Star Spawn Of Cthulhu

Got a knock on my door earlier. It was the red guy.

“You say you know where Daniel is?” I asked.

“Well, I don't know the exact whereabouts, but I know someone who does,” he said.

“And who would that be?” I asked.

“That would be me,” said a familiar voice.

I looked past the red guy and almost had a heart attack when I saw the guy standing behind him.

“Y-you!” I said. “It can't be! You're dead!”

“I know,” Gordon Tayler said. “You killed me. I can never forget that.”

“How are you here!?” I demanded.

“An old acquaintance brought me back,” he said. “You remember Jack, right?”

Of course. Who else but Jack.

“So, you wanna know where your friend is, right?” he asked.

“Yeah,” I said. “You know?”

“Yeah, but the information isn't free,” he said.

“What do you want from me?” I asked.

“A rematch,” he replied.

“Are you being serious?” I asked. “Because I really don't want to play any more of those crappy card games.”

He raised his left hand, which had a pitch black duel disk strapped to it. A black chain shot from it and wrapped itself around mmy wrist. Dark clouds seeped from the chain and solidified into another duel disk on my arm. I made an attempt to break the chain, but it didn't work.

“Is this thing indestructible or something?” I asked.

“Yep,” he said.

“Mmmm, kinky,” the Red Daniel said.

I sighed. “Can we at least do this somewhere where no one will see it?” I asked.

So, about an hour later, the three of us stood in front of the giant Hollywood sign.

“So, you really wanna do this?” I asked.

“Sure do,” Gordon said.

“Can I say something real quick?” Red Daniel asked.

“What?” I asked.

“You are both really handsome young men,” he said. “And yet, I'm having trouble finding either of you attractive right now because you are playing Yugioh!!”

“Shut up,” Gordon said. “So, who goes first?”

“You lost last time, right?” I asked. “I believe etiquette states that you get to pick.”

“Then I'll let you go first,” he said.

“Alright then,” I said.

“This is really lame!” Red Daniel said.

“Do you want me to tape your lips shut!” I snapped.

“I would enjoy that a lot, actually,” he replied.

“Let's get this over with!” I said, drawing. “I normal summon SlenderProxy Grinning reaper in attack mode!”

Grinning Reaper appeared on my side of the field, with 1600 attack points.

“I equip her with Proxy Gun!” I announced. “This card gives her a 500 attack power boost!”

A handgun appeared in her left hand, increasing her power to 2100.

“I end my turn,” I said.

“Not a bad start,” he said. “But not good enough. I draw, and I summon Cthulhu Dragon in attack mode!”

A level 4 dragon appeared, with 1700 attack points. It was green and black, and had tentacles sprouting from its body in various places. It was really creepy.

“Next, I activated the field spell card R'lyeh!” he said.

The scenery changed. We were in a city, with some of the strangest architecture I've ever seen. Architecture that's logically inpossible. I looked up and saw that the entire city was surrounded by a giant force field of blue energy or something. Beyond the force field was water. Lots and lots of water.

“Hey!” Red Daniel said. “Aren't people gonna notice a giant sunken city spontaneously appearing on Hollywood hill?”

“Of course not,” Gordon said. “I haven't summoned the city here. I've transported us to the city.”

“Bullshit,” Red Daniel said. “R'lyeh isn't real.”

“Of course it is,” Gordon said. “And now, I'm going to draw upon its power! By banishing a monster card from my hand, I can increase the attack power of any monster I control by 1000 until the end phase. I banish Yegg-Ha Dragon to power up Cthulhu Dragon!”

Cthulhu Dragon rose to 2700 attack points.

“Now, attack!” he ordered.

Cthulhu Dragon opened its mouth and fired a bolt of dark energy that consumed and tore my Grinning Reaper apart. I took 600 damage, bringing me down to 7400.

“I set a card face down and end my turn,” he said.

“My move,” I said, drawing. “I activate the spell card Mystical Spaced Typhoon, to deestroy your field spell!”

A magic wind filled the air. It should have been strong enough to tear that field spell apart, but it didn't.

“Did you think it'd be that easy?” he asked. “R'lyeh has another effect. You see, as long as I control a monster with Cthulhu in its name, this field spell can't be destroyed by my opponent's card effects.”

“You've gotta be kidding me!” I said.

“'Fraid not,” he said.

“Fine, the I'll just destroy that worthless dragon of yours!” I said. “I summon SlenderProxy Rocker in attack mode!”

A punk rock looking dude appeared on my side of the field, playing an electric guitar with an operator symbol on it. He was level 4 with 1600 attack and 1250 defense.

“Next, since I summoned a SlenderProxy card, I can special summon SlenderProxy Thug!” I announced. “Now, I attack your dragon with my Thug!”
“I activate the trap card Dark Armor Of The Underworld!” he said. “Now, I discard a card and reduce my dragon's attack by 500 and he can't be destroyed this turn!”

His Dragon dropped to 1200 attack, and he took 600 damage, bringing him down to 7400.

“I'll have my Rocker attack next!” I said.

My Rocker attacked, bringing him down to 7000.

“Now, I tune my level 4 Rocker to my level 4 Thug!” I said. “With these two monsters, I synchro summon my level 8 Slender Sorcerer in defense mode!”

A faceless figure in dark wizard robes appeared, carrying a long staff. It had 1900 attack and 3000 defense. Plenty of defensive power to protect me.

“I use Sorcerer's effect!” I said. “I reveal the top 3 cards of my deck, and for each Slender or SlenderProxy card that's there, you take 500 damage. I have Hallowed Fury, SlenderProxy Sniper, and Slender Dragon. That's two cards, adding up to 1000 damage!”

His life dropped to 6000.

“Now, my deck gets shuffled,” I said. “I end my turn.”

“I draw,” Gordon said.

“Summon more tentacles!” Red Daniel demanded.

“Hey peanut gallery!” I shouted. “Shut your hole!”

“I like to keep my hole open!” he shouted back at me.

“I activate Death Draw!” Gordon said. “I draw two cards, then banish one of them. I choose to banish Cthylla Dragon. Also, since I just drew Mordiggian Dragon, I can shuffle him back into my deck and draw two more cards. Next, I normal summon Yig Dragon!”

A snake-like dragon appeared on his side of the field. It was level 4, with 1300 attack points.

“Due to Yig's effect, I can special summon Iod Dragon to join him!”

Another dragon, made entirely of white light, appeared. It was a light monster with 1500 attack points.

“Well, this is interesting,” Red Daniel said.

“What's interesting?” I asked.

“Cthulhu, the monstrous king imprisoned within the sunken kingdom of R'lyeh,” he said. “Yig, the ancient serpent deity. Iod, the living light that zooms through space, always searching for its next prey. This guys deck is full of dragons based off of Lovecraftian monsters.”

“That's right,” Gordon said. “And you're about to meet another one. I build the overlay network with Cthulhu Dragon and Yig Dragon to xyz summon Rival Of Cthulhu- Hastur!”

A tall man with golden hair and a mask made out of ivory appeared, dressed in tattered yellow clothing. He had 2000 attack and 300 defense.

“I use Hastur's effect!” he said. “By detaching an overlay unit, I can deal you damage equal to the total level of all my banished monsters times 100. I have a level 6 and a level 4 monster banished, so you take 1000 damage!”

My life dropped down to 6400.

“I end my turn,” he said.

“I draw,” I said. “I activate my monster's effect again. I have SlenderProxy Mistress, SlenderProxy Hacker, and SlenderProxy Myrir The Butterfly. You take 1500 damage.”

He dropped to 4500.

“I equip my monster with Slender Sword!” I said.

A long, narrow sword, with a black blade and a hand guard fell from the sky. My Sorcerer grabbed its hilt and raised it into the air.

“This card can be equipped to a level 6 or higher monster with Slender or SlenderProxy in its name,” I said. “Now, it'll gain 500 attack for each monster my opponent controls.”

My monster's attack increased to 2900.

“Iod Dragon can't be attacked while I control an xyz monster,” he said.

“Then I'll attack Hastur!” I said.

My Sorcerer charged at his deity, swinging its blade. Hastur suddenly vanished, and my monster continued running and slashed Gordon.

“What just happened!?” I demanded.

“Any attack directed at Hastur becomes a direct attack,” he explained. “Also, I get to draw a card whenever I use this effect.”

“So why didn't you lose any life points?” I asked.

“Iod Dragon,” he said. “His light reduces any damage I take from a direct attack to zero.”

“I see,” I said. “I end my turn.”

“I move,” Gordon said, drawing. “I use R'lyeh's effect, so by banishing Aphoom-Zhah Dragon, Hastur gains 1000 attack points. Now, attack his Sorcerer!”

I took 100 damage from that attack, but my monster survived.

“What!?” he said. “Why is it still there?”

“Simple,” I said. “When a monster equipped with Slender Sword would be destroyed in battle, I can destroy the equip spell in its place. Then, I can destroy the monster you control with the lowest attack power. In this case, that would be your Iod Dragon!”

His Iod Dragon was destroyed.

“I use Hastur's effect!” he announced. “By using his last overlay unit, you take damage equal to the total level of all my banished monsters multiplied by 100. The total level of my monsters is 14, so you take 1400 damage!”

That effect reduced me to 4900.

“I end my turn,” he said.

“I draw,” I said. “I use Slender Sorcerer's effect. I have Appropriate, SlenderProxy Mechanic, and Dark Bribe. You take 500 damage.”

He was reduced to 4000.

“Now, I normal summon SlenderProxy Hacker,” I said. “And with his effect I bring back my Grinning Reaper!”

Both my monsters appeared.

“I tune level 1 Hacker to my level 4 Grinning Reaper to synchro summon my level 5 SlenderProxy Supporter!”

My 2000 attack point Supporter appeared.

“I use my Supporter's effect!” I said. “Now, I can boost my Sorcerer's attack power by 1200! Now, attack Hastur!”

“I use Hastur's effect to make your attack a direct one!” he said.

My monster had 3100 attack points. He was reduced to 900 life points.

“Why the hell would you do that!?” I asked.

“I have my own reasons for protecting my monster,” he said. “Due to Hastur's effect, I can draw a card.”

“I end my turn,” I said.

“I draw,” he said. “I play Hand Destruction. Now, we both discard two cards and then draw two more cards.”

We both discarded and then drew again. A smile spread across his face.

“It's here!” he said. “I use the spell card Curse Of The Necronomicon!”

“What's that?” I demanded.

“My key card!” he said. “You see, by using Curse Of The Necronomicon and Rival Of Cthulhu- Hastur as overlay units, I can call forth a whole new monster! I xyz summon Evil Deity Lord, Hastur God Dragon!”

A powerful wind filled the city, and his Rival Of Cthulhu was engulfed in a gold light. IT glowed brighter and brighter, until a massive golden dragon burst forth from it. It was huge, with 2700 attack and 2300 defense.

“What does that thing do!?” I asked.

“You're about to find out!” he said. “Hastur, attack his Sorcerer!”

My Sorcerer was destroyed and I took 800 damage, bringing me down to 4100.

“Now's the fun part,” he said. “When Hastur destroys a monster in battle, I can detach an overlay unit to remove that monster from play instead of sending it to the graveyard. And as an added bonus, I can banish another of your monsters as well! Say goodbye to your Supporter!”

Both my monsters were banished.

“I set a card face down and end my turn,” he said.

“I draw,” I said. “I activate the spell card Slender Walk! I'm sure you remember this card, right?”

“Sure do,” he said.

“By banishing SlenderProxy Thug and SlenderProxy Rocker from my graveyard, I can special summon Slender Man from my deck!” I said. “Come on out.”

Slender Man appeared on the field before me.

“Next, I summon SlenderProxy Razor Edge in attack mode!” I said.

A woman carrying at least 20 knives appeared. She was level 3 with 1500 attack and 0 defense.

“I use her effect,” I said. By tributing her, I can increase Slender Man's attack power by 1200 until the end phase!”

Slender Man's power increased to 3700.

“Now, end this!” I shouted. “Attack his Hastur God Dragon!”

“I activate the quickplay spell card Emergency Provisions!” He said. We were suddenly transported back to the Hollywood sign. “By tributing R'lyeh, I gain 1000 life points, so I'm still in the game!”

Slender Man destroyed his monster, and he was brought back down to 900.

“I end my turn,” I said.

“I draw,” he said. “I activate the spell card Last Chance At Victory! Since I control no monsters and my life points are bellow 1000, I can draw 2 cards.”

He drew his cards, and another smile spread across his face.

“I activate the spell card Dimensional Overlay!” he said. “Now, I can xyz summon a monster using two of my banished card! So I build the overlay network with level 4 Cthylla Dragon and level 4 Aphoom-Zhah Dragon to xyz summon my rank 4 Evil Deity King- Cthulhu God Dragon!”

A giant black behemoth of a dragon, covered in hideous tentacles and eyes in places eyes shouldn't be appeared. It's wings and arms were covered in sharp spikes, and it had three long, black tentacles in place of its tail. It had 3000 attack and 1200 defense.

“Yay!” Red Daniel exclaimed. “More tentacles!”

“Shut the hell up before I kick your ass!” I yelled at him.

“The party's just getting started!” Gordon said. “Because when my life points are lower than my opponent's by 2000 points or more, I can rebuild the overlay network using Cthulhu God Dragon!”

A portal of darkness appeared on the ground. The dragon dove into it. The chain binding me to Gordon disappeared, and he jumped into the portal as well. Even more chains burst from the ground beneath me, tethering me in place.

“I had no idea you were into that sort of thing!” Red Daniel called out to me.

“Does everything have to be a sex joke with you!?” I demanded.

“Yes!” he replied.

Suddenly, a giant creature rose from the portal, with Gordon riding on its head. It was almost humanoid in appearance, with and octopus like face, black skin, huge muscles, and giant wings. It towered over me.

“Behold!” Gordon called down to me. “The Ultimate Evil Deity! Chaos God Cthulhu!”

Something happened to Gordon. His body turned into darkness. His eyes and mouth began glowing with this sinister red light.

“Wh-what are you!?” I asked.

“I am the Jack Of All's greatest creation!” he said. “I am the Star Spawn Of Cthulhu!”

His monster glared down at me. It had a whopping 3500 attack.

“Cthulhu God Dragon and all of its overlay units become overlay units for Chaos God Cthulhu,” Gordon said. “That means he has 3 units at his disposal. Now, I use the spell card Shoggoth Gift!”

Two hideous creatures appeared in front of me. They had 0 attack and defense points.

“This card summons 2 Shoggoth tokens to my opponents side of the field in defense mode,” he said. “Now, I use Cthulhu's effect. I can remove an amount of overlay units up to the number of monsters you control, and he gains 1000 attack for each of them. Since you control 3 monsters, I can use all of them, bringing him up to 6500 attack points!”

“Oh shit!” I said.

“Cthulhu, attack!” he ordered.

His monster attacked, crushing Slender Man and bringing me down to 100 life points.

“How did you destroy Slender Man!?” I demanded. “He's a Fear!”

“Cthulhu negates the effects of all monsters he battles,” Gordon said. “Your Fears are rendered vulnerable in his presence. I set a card face down and end my turn. During the end phase, your Shoggoth tokens are destroyed.”

“I draw,” I said. “I use the spell card Reload, so I'll shuffle my hand into my deck and re-draw!”

I only had one card in my hand, so I only drew one new card. And it was exactly the card I needed.

“I use the spell card Mirror Of Slender!” I announced. “First, I banish Slender Man from my graveyard. Next, I choose a spell card in your graveyard, and Mirror Of Slender gains its effect! I choose Dimensional Overlay!”

“What!?” he said.

“Using Dimensional Overlay, I can build the overlay network with my banished Slender Man and Slender Sorcerer!” I said. “I xyz summon Chaos Slender Man!”

A new form of Slender Man appeared, towering just as tall as Cthulhu, with tentacles and branch-like appendages sprouting from its body all over the place.

“I like this card!” Red Daniel said.

“Shut it!” I said. “By using one of Chaos Slender Man's overlay units, I can convert Cthulhu into a Hallowed and gain control of it!”

Slender Man's tentacles seized control of Cthulhu. Gordon fell from its head and landed on the ground.

“I activate Spellbinding circle!” he said. “This card will prevent Chaos Slender Man from attacking!”

“You can stop Slender Man from attacking, but Cthulhu can still move!” I said. “Attack him directly!”

That ended it. His life points dropped to zero. The monsters dissapeared.

“Good game,” he said. “You didn't fail to dissapoint.”

“Why did you even bother with that Spellbinding Circle?” I asked. “You were finished either way.

“I don't have a problem losing,” he said. “But I refuse to be defeated by a Fear card. For now, anyway.”

“So, let's get down to business,” I said. “where's Daniel? Who has him?”

“Who told you someone has him?” Gordon asked.

“This nutcase,” I said, pointing to Red Daniel

“Well, he's harboring a Dying Man piece, so some one does sort of have him,” Red Daniel said.

“What!?” I exclaimed.

“He's fine,” Gordon said. “He's just trying not to draw attention to himself right now. You'll find him in Manhattan.”

Then he left.

“Don't forget your end of the bargain,” Red Daniel said. “I helped you find Daniel. Now you help me get to the Board.”

I pulled my watch out of my pocket.

“This'll take you there,” I said. “But first, why don't you tell me why you're going there?”

"I have unfinished business with the Aces,” he said. “So, you gonna hand that thing over or what?”

“Here,” I said, tossing it to him. “But if I hear about you taking any innocent lives, I'll find you. I don't like a lot of the cards, but they don't deserve death.”

“Don't worry,” he said. “I won't kill anyone who doesn't deserve it.”

I don't trust that guy. I'll have to check the Board later on to see what he's up to. But for now, finding Daniel is my top priority.