A/N: Blah… I think I'm dead. This is actually only half of what I wanted to write for this chapter, but seeing as I haven't updated for yonks, I update the next chapter in two installments. So I hope you enjoy it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh.
Chapter Nine – Against the Odds
"This is one game you won't be able to win," Alyssa spat as she drew her cards and glanced across at her opponent. "Are you ready?"
Yami nodded as he studied his own hand. His mind was already calculating his first moves. He was not going to fail his friends. He would win this and save them all.
"Good," Alyssa smirked. She was wearing a grin that looked so out of place on her usually cheerful face. "For my first move, I'll play this," She selected a card from her hand and placed it on the field. "Aqua Madoor attack mode and," Alyssa selected a further card from her hand, "I'll also place this face down." She paused and added, "With that I'll end my turn."
Yami flickered his eyes over his hand again. Aqua Madoor was a strong card to play first. It had 1200 ATTACK and the only thing in his hand that stood a change of beating it was Flame Swordsman- Simon's favourite card.
"I activate this- Flame Swordsman," Yami slammed the card down as a small orange flame flickered from the ground. It swirled in a circle before dropping suddenly revealing a small figure clutching a giant sword that was twice his size.
Simon opened his eyes. He shut them and after a few seconds he opened them again- still unable to believe what he was actually seeing.
"What the..." he stammered at the strange green blue monster, but before he could figure out anything else, he heard someone calling his name. He glanced upwards and saw the giant sized version of Izzy. "Izzy," Simon muttered weakly, "What are you doing up there?"
"Alyssa," Yami yelled furiously. "What have you done to him?" At that, Simon glanced down at his attire and he cursed, rather loudly.
"No!" He was wearing the outfit of the Flame Swordsman. "This can not be happening!"
Alyssa smirked and waved a finger at her opponent and his small friend.
"His soul has been entombed in his favourite card. It's a Shadow Game, remember," She laughed, "In this game anything is possible, but I'm sure you knew that."
"You evil-"
"Are you just going to sit there and insult me," she snarled, "Or are you going to continue with your turn."
Yami glared at her.
"Fine," he spat fiercely, pointing his finger at Aqua Madoor, "Simon, attack her monster!"
"Whatever you say, Izzy," Simon shrugged as he lunged forwards and sliced the Aqua Madoor in two.
As Simon stood back, Yami placed a second card on the field,
"With this, I'll end my turn."
Alyssa drew her own card from her deck. She smirked as she acknowleged what it was.
"Excellent!" She selected a card from her hand and place it on the field. "Nightmare Penguin- DEFENCE MODE." A rather evil looking penguin in a top-hat and bow-tie rose from the tree stump.
Simon jumped back in surprise.
Alyssa merely snorted at him as she selected the card she had just drawn, "And I'll also play this - Fissure. I'm sure you know what it does!"
"No!"
"Oh, yes," she hissed back as a grey and rotting hand shot up from the ground, "And since your Flame Swordsman is the only monster you have on the field, say goodbye to him!"
"No," Yami repeated defiantly as Simon was dragged downward -screaming as he disappeared into the stump.
"If your friends are sent to the graveyard, and their soul is claimed by the Soul Reaper." She chuckled as Yami clenched his fist, "It's over and your friends will die." She paused, "So which friend are you going to sacrifice next?"
"I activate Monster Reborn to bring Simon back from the graveyard." Yami snapped, slamming the relevant card on the tree stump.
Simon reappeared - shaking violently from his recent experience in the graveyard.
"Simon," Yami asked urgently, "Are you all right?"
"I never wanna go there again," Simon, muttered slightly hysterically, as he clutching his mighty sword in his hand.
Alyssa snorted.
"Your're wasting your cards and effort on those foolish friends."
Yami glared at her.
"My friends are worth all that and more," he snarled as he selected a second card from his hand. "And to prove my faith in them," Yami added, placing the card on the field. It glowed slightly, before a slim figure wearing a soft green dress rose gracefully from the playing field. "Mystical Elf- DEFENCE MODE."
Cassie looked up and blinked.
"What the...?" She muttered.
"That's exactly what I said a few moments ago," Simon interjected suddenly, causing her to jump and glance across at him. She stared at him.
"Simon," she asked eventually, "Why are you dressed as the Flame Swordsman?"
Simon sighed.
"The same reason that you're dressed as the Mystical Elf," he muttered quietly as he pointed across the field. Cassie blinked, glancing down at her own outfit before following his finger and gasped.
"Alyssa," Cassie denied as her eyes locked on to her sister, "It can't be!"
Simon nodded.
"Now if you think that's weird," he said indicated upwards. "Try explaining that!"
Cassie glanced up to giant-sized Yami looking down at them.
"What the...?" She repeated again, "What's going on?"
"I also asked that question," Simon commented wryly, "As of yet, I've had no answer..."
While this exchange was taking place, Alyssa selected two cards from her hand and placed them on the field.
"I activate these two cards- Meteor of Destruction," she added smugly as a mighty yellow rock appeared above her head and came careering towards her opponent. Yami flinched with pain as it struck just below his left shoulder- plummeting his life points down to 3000.
"Izzy," Simon and Cassie yelped in unison.
"I'm fine," Yami growled, as the pain gradually disappeared. "It's my turn-"
"Ah, ah, ah," Alyssa smirked, waving a finger at him. "You forgot my second magic card- Card of Destruction to stop you think that withholding your friends will save them"
Scowling, Yami discarded his hand and drew a new one. He flickered his eyes over his new hand and drew a sharp intake of breath. He had drawn Dark Magician. Izzy's soul was trapped within- her- and coincidentally his own favourite card. If her soul was bound to that of the Dark Magician, that what of his. His soul was tied to hers and surely if her soul was lost, then he would also be lost.
He scowled again. Alyssa had been manipulating him all a long. She had clearly demonstrated that keeping cards in his hand wouldn't save them., so the only way he could protect Izzy was to play Dark Magician and risk her safety out on the field.
Biting his lip slightly, Yami selected Dark Magician and placed it on the field,
"I play Dark Magician in ATTACK MODE," he said as a third figure rose from the stump to join his side of the field.
Izzy straightened back up- her purple gown billowing gently as she raised her head.
"Cassie," she said quietly, acknowledging their presence, but ignoring the giant-sized Alyssa looming in front of them. "Simon."
"Wait... if you're down here, then who's that?!" Cassie demanded, flickering her hand from Izzy upwards towards the much larger version that was holding the cards.
Izzy lowered her Magician's staff and glanced up at Yami. He nodded.
"That would be Yami," she said eventually, indicating upwards. "The Spirit of the Millennium Puzzle."
They stared at her.
"Ya what?!"
"Did I not mention him?"
"No," Cassie said flatly. "That part you conveniently left out!"
Izzy shrugged slightly.
"I didn't think you would believe me," she glanced up to see the large version of Alyssa looming above, sneering down at them. "It's sorta complicated," she paused and added through the mind-link to Yami/What was that I saying about things being much more complicated than we thought?/
Yami raised his eyebrows and stifled a chuckle, nodding,
//It's good to hear your voice. I was worried for a moment.../ He trailed off, glancing across at his opponent/But there's something that I don't understand, why would Alyssa do this?//
Izzy scrutinized her friend. Alyssa was one of a kind. Always so full of life and as Izzy recalled Alyssa was always smiling. She was a great friend- honest, if a little blunt most of the time. She may have had her faults but she would never turn evil. It just wasn't in her.
/Yami,/ Izzy muttered quietly, tightening her grip on her staff. /I don't think it is her./ She voiced this louder so that Simon and Cassie could hear, "The real Alyssa would never betray us like this!"
Simon scowled as he waved his sword while Cassie blinked up in confusion. He looked Izzy to Yami who were both glaring at Alyssa- both reaching a similar conclusion.
"She's right," Yami nodded, looking down at the small figurines. He pointed at Alyssa and added, "We know our friend and you're not her!"
"So you're not as stupid as you appear." Alyssa gave a mock bow and smirked, "My name is Bakura and like you, I also inhabit a Millennium Item- the Millennium Ring. Your friend- Alyssa didn't even realised that I existed, before now."
"Oh," Simon said eventually. "That explain's a lot!"
"If you're not my sister," Cassie yelled at Bakura, "Then what have done to her?"
Bakura shrugged.
"Same as you," he snorted as he drew a card, "Her soul is encased in her favourite card. I suspect you'll be seeing her very soon." He paused briefly- registering which card it was. He smirked, "Actually, don't wait!" Bakura slammed it down on the field, "Strike Ninja- ATTACK MODE!"
In much the same fashion that Simon, Cassie and Izzy had appeared on the field, a second figure rose next to the Knightmare Penguin- dressed in black cloth with a blood-red sash around her middle, the Strike Ninja straightened up and looked across the field.
"Izzy..?" She blinked several times, "Guys, why are you dressed like that?"
Though she felt far from it, Izzy felt a smile tugging at her lips. Beside her, she could hear Cassie chirping happily.
"Alyssa," She began moving towards her sister, "You're alrig-"
"No!" Yami yelled suddenly. He had been quiet since Bakura had revealed himself and his sudden outburst caused them all to jump out of their skins, "Don't! Cassie, the moment you move towards her, you'll attack her. Alyssa may still be your sister, but I hate to say she's still the enemy."
"What...?" Simon yelled outraged. "That can't be?!"
"I'm the enemy...?" Alyssa spluttered, glancing upward too to see the overly large version of herself, glaring down at them all.. "Hey," she asked curiously What am I doing up there, if I 'm down here?"
"It's quite simple really," Bakura smirked, butting in as Alyssa stared up at him in fear and confusion and across the field at her sister and her friends, "In order to win this game and save your little friends, you have to destroy Strike Ninja and Alyssa. Let's see if you have the guts."
"No!"
"Bakura," Simon shouted angrily, waving fist at him. "Why I outta...!"
Izzy chewed her lower lip. She knew this game well enough to understand which cards were the most powerful. She had been drawn to Dark Magican, but it came at a price - it was the most powerful card on the field and the only one that-
She turned slightly and looked directly at Yami, voicing exactly those thoughts,
/I'm the only one with high enough ATTACK point to destroy Strike Ninja./ she said fiercely/Alyssa's my best friend. Yami, I'm not going to attack her. I'm sorry but I just can't!/
//I...// He began, but stopped, shaking his head. There was only one card that could help them, but the chances of drawing it where slim to none. It was the only way to avoid attacking Alyssa and save them all. He took a deep breath before drawing.
His face broke into a wide grin.
//Don't worry Izzy,// he continued, smiling slightly//I have a plan.//
"You can't," Cassie yelled as Yami held the card in his hand. "She's still my sister! You can't do this. "
He ignored her, slamming the card down on the on the field as he shot, "I activate this- Change of Heart!" A light sprang up from the card and lunged forward towards Strike Ninja.
"What have you done?" Cassie screeched as the light that had I engulphed her sister disappeared, "You've killed-" She stopped, realsing Alyssa was standing right next to her- looking steadily more confused.
Bakura, however was no longer wearing that smug expression on his face. In fact, he was no longer looking at all happy. With that one move, his reasurance token had been taken from him and his Nightmare Penguin was the only monster he had the field. One attack from the Magician would destroy that last line of defense. The others would then be able to wipe him out completely.
Yami took careful note of his opponent's side of the field and glanced down briefly on his own monsters.
//Told you I had a plan,// he chuckled. He turned back to Bakura, smirking as he did so, "Now, where we, Bakura? Ah, yes, you were mocking our friendship," Yami waved a finger at his opponent as he ordered, "We'll show you the true meaning of friendship. Izzy, destroy the Knightmare Penguin."
Izzy grinned widely
"With pleasure..." She smiled as she raised her Magician's staff and lunged forwards.
"Alyssa."
She ignored it. She was tired and the thought of sleep was far too appealing.
"Alyssa!" The voice repeated again- more urgently this time.
Groaning, Alyssa opened one eye, then the other and sat up. She was surprised to find Izzy holding her arm and wearing a look of profound terror on her face.
"Alyssa," Izzy yelled, as she threw her arms around her friend. "I'm so glad that you're all right! I was so worried..."
"Hey," Alyssa protested, shoving Izzy slightly. "I have personal space issues!" Izzy nodded and released her friend.
After a slight pause, Alyssa spoke up.
"Izzy...?" She muttered, blinking at her friend. "What happened?"
Her friend sat down beside her.
"Do you remember anything?" Izzy asked quietly.
"Nothing much," Alyssa replied slowly, "Just darkness mostly and the ever-lasting cold. It was like nothing I'd felt before." She shivered to illustrate the point, "I was..."
"Afraid...?" Her friend nodded as she removed her glasses and pulled a piece of cloth from her pocket.
"Yeah," Alyssa muttered eventually. Replacing them on her face, she continued, "It was terrifying. I've never understood fear until then." Then she smiled, back to her normal self, "Then the next thing I know I'm dressed in a ridiculous outfit, standing opposite you lot in equally stupid outfits and I'm supposed to fight you. Then there were those large versions of us overseeing the whole thing. Crazy!"
Izzy looked directly at her friend, "Do you understand what it means?"
Alyssa shrugged, raising an eyebrow,
"You gonna tell me anyway."
Izzy smiles slightly, glad to see her friend back to normal, "We're no longer alone." She tapped the Millennium Puzzle around her neck and nodded at Millennium Ring around Alyssa's neck, "Not anymore."
"I've know I'm not alone," Alyssa held up her cross necklace- the symbol of her faith and added, "Both you and I know that, but now-" Alyssa sat in silence as she watched the embers from the fire flicker. "I knew it," she concluded simply before she looked up at her friend and changed the subject completely, "How did we get out of that scrape anyway?"
Izzy opened her mouth in surprise. She hadn't been expecting that quite yet,
"Oh, Yami sorted it all out."
"Yami...?" Alyssa asked curiously.
Izzy shrugged slightly.
"He's the spirit of the Millennium Puzzle." She offered briefly, "I'll explain later." She indicated to where Simon and Cassie lay- still unconscious. She quickly changed the subject. "How long have you had the Millennium Ring?"
"Oh," Alyssa sighed deeply as she held the Ring up in one hand and scrutinized it, "Good question," She glanced across at her friend. "I think it must be about five or six years. I can't remember exactly, but it's never done anything this weird."
"The Spirit of the Ring said his name was Bakura." Izzy asked quietly, "Did you know about him."
Alyssa shook her head, as she released the Ring and it rested on her chest.
"No," she muttered truthfully, glancing at Izzy. " I didn't know that he existed."
They sat in silence.
From the other side of stump, there was a small groan.
"Oh, hello," Izzy smiled glanced across from where she and Alyssa were sitting as Cassie and Simon slowly sat up.
"What happened?" Cassie grumbled as she rubbed her eyes.
"You got knocked out," her sister said, grinning as she stood up and walked over to her sister.
What?" she blinked, "Seriously!"
Her sister nodded. Simon groaned as he too stood up.
"I have to admit that sounds much better that what I imagined."
"Which was...?"
"I was the Flame Swordsman and that you Izzy," he explained, pointing a finger at her before moving his finger to Alyssa. "And you Alyssa were dueling." He paused and added, "Only it wasn't you because you two were the Dark Magician and Strike Ninja.
Cassie nodded, glancing across at both Izzy and her sister.
"I had the same dream. Only I was the Mystical Elf."
Izzy and Alyssa shrugged.
"Sounds unbelievable."
"Almost delusional," Izzy said nodding, "But I guess a trip to the Shadow Realm can do that do you. My first trip was a little unsettling, but," she paused and added, " Mind you I did have other things on my mind at the time," She stopped realising that both Cassie and Simon were staring at her. "What...?"
"What's the Shadow Realm?" Simon demanded. "You mean that dream really happened?!"
"Opps."
Simon plowed on, "And you may want to explain why there bigger versions of you?"
"That I can explain, see this," Izzy tapped the Millennium Puzzle around her neck and continued, "This is the Millennium Puzzle. Inside it is the Spirit of the Millennium Puzzle. I call him Yami and he can take control of my mind.
"I'm also guessing," Alyssa interrupted suddenly, glancing from her sister to her friend as Cassie and Simon just blinked. "Bakura can do the same thing."
"Bakura...?
"Yeah," Izzy nodded, "He's the Spirit of the Millennium Ring. He's the one we were fighting against- not Alyssa." She looked at her friends. "Look I'm sorry, I didn't tell you about Yami," she paused allowing this to sink in before she continued, "but I didn't think you'd have believed me."
"Well," Simon said eventually, "I think that after that I'm more inclined to believe you."
"Me to," Cassie added, "I guess it explains why you two have been acting so weird recently."
The two nodded and they stood in silence for a few more moments, until they heard a scream then they heard the scream.
They followed the scream until they reached a clearing, hidden by the trees and another duel stadium still lit from a recent duel and next to it were two figures.
The larger on they did not recognise for they had never encountered him before. He was taller than most men and much wider too. He wore along purple coat hat was angular in design with small stripes of purple running down either side of his collar and a small circular piece of material sat on his head to cover his wild hair.
The smaller figure was rather petit compared to her companion as she fought with him. Her purple jacket was only just visible in the darkness and her long blond hair flapped in the breeze as she struggled to free herself from his grasp. They knew who it was; they had spoken to her earlier that day.
"Mai," Simon yelled as they began sprinting towards the pair. Turning around slightly, the man shrugged and released Mai's arm, laughing as he did so. Mai sank to her knees as he continued, "Leave her alone!"
Izzy knelt by her side.
"Are you okay Mai?" She asked, touching the older woman's arm. Mai flinched and looked away. As she did so, her arm moved allowing Izzy to see her empty Gaunlet. "What happened?"
"I happened," the thug chuckled from behind them.
"You," Cassie yelped, "But-"
He smirked and raised his arms to reveal the double gauntlets that he wore.
"I'm an Eliminator," he sneered, "Hired by Industrial Illusions to take out the weaker duelists on this island." He laughed and pointed at Mai, "And I've just eliminated your friend- Mai Valentine from this tournament. Hey," he snapped suddenly, pointing at Izzy's back, "You're that kid- Izzy Corbey."
During that little speech, Izzy and Yami had switched places.
"What's it to you?" Yami snarled without looking up.
"Out of all the duelists on the island, you're the one Pegasus put a price on. The Eliminator who can remove you from the tournament will be handsomely rewarded." He laughed, " And I intend to claim that reward."
"Will you?" Yami spat, standing up suddenly. He didn't turn around.
"Yes," the thug sneered, "And with you out of the way, I can get the Tournament Prize Money. You're the only that stands in my way!"
Slowly Yami turned around. His eyes were glinting with rage and anger as they locked on to his opponent. The Eliminator took a step back in surprise
"If you're so confident in your abilities," he started to walk towards the stadium as he snarled, "Then prove it to me in a duel."
The Eliminator sniggered as he too made his way over to the stadium.
"Don't!" Yami turned sharply to see Mai getting to her feet, speaking for the first time. "Don't Izzy! You'll loose. He's ..." She struggled to find the words. "He used tricks on me and I lost. I don't want the same thing that happened to me to happen to you."
He smiled slightly,
"Don't worry Mai," he said as he moved over to the stadium to take his place, "I'll win your starchips back." He began to remove all of his starchips from his gauntlet and place them next to his deck. "I'll beat all eight of my starchips to get Mai's eight starchips back." The two drew their hands and the duel began.
"I'll go first, I'll play this- Castle of Dark Illusions " the Eliminator sneered as he played a card on the field. The field glowed slightly as the castle appeared, but as it floated in the air, a thick black fog rose from ground, completely covering the Eliminator's side of the field. "Try and defeat the darkness." He cackled, "It's impossible!"
"If Izzy can't see what she's fighting, then that's cheating." Simon yelled furiously from the side.
However, the matter didn't really seem to be bothering Yami that much.
"I see it now. You sneak up duelists in the dark and when that doesn't work you use it to hide behind." Yami smirked slightly, waving a finger at the Eliminator. "That means that you're nothing more than a coward!"
That made the Eliminator mad. He kicked a button by his feet causing iron shackles to bind Yami's feet as flames shot up from the ground.
Yami barely even flinched as the flames danced around his head. As the flames died away, he folded his arms, raising his eyebrows as he said,
"You finished?"
The Eliminator glared at him,
"How dare you!" he spat furiously, "You'll pay for that!"
Yami shrugged, "I've helped in enough school plays to recognise cheap pyrotechnics when I see it."
Mai looked at Simon inquisitively.
"School plays...?"
"Lord of the Flies, last year," he whispered back, "Izzy was in charge of the props."
Alyssa glanced across at Simon.
"I seem to remember that she was in charge of bottle of red paint... Owhh! What was that for?" She demanded of Cassie who had just hit her sister as Yami continued.
"I'm not afraid of the dark and I'm not afraid of you!"
The stars twinkled as the turquoise ocean glittered below. A small school of brightly-coloured fish flickered back and forth just below the surface, their many colours slowly shimmering in the bright moonlight. A light wind skimmed the water, sending waves lapping over each other until the next breath of wind danced on the surface of the water.
Almost at once the harmony of the ocean was shattered by the grinding noise of the rotatory blades as a lone helicopter zoomed across the night's sky. Inside, the single occupant sat at the control panel, flicking switches, moving controls and barking commands into his headset.
Seto yanked the control stick to the right and the helicopter swerved to the right with the same force. The engines ground furiously as the helicopter continued its new course.
Kaiba Corparation was in chaos. In the few short days that he had been away, the other Board Members - The Big Five had soon their true colours. They were traitors- all of them. They had decided that it was in their favour to sell Kaiba Corparation and they'd decided to so without him. The person that they'd decided to sell it to was Maximillion Pegasus.
Between the six of them, they'd kidnapped his younger brother and bundled him off to Pegasus' little fantasy island and judging by the welcoming committee they'd sent him, they wanted him out of the way too- permanently.
And with him gone and Mokuba in their control, they could get away with anything, even murder- his murder.
He'd nearly lost Mokuba once; he wasn't going to do it again. Mokuba was all he had, and he wasn't going to lose him now.
"I'm coming for you, Mokuba," he muttered flicked a switch and barking a further command into his headset as the helicopter zoomed across the night's sky toward the Island
As the remains of the Reaper of the Card disintegrated and the King of Yammimikai disappeared into the shadows, Yami began to smirk. He waved a finger at Panik.
"My turn," he flipped his facedown card and added, "Now I activate this- Swords of Revealing Light!"
Beside the stadium Mai shook her head,
"Why is she fighting him?" She said miserably, as Panik recoiled as swords of light illuminated the darkness, creating a circle around his castle, revealing his hiden monsters. "I don't understand. She'll never win. Panik's unbeatable!"
Alyssa raised her eyebrows
"Didn't you say that about Seto Kaiba and Weevil Underwood? Izz beat them and she'll do the same to Panik." She said cheerfully as she glanced up at the three powerless creatures that Panik had on the field." She won't give up." She paused and looked at Mai, "So what are you in this tournament for Mai?
"Glory, I guess. Money and fame," Mai shrugged as Panik drew a card, "I wanted to duel Izzy but now I can't. I'm out of the tournament. "
"I activate this- Yellow Luster Shield," Panik yelled, his voice growing even more desperate by the moment. "And I activate it on Castle of Dark Illusions." They watched as Castle gave out a continual circular beam of light that surrounding Panik's monsters underneath it "It boosts the defense of all my monster."
"Izzy doesn't want you to give up Mai." Simon said pointing at Yami, who seemed to be in the process of taunting his opponent. Panik was glaring furiously at him. "That's why she's fighting for you."
Mai was stunned. "Me...?"
Simon nodded. "Yeah," he smiled slightly, "Izzy would probably slaughter me if I told you this, Izzy's brother- Mike is in hospital back home. Pegasus is the one who put him there and the only way we can save him is to beat Pegasus."
"Revenge...?" Mai asked curiously
Simon shook his head. "No, rescue," he sighed again as they watched Gaia the Fierce Knight and Curse of Dragon merged into Gaia the Dragon Champion. "Izzy thinks a lot of you Mai. She won't give up on you, so you don't give up on her.."
On the stadium, Panik was starting to panic. How dare this little punk
"I activate this- Metal Guardian, DEFENCE MODE." he sneered, allowing himself the luxury of smiling. This duel was done. He folded his arms, "You're finished!"
Yami just smirked and waved his finger at Panik again.
"You're nothing more than a coward, Panik. " He selected a card from his hand and placed it on the field, "I activate Catapult Turtle," He paused and added, "I load Gaia the Dragon Champion on the Catapult and aim to fire at my target."
"It's no use," Panik cried hysterically as Gaia the Dragon Champion positioned itself on the Catapult, "My monsters are protected by Yellow Luster Shield. Its defense is strong enough to stop your Catapult Turtle where it stands."
Yami folding his arms, smirked again,
"Who said anything about firing at your monsters?" he said as he pointed at the Castle of Dark Illusions, "I'm attacking the castle."
The sweat that had been sitting on Panik's forehead trickled down, as Yami ordered Gaia the Dragon Champion to be launched at its target.
On impact, Gaia vaporised, taking with him the yellow band that has surrounded the castle.
Panik was silent for a moment before he burst out laughing.
"You fool," he scoffed, "You destroyed the external flotation device, but not the castle. You didn't touch it! And at the end of this turn the Swords of Revealing..." Panik's voice trailed off as the Castle of Dark Illusions started to tilt before him eyes, "No," he denied, shouting, "It's impossible!"
"Oh, think again," Yami chuckled, "You said it yourself, I destroyed the flotation device. Look! " He gestured at the castle and the creature beneath it. "The Swords of Revealing Light was the only thing that and at the end of my turn they will disappear," he paused and chuckled again. "The castle will fall, crushing your monsters!"
And being Yami, that's exactly what happened.
A/N: Once again I apologise for the lateness. Please review