I reserve commentary for part two of this duel.
Chapter TenBlackheart vs. The Duel Force Round Two;
The Spell-User’s Legacy
Sarah
Max and Kris had been defeated. Even fighting two-on-one they couldn’t beat Blackheart and the Egyptian God card. I was scared, his power scared me, but the only way to save my brother was to beat Blackheart. I had no choice but to try.
Monty
Blackheart was laughing. He was absolutely confident in his power. I glanced down at John’s deck case at Blackheart’s waist. It was open. Inside I saw a large stack of cards. John never carried extra cards with him. That meant that Blackheart had been collecting cards, which meant that, chances were…
“Sarah,” I said, “he’s not using John’s deck anymore. He’s changed it.”
She nodded. “It makes sense. John’s deck’s too tame for someone as evil as Blackheart. He probably grabbed the cards that those Card Taker kids were holding. From what Jenna said, they had a ton. Who knows what kinds of rare cards he found in with those.”
“You done talking amongst yourselves?” Blackheart asked.
“Yeah,” I said, “and we’re ready to start whenever you are.”
Blackheart laughed. “You can’t win,” he taunted.
“We’ll see,” I said. “I’m not holding back, Blackheart. I was taught to duel by the greatest Duelist in the world. Today I’m going to put everything that he taught me to the test.”
“Ooh,” Blackheart mocked, “scary.” He raised his Dark Disk (LP: 8000). Darkness began to swirl around us as Blackheart’s magic took hold, “I’ll keep my move simple so that you can keep up. One monster face-down in defense mode, and two cards face-down.”
“My turn,” said Sarah (LP: 4000). “I summon ‘Unshaven Angler’ in attack mode.”
A fish appeared. Its skin was a transparent blue, and it had a massive lower jaw. It glared fiercely (ATK: 1500).
“Next I activate the Spell card ‘Big Wave Small Wave’, washing my ‘Angler’ away and summoning another monster in his place.”
Water burst out of the ground beneath the monster, surrounding him. When the water disappeared ‘Unshaven Angler’ was gone, and in its place stood a tall humanoid lizard in thick, strong steel armor (ATK: 2450).
“Just see if you can stand up to my ‘Giga Gagagigo’.”
Sarah took a deep breath and continued. “I remove ‘Unshaven Angler’ in my Graveyard from play to Special Summon a second monster, my favorite card, ‘Aqua Spirit’.” A cloud of bubbles appeared. The bubbles popped, revealing a blue-skinned water sprite wearing an elegant blue gown (ATK: 1600).
“Now finally,” Sarah said, “I’ll limit your attacks with the Spell card ‘The Dark Door’. While this card is on the field each player can only attack with one monster per turn.”
“Pretty clever ‘Sis’,” said Blackheart, sneering, “but don’t get too confident. It’s my turn again as soon as your teammate moves. Hurry up Monty. I’m anxious to break you.”
“For my move,” I declared, ignoring Blackheart’s jibes (LP: 4000), “I summon my ‘Skilled White Magician’,” A white-robed sorcerer appeared at my side, wielding a staff as a wand (ATK: 1700).
“Next,” I continued, ignoring the hungry look in Blackheart’s eyes, “I activate the Spell card ‘Pot of Greed’, drawing two more cards, as well as the Spell card ‘Magical Blast’.” I drew two cards, and my monster absorbed the power of the ‘Magical Blast’ card into his staff, letting him attack Blackheart for two hundred points of damage (8000-200=7800).
“Now,” I said, “I set a card, and I attack the face-down monster with White Flash Attack!”
‘Skilled White Magician’ fired a wave of light at the monster, revealing the crossbow-wielding ‘Bowganian’ for just a second, before it was destroyed.
“You fell right into my trap,” said Blackheart, sneering even as his monster finished dissolving into the darkness. “I reveal ‘Call of the Haunted’, calling my ‘Bowganian’ back from the Graveyard in attack mode. I also activate the Spell card ‘Inferno Reckless Summon’, letting me summon two more ‘Bowganians’ as well.” The original machine instantly reformed, and two more appeared from the Shadows. It was Blackheart’s turn next. I had to prepare as best as I could for the coming attack.
“I place a card face-down, and end my turn.”
“I draw,” said Blackheart through a toothy grin, “and my ‘Bowganians’ attack each of you for six hundred damage apiece.”
The small machines fired their arrows at each of us (4000-1800=2200 (each)).
“Next I play ‘Sword of Deep-Seated’ on my lead ‘Bowganian’,” said Blackheart. An evil-looking sword appeared in one of the monsters’ hands (ATK 1300+500=1800). “Attack the white-robed sage!”
“Sorry,” I said. “Reveal ‘Spellbinding Circle’, ensnaring your monster.” A magic circle appeared around ‘Bowganian’, holding it in place.
“Now,” said Sarah, “your monster will have to deal with my ‘Giga Gagagigo’ next turn.” She cracked her knuckles, and the lizard crossed his arms proudly.
“I change my remaining monsters to defense mode,” said Blackheart, though he was clearly not afraid, “place a card face-down, and end my turn.”
Sarah drew. She was shaking. I’d never seen her so worked up, yet still so reserved. “You will give me back my brother,” she said. “I’m gonna make sure of it.”
“Focus,” I said. “If you don’t calm down we’ll never pull this off.”
“I know!” she snapped. “I place two cards face-down and activate the Spell card ‘Aqua Essence’ allowing my ‘Aqua Spirit’ to change one of your monsters’ battle positions once each turn. So I change your ‘Bowganian’ to attack mode.” A glowing blue sphere appeared in the ‘Spirit’’s hands, radiating a bright light. She aimed it at our opponent’s monster, and ‘Bowganian’ raised his crossbow. The machine’s body, save its arms and its eye, were frozen, holding it in place, but not restricting its ability to attack.
“Now,” said Sarah, “I destroy the weaker ‘Bowganian’ with ‘Giga Gagagigo’.” She punched in the direction of our opponent, and at the same time the armored reptile crushed the machine monster with his steel reinforced claws. Blackheart’s Life Points fell (7800+1300-2450=6650), and Blackheart was hit by a wave of force compliments of the Shadow Game. Where anyone else would have been discouraged, Blackheart seemed to enjoy the pain, but Sarah wasn’t discouraged either. She continued to stare him down with intensity.
I smiled, I get it now. She’s pretty unique. She has two spirit monsters. ‘Aqua Spirit’ represents the calm side of her personality, while the powerful ‘Giga Gagagigo’ represents the fiercer side. And her true power only shines through when she balances those two powers. That’s why ‘Levia Dragon – Daedalus’ makes the perfect Soul monster for her. It has a subtlety to it, but it is also fierce and powerful. It balances her spirit all on its own, unlocking her true potential.
Sarah looked at me and nodded. I nodded back, looked at Blackheart, and said, “Instead of drawing, I’ll recycle ‘Magical Blast’ from my Graveyard.” ‘Skilled White Magician’ fired another blast from his staff, hitting Blackheart and making him stumble (6650-200=6450).
“Next,” I continued, “I activate my monster’s ability. Because my ‘Magician’ has accumulated three “Spell Counters” I can sacrifice him to summon the Legendary Dragon Slayer.”
‘Skilled White Magician’ disappeared, and in his place appeared a warrior fully clad in gleaming armor. He was kneeling down at my side, holding a massive jeweled sword that rested against his shoulder. He rose to his feet and flourished his blade, letting the tip rest against the ground. “Introducing,” I announced, “the ‘Buster Blader’ (ATK: 2600).”
Blackheart laughed.
“Is something funny?” I asked, but Blackheart just kept laughing. Fine, laugh at this!
“‘Buster Blader’”, I commanded, “attack the one with the sword.”
‘Buster Blader’ nodded, raised his sword, and lunged, swinging his sword and cutting the ‘Bowganian’’s spherical body in half (6450+1800-2600=5650).
“My ‘Bowganian’ may be gone,” Blackheart said, still chuckling, “but his sword returns to the top of my deck. And it’s my turn.”
“Not yet,” I said, raising a halting finger. “I place three cards face-down. Now you can go.”
“Thank you,” Blackheart said mockingly. “Before you end your turn, I reveal ‘Jar of Greed’, letting me return ‘Sword of Deep-Seated’ on top of my deck to my hand. Then I draw, and begin my turn.”
He drew twice. Then he looked straight into my eyes. “You two did well, but you can’t beat me one-on-one, and one of you is about to lose this duel.”
He laughed and pointed at Sarah. “Goodbye, ‘Sis’.”
Card(s) of the Day:
Aqua Spirit and Giga Gagagigo
Played by: Sarah
Sarah's personality is pretty straightforward: She's kinda angry, she's stubborn, and she really cares about her friends. Like the ocean, her attitude can go from calm to violent in a second, which is why I chose the pretty, meek, non-violent "Aqua Spirit" who subdues her enemies, and the violent and powerful "Giga Gagagigo" both to represent her. This chapter is the first time that someone in the story acknowledges the dichotomy in Sarah's personality, and how these monsters relate to it.
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