Chapter 6: Wolf Lord's Demise

Chapter 6 “Wolf Lord’s Demise.”

“Jen!”

Lean opened the door to his hotel room, entering the hallway. He was wearing his black jacket and a red t-shirt under it. He was wearing green short jeans and he had untidy hair, he did not bother doing his hair when he saw Jen had disappeared.

“Jen!”

At that moment the door where Sara and Jen went through previously opened automatically. Curiously but also cautiously, Lean approached the opened door and went through it, finding himself inside the same staircase as Sara and Jen were.

“Jen!” Lean continued shouting through the staircase. “Jen! Are you in here?”

No response. Obviously if he had heard nothing before. He hurried up the first few flights, still looking up cautiously. He noticed various doors and he tried opening a few, remaining unsuccessful.

‘ She would not go away without noticing me in the middle of the night,’ Lean sighed and he walked up again, now noticing another door, while the staircase stopped going up further. From under this door, light appeared and Lean placed his hand on the handle.

Pressing the handle down, the door croaked and opened slowly, allowing Lean entrance onto the roof. Lean’s mouth fell open as he saw what was in front of him.

-

“Bugger,” Kamon was still in the ruined version of Hisehade City, eagerly searching for a hiding space, as a crowd of people was coming his way. Kamon could feel the empty stare coming from those people. The blood was dripping from their mouths. “Okay, this is a dream.”

Kamon turned around a corner as he found himself face to face with a skeleton dragon. As he took a closer look the dragon seemed familiar to him. The dragon was made partially of stone and bones, with less flesh remaining.

“Mega-Eternal-Seadragon…” Kamon had now recognized his favorite dragon and Duel Spirit, his partner in the many duels he had fought. He placed his hand on the dragon’s lower parts. He felt something, a vibration in the air, something not good. He could just duck away as the dragon fell apart.

“My dragon…” Kamon looked at the remains of what once was his dragon. The remains turned to dust pretty quickly and disappeared. “Why is this shown to me?”

“Because,” a soft voice came from behind him and he turned around. His mouth dropped open, he had no idea why but the person in front of him, speaking to him, was his sister Marcy. “You are the cause of 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;">Around Marcy, people started appearing. Marcy was the only one that was actually normal, the rest had the empty stare that the crowd had, the rest had the bloody face. Marcy disappeared as the people came 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;">“Marcy!” Kamon shouted. “Tell me! What do you mean?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">There was naturally no response from anything or anyone. Kamon spread his arms to prepare and fight the people coming at him, when his eyes started drooling around. The surroundings became vague around him, there was only one face clear within the disturbed surroundings as Kamon started losing consciousness.

<span style="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 last he remembered was seeing the face of Merel, his death sister.

<span style="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;">“Jen!”

<span style="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 ran forward as he saw the body of Jen lying on the ground, eyes closed and unconscious, knocked out by the duel against Assassino, the duel Lean had no knowledge about. He turned her over and felt for a pulse. There was 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;">He then looked around seeing the same circles of sticks being lit as Sara and Jen did. He smiled to Jen as he stood up and looked around, stepping through the first line of lit sticks, when he heard a hollow mysterious laughter.

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

<span style="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 laughter continued as Lean moved on to the middle of the lit sticks, where apparently there was an open circle. Lean saw a duel disc lying around and he picked it up, observing it, seeing a few scratches.

<span style="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 observed it, he in turn was being observed as well. Dark figures started appearing again around the roof top. Lean did not notice it until they had locked him inside the circle, leaving him alone and away from Jen.

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

Be on your guard.<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> The voice came from inside his deck. It was not  King of the Skull 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;">. It was a voice that brought something forth much more powerful. A spirit residing inside his deck. The dark powers around cloud my sight beyond the borders of this place, but something is going on 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;">“He is right,” the booming voice came over Lean as the left and a single man appeared. It was Assassino again. “Something is going on 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 heard that?”

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

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Who 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;">“Not a friend of yours,” Assassino nodded towards Jen.

<span style="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 responsible for that?”

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

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“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;">“Because it is my sworn duty to protect my master,” Assassino replied and he revealed a black duel disc. “It is my sworn duty to see the Shadow Apocalypse happening.”

<span style="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 Shadow Apocalypse?” Lean looked weird at Assasino. “I don’t care, what did you do with Jen?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“She was a mice to be trampled over,” Assasino mentioned. “She was a means to lure another of you 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;">“A mice to be trampled over?” Lean clamped his fist. “Never will I allow you to speak such about Jen!”

<span style="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 raged forward, believing to hit Assasino in the chest, however Assasino spat out of each other and reformed behind Lean, tackling him. Lean rolled over, picking up the duel disc on the ground.

<span style="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 duel disc belonged to your friend there. She dueled me and she 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;">“I will not lose 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’ll see,” Assasino activated his black duel disc as his deck was auto-shuffled. Lean activated the duel disc he held as well, inserting his deck and looking at Assasino. “We’ll see if you are worthy enough.”

<span style="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 talking, let us 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;">“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;">Lean – 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;">Assasino – 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,” Lean picked up his next card from his deck. “When I control no cards on my field, I can special summon Devil Armament – Magahr (1800/1600) to the field.” A fiendish looking warrior appeared on his field, being held in chains. His red-black mask was covering 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;">“I know of its special ability.”

<span style="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,” Lean draws an additional time. “Indeed, once per turn as Devil Armament – Magahr exists on the field, I can draw a card. When it is a Dark attribute warrior monster, it is equipped to Magahr and Magahr gains 400 attack points until the start of my next turn.”

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

<span style="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 turned the card around he had drawn. It was  Dark Crusader<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> (Magahr’s ATK: 1800 -> 2200). He inserted two cards in his duel disc. “I set these two cards and end my turn. Show me 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;">“Don’t worry, I will come at full force against you,” Assasino picked up his next card. “Activate spell card Pendulum of Darkness. When you special summoned during the previous turn, I can reduce the level of one dark attribute monster by two.” As he held up a card two stars disappeared from it. “Come forward,  The Fiend Megacyber<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> (2200/1200)!” The yellow-black fiend appeared on 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;">“At least our monsters are equal in power,” Lean sighed.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“When a The Fiend monster exists on the field, I can special summon this card! The Fiend Excorsizer (2200/1200).” Next to the yellow-black armored fiend, another fiend appeared, with similar armor, but with crimson tints in it. “When two The Fiend monsters are on the field, I can remove The Fiend Kraken from my deck from play.” The image of a fiendish beast shortly appeared before the card was removed.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Kraken…” Lean thought. “Kraken as in that beast of Pirates of the Caribbean?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Not exactly,” Assasino smirked. “It is more like a fiend version of 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;">“It was pretty bad ass.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Enough of this,” Assasino inserted two cards. “I set these 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;">

<span style="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 dim lit bar was the location of an intense duel. One of the two duelist had a  Phoenix Gearfried<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> on the field. The other duelist had Axe Raider<span style="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 attack mode and no face down cards. The duelist having the  Phoenix Gearfried<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> on the field had it equipped with Lightning Blade<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Duelist 1 – 1300 <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Duelist 2 – 400

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“ Phoenix Gearfried<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">! Blazing Sword Strike!” the first duelist ordered as the armored warrior struck forward hitting the barely armored  Axe Raider<span style="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 chest, destroying it, leaving only light particles 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;">Duelist 2 – 400 -> 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;">“Hey dude, I was not serious!”

<span style="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 if you treat my sister like scum,” the first duelist replied and he turned around towards the bartender, where a slender girl was sitting with long brown hair. She smiled as he walked towards her. “No-one threatens my sister or gives her names when I am around.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Thanks Kaito,” the girl, obviously his sister, answered and looked with disgust to the man that had lost to her brother. “So what do you want to do tonight?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I thought we could actually stay here,” Kaito replied and he looked around. “Except for those jerks this looks like a fun pub to get a drink.”

<span style="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, you were the one wanting to get out of the house tonight,” the sister replied and Kaito nodded. “You wanted to do something fun. And where do we end up? In a pub, and you duel someone because they insulted 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;">“You are my sister and I do not allow anyone to insult 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;">At that moment the door to the bar opened and inside came Illian, Dragen and Dyllan. Illian was working on his cell phone, trying to get a signal probably. Dragen and Dyllan were more interested in the surroundings where they were.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Why exactly did you want to go here?” asked Dyllan Dragen.

<span style="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 used to be the place I met up with a friend of mine.”

<span style="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 where he tried taking out Julia numerous times,” Illian filled in and Dragen shot him a look. “Without success by the way.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“No really,” Dragen continued. “If my friend knows something about this and he feels like he needs to meet me, knowing I am around, he will come 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;">“What should be going on?” Kaito had listened in on the conversation, having turned his back on his sister for a 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;">“Who may you be?” asked Dyllan.

<span style="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, you can call me Kaito. Is something wrong?”

<span style="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 sorry about my brother,” Kaito’s sister turned around Kaito and eyed the newcomers to the bar. “He is overprotective of me, but also caring about everything happening 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;">“Don’t worry,” Dragen replied. “I know someone who has the exact same 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;">“Damn cell phone!” Illian threw the cell phone against the nearby wall.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Ouch,” the sister stood up, picking up the cell phone. “That is probably not the best thing to do.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“So it has something to do with the cell phone?” Kaito questioned Dragen.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Cell reception,” Dyllan spoke before Dragen could. “Everything seems to be down qua communication.”

<span style="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 it is not,” the bartender spoke and he turned on the TV, showing the regular news broadcasts that would come over the TV at this hour. “Must have been local.”

<span style="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 why does my cell phone have no reception?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Bad cell phone I suppose?” the bartender asked Illian, who seemed frustrated. “Here a drink for all of you. On the house.”

<span style="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 – 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;">Assasino – 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,” Lean picks up his next card as the stats of Devil Armament – Magahr dropped back to the original values (ATK: 2200 -> 1800). “ Dark Crusader<span style="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 returned 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;">“Activate face down card,” Assasino pointed to his left card. “Devil’s Torture. Now each time when a card is activated, you lose 200 life points. When a monster is summoned that monster loses 300 attack 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;">“I summon Iron Guard Knight (1500/1200 / ATK: 1500 -> 1200) to the field.” The Devil’s Torture trap card hit the newly appeared knight in shining blue armor. “Effect activates, I can add one equip spell card from my deck to my hand.” He searched his deck and picked a 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;">Lean – 4000 -> 3800

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

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

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Devil Armament – Magahr activate!” Lean ordered as his fiendish warrior dropped a sphere on the ground. “I draw a card.” He revealed it to be Dark Sphere Master, a dark attribute warrior monster (ATK: 1800 -> 2200), while he placed the card in his spell/trap card zone.

<span style="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 – 3800 -> 3600

<span style="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 trap card,” Assasino flipped up his card. “ Mask of Restrict<span style="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 neither player can Tribute Summon under any conditions.”

<span style="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 with the monsters he has used so far, he did not require tributes. This guy is good. Magahr does need support, but I am unable to hand him that 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;">’ Lean pondered about his choices. “I end my turn.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“My turn then again,” Assasino picked his next card up. “I think it is time to get rid of your Devil Armament – Magahr. I equip  The Fiend Megacyber<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> with  Assault Armor<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">. This increases the power of my Megacyber by 300 (ATK: 2200 -> 2500). Now I use my Excorsizer’s effect to remove the top card from play and if it is a monster I can special summon a copy to the field.” He revealed the card on top of his deck,  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;"> 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;">“ 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;"> 2? Seriously?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Come forward,  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;"> 2 (1200/800)!” The smaller skull armored warrior appeared racing his pirate sword-like weapon. “Now The Fiend Megacyber<span style="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 his Devil Armament – Magahr!”

<span style="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 afraid I will have to intercept here,” Lean’s trap card flew up, repelling the attack with a reflective barrier around his field. “ Mirror Force<span style="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 – 3600 -> 3400

<span style="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,” Assasino looked scared as his attack was repelled and his Fiend Megacyber and Fiend Excorsizer was destroyed. The smoke didn’t clear yet, but Lean had a pretty good idea what was behind the smoke.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“And now you have no 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 tend to disagree on that.” From the smoke, tentacles appeared and a massive beast came from the crater where Megacyber and Excorsizer stood. Its mouth opened to reveal endless rows of tooth.

<span style="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? You did not activate a 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;">“Correct, I had nothing on my field.” The smoke cleared and Assasino became visible. “I did have a monster in my Removed from Play pile, The Fiend Kraken (1200/2200). When two The Fiend monsters are destroyed, I can Special Summon it 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;">“Whatever. Your monster is not strong enough.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“When The Fiend Kraken is summoned this way, its attack power doubles (ATK: 1200 -> 2400). Now since it is still my Battle Phase, The Fiend Kraken, attack!” Assasino ordered as the tentacles pulled the Devil Armament – Magahr to him and inside the humongous mouth of the beast.

<span style="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 – 3400 -> 3200

<span style="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 equip my The Fiend Kraken with  Fairy Meteor Crush<span style="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 end my turn.” Assasino looked to Lean’s deck. ‘ ''I know what you are hiding in there. King of the Skull Servants and the Wolf Lord. I will not let it get that far.''<span style="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;">‘ ''Darn it. Even if I play a monster in defense mode, he will still deal damage to me thanks to that equip spell.''<span style="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 pulled a new card. “I summon  Dark Crusader<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> (1600/200) in attack mode. Even though it cannot yet stand up against your Kraken. Next I send two of my Skull Servants to the graveyard to increase  Dark Crusader<span style="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 power by 800 (ATK: 1600 -> 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;">“Equality in power,” Assasino mentioned. “Fair you are, but 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;">“I know I lose life points due to Devil’s Torture.”

<span style="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 – 3200 -> 2800

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Activate trap card,  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;">,” Lean activated his other face down card. “Return to me, Devil Armament – Magahr!” The chained warrior returned to his side of the field, facing Assasino again. “Now activate ability, by drawing one card, if it is a dark attribute warrior monster, Magahr gains 400 attack 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;">Lean – 2800 -> 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;">“Draw your pathetic 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;">“My deck has no pathetic cards,” Lean draws a card and widens his eye. “And I’ll proof it to you. The card I have just drawn.” He turned it around, showing Assasino which card he had drawn, Zen-Aku the Wolf Lord!

<span style="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 most powerful 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;">“And it is in my hand next turn.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Not if I destroy your Magahr 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;">“You won’t destroy Magahr again,” Lean showed another card. “Activate spell card, Dark Sun. Now I can tribute one monster on my field and special summon one dark attribute warrior monster from my deck of the same level.” Magahr disappeared and a new warrior took the field, one with blackened armor. “Since this card is tributed my Zen-Aku gets send 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;">Lean – 2400 -> 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;">“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;">“ Dark General Freed<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> (2300/1700)!” The general raised its blade. “First it cannot be destroyed by spell cards that target it. Next up, 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;">, drawing two additional cards. Now I set this card face down and equip  Dark General Freed<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> with my  Sword of Deep-Seated<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">, increasing its power by 500 (ATK: 2300 -> 2800). Now  Dark General Freed<span style="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 his The Fiend Kraken!”

<span style="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 – 2200 -> 1800 <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Assasino – 4000 -> 3400

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

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“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;">“Activate face down card, Will of Darkness. This card acquires one Darkness-Counter 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;">Lean – 1800 -> 1600

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I tribute my Devil’s Torture,” Assasino revealed and pulled his trap card from his duel disc. “And activate Mind’s Crest. Next activate continuous spell card Mind’s Torture. Roll dice!” His dice came out on a three. “I deal you 300 points of damage, but thanks to Mind’s Crest, that will be 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;">Lean – 1600 -> 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;">“Now I remove my Pendulum of Darkness from play, to special summon my The Fiend Kraken back in defense mode.” Assasino looked at his hand. “I could very well mess you up right now right here, but I think I will look and see how you bring yourself down next turn.”

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

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

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Lean – 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;">Assasino – 3400

<span style="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 woke up in his room, sweating all over the place. He sat up straight in his bed, seeing how Sara had fallen asleep on the couch. He smiled standing up and putting on a shirt. Walking out of the bedroom, he moved to Sara and saw that the television was on, showing some newscast.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Earlier tonight we got several reports that people suddenly lost their electricity, but at other points in the city nothing was wrong,” the news reporters was standing on a terrace overlooking the city. “The mayor of Hisehade City has yet to confirm if it has been sorted 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;">Turning off the television, Kamon thought it was pretty hot in the room and decided to catch some fresh air before turning to bed again. Going to the door, he found out the door was locked and Kamon turned around to see where Sara had left the keycard. Obviously he did not want to wake her up, so he searched her jacket. He found the key card, and he went over to the door, sliding it through the electronic lock. He opened the door, there was the hallway behind the door.

<span style="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 decided to go downstairs as he wanted to get fresh air. He had what he had heard on the television in the back of his head, but did not pay much attention to it. He walked down the first flights of the stairs, seeing no-one in the lobby. There were no lights on except for some security lights.

<span style="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 still haunted by the images from his dream. Unlike other dreams he has, this one he remembers very clearly. The last image before he woke up was the most disturbing to him, the image of his death sister, his sister who dropped out of a tree. But it was a dream, not more no less.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“It is freezing,” Kamon shuddered while walking out of the door. “In this time of the year? Someone must have asked the wrong gods.”

<span style="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 saw a hotdog stand further in the street, it was abandoned, but Kamon went over there, finding the generator was still giving out heat. Assuming the owner would return soon, Kamon stood there, checking his phone. He did not expect to be called, but his eyes went from the far end of the street to the other end to his phone again, until it finally 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;">“Yeah, it’s 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;">Kamon listened to the phone. The voice on the other side was speaking quick and very anxious.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Whoah, calm down,” Kamon spoke swiftly into the phone. “Electricity went death? When? And only where you were?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">There was a short silence and Kamon nodded and the man began to speak 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;">“Yes, I know where that is,” Kamon agreed. “But I cannot leave Sara alone.” He listened again. “Very well, I will be there in ten minutes, but you better be sure about 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;">---

<span style="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 – 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;">Assasino – 3400

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I draw,” Lean picked a new card from his deck. “Activate spell card  Heavy Storm<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">. I destroy all spell and trap cards on the field.” As Devil’s Torture was no longer on the field, he did not have to care for the life points he 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;">“Mind’s Crest and Mind’s Torture…”

<span style="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 activate  Monster Reincarnation<span style="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 allows me to send a card to the graveyard and return one monster from my graveyard to my hand.” Assasino was quiet sure to what card Lean would pick from the graveyard. “Activate spell card Shrouds of Dark Magic…”

<span style="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 card…” Assasino saw the possibilities of what Lean could do. “The Wolf Lord…”

<span style="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, by paying half of my 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;">Lean – 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;">“… I can special summon 1 Dark Attribute monster from my graveyard or hand. Come out, Zen-Aku the Wolf Lord (?/?)!” The wolf warrior appeared from the shrouds having appeared on the field. His black leather armor reflected the moonlight. He had one large horn on his nose and one large sword on his back. “Zen-Aku gains attack and defense points equal to the life points or changes therein (?/? -> 500/500). However that is not all as I equip Zen-Aku with my  Mage Power<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> spell card, increasing its power by 500 for every spell or trap card I control. (ATK: 500 -> 1000). Now I set this card face down (Zen-Aku ATK: 1000 -> 1500) 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;">‘ No attack… curious what he has face down than,<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Assasino wonders what Lean is planning as he looks over to his own cards. The Fiend Kraken was resting on his field. ‘ Of course, I can trigger his trap and then play 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;">’

<span style="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 switch my The Fiend Kraken to attack mode and then play my Devil’s Storm spell card. By giving you 500 life points (Zen-Aku ATK/DEF: 1500/1500 -> 2000/2000) I can destroy one card on the field. I destroy your  Mage Power<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> (Zen-Aku ATK = 2000 -> 1000). Now The Fiend Kraken! Destroy his Zen-Aku!” Assasino urged his Kraken monster to destroy the Wolf Lord, however as expected Lean’s card activated.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Lean – 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;">“ Sakuretsu Armor<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">!” Lean countered and looked bright. “When a monster of you attacks, I can destroy it!” The Fiend Kraken blew up, splattering its remains throughout the area.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Second effect of Devil’s Storm activates! By removing it from play, I can Special Summon one monster from my hand with 1000 less attack points. Come out! Chthonian Breaker (1900/1200 -> 900/1200). Now by discarding one card from my hand, I can deal you 500 points of damage!” Assasino looked at his new monster, which was a mishmash of humanoid and devilish flesh and one large eye. Most of the flesh was covered by the thick armor of the monster. “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;">‘ Why should he leave his Chthonian Breaker defenseless?<span style="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 unsure what to do, but he could overpower the Chthonian Breaker with ease. “Summon  Power Supplier<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> (400/400). Once per turn I can increase the attack power of one monster by 400 (Zen-Aku ATK: 1000 -> 1400).”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“It is far to less to deal serious 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;">“You forgot about my Wolf Lord’s effect. I now activate  Dian Keto the Cure Master<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">, gaining 1000 life points and Zen-Aku another 1000 attack and defense points (ATK/DEF = 1400/1000 -> 2400/2000). Now Zen-Aku! Attack his Chthonian Breaker! Destroy 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;">Assasino – 3400 -> 1900

<span style="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, next turn I will win!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Not exactly…”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Lean – 1500 -> 0

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

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I knew you would do such a thing so that is why I summoned Chthonian Breaker to the field. When it is destroyed, you lose the same damage as I do from that attack. Powering up your Zen-Aku was not clever, not with this instance.” Assasino deactivated his duel disc as Lean realized his mistake.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Oh no,” Lean dropped on the ground, suddenly feeling the after effects of the duel and of the loss. As Zen-Aku’s spirit appeared next to Lean, he drew his blade and flute. His glowing red eyes were fixed on Assasino.

<span style="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 gone spirit…”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Assasino waved his hand, but Zen-Aku would not budge as the dark powers attacked him. However being a spirit, now unable to materialize in the realm, Zen-Aku sees helplessly how Lean is dragged away by the shadowy people having stood guard around the rooftop.

<span style="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 dawn of a new era is beginning,” Assasino announced as he saw how Zen-Aku disappeared. “We are moving.”

<span style="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;">I like  The Fiend Megacyber<span style="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 I expanded that card with family, two more monsters and I might add even more. Also I like the Chthonian cards which is why I gave them both to Assasino. You can be sure you will see more of them in the future.

<span style="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 what it is, but this chapter took me too long to finish. The duel had to be done to move on with the plot, which is vague so far, I can understand that. More will become clear pretty soon. Those who did read the original Season 1 may recognize some of the old stuff from the original Season 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;">Anyway when I am done with 107, 108, 109 and 110, I will take a summer break. I will not stop writing of course, but in the summer break, I will post  The AniGuardian Chronicles<span style="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 first story. I plan on having this series run a while longer, which will result in several short stories, each about 5-6 chapters long. They take either place before TDDS or during TDDS. Length of these chapters may be around the length of the rewritten Season 1’s chapter length.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Originally in the original season, Chapter 6 would have contained the continuation of the Sara and Jen vs Sean and Cadice duel. Cadice would have lost first, then Jen and then Sara. Sean will appear in this season as well, but not duel Sara or Jen. Sean would have betrayed Cadice by the way.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">See you for Chapter 107!