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.
