Dueling is Magic!

Many Futures

Chapter Two

Royal Rumble: Twilight vs. Celestia and Luna!

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“A duel?” said Twilight. “But... how do you two know how to duel? I mean, I know you’ve watched Yusei duel, but...”

“Twilight Sparkle, you have many questions,” said Luna. “But we will not answer them just yet. We have a test to administer.”

“If you pass the test, then we will tell you,” Celestia answered. “The rules are simple. Luna and I will function as a single duelist. We will have a standard-sized field and a single Graveyard, and share four-thousand Life Points. Our hands, decks and Extra Decks will remain separate. Only one of us will control the field at a time, and we will switch after each of your turns.

“Okay,” said Twilight. She took a deep breath, let it out, then used her magic to draw five cards from her deck. “I’m ready.”

“I will take the first turn,” said Celestia. She drew a card with her magic. “I activate ‘One for One’. By sending a monster from my hand to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon a monster from my hand or deck. From my deck, I summon ‘Supay’ in Defense Mode.” A brown mask with large eyes, horns and tusks appeared. Several red markings decorated its nose, cheeks and forehead.

“Next I Release Supay and Advance Summon ‘Oracle of the Sun’,” Celestia continued. The mask vanished in a swirling light and was replaced by a human man. He wore layered robes with a large red sun painted on the front of his shirt.

“I Set two cards and end my turn,” said Celestia. “Your turn, Twilight.”

“I draw,” said Twilight. “Okay, I activate ‘Arcane Barrier’. Each time a Spellcaster-Type monster is destroyed, it gets a Spell Counter. Next, I summon ‘Crusader of Endymion’ in Attack Mode!”

A thin man in blue garb appeared. His face was covered by a blue helmet and blue armor floated around his arms and legs, linked to him by circles of magic.

“Battle!” said Twilight. “Crusader of Endymion, attack Oracle of the Sun! Lunar Punch!”

The warrior pulled his fist back, then threw it forward. A bright white beam of energy shot out of the white gems on the end of his gauntlet. It struck the Oracle in the chest, piercing the sun painting on his shirt and destroying him. A small, green light appeared and began to circle Twilight’s ‘Arcane Barrier’ card.

“I guess the Oracle was a Spellcaster,” said Twilight. “Honestly, I expected one of your face-downs to destroy my Crusader.”

“But since it was Oracle who was destroyed, his effect activates,” said Celestia. “Now I can add ‘Fire Ant Ascator’ from my deck to my hand.”

Luna stepped forward. “It is my turn now,” she said. “I draw! And I activate ‘Call of the Haunted’!” One of the Set cards that Celestia had played flipped up. “This card Special Summons a monster from our Graveyard in Attack Mode. Revive, ‘Apocatequil’!”

Dark purple rings filled with arcane runes appeared in front of the Continuous Trap and a short man made entirely of wood blocks appeared. He wore a white robe and held a golden staff in his hand.

“Next I activate ‘Call of the Reaper’!” Luna shouted. The other Set card flipped up. “When a monster is Special Summoned from the Graveyard, I can also Special Summon ‘Fire Ant Ascator’ or ‘Supay’ from the Graveyard. Be reborn, ‘Supay’!” The brown mask reappeared on the field.

“Apocatequil’s effect is applied,” the lunar princess continued. “While I control a Tuner Monster, it is treated as Level Five! Level One Supay, tune with the Level Five Apocatequil!” The brown mask rotated around to reveal a white star inside of it. The mask vanished and the star rose into the air, drawing a green ring as it did. The little wooden man jumped into the air and was encircled by the ring. Its body became a bright orange outline, but was then stripped away, leaving five more stars like the first. They formed a line in the ring and were engulfed by a pillar of green light.

“When darkness threatens to consume all, it is the moon that will light the way home. Shine through the clouds with your gentle glow!” said Luna. “Synchro Summon! Rise in dreams, ‘Moon Dragon Quilla’!”

Thick clouds appeared overhead and a soft, blue glow emanated from behind them. A blue moon with a face arose from behind the clouds. Then four serpentine necks unfolded from behind it. At the end of each neck was a blue dragon’s head.

“Battle! Moon Dragon Quilla, attack Crusader of Endymion!” said Luna. “Moonlight Flame!” The four heads opened their mouths and spat out streams of blue flame. The fire condensed into a ball that grew larger and larger. Finally, a pale beam of light shot out from the moon-like body of the creature, propelling the fireball toward Twilight’s monster. It slammed into the Crusader, engulfing him in flames and destroying him. Twilight covered her eyes with one hoof until the flames died away.

Twilight put her hoof back on the ground, planting it firmly beneath her. “My turn!” she said, taking a card from the top of her deck. “I activate ‘Monster Reborn’ and revive Crusader of Endymion!” The dark purple portal reappeared, this time in front of Twilight. The Crusader of Endymion jumped out, brandishing his huge gauntlets.

“Crusader of Endymion is a Gemini Monster, which means it’s treated as a Normal Monster on the field and in the Graveyard,” said Twilight. “But it also means I can turn it into an Effect Monster by Normal Summoning it while it’s in play. I Gemini Summon ‘Crusader of Endymion’!”

Twilight’s monster was enveloped in a pillar of white light. The light vanished and the Crusader seemed to glow with a green aura. Silver, wing-like blades had appeared on his back and the white gems on the massive gauntlets were alight.

“I activate Crusader’s effect,” said Twilight. “Once per turn, I can place a Spell Counter on a card that can have Spell Counters, and Crusader gains six hundred Attack Points until the End Phase. Arcane Barrier now has three Spell Counters, and my Crusader is powered up!”

“Battle! Crusader of Endymion, attack Moon Dragon Quilla!” Twilight ordered.

“Moon Dragon Quilla’s effect activates!” said Luna. “When it is targeted for an attack, we gain Life Points equal to half the attacking monster’s Attack Points!”

“I play the Trap ‘Magician’s Circle’!” said Twilight. “When a Spellcaster-Type monster attacks, this card makes both of us summon a Spellcaster from our decks with two thousand or fewer Attack Points in Attack Mode. I summon ‘Dark Red Enchanter’!” A new monster appeared next to Twilight’s first. This one was another humanoid, dressed in red garb. His shoulders were adorned with massive gold and red plates embedded with one large ruby each. A two-pronged helmet rested on his head. In his hand was a gold and red staff, hooked at the end and holding another ruby.

“The Crusader’s attack continues!” said Twilight. “Go, Light of Selene!” The Crusader threw both fists forward. White light shined from his metal wings onto the massive gauntlets, flowing from one end to the other like water. The four white jewels on each of the massive gauntlets fired white beams of energy at the Moon Dragon, striking it in its stone center, but not before it launched four fireballs at the magical warrior. Both monsters were destroyed.

“Do not forget about Quilla’s effect,” said Luna. “We have gained half of your Crusader’s Attack Points as Life Points, a total of twelve hundred and fifty points.”

“I’m not done yet,” said Twilight. “I play the Continuous Trap ‘Pitch-Black Power Stone’.” Twilight’s other Set card flipped up and a black orb with a yellow triangle inside of it appeared. Each of the three points of the gold triangle were glowing. “When it’s activated, it gets three Spell Counters, and during my turn, I can move any of those Spell Counters to another card. I’ll move one of them to my Dark Red Enchanter. And for each Spell Counter he has, he gains three hundred Attack Points!” The the red gem on the Enchanter’s right shoulder plate lit up with a bright red glow.

“Dark Red Enchanter, attack Oracle of the Sun with Dark-Red Shock Wave!” said Twilight. The red magician pointed his staff at the Oracle. A crimson beam exploded out of the jewel, sending bright red shockwaves into the air around it. It pierced the Oracle’s chest and destroyed it. Luna shielded herself from the blast with her wings.

When the roar of the explosion died away, Luna revealed herself and said, “When Oracle of the Sun is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, I am allowed to add either ‘Fire Ant Ascator’ or ‘Supay’ from my deck to my hand. I choose ‘Supay’.”

“My turn’s not over yet, Princess Luna,” said Twilight. “I move to Main Phase Two and activate the Spell Card 'Magical Blast', which hits you for two hundred points of damage for each Spellcaster I control." A swirling ball of blue, violet and white energy appeared and slammed into the dark blue alicorn.

"Dark Red Enchanter gains a Spell Counter each time a Spell is activated. Next, I activate Dark Red Enchanter’s effect. By removing two Spell Counters from it, I can make you discard a random card from your hand.” The glow from the magician’s shoulder plates vanished. A card in Luna’s hand began to glow with a dark red aura and it slid into the Graveyard slot on her Duel Disk.

“Since four Spellcasters were destroyed while it’s been in play, it’s at its maximum of four Spell Counters,” Twilight continued. “So I’ll activate its effect by sending it and Dark Red Enchanter to the Graveyard, letting me draw one card for each of those Spell Counters!” Twilight drew and studied her hand for a few seconds before setting a card face-down and declaring the end of her turn.

“It is my turn again, my faithful student,” said Celestia. “But you have only just begun to see what Luna and I can do. My turn!”

Celestia’s horn lit up with her magic as she swiped a card from the top of her deck. “I activate ‘Magical Planter’. By sending a Continuous Trap I control to the Graveyard, I can draw two cards. Since ‘Call of the Haunted’ is just taking up space, I’ll use it to pay the cost.” The Trap Card vanished from the field and Celestia drew two more cards. “Next I activate ‘Monster Reborn’ and revive my Oracle of the Sun!”

“Again?” said Twilight as the priest figure appeared. “That’s the third time!”

“He has one more purpose to serve,” said Celestia. “I summon the Tuner Monster ‘Fire Ant Ascator’.” A giant fire ant appeared on the field. Yellow markings decorated its head, giving the impression of eyes.

“Level Three Fire Ant Ascator, tune with the Level Five Oracle of the Sun!” said Celestia. The fire ant vanished and three stars replaced it. They formed green rings that encircled the Oracle, stripping away its form and leaving five stars behind.

“When the sun rises, it will illuminate all the dark places,” Celestia chanted. “May its light flood across the land! I Synchro Summon ‘Sun Dragon Inti’!”

A bright light appeared overhead. Sunbeams spread and danced across the throne room floor and the stained glass windows, making the glass and tiles sparkle. A stone sculpture of the sun descended and four crimson dragon heads unfolded from behind it.

“Battle! Sun Dragon Inti, attack Twilight Sparkle directly!” ordered the princess. “Solar Prominence!” The four heads began to breath bright orange fire that started looping around its body. The sun sculpture absorbed the fire, then let it loose in a giant, spiraling loop. The crest of the loop grew as it raced toward Twilight.

TO BE CONTINUED

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Next time on Dueling is Magic! Many Futures

Twilight tries to maintain her resources while the royal tag-team continue their assault! With the advent of Twilight’s ace monster, will she be able to stand up to the combined power of the Sun and Moon Dragons?

Chapter 3

The Eternal Cycle

Dueling is Magic! Many Futures

by Wolfgang

Chapter 2: Royal Rumble: Twilight vs. Celestia and Luna!