Chapter 2: The Razielem's Duels
After the telepathic encounter with Marik and Kain, Raziel and Yami Bakura had gone off on there own to find duelists with locator cards. They stopped at a shop that sells, buys, and trades Duel Monster cards. Raziel had gotten twenty-five extremely rare and one of a kind cards. (I'll list them at the end of the chapter for whom as what cards. Also there are nine cards that I didn't create, but are going to use in later chapters. I will not be listing these nine cards at the end of the chapter until I have full details on them.) Someone came right up to Raziel and said, "I challenge you to a duel! You'll be my easiest victim yet, you look like an amateur!" Raziel replied, "Fine I'll duel you, but you'll lose and I'm not an amateur!" His opponent replied, "Whatever, lets duel! You can go first pale boy!" Raziel was mad about the insult, but kept his cool and drew five cards into his hand. They were Red Eyes White Dragon, Dark Mage Girl, Vampiric Evolution, the Angel of Silence, and the Reaver of Souls, all the cards were rare and one of a kind, yet rare enough to be able to be played on the first draw of them. (Life Pts/#2: 4000) Raziel then said, "I summon the Reaver of Souls (ATK 1600/DEF 2000), in attack mode! Now I end my turn." Raziel's opponent replied, "Interesting, yet I believe that I will win, for I play the Sludge Warrior (ATK 1700/DEF 1400) in attack mode and play one card face down. Your turn pale boy!" Raziel grunted in response and drew another card, Dumah of the Dumahem. Raziel smirked and said, "That's just fine, but I special summon Dumah of the Dumahem (ATK 2600/DEF 2700), by using the Reaver of Souls special ability to special summon monsters to the field without a sacrifice. Dumah may be weak now, but after I play this magic card… Vampiric Evolution! It evolves Dumah by two thousand years, also raising his attack and defense power by 1000 points, it also makes him uninjured to physical attacks (ATK 3600/DEF 3700)." Raziel's opponent was now very mad and said, "Well that's just fine pale boy, because I sacrifice my monster to summon… Hash'ak'gik the Unspoken One (ATK 3700/DEF 3600)! Attack Dumah now!" Dumah was destroyed and Raziel lost 100 life points (Life Pts: 3900). Raziel was quite shocked at the name and replied, "How did you get that card?" The person replied, "Why would you want to know, Raziel?" If Raziel could get any paler he did, as he hadn't told anyone his name. His opponent replied, "I know your name because we have met before, but not here and not in these forms." Raziel nervously replied, "What are you talking about?" His opponent replied, "Don't try faking it to me Raziel, I know all about you, but shall we get this duel underway?" Raziel replied, "Fine lets continue." Raziel drew the card Spectral Realm and said, "I play the magic card… Spectral Realm, this card gives my monster a power boost by 500 attack and defense points (ATK 2100/DEF 2500). I also summon the Angel of Silence (ATK 2400/DEF 2500)!" Raziel's opponent grinned and said, "Your monster is still not strong enough to defeat mine. As I summon my other Sludge Warrior in attack mode (ATK 1700/DEF 1400)!" Raziel replied, "My monster may not be strong enough to defeat yours, but this monster is!" As Raziel drew the effect monster Mortanius the Necromancer, then Raziel said, "I summon Mortanius the Necromancer (ATK 2100/DEF 1900), his power over death allows me to give the Reaver of souls a power boost by 300 attack and defense points! (ATK 2400/DEF 2800) It also allows me to summon a monster to the field that is much stronger than your monster! I Special Summon, Kain the Master Vampire (ATK 4000/DEF 4000) to the field in attack mode! Plus with my Vampiric Evolution card still in play it ages him by two thousand years. He is now much stronger Hash'ak'gik, as 1000 attack and defense points increase his power (ATK 5000/DEF 5000)! Kain attack Hash'ak'gik now!" The monster Kain did so and slashed Hash'ak'gik in half, obliterating him from the field (Life Pts #2: 2700/ Life Pts: 3900). Raziel's opponent growled low in his throat and drew some more cards and said, "I sacrifice Sludge Warrior to bring forth… the Sarafan Lord (ATK 3900/DEF 3800)! Attack the Reaver of Souls!" The Sarafan Lord monster attacked the Reaver of Souls and obliterated the Reaver of Souls, but he came back unharmed (Life Pts: 2400). Raziel's opponent said, "How is that possible, I destroyed him!" Raziel replied, "Easy because of the Spectral Realm magic card, it allows me to keep him on the field, but in order for him to attack I have to draw the Material Realm magic card. Its my turn I believe." Raziel drew another card and to his great pleasure it was the Material Realm magic card. His hand now held the Red Eyes White Dragon, Dark Mage Girl, and the Material Realm. He then said, "I'll play one card face down and end my turn." Raziel's opponent drew his card and played two cards face down and ended his turn. Raziel drew the lost Egyptian God card Anubis, Lord of the Underworld (ATK XX000/DEF XX000). Raziel then said, "I sacrifice the Angel of Silence and the Reaver of Souls to bring forth the Egyptian God monster, Anubis, Lord of the Underworld! With his special ability to claim the attack and defense power for each monster sacrificed by either duelist and add it to make it his own, Anubis is nearly unstoppable (ATK 8200/DEF 8100)! He is also immune to all magic and trap cards played against him. Anubis, attack the Sarafan Lord!" Raziel's opponent then said, "You fell for my trap, Death Destroyer! This trap card allows me to destroy one monster of my choice and I choose Anubis, Lord of the Underworld!" Raziel replied, "Didn't you here me? Anubis is immune to all magic and trap cards! So you'll have to choose another monster to turn your trap card on!" Raziel's opponent growled and said, "Fine I choose Kain the Master Vampire!" Kain was destroyed by Anubis' attack, but didn't loose any life points, because of Mortanius' control over death. Raziel decided to draw another card and end his turn. Raziel's opponent on the other hand drew a card and said, "I sacrifice the Sarafan Lord to bring forth… the Demon Master (ATK 4500/DEF 4000)! Attack Mortanius the Necromancer!" Raziel replied, "Because of his ability over death he can shift between the Material and Spectral Realms, it also increases his attack and defense by 500 points. Mortanius shift into the spectral realm (ATK 2600/DEF 2400)!" Mortanius was right in the middle of the incantation to shift into the spectral realm when he was hit with the attack from the Demon Master (Life Pts: 800). Raziel then said, "Anubis absorb the Sarafan Lord's attack and defense power, now! (ATK 12,100/DEF 11,900) Now attack the Demon Master, with your Scythe of the Underworld!" Anubis roared and sliced the Demon Master in half, obliterating it from the field. This brung his life points down to zero, causing Raziel to be the victor. Raziel then said, "Hand over your rarest card and your locator card also. I haven't the patience to wait, so if I were you I would hurry up." His opponent sighed and said, "Here is my rarest and strongest card, the Demon Master, also one of my twelve locator cards, now eleven." With that his opponent walked off and Raziel added the card into his deck, and put the locator card with his other one.
Gyrin smiled as he had stirred Raziel up, but he still lost to Raziel. Though it wasn't surprising, Raziel was his vampiric father. He had just seen many interesting cards in his duel against Raziel. Especially the way he had cards of the one who had wiped out the clan. Along with his own brethren, Dumah, Melchiah, Turel, Zephon, and Rahab. What he didn't understand was why he had two Dumah's that looked similar to each, but were different. One looked like the vampiric form of Dumah and the other looked like a deathly silent angelic form of Dumah, when he first became a vampire. This was before his ears became pointed and his hands and feet became clawed. Also without the fangs, but his skin was still quite pale. He felt like he was looking death in the eyes, especially with the way the mist floated around the angelic Dumah. He shuddered at the thought and came to a figure with a tri-colored hair. He smiled and noticed the object hanging from around his neck. The Egyptian God Anubis had briefed him on what had been happening, as he had also asked that the Egyptian God didn't tell Raziel about him. He walked up to Yami Yugi and said, "Yugi Motto, I challenge you to a duel! Loser gives up three of his most rare cards and three locator cards! Do you except?" Yami Yugi replied, "I accept, but lets make it a bit more interesting, if I win you'll give me four of your rarest cards. But if you when then I'll give you the three locator cards and three of my rarest cards." Gyrin replied, "Fine, but lets take this to a more discreet location. Where we will not be disturbed, before you ask, no, I don't work for Marik and no I don't work for Kaiba or anyone else. I don't work for anybody but myself. Let us go to Battle City's darkest area, yet with enough light for each of us to see each other." Yami Yugi nodded and followed Gyrin to the basement of a building. When they were in Gyrin let his disguise fall.
Yami gasped at what he saw, he saw a creature with wings sprouting from its back and it had talon hands and feet. He saw it turn its gaze on him and say, "Pharaoh, my name is Gyrin, last of the Razielem Vampires. I need to test your dueling skills against a creature that is not human. Pegasus may have been a challenge, but I assure you I am more of a challenge. I have cards that you have never seen before. You may thank the Egyptian God Anubis for this. So you know I hold one of the two lost Egyptian God Cards. I have recently acquired this through the aide of Anubis. Now lets duel! I'll go first." (Life Pts/#2: 4000) Yami Yugi drew first and came up with, Kuriboh, Dark Magician, Black Luster Ritual, Black Chaos Ritual, and Multiply. Gyrin came up with, Sludge Warrior, Hash'ak'gik the Unspoken One, Death Destroyer, Sarafan Lord, and Toxic Warrior. Gyrin then said, "I play Toxic Warrior (ATK 1800/DEF 1500) and Sludge Warrior (ATK 1700/DEF 1400) in attack mode. Now I lay one card face down and end my turn." Yami replied, "Fine, then I play Kuriboh (ATK 300/DEF 200) in attack mode and I play Multiply, to create an army of Kuriboh's!" Gyrin growled and drew two cards and they were, Raziela of the Razielam and Raheba of the Rahebam. Gyrin smirked and said, "I sacrifice my monsters to bring forth Hash'ak'gik the Unspoken One (ATK 3700/DEF 3600) and the Sarafan Lord (ATK 3900/DEF 3800) in attack mode and end my turn!" Yami gasped at what he saw, two monsters with enough power to wipe out his entire deck! He drew two new cards and they were, the Dark Magician Girl and Magical Monsters Only. Yami smiled and said, "I sacrifice seven of my Kuriboh to bring forth my Dark Magician and I play the magic card Magical Monsters Only! This magic card makes it where all non-magical monsters attack and defense points by three quarters! I also play Black Chaos Ritual, and sacrifice my Dark Magician and Kuriboh to bring forth the Magician of Black Chaos (ATK 2800/DEF 2600)!" Gyrin said, "Who said Hash'ak'gik wasn't a magical monster? Hash'ak'gik attack the Magician of Black Chaos!" Hash'ak'gik sliced right threw the Magician of Black Chaos. (Life Pts: 3100) Yami replied, "Err, I'll draw two cards and end my turn." Gyrin replied, "I'll draw one card and play one card face down, ending my turn." Yami said, "I play Monster Summoning, this card allows me to summon any monster I want without a tribute or sacrifice. I summon the Egyptian God monster Slifer the Sky Dragon (ATK 2000/DEF 2000) and the Black Luster Soldier (ATK 3000/DEF 2500)! I hold two cards in my hand! It's your turn Gyrin!" Yami then drew four more cards bringing Slifer's attack and defense power up (ATK 6000/DEF 6000). Gyrin drew a card and placed it face down and said, "I summon Sludge Soldier in attack mode (ATK 1800/DEF 1700). I now end my turn." Yami smirked and said, "You shouldn't have done that Gyrin. I play the magic card Dragon summoning and I choose the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon (ATK 4500/DEF 3800)! I also play Curse of Dragon (ATK 2000/DEF 1500) and the magic card Polymerization, to fuse the Ultimate Dragon and the Black Luster Soldier, to create… the Ultimate Dragon Champion (ATK 5000/DEF 5000 - ATK 5500/DEF 5500)! Now my Ultimate Dragon Champion attack Hash'ak'gik! Slifer attack the Sarafan Lord now!" The Ultimate Dragon Champion obliterated Hash'ak'gik from the field and Slifer attacked the Sarafan Lord obliterating him from the field. (Life Pts #2: 100) Gyrin was really ticked off now as he brought forth the other Sludge Warrior (ATK 1700/DEF 1400) and sacrificed his Sludge Warrior and Sludge Soldier to bring forth… Horus, the Immortal Egyptian Pharaoh (ATK XV00/DEF XV00)!" Yami smiled and said, "That's just fine, because I play the magic card Infinite Cards! I'll also play one card face down." Gyrin smirked and said, "I summon my other Sludge Warrior in attack mode… I mean defense… ah!" Gyrin had gotten cocky and messed up and now it wasn't his turn anymore. Yami smiled and said, "Utimate Dragon Champion attack the Sludge Warrior!" The Ultimate Dragon Champion attacked the Sludge Warrior and obliterated it from the field, causing Gyrin to lose the duel. Gyrin picked out the Egyptian God card, Hash'ak'gik, Raziela of the Razielam, and the Sarafan Lord from his deck and handed them over to Yami Yugi, along with the three-locator cards. Gyrin then said, "Yugi, you played a good duel, but now I must be leaving. Don't let anyone know you have that other Egyptian God card. We may see each other in the finals, for now farewell." With that said Gyrin disappeared into the shadows and Yami Yugi left the building and realized he had all six locator cards needed. So he left in search of his friends and for the final area he had to be for the finals themselves.
