[Private Event]

[becomeanwarrior]

[A Ten Ton Straw On A Camel's Back]

OR

[The Light Of Reason Flickers In The Eye Of The Storm]

OR

[Madness Enhancement Is A Skill That Renders Most Forms Of Communication Impossible]

OR

['Anger 2' In E Minor]

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[ A series of vignettes in which Onni reacts about as well as anyone would to finding out their niece nearly died three weeks ago, is claiming to ascend to the status of a mad god, and every fear they had about her burgeoning powers they specifically warned her parents about has come true, all at once.

This is fine. ]

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[arknpcs6]

I Normal Summon "Raidraptor - Vanishing Lanius"! (1300 ATK)

::A mechanical bird appears, in front of her.::

I activate its effect to summon a second copy from my hand! Which then summons the third copy!

::A trio of mechanical birds appear before her, screeing.::

[becomeanwarrior]

Raidraptors...!? [ Augh, something about them sets me on edge and I have no idea why. But more than that— ]

All three Vanishing Lanius on the first turn...!? Going for a big play this soon, huh...

[ What's the play, though? Force Strix or Rise Falcon... Force Strix for the extension, maybe? It's what I'd do, but... ]

[arknpcs6]

::Snaps her fingers.::

Shrouded falcon, raise your talons sharpened through countless adversity and spread your wings of rebellion! Xyz Summon! Appear! Rank 4! Raidraptor - Rise Falcon!

::An enormous mechanical one eyed falcon appears, roaring, with three material orbiting it.::

(2000 DEF)

[becomeanwarrior]

[ He's clearly trying to see where you're going with this, grimacing. ]

Rise Falcon but in Defense? A good wall, to be sure, but what are you going to...

[ Grits his teeth, looking at his cards in hand. What isn't he seeing. ]

[arknpcs6]

I Set 1 Card face-down and end my turn, Male.

:: ... ... ... ::

Several Turns Later

[arknpcs6]

::Ixiona has 500 LP and Blaze Falcon (Rank 5 / 1000 ATK) and Raidraptor - Satellite Cannon Falcon (Rank 8 / 3000 ATK) with Rise Falcon attached ::

So you think you have me cornered!?

Behold the Saint's gift to me! Quick-Play Spell Card! RISE RANK-UP-MAGIC RAIDRAPTOR'S FORCE!

I can take two or more Xyz monsters on the field or in the GY and if there are at least 2 on the field at resolution, I can Xyz Summon a Raidraptor monster whose Rank equals their combined Ranks!

::Onni, there's the largest Overlay Network you've ever seen in your life forming, crackling the energy from it is causing the light in the Palace Throne Room to bend and warp.::

[becomeanwarrior]

A Rank-Up-Magic!? I haven't seen one since-

NORIKO! I'M PRETTY SURE THE SITUATION IS NO LONGER FINE!

[ A pair of green shades form over his eyes as he shields himself from the light and crackling energy. Oh, this is going to suck. ]

What kind of monster could you be bringing forth at Rank 13...!? There's nothing that exists that's that high rank!

[arknpcs6]

Oh falcon emerge from the pitch-black abyss, and spread your wings to the horizon's edge, glorious and eternal as heaven and earth, and now lead the unending rebellion once more forever more! RISE-RANK-UP XYZ CHANGE! TRANSCEND! RANK 13! RAIDRAPTOR - RISING REBELLION FALCON!

::An enormous 4000 ATK falcon appears, armed to the teeth in gold and purple plating, its wings and components and 'legs' and tail scraping across the edge of the roof of the palace, its walls and its floor.::

UPON BEING XYZ SUMMONED, MY MONSTER DESTROYS EVERY CARD ON THE OPPONENT'S FIELD! RISING REBELLION FALCON, DESTROY HIS ULTIMATE FLAME SWORDSMAN AND ALL OF HIS SET CARDS!

ETERNAL VENGEANCE BARRAGE!

[becomeanwarrior]

Dammit...!

[ Shields himself as the barrage rains down, shattering Ultimate Flame Swordsman as well as Armory Call, Flame Swordsdance and Glory of the Noble Knights. ]

To think this is the power of a Rank 13... Urgh. Kamala, you really did it this time...

[ Bracing himself. ]

[arknpcs6]

Next! Rising Rebellion Falcon! Inflict 2800 damage to his Life Points!

And then attack him directly! Armageddon Airaid!

::And that's basically a Fat Boy bomb and a macross salvo blitzing at you.::

[becomeanwarrior]

[ You literally see him pile the armor of Gigantech up as the bombs and missiles collide into him, creating a massive explosion in the center of the throne room. ]

[ 7000 LP > 4200 LP > 200 LP ]

[ Coughing and wheezing in the center of the smoke, the Gigantech Fighter looks pretty char-broiled from that salvo. ]

Not... yet. Not yet. I can still fight!

[arknpcs6]

With what cards??

Men are always pathetic, cowardly craven animals that don't understand the superiority of women!! And you're just like every other man I've ever met, just as weak and half hearted!

I finish this on my next turn, but bask in the face of complete despair of my completely untouchable Rank 13 Rising Rebellion Falcon with its 4000 ATK!

::The falcon screeches, its echo piercing across the throne room, as Noriko and Shiyoko are very slowly responding to that.::

[becomeanwarrior]

[ Making a face like 'we have GOT to get Kamala better friends' to Shiyoko and Noriko, before he turns back to the duel. ]

...A 4000 ATK monster who's unaffected by every other card on the field. In some ways, you've made this extremely simple.

Either I can swing over your Rank 13 monster, or I can't. And if I can't, I lose.

Does that sound right?

[arknpcs6]

Yeah? And? You're a guy! I'm surprised you even know how to Duel!

[becomeanwarrior]

Excellent, in that case, I'm still justice.

DRAW!

[ Stares at their pitiful 2-card hand, having been forced into extending to keep pace with Raidraptors. ]

... Hmph. Weak? Halfhearted? All you've done is pushed me to the brink! I have more experience on the borderline of victory and defeat than you'll ever know!

I control no monsters, and you control at least one! I activate Last Chapter of the Noble Knights!

From my grave I special summon Infernoble Knight Renaud, and equip him from my grave with Infernoble Arms - Durendal!

[ A red-haired man with a white streak riding a black and flaming steed trots onto the field. [500 ATK]. ]

Because Renaud was Special Summoned, I can add an Equip Spell or FIRE Warrior Monster from my grave to my hand... and I choose Courageous Crimson Chevalier Bradamante!

[ Big deal, his hand went from 1 card back to 2, and Renaud can't touch Rising Rebellion Falcon. ]

[arknpcs6]

You only have one weak measly pathetic card in play and two flimsy cards in hand, what can you do against the Witch-Saint's gift!? Don't try and make me laugh! And most of your cards are men! Men can never amount to anything!

::She absolutely is smug beyond belief, Kamala needs way better friends.::

[becomeanwarrior]

I'm the Witch-Saint's Uncle! When no one else is willing to punish her for being boneheaded, it's my responsibility to set her back on the correct course — which includes punishing her bratty 'friends'!

By banishing the Infernoble Knight Ogier in my grave, I'm able to summon Infernoble Knight Astolfo!

[ An androgynous knight in a suit and crop top takes the field next to Renaud. [500 ATK].]

Because of Ogier, Astolfo counts as Level 4! And now...

I activate the effect of Infernoble Arms - Durendal! I destroy it, and can add a Level 5 or lower FIRE Warrior to my hand.

[ His deck spits out a card as he reveals it - Fighting Flame Swordsman. Meaning he has Fighting Flame Swordsman and Bradamante in hand, and Astolfo and Renaud on the field. ]

[arknpcs6]

Uncles just mean you're breedstock, besides, she's denounced her family as legitimate when she realized what you were trying to do to her! She has no family, no mother and certainly no uncle!

And you still can't get past Rising Rebellion Falcon!

::Snorts.::

[becomeanwarrior]

B-Breedstock? Rude! And even if she denounced us, I'll still listen to her as an Uncle!

...Oh well, it doesn't matter. If you haven't realized it by now, the victory is already in my hands.

With my Normal Summon, I summon Fighting Flame Swordsman! [ You've seen this guy like, five times this fight. It's the same guy every time. [1800 ATK]. ]

With Fighting Flame Swordsman's effect, I add Salamandra Fusion to my hand! And to finish setting the stage... Infernoble Knight Turpin will equip to Astolfo from the Grave!

[ From behind Astolfo steps a middle-eastern priest wielding a ghost-white sword. ]

While equipped with Infernoble Knight Turpin, Astolfo counts as a Tuner! And on that note...

[ Onni throws his hand to the ceiling. ] Level 4 Astolfo! Level 4 Fighting Flame Swordsman! Level 1 Renaud! TUNING!

[ [4+4+1=9], as the three monsters explode into a constellation surrounded by four glowing rings. ]

[arknpcs6]

RANK 13 VERSUS LEVEL 9, KEEP TRYING, BREEDSTOCK.

And Breedstock, men are animals that can't control their desires! And need to be controlled and disciplined by women!

[becomeanwarrior]

[ Temple pulse. Ohhh she makes me so mad. Keep your composure, Onni! ]

Straddling the line of fact and fiction! History and myth! The Carolingian Hero, leader of the Twelve Peers! Let your legend and legacy intertwine now on this battlefield! Synchro Summon! Infernoble Knight Emperor Charles!

[ A tall, young king, wearing red robes, and wielding a crystalline blue blade, steps out of the pillar of light formed by the Synchro Rings. [3000 ATK] ]

How will I beat my niece's Rank-Up-Magic? Simple. I'll make my own.

From my grave! Infernoble Knight Oliver equips itself to Emperor Charles! [ A prettyboy knight in red and white and a big red cape stands back to back with Charles. ] While equipped as such, you cannot target Emperor Charles with card effects! But that's not the real potential!

A Level 9 Emperor Charles currently holds an Equip Card!

With those conditions met, I set the Link Arrows!

[ Charles and Oliver nod at each other, ascending into the appearing Link Summon Glyph, filling the bottom middle arrow as the air starts to crackle with heat. ]

[arknpcs6]

Oh c'mon, like a Link 2 is gonna save your ass, illegitimate uncle of the Witch-Saint! She and by proxy, I, stand in a magnificent world the likes of which you can't even begin to comprehend.

::Cackling.::

[becomeanwarrior]

Oh, I wouldn't catch your chickens before the eggs boil, ya smug little twerp!

[ Grins, eyes blazing. ]

One soul, two stories told! Uniting Europe in one, leading the Twelve Peers in the other! Where fiction and reality meet, he is the one true ruler! Let the legacy of Charlemagne's flame lead to a brighter tomorrow!

Link 1! Link Summon — EMPEROR CHARLES THE GREAT!

[ The Charlemagne that emerges from the Link SUmmon is osme years older and wiser, wearing a gleaming white coat and brandishing a burning Joyeuse. [3000 ATK] ]

Charles the Great's effect! When Link Summoned, he equips Infernoble Knight Emperor Charles to him, gaining 500 ATK and is treated as Infernoble Knight Emperor Charles, gaining all its effects! [ The afterimage of the younger Charles the Great warps and distorts behind Charlemagne. [3000 ATK > 3500 ATK] ]

NOW!

I activate Salamandra Fusion! By equipping it to a FIRE Warrior, it gains 700 ATK!

[ A roaring, fiery dragon encircles Charles the Great, as he takes the sword-wielding position of the Flame Swordsman. [3500 > 4200] ]

And finally, I discard Bradamante from my Hand! By doing so, I can target a Warrior on the field and equip it with a valid Equip Spell from my deck!

[ A card spits out, as Onni reveals it immediately before slamming it down. ] Noble Arms - Gallatin!

[ The flame-wreathed Joyeuse morphs into the sword of Gawain, shining with the light of day as Charles the Great raises it above his head. [4200 > 5200 ATK] ]

The wielder of Gallatin gains 1000 ATK, but loses 200 ATK per each of my Standby Phases! Not that I expect there will be another turn.

[arknpcs6]

T-there's no way could pull out something like that that could overpower a gift from the Saint! She's the witch queen who will free all of creation from tyranny itself!

::She's stepping back, panicked.::

How could a Link-1 defeat a Rank 13 monster!?

[becomeanwarrior]

FOOL!

If you can manifest an impossible monster, then just as surely, I can manifest an impossible victory! The ability to comprehend the shape the unrealized reality takes... and by comprehending, devise a path to victory!

That is what it means to champion the light of Reason! That is the insight and potential granted to Man by the gift of the Flame!

Now then! Allow me to free you from the shackles of your ignorance and ego!

[ Lifts an open palm skyward, as Charles raises Joyeuse to the sky, as the blade takes the shape of Gallatin and is surrounded by the dragon flame spirit of Salamandra. ]

Emperor Charles The Great! Attack Rising Rebellion Falcon!

JOYEUSE GALLATINE DRACO!

[ Charles swings the blade down, the shining energy suddenly dispersing in an incredibly massive blue-and-gold sword beam wreathed in draconic flames that consumes Isidori and Rebellion Raid Falcon both, and probably whites out any part of the throne room not consumed by it. ]