Master of Light and Darkness
By: Esyphelon
Later that night
Later that night, after we had dinner Ishizu asked to have a conversation with me.
"So, what is it you wanted to talk to me about?" I asked Ishizu.
"I need to tell you what your getting into taking on the rare hunters like this. They are cold hearted ruthless criminals who will stop at nothing to accomplish Marik's goals." Ishizu said a little gloomily.
"So what exactly is it that Marik wants?" I asked her.
"Well you remember on the plane, when I told you about our past right?" Ishizu asked in response to my question.
"Of course I remember, it's hard to forget about someone's father burning Egyptian hieroglyphics in his son's back." I said a bit disgusted at Marik's father.
"Yes, well what Marik wants concern those hieroglyphics on his back. They depict the way to obtain the power of the Pharaoh from the Millennium Puzzle. So Marik wants to take the Millennium Puzzle from Yugi and obtain the three Egyptian God Cards and rule the world as the new Pharaoh." Ishizu said drearily.
"Hold the phone, what are the Egyptian God cards?" I asked her.
"They are THE most powerful cards in the whole game of duel monsters. With one, you could destroy an army, with all three, you could rule the world." She said almost in awe of what these cards could do.
"Well all I know is Shadi pointed to this tournament for a reason and I'm going to find out what that reason is. If I have to go through the rare hunters, then so be it." I said, an air of superiority in my voice.
"Good, that is the exact sort of attitude you will need to defeat the rare hunters." Ishizu said more hopeful than before.
"Well then, I'll see you tomorrow." I said as I walked into my room.
The Next Day
The morning of the tournament I got up and donned a Black pair of jeans and a white silk shirt with a serpentine balck dragon on it and finished the ensemble with a black mantle that covered my shoulders and back. I left after eating a quick breakfast with Ishizu. I had to hurry to the tournament grounds, as I wanted to wish Yugi luck and maybe get a good shot off at Wheeler. And sure enough as soon as I think about Wheeler he shoots his mouth off, and as always he's shadowing Yugi.
"So Yugi, remind me why you hang out with this guy?" Yugi jumped in surprise as I asked my question.
"Hey! I'm not stupid, just mentally challenged" Joey said in his defense.
"Well Wheeler, my advice is that if you don't want to get booted from this tournament, you stay as far away from me as possible." I told the vegetable.
"Guys, guys calm down." Yugi said trying to get us from killing eavh other.
"Don't worry Yugi, I didn't come her to get in a fist fight with Wheeler. I came to wish you luck and find someone to duel. I'll see you two later, and Wheeler; next time we meet you will lose horribly." I said walkiing away.
A few minutes later Kaiba's blimp floated through the air as he announced the rules for the tournament, after which I saw Yugi immediately challenge a rare hunter. I waited for a little while and saw that Yugi had it under control I left to find my own duel to fight, and I didn't have to wait long as soon as I got away from the crowd I saw a duelist shadowing me.
"Okay, so I take it you want a duel?" I said not even turning to look at my opponent.
"Of course, that's why I'm here" the duelist said in a deep smooth voice.
"Name please I don't want to have to call you duelist the whole time." I asked clearly not im pressed by him.
"My name is Ragnarok, the bringer of the Appocalypse." He said his voice emotionless.
"Well then, let's duel!" I shouted.
"Yes let's." he said.
Daniel: 8000
Ragnarok: 8000
"If the appocalypse can wait a few moments I'll go first." I suggested.
"Fine, whatever you'll lose either way." Ragnarok said.
"Well let's get this started." I said as I drew my cards(Night Assailant, Newdoria, Hysteric Fairy, Riryoku, Pot of Greed, Shinato's ark). " Now I summon Newdoria(1200/800) in attack mode! Next I play Pot of Greed!" I drew two more cards.(Trap Jammer, Shadow Spell) "And I end turn by setting two cards face down." I said passing my turn to him.
Daniel: 8000
Ragnarok: 8000
"I begin by summoning Black Flare Dragon of Horus Level Four in attack mode! Then I activate the Magic card Level Up! Allowing me to summon a level monster from my hand or deck by offering my dragon, so meet Black flare Dragon of Horus Level 8! Now I'll set two cards face down in case you get some tricky ideas, then I'll order Black Flare Dragon to attack your Newdoria!"
"Fool! Have you forgotten that Newdoria has a special Ability? Any monster that destroys him is sent to the graveyard." I said a little surprised this guy got into the tournament.
The tremendous fire dragon blasted away my Newdoria, but my Newdoria whisked him off to the graveyard, with his cold clamy hands grabbing the dragon from under the ground.
"Grr, I end my turn." Ragnarok said showing his first tidbit of emotion.
Daniel: 6200
Ragnarok: 8000
"I draw(Mystical Space Typhoon), and play the Magic card Mystical Space Typhoon, now I'll obliterate the card on your right!" I said as his card was revealead as Mirror Force. "Then I summon the Hysteric Fairy, now he'll attack you directly!"
"Not if this card has anything to say about it, reveal Magic Cylinder!" Ragnarok exclaimed.
"Not so fast I have a trap of my own, reveal Trap Jammer! By discarding one card this allows me to negate your trap, and I'll discard my Night Assailant whose effect allows me to return him to my hand. Now Hysteric Fairy resume your attack!" I said as the female fairy shot a beam of pure light at my opponent. "End turn."
Daniel: 6200
Ragnarok: 6200
"I draw and summon my Mystic Swordsman level 3, and then I play another level up allowing me to summon Mystic SwordsmanLevel 4(1900/1500)! Now, my swordsman destroy his fairy!" He shouted.
"Heh, not quite. Reveal Shadow Spell!" I said as Chains came up from underneath the ground and trapped his monster.
"End turn." Ragnorak said reluctantly.
Daniel: 6200
Ragnarok: 6200
"I draw(Mephist the Infernal General), now I will sacrifice my Hysteric Fairy to summon, Mephist the Infernal General!" A armored demon riding a balck armored horse stepped out of a black portal. Now Mephist will destroy your Mystic Swordsman. End Turn." I said ending my turn.
Daniel: 6200
Ragnarok: 5600
"I draw and set one monster face down. End turn." Ragnarok said, the possibility of deafeat sinking in.
"I draw(Black Luster soldier-Envoy of the Beginning), now I sacrifice my Newdoria and my Hysteric Fairy to summon one of my strongest monsters, Black Luster Soldier- Envoy of the Beginning in attack mode. Black Luster Soldier destroy his monster!" I said as my soldier leapt to obey my command. "Now, Black Luster Soldier follow up your attack with another!" Again my soldier leapt toward my opponent give him a nasty looking slice. "Now Mephist, direct attack!" Mephist launched forward and swung his axe into my opponent. "End turn."
Daniel: 6200
Ragnarok: 800
I Draw, and set one monster in defense mode and one card face down." Ragnarok said with a sly smile on his face.
"Now I'll finish this, I draw(Graceful Charity), and play Graceful Charity!" I drew my three cards(X-Head Cannon, Chaos Emperor Dragon-Envoy of the End, United we Stand). "I discard X-Head Cannon and Night Assailant and won't choose to activate his effect, so that I can offer X-Head Cannon and Night Assailant to summon Chaos Emperor Dragon-Envoy of the End! Now I activate his special effect, at the cost of 1000 life points I can destroy every card in our hands and on the field, doing 300 damage to you per card, now go Chaos Emperor Dragon! Chaos Blast!" I said as my dragon blew away the field.
Daniel: 5200
Ragnarok: 0
"Good game Ragnarok, if I hadn't had been as prepared as I was that would have been a difficult duel. But alas I need to take one locator card. You can keep your rarest card however. I won't be needing it." I said offering Ragnarok my hand.
He shook while saying, "Thanks for the compliment, by the way, would you tell me your name so when I come for a rematch I'll know who to look for?" He asked me as he handed one of histwo locator cards.
"The names Daniel Esyphelon." I said accepting the locator card. "And I'd be gald to give you that rematch." I said walking away from him.
"I'll see you in the finals you hear me!" Ragnarok said as I walked away.
"I'll look forward to it." I whispered under my breath.
"So he's the one Marik want's eh? Well I'll just have to find a convenient spot to wait." a misterious figure on top of a building said with a bit of lunacy in his voice.
To be continued
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