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Demon Duelist Legacy-World Tour Arc
Chapter 35: The Game of Gods
The wolf demon nodded his approval. "I'm ready to take you down!"
"Excellent...then let the real darkness game begin!" Valeus' smile was still strangely calm. "Darkness game level 11-Game of Gods...begin!"
Rikuo- 8000
Valeus- 8000
Valeus drew his five cards. "Allow me to begin this duel. I'll crush you with my RPG deck."
"RPG deck?" Rikuo frowned at the sounds of that. ("He's been preparing for this battle...even his Soul Deck is meant for this kind of battle.")
Valeus nodded. "Yes, let me show you." He drew a card and added it to his hand. "I'll begin by playing the Devil's Shadow continuous magic card." He placed the card face-up on the table, and an aura of energy surrounded the Sestros figure on his field. "Now watch the screen, my dear wolf."
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Sestros suddenly had a horribly evil idea. "I know what I'll do...I'll call upon some help." His body shimmered strangely, and then he began to split into two pieces.
Ryu roared angrily. ("He's...doubling himself.") Though the dragon demon wanted to attack while he saw the opening, something told him that he needed to wait.
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Valeus smirked as another Sestros figurine appeared on the field. "Get it? Now there are two Sestros with half of the original's life points." (100000) "While that can be a detriment, it's a great advantage too."
Rikuo was starting to understand some of the intricacies of this game. ("Alright, so you can use effects on your players.")
Pulling a card out of his hand, Valeus set it face-down next to his Devil's Shadow card. "I set one card face-down on my field." He placed a card face-down in his monster zone. "And I'll set a monster, just to be safe. So go ahead and take your turn."
Rikuo drew and fanned out his cards. ("Sestros didn't attack because it was first turn. That's good, because it gives me time to prepare.") After looking his hand over, he frowned. ("Now, what should I play?")
"Tick tock, tick tock...the clock is running Rikuo. Even the magic of the Game of the Gods is going to be unable to keep them from making independent actions if you force it to expend so much strength." Valeus continued to smirk.
Rikuo growled and placed two cards on the table. "I set two cards face-down, and then I'll summon Wolf Demon Soldier (1400/1200) in attack mode." A small figurine of a warrior in samurai armor wielding a pike appeared on his field. Glancing over at the screen, the wolf demon wasn't surprised when he saw the monster actually appear on next to his friends. "Attack Sestros now!"
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Jasmine stared in confusion at the creature that appeared on the field. It looked like one of Rikuo's monsters. ("I must be imagining it...")
Howling, the Wolf Demon Soldier barreled past the three demons and charged the Torture King, pike raised...
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Valeus' lips curled slightly. "Surprise time, Rikuo. Sestros will now decide if he wishes to activate any of his special abilities." A few seconds passed, and then the Fear Infusion ability lit up on the statistics. "I see he'll use one of his free abilities." A die appeared above the figurine's head. "Activate chance roll! If that die lands on a two, three or six then your monster's attack will be stopped!" The die dropped to the center of the table, landing on a one.
Rikuo smirked as the Wolf Demon Soldier slammed right into the real Torture King, dealing him damage. (98600) "That was just a taste of what I am going to do to you, Valeus."
The demon mage laughed calmly. "Don't make me laugh Rikuo; you're only one turn into the game. If you think that you are at some kind of advantage then keep in mind that I am separate from Sestros. His death will not affect me in the slightest."
Rikuo frowned, deciding it best not to gloat. ("The lives of those I care about are on the line, so I'd better not botch this.") "End turn."
Smirking, Valeus drew his card. "You're getting nervous, I can tell. Well don't worry; I intend to sacrifice this turn and the next two so that I can access two of the boxes. End turn."
("What's he up to? Why would he give me three free turns against him?") Rikuo drew. ("He must know something about the contents of each box.")
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Sestros smirked and stretched his wings outwards. "I'm going to do something uncharacteristically nice. Come and get me...it's free shot time."
Ryu, Esmin and Jasmine exchanged glances...then they charged.
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Valeus smirked at the sight of Rikuo's friends charging Sestros. ("Fools...all of them...") "Open face-down card, Hell Net!" A small red net appeared over the three figurines on Rikuo's field. "This will hold all of your friends in place for three turns. So they won't be a problem for me or Sestros."
Rikuo actually felt better knowing that the others couldn't do something that would interfere with his plans. "That's fine, because I'm your opponent." He slapped a card onto the table. "I summon Divine Shield Soldier (100/2200) in defense mode!" A golden figurine of a man holding onto a huge golden shield appeared on his field, and an appropriate creature appeared on the real battlefield.
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Jasmine had been in a lot of strange positions in her life, but pressed into the scaly backside of Ryu was not one she would have expected. "How do we get out of this damned net!?"
Esmin, who was currently having a fun time being pressed into Ryu's side, had a different train of thought. ("Where did this damned net come from!?")
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Rikuo pointed at Valeus' face-down monster. "Attack now, Wolf Demon Soldier!" The soldier launched across the field and slashed the monster apart. It exploded to reveal a little red skinned dragon chick. "That's..."
The demon mage smirked at how easy it was to make Rikuo do exactly what he wanted. "That's correct, my dear fool. It's Demon Dragon Chick (100/300) and that means I can special summon Demon Dragon (2500/2000) from my deck!" There was an explosion of fire on his field as the towering form of the demon dragon appeared. "Anything else you would like to do in helping me?"
Rikuo ended his first turn and drew again. "Don't count me out yet!" Taking his new card, the wolf demon placed it face-down in his magic and trap card zone. "I set one card face-down and place Wolf Demon Soldier into defense mode!" On the screen, the soldier fell to one knee. "End turn number two."
Drawing for his third turn, Rikuo prayed for a powerful card. ("I'm going to need to turn this around soon. If he gets that item, it will most likely be the end of me.")
Meanwhile, Valeus was pondering to himself. ("I wonder if he even has the slightest inkling as to what I am really after. Probably not...") His smile was so relaxed, it was almost infuriating. "Come now Rikuo, hurry up and get to my life points. Sestros won't wait forever."
The wolf demon looked down at the huge figurine angrily. ("Damn it Sestros, why did you have to come back? Can't you stay dead like a normal demon?") Taking the card that had just entered his hand, Rikuo held it up to his face. ("It's....blank?")
The card in front of him had the bordering for a monster card, but there was no picture or text. ("Damn...is there really a blank spot like this in my soul?") "I have to end my turn."
Valeus' smile got just a little wider. "Excellent...now it's time to open the box." The demon mage reached over and selected the middle box. It shuddered and vanished, leaving behind a small cloud of red mist.
The demon mage smirked at the sight of the item. "This should spice our battle up some, don't you think? The item I have recovered is called Remove the Veil...do you know what that means?"
"All that I am sure of at this point is that you are a crazy bastard, Valeus." Rikuo wasn't feeling as confident as he had before. ("I can't beat this guy as easily as I wish...can I?")
The demon mage sighed, while the red mist fell over the field. "Foolish Rikuo, don't you understand what veil I am talking about? It's the veil that separates us from them." He pointed at the screen. "The game's about to take a new twist." The field went up in an explosion of light. "Now...let the gods be revealed!!!"
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Jasmine had finally worked herself free of that damned net, and now she was ready to run her daggers right through Sestros' black heart. Except she wasn't where she was supposed to be...
All around her was darkness, and it was so black that she was instantly sure that this was some kind of darkness game. ("What are we doing here? And on that note...where is here?")
"Jasmine!?" A nearly booming voice yelled behind her.
Clutching her ears to try and block out the nearly deafening sound, the Kitsune looked behind her...and felt her heart nearly explode out of her chest. Towering before her was a giant Rikuo. "............AHHHHHHH!!!!!!" Her scream nearly matched his voice in loudness.
Ryu narrowed his silver eyes at the sight of his supposedly dead friend. ("Well this is certainly...strange.")
Esmin didn't seem too pleased with this prospect. ("This entire field looks suspiciously like a dueling field...and I'm no one's puppet.") "What's the meaning of this, Rikuo?"
The wolf demon frowned and looked across the field at Valeus. "You're brought them here...why?"
Valeus laughed quietly. "Because that is what my item does. It has removed the barrier that separates gods from mortals...us from them..."
"We're...not...gods," Rikuo couldn't believe the audacity of this demon. "You think yourself above the divine powers that be?"
"You just don't understand...do you?" Valeus drew. "Now..." His sentence was cut off as a ball of black flame slammed into his chest, leaving behind a scorch mark.
"How dare you think yourself above me!" roared Sestros. "Abyssal Sun!" He hurled another ball of black fire, but this time it was dissipated before it even got close to the demon mage.
Sestros' shadow form shimmered and faded away, its power returning to its owner. (198600)
Valeus looked at the scorch mark on his chest calmly. "So, I assume this means that my player will not work with me, eh?" His lips curled into a smile so cold that even the Torture King shivered slightly. "Then you will help me in another way!" Taking a card from his hand, he slapped it onto the table. "I play the magic card Soul Sacrifice. Using this I can sacrifice one monster on my field and gain life points equal to its attack power." That smile widened slightly. "Or if my target was a player..."
Sestros roared in rage, leaping upwards to try and attack Valeus. Before he was even halfway there though, his body was gone.
Rikuo- 8000
Valeus- 206600
Rikuo, Jasmine, Ryu and Esmin all couldn't believe what they had just seen. With almost no effort, Valeus had eliminated Sestros.
Licking his lips, the demon mage fanned out his hand. "He went to all that trouble to figure out about the immortality of night, and then he just had to go and try to be independent." His crimson-robed shoulders shrugged slightly. "Oh well, it was his loss in the end. He won't be coming back anymore." Cupping a hand to his ear, the steel-grey eyes of the mage reflected something Rikuo had seen often enough...insanity. "I don't hear any thanks...I thought all of you would be ecstatic to know that Sestros is gone for good."
A few seconds passed in silence...and then Valeus filled the void. "Or perhaps maybe you're all understanding that he was nothing compared to me? Either way...you're all about to suffer!" He pointed at Ryu. "Demon Dragon attack Ryu's life points!" The horrid creature opened its jaws, a black and red ball of fire charging up within them.
Rikuo grimaced and flipped up one of his face-down cards. "Not so fast Valeus, I have a face-down card to deal with this! Reveal Command Silencer!" A loud screeching noise rent the air. "With this in effect, your monster's attack is negated and I may draw one card!" Snapping another card from his Soul Deck, the wolf demon was starting to understand the true purpose of this game and its rules. ("He's trying to divide my attention by attacking my friends. I have to figure out a way to get them out of harm's way....and fast!")
Valeus took two of the cards in his hand and placed them onto the table. "End turn." His eyes were calm now, missing the flash of insanity that had been there moments before.
Rikuo drew. ("He's mentally unstable...and that's not a good thing for me. It makes his moves unpredictable.") Unfolding his hand, the wolf demon evaluated his options. Against his gaze went past the blank card, and he felt strangely uneasy.
"What's the matter Rikuo? You look nervous...perhaps the stakes for our game are a little too high?" Valeus still continued to smile calmly. "Of course, I would be more than willing to lighten your burden."
Rikuo placed one monster in face-down defense mode. "I'll pass on your kind offer, Valeus."
Throughout most of this Ryu, Jasmine and Esmin had stayed quiet. The name 'Valeus' was like hearing the name of a boogey-man from your childhood...and to see him playing a darkness game against your friend was rather unnerving. What made the situation worse was the fact that Valeus had all three of them in his sights.
Rikuo looked up from his hand and nodded to Valeus. "End turn."
"I'm up...draw!" Placing the card in between his other two, Valeus pointed at Jasmine. "Demon Dragon, blow the little girl away." The dragon opened its jaws to unleash another wave of flame.
Rikuo flipped his face-down card. "Activate Drill Mirror Force! This will negate your monster's attack, destroy it, and then deal you its attack in damage." The ball of fire the dragon released was captured and shot back in the form of a drill of light that instantly destroyed the creature.
Rikuo- 8000
Valeus- 204100
Valeus shrugged helplessly. "End turn."
Rikuo drew. ("This is ridiculous...how am I going to wear down all of his life points?") Taking a card from his hand, Rikuo placed it in the monster zone. "I set one monster face-down on the field. Then I'll switch Wolf Demon Soldier into attack mode!" The pike-man stood up and pointed his weapon at the demon mage's face-down monster. "Attack!" It charged across the field and ran the card through.
Valeus sneered, "Poor foolish Rikuo, you're too easy to fool. You've attacked my Reverse Jar (200/300) which will send double that amount of damage you dealt it to one target on the field other than a player! Bye-bye Jasmine." A line of flame launched through the air and slammed into Jasmine's body, throwing her to the ground.
Jasmine- 5200
Clenching his fist, Rikuo pondered his chances of leaping across the table and strangling Valeus. "What gives you the right..."
"What gives me the right?" Throwing back his head, Valeus laughed calmly. "Stupid fool, don't you understand yet just what this game is?" When he got no response, the demon mage shook his head sadly. "Then I suppose we'll just have to continue without you knowing."
Throwing Jasmine a worried look, Rikuo placed one card onto a magic/trap space. "I'll set this face-down. End turn."
Valeus drew, and his features twisted again into a dark smile. "Get ready, because I'm about to show you something that very few beings get to see." Grasping the card between his fingers, he held it up into the air. "I'm about to show you why they call this 'Game of Gods'!
To be continued...