Chapter 47: Queen of Dragons
We stepped through and I felt Seto grab my hand. I felt weightless as we beamed through space, it's an overwhelming and indescribable feeling to be moved by what felt like magic. As soon as it started, it was over and we were smack dab in the middle of Atlantis. Despite the ruin of thousands of years under the sea, the buildings and architecture were amazing for something essentially prehistoric. The Romans and Egyptians didn't even have this advanced of structures at the same time as Dartz is claiming Atlantis was at its prime.
"We're here." Yugi said taking the first step away from the portal.
"Boy this Atlantis place is a real dump."
"Joey this civilization has been under the ocean for thousands of years, it's not going to look like the buildings in Tokyo or New York." I said.
"Any idea where Dartz is?"
"I have a hunch." Seto said looking forward towards the bright green laser in the sky.
"Uh yea, I guess giant green beam of light marks the spot." Joey said agreeing. I just rolled eyes.
"Well this is it." Yugi looked down at his puzzle which glowed slightly and there was the taller more confident side of my brother.
"Let's go." Yugi said before he started running into the main castle.
As we passed through rooms and hallways, I felt a cold burst of air surround me. It literally took my breath away. I turned to my left to see a room that looked familiar, the throne room from my vision. I walked forward until I was where Critius and Rana stood before an enraged Dartz. I closed my eyes and looked down. There was no bloodstain but I felt the pain of loss in the air.
"Rika, what's wrong?" Seto was soon behind me with a hand on my shoulder.
"Seto, Dartz killed our past lives' child in this room, he killed Critius' son as punishment."
"How do you know this?"
"I know you don't believe in all this magic, but the visions I saw, they felt real. I know in my heart that what he showed me were memories, our memories. I saw them talking and he struck Rana, my past life, with a beam of magic. She survived, but lost the baby, she was lying in a pool of blood." I soon felt Seto's arms around me. I relaxed in his embrace and grasped his shirt.
"He will not do to us what he has done in the past. I promise you." I looked up at Seto and nodded.
"He will pay for what he has done. For one should know better than to come between two lovers and taking you away from me will be the last thing he does." I said feeling a surge of power rise into my chest. I closed my eyes and bent my head back, feeling a tingling in my hands.
"Um, Yug, why does Rika have a glowing millennium symbol on her head?" I touched my forehead in curiosity at Joey's worlds. The skin was cool, but I could see the small reflection in Seto's eyes. He was right. I was nearly glowing.
"Because she believes…and she is powered by a love older than Dartz can imagine."
"Let's go!" I said feeling energized. We continued our chase through the building until we came to the courtyard where a solidary steeple sat with the green beam shooting towards the sky.
"There!" I said running ahead of the others.
"Rika, wait! We must do this together!" I heard Yugi yell.
"I think I see him; he's just sitting there. He's just getting ready to be crushed by the awesome foursome!" Joey said as they caught up with me. He was crystalized though. This was not Dartz.
"I thought this guy was creepy before." Joey said coming to stand next to me. Yugi stepped forward to touch him but he just shattered into pieces and vaporized.
"Alright, does someone one want to fill me in?"
"It's a decoy." I said bluntly.
"Dartz must have somehow left his body behind."
"But how?"
"Please, it's just another one of his cheap tricks."
"Is that your answer to everything Kaiba? You really need a new catch phrase." Dartz's voice was all around us, I couldn't pin point which direction it came from.
"Where are you?" Yugi asked.
"I'm right here with the Great Leviathan."
"Hold on! You told us your leviathan couldn't awaken without the souls of the three chosen duelists! Yes, I did say that didn't I? Well I substituted your souls with an equally powerful one." He stated matter-of-factly.
"Your Soul!" Yugi said putting it together. So why fight us for all this time if he could just sacrifice himself…something isn't adding up. The bright light split above us and shot back down towards the ocean. That's when I heard it, the growl that had been haunting our steps for the past few weeks.
"Fueled by the power of my spirit, the great beast has returned!" The ground stated to shake and some debris feel from the old buildings around us. Seto wrapped an arm around me to try to stable both of us. However, before now stood a beast I couldn't even comprehend. It had the appearance of a snake but had a mouth full of teeth and an oddly shaped face. I was all black except for a maroon underbelly and yellow eyes.
"That thing could pick its teeth with an Egyptian God Monster." Joey said, tone shaking slightly.
"And it's here to conquer mankind!" Yugi stated bluntly.
"Hold on, what's that?" Joey asked pointing.
"What?" Seto asked annoyed.
"That little green pimple on its nose?"
"It's Dartz!" I said recognizing the figure almost immediately.
"When he lost our duel, he must have somehow merged together with the Great Leviathan." Yugi continued.
"Yes, it's true. Nothing gets past you." Dartz said tauntingly.
"That's it! I'm not gonna sit here and argue with some mutated hood ornament. I'm going to blast you into next week!" Seto shouted tired of the small talk.
"Hahaha, I'd like to see you try!"
"Don't mind if we do! You will pay for what you've done. " I shouted activating my duel disk. The beast growled once more sending more shock waves towards us but we stood our ground.
"All right, bring it on, you over sized snake in the grass!"
Yugi started off by summoning his Dark Magician, Summoned Skull, and Kuriboh. Joey summoned his Flamed Swordsman, Jinzo, and his Red Eyes Black Dragon. Seto brought out his Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Gaget Solider, and Vorse Raider.
"I bring forth my Bright Shining Fairy, My Princess of Light, and my Fairy Knight!"
"Now Timaeus, along with the Fang of Critius, and the unstoppable claw of Hermos! Arise!" They all called their legendary dragons to the field. I smiled as the three dragons appeared but my deck started glowing as well. I reached down and saw my Light and Darkness Dragon card. I had almost forgot the monster, since I had only used it once in the past.
"I also summon my own Legendary Dragon! Light and Darkness Dragon!" The boys all looked at me. Even Seto didn't know I held this card. The beautiful dragon came forth and rested next to Critius.
"Now! I play Legend of Heart! Show us your true forms!" The three dragons glowed brightly before transforming into three knights. It was now my turn to gawk as I didn't know this happened.
"Behold, the legendary knights of Atlantis!" I automatically recognized Critius from my visions and smiled as he held the same features of Seto. So Dartz must have cursed the knights, turning them into dragons, hoping they would be useless and unable to defeat him.
"You got to be kidding me Yug, they're really knights?" He didn't answer Joey directly. He ordered the monsters to attack, but my dragon stayed behind. She came to rest just behind us as if to be a last line of defense for us. The monsters all combined their attacks as they advanced on the serpant. However, nothing seemed to faze it. It didn't have a single scratch, even after some of our strongest monsters.
"So when do you plan on launching your real attack? Now do you realized what you are dealing with?" Dartz asked laughing.
"Timaeus absorb Kuriboh's ability to multiple and attack with the strength of 10000 knights!" Yugi called out holding up his magic card. Kuriboh disappeared as well as the knight's sword began to glow. He launched the attack and after multiple explosions a bright light filled the sky.
"Direct Hit!" Joey called out joyously.
"The prisoners are free!" Yugi said in celebration as well.
However, as the light dimed, I could still see the outline of the snake. I narrowed my eyes.
"Could have fooled me…" Dartz announced tauntingly.
"No way, all those attacks and not one scratch, that makes no sense!" Seto shouted!
"It gets worse, because I think it's that thing's turn to attack us!" Joey said pointing towards the beast as it gathered it energy.
The great beast let out a growl and soon those shock waves came towards us once more. I braced myself as it opened its mouth allowing a bright light start to form whatever kind of attack it had planned. Seto pushed me slightly behind him and I held onto his coat to steady myself until the waves stopped.
"If that thing hits us were gonna be fried to a crisp!" Joey called out. The Leviathan released his attack and I wrapped my arms around Seto as the beam of light came towards us.
"Go Legendary Knight Timaeus, absorb the powers of my Big Shield Gardna and activate Full Barrier Shield!" The force field surrounded us and our monsters but not before destroying them. I blinked as the attack stopped and the light disappeared. We had survived one attack but who knows if we'll be lucky enough for a second one. As I looked around, all that remained were the knights and my dragon. However, she was pulsating light throughout her body. I closed my eyes and focused my energy on her.
"Our monsters they're all gone." Seto said looking around.
"Um, Rika' what's happening to your dragon?" Joey asked noticing the same thing I did.
"I don't know. It's only the second time I've played her. Pegasus sent her to me before all this chaos started, said I would need her before it was over. But she's powerful and I can feel her bond to me." As I turned to my dragon, I noticed she was getting smaller and changing to a blue color.
"Seto, she's transforming…"
"It must be a special ability." Soon a beautiful creature stood behore us. She stood more like a human and wore armor around her torso and stomach areas. Her wings were armored with gold and resembled more the angel wings then scales. She radiated power and I prayed it would be enough. I looked down at my duel disk and where my dragon once was, a new creature stood…Queen of Dragons.
So there you have it! We finally meet Rika's dragon and have started to see her special powers and abilities...
I can't believe it, but there's two more chapters in this part before we move onto season 5 and part 3 of Rika's tale.
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Until Next Time,
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