Allure of Darkness (Part 3)

Previously...

            “Since Silent Swordsman attacked you directly last turn, I can now send it to my Grave for Silent Swordsman LV7 (2800 ATK) in Attack Mode. Next I activate my face-down card, Ambush Shield, which by Tributing Green Gadget, gives Silent Swordsman 600 ATK! *Silent Swordsman’s ATK rises to 3400.* Silent Swordsman, destroy his Dark Horus! *Dark Horus is destroyed and Grepher’s LP drops to 3900.*

            “Aw right, Yugi, way to take out that big monster of his!” said Joey.

            “I play Miracle Dig, letting me return 3 removed from play monsters back to my Grave,” said Grepher. Next I remove from play all DARK monsters in my Grave to Summon the almighty Rainbow Dark Dragon (4000 ATK) in Attack Mode. Rainbow Dark Dragon, destroy Silent Swordsman and wipe out the rest of his LP!

            “Oh no, it’s all over!” said Joey. If this attack works, Yugi’s going to the Shadow Realm!

            “Yugi!” said Tea`.

            “I activate Mirror Force (Info), destroying all Attack Position monsters you have!” said Yugi. Rainbow Dark Dragon is destroyed.

            “I end my turn,” said Grepher. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “This is it. I win,” said Yugi. I Summon Red Gadget (Info) (1300 ATK) in Attack Mode. Red Gadget and Silent Swordsman, end this Duel!

            “Not so fast, I activate another Fires of Doomsday (Info)!” said Grepher. The card fades and disappears. What happened to my card?

            “While Silent Swordsman LV7 is face-up on the field, he negates all Spell Cards,” said Yugi. End this Duel my monsters! Grepher’s LP drops to 0.

            “Nooooooo!” said Grepher as he slips into the Shadow Realm.

            “Man that was a close one,” said Joey.

            “Yeah, I would have lost if it hadn’t been for my face-down card,” said Yugi.

            “You also couldn’t have done it without us,” said Tea`.

            “That’s true,” said Yugi. Now, let’s go take down Viper! They race off as Yugi’s Bio-Band activates. Elsewhere...

            “What’s wrong, Seto?” asked Mokuba.

            “There’s something I don’t understand, Mokuba,” said Kaiba. I don’t get who this Viper is and why he’s such a big threat. He sees someone. Who are you?

            “How good of you to think of me,” said Viper.

            “Are you...” said Kaiba.

            “Yes, I’m Professor Thelonius Viper,” said Viper.

            “So you’re the one everyone fears and talks about,” said Kaiba. Just what are you up to?

            “I’ll tell you, if you defeat me in a Duel,” said Viper.

            “Fine,” said Kaiba. You just made two mistakes, challenging me to a Duel and hiding valuable information. I’ll start with 2 cards face-down to end my turn. (Hand: 4 cards)

            “No monsters I see,” said Viper. I play Snake Rain (Info), which by discarding a card I can send 4 Reptile-Type monsters to my Grave. Next I play Venom Serpent (Info) (1800 DEF) in Defense Mode. Finally, I set 1 card face-down to end my turn. (Hand: 2 cards)

            “I use Soul Exchange (Info) to Tribute your monster for my Different Dimension Dragon (Info) (1500 DEF) in Defense Mode and end my turn,” said Kaiba. (Hand: 3 cards)

            “I play Venom Snake (Info) (1200 ATK) in Attack Mode,” said Viper. Snake, attack his Dragon! Dimension Dragon is not destroyed, but his LP drops to 7700.

            “Are you really that bad a Duelist?” asked Kaiba. Why did you attack a monster with more DEF?

            “I needed the damage to activate Damage = Reptile (Info),” said Viper. It lets me Summon Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes (Info) (0 ATK) in Attack Mode.

            “Big deal. with no ATK points, it’s no threat to me,” said Kaiba.

            “It is a big deal for Vennominon gains 500 ATK for every Reptile-Type monster in my Grave,” said Viper. Vennominon’s ATK rises to 3500. Vennominon, destroy his Dimension Dragon!

TO BE CONTINUED...

Allure of Darkness (Part 2)

Previously...

            “I activate Pot of Greed for 2 cards,” said Yugi. Then I Tribute my Witch and Skill for Buster Blader (2600 ATK) in Attack Mode. Since Witch went to my Graveyard, I can add Curse of Dragon to my hand.

            “You puny warrior doesn’t stand a chance against Dark Crusader,” said Grepher.

            “Better look again,” said Yugi. *Buster Blader’s ATK rises to 3100.*

            “Where did that boost come from?”asked Grepher.

            “Buster Blader gains 500 ATK for every Dragon-Type monster on the field and in your Graveyard and your Dark Armed Dragon is a Dragon-Type monster so Buster Blader, destroy his Dark Crusader!

            “I activate Hate Buster!” said Grepher. It destroys both monsters and deals you damage equal to your attacking monster! *Both monsters are destroyed and Yugi’s LP drops to 400.*

            “Yugi!” said Joey and Tea`.

            “One more attack and it’s all over!” said Grepher. *He laughs.*

            “I set 1 card face-down to end my turn,” said Yugi. (Hand: 1 card)

            “Dark Grepher, end this Duel!” said Grepher.

            “I activate Stronghold the Moving Fortress (Info)!” said Yugi. With this card, it is treated as a monster with 2000 DEF and a Trap Card.

            “You got lucky this time,” said Grepher. I use Grepher's other effect to discard my Mechanicalchaser to send Sangan to my Grave. That ends my turn. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “He’s setting himself up for something,” said Yugi to himself. What could it be? I Tribute Stronghold for Silent Swordsman LV5 (Info) (2300 ATK) in Attack Mode. Silent Swordsman, destroy his Dark Grepher! Dark Grepher is destroyed and Grepher’s LP drops to 6600. That ends my turn. (Hand: 1 card)

            “I activate The Beginning of the End (Info), which lets me draw 3 cards by removing 5 DARK monsters since I have 7 DARK monsters in my Graveyard,” said Grepher. Then I use Allure of Darkness (Info), allowing me to draw another 2 cards by removing from play 1 DARK monster in my hand and I choose Blast Sphere. Next I activate Dark Eruption (Info), letting me return Sangan (Info) to my hand, which I Summon (600 DEF) in Defense Mode. That ends my turn. (Hand: 3 cards)

            “I play Green Gadget (Info) (1400 ATK) in Attack Mode,” said Yugi. With his effect, I add Red Gadget to my hand. Green Gadget, destroy his Sangan! Sangan is destroyed.

           “With Sangan’s effect, I add Phantom of Chaos to my hand,” said Grepher.

            “Phantom of Chaos?!” repeated Yugi. What’s that do?

            “You’ll find out in due time,” said Grepher.

            “Silent Swordsman, direct attack!” said Yugi. Grepher’s LP drops to 4300. That ends my turn. (Hand: 2 cards)

            “I play Fires of Doomsday (Info), bringing out 2 Doomsday Tokens (0 DEF x2) in Defense Mode,” said Grepher. They can’t be Tributed for a Tribute Summon except for a DARK monster so I Tribute them for Dark Horus (Info) (3000 ATK) in Attack Mode.

            “3000 ATK points!?” said Joey. That’s enough to wipe Yugi out!

            “Exactly,” said Grepher. Dark Horus, destroy Silent Swordsman and send Yugi to the Shadow Realm!

            “Sorry but I activate Soul Shield (Info)!” said Yugi. It ends the Battle Phase but I must pay half my LP. His LP drops to 200.

           “I end my turn by setting 1 card face-down,” said Grepher. (Hand: 1 card)

            “Since Silent Swordsman attacked you directly last turn, I can now send it to my Grave for Silent Swordsman LV7 (Info) (2800 ATK) in Attack Mode. Next I activate my face-down card, Ambush Shield (Info), which by Tributing Green Gadget, gives Silent Swordsman 600 ATK! Silent Swordsman’s ATK rises to 3400. Silent Swordsman, destroy his Dark Horus! Dark Horus is destroyed and Grepher’s LP drops to 3900.

           “Aw right, Yugi! Way to take out that big monster of his!” said Joey.

            “I play Miracle Dig (Info), letting me return 3 removed from play monsters back to my Grave,” said Grepher. Next I remove from play all DARK monsters in my Grave to Summon the almighty Rainbow Dark Dragon (Info) (4000 ATK) in Attack Mode. Rainbow Dark Dragon, destroy Silent Swordsman and wipe out the rest of his LP!

            “Oh no! It’s all over!” said Joey. If this attack works, Yugi’s going to the Shadow Realm!

TO BE CONTINUED...

Allure of Darkness (Part 1)

Previously...

            “Yugi, once I take you down, I’ll envelope you in complete darkness!” said Grepher. He disappears and finds him an hour later.

            “Hey Yug, who is he?” asked Joey.

            “I don’t know,” said Yugi.

            “Allow me to introduce myself,” said Grepher. I’m the Dark Grepher.

            “Dark Grepher?” asked Joey. Where’s the good Grepher?

            “I am also him but fused with the Shadow Realm,” said Grepher. Now let’s Duel, Yugi!

            “You’re on!” said Yugi.

            “Good, I’m going to enjoy this,” said Grepher. I’ll start with 3 Foolish Burial cards. Each lets me send 1 monster from my Deck to my Grave so I send 3 DARK monsters. Next, I Summon Dark Armed Dragon (2800 ATK) in Attack Mode.

            “2800 points?” asked Joey. Where’s the sacrifice? I got a feeling that Yugi may be in over his head!

            “There is no sacrifice,” said Grepher. All it needs is exactly 3 DARK monsters in my Grave and I can automatically Summon it. Next I set 1 card face-down to end my turn. (Hand: 1 card)

            “Alright,” said Yugi. I play Marshmallon (Info) (500 DEF) in Defense Mode. Then, I activate Swords of  Revealing Light (Info), stalling your monsters for a full 3 of your turns. I set 1 card face-down to end my turn. (Hand: 3 cards)

            “I draw,” said Grepher. I discard another DARK monster to play myself, Dark Grepher (Info) (1700 ATK) in Attack Mode. Next I use Dark Armed Dragon’s effect, which by removing from play a DARK monster in my Grave, I can destroy any card on the field! I remove from play 3 DARK monsters and destroy your field! Yugi’s cards are destroyed. Dark Grepher and Dark Armed Dragon, attack directly! Yugi’s LP drops to 3500. That ends my turn. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “What do I do?” asked Yugi to himself. If I don’t get a decent draw now then he’ll wipe out my remaining LP and send me to the Shadow Realm. Heart of the Cards, guide me... I play Card of Sanctity (Info), forcing us both to draw cards until our hands hold 6! Next I Summon Watapon (Info) (200 DEF) in Defense Mode since a card effect put it into my hand. Then, I use Monster Reborn (Info) to Summon your Dark Magician of Chaos (Info) (2800 ATK) in Attack Mode! Next his effect lets me take back Swords of Revealing Light (Info), which I play! Next I Tribute Watapon for Summoned Skull (Info) (2500 ATK) in Attack Mode. Dark Magician of Chaos, attack and destroy his Dark Armed Dragon! Both monsters are destroyed. Summoned Skull, destroy his Dark Grepher! Dark Grepher is destroyed and Grepher’s LP drops to 7200. I set 2 cards face-down to end my turn. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “Not bad, kid but you’ll have to do better,” said Grepher. I Summon Dark Crusader (Info) (1600 ATK) in Attack Mode. Next I use his ability, letting me discard 3 DARK monsters to have him gain 1200 ATK! Crusader’s ATK rises to 2800. Then I discard Imprisoned Queen Archfiend to Summon another Dark Grepher (Info) in Attack Mode. Finally, I set 1 card face-down to end my turn. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “I Summon Witch of the Black Forest (Info) (1200 DEF) in Defense Mode,” said Yugi. Then I switch Summoned Skull to Defense Mode and end my turn. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “Not much you can do, is there?” asked Grepher. I play Obsidian Dragon (Info) (2100 DEF) in Defense Mode,” said Grepher. That ends my turn and that also ends your Swords. Swords is destroyed. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “I activate Pot of Greed (Info) for 2 cards,” said Yugi. Then I Tribute my Witch and Skull for Buster Blader (Info) (2600 ATK) in Attack Mode. Since Witch went to my Graveyard, I can add Curse of Dragon to my hand.

            “You puny warrior doesn’t stand a chance against Dark Crusader,” said Grepher.

            “Better look again,” said Yugi. Buster Blader’s ATK rises to 3100.

            “Where did that boost come from?”asked Grepher.

            “Buster Blader gains 500 ATK for every Dragon-Type monster on the field and in your Graveyard and your Dark Armed Dragon is a Dragon-Type monster so Buster Blader, destroy his Dark Crusader!

            “I activate Hate Buster (Info)!” said Grepher. It destroys both monsters and deals you damage equal to your attacking monster! Both monsters are destroyed and Yugi’s LP drops to 400.

            “Yugi!” said Joey and Tea`.

            “One more attack and it’s all over!” said Grepher. He laughs.

Reaper of the Cards (Part 1)

Previously...

            “With the reaper on my side, I can’t lose!” said Lucien. *He races off and finds Adrian minutes later.*

            “What, you want to Duel me?” asked Adrian.

            “That’s right and I’ll win,” said Lucien.

            “I play Lucky Cloud, which lets me draw 2 cards if I Summon 2 of the same Cloudian monsters,” said Adrian. I play Summon Cloud, allowing me to Summon Cloudian - Sheep Cloud (0 DEF) in Defense Mode. Then I Summon another Sheep Cloud in Defense Mode and draw twice thanks to Lucky Cloud. Finally, I set 1 card face-down to end my turn. (Hand: 3 cards)

            “This Duel’s going to end, thanks to the reaper,” said Lucien. I play Slash Draw, which forces me to send cards from the top of my Deck to my Grave equal to the total number of cards on the field. Then I can draw 1 card and if it’s another Slash Draw, all cards on the field are destroyed and you take 1000 damage for each card destroyed. He draws. It’s Slash Draw so you take 6000 damage! All cards are destroyed and Adrian’s LP drops to 2000. Next I Summon Des Feral Imp (Info) (1600 ATK) in Attack Mode. Des Feral Imp, attack directly! Adrian’s LP drops to 400.That ends my turn. (Hand: 2 cards)

            “I play Big Summon Cloud (Info), which lets me play a Cloudian monster for half my LP so I bring out Cloudian - Eye of the Typhoon (Info) (3000 ATK) in Attack Mode,” said Adrian. His LP drops to 200. When Eye of the Typhoon attacks, all monsters except Cloudian monsters change their modes so Eye of the Typhoon, destroy his Des Feral Imp! Des Feral Imp is destroyed. I set 1 card face-down to end my turn. (Hand: 1 card)

            “I Summon another Mystic Tomato (Info) (1400 ATK) in Attack Mode,” said Lucien. Then I set 1 card face-down to end my turn. (Hand: 1 card)

            “I play Cloudian - Poison Cloud (Info) (1000 DEF) in Defense Mode,” said Adrian. Big Summon Cloud is destroyed. Eye of the Typhoon, destroy his Mystic Tomato! Mystic Tomato changes to Defense Mode and is destroyed.

            “With Mystic Tomato’s effect, I can play any 1500 ATK or less DARK monster and I choose Invincible Demise Lord (Info) (1300 ATK) in Attack Mode,” said Lucien.

            “He doesn’t scare me,” said Adrian. I end my turn. (Hand: 1 card)

            “I set 1 monster in Defense Mode,” said Lucien. Demise Lord, destroy his Poison Cloud! Poison Cloud is destroyed. Demise Lord is also destroyed and his LP drops to 7200. Where’s my monster?

            “In the Grave, thanks to Poison Cloud’s effect,” said Adrian. When Poison Cloud is destroyed in battle, it takes out the monster that destroyed it and deals you 800 damage.

            “I end my turn,” said Lucien. (Hand: 1 card)

            “I play Cloudian - Ghost Fog (Info) (0 DEF) in Defense Mode,” said Adrian. Then I activate Natural Disaster (Info), which deals you 500 damage when at least 1 of your cards is destroyed by a Cloudian monster. Eye of the Typhoon, destroy his face-down monster! The face-down Big Eye (1200 ATK) is flipped to Attack Position and destroyed, reducing Lucien’s LP to 6000.

            “When Big Eye is attacked while face-down, I can see the top 5 cards of my Deck and rearrange them in any order I desire and put them back on the top of my Deck,” said Lucien.

            “I set 1 card face-down to end my turn,” said Adrian. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “I activate Book of Moon (Info), which puts your Eye of the Typhoon face-down in Defense Mode,” said Lucien. Eye of the Typhoon disappears and his card appears. Then I play another Des Feral Imp (Info) in Attack Mode. Des Feral Imp, destroy his Eye of the Typhoon! The face-down Eye of the Typhoon is destroyed. That ends my turn. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “You were lucky my Cloudian hates being in Defense Mode. That's how you were able to destroy it. I Tribute Ghost Fog for Cloudian - Nimbusman (Info) (1000 ATK) in Attack Mode,” said Adrian. Since I Tributed a WATER monster to Summon him, he gets a Fog Counter and 500 ATK! Nimbusman’s ATK rises to 1500. Next I activate my face-down card, Pot of Avarice (Info), which shuffles the 5 Cloudian monsters I have in my Grave and allows me to draw twice. That ends my turn. (Hand: 2 cards)

            "I play my final Mystic Tomato (Info) in Attack Mode,” said Lucien. Mystic Tomato, destroy his Nimbusman!

            "Nimbusman can’t be destroyed in battlel, but to give my LP a boost, I activate Mirage Target (Info)!” said Adrian. By discarding Eye of the Typhoon, I gain 3000 LP and your attack is negated! I hope this works!

TO BE CONTINUED...

Invincible Slime (Part 3)

Previously...

             “I activate my face-down card, another Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Clock Tower ,” said Aster. Clock Tower Prison is destroyed. Since my Clock Tower was destroyed with 4 counters, I can Summon Destiny Hero - Dreadmaster (? ATK) in Attack Mode from my Deck and his effect lets me bring back Fear Monger and Diamond Dude in Defense Mode! Dreadmaster’s effect also prevents all my Destiny Hero monsters from being destroyed by anything this turn and gets ATK equal to the combined ATK of all other Destiny Hero monsters I control! *Dreadmaster’s ATK rises to 2400.* Next I play Cyclone Blade, letting me equip it to Dreadmaster, thus allowing me to destroy a Spell or Trap Card at the end of the Damage Step when it attacks! Dreadmaster, attack Multiple Slime! *Revival Jam takes on the attack and Jam Defender is destroyed.* That ends my turn. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “I end my turn,” said Mad Dog drawing his card. (Hand: 1 card)

            “I play Diamond Dude’s effect,” said Aster. Since it was Destiny Draw, I’ll get to  draw twice without any discarding. Next I play Destiny Hero - Captain Tenacious (800 DEF) in Defense Mode. *Dreadmaster’s ATK rises to 3200.* Dreadmaster, attack directly! Mad Dog’s LP drops to 4850. With Cyclone Blade’s effect, I destroy your left face-down card! The face-down Slime Hole is destroyed. That ends my turn. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “You pay for hurting me!” said Mad Dog. I set 1 card face-down to end my turn. (Hand: 1 card)

            “Thanks,” said Aster. Now I can use Destiny Draw’s effect and draw twice. Next, I play Dark City (Info), which raises the ATK of attacking Destiny Hero monsters by 1000 if they battle a stronger monster. Then I Tribute my Tenacious, Diamond Dude and Fear Monger for Destiny Hero - Plasma (Info) (1900 ATK) in Attack Mode. Dreadmaster’s ATK drops to 1900. Then I play Destiny Hero - Departed (Info) (1000 ATK) in Attack Mode. Dreadmaster’s ATK rises to 2900.

            “You cheating. You can’t play two monsters in one turn!” said Mad Dog.

            “You can if one is a Special Summon, which Plasma is,” said Aster. Plasma, Departed, Plasma and Dreadmaster, end this Duel!

            “I make the rules 'round here for I activate Metal Reflect Slime (Info)!” said Mad Dog.

            “What’s that!?” asked Aster.

            “It’s a Trap Card that is treated as a monster with 3000 DEF and is Summoned to my field in Defense Mode,” said Mad Dog.

            “Guess you don’t know Plasma’s effect,” said Aster. It negates the effects of all Effect Monsters you control and Metal Reflect Slime is treated as an Effect Monster so it is negated! Metal Reflect Slime reverts to a Trap Card. Now my monsters, end this Duel! Mad Dog’s LP drops to 0. Now you see why I’m a pro. He walks away. Elsewhere...

            “Man, findin’ Viper is harder than I thought,” said Joey.

            “We’ll find him,” said Yugi. He must be around here somewhere. They race off. At Viper’s lair...

            “I am around somewhere,” said Viper. I just wait until the time is right to strike. He laughs. Meanwhile...

            “With the reaper on my side, I can’t lose!” said Lucien. He races off and finds Adrian minutes later.

            “What, you want to Duel me?” asked Adrian.

            “That’s right and I’ll win,” said Lucien.

            “From the looks of the weather, there is a 99% chance of defeat in my favor,” said Adrian.

            “I’ll start with Mystic Tomato (Info) (1100 DEF) in Defense Mode,” said Lucien. Then I set 2 cards face-down and end my turn. (Hand: 3 cards)

            “I play Lucky Cloud (Info), which lets me draw 2 cards if I Summon 2 of the same Cloudian monsters,” said Adrian. I play Summon Cloud (Info), allowing me to Summon Cloudian - Sheep Cloud (Info) (0 DEF) in Defense Mode. Then I Summon another Sheep Cloud (Info) in Defense Mode and draw twice thanks to Lucky Cloud. Finally, I set 1 card face-down to end my turn. (Hand: 3 cards)

            “This Duel’s going to end, thanks to the reaper,” said Lucien. I play Slash Draw (Info), which forces me to send cards from the top of my Deck to my Grave equal to the total number of cards on the field. Then I can draw 1 card and if it’s another Slash Draw, all cards on the field are destroyed and you take 1000 damage for each card destroyed. He draws. It’s Slash Draw so you take 6000 damage!

Invincible Slime (Part 2)

Previously...

            “I draw,” said Mad Dog. I end my turn by setting 1 card face-down. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “Then I’ll start, with this,” said Aster drawing his card. I play Polymerization to discard Avian and Burstinatrix for Elemental Hero Phoenix Enforcer (2100 ATK) in Attack Mode. However, I’m not done as I use a second Polymerization to send Sparkman in my hand and Elemental Hero Phoenix Enforcer I control to my Grave for Elemental Hero Shining Phoenix Enforcer (2500 ATK) in Attack Mode. Plus, for every Elemental Hero monster in my Grave, Shining Phoenix Enforcer gains 300 ATK! *Shining Phoenix Enforcer’s ATK rises to 3400.* Shining Phoenix Enforcer, destroy his Clone Slime! *Clone Slime disappears, Acid Slime appears and is destroyed, reducing Aster’s LP to 5400.* Why did Acid Slime appear and what happened to Clone Slime?

            “Simple,” said Mad Dog. When Clone Slime is attacked, I can switch it for another Slime monster in my Graveyard. You may be pro Duelist but I better!

            “Whatever,” said Aster. I set 1 card face-down and end my turn. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “I activate Trap Trip (Info),” said Mad Dog. It lets me bring a Trap Card back.

            “What, do you want your Virus card back?” asked Aster. That card is of no threat to me as no monsters in my Deck are Machines.

            “Wait and see,” said Mad Dog. Next I activate my other face-down card, DNA Surgery (Info), turning all monsters into Machines! That ends my turn. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “I play Clock Tower Prison (Info), which gets Clock Counters at every one of your Standby Phases,” said Aster. Then, I activate Eternal Dread (Info), instantly adding 2 counters to Clock Tower Prison. That ends my turn. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “I draw,” said Mad Dog.

            “Then my Clock get another counter,” said Aster.

            “You so mean,” said Mad Dog. I activate my Last Machine Virus (Info) card by Tributing a Slime Monster Token! A Token disappears and Aster’s monsters are destroyed, reducing his LP to 3900. Next I Tribute another Token to play a second Multiple Slime in Attack Mode. Multiple Slime, direct attack!

            “Sorry, but I activate Draining Shield (Info), so I gain LP equal to your monster’s ATK and your attack is cancelled! His LP rises to 5400.

            “I end my turn,” said Mad Dog. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “Alright. Time for destiny to win!” said Aster.

            “Nu-uh. I have over 8000 LP and one monster while you have none. You can’t beat me!” said Mad Dog.

            “I’ll figure out a way,” said Aster. I activate Doctor D (Info)! By removing from play a Destiny Hero monster, I can Special Summon a Destiny Hero monster from my Grave. I remove my Doom Lord from play to Summon Destiny Hero - Disk Commander (Info) (300 DEF) in Defense Mode and thanks to his effect, I can draw 2 cards. Disk Commander is destroyed and his LP drops to 4900. Then I Summon Elemental Hero Wildheart (Info) (1600 DEF) in Defense Mode and he’s not affected by your Virus! I set 1 card face-down to end my turn. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “I set 1 card face-down to end my turn,” said Mad Dog. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “I activate my face-down card, another Mystical Space Typhoon (Info) to destroy Clock Tower ,” said Aster. Clock Tower Prison is destroyed. Since my Clock Tower was destroyed with 4 counters, I can Summon Destiny Hero - Dreadmaster (Info) (? ATK) in Attack Mode from my Deck and his effect lets me bring back Fear Monger (Info) (1000 DEF) and Diamond Dude (Info) (1600 DEF) in Defense Mode! Dreadmaster’s effect also prevents all my Destiny Hero monsters from being destroyed by anything this turn and gets ATK equal to the combined ATK of all other Destiny Hero monsters I control! Dreadmaster’s ATK rises to 2400. Next I play Cyclone Blade (Info), letting me equip it to Dreadmaster, thus allowing me to destroy a Spell or Trap Card at the end of the Damage Step when it attacks! Dreadmaster, attack Multiple Slime! Revival Jam takes on the attack and Jam Defender is destroyed. That ends my turn. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “I end my turn,” said Mad Dog drawing his card. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “I play Diamond Dude’s effect,” said Aster. Since it was Destiny Draw, I’ll get to  draw twice without any discarding. Next I play Destiny Hero - Captain Tenacious (Info) (800 DEF) in Defense Mode. Dreadmaster’s ATK rises to 3200. Dreadmaster, attack directly!

Invincible Slime (Part 1)

Previously...

            “First I play Destiny Draw, which by discarding Destiny Hero - Malicious, I draw twice,” said Aster.

            “Uh-uh, I have a Trap Card,” said Mad Dog. I activate Jammer Slime! By discarding a Slime monster, your Spell Card is cancelled! *Destiny Draw is negated.* Since I discarded Draw Slime, I draw 1 card.

            “I use Doom Lord’s effect, taking Revival on a trip two rounds into the future,” said Aster. Revival Jam disappears. That’ll do. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “It don’t matter that you’re a pro because I strong and I have better cards,” said Mad Dog. I Tribute Acid Slime for Multiple Slime (1500 ATK) in Attack Mode. Since Acid Slime went to my Grave, you take 800 damage! *Aster’s LP drops to 7200.* Multiple Slime, destroy his Doom Lord!

            “I activate D - Shield!” said Aster. Doom Lord is put into Defense Mode and no monster can destroy him in battle.

            “I activate 1 of my face-down cards, Jam Defender so if you attack, I can change the attack to Revival Jam,” said Mad Dog. Then I activate DNA Surgery to make all monsters Machine-Type! This my world and you finished! I end my turn by setting 1 card face-down. (Hand: 1 card)

            “Good for now I use D -Spirit (Info) to Summon Destiny Hero - Defender (Info) (2700 DEF) in Defense Mode,” said Aster. Next I Tribute my monsters for Destiny Hero - Dogma (Info) (3400 ATK) in Attack Mode. Plus, I remove my Malicious from play to Summon Destiny Hero - Malicious (Info) (800 DEF) in Defense Mode. Dogma, take out his Multiple Slime! Multiple Slime is destroyed and Mad Dog’s LP drops to 6100. That’ll do. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “When Multiple Slime’s destroyed in battle, I get 3 Slime Monster Tokens (500 ATK x3) in Attack Mode,” said Mad Dog. Three Tokens appear. I draw.

            “You’re also going to lose half your points courtesy of Dogma’s effect,” said Aster. Mad Dog’s LP drops to 3050.

            “You mean!” said Mad Dog. No matter. I know how to repay you with this, my Last Machine Acid Virus (Info)! By Tributing a WATER monster, all your Machine-Type monsters are destroyed, this includes your field and hand! Plus, for each Machine-Type monster destroyed, you take 500 damage and this lasts for 3 turns! I Tribute a Token and knock out all your monsters! A Token disappears and Aster’s monsters are destroyed, dropping his LP to 6200. Next I Summon Clone Slime (Info) (0 DEF) in Defense Mode and end my turn. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “Alright. My draw,” said Aster. First I activate Pot of Greed (Info) for 2 cards. Then, I activate Mystical Space Typhoon (Info) to destroy DNA Surgery! DNA Surgery is destroyed. Next I use Graceful Charity (Info) to pick up another 3 cards by discarding 2. Finally, I Summon Destiny Hero - Fear Monger (Info) (1000 DEF) in Defense Mode and take a break. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “I draw,” said Mad Dog. I end my turn by setting 1 card face-down. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “Fine by me,” said Aster. I draw.

             “I activate Despised Reality (Info)!” said Mad Dog. You can Summon a Level 4 or lower monster from your Deck, but don’t get excited yet for if you do, I can draw 2 cards. If not, I take 1000 damage.

            “I must do this carefully,” thought Aster to himself. If I Summon, he draws but if not, he takes damage but that leaves me with only one defense. Guess what? I’m not Summoning! Mad Dog’s LP drops to 2050. Now then, I play Destiny Hero - Dunker (Info) (1700 DEF) in Defense Mode and end my turn. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “I play Contingency Fee (Info)!” said Mad Dog, You now draw cards until your hand holds 6 and for each card you drew, I gain 1000 LP! Aster draws and Mad Dog’s LP rises to 8050. Next I set 2 cards face-down and end my turn. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “Then I’ll start, with this,” said Aster drawing his card. I play Polymerization (Info) to discard Avian and Burstinatrix for Elemental Hero Phoenix Enforcer (Info)

(2100 ATK) in Attack Mode. However, I’m not done as I use a second Polymerization (Info) to send Sparkman in my hand and Elemental Hero Phoenix Enforcer I control to my Grave for Elemental Hero Shining Phoenix Enforcer (Info) (2500 ATK) in Attack Mode. Plus, for every Elemental Hero monster in my Grave, Shining Phoenix Enforcer gains 300 ATK! Shining Phoenix Enforcer’s ATK rises to 3400. Shining Phoenix Enforcer, destroy his Clone Slime! Clone Slime disappears before Acid Slime (Info) (1000 DEF) appears and is destroyed, reducing Aster’s LP to 5400. Why did Acid Slime appear and what happened to Clone Slime?

            “Simple,” said Mad Dog. When Clone Slime is attacked, I can switch it for another Slime monster in my Graveyard. You may be pro Duelist but I better!

TO BE CONTINUED...