Disclaimer: Ranma 1/2, Yugi-oh and the Slayers belong to their respective creators but I'm using them anyway, so there!
: Thoughts
Ranma-chan: Ranma as a girl (Ranko)
Ranma-Yami: Ranma when he is merged with Yami
Opening Moves
"Hey! Give that back!"
"No way! You ate the last three!"
"So? A girl needs her nourishment!"
"Well so does a mercenary swordsman!"
Zelgadis and Amelia had large sweatdrops on the backs of their heads as they watched Lina Inverse and Gourry Gabriev engage in yet another battle for the last leg of beef. After that business with the monster Darkstar, the adventurers had gone their separate ways for a time and had recently crossed paths again. Amelia was currently on a mission to have a treaty signed between Sailoon and a neighboring kingdom, and Zelgadis was still looking for a way to return to his human form. As for Lina and Gourry, they had been roaming about the countryside, doing what they did best; eat, steal from bandits to buy food to eat, take any odd job to eat, look for a new sword for Gourry so he could make money to eat, look for new magic while looking for something to eat, eat, eat and... eat.
Currently, Gourry had been using a regular sword, but he was still searching for something to replace the Sword Of Light, his family's treasured heirloom.
As the red-haired sorceress and the blonde swordsman continued to battle it out for the last morsel of their dinner, a new face was seen entering the inn. He was about average height and had black hair with a small pigtail. He was dressed simply in a red, short-sleeved, silk shirt, black pants and shoes. Slung over one shoulder was a heavy backpack. Hanging from a string on his neck was a strange-looking, upside-down pyramid that had an eye engraved into it. He also had a belt that had a odd-looking leather case attached to one side. He appeared to be a simple traveler, but something about him made him stand out in the crowds of people. Perhaps it was his eyes, which were a striking gray-blue, or it could be because he was easily carrying a pack that looked like it weighed more than two hundred pounds.
"Who's that?" Amelia asked as she and Zelgadis watched the stranger walk toward an empty table near the back.
"Looks like a ordinary traveler to me." The Chimera man replied, as he became interested in the object which hung from the stranger's neck. He had never seen such a pendant before. He could sense the ancient and very potent magic within it, despite the spell that was making it seem worthless to those not trained in the mystic arts.
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Ranma set his pack down and sat in the chair. He then gestured to a waiter while picking up a menu. When the waiter came to his table, he indicated with his index finger at his order.
"I'll have one of everything."
The waiter's eyes widened at the order. That was enough food to feed thirty people!
"Uh, sir?"
"Don't worry." Ranma said with an off-handed wave. "I can pay." He reached into his pack and brought out some gold coins. "There's going to be a big tip if I get good food and service."
That was all the incentive the server needed, as he nodded while taking the menu and rushed off to fill out Ranma's order.
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"Whoa! Look at him go!" Amelia remarked as she and her companions watched the newcomer chow down. The amount of food he was devouring made Lina and Gourry's previous meal look like a light snack.
"He eats more than Lina and Gourry combined." Zelgadis said.
Even though they were full, watching Ranma eat was making Lina and Gourry feel hungry again.
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Ranma stifled a belch after polishing off his last plate. He watched as the inn's servers take away the empty dishes. The head waiter then presented him with the bill.
"That will be one hundred silver coins, please."
"How much is that in gold?" Ranma asked.
"About fifty coins."
"How much for a room for the night?"
"Uh, five gold coins sir."
"No problem." Ranma shrugged as he took out a small pouch from his pack and handed it to him. "That should be more than enough to cover the meal and a room for the night. You can divvy out the rest between the waiters for their tips."
The head waiter looked into the leather pouch and his eyes widened at the sight of so many gold coins. He gave his customer a polite bow and said, "Your room shall be made ready for you sir." He then left with a bit of glee in his step.
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"Wow. He's loaded!" Lina remarked. She had caught sight of the amount of money Ranma had given to the waiter.
"Indeed." Zelgadis agreed. "But I have a feeling that this person isn't interested in money that much."
"What do you mean, Mr. Zelgadis?" Amelia asked.
"Didn't you notice how easily he gave all that gold away? Half the amount in that bag would have been more than enough to cover what he ate and the room. No, I'd say that he might be after something more important than gold. Oh well. It's not really any of our business."
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Later that night...
Ranma lay on his bed while deep in thought. The full moon sent a shaft of light through his room's window as he contemplated what he was going to do.
Wow. I can't believe that it's been four weeks since I came to this world of magic. I'll never forget that day after I got this Millennium Puzzle. My life sure changed after that...
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Flashback...
"Hold on a minute!" Ranma's dream self said as he conversed with a near-mirror image of himself. "What's going on here? What do you mean that you're me?"
Yami nodded as he replied. "In a manner of speaking, I am the OTHER you. I am your confidence, your drive to win and your determination. However, I am also the spirit of a pharaoh of Egypt long ago. My name back then was Yami."
"Huh?"
"I shall explain. Long ago, during the times of Ancient Egypt, the pharaohs played a game that was almost exactly like what people call Duel Monsters today. However, it was played with real monsters and powerful magic. The magic was so strong that it threatened to destroy the world. These games were played in the place that we are here now, the Shadow Realm. These were the Shadow Games. However, in order to protect the world and the rest of existence, a brave pharaoh sealed away the power of the Shadow Games in seven Millennium Items."
Ranma looked down at the pendant he was wearing. "You mean...?"
Yami nodded. "Yes Ranma, your Millennium Puzzle is one of them. After five thousand years, the Millennium Items became scattered across the Shadow Realm and eventually returned to the physical plane of existence. However, they did not all return to Earth. Six of those items became drawn to a world with even greater mystical energies than Earth, while the seventh landed back in Egypt."
"So you're saying that my puzzle... was the item that landed in Egypt?"
"Correct. The transition between the Shadow Realm and Earth caused it to be broken up into pieces. The magic within those pieces would have remained dormant for all time. However, the other Millennium Items had become active and must now be in the possession of those who wish to command their power. Now whoever has a Millennium Item will seek out the others. Should all seven Millennium Items be once again collected, then all of existence will be doomed as the Shadow Games will restart."
"That's a really nice story, but what's all this got to do with me?"
"It has everything to do with you." Yami said. "When that pharaoh sealed away the power of the Shadow Games, he had also cast a spell to lock his soul into the Millennium Puzzle after he died, to keep eternal vigilance and prevent the reemergence of the Shadow Games."
"Wait a second! You're saying that his soul is within the puzzle? Then that would mean...?"
"Yes, Ranma. I was that pharaoh, and I have chosen you to be my avatar."
"Why me?"
"You were the one who was able to solve the Millennium Puzzle. The magic within the puzzle was able to synchronize with you, allowing you to put it together and awaken my spirit. With my guidance, you were able to win against those other people. Duel Monsters was very similar to the Shadow Games, so I was able to inform you on the rules and the best strategies. Games and puzzles are my specialty and I had played many during my lifetime. That poker game was simply a variation on another game that I had played as well. My skills and your talents will be quite a formidable combination as we search for the other Millennium Items."
"Hold on a minute! What makes you think that I would just go off on some harebrained quest?! Why would I even consider it? I've had enough trouble with magic as it is!"
Yami nodded as he replied. "Ah yes. That Jusenkyo Curse can be very annoying. Well, perhaps you might be more eager if you knew what you could do when you retrieve all seven items?"
"Like what?"
"The power within the Millennium Items, once collected, can make virtually any desire come true... including the fact that they can neutralize the magic of Jusenkyo."
"What?! Are you serious?!" Ranma became very interested at this point.
"Yes. You will also gain a few other substantial talents as well. I promise that once all seven Millennium Items are collected, you will finally be free of the curse and gain skills unimagined. Then I shall seal away the power of the Shadow Games, forever. So, will you help me?"
Yami then extended a hand and made a deck of cards appear. Ranma looked closer and saw that it was the same deck that Daisuke had given to him. The cards then glowed with an eerie light. When they stopped glowing, Yami placed the deck into Ranma's hands.
Ranma looked through the deck and noticed that nearly all of their pictures had changed.
"Huh? What's this?"
"That is a new deck." Yami replied. "It possesses far more powerful monster and magic cards. It will come in handy."
"I don't get it. How can a new deck of cards help?"
"You will see."
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End of flashback...
It hadn't taken Ranma long to agree to help Yami. After retrieving his backpack, his physical body, as well as his consciousness were instantly transported through the Shadow Realm to appear in Lina Inverse's world. Since then, he had been having many adventures as he began his search for the other Millennium Items. Yami had assured to him that he would be returned to Earth at the exact same moment he left, every time he found a Millennium Item, so that no one would notice his disappearances.
Ranma shrugged as he decided to get some sleep. Tomorrow was going to be another day as he was going to continue the search for the six remaining Millennium Items. As he closed his eyes and let himself into slumber, the Millennium Puzzle glowed. As he had done before, his consciousness traveled to the Shadow Realm. The transition was so subtle, that even the mystical senses of Zelgadis, Lina and Amelia missed it, despite the fact that their rooms were only a few dozen feet away from Ranma's. They continued to sleep.
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The Shadow Realm...
"It's been a month since we started looking for those Millennium Items, but we haven't found anything." Ranma commented. "Are you sure they're here?"
"I am certain." Yami assured. "The items had ripped openings in the Shadow Realm leading to this world. I am certain that they are here. If we were to find the Millennium Ring, then that will lead us to the others. In any case, I thought you were enjoying the trip? After all, in this world, you don't have all the problems of your life on Earth."
Ranma gave his doppelganger a lopsided smile. "You got me there. I don't have Ryoga, Mousse or Kuno attacking me for some stupid reason, Shampoo and that old Ghoul aren't trying to trick me, Kodachi isn't trying to drug or poison me, and I don't have Akane with her temper, mallet or God-awful cooking. This place is great for martial arts training and learning how to do magic has been interesting." Ranma held up a hand with the palm facing up. A small dot of light appeared above it, which slowly expanded into a basketball-size sphere of flames. He had recently mastered a few offensive and defensive spells after meeting a few mages on his travels. Then there were some 'other' skills that Yami had granted to his avatar, including that 'special' deck he had given to him.
"Well, we'll keep searching. I have a feeling that we will find a Millennium Item soon."
"And you will return me back to Earth at the same time I left it?"
"Yes. Each time that we find an item, I will place it in the Shadow Realm for safekeeping, while sending you back to Earth to rest and live your normal life. We should only need six trips to retrieve the Millennium Items."
"Why can't we just make one trip, and collect all the items?"
"That won't do. If a Millennium Item is in your possession for a long period of time, then you will become tempted by the dark energies within it. Only the Millennium Puzzle will not corrupt you because of its link to my soul. That is why they must be placed back in the Shadow Realm for safekeeping until I am able to permanently seal them away. I can only do so when all the Millennium Items are in the Shadow Realm. Furthermore, once you physically reenter the Shadow Realm, then you will not be able to return to that magical realm until it comes into alignment with the Shadow Realm and Earth, which occurs every thirty days or so. With the Shadow Realm, the past, present and future are relatively all the same, so it is no problem for me to send you down the time stream and synchronize with Earth or that magical world. I can place you at any given point in their time streams, up to a maximum of one thousand years."
"Cool!"
"Yes... cool. For now, it is time for you to rest."
Ranma nodded as his astral form disappeared and returned to his physical body.
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The next day...
Lina and her group were on their way out of the town when Amelia spotted Ranma doing the same. As he approached the edge of the urban area, his path was blocked by a band of ruffians who had taken a fancy to his pack and the pendant on his neck.
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"Well now, what do we have here?" One of the thugs sneered as he and his cohorts blocked.
Ranma simply assessed the situation and shrugged. Hmmm... seven guys... three with clubs... two with knives... two with swords. No martial arts skills. They probably rely on brute force, intimidation and strength of numbers. Not even a decent warm-up!
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"Let me go, Mr. Zelgadis!" Amelia cried out. "It is the duty of a champion of justice to aid the weak and helpless, and see evil being punished!"
The stone-faced swordsman and sorcerer shook his head while holding back his impetuous friend. "I don't think he needs our help. I have a feeling that those bandits are in for a surprise." He had noted that Ranma showed no fear at all, despite the odds that were against him. This could prove interesting.
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Ranma casually unslung his heavy pack off his shoulder, appearing to his would-be robbers that he was yielding to their demands.
The lead bandit smiled. "Heh. Good choice pal. Now hand over... ooooff!"
Moving faster than what was considered humanly possible by the standards of this world, Ranma tossed his pack high into the air and thrust out with his right leg, catching the leader hard in the gut, making him double over. A karate chop to the back of the neck laid him low.
In a heartbeat, Ranma then charged and leapt into a double-reverse spin kick, knocking out two more of his assailants. The remaining four began running up to him with weapons raised high, but the pigtailed martial artist dodged their wild swings and stabs, then countered with several hard hits to their faces. Two more bandits were rendered unconscious. Ducking under a vicious slash of a sword, Ranma countered with a strike to the chin, using the heel of his right hand. This caused the second-last robber to stumble backward into his companion. They both went sprawling to the ground and that was when Ranma simply took a few steps back and stood in a neutral stance with his arms crossed over his chest.
The two men angrily got back to their feet and were about to attack, when Ranma simply raised a hand and pointed up with the index finger. They looked up and...
WHOMP!
Ranma's pack came crashing down on their heads and sent them into dreamland.
"Pathetic." Ranma commented as he picked up his belongings and continued on his way.
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"See? I told you." Zelgadis said as the rest of his companions gazed in awe at the stranger.
"Wow. That was... cool!" Amelia breathed out.
"Not bad." Lina remarked.
"Not bad?" Gourry exclaimed. "He took out seven armed men with no weapons! Well, if you count that pack as a weapon, then I guess..."
"C'mon!" Lina said as she began going after Ranma. She could tell that this person may hold some very interesting secrets and was worth looking into more. After all, a guy with so much gold on had to be someone special, right?
"Wait up, Lina!" Gourry said as he and the others began following after her.
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As Ranma neared the edge of the town, he suddenly heard a loud commotion as mobs of people began running in terror in his direction. Then a huge roar was heard, causing him to look up. A large, dark shadow darkened the sky above and something huge came down.
As the people screamed and ran for their lives, Ranma rushed over to hide behind a building. While peering around a corner, his eyes widened as he saw a gigantic back dragon with leathery wings land in the center of the town.
Riding on its back was some middle-aged man with a white beard, wearing outlandish robes and holding an ornate staff capped with a large red crystal. However, what he had wearing around his neck was what caught Ranma's attention the most. It appeared to be a large ring with a metal triangle inside. It had a large eye engraved in its center and several metal points hanging on the circle's outer rim. Seeing that it looked very similar to the images that Yami had shown him in the Shadow Realm, Ranma could come to only one conclusion.
It's the Millennium Ring!
Just as he was about to rush out to try and claim it, a shout was heard.
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"FIREBALL!"
A large globe of energy shot out from one side and impacted heavily against the right side of the dragon's head. However, the beast casually shrugged off the blast and was about to retaliate with a searing blast from its mouth when its master motioned for it to stand down.
The wizard looked over in the direction of where the attack had come from and saw a group of strangers poised to attack. Apparently, three of them were magic users and one was a swordsman. However, it was the red-haired girl out front that held his interest.
"Who dares to attack the great wizard Remele?"
"I dare!" Lina replied. "The name's Lina Inverse, sorceress extraordinaire! I'm certain that you've heard of me."
The wizard cocked his head in thought, then nodded. "Ah yes, the infamous Bandit Killer and Dragon Spooker."
Lina winced. She really hated that label. However, she quickly recovered and said, "Why are you attacking these people?"
Remele replied with scorn. "These people are mine to do with as I please. They had failed to bring me this month's tribute, and therefore, they will have to be punished."
A person came out from the cowering crowds, apparently he was the mayor. "Please, oh great wizard! Our crops were poor this season and we have been having some trouble raising your tribute. If you could just give us some more time..."
"Silence! You shall be made an example to this town!" Remele made a gesture with his free hand and the Millennium Ring glowed with an unnerving light.
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"What is that thing, Miss Lina?" Amelia asked.
"I... don't know. I've never seen a magical artifact like that before." Lina then addressed to her Chimera friend. "How about you, Zel?"
Zelgadis shook his head. "I've never seen it before either."
At that moment, a scream was heard as the mayor suddenly stiffened, then fell to the ground.
Amelia rushed over to where he lay and placed a hand over his chest. She then began invoking a white magic spell.
"Recovery!"
"Don't bother." Remele said as he held up a small white sphere of light. "Your healing spell will not work on a body with no soul."
"What?" Amelia gasped.
Remele held up the sphere, which hovered above his palm. "The power of my mystic ring has taken his soul from his body. All I have to do is crush it, and he will be lost forever."
"How dare you! I, Amelia of Sailoon, the Champion of Justice shall defeat you!"
"Amelia of Sailoon eh? Well, I would say that Sailoon's ruler will pay handsomely to get his daughter's soul back." Remele's Millennium Ring glowed again as Amelia prepared to launch an attack.
"Amelia! Watch out!" Lina cried out.
Too late. Before she could launch a spell, the Millennium Ring took a hold of her essence and violently yanked it from her mortal shell. Like the town mayor, her body stiffened before collapsing.
"Amelia!" Zelgadis cried out as he felt his anger building up within him. However, as he and the others stepped forward to attack, they stopped cold as they saw a second white globe appear beside the first in Remele's hand.
"I wouldn't take another step if I were you." The wizard taunted. "If you value your friend and the mayor's souls, then you will stand down."
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Ranma had seen enough, and so had Yami. Setting his pack off to one side, he placed a hand on the carrying case that was strapped to his belt and gave it a squeeze before crying out.
"IT'S TIME TO DUEL!"
The Millennium Puzzle became alive with light as Yami's essence was called forth and merged with Ranma's. His hair became more unruly as his eyes took on a new confidence.
At that moment, the Millennium Ring also began glowing as one of its points began moving and directed its end toward where Ranma was.
"What's this?" Remele asked. After finding the Millennium Ring months ago, the wizard had been feeling a kind of pull from it, as if it was leading him to more power. He then looked in the direction that it was indicating and saw a person step out from behind a building. On his neck was an artifact with the same eye symbol on it.
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Ranma-Yami glared at the wizard who held two innocent souls in his hand. If there was one thing that Yami and Ranma agreed upon, it was that they hated when the weak are threatened by the mighty. With sure steps, he walked toward his adversary with no fear. Then the Millennium Puzzle glowed which caused a third eye to temporarily appear in the center of his forehead. He made a sweeping gesture with an arm, which caused the two globes to vanish from sight.
"What?!" Remele gasped then looked down at the fallen bodies of Amelia and the mayor. They suddenly got up as both people found themselves once again in their own bodies.
"H-How did you do that?! Who are you?!" Remele demanded.
Ranma-Yami gave his opponent a glare as he crossed his arms over his chest. "The power of the Millennium Ring can pull souls out of people's bodies, but my Millennium Puzzle can easily put them back! I am... Ranma, the Game King."
"Game King? I have never heard of you." The wizard then looked down at his own Millennium Item. "Millennium Ring, eh? I've always wondered what this was. It has a power that is unheard of in this world. So... there are more like it? Very well then, I shall take your artifact as well!"
"You want my Millennium Puzzle?" The Game King reached to the case that was on his belt. He then held out his deck of cards. "Then you shall have to DUEL me for it!"
The wizard began laughing. "And you think you can defeat me with some simple card tricks?"
"It's no trick, and it's not that simple. Let's duel!"
With these words, a line of light appeared and began forming a huge circle around the two and the dragon. The crowds of people could only watch in fascination as the two prepared to do battle.
"What is this?" Remele demanded.
Ranma-Yami was casually shuffling his deck as he answered. "I have set up our playing field. Nothing can get in or out of the barrier, which will ensure that no one will be able to interfere with out duel. Now..." Ranma-Yami then finished shuffling. "It's your move."
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"Amelia. Are you all right?" Zelgadis asked as he helped his companion to her feet.
"I... think so. What happened?" The girl then saw the confrontation between Ranma-Yami and Remele. "What's going on, Miss Lina?"
Lina could only shake her head, as she and everyone else were spellbound at the sight that was unfolding in front of them.
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"Ha! Do you really think that deck of cards will be able to stand up to my dragon and my magic?" Remele sneered.
"I shall let these cards speak for me." Ranma-Yami said as he tossed a pair of cards out in front of him. One card landed face down, while the other landed face up, showing a picture of some beast.
"Then I shall let my dragon speak for me! ATTACK!"
The black dragon opened its mouth and let loose with a gout of flames that would have reduced the Game King to a cinder. However, the card that was face down suddenly glowed, then shot straight up into the air. The flames were suddenly absorbed into the card, which then became a huge pane of glass.
"What is this?!"
Ranma-Yami smiled. "That was my Trap Card, the Mirror Force!"
"Mirror Force? Trap Card? I have never heard of these spells!"
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"I've never heard of those spells either!" Lina exclaimed.
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"The Mirror Force reflects your dragon's attack right back at it!" The Game King proclaimed.
The pane of glass shattered as the energy contained within it was redirected back at the dragon. The beast roared in agony as it was hit hard by its own attack, but it was able to survive.
Ranma-Yami smiled as he gestured to his other card. "Your dragon is strong, but let us see if it can face up against my creature. TAKE FLIGHT, CURSE OF DRAGON!"
The card that was face-up, suddenly came to life and let loose with a light that instantly formed into what appeared to be a bony skeleton of a flying lizard.
The Game King then threw up another card. "And I shall combine it with this Magic Card! NOW ATTACK WITH BLAZING LAND MAGIC!"
The Curse of Dragon let off a roar as it spouted out mystical flames that scorched the ground and caused even more damage to Remele's dragon. The wizard had to set up his own barrier to protect himself, but his pet was finished. The dragon let off a final roar before disappearing in a pile of ash.
"This is impossible!" Remele's screamed as he dispelled the flames around him. "How are you doing this?!"
Ranma-Yami shrugged as he said, "It's your move." He prepared another card. Hovering high above them, the Curse of Dragon was poised ready to attack.
Remele thrust out his hand and let loose with a huge Fireball at his opponent's monster. However, that was when Ranma-Yami threw out another card, which landed face down. Just as the Fireball was about to hit, the card activated. The Curse Of Dragon screamed as the attack hit home, causing it to disintegrate.
"Ha ha! So much for your monster!" Remele sneered.
Ranma-Yami smirked. "Well, now you've done it."
"Done what?"
"Activated the new Trap Card that I put into play. Spell-Binding Circle!"
At that moment, the card flipped up and formed a pentagram within a circle, at the wizard's feet. Remele screamed as he found himself being drained of his power. His body went into a series of seizures as he felt the magic being drawn out of him.
"You may be a powerful wizard." Ranma-Yami admitted. "However, once drained of your power, you are no match for MY sorcerer!" He drew out the final card. "COME FORTH, DARK MAGICIAN!"
The card instantly summoned forth one of the strongest magic cards in Duel Monsters. The figure was seven feet in height, wore purple sorcerer robes, and carried a staff. Remele could do nothing but wait for defeat.
"DARK MAGIC ATTACK!"
The Dark Magician let loose with a ball of black energy from his staff which blasted hard into Remele. The sorcerer screamed as he felt more agony coursing through his body. Then the magic effects of the Spell-Binding Circle ended. The wizard slumped down, his body now charred and beaten.
Ranma-Yami nodded as he tensed up. "I have won."
"It's... not over!" Remele gasped as he struggled to his feet and tried to summon up the power to attack. However, it was useless with his body beaten and drained.
"Oh, it IS over, Remele." Ranma-Yami declared. "You have lost this duel. For all the crimes that you had committed against the people of this town, I hereby consign you to... OBLIVION!"
With that he thrust out his right hand with palm facing out. His Millennium Puzzle glowed as the third eye once again appeared on his forehead. The effects were devastating as Remele's form suddenly turned gray before shattering into pieces like glass. His essence was then sent to the Shadow Realm for all eternity, leaving no traces of him. All that was left was the Millennium Ring, which lay on the ground.
The circle which marked the playing field vanished as Ranma-Yami held out his deck of cards. The cards that he had used in the duel disappeared and reappeared in the deck, their task completed. As he walked over to the Millennium Ring and picked it up, his puzzle glowed again and Ranma-Yami became Ranma once more.
"Hold it right there!"
Ranma turned to see Lina and her friends rushing up to him. However, with the Millennium Ring in his hands, he saw no reason to stick around. He ran over to where he had left his pack, then bounded up thirty feet toward a nearby rooftop. However, in mid-leap, his form vanished without a trace.
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"Where did he go?!" Lina exclaimed as she looked about for any trace of Ranma.
"He just disappeared." Amelia said as she and the others continued to look for the savior of the town.
Lina had that same look in her eyes as she did when she saw the Sword of Light. "I'VE GOT TO HAVE THOSE CARDS!"
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Nearby, a certain monster was also interested at what had just transpired.
As he stood on the branch of a tree, Xellos nodded. "Most interesting. It's been a long time since I saw a Shadow Game."
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In the Shadow Realm...
"Well here we are, Yami." Ranma said as he handed the Millennium Ring to his counterpart.
"Yes." Yami nodded. "Five more to go."
To be continued...
Author's Notes
Well, how do you like it? I figured that since the cards do work in the Shadow Realm, then using them in Lina Inverse's World would also work. Now, this was only to pass the time as I try to think of new ideas for my other stories, so don't expect any frequent updates.