//------------------------------// // Duel 9: Duel of the Dragons // Story: Yu-Gi-Oh! Friendship is Dueling 3: Battle City Canterlot // by Bahamut0 //------------------------------// Burst sighed. He had only just began Battle City, and there wasn't a duel in sight that he could catch. "Man. This stinks. All the duels I've seen so far were already over. Not to mention everyone seems to steer clear of me. I guess that's the downside of becoming a famed duelist." Burst then summoned Blue-Eyes. "Down in the dumps Burst?", Blue-Eyes asked. "Yup. But I think we'll have a better chance of finding a duel if we take to the air. Mind giving me a lift?" "Get on board man." Burst climbed onto Blue-Eyes' back and the two took to the skies. However, they were being watched from the ground. "So he's the one bonded to Blue-Eyes White Dragon.", the duelist said as he pulled out a card. "Time to see what he's made of..." The duelist summoned his own dragon and followed Burst. Meanwhile, Burst and Blue-Eyes were hovering in the air trying to scope out any available duels. "Darn! No luck so far.", Burst said as he scanned the city below. "Looks like slim pickings Burst.", Blue-Eyes said as he gazed at the ground. The two of them then heard the beating of wings! "If you're looking for a duel..." Burst and Blue-Eyes turned to see a duelist riding another dragon! "I'll answer your challenge!" "Sweet! How many locator cards do you have on you?", Burst asked. "I have four cards on me from other dragon duelists I've beaten. Now it seems I'm in the presence of the Duelist Kingdom champion. My name is Firebolt. And I'll be known as the ultimate dragon duelist once I defeat you!" "You're taking this WAY too serious dude. But all the same, I could use a good duel!" The two duelists landed on the ground and activated their duel disks! "LET'S DUEL!" Burst: 8000 Firebolt: 8000 "I'll take the first move!", Firebolt said. "I'll set two cards and end my turn. Your move." "Lighten up will ya? This game's supposed to be fun!", Burst said with a frown as he drew his next card. "I'll summon a monster in defense mode and end my turn." 'Man. This guy could stand to lighten-up a bit. He's acting like the fate of the world is resting on this duel.' "I draw! I summon Spear Dragon! Then I'll attack your monster!" Burst's monster was destroyed! Skewered by Spear Dragon's long beak! "And since he destroyed your monster by battle, he can inflict the point difference as damage! The only down-side is that he's switched into defense mode at the end of the damage step. I end my turn." 'Just what I was hoping for!' "You just helped me out! When White Stone of Ancients is sent to the graveyard, during the end of the turn he was sent to the graveyard, I can special summon a 'Blue-Eyes' monster from my deck! I'll special summon Dragon Spirit of White from my deck! And since he was special summoned, I can target and banish one spell or trap card you control! I'll banish the face-down card on the left!" Firebolt's left face-down, Dragon Capture Jar, vanished in a flash of light! Burst: 6600 Firebolt: 8000 "Now I can really start my turn!" Burst drew his next card. 'Nice! Time to bring out my own dragons!' "I'll reveal Blue-Eyes White Dragon in my hand to special summon Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon! Now I'll tribute Dragon Spirit of White to special summon Blue-Eyes White Dragon from my hand! I'll use Alternative's effect to destroy your monster!" A bolt of lightning from Alternative fried Spear Dragon! "Then I'll attack you directly with Blue-Eyes! White Lightning!" Firebolt cringed as the attack hit him! 'Hope this guy mellows out after this duel. I've already got a rival in Inferno. And I sure as HECK don't wanna deal with my own Kaiba!' "Not bad getting the first hit. But just know that we can hit back hard!", Blue-Eyes said. "I'll end my turn with a face-down." Burst: 6600 Firebolt: 5000 "Looks like your skills are more than I imagined they would be. But no matter! I've got more dragons dwelling in my deck! I draw!" Firebolt smiled when he looked at his hand. "I summon Dragunity Pilum! Once he's on the field, I can special summon a 'Dragunity' winged beast-type monster from my hand! I'll bring out Dragunity Militum! Now that he's been summoned, I can equip Pilum to him! And since Militum's been equipped with Pilum, Pilum's other effect activates! When he's equipped to a 'Dragunity' monster, that monster can attack you directly! Sadly, any battle damage is halved. But then again, a hit is a hit! Attack him directly Militum!" Militum flew at Burst, and slashed at his life points! "Then I'll end my turn with a face-down." Burst: 5750 Firebolt: 5000 "I draw! I'll attack Militum with Alternative!" As Blue-Eyes Alternative charged towards Dragunity Militum, Firebolt smiled. "Not so fast! I activate my trap! Relieve Monster! When one of my opponent's monsters declares an attack, I can target one monster I control and return it to my hand! Your attack is negated and I can special summon a level four monster from my hand! I summon Dragon Knight Gawain!" A dragon wearing armor and a green scarf materialized on the field! "And when Gawain is summoned, I can special summon another Dragon Knight from my hand or deck! I'll bring out Dragon Knight Lancelot!" Blue-Eyes' jaw dropped. "You have the dragon knights?!" Firebolt smiled. "Not just them, but I also have their king at my side! Now get ready to face him! I overlay Dragon Knights Gawain and Lancelot! Storm forth! Artorias! King of the Dragon Knights!" Artorias descended clad in silver armor. A blonde mane was flowing from his head, and his white scales and blue eyes showed the gaze of a skilled warrior. As if his presence wasn't impressive enough, he boasted 5000 attack points and 4000 defense points! "In that case, I'll use Alternative's effect to take him out!" Alternative shot a bolt of lightning at Artorias, but the bolt just bounced off of him! "Looks like he's built pretty sturdy." 'Looks like this monster's his ace if he's been saving it for this late in the duel! But I've never seen this card in the database. Is this a monster that's not been seen in the monster world before?' "Artorias can't be destroyed by card effects! The only way he can be bested is by battle!" "I guess I'll end my turn." "I draw! Now I'll destroy Blue-Eyes Alternative! Excalibur!" Artorias shot a beam of golden light! Alternative was instantly destroyed when the beam hit him! Burst winced as his monster was destroyed! "Now I'll activate Artorias's effect! I can detach an overlay unit so that he can attack again!" Blue-Eyes was struck down next! "Blue-Eyes!", Burst cried out! "I end my turn. You've done well to last this long." Burst: 1750 Firebolt: 5000 'This monster's on the level of Chaos MAX! But a good duelist can find a way through even the most problematic of cards!' "I draw! Just what I needed! Artorias may be the king of the Dragon Knights, but he's not the most powerful of the legendary dragons!" "What are you talking about? Even Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX is no match for Artorias!" "That's not even Blue-Eyes' final form! Now you're about to meet it! I banish White Stone of Ancients to return Blue-Eyes White Dragon to my hand! Then I'll play the spell card Harmony Absolute! I'll tribute Blue-Eyes from my hand! Meet the true strongest form of Blue-Eyes! Blue-Eyes Absolute Dragon!" Blue-Eyes Absolute descended, and spread his wings as he touched the ground! "Now that he's on the field, he gains 300 attack for each monster in my graveyard! At base power he has 5000 attack points, so now he's boosted by 600 points! Absolute White Lightning!" "Incredible!", Artorias said in awe. "No way...he's even stronger than Artorias!" Firebolt shielded himself as Artorias was wiped out by a gigantic White Lightning blast! "I end my turn." Burst: 1750 Firebolt: 4400 "Your monster is quite impressive. But let's see how well-built he is! First I'll set a card! Now I play Raigeki! This wipes out all monsters on your field!" A massive storm of thunder rained down onto Burst's field! But when the storm passed, Blue-Eyes Absolute was still standing! "What?!" "Blue-Eyes Absolute is unaffected by card effects. So even if you managed to use a card, like say, Mirror Force, he'd still be standing." "I guess I'll end my turn.", Firebolt said with a small frown. "In that case, I'll attack you directly! White Lightning!" "I activate my trap! Xyz Reborn! Time for the return of the king! Artorias is now back on my field, and Xyz Reborn gets attached to him as an overlay unit! Now I'll detach it to activate his other effect! His attack points double! You didn't say anything about battle! Excalibur!" Artorias fired a beam of golden light that clashed with Blue-Eyes Absolute's White Lightning! Artroias's beam overcame Blue-Eyes Absolute's and overwhelmed him! But when the light died down, Blue-Eyes Absolute was still standing! Not only that, but Burst's life points had stayed the same! "I-impossible!" "That would've been a nice OTK. If not for the fact Blue-Eyes Absolute can't be destroyed by battle. Also, I take no battle damage when he gets attacked. That being said, I'll end my turn." Firebolt drew his next card. "I'll switch Artorias to defense mode and end my turn." "I draw! I'll attack Artroias! White Lightning!" Artorias was wiped out in a single blast! "There's another effect to Blue-Eyes Absolute! When he destroys a defense mode monster, he inflicts piercing damage!" Firebolt cringed as his life points were struck by the shockwave of the blast! "I end my turn." Burst: 1750 Firebolt: 2800 "So Bolt?" "So what?" "Are you having a fun duel?" "That's none of your concern." "Geez. So serious. I can only imagine if you were the main character." "Wait, what was that last part?" "Nothing of your concern. Not so fun when it's done to you is it?" Firebolt frowned. "...I draw. I'll set card and end my turn." "My move then." Burst drew his next card. "I'll attack you directly! Absolute White Lightning!" A blast of energy with a rainbow aura was sent hurtling at Firebolt's life points! "I activate my trap! Nutrient Z! Since I'm about to take over 2000 points of damage, I gain 4000 life points!" The impact of the blast was lessened, but Firebolt still took a noticeable hit! "Nice save. I end my turn.", Burst said with a smile. 'This guy's persistent. I'll give him that. He's suited for a dragon deck.' Burst: 1750 Firebolt: 1200 "Can I ask you something?", Firebolt asked. "Shoot." "Why are you still being so nice? I'm coming after you with every intent to defeat you and prove I'm a better duelist. I'm after your title. So why are you so focused on having fun?" "Because. I don't care about the title. I'm just happy dueling. No matter how skilled or unskilled the opponent. I just love to duel! Besides, I consider the fact I saved the world at the last tournament more important than anything. And if a threat rises here, I'll be sure to stand against it!" "...You continue to surprise me Burst. I pass my turn." "I guess that settles it. Let's end this Blue-Eyes! Rock the dragon!" "ABSOLUTE NEUTRON BLAST!", Burst and Blue-Eyes shouted together! A rainbow-colored neutron blast wiped out the last of Firebolt's life points. Firebolt walked over to Burst. He then smiled and put his fist out. "Nice duel Burst!" "Wait. Who are you and what did you do to the guy who I was dueling? You're like a whole different person." "Oh. Sorry about that! I had to put on a serious face to test you." "Test me?" Firebolt nodded. 'He could've just asked me why I duel. But I guess that would've been pretty boring.' "To see your skills as a dragon duelist. You're a true master of dragons. Especially since you share such a strong bond with Blue-Eyes.", Firebolt said with a smile. "Here's my locator cards. Good luck in the rest of the tournament!" "Thanks!", Burst said with a smile. "Before you go, I need to tell you two things." "Sure. What are they?" "There is a shadow looming over this tournament Burst. Three powerful evil monsters have bonded to a duelist. And their power rivals that of the Egyptian God Cards." "Power that rivals even the god cards?" "Beware The Wicked God Cards. Now for the last hing." "And that is?" "Tell Sunset her big bro says hi!" "Wait. Sunset has a brother?" "Mmhm." And with that, Firebolt walked off. "Oh! You should know! Sunset's got a boyfriend!" "WHAT?!" "Don't worry! See ya around!" Burst and Blue-Eyes ran off to find another duel. But as they left, Firebolt's warning kept ringing in Burst's head. 'Beware The Wicked God Cards. Just what are they? Well if what Bolt said is true, it looks like we're going to be facing an evil even stronger than Sombra.'