(A/N: Yes, Drake is very quick on the draw nowadays, posting on a semi- daily basis. I don't want to forget about this fic again. So in order to go about that, I'd better just write the story. I don't own YGO or Shaman King.)
Last time, Seto summoned two Blue Eyes White Dragons to beat away all Yoh's defenses. And if Yoh can only summon one monster per turn, then he can't defend against a direct attack from Seto's two Blue Eyes White Dragon. That is, unless Atemu's spell option pays off... But will that spell be enough to hold off two Blue Eyes White Dragons?
Chapter 13: Magic and Wizards, Chibi Style! (Part III)
Atemu closes his eyes and falls into a trance. "I calleth on the powers of the Egyptian Gods, the gods of the sun, moon, and stars. I pay my homage to thee. Show me thy power, and illuminate the darkness of a thousand nights! Lendeth me thy sword! I calleth on the Swords of Revealing Light!" Atemu recites with authority.
Seto takes a step back. "Swords of Revealing Light?" Seto repeats in disbelief.
A small glimmer of light can be seen in the clouds. The next thing anyone can tell, a shower of white, glowing swords rains down on Seto and his two Blue Eyes White Dragons. The swords surround the dragons, and the creatures both immediately freeze up.
Yoh grins at seeing the mighty magic of the Swords of Revealing Light take effect. "Egzowedt! Nau Iy ken summyn u mawnstowr widowd id gedding deztwoyd!" (Excellent! Now I can summon a monster without it getting destroyed!) Yoh exclaims happily as he tosses a rock into the air. The rock reforms into a two-legged, monster with bulging muscles that looks like a cross between a barbarian and an alligator. Its most prominent feature is the gauntlets that it wears, both sporting built-in blades, intended for crude, melee combat.
Atemu smiles at the monster Yoh summoned. "Hmm, a Rude Kaiser. It's not nearly as offensive as Gaia, much less two Blue Eyes White Dragons, but it still poses a threat to any other monster Seto might pull out." Atemu claims calmly.
Seto tosses yet another stone to himself repeatedly. "Well let's see how well your Rude Kaiser can fend off this attack, wimps! I call on the Judge Man!" Seto exclaims as he throws another stone into the air.
The stone reforms into the shape of an old, bearded knight, carrying two enormous maces, one in each hand. The new monster rushes at the Rude Kaiser that Yoh just summoned and lunges at it with an over-handed swing of its mace. The reptilian monster attempts to brace itself against the attack by lunging back with its blades, futilely attempting to chop the mace with the blades on its forearms. The knight smashes the reptile with a single smite of its mace. The Rude Kaiser roars in pain and vanishes.
Yoh collapses to his feet. "Nou... I tawd dat... da swowdz bwokkd hym fwum uttakin wid enytin... An nau Iy lawzd anuda mawnstow... Sawee, Annah..." (No... I thought that... the swords blocked him from attacking with anything... And now I lost another monster... Sorry, Anna...) Yoh mutters to himself.
Atemu stares down at Yoh. "I'm sorry, Yoh. I thought you knew that the Swords of Revealing Light only restrain the monsters that are present when the swords are cast. I should have told you to defend with your monster."
Behind Yoh and Atemu, the tentacles that bind Anna up to her waist slither up her chest and wrap all the way around her shoulders. The unconscious little girl is now almost entirely enveloped in shadowy tentacles, but her face and arms remain uncovered.
Yoh cannot help but to glance back at Anna out the corner of his eye. He sees that the tentacles have almost claimed her entirely, and clutches one last stone in his hands.
Atemu tries to get Yoh's attention by calling out to him. "Yoh. Yoh, get up. That move may have been costly, but it gave us the opportunity we needed."
Yoh's eyes shoot open at hearing what Atemu said to him. He gets up off the ground again. "Wud wuz dat yew sed, Utemoo? Dat wee kan wyn?" (What was that you said, Atemu? That we can win?) Yoh replies.
Atemu nods with confidence. "Yes, it's true. Remember that Seto said that if we can eliminate the sacrifice that the sorcerer put up as a sacrifice, then we can beat him, and his dragons will disappear. And the sacrifice takes damage whenever the sorcerer's monsters are destroyed. So if we can summon a monster strong enough to overpower his Judge Man AND Seto's sacrifice, then we can get around both his Blue Eyes White Dragons, and both you and Anna can escape the Shadow Realm." Atemu states.
Yoh holds his stone in his hand and stares at it morbidly. "Yeh, budt..." (Yeah, but...) Yoh stutters. He then looks past Seto and all the monsters out, at the boy standing behind Seto: Mokuba. "Budt... datz nawd juwzd u sakwofiyz. Heez a kyd, juwzd wiyk mee. Iy feew giwtee fow hayvin ta dew dys ta hym wen hee nevvow dyd ennytin ta mee..." (But... that's not just a sacrifice. He's a kid, just like me. I feel guilty for having to do this to him when he never did anything to me...) Yoh stutters. His arm falls down to his side and the small stone slips between his fingers.
Atemu stares across the field at Mokuba with cold and calculating eyes. 'He's right... That boy is... just that, an innocent boy. He doesn't deserve this...' Atemu thinks to himself. He then stares back at the batting cage, at what is left of Anna. 'But then again... neither does Anna. She didn't ask to be a living sacrifice.' Atemu says to himself.
Seto grins widely at seeing the hopelessness on Yoh's face. "So you've finally accepted your fate? It's about time. I was getting tired of waiting for you."
Atemu grits his teeth, then stares down to Yoh, looking for a glimmer of hope in Yoh. "Yoh, there's no choice. In this Shadow Game, it's either that boy, or Anna." Atemu states morbidly.
Yoh hears this and quickly reaches down to his side, to the stone he dropped. He picks it up and grips it tightly. "Dys gaym... Idz nawd u gaym... Idz eevow... Iyw puwd in ed tu idt..." (This game... It's not a game... It's evil... I'll put an end to it...) Yoh vows to himself under his breath. He then raises his head and glares at Seto. Throwing his rock into the air with a loud grunt, Yoh stares at the stone as it flies through the air.
The stone appears as if falling in slow motion. For everyone, time appears to nearly stand still as the anticipation builds and builds as to whether Yoh's attack will be strong enough to wipe out Seto. The stone falls slower and slower as everyone's hearts pound amazingly hard with anticipation on the identity of the monster that comes out of the stone. The stone hits the ground and bounces a couple of times, then hits the ground one last time and...
POOF! A giant whirlwind kicks up around the stone as it raises up into the air and morphs into a robed figure with a long green staff and distinguishing purple hair. The whirlwind dies down and the newly appeared mage lands on the ground feet-first. It stares up at Judge Man and both Blue Eyes White Dragons with a smirk on its face.
Atemu's jaw drops. "Incredible. I never thought that I would ever see my loyal servant again," Atemu mutters to himself.
Yoh turns to Atemu, having overheard his mutterings. "Sew, wuz data ennywey?" (So, what is that anyway?) Yoh asks.
The robed mage turns back to Yoh and Atemu, then looks Atemu in the eye. It lays down it's staff and bows to Atemu.
Atemu smiles at the figure that Yoh summoned. "Yoh, this is the Dark Magician. Back in my time, this Shadow Monster was one of the most powerful human Shadow Monsters to ever be summoned. This Shadow Monster, the Dark Magician, has immense magical strength, with such power rivaled only by his loyalty to me."
Yoh puts his hands on his hips and turns to face Seto. "Sew iv dys mawnstow kayn destwoy da Juj Mayn bayd enuff, den yewl hayv wozt da Saddew Gaym, Settow!" (So if this monster can destroy Judge Man bad enough, then you'll have lost the Shadow Game, Seto!) Yoh declares with confidence.
Seto only grins. 'Hmph, that runt is crazy if he thinks that the Dark Magician, powerful as he is, can wipe out my Judge Man AND my magical sacrifice. This kid is delirious,' Seto thinks to himself.
"Nau, Dawk Meegyshun, destwoy da Juj Mayn!" (Now, Dark Magician, destroy the Judge Man!) Yoh commands the Dark Magician as he points at Seto's Judge Man with authority.
The Dark Magician grabs his staff and climbs to his feet, then sneers down at Yoh with his cold, purple eyes.
Yoh takes a step back and begins stuttering. "Hay, sowee, fowgawd ta sey pweez. Sawee, gawd kawt uwp iyn da mowmynt..." Yoh says to the Dark Magician. "... er... Wud yew pweez uttak Juj Mayn?" (... er... Would you please attack the Judge Man?) Yoh begs the tall mage.
Atemu steps in between Yoh and the Dark Magician. "Yoh, it's not you, it's him. He only listens to me," Atemu informs Yoh. He then turns to the Dark Magician and stares into his eyes. "Now, Dark Magician, do my bidding and attack the Judge Man with Black Magic Attack!" Atemu commands the Dark Magician.
The Dark Magician nods to Atemu and looks over his shoulder, at the Judge Man. He grins widely and jumps forward. He points his staff at the Judge Man with authority, in mid-jump. The space in between the Judge Man and the tip of the Dark Magician's staff warps and swirls on itself. The Judge Man dissolves into sparkling powder and floats back towards Seto, completely obliterated.
Seto watches contently as the attack from the Dark Magician dissolved his monster into magical dust. The sparkles fly past him, carried by a light breeze. "That's all? That's all that your strongest monster has to throw at me? You'd think your mage would have more to give than that..." Seto taunts the two.
Yoh and Atemu stare past Seto, at Mokuba, hoping that he will be entirely enveloped in shadowy tentacles so that the game will end.
Mokuba stands in place, totally hypnotized by the dark tentacles wrapped around his legs. The tentacles slither up Mokuba's legs slowly and wrap around his waist, then stop.
Yoh's jaw drops. "Datz awl?" (That's all?) he mutters to himself as he drops to his knees. "Gwaydt. Miy wazd mawnstow kuwdind sayv Annahs wiyf. Iy fayowd..." (Great. My last monster couldn't save Anna's life. I failed...) Yoh mutters to himself. He stares at his dirty and empty hands, having run out of stones to throw and thereby being unable to summon ano0ther monster.
Atemu grits his teeth. "Don't worry, Yoh. That failed attack was an error, but fortunately not a critical error. You still have one stone left," he tells Yoh. Atemu stares down at Yoh, who still mopes. "You DO still have one more stone, right?" he asks Yoh morbidly, seeing as Yoh is apparently without any stones left in his hands.
Yoh stares up at Atemu, with a tear leaking down his cheek. "Wuder ya tawkin bowdt? Sevyn stownz awl gawn. Wun, tew, twee, fowr, syx, sevyn. Datz awl, Iy wozdt..." (What are you talking about? Seven stones all gone. One, two, three, four, six, seven. That's all, I lost...) Yoh says to Atemu.
Atemu slaps himself in the forehead. "Yoh... it's one, two, three, four, FIVE, six, seven..." he says, correcting Yoh.
Yoh stands to his feet. "OOOOOW, shewdt, fowgawd fiyv. Sawee, Utemoo..." (OOOOOH, shoot, forgot five. Sorry, Atemu...) Yoh apologizes.
Seto giggles to himself, then breaks up in maniacal laughter. "Ahahahahaha, Atemu, you were a fool! You placed your fate squarely in the hands of some toddler that can't even count to seven! Ahahahahahaha!" Seto mocks Atemu. He then takes the final stone in his hand and kisses it for luck. "But unfortunately for you, I CAN count to seven, and I can tell you that with this attack, your numbers are up," Seto declares with the utmost confidence in himself. He tosses the final stone into the air. "Go now, my mighty servant! Destroy his Dark Magician and end this Shadow Game!"
In mid-air, the thrown stone changes shape, forming a monstrous blue and white glistening dragon, a third Blue Eyes White Dragon. The dragon roars loudly at Yoh, Atemu, and the final monster Yoh summoned, the Dark Magician. The dragon accumulates a ball of white light in its mouth. When the beam becomes fully concentrated, the beam discharges and rushes towards the Dark Magician.
"It's OVER! Victory is MINE! AHAHAHAHA!" Seto gloats.
Atemu and Yoh stare at the Blue Eyes White Dragon with shock as they brace themselves for the final attack of the Shadow Game, the attack directed their way...
(A/N: Hmm, that sucks. Yoh and Atemu are just about finished. Will Yoh be able to survive his critical mistake? Find out next time, when I bring you: Chibi Beginnings: Chapter 13: Magic and Wizards, Chibi Style! (Part IV))
Last time, Seto summoned two Blue Eyes White Dragons to beat away all Yoh's defenses. And if Yoh can only summon one monster per turn, then he can't defend against a direct attack from Seto's two Blue Eyes White Dragon. That is, unless Atemu's spell option pays off... But will that spell be enough to hold off two Blue Eyes White Dragons?
Chapter 13: Magic and Wizards, Chibi Style! (Part III)
Atemu closes his eyes and falls into a trance. "I calleth on the powers of the Egyptian Gods, the gods of the sun, moon, and stars. I pay my homage to thee. Show me thy power, and illuminate the darkness of a thousand nights! Lendeth me thy sword! I calleth on the Swords of Revealing Light!" Atemu recites with authority.
Seto takes a step back. "Swords of Revealing Light?" Seto repeats in disbelief.
A small glimmer of light can be seen in the clouds. The next thing anyone can tell, a shower of white, glowing swords rains down on Seto and his two Blue Eyes White Dragons. The swords surround the dragons, and the creatures both immediately freeze up.
Yoh grins at seeing the mighty magic of the Swords of Revealing Light take effect. "Egzowedt! Nau Iy ken summyn u mawnstowr widowd id gedding deztwoyd!" (Excellent! Now I can summon a monster without it getting destroyed!) Yoh exclaims happily as he tosses a rock into the air. The rock reforms into a two-legged, monster with bulging muscles that looks like a cross between a barbarian and an alligator. Its most prominent feature is the gauntlets that it wears, both sporting built-in blades, intended for crude, melee combat.
Atemu smiles at the monster Yoh summoned. "Hmm, a Rude Kaiser. It's not nearly as offensive as Gaia, much less two Blue Eyes White Dragons, but it still poses a threat to any other monster Seto might pull out." Atemu claims calmly.
Seto tosses yet another stone to himself repeatedly. "Well let's see how well your Rude Kaiser can fend off this attack, wimps! I call on the Judge Man!" Seto exclaims as he throws another stone into the air.
The stone reforms into the shape of an old, bearded knight, carrying two enormous maces, one in each hand. The new monster rushes at the Rude Kaiser that Yoh just summoned and lunges at it with an over-handed swing of its mace. The reptilian monster attempts to brace itself against the attack by lunging back with its blades, futilely attempting to chop the mace with the blades on its forearms. The knight smashes the reptile with a single smite of its mace. The Rude Kaiser roars in pain and vanishes.
Yoh collapses to his feet. "Nou... I tawd dat... da swowdz bwokkd hym fwum uttakin wid enytin... An nau Iy lawzd anuda mawnstow... Sawee, Annah..." (No... I thought that... the swords blocked him from attacking with anything... And now I lost another monster... Sorry, Anna...) Yoh mutters to himself.
Atemu stares down at Yoh. "I'm sorry, Yoh. I thought you knew that the Swords of Revealing Light only restrain the monsters that are present when the swords are cast. I should have told you to defend with your monster."
Behind Yoh and Atemu, the tentacles that bind Anna up to her waist slither up her chest and wrap all the way around her shoulders. The unconscious little girl is now almost entirely enveloped in shadowy tentacles, but her face and arms remain uncovered.
Yoh cannot help but to glance back at Anna out the corner of his eye. He sees that the tentacles have almost claimed her entirely, and clutches one last stone in his hands.
Atemu tries to get Yoh's attention by calling out to him. "Yoh. Yoh, get up. That move may have been costly, but it gave us the opportunity we needed."
Yoh's eyes shoot open at hearing what Atemu said to him. He gets up off the ground again. "Wud wuz dat yew sed, Utemoo? Dat wee kan wyn?" (What was that you said, Atemu? That we can win?) Yoh replies.
Atemu nods with confidence. "Yes, it's true. Remember that Seto said that if we can eliminate the sacrifice that the sorcerer put up as a sacrifice, then we can beat him, and his dragons will disappear. And the sacrifice takes damage whenever the sorcerer's monsters are destroyed. So if we can summon a monster strong enough to overpower his Judge Man AND Seto's sacrifice, then we can get around both his Blue Eyes White Dragons, and both you and Anna can escape the Shadow Realm." Atemu states.
Yoh holds his stone in his hand and stares at it morbidly. "Yeh, budt..." (Yeah, but...) Yoh stutters. He then looks past Seto and all the monsters out, at the boy standing behind Seto: Mokuba. "Budt... datz nawd juwzd u sakwofiyz. Heez a kyd, juwzd wiyk mee. Iy feew giwtee fow hayvin ta dew dys ta hym wen hee nevvow dyd ennytin ta mee..." (But... that's not just a sacrifice. He's a kid, just like me. I feel guilty for having to do this to him when he never did anything to me...) Yoh stutters. His arm falls down to his side and the small stone slips between his fingers.
Atemu stares across the field at Mokuba with cold and calculating eyes. 'He's right... That boy is... just that, an innocent boy. He doesn't deserve this...' Atemu thinks to himself. He then stares back at the batting cage, at what is left of Anna. 'But then again... neither does Anna. She didn't ask to be a living sacrifice.' Atemu says to himself.
Seto grins widely at seeing the hopelessness on Yoh's face. "So you've finally accepted your fate? It's about time. I was getting tired of waiting for you."
Atemu grits his teeth, then stares down to Yoh, looking for a glimmer of hope in Yoh. "Yoh, there's no choice. In this Shadow Game, it's either that boy, or Anna." Atemu states morbidly.
Yoh hears this and quickly reaches down to his side, to the stone he dropped. He picks it up and grips it tightly. "Dys gaym... Idz nawd u gaym... Idz eevow... Iyw puwd in ed tu idt..." (This game... It's not a game... It's evil... I'll put an end to it...) Yoh vows to himself under his breath. He then raises his head and glares at Seto. Throwing his rock into the air with a loud grunt, Yoh stares at the stone as it flies through the air.
The stone appears as if falling in slow motion. For everyone, time appears to nearly stand still as the anticipation builds and builds as to whether Yoh's attack will be strong enough to wipe out Seto. The stone falls slower and slower as everyone's hearts pound amazingly hard with anticipation on the identity of the monster that comes out of the stone. The stone hits the ground and bounces a couple of times, then hits the ground one last time and...
POOF! A giant whirlwind kicks up around the stone as it raises up into the air and morphs into a robed figure with a long green staff and distinguishing purple hair. The whirlwind dies down and the newly appeared mage lands on the ground feet-first. It stares up at Judge Man and both Blue Eyes White Dragons with a smirk on its face.
Atemu's jaw drops. "Incredible. I never thought that I would ever see my loyal servant again," Atemu mutters to himself.
Yoh turns to Atemu, having overheard his mutterings. "Sew, wuz data ennywey?" (So, what is that anyway?) Yoh asks.
The robed mage turns back to Yoh and Atemu, then looks Atemu in the eye. It lays down it's staff and bows to Atemu.
Atemu smiles at the figure that Yoh summoned. "Yoh, this is the Dark Magician. Back in my time, this Shadow Monster was one of the most powerful human Shadow Monsters to ever be summoned. This Shadow Monster, the Dark Magician, has immense magical strength, with such power rivaled only by his loyalty to me."
Yoh puts his hands on his hips and turns to face Seto. "Sew iv dys mawnstow kayn destwoy da Juj Mayn bayd enuff, den yewl hayv wozt da Saddew Gaym, Settow!" (So if this monster can destroy Judge Man bad enough, then you'll have lost the Shadow Game, Seto!) Yoh declares with confidence.
Seto only grins. 'Hmph, that runt is crazy if he thinks that the Dark Magician, powerful as he is, can wipe out my Judge Man AND my magical sacrifice. This kid is delirious,' Seto thinks to himself.
"Nau, Dawk Meegyshun, destwoy da Juj Mayn!" (Now, Dark Magician, destroy the Judge Man!) Yoh commands the Dark Magician as he points at Seto's Judge Man with authority.
The Dark Magician grabs his staff and climbs to his feet, then sneers down at Yoh with his cold, purple eyes.
Yoh takes a step back and begins stuttering. "Hay, sowee, fowgawd ta sey pweez. Sawee, gawd kawt uwp iyn da mowmynt..." Yoh says to the Dark Magician. "... er... Wud yew pweez uttak Juj Mayn?" (... er... Would you please attack the Judge Man?) Yoh begs the tall mage.
Atemu steps in between Yoh and the Dark Magician. "Yoh, it's not you, it's him. He only listens to me," Atemu informs Yoh. He then turns to the Dark Magician and stares into his eyes. "Now, Dark Magician, do my bidding and attack the Judge Man with Black Magic Attack!" Atemu commands the Dark Magician.
The Dark Magician nods to Atemu and looks over his shoulder, at the Judge Man. He grins widely and jumps forward. He points his staff at the Judge Man with authority, in mid-jump. The space in between the Judge Man and the tip of the Dark Magician's staff warps and swirls on itself. The Judge Man dissolves into sparkling powder and floats back towards Seto, completely obliterated.
Seto watches contently as the attack from the Dark Magician dissolved his monster into magical dust. The sparkles fly past him, carried by a light breeze. "That's all? That's all that your strongest monster has to throw at me? You'd think your mage would have more to give than that..." Seto taunts the two.
Yoh and Atemu stare past Seto, at Mokuba, hoping that he will be entirely enveloped in shadowy tentacles so that the game will end.
Mokuba stands in place, totally hypnotized by the dark tentacles wrapped around his legs. The tentacles slither up Mokuba's legs slowly and wrap around his waist, then stop.
Yoh's jaw drops. "Datz awl?" (That's all?) he mutters to himself as he drops to his knees. "Gwaydt. Miy wazd mawnstow kuwdind sayv Annahs wiyf. Iy fayowd..." (Great. My last monster couldn't save Anna's life. I failed...) Yoh mutters to himself. He stares at his dirty and empty hands, having run out of stones to throw and thereby being unable to summon ano0ther monster.
Atemu grits his teeth. "Don't worry, Yoh. That failed attack was an error, but fortunately not a critical error. You still have one stone left," he tells Yoh. Atemu stares down at Yoh, who still mopes. "You DO still have one more stone, right?" he asks Yoh morbidly, seeing as Yoh is apparently without any stones left in his hands.
Yoh stares up at Atemu, with a tear leaking down his cheek. "Wuder ya tawkin bowdt? Sevyn stownz awl gawn. Wun, tew, twee, fowr, syx, sevyn. Datz awl, Iy wozdt..." (What are you talking about? Seven stones all gone. One, two, three, four, six, seven. That's all, I lost...) Yoh says to Atemu.
Atemu slaps himself in the forehead. "Yoh... it's one, two, three, four, FIVE, six, seven..." he says, correcting Yoh.
Yoh stands to his feet. "OOOOOW, shewdt, fowgawd fiyv. Sawee, Utemoo..." (OOOOOH, shoot, forgot five. Sorry, Atemu...) Yoh apologizes.
Seto giggles to himself, then breaks up in maniacal laughter. "Ahahahahaha, Atemu, you were a fool! You placed your fate squarely in the hands of some toddler that can't even count to seven! Ahahahahahaha!" Seto mocks Atemu. He then takes the final stone in his hand and kisses it for luck. "But unfortunately for you, I CAN count to seven, and I can tell you that with this attack, your numbers are up," Seto declares with the utmost confidence in himself. He tosses the final stone into the air. "Go now, my mighty servant! Destroy his Dark Magician and end this Shadow Game!"
In mid-air, the thrown stone changes shape, forming a monstrous blue and white glistening dragon, a third Blue Eyes White Dragon. The dragon roars loudly at Yoh, Atemu, and the final monster Yoh summoned, the Dark Magician. The dragon accumulates a ball of white light in its mouth. When the beam becomes fully concentrated, the beam discharges and rushes towards the Dark Magician.
"It's OVER! Victory is MINE! AHAHAHAHA!" Seto gloats.
Atemu and Yoh stare at the Blue Eyes White Dragon with shock as they brace themselves for the final attack of the Shadow Game, the attack directed their way...
(A/N: Hmm, that sucks. Yoh and Atemu are just about finished. Will Yoh be able to survive his critical mistake? Find out next time, when I bring you: Chibi Beginnings: Chapter 13: Magic and Wizards, Chibi Style! (Part IV))