It Does... For This Game At Least!

You let out a large whoosh of air as the beam passes through a third illusion, the odds having fallen in your favor this time. Artie grunts in disappointment and mutters, "D-D-Didn't expect you... to... **** an e-e-end game s-s-situation this... fast. E-Even by quick... game... standards."

"Rough on the nerves but still kind of fun, isn't it?" you ask even as six cards vanish from your deck to replenish the missing Drain-Imp illusions and the black smoke returns to cover your side of the field and reshuffle the positioning of your unit and its five fakes.

"A... little..." Artie replies with a small smile, though you notice that nervous gaze at the Imp returns for a moment even as his Magic Maidens look ready to take their next turn.

Selena is leaning forward curiously, Mana clutching her pillow tighter as she does the same. They both seem engrossed in the game to the point they do not seem to be aware that Selena's top is loose enough that her modest cleavage is on display while Mana's skirt has bunched up a little to expose more of her thighs. Both you and Artie take a quick sideways glance at them and you see your fellow male's Adams apple bob in response to the flesh on display.

"Time for round two," you say, drawing both his and your attention back to the board, "Unless you'd just like to surrender now and get to the question and answers section of the night."

"I-I-If this were a... full... game," he replies, "I-I-I would have m-m-more... options. But for n-n-now..."

He points and calls out his first attack, the Healing Finisher blazing towards your side of the field to hit... another illusion, leaving five remaining targets. "Strike one..." you hear Selena mutter to herself.

Artie has the Maidens attack again, the Arresting Finisher... also passing through another illusion to leave four targets. "Strike two," she mutters again, suddenly perking up as she raises her voice, "Wait, won't the Imp drain more points than your units have? What happens then?"

"Th-They just... have... zero," he replies, "S-S-So they can't d-d-defend... o-o-or be... defended. N-N-Not by other... units... or s-spells."

Now it is your turn to perk up, raising an eyebrow. "All or nothing verses all or nothing then," you said, "I salute your bravery, good sir."

"L-L-Like I... said. I'd be playing... different... in a full g-g-game."

With that, the Extinguishing Finisher, seemingly Artie's last chance, rushes towards a Drain-Imp and... once more passes through an illusion, leaving three targets.

However, before you or the girls can say anything, he suddenly raises his free hand as he uses the other to draw two cards from his deck that swiftly vanish. The Magic Maidens throw their scepters skywards, where they collide in mid-air. A flash of light engulfs them and, when it clears, it seems the three weapons have combined and transformed into an almost comically oversized golden sword that Marie takes hold of when it descends towards her. Sasha and Tara help her brace the weapon that is almost as big as she is as Artie explains, "I-I-If the Maidens... finish... all their a-a-attacks, and there's s-s-still an enemy on the f-f-field, I can... summon... M-M-Magic Maiden F-F-Final... Rescue... Saber! A-A-Adds one points to... e-each of them until m-m-my next... turn... a-a-and gives them one m-m-more united attack!"

If their normal attacks were already going to wipe out your remaining cards, than this would do it for sure... and given that you only had two illusions left to protect the real deal, the odds of that happening were higher than they had been even at the end of the previous turn. You find yourself muttering a small prayer under your breath, genuinely surprised at how invested you were getting in this short game, as you watch the Magic Maidens wind-up for their final blow.

Marie swings the sword around to raise it up over her head, Tara and Sasha helping to keep it up but all three look to be struggling with the weight as white energy gathers around the blade and then increases its length even more. Finally, the three Magic Maidens slowly bring the sword down in a chopping motion, letting gravity add more momentum to the strike even though it seems like everything is moving in slow motion.

You are kind of glad you went to the bathroom before dropping in tonight as you feel your sphincter tightening as hard as your cock had been seeing Selena's pussy earlier. Speaking of, Selena shrieks and covers her eyes, though the fingers of her right hand are spread just far enough she can still barely peek at the results. Mana is hugging her pillow so tightly you almost expect it to pop like a balloon at any moment and her legs fidget slightly around it. Artie is visibly holding his breath, even his normal jitters lessen as the blade descends. Out of the corner of your eye you can see even your familiar has gotten caught up in the moment, the Dragon Fairy lifting her head and leaning forward expectantly on her coin pile.

The blade of magical energy slices through the Imp, crashing against the ground and everything pauses. Your throat is dry as there is no immediate feedback to if this is the real one or not. Given the way the game has displayed things so far, this could easily be one of those hyper dramatic moments where it takes a second or two for your monster to explode in a shower of gore before the two halves fall over or...

... The Drain-Imp fizzles out of existence, looks of horror coming to the Magical Maidens faces as the real Drain-Imp, the one to the left of the illusion they had attacked, gives them a very excited grin. The Drain-Imp opens its mouth, a purple mist shooting out of its mouth that quickly grows and spreads over the three. The sword drops from Marie's hands as she, Tara, and Sasha sway on their feet, motes of energy being pulled out of their bodies as their attack points are drained from them. Marie drops to her knees first before Tara falls onto her back and Sasha flops face down onto the ground. Once they are down the Drain-Imp inhales, sucking the smoke and the energy extracted by it into its own body. To your surprise, it seems the bonus power Artie gave to the Maidens this turn got sucked up as well, leaving it with twelve points to use against its completely powerless foes.

"You said they can't be defended by anything now," you remark, "And they'll take full damage so I just can just summon a two point monster and it's game over, right?"

"Y-Y-Yeah..." Artie says, looking somehow both dejected and worried.

"You can just surrender now," you helpfully say, "I mean... otherwise... y'know..."

The two of you look down at the field and your eyes widen as you realize the Magical Maidens are... not exactly laying still. Marie is visibly gasping, a flush look on her face as her hands are buried between her legs, seemingly unable to stop herself as her fingers rub at her core through her panties that are visible due to her hiking up her skirt. Sasha has rolled over onto her side, her hands almost desperately mauling her own giant breasts, while Tara remains on her back. You notice the Magic Officer has yet to start touching herself, her teeth gritted as she looks away from the others and the Imp in defiance, but she is clearly aroused as well given her flushed face and how her thighs rub together unconsciously.

Artie nods and starts to reach for his deck to remove it. You can not blame him, really. Neither of you were expecting the game to be in this particular... format... so if he does not want to see his cards finished in this manner you can let it go.

"Wait!"

You and Artie look up in surprise at Mana as she speaks up. She looks very nervous, probably for several reasons, as she finds herself the center of attention. "I... I mean," she says, "You already know why we got this board. And we've never seen Void monsters before now..."

Artie visibly swallows as he looks up at her... and starts slightly as she slides off the couch to sit next to him, smiling weakly. At the same time, Selena slides off as well to sit down next to you as she adds, "And... well... we're gonna be having you share stuff about you that could get embarrassing after this, so we may as well finish showing you our embarrassing thing first. And it's not like anything that'll happen to them here could be any worse than what happens to them in some of the Teen-rated versions of their adventures."

"Y-Y-You have th-th-those?!"

She manages a chuckle. "No, but they ARE in the library and we had to skip the volume where Tara loses to King Kroaker because SOMEONE is apparently STILL very late in returning it."

Somehow you have questions about what they are talking about and yet can perfectly envision the most likely scenario with a name like "King Kroaker". Artie's blush all but confirms your suspicions and he chews on his lower lip for a moment before looking at you. "I-I-It is... your... turn..." he finally says.

It seems like he is giving the final decision to you. He HAS been, however hesitantly, been loosening up as time goes on, so maybe a bit of a show would push things further in that direction. However, who knows what might cross over the line since he still seems a little apprehensive about the Drain-Imp for some reason. Which makes it having been... recommended to you still a little weird.