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Chapter 46: War of the Egyptian Gods
Yami smirked and pointed at the Wolf Demon Soldier. "Obelisk, attack with God Hand Crusher!" The huge giant cocked back its fist and threw it towards the monster...
The huge monster's fist came crashing down and like a meteor it shattered the Wolf Demon Soldier instantly.
Rikuo slid the card into his graveyard and picked up the Wolf Demon Lord from his graveyard. "I warned you Yami. Thanks to you my Wolf Demon Lord is special summoned to the field thanks to the effect of my Wolf Demon Soldier." He placed the card on his disk and the demon samurai reappeared on his field.
Yami looked relieved. "So that's why you warned me not to attack. Well if that was the biggest threat you have for me then this is just too easy of a victory. End turn."
Rikuo drew and he smiled knowingly. "I set this card face-down and attack your Myth Speaker with Wolf Demon Lord! Howling Sword!" The demon slammed its sword into the ground and the Myth Speaker was consumed by phantom flames instantly. "End turn."
Yami drew and placed his newest card in with the rest of his hand. "I hope you are ready to lose your field and most of your life points!" He grabbed a different card from his hand and slapped it onto his duel disk. "I set one monster face-down on the field and activate the effect of Obelisk the Tormentor!" The blue giant grabbed both of Yami's face-down cards and crushed them between its fists. The holographic projection next to it flickered for a moment and then showed that Obelisk's attack power was infinite.
Rikuo clenched his fists tightly as the enormous form of Obelisk the Tormentor lunged for his Wolf Demon Lord. While Yami didn't know that the Wolf Demon Lord's special ability meant that Rikuo couldn't take damage from its destruction, the wolf demon didn't feel any better. Every time his Wolf Demon Lord was sent to the graveyard he felt like he was losing a part of himself. ("This time though...")
He flipped up one of his face-down cards. "Yami...I've had enough of these Egyptian Gods and their power. Reveal Remove the Strength! This magic card removes the attack increase of your monster, putting it back at 4000 attack points!"
Yami frowned. "All you have done is save yourself from instant defeat! Obelisk continue your attack!"
Rikuo flipped up another of his cards. "And now Obelisk dies. Reveal Shrink! This magic card cuts the attack of your monster in half." Right before Obelisk's fist could connect it shrank down to half its original size. Now the Wolf Demon Lord was able to withstand the blow. (2000/4000)
Yami bit his lower lip. ("That means that Obelisk....")
Rikuo pointed at the blue giant. "Wolf Demon Lord! Howling Sword!" The demon leapt forward and counter-attacked, slashing the weakened Obelisk the Tormentor down in one slash.
Rikuo- 8000
Yami- 6800
Yami could feel the sweat beginning to develop on his face now. Rikuo had just beaten two of his Egyptian God Cards. ("All that is left is Ra.") "End turn."
Rikuo drew and sneered. "Ready to continue your downward spiral to defeat pharaoh? I summon another Wolf Demon Soldier (1400/1200) in attack mode. Attack!"
Yami flipped up his face-down card. "Reveal the trap card Tribal Restriction! This allows me to call one monster type and all creatures of that type on your field cannot attack this turn! I call demon!"
The two advancing monsters stopped in their tracks and went over to their field again.
Rikuo growled. "Alright wise-ass, let's see you turn this around on me in your next turn."
Yami drew and he smiled wistfully. "It's time to summon an old friend to the field! I activate the magic card Instant Summon! This allows me to immediately summon one normal monster from my hand to the field." He slapped his monster onto his disk. "I summon Dark Magician (2500/2100) in attack mode!" The purple robed spellcaster that was Yugi's favorite monster appeared on field. "Now Dark Magic Attack!" The Magician snapped up his staff and unleashed a blast of inverted light at Rikuo's field.
Rikuo braced himself as the Wolf Demon Soldier was destroyed instantly by the blast.
Rikuo- 6700
Yami- 6800
Yami nodded to Rikuo. "Your move."
Rikuo drew and his eyes widened. "Let's get ready for a fun stand-off Yami. First I flip up my face-down magic card Abyssal Designator. By paying 1000 life points I may call any combination of type and attribute. You must then search your deck and hand for one copy of a monster that matches that combo and discard it to the graveyard. I call divine beast and divine."
Rikuo- 5700
Yami- 6800
Yugi frowned. There was only one monster in his deck at the moment that fit that combo. He pulled his deck free and discarded the Winged Dragon of Ra into his graveyard.
Rikuo slid the card he had drawn into his duel disk. "Now for the magic card Battle of Magicians! This magic card forces both of us to discard our hands and magic/trap cards on the field. Then we both draw five cards off the top of our deck. We play and set all magic and trap cards amongst those cards that we can, while the rest get sent straight to the graveyard." He drew his five and slid three of the drawn cards into his graveyard. Then he set one face-down on his field and the other face-up. "I equip Wolf Demon Lord with Phantom Blade, which raises its attack power by 800 points." (3200/1000)
Yami drew his five and slid two into the graveyard. "I set two cards face-down and play the magic card Magical Silk Hats!" A black top hat appeared on the field and fell over the Dark Magician. Then the hat turned into four hats. "That's not all though, because I will conceal my two face-down cards underneath my Magical Silk Hats." The hats spun in a circle over his magic and trap card, swallowing up the two cards and then returning to his field.
Rikuo knew the drill with the Magical Silk Hats already. "Wolf Demon Lord! Attack the second to the left hat! Howling Sword!" The samurai demon howled and slammed its blade into the ground, the wave of phantom flame consuming the hat. As the smoke from the blast cleared it showed that the hat had been empty. "Damn....end turn."
Yami drew and he smiled. "I will conceal another card within one of my Magical Silk Hats. End turn."
Rikuo drew and smiled right back at his opponents. "I play the magic card Big Bang Shot, which raises my monster's attack power by 400 points and gives it the power to deal damage through defenses." (3600/1000)
Yami knew how much trouble that would pose. If Rikuo hit his last remaining empty hat then Yami would lose 3600 life points.
The wolf demon scratched his chin with a claw and then pointed over at the right hat. "Howling Sword!" The samurai demon slammed its sword into the ground and sent a wave of red-tinged phantom fire careening towards the silk hat. It slammed into it and sprayed smoke and flame all over the field.
Yami smiled. "You hit the hat that I concealed my single trap within. That is going to cost you. The trap was Magic Cylinders, meaning that you take your monster's attack points in damage to your life points."
Rikuo clenched his fists angrily. "Damn it...."
Rikuo- 2100
Yami- 6800
Yami drew and he that smirk of his appeared. "Now I think it would be best to end my turn."
Rikuo drew and he sneered. "I'm ready for your traps now pharaoh. Wolf Demon Lord, attack the hat on the left! Howling Sword!" The wolf demon slammed its sword into the ground and released another wave that hit and consumed the hat.
Yami paled as his last Magical Silk Hat faded, leaving his Dark Magician and his two face-down cards revealed.
Rikuo- 2100
Yami- 3200
Rikuo snickered and slid the card he was holding into his duel disk. "End turn."
Yami drew and he smiled at his opponent. "I hope your face-down cards negate attacks, because otherwise this duel is about to end.
Rikuo snorted. "Take a look at my monster Yugi. I can blow you away with ease."
Yugi slapped down his new card onto his disk. "Kuriboh (300/200) in defense mode!" He slid the card he was holding into his disk. "Now I activate the magic card Rainbow Arch! By sacrificing my Kuriboh, I can allow one monster to attack your life points directly this turn!" The little brown furball turned Technicolor and flew in an arc over the field between Rikuo and Yami, leaving a rainbow arch behind it. When it hit the other end of the field it exploded into dust, but in Rikuo's eyes the damage was already done. There was perfect bridge of rainbow light that led right to him from Yami's monster field.
Yami smiled to his opponent. "You are a good duelist Rikuo, but sometimes even the smallest creature can make the difference. Yes you can defeat my Egyptian God Cards, but can you defeat my Kuriboh?"
He left the rhetorical question in the air and he pointed at the wolf demon. "Dark Magician, attack his life points directly!" The purple-robed spellcaster launched up the bridge and then came down right in front of Rikuo. It lifted its staff and all Rikuo could see was flashes of black and white. Right before he was over-taken by the blast he pressed a button on his duel disk.
A card on his field flipped up and a metal ring attached to the Wolf Demon Lord. Surrounding the ring were grenades.
Yami's eyes went wide. "He had a Ring of Destruction face-down? Oh no!"
There was an echoing click and then the entire field went up in one huge explosion.
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Giovan just sat in his seat patiently, waiting for the smoke to clear so that he could see the life point totals. Whose card went off first? Did Yami's Dark Magician take Rikuo out, or did the Ring of Destruction eliminate them both?
Finally the smoke cleared to show the life point score....
To be continued...
Next chapter: A darkness game with a twist
Author's Notes: Hello there everyone! I know this is an abrupt ending to this chapter, but I wanted to leave this one at a vote. What do think the result should be? Should Yugi move on to duel Giovan alone or should the duel be a draw?
A third option actually exists too, because what if Rikuo's second face-down card was a Curse of Pain or Barrel Behind the Door? That would mean that Rikuo would have won that duel.
Well anyway, cast your votes in your review.
To Gryphin/Chip: On the thing with Deondre and the Lord of Dimensions, it is because in my version of the story you just need the magic card to summon the ritual monster. It makes rituals more playable and in my opinion cooler anyway.