Chapter Fifty-Two:

Pychon and the Monk Fighter

"Amy..." he said, "Please..."

"My name is Pychon." said Pychon. "You may call me nothing else."

Sweat beaded on Kenshin's face.

"Then...we should start our duel. Pychon...when I beat you...

"When I beat you, you might die. BUT AMY WILL BE FREE OF YOU!"

Pychon let loose a smile. "But can you beat me?"

"LET'S DUEL!" They yelled together.

Kenshin: 4000

Pychon: 4000

"You may move first, Kenshin." said Pychon. Her face was an emotionless mask.

Amy...

"Alright. And I'll start this game off with a spell card! Go, Monk's Stealth Trick! And I'll use it's effects to snag a Monk from my deck! Not saying which, though."

"That's fine by me." responded Pychon.

Kenshin: 3500

Pychon: 4000

"Next off, I'll summon up a Monk Fighter (1300/1000) in attack mode!"

The beige-clothes-wearing man with a bowl-haircut coloured white appeared, striking a pose. Two cards appeared behind him.

"Next off is two face-down cards. Take that, 'Pychon'."

"I will, thank you." said Pychon, drawing. "And I'll take it with my spell card, Call for Battle! I'll use the fact that your Monk Fighter is a level three in order to special summon my own level three from my hand. So greet my Demon Swordsman (1700/300) with courtesy."

The wolf-like creature appeared with it's sword drawing, snarling at Kenshin's monster.

"Next off is a face-down card, and then my summoning of Demon Hellspawn (1900/0) will complete my collection of cards to play...for now. Now...Swordsman! Eliminate the Monk Fighter!"

"Damn." said Kenshin, as the Monk Fighter was destroyed.

"Next my Hellspawn will attack you directly! And that will bring your life down...what the-?"

She was shocked at another Monk Fighter appearing and taking the blow from Hellspawn. Kenshin merely smiled.

"My trap card had been activated! Monk Spirit, and it can only be activated if you've destroyed one of my Monk monsters on this turn! It special summons a Monk card from my deck to defend me from your attack!"

"And," said Pychon, "You were cliche and summoned that damned Monk Fighter. Great.

"I end my turn now. Continue on, Monk Fighter."

"Thanks." said Kenshin drily, "I guess I'll draw my card for the turn, then."

As he drew, he looked at the cards he was holding.

What do I play next? He thought, looking over each one.

He sighed. "Well, I guess I'll have to finish you off quickly."

"Eh?" said Pychon. "How's that?"

"Go, Polymerization! Now I'll fuse the Monk Training Dummy and the Monk Stealth Striker in my hand in order so play...Advanced Monk Striker (1000/1000)!"

"Oh?" said Pychon. "And how's that card going to beat me?"

Kenshin ignored her comment. "Go, Monk's Secret Training Grounds! This card'll just go and increase the power of my monster (1300/1000)!"

The ninja-dressed Monk flexed it's muscles, and sped around Kenshin's side of the field for a second.

"Next goes Monk Offensive Power- Muscle Flex! This quick-play spell card will increase a monster with 'Monk' in it's name on my side of the field by eight hundred attack points for the turn (2100)! So shake with fear, Pychon! And let Amy have her body back!"

"You say that like I'm not Amy." said Pychon, sneering.

Kenshin glared coldly in response. "I know move forth to attack...the Demon Hellspawn!"

The Hellspawn screamed at it's death, which was actually a fairly quick one. Although slow for a monster like the Advanced Monk Striker.

Kenshin: 3500

Pychon: 3800

"I end my turn there." said Kenshin.

Pychon drew, and frowned.

"Kenshin Menzuro. Monk Fighter of Duelist Academy."

"What is it, Inhuman Pychon?" responded Kenshin with a bitter tone.

"Why don't you simply give in, and allow us Inhumans to gain the powers we seek? It will be a lot easier for all, and you would most likely be granted permission to live if you joined us."

Kenshin frowned deeper as Pychon continued her speech.

"Think about it! You could have anything you ever wanted! Your life would be perfect!"

"But..." interrupted Kenshin, "But what about the other humans? Those who you have no use for?"

"They will be eliminated, of course." said Pychon nonchalantly. "If they are useless, and will only hold us back, then why should we let them live? It's the philosophy of existence itself...survival of the fittest, if you will. That is how humans have survived this long, but that one law of nature."

Kenshin sighed. "Kuro Dairo...your leader...he put this Idea in his head, did he not?"

"Master Dairo speaks only the truth." said Pychon simply. "There is no reason to doubt one so strong."

"Pychon...Amy...why are you following his orders? What did he do to you?"

"I follow his orders because that is what my destiny is." responded Pychon. "And I..."

She froze, and a tiny voice came out of her mouth, which was hard to make out what it said.

"Kenshin...help me..." said the voice.

"Amy..." whispered Kenshin.

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Next Time:

Amy's Voice

The duel between Kenshin Menzuro and Pychon the Inhuman rages on with a new card on every turn. As Kenshin learns that Amy is still alive somewhere inside of Pychon's heart, he realizes that he must fight harder in order to drag her from within the darkness, and live on.

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Author's Note: Even though this is the third chapter in two days, I'm still too lazy to type up a chapter special :P.

Sorry folks, but I just want you all to see the ending of this season, and the interesting duels and events that lead up to it. By the way, this might be a four-part duel. And if I actually feel like it, I might make it five for the sake of cliffhangers. :)

Please enjoy this fanfiction, thnak you for your reviews, and please R&R!

-Salazare