Chosen 4: Shadow Games
A 19th Angel production
Author's Comments: After 2 single solitary reviews, you'd think that I was slightly upset, well I am, but both reviews have been positive, even if they were off two authors I know on a personal basis, and I am aware that starting off with part 4 of 9 (at the last point!) may not have been the best option, however I remain very upbeat about my little project and I will continue until I am done. In related news, this chapter and the next will serve as a preliminary until the tournament begins and will see the debut (and return, in my case anyway!) of many characters to the Chosen saga. Also we see just who has one of the 4 Cards in case you were unable to guess from the cryptic comments in the Prologue.
And now for our feature presentation...
Chosen 4: Shadow Games
Chapter 1: The Invite to Glory
"Arrgghhh!" The scream reverberated around in the Tendo basement. "Give it up 'Uncle' Ethan," came the voice of Akane, "We know that you have some ideas of the Chaos Gods' plans, and I do not intend to rest until you tell us what they are..." She raised the hammer in preparation to strike Ethan again. "I swear in all honesty that I do not have any knowledge of the future plans of the Chaos Gods..." came the pitiful response of Ethan Rayne, former servant of Malal, the Fifth of Four, and instigator of the worst night in Nerima's chequered history by transforming the majority of the populace into duplicates of the Phoenix God Saffron, devoted only to Malal. "I was working for Malal, you stupid bitch..." He seethed, all traces of his supposed affection for his 'niece' clearly disappeared, "He was a renegade from the other four, and hence did not know or share with me any future plans of theirs with me. Understand? And when Malal rises again, he will bathe in your blood, make sport with your entrails, and I will sit at his right hand and I will laugh at your death... Hahahahahah..."
A hammer blow silenced his mocking laughter, dislocating Ethan's jaw and making blood erupt from the already wounded area of Ethan's face.
Akane turned away from the, in her opinion, hideous parody of humanity currently chained up in the basement and ascended the stairs to the main Tendo household, Ethan yelling after her.
"Bitch! Not even the Initiative did this to me!"
Another Universe, Kaiba Corp Headquarters, Seto Kaiba's Office
"Package for Mr Kaiba!" came the voice from behind the door.
Kaiba set down the paperwork he was currently working on and strided over to the door, opened it, took the package from the corporate lackey, and slammed the door in his face without saying a word.
He looked at the package, The label proclaimed that the package had come from Duellist Kingdom, which meant only one person could have sent it. Kaiba opened the package idly, wondering just what Pegasus had bothered to send him, and a card fell out of the package, dropping to the floor slowly, Kaiba took the letter that stood at the heap of papers and read just what Pegasus had to say.
To Kaiba,
A little gift to congratulate you on your upcoming victory against Yugi in the forthcoming interdiminsional tournament of Duel Monsters I'm throwing in the next fortnight.
Maximillian Pegasus,
CEO, Industrial Illusions.
The rest of the papers described entry procedures into the tournament, along with an invitation. Intrigued, Kaiba picked up the card that had fallen unto the floor, looked at it, and started the beginnings of a smirk around his face.
Kaiba picked up the interbuilding phone and dialled a number quickly. "Mokuba? Tell the lab technicians to be ready in ten minutes to test a new card!"
Kaiba Corp Labs, Duelling Room.
Kaiba stood facing the Duelbot, like he had when testing Obelisk the Tormentor before Battle City, but the card he held in his hand had the potential to be far more powerful than even the Winged Dragon of Ra itself.
The same situation applied as before, he had three monsters on the field, and the Duelbot had just summoned a Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon unto the field. (4500/3000)
Kaiba smirked. 'Lets see just what this can do!' "I sacrifice my three monsters on the field to summon Khorne the Blood God!"
The three monsters that Kaiba had on the field erupted into geysers of blood suddenly, rather than the usual effects of a sacrifice death. The technicians in the box above the floor started back in horror, but Kaiba was unimpressed by this macabre display as the blood congealed into a shapeless mass that slowly started to form into the overly-muscled avatar of war depicted in such savagery on the card.(4500/4500)
"Now Khorne! Attack the..." Kaiba started, but stopped as it became apparent that Khorne required no orders to attack the enemy, rushing toward it, growing more powerful with every step. (6750/6000) When Khorne reached the Dragon, the Duelbot attempted to activate a Mirror Force Trap Card, only to see Khorne's collar glow and destroy it, taking 2000 Life Points from the machine. Khorne then proceeded to slice off three Dragonheads at once with a mighty blow, splattering virtual blood over every wall in the lab, and destroying the Duelbot and every computer in the lab with the feedback of energy.
Kaiba could hear the sound of his little brother throwing up in the box, along with the majority of the technicians, but didn't care, as long as Khorne was this powerful, he could stomach such scenes of brutality. He turned and left the room, the technicians and Mokuba following him closely behind, the hologram of Khorne deactivating as the card left the room with Kaiba.
The liberal amounts of blood spilled by Khorne remained...
Another Universe
The Tendo Residence
"So, get any information from Ethan then?" asked Ramna as he watched Akane stomp from the basement where she had been trying to interrogate the helpless prisoner for the past three days. "No..." came the rather sarcastic response from Akane, "Mr Rayne thinks that his excuse about only serving a renegade Chaos God is going to get him out of the situation he's in. But I'll be having him singing like a bird before the week is out!" "Unless you kill him from hammer related trauma first..." "What was that!?" "Ramna, letter for you, from that nice Mr Pegasus who lived here a while back!" came a convenient statement by Kasumi, who had just walked into the room. "Nice Mr Pegasus?" went Ramna, as he took the letter from Kasumi and started to read;
To Mr Ramna Saotome,
You know what I am, a Champion of Slaanesh, and I know what you are, the Chosen Champion of Kami-sama to stop me and others like me in the service of my master, so we'll skip that and get down to business. I have developed a plan to allow my master and the three other Chaos Gods to escape the warp and devour all realties. However, unlike the last two attempts of an incursion, and that pathetic renegade Malal's attempt, it shall not come down to brute force. Instead, it shall be at my game, Duel Monsters! If you somehow harbour the illusion that you will be able to stop me, then I have enclosed you an invitation to the 1st Interdimensional Duel Monsters Tournament. This will take place in my dimension in a fortnight. Never played before? Don't worry, as defending World Champion, your loathsome ally Yugi will be participating and I'm sure in the fortnight to come he'll be able to teach you a thing or two, not that it will matter!
Maximillian Pegasus
CEO, Industrial Illusions
The envelope also contained the mentioned invitation from Pegasus to the tournament. "So Ramna, what are you going to do?" asked Akane. "Beats me, what's Duel Monsters?"
End of Chapter One.
So, what did you think? Why did the blood remain? How did the Khorne card get more powerful as it attacked? Will Ramna find out what Duel Monsters is? Why was there no Fan Service when I had previously promised some? Please read and review, give your opinions on the review board, ask questions that will be answered, and please prepare for Chapter 2: The Tournament Begins, and maybe I'll put fan service in this one!
A 19th Angel production
Author's Comments: After 2 single solitary reviews, you'd think that I was slightly upset, well I am, but both reviews have been positive, even if they were off two authors I know on a personal basis, and I am aware that starting off with part 4 of 9 (at the last point!) may not have been the best option, however I remain very upbeat about my little project and I will continue until I am done. In related news, this chapter and the next will serve as a preliminary until the tournament begins and will see the debut (and return, in my case anyway!) of many characters to the Chosen saga. Also we see just who has one of the 4 Cards in case you were unable to guess from the cryptic comments in the Prologue.
And now for our feature presentation...
Chosen 4: Shadow Games
Chapter 1: The Invite to Glory
"Arrgghhh!" The scream reverberated around in the Tendo basement. "Give it up 'Uncle' Ethan," came the voice of Akane, "We know that you have some ideas of the Chaos Gods' plans, and I do not intend to rest until you tell us what they are..." She raised the hammer in preparation to strike Ethan again. "I swear in all honesty that I do not have any knowledge of the future plans of the Chaos Gods..." came the pitiful response of Ethan Rayne, former servant of Malal, the Fifth of Four, and instigator of the worst night in Nerima's chequered history by transforming the majority of the populace into duplicates of the Phoenix God Saffron, devoted only to Malal. "I was working for Malal, you stupid bitch..." He seethed, all traces of his supposed affection for his 'niece' clearly disappeared, "He was a renegade from the other four, and hence did not know or share with me any future plans of theirs with me. Understand? And when Malal rises again, he will bathe in your blood, make sport with your entrails, and I will sit at his right hand and I will laugh at your death... Hahahahahah..."
A hammer blow silenced his mocking laughter, dislocating Ethan's jaw and making blood erupt from the already wounded area of Ethan's face.
Akane turned away from the, in her opinion, hideous parody of humanity currently chained up in the basement and ascended the stairs to the main Tendo household, Ethan yelling after her.
"Bitch! Not even the Initiative did this to me!"
Another Universe, Kaiba Corp Headquarters, Seto Kaiba's Office
"Package for Mr Kaiba!" came the voice from behind the door.
Kaiba set down the paperwork he was currently working on and strided over to the door, opened it, took the package from the corporate lackey, and slammed the door in his face without saying a word.
He looked at the package, The label proclaimed that the package had come from Duellist Kingdom, which meant only one person could have sent it. Kaiba opened the package idly, wondering just what Pegasus had bothered to send him, and a card fell out of the package, dropping to the floor slowly, Kaiba took the letter that stood at the heap of papers and read just what Pegasus had to say.
To Kaiba,
A little gift to congratulate you on your upcoming victory against Yugi in the forthcoming interdiminsional tournament of Duel Monsters I'm throwing in the next fortnight.
Maximillian Pegasus,
CEO, Industrial Illusions.
The rest of the papers described entry procedures into the tournament, along with an invitation. Intrigued, Kaiba picked up the card that had fallen unto the floor, looked at it, and started the beginnings of a smirk around his face.
Kaiba picked up the interbuilding phone and dialled a number quickly. "Mokuba? Tell the lab technicians to be ready in ten minutes to test a new card!"
Kaiba Corp Labs, Duelling Room.
Kaiba stood facing the Duelbot, like he had when testing Obelisk the Tormentor before Battle City, but the card he held in his hand had the potential to be far more powerful than even the Winged Dragon of Ra itself.
The same situation applied as before, he had three monsters on the field, and the Duelbot had just summoned a Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon unto the field. (4500/3000)
Kaiba smirked. 'Lets see just what this can do!' "I sacrifice my three monsters on the field to summon Khorne the Blood God!"
The three monsters that Kaiba had on the field erupted into geysers of blood suddenly, rather than the usual effects of a sacrifice death. The technicians in the box above the floor started back in horror, but Kaiba was unimpressed by this macabre display as the blood congealed into a shapeless mass that slowly started to form into the overly-muscled avatar of war depicted in such savagery on the card.(4500/4500)
"Now Khorne! Attack the..." Kaiba started, but stopped as it became apparent that Khorne required no orders to attack the enemy, rushing toward it, growing more powerful with every step. (6750/6000) When Khorne reached the Dragon, the Duelbot attempted to activate a Mirror Force Trap Card, only to see Khorne's collar glow and destroy it, taking 2000 Life Points from the machine. Khorne then proceeded to slice off three Dragonheads at once with a mighty blow, splattering virtual blood over every wall in the lab, and destroying the Duelbot and every computer in the lab with the feedback of energy.
Kaiba could hear the sound of his little brother throwing up in the box, along with the majority of the technicians, but didn't care, as long as Khorne was this powerful, he could stomach such scenes of brutality. He turned and left the room, the technicians and Mokuba following him closely behind, the hologram of Khorne deactivating as the card left the room with Kaiba.
The liberal amounts of blood spilled by Khorne remained...
Another Universe
The Tendo Residence
"So, get any information from Ethan then?" asked Ramna as he watched Akane stomp from the basement where she had been trying to interrogate the helpless prisoner for the past three days. "No..." came the rather sarcastic response from Akane, "Mr Rayne thinks that his excuse about only serving a renegade Chaos God is going to get him out of the situation he's in. But I'll be having him singing like a bird before the week is out!" "Unless you kill him from hammer related trauma first..." "What was that!?" "Ramna, letter for you, from that nice Mr Pegasus who lived here a while back!" came a convenient statement by Kasumi, who had just walked into the room. "Nice Mr Pegasus?" went Ramna, as he took the letter from Kasumi and started to read;
To Mr Ramna Saotome,
You know what I am, a Champion of Slaanesh, and I know what you are, the Chosen Champion of Kami-sama to stop me and others like me in the service of my master, so we'll skip that and get down to business. I have developed a plan to allow my master and the three other Chaos Gods to escape the warp and devour all realties. However, unlike the last two attempts of an incursion, and that pathetic renegade Malal's attempt, it shall not come down to brute force. Instead, it shall be at my game, Duel Monsters! If you somehow harbour the illusion that you will be able to stop me, then I have enclosed you an invitation to the 1st Interdimensional Duel Monsters Tournament. This will take place in my dimension in a fortnight. Never played before? Don't worry, as defending World Champion, your loathsome ally Yugi will be participating and I'm sure in the fortnight to come he'll be able to teach you a thing or two, not that it will matter!
Maximillian Pegasus
CEO, Industrial Illusions
The envelope also contained the mentioned invitation from Pegasus to the tournament. "So Ramna, what are you going to do?" asked Akane. "Beats me, what's Duel Monsters?"
End of Chapter One.
So, what did you think? Why did the blood remain? How did the Khorne card get more powerful as it attacked? Will Ramna find out what Duel Monsters is? Why was there no Fan Service when I had previously promised some? Please read and review, give your opinions on the review board, ask questions that will be answered, and please prepare for Chapter 2: The Tournament Begins, and maybe I'll put fan service in this one!