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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[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!"

[hackeralastair]

"Dammit!" Alastair looked sharply at the borrowed monster as it exploded off the field. Gorlag dropped down to 2000 attack points. If only he had attacked with Tenkabito Shien...

"But it's not a continuous trap," he noticed. "I have two more monsters I can attack with - three if I really feel like it. Tenkabito Shien, attack that monster again!"

[satisfiedsigner]

Well, there wasn't much he could do about that. Kiryu crossed his arms in front of his face as his own monster exploded and disappeared, and his lifepoints quickly dropped to 6000.

[hackeralastair]

Satisfied, Alastair gestured again. "That's enough for now. Gorlag is still stronger than your last monster, so I'll end my turn."

[satisfiedsigner]

"My turn. Draw."

Of course, he had to draw a card he wasn't hoping for until the end of the duel. He certainly didn't need it right now, and he didn't need it to take up space on his field.

He was reluctant to activate his other trap right now, but it was at least more helpful than this one. "And I'll end my turn."

[hackeralastair]

"My move." Alastair drew, ordered his cards in his hand, and then grinned widely. "You have a hand, now. That leaves your Infernity Guardian vulnerable to attack. But first, I think Gorlag needs a little power-boost." He slapped down a monster from his hand. "I summon Flame Spirit Ignis, in attack mode!"

The other Fire monsters on the field were solely there to boost the Gorlag up to 2500, even if they had minor effects of their own. They were also too weak - there was only one that could take out Kiryu's last monster. "Gorlag, attack his Infernity Guardian!"

[satisfiedsigner]

"Trap card, open! Depth Amulet!" Kiryu waved the card in his hand and slipped it into the Graveyard slot. "Depth Amulet lets me negate an attack at the cost of a card in my hand. And it is continuous, for three of your turns."

[hackeralastair]

Alastair took a step back in surprise, as his Gorlag shrank back to its side of the field, thwarted. "What the hell card...? Nice move," he complimented, though with his serious face on. "So as long as you keep discarding the cards in your hand, you're almost untouchable." And his other two monsters were not strong enough to attack, now. It was an excellent strategy, he had to admit.

"Fine, then. There's nothing else I can do, so I end my turn."

[satisfiedsigner]

Kiryu smiled a little at the compliment, but he didn't look too thrilled to be using it beyond actually saving his monster. "Heh, and usually I want to get rid of them...Draw!"

Kiryu hardly glanced at the card he drew before slipping it into a Spell/Trap slot. If he didn't get another monster soon...

"I set one card face down. Infernity Guardian attacks Tenkabito Shien."

[hackeralastair]

The monster blasted away in another flashy shower of holographic battle effects. Kiryu was chipping away at Alastair's life points little by little, but also whittling down Gorlag's attack points. He had to maintain it, if he wanted to have a chance, but right now nothing could stop the one-off attacks.

[satisfiedsigner]

"End turn."

[hackeralastair]

"My draw." Crap crap crap. A monster that required him to remove a monster from play in order to summon. That was a decision he had to think about before making, even if he had already used Monster Reborn. No, wait! There was that other card in his hand...

Alastair slapped it onto the duel disk. "I summon Gaia Soul, the Combustable Collective." A blobby-looking ball of fire rose up on the field, with 2000 attack points. He couldn't attack this round thanks to the trap card on top of Infernity Guardian's effect, but that was fine for now. "And I switch Flame Spirit Ignis into defense mode. End turn!"

[satisfiedsigner]

"My turn." Kiryu's attention was focused more on Alastair's newest monster than the card he just drew. He hated sitting here, waiting for the cards he needed to get rid of those monsters. He didn't have any way of boosting Infernity Guardian's attack, at least not that much.

"I play a monster in defense position. End turn."

[hackeralastair]

Alastair drew, and quietly tucked the card into his hand. It was an important one, but only for emergencies. He wanted to attack that new defense monster, but if it was also an Infernity monster, it would be for nothing. No, better off to wait one more round rather than waste effort. He didn't care if the stalemate didn't appeal to the handful of onlookers checking out the giant holograms. "No moves this turn, I'll just end it and see what you've got."