CH 5: Outnumbered, But Outclassing P3

(A/N: Why did nobody tell me that I could get Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Spheres and Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon for just 500 gems in the Dragonmaid-To-Order of all places?! Dude, those are two IMPORTANT fucking cards for any dragon deck that I wasn't willing to spend UR for, and I just figured this out?!)

Alistair smirked :"I'm pure evil."

Jade smirked :"Oh, really? How evil are we talking?"

Alistair :"Whenever I see an occupied public restroom, I make sure to repeatedly try to open the door to give the person inside paralyzing anxiety."

Jade :"*Confused screaming*"

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[Gimmick Puppet Nightmare: Machine/ Effect/ Dark/ Lv 8/ 1,000 ATK/ 2,000 Def

Effect(s): You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by Tributing 1 face-up Xyz Monster you control. You can only Special Summon "Gimmick Puppet Nightmare" once per turn this way. When you do: You can Special Summon 1 "Gimmick Puppet Nightmare" from your hand or Graveyard. If this card is Special Summoned, you cannot Special Summon any monsters for the rest of this turn, except "Gimmick Puppet" monsters.]

The Branded Lock, or what Alistair liked to call the Sanctifire Lock. It was one of the few methods of completely immobilizing the opponent by making them unable to special summon.

The strategy was simple. Bring out Dusk Dragon, send Gimmick Puppet Nightmare using its effect, then fusion summon Sanctifire Dragon. And during your Opponent's Main Phase, use Sanctifire's effect to special summon Gimmick Puppet Nightmare so that they can't special summon any monsters besides Gimmick Puppet monsters.

It was one of the nastiest strategies, especially since Sanctifire's effect could hardly be negated due to being untargetable. And in this era, it was basically unstoppable since there were no hand-traps.

"W-what?! What do you mean?!" The glasses lackey exclaimed, causing Alistair to laugh :"Hahahahaha it means exactly what I said! Look, Gimmick Puppet Nightmare isn't just horrendous in appearance. Its effect is doubly worse.

When it is special summoned, the only monsters you can special summon afterwards are Gimmick Puppet monsters! So by special summoning it to —your— field with Albion the Sanctifire Dragon's effect, I make it so you're completely immobilized! Hahahahahahaha brilliant, isn't it?!"

"It actually is!" Alexis's eyes widened :"He actually immobilized him completely before he could do anything!"

Jade's mouth was wide open in shock :"Geez, that's one scary combo... he's right, that thing doesn't just look scary..."

"Ugh, what kind of combos are these?!" Chazz gasped, gritting his teeth :'Damn it, if it goes like this, there's no way those punks will win! Damn, I knew I should've dueled him myself instead of letting those idiots show off!'

"S-shit... damnit..." The glasses lackey bit his lip harshly :"I-I set a card face down and-" But he was interrupted by an overly excited Alistair :"Hold up, wait a minute! (A/N: Something ain't right!) While you're still in your Main Phase, I activate my face-down Quick-Play Spell, Branded in Red!

[Branded in Red: Quick-Play Spell]

With this spell, I can bring back one Fallen of Albaz or Despia monster to my hand, then I can fusion summon one Lv 8 or higher monster by banishing its fusion materials from my hand or field!

So by banishing Dusk Dragon on my field and Despian Tragedy that I just drew, I'll fusion summon Masquerade the Blazing Dragon, AKA the Tax Dragon, in attack mode!"

[Masquerade the Blazing Dragon: Dragon/ Fusion/ Effect/ Dark/ Lv 8/ 2,500 ATK/ 2,000 Def

Fusion Materials: 1 "Despia" monster + 1 LIGHT or DARK monster]

"A-another monster...?" The opponent's trembled, making Alistair smile :"That's right, another one. By the way, you haven't forgotten my Despian Tragedy's effect, have you? When he's sent to the graveyard or banished because of an effect, he'll bring one Despia monster from my deck directly to my hand! So I'll be bringing Guiding Quem, the Virtuous!

And after that, I activate the effect of my Branded Lost continuous spell! Once per turn, after I fusion summon, I can add 1 Fallen of Albaz or monster that mentions him. So here comes Albion the Shrouded Dragon!

Also, unfortunately, my boy Masquerade won't be staying for long, because I activate the Quick Effect of Blazing Cartesia, the Virtues to fuse Masquerade and Lubellion the Searing Dragon in order to summon Predaplant Dragostapelia in attack mode!"

[Predaplant Dragostapelia: Dragon/ Fusion/ Effect/ Dark/ Lv 8/ 2,700 ATK/ 1,900 Def

Fusion Materials: 1 Fusion Monster + 1 DARK monster]

Deadly vines protruded out of the ground, before joining together to create a poisonous red and purple dragon :"Shaaa!!"

"Whoaaa, two fusion summons in the opponent's turn of all times..." Jade gulped :"But why would he do that? I mean, sure, this dragon is stronger, but the other two weren't weak at all either."

"It's simple, Jade." Having taken the spot to be closer to her, Alistair heard her easily. As she looked at him, he smirked :"I'm simply clearing up space for the —real— beasts of my deck. And when they come out, you'll see the real might of the Branded Deck."

"T-these monsters aren't already strong enough...?" Syrus gaped at him awkwardly, but Alistair snickered :"How about I just show you instead?

Now that Predaplant Dragostapelia is on the field, I'll activate my trap card, Branded Banishment! This card lets me special summon 1 Despia monster or Lv 8 or higher fusion monster from my graveyard, then I can fusion summon 1 Lv 8 or higher monster by banishing two cards! So I'll first special summon Albion the Branded Dragon, then-"

But he was interrupted by the enraged glasses lackey who no longer could hold it in :"How are you playing on my turn?! This is supposed to be my turn, but you're the one special summoning and fusion summoning left and right!"

Alistair laughed :"Well, I guess this is a horrendous case of skill issues then! Sorry, but my playing style is "It's not your turn, it's our turn"! It's not my problem that you can't keep up.

Anyway, I'll be continuing. So after special summoning Albion the Branded Dragon from my graveyard, I'll banish him and my Predaplant Dragostapelia to fusion summon Borreload Furious Dragon!!

[Borreload Furious Dragon: Dragon/ Fusion/ Effect/ Dark/ Lv 8/ 3,000 ATK/ 2,500 Def

Fusion Materials: 2 DARK Dragon monsters]

I can summon this bad boy by fusing two DARK dragon monsters. And believe me, this dragon is pretty overpowered despite his requirements for being summoned being so easy.

Because once per turn, I can destroy one card on my field, in order to destroy one card on yours! So by destroying Cartesia, you can say goodbye to that face-down!"

Cartesia began to vaporize into sparkling energy which charged up Borreload, before he shot a ray of energy that vaporized the opponent's Sakuretsu Armor trap card.

Seeing the trap, Alistair's face twitched :'Tsk, it was that card, huh? Just remembering it from when I played Tag Force is getting on my nerves. Oh, well, good thing I busted it.'

"N-no, my trap card!" His eyes widened, while Alistair smirked :"Is finished. Unlike me, because I still have more things to do!"

"W-what?! You've gotta be kidding me!"

"What kind of guy is this?! He's playing on his opponent's turn!"

"What's left to do anyway?!"

"Woohoo, you rock, Al!" Jade cheered excitedly :"This is one of the sickest games I've ever seen! What are you gonna do next?!"

"Activate this!" Alistair laughed :"My face-down Quick-Play Spell, Super Polymerization! Now, you may all be wondering what's the difference between normal poly and super poly? Welp, Super Polymerization allows me to fuse monsters not just on my field, but also on my opponent's field by making me discard one card!"

"W-wha-" Having had enough of seeing the opponents' ugly shocked expressions, Alistair just continued without waiting :"By discarding Guiding Quem, the Virtuous from my hand, I fuse your Lord of D and Gimmick Puppet Nightmare in order to bring out Mudragon of the Swamp!"

[Mudragon of the Swamp: Wyrm/ Fusion/ Effect/ Aqua/ Lv 4/ 1,900 ATK/ 1,600 Def

Fusion Materials: 2 monsters with the same Attribute but different Types]

"D-damnit, are you done yet?!" The glasses lackey glared, and Alistair smiled :"Yeah, I'm done. I'm all finished."

And the poor idiots released a breath they didn't know they were holding. Finally relieved that he was at least finished in their turn. At least before he smirked sadistically :"Sike!"

"H-he's still going?!"

"Seriously, isn't he done yet?!"

"His playing style is cool and all, but when is he going to finish?!"

"Hahahaha, I'm just messing with you now!" Alistair laughed at the opponents' horrified faces as he waved his hand dismissively :"Seriously, I'm done. I'll only activate Cartesia's effect which lets me add her to my hand during the End Phase if a fusion monster was sent to the graveyard. And as you just saw, a lot of them did."

"T-then I... I-I end my turn..." Taiyou bit his lip. He had never felt so aggrieved. He had come to duel in hopes of showing off in front of the beauties of the school, but he was getting absolutely humiliated in front of them instead.

[Taiyou's Field: (0 Monsters) / (0 Spells/Traps)]

[Alistair's Field: (4 Monsters:) 3,000 ATK / Albion the Sanctifire Dragon / 3,000 ATK Borreload Furious Dragon / 3,000 Def The Bystial Lubellion / 1,900 ATK Mudragon of the Swamp / (1 Spells/Traps) (Active) Branded Lost]

[Alistair's Hand: (3 Cards:) Called by the Grave / Guiding Quem, the Virtuous / Blazing Cartesia, the Virtues]

"Whoa, seriously, Al is something else." Jade said in wonder :"Not only did he completely empty his opponent's field before he could even end the turn, he even made his own field stronger than before!"

And hearing Jade's, probably the best beauty of the school, complimenting Alistair for how he owned him, raised his blood pressure even higher. It would be a miracle if he didn't have a heart attack during or after the duel.

[Turn 3: Raizou]

"I-it's my turn... draw!" The muscle head lackey gulped :"T-then I summon Stone Statue of the Aztecs-"

But once again, Alistair interrupted :"And I'll activate my Sanctifire's effect, which lets me special summon Gimmick Puppet Nightmare to your field and Aluber the Jester of Despia to my field, both in attack mode. There, all locked again."

As Raizou gritted his teeth reluctantly, Alistair chuckled :"And because of Aluber's effect, when he's summoned in any way, I can add one Branded spell or trap card to my hand from my deck. So I'll be adding Branded Fusion. Now go ahead, I'm not doing anything else."

Sweating profusely, he set a card :"I-I set a card face-down and end my turn-" But Alistair was quick yet again :"And I'll activate Borreload's effect to destroy Aluber and your face-down."

"D-damnit..." Raizou cursed, but couldn't do anything :"I-I end my turn..."

[Raizou's Field: (2 Monsters) 1,000 ATK Gimmick Puppet Nightmare / 2,000 Def Stone Statue of the Aztecs]

[Turn 4: Alistair]

"Finally my turn." Alistair grinned :"Hahahahaha but I guess it was never not my turn, right? Draw."

'Oh, Bystial Magnamhut! It always makes for an easy strong summon. But wait, what if I... hmm... hehehehehe!'

With a sadistic little plan, he put it with the rest of his cards and revealed another :"In case you've missed Albion the Shrouded Dragon, he's here to see you two again! By activating his effect, I'll send another Branded Retribution to my graveyard, then place this card at the bottom of my deck, then I can draw one card."

'Hmm, Tri-Brigade Mercourier, not bad.'

"I then activate the effect of my Bystial Magnamhut! You see, Bystial monsters are some of my favorites, because summoning them couldn't be easier.

I only need to banish 1 DARK or LIGHT monster from either graveyards, then I can special summon one! So by banishing that glasses guy's Lord of D, I'll special summon Bystial Magnamhut in attack mode!

[Bystial Magnamhut: Dragon/ Effect/ Dark/ Lv 6/ 2,500 ATK/ 2,000 Def]

But you see, he won't be staying for long. Neither him, nor my Mudragon of the Swarm! Because by contact fusing them both, I'll bring out one of the scariest beasts you'll ever see! Come on out, Bystial Dis Pater!!"

[Bystial Dis Pater: Dragon/ (Synchro) Fusion/ Effect/ Dark/ Lv 10/ 3,500 ATK/ 3,500 Def

Fusion Materials: 2 monsters who's levels equal 10

Effect(s): You can target 1 banished LIGHT or DARK monster; Special Summon it to your field.

When your opponent activates a monster effect (Quick Effect): You can target 1 banished card; shuffle it into the Deck, then if you shuffled it into your Deck, destroy that monster, or if you shuffled it into your opponent's Deck, negate that activated effect. You can only use each effect of "Bystial Dis Pater" once per turn.]

As the demonic roar of a dragon shook the place, the real nightmare of Alistair's deck descended with his loud laughter.