Pavouk and Gordon

Wilson went off his own way. I'm sure I'll meet him again eventually. David and I have been hiding out for the past couple days. I had to go out earlier to clear my head, and I ended up encountering this weird guy.

“Are you Daniel Ferris?” he asked me.

“Who's asking?” I asked.

“The name I've been given is Pavouk,” he said.

“What do you mean 'the name you've been given'?” I asked.

“The title given unto me by my master,” he said.

“I see,” I said. “So you're another servant sent to try and kill me, huh?”

“Not quite,” he said. “I've been sent to duel you.”

“Excuse me?” I asked.

Shadows formed around his wrist and shaped themselves in the form of a duel disk.

“I'm here to duel you,” he repeated.

“Why?” I asked. He seemed taken aback by that.

“What do you mean 'why'?” he asked.

“Why do you wanna duel me?” I asked. “I mean, I enjoy the game, but this seems a bit random. And magic cards games are an interesting plot for a tv show, but in real life it's just plain silly. So, why do you anna do this?”

“This is a demand from my master.” he said. “Now, duel me!”

“Hate to break it to you, but no,” I said. “A couple days ago, a bunch of people I was trying to protect got blown to bits by a mad man and a Dying Man shard because of me, so as you can probably guess, I'm not really in the mood for card games right now. And I don't know if you've figured this out yet, but my entire right arm is disabled. I am physically unable to play games right now.”

A chain shot from his duel disk and latched onto my right wrist. A duel disk made of darkness formed there, and tentacles sprouted from it, wrapping around my arm and finger. The tentacles started twitching forcing my arm to move.

“I'm not giving you a choice,” he said.

“You can't be serious,” I said.
“Duel me!” he demanded.

“Ugh, fine!” I said. “Just give me sec.”

I reached into my backpack and got out a deck. Not the same deck as my last duel, but a different one. I also slipped my Archangel card into the deck, just in case. I shuffled and stuck the deck into the duel disk.

“I'll go first,” he said, drawing. “I activate the continuous spell card Intrusion Hive. During each of my standby phases, instead of drawing as normal, I can select 3 Intrusion monsters from my deck, and add one of them at random to my hand. Next, I normal summon Intrusion Wasp in attack mode.”

His monster was a giant wasp with 500 attack points. It was only level 1.

“I set two cards and end my turn,” he said.

“My move,” I said, drawing.

“The effect of Intrusion Hive activates,” he said. “During my opponent's draw phase, they may choose to draw an extra card.”

“Okay then,” I said. “I'll do that, then. And I summon Wind-Up Knight in attack mode!”

A mechanical soldier appeared before me. He was level 4 with 1800 attack points.

“Next, by tributing a warrior type monster, I can special summon Turret Warrior!” I said.

This one was a level 5 warrior made of stone with turrets mounted on its shoulders. It had 1200 attack points.

“Turret Warrior gains the attack power of the monster I tributed to summon it,” I said. “That adds up to 3000! Now, attack his Wasp!”

“I activate the continuous trap card Gravity Bind!” he said. “As long I control this card, level 4 and higher monsters can't attack.”

“Damn it,” I said. “I set two cards face down and end my turn,” I said.

“I activate the effect of Intrusion Hive,” he said. “I select 3 Intrusion cards, and you select one at random.”

He held up three cards.

“I pick the one on the right,” I said.

“Very well,” he said. “That card will be added to my hand, while the others go back to my deck. Next, I activate the effect of Intrusion Wasp!”

The wasp flew forward and stung me in the chest. It hurt like fuck and I lost 300 life points. The tentacles around my arm grew tighter. It was really painful, considering my arm was already badly damaged.

“This effect will activate during each of my standby phases,” he said. “Now, I summon Intrusion Recluse.”

A very large brown recluse spider appeared on his side of the field. It was level 1 with 400 attack points.

“Now, attack his Turret Warrior!” he demanded.

His spider obeyed, and sunk its fangs into my monster's stone skin. My Turret Warrior angrily swatted his monster away. His monster landed on its spindly legs and faced me.

“Why isn't it dead?” I asked.

“The Intrusion cards are Fears,” he said. “Only another Fear can defeat them. I also use the trap card Iron Chitin! When an insect-type monster battles, I can cut the damage in half and draw a card for each 500 damage I take. I take 1300 damage, so that's 2 cards.”

He drew from his deck, and his life points went down to 6700.

“Now, Intrusion Recluse's effect activates!” he said. “Now, the monster it just battled will be destroyed!”

My Turret warrior crumbled to pieces before my very eyes.

“Now, I attack you directly with Intrusion Wasp!” he said.

I went down to 7200.

“I set a card face down and end my turn,” he said.

“I draw,” I said. “Also, using Intrusion Hive's effect, I draw again!”

Only a Fear card could beat his Intrusion cards, so I'd have to draw the Archangel as soon as I could, and thinning out my deck was the best way to make that happen.

“I summon Lightserpent!” I announced.

A glowing silver snake appeared on my field. It was level three with 1200 attack points.

“I'll have my Lightserpent attack your Wasp!” I said.

“I activate the trap card Intrusion Stinger!” he said. “Now, you'll take the same amount of damage as I do!”

We both lost 700 life points. I was down to 6500 and he was at 6000. His monster survived my attack.

“I end my turn,” I said.

“My turn,” he said. “I use Intrusion Hive's effect to select three cards. Now pick one.”

“The middle card,” I said.

“Perfect!” he said, smiling.

I immediately regretted picking that one.

“I activate Intrusion Wasp's effect to deal you 300 points of damage!” he said.

My life points dropped to 6200, and the tentacles grew even tighter.

“Now, I tribute my two Intrusion cards to tribute summon Intrusion Black Jacket!” he said.

A giant wasp covered in dark black chitin appeared, buzzing above us. It was level 7 with 2300 attack points.

“Now, I activate the equip spell Ultimate Insect Adaptation,” he said. “Due to this cards effect, My Intusion Black Jacket will be immune to effects of trap cards, so Gravity Bind won't have any effect on it. Now, I attack!”

His Black Jacket attacked my Lightserpent. I took 1100 damage, and my monster was destroyed. Then tentacles around my arm tightened even more, and I couldn't help crying out in pain.

“I set a card face down and end my turn,” he said.

“I draw twice using Hive's effect,” I said. “Then, I normal summon Wind-Up Dog!”

A mechanical dog appeared on my field. It was level 3 with 1200 attack points.

“Next, I use the effect of Wind-Up Shark!” I said. “When a Wind-Up monster I summoned, I can bring him out too.”

My dog was joined by a mechanical shark. It was level 4 with 1500 attack points.

“Once per turn, I can increase or decrease Wind-Up Shark's level by one.”

“So using that effect, you could make it level 3, so that it won't be effected by Gravity Bind,” he said. “But it won't matter. Neither of your monsters are strong enough.”

“I know,” I said. “That's why I'm increasing its level.”

“What?” he asked.

“I increase Wind-Up Shark's level to 5!” I said. “Next, I use Wind-Up Dog's effect. I can increase its level by 2 and its attack by 600, turning it into a level monster with 1800 attack. Now, with these two level 5 monsters, I build the overlay network!”

My monsters overlayed with each other, and a shadowy figure with raven-like wings and a glowing red knife appeared.

“I summon, Adreus, Keeper Of Armageddon!” I said.

My monster was a rank 5 monster with 2600 attack points.

“Since xyz monsters have ranks instead of levels, he's unaffected by Gravity Bind!” I said. “Also, I use his effect, so by detaching one of his overlay units, I can destroy a card you control, and I pick your Intrusion Black Jacket!”

His monster was destroyed.

“I activate the trap card Intrusion Swarm!” he said. “When one of my Intrusion monsters is destroyed, I can special summon 2 level 1 Intrusion cards from my deck. So I'll summon Intrusion Tick and Intrusion Mantis, both in defense position!”

His Tick had 100 defense and his Mantis had 300 defense.

“I end my turn,” I said.

“I choose to draw normally this time,” he said. “Next, I switch Intrusion Tick to attack mode. Then, I activate the effect of Intrusion Mantis to bring back Intrusion Black Jacket from my graveyard!”

His giant wasp returned to the field.

“I use Tick's effect, so by sending Gravity Bind to the graveyard, I can have it gain 700 attack points,” he said.

His Gravity Bind vanished and his Tick's attack point rose from 500 to 1200.

“Now, I activate the continuous spell card Antimatter Restrictor,” he said. “Now, xyz monsters can't attack the turn they're summoned. Also, any xyz monster without xyz materials lose half of their attack points. Now, Black Jacket, work you magic!”

His life points dropped to 5000, and a beam of light shot from his Black Jacket's stinger, striking Adreus. His remaining overlay unit vanished.

“What did you just do!?” I demanded.

“Intrusion Black Jacket's effect,” he said. “At the cost of 1000 life points, I can detach all the overlay units attached to a monster my opponent controls. And now that your monster has lost all its overlay units, its attack power is reduced by half.”

Adreus's attack power dropped to 1300.

“Now, I attack your monster with Intrusion Black Jacket!” he said. Adreus was destroyed, and my life points were reduced to 4100. “Then I attack directly with my Tick!”

My life was reduced to 2900.

“I end my turn,” he said.

“I draw 2 cards,” I said.

I still didn't have the Archangel. I'd have to keep thinning my deck.

“I summon Goblindbergh in attack mode!” I said.

A Goblin flying an airplane appeared. It was level 4 with 1400 attack and 0 defense.

“I use the trap card Copy Knight!” I said. “Since I just summoned a warrior type monster, Copy Knight can be treated as a monster with the same level. Then, I use Goblindbergh's effect, so by switching him to defense position, I can summon a level 4 or lower monster from my hand. Come on out, Ganbara Knight!”

A soldier wielding 2 shields appeared. He was level 4 with 0 attack and 1800 defense.

“I build the overlay network with Copy Knight, Ganbara Knight, and Goblindbergh!” I said. “With these 3 level 4 monsters, I xyz summon Number 10, Illumiknight!”

A skull faced knight riding a horse appeared. He had 2400 attack and defense.

“I use Illumiknight's effect!” I said. “By detaching one of his overlay units, I can discard a card and draw another one!”

I got a new card, but I still hadn't drawn the Archangel.

“I activate the spell card Xyz Energy!” I said. “By using one of Illumiknight's overlay units, I can wipe out your Black Jacket!”

“I use Tick's effect,” he said. “By tributing him, I can protect my Black Jacket.”

“I set a card face down and end my turn,” I said.

“I draw,” he said. “Now, I pay 1000 life points to use Intrusion Black Jacket's effect again.”

The overlay unit on my Illumiknight vanished, and it's attack power dropped to 1200 due to his spell card's effect.

“Now, I'll have my Black Jacket attack your monster!” he said.

“I activate the trap card Negate Attack!” I said. “Now, your attack with by stopped.”

His monster stopped in its tracks.

“Bad move,” he said.

A beam of energy shot from his Black Jacket's stinger, hitting me in the chest. I lost another 1000 life points. The tentacles tightened again, almost crushing my arm.

“What the hell was that!” I demanded.

“Whenever an attack from Black Jacket is negated, I can inflict 1000 damage to my opponent's life points,” he said. “Now, I end my turn.”

“I draw 2 cards,” I said. I finally had it. “I destroy my remaining face down card to special summon Card Breaker!”

This one was a small warrior wielding a staff that had a large fist at the end. He was level 2 with 100 attack.

“I tribute these 2 monsters to summon Archangel, Lord Of The Fallen!” I announced.

The Archangel appeared on my field.

“I use the Archangel's effect!” I said. “I can equip him with the Wind-Up Dog in my graveyard, and have him gain its effect. Now, I increase his level by 2 and his attack power by 600!”

Archangel's power rose to 3100.

“Attack!” I said.

His Black Jacket was destroyed and he was reduced to 3200.

“I use Archangel's effect to return Wind-Up Dog to my grave and equip him with a different monster,” I said. “I'll equip him with Ganbara Knight. Then I end my turn.”

“I draw,” he said. “I activate the spell card Nightmare Straight. Now, by destroying 2 continuous spell or trap cards I control, I can draw 2 cards. I destroy Intrusion Hive and Antimatter Restrictor to draw twice. Then, I summon Intrusion Gnat.”

A buzzing gnat appeared on his field. It was level 1 with 300 attack and 0 defense.

“Intrusion Gnat allows me to special summon an intrusion card from my hand by paying 500 life points, then every Intrusion card I control is switched to defense position,” he said. “I use this effect to bring out Intrusion Ant!”

His ant was level 1 with 200 defense. His life points dropped to 2700.

“When Intrusion Ant is special summoned, Both players can draw a card,” he said. We both drew. “Then, I use the spell card Swords Of Revealing Light, so for the next 3 turns, you can't attack. Then I end my turn.”

“I draw,” I said. “Then, I summon Trident Warrior in attack mode!”

A bearded warrior wielding a trident appeared. He was level 4 with 1800 defense.

“Using his effect, I can bring out a level 3 monster from my hand!” I said. “I summon Shine Knight in defense position.”

A glowing soldier appeared on my field, with 1900 defense.

“When Shine Knight is in defense position, he can be treated as a level 4 monster,” I said. “So I'll overlay him with my level 4 Trident Warrior to xyz summon Gagaga Cowboy!”

Gagaga Cowboy is... well... a cowboy. With 1500 attack and 2400 defense.

“I summon him in defense position,” I said. “And once per turn, if he's on the defensive, I can dish out 800 points of direct damage by detaching one of his overlay unit!”

The cowboy fired its guns at Pavouk, reducing his life to 1900, making us even.

He suddenly cried out in pain. Something was wrong. He started changing before my eyes. His skin turned a sickly brownish gray color, and weird armor formed on his skin. A helmet like shell grew on his head, covering his eyes, and his teeth grew into fangs. Finally, a pair of huge, bat-like wings burst from his back.

“What the hell?” I said.

“Well, this is interesting,” A voice said.

I turned around and saw a man, about my age, sitting on a rock and watching us duel. He had messy black hair with red and green highlights, and his eyes were deep green. But not a normal green. Green like slime. He had this evil look in them.

“I sent him here to test you, and I was kind of hoping he'd die,” he said. “But now I kind of hope he survives, so that I can see where this goes.”

“Who are you?” I demanded.

“Don't take your eyes off your opponent for too long,” he said.

Pavouk let out a roar and began shouting a bunch of insane gibberish at me.

“That are you trying to say?” I thought out loud.

“The language of the old ones,” the weird man said. “I don't think he can speak english anymore.”

Pavouk said something else in that weird tongue.

“My Old Speak's a bit fuzzy, but I think he wants to keep going,” the man said.

“Fine,” I said. “I set a card and end my turn.”

Pavouk aggressively drew a card, and activated it. It was Monster Reborn. His Intrusion Black Jacket rose from the graveyard. He then activated Galaxy Queen's Light. Galaxy Queen's Light let's a player select a level 7 or higher monster they control, and make every other monster they control the same level as it.

“You're making all your monsters level 7?” I asked. “It can't be... an xyz summon?”

“Looks like we're about to find out,” the weird man said.

His Black Jacket, Gnat, and Ant were pulled into a vortex, from which a new monster rose. It was a horrifying monster. It resembled a crimson and black hornet, with a lightning bolt pattern, and a head resembling a horned devil. It had 3000 attack and 2600 defense.

“What the hell is that!?” I asked.

“No clue,” the man said. “Wasn't in his deck before.”

Pavouk's life dropped from 1900 to 900, and the hornet shot a beam of energy at my Gagaga Cowboy, completely obliterating it.

“No way!” I said. “It destroyed my monster!”

“That thing seems to be a more powerful version of the Intrusion Black Jacket,” the man said. “Instead of just getting rid of your monsters overlay units, it completely destroyed it.”

The hornet flew forward, straight at the Archangel.

“I activate the trap card Mirror Force!” I said.

One of the hornet's overlay units was absorbed into its stinger, and it shot a beam of energy that tore through my Mirror Force before hitting me for 1000 damage.

“Looks like its overlay units can be used to negate traps and deal direct damage,” the man said.

The hornet continued flying at the Archangel.

“The Archangel is still equipped with Ganbara Knight!” I said. “This allows him to switch to defense position when attacked!”

The Archangel switched to defense position, and was taken out by the hornet's stinger. The hornet then pointed its stinger at me, and hit my with a beam of energy, reducing my life by 700. The tentacles squeezed tighter than ever, causing blood to drip down my arm. I collapsed in pain.

“Looks like it deals damage when it destroys a defense position monster,” the man said. “You would have been better off leaving your monster in attack mode.”

“I can see that!” I snapped angrily.

The blood flowed from my arm. I was in a shit ton of pain. But as the blood dripped from my wounds, I noticed something else coming from my wounds. This dark energy. It flowed down my arm and into my hand, forming itself into this rectangular cloud, before solidifying into a new card. A card that would help me win.

Pavouk spoke some more in that weird language.

“I think he ends his turn,” the man said.

“Good,” I said, getting to my feet and drawing. “I activate the spell card Pot Of Avarice, so by shuffling Wind-Up Shark, Goblindbergh, Ganbara Knight, Trident Warrior, and Card Breaker back into my deck, I can draw two cards. Then, I use monster reborn to bring back the Archangel!”

The Archangel reappeared on my field.

“Next, I normal summon Gagaga Magician in attack mode!” I said. “Using his effect, I change his level to 8. Now, I build the overlay network with these monsters! You can upgrade your Intrusion Black Jacket, and I can upgrade the Archangel! Come forth, Archangel Discord!”

Okay, how do I describe this new card? It looks like the four-armed Archangel I fought before crossed over the bishonen line. By that, I mean it had seven pairs of wings and four arms, but it looked more humanoid. It wore black, jagged clothing, and a torn cloak around its waist,. Its hands ended with long claws, and it wielded a pair of huge, wicked looking scythes. It had 3300 attack and 2500 defense.

“Since Archangel was used to xyz summon this card, I can automatically equip it with a monster from either of our graveyards, so I'll hook him up with the Intrusion Tick from your graveyard,” I said. “He now has Intrusion Tick's effect. And now I'll play the continuous spell card Wind-Up Factory, and by using Tick's effect, I can destroy my spell card and power up the Archangel by 700 points.”

Archangel Discord had its attack boosted to 4000.

“What good does that do?” the man asked. “His Swords Of Revealing Light are still in play.”

“I use Archangel Discord's effect!” I said. “By using an overlay unit, I can hook him up with Adreus, Keeper Of Armageddon from my graveyard! Now, Adreus's effect is his, so by detaching his final overlay unti, I can destroy the Swords Of Revealing Light!”

The swords shattered like glass.

“With those out of the way, there's nothing to stop me from attacking!” I said. “Archangel Discord! End this!”

Pavouk's life dropped to zero. He cried out in rage and flew away. The chains and tentacles binding me vanished.

“Who the hell are you?” I asked the man.

“My name is Gordon,” he said. “I'm the Star Spawn of Cthulhu.”

He summoned the Axe Of Despair in his hand.

“You!” I said. I remembered him now. The guy with the axe I had seen before.

“So you remember now,” he said. “Well, it's been interesting, but I have business to attend to. Tell Kallaway I said hello.”

He vanished after that. So, yeah, there's this creepy Gordon guy who claims he's a Star Spawn, and a mutant Pavouk who's out there some where doing god knows what. Great.