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Yuugiou - King of Games

Chapter 5

Duel Dilemma

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There was a dark blue-haired boy, 17 years old roaming the streets with an old, beat-up original duel disc, the same model used in Battle City on the TV show. Well, duel disc didn't matter; it may have been old, but it worked just the same. He opens his hand and stares at his lone battle star.

"I can't believe I lost that quickly," he said to himself. "I've got to pull myself together. All I need to do is find someone and beat them." The boy saw a black-haired, black-eyed man with a custom duel disc. There's no way I could do this. I should just resign from the tournament now and get it over with. But the black-haired man saw him.

"So, do you want to duel me," asked the man.

"No. I can't."

"Oh, come on, I just rebuilt my deck; I haven't had a chance to use it yet."

"You only get one free deck swap in the tournament."

"Yet, and I know I probably shouldn't be using it this early, but I finally decided on a strategy, and I'm feeling good about it."

"But, I only have 1 star. You could find someone else, couldn't you?"

"So what? I have 3; I'll wager 1 star against you. By the way, what's your name?"

"Adrian."

"The name's Shadow, and I just want to say 'Are you going first or second?'"

"I really don't want to duel."

"Oh come on, why not?"

"I'm no good at it. I lost my Magic Cylinder in my last duel. The guy still had over 6000 Life Points left."

"So what? Do you like dueling?"

"I've got a second-hand duel disc, second-hand cards, and I'm a second-rate duelist because of it."

Shadow smiled at this. "Look, Adrian, cards are cards, duel discs are duel discs, but the passion to duel is all your own. Come on, you can go first."

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"Alright, but I can't win." Adrian drew his 5 cards and 1 for his turn. "I play Skilled Dark Magician."

Skilled Dark Magician - DARK - Level 4 - Spellcaster/Effect - Each time you or your opponent activates 1 Spell Card, put 1 Spell Counter on this card (max 3). You can Special Summon 1 "Dark Magician" from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard in face-up Attack or Defense Position by offering this monster with 3 Spell Counters as a Tribute during your Main Phase. - 1900/1700

"Next I play Toon Table of Contents."

Toon Table of Contents - SPELL - Add 1 card from your Deck to your hand that includes "Toon" in its card name, or is named "Manga Ryu-Ran".

"I'll search for another Toon Table of Contents. Now my Magician gains a Spell Counter. Next, I play the Toon Table of Contents I search for to get another Toon Table of Contents, giving my Spellcaster a second counter. Now I play my third Toon Table of Contents to search for Toon Gemini Elf.

Toon Gemini Elf - EARTH - Level 4 - Spellcaster/Toon - This card cannot attack during the turn that it is Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned. When "Toon World" on the field is destroyed, this card is also destroyed. If "Toon World" is on your side of the field and your opponent does not control a Toon Monster, this card can attack your opponent's Life Points directly. When this card inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent's Life Points, your opponent discards 1 card randomly from his/her hand. - 1900/900

"Now that my Skilled Dark Magician has 3 Spell Counters, I sacrifice him to summon a Dark Magician from my deck - the Arkana version."

Dark Magician - DARK - Level 7 - Spellcaster - 2500/2100

"See, that was a great move," said Shadow.

"Thanks, but you don't have to lie. Anyway, I play 2 cards face down and end my turn."

"I'm not lying. Anyway, I draw. I summon Kaibaman and sacrifice him for Blue-Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500)."

Kaibaman - LIGHT - Level 3 - Warrior/Effect - Tribute this card to Special Summon 1 "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" from your hand. - 200/700

"Next, I activate Dark World Lightning."

Dark World Lightning - SPELL - Destroy 1 facedown card on the field. Discard a card from your hand.

"I destroy the facedown to your left, Adrian," said Shadow.

"Awww manÃ– that's my Mirror Force." Adrian was even more depressed now.

"Hey, don't worry. You win some you lose some, right? Anyway, I use Blue-Eyes to attack Dark Magician." Adrian let the attack go through.

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"Your move, Adrian."

Adrian drew his hand up to 4. "I play Dark Magic Curtain to Special Summon a Dark Magician (2500/2100) from my deckÃ– the Yugi version."

Dark Magic Curtain - If you activate this card, you cannot Normal Summon, Flip Summon or Special Summon this turn. Pay half your Life Points to Special Summon 1 "Dark Magician" from your Deck.

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"Next I play Mystic Circle*."

Mystic Circle - SPELL - Equip - The equipped monster loses 300 ATK. If you control a "Dark Magician" or "Dark Magician Girl" you it loses an additional 400 ATK.

"I equip this to your Blue-Eyes, and it loses 700 ATK."

BEWD: 3000/2500 --> 2300/2500

"Dark Magician, attack Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

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"I end my turn."

Shadow drew. "I play Premature Burial to revive the Blue-Eyes (3000/2500) I just lost."

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"Next I summon Replicant*"

Replicant - LIGHT - Level 4 - Fairy/Effect - When this card is summoned, it may take on the ATK, DEF, type, level, attribute, name and effect (if any) of a monster on the field. Then reduce the ATK/DEF of this card by 1000. - 0/0

"I'll use it to copy Blue-Eyes."

Replicant/LIGHT/Level 4/Fairy/Effect/0/0

Blue-Eyes White Dragon/LIGHT/Level 8/Dragon/2000/1500

"Finally, I activate the last card in my hand: Dragon's Mirror."

Dragon's Mirror - SPELL - Fuse together a Dragon-type Fusion Monster. The fusion-material monsters may come from either the field or graveyard. Remove the fusion-material monsters from play.

"I fuse the two Blue-Eyes's on my field and the one in my graveyard, discarded by Dark World Lightning, to summon Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon," said Shadow, ready to summon his big monster.

Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon - LIGHT - Level 12 - Dragon/Fusion - "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" + "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" + "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" - 4500/3800

"I activate Magic Drain!" countered Adrian, quite astonished at himself.

Magic Drain - TRAP - Counter - Negate 1 Spell Card. Your opponent may discard a card. If he/she does, this card is negated.

"You have no cards, so no Ultimate Dragon for you." Adrian was euphoric.

"Fine, but my fusion-material monsters stay where they are."

"D'oh! I forgot about that," said Adrian, now back down to earth and depressed.

"No. It was a good move. You stopped me from summoning a huge monster." Shadow continued, "My 3000 ATK Blue-Eyes attacks Dark Magician!"

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"Now my 2000 ATK Blue-Eyes will attack directly."

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"Your turn."

Adrian drew his card and gave a smirk. "I summon Toon Gemini Elf (1900/900), then equip her with Mist Body."

Mist Body - SPELL - Equip - The equipped monster cannot be destroyed in battle.

"I then play my last card Power Swap*"

Power Swap - SPELL - Continuous - Select 1 monster on your field and 1 monster on your opponent's field. As long as this card is in play, swap their base ATK. You may pay 300 Life Points during your End Phase to keep the base ATKs swapped. If you don't, destroy this card. If both monsters leave play, destroy this card.

Blue-Eyes White Dragon: 1900/2500

Toon Gemini Elf: 3000/900

"I'll end my turn by paying 300 Life Points."

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Shadow drew his hand to 2. "I switch both of my Blue-Eyes' to defense mode, then set a card. Go, Adrian.

Adrian was topdecking now. "I draw, then equip my Toon Gemini Elf with Big Bang Shot."

Toon Gemini Elf: 3000/900 --> 3400/900

"Attack his 1500 DEF Blue-Eyes now!"

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"And since Toon Gemini Elf damaged you in battle, you have to randomly discard a card from your hand. And it just happens to be your only one."

"Fine," says Shadow, discarding his card."

"I'm done, your move."

"I draw, then." Shadow looked at his card. "I play Mystical Space Typhoon!"

Mystical Space Typhoon - SPELL - Quick-Play - Destroy 1 Spell/Trap card in play.

"Goodbye Power Swap!"

Blue-Eyes White Dragon: 3000/2500

Toon Gemini Elf: 2300/900

"I switch my Blue-Eyes into attack mode and attack your Twin Elves."

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"Go."

Both duelists were topdecking now. And playing off the deck is easier when both players do it. Adrian drew his card. "Another Dark Magic Curtain. And I summon Dark Magician - LOB version. (2500/2100) in defense mode."

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"I'll draw," said Shadow. "Now I attack Dark Magician with Blue-Eyes. Your move."

Adrian drew and placed his card in his Spell/Trap Zone. "Magician's Apprentice*"

Magician's Apprentice - SPELL - Remove 5 cards in your graveyard from the game to Special Summon 1 "Dark Magician Girl" from your deck. That card's base ATK is equal to 1 other monster on the field. Remove that "Dark Magician Girl" from play during your 3rd End Phase after you play this card.

"To fuel it, I remove from play the following: Skilled Dark Magician, Toon Gemini Elf, and all 3 of my Toon Tables of Contents. So I summon Dark Magician Girl, using Blue-Eyes's ATK."

Dark Magician Girl: 3000/1700 --> 3900/1700

"Dark Magician Girl, attack Blue-Eyes White Dragon with Dark Burning Attack!"

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"My turn, Adrian," said Shadow, "I play Silver Lining*."

Silver Lining - SPELL - Pay half your Life Points and remove every card in your graveyard from play to draw until you hold 6 cards in your hand. (Limit 1 per deck.)

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"I summon Lord of Dragons."

Lord of Dragons - DARK - Level 4 - Spellcaster/Effect - All Dragon-Type monsters cannot be targeted by Spell Cards, Trap Cards, or other effects that specifically designate a target while this card is face-up on the field. - 1200/1100

"Next, I play Flute of Summoning Dragon."

Flute of Summoning Dragon - SPELL - Playing this card when "Lord of Dragons" is face-up on the field allows you to play up to 2 Dragon-Type cards from your hand as a Special Summon.

"I summon my final Blue-Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500) and Divine Dragon Ragnarok."

Divine Dragon Ragnarok - LIGHT - Level 4 - Dragon - 1500/1000

"Finally, I play Human Transformation*."

Human Transformation - SPELL - Tribute 1 "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" to Special Summon 1 "Kisara, the Blue-Eyed Spirit" from your hand or deck. If "Kisara, the Blue-Eyed Spirit" is summoned from your deck, you must also discard a card from your hand to play this card.

Kisara, the Blue-Eyed Spirit - LIGHT - Level 8 - Dragon/Warrior/Effect - This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card can only be Special Summoned by the effect of "Human Transformation". When this card is Special Summoned, destroy up to 2 cards on your opponent's field. - 3000/2500

"Since I'm summoning Kisara from my deck, I discard my Polymerization card. And now Kisara, destroy Dark Magician Girl!" At this, Kisara flew up. When she came down she put her foot/talon through Dark Magician Girl. "Now attack him directly!"

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"It's game over, Adrian."

Adrian kicked at the ground. "Awww man… I can't believe I'm out just like that. I'm horrible," he said, handing his star to Shadow.

"You're not horrible, you're just on a little cold streak. It happens to everyone."