[center][h3]Pine vs. Haruko[/h3][/center] Jerry Beans man is out for some reason. “I-I-I’m scared.” Pine sighs. He’s concerned, but not as terrified as Jerry seems to be. He is trying to keep his own cool. There’s no reason for the both of them to be freaked out. [color=green]“It will be fine Jerry…”[/color] Laughter. A cacophony of giggling. “Will it?” A duel field materializes. It’s do or die. She goes first. “I summon Mezuki, and set one face-down. Your turn.” Mezuki - 1700/800 [hider=Mezuki][img]https://ms.yugipedia.com//thumb/5/5e/Mezuki-MAMA-EN-UR-1E.png/300px-Mezuki-MAMA-EN-UR-1E.png[/img][/hider] Jerry Beans Man hides within Pine’s deck as he draws his opening hand. [color=green]”I summon Lonefire Blossom! It won’t be here for long though. I tribute it to special summon my strongest monster: Tytannial Princess of Camellias!”[/color] Tytannial, Princess of Camellias - 2800/2600 [hider=Lonefire Blossom, Tytannial, Princess of Camellias][img]https://ms.yugipedia.com//thumb/b/bb/LonefireBlossom-SESL-EN-SR-1E.png/300px-LonefireBlossom-SESL-EN-SR-1E.png[/img][img]https://ms.yugipedia.com//thumb/c/c5/TytannialPrincessofCamellias-SESL-EN-SR-1E.png/300px-TytannialPrincessofCamellias-SESL-EN-SR-1E.png[/img][/hider] [color=green]“Go Tytannial, attack Mezuki!”[/color] The giant flower in the shape of a woman giggles before simply blowing a cloud of pink flower petals at the bipedal horse monster. [8000 LP > 6900 LP] A cut appears on Haruko’s face from one of the petals without Pine even trying. She doesn’t show any reaction at all as blood slowly trickles down her cheek. Pine is unnerved by her lack of expression, but doesn’t comment on it. [color=green]“I end my turn.”[/color] Haruko draws, sets a monster, then ends her turn with the same emotionless poker face. A drop of blood falls from her chin and Pine gets goosebumps. He shakes it off as he draws another card for his turn. “I summon another Lonefire Blossom, and tribute it to summon Gigaplant! Gigaplant - 2400/1200 [hider=Gigaplant][img]https://ms.yugipedia.com//thumb/b/ba/Gigaplant-DUOV-EN-UR-1E.png/300px-Gigaplant-DUOV-EN-UR-1E.png[/img][/hider] [color=green]“Gigaplant, attack the face-down.”[/color] It rears up and slams down on the card, briefly revealing a humanoid Crow monster before the hologram shatters into pieces like broken glass. Before Pine can follow up, Haruko outstretches her hand, and a trap card flips up to reveal itself. “I activate Call of the Haunted to resurrect Crow Tengu from the grave. Crow Tengu’s effect activates. Go. Destroy Tytannial.” Crow Tengu - 1400/1200 [hider=Call of the Haunted, Crow Tengu][img]https://ms.yugipedia.com//thumb/2/27/CalloftheHaunted-SDCS-EN-C-1E.png/300px-CalloftheHaunted-SDCS-EN-C-1E.png[/img][img]https://ms.yugipedia.com//thumb/1/16/CrowTengu-DIFO-EN-C-1E.png/300px-CrowTengu-DIFO-EN-C-1E.png[/img][/hider] The humanoid Crow monster leaps into the air and begins brandishing its staff as an array of strange purple flames appear around it out of nowhere. It comes down, slamming its staff onto Tytannial’s head, and all at once, the embers disappear and Tytannial bursts into purple flames. She is burnt to a crisp. Pine cringes at how easily his strongest monster was just destroyed, but decides not to activate her effect. He can bring her back later with Gigaplant, or even the miracle fertilizer in his hand. He ends his turn. Haruko calmly draws a card, as if they aren’t in a penalty game in the middle of a shadowy void. “I tribute Crow Tengu to summon Changshi the Spiridao.” Changshi the Spiridao - 2000/0 [hider=Changshi the Spiridao][img]https://ms.yugipedia.com//thumb/e/e6/ChangshitheSpiridao-DIFO-EN-SR-1E.png/300px-ChangshitheSpiridao-DIFO-EN-SR-1E.png[/img][/hider] “I activate her effect to send a zombie monster to my grave, then I activate the effect of Mezuki, banishing it to special summon Crow Tengu again. Go, Tengu. destroy Gigaplant.” The same scene as before repeats itself and Gigaplant is set ablaze. “Now, Changshi and Crow Tengu attack directly.” [8000 LP > 4600 LP] Haruko gives him a slight smile, like an alien wearing human skin trying to mimic human facial expressions. “Your turn.” Pine grunted with annoyance. That was his second strongest monster this girl had just destroyed with ease. He was going to get her for that. He activates Solidarity to boost the strength of his plants with the power of their fallen allies. Then he plays Miracle Fertilizer to get Tytannial back. Finally, he equips her with Thorn of Malice and commands her to attack that obnoxious crow. Tytannial, Princess of Camellias - [color=green]4200[/color]/2600 [hider=Solidarity, Miracle Fertilizer, Thorn of Malice][img]https://ms.yugipedia.com//thumb/6/6d/Solidarity-SDMM-EN-C-UE.png/300px-Solidarity-SDMM-EN-C-UE.png[/img][img]https://ms.yugipedia.com//thumb/d/d4/MiracleFertilizer-SESL-EN-SR-1E.png/300px-MiracleFertilizer-SESL-EN-SR-1E.png[/img][img]https://ms.yugipedia.com//thumb/6/6a/ThornofMalice-LDS2-EN-C-1E.png/300px-ThornofMalice-LDS2-EN-C-1E.png[/img][/hider] [6900 LP > 4100 LP] Haruko doubles over, letting out an annoyed growl before righting herself. Parts of her robe seem to have rips, but if she’s injured in any way other than the first cut on her face, she doesn’t show it, and there’s no obvious wounds. Thorny black vines shoot up and entangle Crow Tengu, which caws out in pain. Crow Tengu - [color=red]800/600[/color] With it not being destroyed, it wouldn’t go to the graveyard to activate its effect, and she wouldn’t be able to destroy Tytannial again. Not to mention torturing that annoying bird made Pine laugh out loud. With that, Pine ends his turn. Haruko smiles, a wicked, uncomfortably wide thing, as she draws a card before activating Changshi’s effect to send another zombie monster (Nine-Tailed Fox) to the grave. “Now, I activate the effect of Nine-Tailed Fox in my grave, tributing Changshi and Crow Tengu to special summon it. Nine-Tailed Fox - 2200/2000 [hider=Nine-Tailed Fox][img]https://ms.yugipedia.com//thumb/2/24/NineTailedFox-EGS1-EN-C-1E.png/300px-NineTailedFox-EGS1-EN-C-1E.png[/img][/hider] “Since there are now two other monsters in my grave, I can activate the effect of Daidara-Bocchi to discard a card and add it from my grave to my hand. Now, I play Premature Burial to bring back Crow Tengu once more.” [hider=Premature Burial][img]https://ms.yugipedia.com//thumb/d/d1/PrematureBurial-BP03-EN-C-1E.png/300px-PrematureBurial-BP03-EN-C-1E.png[/img][/hider] [4100 LP > 3300 LP] Pine rolled his eyes. Not this again. Tytannial lets out a death cry as it burns to ashes once more. “And now, I tribute Crow Tengu to summon Daidara-Bocchi from my hand. Your fate is sealed.” Daidara-Bocchi - [color=green]3100[/color]/2500 [hider=Daidara-Bocchi][url]https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Daidara-Bocchi[/url] [img]https://ms.yugipedia.com//thumb/8/88/DaidaraBocchi-VJMP-JP-UR.png/300px-DaidaraBocchi-VJMP-JP-UR.png[/img][/hider] It was obvious now that he was going to lose in this shadowy void. Now, Pine was nervous. What was going to happen after? Would he die here? What an awful way to go. Surrounded not by beautiful flowers, but by utter darkness. “Nine-Tailed Fox, Daidara-Bocchi, finish him off.” [4600 LP > 0 LP]