Top 12:Part III
Bay: Arctic Ace vs Luthor
Arctic was at his place on the red side of the arena awaiting his opponent in Luthor. Thunder and Sonata were currently sitting around a large rock nearby with the former’s deck sat between them. At the same time, they both drew a card from Thunder’s deck and set it on the stump.
“Buster Blader(ATK 2600)”
“Buster Blader, the Destruction Swordsman(ATK 2600)”
“It’s a tie.” Thunder declared.
“That marks the second since we began playing.” Sonata noted.
“Maybe at this point we should switch it up and use your deck.” Thunder reasoned.
Just before Sonata was about to agree, she’d naturally remember to remove the seal at this point even though they’d already seen it, Arctic narrowed his eyes. “Luthor is here.”
Thunder immediately put his deck away before standing with Sonata. The two of them turned to see the guy making his way along the sand towards the arena. Compared to how he has looked around Blue Blood, the man was back to his usual, composed self.
Despite the Drytron user being on the island, Luthor wasn’t about to let that stop him from reaping the rewards of his earlier ploy. “Time to see just how my opponent will react to my superior deck.”
The Gladiator Beast user took his place on the blue side and let it raise him up to the console.
“Luthor, I don’t know what Blue Blood has done to you, but that doesn’t matter right now.” Arctic spoke up. “What does matter is I’m completing what I set out to do before. This is where your time in this competition comes to an end.”
“We’ll have to see about that.” Luthor responded, giving nothing away.
He could hold off for a few moments more before relishing in the coming success. If all went according to plan, this duel would be over in mere turns.
“I suppose so.” Arctic returned.
“Don’t let this guy offset you, bro!” Thunder cheered. “You took him down before, and you can do it again.”
“I don’t think a mere second-rate duelist has room to be talking.” Luthor retorted.
Thunder growled at that.
“I wonder if Arctic actually could compete against Luthor at this point.” Sonata thought a little worried. “If he bust out his actual deck…well, he’s used it to become one of the strongest in our group among Rafael and Adagio.”
“Alright, lay off my bro and get to dueling.” Arctic declared.
“He spoke to me but very well.” Luthor returned.
“Let’s Duel!”
(Arctic 2000/2000)
“Since you went first the last time we dueled, it’s my turn now.” Arctic drew.
“That works for me.” Luthor thought.
Arctic pressed on. “The card I just drew is Fortune Fairy Chee(LV 6/0/0) which I can reveal to you in order to special summon her.” A fairy in orange with brown hair and glasses appeared. “When I special summon her from the hand, we’re both allowed to draw 1 card.”
Both drew with Arctic smiling. “Just what I was hoping for. I normal summon Fortune Lady Past(LV 1/?/?).” A female spellcaster in black and orange robes appeared. “Her ATK/DEF is equal to 200 x her level.” Fortune Lady Past(LV 1/200/200 effect).
Now, my Past will give Chee a tune up to Synchro for 7. I call upon the Fortune Lady that can defy her fate. Synchro summon Fortune Lady Every(LV 7/?/?).” A woman with light blue hair and a white with black attire appeared.
“Alright, bro got his ace out on the first turn.” Thunder grinned. “That monster is going to be hard to get rid of for long.”
“Like all Fortune Ladies, one of her effects grants her ATK/DEF equal to her level. By being at a higher level initially, hers is 400 x her level.” Fortune Lady Every(LV 7/2800/2800 effect).” I’ll then end my turn with one face down.”
“My move.” Luthor drew. “I think I’ll start by summoning Gladiator Beast Bestiari(LV 4/1500/800).” A humanoid, green falcon in darker green armor appeared.
“Gladiator Beast?” Arctic questioned confused. “That doesn’t seem to fit in with the cards I was seeing you use for your Ojama deck.”
“I was afraid of this.” Sonata thought worriedly. “With Luthor using his gladiator Beast, the difficulty of this duel for Arctic just increased.”
“That’s because the Ojama’s were the deck I began dueling with before I received this deck.” Luthor smiled. “In a way, it’s a kind of progression considering that prior deck could fuse while this one takes the concept to a whole new level.”
“Well, this is a problem.” Arctic thought. “What do you mean by taking fusion to a whole new level.”
“Allow me to demonstrate.” Luthor responded. “First, I activate Double Summon allowing me to conduct one more normal summon this turn. I’ll use it on Gladiator Beast Murmillo(LV 3/800/400).” A blue fish man appeared. “Now, I initiate a contact fusion.”
“Contact fusion?” Arctic asked.
“Yes, a contact fusion.” Luthor responded. “I return Murmillo and Bestiari to my deck to break the chains associated with fusion spells. I now bring about a true veteran of the Gladiator Beast. Fusion summon Gladiator Beast Gyzarus(LV 6/2400/1500).”
A large, bipedal falcon in more resistant armor appeared.
“He fused without the need for a fusion spell!” Thunder exclaimed in shock. “I’ve never heard of that.”
“I have.” Arctic was sweating a bit. “Though I was under the impression that it was contained within the Neo Spacians archetype.”
“Clearly, both of you were misinformed.” Luthor gave a small smile. “Now, my monster can’t overcome yours through his ATK, but he has an effect. Upon being special summoned, I can target up to 2 cards on the field and destroy them. I’ll declare your monster and back row.”
“Just like that, he managed to wipe out my field!” Arctic thought shocked.
“I’ll now equip my monster with Gladiator Beast’s Battle Manica.” Luthor continued. “I’ll explain what it does should such a thing become relevant. With that, I’ll end my turn. Your move, Arctic.”
“Looks like I’ll need to play better than our last duel to overcome him this time.” Arctic grinned. “Well, I’ll admit that play was something else, but my field won’t remain empty. When it’s your End Phase, I can activate the graveyard effect of Fortune Lady Every(LV 7/2800/2800 effect).
By banishing a Spellcaster, such as Chee, from my grave, she can return to the field.” He then drew. “On my Stand-By Phase, her level increases by one granting her more ATK/DEF.” Fortune Lady Every(LV 7/3200/3200 effect).
“That slimy guy might have surprised my bro with a new deck, but it’s exactly as I said.” Thunder smiled. “His ace monster isn’t about to be off the field for long.”
“That really was a well thought out play.” Sonata stated. “Now, he has an even stronger monster before really beginning to play his next turn.”
“Given the ease with which he summoned that monster, I’ll need to play this smarter.” Arctic nodded. “Now, Every will destroy your Gyzarus!”
Every blasted Gyzarus taking a nice chunk out of Luthor’s life points (Arctic 2000/Luthor 1200). When the attack dissipated, Gyzarus was revealed to still be standing to the shock of Arctic.
“Before you ask, that was the effect of Battle Manica.” Luthor declared. “Thanks to it, my monster can’t be destroyed by battle. That pairs well with my monsters since they all share a unique effect. After battle, I can return them to the deck or extra deck, wherever they belong.
Before I continue that, a few of my equips are unique as well in that they return to my hand provided the monster I equipped them to returns to where they belong. Now, Gyzarus allows me to special summon two Gladiator Beasts from my deck provided it’s not Bestiari.
I’ll choose Gladiator Beast Sagittarii(LV 3/1400/1000) and Gladiator Beast Retiari(LV 3/1200/800).” A centaur with long, blond hair and a bipedal, green lizard man appeared. “Now, I can showcase another unique fact about my monsters.”
“More unique than the fact that you just got two free summons?” Arctic questioned.
“More like unique in that it comes about because they were summoned in this way, off a Gladiator Beast effect. Sagittarii allows me to discard 1 Gladiator Beast and draw 2 cards while Retiari allows me to banish a card from your grave. I’ll target your remaining spellcaster.”
“He just managed to stop Every from coming back for the time being!” Thunder thought shocked.
“I’ll need to prevent him from summoning another fusion come next turn.” Arctic fortunately had a card in hand that should do the job. “I’ll set one card and end my turn.”
“My move!” Luthor drew. “I now return Sagittarii and Retiari to the deck to conduct a contact fusion. Fusion summon Gladiator Beast Essedarii(LV 5/2500/1400).” A hulking black gorilla appeared within an orange chariot.”
“Not this time!” Arctic declared. “I activate Bottomless Trap Hole which destroys any monster you summon with 1500 or more ATK before banishing them. Your field is clear!”
“I figured my first monster would get to him to the point he’d pull something like that.” Luthor shook his head. “That was probably the worst monster you could have used that on considering Essedarii’s only effect is to be fusion summoned. I couldn’t even return it to the extra deck.”
“Er.” Arctic grit his teeth for falling into that. “Well, I still cleared your field.”
“Indeed, you did; however, this deck doesn’t completely snub fusion spells.” Luthor informed. “I’ve just so happened to maintain a rather healthy hand. The only thing is I must be in the Battle Phase, but there’s no rule stating I can’t enter it even with no monsters on my field.
Now, I activate Gladiator Beast United which allows me to shuffle Gladiator Beasts from my hand, field, or grave into the deck and initiate a contact fusion that will ignore any possible summoning restrictions.
I’ll send Gladiator Beast Spartacus, Andal, and Samnite. Fusion summon Gladiator Beast Gaiodiaz(LV 7/2600/1500).” A bipedal dino in black, gold, and red armor appeared. “Now, I’m about to end this duel.”
“Arctic has the stronger monster, but Gaiodiaz is still one powerful card.” Sonata thought concerned. “Depending on what Luthor has in mind, and unless Arctic has a card somewhere else to stop it, this really is the end.”
“He’s bluffing bro!” Thunder called out. “That monster of his has six hundred less ATK than yours, and I refuse to believe any effect of it could close such a large gap while also overcoming all your life points!”
“He doesn’t necessarily need a monster effect to make that happen, but does he really have a combo to make it so?” Arctic pondered.
“You’re partially right which is something I’d expect from some second-rate duelist.” Luthor declared. “Allow me to show you what someone like me can achieve. I equip my monster with Moon Mirror Shield. From here one out, my monster’s ATK/DEF will become 100 more than any monster it battles during damage calculations alone.”
“That means no matter what, you can overcome any monster’s stats.” Arctic surmised.
“Exactly.” Luthor. “This equip pairs well with Gaiodiaz as I’m about to demonstrate. Gaiodiaz, destroy Fortune Lady Every.”
Gladiator Beast Gaiodiaz(LV 7/3300/3300 effect)
Gaiodiaz slammed its club into Every decimating her (Arctic 1900/Luthor 1200).
“Well, you destroyed Every.” Arctic stated. “Why does the duel end with that?”
“It ends due to Gaiodiaz’s effect.” Luthor informed. “When he destroys a monster by battle, you take damage equal to that monster’s DEF it had while on the field.”
“I…lost.” Arctic stated in shock.
Gaiodiaz was imbued with magic from Every which he hurled into Arctic decimating his life points (Arctic 0/Luthor 1200).
“That was worth it.” Luthor collected his deck. “With that, I’ll take my leave.”
He began walking towards the castle. Despite resolving not to use the seal on Blue Blood, Luthor would still not waste this opportunity to at least take the man out of this tournament himself. While this duel had been fun, he now needed to turn his attention to that.
Arctic had his head down as he lowered to the ground. “I can’t believe I lost to someone like him.”
“Don’t worry about.” Thunder stated. “In the end, it wasn’t a total wash, and you managed to hold up fairly well.”
“Yeah, you did pretty good.” Sonata scratched her cheek. “Maybe I should have told you what you would be getting into.”
“Nah.” Arctic shook his head. “I didn’t know what I was getting into with his Ojama deck, so I wouldn’t have wanted to know about those Gladiator Beast. It’d have been an unfair advantage. For as bad as that guy is, he at least showed I have a lot I can improve on.”
“It does stink that we can’t at least stay to observe the rest of the tournament.” Thunder voiced.
“If that’s what you want, Master Pegasus is willing to extend it to your group on one condition…” A voice stated.
The three of them turned only to see that Kemo had approached their group with a rather off-putting smile. Though, that was kind of just Kemo’s thing. Ultimately, the request wasn’t going to put any of them in harm’s way. It was more to give Pegasus information.
Meadow: Joey vs Weevil
Joey and Bakura arrived at the Meadow where Weevil was already waiting on the red side of the arena.
“Look who somehow made it all the way here.” He laughed. “Yugi must have carried you to this point.”
“Says the bug boy who got some new, rare cards just before the tournament began.” Joey retorted as he walked onto the blue side and let it lift him up to the console. “I bet you stole my deck because you secretly thought how yours was couldn’t keep up.”
“It’s allegedly stole your deck.” Weevil corrected. “After all, what would a champion ranked duelist, such as me, possible want with a nobody deck like yours?”
“Gr.” Joey grit his teeth. “This time, you won’t be able to pull anything off considering we’re being filmed. That means when I win, you’ll be off the island like you deserve.”
“Keep you cool Joey!” Bakura shouted. “He’s just trying to get inside your head, so you’ll end up making mistakes!”
“I don’t think you need me to help make mistakes.” Weevil stated.
“You can keep yappin’ all you want, but at least do it while we play.” Joey retorted.
“Let’s duel!”
(Joey 2000/Weevil 2000)
Weevil drew. “I believe I shall start simply by summoning Battlewasp-Pin the Bullseye(LV 1/200/300).” A little wasp appeared. “During my Main Phase, Pin deals you 200 life points of damage for every one of them I control (Joey 1800/Weevil 2000).”
“A messily 200 life points of damage; is that all you got?” Joey questioned.
“Far from it.” Weevil chuckled. “For right now, I have a set card which will begin to spell your demise. Your move.”
“Time to get to work.” Joey drew. “I’ll summon my Sublimation Knight(LV 3/1300/200).” A steampunk knight appeared. “When he’s normal or special summoned, I can equip him with 1 Fire Warrior or Gemini monster from my hand or deck.
I’ll equip him with Evocator Eveque from my deck.” A warrior in red armor with a matching scarf and flaming mace appeared kneeling behind Sublimation Knight. “A monster equipped through this effect grants Sublimation Knight(LV 3/1800/200 effect) five hundred ATK.”
“Gemini monsters?” Weevil laughed. “Those are the worst type of monsters in the game.”
“Not when you know how to use them.” Joey retorted. “For now, my Sublimation Knight is going to destroy your little wasp.”
“I reveal my set trap, Battlewasp-Nest.” Weevil countered. “When you target a Battlewasp I control for an attack, I’m allowed to special summon any Battlewasp I wish from my deck or hand. Then, this card receives a counter, and the Battle Phase for you ends.”
“So what, I’m never going to be allowed to attack if that card is on the field?” Joey questioned.
“Fortunately for you, the counters Nest acquires can only reach 2 before I must send this trap to the grave.” Weevil responded. “For now, I’ll summon a second Battlewasp-Pin the Bullseye(LV 1/200/300) from my deck.”
“That means next turn he’ll be able to dish out 400 life points of damage before even taking his turn.” Joey grunted. “I’ll set two cards and end my turn.”
“You must feel rather helpless as I progressively swarm my field.” Weevil drew. “It’s not going to stop any time soon. I activate Graceful Charity allowing me to draw 3 cards provided I then discard two from my entire hand.
With that, I can activate Summoning Swarm allowing me to target Battlewasp monsters in my grave up to the number of monsters you control. You control one, so I’ll target my third Battlewasp-Pin the Bullseye(LV 1/200/300). Now, I can special summon him.”
“Now it’s 600 life points of damage.” Joey thought.
“Fortunately for you, only one Pin’s effect can be used per turn; otherwise, this would be your end.” Weevil continued. “As things stand, 600 damage will be plenty (Joey 1200/Weevil 2000). On top of that, I still have my normal summon which I’ll use on Battlewasp-Sting the Poison(LV 2/400/800).” A red wasp appeared.
“A tuner monster.” Joey noted.
“Looks like someone managed to learn a little something on this island.” Weevil smiled. “First, when this card is normal or special summoned, I can add any Battlewasp card I wish from my deck to my hand.
Now, Poison will give all three pins a tune up to Synchro for 5. Synchro summon Battlewasp-Azusa the Ghost Bow(LV 5/2200/1600).” A bipedal insect in white and purple garbs with a bow appeared.
“Thanks for that Weevil because now I can activate my first face down, Hyper Refresh.” Joey declared. “This quick-play spell can only be activated if the combined ATK of every monster you control is more than my current life points. Since it is, I can now double my life points.”
(Joey 2400/Weevil 2000)
“A lucky move.” Weevil grumbled. “In the end, this achieves nothing since my Azusa is just going to take a chunk out of what you recovered. Attack Sublimation Knight.”
“I’m not ready to say good bye to my monster right this moment.” Joey declared. “That’s why I’ll activate my second face down Energy Drain. Here’s how it works. For every card in your hand, a monster I target on my field gains 200 ATK/DEF.
I’m targeting my Sublimation Knight(LV 3/2600/1000 effect) who’ll gain 800 ATK/DEF since you hold four cards in your hand.” Weevil went wide eyed at that. “Maybe I can’t attack you to deal damage at the moment, but that fancy trap of yours doesn’t stop you.”
Azusa flew at Sublimation Knight who slashed clean through it (Joey 2400/Weevil 1600).
“That was a splendid move, Joey!” Bakura cheered.
“More like a lucky move.” Weevil mumbled. “I end my turn.”
Sublimation Knight(LV 3/1800/200 effect)
“Time to take this opportunity to bolster my field.” Joey drew. “I’ll summon Blue Flame Swordsman(LV 4/1800/1600).” A warrior in blue armor and with a blue, flaming sword appeared. “With that, I’ll end my turn.
“You might think you wiped out all that advantage, but I still have my trap.” Weevil drew. “Not to mention, I still have that Battlewasp I was able to add to my hand last turn. I summon Battlewasp-Arbalest the Rapidfire(LV 4/1800/900).”
A purple and yellow wasp appeared. “When he is normal summoned, I can special summon any level 3 or lower insect I wish from my graveyard in defense position. I chose Battlewasp-Sting the Poison(LV 2/400/800). Once more, I can add a Battlewasp from my deck to hand.”
“This time, you can go into a level 6 if you have it.” Joey commented.
“Oh, someone can do math.” Weevil grinned. “Unfortunately for you, I do have a level six synchro, and I’ll reach it through Sting giving Arbalest a tune up. Beat your wings and prepare to sting my opponent. Synchro summon Battlewasp-Halberd the Charge(LV 6/2500/800).”
A large, blue wasp with a halberd appeared.
“I didn’t even see what Azusa could do, but I have seen that monsters with higher levels tend to come with powerful effects.” Joey thought.
“My Halberd will now destroy Sublimation Knight.” Weevil declared.
“This Battle Phase might as well be a second verse same as the first.” Joey declared. “I activate the effect of Swordsman. During either battle phase, I can decrease the ATK of one warrior by 600 and gift that to another permanently. I’ll cut Swordsman to increase my Knight.
Blue Flame Swordsman(LV 4/1200/1600 effect)
Sublimation Knight(LV 3/2600/200 effect)
“That was the worst possible move you could have made thanks to Halberd’s effect.” Weevil laughed. “When he does battle with a monster whose ATK is equal or higher, he cuts it in half once per Battle Phase during damage calculation.”
“Wait, what!?” Joey exclaimed in shock.
Sublimation Knight(LV 3/1300/200 effect)
Halberd cleaved clean through Sublimation Knight (Joey 1200/Weevil 1600)
“There’s more.” Weevil declared. “Azusa’s graveyard effect activates. Since a monster was destroyed in battle with a Battlewasp monster, I’m allowed to special summon him in Defense position on the condition he is then banished when next leaving the field.”
Battlewasp-Azusa the Ghost Bow(LV 5/2200/1600)
“Your not the only one whose going to benefit from this.” Joey declared. “If Sublimation Knight is sent to the grave while equipped with a Gemini monster, Evocator Eveque(LV 4/1500/1000) just so happens to be one, then that monster is special summoned.
The best part is he comes to the field as though he were Gemini summoned meaning he has his effect. Evocator Everque’s effect allows me to special summon any Fire Warrior or Gemini monster from my grave, so welcome back Sublimation Knight(LV 3/1300/200).
Remember, when he’s normal or special summoned, I can equip him with 1 Fire Warrior or Gemini monster from my hand or deck. I’ll equip him with Evocator Chevalier from my deck.” A warrior in red and orange armor with a sword appeared kneeling behind Sublimation Knight.
“Just like before, a monster equipped through this effect grants Sublimation Knight(LV 3/1800/200 effect) five hundred ATK. What do you think of that Weevil?” Joey grinned. “Even though you now have two extra deck monsters, I’d say our fields are even.”
“Hardly.” Weevil returned. “Your swordsman still took a hit to his ATK, and your life points are lower than mine. Not to mention, I still have my trap as an added precaution meaning your field is nothing special. On that note, what can you really do come next turn anyways?”
“Don’t listen to him Joey.” Bakura cheered. “You’ve managed to hang on fantastically.”
“My friend is right Weevil.” Joey grinned. “I managed to hang on through that turn, and I’ve hardly begun to play.” He drew. “For instance, I activate Cross Over. Thanks to this, I can target one warrior I control and any monster you control.
Your monster is then equipped to that warrior in exchange for that monster being unable to deal damage until this turn passes. There’s no better monster to target than your Halberd who I’ll equip to Blue Flame Swordsman before immediately switching him into defense position.”
“No way!” Weevil exclaimed.
“It just happened, and if you don’t want to lose your last monster, you’ll need to utilize your trap.” Joey declared. “Sublimation Knight, destroy Azusa!”
“I activate Battlewasp-Nest to special summon a second Battlewasp-Arbalest the Rapidfire(LV 4/1800/900) from my deck.” Weevil countered. “This places my trap’s second counter meaning it needs to go to the grave, but your Battle Phase still ends there.”
“That’s fine by me because I achieved everything I wanted.” Joey smiled. “I set one card to end my turn.”
“Well, you’ve certainly held up for long enough.” Weevil drew and grinned. “I believe it is time I finally brought this duel to a close. I activate Monster Reborn to bring back Battlewasp-Sting the Poison(LV 2/400/800). That marks the third time adding a Battlewasp from deck to hand.”
“The tuner.” Joey began counting on his fingers. “Sting is 2, Azusa is 5, and Arbalest is 4 which means you can Synchro summon a level 11 monster!”
“I could if I had one; however, I simply do not.” Weevil grinned. “That said, I do have a level 12, and I have yet to normal summon. While this monster would have been better off in my hand, you’ve simply forced it out.
I summon Battlewasp-Dart the Hunter(LV1/100/100).” A purple, dart like wasp appeared. “Now, Poison will give a tune up to Dart, Azusa, and Arbalest to synchro for 12. This new monster spells the end of days. Synchro summon Battlewasp-Ballista the Armageddon(LV 12/3000/800).” A massive black and red wasp appeared.
“Oh, that is one big bug.” Joey muttered to himself.
“With this, you are finally finished!” Weevil exclaimed. “When this card is special summoned, I can banish every insect in my grave. Then, every monster you control loses 500 ATK/DEF for every insect banished.”
“It does what!?” Bakura exclaimed in shock.
“I have 3 Battlewasp-Pin the Bullseye, 2 Battlewasp-Arbalest the Rapidfire, Battlewasp-Sting the Poison, Battlewasp-Dart the Hunter, and Doom Dozer which I sent with Graceful Charity earlier. Eight monsters for a grand total of 4000 ATK!”
Sublimation Knight(LV 3/0/200 effect)
Blue Flame Swordsman(LV 4/0/1600 effect)
Evocator Eveque(LV 4/0/1000 effect)
“Have nothing to say, Joey!?” Joey was eerily silent prompting Weevil to laugh. “It’s understandable when your defeat is staring you in the eyes! Destroy Sublimation Knight with Armageddon Strike and bring this duel to a close!”
“You know Weevil, I had set this card of mine as a bluff; however, you’re effect just made it viable.” Joey declared. “I activate my face down Silver Dollar. When you attack a monster with 1000 or less ATK, it can’t be destroyed, and I take no battle damage from this battle.”
“No fair!” Weevil exclaimed in anger. “I was about to win before you saved yourself with some useless trap card that should have had no bearing with the monsters on the field.”
“It shouldn’t have, but you made it that way by utilizing your monster.” Joey countered. “You have no one but yourself to blame for your attack not working.”
“Oh, very well.” Weevil relented. “You might have halted my victory this turn, but my monster is by far the strongest on the field. Enjoy this final turn you have because on my next turn I’m ending this.”
“Come on Joey, prove Weevil wrong!” Bakura cheered. “You bought yourself this turn, so use it!”
“I’d love nothing more, but all my hand has is Comrade of Landstar and Shield & Sword.” Joey thought. “Considering how my last turn played, it’s a good thing I didn’t use the spell, but it won’t help with the cards I currently have. This next draw needs to be good.”
“It’s only naturally he’d freeze up with this current predicament.” Weevil thought snidely.
“With all those cards in Weevil’s hand, I got the feeling this next draw is everything, so here goes nothing!” Joey drew before grinning. “Looks like I’m the one who’ll end this.”
“What are you talking about?” Weevil asked.
“Just watch.” Joey declared. “First, I activate Shield & Sword which will swap the ATK and DEF of every monster currently on the field until the end of the turn.”
Sublimation Knight(LV 3/200/0 effect)
Blue Flame Swordsman(LV 4/1600/0 effect)
Evocator Eveque(LV 4/1000/0 effect)
Battlewasp-Ballista the Armageddon(LV 12/800/3000effect)
“Oh no, my Ballista has been reduced to less than even a thousand life points!” Weevil lamented.
“That’s only the beginnin’ of your worries.” Joey declared. “I next activate Falling Current which allows me to target any monster I control, declare a level between 1 and 3, and that monster becomes that level. I’ll declare 1 for Evocator Eveque(LV 1/1000/0 effect).”
“Just what is he planning!?” Weevil thought now nervous.
Joey pressed on. “With the field set, I summon Comrade Swordsman of Landstar(LV 3/500/1200),” A squishy warrior appeared. “He grants every Warrior on the field a 400 ATK point boost.”
Sublimation Knight(LV 3/600/0 effect)
Blue Flame Swordsman(LV 4/2000/0 effect)
Evocator Eveque(LV 1/1400/0 effect)
Comrade Swordsman of Landstar(LV 3/900/1200 effect)
“Big deal!” Weevil was sweating at this point as he began to deny the reality of the situation. “Even attacking with your strongest monster would still leave me with a handful of life points. All of this was for nothing!”
“Looks like someone just doesn’t want to face the facts.” Joey declared. “My Comrade is a tuner. You’re not the only one who can Synchro in this duel! I use Comrade to give my Eveque and Swordsman a tune up to Synchro for 8. I call upon the immortal fighter, Synchro summon Colossal Fighter(Level 8/2800/1000).” A colossal, futuristic white and blue golem appeared.
“This can’t be happening!” Weevil exclaimed utterly shocked.
“All the proof you need is right before ya!” Joey exclaimed. “Colossal Fighter(LV 8/3100/1000 effect) gains 100 ATK for every warrior in my grave, and I have three. Consider that some extra payback for what you’ve done. Now my fighter will destroy Ballista with Colossal Impact!”
Colossal fighter smashed its fist into Ballista destroying it (Joey 1200/Weevil 0).
“That was amazing Joey!” Bakura cheered.
“No! Impossible!” Weevil was in disbelief. “I’m the regional champion while you’re just a nobody!”
“I’ll admit you’re skilled Weevil, but that personality of yours makes you no champion of mine.” Joey declared. “In fact, to me you’re nothin’ but a duelin’ disgrace.” Weevil collapsed to his knees in defeat while Joey rejoined Bakura. “Let’s head back to the castle.”
“Yeah.” Bakura voiced.
The pair walked off leaving a defeated Weevil behind. With this final duel of the Top 12, the Top 6 have finally been decided.
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So out of the group, Adagio is also one of the strongest.
Curious on what her deck could be if her strength is on the levels of Rafael and Luthor
With archetypes with effects like that, you can be sure that you can use them again later on in the duels.
Like Flamewing man. Only targets DEF rather then Attack
Current results of the Duelist Kingdom Finals (winners):
Top 12:
Mektaveus Armaldo vs Bandit Keith (Castle)
Sunset Shimmer vs Mai Valentine (Docks)
Duke Devlin vs Blueblood (Over the water)
Yugi Muto vs Shining Armor (Down the steps)
Arctic Ace vs Luthor (Bay)
Weevil Underwood vs Joey Wheeler (Meadow)
I don’t like the sound of this.
If Pegasus is letting them stay for exchange of some info… then that means it’s gonna benefit him a lot
Nice play by Joey, he was able restore lost LP with a bit of extra more to it
That’s the way! No matter how backed into a corner he is in, Joey is able to make sure he can turn the tides around
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Just wanted to say, thanks for keeping track with the chapters.
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Thank you, let's see what duels await us in the Top 6
Amazing Chapter! We got our Top 6. And man, I’m wondering what is in store next?
How will Shining comforting Pegasus turn out?
What exactly will happen that will effect who moves on for the rest of the tournament.
And, what information would Pegasus want if he is allowing Arctic,Thunder and Sonata stay longer if his given it. (I have a idea, and it could be some troubling)
Plus, whatever happening at CHS that will set up for Battle City is another thing to look forward to seeing
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What you got to remember is that in real life Guardians weren't all that strong, yet anime logic dictated they were. Anyways, the top three strongest currently under Dartz are Rafael, Adagio, and Luthor. What I will hint at is that this comes from Sonata, and she's a little wrong in that the last one should actually be the person closest to Luthor rather than Luthor.
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Gladiator Beast were a menace for quite a while in the TCG. Between shuffling monsters back into the deck, contact fusing, and special summoning form the deck in return for the shuffling, they're a hard deck to beat.
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There is quite a few cards across various archetypes that do such things.
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Depends on how he'll go about getting the info.
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Yep
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It's one of his biggest assets as he truly embodies the scrappy underdog.
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The stuff back at Canterlot won't be too earthshattering, but a different commenter did remind me it'd probably be good to go check in on those characters at this point.
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Ah I see
Yeah, I can see why they’re hard to beat
True, true. I would imagine that would be the case
Yeah, true.
Definitely.
Yeah, I think I saw that comment about it as well
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What I will add on is that Arctic very much has the potential to one day rematch Luthor once more considering this is not Waking the Dragon's arc. The seal wasn't used. By then, should they rematch, Arctic's deck will be stronger, and he'll have learned more. So, the potential for that is very much put in place now.
you know i almost thought Joey was gonna do a chant well summoning his new card. but that was still cool.
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Oooo~! Interesting!
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Yeah, I do like the special chats characters have for XYZ, Synchro and Fusion Summoning their monsters
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For some cards, I do give a chant, some just get titles, and some don't strike me as special enough for either. While Colossal Fighter didn't get a chant, he did get a title as the immortal fighter which does allude to his unique effect that allows returns from the grave. The bottom line is that if every card got a chant, then they wouldn't feel special, you know?
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fair enough i guess. Joey did read the effect text and understood it.
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i hear that dude.
First round done! Halftime!
Is Sunset aware that she's on life television? it would be funny if she's unaware and later finds out. Now she will be extremely popular, wonder what everyone back in her home city think of her performance.
This Luthor fellow is no joke. He's far above the average duelist.
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Sunset knows she's being filmed and just doesn't care at this point if anyone back home is watch. As for at the start of the tournament, she knew and was just glad none of them were on the island even with ad small a chance as that is.
As for what everyone else thinks, stay tuned. That comes sometime between now and the start of the next round. As for Luthor, yeah not you average Duelist indeed
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huh. wonder how they'll react to Mektaveus being so buddy buddy with Sunset?
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Well, while we like to say you should never judge a book by its cover, it's something that still happens. Given Mektaveus looks like a Bancho, Rarity would likely think of him as simply garish.
Fluttershy might be a bit intimidated and worried that driving away Sunset had her falling in with the wrong crowd. As for the rest, they might feel guilty they lost even that form of connection with her.
As I've expressed prior, with all the growth Sunset has experienced from the very first day she met her new friends to the people she's been meeting now, Sunset is more or less simply not going to care much about the girls.
I mean, she's not going to exactly forgive them, but she'll have this new life, with new friends, and new connections in a place that feels more like home than anything prior.
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well that's good. i was half expecting ether Rainbow Dash or AJ to say something about him. or in RD's case bad mouths about him.
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Honestly, it'd be pretty hard for any of them to say anything weather it be lighter connections, like Mektaveus, or the more solid ones Sunset had with the gang.
At this point, the girls know they've messed up. Weather your like AJ and willing to let Sunset live her new life, or like RD hoping everything can be fixed and go back to normal.
In the end, each of them knows, in no uncertain terms, that they were wrong which is why the two main people I spoke of before have more of a problem with Mektaveus and the 'bad influence' he is than with Sunset finding new friends.
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huh. good point on those fronts. who knows what they'll say when they all get together.