Chapter Thirty-Six:
Truth of Revenge, Part Five
Justin frowned, looking at his opponent, and at the darkness he had summoned. "Who are you? How did you do that?"
The man took off his hood, showing black hair and glaring eyes. He had no smile on his face.
"Hello, Justin Maker."
"That voice!" said Justin. "The same one that was in my head the other day!"
"That's right!" said the man. "My name is Gishinki, and I have the Inhuman power of Thought Conversation! I can have a conversation with my, and another person's, mind throughout anywhere in the world!"
"Inhuman power..." repeated Justin. "You're an Inhuman?"
Gishinki smiled. "Yes. All of your friends are dueling Inhumans right now. Five duels, five Inhumans. And we still have two other teammates..."
"Damn you..." said Justin. "What are you planning?!"
Gishinki's smile vanished. "We're Team 'Revenge', remember? Most of us want revenge in one way or another. The others are following my orders. We need three keys, Justin Maker. One from Kazuha Ogata, one from Ishi Shihai, and one from you. All to unlock the container that Shinta Menzuro unknowingly holds!"
"So are you dueling me to get one of these keys?"
"NO!" shouted Gishinki, suddenly angry. "I'm dueling you for what you did, Justin Maker! For what you did to my brother! FOR KILLING HIM!"
"Kill...I told you before, I never killed anyone!" denied Justin, "What was your brother's name?!"
"Goshima..." said Gishinki. Justin froze.
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As Justin drew his newest card, he just stared at it, and then realized what he had to do.
"I play...The Creator's Gamble! This is a new card that I just added to my deck! It allows me to flip a coin. If heads, I lose three thousand Life Points! If tails, though, all cards on the field are destroyed! Now...a flip!"
Both Goshima and Justin watch intently to see the result of the holographic coin that was 'flipped'. It then came to a stop. The result being...tails.
The Shinigami King just...blew up. He was then gone, along with the Shinigami Realm. Justin's face-down card went with them.
"And now I summon...The First Tree (1000/1000)!"
A tree appeared, it's leaves glowing dangerously and it's roots being used as legs so it could walk.
"Attack with Leaf Judgement!"
Goshima screamed, his Life Points depleting. Justin gave a sigh of relief.
Justin: 3000
Goshima: 0
Justin was just about to give Goshima his Penalty Game...when a gunshot ran through the night. The bullet entered Goshima's skull, his face with a look of surprise. Justin screamed when he saw him fall, his scream attracting all of Osiris Red.
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"Your brother..." repeated Justin. "Was that Goshima...?"
"Yes." growled Gishinki. "For twenty years I planned my revenge, realizing the power I had! I knew what I had to do! I had to surpass everyone that Kenshin Menzuro defeated before! I had to surpass my dear brother! I HAD TO DESTROY YOU, AND UNLOCK THAT WHICH KENSHIN KEPT ALIVE!"
"What Kenshin...kept alive?" repeated Justin. "His duel disk?"
"And why do you think he did that?!" yelled Gishinki, a grin spreading across his face. "He trapped something in there! Inside, HE TRAPPED THE LEGENDARY SHADOWS!"
Justin was shocked, but he didn't say anything. Gishinki continued, "And the Shadows themselves created a lock! They needed three keys! Symbol of Love! Symbol of Trust! Symbol of Devotion! The Symbol of Love is the stone bracelet that Ishi Shihai wears! The Symbol of Trust is Kazuha Doku's willingness for Yuki Ryuuga, Yuki Murasaki, to live! And the Symbol of Devotion...
"Is your demise by my hands, when I avenge my brother!"
Justin frowned letting him pant. When he was sure that Gishinki was done, he held up his duel disk.
"Gishinki..." he said. "If you want to duel, I'll duel. But I won't let you win! No matter what, you'll be stopped!"
Gishinki frowned. "I knew you'd say something like that. Let's duel, then..."
Justin: 4000
Gishinki: 4000
Shinta... thought Justin. Don't you lose!
"I'll go first!" said Gishinki. "And I'll start with Shinigami (1900/300) in attack mode!"
A nine-foot-tall, skeleton-like creature appeared on the field, slicing a scythe made out of bone into the ground. "He has a simple effect. I can have up to twenty copies of him in my deck."
"Yeah. That's annoying..." said Justin.
"Then I'll set one card face-down. After that, I end my turn."
Justin drew, then thought. In my duel against Goshima, he only used a few different cards. If I remember, they were Shinigami, Shinigami King, Shinigami Realm, and Shini-Slash. He didn't get a chance to use any spell or trap cards...
He placed a card onto his duel disk, preparing for the worst. "I summon Heart of Flame (1600/700) in attack mode! And then I set a card face-down, and end my turn!"
A tiny flame on a log appeared on the field. If there had been even a small breeze, it surely would have gone out.
"Hmph." said Gishinki, drawing. "You must do better than that if you want to impress me. I'll summon forth another Shinigami (1900/300) in attack mode. And now my first will destroy you! Attack!"
"Activate trap card!" said Justin, revealing it. "Judgement Hand! It blocks one attack made during this turn, and allows us each to draw a card!"
As the attack was countered, both duelists drew. Gishinki pointed at Heart of Flame. "Fine, then! I'll kill it with my second Shinigami! GO!"
Justin shrugged, and revealed a card in his hand. "Well, then I guess I'll activate Judgement's Second Hand! It can be activated from my hand if Judgement hand was activated in the same turn! It blocks an attack, and allows us each to draw two cards!"
They each drew their two cards, and Gishinki placed one onto his duel disk. "One card face-down, and I end my turn."
"My turn!" said Justin, making his hand size an amazing eight cards. "And I'll play Polymerization, fusion The Hidden World with Heart of Flame! They will now form...Hell's World (2700/200)! And Hell's World will destroy one of your Shinigami cards!"
"I chain two traps!" said Gishinki. "Part of my dear brother's ultimate Shinigami deck!"
He revealed them. "The first is Shinigami United! It increases the power of every Shinigami on the field by two hundred points for each 'Shinigami' on the field (2300 x2)! And then comes...Shinigami Invincible! For as long as it remains face-up on the field, each Shinigami gains two counters on it! And a Shinigami loses a counter when it is about to be destroyed! In other words, you have to destroy my Shinigami three times in order to destroy them completely!"
"Damn it..." said Justin, as Hell's World struck (GLP: 3600). "I end my turn with a face-down card."
"My turn!" said Gishinki. He looked at the card he drew with a smile. "Finally! I play Shinigami Realm!"
The field was now covered in a barren landscape, with a giant throne in front of Gishinki.
"Now..." said Gishinki. "It's effects. All Shinigami gain five hundred attack an defense points. Also, I can pay five hundred Life Points per card in order to special summon Shinigami from my deck!"
Three new Shinigami appeared on the field. "I choose to pay fifteen hundred Life Points in order to special summon three more Shinigami (3400 x5)! Now, Justin Maker, I will destroy you!"
"Not so fast!" said Justin. His face-down card activated. "I play the trap card, Law of Rushing! From now on, players cannot attack if they have at least two monsters more than the opponent! So you can't attack!"
Gishinki laughed. "I was thinking you'd pull something like that. So I have this..."
All five Shinigami vanished. In their placed came a bigger version, at least fifteen feet tall. It's scythe was in it's hand, and it sat down at the throne. "This is Shinigami King (?)!"
Justin gulped. He remembered facing it before...
It was...strong...
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Next Time:
Truth of Revenge, Part Six
Amy, crushed by Mitsuhiko's words, realizes that she must stand up and defeat his words. While doing so, she realizes what he's done to her. He's used a power on her. An Inhuman power...
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Author's Note: Part of Gishinki's master plan is revealed. What comes next?
The duels have made a full cycle, back to Amy. Now we'll find out is she wins, loses, or has the conclusion pushed back to Part Eleven (frowns).
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-Salazare