The Ultimate Evil Deity Vs. The Black Dog

I ran into the Black Dog's servant beneath a large system over overhanging highways. He had a duel runner in the shape of a black hound.

“I suppose you wanna duel me?” I asked.

“Yes,” he said. “And throughout this duel, I shall bring your secrets into the light in the name of my alpha!”

“What, so that mangy mutt's your alpha wolf?” I asked. “What does that make you, a worthless omega?”

“I'd watch your tongue if I were you,” he said. “Now, I assume you have a runner.”

“Of course I do,” I said. I grabbed my duel disk, and the tentacles binding it to my wrist loosened. They then stretched out, twisted and fused together until they took the form of a bike. I had been practicing with the duel runner, and I was ready to ride! As soon as we started, the Speed World 2 field spell card took effect.

We took off, and as the rules went, whoever rounded the first curve got the first turn. I wasn't letting him have it. I sped up and drifted just in time, outmatching him. The first move was mine.

“I draw!” I announced. “Next, I summon Yig Dragon in attack mode!”

A grotesque, fire breathing dragon appeared. It was level 4 with 1300 attack and 0 defense.

“I activate Yig Dragon's effect,” I said. “When it's normal summoned, I can special summon a level 4 or lower dragon-type monster from my hand, so I special summon Cthylla Dragon!”

A six-eyed dragon with tentacles in place of a tail appeared. It was a water attribute, with 1500 attack and 1200 defense.

“I overlay these 2 level 4 monsters to xyz summon the War Champion Of The Brute!” I said.

The monster that appeared was a knight in black and red armor. It was a fire monster with 2200 attack and 1800 defense.

“I end my turn,” I said.

“My turn,” he said. We both gained a speed counter. “I summon Silver Fang in attack mode!”

I wasn't expecting him to bring out a monster that weak, but I knew he had something in store.

“I activate the effect of Warhound Maximus from my hand!” he said. “I can special summon him when a level three or lower beast type monster is normal summoned to my side of of the field.”

A werewolf like creature bearing a sword and shield appeared. It was level three with 1400 attack and 0 defense.

“Two level three monsters?” I asked. “Planning an xyz summon?”

“Not yet,” he said. “First, I use the effect of Warhound Gallymund in my hand. By discarding him while I control exactly 2 beast type monsters, I can draw 2 cards from my deck.”

“Okay then,” I said. “Anything else you wanna do?”

“Now I'll build an overlay network with my 2 monsters,” he said. “I xyz summon Warhound Felicius!”

A giant, four armed werewolf appeared, wielding a scimitar in each hand. It had 2000 attack and 1300 defense.

“I use use one of its overlay units to have it gain 400 attack for each monster you control until the end phase!” he said. The beast's swords started glowing. “Now, attack!”

“I activate the effect of Crawling Chaos Dragon!” I said. “By discarding it to the graveyard, I can prevent my monster from being destroyed during this battle.”

I lost 200 life points, but my monster was okay.

“I set one card face down and end my turn,” he said.

“Now I'll go,” said. Both our speed counters increased to 2. “I attack with my War Champion!”

“I activate the trap card Warhound howl!” he said. “By discarding a beast-type monster to the graveyard, I can add half of it's attack points to a Warhound monster I control. So I'll discard my 1600 attack point Warhound Hyrriloph to increase Felicius' attack power by 800!”

“I thought you'd try to use a trap,” I said. “I activate War Champion's effect! By using an overlay unit when my opponent activates a spell or trap card that powers up their monster's attack points, I can have him gain the same amount of attack until the end phase!”

“What!?” he gasped.

“That's right!” I said. Now my monster has the upper hand! End this!”

My War Champion pummeled his Warhound into the ground, and his life points dropped by 200.

“Now, I set one monster face down and end my turn,” I said.

“I'll show you!” he said. 3 speed counters each. “I normal summon Warhound Manglijak!”

This time, it was a werewolf wearing steampunk armor. It was level 3 with 1200 attack and defense.

“When I normal summon a Warhound monster, I can pay 1000 life points to special summon Warhound Hyrriloph from my graveyard!” he said. Another hound joined his side of the field. “Now I tune my level 3 Warhound Manglijak to my level 3 Warhound Hyrriloph to synchro summon my level 6 Warhound Linosafcus!”

A brutal looking werewolf with a huge bastard sword appeared. It had 2500 attack and 900 defense.

“I have my Linosafcus attack your War Champion!” he said. The attack hit, my monster was destroyed, and I took 300 damage. “Whenever Linosafcus destroys a monster in battler, I can draw a card and then switch him to defense mode. Then, I'll set 2 cards face down and end my turn.”

“I draw,” I said. We now had 4 speed counters each. “I flip summon my Tulzcha Dragon!”

A dragon surrounded by green flames appeared before me. It was level 4 with 1600 attack and 200 defense.

“I activate its flip effect!” I said. “Now I can special summon a dragon-type tuner monster from my graveyard! Come back, Crawling Chaos Dragon!”

My monster appeared on my field, ready to go.

“I tune my level 1 Crawling Chaos Dragon to my level 4 Tulzcha Dragon to synchro summon my Nyarlathotep knight!” I said.

A knight in dark armor appeared. Tentacles wiggled from between the armored plates, and his sword glowed with wicked flames. He was level 5 with 2100 attack and 1600 defense.

“Bad news for you buddy, but this guy deals piercing damage!” I said. Now, Attack his Warhound!”

“I use the trap card Negate Attack!” he said.

“Oh no you don't!” I said. “One time only, I can discard a card to have Nyarlathotep Knight negate the activation of a trap card and destroy it!” I discarded a card and got rid of his trap.

“You've fallen for my decoy,” he said. “I activate my second trap, Warhound Rage!”

“The hell does that do?” I asked.

“This card switches all my Warhound monsters to attack mode and increases their attack point by 500!” he said. “Now, the battle continues and your monsters are destroyed!”

I lost the battle and 900 of my life points.

“Since my monster destroyed your card, I can draw a card from my deck,” he said.

“I set one card face down and end my turn,” I said.

“I'll be going now,” he said. “I'll have my monster attack your life points directly!”

“I activate the trap card Return Of The Hidden Demon!” I said. “Now I can summon flip effect monster from my graveyard in face down defense position, so I'll choose my Tulzcha Dragon.”

My dragon appeared face down and blocked his attack.

“I use my dragon's effect to revive my Crawling Chaos Dragon in defense mode,” I said.

“Very well,” he said. “Since my monster destroyed your monster in battle, I can draw another card and switch it to defense position. Then I set a card and end my turn.”

“My turn,” I said. Speed counters were now at six. “I activate Speed Spell- Angel Baton! Since my speed counters are greater then 2, I can discard a card and draw 2 card. Then I activate Speed Spell- Synchro Defuse! Since I have 5 or more speed counters, I can gain control of any synchro monster my opponent controls until the end phase. So I'll be taking your Warhound Linosafcus!”

“I activate the trap card Warhound Cubs!” he said. “When control of a Warhound monster I control switches, I can summon a number of Warhound tokens equal to the number of monsters you now control, adding up to 2.”

The tokens had 1000 attack and 0 defense each. No problem.

“I tune my level 1 Crawling Chaos Dragon to your level 6 Warhound Linosafcus to synchro summon my level 7 Nyarlathotep Berserker!” I said.

My new monster was similar in appearance to the Knight, except it was bulkier, carried an ax, and had its helmet removed to reveal a mass of writhing tentacles where its head should be. It had 2400 attack and 2000 defense.

“I activate my Berserker's effect!” I said. “By discarding a card, I can have him attack each of your monsters once each. Also, he can negate any effects they have!”

A success. His tokens were destroyed and he lost 2800 life points. He was now down to 4000.

“I end my turn,” I said.

“I draw,” he said. We were now at 7 speed counters. “I activate the effect of my Warhound Gantian. By shuffling him and one other Warhound monster in my hand back into the deck, I can add 2 Warhound monsters with the same name from my deck to the hand. Next, I use my Speed Spell- Summon Speeder! Since I have 4 or more speed counters, I can special summon my level 4 Warhound Frenzaeus!”

This monster had 1000 attack and 1900 defense.

“When I control a copy of Frenzaeus, I can pay 1000 life points to summon another copy from my hand,” he said. “Now, I tribute these 2 monsters to tribute summon my ultimate monster, The King Of Hounds, Black Dog!”

It loomed over me. It was level 8, with 3000 attack and 1000 defense.

“Now, I discard my Warhound Hercaloin to increase my monster's attack by 1500 until the end phase, but in return it can't attack directly.

Well fuck. That wasn't good. I'm sure you can guess what happened next; He destroyed my monster and I took a shitload of damage.

“I end my turn,” he said.

“Okay then,” I said. Speed counters were now 8. “I draw.”

“Hastur Dragon, eh?” he asked, chuckling. I glanced at the card I had drawn. He was right.

“I activate Hastur Dragon's effect,” I said. “By banishing him, I can draw 2 cards.”

I drew.

“Cthuga Dragon and Huitloxoptl Dragon,” he said.

“How do you know!?” I demanded.

“You can't hide your secrets from me,” he said. I looked up at the Black Dog, with its red eyes staring hungrily down at me. Of course. A hound that can see your secrets. That card allows him to see my hand.

“I summon Huitloxoptl Dragon to the field!” I said. “And with its effect, I special summon the Hastur Dragon I just banished!”

Hastur Dragon appeared. Level 4, wind, 1800 attack, 0 defense.

“Now, I'll pay 700 life points to special summon Cthuga Dragon,” I said. “Now, I build an overlay network with these 3 dragon-type monsters to xyz summon my Evil Deity King King, Cthulhu God Dragon!”

My dragon appeared. Time to pit 2 gods against each other.

“I use my dragon's effect to discard a card and draw another card!” I said.

“Mordiggian Dragon,” he said.

“Okay, that's seriously starting to annoy me,” I said. “Since I drew a dragon-type monster, Cthulhu God Dragon gains 500 attack until the end phase! Also, when Mordiggian Dragon is drawn outside the draw phase, I can shuffle him back into my deck to draw 2 cards. Now, Cthulhu, attack!”

He lost 500 life points, but being a Fear, his dog survived.

“I set 2 cards face down and end my turn!” I said.

“I draw,” he said. 9 counters each. “I use Speed Spell Final Attack! Since I have more than 8 speed counters, my Black Dog's attack will be doubled this turn. Now, destroy his worthless monster!”

3000 damage from that attack. Ouch. I was almost knocked off course. Plus, my dragon was destroyed.

“I set one card face down and end my turn,” he said.

“I draw!” I said. 10 counters. “I activate the trap card Path To The Dark Summoning!”

“As expected,” he said. “You'll use that card to summon the Intrusion Black Jacket in your hand, combined with the Xyz Reborn you have face down and the Speed Spell Power Baton in in your hand, you think you can win this turn.”

“Shut up and let me duel!” I said angrily. “Due to Path's effect, I can normal summon a dark monster without tributing. Come forth, Intrusion Black Jacket!”

The Giant Wasp I had won before appeared.

“Next, I use the trap card card Xyz Reborn!” I continued. “By using this card as an overlay unit, I can bring back and xyz monster from my graveyard. Come on back, Evil Deity King!”

The Cthulhu God Dragon reappeared.

“Now, I use Speed Spell- Power Baton!” I said. “Since my speed counters are 6 or higher, I can send my Burning Shadow Dragon from my deck to the graveyard to add its attack power to the Intrusion Black Jacket, raising it's power to 5100!”

“And you expect this strategy to work?” he asked.

“You think this is the extent of my plan?” I asked. “You obviously aren't paying attention to Speed World 2's effect. By spending 10 speed conters, I can destroy 1 card on the field! Say goodbye to your dog!”

“I think not!” he said. “I activate the effect of my trap card, Warhound's pride. Now, beast-type monsters I control can't be destroyed by card effects or targeted for attacks this turn!”

“I end my turn,” I said. I was screwed, and I knew it.

“I draw,” he said. He was at 11 counters and I was at 1. “I pay 7 speed counters to draw a card.” He could have easily destroyed on of my cards. He was toying with me. “I summon Warhound Terracon,” he said.

This time, it was a level 4 monster with 0 attack and 1800 defense.

“This monster switches to defense mode upon summoning, and as long as it's in play, monsters can't change their battle positions,” he explained. “Now, Black Dog, destroy his Black Jacket!”

My giant bug was destroyed and my life dropped to 100.

“I set one card and end my turn,” he said.

“My move,” I said. He was at 5 counters, I was at 2. I had to skip my draw phase because of Power Baton's effect.

“I activate my trap card, Shattered Axe,” he said. “Now, during each of my standby phases, your dragon will lose 500 attack points. You see, there's no way you can win. You can't switch your monster to defense, and Even if you attack my Terracon, your monster won't be able to change battle modes after attacking. Then, on my turn, Your monster will be weakened and you'll lose the duel! I've seen all your strategies and countered them accordingly!”

He was right. It was hopeless. But, of course, the old coot decided to pipe up. I heard his voice in the back of my head.

“You can not lose here. Unleash the power of your deck. Give in to the darkness, and awaken your monster's true form.”

I don't know how I knew what to do, I just did.

“I use Evil Deity King- Cthulhu God Dragon to build an overlay network!” I yelled. My monster dove into a portal of darkness. A new road of darkness appeared, and I drove along it, following my monster into the darkness. I continued driving along it, until a card of darkness appeared before me. I grabbed it and summoned it.

I was suddenly back on the hanging highway, right next to the other guy. He seemed confused. Then, when he looked above us, his looked changed to terror.

“What- what is that thing!?” he demanded.

“Behold, my ultimate monster!” I said. “The Ultimate Evil Deity- Chaos God Cthulhu!”

A tall being flew above us on wings of darkness. It was more muscular then anything I'd ever seen, and tentacles grew from its face and a few other places. It had 3500 attack and 2000 defense. Cthulhu God Dragon and its overlay unit had now become overlay units for this new monster.

“I activate my monster's effect!” I proclaimed gleefully. “By detaching a number of overlay units up to the number of face up monsters my opponent controls, I can have him gain 1000 attack points for each unit removed.”

“5500 attack points?” he said, awestruck.

“That's right!” I said. “Now, Attack his Black Dog and end this!”

Cthulhu pulled back his fist and gave that dog a king god sized knuckle sandwich.

The impact threw the guy off his bike, and he exploded into a cloud of words and letters. Not quite what I was expecting, but it kind of made sense. The Tale Weaver had created a fake Fear and a Fake servant to test me. Stupid bastard.

I won the Black Dog's card. 2 down, 2 to go. Time to look for my next challenge.