The non-original characters in this fanfiction are copyrighted to Kazuki Takahashi, Studio Gallup and Toei where applicable. All other characters are considered public domain by the author and may be used freely, but he does request that you ask permission as a courtesy.
The card names used are translations of the Official Card Game (OCG) names. For the TCG names, see the "Cards used" at the end of the story. And don't forget to e-mail me your thoughts (vm_postitnotes@yahoo.com). Thank you very much for reading.
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YU-GI-OH! -0
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Turn 13: "The Unrepentant Pride of a Duelist! Burn, Flame Spirit Ignis!"
After the school day was over, Asuka Tenjouin was handling the afterschool matters with her attendants; preparing the lesson plan for the next day and taking care of affairs that could not be carried through during school hours.
"So the newly released cards have been added to the database?" she asked.
"Yes, they're in the computer system now," her attendant replied. "It's all taken care of."
"Okay, then. There's just the matter of Horiuchi Daisuke. I need you to prepare a paper to send to Chancellor Kiyo..."
Tenjouin's attendant blinked. "Didn't someone tell you?"
Tenjouin paused, her heart seeming to know what had happened already. "What?"
"He quit Duel Academia last night," the attendant replied. "Apparently he was too embarassed over his loss, and decided to leave."
Tenjouin bit her lip and turned away, looking out the window.
"Was that before or after Kiyotaki-kouchou met with Horiuchi's family?"
"I'm sorry," the attendant said with an apologetic tone. "I don't know anything more than that."
Tenjouin took a pen in her hand and nibbled on its tip, preoccupied. 'There is something going on here that I'm not aware of,' she thought. 'I feel as though there's something I should do about it... but I'm in the dark! Kiyotachi-kouchou... what exactly are your plans for this school? And do I *want* to be part of them?'
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"When I'm not dueling, I don't want to hurt anyone," Shougo sighed. "But when I'm dueling, it seems like hurting people is all I want to do. Until I figure out why that is..."
He glanced at his hand, clenched it, and sighed deeper. "I'm at a school, and I'm supposed to be here to learn. I'm going to focus on that."
"What are you saying?" Chiba asked. "You're not going to quit dueling, are you? Haven't we already gone over this?"
"Maybe if I learn more... I can understand what's going on. What if I have to duel you again, Chiba-kun? I don't want to lose control like I did yesterday. Until then, I really shouldn't duel..."
"That's the biggest crock I've ever heard," a female voice in the distance said.
Shougo and Chiba turned to where the voice came from. A dark-skinned girl wearing a Ra Yellow uniform stood before them, with a duel disk strapped to her arm.
"You can forget about quitting," she said. "I'm here to challenge you, right here, right now."
"Who are you?" Chiba said. "And who do you think you are to insult Shougo-kun that way?"
"I'm Isabel Suárez of the Ra dorm," the girl replied. "I came to challenge the boy who showed up the Obelisk Blues for the scumbags that they are, but I found a quitter instead! I'm very disappointed."
Shougo looked up at the girl and narrowed his eyes. "Do you think you know anything about what I'm going through?" he asked. "That person you saw yesterday wasn't me. And I don't want to be that person!"
"You don't want to be strong? You don't want to stand up for your beliefs? Give me a break!" Isabel shouted. "Do you have any idea the repercussions your victory's already having on Duel Academia? Obelisks aren't so quick to insult Ras and Osirises when they pass by. We're getting more respect! Isn't that what you wanted in the first place?"
"It's true that I want people to respect me," Shougo said. "But not because I'll be cruel to them if they don't!"
"Okay, enough of this," Isabel said, and raised her duel disk. "Let's have a duel. Unless your decision to quit is effective immediately!"
Shougo sighed and looked at Chiba, who just nodded. He took his duel disk out of his backpack. "I'm not going to hold back, but whether I win or lose this, don't think you can change my mind."
Isabel placed her deck in her duel disk. "If you're just afraid of yourself, then I have no reason to hold back either."
"Duel," both players shouted, while Chiba looked on.
"My turn," Isabel said. "Draw. Shougo... shall I call you that? I want you to prepare yourself. I won't show any mercy to a coward like you!"
"Just play," Shougo said.
"Very well," Isabel replied. "I activate the continuous spell, 'Tectonic Plate Rupture'." The image of a dark volcano with flowing lava was depicted on the card. "Here's how it works. Once during my turn, if I control no monsters, I can summon a level 3 or lower fire-attribute monster from my deck."
"Wow... that's an interesting card," Chiba commented. "I've never seen it before."
"I'll activate 'Tectonic Plate Rupture's effect now," Isabel said, fanning out her deck. "From my deck I'll summon Mokutan #18 in defense mode."
A wooden charcoal person appeared on the field and entered a protective posture.
Chiba gasped, impressed. "2100 defense points! Awesome!"
"Don't be fooled," came a male voice from right next to Chiba. "That's not the true meaning of her deck."
"Mark-kun!" Chiba shouted. "Where did you come from?"
"Isabel asked where Shougo was, so I assumed she was gunning for a duel," Mark replied. "She's a dangerous duelist. She's a first year but people in Ra already fear her."
"Really? Wow. I wonder if Shougo-kun can handle it."
"Now for my Normal Summon, I play Blazing Hiita in defense mode," Isabel said, placing the monster card on her duel disk. A young woman in revealing clothes appeared, swirling a flaming weapon. "And now her monster effect will activate. By tributing my Mokutan, I can special summon a fire monster from my hand."
Hiita lit a blaze under Mokutan #18 which consumed him into cinders.
"Come out... Fire Wing Pegasus! Attack mode!"
A blue winged horse with manes shaped like and colored as flames appeared.
"Wow! I haven't seen that card in forever," Chiba said, adjusting his glasses. "Very nice!"
"Reverse card set," Isabel went on. "Turn end."
"Well played," Shougo said. "But I know that combo's weakness. My turn... draw! And now I'll activate from my hand the magic card 'Dark World Dealings'! Now we both draw one card from our deck, then discard one card from our hands."
"I draw," Isabel said. "And discard Raging Flame Spirit."
"And I'll send Red-Eyes Black Dragon," Shougo said. "Next I play the field magic card, 'Dark Zone'! This powers up all dark monsters by 500. And then I'll summon Blood Vorse in attack mode."
The beast warrior appeared, waving his axe as the purple aura of Shougo's field spell raised his power to 2400 points.
"Interesting," Mark said. "Now he has enough power to beat Fire Wing Pegasus. But..."
"But why do that when the real trouble is with the monster that summoned it?" Shougo nodded. "I'll have Blood Vors attack your Blazing Hiita, Isabel-san... and when I destroy that, your Pegasus will be destroyed along with it. Go, Blood Vorse... destroy Hiita with Bloody Axe!"
Blood Vorse roared again and rushed Hiita, who reared back to block the blow. She was nevertheless destroyed.
Isabel just chuckled. "Sorry, but you're not going to escape some damage this turn. Reverse card open... 'Kareijutsu - Kurenai'! I sacrifice a monster on my side of the field and deal its attack points to you as damage. And of course I pick Fire Wing Pegasus!"
The monster's form melted into fire, which turned into a ball that shot out into Shougo's body. He yelled as his life points went down to 1700.
"I'll set one card facedown and end my turn," Shougo muttered.
"Don't worry, Shougo!" Chiba shouted. "You still have one monster left and she has none!"
"You forgot about her magic card," Mark corrected him. "Since she controls no monsters, she can summon one from her deck."
"Oh yeah..." Chiba chuckled and rubbed the back of his head. "I did forget."
"My turn... draw," Isabel said. "And I'll activate Tectonic Plate Rupture's effect. From my deck, I summon Invasion of Flames!"
A bonfire erupted from the ground, and an evil face could be made out.
Isabel then smiled. "Here it is, Shougo... the card that will communicate my feelings best. I summon... Flame Spirit Ignis in attack mode!"
A strange, humanoid foxlike creature with fur that seemed to be made of flames came out. He had many eyes on his head and flexed powerfully.
"'Flame Spirit Ignis'..." Chiba said. "I heard that card hadn't been released in Japan yet."
"This is how Isabel has won most of her duels," Mark said. "Now we can see how she really plays."
"Flame Spirit Ignis' monster effect activates now," Isabel said. "By sacrificing one fire monster on my field, I can hit my opponent for 100 points of damage for each fire monster in my graveyard."
Ignis struck a pose, and the Invasion of Flames was snuffed out. A ball of fire then appeared in Ignis' hand and started to grow.
"Mokutan #18, Fire Wing Pegasus, Hiita, Flame Sprite and Invasion of Flames," Isabel counted off. "Take their fiery frustration now!"
Ignis threw the fireball at Shougo's feet and it erupted in a pillar of flame. Shougo yelled as his life points took a 500-point hit.
"He's got 1200 points now," Chiba gasped. "In 2 turns, he's lost more than half of his vitality!"
"That's how Isabel plays," Mark said. "She rarely attacks unless she has Ignis and that card out. No matter what happens, she always manages to get it back. Her deck is all about burn."
"Shougo-kun can beat that," Chiba said. "I know he can! You can do it!"
"Well, it's fine," Shougo said. "I still have a monster and it's still way stronger than yours."
"Are you sure about that?" Isabel taunted, wagging a finger. "In fact, I was waiting for you to play a field magic card. So I could replace it with mine! Go... 'Burning Blood'!"
As Isabel placed the card on her field magic slot, the image of the purple clouds and lightning bolts shattered and fell away. Volcanic mountain regions began to erupt from the ground around them, spewing lava and magma. While it was an illusion, Chiba, Mark and Shougo could all feel real heat.
"'Burning Blood'... this card is just like your 'Dark Zone', Shougo, except it raises the power of fire monsters instead of dark monsters. Such as my Ignis, which goes up to 2000 attack points. Ignis! Attack Blood Vorse... Soul Heater!"
Ignis gathered another fireball in its other hand and threw it at Blood Vorse, who shattered into polygons. Shougo took 100 more points of damage.
"It's your move now," Isabel said, closing her eyes. "I know you'll continue to fight. But will you keep in your heart the people who count on you?" She then opened her eyes and glared. "Or will you just follow your own selfish desires?"
"I don't play Duel Monsters to send messages," Shougo said. "I play to win. Draw. Reverse card open... 'Legitimate Lineage'. I summon one normal monster from my cemetery to the field. Revive, Red-Eyes Black Dragon!"
Shougo's favorite monster rose from the lava and let out a resounding roar.
"And to add to that, I'll summon Giant Virus in attack mode," Shougo continued as a ball of toxic germs appeared on the field. "Red-Eyes! Destroy Ignis... Dark Mega Flare!"
A shot of energy shattered Ignis into pieces, and Isabel grunted as her Life Points took a hit.
"You don't have anything else to protect you, so my Giant Virus will attack directly!" Shougo ordered. The ball of germs lost cohesion, turning into a cloud of toxicity that gathered around Isabel. She coughed and gagged as she took 1000 points of direct damage, her life now 2600.
"Reverse card set," Shougo went on. "Turn end."
"I understand you only play to win," Isabel said. "That's fine... I feel the same way. But I don't have anyone hanging their hopes on me. Do you understand your position, Shougo? As an Osiris Red who stands up to the school's elites, you give hope to us all."
"I don't care about any of that!" Shougo shouted. "I didn't ask to be a role model. I just want people to respect me. Acknowledge that I'm a duelist."
Isabel drew a card. "Then you're just another idol, aren't you?" she asked. "I'm told that when you're not dueling, you're withdrawn and you keep to yourself. You don't talk to anybody. It's like you think you're better than everyone else. But you'll only express that in a duel, isn't that right?"
"That's not what I think at all!"
"Whatever you say," Isabel smirked. "I activate the magic card, 'Akashic Record'. I'll pick up two cards and if they've been played in this duel, I'll have to remove them from the game. Otherwise, they go to my hand."
She pulled two cards from her deck and showed them to her opponent. "'Prominence Dragon' and 'Oil Drilling'," she said. "I guess luck is on my side." She placed the cards in her hand. "And now, 'Tectonic Plate Rupture's effect activates again. I summon 'Fire Trooper' in attack mode!"
A gargoyle-like creature clad in a cape and battle armor appeared on the field, its had a flaming skull. It also wielded flames in either hand.
"When I summon Fire Trooper, I can send it to the cemetery immediately, and inflict 1000 points of damage to the opponent," Isabel said, as the Trooper turned into a fireball and shot itself at Shougo. His lifepoints dropped to 100.
"It seems like the outcome of this match is decided," Mark said.
"What do you mean?" Chiba said. "It's true she has a monster in her hand, but Shougo-kun has a facedown."
"The monster is 'Solar Flare Dragon'," Mark explained.
"What?"
"It does 500 points of damage during the opponent's standby," Mark said. "Isabel could just summon it and end her turn, and she would win."
Shougo narrowed his eyes and grit his teeth. 'I don't know what she's trying to say but... I just can't lose! No matter what! I won't let her make fun of me like everyone else...'
He felt something form in the pit of his stomach.
"Don't get so caught up in your doubts! I activate the magic card 'Fire Back'!" Isabel shouted. "By discarding Prominence Dragon from my hand, I can special summon a fire monster from my graveyard... and the card I choose is Flame Spirit Ignis!"
The fox-like demon reappeared on the field.
"She discarded Prominence Dragon to summon that?" Chiba asked, confused. "She might have thrown away her chance to win this!"
"No," Mark said. "She's already won. Remember the other card she drew with Akashic Record?"
"I activate 'Oil Drilling'," Isabel said. "I can return a fire monster from my graveyard to my hand... and since I have not normal summoned this turn I'll do it now. Prominence Dragon... revive!"
A dragon that looked to be made entirely of flame appeared on the field, licks of fire sprouting from it.
"I think I know what that facedown is," Isabel said. "So I'm going to proceed with my battle phase. Prominence Dragon! Destroy his Giant Virus with Solar Flare!"
The firey dragon roared and shot a blast of molten lava at the Giant Virus, which erupted into a cloud of toxins as it disappeared.
Shougo grumbled as he dropped his solitary card into the cemetery slot. "I place Kuriboh into the cemetery to negate the damage from that attack," he said. "And I'll activate Virus' special effects. First, you take 500 points of damage."
Isabel winced as the germ cloud surrounded her. Her life points went down to 2100.
"And now I'll summon 2 new Giant Virus cards from my deck," Shougo said, placing the cards on his duel disk as two more germ clouds appeared.
"You're hanging on by the skin of your teeth," Isabel said. "But I'm going to force your hand! Flame Spirit Ignis... attack the Giant Virus! Soul Heater!"
Shougo grumbled. 'D...damn it... how did she know?' he grumbled. 'I have no choice now.'
"Reverse card open... 'Mysterious Wok'!" Shougo said, hitting the button to flip the card over. "I'll sacrifice my Red-Eyes Black Dragon and gain life points equal to its attack points... that's 2400 more life points for me."
Isabel grinned as Ignis' attack hit its mark. "You were planning to sacrifice your Giant Virus, weren't you?" she asked. "But now you had to sacrifice your Red-Eyes, otherwise you wouldn't survive my attack."
Shougo grit his teeth as Ignis' fireball destroyed his Giant Virus and his life dropped down to 1000. "Well, you still lose 500 points of damage for destroying my Giant Virus with your attack."
"That's fine," Isabel said as her own life points dropped to 1600. "I end my turn. And with that, my Prominence Dragon's effect activates... Hell Blaze!"
The flaming dragon bowed its head and a large lick of flames appeared in front of Shougo. He guarded himself and winced, and his life points went down to 500.
'I don't know what to do...' he thought to himself. 'My ace cards... won't help me. I have five dark monsters in my cemetery so I can't play Dark Armed Dragon. If I draw Dark Angel Zerato, I could summon him, but I can't attack Prominence Dragon so I'll still lose. There's nothing else... nothing else I could do...
'Impossible! I won't accept this!'
Shougo lowered his eyelids as he heard his own thoughts almost as if they weren't his. He looked at Isabel.
"Well? Hurry up and make your move!" she said, hand on her hip, frowning at her opponent.
'What... what's this feeling?' Shougo thought to himself. 'I'm angry again. Just like... wait! Is this the same feeling...?'
Shougo winced and drew a card. He looked at it and gasped.
"Isabel-san," he said. "Before I make my move, I have a question."
"What?"
"What happened to Horiuchi...? I didn't see him in class today."
Isabel turned up her nose. "Why do you care what happened to a jerk like him?"
"Just tell me!" Shougo shouted.
"I heard he quit Duel Academia last night," Isabel said. "He just left with his tail between his knees."
"No..." Shougo muttered. "It's... it's the same..."
"Same as what?" Isabel shouted. "Whatever you're thinking, just stop! Don't pull a 'Sailor Moon' act, pretending you're concerned with someone who was so cruel to you. He deserves whatever he gets."
"And what gives you the right to judge him... or me, for that matter?" Shougo said. "He blamed me for his friend leaving. I called him a liar, and I had no right to do that."
"So what are you saying... that it was true you dueled his silly little friend before he quit, too?" Isabel scoffed. "I don't care if you did. They were both elitist Obelisk snotbags."
"Just stop and listen to yourself! You're just like they are."
Isabel grit her teeth. "What did you say?"
"You're calling them elitist snotbags. How is that any different from them calling us dropout boys?"
"You... have *no* idea what you're talking about," Isabel shouted. "Just hurry up and make your play. Or give up - it's the same thing to me. I can't believe I ever looked up to you!"
"Fine," Shougo said. "I play the magic card Pot of Greed."
He closed his eyes and touched his deck. 'This dark and sickening feeling I have in my stomach right now... if I focus on it, I'm sure I can win this. What's more...'
He pulled two cards, glanced at them and nodded. "Yes. Because I have Giant Virus, Kuriboh, Red-Eyes and Blood Vorse in the cemetery, I can summon this monster by sacrificing just one dark monster."
He raised one of the cards in his air and slapped it on his Duel Disk. "Come out, Dark Angel Zerato!"
The Giant Virus shimmered away, and black energy swirled around its area. From the ground came out the armored, dark angelic warrior - jagged blade, vampiric wings and evil grin. He twirled his blade in his hands and entered a battle stance.
Chiba adjusted his glasses and glanced at his friend. "Did you see that, Mark?"
"See what?"
"...Nothing. It's nothing." Chiba stammered and stayed silent. 'I could have sworn I saw some kind of aura around Shougo... but it might have just been my imagination.'
"Fine... so you got that out," Isabel said. "So what? You can't attack my Prominence Dragon, so I'll still win next turn. I don't even have to do anything."
"Unless the other card in my hand is a dark monster," Shougo said, and flipped the card for Isabel to see - Newdoria.
Isabel's eyes widened. "Impossible! How can you be so lucky?"
Shougo ignored her and placed Newdoria into the graveyard. "Dark Angel Zerato! Destroy Isabel's monsters... Wicked Light!"
Dark light swirled around Zerato's sword, and then shot out of it, turning into bright light that shattered Isabel's Prominence Dragon and Ignis.
Shougo's expression became one of unequivocal anger. "Now... Zerato! Destroy my opponent... Wicked Wave!"
Zerato rushed Isabel and struck her full on across the chest with his blade. Isabel was thrown back by the force of the attack and fell on her back. The duel was finished.
Mark ran to Isabel to help her up. "Are you alright?" he asked in English.
"I... I just hope Shougo understands our feelings now," Isabel said to Mark. She took his hand and got to her feet. "Shougo, just don't quit," she said and walked away.
Shougo just deactivated his duel disk and walked away.
"Awesome, Shougo-kun!" Chiba said and ran to his friend, but Shougo held out his hand to stop him.
"Chiba-kun..." he said. "I'm sorry but I just need you to go back to your dorm room now. There's something I have to do."
"Something...?"
"Please."
Chiba looked at Shougo for a moment, and recalled the dark aura he saw. "Shougo-kun, are you going to be okay?" he asked. "During your duel... I thought I saw..."
"Yeah. You saw it, too... listen. Someone out there is imitating me. Whoever it is... I think he'll go after Isabel now."
"Let me go, too," Chiba said.
"No! No... just... trust me, Chiba-kun, okay?" Shougo's expression was pleading. "I'll be fine."
Chiba sighed and looked down, then back up and nodded his ascent. "Be careful."
"I will," Chiba said, and glanced at the direction where Mark and Isabel went. "Go, hurry."
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Isabel and Mark split up at the Ra dorm, but Isabel was feeling restless. 'That kid... I hoped to beat him, but he ended up making me look foolish,' she thought to herself. 'But I can't accept what he said. I'm just like Obelisks? Nonsense...'
These thoughts kept plaguing her, and she finally decided to head outside for some air. She looked in the direction of the ocean as she walked around the Ra dorm grounds. 'Those Obelisks... they're not even as good as us Ras, but they think they're better because they come from good families? Come on.'
'But he goes and *defends* them?'
"Damn him," Isabel muttered to no one in particular.
"Are you so sure you want to say that?" a voice in the distance said.
"Who's there?"
A figure stepped out of the shadows. He looked unmistakably like Shougo, although the expression on his face looked way more sinister than Isabel thought Shougo capable of. Maybe her words had gotten to him?
Isabel narrowed her eyes. "Shougo... is that you?" she asked. "Is it a rematch you want?" She then chuckled haughtily. "I'm game. If you want to see a beast stronger than Ignis, then you came at the right time..."
Suddenly another figure in the distance pushed Shougo to the ground.
Isabel blinked. "Wh... what?"
Two Shougos were struggling on the ground.
"What's going on here?"
"I'm sorry, Isabel-san, but I followed you," Shougo said. "This Shougo is an impostor! He's the one who dueled Watanabe and Horiuchi and made them leave the Academia!"
The other Shougo chuckled and turned towards Isabel.. "He's right," he said, and suddenly his eyes turned black.
Isabel stammered for a bit, then her eyes rolled back and she fell to the floor, unconscious.
"What did you do to her?" Shougo shouted. "And who are you?"
"I just put her to sleep for a bit," the doppelganger replied. "I don't want her to interfere with our battle. As for your second question..."
Black energy whipped around his body, and threw Shougo off of him. He looked up at his clone as he got to his feet. His form turned pitch black and enveloped itself in winds. Shougo thought he could make out the image of Duel Monsters cards making up his body.
The figure them reformed itself - it now looked like a middle-aged man in a form fitting suit wearing sunglasses. His arm looked like it was a duel disk. He gave a menacing grin as he took another step towards Shougo.
"Since I only speak the truth... you may call me Trueman."
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TODAY'S FEATURED CARD: The Effect Monster, "Flame Spirit Ignis"
You can sacrifice 1 face-up Fire-attribute monster you control to inflict 100 points of damage to your opponent for every Fire-attribute monster in your cemetery.
NEXT TIME: "Shougo's Shadow Game"
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SUPPLEMENTAL SECTION
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CARDS USED BY ISABEL SUAREZ:
* TECTONIC PLATE RUPTURE
Continuous Magic
Once per turn, during your Main Phase, if you control no monsters you can Special Summon a Level 3 or lower Fire-attribute monster from your Deck. That monster may not attack or be Sacrificed for a Sacrifice Summon on the turn this effect is used. If this card is removed from the field, destroy all cards Special Summoned with this effect.
* MOKUTAN #18 (Charcoal Inpachi)
Normal Monster (L1 Fire Pyro, 100/2100)
A wicked wooden spirit that has burned out. The barbecue grilled with this charcoal is so awesome that everybody thinks it's priceless.
* BLAZING HIITA
Effect Monster (L4 Fire Spellcaster, 800/1500)
Once per turn, you can Sacrifice 1 Fire-attribute monster on your side of the field other than this card to Special Summon 1 Fire-attribute monster from your hand. The monster Special Summoned by this effect is destroyed if "Blazing Hiita" is removed from the field.
* FIRE WING PEGASUS (Firewing Pegasus)
Normal Monster (L6 Fire Beast, 2250/1800)
A heavenly stallion soaring through the skies on crimson wings.
* RAGING FLAME SPIRIT (Raging Flame Sprite)
Effect Monster (L3 Fire Pyro, 100/200)
This card can attack your opponent's Life Points directly. Each time you successfully attack using this effect, this card gains 1000 Attack points.
* KAREIJUTSU "KURENAI" (Spiritual Fire Art - Kurenai)
Normal Trap
Sacrifice 1 Fire-attribute monster on your side of the field to inflict damage to your opponent equal to the original Attack points of the selected monster.
* INVASION OF FLAMES
Effect Monster (L3 Fire Pyro, 1300/1200)
When this card is Normal Summoned successfully, no Trap Cards can be activated.
* FLAME SPIRIT IGNIS
Effect Monster (L4 Fire Pyro, 1500/1200)
You can Sacrifice 1 Fire-attribute monster on your side of the field. Then, inflict 100 points of damage to your opponent for each Fire-attribute monster in your cemetery.
* BURNING BLOOD (Molten Destruction)
Field Magic
Raise the Attack power of all Fire-attribute monsters by 500 points, and lower their Defense power by 400 points.
* AKASHIC RECORD
Normal Magic
Pick up 2 cards from the top of your deck and show them to your opponent. If either of the picked-up cards has been played previously in the current Duel, remove both cards from play. Otherwise, add the cards to your hand.
* PROMINENCE DRAGON (Solar Flare Dragon)
Effect Monster (L4 Fire Pyro, 1500/1000)
While you control another Pyro-type monster, this card cannot be the target of an attack. Inflict 500 points of damage to your opponent during the End Phase of your turn.
* OIL DRILLING (Oil)
Normal Magic
Select 1 Fire-attribute monster in your cemetery and add it to your hand.
* FIRE BACK (Fire Recovery)
Normal Magic
Discard 1 Fire-attribute monster in your hand to the cemetery, and Special Summon 1 Fire-attribute monster from your cemetery to the field.
* FIRE TROOPER
Effect Monster (L3 Fire Warrior, 1000/1000)
When this card is Summoned, you can send it to the cemetery to inflict 1000 points of damage to your opponent.
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CARDS USED BY SHOUGO AOYAMA:
* DARK WORLD DEALINGS
Normal Magic
Both players draw 1 card from their decks and then discard 1 card from their hand.
* RED-EYES BLACK DRAGON (Red-Eyes B. Dragon)
Normal Monster (LV7 Dark Dragon, 2400/2000)
A ferocious dragon with a deadly attack.
* DARK ZONE (Mystic Plasma Zone)
Field Magic
Raise the ATK of all Dark-attribute monsters by 500 points, and lower their DEF by 400 points.
* BLOOD VORSE (Vorse Raider)
Normal Monster (L4 Dark Beast-Warrior, 1900/1200)
This wicked Beast-Warrior does every horrid thing imaginable and loves it! His axe bears the marks of his countless victims.
* LEGITIMATE LINEAGE (Birthright)
Continuous Trap
Select 1 Normal Monster in your cemetery and Special Summon it in face-up Attack position. When this card is removed from the field, destroy that monster. When the selected monster is removed from the field, destroy this card.
* GIANT VIRUS (Giant Germ)
Effect Monster (L4 Dark Demon, 1000/100)
When this card is destroyed and sent to the cemetery as a result of battle, inflict 500 points of damage to your opponent. You may also Special Summon up to 2 "Giant Virus" Cards from your Deck in Attack Position.
* MYSTERIOUS WOK (Mystik Wok)
Instant Magic
Sacrifice 1 monster and gain Life Points equal to either its attack or defense points.
* POT OF GREED
Normal Magic
Draw 2 cards from your deck.
* DARK ANGEL ZERATO (Darklord Zerato)
Effect Monster (L8 Dark Angel, 2800/2300)
If there are 4 or more Dark-attribute monsters with different names in your Graveyard, you can Normal Summon this monster by sacrificing 1 Dark-attribute monster. You can send 1 Dark-attribute monster from your hand to the cemetery to destroy all monsters your opponent controls. If you activate this effect, destroy this card during the End Phase of this turn.
* NEWDORIA
Effect Monster (L4 Dark Demon, 1200/800)
When this card is destroyed and sent to the cemetery as a result of battle, destroy 1 monster on the field.
