Soul of the Dragon

Chapter 53: Monkey Business Part 2

Leo breathed heavily after the attack. No matter what he had said, he wasn't ready for real-life damage, and it was already taking its toll.

"Ready, boy?" Devack taunted. "It's your move."

Leo: 3200

Devack: 4000

"It's Leo's turn, but he doesn't look good," Yusei noticed.

Lise peered over his shoulder. "Who's this lion kid you guys keep talking about? Is it Simba? Jack should get king tips from him!" she giggled. Her head moved back and forth like she was in a drunken daze.

"He's a tough kid," Trudge said, ignoring Lise. "He can handle whatever Devack throws his way."

"Interesting! Did you hear your friends? They seem to believe that you can handle more punishment. Do you care to test that theory, Leo?" Devack simpered.

"Well, to be honest I hate tests," Leo said bluntly. "But if it means keeping my sister safe, then what's the first question? 'Cuz my deck's full of answers!" He drew his card. Though a cheat sheet might come in handy, cuz as long as Devack has Magician Ape on his field he can take control of any monster I summon! But maybe that's what I should let him do... "I summon my Morphtronic Magnen Bar in defense mode! And now I'll end my turn with a facedown!"

"It's my move, boy," Devack announced. "And I'll use Magician Ape's special ability. Now by sending one of my cards to the graveyard, your monster becomes my property. Morphtronic Magnen Bar, join the dark shadows!" the Dark Signer commanded as his ape's staff took control of the magnet.

"What's he doing? At this rate the guy's gonna take the kid's whole deck," Trudge grumbled.

"Alright! You fell for it!" Leo cheered. "Now you can't attack because your Magnen Bar is in defense mode!"

"Shame, I'm afraid it won't make a difference," Devack smirked. "I sacrifice your Magnen Bar in order to summon my Fighter Ape."

(Fighter Ape: Atk: 1900 Def: 1200)

"Since you're defenseless, Fighter Ape can attack you directly!"

"I play my facedown, Remake Puzzle!" Leo countered. "Now if I destroy a Morphtronic monster, even if you control it, your attack ends automatically. And there's more! Now I get to summon another Morphtronic monster from my graveyard to make up for the one I just sacrificed. And I choose Morphtronic Magnen Bar!"

"All you've done is prolong your misery, boy," Devack sounded bored and kind of amused. "You don't really think you'll win, do you? You can't defeat me, and then when I'm through with you, I'm coming after your sister next!"

Leo's face contorted with barely-contained rage at the threat. His fists clenched hard enough to make his knuckles lose color and he ground his teeth involuntarily. "Like hell you will..." he muttered.

Unbeknownst to him and the others, Luna was stuck in her own little problem in the Spirit World with a small wizard spirit named Torunka and an armored lion known as Regulus...

"Look, there must be a shadow duel there," Meena pointed out. The car was totally stopped and both she and Akiza were staring at the monkey geoglyph in the sky.

"You're right, Meena, but there's something different about this one. For some reason my dragon sign's not glowing."

Meena turned to Akiza. "Does that mean that Luna isn't dueling?"

"I'm not sure. But whatever's going on, whoever's dueling, has to win. Now keep driving; we don't want to keep Misty waiting."

"I summon Morphtronic Celfon to the field in attack mode!" The familiar cell phone-like monster appeared. "It's time for me to dial up some trouble! See, since my Celfon is in attack mode he randomly chooses a number between one and six. Whichever number he picks, I can draw that many cards, and if there's another Morphtronic in there I can summon him automatically!" The buttons flashed as Celfon dialed. "Three! All right!" Leo drew his cards. "Hope you've brought your ear buds. I summon Morphtronic Remoten!"