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And now, on to this month's chapter of Through Another's Eyes!
Chapter 38
Final Turn
My duel with X is nearly over. To say the least, it's been an exhausting experience. By now, I'm drained, tired, grumpy, and more than a little pissed. Most of all, though, I'm worried about my friends. Ending this duel with X will open the way to them, but at the same time it'll kill him. I know I've said this before, but I can't stress enough how much I mean it: even though X is a total scumbag, I don't intend on letting him die.
I just hope I can figure out how to keep his little bag of tricks at bay so that doesn't happen.
000
X drew. He was sweating, Selena could see. If only it weren't for those damned rules of his. She thought, seeing the damage. Chances are, once this duel's over he'll go into shock. Knowing Kaiba, there won't be any paramedics on hand, the ass. I'll just need to figure out a way to stop his little plan and get him help.
"I'll switch my Avenger of Hell into defense position and set a trap face-down." X said. "I end. Your turn, Selena."
"Oh, so now you use my first name?" Selena asked, raising an eyebrow. She drew. "Looks like my winning combo is in at last, X. First off, I equip my Blue-Eyes White Dragon with a new card known as Metalmorph, which raises his attack up 300 points." X's jaw dropped as Selena's dragon was equipped with the gleaming armor. "It's a new one, just came out in the States, so it hasn't reached Japan yet. But, it looks like good ol' Kaiba's got them entered into his database already.
"By the way, you shouldn't have told me your face-down was a trap." Selena said. "Blue-Eyes! Attack his Avenger of Hell; White Lightning!"
"I activate the spell, Lucifer's Blessing!" X countered. "It negates your attack and gives my Avenger your Dragon's attack power!"
"Then I counter with a trap of my own; Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell!" Selena said, flipping up her face-down. A golden seal was etched out on the table, and the runes around the edges began to glow. "As long as I discard one Spell from my hand, I can negate the activation of your Spell Card, and prevent you from activating any more copies of it for the rest of the duel." On cue, the Seal's power concentrated on X's spell, and destroyed it. "My Blue-Eyes' attack continues."
X laughed nervously, his eyes bulging out of their sockets. "Y-your dragon still doesn't have enough attack power to take out the last of my Life Points! Next turn, I will destroy you!"
"I think not," Selena said. "Metalmorph has a second effect. When my Blue-Eyes attacks, he gains half of your monster's attack power for his own. Do the math, X. That's 1350 extra attack power added to my Dragon's 3300, thanks to Metalmorph."
"Fo—forty…" X stammered, unable to bring himself to speak the unthinkable.
"That's right. 4650 attack points, all coming at you and your Avenger." Selena said coolly. "Last I checked, that's 1950 damage coming your way, and you've only got 1400 Life Points left."
X screamed, as his last defense was broken. The white beam of Blue-Eyes' attack sliced a burning hole through the center of X's Avenger, reducing it to a burning husk of what it used to be. The attack hit X square in the chest, sending him back with enough force to break the cuffs keeping his feet to the floor. He lay sprawled on the ground, a vacant expression on his face.
X: 0
At the signal of X's Life Points hitting zero, the cuffs on Selena's ankles were released with a pneumatic hiss. At the same time, the door to the elevator opened, waiting for her to enter. Ignoring the open doors, Selena ran to X's side and took his pulse.
It wasn't there.
"Oh, no you don't, dick." Selena said, placing her hands on X's chest, over where his heart was. She depressed, urging his heart to start beating again. "You." Once. "Will." Twice. "Not." Three times. "Die." Four times. "On." Five. "ME!" Six.
Selena kept on repeating this, pausing in between sets of ten depressions. At each interval, she'd check X's pulse. After fourth or fifth set—she wasn't keeping count—X finally had a steady heartbeat, and he took a single, gasping breath.
"See? Your 'rules' don't apply, clearly." Selena said, standing. X was breathing, had a steady pulse, and was still out cold. Still, he was alive. "You might be a sleazeball, but I'm no murderer." She gave him the middle-finger salute, gathered up her cards from the table, and headed for the elevator.
"Time to watch King Asshole get his ass handed to him."
000
"Draw another card, Yugi. I want to finish this duel."
Yugi shook himself. There has to be a way to beat his dragon, he thought, drawing a card from his deck. He bit the inside of his lip, knowing all he could do was defend.
"I summon this in defense position," he said, playing the imp. "I end."
Kaiba smirked. "Destroy it!" he ordered his Blue-Eyes. The stream of destruction hit Yugi's defensive monster, leaving not even a mist of ash where it once was. "What a failure, Yugi. If you keep on summoning monsters in defense position, I can't get at your Life Points." Kaiba laughed. "Then again, you can't hold out against my dragon no matter what you do. I'll end my turn with that attack; summon another monster for my Blue-Eyes to knock down."
Yugi drew, and complied because it was all he could do. It's hopeless…there's nothing I can do to win this, he thought. "I end with a defense monster."
Kaiba drew. "And now I think I'll attack…not." He laughed at the shocked look on Yugi's face. "Hah! I think I'll wait and let you summon another pathetic monster to defend with."
Damn it, I can't beat his dragon with only one monster. Yugi thought, staring down the dragon on Kaiba's field. If he summons something else as strong as his dragon, I won't have enough of a defense…
Kaiba grinned as he glanced as his card. "Well, well, the goddess of victory is smiling on me today." He said. "I summon a second Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
Two of them!?
"On my next turn, Yugi, both of these dragons will attack." Kaiba said evenly, his eyes cold as ice. "Desperate yet?
"I end my turn. Your move."
I can't win, Yugi thought, drawing his card. There's nothing that can beat those dragons of his…!
An image of his grandfather flashed into his mind, reminding him what he was fighting for. No…it's not over yet. I'm not in this alone! "I activate the magic card, Swords of Revealing Light!" He said, placing the card on the table. Instantly, the two dragons were held at bay by the swords of light. "Your dragons are immobilized for three turns, Kaiba. I end."
"You're only delaying the inevitable, Yugi. I draw." Kaiba said, looking at his newly-drawn card. "I play this in attack mode and end. Draw your last cards, Yugi; in three turns, you die."
Not if I have anything to say about it. Yugi thought. But…all I've got in my hand is one playable monster and three useless ones. Somehow, I think Swords of Revealing Light was the last useful card I'll draw.
It's over…
000
Selena dashed out of the elevator when it reached the top. "Yugi!" She shouted. The spiky-headed figure in the dueling arena appeared to start before turning to see her. Grinning, Selena gave him the thumbs-up. "You're gonna win this, Yugi! Beat King Asshole's ass!"
"Nice to see you too," Jonouchi grumbled.
"Oh be quiet." Selena said, sticking her tongue out at Jonouchi. "I told you I'd win that duel. My question is, what the hell got you three hijacked by a trio of meatheads?"
"You little—"
"Calm down; it's just another teenage girl." The guard next to the trigger-happy idiot said. "She's not a threat."
Selena's hackles rose. Not a threat, huh? She thought. Oh, once Yugi's done with his duel, I'm sooo gonna show you who's not a threat…
"What's the holdup, Yugi?! Hurry up and play a card!"
Selena was snapped back to the duel. Yugi had been silent for several minutes, apparently contemplating something. I wonder what Yugi's up to… Selena thought, her eyes straying to the play-by-play board. She was focused on their Life Points.
Seto Kaiba: 1300
Yugi Mutou: 700
Selena's spine chilled. Only 700 points left…you better come up with something, Yugi. She thought.
"Enough already. You've had enough time to beg for mercy. Draw your pathetic card." Kaiba said coldly. He must be getting impatient to end the duel.
"Yeah, I'll play something." Yugi said, drawing. "Your move, Kaiba."
Kaiba drew. "I'll summon the Judge Man and have him attack your defensive monster," he said. "And that'll end my turn."
Yugi drew again. "I summon the Dark Magician!" He said, and a Spellcaster in violet armor and cloak with a green mage's staff appeared on the field. "Attack his Judge Man! Dark Magic Attack!"
Kaiba: 1000
"I won't give up, Kaiba. Not until the last card is played. There's a way to beat you, I just have to find it!" Yugi said. "I end my turn, Kaiba. Do your worst."
"This duel is at an end," Kaiba said when he drew his card. "This is the final card, the one that will decide the duel…I summon the third and final Blue-Eyes White Dragon! Destroy his Dark Magician! White Lightning!" he laughed as Yugi's last monster was incinerated.
Yugi: 200
"Now, draw your final card, Yugi! No matter what it is, victory is mine!"
No…
"And now that my turn's done, the first two Blue-Eyes are unsealed. Next turn, all three will attack, obliterating you and your Life Points! HAHAHAHA!"
A bead of sweat ran down Selena's back at Kaiba's maniacal laughter. No…Yugi, you can't lose, you can't! Before she could stop herself, she shouted for all to hear….
"BEAT HIS FUCKING ASS, YUGI MUTOU!"
000
I know no filter when it comes to my friends. So, now I've come in just in time to see Yugi beat Kaiba's stuck-up butt, but right now it looks like Kaiba's going to be the one going home with the victory! All I can hope for is a miracle, and I know for sure Yugi is praying for the same thing. The only thing me, Yugi, and our friends can pray for is that Yugi's next card will be a lucky draw.
Because if it isn't…not only will Yugi be dead, but so will Jonouchi, Anzu, and Melhana!
Cards Used
Blue-Eyes White Dragon
ATK: 3000/ DEF: 2500
Attribute: LIGHT
Type: Dragon
Metalmorph
Trap Card
After activation, equip this card to a face-up monster. The equipped monster gains 300 ATK and DEF. When the equipped monster attacks it gains additional ATK during damage calculation only equal to half the ATK of the attack target.
Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell
Counter Trap Card
Discard 1 Spell Card. Negate the activation and effect of a Spell Card and destroy it. Your opponent cannot activate Spell Cards with that name during the rest of this Duel.
*Avenger of Hell
ATK: 2700/DEF: 2300
Attribute: FIRE
Type: Fiend
This monster can only be summoned when you have 3 or more Fiend-type monsters in your Graveyard. Once per turn you can activate one of the following effects:
-Discard one card in your hand to inflict damage to your opponent's Life Points equal to half the Battle Damage this card has already inflicted.
-Discard one card in your hand to destroy one monster on the field
*Lucifer's Blessing
Spell Card
Activate when a Fiend-type monster under your control is selected as an attack target. Negate the attack and add the attacking monster's ATK points to the targeted Fiend-type monster's ATK.
Dark Magician
ATK: 2500/DEF: 2100
Attribute: DARK
Type: Spellcaster
Swords of Revealing Light
Spell Card
Flip all face-down monsters on your opponent's side of the field face-up. This card remains face-up on the field for 3 of your opponent's turns. As long as this card remains face-up on the field, you opponent cannot declare an attack.
Selena's lack of filter strikes again! She's defeated the jackass X, and yest still saved his life. Ruthless she may be in a duel, but she is, indeed, no murderer.
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~Hikari Hellion