AsianGuy1137 Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 YU-GI-OH! - Ascension - --------------------- In the near future, the advent of virtual reality technology has brought civilization to a new pinnacle of achievements. The global phenomenon of Duel Monsters has been transformed into the VMMOTCG, Duel Portal Online. However, the game isn't what it appears to be. Witness the stories of four players as they journey through the world of DPO and uncover its secrets... --------------------- Dawn I. Kazuya's Story I II. Kazuya's Story II III. [url=http://forum.yugiohcardmaker.net/topic/298645-yu-gi-oh-ascension/?p=6163462]Snake's Story I[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsianGuy1137 Posted March 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 [spoiler=Kazuya's Story I]The sun’s glistening rays streaked through the windows of a large classroom, warming the students with its golden radiance. The warmth signaled many of the students, and even woke up a few, to the eminent arrival of the time of the day they had been patiently awaiting for many hours - the end of the school day. Many students proceeded to start packing up and chatter amongst themselves, stirring a growing commotion that caught the attention of the professor avidly scrawling on the blackboard at the head of the classroom. The professor turned around to face the classroom and cleared his throat with a thoroughness that quickly silenced the commotion and captured the attention of many of the students. “Ahem,” started the professor, “As class has not yet been officially dismissed, I believe I still have permission to keep on teaching. I realize that you’re all worked up for summer vacation, only slightly over a week away, but this doesn’t mean you should ignore our in-class review sessions. The final exams will be an important part of your grade and serve as a great precursor to the official college entrance exams. Now I know most of you plan on going to a good college so you won’t have to waste your life working at a gas station or a fast-food restaurant so it is imperative that you stay focused.” The professor’s diatribe had captivated the attention of all of the students causing them to meticulously return to scribbling down notes of the material on the blackboard - all of the students except for one: Kazuya Satoru. Kazuya was a teenager with black hair, chestnut-colored eyes, and an average stature that made him seem as normal as any teenager. The one quality which made Kazuya stand out in the eyes of the rest of his peers was his failing grades. Although Kazuya possessed an exceptional intelligence that had once afforded him good grades in middle school, Kazuya lost his motivation for studying a long time ago. Ignoring the proceedings of the class, Kazuya focused on a duel he was having on his datapad against a random opponent, hidden from view behind a large pile of textbooks or so he thought. The professor glanced around the classroom to make sure that the students were all focusing on the lesson. Then he turned to Kazuya, who seemed to be slouching more than usual. The professor immediately became suspicious. “Kazuya, could you sit up straight? You’ll have trouble seeing the board with that stack of textbooks obstructing your view.” “Professor Yosuga,” responded Kazuya without even looking up, “I studied the reviewed material on my own time.” “Is that so? Then you must surely be an expert on the subject to not even need to cover it again in class. Perhaps you’re so knowledgeable about this lesson that you could even teach it to the class in my stead.” “Oh, that won’t be necessary Professor Yosuga. I’m sure you’re doing a great job.” “Oh, is that so? Perhaps, you’d like to explain to the rest of the class how to determine the most stable chair conformation of cis-1-t-butyl-4-methylcyclohexane? “I, um I -” One of the students sitting in the back screamed out. “Just use the heart of the cards, nerd!” The rest of the class laughed at the comment, well-aware of Kazuya’s obsession with the famous card game. “I - don’t - um…” “What’s wrong, Kazuya? Surely you were paying attention to the lessons on chiral stability and structural conformations for unstable intermediation? It was an entire chapter’s worth of material, after all.” “I… I forgot. Is that a - does it just have stabilizing resonance structures?” The rest of the class burst out in laughter. “Pathetic,” remarked the professor snidely, “You don’t even care enough about your grades to pay attention in class. I wonder what your parents would think of your disgraceful behavior. They would surely be ashamed of you for throwing your life away…” As the words resonated through Kazuya’s ears, Kazuya started trembling in his seat. Before the professor could say anything else, Kazuya stood up and rushed out of the classroom with his datapad. The rest of the class gasped in surprise. “That boy is a failure. He will go nowhere in life. Let’s not concern ourselves with him.” The professor turned to a tall boy with a stern disposition sitting at the front of the classroom. “Ryouga, would you care to solve this problem just before class is dismissed?” “Of course,” answered Ryouga as he walked up to the board. “The compound shown here has an unstable configuration characteristic of all organic intermediates thus it needs another propagation mechanism to attain the proper configuration. It does not possess resonance chirality so the only way to stabilize the secondary reactions is to induce hyperconjugation in the second order quantum hybrid orbital…” - Satoru Residence - Kazuya stopped running as he approached the apartment complex his uncle lived in. It was a relatively luxurious establishment in the Katsushika district of Tokyo allowing its tenants to have plenty of space for their personal recreation. The space afforded Kazuya a place to be isolated from the troubles of the rest of the world while he immersed himself into his obsession. Kazuya entered the building and walked past the lobby to arrive at his uncle’s residence. His fingers typed in the digits of the passcode in quick succession from years of practice causing the door to slide open and reveal the extravagant suite that lay ahead. Kazuya’s uncle, a man by the name of Hidetaka Satoru, was sitting on the couch, reading a newspaper. The sound of Kazuya’s arrival hardly stirred his uncle’s attention. “Back already?” “The review session was short today. We’re almost running out of material to look over. I might be able to skip the entire next week.” “But that’s the week before your final examinations, right? I would think that your teachers would want you to review the most then.” “I can review by myself if I need it.” “Are you sure? I remember you not doing so well on the midterm for organic chemistry. Maybe you should go seek out your professor to get some extra tutoring.” “I said I’ll be fine! Geez, uncle, you don’t have to always remind me about everything.” “Alright, alright. Just trying to be a good guardian. Impress me next time, will ya?” Kazuya ignored his uncle and quietly walked into his room. Inside, the room resembled that of any normal teenager with a bed surrounded by untidy sheets with clothes scattered throughout. In addition, there was a large screen with a virtual neural interface system, consisting of a helmet with a screen and hundreds of extremely sensitive sensors that could transmit and relay data to stimulate the mind into a state of virtual reality. It was a relatively new application of virtual technology created largely through widespread demand with the enormous global popularity of the card game of Duel Monsters. Kazuya had spent a large portion of his parents’ savings for him to acquire the system, allowing him to become a beta tester for one of the most anticipated virtual games to be released - Duel Monsters Online. “Time to get rid of all this stress…” Kazuya sat down on the cushioned chair by the gaming system. As the system had built-in voice command controls, Kazuya casually stated, “System on,” causing the system to immediately turn on and transmit data into Kazuya’s mind. - ONLINE - The logos of the sponsors and designers of the system briefly flashed through Kazuya’s interface before quickly fading away. A few seconds later, the main menu appeared. “Duel Portal Online.” Kazuya transformed into his chosen avatar, a large imposing figure clad in ebony armor with a large broadsword strapped to his back. Kazuya’s username displayed: Kami no Satsugai-Sha, the God Slayer. Satsugai-Sha selected the FREE WORLD mode to enter into a massive server that could connect and support up to millions of players. The world was rendered meticulously to the highest quality of detail perceivable by the human eye with seemingly endless landscapes stretching into the horizon with a wide array of diversity reflecting the many biomes of the real world. A player could stand in awe, admiring the sheer beauty or magnitude of the world for hours, but Satsugai-Sha had a different course of action in mind. Satsugai-Sha engaged the built-in duel function and enabled his status to READY. He then set his minimap visual settings to LOCAL DUELING which automatically tracked the coordinates of every player that had their duel modes set to READY within a one kilometer radius. Satsugai-Sha only spotted one duelist, a strange contrast to the usually abundantly filled world of Duel Portal Online. The duelist was only a hundred meters away and had set their record to PUBLIC allowing any duelist to look up their profile and see their dueling record alongside the statistical data. - PROFILE - Name: Oki no Akatsuki Gender: N/A Rank: 102547 W/L Ratio: N/A Statistics: N/A “A noobie, huh? Easy pickings to start off the session.” Satsugai-Sha quickly jogged to the location. The environment consisted of a large metropolitan area that had fallen into ruin being encroached upon by the lush, surrounding forest. It was a classic portrayal of the popular post-apocalyptic setting. Satsugai-Sha walked further into the ruins and noticed a large clearing with a player in the center. Satsugai-Sha sent the player a message. Satsugai-Sha: Yo, would you like to duel? The player’s avatar consisted of a masked figure clad in a pristine white cloak. The player turned to face Satsugai-Sha. “Yes. Let us duel.” Satsugai-Sha activated his virtual duel disk and shuffled his deck while his opponent mirrored his actions. The two simultaneously declared, “Duel!” Duel Start Satsugai-Sha: 8000 (5/0/0) || Oki no Akatsuki: 8000 (5/0/0) The coin flip landed in favor of the masked player, giving him the choice. “I will start,” declared the masked player as he drew a card. Turn 1 Satsugai-Sha: 8000 (5/0/0) || Oki no Akatsuki: 8000 (6/0/0) “I summon Seraph of Prophecies!” [spoiler=Seraph of Prophecies] Monster | LIGHT | **** | ATK: 1800 | DEF: 1200 Fairy | Effect: When this card is Normal Summoned: You can add 1 Fairy-Type monster from your Deck to your hand except “Seraph of Prophecies”. Discard 1 Fairy-Type monster from your hand.[/spoiler] “Using its effect,” continued the player, “I add Seraph of Salvation from my deck to my hand and discard it. Its effect activates, letting me draw one card.” [spoiler=Seraph of Salvation] Monster | LIGHT | **** | ATK: 1500 | DEF: 1000 Fairy | Effect: When this card is sent to the Graveyard: Draw 1 card. During either player’s turn: You can discard 1 card and banish this card from the Graveyard; banish 1 Fairy-Type monster you control and return it to the field in the same Battle Position at the start of the next Phase.[/spoiler] The masked player inserted a card into his duel disk’s S/T slot. “I activate Solar Recharge by discarding Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress to draw two cards and mill two cards. One of the cards milled is Compensation which lets me draw a card.” [spoiler=Compensation] Trap| Normal When this card is sent to the Graveyard: Draw 1 card.[/spoiler] “To finish,” added the man, “I’ll set one monster and one support card. Turn end.” Turn 2 Satsugai-Sha: 8000 (6/0/0) || Oki no Akatsuki: 8000 (6/1/1) Satsugai-Sha Field: N/A Oki no Akatsuki Field: 1 Set Monster 1 Set Support “A graveyard-oriented strategy, huh? Interesting. I summon Swift-Wing Avian!” [spoiler=Forerunner Avian] Monster | WIND | **** | ATK: 1800 | DEF: 800 Winged-Beast | Effect: When this card is Normal Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower WIND monster from your hand in addition to your Normal Summon/Set.[/spoiler] “Using its effect,” stated Satsugai-Sha, “I’ll bring out Malevolent Avian! [spoiler=Malevolent Avian] Monster | WIND | **** | ATK: 1800 | 1200 Winged-Beast | Effect: When this card is Summoned: You can destroy 1 Support Card on the field. You must control 2 or more face-up WIND monsters to activate and resolve this effect.[/spoiler] “My avian destroys your set support card!” The masked player stood motionless as a fierce whirlwind sliced through the set support card, cutting it into a rain of pixels. “There’s a good chance your set card is a Ryko so I’ll overlay my two monsters to Xyz Summon Lightning Chidori! When it’s successfully Xyz Summoned, it spins one set card you control to your deck. In this case, your set monster is spun!” The masked player still showed no concern now that his field was clear. “Now,” continue Satsugai-Sha, “Lightning Chidori, attack him directly!” “In response,” declared the masked player, “I special summon Guardian Angel from my hand.” [spoiler=Guardian Angel] Monster | LIGHT | * | ATK: 0 | DEF: 0 Fairy | Effect: When an opponent's monster declares a direct attack: You can Special Summon this card from your hand, then end the Battle Phase. During your Main Phase: You can tribute this card; draw 1 card.[/spoiler] The thunder beast stopped its assault and retreated back to Satsugai-Sha’s side of the field. “Fine,” said Satsugai-Sha, “I’ll set two cards and end.” Turn 3 Satsugai-Sha: 8000 (2/1/2) || Oki no Akatsuki: 8000 (6/1/0) Satsugai-Sha Field: 1 Lightning Plover (R4/X2/1900/1600) 2 Set Support Oki no Akatsuki Field: N/A “I normal summon Card Trooper and use its effect to mill three cards, increasing its attack to nineteen hundred points. Then, I activate Divine Resurrection.” [spoiler=Divine Resurrection] Spell | Normal Activate only if you control 1 face-up Fairy-Type monster. Pay 1000 Life Points; Special Summon 1 Fairy-Type monster from your Graveyard.[/spoiler] Oki no Akatsuki: 8000 -> 7000 “Divine Resurrection brings back Darklord Superbia. Then, Darklord Superbia brings back Archlord Kristya! Now, I activate Divine Judgment, targeting your two set cards!” [spoiler=Divine Judgment] Activate only if you control 1 face-up Fairy-Type monster. Pay 1000 Life Points; destroy 1 card for each face-up Fairy-Type monster you control.[/spoiler] Oki no Akatsuki: 7000 -> 6000 “Chain,” responded Satsugai-Sha, “With Counter Cyclone!” [spoiler=Counter Cyclone] Spell | Quick-Play Activate only if you control a face-up WIND monster. Negate the activation of a Support Card and destroy it.[/spoiler] “Irrelevant,” declared the masked player, “Darklord Superbia, attack his Lightning Chidori!” The fallen angel swept over to Satsugai-Sha’s side of the field and unleashed a swirling orb of dark energy on the thunder beast. Before the orb could hit the thunder beast, it dissipated alongside the fallen angel. “I responded to your attack with Wind Barrier, negating the attack and returning your monster to your hand!” [spoiler=Wind Barrier] Trap | Normal Activate only if you control a face-up WIND monster. Return an attacking monster your opponent controls to its respective owner’s hand and draw 1 card.[/spoiler] “Archlord Kristya, finish the task by destroying his Chidori!” The archangel swept across the field and pierced the thunder beast with a pummel of blinding light, causing the thunder beast to shatter into a shower of pixels. Satsugai-Sha: 8000 -> 7000 “Then,” continued the masked player, “Card Trooper will attack you directly!” Satsugai-Sha: 7000 -> 5100 Satsugai-Sha stepped back from the assault and started panting. The virtual pain simulator was particularly sensitive in this duel. “Is that it?” “Enter main phase two. I tribute Guardian Angel to draw one card. Then, I set another card and end my turn.” Turn 4 Satsugai-Sha: 5100 (3/0/0) || Oki no Akatsuki: 6000 (4/2/1) Satsugai-Sha Field: N/A Oki no Akatsuki Field: 1 Darklord Superbia (8/2900/2400) 1 Archlord Kristya (8/2800/2300) 1 Set Support Satsugai-Sha closed his eyes and took a big breath. Then, he opened he eyes and smirked. “Not bad beginner, but nothing I can’t handle. I summon Whirlwind Avian and use its effect to bounce your Kristya back to your hand.” [spoiler=Whirlwind Avian] Monster | WIND | **** | ATK: 1700 | DEF: 800 Winged-Beast | Effect: When this card is Summoned: You can return 1 monster your opponent controls to its respective owner’s hand.[/spoiler] “Response,” declared the masked player, “With my Seraph of Salvation in grave. By banishing itself and discarding a card, I can banish my monster and bring it back during the next phase.” “That’s all I need. I activate Nest Migration by targeting my Whirlwind Avian to special summon another one from my deck!" [spoiler=Nest Migration] Spell | Normal Target 1 face-up Winged Beast-type monster you control. Special Summon 1 monster with the same name as the targeted monster from you Deck. During the End Phase, shuffle the Special Summoned monster to your Deck.[/spoiler] "My second Avian will bounce your Card Trooper to your hand! Then, I’ll overlay the two to Xyz Summon Empty Space Manipulator!” [spoiler=Empty Space Manipulator] Monster | WIND | Rank 4 | ATK: 2100 | DEF: 1800 Psychic | Xyz | Effect: 2 Level 4 monsters Once per turn: You can detach 2 Xyz Materials from this card to target 1 banished monster; Special Summon that target to your side of the field. Its effect is negated. When this card is removed from the field: Banish the monster summoned by this effect.[/spoiler] “And that’s not all. I activate my last card, Fluttering Gust!” [spoiler=Fluttering Gust] Spell | Normal Special Summon 1 WIND monster from your Graveyard. Its effect is negated. Return it to your hand during the End Phase.[/spoiler] “Fluttering Gust lets me bring back Forerunner Avian,” explained Satsugai-Sha, “Which means I have enough to end this.” “Now,” continued Satsugai-Sha, “Battle Phase! Empty Space Manipulator will attack you directly!” Oki no Akatsuki: 6000 -> 3900 “Followed by Archlord Kristya!” Oki no Akatsuki: 3900 -> 1100 “And finally, Forerunner Avian, finish him!” “Response!” declared the masked man, “With my set card, Call of the Haunted!” “What? No -” “Call of the Haunted special summons Darklord Zerato from my graveyard in attack.” “I’ll cancel my attack then.” Satsugai-Sha gritted his teeth in frustration at his own misplay. If I attacked with my weaker monsters first, I could’ve at least traded Kristya and his Darklord Zerato… It doesn’t seem like there’s anything I can do at this point. “I end. Forerunner Avian returns to my hand.” Turn 5 Satsugai-Sha: 5100 (1/2/0) || Oki no Akatsuki: 1100 (5/1/1) Satsugai-Sha Field: 1 Empty Space Manipulator (R4/X0/2100/1800) 1 Archlord Kristya (8/2800/2300) Oki no Akatsuki Field: 1 Darklord Zerato (8/2800/2300) 1 Call of the Haunted “This duel was interesting, but it’s time to end it. I summon Card Trooper and use his effect. Then, I activate Forbidden Alchemy!” [spoiler=Forbidden Alchemy] Spell | Normal Target 1 monster in your Graveyard; exile it. Send cards from the top of your Deck to the Graveyard equal to the Level of the banished monster. Draw 1 card.[/spoiler] “I exile Darklord Desire from the grave to mill ten cards and draw one card. One of the cards milled was Seraph of Redemption, letting me draw an extra card.” [spoiler=Seraph of Redemption] Monster | LIGHT | **** | ATK: 1500 | DEF: 1000 Fairy | Effect: When this card is sent to the Graveyard: Draw 1 card. During either player’s turn: You can discard 1 card and banish this card from the Graveyard; Special Summon 1 Fairy-Type monster from your Graveyard.[/spoiler] “Now,” continued the masked player, “Since I have at least four dark monsters in my graveyard, I’ll use Darklord Zerato’s effect by discarding one card to clear your field.” Satsugai-Sha grunted helplessly. “Archlord Kristya returns to the top of my deck. Then, I activate Trade-In to discard Superbia to draw into Kristya. As I have exactly four fairies in the grave, I’ll special summon it. Now, I enter the Battle Phase. Kristya, attack him directly!” Satsugai-Sha: 5100 -> 2300 “Then,” concluded the masked player, “Darklord Zerato, eliminate him!” Satsugai-Sha: 2300 -> 0 Duel End Winner: Oki no Akatsuki Satsugai-Sha stumbled backwards, engulfed in confusion and despair. “How… how could I have lost to a noob?” Suddenly, a painful sensation flooded Satsugai-Sha’s senses and overwhelmed him, filling his conscious mind with nothing but excruciating agony. Satsugai-Sha’s vision started blurring, then fading as the last vestiges of consciousness crept away. “Another failure,” stated the masked player, “At this rate, the search will be hopeless. Contact him. It’s time to speed the process up.” - Unknown - Kazuya was back in his real body, alone in an endless expense of nothingness. Kazuya turned around to see an endless void, stretching into every direction as far as his sight could make out. “Where am I? Why am I here?” His voice echoed throughout the surroundings and then… silence remained. Kazuya began to despair, but before he could be immersed in a panic attack, a blinding light emerged in the horizon. Peering deep into its source, Kazuya could make the outline of a strange figure in a vehicle of some kind. As Kazuya stood up and prepared to seek the figure out, the surroundings changed into the same blinding radiance that had emanated from the figure. “Kazuya Satoru, known as Kami no Satsugai-Sha in this world, it seems that the program has deemed you worthy of surviving the cleansing. This is an honor bestowed upon few of your specimen. You will have to prove yourself in many trials in the time to come, but should you succeed, you will be the harbinger of a new age and become the last hope for humanity in the Great Purge. Unmei wa anata ni yūri ni hataraku koto ga…” Kazuya’s vision started fading again as consciousness slipped away. Then, everything became dark again.[/spoiler] [spoiler=Kazuya's Story II] “He’s starting to wake up, you should go notify his uncle.” The sound of footsteps trailing off in the distance woke Kazuya from his sleep. Kazuya’s eyes slowly opened. All he could see was a blinding white. A few seconds later, the lighting subsided as Kazuya’s vision came into bearing, making out the surroundings as a small room. Kazuya sat up, realizing that he was in a bed. “Where am I?” A man promptly dressed in a white lab coat walked over, smiling. “I see you’re awake Kazuya. You’re in the hospital. Your uncle brought you in. You’ve been passed out for almost two days. I’m Dr. Hatsuo, your attending physician for the remainder of your stay here. Would you like to speak to your uncle?” “Yes please.” “Alright, I’ll let him know.” “Thank you,” mumbled Kazuya as the physician walked out of the room. Kazuya’s head was swirling, as if his head had been crammed full of several decades worth of information. It was disorientating. “What happened to me…” The door opened. Kazuya’s uncle, Hidetaka Satoru, walked through. When he saw Kazuya, Hidetaka’s face contorted into a strange expression, almost as if it were conflicted in choosing between which of many emotions to convey. “Uncle,” acknowledged Kazuya, “What happened to me?” “Kazuya… you’re finally awake. I found you wearing that virtual game helmet, lying back on your chair, passed out. I thought you were just tired, but when I checked back the next morning, you were in the exact same position, completely unmoved. I got worried and unplugged the virtual interface, waiting for you to wake up. After a few hours, I tried to wake you up myself, but you didn’t respond so I decided to bring you here. You gave me quite a scare.” “I was passed out for two whole days?” “Yes. The doctor said that you’re not the only one. There’s been dozens of similar cases so far. People are saying there’s something wrong with that darned virtual gaming system you kids always use. The corporation has announced that they would make a public statement sometime later today.” “There are others like me then… do you know how many were passed out?” “I don’t know exactly, but when I brought you here, they had trouble finding a room for you. Apparently the other patients that were brought in like you still haven’t woken up.” “Am I the only one then?” “That’s what it seems like. I’m sure the doctor would know more.” “Probably. So what time is the public statement supposed to be broadcast?” “Around five tonight. That’s in less than half an hour. Did you want to watch?” “Yes, it’d probably be a good idea.” “Alright. Are you hungry at all? You haven’t had any real food in two days.” At the mention of hunger, Kazuya’s stomach unleashed a wild spasm of growls. Kazuya’s face turned sour. “I’m STARVING… I feel like I could eat anything.” Hidetaka chuckled lightly. “Looks like some things never change. I’ll go see what they have at the cafeteria.” On his way out, Hidetaka turned on the television screen at the end of the room facing Kazuya. “Channel sixty-one.” The screen changed to the desired channel directly in response to the voice command. “This should be it,” stated Hidetaka, “It’ll be on soon.” “Thank you uncle.” A few minutes after Hidetaka left the room, the current program blanked out and became replaced by a Public Service Announcement screen. “This must be it,” noted Kazuya out loud. The screen then shifted to a man standing behind a podium, surrounded by microphones and security officers. “Good evening. I am Takahashi Yoto, head of the Japanese branch of the public relations department of Virtual World Applications, the leading applied virtual technology corporation in the world. We are also one of the primary sponsors for many virtual technology gaming systems, including the Infinity Works platform that currently powers the highly anticipated Duel Portal Online game, based on the worldwide phenomenon of Duel Monsters. “It has come to our attention that there have been many reports of interface problems with the gaming system, specifically for the game of Duel Portal Online, and as such, our head engineers and developers in the applied gaming division have been looking into resolving any technical difficulties our users may be experiencing. The specific number must remain undisclosed for conserving the sanctity of our private business practices, but I have been assured that any problem is only temporary and is fully within the scope of our experts to handle. Therefore, plus remain calm and understand that we are expected to resolve any complications within the next few days -” The broadcast was suddenly cut short as static momentarily engulfed the screen. Then, the screen shifted to the image of a masked man clad in a white cloak. The door opened as Kazuya’s uncle walked in with two large boxes and two pairs of chopsticks. “Ah, Kazuya, did I miss anything?” Kazuya was too shocked by the image on the screen to reply coherently. “Kazuya? Are you alright? Is something wrong?” “That was the player I faced, just before I blacked out.” The masked man in the screen started speaking. “People of the world. I am an emissary of Yliaster. We have been the guardians of humanity, helping guide the progress of civilization since its inception in order to allow humanity to reach its full potential and inherit the mantle of the world. “Through many decades of observing the state of the world as modern civilization has left it in, we have deemed modern civilization to be unworthy of inheriting such a mantle. Despite the technological breakthroughs civilization has achieved, the state of the world is rapidly deteriorating into a worse state than it has ever been. You flood your oceans with waste, your atmosphere with pollutants, and strip your lands bare to attain what little resources are left. Too many lives exist for the sake of a pointless existence of satisfying their selfish base needs leaving humanity’s collective will shattered and forsaken. “We have deemed civilization to be a deterrent to achieving the true potential humanity and therefore unworthy of existence. As civilization now thrives on the technological advancements we have provided it, so shall it fall through the abuse of these gifts. We have unleashed The Cleansing upon your civilization. As I speak, thousands of users of your virtual technology programs have been purified of their tainted existence to give humanity a chance to outgrow the corruption of civilization. “Those who live through the purification of The Cleansing shall ascend to greatness and establish the foundation for humanity to inherit its mantle, its destiny. Those who do not prove themselves worthy shall be purified and extinguished. Do not think that you can stop The Cleansing by simply logging off of your virtual system. Those who do shall be purified first. Who among you shall be proven worthy of becoming the exemplar for humanity? Who among you shall inherit the mantle? Show us. The broadcast terminated and the screen shifted back to the public relations speaker. “Well, that was… certainly unusual. Please disregard that broadcast. Our network appears to have been hacked by a presently unknown source, no doubt for some sort of elaborate, tasteless joke. As I was saying, there is no need to panic. Everything will be resolved in due time. At Virtual World Applications, our guarantee is satisfaction through perfection. Until further notice from future updates, have a good night, people of Japan.” Hidetaka turned off the television. “What was that all about?” “I don’t know… Probably some sort of elaborate prank, just like the speaker said.” “But, who would have the capability to hack into one of the most secure networks in the country just for the sake of a joke? I’ll have to look into it some other time. There has to be someone out there who knows what’s going on.” “I’m sure you’re right. Listen, uncle, I’m feeling all better now. I think I was just exhausted from having almost no sleep so far this week. Can I get checked out soon?” “Of course, Kazuya, I’ll just need to go speak to the doctor.” Hidetaka left the room. Kazuya didn’t know what to make of the bizarre broadcast that had just transpired. The masked man was identical to the player Kazuya had faced in Duel Portal Online. Kazuya was certain about that. “But, it couldn’t be…” Kazuya strained himself to search through the recesses of his mind, trying to remember any detail that he might have overlooked. Then, a memory came to him. Kazuya remembered what happened after the duel. He lost consciousness, but then he somehow regained it. Kazuya remembered seeing a blinding light and a figure in the distance. The figure spoke to him. Kazuya Satoru, known as Kami no Satsugai-Sha in this world, it seems that the program has deemed you worthy of surviving The Cleansing. This is an honor bestowed upon few of your specimen. You will have to prove yourself in many trials in the time to come, but should you succeed, you will be the harbinger of a new age and become the last hope for humanity in the Great Purge. Unmei wa anata ni yūri ni hataraku koto ga… Kazuya could hear shouting outside. It sounded like his uncle was having a heated argument with some of the hospital staff. “What is it now…” The door burst open as Hidetaka stormed inside, followed by the attending physician from before and what seemed like two security officers. “What’s going on,” asked Kazuya, “Did I do something wrong?” “No, Kazuya,” replied Hidetaka, “These men have something to tell you.” One of the security officers walked up to Kazuya’s side. “Kazuya Satoru, I presume. I’m officer Bayatou of Sector Security. Before you can be checked out, I’ll need you to answer a few questions. They relate to a matter of the utmost urgency.” “I guess so.” “I’ve been informed that you were on the server of Duel Portal Online. Is that correct?” “Yes. I was only on for an hour or so. Maybe even less.” “I see. What exactly were you doing at that time?” “Nothing special, just dueling another player.” “From the online records, it appears that you lost that duel. Is that correct?” “Yes. I would say it was a close duel, but I made a misplay and my opponent got the best of me.” “Yes, just as the record shows. Were you aware of anything unusual occurring before, during or after the duel?” “Not particularly. The pain simulation was especially high during the duel, but it happens sometimes.” “That will be noted.” “How many more questions will I have to answer before I can go?” The attending physician turned to the security officer. The security officer nodded. The physician sighed and turned to Kazuya. “Kazuya, I’m afraid that I must deem you unfit to check out from the hospital at your discretion.” “What, why not?” The officer’s face changed into an expression of distress. “The reason is… complicated. You’re not the only person to lose consciousness during your session in the game. There have been thousands of reports of similar cases throughout Japan and the rest of the world so far. Many of the others in this very hospital have been unconscious for several days now. Some have officially been declared comatose and even brain dead. The fact that you’re awake at all is… nothing short of a miracle.” Kazuya could barely believe his ears. “This is… a lot to take in. I’ll need a moment to think about what you just said.” “Of course, take your time.” “It doesn’t sound believable, but I think I understand where you’re going. You need understand what makes me different, why I woke up and… so many others didn’t.” “That is correct. I was hoping that you could tell me something that would help explain this current situation, but so far, you’ve told us nothing that we didn’t already know. I’m sorry Kazuya, but I’m afraid we need to conduct some tests on you.” “Wait,” interrupted Hidetaka, “But surely something like this must be consented to.” “Yes, it would usually require the consent from all respective parties involved, but this time, we can’t afford to risk Kazuya saying no.” The officer turned to the physician. The physician cleared his throat and addressed Hidetaka uncomfortably. “As Kazuyas’s attending physician in such an unusual case, I have the power to declare Kazuya unfit to check out and require hospitalization indefinitely. I have been ordered to do so. Non-compliance is not an option.” “You must understand,” interjected the officer, “That something like this is completely unprecedented. We could be in a state of national emergency, even global for all we know. I’m only following orders I’ve been given by my higher-ups.” “This is ridiculous,” objected Hidetaka, “As a citizen of Japan, my nephew has rights. I will take this up in court if I have to.” Kazuya interrupted. “No!” Hidetaka looked at Kazuya with bewilderment. “What? You don’t mean you’re actually considering this. This is preposterous. Complete nonsense.” “You can think what you want uncle, but I’ve made up my mind. The masked man from that strange broadcast, I recognize him. He was my opponent in the duel I had just before I blacked out. It can’t just be a coincidence. There’s something behind all of this. Something big. If I can help uncover whatever’s behind all of this, then I’ll do whatever I can to help.” “But Kazuya… are you sure?” “Absolutely uncle. I’ve never felt more sure of anything in my life.” “Then it’s decided,” concluded the officer, “Kazuya Satoru, we are grateful that you understand what kind of situation we’re in. We’ll escort you home. When you’re ready, we’ll be headed to the Foreign Affairs Ministry. Then, we’ll get to the bottom of this.” Kazuya nodded. He wasn’t entirely sure what he had placed himself in, but he was sure that he wanted to be a part of it. Duel Monsters was the only life he had known, and if he could help out with his dueling prowess, then maybe he could find a purpose in life.[/spoiler] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsianGuy1137 Posted March 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 [spoiler=Snake's Story I]A series of monitors of varying sizes lay on a large platform. The screens were full of data streams, lighting up the area in a light blue contrasting the surrounding darkness. A young man sat on a chair facing the screens. The upper part of his face was covered by a sea of scruffy hair barely concealed behind a blue beanie hat with yellow stripes while a pair of dark shades covered his eyes. A small boy wearing a sports jersey sat on a bench next to the man.“Port configuration set to public. Overloading router traffic. Backup pathways initiating and full system scan intercepted by our little package. The scan should pick up the stats we want them to see while all their money will magically drain into an undisclosed bank account. Everything’s going perfectly.”A man emerged from the shadows just outside of the reach of the glimmer of the monitors. It was the twenty-nine year old Alphonso Maratoni, the mastermind of a ring of professional hackers and con-artists known as the Praetorii Professionals. Alphonso had carefully groomed hair with matching well-trimmed facial hair. His expression was calm and confident, giving the man an aura of suave competence. Finally, Alphonso wore a black formal business suit to complement his looks, giving him an overall professional yet intimidating impression.“As usual. Good job Snake, looking after the financial situation of your family.”Snake chuckled. “What can I say? I have a soft spot for pathetic little kids that have no direction in life.”“I’m only trying to be more like you,” pouted the boy, “Since you’re my big brother, you’re supposed to be my role model.”“Ha, that I am, Gabriel, that I am.”Snake then turned around in his seat and patted the Gabriel to his little brother’s annoyance.“Hey, stop that,” complained the boy, “I’m almost eleven. Old enough to become a contestant in the Underground League!”“Not on my watch you’re not. The Underground League is no place for kids. Trust me.”The man took off his shades, revealing a set of prosthetic eyes.“Getting these babies nearly cost me a fortune, and I’m not about to pay a fortune to get you out of trouble with the so-called sponsors of the Underground League.“Good thing other people are so generous,” said Alphonso, “With their loosely protected bank accounts these days.”“You mean good thing I’m so good at convincing people to be generous,” corrected Snake.“Good thing you’re so smart,” added Gabiel, “I don’t understand any of this hacking stuff.”Snake smiled. “Well, since I am supposed to be your model, I suppose I could teach a few things to get you started. First, do you understand the basic concept of the online banking system?”“Of course, they’re just like real banks except stored in virtual space and kept in check by computers.”“Smart kid,” remarked Alphonso with a slight tone of sarcasm.“Shut up Alphonso,” chided Snake, “If you were such an expert on the subject, you wouldn’t need me here.”Snake turned to face his little brother.“They are stored in virtual space, but the system isn’t quite the same. Virtual assets are stored in a collective server with randomly dispersed ids through the array of networks. In principle, no server can be hacked directly because all the wealth is distributed following through the instructions of complex computer-generated algorithms.”“Oh okay, so you just have to figure out what the algorithms are by testing the different constraints on the system by approaching from several different angles.”“Again, not quite right Gabriel,” replied Snake, “Computer generated algorithms have incredibly complex mathematical axioms that they operate under. Since computers are thousands of times more efficient than the human brain at processing data and deciphering patterns, trying to manually decrypt the algorithms could take years, if not decades.”“I see… Uh, then how do you do it?”“Well, each system has its own specific way to keep track of transfers, deposits, any kind of interaction that requires a direct connection between both the input source and the output source. So whenever any kind of data is being transferred, the routers that normally turn away any kind of traffic relaxes. That’s when I overload the system with an excessive amount of input, usually spam, causing any transactions to pause as they perform a full scan of all the traffic.”“Wow…” Gabriel tried to sound fascinated, but he still couldn’t wrap his head around the idea. Apparently Snake noticed as he chuckled a little.“Don’t worry, it’s not something I expect you to grasp until you’re older. Would you like me to continue?”“Sure.”“Well, since overloading the system usually reduces the reaction time of all of the built-in safety measures, a skilled hacker should be able to track down the id values any incoming traffic would need to be able to be properly transferred between the sources. Then, it just becomes a matter of disguising any input you have with the matching ids well enough to fool the routers. Sometimes it takes a few tries, but I always manage to make it work.”Gabriel nodded slowly, but his facial expression gave away how confused he was.“Good to know,” stated Alphonso, “Make sure you’re on top of your game tomorrow. We’ve got a serious contract.”“Any specifics,” asked Snake.“This one involves trying to manually counter-program overriding settings for a virtual gaming system.”“A virtual gaming system?”“Yes, our old friends from the Underground League are looking for a chance for aggressive expansion of their enterprise.”“Is that another way of saying they want me to sabotage the servers?”“No, nothing like that. In fact, they want to do quite the opposite. Business is slower than usual with the growing popularity of Duel Portal Online. Our clients aren’t foolish enough to try to stop the progress of technology so instead, they want to be a part of it.”“Ah, I see. They want me to help them hack into the server for them so that they can form a virtual Underground League, so to speak.”“Essentially.”“That’d be a hard job, even on my best day. Will the pay be worth it?”“They’ll be tripling the standard rate. In addition, they said that they’d be willing to forgive any old debts we may have accrued over the years. As a sign of good faith, they’ve even given us a front payment of twenty-five grand to get started.”Snake whistled again. “If that’s true…”“We’ll have enough money to start on that investment plan you designed. We’ll never need another contract again.”“Almost sounds too good to be true. What’s our schedule?”“We have a month, max. I expect it’ll take considerably shorter, but there’s no need to rush it.”“I feel inclined to agree. It’s a deal.”“All right then, you two go rest up now. We’ve got a big day ahead of us.”Alphonso walked away, leaving the two brothers alone. Snake shut down the computers and turned off the monitors. The room compensated for the sudden lack of lighting by turning on the now obsolete emergency lighting system which consisted of an antique fluorescent light-bulbs scattered throughout the ceiling, covered by panels which helped disperse the luminosity over the area below.“You heard the man Gab,” said Snake, “We’ve got a big day ahead of us. You should go rest up.”“But I haven’t done any training today!”“Training?”Snake gave his little brother a quizzical look before realizing what the “training” was referring to.“You mean that training… right. Are you still set on becoming a pro duelist? Even if you do somehow get enough sponsors to get into one of the most popular entertainment industries in the world, the life of a pro isn’t easy. Constantly dealing with fame, money, gorgeous women, lavish parties…”“Can’t be much worse than what you do.”Snake gave his brother a grimace before switching into an expression of amusement.“Alright. I guess I could spare the five minutes it’ll take me to hand you your behind.”“Not this time,” proclaimed Gabriel with an air of confidence, “I’ve been practicing with Alphonso when he’s not out making arrangements and stuff. I almost beat him a few times, and he’s at least twice as good as you.”“That’s a bold claim chump, considering that I always go easy on you.”“I guess there’s only one way to find out.”“I guess you’re right. Time to bring it.”The two brothers readied their duel disks, walked to opposite sides of the room, and simultaneously declared, “Duel!”Duel StartSnake || Gabriel“I’ll let you have the first move, Gab.”The boy nodded and drew a card to start his turn.Turn 1Snake: 8000 (5/0/0) || Gabriel: 8000 (6/0/0)“I’ll start by activating Pot of Duality!”Gabriel picked up the top three cards of his deck and showed them to Snake.Cyclone. Thunder Sea Horse. Mirror Force.“I’ll choose Thunder Sea Horse. I discard it to add two Pahunders from my deck to my hand. Then, I’ll set two support cards and end.”Turn 2Snake: 8000 (6/0/0) || Gabriel: 8000 (5/0/2)“Playing it safe I see. Shame it won’t do you any good. I set a support card and summon Voltaic Inducer.”[spoiler=Voltaic Inducer]Monster | DARK | **** | ATK: 1900 | DEF: 1500Thunder | Effect: When this card is Summoned: You can destroy 1 card you control; destroy 1 card your opponent controls. If this card is destroyed by another card's effect: You can add 1 “Voltaic” monster from your Graveyard to your hand except “Voltaic Inducer”.[/spoiler]“Voltaic Inducer’s effect activates letting me destroy my set card and your right side set card.”The Thunder monster unleashed a discharge of crackling static bolts which rapidly consumed and obliterated the two cards.“Then,” continued Snake, “Since my set Unexpected Repercussions was destroyed, its effect activates, destroying your other support card!”[spoiler=Unexpected Repercussions]Trap | NormalWhen this card is destroyed: Destroy 1 card your opponent controls.[/spoiler]“That’s so unfair!” pouted Gabriel.“Hey, I told you I wasn’t going to go easy on you. Now, Voltaic Inducer will attack you directly!”Gabriel: 8000 -> 6100“To finish off,” stated Snake, “I’ll set one support card and end.”Turn 3Snake: 8000 (3/1/1) || Gabriel: 6100 (6/0/0)“I summon Pahunder! Then, I activate Volatile Sparks!”[spoiler=Volatile Sparks]Spell | NormalActivate only if you control a Thunder-Type monster. Destroy 1 card on the field. Neither player can activate cards of the destroyed card’s type until the end of your opponent’s next turn.[/spoiler]Snake only smiled as his set card was shattered into a spree of pixels, revealing the card to be Silver Sentinel.“When will you learn, little brother, that you can’t just rush into things?”“I’m not done yet! I use Pahunder’s effect to normal summon Sishunder. Sishunder’s effect triggers, letting me banish Thunder Sea Horse from my grave and Return it to my hand during the End Phase of this turn. Then, I’ll overlay Pahunder and Sishunder to Xyz Summon Aegis Champion!”[spoiler=Aegis Champion]Monster | LIGHT | Rank 4 | ATK: 2400 | DEF: 2000Warrior | Xyz | Effect:2 Level 4 LIGHT monstersOnce per turn: If this card would be destroyed, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card instead.[/spoiler]“Enter Battle Phase,” declared Gabriel, “Aegis Champion, destroy Voltaic Inducer!”Snake: 8000 -> 7500“With that, I’ll end.”“During the End Phase, Silver Sentinel special summons itself and targets your Champion for destruction!”“Chain,” declared Gabriel, “By detaching a Xyz Material, Aegis Champion isn’t destroyed. Then, Thunder Sea Horse returns to my hand.”Turn 4Snake: 7500 (4/1/0) || Gabriel: 6100 (4/1/0)“I set a support card and summon Voltaic Stabilizer!”[spoiler=Voltaic Stabilizer]Monster | DARK | **** | ATK: 1800 | DEF: 1400Thunder | Effect: When this card is Summoned: You can destroy 1 card you control; Special Summon 1 “Voltaic” monster from your Graveyard. If this card is destroyed by another card's effect: You can add 1 “Voltaic” monster from your Graveyard to your hand except “Voltaic Stabilizer”.[/spoiler]“I’ll use Stabilizer’s effect by destroying my sentinel to bring back Voltaic Inducer. Inducer’s effect activates, letting me destroy my backrow to destroy your monster!”“Chain,” responded Gabriel, “By detaching the last material from Aegis Champion, its destruction is prevented!”“Not for long. My support card was Compensation, letting me draw one card. I overlay my two monsters to Xyz Summon Super-Voltaic Magnetizer!”[spoiler=Super-Voltaic Magnetizer]Monster | DARK | Rank 4 | ATK: 2400 | DEF: 1500Thunder | Xyz | Effect:2 Level 4 “Voltaic” monstersOnce per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; Special Summon 1 “Voltaic” monster from your Graveyard. Once per turn: You can target 1 card you control and 1 card your opponent controls; destroy them. If this card is destroyed by a card effect: You can add 1 “Voltaic” monster from your Graveyard to your hand.[/spoiler]Snake set another support card. “I’ll Magnetizer’s effect by targeting both my set support card and your monster to destroy both!”Gabriel watched helplessly as the thunder-charged mechanical construction held out its hand towards the warrior, unleashing a Storm of electricity, obliterating the warrior into a shower of pixels.“Now, Magnetizer, attack him directly!”Gabriel: 6100 -> 3700“Finally, I’ll set another support card and end.”Turn 5Snake: 7500 (1/1/1) || Gabriel: 3700 (5/0/0)“I’ll discard Thunder Sea Horse again to add two Mahunder from my deck to my hand. Then, I discard one of them to activate Lightning Vortex, clearing your field!”“Chain,” declared Snake, “With Voltage Discharge!”[spoiler=Voltage Discharge]Spell | Quick-PlayTarget 1 face-up “Voltaic” monster you control; send 1 “Voltaic” monster from your Deck to your Graveyard and destroy the targeted monster. Draw 1 card or destroy 1 card on the field.[/spoiler]“I’ll send Voltaic Suppressor from my deck to the grave, destroy Magnetizer, and draw a card. Then, Magnetizer lets me Return Voltaic Inducer from my grave to my hand.”“Fine, I summon Cardcar D and set two support. Then, I tribute Cardcar D to draw two cards and end my turn!”Turn 6Snake: 7500 (4/0/0) || Gabriel: 3700 (3/0/2)“I activate Voltage Induction to Return Voltaic Suppressor and Voltaic Stabilizer back to my hand!”[spoiler=Voltage Induction]Spell | NormalAdd 2 Level 4 or lower “Voltaic” monsters from your Graveyard to your hand.[/spoiler]“Then, I’ll summon Voltaic Suppressor and set two cards. Turn end.”[spoiler=Voltaic Suppressor]Monster | DARK | **** | ATK: 1500 | DEF: 1800Thunder | Effect: Twice per turn: If a card you control would be destroyed: You can destroy another card instead. If this card is destroyed by a card effect: You can add 1 “Voltaic” monster from your Graveyard to your hand except “Voltaic Suppressor”.[/spoiler]Turn 7Snake: 7500 (2/1/2) || Gabriel: 3700 (4/0/2)“I play Mahunder. Then, in response to the summon, I activate Judgment of Thunder, destroying your left side set card!”“Using Suppressor’s effect,” stated Snake, “I’ll redirect the target to my other set card - Dark Coffin! When Dark Coffin is destroyed, you can choose to either discard a card or destroy your monster.”“I’ll choose the first option.”The duel disk’s randomize function chose the right most card in Gabriel’s hand which Gabriel proceeded to discard.“Now, I’ll use Mahunder’s effect to normal summon Brohunder!”[spoiler=Brohunder]Monster | LIGHT | **** | ATK: 1000 | DEF: 500Thunder | Effect: When this card is Normal Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Thunder-Type monster from your Graveyard.[/spoiler]“Using its effect,” stated Gabriel, “I’ll bring back Pahunder. Then, I’ll overlay the three to Xyz Summon Ruler of Thunder!”[spoiler=Ruler of Thunder]Monster | LIGHT | Rank 4 | ATK: 2500 | DEF: 2000Thunder | Xyz | Effect:3 Level 4 Thunder-Type monstersOnce per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to declare 1 card type (Monster, Spell, or Trap); your opponent cannot activate that type of card, or (if Monster) cannot activate its effects, until the end of your opponent's next turn. When this card destroys a monster by battle: Inflict damage to your opponent’s Life Points equal to the monster’s ATK. During the End Phase of the turn a Xyz Material was detached from this card: This card’s controller takes 1000 points of damage.[/spoiler]“I declare spell,” stated Gabriel as he detached a material from Ruler of Thunder, “Then, I’ll enter the Battle Phase and attack your Suppressor with Ruler of Thunder!”“I activate Dimensional Prison!”“Chain,” responded Gabriel, “With Forbidden Lance! Ruler of Thunder is now immune to spells and traps at the cost of a reduction of eight hundred attack points!”Ruler of Thunder: (R4/X2/2500 -> 1700/2000)Ruler of Thunder raised its arm, causing a massive lightning bolt to strike Voltaic Suppressor, decimating it into a blaze of a thousand pixels.Snake: 7500 -> 7300“Then,” continued Gabriel, “Ruler of Thunder’s effect activates, inflicting fifteen hundred to you!”Snake: 7300 -> 5800“Not bad, Gab, you’re really not half as bad as you used to be.”Gabriel ignored Snake’s remark. “Main Phase two, I activate my set De-Xyz, returning Ruler of Thunder back into its original materials.”[spoiler=De-Xyz]Spell | NormalTarget 1 face-up Xyz Monster you control; Return that target to the Extra Deck. Then, if all of the Xyz Materials used for the Xyz Summon of that monster are in your Graveyard, you can Special Summon them. If you do, your opponent can draw a card.[/spoiler]“Doing so lets me draw a card,” stated Snake.“Like that’ll make a difference. I’ll overlay the three monsters to bring back Ruler of Thunder again! This time, I’ll detach a material to declare monster, preventing you from using monster effects your next turn! Try to break that lock. Turn end. Now, Ruler of Thunder deals me a thousand.”Gabriel: 3700 -> 2700Turn 8Snake: 5800 (4/0/0) || Gabriel: 2700 (1/1/0)Snake smiled. “You know Gab, I’m starting to think you have what it takes to make in the Pro League. It’ll be a relief knowing there’s something you’re good at because we all know you’re not smart enough to become a hacker like me.”“Trash talking so soon? Does that you’ve given up on this duel?”Snake examined the contents of his hand.Voltaic Inducer. Voltaic Stabilizer. Mirror Force. Dishonest.Snake quickly scoured through the text on Dishonest.[spoiler=Dishonest]Monster | Dark | **** | ATK: 1000 | DEF: 1000During the Damage Step: You can discard this card to target 1 face-up monster you control; increase its ATK by 1000. If the targeted monster destroys an opponent’s monster by battle: Inflict damage to your opponent’s Life Points equal to the destroyed monster’s ATK.[/spoiler]Not a bad draw. I won’t be able to use it right now, but Gabriel’s in no condition to kill me next turn. If I set a monster, I could at least chump block one attack if needed… But, if I summon a monster, then I might fool him into attacking me. Then, I could respond by using Dishonest during the Damage Step. It's perfect.“I’ll summon Voltaic Inducer and set a support card to end.”“A strange move,” noted Gabriel with raised eyebrows, “Bringing out a monster in attack.”Turn 9Snake: 5800 (4/0/0) || Gabriel: 2700 (1/1/0)“If you say so,” replied Snake with an expression of passive disregard.“You’re not fooling me this time brother,” stated Gabriel, “I can see through your trick. You’ve purposefully summoned that monster in attack to trick me into attacking it. You’ve probably drawn Mirror Force or something.”Snake grinned. “Good deduction.”“It won’t do you any good. I’ll detach a material from Ruler of Thunder and declare trap. Now that support card of yours is useless! Enter Battle Phase, Ruler of Thunder, destroy Voltaic Inducer!”Snake’s grin widened as Gabriel was about to fall right into a trap. Then, Snake noticed the hopeful expression on Gabriel’s face. It was composed of pure childhood innocence and delight. Something Snake hadn’t seen on Gabriel’s face in years, not since before the incident. Snake refrained from responding to the attack. Instead, he chose to simply put his hand on top of his deck, a signal of concession.“I concede. You got me.”Duel EndWinner: GabrielGabriel’s eyes widened in amazement. “Wow, really?”“Don’t be so surprised, there’s a first time for everything you know?”“I guess this means I’m finally a better duelist than you!”“Hey now, don’t get so cocky. That was one game. One measly game out of how many?”“Doesn’t matter. This proves it. This proves that I have what it takes to take you down and make it all the way to the Pro League!”“Keep on telling yourself that. You’ve got a few years to go before you can even qualify.”Snake noticed that Gabriel was too captivated in the moment to pay any attention to his older brother’s counsel. Snake simply smiled and let his little brother be, delighting in the wonder of the moment.Maybe you will fulfill your dreams someday. After all, you’ve still got a full life ahead of you. If anything, it should be my brotherly duty to help you out. I guess we’ll just have to see what happens in the days to come.[/spoiler] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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