A Song Of Arcadia - [This Set is (an) Epic!] [51/??] (Keno vs. the Blackguards!)

[Lord Smeagle]

Mine is the BUMP that will pierce the heavens! Just who the hell do you think I am?

[Blazer]

Wow these are amazing! Nice job
OCG=10/100
ATRIBUTE=10/10
PICTUES=10/10
OTHER STUFF=10/10
OVERALL=11/10

[byak]

The only cards that are effective in the game are Zenith, the Synchro, and Devrain. But not so much for Devrain, really.

[Demon wolf]

Cool cards, but mine are WAY BETTER!

My wolf's kill

[Lord Smeagle]

[center][i]Outside the palace, in the streets,
came the sound of a hundred feet
Fleeing before their sure defeat
At the hands of the rebels of Arcadia.

Forces staggered, left and right
and no one faced a greater plight
Than the soldier who was torn apart
Between his captain and his heart

[b]Soldier killed soldier
Rebel killed rebel
Both killed citizen
And none could tell aught the difference![/b]

But even as the war-lines broke
The defenders of the common-folk
were citizen-soldiers, who served their due
And now dressed in a duller hue
These few noble Men (and elves)
Had taken it upon themselves
To fend off the invaders (and the saviors!) of Arcadia

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[img]http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/9240/85968dr.jpg[/img]

[spoiler=Lore]If you would take damage, you can Tribute this card to switch the damage to your opponent's Life Points. Once per turn, you can select 1 LIGHT monster you control and have its ATK become its original ATK.[/spoiler]

[img]http://img573.imageshack.us/img573/1133/85968.jpg[/img]

[spoiler=Lore]When this card is summoned, you can place 1 Level 3 or lower LIGHT monster in your Graveyard on top of your Deck. When this card inflicts Battle Damage, decrease its ATK by 300.[/spoiler]

[i]Fierce they fought, against the tide
Though many an arrow pierced Gilford's side
Wise Britae could heal any wound
And though many a sword-tip nearly found
Its way to end Britae, great Gilford's sword
Was a nigh-impenetrable ward
And so the battle raged and raged
Until the arrival of the Shades
On the horizon of Arcadia![/i]

[img]http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/2194/85968r.jpg[/img]

[spoiler=Lore]This card cannot be Special Summoned. This card returns to its owner's hand during the turn it was Normal Summoned or flipped face-up. This card gains ATK equal to the ATK of the monster Tributed for its Tribute Summon. When this card attacks, inflict damage to your opponent equal to half this card's ATK. When this card returns to its owner's hand, you can Special Summon 1 Level 3 DARK monster from your hand and take damage equal to its ATK.[/spoiler]

[i]Abhorrent in shape, in sight, in sound
They could raze the city to the ground!

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Under the rubble and fallen beam
Young Reddas had a fever-dream
A cold, pale light shone from above
Upon his distant, lonely love

[img]http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/6728/85968q.jpg[/img]

But as the pale light turned to day
The lovely vision faded away
To ashes and dust, shouts of terror
Awful news, and a menacing bearer[/i]

[img]http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/6966/85968n.jpg[/img]

[spoiler=Lore]When this card is Synchro Summoned, add 1 Ritual Spell Card from your Deck to your hand. Once per turn, select 1 face-up monster your opponent controls. During this turn, you can Ritual Summon using that monster as Tribute, but you cannot conduct your Battle Phase this turn. If this card is used as a Tribute for a Ritual Summon, draw 1 card.[/spoiler]

[i]"You'll come with me," the messenger said
"You'll follow me quick, or you'll follow me dead."
Reddas was loath to abandon friends
But lest they all meet the same bitter end
He followed the messenger, spirited out of Arcadia.

The Queen's fair palace was no more
A kingdom shaken to the core
Piercing cries and deafening roars
Fade, but echoed evermore
In the memories of Arcadia.[/i]

[img]http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/1133/85968.jpg[/img]

[spoiler=Lore]Increase the ATK of all Level 4 or lower DARK monsters by 500. Level 6 or higher DARK monsters can't be removed from the field during the turn they're summoned. If this card was activated by the effect of an "Arcadia" card, while there is a DARK monster on the field, this card can't be removed from the field.[/spoiler]

[i]Terrible darkness fell o'er the land
Against which no mortal man could stand
War would reign for three years hence,
Rid Arcadia of its innocence.
Into the lawless lands came forth
A fearsome ruler from the north
Ril Degas, the Black King of Arcadia![/i]

[img]http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/3061/85968f.jpg[/img]

[i][spoiler=Lore]This card cannot be summoned except by the effect of "Prophecy of the Frozen Queen." If "Reddas, Brave Squire of Arcadia" is in the Graveyard, this card gains 500 ATK and DEF. If your Life Points are lower than your opponent's, once per turn, you can destroy 1 face-up monster on the field and gain Life Points equal to half its ATK. If it was a monster your opponent controls, this card cannot attack this turn. If you have more Life Points than your opponent, when your opponent draws a card outside of their Draw Phase, you can take 1000 damage to have them send that card to the Graveyard and inflict 500 damage to your opponent. If your have fewer cards in your hand than your opponent, you can Tribute 1 DARK monster you control to discard 1 card from your opponent's hand. If you have more cards in your hand than your opponent, this card inflicts Piercing Damage.[/spoiler]

A king without a kingdom, he
Came with forces otherworldly
Out of the cold, bleak northern mist
He came to rule with an iron fist
And bring order to Arcadia.

Peer now through the looking glass
What seven years hence will come to pass

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Feet are running, heart is pounding
Beasts are fleeing, dogs are hounding
The swiftest foot, the fiercest brawn
For wild Keno, supper's on.

[img]http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/1133/85968.jpg[/img]

[spoiler=Lore]Once per turn, you can look at the bottom card of your Deck. Place it on top of your Deck or remove it from play. If "Golden Age Of Arcadia" is face-up on the field, Battle Damage this card inflicts to your opponent becomes 0. If "Dark Times For Arcadia" is face-up on the field, once per turn, you can pay Life Points equal to the ATK of a monster on the field to destroy it. This effect cannot be negated.[/spoiler]

His quarry dodges, sprints, and strains
The fleet-foot master of the plains

[img]http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/3294/85968i.jpg[/img]

[spoiler=Lore]This card cannot be destroyed by battle. If this card is attacked, destroy it at the end of the Battle Phase. You can discard this card to add 1 Field Spell Card from your Deck to your hand.[/spoiler]

But Keno's cat is on his heels
His neck is seized - the quarry reels
And falls at the feet of Keno of Arcadia.

But before he can enjoy his feast
He's interrupted - to say the least
By the local law, the Black King's arm
A troop well-versed in doing harm
The Disradiante Blackguard of Arcadia!

[img]http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/2541/85968o.jpg[/img]

[spoiler=Lore]You can tribute this card and 1 other DARK monster you control to destroy 1 face-down card on the field. When this card is destroyed as a result of battle, you can add 1 Level 2 DARK monster from your Deck to your hand. If you control 3 "Disradiante Blackguard of Arcadia," you can activate "Dark Times For Arcadia" from your Graveyard or Deck.[/spoiler]

"How dare you, whelp," the guard began
"Hunt Our Lord's prey on Our Lord's land?"
Keno offered no reply
But a gentle shrug and a smile wry.

The Blackguard, they were not amused,
This ignorant fool must be confused!
They'd show him the power of the new King of Arcadia!

One in the center, two from the side
The knights, they charged in circles wide
To flank our hero. But for the cat,
He would be naught. The feline spat
and hissed and leapt upon the center
guard, and Keno's blade did enter
The left guard's eye, and, shifting feet, he
tripped the last guard most discreetly.

He'd call that last fight a disgrace,
But hark - six more guards take their place!

[img]http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/8713/85968a.jpg[/img]

[spoiler=Lore]Whenever a Level 2 or lower DARK monster is destroyed as a result battle and you take Battle Damage, double that damage. Then, Special Summon 2 "Minion Tokens" (DARK/Warrior/LV2/0/0) in Attack Position. The ATK and DEF of "Minion Tokens" is the ATK and DEF of the destroyed monster. "Minion Tokens" cannot be placed in Defense Mode. All Battle Damage dealt to the controller of 1 or more "Minion Tokens" is doubled. When this card is destroyed, send half the cards you control to the Graveyard (rounded up) OR halve your Life Points.[/spoiler]

What sorcery! he though, distraught.
The guards closed in - Keno was caught.
He slashed about, to no avail
The soldiers fall, but in their trail
Still more would come! How many must
he slay - all the guards in Arcadia?

Cloaked in darkness sorcerous
Unlikely savior, and her horse
Spring from the dark of the forest near
Pierce the mob like an ebon spear

[img]http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/1133/85968.jpg[/img]

[spoiler=Lore]FLIP: Select any number of "Hero of Arcadia" monsters and flip them face-down. When a face-down monster is attacked this turn, increase its DEF by half of its original DEF. If this card is being used as a Synchro Material Monster, face-down monsters can be used as Synchro Material Monsters. Those monsters are treated as Level 1.[/spoiler]
Seizing Keno from the fray
He'll live to fight another day
In a darkened Arcadia.

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[~D¡ScOrD~]

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These are amazing.

SO ORIGINAL! 1000/10

Unfortunately, if I made a set like this, it would be considered

a ) Inferior, and
b ) Plagiarism.

Except if I had your permission to create a set like this one... *hint hint* (Don't worry, I'd give you full credit for the idea.)

Anyway, awesome cards. Excellent job.

[Lord Smeagle]

Thank you. Imitation IS the highest form of flattery, so I certainly wouldn't mind. I'd appreciate the props, maybe a sig link, but that's all up to you. It's not like I was the first person to ever write a story on YCM.

[Lord Smeagle]

BUMPAGE

[~D¡ScOrD~]

YAY!

[Ren✧]

this amazing. Simply amazing. I read the whole thing and cannot wait for new updates. I would like to point out an error but found none worth mentioning. I cannot wait to see what comes next but your story has started to make me think in rhymes.

[Lord Smeagle]

bump

[Lord Smeagle]

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