Turn 27: Crusader of the Heavens

'''Yu-Gi-Oh! Infinity Hunter''' ARC 2 “Infinite Search.”

Turn 27 “Crusader of the Heavens.”

Ken – 4000 C – 4000

“My turn then. I summon Royal Apprentice (800/500) in attack mode.” A warrior dressed in very few clothes appeared on the field holding a dagger. His clothes were colored gold and there was a single gem embedded on his head. “Now for this to work, I need more monsters.”

“Then I suggest you get to more monsters,” Lance tried to cut the crap and Ken nodded, looking at his hand. “Does he always joke this much about dueling?”

“Only when he feels his opponent is powerful.” Yuni answered before Ken could do it himself. “By now he must have found a strategy already or he would not summon a weak Tuner monster to the field.”

“A tuner monster eh?” C was interested. “So you are going for a Synchro Summoning.”

“Way to keep my strategy hidden, Yuni.” Ken joked and he looked seriously to C, who was laughing. “What are you laughing about? I activate  Chosen One. Now I select one monster card and two non-Monster cards from my hand and allow you to select one. If you select the monster card, I summon it to the field, if not I send all card to the graveyard.”

“I choose that card,” C was confident and selected the card facing him. The card turned around, revealing it to be a monster card. “Ah bugger.”

“The card you selected was  Fortress Warrior (600/1200). Now I can summon it to the field.” A new warrior appeared on the field. The warrior was made out of stone and held a large boulder above his head. “Next stop I activate  Double Summon, which allows me to summon once more. Come out,  Dawnbreak Gardna (1500/500).”

“Now you have emptied your hand for three monsters, that is interesting.” C was not taken back by the swarm of monsters summoned by Ken, but rather contend that Ken was so powerful.

“Now I tune in my Royal Apprentice with my  Fortress Warrior<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  Dawnbreak Gardna<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;">! Picking up the sword a new warrior rises. Become the strength of hope and freedom! Synchro Summon! Rise Advanced Guardian!” Ken chanted and his monsters became stars and transformed into the Synchro Gate, creating a fully armored warrior. “And 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;">“I thought so,” C draws his first new card, eyeing Ken with interest, trying to figure out whatever strategy is behind Ken`s play of his Advanced Guardian. “First I set these two cards face down.” Two brown backed cards appeared on his side of the field. “Next I remove my  Hanewata<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 deck from play to Special Summon my Star Fairy (900/0) in defense mode.” As the spirit of the light orange colored fairy disappeared a new fairy appeared, holding a small silver bow.

<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 my trap card activates, Arm of Strength. This card allows me when I have not normal summoned yet, summon a monster to the field from the graveyard. And this card is a continuous spell card.” The orange colored fairy returned to his 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;">“A boy playing with fairies, that’s something unheard of.” Lance joked and Ken seemed to join in on the joke.

<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 suppose there is more behind 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;">“Oh there is. Now  Hanewata<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;"> is back on the field, I activate my second continuous spell card Arm of Magic. Now once per turn by sending 1 spell card from my hand to the graveyard you draw 1 card or by discarding a trap card, you must discard a card from your deck to the graveyard.” C flicked another monster card in his duel disk. “I summon  White Potan<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;"> (100/200) in attack mode.”

<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;">“All low level monsters…. Is he planning on a low level Synchro?”

<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 tune in Star Fairy with  Hanewata<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  White Potan<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 call you from the kingdom of dreams! Synchro Summon! Rise One Wing Star – Eusha (1400/800)!” C chanted as a one winged fairy appeared on his side of the field. She held a large star-shaped shield in her hand. “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;">“Good my turn then 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;">“Star Fairy`s effect activates. When used for Synchro Summoning, once per turn you gain 500 lifepoints.” C smirked as Ken`s lifepoints rose. “Next One Wing Star – Eusha`s effect, which allows you to draw a second card because you gained 500 lifepoints.”

<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;">Ken – 4000 -> 4500

<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 free card and 500 free lifepoints? That is something weird. But I can use 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;">’ Ken`s initial doubts were confirmed as he saw C`s smile. “I draw.” As he drew his card from the Draw Phase, he drew again because of Eusha`s effect. “I activate the spell card Foolish Burial<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 can send 1 card from my deck to the 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;">“That`s not good.”

<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;">“Actually it is,” Lance informed his friends. “ Foolish Burial<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;"> allows Ken to place any card in his graveyard and due to Advanced Guardian I have an idea what Ken may be planning.”

<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 discard my  Big Bang Shot<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 my hand to the graveyard to activate the effect of my Advanced Guardian, who once per turn allows me to summon forth a Level-1 Tuner monster, a Level-2 Warrior-type monster or a Level-3 Gemini Warrior-type monster from my graveyard.” Ken retrieved a monster from his graveyard. “And no it is not  Dawnbreak Gardna<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 another Gemini monster I just placed in there by  Foolish Burial<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;">, Waving Flashguard (1500/800).”

<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 warrior in a red-golden suit appeared holding a sparkling sword in his right hand and a green shield in his left 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;">“Now I Gemini Summon it because I still haven’t normal summoned once this turn. Now since Waving Flashguard is Gemini Summoned, I can retrieve 1 Equip Spell Card from my graveyard. I return my Dual Force Sword to my hand.” Ken sighed and was happy. ‘ All this returning and sending cards to the graveyard must somehow have caught him of guard.<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;">“Interesting fact is that your deck is based around Gemini monsters and Equip Spell Cards,” C acknowledges and taps his own deck. “But if that is 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 haven’t seen all yet,” Ken told him, thinking of his own Wave Force Guardian. “Next I equip my Advanced Guardian with my Dual Force Sword. Now the effect of my Dual Force Sword, I remove one Equip Spell Card from my graveyard from play to let Dual Force Sword gain its effect. I remove my  Big Bang Shot<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 graveyard from play. Now Advanced Guardian, attack her One Star Wing – Eusha!”

<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 my Arm of Strength from play to negate the battle.”

<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 Battle Damage is still 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;">C – 4000 -> 3100

<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.” Ken looked at his Waving Flashguard and Advanced Guardian. ‘ I am ahead of lifepoints now, but I am not sure for how long.<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;">“Good.” C drew a new card. “I know about another card in your deck, your ace card Wave Force Guardian.” Ken opened his eyes wide. He knows about his rare card he holds? How is that possible? Ken did not show it of much.

<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 not the only one who holds such a card.” C revealed and Ken realized there was a chance he might have to bring out Wave Force Guardian. “Draw card. Now for my Eusha`s effect, you gain lifepoints.”

<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;">Ken – 4500 -> 5000

<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 an extra 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;">Ken drew a new 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;">“I summon Claw Monk (0/0) in defense mode.” A monk appeared on C’s field. One hand was golden and had large claws. “Now you gain 300 lifepoints per 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;">Ken – 5000 -> 5300

<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 card I activate is  Pot of Greed<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;">, which allows me to draw 2 cards.” A light shines upon his field. “When drawn I can activate the following two cards. Starlight Messenger (1000/0) and Deliberate Mission. Starlight Messenger gains an effect according to what kind of card I draw, Deliberate Mission allows me to add one Bender monster 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;">“What is a Bender monster?” Yuni was surprised to hear about a card she had never heard of before.

<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;">“Very rare monsters. Each of them are said to control an element,” Lance shares his knowledge with the others. “I have fought a couple of times against them. I wonder what attributes he controls.”

<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 just setting up for bigger plays. I need to get ready for more dangerous plays. This attack power increase can’t mean nothing.''<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;">’ Ken was surprised Lance knew what C was talking about.

<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.”

<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;">Ken – 5300 <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;">C – 3100

<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;">“Why do you want to help him?” Paul questioned Rebecca`s motive. “Why do you want to hear him out?”

<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;">“If he did find out more about the decks, then we get further in our research on the Island of Eon. Let`s just hear him out.” Rebecca tried to convince Paul, who was really hesitant on doing what Rebecca suggested. “I mean our research sofar since the last time we have been on the island is what those decks were doing there or what kind of relation it has with everything we have seen.”

<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 mean the Temple of Eon?” both Paul and Gaspar asked at the same time, with Gaspar continuing from there. “The Temple of Eon and the Chamber of Powers, the one where the decks were stationed.”

<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 Chamber of Power is not something Casseius and Reias mentioned and they have been on that island for a while now.” Rebecca mentioned to whisper that without Gaspar noticing. “I wonder.”

<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 wonder what?” Gaspar directly asked her. Paul moved in front of Rebecca. “You wonder what? You mean your two spirit friends?”

<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?”

<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 know about them. Casseius, the duel spirit of one of the first priests on the island. And her sword guardian, Reias.” Gaspar opened a door at the side and revealed inside there were four chairs and screens. “Oh don’t worry I am not planning on testing you on these.”

<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 these?” Rebecca asked Paul.

<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 should I know?” Paul asked Rebecca in return. “I have never worked with 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;">“The decks of the Island of Eon are like the Sacred Beasts. One of a kind, but they can be used for either side.” Gaspar starts as they cross the room. “The Sacred Beasts were a class of their own, reincarnated versions of the Egyptian God Cards. As are the decks inside the Chamber of Power. Reincarnated versions of the powerful attributes.”

<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 why is there no Divine attribute deck noted?”

<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;">“Divine is held to only the most powerful in the world, the three Egyptian God Cards and the three Norse Gods, Thor, Loki and Odin.” Gaspar laughed as they proceeded further and a light was seen further on. “Yes, we are reaching the end.”

<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 end of what?”

<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 end of our being together. We both pursue our own goals on our own ways and principles, but you’ll find out soon we will need each other to complete our research.” Gaspar told Paul and Rebecca. As they looked around, they found themselves on a landing platform with a helicopter on it. “This is where our ways will separate.”

<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;">“Thanks for hitching us a ride.”

<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 that ride is not yours, old friend.” Gaspar walked to the helicopter and opened the door, before stepping inside. “Goodbye, my friend. We will be seeing us 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;">“He did not even help us further….” Rebecca sounded disappointed and Gaspar noticed that along with Paul. He picked something from his pocket.

<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 think this will help.” He tossed them a USB Flash Drive and Paul caught it. “Research these files and come back to me if you really wish to pursue the mystery of the Island of Eon.”

<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;">Tyson and Kaito were still standing on a dune as they were over watching Lynn and Jasmond and their stroll for answers. Tyson was rather silent and aware of his surroundings as Kaito simply focused on the two girls down the hill.

<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 can’t we reach them?” Kaito wondered, but Tyson remained silent, looking down on Lynn and Jasmond. “Tyson, you are a Psychic duelist like them? Why can’t we reach them? Why can’t they hear us?”

<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;">Below the hill Jasmond and Lynn were walking a few steps from each other. Jasmond was rather anxious to find out where they were and looked around frequently. Lynn was not surprised by where they were.

<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 looks like a doomed world….” Lynn claimed and Jasmond turned to her. “What? We have both known what the Door to the Other Side would grant the loser.”

<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 Dead Zone, Lynn.” Jasmond sounded rather serious and Lynn threw away her unsurprised look. “You know where we are. You know that the restless souls of the people having passed through that Door are here.”

<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 no fun place to be.”

<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;">“Tell me about it.” Jasmond slammed herself for her head. “He gave us up. Gakyru gave us up. He told us we would be safe, we would help him to guide the human race to a better world, a perfect world and look where we are 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;">“He sacked us.” Lynn nodded and looked around again. A blue airy mist appeared around them and slowly a giant door started to appear in front of them. “What is that?”

Hahahahihahahahi

<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 is there?”

I am your worst nightmare.<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;"> Mist started to collide and form a vast form together. The man stepping from the mist was a man with a ghostly face. He had blood red lips and dark green messy hair. His clothes were ragged. I am the Joker.

<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,” Jasmond thought back to a day they were speaking about Ne’us with Gakyru. “You are a servant of Ne’us.”

How correct you are.<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 Joker manically laughed. ''I am here to show you your inner fears. Only after having encountered them, you can bow before my master.''

<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 not settle this in a……”

''Duel? I could possibly not take down to experienced Psychic 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;"> The Joker threw a card in front of them, revealing it to be a Joker card with a skull on it. The card disappeared and the ground started to rumble. ''No, my master has told me to have all the fun with you I want. As long as you are still alive to face 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 a duel?”

In a duel 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;">Kaito and Tyson were watching the scene from above and sometimes, Kaito could swear the Joker saw them, but did not care to care for them. Kaito wanted to jump down and step in between the two sides. Tyson however stopped 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;">“This is not your fight.”

<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 do you mean?”

<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 their fight. Not your, not ours.”

<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 Kaito and Tyson turned around two giant yellow worms sprouted from the hill around the two sides. They had menacing long teeth along with big red eyes. Three more joined them from the other side.

Now are you ready to step into my nightmare?

<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…..”

You have no choice.<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;">

<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;">Ken – 5300 <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;">C – 3100

<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, draw.” Ken picks a new card from his deck and looks to his friends, nodding. He felt confident in what he had done sofar and what he was going to do. He had Advanced Guardian and Waving Flashguard on the field, Advanced Guardian equipped with Dual Force Sword, which obtained the effect of  Big Bang Shot<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;">“My effects kick in.”

<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;">Ken – 5300 -> 5800 -> 6100

<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;">“Thanks for the power boost I suppose.” Ken placed a card in his duel disk. “I activate the spell card  Hidden Armory<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 sending the top card from my deck to my graveyard, I can add one equip spell card from my deck or graveyard to my hand. Next I summon Evocator Chevalier<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;"> (1900/900) in attack mode.” The red armored warrior appeared next to the armored knight and the smaller warrior.

<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;">“Another Gemini monster.”

<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, another Gemini monster.” Ken agreed and he swapped the card he had gained through his  Hidden Armory<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;"> spell card. “Now I activate the equip spell card Hidden Sword Technique. When my  Evocator Chevalier<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;"> is equipped with this card, it can attack twice during the Battle Phase and if unable or the attack is negated, I can deal 300 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;">“So you are planning on an assault.”

<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 am. Evocator Chevalier<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;">, attack Starlight Messenger!” Ken ordered and the red-golden armored monster releases a blast, destroying the monk-like warrior. “Burning Slash!”

<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;">C – 3100 -> 2200

<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 Advanced Guardian attack One Star Wing – Eusha!” The Advanced Guardian destroyed Eusha and blew it 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;">C – 2200 -> 1300

<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 now my Deliberate Mission activates,” C smiled as his face up card glowed. “I can add 1 Bender monster from my deck to my hand.” A red glow overcame his hand as the card was taken 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;">“Another Bender monster,” Lance shakes his head. “This can’t be good.”

<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.”

<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 lose 600 lifepoints due to my Starlight Messenger being destroyed and only one spell card has been activated.”

<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;">Ken – 6100 -> 5500

<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 I still gain lifepoints due to your combo.” Ken smirks.

<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;">Ken – 5500 -> 5800

<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 I activate  Card of Sanctity<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 both draw until we hold six cards.” They both replenish their hands and Ken smirks the most with the card he had drawn. “You have drawn your Wave Force Guardian?”

<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 did he know?!<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;">’ Ken was taken back for a second, but retook himself after realizing the cards he was holding indeed included his favorite card. ‘ I must show him my poker face.<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 straightened his sight on C and tried to look serious, being rather unsuccessful as he heard groans from his friends.

<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;">“Does he not take this seriously?”

<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;">“Apparently not.”

<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 activate my own  Heavy 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;">. This destroys all spell and trap cards on the field.” All cards on the back row were destroyed. A card glowed in his hand. “Next I activate the continuous spell card Great Fire Bending – Maskari.”

<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 continuous spell card. I never heard of that 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;">“Well as I have no other Bender monsters on my field, I can summon forth Fire Bender – Maskari (1900/1200).” C gloated as a red-dressed shadowy woman appeared on his side of the field. Her right hand was filled with fire. “That actually is the only thing my spell card can do, but not all I am going to do. I now summon forth Ancient Tome Mask (0/0).” An ancient skull mask appeared on his field seated on a book.

<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 that monster….. that is a Hybrid monster like Ken`s Wave Force Guardian. It is even rarer than Wave Force Guardian.” Lance realized. “So that is what that continuous spell card is meant 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 utilize the effect of Ancient Tome Mask to combine it with my Great Fire Bending – Maskari to summon forth Volcanic Deity – Blazing Makar (2700/1100).” The two cards combined with each other to create a huge armored deity. It had the crests depicting the Fire Attribute. “This is one of my ace deities. Along with my Fire Bender – Maskari on the field this card forms a devastating combo.”

<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;">“Let’s see first.”

<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 for starters as long as Fire Bender – Maskari is on the field, Volcanic Deity – Blazing Makar cannot be destroyed by battle. As for my Makar`s special ability, I can place 1 Deity-Counter on every monster it destroys and that counter stays on the monster as long as Makar is on the field.” C looked at Ken`s field. ‘ I need to get rid of his strongest monster first.<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 pointed to Advanced Guardian. “Makar! Attack Advanced Guardian! Blazing Whip!” Makar smashed his whip into Ken`s Advanced Guardian.

<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;">Ken – 5800 -> 5500

<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 that is not all as I now tribute my Claw Monk due to my Fire Bender`s special ability and allow my Volcanic Deity to attack your  Evocator Chevalier<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;">Ken – 5500 -> 4700

<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;">“Than it is my turn again.” Ken looked at his hand. ‘ ''He has gotten rid of my Advanced Guardian. But this spell will allow me to regain my Dual Force Sword and I have Dual Arm – Master Sword in my hand. I have a few options.''<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;">’ Ken inserted a new card in his duel disk.

<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 activate  Cost 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;">. Now by discarding my  A Feather of the 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 my hand, I can lower the level of my monsters in my hand by two. Now come out…..” A warrior rose on the field, golden armored with wide white wings and a golden hood covering his face, concealing it from the outside world. “Wave Force Guardian (2000/1500)!”

<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 there is Wave Force Guardian. I knew it would not last long until you would summon it to the field,” C commented and he smirked. “It will be my pleasure to bring it 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;">“But that is not all. I now play my equip spell Dual Arm – Master Sword which I do not use but instead activate the special ability of my Wave Force Guardian and merge with the Dual Arm – Master Sword!” As the two cards merged a blue dressed warrior came out holding a light blue energy sword. “Appear my  Sword Master<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;"> Guardian (2600/1800)!”

<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 would you do that? That monster is weaker then Makar!” Yuni inquired.

<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 has a special ability,” Lance explained.

<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 by discarding my Divine Sword – Phoenix Blade,  Sword Master<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;"> Guardian gains 1000 attack points (ATK: 2600 -> 3600)!” Ken discarded the equip spell card and pointed at Makar. “And even though your monster cannot be destroyed by battle due to your Fire Bender, I can still deal damage! Sword Master<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;"> Guardian, attack his Makar!”

<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;">C – 2200 -> 1300

<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;">‘ I wonder why he did not go for my Fire Bender.<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;">’ C picked his next card from his deck. “Activate Star Recall. Now by discarding my Level-8  Cosmo Queen<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 my hand I can return cards from my graveyard or draw cards from my deck equal to the level of the discarded monster. That is eight. However the cards I do not use this turn, must be removed from play.” He picked two cards from his graveyard and six cards 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;">“Interesting. I bet he returned his Ancient Tome Mask,” Yuni told to her friends. They did not approve of the idea but knew it might be a chance.

<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 activate the spell card Great Water Bending – Uvikai. Since I control no Water attribute monsters, I can Special Summon 1 Water Bender – Uvikai (1700/1200) to the field. Like its Fire Bender counterpart it will prevent my newest Deity to not be destroyed by battle.” He flipped the card he regained from the graveyard. “I summon forth Ancient Tome Mask and activate its ability to fuse with my Great Water Bending – Uvikai.”

<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 the two fusion components disappeared into the  Fusion Gate<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 warrior rose from the gate. It had a mermen`s tail and light blue armor with wave markings all over it. “Rise Oceanic Deity – Washing Uvira (2600/1100)!”

<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;">“Another elemental deity…..”

<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 another Deity, but this one comes with an interesting special ability. Once a turn I can summon one Water Minion Token (500/500) to your side of the field.” A human-shaped water column appeared on Ken`s side of the field. “Though my Washing Uvira can’t attack them, Blazing Makar can. Attack 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;">Ken – 5500 -> 3300

<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;">“Plus due to Water Minion Token being destroyed, you lose another 500 lifepoints.”

<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;">Ken – 3300 -> 2800

<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 my  Double 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;"> spell card. I discard 1 monster card, namely my  Moisture Creature<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;">, which allows my Volcanic Deity another shot at attacking. But before I do so, I activated my  United We Stand<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 allows me to increase the attack power of my Volcanic Deity – Blazing Makar by 800 for every monster on the field (ATK: 2600 -> 4200). Now attack his  Sword Master<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;">Guardian!”

<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;">Ken – 2800 -> 2200

<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 next turn you are 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;">“I am not so sure about 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;">“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;">Ken – 2200 <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;">C – 1300

<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 have to get out here.”

<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;">Lynn and Jasmond were frozen in place by the sight of the five gigantic worms and The Joker`s menacing laugh was heard like they were in the mountains. It cut through everything. Lynn was the most unsure what to do 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;">“Lynn,” Jasmond readied herself for anything. “I don’t think we can do anything right 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;">“We can run.”

Where would you run 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;"> The Joker saw how the worms gritted their teeth and hovered around the scene. Except for the fact that this is the Dead Zone you have no idea what to do or where to go 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;">“Well, we got here right? Than there is a way out.”

<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;">Jasmond turned around suddenly and made a run for it, however one of the worms plunged at the ground, making it impossible for the women to escape through that way. The Joker, twirling his hat at his finger, was hovering far above the scene.

Hahahahihahahahi

<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;">Jasmond and Lynn tried again, but this time they were thrown back by another worm appearing from the ground. As a fang fell from their beak, Jasmond tried to shield herself and the fang fell on the ground, only to have Jasmond discover she was now equipped with a duel disk.

<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;">“Lynn! You think 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;">“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;">Lynn held out her arm and all of a sudden a duel disk appeared at her arm as well. She felt at her belt and found her deck attached to it in a deck box. She pulled her deck into her duel disk and activated it. Jasmond did the same 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;">“We can try and protect ourselves.”

<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;">“Do you have any idea where we are going 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;">Leon was a bit behind Gillian and Blake, looking up and down the hallway they were in to find clues to where they could find a sign of life anywhere. Blake and Gillian cautiously looked through every window, looking out over either the sea or the ship itself.

<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 have been running around this freighter for hours now. We need to come up with a plan.” Leon complained and Blake suddenly stopped. “What?!”

<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 sick and tired of hearing you complain about what we need to do,” Blake started to turn angry. “You attacked us, so for all I care it is only me and Gillian getting of this boat.” Gillian put her hand at Blake`s 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;">“But ….. but……”

<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 was not aware, 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 don’t care.” Blake told Gillian and Leon and she were a bit surprised. “Shut up or go the other way.”

<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 will,” Leon promised and they moved on before he continued, “Say I do remember we had to go down one staircase.” Blake fumed as he turned around and angrily pushed Leon aside and Gillian quickly whispered an apology.

<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;">“They knew…..” Troy looked around the dojo, around the wooden room where the shrine was. “They knew the card was here. They knew the soul of Blake`s other deck was here. I don’t know why, but they knew and I don’t know why they need it, but it has something to do with Blake, of that I am 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;">He looked around and saw an old book laying on a table. Troy blew off the dust and started reading in it. His eyes spread wider as he continued to read. He lowered his head up and down from time to 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;">“Wow if they knew what I know now,” Troy continued and he picked up a different chair and placed it in front of him. He placed his feet on it. “I would have kept Black Feather – Raging Gale Condor for myself.”

<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;">“How is he doing?”

<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;">Gakyru entered a side chamber on the ship where he was on and saw how the Professor was working on a laptop with the Synchro Monsters and one fusion monster of Blake on a panel on the left, and one single Synchro Monster on a panel on the 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;">“He has been working non-stop since we arrived here,” Rhuarc spoke to Gakyru. “After I threatened to go after anyone he knew, he quickly gave in. Burning down his dojo would have already pushed 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;">“That would not have happened,” Gakyru told his accomplice.

<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 not?”

<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 would not have let you.” Gakyru continued against Rhuarc. “The dojo he has constructed is of vital importance once we have the Infinity Core released. Now with Connolly`s ace monsters here, it will work. All of Connolly`s ace monsters.”

<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 also means that once he gets here,” the Professor spoke, having overheard their conversation. “Once he defeats you, Connolly will have possession of all of his ace monsters, and then I mean all of his ace monsters.”

<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 I suppose it is a good thing, he won’t beat me.” Gakyru spoke to the Professor. “Don’t get your hopes to high. My deck is reinforced and more powerful than ever. The previous version he was able to beat, but this new version?”

<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 forget about His involvement in the deck,” Rhuarc spoke against Gakyru. “His involvement in the deck meant the power boost.”

<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.” Gakyru left Rhuarc and the Professor alone.

<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 have to find the Professor first,” Troy concluded and he looked around, seeing old DVDs of him dueling various opponents. “And I am sure if I find him first, I can conclude my series of battles with Blake`s friends faster than 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;">He picked up a laptop, his duel disk and deck and opened a separate wall in the dojo. Behind it was a silver colored duel runner. It had three wheels, two on the front and one somewhat larger at the back below his seat.

<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 when I have gained control over Blake`s former ace monster, I will be unstoppable!” Troy dragged the duel runner out of the dojo into the forest and sat on it. “Beware, friends and enemies of Blake, I am coming and I don’t like you. I really don’t like you.” With those words he went off.

<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;">“Where can we go?”

Only to my master.

<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;">Jasmond and Lynn dodged another slam of the worms and Lynn was all of a sudden picked up by one of the worms, dragged into the air. The others roared and The Joker smirked as Jasmond slapped a card on her duel disk.

<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;">“ Eria the Water Charmer<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;">, attack that thing!”

Unfortunately it is not that easy.<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 beam of water fired by the Charmer hit the worm, but did not deal much damage. The Joker saw how two other worms dragged Jasmond into the air along with destroying  Eria the Water Charmer<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;">As they hung in the air Kaito and Tyson watched them, but Jasmond and Lynn did not seem to see them. Tyson was still unmoved by what was happening below and Kaito had figured out it was no use for them to try and get in 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;">The giant door started to open and slowly when the door had opened enough, footsteps were heard. The worms retracted as quick as they had come. The dark robed and hooded Ne’us stepped from the door and laughed.

''Welcome to the world of the dead. It is time for you to die.''

<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-I don’t think so.” Jasmond protested.

Oh but my dear, there is no living in the land of the dead.

<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;">Ken – 2200 <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;">C – 1300

<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 draw.” Ken smirked as his graveyard glowed. “Since my  Sword Master<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;"> Guardian was beaten by you, I can summon my Wave Force Guardian back to my field.” The golden-armored white-winged warrior returned to his side of the field (2000/1500).

<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 are attempting another fusion?”

<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;">“Actually I am. But first this. Activate Armory Blast. This handy spell card allows me to discard 1 card from my hand to the graveyard and deal you 1000 lifepoints or allows me to gain 1000 lifepoints. I deal you damage!” Ken held up the card and after the blast inserted it 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;">C – 1300 -> 300

<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 by removing my Armory Blast from the graveyard from play, I can return 1 spell card from my graveyard to my hand.” He pocketed the card he had just send to the graveyard and retrieved a spell card, an equip spell 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;">“You tried Dual Arm – Master Sword before, it is not going to work this 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;">“I did not retrieve Dual Arm – Master Sword. I retrieved an equip spell card that has been into play a few turns ago, Dual Force Sword.” Ken inserted the card into his duel disk and laughed as the card appeared on his field. “Now I combine the powers of my Wave Force Guardian with my Dual Force 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;">“You know……”

<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?” Lance asked.

<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;">“….. combining a new equip spell card can lead to very interesting combinations.” Yuni casually replied. “I want to have a Hybrid monster of my 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;">“I am sure you will find one,” Jason talked into her. “Once.”

<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, look at my deck and see what kind of devastating combo`s it could give.”

<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 Wave Force Guardian`s special ability, I now combine it with my Dual Force Sword!” The spell card disappeared in a gate along with Wave Force Guardian. A new warrior appeared. He was golden armored and his cape was made of pure energy. “Appear, Dual Blade – Force Guardian (2500/1500)!”

<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;">“There you 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;">“When Dual Blade – Force Guardian is summoned to the field, I can search my deck for one level four or below Warrior type monster.” Ken placed a card from his deck in his hand and smiled. “Now as long as my  Armed Samurai - Ben Kei<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;"> remains in my hand, my Dual Blade – Force Guardian gains that additional 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;">“Which means he can attack as many times as there are spell cards equipped to Dual Blade – Force Guardian!” Yuni and Jason got excited as the others were less excited. “Sweet!”

<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;">“Let us hope he holds equip spell cards than to power up his Dual Blade – Force Guardian.” Lance stayed realistic. “He only has three cards left in 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;">“I do have, my friends.” Ken smirked. “I equip my Dual Blade – Force Guardian with  Assault Armor<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;">, increasing its power by 300 (ATK = 2500 -> 2800). Next I equip your Volcanic Deity – Blazing Makar with my Cursed Armaments!”

<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;">“Blasted!” C roared and he was rather unhappy with 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;">“You are correct,” Ken smirked. “Now your Volcanic Deity loses 600 attack points for every monster I control (ATK = 4200 -> 3600). But I am not done. My last card in my hand is my Silver  Sword Master<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;"> (1100/1000). When I have equipped at least two Equip Spell Cards from my hand in the same turn I can summon it to the field. It also means your Volcanic Deity loses another 600 (ATK = 3600 -> 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;">“It is still strong enough to defeat your Dual Blade – Force Guardian!”

<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 did not say I was done. Second effect of my Silver  Sword Master<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;">, is to pay half of my lifepoints and add 1 Equip 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;">Ken – 2200 -> 1100

<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 for your information this spell card is a friendly card I like to name  Lightning Blade<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 sparkling sword appeared in the hand of the Dual Blade – Force Guardian. “This increases the attack power of my Dual Blade – Force Guardian by 800 (ATK: 2800 -> 3600) and reduces your Oceanic Deity`s power by 500 (ATK: 2600 -> 2100)!”

<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 going to finish this 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;">“However since I use my Dual Blade – Force Guardian, with the effect of my Armed Samurai – Ben Kei, this card can attack now three times. Delta Slash his Oceanic Deity!” Ken roared and the warrior swept his  Lightning Blade<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;"> at the Deity and destroyed 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;">C – 1300 -> 550

<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 Dual Blade – Force Guardian, Delta Slash his Volcanic Deity and win this 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;">“I remove my Great Fire Bending – Maskari from play to lower that source of damage to 0 and end the Battle Phase.” C smirked. “This duel is still 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;">“I have no choice but to end my turn 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;">“Don’t worry Ken! You’ll win next 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;">Ken – 1100 <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;">C – 550

<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’ll have to survive this turn first.” C called and draws a new card. “Very good. My Fatal Alliance spell card. I take control over your Silver Sword Warrior.”

<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;">“Fatal Alliance. I know that card. It is both a risky card and a useful 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;">‘ Yeah well, it remains to be seen whether it is useful.<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;">’ C was hoping it would turn out positive for him. “I draw six cards due to your Silver Sword Warrior being level six.” He smiled by seeing the cards in his hands.

<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 suppose you have drawn something good?”

<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 did in fact.” C inserted the card in his duel disk. ‘ If I can keep it up until next 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;">’ He looked to Ken. “I set this card face down. 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;">‘ That was a short turn, I wonder….<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;">’ Ken picked his next card up. “Haha, I think you do not need to wonder about you losing lifepoints due to Fatal Alliance. I equip my Dual Blade – Force Guardian with my  Metalsilver Armor<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 cannot be targeted by spell, trap and monster 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;">‘ Shoot!<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;">“Plus it gains another opportunity to attack you. Dual Blade – Force Guardian, attack his Volcanic Deity – Blazing Makar!” Ken shifted his look at C and smirked. “Delta Slash!”

<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;">C – 550 -> 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;">‘ Well it was worth trying.<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;">C looked as their duel disks deactivated. Ken picked his graveyard and hand and inserted it into his deck, reshuffling it and inserting it in his duel deck box. He stretched out a hand and helped up C.

<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 what is your real name?”

<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 Callen.”

<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;">Jason and the others had joined them and Jason was surprised as well as Ken was. The name Callen rang a bell with them.

<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 you are one of these champions.” Ken remembered from the conversation he overheard of Leon and his friends. “You were looking for Blake to duel 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;">“Correct. But as it seems to me, there is no sign of Blake Connolly anywhere.”

<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 said you could help us find him sooner than any police force could?” Ken inquired and Callen nodded. “So how?”

<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;">“Mr. Gerardson was my manager for years before he contracted Gillian O’Hare. When they actually wanted me to go down in public against his newest protégé, I refused and they locked me up on a certain location for three days.” Callen pulled up a sleeve of his shirt. It bore scratches. “Trying to get out was my highest priority. Tell your friends of the cops, and only the people you can trust there to upload these coordinates in the mainframe, it will guide them to the location where Blake is probably.”

<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 handed Ken a USB Flash Drive. He then walked out on them.

<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;">“Hand it to them, don’t go there yourself. It is much too dangerous for you to get involved with the business of Mr. O’Hare and Mr. Gerardson.” Callen waved. “I do hope you find your friends back. After all I wish to have a duel with Blake himself.” He then left, looking around frequently looking around.

<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;">“Weird guy…..”

<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 a champion,” Ken repeated. “But I never knew he was a previous protégé of Gerardson. And why the cryptic warning not to go after that location ourselves?”

<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 might be worried about us?” Jennifer told him and Ken shakes his head. “Okay, Ken that you sometimes have the emotional level of a baboon does not mean everybody has it, 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 just suspicious that’s 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;">“Well, whether he is truthful or not, case remains, we can take the chance of giving Laurence this and him finding out what the hell is going on.” Lance inquired and he looked at his friends. They all nodded. “Let us go home. Ken, you call Laurence.”

<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;">“Yup.”

<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 they left the park, Callen appeared from behind a tree. He looked serious, nodded and dialed a number on his cell phone. He waited for a while and then placed the cell phone in front of his face.

<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 have acquired the location, my master. They will be going there 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;">---

<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 have acquired the location, my master. They will be going there 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;">”

<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 white dressed large man with the infinity patch on his forehead, lowering below his hood looked at a virtual screen on which the face of Callen appeared. Both his red eyes were fixated on the screen and nodded.

<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;">“Very well. Gakyru has gone too far.” The man told Callen. “It is time for us to set things straight. Keep an eye on them.”

<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 master.<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;">” Callen bowed with his head in a sign of respect and then the screen disappeared. A golden throne appeared to the left of the large man and the younger and tall man appeared on it with the infinity eye patch over the right eye.

<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 are things going?”

<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;">“Not well, Gakyru is going too far from the original point. He cannot be allowed to achieve what he wants to achieve. We cannot allow him to gain possession of the Infinity Core. He has the Silent Core already.” The large man`s infinity patch on the head glowed. “It is time to reconnect. You know what to do.”

<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.” The younger and tall man disappeared along with the golden throne on the left of the older and larger man.

<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;">“ So can you come and pick up the flash drive?<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;">“If you really think it will help us find Blake and Gillian,” Laurence was sitting on his duel runner as he talked through the cell phone with Ken. “Then I will. I’ll talk to you in the morning. I am finishing my round now and I will be there first thing in the morning.”

<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;">“ Talk to you tomorrow.<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;">Laurence closed his cell phone and looked around. The moon was shining in the air and there were few sounds as he heard a duel runner approaching. He looked up, finding out it was Ben, a fellow officer.

<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;">“Hey Ben. Can you help me out? We have found Blake Connolly and Gillian O’Hare probably. I need you to cover up for me tomorrow morning.” Laurence asked his fellow officer.

<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 Connolly…..” Ben spoke in a dull voice. “Gillian O’Hare……”

<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;">“Hey Ben, everything 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;">Laurence stepped from his duel runner and walked over to Ben, patting him on his back. As Laurence took a closer look at Ben he saw something glowing behind the ear. It was a cross-shaped mark.

<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 no…..” Laurence stepped back from Ben. “Not 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;">“Duel…..” Ben continued in a monotone voice. “We will 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;">Laurence hurried back onto his duel runner and was about to ride away, when he was stopped automatically. A light activated at 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 auto-pilot activation. Security enforced duel. Standby for interception.” The computerized voice came from his duel runner. He had no choice, he was forced into a duel against a fellow officer.

<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 give me no choice?”

<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,” Ben smirked and his eyes turned from the normal blue color to a red color. “We 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;">Laurence – 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;">Ben – 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;">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;">Even though a riding duel between two minor characters starts at the end of this episode, you really should not expect too much of it. The main focus next turn is on an entire different duel and situation.

<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 tried something different this turn, I first wrote out the complete duel and than proceeded to write the rest of the scenes. I hope it works, I am not entirely happy with it, but I’ll fix it in the next 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;">Originally C/Callen would have wielded a Mindgame deck, which would have involved face down monsters and the shifting of those monsters, trapping the opponent`s monsters. However I got the idea of the deck he now uses, by watching  Avatar: The Last Airbender<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 think the “Bender” monsters makes sense 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;">See you for Turn 28!