Noah was tense, but forced his shoulders back as he looked across the field with a glare.

He hadn't dueled since he was fourteen. He was sure he was rusty, and he didn't even remember all the effects of the cards he chose. Everything was working against him in that very moment.

But then, he couldn't afford to be a coward here, when he and Atem's freedom depended on the outcome of this one match. Despite the circumstances, Noah knew all the stories about the 'young man' who triumphed over similar odds. As bitter as the thought was, it was also some kind of encouragement to know that was his own father. If he could do it, then so could Noah.

He took in another deep breath, just as Olivia chuckled at him.

"You have chosen a fitting death sentence for your family history—I'll admit THAT at the very least…"

"Death sentence for you or me?" He countered.

(Noah - LP: 4000)

(Olivia - LP: 4000)

DUEL

She gave him a small bow, but her words were laced with venom, "You may have the honors…"

He glared at her in return, but then drew his card and checked his hand.

((Hand: Moon Envoy(Warrior) Lv 4 [Atk 1100 Def 1000]; Waboku(Trap); Draining Shield(Trap); Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight(Warrior) Lv 7 [Atk 2300 Def 2100]; De-Spell(Spell)))

(Drawn: Kuriboh(Fiend) Lv 1 [Atk 300 Def 200])

Noah scanned over the cards, thinking to himself and taking another deep breath; not as bad of a first hand as he had expected it to be.

'OkayI remember Kuriboh, and I know De-SpellMoon Envoy is a normal type, and Waboku prevents battle damage…'

"First, I'll summon the Moon Envoy in defense mode!"

From the ground rose a warrior clad in blue and white, crescent-bladed pike spun about in the air before he knelt in front of Noah, the pike held out in defense towards Olivia.

(Moon Envoy: Def 1000)

"And then I'll place two cards face-down."

(Waboku; De-Spell)

Noah gave a single nod, shoulders relaxing just a smidge, "I'll end my turn with that…"

Atem gave a small nod from behind, checking over the field himself, 'Solid enough, for a first moveat least he isn't wide open.'

However, Olivia then sneered, grinning as she looked over his field, "You'll need to do better than THAT to WIN."

She drew her own card.

((Hand: Wall of Illusion(Fiend) Lv 4 [Atk 1000 Def 1850]; De-Spell(Spell); Dark Jeroid(Fiend) Lv 4 [Atk 1200 Def 1500]; Shadowslayer(Fiend) Lv 4 [Atk 1400 Def 200]; Spirit Reaper(Zombie) Lv 3 [Atk 300 Def 200]))

(Drawn: Black Horn of Heaven(Trap/Counter))

She gave a nasty grin, "I'll start by summoning the Shadowslayer in Attack mode!"

A disfigured, blue-skinned creature rose from the shadows, crawling over the corridor floor on all fours before standing on its hind legs (which looked an awful lot like its arms). It gave a low groan, drawing the sword on its back and pointing it at the Moon Envoy.

(Shadowslayer: Atk 1400)

"And the Shadowslayer comes with a lovely effect: if you only have defense-position monsters on the field, it can attack you directly!"

It groaned again and threw its sword, said item phasing right through Moon Envoy and aimed directly for Noah. He froze up, eyes widening.

Atem's eyes widened as well when he saw Noah wasn't moving, 'Noah, your face-down cards! Use a face-down!'

As if he could hear him, Noah then came back to himself and quickly motioned to the card before him on his field, "I-I activate my face-down, Waboku–!"

The card rose up, and then the three cloaked women appeared and acted as a barrier for the sword. It dissolved into the air as soon as it came close to them. Once it had, the three disappeared and the card shattered as Noah put it in the graveyard, though he also sighed with relief.

Olivia gave a small scoff of frustration, raising her head a bit as she smirked again, "You blocked ONE attack. That was ONLY the first turn. You've yet to be safe."

She took a card from her hand, "I'll also set one card face down, and end my turn."

(Black Horn of Heaven)

Noah looked over the field, though he could feel a worried gaze on his back, 'Geez…I barely managed to scrape by that one. I've gotta be more careful than that…'

He drew his next card.

(Drawn: Axe Raider(Warrior) Lv 4 [Atk 1700 Def 1150])

"I'll summon out the Axe Raider in attack mode!"

The muscle man jumped from the card, clad in golden, purple and red armor; the golden axe he carried with him was aimed at the Shadowslayer.

(Axe Raider: Atk 1700)

"And I'll have him attack your Shadowslayer with Rummaging Axe Attack!"

The raider gave a yell, and then barreled forward towards the Shadowslayer, bringing the axe down once close enough and slicing right through the creature.

(Olivia - LP: 4000↓3700)

She growled lowly, however said nothing more; at the silence, Noah straightened.

"What? No sarcastic remark?" He questioned in a coy tone, similar to hers, however then he nodded once, "I end my turn."

Her eyes narrowed into a threatening glare.

(Drawn: Plague Wolf(Zombie/Effect) Lv 3 [Atk 1000 Def 1000])

Olivia smirked upon seeing the card, looking back to him, "Feel confident after chipping at my Life Points…? Then why don't we wipe that smirk off your face…?"

Noah tensed, but then she set the drawn card on her disk, "I'll summon out Plague Wolf in attack mode!"

The animal rose from the field, snarling and growling as its rotting flesh dripped off and it stared at Noah with one red eye and one blue.

(Plague Wolf: Atk 1000)

Noah cringed, but his eyes narrowed, "But that's such a weak monster–?"

Atem only tensed, watching Olivia carefully; before he could say anything, Olivia confirmed his worry by motioning to her monster.

"Now, I shall activate the effect of Plague Wolf: I can double its attack points until the end phase of the turn!"

Noah's eyes widened sharply and he jumped, "What–!"

(Plague Wolf: Atk 1000↑2000)

The snarls from the creature grew louder, and it grew a size larger.

"Now attack the Raider, Plague Wolf!"

The wolf pounced over and onto Axe Raider, and Noah flinched back as it bit into the raider's waist, nearly snapping him cleanly in half.

(Noah - LP: 4000↓3700)

Noah's shoulders became tense and rigid, while the beast gave a howl and vaporized into the shadows, destroyed from its own effect.

Olivia smirked, "Turn end."

Noah pressed his lips into a frown while his brows knit, before drawing his card.

(Drawn: Magical Arm Shield(Trap))

'Oh!—I remember this! Joey used this in a tournament once!'

Then Noah looked up at his field, 'But I can't use it unless I have a monster on the field…I still have Kuriboh, though, so maybe…?'

He took in a deep breath, looking back up at the field, "I-I'll—I'll place a card face-down."

(Magical Arm Shield)

Olivia arched a brow in disinterest. Noah hesitated before taking a final card from his hand and setting it on his disk.

"And I'll summon Kuriboh in defense mode!"

The brown ball of fuzz leapt up from its spot in the field, giving a small coo as it hovered in front of Noah, a determined—though admittedly not very threatening—glare on its face, and it hopped back and forth, making punch-like motion with its tiny arms.

Olivia looked at it in surprise for a moment before she snickered, and then soon was laughing loudly.

"You actually SUMMONED that furball?" She asked just as loudly, still snickering afterwards, "Well, you certainly shortened this duel by about half the time, I'll give you that."

Atem jumped behind Noah, looking at him with an arched brow as well. His shoulders tensed on reflex.

Noah clenched and unclenched his hands into fists before looking to Olivia with a glare, "Don't underestimate the little guys. They can surprise you."

Olivia chuckled again, "Are those YOUR words, or someone else's…?"

Noah's glare deepened, however she drew her card.

(Drawn: Evilswarm Mandragora(Plant/Effect) Lv 4 [Atk 1550 Def 1450])

A smirk grew on her face again, and she gently fanned herself with her drawn card as she looked to Noah smugly, "Well…Since you DO control more monsters than me—if you can CALL that floating fuzz a monster—it DOES give me the ability to Special Summon my Evilswarm Mandragora!"

The card was slammed onto the disk; the cactus-like, humanoid plant rose up from the field, giggling darkly as it smirked with sharpened teeth.

(Evilswarm Mandragora: Atk 1550)

"And I'll also summon out my Wall of Illusion in attack mode…!"

First, a coiled ball of flesh appeared—however then it opened up, showing the ghastly face inside the wall of flesh-like substance.

(Wall of Illusion: Atk 1000)

Noah tensed; so did Atem. Olivia gave a nasty grin before motioning to her two monsters, "Wall of Illusion! Swallow up that ball of fur!"

The Wall spread out its sides and moved towards Kuriboh in a dash; the smaller creature cringed—losing the nerve it had—and gave a worried cry as it cowered in its spot.

"I activate my trap card!" Noah replied quickly, motioning to the field, "Magical Arm Shield!"

The card flipped up, and the shield appeared before Kuriboh, grabbing Evilswarm Mandragora and yanking it back to shield Kuriboh. The two monsters collided, however because of the difference in attack points, Wall of Illusion shattered to pieces. Kuriboh had hid under its paws (not a very effective shield), though lowered its paws at seeing it was still all right.

(Olivia - LP: 3700↓3150)

"And Wall of Illusion's effect sends Mandragora back to your hand, doesn't it?" Noah replied.

How he managed to remember that effect, he wasn't sure—but Evilswarm Mandragora soon disappeared in a shot of light back to Olivia's hand.

She growled lowly, then glaring at him, "Fine! But you STILL have one more monster than me! So I can summon it right back!"

The creature appeared on the field again, giving Kuriboh a death glare, but the fuzzball gave a sigh of relief, regardless.

"Turn end…" Olivia growled out.

Noah gave a sigh of relief, and then drew his card. He was beginning to look a bit pale, and his hands shook a little; he could feel the poison trying to work its way back through him.

He rolled his neck over his shoulders to try and ease out the stiffness, before sighing harshly and taking a deep breath.

(Drawn: Multiply (Quick-Play Spell))

Atem watched over Noah from behind. So far, Noah had done well with parrying Olivia's moves—however, Atem could see Noah was suffering from the poison again as well. He started looking around for an out, in case anything happened, or should Noah lose. (He reminded himself, 'Noah can do this.' It did not ease him.)

Noah soon looked between the field and the card he drew in realization, remembering his mother telling him about Yugi using this same card against Maximillion Pegasus.

"I'll activate the spell card Multiply!" He slammed the card down, and a white glow spread over Kuriboh.

That white glow then split four ways, and four Kuribohs lined up in front of Noah field, each hopping back and forth across their spots while glaring determinedly.

Olivia rolled her eyes, shaking her head, "Oh, look, it's attack of the hairballs. How frightening."

Noah's eyes narrowed, moving on forward-momentum abruptly with recalling the effects of the cards in his hand, "Next, I'll set a card facedown on the field."

(Draining Shield)

"And since it's the last card in my hand, I can special summon Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight directly from my hand without tribute!"

He placed the card on his disk, but just when the horseman was starting to appear on the field, Olivia smirked at Noah from across the field.

"Ooh, the little boy's trying to use a bee-bee gun, hm?" She motioned to her own field, "Weren't you told you'd shoot your eye out? I activate my face-down, Black Horn of Heaven!"

Noah flinched as Swift Gaia was destroyed along with the Evilswarm Mandragora, and he sent the card to the graveyard, but then looked across the field again, "I end my turn…"

'So much for that…'

Olivia chuckled as she drew her card, "You won't be getting off that easily…"

(Drawn: Raimei (Spell))

"How about I chip at your life a bit more, hm? I summon out the Spirit Reaper in Attack mode!"

The purple-clad, skull-faced fiend rose from the shadows, scythe in hand and giving a small screech as it aimed it at the four Kuriboh Tokens.

"But first," Olivia took the card she just drew, "How about I activate Raimei?"

Noah jumped, however then an abrupt bolt of lightning shot from the abyss in the ceiling and hit him directly. He gave a yell, falling to a knee once the electricity disappeared, however didn't let himself fall completely.

(Noah: LP: 3700↓3400)

Noah trembled, and Atem came over to him, hands going to his shoulders to keep him steady, "Noah, are you all right–?"

Olivia pointed at him from across the way, still smirking, "Hands off him, Pharaoh! He's mine! And you know the rules—no outside interference is permitted. Unless you care to let your little friend here LOSE by default…?"

Atem clenched his jaw, glaring at her, however Noah then looked back at him as well.

"A-Atem, she's right…" He replied quietly, slowly getting back up to his feet, "I've gotta do this on my own…I-I'll be okay. Really."

Atem looked at him with knit brows, moving his hands off of Noah's shoulders, "All right…But please, Noah, be careful."

Noah smiled weakly and nodded, however then looked back to the field as Olivia yawned in a bored manner.

"As heart-warming as it is to watch you two, it's wasted effort. So I'll just proceed," She pointed to a Kuriboh Token, "Spirit Reaper, attack that furball!"

The spirit raised its scythe up, screeching again. The token cringed, while its brothers all moved out of the way in fear.

"Not so fast!" Noah replied hastily, motioning to his own field, "I activate my face-down, Draining Shield!"

The teal-green barrier made the Reaper's scythe bounce off, and the token plopped onto the ground with a sigh of relief.

(Noah: LP: 3400↑3700)

"Looks like your little 'chip' was wasted, too, huh?" Noah replied flatly as he glared at Olivia.

Her hands clenched into fists, and she glared at Noah as well, "So what? I'll still have your head, Mutou! Make your move already!"

Noah went ahead and drew his card, but felt a bit of pride that he was managing to get under her skin this much.

(Drawn: Detonate (Spell))

'Well, I can't do much with this…If I'm remembering the effect right…'

"I'll set a card face down, and end my turn," Noah replied reluctantly.

(Detonate)

Olivia drew her card next, though she still didn't look too pleased with the turn of events on the field.

(Drawn: Chaos Burst (Trap))

"I will also set one card face down on the field and end my turn…"

(Chaos Burst)

Atem's shoulders grew tense as he looked over the field, 'This isn't going anywhere…and I have a bad feeling…'

Noah then drew his card, feeling along the same lines as Atem; he could activate Detonate, but it would leave him wide open. He wasn't too sure he should activate it or not.

(Drawn: Luminous Soldier (Warrior/Effect) Lv 4 (Atk 2100 Def 1400))

'It's like you want me to activate that…'

After only a moment more of thought, Noah motioned to his card on the field.

"I'll activate my spell card, Detonate! And thanks to this effect, all your cards on the field are destroyed!"

The four tokens on the field each glared at Olivia, and then they each began to glow before bouncing over to her field and proceeding to explode on contact.

Once the resulting smoke disappeared, Olivia's field was cleared, however the four tokens Noah had for protection were also gone.

His shoulders grew tense, a twitch in his jaw, "I end my turn."

She raised her chin, "Perhaps you're not as smart as I was beginning to think you are. Don't know if you've noticed—but you're WIDE OPEN."

(Drawn: Magical Ghost (Zombie) Lv 4 [Atk 1300 Def 1400])

Her smirk returned, and she slammed her drawn card onto her duel disk, "And I do believe it's worked to my advantage. I'll summon the Magical Ghost in Attack mode!"

The green-skinned woman rose up from the shadows, pulling her purple hat out of thin air, and then gave a devilish grin as she set the hat atop her head.

"Go say hello, dear," Olivia replied while her smirk broadened.

Noah cringed as the ghost gave a loud screech, and then fired a couple shots of electricity at him; he gave a yell when they made contact, and a bit of static cling still surrounded him even after the attack.

(Noah: LP: 3700↓2400)

"Noah!" Atem came over again, however made sure not to intervene just yet.

It took a moment, but Noah stood back up [though it took a bit for him to be completely up].

"I-I'm—okay…" He got out, trembling a little still as he stood. He could feel the poison a lot more now with that attack, to the point where he was fairly dizzy and it was hard to breathe or move.

"No, you're not," Atem argued, looking to him with knit brows, "Noah, call this off—we can find another way back to your Soul Room—"

"No, we can't—" Noah said back in a stern manner, lightly glaring to Atem, "This is the only way—and I'm not gonna quit—I-I'm not giving up without a fight! I'm not gonna run away anymore!"

He turned back to Olivia, and drew his card.

(Drawn: Queen's Knight (Warrior) Lv 4 [Atk 1500 Def 1600])

"I-I summon out Queen's Knight in Attack mode!"

The red-clad, blonde woman rose up from the field with a mighty yell, shield held tight in one hand while her sword was tightly clutched in the other.

"Attack the Magical Ghost with Majestic Sword Swipe!"

Another yell, and the Knight lunged forward and swiped at Magical Ghost, the second creature giving another screech before disappearing from the field.

(Olivia: LP: 3150↓2950)

"I end my turn."

Noah still panted heavily, but for the first time during the whole Duel, he was starting to feel the adrenaline rush. Like he was actually enjoying the duel, despite the circumstances and his condition. He was having fun dueling, and he no longer felt afraid, either.

Olivia hadn't been moved by Noah's words in the slightest, and only a brow arched in his direction as she drew her card.

(Drawn: Monster Reborn (Spell))

A smirk grew on her face again, but then she looked to Noah in feigned approval, "Oh, what a MOVING speech that was, Mutou. I really have to give it to you—you certainly take after your parents."

This made Noah glare at her—however, Olivia then smirked again and held up the card she drew.

"But, I'm afraid it's STILL not quite good enough," She flipped the card around, "Because now I'll activate Monster Reborn from my hand! And I'll use it to special summon Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight from YOUR graveyard!"

Noah gasped tersely, however then a shadowy arm stretched from Olivia's Monster Reborn card to his graveyard, reaching into it and pulling the Swift Gaia card from it.

The horseman appeared from the shadows below, his usual armor and horse corrupted by the dark energy around them, and then Gaia aimed his blackened lance at Queen's Knight.

"If I'm not mistaken, the phrase is 'off with her head!'" Olivia said with a broad smirk, motioning to the field.

Swift Gaia's horse reared up, neighing furiously, and then he came at the Queen's Knight in a rush, piercing right through her and causing some of the shadows to spurt up in a fountain from the force of the attack.

(Noah: LP: 2400↓1600)

Noah's eyes widened sharply, and he exhaled tersely from the abrupt weakness and pain—as if he'd been pierced through himself—falling to his knees, before then collapsed fully to the ground, unconscious.

"Noah–!" Atem came over to him, kneeling by him, "Noah, get up! Say something–!"

Olivia gave a nasty grin, before laughing, "Good luck getting him up after THAT attack! He's nowhere NEAR strong enough to withstand the mental blow…"

Atem tensed, and then shook Noah's shoulders, jaw clenched in worry, "Noah, answer me! You have to get up! Noah! Noah–!?"


"Noah!—Noah, where are you–!?"

Yugi was hurrying around the house; his five-year-old had just up and disappeared, and he was frantically searching and checking if he might have left the garage door or front door open. Heck, even the bathroom door being left open would've been a hazard. His son was unusually attracted to trouble, and could be extremely reckless, even for being as young as he was. There was that time he had manage to climb on top of the car roof somehow…

But usually, his son showed up after the first call, either with a small 'Boo!' or a look at his father in concern for being worried about him in the first place.

"Noah–!?" Yugi called again, growing all the more panicked.

Then he came to his and Téa's bedroom; he hadn't even called again before he heard what sounded like a small sniffle to his right, from their closet.

Yugi tensed briefly, but then slowly came over and opened up the door.

There on the floor, beneath their hanging coats and jackets, sat Noah, tears running down the sides of his face as he clutched a stuffed Kuriboh tight in his arms, looking up at his father with wide eyes as soon as the door had opened.

He was completely frozen up, trembling yet not moving otherwise, and Yugi knew why: Noah was terrified of the dark. A couple times, Yugi had had to pull Noah from school for the day when some rather nasty children would shove Noah into a dark closet; the child would be frozen and unresponsive until Yugi or Téa would talk to him and comfort him.

"Noah…" Yugi sighed in relief, and then knelt down, pushing the door further open, keeping his voice quiet and gentle, "Are you okay, pal…?"

It took a moment, but Noah sniffed again, and blinked a couple times, "I-I-I w-was just' t-tryna f-f-find a g-good hidin' p-place…"

Yugi frowned a little, however then moved to sit next to Noah in the closet; the boy immediately moved to be in his father's lap, burying his face into Yugi's shoulder.

Yugi very gently shushed Noah as he hugged him, rubbing the child's back and gently rocking him back and forth, "It's okay, Noah…I'm here…I'm here…"

After a minute or two of comforting the boy, Noah sniffed again, and looked up at his father meekly, "Wh-Why were you yellin', Dad…?"

"I couldn't find you anywhere, so I called for you…" Yugi replied, brushing back the boy's bangs from his face, "I was scared I lost you, and that I wouldn't find you…"

Noah turned his head down with shame, "M'sorry…"

"It's okay…" Yugi shifted his position a bit to better hold Noah, "But why did you hide in the closet? You know you don't like the dark…"

Noah clutched onto his stuffed Kuriboh a bit tighter, "I know…I tho'ht if I was jus' hidin', it wouldn't be so bad…" He shook his head, "But I still got scared…I keep seeing things when I'm in the dark…it's scary…"

Yugi frowned a little, brushing back Noah's bangs again. This wasn't the first he was hearing about the 'things in the dark.'

However, Yugu then smiled weakly, and repositioned Noah in his arms a little better, "How about I show you a trick to being okay in the dark? Makes you not think about the things in the dark?"

Noah straightened, mouth parting in wonder.

Yugi's eyebrows rose, "You know how you have the light in your room when you sleep?"

"Yeah—Mama turns it on after tuckin' me in."

"Right. At night, you can see that little light before you go to sleep, and it tells you that it won't be dark all the time. We can do the same in here."

Noah tilted his head, "But there's no light in here like that, Dad."

Yugi smiled a bit more, and brought his knees up so that he could close the closet door down.

Noah flinched with a small yelp and hid his face when it quickly got dark again.

Yugi then spoke again, putting a hand to Noah's hair, "Here…take a look."

Noah was hesitant, however he raised his head; it didn't seem as dark as he remembered it being a little bit ago, and he looked towards the door. It wasn't shut all the way, and through the one-inch-wide opening, light shined through from the bedroom. He didn't even notice the things in the dark around him.

"No matter what darkness you're in," Yugi replied as his son looked at the small bit of light in awe, "You can always find the light. Even if it seems like there isn't any. Light can be found even in the darkest of places."

Noah looked on for a moment more, but then smiled and nodded in understanding.


Noah's eyes snapped open with a light gasp.

Atem jumped, but then his brows knit, "Noah?—"

But Noah immediately started to slowly and steadily get back up onto his feet, shaking a little as he used his arms to push himself up; but he soon moved to his feet, steady and balanced for the time being once he was up again.

Atem was a bit surprised Noah recovered that quickly after having fallen unconscious, however he noticed the black blood had shrunken back to be out of sight for the moment as well.

But Olivia noticed, too, and she growled deeply as she glared at him, "How are you standing again!? That attack should've sent you spiraling into darkness–!"

Noah looked back at her with a glare as well, "Light can be found even in the darkest of places."

She growled again, but he rolled his shoulder nonchalantly, "And I wouldn't want to miss my turn."

(Drawn: Pot of Greed (Spell))

"First, I'll activate Pot of Greed."

(Drawn: Kojikocy (Warrior) Lv 4 [Atk 1500 Def 1200]; Cloaked Stranger (Warrior/Effect) Lv 5 [Atk 2000 Def 2500])

Noah froze, eyes widening as he looked to the second card. It definitely was one he recognized, but not from his father's deck or any other professional deck he'd seen in action.

'This…This card…! This is my card…!'

"I'll summon Kojikocy in defense position!"

The old warrior came up from the floor with a yell, axe held tight in hand as it stood at the ready.

(Kojikocy: Def 1200)

Noah gave a small nod, "I end my turn…"

Olivia gave a scoff, but then drew her own card.

(Drawn: Pot of Greed (Spell))

"Seems like I'll also activate a Pot of Greed."

(Drawn: Fairy Meteor Crush (Equip Spell); Card Destruction (Spell))

Olivia looked to her cards in brief, but then gave a single laugh, "Does your minimal defense give you some feeling of protection…?"

She took one of her cards. "I'll fix THAT then! I'll equip Swift Gaia with Fairy Meteor Crush!"

A fiery glow emitted from the knight's lance; however Olivia then took her second card and slipped it into a spell/trap card zone.

"Just for good measure, let's also activate Card Destruction!"

Noah felt a small surge of excitement as he discarded the only card in his hand; he could remember the effect of Cloaked Stranger perfectly.

But he kept his expression placid, and drew his new card as she drew hers.

However, then she pointed at Kojikocy, "Let's just SEE how safe you feel after this! Attack that old man, Knight!"

Noah flinched back, this time making sure to brace himself for Swift Gaia's attack on Kojikocy, once again piercing through the monster.

(Noah: LP: 1600↓0500)

With that attack, Noah fell to a knee again, breathing heavily from how much the poison was weakening him in response to the lowered Life Points.

Olivia laughed loudly, looking to him smugly, "Game OVER, Mutou! There's no hope left for you!"

At that point, Atem tensed and prepared himself to jump in and take over for Noah; but he never got the chance to, for Noah stood back up [though his knees shook].

"'Game over'…" He glared at her, "Is not a phrase my family knows–!"

He showed her his disk, and the small glow that suddenly emitted from the Graveyard.

"I activate the effect of the Cloaked Stranger in my graveyard!" He nearly bellowed across the field, "When it's been sent to the graveyard by a card effect and you destroy another of my monsters, I can special summon Cloaked Stranger onto the field!"

A burst of light leapt from Noah's graveyard to the field, and when it burst apart, a tall man who was covered in head-to-toe in a pitch-black coat with a hood that covered most of his face, and then two thin blades on his back that he unsheathed in a swift movement, giving a determined yell.

(Cloaked Stranger: Atk 2000)

Atem's eyes widened sharply once the monster had appeared on the field, 'I have never seen that card before…! Where did he get that–?'

Olivia's hands went to her waist, "I am not impressed. Perhaps you're just terrible at math, but it STILL has less attack than Gaia."

"Funny, you think that's it," Noah said back, a smirk growing on his face, "There's another part to Cloaked Stranger's effect: if I successfully summon him from my graveyard with his effect, then you have to destroy all the cards you have on the field, and he gains attack for every one of 'em—times one thousand!"

Olivia's eyes widened, "What–!?"

Swift Gaia and her face down each shattered and dissolved into the shadows, leaving her wide open.

(Cloaked Stranger: Atk 2000↑4000)

Noah pointed to her across the field, "And now it's my turn! Cloaked Stranger!—Attack her directly with Burning Black Light!"

Cloaked Stranger gave another yell, crossing his blades in an X-shape, and then sliced them through the air—but it unleashed an X-shaped wave of black light that was sent across the field, hitting Olivia directly.

As the light made contact, she screamed as it engulfed her.

(Olivia: LP: 2950↓0000)

WINNER: NOAH


All the cards used in the duel (except Cloaked Stranger):

wiki/Moon_Envoy

wiki/Shadowslayer

wiki/Waboku

wiki/Axe_Raider

wiki/Plague_Wolf

wiki/Kuriboh

wiki/Evilswarm_Mandragora

wiki/Wall_of_Illusion

wiki/Magical_Arm_Shield

wiki/Multiply

wiki/Swift_Gaia_the_Fierce_Knight

wiki/Black_Horn_of_Heaven

wiki/Spirit_Reaper

wiki/Raimei

wiki/Draining_Shield

wiki/Detonate

wiki/Magical_Ghost

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