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Post by Nick on Oct 8, 2008 17:54:46 GMT -5
The beast smiled to himself as he approached. "Oh, such a pity...you're so young." He remarked as he stood over the still Yamato. "Oh come on, Yamato...you should stll be concious. That condition of surrendering rendering one unconcious was only for ME in case I tried to....it matters not now. Please don't tell me you're so weak that you're completely knocked out..." He finished in that same comfortingly chilling tone, shaking his head slightly in dissapointment.
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Post by Andy on Oct 9, 2008 13:51:11 GMT -5
The blue flame barrier had died down. Before Yamato could speak to the creature, the faint roar of an engine came from the distance, becoming louder and louder, until it revealed itself to be a young man wearing goggles, riding an unpainted Duel Runner. It had signs of rust. Pulling his goggles up, the new person had short, ruffled red hair, and hazel eyes. He looked down at Yamato. "What's going on here? " He asked. Yamato looked very scared. "Jirou - I had to use your deck - mine couldn't possibly - " "If you believe in your cards, they'll answer back. My deck, please. " Jirou held out his hand, and Yamato timidly gave him back the deck he had used. He then went over to his Duel Runner, and input a command. "Disengaging Duel Disk. "[/i] The playing board on the Duel Runner folded out to become a standard Duel Disk, which was fitted onto Jirou's arm. "Your next opponent is me. If I win, you leave him be and leave Satellite. " He stated coolly to the beast.
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Post by Nick on Oct 9, 2008 14:00:10 GMT -5
"Hmm...two meals? Well, it might be somewhat of a tight fit, but you can keep each other company as you digest. Alright..."
He clapped his hands, and the ring of blue fire vanished, turning into a solid dome of black light that surrounded them. When it vanished, they were now on a floating platform that hovered above the city...with the moon shining amongst the stars in the sky.
"This time I think...5000 life points will do for the match. Make it last a BIT longer." The beast said. "Oh and the same conditions apply...as you are dealt damage, your body will become weaker and weaker." The beast then placed his hand on his chest. "And if I should try to surrender, I'll be rendered comatose..." He grinned, showing off his razor-sharp, pearly white fangs. "You don't mind these rules, do you?" He asked calmly.
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Post by Andy on Oct 9, 2008 14:41:47 GMT -5
Jirou looked at the beast, and shook his head. "I accept your conditions. " Jirou: 5000 ??: 5000 "My move! I summon the 'Magical Exemplar'..." The serene green-robed lady from the last duel appeared gracefully in front of Jirou. (ATK: 1700) "...then activate 'Terraforming', to add a Field Spell from my Deck to my hand. 'Magical Exemplar' gains two Spell Counters. I end my turn." Two black orbs floated around Magical Exemplar.
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Post by Nick on Oct 9, 2008 15:07:26 GMT -5
The beast smiled, not noticing there was a cloud drifting towards the moon...
"I play Archfiend Soldier." He announced, summoning forth a horned, armored demon with a dark green cloak. ATK: 1900, DEF: 1500.
"Then I equip this to it...Axe of Despair! This raises his attack by 1000 points. Now he's at 2900...impressive, eh?"
The beast put a face down card. "Now then...ATTACK!" He shouted. The Archfiend Soldier raised his axe and, whizzing through the air, attacked Magical Exemplar.
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Post by Andy on Oct 9, 2008 15:24:00 GMT -5
Magical Exemplar was destroyed, and Jirou winced in pain from the result of the battle. (5000 -> 3800) "My move! I Summon 'Breaker the Magical Warrior'! Once again, The magic knight stepped forward onto the field, powered by his solitary Spell Counter. (ATK: 1900) "I activate his effect. By removing his Spell Counter, your face-down is destroyed. " Breaker held his shield up high. The Spell Counter melded into it, then it shot a lightning bolt that revealed the beast's face-down and sent it to the Graveyard. (ATK: 1900 -> 1600) "Next I play 'Magical Dimension'! Breaker is Released, then I Special Summon another Spellcaster - 'The Tricky' - from my hand, then destroy a card on the field. " The bizarre coffin swallowed Breaker once again, switching him out for the strange jester. Lightning shot from the coffin to destroy Archfiend Soldier. (ATK: 2000) Now, 'The Tricky' will attack directly! " Tricky's arm turned into a column of wind that shredded through the beast. (5000 -> 3000) And with that, I end my turn. "
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Post by Nick on Oct 9, 2008 15:38:54 GMT -5
"ARGH!" The beast cringed. "Clever, aren't you?" He remarked. "But I am too! I play THIS..."
He held a spell card up. "Lightning Vortex! I must discard a card, but when I do, all your monsters meet their fate!"
The sky split apart as lightning struck Jirou's monsters, destroying every single one.
"And guess what? I'm now able to summon a monster. But before I do that, I'm going to tell you what card I discarded..."
He grinned. "KURIBOH. And whenever he'd discarded from your hand, the damage inflicted to my life points by one of your monsters is 0. Moving along, now for my monster..."
The moon clouded over. The beast stopped, blinking.
"...wh...what? Am I finally..." He looked up at Jirou. "I...yes! The moonlight is blocked!" He announced happily. "Now I can-"
He stopped smiling, eyes wide. "...I..." His head sunk low. "I can't surrender...if I do, then...I'd...I might never wake up...but I don't know if there's a card in my deck that'll force a draw..."
He raised his hand. "I summon Des Koala...in...defense mode..." He muttered sadly. "I'm so...so sorry..."
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Post by Andy on Oct 10, 2008 10:49:17 GMT -5
Jirou's expression softened, and he looked puzzled. His opponent's behaviour had changed dramatically within a split second. But the only way to escape the Shadow game was to win... "Our duel continues, regardless! My move! First, I play the Continuous Spell: 'Philosopher's Stone'. " A large pulsating blood red crystal floated beside Jirou. "I can put a Spell Counter on this card each time a Spell Card is activated. And now I'll activate one - 'Monster Reborn'! Rise again, Breaker! " Breaker the Magical Warrior burst out in Attack Position, with another Spell Counter orbiting him. (ATK: 1900) "As my Normal Summon this turn, I summon the Tuner Monster, Starcatcher! " A spider-web weaved from silk appeared, with some unknown dust twinkling inside it. At the edges of the web, there were small claws and a mis-shapen head. (ATK: 300) "When Starcatcher is summoned, I can remove any number of Spell Cards in my Graveyard from the game, and it gains a Spell Counter for each! So, I remove 'Terraforming', 'Magical Dimension', and 'Monster Reborn'...Starcatcher gains 1 Level for each Spell Counter on it! " 3 black orbs were now caught in Starcatcher's web. (LV: 4) "Now performing a Synchro Summon! Tuning my Level four Starcatcher to my Level four Breaker!" The two monsters were dissolved into specks of light, which whirled around and around, until they were pierced through by a blinding flash. "...I Synchro Summon the Dark Magic Dragon! " A winding, snake-like beast burst from the light, its purple, amethyst-encrusted scales shimmering all over. It had two wings and two 'arms', but no hind legs. It had a very feminine beauty to it. Four Spell Counters were orbiting it. (ATK: 2500 -> 3300) "The Spell Counters on the Synchro Material Monsters for Dark Magic Dragon are transferred to her. She gains two hundred attack for every Spell Counter. And I activate her second effect: I remove two Spell Counters to destroy a card on the field. Dark Magic Storm! " Two orbs were absorbed into the dragon's scales, and it gave a mighty beat of her wings, creating a shimmering purple tornado that swallowed Des Koala up and destroyed it. (ATK: 3300 -> 2900) "Now I activate the second effect of 'Philosopher's Stone'. By sending to the Graveyard, I can distribute its two Spell Counters amongst any monster that can use Spell Counters! " The crystal shattered, releasing two more orbs to circle Dark Magic Dragon. (ATK: 2900 -> 3300) "Now her attack is high enough to finish this! Dark Magic Dragon will attack directly! Dark Magic Flare!!" The dragon threw back her head, inhaling deeply and generating a purple glow in her mouth. Then she unleashed it upon the beast, a swirling vortex of purple, shimmering fire closing in on him...
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Post by Nick on Oct 10, 2008 13:40:38 GMT -5
The moonlight suddenly returned, bathing the beast, who shuddered, then smirked, pointing upward.
"I activate the trap card "MIRROR FORCE"! It destroys ALL your attacking monsters and your attempted attack!"
A large mirror appeared before the beast. The attack of the dragon rebounded, causing it to be obliterated.
"And now it's my turn...I play a face down, and then will present THIS monster...Gazelle, the King of Mythical Beasts, in defense mode!"
A long-haired being appeared on the field, crouching.
"Then I atta-ERGH!"
The moon clouded over once again. The beast dropped to his knees. "I...play...THIS card!" He said triumphantly. "Swords of Revealing Light! This will stall for a while!"
With that, the swords rained down from the heavens, blocking Jirou.
"Now all I have to do is search through my deck for a card that will end in a draw and-AAA!" He grabbed his head as a ray of moonlight hit him again. "YOU LITTLE PEST! Always interfering!" He snarled horribly.
He got on his knees, still holding his head in his claws. "You won't use me for this!" He shouted. "I won't let you make me murder these innocent boys!"
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Post by Andy on Oct 10, 2008 14:08:56 GMT -5
Jirou expressed concern at the split-personality of the beast. "Could there be someone in his mind? A...dark side? " "My move! I play 'Pot of Avarice', to return 'Dark Magic Dragon' to the Extra Deck, and then 'The Tricky', 'Breaker', 'Magical Exemplar' and 'Starcatcher' are shuffled into my Main Deck, and I draw 2 cards! " The five monsters appeared as spirits and returned to their points of origin. " I summon the 'Magical Exemplar' again in Attack Position, then play my Field Spell: 'Secret Village of the Spellcasters'!" Their surroundings were morphed into a village with small cottages and magical wisps floating around. "When I control only Spellcasters, my opponent cannot activate Spell Cards, but when I control no Spellcasters, *I* cannot activate Spell Cards. In addition, 'Magical Exemplar' gains two Spell Counters. I end my turn. "
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Post by Nick on Oct 10, 2008 15:59:28 GMT -5
"My...my name is Grey..." The beast gasped out. "I was a human..cursed to take the form of the beast within me until I found my one true love...but during my travels, something happened to me that effected me. Now whenever the moon is up in the sky...I change. In the day, I'm just a beast, but at night, like now...I am a diabolical thing...at least, if the moonlight's touching me. In a few moments, the moonlight will hit me again and I'll lose control once mo-AAAA!"
He grabbed his head, then snarled. "Annoying pest...my move!"
He drew a card. "I now play this monster: Sangan..."
The three eyed, furry fiend appeared, grinning evilly. ATK: 1000, DEF: 600.
"As for the face down, it's a card which should be familiar to your friend Yamato...the Black Illusion Ritual! Quite lucky of me to gain it once again. Now I may sacrifice Gazelle and Sangan to form..."
THAWOOOOM!
"RELINQUISHED...but I won't have your monster swallowed just yet. I want you to savor despair...so I shall simply play a face down monster in defense mode and end my turn. "
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Post by Andy on Oct 10, 2008 17:33:04 GMT -5
"The only thing that's going to be 'swallowed' is your pride. " Jirou retorted, drawing his card. "I activate 'Spell Thief'! This card destroys two Spells or Traps on the field, then I can put two Spell Counters on a monster I control! "" 'Secret Village of the Spellcasters' and 'Swords of Revealing Light' were literally sucked up by two ghosts, then they turned themselves into Spell Counters that orbited around Magical Exemplar, along with the four Spell Counters gained from the earlier activation of 'Black Illusion Ritual' and 'Spell Thief'. "Now I activate 'Arcane Draw'! I remove from play 'Spell Thief' in my Graveyard, allowing me to draw two more cards! And that's two more Spell Counters on 'Magical Exemplar'! " Jirou smiled at the two cards he had just pulled up. "I discard 'Starcatcher' from my hand to Special Summon 'The Tricky'! " The Tricky once again appeared in a powerful gust, doing a bizarre dance on the spot. (ATK: 2000) "And now I can remove one of 'Magical Exemplar's Spell Counters to Special Summon 'Starcatcher' from my Graveyard! " The magic-catching once again appeared in a flash of light. (ATK: 300) "Now I remove from play 'Pot of Avarice', 'Secret Village of the Spellcasters' and 'Arcane Draw' to give Starcatcher three Spell Counters and three more Levels! " Once again, Starcatcher caught the Spell Counters in its web. (LV: 4) "Now performing a Synchro Summon! Tuning my Level four Starcatcher with my Level Four Magical Exemplar...to Synchro Summon the Dark Magic Dragon! " Starcatcher and Magical Exemplar split themselves into eight shining stars, and their nine combined Spell Counters followed suit. In another flash of light, Jirou's majestic ace monster took flight once again, with twelve Spell Counters orbiting her. (ATK: 2500 -> 4900) "Now as you know, Dark Magic Dragon allows me to remove two Spell Counters from her to destroy a card on the field. So by removing four, your field will be completely cleared! Dark Magic Storm!! " Dark Magic Dragon summoned another forceful gust of shimmering purple wind that shredded apart Grey's monsters. (ATK: 4900 -> 4100) "Time to truly end this! Dark Magic Dragon and the Tricky will attack directly!! " As another swathe of purple flame was unleashed upon Grey, followed by a column of shredding wind, it seemed to be all over for him.
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Post by Nick on Oct 10, 2008 18:07:42 GMT -5
He smiled...
BA-WHOOOM! A mighty explosion surrounded him...
When the dust settled, he stood there, swaying in the wind, the moon clouded over as he stood on the edge of the platform.
"...thank...you..." He whispered.
And with that, he tipped backwards, off the platform as the world dissolved around them...
...a few moments later, Jirou found himself, along with Yamato, on the ground back where the duel had originally begun, as if they'd never moved. Grey lay on the ground, staring up at the moon, blood trickling down and out his mouth as he lay there, looking up at the moon, laughing sadly.
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Post by Andy on Oct 23, 2008 17:46:57 GMT -5
As his surroundings returned to normal, Jirou rushed to Grey's side, kneeling down beside him. "Hey - are you alright? " Jirou demanded. "Jirou, what are you doing?! That guy almost - " Yamato protested, but Jirou gave him a cold look. "Yamato, don't worry about this. Go home and don't tell the others - and in future, ask me before using my deck. " Yamato nodded obediently, though with a trace of doubt in his face, and ran off.
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Post by Nick on Oct 23, 2008 17:49:34 GMT -5
"...I'm...going to be alright...my body's shutting down..." Grey said softly. He laughed a little bit more as he tried to stand up. "I'll get...myself to a hospital...wish I coulda dueled you in the sun...I used to like...staring at...the full moon...now...I can only look at it...in feeeaaar..."
He collapsed on the ground, face-first, unconcious.
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