Zypher: Hello, hello and I'm happy for all the reviews I received for the last chapter. Thank you all so here's chapter 6 for you reading pleasure. Also, I want to ask all of your wonderful readers if you would like me to put Keith in this story. I have come up with some future battle ideas and written them down and I have a good one that involves Keith. I won't be telling who will be battling him but I assure you it will make a relationship grow after it. I want you to tell me in your reviews if you like him to be in the story as well. I'm also thinking about the Meikyu Brothers too but I'm still contemplating on that one.
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Challenge of the Kombat
Chapter 6
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Anzu growled as she struggled to get up after the finishing blow Keara gave her, knocking her through the wooden fence and to the lower floor. She was glad she was able to stop or else she could've rolled her way to her death by the giant rock crusher right behind her. She wasn't planning on dying just yet.
She wanted to take care of Yugi and she wanted to do it as soon as possible. Keara jumped down to that floor as well and glanced towards her, mocking her state clearly in her eyes. "Had enough yet? You need to give up while you're still alive cause one strong hit from me and you'll be nothing but bloody chunks on the floor." Keara spoke.
"I will not die until I complete what I need to do." Anzu growled as she sent a ball of magic towards her but she knocked it away with her own and sent another blast towards her. She gasped and knowing how close she was to the rock crusher that could end her life, she let her butterfly wings sprout from her back and flew up just in time to avoid the blast.
"You will pay for that." she hissed and she sent another magic ball at her. Keara sprouted her own wings and flew up to avoid her blast and used a different set of magic to chain her while she was in midair.
She gasped and tried to struggle in the chains' grip but nothing worked and she couldn't use her magic to get free. Keara glided over to her and smirked.
"Trapped like a butterfly in a net. So sorry but as much as I would love to kill you either by the rock crusher beneath you or by the fire pit on the other side, I think someone else has a more fitting death for you later on in this tournament…but I won't mind beating you down though." she commented as she used her magic to summon a staff and with ease, started mercilessly beating down on her until she could really do anything else and she let the chains disperse, causing her to fall and she just missed by a hair from being caught in the rotating rock crusher's prongs.
Keara landed and soon, a portal appeared and Motaro walked in, grabbing Anzu's unconscious form and looked to her for a second before leaving. Keara only snorted at him before leaving out as well.
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When she got back to the temple, everyone came to congratulate her on a great battle. "Man, Keara! You beat the stuffing out of her! You did great!" Jou commented.
"Thanks, Jou. She wasn't as she was cracked up to be. I should've killed her but something inside me tells me that she will be taken care of later on in the tournament by someone else that hates her just as much as I do."
"Really? Are you sure about that?" Yugi asked.
"I'm sure of it and you may just find out soon who it is later." Keara murmured before they quieted when Raiden came in.
He walked over to her and smiled lightly. "A job well done, Keara. I am quite sure you will win many battles in the future." Raiden spoke. "I know I will. No one can stand up to my magic and live. I only let her because something will come to kill her later in the tournament and I know I'm never wrong." she said and he nodded.
"Well, as I said before, job well done in this round." he congratulated before looking to the others. "The next match has been decided already since they were persistent on continuing on with another match. Malik, you're going up against Dartz. It will start after Sheeva and I make an agreement on a stage." Raiden said and he nodded. "I'm all ready for it." Malik said and he nodded.
"Ok then. Once we choose the stage, I'll call you down so you can start the battle." Raiden said and he nodded and watched as he left. "Let's just hope that battle won't be interrupted by Marik." Diamond murmured.
"Why not? I have enough of a fight to pick with him as it is for all those time him and his sphinx kept coming here to mess with us before the tournament. I can handle both him and Dartz." Malik said. "I'm not sure about that. We all know that you know Marik is tough at some point so if he does somehow come to the battle, keep yourself on guard." Leon quipped.
"Yeah, you're right." he said. "Well, I better get prepared before Raiden comes back." Malik said as he left the room. Diamond looked over to Sho. "Hey, Sho, why don't you and me go out back and train a bit just in case a battle for you comes up." Diamond suggested. He nodded and got up from his seat to follow Diamond.
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In the Dark Warriors' temple, Marik heard the battle arrangement and knew he best do something to ensure that Malik is to not be killed in battle. He stopped Dartz in the corridor just as he was going to prepare himself for the battle.
"What do you want, Marik?" he questioned. "What I want is for you to make sure that Malik is not harmed too much in this battle. If he is, I will make sure the shadows devours you and torture you in eternal torment." Marik threatened.
"But why should you care? He's on the other team and Shao Khan advise us to finish them off as quickly as possible before aiming our full power against Raiden." Dartz muttered but Marik gripped him by his throat and lifted him clear off the ground.
"Why? Because I have something else in store for him and it would be wasted if he's dead. Now I advise you to make sure he is only wounded and not killed or else you will be and my shadow parasite will make sure that you do as I said." Marik hissed as shadows gathered around the arm holding Dartz up and slipped inside of him, forming into a ball of small spikes inside his very heart.
"Remember, if you don't do as I say, you will be punctured from the inside out and it should result in a quick, painful death for you." Marik hissed as he let him down non-too-gently and left him in the corridor.
Dartz watched as he left, fear gripping him as he stood up and left once more, hoping that the parasite wouldn't kill him even if he did as Marik said.
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In the back of the temple, Diamond and Sho were practicing with their weapons. Diamond saw he was doing pretty well with his new Crusader Sword and Dagger. "Great job, Sho. You're just about ready to make me think you have practiced with these weapons before." Diamond praised.
"No, not really. I think it's from the knowledge that Raiden gave me after unlocking my hidden powers." Sho said, a light blush on his face from the praise. They continued to train until they heard a rustle in the bushes.
Sho stopped and looked to it and Diamond growled, shifting into her cobra form. /Stay here, Sho. I'm going to see what it is./ she told him and he nodded as she started to move closer to the bush. Another rustle came from the bush as she came closer and before she could react, a form pounced out. Luckily her sinewy snake form twisted away from the gnashing teeth.
/Who are you and what do you want?/ she demanded. /I want my meal back, that's what./ The figure growled, looking to her. /You...you're that Jun kid that was chasing Sho the day before. Well I won't let you have him./ She hissed, slithering over to him. He growled and lunged for her but she wrapped her tail around him and swerved out of the way to avoid being bitten when he swung around to bite at her.
/Sho, hurry and run back inside. I'll take care of this lowly wolfhound./ she said and he nodded as he slid off her back and ran off. Jun tried to go after him but she hissed in warning as she tossed him with her tail. /You'll have to get past me in order to get to him and I'm not easy to fight./
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Once the stage was chosen, Dartz and Malik headed for the portal. "I will win this battle." Malik said. "Only if you can survive." Dartz said, still worrying about the parasite that laid within his heart. They were transported to the Falling Cliffs and when the signal was given to fight, Malik brought out his Ahlspiess while Dartz brought out his Serpent Wizard Spear.
Malik charged in first, raising his Ahlspiess to slash at Dartz but he jumped away just in time and returned the attack with one of his own but Malik blocked it in time.
The battle raged on, both never noticing the field shortening as each moment past until Malik's foot slipped as he was nearing the edge. He heard a rumble and jumped away quickly as the outer edge of the cliff fell. 'Better watch that.' he thought as he turned back to Dartz who was now weaving a spell and shot it at him.
He ducked and charged towards him, slashing a deep gash through his chest. Dartz hissed in pain as he covered the wound as Malik hit him hard in the side with the blunt end of his weapon, causing him to fall and since he couldn't get up from both the pain in his side and the pain in his chest fast enough, the first round went to Malik.
"See, I told you, you can't win." Malik whispered. Dartz snarled as he moved to stand up. 'You're lucky brat. I could kill you in an instant but since this parasite's in me, I'll have to do it the long way and fight you until you're unconscious.' Dartz thought as he got ready for the next round.
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With the battle between Jun and Diamond, she was easily winning with her quick movements. After hitting him good in his side, he growled and ran off, vowing to come back for Sho soon. She hissed once more before shifting back, glad she didn't take too much damage from him so she wouldn't worry the others.
She headed back inside to see about the battle with Malik and Dartz and saw he was doing pretty well. "It's kinda surprising to not see Marik intervening. I thought he would've at some point." Diamond spoke.
"Yeah but he hasn't showed up at all or at least made a hint that he was there. But it seems Dartz was hesitant with some of his attacks, like he was trying to avoid hurting Malik more than mere scratches and light cuts. How could he win a battle like that?" Jou questioned. "I don't know but I have a feeling Dartz has a plan. Or at least trying to attempt one." Topaz responded. They nodded in agreement to that and continued to watch the outcome of the battle.
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In the forest, Anzu was making her way towards the Earth Warriors' temple, determined to figure out who Yugi is so she could deal with him early. But what she didn't know was that both Yami and Aqua knew she was gone even with how hard she tried just to get past Sheeva and Motaro without being noticed.
"That girl is really testing my patience. If she does succeed with this stupid plan of hers, I will tear her limb from limb and feed her to my beasts. They haven't had a good meal in a while." he said, the shadows parting to bring out a medium sized dragon coated in black scales that shined faintly in the light. He purred softly as Yami stroked his head.
"Don't worry, you and the others will get your meal soon." he said and the Ancient Dragon (1) nodded. "But if you can, I want you to do me a favor. I need you to watch that wretched girl and make sure she doesn't harm Yugi in any way. I don't need her ruin the chance we may have at getting someone to love, especially in a tournament like this." He nodded once more before flaring out feathery raven wings and flew off to follow Anzu.
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Back at the battle between Malik and Dartz, Malik was definitely beating Dartz but he still didn't want to go down. "Just give up already, Dartz. You can't even stand much less do some damage to me." Malik said.
Dartz glared at him and without warning, sent a ball of magic at him, causing Malik to tumble back to the edge and he would've fell if he didn't stab his weapon into the ground to balance himself.
Because of that little move, due to the fact if Malik couldn't save himself and fell to his death, the parasite reacted and the spikes started to elongate, piercing the thin membranes of his heart slightly and he hissed at the immense pain, going down to his knees.
Malik looked to him and seeing him submitting to whatever pain he was going through, knew this may be the only chance he had at winning this match. Quickly dislodging his weapon, he attacked Dartz again, knocking him out.
'Well, I'm glad I won but something is not right. Even with all the hits I did to him and he never went down so what could've caused that?' he thought before snorting at his limp form and when the portal appeared, he stepped out and left Sheeva to get him.
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"That stupid idiot. I told him and he didn't listen, for the most part. He was lucky Malik could save himself." Marik hissed. "So what will you do now? This is only one in many chances that Malik could be involved in a near death situation and other times, he may not be as quick to react before falling to his death in a pit of lava, acid or even lasers from what Toben heard about Quan Chi's Palace." Toben said.
"I know and that's why I need to confront him. Maybe not now but soon before his next battle." Marik muttered as he stood up and left the room, wanting to get something to eat. Toben watched him before sending the mirror of shadows away before lying back down in his bed, thinking about what to do about the opponent that would be going against Topaz when it was his turn.
'Something just as deadly as Marik's shadow parasite but what? Maybe another parasite of Toben's own creation that would eat Topaz's opponent from the inside out of they try to kill him.' he thought and grinned menacingly. 'Yes, that can work out perfectly. Toben is proud of his evil mind.'
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Anzu continued to make her way to the temple and when she was there, she snuck inside and hid behind a corner, seeing everyone gathered in the room, praising Malik's victory. "You did great, Malik. For a sec, I almost though you would've fell off the cliff the way it kept falling."
"Hey, it wasn't called Falling Cliffs for nothing. I'm glad I was able to catch myself before that did happen." Malik responded.
"Well, I hope all your battles go just as well." Yugi spoke. He smiled and ruffled his hair a bit. "Thanks, Yugi." he replied and Anzu smiled at her luck. 'So, he's Yugi. He looks so scrawny and pathetic. I should be able to take care of him easily in his sleep.' she thought before leaving to hide somewhere else until night fell.
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After dinner and everyone headed to bed, she followed Yugi up to his room and waited until he was asleep. When he was, she snuck inside and pulled out her wand, forming it into a dagger and hovered over his sleeping form.
'Yami and Aqua will praise me for this and I'll win their hearts in no time.' Anzu thought and was about to stab the dagger into his heart if the Ancient Dragon didn't come from the shadows and tackled her down.
He growled in warning and she glared up at him. "Get off of me. I have a job to do!" He snarled and formed a mirror of shadows as Yami appeared in it. "I told you, Anzu, it was none of your business but of course, you don't listen. You're lucky that I haven't sent him to kill you. I think he would've enjoyed it."
"But, Yugi was stressing you out and maybe even made you angry just for existing. I had to do something about it. Don't you know I care for you and Aqua?" she asked. He only snarled. "Like we would care. There's only one person we are worrying about as of now but we won't be telling you anytime soon. I suggest you forget any chances of being with us cause it won't happen." Yami spoke before nodding to the dragon. He nodded as well and after dispersing the mirror before Anzu could protest, he used his claw to knock Anzu out and transported her back to the temple.
He looked over to Yugi and walked over to his bed calmly. He smiled down at the innocent façade of his sleeping form and gently licked him, hoping the best for both Yami and Aqua at winning his little heart.
'I hope that you will agree to be with them. Someone like you shouldn't really be in a tournament like this but I know you will survive, especially if you have Yami and Aqua by your side. I know they will definitely do anything to ensure your safety.' The dragon thought before disappearing back into the shadows and flew off once he was outside.
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When he got back, Yami stroked his head once more before sending him back to his small home inside the shadows with the other ancient dragons. "Hopefully, everything will turn out well, for everyone here." Yami whispered and Aqua nodded.
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Zypher: And there you go, chapter 6. Hoped you had enjoyed reading this. Remember, tell me if you wish for me to add Keith and maybe the Paradox Brothers into the story as well. See you all next chapter.
(1) - These Ancient dragons happen to be the ones from The Slayers Try anime. It's been a while that I watched them and then I remembered Valgaav and his Ancient dragon half-form so I thought 'Why not. Gives me a change of pace with some new ideas.' So, they're they are and I don't own them or The Slayers Try anime.
Stages:
Falling Cliffs
Stage Fatality
Like in the story, the outer edge of the cliffs falls after a few moments and if you happen to be standing on it, you will tumble and fall to your death on the stalagmites or sharp upward rock formations at the bottom. You can also be punched or kicked off if you're too close to the edge as well.
Quan Chi's Palace (Don't know if it's been counted as a stage fatality in the game but for this story, it will)
Stage Fatality
Underneath the large platform you fight on, there are a series of lasers that hover over a giant pool of blood. If an opponent is knocked off, you will be sliced into pieces by the lasers and added with the other countless lives that could've been lost by the same fate.