Yubel - Pain Initiator (4)

Previously…

           "It's time to unleash the deadliest form of me," said Yubel.

           "I thought you said Ultimate Nightmare was your strongest form," said Yugi.

           "Say hello to Yubel - Creator of Destruction (0000) in Attack Mode!" said Yubel. *She laughs* It's all over for you now! Nothing in your entire deck can defeat it! First and foremost, when my monster battles, it destroys your monster after damage calculation. It also can't be destroyed by battle or card effects and any Battle Damage normally dealt to me is dealt to you instead. Now I attack you with my strongest form! *Valkyrion is destroyed and Yugi's LPs drop to 600, then rise back to 4100 and Valkyrion reappears* How is this possible?

           "I activated my Mirage Ruler Trap Card," said Yugi. It brought back all the monsters that were destroyed this turn and restored my LPs back to what they were at the beginning of the turn.

           "I set 1 card and end my turn," said Yubel. (0)

           "This could be my last turn," thought Yugi. It all comes down to my next draw so it's time to find out what it is! Just what I needed! I use Card of Sanctity giving us both 6 cards since both our hands are empty. Next, I summon Watapon (0300) in Defense Mode since it was put in my hand by a card effect. Then I summon Witch of the Black Forest (1200) in Defense Mode. Then I use Magical Dimension to tribute my Witch for Dark Magician (2500) in Attack Mode and destroy Snipe Hunter! *Snipe Hunter is destroyed* With Witch's effect, I can add Green Gadget to my hand. Now I play Spirit Sword of Sealing and target your Creator of Destruction. It removes your monster from play until one of your monsters is destroyed. *Yubel - Creator of Destruction disappears* Dark Magician, attack her directly! *Yubel's LPs drop to 3500* I set 1 card face down to end my turn. (1)

           "By letting me draw those extra cards, Yugi, I now have more ways of defeating you!" said Yubel. I activate Call of the Haunted to bring back my Snipe Hunter! Snipe Hunter appears. Next I use Snipe Hunter's ability to toss 1 card in my hand and roll a die. If' it isn't 1 or 6, your Dark Magician is destroyed. *The die lands* A 1 so you're spared on the first roll but I'll discard another card and try again. *The die rolls* SIX? Fine I set 2 cards face down to end my turn. (3)

           "I equip my Dark Magician with Magic Formula, raising his ATK by 700! *Dark Magician's ATK rises to 3300* Dark Magician, destroy her Snipe Hunter! *Snipe Hunter is destroyed and Yubel's LPs drop to 1700*

           "Since you destroyed my monster in battle, not only do I get my Creator of Destruction back but now I can activate Sinister Seeds, giving me a Sinister Seed Token for every 500 points of Battle Damage I just took. *3 Sinister Seed Tokens (0100) appear in Defense Mode and Creator of Destruction reappears in Attack Mode*

           "I end my turn," said Yugi. (1)

           "That was your last turn," said Yubel. When my attack is complete, you're finished! I attack your Dark Magician with my Creator of Destruction!

           "I activate Soul Shield!" said Yugi. Now the Battle Phase ends but I have to cut my LPs in half. *His LPs drop to 300*

           "I end my turn," said Yubel. (2)

           "It's time I end this duel!" said Yugi.

           "With only one card in hand and so few LPs?" questioned Yubel. Just try!

           "I will!" said Yugi. I activate Dark Spear and equip it to my Dark Magician! Now when Dark Magician attacks a monster in Defense Mode and has more ATK than the Defense Position monster, the extra damage is dealt to you, Yubel! Dark Magician, destroy one of the Sinister Seed Tokens and end this duel! *The token is destroyed and Yubel's LPs drop to 0*

           "Yeah, I knew you could do it, Yug!" said Joey.

           "Yugi," said Yubel

           "What do ya want now, Yubel?" asked Joey.

           "I'm sorry for all the wrongs that I have committed," said Yubel. It was all a ploy to bring you here so that I could put an end to all my rage. Now that it's been done, I can finally move on. *She disappears*

           "Who knows what's lying around the corner," thought Yugi. We'll be ready for whatever we find!

Yubel - Pain Initiator (2)

Previously…

            "I'll start and each round I'll tell part of my story," said Yubel. It started many years ago before Yugi actually had his current friends. All he had was me. I stood by him to make sure that he was safe at all costs. I was always there for him so even if no one sat with him at lunch, I would. Now then I'll start with Double Coston (1700) in Attack Mode and 2 cards face down to end my turn. (3)

            "I summon Alpha the Magnet Warrior (1400) in Attack Mode," said Yugi. Alpha, attack her directly!

            "That's so typical of you, Yugi," said Yubel. You throw me away and now you intend to hurt me even more? We'll see if you really wish to attack me once I bring myself back with Limit Reverse! Since I have no more than 1000 ATK, I can be reborn with this Trap Card. Yubel appears on the field. This is only the beginning of the suffering I have planned for you! You'll regret the very day you threw me away and deserted me!

            "Alpha, attack Yubel's self!" said Yugi.

            "Aw yeah, way to take out dat monster of hers, Yug!" said Joey. *Yubel's self remains on the field and Yugi's LPs drop to 6600* Say WHAT? Why is that monster still dere and why'd Yug take damage?

            "It's all due to my own effects," said Yubel. I can't be destroyed in battle and any Battle Damage I receive is dealt to my opponent instead. This is why I have such an extensive cost to stay on the field.

            "I set 1 card face down to complete my turn," said Yugi. (3)

            "I switch myself to Defense Mode and that triggers the other effect of Limit Reverse, destroying myself," said Yubel. This in turn has triggered my final effect! Since I was destroyed by anything other than my own, I can bring myself back in another form! I have been reborn as Yubel - Terror Incarnate (0000) in Attack Mode. This is where my story will literally come in to play! However, this isn't all I have planned for this turn as I play The Calculator (?) in Attack Mode. It's ATK becomes the Levels of all monsters I have and multiplied by 300! *Calculator's ATK rises to 3900* Calculator, destroy his Alpha the Magnet Warrior! *Alpha is destroyed and Yugi's LPs drop to 4100* I set 1 card face down and my turn isn't complete without my reincarnated self's ability! I now destroy all other monsters out! *Calculator, Big Shield Gardna, and Alpha the Magnet Warrior are destroyed* (3)

           "That's one powerful effect!" said Joey. Hang in there, Yug!

           "I have to figure out how to destroy that monster," thought Yugi. I fear that this one has some other special abilities that I'm not aware of so I'll just have to play it safe. I summon Gamma the Magnet Warrior (1800) in Defense Mode and set 1 more card face down to end my turn. (2)

           "Obviously now the story is complete but the pain and suffering will continue," said Yubel drawing her card. I summon a second Calculator in Attack Mode! *Both Calculators' ATKs rise to 3600* First Calculator, attack directly!

           "I activate Mirror Force!" said Yugi. Since your monsters are in Attack Mode, they're all destroyed! Both Calculators and Terror Incarnate are destroyed.

           "Once again you have destroyed me but I'm about to be reborn once more!" said Yubel. Here is the final form of my body, Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare (0000) in Attack Mode! I set 2 cards face down to end my turn. (2)

           "Since you're out of monsters, I'll go ahead and play a monster of my own," said Yubel. I summon Armageddon Knight (1400) in Attack Mode. Armageddon Knight's effect activates, letting me send Samsara Lotus to my Grave. Armageddon Knight, attack him directly!

           "I activate Stronghold the Moving Fortress!" said Yugi. It's now a Trap Monster with 2000 DEF and I'll summon it in Defense Mode. *Stronghold appears*

           "I'll have my ultimate form attack it then, destroying it and its ATK comes out of your LPs," said Yubel. *Stronghold is destroyed* That ends my turn. (2)

           "Now that she has another monster out, I can destroy that monster but what if that's what she wants me to do?" thought Yugi. I'll have to be careful since I've already lost nearly half my LPs. I use Monster Reborn to revive Alpha in Defense Mode. *Alpha appears* Then I send it and the 2 other Magnet Warriors in my hand to the Grave for Valkyrion the Magna Warrior (3500) in Attack Mode. Valkyrion, attack Armageddon Knight!

To be continued…

Yubel - Pain Initiator (1)

*The next day…*

             "Man what a week this has been," said Joey.

             "Yeah, Yubel coming in and possessing everyone was quite the event," said Tristan.

             "We'll have to be ready in case she shows up today," said Yugi. *Meanwhile…*

             "Everybody up!" yelled Hassleberry.

             "What's goin' on, Hassleberry?" asked Jaden.

             "We need a battle plan to find the enemy," said Hassleberry.

             "What enemy?" asked Jaden.

             "Why Yubel of course," said Hassleberry.

             "Where should we start looking?" asked Jaden.

             "Soldiers, we'll need to stick together for this," said Hassleberry. We'll have to look all over as we head out and keep an eye out for sergeant Yugi also. Troops, let's head out, forward march! *The gang heads out* *Back with Yugi…*

             "I wonder what Yubel's real deck is," said Yugi.

             "Real deck?" questioned Joey.

             "Yeah, we haven't seen her real deck, she just changed all of ours instead," said Yugi.

             "You can find out right now, Yugi," said Yubel.

             "Let's do this!" said Yugi.

             "I've been waiting to avenge what you did to me for years, Yugi," said Yubel. Now the time has finally come to set things straight once and for all!

             "What'd Yug do to you anyway?" asked Joey.

             "So you want to know?" questioned Yubel. Well let's get this duel underway and I can explain.

             "You got it!" said Yugi.

             "I'll start and each round I'll tell part of my story," said Yubel. It started many years ago before Yugi actually had his current friends. All he had was me. I stood by him to make sure that he was safe at all costs. I was always there for him so even if no one sat with him at lunch, I would. Now then I'll start with Double Coston (1700) in Attack Mode and 2 cards face down to end my turn. (3)

             "I play Big Shield Gardna (2600) in Defense Mode," said Yugi. Next I set 1 card face down to end my turn. (4)

             "On with the story," said Yubel drawing her card. No one dared to harm Yugi as they all knew what I was capable of. However, Yugi eventually came across new friends and threw me and the card away! He tossed me aside like yesterday's news! I've been alone since then. I did my very best to protect you but you instead didn't think I was worth it and threw me away!

             "I never even knew you existed as a card," said Yugi. When I was in Domino High School, the card didn't exist.

             "You're wrong," said Yubel. The card did exist, just not in the Domino City as of yet. It was slated for release by Maximillion Pegasus the following year. It's time for you to meet me as I was on the card as I tribute my Coston to bring myself, Yubel, (0000) to the field in Attack Mode.

             "You aren't such a much," said Joey. No ATK or DEF and how'd you bring out a monster with 10 stars out for one tribute?

             "Due to Double Coston's effect, it counts a as two tributes if I tribute it for a DARK monster like my own card," said Yubel. Of course, I have a cost to stay out. Unless I make an offering to myself, I must leave the field and since I have no other monsters out, I bid farewell to myself and set 1 more card face down to end my turn. *Yubel is destroyed* (2)

             "I summon Alpha the Magnet Warrior (1400) in Attack Mode," said Yugi. Alpha, attack her directly!

             "That's so typical of you, Yugi," said Yubel. You throw me away and now you intend to hurt me even more? We'll see if you really wish to attack me once I bring myself back with Limit Reverse! Since I have no more than 1000 ATK, I can be reborn with this Trap Card. *Yubel appears on the field* This is only the beginning of the suffering I have planned for you! You'll regret the very day you threw me away and deserted me!

To be continued…

A Hero of the Phoenix (1)

*In downtown Domino City…*

            "Well there's something you don't see too often," said Aster. What's this crowd doing here? *He races over* Anyone here know what's going on?

            "Oh, hey bro," said Jaden.

            "Jaden?" questioned Aster. What are you doing here?

            "We've been fighting to get our friends back to normal," said Jaden.

            "Back to normal?" questioned Aster. From what?

            "From me," said Yubel. Aster Phoenix, so good of you to show up. Too bad you missed all the fun.

            "Who are you and what do you mean by fun?" asked Aster.

            "She's been possessing other duelists and giving them darker versions of their real deck," said Jaden.

            "Yeah, she even possessed me," said Yugi.

            "Aren't you Yugi Muto, King of Games?" questioned Aster. How'd she possess you?

            "Like this," said Yubel. *She tries to merge with Hassleberry* Why can't I merge with him?

            "I've got dino DNA in my blood, I can't be possessed," said Hassleberry.

            "Alright, Yubel," said Aster. Think you're tough enough for me? Then come duel me and find out!

            "You don't seem worthy of facing me," said Yubel.

            "I'm a pro duelist," said Aster. I even managed to beat Jaden.

            "Well then, let's just see how much of a pro you are," said Yubel.

            "Now that's more like it," said Aster. I think I'll start with Destiny Hero - Diamond Dude (1600) in Defense Mode and I'll set 1 card to take a break. (4)

            "I summon Armageddon Knight (1200) in Defense Mode," said Yubel. With his effect, I send Doom Shaman to my Grave. Then I set 2 cards face down to end my turn. (3)

            "Not much of a play," said Aster. I play Clock Tower Prison and with it, each turn, it gets a Clock Counter. Next I play Destiny Hero - Doom Lord (0600) in Attack Mode. Then I trigger my Diamond Dude's effect and flip over my top card. If it's a Normal Spell, it goes to my Grave for the turn and I can use its effect next round so let's find out what it is! *He flips over the card* It's Destiny Draw so I'll use it next round. Now I use my Doom Lord's effect to make your Armageddon Knight disappear for 2 rounds! *Armageddon Knight disappears* Now I set 1 card to end my turn. (2)

            "I activate Swing of Memories," said Yubel. Now I can bring back a Normal Monster in my Grave for the turn and I choose Doom Shaman (2400) in Attack Mode.

            "That's not a Normal Monster," said Aster. Or is your sight going with your monster?

            "Its main effect makes it a Normal Monster while on the field or in the Grave," said Yubel. However, I can now make it an Effect Monster by Gemini Summoning it!

            "Gemini Summoning?" said Aster. What do you mean by that?

            "It counts as my Normal Summon for the turn but it turns on its bonus effect," said Yubel. Now that it's an effect monster, I can now Special Summon Yubel (0000) from my hand in Attack Mode! Doom Shaman, take out that Doom Lord! *Doom Lord is destroyed and Aster's LPs drop to 6200*

            "I activate Destiny Signal, letting me replace my destroyed Doom Lord with Destiny Hero - Defender (2700) in Defense Mode," said Aster. By the way, what does your Yubel card do?

           "In order to stay on the field, she needs a tribute so I offer up my Doom Shaman," said Yubel. This in turn activates Doom Shaman's other ability. When it leaves the field, it destroys all monsters that it Special Summoned so she's destroyed as well. Now I can unleash a new body for myself! Since my first form was destroyed by an effect other than her own, I can now bring out Yubel - Terror Incarnate (0000) in Attack Mode.

           "That can't harm my Defender," said Aster. My monster has 2700 DEF points, while your monster has no ATK or DEF.

           "My new form has an effect as well," said Yubel. It destroys all other monsters during my End Phases.

           "It what?" said Aster.

           "I end my turn," said Yubel. *All other monsters are destroyed* Before long, you'll regret challenging me! (2)

To be continued…

King of Crimes (3)

Previously…

           "I use Polymerization to send my 2 monsters to my Grave for Elemental Hero Rampart Blaster (2500) in Defense Mode," said Jaden. Next I throw down a face down and that'll do. (0)

           "Is that all you know how to do?" questioned YY. It's hard for me to believe that you run Elemental Heroes that cower in fear of the enemy. No matter, though, I'll be glad to run over them and your LPs. I tribute Brain Golem for Evil Hero Malicious Edge (2600) in Attack Mode. It only needs one Tribute if you control a monster. Malicious Edge, take out Rampart Blaster! *Rampart Blaster is destroyed and Jaden's LPs drop to 6100* That ends my turn. (0)

           "Watch this," said Jaden drawing his 2 cards. I bring out Elemental Hero Neos (2500) in Attack Mode from my hand using Necroshade's effect! He's gonna be part of what takes you down, Yubel!

           "His points are still weaker than my Malicious Edge," said YY. Besides, my Burdon of the Mighty is still in play, which weakens your Neos by 700 ATK! *Neos' ATK drops to 1800*

           "Yeah well not after I play Skyscraper," said Jaden. Now when Neos attacks and is weaker than his attack target, he gets 1000 ATK so Neos, attack that Malicious Edge! *Neos' ATK rises to 2800 and Malicious Edge is destroyed, leaving YY with 5400* Your go. *Neos' ATK drops to 1800* (1)

           "I use Card of Sanctity so we draw until we have 6 cards in our hands," said YY. Next I discard Darknight Parshath to bring out another Dark Grepher! *Another Dark Grepher appears* Then I tribute my 3 monsters for Destiny Hero - Plasma (1900) in Attack Mode. Using his ability, I'll take your Neos! *Neos equips to Plasma and Plasma's ATK rises to 3150* Too bad you're out of monsters so Plasma, attack directly! *Jaden's LPs drop to 2950* I set 2 cards face down to end my turn. (1)

           "I need a strategy," thought Jaden. While she has Plasma out, all of my monsters don't get their effects. Worse yet, that Plasma has over 3000 ATK so I'll need to top that if I'm gonna get out of this. I still got Skyscraper out, which will give my heroes a boost when they attack Plasma but my monsters will lose 100 ATK x their Level with Burdon of the Mighty so I think that's where I need to start. I play E - Emergency Call to pick up Elemental Hero Avian! Then I use O - Oversoul to bring back Burstinatrix! *Burstinatrix appears* Next I use R - Righteous Justice to get rid of Burdon of the Mighty since I have an Elemental Hero out! *Burdon of the Mighty is destroyed* Now I use Poly to send Burstinatrix I control and Avian in my hand to the Grave for Elemental Hero Flame Wingman (2100) in Attack Mode. Wait I've got even more as I use Miracle Fusion to remove from play Avian, Burstinatrix, Bubbleman and Clayman for Elemental Hero Electrum (2900) in Attack Mode. I've got a second Miracle Fusion to play so I'm usin' it to remove from play Sparkman and Flame Wingman for Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman (2500) in Attack Mode. Here's my final card: Fusion Gate so that I can now bring out Fusion Monsters without Polymerization as I remove from play Flare Wingman and Electrum for my latest and greatest Elemental Hero: Elemental Hero Lightning Firestorm (5000) in Attack Mode. Lightning Firestorm, destroy his Plasma! *Plasma is destroyed and YY's LPs drop to 3550* With Plasma out of the way, my Firestorm's ability can kick in. When he destroys a monster in battle, I can have him attack again if he destroyed a monster with more ATK than my LPs so Lightning Firestorm, end this duel! *YY's LPs drop to 0* Yugi collapses* That's game, Yubel.

            "We'll meet again, Yugi," said Yubel. *She disappears*

            "Yugi!" yelled Joey. *The gang rush over*

            "Are you alright?" asked Tea`.

            "Yugi, say somethin', man!" said Tristan. *Yugi opens his eyes*

            "What am I doing here?" asked Yugi.

            "That freak of nature Yubel took control of you and forced you to duel," said Joey.

            "Where is she now?" asked Yugi.

            "She's gone," said Tristan.

            "I've got a feeling she'll be back," thought Yugi. After all, she appears to be after me for something I've done but I don't even know what that is.

            "We'd better go find a place to sleep for the night," said Joey.

            "Good call," said Tea`.

            "Yeah, I'm quite tired myself," said Jaden. Catch ya later guys! *Jaden and crew leave* No matter what, I'm sure Yubel is waiting for the moment to return and throw down with Yugi himself. It'll be his biggest challenge yet!

King of Crimes (2)

Previously…

           "Yubel, enough!" yelled Jaden.

           "Now I'm guaranteed victory," said YY. What makes you think you can stop me anyway?

           "I'm gonna find out right now so let's throw down!" yelled Jaden.

           "I activate Burdon of the Mighty, which lowers the ATK of your monsters by 100 for each star in your monsters' Levels," said YY. *Thunder Giant's ATK drops to 1800* Next I activate my face down card, Zoma the Spirit, which converts the card as a Monster with 1800 ATK but it's still treated as a Trap Card. Zoma appears. Zoma, take out Thunder Giant!

           "What's the point?" questioned Jaden. Their strengths are equal.

"Exactly!" said YY. *Both monsters are destroyed* With Zoma's effect, you take damage equal to Thunder Giant's ATK! *Jaden's LPs drop to 6200* Finally I play Destiny Hero - Defender (2700) in Defense Mode and end my turn. (0)

           "Man, she really does have different deck," thought Jaden. Whatever she's planning I have to stop it! With Defender out, though, I get to draw another card now. To kick of my turn, I draw an additional card during my Draw Phase thanks to your Defender. Next, I play Elemental Hero Bubbleman (1200) in Defense Mode and throw down a face down to call it a turn. (1)

           "I summon Dark Grepher (1700) in Attack Mode," said YY. Grepher, take out Bubbleman! *Bubbleman is destroyed*

           "You activated my Hero Signal Trap," said Jaden. Now I can bring out Elemental Hero Clayman (2000) in Defense Mode.

           "I end my turn," said YY. (0)

           "Sounds good," said Jaden. *He draws his cards* I play Burstinatrix (0800) in Defense Mode and throw down another 2 face downs to call it a turn. (0)

           "I activate Pot of Greed so that's 2 new ones for me," said YY. Next I tribute Dark Grepher for Brain Golem (2500) in Attack Mode. Golem, destroy his Clayman!

          "Don't think so, I have a Trap and it's Hero Ring!" said Jaden. With it, monsters you have with 1900 or more ATK can't hurt my Clayman.

          "I set 1 card face down to end my turn," said YY. (0)

          "I use Polymerization to send my 2 monsters to my Grave for Elemental Hero Rampart Blaster (2500) in Defense Mode," said Jaden. Next I throw down a face down and that'll do. (0)

          "Is that all you know how to do?" questioned YY. It's hard for me to believe that you run Elemental Heroes that cower in fear of the enemy. No matter, though, I'll be glad to run over them and your LPs. I tribute Brain Golem for Evil Hero Malicious Edge (2600) in Attack Mode. It only needs one tribute if you control a monster. Malicious Edge, take out Rampart Blaster! *Rampart Blaster is destroyed and Jaden's LPs drop to 6100* That ends my turn. (0)

         "I play Card Trooper (0400) in Attack Mode," said Jaden. With this card out, I can send up to 3 cards from my deck to my Grave, then power my Trooper up by 500 ATK for each card sent. I'm gonna send 3 cards! *Card Trooper's ATK rises to 1900* That'll do. *Card Trooper's ATK returns to 400* (1)

        "What a waste of a turn," said YY. I activate Monster Reborn to revive Dark Grepher in Attack Mode! Dark Grepher appears. Malicious Edge, take out that Card Trooper!

        "I activate the effect of my Necro Gardna," said Jaden. Since it's in my Grave, I can remove it from play to negate your attack.

        "When was that sent to the Grave?" asked YY.

        "When I used my Trooper's effect, it was one of the 3 cards I sent there," said Jaden.

        "Dark Grepher, destroy Card Trooper!" said YY. *Card Trooper is destroyed*

        "Now comes Card Trooper's special effect!" said Jaden. Since it was destroyed, I can draw 1 card. *He draws his card*

        "I end my turn," said YY. (0)

        "Watch this," said Jaden drawing his 2 cards. I bring out Elemental Hero Neos (2500) in Attack Mode from my hand using Necroshade's effect! He's gonna be part of what takes you down, Yubel!

To be continued…

King of Crimes (1)

Previously…

            "It is a long shot," thought Yugi. Here goes! I tribute my 2 monsters for Gandora the Dragon of Destruction (0000) in Attack Mode. Since its ATK is already 0, it's not affected by Burdon of the Mighty. Now I activate its special effect, which by paying half my LPs, removes from play all other cards and gives Gandora 300 ATK for each one! *All cards are removed from play* *Jinzo reappears, then disappears* Your Jinzo adds to the total of 10 cards removed so my Gandora's ATK is 3000! *Gandora's ATK rises to 3000* Gandora, end this duel! *YJ's LPs drop to 0* *Joey collapses* Joey? Are you okay?

          "Yug, what happened?" asked Joey. Last thing I remember was seein' dat other guy win.

          "Yubel possessed you," said Yugi. It's all better now, I freed you.

          "Thanks, Yug," said Joey.

          "Most impressive, Yugi," said Yubel. How's about you and I have some fun? *She merges with Yugi*

          "Yugi!" yelled Joey.

          "Fight back, man!" said Tristan. You can't let her get to you!

          "I'm afraid he already has," said YY.

          "Dat's it, I'm comin' after ya, you hear me?" asked Joey.

          "Please, although you beat me, you weren't capable of doing so in just a few turns or I'd have been impressed," said YY.

          "Yubel, enough!" yelled Jaden.

          "Now I'm guaranteed victory," said YY. What makes you think you can stop me anyway?

          "I threw down with Yugi's deck a few years ago and took it down," said Jaden.

          "What makes you so sure that this is the same deck?" questioned YY.

          "I'm gonna find out right now so let's throw down!" yelled Jaden.

          "Suit yourself, Jaden but realize that this will be your worst mistake ever!" said YY.

          "I'll start off with Elemental Hero Sparkman (1400) in Defense Mode and throw down 2 face downs to call it a turn," said Jaden. (3)

          "I'll play Reinforcement of the Army to add Elemental Hero Avian to my hand," said YY.

          "Aw come on, where's the originality?" questioned Jaden. *YY laughs*

          "Originality?" questioned YY. Why should I care about that when I defeat my opponents?

          "Originality makes your deck unique over everyone else," said Jaden.

          "What makes you think that because I have Avian in this deck that my deck is unoriginal?" questioned YY.

          "I run Avian too," said Jaden. So your deck isn't completely original.

          "Well then how about I play Dark Fusion to send Avian and Burstinatrix to the Grave for Evil Hero Inferno Wing (2100) in Attack Mode?" said YY.

          "I played those cards way back when you possessed me," said Jaden.

          "I set 2 cards face down and end my turn," said YY. (1)

          "How about I bring on some fusion action for you?" questioned Jaden. Only this time, I'm takin' out your monster! I play Polymerization to send the Sparkman I have out and the Clayman in my hand to the Grave for Elemental Hero Thunder Giant (2400) in Attack Mode. Now I'll toss a card for Thunder Giant's effect and destroy your Inferno Wing! *Inferno Wing is destroyed* Thunder Giant, direct attack! *YY's LPs drop to 5600* I'll throw down a face down and call it a turn. (1)

          "I activate Burdon of the Mighty, which lowers the ATK of your monsters by 100 for each star in your monsters' Levels," said YY. *Thunder Giant's ATK drops to 1800* Next I activate my face down card, Zoma the Spirit, which converts the card as a Monster with 1800 ATK but it's still treated as a Trap Card. *Zoma appears* Zoma, take out Thunder Giant!

          "What's the point?" questioned Jaden. Their strengths are equal.

"Exactly!" said YY. *Both monsters are destroyed* With Zoma's effect, you take damage equal to Thunder Giant's ATK! *Jaden's LPs drop to 6200* Finally I play Destiny Hero - Defender (2700) in Defense Mode and end my turn. (0)

          "Man, she really does have different deck," thought Jaden. Whatever she's planning I have to stop it!

To be continued…

Shadow Delver (4)

Previously…

            "I play…" started YJ drawing her card. *Lycanthrope's ATK drops to 900* ….my face down Monster Reborn to revive my Darklord Zerato (2800) in Attack Mode. Next I tribute Lycanthrope to play Darknight Parshath (1900) in Attack Mode. He gets 100 ATK for every DARK monster in my Grave and there are 4! *Darknight Parshath's ATK rises to 2300* I set 1 card face down to end my turn. (1)

            "Battle Fader is a pretty weak defense so if I can destroy it, she'll be open for a direct attack," thought Yugi. I play Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight (2300) in Attack Mode.

            "That's a Level 7 monster," said YJ.

            "True but due to its effect, I can play it as a Normal Summon if it's the only card in my hand," said Yugi. Swift Gaia, take out Battle Fader!*Battle Fader disappears* Why wasn't it sent to the Graveyard?

            "When Battle Fader is brought out by its effect, it is removed from play when it leaves the field," said YJ.

            "Royal Straight Slasher, attack her directly!" said Yugi.

            "I activate Shrink, so the ATK of your Slasher is halved!" said YJ. You were never prepared for me! *Straight Slasher's ATK drops to 1200 and YJ's score drops to 3000* That ends my turn. (0)

            "Now I'm the one without monsters," thought YJ. All I need to do is draw another Burdon of the Mighty and weaken his monsters to a point where I can destroy them and end this duel. I activate another Burdon of the Mighty so your monsters get weaker! *Swift Gaia's ATK drops to 1600 while Straight Slasher's ATK drops to 1700* Next I play D. D. Warrior (1000) in Defense Mode to end my turn. (0)

            "All I need to do is get by that D.D. Warrior and I can win this duel," thought Yugi. Wait a sec, she must be planning something with that monster. Does it have some special effect that can take out one of my monsters? I'd better play it safe until I can get rid of it without attacking. I set 1 card face down to end my turn. (0)

            "Before my turn begins, I activate my hidden card, Fires of Doomsday, giving me 2 Doomsday Tokens (0000 x2) in Defense Mode and they can't be used as Tributes except for a DARK monster so to start my turn I tribute one of them for Jinzo (2400) in Attack Mode. Jinzo, destroy his Royal Straight Slasher! *Royal Straight Slasher is destroyed and Yugi's LPs drop to 400* Make your final move! (0)

            "I will," said Yugi. I play Spirit Sword of Sealing!" said Yugi. Jinzo is removed from play. *Jinzo disappears* Next I switch my Swift Gaia to Defense Mode and end my turn. (0)

            "He made a smart move by getting rid of my Jinzo but that only applies as long as his Sword of Sealing stays active," thought YJ. I draw!" Heavy Storm is nice but that would get rid of my own Burdon of the Mighty and I want that to stay out to keep his monsters weak. I set 1 monster in Defense Mode to end my turn. (0)

            "She now has 3 monsters on the field," thought Yugi. I could risk attacking and find out what it is but with so few LPs at the moment, I can't take that risk. I summon Mystical Elf (2000) in Defense Mode to end my turn. (0)

            "Figures he's still stalling," thought YJ. He can't afford to lose his monsters or I'll win the duel and I'm going to do just that this turn. I summon Mystic Tomato (1100) in Defense Mode and end my turn. (0)

            "It's time to take you down and free Joey!" said Yugi.

            "With one card?" questioned YJ. I doubt it.

            "It is a long shot," thought Yugi. Here goes! I tribute my 2 monsters for Gandora the Dragon of Destruction (0000) in Attack Mode. Since its ATK is already 0, it's not affected by Burdon of the Mighty. Now I activate its special effect, which by paying half my LPs, removes from play all other cards and gives Gandora 300 ATK for each one! *All cards are removed from play* *Jinzo reappears, then disappears* Your Jinzo adds to the total of 10 cards removed so my Gandora's ATK is 3000! *Gandora's ATK rises to 3000* Gandora, end this duel! *YJ's LPs drop to 0* *Joey collapses* Joey? Are you okay?

           "Yug, what happened?" asked Joey. Last thing I remember was seein' dat other guy win.

           "Yubel possessed you," said Yugi. It's all better now, I freed you.

           "Thanks, Yug," said Joey.

           "Most impressive, Yugi," said Yubel. How's about you and I have some fun? *She merges with Yugi*

To be continued…