DUEL MONSTERS TOURNAMENT ♠ ROUND 1

[allthecards]

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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[satisfiedsigner]

Kiryu scowled and placed two more cards on in his duel disk. As long as Alastair didn't have another of those hiding in his deck... "I summon Infernity Necromancer and activate Nightmare's Steelcage from my hand."

He tried his best not to flinch and the domed cage formed around him, but he wasn't sure he succeeded. It was a useful card, but it brought back plenty of bad memories.

"Neither of us can attack until the end phase of your second turn. End turn."

[hackeralastair]

Alastair stared. "You activated it on yourself? Huh. Interesting. Looks like I'd better not underestimate you. My move..."

He drew and ordered his cards before giving them a scowl. His favored strategies were not coming together very quickly today. "Fine, then. I'll summon UFO Turtle...in Attack mode." It was risky, but as long as the Nightmare Steel Cage was up, he could leave monsters wide open. "And this face down. That ends my turn."

[satisfiedsigner]

Kiryu shrugged and drew his his next card. "It doesn't really matter either way."

Alastair wasn't the only not getting exactly the cards he was looking for. That was partially why he'd played a stall card in the first place. Kiryu looked over his card one more time. "End turn."

[hackeralastair]

"If you say so." Upon drawing, Alastair couldn't help the "aw, crap" look that twisted his lips for a moment. Still, it could be useful. "I'll lay another card face-down and switch UFO Turtle into defense mode. End turn - that means Nightmare's Steel Cage is gone."

[satisfiedsigner]

Kiryu nodded and slid the card into the Graveyard. "My turn."

He chuckled a little when he draw his card. Not what he'd been waiting for, but it would do.

"I summon Infernity Guardian in attack mode. Then I'll activate Infernity Burst. You take 800 points of damage for every Infernity monster I have on the field!"

[hackeralastair]

"That's..." Alastair flinched at the holographic burst that surrounded him to signal the taking of 2400 life points all at once. It was a good thing he had used Draining Shield so early, that loss put him only 100 points behind Kiryu. "Dammit!" he yelped after it passed.

[satisfiedsigner]

"Now, Infernity Guardian attacks UFO Turtle. Right now he has 1700 attack points, 100 more than your Turtle's defense points."

[hackeralastair]

"Fine," Alastair acknowledged as the Turtle exploded off the field in a shower of pixels. "But that means I get another monster from my deck - and I know just the one I want."

He had made that move less to get a fresh monster and more to shuffle his deck, in the hope it would improve his outlook. He plucked the card from the middle of his deck and gave it a quick shuffle before jamming it back into the slot on the duel disk, at which he slapped the monster down - too bad it had to be in Attack mode. "I summon The Thing in the Crater, for now."

[satisfiedsigner]

Kiryu just grinned. "Oh, I know. And Infernity Demon is going to attack that~"

[hackeralastair]

Unfortunately, The Thing in the Crater was in attack, so Alastair would be losing another 1300 life points. But just before the attack hit, he flipped up his trap card - Jar of Greed. That meant he could draw one more card on the spot, and lucky for him that he did, for the destroyed monster allowed him to summon any Fire monster from his hand. He had one, but he wanted options. The Jar of Greed paid off, because he was able to smack down his beloved Gorlag as a replacement. He now stood at 6600 LP, with two monsters on the field still.

[satisfiedsigner]

Kiryu eyed the new monster for a moment, but he couldn't really do anything about it. He could, however, try to prevent it from doing much to him in the future.

"I'm activating one last card, the trap card Full Burst. It deals you 200 damage for every card I discard from my hand."

Kiryu lifted the last card in his hand and slipped it into the Graveyard, his grin just getting bigger. "End turn."

[hackeralastair]

Another hit! Alastair growled at bit at being taken down so hard in just one turn. He needed to make a comeback - he needed to take out some of Kiryu's life points. "Fine! Draw..."

Well, that would help. He needed to work out the combo quickly. "First, I summon Invasion of Flames - in defense mode," he noted. "Gorlag gets an extra five hundred attack points for every Fire monster on the field, including itself, so it stands at 2000. And because of Invasion of Flames' effect, neither of us can use trap cards this turn." He plucked up the card he had just drawn. "Next, I activate Monster Reborn to bring back UFO Turtle." That brought the Gorlag up another 500 points. It was finally strong enough! He also flipped his last - well, first - monster into attack: Science Soldier. It just so happened to be a Dark monster, which gave it a respectable 1300 attack points. "And last, I play Stop Defense - on your Infernity Necromancer!" It was on the field, waiting for this chance. The Dark Zone gave it a few attack points, but not enough, and now it was in attack mode...

[satisfiedsigner]

Kiryu's expression noticeably soured at the mention of not being able to use trap cards this turn. He could already see where this might be going and was glad he'd chosen to get rid of the rest of his hand last turn.

He turned Infernity Necromancer to attack mode and gestured for Alastair to go on.

[hackeralastair]

Huffing a quick sigh of relief, Alastair barked out his orders. "Science Soldier, attack Infernity Necromancer! Gorlag, attack Infernity Demon! UFO Tu..." Wait. He couldn't attack the Infernity Guardian. Kiryu had no cards in his hand, so the Guardian was safe this round.

[satisfiedsigner]

Kiryu flinched a little when the two monsters exploded in his face and slipped the cards into his Graveyard with a scowl. Which quickly turned into a small smirk.

"Infernity Guardian still has more attack points than your UFO Turtle right now. Even if it could be destroyed right now..."

[hackeralastair]

"That's fine," Alastair said, lifting his head confidently. "I don't need to attack it right now anyway. I'll get it next round. That's it - end turn!" He flung out his hand in a flourish. He was grinning again, naturally, but it was more than just having a good turn. He was having fun.

This is what had been missing from his life.

[satisfiedsigner]

Kiryu found himself grinning back; it was hard not to. Alastair was good, and he liked having a challenge ahead of him. It wouldn't be any fun to beat Alastair without getting a good fight in return.

He laughed a little when he drew his next card. He liked this one. Although he would have liked to get it three turns ago. "I'll place one card face down. Now, Infernity Guardian attacks Invasion of Flames!"

oh god I forgot one of Gorlag's effects last turn - sorry!

[hackeralastair]

Fortunately, he had put that card in defense, but Alastair understood why it was the target. It dropped the Gorlag's attack points, but because Infernity Demon reappeared on his side of the field as the Gorlag's servant, a creature of Fire, he wasn't bothered. What was 500 points at that rate? Alastair swept the card into his graveyard without flinching. He didn't have any face-down cards anymore anyway - all his monsters were fair targets. "I've got my eye on you," he warned with a smirk. "You drained your hand for a reason. I guess you've got no more moves to make, then."

fff that's okay.

[satisfiedsigner]

Well, he wasn't too fond of seeing his own monster on Alastair's field, but at least it wouldn't gain any points from Dark Zone. He might have a chance of taking it back.

"My Handless Combo." He chuckled, expression gaining a dangerous edge. "Almost. End turn."

orz

[hackeralastair]

"Draw..." Well, damn. Nothing useful. Alastair considered summoning another Fire monster, to put the Gorlag back up to 3000 attack points, but he decided to play it safe. "Just this, face down," he decided, slipping a card into the slot, "and I switch Science Soldier and UFO Turtle into defense. Now, let's see what you've got."

[satisfiedsigner]

"Draw." Kiryu smirked and again placed the card on his duel disk immediately. "I play Infernity Mirage from my hand. Infernity Guardian attacks UFO Turtle."

[hackeralastair]

Though he was wary of the new Infernity monster - since it had zero attack and defense - Alastair endured the attack without a word. Gorlag was only docked points briefly, since the UFO Turtle's demise brought out another Fire monster from his deck. "I summon Tenkabito Shien in its place," he announced.

[satisfiedsigner]

Kiryu nodded, although he gave the new monster a dirty look. He hadn't forgotten about that effect, but that didn't mean he liked it.

"End turn."

[hackeralastair]

Honestly, a chunk of Alastair's deck was geared toward stopping Kaiba from playing his Crush Virus. At least it came in handy stopping other traps as well. "All right then, I draw."

He hoarded the new card and stared down Kiryu's monsters. One was immune to attack, the other had no points at all. Alastair suspected trouble under those face-down cards, but he wasn't going to win by passing on the chance to attack a vulnerable target. "Infernity Demon, attack Infernity Mirage!"

[satisfiedsigner]

Kiryu laughed and pressed the button to activate the first card he'd put down. That was exactly what he'd been hoping for.

"Trap card, open! Infernity Force! When an Infernity Monster is attacked while I have no cards in my hand, this negates the attack and destroys the attacking monster!"