the card off his Duel Disk, thus causing the Black Ray Lancer to disappear before it could put a hole through his neck. "Now, let's try that again. . ."

[center][i]"From the core of the black hole, the two monsters born of matter will call forth a portal to the Overlay network! Let antimatter appear from the other side of that black hole, and form itself through the network! Let matter and its enemy collide! Xyz Summon! Plunge through the sea of matter, Black Ray Lancer!"[/i][/center]

". . . No, that's not it either. . ." Vaggelis muttered, taking the Xyz card off his Duel Disk. "That was way too long, and 'matter' doesn't really have much of a ring on it. . . Maybe I should try 'particles' instead. . . . Or maybe 'atoms'. Or mayb-" His Duel Disk then exploded from the sheer strain of having to project Solid Vision over a thousand times. His arm was unaffected by the explosion for some reason.

"Ow, I need to get my manager to get me a new Duel Disk, before it's my time to shine on stage. . ." He then checked his watch. "In five minutes?! . . . . C[b]OACH, QUICK, GEMME A NEW DUEL DISK QUICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!"[/b] He quickly ran out of his private room, scrambling across the building, shouting and searching for his manager.

[Blackstone Dresden]

[color=blue]Mark's three headed Dragon was disintegrated by Marcus' attack, "Is that it?" He asked, smirking has his and Luisa's Life Points dropped to 3800, "Or do you have another move to delay my turn a bit more?"[/color]

[color=magenta]"I activate the Trap Card [url="http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Blade_Wing"]Blade Wing[/url] and equip it to Ignis, giving me the ability to increase its ATK by 1000 in return for not letting it attack, but, since this is your turn, I don't really have to worry about that right now so Ignis' ATK jumps from 1800 to 2800, putting him on par with your Kristya." Ignis' flames almost doubled in size, but the two Monsters were still equally matched, "Now, because I didn't Summon my Monster just to trade it with yours, I'm activating Ignis' effect, detaching one Overlay unit from him in order to increase his ATK by 500, giving him more than enough power to destroy your Archlord!"[/color]

[Merci]

"Well, there's still two more minutes and I've already got my new Duel Disk!" Vaggelis said out loud. "I will make my way there right now! KATTOBINGU DAZE, ORE!!!"
"Sir," A random guy working in the building said. "Can I ask why you always shout random phrases in Japanese which nobody understands all the time?"
". . . Uh, we're in Japan. Shouldn't everybody know Japanese?"
"Sir. . . We're in [b]AMERICA![/b] Not JAPAN!"
"Are you on drugs? WE'RE IN FRIKIN' JAPAN! YOU UNDERSTAND? JAPAN JAPAN JAPAN!"
"Then explain why we're speaking in English, if this is Japan!"
"We prefer English!" Vaggelis sighed. "[b]This is Japan, and thus everybody knows Japanese, but we just choose to speak English because that language is universal!"[/b]
"But-"
"NO BUTS! . . . And now THERE'S ONLY ONE MINUTE LEFT! OH NO!" Vaggelis ran towards the elevator, but before he entered, he turned back to the guy. "Oh, and you're fired for polluting the building air with your drugs."

[Reinforce]

"I have one play left, the continuous trap card Shadow Spell, which allows me to select one monster you control when I activate it, and it reduces that monsters attack by 700, bringing your monster back down to 2600 ATK. It also prevents your monster from changing it's battle position and attacking but that isn't needed for now, as he is about to be destroyed. Go Kristya, show your shining resolve and destroy Ignis. Then the attack of Arcana Force 6 will continue afterwards. Sorry but my final trap was stronger then yours."

Jesse: 1600
Hand: empty
Monsters: Archlord Kristya (2800/2300, ATK mode), Arcana Force 6 - The Lovers (1600/1600, ATK mode, Tails effect)

"He has improved his deck since I last saw him, Kristya and Athena are both new editions, so he has obviously been trying to get to the point where he can challenge me, don't you agree Blue." Vicky continued talking to her duel spirit as she watched the duel, wondering if Jesse would manage to defeat his opponent or not.

[Kingdom Xathers]

[i][color=#4b0082]"Alex."[/color][/i]

Alexander paused for a moment while Umbris contacted him telepathically. [i][color=#ff0000]"No backseat dueling, Umbris. Besides, aren't you supposed to be the referee?"[/color][/i]

[i][color=#4b0082]"Look, I know you're going to think this a bit cruel, but just hear me out for a second."[/color][/i]

To everyone else, it seemed like Alex was just thinking over his strategy in his head, which is why they were surprised when he suddenly turned to Umbris and yelled, [color=#ff0000]"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?!"[/color]

[color=#808080]"Alexander?"[/color] a perplexed Wolfram asked. [color=#808080]"What was that about?"[/color]

The lombax seemed upset with himself, but for what reason, no one knew, until he spoke up. [color=#ff0000]"Sorry, Luisa.... I attack Necroid Shaman with Wulf, Lightsworn Beast!"[/color]

Luisa's face suddenly became a look of shoch and terror as the Lightsworn Beast rushed forward and swung his staff down upon Wildheart's fusion, shattering him as 200 more Life Points were deducted from Luisa and Mark's Life Points (3500). [color=#FFD700]"[/color][color=#ffd700]¿Por qué?" [/color]Luisa shouted at Alexander.[color=#FFD700] "Why?!"[/color]

[color=#ff0000]"Because even I can't hold back," [/color]Alexander explained, a hint of remorse visible in his emerald eyes. [color=#ff0000]"I'm your opponent, Luisa, and your opponent's aren't going to hold back. Likewise, we can't hold back against our opponents... I'm sorry... I end my turn."[/color]


Luisa/Mark
LP: 3500
Monsters: Bladedge ([b]2600[/b]/1800), Grunard ([b]2800[/b]/1000)

Alex/Wolfram
LP: 3700
Field: Wulf ([b]2100[/b]/300), Jenis (300/[b]2100[/b]), Marcus Fenix ([b]2000[/b]/1700), 2 Face-Down S/T