Darkness…
All I can see is darkness. A chaotic swirl of sentences is all that I can react to.
Not that I reacted. I simply stared at the sentences, the words filled my mind.
'Not a bad increase in your abilities, but I can't help but wonder how it has affected your unique talent…'
'You're not jealous of the Black Witch, are you?'
'A monster… Divine was probably going to make him his successor until she arrived.'
'Divine thinks he is a God, why bother?'
'A sacrifice, the man is insane.'
'What are his plans?'
'Sshh, I think he is listening.'
'We can help you. Divine is dead. His power may still be driving you. But we can teach you to fight it!'
'You can become your own man again… Become a magician like you always wanted.'
Why, why do these words torment me? I-I can't do anything, the pain is so terrible.
No, there is only one thing I can do.
Divine… Help me, I know you believe in me.
I can almost see his spirit smiling at me, walking towards me. Leaning to my ear. Whispering…
Whispering…
I got up slowly, but with purpose. The pain faded away, it wasn't real to me anymore.
None of it was. I had a purpose. And this opponent stood in my way.
He will be crushed.
'My monster's attack is equal to the total amount of the monsters I sacrificed as well as half of the strongest monster on your side of the field.' All pretence of being a monster had left his voice. Now it was human, familiar.
I smirked at the creature, it's green glow covered the area, turning the sand a sickly colour (9/?-4700/0). Look at it, powerful, but in the end pathetic. It still stared at me with that sadness, but I could see the glint of hope.
I have to smash that hope, as even now the creature smashes the Psychic Snail.
(NLP: 4400)
'I end my turn.'
I drew. Attempting to switch my monster to defence mode merely caused the opposing monster's eyes to glow and my monster to shudder as it remained in attack position.
'I summon "Rebellious Visionary" (4/1700/1800)'
As she crawled out of the tear in reality, I grinned at the relief on my opponent's face. They thought this monster meant there was hope for me, for what he wanted from me anyway.
I ended my turn, and Roberth didn't even bother to look at the card he drew. The borg on my field was now nothing more then scrap metal.
(NLP: 1700)
He ended his turn.
I drew. Surprise, surprise, it was "Magic Cylinder". I set it immediately and ended my turn.
Roberth drew. And I smirked. It all came down to this. I may know the outcome, but it was interesting to think how if Roberth just thought for a few seconds, it would all be different.
He ordered the attack. The creature, one for theatrics clearly, was much slower in it's attack this time. The eye slowly glowed as it gathered energy, the blast came out slowly as it made it's way towards my monster.
I waited.
I saw the look on Roberth's face. The lines showing surprise on his forehead, the sudden jolt as he must have realized this wasn't what he had planned.
I hadn't activated Magic Cylinder. And I was already charging for him.
(NLP: 0)
I crushed the talisman in my hand as I ran towards him. The creature faded, the duel having been complete. I grabbed Roberth, who hadn't moved out of shock.
Our bodies began to crumble, revealing nothing but sand.
Still, I managed to force my head to his ear. I managed to spit out with as much venom as I could muster.
'I'm free, and you're doomed… Brother.'
This time it wasn't darkness which covered my vision, but light.
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