Yu-Gi-Oh! EG: Neo W.R.P.G U.S. Selection Arc

by foxmaster


Wings of Justice Pt2

Lyra and Gutrot rounded the corner and the next Duel began as both players drew their opening Hands.

DUEL
Lyra Heartstrings: 4000
Gutrot: 4000

“My turn! I draw,” Gutrot said as he drew his sixth card. Gutrot had an evil grin on his face as he pulled out his first card.

“First; I Summon Predaplant Sakura Wolf in Attack Mode!” A pink wolf covered in cherry blossoms burst forth with a vicious growl and ran next to Gutrot as he tore down the track.

Predaplant Sakura Wolf
LV: 4
ATK: 1500

“Next; I’ll play two cards face-down and end my turn,” Gutrot said as two Set cards appeared behind Sakura Wolf.

“Then it’s time for me to draw!” Lyra said as she drew her sixth card. She suddenly felt a pang of nervousness -- she did not have the luxury of taking her time like her teammates had. She needed to act fast.

“For my own first move, I’ll Summon Adagio the Melodious Diva in Attack Mode.” A blue fairy with orange hair and a red dress descended to Lyra’s side as she sang her melody.

Adagio, the Melodious Diva
LV: 1
ATK: 1000

“And since I have a Melodious monster on my field, I can Special Summon Octavia the Melodious Songstress to follow her up!” A grey fairy with black hair and grey highlights donning a stunning black dress with purple clef notes embroidered on it descended next to Adagio and added her voice to the expanding melody.

Octavia the Melodious Songstress
LV: 5
ATK: 2200

“But don't think I'm done yet -- because I tune my level one Adagio with my level five Octavia!” Adagio entered a praying stance and turned into a star and then into a single green ring then encircled Octavia, turning her into five stars that fell into alignment.

LV5 + LV1 = LV6

“Oh, mighty queen of the symphony! Raise your lovely voice high and shatter my fragile foes! Synchro Summon! Sing Loudly, Requiem the Melodious Queen!”

A green flower appeared and bloomed beautifully as a light yellow fairy wearing a regal, crimson dress with a clef brooch pinned to the chest area leaped out and began to sing loud her own resounding melody.

Requiem the Melodious Queen
LV: 6
ATK: 2900

“I was waiting for something like that! Now I can activate my Wolf’s effect! When you Summon any level two or higher monster, I can target it and place one Predator Counter on it -- which transforms it into a level one DARK Attribute monster.” Sakura Wolf exhaled a veritable blizzard of petals from within its gaping maw. Upon approaching Requiem, the petals converged and turned into a monstrous, sickly green creature that clamped onto the royal Melodious monster -- and she howled out a pained scream as a dark aura surrounded her.

Predator Counter: 1

LV: 6 - 5 = LV: 1

“Ha ha! Now that the field is set, I activate my face down Quick-Play Spell, Super Polymerization!” The people in the stadium were shocked to hear Gutrot’s declaration. Super Polymerization had been banned on the competitive circuit for quite some time, yet the system had recognized his as a legal play and let it go through.

“How is that possible?! The system should not have accepted that card!” Sci-Twi cried out, as baffled by the card’s appearance as the rest of the crowd.

“I know how. My prisms are overriding their Duel Disk and Runners’ systems, so they can essentially do anything they want,” Twilight said as she looked down at the floor in shame. She hated the idea of her magic being misused so greatly and for something so cruel. Sunset did her best to cheer her up -- reminding Twilight that none of this was her fault, and she could not have possibly known anything like this would even be a possibility.

“With the power of this card, for the mere price of a one-card discard cost from my Hand, I can fuse my Sakura Wolf with your Requiem to perform a Fusion Summon!” Both Sakura Wolf and Requiem were absorbed into a black vortex of darkness in the sky.

“ mighty wolf who prowls the cherry blossom grove -- fuse with the corrupt melody of the queen of the symphony and become one! From the hell that burns beneath your petals, gives birth to another awe-inspiring terror! Fusion Summon! Appear, the poisonous dragon with hungering fangs! Level 8! - Starving Venom Fusion Dragon!”

Gutrot’s signature Fusion Monster roared as it took the field, poison dripping from its rows of pointed teeth.

Starving Venom Fusion Dragon
LV: 8
ATK: 2800

“What?! How do you still have that card? I thought Silver took it from you when he and Rainbow crushed you!” Lyra shouted, the monster’s appearance striking her with fear.

“Who said that was my only copy? I had four of them back then -- and your boyfriend stole the fourth from me! But, enough about that; let's get back to the Duel, shall we? Since my Sakura Wolf was used as Fusion Material along with the monster he tagged with a Predator Counter, you take 500 points of damage!” Starving Venom opened its mouth wide and fired a stream of acid at Lyra. The special coating on Lyra’s Runner caused the acid to slide right off, but some of it burned through the sleeve of her riding outfit.

Lyra Heartstrings: 3500
Gutrot: 4000

“Time for ‘Plan B,’ I guess... I will now activate the Spell, Melodious Encore,” Lyra said as a Spell Card with an image of Bloom Diva singing along with several other monsters appeared next to her. “This card allows me to Special Summon up to two Melodious monsters from my Graveyard in Defense Mode, so I’ll be bringing back Adagio and Requiem. Come on back, ladies!” Both of Lyra’s monster returned to their previous places but now took a prayer stance.

Adagio, the Melodious Diva
LV: 1
DEF: 1800

Requiem the Melodious Queen
LV: 6
DEF: 2500

“Now; I tune my level one Adagio with my level six Requiem, so I can Summon my newest powerhouse!” Adagio repeated the same action from before and encircled Requiem, again turning her into six stars that fell into alignment.

LV6 + LV1 = LV7

"Chilling flames, engulf the entire world! Pitch-dark flower, set into bloom! Synchro Summon! Appear now! Level 7! Black Rose Dragon!"

A gigantic red rose appeared on the field and unfolded its petals -- soon revealed to be wings -- as a black dragon manifested its true form from within, covering the arena in a shower of smaller, strikingly crimson rose petals.

Black Rose Dragon
LV: 7
ATK: 2400

“My dragon’s effect immediately activates! Right, when I Synchro Summon Black Rose Dragon, I can destroy every card on the field -- and because I’ll lack anything to go after, your Starving Venom won't be destroying anything of mine!”

Black Rose Dragon unleashed a raging hurricane of rose petals that engulfed everything on the field -- including Black Rose Dragon, herself. Gutrot just laughed, thinking that Lyra had made a huge misplay; when in fact, Lyra had planned for this all along.

“Silver told me about Starving Venom’s effect -- specifically how it would destroy any Special Summoned monsters on my field upon being destroyed itself, so I had this card ready for when I needed it! Now that the field is cleared, I’ll activate the Spell, Synchro Reborn!” Lyra said as a Spell Card with the image of a holy cross encircled by synchro rings appeared beside her.

“This card allows me to Special Summon a Synchro Monster from either player’s Graveyard to my side of the field, so I’ll revive my recently destroyed Black Rose Dragon!”

A tear in the sky opened and Black Rose Dragon emerged from it, once again ready for combat.

Black Rose Dragon
LV: 7
ATK: 2400

“Time to battle! Black Rose Dragon, attack Gutrot directly with your Black Rose Flare!” Black Rose Dragon unleashed a stream of dark purple fire from its maw which swallowed Gutrot in a violent burst of billowing violet flame.

Lyra Heartstrings: 3500
Gutrot: 1600

Gutrot rode on through the flames, his Life Points significantly depleted -- but his sneering face implied he wasn’t bothered. “You fell right into my trap! Since I took damage, I can activate the effect of the Trap, Venom Seed from my Graveyard. I took over 2000 points of damage this turn, so I can Special Summon two Predaplant monsters from Graveyard -- as long as their combined Attack Points are equal to or less than the 2400 damage I took. With this effect, I will bring back my Sakura Wolf and my Cordyceps.”

Two purple buds sprouted in the space behind Gutrot and bloomed into two plant-like monsters: one being the same wolf monster from before, and the second was a monstrous-looking seedling.

Predaplant Sakura Wolf
LV: 4
ATK: 1500

Predaplant Cordyceps
LV: 1
ATK: 0

“I can't do much else this turn... so I guess I’ll end my move there,” Lyra said as she and Gutrot rounded the corner.

“Too bad. My turn again; I draw!” Gutrot said as he drew his fourth card. Gutrot decided it was high time to show Lyra the true power of his Deck.

“I activate the Polymerization Spell Card from my Hand and use it to fuse my Sakura Wolf with my Cordyceps!”

Both Sakura Wolf and Cordyceps rose up and were sucked inside the fusion vortex as they converged into a single entity.

“ mighty wolf who prowls the cherry blossom grove! Fuse with the seed of monstrous evil and become one! From the hell that burns beneath your petals, gives birth to another awe-inspiring terror! Fusion Summon! Appear, the poisonous dragon with hungering fangs! Level 8! Starving Venom Fusion Dragon!”

Another copy of Starving Venom burst forth from the new portal, looking somehow more vicious than the last one had -- as if enraged by its twin’s defeat.

Starving Venom Fusion Dragon
LV: 8
ATK: 2800

“Your boyfriend may have one of my Starving Venoms, but does he know about its evolved form -- and how much more dangerous it is?” Gutrot asked, with a dark glint in his eye. “Before I can show you, I have to activate the Spell: Fusion Recovery! This card allows me to bring both my Polymerization and Sakura Wolf back to my hand.”

“Next; I activate that very same Polymerization, and use it to fuse the Sakura Wolf in my hand with my Starving Venom on the field!” Gutrot said as his entire body was cloaked in a shadowy, dark purple aura.

Sakura Wolf and Starving Venom howled in unison as they too spun together inside the swirling fusion vortex.

“Poisonous dragon with hungry fangs! The mighty wolf that prowls the cherry blossom grove! Now become one, and indulge yourself as you desire! Fusion Summon! Come forth! Level 10! Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon!”

The monster that emerged from the vortex seemed as if it were a larger version of its previous Starving form. Its body was more twisted in appearance and its disposition was more ferocious than before, and its scales glinted brightly where they had once been dark. The new beast let out a primal, rage-filled roar -- one that filled the stands with fear much more efficiently than Starving Venoms.

Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon
LV: 10
ATK: 3300

“Here is your first lesson about this card: once per turn, I can target one face-up monster you control and drain all of its Attack Points until the End Phase... not that your dragon will even last that long!”

Greedy Venom shot its numerous vines at Black Rose, piercing through her and draining her attack strength as she fell to the track.

2400 - 2400 = 0

“Now; it's time for me to end this! Greedy Venom, attack Black Rose Dragon with Venomous Vine Strike!” Greedy Venom unleashed even more of its concealed vines and whipped them towards Black Rose. Lyra panicked and briefly forgot herself, but snapped back to attention when she saw an Action Card coming up on her left. Gutrot noticed the card as well -- and in an effort to keep it from her, he tried to knock her off her runner by smashing his own into hers. Lyra’s eyes went wide in shock, but suddenly she heard Lightning’s voice explode over her mic.

“LYRA! Spin on your rear wheel and KNOCK HIM BACK!” Lightning shouted, in hopes that would be enough to save her teammate.

Lyra calmed herself and did as Lightning told her, successfully knocking Gutrot back and retrieving the Action Card in one fell swoop.

“I’m not going anywhere -- and neither is my dragon. I activate the Action Spell, Miracle! This prevents my dragon from being destroyed and halves the battle damage I’d take from this battle.” Black Rose was smashed back by the vines and crashed headlong into the concrete right next to Lyra, some of the residual acid dripping from Greedy Venom’s appendages onto her racing outfit and burning several holes into the material.

Lyra Heartstrings: 1850
Gutrot: 1600

Gutrot was furious that his attack had been thwarted by a high school girl and snagged another upcoming Action Card for himself. After seeing what it was, he laughed like crazy; his face becoming more and more manic by the second.

“This is payback! I activate the Action Spell, Acid Burn! This card inflicts a free 300 points of damage to you.” Gutrot fired a stream of acid from his hand and managed to completely burn through the rest of Lyra’s sleeve -- luckily, not the sleeve adorned with her team’s armband.

Lyra Heartstrings: 1550
Gutrot: 1600

“You may have survived this time, but on my next turn, you’re finished! For now; I’ll end my turn. Go ahead and make your last pathetic move, Heartstrings!” Gutrot shouted as Black Rose’s power rushed back into it.

0 + 2400 = 2400

“Then I guess this next card is going to help me decide things. I draw!” Lyra said as she drew her second card. Lyra was beginning to feel weak from all the pain inflicted by the acidic substances fired at her, putting her on more of a timer that she had been in the first place.

“First; I activate the Equip Spell Megamorph, equipping it to my Black Rose Dragon.” Black Rose roared and reared her head back as she was shrouded in a brilliant green aura that doubled her attack points.

2400 x 2 = 4800

“I think it’s time for me to end this! Black Rose Dragon, attack Greedy Venom with Black Rose Flare!” Black Rose Dragon unleashed its black flames upon Greedy Venom, which went up in a fiery explosion of black cinders and burnt leaves.

Lyra Heartstrings: 1550
Gutrot: 100

“You just made your last mistake, kid -- because when Greedy Venom is destroyed; it destroys your monsters along with it!” Black Rose was covered in the flaming debris of Greedy Venom’s destruction and it too burned away into the wind.

“I’m not finished yet. I Set one card face-down and end my turn!”

“I draw!” Gutrot said as he drew his third card. Gutrot was sure he had this game won and wanted to take the chance to go in for the kill.

“I activate my Greedy Venom’s final effect! By banishing one Starving Venom from my Graveyard, I can bring my dragon back for revenge!” A crevice opened in the ground below and Greedy Venom rose up from it with a mighty roar.

Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon
LV: 10
ATK: 3300

“I had a feeling you would do something like that, so I’ll activate the Counter Trap Solemn Strike in response -- by paying 1500 Life Points, I can negate your monster’s Special Summon and keep it in the grave where it belongs.” A bolt of lightning blasted Greedy Venom back into the dirt and left Gutrot utterly defenseless.

Lyra Heartstrings: 50
Gutrot: 100

Out of options for this turn, Gutrot was backed into a corner with no monsters or Spells that could help him. The final outcome of the Duel suddenly depended entirely on the mere handful of Action Cards left on the track. Both Gutrot and Lyra saw a single Action Card up ahead and both raced for it, desperate to make their final push. Gutrot repeated his maneuver from earlier in the match and tried to knock Lyra off her Runner, but Lyra was able to see through his predictable tactics and won the Action Card. Lyra used up most of her remaining strength to activate her final prize.

“I activate the Action Spell... Flame Ball! This card… it inflicts 200 points of direct damage to you, Gutrot,” Lyra said weakly, as a ball of fire shot from the card. Gutrot was engulfed by the flames and thus his Life Points ticked all the way down to zero. He returned to his team’s pit with his head low and his Runner smoking.

Lyra Heartstrings: 50
Gutrot: 0

Winner: Lyra Heartstrings

Lyra tried to return to the pits, but as she could barely move her arms she had to keep on fighting. Meanwhile, Gutrot passed over the baton to a very angry Bandit Keith -- who not only took the baton but also Oil Slick and Gutrot’s magic prisms -- and inserted them into his own Runner along with the one already installed. The machine roared with power as the magical devices surged within.

“You’re lucky I still need you losers to even qualify for the W.R.G.P! Now; stay here and don't move -- not until I say so!” Bandit Keith yelled at his cowering lackeys before he took off in a flash of red, white, and blue.

Keith caught up with Lyra in just about ten seconds flat and drew his opening hand. Both he and Lyra declared the Duel’s commencement, but Lyra was unable to put much energy into it -- as opposed to Keith, who practically barked out the word.

DUEL
Lyra Heartstrings: 50
Bandit Keith: 4000

“My turn! I draw!” Keith said as he drew his sixth card. Keith already had everything he needed to summon his greatest weapon, but he decided to save it for the one who had disgraced him in the first place and set his plans in motion.

“First; I Summon Trap Reactor - Y FI in Attack Mode.” A dark green fighter jet robot with gun barrels lining its chest and face flew next to Keith and prepared to strike.

Trap Reactor - Y FI
LV: 4
ATK: 800

“Before I wipe you out for good, I Set three cards face-down,” Keith said as three card backings appeared in a line behind his Trap Reactor.

“That’s better. Now; time to end you! Trap Reactor, attack Lyra directly!” Trap Reactor fired a barrage of bullets at Lyra. While most of them banged up the body of Lyra’s runner one of them ripped through Lyra’s shoulder as her Life Points hit zero, eliciting a pained shriek from the girl.

Lyra Heartstrings: 0
Bandit Keith: 4000

WINNER: Bandit Keith

As Lyra’s Runner emitted a plume of smoke, she collapsed -- her arm fell in a way that steered her Runner on the course until the autopilot took over and led her back to her team’s pit, barely stopping in time for Lightning to take the baton and pass it on to Silver.

“Did I... do good, Silver?” asked Lyra as she struggled to maintain consciousness long enough to hear Silver’s answer.

“You did perfectly, Lyra. Now have yourself a nice, long rest -- and just leave Keith to me,” Silver replied. He lightly kissed Lyra just in time for her to conk out with a goofy smile snaking its way onto her face.

“Lightning, please help Lyra to the stadium infirmary.... and watch over her for me, OK? I'm going to end this once and for all,” Silver declared with a determined look in his eyes. Lightning saluted him in confirmation and carried Lyra off to get her to the medical team.

Silver revved his engine and took off -- filled with a burning desire to end this before any more innocent people ended up hurt, or even killed. Keith, on the other hand, felt a great surge of power building up in and flowing through him, courtesy of the magic that had been stolen by Twilight.


Meanwhile, in the sky above, Bonbon was heartbroken after seeing her best friend severely injured as a result of her Duel. She was nearly on the verge of tears before her grief was stunted by a sudden voice on the other end of her comm link.

“Bonbon, don’t worry about Lyra. I know she’ll make it through this. Her spirit is strong. Now stand by and watch me win this, for her and everyone else in this arena,” Silver said with an astounding degree of confidence.

Bonbon knew he couldn’t see her, but still, she nodded. “End this, Silver. We’re counting on you.”


Those seated in Appleloosa’s saloon were on the edge of their seats after seeing Lyra shot in the shoulder. All in attendance cheered when Lyra made it back to Team Silver Wing’s pit and Silver took off to take her place on the field of battle. Vapor joined Sky and the others as they watched the final leg of the second round of the tournament commence.