Everyone, please note. This fic uses rules and tactics that only work in the show. Don't complain to me about how something works, unless you have good grounds to do it on. I'll also be alter the card text for certain cards, such as Mirror Force and Dark Elf.
Also, an idea I've been meaning to publish. I once got this idea, and it's really cool. Play your favorite music, or if you've got it, the soundtrack as you read the story. This gives it that emotion that you get when you watch it. Check it out.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, or anything related to it. I do, however, own Kai, Takaru, and Saet. If you want to use any of them in your own story, it's ok, as long as you ask me first. And if you find anyone using one of them, please let me know. And take note, I did give Yugi Muto permission to use Kai, so don't give her (yes, it's a she) a hard time. And don't e-mail me saying that she stole him, because she didn't.
Chapter Five: Sorceress Triad
It had been hours since I had left Yugi and his group. The sun had fully risen, but it was a still gray, a thin veil of clouds covering the yellow star. It was the sky when I liked it best; bright, but with a faint shadow that cast one amongst everything. I looked down, thinking rather hard.
'Where are the other competitor?' I asked. I kicked a rock over a bush. I then heard the usual thud that accompanies this. What I had not been expecting was the small yelp of pain.
I whipped around to look at the bush. A short young lady, about fourteen or fifteen, with brown hair to the base of her neck, and a small pink coth that wrapped around the back of her head, with a knot raised up, stood and confronted me. She was dressed in a white shirt with a pick jacket that had white sleeves from the mid shoulder down, and fanned out at the neck and bottom. Her pants were pick flares with white from the knee down, and a small pouch for her deck hung from her waist. To top things off, she had a white scarf that had both ends pulled back, resting between her shoulders andcollar, waving like a cape.
"Hey you!" she shouted in a sassy voice.
'Assertive little thing...' I noted.
"Who do you think you are, throwing rocks at people? Eh?"
"Um...Sorry. If your injured, I'm quite qualified to grant assistance. My mother is a doctor, so..." She suddenly slapped me across the face, freezing me in mid-speech with shock; not that the slap didn't hurt. I looked back to see her fumbling with her deck as an arena elevated out of the ground. "I see." I stated, freeing my own deck.
She ran over to the stadium and jumped onto the platform. "And my name is Trinity." She called as she rose up to overlook the battle. I did the same. I placed my deck on the field and drew my hand as the arena came to life.
(LP: 2000/2000)
"I have five Star Chips." She said, holding her gauntlet up for me to see. "So I'll wager all of them. That okay with you." It wasn't a question. I nodded, and we each set he golden stars down. She put a hand on top of her deck. "Ladies first. But more importantly, the beautiful go first." she cooed. My eyes rolled. She drew and added the card to her hand. "I summon the Witch of the Black Forest in attack mode." She said with a smile. A tall women with violet hair the reached below her neck, and dressed in black Wiccan robes appeared. (1100/1200). "I'll also play a card called the Book of Secret Arts, raising her attack and defense points by three hundred to 1400/1500. Your turn."
'That doesn't make sense. Even with the Book of Secret Arts, Witch of the Black Forest really isn't that strong. But at the same time, it may have a special ability that I don't know about. Either way, I'll need to think of a backup strategy.' I planned.
"I'll place one card face down, and then I'll summon Neo the Magic Swordsman, in attack mode." I said, playing the two. "Neo, attack Witch of the Black Forest with your mighty sword." I said. My knight moved across the field at lightning speed, crouching low. He came to a stop in front of the Witch and slashed twice, destroying her. "That will end my turn." I said, passing the remainder of my turn.
(LP:2000/1700)
"Thank-you." she smiled. I widened my eyes in wonder. "Now I'm allowed to search my deck for a monster with a defensive power of 1500 or less. So I'll choose this one." she laughed, reshuffling her deck. She then chose a monster other than the one she had just acquired, and set it in defense mode. "Bring it on."
'What did I do to deserve this?' I asked, rolling my eyes skyward, as if addressing the celestial forces there.
I drew. "I'll now place another card face down, and then I'll attack with Neo the Magic Swordsman." I said, slipping another card into place. My armored soldier charged in, sword raised. What appeared for him to attack was another monster I had never before seen. It was constructed of four golden stakes that each stood up, out of a fifth one that ran horizontally. A thick brown cloth was suspended between these four poles, with a glum face with red hair stretching out of the center. Neo's blade struck, but instead of being destroyed, the face cried in pain. Neo covered his ears at the sound of the shrill voice. He became a flash of light, and then disappeared. "What is that thing?"
"That was my Wall of Illusion." Trinity explained. (1000/1850) "When this monster is attacked, the monster that attacks it is instantly sent back to the owners hand. And you loose Life Points because your attack power is lower than my Wall's defense."
(LP: 1850/1700)
I picked the card back up in fear. 'I'm already open for a direct attack!' I mentally screamed. Since my field had been cleared during my turn, it meant that I was vulnerable during her turn. I began to hold my breath. I looked over to her, trying to read her. What I saw was frightening. Her expression had totally changed. No longer was she the same cheerful Trinity that had played cards such as the Witch of the Black Forest, but now was one who looked very serious and mature. More her age.
"I'm disappointed." she grumbled. "You had five Stars, but it's only been two turns, and already you're going to loose. I expected more." I just glared back. "I'll summon Shining Abyss in attack mode." This new monster was sky blue, with a rounded bottom that thinned up for a waist, and then ended in a small stub for a head. It had two long arms, as well as two small, yet wide wings. (1600/1800). "And then I'll add this Elf's Light magic card to raise her attack points to 2000." The wings began to burn brightly with pure light as the monsters power raised.
'She?' I asked myself. 'How can she tell it's a girl? Not that it matters.' The monster held out both arms, a ball of white light forming in them. It then burst loose and was moving to consume me and my Life Points.
At the last second, I grabbed one of my down cards. "I activate Negate Attack, to protect me for this turn." I said as the air in front of me began to swirl like water, creating a sort of barrier, which nullified the beam. Trinity simply turned away and stuck her nose into the air.
"Hmpf. Not that it matters."
"But it does. You know that I already have at least one monster to summon next turn. So I'll be protected until that one is gone." I corrected her as I drew.
'Hm. I think I've got an idea. I can't destroy the monster now, but with proper timing...' I chose my cards. "I'll summon Breaker the Magic Warrior, in attack mode." I called. A warrior in red armor, and a tall headdress, similar to that of my Dark Magician's, and a black mask over his face appeared. He carried a thin sword on his right hand, and a shield in his left. "And for summoning him, Breaker receives a special magic counter, which will raise his attack power by three hundred points, all the way up to 1900. But instead of using that power increase to destroy your Wall of Illusion, I'll sacrifice the counter to activate Breaker's special ability." As I said this, Breaker's sword began to glow blue with magic. "When the magic counter is sacrificed, it will destroy one magic or trap card on your field. So I'll destroy your Elf's Light, and lower Shining Abyss's attack points!" The sword lanced forward and the blue light jumped from it, piercing Shining Abyss's wings, clearing away the light. "I'll end my turn there."
Trinity drew a card and passed her turn. I picked my card up and smiled. I summon the Dark Magician, with an attack strength of 2500!" I called as my wizard appeared. "Attack Shining Abyss!" I commanded. The staff extended and released a black light, which obliterated the monster opposite it.
(LP:1850/600)
"I'll end my turn there."
Trinity began her turn by placing her new card face down in her magic zone. Then she played another card that I had never seen. "Card Destruction."
"What is that?" I called as she folded her hand and placed it in her Graveyard.
"Card Destruction forces us both to discard our entire hands, and then draw new ones with the same number of cards."
I growled as I discarded my hand of five, just like Trinity had, and we each drew five new cards. It wasn't a very promising hand at all.
"I'll next summon another monster in defense mode." she smiled a rather beautiful smile. However, I wasn't going to allow her charm to distract me. I grabbed my next card, and added it to my hand.
"I'll attack with the Dark Magician, to destroy your face down monster." I called. The blast crushed a young girl with brown hair tied back. She was wearing brown robes with a blue apron over them, and carrying a thin wand with a crescent moon at the head. She cried and shattered. Trinity began to search through her Graveyard. "The Magician of Faith." I observed. It was a card my sister was fond of. It allowed the user to search their Graveyard for any magic card. She had three magic cards to choose from, and I had a feeling I knew what it was. I passed the remainder of my turn.
Strangely, she didn't play any card that I had seen before. She played the card she had just acquired. "I'll play Graceful Charity, which permits me to draw three new cards, but I must discard two." She drew two more cards from her deck, squealed with delight, and removed two from her old hand to the Grave. "Next, I'll summon my Rouge Doll, in attack mode." A short figure that was grey in color, and seemed to have only closed eyes for a face appeared. It was dressed in a lavender cape, and holding a tiny spear shaped wand.(1600/1000). "And I'll have it attack your Breaker the Magic Warrior, destroying them both." The doll rushed forward, striking Breaker in the chest, who then countered by slashing at its middle. They both exploded in a shower of light. "I'll end my turn."
I drew a new card. "I'll summon a monster in defense mode, and a card face down."
"I draw." she began. "I'll summon a new monster in defense mode, and end my turn."
It was growing old and repetitive, the constant cycle of draw, summon, and pass. I drew and placed another card face down. Then I continued with an attack. I was horrified, however, by her new monster. It was a red wall, suspended between five staked, and a fiendish face in the center.
"Another Wall of Illusion." I gasped as the monster disappeared.. My Dark Magician returned to my hand, and I passed the remainder of my turn.
"And now I'll use the magic card I regained earlier; Card Destruction." she said with glee as she and I both discarded our hands. I did so with a bit of a pause. I didn't want to loose my mage, especially so soon. However, I would abide by the rules of the game. She drew three cards, and I drew six. "Now I'll remove two Light type monsters from my Graveyard to summon this," she went on, pulling two cards from her Grave, setting them aside. A young woman, translucent in color, ans very calm and relaxed appeared, her angelic wings spreading. "The Soul of Purity and Light! (2000/1800). And I'll attack your Life Points directly to finish you off. Attack my monster." Trinity called, extending her hand out towards me, motioning for her monster to attack. The angel stood up straight, and held her arms and wings out, a brilliant light shining from it.
My hand moved faster than my thoughts. On instinct, I flipped over my down card. "Mirror Force!" I called. The bright barrier appeared and redirected the attack back at her, destroying both the Soul of Purity and Light, as well as the Wall of Illusions. "All of your monsters that were face up have been destroyed. And with no defense left to hold off my attack, you can't keep me from defeating you!" I called. Trinity, however, didn't seem affected at all as she set two cards face down.
I picked my card up and began to think. 'I've got one trap card, two magic cards, and three monsters. Those face down cards worry me, but I'll have to risk it.'
"I'll set one card facedown," I said, sliding it onto the field. "Next I'll summon..." I was cut off by Trinity's sudden movements.
"I'll activate this trap card!" she called. A bright sword appeared on her side of the field, and sprung towards me, spearing into the grown. "My Lightforce Sword, which lock that monster you were going to summon out of play for the next four turns!"
I stood back shocked. I had never seen this card before. But nonetheless, I set my Garncia Elefantis aside, and chose a different monster from my hand. "I'll summon a monster in defense mode."
Trinity drew a card, set it in defense mode, and ended her turn. I also drew a card, and prepared to attack.
"I summon the Summoned Skull, in attack mode!" I called. The skeletal creature emerged from the ground, a look of death in its eyes and growl.
However, it had barley taken shape when a crevice in the ground opened, pulling my monster to his doom. My eyes widened in horror. "A Trap Hole trap card, if I'm not mistaken." I said aloud. "I end my turn."
"Good." Trinity said, beginning her turn. "Now I'll show you why I'm called Trinity. Because of my ultimate female monster triad." She cooed, summoning the first part of her army by flipping over her defensive monster. "First I'm going to summon the Dark Magician Girl, in attack mode." She laughed. A cute, young woman with blond hair, and a very pretty face appeared. Clothed in a blue gown, similar to my Dark Magicians, and waving a small baton, she breathed a sigh of freedom and winked at me! "My Dark Magician Girl has an attack power of 2000." Trinity said, her smile gradually growing. "But unfortunately for you, for EVERY Dark Magician in the Graveyard, she absorbs some of their energy to grow an extra 300 point." I began to tick the points off in my head.
'There's my Dark Magician in the Graveyard…' I looked to the small section of my Dueling Platform to check her monsters attack power.
2900!
"How?!" I asked in amazement. Trinity laughed.
"Remember my Card Destruction double play?" she asked. "I was doing that to get my two Dark Magicians. The first Magician I got early on, and it went to the Graveyard. The next one I drew when I played Graceful Charity, and then discarded it to help pay the cost. I then used Card Destruction again to draw my Dark Magician Girl."
"Impressive." I said. I only had one defense monster in play, and it was about to be destroyed. Trinity called an attack, which cleared my Mystical Elf away.
(LP: 1850/600)
I picked my next card up and observed my hand. I one trap card on the field, and now only two more monsters left. "I'll summon a monster in defense mode." I said, ending my turn. Trinity drew a card and destroyed my Ryu-Kishin. I drew again, and summoned another defensive monster. Trinity picked up another card and smiled wickedly.
"I'll play a magic card, Stop Defense." She said, laying the magic card down. My tile flashed and my Dark Elf was revealed. She was wiped away by the Dark Magician Girl.
(LP: 950/600)
"You don't stand a chance against me now." She cackled. "If you can't beat my Dark Magician Girl, you'll never overcome my other monsters."
'Other monsters? Could she actually have others stronger than the Dark Magician Girl?' I asked myself mentally. 'I could do with Allentha's Soul Release magic card right now, though.' I drew again, and noticed that the holographic sword was gone. The four turns of the Lightforce Sword had passed. I picked my Garnecia Elefantis up. I then set another monster in defense mode.
"You're boring." Trinity mocked, pulling a new card from her deck and smiling. "I'll now show you another of my three greatest monsters." I narrowed y eyes. "I summon Cosmo Queen!" Her new monster was a tall woman in a long, slick black gown. Her face was pale, and her look stern. Her hair was all bunched up around her head, and held that way by thick gold bands. (2900/2450). "Now Cosmo Queen, attack. Celestial Star Burst!" Cosmo Queen raised her hands above her head. A glowing ball of yellow energy appeared. It seemed unstable, as it was shifting around, but staying in the basic form of a sphere. Suddenly, her arms dropped, and the energy bomb dropped, exploding on impact with my Harpies Brother, incinerating it.
I stood, eyes wide in horror. I dropped to knees and began to cry. All of my Star Chips were on the line, and I didn't have a monster in my entire deck capable of defeating both of these monsters, not to mention whatever her third monster was.
My eyes fell to my Millennium Key. 'All because of this, I'm going to loose it all. You're all that Pegasus wants, and now I'm going to loose everything…' My mental ranting was cut short by a voice. It wasn't a thought or memory, but a voice.
"Kai, we believe in you. Please believe in yourself. Look deep for what you're fighting for, and search for the big brother you always were. You've been in more trouble than this before. You can do it!" It was the voice of my little sister, Allentha. Her voice was echoed by Seya's. I looked to the Millennium Key, glowing brightly, and I understood. They were the voices of their souls. My emotions seemed to have tapped into the power of the Key! I stood up, and whipped away my tears.
"I'll draw." I said to Trinity, who looked shocked to see me standing back up, so bold and confident. I was pleased to be greeted by the magic card that I had been hopping for. Everything was set. "I'll next set a card face down, and play the magic card, Monster Reborn!" My Dark Magician reappeared on the field, a tile glowing in a taunting manner behind him. "And removing him from the Graveyard lowers your Dark Magician Girls attack points by three hundred, all the way down to 2600." Trinity glared at me for having lowered her monster point so low. "Then I'll equip my Magician with the Book of Secret Arts, raising his attack points to 2800." Trinity was looking at my monster terrified. "Destroy Dark Magician Girl. Dark Magic Attack!" The sorceress shattered into a flurry of glass light. "That will end my turn."
(LP: 950/400)
"You'll regret that!" she cried. "Cosmo Queen, attack and destroy the Dark Magician. Celestial Star Burst!" The queen of the stars began to charge her attack up.
"I haven't forgotten about her either!" I shouted, waving my arm in front of me. "I'll activate my facedown magic card, Shadow Spell!" Out of the mystery tile sprung forth dozens of thick black chains that wrapped around the Cosmo Queen, stopping her attack and lowering her attack points to 2200.
"No!" Trinity sobbed in despair.
"Now my Dark Magician will counter attack!" The staff extended forward, striking the Cosmo Queen down.
(LP: 950/100)
All Trinity did was stare, her emotions a mix of utter amazement, hate and horror. I had just overcome some of her mightiest legions, and I also had a fair lead. But she soon shook it off and picked a new card up. "I'll set one card face down, and I'll summon Gemini Elf in defense mode." She said, setting the new card, as well as a new card from her hand. The Gemini Elf's were a pair of twin elves in long black dresses. They sat down, their backs to each other and arms folded in.
"I'll attack with the Dark Magician!" The mage extended his staff forward, the black light shining forth. However, at the last second a group of women appeared to absorb the attack.
"You hit my Waboku, which will take the attack for my monster for this one turn." Trinity smiled. I nodded towards her to acknowledge that my turn was over. "My turn, and I'll play Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your Book of Secret Arts!" A large swirl of wind burst out of Trinity's field and covered my Dark Magician. When it cleared, the shining gold aura of my magician was gone, and his attack points back down to 2500. "Now I'll summon one of my strongest monsters, but it isn't my ultimate, and doesn't belong in my triad!" she called. She slapped the new card down, and out of the sky floated a shining golden sphere. It soon began to die down, and I could see a figure standing within. It was female, based on the slim figure. She had lavender hair and was in a gold dress. But her most stunning feature was her wings. She had six glorious wings that were fully extended. "Wingweaver!" (2750/2400) "Now Wingweaver attack, Shining Light Stream!" The wing began to glow, unleashing an intense light that washed over my Dark Magician, and melted him away.
(LP: 700/100)
'That's not even in her triad!' I gasped in my mind. 'What else could there be? I'm running out of traps, and she's just pulled out one of the strongest monsters I've faced.'
"And now, just to keep you from meddling with my ultimate summon, I'll use this magic card; the Swords of Revealing Light!" Three large swords of white light stabbed into the ground between the two separate fields. "Now you can't attack me for three turns." She laughed.
I picked up a card and passed. One of the swords faded away.
Trinity picked up a card, got an extremely confident smile on her face, and added it to her hand. She then set a card from her hand face down. Whatever she was planning, I was sure she was one step closer to completing it.
I drew and set my new monster down in defense mode. Another sword disappeared. Trinity did the same. I picked up a card, and decided I should get ready for my offensive.
"I summon Tri-Horned Dragon!" I called. The monster arose, and never before had he looked more magnificent in his glorious blue scales and ivory horns. (2850/2350). The third sword vanished.
"I'll use my face down card, Gift of the Mystical Elf! It will add onto my Life Points by three hundred for every monster on the field. That means I gain 900." Trinity laughed as a blue skinned girl appeared for a second before breaking down into hundreds of specks of gold dust.
(LP: 700/1000)
"Now, you may have that Tri-Horned Dragon," Trinity said with great confidence. "But I have this magic card; Miracle Ark!" A stone chest appeared and opened. Out of it erupted a ray of light, which concealed another angelic figure, but this one looked faded, as if it's energy wasn't full. "I'll use it to sacrifice my two monsters to complete the ritual!" The Wingweaver and twin elves became balls of light, which then bolted into the ark, causing a small burst of extra light, then causing it to die down. "My two majestic fairies will serve as a source of great power to the mighty…Shinato!" I could now clearly see that the new figure was wearing a dress similar to the Wingweaver's, but purple, and only going to the knees. Then, at the waist was an extra skirt, which was open in the front, and fanned out conciderably, taking a bell shape. Then, it had six gold wings which surpassed the Wingweaver's in every way. It was truly a great sight. (3300/3000).
I took a sudden step back. This was a monster the likes of which I had never imagined. Thirty-three hundred attack points. How was it possible?! I looked up as Trinity prepared to attack.
"Shinato," she said, raising her hand up and pointing at my dragon. "Attack with Holy Curse!" Shinato placed her hands together as if praying. She wings were fully extended, and she was glowing gold.
Suddenly, my Tri-Horned Dragon began to glow gold as well, and thrashed about in pain. Suddenly Shinato pronounced a phrase loudly, almost enough for me to hear, and her arms snapped out. My dragon froze suddenly cried mightily. Then, he was overcome by the light, and melted away. My Life Points also suffered dearly.
(LP: 250/1000)
Trinity began to laugh hysterically. "You see," she said, lowering her head to eye me and my horror struck face. "My Trinity of mageses cannot be overcome. I know of only a few monsters that could defeat my Shinato, and you lack either the pieces or time to create them. But just to be on the safe side, I'll also use this Monster Reborn card to bring back Cosmo Queen. Now, you have two things to be weary of."
Things were looking bad. However, there was one magic card in my hand that I could make use of, provided I could draw another particular magic card I had in my deck. It was risky, but was also my only chance. I picked a new card up, praying with the faith of myself, as well as Seya and Allentha behind me. 'Perfect!'
"I've won, Trinity!" I called. Her eye narrowed as I said this, but I also noticed a hint of fear. "And I'll start by playing this card, Double Magic!" I slapped the card down as Trinity eyed me quizzically. "Double Magic allows me to use one magic card in your Graveyard by discarding one of my own. And the card I've chosen is Monster Reborn!" My field began to glow as I tossed a card away from my hand. Above the glowing tile appeared a cute young girl with blond hair, dressed in blue, and carrying a golden baton. "Your Dark Magician Girl is just what I need, since there are three Dark Magicians in the grave-" Trinity cut me off.
"She still isn't strong enough to take Shinato down!"
"But she is.' I said with a smile as I chose a new card from my hand. "At least she will be, after I play this magic card." I slapped the card down. "Riryoku!"
"What does that do?"
"Riryoku will drain half of your monsters attack points, and transfer them over to one of my monsters attack points. So I'll direct that over to the Dark Magician Girl!" Trinity stood wide-eyed as Shinato's attack points were cut in half to 1650, and the Dark Magician Girl's attack power rose to forty-five hundred and fifty. "Now Dark Magician Girl, attack Shinato and destroy Trinity's Life Points!" I commanded. The baton swung down and unleashed a pink light that completely eradicated Trinity's monster and Life Points.
(LP: 250/0)
I met Trinity on the grown and noticed she was crying. My happiness and thanks for luck diminished as I watched the tears hit the ground.
"Are…You okay?" I asked. Trinity merely shook her head and held out all five of her Star Chips. I reluctantly took them and sighed. "You were great you know. I really was ready to forfeit." Still no response. I was about to leave when an idea struck me. I pulled my pack down and began to rummage through it. I finally found the card I was looking for and pulled it out.
The picture was that of a woman in a yellow dress, who had her eyes closed and a smile on her face. Her hair was a beautiful raven black, expounding on her beauty. The entire picture was shimmering holographic.
I held it out for Trinity to take. "It's a very unique Dark Elf card." I explained. "Not many were printed holographic. I always intended on holding onto it as a collectors item, but I think you'll find better use for it." Trinity finally looked up at me. She had stopped crying, but her expression was still pained. She reached out and took the card, and forced herself to smile. I grinned back.
I turned to leave, but was cut off as she spoke. "You go and win." She called after me. 'I did not loose to a guy who wasn't going to take it all!" I turned back and smiled as best I could and nodded.
To Be Continued...
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What did you all think? Please excuse spelling errors. I'm not that good. Just review please. For those who are wondering, I changed Mirror Force to destroy all face up monsters. Also, for those who don't get it, in the Duelist Kingdom rules, Mirror Force does deal damage. Remember against Weevil and Pegasus? And a special thanks to my friend Meren, who was my model for Trinity. Another special thanks to Jasmine Smith. She is the BEST Yu-Gi-Oh writer I know, and it was with her help that I finished this. I couldn't think of a way to go out with a bang, so I went her for help. If you want to read her story, you need to go to YugiohDungeon.com, and her work is in the Fan Art/Fiction section. You wont regret it. Anyway people, please review. I'm finally getting them, but I need more. So please, review. AND READ MY OTHER STORY, Duels of the Chosen! See ya.