//------------------------------// // The Supremacy Sun – Flash vs Sunset // Story: Duelists of the Autumn Crown // by DrakeyC //------------------------------// Duelists of the Autumn Crown The Supremacy Sun – Flash vs Sunset -Flash Life Points: 8000- -Sunset Life Points: 8000- The screen displaying their portraits flashed between the two before stopping with Flash’s lit up. “Flash Sentry will take the first turn.” “Great.” Flash grabbed his opening hand as the shuffler ejected it and sprayed out his cards. “Not bad.” He grabbed two cards and laid them on the dueling board in front of him. “I set one card face-down. And this monster, in defense.” The two large face-down cards materialized on the dueling field below Flash’s dueling booth. “With that I end my turn.” Flash lowered his hand. “Your move, Sunset.” Twilight leaned forward, tense, as Sunset picked up her opening hand. Sunset smiled and chuckled softly as she looked over her cards. “Look at you, the first move and already you’re nervous.” She picked up one of her cards and flipped it over, holding it to face Flash. “I’ll start you off light. From my hand, I activate the effect of ‘Infernal Spirit Ira’.” A circle of bright purple flame grew on Sunset’s field. A humanoid demon with grey skin and a torn red cloak rose into the air, a dark violet horn rising from its forehead. “By banishing Ira from my hand, I can deal 800 points of damage to you!” Ira cackled and dove forward, an aura of purple and black fire covering its body. The blast washed over Flash, the duelist raising his arms as the hologram ghosted over him. -Flash Life Points: 7200- “My first play and already you take 800 damage. Not a good sign.” Sunset reached back to her hand and swung two cards down. “I think you’ve suffered enough for a first show. I set two cards​ and end my turn.” The crowd began to murmur as Sunset stepped back from her field. Watching below, Rainbow frowned. “She didn’t summon anything! What gives?” Rarity sniffed. “What an amateur move. She’s wide open to attack.” “Maybe she drew a bad hand?” Fluttershy suggested. No way. Twilight’s eyes narrowed. She’s no fool. She knows her face-downs will protect her. But, that’s obviously her intent, Flash won’t fall for that sort of trick. Maybe she’s bluffing? “I expected more from you, Sunset.” Flash drew his card and reached to his duel disk. “I guess I’ll pick up your slack. I flip up my face-down monster, ‘Gem-Turtle’.” A large turtle with a shell made from carved emeralds appeared from Flash’s face-down card. (0/2000). “The effect of my turtle triggers when flipped face-up, letting me add a certain Spell card from my deck to my hand.” The card stuck out of Flash’s deck and he held it up. “And I’ll activate it now! Go ‘Gem-Knight Fusion’!” The crowd gasped and several cheered. Sunset continued to smile. “From my hand, I send ‘Gem-Knight Obsidian’ and ‘Gem-Knight Garnet’ to the graveyard.” Flash held his hand into the air. In front of him, the shadowy holograms of two monsters appeared, one armored in black and the other in orange. A vortex opened between them and drew them in. “I Fusion Summon ‘Gem-Knight Citrine’!” A warrior armored in pale yellow-brown armor and wielding a massive sword of glowing orange rock rose from a vortex in front of flash. Its eyes gleamed and it swung its sword out with a roar, its cape flaring behind it. (2200/1950) “I’m not done yet. The effect of Gem-Knight Obsidian activates when discarded due to a card effect. It revives a Normal monster Level 4 or lower in the graveyard. Return to me, Gem-Knight Garnet!” The orange-armored monster Twilight recognized from the Fusion Summon rose onto the field, slamming a fist into the air. “Next I activate the effect of Gem-Knight Fusion in the Graveyard. By banishing Gem-Knight Obsidian in the Graveyard, I can return Gem-Knight Fusion to my hand.” Flash held his Spell out. “But it won’t be there for long. Once again I activate Gem-Knight Fusion, and fuse together Gem-Knight Garnet with Gem-Turtle!” Another vortex appeared and drew the two monsters into it. “With these monsters, I Fusion Summon ‘Gem-Knight Zirconia’!” A massive knight rose from the vortex, its body covered in silver and white armor. It threw back its fists and bellowed. (2900/2500). The crowd cheered wildly. Applejack whistled. “He busted out two great monsters on his second turn!” Twilight said nothing but kept her eyes trained on Sunset. Her smug smile hadn’t even flinched during Flash’s moves. Flash gave Sunset a coy smile. “You’re obviously counting on your face-down cards to save you, but it won’t work. When Gem-Knight Citrine attacks, you’re unable to activate cards and effects until the attack ends. Which means you’re totally defenseless without a monster to take the blow!” Flash pointed across the field. “Citrine, direct attack! Citrine Sword Slash!” Citrine ran forward, its sword of glowing orange rock held overhead. It jumped up and descended on Sunset, delivering a two-handed strike. Sunset held still and closed her eyes as smoke exploded around her. -Sunset Life Points: 5800- Flash smiled as the crowd cheered. “A little more damage than just 800 points, eh Sunset? And I’ve got another monster ready to go!” Gem-Knight Zirconia flexed its arms. “Gem-Knight Zirconia, attack—” “I activate my Trap card.” Sunset sneered and flung her hand into the air as her hologram flipped over and rose. “Since I just took damage from your attack, I activate ‘Infernal Tome’!” A black book with a sun emblem on the cover appeared in front of Sunset and began to flip its pages “First, you take the same amount of damage as you just inflicted. Enjoy the backlash!” A rush of black magic shot from the book and struck Flash. -Flash Life Points: 5000- “Then my Trap’s second effect. For every 500 points of damage it inflicted, I can summon an Infernal Spirit monster from my deck with a different name.” She laughed. “Such a pity that Citrine has 2200 points, Flash. Now I can summon four monsters from my deck!” Flash growled and clenched his hand. On Sunset’s field the tome opened and four orbs of light sprayed out and sank into the dueling field. Sunset held up her cards as they ejected from her deck. “First, please welcome ‘Infernal Spirit Avarita’.” A column of orange flame spewed up into the air on Sunset’s field. It receded to reveal an orange-skinned demon with molting feathered wings, it hands and feet ending in wickedly sharp claws. (500/500) “Next, ‘Infernal Spirit Invidia’.” A blast of smoke signaled the arrival of a pale purple demon with a long horn and clad in a burnt purple cloak. (500/500) “Third, ‘Infernal Spirit Luxuria’.” A swirling orb of green fire appeared in the air and burst to reveal a dark green-skinned demon in a torn bright green gown, insectoid wings flittering in the air on its back. (500/500) “Last but not least, I summon ‘Infernal Spirit Gula’.” A yellow-skinned demon with two heads, each bearing a gnarled horn and mouths full of misshapen teeth, emerged from the portal and crossed its arms. (500/500) Twilight grabbed her chest and stepped back, gasping for breath. The other five noticed and crowded around her. “Twi?” Applejack put a hand on her shoulder. “Those cards…” Twilight grimaced. “Can’t you feel it?” Above them, Flash didn’t notice their reaction. “You have four monsters out for now, but one of them won’t last. It’s still my turn and I have another attack. Gem-Knight Zirconia, attack Luxuria!” Zirconia lifted a fist and charged across the field towards Luxuria. Sunset wagged her finger. “I don’t think so.” Invidia leapt in front of Luxuria and raised its claw. Glowing magic lit up on its hand and the ghostly image of Zirconia surrounded Invidia. “When you declare an attack on a monster other than Invidia, I can use its effect to redirect your attack it. Also, when you attack it, Invidia’s attack power becomes equal to your monster’s!” “No!” Flash watched as Invidia (500 → 2900) drew a claw back and slammed it up to meet Zirconia’s fist. A burst of power exploded from the impacting blows and the two monsters exploded. Flash scowled and looked down at his hand. “I set one card and end my turn.” “Aw, you tried so hard and failed so much.” Sunset drew her card to begin her turn. “Now I’ll show you what my deck can really do. I activate the effect of Luxuria.” The green-clad demon winked and raised a claw. The specter of Invidia rose in front of it, and it dissolved into a cloud of glowing green sparkles. “By banishing an Infernal Spirit from my hand or in my graveyard, like the Invidia you destroyed last turn, I can select any monster on your side of the field and deal damage equal to half of its attack power!” Luxuria blew a kiss that sent the green magic across the field. It pierced Citrine and washed over Flash, exploding. -Flash Life Points: 3900- “Banishing an Infernal Spirit activates the effect of Ira that’s also banished, letting it return to my hand.” Sunset lifted her card up, shrugged, and tossed it back down. “You know what, nevermind. I activate Ira’s effect again and banish it to deal 800 damage!” Another shot of purple fire raced towards Flash and struck in a blaze of colored flame. -Flash Life Points: 3100- “I think this would be a good time to mention Gula’s ability. Since I just banished an Infernal Spirit, another Infernal Spirit with a different name that is currently banished can be revived. And since I only have one other banished monster, guess who’s coming back?” Infernal Spirit Invidia rose onto Sunset’s field in a puff of purple fire. “And then Avarita’s effect, since I resolved the effect of another Infernal Spirit on the field, I can draw a card.”  Sunset picked up her card and looked at her hand again. “Flash is getting creamed up there!” Pinkie cried. “Is this Sunset’s magic, or is she really wipin’ the floor with him?” Applejack asked. Twilight just shook her head. Sunset reached to her field. “I activate the Trap ‘Infernal Storm’!” A storm cloud generated over Sunset’s field. “With this card, I can banish up to two Infernal Spirits from my hand or my field, and destroy the same number of cards you control." Sunset held her hand out. “Gula, Luxuria, begone! And with your power, destroy Gem-Knight Citrine and one of Flash's face-down cards!” The two demons turned into orbs of magic and rose up into the cloud. “I don’t think so!” Flash reached to his cards and flipped one over. “I activate my own Trap, ‘Pyroxene Fusion’. This lets me immediately conduct a Fusion Summon with monsters on my field or in my hand.” Flash smiled as a swirling fusion vortex appeared between his monsters. “I fuse together Gem-Knight Citrine on the field with ‘Gem-Knight Amber’ and ‘Gem-Knight Lapis’ in my hand!” The three cards flowed into the vortex and a beam of white light shot up into the air. “I Fusion Summon ‘Gem-Knight Lady Brilliant Diamond’!” The light on Flash’s field faded. A warrior maiden armored in brilliant white and silver with diamonds studding the metal stood in front of him, a long sword in her right hand. (3400/2000) Sunset snorted. “Should I be threatened by that? I don’t think so. I switch Avarita to defense mode and end my turn.” “Good. Then it’s my move again!” Flash drew with a flourish. He looked at his card and placed it on the field. “I summon ‘Gem-Knight Emerald’, and tribute it to activate Lady Diamond’s special ability. By sending Emerald to the graveyard, I can summon any Gem-Knight Fusion monster I want.” Flash’s monster clad in green armor turned into light and shifted form. “I summon ‘Gem-Knight Prismaura’ (2450/1400)!” A new knight in silver and gold armor emerged from the light, hefting a lance over its head. “I activate the effect of Gem-Knight Fusion in my graveyard, and banish Gem-Knight Garnet to return it to my hand. Then I activate Prismaura’s effect and discard Gem-Knight Fusion to destroy one card on the field. I choose Infernal Spirit Invidia!” Prismaura held its lance out and shot a beam of light across the field. “From my hand I activate the effect of ‘Infernal Spirit Acedia’.” A blue-skinned demon in black armor appeared on Sunset’s field and created a shield of blue magic around Invidia. “By discarding Acedia from my hand, your attack or card effect that targets my monster is negated, and you take 800 points of damage.” Acedia’s shield wrapped around Prismaura’s blast and shot it back at Flash. -Flash Life Points: 2300- “Go ahead. I’ve baited out your last defense!” Flash pointed. “Prismaura, attack Invidia!” Prismaura lowered its head and charged, its lance pointed at Invidia and its cape blowing behind it. “Don’t you ever learn?” Sunset snapped her fingers. “Invidia, copy his monster’s attack power!” The image of Prismaura appeared around Invidia (500 → 2450) and its own cape flared as it held its claw out. The lance met the claw and crumbled until Prismaura was close enough for Invidia to grab it, the two exploding in a blast of purple fire. “Fine with me. Lady Brilliant Diamond, attack Avarita!” Lady Brilliant Diamond jumped up and descended in a two-handed cleave, slashing apart Avarita. The orange demon shrieked as it lit up in white light and shattered.   “Too bad you didn’t do anything worthwhile,” Sunset laughed. “You wasted your last chance. On my next turn you’re finished!” “Funny. I was just about to say the same thing.” Flash smiled and pointed a finger down. “See, you seem to have forgotten my second face-down card.” Sunset tensed. “I activate my face-down card, ‘De-Fusion!” The crowd began to cheer as Flash held his card up. “I return Gem-Knight Lady Brilliant Diamond to the Extra Deck, and revive her Fusion materials! Come back to me, Gem-Knights Citrine, Amber, and Lapis!” Flash’s three monsters leapt out of his field. The yelow-armored Amber landed in a blaze of sparks (1600/1400) while the beige and burgundy Lapis was surrounded in a field of gemdust. (1200/100) “Now, where was I?” Flash pointed across the field. “Citrine, Amber, Lapis, attack Sunset directly!” The three knights ran up to Sunset. Citrine swung its sword of molten rock into the ground, creating a rippling line of stone. Amber held up its palms and fired an orb of lighting across the field. Lapis swung its hand through the air and sent a stream of gemdust. Sunset looked away as her duel booth shook with the impacts. -Sunset Life Points: 800- “Alright!” Rainbow joined the crowd’s cheers and was shortly followed by the rest of the group. Twilight breathed deep. He might really do it. If Flash can put Sunset out of the tournament now, she’ll never get her hands on the crown! Flash smirked. “One more turn and I can finish this. I end my turn.” Her hands on the dueling table as she hunched over it, Sunset chuckled lowly. “You think this is the end?” “It is. You caught me off-guard with that trap, but now your field is empty. And if you had something that could shave off my last few Life Points with burn damage, you probably would have used it last turn, same thing with defending yourself from my monsters. I’ll wager your hand is full of cards you can’t use together. Everything else you could have done, you did it.” Flash shook his head. “You played your best cards, Sunset. But it wasn’t enough.” “My best cards?” Sunset shook. Twilight’s eyes widened as she saw Sunset move her hand to the top of her deck, a faint aura of red light over her lower arm. “Oh, Flash…” Sunset raised her head, her eyes glowing. “You haven’t seen anything yet!” The magic aura over Sunset flared up as she drew her card, streaks of red light in its wake. She looked down at the card and grinned, slowly raising her eyes to look back at Flash. “I activate the effect of the card in my hand.” Six orbs of colored fire appeared on the field in front of Sunset. They began to spin and circle around each other, rising into the air. The wind around the arena picked up, Twilight’s hair blowing in front of her as she stared up at Sunset. The crowd began to get restless, a few standing up in their seats. “What is this?” Flash called. Sunset leered. “I call upon the powers of the Infernal Spirit monsters sleeping in the beyond.” She thrust her card up into the air, rays of light shining from it. “From my hand, I Special Summon!” The six flames rushed together and exploded into a blast of red. A column of crimson fire stretched up into the sky in front of Sunset’s field. Flash stepped back from his field, his eyes transfixed. A shadowed form appeared in the column of fire as Sunset’s laughter filled the air. “Flash!” Twilight broke away from her friends and ran up to the side of the dueling arena. “You have to stop this! Forfeit, it doesn’t matter!” Flash either didn’t hear her or ignored her, continuing to look ahead. The dueling booth blocking her view of the field as she watched Flash, Twilight saw the pillar of fire fade in the sky above. She heard her friends cry out and heard someone in the crowd scream. Sunset’s monster had taken the field. A voice, cold and distorted, came over the chaos. “I attack Gem-Knight Citrine.” A low hum was the only sound Twilight heard before a blast of fire consumed Flash. She looked up and saw him vanish from sight. “Flash!” A strangled scream answered her. Flash, his arms raised in front of his face, stumbled back and hit the railing on the edge of the dueling booth. He flipped over it and fell, tumbling in the air. Twilight cupped her hands to her mouth and watched in horror as Flash’s chest hit the ground with a resounding thud, the wind rushing out of him. Twilight ran up to his side and knelt. “Flash?” She rolled him over and was relieved to hear a low groan. Flash slowly opened his eyes, winced, and lifted his head. “Sorry… Twilight. Couldn’t pull it off…” He gasped out a breath and let his head fall back. “I’m sorry.” Twilight shook her head, tears welling in her eyes. “I tried to warn you, I wanted to. Sunset Shimmer, she—” “Won.” Twilight stilled as a shadow fell over her. She looked up at the smirking face of Sunset Shimmer, her arms crossed. Twilight stood up and glared back at her. Sunset’s smirk grew into a wide grin. “One duel left, Princess. And then you’re all mine.”