Red Ogre's club was matched by Silent Swordsman's sword, the chibi monster putting one hand on the blade and all its strength behind blocking the blow. A trap card glowed on Kei's field. [color=9C5F25]"With Intrigue shield, once per turn, my monster won't be destroyed and all damage becomes zero!"[/color] he explained. Silent Swordsman was forced onto his knees from the pressure the ogre's club was exerting on him, but with a mighty push the small monster managed to throw the much larger target back. All Kei's opponent could do at that point was end his turn.

"Look, the weakling protects the other weakling. It doesn't matter. You lose anyway," the brute said in his distorted voice.
[color=9C5F25]"What do you mean?"[/color] Kei asked in return. The opponent pointed to his set monster.
"The weakling I set is Poison Mummy. When it goes face-up, your life drops by 500."

Kei took a step back. [color=9C5F25]"My life is only 200...! If I take that, I'll lose. No matter what, I'll have to finish this next turn..."[/color] he said aloud, putting his fingers on his deck.

"You won't win, not with that pathetic 'friend' of yours."
[color=9C5F25]"I won't let you insult my partner! Here I go, draw!"[/color]

The wind kicked up into a gust as Kei drew his card. Both duelists' clothes fluttered as said wind seemed to make its way and gather around Silent Swordsman, his body beginning to glow. [color=9C5F25]"My partner is a 'LV' monster! That means that during my turn, he levels up and evolves into a new self!"[/color] Kei confidently proclaimed. Silent Swordsman's body gave off a blinding light and when it finally dissipated, he'd grown older and taller. His face was more mature and he held the broadsword over his shoulder much more comfortably. [color=9C5F25]"This is my friend's true form: Silent Swordsman LV5!"[/color]

[b]Silent Swordsman LV5:[/b] 2300 ATK

The opponent let out a boisterous laugh. "So what? He too weak to take me out. Attack Poison Mummy and you lose. You already lost this duel."

Kei looked down at the last two cards in his hand. [color=9C5F25]"No... I'll definitely win this turn! I activate my spell card, Pot of Greed!"[/color] he shouted.

"Go ahead and draw those two cards. Nothing will change."

Kei closed his eyes and submerged himself in his own thoughts. [color=9C5F25][i]'This is it. If I don't take out that Red Ogre now, I won't live to see my next move. I believe in you, my friends... so lend me your power!'[/i][/color] he mused in his thoughts. In a moment of determination, Kei opened his eyes again and yelled [color=9C5F25]"I draw!"[/color] out loud. He swiped the two cards off his deck in one smooth motion, glancing at his bounty from the corner of his vision. When he saw what he got, Kei smirked. [color=9C5F25]"Here we go! This is the last turn! Silent Swordsman LV5, attack Red Ogre!"[/color] Kei shouted. His monster raised the blade off his shoulder and positioned himself to rush forward and strike.

"So you finally choose to die?" the opponent taunted Kei.
[color=9C5F25]"Who knows?"[/color] he mockingly replied with a confident grin. The brutish man grimaced.
"I activate my trap! Impenetrable attack! Whatever you're planning, I won't be destroyed by this attack!" he yelled back.
[color=9C5F25]"Then I'll activate the quick-play spell Silent Sword Slash from my hand! With it, Silent Swordsman gains 1500 attack points until the end of my turn!"[/color] Kei responded, finally showing his play. A white aura engulfed LV5 as the display showed its ATK going up.

[b]Silent Swordsman LV5:[/b] 2300 > 3800 ATK

Silent Swordsman rushed forward and passed through Red Ogre, getting a clean slash across the monster's side. Due to Impenetrable Attack the monster wasn't destroyed, but the damage from the strike was still felt by the opponent. As Red ogre went down on one knee, so did the man behind it, grunting and gritting their teeth in pain while tightly grasping their side. They growled "Now you've done it... I'm going to crush you two to paste next turn!" at Kei.

[b]Opponent's LP:[/b] 2700 > 1700

[color=9C5F25]"Is that so?"[/color] Kei said back. He raised up the other card he drew into the air. [color=9C5F25]"I was expecting you to protect yourself! Because of it, I can now activate another spell card from my hand... Revenge Attack!"[/color] he boasted, the card popping open on his field. [color=9C5F25]"Silent Swordsman's attack goes up another 1000, and I'm able to attack that monster once again!"[/color]

[b]Silent Swordsman LV5:[/b] 3800 > 4800 ATK

"You brat! You're nothing but a weakling!" the opponent angrily at Kei, the miasma and distortion in their voice becoming thicker, yet also flickering.

[color=9C5F25]"This is payback for all the abuse you've hurled at my friends! Let's go, Silent Swordsman! [i]Silent Severing Slash![/i]"[/color] Kei called out his attack. Silent Swordsman turned around and leapt up into the air. Cast like a shadow in front of the sun, Red Ogre looked up to see Swordsman aiming his blade.

"No... NO! I CAN'T GO LIKE THIS!" the opponent yelled in a panic, fright on his face. Silent Swordsman brought down his sword from the air, slicing Red Ogre clean in half as it passed through the monster's flesh. 

[b]Oppponent's LP:[/b] 1700 > 0

"GAAAAAH!" the opponent yelled out in pain, the distortion in their voice growing more severe before slowly petering out. The miasma, similarly, grew more intense like a raging wildfire, only to gather up into some kind of astral body above the man. As Red Ogre slowly broke apart into tiny little particles, so did the miasma slowly burn out and vanish into thin air. Kei could feel the hostile, aggressive intent from the miasma, two red eyes inside it glaring at him before dissipating completely. The man on his knees went limp and collapsed face-first onto the floor in front of him, the deck he was using scattering out of his Duel Disk onto the floor.

[color=9C5F25]"Oi... are you alright?!"[/color] Kei shouted in concern. Kei wanted to go and run over to check on him, but he felt all the energy being sapped from his body. Going down on one knee, he panted heavily. [color=9C5F25]"Damnit...! What was that duel?"[/color] he muttered to himself, raising up his head to look at the opponent. Something at that moment caught his eye. One of the cards still on the man's Duel Disk, Red Ogre, had that same dark aura around it as the man had had. [color=9C5F25]"What... is that?"[/color] Kei said. The shadows around the card slowly ate at it and, eventually, burned it away into nothing. A similar mist rose from and left the rest of the cards, but none of them burned away like Red Ogre had.

Kei forced himself back on his feet and stumbled over to the other guy. Once he'd reached the man, Kei let himself on his knees again so he grab the man by his shoulders. [color=9C5F25]"Hey... hey! Wake up!"[/color] he urged, lightly shaking the other guy in the hopes of them waking up.