Note from the Author: After all this time, here it is. We got ourselves a Shadow Game but it is three parts long so I hope you like it. Here's Part one and trust me, you'll love how the first part will end. Enjoy. Yami Marik belongs to Kazuki Takahashi who made Yu-Gi-Oh!... I don't own him, I just use him for this story.
Chapter 11 – Shadow of the Phoenix Part One
The moon shone high above the dark night sky of Dimmsdale in which the city lights continued glimmering throughout the area. Far away from the city is Trixie's mansion where most of the area was filled with a dark void while only one room was filled with light and it was Trixie's room which had underwent a complete revamp hoping to adjust to what would take place. Near the ceiling lay cells where each of Timmy's friends and the former members of the popular group lay… motionless, silent and dim like unlit candles. On ground level is where two people were ready to do battle with the stakes more higher than anything no one would anticipate. In one corner, a pre-teen named Timmy Turner was set to duel a warped Trixie Tang who is now being possessed by the dark spirit of Marik Ishtar.
"Do you have any idea what you've done? I never thought you would go so low as to taking my friends. What is up with you?" Timmy spoke as his look of anger continues to be flown.
"It's simple… you see, you have become someone who I consider to be a goody two-shoes who likes to be the good guy in all of this. Because of your interference, you caused my former friends to turn against me which is why I kidnapped them as well." Trixie replied as Timmy looked at the other side and saw Tad, Chad and Veronica in a state of unconsciousness which only made him more upset than before.
"They never did anything to you much to the fact that I convinced them that you are nothing but a skanked-up tramp." Timmy said afterwards in which Trixie was then fueled with anger in her eyes.
"For someone who is a goody-good, you sure have a big mouth. Nonetheless, I brought you here so I can duel you and if I thought that by taking your friends would convince you enough to accept my challenge. Looks like I made the right choice." Trixie replied as she let out a little chuckle that made him even more upset.
"You do know that my friends mean everything and what you've done is something that I can't even describe. All I can say is that you better be begging for forgiveness because I'm going to make you suffer for all that you've done to my friends… and for them." Timmy said as he put on his duel disk and powered it up getting ready to duel.
"Well… I knew that you would see things my way. Besides, I won't be dueling you alone because someone here would like to have a word with you." Trixie replied as she felt a sudden surge in her body.
The sudden surge caused her body to undergo an unbelievable change. Her black hair began to spike out of proportion with marks of grey, her eyes became cold and conniving to which it already has been and an evil smile began to appear causing something evil to come out.
"That someone… is me." Trixie spoke in which Yami Marik spoke afterwards and letting out a chilling and evil laugh.
Timmy could only look in shock as Trixie's transformation became complete and in the process took out her duel disk and powered it up hoping for a very interesting duel.
"Surprised to see me boy? You should be because it has been a long time since I've had the opportunity for battle. You may recognize me as the duelist who had fought the King of Games, Yugi Moto." Yami Marik said as all Timmy could do was be in silence.
"That… that doesn't impress me one bit. Why did you take advantage of this young woman? Has she ever done anything to you?" Timmy replied but all Yami Marik could do was chuckled seeing that what he said was false.
"You poor sap… it's not that this girl did anything to you, it's what you did to her. I hate to say it but she was all crying like a wuss seeing that you ruined her life. Next thing you know, I end up helping her hoping that she would feel all better. You should have accepted her offer to duel because not only that you have to duel her but you have to deal with the likes of me who is now residing in her body. So why don't we begin our contest for you know the odds are not in your favor indeed." Yami Marik said as he used Trixie's body to power up her Duel Disk.
Timmy already had his Duel Disk powered up as those two were set to duel with the stakes as high as the moonlit night. Yami Marik then transformed back giving Trixie control of her body once again and as the duel began, she took the first move.
"Each turn, my friend and I will switch which means that you will have to face us both at once but we will share the same deck. I shall begin here… I place two cards face down on the field and then I summon my X-Head Cannon (ATK: 1800/DEF: 1500) in attack mode." Trixie spoke (Lifepoints: 4000, Hand: 3) as she summoned a machine that had twin longbarrels used for long-range attacks and it signaled the end of her turn.
"Alright, my turn now and I summon my Elemental Hero Wildheart (ATK: 1500/DEF: 1600) in attack mode." Timmy (Hand: 5) replied as he brought out a hero that was of the wild gearing up for combat.
"An Elemental Hero huh? In my opinion, it won't make much of an impression for sure." Trixie said after as she didn't care one bit what he had in store.
"It may not but maybe this can convince you because from my hand I activate the equip spell card, Cyclone Boomerang (Spell Card) which can only be equipped to my Wildheart. What it does is that it gives my monster a 500 attack point increase which is more than enough to take out that clunky machine. Oh and if you think you are gonna try to use a trap on it, guess what because it won't work. My Wildheart is immune to trap cards which makes it a serious powerhouse." Timmy replied (Hand: 4) as he equipped his monster with a boomerang that spun like a cyclone giving it a power boost (Wildheart's ATK: 2000).
"2000 attack points? That makes it stronger than before." Trixie said as Timmy went on the attack.
"Time to battle! Wildheart attack her X-Head Cannon now! Wild Cyclone!" Timmy shouted as his monster made the attack.
Elemental Hero Wildheart threw its cyclonic boomerang straight for X-Head Cannon striking it and in the process taking it down. Although her lifepoints were affected by the loss of her monster (Trixie's lifepoints: 3800), she was expecting him to attack as she had a face-down card waiting to be used.
"When you attacked my X-Head Cannon, you triggered my Super Charger (Trap Card) trap card. This works whenever a Machine-type monster is destroyed as a result of battle, after it is destroyed I get to draw 2 cards from my deck." Trixie spoke (Hand: 5) as she dew two cards due to the trap but Timmy was far from done.
"You may have drawn two cards from your deck but I'll place these three face down. That ends my turn so… let's see what your little "friend" can do." Timmy replied (Hand: 1) as Trixie's body began feeling a sudden change meaning that Yami Marik has now control of her body.
"Ah, you should know never to mess with me. My power was felt by those who decided to oppose me and do you know where they end up… an eternity in the Shadow Realm. No matter for you will feel my wrath soon enough because it's my turn. I reveal my face-down card Call of the Haunted (Trap Card) and this allows me to bring back a monster that was in my graveyard and I choose X-Head Cannon… return!" Yami Marik said as X-Head Cannon returned to the field knowing for sure that both Trixie and him share the same deck, hand and lifepoints.
((So, X-Head Cannon had returned huh… oh well, it makes me wonder what else they have in store.)) Timmy thought as Yami Marik (possessing Trixie's body) continued on with his turn.
"From my hand, I activate the continuous spell card Frontline Base (Spell Card). Now once per turn, I can special summon a Union-type monster to the field as long as its four stars or less. With Frontline Base, I bring out my Z-Metal Tank (ATK: 1500/DEF: 1300) to the field." Yami Marik spoke (Hand: 4) as a machine monster appeared on the field in the form of a tank that is similar to a caterpillar.
((X-Head Cannon and Z-Metal Tank… if he combines them together, it'll become XZ-Tank Cannon. Plus, with its special effect by discarding a card from his hand he can destroy a face-down Spell or Trap card on my field. Plus, since I have three face-downs he can wipe out my protection if he gets that opportunity.)) Timmy thought as Yami Marik wondered if he was gonna pull off what Timmy thought he would do.
"I'm not finished yet you fool. I didn't normal summon a monster yet and I choose my Y-Dragon Head (ATK: 1500/DEF: 1600)." Yami Marik said (Hand: 3) as a third Machine monster appeared in the form of a red mechanical dragon with a powerful lightning blast.
((Y-Dragon Head? Now that he has X, Y and Z on the field he'll bring out its true power.)) Timmy thought as his so-called opponent continued his turn.
"Now that I have X-Head Cannon, Y-Dragon Head and Z-Metal Tank on the field, I can bring them together to form one ultimate monster. I remove these three monsters from the field in order to summon… XYZ-Dragon Cannon (ATK: 2800/DEF: 2600)." Yami Marik spoke as the three machine monsters hit the skies.
Timmy looked up as Y-Dragon Head's wings were taken out and its head pushed back. Z-Metal Tank then combine with Y-Dragon Head and afterwards combined with X-Head Cannon forming one ultimate monster. All of its weaponry was aimed straight at Timmy's monster and with an attack power of 2800, it wasn't gonna be pretty although its special ability was a different concern.
"You don't seem pleased do you… well I think things are getting much worse from here. Now I activate the special ability of my new monster and with it, your chances for survival is greatly decreased. By discarding one card from my hand, I can destroy any card on the field and I choose your pathetic monster… Elemental Hero Wildheart. So I discard this… to destroy that!" Yami Marik (Hand: 2) said as he discarded a card from his hand and that caused Timmy's monster to be destroyed in an instant which was indeed a shocker but Marik wasn't expecting a surprise from Timmy.
"By destroying my Wildheart, you activated my Cyclone Boomerang's second effect and this one isn't even pretty either. When Cyclone Boomerang is destroyed along with my Wildheart, every card on your Spell and Trap zone is destroyed and you lose 100 lifepoints for each card destroyed so observe!" Timmy shouted as Cyclone Boomerang's special effect kicks in causing all of Marik's spell and trap cards to be destroyed along with a decrease in lifepoints that occurred in the process (Yami Marik's lifepoints: 3600).
"It will not make a difference for your lifepoints are wide open for a direct attack. XYZ-Dragon Cannon attack his lifepoints now! XYZ-Hyper Cannon!!" Yami Marik shouted as he ordered his powerhouse monster to unleash an attack.
With its twin longbarrels of X-Head Cannon, laser blaster of Y-Dragon Head and its two side lasers of Z-Metal Tank, XYZ-Dragon Cannon unleashed a powerful combination blast that struck Timmy hard taking out more than half of his lifepoints leaving him open to an inevitable defeat (Timmy's lifepoints: 1200).
((Damn… that's just… too strong. Those two really know on how to unleash hell but I'm going to unleash something better.)) Timmy thought after feeling the aftermath of the direct attack.
"I shall end my turn now knowing that you don't have anything in that deck of yours to stand up to a monster like this." Yami Marik spoke as he chuckled seeing that he had made his mark.
"You may have made your mark but guess what I can make it even better. I reveal my face-down card Pot of Greed (Spell Card) which lets me draw two more cards from my deck. Next I play The Warrior Returning Alive (Spell Card) which allows me to take a Warrior-type monster from my graveyard and add it to my hand… and I choose my Wildheart." Timmy (Hand: 4) spoke as he played his move hoping to gain an advantage but Yami Marik chuckled seeing that things were getting interesting.
"So you decided to at least entertain me for a change… but no matter what monster you have it will not do you any good against my XYZ-Dragon Cannon." Yami Marik replied as Timmy didn't care but still he had some moves left up his sleeves.
"It may not matter with what I have in store especially with something like this. From my hand, I play my Polymerization (Spell Card) fusing together both my Elemental Hero Avian (ATK: 1000/DEF: 1000) with my Elemental Hero Wildheart!" Timmy (Hand: 1) spoke as a fusion immediately took place.
Avian and Wildheart combined their strengths together to form a new monster that had the body of Wildheart but with the large wings of Avian. It had talon hands and feet as Yami Marik saw for the first ime the fusion of an Elemental Hero.
"I bring out my Elemental Hero Wildwingman (ATK: 1900/DEF: 2100) and with it, I'm gonna turn the tide of this duel. I reveal my second face-down card the equip spell card Megamorph (Spell Card) which can double the attack strength of any monster on the field as long as my lifepoints are less than the opponent's. Since my lifepoints are less, my Wildheart's attack strength doubles." Timmy said as Wildheart's attack strength doubled causing Yami Marik to have some serious shocks to his system. (Wildheart's ATK: 3800)
"No! Now your monster is stronger than mine… and I don't have anything to protect it either." Yami Marik shouted as Timmy unleashed his attack.
"Time to battle! Hero Wildheart attack his Dragon Cannon now! Wildwing Sonic Blast!" Timmy shouted as his monster unleashed a powerful sonic blast destroying XYZ-Dragon Cannon and causing Yami Marik to lose some lifepoints in the process (Yami Marik's lifepoints: 2600).
"Are you finished yet? Go on an end your turn so I can bring you the true meaning of fear." Yami Marik replied in an annoying manner but Timmy was far from done.
"You annoy me and before I end my turn, I activate this from my hand the quick-play spell Sebek's Blessing (Spell Card). Since I attacked your monster and you took battle damage, I gain lifepoints equal to the same amount of damage you suffered… so that means I gain a boost of 1000 lifepoints." Timmy said as he felt an aura of purity giving him the boost he needs to survive. (Timmy's lifepoints: 2200)
"Well now that you have ended your turn, it's high time I show you the true meaning of darkness. Observe!" Yami Marik replied as the Millennium Rod appeared in his hand and unleashed a warped dark magic that was freaky and creepy.
In no less than a few seconds, the entire room was consumed into a dark vortex causing the environment to revolve around a black mist. Timmy looked around all over the place and he began wondering what Yami Marik was up to. In this case, Timmy was about to experience the power of the Shadow Games.
"What in the heck is this… what did you do to the entire room? Why is the air… the air so dense?" Timmy said as he felt the air around him becoming not only stale but getting dense.
"My dear Timmy… you are now feeling the wrath of an evil that has existed long before your kind was born. You see, this evil flows all around us and when you least expect it… you end up becoming consumed by the darkness. You may not know much about it but the only thing I can say to you is that the best way to experience it is to witness its power first hand. I've said enough so for now I will let my dear friend take the lead in this Shadow Game." Yami Marik replied as Trixie then appeared now in full possession of her body but knowing what she had in store, Timmy had to keep his eyes open.
"I can see that you and your friend have a tendency to swap in this battle… it won't matter anyway." Timmy said as Trixie made her move.
"Enough talk because it's time I make my move. I summon my V-Tiger Jet (ATK: 1600/DEF: 1800) in attack mode!" Trixie replied (Hand: 4) as she brought out an ace fighter on the field that had portions of tiger within its body.
((More machines? That's just great… but it won't matter anyway because my Wildwingman's attack strength are greater than hers. Even if she combines it with another monster, it won't make a difference.)) Timmy thought as his opponent continued with her turn.
"Now if I had my Frontline Base, I would summon a Union monster but it won't matter to me because I play my Mystical Space Typhoon (Spell Card). This lets me destroy any Spell or Trap card on the field and I choose your Megamorph." Trixie replied (Hand: 3) as she played a card causing a cyclone to emerge destroying Megamorph and making Timmy's Wildwingman weaker (ATK: 1900).
((That still won't matter because my monster's attack strength is still stronger so even if she did try something as dumb as that, it won't work.)) Timmy thought as Trixie continued with her turn.
"Now from my hand I equip my W-Wing Catapult with my 7 Completed (Spell Card) and with this, I can raise the attack or defense of any Machine-type monster on the field by 700. I choose attack and I raise my V-Tiger Jet's attack strength by 700!" Trixie said as she (Hand: 2) powered up her monster considerably (V-Tiger Jet's ATK: 2300).
"Time to battle! V-Tiger Jet attack his Wildwingman now! Tiger Rush!" Trixie shouted as her monster raced straight for Timmy's fusion monster but he has a countermeasure set for a situation like this.
"I reveal my third face-down card De-Fusion (Spell Card)! This lets me split my Wildwingman back into the two monsters that create it." Timmy shouted as the quick-play spell caused Wildwingman to separate into the two monsters that created it; Elemental Hero Avian and Elemental Hero Wildheart.
"I'm not impressed but since you may have gotten a few extra monsters to defend you, it will not do you any good. V-Tiger Jet attack his Wildheart now! Use Tiger Rush!" Trixie shouted as V-Tiger Jet rammed into Wildheart destroying it in the process despite the fact that it was in defense mode.
"Good thing I put both my monsters in defense mode or I would really be in trouble here. Whew." Timmy replied as he let out a sigh of relief.
"No matter… for I end my turn now. You may have survived my monster's attack but you won't last against the inevitable." Trixie spoke as she had a stern look in her eyes.
Timmy then drew his next card and saw that it wasn't gonna be of any help. It wouldn't matter though as he needed to do something. One thing was for sure was that it was only a matter of time before an all-powerful god would be unleashed.
"It's my turn now… and I've gotten nothing so I'll play my Elemental Hero Clayman (ATK: 800/DEF: 2000) in defense mode and that ends my turn." Timmy (Hand: 0) said as he brought out a defensive monster to the field giving Trixie what he needs to make his move.
"Is that all you can do? Just defend… how pathetic. It's my turn now and I'm going on the offensive so here we go…" Trixie said as she drew her card but what she saw was a shocker.
((Marik, I drew it… I drew the card I need to destroy this little brat. But something about it isn't right… I feel it.)) Trixie spoke telepathically as Yami Marik explained her trouble.
((You may have drawn the card but you have fear inside. It tells that the card isn't accepting you because you don't carry the Ancient Egyptian blood.)) Yami Marik replied as Trixie knew that she couldn't use its power.
((So let me get this straight… I can't summon it unless you do it. Is that it?)) Trixie spoke as Yami Marik chuckled seeing that she understood completely.
((Let me handle this my dear and soon enough, you will have the power of a god at your fingertips. After all, you can say with me the ancient chant for we can unleash the beast.)) Yami Marik spoke as Trixie transformed yet again giving him the opportunity to make his turn.
"I can see fear if your eyes for what I have in store will make you quiver in darkness. If you don't believe me, why don't I show you up close. From my hand, I activate Burial from Another Dimension (Spell Card). This allows me to take two Monsters that I removed from play and add them to my graveyard. But that's not all… I activate my Junk Dealer (Spell Card) and it allows me to take two Monsters from my graveyard and summon them to the field. However, their attack strengths are cut in half which won't make any difference to me. So I bring back my X-Head Cannon and Z-Metal Tank… return!" Yami Marik said (Hand: 1) as he brought two monsters to the field but their strength was weaker (X-Head Cannon's ATK: 900, Z-Metal Tank's ATK: 750) as a result of the spell card.
((He now has three monsters on the field… wait a minute. If he has three monsters on the field, that means one thing; he's gonna sacrifice them.)) Timmy thought as Yami Marik unleash something that Timmy wouldn't expect to see.
"Looks like the fear I see in you is starting to increase… what better way to do that than to unleash the fury of the gods. I sacrifice my V-Tiger Jet, X-Head Cannon and Z-Metal Tank to bring forth this…" Yami Marik shouted (Hand: 0) as all three monsters was offered up causing something to be unleashed but it all came into the form of a gigantic sphere.
The sphere glowed in a golden light as Timmy was nearly blinded by its bright fury. He was confused wondering why a sphere emerged on the field but only Yami Marik knew of what its true purpose.
"What's the deal with that sphere… why did you sacrifice three monsters to bring out… to bring that?" Timmy shouted as he was confused wondering what had happened.
"You seem to be more confused than I thought you would be… no matter. What you see before you is a sphere that has locked away an anceint power… a power whose wrath was felt by many of its victims… and soon enough, you will be one of them. But it makes you wonder… how can you release it? Well then… why don't we show you by reciting the chant that can unleash it." Yami Marik shouted as Trixie appeared beside him as what happened next would be anything but subtle.
They both looked up at the sky where they sphere laid above and began to recite a chant that would not only unlock its power but use it as a means to destroy their opponent. In this case, it would be the awakening of a god whose power that was as great as the sun.
Almighty protector of the sun and the sky
I beg of thee please hear thy cry
Transform thyself from orb of light
And bring me victory in this fight
The sphere began to open up as the chant was spoken causing light to emerge and the monster to give form. Timmy still looked up as what he would see would be the one thing that would linger in his mind for a long time to come.
Envelop the desert with your fiery glow
And cast your rage upon thy foe
Unlock your powers from deep within
So that together we may win
((No… this can't be? I don't believe this… It's him…)) Timmy thought as Yami Marik and Trixie completed the chant that would awaken the great beast.
I be seech thee, grace our humble game
But first… I shall call out thy name
WINGED DRAGON OF RA!!!!!!!!!!!
The sphere was unleashed and the monster gave form letting out a roar that sends chills down Timmy's spine. Yami Marik continued to laugh as the god had awoken at last and its power would be unleashed. The question is… what will happen next?
"Behold my great beast… the most powerful of all the Egyptian God Monsters… and now, I will unleash all its power… on you!" Yami Marik shouted as he let out an evil laugh that would only be matched by the roar of the beast, the Winged Dragon of Ra (ATK: 3850/DEF: 4900).
With the Winged Dragon of Ra now on the field, the battle has changed to a much greater level. Although they are under a Shadow Game, it is not without its consequences. Will Timmy be able to survive the wrath of an Egyptian God or in this case, the most powerful of all the gods? Is his friends destined to suffer a wrath of eternal darkness? The Shadow Games have begun again and the gods are reborn…
TO BE CONTINUED