radicalducati Chapter 23: A Duel Without a Fighting Phase
Chapter 23: A Duel Without a Fighting Phase
The man in black's smile froze on his face the moment it formed.
Should the other party bear all the responsibility for any damages caused by them?
Nana nana nana!?
He looked at Raihou, who had already been sent to the graveyard, then at the two Warm Worms that had been destroyed and sent to the graveyard, and then at Kagura Kiryu, who was smiling and drawing six cards from his deck. Suddenly, everything went black.
"Then why didn't you say so sooner!"
The man in black gritted his teeth in anger.
"You didn't ask, hehe."
Kagura Kiryu sent six cards from her deck to the graveyard, instantly triggering the Demon's Temptation: "Alright, I've sent six cards to the graveyard. Now, enjoy the 1800 damage."
[Mysterious man in black: LP2800 → LP1000]
"ah!"
The man in black couldn't hold back any longer, partly out of anger and partly because he was genuinely in pain.
"asshole!"
He was furious, looking at Kagura Kiryu with an expression that seemed to want to tear him apart.
Kagura Kiryu laughed and said, "It's not over yet. You still have to take 600 damage from your own Thunder Strike, 600 damage from sending two Warm Worms to the graveyard, and 300 damage from the Thunder Strike that's sent to the graveyard."
"That's 1500 points in total. Bye."
The demonic phantom prepared to attack its master without hesitation, but the man in black gritted his teeth and shouted, "Activate the quick-attack spell, Extreme Strike!"
"Send any Spell/Trap Cards you control other than this card to the Graveyard. For each Spell/Trap Card sent to the Graveyard, you recover 1000 Life Points."
"I send the Demon's Temptation and a face-down card to the Graveyard to restore 2000 Life Points!"
[Mysterious man in black: LP1000→LP3000→LP1500]
Kagura Kiryu clapped his hands and said sincerely, "Amazing, absolutely amazing, that was a brilliant move."
The man in black was emitting white smoke, clearly from the materialized impact of the dark duel. He gasped for breath and gritted his teeth.
"Don't get cocky, I just caught your dirty trick when I was careless!"
"I activate the effect of Blood Sacrifice, paying 500 Life Points to set one monster face-down from my hand! End of turn!"
[Mysterious man in black: LP1500 → LP1000]
The opponent's hand is now empty, with only a face-down monster and a face-down card left, oh, and Blood Sacrifice, making them look quite pathetic.
This is the perfect opportunity for a counterattack: "My turn, draw a card!"
Kagura Kiryu drew a card, bringing his hand to a total of seven: "First, I'll activate this card, Swing of Memories!"
"Resurrect a Normal Monster from your Graveyard! However, during the End Phase of this turn, the resurrected monster is destroyed!"
"Crossing 3000 years of time and bond, descend upon my field, my most loyal servant, the Dark Magician!"
The Dark Magician has been resurrected from the graveyard and stands in the dueling arena.
[Dark Magician, Attack Power 2500]
"Tch, the strongest magician? So what?"
Kagura Kiryu smiled and said, "That's not necessarily true."
He inserted a card into the Duel Disk: "Then I activate Quick-Play Spell, Legacy of Dark Magic!"
"This card requires me to banish two Spell Cards from my Graveyard to activate this effect. Add any Spell/Trap Card other than this card that is named 'Dark Magician' or 'Dark Magician Girl' to my hand."
Kagura Kiryu pulled two cards from the graveyard and put them in his pocket.
"I banish the Sage's Gem and Monster Resurrection from my graveyard and add the Spell Card [Dark Magician] to my hand."
Adding a spell card identical to the Dark Magician's signature move to his hand, Kagura Kiryu immediately activates it:
"This card can only be activated when you control Dark Magician; destroy all Spell & Trap Cards on your opponent's field."
"Then I'll chain this effect!"
The man in black hurriedly clicked the button on the duel disk: "Open face-down card, Messenger of Peace!"
"This turn, my monsters cannot be destroyed by battle, and the battle damage I take will be reduced to 0!"
This card can be activated at any time, so [Dark Magician] can only destroy this card and another Blood Sacrifice that is already in effect.
The man in black felt a little relieved; at least he could survive this round.
The next round will be the time for my desperate counterattack.
Even Kagura Kiryu was somewhat impressed: "Amazing, absolutely amazing! It's a life-saving card that can protect against destruction and grant immunity to combat damage."
They're even better at taking money than he is, the one with the elf's power.
Fortunately, although he didn't steal dogs, someone built a grave for him, so his grave is full of resources.
"I activate the Spell Card, Mark of Salvation."
Kiryu Kagura inserts the card into the Spell & Trap Zone of the Duel Disk: "Add one Spellcaster Effect Monster from your Graveyard to your hand."
A card popped out of his graveyard. Kagura Kiryu drew the card and showed it to his opponent: "I'm adding Dark Magician Enforcer to my hand."
"Well, thanks to you sending half of my deck to the graveyard, I was able to indirectly search for this card."
Man in black: ......
Kiryu Kagura raised the card: "I unleash the Dark Magician! Descend, Dark Magician Enforcer!"
The black magician's robes vanished, replaced by a set of grand and loose clothing, with purple robes billowing in the wind behind him, and half of his face hidden in his hood.
Clearly, this is yet another disguise for a dark magician.
[Dark Magician Executor, Level 7, Dark Attribute, Mage Race, ATK 2500, Effect Monster]
"This card cannot be Normal Summoned; it can only be Special Summoned by Tributing one Dark Magician on your field."
Kiryu Kagura explained, "And this will also be a monster that brings you despair, burying you in boundless darkness!"
The man in black's face darkened: "What did you say?"
Kagura Kiryu ignored him and instead drew another card from her hand: "Spell Card, Resurrection of the Dead. Discard one card from your hand and add a monster from your Graveyard to your hand."
"I discard the Dark Magician Girl and add the Dark Magician to my hand."
Kiryu Kagura sends his hand to the graveyard, then takes out the Dark Magician from the graveyard and shows it to his opponent.
Then, he gave a heartwarming smile: "Alright, you're dead now."
The man in black shouted, his sirens blaring, "What do you mean?"
Kagura Kiryu pointed at the Black Magician Executor and saw that it had already raised its staff, ready to strike. He explained with satisfaction:
"Dark Magician Executor's effect: While this card is face-up on the field, each time either player activates a Normal Spell Card, inflict 1000 damage to your opponent."
The Dark Magician Executor raised his staff, and dark magic condensed into a magic bullet, which he launched at the man in black.
But I didn't expect the other side to have another trick up their sleeve.
As the magic bullet drew closer, the man in black shouted:
"I activate the Graveyard Damage Reduction effect, banishing this card from my Graveyard. This turn, I take half effect damage!"
[Mysterious man in black: LP1000 → LP500]
"Phew, phew, I survived."
The man in black looked visibly shaken. Kagura Kiryu was truly impressed this time: "Was it the face-down card that we sent to the graveyard with the Extraordinary Food just now?"
He exclaimed exaggeratedly and affectedly, "They actually planned this step beforehand? How terrifying, it's truly an absolute defense!"
"Heh heh, I am the Lord's most loyal servant, how could I be here..."
"So how are you going to dodge the second one?"
The man in black was stunned.
The second shot? What, the second shot?
Then he watched as Kagura Kiryu drew yet another card from his hand and inserted it into the Duel Disk: "Spell Card, Monster Resurrection activated."
"I've been resurrected... well, the dark magician girl from the graveyard, I suppose."
Kiryu Kagura originally intended to revive the monsters in the opponent's graveyard to humiliate them, but the dark magician girl poked him in the back with her staff, her eyes filled with threat.
The dark magician girl happily descended into the dueling arena, but no one noticed her fair skin, beautiful face, and long legs anymore.
The man in black froze in shock.
Monster Resurrection is a Normal Spell Card.
It’s over.
[Mysterious man in black: LP500 → LP0]