Kei's brow furrowed when he saw how roughly the other man was treating his cards, but didn't speak up about it. He merely observed as the man played a spell card from his hand to allow him to summon a monster. Goblin Zombie's attack was only 1100, though, which fell short of Blade Knight. [color=9C5F25]"You're not gonna defeat my monster with only 1100 ATK! As long as I have Blade Knight, you're not getting through to me!"[/color]

"That's not all though brat, I'll summon one of my own kin," the brutish man retorted. "Abaki, make mincemeat of this brat" he said before slamming down another card on his field. The juvenile monster slobbered all over the place as it looked at Kei with malicious intent. The man declared his attacks and Abaki was the first one to obey, smashing Blade Knight into particles of light. Kei recoiled as he felt a dull impact on his chest and his fingers started to prickle. Before he even had a chance to react to it, Goblin Zombie's sword slashed straight across his chest.

[color=9C5F25]"AAAH!"[/color] Kei screamed out in pain as he felt the cold steel tear and rend through his flesh. He'd dropped to his knees and clutched his chest in shock, but the only thing he grabbed onto were his clothes. Kei looked down and, indeed, there was no wound. [color=9C5F25]"Wha... what the hell did you just do to me?!"[/color] Kei shouted back, mildly freaked out. Solid vision was just holograms- it shouldn't be able to hurt a player like that. Despite that, and even though he was uninjured, the pain from just now as well as the lingering afterburn were both undoubtedly real.

The ogre of a man didn't grace him with an answer. "Turn end, don't you dare fall unconscious from that kid." was all he said to Kei. Kei, for his part, rose unsteadily to his feet.

[color=9C5F25]"My... turn! Draw!"[/color] he said. This duel had barely gotten started and it was already much more than Kei had bargained for. His breathing was heavy from the stress of the situation. Kei murmured to himself: [color=9C5F25]"This guy isn't normal... I get a feeling I'm going to need to win this duel, or else something really bad will happen to me...!"[/color] He looked at the card he'd drawn. [color=9C5F25]"...Are you telling me you'll protect me, Blade Knight?"[/color] Kei asked that card. With a determined expression on his face, Kei immediately played it. [color=9C5F25]"From my hand, I activate the spell card Monster Reborn! I'll use it to bring back my friend, Blade Knight!"[/color]

A portal opened up between the two duelists, out of which jumped Kei's monster. It took up a position in front of its master, bracing their sword and shield as if protecting Kei. [color=9C5F25]"I won't let you fight this guy alone, Blade Knight... from my hand, I'll bring Command Knight out, too!"[/color] Kei continued, calling forth a new warrior. This time they were a female clad in a deep red armor, though her helmet did not cover her face like Blade Knight's did.

[b]Command Knight:[/b] 1200 ATK

The brute snorted when he saw Kei's moves. "You talk big, but my kin is still bigger than you."

[color=9C5F25]"Don't underestimate them! Command Knight's effect increases the ATK of herself and all of her allies, and as long as I control another monster, she can't be attacked either!"[/color] Kei explained. Command Knight raised up her blade as a red aura engulfed her and Blade Knight both, raising their ATK on the field.

[b]Blade Knight:[/b] 1600 > 2000
[b]Command Knight:[/b] 1200 > 1600

[color=9C5F25]"Command Knight, take out that Goblin Zombie!"[/color] Kei's first command rang out, the female commander rushing forward to bring down her sword on the rotting corpse. It tried to block with its own sword, but Command Knight's blade cleaved both it and Goblin Zombie in two.

[b]Opponent's LP:[/b] 4000 > 3500

The brute didn't seem phased at all like Kei was. "Weakling Zombie also have effect. It allow me to add card from deck to hand." The brute's Duel Disk automatically popped out a card which he took and placed into the hand.

[color=9C5F25]"Stop calling him a weakling!"[/color] Kei yelled. [color=9C5F25]"Your monsters are friends that fight for you... don't insult them like that! Blade Knight, take care of the other one!"[/color]

Blade Knight also struck true, reducing the opponent's life further.

[b]Opponent's LP:[/b] 3500 > 3200

The man's grip on his cards became tighter. "You hurt Abaki... you'll pay for that! He mad and attack us both in anger!" the ogre said. The vortex which Blade Knight jumped out of opened up again, out of which popped Abaki's ugly mug covered in Bandages. He gave Kei a murderous glare and pulled out two large bombs from the void. He threw one each to Kei and Kei's opponent. Abaki might've aimed for Kei, but Blade Knight caught the blast with his shield. Still, Kei could feel both the shockwave of the effect as well as his arm burning as if the bomb had exploded onto it. He heaved heavily, trying to grit his teeth and endure through the pain.

[b]Kei's LP:[/b] 2800 > 2300
[b]Opponent's LP:[/b] 3200 > 2700

"What's wrong, brat? Can't deal with the pain? Gonna cry?"

[color=9C5F25]"It's... no big deal! Turn end!"[/color]