Bastion had noticed a change in Jaden after he had come back from visiting the infirmary last night. For one he seemed tired because he was constantly dropping off, just how long had he stayed at the infirmary?
"So how is Alexis?" Bastion asked Jaden who now woke up from dozing on his desk.
"Hmm? Alexis? She's a bit shook up" Jaden answered immediately before his eyelids started to close slowly. This was the other thing about Jaden today, when it came to a question about Alexis he seemed to be able to suddenly bring up hidden energy from within him to answer the question.
"But she's doing ok?" Bastion asked an eyebrow raised as Jaden began to drop off.
"Yeah!" He suddenly answer shaking his head to get himself to wake up.
"She's a tough girl…" he spoke before his eyelids began to drop again slowly sinking towards the desk.
"Tough…nice…" he managed to get the last word in before falling straight to sleep banging his head but not waking up.
"O….k…" Bastion spoke slowly with an eyebrow raised. Jaden was weird but this was a weird unlike anything he had ever seen. But his thoughts were interrupted as suddenly the room burst into applause. Somebody had just entered the room? Maxamillion Pegasus again?
He turned around to look up to the entrance of the class room before his eyes widened, "Syrus?"
"Syrus?" Jaden suddenly sprung up before looking towards the entrance, sure enough Syrus stood at the top with a slight smile on his face, "You're out already?" he called up getting up and running up the stairs to his friend.
"It was just a scratch Jaden" Syrus said with a little chuckle as Jaden stopped in front of him. Syrus still had bandages around his stomach that were hidden by his Ra yellow uniform but the bruises on his face from the brutes punch had healed nicely.
Syrus looked around the room a blush suddenly creeping onto his face. The room was still full of applause as the students got to their feet. Clearly they had heard of Syrus's bravery, well maybe not the entire truth but still got to their feet. Clearly they had heard of Syrus's bravery, well maybe not the entire truth but still they knew he had tried to protect Gale and Alexis and that was enough to make him a hero.
"Jaden make them stop" Syrus said embarrassed as he shuffled on the spot. Jaden chuckle and patted his friend on the back.
"All right everyone calm down the hero had all the attention he wants" Jaden called out with a loud laugh as they walked down to their desks.
As Syrus was walking down the stairs he noticed someone wasn't looking in his direction or applauding and cheering like the rest of the class; a red headed girl that was sat down on the end of the row of desks behind his.
He stopped walking as he past her and looked at her taking a breath in before speaking quietly, "How are you Gale?"
The red head looked towards him a dull look in her eyes, "I'm fine Syrus"
"I never knew what happened after that guy hit me" Syrus said with a nervous chuckle "You…you didn't get hurt did you?"
The red head's fists clenched noticeably as she looked at him, "Syrus…please…go away"
He looked taken back by the sudden statement, but not only that but the venom in the words. What had he done?
"What?" he asked in surprise.
"Syrus leave me alone" she spoke again turning away from him.
"But Gale I just…" he started before suddenly he noticed someone coming towards him, the built up Tyranno that was smiling at him a little before he stopped in front of him.
"Hey Syrus how you feeling?" He asked before looking at Gale with the same smile on his face, she avoided eye contact with him and just looked at her desk even though there was nothing on it.
"I'm…I'm ok" Syrus murmured quietly as he looked at Gale still with the same shocked look.
"Is she alright?" Tyranno asked Syrus who looked from one to the other.
"I don't know" Syrus began before Gale let out a growl of frustration.
"Syrus please just leave me alone and take your friend with you!" She snapped at him her eyes glaring at him viciously.
"I'm sor-" he began before Tyranno suddenly stepped in front of him glaring at Gale.
"Hey lady from what I've heard this guy took a knife for you how about you treat him a little more nicely!" He growled meeting her glare with his own.
"I never asked him to!" She replied forcefully at Tyranno bashing her fists against her desk.
Tyranno glared down at her before muttering to one side; "Boy you're an ungrateful-"
"Go to hell!" She interrupted before getting up and forcefully shoving Tyranno to one side, "You don't know anything!" she yelled in his face taking a sideways look at Syrus before running up the stairs and out of the class room.
"Gale!" Syrus yelled out before running past Tyranno and after her, Tyranno stared after them clueless.
"Tyranno!" Jaden called up to him as he ran up to him, "Why did you have to go and say that to her?"
"I'm sorry Jaden but she was being rude to Syrus so-"
"Come on go apologize to her I'll go with you her"
"Er guys were still in lesson you know" Bastion called up to them but sighed as they began to run towards the door, the head of Ra yellow staring after them with the same clueless look on his face as the rest of the class that were watching them.
Jaden and Tyranno were about to walk out the door when suddenly Crowlers voice rang through the class room.
"Attention! Everyone report to the duel arena now!" Crowlers voice rang out, "It is now decided that Atticus Rhodes will now play against Alistair-"
"Atticus?" Jaden's voice trailed off as he looked up at the speakers of the class room.
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"What did you do to my sister?" Atticus Rhodes, Alexis Rhodes brother yelled at Al. Apparently he had stormed off to Crowlers office after visiting Alexis and demanded a match against one of the duelists, apparently Pegasus had elected Al to go up against him. He had long brown hair and the same eyes as Alexis, the eyes were now narrowed on Al a duel disk on his arm as they stood in the middle of the duel arena.
"I didn't do anything to her and I don't know why you're yelling at me" Al said with a sigh standing in his new Obelisk blue uniform in front of Atticus with his duel disk on his arm.
"You know why she was hurt don't you!" Atticus yelled as the duel disk activated.
Al sighed before crossing his arms, "You're annoying"
"Shut up and duel!" Atticus yelled out.
"Fine" he muttered before his duel disk activated. And the duel began…
Atticus's life points: 4000
Al's life points: 4000
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"Gale wait!" Syrus called out as he ran down the corridor after her. A million questions were running through his head and his stomach was hurting but he kept running.
"What have I done?" He called out before Gale stopped suddenly at the end of the corridor.
"Why won't you leave me alone…?" Gale spoke her voice echoing through the corridor.
"I'm sorry it's just I want to know what's wrong" He replied his voice full of confusion.
"I don't need protecting Syrus" she spoke bitterly before she began to slowly turn towards him.
"What?"
"I don't need a hero and I don't ever want one!" She said as she looked him in the eye. Her eyes were narrowed and had a slight glint of anger in them. He reeled back in surprise. What did he do to deserve this?
"Why?" he spoke in surprise.
"Because every time someone protects me they get hurt! Hurt! Blood! Broken bones! Death! Do you want that?" She yelled at him stamping her foot in frustration.
"No" he replied timidly his eyes looking towards the ground.
"Then go" she order pointing behind him. He paused for a moment, took a step back before taking a step forward and swallowing.
"No"
"What?" She replied reeling back herself in surprise. Syrus was returning her glance with a glare of his own. She was speechless for a moment before she snarled and stamped her foot again "Why the hell are you being like this? Go!"
"But I don't want to" He replied his eyes softening a little, "I just want to talk to you is that so bad?"
She looked at him unable to say anything more. She looked to one side before noticing he was beginning to walk towards her.
"Please…Syrus I don't want anyone else hurt-" She murmured before she was cut off as something fell to the ground behind them with a loud thump. She froze on the spot watching as Syrus's eyes widened in shock and he stopped where he was in the middle of the corridor.
"Gale…don't turn around…" he said slowly, Gale began to shake in fear; she didn't have to turn around because the minute she looked at her feet she saw a pool of red form under her shoes.
She began to take a few steps towards Syrus her heart thumping. She could feel the blood soaking the sides of her shoes and could hear the sound of the killers breath echoing through the corridor.
"That's a good girl it would be wise not to turn around…if that were an option" something tied around the girl's legs and whipped out. She screamed as she spun round on the spot now looking in the direction of the new killer and his victim.
She saw him. The man dressed in a neat Tuxedo surrounded by gore that covered the floor and walls. The only part of a human body that was recognizable was the remaining quart of a face that lay at his feet, a bloody eye peering out of its socket. She let out a piercing scream and reeled back tripping over. The thing that had wrapped around her leg was a wire that cut into her leg.
"Oh no…please…please let me go…" she spoke her small voice racked with fear. The killer took no notice.
In his hand he held a knife and on his free arm was a black and white duel disk in which he held the wire. The man stood over the bloody pieces of flesh cleaning the bloody knife on a white towel he was holding. He looked towards them before bowing, "Greetings children I'm Butler very sorry"
That was all he said before letting go of the wire and lunging with the knife outstretched in front of him, but he met with no flesh. Something had just lashed out and punched him in the side of the head sending him flying backwards.
"You?" Syrus exclaimed. Rale stood in front of Syrus and Gale his fist raised. On the end of his fist he wore rhinestone knuckles while on his other arm he wore a sand colored duel disk.
The butler looked as if he was about to fall over from the force of the punch, but as he fell backwards he flipped over onto his feet gracefully before neatening up his suit that had become a little creased from the punch. The side of his cheek was bleeding all over his immaculate white shirt.
"Fine punch but a bit uncalled for if you ask me" he replied in his formal tone as he cleaned some of the blood away with the white towel that he held, the once bloody knife he held now being slotted into a pocket in his tuxedo.
Rale's eyes narrowed on the stranger before looking to Syrus and Gale. Syrus was just staring at him surprised but as for Gale she seemed to be in a trance, her eyes staring off into endless nothing, "Are you ok?"
Syrus nodded slowly, "Watch out for him…he's…"
"I know…he's the Butler…" Rale said his eyes narrowed as he slotted his deck into the duel disk, "Just what is The Estate's Butler doing on Duel Academy Island of all places? I thought you all only did the less complicated assassinations"
"The thrills of the estate are not for your ears boy" he began to step backwards a dark portal of shadow appearing behind him. An escape route for the murderer, he bowed before smiling the tips of his moustache arching.
"Good day" he said taking a small step backwards
"You're not getting away" Rale snarled before thrusting his arm forward. Chains burst from out of the ground and wrapped around the murderers legs and arms. He let out a gasp of surprise looking at Rale in alarm.
"What are you?" He asked his eyes widened as Rale glowed with a slight yellow aura.
"An enemy…now surrender or I will kill you" Rale spoke his eyes narrowed and tone dark and venomous. A grin came to the butlers face.
"Then there's only one thing to do then" He spoke before the corridor suddenly changed to a darker tone. The windows filled in with pitch black glass while the floor became a brighter pale grey. Rale didn't seem phased, he merely clicked his fingers and the chains became undone. Sure he could have ripped the butler to shreds, but they were in the shadow realm, if he had then Rale, Syrus and Gale would have been killed moments later.
"So be it" He murmured before looking back at Syrus, "Syrus don't let go of Gale no matter what and if you can try not to watch"
Rale's life points: 4000
Butler's life points: 4000
Syrus merely nodded unable to say anything. This was all too much for him to take in at once; he had just had a near death experience, witnessed death and supernatural elements in less than five minutes.
The butler drew his cards. He knew he had just had a near death experience himself but he had too much composure to actually let it show. He was an honest killer, someone who enjoyed his work but would show a bizarre sense of remorse.
"I wish you the best of luck" he called out with a little smile, but Rale's face didn't change. He knew that the Butler was smarter than he looked. He knew that the Butler was going to do anything to kill him.
"I'll begin by playing Skull Manor" The Butler called out as he played down the card. The corridor rumbled and shook before ivory white bricks began to form out of the darkness and pile up. They formed into a mansion big enough to fill the corridor, the door way a skull's head whose eyes glowed with a yellow flame.
"And now I can bring out the Skull Manor's faithful servant because this card lets me summon a monster known as the Manors Loyal Butler in attack mode!" The skull head opened up slowly to reveal a door in its mouth. The door opened before a green skinned zombie like creature began to walk out of the doorway dressed in a clean cut black tuxedo, over his arm he wore a white towel and in his free hand he held a bottle of wine. (1000/1200)
"And this one can special summon a monster from my hand if he is the only monster on my side of the field" The butler called out with a small smile, "So now I'll begin by special summoning my Guard dog in attack mode!"
The door of the skull mansion opened again before a giant black dog that seemed to grow in size as it walked out of the skull mansion appeared on the field next to the butler. (1500/1000)
"Finally I play one card face down" he called out as the card appeared behind the butler. Rale sneered at the monster as he drew his own.
Syrus stood behind him with the unconscious Gale in his arms; he couldn't believe what he was seeing in front of him. Two people playing the same game he played everyday like it was natural to them, but they were summoning real monsters! Snarling evil twisted creatures with a first for blood! Just how could Rale or even the Butler stand there and watch as such creatures came to life before their eyes?
"R…Rale?"
"I play the Horus Archer in attack mode!" Rale declared not noticing the fear stricken tone of Syrus as he slapped the card down. A burst of wind shot through the corridor before something landed in front of Rale, a human looking creature with a bird's head wearing a cream colored tunic and carrying a bow and quiver of arrows.(1600/700)
"Then I'll play a field spell called Desert Blood Valley!" There was a pause before the floor of the corridor suddenly expanded and the walls broke away. Sand began to rain from the ceiling and form under their feet. Rale could hear the sound of Syrus yelping in fear as sand began to pile up to his waist but did no pause to check on him. He watched as the floor became an endless sea of red sand, the very walls around the shattering and forming into a purple sky that crackled with black bolts of lightning.
"With this all my earth element monsters gain 300 attack points" (1900/700) a bolt of lightning hit the bird like monster causing Syrus to yelp with surprise. The Bird's eyes turned a deep black and a red aura began to circle it.
"Now shoot an arrow through that Butlers head!" He yelled as the bird creature took out an arrow and threaded it into his bow. It lined up aiming for the creatures head before letting the arrow go, it flew towards the butler about to pierce through his forehead.
But the Butler did not come to any harm. The white bricks of the skull mansion behind him suddenly flew out and blocked the arrow inches before it hit the butler in the head. Rale seemed surprised but not shook up as the Butler stepped out from behind the ivory shield.
"I'm afraid my Butler cannot be destroyed so long as I have another monster on the field so sorry my worthy foe" The butler called out taking another polite bow that only seemed to make Rale growl.
"I believe it is my move?" the butler asked in the same polite tone. Rale merely just nodded, this murderer was holding everything back. He knew that behind the smiles and the courtesy he was a sick and twisted individual.
"My move then" The butler called out cheerily as he drew a card "Well then I sacrifice my guard dog to summon my Manor dog Marron in attack mode!"
The black dog was suddenly sucked in by the white mansion, it yelped before the door closed opening moments later to reveal a gigantic brown paw.
The creature somehow managed to fit through the door of the ivory building. It wads a huge brown dog with yellow fangs and a bulky body. Its feet and legs covered with armor marked with a skull like crest. (2200/1200)
"Cute isn't he?" the butler asked with a warm smile "He showed up one day on the masters door step so he was trained to become the masters loyal pet"
"I don't give a fuck!" Rale snapped his fist clenching.
"Very well I attack your bird with my superior dog" he announced with a touch of charm in his voice as the dog leaned back preparing to pounce.
The bird blinked in confusion as he watched the unmoving creature lean back, but the confusion was soon lifted. The bird gave out a strangled screech before its head came clean off. The attack had been so fast that even the butler himself seemed unsure whether it had actually happened.
The dog was now standing over the bird creature; its armor bloody and mouth open as it leaned down and began to slowly eat the corpse of the dead creature. Syrus was now silenced; he was too shocked by the sight of something so brutal.
Rale's life points: 3700
"Now I activate the power of my Desert Blood Valley" Rale announced his eyes narrowed on the butler. He was unlike Al and Rox. Where Al would laugh and Rox would stare emotionless at his opponent Rale would show dedication. He was determined from the start to kill his opponent. After all, the butler had taken a life.
"So what is this effect?" the butler asked before his eyes widened as the remains of the birds body began to sink into the sand coloring it a darker red.
"When one monster is destroyed while Blood Valley is on the field the creatures spirit is locked into the sand and when a certain amount of spirits are locked into it I can sacrifice them all to summon a high level monster" Rale explained his eyes still narrowed as he drew a card from his deck.
"And now and play my Snake Syndrome Carrier in attack mode" A man with a dark symbol on his chest in the shape of a snake appeared. Syrus blinked at the man confused by the symbol on his chest before yelping as the symbol began to move around his body. It was alive. (400/500)
"What is that?" Syrus exclaimed Rale gave no reply; he merely slapped down another card.
"Then I'll activate my Construction of Hieroglyph Machine ritual card and sacrifice the two monster I have in my hand to the graveyard to summon my Ultimate Hieroglyph Weapon!" A magic card appeared on the field with a bunch of men lifting heavy sand stone blocks. Two of the cards in his hand suddenly crumbled into sand before forming into huge blocks of stone before him.
The sand merged with the ground beneath his feet before more stone blocks unearthed and formed into a strange machine. It looked like a medieval catapult with giant stone wheels but the sides of it were armored and it had giant silver blades jutting out from its front, a metal eye peering out among them. (2500/3000)
"And remember it gets 300 extra points from my desert" A red aura circled the creature and it began to turn slowly on the spot. (2800/3000)
"Now then…" Rale's voice trailed off "Attack his Maron Dog syndrome!" he ordered and the weak looking man suddenly jumped at the dog with his arms open.
"What that's madness he's going to get eaten alive" The butler exclaimed as the man ran across the field.
"Better now than later" Rale replied before the giant dog's jaw closed around the man, blood splattering the floor.
"Well what was the point of that?" The butler called out before noticing that now a black smoke was coming from the dog's mouth.
"Well you see when syndrome is destroyed he inflicts 200 points of damage per turn he's been on the field to both of our life points" The black smoke formed into two snake bodies before diving into both players chest causing them to yell out in surprise and pain.
Rale's life points: 3500
Butler's life points: 3800
"And on top of that!" Rale called out with a chuckle wiping his mouth from the blood that had formed on it, "I don't suffer battle damage…now I'll attack you with my final monster!"
The stone weapon began to race forward on its stone wheels the blades on its front jutting out in a threatening manner before they plunged into the beast causing it to yell out in pain as blood dripped from its body. It fell to the floor dead, the weapon moving back to its spot.
Butler's life points: 3400
"And remember I get another spirit from syndrome being destroyed" A green spirit flew into the air from where the slaughtered dog lay before plunging into the sand dunes below.
"Well I activate my Gourmet Meal for One" The butler declared revealing a trap card with a man at a long table which was laid out with thousands of meals, "This will increase my life points by 100 per monster in the graveyard and since I have my guard dog and my maron dog I get 200 life points"
Butler's life points: 3600
"Fine hang on to your damn life points I don't care one card face down and end my turn" Rale snarled as he slapped down another card.
"Well then now it's my turn and I'll summon my Axe Wielding Manor Maid!" A woman dressed in a maids out fit covered in blood and holding a bloody axe in one hand and a feather duster in the other stepped out of the skull mansion as the door opened slowly. (1700/1300)
"And when she's summoned I can summon two Mokey Mokey cleaners in defense mode" The door opened again and two cube like creatures with small wings and sleepy looking faces fluttered out of the house wearing the same bloody out fit as the maid. (300/100)
"Then I'll play one card face down" The butler called out smiling at Rale who simple turned his head to look back at Syrus and Gale.
"You two alright?"
"Were fine…" Syrus paused "Well I'm fine but Gale isn't doing so well" Syrus called out.
"Don't worry it'll be over soon…the gods wouldn't allow innocent blood to be spilled under my watch" Rale murmured turning back to the butler. Syrus blinked a confused look on his face, what did he mean by that?
"I now play The Gods Immortal Lesser Warrior in attack mode" Rale declared before the sand beneath his feet rose in an explosion and a monster wrapped tight in a large tattered blue cape and trousers appeared wielding a curved sword. (1500/900)
The same red aura circled it and it swung it's sword in a threatening manner (1800/1200).
"Now attack his maid Lesser Warrior and attack one of those cube freaks Weapon!" He yelled before the creature flew across the sand with the sword outstretched at his side. It cut through the sand almost about to slice through the maids body, the stone machine moving across the sand with a loud rumble all it's swords outstretched in front of it.
"I play my Demonic Chandelier!" The skull manner opened again and a chain suddenly shot out with a chandelier on the end of it.
It was a normal classy chandelier with a rich expensive quality to it. The only difference between it and every other chandelier was the fact that there was a skull hanging from it with glowing red eyes.
"This will now negate your attacks and next turn I'll be able to summon my Chandelier token in attack mode" he called out pointing at the glass structure as it cast down a red barrier before the two creatures. They smashed into it before being thrown back forcefully and taking back their original positions.
"I play another card face down" He called out and a face down card appeared next to the other. For a minute Syrus could have sworn he had heard a roar when he placed down the card. A bolt of lightning struck over their heads.
The butler bowed before drawing another card, "Well as I said I can now bring fourth my demonic chandelier that will have attack equal to the original points of all your monsters that have attacked this turn" The chandelier that hung above them began to glow a dark red aura it's eyes burning with a horrible crimson flame as metal shards jutted out from parts of the chandelier. (4000/0)
"Four-thousand?" Rale exclaimed his eyes narrowed as he growled at the looming decoration.
"Yes but there is a slight problem" The butler interrupted with a small polite nod "When it destroys a monster any damage that you receive from the battle I receive as well"
He paused before a smirk twisted on the side of his face, "But considering the difference in life points I don't need to care"
He slapped down another card "I play one face down card before I attack you with my chandelier! Chandelier attack with your cursed inferno"
The creature opened its metal skull head and a crimson flame appeared in its mouth about to rain down a burst of fire on the stone weapon below it.
But it never had a chance to continue, the sky had just gone jet black. Pyramids rose from the ground around them. Lightning began to spark in a ring in the centre of the sky.
"What's happening?" The butler exclaimed in confusion flicking back his bowler hat.
"Yeah what is happening?" Syrus asked as he looked around at the strange sight. He didn't know why but he could feel that something powerful was coming. Something that he would be glad to know he witnessed but at the same time shake in uncontrollable fear.
"It's the trap card I activated" Rale spoke before the lightning began to grow and he looked up at the sky "Yes you may punish him master of power" he spoke in a solemn tone before his eyes slowly closed.
"What trickery is this boy?" The butler called out, his once polite character now shattered by panic and fear as the sky split in two.
"I activate Obelisk's fist!" Rale yelled out the sky opening wider and wider revealing endless black behind it.
And then the butler and Syrus watched as two red eyes looked through the endless nothingness, the body that which they belonged began to emerge slowly.
It was a demon of blue armor like skin built up with huge muscles as it towered above the battle field cracking its knuckles. The very sound of its knuckles cracking was like thunder, but it was nothing compared to the low growl from its mouth which seemed to strike at the very hearts of Syrus and the butler.
"By discarding one card from my hand I can destroy your monster and deal 100 damage to you for every card in your graveyard" Rale spoke his eyes closed, "No not I…him…Obelisk…one of my many masters"
"W…what are you talking about?" The butler stammered before crying out as the giant creature suddenly lashed out. A giant blue fist towered above the Demon Chandelier. Compared to the fist it was merely a spec, as it came crashing down it smothered the battle field with a huge layer of sand as the impact split the desert in two.
Butler's life points: 3200
The sky began to close up slowly above them. The menacing look of Obelisk the last thing to be seen before it vanished behind the veil of purple.
"It's my move" Rale spoke his eyes opened and focused in a scowl on the speechless butler.
He snapped out of the shocked trance before nodding, "Y…yes…it is your move"
Rale drew a card before smiling. The ground beneath their feet began to rumble as the sky once again split in two and began to open "I activate my other face down card"
A card with a picture of a man in between huge white jaws appeared on the field. Something moved in the space above their heads. Rale merely smile before yelling out the name of the card.
"I play Willing Tribute to Slifers Second Mouth!" He yelled out before a bolt of lightning struck the ground before them.
In the darkness above a creature emerged from the darkness, a red serpent like creature with a giant ferocious head and monstrous wings. It had two yellow eyes and two jaws one stacked on top of the other. The top jaw opened slowly before the creature began to sink towards the ground.
"Slifer? He has a card which lets him summon Slifer the sky dragon!" Syrus yelled out in surprise almost forgetting he was still holding Gale in his hand "This guy can summon the three Egyptian gods?" He yelled out in surprise.
Rale didn't notice Syrus's out burst, he opened his eyes slowly enjoying the look of shock on the butlers face as he looked up at the second god, "By Sacrificing one of my monsters I can reduce one of your monsters attack by 1000 points" he called out before pointing at the creature above them.
"Think of it as a toned down effect of The Master of Unity himself" he called out before the creature lunged down and picked up the warrior on Rale's side of the field. It didn't scream in pain or struggle as energy began to form around it. It merely put away its sword back into the sheath that hung on its belt before it disappeared in a ball of pure electricity.
Slifer threw back its head before unleashing the ball of electric upon the maid who seemed to run at the very sight of the creature above her. But she didn't get far; she was thrown violently to the ground as the blast engulfed her. (700)
She was now on her knees her body smoking from the impact as Slifer sunk back into the darkness of his home with a threatening roar.
"Now that my master has made his presence known I'll play my Tablet Halberd Guard" The sand in front of Rale exploded in a cloud of dust before forming into a giant stone tablet with hundreds of hieroglyphics scratched into its surface.
In front of the tablet the sand formed again into a man wearing a white robe and a black arrow like helmet that covered half of his face, there were black symbols all over his white robe and in both hands he held a spear like weapon with a blade like top. (1800/1300)
"Now attack his Maid Halberd" The warrior raced forward the halberd outstretched in front of him cutting through the sand like a boat would through the sea water. The maid let out a gargled screech before the warrior passed the blade straight through her in a single swipe. She fell into two pieces black blood spraying over the sand.
Butler's life points: 2100
"Now weapon destroy one of his mokey mokey tokens!" He yelled out the stone vehicle racing across the sand with blades outstretched in the direction of the cube like fairy.
"I activate my Butler Reveals a Secret Hiding place card!" The butler called out and a trap with a butler pushing back a portrait on it to reveal a narrow corridor behind it appeared.
"This will remove my mokey mokey token from play and force you to attack my butler" The Butler hoped in the way of the Weapons rampage, a square hole appeared behind the Mokey Mokey creature before it hoped into it. The hole closed up behind him.
The same ivory bricks formed in front of the Butler, the weapon crashed into it head first a heavy clang echoing over the desert.
"But lets not forget he cannot be destroyed so long as one other monster remains on the field and Skull manor is in play" The butler called out breathing in as his confidence grew.
"I play one more card face down and end my turn" Rale called out looking back at Syrus and Gale once more. He smiled a little at the shocked look on Syrus's face. He had always wanted someone to witness the Gods at work and not have to die a moment later.
The Butler drew a card looking over the battle field. So Rale had the more powerful monsters he still had the strategy. And those Gods…even the gods wouldn't be able to protect Rale all the time. He still had an advantage.
"Now I'll bring back my mokey mokey token from out of play" He called out the same square hole appearing in the sand as the strange creature hopped out of the darkness joining the other twin.
He looked back at the white skull mansion a small smile on his face before he bowed to the strange house, "I think it's time that I sacrificed my two mokey tokens to summon the master of the house"
The door of the mansion opened and the two creatures were sucked into it letting out a yelp of surprise. The door closed with a slam, and then opened again flame shooting out from the door way.
"This is my Formal Dragon Manor Lord" he called out as the flame stopped. Standing in the doorway was a thin human like creature dressed in an expensive clean cut suit. Although these characteristics were normal of billionaires what made this creature strange was the fact it's skin was bright red and scaly, it had two red dragon wings coming out of it's back and a dragons head that though ferocious seemed to have a small charm to it as he looked over the battle field and stepped out from the Skull Manor. (2850/2750)
The butler bowed to the dragon shortly followed by the butler monster on the field doing exactly the same. The butler looked towards Rale with a wide smile on his face, "This monster has the ability to increase his attack by 300 every turn for every monster on my side of the field so long as he destroys a monster this turn so that means next turn he'll have more than three thousand attack power and it will keep on going up"
Rale merely sneered at the dragon as it took a few steps forward, the butler pointed towards the stone weapon on Rale's side of the field "Now attack his weapon!"
The dragon threw his head back before firing a burst of flame which torched the weapon in one shot. It exploded sending shards of stone in all directions.
Rale's life points: 3450
"Now I'll play the card Master and Servant Loyalty" The butler called out before the card flipped up showing the same butler monster he had on the field bowing to the dragon lord.
"This makes it so that if you attack my butler or dragon lord their attack power will become equal to the combined attack power of both monsters! So…that's 3850 attack power for both of them if you try to attack them" he called out before chuckling.
"This has been a slow duel perhaps but I have the perfect defense on my side of the field" he called out taking one more bow towards Rale before drawing out the same knife he had used to kill the student from his coat.
"I best start preparing to cut up you and those children" The butler said laughing as he brandished the knife threateningly at Rale.
Syrus's eyes widened as he watched the knife glint, he looked at Rale alarmed "Rale do something!" he exclaimed before yelping as Gale almost fell out of his grasp.
Rale was silent; his eyes were narrowed on the Butler. He was silent before he spoke in a low voice, "I have eight counters on my Blood desert"
The butler blinked before reeling in horror as eight small spheres of red light rose from the sand before them. They twirled around Rale the sand being thrown around in all directions. Rale stood in the center unmoved as he drew what he knew was his final card.
"My Tablet Halberd has been on the field for one turn" he called out, the warrior turned to the stone tablet behind him and sank to his knees in prayer.
"When he's on the field for one turn the Gods will change him into the body they desire" he called out, "Or in other words if I tribute him I can bring a very special monster to my hand"
The warrior began to glow with a blue aura. The stone tablet before him cracked and shattered. Pieces of the tablet spun around him, the blue aura began to grow fiercer. Rale watched, he didn't blink or find the moment unsettling as he drew a card from his deck not even bothering to look at it.
"I now remove all the counters from my Blood Desert" The red light formed in the middle of the blue aura. The warrior and tablet could no longer be seen behind the intense light. Syrus gaped shaking Gale a little.
"Gale…you should see this" he breathed, she stirred a little in his arms. Her eyes opened slowly immediately widening as she saw the raw power forming in front of Rale.
"Now the gods will transform him into their chosen monster and the God of power himself will now inherit his body blessing him with his intense might" Rale called out but the butler could neither hear him over the fierce wind that now picked up or could he tear his attention away from the sight.
The warrior in the centre of the aura was now visible. It was changing into a demon with a purple flesh covered with a bone like armor. Two blue wings jutted out of his back. (2500/1200)
"That's your monster! Summoned Skull?" The butler called out in confusion, the blue aura was still circling the monster. Rale was still glaring at the butler.
"No like I said the gods have changing him into the Summoned Skull for it is the body they wish to put the God of Power into" Rale called out the wind now picking up and throwing the red sand about violently. The butler was lost for words.
"You mean…Obelisk is…" The butler breathed cut off as the sky once again began to open into endless nothing.
"Going to form…" Syrus continued his eyes wide as he looked over the battle field.
"In Summoned Skull's body" Gale ended her breath taken away as a giant blue blast of energy shot down from the heavens and struck the monster. The entire desert was engulfed in raw power.
"Presenting!" Rale yelled out but it unknown where he actually was in the giant storm of brilliant blue light.
"Obelisk the Tormentor: Incarnation of Power!"
Rale's words echoed over the desert as the light formed into the creature's body before him.
The summoned skull monster was now hundreds of times bigger than it had been. It was so big that it shadowed the monstrous structure of the Skull Manor. Its body was now painted dark shade of blue. Its wings were twice their usual size; its clawed hands had become armored fists. Its chest was built up behind the bone armor that had now been shaded a darker blue.
Its head was no longer that of the skull demons. Though it still had the looks of the skull its eyes and mouth was now that of Obelisk the Tormentors. The two red eyes looked down on the dragon lord who now shook with terror its jaw open in shock.
(3500/3000)
"I'm not done" Rale called out as he pointed to the divide in the sky, "Remember earlier when I sacrificed a few monsters to the graveyard to summon my weapon…well one of those was a form of my remaining master…the God of Rebirth"
As Rale spoke flame erupted from the heavens and struck the ground next to the Obelisk Incarnation. The screech of a great bird echoed throughout the desert as the intense fire grew and grew. It formed into the shape of a bird with glowing white eyes. (0/0)
"Come my master" Rale spoke as the bird like fire screeched and soar through the air circling them with a halo of white hot flame.
"One of the cards I sent to the graveyard was Phoenix Spirit Ra" Rale spoke as he lowered his raised hand and looked across at the butler "He is the phoenix form of the Winged Dragon of Ra which can be brought out onto the field from the graveyard once in the game"
The bird like creature soared down and landed in front of Rale at Obelisk's side. It screeched again the sand flying about violently, "In this form he cannot attack or be tributed to summon any other monster and at the end of the turn he's destroyed"
Rale looked at the butler before looking towards the butler monster that stood next to the dragon lord. He was shivering in fright as he looked up at the creatures, "But in this form I can sacrifice 1000 of my life points to destroy one monster on your side of the field"
He looked up at the flaming bird, "Go my master…destroy his butler" he spoke a gold aura surrounding Rale and the flaming beast before it divided towards the Butler monster.
The butler screamed in fear as the flaming bird engulfed him. He was reduced to ashes in mere seconds.
Rale's life points: 2450
"Now…I believe that cancels the effect of your Butler and Master Loyalty card doesn't it?" Rale asked before pointing at the dragon lord.
"Now Obelisk Incarnation can only attack if I can sacrifice one monster on my side of the field…but the Phoenix Spirit of Ra won't mind at all" As he spoke the monstrous blue demon turned to the flaming bird opening its hands towards it.
The bird dove into the palm of his hand a ball of flame building in the center of it. The fire changed to a deep blue flame that began to circle the blue demon slowly.
It looked towards the dragon lord before it clenched both of its fists raising one back, "Obelisk Incarnation attack!" he yelled out before the monster threw a fist at the dragon lord.
"Hand of Gods!" Rale yelled out as the fist burst into raw blue energy and engulfed the dragon lord. The sound of the dragon's pain echoing over the desert before it disappeared in the light of the attack.
Butler's life points: 1650
"And now you'll suffer the wrath of the gods…because whenever Obelisk Incarnation destroys a monster you lose a number of life points equal to the attack of that monster" Rale spoke and the demon began to walk forward towards the butler.
He took a few steps back in alarm before letting out a scream of fear as Obelisk advanced the ground shaking with every step he took.
He looked at the skull manor behind him before running towards it with both arms open the knife still in one hand.
"Skull Manor protect me! Protect your loyal Butler!" He pleaded as the door opened slowly. He jumped through the doorway into the safety of the ivory house.
"You cannot run" Rale murmured as Obelisk brought down a fist upon the house shattering it to pieces, ivory bricks flying in all directions. The sound of the butler screaming was heard before Obelisk reached into the wrecked house.
"What's he doing?" Gale murmured towards Syrus. She was still in his arms but she didn't seem to notice. They were more concerned with the demon that was lifting something out of the house.
"He's trying to catch the butler"
"He's found him" Rale called back, Syrus and Gale gasped as they watched Obelisk raise his hand. In it he held the Butler who was now trying to stab Obelisk's hand with a knife.
"He will pay the price for spilling innocent blood" Rale murmured as the incarnation of Obelisk turned to Rale, looking down upon him before looking at the struggling butler, "He will be executed"
"Wait!" Syrus yelled out as he heard the words "You can't kill him!"
Rale seemed to freeze up as he said these words, he turned around slowly to face Syrus, "The gods command it…he has sinned…it shall be done"
"Two wrongs don't make a right!" He yelled out. He had now set Gale on her feet and was walking up to Rale his eyes narrowed.
"Syrus wait!" Gale exclaimed in fear as she noticed Obelisk was now beginning to walk towards them in long heavy strides.
"He shall be killed it is their right"
"I don't care he's still a human being"
"Little boy…"
Syrus froze up as the words echoed over the desert. He looked up slowly at the body that loomed down over them. It was now longer the incarnation of Obelisk that looked down upon them…
It was the very god himself; Obelisk the Tormentor who looked down on them with piercing red eyes. It's gigantic muscle filled body casting a giant shadow over them. It's hand clasped around the butler who still struggled against his grip.
(4000/4000)
"Do you defy the very words of the gods?"
It was Obelisk who was speaking to him, and it was then that Syrus now realized he had just challenged the word of the gigantic demon god. He had just opposed one of the most powerful forces in existence. His body shook in uncontrollable fear, "It's….it's…it's just not right!"
"True…it's not right to take the life of a person…but it must be done"
"But it's wrong!" Syrus exclaimed his fists clenched but shaking.
"SILENCE!!!"
Obelisks voice was so loud Syrus was thrown back from the impact of his very words.
"This little boy is a tormentor…a being destined for evil…one person who has no other path and will forever loathe the innocent and right"
Obelisk tightened his grip around the Butler who screamed in pain as his bones began to shatter.
"This vermin will never stop killing or ruining lives…thus he does not deserve mercy and shall forever suffer in damnation…"
The butler let out cries of pain as one of his arms snapped under the pressure of the grip. A leg fell to the ground cut off by the grip of the Egyptian god.
"This thing is not human even if it did start out as a human…on the brink of death a Tormentor will always show his true darkness…and you have NO RIGHT TO CHALLENGE MY WORD"
As Obelisk yelled Syrus was thrown backwards again, Gale let out a scream of terror as she watched him be slammed forcefully into the sand. Even though the sand broke his fall he still felt a huge pain shoot up his body. Rale was still stood in front of the creature, not moving or blinking. He was in a total trance.
"The Winged Dragon of Ra looks out for you little boy…you are kind and caring and have a promising spirit"
Obelisk's thunderous voice did not change even if the words were compliments. Gale ran over to Syrus helping him to his feet.
Obelisk's hand tightened around the butler in his hand. The butler let out a final cry of pain and terror before he disappeared in Obelisk's fist. Blood and shards of bone flew out from in between his fingers.
"But you are no warrior little Syrus"
Butler's life points: 0
Syrus looked up at Obelisk wincing, he felt bruised all over. And that was just from Obelisk shouting at him! Who knew what a God could really do to him if he got mad.
"You're no God either!" Syrus yelled at him not knowing where his sudden courage was coming from.
Obelisk began to rise into the air and into the divide in the sky. He paid no attention to the little boys out bursts.
"You're nothing but a murderer!" Syrus yelled at him, he could feel Gale clutching to him, not saying anything but pleading with him to stop calling out the huge monster that was entering the endless nothing.
"A murder-"
"Silence Syrus!" Rale snapped viciously as the divide above their heads closed with a boom of thunder. His fists were clenched and eyes narrowed on Syrus.
"You will not utter another curse against Obelisk or any of the other Gods!" He yelled out. The desert beneath their and the sky above their heads was beginning to melt and darken as it formed slowly into the corridor they were once standing in.
As the walls, ceiling and floor formed there was only one thing that had stayed the same. The blood of the student that coated them, the half of his face that lay on the ground between Rale and Syrus.
Syrus looked from the face on the ground before looking towards Rale his face looking uncertain of what to say, was he to yell at Rale or the god who had just insulted him? He breathed in and walked out of Gale's grasp his eyes narrowed on Rale before speaking slowly.
"Who are you?"
Rale's narrowed eyes softened. He seemed to frown before he looked to one side, "I'm a message"
