Chapter 111: Opening Game! Rise of the Hex Viper

Chapter 111 “Opening Game! Rise of the Hex Viper!”

“Good day, Ronald,” the male reporter called Dan was standing in the center of the square in Hisehade City. “I am at the day before the opening day of the MCF World Cup held in Hisehade City. Glenn McFlinn has announced that this tournament might even become bigger then the first Battle City Tournament, won by Yugi Mutoh. Rumors that various top duellists, including Seto Kaiba, Aster Phoenix and Yugi Mutoh have joined the ranks of the duellists entering the tournament remain unconfirmed.”

“ Have there been any word on the new rulings of the tournament or the qualification standards of the finals?” the anchor man called Ronald in the studio asked through the earphone.

“No official news has been given out by McFlinn Corp, but in an hour the official rulebooks of the tournaments are given out and Kamon McFlinn himself will give us further information about how the qualification for the finals, which are confirmed to exist of sixteen duelists. Rumors go around that favorites are for the final are Seto Kaiba, Kamon McFlinn, Dragen Kando and the mysterious duelist calling himself Raven. Of course there are many outsiders and the King of Games himself will of course defend his title.” Dan turned around, seeing much of the other reporters gather. “It seems a press release will be given out shortly.”

“Than we will come back to you when the press release is done.” Ronald spoke against Dan. It is revealed than that this was played on the television. Dragen appears and shuts off the television, by pushing the button. He was standing in the lounge of the McFlinn Tower, at the other side of the square.

“Kamon!” Dragen yelled through the lounch as the elevator doors opened and Kamon McFlinn, son of McFlinn Corp CEO Glenn McFlinn, stepped out. “I believe the time is there.”

Kamon was wearing formal attire. Black jacket, black pants and a white shirt, but no tie, he hated ties. He was carrying a metallic silver suitcase in his right hand. From the stairs two female duelists appeared. One had long black hair and friendly blue eyes and was wearing a long skirt and a black jacket. That was Sara, previously Kamon’s personal assistant. She now however gained a new position in Kamon’s Duel Development Team, but more importantly, became Kamon’s girlfriend. The other girl was, like Dragen, casually dressed. She had dark brown hair and her green eyes darted to Dragen directly. It was Julia, Dragen’s girlfriend. Sara joined Kamon and he gave her a short kiss on the cheek.

“I believe the girl over there has an eye on you,” Kamon teased Dragen and Dragen did not dare to look over, since Julia was with him.

“Shut it probie,” Dragen warned his best friend. Dragen taught Kamon a lot about dueling, in fact Dragen could swear on it that some of Kamon’s championship winning moves were inspired by him.

“Where is Lily now?”

“At home with Julia’s mother,” Dragen explained. “Julia and I told her how important this event was and she agreed to come over and watch over Lily while we were going to the press release. She volunteered to stay until the  End of the World Cup, but we want to spent a lot of time with Lily as well.”

“Guys!” Sara sighed. “We have got a press release to go too.”

“And you don’t want to stand there in rage mode,” Julia continued.

“Yeah,” Dragen finished it for the girls, acting like he had nothing to do with the happening. “Don’t you remember what happened last time you went into rage 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;">“Don’t push me,” Kamon warned him jokingly. But it was true. Kamon knew exactly what Dragen was referring to. A few months ago when they were stuck in the Sacred Dimension after the duel with Marek and the others, he turned onto his friends. There was a dark presence within Kamon, a dark presence he loses control over from time to time. He has succesfully been able to suppress it, but when Yugi Mutoh himself revealed that if Kamon did not return to the real world, Sara would die at the hands of Raven, the powerful right hand man of Marek. Instead he chose to chase Raven, giving in to his anger, and his hatred for the said destiny. Sara was able to turn around the destiny on her own with help from her 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;">‘ ''I could never forgive myself if it would happen again. I know what is within me. I know I am the Twilight, I am the leader of us Saviors, of us gifted with the Mark to battle Marek and such,''<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Kamon was the first to step out side. ‘ Not all of us have yet appeared, but when we all do, we will stand and 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;">’

<span style="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. McFlinn!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kamon stepped back for a second as he had walked right into the crowd of reporters and other interested people standing in front of the McFlinn Main Tower. Microphones were thrusted in front of him to catch his first lines.

<span style="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 afternoon,” Kamon smiled as he fixed his gaze on the center camera’s. “This will be a short statement. I will take a few questions at 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;">He looked around for a second to see Dragen, Sara and Julia standing next to the exit. He winked to Sara and she smiled as well, before he turns back to the press in front of him. A screen was set next to him and put on, revealing the logo of the McFlinn Corp.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Tomorrow the McFlinn Corp World Cup will begin, a prestigious tournament, bringing together thousands of duelists from all over the world. The city will be the battle ground, there are many officials around to regulate the tournament,” Kamon smirked while he said that. “So if you decide to cheat we will find 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;">The onhearing press smiled as well with the camera lights flashing and the reporters eager to get in front of each other, resulting into pressing each other from the front line.

<span style="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 suspect no-one will be here or is here to cheat their way in through the tournament. Besides it is not like you must acquire a certain amount of Star Chips or Locator Cards from each other.” With a big gulp of fresh air Kamon pushed a button and the screen of the TV set out next to him changed. A list, not filled in appeared on the screen.

<span style="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 created a new system which will result in independent results,” Kamon explained while pointing at the table. “A duelist winning a duel will acquire points according to how many life points they have left after the duel ends. Standardly, you gain one Duel Point, if you lose. If you win with a difference of 2000 life points, you gain twenty Duel Points and so 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;">“How will you know when you are in the final or 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;">“You don’t,” Kamon smirked at the question that interrupted him. “That makes the tournament interesting, you don’t until the qualifying rounds for the finals are over. The top sixteen duelists with the highest numbers of Duel Points will proceed to the finals. Tomorrow, one month from now, the qualifying rounds will officially end and the participants admitted for the finals will get their location card automatically. I am sure all duelists willing to participate in the World Cup will have upgraded and updated their duel disks and duel runners with the newest rules by now.”

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

<span style="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 is indeed a banlist,” Kamon agreed and a new table with cards appeared. “Old duelist favorite cards like  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;">, Upstart Goblin<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">,  Call Of The Haunted<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">,  Allure of Darkness<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">,  Jar 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;">,  Dark Hole<span style="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 other cards have been officially banned from the tournament. They are not allowed to be used under any circumstance. First time offending this rule will mean your Duel Points are reset to zero. Offending that rule again, means you will be disqualified and your duel disk and or duel runner will be taken into custody as long as you are in Hisehade City until the tournament is over.”

<span style="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 also heard about a couple of new things,” a blond female reporter asked Kamon directly. “Mr. McFlinn, what about the rumored card program?”

<span style="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 card program to whom your friendly colleague is referring to is a competitive addition to the tournament. Each duelist entering the tournament, having upgraded his dueling equipment with the latest rules and database, acquire one blank card. You can do anything with it. The point of this program is to show you can in fact be capable of expanding your own soul into the game. Transform the card into your own will,” Kamon held up a blank card, which only had the outlines every card had and the same back of the cards. “Use your Duel Points to create a card to your own will. However if you manage to come into the final, you are required to use that card in the finals. Also if you feel you are done creating the card, you can come to one of the official Tournament Centers to register the card and acquire a new blank card and begin all over 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;">“Now one last thing I wish to tell you before I take my leave,” Kamon tapped the button on the remote again. “This tournament is not only about the game, it is about friendship and duelists around the world bonding together. Everybody is equal in this tournament. Any day now you can come past Seto Kaiba, Aster Phoenix or maybe even Yugi Mutoh … yes, Yugi Mutoh has agreed to join the tournament as well. You can come even past me and challenge me and I will accept any duel. The most important thing is for duelist to bond together and create something that forms the game. Create a front against those who might ruin it for 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;">“So what you are basically saying,” the blonde reporter directed her question again to Kamon. “We need to be friends even though we are enemies on the dueling fields?”

<span style="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 basically,” Kamon nodded. “That is what I am saying.”

<span style="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,” another reporter interrupted Kamon, but Kamon did not mind. “Did anything change about the duels 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;">“I was about to get to that yes,” Kamon placed the suitcase he held with him in front of the screen and opened it, pulling a silver duel disk from it. “I am not going to tell 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;">“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;">“You mean new duelists must figure everything out for themselves?”

<span style="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 that,” Kamon smirked and he equipped the duel disk to his arm. “I have arranged for a special opening duel in the newly built McFlinn Corp Aurora Stadium, taking place this afternoon. I am pretty sure it will be made clear there if anything changed in the duels 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;">“What will be the match-up?” the blonde reporter asked Kamon.

<span style="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 heard they are pretty good…” Kamon sighed. “You’ll have to come to the Stadium itself to see.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Doesn’t the public have a right to know where they buy tickets 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;">“Now where would be the fun of that?” Kamon smirked and he nodded. “That was all.” He turned around and picked the suitcase up, waving at the reporters and entering the McFlinn Main Tower 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;">---

<span style="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 you heard it, 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 anchor man, Ronald, spoke on television. “ ''This afternoon in the Aurora Stadium, we will see a grand opening match. And Kamon McFlinn have promised us good duelists. We will see, but I am sure this tournament will be one we will not soon forget. In other news…''<span style="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 television was put out and Dragen placed the remote on a table in the hall of the McFlinn Main Tower. He had seated himself opposite of the television, with Julia next to him, while people normally working in the Main Tower were walking past. Kamon had taken off his jacket and had his shirt loosened.

<span style="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 you did it,” Dragen sighed and he looked how Julia came and sat next to him. “You did the press release.”

<span style="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,” Kamon pondered a little. “Did I look good on TV?”

<span style="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 looked excellent,” Sara smiled and gave him a kiss. “Now I need to get going to prepare the last things for this afternoon’s duel. I suppose I’ll see you all in the stadium?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yeah,” the others answered and Sara walked away, taking her jacket off and blowing a kiss towards Kamon. She disappeared in one of the five staircases leading into the hall of the Main Tower.

<span style="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 congratulations, Mr. McFlinn.” The voice of the blonde female reporter was no surprise to Kamon as he turned around and smiled. “The news report was excellent and we have gotten many requests of international stations to use live feed from the duel this afternoon.”

<span style="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 Rebecca,” Kamon hugged the reporter and the others greeted her, except for Julia who seemed not to recognize her. “Oh I am sorry, Julia, you have yet to be introduced. Rebecca Grimes, a friend from Europe and one of the press representatives of McFlinn Corp for this tournament.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Nice to meet you,” Julia introduced herself with a smile and Rebecca shook her head with an equal smile. Dragen and Rebecca met like old friends. “If you are a press representative for McFlinn Corp, why were you in the press meeting just yet?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“To make sure the questions that needed to be asked were asked, and other reporters were not unusually busy bothering Kamon with questions that had no meaning in the press release today,” Rebecca smiled and she retrieved a press map from her case. “Here it is Kamon. The latest released promo photo’s of the World Cup and press released articles. I managed to find ones from Japan, The Netherlands, even France, although their publicity wasn’t all that big.”

<span style="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 malfunctioning Duel Terminals still bothering them?” Dragen groaned and Rebecca 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;">“We told them they don’t come in French,” Kamon sighed and he turned to Rebecca. “Thanks again, Becca. I heard you were supposed to meet up with Sara in the Aurora Stadium?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yeah, I am heading over there right now,” Rebecca pointed to the main desk in the middle. “After I pick up my credentials and maps. Shame really they don’t come in French, it is a really nice language. Better then the Dutch…”

<span style="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,” Dragen sighed and he looked at her. “They took more of the development costs for their accounts.”

<span style="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 Kamon, Dragen and Julia took their leave, Rebecca went over to the service desk to pick up her credentials and press maps, preparing to take her leave to the Aurora Stadium, when she bumped into someone.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Excuse me…” Rebecca mumbled before grabbing her stuff that had fallen on the ground, but when she looked up, she was rather surprised with who she saw.

<span style="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…” a bewildered Arabelle replied, looking confused and unpleasant in who she walked into. “Hi…”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Sis?! What are you doing here?” Rebecca asked Arabelle. “After the mess you caused here, why did you not go home?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Uhm… uhm, I d-don’t know,” Arabelle looked down to the ground and then around her. “I did not know where I was 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;">“This is the McFlinn Corp Main Tower, Kamon McFlinn, your former boss, was here a few moments ago,” Rebecca bit towards Arabelle and grabbed her arm. “But if I may provide a suggestion, after the stunts you pulled, I am not so sure whether he wants to see you. Go home, Ara, there is nothing here you can call home.”

<span style="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 got l-l-lost,” Arabelle hesitated before turning around and rushing off through the exit. Rebecca was sure she heard her crying.

<span style="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;">“Ladies and gentleman!” A booming voice went through the new McFlinn Corp Aurora Stadium as in the commentating box, two new commentators had taken their places. They were pretty well known in the dueling world, Tony Murray and Tim Weatherly. “Welcome to the grand opening duel of the McFlinn World Cup! Tomorrow the real fun begins, but today you will get a grand preview of what to come in the upcoming month!”

<span style="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 right, Tony! We have gotten confirmation that Glenn McFlinn himself, CEO of McFlinn Corp and father of Kamon McFlinn, will launch the starting shot of the Riding Duel taking place here,” Tim, the brown haired presentator, commentated into the microphone in front of 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;">“Who shall you place you bets on, Timmy?” Tony asked teasing the co-commentator. The duo was known for their playful style of commentating duels.

<span style="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 know, Tony, I have no idea who the contestants will be,” Tim answered as he eyed the dueling track in front of them. “As for now only a few people are aware who the contestants are and therefore a total surprise to everybody in the stadium, including us, who the duel will be between and who the winner will 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;">“Timmy, use your McGoogle to McFind people of interest in the stadium!” Tony continued in his personal microphone, getting a kick under the commentary stand. “The duel will start in fifteen minutes!”

<span style="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 is Kamon?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Dragen and Julia came into the skybox of McFlinn Corp, where they obviously had seats due to Dragen’s position in the company and being the best friend of Kamon. He was not alone as other familiar faces were there as well. Dyllan, a friend of Kamon and Dragen for a long time already, was already sitting and waiting for the duel to start, eating popcorn.

<span style="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 to him was a little girl seated. Well little girl, she was Marcy McFlinn, Kamon’s little sister. Kamon and she had an older sister, called Merel who died by falling out of a tree. However Marcy and Dragen shared one secret, regarding Merel, Kamon was not allowed to know yet. Marcy was a young hyper-active girl, that would participate for fun in the tournament.

<span style="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 to Marcy, Melody was seated. Melody was the younger sister of Sara and therefore nearly considered as family to Kamon and Marcy. She was the shy girl of the group, not often dueling, usually around her older sister, helping wherever she could. She had been involved in the conflicts since the beginning, although only recently started to play a role, with helping Sara return Kamon to the right side 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;">Sitting on one of the bar seats, Dustin was sighted. Dustin was a young man, Kamon and the others met after a local tournament in Hisehade City. He was a young man with a troubled past as his home was destroyed, the AniGuardian Academy near Miami. Rumors went that very few students from that academy and from other academies that were attacked simultanously, are still alive and so Dustin kept searching for them. He was in a deep conversation with Lean, another addition to the group, who was there since the beginning. Kamon and Lean started off on the wrong foot in the beginning, but like the others, Lean became a key member in defeating Darkness in the Second War against Darkness.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Kamon?” Lean turned to Dragen who had picked up a soda from the bar. “He’ll probably be meeting some hot shots. Where are Jen, RJ and Graem?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">RJ was an old friend of Kamon and the former boyfriend of his older sister. Unlike Dragen and Marcy, he was unaware of her faith. After Merel’s death, they kept in touch and RJ finally got a position in McFlinn Corp, replacing Graem at first as the head of security, later on joining the Research and Development Division.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Graem, so to speak, was an entirely different story. Family friend of the McFlinn’s, the oldest member of their original group, he had disappeared after the Second War against Darkness. Only six months ago after Kamon, Sara, Dragen and Julia returned from a trip to England, they suddenly brought him back as well. He did not wish to speak about what he had done, but indicated it was all for the purpose of defeating the Ultimate Darkness. They quickly came to accept him back.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Jen was a friend of Lean’s originally, but of Dyllan as well. Being a singer as a profession, she gained some popularity, but enjoyed dueling much more. Having been with them since the beginning, she can always be counted in for fighting anything.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“RJ and Graem are doing the last security check-ups in the Tournament Centers before the World Cup officially starts,” Dragen told them. “Jen has just returned from the stage, as she and her band played the opening act for the opening 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;">“Oh right,” Lean hit his head. “I should have known that.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You might if you actually pay some more attention to her,” Julia remarked and she and Dustin looked to him expectantly.

<span style="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;">“Sara is coming up here after the Turbo Duel starts,” Dragen explained to the rest. “I am really happy everybody could be 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;">“Yeah,” Marcy agreed and she looked backwards to the rest of the group. “Quit jabbering and bring some more popcorn.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Your wish is my command, milady,” Dustin smiled and made a fake bow, bringing popcorn to the girls.

<span style="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 didn’t bring Lily?” Melody asked Julia who shook her head.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“No, she is home with my mom,” Julia smiled. She knew the girls liked to play with their daughter. “It is a bit to noisy around here for her to be 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;">“Hey Dragen,” Dustin and Lean hit him at the same time. “You can tell us who will compete 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;">“Uhm, lets see…” Dragen thought and smirked. “No.”

<span style="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;">“Promised Kamon and Sara I would not spil anything.”

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

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Really mature guys,” Marcy spoke without turning around her head. “Go for the little sister. But no, I am not going to tell you either.”

<span style="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;">“Alright ladies and gentlemen!” Tony bellowed into the microphone. Virtual screens and vast large screens around the stadium showed the stage being built on the field with Mr. McFlinn on it with Sara next to him. “The fun is about to begin. But first Timmy, what did your McGoogle Radar find?”

<span style="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 can certainly note that various foreign officials are here as well, as well as international renowned duelists, like Kento Aiga and Keiran Michaels,” Tim returned and his face was shown on the screens around the stadium. “And stop calling me Timmy.”

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

<span style="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 was sure I saw Yugi Mutoh somewhere here, but nowadays it is almost the usual thing to dress up like your favorite duelist,” Tim’s face was replaced by the stage again. “Man, I sure wish the tournament would start.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Quit your jabbering, Timmy, because we are going live to the man who made all this possible, the CEO of McFlinn Corp, Glenn McFlinn!” Tony excitedly pulled the microphone from under Tim’s nose.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Glenn McFlinn was dressed in a black suit with a red tie. His hair was neatly done and he put his round glasses on as he took place in front of the microphone on the stage. He took a large breath and began to speak.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Welcome, welcome and welcome. Welcome to all you duelists, fans, family, friends. I am very grateful we have been able to make such an event possible, such a feat that has not been established since the last edition of the Battle City Tournament.” Mr. McFlinn waited some time to hear some of the jeers and cheers from the audience.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Within the audience, Kaito was standing in a darker corner, overlooking the stadium, being casually dressed in black pants and a red t-shirt, having the symbol of Vayu on the front. He had his duel disk equipped to his right arm, a duel disk that could both function as a duel disk and a 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;">‘ Friends, family,<span style="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 sighed as he carassed his duel disk and deck that was inserted in the duel disk. ‘ ''None of this I have yet or have yet found. Is it true that to join up with these people, I might find her back?''<span style="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;">Behind him the shadowy form of a duel spirit appeared. It was vague and formless yet as it was connected to Kaito, but had no physical form yet, the form of a card. It was Kaito’s latest addition to his deck, an addition he welcomed but not the consequence that came with it. A Sacred Guardian named Lokar, Swordsman of Oblivion.

<span style="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 tournament, as my son pointed out in the press release, is all about competition but also the merging of bonds and friendships. Being united is an important fact, especially after all that has happened here in the city.” Mr. McFlinn stopped for a while, watching Sara and then the skybox where Dragen and the others were sitting. “Had we not been united, the destruction would have spread.”

<span style="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 a monument for this new era taking place here, the McFlinn Corp World Cup will be held and I hope all of you will enjoy it thoroughly. For duelists but also for non-duelists there is enough to do. But I have spoken enough already, I have prepared enough already, let me get to why you are really here,” Mr. McFlinn pointed to the corner where two launching pads were built. “The opening Turbo Duel of the McFlinn Corp World Cup!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Loud cheers were heard from everywhere from the stadium, including Tony and Tim from the commentary box.

<span style="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 me introduce you to a duelist that has not been sighted in international circuits until now. A duelist known to overpower and overcome his opponents on the first turn and deal great amounts of damage!” Smoke appeared from the left garage, a red door covering the garage. “Ladies and gentlemen! In the red corner! Harrison Messer!”

<span style="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 red door opened, revealing a black duel runner with a bull’s head on the front, shooting out. It had various Roman looking ornaments on it and the duelist riding the Duel Runner was dressed in normal clothes, with a black helmet with small horns on it.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Than in the blue corner!” Mr. McFlinn pointed to the blue door on the right. “A legend in this city, undefeated in the last year, a promising young man who requires no introduction! Give a big round of applause 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;">The blue door shot open and from the smoke appearing, appeared a light blue duel runner. It had winglike designs on both sides and the front was shaped in the form of a dragon’s head. On it was Kamon seated, dressed in a comfortable blue jacket and his helmet was light blue colored, with a grey visor.

<span style="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 son, Kamon McFlinn!”

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

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Lean and the others turned to Dragen in the skybox, who had a wide smile on 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;">“Figures it would be Kamon doing the opening duel.” Dragen smirked as he heard Lean remarking, Julia looked at him, shaking her head, but Dragen could not help 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;">“Well yeah, he asked me first, but he decided to do it himself after 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;">Kamon and Harrison parked their duel runners on the starting line as Mr. McFlinn walked over to them, shaking each of their hands. Sara joined him and gave Kamon a good luck kiss as she followed Mr. McFlinn.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Duelists at a ready?” Mr. McFlinn asked. The roaring of both engines confirmed their readiness as the starting lights went on, one by one. Mr. McFlinn raised a flare gun into the air and fired. “Start!”

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

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kamon – 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;">Harrison – 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;">“Now who will be first around the first corner may start the duel!” Tony excitedly commented. “In the borders of Speed World 2, only Speed Spells may be used, or spells but it will cost you 2000 life points.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yeah, that is not advisable thus,” Tim countered 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;">Kamon was in the front, followed closely by Harrison as he sped towards the first corner. He pushed the central button below his display as Harrison did the same on his own duel runner. A spell card appeared.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Speed World 2 activate!” The automated voices sounded through the stadium. Kamon was able to pass through the first corner first and so started the duel between the two. Harrison was not far behind, as Kamon went one level lower, while Harrison kept himself on the top level.

<span style="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!” Kamon pulled the first card from his deck and smirked. A warrior appeared, having a card design on his armor glowing. “Summon Summon Knight (2000/1500)! When I have no cards on the field I can special summon 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;">“Summon Knight, eh?” Harrison sounded unimpressed as they turned around the next corner going for the higher grounds.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Summon Knight’s effect activates! When summoned, I remove one warrior type monster from my deck or hand from play!” He revealed a card from his deck and pocketed it. “However when Summon Knight is destroyed, I can Special Summon that monster to the field!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">As he sped to the top level where Harrison was as well, a new summoning portal opened, revealing a small warrior dressed in ninja-esque clothes. His face was hidden by a mask, and only his eyes were revealed. He had a utility belt with various knives and daggers.

<span style="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 when I only control one warrior monster I can equip Hidden Militant (1400/1100) to it, increasing Summon Knight’s power by 500 (ATK: 2000 -> 2500),” Kamon smirked as Hidden Militant pulled two daggers from his belt and gave them to Summon Knight. “Next set two cards and 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;">“And Kamon McFlinn started off the duel as expected!” Tony was excited as he jumped up and down in the commentary box. “Two monsters in one turn, what will we get next?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kamon – 4000 [SPC: 0 -> 1] <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Harrison – 4000 [SPC: 0 -> 1]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Begin turn,” Harrison started his first turn off. “Summon Trap Reactor – Y FI (800/1800)!” A machine appeared on the field, aiming its weapons on Kamon. “I am sure you have heard of the Reactor series, but allow me to clarify for 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;">“If I activate a trap card you can destroy it and deal 800 points of damage to me…”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I was going to say that, but okay, you are right,” Harrison nodded and then he picked three cards from his hand and inserted them into his duel disk part of the duel runner. “I set three cards.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ So his strategy will be taking away my card’s possibilites,<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Kamon eyed his cards and his deck. ‘ Well that settles it.<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I end my turn,” Harrison sped off into a few meters before Kamon. Kamon charged up his duel runner and quickly picked up speed, getting next to Harrison. “I see you are a gifted rider.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kamon – 4000 [SPC: 1 -> 2] <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Harrison – 4000 [SPC: 1 -> 2]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Thank you,” Kamon looked at his drawn card, a speed spell. ‘ He does not have Spell Reactor on the field, I can still use my spell cards.<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ He inserted the drawn card from his deck into the duel disk. “Speed Spell – Angel Baton activate. I draw two cards and discard one card from 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;">“Be lucky I did not have my Spell Reactor – RE on 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;">“Next stop,” Kamon placed a new card on his duel disk’s Monster Card Zones. “Summon my Mirage Swordsman (0/0) in defense mode!” A white-golden armored swordsman appeared holding a reflective buster sword in both 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;">“ Slip Summon<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> activates.” One of Harrison’s trap cards opened. “When you summon a monster, I summon a monster from my hand to the field. Come forward Spell Reactor – RE (1200/900)!” A second machine appeared on the field, this one aiming his weapons at Kamon as well.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“The spell judge of machines!” Tim roared through the microphone. “This was very much expected from Harrison Messer, he has been known to deal damage in such quick fashion.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Still I lose no life points because I activated no Speed Spells after Spell Reactor –RE appeared, plus Spell Reactor returns to your hand at the end of the turn,” Kamon countered and Harrison smirked as he pushed a button on his duel runner. One of his other trap cards opened.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Thrive Bomb,” Harrison looked at the card having appeared. “This makes my Spell Reactor impossible to be effected by  Slip Summon<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">, dealing an additional 500 points of damage to you.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kamon – 4000 -> 3500 [SPC: 2]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Mirage Swordsman comes with eight Mirage-Counters. By removing one I can increase the attack power of Mirage Swordsman by 500 (ATK: 0 -> 500),” Kamon looked at his face down card he had left on the field. ‘ Dang, I cannot use Safe Zone 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;">’

<span style="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 your face down card was a trap 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;">“Yes,” Kamon reacted as he pointed at his Summon Knight. “Summon Knight, attack his Trap Reactor! Summon Blade 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;">“Last trap card open!” Harrison revealed as the third trap card opened. “ Fake Explosion<span style="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 can only be activated when your monster declares an attack. I summon one Summon Reactor – SK (2000/1400)!” The final reactor monster appeared on his side of the field as well.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“There it is, ladies and gentlemen. His final piece in his combo. Now next turn we will be going for the grand summoning of his boss monster!” Tony shouted and Tim shook his head. “Now what did happen 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;">Harrison – 4000 -> 2700 [SPC: 2]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You do lose life points even if you activated  Fake Explosion<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">,” Kamon concluded and he looked at Harrison expectingly. “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;">Kamon – 3500 [SPC: 2 -> 3]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Harrison – 2700 [SPC: 2 -> 3]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Turn begin,” Harrison pulled off the new card from his deck and his machines started glowing. “By the effect of Summon Reactor – SK, I tribute all three of my reactors to Special Summon  Flying Fortress SKY FIRE<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> (3000/2500)!” The large flying robot, with the milling motors and the various gun barrels pointed to the road, to Kamon.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“SKY FIRE,” Kamon recognized the card. “That is a card not many people have.”

<span style="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, it is only handed out to duelists who have all of the Reactors and have won at least five official tournaments in Brittain,” Harrison explained and he pulled a card from his hand. “Now I discard one card from my hand to activate its special effect, destroying one card on the field. Begone, Summon Knight!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Oh great,” Kamon sighed. ‘ Summon Knight has not been destroyed by battle and thus its effect does not activate, allowing me to summon my Silent Swordsman LV3.<span style="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;">“Kamon loses his stored warrior monster now!” Tim filled the audience in on the situation. “Summon Knight’s effect only activates when it is destroyed by 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;">“Great, thanks,” Kamon sighed. “It does not need to be rubbed 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;">“ Flying Fortress SKY FIRE<span style="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 Mirage Swordsman!” Harrison ordered as the multiple cannons of the fortress pointed towards the swordsman. “Infernous Blastfire!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Mirage Swordsman cannot be destroyed by battle as long as it has at least three Mirage-Counters on it,” Kamon smirked as the swordsman withstood the attack. “Plus it is in defense mode. Which reminds me, I remove another Mirage-Counter from him (ATK: 500 -> 1000). Plus…”

<span style="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;">“Plus, I activate the speed spell, Speed Spell – Sword Release from my hand. When I have two or more Speed-Counters on a face up Speed World 2 I can lower the attack power of one of my warriors to zero (Mirage Swordsman ATK: 1000 -> 0) to Special Summon a Dragon-type monster from my hand to the field.” A new dragon appeared on his side of the field. It had two grand orange stars on its body. “Double Star Dragon (1500/1200) appear!”

<span style="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 good did that 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;">“Sword Release can only be activated during the Battle Phase,” Kamon asserted and than his trap card flipped up. “And now MY combo is complete! Trap activate,  Urgent Tuning<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">!” Double Star Dragon appeared in rings and enveloped Mirage Swordsman with light. “The storm rises, the winds tighten. From the gale a new force rises! Arise! Black Storm Dragon (3000/2200)!”

<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;">“Allright! The first of Kamon McFlinn’s dragons has appeared!” Tony bellowed through the stadium, but no-one really paid any attention to 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;">“Nevertheless,” Harrison sat back in his duel runner as he watched the dragon having appeared rise next to Kamon’s duel runner. “I set this card and 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;">Kamon – 3500 [SPC: 3 -> 4] <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Harrison – 2700 [SPC: 3 -> 4]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Draw card!” Kamon flipped a new card from his deck and then pointed at his face down card. “Summon monster! Mystic Swordsman LV2<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> (900/0)!” The tiny white armored samurai-like warrior appeared on his 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;">“What good will that 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;">“Trap activate!” Kamon kicked in and his set card flipped up. “Arms Enforcer.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Ladies and gentlemen!” Tim commented. “Now that is a pro move. Arms Enforcer allows the user to bypass the rules of Speed World 2!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Exactly!” Kamon smirked as a card flew from his deck. “I send this card, Dual Force Sword, to the graveyard.” Arms Enforced disappeared becoming an exact duplicate of the card he had just send. “I bypassed the rules, but I will bypass it again. Dual Force Sword’s effect activates. By removing the card I send to the graveyard with Angel Baton,  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;">, it gains the effect as well. Dual Force Sword becomes equipped to  Mystic Swordsman LV2<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> (ATK/DEF: 900/0 -> 3500/2600)!”

<span style="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 boy, it is stronger now than both Black Storm Dragon and SKY FIRE! How is Harrison going to get out of 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;">“Set 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;">“SKY FIRE’s effect activates! I destroy the card and deal you 800 points of damage!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kamon – 3500 -> 2700 [SPC: 4]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Destroyed set card was  Statue of the Wicked<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">,” Kamon revealed the trap card. “This allows me to special summon a Wicked Token (1000/1000). Figure that card would come in handy.” The yellow cat statue appeared.”

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

<span style="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 tiny swordsman went up to the fortress, cutting it in halve with its 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;">Harrison – 2700 -> 2200 [SPC: 4]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Next I drop four Speed-Counters to deal you 800 points of damage for every Speed Spell I have in my hand,” Kamon revealed two and a blast hit Harrison.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Harrison – 2200 -> 600 [SPC: 4]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yes, ladies and gents!” Tony excitedly informed the audience. “That is one of the new features of our dueling. Speed World 2 is more powerful than the previous version of Speed World you were used too, we actually can do something with the Speed-Counters we gain every 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 now 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;">Kamon raced on, being the lead after the attack had collided leaving Harrison without  Flying Fortress SKY FIRE<span style="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 he had his Mystic Swordsman LV2<span style="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 Black Storm Dragon on the field.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Now since it was my End Phase, Mystic Swordsman levels up into  Mystic Swordsman LV4<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> (1900/1600)!” The swordsman became bigger and stronger, holding two blades.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kamon – 2700 [SPC: 0 -> 1] <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Harrison – 600 [SPC: 4 -> 5]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Draw card,” Harrison pulled a new card from his deck and placed a new card into his duel disk. “Activate Speed Spell – Overboost. Now I gain four Speed-Counters.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Harrison – 600 [SPC: 5 -> 9]

<span style="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 drop seven Speed-Counters to activate another effect of Speed World 2, allowing me to draw one more card,” Harrison saw how his Speed  Counter Counter<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> shifted to the number two as he picked another card from his deck. His Duel Runner, under his guidance, went around the next corner, seperating him from Kamon on a different lane.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Harrison – 600 [SPC: 9 -> 2]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“All that trouble to get one extra card?” Tony commented from the commentary box. “Man, he must have a plan.”

<span style="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 can Tony,” Tim pointed out to his male partner. “This extra draw may just be the card he requires to turn something 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;">“And it is,” Harrison spoke, as he got a little annoyed by the commentary. “Speed Spell – Zero Call activate. I can discard up to three cards from my graveyard to special summon a number of monsters equal to the number of cards discarded. However their attack strength is reduced to zero.” Trap Reactor – Y FI and Spell Reactor – RE 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;">“Why?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I use my regular normal summon to call forth  Changer Synchron<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> (0/0)!” Harrison announced as a new machine appeared to the heavily armored and armed machines. “Now Trap Reactor – Y FI, Spell Reactor – RE tune in with  Changer Synchron<span style="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;">“Level eight,” Kamon concluded. “It ain’t  Dark Strike Fighter<span style="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 thunderous appearance of a new terror of the sky is heard as the fleet parts ways! Seed terror in those who oppose you! Synchro Summon! Hex Viper (3000/0)!” Harrison chanted as the synchro gate opened and a new machine appeared, taking the form of an old fighter plane. It was outfitted with multiple cannons and a mechanical shark like head in the front. “To move to business. Hex Viper attack Black Storm Dragon! Hyper Atomical Surge!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Hex Viper,” Kamon was pretty much surprised. “I have never seen a Reactor duelist use that card 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;">“Destroy Black Storm Dragon!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Black Storm Dragon’s power is equal to your Hex Viper, plus it gains 300 attack point for every dragon on the field, including itself (ATK: 3000 -> 3300)!” Kamon ordered and he pointed to the Hex Viper. “Counterattack!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Effect activates, Hex Viper cannot be destroyed by monsters with the same attack power or higher!” Harrison smirked. “Plus when he attacks, I gain a hundred life points for every levelstar of the Attack Target!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Harrison – 600 -> 1400 [SPC: 2]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I end my turn!” Harrison chased after Kamon, who was way ahead of him. “Due to Overboost, I must reduce my Speed-Counters to one.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kamon – 2700 [SPC: 1 -> 2] <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Harrison – 1400 [SPC: 2 -> 1 -> 2]

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

<span style="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 guy is 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;">Dragen was watching the Turbo Duel from the balcony of the skybox of the Aurora Stadium as he looked at the duel below them. Julia was standing next to him, while the others mainly followed the duel on the big screens in the skybox or on the floating screens in the stadium.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I played him before,” Lean told the others. “He never used Hex Viper against me, he did use  Dark Strike Fighter<span style="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;">“Well there is a major difference between those two,” Dragen contemplated on both the cards. “ Dark Strike Fighter<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> only deals damage, while Hex Viper is superior in attack power and can attack as many times as the user used Reactor monsters for synchro summoning.”

<span style="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 used two of those, why did he not use a second 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;">“I think,” Lean looked at the duel. “… nah, I don’t know. He probably will in one of his future moves.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Combined with the right cards, Hex Viper will be a hell of trouble. Harrison was ready in case his  Flying Fortress SKY FIRE<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> would be destroyed,” Dragen answered and he took a sip from his soda. “Which was in one 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;">At that moment the door that was the exit of the skybox opened and Sara entered the skybox, having taken off her jacket, placing it on one of the bar seats. She gave Melody a kiss before joining Dragen and Julia overwatching the 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;">“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;">“Missed the first few turns?” Dragen joked and after an expecting look of Sara, he continued. “Well Kamon is up in life points, but Harrison brought out the Hex Viper.”

<span style="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 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;">“Apperantly bad news, saw some nasty one turn kills with it this year,” Dragen answered. “Don’t worry, it is not on the banlist, but it is in the database, so it is a perfectly legal 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 am not worried,” Sara smiled and looked at the image of Kamon. “Boy was I in a hurry? I ran into stuff on the way 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;">“Want to talk about 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;">“Nah, not important,” Sara picked a soda from the bar. “I’ll tell you guys later when Kamon is here 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;">--

<span style="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!” Kamon shifted off the next card from his deck. Harrison and his Hex Viper were behind him, but he was worried. If Harrison had the Hex Viper, he surely must control some of the newer Hex cards as well.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“At this time I activate the trap card,” Harrison flipped up the card he had set. “Hex Bombardment. This card can only be activated when I control a Hex synchro monster. I can summon a Hex Token (2000/0) in every empty monster card zone.” Next to the large fighter craft four small missile-like machine appeared. They all were outfitted with a single turret.

<span style="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 just have to outrun his Hex Viper in attacks,<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Kamon sighed as he looked at his hand. “Summon Dragon Hatchling (0/0).” A smaller version of his favorite and famous dragon appeared on the field. “Activate effect, tributing it means I can summon forth my Mega-Eternal-Seadragon (3400/3000)!”

<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;">“There it is,” Kamon concluded and he looked at his Black Storm Dragon. “Black Storm Dragon fire your Black Storm Gale!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Harrison – 1400 -> 800 [SPC: 2]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Now Mega-Eternal-Seadragon! Attack his Hex Viper!” Kamon ordered and the dragon he had just summoned fired his blast at the Hex Viper.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Harrison – 800 -> 400 [SPC: 2]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ How did he know Hex Tokens cannot be selected as an Attack Target when I control Hex Viper?<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Harrison pondered but focussed on the duel at 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 know the Hex cards and their capabilities,” Kamon smirked and he pulled a card from his hand. “I set this card and 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;">Kamon – 2700 [SPC: 2 -> 3] <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Harrison – 400 [SPC: 2 -> 3]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Turn begin,” Harrison shifted a card from his deck, placing it in the card holder of his duel runner. “Set card.” The Hex Viper rose into the air again and Kamon prepared for the attack to come. Black Storm Dragon, whose power had increased because of the presence of a second dragon (ATK: 3300 -> 3600), roared as it rose into the air to the same height as Hex Viper.

<span style="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 have the exact card I need to defeat your dragons!” Harrison shifted a card from his hand and placed it on the duel disk. A machine warrior appeared, taking form of a double turret, equipping itself to Hex Viper. “ Buster Blaster<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> (0/0) equip to Hex Viper!”

<span style="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 choice of card!” Tim alerted the audience on the appearance. “ Buster Blaster<span style="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;">“ Buster Blaster<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> decreases Hex Viper’s power by 500 (ATK/DEF: 3000/0 -> 2500/0), however it grants my Hex Viper a second effect,” Harrison alerted Kamon on his new monster’s effect. “Hex Viper! Attack his Mega-Eternal-Seadragon!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Armed Enforcer’s effect. By sending one Equip Spell Card from my deck to the graveyard, it gains its effect. I send  Mist Body<span style="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 the graveyard,” Kamon inserted a card from his deck into his graveyard and an inpenetrable mist appeared around the famous dragon of Kamon. “Mega-Eternal-Seadragon can now not be destroyed by 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;">“Nevertheless, Hex Viper’s effect activates!” Harrison counters as his life points rose.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Harrison – 400 -> 1200 -> 300 [SPC: 3]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Next, Hex Bombardment’s second effect activates. By tributing a Hex Token when a Hex synchro monster attacks, I deal an additional 500 points of damage!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kamon – 2700 -> 2200 [SPC: 3]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ I should have gone for that Token…<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Harrison felt like he had been hit by stone. “Hex Token, destroy that Wicked Token!” The missile launched itself against the cat statue and destroys 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;">Kamon – 2200 -> 1200 [SPC: 3]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I set this card and 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;">Kamon – 1200 [SPC: 3 -> 4] <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Harrison – 300 [SPC: 3 -> 4]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Begin turn,” Kamon dropped a new card in his card holder as his dragon were on the field. Arms Enforcer had returned normal again. “Trap open! Focus Blast.”

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

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

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yes,” Harrison countered and his face down card opened. “Retreat Rain! When I control a Hex synchro monster, you gain 1000 life points, however I can summon one monster from the graveyard. Come forward  Flying Fortress SKY FIRE<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> (3000/2500)!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kamon – 1200 -> 2200 [SPC: 4]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Interesting,” Kamon nodded and looked at his Focus Blast trap 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;">“Once per turn, I can discard one card to destroy a card on the field,” Harrison revealed a card from his, sending it to the graveyard, destroying Focus Blast.

<span style="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 much for my doubling damage,” Kamon groaned and he looked at the two looming 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;">“I am not done yet,” Harrison took after him and his Speed-Counter counter dropped. “It may be your turn, but I can activate my Speed World 2’s effect, dropping four counters to deal you 800 points of damage per speed spell in my hand.” He revealed one.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kamon – 2200 -> 1400 [SPC: 4] <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Harrison – 300 [SPC: 4 -> 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;">“Anyway I remember it was still my turn,” Kamon inserted a card from his deck and dropped it into his duel disk. “I set this card. Next stop, Mega-Eternal-Seadragon! Attack his Hex Viper!”

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

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Harrison – 300 -> 1100 -> 200 [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;">“Black Storm Dragon! Attack Hex Viper as well!” Kamon ordered and the second dragon assaulted the machine.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Once 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;">Harrison – 200 -> 1000 -> 100 [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;">‘ 100 points 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;">’ Kamon smirked. ‘ Only a hundred left and this duel is over.<span style="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 at Harrison, who was by now riding next to him. “I end my turn.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kamon – 1400 [SPC: 4 -> 5] <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Harrison – 100 [SPC: 0 -> 1]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ I need to get rid of his Armed Enforcer,<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Harrison sighed and he looked at his newly drawn card. “My turn starts. I discard one card from my hand to activate SKY FIRE’s effect, destroying your Armed Enforcer!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Pretty smart,” Kamon agreed and he looked at his field, having only his two dragons and one face down 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 still have the problem of having to few attack points for Hex Viper.<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Harrison eyed his machine. ‘ If I switch it to defense mode, I could survive the next turn, however if he will inflict Piercing Damage, I have a problem nevertheless.<span style="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 pulled him into a string,<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Kamon realized. ‘ ''He does not have much ways out now. His Hex Tokens don’t support him in any other way. SKY FIRE only activates once per turn, he could have gone for Black Storm Dragon, but if he used Hex Viper, unequippingBuster Blaster, I would have used Armed Enforcer to knock him back nevertheless.''<span style="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 end my turn,” Harrison lowered his head, smiling and placing his hands on his duel disk. “I regret to say this, but either way you would have beaten me Kamon. Now finish 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;">“Be glad too,” Kamon smirked, accepting the gesture of Harrison. “Draw 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;">Kamon – 1400 [SPC: 5 -> 6] <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Harrison – 100 [SPC: 1 -> 2]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“That’s it, ladies and gentlemen!” Tony shouted as the final turn was coming up. “This is what dueling is about too. Mutual respect!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Black Storm Dragon, finish this!” Kamon retorted as he pointed at the Hex Viper. “Black Storm Gale!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Last ditch effort,” Harrison countered and pulled a card from his deck. “Remove  Necro 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;"> from my graveyard from play to negate one attack of you!” The spirit of the fiend appeared in front of the machine, absorbing the 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;">“You are going out with a bang, eh?”

<span style="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,” Harrison smirked and he pointed to Hex Viper. “Hex Viper embrace for impact!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Mega-Eternal-Seadragon! Attack Hex Viper!” Kamon ordered as the multiple cannons of Hex Viper fired and the dragon flew through them. “Blaze Lightning!” The dragon blasted apart the machine, destroying the machine, making the debris fall around Harrison.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kamon – 1400 [SPC: 6] <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Harrison – 100 -> 0 [SPC: 2]

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“This duel is over!” Tim bellowed into the microphone as his voice went through the stadium, where many people cheered for Kamon, but some were not happy either. “A spectacular duel, with Kamon McFlinn as the winner. Did you expect it, Tony?”

<span style="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 Timmy, I certainly hoped to see a duel of McFlinn in this stadium, but not so soon,” Tony countered and he looked rather unhappy, after Tim slapped him on the head. “What was that for? Anyway, this duel is over, the tournament is officially opened, I hope to see some of you in the stadium these weeks.”

<span style="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, please understand that this stadium is battle ground for this tournament as well. Every centimeter of the city, every building can be your battle ground. Just keep the safety regulations and if you intend to do a Turbo Duel, do it on one of the designated duel lanes please.” Tim concluded the talk. “This was Tim Weatherly…”

<span style="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 Tony Murray from the commentary box of the McFlinn Corp Aurora Stadium,” Tony interrupted and Tim groaned. “We wish you all …”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“… a good day and hope to see you 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;">Below on the track Harrison and Kamon were talking to each other, while the stadium slowly started to get emptier and seats were vacated.

<span style="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 well executed duel, Kamon,” Harrison congratulated Kamon and shook Kamon’s hand. “I wish I had a last counter against you and we would have lasted a few turns more. Your use of Arms Enforcer was a clever one.”

<span style="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,” Kamon smirked. “You were good as well. If you managed to break my dragons earlier, it might have been different in 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;">“Well, we’ll never find out now will we?”

<span style="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 we certainly will duel again,” Kamon smirked and turned to walk away. “You are an exceptional duelist and will do well in the tournament, hope to see you in the final.” He pulled up his duel disk revealing a second counter below, which now displayed the number “14”.

<span style="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 that the…?” Harrison looked at his duel disk and saw the same counter standing at “1”.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yeah,” Kamon answered and he looked at Harrison. “The Duel Point counter, it works as you can see.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Smart,” Harrison once more extended his hand and Kamon shook it. Harrison turned around and moved towards the exit with his duel runner. Kamon smiled and left through the exit behind him with 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;">---

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Glenn McFlinn moved through the numerous hallways of the McFlinn Corp Aurora Stadium. He was still dressed in his dark suit, but he pulled off his tie and a pair of glasses were in front of his eyes. Next to him a female assistant was walking.

<span style="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 glad Kamon won. Put it in the next press release about the final moves,” Glenn told his assistant, who nodded. As they moved on, Glenn noticed a man standing in the shadows of one of the arches of the hallway. “You know, Grace, go to my office, I’ll be meeting you 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;">“Are you sure, sir?”

<span style="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 Grace, go. I will pay Kamon a visit later on and then move to the office,” Glenn explained and the assistant left him. Glenn moved on towards the stairs, passing the man in the shadows.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Glenn McFlinn, a pleasure to see you 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;">The man moved out of the shadows, revealing a neatly dressed man in a grey suit, with a black shirt under his jacket. He had no tie like Glenn.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“What are you doing here?” Glenn moved towards the man, not onto the stairs. “I haven’t seen you in this world for a long 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 move around a lot, working for various companies and alliances,” the man explained and he did not move, did look Glenn straight into the eyes. “Currently I represent a rich investment alliance that sponsor various duelists in this tournament.”

<span style="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 how is Blament Industries 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;">“Good, good,” the man continued. “We still program the Virtual Duel Arenas so that people no longer will have to come together to duel, but actually log on to the terminals all over the world.”

<span style="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 will not get the designs of the Duel Terminals,” Glenn countered and the man seemed a little disappointed, but he hid it pretty well. Glenn moved towards the stairs. “I have to go now, be busy.”

<span style="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 Glenn, I moved past the phase of having no access to your designs,” the man spoke and he looked around the hall. “I moved my interests into other stuff.”

<span style="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 may not use this tournament to recruit people for the Underground Leagues,” Glenn bit.

<span style="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, I know,” the man hastily confirmed. “I don’t intend to. No my interests lie more in other aspects of the dueling business.”

<span style="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 luck with 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;">“Yeah,” the man reacted and he moved away. “How is your son? And your daughter?”

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

<span style="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, no,” the man spoke around his shoulder. “See you around Glenn.”

<span style="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 man disappeared into the shadows of the hallway as Glenn was left alone on the stairs, ready to get upstairs. He looked into the hallway and than pulled out a phone and dialed a number.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“ RJ in the Tournament Security Center speaking.<span style="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;">“RJ, get Graem on the phone please.”

<span style="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 sir,<span style="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 male voice of RJ reacted and Glenn waited for a while.

<span style="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 sir?<span style="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 familiar voice of Graem spoke after a few minutes.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Graem alert security and all cambots,” Glenn spoke quickly and on a whispering tone. “Make sure they keep tabs on any duel in the bad parts of Hisehade City.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“ For any particular reason?<span style="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;">“Yeah,” Glenn eyed the hallway, but it seemed desserted. He shook a little as he waited for a while, before reacting. “Ji-Ken Aiken is back.”

<span style="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;">“And how did you think I was?”

<span style="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 were fantastic,” Sara smiled as Kamon had seated himself in the skybox, having changed into some better easier sitting clothes. The others had joined him too, including Jen, and spoke about the duel. “The first Duel Points have been given out. Tomorrow the tournament will really start.”

<span style="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 were not bad,” Dragen joked and he took a sip from his drink. “I could have done better.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Sure you would,” Kamon went with the joke. “So what was it you wanted to talk about, Sara?”

<span style="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 can wait until 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;">“Has it to do with the tournament?”

<span style="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 one case it does, in the other it does not,” Sara hesitated. “But it is nothing to worry about now. Tomorrow the tournament starts.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Spill it,” Kamon kissed her on the cheek. “Better tell it now than having to cope with it till 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;">“Okay,” Sara smirked and the others looked at her expectantly. “Raven had been sighted around the stadium. Not inside the stadium, but he was around the stadium. RJ and Graem have attempted to track him with cambots and stuff, but to no avail. Either broken or no trace.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Okay,” Kamon sighed and he turned to the others. “We can handle him in the tournament. What is the second?”

<span style="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 more personal issue to you,” Sara spoke and Kamon turned to her again, placing his arm around her. “An old acquintance has been sighted 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;">“Who? Illian?” Kamon asked her, but she shook her head.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Arabelle,” Sara revealed and Dragen and Marcy groaned. “Camera’s spotted her in the main hall of the Main Tower, shortly after you left. Rebecca apperantly ran into her, and that is not 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;">“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;">“Rebecca is her older sister,” Sara explained. “We can’t tell what they spoke about, but you have to be careful.”

<span style="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 trust Rebecca,” Kamon countered and kissed Sara. “She won’t get between us, but Arabelle may be a problem.”

<span style="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’ll tell security to keep an eye on her.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“No,” Kamon looked at Marcy, who nodded. “When she comes, I’ll handle her myself. I am sure she has a reason.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Sara nodded and a bar attendant came up with a tray of glasses with champaign. He handed them out to everybody, of course excluding Marcy and Melody. Kamon stood up, raising his glass.

<span style="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 a great tournament,” Kamon began and the rest followed his example and raised their glasses. “To friends, to Duel Monsters and to the world. May the best win in this tournament.”

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

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

<span style="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…

Card of the Episode:

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Hex Viper <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Attrib: Dark <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Type: Machine-Synchro-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;">Level: 8 <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">ATK: 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;">DEF: 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;">1 Machine-type Tuner monster + 1 or more non-Tuner 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;">This card can attack once for every “Reactor” monster you used for Synchro Summoning this card. When you successfully attacked, you gain 100 life points x the level of the monster destroyed. This card cannot be destroyed by monsters with an equal or higher ATK.

<span style="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 DARK DUELIST 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;">Season 4 has started!

<span style="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 decided to reintroduce the  Card of the Episode<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> feature I had back in Season 1, the original Season 1. It is a nice catch to explain what the cards are that made a difference in the episode, although Hex Viper was of the losing player this turn, it is certainly an interesting card to use.

<span style="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 commentators Tony Murray and Tim Weatherly are based on two characters of NCIS, Tony Dinozzo and Timothy McGee, some of their characteristics I took over for this story, I simply mixed their first and family names, real and fictional. Looked like fun and a tribute to my favorite TV show.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Ji-Ken Aiken was one character I had hoped to use for a long time. I mentioned him once in Season 1, the rewritten one, and he was supposed to make at least one appearance in the final chapters of Season 3, but decided to kick him off the final cut in Season 3, since enough was happening already.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">The sudden return of Graem I will explain later on. Curiously the deck of Harrison in this chapter never changed, I always intended him to use a Reactor/Hex Vintage deck for the duel against Kamon. As for now I am not sure whether Harrison will duel a full duel again in this season, but we’ll see.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">See you for Chapter 112!