Note: On the subject of Kenshin's monster's attack points, there was a simple mistake last chapter. The Monk Fighter Tokens and Chu-Ske should have had a three hundred attack point boost, but I only gave them a two hundred one. The mistake is fixed in this chapter, and when I have time someday I will by going through and fixing every single mistake in the story.
Chapter Thirty-Seven:
Legendary Shadows
Last time on Legendary Shadows:
Amy was taken to Kuro Dairo, the leader of the Inhumans! But that's not all...her power (that to mind-read) has shown Kuro that Kenshin's group is headed towards his lair! This forces Kuro to send Shadow (another Inhuman) to deal with them and take their Life Forces, which'll give him enough power to obtain the powers of Heaven and Hell! Kenshin and Shadow begin their duel, but this time...the Shadows might just be a bit to strong for Kenshin Menzuro to handle...
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Kenshin: 3600
Shadow: 4000
The Monk's Secret Training Grounds was the only thing that prevented Kenshin from taking a huge Life Point loss from Shadow's Shadow Tokens (300/300 x4) which had just come back with extra attack points, due to Shadow Reproduction Agency (400/400 x4) and were ready to sacrifice themselves to hurt Kenshin even more. Kenshin could destroy them, though, with his monsters. These were his Monk Fighter Tokens (800/500 x3) and his Chu-Ske the Mouse Fighter (1500/0) who were all in attack mode.
"Now I'll summon a new monster." said Shadow, "The Small Shadow (1200/500) in defense mode, and then I'll play a new continuos spell card...Shadow Double! What is does is decrease my Life Points by one thousand (SLP: 3000) and then I can allow my monsters or Tokens with 'Shadow' in their name to share monster zones...but it's two monsters per zone, mind you. So now I'll end my turn..."
Kenshin drew, increasing his hand size to three cards. Then his Life Points increased due to the Training Grounds.
Kenshin: 4400
"Um...I'll activate the spell card Monk Healing Magic, which will increase my Life Points by one thousand. (KLP: 5400) Next I'll summon the monster known as Monk Fighter (1600/1000) in attack mode! Next I'll have my monsters kill all of yours!"
Shadow smiled as Kenshin screamed, having his Life Points decrease at the loss of the Shadow Tokens (KLP: 3800).
"Ah...it seems you have already felt the effect of my Shadow Tokens...but have you felt my Small Shadow's effect yet?" asked Shadow.
"No." said Kenshin. "What is it?"
"You must discard the top card of your deck when he is destroyed. Also, I get to draw one card from my deck."
Both duelists did their parts of the effects, and Kenshin then drew a card.
"Why did you just draw a card?" asked Shadow.
"The monster I was forced to discard was a monster known as Monk Returner (900/1300). When he is sent to the graveyard, I can draw one card from my deck."
"I see." said Shadow. "That's a pretty useful card."
"I'll end my turn with a set card." said Kenshin.
"And now it's my turn." said Shadow, increasing his hand size to five cards by drawing. "And I'll have Shadow Reproduction Agency revive my Shadow Tokens with extra attack points (500/500 x4) and then I'll give you one hell of a Shadow Nightmare...because I'm playing my second Shadow Production Agency (300/300 x5)! And since you have five monsters on the field...well, you should remember."
The five little shadows appeared on the field, accompanying the other four, although they were a bit smaller by comparison.
"Next off I'll summon the Small Shadow (1200/500) in defense mode. Then I'll end my turn."
Kenshin: 4800
"Damn it!" swore Doyle, "He just keeps on summoning those Shadow Tokens! If only Kenshin could stop that card..."
Kenshin smiled. "But he's not the only one with a card like that."
"Huh?" asked Claire. "Are you talking about Negita?"
"Nope!" smiled Kenshin, "I'm talking about this card...Master Monk! Now I'll sacrifice my Monk Fighter Token in order to bring him out...along with the other two copies of him (2200/1000)!"
The muscle-ridden Master Monk appeared, wearing the same muscle shirt as always.
"Next I'll play my face-down card!" said Kenshin. "Go, Card of Sanctity! Now we both can draw until we hold six cards in our hands!"
Shadow drew three cards while Kenshin drew six, restoring both of their hands to the maximum power.
"But now I'll play...Polymerization!" said Kenshin, "Fusing my Master Monk with The Creator!"
"Huh?" said Vy, "Since when does he have The Creator in his deck?"
"Now my monsters will form...Master of Creation- Praw the Monk (2300/2000)!"
The said monster was a woman wrapped in golden robes. Her beauty was obvious, even though you could barely see her face. She glowed with a golden light of creation.
"And what's so special about her?" asked Shadow.
"She is the light to rival your shadow!" said Kenshin, "For I can pay to allow her an extra attack...at four hundred life points per attack! Although she cannot use this to attack directly, it is still a powerful effect! But even with that I still won't have enough power to win...which is why I activate my other face-down card, Monk Monster Removal! Now whenever a monster is destroyed by a Monk monster, even if either is Token, the owner loses three hundred Life Points! And last I checked...you had three thousand Life Points. So now...my monsters will kill you!"
"No!" exclaimed Shadow. "This can't be...I can't lose!"
"You can." said Kenshin. "And you will."
He pointed towards Shadow. "Now...I pay twelve hundred Life Points (KLP: 3600) in order for my Prem to have three extra attacks! Now she'll attack the first four of your Tokens! Light of Heaven!"
Praw shot a light from her palm, crushing the four strongest tokens.
Kenshin: 1600
Shadow: 1800
"Next comes my two Master Monks and their four total attacks!"
The Master Monks simply jabbed four of the shadows, forcing them to disintegrate.
Kenshin: 400
Shadow: 600
"Next my Chu-Ske attacks your final Token!" exclaimed Kenshin.
Kenshin: 100
Shadow: 300
"And finally..." said Kenshin, "Monk Fighter will end this duel. Go! With your Apprentice Fist, kill the Small Shadow!"
Monk Fighter back-fisted the Shadow, crushing it into tiny pieces.
Kenshin: 100
Shadow: 0
"Whew." said Kenshin as the Shadows started to leave, "that was hard. But now I get to give you a Penalty Game."
"No..." said Shadow. "Please don't kill me! I beg you for mercy!"
"Pitiful." said Vy. "You should kill him off. He's not useful at all."
"Yes, he is." said Kenshin. "Your Penalty Game is to make sure that no other Inhuman intercepts us until we are at the Lair."
Damn it! Thought Shadow, Well...at least I got to live.
"Alright." said Shadow, and then he shrank and disappeared.
"Now that he's gone." said Claire, "There's something that I have to ask you, Mr. Menzuro."
"What is it?" asked Doyle.
"How is it that the Menzuros can naturally summon the Realm of Darkness?"
Doyle looked down. "It's because long ago, my grandfather absorbed the powers of one of the Legendary Shadows."
"Eh?" asked Kenshin, "What's a 'Legendary Shadow'?"
"It's basically a power in a material form." explained Vy. "There are five of them throughout the world, and when a person absorbs them..."
"They gain the power, as well as their descendants?" guessed Kenshin, "And then the Legendary Shadow is destroyed or something?"
"That's correct." said Doyle, "And, if you haven't already guessed, the objects that give you the powers of Heaven and Hell are also two different Legendary Shadows. But what the other two are...I have no idea."
"So the power to kill, to bring back to life, and to summon powerful darkness." said Claire, "If you had all three of those powers, you'd be a God...and to think if you also had the other two."
"Exactly." said Doyle. "Which is why we must stop the Inhumans and Organization: Darkness at any cost...so that they do not become Gods."
"But wait." said Kenshin. "The way that this sounds, you can only gain the power if you are blood related to the person who absorbed it..."
"Right." said Vy, "So this means that the power cannot be shared with the underlings of the two groups."
"So...they're not planning to share the powers?" asked Kenshin.
"Right." said Doyle.
"In any case." said Vy, "We should be at the lair in two days. So let's rest up."
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Next Time:
Aka Murasaki
While on their way to the lair of the Inhumans, and almost there, Kenshin's group realizes that something is in their boat. Or is it...someone?
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Author's Note: And so that's the reason why this fanfiction has it's name. Please R&R! (And thank you Vyser Dragoon for your recent review.)
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Chapter Special #5, If this fanfiction was made into a three-chapter-per-volume manga series...:
Just as the title states, these would be the titles and descriptions of the volumes.
Volume One: Meet Kenshin Menzuro
Waiting to get into Duelist Academy is one Kenshin Menzuro...a boy with no friends, and no talents besides dueling! As he enters the Academy, his life Spirals even more upside down...with evil Organizations, Shadow Games, and death!
(Contains:
Duel One: Initiation
Duel Two: It's My Turn! Go, Polymerization!
Duel Three: A Friendly Match? (1) )
Volume Two: Academy Firsts
As Kenshin Menzuro continues his duel against Kishinki ('Z') his Life Points are only falling! Also, his friend Justin Maker gets into his first ever Shadow Game! Will he survive against the Shinigami master, Goshima? Plus: What kind of classes are there at a school about Dueling?
(Contains:
Duel Four: The Stronger Monk (2)
Duel Five: Odd Classes
Duel Six: Scourge of Hell!)
Volume Three: Tag Challenge
While Kenshin's friend Justin Maker is gone, he must team up with his other roommate to play in this duel! But Edward Moon hates him, and it doesn't look like they're gonna get along well...
Next, Kenshin has an admiring girl following him! Who is she, and how does she know Kenshin...from before the Academy?
(Contains:
Duel Seven: Tag Challenge, Part One
Duel Eight: Tag Challenge, Part Two
Duel Nine: Proof of Love!)
Volume Four: Enemy of the Monks
Kenshin's toughest battle is now coming. A woman with the nickname 'V' challenges him, with a deck who's power rivals the Monks! In this game he not only must bet his own life...but the lives of his friends as well! Can he win this duel? Or will he be sacrificed for the needs of Organization: Darkness?
(Contains:
Duel Ten: VS the Enemy of the Monks (1)
Duel Eleven: Power of the Occult (2)
Duel Twelve: Showdown! Monks and the Occult! (3) )
Volume Five: The Academy's Strongest
Just who is the strongest duelist at Duelist Academy? And what will happen when she duels Amy?
Next, 'U' makes his move, in more ways that one! Can either of the girls defeat this Lady's Man?
(Contains:
Duel Thirteen: To Battle the Best!
Duel Fourteen: Break the Seal! Claire's Bout!
Duel Fifteen: Fighting for a Friend!)
Volume Six: The Duel Exam Reviews
'R' is the next opponent for Kenshin, but he's a pretty strange guy...does Justin have some competition for worst ADD-of-the-mind?
Next, the Duel Exam Reviews start! It's Edward Mon versus a powerful duelist in the first round...and Edward doesn't hold back!
Also, two friends must face off...to bad the duel is only beginning and end!
(Contains:
Duel Sixteen: Wrath of a Gamer
Duel Seventeen: Heroes and Dragons (1)
Duel Eighteen: Cheer ME On, Kenshin! (2) )
Volume Seven: Betrayal
As the Duel Exam reviews have the final important round, Kenshin is ready to win!
Next, A Betrayal has occurred in Organization: Darkness...and the one who has betrayed them is none other than Vy!
Finally, Vy duels 'S' in a duel to determine who lives.
(Contains:
Duel Nineteen: The Artist of Duelist Academy
Duel Twenty: The Darkness, Betrayed (1)
Duel Twenty-One: Arrival of the Phantom, Knight Baron! (2) )
Volume Eight: The Masked Man and Kenshin's Revenge
In the aftermath of Vy's duel against 'S', 'R' targets Justin...and then does something unthinkable.
Next, Kenshin duels the Masked Man! Will he be able to obtain his revenge?
In this set of battles, a great person will die.
(Contains:
Duel Twenty-Two: The Masked Man (1)
Duel Twenty-Three: Revenge (2)
Duel Twenty-Four: Powers of the Monk Deadbeasts (3) )
Volume Nine: The Inhumans
What is an Inhuman? Vy answers Claire's question after the battle between 'R' and Kenshin finishes...
Also, the sinister plan behind the war of Organization: Darkness and the Inhumans is revealed. As well as how the two groups got their powers of the Shadows!
Next, Kenshin meets his new roommates as he goes up to the next level. Although one of his roommates bears a name that spells dread for him...
Finally, a member of Organization: Darkness meets an Inhuman, and the battle begins.
(Contains:
Duel Twenty-Five: Inhuman
Duel Twenty-Six: The New Dorms, Exchanging Information!
Duel Twenty-Seven: Roommates)
Volume Ten: Arrival of Two Forces
As 'Q' and Flounder continue their duel, a great escape is made.
Next, the FBI surprises Claire and Kenshin, about as much as Doyle and Vy surprise Amy...
Also, Shape and Shift return to the Island...targeting the FBI...as well as Amy!
(Contains:
Duel Twenty-Eight: Duel Start, Flounder VS 'Q'!
Duel Twenty-Nine: All Around the School, FBI?
Duel Thirty: Arrival)
Volume Eleven: Inhumans VS the FBI
Is Amy really an Inhuman? This question will be answered if she loses in a duel against Shift! But that's not all, Ress is also protecting Kenshin's group from the Inhuman Shape...who has a great skill that would be better off against no one!
What will happen when Amy makes a mistake and Ress misplaces his judgement?
(Contains:
Duel Thirty-One: Inhumans VS the FBI, Part One
Duel Thirty-Two: Inhumans VS the FBI, Part Two
Duel Thirty-Three: Inhumans VS the FBI, Part Three)
Volume Twelve: Quest to Find a Friend
Kenshin and co. now must leave Duelist Academy for now...in order to find Amy!
Meanwhile, 'Q' returns...only to challenge Shape! Will thunder or art win this duel?
Finally, another Inhuman makes his move...his name is Shadow, and he challenges Kenshin...to Kenshin's first duel since the death of Justin.
(Contains:
Duel Thirty-Four: On the Way Back, Negita VS 'Q'!
Duel Thirty-Five: Quest to Fine Amy!
Duel Thirty-Six: Interception! Shadow Strikes! (1) )
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