Chapter 12: A Four Sided Fight (1)

Chapter 12 “The Four Sided Fight.(1)”

“Stand up!”

Lean and Rontaro both woke up. Two  Battle Footballer were standing in front of their cage and looking at Rontaro. Rontaro held his hand in front of his eyes as he attempted to get a better view at them. The  Battle Footballer pushed the cage and it disappeared. They both stepped inside and grabbed Rontaro first.

“Rontaro!”

“Think about what we discussed,” Rontaro told him. “It seems it is my time now.”

“But…”

“Think about what we discussed,” Rontaro repeated to him. “I will be there.”

“Okay.”

As the two  Battle Footballer stepped away from Lean, the cage reappeared. Lean attempted to follow them, but was unable to when the cage prevented him, by shocking him back. Lean wiped his hair from his eyes and looked after Rontaro, who was dragged away.

****** -- FLASHBACK –

''Rontaro woke Lean up as he was looking outside the cage. Jen and Sara had left some time ago to talk to the Dark Sorceress, but still they had not returned. Lean wiped his eyes as he looked up into the face of Rontaro, who helped up Lean. He handed Lean a cup full of water before looking at the temple again.

“You need to get out of here,” Rontaro told Lean and Lean looked at him. “You know you have got to get out of here. Unlike you I have no reason to leave this dimension, unlike you there is no-one waiting for me wherever I go.”

“But…” Lean protested. “You can’t stay here. If I escape in the oppurtunity you will give me, they will certainly prosecute you and probably kill you.”

“There is much more here at stake then you think,” Rontaro told him and he looked at the temple. “Whatever there is going on in that temple, it is not good and not for the better of mankind, thats for sure. I have heard rumors of a faceless man resting inside that temple.”

“Well I know three of them…”

“Not the Lord of Emotions,” Rontaro told him. “There are multiple things going on there. Things that are yet to weak to enter the Human Realm, but strong enough to survive here, if they are fed enough energy.”

“You mean duelists have lost here for the greater good?” Lean asked Rontaro and Rontaro nodded. “But I do not understand. Why would you even consider staying here, by being held captive, in the knowledge of what you know?”

“Because of that,” Rontaro told him. “Because of what I know. I cannot let happen in the Human Realm of what is going on here. If that entity gets into the Human Realm, I fear all might be lost.”

“So how do you propose we do this?”

“They certainly will come to get me,” Rontaro looked at the temple. “After all, I haven’t been tested like the two of you have been. When they take me, there is a small window of oppurtunity to get out. The place won’t be heavily guarded because they won’t suspect anyone to know how to get out of their cages.”

“Okay…”

“Get out then, get your friends and get out of here,” Rontaro quickly told Lean as he saw approaching soldiers. “There is a Portal Stone not far from here, that will lead you back to the Human Realm. Meet with your friends and get out.”

“Okay!” Lean nodded and he saw the soldiers approach as well. “I will indeed. So how do I get out?”

“When the place is empty,” Rontaro pointed to a tree branch nearby. “Pull that down. It will break the field of the cage. You see, it can only break by the physical force of something other then the prisoner inside. You can make it happen, but you can’t do it yourself.”

“Okay,” Lean nodded and remembered every detail of Rontaro just told him. “Good luck to you.”

“And to you.”

Lean and Rontaro sunk back on the ground, patiently awaiting what was to come.''

-- FLASHBACK ENDS -- ******

<span style="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 waited until the field around him emptied of soldiers. He then started to approach the tree branch where Rontaro had pointed him and he slowly walked over. As he did, he eyed the outside where there were few soldiers outside and no activity all going into the same direction as Rontaro and the Battle Footballers.

<span style="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 might need your help,” Lean whispered as a card in his deck glowed.

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

Kozaky<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> eyed the central tube with the formless liquid and the large pupil that had formed in front of the liquid. The liquid had absorbed the card of  Magical Scientist<span style="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 the eye turned from purple to a dark shade of red. The smoke that appeared in the intersecting tubes became multiple and raging.

This feels 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;"> The eye’s voice cut through the dark silence that had appeared when  Magical Scientist<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> disappeared. My power has increased exponentially, but we have only reached stage two.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Master,”  Kozaky<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> spoke as he regained his posture and walked over to the central tube. “Master, we are getting reports of the next testing duel to start in the arena. All three of the Lords of Emotions will participate. Will we help them?”

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;"> the voice replied in  Kozaky<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’s head. ''No, it was her who brought them back and into this, they do not deserve my power. They are not My servants. They are hers.''

<span style="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 you wish my master,”  Kozaky<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> bows and he punched buttons, making a large flatscreen appear on the wall. “We will be able to see the arena fight on here. In the meantime you must decide what to do about the executioners of  Skull 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;">.”

I do not have to decide,<span style="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 voice replied and the power of his voice magnified its effect. ''I have the distinct feeling they will come to us. And when the time is there, I will be able to face them heads on, without the use of servants.''

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

Now I will retreat into my Void, I wish to be called when the arena fight is done.

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

Kozaky<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> bows and saw how the mist of the liquid creature disappeared from the central tube, retreating into the bowels of the temple. Kozaky<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> started working on some computers again and the room became dimly lit 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;">“You wished to speak 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;">Sara and Jen were dragged into the chamber of Pamadala. Pamadala was seated on top of her throne as usual and she overlooked the chamber as if she did not see the two girls standing 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;">“Yes,” Jen began and Sara looked at her. “Yes we did.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Did?” Pamadala questioned her. “You asked for a specific audience with me. You told my guards there was something you wanted me to know. So what is 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;">“Your settlement,” Jen began and Sara looked at her. “Your settlement will be attacked shortly.”

<span style="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 is something we are always aware off,” Pamadala nodded and she looked at the guarding  Skull 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;">’s. “Take them away.”

<span style="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 wait!” Jen intervened and the  Skull 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;">’s doubted what they should do. “No wait! I know what will come and attack you. I have seen it with my own eyes. I have seen the powers that they can bring forth and I am fairly certain you do not know.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“What? Your friends maybe?” Pamadala turned around and pulled something from below her cloak and threw it in front of Jen and Sara. “We know about them. We have seen them coming.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">The thing that she had thrown was an orb filled with mist. It showed how Kamon, Dragen, Dyllan and Illian were moving away from the forward post of her army.

<span style="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 you think we would not have known?” Pamadala turned her question directly to Jen. “We had our eyes on them from the beginning they came into this dimension. From the beginning we knew they were here. From the beginning they are walking into a trap.”

<span style="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 widened her eyes as Pamadala took her staff and raised it into the air. The orb on top of the staff was filled with purple energy and she plunged it into the orb on the ground, splattering it apart.

<span style="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…”

<span style="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;">Rontaro was brought in the large arena where Jen and Lean had fought their respective opponents as well. He noticed the enlarged arena as around him various Duel Monster Spirits had taken place in the stands.

<span style="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 spotted Assassino standing in the stands, at a seperate stage from the other spectators, he overlooked the arena and saw a duel disk being chained to the ground. In the arena there were three doors, each giving entrance to the arena. Each of them was outfitted with a mask but each was colored the same, all brown.

<span style="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 am I doing here?” Rontaro turned his attention directly to Assassino. “If this is a test, then let it begin.”

<span style="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 know who you are Rontaro, what you can do,” Assassino spoke. “And we know that pitting you against one of the Lords of Emotions will not give us the satisfaction that we want for. The potential to extract from you what you have requires something different then just one 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;">“So what is this?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“An all or nothing duel,” Assassino clicked with his fingers and the doors slowly opened. “You will engage in a duel directly against all three of the Lords of Emotions.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Three on one,” Rontaro eyed the doors, with the shadows behind it showing the figures of the Lords. “That is hardly fair.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Knowing you and knowing what you can do,” Assassino pointed to the duel disk. “I think this will be on equal terms. If you win the potential and powers of the three Lords of Emotions are given to the greater good. If you may lose your potential, powers and secrets that you hold, are ours and we know what you know and can 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;">“What do you think you have on me that could benefit 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;">“You know that all to 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 doors had opened fully and Rontaro eyed the three Lords of Emotions. They were still wearing the armor they wore when they fought Sara, Lean and Jen individually. They each were outfitted with a long bladed duel disk.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Hahahahahaha,” Laughter Mask began. “You will stand no chance!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Let us see about that,” Rontaro noticed how the doors of the arena were locked by the arena guards. He walked over, knowing there was no other way out, and equipped himself with the chained duel disk.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I will kill him” Anger Mask continued and Rontaro looked at 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;">“Gentlemen,” Assassino interrupted. “To make this duel a little more interesting. You are not three against 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;">“What?!” both Rontaro and the three Lords of Emotions looked at him. “What are you talking about?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Orders from the Dark Sorceress,” Assassino looked down on them. “It is a four way elimination match. You are  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;"> each other’s enemies. In the end only one will stand and this arena will not open its doors until one stays standing.”

<span style="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 exactly will happen to the rest of us?” Rontaro questioned Assassino.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Let us say you will travel to a place,” Assassino spread his hands and eyes and purple smoke started to surround the arena. “From where there is no return.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Well as it seems there is no way out,” Rontaro placed his deck in his duel disk and seemed rather uncomfortable. “I will make this as painless as possible.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I will kill you,” Anger Mask hissed. “Grrr, I am angry!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Hahahahaha,” Laughter Mask laughed and raised his duel disk. “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;">Emotionless Mask simply activated his duel disk and looked at his contestants.

<span style="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,” Rontaro concluded and they shifted their opening hand from their decks.

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

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I will start off,” Rontaro pulled off the first card from the deck. He eyed his hand which had various types of cards in it. “I first activate the continuous spell card, Sacrificial Grounds.” He was surrounded by a white type of mist.

Ritual support,<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> Emotionless Mask galmed through everyone’s head. You play a Ritual deck.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Summon forth Cleric Ritual Mage (900/1850)!” Rontaro placed a monster card on the field. A spellcaster appeared on the field, wearing white robes and a golden necklace. She held a large ancient book in her hands and her long white hair waved around her. “Once per turn, I can discard one card from my hand to add one Ritual Spell Card from my deck to my hand.”

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

<span style="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?” Rontaro wondered. “On second thoughts, never mind. Now I activate  Preparation of Rites<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">. This allows me to add one level seven or lower Ritual Monster from my deck to my hand.” He searched his deck and picked one card from his deck. “Got just the card I want.”

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

<span style="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 place this card face down. Then I activate the Ritual Spell Card Ritual of Whills.” Rontaro planted the ritual spell card into his duel disk and picked one card from his hand. “I offer my  Shining Angel<span style="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 Ritual Summon my Illusive Mirror Mage - Athayena (1900/400).”

''Indeed, a Ritual Monster. So predictable.''

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Predict this,” Rontaro pointed to Ritual of Whills. “After the first Ritual Summon, it becomes a continuous spell card and retains its effect of Ritual 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;">“Hahaha … 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;">“So,” Rontaro shifted off another card from his hand. “By tributing my Cleric Ritual Mage on my field, I can summon a second Illusive Mirror Mage – Athayena (1900/400)!” Another fairy appeared, this one dressed on red-golden robes. “Now by activating their effects. Illusive Mirror Mage one’s effect, dealing you 200 points of damage times the number of cards in your 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;">Rontaro – 4000 / Laughter Mask – 4000 -> 3000 / Anger Mask – 4000 -> 3000 / Emotionless Mask – 4000 -> 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;">“My second Illusive Mirror Mage’s effect is to gain 200 life points for every card in my hand. I hold only 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;">Rontaro – 4000 -> 4200

<span style="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 my turn has come to an conclusion.”

<span style="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,” Laughter Mask started his turn. He picked a new card from his deck. “I summon Fool Clown (0/0)!” A smaller wicked looking mass of carnavalesque stuff appeared on the field with the top resembling a clown’s head. “With Fool Clown’s effect I discard all cards in my hand to the graveyard.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“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;">“Hahahaha,” Laughter Mask continued and his graveyard glowed. “When they are in my graveyard I can remove my three Rough Exploder from the graveyard to deal 500 points of damage for each!” Three cards emitted from the graveyard and disappeared into Laughter Mask’s armor. Rontaro was hit by three energy blasts.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Rontaro – 4200 -> 2700

<span style="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 hurt,” Rontaro grabbed his arm and looked at the Lords of Emotions. “If every single on of them is that strong…”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“End turn,” Laughter Clown finished his turn and looked at his fellow duelists. “Your turn, hahahahahahahahaha.”

<span style="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 pleasure,” Anger Mask continued and he dropped the new card in his hand. “Summon forth Anchor Knight (1500/600)!” A heavily armored knight appeared on the field with a hook as a right 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;">“Great,” Rontaro recognized the card. “I know that card.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Then you also know,” Anger Mask picked three cards from his hand and placed them in the graveyard. “That up to three times in a turn I can discard three cards to deal 600 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;">Rontaro – 2700 -> 2100

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I too end my turn,” Anger Mask concluded his turn waiting for the silent Emotionless Mask to make his entree into the battle arena.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ Turn 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;">’ the voice was clearly heard in all of the heads of the competitors in the arena. ‘ ''Activate field spell card Silent Dreams. This card requires me to discard one Silent Pain 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;">“Silent Dreams, Silent Pain?” Rontaro was confused, he had never heard of those cards. “What are they?”

<span style="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 show you. Now with Silent Pain in the graveyard, since it is the only card in the graveyard, I can destroy all monsters my opponent controls,''<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Emotionless Mask’s voice was clear and strict in the heads of the others. ‘ That means only your 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;">’

<span style="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,” Anger Mask smirks. “Strike him down! Show him or wrath.”

<span style="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 not exactly, since this duel is not normal. It will cost me my companion’s monsters too!''<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ The mist enveloped the fields of Anger and Laughter Mask as well and when it dissipated, all monsters were gone. ‘ Plus you each now lose 1000 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;">’

<span style="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;">“How dare you?” Anger Mask sounded angered, his mask glowing red. “We are supposed to be in this together!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Hahahahaha,” Laughter Mask could not stop laughing, but he did when he became aware of what just happened. “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;">Rontaro – 2100 -> 1100 / Laughter Mask – 3000 -> 2000 / Anger Mask – 3000 -> 2000 / Emotionless Mask – 4000

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ ''In this arena we are all each other’s enemies, do not forget that. You can launch the same attack against me. Activate spell card Silent Crest.''<span style="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 secondary spell card took the place around the misty realm in which they played. ‘ ''Once per turn I can discard one Silent card because of this card. Since I activated the effect of Silent Pain I also gain one Silence Token (500/500). 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;">’

<span style="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;">Lean was waiting in his cage when he noticed the doors of the building where Sara and Jen were taken to, were opened again. A pair of  Skull 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;">’s brought out Sara and Jen, bound and cuffed again, back to the cages. As he stood up, Sara and Jen were not seperated but placed in the same cage.

<span style="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,” Lean attempted to speak with his friend. “Jen, can you hear 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;">There was no answer from the girl and Sara looked at 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;">“What happened to you?” Lean asked Sara and Sara first watched Jen. “Listen she is my best friend, I want to know what happened 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;">“We were questioned,” Sara answered and she stood up, walking over to the edge of the cage. “We thought we could speak with the Dark Sorceress without problems, however she knew much more then we thought.”

<span style="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 did she know?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“For instance,” Sara looked away to the main road leading into the settlement where they were. “That my friends have entered this dimension as well to save me, but that they are walking right into a trap.”

<span style="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 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;">“Kamon,” Sara concluded and Lean spread his eyes. “Yes, Kamon has come here to save 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;">“Well,” Lean picked a card from his deck from his deck box. “We must warn him then.”

<span style="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 do you plan on doing 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;">“Well this is an alternate dimension and real duel monsters walk around here,” Lean looked at the card, which depicted the shadowy Wolf Lord. “I am sure I can use the powers of my dueling deck to get us out of 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;">“You are willing to risk that? To get us out of 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;">“Let us get one thing straight,” Lean answered to her. “I will get you out of here, I will help you alert your friends. But we are getting out of here together. I am going with you and your friends and I am taking Jen with us 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;">“Fine.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">As Lean was about to try and use his duel monsters card, the doors to the temple opened and two  Skull 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;"> exited. They walked over straight to the cage of Lean and stopped in front, placing their hands against the bars. It disappeared.

<span style="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 the…”

<span style="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 Dark Sorceress wishes to speak with you,” one of the two  Skull 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;"> alerted Lean. “Come with 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;">Lean had no choice but to go with them as they escorted him back into the temple. Sara watched him go as he was held by the Skull 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;"> and she felt helpless, definitely after what she had experienced in the temple herself and knew what Lean might go through 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;">Rontaro – 1100 / Laughter Mask – 2000 / Anger Mask – 2000 / Emotionless Mask – 4000

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“My turn,” Rontaro picked a new card from his deck, but he was distracted by Laughter Mask.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Hahahaha,” Laughter Mask kicked in and his graveyard glowed. “By activating my Last Laugh spell card from the graveyard, by removing it, I force you to discard the top three cards from your deck!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Hrrr,” Rontaro dropped three cards from his deck in the graveyard. He did eye a spell card with interest. ‘ 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;">’ His graveyard glowed as well. “I have card effects that activate from the graveyard as well. Enchanted Ring!”

That is an Equip Spell Card,<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> Emotionless Mask noted in their heads. Grave effects can be deadly indeed.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Enchanted Ring allows me to select and special summon one Ritual Monster from the graveyard and equip it with this card,” Rontaro stated as his Illusive Mirror Mage – Athayena returned to the field. “However her attack power is reduced to zero. (ATK: 1900 -> 0).”

An easy 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;">“However as my Ritual of Whills is still on the field, I can now use it again. By tributing my Illusive Mirror Mage and  Djinn Releaser of Rituals<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">,” Rontaro showed the second monster card from his hand. “I ritual summon my Mirror Order Knight (2200/0)!”

<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;">A heavily armored knight appeared and its entire armor was made of 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;">“Didn’t you forget Silent Pain?” Laughter Mask points to the graveyard of his companion.

That is 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;"> Emotionless Mask filled in. ''Once per turn if Silent Pain is the only Silent card in my graveyard I can destroy all monsters on the field and deal 1000 points of damage to their controllers! You are done!''

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“No,” Rontaro smirked and he looked at Mirror Order Knight as it was unaffected while the rest of the field blew up. “No, Mirror Order Knight sticks where it belongs. You see it is unaffected by spell cards, including your Silent Pain. What I do get as a bonus, is when I discard a card from my hand, a Mirror Guardian Token (2000/0)!”

<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;">A smaller knight, but just as heavily armored appeared on his field. Like Mirror Order Knight, this token’s armor was entirely made of 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;">“And since Mirror Guardian Token is technically no monster, but a token, Silent Pain can’t hurt it in the future.” Rontaro shifted the last card in his hand in the duel disk. “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;">“Start turn,” Laughter Mask began his next turn.

Hold 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;"> Emotionless Mask stopped him in his tracks. Silent Dreams provides you with a Torment Token (600/600).

<span style="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 motionless blob of energy was hovering in front of Laughter Mask.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Activate Burial from a Different Dimenion. I select and return three Rough Exploder from my removed from play pile back to my graveyard.” Laughter Mask, while laughing, returned three cards he pocketed to the graveyard. “However I am not done, hahahahahaha.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Get to it,” Anger Mask bit 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;">“Reverse Burial activate. I pay 1000 life points to return two of the cards I just returned to my graveyard to my hand. Then I summon forth my Devil Clown (0/0)!” A devilish clown appeared on his field, rotten and evil. “By Devil Clown’s effect, I remove two Rough Exploder cards from my hand to deal 1000 points of damage to …” He moved with his hand toward Emotionless Mask. “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;">Laughter Mask – 2000 -> 1000 <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Emotionless Mask – 4000 -> 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;">“Hahahahaha,” Laughter Mask picked a card from his hand and placed it in the duel disk. “I end my turn now.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Ghrrrrr,” Anger Mask angrily pulled off the next card from his hand. He could see how Rontaro was sweating heavily. “Good! He is weak.”

Do not forget you get a Torment Token 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;"> Emotionless Mask told him in private.

<span style="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 yes, I don’t care,” Anger Mask picked a card from his hand. “I discard one card to deal 600 points of damage to you, Rontaro!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Rontaro – 1100 -> 500

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

<span style="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 activate a spell card on MY turn?”

Yes,<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> Emotionless Mask agreed and the two Torment Tokens glowed. With Silent Corruption, I can even on my opponent’s turn, destroy any Torment Token and deal 500 points of damage to the owner, you two in this case.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Laughter Mask – 1000 -> 500 <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Anger Mask – 2000 -> 1500

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Then I’ll return the favor!” Anger Mask blared and he pushed another card in his graveyard slot. “I discard once more a card from my hand to deal you 600 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;">The anchor of Anchor Knight hit Emotionless Mask, knocking him back a little.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Emotionless Mask – 3000 -> 2400

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ Hmmm, maybe I can play them against each other,<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> Rontaro pondered his strategy. ‘ Unfortunately I cannot summon any Mirror Guardian Tokens this turn.<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’

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

''My turn. And I gain one Torment Token myself 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;"> Emotionless Mask noted as his field contained another blob of lifeless energy. ''I now first play Silent Murderer. Now I can select one monster on the field and destroy it, then dealing half of the attack to its controller as 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;">“Mirror Order Knight can’t be affected by…”

''I was not targeting your monster. Begone Anchor 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;"> Anchor Knight was sniped through the mist, disappearing into the ground. ''You think you can hurt me? You two have no idea what kind of powers I possess.''

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Anger Mask – 1500 -> 750

Next by Silent Crest’s effect I send a card from my deck to the graveyard and therefore I am almost ready to fulfill its purpose,<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Emotionless Mask noted as he eyed his companions and his opponent. I too set one 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;">Rontaro – 500 / Laughter Mask – 500 / Anger Mask – 750 / Emotionless Mask – 2400

<span style="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;">“Bring him 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;">The double doors to the chamber of the Dark Sorceress opened and Lean was brought in. Pamadala was seated on her throne, watching him enter. Through a viewing globe, Pamadala was watching the battle between Rontaro and the Lords of Emotions unfold.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Bring him before me,” Pamadala commanded. The  Skull 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;"> that brought Lean in pushed him on the ground in front of the Dark Sorceress. “Without doubt, you have spoken with your friends in the cages.”

<span style="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,” Lean acknowledged that fact.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Then without doubt, you are aware there are friends of yours on their way to get you out,” Pamadala spoke with Lean and she waited for his reaction. “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;">“They are not my friends,” Lean disagreed and he looked at the Dark Sorceress. “There is only one friend here of mine. That is the girl that was with 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;">“Yes, yes I know. Jennifer 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;">“Jen is my friend. I care about her and her alone,” Lean told Pamadala and she nodded. “What is it you want?”

Do not go that path, Lean.<span style="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 distant voice spoke against Lean and Lean turned around, seeking the source of the voice. He could see the shadow of something moving. ''Do not go that path. You need everyone.''

<span style="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 it?” Pamadala wished to know.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I don’t care about those others. I am here with Jen, but I am sure those others will come and get their friend out, the other girl.” Lean looked around. ‘ Damn there is no door except for the big 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;">’

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Those friends are walking into a trap. There is no way you will get out of here unless we say so,” Pamadala spoke and she nodded to the  Skull 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;">. “Take him away. I want to know everything he knows about what happened, what and who he spoke about and with. And do it quickly. He is getting impatient.”

<span style="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  Skull 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;"> took Lean to a different chamber. Lean was placed in an upright position on a board and strapped to it. A device with a needle and various pilums and electrodes appeared around 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;">“Now,” the  Skull 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;"> began. “How did you meet them?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">As the door shut, noise could be heard coming from inside the chamber and a scream of Lean. Pamadala turned around to the viewing globe. She waved with her hand and the globe became misty before turning into a different image.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You have had your orders from Him,” Pamadala spoke against two shadowy figures, both holding a staff. “Proceed as planned. Go to the ambush point and bring them 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;">“It will be done,” the two shadowy figures spoke simultaniously. “All hail the Nameless 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;">-

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

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Dyllan was a little behind Kamon and Dragen and Illian was somewhere near him. They were walking through a thick forest. Dragen looked back and smirked at him, Dyllan shakes his head and Illian making grumpy noises.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“We are not lost,” Dragen joked. “We are just sight seeing. Look eh, what a great tree!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Stop it,” Kamon interupted. “We are taking this forest to where I think the Prison might be. This forest is directly next to the main road that lead out of the camp where I battled the  Skull 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;"> and we freed you two.”

<span style="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,” Illian joined them again. “So how again are you planning on breaking out 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;">“I don’t know,” Kamon sighed and the others sighed even harder. “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;">“Great,” Illian complained. “Why don’t we just run into the next enemy patrol and we hand ourselves over to them?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">At that moment an arrow flew overhead, hitting the tree. Kamon duck, along with the other three. More arrows flew against all of the trees. Kamon was able to avoid a couple more and got a pretty good sight of the assailants.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“ Woodland Archer<span style="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 recognized the demonized forms of archers hiding near the trees. “Get down!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Various  Woodland Archer<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> started to approach their position. As Kamon managed to see, there was no way they could go now. He prepared to fight and Dragen and the others noticed Kamon going for his duel disk.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“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;">“Don’t do this now,” Dyllan warned him. “The chance that we might get … well killed is bigger.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“We can’t just lay here and do nothing,” Kamon saw how the archers came near. “We have to fight them.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kamon slowly stood up and Dragen was the first to join him, activating their duel disks. Dyllan and Illian were still on the ground. However as they placed their monster cards on the duel disk, something happened.

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

<span style="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 earth rambled for a second, making Dragen lose his balance, dropping the card. Kamon was able to grab a nearby tree for balance. Dragen fell on top of Dyllan. The mist thickened around them and a demonic shaman appeared, escorted by three Woodland Archer<span style="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  Woodland Archer<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> took Kamon by the arm, and the demonic shaman pointed his staff at the other three. It was a  Doom Shaman<span style="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 staff he had, had a skull on top. Golden aura surrounded Dragen, Dyllan and Illian picking them up from the ground and dragging them over to the Woodland Archers.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Lets go,” the raspy voice of the  Doom Shaman<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> commanded as the newly captured group was escorted through the forest. “They are waiting for them.”

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

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Rontaro – 500 / Laughter Mask – 500 / Anger Mask – 750 / Emotionless Mask – 2400

<span style="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,” Rontaro pulled off a new card from his deck.

Silent Dreams grants you the wonderful gift of another Torment Token (600/600)!<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> Emotionless Mask laughed in their thoughts. His voice had only become more deeper then 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;">“This is  The Beginning of 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;"> for you,” Rontaro smirked and looked at the only card he was holding. “Activate Crest of the Mirror Ascendancy!”

<span style="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?!”

Quiet!

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Crest of the Mirror Ascendancy allows me, at the cost of half of my life points, to Special Summon two Mirror ritual monsters from my graveyard to the field. However they cannot attack or activate their effects,” Rontaro explained and he looked at his field as it was filled with white circles. Both of his mages returned 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;">“Hahaha … ha,” Laughter Mask’s constant laughter stopped.

<span style="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 have both my Illusive Mirror Mage – Athayena back on the field and Mirror Order Knight to back them up,” Rontaro raised his head and revealed his eyes to be glowing with white energy. “There is no way you can stop 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;">Rontaro – 250 / Laughter Mask – 500 / Anger Mask – 750 / Emotionless Mask – 2400

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

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">RANDOM 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;">The final scene of Kamon and friends in this episode is a direct tribute to, well according to my opinion, the greatest movie trilogy ever,  The Lord of the Rings<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">. In the first movie when the Fellowship enters the woods of Lothlorien and meet with the elfs. I mirrored that scene a little to this one, except here the ones they meet is a little more violent.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Rontaro’s deck underwent the biggest change sofar. No longer is his deck focussed around the Goddess Riders, which he used in the original TDDS. I have decided to focus his deck around Ritual Monsters, Tokens and also Xyz Monsters. He is one of the few characters that will use Xyz Monsters in this story. The Goddess Riders may always return one day, but will no longer be the focus of Rontaro’s deck.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">I suspect chapter 13 will be up sooner then 12 was, so keep your eyes 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;">

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Also the CAC submit thread is always open for new ideas, be sure to visit it. Also you can always provide support for the cards placed in the Season 1 cardlist (link is in the top).