Two days had passed, and the tournament was raging full scale! When the time came for the semi-finals, only eight duelists remained. Burst, Inferno, Steel, Rainbow Dash, Gold, Ace, Sunset, and Flash were left standing. Soon, the matches for the semi-finals were announced. "The first duel of the semi-finals will be Burst Stream against Steel Edge!", Luna announced. Steel and Burst met at the dueling area.
"So you're the guy who uses Blue Eyes? I heard about how you gave Hoops that needed beat-down.", Steel said with a smile. "I always wanted to see how my ace would do against yours."
"Then let's not keep the crowd waiting! Let's duel!"
Burst: 4000
Steel: 4000
"I got the first move! I summon in defense mode and end my turn.", Burst said. 'Hope I'm using this new card support right! The power of a Black Luster Soldier rivals the strength of Blue-Eyes! I can't underestimate Steel's deck!'
"I draw!", Steel said as he drew a card. "I play the field spell Gateway to Chaos! This lets me add a Black Luster Soldier ritual monster from my deck to my hand! Next I'll summon Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands to add a ritual spell to my hand! Now I'll attack your monster with Manju!" Burst's monster was destroyed with a series of hits from Manju! "Next I'll set a card and end my turn!"
"You know, you actually helped me out back there! Now I can special summon a Blue Eyes monster from my deck since White Stone of Ancients was sent to the graveyard and you ended your turn! I'll bring out Dragon Spirit of White! Now that he's been summoned he can banish one spell or trap card you control! I'll banish Gateway to Chaos! Now that it's my move, I draw! Now I can tribute Dragon Spirit to bring out a Blue Eyes White Dragon from my hand! Now I'll destroy your Manju! White Lightning!" Manju was destroyed in a single blast! "I'll end my turn with a face-down card." 'I might've done some damage, but something tells me I'm about to meet the business-end of BLS's sword!'
Burst: 4000
Steel: 2400
"Not a bad move Burst! But it's not over yet! I play Super Soldier Ritual! I'll tribute Sphere Kuriboh and Charging Gaia the Fierce Knight! Now I ritual summon Black Luster Soldier-Super Soldier!" A fierce looking knight with the exact same attack points as Blue Eyes was summoned to the field. "Now I'll attack your monster! Even if both of our monsters destroy each other, you'll take damage thanks to Super Soldiers effect! If he destroys a monster by battle, you take damage equal to that monster's attack points!" Both monsters were destroyed as their attacks connected! "I'll end my turn with a face-down. That's all for me." 'I might've lost Super Soldier, but at least I took off most of Burst's life points! But now my field's empty. Good thing I set that card earlier! That'll keep me in this duel a bit longer!'
Burst: 1000
Steel: 2400
"Didn't expect an effect like that Steel. Not only did you get rid of my monster, but you also took out most of my life points. But now, it's my turn! I draw! I play Silver's Cry! This revives a normal dragon-type monster in my graveyard! Welcome back Blue Eyes! Attack Steel directly!"
"Not so fast! I activate Storming Mirror Force! This'll return your monster to your hand!", Steel said.
'That's what he thinks!' "I don't think so! I activate my own trap! Champion's Vigilance! Since I control a level seven or higher normal monster, I can negate the activation of a spell or trap card, or the summon of a monster and destroy that card!" Steel braced himself as Blue Eyes struck him full force with his attack! Dropping his life points to zero.
"Good duel Burst.", Steel said as he and Burst shook hands. "That was quite the comeback. I didn't expect that last trap card. Good luck in the finals!"
"Thanks Steel. Now to see who's up next." The next match up was Inferno against Rainbow Dash. "This oughta be good."
"Get ready! This duel's going to get 20% more awesome!", Rainbow Dash boasted.
"Looks like things are gonna heat up.", Inferno said with a smile.
Inferno: 4000
Rainbow Dash: 4000
"I got the first turn!", Inferno said. 'Sweet! Got a good starting hand! Time to put that new card support into action!' "First I summon Black Stone of Legend! Then I'll tribute him to bring out Red Eyes Black Flare Dragon! Then I'll set a card and end my turn."
"Not bad bringing out a strong monster!", Rainbow said with a smile. 'Sweet! I can pull off a combo right now!' "I summon Crystal Beast-Sapphire Pegasus! Since he was summoned, I can set a Crystal Beast from my deck in my spell and trap card zone! Next I'll equip him with Crystal Release! This'll boost him by 800 points! Take down his dragon!" Sapphire Pegasus destroyed Red Eyes Black Flare Dragon by striking him with his horn! However, this is what Inferno was hoping for!
"Sorry, but I won't be the only one taking a hit! I activate my trap! Red Eyes Burn! Since you destroyed my Red Eyes monster by battle, I can select it and inflict damage to both of us equal to its attack!" Both Rainbow Dash and Inferno took damage as beams of red energy struck both of them! 'I might've took a hit to my life points, but at least Dash took a hit too! Just gotta wait to really fire up this duel!'
"Sick burn Inferno! I end my turn."
Inferno: 1400
Rainbow Dash: 1600
"Thanks Dash! Now it's my move! I play Pre-preparation of Rites! Now I add a ritual monster and a ritual spell from my deck to my hand! Now I play Dark Dragon Ritual and tribute Red Eyes Black Dragon to my hand! Now I ritual summon Paladin of Dark Dragon! Now I'll tribute him to special summon Red Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon from my deck! Now I'll use his special ability! I'll revive Red Eyes Black Dragon! Let's end this Red Eyes! Inferno Fire Blast!" Rainbow Dash braced herself as her life points fell to zero! "Good game Dash. It was a pretty close call with that early trap I pulled. Imagine how long the duel would have been if we were playing by standard rules."
"Yeah. But we're pressed for time with school being in session. Too bad. It would've been awesome if I brought out my best card! Rainbow Dragon! Meh. Another time, another duel!" After the last duel, Vice Principal Luna made an announcement.
"Attention students! There will be a short break before the last duels of the semi-finals!", she announced. The students took some time to chat about the matches as they anticipated which matches would be next and who would be dueling who.
"Man. Those duel were short, but intense!", Burst said as he caught his breath. "And something tells me things are just getting started."
"Well we know that we made it to the finals. The only question left is who's gonna be left?"
"Looks like you two will be finding out Vice Principal Luna's taking the stage again.", Rarity mentioned.
"Then let's see who's up.", Steel said. And they went to watch the next matches.