(A/N: Ah, at last, DrakeTheDuelist has returned to ! And the first
thing on the agenda, somebody mentioned that they wanted to see Chibi
Beginnings get finished, and that doesn't seem too unreasonable now that I
have no other immediate obligations right now. I might as well finish what
I start, ne? Well, best not delay it any more, so here it is.)
Chapter 11: Magic and Wizards, Chibi Style!
Chibi Seto continues staring at Yoh across the baseball field with those cold, calculating eyes that cause Yoh to freeze stiff. He tosses a small stone to himself repeatedly. "This is the beginning of your defeat, runt! I call upon the Hitotsu-Me Giant!" exclaims Seto. He tosses the rock into the air.
The rock that Seto just threw into the air begins hovering above the ground as a mysterious green mist appears out of nowhere and envelops the small stone. Suddenly, after a long pause, a large, green foot steps out of the smoke and stomps on the ground with a loud thud. The Cyclops steps entirely out of the cloaking green mist and emits a bellowing roar.
Chibi Yoh stands in place, with his knees shaking in fear as he stares up at the hideous green giant. "S-s-sew dys iz a Saddou Gaym... Ut-t-t-temmoo, wudda I dew?" (S-s-so this is a Shadow Game... At-t-t-temu, what do I do?) he stutters in fear.
Atemu levitates at Yoh's side and stares at the Hitotsu-Me Giant, unsure of the reason behind Seto's move. "Stand back, toss a rock, and hope for the best. That's all you can do..." Atemu warns his small companion, with much despair in his voice.
Yoh takes one of the small pebbles into his right hand and grips as tight as his stubby fingers can grip. He then stares back at the batting cage right behind him, at the lifeless figure of Anna bound to the cage, hanging by her wrists. Yoh grips even tighter on the stone at seeing such an appalling fate befall Anna. 'Diz wunz fow yew, Annah.' Yoh thinks to himself as he turns to face Seto. He grits his teeth and tosses the stone high into the air.
A small tornado appears around the rock as it begins to peak. The tornado touches the ground and kicks up a cloud of dust. A moment later, out of that cloud of dust, a reptilian snarl can be heard, and a relatively small, blue and winged reptile ascends out of the cloud.
Atemu stares up at the flying reptile and grins lightly. "Hmm, Yoh summoned a Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress. We just might win this Shadow Game." Atemu mutters to himself.
Yoh overhears Atemu's mutterings and grins widely. As the Winged Dragon descends, the dust cloud is blown away. "Sew, idz a Wyng Dwagin. Wukz tuff. Tiym tew fynd awd hau tuff," (So, it's a Winged Dragon. Looks tough. Time to find out how tough.) Yoh says to himself.
Atemu stares across the field, at Seto. "And the Winged Dragon is stronger than your Hitotsu-Me Giant, so Yoh wins this battle," Atemu declares.
Seto only scoffs at Atemu. "Well it's only one attack. And there's more to a Shadow Game than the first round. So go ahead and launch your attack, Yoh. It's not like it makes any difference," Seto taunts.
Yoh glares at Seto suddenly. "Dyz iz powsownow... Wyng Dwagin, uttak!" (This is personal... Winged Dragon, attack!) Yoh shouts.
The Winged Dragon soars high into the air and suddenly dives down like a falcon. It opens its mouth as it descends on the Hitotsu-Me Giant and spits a fireball at it. As soon as the fireball makes contact, Hitotsu-Me Giant explodes in a bright, firey flash. The Winged Dragon immediately spreads its wings and catches itself in its fall, then flies back down to the ground slowly and lands in front of Yoh and Atemu.
Seto begins to cackle. "hehehehehe... You think that just because you won some feeble conflict with one of my weakest monsters that you've won already? Well allow me to disappoint. There's more to come for the both of you," Seto taunts again. He then points back with his thumb at Mokuba, who still stands lifelessly behind Seto. "Remember what I said about the sacrifice? When you do damage to the sorcerer, the damage is magically represented on the sacrifice. So by taking the lead, you've also just taken your first step in ending the life of this pitiful little kid. Now, witness what happens to the sacrifice of a Shadow Game! Ahahahaha!"
A shadowy tentacle comes out of the dark abyss of the ground and wraps around Mokuba's feet, holding him in place.
Yoh takes a step back as the nauseating tentacle begins to envelop Mokuba. "Eeeewwww, dat'z wud'll happyn tew Annah yf Iy tayk a hidt... Kawd wedt dat happin..." (Eewww, that's what will happen to Anna if I take a hit... Can't let that happen...) Yoh mutters to himself.
Seto tosses another stone into the air, and the stone lands on the ground. As soon as the stone hits the ground, several green, slimy tentacles reach through the ground and grab the stone. The monster begins to surface from underground, throwing off the earth that buries it in order to get to the surface. A half-human, half-worm beast fully emerges from the dirt. "And my Wicked Worm Beast will cause the same fate to befall your sacrifice!" Seto declares.
The wormlike monster stares at the Winged Dragon and opens its sickening mouth. Suddenly, a stream of glowing green acid shoots out the beast's mouth and rushes at the Winged Dragon.
Atemu flinches away as the acid stream rushes at Winged Dragon. "Yoh, your monster is destroyed... That acid can boil away any monster," Atemu claims, with little hope in the chances of Yoh's overall survival.
Yoh grins as the attack rushes at the dragon. "Wyng Dwagin, fwiy away! Dawdg da assid!" (Winged Dragon, fly away! Dodge the acid!) Yoh commands the Winged Dragon.
At hearing this order, the Winged Dragon spreads its large wings and jumps off the ground, flying into the air and evading the stream of acid. It snarls at the hideous beast that attacked it and rears its head back. It throws its head forward and throws a fireball from its mouth at the Wicked Worm Beast. The fireball contacts and blows up the Wicked Worm Beast.
Seto steps back in shock. "NO! How could that dragon evade my monster's attack?! It's not possible!" Seto stutters in disbelief.
Atemu grins as he stares down at his small and enthusiastic companion, completely shocked that Yoh's move was successful. "Yoh, I don't know how you did that, but you managed to avert another of Seto's monsters. Impressive, for a seven-year old," Atemu compliments Yoh.
Yoh rubs the back of his head and grins widely at Atemu. "Tankz, Utemoo," (Thanks, Atemu) Yoh says humbly.
Seto grits his teeth and throws another rock out onto the field. "Your celebration is over, Yoh! Now back to business. Since I lost a monster due to my own attack, I have to summon another monster now to defend myself. And I choose this shield monster, Saggi the Dark Clown!" The rock that Seto threw out onto the field shape-shifts into an eerie-looking clown with its legs crossed. The clown cackles monstrously.
Yoh balls a fist and stares at Seto's new monster with complete confidence in his own monster's strength. "Tiym ta gow twee fow twee! Wyng Dwagin, uttak!" (Time to go three for three! Winged Dragon, attack!) Yoh commands his monster.
The mighty dragon lunges towards Saggi immediately at hearing Yoh's command.
Atemu holds up his hand. "NO! Yoh, stop, Winged Dragon can't destroy Saggi like that!" Atemu warns.
Seto grins at Atemu. "Hmph. Too late, Pharaoh. It looks like Yoh should've done a better job of listening to your advice. Oh well, he'll learn the hard way that he can't destroy my monster..." Seto mocks.
Winged Dragon shoots a bright orange fireball at Saggi, but Saggi puts its hands up in front of it. Saggi's hands glow an eerie black as the fireball that Winged Dragon launched at it and stops it, then sends the fireball flying back at the dragon. The fireball smacks Winged Dragon in the face, but does not destroy it. Dazed, the dragon shakes its head back and forth and returns to normal.
Yoh gasps in shock. "Wud?! Wyng Dwagin destwoyd tew mawnstowz, but dat wun iz stwangow!" (What?! Winged Dragon destroyed two monsters, but that one is stronger!) Yoh exclaims.
Seto begins snickering at Yoh's foolish move. "Mehehehehe... Poor fool. My monster may not be physically offensive, like yours is, but it can defend from your attack. And it gets worse... Atemu, tell the kid what happens to the sacrifice when he fails to destroy my monster in an attack..."
Atemu stares down at Yoh. "I'm sorry, Yoh. The sacrifice... it... she... just look behind you..." Atemu mutters to Yoh, once again with despair in his voice.
Yoh turns back slowly to see Anna hanging from the batting cage. A small black tentacle creeps up the cage and grabs Anna by the ankle. Anna's face twists slightly in agony as the tentacle appears as if it is ripping out a piece of her soul. Yoh can only stare on in horror. "N-n-nou... Miy mystayk... dyd dat... tew hew..." (N-n-no... My mistake... did that... to her...) Yoh utters under his breath as he drops to his knees.
Atemu glares at Yoh while he mopes over his mistake. "Yoh, get up! If you don't, the rest of her will be devoured by the darkness!" Atemu warns Yoh.
Yoh slowly gets off his knees and wipes a few tears off his face with his arm. He stands fully to his feet and turns around to face Seto. He lifts his head and stares Seto in the eye and glares sharply. "Yew... Iy wowd mayk dat mystayk ugen!" (You... I won't make that mistake again!) Yoh snarls at Seto as he tosses another rock onto the field.
The rock changes shape into a barbarian-like orc monster with a horn on its forehead.
Atemu grits his teeth. "No, an Imp... A monster like that can't stand up to Saggi when it defends itself like that..." Atemu complains at seeing the monster Yoh called on.
Yoh scratches his head, and then snaps his fingers. "Aha! Iv Settow kan dyffend, sew kan Iy!" (Aha! If Seto can defend, so can I!) Yoh exclaims as he points at the Imp monster. "Dyffend yowrsewf!" (Defend yourself!) Yoh commands the Imp.
The Imp crouches down at Yoh's side, bracing itself for an incoming attack.
Seto snickers. "Hmph, an Imp? Against Saggi? Not a chance. And now, thanks to a magic spell, your monsters won't be able to stand up to Saggi's attacks! I call on the magic of Negative Energy!" Seto shouts as he points at Saggi. A dark tentacle, like the ones that bind both Anna and Mokuba, springs up out of the ground and wraps around Saggi. The clown uncrosses its legs and stands up, holding its arms high above its head.
"Majik Speww? Wuz dat?" (Magic Spell? What's that?) Yoh asks Atemu.
Atemu balls up a fist and stares down at Yoh. "A magic spell is a once-per- game effect that a sorcerer can evoke. It's supposed to be used as a lifeline. But Seto is using it to mock us..." He then glares at Seto with a deep snarl in his voice. "Seto, how could you? You need to use a Magic Spell to crush a beginner? You need to use such advanced tactics to beat someone who doesn't have a chance of beating you in the first place? Do you have no mercy?!" Atemu yells as he shakes his fist at Seto.
Seto mocks Atemu, pretending to be hard of hearing by cupping his hand over his ear. "Hmm? What was that, Pharaoh? Sorry, I missed that part. In fact, I missed everything after the part where you said that Yoh is just a beginner who has no chance of beating me. How about you, Yoh? Did you hear that part?" Seto says sarcastically.
Yoh freezes up and stares up at Atemu. "Huw? Utemoo, dyd yew wewey sey dat?" (Huh? Atemu, did you really say that?) Yoh asks Atemu, staring up at him with big, teary eyes.
Atemu glances at Seto, who glares back with a smirk of confidence, then down at Yoh, whose eyes water at the prospect of failure, and then back at Anna, her lifeless body hanging off the batting cage, filling Atemu with great sorrow for what he helped to do. 'No Yoh, he's right... I didn't think you could win when I led you into this. For that... everyone, I am sorry,' Atemu thinks to himself. 'For leading Yoh and Anna into this game of such high stakes, knowing full well that Seto could kill them, their fate is my responsibility... Their blood... is on my hands!' Atemu stares down and clenches his fist tightly.
(A/N: Gomen nasai, it's been forever since I've done anything on this fic or any other fic for that matter. This gets better, I promise. And for those of you who skipped ahead to chapter 11 w/o rereading the previous chapters, to cease your worries, NO, Anna is NOT DEAD! What fun would the Shadow Game be then? Oh, and I don't own Shaman King or Yugioh.)
Chapter 11: Magic and Wizards, Chibi Style!
Chibi Seto continues staring at Yoh across the baseball field with those cold, calculating eyes that cause Yoh to freeze stiff. He tosses a small stone to himself repeatedly. "This is the beginning of your defeat, runt! I call upon the Hitotsu-Me Giant!" exclaims Seto. He tosses the rock into the air.
The rock that Seto just threw into the air begins hovering above the ground as a mysterious green mist appears out of nowhere and envelops the small stone. Suddenly, after a long pause, a large, green foot steps out of the smoke and stomps on the ground with a loud thud. The Cyclops steps entirely out of the cloaking green mist and emits a bellowing roar.
Chibi Yoh stands in place, with his knees shaking in fear as he stares up at the hideous green giant. "S-s-sew dys iz a Saddou Gaym... Ut-t-t-temmoo, wudda I dew?" (S-s-so this is a Shadow Game... At-t-t-temu, what do I do?) he stutters in fear.
Atemu levitates at Yoh's side and stares at the Hitotsu-Me Giant, unsure of the reason behind Seto's move. "Stand back, toss a rock, and hope for the best. That's all you can do..." Atemu warns his small companion, with much despair in his voice.
Yoh takes one of the small pebbles into his right hand and grips as tight as his stubby fingers can grip. He then stares back at the batting cage right behind him, at the lifeless figure of Anna bound to the cage, hanging by her wrists. Yoh grips even tighter on the stone at seeing such an appalling fate befall Anna. 'Diz wunz fow yew, Annah.' Yoh thinks to himself as he turns to face Seto. He grits his teeth and tosses the stone high into the air.
A small tornado appears around the rock as it begins to peak. The tornado touches the ground and kicks up a cloud of dust. A moment later, out of that cloud of dust, a reptilian snarl can be heard, and a relatively small, blue and winged reptile ascends out of the cloud.
Atemu stares up at the flying reptile and grins lightly. "Hmm, Yoh summoned a Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress. We just might win this Shadow Game." Atemu mutters to himself.
Yoh overhears Atemu's mutterings and grins widely. As the Winged Dragon descends, the dust cloud is blown away. "Sew, idz a Wyng Dwagin. Wukz tuff. Tiym tew fynd awd hau tuff," (So, it's a Winged Dragon. Looks tough. Time to find out how tough.) Yoh says to himself.
Atemu stares across the field, at Seto. "And the Winged Dragon is stronger than your Hitotsu-Me Giant, so Yoh wins this battle," Atemu declares.
Seto only scoffs at Atemu. "Well it's only one attack. And there's more to a Shadow Game than the first round. So go ahead and launch your attack, Yoh. It's not like it makes any difference," Seto taunts.
Yoh glares at Seto suddenly. "Dyz iz powsownow... Wyng Dwagin, uttak!" (This is personal... Winged Dragon, attack!) Yoh shouts.
The Winged Dragon soars high into the air and suddenly dives down like a falcon. It opens its mouth as it descends on the Hitotsu-Me Giant and spits a fireball at it. As soon as the fireball makes contact, Hitotsu-Me Giant explodes in a bright, firey flash. The Winged Dragon immediately spreads its wings and catches itself in its fall, then flies back down to the ground slowly and lands in front of Yoh and Atemu.
Seto begins to cackle. "hehehehehe... You think that just because you won some feeble conflict with one of my weakest monsters that you've won already? Well allow me to disappoint. There's more to come for the both of you," Seto taunts again. He then points back with his thumb at Mokuba, who still stands lifelessly behind Seto. "Remember what I said about the sacrifice? When you do damage to the sorcerer, the damage is magically represented on the sacrifice. So by taking the lead, you've also just taken your first step in ending the life of this pitiful little kid. Now, witness what happens to the sacrifice of a Shadow Game! Ahahahaha!"
A shadowy tentacle comes out of the dark abyss of the ground and wraps around Mokuba's feet, holding him in place.
Yoh takes a step back as the nauseating tentacle begins to envelop Mokuba. "Eeeewwww, dat'z wud'll happyn tew Annah yf Iy tayk a hidt... Kawd wedt dat happin..." (Eewww, that's what will happen to Anna if I take a hit... Can't let that happen...) Yoh mutters to himself.
Seto tosses another stone into the air, and the stone lands on the ground. As soon as the stone hits the ground, several green, slimy tentacles reach through the ground and grab the stone. The monster begins to surface from underground, throwing off the earth that buries it in order to get to the surface. A half-human, half-worm beast fully emerges from the dirt. "And my Wicked Worm Beast will cause the same fate to befall your sacrifice!" Seto declares.
The wormlike monster stares at the Winged Dragon and opens its sickening mouth. Suddenly, a stream of glowing green acid shoots out the beast's mouth and rushes at the Winged Dragon.
Atemu flinches away as the acid stream rushes at Winged Dragon. "Yoh, your monster is destroyed... That acid can boil away any monster," Atemu claims, with little hope in the chances of Yoh's overall survival.
Yoh grins as the attack rushes at the dragon. "Wyng Dwagin, fwiy away! Dawdg da assid!" (Winged Dragon, fly away! Dodge the acid!) Yoh commands the Winged Dragon.
At hearing this order, the Winged Dragon spreads its large wings and jumps off the ground, flying into the air and evading the stream of acid. It snarls at the hideous beast that attacked it and rears its head back. It throws its head forward and throws a fireball from its mouth at the Wicked Worm Beast. The fireball contacts and blows up the Wicked Worm Beast.
Seto steps back in shock. "NO! How could that dragon evade my monster's attack?! It's not possible!" Seto stutters in disbelief.
Atemu grins as he stares down at his small and enthusiastic companion, completely shocked that Yoh's move was successful. "Yoh, I don't know how you did that, but you managed to avert another of Seto's monsters. Impressive, for a seven-year old," Atemu compliments Yoh.
Yoh rubs the back of his head and grins widely at Atemu. "Tankz, Utemoo," (Thanks, Atemu) Yoh says humbly.
Seto grits his teeth and throws another rock out onto the field. "Your celebration is over, Yoh! Now back to business. Since I lost a monster due to my own attack, I have to summon another monster now to defend myself. And I choose this shield monster, Saggi the Dark Clown!" The rock that Seto threw out onto the field shape-shifts into an eerie-looking clown with its legs crossed. The clown cackles monstrously.
Yoh balls a fist and stares at Seto's new monster with complete confidence in his own monster's strength. "Tiym ta gow twee fow twee! Wyng Dwagin, uttak!" (Time to go three for three! Winged Dragon, attack!) Yoh commands his monster.
The mighty dragon lunges towards Saggi immediately at hearing Yoh's command.
Atemu holds up his hand. "NO! Yoh, stop, Winged Dragon can't destroy Saggi like that!" Atemu warns.
Seto grins at Atemu. "Hmph. Too late, Pharaoh. It looks like Yoh should've done a better job of listening to your advice. Oh well, he'll learn the hard way that he can't destroy my monster..." Seto mocks.
Winged Dragon shoots a bright orange fireball at Saggi, but Saggi puts its hands up in front of it. Saggi's hands glow an eerie black as the fireball that Winged Dragon launched at it and stops it, then sends the fireball flying back at the dragon. The fireball smacks Winged Dragon in the face, but does not destroy it. Dazed, the dragon shakes its head back and forth and returns to normal.
Yoh gasps in shock. "Wud?! Wyng Dwagin destwoyd tew mawnstowz, but dat wun iz stwangow!" (What?! Winged Dragon destroyed two monsters, but that one is stronger!) Yoh exclaims.
Seto begins snickering at Yoh's foolish move. "Mehehehehe... Poor fool. My monster may not be physically offensive, like yours is, but it can defend from your attack. And it gets worse... Atemu, tell the kid what happens to the sacrifice when he fails to destroy my monster in an attack..."
Atemu stares down at Yoh. "I'm sorry, Yoh. The sacrifice... it... she... just look behind you..." Atemu mutters to Yoh, once again with despair in his voice.
Yoh turns back slowly to see Anna hanging from the batting cage. A small black tentacle creeps up the cage and grabs Anna by the ankle. Anna's face twists slightly in agony as the tentacle appears as if it is ripping out a piece of her soul. Yoh can only stare on in horror. "N-n-nou... Miy mystayk... dyd dat... tew hew..." (N-n-no... My mistake... did that... to her...) Yoh utters under his breath as he drops to his knees.
Atemu glares at Yoh while he mopes over his mistake. "Yoh, get up! If you don't, the rest of her will be devoured by the darkness!" Atemu warns Yoh.
Yoh slowly gets off his knees and wipes a few tears off his face with his arm. He stands fully to his feet and turns around to face Seto. He lifts his head and stares Seto in the eye and glares sharply. "Yew... Iy wowd mayk dat mystayk ugen!" (You... I won't make that mistake again!) Yoh snarls at Seto as he tosses another rock onto the field.
The rock changes shape into a barbarian-like orc monster with a horn on its forehead.
Atemu grits his teeth. "No, an Imp... A monster like that can't stand up to Saggi when it defends itself like that..." Atemu complains at seeing the monster Yoh called on.
Yoh scratches his head, and then snaps his fingers. "Aha! Iv Settow kan dyffend, sew kan Iy!" (Aha! If Seto can defend, so can I!) Yoh exclaims as he points at the Imp monster. "Dyffend yowrsewf!" (Defend yourself!) Yoh commands the Imp.
The Imp crouches down at Yoh's side, bracing itself for an incoming attack.
Seto snickers. "Hmph, an Imp? Against Saggi? Not a chance. And now, thanks to a magic spell, your monsters won't be able to stand up to Saggi's attacks! I call on the magic of Negative Energy!" Seto shouts as he points at Saggi. A dark tentacle, like the ones that bind both Anna and Mokuba, springs up out of the ground and wraps around Saggi. The clown uncrosses its legs and stands up, holding its arms high above its head.
"Majik Speww? Wuz dat?" (Magic Spell? What's that?) Yoh asks Atemu.
Atemu balls up a fist and stares down at Yoh. "A magic spell is a once-per- game effect that a sorcerer can evoke. It's supposed to be used as a lifeline. But Seto is using it to mock us..." He then glares at Seto with a deep snarl in his voice. "Seto, how could you? You need to use a Magic Spell to crush a beginner? You need to use such advanced tactics to beat someone who doesn't have a chance of beating you in the first place? Do you have no mercy?!" Atemu yells as he shakes his fist at Seto.
Seto mocks Atemu, pretending to be hard of hearing by cupping his hand over his ear. "Hmm? What was that, Pharaoh? Sorry, I missed that part. In fact, I missed everything after the part where you said that Yoh is just a beginner who has no chance of beating me. How about you, Yoh? Did you hear that part?" Seto says sarcastically.
Yoh freezes up and stares up at Atemu. "Huw? Utemoo, dyd yew wewey sey dat?" (Huh? Atemu, did you really say that?) Yoh asks Atemu, staring up at him with big, teary eyes.
Atemu glances at Seto, who glares back with a smirk of confidence, then down at Yoh, whose eyes water at the prospect of failure, and then back at Anna, her lifeless body hanging off the batting cage, filling Atemu with great sorrow for what he helped to do. 'No Yoh, he's right... I didn't think you could win when I led you into this. For that... everyone, I am sorry,' Atemu thinks to himself. 'For leading Yoh and Anna into this game of such high stakes, knowing full well that Seto could kill them, their fate is my responsibility... Their blood... is on my hands!' Atemu stares down and clenches his fist tightly.
(A/N: Gomen nasai, it's been forever since I've done anything on this fic or any other fic for that matter. This gets better, I promise. And for those of you who skipped ahead to chapter 11 w/o rereading the previous chapters, to cease your worries, NO, Anna is NOT DEAD! What fun would the Shadow Game be then? Oh, and I don't own Shaman King or Yugioh.)