Alright now, the second chapter. This was originally meant to be a one-shot, but it ended up like this.
Alexis's P.O.V.
Camula began saying the stakes that they were playing by. Both duelists slid their decks into the slot, and their disks activated. "Duel!" They both declared.
The vampire witch began, placing a Vampire Lady and a facedown on the field. Zane drew, and revealed the card he had just drawn, "That won't be enough to protect you from this."
Camula narrowed her eyes, "Power Bond?" She questioned. "Yes, this allows me to fuse machine type monsters, and I have the perfect three in mind. My Cyber Dragons!" I was startled, "Zane summoned his most powerful monster, on his very first turn!"
Something is wrong. This isn't how Zane duels, I know him. Power isn't the type of strategy he uses, he sees his opponent's cards and strategy first, then he defeats them. What's he thinking?
I bit my lip, growing more and more worried with each passing second. Subconsciously I was watching, but my thoughts were directed elsewhere.
Zane managed to bring out his three Cyber Dragons, so that's what he was going for all along. But what will he do now? That Camula gives me the creeps, and why is she so eager to duel just Zane? Probably because he has the most potential out of all of us. She wants a strong opponent, and she got one, maybe a bit more than she bargained for. Be careful.
I was praying for his safety. Camula had sacrificed her Vampire Lady for Vampire Lord, then him, for Vampire Genesis.
Camula ordered her monster to attack the Cyber Dragon, but Zane had something up his sleeve. He played Attack Reflector Unit.
I remember this card. By sacrificing one of his Cyber Dragons, he can summon Cyber Barrier Dragon. And the Barrier Dragon can negate an attack once per turn.
Cyber Barrier Dragon: 800 attack
Had Camula been a cat, I would be sure she would have hissed. "How dare you!" She stuttered. Zane continued the onslaught, "I also play Photon Generator Unit! By sacrificing two of my dragons, I can summon Cyber Laser Dragon." I smiled, knowing that the Laser Dragon had an amazing effect.
Cyber Laser Dragon: 2400 attack
Cyber Laser Dragon's effect lets Zane destroy one monster once per turn with attack points, equal to, or more than Cyber Laser Dragon's attack points. And since Camula's vampire ha 3000 attack points, that's the monster Zane will destroy.
Camula narrowed her eyes again, "I bet you talk to all the girls like that." She muttered. "No, just the ones I really don't like." Zane corrected.
"NowLaser Dragon, let loose! Blue lightening lash!" The laser from the dragon's tail struck the Genesis, and it exploded in a flurry of triangular shapes. Zane pointed at the vampire witch, "Now go and attack her directly! Blue Lighting Flash!" The cyber dragon opened its mouth and let out a stream of blue light, which engulfed Camula, bringing her lifepoints down to 1600.
Zane tightened his fist, "Oh, and don't think I've forgotten about Cyber Barrier Dragon. Attack, Sonic Shriek!" Wires on the Barrier Dragon recoiled, and it withdrew its head. Its mouth opened, and a green light sped towards Camula, covering her.
Now if my mental math is correct, that would mean only 800 points left.
My thoughts were interrupted by Camula saying in a hissing voice, "You do realize that you have forced me to reveal my ugly side?" I looked, and gasped when I saw her cheekbones had become higher, and a tongue was lolling out of her mouth.
She held up a card and placed it on her disk, "I play Illusion Gate!" Gates decorated with patterns appeared behind her. "Illusion Gate, I've never heard of it. Any of you guys know what it does?" Jaden asked.
No, I don't Jaden. But something about it doesn't feel right. This isn't good, that card, it makes my heart go crazy, and that's never a good sign. I don't like this at all Zane, not one bit.
The gates opened up, revealing pearly white light. "This card destroys all monsters on your side of the field." His two dragons exploded, and Zane put a hand up to cover his eyes. But Camula wasn't finished, "And this card has twin functions." Then, right before our eyes, another Camula appeared next to her.
Zane's blue eyes widened in fear. "You see darling, this card also lets me summon any monster you've used this entire duel. "What?" Zane murmured in astonishment.
No, that means, she can summon his Cyber End Dragon. The most powerful mosnter he's got in his deck! But, there has to be a catch to this card, nothing that strong is without a bad effect on the user.
Camula pointed out that even though the End Dragon was used for just one turn, it was used, and therefore a candidate open to summon. Zane scoffed, "Oh please, no card is that powerful to make a move like that. There must be some kind of catch."
Inwardly I agreed with him.
"Just a tiny one." Camula admitted, "After you use Illusion Gate, should I happen to lose this duel, I must offer a soul to the sacred beasts." My heart began to hammer widly within my chest, and I fought to keep my legs from trembling.
There is something definitely wrong. What does she mean, sacrifice a soul?
Chazz shouted at her, "Fine, that's what you get for taking Crowler." The vampress smiled, "I said a soul, not my soul. In the shadows, it'll all the same to the sacred beasts." She looked down, and fixed her gaze, upon me.
I froze, and felt my skin quiver from head to toe.
"Alexis?" She drawled, I gasped and bit my lip, worry creasing my brows. "The shadows shall find your soul to be a tasty treat I'm sure." Zane's pupils went small, and his eyes wide. He turned his head towards me and shouted, fear in his voice, "Alexis, run!" I turned to him, everything was happening too fast for me to recall.
I heard, "Oh no you don't!" From the right side of me, and the clone hooked her arms around me.
I heard shouts of, "Alexis!" From my friends. The clone of Camula brought me over to where the original was. It was strange, it felt like all my energy had been sapped from my body, "I'm sorry Zane." I whispered.
"And now, I summon, the almightly Cyber End Dragon!" The vampire threw up her hand, and from the gates came the bright light again. A familiar beast appeared, from it, roaring as its new life began surging through its body.
(A/N: I changed some stuff here, so if that annoys you, sorry. But this would make the whole, ZanexAlexis thing seem more special)
The clone leaned over, and sank her sharp fangs into my neck. Pain began coursing throughout my body, and a yellow-ish light began ebbing from my body, and towards the Cyber End Dragon. I couldn't contain the pain, I let out a pained scream that echoed through the huge room.
Zane took a step forward, "Alexis!" He breathed.
That was the last thing I heard, before my eyes closed, and I no longer could see what was going on around me. A world of black welcomed me, and I accepted.
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Normal P.O.V.
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Alexis was limp in the clone's arms. "What will you do now Zane? I've got your best monster, and your dear friend, or more. Well, I really suppose they're one and the same now. After all, if you manage to do in the Cyber End Dragon you'll also be doing in this beautiful girl." As she spoke, the clone fingered the bite marks on my neck. "So, as they say, whatever will you do?"
Zane bit his lip, as if struggling within himself.
Everything was silent, even the humongous dragon was quiet, as if waiting for the command to strike, and end the duel. Still, no words were spoken, and Zane had a hand on the top of his deck.
The only thing that'll have to be sacrificed is one soul. Alexis's, and the world will be safe from this Shadow Rider... but still... Alexis.
"Zane, it's alright. Go ahead and attack." A weak voice broke the silence. Alexis was weakly raising her head, and forcing a smile on her face, despite the pain rushing through her body. She let out a bitter chuckle,"Besides, only my soul is needed, not the key. So even if my soul is taken, the key will still be safe. You know that; so, attack." Zane narrowed his eyes.
Then, both Alexis and Zane shut their eyes,
Alexis faced Zane, both standing straight up. "Zane, go ahead. I'll be fine, you have to save the world with the others. Anyways, you're a reallygood duelist. You have a better chance of winning than I would against a Shadow Rider."
Zane's face softened, "Alexis, you're a great duelist as well. You have just as good of a chance as winning as I do. And, what would Atticus think if I sent you off to the Shadow Realm?" He asked. The Obelisk Queen looked down as her boots at the mention of her missing brother, "I know... but..." She trailed off, and tried to force tears from sliding down her face.
The King put a hand on Alexis's bare shoulder and smiled sincerely, "Lexi, goodbye..."
Zane opened his eyes and put his hand back down at his side. Alexis watched, eyes filled with horror as Zane muttered, "I stand down." Alexis used whatever strength she had in her legs to attempt to jumped forward and shout, "No!"
Camula grinned, and with her fangs flashing, she said in her accented voice, "Cyber End Dragon, finish him!" The metallic dragon opened its mouth, and with a frightening roar, a blue colored blast forced its way out of the dragon's mouth, and englufed the King of Obelisk. Zane gritted his teeth, and groaned as his life points were forced down to zero, just like he was pushed down onto his knee.
All the monsters on the field vanished, as did Illusion Gate. Camula chuckled, her laugh heavy with her Transylvanian accent.
Alexis's brown orbs were shaking, and were wide with fear.
The vampress withdrew a tan colored doll, and Zane's blue pupils vanished, leaving only a blue space of emptiness. Then, his body started vanishing, from the feet up. Alexis could feel tears forming in the corners of her eyes, and her breaths became shaky.
The doll in Camula's hand transformed intoa boy with blue hair, blue eyes, and a matching blue and white blazer. The clone holding Alexis vanished, and she slumped onto her knees. She bit her lip, tasting a metallic tang on her tongue.
Whipping around, she faced the vampire mistress who was laughing, her eyes gleaming with triumph.
"Give him back." Alexis hissed, putting an emphasis on each word. The vampire smirked at her, "Ah, is this boy that special to you?" Brushing off the teasing tone, Alexis repeated her words again, this time with more threat, "Give...him...back."
Camula shrugged, "I suppose nothing would come out of keeping him. Let's see... if you can catch him!" The vampire snapped, throwing the Zane doll at Alexis with such force, that when she did catch him, the was knocked back over the side. Alexis could feel the wind rushing in her hair as she fell backwards and towards the cold stone ground, the Zane doll still clutched tightly in her hands.
Everyone else's eyes went wide as they saw Alexis falling over the edge.
Rushing forward, they put their hands out, hoping desperately that she would be caught. Thankfully, Alexis landed in their arms, and gently they loweredtheunconsious girlto the ground.
"That was certainly fun. The next time you wish to duel, please, come tell me. I will be more than happy to oblige." With that, Camula vanished in a whirl of bats and evil laughter.
Professer Banner wore a worried expression on his face, "Perhaps we should get Alexis to safety, preferably out of here?" The others nodded, and Banner put one of Alexis's arms over his shoulder.
Syrus took the doll from her hands, holding it with care.
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Soon, they were out of the castle, and they settled Alexis down on the ground, leaning against Bastion who held her upright.
Syrus was on the ground, squeezing his eyes shut, as if thinking that all of this had just been a horrible dream, something that would end. But it wasn't, Jaden struggled off of Chumley's back, and he knelt next to Syrus on the ground.
"That's it." He said through clenched teeth, "I'm through with you messing with our friends, what you did to Crowler, and to Zane!" Syrus flinched at the mention of his big brother who was now a doll in his tiny hands. "You hear me Camula! I'm dueling you, so get set, to get your game on!" The Slifer's angry voice echoed through the empty water, and over to the castle.
Chumley walked over to Jaden, and put Jaden's arm over his shoulder, "C'mon Jay. Let's go back." He said quietly. Syrus nodded and stood up, his head tilted down, "Yeah, Chum's right Jaden."
Jaden bit his lip and began to protest, "But-" A voice stopped him, "No. They're right, we need to go back and think up a plan." They all turned to Alexis who was trying to pry herself from Bastion who had worry on his face.
Alexis started off slowly, heading towards the Academy.
This was my fault, now Zane's trapped as a doll. And all I was able to do was help make him that way. Why didn't I listen when he told me to run, what was wrong with me? Zane, I promise. We'll get you back, even if it costs us our souls.
Alright, sorry that took so long. For some strange reason I had no impluse to write. But here's the second chapter, and hopefully I'll get a lot of reviews for this one so I'll feel like writing. If this chapter wasn't too good, yeah, that's my fault. Sorry about that!
-PurificationArrow