"[color=f7976a]Not bad,[/color]" Carnel remarked. The little larvae creeped him out as it attacked him, and he was quick to swat it aside after it was done chipping away at his Life Points. 

[b]Carnel[/b]: LP 8000 -> LP 7700

"[color=f7976a]I now activate a face-down card of mine as well: Scapegoat![/color]" Carnel said, and four more tiny lambs of varying color appeared in front of Carnel. "[color=f7976a]This summons four 'Sheep Tokens' in Defense Position, so that Lava Golem isn't going to touch me.[/color]"

[u][b]Sheep Token[/b][/u]
Level 1
ATK 0 DEF 0

"Okay. Your Lava Golem will attack your little token. I hope you don't plan on defeating me with those weaklings. Go ahead. I end my turn," Gabriel responded.

The little blue sheep was shot down by a fireball, which Carmel shielded himself from the impact with his arm once more. Carmel had plenty of shields, but that meant little if he could not draw the cards he needed, and he would need them soon.

"[color=f7976a]Draw![/color]" Carmel declared, drawing a card. Taking a look at it, Carnel smiled. It was the first step to his comeback. 

"[color=f7976a]I activate a Trap card: Royal Decree![/color]" Carmel said, revealing the other face-down on his field. "[color=f7976a]This card negates all other Traps on the field for as long as it is face-up on the field.[/color]"

Now that the field was set, it was time to go on the offensive. "[color=f7976a]I Summon Elemental HERO Stratos i Attack position,[/color]" Carnel declared, and a warrior an armored blue flight suit, complete with a pair of wings and rotors, appeared on the field. 

[b][u]Elemental HERO Stratos[/u][/b]
Level 4
ATK 1800 DEF 300

"[color=f7976a]With Stratos' effect, I can add one 'HERO' monster from my deck to my hand,[/color]" Carnel explained as he pulled out a card that had been ejected from his deck, revealing it to Gabriel. "[color=f7976a]This monster can only be Special Summoned by Tributing 3 monsters, and I so conveniently have 3 Sheep Tokens for that purpose.[/color]" Then, the Sheep Tokens disappeared with a pop of yellow sparkles, and Carnel chanted, "Master of blood, strike fear into our foes. Take their strength as your own and render them helpless. Level 8! Destiny HERO - Plasma!" In the Sheep Tokens' place appeared a humanoid figure with dark purple armor and large tattered wings appeared next to Stratos, generating a menacing aura.

[b][u]Destiny HERO - Plasma[/u][/b]
Level 8
ATK 1900 DEF 600

"[color=f7976a]I activate the effect of my Destiny HERO - Plasma! Once per turn, I can target one monster my opponent controls and equip it to him![/color]" Carnel explained. "I'll take back my Lava Golem for this." Plasma then spread his wings, and a strong wind was suddenly generated, slowly sucking in the Lava Golem.

"Hm. You're forgetting that I have TWO facedowns!" Gabriel snorted. "Once again, I have my favorite Forbidden Chalice! And I'll use its effect on your Destiny HERO!" he declared victoriously.

"[color=f7976a]You're not the only one with those 'Forbidden' cards, you know,[/color]" Carnel retorted as he took a card from his hand and played it. "[color=f7976a]I activate a Quick-Play Spell card from my hand: Forbidden Lance! Plasma loses 800 ATK, but he won't be affected by other Spells or Traps.[/color]" The chalice attempted to pour its contents onto Plasma, but a lance came flying out of Carnel's card and smashed it into pieces, the chalice's payload scattering everywhere with not a single drop landing on Carnel's monsters. Meanwhile, Lava Golem could no longer resist the pull of Destiny HERO - Plasma's wings and was sucked in, simultaneously freeing Gabriel from his cage. "[color=f7976a]When a monster is equipped to Destiny HERO - Plasma, he gains half the ATK of the equipped monster,[/color]" Carnel explained.

[b]Destiny HERO - Plasma:[/b] 1900 ATK -> 1100 ATK -> 2600 ATK

"[color=f7976a]Now then, let us proceed to the battle phase. Elemental HERO Stratos, attack Petit Moth![/color]" Carnel commanded, and Stratos shot himself upward, soon reaching an elevated position before firing a twin cyclone from his rotors, blowing away Petit Moth. "[color=f7976a]Destiny HERO - Plasma, attack Gabriel directly! Bloody Fears![/color]" Plasma spread his wings once more and fired small pellets of what appeared to be blood from them.

[b]Gabriel:[/b] 8000 LP -> 6500 LP -> 3900 LP

"[color=f7976a]At the End Phase, Destiny HERO - Plasma's ATK is no longer affect by Forbidden Lance. With that, I end my turn,[/color]" Carnel said. 

[b]Destiny HERO - Plasma:[/b] 2600 ATK -> 3400 ATK