Chapter 6: Duel!
Author's Note: I figured that since Yugioh is almost completely based on the card game, I might as well include a duel. Unfortunately, I have never dueled before. This will really show when you read my duel scenes, so be forewarned! This time, though, I'm actually taking time to research the cards to make sure that they actually exist, and that they have the right point amount. All stats found at Pojo.com. By the way, I don't own Yugioh. Don't sue me.
(Still Yami's Perspective, just to remind you)
I left the darkness of the puzzle to find that it wasn't much better outside. The moon was hidden somewhere in the cloudy sky, and the only source of light was a street light half a block away.
"Yugi?" I couldn't see where he was, or where I was, for that matter. Stumbling around a bit, I was able to deduce that we were in his back yard, but where was he? I felt a shiver go down my spine. This was too much like my dream.
"Yami. So nice of you to come." A voice that sounded all too familiar greeted me. The clouds shifted, sending a single beam of pale moonlight down. It fell directly upon my archrival.
"Dakid." I growled. "I can finally take my revenge." My hand rested on the Millennium Puzzle around my neck. (Ok. That's kind of confusing. I'm going to say that Yugi has the puzzle, but when Yami comes out, he also gets his own puzzle.)
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." He stepped to the left, so that the ray of light fell to his right arm, and the struggling Yugi it held on to.
"Let him go!" My voice sounded with more confidence then I had.
"Why should I do that?" Why should he? I had to think quickly, before he got bored and proceeded with his plan.
"Because..." I blurted out. "Because you can't beat me." Seeing the disbelieving look in his eyes, I continued quickly. "Sure, if you lied and cheated in the dark, you could, but if you tried to fight me with honor and justice, I would win. To prove this, I challenge you to a shadow game! If you're really nothing but deceit and falsehoods, lets see you beat me in a duel." My legs felt like rubber beneath me, threatening to give out at any second, but I kept my façade of calmness.
He chuckled. "All right then. Let's duel." (Major Cliché!)
"Shadow Realm!" I called out, focusing on the magic of my puzzle. To my surprise, the Shadow Realm was actually lighter than the back yard. Go figure. "Shall we use the cards?" I asked, pulling out my deck.
"Sure, why not?" Dakid sounded bored, though I could see through his mask. He was beginning to feel nervous. The Shadow Realm had that effect on everybody. Except on those of the royal blood... like me. I grinned at my advantage.
We sat at a small table the realm had prepared for us, handing our decks to the other to shuffle. He had obviously acquired a deck lately (duh), and had probably supplied it with monsters that he had used back before they were imprisoned within the cards. I racked my brain, trying to think of what cards he might have. Dark type cards, of course. Mostly fiends, but he also had some others, like dragons.
I didn't get much chance for thinking, because before I knew it, He was handing me my deck. "Wait." I said suddenly. "What are we wagering on this duel?"
He looked taken aback. "Wagering? We are wagering nothing."
I arched an eyebrow. "Don't tell me that the almighty Dakid is afraid."
Glowering at that comment, Dakid bared his fangs. "I am not afraid!"
"Then prove it. Prove that you're not afraid of me by betting something, because otherwise, I find it hard to believe that you think you even have a chance of winning."
"Fine. I bet the boy." The boy, as he so politely called Yugi, suddenly appeared next to our table, in a chair the realm had conjured up for him. His violet eyes were wide with fright and confusion.
"Yugi, don't worry." I motioned to the vampire across from me. "Dakid and I are going to duel. It's the only way I can save you." That reassured him.
"Save me?" His eyes widened.
"This is what I was sent to protect you from." I told him.
"Enough of this idle chitchat!" Dakid snapped. "What are you wagering?"
I froze. What was I wagering? What could I wager that wouldn't cause Dakid to withdraw his offer? My gaze caught abruptly on the puzzle swinging slowly on Yugi's neck. Could I wager that? It was my only hope of ever avenging all those deaths... if I lost it, I could never hope to defeat him.
I shook my head. I wouldn't lose. I couldn't. There was so much at stake, Yugi, my pride, revenge for what he did to my family all those years ago.
"Fine. I wager my Millennium Puzzle."
Dakid grinned. "Duel!"
We gave each other's decks back, and we drew. My five cards were the Celtic Guardian, the Curse of Dragon, Negate, Multiply, and the Polymerization card. I frowned slightly, but said nothing.
My opponent, however, seemed to have gotten a good hand. "I play the Witty Phantom, in attack mode, and I also lay this card face down." His summoned monster appeared on the field, and its stats, 1400/1300, glowed faintly, before fading away. (I just wanted to write in the stats before I forgot them. -_-")
"I play the Celtic Guardian, to match your monster's attack points." I placed the elf's card down. "Attack!" The Celtic Guardian ran at the Witty Phantom.
"Not quite." Dakid flipped over his magic card. "I played the Yami card, which increases the attack and defense points of all fiend type monsters on the field, raising my Witty Phantom's attack to sixteen hundred points." He laughed as my life points went down to 1800.
The next monster Dakid laid down was face down. He made no comment about it, leaving me guessing at what it could possibly be. I drew a card, the Dark Magician. 'Good card.' I thought to myself.
'Which card is it?'
"GAH!" I yelled out loud. Dakid stared at me as if I was insane, which I probably was. "Nothing." I muttered. Now, not only was I dueling in the most important duel of my life, I was hearing voices inside my head. I cleared my head of such thoughts and turned my attention back to the game. I couldn't risk my Dark Magician until I knew what card Dakid put down. "Curse of Dragon! In attack mode!" The dragon attacked to reveal the Dark Titan of Terror, a fiend type. It's 1100 defense points were risen to 1300 from the Yami card, but it was still no match for my dragon. I smiled as my opponent's life points lowered to 1300.
'Great job!' My eyes bulged out a bit, but I didn't say a word. I was going crazy! "I play Summoned Skull, in attack mode!" The newest fiend appeared on the field, its attack and defense rising from 2500/1200 to 2700/1200. "Attack!" My Curse of Dragon plummeted, and with it, my life points. I was now at 1100.
I drew another card, the Petit Dragon. Wincing at my poor luck, I placed it down in defense mode. It was demolished instantly. Then, it was my turn again. This time, I managed to draw a better card. "Summoned Skull, also in attack mode! And also, this card, face down. Attack the Witty Phantom!" Dakid was at 400 life points. Summoned Skull faced Summoned Skull, each glowering moodily at each other.
Dakid drew, and smiled. "Final Flame. This card inflicts 600 points of direct damage to my opponent." Now, I was at 500 life points, still better than Dakid. "I will also play a card face down. Now, Summoned Skull! Attack!" (I'm actually not sure what happens when the monsters are evenly matched, but I'll just say that they both die. ^^")
I suddenly saw my chance. "Dark Magician!" I plaid my favorite card, knowing that he had to monsters to protect his life points. Unfortunately, the card he laid face down was Waboku, which caused the Dark Magician's attack to fail.
"I play the Man-Eating Treasure Chest." The attack and defense rose from 1600/1000 to 1800/1200 because it was yet another fiend. "I also play Sparks, which does 200 points of direct damage to your life points."
"Right back at you." I muttered, playing the card that I drew next, another Sparks card. I destroyed the Man-Eating Treasure Chest, but did no damage, since it was in defense mode.
As Dakid drew his next card, he smirked. 'This cannot be good.'
'I know!' The voice inside my head replied.
'Who is that?'
'Me!'
I jumped, not expecting a reply. 'Who's me?'
'Yugi!'
'Yugi? But... how?'
'I dunno. Don't ask me.'
'The Puzzle!'
'What about it?'
'It links us together, because you solved it!'
'Oh. Ok!'
Having figured out one problem, I turned my attention back to the duel, where Dakid played his next monster. "Tri-Horned Dragon!" The very rare dragon appeared on the field, its stats at 2850/2350.
'Uh-oh.'
"I'll also add a magic card, Dragon Flame." (Ah! I can't find a magic card that will do what I need it to do, so I made up one... again! Just for the sake of this fic, pretend that Dragon Flame is a real card, and when equipped to a dragon, it raises its stats by 150 points.) That brought the Tri-Horned Dragon's attack power all the way up to 3000 points. "Now, Tri- Horned Dragon! Attack!"
I quickly flipped over my Negate card to buy some time, but that's all it did: buy time. How long could I last against a powered up Tri-Horned Dragon?
Author's Note: I figured that since Yugioh is almost completely based on the card game, I might as well include a duel. Unfortunately, I have never dueled before. This will really show when you read my duel scenes, so be forewarned! This time, though, I'm actually taking time to research the cards to make sure that they actually exist, and that they have the right point amount. All stats found at Pojo.com. By the way, I don't own Yugioh. Don't sue me.
(Still Yami's Perspective, just to remind you)
I left the darkness of the puzzle to find that it wasn't much better outside. The moon was hidden somewhere in the cloudy sky, and the only source of light was a street light half a block away.
"Yugi?" I couldn't see where he was, or where I was, for that matter. Stumbling around a bit, I was able to deduce that we were in his back yard, but where was he? I felt a shiver go down my spine. This was too much like my dream.
"Yami. So nice of you to come." A voice that sounded all too familiar greeted me. The clouds shifted, sending a single beam of pale moonlight down. It fell directly upon my archrival.
"Dakid." I growled. "I can finally take my revenge." My hand rested on the Millennium Puzzle around my neck. (Ok. That's kind of confusing. I'm going to say that Yugi has the puzzle, but when Yami comes out, he also gets his own puzzle.)
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." He stepped to the left, so that the ray of light fell to his right arm, and the struggling Yugi it held on to.
"Let him go!" My voice sounded with more confidence then I had.
"Why should I do that?" Why should he? I had to think quickly, before he got bored and proceeded with his plan.
"Because..." I blurted out. "Because you can't beat me." Seeing the disbelieving look in his eyes, I continued quickly. "Sure, if you lied and cheated in the dark, you could, but if you tried to fight me with honor and justice, I would win. To prove this, I challenge you to a shadow game! If you're really nothing but deceit and falsehoods, lets see you beat me in a duel." My legs felt like rubber beneath me, threatening to give out at any second, but I kept my façade of calmness.
He chuckled. "All right then. Let's duel." (Major Cliché!)
"Shadow Realm!" I called out, focusing on the magic of my puzzle. To my surprise, the Shadow Realm was actually lighter than the back yard. Go figure. "Shall we use the cards?" I asked, pulling out my deck.
"Sure, why not?" Dakid sounded bored, though I could see through his mask. He was beginning to feel nervous. The Shadow Realm had that effect on everybody. Except on those of the royal blood... like me. I grinned at my advantage.
We sat at a small table the realm had prepared for us, handing our decks to the other to shuffle. He had obviously acquired a deck lately (duh), and had probably supplied it with monsters that he had used back before they were imprisoned within the cards. I racked my brain, trying to think of what cards he might have. Dark type cards, of course. Mostly fiends, but he also had some others, like dragons.
I didn't get much chance for thinking, because before I knew it, He was handing me my deck. "Wait." I said suddenly. "What are we wagering on this duel?"
He looked taken aback. "Wagering? We are wagering nothing."
I arched an eyebrow. "Don't tell me that the almighty Dakid is afraid."
Glowering at that comment, Dakid bared his fangs. "I am not afraid!"
"Then prove it. Prove that you're not afraid of me by betting something, because otherwise, I find it hard to believe that you think you even have a chance of winning."
"Fine. I bet the boy." The boy, as he so politely called Yugi, suddenly appeared next to our table, in a chair the realm had conjured up for him. His violet eyes were wide with fright and confusion.
"Yugi, don't worry." I motioned to the vampire across from me. "Dakid and I are going to duel. It's the only way I can save you." That reassured him.
"Save me?" His eyes widened.
"This is what I was sent to protect you from." I told him.
"Enough of this idle chitchat!" Dakid snapped. "What are you wagering?"
I froze. What was I wagering? What could I wager that wouldn't cause Dakid to withdraw his offer? My gaze caught abruptly on the puzzle swinging slowly on Yugi's neck. Could I wager that? It was my only hope of ever avenging all those deaths... if I lost it, I could never hope to defeat him.
I shook my head. I wouldn't lose. I couldn't. There was so much at stake, Yugi, my pride, revenge for what he did to my family all those years ago.
"Fine. I wager my Millennium Puzzle."
Dakid grinned. "Duel!"
We gave each other's decks back, and we drew. My five cards were the Celtic Guardian, the Curse of Dragon, Negate, Multiply, and the Polymerization card. I frowned slightly, but said nothing.
My opponent, however, seemed to have gotten a good hand. "I play the Witty Phantom, in attack mode, and I also lay this card face down." His summoned monster appeared on the field, and its stats, 1400/1300, glowed faintly, before fading away. (I just wanted to write in the stats before I forgot them. -_-")
"I play the Celtic Guardian, to match your monster's attack points." I placed the elf's card down. "Attack!" The Celtic Guardian ran at the Witty Phantom.
"Not quite." Dakid flipped over his magic card. "I played the Yami card, which increases the attack and defense points of all fiend type monsters on the field, raising my Witty Phantom's attack to sixteen hundred points." He laughed as my life points went down to 1800.
The next monster Dakid laid down was face down. He made no comment about it, leaving me guessing at what it could possibly be. I drew a card, the Dark Magician. 'Good card.' I thought to myself.
'Which card is it?'
"GAH!" I yelled out loud. Dakid stared at me as if I was insane, which I probably was. "Nothing." I muttered. Now, not only was I dueling in the most important duel of my life, I was hearing voices inside my head. I cleared my head of such thoughts and turned my attention back to the game. I couldn't risk my Dark Magician until I knew what card Dakid put down. "Curse of Dragon! In attack mode!" The dragon attacked to reveal the Dark Titan of Terror, a fiend type. It's 1100 defense points were risen to 1300 from the Yami card, but it was still no match for my dragon. I smiled as my opponent's life points lowered to 1300.
'Great job!' My eyes bulged out a bit, but I didn't say a word. I was going crazy! "I play Summoned Skull, in attack mode!" The newest fiend appeared on the field, its attack and defense rising from 2500/1200 to 2700/1200. "Attack!" My Curse of Dragon plummeted, and with it, my life points. I was now at 1100.
I drew another card, the Petit Dragon. Wincing at my poor luck, I placed it down in defense mode. It was demolished instantly. Then, it was my turn again. This time, I managed to draw a better card. "Summoned Skull, also in attack mode! And also, this card, face down. Attack the Witty Phantom!" Dakid was at 400 life points. Summoned Skull faced Summoned Skull, each glowering moodily at each other.
Dakid drew, and smiled. "Final Flame. This card inflicts 600 points of direct damage to my opponent." Now, I was at 500 life points, still better than Dakid. "I will also play a card face down. Now, Summoned Skull! Attack!" (I'm actually not sure what happens when the monsters are evenly matched, but I'll just say that they both die. ^^")
I suddenly saw my chance. "Dark Magician!" I plaid my favorite card, knowing that he had to monsters to protect his life points. Unfortunately, the card he laid face down was Waboku, which caused the Dark Magician's attack to fail.
"I play the Man-Eating Treasure Chest." The attack and defense rose from 1600/1000 to 1800/1200 because it was yet another fiend. "I also play Sparks, which does 200 points of direct damage to your life points."
"Right back at you." I muttered, playing the card that I drew next, another Sparks card. I destroyed the Man-Eating Treasure Chest, but did no damage, since it was in defense mode.
As Dakid drew his next card, he smirked. 'This cannot be good.'
'I know!' The voice inside my head replied.
'Who is that?'
'Me!'
I jumped, not expecting a reply. 'Who's me?'
'Yugi!'
'Yugi? But... how?'
'I dunno. Don't ask me.'
'The Puzzle!'
'What about it?'
'It links us together, because you solved it!'
'Oh. Ok!'
Having figured out one problem, I turned my attention back to the duel, where Dakid played his next monster. "Tri-Horned Dragon!" The very rare dragon appeared on the field, its stats at 2850/2350.
'Uh-oh.'
"I'll also add a magic card, Dragon Flame." (Ah! I can't find a magic card that will do what I need it to do, so I made up one... again! Just for the sake of this fic, pretend that Dragon Flame is a real card, and when equipped to a dragon, it raises its stats by 150 points.) That brought the Tri-Horned Dragon's attack power all the way up to 3000 points. "Now, Tri- Horned Dragon! Attack!"
I quickly flipped over my Negate card to buy some time, but that's all it did: buy time. How long could I last against a powered up Tri-Horned Dragon?