The Legendary Gambler (4)

Previously…

            “I send The Empress, The Emperor and The Fool to mon Grave for Arcana Force EX - The Dark Ruler (4000) in Attack Mode,” said Pierre. Say bonjour to mon Dark Ruler and au revoir to the rest of your LPs as I use his effect! He flips a coin and it lands. Tails, so if he’s destroyed, so is every other card on the field. That ends my turn. His LPs drop to 1700. (0)

            “I set 1 card face down and end my turn,” said Mai. Pierre’s LPs drop to 700. (0)

            “Bon voyage, mon cherrie,” said Pierre. I play Ace of Sword. This card destroys 1 monster and its controller takes its ATK as damage. Heads is yours, Tails is mine. He flips a coin and it lands. Heads, so I win!

            “Not so fast, I activate Icarus Attack!” said Mai. By tributing a Winged-Beast-Type monster, I can destroy any 2 cards on the field and I choose your Dark Ruler and my Harpie Lady! Harpie Lady 1 disappears and Harpie Lady 1, Premature Burial and Arcana Force the Dark Ruler are destroyed. Harpie’s Hunting Ground is then destroyed. This duel’s over on my turn! I draw snf play Sonic Shooter (1300) in Attack Mode. Sonic Shooter, end this duel! Pierre’s LPs drop to 0. Nice try, lover boy. I don’t like you, now scram!

            “I guess this is au revoir,” said Pierre sadly. He walks away. Elsewhere…
            “What exactly is going on, where is everybody?” asked Aster to himself. It looks like a ghost town in here. He sees someone. Who are you?

            “I’ve been looking for you,” said Mad Dog. My mommy says I’m da best dere is.

            “Prove it,” said Aster. I’ve beaten top duelists like Jaden and Zane. What have you done?

            “I’ll defeat you!” said Mad Dog.

            “Fine, then let’s go,” said Aster.

            “I’m going first,” said Mad Dog. I play Revival Jam (0500) in Defense Mode and set 2 cards to end my turn. Try and beat that! (3)

            “No problem,” said Aster. I play Destiny Hero  - Doom Lord (0600) in Attack Mode. Doom Lord, send his Revival Jam to another dimension! Revival Jam is not destroyed.

            “Ha ha! Revival Jam can’t be destroyed in battle while in Defense Mode,” said Mad Dog. Now you can’t ever defeat me!

            “So what? You think I can’t beat you just because you have a monster who’s indestructible in battle?” asked Aster. I’m a pro duelist and I won’t be afraid of something as weak as that. I set 3 cards face down and end my turn. (1)

            “Oh yeah?” asked Mad Dog. Watch this. I play Acid Slime (1000) in Defense Mode. Then I set 1 card face down to end my turn. (2)

            “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. (0)

            “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) in Attack Mode. Since Acid Slime went to my Grave, you take 800 damage! Aster’s LPs drop 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 end my turn,” said Mad Dog. (2)

            “First, your Revival Jam returns,” said Aster. Revival Jam reappears. Then I summon Destiny Hero - Diamond Dude (1600) in Defense Mode. Next I use his ability to ditch my top card and if it’s a Normal Spell, its effect activates next turn. He sends the next card of his deck into the Grave. Since I tossed D - Spirit, I get to use its effect next turn and I’ll leave it at that. (0)

            “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!

TO BE CONTINUED...

The Legendary Gambler (3)

Previously…

            “I draw and activate both Dangerous Machine and Needle Wall!” said Pierre. First comes Needle Wall! A die flies through the air and lands. A 2 so your monster gets to stay but not for long as I use Dangerous Machine’s effect! Another die lands. A 3 so I get to draw 1 card! Next I summon Gamble Angel Bunny (1200) in Defense Mode and use its effect, which again lets me flip a coin and call it. If I’m right, you say au revoir to 1000 of your LPs. Tails! He flips a coin and it lands. Tails it is. Mai’s LPs drop to 3050. That ends my turn. (1)

            “My move, then,” said Mai. I play Pot of Greed for 2 cards. Next I summon Harpie Lady 3 (1600) in Defense Mode. Then with Harpie’s Hunting Ground, Needle Wall is destroyed! Needle Wall is destroyed. Then I use Elegant Egotist to bring out Harpie Lady Sisters (2350) in Defense Mode. Next, with Harpie’s Hunting Ground, I destroy Dangerous Machine! Dangerous Machine is destroyed. That ends my turn. (0)

            “I draw,” said Pierre. I play Sand Gambler (0300) in Attack Mode. Next I use his effect, which if I get 3 heads, you bid your monsters adieu but if all tails, I bid my monsters au revoir. He flips 3 coins and they land. Tails?! His monsters are destroyed. That ends my turn. (0)

            “I tribute my monsters for Simorgh, Bird of Divinity (3100) in Attack Mode!” said Mai. It’s over! With its effect, we take 1000 damage during our End Phases but the controllers of at least 1 Spell or Trap Card decrease the damage by 500. That ends my turn and since I have more than 1 Spell or Trap Card out, you take 500 damage! Pierre’s LPs drop to 6200. That ends my turn. (0)

            “This duel is fini!” said Pierre. I summon Arcana Force 0 - The Fool (0000) in Defense Mode and he has an effect, which I now use and depending on the coin toss result, an effect activates! He flips a coin and it lands. Tails and with this effect, your card effects cannot target him. As an added bonus, he can’t be destroyed in battle. That ends my turn. His LPs drop to 5700. (0)

            “Some winning move,” said Mai. I’ve gotta destroy that Arcana Force monster or I can’t get at his LPs. At least I can burn away his LPs with Simorgh but I must destroy his Second Coin Toss card. I activate Mystical Space Typhoon, which destroys your Second Coin Toss! Second Coin Toss is destroyed. That ends my turn. Pierre’s LPs drop to 4700. (0)

            “I play Cup of Ace,” said Pierre.

            “I’ve never heard of that card,” said Mai.

            “It’s essentially a Pot of Greed for one of us, depending on the result,” said Pierre. He flips a coin and it lands. Heads, so I draw twice. Next I play Arcana Force III - The Empress (1300) in Defense Mode and use her effect! He flips a coin and it lands. Heads, so when you play a monster, I can Normal Summon an Arcana Force monster from my hand. That ends my turn. His LPs drop to 3700. (1)

            “I activate Premature Burial to pay 800 LPs and revive Harpie Lady 1,” said Mai. Her LPs drop to 2250, Harpie Lady 1 (1800) appears,and Simorgh’s ATK rises to 3400.

The Legendary Gambler (2)

Previously…

            “I play Pot of Greed for 2 cards,” said Mai. Next I play Harpie’s Hunting Ground, giving all Winged-Beast monsters 200 ATK and DEF. Then, I summon Harpie Lady 1 (1500) in Attack Mode. With Hunting Ground’s other effect, I can destroy 1 Spell or Trap Card whenever a Harpie Lady monster is summoned so say goodbye to your face down card! Pierre’s face down Fairy Box is destroyed. As a bonus, my Harpie Lady 1 is also treated as Harpie Lady and boosts the ATK of all WIND monsters by 300! Harpie Lady 1’s ATK rises to 1800. Harpie Lady, destroy Time Wizard! Time Wizard is destroyed and Pierre’s LPs drop to 6700. That ends my turn. (1)

            “First I tribute my Sasuke Samurai for Maximum Six (1900) in Attack Mode,” said Pierre. Next, the die result multiplies by 200 and adds it to his current ATK. The die lands. Bravo, a 5! Maximum Six’s ATK rises to 2900. Next I activate Dangerous Machine - Type 6! Then, you can say au revoir to 2900 of your LPs, mon cherrie as Maximum Six attacks directly!

            “Sorry hun but I activate Mirror Wall!” said Mai. As long as I pay 2000 LPs per turn, it halves your monster’s ATK! Maximum Six’s ATK drops to 1450 while Her LPs drop to 6050. You’re gambling with the wrong duelist, lover boy!

            “I end my turn,” said Pierre. (0)

            “My move,” said Mai.

            “I activate Needle Wall,” said Pierre. Now at my Standby Phases, I roll a die and bid adieu to 1 monster you control, depending on the die result. If I get 6, I roll again.

            “Doesn’t bother me right now,” said Mai. I pay for Mirror Wall. Her LPs drop to 4050. Then I summon Birdface (1800) in Attack Mode. Finally, I set 1 card face down and end my turn. (0)

            “I draw and activate both Dangerous Machine and Needle Wall!” said Pierre. First comes Needle Wall! A die flies through the air and lands. A 2 so your monster gets to stay but not for long as I use Dangerous Machine’s effect! Another die lands. A 3 so I get to draw 1 card! Next I summon Gamble Angel Bunny (1200) in Defense Mode and use its effect, which again lets me flip a coin and call it. If I’m right, you say au revoir to 1000 of your LPs. Tails! He flips a coin and it lands. Tails it is. Mai’s LPs drop to 3050. That ends my turn. (1)

            “I draw and do not pay for Mirror Wall!” said Mai. Mirror Wall is destroyed and Maximum Six’s ATK returns to 2900. Next I activate Grave Arm, which can destroy any monster on the field so say goodbye to your Maximum Six!

            “I activate Magic Drain, which negates your card effect unless you discard 1 Spell Card,” said Pierre.

            “Oh no! I don’t have any!” said Mai. Grave Arm is negated. Birdface, finish off his Gamble Angel Bunny! Gamble Angel Bunny is destroyed. That ends my turn. (0)

            “I activate my cards’ effects!” said Pierre. First is Dangerous Machine! A die rolls and lands. A 2 so you lose 1 card from your hand but luckily, you don’t have any. Next I use Needle Wall! Another die drops and lands. A 1, just what I needed to win! Birdface is destroyed.Now I sumon a 2nd Bunny in Attack Mode. Gamble Angel Bunny and Maximum Six, end this duel!

            “I don’t think so,” said Mai. I activate Gravity Bind, which prevents any monster above Level 3 from attacking.

            “Magnefique,” said Pierre. Yet I still have 1 move left as I use Gamble Angel Bunny’s effect! He flips a coin. Tails! The coin lands. Heads?! No matter I use Second Coin Toss’ effect! The coin re-flips. Tails! The coin lands. Tails again! Mai’s LPs drop to 3050. That ends my turn. (0)

            “My move, then,” said Mai. I play Pot of Greed for 2 cards. Next I summon Harpie Lady 3 (1600) in Defense Mode. Then with Harpie’s Hunting Ground, Needle Wall is destroyed! Needle Wall is destroyed. Then I use Elegant Egotist to bring out Harpie Lady Sisters (2350) in Defense Mode. Next, with Harpie’s Hunting Ground, I destroy Dangerous Machine! Dangerous Machine is destroyed. That ends my turn. (0)

            “I draw,” said Pierre. I play Sand Gambler (0300) in Attack Mode. Next I use his effect, which if I get 3 heads, you bid your monsters adieu but if all tails, I bid my monsters au revoir. He flips 3 coins and they land. Tails?! His monsters are destroyed. That ends my turn. (0)

            “I tribute my monsters for Simorgh, Bird of Divinity (2900) in Attack Mode!” said Mai. It’s over!

TO BE CONTINUED...

The Legendary Gambler (1)

Previously…

            “Mon Cherrie, prepare to say au revoir,” said Pierre. He races off and finds her an hour later.

            “Who are you?” asked Mai.

            “Mon nom est Pierre,” said Pierre. I have come to duel for your love.

            “What are you talking about?” asked Mai. You hardly seem like someone I’d be interested in!

            “Au contraire,” said Pierre. I will change that when I win.

            “Nice try, lover boy,” said Mai. I’m not interested.

            “Oh no?” asked Pierre. I think you are for I have your Harpie’s Feather Duster card!

            “How on earth did you get into my deck?” asked Mai.

            “I will only hand it over to you if you win, mon amie,” said Pierre. Now let’s duel!

            “With pleasure,” said Mai. I play Cyber Harpie Lady (1800) in Attack Mode. Since she’s treated as Harpie Lady, I use Elegant Egotist to bring out Harpie Lady Sisters (1950) in Attack Mode. Finally, I set 2 cards face down to end my turn. (0)

            “Awesome. Mai brought two monsters out on her first turn!” said Joey.

            “Magnefique,” said Pierre. However, I have a better move as I play Second Coin Toss, letting me re-flip a coin after its result. Then I play Time Wizard (0500) in Attack Mode.

            “That monster is too weak to defeat my harpies,” said Mai.

            “Au contraire, mon amie,” said Pierre. I use my Wizard’s effect, which will take out a player’s monsters depending on whether or not I correctly call the coin’s face. If I do, you get to say au revoir to your monsters but if not, I bid adieu to my monsters and half of each of their ATKs are dealt to me as damage. I call tails! The coin lands.

            “Looks like you lose, lover boy,” said Mai.

            “You forget Second Coin Toss,” said Pierre. I use its effect to re-flip the coin. The coin lands again. Tails it is. Mai’s monsters are destroyed. Time Wizard, attack directly! Mai’s LPs drop to 7500. I set 1 card face down and my turn is fini. (3)

            “I play Pot of Greed for 2 cards,” said Mai. Next I play Harpies' Hunting Ground, giving all Winged-Beast monsters 200 ATK and DEF. Then, I summon Harpie Lady 1 (1500) in Attack Mode. With Hunting Ground’s other effect, I can destroy 1 Spell or Trap Card whenever a Harpie Lady monster is summoned so say goodbye to your face down card! Pierre’s face down Fairy Box is destroyed. As a bonus, my Harpie Lady 1 is also treated as Harpie Lady and boosts the ATK of all WIND monsters by 300! Harpie Lady 1’s ATK rises to 1800. Harpie Lady, destroy Time Wizard! Time Wizard is destroyed and Pierre’s LPs drop to 6700. That ends my turn. (1)

            “I play Sasuke Samurai #4 (1200) in Attack Mode,” said Pierre. Samurai, attack her Harpie Lady!

            “Why are you attacking when my monster’s stronger?” asked Mai.

            “When battling a monster, I flip a coin and if I’m correct, your monster is destroyed,” said Pierre. He flips a coin. Heads! The coin lands. Heads it is. Harpie Lady 1 is destroyed. I set 2 cards face down to end my turn. (1)

            “My move,” said Mai. I summon Harpie Queen (2100) in Attack Mode. Harpie Queen, destroy his Sasuke Samurai!

            “I activate my Samurai’s effect!” said Pierre. He flips a coin. Tails! The coin lands. Heads? No matter for I use Second Coin Toss’ effect! He re-flips the coin and it lands. Tails! Harpie Queen is destroyed.

            “That’s the second time he’s destroyed one of my monsters,” thought Mai to herself. I set 1 card face down and end my turn. (0)

            “First I tribute my Sasuke Samurai for Maximum Six (1900) in Attack Mode,” said Pierre. Next, the die result multiplies by 200 and adds it to his current ATK. The die lands. Bravo, a 5! Maximum Six’s ATK rises to 2900. Next I activate Dangerous Machine Type-6! Then, you can say au revoir to 2900 of your LPs, mon cherrie as Maximum Six attacks directly!

            “Sorry hon' but I activate Mirror Wall!” said Mai. As long as I pay 2000 LPs per turn, it halves your monster’s ATK! Maximum Six’s ATK drops to 1450 while Her LPs drop to 6050. You’re gambling with the wrong duelist, lover boy!

TO BE CONTINUED...

Dual Monsters (2)

Previously…

            “Alright, my go,” said Jaden. I’ll start with Pot of Greed and with it I draw twice. Next, I play Graceful Charity, giving me 3 more cards as long as I discard 2. Then I use Necroshade’s effect, letting me summon an Elemental Hero without tributes once and I choose Elemental Hero Bladedge (2600) in Attack Mode. Next I use Miracle Fusion to remove Sparkman and Necroshade from play to summon Elemental Hero Darkbright (2000) in Attack Mode. Darkbright, destroy Gemini Lancer! Gemini Lancer is destroyed and Gemini’s LPs drop to 4700. Bladedge, attack directly!

            “We activate Ultimate Offering!” said Gemini. With its effect we get to summon as many monsters as we have LPs as long as we give up 500 LPs and we use its effect to summon Elemental Hero Neos Alius (1900) in Attack Mode. Her LPs drop to 4200, then to 3500 as Alius is destroyed.

            “Finally, Darkbright goes to Defense and that’ll do,” said Jaden. (0)

            “We play another Double Summon to tribute Gemini Elf for Chthonian Emperor Dragon!” said Gemini. Rise Chthonian Emperor Dragon (2400) in Attack Mode. Then his effect lets him attack twice during each of my Battle Phases so Emperor Dragon, attack his Prisma, then his LPs!

            “Sorry but I activate Negate Attack, which ends your Battle Phase and cancels out your monster’s attack,” said Jaden.

            “We end our turn,” said Gemini. (0)

            “Good, then it’s time for some action,” said Jaden. My go and I play Elemental Hero Bubbleman (1200) in Defense Mode as a Special Summon and with no cards in my hand and only Bubbleman on my field, I can draw twice. Then, I use Fake Hero, letting me play Elemental Hero Neos (2500) in Attack Mode but he returns to my hand during the End Phase. Neos, destroy Chthonian Emperor Dragon! Chthonian Emperor Dragon is destroyed and Gemini’s LPs drop to 1100. That’ll do. Neos disappears. (1)

            “We summon Aquarian Alessa (1500) in Attack Mode,” said Gemini. Alessa, attack directly! Jaden’s LPs drop to 5200. That ends our turn. (0)

            “I play Card Trooper (0400) in Attack Mode,” said Jaden. With his effect, I send the top 3 cards of my deck to my Grave and he gets a boost of 500 ATK for each one this turn! Card Trooper’s ATK rises to 1900. Card Trooper, destroy Alessa! Alessa is destroyed and Gemini’s LPs drop to 700.

            “We activate another Gemini Trap Hole so your Card Trooper is now destroyed!” said Gemini. Card Trooper is destroyed.

            “Sweet for when Card Trooper is destroyed and sent to my Grave, I can draw 1 card,” said Jaden. Finally, I throw down a face down and call it a turn. (1)

            “We play Lucky Pied Piper (1500) in Attack Mode,” said Gemini. Piper, attack directly!

            “I activate A Hero Emerges, forcing you to pick a card I hold and I get to summon it if it happens to be a monster but since I’m holding only one card, you must choose it and it’s Neos! Neos appears.

            “We end our turn,” said Gemini. (0)

            “I play Neo-Spacian Air Hummingbird (0800) in Attack Mode,” said Jaden. Then, using Contact Fusion, Neos and Hummingbird go back to my deck and I can now summon Elemental Hero Air Neos (2500) in Attack Mode. Air Neos, destroy Lucky Pied Piper and end this duel! Lucky Pied Piper is destroyed and Gemini’s LPs drop to 0. That’s game! His bio-band activates and he collapses. Meanwhile…

            “Another generous donation, Jaden,” said Viper. Your efforts are quickly speeding up the time it takes for my son’s rebirth. Elsewhere…

            “Mon Cherrie, prepare to say au revoir,” said Pierre. He races off and finds her an hour later.

            “Who are you?” asked Mai.

            “Mon nom est Pierre,” said Pierre. I have come to duel for your love.

            “What are you talking about?” asked Mai. You hardly seem like someone I’d be interested in!

            “Au contraire,” said Pierre. I will change that when I win.

            “Nice try, lover boy,” said Mai. I’m not interested.

            “Oh no?” asked Pierre. I think you are for I have your Harpie’s Feather Duster card!

            “How on earth did you get into my deck?” asked Mai.

            “I will only hand it over to you if you win, mon amie,” said Pierre. Now let’s duel!

TO BE CONTINUED...

Dual Monsters (1)

Previously…

            “We’ll start with Gemini Summoner (1500) in Attack Mode,” said Gemini. Then we set 2 cards face down and end our turn. (3)

            “Gemini Summoner?” asked Jaden. What’s it do?

            “For now, it is treated as a Normal Monster but we get to re-summon it with a new effect next turn, preventing it from being destroyed in battle once per turn and letting us bring out another Gemini monster during your End Phase at a cost of 500 LPs,” said Gemini.

            “I play Necro Gardna (1300) in Defense Mode,” said Jaden. Then I play O - Oversoul to bring back Elemental Hero Sparkman (1600) in Attack Mode. Sparkman, destroy their Gemini Summoner! Gemini Summoner is destroyed.

            “We activate Gemini Trap Hole!” said Gemini. Since a Gemini monster was destroyed in battle as an Effect Monster, this card destroys all of your monsters! Shining Flare, Necro Gardna and Sparkman are destroyed.

            “I’ll call it a turn,” said Jaden. I’ve gotta find a way to defeat them, ‘cause if I don’t it’s over! (0)

            “We play Gemini Lancer (1800) in Attack Mode,” said Gemini. We attack you directly with it!

            “Don’t think so for I activate The Flute of Summoning Kuriboh, which brings out my furry friend Winged Kuriboh (0200) in Defense Mode. Winged Kuriboh is destroyed.

            “We end our turn by setting 1 card face down,” said Gemini. (2)

            “Alright, my go,” said Jaden. I’ll start with Pot of Greed and with it, I draw twice. Next, I play Graceful Charity, giving me 3 more cards as long as I discard 2. Then I use Necroshade’s effect, letting me summon an Elemental Hero without tributes once and I choose Elemental Hero Bladedge (2600) in Attack Mode. Next I use Miracle Fusion to remove Sparkman and Necroshade from play to summon Elemental Hero Darkbright (2000) in Attack Mode. Darkbright, destroy Gemini Lancer! Gemini Lancer is destroyed and Gemini’s LPs drop to 4700. Bladedge, attack directly!

            “We activate Ultimate Offering!” said Gemini. With its effect we get to summon as many monsters as we have LPs as long as we give up 500 LPs and we use its effect to summon Elemental Hero Neos Alius (1900) in Attack Mode. Her LPs drop to 4200, then to 3500 as Alius is destroyed.

            “Finally, Darkbright goes to Defense and that’ll do,” said Jaden. (0)

            “We summon Future Samurai (1600) in Attack Mode,” said Gemini. Then we pay to re-summon it! Her LPs drop to 3000. Next we use its effect, letting us remove Gemini Lancer from play to destroy Bladedge! Bladedge is destroyed. Now we pay again to summon Vengeful Shinobi (0400) in Attack Mode. Her LPs drop to 2500. Future Samurai, destroy his Darkbright! Darkbright is destroyed. Future Samurai is then destroyed.

            “When Darkbright is destroyed, so is 1 of your monsters and I chose Future Samurai!” said Jaden.

            “You still won’t be protected by Shinobi,” said Gemini Shinobi, attack directly! Jaden’s LPs drop to 7600. That ends our turn. (0)

            “I play Elemental Hero Avian (1000) in Attack Mode,” said Jaden. Avian, destroy Shinobi!

            “Since you’ve attacked my Shinobi, we draw 1 card,” said Gemini. Shinobi is destroyed and her LPs drop to 1900.

            “I’ll leave it at that,” said Jaden. (0)

            “We play another Gemini Summoner in Attack Mode,” said Gemini. Summoner, attack Avian! Avian is destroyed and Jaden’s LPs drop to 7100. That ends our turn. (1)

            “Alright, my draw,” said Jaden. I play Elemental Hero Wildheart (1500) in Attack Mode. Then I activate one of my face downs, Call of the Haunted, which will bring back Elemental Hero Prisma in Attack Mode! Prisma appears. Prisma, destroy Gemini Summoner! Gemini Summoner is destroyed and Gemini’s LPs drop to 1700. Wildheart, attack directly!

            “We use Ultimate Offering to summon Gemini Elf (1900) in Attack Mode,” said Gemini. Her LPs drop to 1200 and Wildheart is destroyed, reducing Jaden’s LPs to 6700.

            “I’ll end my turn,” said Jaden. (0)

            “We play another Double Summon to tribute Gemini Elf for Chthonian Emperor Dragon!” said Gemini.

TO BE CONTINUED...

Tri-Blaze Accelerator (2)

Previously…

            “It’s over, dipstick,” said Ember. I pay for Musical Blast! Her LPs drop to 3600 while Silent Magician’s ATK rises to 3500. Next I use Tribute to the Doomed, discarding Infernal Flame Emperor and destroying Marshmallon! Marshmallon is destroyed. Volcanic Doomfire, destroy his Valkyrion! Valkyrion is destroyed. Buster Blader and Silent Magician are then destroyed and Yugi’s LPs drop to 2450. Barrier Statue, attack directly! Yugi’s LPs remain unchanged.

            “I discard Kuriboh and negate the damage!” said Yugi.

            “That ends my turn,” said Ember. (0)

            “I use Change of Heart to take Volcanic Doomfire!” said Yugi. Then I summon King’s Knight (1600) in Attack Mode. King’s Knight, destroy Barrier Statue!

            “I activate my Backfire Trap,” said Ember. It deals you 500 damage every time a FIRE monster I control is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard. You take 800 damage and are one step away from my victory! Yugi’s LPs drop to 1650.

            “Doomfire, end this duel!” said Yugi. Ember’s LPs drop to 0.

TO BE CONTINUED...

Tri-Blaze Accelerator (1)

Previously…

            “I play Molten Destruction, which feeds FIRE monsters with 500 ATK but burns away 400 of their DEF,” said Ember. Barrier Statue’s stats become (1500/600). Next I activate Blaze Accelerator, which allows me to send Pyro-Type monsters with no more than 500 ATK from my deck to my Grave and destroy 1 of your monsters. I send Volcanic Scattershot to my Grave! Green Gadget is destroyed. Next I send Blaze Accelerator to my Grave for Tri-Blaze Accelerator. Finally, I send Tri-Blaze to my Grave for Volcanic Doomfire (3500) in Attack Mode. That ends my turn. (0)

            “I summon Silent Magician LV4 (1000) in Defense Mode,” said Yugi. That ends my turn. (2)

            “I pay for Musical Blast,” said Ember. Her LPs drop to 6100. Next I activate Dark Room of Nightmare, which deals an additional 300 damage to you when a card effect damages your LPs. Make your final move! Swords is destroyed. (1)

            “She’s right, it is my final move,” said Yugi to himself. If I don’t think of something fast, it’s over! I draw and play Card of Sanctity, forcing us to draw cards until our hands hold 6. Silent Magician’s ATK rises to 1500. Silent Magician gains 500 ATK whenever you draw at least one card. Then, I set 1 monster in Defense Mode to end my turn. (5)

            “I draw and pay for Musical Blast,” said Ember. Her LPs drop to 5600 while Silent Magician’s ATK rises to 2000. Doomfire, destroy his Silent Magician!

            “I activate Soul Shield!” said Yugi. It costs me half my points to use but in exchange the Battle Phase ends! His LPs drop to 3750.

            “Looks like you’ve saved yourself for now, dipstick,” said Ember. I set 2 cards face down and end my turn. (0)

            “I play Marshmallon Glasses, which prevents any of my monsters from being attacked except Marshmallon,” said Yugi. Next, I play Witch of the Black Forest (1200) in Defense Mode and end my turn. (4)

            “Well then you’re going to lose,” said Ember. Silent Magician’s ATK rises to 2500. I pay for Musical Blast! Her LPs drop to 5100. Barrier Statue, destroy his face down monster! The face down Marshmallon (0500) is not destroyed.

            “Sorry but my face down monster is Marshmallon and since you attacked it while it was face down, you take 1000 damage! Ember’s LPs drop to 4100.

            “I end my turn,” said Ember. (1)

            “Alright, my move,” said Yugi. With her Doomfire out, I can’t attack any other monster. I’d better draw a monster that can take it out! Heart of the cards, guide me! I tribute my Yellow Gadget and Witch of the Black Forest for Buster Blader (2300) in Defense Mode.

            “A strong monster, just a shame that it’s no match for my Doomfire and since you have an Attack Position monster out, you have to attack it,” said Ember. Plus, you’ll lose all your other monsters and 2000 damage, which will wipe you out!

            “Maybe, maybe not,” said Yugi. With Witch’s effect, I add Silent Swordsman LV3 to my hand. I activate Card Destruction, which forces us to discard our hands and draw an equal amount from our decks! Silent Magician’s ATK rises to 3000. Then, I play Pot of Greed, so I get 2 cards. Next, I discard my Magnet Warriors to my Grave for Valkyrion the Magna Warrior (3850) in Defense Mode to end my turn. (1)

            “It’s over, dipstick,” said Ember. I pay for Musical Blast! Her LPs drop to 3600 while Silent Magician’s ATK rises to 3500. Next I use Tribute to the Doomed, discarding Infernal Flame Emperor and destroying Marshmallon! Marshmallon is destroyed. Volcanic Doomfire, destroy his Valkyrion! Valkyrion is destroyed. Buster Blader and Silent Magician are then destroyed and Yugi’s LPs drop to 2450. Barrier Statue, attack directly!

           “I discard Kuriboh and negate the damage!” said Yugi.

           “That ends my turn,” said Ember. (0)

           “I use Change of Heart to take Volcanic Doomfire!” said Yugi. Then I summon King’s Knight (1600) in Attack Mode. King’s Knight, destroy Barrier Statue!

           “I activate my Backfire Trap,” said Ember. It deals you 500 damage every time a FIRE monster I control is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard. That's a total of 800 damage per destroyed FIRE monster and you're one step away from my victory!

TO BE CONTINUED...