*hiding behind Yamina* Don't kill me!!!! I'm really sorry about the lateness!!!!
Yami Vegena: She had writer's block, again!!!
Yeah!! Anyway, hope this chapter is long enough to make you all feel better. Also, like I said in Seven Deadly Dragons, here's the link to my site. I'm still working on it, but there will be an update tonight with more sections open. Hope you like it and PLEASE sign the guestbook!!!
Yami Vegena: Once again, *ATK/DEF* will be displayed next to a monster in the duel. For all other notes, go to previous chapters.
We'll start this now so no one will need to wait.
ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!
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Dark Angel Mage: Chapter 6
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Everyone that watched cried out in surprise at the appearance of their friend as a Duel Monster. Yami's eyes were closed with his head bowed, seeming to not have noticed any of them. While they gaped at the young Pharaoh, Yugi glared at Nekhbet. She was chuckling, amused by their surprise.
"What did you do to him?!?! You've trapped his soul into a card to use against me!!! How can you be this cruel to him?!?!" Yugi shouted in anger. Nekhbet stopped her chuckling, but the amusement was still there.
"And what do you mean by that? All I've done is summon my ultimate creature for a duel. What crime is that?" She asked in fake innocence.
"What crime?!?! You've sealed his soul into a card, making him take the place of your creature!!! How could you do this?!?!?!" Yugi replied in frustration, his hands clenched into tight fists. Nekhbet's amusement faded into a questioning look.
"You mean you never knew? He never told you, nor showed you?" She asked curiously.
"What are you talking about?! Tell me what?!?!" Yugi called in confusion and anger. Nekhbet scowled at that.
"Listen to me carefully, seran ua. When Yami locked the Shadow Games away, he also locked the Duel Monsters into stone tablets. However, there was one monster he couldn't lock away into stone. There was only one way for this creature to be sealed. Do you know where he sealed it?"
"Does it matter?! What about it?!" Joey shouted. Nekhbet glared fiercely at him.
"It does matter, mortal!! Because this one was so different, there was only one way to seal it. He sealed it into a Millennium item." She replied as she turned her gaze back to Yugi.
"What item?" Ryou asked.
"He sealed it into the Millennium Puzzle." She paused to allow everyone to absorb that.
"What?! But he was sealed in there!!" Yugi said in confusion. Nekhbet nodded at that, the smirk returning.
"You see, I didn't make Yami take the place of a monster. This is actually his other form, his light side."
"But what you're saying-" Yugi began, but was cut off my Seto.
"Yami's actually a Duel Monster?!?!" He cried out in shock.
"But that's impossible, isn't it?" Mokuba asked as he gazed at his brother in confusion. Seto couldn't answer him, he was just as confused.
"I'm afraid it is possible, young one. And no, he isn't a Duel Monster. He's actually half Duel Monster, half mortal, or human if you will. The Dark Angel Mage was my most powerful creature in Ta-mera (Egypt), but Yami wouldn't cooperate."
"I see, you used him to play Shadow Games. However, you hate him because he refused to be used as a monster. That is why you're here, to reclaim your monster, not your son." Bakura stated and smirked when she glared at him.
"Stay out of this, Tomb Raider. Once I am through with the seran ua, you'll be my next target." She growled before turning her gaze back to her opponent. "Now, let us continue this match. Dark Angel Mage, face your opponent." The Dark Angel Mage raised his head slightly before opening his eyes. The moment he did, tears streamed from them to fall on the ground. Yugi's heart ached at those tears. Besides the dream, never once has he seen Yami shed a tear, even with all the pain his mother put him through.
"Yami, are you alright?" Yugi called out to his other, fighting back his own tears. Yami remained silent as he stared ahead of himself, like he never heard his light speak. That's when Yugi noticed it. Yami's eyes were dull and lifeless, like nothing but a shell stood before him.
"He won't answer you, seran ua. He is under my control. He can see and hear, but there isn't anything he could do except obey my commands." Nekhbet said, enjoying the looks of shock on everyone's faces.
"But no Duel Monster is like that, especially here!!! In the Shadow Realm, they are real and can act of their own will. Not even a hologram is as lifeless as the Dark Angel Mage appears to be." Seto called in protest. He's been to the Shadow Realm enough times to know, and he created the hologram Duel Monsters.
"I know, but I had to cast a spell for this creature. I don't want him betraying me."
"You've enslaved his mind?!" Yugi asked in horror. He grew frustrated when his opponent nodded her head, amusement shinning in her eyes. Yugi glanced back at his other, a tear sliding down his face. Yami's tears were no longer flowing, but the paths they made were still there.
"Let us continue this, child. I place one card facedown and end my turn." She stated as she placed a card down. Yugi looked suspicious as he drew a card. He looked to see it was the Spellbinding Circle.
'Now what am I going to do? I can't send Yami to the graveyard, but how can I win this duel if I don't attack her life points?' Yugi thought as he glanced at Yami briefly. 'But there's still something I don't get. How can the Dark Angel Mage be unbeatable? A Blue Eyes White Dragon can easily destroy him, same goes for my Magician of Black Chaos. There has to be more to Nekhbet's strategy, maybe it has something to do with that facedown card.' Yugi thought as he glanced at the said card.
"I place one card face down and I switch Alpha to defense. Your turn." Yugi said as he placed the Spellbinding Circle facedown and switched Alpha into defense mode.
"Defense won't help you for long." Nekhbet said as she grew her card. "Dark Angel Mage *2600/2200*, attack his monster!! Dark Light Strike!!!" Yami's wings stretched out on either side of himself as he crossed his arms over his chest in an X. His wings began to glow with a bright white light. A very powerful blast left them, turning into the blackest ebony when they combined into one. Alpha disintegrated as soon as the blast was close enough, surprising everyone. Even when Blue Eyes attacked, the blast usually engulfed it's opponent before it destroyed them. This attack looked like it destroyed Alpha before even touching him!!
"What kind of attack was that?!" Mokuba cried in shock. Despite his attack strength, the Dark Angel Mage looked to be stronger than a Blue Eyes! Nekhbet laughed smugly at that.
"I wasn't bluffing when I said this was my ultimate monster. The Dark Angel Mage was one of the most feared creatures in my time. Nothing you do can destroy him, so surrender now." She said in amusement.
"I won't give up until Yami is free!! No monster is unbeatable!!" Yugi shouted in anger. Nekhbet smirked at that.
"Then you intend to stop my creature? You can try, but are you willing to win this duel by destroying him? Be warned, by destroying him, you seal his fate to an eternity in the Shadow Realm." Yugi's eyes widened at that.
"What?!" Joey shouted from the side, Kaiba holding him back when he was about to attack Nekhbet.
"I dare you to strike, mortal. If I lose this match, you can join the Dark Angel Mage and remain here for an eternity."
"I will beat you without sending Yami to stay in the Shadow Realm!!!" Yugi shouted before Joey could say anything in defense.
"And how do you intend to do that?? Your Yami is what stands between you and my life points. You have to get past him somehow, but the only way to do that is to destroy him." Yugi dropped his head at her words.
'She's right, the only way to get her life points is to destroy Yami. However, he'll be sent to the graveyard and remain in Shadow Realm even if I win this match!! And there isn't a card in my deck that can attack a player directly while they have a monster on their field. But if I forfeit, then Yami will remain with Nekhbet forever.' Yugi thought sadly to himself. He lifted his head and glared when Nekhbet called him in a mocking tone.
"I'm waiting for my defeat, seran ua. Let's see if you can enforce your words." She said sarcastically, enjoying the glares everyone was giving her. Yugi tried to ignore her amusement as he drew his card. It turned out to be Beta, the Magnet Warrior.
'Hmm, maybe I can win this without destroying Yami. I still have one card in my deck that can help me win. However, besides the fact I need to draw it, I have to be careful about her facedown card.'
"I summon Beta, the Magnet Warrior *1700/1600*." Yugi stated as he placed the card on the field.
"Didn't I already mention that defense won't help you for long? Stop trying to delay your defeat and surrender." Nekhbet cried in frustration. This duel was a waste of her time, the smaller duelist was becoming increasingly annoying.
"Whoever said I was summoning him in defense mode? He's in attack mode. That ends my turn." Yugi said with a sly grin on his face. The others wondered why Yugi would make such a dangerous move, but reframed from saying anything. Yugi was always known to find a way of winning, even if a lot of the moves he made were risky. Nekhbet smirked at that.
"Well, I guess you are learning your lesson after all." She said as she drew a card. "Now, attack his monster Dark Angel Mage!!"
"Not so fast!! I activate a trap, the Spellbinding Circle!!!" Yugi shouted as he flipped over his trap card. A glowing circle of magic appeared and trapped the angel within it, preventing him from attacking. Yugi watched sadly as Yami wrapped his wings around himself in protection, though it wasn't helping. Besides trapping him, his attack power was lowered by 700 points, making it 1900. 'I'm sorry about this, Yami-chan.'
"Grrr....fine!!! I end my turn then!!" Nekhbet shouted in anger, though her thoughts weren't exactly angry. 'Hmmm...let's just see what he has planned.'
Yugi drew his card, his face saddened. He was grateful that he stopped Yami from attacking, but he hated himself for using a trap against him. The smaller one looked at his card and his sadness faded somewhat. It was the magic card, Brain Control.
'Great!!! Now, all I need is one more card and I'll be able to save Yami!!' Yugi thought to himself in excitement as he placed the card in his hand and chose another. 'I haven't summoned you in a while, have I? Well, I think now is as good a time as any.'
"I sacrifice Beta, the Magnet Warrior. To summon, Curse of Dragon *2000/1500*!!" The magnet warrior disappeared in a burst of light as Curse of Dragon appeared in it's place. Everyone looked at the dragon in shock when it made a keening sound, like it was crying. Yugi blinked in surprise, wondering why his dragon was making that sound. Curse of Dragon glanced behind itself to look at Yugi, it's eyes saddened. Yugi was puzzled until he gasped in realization, just as the dragon turned to face his opponent once again.
'Curse of Dragon...he doesn't want to fight Yami!! He's sad because he's been placed against Yami, his other master.' Yugi thought to himself in shock before smiling slightly in understanding.
"You are truly loyal, but don't worry. I'm not going to make you attack him." Yugi said soothingly to his dragon, a small smile forming on his face as the dragon seemed to understand. "I end my turn, Nekhbet."
"Finally..." She muttered in anger. She drew her card and placed in her hand. "I'll pass this turn." Yugi nodded as he drew a card, which turned out to be Big Shield Garda.
"I summon Big Shield Garda *100/2600*, in defense mode. This ends my turn." Yugi stated as his monster appeared before him. Nekhbet drew her card next.
"I set this monster down in defense and end my turn." She said as she placed a monster facedown. Yugi drew next, a small smile forming when Dust Tornado turned out to be the card he drew.
'Yes!! Now I just need to summon a monster and I'll win this duel!!!' Yugi thought happily, the smile widening slightly. He quickly looked up and stated his move, his smile never leaving.
"I place one card facedown, and sacrifice Big Shield Garda to summon the Dark Magician Girl *2000/1700*!!" Yugi quickly placed Dust Tornado facedown before he summoned his other monster. Dark Magician Girl appeared and giggled at Yugi before turning to face her opponent. She stopped and gasped softly when she saw Yami in front of her, still trapped by the Spellbinding Circle. The Curse of Dragon got her attention and growled lowly at her, like it was speaking. The young apprentice seemed to understand and nodded her head before turning to face her opponent once again, glaring at Nekhbet. Nekhbet glared at the young monster before turning her gaze back to Yugi.
"Are you finished?" She asked coldly. Yugi nodded his head and Nekhbet snatched her next card. She smirked, but it was hidden behind the card. "I'll pass this turn."
"Wait!! I activate a trap card, Dust Tornado!! And I'll use it to destroy your facedown card!!" Yugi shout as he flipped the said card. Nekhbet gasped at that.
"How dare you!!" She shouted as her card was destroyed, which turned out to be Magic Cylinders. Yugi smiled in triumph as he drew his next card, which was Buster Blader. He placed it in his hand and chose another, intending to end this duel now.
"Now I activate the magic card, Brain Control!!! I'll use it to seize control of the Dark Angel Mage!!" Yugi shouted as he activated his card. The others cheered for him, knowing he was going to win. However, Nekhbet surprised them all when she started laughing.
"What's so funny?!" Téa shouted at her.
"Yeah, don't you know that you're about to lose?!?!" Tristan shouted as he glared at her. Nekhbet turned to them and laughed in amusement.
"You fools!!! You are truly fools!! He hasn't won this duel yet!!" She shouted in triumph. Everyone looked at her like she was insane.
"What are you talking about?! He's about to finish you off, and you have nothing to protect yourself!!!" Seto shouted at her in anger.
"Maybe I should have mentioned this before. There's a reason this creature is my ultimate!! See for yourselves!!" She said happily. They all glanced at the field, and noticed that Yami was still on Nekhbet's side of the field.
"What's goin' on?!" Joey asked in shock.
"It's quite simple, mortal. The Dark Angel Mage isn't affected by any magic cards." It took a moment for them to understand what she said. When they did, it seemed like their worlds all crashed at once.
"What the hell do you mean?! How can he not be affected!!!" Seto shouted in shock.
"That isn't possible, is it?" Téa asked when she managed to find her voice.
"It is possible, little girl. The Dark Angel Mage isn't an ordinary ritual monster. You shouldn't have underestimated it's power." Nekhbet said confidently.
"Why didn't you tell me that before??" Yugi asked sadly as he gazed at Nekhbet. She scoffed at those words.
"Why would I want to? I have to be certain to win, don't I? This monster is too important for me to lose after I worked so hard to get it back." Nekhbet replied angrily. Yugi glanced at the Dark Magician Girl, who was looking at him worriedly. She didn't want to hurt Yami; none of the monsters in the deck did. The young hikari couldn't say anything to comfort her though. Now that he knew the true power of Yami's other form, Yugi has no choice but to destroy him.
"I pass..." Yugi whispered sorrowfully while hanging his head. Nekhbet drew her card before placing it on the field.
"I'll set a monster facedown and end it there." With that, Yugi drew his next card, Celtic Guardian. He placed the warrior in his hand and stared intently at the cards, debating within himself. He glanced at his monsters on the field, hesitating in his choice. The two creatures seemed to understand what he was planning and made small sounds of agreement. Yugi nodded and snapped his eyes up to meet Nekhbet's gaze, coming to a decision.
"I sacrifice Curse of Dragon and Dark Magician Girl, to summon my ultimate creature. Now, I summon the Dark Magician!!!" Yugi shouted as he placed the card on the field. The Dark Magician appeared in a flash of violet light, ready to face his opponent. He tensed when he saw the Dark Angel Mage, but that was the only reaction he showed. Nekhbet glared at that, but refrained from saying anything. Yugi sighed sadly as he prepared for his next move.
"Dark Magician, attack the Dark Angel Mage!! Dark Magic Attack!!!" Yugi shouted quickly before he had a chance to hesitate. He snapped his attention when Nekhbet was laughing cruelly once again.
"I'm afraid to disappoint you again, but that attack won't work." She stated smugly.
"Why not?! Is there something else you're not telling me?!?!" Yugi cried in anger. He was slightly relieved that Yami wasn't going to be destroyed, but was now worried about Nekhbet's statement.
"There is, seran ua. Besides the fact that my creature isn't affect by magic cards, no monsters of light or dark can attack him." Once again, Nekhbet's words caused a major reaction from her opponent and those gathered to watch.
"How's that possible?! Spill it!!!" Joey shouted in anger.
"Think about it, mortal. His name, his attack, and the way he looks. Even though the Dark Angel Mage is a dark-type, he displays qualities of a light-type. He likes that symbol I saw before, the one of light and dark. So, this effect shows it. Nothing of light or dark can harm him. Looks as though your plan has failed once again, seran ua." Nekhbet said with a smirk.
"No, that is not why." Everyone gasped at the new voice. They all looked around for the one who it belonged to, but didn't see anyone other than those already there. Nekhbet turned her attention to the field once again, and glared viciously. Yugi and the others saw this, and followed her gaze to Yugi's side of the field.
"Dark Magician?! Was that you??" Yugi asked in shock. The said monster turned to the younger duelist and nodded slightly before turning his attention back to Nekhbet.
"And what do you mean by that?!" Nekhbet said in anger. The Dark Magician glared at her before speaking once again.
"I will not attack my son."
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Finally!!!!!! I thought I'd never finish this chapter!!!
Yami Vegena: Me either!!!!
Celt: I wasn't summoned...*pouts*
No, but you were mentioned. Be glad about it!!
Yami Vegena: Also, Blader, Hageshi and Kurai were in this chapter. Can anyone guess they are? Whether in Yugi's hand or the field.
And Zaheera doesn't count. Sorry girl, but you already know who they are. You're guess wouldn't actually count.
Yami Vegena: Also, Aibou said this duel was supposed to end this chapter, but she was wrong.
Yeah, sorry about that. I meant for it to end chapter 7, I didn't realize it until it was too late.
Yami Vegena: *rolls eyes*
Now, before you all correct me about this chapter, I know about the history of the Dark Magician in Ancient Egypt. However, there's a twist here that'll be revealed in chapter 8. Besides, there's more about Yami/Dark Angel Mage's past that will also be revealed in chapter 8.
Yami Vegena: So no correcting this with facts from the series. Also, there's already been a twist in this duel, which will also be explained later. If anyone can guess this, you'll have chapter 8 dedicated to you.
And incase you didn't know, the symbol Nekhbet mentioned when she explained the DAM's other effect was the Yin and Yang symbol.
Yami Vegena: Please read and Review so my hikari can write faster!!! Only 3 chapters to go and then there's going to be a sequel!!!!!
Yamina!!!! You weren't supposed to mention that!!!!
Yami Vegena: Oops!!! *faking innocent surprise*
*sighs* Yes, there's going to be one. But I won't give any kind of info on it until the last chapter of this fic.
See ya!!!!!!!
