((Collab: Rethel34 & Joshua Tamashii; Continued from Duel: Brent Rytora vs. Amelia Averyonna.
Brent: LP - 4000; Hand - 2;
"Blaze Fenix, the Burning Bombardment Bird" - ATK 2800;
"Elemental HERO Nova Master" - ATK 2600; 1 face-down Spell/Trap Card
Amelia: LP - 3400; Hand - 4;
"Gusto Falco" - DEF 1400; 1 face-down Spell/Trap Card
End of Turn 3: Brent))
Amelia took a deep breath as she looked at the field. The odds were stacked against her, but hope was not lost. "I draw," she said. "From my hand I summon
'Kamui, Hope of Gusto'!" On her side, a young boy with green hair wearing simple clothes and holding a staff tipped with a blue gem appeared on her field. "Then I tune 'Falco' to 'Kamui' to Synchro Summon the Level 4
'Daigusto Falcos'."
"Kamui" smiled as "Falco" flew into the air. At the peak of it's flight "Falco" grew several times bigger before flying back down, hovering a short distance above Amelia, now it much more impressive armor. "Kamui" jumped back and stood on top of the now bigger bird. "'Daigusto Falcos' grants all 'Gusto' monsters a permanent 600 point power boost to their attack, including 'Falcos' himself." Amelia said "And since 'Falco' left the field by means other then battle I can special summon a 'Gusto' monster in face-down Defense Position!" Another card was partially ejected from her deck, which she grabbed and placed on the field before her deck was shuffled.
"Next I activate my face-down:
'Blessings for Gusto'. With this I can target three 'Gusto' monsters in my Graveyard. Two of them are returned to my Deck while I Summon the third one onto the field. I return 'Falco' and 'Kamui' to my Deck while I Summon 'Gulldo' to my field." Amelia placed the first two cards from her Graveyard into her Deck, which was once again shuffled while 'Gulldo' was placed on the field in Defense Position.
"Now I tune Level 4 'Falcos' with Level 3 'Gulldo' to Synchro Summon the Level 7
'Daigusto Eguls' in Defense Position," Amelia said, quietly criticizing herself. In her haste she had selected the wrong Tuner to bring back from the Grave to get rid of 'Fenix', but she could still fill up her field and destroy something. Her two monsters turned into the number of stars their Levels were before floating up in the air and forming a line. There was a flash of light and then an even bigger bird with an older rider appeared above Amelia" Thanks to 'Gullo's' effect I can Special Summon a Level two or lower 'Gusto' monster. I Special Summon
'Winda, Priestess of Gusto' in Defense Position.
"Now I use 'Eguls'' effect. By banishing one WIND Attribute monster from my Graveyard, I destroy one face-down card on your field. I'll destroy your face-down after banishing 'Falcos'."
Brent held his ground when he saw 'Eguls', but when it destroyed his face-down 'Paradox Fusion', he realized there may be some difficulty. "Let's go, 'Blaze Fenix'! Let's find another Action Card!"
The enormous bird swooped down and wrapped its fiery talons around Brent's arm, but did not burn him. As he scanned the ground below himself, Brent did his best not to panic, as he was not comfortable with dangling in the air in such a fashion, but he had to find an Action Card, and this was the best way to do so.
Amelia glanced at her hand. She then glanced up at Eguls and held out her hand. The rider of the giant bird reached down and took it before taking off and flying around the boulevard. She spotted an Action Card on the top of one buildings and her mount swooped down, allowing her to jump up and grab it, adding it to her hand. "Turn end" she said, her tone a bit down. Still, the card that had been destroyed was a trap so she had probably saved herself from some future problems.
"Blaze Fenix" dropped Brent atop another building that was an excellent outlook for finding other cards. He saw Amelia a few buildings away, feeling in his heart that she had to have a trick up her sleeve for protecting that Synchro Monster. Regardless, this was going to turn into a battle of the birds. "My turn . . . draw!"
Brent's hand had become a montage of random pieces to a large puzzle. Though he had the cards to pull off victory this turn, with the right Action Cards, it was possible that Amelia could defend herself from the onslaught and turn the Duel around on him. He had to stay prepared. "I'll once again go straight to my Battle Phase! 'Blaze Fenix', it's time to show off your true power! Attack 'Daigusto Eguls'! Inferno Skydive!"
"Blaze Fenix" rose into the air and dived straight at the other bird, burning brighter than before. The two enormous winged creatures collided, and Amelia was blown back by "Fenix's" attack as "Eguls" left the field. But her Action Card could be used now, if she was recalling the Action Duels she had watched on. "I activate my Action Card:
'Nightmare Prey'," she declared, playing the card she had picked up. "Since 'Eguls' was destroyed by battle, this card will destroy your 'Fenix' and inflict 700 points of damage onto you."
"No, 'Fenix'!" Brent cried out. His ace monster had been destroyed. His Life Points were now 3300 while Amelia's were 3400, but there were still two other monsters on her field: "Winda, Priestess of Gusto" and a face-down monster. He decided to hit the face-down monster. "Alright, 'Nova Master'! Time to attack that face-down monster!"
The assault was reminiscent of Brent's previous turn, the fireball rushing toward the face-down card. When the miniature sun hit its mark, Amelia's face down revealed itself to be 'Kamui, Hope of Gusto' before shattering into pieces "Since 'Kamui' was flipped face-up I can Summon a 'Gusto' Tuner monster. I summon
'Gusto Egul' from my Deck in Defense Position," she said, the small bird appearing on her field.
"Somehow I'm not surprised," Brent smiled. "Alright, now the effect of 'Nova Master' activates, letting me draw one card after it successfully destroys a monster in battle! Now I place one card face-down and end my turn."
"I draw," Amelia said, drawing her card and looking at her hand. She had nothing she could really use in a Synchro Summon with what was on her field. So she would have to ditch them for something different. "I sacrifice 'Winda' and Summon from my hand
'Reeze, Whirlwind of Gusto'!"
A whirlwind formed around "Winda", obscuring her from sight. When it vanished an older girl stood in her place, in Attack Position surprisingly. "I switch 'Egul' to Attack Position and then use 'Reeze's' skill. By sending one card from my hand to the bottom of the Deck, I can switch control of one 'Gusto' monster I control with one monster you control. I switch control of 'Egul' and 'Nova Master'!"
Not good, Brent thought. He had lost control of his only monster. Now it was time to find an Action Card. He searched frantically, spotting one in a door across the street. "Well, if you're going to be on my field, do you think you could get me down there, 'Egul'?" But the little bird seemed content to just sit there and flap away.
Just great, he thought as he quickly climbed to street level using protrusions from the buildings as grips and footholds, nearly falling twice along the way.
"Now, 'Nova Master', attack 'Egul'." Amelia said. Her new friend conjured a fireball before throwing it at the small bird. Since it was still in Attack Position, if the attack went through Brent would be taking 2400 points of damage. Not only that, but Amelia would also be drawing a card thanks to 'Nova's' effect since he was on her side now.
Brent sprinted for the Action Card. He had to grab the card before the attack landed if he were to survive this turn. The fireball rushed closer and closer to "Egul", and it nearly looked like he would lose. But then, just a split second before the menacing comet landed, his fingers wrapped around the card. "Action Spell:
'Avoid'!" Brent yelled as the spell activated and "Gusto Egul" dodged around the fireball, only inches from the searing flames.
Brent breathed a heavy sigh of relief. He would survive to the next turn, at least, even if he was about to take more damage. Of course, his victory relied on his next draw.
"Oh, well. 'Reeze', please put 'Egul' out of his misery," Amelia said. The older girl raised her staff as a whirlwind surrounded 'Egul' and attempted to destroy him again. Even with 'Egul' being on his field at the time of its destruction, its effect wouldn't likely be of benefit to Brent. After the attack succeeded, inflicting Brent with 1700 points of damage, she continued, "I then set one card face-down and end my turn."
"I draw!" Brent exclaimed. With 1600 Life Points, which was less than half of Amelia's current 3400, only three cards in his hand and one face-down card to work off of, and no idea what tricks Amelia may have up her sleeve, Brent was uncertain about how to progress with his next move. He could go offensive, or he could be defensive. He had the power to defeat her, but there was a problem with such a reckless strategy: If he wasn't careful, everything could backfire. He had to take a more cautious approach. He could set up an offense, then bring in a defensive maneuver if something went wrong. That's how he'd have to do it. There was little other choice.
"I activate the Spell Card:
'Fusion Recovery'. This allows me to return one
'Polymerization' and
'Elemental HERO Blazeman' from my Grave to my hand! I then activate 'Polymerization' one more time! With this I can fuse 'Elemental HERO Blazeman' and
'Golem Dragon' from my hand! Hero born from flame . . . stone dragon of barriers . . . collide with the force of a great earthquake! Fusion Summon! Rise from the mountains of the earth,
'Elemental HERO Gaia'!"
The enormous creature rose up out of the ground, and the road shook with each step and movement it made. "Now the effect of 'Elemental HERO Gaia' activates, cutting the ATK power of 'Elemental HERO Nova Master' in half and giving that power to himself!" At Brent's command, "Gaia" stomped its right foot, and a fissure formed that encircled "Nova Master", sinking the latter halfway into the ground. "Now, it's time for these two brothers-in-arms to battle! 'Gaia', attack 'Elemental HERO Nova Master'!"
The titanic earthen HERO struck the ground with its fist, upturning stones, the largest of which it grabbed and hurled like a baseball toward its ex-comrade.
That's not good, Amelia thought looking at her hand. She had nothing that could help between her face-down and her hand, so she just had to brace herself as her new comrade was destroyed and her Life Points dropped down to 1200, only 400 points less then Brent's. She just had to hope 'Reeze' could stay around for her next turn and that she could finish it then. She looked around and was lucky enough to find another Action Card.
"'Reeze', a little help," she said. The older girl nodded before wrapping an arm around Amelia and using some wind magic to jump over to where the action card was, allowing Amelia to take it. It looked like it could prove useful.
With his attack done and Amelia's Life Points cut down to size, Brent was suddenly relieved that the attack had succeeded. But there had been no resistance. He could have finished the Duel! Well, what was done was done. "I Summon
'Cyber Valley' to my field in Attack Position!" Brent declared. Now his hand was on empty. "Now it's come to my End Phase, and 'Gaia's' ATK returns to normal. Your move, Amelia."
"I draw." Amelia said, looking at her hand. She took a moment to study "Cyber Valley" and saw it's defensive abilities rivaled hers. Still she had something she could do. "I summon 'Gusto Egul'. Then I use 'Reeze's' effect to send one card from my hand to the bottom of the deck in order to switch control of 'Egul' and 'Gaia'." She said as the small bird appeared on her field, only to switch positions with the giant monster on Brent's side. Praying this would work she decided to follow through with her plan and played one of the last cards in her hand. "I activate Dark Hole to destroy all the monsters on the field!"
In between the two players a gravity well appeared and began sucking 'Reeze', 'Egul', 'Cyber Valley', and 'Gaia' inside as it grew bigger and bigger. When it finally vanished, all the monsters should have been gone. That is, all except 'Gaia', who was still on Amelia's field, where another spell card was:
'Wings of Dimension'.
"Now Gaia, attack him directly!" Amelia commanded, and the attack commenced that would conclude the Duel.
Brent couldn't believe it! The same card he had used to save "Blaze Fenix" from destruction by
"Chain Material" had just been used to save "Elemental HERO Gaia" from the effects of "Dark Hole". Brent searched frantically for an Action Card, but none was to be found.
Dang it, he thought, the huge HERO now throwing its stone at him. The boulder landed only inches from him, causing a tremor that threw Brent from his feet. He heard his Duel Disk give the beep that signaled the last of his Life Points had gone. He landed flat on his back and saw the Action Field fading away, and the MC began his wild commentary about how Amelia Averyonna, a relatively new student here at LDS, had defeated the veteran student, Brent Rytora.
Forcing air back into his lungs, Brent got to his feet and made his way over to Amelia, offering her a handshake. "That was awesome," he said. "With how uncertain you looked at the beginning, I'm amazed you pulled that off. Maybe we can Duel again sometime? Next time I won't underestimate you."
Amelia was shocked. She had won. She had actually won. She didn't get over her shock until Brent approached her an congratulated her and asking if they could duel again.
"Uh, thank you." She said, looking at the ground as her cheeks turned red." I got lucky I guess. I've never had a duel before now. If you want I'll Duel you again though."
"How 'bout a couple of days from now after school? I have a huge essay due in three days, so I won't have much time to spend having fun until that's done," he said with a smile. Next time he'd have to use every avenue he had to defeat her. No holding back.
"Okay," Amelia said before walking away so the next Duel could start.
"See ya," Brent said as he, as well, turned and left the court. Now to get up in the stands to watch the next Duel.