☆2: Firestarter II

"Dark Magician!"

On the field appeared a man with tanned skin and white hair, he wears a bloody red robe, grinning mischievously toward Yuji and Absolute Zero.

Rather than the usual spellcaster monster who radiate feeling of mysticism or enigma. This particular spellcaster radiate vulgarity in his appearance.

Rather than magician, a THUG would be the precise word to describe him.

"Hnhnhn, surprised?!", leer Trueman.

"Yeah...", answer Yuji honestly.

Dark Magician... Yugi's Ace monster. It's rumored that Dark Magician itself is based on an Egyptian priest that loyally served the great pharaoh during and after his demise...

To think that I would witness and battling one here of all place... that guy

Yuji then shift his gaze from Dark Magician to Trueman.

Who... or what is that fellow?! The way he put on his duel disk... is it really a duel disk? He summoned it from thin air, and the way he does it... it is just likes... a magician...

"Hey... who are you really? No ordinary person can do things like yours!", shouted Yuji.

Trueman laughs, "Your ears... is it just a decoration? I told you if... want to know, you must beat me first", tell him, pointing his finger at himself.

"... set a card, my turn end", declare Yuji.

"Well then, I suppose I should end this duel. Too bad F.G.D hasn't been summoned yet", say Trueman after he drew.

Trueman then set his eyes onto E•HERO Absolute Zero, smirking, "Elemental HERO Absolute Zero, that monster is your Ace isn't it?".

"...", Yuji didn't answer his question.

Trueman who watching Yuji's expression chuckled, "Let me borr- no... that thing would be mine", declare him, as he shows a card on his hand, "From my hand, I activate the spell card, steal!", he then laughed.

E•HERO Absolute Zero: Khh...ku- kuhak! Kuhak!!!

Purple smoke rise from Absolute Zero's feet, engulfing him like an aura. The white winter armor become polluted with dirty purplish stain, and his eye color changed to bloody red.

"...", Yuji keep silence, even after saw his Ace being stolen.

The hero then walks toward Trueman's side, then pointing "thumb down" gesture to Yuji.

"Ho... even your own Ace hate you", sneer him.

"...bastard", whisper him.

Yuji eyes then shifted toward the holographic set card beside.

"Dark Magician, attack that brat!", ordered Trueman.

The thuggish Dark Magician raises his staff higher, creating a red spark that he condense into a head-size ball.

"An eye for an eye"

The thuggish Dark Magician swing his staff, launching the high voltage sphere toward Yuji.

Yuji |4000>1500|

"Kuh... I..."

Not giving Yuji any more mercy, Trueman then order E•HERO Absolute Zero to attack Yuji, "Now, decimate your foolish master!"

E•HERO Absolute Zero then create a trident made from ice, then throw it toward Yuji. "Goodbye", say Trueman.

The trident kept getting closer and closer, but Yuji still standing as he doesn't fear it.

ESSSSS!

The trident stop in front of his eyes.

"What?", Trueman surprised, "Why it-", he then shifted his gaze toward E•HERO Absolute Zero.

KACHA! KACHA! KACHA!

He saw a multiple thorn of ice penetrating the hero's body from below.

Trueman then shifted his gaze toward Yuji, beside him, he saw a trap card already open.

Looking at Yuji who activate his trap card without declaring put a smile on Trueman.

The stolen hero then dispersed into countless particle of light.

"This moment, activate Absolute Zero's ability...", say Yuji.

Cold wind and snowstorm filled Trueman's field, the thuggish Dark Magician were frozen alive... and shattered into a million piece of ice fragment.

"Hn, to think your Ace had this ability upon death... I suppose attacking you first with Dark Magician is the right choice"

SNAP!

"The attack hasn't ended yet", Trueman snapped his fingers, the card he set revealed to be the trap card Call of The Haunted, reviving Dark Magician again.

"Again, Dark Magician!"

The thuggish Dark Magician then rush toward Yuji with angry expression, holding tight the staff with both hand he swing it so hard toward Yuji's head, pummeling his head like a pumpkin.

Or so that what he wanted, instead of Yuji's head, his staff hit the body of a comical anthropomorphic glider who give him a middle finger before dispersing.

"Kiteroid's effect, if my opponent's monster attack directly I can discard Kiteroid and take no battle damage from that battle", explained him.

"Save at a last ditch, huh? No matter, my next turn would be your funeral", sneer Trueman, as he set a card.

"Don't get your hopes up, maybe this turn would be your funeral", sneer Yuji back, as he draws a card.

Yuji's look upon his newly drawn card, "... I activate spell card Steal"

Trueman's eyebrow creased, surprised that Yuji would do the same thing as him, "A tooth for a tooth", said Yuji.

The thuggish magician disperse into multiple red orb, then the dispersing red orb move toward Yuji's field, merging together again, becoming Dark Magician.

"Hn...", Yuji shifted his gaze toward the thuggish magician, and sigh. He was kinda disappointed with the way THIS Dark Magician look.

A beggar can't be a chooser, so he ordered him, "Dark Magician, attack my opponent directly!"

Like an acrobatic performer, the thuggish Dark Magician whirl his staff so skillfully, and then point the edge of his staff to Trueman.

"Dark Magic Attack!"

A high voltage red energy ball appeared in front of the staff, the thuggish Dark Magician lick his lips, then shoot it forward.

"You are difficult than I expected, but...",

SNAP!

Trueman show his set card, "Magician's Circle, When a spellcaster monster declares an attack, each player can special summons one spellcaster monster with 2000 or less attack from their deck in attack position"

A card ejected from his duel disk, "I suppose you don't have any spell caster monster in your deck", sneered Trueman, as he watched Yuji didn't pull any card.

"This kid will do, I summon Dark Magician Girl!", and he quickly put it on the duel disk's plate.

A bright pentagram appeared on the ground, then a youthful maiden in a revealing pink robe appear making a peace pose like it was a photo shot.

Dark Magician Girl: Dundundun here's come your idol, the only tru- Kyaaa!

Sadly... her time here is so short, as the red energy ball crash into her and explode.

Trueman |1500>1000|

"Dark magician girl... to think someone like you had her", amazed Yuji.

"First F.G.D, then Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl... is his deck perhaps the same as Yugi Muto? No, it can't be! But... the possibility is not all plausible", think Yuji in his mind.

"Set a card... turn end", declare him.

Next was Trueman's turn, after he draws, the electrical pylon behind him crumbled creating a massive dust.

From inside the dust, a big silhouette appears, like it was trying to stand. At the same time... multiple dragon heads rose to the sky, roaring loudly as to signal the end of the world is near.

Trueman smile, "Hu- huhu... huhahahahaha!", then that freakish smile turn into a maniacal laughter.

"Finally! Here it comes, F.G.D! I told you my next turn would be your funeral, kid!", sneer him.

But Yuji, who saw Trueman's face and F.G.D smirked, "Are you sure?"

Trueman's eyes widen, behind the very glasses or shades his pupil shrank, "You...", he then averted his gaze toward Yuji's set card.

"Trap release! Bottomless Trap Hole!!", shout Yuji.

A dark portal appears in front of the five-headed dragon, "Bastard!", yell Trueman.

In an instant, the five-headed dragon sucked into the tiny portal, like YOU slurping on the noodle so fast.

It was only a short time, at least its fate didn't end up like certain Magician Girl.

Trueman grit his teeth, "You little...", snap him, as he's adjusting his glasses.

"No... at least this much is expected", think him in his mind.

He quickly adjusted his behavior, "Impressive", tell him as he gave Yuji a praise.

"But like I said... this turn would be your funeral", declare Trueman.

Looking at Trueman, Yuji instinctively knew that his next move would be a very serious one.

"I still had his Dark Magician... and Kiteroid's second ability hasn't been use yet", think him.

He then showed Yuji one of his card, "Monster Reborn?", ask Yuji.

Trueman nod, "From the graveyard, I revive the evolution of the legendary Red-Eyes!"

"Red Eyes?!" Yuji shocked, he didn't think beside The Dark Magician archetype he also had one from The Red Eyes archetype.

Dark Magician, now is Red Eyes! Don't tell me that he had Blue Eyes on him?!

"Revive! Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon!"

Dark clouds appear in the sky where Yuji and Trueman duel each other, from the eye of the cloud, a spherical black metallic orb descend.

CRK!CRK!CRK!CRK!

Many crack begin to form on its surface, then a chunk of the shell fall, revealing a pair of blood-shot eyes inside.

In an instant, the creature inside break free, destroying it metallic egg.

Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon(Lv.10)

ATK/2800 DEF/2400

The metallic dragon then slowly descend to where his master is.

"No way... even Red-Eyes?", Yuji. Still shocked.

Looking at his shock scared face, Trueman chuckles, "Keep your surprise for later, kid. Red-Eyes, show him your ability!"

Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon's effect:

You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by banishing 1 face-up Dragon monster you control. You can only Special Summon "Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon" once per turn this way. During your Main Phase: You can Special Summon 1 Dragon monster from your hand or GY, except "Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon". You can only use this effect of "Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon" once per turn.

"Kin-revival! Bring back Pandemic Dragon that lies in his tomb to live!", shout him.

The metallic dragon roared, then beside it a silver portal appear, and from it appear a dragon with a body resembling a biohazard symbol.

Pandemic Dragon (Lv.7)

ATK/2500 DEF/1000

"Even Pandemic Dragon...?"

Yuji knew or remember to be precise who or what is that dragon is.

When he was a kid, albeit briefly, he saw that dragon being summoned by Seto Kaiba during a tournament to announce the newest VR-based duel disk.

"Oh? You know this guy? Then I no longer need to explain its effects to you"

Pandemic Dragon's effect:

Once per turn: You can pay LP in multiples of 100; other face-up monsters on the field lose that much ATK. Once per turn: You can target 1 monster on the field with ATK less than or equal to this card's; destroy it. If this card is destroyed by battle or card effect: All face-up monsters on the field lose 1000 ATK.

"Pandemic Dragon, activate your ability!"

Trueman |2000>1500|

The biohazard dragon, throwing up a green liquid from its mouth toward Dark Magician, drenching him in the green solution.

Dark Magician (Lv.7)

ATK/2500>2000 DEF/2000

Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon(Lv.10)

ATK/2800>2300 DEF/2400

"It's not over yet. Again, use your ability!"

Rather than a green liquid, this time the biohazard dragon shoot up a purplish beam from its mouth.

"Kuh..."

"Hahahaha, with this now... there isn't anymore gimmick that can save you. You can use Kiteroid, but... that won't be enough to save you"

Yuji clasp his hand tightly. Even pissed off, he can't deny Trueman's word, there isn't any more defense he can use.

"Sa... let me take a look of your despairing face! Let me drown you further into the darkness! From my hand, I activate the spell card... Dark Magic Veil!"

"You what?!"

Trueman |Lp1500>500|

"Hehe-hahahaha! By paying 1000 of my life points, I can special summon Dark Magician from my hand or graveyard!"

Like before, a pentagram with bright red line and light appear on the ground, from it a springfull of blood gushed out, then the thuggish Dark Magician appear again.

"First Yugi, Joey... and now is Kaiba?! What the hell is this person is?! A mere security agent can't have this much more power... with this... with this much power... he can be a Duel King", think Yuji shocked to the core.

Yuji's memory and experience now refreshed because of Trueman. Thanks to him, the current duel or turn would be his most shocking moment in his dueling career.

"You... who are you?"

Trueman smirked, "Trueman... or you can call us Mr. T"

Yuji closed his eyes, "I'll remember you... Trueman"

After their short conversation, all Trueman's monster then attack Yuji simultaneously, blasting him away.

"Aaaahhkkkkk!!!"

Yuji |Lp 1500>0|