Chosen 4: Shadow Games
A 19th Angel Production
Disclaimer: Same as usual, blah, blah, blah
Author Comments: Following my trouble with the federales in the last chapter, I am making this statement *gun cocks* under my own free will. It has come to my attention that Ms Katsuragi probably did not want me distributing a book featuring her in lewd positions, and that mind altering messages in the disclaimers was not the best thing I could have done. Therefore I must apologise for my actions in the last Authors Comments and hope this does not spoil your enjoyment of the fic. Thank you. *Whispers* Offer's still on men! Women, let me know what you'd like! *Gun goes off repeatedly* Ow...
Chosen 4: Shadow Games
Chapter 3: The Rules...(Aww...Boring!)
The limousine pulled round the corner and continued on its way to Domino City Hall. Inside the limo were two individuals. One was the creator/plagiarist of Duel Monsters and host to an evil entity of pleasure, Maximillian Pegasus, the other was the current World Champion of Duel Monsters and host to an ancient pharaoh of Egypt, Yugi Moto. "Well then Yugi boy, what did you think of that little tour around the city?" came an almost casual remark from Pegasus, acting the way he usually did. "Oh, you mean from the fact it was almost a complete waste of time spent in complete silence apart from that moment you got me to endorse that breakfast cereal?" came the response "Well I'm guessing that it was designed as a complete waste of my time with which I could have been working out what you are up to?" "I'm hurt Yugi boy, I believe that with time, advertising and celebrity endorsement that Yugi-O's could be the number one breakfast cereal in the country, and two" Pegasus's features changed to that of Slaanesh "You're half right, pathetic mortal! It was also to stop you from linking up with the Chosen!" "You're still alive?" came the obviously surprised response. "Correct, Yugi Moto! Although no thanks to you and that pathetic Saotome! Don't worry though, you wont have time to regret your mistake for long!" The features changed back to Pegasus. "You know, Yugi boy, now I know how you feel, having a sort of spilt personality..." The limousine moved on quickly to its destination.
The warp entity glided through the air, looking for a host to sustain its rapidly disintegrating existence. Breaching into reality by some fluke had restored its sentience to some extent, and the confused thoughts it had had in the Warp were confirmed as truth. However this didn't count for anything if it didnt get a host soon, as it would be forced to return again. Not this time. Now then for a host... No, too weak, wouldn't help matters No, too beloved by other souls which anchored him and would secure him against possession unknowingly, although the unusual element of the albino blue haired individual nearby would make things interesting if it chose her to possess... No. Too risky. Ahh... Perfect. This one would do nicely...
Ramna ran towards the city hall blindly, accidentally bowling into a young boy on the way, "Sorry kid, real sorry!" A young woman about the same age as the boy helped the boy to his feet as Ramna ran off again towards the city hall. "I don't know Chaos, was it really worth running into Saotome to get a better look at him?" "You'll think so Holy, when you see what I have..." came the response from the boy, dangling an amulet in front of him. "XIX... Hmm... I think that one of our rivals in this little endeavour thinks he can cheat his way to victory... It's a Milo Rambaldi original! That confirms it! He likes his little 'unique collectibles'..." pondered Holy to her twin brother. "So Sis... What do we do with that thing?" came the quick response. "Personally... how much do you think Mr Sloane will pay for it? No, wait, he's all 'legal' with that charity now! Damn it!" "Well, I dont suppose our competitor in this endeavour would have given it to Saotome for nothing?" "You're right Chaos, and in this case I believe some charity of our own is in order..."
Crowds of hopeful duelling competitors (of all dimensions) began to gather outside Domino City Hall awaiting the arrival of Pegasus to announce the rules of the tournament. Of course, there was always some unusual suspects in the area...
The Keeper and the Angel sat in a restaurant on the opposite side of the road, watching and waiting for the targets to arrive, and, since eliminators are hired not just to take out specific contenders, watching for weak-looking individuals.
Squads of Rare Hunters began to gather like vultures to a dying carcass, although the illustrious Marik's defeat at the hands of Yugi had cost them their leader, and the Egyptian God cards, weakening the organisation severely, they would use this tournament to show that they were still a force to be reckoned with, and to spread their tendrils to new planes of reality. Each Rare Hunter, of course, had hacked their way unto the tournament registration previously.
The Spirit of the Millennium Ring was also in attendance, partly in curiosity about how Pegasus was still standing after their shadow duel, but mainly to take the Millennium Puzzle from weak little Yugi, now that it had the Ring, the Eye, and the Egyptian God Cards, it felt strong enough to make it's move. Surprisingly, its weak host had been invited to the tournament, meaning that it hadn't had to resort to subterfuge to gain it's way in.
Also nearby... "Geez, Yug's been gone with that jerk Pegasus for a while now! Wonder what's going on?" said a familiar blonde-haired guy "Don't worry Joey, I'm sure Yugi will be fine! Anyway, haven't we got to look out for this 'Ramna' guy or something?" asked Tea , refering to a photo for perhaps the 75th time that day. "Aaah... You're probably right Tea, still, I'll be happier when I see Yug for myself though..." Joey replied, sneezing slightly afterwards. "Stupid cold, just wont seem to go away..."
"Now that feels much better." Said the newly embodied warp entity in a horrifically familiar voice "Not quite that simpering Marik, but it'll do for now!" It began to look around in its new body, which had fallen to the floor after the force of the possession, it caught sight of itself in a window, smirking to itself. "Yes, this will do nicely! Pharaoh, I'm coming for you!"
Suddenly, the crowds drew back as a helicopter came in for landing. Once the helicopter hit terra firma, the door opened and Seto Kaiba set foot onto concrete, followed by Mokuba "Seto, why did you have to wear that colour of coat? After that session in the labs, I can't even look at that colour without wanting to throw up again..." Kaiba swung around quickly to face his little brother, "Look Mokuba, if you cant handle a little red, let alone what almighty Khorne will unleash this day, then I suggest that you hand me your invitation now so I can tear it into pieces and you can get back on the chopper before I have to call it back! Understood?" he harshly whispered. "Yes big brother..." came the response before Kaiba swung around and continued walking, but one thought couldn't leave Mokuba's head 'Almighty Khorne?'
Suddenly the limousine pulled into the spot outside the city hall, exploiting the space left by the helicopters recent exit. As it came to a stop outside the steps of the city hall, the doors opened and Pegasus emerged, closely flanked by Kroke and other bodyguards, whose mutations were the most easy to hide. As Pegasus walked up the steps towards the pulpit set up for the occasion, the crowd burst into cheers, "Go Pegasus!" "Battle City's got nothing on your tournament!" Pegasus responded to these cheers with a not entirely humble bow, as Yugi emerged from the limo and started searching for his friends and Ramna.
Kuletues watched from his high vantage point as Ramna (Target Number 1) ran to join the crowds outside City Hall, although he was confident he could pick off the Chosen from here with his blessed bolter, he wanted to make certain not to call much attention to himself. No, he'd wait until after the crowds had dispersed to make his move on Target Number 1, then Yugi (classified from this moment on as Target Number 2) would be easy pickings...
Ramna ran into the crowds just as Pegasus was beginning his speech, unaware he was being watched from several perspectives at once, including below...
SCANNING LIFEFORM......... CONFIRMED AS RAMNA SAOTOME (Translation to literal English... Wild Horse-Rice Picking Girl)...... HAS HIGH BUILDUP OF UNCLASSIFIED ENERGY WITHIN...... ONCE SCAN COMPLETE DATA TRANSFER AND REFERENCE TO FILES..... PEGASUS.EXE..... MILLENNIUM ITEMS.EXE......SAIYAN.EXE.....SENSHI.EXE....+OTHERS.EXE.......SELF- PROCLAIMED CHAMPION OF MYTHOLOGICAL ENTITY KNOWN AS KAMI- SAMA.....ERROR...ERROR...ERROR FAILURE TO COMPLETELY SCAN LIFEFORM..... ABORT, RETRY,FAIL? RETRY..... LIFEFORM SCAN COMPLETE..... SAOTOME LIFEFORM DATA HAS BEEN COPIED.... BRAIN SCAN SHOWS NO KNOWLEDGE OF DUEL MONSTERS.... DECK SCAN INDICATES WEAK DECK.... CHANCES OF VICTORY 100%... RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE REQUIRED..... LEVEL 1..... SETTING LEVEL 5 PERFORMANCE FOR CAUTION AND STYLE.... WE ARE THE TRUE BEING....... PRELIMINARY SYSTEM CHECK COMPLETED.... ALL SYSTEMS READ NOMINAL..... If the Machine could have showed emotion at this point, it would be smiling. Victory was inevitable, let Pegasus unleash the Giant, the Twins, the Keeper and the self-proclaimed Angel if he wanted to, the Machine would simply have to beat them all.
"...and that is why I humbly thank you for your response to my return!" said Pegasus upon his pulpit, almost preaching to the masses. "And now, that moment which I'm sure we all know and loathe... the announcement of the rules!" mock groans all around the crowd "Thank you... I think! Anyway, each person here with an invitation should have a unique number printed on the back of his or her invitation, and judging from the fact that you're all looking at them now, I guess that none of you were aware of this fact! Anyway, you also have a map with you as well, this map also has numbers printed on it, these are location numbers. For the first round of this interdimensional tournament, the unique numbers that you have will be paired off against each other and a location number given now. Tomorrow, you will proceed to these locations and duel your opponent there!" "You said first round, Mr Pegasus, does this mean there are different rules for each round? Came a shout from the crowd. "Yes, there are!" Gasps, followed by cheers, came rushing from the crowd. "You're all too kind! Thank you! Now then, the board behind me is displaying your unique numbers paired off with the opponent you'll face, this randomness is to represent the mix of dimensions we have attending the tournament, that way you don't know who you'll face until you see them! Now then..."
Yugi had finally found the gang in the crowd. "Hey guys, found your number yet?" "Did you know about this Yug? Caus' if you did and your not telling me somethin'..." "Joey! Leave him alone! He probably didn't know a thing!" Tea shouted down Joey's ear. "No, Joey, I didn't know a thing about this! Pegasus almost said nothing in that limo except to say I was endorsing some cereal!" "Well, anyway I'm against 73 in the tournament Yug', how about you?" "Let me see... I'm number 1... number 34! Anyway, did you find Ramna?" "Sorry Yugi, not hide nor hair of this guy Ramna..." apologised Tea. "Don't worry, he probably show up soon enough."
Pegasus's speech was over and the crowd was beginning to disperse. From his vantage point Kuletues noticed Target Number 1 head towards an alleyway, reading some kind of book. Kuletues gave praise to the divine Chaos Gods, now was his chance to eliminate the Chosen before the tournament even started! He swiftly went from building to building, moving quickly for someone that size...
Ramna continued down the alley, trying to make some sense out of the rulebook for Duel Monsters and failing miserably, hopefully his opponent for tomorrow would be just as unskilled as him and he could bluff his way through... 'Wait a minute! I forgot to check who my opponent was!' He turned the opposite way and ran, only to suddenly bump into something large and red... Kuletues disengaged the safety on his bolter, aimed it at Target Number 1 and uttered; "Going somewhere, Chosen of the false God?"
End of Chapter.
Wow! How is Ramna going to get himself out of this problem, the problem being a seven foot tall, genetically modified, power armoured nightmare! You'll just have to find out in the next chapter, Kuletues Strikes! Please read and review! Now if you'll excuse me, these gunshot wounds hurt a lot...
A 19th Angel Production
Disclaimer: Same as usual, blah, blah, blah
Author Comments: Following my trouble with the federales in the last chapter, I am making this statement *gun cocks* under my own free will. It has come to my attention that Ms Katsuragi probably did not want me distributing a book featuring her in lewd positions, and that mind altering messages in the disclaimers was not the best thing I could have done. Therefore I must apologise for my actions in the last Authors Comments and hope this does not spoil your enjoyment of the fic. Thank you. *Whispers* Offer's still on men! Women, let me know what you'd like! *Gun goes off repeatedly* Ow...
Chosen 4: Shadow Games
Chapter 3: The Rules...(Aww...Boring!)
The limousine pulled round the corner and continued on its way to Domino City Hall. Inside the limo were two individuals. One was the creator/plagiarist of Duel Monsters and host to an evil entity of pleasure, Maximillian Pegasus, the other was the current World Champion of Duel Monsters and host to an ancient pharaoh of Egypt, Yugi Moto. "Well then Yugi boy, what did you think of that little tour around the city?" came an almost casual remark from Pegasus, acting the way he usually did. "Oh, you mean from the fact it was almost a complete waste of time spent in complete silence apart from that moment you got me to endorse that breakfast cereal?" came the response "Well I'm guessing that it was designed as a complete waste of my time with which I could have been working out what you are up to?" "I'm hurt Yugi boy, I believe that with time, advertising and celebrity endorsement that Yugi-O's could be the number one breakfast cereal in the country, and two" Pegasus's features changed to that of Slaanesh "You're half right, pathetic mortal! It was also to stop you from linking up with the Chosen!" "You're still alive?" came the obviously surprised response. "Correct, Yugi Moto! Although no thanks to you and that pathetic Saotome! Don't worry though, you wont have time to regret your mistake for long!" The features changed back to Pegasus. "You know, Yugi boy, now I know how you feel, having a sort of spilt personality..." The limousine moved on quickly to its destination.
The warp entity glided through the air, looking for a host to sustain its rapidly disintegrating existence. Breaching into reality by some fluke had restored its sentience to some extent, and the confused thoughts it had had in the Warp were confirmed as truth. However this didn't count for anything if it didnt get a host soon, as it would be forced to return again. Not this time. Now then for a host... No, too weak, wouldn't help matters No, too beloved by other souls which anchored him and would secure him against possession unknowingly, although the unusual element of the albino blue haired individual nearby would make things interesting if it chose her to possess... No. Too risky. Ahh... Perfect. This one would do nicely...
Ramna ran towards the city hall blindly, accidentally bowling into a young boy on the way, "Sorry kid, real sorry!" A young woman about the same age as the boy helped the boy to his feet as Ramna ran off again towards the city hall. "I don't know Chaos, was it really worth running into Saotome to get a better look at him?" "You'll think so Holy, when you see what I have..." came the response from the boy, dangling an amulet in front of him. "XIX... Hmm... I think that one of our rivals in this little endeavour thinks he can cheat his way to victory... It's a Milo Rambaldi original! That confirms it! He likes his little 'unique collectibles'..." pondered Holy to her twin brother. "So Sis... What do we do with that thing?" came the quick response. "Personally... how much do you think Mr Sloane will pay for it? No, wait, he's all 'legal' with that charity now! Damn it!" "Well, I dont suppose our competitor in this endeavour would have given it to Saotome for nothing?" "You're right Chaos, and in this case I believe some charity of our own is in order..."
Crowds of hopeful duelling competitors (of all dimensions) began to gather outside Domino City Hall awaiting the arrival of Pegasus to announce the rules of the tournament. Of course, there was always some unusual suspects in the area...
The Keeper and the Angel sat in a restaurant on the opposite side of the road, watching and waiting for the targets to arrive, and, since eliminators are hired not just to take out specific contenders, watching for weak-looking individuals.
Squads of Rare Hunters began to gather like vultures to a dying carcass, although the illustrious Marik's defeat at the hands of Yugi had cost them their leader, and the Egyptian God cards, weakening the organisation severely, they would use this tournament to show that they were still a force to be reckoned with, and to spread their tendrils to new planes of reality. Each Rare Hunter, of course, had hacked their way unto the tournament registration previously.
The Spirit of the Millennium Ring was also in attendance, partly in curiosity about how Pegasus was still standing after their shadow duel, but mainly to take the Millennium Puzzle from weak little Yugi, now that it had the Ring, the Eye, and the Egyptian God Cards, it felt strong enough to make it's move. Surprisingly, its weak host had been invited to the tournament, meaning that it hadn't had to resort to subterfuge to gain it's way in.
Also nearby... "Geez, Yug's been gone with that jerk Pegasus for a while now! Wonder what's going on?" said a familiar blonde-haired guy "Don't worry Joey, I'm sure Yugi will be fine! Anyway, haven't we got to look out for this 'Ramna' guy or something?" asked Tea , refering to a photo for perhaps the 75th time that day. "Aaah... You're probably right Tea, still, I'll be happier when I see Yug for myself though..." Joey replied, sneezing slightly afterwards. "Stupid cold, just wont seem to go away..."
"Now that feels much better." Said the newly embodied warp entity in a horrifically familiar voice "Not quite that simpering Marik, but it'll do for now!" It began to look around in its new body, which had fallen to the floor after the force of the possession, it caught sight of itself in a window, smirking to itself. "Yes, this will do nicely! Pharaoh, I'm coming for you!"
Suddenly, the crowds drew back as a helicopter came in for landing. Once the helicopter hit terra firma, the door opened and Seto Kaiba set foot onto concrete, followed by Mokuba "Seto, why did you have to wear that colour of coat? After that session in the labs, I can't even look at that colour without wanting to throw up again..." Kaiba swung around quickly to face his little brother, "Look Mokuba, if you cant handle a little red, let alone what almighty Khorne will unleash this day, then I suggest that you hand me your invitation now so I can tear it into pieces and you can get back on the chopper before I have to call it back! Understood?" he harshly whispered. "Yes big brother..." came the response before Kaiba swung around and continued walking, but one thought couldn't leave Mokuba's head 'Almighty Khorne?'
Suddenly the limousine pulled into the spot outside the city hall, exploiting the space left by the helicopters recent exit. As it came to a stop outside the steps of the city hall, the doors opened and Pegasus emerged, closely flanked by Kroke and other bodyguards, whose mutations were the most easy to hide. As Pegasus walked up the steps towards the pulpit set up for the occasion, the crowd burst into cheers, "Go Pegasus!" "Battle City's got nothing on your tournament!" Pegasus responded to these cheers with a not entirely humble bow, as Yugi emerged from the limo and started searching for his friends and Ramna.
Kuletues watched from his high vantage point as Ramna (Target Number 1) ran to join the crowds outside City Hall, although he was confident he could pick off the Chosen from here with his blessed bolter, he wanted to make certain not to call much attention to himself. No, he'd wait until after the crowds had dispersed to make his move on Target Number 1, then Yugi (classified from this moment on as Target Number 2) would be easy pickings...
Ramna ran into the crowds just as Pegasus was beginning his speech, unaware he was being watched from several perspectives at once, including below...
SCANNING LIFEFORM......... CONFIRMED AS RAMNA SAOTOME (Translation to literal English... Wild Horse-Rice Picking Girl)...... HAS HIGH BUILDUP OF UNCLASSIFIED ENERGY WITHIN...... ONCE SCAN COMPLETE DATA TRANSFER AND REFERENCE TO FILES..... PEGASUS.EXE..... MILLENNIUM ITEMS.EXE......SAIYAN.EXE.....SENSHI.EXE....+OTHERS.EXE.......SELF- PROCLAIMED CHAMPION OF MYTHOLOGICAL ENTITY KNOWN AS KAMI- SAMA.....ERROR...ERROR...ERROR FAILURE TO COMPLETELY SCAN LIFEFORM..... ABORT, RETRY,FAIL? RETRY..... LIFEFORM SCAN COMPLETE..... SAOTOME LIFEFORM DATA HAS BEEN COPIED.... BRAIN SCAN SHOWS NO KNOWLEDGE OF DUEL MONSTERS.... DECK SCAN INDICATES WEAK DECK.... CHANCES OF VICTORY 100%... RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE REQUIRED..... LEVEL 1..... SETTING LEVEL 5 PERFORMANCE FOR CAUTION AND STYLE.... WE ARE THE TRUE BEING....... PRELIMINARY SYSTEM CHECK COMPLETED.... ALL SYSTEMS READ NOMINAL..... If the Machine could have showed emotion at this point, it would be smiling. Victory was inevitable, let Pegasus unleash the Giant, the Twins, the Keeper and the self-proclaimed Angel if he wanted to, the Machine would simply have to beat them all.
"...and that is why I humbly thank you for your response to my return!" said Pegasus upon his pulpit, almost preaching to the masses. "And now, that moment which I'm sure we all know and loathe... the announcement of the rules!" mock groans all around the crowd "Thank you... I think! Anyway, each person here with an invitation should have a unique number printed on the back of his or her invitation, and judging from the fact that you're all looking at them now, I guess that none of you were aware of this fact! Anyway, you also have a map with you as well, this map also has numbers printed on it, these are location numbers. For the first round of this interdimensional tournament, the unique numbers that you have will be paired off against each other and a location number given now. Tomorrow, you will proceed to these locations and duel your opponent there!" "You said first round, Mr Pegasus, does this mean there are different rules for each round? Came a shout from the crowd. "Yes, there are!" Gasps, followed by cheers, came rushing from the crowd. "You're all too kind! Thank you! Now then, the board behind me is displaying your unique numbers paired off with the opponent you'll face, this randomness is to represent the mix of dimensions we have attending the tournament, that way you don't know who you'll face until you see them! Now then..."
Yugi had finally found the gang in the crowd. "Hey guys, found your number yet?" "Did you know about this Yug? Caus' if you did and your not telling me somethin'..." "Joey! Leave him alone! He probably didn't know a thing!" Tea shouted down Joey's ear. "No, Joey, I didn't know a thing about this! Pegasus almost said nothing in that limo except to say I was endorsing some cereal!" "Well, anyway I'm against 73 in the tournament Yug', how about you?" "Let me see... I'm number 1... number 34! Anyway, did you find Ramna?" "Sorry Yugi, not hide nor hair of this guy Ramna..." apologised Tea. "Don't worry, he probably show up soon enough."
Pegasus's speech was over and the crowd was beginning to disperse. From his vantage point Kuletues noticed Target Number 1 head towards an alleyway, reading some kind of book. Kuletues gave praise to the divine Chaos Gods, now was his chance to eliminate the Chosen before the tournament even started! He swiftly went from building to building, moving quickly for someone that size...
Ramna continued down the alley, trying to make some sense out of the rulebook for Duel Monsters and failing miserably, hopefully his opponent for tomorrow would be just as unskilled as him and he could bluff his way through... 'Wait a minute! I forgot to check who my opponent was!' He turned the opposite way and ran, only to suddenly bump into something large and red... Kuletues disengaged the safety on his bolter, aimed it at Target Number 1 and uttered; "Going somewhere, Chosen of the false God?"
End of Chapter.
Wow! How is Ramna going to get himself out of this problem, the problem being a seven foot tall, genetically modified, power armoured nightmare! You'll just have to find out in the next chapter, Kuletues Strikes! Please read and review! Now if you'll excuse me, these gunshot wounds hurt a lot...