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, as well as change the activation speed of cards, such as playing trap cards straight from the hand, or using magic cards like traps.
Also, an idea I've been meaning to publish. I once got this idea from the first fic I every read (About five years ago), and it's really cool. Play your favorite music, or if you've got it, the Anime's 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, Shiro, Seya, Allentha 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 Six: Revenge of a Forsaken Soul
It had been nearly three hour since I left Trinity and started towards the castle for the finals. I already had ten Star Chips. It was great! But then again, was ten Stars going to be enough. I would be up against others who had managed it; people at me level or even higher.
Could I do it. I'd just have to trust in my deck and self.
A few minutes later, I found myself in the forest at the foot of the castle. The shadows were deceptive and rather intimidating. I began to look around anxiously as if I expected to be attacked at any second by the grove itself.
That was when I spotted it. Or perhaps I should say, him. It was a young man who was leaning against a tree weakly, as if he was hurt. I rushed over to him and was shock...
...It was Saet!
He was bruised badly and seemed to be unconscious. I noticed hi Dueling Glove was empty as well. I began to shake him.
"Saet!" I said urgently. "Saet, are you alright?" I asked. He raised his head and looked at me. He then smiled weakly and mumbled four words.
"Kai...He...Revenge...System." His head fell again and he fell asleep. I hoisted him up on my shoulder and began to carry him. With so much security, it wouldn't be hard to get assistance. Surely Pegasus would have a medical staff that could help, regardless as to how twisted he was. He was still human.
I could soon see the end of the woods and smiled when I noticed an outline standing with their back to the light. When I got closer, I noticed he was eyeing me grimly. Scratch that. He was glaring at me!
It was a glare of pure hatred. But in that glare, I also saw something horrid. It was a black shadow in his eyes. It had an evil presence that felt familiar. It was very spooky.
It wasn't till I was about fifteen feet away from him that he spoke. "Kai Kaethen, nearly sixteen years of age. Eldest brother to two children. Took third place in the Regional Championship. Defeated by one of the greatest Duelists ever, Takaru Yukata." he sneered. I stopped and looked at him. How did he know?
"You scum!" he continued. "You destroyed him! Takaru was just as good as me, so there is no way you could have beaten him. It was a fluke! You took advantage of that and knocked him out of the tournament. How could you."
"It was NOT a fluke!" I called back defensively. "Takaru allowed his pride to consume and control him. It was his own mistakes that brought about his fall."
"You're wrong! And to prove it, I'll Duel you."
"I don't need to Duel you." I said back. "I've already got ten Star Chips." I held my glove up to show him.
"As do I." he said, displaying his ten silver chips.
"So why even challenge me?" I asked. "And why should I accept. We'll settle this at the finals."
"We'll settle it now!" he shouted. "We each have a friend who has been incapacitated by the other," My eyes widened in horror. It was him who had done this to Saet. "And we each have ten Star Chips. So we Duel now!"
Normally I'd have declined, but not after what I had just heard. This guy had gone out of his way to harm Saet. I nodded.
"Good." He reached behind himself and pulled out a briefcase. He opened it on the ground and produced a metal device that I had only seen pictures of before. It was a silver disk that attached to the arm, along with twin panels on either side with spaces that were sized properly for playing cards onto. There was also a deck-sized slot between the panels, and a black screen that was currently blank, but that I know would track Life Points. "We'll use these Duel Disks and the Battle City rules, agreed." he explained, tossing one of the disks to me. I caught it with my free hand and nodded. "I assume you are aware of what Battle City rules are different from those here at Duelist Kingdom."
"Sacrificing, direct attacks, yeah, I know them." I said, nodding my head again.
"Then I'll give you one hour to prepare your deck. I doubt you have enough low level monsters for it to make it a fair Duel. I'll be waiting at the base of the castle." And with that, he was gone.
I laid Saet down. I'd have continued on, but I needed to prepare first. I pulled my box of spare cards out and began to fish out certain ones. I needed every spare second.
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I approached the castle with the Duel Disk strapped to my arm. I had managed to get Saet some help shortly after completing the modifications to my deck. The boy that had challenged my earlier was sitting on the lowest step. He stood when he saw me approaching and walked towards me.
"So you've finally arrived. And three minutes early I might add." he smirked.
"Who are you?" I questioned sharply. I wanted to know who I was playing against.
"My name is Shiro Metsuki." The name didn't stir any part of my memory. "Takaru was my best friend and a greater Duelist than you could ever hope to be. Now, let us step away from here to conduct business." he gestured to the side a ways. I nodded and walked over.
We turned to face each other. We each held our arms out straight and allowed the image projectors launch out to each side. Then the panels slid together on the left side of the disk and the entire system lit up as the Life Point counter raised to four thousand. I pushed my deck into its slot and drew my opening hand.
"Duel!" we said simultaneously.
(LP: 4000/4000)
"I'll go first." he smiled. He drew a card and smiled. "I'll summon Ground Attacker Bugroth in attack mode." he said. A mechanical creature with a long hooked beak and crouched down low appeared. (1500/1000). "I'll also place one card face down as well." He slid the new card into one of the slots that lined the inside of the mat.
I drew a card and smiled. "I summon Breaker the Magic Warrior, in attack mode." My red armored fighter appeared, brandishing his sword. (1600/1000). "And Breaker gains a magic counter, which will raise his attack power by three hundred. (1900/1000). "Now Breaker, attack Ground Attacker Bugroth!" He charged across the field and slashed down, cutting through the mechanical bird and effectively damaging Shiro's Life Points. "Now I'll sacrifice Breaker's magic counter and destroy your face down card!" Breaker's sword once again emitted a bright blue light that he directed at Shiro's down card and destroyed it, which revealed itself to be a Light of Intervention. "I'll end my turn."
(LP: 4000/3600)
"Fine." he smiled, as if unaffected by my slight lead. "I'll now summon a monster in defense mode, ending my turn."
I picked anew card up. It was a bad omen, that smile of his. I decided to tread cautiously. "I'll summon a monster in defense mode as well, and then I'll attack with Breaker again!" Breaker's attack revealed a small caterpillar with short spikes extending out of its body. It gave a tiny cry before shattering. "What was that?!" I asked loudly.
"That was my Needle Worm. When destroyed, you must discard the top five cards from your deck." Shiro grinned. I pulled the cards off the top of my deck and jammed them into my Graveyard.
"I'll end my turn by setting this card face down."
Shiro grinned wickedly as he drew. He set a new monster in defense mode and then ended his turn. His lack of magic and trap cards so far was slightly unnerving. It was like he wasn't trying to take me seriously. He then nodded to me, signaling the start of my turn.
"I'll set one more card face down, and then I'll attack with Breaker the Magic Warrior!" I called. Breaker's slash revealed a monster which I had grown familiar with the morning before. It was a silver pod with a green lens. "A Cyber Jar!" I gasped.
"Of course. You didn't think Takaru would hold out on his best friend, did you." Shiro mocked. "Now I'm sure you're familiar with the effect; correct." I didn't reply. I was already picking new cards up. I slid them onto the Duel Disk, which the produced larger images of them to show to Shiro, who began to read them out loud. "Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer (1800/700), Harpies Brother (1800/600), Swords of Revealing Light, Dust Tornado and Double Magic."
"Now it's my turn." I said as Shiro placed his cards down for me to see. "Giga-Tech Wolf (1200/1400), Mechanicalchaser (1850/800), Heavy Storm, Nightmare Steel Cage and Nightmare Wheel." I read. We each set our cards.
On my field appeared a man in blue robes and a red mask over the left side of his face, holding a string of red beads appeared, next to my winged Harpies Brother. On Shiro's side appeared the same metal wolf that Takaru had used, as well as a small yellow ball with a variety of long appendages, each tipped with a blade, and a pair of bat wings.
"Now I'll sacrifice my Harpies Brother," I began, pushing the card into the Graveyard. "For Summoned Skull!" My mighty monster had appeared, causing a deep sense of accomplishment on my part, as I had never sacrificed like that before. "Attack Mechanicalchaser with Lightning Strike!" I commanded. However, he did not react at all. My monster simply stood there as Shiro began to laugh hysterically.
"That is very funny." he taunted. I narrowed my eyes questioningly. "By sacrificing, you moved into another phase of your turn, which ends your chances for battle!"
I hung my head in despair. How could I have made such a simple mistake?!
"My turn." he said, picking a new card. "And I'll play the Heavy Storm card, to wipe out the ones you have hidden." A massive whirlwind picked up and covered the entire field, destroying my set cards. "Then I'll set two cards face down, and then I'll end my turn by switching Giga-Tech Wolf into defense mode."
'That was it?' I asked myself. 'But he should have attacked with his Mechanicalchaser, then switched it to defense mode as well. So why not attack?' I looked at my new card. 'I'll just have to risk an attack. I may be able to force him into using a trap now.'
"I'll summon one monster in defense mode, and then I'll attack Giga-Tech Wolf with Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer!" Kycoo began to chant softly as he held the beads up in front of his face. He began to glow white, focusing the light into his finger. He then held his finger out towards the machine and fired a single light which destroyed it. "Now I'll attack your Mechanicalchaser with Summed Skull!" My monster began to changer his energy up. That was until Shiro held up his hand.
"I activate my face down card, Nightmare Wheel." On Shiro's field appeared a steel wheel that seemed to be part of a dragon appeared. My Skull suddenly disappeared and the reappeared, bound to the wheel's edge, his arms held high over his head and his legs pulled tight under. "My Nightmare Wheel will both keep you from attacking, as well as deal you 500 points of damage each turn!"
"I'll switch Kycoo to defense mode. Your turn." I said through clenched teeth. The Skull was one of my best monsters for this kind of situation, and now it was locked down. All I had left was Kycoo and my face down monster to defend my Life Points. I had nothing I could do with my Skull. I looked back at Shiro who was smiling in a way that struck my very being with fear.
"I sacrifice Mechanicalchaser to summon the Fiend Megacyber in attack mode!" The new monster was much taller than the previous one. It was clad in gold armor that left no open visibility to the naked eye of its insides. (2200/1200). "Now my monster, attack and destroy Kycoo." The monster reached out and formed its hand into a fist. It punched straight into my monster, shattering him.
I picked up a card and sighed as I lost five hundred Life Points. I set it in defense mode and ended my turn.
(LP: 3500/3600)
Shiro picked a new card up and grinned. "I'll summon a monster in defense mode, and then my Megacyber will attack your defense mode monster." The fist crushed my Mystical Elf. "Now I'll I've got to figure out is a way to bypass your Skull to get at your Life Points." he smirked. "With my Fiend Megacyber already on the attack, and you defenseless, this wont last long."
I looked down at my deck. Of course he was right. I couldn't go on the attack, and son he'd wipe my Skull out. Then my Life Points would be vulnerable. But what scared me the most were two things. The first being that I had a bad feeling coming from his defense mode monster. As if I knew that it was all part of some plan, beyond just as a sacrifice. But the other reason I was starting to quiver was that I knew that Shiro was merely toying with me.
'But they're still counting on me. They've never lost any kind of faith in me, regardless of what situation I'm in.' I though. I shook the doubt from my head and continued the match. I drew my card smiled, even though my points had just dropped again.
"I'll play the magic card, Cost Down." Shiro eyed me quizzically as I slipped the card into its slot. "With Cost Down, I can lower the level of all monsters in my hand by two for the remainder of my turn. That means that I also lower their summoning cost. So I'll sacrifice my Summoned Skull for Garnecia Elefantis, in attack mode." My Skull began to shine before disappearing, taking the Nightmare Wheel with it. Instead, on my field appeared my mammoth creature, armed for battle. (2400/2000). "Attack Fiend Megacyber!" I commanded. My monster charged in and slashed through the golden warrior with ease.
(LP: 3000/3500)
Shiro merely laughed as his monster was destroyed. He drew a card, added it to his hand, and chose another one to lay down. "I'll summon the X-Cannon Head in attack mode, and flip up my face down Z-Metal Caterpillar, who will combine..." he trailed off as his monsters appeared. The first was a monster with a round abdomen and three boxes above that, the center one hosting the head, and the other two armed with large gun barrels. Then out of each gun was an arm that was colored tan, its shoulders broad and spiked upward. The second was a tan disk that was suspended between four large pod-shaped legs, each with various panels.
The two had no sooner appeared than they began twist togther in fusion. When thay had solidified, all that had changed was that the four legged caterpillar monster had shifted its legs to enable it to stand up straighter, as well as opening the panels to reveal multiple cannons, and the blue Cannon Head had attached to the disk in the center.
"Behold the XZ-Caterpillar Cannon." (2400/2100). "And in just a few more turns, my ultimate creation will appear and strip you of all your Life Points. "And now I'll set another card face down to end my turn."
I picked a new card up and eyed Shiro. "Your monster is strong, Shiro, but it has no more power than my Garnecia Elefantis. It's a stalemate."
"Your wrong about that. It's only a stalemate for a bit longer."
"We'll see." I calmly replied. "I'll activate the magic card, Shadow Spell!" The thick chains appeared and grabbed the tank monster. "I thought that I'd destroy your monstre before you got the chance to wipe mine out. And my Shadow Spell has lowered your attack points by seven hundred, making it weaker than my monster. Now Garnecia Elefantis, attack!" My monster dashed in, his sword held high, preparing to strike.
"Stop!" Shiro called. I looked back up to him. "I'm going to stop your attack with this trap." He pressed a button on his Duel Disk and the down card lifted to reveal what looked like that shadows of two monsters connected by arrows. "My Shift trap card will allow me to redirect your magic effect to your monster." he laughed as the chains vanished momentarily before returning and trapping my creature. "Lowering his attack points by 700. Now XZ-Caterpillar Cannon, attack." The four barrels all adjusted to point at my monster before unleashing a flurry of blue lasers that struck my Garnecia Elefantis, blowing it into specs of dust.
(LP: 2300/3500)
"You see." Shiro nearly shouted. "Faith has nothing to do with this game. It's all about power. I don't see how you could have defeated Takaru, when you can't even handle me. But now I'll avenge my friend by destroying you and winning the fianls! Then, when I have that title, I'll repair Takaru's broken spirit by sharing it with him. We will hold the title of the strongest for all to see."
"You're wrong Shiro." I called back, closing my eyes calmly, in the manner that shows that I'm aware of something he isn't. "Takaru lost because of his lack of faith. He couldn't see beyond he lust for power, which blinded him to the truth. After he was defeated, he realized that he was wrong. I disproved and removed only an evil ideal from his mind and heart. Now that he is free from that, Takaru needs to rebuild himself. But he can't do it alone, as he once did. He needs your help." I opened my eyes. "But I can see that you wont believe me, or even hear me out as long as you allow your anger and frustration to control you. Therefore, I'll defeat you and open your eyes as well."
"Touching speech, but lost effort. All that matters is this; me winning for the sake of Takaru!"
"Very well. I'll have to do this by force!" I shouted, drawing my card. "I'll summon a monster in defense mode, and set a card face down."
"All you can do with monster about, rampaging across the field." Shiro remarked. "I'll set another card face down and summon Boar Soldier in attack mode!" The new monster was a pig creature on its hind leg, dressed from head to toe in steel armor, and brandishing a wooden club with a stone at the top. (2000/500). "Boar Soldier, attack his defense monster!" The soldier stomped over and struck down with his club. What appeared was an elf in brown and green armor, armed with a shining broad sword. The elf held up his sword and parried the blow. "What is that?!" Shiro demanded.
"That is my Retrained Celtic Guardian." I smiled. "When in battle, he cannot be slain by a monster with an attack power of or higher than 1900."
"So not even my XZ-Caterpillar Cannon can destroy if than?" Shiro asked.
"No. Making it my turn. And I'll start by activating my face down card, Sacrifice Doll." Shiro looked at me puzzled. "Sacrifice Doll allows me to offer up one of my monsters on the field to summon a monster with a level of seven from my hand. So I'll offer up my Retrained Celtic Guardian to summon the Dark Magician!" My mage appeared in his usual glory and power. "Now Dark Magician, attack and destroy the XZ-Caterpillar Cannon!"
"I'll activate Dimensionhole!" Shiro countered my attack by activating one of his placed cards. A small black hole in the sky appeared and pulled his Caterpillar Cannon out the way of the attack, which then found the Boar Soldier and destroyed it instead.
(LP: 2300/3000)
"How did you do that?" I asked in frustration.
"Dimensionhole removes one monster on the field from the game for one turn. Since My Cannon wasn't there to attack, you instead were forced to destroy my Boar Soldier. Then agian, he was to weak. I didn't expect him to last."
"You so heartlessly sent your monster into battle, just to watch him be destroyed." I seethed.
"Of coarse. No other purpose. What else am I to do with something so weak?"
"Respect it!" I shouted. "Don't just throw them away."
"Shut up and finish you move!" he spat.
"Fine!" I looked through my hand, decided I couldn't do anything more, and ended my turn.
"I'll pass my turn." Shiro said as his XZ-Caterpillar Cannon reappeared.
I picked a new card from my deck and set a monster in defense mode. "Now Dark Magician, Dark Magic Attack!"
"You've activated my face down card!" Shiro called, pressing a button on his Duel Disk. His last down card activated. All around me burst streams of fire the swirled around me and formed a dome. When it had cleared, a cage of black steel had forged around me. "Nightmare Steel Cage will prevent all attacks for the next two turns."
"But you can't attack either." I pointed out.
"I don't need to." Shiro said with a smile. "I'm just buying time to create my greatest creature."
My eyes widened in horror. Greatest creature. But what was it. Whatever it was, it did seem to depend greatly on the XZ-Caterpillar Cannon. But regardless as to what it was, I'd take the time to prepare myself.
"I'll end my turn."
"Excellent." Shiro sneered. It was getting annoying. "And I'll et this one card down, and end my turn."
I picked my card up and smiled.'My Tri-Horned Dragon. Now if I could just get it onto the field.' I looked down at the holograms to see that the Dark Magician was the only monster I had in play. 'No good.' I sighed.
"I'll set one monster in defense mode, and end my turn." I said. "At the end of your turn the Nightmare Steel Cage will be gone."
"True, but it's purpose has already been fulfilled." Shiro smiled. He grabbed the monster he had set down one turn before and flipped it over. The monster was red. It looked just like any dragon from a fairy tale, except metal and small, like a baby. "The Y-Dragon Head." (1500/1600) "End turn."
I picked up a card. 'There is no way that that little monster is his strongest. It has to have a hidden ability that I don't know of. I'll need to move cautiously to avoid much any kind of danger.' I mentally reasoned.
"I will summon one more monster in defense mode," I said, bringing my grand total to three monsters. "And then my Dark Magician will attack!"
"I'll activate my monsters special ability." Shiro shouted, pointing at both monsters. "I'll merge Y-Dragon Head with XZ-Caterpillar Cannon, to create my greatest creature!" As he said this, the X-Cannon Head suddenly unlocked and detached from the Z-Metal Caterpillar. The Y-Dragon Head then took the blue tanks place by attaching itself to the tan base monster. Then, the X-Cannon Head locked onto the back of the red dragon, completing it. "Behold my great machine, the XYZ Dragon Cannon!" (2800/2600). "Now, I could attack and wipe your Magician away, but these new rules do have a drawback."
"What might that be?" I asked. Shiro sighed.
"And you said you knew rules." he snickered. "Fusion monsters are forbidden from attacking the turn they are summoned. So you're spared one turn more, since I can't even counter attack."
I gritted my teeth as I stared into the eyes of Shiro. That was when I saw it; the same shadow that I had seen in the eyes of Takaru! But how? How could that shade have returned? I had done something to it. I had no idea what, but I was sure that after I had raised my arm up and held my palm open towards Takaru, it was gone. So how could it be back?
I shook my head. 'I need to focus on defeating that XYZ Dragon Cannon first, before I worry about anything else.' I told myself. I drew a card and winced.
"I'll set one monster in defense mode, and switch my Dark Magician to defense mode as well." I called.
"You're pathetic!" Shiro called.
"Then tell me, what makes me that way." I countered.
Shiro looked up from the card he had just picked up to look at me. He grinned menacingly and then stated, "You're weak. You get caught up in cheating and winning by fluke that you let it go to your head. You don't even work for your victories I'll bet."
"You're wrong!" I shouted back. "I have a connection with my cards. Every single one! I trust in them, and they aid me in my quest. I'm urged onward by my faith, but also by those closest to me. All you have behind you is your broken pride and boiling hatred!" Shiro didn't even flinch. "Right now, Takaru is struggling with himself. He can't make sense of anything around him, because my defeating him opened his eyes to a truth; the fact that he was wrong. Right now, he needs your support and friendship, Shiro. But you're so engrossed with your lust for revenge that you can't see that. Your bitterness is holding you back. That, and you!" These last words I said with such conviction that I had little doubt that the evil presents withing Shiro knew I was speaking to it.
"Hmpf." he scoffed, shrugging his shoulders. "Touching, but fruitless. Your words are in vain, Kai. Shiro is lost to his anger. But more so, to me." It was not the voice of Shiro, but a dark and tormented one that seemed to cling to Shiro's, causing an eerie mix. "You cannot reach him."
"Then who are you?" I shouted to him.
"I'll tell you if you can overcome me. However, for the time being, it's my turn." He smiled wickedly as he examined his new card and hand. "I summon King Tiger Wanghu in attack mode." The new monster was a white tiger with think steel armor draped across its back. (1700/1000). "Attack the face down monster. XYZ Dragon Cannon, attack the Dark Magician!" Fist the tiger pounced and crushed my down monster which was my Ryu-Kishin. Then the XYZ Cannon turned all its guns to point at my monsters. The red dragon head had opened to reveal another barrel in its mouth. All five cannons attacked, unleashing a brilliant wave of light that pierced my Dark Magician at various points. "On my next turn, I'll attack you directly and wipe all of you remaining Life Points away." Shiro laughed.
(LP: 2300/3000)
I picked my new card up and smiled. "I'll activate the magic card, Double Magic! By discarding one card from my hand, I'm allowed to use a magic card in your Graveyard." I explained to a puzzled Shiro. "And the card I choose is Nightmare Steel Cage!" Around Shiro burst the streams of fire that I had experienced only a few turns before. "That will give me the time I need to prepare to scrap your monster. But for now, I'll set one card face down."
"Then I'll summon my monster, Jinzo #7." The new monster was a short rusted soldier of metal that looked like it was scrap. (700/500). "And this monster has a very special ability." I raised my eyebrow as he said this. "Jinzo #7 is allowed to bypass your monsters for a direct attack on your Life Points. Meaning that not even the steel cage that binds us can stop him. So now Jinzo #7, attack!" The small robot held up a hand that transformed into a barrel of some sort. A crimson beam was released, which made it through the steel bars and hit me in the chest, pushing me back. "One turn to go." Shiro laughed.
(LP: 1600/3000)
I clutched my chest as I grabbed a new card. "I will set one more card face down, and then play Monster Reborn, to revive my Dark Magician! That will end my turn."
"Then for my turn, I'll play this magic card, Mystical Space Typhoon!" A thick cyclone appeared around Shiro and the cage he was in. As the wind whipped about him and began to corrode and rip at the bars, Shiro surprised me with unnerving confidence as he folded his arms and stared at me. I could only ponder the powers of this magic card. Finally, Shiro smiled and explained. "Mystical Space Typhoon can destroy one magic or trap card on the field. I chose the Nightmare Steel Cage. Sure it would have melted away at the end of my turn, but whatever you're planning, I'm sure you could have needed one more turn to complete it, right. So by destroying the cage, I've ruined your plan. Am I correct?" I continued to stare holes at the guy. He just smiled back with such malice that he was truly terrifying.
Shiro raised a hand and pointed a single finger at me. "Jinzo #7, attack his Life Points directly." I took another red beam in the chest area.
(LP:900/3000)
"XYZ Dragon Cannon, attack! We'll finish him soon!"
"I'd stop right there, Shiro." I called across the field. "Because my face down card will take care of your Cannon!"
"What?!" Shiro shouted.
"I activate, Diffusion!" I explained as the image of my card reveled itself, releasing a bright beam that hit the XYZ Dragon Cannon, causing it to disappear in the light. When it had cleaed, the X-Cannon Head, Y-Dragon Cannon and Z-Metal Caterpillar, the three individual pieces of the XYZ Dragon Cannon, along with the Jinzo #7 were all that were left. "My Diffusion magic card has broken your monster into its original parts, leaving it quite vulnerable."
Shiro looked at me as if he was going to lunge at me to attack with his bare hands. "So now, I'll finish this Duel."
"How?" Shiro cried. "Even with an attack power of twenty-five hundred, you can only take out one of my monsters; two if you summon another creature. But it still wont be enough to take out my Life Points!"
"You're wrong Shiro." I said as calmly as I could. He looked up. "I'll first use my Gift of the Mystical Elf to raise my Life Points by three hundred for each monster on the field. That means I gain 1500 more Life Points, rasing me up to 2400 Life Points."
"What's the point of that?" Shiro scoffed.
"To use my next magic card, I must pay the price of 1000 Life Points. With only nine-hundred points, I couldn't do it. But now, I'll activate my other face down card, Diffusion Wave!" My new magic card looked like a spiced atom. A single ball was being shattered into dozens of smaller ones. It unleashed dozens of lighting bolts that charged into my Dark Magicians staff as he held it high over his head. "I pay the one-thousand Life Points in order to attack all of your monsters at once!"
"What?!" Shiro screamed.
"Diffusion Wave's magic allows any level seven or higher magician monster attack all enemy monsters at once!"
"No!"
"Now Dark Magician, Dark Magic Attack!" The staff snapped down, releasing four separate beams of magical power that struck and incinerated all four of Shiro's monsters.
(LP:1400/0000)
The Duel Disks turned off as the images faded. I walked over to Shiro who had collasped to his hands and knees, his head hanging. I already knew what I had to do, but I needed to get closer first. As I proceeded, I pulled the leather band over my head. Yugi had said that the man, Shadi, had done the same when they first met.
I held the key at my side as I spoke. "Shiro, you say that you came to defeat me for revenge for what I did to Takaru. You say that you have disregarded everything for this one chance to defeat me. That you have given up hope and trust." Shiro's head raised to look at me. The shadow that lay within them was deeper and more fierce than ever before. "Shiro, that is nothing but a lie!" I said with conviction as I looked down on him. "That's nothing but the excuse of a darkness called hate that has infested you!" I held the Key up to his forehead. "And that darkness must be purged!" I turned the Key ninety-degrees, and entered the inner chambers of the mind and soul of Shiro Metsuki.
To Be Continued...
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