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DUEL MONSTERS TOURNAMENT ♠ ROUND 1

WHO: ANYONE AND EVERYONE
WHERE: Central Park and Harbor
WHEN: Saturday March, 20th early afternoon
WARNING: Swearing and card games
SUMMARY: Round 1 of the duel monster's tournament.
FORMAT: Whatever you want!

Months of planning and recreating an empire from the ground up was finally reaching its climax. Fireworks shot into the sky as the workers ran out of the way trying to avoid the large screen to which the firework stands were attached. If there was still anyone who had not heard that a Duel Monsters Tournament was being held in the city, the sights and sounds quickly informed them.

The same set up was found in the two locations. One at the center of Central Park and the other stretched next to the water by the harbor. The rules the duelists had been given told them where to meet and when to be sure they would be there for the beginning. Since Kaiba couldn’t be in two places at once, especially as he had his own duel to prepare for, a video had been pre-recorded to start the event. The screens turned on at the same time, the KaibaCorp logo flashing across the screen. It disappears to show a montage of duels fought by different monsters. Those who are paying close attention may even notice cards that Kaiba could have only found out about in the City. The montage ends with a Blue Eyes White Dragon destroying everything in its path and causing the screen to fade to white.

The blank screen suddenly changes again to a video of Kaiba. “Welcome to this City’s first chance at a Duel Monster’s Tournament!” it started. “You have had plenty of time to prepare, and now it’s time to show exactly what you can do. At the end of this announcement the tournament will officially start.

“Find your opponent and duel! The winner will go on to the next round. The loser can go home. You have all been given copies of the rules. Any cheating will be punished.”

The Kaiba in the video paused, emphasing a big-brother idea about how cheating would be caught and punished. The look changed into a smirk as he threw his hand forward and dramatically proclaimed,

“Game Start!”

(Make your own threads here for your individual duels. You can log as much of the action as you want. Remember you need to PM me with the winner of each duel before Sunday 11pm CST (whether or not the log is finished). If I don’t have a winner I will proclaim one for you to keep things moving. In case you've forgotten the brackets are here)

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Not this time; Prisma was obliterated, and Juudai's life points were reduced to 7100.

"Hehe. My turn, draw!" He glanced at his cards and grinned. "First, I'll summon Air Hummingbird, and use his effect to recover 500 life points for every card in your hand!"

Back to 8100 LP. Juudai continued once Air Hummingbird finished "pollinating". "Next, I use the spell card Fake Hero to special summon Neos from my hand!"

Without skipping a beat, Juudai opened the field compartment of his disk. "Then I play the field spell, Neo Space!" Which boosted Neos' attack to 3000, enough to overpower all but one particular monster of Johan's... but it was still early yet; he had time to set up a counter.

"Battle! Neos attacks Sapphire Pegasus!"

Whether the attack went through or not, he'd contact fuse during the Main Phase 2 (knowing Johan wouldn't destroy Neos in anything other than battle) in the interest of both maximizing damage, as well as not putting himself in harm's way by leaving Air Hummingbird open for attack.

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Johan grinned a little. He had two ways that he could handle this, but he already knew which one he was going to choose. He couldn't read Juudai's mind, but he knew how Juudai dueled. Whatever happened, Air Neos was coming next, and Air Neos gained attack strength equal to the difference in their life points, if Juudai's were lower than his were.

So, he decided not to make it that easy for him. "Trap, activate! Rainbow Path! By sending Emerald Turtle from the spell and trap zone to the graveyard, I negate your attack, and I can add Rainbow Dragon from my deck to my hand!"

He'd save his other trap card for another time, when it could be more useful to him and less useful to Juudai.

That put the pressure on him even more to finish this before Rainbow Dragon came out, ideally. Juudai wasn't sure whether to grit his teeth or grin like crazy because it was really getting exciting at this point.

"Alright then. Main Phase 2! Go! Contact Fusion! Elemental Hero Air Neos!"

As expected. With his hand empty at this point, that was about the only move he could make at the moment. "Turn end."

"My turn!" Johan declared happily. Dueling with Juudai always sent thrills through him, no matter who won. He drew and set the card in his hand; it wasn't something he could use right now, but he was okay with that. He would bide his time if he had to. And in the meantime...

"Come out, Amber Mammoth!" Johan called to his huge brother, who appeared with a mighty trumpet. If he could get rid of Neo-Space...well, perhaps next turn. "Turn end."

"Draw!"

Nothing that would be good to play right now, as the only card in Juudai's hand at the moment. After a split second of thinking, he did the only thing that was worth doing this turn. "Air Neos attacks Amber Mammoth!"

Johan's eyes flicked toward his face-down card, but he still didn't activate it. Air Neos had to go first. Which meant for now, he would have to take some damage as Amber Mammoth exploded, then reformed in the spell and trap zone as a square-ish chunk of amber.

With Juudai's turn over with, Johan drew his card. His grin was quick and delighted; just what he'd needed!

"I set one card facedown," he said, suiting actions to words and putting it in the spell and trap zone. "And end my turn."

Come on, Juudai, attack Sapphire Pegasus. You know you want to. And when he did...yeah. This was great.

"Draw!"

Well, that'd be useful for later on. "I set one card, and then Air Neos attacks Sapphire Pegasus!" Juudai wasn't particularly worried, but even if he was playing into a trap, he'd already prepared something for just such a situation.

Johan fully expected that Juudai would have some sort of counter for almost anything that he could try. The fun was in seeing what it was, and how he could counter it!

"Not so fast, Juudai! I activate Gem Prayer! By sending one Gem Beast from my spell and trap zone to the graveyard, I can destroy one of you cards...and I destroy Neo-Space!" That would drop Air Neos' attack down to 2500: and Sapphire Pegasus's was still 2600.

Well, damn. The resulting explosion caused Juudai to have to shield his eyes, but he acted quickly afterwards. "Activate Quick-play magic, Reverse of Neos! With its effect, I special summon Neos from my deck with an extra thousand attack points!"

He cocked his head a little, confidently. "It's still the battle phase, so let's try this again! Neos, attack Sapphire Pegasus! Wrath of Neos!"

As Neos' hand sliced through Sapphire Pegasus, Johan's smile didn't falter too much. It was the kind of move that he expected from Juudai.

"Because of Gem Release going to the graveyard, I can put another Gem Beast in my spell and trap zone!" He set out Ruby Carbuncle there and waited for Juudai to finish his move.

"Main Phase 2! I summon Flare Scarab from my hand, and end my turn! Now, at the End Phase, Neos is destroyed by the effect of Reverse of Neos!"

Flare Scarab had 1700 attack points with its effect, which, unless Johan brought out Topaz Tiger, would be able to hold its ground against the remaining beasts until Rainbow Dragon came out. Juudai just hoped for the best until his next draw.

Johan drew and a savage grin tore across his features. This was just what he'd been hoping for. "I play Gem Beacon! When there are two Gem Beasts in my spell and trap Zones, then I can Special Summon a Gem Beast from my deck! Come out, Topaz Tiger!"

Topaz Tiger roared as he shimmered into existence, eying Flare Scarab as if he were a tasty little treat. Johan moved on to his next summons.

"Come out, Cobalt Eagle!" He grinned at Juudai from across the field. "Topaz Tiger, attack Flare Scarab!" Unless Juudai had something else to change the situation, he would follow up with a direct attack from Cobalt Eagle.

Should've expected that. Juudai allowed Flare Scarab to get slashed to bits, taking 300 damage, but then threw his hand out towards the hologram of one of his sets. "Activate trap, Birthright! I can summon a normal monster from my graveyard in attack position! Return, Neos!"

He did a quick mental head count. Six... dammit. He needed to hurry and get an advantage, or else Rainbow Dragon would send him packing.

Johan knew how many he had, and he could only hope that Amethyst Cat was going to show up soon so he could finish this. There was still plenty of time; he had 7100 lifepoints remaining, to Juudai's 7800.

But with Neos there now, he couldn't make the second attack that he'd wanted to. "Turn end." Now to see what else Juudai had in mind.

"My turn, draw! I set a card, and attack Topaz Tiger with Neos!" Juudai didn't need to think about it long; with his hand empty again after setting that card, he'd need to hope he could hold out a little longer and that Johan didn't get lucky on his next draw.

Johan winced a little as Topaz exploded, then the gem formed in the correct slot in the spell and trap zone. Juudai was done for now, so Johan went on with his turn.

"I play Rare Value! You can choose one of the Gem Beasts in my spell and trap zone to send to the graveyard, and then I draw two cards! You can pick from Ruby Carbuncle, Topaz Tiger, or Sapphire Pegasus!"

Johan wondered who Juudai would pick. They all could be dangerous, in the right circumstances.

"...Tch, Ruby Carbuncle it is, then," he decided. He could feel Hane Kuriboh kind of nag at him for it from his deck, though, and smiled a little apologetically.

That didn't surprise Johan at all. Ruby was one of the more dangerous ones that he had, despite her small size. He drew two more cards and slid one right into play in the spell and trap zone, facedown. That would be useful later.

"I play Ancient City-Rainbow Ruins!" His beautiful field spell came into existence around them, the rainbow shimmering over Johan's own head. With two Gem Beasts in the spell and trap zone, he would be able to halve his battle damage.

"Turn end." Sadly, he couldn't attack Neos, not just yet. But soon. Perhaps sooner than Juudai would like.

"Draw!"

Oh, that was a good draw. He'd be saving that one for later, definitely. In the meantime... "I activate my trap, Limit Reverse! From the graveyard, I summon Flare Scarab!"

With five total spell/trap cards on Johan's field, Flare Scarab was elevated to 2500 this time around, equal to Neos' power.

"Flare Scarab attacks Cobalt Eagle! Then, Neos attacks directly!"

Johan had expected something of that nature. He liked Juudai's Neo-Spacians as people, but he had to admit, when it came to dueling, they could be a bit of a pain. Especially Flare Scarab.

"Cobalt Eagle goes to the graveyard!" He could've kept him on the field in the spell and trap zone, but that would have meant he couldn't do this. "And I activate Gem Set! When Cobalt Eagle goes to the graveyard, I can set another Gem Beast from my deck into the spell and trap zone!"

He grinned as Amethyst Cat joined them, fulfilling the requirement of seven. But that wasn't all. As Neos drew closer, a thin, transparent shield not of Johan's power's devising leapt up between them. "Not to mention, that thanks to Gem Set, I don't take any battle damage this turn."

Damn. This was going to be troublesome, wasn't it. Juudai was aware he already had a possible way out of said trouble, but it hinged entirely on what Johan did next turn with Rainbow Dragon. "Turn end... tch."

Johan drew and ran through his options mentally. Good, good. He had everyone that he needed. "First, I play Gem's Contract, Special Summoning one of my gems from the Spell and Trap Zone! Come out, Amethyst Cat!" Her amethyst glowed briefly, then exploded as she leaped out from it to land before him, claws out and ready. There was something else he was going to do first, though.

"All seven of them together, on my field or in the graveyard. I summon Rainbow Dragon!" He tilted his head back as he held the card up high over his head, excitement running all through his veins as seven shades of light converged, then spun themselves into the mighty Ultimate Gem God.

If he really wanted to, he could do massive damage against Juudai just by sending the Gem Beasts on the field to the graveyard, to increase Rainbow Dragon's attack. If this duel were to settle the fate of the world, he would've done it. But since it wasn't...

"First, Amethyst Cat direct attacks you!" That would shave off a neat six hundred. The pale violet beast crouched down, then leaped over Juudai's monsters to land on him and scratch his face hard with Amethyst Nail.

Now, Flare Scarab or Neos? Flare Scarab could be more annoying than Neos, given how he drew power from the Spell and Trap cards on Johan's side of the field: even the Gem Beasts that were there. It would be better to get him out of the way and deal with Neos next turn.

"Rainbow Dragon! Attack Flare Scarab!"

Juudai grunted and dug his heels in, particularly after Rainbow Dragon's incredible attack. It brought his life points down to 5700, but this was far from the end.

"Draw!" He smirked suggestively at his draw, almost wanting to laugh, but managing to keep from doing so. It wasn't surprising, all things considered.

"Sorry, Johan, but I think it's time to level this game out a little. Activate spell card, Wrath of Neos! By returning Neos to the deck, I can destroy all cards on the field!!"

He'd be completely defenseless after this turn was over, but at least it would take Johan some time to rebuild his offense again. As Rainbow Dragon and the set Gem Beasts detonated, as well as the rest of his own field, a plume of smoke wafted up from the destruction.

"Turn end!" Juudai seemed proud of himself, almost silently taunting Johan to keep trying if he really wanted to win.

Johan glowered some at that, but he wasn't really that upset. He still had ways to get Rainbow Dragon back, if he could draw them. Not to mention, his field wasn't completely gone. Amethyst Cat remained as a gem in the spell and trap zone, her own effect having allowed her to escape the perfect destruction.

Yes, Juudai was quite proud of himself. Johan determined that he would make him regret that.

"I draw! Pot of Greed, and I draw again!" Ohh, and look what he had now. His eyes gleamed brightly as he displayed Monster Reincarnation. "I discard a card from my hand," he said, setting Gem Flood into the graveyard, "and return a monster card from my graveyard to my hand. I summon Sapphire Pegasus! And by his effect, I set Amber Mammoth in the spell and trap zone!"

He narrowed his eyes for a moment. "Sapphire Pegasus! Attack Juudai directly! Sapphire Horn!"

At once, Johan! Sapphire Pegasus' wings beat, taking him up into the air. He tossed his head back, then aimed his horn at Juudai, blasting him with 1800 points of damage before Sapphire settled back down.

"I set one card face-down and end my turn," Johan finished, now having no cards in his hand at all. Oh, but what a trump card he had waiting now...

Juudai ground his teeth as he endured the direct hit. 3900 LP... he was starting to get a little low. Too low.

"Draw!" Well, it would do for this situation, considering he couldn't use the other card in his hand right now. "I set a card and end my turn!"

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