Mark of the Lotus (1)

Previously…

            “Figures Marcel would lose,” said Yubel. He supposedly had the ultimate monster capable of defeating Yugi Muto in a Duel. His overconfidence is what cost him this Duel. Now it’s my turn but before I make my appearance, I’ll need a few helpers. 3 monsters appear with Duel disks. Samsara Lotus, take out Alexis Rhodes, Doom Shaman, defeat Jaden Yuki, Double Coston will battle Hassleberry and as for The Calculator, you defeat Syrus Truesdale. The monster Duelists disappear to find their targets. Should these 3 lose, I’ll have to take matters into my own hands. Elsewhere…

            “Now to plant the seeds of your defeat!” said Samara. I play Cactus Fighter (1900) in Attack Mode. Then I set 2 cards face-down to end my turn. (3)

            “I Summon Cyber Tutu (1000) in Attack Mode,” said Alexis. Being the expert dancer she is, she can twirl right to your LPs so Cyber Tutu, attack directly! Samsara’s LPs drop to 7000. Then I set 2 cards face-down to end my turn. (3)

            “I play Mystic Tomato (1400) in Attack Mode,” said Samsara. Tomato, destroy Cyber Tutu!

            “I activate ~Cyber Armor~!” said Alexis. With it, Cyber Tutu can’t be destroyed in battle and when she inflicts damage by attacking directly, the damage is doubled. Her LPs drop to 7600.

            “Cactus Fighter, attack Cyber Tutu!” said Samsara. Cyber Tutu isn’t destroyed but Alexis’ LPs drop to 6700. I set 2 cards face-down to end my turn. (1)

            “I play Polymerization to discard Blade Skater and Etoile Cyber from my hand to the Grave for Cyber Blader (2100) in Attack Mode. Since you have 2 monsters, my Cyber Blader’s ATK doubles. Cyber Blader’s ATK rises to 4200. Cyber Blader, attack Mystic Tomato!

            “I activate Wall of Thorns, destroying all of your Attack Position monsters since you’re attacking a Plant-Type monster,” said Samsara. Cyber Blader and Cyber Tutu are destroyed.

            “No matter. I use Monster Reborn on Cyber Blader,” said Alexis. Cyber Blader appears. That ends my turn. (0)

            “I must say. You aren’t half bad,” said Samara. However, it’s time you met another of my monsters. I play Lonefire Blossom (0500) in Attack Mode. With its effect, I can Tribute it to play Tytannial, Princess of Camellias (2800) in Attack Mode.

            “Since you played another monster, my Cyber Blader’s ATK doubles,” said Alexis. Cyber Blader’s ATK again rises to 4200.

            “I use Mark of the Rose to take your Cyber Blader but I have to remove from play Lonefire Blossom first,” said Samsara.

            “I disagree,” said Alexis. I activate Spell Shield Type-8, which negates your card since it targets my Cyber Blader.

            “You should be aware of how dangerous plants can be and my Trap Card should help,” said Samara. I activate Pollinosis, which negates your Spell Shield by tributing Mystic Tomato. Mystic Tomato disappears. So now I still get your Cyber Blader. Cyber Blader moves to Samsara’s field and its ATK drops to 2100. Tytannial and Cyber Blader, attack directly! Alexis’ LPs drop to 1800. That ends my turn and you now get Cyber Blader back due to my Mark of the Rose’s other effect. Cyber Blader returns to Alexis’ field. (1)

            “I use Pot of Greed,” said Alexis. Now I get 2 cards. Then I play Cyber Petit Angel (0300) in Attack Mode. With it out, I can add Machine Angel Ritual to my hand from my Deck. Next I activate Machine Angel Ritual to Tribute my monsters for Cyber Angel Dakini (2700) in Attack Mode.

            “I’m not afraid of that, especially since it’s weaker than my Tytannial,” said Samsara.

            “You will be when she activates her effect,” said Alexis. Now you have to destroy one of your monsters.

            “Fine then goodbye Cactus Fighter,” said Samsara. Cactus Fighter disappears.

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

            “It’s the end of the line for you and your monster,” said Samsara. Tytannial, destroy her Cyber Angel Dakini! Cyber Angel Dakini is destroyed and Alexis’ LPs drop to 1700. That ends my turn. (1)

            “I play Fulfillment of the Contract to bring back my Dakini for 800 Life Points,” said Alexis. Her LPs drop to 900 and Cyber Angel Dakini appears. Now it’s the end for your Tytannial!

TO BE CONTINUED...

Sacred Power (3)

Previously…

            “My turn now!” said Yugi. I Summon Gamma the Magnet Warrior (1800) in Defense Mode to end my turn. (3)

            “That’s it, huh?” questioned Marcel drawing his card. Well I have something more impressive planned. I activate my face-down card, another Limit Reverse to bring back Phantom of Chaos! Phantom of Chaos appears. Next I use his effect to remove from play Hamon to have Phantom of Chaos become Hamon, complete with his effects and 4000 ATK! Now that you’ve seen all 3 Sacred Beasts, it’s time for me to unleash my ultimate weapon! I remove from play my 3 Sacred Beasts for Armityle the Chaos Phantom (0000) in Attack Mode.

            “Aw yeah, now that freak of nature’s ATK is zero so Yug can dish out some major damage,” said Joey.

            “I use Polymerization to send my Buster Blader and my Dark Magician to my Grave for Dark Paladin (2900) in Attack Mode,” said Yugi. Dark Paladin, attack Armityle the Chaos Phantom! Armityle isn’t destroyed but Marcel’s LPs drop to 5100.

            “A nice attempt but a failed one,” said Marcel. So why not just end your turn now?

            “I set 1 card face-down to end my turn,” said Yugi. (0)

            “Fall to the might of Armityle!” said Marcel. I give Armityle 10,000 ATK! Armityle’s ATK rises back to 10,000.  Armityle, destroy his Dark Paladin and end this Duel!

            “Yugi, no!” said Joey.

            “This it, man, Yugi’s done for!” said Tristan.

            “Farewell, Yugi!” said Marcel.

            “I activate Magic Cylinder!” said Yugi. Those 10,000 ATK points now come out of your LPs!

            “No! This can’t be!” said Marcel. I had the ultimate monster to defeat you! His LPs drop to 0.

            “Da bigger dey are, da harder they fall, ya freak!” said Joey.

            “You said it,” said Tristan. Meanwhile…

            “Figures Marcel would lose,” said Yubel. He supposedly had the ultimate monster capable of defeating Yugi Muto in a Duel. His overconfidence is what cost him this Duel. Now it’s my turn but before I make my appearance, I’ll need a few helpers. 3 monsters appear with Duel disks. Samsara Lotus, take out Alexis Rhodes, Doom Shaman, defeat Jaden Yuki, Sangan will face Zane and as for The Calculator, you defeat Syrus Truesdale. The monster Duelists disappear to find their targets. Should these 5 lose, I’ll have to take matters into my own hands. Elsewhere…

            “Not much going on here lately,” said Syrus. Makes me wonder if something big is going to happen.

            “Hopefully it’s something good, like a party or something,” said Jaden.

            “I’m not so sure,” said Alexis. I suppose it could be a surprise party though. Samsara Lotus appears.

            “Who’s that thing?” asked Jaden.

            “Looks like a plant,” said Syrus.

            “Hold on,” said Jaden. Isn’t that Samsara Lotus?

            “Isn’t that a card?” asked Syrus.

            “Yeah, I remember Dueling against it with Yubel two years ago,” said Jaden. What’s it doing here and more importantly, why does it have a Duel disk on?

            “Let’s go see,” said Syrus. The gang race out.

           “Alexis, you’ve come,” said Samsara.

            “Excuse me?” questioned Alexis.

            “My master has requested I Duel you,” said Samsara. I am Samsara Lotus but call me Samsara.

            “That figures,” said Jaden.

            “Well bring it on, Samsara,” said Alexis.

            “Now to plant the seeds of your defeat!” said Samara. I play Cactus Fighter (1900) in Attack Mode. Then I set 2 cards face-down to end my turn. (3)

            “I Summon Cyber Tutu (1000) in Attack Mode,” said Alexis. Being the expert dancer she is, she can twirl right to your LPs so Cyber Tutu, attack directly!

TO BE CONTINUED...

Previously…

            “My move,” said Yugi. I Summon Yellow Gadget (1200) in Defense Mode. Then I set 1 more card face-down to end my turn. (4)

            “Not willing to face my Lord of Phantasms are we?” questioned Marcel. I’ll change that. I set 1 card face-down and attack with Raviel. Raviel, destroy his Yellow Gadget!

            “I activate Soul Shield!” said Yugi. For half my LPs, the Battle Phase ends. His LPs drop to 2800.

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

            “I Summon Green Gadget (0600) in Defense Mode to end my turn,” said Yugi (4)

            “Then it’s time for you to meet another Sacred Beast,” said Marcel. I activate my face-down card, Limit Reverse, which brings back my Phantom of Chaos. Phantom of Chaos appears. Then I send my 3 Traps to the Grave for Uria, Lord of Searing Flames (0000) in Attack Mode and let’s not forget that for every Continuous Trap in my Grave, Uria gets 1000 ATK points! Uria’s ATK rises to 3000. Next I use his effect to destroy your middle face-down card! The face-down Mirror Force is destroyed. You’re through! Uria, destroy his Green Gadget! Green Gadget is destroyed. That ends my turn. (0)

            “Stand back!” said Yugi drawing his card. All I have out is Marshmallon and if he finds a way to change it to Attack Mode, I’m finished unless I can protect myself. I set 2 cards face-down to end my turn. (3)

            “Figures you don’t have much,” said Marcel. Admit it. Your Deck is powerless against my Sacred Beasts.

            “There’s a weakness to every monster and yours are that they have a special way of being brought out and can’t be brought out any other way,” said Yugi.

            “Maybe so but their effects are more than enough to make up for that,” said Marcel. I’ll prove it right here! I use Pot of Greed, giving me 2 cards. Then I use Foolish Burial to send Hamon Lord of Striking Thunder from my Deck to my Grave. Finally, I set 1 card face-down to end my turn. (0)

            “What’s that guy up to?” asked Joey. He sent one of the Sacred Beasts to his Grave. Somethin’s wrong with his brain.

            “Yugi better figure out what soon,” said Tristan.

            “My turn now!” said Yugi. I Summon Gamma the Magnet Warrior (1800) in Defense Mode to end my turn. (3)

            “That’s it, huh?” questioned Marcel drawing his card. Well I have something more impressive planned. I activate my face-down card, another Limit Reverse to bring back Phantom of Chaos (0000)! Phantom of Chaos appears. Next I use his effect to remove from play Hamon to have Phantom of Chaos become Hamon, complete with his effects and 4000 ATK! Now that you’ve seen all 3 Sacred Beasts, it’s time for me to unleash my ultimate weapon! I remove from play my 3 Sacred Beasts for Armityle the Chaos Phantasm (0000) in Attack Mode.

            “What is dat thing?” asked Joey.

           “Whatever it is, it’s nothing Yugi can’t handle,” said Tristan.

            “I don’t know,” said Tea`. He sure went through a lot to get it onto the field.

            “It was well worth it,” said Marcel. Armityle has some pretty nifty effects like being indestructible in battle and having 10,000 ATK during my turns.

            “10,000!?” said Tristan, Joey, Tea`, and Yugi together.

            “That’s right, more than enough to wipe even the experienced Duelist out,” said Marcel. Armityle’s ATK rises to 10,000. Armityle, destroy his Magnet Warrior! Gamma is destroyed.

            “I activate Soul Rope, letting me play Beta the Magnet Warrior (1600) in Defense Mode from my Deck by paying 1000 Life Points,” said Yugi. His LPs drop to 1800.

            “Summon what you like, they’re no match for Armityle,” said Marcel. I end my turn. Armityle’s ATK returns to 0. (1)

            “Aw yeah. Now that freak of nature’s ATK is zero so Yug can dish out some major damage,” said Joey.

            “I use Polymerization to send my Buster Blader and my Dark Magician to my Grave for Dark Paladin (2900) in Attack Mode,” said Yugi. Dark Paladin, attack Armityle the Chaos Phantom!

TO BE CONTINUED...

Sacred Power (1)

Previously…

            “Hey Yug, how’d your Duel go?” asked Joey.

            “I won also,” said Yugi. My opponent really didn’t say much though.

            “Yugi, I’ve been expecting you,” said Marcel.

            “Expecting me?” questioned Yugi.

            “That’s right,” said Marcel. I want to see how good you are against me, seeing as how you and the other two defeated my associates.

            “Associates?” asked Yugi.

            “What’s he mean by dat?” asked Joey.

            “Do you hear properly?” asked Marcel. Let’s Duel already!

            “Fine,” said Yugi.

            “I’ll start off with Sangan (0600) in Defense Mode,” said Marcel. Your demise has already begun! Next I set 1 card face-down to end my turn. (4)

            “Here goes,” said Yugi. I play Red Gadget (1300) in Attack Mode. With it, I add Yellow Gadget from my Deck to my hand. Red Gadget, destroy his Sangan! Sangan is destroyed.

            “With Sangan gone, I can add Uria, Lord of Searing Flames to my hand,” said Marcel. Yugi gasps.

            “I heard those cards were sealed away never to be found again. How’d you get them out?” asked Yugi.

            “My associates and I found their new hiding place over at Industrial Illusions hidden in a vault,” said Marcel. We managed to retrieve them before Pegasus’ security caught us.

            “I set 2 cards face-down to end my turn,” said Yugi. (4)

            “I activate my face-down card, Ultimate Offering,” said Marcel. Now for every 500 Life Points I pay, I can bring out another monster but first I use Monster Reborn on Sangan! Sangan appears. Next I give up 1000 Life Points to bring out 2 copies of Phantom of Chaos (0000 x2) in Attack Mode. His LPs drop to 7000.

            “All dat for those monsters?” questioned Joey.

            “Marcel must have something big planned,” said Tristan.

            “How right you are,” said Marcel. I Tribute my monsters for Raviel, Lord of Phantasms (4000) in Attack Mode. Raviel, destroy his Red Gadget! Red Gadget is destroyed and Yugi’s LPs drop to 5200. I set 1 card face-down to end my turn. (0)

            “I use Pot of Greed,” said Yugi. Now I pick up the next 2 cards from my Deck. Then I play Marshmallon (0500) in Defense Mode to end my turn. (5)

            “Then allow me to proceed with your destruction,” said Marcel. I use Call of the Haunted to resurrect Sangan from my Graveyard. Sangan appears. Then I set 1 more card face-down to end my turn. (0)

            “He probably wants me to attack the Sangan,” thought Yugi. I’ll just have to play it safe for now. I activate Marshmallon Glasses so now you can only attack Marshmallon.

            “I activate Dark Bribe!” said Marcel. Your card is negated and you get to draw a card.

            “Fine,” said Yugi. He draws his card. I play 1 card face-down to end my turn. (5)

            “This will be exciting,” said Marcel. I play Grave Squirmer (0000) in Defense Mode. That ends my turn. (0)

            “My move,” said Yugi. I Summon Yellow Gadget (1200) in Defense Mode. Then I set 1 more card face-down to end my turn. (4)

            “Not willing to face my Lord of Phantasms are we?” questioned Marcel. I’ll change that. I set 1 card face-down and attack with Raviel. Raviel, destroy his Yellow Gadget!

            “I activate Soul Shield!” said Yugi. For half my LPs, the Battle Phase ends. His LPs drop to 2800.

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

            “I Summon Green Gadget (0600) in Defense Mode to end my turn,” said Yugi (4)

            “Then it’s time for you to meet another Sacred Beast,” said Marcel. I activate my face-down card, Limit Reverse, which brings back my Phantom of Chaos. Phantom of Chaos appears. Then I send my 3 Traps to the Grave for Uria, Lord of Searing Flames (0000) in Attack Mode and let’s not forget that for every Continuous Trap in my Grave, Uria gets 1000 ATK points! Uria’s ATK rises to 3000. Next I use his effect to destroy your middle face-down card! The face-down Mirror Force is destroyed. You’re through!

TO BE CONTINUED...

Silent Angry Clowns (2)

Previously…

            “Alright, time to slice that Anchor Knight!” said Joey drawing his card. I Tribute Rocket Warrior for Jinzo (2400) in Attack Mode. Jinzo, take out his Anchor Knight! Anchor Knight is destroyed and Teraoka’s LPs drop to 7100. Anchor Knight then reappears in Defense Mode. Wait a minute, I just destroyed that monster so how did it return?

            “My Anchor Knight has an effect,” said Teraoka. When it’s destroyed, I can discard 1 card to bring it back. 

            “The joke’s just getting started, hehe,” said Yamanaka.

            “Well then you’re off to a bad start,” said Kaiba. At Yugi vs. Harada…

            “Here goes,” said Yugi. I Summon Queen’s Knight (1500) in Attack Mode. Then, since I control both King’s and Queen’s Knight, I can Summon Jack’s Knight (1900) in Attack Mode from my hand. Now my monsters, attack him directly! Harada’s score drops to 3000. That ends my turn. (1)

            “I play ~Silent Knight~ (1500) in Attack Mode,” said Harada. With it in play, each turn, I can discard 1 card from my hand and when it attacks, its ATK is doubled. Silent Knight, destroy his Queen’s Knight!

            “I activate Mirror Force!” said Yugi. Your monster is destroyed! Silent Knight is destroyed.

            “I set 2 cards face-down to end my turn,” said Harada. (4) At Yamanaka vs. Kaiba…

            “I draw, hehe,” said Yamanaka. I use Pot of Greed, so that’s 2 cards for me. Next I Summon Arcana Force 0 - The Fool (0000) in Defense Mode and due to his effect I toss a coin. He tosses the coin and it lands. It’s Heads so my cards don’t affect it. I end my turn. (1)

            “Your LPs won’t be safe from my attacks,” said Kaiba. I play Soul Exchange to Tribute your monster for Luster Dragon #2 (2400) in Attack Mode. I’m not allowed to attack the turn I use Soul Exchange so I set 1 card face-down to end my turn. (2) At Joey vs. Teraoka…

            “Time to let you see what my Deck can really do,” said Teraoka. I activate my Anchor Knight’s other effect so by discarding 1 card, I can inflict 600 damage to your LPs and I can do this 3 times per turn!

            “What?!” said Joey.

            “I discard 3 cards to hit you for 1800!” said Teraoka. Joey’s LPs drop to 6200. That ends my turn. (1)

            “Here goes!” said Joey. If I attack and take out his Anchor Knight, he’ll just discard a card to bring it back. This card might be able to help but not just yet. Wait a sec, I’ve got a face-down card but since it’s a Trap, I can’t use it until Jinzo leaves the field. I’m gonna need to get more monsters than what he can discard from his hand to bring his Anchor Knight back. I activate Polymerization to discard Alligator’s Sword and Baby Dragon for Alligator’s Sword Dragon (1700) in Attack Mode. Then I play Little-Winguard (1400) in Attack Mode. Little Winguard, destroy his Anchor Knight! Anchor Knight is destroyed.

            “Did you forget about my monster’s effect?” asked Teraoka. I can discard a card from my hand to bring it back in Defense Mode. Anchor Knight (0600) appears.

            “Yeah but now that you have no cards in your hand, he can’t come back that way anymore,” said Joey. Alligator’s Sword Dragon, destroy his Anchor Knight! Anchor Knight is destroyed again. Jinzo, attack him directly! Teraoka’s LPs drop to 4700. That ends my turn. (0) With Yugi and Harada…

            “I play a second ~Silent Knight~ (1000) in Defense Mode,” said Harada. Next I use his effect to discard 1 card from my hand. That ends my turn. (3)

            “Alright, time to win this!” said Yugi.

            “Before you begin, I have the effect of Silent Torment in my Graveyard to activate,” said Harada. Since it’s in my Grave, I can destroy 1 of your monsters and deal you 1000 damage. I’ll take out your Jack’s Knight! Jack’s Knight is destroyed and Yugi’s score drops to 7000.

            “That’s not going to be enough to stop me,” said Yugi. I use Monster Reborn to bring my Jack’s Knight (1900) back from the Grave in Attack Mode. Jack's Knight appears. King’s Knight, destroy his Knight! Silent Knight is destroyed. Queen’s and King’s Knights, end this Duel! Harada’s LPs drop to 0. With Kaiba and Yamanaka…

            “I play a second Arcana Force 0 in Defense Mode,” said Yamanaka. What effect will it get? The coin lands. Heads again? Aw shucks, that’s not funny at all. I set 1 card to end my turn. (0)

            “Your LPs will be as empty as your hand,” said Kaiba. I activate Ring of Destruction! Your Arcana Force 0 is history!

Sinister Seeds

Inside Viper’s lab…

            “Viper’s failure has allowed me to take over,” said Yubel. Yugi, I’m going to make you suffer the same fate you I suffered when you abandoned me. She laughs. Elsewhere…

            “Well here we are, guys, back in Battle City,” said Yugi.

            “Yeah and with that creep Viper gone things should get to around normal here,” said Joey. Meanwhile…

            “Hey Seto check that out,” said Mokuba pointing to Duel Academy.

            “Hmph,” said Kaiba. That’s Duel Academy, Mokuba. The best Duelists attend there and it’s all thanks to me. Though one Duelist there has impressed me, Jaden Yuki. According to his record, he has beaten at least one Ra Yellow and 1 Obelisk Blue along with their teacher, Dr Crowler. None of them would be a match for me. He laughs. Elsewhere…

            “So Yugi, Kaiba and Joey are some of the top Duelists out there?” asked Marcel. We’ll see how they face a new breed of the God Cards! They won’t stand a chance! Back in Viper’s lab...

            “At the moment, I can’t get out and Duel, after all I need Duel energy to fuel my complete rebirth after Viper’s reject Bio-Band system kept him busy leaving me stuck inside that glass case for years,” said Yubel. No matter, because he’s gone and now I can finally have my revenge against Yugi Muto. How could I forget the day you threw me away?

            Flashback (begin)

            “This Deck is awesome,” said Yugi. Now I don’t need this Yubel card to be a great Duelist.

            Flashback (end)

            “I would’ve given you everything you needed Yugi but before I had the chance to do so, you threw me away for your new friends!” said Yubel. When we finally meet, Yugi Muto, you will finally see all the pain and suffering I went through! She laughs. Back with Marcel…

            “I think first it’s time that these three meet my three to see just how good they really are,” said Marcel. You three will find these people and Duel them. He hands each of them a photo of the said Duelist respectively.

            “These guys don’t look so tough,” said Teraoka (Note: Since his name wasn’t revealed in the dub episodes, I’ll use his Japanese name). I bet I could Duel circles around them.

            "Hehe. I’ll make a fool out of them, hehe,” said Yamanaka. (See above note). Harada nods but says nothing. The 3 of them race off. Should these 3 lose to their targets, I’ll give them a Duel they’ll never forget! Run and find these Duelists and defeat them! Harada, Teraoka, and Yamanaka find their targets hours later.

            “Who are you?” asked Yugi. Harada again says nothing. In Kaiba’s area…

            “Seto, any idea who this guy is?” asked Mokuba.

            “Identify yourself!” said Kaiba.

            “Hehe the name’s Harada and I’m going to make a fool out of you!” said Harada.

            “Go ahead and try,” said Kaiba. In Joey’s area…

            “Who’s dat guy?” thought Joey.

            “Look. Are we going to stand here all day?” asked Teraoka.

            “What are ya talkin’ about?” asked Joey.

            “I’m here to Duel you,” said Teraoka.

            “Fine,” said Joey. Back with Yugi.

            “I can’t figure out this guy at all,” thought Yugi. He doesn’t seem to be the type that is willing to speak. Wait a sec, he has a Duel disk on! Are you challenging me to a Duel? Yamanaka nods. Once again with Kaiba…

            “I don’t have all day,” said Kaiba. If there’s something you want from me, state it now.

            “You’re going to Duel me, hehe,” said Harada.

            “This shouldn’t take too long,” said Kaiba.

            “Prepare for defeat,” said Harada.

            “I think that’ll be your defeat,” said Kaiba.

            “Let’s Duel!” the 6 Duelists simultaneously say.