Poisoned Love! The Wanderer VS The Dueless

*"The Wanderer must Duel to the death against a women from his past.*"
***Poisoned Love! The Wanderer VS The Dueless*** is the 2nd episode of *Yu-Gi-Oh!: DEVOLUTION*.

## Transcript

[*The Wanderer stands off against The Dueless, both of whom have activated their Duel Disks. The Dueless takes the first turn.*]
**Dueless:** Let us begin. I'll lay my one card facedown and end my turn.

**Wanderer:** (*She didn't put a Monster out.*)

**Dueless:** I will promise you one thing. I will never attack you during this Duel.

**Wanderer:** Why not?

**Dueless:** Because, I could never attack someone I love.

**Wanderer:** But...how could you love me? Unless you're-!

**Dueless:** I am...

[*The Dueless proceeds to remove the cloth around her head. Her face remains covered.*]
**Dueless:** ...who you're searching for.

**Wanderer:** How can this be?! I thought you were dead!

**Dueless:** MADMAN wanted your cards. Since he couldn't find you, he took me, knowing you'd follow.

**Wanderer:** Your eyes...

**Dueless:** He wanted to know where you were. I wouldn't tell him, so he tortured me, taking my sight.

[*The Wanderer clenches his fist angrily.*]
**Wanderer:** MADMAN...!

**Dueless:** You and I will have one final Duel! He trained me in the Game of Darkness. *Don't* underestimate me.

**Wanderer:** Forget about the Duel! Please, just come back-

**Dueless:** NO!

[*As The Wanderer tries approaching his wife, she holds a hand over her chest.*]
**Dueless:** I've been poisoned, too.

**Wanderer:** ...What?

**Dueless:** We will fight. Either we both die, or one of us lives. Nothing else.

**Wanderer:** We don't have to fight like this.

**Dueless:** Is that so?

[*She reaches into her cloak.*]
**Wanderer:** What are you doing?

**Dueless:** Duel me.

[*She raises a flask of antidotal medicine beside her.*]
**Wanderer:** I said no.

[*The medicine is slowly poured onto the ground.*]
**Wanderer:** Stop! The antidote!

**Dueless:** Duel me!

**Wanderer:** I- I can't!

[*She continues pouring.*]
**Wanderer:** Please stop!

**Dueless:** Soon, there won't be any left, and we will both die. Is that what you want?

**Wanderer:** Don't make me do this... Please...

[*Before The Dueless can empty the flask, The Wanderer caves in.*]
**Wanderer:** ALL RIGHT! I'll...Duel you.

**Dueless:** Good. It's your move.

**Wanderer:** (*I have to find a way to save us both.*) I Summon Gazelle in ATK mode! Gazelle, attack her Life Points directly!

[*Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts → Direct attack = The Dueless LP: 2500*]
**Wanderer:** Forgive me...

**Dueless:** If all you do is attack with anger, you'll never win.

**Wanderer:** Attack with...anger?

**Dueless:** For my turn, I'll Summon Sangan in ATK mode.

**Wanderer:** (*Why did she Summon such a weak Monster?*)

**Dueless:** I'll equip him with the Spell Card, Megamorph.

[*Sangans ATK increases to 2000.*]
**Wanderer:** Megamorph?!

**Dueless:** This card will double my Monster's ATK when my Life Points are lower than yours.

**Wanderer:** (*That's why she let me attack her directly. To lower her Life Points. Now she has a stronger Monster than me!*)

**Dueless:** I'll lay one card facedown. My turn's over.

**Wanderer:** (*I don't have a facedown card. Why didn't she attack?*)

**Dueless:** I wasn't lying when I said I wouldn't attack you.

**Wanderer:** But how could you possibly win?

**Dueless:** Attacking isn't the only way to defeat your enemy.

**Wanderer:** (*What could she be planning?*) [*violent coughing*]

[*The Wanderer coughs blood into his hand.*]
**Wanderer:** (*I can't think about that now. The longer we Duel, the more this poison takes effect. I can't waist any more time.*) It's my turn now! (*Sangan has 2000 ATK points. This Monster will be just as strong.*)

[*The card he draws is Swordstalker.*]
**Wanderer:** I'll sacrifice Gazelle to summon-

**Dueless:** I'll activate the Trap Card, Coffin Seller.

**Wanderer:** What?!

**Dueless:** This card makes you lose 300 Life Points for every time your Monsters are sent to the Graveyard.

**Wanderer:** (*So even if I Tribute Gazelle, he'll enter the Graveyard and I'll lose 300 Life Points. I have no choice.*) I'll still Tribute Gazelle!

**Dueless:** Then you lose 300 Life Points.

[*Coffin Seller = The Wanderer LP: 3700*]
**Wanderer:** Come out, Swordstalker!

**Dueless:** Both of our Monsters have 2000 ATK points. You strike, they both will die.

**Wanderer:** Heh. That's what *you* think. Activating the Spell Card, Spell Shattering Arrow! This magical arrow will destroy all your faceup Spell Cards! And for each Spell Card destroyed, you lose 500 Life Points!

[*Megamorph is destroyed, bringing Sangan's ATK back to 1000.*]
[*Spell Shattering Arrow = The Dueless LP: 2000*]
**Wanderer:** Rigid Strike!

**Dueless:** Fool. Activating Trap, the Crush Card! Before Sangan was destroyed, I sacrificed him for the Crush Card. Now all your Monsters with 1500 ATK or more are sent to the Graveyard for three turns.

[*Swordstalker is sent to the GY, and The Wanderer discards two Monsters from his hand.*]
**Wanderer:** (*My high ATK Monsters... They're gone.*)

**Dueless:** Because your Monsters were sent to the Graveyard, Coffin Seller makes you lose 300 Life Points.

[*Coffin Seller = The Wanderer LP: 3400*]
**Dueless:** Not only that. Since Sangan was sent to the Graveyard, I get to search for a Monster with 1500 or lower ATK.

**Wanderer:** What Monster will you choose?

**Dueless:** This one.

[*The card's face is completely faded, written over with strange markings.*]
**Wanderer:** (*Why does the card look that that?*) I'll end my turn!

**Dueless:** I draw. Activating the Spell Card, Restructer Revolution! (*This will make you lose 200 Life Points for each card in your hand...*)

**Wanderer:** I have three cards.

**Dueless:** Meaning you lose 600 Life Points.

[*Restructer Revolution = The Wanderer LP: 2800*]
**Wanderer:** It's my move!

[*The card he draws is Legendary Fiend.*]
**Wanderer:** (*No, Legendary Fiend's ATK is too high.*)

**Dueless:** The Crush Card is still in effect.

[*Legendary Fiend is discarded.*]
**Dueless:** Now, Coffin Seller activates.

[*Coffin Seller = The Wanderer LP: 2500*]
**Wanderer:** My turn's done.

**Dueless:** With a clear field, I could attack you directly, but I won't. I'll simply put one Monster in DEF mode.

**Wanderer:** (*This is the last turn the Crush Card's effective. I need to Summon a Monster!*) I'll draw!

[*He draws Celtic Guardian.*]
**Wanderer:** Yes! I'll Summon the Celtic Guardian to the field! Now attack with Silver Blade Slash!

[*Celtic Guardian destroys The Dueless's facedown Monster, Morphing Jar.*]
**Dueless:** When Morphing Jar is destroyed, both players send their hands to the Graveyard and draw five new cards.

**Wanderer:** (*My hand has no Monsters, so I'm safe from Coffin Seller. But if I draw new Monsters, and their ATK is higher than 1500, the Crush Card will destroy them. I'll have to put them in the Graveyard, or Coffin Seller will take more of my Life Points!*)

[*Drawing his new hand, The Wanderer pulls Copycat.*]
**Wanderer:** (*Okay, Copycat has 0 ATK, so he's immune from the Crush Card Virus.*) I'll end my turn.

[*Crush Card Virus wears off.*]
**Dueless:** For my turn, I lay one card facedown. Then I activate Card Destruction!

**Wanderer:** That makes both players send their entire hand to the Graveyard!

**Dueless:** Yes. And Coffin Seller is still in effect.

**Wanderer:** Which means Copycat goes to the Graveyard as well, and I lose another 300 Life Points.

[*Coffin Seller = The Wanderer LP: 2200*]
**Dueless:** Card Destruction also makes both players draw the same number of cards they threw away.

[*The Wanderer pulls Jinzo.*]
**Wanderer:** (*Jinzo! I can Tribute the Celtic Guardian for him next turn. He'll negate all her Trap Cards, making Coffin Seller useless.*)

**Dueless:** My turn isn't over. Activating Exchange!

**Wanderer:** Exchange?

**Dueless:** Each player must trade one card from their hand to the other player. Come here.

[*The Wanderer holds his cards out to The Dueless.*]
**Wanderer:** If you can't see, how will you know what card you've taken from me?

**Dueless:** You'll find out.

**Wanderer:** (*Don't pick Jinzo...*)

[*She picks Jinzo.*]
**Wanderer:** [*grunt*]

**Dueless:** It seems I've chosen a good card. Here are mine.

[*All of The Dueless's cards have their faces replaced with markings.*]
**Wanderer:** (*What?! These cards... They're all blank! They only have a mark on them. Why?*)

**Dueless:** Now that I'm blind, I've carved symbols on each card. All I need to do is touch the front of the card, and I'll know.

**Wanderer:** (*These symbols... I can't decipher them. It doesn't matter which one I pick. I'll just take it and not use it.*)

[*He takes a card and examines it. Despite its face being scratched off, the Quick-Play symbol is still visible.*]
**Wanderer:** (*What's this? A Quick-Play Spell Card.*)

**Dueless:** Let's continue.

[*The Wanderer walks back to his side of the field.*]
**Wanderer:** (*I lost a strong Monster, and gained a card I don't know how to use. Things are only getting worse.*)

**Dueless:** I'm ending my turn.

**Wanderer:** (*I need to destroy Coffin Seller at any cost. Jinzo wasn't my only card that can do it.*) Draw!

**Dueless:** Activate Trap, Drop Off. You must discard the card you just drew.

**Wanderer:** (*Heavy Storm. This could've destroyed all the Spell and Trap Cards on the field.*)

**Dueless:** Put that card in the Graveyard.

**Wanderer:** Celtic Guardian! Direct attack!

[*The Dueless's LP do not change.*]
**Wanderer:** She didn't lose any Life Points?! But how?!

[*Kuriboh appears.*]
**Wanderer:** Kuriboh?

**Dueless:** When I discard Kuriboh from my hand to the Graveyard, all battle damage is reduced to 0.

**Wanderer:** [*scoff*] That ends my turn.

**Dueless:** I'll start my turn by placing one card facedown. Then I'll activate Tribute to the Doomed on your Celtic Guardian. After I discard one card from my hand to the Graveyard, your Monster will instantly be destroyed.

[*She discards Jinzo, which also triggers Coffin Seller's effect.*]
[*Coffin Seller = The Wanderer LP: 1900*]
**Wanderer:** My Jinzo?!

**Dueless:** Since Jinzo and Celtic Guardian have been sent to the Graveyard, Coffin Seller activates.

[*Coffin Seller = The Wanderer LP: 1600*]
**Dueless:** Finally, I'll activate this Spell Card, Ookazi!

**Wanderer:** Ookazi?!

**Dueless:** This will inflict 800 points of direct damage to you.

**Wanderer:** GRAAAAAAHH!!

[*Ookazi = The Wanderer LP: 800*]
**Dueless:** The more you fight with hate in your heart, the more pain you'll endure.

**Wanderer:** There isn't any other way...to fight!

**Dueless:** That ends my turn.

**Wanderer:** It's my turn.

[*He draws Harpie's Feather Duster.*]
**Wanderer:** (*Harpie's Feather Duster... This can destroy all the Spells and Traps she has on her side of the field.*) I'll activate the Spell Card, Harpie's Feather Duster!

**Dueless:** Activate Counter Trap, Solemn Judgment. At the cost of half my Life Points, I can negate and destroy Harpie's Feather Duster.

[*Solemn Judgment = The Dueless LP: 1000*]
**Wanderer:** This...can't be!

[*The Wanderer looks to his hand, which holds a Trap called Gift Card.*]
**Wanderer:** (*Gift Card? It'll just give her 3000 Life Points. I need the Trap Card Bad Reaction to Simochi. These two combined would make her lose 3000 Life Points, instantly making me win the Duel. I'll have to bluff until then.*) I lay one card facedown, ending my turn.

**Dueless:** (*He's very weak. How much more can he take?*) It's my turn now. This will decide everything... I Summon the Mystical Elf in ATK mode. She'll be equipped with the Book of Secret Arts, which raises her ATK and DEF by 300 points.

[*Mystical Elf's ATK and DEF become 1100 and 2300 respectively.*]
**Dueless:** I lay two cards facedown, ending my turn. This is it... Show me what kind of man you are.

[*As The Wanderer prepares to draw, his vision begins to blur.*]
**Wanderer:** (*The poison... It's too much. I'm not gonna last another turn.*) I'll d-draw my card.

[*He draws Bait Doll.*]
**Wanderer:** (*B-Bait Doll? This can force the activation of one of her facedown Trap Cards. If the timing's correct, it'll force the Trap to activate. If not, the Trap is destroyed. I can't wait for her to use it. This is my chance!*) I'll activate Bait Doll! And I'll choose to activate that facedown card!

**Dueless:** You've failed. The card you've activated is Ring of Destruction! This will detonate and destroy one Monster on the field I've chosen.

**Wanderer:** You're Mystical Elf is the only Monster *on* the field!

**Dueless:** When she is destroyed, her ATK points will be deducted from our Life Points.

[*The Wanderer sits at 800 LP, while the Dueless is 1000. Mystical Elf's ATK is 1100, meaning the Duel will end in a draw.*]
**Wanderer:** No! That means we'll *both* lose!

**Dueless:** Your hatred and anger have sentenced us both to death. You are not the man I loved.

**Wanderer:** (*This can't be happening... I lost everything. This Duel, my life, my love... Wait, the card I got from her. Maybe I can stop this. She said I can't win by attacking. I need to have faith in this card.*)

[*He looks to The Dueless with despair and reluctantly inserts the card into his Duel Disk.*]
**Wanderer:** I'll activate your Quick-Play Spell Card.

**Dueless:** So you're using it?

**Wanderer:** The card I took was Spell of Pain. Now all the Life Points I would've lost by Ring of Destruction will be directed back to you!

**Dueless:** I'll lose 2200 Life Points.

**Wanderer:** I'm sorry! I promise...I'll avenge your death. But I have to win. I have to beat you!

[*For a moment, time freezes. The world is filled with color, and both The Dueless and The Wanderer wear normal clothes. The Wanderer approaches his wife.*]
**Wanderer:** How can this be? It's really you!

**Dueless:** Yes...

[*The Wanderer falls to his knees as The Dueless caresses his face.*]
**Wanderer:** Please forgive me... What have I done...?

**Dueless:** What's wrong?

**Wanderer:** I've become a monster. I'm fighting for the person I love the most.

**Dueless:** But you *have* to defeat me to reach MADMAN.

**Wanderer:** I've been fighting for you...to save you. After what I saw what MADMAN did to you, my hate blinded me. So much so that I was willing to even...kill you to get to him.

**Dueless:** But you must.

**Wanderer:** No! If I kill everything in the name of vengance, than I'm no different than him. I don't deserve your love.

**Dueless:** I couldn't say I truly loved you if I didn't accept all of you.

**Wanderer:** All of me?

**Dueless:** The good and the bad, the light and the dark. All your love.

**Wanderer:** And the hate.

[*The Dueless nods and lets go of her husband.*]
**Wanderer:** Please don't go. I need you so much.

[*He remains on the ground, but The Dueless is gone.*]
**Wanderer:** This hate in my heart has made me lose my way.

[*The Wanderer snaps back to reality.*]
**Wanderer:** No more! I'll activate my last card!

[*He activates Gift Card.*]
**Dueless:** What?!

**Wanderer:** Gift Card will give you 3000 Life Points...for nothing.

**Dueless:** 3000 Life Points? But why?

**Wanderer:** Spell of Pain would've caused you to lose 2200 Life Points when Ring of Destruction activates. With the extra 3000 Life Points, you'll survive the blast. I failed to protect you from MADMAN. Your fate shouldn't be in my hands. Your life is yours, not mine to take. I understand now. I know the man I want to be... The mad who'd rather die with love and sorrow, than live on being hateful.

[*He closes his eyes.*]
**Wanderer:** Goodbye.

[*Ring of Destruction = The Dueless LP: 0*]
[*As her Life Points are depleted, The Dueless drops her cards and collapses. The Wanderer runs over and catches her.*]
**Wanderer:** NO! Hold on! I've got you!

[*He kneels down, holding her in his lap.*]
**Wanderer:** Why?! Why did your Life Points go down?!

[*The Dueless holds up a Trap Card, Seven Tools of the Bandit.*]
**Wanderer:** That card...!

**Dueless:** When Ring of Destruction exploded...I activated S-Seven Tools of the Bandit. It negated your Gift Card after I paid 1000 Life Points.

**Wanderer:** But why?!

**Dueless:** Because you've changed.

**Wanderer:** I've changed...?

**Dueless:** I knew you'd avenge me. How enraged you'd become once you've seen what MADMAN did to me. This rage would change you into someone you aren't.

**Wanderer:** I don't know who I am without you!

**Dueless:** I do. You're a man who's kind and gentle- [*coughing*]

**Wanderer:** Hang on! You need the antidote, now!

[*She holds up the flask.*]
**Dueless:** You first. Please.

**Wanderer:** ...Okay. [*gulping*] Here, drink the rest.

[*As he tries lowering the flask to The Dueless, she stops him.*]
**Dueless:** This antidote won't cure me.

**Wanderer:** What?!

**Dueless:** I was given a different poison.

**Wanderer:** N-no...!

[*The Dueless holds her husband's shaking fist.*]
**Dueless:** We both have different poisons. This was MADMAN's plan.

**Wanderer:** His plan?

**Dueless:** If I didn't take the poison, he would've killed me and let you find me dead. You would've been blinded with anger and lose your Duel with him. I couldn't let this happen. I convinced him to let me Duel you. He believed you would become even more enraged and unable to Duel with him properly. But what I really wanted to do was reach you.

**Wanderer:** You shouldn't have done that!

**Dueless:** No matter that I chose, I would've died. At least this way, I'd have a chance to save you.

**Wanderer:** Don't say that! I-It's not over yet!

**Dueless:** I'm sorry. Please, forgive me.

**Wanderer:** I forgive you...

[*They embrace.*]
**Dueless:** I love you...

[*The Dueless draws her last breath. Her husband looks to the sky.*]
**Wanderer:** Don't... DON'T LEAVE ME! PLEEEEASE! NOOOOO!!

[*He continues to wail while holding The Dueless's corpse in his arms.*]