I finally caught up with Saylo. He seemed to have been waiting for me.
"Hello, Gordon," he said as I approached him. "I think it's time that we end this."
"That's what I was hoping for," I said to him. "But first, why don't you tell me who the hell you are."
"Very well," he said. "I was just a normal guy, like you. But one day, a man came up to me. He called himself a Scion, and he asked for my assistance. He called upon the lost deity, and sealed her power inside of me. In exchange, I must help to guide destiny... by destroying you."
"And what will that accomplish?" I asked.
"I must stop you before you resurrect the Brute," he said. "So, let us begin this game."
"Fine," I said.
"I'll go first," he said. "I'll start by normal summoning Scion Spell-Shaper in attack mode."
This monster looked light a fucking cultist. I'm think I understand what these Scion guys are all about. Black, hooded robes, weird staff. Light attribute, level 3, 400 attack and 1000 defense.
"When Spell-Shaper is normal summoned, I can special summon a level 4 or lower Light spellcaster from my hand," he explained. "Now I'll use that effect to special summon Neo The Magic Swordsman Next, I'll tune my level 3 Spell-Shaper with my level 4 Swordsman to synchro summon the level 7 Scion Sword Master!"
This was another cultist, but his hood was down, revealing long, messy brown hair, and he had a big sword. He had 2300 attack and 1600 defense.
"When Sword Master is synchro summoned, I can inflict 700 damage to my opponents life points," he announced. The Cultist rushes at me and slashed with it's sword. "Now I'll set one card face down and end my turn."
"Alright!" I said. "I'll start by activating Polymerization to fuse Meteor Dragon and Red Eyes Black Dragon from my hand to fusion summon Meteor Black Dragon!"
I was now in control of a giant, 3500 attack point powerhouse.
"Now, destroy his Sword Master!" I commanded.
"I'm afraid not!" Saylo said. "I activate the trap card Vision Shield! Thanks to its effect, Scion cards can't be destroyed in battle or by card effects this turn!"
"Yes, but you'll still take damage," I said.
"As will you!" Saylo said. "When I take damage from a battle involving Scion Sword Master, I can inflict the same amount of damage to you!"
So yeah, we both took 1200 points of damage from that battle.
"If that's all, then I'll be going now," he said. "I activate the spell card Scion Star. Now, by discarding a Starlight monster from my hand, I can summon a Scion monster from my deck with the same level. So by discarding my level 7 Starlight Warlock, I can call forth my Scion Rogue!"
This one was wearing a black cloak, and had a bandanna covering his mouth and spiky black hair. It had 2200 attack and 1000 defense.
"When Scion Rogue is special summoned, I can inflict 1000 damage to each player!" he said. "Next, I overlay these two level 7 monsters to xyz summon Scion Star Mage!"
This one had on a much fancier robe, and was carrying a staff. It had 2500 attack and defense.
"By using both of Star Mage's overlay units, I can destroy a monster you control and inflict damage to your life points equal to its attack!" he declared.
So that sucked. He had managed to drop my life points down to 1600, and he still had 5800.
"Star Mage can't attack the turn I use its effect, so I'll end my turn here," he said.
"Alright, my move!" I said, drawing my card. "I normal summon Axe Dragonute in attack position, and I'll equip him with Megamorph to double his attack."
I was down for a bit there, but that combo gave me an edge.
"Now, attack his monster!" I ordered. The dragon charged and destroyed that stupid Star Mage of his. "Now I set a card face down and end my turn."
"Very well," he said. "I activate the spell card Star Blast. At the cost of 1500 life points, I can reduce the level of a monster in my hand by 3 until the end of this turn! So this level 7 monster is now a level 4, allowing me to summon it to the field. Now come forth, The Ultimate Visionary, Malkator!"
This time he summoned a boy about my age, with brown hair and a giant vertical mouth on his chest. He had 2200 attack and 1900 defense.
"When Malkator is normal summoned, I can select one spell card my opponent controls and destroy it," he said.
Well, there went my Megamorph.
"Now, I'll have Malkator attack your dragon!" he proclaimed.
The mouth opened up, and countless black frog tongues shot out of it. They proceeded to tear my monster apart and pulling it into the mouth.
"It doesn't end there," he said. "You see, for each card Malkator consumes, he gains 300 attack points. Now, I'll go ahead and end my turn."
"I draw," I said. "Then I place a monster face down and end my turn."
Yeah, it was a short turn. Shut up.
"Now it's my turn," he said. "I set one card face down and attack with Malkator!"
Malkator devoured my face-down card and grew even stronger.
"I activate the flip effect of Cthulhu Dragon!" I said. "Now I move any Dragon type monster in my deck to the top, and I'll select Burning Shadow Dragon!"
"I end my turn," he said.
"Time to show you what I'm made of!" I yelled. "I Banish Dark attribute Red Eyes and Axe Dragonute, along with Fire attribute Meteor Dragon and Meteor Black Dragon in order to summon my Burning Shadow Dragon!"
The dragon rose before me, and at my signal, it attacked Malkator.
"I activate the trap card Waboku!" Saylo said. "Now, my monster can't be destroyed and I take no damage!"
"In that case, I'll end my turn," I said.
"Now it's time to unleash my Master's power," he declared. "I'll start by normal summoning another Scion Spell-Shaper, and I'll use his effect to special summon Frequency Magician from my hand."
"Two tuner monsters?" I asked.
"Yes," he said. "You see my ultimate card is a special synchro monster that requires two tuner monsters instead of one. No, I tune level 3 Scion Spell-Shaper and level 2 Frequency Magician to my level 7 Ultimate Visionary Malkator to synchro summon my master, the level 12 Vision, The Fear Of Destiny!"
His monster was a beautiful woman, with orange hair, giant wings, and talons growing from her fingers. She had 3300 attack and 3000 defense.
"Thanks to Vision's effect, I can draw one card for every level 8 or higher monster in play," he said. "With her and your dragon, that makes two. Now, I activate Starlight Seal! Since I control a Light spellcaster, I can banish a monster you control!"
"I'm afraid that's not happening," I said. "I activate the trap card Spell Shield Type-8! Since your spell card specifically designates my monster, I can negate its effect."
"Alright then," he said. "I'll equip the Vision with the spell card Visionary Veil!"
a gleaming cloak fell from the sky and draped itself around her shoulders.
"Now, the Vision will become unable to destroy monsters in battle, but any damage she inflicts is doubled," he said. "Also, Monsters she battles can't change their battle position. Now, attack!"
The attack hit and I took the damage from it. I was feeling it; the Brutes power was welling up inside of me.
"I end my turn," he said.
I began laughing. "I see what you're trying to do," I said. "I understand your strategy. You think you can stop me from summoning the Brute by stopping my Shadow Dragon from being sent to the graveyard. But you don't know what the Burning Shadow Dragon is truly capable of!"
"What do you mean!?" he demanded.
"You're about to see!" I said, drawing my card. The Brute had arrived. "I banish my Dark attribute Cthulhu Dragon from my graveyard to destroy one spell or trap card on the field! So with your Veil gone, The Vision can destroy monsters again. Now, attack!"
My dragon attacked. The Vision destroyed it. My life points were reduced to 200. No pain, no gain.
"Now, during the battle phase, I can banish a level 10 or higher dragon-type monster from my graveyard to special summon the Chaotic War Dragon Brute!" I declared. "And with six of my monsters banished, it gains 3000 attack points. Now, finish him!"
It was over. His Vision was powerful, but it was nothing compared to the Brute. I walked away from that battle, leaving his charred corpse behind me.
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