Yu-Gi-Oh!: War of the Gods
Authors Notes: Please be kind and remember how long I've been out of the Fanfiction game. I am STARVING for reviews! This means you especially Wolf General. You know that you're my most important reviewer. (This does not mean the Seeker of the Soul, Guardian Master, High-Elf Swordsman or Vyser Dragoon should remain silent)
Previously on Yu-Gi-Oh!: War of the Gods
A brilliant light suddenly surrounded Davis, enveloping him, he looked around, but it was too bright to see anything. Davis somehow felt comforted by this light. It warmed his very soul. He eventually, however, became aware of voices whispering amongst one another. His eyes began to adjust to the intense light. He looked around and realized he was surrounded.
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Herour frowned as Achmed drew his card.
Achmed's eyes widened in delight as he realized that he'd made his first Topdeck since the duel began.
"Tribute to the Doomed!" Achmed said. "Your bird will not be bothering us any longer."
"Somehow you've regained your ability to Topdeck," Herour said. "But I'm afraid that it is too little too late. Horus is immune to Spells."
Achmed sighed. "I switch Gravekeeper's Thief to Defense and Summon Gravekeeper's Cannonholder in Defense as well. (1400/1200)"
A Gravekeeper holding a wooden cannon appeared in a crouching position on the field.
Herour grinned. "Oh boy, it's my turn again. I do make such devastating moves…."
The Field as it stands now: (Davis-7100LP: Dark Magician Girl (2600/1700) D.D. Survivor (1800/200) One Face-Down Card, (Trap Jammer) Soul Absorption, Mausoleum of the Emperor. Rikuo/Daniel-0LP: Three Facedown Cards (Widespread Ruin, Ring of Destruction, and Ring of Defense). Asriel-300LP: Curse of Dragon Dragon's Knighthood (Equipped to Curse of Dragon) Face-down Card (Knight's Shield) Eli-0LP: Chaos Emperor Dragon-Envoy of the End (3000/2500) One Face-down card (Reverse of Reverse) Achmed-600LP: Gravekeeper's Thief (1400/1500) Gravekeeper's Cannonholder (1400/1200) Two Facedown Cards (Gathering of Gravekeeper's, Book of Moon) Horus-12400LP: Horus of the Black Flame Dragon LV6 (2300/1600) One Facedown Card. (Borrowed Time))
As Davis's eyes began to adjust to the light he became aware that he was surrounded. He stood in a large, long bright hallway, and there had to be at least a hundred or more people surrounding him. There was a table set with every kind of food imaginable, and pedestals in nooks on the walls. There appeared to be names on the pedestals, but Davis couldn't make them out.
The people surrounding him looked like Museum of Natural History Rejects. There were Knights in armor, Norsemen in furs and helmets, Masai warrior from Africa, Incans, Mayans, Greeks, Romans, Celts, Egyptians, Samurai, and dozens of others as well. They all whispered among one another, in languages long forgotten. Although Davis heard his name mentioned a few times.
"Where am I?" Davis asked. "What's going on?" The crowd fell silent, and two figures stepped forward. One appeared to be Malachi, the other: the twenty-sixth president of the United States of America. Theodore Roosevelt.
"Malachi!" Davis exclaimed.
"Yes," he answered, "And no. The real Malachi Anasazi has left. He moved on to Heaven after your Duel in the Mirror Realm. I'm his echo for lack of a better term."
"This boy," Teddy Roosevelt said. "Is the hall of Valhalla. It is the resting place for heroes. Though the heroes who are found here have long since moved on from there places on earth."
"You see," Malachi said. "When a hero lives, his life leaves an imprint, an echo in the world. The great things that they do live on, they affect the modern world even if the modern world doesn't see it. Their shadows, their echoes live on here in this hall. These are not the souls of the dead, for those are long gone. My own memory only goes on till the point when the hero Malachi died. I know that he dueled you in the Mirror Realm, and I know that he lost, but I don't remember it."
"How do you know that?" Davis asked.
"Because you stand before us boy," Teddy said. "We knew your final test was to Duel Malachi, and you won because you're here. This is your prize."
"My prize?" Davis asked.
"You are the keeper of the Light," Teddy said. "More often known as the Warrior of the Light. You alone hold the key to this place, Valhalla, The Light. Our strength is your strength. When you call upon us in battle, you gain our talent, our strength, our us. The Light will send to you those who it feels can aid you in battle."
The warriors of centuries past looked at Davis, sizing him up.
"He's not much to look at really," A Norseman said. "Still, he's got potential. I Beowulf, pledge my loyalty to the new Warrior of Light."
"I Cuchullain," said a Celtic warrior in gold armor stepping forward. "Son of Lugh pledges my loyalty."
"And we," a knight said stepping forward. "The Knights of King Arthur's round Table, minus Percival, Galahad, Lancelot, and the King himself, do so pledge our loyalty."
"Man," Malachi said grinning. "I've always got your back."
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Herour grinned wickedly.
"I play Card of Sanctity," Herour said. "Everybody draw six cards."
Asriel and Achmed did, and Davis, Daniel, and Eli's Duel disks spat out the correct number of cards, into the piles where their hands had lain.
"I also play Card of Demise," Herour said. "Because what the hey, you three won't be around in five turns."
Asriel pursed her lips. Come on you SOB, don't attack Achmed's Gravekeeper's, go for my Dragon. He's in attack mode and he's "vulnerable".
"Since Asriel clearly wants me to attack her dragon," Herour said. "I'll just set three cards and attack Gravekeeper's Cannonholder."
Damn! Asriel thought loudly enough that Davis might have been able to hear. The Dragon launched forward and blasted the Cannonholder with a Black Flame that incinerated him. Even though no life points were lost Achmed was clearly in pain. The Horus's attack burned the soul.
Achmed shuddered as he watched Horus's points climb higher. (3000/1800)
"This isn't good," Achmed said to Asriel. "At his Next turn that beast will be at level ten with thirty-seven hundred attack points. We need to take it down. Now!"
"You won't," Herour said. "My turn is over and since Davis is unconscious he is disqual-"
"Not so fast Herour," Davis said. "I am still in this!"
"What?" Herour snapped in surprise. Davis stood before them, fully healed and as strong as ever. Stronger it seemed. There was an aura around him that made him seem more powerful than ever.
"How?" The falcon god asked, distraught for the first time since the duel began.
"God granted me a power far greater than any Sage's stone, or Light," Davis said removing Herour's crystal cross from his neck and tossing it aside. "He gave me friendship. I don't need you crystal anymore."
"You think you can toss aside that token so easily?" Herour asked. "You are still mine boy, all those who've worn my crystals feed me. They feed my energies and make me stronger, and soon you will too. I sense it. You've activated the Light. I can taste the power coming off of you. It's so delicious."
"I guarantee," Davis said. "When this duel is done, no more lives will be taken."
Herour smiled again. "Eli and Rikuo are already gone. Even if you could win, which you can't they still die because they have no life points."
"It's my turn," Davis said drawing. "Monster Reborn! To bring back my Dark Magician!"
Davis paused for a moment, but nothing happened.
Herour laughed maniacally again. "At level eight," he said. "Horus can negate and destroy your spell cards. You waste your time."
Okay, Davis thought. So I can't summon Dark Paladin with the Polymerization card in my hand.
Dang man, Malachi thought back. And Fusions are what I do best.
"I offer my D.D. Survivor and one thousand life points for Buster Blader!" Davis said.
Davis-6100LP
Daniel/Rikuo-0LP
Asriel-300LP
Eli-0LP
Achmed-600LP
Horus-12400LP
The Survivor Vanished and Buster Blader (4100/2300) arose onto the field. The Dark Magician Girl took one look at the Blader and giggled loudly. She flew across the field and glomped onto the Dragon-slayer's arm. She let out several lovesick sighs.
Davis however was far more interested in his Blader's stats than his favorite Spellcaster's lovesick antics, or her apparent crush on his Buster Blader, who seemed indifferent to Dark Magician Girl's advances. This cause the Magician Girl to pout, while still clinging to his arm.
"Well isn't that interesting," Davis said. "It would seem that every time that your Dragon levels up, his previous level goes to the graveyard. This means three Dragons and more power to my most powerful Buster Blader."
Herour frowned at the dragon-slayer card. "You can't beat Horus with that."
"Watch me!" Davis said. "Buster Blader, attack his dragon! Dragon Slaying Slash!"
Dark Magician Girl let go of her champion and the slayer rushed forward, raising his massive sword to slice and dice Herour's Dragon. One of the face-down cards flipped up.
"Reveal Borrowed Time!" Herour said. "This card may be treated as any card from any player in the world's deck. So I'll borrow from Paul Kendrick, my sage of Wicca. Borrowed Time becomes Skill Drain."
The image of a Dark Magician of Chaos holding a Time Wizard on the Borrowed Time card gave way to an image of the Dark Ruler Hades.
Volts of purple lightning surrounded Dark Magician Girl, who screamed in pain. The lightning also surrounded Eli's Dragon, who bellowed in agony. Achmed's Gravekeeper's Thief as also struck, but the Don Zaloog look-alike took it more gracefully than did the Dragon or Magician Girl.
(Dark Magician Girl: 2000/1700) Buster Blader (2600/2300)
Buster Blader was surrounded by lightning as well, but in the battle fury didn't notice until it was too late. Buster Blader was incinerated by Horus's counter attack, and enveloped in black flame.
The Dark Magician Girl cried out in horror, and then fell to her knees crying into her hands. It was then that Davis remembered in a Sage's Game all monsters were real. The Magician Girl may have had real feelings for Buster Blader.
"Don't worry," Davis said to her. "He'll be avenged!"
She nodded and gave Davis a half smile.
Davis-5700LP
Daniel/Rikuo-0LP
Asriel-300LP
Eli-0LP
Achmed-600LP
Horus-12400LP
"I end my turn," Davis said. "With one card face-down."
"Good," Herour said. "Borrowed Time only lasts one turn so now everybody gets their special abilities back. Horus was affected by Skill Drain as well so he doesn't get to level up from that kill, but it doesn't matter, because he will from the next one."
The Dark Magician Girl's electrical burns seemed to heal as the Borrowed time faded away. (2600/1700)
"I draw," Asriel said.
"Triggering my Trap," Herour said. "My Violent Guessing Game card now triggers."
Asriel's eyes widened. The card had an image of Gilford the Lightning in a cage dangling over a pit full of piranha. A quizmaster held a question in front of him.
"My Trap card lets me guess what your facedown card is. If I get it right then the card is destroyed and you loose one thousand life points. I may use this as many times as there are facedown cards."
Asriel paled. She knew full well that Herour was familiar with each of their strategies.
"I believe that your face-down card is Knight's Shield."
The card exploded and Asriel collapsed unconscious, near death.
Davis-5700LP
Daniel/Rikuo-0LP
Asriel-0LP
Eli-0LP
Achmed-600LP
Horus-12400LP
"For Achmed I believe that's a Gathering of Gravekeeper's no?" Herour asked.
Once more the card exploded leaving an unconscious duelist.
Davis-5700LP
Daniel/Rikuo-0LP
Asriel-0LP
Eli-0LP
Achmed-0LP
Horus-12400LP
"And Davis that must be Deck Devastation Virus, ready to infect your Magician Girl and kill my weak monsters."
"Wrong!" Davis said. Herour looked surprised. His life points dropped.
Davis-5700LP
Daniel/Rikuo-0LP
Asriel-0LP
Eli-0LP
Achmed-0LP
Horus-11400LP
"As you can see wrong guesses cost me life points," Herour said. "And now it's down to just you and me."
"What about Rikuo and Eli?" Davis asked gesturing to their cards.
"They're already gone," Herour said. "I'm not risking life points to destroy what can't hurt me."
The Violent Guessing Game card dissipated.
He'll be sorry, Davis thought to Malachi.
"I have no more summons to make," Herour said. "But I will set this trap, and engage Horus. Attack Dark Magician Girl!"
The Magician Girl looked horrified as the Dragon launched its soul-searing Black Flame attack.
"Go Mirror Force!" Davis declared. The card flipped up.
"Chain Seal of Thoth!" Herour said. The Dragon vanished as the reverberated attack launched back and hit the coliseum walls. The poor arena had had enough. The wall crumbled apart, leaving only half the stadium standing.
"My Seal of Thoth is a Quick-Play Spell card," Herour said. "It activates when my opponent activates an effect that would destroy a monster on my field. It removes the card from play until you launch your next attack. The wisdom is, if you need effects to destroy my Horus, than you don't have a strong enough monster."
Davis smiled. "That Card is going to be your downfall Herour!"
"How so?" He snarled.
"If you let me take my turn than I'll show you," Davis said. Herour nodded. Davis drew.
"First things first," Davis said. "You see with Horus temporarily out of play, my spell cards are accessible. My Dimension Fusion costs two thousand life points but it brings back as many cards as we want from our removed from play piles."
"I cannot bring back Horus," Herour said. "Seal of Thoth forbids it."
"I know," Davis said. "I bring back Different Dimension Dragon. (1200/1500) Rikuo's Jinzo (2400/1500) and Jinzo #7 (500/400) return. As does Eli's Blue-Eyes White Dragon! (3000/2500)"
Davis-3700LP
Daniel/Rikuo-0LP
Asriel-0LP
Eli-0LP
Achmed-0LP
Horus-11400LP
The monsters all emerged from the vortex, and those whose Masters had fallen let out bellows of pain and anguish. Then Jinzo immediately took note of the traps of Herour's field, he fired blasts at them, disabling each of them.
"Your deck is heavily trap dependant isn't it," Davis said, not asking a question but merely stating a fact. "Now, the ironic key to your defeat. Red-Eyes Black Dragon!" (2400/2000)
Davis's life points took another dip as he slapped the card onto the duel disk.
Davis-1700LP
Daniel/Rikuo-0LP
Asriel-0LP
Eli-0LP
Achmed-0LP
Horus-11400LP
Malachi's giant black dragon emerged from the enlarged image of his card. Red Eyes glistening.
"That's not one of your cards," Herour said.
"Nope," Davis said. "It's Malachi's favorite card. His avatar if you'd like. He's here too. Watching me defeat you."
"What a joke," Herour said. "Red-Eyes Black Dragon Defeat me? I think not. Seven stars and only twenty-four hundred attack points. What a waste of potential. One of the rarest cards, and it's so weak. My Black Flame Dragon will eat it for breakfast."
"Herour, Herour, Herour," Davis said pityingly. "Malachi knew that Red-Eyes had such a massive weakness. That's why he didn't used Red-Eyes by itself. He meant for it to fuse!!!"
"Open your eyes Davis." Herour said. "There is no Summon Skull or Meteor Dragon on the field. Guess your Red-Eyes will have to go without fusing."
"Whoever said that that was what I was going for," Davis said. "Herour Open your eyes. Your doom is staring you in the face and you don't even see it yet. I give you Polymerization!"
Dark Magician Girl's face brightened as she watched Red-Eyes and D.D. Dragon roar. Curse of Dragon, Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Chaos Emperor responded with roars of their own.
"There are five dragons on the field Herour," Davis said. "Five dragons plus Polymerization equals one huge Dragon!"
A vortex appeared above the stadium. CJ and Deondre gave an excited "whoa!" as each of the dragon took off and flew one by one into the vortex. They blurred together and when the vortex faded a monster larger than any that had been summoned in the duel so far appeared.
"The One fusion Monster Malachi never got to play," Davis said. "I'm playing it now! Behold the awesome power of Five-Head Dragon! (5000/5000)"
The dragon roared loudly. Another portion of the coliseum crumbled away. Deondre and CJ immediately clambered down from the stands and landed on the field just in time as the rest of the coliseum crumbled into dust.
The dragon's left head, from Davis' point of view, was a jagged, sleek, jet-black head with crimson red eyes. The head next to that was long and silver-green, with rainbow colored eyes and a frill that might have been wings in a past incarnation.
It's far right head was gold and green, and held the awesome power of Eli's favorite dragon. The head to the left of that was wicked and spiky. A light brown with red markings inside its crisp armor. And the center head was the most feared monster in Duel Monsters. A sleek silver head, with pale-blue eyes.
"Five-Head!" Davis said. "Destroy his Black Flame Dragon!"
The Dragons all fired their respective flame attacks into a sphere and then hurled it toward Herour. The Seal of Thoth wore off and Horus reappeared just in time to look surprised as the blast struck him. Dark Magician Girl then launched a burning attack against him.
Davis-1700LP
Daniel/Rikuo-0LP
Asriel-0LP
Eli-0LP
Achmed-0LP
Horus-6800LP
"I've never seen such a creature before," Herour said. "But that doesn't mean I can't destroy it."
"Yes unfortunately you won't get the opportunity," Davis said. "I have one more play to make. I activate Double Spell, Discarding Repayment for Losses to activate Borrowed time! I borrow from the deck of Ibrahim. Rain of Mercy gives all players one thousand life points."
"So what does it matter if we both gain life points," Herour asked.
"You weren't listening," Davis said. "It gives every player one thousand life points."
Davis-2700LP
Daniel/Rikuo-1000LP
Asriel-1000LP
Eli-1000LP
Achmed-1000LP
Horus-7800LP
A light rain fell upon the field, granting new life. The other duelists groaned and began to get up. Eli was the first.
"Oy," he said. "What a headache I've got. WHOA! What is that? And why does it have the heads of my dragons!"
Rikuo was awake at the same time as Eli. He made no comment, just noted the field and took in his surroundings.
Achmed and Asriel stared at Five-Head in awe.
"I have heard of this dragon," Achmed said. "But never before have I seen it!"
"Go Jinzo," Rikuo snapped. Rikuo drew and glanced at the card: his Howling Sword. He didn't feel it necessary to play it though. "Take out more of Herour's Life points."
Davis-2700LP
Daniel/Rikuo-1000LP
Asriel-1000LP
Eli-1000LP
Achmed-1000LP
Horus-5400LP
Asriel gasped as she took her turn. "Since I contributed to the summon of this behemoth, I can attack with it.
The Five-head obeyed and struck Herour down with another compilation blast.
Davis-2700LP
Daniel/Rikuo-1000LP
Asriel-1000LP
Eli-1000LP
Achmed-1000LP
Horus-400LP
"Five-Head," Eli snapped as he drew. "Finish this false-god off!"
Davis-2700LP
Daniel/Rikuo-1000LP
Asriel-1000LP
Eli-1000LP
Achmed-1000LP
Horus-0LP
The Seal of Sages began to close around Herour. As it did the monsters and cards began to vanish, and the coliseum began to repair itself.
"What do you think you can do to me?" Herour laughed. "I'm a god. Even a level six sage's game won't kill me!"
"Herour!" Davis said as the five duelists began to walk towards him. "You fancy yourself a god, but you're more pathetic than even the lowliest human. I still get a Sage's punishment. And that is it. I hereby strip you of your godhood, and make you fully human furthermore I forbid you to ever use magic again in anyway. Live out your life. Your normal human life."
Rikuo grinned. "I was just going to kill him," the wolf demon said. "But I like yours better."
"NO!" Herour said as the seal stripped him of all his power. The sage's crystal on the ground shattered apart. Thousands of other sage's crystals worldwide shattered as well. The Sage's games done, forever.
Amanda awakened from her "De-Evolved" state to find herself within a cage at Davis's house. Erasmus awakened within Big Ben, fully aware of what went down at the Global Duel Tournament finals, having witnessed it through the Dark Magician who was no longer a piece of his soul, but a mere card in Asriel's deck.
Herour collapsed to his knees, his cards scattered everywhere.
"Why do bad guys always do that?" Eli asked as they stood around him. "They always dump their cards everywhere when they lose. It's dumb you know.
"I declare Davis the winner of the Global Duel Tournament," Rikuo said. "Since he summoned the monster that crushed you like a bug." Rikuo spied Herour's Borrowed Time card on the ground and snatched it up.
"Your prize," he said handing it to Davis. Davis nodded solemnly. "I have to…I should get Malachi's body back to his family. His families Catholic they'll want to give him a proper burial."
"Then we won't hinder you any longer," Rikuo said. "I do not like you Davis Coffin. But I do respect you. In time perhaps you and I will duel."
"Perhaps," Davis said, Asriel stepped over and put a hand on Davis's back.
"And I," Daniel said, regaining control of his body. "Am proud to call you friend."
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Herour remained kneeling on the field. The tournament long since over. He could feel his week human body dying all around him. He hated it. But Davis had prohibited him from using magic, he could never regain his lost power.
"Pathetic," Apollyon said stepping out of the stands. "You're pathetic. A worthless shell of a former god. I knew you would loose, what I hadn't expected though was Davis's delightful Sage's punishment."
"Wha…what do you mean?" Herour asked.
"You are now human," Apollyon said. "With all of the weaknesses of humanity. And I am in need of a new host…"
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"You called for me Lord of the Pit?" A demon with the host body of Leo Griffin said appearing before the destroyer.
"The mortal demon Valeus is awakening. Go and see if we the Fallen can aid him in his quest," Apollyon said. "After all there is so much chaos and destruction to be had in the world."
"As you wish my lord," 'Leo' said. "By the way, love the new host. The CEO look totally works for you…"
AN: Not quite over yet, one more chapter to go…
Original Cards:
Dragon's Knighthood
Knight's Shield
Borrowed Time
Horus of the Black Flame Dragon LV10
Violent Guessing Game
Seal of Thoth
Original Cards by Wolf General:
Gathering of Gravekeepers
Legendary Weapon: Howling Sword (In Rikuo's Hand)
Original Cards by Seeker of the Soul:
Repayment for Losses
