Hello once more everyone. Glad everyone liked the last chapter. I thought I'd throw something random in, and what better than Bakura's brother, Vash. Btw, the character Vash isn't my own creation. He is a creation of a friend off of a Yugioh forum who had a great fan fic called Vash Ryou. I loved his story so much that I figured I'd shanghai Vash, with his permission of course, lol. His character is slightly different in this story, but I thought I'd give him a little better life in this story than the previous one. Anyways, that's where I got the idea in case someone wanted to know. Now, moving on, time to answer some reviews.
bobmanv2.0: Thanks. I thought I'd change Illidan's deck around, like give him some new monsters that can definitely get the job done. As for Dark Magician of Chaos, well, you'll have to wait and see, hehe.
Tomb Robber Vicky: Yes, he has a brother. Interesting indeed. And yes Bakura, you're sealed away. Unless Illidan (story one) frees you, you're trapped, so tough luck there. sweat drops Yes, all part of your plan on going insane…
Isis the Sphinx: Yes, very hard card to beat. Lol, yes, I hate dial up as well, but I'm stuck with it at home, and work, for now…
pink-kiss-candy and Ryon: I'm so sorry. I somehow or another missed them last time. I don't know how I did, but I did, so I'm sorry. Gives them a coupon It's good for one hour of protection. That's right, I'll protect you for one hour for free! Limited time offered though, so act now, or else it expires. Looks at watch Ok, it just expired. Sorry for your luck.
Ultimate Legendary Master: Thanks, and that's alright. Life gets busy sometimes, as I happen to know. Thanks for adding me to your favs list though.
Metal Overlord 2.0: Yep, he has a new deck, chopped full of surprises. Thanks for the comment about Bakura's brother. I thought why not throw someone new into the mix. After all, can't have Yugi and gang in to save the day always. Final Countdown is somewhat underestimated, but it does work. Trust me, the real life person that created Vash Ryou made it work.
Well, that's all for now. Sorry for being semi late, but you'll have to get over it, lol. I've been a bit detained… Looks over shoulder to see a growling Cindy. I mean, not detained! Mmm… Uh, yeah, she's calling for me to leave the computer now. HELP ME! Dragged away to bed. Gotta go!
Chapter 4
Vash smirked at the attack made, and said "Not bad there Illidan. Of course, now you're in real trouble, because it's my move again. First, I draw, gaining yet another 500 life points thanks to Solemn Wishes…"
While Vash's life points climbed, the small white mage on Illidan's field glowed, showing his power was increasing as well. "Don't forget Vash, my mage gains an additional 500 attack points each time you draw, meaning he'll be a force to reckon with on my turn (2500/1000)." Illidan quickly stated.
Vash nodded, and replied with "If you can even use him next turn. Now where was I? Ah yes, I remember. I was about to summon the monster known as Sinister Serpent (300/250) in defense mode." A green serpent with wings then appeared on the field in a coiled up position.
"Now I'm going to play the spell card The Dark Door. As long as this card is on the field, each of us can only attack with one monster a turn. Next, I'll play the spell card known as Stumbling. While this card is out, all monsters normal summoned, flip summoned, or special summoned to the field are placed in defense mode automatically. The next card I'm about to play shall change the entire duel Illidan. I play the field card known as Dark Sanctuary!" A strange darkness began to cover the field as Vash had stuck the card into it's field card slot. Slowly, the field became rather dark, and weird eyeballs started appearing above the field, seemingly staring at the duelists. At the same time, a strange spirit began to circle Vash, but then began to fade away.
Shocked at what was now played, Illidan said "I've heard that your brother played this card once in Battle City, but I'm unfamiliar with it."
Vash only lightly chuckled and replied "I will gladly tell you all about it. First, as long as Dark Sanctuary is on the field, I must sacrifice one monster in my End Phase in order to keep it on the field. Next, this field card allows me to swap out monster card zones for spell and trap card zones. That means in essence I can have up to ten spell or trap cards out. Finally, there is one last thing you should know about this card. It summons up a monster known as Ghost of Dark Sanctuary (0/0). It can't be attacked, but it acts as an equip card throughout the time that my field card is out. The rules to it are simple. I can equip it to any monster on your side of the field during your Standby Phase, but you won't know which till you try to use a monster in battle. Also, if you use the equipped monster in battle, it is rather costly. You will lose half of that monsters attack points out of your life points, but there is a plus side. I gain those life points you lose from using that monster."
Illidan only frowned at this. "So, I won't know which monster he equips it to, and with The Dark Door out, I can only attack once. This is not good for me. Not to mention, I only have fourteen turns left after he ends his turn. This is bad, no, not just bad, it's subterranean."
"Now, to complete my turn, I activate another trap, my other Pyro Clock of Destiny. Yet another turn is now burned off Illidan, so you only will have thirteen turns left once I finish up. Before I end, I place two cards face down. In my End Phase, I sacrifice my Sinister Serpent to keep my field card in play, so that shall complete my turn." The green serpent then disappeared in a flash, leaving Vash supposedly wide open. (Vash 8400, Illidan 8000)
As the turn came to an end, yet another sphere ignited, making a total of seven on fire. They slowly burned, seemingly showing the grim fate left for Illidan.
Slightly growling at the fact he was now facing an odd field card, not to mention a set of spell cards that limited his mobility, Illidan sighed and finally drew his card. He smirked at the sight of his new monster, but quickly remembered Vash's Stumbling card. "Well, I can at least summon this monster, and next turn I'll use it to strike his life points."
As Illidan had drawn, a small invisible ghost circled his field. Vash could see it, but Illidan couldn't. Vash thought for a moment, and then smirked, deciding to pick Illidan's weaker monster rather than his strongest.
Not noticing Vash's smirk at all, Illidan said "I'll start by summoning Silent Swordsman LV3 (1000/1000) in defense mode." A green skinned young warrior, almost looking like a child, with orange hair with human looking features on one knee then appeared. He wore a long black jacket, white gloves, black boots with little bands of metals on them, some armor on his shoulders, and an odd helmet that had odd blades on it. On his shoulder rested a sword with three large looking teeth cut into the blade's design.
"He may not look like much, but he's got plenty of bite in him. Now I'll have my Luster Dragon direct attack you with Ruby Blaster!"
The dragon opened it's jaws and prepared to release it's ruby energy when suddenly a ghost like creature, mostly a skeleton with a small bit of white flashing behind it, came flying out the back of it, making it roar in pain. The ghost then struck Illidan, making him cringe in pain. The dragon then landed and glanced back at it's master, seemingly sorry it had failed.
Illidan clutched his chest for a moment where the ghost had struck him and finally said "Was that the Ghost of Dark Sanctuary you were talking about there Vash?"
Nodding, Vash replied "Yes, it was. I equipped him to your weaker dragon, thus allowing him to stop your attack and do half your dragon's attack points worth of damage to you, which comes up to 950 points. Next, I gain the points you lost, so I thank you for your move."
Illidan lightly growled, but finally sighed and said "I'll end my move in that case." (Vash 9350, Illidan 7050)
With Illidan's moving, another sphere ignited that was surrounding the field. Illidan glanced up, and sighed at the sight, knowing it was still a race for time, one that he couldn't afford to lose.
After the ignition, Vash drew and said "First, I gain 500 life points for drawing thanks to Solemn Wishes. Also, during my Standby Phase, I return my Sinister Serpent to my hand from my Graveyard thanks to Sinister's effect."
As the card slid back out of Vash's Graveyard slot, the white mage glowed once again, seemingly increasing it's power.
With a small smile, Illidan said "And don't you forget my mage just gained yet another spell counter for your draw (3000/1000), meaning he now has four counters, granting him a total of 2000 extra attack points."
Vash only nodded and replied "True, but what good is he when you can't truly attack me with him. Soon this duel will be over, and I'll win. Now, I'll summon my Sinister Serpent (300/250) in defense mode." The green winged serpent from earlier in the duel then reappeared on the field in a tight coil like before.
"To finish up, I set one card face down. Since I'm ending my move, I'll sacrifice my Sinister Serpent to Dark Sanctuary now, thus keeping it in play. Oh, and just so you know Illidan, you only have eleven more turns to beat me. Better get a move on it if you're to beat me." (Vash 9850, Illidan 7050)
While Vash was finishing up, Marie seemed to stare at him. "I've heard of this strategy played before, but where? What I remember of it, I heard of it when we got back sometime, but I just don't remember now. I have to think about it, because it's killing me that I know. And why does Vash's name seem so familiar too?"
As Marie continued to rack her mind, Illidan assessed the field. "Hmm, Vash has no monsters out, yet he has three face down cards. If I attack with the wrong monster, I'll lose half that monster's attack points, and he'll gain those points I lose. I can't afford to have him gaining points. Not to mention, I don't have time to keep this up. In only twelve more turns, I'll be finished. I have to stay calm though, for I know I can win this duel. I just have to believe in myself and my deck."
Illidan then drew his next card and said "In my Standby Phase, I activate my Silent Swordsman's special ability. You see, while he's out in my Standby Phase, I can sacrifice him in order to special summon from my hand or deck my Silent Swordsman LV5, and luckily for me, I have LV5 right here in my hand, so rise Silent Swordsman LV5 (2300/1000) in attack mode!" The small green skinned warrior glowed and then grew taller. His clothes seemed to grow as he grew, and his sword grew as well. When he was fully grown, his sword was on his shoulder, and was at least three times as large as it once was.
Vash smirked and quickly said "Of course, you realize your monster goes to defense now thanks to my Stumbling?"
Illidan only smirked back and said "Actually, he'll stay in attack mode, because I'm invoking his special ability. As long as he's on the field, your spell cards don't affect him, so sorry to disappoint you, but he won't be switching modes." The swordsman then glowed, showing he had no intention on switching positions.
All Vash could do was lightly chuckle and nod, but silently, he had his ghost picking out a target. After a moment of thinking, Vash chose the strong white robed mage as the monster to equip to.
Sighing for a moment, Illidan stared down his field. "I have three monsters out. Right now, I have Silent Magician LV4, Silent Swordsman LV5, and Luster Dragon. Now, which one would Vash hide his ghost in? Hmm, my Silent Swordsman is out of the running due to his effect. My guess would be most likely my mage, since it has the most attack points. Yeah, definitely my mage, seeing how it has 3000 attack points now. Of course, it'll all change next turn once my mage's power kicks in. For now though, I'll summon the monster I just drew and let it and my swordsman do all the work."
With a smirk on his face, Illidan said "Now, to begin my turn, I summon the monster known as Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV4 (1600/1000) in defense mode." A silver dragon that looked more large silver bird appeared. It had large silver wings for arms and large talons on it's feet.
"Since my dragon was going to be forced to defense anyways, I just went ahead and left him in defense mode for you Vash. Now then, let's see how my luck with your ghost is. Luster Dragon, attack Vash directly with Ruby Blaster!" The sapphire dragon roared as it opened it's jaws and prepared to released a blast of ruby energy.
In the middle of the dragon's attack, Vash called out "I don't think so Illidan, for I have a trap. I activate the trap Dark Spirit of the Silent! Now, I can negate your monster's attack and I get to pick which monster attacks me. And the one I'll choose shall be your Silent Magician LV4!"
Sweat appeared on Illidan's brow as Vash made his declaration. "If that is the monster he had that ghost attach to, I'm about to lose 1500 life points and he'll gain another 1500! I know it has to be the monster!"
Sure enough, as the sapphire dragon stopped powering up it's attack, the white robed mage prepared to fire it's attack. As it pointed it's staff to release it's attack though, the ghost came flying out of the back of the mage, striking Illidan hard and draining off another portion of his life points. At the same time, Vash's life points raised, making him lightly chuckle.
Growling at the fact he had lost more points, Illidan quickly said with a hint of anger in his voice "Well, since you took my points, I figure it's only fair I take some of yours! Silent Swordsman, direct attack his life points with Silent Slash!"
As the swordsman prepared to charge, Vash said with a hint of confidence in his voice "But my spell card The Dark Door keeps you from attacking. You can't attack with another monster."
Smirking, Illidan replied calmly "True for most monsters, but my swordsman is different. Remember, he's unaffected by your spell cards. That means he can clearly have a shot in on your life points, so go now swordsman, attack!" The swordsman pulled the halberd off his shoulder and let out a small battle cry, as if he was ready to attack now.
Vash only smirked at this and said "In that case, I'll activate yet another trap Illidan! I reveal the trap card Dark Spirit of the Silent! Now, yet again I can force your monster to stop it's attack and force your mage to attack!"
Shocked, Illidan watched in horror as his swordsman stopped his movement and the mage yet again raised his staff at it's target. The mage then prepared to fire when the ghost came flying out it's back yet again, and once again Illidan was struck by it. Illidan cried out in pain as he fell to one knee. He sat there for a moment, slightly panting.
After a moment, Illidan finally stood up, still panting. He let out a slight growl and said "I end my move." (Vash 12850, Illidan 4050)
A small explosion could then be heard, which caused Illidan to look up and see yet another sphere had ignited. "I have to stop him, and soon. With only ten more turns, I have to turn things around, and fast. Next turn, things will be slightly different, I hope."
Vash smirked and boldly said "Soon it'll be over Illidan. I've only lost once when I've had someone halfway to the end, and that loss I shall make up for by beating you!"
Shocked, Illidan asked "Huh? Beating me makes up for one loss how? I don't understand why you think beating me is so important."
At that moment, Marie finally remembered what she had been pondering all duel long. "IT'S HIM! I remember now where I've heard his name and saw his deck!"
She then said "Illidan, I know who he is now!"