Yu-Gi-Oh!-Duel Monsters: Dark Designs
Duel Four – Yami versus the Spirit Deck
Yami examined the situation carefully. It was his turn now and the only monster in his hand was Kuriboh. The Pharaoh stared at it nervously, wishing it were another card. It wasn't that Kuriboh was a bad card; it was just that in his current situation, he needed a monster with higher stats. "Alright... it's my turn..." He knew he could draw and he'd have to work with what he had. Kuriboh, Dark Hole, Polymerization, Spellbinding Circle, and Shift. After examining his card, the Pharaoh devised a plan.
"I summon Kuriboh in attack mode and set one card." Yami spoke as the little fur ball appeared from its card. As Kuriboh appeared on the field, wispy figures began to swirl about, which frightened it to the point of tears. "Turn end..."
"Heheh... is that all you got left Pharaoh? I expected a much better fight from the Duel Monsters Champion..." Snake teased. Zeikfried turned his head over in the direction over to his partner.
"Would you mind keeping your comments to yourself? I don't want you to disturb the Pharaoh during this duel. I will win this fair and square." Zeikfried spoke in a cold tone to his accomplice. Snake merely shrugged.
"I don't understand you Zeik... whatever. Have it your way then. My lips are sealed..."
"It's my turn! Draw!" Zeikfried quickly slipped the card on the top of his deck and added it to his hand. "I activate Ominous Fortunetelling again! I choose.... The last card on the right. I name spell card. Am I correct?" The chime of his opponent's life points dropping answered his question.
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Zeikfried then pulled two cards from his hand and slipped one into an empty slot on in his duel disk, then placed the other onto the steel plate. "I'll set one card and summon Inaba White Rabbit." After a card materialized next to his Ominous Fortunetelling card, an odd machine appeared before him. A few moments later, a plucky white rabbit appeared from out of thin air onto of the machine.
"Another spirit, I presume..." Yami asked.
"Good guess Pharaoh. Inaba White Rabbit is another one of my spirit monsters. He possesses a very special ability. Inaba! Direct attack!" Following its order, the small machine lifted itself into the air and zoomed forward towards Yami. Just as the creature was about to attack him, one of Yami's face down cards arose.
"Reverse card, open! Spellbinding Circle! This trap will cease all movement of your Inaba White Rabbit!" Just as Yami spoke out, a seal of magic appeared around Zeikfried's Rabbit, constricting it. A small smile crept on Zeikfried's pale face.
"Heh... Your will to stay alive and win is legendary. I choose to end my turn. As you know, at the end of my turn all spirit monsters return to their owner's hand." As he spoke, he pulled his White Rabbit off of his duel disk and added it to his hand. "Additionally, my life points increase by 500 thanks to my spell card." As he motioned his hand towards his Spring of Rebirth, his life points rose to 5000.
Yami pulled the card off the top of his deck. He wasn't surprised to see what it was. He again added the Skilled Dark Magician to his hand. Little Yugi made his presence known again, appearing next to his counterpart.
*Listen Yami! Don't make the same mistake again and rush into battle! Think out your moves carefully!* Little Yugi warned. Yami nodded in agreement.
*I won't make the same mistake again. Besides, Snake promised he'd keep his comments to himself.* spoke Yami. The two of them glanced over to where Snake was situated. He still held Tea over his shoulder. She had remained quiet during the duel. She probably didn't want to distract him and cause him to slip up. Yami wanted to end this duel quickly, but Zeikfried wasn't a lousy duelist. He knew what he was doing and has been currently running the whole duel. It was time for him to make a comeback!
"I summon the Skilled Dark Magician in attack mode!" The black robed Magician appeared on the field for the second time. "Skilled Dark Magician! Direct attack!" He wasn't afraid of the face down card his opponent had set. As the Magician started its attack, Zeikfried swiftly pulled a card from his hand and slid it into the duel disk.
"I activate the quick spell card, Spiritual Ground!" As Zeikfried spoke, a card appeared directly in the middle of the field. The card's image was that of a beautiful maiden hovering over a field covered with the same wispy figures surrounding Zeikfried. "This card states that if there was a spirit monster on my field during my previous turn, I cannot take damage in the following turn. Your Magician's attack is negated." Just as the magic from the Skilled Dark Magician's staff was about to fire, it fizzled out into nothing.
Yami gritted his teeth as his Magician's attack was stopped. He had to try and keep his composure, or he'd lose this duel. "I set one card... turn end."
"My turn! Draw!" Zeikfried shouted as he pulled off another card. "Ominous Fortune Telling's effect activates. I choose the card on the right. I call spell card!" Yami felt anger flow through him as he called his card correctly yet again!
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"I summon to the field my Susa Soldier!" A White haired armored figure appeared before the blind duelist. "My Susa Soldier attack is 2000, making it the strongest creature on the field. Hmm... its seems you've made yet another error Pharaoh! You've left your Kuriboh in attack mode. When Susa Soldier scores damage on the opponent's life points, the damage dealt is split in half. There is a 1700 difference between our monsters. Even with the damage split in half, this attack will cripple your life points."
Yami stared in disbelief. If he attacked Kuriboh, his life points would be reduced to 850. With the way he's been guessing, Zeikfried would call his card correctly and drop him to 150.
"Don't give up Yugi!" Tea called out. Yugi snapped back to reality, staring at Tea. "You've been in tougher spots before, and have always found a way to come back and win! Don't give up now!" Snake tightened his grip on the girl.
"Hey hey! Keep quiet girl or I'll rip your pretty little tongue out!" threatened Snake. Tea cast her eyes in the opposite direction, away from the action.
*Yugi...* Tea bit her lip, worried about the current state of the duel.
*Tea's right Yami. We can't give up now! We can make it through this attack. Remember the heart of the cards!* coached Yugi.
"Enough stalling! Susa Soldier, attack his Kuriboh! Divine Thunder!" Zeikfried's Soldier pointed his sword towards the furry little creature. A Burst of electricity shot fourth from the blade and rushed forward, about to hit its mark.
"Reverse card, open! Shift!" As Yami called out the card, Zeikfried's mouth gaped wide open. "Shift will change the target of attack to another legal target. My Skilled Dark Magician is your new target!" The blast swerved right before it was about to crash into Kuriboh, now slamming into its new target. Yugi's Magician shattered as it was engulfed by lightning blast. "This will only drop my life by 50 points now." Yami flashed the grin he always wore when he defied defeat.
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Zeikfried was now the one seething with anger. He had expected to finish off the Pharaoh in the next turn. *Wait...* He told himself. He still had his face down card. All the anger he had just built escaped within the next few moments. He tapped another button on his duel disk and held his hand out to the card that he was activating. "Reverse card, open! Spirit's Invitation!" A new trap card revealed itself, this one depicting a cursed soul escaping a wretched black hole. "When one of my spirit monsters returns to my hand, you must return one of your monsters to your hand as well! Also, I gain 500 life points for my Susa Soldier returning." Both players returned their remaining monsters to their respective hand.
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"Hmph. Turn end." Zeikfried called out. Their was a slight bit of annoyance in his tone. Yami could tell he was upset that the duel was continuing.
"My turn! Draw!" Yami stared at the card he'd just drawn. He had a feeling that he was going to try to catch him with Yata-garasu again. He'd have to summon Kuriboh again to keep him from locking him. "I summon Kuriboh in defense mode. I'll cover one card." A card materialized behind his creature. "Turn end."
"Draw!" Zeikfried didn't even both announcing his turn. He was going to go for the kill. "I activate Omi-"
"Not so fast! Reverse card, open!" Yami called just as Zeikfried was about to activate his cards ability. Yami's trap card revealed itself. The image of the card was that of a monster being compressed with a black orb of energy. "My card is Reduction Zone! This card reduces any and all damage done to me this turn to 1!" Yami flashed another one of his infamous grins.
"Dammit!..." He pointed out towards Yami with rage. "I choose the card on the right as spell! You lose 1 point of life! I'll summon my Inaba Rabbit and attack you directly!" Both effects went through perfectly, but Yami didn't give it much thought since he had only lost 2 life points.
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"I'll set one card... now i'll return Inaba to hand, bolstering my life points again, which returns your furry friend back as well!" shouted Zeikfried as he snatched up his card. Yami watched his opponent carefully. Zeikfried had gotten anxious in the previous turn which, thanks to his stupid move, had now giving him a window of opportunity.
"It's my turn now! Draw card!" He quickly checked the card he had just drawn. This was exactly what he needed! "I play Coins from Heaven! This card allows both players to draw until their hands have six cards!" announced Yami. Yami slipped off the top three cards from his deck, making his hand six, while his opponent drew two cards. Yami quickly scanned his new hand. *The time to attack is now!* he thought. He pulled one of his new cards and placed it onto the duel disk. "I summon Breaker the Magic Warrior!" Out of the card sprang a magician bearing a sword and a red cape. This creature was draped in red and gold armor and his exuded a powerful aura. "I'll activate Breaker's special ability! When this monster is summoned, he creates a magic counter, which boosts his attack by 300." There was a small chime as the creatures attack rose. "Additionally, I can remove this counter to destroy one of your spell or trap cards! Breaker!" The warrior readied his blade, which now shone a bright blue. "Break his face down card, now!" Breaker's attack returned to its normal state, but Zeikfried's card shattered into countless fragments.
*Shit! That was my Negate Attack!* Zeikfried thought. *I've left myself wide open!*
"Breaker, direct attack!" The warrior glided across the field towards Zeikfried, slashing across his chest in a wide arc.
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"Now, I'll activate another card." He slid the next card in his hand into the duel disk. "Card Destruction! Both of us will have to discard our hands and draw the same amount we've discarded!" Yami placed the rest of his cards into the card graveyard, and then picked up four. Zeikfried swore under his breath as he discarded his hand of six cards to pick up another six. Yami pulled a card and slipped it in. "I'll activate Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your Ominous Fortune Telling!" Yet another one of Zeikfried's cards shattered. "I'll set one card and end my turn..."
Zeikfried had lost some of his control over this duel, but he could quickly recover what was lost. "My turn... draw!" After drawing his card, he began to chuckle. "Amazing!" Yami narrowed his gaze upon his opponent. What could he have drawn? "I summon to the field Inaba White Rabbit! And now I'll attach to him my Axe of Despair, which boosts him to 1700!"
*No! His monster can attack us directly, even if we have a monster!* Yugi cried. His counter-part didn't flinch as he watched what had happen.
*Remember Yugi. Remember the heart of the cards.* spoke the Pharaoh to his partner. *as long as we believe, we won't lose. Have a little faith.* After a moments hesitation, little Yugi nodded.
"Inaba! DIRECT ATTACK!" The spirits floating in the air were now in a frenzy. It was as if they were reacting to Zeikfried's anger. As the Rabbit zoomed straight ahead towards Yami, one of his cards rose up.
"Reverse card, open! Dark Renewal!" A black coffin adorned with a magic crest, appeared from within the card. The coffin popped open, swallowing the Rabbit that had flown straight at it. Yami's Breaker also had gotten pulled within. "My Dark Renewal card will take one of your monsters and one of mine to special summon my Dark Magician from the grave!" Yami shuffled through his graveyard in search of his favorite card.
"B-but... how?!...! You discarded him when you played Card Destruction, didn't you?!" Zeikfried stammered. Yami, retrieving his card, slapped it onto his duel disk. The card arose, showing all who were watching a purple- clad wizard. The card burst apart, revealing the Dark Magician, who was striking its familiar arms across its chest pose. Zeikfried quickly pulled a card from his hand and slipped it into his duel disk. "I-I'll set one card.... Turn end..."
"This is the beginning of the end for you Zeikried!" spoke the Pharaoh as he drew his next card. *Perfect!* he thought. "I'll discard the card I've just drawn to special summon the Illusion King!" Yami slipped the card representing Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts into the graveyard. After discarding that card, a mysterious cloaked figure appeared on the field next to the Dark Magician. This new Monster stood at 2000 attack.
*Shit! That was a special summon! That makes my Trap Hole useless!* Again, Zeikfried's rage had gotten the best of him? How could he have lost control of the duel so quickly? Now he was going to lose almost all his life points. By the next turn, if he didn't draw something good, he was going to be defeated!
"Now, Dark Magician and Illusion King! Attack him directly!" commanded Yami.
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Both blasts of magic hit their target dead on. These attacks sent Zeikfried reeling back, smoke flowing off of his body. He momentarily lost strength in his knees, sending his crashing down. He would've landed on his face if he didn't stop his fall with his palms.
*I can win this duel in my next turn.* the Pharaoh thought to himself. "I end my turn."
Zeikfried gritted his teeth tightly together as he pushed himself to his feet. "My turn! Draw card!" He screamed manically. He ripped the card off of the top of his deck, then placed it into his duel disk. He knew what it was. It was a pity it had to end this way. But there would be other chances to get his victory over the Pharaoh. "I'll cover one card... turn end..."
"My turn!" Yami bother checking what he had drawn. Victory was in his grasp now, it was attainable. "Dark Magician, Dark Magic Attack!" Just as Yami commanded his attack, Zeikfried tapped a button on his duel disk, activating his last card.
"REVERSE CARD OPEN!" The card revealed itself as a quick-play spell card. "Price of Heroism! When you attack me with a monster, that monster will also attack you as well!"
"What?!" Yami had never seen this coming. He watched in horror as his Dark Magician attack Zeikfried, then turned to attack him as well. Both of their life points dropped to zero at the same time.
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Snake stepped over to his partner's side. "Wow! I've never seen you even come close to losing before Zeik!" He cast his gaze onto the Pharaoh, a sly grin creeping on his face. "Well, you truly are the "King of Games" then, Mr. Motou!" Snake leaned over and gave a mock bow. Zeikfried remained silent after the duel, just standing there, his head pointed down towards the ground.
"What about Tea?! You said you'd let her go after the duel!" shouted Yami.
"Oh yeah, we did say that, didn't we? Alright then... here you go beautiful." Snake dropped her right on the ground, Tea landing on her back, which caused her head to snap back hard against the street. "Heheh... whoops! Till next time Pharaoh!" after giving a slight wave, the lights directly above the two of them went out. As Yami ran over to check on Tea, he could hear the two of them running off into the darkness...
Hey, I apologize if any of you find this chapter too long. I just wanted to wrap up the duel between Zeik and Yuge. Hey, I'd like to hear what you guys think about my stuff. If you've got something to say, then drop a review and let me know what you think. Thanks a lot to those who have taken the time to read this. Till next chapter!
Duel Four – Yami versus the Spirit Deck
Yami examined the situation carefully. It was his turn now and the only monster in his hand was Kuriboh. The Pharaoh stared at it nervously, wishing it were another card. It wasn't that Kuriboh was a bad card; it was just that in his current situation, he needed a monster with higher stats. "Alright... it's my turn..." He knew he could draw and he'd have to work with what he had. Kuriboh, Dark Hole, Polymerization, Spellbinding Circle, and Shift. After examining his card, the Pharaoh devised a plan.
"I summon Kuriboh in attack mode and set one card." Yami spoke as the little fur ball appeared from its card. As Kuriboh appeared on the field, wispy figures began to swirl about, which frightened it to the point of tears. "Turn end..."
"Heheh... is that all you got left Pharaoh? I expected a much better fight from the Duel Monsters Champion..." Snake teased. Zeikfried turned his head over in the direction over to his partner.
"Would you mind keeping your comments to yourself? I don't want you to disturb the Pharaoh during this duel. I will win this fair and square." Zeikfried spoke in a cold tone to his accomplice. Snake merely shrugged.
"I don't understand you Zeik... whatever. Have it your way then. My lips are sealed..."
"It's my turn! Draw!" Zeikfried quickly slipped the card on the top of his deck and added it to his hand. "I activate Ominous Fortunetelling again! I choose.... The last card on the right. I name spell card. Am I correct?" The chime of his opponent's life points dropping answered his question.
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Zeikfried then pulled two cards from his hand and slipped one into an empty slot on in his duel disk, then placed the other onto the steel plate. "I'll set one card and summon Inaba White Rabbit." After a card materialized next to his Ominous Fortunetelling card, an odd machine appeared before him. A few moments later, a plucky white rabbit appeared from out of thin air onto of the machine.
"Another spirit, I presume..." Yami asked.
"Good guess Pharaoh. Inaba White Rabbit is another one of my spirit monsters. He possesses a very special ability. Inaba! Direct attack!" Following its order, the small machine lifted itself into the air and zoomed forward towards Yami. Just as the creature was about to attack him, one of Yami's face down cards arose.
"Reverse card, open! Spellbinding Circle! This trap will cease all movement of your Inaba White Rabbit!" Just as Yami spoke out, a seal of magic appeared around Zeikfried's Rabbit, constricting it. A small smile crept on Zeikfried's pale face.
"Heh... Your will to stay alive and win is legendary. I choose to end my turn. As you know, at the end of my turn all spirit monsters return to their owner's hand." As he spoke, he pulled his White Rabbit off of his duel disk and added it to his hand. "Additionally, my life points increase by 500 thanks to my spell card." As he motioned his hand towards his Spring of Rebirth, his life points rose to 5000.
Yami pulled the card off the top of his deck. He wasn't surprised to see what it was. He again added the Skilled Dark Magician to his hand. Little Yugi made his presence known again, appearing next to his counterpart.
*Listen Yami! Don't make the same mistake again and rush into battle! Think out your moves carefully!* Little Yugi warned. Yami nodded in agreement.
*I won't make the same mistake again. Besides, Snake promised he'd keep his comments to himself.* spoke Yami. The two of them glanced over to where Snake was situated. He still held Tea over his shoulder. She had remained quiet during the duel. She probably didn't want to distract him and cause him to slip up. Yami wanted to end this duel quickly, but Zeikfried wasn't a lousy duelist. He knew what he was doing and has been currently running the whole duel. It was time for him to make a comeback!
"I summon the Skilled Dark Magician in attack mode!" The black robed Magician appeared on the field for the second time. "Skilled Dark Magician! Direct attack!" He wasn't afraid of the face down card his opponent had set. As the Magician started its attack, Zeikfried swiftly pulled a card from his hand and slid it into the duel disk.
"I activate the quick spell card, Spiritual Ground!" As Zeikfried spoke, a card appeared directly in the middle of the field. The card's image was that of a beautiful maiden hovering over a field covered with the same wispy figures surrounding Zeikfried. "This card states that if there was a spirit monster on my field during my previous turn, I cannot take damage in the following turn. Your Magician's attack is negated." Just as the magic from the Skilled Dark Magician's staff was about to fire, it fizzled out into nothing.
Yami gritted his teeth as his Magician's attack was stopped. He had to try and keep his composure, or he'd lose this duel. "I set one card... turn end."
"My turn! Draw!" Zeikfried shouted as he pulled off another card. "Ominous Fortune Telling's effect activates. I choose the card on the right. I call spell card!" Yami felt anger flow through him as he called his card correctly yet again!
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"I summon to the field my Susa Soldier!" A White haired armored figure appeared before the blind duelist. "My Susa Soldier attack is 2000, making it the strongest creature on the field. Hmm... its seems you've made yet another error Pharaoh! You've left your Kuriboh in attack mode. When Susa Soldier scores damage on the opponent's life points, the damage dealt is split in half. There is a 1700 difference between our monsters. Even with the damage split in half, this attack will cripple your life points."
Yami stared in disbelief. If he attacked Kuriboh, his life points would be reduced to 850. With the way he's been guessing, Zeikfried would call his card correctly and drop him to 150.
"Don't give up Yugi!" Tea called out. Yugi snapped back to reality, staring at Tea. "You've been in tougher spots before, and have always found a way to come back and win! Don't give up now!" Snake tightened his grip on the girl.
"Hey hey! Keep quiet girl or I'll rip your pretty little tongue out!" threatened Snake. Tea cast her eyes in the opposite direction, away from the action.
*Yugi...* Tea bit her lip, worried about the current state of the duel.
*Tea's right Yami. We can't give up now! We can make it through this attack. Remember the heart of the cards!* coached Yugi.
"Enough stalling! Susa Soldier, attack his Kuriboh! Divine Thunder!" Zeikfried's Soldier pointed his sword towards the furry little creature. A Burst of electricity shot fourth from the blade and rushed forward, about to hit its mark.
"Reverse card, open! Shift!" As Yami called out the card, Zeikfried's mouth gaped wide open. "Shift will change the target of attack to another legal target. My Skilled Dark Magician is your new target!" The blast swerved right before it was about to crash into Kuriboh, now slamming into its new target. Yugi's Magician shattered as it was engulfed by lightning blast. "This will only drop my life by 50 points now." Yami flashed the grin he always wore when he defied defeat.
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Zeikfried was now the one seething with anger. He had expected to finish off the Pharaoh in the next turn. *Wait...* He told himself. He still had his face down card. All the anger he had just built escaped within the next few moments. He tapped another button on his duel disk and held his hand out to the card that he was activating. "Reverse card, open! Spirit's Invitation!" A new trap card revealed itself, this one depicting a cursed soul escaping a wretched black hole. "When one of my spirit monsters returns to my hand, you must return one of your monsters to your hand as well! Also, I gain 500 life points for my Susa Soldier returning." Both players returned their remaining monsters to their respective hand.
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"Hmph. Turn end." Zeikfried called out. Their was a slight bit of annoyance in his tone. Yami could tell he was upset that the duel was continuing.
"My turn! Draw!" Yami stared at the card he'd just drawn. He had a feeling that he was going to try to catch him with Yata-garasu again. He'd have to summon Kuriboh again to keep him from locking him. "I summon Kuriboh in defense mode. I'll cover one card." A card materialized behind his creature. "Turn end."
"Draw!" Zeikfried didn't even both announcing his turn. He was going to go for the kill. "I activate Omi-"
"Not so fast! Reverse card, open!" Yami called just as Zeikfried was about to activate his cards ability. Yami's trap card revealed itself. The image of the card was that of a monster being compressed with a black orb of energy. "My card is Reduction Zone! This card reduces any and all damage done to me this turn to 1!" Yami flashed another one of his infamous grins.
"Dammit!..." He pointed out towards Yami with rage. "I choose the card on the right as spell! You lose 1 point of life! I'll summon my Inaba Rabbit and attack you directly!" Both effects went through perfectly, but Yami didn't give it much thought since he had only lost 2 life points.
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"I'll set one card... now i'll return Inaba to hand, bolstering my life points again, which returns your furry friend back as well!" shouted Zeikfried as he snatched up his card. Yami watched his opponent carefully. Zeikfried had gotten anxious in the previous turn which, thanks to his stupid move, had now giving him a window of opportunity.
"It's my turn now! Draw card!" He quickly checked the card he had just drawn. This was exactly what he needed! "I play Coins from Heaven! This card allows both players to draw until their hands have six cards!" announced Yami. Yami slipped off the top three cards from his deck, making his hand six, while his opponent drew two cards. Yami quickly scanned his new hand. *The time to attack is now!* he thought. He pulled one of his new cards and placed it onto the duel disk. "I summon Breaker the Magic Warrior!" Out of the card sprang a magician bearing a sword and a red cape. This creature was draped in red and gold armor and his exuded a powerful aura. "I'll activate Breaker's special ability! When this monster is summoned, he creates a magic counter, which boosts his attack by 300." There was a small chime as the creatures attack rose. "Additionally, I can remove this counter to destroy one of your spell or trap cards! Breaker!" The warrior readied his blade, which now shone a bright blue. "Break his face down card, now!" Breaker's attack returned to its normal state, but Zeikfried's card shattered into countless fragments.
*Shit! That was my Negate Attack!* Zeikfried thought. *I've left myself wide open!*
"Breaker, direct attack!" The warrior glided across the field towards Zeikfried, slashing across his chest in a wide arc.
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"Now, I'll activate another card." He slid the next card in his hand into the duel disk. "Card Destruction! Both of us will have to discard our hands and draw the same amount we've discarded!" Yami placed the rest of his cards into the card graveyard, and then picked up four. Zeikfried swore under his breath as he discarded his hand of six cards to pick up another six. Yami pulled a card and slipped it in. "I'll activate Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your Ominous Fortune Telling!" Yet another one of Zeikfried's cards shattered. "I'll set one card and end my turn..."
Zeikfried had lost some of his control over this duel, but he could quickly recover what was lost. "My turn... draw!" After drawing his card, he began to chuckle. "Amazing!" Yami narrowed his gaze upon his opponent. What could he have drawn? "I summon to the field Inaba White Rabbit! And now I'll attach to him my Axe of Despair, which boosts him to 1700!"
*No! His monster can attack us directly, even if we have a monster!* Yugi cried. His counter-part didn't flinch as he watched what had happen.
*Remember Yugi. Remember the heart of the cards.* spoke the Pharaoh to his partner. *as long as we believe, we won't lose. Have a little faith.* After a moments hesitation, little Yugi nodded.
"Inaba! DIRECT ATTACK!" The spirits floating in the air were now in a frenzy. It was as if they were reacting to Zeikfried's anger. As the Rabbit zoomed straight ahead towards Yami, one of his cards rose up.
"Reverse card, open! Dark Renewal!" A black coffin adorned with a magic crest, appeared from within the card. The coffin popped open, swallowing the Rabbit that had flown straight at it. Yami's Breaker also had gotten pulled within. "My Dark Renewal card will take one of your monsters and one of mine to special summon my Dark Magician from the grave!" Yami shuffled through his graveyard in search of his favorite card.
"B-but... how?!...! You discarded him when you played Card Destruction, didn't you?!" Zeikfried stammered. Yami, retrieving his card, slapped it onto his duel disk. The card arose, showing all who were watching a purple- clad wizard. The card burst apart, revealing the Dark Magician, who was striking its familiar arms across its chest pose. Zeikfried quickly pulled a card from his hand and slipped it into his duel disk. "I-I'll set one card.... Turn end..."
"This is the beginning of the end for you Zeikried!" spoke the Pharaoh as he drew his next card. *Perfect!* he thought. "I'll discard the card I've just drawn to special summon the Illusion King!" Yami slipped the card representing Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts into the graveyard. After discarding that card, a mysterious cloaked figure appeared on the field next to the Dark Magician. This new Monster stood at 2000 attack.
*Shit! That was a special summon! That makes my Trap Hole useless!* Again, Zeikfried's rage had gotten the best of him? How could he have lost control of the duel so quickly? Now he was going to lose almost all his life points. By the next turn, if he didn't draw something good, he was going to be defeated!
"Now, Dark Magician and Illusion King! Attack him directly!" commanded Yami.
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Both blasts of magic hit their target dead on. These attacks sent Zeikfried reeling back, smoke flowing off of his body. He momentarily lost strength in his knees, sending his crashing down. He would've landed on his face if he didn't stop his fall with his palms.
*I can win this duel in my next turn.* the Pharaoh thought to himself. "I end my turn."
Zeikfried gritted his teeth tightly together as he pushed himself to his feet. "My turn! Draw card!" He screamed manically. He ripped the card off of the top of his deck, then placed it into his duel disk. He knew what it was. It was a pity it had to end this way. But there would be other chances to get his victory over the Pharaoh. "I'll cover one card... turn end..."
"My turn!" Yami bother checking what he had drawn. Victory was in his grasp now, it was attainable. "Dark Magician, Dark Magic Attack!" Just as Yami commanded his attack, Zeikfried tapped a button on his duel disk, activating his last card.
"REVERSE CARD OPEN!" The card revealed itself as a quick-play spell card. "Price of Heroism! When you attack me with a monster, that monster will also attack you as well!"
"What?!" Yami had never seen this coming. He watched in horror as his Dark Magician attack Zeikfried, then turned to attack him as well. Both of their life points dropped to zero at the same time.
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Snake stepped over to his partner's side. "Wow! I've never seen you even come close to losing before Zeik!" He cast his gaze onto the Pharaoh, a sly grin creeping on his face. "Well, you truly are the "King of Games" then, Mr. Motou!" Snake leaned over and gave a mock bow. Zeikfried remained silent after the duel, just standing there, his head pointed down towards the ground.
"What about Tea?! You said you'd let her go after the duel!" shouted Yami.
"Oh yeah, we did say that, didn't we? Alright then... here you go beautiful." Snake dropped her right on the ground, Tea landing on her back, which caused her head to snap back hard against the street. "Heheh... whoops! Till next time Pharaoh!" after giving a slight wave, the lights directly above the two of them went out. As Yami ran over to check on Tea, he could hear the two of them running off into the darkness...
Hey, I apologize if any of you find this chapter too long. I just wanted to wrap up the duel between Zeik and Yuge. Hey, I'd like to hear what you guys think about my stuff. If you've got something to say, then drop a review and let me know what you think. Thanks a lot to those who have taken the time to read this. Till next chapter!