Yugioh War of the Roses

Chapter Six: The Forbidden One, or not.

"Those Harpy Ladies are too strong for me to handle with my deck built this way for this duel!" said Jason. "For my turn I'll lay one card face down and activate the card Exchange! Now we both show each other our hands and select one card to take for ourselves!" Fujiwara carefully examined Mai's hand and found what he was looking for. "I think I'll take your Harpie's Pet Dragon!" said Fujiwara with a smile as Mai took a Sangan from his hand."

"Big deal kid." Said Mai.

"Now," said Fujiwara. "To end my turn I'll summon Harpie's Pet Dragon in attack mode!" (2000/1900)

"You do realize that the dragon is weaker than my Harpies don't you?" said Mai raising an eyebrow.

"Yup, I realize that." Said Fujiwara.

"Suit yourself then." Said Mai casually. "Harpy Lady Sisters, attack the pet dragon!" The Harpy Sisters fired the same orb of energy but were stopped in their tracks a blue circle suddenly wrapped itself around the three harpies. "What have you done!" screamed Mai.

"I activated my trap, the Spell Binding Circle!!!" said Fujiwara. "Now your harpies have the same attack power that they started with! Now I'll add this magic card, Dragon Treasure! It will increase Pet Dragon's attack by 300 points! Pet Dragon, attack the Harpy Lady Sisters!" The Pet Dragon opened his mouth and shot out a deadly streak of fire that shattered the Harpy Sister's holographic image. D:3250 M:7650

"Oooo I'm so scared because I lost 350 life points! What a shame!" said Mai in a fake worried voice. "Now for my turn, I'll summon my spare Pet Dragon in attack mode! And I'll use Monster Reborn to bring back my Harpy Sisters!"

"Oh shiiiitake!!! They're back!" said Fujiwara, once again becoming nervous.

"And," began Mai. For every Harpy Lady on the field my Pet Dragon gains 300 attack points, which means his attack power is raised to 2900! Pet Dragon, attack your duplicate!" The Pet Dragon sent a jet of fire at Jason's dragon, which was immediately destroyed. J:2650 M:7650

'Oh great.' Thought Fujiwara. 'I'm done for. There's no way I can get out of this.' Jason drew his card. 'Unbelievable!' "I'll activate the magic card, De-Spell, to destroy your Stop Defense!"

"No!" screamed Mai.

"And now," said Fujiwara, "I'll lay one card face down in defense mode and end my turn!"

"I'll summon another Harpy Lady in attack mode!" said Mai with a smile. "Which means my Dragon's attack raises to 3200! Pet Dragon, attack!"

"To bad Mai!" said Fujiwara grinning broadly.

"What now." Said Mai.

"You flipped up my face down card, the Cyber Jar!" cried Fujiwara in joy. "First, all monsters on the field are destroyed." Five different explosions took place on the field. "Now, we draw the top five cards of our deck and summon any monsters we get in either attack or defense mode!"

Fujiwara drew his cards. He was in luck. Along with a Trap Hole, Sangan, Chain Energy, and Rageki, he managed to get yet another piece of Exodia. His plan was finally working.

"I'll summon one monster in defense mode, and end my turn." Said Jason.

"I'll summon a Harpy Lady, and another Harpy Lady." Said Mai. "That ends my turn."

Fujiwara drew. "I'll lay one card face down, and end my turn."

"Wait a minute," said Yuugi. "I know what's going on. He's trying to summon Exodia!"

"You sure about that Yug?" said Jounouchi.

"I'm absolutely positive." Replied Yuugi. "Putting up defenses with effects, it's the same thing I saw when I dueled that Rare Hunter!"

"The one who stole my Red-Eyes?" asked Jounouchi.

"YYYYesss Jounouchi I think that's who he means." Said Bakura with a sigh.

"Once again" said Mai. "You kept me waiting too long! I'll play this trap card, Mystic Sword! It will randomly send one card from your hand to the graveyard."

The holographic sword came toward Fujiwara's hand and pierced the Left Arm of the Forbidden One.

"No!" cried Fujiwara.

"And to finish my turn," said Mai. "Harpy Lady, attack his face down card."

Fujiwara watched as Sangan was destroyed, praying that his next draw could help him. Bingo!

"I'll activate the Swords of Revealing Light! Now you have to wait three turns before you can attack again." Said Fujiwara triumphantly as he moved another piece of Exodia to his hand because of Sangan.

"Well since I'm stuck," said Mai. "I'll summon another Harpy Lady in attack mode and end my turn."

Fujiwara drew his card. Nothing. "I'll end my turn."

"I'll lay one card face down and end my turn." Said Mai.

"I'll pass again." Said Fujiwara, beginning to get worried.

"I'll flip over my face down card, the Magician of Faith! Now I can one magic card from my deck. And I choose Monster Reborn, which I'll use to bring back my Pet Dragon! Looks like your three turns didn't do you any good Jason. You're finished."

Fujiwara, hand shaking, drew his card "Alright!"

"What is it?!" asked Mai nervously.

"The card that will win me this duel! I play Grave Robber to bring back one used magic/trap card from either graveyard. And I'll choose my own Monster Reborn! Now I'll use my magic card to bring back the last card I'll need in this duel!"

"What," joked Mai. "Another Sangan!"

"No," said Fujiwara grinning. "Much more than that Mai read 'em and weep!" he said, showing her the five Exodia cards.

Mai's face paled. "No way, impossible!!"

"I summon Exodia the Forbidden One!" cried Jason in triumph. Onto the battlefield emerged a titanic figure. It was Exodia.

"I knew it!" shouted Yuugi. "I knew iiittt!!!!!"

"Yuugi, relax." Said Bakura.

"Now," said Jason grinning. "I will sacrifice Exodia to summon, the Desert Cobra of the Forbidden One! (4500/3800)"

"I was.wrong?" said Yuugi in surprise.

"Well it's definitely not the first time." Said Bakura casually smiling.

"Now," said Jason I will activate both of Desert Cobra's effects, prepare for the apocalypse Mai! First, you lose 1000 life points for every monster on your side of the field!"

"No!" cried Mai as her life points plunged. J:2650 M:2750

"And lastly," said Fujiwara. "By paying half of my life points, I can attack your life points directly!!!"

"I'm doomed!!" screamed Mai. The Desert Cobra raised its' heavily decorated head and shot a stream of acid from it's mouth, blasting by Mai's harpies, and sending her life points down to zero. J:1325 M:0000

"Did you see that!" yelled Yuugi. "He sacrificed Exodia for that snake!"

"I know!" said Jounouchi in awe. "That Desert Serpent thing was awesome!!"

"But he sacrificed Exodia!" said Yuugi in shock/horror.

"Yes," said Bakura. "But I agree with Jounouchi, that snake was impressive! I'd never seen a duel monster so heavily inked!"

Pause.

"I was admiring the workmanship." Said Bakura shrugging his shoulders.

"But he sacrificed Exodia!" reiterated Yuugi.

"We know that." Said Jounouchi.

"And you don't even see how foolish he was!" said Yuugi, sounding hysterical. "He sacrificed something that would have insured him victory for something that could have been defeated!"

"So?" said Bakura and Jounouchi in unison.

"READ MY LIPS!!" yelled Yuugi above all the pandemonium. "He SACRIFICED EXODIA!!!!!" WHACK!!!

Bakura, tired of Yuugi's ridiculous ranting and raving, had whacked him with a frying pan, which he produced from his pocket.

"Uhhh." moaned Yuugi.

"You're pathetic!" said Bakura, looking at Yuugi as he lay on the floor. "At least Jounouchi and I say something entertaining when we get hit hard." It took them several minutes to revive their short friend.

"Congratulations Jason Fujiwara!" said Slyfaen from his special balcony after watching Yuugi yell like a loon. "You have proceeded to the next round." "Now I have an announcement. Tomorrows first match will be Bakura Ryou vs. Tsurgi Ichiro, the ninja type duelist. Be here by 11:00 or you're disqualified!

Saiyuri appeared out of the shadows. "My master would like you to get the Puzzle first, instead of the Ring." She said.

"Saiyuri!" whispered Slyfaen harshly. "I am in no condition to make another crazy attempt like that and face the possibilities of another fight! It may only be one injury, but it's almost critical! Give me time to recover first!"

"Fine then." Said Saiyuri. "I shall try to get the Puzzle!"

"No!" said Ishtar. "Wait until your first duel. After that you may try."

"As you wish." Said Saiyuri. And with that, she was gone.

Jason Fujiwara was curious. He could briefly make out a figure next to Slyfaen but couldn't see whom it was.

"It's probably nothing." He said to himself.

"Hey, Jason!" said Bakura. "You wanna join us for lunch?"

"Sure!" said Fujiwara. And he left without a thought on his mind.

Meanwhile, in Domino Harbor, from underneath the water, something stirred.

Author's note: Well I don't really have any thing to say except that in the next chapter we find out what awakened in Domino Harbor. And we sort of take a break from dueling (just for one chapter though.) Chapter seven on the way.