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Demon Duelist Legacy-Dark Soul Arc

Chapter 8: Divide and Conquer

"Attention passengers, we're almost to the location of the dueling ground. Please get ready to depart." The intercom clicked on board Kaiba's jet clicked off.

Yugi nudged Daniel a few times and finally the red-haired duelist awoke. "How long was I out?"

Yugi smiled. "Not too long. We're going to set down soon."

Daniel nodded and got up to open his overhead compartment. Pulling the Howling Sword free, he tied the weapon around his waist and then he grabbed his bag and duel disk. ("Alright, let's see what crazy rules are up for this....") He stopped in mid-thought as a whining noise came from outside the plane. He glanced out of one of the passenger side windows and his heart leapt into his throat. ("That's....that's...")

Right outside of the plane was the gold and red form of a Duel Monster. It screeched and lifted out of his immediate sight range.

Daniel rubbed his eyes and looked over at Yugi. "Did you see that?"

Yugi looked up from his bag. "See what?"

Daniel rubbed his eyes again. "Never mind, I must be imagining things."

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Valeus furrowed his forehead as he sensed a powerful magic in the air. ("Someone is tapping into massive amounts of magical energy.") He slid out of his seat quietly and went towards the back of the plane. He needed to invoke a divination spell and the last thing he needed were these fools to interfere.

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A scream came from the front of the plane. The door to the pilot's cabin opened and the pilot came running out screaming, "MONSTERS!"

Yugi and Daniel stepped aside as the terrified man ran towards the back of the plane.

Kaiba frowned and walked towards the cabin. "What's he babbling about?" He opened the door and barely leapt back in time to avoid the green and scaled claw that nearly took his head off.

The creature pushed the door fully open to reveal itself. It stood about 7'6", and it looked like a very angry humanoid lizard.

Kaiba took a couple of steps back to get a good distance between him and the creature. "That's Death Gremlin!" (1600/1800)

Yugi already was having Yami take over, and Daniel let his mind slide back to give Rikuo free reign.

The Death Gremlin howled and lunged, only to find its charge stopped by a sword blade sticking in its ribs.

Rikuo glared up at the creature and threw his shoulder into it, sending the beast stumbling back into the pilot's cabin. "This is a really bad place to fight."

Yami stepped past him and lifted his palm to aim at the creature. "Don't worry. In a few moments this shadow creature will be back where it belongs." The eye of Ra on his forehead flared to life and he released a wave of energy that struck the creature. "Mind Crush!" The Death Gremlin howled and stumbled back, but as the wave of energy subsided, it charged forward again.

Rikuo slid past Yami smoothly and snapped his sword into a quick blow meant to gut the creature. The blade sliced cleanly through the creature, but instead of innards all that sprayed out was a black liquid. The wolf demon stepped back and lifted his sword into a defensive stance. "Well Pharaoh?"

Yami didn't understand. If this creature was something from the shadow realm, he should have been able to banish it. "Can you kill it?"

Rikuo growled at the Death Gremlin, which was waiting for an opening so it could attack again. "I can, but since I can't use my weapon at full strength....let's just say it'll wind up being overly messy."

A yell of, "IT'S REAL!!" came from the back and the forms of CJ and Joey came charging into the passenger cabin, with a howling wolf chasing after them.

Rikuo heard the wolf's howl and snickered as he recognized who it belonged to. "A Silver Fang (1200/800) too hmm? Pitiful."

CJ had a metal tray in his hands that he was using to bash the silver-furred Duel Monster over the head with. Unfortunately, he had to back off as it managed to shake off the pain of the blows and get its wits enough to snap at him.

Rikuo glanced back at Yami and Kaiba. "Get everyone out of this aisle. I'll deal with these two." The two slid along the middle row of seats, followed by CJ and Joey seconds later. The wolf demon took a step back to make himself an easy target to the Silver Fang. He didn't need the thing chasing after the others. The Silver Fang howled once more and leapt for Rikuo's open back.

Rikuo shoved his sword behind him, catching the wolf in the air and impaling it on the blade. It roared in anger and thrashed against the blade, driving itself farther along the steel length to get to its target.

Yami frowned as he watched the Death Gremlin get ready to lunge at the now unable to move Rikuo. "We have to help him."

Joey risked a glance over at his friend, though his attention was more on the battle he was watching before him. "How are we going to do that?"

Yami looked over at Kaiba. "I'm more curious about who's flying the plane."

Kaiba's eyes widened as he realized no one was. As if on cue the plane lurched forward, hurling everyone into the front of the cabin. To say the least it was a painful situation as they were suddenly pressed into each other.

For Rikuo though it was much more than painful as he was driven right into the waiting claws of the Death Gremlin, which eagerly stabbed into his arms with its sharp nails. He gritted his teeth and slammed his forehead into its skull, driving up its chin. Then he drove his knee forward to push himself just far enough back to remove the beast's claws from his upper arms. While it was still stunned he drove his claws into its throat, tearing open a black hole that sprayed out more of the foul smelling black liquid all over him.

A howl behind him brought him to a very bad conclusion. ("The Silver Fang....") Then the breath was blown out of his body as the large silver-furred wolf slammed into him, driving him into the crushing embrace of the Death Gremlin. He growled as the horrible smelling black liquid that was the monsters blood almost went right up his nose. ("I've had enough of this!") He turned around and yanked the Howling Sword free from the Silver Fang, the weapon instantly burning with phantom flame now that it was in the hands of its master.

Yami saw the angered glow in Rikuo's eyes and he quickly figured exactly what the wolf demon intended to do. Turning his head, he looked over at the door to the pilot's cabin. "We need to get out of this cabin, now!"

Rikuo snapped the flaming sword in an arch, the weapon leaving a wave of fire that instantly consumed the silver wolf and every bit of the plane that was in its path. Suddenly Rikuo's rage faded as he realized what he had just done.

The plane gave off one tortured screech of metal being torn from metal, and then it split in half. The last thing Rikuo managed to think before he was suddenly alone in the air was that maybe he should have kept his temper in check.

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Every part of him hurt...

In fact, every part of every part of him hurt...

Yet Yugi managed to come to his feet slowly, despite his aches and pains. He looked around and saw that he was standing alone on a cliff overlooking a huge forest. ("How...did I get here?")

From within his head Yami groaned in pain. ("That landing hurt a lot, magic or no magic to protect us.")

Yugi understood now. If it hadn't of been for Yami he would be dead now. ("Yami, thank you for saving me. What happened to everyone else though?")

("I don't know Yugi, but I should warn you that something very magical is approaching us rapidly. I suggest you let me take over.")

("Are you sure that is wise Yami? You did emerge from a plane crash after all.")

("Thank you for your concern Yugi, but I will be okay. Now hurry, whatever it is will be here soon.")

Yugi sighed and nodded, letting his mind disappear and give control to Yami. ("Alright, but tell me the minute you need to switch back.")

Yami nodded and watched as a tall man in a billowing black cloak walked down from a small path along the mountain. The man got closer and closer, until finally he was about ten feet away from Yami. "Greetings Yugi Moto. Or is it Yami I'm talking to." He chuckled and in his refined voice continued. "No matter. Allow me to be the first to welcome you to the Dark Soul Prix. I hope your welcoming committee was friendly enough."

Yami clenched his fist and glared. "So those creatures were yours?"

The man's cloak billowed some more and he laughed. "In a way, I suppose you could say that. That should be the least of your concerns though, because you and I are going to have a special duel right here and right now. If you want to get off this ledge and move on towards the location of the actual tournament, you're going to have to beat me." His arm emerged the folds of his cloak wearing a black and silver duel disk. "Ready?"

Yami just then realized that he was wearing his duel disk. ("But I don't remember ever putting it on though.") He pushed that thought aside and clicked the device into ready position. "Fine, let's get this done with."

The man's duel disk clicked into place. "We will be playing with 8000 life points and using the deck master system. You must pick your deck master by drawing from your deck until you reach a monster card. That monster card will be your deck master for this game."

Yami frowned and started drawing cards off of his deck until he finally reached..."My deck master for this match will be the Egyptian God card Saint Dragon Osiris!" His field magic card slot opened and he slid the red-faced card into his duel disk. The sky grew dark and from high above him the titanic form of the double-mouthed Egyptian God came into sight. The mile-long monster roared and shook the mountainside with its voice. "I hope you're ready to lose."

The man seemed unconcerned though. "First off you may call me Chaos. I am an Emissary of the Shadow Corporation. As for my deck master, I do not need one to defeat you Yami."

Yami narrowed his eyes at that statement. "Why would you turn down an obvious advantage? Especially considering that my deck master is an Egyptian God."

Chaos snorted haughtily. "Fool, I am far more powerful than you are. In fact, I am so confident that I will let you go first."

Yami drew his five and then his sixth. "You're digging your own grave Chaos." He looked his hand over and smirked. Taking two cards out of the fan he was holding, he slid them into the duel disk. "I set two cards face-down and..." He slapped a monster onto the disk. "I summon Skilled Dark Magician (1900/1700) in attack mode!" A mage wearing grey and purple robes appeared on his field. "End turn." Up above him Osiris circled the battlefield, waiting for a chance to use its special ablity.

Chaos drew his five and then his sixth. He fanned the cards out and then grasped one. He held it up and snickered as he slapped it onto his disk. "I summon a monster in face-down...."

Yami grinned and pressed a button on his duel disk. "Hold on Chaos! I flip up the continuous trap card Light of Intervention! As long as this trap remains on the field you must play all of your monsters face-up on your field!"

Chaos didn't seem worried at all. "Alright then Yami, I summon a monster I'm sure you remember all to well from your flight." A familiar dark green humanoid reptile appeared on his field. "Death Gremlin in defense mode." The creature lifted its arms around itself as it crouched.

Yami chuckled and pointed up at the circling form of Osiris. "You've triggered my deck master's special ability. By paying 1000 life points, I may drain your summoned monster of 2000 points from whatever mode it is in."

Yami- 7000

Chaos- 8000

Osiris's second mouth stretched open and began to charge up a ball of explosive purple energy. "Summon Lightning Impact!" The second mouth spat out the ball, which then enveloped the Death Gremlin, instantly destroying it.

Still Chaos didn't seem worried. "Very well Yami, if that's how you want to play this game." He took two cards from his hand and slid them into his disk. "I suppose I have no choice but to set these two cards face-down on my field. End turn."

Yami drew and slapped down a new monster. "Get ready Chaos, because you are about to lose more than half of your life points! I sacrifice my Skilled Dark Magician to summon Dark Magician Girl (2000/1700) in attack mode!" The female spellcaster appeared on the field and grinned, as if she knew what was coming next.

Chaos had a general idea what Yami meant, and he was more then ready to deal with what the king of games was going to throw at him. ("Let's just see if my assumption is correct.")

Yami slid one of the cards in his hand into his duel disk. "Now I play the magic card Sage's Stone, which will allow me to special summon my Dark Magician (2500/2100) to the field from my deck!" The ground next to the Dark Magician Girl shuddered and then a pillar of light sprang up. As it cleared the purple-robed form of Yami's favorite monster stood next to his female counterpart.

Chaos tapped a button on his duel disk. "It's too bad your moves are so predictable Yami." One of his face-down cards flipped face-up. "I activate the trap card Soul Cleave! This trap card requires that I pay 2000 life points, but your monster summon is negated." The Dark Magician shimmered and then exploded.

Yami- 7000

Chaos- 6000

Yami frowned and pointed at Chaos. "Dark Magician Girl, attack his life points directly!"

Chaos tapped another button on his duel disk. "You're making it far too easy for me. I activate my other face-down card, Chaos Barrier!" A black and white colored wall of light sprang up between him and the Dark Magician Girl. "This trap protects me from being attacked by all monsters that are either light or dark attributes until the end of the turn."

Yami stared at his hand intently. So far Chaos had stopped every play he had made. ("I'm not out of tricks yet though.") He grabbed a card from his hand and slid it into his duel disk. "I set one card face-down and end my turn."

Chaos drew and slapped down a new monster. "I summon Freed the Brave Wanderer (1700/1200) in attack mode." A blond-haired man wearing silver armor appeared on his field.

Yami smiled and pointed at Freed. "Once again I activate the effect of my deck master. Summon Lightning Impact!" Osiris charged up another ball of purple light that it fired at the armored warrior, blowing him away instantly.

Yami- 6000

Chaos- 6000

Chaos chuckled again and bowed to his opponent. "Thank you Yami. Thank you for giving me the cards I needed."

The ancient pharaoh narrowed his eyes. "What are you talking about? My deck master has been destroying all of your creatures."

Chaos took a card from his hand and slid it into his duel disk. "First I set this card face-down. Now let me tell you a little story."

Yami felt some kind of dark power flowing from his opponent. ("Something is very wrong here. What is this energy he is giving off?")

Chaos took a card from his hand and placed it onto his disk. "Long ago there existed nothingness. The only two forces within that world were light and darkness. Then an event happened that heralded the beginning of life. Light and dark became one!" The cloak fluttered as the darkness Chaos was giving off became visible. "Now face the wrath of...." He threw his cloak into the air, revealing his form. "...Black Luster Soldier, Envoy of the Beginning!" (3000/2500)

Yami took a step back as the darkness that Chaos was giving off began to engulf the field. "This darkness...it means..." He looked at his opponent, eyes wide.

Chaos motioned to his body, which was the blue-armored form of the Black Luster Soldier. "That's right Yami. I didn't need a deck master because I am my own deck master. As for the darkness..." He lifted his arm and the darkness flowed around it, and then it sprayed around them to form a black and purple sphere that engulfed the surrounding area. "...it is mine. Welcome to the last darkness game you will ever play in Yami. For when I show you my powers, you will understand that nothing you can do will win you this duel!"

To be continued...

Next Chapter: Battling the gods of light and darkness

Author's notes: I hope this is interesting so far. Anyway, review please. Other than that, I don't have much to say. I'll answer any questions that are posted in reviews, so please post if you can.