Yami no Game: Dark Saga
Chapter 28
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'Damn, with my ninja gone, Otogi is getting the upper hand again...' Yami thought with a growl as he took the next set of dice laid out for him. 'I need to think of something and fast.'He tossed the dice and looked at the results before nodding. "Alright, just what I needed. A movement crest with a double value. With it, I'll position my Knight to keep your monsters from my heart points." he spoke as he looked over to Otogi. The other only chuckled. "Nothing you do will save you, Yami. None of your monsters will be able to stand up to Orgoth's power." Otogi claimed as he rolled his dice and smirked when he got himself some movement crests.
"Now, Orgoth! Advance four spaces!" he called and the monster started moving, making its way every closer to the warp gate that will transport him to Yami's side of the board with ease. "Now, Yami, remember how you used that warp vortex to sneak your way onto my side? Now let me return the favor! Jump through the vortex!" Otogi called and the monster responded, stepping onto the warp spot. Kaiser bit his lip in worry as he watched from the sidelines. He wasn't the only one as the others watched as well.
"Oh no..." Yugi whispered.
"Prepare to see the end, Yami." Otogi hissed.
"Unlikely, you sniveling whelp. Unlike you, I have one more heart point than you and that alone gives me hope for the best." he said as he took his dice and rolled them. "Good. I'll use these movement crests to move Thunderball, Mighty Mage and Knight of Twin Swords into position to make a wall around my heart points." he said before ending his turn. Otogi laughed as he picked up his dice. "So I got the Duel King on the defensive now? Guess I'm much better than I thought. But they won't hold up for long." He rolled his dice and looked to Yami.
"Now, I move Orgoth into attack range and I use a magic crest to increase his power by 10, giving him a grand total of 40. Orgoth is relentless now see the extent of his fury. Attack Thunderball now with Diamond Blade Strike!" Orgoth gave a roar as he sliced through the monster easily and Yami growled as his first defense was lost.
"Must be hard to watch. You were so close and yet so far. You're going to lose everything and everyone will know of it." Otogi murmured, smirking, and Yami growled. "Shut up." he hissed. From the sidelines, Kaiser covered his ears in anger as the cheerleaders started up again and Jou sighed as he slumped in his seat beside Otogi. "Come on, Yami...I know you can win this..." Jou whispered softly. Outside, Sugoroku was thinking the same, having full faith in Yami's abilities. "Poor Yami...I give you props for getting this far as an amateur but there's no way a second rate hack like you could've beaten the great Pegasus. Now I'm going to expose you as the fraud you are!"
Yami hissed angrily as he took his dice and gave them a roll. He took a quick glance over to the help screen for something and nodded. "As my help screen states, Mighty Mage can attack an opponent from two spaces away. Go Mighty Mage, attack with Lightning Staff!" The mage nodded and leapt forward, staff gathering with magic as he made his attack. Otogi smirked once again. "I'll stop your attack by raising Orgoth's defense with a defense crest." Orgoth gave a roar as his defense increased as the attack hit, causing Mighty Mage to bounce back, doing little damage to the other monster. "Too bad, Yami. That attack only took off 10 hit points. Just barely a scratch."
"And with Orgoth having 40 attack, your Mighty Mage also takes some damage." Jade spoke from the sidelines. "So that leaves him with 20 hit points left. Enough to keep him standing." Yami murmured. "But not for long." Otogi took his next set of dice and rolled them. "Now Orgoth, move one space forward." The monster moved forward, placing him in range of Mighty Mage. "Now, Yami, Orgoth already has an attack strength of 40 but with six magic crests, I can increase it up by 30 which gives him more than enough to strike a fatal blow to your mage." Orgoth growled as his attack strength was increased from its special ability, giving him a grand total of 70 attack.
"Even with power behind you, with no strategy, that power is naught but an empty threat." Yami spoke and Otogi growled. "I'll prove you wrong! Now, demolish Mighty Mage with Super Diamond Blade Strike!" Orgoth roared and slashed down at the small mage, taking him out with ease. "No! That leaves him with the knight!" Myrrh said in worry. "And if he's destroyed, then it's game over." Honda whispered. "It can't end this way." Aqua murmured.
"Where's all that beginner's luck you were having? Guess it all ran out. Better quit now to save yourself total humiliation by my monster." Otogi spoke and Yami growled as the dice came through the slot and he picked them up. 'Is he right? Dungeon Dice Monsters is a completely new game and I gotten this far but what if I can't win? I'll be failing Jou and Kaiser, even Seto and Ruby...'
/Yami, please...don't think that way. You been stuck in tighter spots before. There has to be a way.../
/I know, Yugi. Let's just hope for a way./
"Hey, Yami, why don't you stop wasting my time here and surrender." Otogi spoke and the cheerleaders started going once more to a point where you could see Kaiser's eyebrow tick with anger. But before he could get a word out, another spoke up for him.
"You really are a pathetic nuisance, aren't you, Ryuuji?" Keara hissed before looking to Yami. "Yami, you've been through a lot and fought many tougher duelists than him. Even when you were stuck in a tough spot, what you need came for you at the right moment. Just because he's trying to rattle you with threats and promises that he think will happen doesn't mean anything. Just stick to what you believe in." she said and Yami looked to her before nodding. "You're right."
Kaiser chuckled. "Man, she got everything I was going to say right down to the wire."
"She is right. So what if this game has some fancy new rules? You've beaten Pegasus and even me, Yami. Don't let this fool win cause if you do, I'll never forgive you." Seto spoke as he looked to him. "I know, Kaiba. Don't doubt me just yet. I'll get Jou back for you. Same with you, Ruby." Yami said before glaring at Otogi. "Time to put you in your place." He gripped the dice more before tossing them and when he got the result, he gave a nod. "Alright, I move my knight two squares and then add four attack crests to the two I just rolled." he said as the knight moved forward to match up to Orgoth. 'Now, Orgoth has five defense crests, if this goes according to plan, he will be defeated.'
"Now go, Knight of Twin Swords! Double Slash attack!"
The knight responded and went to attack Orgoth and Otogi growled. "You amateur! You think I'll let you get away with this? What you don't know is of Yaranzo's special ability which allows me to change whatever crest I have in my crest pool into a defense crest to shield Orgoth." he said as the monster combined the three crests into another defense crest before handing it over to Orgoth. "You bastard!" Jou hissed. "All fair in love and war, pup and I'm not losing you." Otogi growled as he looked down to him. Yami growled as Orgoth parried each of the knight's attacks. "Nice try but don't think I'll make things any easier for you. Just a couple more dice rolls and this game is over. You're finished."
Otogi took the next set of dice and rolled them before looking to the board. "Now Orgoth, attack the Knight of Twin Swords!" Yami growled. "There isn't anything I can do to save him…" he whispered as Orgoth attacked the weak monster, destroying him with ease. "Oh man, he's done for!" Honda whispered and Keara bopped him over the head. "He won't lose so easily and even if he did, he would go down fighting."
"I like to see him try!" Otogi said as he smirked. "He's out of monsters, out of places and out of time. His heart points are history!"
"You think you know me so well. You think that I would give up so easily. Well you're wrong and maybe by the time this game is over, you'll learn to not underestimate your opponents." Yami said and Otogi huffed. "We'll just have to see about that, won't we?" he murmured before waving his hands for Yami to take his turn. Yami rolled the dice and looked at his results. "So what'd you get?"
"No match."
Otogi chuckled. "See? You talk big but it's not going to help you here?" he spoke as he took his dice. "Now watch as the master rolls the dice and schools you properly in this game." Otogi rolled the dice and smirked at his results. "Perfect. Two movement crests. Now Orgoth, move and position yourself right in front of his heart points!" he called and Orgoth moved to stand before Yami's heart points. "Now Orgoth, attack him and his heart points!" Otogi growled and Orgoth responded as he lunged for Yami, taking out a heart point which caused Yugi to gasp. "Just one more heart point left and then all will be lost to you. I'll avenge Pegasus and show everyone what kind of a fraud you are."
"Don't gloat so soon, Otogi. Once I summon a monster, then a fight will really be on." Yami said.
"Dream on! You don't have any other places to summon a monster! I control the board! I just like to see you figure a way out of this one!" he said as he glared over at the demon across from him. "Millions of gamers are watching right now, waiting for me to show you up like the liar and cheat you are. This is the moment of truth so you best hope you can find something." Yami looked to the dice in his hand, his final roll.
If he fails this, he'll lose his right as a duelist and Jou and Kaiser to the hands of a relationship that surely wouldn't do either justice. He could tell that Otogi and Jade were planning to use them not just to flaunt them around like trophies but also peeve Seto and Ruby. Even as a corporate big shots, messing around with Black Crown over something so trivial could give them a bad rep. 'Only one monster can save me now. I just hope that he's here...' he thought before tossing the dice. Eventually the dice stopped rolling and he was granted a level 4 summoning.
"Great job, Yami. You got a summon. Now the problem is just how you are gonna bring out your monster..."
"Oh but there is. You created the game so you should know every way." Otogi's eyes narrowed.
"Don't tell me how to play my own game!" he growled. Yami chuckled as he took the dice. "Then let me show you." he said as he placed the dice on the board. Otogi watched, waiting to see him fail but as the dice fell in place, he gasped. "No way! It fell perfectly! The summoning was completed!" he gasped. "Exactly. Now let me introduce you to my star monster, the Black Magician!" he said as the monster appeared.
"Even in Dungeon Dice, Black Magician will always come to the call of his master." Aqua whispered and Yugi nodded, smiling. Otogi growled as he clenched his teeth. 'I can't believe it! He was able to summon his favorite monster! Maybe I was wrong...about him and Pegasus...' He shook his head defiantly and growled. 'No! He cheated and I will expose him for it!'
"Now, I'll move the Black Magician four spaces and use his 40 attack to take down Orgoth!" he said as the magician moved to intercept the monster. "Now, Black Magic attack!" The magician raised his staff and attacked Orgoth. With only 20 defense, Orgoth was destroyed. "Now, your strongest monster is gone, Otogi." Yami spoke. Otogi growled again before looking at the board.'Keep smiling. It will make it so much better once I wipe it off your face. You may have defeated Orgoth but that doesn't mean I ran out of tricks yet.' Otogi thought. "This comeback end here and now!" he called as he tossed the dice and glanced at the results before looking back to the board.
"I move Dark Assailant forward!" With a laugh, the monster hopped forward before landing on the chest that was summoned around the start of the game. "What's that skull head up to?" Kaiser questioned as he watched. "Remember how I told you about item summoning, Yami?" Otogi inquired and Yami gave a slight nod.
"Well now it's time to give you that surprise. Dark Assailant, open the chest!" The monster leapt and soon, the chest was opened, revealing the item inside. Yami's eyes narrowed as he watched the smoke clear. "Meet Monster Cannon!" Otogi said as the monster appeared, Dark Assailant on its back.
"Monster Cannon. I'm afraid I know exactly what that guy is capable of..." Jou whispered. "You thought right, pup. Cause this will be the very monster that will take down Yami's Black Magician." Yami growled and Jou whimpered. "What? Do you not know what Monster Cannon is capable of, Yami? Well as its name states, it shoots a monster instead of a cannonball. And today target is the Black Magician!" he said with a grin. "Now Monster Cannon! Ready!" The monster knelt down as Dark Assailant readied itself in the cannon. "Aim!" The cannon lowered, targeting Black Magician. "And fire!"
"Not on your life! I activate Black Magician's special ability!"
"You what?!"
"You heard me! I conceal my magician with Magical Hats!" he called as the hats appeared, concealing the magician. "Feeling lucky today, Otogi? My magician is concealed under one of these hats and you only have one shot to get it right." Otogi sneered as he listened. "Your little parlor tricks aren't going to work! Monster Cannon, attack the Black Magician underneath the second hat from the left!" he called and the cannon hissed before shooting out the Dark Assailant to hit the designated hat. It hit and Otogi waited for the smoke to clear and when it did, the spot was empty. "No!"
"You missed! My Black Magician is safe! I thank you for granting the Black Magician the same abilities that he has in Duel Monsters!" Otogi growled before commanding Yaranzo to return to his original square. 'I'm not losing my advantage! I'll strengthen my defenses and once Black Magician is gone, he's a goner too!'
"You can run but it won't get you anywhere." Yami hissed as he tossed the dice. He smirked as he looked to the board. "I'll use the two magic crests I just rolled to activate another one of Black Magician's special abilities! The Mystic Box!" The box materialized onto the field around the magician and soon, swords appeared and inserted themselves into the box. "And what are you gonna do now? You just skewered your own monster!"
"Oh how little you know. Take a look at the field!" Otogi looked down and when the box opened, he gasped as he saw Yaranzo in the box where the Black Magician once was. "No! Yaranzo!" he cried as the Black Magician came out unharmed from the other box. The magician smirked, waving a finger as if to keep his secret and Otogi watched in horror as the events played out. 'I was doing so well! I had the advantage! How can I be beaten in my own game?!'
"Now, Otogi, my Black Magician is in perfect striking range! You had me on the run but this goes to show you to never call me a liar and a cheat!" Yami growled as he commanded the Black Magician to attack. With another Black Magic attack, Otogi's last heart point was gone and the game won. Jou stood up from his seat, knocking it over, and cheered while the others sighed in relief. "He did it! He made it through!" Yugi cheered as he hugged Aqua and he nodded.
"With so much at stake, he was willing to fight his hardest." he murmured. Jade growled before Kaiser stepped in front of him. "As of now, the deal's off, I'm not going to be your little pet any longer." Jade's ears flattened back in anger but went to remove the collar. "Don't think this is over, little vixen. Ruby doesn't deserve a gem like you."
"As if! Just stay away from me!" he said before running off back over to Ruby, leaping into his arms. "I'm so sorry! I never want this to happen ever again." Kaiser whimpered and Ruby nodded. "It won't...I won't let this happen again..." Ruby whispered. Outside, the people that watched the duel from the front of the shop was praising Yami for his win and believed him to be the true king of games. Otogi sighed before looking down to Jou and removed the collar from him and the other ran off to go see Seto. He watched before looking to Jade as he walked over. "Come on." he whispered and the two headed for the office. Yami watched them before following. "Stay here, Yugi." he said as he walked past.
"Where you going?"
"To have a little talk."
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"Dammit! My store is ruined! No one will want to play my game with me looking like such an insensitive jerk! I was so sure I was going to win..." Otogi murmured. "I know. But I guess it's true what they say. He really did win fair and square." Jade murmured and Otogi sighed but nodded. "Guess we should pack it in." Otogi looked up as he heard the door open and lowered his head down when he saw it was Yami. "Why are you here? Coming to rub it in?"
"No. I came to talk to you. You accused me of lying and personifying Pegasus as a hero but you really didn't know what he was capable of. I saw what he was truly and I wish you would believe me. He was a good man but had a terrible ambition." he explained. Otogi sighed. "I guess you're right. I may not know but chances are your experiences with him were different than mine. But it doesn't matter now. After today, my game shop is history."
"Don't think that way, Otogi. Dungeon Dice has the potential to be a good game. Even though you were showing a bit of a nasty side during the game, I'm sure people would be interested more about the gameplay of this game than the person behind it." Yugi said as he and his friends along with his grandfather who was able to make his way inside. Otogi looked over to them. "Really?"
Jou crossed his arms and nodded. "Yeah. I don't like you but the game looks like a nice change from Duel Monsters." he said. "Yeah, I wouldn't actually mind learning the game myself." Honda added. "Sheesh, you're going to let us off the hook that easily?" Jade questioned. "Not really but we might as well give you a second chance to redeem yourselves. But do something stupid like that again and we may reconsider." Yami spoke but Yugi nudged him.
"Be good now...the game's over..." he whispered. Yami huffed and nodded before looking to Otogi once more. "But all things aside, let's leave the fighting on the battlefield. Alright?" he said, holding out his hand. Otogi looked up to him before nodding and shaking his hand. When he pulled back, he was holding two heart shaped pendants. "What are these?"
"A little gift to show the bond we share. We all have one." Yugi said, showing Otogi his. He nodded before a message popped up on the screen of his laptop. He turned to it and started typing a few keys before smiling. "Hey, I2 did send a contract! They want to take Dungeon Dice Monsters global!" he said happily. The others smiled and nodded while Seto and Ruby stayed passive in the background. "Well, looks like that dream of yours is coming true." Myrrh spoke.
"Yeah but if it wasn't for Yami setting me straight, I probably would've done much more damage than intended." Otogi murmured. "Yeah...just try looking for a decent girl next time." Jou mumbled. "What can I say, you were a fine catch. Too bad I didn't see you first." he said and Jou growled before moving back to Seto's side. "But all in all, you shouldn't underestimate your opponents. Sure you may have created a game and know all of its rules but that doesn't mean that your opponent wouldn't figure out things just as fast. Games should be enjoyed and everyone to have fun, not for vengeance since it will only make you feel worse in the end." Otogi nodded to this.
"Yeah, I understand that well now. Thank you."
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Zypher: And that's it for that. About time I got my arse in gear to get this chapter out. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this little segment and now we're off to Battle City! I'll shall see you there later! Ja ne minna! -runs off-
