52. The Sirens' Gambit - Part 2.

Last time.

With Crump defeated Doopliss appeared before the heroes and killed Crump in cold blood, the Ancient One then challenged the heroes in the name of the Shadow Sirens.

When Mario and the others reached the main hall of the Palace of Shadows the Shadow Sirens appeared, Vivian went after her sister Vivian quickly took the lead by taking out half of Beldam's Life Points however Beldam Summoned the Necro Lord Azazel, meanwhile Mallow faced Marilyn who used Skill Drain, without his Monster Effects Mallow was pushed back, Marilyn dealt major damage and Mallow lost his consciousness, finally Bow faced Doopliss to settle things.

Doopliss was laughing like a maniac.

'Get over yourself Doopliss.' Bow broke Doopliss' laughter.

'You took all that damage only to Summon a high-Level Monster.'

Doopliss' eyes narrowed: 'You don't seem to grasp your situation slick, once I summon my ace Monster your fate is sealed.' The Ancient One replied he sounded smug.

Bow looked over the Field her Field was currently empty but it was still her turn and she had all her Life Points, Doopliss on the other hand had lost a great deal of Life Points, he controlled Magic Mirror Spirit Nayuta, a woman who looked like a Shrine Maiden or a Miko. (2600 ATK)

For the rest he had a facedown Spell or Trap card and the Continuous Spell card Full Moon Mirror, a mysterious Spell card that took the appearance of a green egg on the Field, there were ten eyes spread over the egg, five of them currently open, these were Full Moon Counters the card got one any time a Monster gets destroyed on the Field, Bow did not know what these counters would do.

(Doopliss: 5400) - (Bow: 8000)

'It's still my turn Doopliss.' Bow said, she took a card from her hand.

'I activate my Spell card Valhalla, Hall of the Fallen.' Bow stated the stone throne appeared in the big chamber.

'Now since I have no Monsters I can Special Summon Athena from my hand.'

A radiant light illuminated the room, even well-lit the ceiling was not visible, a beautiful woman appeared before Bow, she wore a white dress on her head she wore a Galea on her head, a type of helmet often worn by Roman soldiers, it had a blade mounted on top going from the front to the back of the helmet, in her hands she held a round, silver shield with an golden edge and in her other hand she held fancy-looking, silver, trident-like spear. (2600 ATK)

Bow casually placed another card in her Duel Disk it appeared behind Athena.

'See Doopliss? I Managed to Summon a 2600 Attack Monster without less of a hassle than you did.

Doopliss started to tap his foot on the ground, he started to growl incoherently, Bow knew she was getting under his skin.

'You know what slick? I will show you!'

Doopliss drew his card.

'I Release Nayuta so I can Advance Summon Magic Mirror Spirit Asogi.'

Nayuta smiled as she disappeared into the ground, quickly after the ground broke open and a new creature burst out of the ground, it wore a brown tunic with black pants under it, his face was covered by bandages, the legs of the creature were of a normal size, it's arms were absurdly long and ended in sharp claws. (1500 ATK)

'Now slick, when Asogi is Normal Summoned I get to Special Summon Nayuta from my Graveyard.'

In a flash of light the shrine maiden reappeared next to Asogi. (2600 ATK)

'Now my Nayuta destroys your Athena slick.'

Nayuta started by shooting a ball of light at Athena, Bow's Monster deflected the attack using her shield, quickly the Shrine Maiden fired a volley of pure light Athena deflected a couple of the balls but she dodged around the majority of then, suddenly Athena lashed out with her spear piercing Nayuta through her chest, Nayuta smiled as she had another ball of light in her hands, the attack struck Athena in her chest and both Monsters dissolved into pure light at the same time, two more eyes on the green egg opened up, seven were open now.

'Asogi attack directly!' Doopliss roared, Bow used her Duel Disk to gracefully blocked all the savage claw swipes of the savage beast.

(Doopliss: 5400) - (Bow: 6500)

'Now I activate my Trap card slick.' Doopliss said with a grin, his reversed cards spun around. 'My Soul Mirror, this card allows me to send a card to my Graveyard and Special Summon a Monster.' Doopliss explained, a beam of light shot through Asogi, the savage creature disappeared then Nayuta leaped out of the beam immediately firing a ball of light at Bow.

Bow screamed as the pure light burned her from within.

(Doopliss: 5400) - (Bow: 3900)

'Now you see not to underestimate me slick.' Doopliss grinned Bow sat on her knees her hand on her chest, she was gasping for breath.

'Now I shall Set this card.' The Ancient One said, a new reversed card appeared behind Nayuta.

'I end my turn slick.'

Bow laid on the ground, her insides felt like they were on fire, slowly the pain subsided, slowly she stood up.

'How did you like this preview of your death slick?' Doopliss said with a sneer, Bow ignored the Ancient One and drew her card.

'That was pure light.' Doopliss was irritated that Bow ignored him.

'You were a Nephilim, you got cured but the Nephilim DNA is still inside of you, thus giving you a weakness to light.' The Ancient One cackled.

'We'll see Doopliss, you surprised me that's all.' Bow growled as a reply.

'Now I activate Valhalla again, this time I Special Summon Nova Summoner!' The small winged-wreath appeared floating above Bow. (1400 ATK)

'Next I activate Call of the Haunted!' Bow's Trap card opened up, a beam of light burst through the ground and out of it stepped Athena. (2600 ATK)

'I use the Effect of Athena, by sending Nova Summoner to the Graveyard I can Special Summon a Fairy from the Graveyard.'

Athena held her spear aloft, a pillar of light enveloped the wreath, seconds later Fairy Archer leaped out. (1400 ATK)

'Now Athena's second Effect activates, whenever I Summon a Fairy she deals 600 points of damage!' Bow shouted, the goddess threw her spear piercing Doopliss' chest, the Ancient One staggered backwards a bit, then the spear disappeared and reappeared in Athena's hand.

(Doopliss: 4800) - (Bow: 3900)

'Now I Normal Summon Dunames Dark Witch.' Bow stated as the purple-haired Fairy with the mechanical wings appeared next to her. (1800 ATK)

'Again the Effect of Athena activates.' Bow said, Doopliss got hit by the spear a second time, he staggered backwards again, Bow felt she had him on the ropes, yet something felt not good.

'Athena attack Nayuta!' Bow shouted, again the two Monsters leaped at each other they both fell down again and disappeared.

Two more eyes on the green egg opened up, only one was still closed.

'Dunames, Fairy Archer direct attack!' Bow bellowed, first the spell from Dunames hit Doopliss, followed by an arrow.

(Doopliss: 1000) - (Bow: 3900)

Doopliss was laughing like crazy.

'Do you think you won slick?' He cackled, he pressed a button on his Duel Disk his set Spell card opened up, Fires of Doomsday, the two one-eyed creatures made of black flames appeared on the Field. (0 DEF x2)

'So you're trying to convince yourself you are not losing?' Bow replied, she played another card from her hand this time it was Monster Reborn and Athena reappeared once again. (2600 ATK)

Suddenly Doopliss started to laugh like a maniac.

'Finally the stage is set for my victory.' Doopliss held a card above his head, dark mist poured out of it.

'I Release the two Doomsday Tokens and show you a load of darkness you cannot comprehend slick!'

The moment Doopliss placed his card on the Duel Disk two gigantic black arms ending in sharp claws grabbed the two Tokens, black flames appeared behind Doopliss, the flames slowly took the shape of a demonic creature, it was the size of an apartment building, shaped like a figure ''8'' with no head and no legs instead it supported itself with it's gigantic claws, behind the first set of black arms it had two sets of gray tentacle-like arms, there was a gaping hole in the lower body of the creature with a small eye on a tentacle hanging in front of it, slowly a vertically eye-shaped hole opened up on the top of the creature revealing a single, regular eye. (3000 ATK)

Bow took a couple of steps back as she stared at the gigantic monstrosity, the creature let out a low, threatening growl.

'How do you like this slick? This is my God of Darkness - Dark God! The last creature you will ever see!' Doopliss cackled, his laughter filled the hall.

Mallow felt himself getting weaker, he was fading out of consciousness slowly he felt himself falling into darkness.

'You can't give in now!' He heard a voice screaming in his head.

'Mario?' He muttered.

Unknown to Mallow Geno was chanting some spells to keep the darkness away from him.

'That's right, I can't give in Mario counts on me, so does the world.'

A new energy filled Mallow's body slowly he opened his eyes.

'Guh.' Marilyn grunted, she sounded disappointed, quickly she placed a new card in her Duel Disk it appeared vertically on the Field.

(Marilyn: 3200) - (Mallow: 1700)

Even though Mallow managed to survive the attack he was still in trouble, the only thing he had on the Field was Majespecter Cat - Nekomata in his Pendulum Zone, while Marilyn had Beast King Barbaros looming over Mallow and Goblin Attack Force standing behind the mighty beast.

(Barbaros: 3000 ATK, Goblin Attack Force: 2400 ATK)

Skill Drain was face-up on the Field together with Royal Oppression and now the facedown card she just had set.

Mallow quickly drew his card.

'I Summon Majespecter Fox - Kyubi.' Mallow played his card and the small nine-tailed creature appeared, it's golden fur shining in the light of the candles, a red cape covered it's back. (1500 ATK)

'Now I Set a card and end my turn.' Mallow continued, this time a card appeared behind Kyubi.

'I end my turn.' Mallow stated.

Marilyn let out a grunt, Mallow thought she sounded rather pleased.

'Gah!' She bellowed, Goblin Attack Force charged in storming at Kyubi.

'I activate Majespecter Sonics!' Mallow shouted, his Spell card opened up.

'I double the attack points of Kyubi but any Battle Damage it inflicts is halved.'

The fur of Kyubi started to glow as it's power skyrocketed to 3000, one powerful tornado later and the goblins were scattered across the room.

(Marilyn: 2850) - (Mallow: 1700)

'Guh!' Marilyn continued this time Beast King Barbaros charged in lance-first the mighty beast skewered the small fox but not before a blast of wind hit Barbaros square in the face, with a final roar Barbaros toppled over Kyubi still stuck on it's lance.

Marilyn laughed, the first time Mallow had heard her do something else than grunting, the one Set card she has on the Field was revealed to be Beast King Barbaros, the ground started to show cracks.

'I use the Effect of Royal Oppression!' Mallow shouted, Marilyn's Trap card started to glow then lightning destroyed the Call of the Haunted, leaving Marilyn without Monsters as well.

(Marilyn: 2850) - (Mallow: 900)

'That was close.' Mario sighted as he wiped some sweat from his brow.

'Marilyn is smarter than we all think.' Geno said.

'Forcing Mallow to destroy her Call of the Haunted decreasing his Life Points even more, Marilyn has more than a comfortable amount more, Mallow still can't Pendulum Summon with that Royal Oppression on the Field and he cannot Normal Summon anything with twenty-nine hundred or more Attack Points to end it with one direct attack.'

Mario looked concerned at Geno.

'You don't think that they somehow knew Mallow would face Marilyn and they gave her a Deck that would practically shuts Mallow's Deck down?' Mario spoke.

'I indeed do think that.' Geno replied.

'Who?' Mario asked.

'Could be anyone.' Geno replied: 'We don't know half the powers of the Shadow Queen, Syn can communicate with other realms she could have gotten the information, Doopliss is an Ancient One he could have had this information, Beldam has similar powers as the Shadow Queen and Azrael could have told them way before we killed him.'

Mallow drew his card.

'This ain't good.' Mallow thought as he pondered his situation.

'I Summon Majespecter Raccoon - Bunbuku.' Mallow stated, before him appeared the small raccoon it's back covered by the same red cape they all wore. (1200 ATK)

'Direct attack!' Mallow shouted, two wind blasts hit Marilyn, the Shadow Siren didn't seem bothered.

(Marilyn: 1650) - (Mallow: 900)

'Darn, I reduced her Life Points but it feels like it doesn't matter.' Mallow took the last card in his hand, seconds later it appeared facedown behind his Bunbuku.

Marilyn drew her card, she simply played her card, the ground started to shake suddenly two gigantic chainsaws broke through the ground, slowly a huge insect crawled out of the ground it's mandibles were in fact the chainsaws. (2400 ATK)

'I activate Majespecter Storm!' Mallow shouted another of his Spell cards opened up. 'I Release Bunbuku to send your Chainsaw Insect back to your Deck.' Mallow explained, Bunbuku started to glow before exploding in a powerful gust of wind sending the Chainsaw Insect flying across the hall.

Mallow wiped some sweat off his face, he manage to survive another turn, when he drew his card his heart skipped a beat.

'I activate Pot of Riches.' Mallow stated, a new Spell card appeared on the Field. 'I Shuffle three Pendulum Monsters back to my Deck then I Draw two cards.' Mallow explained, he showed Bunbuku, Archfiend Eccentrick and Kirin before he shuffled the three back into his Deck, Mallow then placed his finger on top of his Deck he closed his eyes and took a deep breath. 'It all depends on this.' He whispered before he drew.

Vivian looked at the half-naked man with his radiant angelic wings, Beldam had a sinister smile on her face as she looked at her Monster.

'So you actually did it?' Vivian said, Beldam replied with laughter.

'I warned you not to mingle with those forces!' Vivian yelled.

'Hush my lovely.' Beldam said she was almost whispering.

'The Shadow Queen gave me some of her power, she is the one who summoned the Necro Lords, I'm only borrowing this one from her.' The Shadow Siren replied, she seemed calm and at peace.

'Vivian with the power of the Necro Lord I have nothing more to fear.'

Beldam looked over the Field, her opponent controlled Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Dragon and Gorilla, both her Monsters were powered up by the face-up Fire Formation - Tensu, Tenki and Gyokkou, for the rest Vivian had a reversed card in her Spell/Trap card Zone. (Dragon: 1800- 2100 ATK, Gorilla: 1600- 1900 ATK)

Beldam herself controlled the Necro Lord: Azazel, the deformed, grotesque Necro Torturer and a Tortured Soul Token which was a humanoid figure. (Azazel: 0 ATK, Torturer: 0 ATK, Token: 1000 ATK)

For the rest she had a facedown card, which was currently targeted by Vivian's Gyokkou so she couldn't activate it.

(Beldam: 4000) - (Vivian: 8000)

'It's still my turn.' Beldam spoke, she took a card from her hand.

'I activate Heavy Storm!' She roared, as soon as she played the Spell card a powerful wind started to blow.

'I activate my Trap card: Fire Formation - Tensen! To increase the Attack Points of my Dragon!' Vivian shouted, then the tornado blew over sucking up all the Spell and Trap cards, since Vivian's Monsters were powered up by those face-up cards their Attack Power decreased, though the 700 boost that Dragon got remained. (Dragon: 1800- 2500 ATK, Gorilla: 1900- 1600 ATK)

'The facedown card I destroyed was my Prayer for Darkness, when destroyed for as long this card remains in my Graveyard my Torturer gets 1000 attack points every Main Phase one.' Beldam explained: 'Since it still is my Main Phase One it gains 1000 Attack Points right away.' Beldam grinned, Torturer grew a bit stronger. (0- 1000 ATK)

'I immediately use Torturer's Effect to create another Lost Soul Token.' Beldam grinned, the lid of the coffin on the Torturers back opened up a soul came out with a moaning howl. (1000 ATK)

'Now to show you what Azazel can do, I Release my two Tokens.' Beldam said.' Azazel spread his wings then he spread his hands, a radiant light surrounded him, slowly the angel started to chant in an ancient, unknown language, the two souls seemed to become at ease slowly they were lifted towards the heavens by radiant light, when Azazel opened his eyes they were glowing with an unholy light.

'For each Token sacrificed Azazel gains attack points equal to the Original Attack Points of a Monster you control.' Beldam explained, Azazel laughed as his attack power suddenly rose. (0- 3400 ATK)

'These Attack Points remain as long as the Monster remains on the Field, so when Azazel destroys a Monster his Attack Points also drop, for the rest as long Azazel has Attack Points he cannot be Destroyed but I must attack during my turn.' Beldam concluded her explanation.

Vivian looked the angel right in his glowing eyes, she could only feel fear.

'Now I activate the Continuous Spell card: Rebellious Soul - Azazel.' Beldam continued: 'We'll get to that card's effect in second, for now Azazel attacks Gorilla! Radiant Destruction!'

Azazel slowly rose his right hand to the heavens, while chanting in the strange language, suddenly he brought his hand down and a beam of pure light broke through the ceiling of the room striking down Gorilla with a divine power.

(Beldam: 4000) - (Vivian: 6200)

'This is where my Spell card comes in, normally when a Monster disappears if Azazel borrows it's power that power also disappears, my Spell card grants Azazel the Original Attack Points of a Monster he destroys by battle but only one Monster at a time.' Beldam explained then she waved as a sign she ended her turn.

Vivian quickly drew his card she smiled.

'You know Beldam, I gave you enough time to stop this madness, you just won't listen you leave me with no choice now!'

Vivian took a card from her hand.

'I Summon Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Bear!' Behind Vivian appeared another man clad in heavy armor, he let out a terrible roar as a bear made out of flames appeared behind the warrior. (1600 ATK)

Mario was watching the portal closely Geno was looking at the other two Duels, they both said nothing, Mario saw the Overlay Network appearing two red orbs coming from Bear and Tiger went into the portal then a new Warrior dropped out, clad in heavy red armor the armor combined with a helmet shaped like a tiger head it gave the man the appearance of a tiger, as soon as the warrior landed gracefully he took his weapon from his belt, a Sensu, a Japanese folding fan, the blade of the fan was made out of flames, as soon as the man took it out a flaming tiger appeared behind him. (2200 ATK)

'When Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Tiger King is Xyz Summoned I can Set a Spell or Trap card from my Deck.' Vivian explained, a few seconds later she had found a card and placed it in her Duel Disk.

'Next I Detach a Monster from Tiger King.' The flaming orb that was Dragon disappeared into the folding fan.

'With this Effect all the Effects of Monsters except for Beast-Warriors are negated!'

Beldam said nothing as a wall of flames appeared around Azazel and the Necro Torturer, the angel dropped to his knees as all of his power disappeared. (3400- 0 ATK)

'Now I activate Monster Reborn!' Vivian shouted, a bonfire erupted on the Field and Dragon stepped out of it. (1800 ATK)

'Dragon attack Torturer!' Vivian yelled, the deformed creature braced itself but all the dragon heads attacking it at the same time proved too much for the Torturer it succumbed and fell flat on it's stomach.

(Beldam: 2200) - (Vivian: 6200)

'Tiger King attack Azazel!' The angel braced himself the full might of the flaming tiger quickly got the better of the angel, his charred body fell to the ground leaving a trail of black mist behind.

(Beldam: 0) - (Vivian: 6200)

'Geno! Vivian did it!' Mario yelled but he was silenced rather quickly.

Beldam started to laugh maniacally.

'Is that all you got?' She whispered a black mist appeared behind her.

'This my lovely Vivian was only the beginning.' Beldam crossed her arms, two glowing red eyes appeared behind her, followed by a roar that shook the foundation of the entire room.


Next time:

Mario's friends are being pushed back.

Bow faces the might of a dark god.

Mallow's victory depends on the draw of two cards.

Vivian's victory over Beldam was cut short with one final trick from the Shadow Siren.

Will Mario's allies be able to turn these Duels around or will they succumb to the darkness of the Shadow Queen?


Card details:

Magic Mirror Spirit Nayuta (updated)

Type: Fiend/Effect

Attribute: Light

Level: 6

ATK: 2600

DEF: 1400

When this card is Normal Summoned, you can select 1 "Magic Mirror Spirit Asogi" in your Graveyard, and Special Summon it.


Magic Mirror Spirit Asogi

Type: Fiend/Effect

Attribute: Light

Level: 6

ATK: 1500

DEF: 2500

When this card is Normal Summoned, you can select 1 "Magic Mirror Spirit Nayuta" in your Graveyard, and Special Summon it.


God of Darkness - Dark God

Type: Fiend/Effect

Attribute: Dark

Level: 10

ATK: 3000

DEF: 1000

Effects unknown.

Note: The above cards goes with a couple of names, in the anime it goes with Dark Creator which is confusing because of The Dark Creator which is an existing card, then in the GX Tag Force games it went with Load of Darkness, but I decided to go with the Japanese name of the card.


Soul Mirror

Normal Trap card

Send 1 card you control to the Graveyard to select 1 monster in your Graveyard. Special Summon that monster.

Note: The above 4 cards were first used by Sarina during Episodes 78 and 79 of the Yu-Gi-Oh GX anime, all credits goes to the creative writers of those episodes.


Necro Lord: Azazel

Type: Fiend/Effect

Attribute: Dark

Level: 12

ATK: 0

DEF: 0

This card cannot be Special Summoned. This card cannot be Set. This card can only be Normal Summoned by Sacrificing 3 ''Tortured Soul Tokens''.

As long as this card has more than 0 ATK it cannot be Destroyed by Battle or Card Effects. Once per turn you can Destroy any amount of ''Tortured Soul Tokens'', then target Monsters your Opponent Controls equal to the amount of ''Tortured Soul Tokens'' Destroyed, the ATK of this card becomes Equal to the combined Original ATK of the targeted Monsters as long as they are face-up on the Field. This card must Attack during your turn if able.


Prayer for Darkness

Normal Trap card

This card cannot be activated while on the Field. When this card is send from the Field to the Graveyard for as long as this card remains in your Graveyard during your Main Phase One you can have ''Necro Torturer'' gain 1000 ATK.


Rebellious Soul - Azazel

Continuous Spell card

As long as you control ''Necro Lord: Azazel'' this card Effect cannot be negated and this card cannot leave the Field. When ''Necro Lord: Azazel'' Destroys a Monster by Battle it gain ATK equal to the Original ATK of the Destroyed Monster, the ATK gained by this Effect remains until a new Monster is Destroyed.

Note: The above 3 cards were created by me for this story only.