Master of the Light and Darkness

Chapter 4: The Strike of the Rare Hunters

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Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh, if I did I wouldn't be wasting my time here writing this.

Later that day I was roaming the cold, hard streets of Domino city looking for a duelist brave enough to consider dueling with me. Though I had earned three locator cards, I had gained a reputation during my time in the tournament for being a ruthless duelist, who knew no such word as kindness for his opponents. Ever since that time everyone has been scared to play me.

"Hello Daniel," someone said from the darkness of the shadows of the nearby alley.

"What do you want, Rare Hunter?" I asked the cloaked man my voice dripping with acid.

"Master Marik wants me to test your skills." The cloaked man said. Still wrapped in the shadows of the nearby alley.

"What's in it for me?" I asked the man not really caring what he had to say.

"The prize if you win is three locator cards, and any four cards you want." The man said stepping out of the shadows.

The first time I saw him I couldn't believe this guy was one of the living. He had sickly, pale, white skin with silver-white hair, complemented by his dark, brown, eyes.

"What is to happen if I lose?" I asked this man, whose name had not yet been revealed.

"This is to be a Shadow game young Daniel. If I win I take your Millennium Scales. If I lose however, you will gain the aforementioned prize." He said in that deep, husky voice of his.

"So what's your name Hunter?" I asked the venom still not gone from my voice.

"I have been called many things throughout the ages, but you can call me Bakura, the spirit of the ring." Bakura said with a little spark of deranged glee shining in his, angry, hazel eyes.

"Well then Bakura. Let's duel!" I said ready to defeat the last object in my path before the Battle City Finals.

"Yes, let's", he said as a dark, foul smelling mist surrounded the two of us.

"Since I challenged you I will allow you the first turn." He said with a twisted smirk on his face, promising a slow, and painful death.

"Fine!" I said as I drew my cards.(Archfiend Soldier, X-Head Cannon, Mefist the Infernal General, Mage Power, Negate attack, and Night Assailant) "I summon Archfiend Soldier in attack mode! I'll finish my turn by setting one card face down your turn, Bakura."

Daniel: 8000

Bakura: 8000

"Here mortal, let's see how you handle this! Go Destiny Board! This card let's me play spirit messages I, N, A, and L to me field at the end of every one of your turns." He said as he started his "Maniacal laughter." "I'll set one monster in defense mode and end my turn."

"Bakura your going to be defeated before your Spirit Messages ever hit the field!" I said as I drew my card. "I sacrifice my Archfiend Soldier for Mefist the Infernal General! Then I arm him with Mage power! Mefist, attack his monster!" Mefist charged through the dark abyss, swinging his incredibly large axe through the face-down card revealing the Portraits Secret(Def: 1500) and destroying it.

Daniel:8000
Bakura:6700

"What treachery is this mortal? How can you deal damage through my monsters?"

"Heh, do you know nothing of my monster? He can deal damage through defense monsters, and as a bonus he can take one card from your hand and send it to the graveyard! Now let's see what card he took." the card revealed itself to be Spirit Message I. "Looks like your strategy is defeated. Now go, foolish specter."

"This isn't over yet mortal I play the magic card the Dark door, this card allows only one monster to attack per turn, now I summon one monster in face-down defense."

"This might as well be over, Your a pathetic excuse for a duelist." I said as I drew(Twin Swords of Flashing Light: Tryce). "Now I equip Mefist with this! Twin Swords of Flashing Light: Tryce! This card forces me to discard one card to activate ti so I'll discard Night Assailant, Which let's me put him back in my hand, now Mefist attack!" Mefist's axe dissapeared only to be replaced by two light, sparkling swords. "This card lets me attack twice at the cost of 500 of my monsters attack points(atk:2300). Now Mefist attack his monster and then directly!" I barked as again my general dashed off to assault my foe. What I wasn't expecting was a Man-Eater Bbug.

"Heh, you destroyed my Man-eater Bug! He'll take your monster to the grave with him!" That deranged look of sinster glee on his face returned.

"I still deal you life point damage in equal to the difference of the attack and defense values of or monsters, and that means Mefist rob him of one of his cards." I said as the card was revealed to be an Archfiend Soldier of his own. "My turn is over, Bakura."

Daniel:8000

Bakura:5000

"Heh, your wide open. I summon forth Headless Knight! Headless Knight attack him directly!" He shouted as his knight charged me.

"Not quite, I activate Negate attack!" I shouted as a prismatic barrier of energy formed in front of me. Shielding me from his attacks.

"Fine, I end my turn." He said, clearly angered by the fact I had stopped his assault for the whole duel.

"I draw!(Divine Wrath) Now I summon my X-Head Cannon in attack mode! X-head Cannon Attack his Knight!" I said as X-head cannon let out a huge blast from his shoulder mounted cannons. "I'll end my turn by setting one card face-down."

Daniel:8000

Bakura:4200

Bakura drew, and I swear the second he looked at his card he looked like he could take on the whole world. "Now you're in for it mortal. I sacrifice my three fiend monsters in the graveyard to summon Dark Necrofear!" He exclaimed as a mechanical vampire carrying a broken doll appeared out of the shadows. "Dark Necrofear attack his X-Head cannon!" His monster let out a stream of blood-red light that melted my Cannon. "I end my turn."

Daniel:7600

Bakura:4200

I drew(Black Luster Soldier-Envoy of the Beginning), "I'll set one moster in defense mode and end my turn."

"Heh, is that all you have mortal? I'll add to my army by summoning another Portrait's Secret." He said as another of those twisted looking paintings appeared on the field. "Now my Portrait's Secret, attack his monster!" He shouted as the painting swung it's claw at my face-down monster revealing my Night Assailant.

"Heh, you've activated the effect of my monster!" I said as my Assailant took out his Dark Necrofear.

"Now I draw(Nightmare Wheel), I'll set one card face sown and offer my X-Head Cannon from my graveyard to summon Black Luster Soldier-Envoy of the Beginning!" I exclaimed as a Knight in shining, blue armor with gold ornamentation appeared on the field. "Black Luster soldier Destroy his painting!" I screamed as the knight sliced the painting to ribbons in a deadly dance of sword skill. "Now attack him directly and finish this!" I screamed as my knight attacked once more for the game.

Daniel:7600

Bakura:0

"It's over Bakura." I said to him. "I'll give you two choices, either you can come with me after this tournament and become stronger, or you can lose your soul right here and now. Which will it be?"

"I'll give you one thing mortal. You certainly not an ordinary duelist. I think I'll tag along with you for a while, I might learn something."

"Well then let's head out for the location of the finals so I can see why exactly Shadi wanted me here."

"Heh, that old fool? He couldn't give a straight answer if you put a knife to his throat. Believe me I tried." Bakura said wit a slightly deranged grin.

"Well I must admit Bakura you are certainy a odd fellow. Perhaps there is something for the both of us to learn." I added.

"So, are we going to sit here rotting in the Shadow Realm or are we going to meet up with rich boy?"

"Alright, Alright, We're going!" I shouted at my new traveling companion.

Later that day

Me and Bakura we're walking towards the location for the Battle City finals when we saw Wheeler and young Yugi watching a Blonde woman dueling a person who looked to be a movie star.

"Hey Bakura, You've been hanging around these guys longer than I have. You have any idea who the Blonde and the and the pretty boy are?" I asked him.

"The Blonde is Mai Valentine, supposed to be one of the better duelists in the world. As for the pretty boy, I have no idea." He answered.

"Well let's pay them a visit, shall we?" I asked.

"Only if I get to scare Wheeler." Bakura replied in his deep raspy voice.

"Deal," I said, wanting to see the look on Wheeler's face when Bakura snuck up on him.

By the time we got there the duel was over and Mai, the Blonde haired duelist, had crushed the pretty boy actor.

"Hello Yugi, and I suppose you too Wheeler." I said to them. "Care to introduce me to your friend?" I asked.

"The names Mai Valentine kid and you'd better not forget it!" She shouted as if everyone should know her by name.

"So, Yugi, have you qualified for the finals yet?" I queried him.

"Yes, yes I have." he said in his shy little voice.

All of a sudden Bakura popped out of the shadows right behind Wheeler and said, "Boo," I'll never forget the look on Wheeler's face as long as I live.

"Well me and Bakura are headed to the location of the finals if you would like to join us." I said inviting the group of friends to tag along.

TO BE CONTINUED

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Ja ne!