//------------------------------// // Chapter 4: A Duel of Pride // Story: MLP: Chaos is Evolution // by Garebel //------------------------------// -Ponyville Library- A week has passed, since Glida & Dash met each other, again. Gilda actually decided to stick around, instead of leaving, though Garebel noticed something that made him chuckle a bit, but didn't explain to the others. Right now, He was looking over his several decks, Each one based on an idea he had when he made the decks. They're good, sure but... "Master, I've got data for the most recent ban list." Burroughs said. Garebel nodded. "HEROs?" He asked. "No Forbidden cards found. Grand Mole & Compulse are at one. No changes needed." Burroughs answered. Garebel nodded. "Two things, one; Don't call me Master, & two; only tell me any Forbidden cards." He replied. "Okay, Master..." Garebel groaned at that. "Super Polymerization & Wavering Eyes are banned..." Burroughs revealed. Garebel blinked. "Okay, Super Poly makes sense, but, Wavering Eyes? After the ban list scanned, Find out why Wavering Eyes is banned, please?" Garebel asked. "You got it. Let's see...wait, the Chicken Game Field spell is banned, too?" Burroughs said, very confused. "Wavering Eyes, I MIGHT see, since I used it before, but Chicken Game!? Research, please, Burroughs." Garebel asked. "Rogers, Spells and Monsters scanned. Hang on...ah. Both Heavy Storm & Giant Trunade are still banned." Burroughs added. "Ok, Continue to Traps, please." Garebel asked. "Roger! ...Huh!? Crush Card, Ring of Destruction, & Solemn Warning are missing!!" Burroughs yelled. Garebel blinked. "Okay, Solemn Warning is a surprise, but the first two were changed. I heard Ring deals damage to the Controller first, then the opponent, removing any chances of a Draw. Crush Card, I know for sure since I have the changed one, still affects the opponent's hand & field, but they get to choose three monsters to destory from their deck, as long those monster meet the same conditions to be infected with Crush Card." Garebel explained. "Actually, go back to checking Limited & Semi-Limited, too." He asked. "Okay, Looking at Limited...Ring of Destruction is there, and you're right, controller first, opponent second." Burroughs revealed. Garebel nodded. "Okay, contiune..." Garebel was interrupted, by a knock on the door. "Twilight?" He asked. "Yes, wanted to see what you were doing, but didn't want to be rude." Twilight answered. "One; I was talking to Burroughs about my cards, & two; Door's unlocked." Garebel replied, to which the door was opened, & Twilight entered the room. "Okay, good news & bad news. Good news, you, Shanty Jig & Purisk going to the Gala." Twilight revealed. Garebel narrowed his eyes. "And the bad news?" He asked. "One of the Royal Guard is going to be with You at all time, not Shanty Jig or Purisk, though. She didn't think they’d cause Trouble." Twilight answered. Garebel raised an eyebrow. "What the Tartarus happened?" He asked. "Not even Celestia knows, but something happen to Philomena, Celestia's pet Phoenix." Twilight revealed to Garebel, who's eyes widen. "No...It can't be..." He said to himself. Twilight looked confused. "Of the three God Cards, Ra's the only one with Three Forms. A Sphere Mode, the default Battle mode...and his most powerful form, The Immortal Phoenix mode..." Burroughs explained to Twilight, who's own eyes widened. If that was the case, then... Celestia need to know, now! -later...- "The letter has been sent, Twilight." Spike told Twilight, who nodded. With knowledge of where Ra might be, Twilight, Spike, Shanty Jig, Purisk & Garebel all gathered around a table. He also decided to make a list of other dangerous cards to look out for, just in case. Twilight copied the original list, which also have reasons why they were dangerous, to memorize them & sent the original list along with the letter. "Okay, We may have knowledge of where Ra might, but there's a chance it might be just be the Immortal Phoenix mode or a much smaller fragment. I don't want to chance it. We need more info. Twilight," Garebel said in a commanding tone of voice, gaining her attention. "Daring Do may be fiction, but I have a gut feeling it may be more. Read though the books, & contact the author. If it's more than fiction, then Daring Do may be real. If she is, let me know." He said before he turned to Shanty Jig. "Shantae," He said, getting her attention since he didn't bother to hide her name. "If Daring Do is real, meet her as soon as possible, and asked if any Artifact, ethier refused to be picked up, or they suddenly disappeared. Practice your dances in the meantime, they can give you more mobility at times." He said. "Right!" Shanty Jig nodded. Garebel then turned to Purisk. "Risky," he said, also using her real name. "If any Artifacts disappear, check the ruins where they were found at, If they were returned, check Obelisk. If Obelisk glows, It might be Ra or a piece of him. Try to grab it and bring it here. Otherwise, find out why it was returned. Practice with and maintain your gear, in the meantime. You don't want to mess up or break one of them, in a critical time." Purisk nodded. "I will, or I will meet Kami, myself." Garebel gave Purisk a look that said 'No, You will stop that' but it wasn't a look of annoyance, but a glare. It was in a Tough Love kind of glare, though. He then turned to Spike, who now knows of the God Cards. Garebel dropped the glare, mid-turn. "Spike, maintain communactions with Celestia & see if there are more abnormalities with Philomena. Also, keep an ear turned to the rumors. Nyarlathotep had the power to make rumors real. Even though he's gone, I'm not risking it. If there are any rumors pertaining to Ra, send me a letter." Garebel told him. "Okay, but why sent you a letter?" Spike asked, showing curiosity. "Because I'm going to investigate the nearby Everfree Forest. I can handle myself just fine, though, so don't worry. Everypony here understands their role?" Garebel asked to the four, who nodded, Twilight & Spike in a worrying manner. "Ok, I'm not going into the forest, tonight, I'm going to gather supplies first. Even I'm not stupid enough to not prepare myself, despite the fact I did so, a couple of times." He said, smiling at the round of laughter his self-deprecation joke got him, before he went back to serious. "I'll be asking Granny Smith to teach me make cloth. With any luck, I can make a tent to rest in at night." He explained to everyone. Suddenly there was several knocks on the front door. "Twilight! Garebel! Shanty Jig! Purisk!" everyone present in the library heard two voices coming from outside. Twilight open the door, reveal two colts, one of which is bouncing about. "What is it, Snips & Snails?" Twilight asked, the plans were now all in place, so there is no reason to be rude. "The Great and Powerful Trixie is in town." the smaller of the two Snips yelled out. Garebel raised an eyebrow. "Great & Powerful...?" Garebel questioned, not really believing it. "Yep, she's performing her show, now! Come on!" Snips yelled, excitedly. Twilight looked towards Garebel, who shrugged. "Might as well go. See if this Trixie is as great & powerful as his or her title suggests." He said, feeling curious. Twilight sighed, but, nodded all the same. -Ponyville square, a few minutes later...- Garebel all but growled at the mare on the stage in front of him. He could already tell at the first look that Trixie didn't deserved to call herself 'the Great and Powerful Trixie.' Flaunting power that she does not have made her appear arrogant. He never got along with those kinds of people, unless they can back it, in which case, they were just confident. He got even more madder, when Trixie decided to challenged Applejack, Dash, & Rarity, one at a time, & thoroughly humiliate them. She might have been sneaking to interfere with their tricks, but he saw Trixie using her magic. She even insulted them, despite the fact she cheated by interfering. He then saw a set of cards in her cloak, cards that looked familiar to him...Aha, that's it. He smiled, looks like he knows his challenge. Now...how to lay it down in a manner, that she can not refuse...aha! "Now, is there anypony left to..." Trixie started. "Yo, Miss Blowhard!" Garebel yelled, insulting Trixie, who looked shocked, then angry. "You dare to make fun of the Great and Powerful Trixie!?" Trixie yelled, angry at this new colt that insulted her. "Why, yes. After all, I don't see anything that would make you 'The Great & Powerful Trixie'. All I see is a bag of hot air in pony form." Garebel stated, getting Trixie angry. He smirked mentally. It was working. "Oh yeah! The Great & Powerful Trixie did vanquish an Ursa Major! How's that!?" Trixie yelled, only for Garebel to scoff at her. "I have no idea what this 'Ursa Major', nor do I care. Besides, did anyone forget what about what happened with Gilda?" He asked the Audience, who recalled what he did. Gilda blushed. She didn't want to reminded of that... "Teach that meanie pants a lesson, Devil Killer!" Pinkie shouted, using the title the mayor gave him, for his battle against Nyarlathotep. Trixie frowned. "'Devil Killer?' With a Title like that, why would you challenge The Great and Powerful Trixie?" Trixie asked, scoffing at his title. "Because, unlike you, I earned my title and almost every single pony in Ponyville saw what I did to earn it." He said, before adding, "Though that is not my Challenge. did you really think no one saw the cards under your cloak, because I did." Garebel revealed, causing Trixie to growl. 'What is he going to with that knowledge?' Trixie thought. Her question was answered, when Garebel pulled a similar deck of cards out of his jacket, surprising everypony, but Twilight, Spike, Shanty Jig, & Purisk. The former two was because Ra's disappearance & being given all info about Ra & the game. "Do you know the rules of Duel Monsters? Because my challenge is a game of Duel Monsters between you & me." He asked, laying down his Challenge. Trixie looked back at Garebel in surprise. No one, she knows of has a deck, yet here this colt, with one such deck in his hand. She glared at him. "The Great and Powerful Trixie hopes you're ready for defeat." She stated, unknowingly starting to have small green specks in her eyes. No pony else noticed, except for Garebel, who frowned. "Well, I don't think I'm going to lose." He stated, but mentally stayed on guard. 'I've a bad feeling about this, though. Good thing I chose them.' Garebel thought. He couldn't use the deck he made around Ra, since the cornerstone of the deck, which is Ra themselves, is missing. Trixie then summoned a table and two chairs on opposite ends, which they sat in. Trixie then pulled her deck out and put it on the table. Garebel picked nine cards, and put them in his lower left zone, before putting the remainder next to Trixie's deck. The duo then shuffled each other's deck before return the decks to their respective owners. they then put the shuffled decks into the correct zones, Trixie's being ahead of the stack of cards Garebel picked out by two Zones, while Garebel put his on the opposite side of his field from his stack. "I've got the LP(Life Points) counter ready for both sides." Burroughs said to Garebel, her image not showing, leaving Garebel to be the only one to hear it. 'Good.' He thought. Both Trixie and Garebel then picked up five cards from their respective decks. "DUEL!!" They both yelled while Burroughs displayed their starting LP to everypony. Garebel LP: 8000 Trixie LP: 8000 "I'll take the first turn!" Garebel stated, looking at his cards. He mentally frowned. 'Not a good starting hand. Got to make do, though.' he thought, picking two cards in his hand. "I'll set one monster in face-down defense position, and one card face-down." he told Trixie, before he put the monster in question in the second row in front of him, and the card in the first row in front of him. "Turn end. It's your turn, now, Trixie." He stated, before he mentally spoke to himself. 'I did the best I can. I have to keep Marauding Captain and Legion in my hand, so that I can summon either of those cards to the field and when I ran out of card in my hand, I can use the Card of Demise spell in my hand to draw more cards. Plus, Crystal Seer is facedown on my side. At least I don't have to worry...wait, I shouldn't. My Facedown card is Nightmare Wheel. I can stop one attack cold with it.' He thought. 'Still, like he said, 'a Duel is not over until the last card is played.'' Garebel thought, before focusing on the duel. "It's Trixie's Turn, and Trixie will draw!" She said picking up the top card of her. She then sported a wicked smile, one that flared up Garebel's sense. "Trixie will activate the Field Spell, the Seal of Orichalcos!" She declared, showing the card she drew to be that very Field Spell. "WHAT!?" Garebel yelled, shocked. Twilight & Spike's eyes also widened at the card. That was one of the cards Garebel mark as dangerous, & knew why he reacted like that. "Everypony, Back away!" Twilight yelled! Fortunately, she didn't need to worry. While the seal did descent, It only went as far as Trixie's stage, leaving the audience safe. "Twilight, why are you worried?" Fluttershy asked, meekly, since she was usually shy to everypony. Twilight bit her lip before she answered. "Garebel made a list of Dangerous cards which I had copied to learn why they were dangerous. The original was sent to Princess Celestia. I saw that on that list, but I didn't know why at first, but I soon saw the reason why. If this Seal can use its cursed power..." Twilight shivered, recalling that. "Stop Twilight. When this is over, we'll destroy it." Pinkie said, cheerfully. "If we can...When the Seal is activated, the loser of the duel will lose their soul to the seal. That is its cursed power." Twilight told them. Eyes widened at this bit of info, such magic was deemed forbidden by Celestia & Luna over 1000 Years ago despite their fallout. "We may not worry about that." Shanty Jig said, trotting up to them. "I sense something off about that Seal. I don't think Trixie will lose her soul when Garebel wins this duel." She explained. "Next, The Great and Powerful Trixie will summon Orichalcos Gigas in Attack Mode, and thank to the Seal, it'll gain 500 ATK!" Trixie declared playing the monster in question, which then actually appeared out of the card. Orichalcos Gigas Level 4 ATK: 400-900 "Now Gigas will attack your face-down card!" She commanded her monster, which then punched the card, revealing the card to be a young woman before disappearing. "You activated Crystal Seer's Special Ability. I get to look at the top 2 cards of my deck, then I choose one of those two to add to my hand, and place the other at the bottom of my deck." Garebel declared, drawing two cards from his deck, and nodded. "Of the two cards, I'll add the Dark Magician to my hand and put Time Wizard at the bottom of my deck." He told Trixie, picking one card of the two he drew, and put it at the bottom of his deck. "Bah! Doesn't matter, The Great and Powerful Trixie will end her turn." She told Garebel. "Then it's my turn, I'll draw!" Garebel said, drawing one card from his deck. "Within this one turn, I'll summon the Level 7 Dark Magician, which needs two monsters to be tributed to be summoned. Watch and Learn!" He suddenly declared, causing Trixie to growl. "I'll start this combo, by summoning Marauding Captain to the field in Attack Mode." He stated playing the monster in question. Marauding Captain Level 3 ATK: 1200 "Then I'll activate his Special Ability! When he's summoned, I can Special Summon one Level 4 or below monster from my hand. I'll choose Legion the Fiend Jester in Attack Mode."He yelled, a portal suddenly opened & what appeared to be a clown emerged from it. Legion the Fiend Jester Level 4 ATK: 1300 "Looks like you failed." Trixie stated, feeling proud that didn't bring out this 'Dark Magician' thingamajig. "Is that what you think? Because everything is in place!" Garebel yelled, shocking Trixie. "I'll activate Legion's Special Ability!" The clown suddenly gave off a purple aura. "One per turn, in addition to my one Normal Summon or Set per turn, I can also Tribute Summon one Spellcaster-type Monster from my hand in ATK mode! I can only gain this effect once per turn, but just once is perfect for me!" He yelled. Trixie gasped, putting all the pieces together. "I'll offer up both Marauding Captain & Legion..." the two monsters dissolved into particles which, then merged into a portal. "To Tribute Summon the Dark Magician in Attack Mode!" He announced, as what actually appears to be a HUMAN that one of the Ponies, Lyra, talked about wearing purple robes & holding a green scepter in one hand emerged from the portal. He then spun the scepter in one hand before pointing at Trixie & her monster. Dark Magician Level 7 ATK: 2500 "What!? 2500 ATK points!?" Trixie yelled. Garebel took a peek at Gigas' card text and blinked. 'Gigas can only revive himself only twice total? Huh...? It got downgraded. Oh well.' He thought before he spoke. "Dark Magician, Attack Orichalcos Gigas, please! With your Dark Magic Attack!" He asked his monster, who responded by pushing his hand forward towards Gigas, who suddenly had his colors inverted, before shattering. "Gah! grrrr..." Trixie growled. Since Gigas was in Attack Mode, She'll receive the difference between the two monsters' ATK. Trixie LP: 8000-6400 "You'll pay for harming the Great and Powerful Trixie like that." Trixie yelled, before she added, "Trixie will activate her Orichalcos Gigas's Special Ability! Up to twice, this duel, She revive her Gigas from her graveyard, and give it 500 more ATK points. If Trixie does Summon another Gigas, She can revive that one Twice, too. Your Magician is stronger than Trixie's Gigas' max ATK, so, Trixie will place it in DEF mode." Orichalcos Gigas Level 4 ATK 900-1400 = DEF: 1900 Garebel frowned a bit, before he noticed something and smiled. "I was wondering what was going on. You can stop now, Mr. Orichalcos." Garebel stated, surprising everypony present. "What do you mean? Wha-!?" Trixie asked, before she found herself as a passenger in her own body! "Darn it! it was too much to hope we can hide from you, Garebel..." Trixie spoke in a monotoned voice, her eyes now pure bright green. "No matter. We will defeat you all the same." Garebel frowned at this. "Ok, I have two questions based on how you spoke, Orichalcos." Garebel said, before ask his two questions. "One, Are there more of your cursed kind or not, & Two, do you refer to yourselves with any gender?" He asked. Orichalcos-Trixie blinked, before explaining. "In Reverse Order, We have absorbed countless souls over time. As a result, we always have trouble with our gender. We can't sense any of us on other worlds, but this one, there are only three more besides us." Orichalcos-Trixie answered, to which Garebel nodded. "Ok, I see. The gender-confusing thing makes sense. I'll set one more card, before ending my turn." He declared, setting his Card of Demise. "Your move." He said. "Yes, it's our turn. Draw!" Orichalcos-Trixie said, drawing a card. "We pay 500 Life Points..." Orichalcos-Trixie LP: 6400-5900 "to Special Summon Orichalcos Kyutora in DEF mode." A spike orb with an eye at the front appeared. Orichalcos Kyutora Level 3 DEF: 500 "Before you asked about the text, We don't have as much power as we like here, So our cards lost power as a result." Orichalcos-Trixie explained. "Now, Kyutora can only absorb damage from battles or from monster effects. Now We'll summon another Gigas to the field in attack mode and switch the first one to attack mode. They will then attack your Dark Magician." Orichalcos-Trixie declared. TBDA (Total Battle Damage absorbed): 2700 "Now they revive..." Gigas #1 ATK: 1400-1900 Gigas #2 ATK: 900-1400 "And Attack again..." TBDA: 2700-4400 "Sadly, only one gigas will revive, so it'll be in DEF mode..." Orichalcos Gigas Level 3 ATK: 1400-1900 = DEF: 1900 "Turn End..." Orichalcos Trixie said. Garebel nodded. "My Turn then. I'll Draw." He looked at the card. "Looks like I can give both of us a hand." Garebel declared to everyone's confusion. "How is he going to do that?" Twilight asked. "I'm activating the Spell card, Card of Sanctity." Garebel declared. "Figures he drew that. Now they get to Draw cards until they have six cards in their hand." Shanty Jig explained. "T-t-t-that means...?" Fluttershy asked. "Garebel gets six cards, while, the Orichalcos only gets three." Twilight answered. Garebel and Orichalcos-Trixie drew their respective number of cards. Garebel smirked, seeing what he drew. "What are you planning?" Orichalcos-Trixie asked. Garebel simply picked one card in his hand and showed it to everyone. Orichalcos-Trixie gave a sound of both shock and surprise. "No, not him! How did you get a hold of him!?" they asked, confusing almost every pony present. "That's my secret, right now though, I'll activate this spell card! Please, come to my side, TIMAEUS!!" Garebel announced. "Who is...Wha!?" Twilight asked, only to be shocked along with everypony but Garebel, when a greenish-blue Dragon appeared behind Garebel, who is surprisingly smaller than the Dragon. Twilight focused, and realized two thing. one was that the Dragon has a scar over one of 'its' eyes, forcing it to stay closed, the other was that the Dragon was letting out a calming presence, like the Dragon's only desire is to protect. "When Timaeus is played, I can target one card with Dark Magician in that card's name on my side of the fleid, and send it to the Graveyard to summon one Fusion Monster that lists that card as a Fusion Material. You ready, Dark Magician?" Garebel asked the Dark Magician who turned to him and nodded. "Alright! I'll fuse Dark Magician with Timaeus!" The Dark Magician jumped to the air, with Timaeus followed suit, until they were on equal level. "Hurrah!" The Dark Magician yelled out, giving off a purple aura, while Timaeus glowed a deep green. the duo then enter a portal that suddenly appeared. "Magician of Darkness, learn the ways of the blade from the Dragon of an age beyond legends. Descend as one of the Dragon Masters!" Garebel said, eyes closed, almost as if he was chanting. Suddenly, his eyes opened wide, before yelling. "Fusion Summon! Appear, one of the greatest warriors! Level 8! DARK PALADIN!" Dark Paladin Level 8 ATK: 2900 The new being descended from the portal. His appearance look similar to the Dark Magician, but the purple robes was changed to a deeper blue with Gold highlighting certain parts of his outfit. The top of the scepter was replaced by a blade, with gold lines going though the blade horizontally at certain intervals. "It won't be enough..." Orichalcos-Trixie growled. "Maybe, If I have only Timaeus. fortunately for me, I don't JUST have Timaeus. I also have his partners." Garebel said, to Orichalcos-Trixie's shock. "Don't tell us..." they said, surprised. Garebel's response was to play another card from his hand. "Please respond to my call. Come, CRITIAS!!" He yelled out, placing his chosen card to the field. this time, a deep blue Dragon appeared behind Garebel. "Now, Critias will take one Trap Card in my Hand or on my side of the field and Fuse with it. I choose the Tyrant Wing Trap Card that's in my hand." He said, his card glowing a bright pink while Critias glow the same color aura as Timaeus. The Trap and the dragon then flew, into a similar portal to the one that the Dark Paladin emerged from. "Ancient Dragon, learn the power of the Tyrants and make it your own, using it to help others instead of ruling! Fusion Summon! Descend, with your full power! Level 8! Tyrant Burst Dragon!" Garebel chanted. The new dragon looking similar to Critias, but a lot more fiercer and with glowing yellow wings. Despite the changes, Critias still emitted the same calming presence. Tyrant Burst Dragon Level 8 ATK: 2900 "Lastly, I call the last dragon out to the field. Please mark your presence, here, HERMOS!" Garebel yelled out. The third dragon that appeared was very fierce-looking, with an untold number of spikes trailing down his back. Despite this, the third dragon also has a calming presence. In fact, Twilight felt like she was with her Parents, again. "Hermos will fuse with one monster on my side of the field or in my hand. Depend on the type of monster, I can summon different Fusion Monsters." Garebel explained. A dragon with two different colors on the same body, one black, the other a gold-yellow. "I'm choosing the Dwarf Star Dragon Planeter from my hand." He said as the dual-colored dragon glowed yellow, while Hermos glowed deep green before entering yet another portal. "Anicent Dragon, merge with the Chaos Explorer Dragon of the stars. Create the Ultimate Sword to stop the long wars! Fusion Summon!" Garebel chanted as a shine appeared in the portal. "Become the true sword! Level 7!" A Black blur span out of the portal, which the Dark Paladin caught, revealing it to be a black sword with a dragonhead as a guard. "The RED-EYES BLACK DRAGON SWORD!!" Garebel announced. Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword Level 7 ATK: 2400 "Now I'll activate the Red-Eyes Sword's Special ability." Garebel said, a black aura emerged from the sword and covered the Dark Paladin, who actually didn't scream. The aura soon disappeared. "When the Sword is summoned, it'll equip itself to one monster on the field and attunes itself to that monster, increasing the equipped monster's ATK points by 1000." He explained. Dark Paladin Level 8 ATK: 2900-3900 "Next is Tyrant Burst Dragon's Ability." Garebel said. The Dragon then promptly dissolved. However, the orbs of light the dragon became then gathered to the Dark Paladin, who then absorbed them, gaining the same wings as Tyrant Burst Dragon's. "Tyrant Burst Dragon also equips himself to one monster on the field. The equipped monster only gains 400 ATK & DEF points..." Dark Paladin Level 8 ATK: 3900-4300 "But it's well worth it for Tyrant Burst Dragon's other power. The equipped monster gains the power to attack THREE times for each Battle Phase." Garebel explained, shocking Orichalcos-Trixie. "Dark Paladin, please attack Orichalcos Gigas & Orichalcos Kyutora, with Dragon Blade Swoop!" Garebel asked the Dark Paladin, who nodded and rose up in the air. He then dropped down towards the two monsters, Bladed staff in his right hand, the Red-Eyes Sword in his left hand. When he came close enough, he slashed his weapons at the monster destroying them. "Ghh...We activate Kyutora's Special Ability. When It's destroyed, We can Special Summon Orichalcos Shunoros from the hand, Deck or Graveyard, ignoring any Summoning Conditions, and negating it's effects." Orichalcos-Trixie said, a strange statue appearing in Kyutora's place. "Shunoros' ATK and DEF are increased by an amount equal to the damage Kyutora absorbed." They explained. Orichalcos Shunoros Level 10 ATK: 4700 " And let's not forget our Seal's power..." Orichalcos Shunoros Level 10 ATK: 4700-5200 "You might as well stop your attack, now. Shunoros is stronger, after all." They boasted. Garebel only grined. "Dark Paladin's third attack will be used, now! GO!" He yelled, pointing at Shunoros. "WHAT!?" Everypony yelled. "Is he Crazy!?" Twilight asked. "Why are you attacking? Shunoros is stronger!" Orichalcos-Trixie yelled. "I wonder about that?" Garebel asked. "What!?" "Dark Paladin's Special Ability! He gains 500 ATK for EACH Dragon-Type monster on the field and in our Graveyard. Dwarf Star Dragon Planeter, Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword, & Tyrant Burst Dragon are all Dragon-Types. That's three so Dark Paladin's ATK is raised by 1500!" He explained. Dark Paladin Level 8 ATK: 4300-5800 "There's also the Power of the Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword! The equipped monster gains 500 ATK for the EXACT same number of Dragon-Type monsters!" He explained Dark Paladin Level 8 ATK: 5800-7300 "7300 ATK points!?" Orichalcos-Trixie yelled. "Dark Paladin, please attack Orichalcos Shunoros!" Garebel asked Dark Paladin, who decided to pull out two cards, and mimicked scanning on his weapons. Garebel sweatdroped. "Oh..." He muttered when a male voice echoed out. "DARK, SLASH!" the voice said. Suddenly, both weapons were wrapped in darkness, while the wings given to him by Tyrant Burst Dragon glowed brighter as if to contrast the Darkness on his weapons. "DARKNESS SLASH!!" The voice said, strangely monotone. Dark Paladin, to everypony's shock, flew PAST Shunoros. Shunoros tried to attack Dark Paladin, with a ring of light at the base of its feet, but Dark Paladin flew in front of the sun. Unable to see its target, Shunoros canceled its attack. Dark Paladin, however, flew to the front of Shunoros' face, and slashed his weapons downward, splitting Shunoros in two. Orichalcos-Trixie LP: 5900-3800 Orichalcos-Trixie growled, they had no choice now... "By paying half of our life points when a monster is destroyed by our opponent, we can Special Summon Divine Serpent Geh from our hand!" They announced, as Shunoros collapse into pieces. A Portal soon opened, showing a snake of immeasurable length. Orichalcos-Trixie: 3800-1900 Divine Serpent Geh Level 12 ATK: ?-0-500 "Huh? What happened to Geh's ATK points?" Garebel asked, confused. He recalled a old friend of his saying that Geh had infinite attack points. "Geh was hit the worst of all of our cards. At least, we don't need to send the top 10 cards of our deck to the Graveyard, and when Geh's destroyed, we don't lose automatically. Then again, one did have to pay ALL of their Life Points to summon Geh, and He keeps them in the game." Orichalcos-Trixie revealed. "Well, at least His ATK points aren't infinite, anymore. Anyway, any abilities I have to worry about?" Garebel asked. "Well, One can only summon Geh, by the method we used. Geh also cannot be targeted by Card Effects, but can be destroyed by them if they don't target. If Geh attacks a monster, that monster's effects are negated and the monster's ATK points become half of its original ATK. Once per Chain, during damage calculation, if Geh Battles, Geh's ATK becomes equal to the monster, whose Original ATK is the highest on the field. And that's all of it." They explained. "Then I'll end my turn. I used up all three of Dark Paladin's attacks, so there's nothing else I can do." Garebel said. 'Forgive me, Dark Paladin, my Nightmare Wheel Trap card targets, so it will not work on Geh...' "Then it's our turn. Draw!" They declared, drawing a card. They looked over their hand, before deciding not to play any. "Geh attacks Dark Paladin, and his abilities activate. Go, INFINITY END!" They command Geh, who responded by shooting a stream of blue fire at Dark Paladin. Divine Serpent Geh Level 12 ATK: 500-2900 Dark Paladin Level 8 ATK: 7300-1450 "Ack..!" Garebel muttered, as his Dark Paladin met his end, & Garebel lost some of his life points. Garebel LP: 8000-6550 Divine Serpent Geh Level 12 ATK: 2900-500 "Our turn now ends!" Orichalcos-Trixie stated, discarding a card from their hand, feeling confident that they'll win. "Then it's my turn, Draw!" Garebel said, drawing a card. He looked at the card and smiled. Orichalcos-Trixie raised an eyebrow. "First, I'm activating the Spell Card, Reinforcement of The Army!" He said, placing the Spell card he drew on the field. "Now I can add a Level 4 or lower Warrior-Type monster from my deck to my hand. I choose Gearfried the Iron Knight, which I then summon!" He declared, picking the chosen card from his deck, and then shuffling it. He then put the deck back in the deck zone, before playing the card he added to his hand. Gearfried the Iron Knight Level 4 ATK: 1800 "Too bad your monster can't truly defeat us in this duel." Orichalcos-Trixie taunted. "Who said he is going to attack?" Garebel asked. "What do you mean by that?" Orichalcos-Trixie asked, confused. "Simple, The Legendary 'Dragons' are not going to stay in the Graveyard." Garebel revealed. "What do you mean by that!?" They asked, before realizing the only possible answer. "No! You couldn't have that card...!?" They yelled, panicking. Garebel's only response was to show his last card in his hand. The card in question showed a picture showing the three Legendary Dragons as well as three swords, all pointing towards the center in a Triangular shape. "NO!" They yelled. "Yes! Now I activate the Spell Card, Legend of Heart!" Garebel said, playing the Spell card, on the field. "First I'll pay 2000 Life Points..." Garebel LP: 6550-4550 "And offer up a Warrior-Type Monster I control. Sorry about this, Gearfried." Garebel said, as Gearfried disappear into particles of light. "Then I banish Hermos, Critias, & Timaeus from the Graveyard to Summon their TRUE FROMS!" Garebel yelled as The Dragons emerged from the Graveyard and flew up into the now-cloudy sky. "Finally, We have been called to protect, once again!" a male voice echoed, shocking everypony but Garebel who smiled, Shanty Jig, who blinked at the voice, & Purisk, who did the same thing as Shanty JIg. "W-w-w-who w-w-was t-t-t-that?" Fluttershy asked, shaking. Her only answer was Lighting striking down on the table, the light blinding everypony's eyes. Garebel just look on. When the light faded, everyone was shocked at what they saw not three Dragons, but three Humans. Each one seemed to be clad in armor almost themed after one of the three dragons. Legendary Knight Timaeus Level 8 ATK: 2800 Legendary Knight Hermos Level 8 ATK: 2800 Legendary Knight Critias Level 8 ATK: 2800 "You called forth the Legendary Knights of Atlantis!?" Orichalcos-Trixie shouted, shocking Twilight. It sounded like an ancient civilization that was lost to history. "So, our opponent has that cursed seal?" the center one, who Twilight guessed to be Timaeus due to a scar over one of his eyes, asked Garebel, who nodded. "It has stepped in, so, we're fighting the Seal itself. First things first, ya'll know what to do." Garebel said. "Then I will do it, HUAR!" The one in red armor yelled, slashing his sword to the ground creating a shockwave. However, It was not aimed at Geh, for some reason. Most of the ponies watching screamed out "No!" upon seeing this. Twilight frowned, until she saw the real target. The shockwave hit its real mark: The Seal of Orichalcos, itself. Upon being hit, the card glowed & vanished. The seal on the field reacted, by shattering to pieces. "NO, Our Seal is Gone!" Orichalcos-Trixie yelled out, causing the panicking ponies to start celebrating instead. Divine Serpent Geh Level 12 ATK: 500-0 "Alright. The Last Combo for this duel is here!!" Garebel declared. "First, Timaeus, you know what to do!" He said to Timaeus, who nodded. "Right." Timaeus said, before he raised his sword and glowed white. The other humans glow blue & red before entering Timaeus. Timaeus ended as a Giant in gold armor, compared to before. Both of his purple eyes are intact, now. "Behold, Timaeus the Knight of Destiny!!" Garebel yelled out. Timaeus the Knight of Destiny Level 10 ATK: ?-0 "Please, Timaeus, Attack Geh with Justice Sword!" He yelled. "What!? Have you forgotten about Geh's powers...Argh!" Orichalcos-Trixie started, only to gasp upon realizing Garebel's plan. "That's right, there are only TWO monsters on the field. Geh & Timaeus, who both have 0 ATK. There are no other cards to draw power from. Now, both of our monsters are destroyed!" Garebel revealed. Timaeus slashed his glowing sword, setting Geh aflame. Before Geh turned to ashes, though, Geh shot a stream of blue flame at Timaeus, who was struck though the chest. Geh then vanished; however, Timaeus was turned into three gold orbs, which then landed on the field, reveal the 3 humans again. Legendary Knight Timaeus Level 8 ATK: 2800 Legendary Knight Hermos Level 8 ATK: 2800 Legendary Knight Critias Level 8 ATK: 2800 "What!? How did they come back?" Orichalcos-Trixie asked. "When Timaeus the Knight of Destiny is destroyed by battle, I can Special Summon Timaeus, Critias, & Hermos from my Hand, Deck, and/or Graveyard, Ignoring ANY Summoning Conditions." Garebel revealed, shocking Orichalcos Trixie. "It's still my Battle Phase, by the way, and any monsters Special Summoned during the Battle Phase can attack. Timaeus, you have done enough." He said the last sentence to Timaeus who nodded. "Critias, Hermos, please attack the Orichalcos directly!" Garebel asked to the other knights "Right!" The one in red armor, Hermos, said. The one in dark-blue armor, Critias, dashed first. "Wisdom Sword!!" Critias yelled, slashing Orichalcos-Trixie first. "Freedom Sword!!" Hermos yelled, slashing Orichalcos-Trixie, forcing a green aura out of her body. Orichalcos-Trixie LP: 1900-0 Garebel wins. "NOOOOOOOOOOoooooooo..........." The green aura yelled before shattering into pieces. The Knights soon faded away; since the seal didn't reappear meaning Trixie didn't lose her soul. This allowed Garebel to sigh in relief, but frowned. There were still three more seals out there. How can he...? An Idea struck gold with him. That can work. It will take some time, but it will work. He just hopes be able to gather the need materials, soon...