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Legends of the Demon Duelist-Chaos Arc
Chapter 23: The top duelists meet in battle, Hitokage vs. Kenshin
Midas King felt like dancing today. Because today was the day that the Obelisk Blue tournament would be happening. ("That means that I don't have to worry about Ichigo Pilkington winning this time! He won't even be in the competition!")
Ichigo felt like crying. "Another chance to showcase my awesome skills and I can't because of some stupid rule about this tournament being only for Obelisk Blue students."
"Shut up and come on." Eri grabbed Ichigo by the collar and dragged him into the arena. From what she heard the duels had already begun and they were missing the action.
Griff, Sammy, and Ashley sighed and followed the two.
"Soul Reaver Dragon! Soul Burst!" A huge phantasmal dragon released a blast of white energy that slammed into another monster and blew it apart. (3500/0) "And that leaves your life points at zero."
Hitokage's opponent fell to his knees and collapsed into unconsciousness.
"Black Luster Soldier, Ultimate Double Slash!" A blue-armored leapt forwards and slashed both monsters of Kenshin's opponent's apart. "And that's the game."
"Go Kenshin-baby!" Ebony whistled and cheered from her spot up in the stands alongside Eri, Ichigo, Sammy, Ashley and Griff.
Kenshin threw a thumbs-up to Ichigo and walked off the field. ("Looks like the only challenge today will be Seijitsu. I wonder if he'll be able to beat me…")
"Where am I?" Krieger screamed for the nearly fiftieth time today. After taking one wrong turn he was suddenly unable to find the arena where the tournament was being held. "ARGH!"
Not too far away, another person was feeling just as lost. ("Now where did CJ go?")
Daniel turned in his chair and watched his door open slowly. "Yes?"
"Just thought I'd I say hi to an old friend." CJ grinned and pushed the door all the way open. "After all, I've got some things to explain to you."
(Note to the readers: Please forgive the multiple changes of perspective, but it is necessary to set up the next few chapters)
Midas King strolled onto the arena floor and lifted his microphone. "Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to introduce the two finalists of the Obelisk Blue Duel King tournament! In this corner, Hitokage Seijitsu and his Soul Reaver deck!" His hand pointed at Kenshin. "And in this corner, the mighty Crusader Kenshin Anderson. Is there anything you boys would like to say before we begin?"
Hitokage's jade eyes met Kenshin's brown ones and they both clashed instantly. It was as if they were already battling in their minds with their opponent.
"I'll take that as a no. Duel start!" Midas hopped off of the arena floor right as both duelists drew their opening hands.
Kenshin- 4000
Hitokage- 4000
"You may go first." Hitokage closed his eyes and steeled his resolve. This was going to take his all to win this duel.
Kenshin drew. "Alright then. I will set one card face-down and summon Dark Blade (1800/1500) in attack mode." A black-armored warrior holding a pair of short curved scimitars appeared on the field. "End turn."
Hitokage drew. "I summon Soul Tower (0/1400) in defense mode." A glowing pile of bones appeared on the field. "When this monster is summoned I may summon another monster with Soul in its title to the field. So I summon Soul Viewer in defense mode." (0/1400) A strange statue made of bone appeared on the field in a crouching position. "Then I play Mystical Space Typhoon on your set card." A burst of wind shattered Kenshin's set card immediately. "And after setting one card face-down on the field I end my turn."
Kenshin drew. ("He's sharp…but I still will have to show him that they call me the Crusader for more reasons than just my monster choices.") "Dark Blade, attack his Soul Viewer now!" The warrior leapt forward and slashed the bone statue apart.
Hitokage picked up the card and slid it into his graveyard. "When destroyed, this monster lets me look at the top two cards of my deck and summon any monsters amongst them to my field." Sliding two cards off of his deck, the blond-haired boy placed them down. "You have brought out my Soul Warden (1800/1500) in attack mode and my Soul Caller (1200/1000) in defense mode." A skeletal ghost appeared on the field and moaned loudly. Next to it a pale man in bone armor appeared on the field in a crouching position. "When Soul Caller is summoned the top card of my deck is sent to my graveyard."
Kenshin grimaced. "I set one monster in defense mode and end my turn."
Hitokage drew. ("Soon my strategy will be complete…but first I must make some preparations.") "I switch Soul Caller into attack mode." The man stood up. "Soul Caller, attack the defense mode monster now!" The spellcaster released a ball of white ectoplasm that hit the face-down card and blew it away. "And Soul Warden, attack Dark Blade!"
Kenshin pointed at the rapidly approaching Soul Warden. "Go Dark Blade!" The warrior dove into the ghost and both blew apart.
"Soul Warden, when destroyed, lets me discard a monster to draw a card." Hitokage slid a card from his hand into his graveyard and drew one card. "End turn."
Kenshin drew. ("What's he doing? It's like he is purposely trying to get rid of his cards.") A few moments later he realized what was going on. ("That tower…it must be part of this plan.") "From my hand I play the equipment magic card Blessings of the Warrior God. By discarding one card from my hand I can revive one level four warrior from my graveyard! Return Dark Blade!" The black-armored returned to the field. "Go and crush the Soul Tower now!"
Hitokage pointed at Soul Caller. "As long as I have other Soul monsters on the field, you cannot attack my Soul Tower." The spellcaster snickered calmly as he was cut in half by the blades of the warrior.
Kenshin- 4000
Hitokage- 3400
"And when Soul Caller is destroyed as a result of battle, I take the bottom card of my graveyard and shuffle it into my deck." Hitokage caught a card that was spat out of his graveyard slot and inserted it into his deck.
Kenshin growled. "End turn."
Hitokage drew. ("And so it begins to approach.") He looked at the Soul Tower, and near the top rested ten human skulls lined up in a ring. Six of the skulls had blue flames burning within them. "From my hand I play the continuous magic card Soul Reaver."
"Soul Reaver…" Ichigo frowned and rubbed his hands together nervously. "That magic card lets him destroy one monster on his opponent's field and then each standby phase he'll gain life points equal to that monster's attack points. Plus he can sacrifice the card to deal double the damage of the creature to his opponent."
Eri crossed her legs slowly. "Honestly…I wonder where such powerful cards had come from."
Hitokage slid a card from his hand into his graveyard slot. "I discard a monster called Soul Charger (0/0) into my graveyard to power Soul Reaver. Because I did this, Soul Reaver will now give me direct control of your creature." Dark Blade turned around and slammed its blades down onto Kenshin's shoulders. "I set one card face-down and end my turn." The black-armored warrior now stood on Hitokage's field, with blue flames lining its form.
Kenshin- 2200
Hitokage- 3400
Kenshin drew. "I play the magic card Offerings to the Healing Goddess. By sending one magic or trap card on my field to the graveyard I can regain 2000 life points." His Blessings of the Warrior God disappeared. "And because my magic card left, your new monster disappears."
Kenshin- 4200
Hitokage- 3400
With a smirk, Kenshin placed a card onto his disk. "I summon Shield Knight (400/2100) in defense mode." An armored man appeared on his field in a crouching position. "End turn."
Hitokage drew, glancing at the now eight flaming skulls on top of his tower. "I play Monster Reincarnation. By discarding one card from my hand, I take back my Soul Caller from the graveyard. Then I summon it defense mode." The spellcaster appeared on the field in a crouching position. Taking the top card of his deck, he slid it into his graveyard. On his field the ninth skull atop his tower lit up with blue flame. "End turn."
Kenshin drew. "I set one card face-down and summon Magic Revival Angel in attack mode!" (1500/0) A robed angel appeared on his field. "When summoned I must send one card on my field to the graveyard. If I do so I can pick up one magic card from my graveyard." Removing a card from his graveyard, he slid it into his disk with a calm smile on his face. "Finally, I'll replay Blessings of the Warrior God to return my Dark Blade. This time, your tower will fall."
"Oh really?" Hitokage pointed at his set card. "Actually…you just sealed your own fate. Go Grave Seal!" A glowing skull appeared over both players' graveyard slots. "This trap card activates when you target a monster in the graveyard with a magic card. Now neither of us can remove any cards from our graveyard."
Kenshin growled lower and pointed at the Soul Caller. "Go Angel!" The woman spoke in a calm voice and a wave of power hit the Soul Caller, blowing it apart.
Hitokage slid the card into his graveyard and pointed at the ten lit up skulls on his Soul Tower. "Awaken, Soul Obelisk!" The tower of bone disappeared and was replaced by a huge black stone tower that was at least the double the size of what the Soul Tower was. (0/3000) "As long as this card is in play, I gain 500 life points every standby phase for each monster in my graveyard." Up on top of the tower rested twenty torches, and ten of them were lit.
Kenshin looked up at the tower and sighed. "End turn."
Hitokage drew. "And so I gain life points." A scream echoed from the tower and energy flowed down into Hitokage's body from the structure. "However, as long as Soul Obelisk is in play I cannot normal summon other monsters. So I set one card face-down on the field and end my turn."
Kenshin- 4200
Hitokage- 8400
Kenshin drew. ("With that Obelisk in play he gains 5000 life points per turn as long as we both have monsters in our graveyard.") "From my hand I play Mystical Space Typhoon. Now one magic or trap card on your field will be shattered!" A blast of wind blew one of the set cards apart. "End turn."
Hitokage drew. "For now I end my turn." The Obelisk screamed loudly and more energy flowed into his disk.
Kenshin- 4200
Hitokage- 13400
Kenshin drew, his eyes twitching slightly. ("How am I supposed to defeat this kind of strategy?") Frowning at the drawn card, he slid it into his disk. "I set this card face-down on the field and end my turn."
Hitokage drew. From his field the Obelisk screamed again and more power flowed into his disk. "End turn."
Kenshin- 4200
Hitokage- 18400
Kenshin drew. "I summon Gearfried the Iron Knight (1800/1600) in attack mode and end my turn." A black and silver armored knight appeared on his field. Looking down at his graveyard slot, the half dog demon growled at the skull that was embedded in it. ("I can't access my graveyard…")
Hitokage drew, his voice ringing out over the ever-increasing screams of the tower. "I play Soul Reaver and discard another Soul Charger to control Gearfried." The armored warrior groaned and floated over to his field, white ectoplasm flowing off of its body. "Go Gearfried, attack the angel." Howling a challenge, the warrior leapt and brought its sword slashing through the body of Kenshin's monster.
Kenshin- 3900
Hitokage- 23400
"I'm not done yet though." Hitokage slid the last card in his hand into his disk. "I play the magic card Morph Self. This card sacrifices one monster on my field to let me summon another creature of the same level from my deck." Gearfried screamed in pain and its armor fell away to reveal a pale-skinned woman in very thin and fairly revealing clothing. "Soul Temptress (1500/1500) in attack mode. End turn."
Kenshin's eyes widened at the new monster. ("What…") He drew, glanced at the drawn card, and threw it down. "Go Lightning Knight (1900/1000) in attack mode!" A steel-armored warrior holding a pair of crackling swords appeared on his field. "Go now and attack the Temptress!"
"Soul Temptress has a special ability you just activated." Hitokage pointed to the Shield Knight, who stood up and walked over to stand in front of the woman. "When attacked, she forces one defense mode monster on your field into attack mode and orders it to defend her." The Lightning Knight leapt forwards and slashed the other knight apart. "As such, you not only take the battle damage from the fight, but because of your monster's special ability you take 100 life points of damage for each level star of the destroyed monster."
Lightning Knight turned on one heel and brought both of its swords down onto Kenshin's shoulders, driving him to one knee.
Kenshin- 2000
Hitokage- 23400
Kenshin groaned in pain, stumbling as acrid smoke rose off of his clothing. "End turn…"
Hitokage drew and the tower screamed again. "Again I gain life points. This time, because there are fourteen monsters in the graveyard, it will be 7000. And then I activate the effect of Soul Temptress!" The woman tilted her head back and began to let out the most melodic tune. "By discarding one fiend or spellcaster from my hand I can switch her into defense mode and destroy one monster in play. Therefore, your monster is gone." Lightning Knight shuddered and blew apart.
Kenshin- 2000
Hitokage- 30400
Ichigo felt someone tug on his shirt collar and pull him back into his seat. "What?"
"You were about to lean right into the next row of seats," Eri said calmly. "What's the matter with you?"
"Sorry, that was really nice song." Grinning, Ichigo returned his eyes to the duel.
"Idiot…" Eri returned to the duel as well.
Kenshin drew. "I play Swords of Revealing Light!" Glowing green swords of light dropped down onto the field. "End turn."
Hitokage drew. "Sixteen monsters in my graveyard equal 8000 life points." The Obelisk howled once more and energy flowed into his disk. "I set one card face-down on the field and end my turn."
Kenshin- 2000
Hitokage- 38400
Kenshin drew. ("Damn it!") "End turn."
Hitokage drew. "Now I gain another 8000. End turn."
Kenshin- 2000
Hitokage- 46400
Kenshin drew. ("How am I supposed to stop this if I can't access my graveyard?") "I end my turn."
Hitokage drew. "And again my mighty Obelisk gives me 8000 life points. I set one card face-down and end my turn."
Kenshin- 2000
Hitokage- 54400
Krieger scratched the back of his head and looked around his surroundings. "At what point did I wind up underground?" The cave he was in stood out because its structure was like that of an arena, with a pool of water ringing it on all sides.
"Greetings boy…" A calm voice rang out, sounding like a waterfall emptying its contents into a pool.
"Err….hi." Krieger looked around in confusion, trying to find the owner of the voice.
"Do not worry…I only wish to play a little game." The water of the pool parted to reveal a female form made entirely of water. "My name is Undine…and you are one of the Seal Holders. The Seal you hold though is of fire…an element ruled by my brother Salamander."
Krieger was having trouble accepting the fact that he was talking to water, so the words Undine said didn't exactly register to him immediately. "……."
"Prepare yourself. I will not give my power to one who is unworthy!" Undine waved her hand and stepped onto the stone platform. Behind her, five huge cards lifted out of the pool, apparently unaffected by the water.
Krieger frowned and clicked his disk into place. "Fine….let's go."
("I am with you, partner.") Horus echoed within his head.
To be continued…
To Seth: Well please hurry that along. I like your story very much. As for Lithmus (Daichi's monster) it isn't really a dragon so I didn't run it in Adriel's deck.
To Bobbomp: It's my gift and a curse at the same time.
To Anime Albino: Nobody messes with Daniel's hair. As for Ichigo, his hair is short.
To Adriel: All shall be explained soon…
To wolfy: Once again, I'll send the stories once I am done with them all and after I've revised them. The same with the cards.
To Seeker of the Soul: I personally think Math Magician is ridiculously funny. Plus the more I think about its effect the more I see, geeky or not, that it is a really good card.
To Hogwarts-Knight: Ever had your soul sucked out through a straw?
To G.O.T. Nick: Ichigo played that Steel Barrier magic card, which made all damage to him zero during the turn it, is played if he has a machine in play. The damage from Crane's effect was simply negated.
To Rex: Well, I leave it to the audience to think about who will win up to this point.
To Dragon King: There is only one king of dragons, and its name is Bahamut. And I sleep at night on a nice comfy pillow with a pair of blankets, thank you very much.
To Justin: I will not copy any cards from Magic: The Gathering. Its one thing to make a theme based off of something, but that is unoriginal. Also, I don't use reviewer submitted cards for my original characters, though cards for a reviewer submitted character are fine.
