Yu-Gi-Oh! Fourseasons

"Wuhu! School's out!" You Dong picked up his schoolbag and swung it around (how envious, their schoolbags were so light they could be swung around).

You Xia slung her backpack over her shoulder and asked, "Are you this happy just because school's over? There must be something else going on."

You Dong nodded and replied, "Yes, I signed up for a shop's competition yesterday, and it started today! You know what? There's a reward for making it into the top 32, and I heard the first place prize is a whopping five rare Synchro or Tuner monster cards! Five! A whole five!"

Upon hearing about the generous reward, You Xia immediately became interested: "I want to go too!"

You Dong glanced at You Xia and asked, "You don't play synchronized teleportation, what are you doing there?"

You Xia laughed and said, "I never said I was going to get the first place prize. If we make it to the finals, I'll just admit defeat, won't I?"

You Dong said with a wicked smile, "If that's really what you think, then I regret to inform you that you have no chance."

You Xia looked completely bewildered: "Why?"

You Dong explained, "There were only 512 spots available for this competition, and they were all snapped up by 5:30 pm yesterday!"

You Xia was a little disappointed: "That's a real pity."

You Dong laughed and said, "I'm not going to chat with you anymore. I'm going to play my shop's competition first."

……

Half an hour later, You Dong arrived at the card shop.

You Dong walked up to the staff member and said, "Hello, I'm here to participate in the store competition."

The staff member glanced at You Dong and said, "You must be contestant number nineteen."

You Dong asked, "How did you know?"

The staff member laughed and said, "How could I not know? You're the only one who hasn't arrived yet."

Without saying a word, You Dong ran inside.

……

"Ten seconds until contestant number nineteen arrives on the field! Ten! Nine! Eight..."

You Dong's opponent was extremely dissatisfied with his lateness, muttering under his breath, "How can a hero desert his post?!"

Before the host could finish counting, You Dong rushed onto the stage. "No need to count! I'm here!"

Host: "Now that both sides have arrived, let the duel begin!"

The two shouted at the same time: "Duel!"

Opposite side: "My turn."

"I activate the Spell Card [Pot of Greed] from my hand and draw two cards."

"I activate the Spell Card [Fusion] from my hand, fusing [Elemental HERO Featherman] and [Elemental HERO Burst Lady] from my hand! Fusion Summon! Level 6! Everyone's Hero! [Elemental HERO Flamewing]!"

"Then, I Normal Summon [Elemental HERO Flamebringer]. When I activate [Flamebringer]'s effect, I can add one [Fusion] card from my Deck to my hand when this monster is successfully summoned."

"I activate the Spell Card [Fusion] from my hand to fuse [Flameman] on the field and [Elemental HERO Goldblade] in my hand! Fusion Summon! Level 8! [Elemental HERO Nova Master]."

The opponent has 0 cards in hand, 1 in front row, 1 in back row, 8000 Life Points, 6 in Graveyard, and 0 banished cards.

Yu Dong's turn: "My turn, draw! I activate the Spell [Winter Synchro] from my hand, and Special Summon a Tuner [Winter] monster from my hand."

"Come out! [Winter Synchron]."

"I usually summon [Winter Charcoal Warrior]."

[Winter Charcoal Warrior], Attribute: Fire, Level 4, Effect Monster, Warrior Type, Attack 1800, Defense 1500.

"I'll level up my Rank 3 [Winter Synchron] and Rank 4 [Charcoal Warrior]! Synchron Summon! Rank 7! [Winter Extinguished Furnace]!"

[Winter's Extinct Furnace], Attribute: Fire, Level 7, Effect/Synchron Monster, Machine-Type, ATK 1500, DEF 1700.

"When I activate the effect of [Extinguished Furnace], and this monster is successfully Synchro Summoned, banish two cards from your opponent's Deck."

"Then comes the second effect of [Extinguished Furnace]: Once every three turns, select one monster in your Graveyard as its Equip Card, and return it to the Graveyard after two turns; I will equip [Charcoal Warrior] from my Graveyard to [Extinguished Furnace]. [Extinguished Furnace]'s ATK increases to 3300, and its DEF increases to 3300."

"Advance to Battle Rank! [Extinguished Furnace] Attack [Flame Wingman]!"

Flames suddenly rose from the extinguished furnace and surged toward the Flame Wingman, burning him to ashes.

Yu Dong ends his turn by setting one card face down: "I set one card face down, end turn."

Yu Dong has 1 card in hand, 1 in front row, 2 in back row, 8000 life points, 2 in graveyard, and 0 banished cards.

The opponent has 0 cards in hand, 1 in front row, 0 in back row, 6900 Life Points, 7 in Graveyard, and 2 banished cards.

Opponent's turn: "My turn, draw a card!"

"I activate the Spell Card [Hero's Legacy] from my hand, return [Flame Wingman] from my Graveyard to my Extra Deck, and draw three cards."

"I then activate the Spell Card [Miracle Fusion] from my hand, banishing [Featherman] and [Burst Lady] from my Graveyard, and Fusion Summon them!"

You Dong scoffed, "[Flame Wingman] is useless against me. What can you possibly create with this fusion summoning?"

The other party chuckled: "I never said I was going to fuse and summon [Flame Wingman]. Fusion Summon! Level 8! [Elemental Heroes: Great Storm]!"

You Dong slapped his forehead: "Damn it! I forgot about this guy!"

Opponent: "I activate the effect of [Great Storm]. When this monster is successfully summoned, the ATK and DEF of all monsters on the opponent's field are halved!"

"That way, we can destroy the [Extinguished Furnace]! Advance to Battle Rank! [Nova Lord], attack the [Extinguished Furnace]!"

"Damn it!" You Dong watched helplessly as the [extinguished stove] was destroyed.

"When the effect of [Nova Lord] is activated, I can draw a card when this monster destroys an opponent's monster."

"Next up is the [Great Storm] direct attack!"

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!" The 2800 damage made You Dong's arm go numb.

Opponent: "I'll set one card face down, end of turn."

Yu Dong has 0 card in hand, 1 in front row, 1 in back row, 4250 life points, 4 in graveyard, and 0 banished cards.

The opponent has 0 cards in hand, 2 in front row, 1 in back row, 8000 Life Points, 5 in Graveyard, and 4 banished cards.

You Dong: "My turn, draw a card!"

"I activate the Spell Card [Winter Lantern] from my hand and Special Summon [Extinguished Furnace] from my Graveyard."

The opponent laughed and said, "You want to attack me with [Extinguished Furnace]? No problem, your [Extinguished Furnace] will return to the graveyard at the end of your turn. Have you thought about how to defend next turn?"

You Dong mimicked the other person's tone and said, "I never said I was going to attack with [the extinguished furnace]."

"I activate the effect of [Winter Synchron] in my Graveyard, banish this monster, and Special Summon two [Winter Tokens] (Defense Position)."

"I'm upgrading the level 1 [Winter Derivative] and the level 7 [Extinguished Furnace]!"

"The dragon that slumbered beneath the ice has awakened! Let the glaciers return to the world! Synchro Summon! Level 8! [Winter Dragon]!"

"I activate the effect of [Winter Dragon]. When this monster is successfully summoned, its ATK increases by 300 times the number of [Winter] monsters on the field!"

"And [Winter Dragon] is considered a [Winter] monster according to the rules. That is to say, [Winter Dragon]'s attack power increases to 2900!"

"Not only that, after successfully summoning [Winter Dragon], you can also draw two cards!"

The other party exclaimed, "Your ace is incredibly powerful!"

You Dong laughed and said, "Of course! Otherwise, how could you be my trump card?"

"Advance to Battle Rank! [Winter Dragon] Attack [Nova Lord]!"

The opponent reveals a face-down card: "I reveal the face-down card [Hero Barrier]. If there is a [Hero] monster on the field, negate one of the opponent's attacks."

Seeing this, You Dong smiled wryly and said, "The round is over."

Yu Dong has 0 card in hand, 1 in front row, 1 in back row, 4250 life points, 4 in graveyard, and 1 banished cards.

The opponent has 1 cards in hand, 2 in front row, 0 in back row, 8000 Life Points, 8 in Graveyard, and 4 banished cards.

Opponent: "My turn, draw a card!"

"I usually summon [Blazing Man]."

"I activate the effect of [Flamboyant] to add a [Fusion] to my hand."

"I activate the Spell Card [Fusion] from my hand to fuse [Flameman] on the field with [Elemental HERO Necromancer] in my hand! Fusion Summon! Level 8! [Elemental HERO Necromancer]."

"I activate the effect of [Darkness], which increases ATK by 100 for each [Elemental HERO] monster in my graveyard."

"There are currently four [Elemental HERO] monsters in the graveyard, and the attack power of [Dark] has been increased to 3000!"

"Advance to Battle Rank! [Darkness] Attack [Winter Dragon]!"

"Next, [Great Storm] attacks [Winter Derivative]!"

"Then [Nova Lord] launched a direct attack!"

Yu Dong shouted, "I didn't want to use this card, I just wanted to scare you, but it seems I have no choice but to use it now! I'll open the face-down card [Snow Burial]. When the opponent declares a direct attack, I will negate that attack and destroy that monster."

"Ouch!" You Dong shook his arm, which was numb from the electric shock from the Duel Disk.

Opponent: "End of round."

Yu Dong has 0 card in hand, 0 in front row, 0 in back row, 1350 life points, 6 in graveyard, and 1 banished cards.

The opponent has 0 cards in hand, 2 in front row, 0 in back row, 8000 Life Points, 9 in Graveyard, and 4 banished cards.

You Dong: "My turn, draw a card!"

"I activate the Spell Card [Pot of Greed and Humility] from my hand, reveal the top three cards of my Deck, and add one to my hand."

Upon seeing the three cards, You Dong added the middle one to his hand without hesitation.

"I activate the Spell Card [Pot of Greed] from my hand and draw two cards."

When You Dong saw the two cards he had drawn, he was utterly speechless!

You Dong: "I'll set one card face down, end of turn."

Opponent: "My turn, draw a card!"

"I activate the Spell Card [Miracle Fusion] from my hand, banishing [Necromancer] and [Flameman] from my Graveyard, and Fusion Summon [Darkness]!"

"[Darkness] effect activated, attack power increased to 2900!"

"Advance to Battle Rank! Attack directly on the [Dark] with 3000 attack power!"

You Dong activated his face-down card: "I activated the face-down card [Transcription]. Both players' Life Points decreased by 1000, and all monsters on both players' fields were changed to Defense Position."

The other party sneered: "It's just a death throes. You'll be finished in my next round. Round over."

Yu Dong has 1 card in hand, 0 in front row, 0 in back row, 350 life points, 7 in graveyard, and 1 banished cards.

The opponent has 0 cards in hand, 3 in front row, 0 in back row, 7000 Life Points, 8 in Graveyard, and 6 banished cards.

You Dong: "My turn, draw a card!"

"I activate the Spell Card [Pot of Greed] from my hand and draw two cards."

Looking at the two cards he had drawn, You Dong thought, "[Monster Resurrection] and [Winter King Dragon Sword]? When did [Winter King Dragon Sword] appear again? Does it only appear when my base score is less than 1000?"

You Dong shook his head and shouted, "I usually summon [Winter King Dragon Sword]."

"Then, I activated the Spell Card [Monster Reborn] from my hand and Special Summoned [Winter Dragon] from my Graveyard."

"[Winter Dragon]'s effect activates, increasing ATK to 3200, and draw two cards."

"I activate the Field Spell Card [Ice Age] from my hand. All [Winter] monsters on the field gain 300 ATK and cannot be destroyed by battle."

"Next, the effect of [Winter Dragon Sword]: Equip this card to [Winter Dragon], and [Winter Dragon]'s ATK increases by 3000!"

"Advance to Battle Rank! [Winter Dragon] Attacks [Darkness]!"

"Then I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card [Inertia] from my hand!"

"[Winter Dragon]'s attack power has dropped to 6500. Attack on another [Dark]!"

"[Winter Dragon] Attack power reduced to 6200, attack [Great Storm]!"

"[Winter Dragon] Attack power reduced to 5900, direct attack! Glacier Dragon King Slash!"

Seeing the [Winter Dragon] with an attack power of 5900 wielding the ten-meter-long [Winter King Dragon Sword] and slashing at him, a sense of crisis surged into the opponent's heart!

"One more time! [Winter Dragon] Attack power reduced to 5600, direct attack! Glacier Dragon King Slash!"

The [Winter King Dragon Sword], which was originally about to strike down, was swung diagonally upwards under the control of [Winter Dragon], ruthlessly cutting the opponent's life points down to 0!

The referee announced the result: "Contestant number 19 wins!"

……

At the shop entrance, You Dong, who had just finished his match, was about to leave when a staff member suddenly called out to him: "Contestant number nineteen, you're the winner, right?"

You Dong turned around and replied, "Yes? What's wrong? Is there something you need?"

A staff member tossed You Dong a number tag and said, "Come to the round of 256 tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. This number tag is for entry."

You Dong glanced at the number plate with "39" written on it, nodded, and said, "I understand."

……

Original Card Encyclopedia.

[Winter's Extinguished Furnace], Attribute: FIRE, Level 7, Effect/Synchro Monster, Effect: 1. When this monster is Synchro Summoned, banish two cards from your opponent's Deck. 2. Once every three turns, you can equip one monster from the field, your hand, or your Graveyard as this monster's Equip Card, and send it to the Graveyard two turns later.