What Would You Do? YuseixOC

Chapter 17

From the very start, Yusei attacked relentlessly. It begins slowly, but each attack allows Aki to place an Ivy Token on his field.

"She's trying to fill up his field. With all four of those tokens taking up space, he's not going to have any room left soon. Even Aki is dueling passionately, knowing that Yusei is not an easy target.

She activates a spell card from her hand, giving her the ability to special summon Dark Verger.

"Then I release Dark Verger! That lets me advance summon Rose Tentacles!" The blossoming monster presents itself on her field, spinning and letting its arms dance around the main body. "Rose Tentacles attacks Turret Warrior! Thorn Whip!"

With 2200 attack points, the plant-type monster has just enough to beat out Yusei's monster. All around the arena, a ferocious wind whips at my face, but it's clear the blue-eyed duelist received the worst of it.

"Yusei only took 100 points of damage to his life points. Therefore, he didn't feel much pain!" The announcer has no idea that Aki has more tricks up her sleeve, but I could've guessed it. She's a skilled duelist. Regardless of how much her powers pressure her opponent, she'd be a hard foe to beat even without them.

"I'm not done. When the battle phase begins, Rose Tentacles can attack for every plant-type monster on your field!" Determined, Aki sweeps her hand up dramatically. "And when it destroys a plant-type monster in battle, you take 300 points of damage."

"Woah! There are four plant-type Ivy Tokens on Yusei's field! That means Aki Izayoi can attack four more times! Then due to Rose Tentacle's monster effect, Yusei will take 300 points of damage! And when Ivy Token is destroyed, he'll take 300 points of damage! That means for every attack, he will take 600 points of damage!"

"Yusei!"

Looking over to my littlest companions, I chuckle at Rua counting on his fingers, trying to figure out the damage based on what the announcer had said. He's cute, but a little slow. I mean, he's only 11 years old. What do you expect?

"That's 2400 points. Four times six is twenty-four, just add two zeroes." Smiling at the young twin does nothing to ease his fear. He can tell it's forced.

"No way..." Yanagi is melancholy. "Four times."

"It's coming!" reminds Himuro, ducking his head. The rest of us follow his example.

"Rose tentacles attacks Ivy Token! Thorn Whip One!" The teen girl has sent her monster forth to attack, but its vine rips straight through the token and grasps onto Yusei's arm. The wind stirred by her attack forces up through the stands, some taking shelter behind the seats ahead. "Thorn Whip Two!"

Another vine wraps itself around the blue-eyed duelist's thigh, the subsequent gale blowing into the high bleachers. "Shit!" I stretch one arm over the three children on my left, attempting to keep them in their seats by force.

Most of the audience has cleared out by now, preferring to stay unharmed and watch from afar. The two boys return to their upright position, but the young girl hasn't risen yet.

She's praying.

"Thorn Whip Three!" This tentacle winds the circumference of his other leg. Thorns cover the length of it, definitely leaving a mark. "This is the final attack. Last Thorn Whip!" The last tentacle binds his arm and torso, lifting him high above the field.

"Yusei!" I have to scream, seeing the vulnerable position he's in. She can't take him away! She can't take him or... or I'd be lost. The heat of panic and wrath fills my throat, rising in pulses of anxiety. I'm in a state, screaming his name as an appeal for his safety, when he crashes into the field, struck down by Aki's Rose Tentacles. I can't find him in the dust cloud. "No, no, no, no!"