Well, this is it. The
final chapter is here. I only regret not having more chapters for
you. So, without further ado, here's the final chapter of Island of
Nightmares. Thank you for reading and reviewing my fic!
Chapter
16: Final Counterstrike - The Attack of the Undead God!
"Now
it ends for you fools. I'll flip my face down monster, the Magician
of Faith! Her effect allows my to take a magic card out of my
Graveyard. And look what I found. It's Monster Reborn. Let's take
it for a little spin, shall we?" Superior swiped the card through
the reader.
"Not this time! Activate Spell Shield Type 8!"
Yami Jason declared. "At the cost of a magic card discarded from my
hand, your Monster Reborn will become useless. So find something
better to do."
"That's just fine," Superior said,
holding back his frustration. "I'll just place a card in defense
mode and end my turn."
"Now, It's my turn, and I'm not
going to be going so easy on you. I'll sacrifice my Gemini Elf to
summon Cyber Tech Alligator (2500/1500) in attack mode."
The
elves disappeared and Jason's mechanical monster appeared in their
place. The beast spread its wings and roared.
"Now, attack
the Magician of Faith!"
Cyber Tech Alligator swooped over
and slashed through the Magician with its claws.
"My turn
is over."
"You'll pay for that. I'll just put a
monster in defense mode and end my turn," Superior said.
"I
draw. I'll set a monster face down in defense mode and use Beast of
Gilfer to attack the monster on the right!" Yami Yugi said.
His
beast attacked with its blazing flames and engulfed the hologram.
When the fire died down, a strange, white, puffy creature bounced up
and down on the field.
"What is that thing?!"
"That
is my invincible Marshmallon (300/500). It is a very absorbent
creature that takes all attacks. But that's not all it does.
Marshmallon's special effect does 1000 points of damage to my
opponent when it's attacked while face down. And since both of you
are my opponents, you both take the damage."
(Yugi: 2800/
Jason: 6100) (Lord Superior: 6900)
"Your creature may be
not be destroyable, but it is weak, and it can't do anything to us.
So I'll just end my turn," Yugi said.
"Marshmallon may
not be able to beat you, but I have a card in my hand that can. But
for now, I'll just set a card face down and end my turn."
"You're
all talk, and it's time for me to shut you up. I summon Gantu the
Tortured Demon (0/1900) in attack mode," Yami Jason said.
The
shadows parted and a large cloaked demon rose from the ground. A
deformed arm wrapped in flames stuck out from the cloak.
"Now
for my monster's ability. When Gantu is summoned, I get to destroy
one monster on the field and do life point damage equal to the
monster's attack power. So let's see how invincible your precious
Marshmallon really is."
Gantu reached out and grabbed
Superior's monster with its arm. The demon, then, squeezed the puff
creature until it shattered.
(Yugi: 2800/ Jason: 6100)
(Lord Superior: 6600)
"No more Marshmallon," Yami Jason
said with a smirk.
"There's always Marshmallon. Especially
with my trap card: Celestial Reinforcements. It allows me to special
summon two light monsters from my deck or hand when one of my
monsters is destroyed by another monster's effect. So I'll play
two more Marshmallon monsters, in defense mode," Superior said as
two more of the puffy creatures materialized on the field.
Yami
Jason's Millennium Ring gave him another twinge as he realized what
Superior was trying to do.
"You won't do it, Superior. I
won't let you summon that God card!" Yami Jason yelled.
Yami
Yugi looked over, then, remembered that one of the Rare Hunters gave
Superior the card before the duel began.
"It's too late
fool. End your turn so that I may destroy the two of you with the
power of God!"
Yami Jason reluctantly ended his turn, and
Superior began his with more laughter.
"Now it's time. You
two will know the true meaning of power! I'll sacrifice-"
"Not
this time! Reveal trap card: Cleansing North Wind! It destroys all
defense monsters on the opponent's field for a cost of 1000 life
points," Yami Yugi said.
(Yugi: 1800/ Jason: 6100) (Lord
Superior: 6600)
The two Marshmallons disintegrated in the
winds, leaving Superior with only one monster.
"All you've
done is stall for time. I'll end my turn."
'He's
right. All I have done is buy time. But if I can draw the right card,
we can turn this whole duel around. Heart of the cards, guide
me.'
Yami Yugi closed his eyes, then, drew. He looked at the
card, then, smiled.
"Superior, this shadow duel will come to
an end now. Activate Exchange! This card forces both players to give
their opponent one card in their hand. So show me your
hand."
Superior growled as he fanned out his hand in front
of Yugi. The pharaoh took Anubis from his hand and Superior took
Celtic Guardian from Yugi's hand.
"Now, I'll activate
my other face down card: Change of Heart, and I'll take control of
your face down monster."
Superior screamed out as he
realized that Yugi had everything.
"It's time, Superior.
I'll sacrifice Beast of Gilfer, your face down monster and my face
down monster to summon Resurrection of Anubis (0/0)!"
All
three monsters dissolved in black flames as Yami Yugi's Millennium
Puzzle and Yami Jason's Millennium Ring glowed brightly. The
shadows rose up around Yugi and Jason as sparks shot from Yugi's
duel gauntlet. A blast of lightning erupted from the shadows and
struck the two duelists. The demonic dog god materialized in front of
Superior, its teeth bared. Its bandages flapped in the god's force
as it roared an ear-piercing roar. Yugi and Jason sat high atop the
god's shoulders and looked down at Superior.
"This can't
be! I cannot be defeated so easily by a bunch of kids!"
"Oh
but you can. Yugi, do the honors," Yami Jason said with a
smirk.
"I will. Anubis, I invoke your power of Spiritual
Absorption!"
The spirits of every monster in the duel rose
from the graveyard and incorporated themselves into Anubis' being,
making the god stronger.
"Now, we end the nightmare! Anubis
(18400/18400), destroy Superior and send him to the shadows!" Yami
Yugi and Yami Jason said together.
The god moved forward with
its scythe and slashed Superior with a great and terrible force,
sending the Rare Hunter crashing to the floor.
(Yugi: 1800/
Jason: 6100) (Lord Superior: 0)
"No! I refuse to be
defea-"
The man instantly disappeared in the shadows. The
darkness dissipated and Yugi and Jason returned to normal.
"So
now what?" little Yugi asked.
"My guess is we won the
tournament together, which means we should be getting prize money,"
Jason replied.
Their conversation was disturbed by the sound
of an alarm. A computerized voice spoke.
"Warning. Intruder
presence. Core neutralized. Fortress unstable. Energy core will self
destruct in five minutes."
Yugi looked over and saw one of
the Rare Hunters with his finger on a button. His face twisted into a
smile as he ran out of the room.
"We've got to get out of
here!" Yugi said.
"Just a minute. This loser owes me,
Shadow Realm or not," Jason said as he walked over to a
console.
He turned on the computer and hacked into Superior's
bank accounts. Yugi remained silent as Jason worked on transferring
the money to his bank account.
"Okay, done! Now, let's get
the hell out of here!"
The two ran back out of the room and
down the hallway. They got to the elevator and stepped into it. Yugi
pressed the up button and the shaft went up. As soon as they reached
the top, several duelists awaited them.
"You've got to go,
now! This place as going to explode!" Jason yelled.
The
duelists laughed at him, saying that he was only trying to get them
to leave. The computer's voice over the loudspeaker disturbed their
laughter.
"Self destruct in ten...nine...eight...seven..."
The
computer counted down and the duelists all scrambled. They ran as
fast as they could to a safe distance, where they observed the
explosion.
"So, you little freaks were saying about me being
a liar?" Jason
gloated.
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Jason
looked out over the side of the boat at the sunset in the water as he
left Victory Island. The whole day had been insane for him and for
everyone else. Yugi walked up to him.
"Hey Jason. I didn't
know that you would be on this boat."
"Well, I am. Tell
me, how's Joey?"
"He'll be fine. He's just sleeping
in his cabin. And Bakura, too. He's especially happy to be rid of
his Yami."
"This has been some day, huh, Yugi?"
"Yeah,
it has. It's a good thing that you did hack into those computer
files to get your money moved into your bank account. The police were
able to track it and get to the island in time to tell all the
duelists what was really going on. By the way, how did you know how
to hack into those files?"
"My friend is a computer geek.
He loves hacking into stuff. He taught me most of what I know, like
how to move things from one file to another, or how to make a virus.
Plus, in my spare time, I study that stuff so that one day, I can
have a nice cushy job." Jason continued under his breath. "...As
a high tech thief."
"And your parents are okay with this?"
Yugi asked.
"My mom doesn't even know what day it is. And
my dad divorced my mom five years ago."
Yugi stood silently
for a moment, looking at the floor. He wished he didn't ask that
question about Jason's parents.
"Don't worry about it,
Yugi," Jason said, sensing the boy's distress. "That was a
while ago. After today, I feel good. For the first time in a long
time, my story has a happy ending. I got a bunch of rare cards, I
have this Millennium Item, and I'm a millionaire. What more could
there be to this story?"
Yugi swallowed the lump in his
throat as he managed to tell Jason what more he had to do.
"Your
god card, Jason."
"What about it?"
"You have to
destroy it."
"Why?"
"For the sake of mankind.
You know that as long as you hold that god card, evil forces will try
to take it from you. And I know that you probably want to fight them
all, but think about the innocent lives that could be lost in that
fighting," Yugi begged.
Jason thought for a moment, then,
pulled the card out of his pocket. He looked at it, before tearing it
into pieces and throwing the pieces overboard.
"You did the
right thing, Jason."
"Don't remind me. I already miss
that card."
The two continued to stare out at the horizon,
each one wondering what would be next for their adventure in duel
monsters.
Epilogue: Mystery of the New Life
Jason
walked down the street. The sun beamed on his face as he whistled his
favorite tune. The Millennium Ring gleamed in the sunlight. He
stopped for a second to look at some children playing in a
playground. Jason mused over his youth, then, continued on his way to
the bank to collect his money.
'Gosh, with this money, who
knows what I can do. First I'm going to buy a new pair of sneakers,
then, I'm going to buy a car, maybe a big house to go with that
car. But first, I have to get mom some help.'
He walked
along until he remembered something.
'I've got a match
with Henry later on today. He keeps talking so much trash. Well,
let's see how much he talks when he sees this.'
Jason
pulled the card out of his pocket and stared at it. The piercing red
eyes seemed to stare back at him. The holographic card shone in the
light. Jason concentrated and the strange hieratic text on the card
translated for him. He read it aloud.
"Resurrection of
Anubis. 'All kneel before this undead controller of life and death.
His scythe can destroy souls.' Ha! Yugi thought that I was really
going to get rid of you? He must be kidding. I got to admit, though.
That counterfeit that I ripped up sure had him fooled. Let the evil
forces come. Me and the power of the Millennium Ring will stop
them!"
Jason slipped the card back into his pocket and
continued to walk, unaware that he was being watched by a dark
figure.
"I will have my revenge, one way or another."
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Well,
that's the end of my story. I hope you all enjoyed it. Below is a
list of the cards that I made up for the story, what they do, and
what their pictures look like.
Resurrection of Anubis
(Jason)
Divine Beast/ Dark
ATK: 0 DEF: 0
You
may remove every monster in both graveyards from play to increase
this monster's power by 800 for each card removed. Once per turn,
you may pay 1000 life points to destroy one monster on the field. You
may discard one card from your hand to allow this monster to attack
twice. You may activate this effect only once per duel.
Picture:
Anubis standing with his scythe raised above his head. Spirits are
floating towards him.
Soldier Ladybug (Weevil)
Insect/
Wind
ATK: 1650 DEF: 1300
Flavor Text: This monster
only serves the Insect Queen's orders. It can be deadly in
swarms.
Picture: A large Ladybug-like creature with a spear in
two of its six hands
Armor of the Mantis (Weevil)
Equip
Spell Card
This card can only be equipped to an insect type
monster. Increase that monster's ATK by 500. In addition, increase
the monster's ATK by 1000 during your opponent's turn.
Picture:
Armor that is similar to the Laser Cannon Armor, but green and
without the cannon.
Gantu the Tortured Demon
(Jason)
Fiend/ Dark
ATK: 0 DEF: 1900
When
this monster is normal summoned in attack mode, destroy one face up
monster on your opponent's side of the field. Inflict direct damage
to your opponent's life points equal to the destroyed monster's
original ATK power.
Picture: A large cloaked demon with its
flaming arm sticking out, reaching out towards the left.
Darkness
Swarm (Weevil)
Quickplay Spell Card
Special Summon one
insect type monster from your hand or deck. Pay life points equal to
the Special Summoned monster's ATK.
Picture: A huge swarm of
insects practically blocking out the sun and swooping down on a
village. A few villagers run for their lives in the
foreground.
Death Kiriva (Jason)
Insect/Dark
ATK:
600 DEF: 300
When this monster is attacked while face
down, change it to an Equip Spell Card (damage calculation is still
applied). Equip this monster to one monster on your opponent's side
of the field. Pay 500 life points to decrease the equipped monster's
ATK by 500 and increase one monster on your side of the field by 500.
You may only do this once per turn, during you turn only.
Picture:
A centipede the size of a cat latches on to a man's back and sinks
its fangs into his neck.
Magical Brainwash (Jason)
Trap
Card
You may only activate this card during your opponent's
turn. When your opponent Normal Summons, Flip Summons, or Special
Summons a monster, take control of that monster until the end of your
turn.
Picture: A Berserk Gorilla is being lulled out of its
rampage by a swinging pendulum
Crane of Life (Sentu
the Rare Hunter)
Winged Beast/Light
ATK: 200 DEF:
700
Flip: Increase the life points of you or your
opponent by 800
Picture: A shining white crane flies over
crystal clear waters.
Level Amplification (Antoine the
Rare Hunter)
Spell Card
Increase the level of all monsters
in your opponent's hand by one.
Picture: Four stars are
depicted, then an arrow pointing to five stars. Under the arrow is
the Japanese Kanji for the word 'amplify'.
Legion
Goblin (Yami Bakura)
Fiend/Earth
ATK: 1400 DEF:
600
Flavor Text: This dark goblin clusters up in
groups all the time. They are all connected by a dark link shared by
them and the Dark Ruler Ha Des.
Picture: A large red demon is
huddled down, almost as if preparing to tackle someone.
Dark
Removal (Yami Bakura)
Trap Card
Starting on your
opponent's turn, remove one monster on your opponent's side of
the field from play for three turns.
Picture: A demonic arm
drags a man into a swirling black pit.
Sakuma of the
Darkness (Yami Bakura)
Fiend/Dark
ATK: 1200 DEF:
700
When there is another face up Fiend type monster on
your side of the field, this monster can attack twice in the same
battle phase.
Picture: A flaming black skeleton holds its
long, claw-like bones up.
Roulette Summoning (Joey)
Spell
Card
Roll a six-sided die. If the number rolled is a 2, 4, or
6, special summon a monster from your hand. If the number rolled is a
1, 3, or 5, reduce your life points by half.
Picture: Five
monster cards surround a pair of dice.
Barrier of the Black
Arts (Jason)
Quickplay Spell Card
Select one monster on
you side of the field. Until the end of the activated turn, the
selected monster is unaffected by any spell cards.
Picture:
Dark Magician Girl conjures up a dark barrier while a lightning bolt
(Raigeki) strikes down the Goblin Attack Force around
her.
Misdirection (Yami Yugi)
Trap Card
Negate
the attack of you of your opponent's monsters. Destroy your
opponent's monster with the lowest ATK.
Picture: A Gigobyte
stands confused with anime-style swirls in his eyes. Two hands point
in opposite directions above his head.
Light Shield (Number
One)
Spell Card
As long as this card remains face up on the
field, life point damage done to a player when a Fairy type monster
is attacked is reduced to 0.
Picture: A small, cherub is
surrounded by a bubble. The bubble is deflecting a blast from Cannon
Soldier's cannon.
Bountiful Sacrifice (Yami
Yugi)
Trap Card
Discard any number of cards from your hand.
Gain life points equal to 1000 times the number of cards you
discarded.
Picture: A man stands with both hands out. One hand
is dropping cards; the other is receiving coins from the sky.
The
Beyonder Samurai (Lord Superior)
Warrior/Light
ATK: 2200
DEF: 1300
This monster can't be special summoned.
You must remove one Light monster from play in order to attack with
this monster.
Picture: A tall man dressed in traditional
samurai gear falls from a rift in the dimensions, ready to slash
through a Giant Orc.
Mystical Restoration (Lord
Superior)
Magic Card
You can only activate this card when
your life points are at least 2000 lower than your opponent's. Gain
the difference in your life points.
Picture: A glowing angel
pours shining water down a dying man's throat.
Suicide
Spider (Lord Superior)
Machine/Earth
ATK: 200 DEF:
400
When this monster is attacked while face down,
destroy one monster on your opponent's side of the field
(regardless of position).
Picture: A large metal spider poised
to detonate a bomb strapped to its back.
Celestial
Reinforcements (Lord Superior)
Trap Card
You can
activate this card when a Light monster is sent from your side of the
field to the graveyard. Special Summon up to two Light monsters with
an ATK of 1000 or lower from your hand or deck.
Picture: An
army of Shining Angels flying down from the Sanctuary in the
Sky.
Cleansing North Wind (Yami Yugi)
Trap Card
Pay
1000 life points. Destroy all defense position monsters on the
field.
Picture: Gale-force winds blow away a group of demons
about to attack a young girl. The girl is unaffected by the winds.
Well, that's it. Look forward to more stories from me in the
future, if I ever fix this computer. Peace.
