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Legends of the Demon Duelist-Chaos Arc
Chapter 25: Breaking the Ice
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.
Krieger- 4000
Undine- 4000
Krieger drew his opening hand and slid the top card off of his deck. "It's my turn. Draw!" Glancing at the drawn card, he smiled. ("Hey there Horus.")
("Hello partner.") The little dragon's voice screeched in his head.
Bringing his eyes back to the rest of his hand, Krieger saw what his plan was. "I summon Blast Magician (1400/1700) in defense mode." A red-robed spellcaster appeared on his field in a crouching position. "Then I set one card face-down on the field and end my turn."
Undine waved her hand and a card lifted up out of the water. "I draw and summon Tribe-Infecting Virus." A huge blob of purple slime appeared on the field. "By discarding one card from my hand, I can destroy all creatures on the field of the type of my choice. So I discard a card and called spellcaster." The blob shuddered and released a blast of purple smoke that surrounded the Blast Magician and blew it apart. "Tribe, attack his life points directly."
"Reverse card open!" Krieger pointed at his set card. "Flame Counter! This card activates when a fire monster is destroyed during this turn. I can destroy the attacking monster and bring the destroyed monster back to the field!" An explosion of flames consumed the blob and the Blast Magician reappeared on the field.
Undine pointed at her field and a card appeared face-down. "End turn."
Krieger drew. "From my hand I play Pot of Greed." He drew two cards. "I summon Dark Flame Serpent (1300/1200) in attack mode!" A snake-like dragon made of black fire appeared on the field.
"I reveal my face-down trap card! Go Torrential Tribute!" Undine's face-down card flipped up and a wave of water swallowed up the two monsters. "This trap triggers when a monster is summoned to the field. Now all monsters on the field are destroyed." The water withdrew back to the sides of the arena, and there was nothing left in play.
"I'm not done yet!" Krieger held up a card. The face of it began to glow and the form of his Blast Magician returned to the field. "Monster Reborn revives one monster from either graveyard. Then I remove Dark Flame Serpent to summon Flame Spirit!" (1700/1200) A devil-liked creature made of fire appeared on the field. "Now I attack you directly!" Both monsters launched forwards and slammed into the watery female form. "And during my battle phase Flame Spirit gains 300 attack points." (2000/1200)
Krieger- 4000
Undine- 600
Undine's body wavered; looking for a moment like it was going to come apart. Then her watery body reformed and she waved her hand, a fifth card joining her other four behind her. "I remove Tribe-Infecting Virus from my graveyard to special summon the Aqua Spirit!" (1600/1000) A green-skinned girl in a white dress appeared on the field. "Then I sacrifice this monster to summon Mobius the Frost Monarch (2400/1000) in attack mode." A humanoid monster made of ice appeared on the field. "Mobius, Ice Cold Destruction!" It lifted its hands and a blast of energy swept over the Fire Spirit, instantly freezing it and blowing it apart. "Then I set one card face-down and end my turn."
Krieger- 3300
Undine- 600
Krieger drew. "I sacrifice Blast Magician to summon Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch (2400/1000) in attack mode!" His monster disappeared and was replaced by a humanoid monster made of flames. "When this card is tribute summoned I select one card at random from your hand and send it to the graveyard. If it is a monster then you take 100 points of damage for every star that monster has." The Monarch pointed at one of the card floating behind Undine and it exploded into flames. "Since you took no damage I can guess that was a magic or trap card."
Undine's face-down card flipped up. "I reveal the trap card Natural Order of Elements. This trap card can only be activated when there are two monsters of opposing elemental forces in play. In this situation, since water beats fire, your monster's attack points become zero and then they immediately battle." (0/1000) Mobius raised its hand and released a blast of ice that slammed into Thestalos, instantly shattering the monster.
Krieger- 900
Undine- 600
Krieger looked at his remaining four cards and grimaced. "I play the magic card Soul Fire Burst. At the cost of 500 life points I can special summon one fire monster from my hand to the field. Come out Horus the Black Flame Dragon Level 0!" (1000/1000) The metal form of his partner appeared in play and it screeched at Undine.
"Another monster of fire…but this one will be unable to defeat me easily. After all, my monster represents the power of ice and water. These elements can easily defeat fire."
Krieger pointed at Horus. "Despite what you think, fire can defeat any element if there is enough of it! Activate magic card Wildfire! When this card is played and I have only one fire monster on my field, I can special summon one level four or lower fire attribute from my deck to the field!" Removing his deck from his disk, he fanned out the cards and blinked in surprise at what was sitting near the bottom. ("What's that?")
Undine patiently waited for Krieger to make his choice. After all, it had all of eternity to do this.
Krieger read the text on the card and smiled. "I summon Hell Storm Dragon (1800/800) in attack mode!" An explosion of fire leapt up from the middle of the arena and formed into a roaring dragon-like shape. "This monster unions with one fire monster in play when summoned!" The flaming form dissipated and surrounded Horus, transforming it into a molten fire version of itself. "The union monster gains 1000 attack points and another 500 for every fire monster in the graveyard! Also, the new monster is unaffected by traps!" Energy was pulled into the new form of Horus, and it screeched as it grew huge. (3000/1000)
("Hell Storm Dragon…so that is the new form of Salamander's power?") Undine's form wavered in the heat of the new monster.
"Hell Storm Horus, attack Mobius now!" Opening its jaws, the dragon released a blast of fire that swallowed up the icy monarch and melted it into steam instantly.
Krieger- 900
Undine- 10
"Ten life points?" Krieger blinked in surprise…until he saw a card now sitting on his opponent's field. "What's that?"
"This is the trap card Final Breath. It triggers when I would lose from any condition. Now I discard my hand and continue the duel with ten life points." Undine waved its hand and a card appeared in front of it. "And this duel is done. I activate Changing Tides!"
"Changing Tides?" Krieger's eyes widened as Horus screeched and turned to ice. (0/1000)
"When played, this card brings the attack of the strongest monster on the field to zero. Also, I may special summon one water monster from my graveyard into play." The steam that still lingered on Undine's field formed into Mobius. "Now my Monarch, attack Horus!" The monster lifted one hand and released a blast of cold wind that washed over the frozen dragon and blew it apart. "Your Seal card is no match for mine."
Krieger- 0
Undine- 10
Krieger fell to his knees, suddenly feeling very numb. "But….how? I had you…"
"You did…but I am a force of nature. No one can defeat me." Undine's form pointed at Krieger, and ice formed around his legs. "I cannot let anyone know of my existence for now, so join me in an icy hell."
By the time it had finished its sentence, Krieger was already frozen solid within a crystal of pure ice.
"Eri!" Ichigo grabbed one of the demoness' wrists, stopping her in her tracks.
"Remove your hand." Eri turned calmly and tapped her foot. "Now."
Ichigo let go and rubbed the back of his head. "Yeah…well….I need you to make me a promise."
"A promise?" Eri sneered and leaned in towards him. "What? And here's an even better question…do you think I'll honor it?"
Ichigo's expression reflected seriousness to it that Eri could quickly tell was authentic. "Please keep yourself safe." His eyes watered for a few moments, then hardened. "I don't want anything to happen to you."
Now Eri felt guilty for mocking him… "What are you talking about? There's nothing around here that could hurt me."
Images of Chaos and her incredible strength flashed in Ichigo's mind. "There is…now promise me."
"I promise nothing to anyone who demands it of me!" Eri turned and walked off.
Ichigo stood silent for a few moments, and then punched a hole in the wall next to him.
Undine snapped its fingers and Krieger's frozen form was moved out of the arena. "Salamander, my brother, you have chosen the wrong person for your host. That boy was far too easy." It was brought out of its reverie by a rock that blew a whole in its watery head. "Hmm? What's this?"
Jared stood at the entrance to the chamber, bouncing another rock in his hand up and down. "How about you try someone a bit older?"
"Another challenger for my power so soon?" The water being lifted its hand and five cards rose up out of the water behind it. "Very well then, prepare yourself mortal."
Jared's disk slid into place. "I don't know what you are, but if I win you free that kid."
Jared- 4000
Undine- 4000
"Very well." Undine waved its hand and a card appeared. "I begin with Mermaid Knight in attack mode and I set three cards face-down on the field. End turn."
Jared's eyes, which were closed while he prepared, opened. "My turn! Draw!" Snapping the top card off of his deck, he added it to his hand and slid another card into his disk. "Heavy Storm activates now! All magic and trap cards in play are destroyed!" A blast of wind shattered all of Undine's set cards. "Now I play Polymerization!" Two cards from his hand shimmered and disappeared. "I fuse Big Koala (2700/2000) and Des Kangaroo (1500/1700) together to create Master of Oz!" (4200/3700) A giant green-furred marsupial appeared on his field. "Also, I play the magic card Wild Nature's Release, adding the defense of my monster to its attack points!" (7900/0) "I set one card face-down on the field! Master of Oz, attack Mermaid Knight!" The monster howled and slammed its fist through the water spirit's monster, shattering it.
"From my hand I activate Final Breath!" One of Undine's remaining two hand cards flipped over. "So for now I am safe."
"Wrong! You activated my set Remove Trap!" Jared pointed at his set card and it flipped up. "When a trap is activated this card activates in response and negates its effect! Therefore, your life points are zero!"
Jared- 4000
Undine- 0
Undine stood there, its form unmoving. Then it shuddered and collapsed into a puddle of water. "You have won…impressive. For that you earn my power. Accept it." A burst of blue light flew out of the puddle and hit Jared's deck.
But he wasn't even listening. He was already running towards the ice-encased Krieger, who was now free and unconscious.
Rykiel froze…and looked to Ken. "The final seal…."
Ken pointed up at the sky, where clouds were starting to gather. "Yep…they just did their job. Chaos is awake now…and its time for it to cleanse this planet."
"Let's go." Rykiel turned and walked towards the helicopter. "We had best meet Chaos when it arrives."
Daniel blinked and felt a tingle run through his back. Looking up at his office window he could only stare at the sight outside. "Aurora Borealis? What are the northern lights doing out here?"
Ichigo was standing outside when he saw the sky change. While some of the other students were simply calling it pretty, it chilled him to the bone. ("Chaos…already?") A mournful song he remembered all too well echoed across the sky.
And the whale came into sight….
To be continued…
