Turn 13: The Darker Side of Thunder

'''Yu-Gi-Oh! Infinity Hunter''' ARC 1 “Rising Star.”

Turn 13 “The Darker Side of Thunder.”

The sun was shining brightly over the sandy roads in the desert. A lone group of SUV`s ride over these roads. Four in total, they head for an unknown destination. In the distance a large crater of sand could be seen. The walls of this crater are so huge, you cannot see what is inside the crater of sand.

“Sir,” a male blonde haired man turned to a brown haired man in the back of the SUV in the front. “We are reaching the research site. Dr. Azura has recommended us to wear these mouth caps for protection against dust.”

“There is no need for that, Mason. I have been here for a while before remember. I know of the dusty environment here. I know of the legends of this desert.” The brown haired man pulled open a laptop. “There is no need to do that.”

“Sir a lot has changed since the last time you were here. Dr. Azura has come in the time that you left the desert into our hands. She is quite handy and gifted.” The blonde haired man reached out with a mouth cap to the brown haired man. “Trust me, sir. Just put it on.”

“If you insist, Mason. And stop calling me sir, we are on first name basis for a long time already.” The brown haired man closed his laptop as the SUV came to an abrupt halt. “Let us see what the desert holds hidden for us next to the ancient rituals of Duel Monsters.”

As the SUV stopped, with the three other SUV`s standing next to the first, a female person walked up. She was wearing a white doctor`s coat and had dark brown long hair, bend in a ponytail. She did have a mouth cap in front of her mouth. She shakes the brown haired man`s hand.

“Doctor, my name is Rebecca Azura. I am so glad you were willing to join us again in this desert and desolated region.” The brown haired man nodded and at the next moment shakes his head. “What is wrong, doctor?”

“Well, let us say I am still not used to be called doctor after my promotion on the Sacred Beasts history and artifacts. Please just call me Paul.” He smiles as he follows Dr. Azura up to the tent near them. As he enters it, he enters a tent full of high-tech equipment. One of the screens show the crater from the top with a single stone in the middle. “So tell me why you have brought me all the way to this desolated island, which is not much more but a wide desert fused with rain  Forest?”

“The single stone in the crater is what brought you here, Paul.” Dr. Azura picks a print-out from the table and shows it to Paul. “High levels of Ener-D are developing here. As if the stone is a living being.”

“And what does that have to do with me? I am an expert on Duel Monsters archeology, not on regular archeology. I know that this island, Eonis I believe you call it? That this island is a legendary place. Those four statues over there – “ Paul points to a photo on a board in the tent. “ – are exactly the reason why I never wanted to return here.”

“Because of what happened to your fellow researcher?”

“Exactly.”

“Are you still interested in seeing this stone for yourself?” Dr. Azura asked and Paul inhaled for a minute.

“Well, I am here, am I not? Why shouldn’t I as well check out this stone?” Paul followed Dr. Azura out of the tent as a sudden  Gust<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">of wind blew the photo of the board and a muck of water fell on it.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">---

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">The windows in the house of Blake Connoly were open as moonlight came through it. The sun had just disappeared below the horizon and Blake`s mom was clearing the plate she used to eat from tonight alone, since Blake obviously was gone.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I wonder where he went.” Mrs. Connoly put the dish in the dish washer as she heard her cell phone ring. “Ah, there you’ll have him.” She picked up her phone and clicked it open, showing the unknown caller ID.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“This is the Connoly Residence. How can I help you?” Mrs. Connoly asked through the phone as she heard what was said at the other side of the line. “Yes, that`s me. What did you say?” Her eyes spread wide as she listened to what the voice at the other side told her. “That has been a long time ago, I no longer do that.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Outside the house a black windowed SUV arrived with two black men stepping out, dressed in normal black suits with titanium black sunglasses. Mrs. Connoly saw them and she listens to the voice at the other side.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“He specifically requests my presence?” Mrs. Connoly shakes her head, showing that she had an idea what the voice at the other side of the line was talking about. “Very well then. I will come with them, but if it turns out to be false alarm I am going home directly.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">With these words she hung up the phone and put it in her pocket. She opened a closet in her room and unlocked a safe on the ground. As the door of the safe opened, two deck boxes were revealed to be in there. She picked the suitcase at the back of the safe and dragged it outside of the house, stepping inside the SUV of the suited men.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">-

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“We are near.” Lance was conversating with Blake and Yuni through the com system. “Kaito has not called again?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Nah, he probably expected us to be there now,” Blake answers and he looks in the distance, seeing as the white van that had taken Gillian, was still far in front of them. “It seems they are still heading over to the direction of the Aurora Stadium.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yeah.” Lance sighed and pulled closer to Blake, nodding to behind of them. “I think we are being followed.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Keep going on,” Blake instructed Lance and Lance followed him, crossing a bridge above them and then suddenly going onto the pavement. They both waited for the duel runner to come closer and Blake waited again. “Yuni, go sit down on Lance`s duel runner.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Yuni sat on the back of Lance`s duel runner as they waited and waited. Blake did not move a lot, only back and front on his duel runner.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Speed World 2, forced activation.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“What?” Blake looked at his screen as the card flipped up on his screen. His screen displayed DUEL MODE. “Who has forced the activation of my Speed World 2 dueling system?” His engines started, forcing Blake to ride onto the duel lane.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Blake! Can’t you stop your engine?” Yuni asked her friend.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“No. He cannot.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">From beneath the bridge at the other side Phantom Rider appeared on his long duel runner. He sat back relaxed in his duel runner as his deck shuffled automatically. Phantom Rider turned around to see whether Blake followed him.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Well, are you gonna take my challenge?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“It seems I have no choise.” Blake poked at a button, auto-shuffling his deck. “Who are you exactly?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“My name is Phantom Rider and I am a survivor of the Zero Reverse incident in Domino City.” Phantom Rider explained and he was already meters in front of Blake. Blake not wanting to stick behind, charged up his own engines and drove after Phantom Rider, with Lance and Yuni not much further behind him. “You know the incident in which your father died?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yes, my father was killed by failure of the human mind.” Blake still had no idea what that had to do with him. “Why do you want to duel me?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“The Zero Reverse incident caused me to seek the best duelists in the world. The duelists with the highest potential. And you are on that list.” Phantom Rider draws his first five cards, smirking already. “I have dueled Jack Atlas and Yusei Fudo, I have lost against them, but I lost knowing that I have battled the high potentials.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Wait, I am on a list of high potentials?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yes.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Are you one of the Aurora Remnant?” Blake suspiciously asked Phantom Rider but he shakes his head, laughing, or at least Blake assumed Phantom Rider was laughing. “You are not, I guess?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“No, in fact I cleared one out of your way already. You only have to bother about three people now and me. But you have to move quick, if I may say so. I fight the Aurora Remnant as well, but at other fronts and they know it.” Phantom Rider patted his deck. “That is why I created many versions of my deck. My deck is never the same. But one force is the common thing all versions have. The force of speed.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“The force of speed?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Only if you can truly master the force of speed, you can master your fullest potential.” Phantom Rider switched on his screen to show Blake behind him. “I’ll show you the full force of speed and the potential it can bring forth.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You are on!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Blake – 4000 [SPC: 0] <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Phantom Rider – 4000 [SPC: 0]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“My turn,” Blake pulls a new card from his deck. “Now to start off I pay 1000 lifepoints and summon Blackthunder Cocoon (0/2200) in defense mode to the field.” Next to him on the duel lane the cocoon appeared. “Now once per turn this card gains 1 Blackthunder-Counter, starting with this turn.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I know about your Cocoon yes and its ability to call forth stronger forms.” Phantom Rider then placed a monster card on his duel disk. “You special summon, I special summon. Come forward Phantom Rider – Deathcall!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">A roaring motor was heard as from the duel lane as three strains of black smoke appeared. Three separate motor fiends appeared, all seated on flaming motor cycles. They dashed forward, circling around Blake and his Cocoon, surprisingly able to keep a strict circle.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Why are there suddenly three monsters on your field?” Blake wondered and Phantom Rider chuckled.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“When Deathcall is summoned through the effect of you special summoning a monster I replace him by three Deathcall Rider Tokens (3x 1000/1000).” Phantom Rider smiled as all of his Deathcall Rider Tokens cackled. “To say you the truth, this is my favorite card.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Oh really? Why?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You’ll see.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yeah, well since you have already dictated a way into this duel. I place these three cards face down and end my turn.” Three brown backed cards appeared around him as he tried to shake off his offenders by boosting the engine.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“My turn.” Both their Speed  Counter Counter<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">s went up to 1. “Now because I have been able to Special Summon a Phantom Rider Last Turn<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">, I can summon this card to the field. However, like my Deathcall….” The card appeared and split up in two entities.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Two tokens like those Deathcall Rider Tokens?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I special summon Phantom Rider – Ghost Skull, however like Deathcall if summoned through this effect, I need to summon Tokens first, so be introduced to my Skull Rider Tokens (2x 1000/500).” Two green engines flared up next to Phantom Rider as two skull headed riders appeared on their mechanical beasts. `Next I tribute all three of my Deathcall Rider Tokens to summon Phantom Rider – Deathcall (1600/800) properly.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ ''His deck is amazingly different from what I expected. Come to think about it …………. I really did not expect anything at all.''<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Blake sat comfortable in his duel runner, but was rocking up and down of excitement and the urge to find out what Phantom Rider was up to actually. He had spoken about the true force of speed.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Now since, Deathcall has been summoned by tributing all three Deathcall Rider Tokens, it is immune to Monster Effects.” The new rider that had appeared had glowing red eyes. “Now for my Skull Rider Tokens, they cannot attack or be tributed for anything but summoning Phantom Rider – Ghost Skull to the field.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Interesting.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Now I cannot destroy your Cocoon at least not this turn, but I set this card face down and end my turn.” Phantom Rider slowed down to rider next to Blake. “It is your turn, Blake.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ ''I should not get my attention divided between his so spoken show of the force of speed and my drive to win this duel. Eventually I will have to win this duel and quick.''<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Blake placed his new card inside the card holder on his duel runner. “By now my Blackthunder Cocoon has gained another Blackthunder-Counter after which I activate Thunder Drain, one of my three face down cards.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I know what that does.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Surprising as not many people run a Blackthunder deck. Thunder Drain inflicts once per turn 100 points of damage per Blackthunder-Counter placed on my field, which is two.” Blake grinned as a strike of lightning hit Phantom Rider, who did not stagger.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Phantom Rider – 4000 -> 3800 [SPC: 2]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Next I activate Speed Spell – Angel Baton, allowing me to draw 2 cards and discard 1.” He flipped one card in his graveyard slot and puts two in his hand. “Now since this card was send to the graveyard by a spell card, my face down card activates. Level Shot!” A card flipped up and an arrow hit the Cocoon. “By paying multiples of 100 points I can reduce the level of my Cocoon by one level per 100 paid. I pay 100.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Blake – 4000 -> 3900 [SPC: 2]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Where was I? Oh right, because a certain card was send to the graveyard, I can add it back to my hand due to its effect. It is my Buster Glider (0/0).” Blake flipped the card from his hand back into his graveyard.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ He is discarding it to add Buster Mode to his hand.<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Phantom Rider smirked. ‘ Smooth move, but since I know the effect of Buster Mode, I know what is coming.<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I send my Buster Glider to the graveyard to – “ Blake pointed sideways to Phantom Rider. “ – deal 500 points of damage to you.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Phantom Rider – 3800 -> 3300 [SPC: 2]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ ''So he either has Buster Mode in his hand or he has Buster Glider simply for the burning away of my lifepoints. I have been wanting to duel him for a while now, but it seems I do not know all of his deck.''<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Phantom Rider for the first time showed a sign of stress, a drop of sweat coming from below his helmet.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You are sweating, that is good since I am not done yet. Now I can still normal summon. Come forward Blackthunder Mosquito!” Blake dropped the card on his duel disk and in a flash the mosquito was found on the field. “Next I am tuning in my Cocoon with my Mosquito! As the thunder rolls and fires are burning. From the ashes a new force rises. Become the Dark Phoenix! Arise, Blackthunder Phoenix!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">From the Synchro gate, the great black fiery phoenix appeared on his side of the field. The loud cry of the phoenix perpetrated the ears of Blake and Phantom Rider, though both protected by a helmet.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Now it gains 1 Blackthunder-Counter, but that is all for now.” Blake rested his arm at his duel runner`s duel disk held.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“My turn then.” Phantom Rider swung his arm at the Skull Rider Tokens. “Now I tribute both of them to summon Phantom Rider – Ghost Skull properly to the field.” As the two green engines disappeared a flaming engine appeared with a dark cloaked figure on it, with a burning skull head. (1500/900)

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“So it has appeared.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yes, but that is not all. I play Speed Spell – Count Up. By sending two of my cards to my graveyard I gain 4 Speed-Counters.” Phantom Rider smirked as his Speed-Counters counter went up to seven.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Phantom Rider – 3300 [SPC: 3 -> 7]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Next I play my face down card, Phantom  Blocker<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">. Now you cannot use effects from your graveyard to aid you for this turn. Which means your Cocoon cannot return to the field. Next up, my old pal Phantom Rider – Abua (900/400).” The young Phantom Rider appeared on his cycle with green whirling energy. “Now Abua, attack him directly!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Blake – 3900 -> 3000 [SPC: 3]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Now soon prepare for the real power of the force of speed.” Phantom Rider raised his hand in the air. “Now by removing my Phantom Rider – Vanguard Ixil (0/2000) from my graveyard I can increase my Speed-Counters by 4, since his level is 4 when removed.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Phantom Rider – 3300 [SPC: 7 -> 11]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“It does not matter as I have anything to counter it with.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ Hah, I knew it.<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Phantom Rider picked the last card from his hand and inserted it in his duel disk. “I activate Speed Spell – Gap Storm. Since I have 10 Speed-Counters or more on Speed World 2, I can destroy all Spell and Trap Cards on the field. Luckily I lose only one, but you lose two valuable according to what you just told me.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ I knew it…..<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Now I end my turn.” Phantom Rider slowed down again and when Blake was about to draw his next card, their Speed-Counters counter went up to 12. His duel runner started to glow and the area became surrounded by mysterious streaks of purple light.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“What is this?” Blake asked Phantom Rider.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Since my Speed-Counters went up to 12 at the beginning of a new turn, I now  Shift<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> into the next step of speed. I will reveal to you the true meaning of the force of speed.” Phantom Rider raised his hand as his Speed-Counters dropped to 0.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Phantom Rider – 3300 [SPC: 12 -> 0]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“What is this?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I tribute my Speed World 2 card and activate this new power card, the true world of speed! Speed World 3 – Speed Dimension!” Phantom Rider was surrounded by purple light and in a flash disappeared from the track suddenly.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“What is going on?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Oh, I am still here.” In a sudden flash Phantom Rider appeared shortly before disappearing again. “Try keeping up.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Blake looked at his duel runner screen and saw the speed of Phantom Rider raising up over 220 kilometer per hour, reaching the 300 soon. Such speed, such power, was that the true force of speed? He had heard about duelists capable of surpassing their own limits, like the famous Yusei Fudo and Jack Atlas, but he thought them to be rare, very rare.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ ''I can’t let me get distracted of this by his play. I need to achieve the same level of speed as him if I want to keep up, but therefore I need Speed World 3 – Speed Dimension. Assuming it is programmed in duel runners, it should not be too hard to achieve right?''<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Blake wondered by himself as he flipped the next card from his deck. ‘ Hah, at least I masqueraded my card and tactic and does he not know I still hold the weapon that can provide an alternate possibility.<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Are you going to make your move already?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I pay 500 lifepoints to special summon Blackthunder Knife Knight (800/500) to the field.” The short knight appeared with the many daggers at his belt. “Next I remove Blackthunder Cocoon from my graveyard from play in order to activate Knife Knight`s effect and deal 100 points per levelstar of the removed monster to you.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Blake – 3900 -> 3400 [SPC: 4] <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Phantom Rider – 3300 -> 2700 [SPC: 1]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Next I set this card face down after which I reveal one of my Phoenix` abilities to transfer one of the Blackthunder-Counters as power into my Phoenix, increasing its attack power by 400 (ATK: 2600 -> 3000).” At that moment Phantom Rider appeared next to him again along with his three riders. “Blackthunder Phoenix, attack his Abua!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Phantom Rider – 2700 -> 500 [SPC: 1]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Now I end my turn.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Phantom Rider smirked as he once again charged his duel runner and disappeared into a flash of purple light. As their Speed-Counters counter raised to 5 and 2 perspective, the light around him began to grow harder.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I remove 2 of my Speed-Counters from Speed World 3 – Speed Dimension – “ the far away voice of Phantom Rider inside the purple tunnel of light that Blake was unable to see. “ – to draw 1 additional card from my deck.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“For Speed World 2 you required 7 Speed-Counters?!” Blake was interested by the sudden change of rules.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Now I summon Phantom Rider – Gaiuka (1700/500) to the field.” From the tunnel a new rider appeared on the field. It was sitting on a scarlet red motor cycle. “Once per turn I can negate 1 attack with this card, however that is not the use I intend him for.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I never heard of your Gaiuka.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Neither have you heard of my ace card! I tune in Gaiuka with my Ghost Skull and Deathcall! When the clouds part, the moon is eclipsed. Hear the dragon roar as its mighty wings flap in the air! Synchro Summon! Rise, Phantom Eclipse Dragon!” Phantom Rider chanted and from the tunnel of light the gigantic dragon with the moon crests appeared.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You have a Dragon monster as your ace?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I do have heard of this monster!” Lance warned Blake. “Phantom Eclipse Dragon is an extremely rare dragon card, even more rare then the  Dark End Dragon<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> and  Light End Dragon<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> and it has rare effects.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“By effect of my Phantom Eclipse Dragon I can turn all face-up monsters face down.” Blackthunder Phoenix and Knife Knight disappeared from the field into a face down placed card. “Now I can deal 500 points of damage per monster turned face down.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Blake – 3000 -> 2000 [SPC: 5]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Next I send my last monster card in my hand to the graveyard, to deal half of its attack power to you as damage!” Phantom Rider appeared from the smoke that Phantom Eclipse Dragon had created. “I send another Phantom Rider – Deathcall to the graveyard and deal 800 points of damage to you.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Blake – 2000 -> 1200 [SPC: 5]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I end my turn now, but be sure that this is just the beginning.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“My turn then!” Blake pulled a new card from his deck as he looked at it. “First I flip up my Blackthunder Phoenix. Then I reveal my trap card, Pact of Honesty. We both draw 1 card and I gain 500 lifepoints.” As he picked a new card from his deck.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Blake – 1200 -> 1700 [SPC: 6]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Then it is time to rev up my Blackthunder Phoenix! Face down card activate! Buster Mode!” The card flipped up and light encased Blackthunder Phoenix. “Now Blackthunder Phoenix, increase your powers and be encased by the armor of justice!” The flaming body of Blackthunder Phoenix got a layer of armor on it and the wings were more visible now.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“What?!” Phantom Rider appeared from the tunnel of light. “So you did not have Buster Mode face down at the time I activated Gap Storm?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“No,” Blake smirked. “I was aware that your last card may be a card that could destroy my card that could give me an advantage. By utilizing Buster Glider, I dealt 500 points of damage to you, because I had Buster Mode in my hand already. But now I am free to use it. Blackthunder Phoenix/Buster arise (3100/3000)!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“The infamous Buster monsters, first introduced when Yusei Fudo used it against Jack Atlas in a promotional duel,” Yuni narrates to Lance and everyone who wanted to hear, which was in fact only Lance.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yeah, that they are.” Lance gassed up his engine and felt the sudden rush past him as a flash of light passed him. “He is quick thanks to his Speed World 3 card.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Now for Phoenix/Buster`s effect I can add 1 Blackthunder-Counter to him. However by removing both of them, I can increase the attack points by 200 for every counter removed (ATK: 3100 -> 3500).” Blake charged up again and picked his card from his hand. “Next I tribute Knife Knight to special summon Blackthunder Sky Apostle (1900/1200).”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">The warrior appeared, holding the two big swords. “Now once per turn I can reduce the attack power of one of my monsters by 500, so I reduce your Phantom Eclipse Dragon`s attack power by 500 (ATK: 3000 -> 2500). Now for my attack! Blackthunder Phoenix/Buster, attack his Phantom Eclipse Dragon!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“ Draining Shield<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">!” Phantom Rider kicked in as a protective barrier emerged from the tunnel of light Phantom Rider was still in and Blake driving besides it. “Always handy in back-up. Now I gain the attack power of your Phoenix/Buster as lifepoints (LP: 500 -> 4000).”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Phantom Rider – 500 -> 4000 [SPC: 1]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I end my turn.” Blake rested his arm against the side of the duel runner.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Blake – 1200 [SPC: 6] <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Phantom Rider – 4000 [SPC: 1]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">In the storage compartments below the stands of the Aurora Stadium it was dark but a mobile computer terminal was set up there with one man working on the computer. He was wearing a black outfit.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Are you done yet?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Tyson came walking from behind a line of crates standing at the right. He was wearing his casual black clothes and green open body overcoat. He now had a dark green and silver colored duel disk attached to his right arm.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yes, Master Tyson. All power lines are diverted to the point where Master Gakyru has told us to place them.” The young man was working rapidly on his computer, placing several screens one after another at his screen. “Do you wish me to check the perimeters again, Master Tyson?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“No, Ian. I have gotten that covered. Are there any unusual pikes in duel-energy or Ener-D detected inside these perimeters?” Tyson looked around as he did not see any signs on the terminal computers. “I see that there are none.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yes, Master Tyson, there are none indeed. There however is an unusual high amount of concentrated Ener-D coming from one duel runner alone. Let me see if I can pull it up on one of the monitors.” Ian accessed a separate screen and pulled up feed from security cams. “Do you know these duelists?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Blake Connoly,” Tyson pointed to the duelist who obviously was Blake. Then he diverted his attention to the extremely vague shape of Phantom Rider. “That is Phantom Rider, or so they call him. No-one knows exactly who he is, but he has been beating duelists up and down in Centre Chicago.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Master Tyson, if you wish me to arrange for their duel to end here, I can hack into the system?” Ian offered to Tyson, but Tyson shakes his head.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“No.” Tyson turns around and is going to the exit at the left. “They will be coming here eventually. Trace them and join me in the arena when you are done. Phase 3 of the plan is starting soon.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yes, Master Gakyru.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">As Tyson left the room, Ian continued to work on the computer terminal. From behind a huge amount of crates, Kaito appears. He was watching the scene interested by the talk between Tyson and Ian. He slowly walked from behind the crates, creeping up onto Ian, who still was watching the screens.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I know you are there.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Ian all of a sudden turned around, facing Kaito directly. Ian turned around completely, wiping some of his semi-long hair away from his eyes. He tapped the chair supports, automatically closing all the exits and entrances.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I don’t sense any psychic energy around you,” Kaito remarked. “You are a member of the Aurora Remnant but you are no psychic duelist.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Oh I am a psychic duelist, however not in the way people usually think we are. I am Ian Reed and like you I have a grudge against the Arcadia Movement and their offspring the Aurora Remnant.” Ian pulled a pen off the terminal showing it to be a pointer that could create virtual screens. “Kaito Shinmaru.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“So you know my name. What do you know more?” Kaito wonders.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Enough to hold a grudge against Tyson and Divine. Now I know your friends are coming here and I know Blake Connoly has the biggest chance of stopping all of them. He will need your help, he will need all of your friends help.” Ian closed the screen with Kaito`s profile on it. “And I know what is coming for me. Go find your friends outside, then go into the main arena. I’ll meet you all there.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“What are you going to do there?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Spring a trap they set for me. Without doubt they will find out about my true intentions soon.” Ian tells Kaito. He turns back to the screen. “There are sensors and  Scanner<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">s in the next couple of rooms at both sides, I may be able to disable them for five minutes, but from then on, you are on your own.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kaito nodded, walked to the right, where Tyson previously came from and left through that exit. Ian watched after him as the exit closed and he turned back to the duel between Blake and Phantom Rider.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">-

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Blake – 1200 [SPC: 7] <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Phantom Rider – 4000 [SPC: 2]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“It is my turn then.” Phantom Rider draws his new card and the Phantom Eclipse Dragon appeared at his side again, seeing the vague outline of Blake outside the tunnel of light. “Now I summon Phantom Rider – Dazzelu (1000/300) to the field.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">A new rider appeared at his side as it draws his sword. Phantom Rider smirked as he draws through his deck and picks a card out. “Due to Dazzelu once per turn I can add 1 Speed Spell card from my deck to my hand.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“A Speed Spell searcher. Those are rare cards, there are not many Speed Spell specific searchers.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Now I play Speed Spell – Phantom Hole.” Below them a purple glowing hole appeared. “Now I choose who we both must tribute in order to activate the secondary effect of this card. I choose to tribute my Dazzelu and your Blackthunder Phoenix/Buster.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Both monsters were sucked into the purple hole, hearing the ear piercing cry of the Phoenix pierce through the air. “Plus,” Phantom Rider continued. “I gain 2 Speed-Counters thanks to Dazzelu being destroyed by a card effect.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Phantom Rider – 4000 [SPC: 2 -> 4]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“But now meet the newest order of Phantom Riders! Phantom Rider – Oscure (1600/900)!” Phantom Rider shifted the card onto his duel disk and a new monster appeared, riding a crimson colored motor cycle.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I summon Blackthunder Neo Crusader (2200/1000) to the field.” Blake made his warrior return to the field.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Now I end my turn.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“My turn,” Blake pulled his next card as he looked at it. “I pay 500 lifepoints and return Blackthunder Zephyr (800/600) to the field.” The smaller bird returned to the field, flying above their heads. “Now this card can attack you directly!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Blake – 1200 -> 700 [SPC: 8] <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Phantom Rider – 4000 -> 3200 [SPC: 5]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Next I bring forth my Blackthunder Guard Hound (1000/1000). Not only is it a Tuner, it can also attack you directly!” Blake pointed at Phantom Rider who had exited the tunnel of light now and was driving in front of Blake.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Phantom Rider – 3200 -> 2200 [SPC: 5]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Next I place this card face down.” Blake then thrusted his arm forward as he pointed at Phantom Eclipse Dragon. “Neo Crusader attack his Phantom Eclipse Dragon! Neo Sword!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Why?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Activate face down card, Tag Attack. When a monster with lower attack power attacks a monster with higher attack power I can tribute one monster on my field to increase its power by half of the original attack power of my tributed monster. I tribute Blackthunder Zephyr, increasing my Neo Crusader`s attack power by 400 (ATK: 2200 -> 2600).” Neo Crusader went for Phantom Eclipse Dragon, destroying it.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Phantom Rider – 2200 -> 2100 [SPC: 5]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Now during the end phase my attack power returns to normal.” Blake saw how his Guard Hound was running along with him as Neo Crusader was hovering near him. “I end my turn.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Draw.” Phantom Rider picked up a new card. “I remove 2 Speed-Counters from Speed World 3 and draw an additional card. Ah this will come in handy now.” He flipped a card out of his hand.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Phantom Rider – 2100 [SPC: 6 -> 4]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Next I play Speed Spell – Dimension Merger. Since I still hold 4 Speed-Counters, I can remove monsters from my side of the field from play. I remove Oscure from the field from play while it is my Standby Phase.” Blake looked expectantly at the field of Phantom Rider, thinking anything could happen at that moment.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Now why do you do that?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You’ll see. Since a Phantom Rider is removed from play I can special summon this card from my deck Phantom Statue (0/500). Once per turn I can place 1 Phantom-Counter at this card.” A new ghostly looking pillar appeared at his side of the field. “And the best of all of this card is that once per turn I can negate 1 attack.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Oh great.” Lance and Blake sighed at the same time.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“With this move I end my turn.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Start turn.” Blake immediately shifted another card from his deck. “Once again I pay 500 lifepoints and bring back my Blackthunder Zephyr (800/600)! And once again I use it to attack you directly!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Blake – 700 -> 200 [SPC: 10] <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Phantom Rider – 2100 -> 1300 [SPC: 5]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Next I remove 7 of my Speed-Counters and draw 1 card.” As he flicked off another card from his deck, Phantom Rider`s smile started to get bigger. “What are you smiling about? Don’t you see I have an advantage?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“We’ll see.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Blake – 200 [SPC: 10 -> 3]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Next since I haven’t used its attack yet, I call upon Guard Hound and attack you directly. And since it is a direct attack, Phantom Statue can’t stop it right? Otherwise you would have done already?” Blake asked Phantom Rider.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Wrong.” Phantom Rider smirked as Phantom Statue developed a shield between him and Guard Hound. “My Phantom Statue can stop your direct attacks as well.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yes, but now you have left your Phantom Statue open for a direct hit. Neo Crusader, attack his Phantom Statue! Destroy it!” Blake ordered as the warrior drew his sword and slashed apart the Phantom Statue.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Well done, Blake.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Don’t think it is over yet,” Phantom Rider spoke after hearing the comment of Lance and Yuni. “You have forgotten one bright thing.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Whatever, I’ll be ready for it as I was when you thought you could easily break my Buster.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“We’ll see whether you can deal with this.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I end my turn.” Blake rested for a moment, being curious why Phantom Rider had said that. “Now, you said you would show me something that I would not yet be able to deal with. Show me.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Phantom Rider – Oscure appear!” Phantom Rider ordered after he had drawn his new card. The card returned from his pocket onto the duel disk. “Witness the power of my Phantoms, and then I mean real phantoms. Phantom Rider – Oscure can return to the field in the same phase as where he left in the previous turn and gains an effect according to which phase he was removed in and returned in. Standby Phase means I can deal damage to you.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“How much?” Blake feared the worst.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“1000 points of full damage coming your way.” Phantom Rider smirked as Oscure raised his blade and fired a beam of red light at Blake, hitting him in the front.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Blake – 200 -> 0 [SPC: 3] <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Phantom Rider – 1300 [SPC: 5]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“This is just the beginning, Blake.” Phantom Rider slowed down to ride next to Blake, who saw his duel runner go onto DEFEAT mode, deactivating the Speed World 2 and deactivating the duel lane configuration. “You may have lost this battle, but it has shown you something.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“What? What has it shown me?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“The force of speed. I showed you multiple capabilities you can perform within the boundaries of Speed World and the Speed Dimension. You are destined to become one of the greater duelists of this time.” Phantom Rider charged his duel runner. “Step by step you will learn to harness the powers of the force of speed and utilize it inside your dueling strategy. Now I will leave now, but we will meet again.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yeah.” Blake pulled out his dueling deck and looked through it before turning on his systems. Phantom Rider smirked.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You don’t have to search for the Speed World 3 – Speed Dimension capability of your duel runner, because trust me, you won’t find it. Only true turbo duelists, like me, like Yusei Fudo, Jack Atlas, Crow Hogan, Sylpher Stead, Aki Izajoy and Bruno can use it at their command.” With those words Phantom Rider lifted up his smaller wheel in the front and shot away, soon disappearing from sight.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Blake!” Lance and Yuni now pulled up next to Blake who was still looking distraught about his loss against Phantom Rider. “Are you okay?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I am  Fine<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">, I lost though, but I am  Fine<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">.” Blake faced the Aurora Stadium which now was very near compared to where they were before the duel. “We are almost there, let`s go.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Blake, are you sure…..?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yeah. Kaito is waiting for us there I hope.” They drive on towards the Aurora Stadium as a few helicopters were flying over head.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">-

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kaito walked around a corner, finding himself face to face with another group of crates. He looked around as he saw no-one around now. He wondered why this Ian who appeared at this mobile computer terminal was there. There was another small computer terminal built into a wall near the big lead door. He tapped on a few keys of the terminal, turning on the screen. He looked through some of the documents stored on the terminal. Nothing really special. At that moment a separate screen appeared from nothingness.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“What?” Kaito tried to close the small screen, but found himself unable too.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Slowly digits started to appear, forming words. Kaito slowly read over them, spreading his eyes as he kept reading on. The words were placed in a green shade, but that was not the reason why he was surprised.

'''Hello Kaito. I know you are there. I need your help.'''

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yeah sure. I am not here to help out anyone. I am here to find out what is going on and wait for the others to come here.” He was even more surprised when he saw how the words he had spoken were written out on the screen.

'''I know Kaito. Your purpose there is intertwined with our desire to stop this.'''

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Who are you?” Kaito wondered and once again his  Question<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> was copied onto the screen automatically.

My name is Dr. Rebecca Azura and if you and your friends who will arrive soon, want to get out alive, you need to listen to me.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kaito looked at the computer terminal with uncertainty. At that moment he heard footsteps and he duck away, tapping the control button of the terminal, shutting it down in an instant. As he backed down behind the crates, he saw how mechanical cocoons were transported through the big door. He saw there were people inside those cocoons. Also did he see how a couple of people were bringing in a girl.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Wait,” Kaito spoke silently against himself. “That is Gillian. They got her.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">He did not want to reveal himself, so he waited until the cocoons were out of the way and then hurried after them. While he approached the door, it slowly started to roll close. He duck and dove under it through, rolling behind a couple of seats to prevent the people inside the arena from seeing him.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">In the arena itself, Ian was walking inside. He saw how the mechanical cocoons were placed around the field and Tyson in his usual black-dark green outfit was standing at the other side of the field.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Are they done?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yes,” Ian nodded and walked down to Tyson, but two scarlet-black clad men stopped him from approaching Tyson any further. “What is the meaning of this, Tyson?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You are of no use to us anymore. This is the beginning of the ritual, as you well know. This is the end phase of our plan. This is Phase 3.” Tyson raised his duel disk. “As we speak, Master Gakyru is placing the Silent Core inside the Sacred Temple Gate and we soon will have the location of the Infinity Core and the powers of the Silent Core at our disposal.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“And why am I of no use again?” Ian asked Tyson and he raised his own duel disk. “I can be of a lot of use to you all.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You are of only one more use to us now. Energy supplier is your new job.” The two men suddenly grabbed Ian by the arms and restrained him as a third man locked him inside shackles, wired to the ground. “You see, only three more duels are required for the ritual to be completed. And I have set up the three duels already. You and I will duel first, but to make it ….. well fair, I will be locked into the same shackles as you are and you know what will happen if either of us loses.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yes, I do. Either of us will become food for the Silent Core.” Ian shrugged and pulled out his deck, inserting it in his duel disk. “If this is the only way I can survive, Master Tyson, I will duel you.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Then we will begin the onslaught.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">They both activated their duel disks and eyed down on each other. Kaito who was still hiding behind the above line of chairs, overlooked their arena.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Duel!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Tyson – 4000 <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Ian – 4000

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">To be continued………..

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">RANDOM INFINITY HUNTER TRIVIA:

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Compared to Turn 12 this turn ran pretty smooth.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">I realize Speed World 3 – Speed Dimension looks like a simple upgrade to Speed World 2, but in fact was something I wanted to introduce a long time ago. Speed World 3 would have appeared in TDDS as well, during Season 4 in the tournament arc. Dragen and Kamon would have shown it in the OVA along with Accel Synchro Summoning, or at least what I assumed back then what Accel Synchro Summoning was. You´ll see this new version back, especially in duels including Phantom Rider.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Yes, we are entering the final phase of Arc 1 already. It goes quickly, I have to say. The first arc of season 1 of TDDS took me more then a half a year to finish. Arc 2 of Season 1 was finished pretty quickly.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">See you for Turn 14!