Disclaimer/Author's Note:
Wow…I started writing this one day after I posted the last chapter…A lot of returning duelists, including Eli, Avenging, and more.
Yu Gi Oh- Tournament of the Eclipse
Chapter 14-Fortress in Shadows
The three Ghouls activated their DuelDisks once more, summoning the God cards along with four other monsters each…it looked like they had abandoned their earlier strategies. Meanwhile, Adriel, Aldrai, and Mystic each began summoning their own monsters to combat the Egyptian Gods. "It's time to test my new powers…" whispered Adriel. "Come forth, Blue Eyes White Dragon! Buster Blader!" The two monsters sprang out of their DuelDisks. "Now, I activate Polymerization!" The dragon and the swordsman began merging together…at first, it looked as if Buster Blader was sprouting Blue Eyes parts. Out of its back appeared two huge white wings. Its boots grew more angular, with two triangular extensions jutting upwards from each of its boots. Its gauntlets grew three sharp claws, and a long, muscular tail shot out of its back. Slowly, its armor turned the same color as the Blue Eyes' scales, growing more rounded. Its sword split in two; each blade long, thin, and curved. As the transition occurred, the White D. Knight's attack rose to 3850, and its defense to 3000.
"Monster Reborn! Resurrect my Buster Blader!" The Buster Blader reappeared on the field to the left of its more powerful brother. "Now I summon Red Eyes Black Dragon!" The monster appeared, flying above the Buster Blader. "Now, a second Polymerization!" The same effects occurred between the Red Eyes and Buster Blader, except instead of white, the monster was black. Its armor became more jagged, as opposed to rounded off. The Black D. Knight walked over to its brother, and they both stood in front of Adriel. (3250/3000) Suddenly, they both began glowing. Each monster's attack rose by 1000. "And what's more, they're both dragons. So when Aldrai gets his monster onto the field…"
"And now I summon Dark Magician and Buster Blader!" The two monsters appeared, knowing their fate. "Polymerization, fuse my monsters into the Dark Paladin!" The two monsters melded together and formed the Dark Paladin. (2900/2400) Then, the monster gained another 2000 attack points for Adriel's Red Eyes, Blue Eyes, and both his knights. "Next, come forth, Sanga of Thunder, Suijin, and Kazejin! Now, combine into the Gate Guardian!" The three monsters attached themselves to each other and formed the mighty Gate Guardian. (3750/3400)
"I summon Eternal Child of Light and Blessed Child!" The two young monsters appeared, both sleeping. "Then, I activate Time Magic to age them both into their adult forms!" The two monsters began growing up into the Eternal Light Being and The Lord of Magic!" (4000/3000|3500/4000) Then, the triquetra appeared behind the Lord of Magic, raising its attack to 5500. In addition, Adriel summoned his Tyrant Dragon (2900/2500) and used two revival cards on Blue Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500) and Red Eyes Black Dragon (2400/2100), which also raised Dark Paladin's attack by 500 more points, along with a 500 point bonus for both of his knights. In addition to his 4400-attack power Dark Paladin and his Gate Guardian, Aldrai summoned The Fiend Megacyber (2200/1200), Sword Hunter (2450/1700), and Black Luster Soldier (3000/2500). Mystic pulled out his suits; Jack (2200/2200), Queen (2400/2400), and King (2600/2600).
"What do you say now, Ghouls?" The three smiled. "I think it's time to tell you that you have no chance of stopping us!" boasted Rae. "That's right…we've been trained for this day." Added Omega. Morina began laughing. "And now it's time you see how pathetic you really are…" Each of the Ghouls activated a magic card, and a huge tower shot out of the ground. It was flanked by three smaller towers, and at the top of each of the three stood one of the Egyptian Gods. At the top of the highest tower, a clear crystal orb half the size of Ra hovered. Slowly, streams of blue energy began to flow into it. "We have to attack now!" As Adriel issued the command, both of his knights and all three of his dragons began attacking the tower. 17,400 attack points shot towards the winged dragon's side of the tower. At the same instant, Mystic and Aldrai commanded their monsters to attack. Aldrai's Dark Paladin, Gate Guardian, The Fiend Megacyber, Sword Hunter, and Black Paladin unleashed 16,800 attack points on Slifer's face of the tower, and Mystic's Eternal Light Being, The Lord of Magic, Jack, Queen, and King launched 16,700 attack points on Obelisk's side.
Even with the onslaught of 509,000 attack points barraging the tower, not a stone fell from its walls. In retaliation to their attacks, the Ghouls laughed from deep within the keep of the fortress-tower. "Now do you see how hopeless the situation is? And you've only scratched the surface. Watch as we destroy you all, starting with Adriel!" Energies from each of the three gods flew into the orb, and it grew a bright white color. All of that pure energy shot at Adriel and his monsters in a single, concentrated stream. It seemed as if all was lost, until…
"Ancient Empire, defend Adriel!" A huge number of warriors jumped in front of the blast. When the smoke cleared, all of Adriel's monsters were intact, and the fallen army picked itself up off the ground. "Eli?" asked Mystic. The older duelist strode to his old nemesis. "That's right, Mystic. I see you've done well." Mystic nodded. "No offense…but I thought you got kicked out after losing to me?" Eli chuckled. "No, if you recall, I was once serving the same man as these Ghouls. However, their leader betrayed me, so instead of getting shipped off the island, I hid until the coast was clear. I don't know how I got here, though…"
"Well I'm glad you are…your monster just saved one of my friends!" Eli smiled. "Useful, isn't it? And I'm glad I can make up for trying to eliminate you earlier…" Another burst of energy flew out of the tower, aimed at Aldrai. As he put his arms in front of him in a weak attempt to protect himself, a blue orb encased him, reflecting the attack. The reflection, too, did nothing against the enchanted walls of the tower. Aldrai turned to find his defender. To his surprise, Avenging was running towards him, followed closely by the Knight of Ages. "Avenging! Thanks for saving me!" Avenging smiled. "You earned my respect in our last duel, and since I'm somehow here, I thought that it would be cool to try and get you to respect me, too." Aldrai smiled back. "I do, thanks." The tower then began to barrage the surrounding area.
Eight monsters blocked the attacks; Serpent Knight Dragon, a powered up Injection Fairy Lily, Leviathan of the Depths, Gold Phoenix, Skull Knight, a stronger Shadow Ghoul, Victory Dragon, and Bleak Mist. None of the monsters survived, but they were all resurrected using Monster Reborn, The Shallow Grave, Premature Burial, or other revival methods. Carolyn, Clover, Water, Fire, Brad, Alexis, Flo, and Aaron all came up to the group, adding to the number of duelists in the area. The tower shot off another barrage before the group could reunite themselves, and ten new monsters blocked the attacks. Behind them stalked up two twins whose names were unknown. They said their greetings to Mystic, and the circle looked as if it were complete.
The tower began acting up again, and the flurry of monsters began defending. As the blows were exchanged overhead, Adriel though of how the group needed a method of communication. Then he got an idea… "Luster Dragon #2 in attack mode!" The sapphire monster appeared. "Tell all the others to summon flying monsters!" The dragon nodded and flew low, going around the circle. Soon, each duelist had a flying monster on the field. The message was spread-activate whatever destructive cards were in a duelist's deck. A torrent of Raigeki, Hinotama, Final Flame, and Sparks, among others, shot down on the tower. When the smoke cleared, there was no noticeable change in the tower, except that the gods were looking a bit weak…so all duelists attacked. However, the image was just a ploy, and the gods instantly regenerated, slamming all the other monsters to the ground. Another message was sent-activate all healing magic and set Mirror Force and Mirror Wall cards, if available.
Dian Keto the Cure Master, Toxin Tubes, and others were all activated, restoring the monsters on the ground to their full capacity. When the next torrent of energy was fired, all duelists activated their reflecting powers, and the energy was shot back into the orb. Then, all the monsters, including the messengers, attacked the tower. Hundreds of thousands of attack points were launched at the tower, and the orb began to shatter. Eventually, it broke completely, and shards of crystal hailed down upon the duelists. All that remained was a floating essence of energy, which enveloped the Egyptian God Monsters. As if it were a magic card, each monster's attack was raised by 5000. They released a final volley of attack, and all monsters on the field were destroyed. The resulting shockwave caused the tower to crumble. Slowly, the impregnable fortress fell. The Ghouls could be seen flying away on their monsters.
A strange chant was ringing in Adriel's ears…he began to speak it. The Winged Dragon was forced back into its orb, and Rae fell from the sky, landing softly in a plume of shadow.
Great beast of the sky, please hear my cry,
Transform thyself from orb of light and bring me victory in this fight.
Envelope the desert with your glow and
cast your rage upon my foe.
Unlock your powers deep within so that together we may win.
Appear in this Shadow Game as I call your name...
Winged Dragon of Ra
The
Winged Dragon once again was freed, except this time came to Adriel. "Winged Dragon,
return to me!" shouted Rae. However, the
monster merely roared at her. "Ra is
mine to control now!" shouted Adriel. "And I activate two Dimensionhole cards to remove
Obelisk and Slifer from play for the remainder of
this turn, if there are such things in a war.
Now Ra, banish their souls forever!"
Ra charged up a golden blast in its mouth, and the Ghouls screamed for
mercy. However, it was too late, as Ra
released its attack, and the Ghouls' minds were banished forever. Their decks fell to the grounds,
flaming. As the
shadows faded, both Obelisk's and Slifer's cards
appeared. Obelisk went flying to Mystic,
while Slifer went flying to Aldrai. Ra was still in Adriel's
control. The other duelists mysteriously
vanished, along with their monsters. The
seven golden items worn by Rae, Omega, and Morina
fell to the ground with a clatter, but were again teleported away.
Adriel,
Mystic, and Aldrai walked towards each other, very
much out of breath. "Hey wait…we never
got our phases!" shouted Aldrai. However, they noticed a few silver discs
lying on the ground, and they each took three phases, making all of them
sixth-phase duelists, meaning they needed only two more phases each to get into
the finals…
*~End~*
Author's Note
I got some decks from people, and I'm glad…I need them now! Anyway, the three god cards are now in the possession of our protagonists, but will they be able to control them outside of the shadows? Anyway, review some more, because you have maybe three or four chapters before the ability to earn bonuses is shut off…the next number, I believe, is 70. So, in anticipation for the next review mark…
A)Plot details
B)The final god card
C)List of the new millennium items
D)Details on three of the above items
Choose wisely, for after the 70 review mark, the next is the 100 review mark, and I doubt I'm going to get 30 reviews out of 4 chapters…but anything is possible, especially if you all refer to me in your stories, like Mystic did! So work hard, I know I am!