The Case of the Manila Envelope--Chapter 16
by HA
Bo stared at Shirley from the balcony. "What?"
"Whoa," Sara said.
Rika smiled. "Finally."
Upon hearing Shirley's bold announcement, Tomie threw her head back as she laughed. "You've already won?" she said once she calmed down. "Please. You're almost out of Life Points, and any one of my two Monsters can wipe you out."
"You know," Shirley began, cupping her chin, "inflicting damage on a player's Life Points and bringing them down to zero is one way of winning this game." She gazed at her opponent. "Since you are a master of this game, Tomie, can you tell me what the others are?"
Tomie raised an eyebrow at Shirley and stared at her with her yellow eyes. "You can force your opponent to run out of cards. If they can't draw a card on their next turn, they lose."
"Go on," Shirley said coolly.
"Then there's the Board of Death, but that's really difficult to do," Tomie recalled. "Magic and Trap Removal can really ruin that one."
"I believe there's one way to win a Battle that's even harder than that," Shirley said.
"Oblivion." Tomie sneered. "It's a hard combination to do, but if you get all five parts into your hand, you win automatically."
Bo saw a smile cross Shirley's face. "Well then, it's a good thing I let you use your Trap on my Divine Lightning." She held up one of the cards she drew with Sticky Fingers. "Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to get this."
An image of the card appeared above the Field. Everyone noticed the single golden key with a skull on it surrounded by darkness.
"You drew the Key to Oblivion?" Tomie said, staring at the skull key before her.
Key to Oblivion
Level: 2
Element: Dark
Type: Magician
ATK: 1000
DEF: 1000
When this card is with the [Top Left Panel of Oblivion], [Top Right Panel of Oblivion], [Bottom Left Panel of Oblivion], and [Bottom Right Panel of Oblivion] in your hand, an automatic victory is declared for the holder of these cards.
Shirley nodded. "It was the second card I drew."
"Well, what luck you have, Shirley." Tomie's grin got wider. "However, you need all five pieces of Oblivion to win, so I'm afraid your little declaration of victory was all for nothing."
"Actually..." Shirley revealed four of her cards. "I've been holding these in my hand for quite some time."
Four other cards appeared behind the Key to Oblivion. Soon, they formed the image of a golden door with the image of a Monster on it. Muscular and massive, it resembled a giant armored mummy with a pharaoh's helmet, and its limbs were chained to the door. A keyhole stood out on the Monster's chest. Below it, Tomie's Monsters began to back away, and the Yamata no Orochi seemed to be staring at it with its eight pairs of eyes with a mix of awe and dread.
From the look on Tomie's face, she was sharing the same feeling with her prized dragon. "You...you were trying to assemble Oblivion all along," she said, her yellow eyes wide with shock.
"That would be correct," Shirley said matter-of-factly. "I believe this Battle is over."
The Key to Oblivion flew into the keyhole, and it made a loud click as it turned inside it. The door glowed an ominous red, and a minute later, it exploded open, causing a lot of smoke to fill the Field. A large shadow appeared before Tomie and her Monsters, and when the smoke finally cleared, everyone finally beheld the giant Monster in their midst. Closely resembling the creature on the door, it wore gold, and its beady red eyes stared at the two Monsters and their mistress below from behind ancient wrappings. It roared at them, showing its rotted teeth.
Tomie's yellow eyes widened even more at the sight before her. "It's really Oblivion," she said, gasping.
Grinning at the Monsters below, Oblivion chuckled at its prey. Its eyes glowed even brighter, and it threw its head back right before unleashing a powerful energy blast at the opposition below. It exploded upon impact, and Tomie's two Monsters shattered into pieces while their mistress screamed as she shielded herself from the glare of intense light with her arm. Shirley and the others did the same thing as the light flooded the entire stadium.
* * * * *
For a moment, Blake could only stare at Molly. "Um, excuse me?" he said, still staring at her as if she had asked him to dance in a chicken costume or any other strange request. "Did you just say that I have to kiss you goodnight?"
"You heard me correctly," Molly said firmly, confident that everything was ready.
"Hmmmmm, I don't recall that being part of our deal," Blake said.
"Well, guess what?" Molly said, enjoying her control over him. "Now it is."
"Um..." Blake scratched the back of his head nervously. "You know..."
"No excuses," Molly said. "Do as I say, or else."
Blake looked behind him. "It is kinda late, and Rosa's gotta be wondering when I'll ever get home..."
"Now, listen here, you!" Molly glared at Blake, her hands over her hips. "I'm the one in charge here, and if I want you to kiss me, you'll kiss me!"
Blake raised an eyebrow as he looked at the livid Molly. "Um, why would you want me to do that?"
Molly's eyes darted sideways as her cheeks started to redden. "Because I can make you, and because if you don't, I'll post that..."
At that point, Blake's hand flew out, and Molly suddenly fell silent. She found it rather hard to berate Blake any further when his lips were pressed onto hers.
END OF CHAPTER 16
by HA
Bo stared at Shirley from the balcony. "What?"
"Whoa," Sara said.
Rika smiled. "Finally."
Upon hearing Shirley's bold announcement, Tomie threw her head back as she laughed. "You've already won?" she said once she calmed down. "Please. You're almost out of Life Points, and any one of my two Monsters can wipe you out."
"You know," Shirley began, cupping her chin, "inflicting damage on a player's Life Points and bringing them down to zero is one way of winning this game." She gazed at her opponent. "Since you are a master of this game, Tomie, can you tell me what the others are?"
Tomie raised an eyebrow at Shirley and stared at her with her yellow eyes. "You can force your opponent to run out of cards. If they can't draw a card on their next turn, they lose."
"Go on," Shirley said coolly.
"Then there's the Board of Death, but that's really difficult to do," Tomie recalled. "Magic and Trap Removal can really ruin that one."
"I believe there's one way to win a Battle that's even harder than that," Shirley said.
"Oblivion." Tomie sneered. "It's a hard combination to do, but if you get all five parts into your hand, you win automatically."
Bo saw a smile cross Shirley's face. "Well then, it's a good thing I let you use your Trap on my Divine Lightning." She held up one of the cards she drew with Sticky Fingers. "Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to get this."
An image of the card appeared above the Field. Everyone noticed the single golden key with a skull on it surrounded by darkness.
"You drew the Key to Oblivion?" Tomie said, staring at the skull key before her.
Key to Oblivion
Level: 2
Element: Dark
Type: Magician
ATK: 1000
DEF: 1000
When this card is with the [Top Left Panel of Oblivion], [Top Right Panel of Oblivion], [Bottom Left Panel of Oblivion], and [Bottom Right Panel of Oblivion] in your hand, an automatic victory is declared for the holder of these cards.
Shirley nodded. "It was the second card I drew."
"Well, what luck you have, Shirley." Tomie's grin got wider. "However, you need all five pieces of Oblivion to win, so I'm afraid your little declaration of victory was all for nothing."
"Actually..." Shirley revealed four of her cards. "I've been holding these in my hand for quite some time."
Four other cards appeared behind the Key to Oblivion. Soon, they formed the image of a golden door with the image of a Monster on it. Muscular and massive, it resembled a giant armored mummy with a pharaoh's helmet, and its limbs were chained to the door. A keyhole stood out on the Monster's chest. Below it, Tomie's Monsters began to back away, and the Yamata no Orochi seemed to be staring at it with its eight pairs of eyes with a mix of awe and dread.
From the look on Tomie's face, she was sharing the same feeling with her prized dragon. "You...you were trying to assemble Oblivion all along," she said, her yellow eyes wide with shock.
"That would be correct," Shirley said matter-of-factly. "I believe this Battle is over."
The Key to Oblivion flew into the keyhole, and it made a loud click as it turned inside it. The door glowed an ominous red, and a minute later, it exploded open, causing a lot of smoke to fill the Field. A large shadow appeared before Tomie and her Monsters, and when the smoke finally cleared, everyone finally beheld the giant Monster in their midst. Closely resembling the creature on the door, it wore gold, and its beady red eyes stared at the two Monsters and their mistress below from behind ancient wrappings. It roared at them, showing its rotted teeth.
Tomie's yellow eyes widened even more at the sight before her. "It's really Oblivion," she said, gasping.
Grinning at the Monsters below, Oblivion chuckled at its prey. Its eyes glowed even brighter, and it threw its head back right before unleashing a powerful energy blast at the opposition below. It exploded upon impact, and Tomie's two Monsters shattered into pieces while their mistress screamed as she shielded herself from the glare of intense light with her arm. Shirley and the others did the same thing as the light flooded the entire stadium.
* * * * *
For a moment, Blake could only stare at Molly. "Um, excuse me?" he said, still staring at her as if she had asked him to dance in a chicken costume or any other strange request. "Did you just say that I have to kiss you goodnight?"
"You heard me correctly," Molly said firmly, confident that everything was ready.
"Hmmmmm, I don't recall that being part of our deal," Blake said.
"Well, guess what?" Molly said, enjoying her control over him. "Now it is."
"Um..." Blake scratched the back of his head nervously. "You know..."
"No excuses," Molly said. "Do as I say, or else."
Blake looked behind him. "It is kinda late, and Rosa's gotta be wondering when I'll ever get home..."
"Now, listen here, you!" Molly glared at Blake, her hands over her hips. "I'm the one in charge here, and if I want you to kiss me, you'll kiss me!"
Blake raised an eyebrow as he looked at the livid Molly. "Um, why would you want me to do that?"
Molly's eyes darted sideways as her cheeks started to redden. "Because I can make you, and because if you don't, I'll post that..."
At that point, Blake's hand flew out, and Molly suddenly fell silent. She found it rather hard to berate Blake any further when his lips were pressed onto hers.
END OF CHAPTER 16