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.
wow a person that fights fears with children's card games. Haven't seen those in a while, how original. Did you think that up all by yourself Gordon or did you see the others and think: "I could do that"
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