A/N: Hi everyone! This is my first fic, so excuse me if I make any mistakes! Please enjoy!
A teen of Asian descent, with hair that edged toward the right,brown eyes, and slightly dark skin, took off his headphones as he sat on a bed, and fell back moments later, lying down. As he fell over, his hair would fall over to his forehead as he let out a sigh. A vibration occurred on his phone and checked the message.
"Ahsha:
Hey Xavier, thanks for the Selfinas again. Tomorrow I'll use it against you for a battle! You'll so regret this!"
A smile came to Xavier's face as he saw the text from the person with a vanguard contact as he set his phone aside. He spoke to himself on the matter of the contact. "Wonder how much longer I'll be a weeaboo like this…" He said to himself. The phone automatically went into sleep, but Xavier turned it on again to check the time, saying 11:59 PM. His wallpaper was the art of a card from the Dark Irregulars clan of Cardfight Vanguard, Scharhrot Vampir.
"Jeez, it's late. I'll be late to school tomorrow...Yet I'm still not tired." He blankly stared at his phone as it changed to 12:00 AM. "Mom tells me not to, but I can't help it." He got up and opened a bottle of Melatonin.
The volume and tempo of both the openings "Break Your Spell!" and "Hello,Mr Wonderland!" were enough to awake a sleeping Xavier, as he got up and checked the time.
6:45
"Crap! 20 minutes till the bus. He unplugged his phone and ran toward the the kitchen where he pulled two waffles from the freezer and threw them into the toaster as he flung the switch down to heat them up. He checked his hair, which was sticking up now due to bedhead, and adjusted it to a suitable preference of a weebish style. He pulled on some sweats, a long sleeve white button down shirt, socks, and a black jacket. He turned on his phone once again.
6:50
"15 minutes…" He said as he grabbed the two waffles which had just popped from the toaster and put them in his mouth. He headed back to his room and peered down at a black deck box. A moment of hesitance was present as he grabbed it.
"How much longer can I keep this up…"
He grabbed a backpack and some keys and headed out the door
"That's all for today class. The homework is page 420, questions 6-9."
Xavier headed to his school's cafeteria and had a seat down. He pulled out his phone, opened googled, and searched on tcgplayer.
"GBT11 has been out for 3 weeks now…No prices have gone up, but nothing's gone down either..." He said to himself as he scrolled through prices of various forms of Scharhot.
An older teenager with brown hair, blue eyes, and an older appearance approached Xavier with a sandwich in one hand, and a phone in another. "Still looking at prices for those cards, Xavier? Just order those cards before the prices spike. I'll offer you the rest of the SP pack for a lower price if you want."
"Thanks Paul, but I still wanna think about it. Thanks for the old Scharhrot form though. Much appreciated." He responded, now sipping on a juice pack.
An arm playfully hit Xavier on the back with much force, and Xavier spit the juice out in shock.
"Well if you finally make a decision and it's you staying with your current support, you can always join me in the 'I haven't bought my new form yet' club." Xavier turned to face a girl with long brown hair, black leggings, fair skin, hazel eyes, and a white hoodie, holding a napkin up to him. "Afternoon to ya ." She had said, as if hitting him on the back never happened.
"Thank you, Piper." He said as he cleaned himself up. A tint of blush appeared on his face for a slight moment, but disappeared after once again fully realizing the situation. "And it's not like we offered to try and get it for you. You just didn't know if we should've picked up TRY3 NEXT boxes." He retorted.
"Well how was I supposed to know it was gonna spike to $30?! It's the waifu players that ruin the prices of this game anyway!" She countered, trying to defend herself on his comment.
A smirk came to his face as the perfect response to the situation came to his head.
"If you're playing a deck like that, that makes you a waifu player doesn't it?" He tried to end the argument with that statement.
All that came to Piper's face was an annoyed and agitated look. She reached into her bag and pulled out a green deck box. She pulled it out and pointed it at Xavier. "We were supposed to have our fight today, correct?"
Xavier responded by pulling out his own, black deck box and pointed it at her. "I'll be ready to go when you are!" He gave with a still slightly angered tone, but now a little pumped up for a cardfight.
Paul stepped in between the two. "Wait till the club you guys, we have to let all the others see a fight of this caliber." He attempted to hold the two back, as he not only wanted to see the fight at a full passion volume, but also wanted others to see it.
The two both pouted at the same time and both gave the same response.
"Fine. We'll wait."
*After the wait and after School.*
Piper and Xavier both stood at a fight table inside a lit classroom, Paul silently watching both players, with math symbols all over the wall. "Nice of us for to let us use his room, right?" Xavier asked the other two members of his club across from him.
"I mean, you asked him because you needed one to be an official club...But let's get started, and I'll show you the power of a real Neo Nectar player!" She called to him, wanting to have this fight now more than ever.
"Heh. And that's coming from someone who went to a shop tournament thinking that two trial deck strides could take you somewhere. Let's see if you can use that Selfina to the best of its potential." He commented as he set up his field.
"That Musketeer player was just a fluke. I didn't even have the right cards at the time! And now that I have this Selfina...You'll be able to see what I can do at full power!"
"Yeah, we'll see." He responded with slight satire. While getting ready, he realized that it was only the 3 in the room. "Hey Paul, you said that you wanted the others to come and see, right? You did tell them we have a meeting today… didn't you?"
Paul stared at him for a moment, then looked away in shame. "Sorry…"
Xavier gave him a slight frown, while Piper giggled.
She gave a comment on the matter. "I knew the group chat didn't have any notifications today."
Xavier let out a sigh, disappointed but now accepting. "A senior as my Vice who forgot to inform my other members of a meeting… Ah, well. You're a strong fighter and there's always next week."
Paul gave a thumbs-up as if nothing happened, and then went silent again to let them set up for their fight.
They both drew the top 5 cards of their deck, and examined them carefully.
"2 Scharhots,a good rearguard, And with a grade 1 and 2 ride as well? This is a…"
"An Ahsha, stride fodder, 2 cards to ride, and something to set up bloom with? This is a…"
After both read their hands, they both came to the conclusion in their heads at the same time:
"Perfect Hand!"
"I won't be redrawing any cards this game." Xavier pointed out to his opponent.
"Huh. You too? Then this game should be interesting…" Piper commented.
Paul peaked over at both hands, and his eyes widened at what he saw, and nodded in agreement at the statement of the game.
With both their fields set up, Piper put her hand on her starting vanguard, and as did Xavier.
{Vanguard G Soundtrack 20:Tension}
"Stand Up, Vanguard!"
"Werfledder, Ordonnaz!"
In the midnight castle ruins of the Dark Zone, appeared a humanoid-shape beast holding a lantern, beginning to lurk
"Augury Maiden, Ida!"
In this same area, A flower maiden with an Auger roamed,but with the hair color and face aesthetics as Piper, then encountered the beast, and pointed her Augur at it.
"I think the gentleman here should go first." Piper insisted.
"If you insist on it." He complied, drawing the top card of his deck and placing it on the vanguard circle. "Ride, Edge in the Darkness!"
The creature was enveloped with light, and demon in the form of a human wearing a mask covering his lower face and a blade in its hand appeared in the beasts place, this one with the appearance of Xavier wherever visible. Moments later, the creature reappeared behind the new arrival.
"Turn end." Came from a Xavier, now preparing to see where this game would take him.
"It's my turn. Draw." Piper drew the top card of her deck, and placed a card from on her hand on the vanguard circle. "Ride, Faith Maiden Odette." The same light enveloped Ida, as this time a bioroid in a white dress appeared in her place. Ida then appeared behind the vanguard herself seconds later.
"Ida boosts, and the vanguard attacks!"
[7,000 + 5,000 = 12,000 VS 7,000]
"No guard!" Called out Xavier from his side of the table.
"Drive check!"
Drive check: Faith Maiden Odette-No Trigger
"Shoot, No trigger." Piper muttered as she took the card from the trigger zone and placed it in her hand.
The bioroid ran from her position and rammed the demon with her weapon, knocking him back a little.
"Damage check."
Damage Check:Succubus of Pure Love-No Trigger
"That's the end of my turn." Piper concluded.
Odette stuck it's weapon into the ground next to her.
Field Check
Piper:
Back Row:None-Augury Maiden, Ida-None
Front Row:None-Faith Maiden, Odette-None
Damage:0
Drop:0
Soul:0
GB:0
Hand:6
Xavier:
Front Row:None-Edge in the Darkness-None
Back Row:None-Werfleder Ordonnaz-None
Damage:1
Drop:0
Soul:0
GB:0
Hand:5
"It's my turn. Draw." Xavier drew another card, and placed another card with a higher grade onto the circle. "Ride. Tragic Claw."
The demon with his blade glowed, and another unit appeared, this time being an elf with two large red claws, and long black hair.
"I also call Squallmaker Vampir to the left."
To the left of the elf appeared an elegant vampire with a blue flame in his hand.
"Squallmaker attacks Odette."
[POW:9,000 VS 7,000]
"No guard." Piper called out in response to the attack.
Odette raised her arms to defend herself, as Squallmaker raised its arm up and flicked its wrist, sending the flame that was there toward Odette
Damage Check:
Cherry Blossom Maiden, Lilga - No Trigger
The ball of fire impacted Odette, torching her slightly.
Piper slid the card into the damage zone, silently making a "tch" noise to herself.
"A perfect guard? I could've used that to stop his vanguard earlier on, especially if he sets up with one of Those card."
"And now the vanguard attacks!" Xavier continued, as he then rested his vanguard.
[POW:9,000 + 5,000 +14,000]
"Another no guard…"Piper let out as another card was about to enter her damage zone.
"Drive Check."
Drive Check:Hysteric Shirley - Draw Trigger
"Perfect. All effects to the vanguard and I draw one card." He had followed the words he said and drew another card.
Tragic Claw then shifted from his position to Odette, and slashed at her while she was still recovering from the attack she had received from Squallmaker.
"And another damage check." Piper followed, by taking the top card of the deck and revealing it.
Damage Check:Ideal Maiden, Thuria - No Trigger
"Turn end." Xavier concluded the turn, now in the lead.
"Stand and draw! And ride, Sunshine Maiden, Paula!"
Odette this time glows and in her place a bioroid with a green dress appeared in her place.
"Paula attacks the vanguard!"
[9,000 + 5,000 = 14,000 VS 9,000]
"No guard." Xavier gave out his response.
Tragic Claw braced himself for an attack by raising his arms, while Paula charged him, and slashed at his chest with her vine-covered blade.
"Here we go, Drive Check." Piper turned the top card of her deck face over once again.
Drive Check:Sunshine Maiden, Paula - No Trigger
Piper added to revealed card to her hand once Xavier had acknowledged it.
"I didn't take into account about the possibilities of the hand increasings… If I'm not gonna be able to tie the game up soon, this won't end well for me…"
"Damage Check." Xavier continued to the damage phase and revealed the top card of the deck.
Damage Check: Glanzend Vampir - No Trigger
Xavier slid the card into the damage zone, and waited for Piper to end her turn.
"That's the end for me…" Piper said as she concluded her turn.
Paula, like the grade one before her, stuck her sword into the ground to end the turn.
Field Check
Piper:
Back Row:None-Augury Maiden, Ida-None
Front Row:None-Sunshine Maiden, Paula-None
Damage:2
Drop:0
Soul:1
GB:0
Hand:7
Xavier:
Front Row:Squallmaker Vampir-Tragic Claw-None
Back Row:None-Werfleder Ordonnaz-None
Damage:2
Drop:0
Soul:1
GB:0
Hand:6
"It's my turn. Stand and draw." Xavier had performed what he said,and restood his units as well as drew a card. Xavier then picked a card from his hand and chanted as he placed it on the vanguard circle
"Come out, one who would sin for an eternity! Scharhrot Vampir!"
Swirls of dark purple energy began to spin around Tragic Claw, until they would enshroud and cover him. Suddenly,a claw cut through it, but not of Tragic's, instead this one of Scharhrot Vampir.
"Heh...How much more of a weeaboo am I going to make myself?"
"Here's the ace of his performance…" Piper remarked to the arrival of Xavier's avatar had come on the battlefield.
Paul snickered at the slight immaturity his underclassmen performed, but became quiet again as he received angry glares from Xavier.
"Squallmaker attacks the vanguard!"
[POW:9,000 VS 9,000]
"For now, I can afford to drop one…"
"Guard! Faith Maiden Odette!" Piper called out, and took the card from her hand and placed it on the guard circle to halt the rapid increase of cards in her damage zone.
[POW:9,000 VS 9,000 + 5,000 = 14,000-Guard Successful]
Squallmaker once again flicked its wrist, and sent another ball of flame toward Paula, however this time it was stopped by Odette, who dispersed of the flame by impacting it with her weapon.
"Scharhrot Vampir attacks, Soul Sin Consumption!" Xavier called out the attack name of his unit, and then boosted and rested the vanguard.
[POW; 5,000 + 11,000 = 16,000 VS 9,000]
"No guard!"Piper replied, this time hoping his drive checks wouldn't be too severe for her to go up against.
"Twin Drive!"Xavier this time began to one by one reveal the top two cards of his deck.
Twin Drive
First Check: Edge In the Darkness - No Trigger
Second Check: Succubus of Avarice - No Trigger
"Too bad. No triggers." He took the two cards from the trigger zone to his hand.
"This perfect guard is definitely gonna help me though."
Scharhrot lunged at Paula from where he was, and struck at her with his claw.
"Too bad?! Is he messing with me? He got a perfect guard and still is in the lead…" "Damage check." Piper performed once again, taking the top card of her deck into the trigger zone and then the damage zone.
Damage Check: Fairy Light Dragon - Heal Trigger
A smile came to Piper's face as she saw the card that was revealed. "Perfect! A heal trigger! One damage recovered and power to Paula." She took the Lilga in her damage zone and moved it to the drop, and placed the heal in the damage zone.
"Shoot. She kept her damage low...On the next turn I'll definitely have to push her… Otherwise Steeped won't be enough to finish the game then."
"Turn end." Xavier said as he had finished the last of his analyzations.
{Track End}
"It's my turn. Stand and Draw." Piper restood her units and drew a card. She then picked a card from her hand and viewed it for a moment, before chanting like Xavier as she rode.
"Awaken, Tender and Caring Maiden. Ride, Ranunculus Flower Maiden, Ahsha!"
Flower petals began swirling through seemingly appearing out of thin air, and as soon as they appeared, they disappeared. However, something else had appeared. Someone, being Ranunculus Flower Maiden Ahsha.
"Here's her stride, but doesn't have any units on her field, and from what she's told me before, she was playing a trial deck for the longest time with Anelma as her best bloom... That's had to have changed now though…Where will she take the game now?"
"Are you ready Xavier? I won't be holding back one bit!" Piper alerted Xavier, and looked at him directly in the eyes.
He nodded in response to her battle cry, and acknowledged it. "I'm ready for whatever you throw at me!"
"Then watch this!"
"Bloom for an eternity, and reach that future! Generation Stride!"
[Stride Cost:Cornflower Maiden, Ines]
"Governing Flower Princess, Selfina!"
A Green Dragon first descended it's feet onto the shadowed Dark Zone soil, and then it's rider came into view, holding a sword and shield in hand.
"I call another Faith Maiden Odette and Sunshine Maiden, Paula!"
The two units she had called appeared onto her battlefield, and all stood in a battle stance.
"I activate Ida's skill. I rest her and then Odette and Paula are treated as having the same name!" She rested Ida
Ida dug her Auger into the ground, as Odette and Paula crossed their blades in front of Selfina.
"Selfina's skill! I choose Paula! Add 2,000 power!Choose a face down Selfina, and turn it face up. Then, I call another Paula from the deck!" Piper paid the cost and grabbed her deck, then took another Paula and placed it to the circle in front of Odette.
"And here we go! Bloom! Paula gains a skill whenever another Paula is called, and Odette adds 4,000 to herself and the Paula in front of her!"
First, the right Paula dug her sword into the ground, and had lit up for a moment. Then, Odette had dug her weapon into the ground, and both her and the Paula infront of her lit up for a moment, absorbing nutrients from the ground.
"And now the left Paula attacks!"
[POW: 11,000 + 13,000 = 24,000 VS 11,000]
"No guard." Xavier called out.
"If this works as I hope it does…"
The Paula on the left charged toward Scharhrot, and slashed at him with her sword, knocking him back onto the ground.
"Damage Check." Xavier continued to resolve the step.
Damage Check: Dark Knight of Nightmareland - Critical Trigger
"A critical trigger. All effects to Scharhrot."
Scharhrot warmed up his arms a little, getting ready for the upcoming attacks.
"Selfina attacks the vanguard!"
[POW:26,000 VS 16,000]
"Hmph! As if I'd let you take the lead! Perfect Guard!"
Xavier first placed the perfect guard onto the guardian circle, then dropped another Scharhrot from his hand.
[POW:26,000 VS PERFECT]
"He's using it here?"
The use of the perfect guard here slightly confused her, but didn't stop her from continuing the turn.
"Triple Drive."
First Check:Valkyrie Of Reclamation, Padmini - No Trigger
Second Check:Monkeypod Dragon - Draw Trigger
"Draw Trigger! I draw and power to Paula!"
Third Check:Maiden of Zephyranthes - Critical Trigger
"Critical Trigger! All effects to Paula!"
Selfina pointed her sword at Scharhrot, which her dragon obeyed and attempted to charge, however a succubus suddenly appeared in front of it to stop the attack. Selfina then pointed her sword at Paula, who nodded while drawing her sword.
"A double trigger, huh? Not bad… And the bloom combo she did… it wasn't much but it definitely is something."
"Paula attacks! With the skill given by bloom, she gains 10,000 power!"
[POW 31,000 VS 16,000]
"Come from the dark future to protect me...Generation Guard! False Dark Wings, Agrat Bat Mahlat!"
"With Skill, Soul Charge. Additionally, guard with Succubus of Pure Love!
[POW 31,000 VS 36,000 - Guard Successful]
Paula leapt from her position and attacked Scharhot from above, catching him almost nearly off guard, however, he raises his arm and two Succubi appear to shield them from Paula's attack.
Piper placed her G-unit back into the G-zone, analyzed both fields, and concluded. "That's the turn for me."
Field Check
Piper:
Back Row:None-Augury Maiden, Ida-None
Front Row:Sunshine Maiden, Paula-Ranunculus Flower Maiden, Ahsha-Sunshine Maiden, Paula
Damage:2(1 Flipped)
Drop:3
Soul:2
GB:2
Hand:7
Xavier:
Front Row:Squallmaker Vampir-Scharhrot Vampir-None
Back Row:None-Werfleder Ordonnaz-None
Damage:3
Drop:3
Soul:4
GB:1
Hand:5
"You've really improved Piper, not just a trial deck user anymore. Allow me to respond to those feelings. Stand and draw." Xavier drew and took the top card of his deck once more.
"Let the banquet begin."
"Jesus Christ that was Cringey." Xavier mocked himself.
"Let your power rampage on an eternal frenzy, and consume all! Generation Stride!"
[Stride Cost:Scharhrot Vampir]
"Mask of Demonic Frenzy, Ericrius!"
A masked figure now stood on one of the ruin's pillars, in one arm holding a blade, and in the other a raised arm, holding a purple flame. The side of his right eye flashes.
"Stride Skill! Soulcharge." Xavier took the top two cards of the deck and slid them easily into the soul."When the vanguard attacks, if I have 6 cards in the soul, one of your rearguards must retire."
The flame in Ericrius's hand grew slightly larger.
"Fleder's skill. Counterblast and move it into the soul. Soulcharge. Since I have 6 or more cards in the soul, I draw."
Ericrius turned to Ordonnaz, and raised the flame toward it. The flame then enveloped the beast as it grew even larger.
"Call. Edge in the Darkness, Monochrome cat of Nightmareland, Hysteric Shirley!" The three units appeared in the ruin below.
"Hysteric Shirley's skill. Move it into the soul, and soul charge a card! Monochrome's skill, send it back the deck, soul charge, counter charge, and draw!"
Ericrius holds the flame up for both the units, and they both are consumed by the flame.
"Once more, call Monochrome and activate skill!"
A monochrome cat appears, but is once again consumed by the flame.
"Finally, I call Doppel Vampir!
Squallmaker attacks! Skill! Soulcharge, and add 5,000 power! Edge's darkness, add another 3,000 power!"
[POW:10,000 + 14,000 = 24,000]
"No guard!" Piper declared, as she then placed her hand on the top card of her deck.
Squallmaker first flicked some of his own fire into the ball that Ericrius had, and then flicked another round toward Ahsha, which torched her upon impact.
"Damage Check."
Damage Check: Cornflower Maiden, Ines - No Trigger
"Ericrius attacks the vanguard! Darkness! Soulcharge!" Xavier slid another two cards into the soul of his vanguard. "If I have 6 cards in my soul, then my opponent must retire a rearguard if this attack hits." Xavier slid the vanguard back, showing 6 of the some cards in his soul.
Ericrius's left eye flashed this time, as the flame had grown noticeably large at this point.
"Then, if I have 15 or more cards in soul, add 1,000 for every card in soul, so add 15,000 power!" This time Xavier slid back all 15 cards in his soul.
"Additionally, during the attack, stride skill." He slid the soul to reveal 6 cards again.
"Choose a rearguard and retire it."
The right eye of Ericrius flashed once again, as suddenly Ahsha's eyes flashed the same color, and turned to face her left Paula. Unable to control herself, she slashed at the unit, putting it into the drop zone.
[POW:41,000 VS 11,000]
"That's Xavier for you, retiring rearguards, refreshing his hand, and getting 15 cards in a single turn. That kind of play is hard to do. But I can't keep losing rearguards like this."
"Perfect Guard!"Piper placed Lilga onto the guard, and dropped Monkeypod from her hand.
[POW: 41,000 VS PERFECT]
"Shoot. Now I won't be able to retire a rearguard."
"Triple Drive!"
Triple Drive:
First Check: Alice in Nightmareland - Heal Trigger
"A heal trigger. Power to Doppel, and recover one damage." Xavier complied with the trigger's wishes and placed his counterblasted damage into the drop zone.
Second Check: Hysteric Shirley - Draw Trigger
"Great. Power to Doppel, and draw one card." Xavier then complied with these trigger's wishes, and drew a card.
Third Check: Hysteric Shirley- Draw Trigger
"Another! Power to Doppel, and I draw another card!" Xavier had exclaimed while rebuilding his hand.
"That's ridiculous! A triple trigger of that defensive of a level?!" Piper complained to herself in her thoughts.
Ericrius raised the flame into the air, and then his blade, and the flame began swirling around his blade. Ericrius then launched from his pillar and hovered toward Ahsha, and once at an appropriate range, slashed with all his might into his sword. Though, Lilga appeared at the last moment, and the shield struggled to hold off the blade, but was capable of still doing so.
"Doppel attacks. Darkness! Add 5,000 power, and since I have 15 cards in soul, Grade 0 guards will not be allowed!"
[POW:29,000 VS 11,000]
"No guard!" Piper gave as her reply.
Doppel drew from the flames of the now resting Ericrius, and threw it at Ahsha, who wasn't able to stop it, and was torched by another flame-based attack.
"Damage Check." Piper flipped over the next card of her deck.
Damage Check:Ideal Maiden, Thuria - No Trigger
"I was only able to push her a little...Will this be enough to finish her?"
"That's the end of my turn." Xavier let out a sigh as he moved his G-Unit back to the G-zone. "Alright Piper. Show me what you can do."
{Track End}
"Xavier...You got it. Stand and draw."
"Generation… Stride!"
[Stride Cost: Ranunculus Flower Maiden, Ahsha]
"Governing Flower Princess, Selfina!"
Once again, the Green Dragon first descended it's feet onto the shadowed Dark Zone soil, and then it's rider came into view, holding her sword and shield in hand.
"I accidentally drew into two of my Noel's...I'll have to retire one and send it back to the deck with Ida...I have to end it this turn."
"I won't activate stride skill. But I will call Tenacious Flower Maiden, Noel behind my right Paula!"
A bioroid wearing a white and red dress appeared behind Paula
"She has Noel?!" Xavier was caught off guard by the high rarity card being placed onto the rearguard.
"Ida's skill. I rest her and now, Noel and Paula have the same name! I call another Noel. Paula and Noel's blooms! Noel add's 4,000 power to herself and Paula, while Paula gains a skill. I then call over the Noel I just called with Padmini!"
Noel appears for a moment, while the right column dug their weapons into the ground and powered up.
"I use Ida's skill. Counterblast and send a card from my drop to the bottom of my deck. Noel! Since it has bloom, I draw!"
Ida dug her Auger all the way into the ground, and then dispersed into light.
"I use Selfina's skill...Add 2,000 to Noel...and call 3 Noel units!"
"3 Noels?! This is bad!"
3 Noels then replaced the Padmini and Odette,as well as behind the vanguard.
"2 or more units were called, so add 1 critical...and then bloom! All my units!"
"Paula blooms 3 times as well as noel, and all the new noels bloom twice!"
All units on Pipers field dug their weapons into the ground and powered up.
[Back Left, Front Left, Back Middle Noel, and Selfina +8,000, Paula and back Right Noel +12,000]
"I'll bet it all on this turn! I activate all my backrow Noel's skills, by discarding my entire hand, they can all attack from the back!" Piper held on to the 3 cards in her hand, and then threw them all into the drop.
Patches of grass appeared below all the backrow Noels, as they prepared to rush Xavier to 6 damage.
"Here I go!"
[Insert Track:Tokoha's Fight Theme NEXT Ver.]
"Selfina attacks the vanguard!"
[POW:34,000 VS 11,000]
"I knew this would happen, so I conserved my damage...But I wasn't expecting this!"
"No guard!"
"Triple Drive!"
Triple Drive
First Check: Maiden of Zephyranthes - Critical Trigger
"Got it! Critical Trigger! Critical to Selfina, and power to Paula!"
Second Check:Sunshine Maiden, Paula - No trigger
Third Check-Faith Maiden, Odette - No Trigger
"No Triggers on my last two!"
Selfina charged at Scharhrot and jumped off from her dragon, and hit him with her sword at full strength. The impact of the blade shook the ground even as it was impacting something else, and Scharhrot was blown back by the impact, tumbling back until he crashed into a pillar.
"Tch! Damage Check." Xavier checked his damage cards.
Damage Check
First Check: Succubus of Avarice - No Trigger
Second Check:Squallmaker Vampir - No Trigger
Third Check: Hysteric Shirley - Draw Trigger
"There! A draw trigger! All effects to the vanguard, and draw!" He drew a card in hopes to boost his defense.
"The top left Noel attacks the vanguard!" Piper relentlessly continued her turn as she rested the next Noel.
[Pow:17,000 VS 16,000]
"Guard with Hysteric Shirley!" Xavier threw the next guard down in attempt to keep up with the constant flow of attacks.
[POW:17,000 VS 21,000- Guard Successful]
The top Left Noel launched from her grass patch and spun her garden tool towards the crashed Scharhrot, only to be blocked by first a scream, and then the full view of Hysteric Shirley.
"The bottom left Noel attacks the vanguard!" Piper didn't hesitate to turn the next card into the rest position.
[Pow:17,000 VS 16,000]
"Guard with Hysteric Shirley!"
Xavier threw down his last draw trigger as the next attack occurred.
[POW:17,000 VS 21,000- Guard Successful]
The Next Noel followed, however another Hysteric Shirley had appeared to stop the attack.
"The Back Middle Noel attacks!" Piper finally called an attack with the last new called unit from her deck.
[Pow:17,000 VS 16,000]
"Edge In The Darkness Guards!" Xavier next called the grade one from his hand to the guardian circle.
[POW:17,000 VS 21,000- Guard Successful]
The Noel behind the vanguard launched in its attack, and as it was about to land it's blade onto the vampire, the blade of a demon blocked it.
"The back row Noel attacks!" Piper then attacked with the original Noel that had started the entire Bloom combo, being more powered up than the other three.
[POW:27,000 VS 16,000]
"With both my front row rearguards, Intercept!" Xavier moved both the grade 2's in the front to the guardian circle.
"But that's not…" Piper's thought process was interrupted when a thought came to her head. "Edge in the Darkness's Skill!"
"With Edge in the Darkness's skill, as long as I have 10 cards in my soul, it can intercept from the back row!" Xavier placed his hand on the grade 1, and slid it from the back row onto the guardian circle.
[POW:27,000 VS 31,000-Guard Successful]
As the final Noel attacked, both the vampir units in Xavier's front row moved to stop her, and created a ball of flame, and then Edge In the Darkness jumped through the flame, and used it's blade to push the Noel back.
"And here it is! The big Finale!" Piper placed her hand on Paula, and turned it into rest."With the skill given through bloom, which she acquired 4 times, add 10,000 power 4 times! So add 40,000 power!"
[POW:70,000 VS 16,000]
"What?! 70,000?! If I want to Survive, I'll need to drop my entire hand for it, but then I won't be able to stride...But it's better than losing!" Xavier grabbed a heal trigger from his hand and threw it into the drop zone/
"Come from the futures of extinction to protect me! Generation Guard! Medical Studies of Extinction, Vincent!"
'With skill! Add 15,000 to the shield! Additionally, Guard with Monochrome cat, Dark Knight, and Succubus Of Pure Love!"
[POW 70,000 VS 71,000-Guard Successful]
As Noel had landed back, Paula had launched in front of her to land the finishing blow on Scharhrot, however with a flash of green, a flash had occurred, and a guardian had descended, surrounded by swirling medicine, which then flew at Paula, but did not stop her. Even with the appearance of floating armor and a cat, she used as another stepping stone, and only did when Succubus of Pure Love kick her away was her attack stopped.
{Track End}
"That turn… I bet everything and yet still... However, he dropped his entire hand to guard my attack, so on the next turn...only if he draws it."
Piper let out a sigh as she placed Selfina back into the G-Zone. "Honestly...Turn end."
Field Check
Piper:
Back Row:Tenacious Maiden, Noel - Tenacious Maiden, Noel - Tenacious Maiden, Noel
Front Row:Sunshine Maiden, Paula - Ranunculus Flower Maiden, Ahsha - Tenacious Maiden, Noel
Damage:4(2 Flipped)
Drop:10
Soul:3
GB:4
Hand:3
Xavier:
Front Row:None-Scharhrot Vampir-None
Back Row:None-None-None
Damage:5 (2 Flipped)
Drop:12
Soul:16
GB:4
Hand:0
Xavier was still panting after he had his hand entire dropped. He then collected himself and looked at Piper. "A wonderful attack. Let's see if I can make a comeback." He looked down at his field, with a single unit, being the rested Scharhrot Vampir.
"Acting like a weaboo...Here I go again."
"Stand and draw!" Xavier placed his hand on the top the deck, and drew it. He smiled as he viewed the card he held.
"If I could only afford Gilles De Rais… Heh, this'll have to do."
[Stride Cost:Scharhrot Vampir]
However, as Xavier placed the grade 3 into the drop zone, he heard a faint voice from somewhere.
"Can you do something…?" A mysterious voice with a deep tone faintly called out.
Xavier, caught up in the moment, looked up for a moment, looking at both his friends to see if they had something. Slightly confused, he shrugged it off, then reaching into the G-zone to grab a card .
"The form you have consumed all for, Steep yourself in it all! Generation Stride! One Steeped in Sin, Scharhrot!"
{Insert Track: Vanguard G: Elegance}
Scharhrot stood recovered on the last remaining pillar, and the purple darkness had once again swirled around him. However, this time it disappeared like smoke, and in the dark haze still stood Scharhrot, this time in his G-Unit form, One Steeped in Sin, Scharhrot, gazing with deadlocked eyes on Ahsha.
"He got it?! You're kidding me…" Piper checked the 3 cards in her hand. "Though, he won't be able to win unless he pulls a critical…"
"Stride skill! Counterblast, and I soulcharge!" Xavier once again flipped over a damage and performed another 2 soul charges. "Darkness!" Scharhrot's eyes flashed upon Xavier's achievement of entering Darkness once again.
"One Steeped in Sin, Scharhrot attacks the vanguard! Darkness! Counterblast! All my rearguards enter the soul. Add 10,000 power, and all my opponent's rearguards now all retire! Catastrophe Effect!"
Scharhrot held out a butterfly, and it began to flutter toward Ahsha. As it approached, it began to speed up as more butterflies began to gather around the original, until a horde of butterflies then swarmed around Ahsha, and had left not a single trace of any of the rearguards that were once around her.
[POW:36,000 VS 11,000]
Piper acknowledged the situation she was in, and thought to herself on how to handle it."I expected that… now will I be able to expect to survive this?... Yes, he won't draw a trigger!"
"No guard!" She called out.
"I'll still do it...I'll pull it!"
"Triple Drive!"
Triple Drive
First Check:Doppel Vampir - No Trigger
"No Trigger."
Second Check: Succubus of Avarice - No Trigger
"No Trigger." he repeated. He breathed in, and placed his hand on his last check.
"You won't get it!" Piper thought to herself.
"I'm going to get it!" Xavier thought to himself
"Final Check! I'll beat you with this!"
Third Check: Dark Knight of Nightmareland - Critical Trigger
"And there! Critical Trigger!" Xavier exclaimed when he revealed the grade 0 unit.
Piper was shocked when she saw the critical trigger turned over, and let out a sigh."Of course you would." She said, after accepting the fact that she most likely lost the game.
"Heh, well, it's just a lucky draw after all." He responded, before putting the game to an end. "All effects to Scharhrot! And, Go!"
At this point, all the butterflies had swarmed Ahsha, clouding her view,and preventing her from telling where the next attack was coming from, though her moment of panic was interrupted when Scharhrot broke through the butterflies and dug his claw right into the abdomen of Ahsha.
Damage Check
First Check:Cornflower Flower Maiden, Ines - No Trigger
Second Check: Cherry Blossom Blizzard Maiden, Lilga - No Trigger
Winner: Xavier Usentilya
End Game Field Check:
Piper:
Back Row: None - None - None
Front Row:None - Ranunculus Flower Maiden, Ahsha - None
Damage:6(2 Flipped)
Drop:15
Soul:3
GB:4
Hand:3
Xavier:
Front Row:None - One Steeped in Sin, Scharhrot - None
Back Row:None - None - None
Damage:5(3 Flipped)
Drop:13
Soul:18
GB:5
Hand:3
Preview
"Yeesh! Tough match. I wonder what would happen if I didn't trigger sack...I might've decked out too..."
Xavier walks through the street and bumps into a mysterious girl.
A cardfight initiates with the starting vanguards within the Megacolony nest.
Xavier places his hand upon a card of One who Scatters Sin, Scharhrot.
A shot of Xavier's back shows butterflies emerging.
NEXT TIME: Strike of the Poison Blade
A/N: Thank you for coming to read the first chapter! I hope you've enjoyed this style, and the preview itself might be a little confusing, but to clear it up I modeled it after the anime doing random scene shots, so I hope you can come to understanding.