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CHAPTER 18!!
YU-GI-OH EXTREME
By:XZanayu and Defafaeth Mechqua
Chapter 18
Sorceress of Black Chaos
I moaned as I felt a dull ache in the back of my neck. I blinked my eyes and looked around. This wasn't Yugi-chan's house. I slowly sat up, trying to recall what happened. Oh yeah, that's right. I was with Yugi and the others and after that everything went black.
"I see you have finally woken up, Princess Yunalisa." a dark sinister voice said from somewhere within the shadows of the room.
I looked around immediately recognizing the person who the voice belonged to and to realize the situation I was in.
"Well, well, well, Princess. You've led me on quite a chase these past couple of years and now I finally have you and the End Of The World card."
A man stepped into the light. I knew who he was and I glared at him. Victor, the man who hungers to possess the End of the World card and the bastard that murdered my mother.
"Why are you doing this? The End of the World card is not meant to held by mortal hands. You will only use its power for your own personal gain."
"Of course I will, darling. This world needs to be destroyed in order to be reborn into the world that I will create and rule with an iron fist." Victor said.
"I won't let you have the card, Victor." I told him.
He chuckled.
"I know you won't. But, make no mistakes I will get the End of the World card from you and I assure you, it won't be a pleasant experience. And don't think about using your powers to summon help from your deck. I took the liberty of taking you deck from you. In just a few hours, the world will be mine! HAHAHAHAHA!"
I felt an icy tingle down my spine as I watched him leave the room. Whatever he was going to do to me will be painful. I looked around the room for an escape. I noticed the window and immediately went to it and threw it open. I gasped when I saw how high up the room was. I couldn't even see the ground. All I saw were clouds. I was trapped.
I fell on the bed and softly began to cry. I cried not because of the situation I was in, but I cried because the world was now endanger as well as Yugi and my friends.
I stood up and wiped away my tears.
"I will not let Victor use the End of the World card to summon the Sorceress of Black Chaos and in turn summon the Angel of Black Chaos to destroy the world. I will not let Yugi-chan or the others suffer a fate worse than death."
I clenched my fists and hardened my resolve. If Victor wants the card, he will have to kill me to get it because I will die before I let anything happen to my Yugi and Yami.
I sat down on the bed again and took off my shoe. Inside, laid two duel cards.
"You didn't take all of my cards, Victor. Mom always said to keep at least two cards in my shoe for good luck. Thanks mama." I said standing up looking at the cards I removed from my shoe.
"Victor made a big mistake in not taking my bracelet."
I looked at the golden millennium item that graced my right wrist.
"Yunie? Are you there?"
My yami's image appeared beside me.
*Yes, I'm here. Are you alright?*
"Yeah, I'm fine."
*I'm sorry, princess. I failed to protect you and keep you safe.* Yunie said to me.
"Don't be silly. Its not your fault at all. They caught us off guard. So, don't be upset about it."
*Victor has placed a magical shield around this place. The millennium bracelet distress signal can't break through.*
"I noticed. No problem. That's what these are for."
I held up the two card in my hand. One was the Invisible Angel Wings card and the other was Chyna the cadaver dog. I placed Chyna's card face up on the floor and the Angel Wings card face down and sideways on top of the other card. I stood back and closed my eyes. My bracelet started to glow and so did the cards. Light flashed and where the cards were stood Chyna, but she had wings on her back.
I stroked Chyna's head and went to the open window with Chyna standing beside me.
"Go, Chyna. Find Yugi and the others and bring them here. Hurry." I stressed to her as I tied my green bandanna around her neck.
I watched as Chyna flew out the window, praying that the shield wouldn't keep her inside. Chyna flew beyond the barrier, turned to me and barked once and flew off into the horizon.
"Hurry Chyna, hurry." I whispered looking at the slowly darkening sky, knowing that Victor will be back to get me once darkness has fallen in order to perform the ceremony to remove the card from my body.
I prayed that Yugi and the others will get here in time and if not, well, I will do what I must to keep them and the world safe.
***********
Back at the Game shop, Yugi was sitting on the couch with his face in his hands. Tea and Fay was sitting beside him, rubbing his back trying to comfort him as the guardians stood around trying to figure out what to do next.
"This is ridiculous. There must be something we can do. We're her guardians. What's the point of having these powers if they can't help us find Zana." Seto said highly agitated.
"We don't know, Kaiba. The tracer cards and Yugi's millennium puzzle aren't glowing to lead us to her. They must be using some kind of spell to keep us from finding her." Jounouchi said upset as well over what happened.
"Its my fault." a sad and despondent voice said.
Everyone looked at Yugi with his face still buried in his hands. It was clear he had stopped crying since they first arrived back at the game shop, but he was in pain emotionally.
"I was supposed to protect her. She came to me for help and protection and I failed. Its my fault she's gone and now she might be..."
Yugi couldn't finished the statement. He refused to finished that thought. He was already hurting so bad from Zana's kidnapping, he wouldn't dare think about her in that fashion. Even though, it just might be true. He started to cry again.
It was then that Fay spoke up.
"I think I might know where she is."
Yugi's head snapped up. "WHERE?!" He shouted getting to his feet and facing her with a pleading look on his face.
Fay bit her lip. Gods, how she hated giving out false hope. "I'm not saying anything solid, but Victor did once say that he had to go to the Himalayas to perform the extracting ceremony."
"Is that all?" Seto demanded.
Fay tapped her finger against her leg, "I don't like giving out false hope. However I could pinpoint her exact location if I had something she recently had."
Yugi got up ready to race to Zana's room. "How recently?" he asked pumping his legs up and down.
The girl sighed. "One hour at the most."
The spiky haired boy froze. "Grandpa did the laundry half an hour ago."
"Damn!" Joji swore.
Defafaeth got up and walked quickly to the window. "Chyna the Cadaver dog." She whispered and quickly threw the windows open. But there was nothing there . . . except a floating tied up green bandanna. "Ah. I see, the farther away the person whom summoned you is, the more you fade. Do not worry. Leave the rest to me." Fay murmured untying the bandanna from an invisible neck. She closed the window and turned around.
"What was that about?" Tea asked confused.
"Chyna was sent by Zana. This is her bandanna. I can pinpoint her location now and then we can save her."
Honda smiled but then frowned sighing, "Even if we get find out where Zana is, we won't be able to get to her in time - the full moon is in four hours and the Himalayas are far . . . "
"The duel monster realm. We can go through there, it will only take half an hour or so on foot." Fay said. "We shall leave immediately, let me prepare the ceremony to conjure the portal." She turned and left the room.
"I'll go help her." Malik said leaving the room. He spotted Fay enter her room and followed her in closing the door behind him. "All right what's going on?" he demanded.
Fay looked up from the desk she sat at, she put down the pen she was writing with, "I have no idea what you speak of." She said calmly.
"Fay! Don't play games with me. There's something you're not telling me and I will not allow you to leave this room till you tell me damn well what that is!" He growled. He walked over to Fay and towered over her menacingly.
"What makes you think there is something wrong?"
"A) Your accent it gone. B) Your not being mouthy. And C) Your acting as if someone has died or something."
The girl looked down, the picked up her pen and started writing again. "That last statement was partly right. I'm going to die."
"What?! You . . . you can't die . . . . I won't let you!" he cried. Malik sunk to his knees and wrapped his arms around the girl's waist.
Fay shook her head sadly, "I am . . . . not human. I'm a duel monster." She flinched waiting for him to let go in disgust. She never expected him to say what he said.
"So? You're still my beautiful Fay to me." He murmured.
"What?" she blinked in shock, "I'm a duel monster. Aren't you in the least bit disgusted?"
Malik shook his head. He pulled her down into her lap and held her lovingly. "How could I be disgusted at you? You're Fay. My Fay. Will always be Fay. How can I hate someone I know, to the very core of my essence, will be my soul mate."
Fay smiled and snuggled closer. "I hate you." She muttered.
The blonde just chuckled. "I won't let you die."
"When I die you'll have to let go and keep yourself living."
"You won't die."
"My sister and I are the Dragon Daughters. Pegasus created our card but the dolt accidentally put the one and only original into a shredder. Twenty years ago - in human terms - my sister and I were banished long ago from the monster realm on the charge of treason. No one believed we were innocent except the Blue Eyes White Dragon and Exodia, but then again they were are our boyfriends - so they didn't really count in the eyes of the others. We were accused of attempted assassination of Zana's mother. Zana's father found us guilty. He banished us, we could've been killed but because Exodia and Blue Eyes would've been pissed off, they gave us a punishment one step below death."
Malik gaped, "Wow . . . so you once went out with Exodia?"
Fay looked at him like he was an idiot. "I should smack you but I need to save the strength." She grumbled.
"It still doesn't explain why you're gonna die."
The girl stood up and signed her letter, she put it into an envelope already full of other letters and sealed it. She tossed the envelope onto her bed. "I'm to be killed on sight if I ever set a foot in the monsters realm again."
"Well then I won't let you die." Malik said simply, he wrapped his arms around her from behind and snuggled his face into the nape of her neck. Fay smiled but quickly turned into a frown when added. "It would be a crime against nature to let you die a virgin."
Fay's eye twitched and he left eye turned onyx while the right turned steel grey. Of course from behind Malik couldn't see . . . 'One . . . . Two . . . . Three . . . .' She began counting mentally.
"You know we could solve that misfortune right now if you want."
'Four. . Five. . Six. .'
"It wouldn't be any problem with me." Malik went on cheerfully. "I wouldn't be bothered in the least bit."
'Seven. Eight. Nine.'
"So what do you say? I know you don't wanna die a virgin and there's a nice sized bed right - "
"TEN!" Fay cried, she grabbed Malik's arm and flipped him to the wall. She walked over as he slumped to the ground and kicked him in the crotch - hard. "Hmph! Pervert - I hope I hit you hard enough to make sure you don't impregnate anyone - ever." She said huffily exiting the room.
"Whenever she gets violent and hurts me she's saying she loves me." Malik murmured as he crawled out of the room.
***********
"Great. Is everything set now?" Tea asked as Fay entered the room.
"Yeah." She grunted with a scowl.
"What's wrong?" Seto asked from his perch.
"Not a bloody thing. Mai and Tea and whoever else isn't a guardian is staying right here." She growled.
"But - " Mai began.
Fay cut her off short, "No buts, ifs, howevers, thoughs, yets, stills, nonetheless, even sos, on the other hands or any of that crap. You're not going, you won't make it in the portal anyway - you have not inner power." She tapped her foot impatiently.
"She's right you two." Yugi said. "We won't endanger you by letting you go."
"Oh all right." Mai said sighing. "Where's Malik?"
"H . . here." Malik gasped as he walked into the room in a very strange way with his legs spread.
"Malik are you okay? What happened?" Mokuba (sp?) questioned.
"Fay kicked me "there" but I deserved it, why did I deserve it? Because I did, no more questions. Fay, the portal." He said in a strained voice.
Defafaeth pulled out a shusuken* she muttered a few words, then made a slashing motion and repeated it ten times. Suddenly a swirling blue portal opened. "Come on." She said motioning to the portal and jumped in.
"Is it safe?" Honda asked hesitantly.
Malik shrugged. "I trust my Fay. She wouldn't ever try to kill us." He said jumping in.
"I don't care if its dangerous! We have to get to Zana before anything bad happens." Yugi said jumping in with Seto right behind him. The other guardians soon followed and the portal closed.
When the guardians appeared on the other side they were amazed to find Fay was gone and in her place was a monster. The monster turned, "I'm a Dragon Daughter aka Fay." She said. Her eyes were a misty gray, her skin deeply tanned; she had dark red hair that fell to her knees and translucent dragon wings. She wore indigo sandals, a crown of white roses, a sky blue toga that was six inches above the knee and a torn dirty gray cape. "Follow me. Malik shall explain." She said as she walked ahead.
Malik explained why Fay was a monster as they walked deep into the forest. After fifteen minutes or so, the forest gave way to a tall mountain.
"Are we gonna have to climb that?!" Joji asked in surprise.
"I forgot how weak humans are." Fay said, "I guess it won't take us an half an hour after all."
"DIE BITCH!!!" A voice cried.
Fay jumped to the right. A monster with a broadsword crashed into the ground. "Hello Mickey. It is good to see that Zana brought you home after all."
"How'd you . . . ?"
"Maha Valio. I saved you remember?"
Maha Valio gaped. "Fay . . . ? But . . . you - "
" - will be killed if you speak any louder." She said evenly.
"You shouldn't be here. No body knows the infamous Defafaeth and the elder Dragon Daughter are one and the same!" he said anxiously as he put away his weapon.
"We need to use a portal up that mountain to get into the Himalayas to save the Princess."
"The Princess is in trouble?!"
"Yes. Stay and protect them, they shall explain. I will be back with transport." She murmured then she was gone.
Maha Valio looked at the humans. "Well. Explain." He said. The humans explained everything to Maha. "So that explains it. Well I cannot leave the princess all alone, I shall go with you." He said finally.
"Are you sure? It will be dangerous." Yugi said.
"And living in the monster realm isn't?" Joji said dryly.
Maha smiled, "Young Joji has a point there."
"Okay the more the merrier!" Mokuba said cheerfully.
"Yes we will need your help." Fay said emerging from the woods with Blue Eyes White Dragon in tow.
"What is he doing here?" Joji asked.
"He's here to give us a lift. He'll fly us to the mountain." Fay said. She jumped onto the dragon's back.
"Wait. I thought monsters were supposed to kill you on sight." Honda said confused.
Fay smiled, "The Blue Eyes White Dragon was - " the dragon snorted, " - is my sister's boyfriend."
"All right then let's go!" Yugi said jumping on the dragon's back. The others followed a bit hesitantly but they had no choice. Blue Eyes took off soaring in the clouds and doing some tricks to show off. They arrived at the top shortly, they all said their thanks and goodbyes to the dragon when it took off again.
"Here." Fay said. She walked over to a cliff and closed her eyes. "I will make a portal where we can cross over into the heart of Victor's fortress." She muttered an incantation then made slashing motions with her shusuken. A green portal appeared. "Let's go before they sense - "
"THERE'S THE TRAITOR!!!!"
"Damn too late. Get in all of you!" Fay growled. She pulled out her naginata. Then suddenly a whole hoard of angry monsters appeared.
"Fay - " Yugi started.
"Damn you to hell Motou! Get in the fucking portal now!!!" she screeched as she sliced a harpy lady in half. "I'll hold them off!!"
Yugi looked back at his cousin then jumped in, everyone else followed the suit with Maha Valio last. Malik was still there watching. "Fay! Quickly! Everyone's in!" he shouted.
Fay jumped back from the monsters she was fending off and grabbed Malik's arm. She thrust him into the portal and prepared to jump in.
Malik landed on the hard stone floor and whirled around in anticipation of Fay's crossing. But all that came through was a scream before the portal closed.
"FAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!" Malik screamed.
*************
I gasped as she felt Fay's life force fading. I immediately tried to contact my father mentally, but it was no use. Whatever magic barrier was protecting this place was blocking my mental communication with the monster realm.
"Fay, I won't let anything happen to you. I won't let you die." I said closing my eyes.
My bracelet began to glow as I concentrated on trying to break through the castle's barrier to get a mental message to my father or any monster in my kingdom. I was running out of time and I couldn't move since that bastard Victor had my legs and hands tied together and strapped to the alter.
I was getting tired. I will not fail. I will reach my kingdom. I was beginning to sweat and my bracelet glowed even brighter. I sent out my message.
"Duel monsters, please hear my voice. Stop your attack on Dragon Daughter Fay." I said mentally.
**************
Fay was laying on the ground, injured. As Blue Eyes White Dragon stood in front of her to protect her. The other duel monsters were closing when...
"STOP!" a deep male voice said.
The monsters stopped, looked, and bowed before the figure that appeared.
"Magician of Black Chaos." Fay whispered.
The Magician looked at Fay and walked over to her. The Blue Eyes White Dragon stepped aside as the Magician of Black Chaos knelt down to her.
He placed a hand on her side, healed her, and helped Fay to her feet.
"As of today, the Dragon Daughter or Fay, is no longer considered an enemy of the duel monster realm. She has been redeemed by order of Princess Yunalisa and I, your king." He said.
The monsters nodded and grunted their acceptance. Fay looked up at the Magician of Black Chaos in confusion.
"My daughter says you are not her enemy, but her best friend. She also told me what truly happened all those years ago with my wife." He told her.
"How did-"
"She know? Her mother confided in Yunie what happened before she died and Yunie told her. You are very lucky to have her for your best friend, Fay. I suggest you always remember that."
The King of the duel monster realm opened a portal.
"Now go. The others are waiting for you. Don't let her down, Fay." The Chaos mage told her.
Fay nodded and jumped into the portal. The portal vanished after she entered.
The Chaos mage looked up at the sky.
"Hurry, my Pharaoh. Please hurry. She needs you." he whispered.
*****************
"Malik, what happened? Where's Fay?" Honda asked.
"I'm right here." a familiar voice said.
Everyone turned and looked to see Fay standing behind them.
"Fay!" Malik cried. He ran and embraced her.
"I thought you were dead." Malik said, his face buried in her hair.
"I almost was, but Zana saved me." She answered him.
"How?" Jounouchi asked.
"Somehow she managed to contact her father and told him what happened all those years ago and he and the rest of the duel monsters forgave me. All because of Zana. She told them I'm her best friend." Fay told them.
"I'm not surprised. Zana loves you like the sister she never had." Yami said. "I'm glad you're back, but now we must get to Zana before its too late."
"But, Yugi. We don't know where she is?" Seto said.
"She's on the roof." He told them and headed for the stairs across the room.
"How do you know?" Honda asked.
"I can feel her presence. She is very close by. Come, we must hurry. We only have a few minutes left and we have a lot of stairs to climb." Yami told them and ran up the stairs with the guardians right behind.
***************
I felt wet and cold at the same time as I fought my way back to consciousness. I blinked my eyes open to find myself still imprisoned to the ceremonial alter and it was raining hard and lightening flashed. It was then I noticed a ray a light shining down on me from somewhere up above. I looked and my eyes widened in fear at what I saw. It was the moon, the FULL moon.
I was startled out of my stare by approaching footsteps coming up from the stairs leading back down into the castle. Four men in hooded robes appeared and took up position at the four corners of the roof, then came Victor. I could see him clearly now. He no longer wore a hooded robe. He was actually very handsome, but behind that beauty laid a evil so twisted and sick, it made it hard to believe that he was such a person. He stood at least 6'6", blond hair, slightly muscular build, but it was his eyes that scared me the most. They were teal green in color, but were void of all emotion accept hate and eagerness. He stopped by the table.
"Well, princess. The hour has arrived and as you can see, no one has come to your rescue. Your friends have failed you and now, the End of the World will soon be mine." He said.
"You're wrong, Victor. My friends will come for me and you won't get the End of the World card." I snapped at him with defiance in my eyes.
He chuckled."So much faith you have. I will take pleasure in destroying it. Begin the ritual."
The four robbed figures began to chat a spell and raised their arms to the sky. I struggled to get loose, but my bindings held fast. It was then I sensed Yami's presence as well as the guardians approaching fast and I prayed they would get here in time to stop Victor. But, my prayer went unanswered as a small hole appeared in the rain clouds above and a light descended and pierce my heart. I screamed as my body was enveloped in unimaginable pain. I clenched my hands into tight fists.
I felt the light beginning to extract the Card that laid sleeping safely in my heart. I had to do something. I could not let Victor get the End of the World card. I closed my eyes and used the power of my millennium bracelet to try to stop the extraction, but it seemed to slow the process instead of stopping it. The spell was stronger than my millennium bracelet. It was only a matter of time before the card was removed.
My nails bit into my palms as I fought with everything I had to buy the time needed for Yami and the others to get here and stop the ceremony. It was then I felt and saw the top of the card appear from my chest. I began to cry. Why was this happening? Is their some reason why the higher powers feel that Victor should win?
*Zana! You must stop! You're life force is fading! I know you don't want Victor to have the card, but its not worth losing you life over!* Yunie yelled in my mind.
*Yami and Yugi are worth it.*
*Nani?* I heard Yunie say.
*Yami and Yugi, hell, the entire world means more to me than my life. I love them both so much and if I have to die so that they have the chance to live then I will do so without a second thought. The needs of the many out weight the needs of the few..or the one.* I told her with a smile as I saw Yami's and Yugi's smiling faces in my mind.
I heard Yunie sigh and say.
*Very well, princess. I will do what is required of me by your parents in case this happened."
My body started to glow as I felt Yunie's spirit fuse with mine and to hear my millennium bracelet shatter before the card was pulled free from my body.
"AT LAST!!! THE END OF THE WORLD CARD IS MINE!"
***************
Yami as well as the others stopped. Yami placed a hand over his heart as a sharp pain pierced his heart and his soul as well as Yugi's.
"Did you guys feel that?" Honda said.
"Yeah. I can't feel Zana anymore. Its like she was there one minute and gone the next. The same thing happen to Yugi when he was dueling Pegasus in the shadow realm." Joji said.
Yami immediately ran up the stairs once more with the others close behind.
*Zana.* He and Yugi thought as they finally approached the roof.
Yami stopped and gasped as he saw Zana on the ceremonial alter, unmoving.
"You are too late, Pharaoh. I have the End of the World Card and now, COME FORTH SORCERESS OF BLACK CHAOS!!" Victor yelled as he held the card up above his head. It left his hand, flew up into the sky and pierced the clouds.
Nothing happened for a few seconds and suddenly there was a flash of light and floating down from the sky was a figure dress in long, flowing, off the shoulder, black gown with blood red sash coming around the waist and down the front of the dress. Long, flowing mesh sleeves that flared out over its wrist and black high heels top off the outfit. It was a beautiful woman with long, jet black hair that danced in the wind as she slowly descend to the roof of the castle, honey tanned skin and ruby red lips. In her hand was a midnight blue colored scepter with heart shaped diamonds embedded in the handle and a large, heart shaped ruby on the top with three gold rings around it like the planet Saturn's rings. She held it up in front of her chest at an angle.
She landed gently on the roof with her eyes still closed.
Yami had gathered Zana's limp body from the alter and held her in his arms as he sat on the ground with the guardians around them.
"Zana? Zana, honey, please open your eyes. Please?" He pleaded with her as tears flowed from his eyes.
"Don't leave us, princess." Maha said.
"You're wasting your time talking to a lifeless corpse, but don't feel bad, she put up quite the fight. Besides, isn't the Sorceress of Black Chaos wondrous? I never imaged such a creature existed, but there she stands awaiting my command." Victor laughed triumphantly.
"Give it back." Yami said, gently placing Zana on the stone floor.
"Huh?" Victor looked over at him.
Yami stood up and faced Victor with his fists clenched tightly.
"GIVE THE END OF THE WORLD CARD BACK!!!!" Yami screamed at Victor. Lightening crashed after he made that statement.
Victor just laughed at him. "And who are you to tell me what to do? Go my Sorceress of Black Chaos and destroy my enemies." He looked at her.
The Chaos Sorceress didn't move. Just stood there with her eyes closed.
"Did you her me? I told you to attack." Victor shouted.
The Sorceress raised her arm that held her scepter and fired her Chaos Rhapsody Spell attack..at Victor. Everyone watched as in shocked as Victor flew backwards and hit the stone floor and skidded on his back to a stop at the edge of the castle. Victor sat up winching in obvious pain and looked at the Sorceress.
"What are you doing?! I am you master, you are suppose to obey me!" He shouted.
The Chaos Sorceress turn her head in his direction and finally opened her eyes to look at him. Victor gasped in shock at what he saw.
"No..NO!! ITS NOT POSSIBLE!"
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*Shusuken - a fan with silk on steel ribs that are often engraved or pierced with a design. Outer ends of the ribs are very sharp. It acts as a thrusting weapon when closed and as a slashing weapon with open.
WHAT DID VICTOR SEE? AND WHAT ABOUT ME!?
YU-GI-OH EXTREME
By:XZanayu and Defafaeth Mechqua
Chapter 18
Sorceress of Black Chaos
I moaned as I felt a dull ache in the back of my neck. I blinked my eyes and looked around. This wasn't Yugi-chan's house. I slowly sat up, trying to recall what happened. Oh yeah, that's right. I was with Yugi and the others and after that everything went black.
"I see you have finally woken up, Princess Yunalisa." a dark sinister voice said from somewhere within the shadows of the room.
I looked around immediately recognizing the person who the voice belonged to and to realize the situation I was in.
"Well, well, well, Princess. You've led me on quite a chase these past couple of years and now I finally have you and the End Of The World card."
A man stepped into the light. I knew who he was and I glared at him. Victor, the man who hungers to possess the End of the World card and the bastard that murdered my mother.
"Why are you doing this? The End of the World card is not meant to held by mortal hands. You will only use its power for your own personal gain."
"Of course I will, darling. This world needs to be destroyed in order to be reborn into the world that I will create and rule with an iron fist." Victor said.
"I won't let you have the card, Victor." I told him.
He chuckled.
"I know you won't. But, make no mistakes I will get the End of the World card from you and I assure you, it won't be a pleasant experience. And don't think about using your powers to summon help from your deck. I took the liberty of taking you deck from you. In just a few hours, the world will be mine! HAHAHAHAHA!"
I felt an icy tingle down my spine as I watched him leave the room. Whatever he was going to do to me will be painful. I looked around the room for an escape. I noticed the window and immediately went to it and threw it open. I gasped when I saw how high up the room was. I couldn't even see the ground. All I saw were clouds. I was trapped.
I fell on the bed and softly began to cry. I cried not because of the situation I was in, but I cried because the world was now endanger as well as Yugi and my friends.
I stood up and wiped away my tears.
"I will not let Victor use the End of the World card to summon the Sorceress of Black Chaos and in turn summon the Angel of Black Chaos to destroy the world. I will not let Yugi-chan or the others suffer a fate worse than death."
I clenched my fists and hardened my resolve. If Victor wants the card, he will have to kill me to get it because I will die before I let anything happen to my Yugi and Yami.
I sat down on the bed again and took off my shoe. Inside, laid two duel cards.
"You didn't take all of my cards, Victor. Mom always said to keep at least two cards in my shoe for good luck. Thanks mama." I said standing up looking at the cards I removed from my shoe.
"Victor made a big mistake in not taking my bracelet."
I looked at the golden millennium item that graced my right wrist.
"Yunie? Are you there?"
My yami's image appeared beside me.
*Yes, I'm here. Are you alright?*
"Yeah, I'm fine."
*I'm sorry, princess. I failed to protect you and keep you safe.* Yunie said to me.
"Don't be silly. Its not your fault at all. They caught us off guard. So, don't be upset about it."
*Victor has placed a magical shield around this place. The millennium bracelet distress signal can't break through.*
"I noticed. No problem. That's what these are for."
I held up the two card in my hand. One was the Invisible Angel Wings card and the other was Chyna the cadaver dog. I placed Chyna's card face up on the floor and the Angel Wings card face down and sideways on top of the other card. I stood back and closed my eyes. My bracelet started to glow and so did the cards. Light flashed and where the cards were stood Chyna, but she had wings on her back.
I stroked Chyna's head and went to the open window with Chyna standing beside me.
"Go, Chyna. Find Yugi and the others and bring them here. Hurry." I stressed to her as I tied my green bandanna around her neck.
I watched as Chyna flew out the window, praying that the shield wouldn't keep her inside. Chyna flew beyond the barrier, turned to me and barked once and flew off into the horizon.
"Hurry Chyna, hurry." I whispered looking at the slowly darkening sky, knowing that Victor will be back to get me once darkness has fallen in order to perform the ceremony to remove the card from my body.
I prayed that Yugi and the others will get here in time and if not, well, I will do what I must to keep them and the world safe.
***********
Back at the Game shop, Yugi was sitting on the couch with his face in his hands. Tea and Fay was sitting beside him, rubbing his back trying to comfort him as the guardians stood around trying to figure out what to do next.
"This is ridiculous. There must be something we can do. We're her guardians. What's the point of having these powers if they can't help us find Zana." Seto said highly agitated.
"We don't know, Kaiba. The tracer cards and Yugi's millennium puzzle aren't glowing to lead us to her. They must be using some kind of spell to keep us from finding her." Jounouchi said upset as well over what happened.
"Its my fault." a sad and despondent voice said.
Everyone looked at Yugi with his face still buried in his hands. It was clear he had stopped crying since they first arrived back at the game shop, but he was in pain emotionally.
"I was supposed to protect her. She came to me for help and protection and I failed. Its my fault she's gone and now she might be..."
Yugi couldn't finished the statement. He refused to finished that thought. He was already hurting so bad from Zana's kidnapping, he wouldn't dare think about her in that fashion. Even though, it just might be true. He started to cry again.
It was then that Fay spoke up.
"I think I might know where she is."
Yugi's head snapped up. "WHERE?!" He shouted getting to his feet and facing her with a pleading look on his face.
Fay bit her lip. Gods, how she hated giving out false hope. "I'm not saying anything solid, but Victor did once say that he had to go to the Himalayas to perform the extracting ceremony."
"Is that all?" Seto demanded.
Fay tapped her finger against her leg, "I don't like giving out false hope. However I could pinpoint her exact location if I had something she recently had."
Yugi got up ready to race to Zana's room. "How recently?" he asked pumping his legs up and down.
The girl sighed. "One hour at the most."
The spiky haired boy froze. "Grandpa did the laundry half an hour ago."
"Damn!" Joji swore.
Defafaeth got up and walked quickly to the window. "Chyna the Cadaver dog." She whispered and quickly threw the windows open. But there was nothing there . . . except a floating tied up green bandanna. "Ah. I see, the farther away the person whom summoned you is, the more you fade. Do not worry. Leave the rest to me." Fay murmured untying the bandanna from an invisible neck. She closed the window and turned around.
"What was that about?" Tea asked confused.
"Chyna was sent by Zana. This is her bandanna. I can pinpoint her location now and then we can save her."
Honda smiled but then frowned sighing, "Even if we get find out where Zana is, we won't be able to get to her in time - the full moon is in four hours and the Himalayas are far . . . "
"The duel monster realm. We can go through there, it will only take half an hour or so on foot." Fay said. "We shall leave immediately, let me prepare the ceremony to conjure the portal." She turned and left the room.
"I'll go help her." Malik said leaving the room. He spotted Fay enter her room and followed her in closing the door behind him. "All right what's going on?" he demanded.
Fay looked up from the desk she sat at, she put down the pen she was writing with, "I have no idea what you speak of." She said calmly.
"Fay! Don't play games with me. There's something you're not telling me and I will not allow you to leave this room till you tell me damn well what that is!" He growled. He walked over to Fay and towered over her menacingly.
"What makes you think there is something wrong?"
"A) Your accent it gone. B) Your not being mouthy. And C) Your acting as if someone has died or something."
The girl looked down, the picked up her pen and started writing again. "That last statement was partly right. I'm going to die."
"What?! You . . . you can't die . . . . I won't let you!" he cried. Malik sunk to his knees and wrapped his arms around the girl's waist.
Fay shook her head sadly, "I am . . . . not human. I'm a duel monster." She flinched waiting for him to let go in disgust. She never expected him to say what he said.
"So? You're still my beautiful Fay to me." He murmured.
"What?" she blinked in shock, "I'm a duel monster. Aren't you in the least bit disgusted?"
Malik shook his head. He pulled her down into her lap and held her lovingly. "How could I be disgusted at you? You're Fay. My Fay. Will always be Fay. How can I hate someone I know, to the very core of my essence, will be my soul mate."
Fay smiled and snuggled closer. "I hate you." She muttered.
The blonde just chuckled. "I won't let you die."
"When I die you'll have to let go and keep yourself living."
"You won't die."
"My sister and I are the Dragon Daughters. Pegasus created our card but the dolt accidentally put the one and only original into a shredder. Twenty years ago - in human terms - my sister and I were banished long ago from the monster realm on the charge of treason. No one believed we were innocent except the Blue Eyes White Dragon and Exodia, but then again they were are our boyfriends - so they didn't really count in the eyes of the others. We were accused of attempted assassination of Zana's mother. Zana's father found us guilty. He banished us, we could've been killed but because Exodia and Blue Eyes would've been pissed off, they gave us a punishment one step below death."
Malik gaped, "Wow . . . so you once went out with Exodia?"
Fay looked at him like he was an idiot. "I should smack you but I need to save the strength." She grumbled.
"It still doesn't explain why you're gonna die."
The girl stood up and signed her letter, she put it into an envelope already full of other letters and sealed it. She tossed the envelope onto her bed. "I'm to be killed on sight if I ever set a foot in the monsters realm again."
"Well then I won't let you die." Malik said simply, he wrapped his arms around her from behind and snuggled his face into the nape of her neck. Fay smiled but quickly turned into a frown when added. "It would be a crime against nature to let you die a virgin."
Fay's eye twitched and he left eye turned onyx while the right turned steel grey. Of course from behind Malik couldn't see . . . 'One . . . . Two . . . . Three . . . .' She began counting mentally.
"You know we could solve that misfortune right now if you want."
'Four. . Five. . Six. .'
"It wouldn't be any problem with me." Malik went on cheerfully. "I wouldn't be bothered in the least bit."
'Seven. Eight. Nine.'
"So what do you say? I know you don't wanna die a virgin and there's a nice sized bed right - "
"TEN!" Fay cried, she grabbed Malik's arm and flipped him to the wall. She walked over as he slumped to the ground and kicked him in the crotch - hard. "Hmph! Pervert - I hope I hit you hard enough to make sure you don't impregnate anyone - ever." She said huffily exiting the room.
"Whenever she gets violent and hurts me she's saying she loves me." Malik murmured as he crawled out of the room.
***********
"Great. Is everything set now?" Tea asked as Fay entered the room.
"Yeah." She grunted with a scowl.
"What's wrong?" Seto asked from his perch.
"Not a bloody thing. Mai and Tea and whoever else isn't a guardian is staying right here." She growled.
"But - " Mai began.
Fay cut her off short, "No buts, ifs, howevers, thoughs, yets, stills, nonetheless, even sos, on the other hands or any of that crap. You're not going, you won't make it in the portal anyway - you have not inner power." She tapped her foot impatiently.
"She's right you two." Yugi said. "We won't endanger you by letting you go."
"Oh all right." Mai said sighing. "Where's Malik?"
"H . . here." Malik gasped as he walked into the room in a very strange way with his legs spread.
"Malik are you okay? What happened?" Mokuba (sp?) questioned.
"Fay kicked me "there" but I deserved it, why did I deserve it? Because I did, no more questions. Fay, the portal." He said in a strained voice.
Defafaeth pulled out a shusuken* she muttered a few words, then made a slashing motion and repeated it ten times. Suddenly a swirling blue portal opened. "Come on." She said motioning to the portal and jumped in.
"Is it safe?" Honda asked hesitantly.
Malik shrugged. "I trust my Fay. She wouldn't ever try to kill us." He said jumping in.
"I don't care if its dangerous! We have to get to Zana before anything bad happens." Yugi said jumping in with Seto right behind him. The other guardians soon followed and the portal closed.
When the guardians appeared on the other side they were amazed to find Fay was gone and in her place was a monster. The monster turned, "I'm a Dragon Daughter aka Fay." She said. Her eyes were a misty gray, her skin deeply tanned; she had dark red hair that fell to her knees and translucent dragon wings. She wore indigo sandals, a crown of white roses, a sky blue toga that was six inches above the knee and a torn dirty gray cape. "Follow me. Malik shall explain." She said as she walked ahead.
Malik explained why Fay was a monster as they walked deep into the forest. After fifteen minutes or so, the forest gave way to a tall mountain.
"Are we gonna have to climb that?!" Joji asked in surprise.
"I forgot how weak humans are." Fay said, "I guess it won't take us an half an hour after all."
"DIE BITCH!!!" A voice cried.
Fay jumped to the right. A monster with a broadsword crashed into the ground. "Hello Mickey. It is good to see that Zana brought you home after all."
"How'd you . . . ?"
"Maha Valio. I saved you remember?"
Maha Valio gaped. "Fay . . . ? But . . . you - "
" - will be killed if you speak any louder." She said evenly.
"You shouldn't be here. No body knows the infamous Defafaeth and the elder Dragon Daughter are one and the same!" he said anxiously as he put away his weapon.
"We need to use a portal up that mountain to get into the Himalayas to save the Princess."
"The Princess is in trouble?!"
"Yes. Stay and protect them, they shall explain. I will be back with transport." She murmured then she was gone.
Maha Valio looked at the humans. "Well. Explain." He said. The humans explained everything to Maha. "So that explains it. Well I cannot leave the princess all alone, I shall go with you." He said finally.
"Are you sure? It will be dangerous." Yugi said.
"And living in the monster realm isn't?" Joji said dryly.
Maha smiled, "Young Joji has a point there."
"Okay the more the merrier!" Mokuba said cheerfully.
"Yes we will need your help." Fay said emerging from the woods with Blue Eyes White Dragon in tow.
"What is he doing here?" Joji asked.
"He's here to give us a lift. He'll fly us to the mountain." Fay said. She jumped onto the dragon's back.
"Wait. I thought monsters were supposed to kill you on sight." Honda said confused.
Fay smiled, "The Blue Eyes White Dragon was - " the dragon snorted, " - is my sister's boyfriend."
"All right then let's go!" Yugi said jumping on the dragon's back. The others followed a bit hesitantly but they had no choice. Blue Eyes took off soaring in the clouds and doing some tricks to show off. They arrived at the top shortly, they all said their thanks and goodbyes to the dragon when it took off again.
"Here." Fay said. She walked over to a cliff and closed her eyes. "I will make a portal where we can cross over into the heart of Victor's fortress." She muttered an incantation then made slashing motions with her shusuken. A green portal appeared. "Let's go before they sense - "
"THERE'S THE TRAITOR!!!!"
"Damn too late. Get in all of you!" Fay growled. She pulled out her naginata. Then suddenly a whole hoard of angry monsters appeared.
"Fay - " Yugi started.
"Damn you to hell Motou! Get in the fucking portal now!!!" she screeched as she sliced a harpy lady in half. "I'll hold them off!!"
Yugi looked back at his cousin then jumped in, everyone else followed the suit with Maha Valio last. Malik was still there watching. "Fay! Quickly! Everyone's in!" he shouted.
Fay jumped back from the monsters she was fending off and grabbed Malik's arm. She thrust him into the portal and prepared to jump in.
Malik landed on the hard stone floor and whirled around in anticipation of Fay's crossing. But all that came through was a scream before the portal closed.
"FAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!" Malik screamed.
*************
I gasped as she felt Fay's life force fading. I immediately tried to contact my father mentally, but it was no use. Whatever magic barrier was protecting this place was blocking my mental communication with the monster realm.
"Fay, I won't let anything happen to you. I won't let you die." I said closing my eyes.
My bracelet began to glow as I concentrated on trying to break through the castle's barrier to get a mental message to my father or any monster in my kingdom. I was running out of time and I couldn't move since that bastard Victor had my legs and hands tied together and strapped to the alter.
I was getting tired. I will not fail. I will reach my kingdom. I was beginning to sweat and my bracelet glowed even brighter. I sent out my message.
"Duel monsters, please hear my voice. Stop your attack on Dragon Daughter Fay." I said mentally.
**************
Fay was laying on the ground, injured. As Blue Eyes White Dragon stood in front of her to protect her. The other duel monsters were closing when...
"STOP!" a deep male voice said.
The monsters stopped, looked, and bowed before the figure that appeared.
"Magician of Black Chaos." Fay whispered.
The Magician looked at Fay and walked over to her. The Blue Eyes White Dragon stepped aside as the Magician of Black Chaos knelt down to her.
He placed a hand on her side, healed her, and helped Fay to her feet.
"As of today, the Dragon Daughter or Fay, is no longer considered an enemy of the duel monster realm. She has been redeemed by order of Princess Yunalisa and I, your king." He said.
The monsters nodded and grunted their acceptance. Fay looked up at the Magician of Black Chaos in confusion.
"My daughter says you are not her enemy, but her best friend. She also told me what truly happened all those years ago with my wife." He told her.
"How did-"
"She know? Her mother confided in Yunie what happened before she died and Yunie told her. You are very lucky to have her for your best friend, Fay. I suggest you always remember that."
The King of the duel monster realm opened a portal.
"Now go. The others are waiting for you. Don't let her down, Fay." The Chaos mage told her.
Fay nodded and jumped into the portal. The portal vanished after she entered.
The Chaos mage looked up at the sky.
"Hurry, my Pharaoh. Please hurry. She needs you." he whispered.
*****************
"Malik, what happened? Where's Fay?" Honda asked.
"I'm right here." a familiar voice said.
Everyone turned and looked to see Fay standing behind them.
"Fay!" Malik cried. He ran and embraced her.
"I thought you were dead." Malik said, his face buried in her hair.
"I almost was, but Zana saved me." She answered him.
"How?" Jounouchi asked.
"Somehow she managed to contact her father and told him what happened all those years ago and he and the rest of the duel monsters forgave me. All because of Zana. She told them I'm her best friend." Fay told them.
"I'm not surprised. Zana loves you like the sister she never had." Yami said. "I'm glad you're back, but now we must get to Zana before its too late."
"But, Yugi. We don't know where she is?" Seto said.
"She's on the roof." He told them and headed for the stairs across the room.
"How do you know?" Honda asked.
"I can feel her presence. She is very close by. Come, we must hurry. We only have a few minutes left and we have a lot of stairs to climb." Yami told them and ran up the stairs with the guardians right behind.
***************
I felt wet and cold at the same time as I fought my way back to consciousness. I blinked my eyes open to find myself still imprisoned to the ceremonial alter and it was raining hard and lightening flashed. It was then I noticed a ray a light shining down on me from somewhere up above. I looked and my eyes widened in fear at what I saw. It was the moon, the FULL moon.
I was startled out of my stare by approaching footsteps coming up from the stairs leading back down into the castle. Four men in hooded robes appeared and took up position at the four corners of the roof, then came Victor. I could see him clearly now. He no longer wore a hooded robe. He was actually very handsome, but behind that beauty laid a evil so twisted and sick, it made it hard to believe that he was such a person. He stood at least 6'6", blond hair, slightly muscular build, but it was his eyes that scared me the most. They were teal green in color, but were void of all emotion accept hate and eagerness. He stopped by the table.
"Well, princess. The hour has arrived and as you can see, no one has come to your rescue. Your friends have failed you and now, the End of the World will soon be mine." He said.
"You're wrong, Victor. My friends will come for me and you won't get the End of the World card." I snapped at him with defiance in my eyes.
He chuckled."So much faith you have. I will take pleasure in destroying it. Begin the ritual."
The four robbed figures began to chat a spell and raised their arms to the sky. I struggled to get loose, but my bindings held fast. It was then I sensed Yami's presence as well as the guardians approaching fast and I prayed they would get here in time to stop Victor. But, my prayer went unanswered as a small hole appeared in the rain clouds above and a light descended and pierce my heart. I screamed as my body was enveloped in unimaginable pain. I clenched my hands into tight fists.
I felt the light beginning to extract the Card that laid sleeping safely in my heart. I had to do something. I could not let Victor get the End of the World card. I closed my eyes and used the power of my millennium bracelet to try to stop the extraction, but it seemed to slow the process instead of stopping it. The spell was stronger than my millennium bracelet. It was only a matter of time before the card was removed.
My nails bit into my palms as I fought with everything I had to buy the time needed for Yami and the others to get here and stop the ceremony. It was then I felt and saw the top of the card appear from my chest. I began to cry. Why was this happening? Is their some reason why the higher powers feel that Victor should win?
*Zana! You must stop! You're life force is fading! I know you don't want Victor to have the card, but its not worth losing you life over!* Yunie yelled in my mind.
*Yami and Yugi are worth it.*
*Nani?* I heard Yunie say.
*Yami and Yugi, hell, the entire world means more to me than my life. I love them both so much and if I have to die so that they have the chance to live then I will do so without a second thought. The needs of the many out weight the needs of the few..or the one.* I told her with a smile as I saw Yami's and Yugi's smiling faces in my mind.
I heard Yunie sigh and say.
*Very well, princess. I will do what is required of me by your parents in case this happened."
My body started to glow as I felt Yunie's spirit fuse with mine and to hear my millennium bracelet shatter before the card was pulled free from my body.
"AT LAST!!! THE END OF THE WORLD CARD IS MINE!"
***************
Yami as well as the others stopped. Yami placed a hand over his heart as a sharp pain pierced his heart and his soul as well as Yugi's.
"Did you guys feel that?" Honda said.
"Yeah. I can't feel Zana anymore. Its like she was there one minute and gone the next. The same thing happen to Yugi when he was dueling Pegasus in the shadow realm." Joji said.
Yami immediately ran up the stairs once more with the others close behind.
*Zana.* He and Yugi thought as they finally approached the roof.
Yami stopped and gasped as he saw Zana on the ceremonial alter, unmoving.
"You are too late, Pharaoh. I have the End of the World Card and now, COME FORTH SORCERESS OF BLACK CHAOS!!" Victor yelled as he held the card up above his head. It left his hand, flew up into the sky and pierced the clouds.
Nothing happened for a few seconds and suddenly there was a flash of light and floating down from the sky was a figure dress in long, flowing, off the shoulder, black gown with blood red sash coming around the waist and down the front of the dress. Long, flowing mesh sleeves that flared out over its wrist and black high heels top off the outfit. It was a beautiful woman with long, jet black hair that danced in the wind as she slowly descend to the roof of the castle, honey tanned skin and ruby red lips. In her hand was a midnight blue colored scepter with heart shaped diamonds embedded in the handle and a large, heart shaped ruby on the top with three gold rings around it like the planet Saturn's rings. She held it up in front of her chest at an angle.
She landed gently on the roof with her eyes still closed.
Yami had gathered Zana's limp body from the alter and held her in his arms as he sat on the ground with the guardians around them.
"Zana? Zana, honey, please open your eyes. Please?" He pleaded with her as tears flowed from his eyes.
"Don't leave us, princess." Maha said.
"You're wasting your time talking to a lifeless corpse, but don't feel bad, she put up quite the fight. Besides, isn't the Sorceress of Black Chaos wondrous? I never imaged such a creature existed, but there she stands awaiting my command." Victor laughed triumphantly.
"Give it back." Yami said, gently placing Zana on the stone floor.
"Huh?" Victor looked over at him.
Yami stood up and faced Victor with his fists clenched tightly.
"GIVE THE END OF THE WORLD CARD BACK!!!!" Yami screamed at Victor. Lightening crashed after he made that statement.
Victor just laughed at him. "And who are you to tell me what to do? Go my Sorceress of Black Chaos and destroy my enemies." He looked at her.
The Chaos Sorceress didn't move. Just stood there with her eyes closed.
"Did you her me? I told you to attack." Victor shouted.
The Sorceress raised her arm that held her scepter and fired her Chaos Rhapsody Spell attack..at Victor. Everyone watched as in shocked as Victor flew backwards and hit the stone floor and skidded on his back to a stop at the edge of the castle. Victor sat up winching in obvious pain and looked at the Sorceress.
"What are you doing?! I am you master, you are suppose to obey me!" He shouted.
The Chaos Sorceress turn her head in his direction and finally opened her eyes to look at him. Victor gasped in shock at what he saw.
"No..NO!! ITS NOT POSSIBLE!"
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*Shusuken - a fan with silk on steel ribs that are often engraved or pierced with a design. Outer ends of the ribs are very sharp. It acts as a thrusting weapon when closed and as a slashing weapon with open.
WHAT DID VICTOR SEE? AND WHAT ABOUT ME!?
