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Dark: *sighs* Anyways this is the continuation of the last chapter. So we hope you enjoy.
As you all probably now know, we are writing off the manga and hopefully soon the show, we are adding our own changes to the manga. (And cutting off some little unimportant things, but other than that it's exactly how the manga went.
-sorry if it's not accurate enough. But hey it's fanfiction alright.
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Chapter 4: Magic vs. Magic (pt: 2)
"This is it Pandora I'll teach you how your cards feel when you cut them up! You better be ready to pay the price!" Yami exclaimed.
"Dark Magician direct attack!" She commanded. The magician did so without any hesitation.
"Black Magic!"
Yami: 4000
Pandora: 1500
With that attack your life points have been cut in half. Now… let's see this 'show of the century' you were talking about!"
The blade moved, advancing closer then stopping at the 1500 point brink.
Pandora screamed actually showing his fear of the blade coming in closer.
Yami resisted the roll of her eyes. To think he was a conjurer of dangerous escape tricks.
"What, are you surprised!? You shaved your cards to try to cheat me… If that's your idea of tactics, maybe I'll shave a few inches off of you!"
"If you want to give up. Now's the time…" She said much calmer, as much as she disliked him she was wiling to give him some mercy.
The man laughed hysterically. "G-Give up!? Never Hya ha ha ha! It's so fun!"
"The taste of death! The Tension! The Frisson! I wish you could taste it Too!" He bellowed a nasty grin on his face.
Yugi stared at the man. This guy was insane… how is he not worried about this saws. About loosing, or that another person gets hurt from this…!?
"Listen Yami… I'm a conjurer! I'm in control here! You are just the audience for my show… 'Pandora's Great Escape!" The sound of his voice returning to normal but not his words.
"I will be the one who will win… I am the one who will live… You're the one who'll be chopped to mince-meat! You Yami! You!"
Yami resisted another roll of her eyes. She's heard more death threats before, none of them fazed her before and they won't any time soon.
"So much for Audience Sympathy…" She mumbled. "Let's get this game over with." She continued slight boredom in her voice.
"We're on!" The two duelist shouted.
"My turn!" Pandora said taking a look at his cards. Knowing if he didn't make his right move well he will lose it all.
"I summon one monster in defense mode. And then… I play a face down. Turn end."
Yami's eyes remained on the monster. He has only one defense monster on his side.
*If I summon a monster on my turn, I can do a double attack and Win.* She thought taking a quick glance at her cards.
"Go ahead and summon your monster!" Pandora encouraged.
Yami drew taking one glance of her card. The monster will do.
Yugi remained watching the duel, something about Pandora's strategy didn't seem safe. It just didn't seem to go with his trap… Yugi gasped.
*Wait he is a magician user…* Yugi looked at his facedown. It could be…
/Yami Wait!/ But the girl already summoned Beta The Magnet warrior.
*She fell for it…!* Thought the conjure. "Activate Trap card! Coffin of Dark Resurrection!"
"A trap card!?"
A coffin with a blue jewel appeared in front of Pandora opening. Instantly sucking the monsters inside like a black hole then shutting the door closed. Just moments later another Dark Magician only wearing a read suit with grey hair came out of the coffin, looking as sinister as ever.
The two magicians stared at each other, in their eyes challenging without their master's commands.
*Now the real battle begins Yami… Two monsters of the same attack power can't attack recklessly. If they do both will die…* Pandora thought. He looked at his cards.
*Summoning another monster can be risky… According to the super expert rules, you must decide during battle phase if your summoned monster will attack or defend.* He continued.
*She should know this… first one to summon their Dark Magician will be at a disadvantage. The only way to defeat my magician would be with spell or traps.*
The look on Yami's face revealed she was thinking the same. "I play two face-down cards and end my turn!" She said, two cards facing the ground appeared in front of her.
Pandora smirked.
"I'll follow your league and play two face down cards and end my turn."
"Then I play… one more."
"As shall I…" They said after one another their eyes not leaving the other out of challenge. In total leaving the two duelist with 4 face downs on each sides.
…
"Enough of waiting! I activate the spell… Mystic Guillotine!" He yelled as the spell came to life pulling the opposing Magician to the base holding him tight.
"Dark Magician!" Both Yugi and Yami screamed eyes wide with shock as the Magician stared at them with a look of worry in his eyes.
Pandora laughed. "Die!"
"Not so fast! I activate Magical Hats!" Yami yelled activating her card.
Four silk hats covered the Magician from the guillotine in time as one of the hats now remained sliced in half. Obviously saving the male spellcaster out of harm's way.
Yami felt a warm feeling inside her, she turned to her right where the hats kept her monster safe.
-Thank you my master- She felt the warmness increase knowing he was grateful. Yami nodded accepting his thanks before turning to her opponent.
"You can't get away that easily! I play thousand knives!" Silver knives appeared behind Pandora's monster as he grabbed hold of 6 in between his fingers.
"Now I Got You!" He yelled confidently. As the knives were thrown at the remaining defenses.
*I don't think so!* The girl thought activating her next magic card. "I activate De-spell!" The knives and Magic hats disappeared.
Pandora's left eye twitched, "Why you… Attack!" He commanded his magician.
The red suited magician jumped up using his staff against his counterpart who in turn return the gesture. Destroying each other in the process.
"Monster Reborn!" Both said as the returning magicians took their pose.
Yami snickered, crossing her arms together. Dark Magician coming to her side mimicking her mode. As her opponents glared at them.
"Not bad Pandora… Our Magicians are equally matched." She snickered.
Yami: 4000
Pandora: 1500
*I managed to evaded his attacks so far… but what will his next move be? He's a tough magic user…* She turned to her cards a bit.
*Which one of us will trust their cards till the end? That will be the key to victory!*
Yami took a moment to look at her trusted monster with a smile.
*Together we can win* She thought, as if reading her mind he nodded.
"The legend doesn't lie Yami… Your skill in magic is plain to see…" He complimented.
"But don't forget I have the upper hand!" He declared, Yami stared at him momentarily.
"I've been preparing to fight you. I knew you used Dark Magician… and that's why My deck includes the ultimate Anti-Spellcaster card…" He laughed.
"It comes with a fierce exchange! But now it's my turn!"
"I play a face-down card and end."
"Back to me… I play two face downs and end."
The older man chuckled.
"Ready." He laughed; Yami rose a brow.
"I play the spell card Deckon to the Dark!" He declared; a large hand appearing out of dark smoke popping and reaching out.
/Other Me!/ Yugi cried in the link. His thoughts passing in the girl's head. She understood.
"I won't let you hurt him!" She declared, the hand gripped onto the Magician tightly. The tri haired girl's eyes crossed.
"Trap card! Mystical rift Panel!" She yelled, the hand now let go of it's grip on her Dark Magician and going strait to Pandora's. (Note 1)
He chuckled. "Just as I planned…"
"What!?" The twins gasped together.
"The arm was a decoy… to make you use your trap card."
"I activate Dark Chains!"
Rusty red chains appeared from the back of the Magician pulling him back locking him against a cross.
/Dark Magician is chained to the grid…!/
Pandora laughed. "Now Your Dark Magician can only watch his owner be tortured to death!" He declared.
Dark Magician turned to Yami, fear engulfed in his eyes. Not for himself but for his master who is now defenseless.
With her monster out of the way. Pandora will be able to attack her life points directly.
"Are you ready… Go My Slave! Blast Yami to bits! Black Magic!"
The room was filled with the girl's scream as the Magician used an electrical pulse attack rather then the usual magic force.
Yami: 1500
Pandora: 1500
"Gah…!" The girl panted, her blond bangs barely hiding the fact she was actually in pain.
Her crimson eyes turned to her side, seeing the blade coming closer. For a moment Yami felt a pang of fear engulf her as the blade approached closer, and closer than she would have hoped.
-Master- The Magician cried feeling his master's fear.
/Yami!/ Yugi cried.
/I'm… alright… Aibou/ She called through still trying to get a hold of the pain.
Why did it hurt so much… Attacks like this never hurt this bad before… Was it that there was much more at stake here… Did it escalate her feeling to the outside force…?
"Are you ready to be dismembered Yami…? Care for a little 'Body Modification?" He asked his bittersweet tone annoying.
"When your life points drops to zero, my great escape will be complete… and your curtain will be brought down, with your own blood!"
"Now Yami; It's you last turn!"
With some effort she pulled her next card. She felt a momentarily white haze flash across her eyes; but quickly shook it away.
"If I can't block his next attack, I'll lose…!" She mumbled so low that not even Yugi would be able to hear.
"I play Big Shield Gaurdna in defense mode!"
*This card will have to save me till my next turn…!* She thought. Another white flash appeared before her eyes, using her right foot she managed to remain on both legs without collapsing. Which was rather hard considering how they were locked together.
"So you've decided to play a 'Wall monster' I see… You think you can cower behind that shield to escape my sorcerer's next attack. But it won't work." He declared.
He summoned Malice Doll of Demise.
"Now I activate Ectoplasmer!"
Three pairs of eyes widen.
*No…! Not Ectoplasmer!*
"Of course you are aware… This card can extract Ectoplasm soul energy from a monster and use it as a weapon! And it'll go right around your wall!"
*Is he planning on sacrificing his own Monster's souls!* The twins thought.
"Ha! Ha! You guessed it! Of course the monster whose soul is extracted will die… but if that's what it takes to win, it's a small price to pay!" Pandora stated clearly not noticing the look of terror in his Magician's face.
"On this turn, both my monsters will be converted into ectoplasm!" He turned to the doll.
"Ectoplasm Extraction!" He yelled as a green looking soul appeared from the monster as it stretched above separating from the host and heading strait to the female duelist.
"GWAAAGGGHH!" She screamed feeling the monster literally go through her body.
Yami: 700
Pandora: 1500
The spinning wheel came closer.
"No!" She rasped.
*One more hit and I'm done…!* She thought, fear now approaching closer.
"Yami!" Yugi screamed. Tears almost brimming his eyes. He pulled on the chains, but they simply wouldn't budge.
He was there, but yet can't do anything to help his darker half. What is he suppose to do!?
"Yami… do you know why you couldn't beat me?" He asked almost too innocently.
The girl only looked at him. "It's because you lacked the Ruthlessness to be a true master of Magicians. You coddled your slaves you can't win with trust!"
He continued obviously not seeing the flash of hurt he caused to his monster.
"Look at your slave, tied to the grid… because you cared so much about protecting it! You were a fool! A monster is nothing but a pawn… and pawns must be sacrificed!" He laughed.
"Y-You Scum!" She rasped.
The conjure laughed once more. "Dark Magician! Give me your life so that I may win!" He yelled.
"Your master Demands it!"
The red Magician looked down, but then his eyes widen as his soul was taken without a choice.
"Ectoplasm extraction! Fire!" He commanded as the green soul headed strait to the female.
Yami felt darkness approaching her vision.
"Pandora… can't you hear you servant crying…?" She whispered.
"I win!" The man screamed.
Yami just kept a close look at the plasma coming towards her. Already seeing the pain the other monster was feeling. She vaguely felt Yugi cry out for her, both verbally and through Link. She shut her eyes.
"It's over…"
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Spirit: Had a hard time trying to come up with a way to combine this together.
Dark: No joke…
Now Notes:
(1) Okay, when the hand was heading to Pandora's Magician why didn't it go down with the hand?
Yeah, Pandora is a ruthless heartless duelist.
Dark: I hate Ectoplasm. I remember dueling in the Yu-Gi-Oh! DS game and one of the duelist used ectoplasm. My Goodness sake my silent Magician was taken by it! I was so glad I managed to use Dark hole to wipe that thing out…
Spirit: *Yawn* you really do talk a lot…
Dark: Hey!
Spirit: well that's all folks