Return of the Orichalcos (Finishing/PG-13/IC)

[Merci]

"H- huh....? What do I think I'm doing... You don't care how mad I am, I must always apologize to a lady when I bump into her, got it...." Yuuto murmured absently, his brain scrambled by the woman's slap and barking. "So where's your apology. After you get it, I can leave and never come back for all you care my little troll-"

At the error of grammar in that last bit, his eyes widened, and he pushed himself away from her, probably insulting her even more. Meanwhile, the Kuriboh and Watapon watching him were temporary relieved, though both of them knew that it wouldn't be for long.

"I am Yugi Mutou's descendant." He clattered, his face growing slightly pale. "I- I must be the strongest! I am the strongest! I am the king of games! And I know how to p- prove it...! Ha ha- [b]ha[/b]- [i][b]hahahahahahahahahh!!!"[/b][/i]

Bursting into maniacal laughter, he continued on running away. Cynthia may have noted that he was running for the Orichalcos headquarters...

[a bad post]

"You no what that kid is an idiot, I know exactly where he is headed and I don't care, he can go die if that's really what he wants, but he's headed right for a death wish, bye bye little troll,"Cynthia waved at the young boy and turned around, she could have fled right then and there, and none of the duelists inside would have noticed. So instead of going side then she sat down right in front of the building. This would probably annoy Protheus, but she did it to prove how neglect full this little band of duelists really was.

"I mean really there's quite a few of them in there you'd think at least one of them would notice me, oh well I guess it can't be helped,"Cynthia muttered to herself sat and remebered her phone and continued playing phone games, waiting for Protheus to come back.

[Merci]

Zabaniya, sensing that something was wrong straightaway, watched as the man called Protheus gave the sample to a robotic arm. Then he turned back to Brian with an annoyed look.

"Enough pretending." He stated suddenly. "Prepare to be a sacrifice for the Great Leviathan!"

With that, he activated his Duel Disk and slapped a Seal of Orichalcos into the Field Zone. Immediately, a seal formed around the two of them, trapping them both within. Then he drew five cards from his deck.

"I'll summon Marauding Captain in attack mode, and with its effect bring out a second one!!!!!" Then on the field appeared an armored warrior (ATK 1200), before being accompanied by a second one (ATK 1200. "Thanks to their effects, now neither of them are available for attack... I'll set two cards and end my turn.... and guess what? I'll finish off [b]all your lifepoints[/b] during my next!"

LP: 4000
Field: Marauding Captain x2 (ATK 1200)
S/T: 2 sets
Hand: 2


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There was no turning back now.

Protheus fought desperately within his own state of mind, the magic that kept him immortal being confused. It was a mysterious and powerful magic that froze him in time while still allowing him to keep experiencing things in life, although even such magic created by gods had their flaws. For Protheus, to explain, that flaw was the method that allowed him to continue 'remembering', and the more he's exposed to past elements instead of new, it confuses the magic which transcends time itself, the magic which overlooks and regulates his immortality from outside time itself, and makes it believe for just a short moment [i]'hey, maybe I got the date wrong'[/i] and goes back.

The Orichalcum accelerated this confusion since it amplifies emotions, and this just so happens to include his primordial desire to survive, and [i]survive[/i], an ancient emotion that he had never felt since his immortality. Because of this one unnecessary thing and error that couldn't possibly exist in proper timeline reality, the magic is now starting to think [i]'hey, maybe I got the date wrong'[/i]. And unfortunately, this statement is only being amplified by many many elements, such as:[list=1]
[*][i]The comet Faust,[/i]
[*][i]The cult of Orichalcos,[/i]
[*][i]The presence of an 'Archetype', a 'champion of Earth',[/i]
[*][i]The six-thousand-year-old Prothean within Pandora,[/i]
[*][i]The [/i][i]six-thousand-year-old [/i][i]missing Prothean lying elsewhere in the multiverse,[/i]
[*][i]Natsu, the clone of Itsu from a time long ago,[/i]
[*][i]Kurai, where a ill-made curse made long ago has suddenly reactivated,[/i]
[*][i]Yuri, a fish out of time just like him,[/i]
[*][i]Idris, descended from the Ancient Egyptians, namely his own homeland[/i]
[*][i]Yuuto, descended from Yugi Mutou, [/i][i]who once carried the soul of the young prince Atem that he tried to kill,[/i]
[*][i]A tiny piece of his soul having been absorbed by the Orichalcos,[/i] [i]still residing within it,[/i]
[*][i]The presence of a small, oddly not futuristic laboratory in place of his usual one,[/i]
[*][i]...and the Orichalcum amplifying emotions that had never meant to be in use for ten thousand years.[/i]
[/list]
In other words, the magic was trying to 'correct' something that wasn't 'wrong' in the first place. Since there is no problem and a problem at the same time, a kind of Schrodinger's cat situation. But it has to resolve this, since the most important goal is one thing; the immortality of Protheus. That is the one thing it has to ensure, and correcting things are secondary to immortality. Therefore...it's trying to force Protheus into a younger version of himself, so as to stabilize the timeline. Protheus himself resists this by flooding himself with 'new' things to continue convincing the magic that the timeline is correct, but it's still trying. And now the magic was almost convinced.

Don't get the wrong idea. The magic of immortality that keeps Protheus alive is advanced and ridiculously powerful to the point of transcending time itself, but [i]not[/i] sentient. It is more like a 'program' that is merely loading, merely trying to execute 'Protocol X', as the event of [i]'X'[/i] has seemingly occurred.

Groaning, he looked back at Brian, who had somehow gotten himself into a duel with a cultist. Dammit...but he couldn't save him. It was up to that guy to take care of himself. He turned towards the laboratory itself, watching as the Ringmistress researched the piece of Orichalcum.

[b][color=gray]"Hurry, dammit...!"[/color][/b] He commanded her, his own fingers crushing through his hands due to fists being wrapped tighter than they should be bending that way...

[TotalObelisk]

Idris had now managed to reach Detroit but the carnage everywhere was making it nearly impossible to follow her objective, practically every road was blocked by rubble or ended in a crevice she wasn't even going to attempt to jump. Eventually she braked and hopped off the Duel Runner in frustration.

[b]"This is stupid!"[/b] She cried aloud, giving the bike a hard kick and recieving a very badly bruised toe that only made her mood worse [b]"We're never going to find them like this, I can't even find a way in for cr*ps sake!"[/b]

[i][b]Patience, Idris,[/b][/i] Timaeus' voice echoed in her head.

[b]"I'll give you paitence you out of date piece of..."[/b]

[b][i]IDRIS![/i][/b]

Idris' cursing came to an abrupt halt and she immediatly fell silent.

[i][b]If we must proceed on foot, then so be it,[/i][/b] Timaeus stated [b][i]But we cannot let...[/i][/b]

[b]"Wait,"[/b] Idris raised a hand to halt Timaeus [b]"The seal it's...Gone,"[/b]

A short silence followed.

[b][i]That can only mean one thing,[/i][/b]

Idris nodded: [b]"Let's hope the right person won then,"[/b]

****

Syria stood motionless in the middle of the temple waiting to return, she could hear the cries of another of the Atlantean Soldiers as another swordsman took their time defeating them. After a few more minutes the scenery around them faded away and they where returned to the throne room, unlike the other two however Syria had neglected to investigate the temple for any of its treasures and so came back empty handed.

She turned her attention to Archetype-Earth as she congratulated them, still holding the three pendants in her hand. Syria eyed them with the shadow of eagerness. One of the others, Lucas, mentioned that they should celebrate their new achievment with a 'drink', Syria looked over at him with a puzzled expression.

[b]"A drink?"[/b] She asked [b]"Is the consumtion of liquid a form of celebration?"[/b]

[Love of Ghibli]

[color=#ff8c00]Yes this is a form of celebration though these can vary from the wild to the more calm like ours will be[/color]. He said giving a polite motion to the girls to make their way to his car. He waved bye to Arche but she seemed rather preoccupied maybe the swordsman weren't as big a part of her plan like she had hoped. Though it was fun to watch her

Lucas was somewhat happy that prostitute decided to come along with her dead man-fishes clothes. One those clothes are priceless relics and two this could be good bonding time for the new swordsmen. Though that did beg the question, if she ever did mate with the fishman would she end up laying fish eggs? Very intriguing indeed. Then there was the robot observer who now has the power to freely observe everything they see fit and since she was so socially unaware of the culture she too would need bonding. How unlike Lucas to care so much, but then again he had a tote-bag full of goodies to go play with one he got home; assuming his home was still in one piece after this Earthquake mess.

He brought the girls back to the car which was nice and clean thanks to the drones. [color=#ff8c00]We should really find a way to monetize those people. [/color]He of course slowly turned his head towards Carla..[color=#ff8c00].Well I guess that could work, but I don't really like the concept of pimping. Hmmm maybe secretarial schooling. [/color]Even while mumbling he opened the car door like a true gentlemen and offered the ladies a seat in the back. With that he proceeded to drive down the ruins of Detroit he new of a couple underground lounges that were made by some paranoid friends of his. They should be safe and the people working there should be...well alive...[color=#ff8c00]So ladies what do you think we should do as duty as Swordspeople[/color] he said trying to sound politically correct.

[werewolfjedi]

[quote name='Merciful Idiot' timestamp='1345893414' post='6012582']
Zabaniya, sensing that something was wrong straightaway, watched as the man called Protheus gave the sample to a robotic arm. Then he turned back to Brian with an annoyed look.

"Enough pretending." He stated suddenly. "Prepare to be a sacrifice for the Great Leviathan!"

With that, he activated his Duel Disk and slapped a Seal of Orichalcos into the Field Zone. Immediately, a seal formed around the two of them, trapping them both within. Then he drew five cards from his deck.

"I'll summon Marauding Captain in attack mode, and with its effect bring out a second one!!!!!" Then on the field appeared an armored warrior (ATK 1200), before being accompanied by a second one (ATK 1200. "Thanks to their effects, now neither of them are available for attack... I'll set two cards and end my turn.... and guess what? I'll finish off [b]all your lifepoints[/b] during my next!"

LP: 4000
Field: Marauding Captain x2 (ATK 1200)
S/T: 2 sets
Hand: 2
[/quote]

Brian didn't even get out of his chair, if they were going to come now of all times, he was gonna just concentrate on the duel.
[b]"I don't think you have half a clue who you just challenged, you sad sad little fool."[/b]
Brian activated his duel disk, as it expanded out from it's compact state, as he pulls a deck from his belt., slamming it into his auto shuffling deck slot, and drawing 5, and then his 6th.
brian looked at his hand, and grinned.
[b]"lets start things off simple, I summon magical exemplar to the field."[/b] (5)
a woman in green robes came up, holding her hands to the side, concentrating.
[b]"and now, I play heavy storm."[/b] (4)
the giant storm of dust ravaged the field, and while the seal was unbroken, his face down cards were obliterated, as his monster reached her hands up and glowing orbs flowed in to orbit around her, forming into dark orbs with the spell symbol.
[b]"magical exemplar is a spell counter monster, and being present to the playing of a spell card, means that she collects the excess energy from it, and gains two spell counters, which fuel her effect."[/b]
Brian grinned as his opponent responded with a spell.[b] " fool, that just makes my job easier"[/b]
[b]"next, I use my exemplar effect, once per turn, I may summon a spellcaster monster from my hand or graveyard, but in exchange I have to give up spell counters equal to the monster's level. I declare I shall summon a level 4 spellcaster, exemplar, conjuration gate."[/b]
the woman in green raised her arms high, beginning her spell, as she the magician circle opened in front of her.
[b]"I summon, a second magical exemplar."[/b]
another woman in green rose from within the circle, coming out, and taking her place beside the first, nodding to her wand weilding counterpart.
he placed another spell card into his disk
[b]"next, I'll equip wonder wand to magical exemplar, adding two more spell counters as well."[/b] (3)
Exemplar pulled the wand from the picture, and both raised their hands once more, drawing out another 2 counters each
[b]"and for my next move, I play a 3rd spell, foolish burial, and I send geomancer of the ice barrier to the graveyard."[/b] (1)
the card protruded from his deck, and Brian pulled it out, as it auto shuffled after, and he placed it in his graveyard, as both the exemplars gains two more orbiting spell counters.
"but he won't stay there for long. I use my second magical exemplar's conjuration, summon, geomancer of the ice barrier."
she put her hands out, as a coffin rose from the circle, and opened,releasing a frigid blast of wind and snow, as the ice mage came to the field
brian now stood up from the chair, grinning.
[b]"you may be wondering why I bothered summoning this little guy over some other, stronger monster, my answer? he's a tuner, and I now will synchro summon my second exemplar with my sorcerer, and together, they shall form victory!"[/b]
the mage and the woman jumped, the boy becoming a trio of light and dark rings, and the woman becoming four stars, as Brian rose his un-disked arm, hand open wide as the winds picked up, his jacket fluttering.
[b]"when the laylines converge, and magical forces gather, a new force shall be born, I call on the lady of the dawn! I synchro summon, awaken, Arcanite magician!"[/b]
A blue skined wizard in a cloaking white robe over a metal set of armor stood in their place, wielding a large staff.
[b]"mommy's home, and with her arrival, she gains 2 spell counters, and with them, she gains 2000 extra attack points, putting her at 2400."[/b]
she merely raised her open palm, two orbs bursting with sparkles into existence.
[b]"I may not be able to attack because of your monsters, but I don't particularly need to worry about that, as arcanite's ability lets me rain destruction on your field with my spell counters! Arcanite magician, use 2 of exemplar's counters and remove those captain eyesores from the field, phantom destruction![/b]"
Arcanite rose her hand up, drawing 2 spell counters away from exemplar, and then creating a sigil in the air, as it shot out many beams of light, turning the marauding captains into swiss cheese before they were destroyed.
[b]"and now, I move to attack! exemplar, you first, direct attack, animate earth!"[/b]
Exemplar slammed her wand into the ground, causing a bunch of rocks to fly out and pelt the cultist hard. (5200-3000)
[b]"next, arcanite magician, direct attack! SERAPHIC LAW!"[/b]
she rose her staff, motes of light coming off it, coming to float above the injured cultist, as she was engulfed in a burning beam of light with slamed down on her. (3000-600)
brian huffed a little, the mental and physical strain at handling a synchro monster for real tiring him somewhat.
Brian took his last card and activated it, staring down his opponent,
[b]"next, I play terraforming, meaning I can add a field spell to my hand, which means I can add the magical citadel of endymon to my hand, useless as it is."[/b]
another card pushed out the deck, auto shuffling once more after he pulls it out, as exemplar drew out 2 more spell counters.
[b]"I"m not finished, next I use wonder wand, and I sacrifice my first magical exemplar to draw two cards, exemplar, I require your services, tiring alchemy!"[/b]
the woman nodded and stabbed the wand into the ground, concentrating, and causing his deck to glow, and as he drew his two cards, she fainted, the wand shattering, as he sent them to the graveyard. (3)
[b]"I set 2 cards and end my turn, and I promise you, your next turn, is your last turn."[/b]

field:
Arcanite magician on field w/ 2 spell counters (400-2400 ATK, 1800 DEF)
2 face down s/t
1 card in hand ( citadel)
4000 LP

opponent's feild.
no cards on field
2 in hand
600 LP

[Premier Alexander Romanov]

Atsuko cried out in pain from the grazing of the rock to her foot and held onto Yuri tightly, tears flowing down her cheek from the injury. [color=#ff0000]"It hurts..."[/color]

Castle stood in front of a podium set up on a stage in front of the Detroit City Hall, or what was left of it. On one side of him was the mayor of Detroit and some city officials, on the other was an African-American man in a blue military dress suit and a beret, and some military staff. In front of the stage and around the building were armed soldiers in full body armor. Castle looked out among the crowd of media representatives and frightened citizens of the city before beginning.
[color=#0000ff]"Citizens of Detroit and members of the press, welcome. I am General Dwight Castle, and I am, as of 1200 hours Eastern Time this morning, the military governor of the Detroit Emergency Management Zone. As you are very aware, at 1037 hours local time, this city experienced a devastating earthquake. Within hours, all semblance of a structured society had been eradicated, until, thanks to the Michigan National Guard, and the newly formed Task Force Reforge under command of my colleague, Colonel Foster, we restored order and brought fresh water, warm food, and the necessities of life back to Detroit."[/color]
[color=#0000ff]"Until further notice, for your safety, there will be a curfew from sunset to sunrise, and any unauthorized individuals caught outside of their homes during the curfew will be shot on sight. Food, water, medical supplies, and other essentials will be rationed based on family size. Anyone who signs up for our Disaster Assistance Program, and helps us clean up the city for reconstruction efforts, will receive additional rations, as well as priority in receiving rations. If you wish to leave the city, we will also be organizing evacuation convoys. However, know that the members of Task Force Reforge have orders to shoot any lawbreakers without question. If you wish to cross us, we will be your judges, jury, and executioners."[/color]
[color=#0000ff]"Any questions?"[/color]

[TotalObelisk]

Idris found herself clambering over the rubble covering the streets, her clothes where already covered in dust and she'd managed to tear open one of her sleeves. After a few minutes she heard something off in the distance, a voice echoing from a distance away, enhanced by working speaker systems.

[b]"You hear that?"[/b]

[i][b]I do,[/i][/b] Timaeus sounded converned.

Idris picked up her pace and hopped over some more piles until she was in view of the city hall, she spotted the gathering of people at the top of the steps as well as a sizeable crowd in front. She paused to listen to the man currently speaking, talking about the recent disaster and relief efforts.

[i][b]Something feels wrong,[/i][/b]

[b]"Why? They're just recovering from a disaster, what's wrong with that?"[/b] Idris asked.

[i][b]Merely a hunch,[/i][/b] Timaeus replied [i][b]I do not trust that man[/i][/b]

Idris frowned, eying the man on the podium.

****

Syria followed Lucas and Carla hardly pating attention to the world around her, merely gazing at the stone lying in her palm. She slid into the card alongside Carla, rather eager to inspect the human machine from the inside, it was a lot smaller on the inside than she'd have expected, she didn't bother to bring this up though and returned her attention to the orichalcium stone, turning it over in her palm to examine it from all sides.

[Merci]

"Eh- eh, WAIT! Quick-play spell card activate, Poison of the Old Man!" Zabaniya declared, just as the Heavy Storm threatened to destroy his two set cards. A greel vial appeared in his hand and he quickly drank all of the contents. (LP: 5200) "How are you gonna deplete all those Life Poi-"

Then he watched as his opponent played overly complicated moves and hit him with a lot of damage (LP: 2700). He groaned out in pain, and was honestly surprised at the duelist's ferocity. Regardless of stopping battle damage, he still took all the effect damage, and looked at his opponent with a look of absolute hatred, the Seal of Orichalcos glowing rather blatantly on his forehead. Then he was hit again with more damage. (LP: 1200)

[b]"You- you dare think you can one-turn-kill ME....?!"[/b] He shouted out, his eyes burning and his body hurt. "...so. Do you end your turn?"

[Love of Ghibli]

Lucas had dropped down the TV down from the roof of the car so the girls could have something to watch. At the same time he was able to turn on a TV in the front of the car as well so he could watch. With all of the new safety features installed it was now safe for people to have TV's in their cars. Apparently there was now only one thing on all channels and that was Castle's public [s]declaration of supreme dominance[/s] safety speech. Lucas himself was rolled his eyes in annoyance. Some people were just show-offs, though according to the message there were going to be people who would be allowed to walk the streets. When Lucas heard him ask for any questions Lucas could only think this whole thing seemed familiar. [color=#ff8c00][i]Yeah...isn't this how the movie V for Vendetta started. Corrupt power structure unleashes a disaster and then they come and help fix said disaster. I wonder will someone in a Guy Fox mask come and try to blow-up...Castle's HQ? Interesting[/i][/color]. He let out a slight chuckle at this current bad guy winning situation.

[color=#ff8c00]Remember, remember, the fifth of November, the gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot.[/color]

[Thranduil]

While waiting for a response from Russell, Arta looked around and noticed that the duel between Yuuto and Natsu had ended, though what concerned him was the fact that Yuuto had simply vanished. He looked around for a bit and saw Yuuto storming out of the factory complex. Arta turned to run after him, [color=#008000]"Yuuto wait a minute!"[/color] He shouted after the kid however he was not sure if Yuuto even heard him. Noticing that Yuuto has started to run in a dead sprint Arta took the chance to catch him. Being that Yuuto was small and young he did not have as much strength or speed as Arta. As such Arta quickly gained on the small boy. Arta wrapped his arms around Yuuto stopping him from running any further. Yuuto was not giving up easily though, he was kicking and screaming. [color=#008000]"Calm down boy!"[/color] Arta shouted. [color=#008000]"You can't just go running off like that, even if you did loose a duel do you think that you can just go and prove your worth by trying to take down the whole cult by yourself? I can tell you from experience that it will serve nothing in the long run. Perhaps you would like to train with me in the mean time."[/color] Arta dropped Yuuto in the rec room and stood in front of the door way. [color=#008000]"Now then I challenge you to a duel!"[/color] Arta said as he activated his duel disk.[color=#008000] "Will the descendant of Yugi Moto run from a challenge?"[/color]

[Merci]

Yuuto frowned at Arta, frowned that his little attempt had been halted, but then he shrugged, deciding that it didn't matter. He'll challenge the cult sooner or later.

"I never turn down a duel." He murmured reluctantly, and activated his Duel Disk. The two of them were standing within the quake-stricken Detroit when they both heard Castle's announcement. But he ignored it. "I'll go first...draw!"

Drawing six cards from his deck, it didn't take a moment for him to think about his move.

"I'll summon Mystical Elf in defense position, throw two facedowns, and end my turn!" He declared.

Yuuto LP: 4000
Hand: 3
Field: Mystical Elf (DEF 2000)
S/T: 2 sets

[Thranduil]

Arta let out a small sigh and smiled. [color=#008000]"Alright then let's show our ancestors what we can do."[/color] Arta drew his six cards. [color=#008000]"First I will set one card and summon my Helot Archer in attack mode."[/color] An archer appeared on the field bow drawn and arrow knocked preparing to fire. [color=#008000]"Next I will activate the spell card Double summon. Now I summon my Perioikoi Pikemen, when they are summoned they are automatically switched to defense position. As an added bonus they can attack from defense position. Now then I attack with my Helot Archer."[/color] As Arta spoke the Helot Archer pulled back on his bow and let loose an arrow.

Arta
H: 2
S/T: 1
M: Helot Archer (800 atk), Perioikoi Pikemen (1800 atk, 2150 def)
LP: 4000

[a bad post]

"Oh a duel, well that sounds fun,"commented Cynthia on the fact that Yuuto and Arta were about to duel. Cynthia curled her legs up put her palms flat on the ground and lifted herself up swinging back and forth. Ha stripper upper body strength for the win, Cynthia thought amusing herself while she waited for the duel to start. Yuuto would make the first move and what he summoned made her lose her balance and fall down laughing.

"Hahaha a vanilla does anyone even use those things anymore,"Cynthia laughed hysterically at the outdated monster though in reality it wasn't this hilarious actually it was not that funny at all, Cynthia merely did this to anger the boy and make him lose his focus a little payback for not saying sorry. Arta on the other hand opened up with a strong move summoning both his Helot Archers and Periokoi Pikemen on the same turn. Cynthia regained her composure and watched intently as the archer sent his arrow flying for Yuuto's elf.

[Admiral_Stalfos19]

[color=#000000][b]Jared Ruben[/b][/color]

[color=#000000]He did it. Jared had turned against the Orichalcos Cult, and he had won. True, it was only against one cultist, and he was inches from the jaws of defeat, but it was a victory nonetheless. Of course, the other humans wouldn't see it that way. They wouldn't see that Alexander had been possessed, and they wouldn't see that Jared had only shot him to free him from this possession. No, [i]they[/i] would only see it as a cold-blooded murder. Now though, Jared had grown aware that Archetype Earth could possess [i]anyone[/i] that had joined the cult, and had the Seal as one of their cards. Even himself.[/color]

[color=#000000]Jared had shot himself in the head, if only to stop himself from being possessed.[/color]

[b][color=#000000]Yuri Kanzen[/color][/b]

[color=#000000]Yuri was so focused on trying to get the hell out of there and trying to find this cellphone and wondering why the GTO was redlining that she didn't even [/color][i]know[/i][color=#000000] that Atsuko had been hit. The roar of the GTO's engine was pretty much drowning the sound of Atsuko's scream of pain, and it was only when she hugged Yuri tightly that the latter even realized anything was [i]wrong[/i] with her. Still, Yuri kept her composure, although she had to wonder how she was struck in the first place... until she realized that the driver's side window was still wide open. The Orichalcum rock [i]must've[/i] [/color][color=#000000]gone through that.[/color]

[color=#4B0082]"I'm [i]here[/i], Atsuko!"[/color][color=#000000] Yuri reassured her, once [i]again[/i] having to scream over the engine because it was so loud, [/color][color=#4B0082]"You'll be [i]fine[/i][/color][color=#4B0082]!"[/color]

[color="#000000"]Paying a little more attention to the car itself had netted some results. First, Yuri figured out how to put the window back up, cutting down the noise a little bit. And more importantly, she realized what the gear-stick did and how to change gears, helping her gain some much needed speed. But now she was so busy focusing on the dials that she abandoned the search for a cellphone... and was [i]still[/i] [/color][color=#000000]unaware that she was driving on the wrong side of the road.[/color]

[color=#4b0082]"Now if only a [i]cellphone[/i] were here right now!"[/color][color=#000000] Yuri shouted in frustration.[/color]

[Merci]

"Not so fast, I'll activate my quick-play spell card, Magical Dimension!" Yuuto countered, and his facedown flipped open. "This allows me to tribute a Spellcaster I control to summon another Spellcaster, and then destroy another card on the field!" He then glanced at Cynthia. "I'll prove to you that normal monsters have their worth too! [B]COME ON OUT, DARK MAGICIAN!"[/b]

Then his Mystical Elf disappeared, before being replaced a more powerful, more famous monster. (ATK 2500).

"Then, Magical Dimension shall destroy your Pikeman...!"

[Thranduil]

Arta laughed at this, he was pleased to see that Yuuto was fighting with his brain rather than his brawn. [color=#008000]"Very smart move, however you still will be taking the damage. My Archer has an effect that allows me to attack your life points directly!"[/color] Arta shouted as the arrow that was pointed at the Dark Magician raced by his head and struck Yuuto in the chest. [color=#008000]"Next I will set one more card and end my turn. Your move."[/color] Arta had a huge smile on his face. [color=#008000][i]Good, good, plan out your moves, practice every one of them you can before choosing the right one. [/i][/color]

Arta
H: 1
S/T: 2
M: Helot Archer (800 atk)
Lp: 4000

[Merci]

Although Arta acted kindly to him, Yuuto merely shot him a look of annoyance. His lifepoints were struck and lowered. (Yuuto LP: 3200) And then it was his turn. "My turn!" He declared. "...Draw!"

He drew his card, thus putting his hand at 3. "I activate Foolish Burial, sending a second Dark Magician to the grave!" He said, and activated a spell card. Then a second copy of the armored magician on the field appeared before being dragged down into the ground.

"Now, my Dark Magician, attack his Archer!" He then commanded, but then pressed a button on his Duel Disk as it readied an attack. "I activate the trap card Magician's Circle, allowing each of us to bring out a spellcaster with 2000 ATK or less...! So I'll bring out my Dark Magician Girl!"

A circle surrounded Dark Magician, and then right next to it appeared a famous cute girl wearing blue armor (ATK 2000 -> 2300). Yuuto was planning on using it to either attack directly, or destroy whatever other monster Arta brought out. Not that he was actually planning it, since he was just making his moves automatically. From his heart. Not from his head. Once the Battle Phase was resolved, Yuuto set a card.

"Turn end." He said.

H: 1
S/T: 1 set
M: Dark Magician (ATK 2500), Dark Magician Girl (ATK 2300)
LP: 3200

[galesonic]

Kori slowly started to lurch his way through the empty road. There was an ominous echo throughout the road, possibly an announcement about the earthquake efforts. All he had to do was follow the voice and he'll probably find help. His head was splitting as the Orichalcos roared in his head to be used, but he was trying his best to resist its temptations as best as he can. He walked aimlessly towards the empty road, looking for anyone that could help, hoping they know anything about that dropship.

"I have to fight...the urge." he stated as he winced at the pain of the Orichalcos getting louder in his head. It is like concert going on in his head and its getting louder. But he still has to pull through with this.

[Thranduil]

Arta scowled at Yuuto, he reacted again without thinking again. [color=#008000]"Fine, I special summon my Tyrant's Queen from my deck."[/color] As he spoke a woman of high standing appeared on the field in defense position. [color=#008000]"YOU FOOL! DID YOU FORGET MY FACE DOWNS!? I ACTIVATE MIRROR FORCE!"[/color] As Arta spoke the trap card reavealed it self and placed a reflective shielding around Arta's monsters before bouncing the attack back towards Yuuto's side of the field. [color=#008000]"Now fall to your own arrogance!" [/color]

[color=#008000]"My go!" [/color]Arta said as he drew his card. [color=#008000]"Now I activate my face down Reckless Greed."[/color] Arta drew two more cards from his deck bringing his hand to 4. [color=#008000]"I activate Mystical Space Typhoon on your faced down."[/color] When the card activated a powerful gale blew fourth destroying the face down trap card. [color=#008000]"Next I activate Terra Forming, I add the spell card City of Tyrants to my hand. Now I activate the spell card Memories of Ozymandias..."[/color] Arta paused for a moment to collect himself, [color=#008000]"Try to find a way to beat me now... I activate the spell card City of Tyrants, because this is now on the field I can activate the effect of my Tyrant Queen. So rise up Tyrant King." [/color]The all too common man sitting in the golden throne appeared on the field. [color=#008000]"Now the effect of my Tyrant King activates."[/color] Arta drew 5 cards from his deck, he choose one and added it to his hand the other four he banished. [color=#008000]"The four cards I banished were all Tyrant monsters, as evidence here they are,"[/color] Arta revealed his hand to be holding two Tyrant's Diplomat(s), one Tyrant's Royal Guard, and one Tyrant's Foot Soldier. [color=#008000]"Don't worry the went to a good cause, my Tyrant King gains 100 attack for each monster banished by this effect. Also you won't need to ponder what is in my hand because I will show you instead. I tribute my Helot Archer to summon my Spartan Hoplite in attack mode. His effect is the same as my Pikemen although he gets two battle counters as well. I end my turn. Damn it boy use your wits to win this."[/color]

Arta
H: 1
S/T: 3
M: Tyrant Queen (2000 def), Tyrant King (3900 atk), Spartan Hoplite (2300 atk, 2800 def)
Lp: 4000

[Merci]

[i]This is a tough situation, huh, Kuriboh...?[/i] He thought in his head, Arta surrounding him with powerful monsters.

"Kuri ku kuur kri ku-ri kuririku." Kuriboh replied, which translated to 'maybe you should do what he's suggesting'.

Yuuto looked at the powerful monsters that opposed him. He closed his eyes and placed his hand on his deck. What would his grandfather say? What would the great Yugi Mutou say? What would his grandmother Tea Gardner say? What would... He had to believe in the Heart of the Cards. Do not think. Feel. Thinking brings strength, but feeling brings hope. Go. Go. Draw. Do it. Prove that you are a powerful duelist.

"My turn, DRAW!" He declared, and drew his next card. It was Pot of Greed, a banned card but it had been a card included in Yugi's deck. "I activate the spell card Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw two cards!!!" Then he drew two extra cards from his deck.

"I...I activate the spell card [i]Cold Wave[/i], blocking any spell or trap card you might use! Then I summon Magical Scientist, and use its effect to pay 1000 Life Points and bring out [b]Dark Flare Knight!"[/b] He continued. Then an awesome dark knight with a flaming sword appeared on the field, with a determined expression (ATK 2200).

"N- now...are you ready? Dark Flare Knight, attack his Tyrant King...!"

[Kingdom Xathers]

Trying to figure out what all the commotion was about, Russell proceeded to exit the building, where most of the wrestlers and audience members were watching the Duel between Arta and Yuuto.

[color=#000080]"What the hell's going on?"[/color] Russell asked Gabriel.

Gabriel opened his mouth to speak, but CJ Brat answered before he could: "Arta called Yuuto out, and the kid accepted to prove a point."

Russell slapped his hand to his forehead, groaning out in frustration. [color=#000080]"Jesus Christ, this kid just doesn't take a hint. Okay sure,"[/color] he continued, [color=#000080]"even if he is the descendent of Yugi Muuto, what's him dueling again going to prove?"[/color]

[color=#b22222]"The fact that the child thinks too highly of his family name,"[/color] Gabriel replied. [color=#b22222]"... or... perhaps, not enough."[/color] Russell and CJ looked at Gabriel, wondering what exactly the lion-masked wrestler meant.


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[color=#ff0000]"Well, that is a good question, Lucas,"[/color] Carla said once they were all in the car. [color=#ff0000]"To be honest, I never thought I'd get to a point like this."[/color] Her words were actually genuine as she spoke, showing a slight bit of anxiety and meditation. [color=#ff0000]"Still, it would be nice to at least test out any of these new powers we've received with these pendants,"[/color] she added in her usual tone, holding up her arm to gaze at her pendant, which she had tied around her wrist as a makeshift bracelet. [color=#ff0000]"But first, we take a nice break after all of that ceremonial crap. After all, we deserved it."[/color]

After a while, Lucas had brought down a mini-television screen from the car's ceiling. The first thing to come on was an announcement made by Castle.

[color=#ff0000]"Booooooriiiiiiing,"[/color] Carla yawned, reaching for the remote. [color=#ff0000]"What else is on?"[/color] She flicked through the channels, yet found that, aside from the occasional preschool educational cartoon, the other channels displayed the same news coverage. Scoffing, she pressed the POWER button on the remote, turning off the backseats' television before tossing the remote aside. [color=#ff0000]"Just for the record, Syria,"[/color] Carla replied, knowing that the android would wish to inquire about the television, [color=#ff0000]"normally, there are a lot more programs being played on television than what you just saw."[/color] She then looked around the back seats, trying to see if Lucas had any DVDs to be played. [color=#ff0000]"Hey, Lucas, where do you keep the movies in this thing?"[/color]

[Love of Ghibli]

Lucas still driving snickered at that statements made by the prostitute. She was funny in a way her complete extroverted behavior kept the group well rounded. While he himself was more restrained, except for the occasional slip-up every now and then. As she asked for the movies he was kind enough to answer...

[color=#ff8c00]In the cushion between the two of you just lift that soft partisan up and you will find a collection of movies for the young and old. I have grandchildren to entertain and whatnot. While we will be at my little underground lounge spot in a minute I want know something. Have you girls met any of the opposition and by opposition I mean this evil army following that fallen statute we were first introduced to. I ask because I am pretty sure the stripper with the obvious daddy issues is currently with them. I know its not important but wouldn't it be interesting if we could track her with our new trinkets. Of course this is after some libations to celebrate normalcy for a moment. But I thought it would be something worth discussing. Thoughts? [/color]

[TotalObelisk]

Idris listened to the rest of the man's speech, making sure to keep out of sight behind the pile of rubble until he was finished.

[b]"In short, he's now in charge of the city,"[/b] she muttered under her breath.

[b][i]As is anyone above him,[/i][/b] Timaeus replied bitterly.

[b]"Listen, unless he's actually un league with those crazy cult..."[/b] She was cut off as she spotted something down the road, spotting a boy about her age staggering along and muttering to himself [b]"Hold that thought."[/b]

With three hops she reached the bottom of the pile and jogged towards where the boy was standing.

[b]"Hey, you okay there?"[/b] She asked.

[b][i]Idris, stop![/i][/b]

[b]"What, why?"[/b]

[b][i]I sense the influence of the Orichalcos on him,[/i][/b] Timaeus replied [b][i]He is one of those 'crazy cultists'[/i][/b]

Idris stared at the boy for a moment before noticing the way he was apparently stuggling with something.

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[b]"I think I would like to test pendants as soon as possible,"[/b] she said, nodding in agreement with Carla [b]"I would like to see what properties they possess."[/b]

Syria looked up in surprise as the television screen came to life, showing the speech by Castle. She watched it with interest for a moment before the image was suddenly replaced by a group of brightly coloured equine creatures and then went back to the previous image but with a different angle. This process repeated for a moment or two before the screen suddenly went dead. Before Syria had a chance to enquire as to what had just happened the female human spoke up to explain it to her, though in a very vague and confusing fashion, Syria had no idea what she meant by 'programs'.

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"Damn it can't we just have some peace out here," noticing the audience coming out, Cynthia got up and proceeded to take front row seats in the crowd. Cynthia stood right next to Arta and then sat very close to him. Just to be a tease she even leaned against his leg, and smiled sweetly at him. W[i]ho said that being a stripper isn't good that job taught me life lessons. [/i]A frown almost immedeately crossed Cynthia's lips Yuuto was getting crushed.

"This is not fun at all, you guys are boring, come on Arta do something flashy," Cynthia whined diliberately to be annoying. Whether he heard her or not she didn't know, but Arta certainly made a flashy move.

"Well time to see if this kid really is the descendent of Yugi Mutou, isn't that how he won a lot wait until the last second and then taking all his opponnet's Life Points in one turn," Cynthia remarked.