Being a member of The Circle isn't always easy.

We deal with the more savage criminals, but something like this we have never seen before.

The Thalmor and now Duel Spirits, I hope Jennifer fares well or else all falls on my shoulders.

44. Allure of Darkness.

Saphira walked through the seemingly endless hall, she probably had the most easy time getting in the finals.

Saphira's first opponent was an Exterminator she defeated him for one Scroll Card, the second opponent was also an Exterminator, a young Duelist was terrorized by the Exterminator and the rest of the Scroll Cards were won in the assault on the Exterminators.

Saphira smiled. 'Yeah all I did was defeating Exterminators, but I could never do it without Thor.

She remembered the time before Jennifer joined them, Team Ragnarok was in charge of The Companions at that time she and Blake failed to take out Team Ragnarok once it was all thanks to Jennifer they managed to kick Team Ragnarok out.

'I hope everything will return back to normal.' Saphira muttered to herself.

The life of The Circle was rather easy, when there were problems they would send some members of The Companions to deal with it, when they couldn't do it most of the times Blake dealt with it.

Saphira most of the time deals with the Thieves Guilt, the Thieves Guilt in this age was not all that big, but they were growing, The Circle were supposed to watch them of course it was impossible for The Circle to completely stop the Thieves Guilt so it was Saphira's job to keep them in check so that they would honor the old rules of the Thieves Guilt, but Blake had heard rumors of the return of The Nightingales, that would mean the job of guiding the Thieves Guilt would fall back to the Nightingales, Saphira knew she had to sort that out when the tournament was over.

Suddenly Saphira stopped walking she felt uneasy. 'Show yourself!' She shouted, a man stepped out of the shadows.

'I didn't want to scare you.' The stranger said.

'You did not scare me, now tell me who are you.' Saphira demanded.

'I am a Thalmor, and I am here to take your Dragon Priest Mask.'

Saphira sighted. 'I won't give it to you.'

The Thalmor grinned. 'Seems asking won't work, I shall take it from your dead hands dirty Vampire!' The Thalmor shouted.

Saphira took her sunglasses and threw them aside revealing her yellow eyes, she also removed the cloth in front of her mouth. 'Now you did it!' She shouted.

Saphira looked at Thor, then she looked at the cowering Thalmor.

'This is not what I was signed up for!' He shouted terrified.

'I don't think it makes a difference for Thor.' Saphira pointed at the Machine King, Thor let down his hammer crushing the robot wiping out the remaining Life Points of the Thalmor.

Saphira stepped into the huge round chamber, she looked around and noticed one thing the room was decorated with pistons and gears, in the center of the room stood a robot dressed like a military commander.

Saphira slowly stepped forward careful not to touch anything, suddenly the pistons started to move the gears started to spin.

'Opponent name: Saphira. Age: 23. Member of the Companions, leader in the Circle. Born as a vampire, wielding a Divine-Beast.' A metallic voice spoke, Saphira was startled then the robot started to move.

'I am Robotic Knight your opponent, initiate anti-god strategy your chance of losing 98 percent.'

The robot concluded his speech he rose his arm and a Duel Disk appeared on it.

'No chance to negotiate with a robot.' Saphira muttered, she activated her Duel Disk.

(Robotic Knight: 8000) - (Saphira: 8000)

'Calculating hand.' Robotic Knight said. 'Hand positive I'll start.' Robotic Knight drew his card. 'Setting three facedown Spell or Trap cards.' The robot stated in his boring monotone metallic voice, the three cards appeared on his side of the Field.

'Proceed to summon Ally of Justice Core Destroyer.' Robotic Knight continued a weird contraption appeared on the Field it stood on four needles that served as legs, its body was sleek in design it had no real head but a single eye at one end of the body and a needle at the other end that served as tail. (1200 ATK)

'Commence to End Phase.' Robotic Knight said.

Saphira shook her head. 'Just my luck, a robot, if I get my hands on that Lucien Black he'll get it.' She drew her card.

'I think two facedown cards for me will do.' Saphira said, first a reversed card appeared in her Spell/Trap Zone the second card was a reversed monster.

Robotic knight didn't say a thing he simple drew a card.

'Activate Ego Boost, giving Core Destroyer 1000 attack.' One of his facedown cards spun around Core Destroyer started to buzz its attack rose to 2200. 'Setting a new facedown card.' Robotic Knight continued and a new card appeared in the place of Ego Boost.

'Core Destroyer attack.' Robotic Knight said. 'I activate Negate Attack!' Saphira shouted, her Trap card spun around. 'Ending turn.' Robotic Knight said.

Saphira drew her card, she was bothered by the fact she could not read her opponent, as a vampire she had the ability to smell her opponents sweat and from the scent of the sweat she could decipher if he was nervous or not, but Robotic Knight didn't sweat, neither did he had any emotion on his face or in his voice.

'I Flip Tanngnjostr of the Nordic Beasts!' Saphira shouted her facedown monster spun around and a man-sized black-furred goat appeared on the Field it had two horns on its head, yellow eyes and two tails. (800 ATK)

'My monster was just moved to attack position from defense position that means I get to summon a monster from my Deck, and I summon Tanngrisnir!' Next to the black goat another goat appeared it looked like Tanngnjostr only it had gray fur and one tail it laid down on the ground. (800 DEF)

'Next the Spell card Shrink!' Saphira shouted as she played the card, the attack of Core Destroyer dropped to 600.

'Tanngnjostr destroy Core Destroyer!' Saphira commanded, the goat lowered its head then charged in to ram the machine.

'Activate Trap card DNA Transplant.' Robotic Knight said, one of his cards spun around. 'I can change the Attributes of all monsters, all monsters are Light Monsters from now on.' The symbol of Light appeared on the Trap card.

'Core Destroyer's effect activates.' Robotic Knight continued.

'When a Light Monsters battles Core Destroyer the Light Monster is destroyed.' Core Destroyer charged something that looked like a laser then it fired blowing up the black goat.

'I activate another Trap card.' Robotic Knight continued. 'Imperial Custom, all of my Continuous Trap cards are protected from destruction.' The robot explained, Saphira started to get annoyed she knew what all these cards did. 'I set a card.' Saphira said and a reversed card appeared behind her monster. 'End turn.'

'Draw.' Robotic Knight simply said as he drew his card.

'I summon Ally of Justice Garadholg.' Another weird machine appeared on the Field, this one looked more humanoid in shape, it was orange. (1600 ATK)

'When Garadholg appears a Light monster he gains 200 attack points.'

'Garadholg destroy Tanngrisnir.' Robotic Knight said, the monster drew a weapon that resembled the Light Sabers from Star Wars then it charged in slaying the gray goat.

'I summon two Nordic Beast Tokens!' Saphira shouted and two smaller creatures resembling gray wolves appeared. (0 DEF x2)

'I activate Threatening Roar!' Saphira shouted her Trap spun around a huge roar bellowed over the Field.

'Proceeding to Main Phase 2.' Robotic Knight said.

'You control two monsters, one of them is Light so I special summon Ally of Justice Cosmic Gateway from my hand.' Robotic Knight said.

Behind Robotic Knight a huge white ring appeared, some terminals appeared next to it wires connected the terminals and the ring, then it started to buzz and a black cosmic gate appeared inside the ring. (2400 ATK)

'Proceed to End Phase.' Robotic Knight said.

Saphira drew her card. 'Time to draw the curtain on this Duel I summon Guldfaxe of the Nordic Beasts!' She shouted the black horse with golden manes galloped onto the Field. (1600 ATK)

'Time for a Tune-up!' Saphira shouted the horse and the two Tokens changed into a total of ten stars.

'Otherworldly power collected in the hands of a divine Lord! Thunder and lightning take form as you decent from the plains of Heaven! I Synchro Summon the God of Thunder! Show yourself Thor, Lord of the Aesir!' Saphira chanted lightning struck the Field and where the lightning hit the muscular God wielding the lightning hammer appeared. (3500 ATK)

'This was calculated, activate counter measures.' Robotic Knight said his Trap card spun around. 'Chains of the God a Continuous Spell card.' Robotic Knight said, heavy chains shot from the ground binding Thor.

'Thor's effects are negated and he is destroyed, while my Trap card remains on the Field Divine monsters cannot be special summoned.'

Saphira gasped as the mighty God was dragged into the ground.

'Possibility for victory rose to 99,99 percent.'

'I activate Swords of Revealing Light and end my turn.' Saphira growled, the swords appeared around Robotic Knight.

Robotic Knight drew his card. 'I activate Pot of Greed which allow me to draw two cards from my Deck.' Saphira sighted loudly but it seem to pass Robotic Knight who quietly drew his card.

'I summon Ally of Justice Unlimiter.' A man-sized flying robot appeared in mid-air in a twisted way it reminded Saphira as a mosquito. (600 ATK)

'Now I sacrifice Unlimiter to activate its effect, it doubles the attack of my Cosmic Gateway for this turn.' The computers surrounding the gate started to buzz as the attack of the thing rose to 4800.

'Swords of Revealing Light blocking my way, I activate Mystical Space Typhoon.' Robotic Knight said, he played the Spell card and the tornado swiped away the glowing swords.

'Cosmic Gateway attack.' Robotic Knight commanded Saphira had no monsters left she shielded herself as a huge black beam shot from the gate hitting her square in the stomach knocking her over.

'Garadholg attack.' The machine drew its light saber and stabbed Saphira through her chest with it Saphira screamed.

'Core Destroyer attack.' This time the beam from the weird machine on legs hit her Saphira gasped for breath.

(Robotic Knight: 8000) - (Saphira: 400)

'Proceed to End Phase.' Robotic Knight stated, Saphira groaned she tried to stand up but everything hurt her, she felt she started to lose her consciousness, slowly she managed to sit up and drew her card.

'I use my Mystical Space Typhoon.' Saphira muttered the tornado swept away Imperial Custom.

'This is the card Blake gave me. Blake, I can't let him down, have to hang on.' Saphira played the card. 'I use Hammer of Thor.' Lightning struck all the Trap cards then the hammer of Thor crashed on the Field.

'This turn all Spell and Trap effects are negated and I can summon Thor.' With a roar the huge God reappeared on the Field lightning struck the Field around him, the huge God picked up his hammer. (3500 ATK)

'For this turn instead of absorbing one effect Thor can absorb all the effects.' Thor roared and the God absorbed the effects of Robotic Knight's monsters.

Saphira closed her eyes for a moment she was getting dizzy, she knew her vampire genes kept her from fainting at the moment.

'Thor attack Cosmic Gateway!' Saphira shouted, Thor let down his hammer and the huge gate exploded.

'I set a card.' Saphira stated and a card appeared in her Spell/Trap card Zone. 'Now I end my turn and that means Thor is destroyed by Hammer of Thor'

Lightning surrounded the God and he disappeared.

'And with his effect I summon Thor again, dealing 800 damage to your Life Points!' With a roar the God reappeared lightning struck Robotic Knight.

(Robotic Knight: 6100) - (Saphira: 400)

'Now Hammer of Thor would be send to the Graveyard but I can set it for its second effect.' Saphira explained and the Hammer of Thor reappeared facedown.

Robotic Knight drew his card. 'Card effects are in effect Thor is now a Light monster, victory assured Core Destroyer attack Thor.'

Core Destroyer charged its attack. 'Not yet I activate The Hammer of Thor!' The Spell card reappeared. 'Now it is treated as Continuous-Spell card Thor is not affected by card effects!'

The laser Core Destroyer fired simply bounced off Thor's chest. 'Counter attack.' Saphira said, Thor simply cracked the machine with his huge hammer.

(Robotic Knight: 4600) - (Saphira: 400)

'I'm being pushed back, miscalculation, chances to win drop to 75 percent, changing Garadholg to defense.' The machine knelt. (400 DEF)

'Setting two cards.' Two reversed cards appeared behind Garadholg.

'Proceeding to End Phase.'

Saphira's hand shook, her limits were reached.

'Have to end it.' She drew her card.

'Pot of Greed.' Saphira stated she quickly drew two cards.

'Activate Dust Tornado.' Robotic Knight said, his Trap card spun around and The Hammer of Thor Spell card exploded.

'I activate my Trap card Nordic Relic Megingjord!'

Thor roared as lightning surrounded him his attack points skyrocketed to 7000. 'Heavy Storm.' Saphira continued, she quickly played her cards now as she could not stay conscious much longer, the tornado swept away all cards, one of them Robotic Knight's facedown Mirror Force.

'Equip Thor with Big bang Shot giving him piercing damage.' Saphira said, Thor's attack rose to 7400.

'Attack.' Saphira managed to whisper then she passed out, Thor threw his hammer at Garadholg, lightning shot forth from Garadholg striking Robotic Knight.

(Robotic Knight: 0) - (Saphira: 400)

Robotic Knight was knocked back by the force of the impact landing across the room, there he stayed buzzing and smoking a bit, slowly the Duel Spirit disappeared.

Robotic Knight fell down on a hard floor he was surrounded scrap metal, the Duel Spirit looked up only to see a huge metal wrecking ball falling down on him.

Jennifer sat on the floor she was meditating suddenly she heard the door spring from the lock, she stood up and walked through the door.

'Saphira!' She shouted when she saw her companion out cold.

'She lives.' A familiar manly voice said.

'Blake?' Jennifer asked suspicious.

'She took a blow during the Duel, her vampire genes kept her from fainting she won.'

The young man stepped out of the shadows. 'Blake!' Jennifer shouted she ran up to her leader hugging him. 'It's okay.' Blake said patting jennifer on the shoulder. 'Why are you here anyway?' Jennifer asked a few minutes later, Blake set up a small camp inside the room, Saphira was stable now and asleep. 'I felt something was strange about this tower.' Blake started he placed a hand-drawn map on the floor. 'This is where we are right now.' Blake said pointing at one of the top floor.' Then he pointed at three other places. 'This is where the other finalists are supposed to end.'

Jennifer pointed at the map. 'More floors on that side and half of the tower is one huge half-circle room.' Jennifer noticed.

'That is right, and that is where Jack, Juliet and Leo entered, it seems that Mr. Black has other plans with them.'

Then Blake pointed at the room above the one they were in.

'When one of you put the Dragon Priest Mask in the pedestal the door shall open, then I go to the room where those Blades suppose to end up, I shall ambush Jack there and take his Dragon Priest Mask giving myself a spot in the finals, I shall take Mr. Black down.'

Suddenly Saphira softly started to moan, Blake knelt down next to her.

'Saphira my dear are you alright?' Blake kindly asked.

'It hurts, make it stop!' Saphira started to breath harder.

'Blake do something I don't know what hit her but this was no damage from a normal Duel.'

'Stop panicking Jennifer and help me, keep her head still.' Jennifer knelt down she gently took Saphira's head keeping it still.

'She's in shock, the Duels like you probably have noticed are Shadow Games, they do not inflict that much of a pain, unless you were hit hard, she must have been hit with an attack over 4000 attack points.'

Blake felt Saphira's forehead in the meantime. 'No fever that means I can help her.' Blake muttered. 'Saphira what did they do to you?' Jennifer wondered. 'She had to pass out after the attack, her vampire genes kept her from fainting she kept on managed to win then passed out from the shock.'

'What are you going to do Blake?'

Blake took a small pocketknife out of his pocket. 'Jennifer open her mouth and keep it open.' Jennifer knew what was coming she opened Saphira's mouth, Blake cut open his arm with the knife then he held his arm above Saphira's mouth so his blood dripped in.

Saphira suddenly swallowed the blood and slowly opened her eyes.

'Blake?'

'I'm here Saphira you are safe.' Blake softly said comforting the vampire.

'You must have won the Duel, I found no opponent can you remember that?' Saphira shook her head. 'I know calling the last attack for Thor then I passed out.'

Next time:

Serana, now under the spells of Lord Volkihar.

The plans of the vampire Lord are nearing completion, but one more thing stands in the way of Serana, a Duel Spirit, this time Lord Volkihar cannot save Serana from her opponent. 'Vampire Genesis' Coming soon.


Card Details:

Chains of the God.

Continuous Trap card

Activate only when your opponent summons a Divine-Beast Type monster. Negate all the effects of the summoned monster and destroy it. Divine-Beast Type monsters cannot be special summoned.


The Hammer of Thor

Quick-Play Spell card

When this card is activated negate all other Spell and Trap card effects. You can special summon ''Thor, Lord of the Aesir'' from your Graveyard. This turn only ''Thor, Lord of the Aesir'' can negate all monster effects. During the End Phase destroy ''Thor, Lord of the Aesir''. When all these effects were used and this card is send to the Graveyard you can set it in your Spell/Trap card Zone. When you activate this card it is treated as a Continuous Spell card with the following effect: ''Thor, Lord of the Aesir'' is unaffected by all effects.

Note: The above two cards were created by me, Chains of the God can be used by anyone if you want, but give me credits for it. The Hammer of Thor was created specially for this Fan Fiction.