Hero's Duel (Part 1)
[Inside Domino City...]
``Receiving these two cards is good for my Deck. Losing to that other Duelist's Judgment Dragon was a loss I have not yet recovered from,'' thought Ishizu.
``Pegasus handing me Trap Eater and Serket of Ceremony were wise choices and the designer must've studied my Deck well,'' thought Odeon. [With Yugi and his friends...]
``Yugi Muto, good to see you. I take it you've gotten your new cards as well?'' greeted Yusei.
``Yeah, and I'm still trying to get used to this whole business of Synchro Summons and of course this town's new look,'' replied Yugi.
``Why not have a friendly Duel to test them out with nothing at stake?'' asked Yusei.
``That'd be great. It's not every day we get that chance. Usually some creep puts the world at stake or something,'' agreed Yugi.
``Aw yeah, this'll be awesome!'' exclaimed Joey.
``Good luck, guys,'' cheered Tea?.
``I'll begin with Fortress Warrior (1200 DEF) in Defense Mode to end my turn,'' stated Yusei. (Hand: 5 cards)
``Alright then I Summon Alpha the Magnet Warrior (1400 ATK) in Attack Mode. Alpha, take out Fortress Warrior!'' declared Yugi. Fortress Warrior isn't destroyed.
``Due to Fortress Warrior's first effect, once a turn, it can't be destroyed in battle,'' explained Yusei.
``I'll Set 1 card face-down to end my turn,'' concluded Yugi. (Hand: 4 cards)
``Then with my turn, I'll play my Tuner monster Nitro Synchron (300 ATK) in Attack Mode. Next, I'll give my monsters a tune-up and bring out the Synchro Monster called Armory Arm (1800 ATK) in Attack Mode. Now Armory Arm will attack your Magnet Warrior!'' stated Yusei. Alpha is destroyed and Yugi's score drops to 7600.
``With my monster destroyed, it activates my Soul Rope Trap Card, allowing me to bring out Gamma the Magnet Warrior (1800 DEF) in Defense Mode by paying 1000 Life Points,'' retaliated Yugi before his LP drops to 6600.
``I'm hoping to see more as I end my turn with 2 face-down cards,'' said Yusei. (Hand: 2 cards)
``Thanks to Monster Reborn, I'll target my Alpha the Magnet Warrior in the Grave and bring it back! Alpha the Magnet Warrior appears. Then I'll bring out Beta the Magnet Warrior (1700 ATK) in Attack Mode and send them all to the Grave for Valkyrion the Magna Warrior (3500 ATK) in Attack Mode! Valkyrion, destroy his Armory Arm!'' said Yugi.
``Your attack activates my Synchro Deflector Trap and with it, your attack is stopped and I can target 1 of your monsters to destroy, which will be your Valkyrion,'' interrupted Yusei. Valkyrion is destroyed.
``I'll finish my turn by bring Valkyrion back with Magnet Reverse, which lets me target a Rock or Machine-Type monster in my Grave and bring it back to my side of the field in Defense Mode and my choice is Valkyrion!'' added Yugi. Valkyrion appears. (Hand: 1 card)
``You've got quite a defense there but let's see if I can overcome it. I'll use Graceful Revival, whose effect lets me target a Level 2 or below monster in my Grave and bring it back in Attack Mode and I'm choosing Nitro Synchron! Nitro Synchron appears. Then, I'll add Tuningware (100 ATK) to my field in Attack Mode too. Now I'll tune them all for another Synchro Monster like Nitro Warrior (2800 ATK) in Attack Mode. Thanks to both Nitro Synchron and Tuningwares' abilities, I'm picking up 2 cards. He draws twice. I'll Set 2 cards and end my turn,'' announced Yusei. (Hand: 0 cards)
``Too bad Yusei's monster is weaker than Yug's. It'll go down 1-2-3,'' said Joey.
``Maybe, but if Yusei really is that good then it might be a strategy,'' postulated Tristan.
``His monster IS weaker than mine so I'd better be careful what I do since I've already fallen for his other Trap Card. I'll play Big Shield Gardna (2600 DEF) in Defense Mode and end my turn,'' said Yugi. (Hand: 1 card)
``First I'll attack your Big Shield Gardna with Nitro Warrior! Big Shield Gardna is destroyed, Then, using Nitro Warrior's ability, I can change your Valkyrion to Attack Mode and attack it. This is where the Duel favors me!" declared Yusei.
TO BE CONTINUED...
