(A/N: I'm glad people liked the 11th chapter of Chibi Beginnings, and yes, the non-script format is here to stay. The duel continues. Oh, and just making sure, you all DO know that Atemu is Yami, right? Otherwise these next couple chapters could get very confusing...
And without further ado, here's the 12th chapter!)
Chapter 12: Magic and Wizards: Chibi Style! (Part II)
Yoh stares up at Atemu with big, watery, chibi eyes. "Utemoo, pweez tew mee yew didund sey dat Iym gunna wooz..." (Atemu, please tell me you didn't say that I'm gonna' lose...) Yoh stutters to Atemu.
Atemu snarls at Seto. "Grr, get on with the duel, Seto!" Atemu exclaims, ignoring Yoh.
Seto shrugs. "Oh well. It looks like I've done enough emotional damage for now. So I can now put on the REAL pain!" Seto says as he points to Saggi, still standing tall in the center of the field. "You remember my Negative Energy spell, don't you? Well allow me to explain. This spell allows me to triple the strength of a monster that relies on Shadow magic for attack strength, and Saggi fits in that category. And since Saggi's power is now three times what it was before, I can destroy your feeble Winged Dragon here and now!" Seto continues.
Saggi continues holding its hands above its head, and a ball of black lightning gathers in its palms. It points the lightning ball at the Winged Dragon and lets it fly, emitting another monstrous cackle. On impact with the lightning ball, the Winged Dragon vanishes into thin air, emitting a reptilian snarl of pain.
Yoh grits his teeth and stares defiantly at Seto. "Sew wud? Yew wozt tew monstaws, an Iy juwzd wozd miy fowzt. Iy'm styw in da weed..." (So what?" You lost two monsters, and I just lost my first. I'm still in the lead...) Yoh claims, lying to himself through his teeth.
Seto grins widely again. "Well you may have a monster advantage now, but I have a sacrifice advantage." He points behind Yoh, at Anna.
Yoh and Atemu both look back to see Anna's helpless form hanging off the batting cage by her hands. The tentacle that was wrapped around her foot creeps higher up Anna's legs, enveloping her up to her knees in shadowy, slimy tentacles.
Yoh turns back to face Seto, taking a rock into his hand and gripping it tightly. "Iy... wowt... fowgiv... yew!" (I... won't... forgive... you!) Yoh exclaims, infuriated at himself for being unable to help Anna. Yoh prepares to toss the stone out and summon another monster, but Atemu interrupts him.
"Yoh, WAIT!" Atemu warns Yoh. "Yoh, the strength of the monsters that you summon depends on your calmness. The last time you threw out a rock so recklessly, all you got was an Imp, but when you threw out your first rock, when you were calm and confident about your victory, you summoned the mighty Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress. If you're not calm when you make this throw, you will most definitely lose this game..."
Yoh holds his hand steady, right before tossing the stone, and turns to face Atemu. "Sew wud? Yew sed Iy'd wooz ennywey, sew id dowd maddow, wyte?" (So what? You said I'd lose anyway, so it doesn't matter, right?) Yoh says as he glares at Atemu with contempt.
Seto grins as he notices that Atemu and Yoh are beginning to bicker. As the two continue fighting, his smile turns to a stare of disgust. "Hey, are you going to make your move today?!" he calls out to Yoh and Atemu.
Atemu and Yoh stare away from each other, at Seto. Both stare scornfully at him.
Yoh gets ready to toss the small stone out onto the field, but is interrupted again.
Atemu holds up his hand. "Yoh, stop," he warns Yoh again.
Yoh's face twists in disgust at being unable to get on with the game. "Nau wud?" (Now what?) Yoh asks, thoroughly tired of hearing Atemu's speeches.
Atemu lowers his hand. "Yoh, you must be calm. If not, you'll only succeed in calling on weaker monsters, like that Imp you summoned. Remember your perseverance. You told me once that you didn't know if you had the strength to find Anna, but that you would do everything in your power to try. And look how far you've come. If you let Seto win now, everything you've done up until now is all in vain. Trust in yourself, and in the power of your heart, and that will lead you through this game." Atemu says to Yoh.
Yoh stands very still, listening attentively to what Atemu had to say. His scornful expression grows into a cheery grin. "Hay, yanow... yor rite... Aftow aww Iy kaym twu ta weskew Annah, Iy dydund cum aww dys wey juwzd ta ged beedt daun heew an nau..." (Hey, y'know... you're right... After all I came through to rescue Anna, I didn't come all this way just to get beat down here and now...) Yoh states with growing enthusiasm and self confidence.
Seto is thoroughly frustrated that Yoh isn't taking his turn, but even more frustrated that Yoh is getting more confident. "Grr, Yoh! Atemu! Just make your move and accept your fate!"
Yoh looks back at Seto with a cheesy grin. "Naw wey, Settow! Axxypt yar owd fayt!" (No way, Seto! Accept your own fate!) Yoh yells as he tosses his stone into the air.
The stone vanishes as a heavily armored and armed knight appears, riding a majestic purple horse. The horse lets out a mighty neigh and throws its front hooves high into the air. The mighty knight holds two large, red lances, one in each hand.
Yoh and Atemu both grin widely at the monster that just appeared.
Atemu's jaw drops. "I-I can't believe it! Yoh, that monster, it's one of the strongest monsters among all human Shadow monsters! Yoh, allow me to introduce you to Gaia, the Fierce Knight!"
Yoh grins widely, staring at the majestic soldier that he just called on. "Gaya, da Feewz Nyte! Heez guwna hewp mee sayv Annah!" (Gaia, the Fierce Knight! He can help me save Anna!) Yoh exclaims. He stares past Gaia, at Seto and Saggi.
Seto steps back. "N-n-not Gaia! How did such a runt manage to summon Gaia?" Seto stutters in fear.
Yoh points at Saggi. "Awwite! Gaya, destwoy Zawgee!" (Alright! Gaia, destroy Saggi!) Yoh commands.
At hearing its master's order, Gaia grabs hold of the reigns on his horse and whips it. It then holds out its long lances as it approaches Saggi at lightning speed. The lances make contact with Saggi, kicking up small tornadoes with its lances, ripping Saggi into many brightly colored pieces. The winds created by Gaia's lances go on and blow at Seto, whipping his hair back.
Seto braces himself by putting his arm up in front of his face and screams in pain as the follow-through of Gaia's attack collided with him. When the wind dies down, he lowers his arm and snarls at the monster that destroyed Saggi. Behind Seto, the slimy tentacles that grasp Mokuba move up his legs and bind him up to his mid-thigh.
Seto takes yet another stone into his hand and tosses it to himself repeatedly. "Well your monster may be strong, Yoh. I'll give you credit for being the luckiest runt I've ever seen. But..." Seto says as he stares at the stone in his hand. "...the victor of this game will ultimately be me!" Seto finishes as he tosses the stone in his hand into the air.
As the stone begins to peak, it glows with a majestic bright light as it takes a new shape. The small stone morphs into a glistening white winged dragon with a smooth body and large white wings. The dragon lets out a snarl that causes both Yoh and Atemu to freeze up.
Atemu stares into the light as his pupils dilate in the brilliant flash of light. "I-i-impossible... A Blue Eyes White Dragon!" Atemu stutters.
Yoh's jaw hangs wide open as he stares into the cold, reptilian eyes of the monster that Seto summoned. "B-b-bwu iyz... dat'z da mawnstow fwum miy niytmaw..." Yoh mutters in shock.
The Blue Eyes White Dragon descends low to the ground and opens its mouth widely. A ball of bluish, white lightning gathers in the back of the dragon's mouth. The lightning focuses itself into a solid sphere of bright light. The dragon turns its long neck to face Gaia, and the ball of lightning in its mouth discharges into an immensely potent laser beam directed at Gaia. The beam tears through the heavily armored horseman as the horse lets out a final, pain-filled neigh before vanishing. With Gaia out of the way, the beam continues to drive on, in Yoh's direction. The beam makes contact with Yoh, and the small child screams in pain, but unlike Gaia, Yoh isn't torn limb from limb. The attack dies down.
"N-nou, nawd ugen..." Yoh utters hopelessly as he stares back at the batting cage. The tentacles that were wrapped around Anna's legs creep up her body and slowly ensnare the helpless little girl up to her waist.
Yoh turns back to Seto and stares up at the snarling and imposing Blue Eyes White Dragon. Yoh tosses one stone from his hand out with all his might. The stone vaporizes and a man-sized, two-legged, lion with a pitch black mane around its neck appears. "Sew Utemoo, wuz diz, an kan id destwoy da bwu iys?" (So Atemu, what is this, and can it destroy the Blue Eyes?) Yoh asks Atemu.
Atemu shakes his head back and forth. "No, Yoh. This monster, Gazelle, the King of Mythical Beasts, doesn't stand a chance against Blue Eyes White Dragon in a head-on attack. Your best option now is to make your monster defend itself. That way, regardless of how bad the Blue Eyes White Dragon destroys it, you'll be keeping Anna safe from further engulfment in the darkness."
Yoh turns to face his new monster again. "Wew, yew huwd da Fawwow, dyffend yowrsewf," (Well, you heard the Pharaoh, defend yourself.) Yoh commands Gazelle.
The lion crouches down on all four limbs, bracing itself for an attack. The beast growls in defiance.
Seto takes another rock into his hands and tosses it to himself repeatedly. "It's over..." Seto claims, his confidence building to arrogance. He tosses another stone into the air.
Like the previous stone Seto tossed into the air, this stone also disappears into a radiant flash of light, then morphs into another majestic, smooth-skinned, Blue Eyes White Dragon. This dragon joins the other Blue Eyes White Dragon in mid flight above the ground, and both roar at Yoh loudly.
Seto begins to snicker at Yoh and his defending Gazelle. "Hehehehehe... Yoh, your monster may be prepared to deal with one Blue Eyes attack, but I wonder if it can withstand two... I wonder... Let's find out..." Seto comments snidely. "Burst Stream attack!" Seto commands his dragons.
Both Seto's Blue Eyes White Dragons gather lightning into their mouths and focus that lightning into concentrated spheres of energy, just like the last attack. The dragons simultaneously release their bright and powerful beams in the direction of Yoh's Gazelle, but...
Right before the beams make contact with Gazelle, the horned goblin on Yoh's side of the field jumps towards Gazelle and throws itself in the path of the beams. The beams tear through both monsters with ease, but the beams die down before they can make contact with Yoh.
Yoh grins widely at how the beams failed to impact him with the force that tore his other monsters apart. "Hay Settow, iv yew hayv tew uttakz, an Iy hav tew dyfensez, den yowr uttakz kansow owdt an needow Annah ow Iy git huwdt. Wudda ya' sey 'bowdt dat? Nyaw!" (Hey Seto, if you have two attacks, and I have two defenses, then your attacks cancel out and neither Anna or I get hurt. What do you say about that? Nyah!) Yoh taunts as he sticks his tongue out at Seto and pulls down one of his eyelids with his finger.
Deeply insulted by Yoh, he grits his teeth and snarls. "Grr, laugh it up while you can, because you won't be able to summon two monsters to defend you twice next round, so you can say your goodbyes to your 'precious' Anna, and start getting used to your eternal home, the Shadow Realm! Ahahahaha!" Seto taunts maniacally.
Yoh takes a step back, worried by what Seto said to him. "E-o, heez wiyt..." (Uh-oh, he's right...) Yoh mutters under his breath.
Atemu grits his teeth and steps in front of Yoh. "Yoh, stand back. I have a plan to get us out of this. Like Seto, I have a magic spell to use against him!" Atemu declares as he points to the sky.
Yoh stares up at the dark and ominous clouds, unsure of what Atemu is pointing at. "Wuz up deyw? Kwowd majyk?" (What's up there? Cloud magic?) Yoh asks inquisitively.
(A/N: That's the end of that one. I'm torturing you all, aren't I? Now Yoh is facing down two Blue Eyes White Dragons, poised to wipe out the poor chibi and his darling Anna. And what is Atemu up to? What could that spell be? Find out next time I post: Chibi Beginnings: Magic and Wizards, Chibi Style, Part III)
And without further ado, here's the 12th chapter!)
Chapter 12: Magic and Wizards: Chibi Style! (Part II)
Yoh stares up at Atemu with big, watery, chibi eyes. "Utemoo, pweez tew mee yew didund sey dat Iym gunna wooz..." (Atemu, please tell me you didn't say that I'm gonna' lose...) Yoh stutters to Atemu.
Atemu snarls at Seto. "Grr, get on with the duel, Seto!" Atemu exclaims, ignoring Yoh.
Seto shrugs. "Oh well. It looks like I've done enough emotional damage for now. So I can now put on the REAL pain!" Seto says as he points to Saggi, still standing tall in the center of the field. "You remember my Negative Energy spell, don't you? Well allow me to explain. This spell allows me to triple the strength of a monster that relies on Shadow magic for attack strength, and Saggi fits in that category. And since Saggi's power is now three times what it was before, I can destroy your feeble Winged Dragon here and now!" Seto continues.
Saggi continues holding its hands above its head, and a ball of black lightning gathers in its palms. It points the lightning ball at the Winged Dragon and lets it fly, emitting another monstrous cackle. On impact with the lightning ball, the Winged Dragon vanishes into thin air, emitting a reptilian snarl of pain.
Yoh grits his teeth and stares defiantly at Seto. "Sew wud? Yew wozt tew monstaws, an Iy juwzd wozd miy fowzt. Iy'm styw in da weed..." (So what?" You lost two monsters, and I just lost my first. I'm still in the lead...) Yoh claims, lying to himself through his teeth.
Seto grins widely again. "Well you may have a monster advantage now, but I have a sacrifice advantage." He points behind Yoh, at Anna.
Yoh and Atemu both look back to see Anna's helpless form hanging off the batting cage by her hands. The tentacle that was wrapped around her foot creeps higher up Anna's legs, enveloping her up to her knees in shadowy, slimy tentacles.
Yoh turns back to face Seto, taking a rock into his hand and gripping it tightly. "Iy... wowt... fowgiv... yew!" (I... won't... forgive... you!) Yoh exclaims, infuriated at himself for being unable to help Anna. Yoh prepares to toss the stone out and summon another monster, but Atemu interrupts him.
"Yoh, WAIT!" Atemu warns Yoh. "Yoh, the strength of the monsters that you summon depends on your calmness. The last time you threw out a rock so recklessly, all you got was an Imp, but when you threw out your first rock, when you were calm and confident about your victory, you summoned the mighty Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress. If you're not calm when you make this throw, you will most definitely lose this game..."
Yoh holds his hand steady, right before tossing the stone, and turns to face Atemu. "Sew wud? Yew sed Iy'd wooz ennywey, sew id dowd maddow, wyte?" (So what? You said I'd lose anyway, so it doesn't matter, right?) Yoh says as he glares at Atemu with contempt.
Seto grins as he notices that Atemu and Yoh are beginning to bicker. As the two continue fighting, his smile turns to a stare of disgust. "Hey, are you going to make your move today?!" he calls out to Yoh and Atemu.
Atemu and Yoh stare away from each other, at Seto. Both stare scornfully at him.
Yoh gets ready to toss the small stone out onto the field, but is interrupted again.
Atemu holds up his hand. "Yoh, stop," he warns Yoh again.
Yoh's face twists in disgust at being unable to get on with the game. "Nau wud?" (Now what?) Yoh asks, thoroughly tired of hearing Atemu's speeches.
Atemu lowers his hand. "Yoh, you must be calm. If not, you'll only succeed in calling on weaker monsters, like that Imp you summoned. Remember your perseverance. You told me once that you didn't know if you had the strength to find Anna, but that you would do everything in your power to try. And look how far you've come. If you let Seto win now, everything you've done up until now is all in vain. Trust in yourself, and in the power of your heart, and that will lead you through this game." Atemu says to Yoh.
Yoh stands very still, listening attentively to what Atemu had to say. His scornful expression grows into a cheery grin. "Hay, yanow... yor rite... Aftow aww Iy kaym twu ta weskew Annah, Iy dydund cum aww dys wey juwzd ta ged beedt daun heew an nau..." (Hey, y'know... you're right... After all I came through to rescue Anna, I didn't come all this way just to get beat down here and now...) Yoh states with growing enthusiasm and self confidence.
Seto is thoroughly frustrated that Yoh isn't taking his turn, but even more frustrated that Yoh is getting more confident. "Grr, Yoh! Atemu! Just make your move and accept your fate!"
Yoh looks back at Seto with a cheesy grin. "Naw wey, Settow! Axxypt yar owd fayt!" (No way, Seto! Accept your own fate!) Yoh yells as he tosses his stone into the air.
The stone vanishes as a heavily armored and armed knight appears, riding a majestic purple horse. The horse lets out a mighty neigh and throws its front hooves high into the air. The mighty knight holds two large, red lances, one in each hand.
Yoh and Atemu both grin widely at the monster that just appeared.
Atemu's jaw drops. "I-I can't believe it! Yoh, that monster, it's one of the strongest monsters among all human Shadow monsters! Yoh, allow me to introduce you to Gaia, the Fierce Knight!"
Yoh grins widely, staring at the majestic soldier that he just called on. "Gaya, da Feewz Nyte! Heez guwna hewp mee sayv Annah!" (Gaia, the Fierce Knight! He can help me save Anna!) Yoh exclaims. He stares past Gaia, at Seto and Saggi.
Seto steps back. "N-n-not Gaia! How did such a runt manage to summon Gaia?" Seto stutters in fear.
Yoh points at Saggi. "Awwite! Gaya, destwoy Zawgee!" (Alright! Gaia, destroy Saggi!) Yoh commands.
At hearing its master's order, Gaia grabs hold of the reigns on his horse and whips it. It then holds out its long lances as it approaches Saggi at lightning speed. The lances make contact with Saggi, kicking up small tornadoes with its lances, ripping Saggi into many brightly colored pieces. The winds created by Gaia's lances go on and blow at Seto, whipping his hair back.
Seto braces himself by putting his arm up in front of his face and screams in pain as the follow-through of Gaia's attack collided with him. When the wind dies down, he lowers his arm and snarls at the monster that destroyed Saggi. Behind Seto, the slimy tentacles that grasp Mokuba move up his legs and bind him up to his mid-thigh.
Seto takes yet another stone into his hand and tosses it to himself repeatedly. "Well your monster may be strong, Yoh. I'll give you credit for being the luckiest runt I've ever seen. But..." Seto says as he stares at the stone in his hand. "...the victor of this game will ultimately be me!" Seto finishes as he tosses the stone in his hand into the air.
As the stone begins to peak, it glows with a majestic bright light as it takes a new shape. The small stone morphs into a glistening white winged dragon with a smooth body and large white wings. The dragon lets out a snarl that causes both Yoh and Atemu to freeze up.
Atemu stares into the light as his pupils dilate in the brilliant flash of light. "I-i-impossible... A Blue Eyes White Dragon!" Atemu stutters.
Yoh's jaw hangs wide open as he stares into the cold, reptilian eyes of the monster that Seto summoned. "B-b-bwu iyz... dat'z da mawnstow fwum miy niytmaw..." Yoh mutters in shock.
The Blue Eyes White Dragon descends low to the ground and opens its mouth widely. A ball of bluish, white lightning gathers in the back of the dragon's mouth. The lightning focuses itself into a solid sphere of bright light. The dragon turns its long neck to face Gaia, and the ball of lightning in its mouth discharges into an immensely potent laser beam directed at Gaia. The beam tears through the heavily armored horseman as the horse lets out a final, pain-filled neigh before vanishing. With Gaia out of the way, the beam continues to drive on, in Yoh's direction. The beam makes contact with Yoh, and the small child screams in pain, but unlike Gaia, Yoh isn't torn limb from limb. The attack dies down.
"N-nou, nawd ugen..." Yoh utters hopelessly as he stares back at the batting cage. The tentacles that were wrapped around Anna's legs creep up her body and slowly ensnare the helpless little girl up to her waist.
Yoh turns back to Seto and stares up at the snarling and imposing Blue Eyes White Dragon. Yoh tosses one stone from his hand out with all his might. The stone vaporizes and a man-sized, two-legged, lion with a pitch black mane around its neck appears. "Sew Utemoo, wuz diz, an kan id destwoy da bwu iys?" (So Atemu, what is this, and can it destroy the Blue Eyes?) Yoh asks Atemu.
Atemu shakes his head back and forth. "No, Yoh. This monster, Gazelle, the King of Mythical Beasts, doesn't stand a chance against Blue Eyes White Dragon in a head-on attack. Your best option now is to make your monster defend itself. That way, regardless of how bad the Blue Eyes White Dragon destroys it, you'll be keeping Anna safe from further engulfment in the darkness."
Yoh turns to face his new monster again. "Wew, yew huwd da Fawwow, dyffend yowrsewf," (Well, you heard the Pharaoh, defend yourself.) Yoh commands Gazelle.
The lion crouches down on all four limbs, bracing itself for an attack. The beast growls in defiance.
Seto takes another rock into his hands and tosses it to himself repeatedly. "It's over..." Seto claims, his confidence building to arrogance. He tosses another stone into the air.
Like the previous stone Seto tossed into the air, this stone also disappears into a radiant flash of light, then morphs into another majestic, smooth-skinned, Blue Eyes White Dragon. This dragon joins the other Blue Eyes White Dragon in mid flight above the ground, and both roar at Yoh loudly.
Seto begins to snicker at Yoh and his defending Gazelle. "Hehehehehe... Yoh, your monster may be prepared to deal with one Blue Eyes attack, but I wonder if it can withstand two... I wonder... Let's find out..." Seto comments snidely. "Burst Stream attack!" Seto commands his dragons.
Both Seto's Blue Eyes White Dragons gather lightning into their mouths and focus that lightning into concentrated spheres of energy, just like the last attack. The dragons simultaneously release their bright and powerful beams in the direction of Yoh's Gazelle, but...
Right before the beams make contact with Gazelle, the horned goblin on Yoh's side of the field jumps towards Gazelle and throws itself in the path of the beams. The beams tear through both monsters with ease, but the beams die down before they can make contact with Yoh.
Yoh grins widely at how the beams failed to impact him with the force that tore his other monsters apart. "Hay Settow, iv yew hayv tew uttakz, an Iy hav tew dyfensez, den yowr uttakz kansow owdt an needow Annah ow Iy git huwdt. Wudda ya' sey 'bowdt dat? Nyaw!" (Hey Seto, if you have two attacks, and I have two defenses, then your attacks cancel out and neither Anna or I get hurt. What do you say about that? Nyah!) Yoh taunts as he sticks his tongue out at Seto and pulls down one of his eyelids with his finger.
Deeply insulted by Yoh, he grits his teeth and snarls. "Grr, laugh it up while you can, because you won't be able to summon two monsters to defend you twice next round, so you can say your goodbyes to your 'precious' Anna, and start getting used to your eternal home, the Shadow Realm! Ahahahaha!" Seto taunts maniacally.
Yoh takes a step back, worried by what Seto said to him. "E-o, heez wiyt..." (Uh-oh, he's right...) Yoh mutters under his breath.
Atemu grits his teeth and steps in front of Yoh. "Yoh, stand back. I have a plan to get us out of this. Like Seto, I have a magic spell to use against him!" Atemu declares as he points to the sky.
Yoh stares up at the dark and ominous clouds, unsure of what Atemu is pointing at. "Wuz up deyw? Kwowd majyk?" (What's up there? Cloud magic?) Yoh asks inquisitively.
(A/N: That's the end of that one. I'm torturing you all, aren't I? Now Yoh is facing down two Blue Eyes White Dragons, poised to wipe out the poor chibi and his darling Anna. And what is Atemu up to? What could that spell be? Find out next time I post: Chibi Beginnings: Magic and Wizards, Chibi Style, Part III)