Yu-Gi-Oh E-Quest: Malefic Wars

by DakariKingMykan

Episode 58: Part 2: Worrisome Cards

EPISODE FIFTY-EIGHT

Rubeus continued to glare and laugh at Sunset’s predicament. “Poor little, Equestrian…! As much as I enjoy seeing you struggling, I would prefer a decision.

Will you duel me, or just make it easier on yourself and give up?” He paused and motioned behind him at the prisoners, “…Or maybe you’d like to let your friends decide for you.”

The prisoners were growing more and more see-through by the minute.

“Sunset, you have to duel!” hollered Sci-Twi.

“Just do it!” agreed Rainbow.

Sunset looked up while stammering, “But… but I…!”

“Get up, and duel!” balked Celestia. “Don’t give into the darkness. Nothing good ever comes to anyone who does.”

She wasn’t just trying to give a peptalk, she understood how it felt to be taken over by evil or seduced by it.

She wasn’t the only one! There was Sci-Twi, Terra, Dick himself-- when he became Slade’s apprentice to infiltrate him but still ended up hurting his friends.

Then again, all the Titans were still guilty for giving into their own selfish needs, and being persuaded by greed to benefit only themselves, which reduced Jump City to a ruined shell.

All this made Sunset think back to her wicked days, and how her friends helped her realize the true power of friendship to save her and let her become the person she was today-- just like they did when Z-Arc controlled her.

“Come on, Sunset!” called Kori. “Even if Z-Arc does try to come back, we can just beat him all over again.”

“Uh… sorry to say this.” said Pinkie “But we didn’t do so well that first time.”

Terra agreed, “It was Gar who took Z-Arc down, and now he’s gone.”

“Stop it!” snapped Dick. “All this negative talk will only make our energy drain faster, and it puts more pressure on Sunset.”

Really, Sunset felt a small boost which helped her conquer her doubts. “…I have no choice.” She declared. “…I must duel. There’s no other way. I’ll just have to sum up all the strength I can to fight Z-Arc off.”

With her confidence blooming, the dark aura began to dim down a bit, which showed the others there was still hope.

Rubeus was most surprised as he thought, “Her confidence is strong, but it will take far more than mere confidence alone to get through me.”

Sunset held her arm up high, “Okay Black Fang Magician, it’s time to give your Pendulum Ability a whirl.

By destroying himself, he can cut the attack points of your monster in half. So Malefic Cyber End Dragon is now weaker than my monsters!”

(Atk: 4000) -----> (Atk: 2000)

Rubeus growled softly.

“Time to rumble!” shouted Sunset. “Go Odd-Eyes, attack Malefic Cyber End Dragon, and while you’re at it, you can double the damage!”

Odd-Eyes roared and prepared to strike, but Rubeus was prepared for it…!

“I activate the trap DIMENSION GUARDIAN! Now my Malefic Monster is shrouded in a protective field which prevents it from being destroyed in battle or by any card effects.”

Sunset cringed, but then balked. “No matter. I can still attack, and you still take double the damage. Do it, Odd-Eyes!”

(Atk: 2500) VS (Atk: 2000)

Odd-Eyes attack struck, and the shockwaves sped past Rubeus, burning him!

Rubeus LP: 8000 -----> 7000

“Way to play, Sunset!” cheered Rainbow.

“And I’m not done yet. Go, Dragoncaller Magician! Attack, now and destroy that chrome dome!”

(Atk: 2400) VS (Atk: 2000)

Rubeus hollered, “Dimension Guardian is a continuous trap! Therefore, my Cyber Dragon survives your attack again!”

“…But you still damage anyway.” called Sunset, and Rubeus was burned once more.

Rubeus LP: 7000 -----> 6600

“She blasted him again!” cried Pinkie. “She’s really on a roll.”

“Yeah, but don’t forget… the duel’s just starting.” said Kori.

Dick agreed, and he was most confused as he thought. “That all seemed too easy. Rubeus just let himself be attacked like that.”


Sunset thought the same thing, “He must be up to something else, or he wouldn’t let his life points just take a hit like that. I better brace myself.”

“Now I’ll place one card facedown and end my turn. That means Black Fang Magician’s effect wears off, and your monster’s attack goes back to normal.”

(Atk: 2000) -----> (Atk: 4000)

Rubeus snickered and mocked, “Well, that certainly was an interesting turn. You managed to damage me a little, but now it’s my turn, and time to show you what true power is all about.

To start off, I’ll use Malefic World’s power to select three “Malefic” cards from my deck, and then you would select one of them and I add it to my hand.”

“What do you mean, “Would?” asked Sunset.

Rubeus held up his three cards, revealing they were all the exact same card.

“What is that?” wondered Sunset.

“What are you seeing are three copies of a card known as MALEFIC RAINBOW DRAGON, I chose three of them, so you’d have no option but to add one to my hand.

So, I’ll just take one and shuffle the rest back into my deck.”

Sunset growled at the insult of being outsmarted in such a way.

“Now, then…” hissed Rubeus, “Just as you saw me do before… I now send RAINBOW DRAGON from my deck to the graveyard to give birth to its Malefic version I just took.

Rise, Malefic Rainbow Dragon!”

The image of the good, light dragon appeared, and then was cursed by the darkness changing it into its evil, dark version.

(Atk: 4000)

Now Rubeus had two powerful monsters in play, both of which glared down at Sunset’s monsters, making Sunset quiver nervously.

Rubeus engaged his battle phase.

“Malefic Rainbow Dragon, Destroy Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!”

The mighty dragons both roared at each other, but Rainbow Dragon, being much larger than Odd-Eyes clearly had the advantage as it prepared to unleash its dark fiery wrath.

“Watch out, Sunset!” Pinkie hollered.

“Don’t worry about me!” Sunset called back “I’ve got a trap that’ll keep me safe. Go, DESERT SUNLIGHT!”

A bright ray of light shone on Sunset’s field, making Rubeus growl and brace himself.

The light was then shown to be bathing on Sunset’s two monsters.

“Desert Sunlight changes both my monsters in defense mode, so now I can intercept your attack without worry.”

(Def: 2000)

(Def: 1000)

The attack carried on, and Odd-Eyes was destroyed in a veil of dark flames, much to Sunset’s sorrows. “Sorry, Odd-Eyes.” she said. “At least my life points are still safe.”

“I wouldn’t bet on that.” said Rubeus. “You may have shielded yourself from one of my monsters, but I have two.

Malefic Cyber End Dragon, it’s your turn. Destroy Dragocaller Magician!”

The triple-headed machine powered up and launched its dark energy towards the magician.

“Oh, and I should warn you…” hissed Rubeus. “… My monster deals you damage even if your monster is in defense mode!”

“Ah!!”

The prisoners all gasped in horror.

(Atk: 4000) VS (Def: 1000)

The attack hit its mark, vaporizing the magician, and the waves burned past Sunset, shocking her hard and knocked her off her feet.

Sunset LP: 8000 -----> 5000

“I… didn’t… expect that!” she groaned as she shakily got back up again.

“Hang tough, Sunset!” called Dick, but then he began to feel woozy. So did all the others.

The machine was weakening their energies further and making it harder for them to keep awake and fading more of their bodies away.

“No!!” cried Sunset.

Rubeus snickered. “Well, not only did you lose a load of life points, but your friends seem to be losing a bit more of themselves.

Think you can save them in time?”

Sunset growled.

Rubeus snickered, “I’ll place two cards facedown, and end my turn.”

He then thought to himself. “Something feels off. She may be dueling now, but she still seems to be holding back. Perhaps her doubts run deeper than she lets on.”

Sunset placed her fingers over her deck while thinking, “I can’t lose this duel. There’s too much at stake, but I can’t let Z-Arc revive either.

I’d better be careful which cards I play, or they’ll just increase the odds of his revival.”

She drew her next card, and it was another one of the cards that Z-Arc used, which made her nervous again.

“Double Iris Magician.

This card could really help me if I played it, but if I do…” she paused. “No! There’s got to be another way.”

“I activate the spell PENDULUM HALT! Since I have at least three face-up Pendulum Monsters in my Extra Deck, I can draw two cards.”

She liked what she had drawn and felt a bit relieved.

“Now I’ll set Scale 5 WISDOM-EYE MAGICIAN into the Pendulum Scale.

…And since I already have another “Magician” in my other Pendulum Zone, I can destroy Wisdom-Eye…

…This allows me to replace him with a different Pendulum Monster, and who better than Scale 8 DRAGONPIT MAGICIAN!”

“And thanks to his Pendulum Ability, I can send Double Iris Magician to the graveyard, and then I can destroy one spell or trap on the field.”

Rubeus’ eyes bulged.

“That’s right!” Sunset gloated. “I think I’ve got your cards figured out. They need the Malefic World card to be in play, but if I can destroy it, I’ll get rid of all your monsters!”

The magician prepared to unleash his magic…!

Rubeus sneered, “A bold attempt, but it will avail you not! I activate the trap ZERO PROTECTION! With this, I negate the effect of your magician, so my field spell remains unscathed!”

Sunset couldn’t believe her eyes as her magician powered down and failed his trick.

“Well… he might have failed… but he’s still in my Pendulum Zone, which means I can now… Pendulum Summon!

Behold my monstes!”

Two shots of light shot out from her Extra Deck.

“WISDOM-EYE MAGICIAN…” (Def: 1500)

“DRAGONCALLER MAGICIAN…” (Def: 1000)

The prisoners were most confused.

“That’s it?” asked Pinkie. “Why did she only summon those two monsters? Why didn’t she summon Odd-Eyes, or those other two Magicians?”

Rainbow agreed, “If she had summoned her other monsters, she could’ve made two awesome Xyz Summons and crush those monsters easier.”

Kori realized something else. “Didn’t you notice at the start of her turn? She could have just played that other magician she had instead of going through more cards.”

Dick could see why. “Those were all cards Z-Arc used, remember?”

Sci-Twi agreed, “Sunset’s holding back because she’s still worried about Z-Arc’s energy. So, she’s only trying to use cards she feels are safe.”

This was no way for Sunset to duel. It was like dueling with half a deck. What did she possible hope to achieve like this?

Even Rubeus was rather disappointed…

“What is with you? That’s all you’re willing to use against me…? Surely you can do slightly better than that?”

Sunset narrowed her eyes while thinking, “I’m not falling for it. He wants me to use these cards so it will give Z-Arc more boosts.

Well, I’ll show him! I’ll find my own, better way to beat him.”

“I’ll place one card facedown, and that ends my turn! Make your move!”

Rubeus blinked twice, still perplexed.

He thought, “She really must be afraid of Z-Arc’s power. She said she was willing to stand up to his might. If this is her idea, she’ll lose so easily.

Perhaps this duel won’t play out the way I hoped it would, but I cannot hold back either.”

“It’s my turn, and as always, Malefic World lets me add three cards to my hand, and with three of the same copy of the card I desire, it will go into my hand instantly without you choosing it.

Sunset wondered what card he had taken, especially when he gave an evil snicker.

“Unlike you,” Rubeus taunted “I’m not afraid to play all the cards I wield, for I am willing to do whatever it takes to win.

And to prove it, I’ll summon a new Malefic monster; one that shall guarantee my victory in this duel, and it starts by sending STARDUST DRAGON in my Extra Deck to the graveyard.”

“Stardust Dragon?!” cried Sunset. She remembered that card, seeing Terra’s former evil friends duel with it, but now she was growing worried with what Rubeus was doing.

“Behold…!” Rubeus shouted as a veil of shadows burst from his field, “Monster dark as the night, combined with very power of Synchro Summoning.

…Come forth… MALEFIC STARDUST DRAGON!”

The mighty dragon appeared, with its dark scales and paddings.

(Atk: 2500)

Terra could hardly believe her eyes. “That looks just like Stardust Dragon!”

She remembered how Jillian used it all the time, especially when she used it on her friends.

“I’m betting it’s just as dangerous as the regular Stardust is.” said Sci-Twi. “Rubeus just takes regular monsters, and by poisoning them with darkness, he can make them easier to summon and still use their powers for himself.”

The others were more worried about Sunset because she had three strong monsters up against her two.

“I would say it’s been fun,” hissed Rubeus. “But that would be stretching the truth. I expected that after all you’ve been through that you’d pull out every sort of power and trick you can muster, especially with all the new cards you were given.”

“It’s called being cautious! I don’t want Z-Arc to revive. protested Sunset. Then she remembered something, “And come to think of it, why do you want Z-Arc to come back? Weren’t you the one who sealed him away in the first place, because he was too powerful, too ruthless, and untrustworthy?”

Rubeus said nothing. He just continued to glare at her.

“Answer me!” demanded Sunset. “You know Z-Arc is way too powerful. He very nearly destroyed all my friends, and he would’ve done the same to you too.

So why are you trying to revive him again?

…TELL ME!!!”

Rubeus still would not answer, and merely engaged his battle phase.

“Malefic Stardust Dragon, attack Wisdom-Eye Magician!”

The dragon complied, and Sunset braced herself for the attack. The force of the explosion was strong as the magician was blasted to bits, but Sunset remained unharmed.

“That’s one monster down, and only one to go!” hissed Rubeus. “Once my Malefic Cyber End Dragon attacks your Dragoncaller Magician, it will deal you another 3000 points of damage, leaving you with only 2000 life points left, and then my Rainbow Dragon will have the honors or finishing you off, and I will be rid of you once and for all!”

Sunset sweated, and the prisoners were all fraught with worry.

“Sunset, do something!” Celestia hollered. “You have to stop holding back and duel with everything you’ve got!”

Sunset only quivered more.

“It’s time!” shouted Rubeus. “Malefic Cyber End Dragon, attack and bring me one step closer to victory!”

The machine creature powered up and fired its energy at Sunset’s field.

(Atk: 4000) VS (Def: 1000)

“I can’t watch!” wailed Pinkie as she hid her eyes.

KAPOW!! The attack struck, making a huge explosion that pushed Sunset back in the waves, and she screamed and wailed as she was burned hard.

Sunset LP: 5000 -----> 2000

“No!!” shouted Dick.

“She’s running out of life points!” cried Kori.

Rainbow viciously pounded on her tube prisoner, but still could do nothing to break it, especially with her energy growing weaker.

As the smoke cleared, Sunset was flat on her back, looking dirty and smoldering with smoke, while Rubeus laughed at her, “You should have used all you had on me when you had the chance.

Now it is too late, and you’re about to lose it all.”

Sunset slowly got up and protested, “…It’s not over! Not yet.”

“Huh???” Rubeus was most surprised as the smoke cleared to see. “…Your monster still stands?! How can this be?”

The prisoners gazed in awe and wonder.

Sunset smirked and revealed, “It was simple… My DRAW MUSCLE spell card kicked in just in time.

Since Dragoncaller Magician has 1000 defense points, this spell protects him from being destroyed in battle for the rest of this turn.

…I also get to draw one card from my deck!”

Rubeus was outraged. Now he couldn’t finish Sunset off-- not this turn.

“So, you held back again, but look at where you stand. You’re down to just 2000 life points, and I doubt very much that you keep fending off my attacks forever.”

“He’s right!” thought Sunset, and she gazed up at all three wicked beasts staring down at her, especially the Cyber End Dragon. “One more attack from that thing, and I’ll be finished!

There’s got to be a way for me to beat it!”

The prisoners were relieved that Sunset was still standing, but they were really starting to not feel too good, the more their energy drained.

“I don’t know about the rest of you, but I don’t feel so hot.” Rainbow said in a weary voice.

Pinkie rubbed her eyes trying to keep awake, but her hands felt so light she could hardly feel them at all. “If we don’t get out of here soon, there won’t even be a “We” for use to do any getting out of here.”

“Sunset has got to snap to it!” said Dick. “The more she holds back, the more she puts us all in greater danger.”

Rubeus ended his turn by placing his last card in hand facedown.

“Make your move… unless you’re still too scared. After all, if you’re not going to show your full power and at least try to put up a good fight, you may as well give up like you practically have.

With this sort of behaviour, not only are you a failure as a duelist, but you’re also just a plain failure.

You’ve failed your friends…

You’ve failed the worlds…

And of course, you’ve failed yourself.”

Each blow struck Sunset hard in her heart, and yet she knew he was right. All this holding back really wasn’t going to help her much longer, and yet… she was more confused with Rubeus than ever.

She thought to herself, “First he tries to resurrect Z-Arc, and now… the way he’s talking to me… you’d think he was trying to encourage me or push me forward.”

She still assumed it was all just more of his evil deceptions; that he was just forcing her to unleash her full power to hurry his own plans along.

She looked at the card she had drawn, it was Fusion Substitute, but just the thought of using it to Fusion Summon, again, brought on serious doubts to her.

“I have no choice. I must play my cards right, even if there is a great risk involved. I just need to hope all I can that Z-Arc doesn’t revive.”

She stood tall and proud. “No more!” she declared. “No more holding back.

I draw!

I play POT OF GREED, so I get to draw two cards.”

She liked what she had, and she shut her eyes tight hoping all her strength she was doing the right thing.

“I’ll place one card facedown, and since I have my Pendulum Scale built, it’s time for me to really let loose and give it all I have.

…Behold my monsters!”

Three shots of light beamed down as three monsters emerged from the Extra Deck…

“BLACK FANG MAGICIAN…” (Atk: 1700)

“WISDOM-EYE MAGICIAN… (Atk: 1500)

“ODD-EYES PENDULUM DRAGON…” (Atk: 2500)

All five of her monsters now stood together, but just as Odd-Eyes and Black Fang were played, Sunset gasped and felt Z-Arc’s aura shrouding her again.

“Sunset!” Sci-Twi cried, but her cry wasn’t very loud. She was very tired and weak.

Meanwhile, Z-Arc suddenly felt an enormous boost come to him.

“Yes!” he hissed. “Yes, I can feel it! I’m growing stronger, and stronger by the minute!”

Spike and Twilight didn’t like this one bit, especially when their own souls were starting to become slightly transparent.

“We’re running out of time!” cried Twilight.

Spike growled angrily, “There’s got to be a way for us to bust out of here.”

Z-Arc overheard them, and he laughed, “If there is… I’d like to see it, but who are you fooling? There is no escape from this place…” he paused. “Well, there is one way, and that is to merge yourself with me and ensure my resurrection!”

Twilight and Spike were naturally disgusted with such a thought, but it was beginning to look as if there was no other way out.

Sunset continued to struggle, with the aura still shrouding her. “Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea, but I must keep going. So, now I play FUSION SUBSTITUTE!

This let’s me fuse Odd-Eyes, with Dragoncaller Magician…!”

“Not so fast!” called Rubeus. “You may be willing to break out of your shell now, but it won’t do you any good, especially when I play the trap, NON-FUSION AREA!”

“What?!” cried Sunset. Then she watched as the entire area was bathed in a soft light, which cancelled out her fusion process.

“Just as the name implies…” hissed Rubeus “As long as this card is in play, Fusion Summoning is totally impossible.

So, your Fusion Card fails!”

The card image went pale and vanished without doing anything.

Sunset clenched her fists, which only made the aura grow, forcing her to cool down.

“You may have blocked my fusion summon, but that’s not the only thing I can do.

Instead of fusing Odd-Eyes and Dragoncaller, I’ll overlay them instead to build the overlay network!”

Rubeus growled, and he watched as the two monsters vanished into the portal, and Sunset called her chant.

“With wings so sharp and a shining light
I summon a dragon of great might!

I Xyz Summon ODD-EYES ABSOLUTE DRAGON!”

(Atk: 2800)

It had been a long time since her mighty dragon graced the duel with its presence, but just as was expected, dark aura emitted from it and further shrouded on Sunset as well.

“Oh, no!” she wailed. “It’s getting worse!”

The aura was getting thicker, that it made things hard for her to see-- like someone was holding a dark cloth over her eyes.

Rubeus gazed at how Sunset was struggling, and he thought, “The more she pushes, the more power is unleashed. Surely, she can’t go on like this for much longer.”

Sunset let out a huge roar as she thrust her arms out. “I’m not… letting you… win… Z-Arc!”

She slapped her cheeks softly to refocus herself, and her vision cleared, but the aura was still shrouding her.

“My goodness! She’s stronger than I thought.” murmured Rubeus.

Sunset then declared. “I’m not finished yet.

I overlay Wisdom-Eye and Black Fang to Xyz summon again. Go, Magicians!”

The two creatures vanished into the portal, and Sunset made up a new chant for her old friend about to emerge.

“Unlocking the mysteries of time and space,
I call forth a creature to this place!

I Xyz Summon TIMESTAR MAGICIAN!”

(Atk: 2400)

The magician appeared, with its robe flowing magically, but, just as before, dark aura came from him, and it got to Sunset too.

Timestar Magician was one of the many cards Rubeus had given her, which meant it was also connected to Z-Arc and his evil.

“Stop… it…!” growled Sunset as she struggled for control.

The prisoners, though weak, were still fretting for Sunset.

“She’s losing it!” cried Terra.

“Hang… tough… Sunset.” groaned Rainbow.

Sunset managed, but the more moves she made, the harder it was becoming, and the stronger the aura was.

“You fool!” shouted Rubeus. “Haven’t you had enough yet? You’re only hurting yourself the more you keep this up.”

As painful as it felt, Sunset knew she couldn’t stop.

“I’ll… keep… GOING!!” she bellowed, and she regained her strength yet again.

“I activate Timestar’s special ability: by using one overlay unit, I can add TIMEBREAKER MAGICIAN to my hand, and now I summon him right to the field!”

(Atk: 1400)

“Oh, no! Not Timebreaker Magician!” wailed Rubeus.

“You bet, and now he gets to use his special ability: He can banish both himself and one other monster on the field until my next turn, so say bye-bye to Malefic Cyber End Dragon!”

Rubeus watched in outraged as his prized machine vanished off the field along with Sunset’s magician.

“Alright!” Sunset cheered, “That’s one problem gone… and without Cyber End Dragon, your Dimension Guardian trap is destroyed.”

The card vanished!

“Inconceivable!” thundered Rubeus.

Sunset held out her arm, “You think that was harsh. I still have Dragonpit Magician’s Pendulum Ability.

Now by discarding PURPLE POISON MAGICIAN from my hand to the graveyard, your Malefic World card is about to be blown down again!

Go, Dragonpit!”

The magician was about to power up once more, but Rubeus snuffed, “There you go again--thinking it’s that easy.

I use Malefic Stardust Dragon’s ability.

Whenever a card effect is used that would destroy other cards, but sending himself to the graveyard, Stardust is able to negate that card’s effect.”

Sunset’s magician powered down yet again, much to her annoyance.

“And what it more…” continued Rubeus “Your Magician now will be destroyed!”

“I think not!” protested Sunset “Not while I have Timestar’s other ability. Whenever any of my Pendulum Cards are about to destroyed, I can send one Spellcaster-Type monster from my deck to the graveyard instead.

So, I’ll send TIMEGAZER MAGICIAN away, and Dragonpit is spared!”

Rubeus growled, while Sunset smirked. “That makes two of your monster’s I’ve gotten rid of.

It was no surprise to me that your dragon would cancel out my magician’s power. After all, it looks just like the original Stardust Dragon.

I figured that if your Malefic Cyber End Dragon had the same powers as the original monster did, then so do all the others.”

Rubeus seemed far from impressed.

“Now that that’s all dealt with, it’s time for some real dueling action.

Timestar Magician, attack Malefic Rainbow Dragon!”

The magician complied and began to power up.

Rubeus could read Sunset like a book. “I see what you’re up to…”

Sunset nodded, “Timestar is too weak to take down your Stardust, but I have Odd-Eyes Absolute’s ability to use.

By using one overlay unit, he can stop Timestar from attacking.”

The magician powered down, sparing himself from destruction.

“And by doing this, I get to summon Odd-Eyes out from the graveyard!”

Her mighty dragon returned and roared!

(Atk: 2500)

“Now everything is perfect for me.

Odd-Eyes Absolute, attack Rainbow Dragon!

And since he was Xyz Summoned using Dragoncaller Magician, when he attacks, his points become doubled!”

(Atk: 2800) -----> (Atk: 5600)

“No!” growled Rubeus.

“Attack!” shouted Sunset.

(Atk: 5600) VS (Atk: 4000)

Rubeus’s mighty monster was blasted into dust.

Rubeus LP: 6600 -----> 5000

The waves ran past him, but hardly injured him much. He was more outraged that sore.

“You dare strike down a Malefic monster? You will pay for it! I activate the trap MALEFIC TUNE!

When a Malefic monster is destroyed in battle, I draw two more cards.”

“You’ll need more than two cards when I’m through with you!” balked Sunset. “Now Odd-Eyes, direct attack!”

Odd-Eyes roared and charged in. Looming over the evil Malefican Prince, it unleashed its fiery wrath on him.

Rubeus screamed and roared as the bright energy consumed him and pushed him down hard.

“I’LL GET YOU YET!!” he thundered from within the burning waves!

To Be Continued…

Author's Note:

There's no way around it, most of the Malefic Monsters, I have to use their anime forms.

Their real life forms make the duel far too hard to progress.

-Only One Malefic Monster can be in play
-Other monsters you control cannot attack
-They don't have the cool effects they have in the anime, making them easier to defeat.

There's no way around it.