Chapter 45: Yami and Shadow Pt.3

The black twisted shadows that surrounded Kou and his opponent, who was, in fact, a Shadow himself, did nothing to interfere with their dueling skills. So far, Kou had no facedown cards, but a hand of three cards and Hunter With Seven Weapons (1500/700) on the field in attack mode. His opponent, Shadow had a field magic card, Pandemonium, Shadowknight Archfiend (2000/1600) and the card he had just drawn.

"So, what are you going to throw at me, it won't be enough." Kou glared. Shadow had previously done something to make Kou an angry and bitter duelist.

"Don't you worry about me. I activate Pot of Greed!" Shadow drew twice and smirked. "Now I summon Infernoqueen Archfiend (900/1500) in attack mode!" The new monster Shadow sported was an evil female archfiend, flames spilling from her. "I also activate, the equipment magic card, Falling Down!" A dark glow suddenly surrounded Hunter (1500/700) as it stumbled over to Shadow's field.

"What the hell did you do to my monster!" Kou yelled with surprise as he saw his monster take up a fighting stance on his opponent's field.

"My equipment magic card allows me to control your monster at the small cost of 800 LP per turn!" Shadow smirked as Hunter, though seemingly weaker, stood in front of him and left Kou with a completely empty field. "Now all three of my beasts will attack your LP directly!" Kou growled as first Shadow knight Archfiend (2000/1600) charged him and Hunter with Seven Weapons (1500/700) cut his leg. Finally the Infernoqueen Archfiend (900/1500) blasted a fireball at his stomach.

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Kou growled darkly and stood up to draw. "Your going to pay for that!" he drew his next card and looked at it. 'The Black Luster ritual…."' Suddenly, his head began to throb again as he saw the card. 'Ah, damn it! Can't…See!" Kou grabbed his head in intense pain. A blinding light seemed to be shooting from him as he stumbled back. He fell, hitting the ground but without feeling any pain everything around him swirled together to blend and make wonderful colors. He felt himself falling, and then, the world went…white.


Kou looked around himself to find that he was surrounded by large fluffy clouds. Beautiful rays of sun rained down upon him. And Chiro glared from a particularly large cloud. "AHHHH! Chiro!" Kou looked shocked at Chiro.

"Yeah, I'm here too somehow. You better not have died, because I made a mistake committing suicide, yo-" he was cut off as Kou's eyes went wide.

"You committed suicide!" Kou blinked in surprise.

"I didn't see a reason for staying in your time." Chiro looked away, towards the clouds. "But now I do." he stated. "After all, if it weren't for me, you'd be screwed so many times over there wouldn't be a point in living for much longer." Chiro sighed as he saw Kou look down.

"Yeah, but… I can't really control myself in the darkness. I don't know why but I feel like destroying everything…even you." Kou put his hands in his pockets and looked down below, where he couldn't see anything. Chiro nodded.

"I understand how darkness makes you feel. But remember, in every darkness, there is a brilliant light. Find it and get us out of here!" Chiro flashed the thumbs up at Kou, as the rays of sunlight faded and Kou felt himself getting lighter and lighter as everything faded to white… I mean black!


Shadow yawned as Kou's eyes opened and he looked across the field to shadow. "I…haven't….lost….y-yet!" Kou seemed to be having a hard time as he slid his card into the disk. "I won't let….dar-darkness consu-consume….me!" Kou also slid a card into his graveyard as a brilliant light came from two goblets of gold. The light consumed all around it and the Black Luster Soldier appeared with it's blade held high. Kou fell to his knees, breathing heavily.

"No!" Shadow looked at Kou in horror as he saw his opponent's newest monster. 'This kid can't have awakened the power of light…not in these parts of the Shadow Realm!"' Shadow thought in disbelief.

Kou suddenly stood up on his feet, cracking his neck and wearing a smirk. "Ah, well that was refreshing, can't wait to try that again sometime! By the way, I summoned the Black Luster Soldier by discarding a level eight monster card in my hand!" Kou smirked. "Now my Black Luster Soldier (3000/2500) shall wipe the floor with you, I choose to let him attack your Infernoqueen Archfiend (900/1500)!" The golden armored warrior bent it's knees and sprung through the air towards it's opponents monster. Infernoqueen screeched as it's blade cut her in half.

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"Now I activate the last card I have, Mystical Space Typhoon on my own Blast With Chain trap!" A raging wind blasted Kou's card apart and his trap card injected a grenade into Pandemonium. "I get to destroy a card on the field when my trap is destroyed due to an effect, so you lose field card and have to pay for all of your Archfiends!" Kou flashed the thumbs up at his soldier, who, shockingly enough, repeated the action to him.

"Then it's my move!" Shadow didn't wait for Kou to formally end his turn before growling and drawing his next card. His eyes went wide as his LP score decreased for his archfiend monsters and Falling Down equipment card. "I play Replay and use Pot of Greed's effect once more!" Shadow drew twice more and laughed. "Ha, who would have thought, you came so far only to lose!" he laughed at Kou.

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"I must have missed the joke." Kou stated with wonder at the cards his opponent drew.

"I'll show you! First I activate Monster Reborn and revive Infernoqueen Archfiend (900/1500) in attack mode!" The queen of Archfiend's returned and smiled wickedly at them. "Then I sacrifice all three of my mighty monsters," the three monsters on Shadow's field were suddenly mixing together and glowing as a giant being. "The Ultimate Obedient Fiend (3500/3000) in attack mode!" Shadow laughed as the only card on his field appeared and Kou's eyes widened. "Now my Ultimate Obedient Fiend is so remarkably strong because it cannot attack without my field and hand being completely empty. I have fulfilled this, so now my beast will blow your Black Luster (3000/2500) to smithereens!" The severely ugly demon opened it's large mouth and belched the Black Luster Soldier into digital fragments. "End turn!" Shadow smirked as Kou drew.

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Kou drew his card and sighed. "Well Shadow, our time here is up, you lose." Kou slid a card onto his disk and a fearless and indomitable warrior appeared on his field. "I summon Freed the Brave Warrior (1700/1200) in attack mode!" Kou said.

"Your beast isn't strong enough, my monster has more than double it's attack strength!" Shadow snickered. Kou only shook his head.

"It's my monster's effect you need to worry about. Show him your stuff Freed," Kou took two ejected cards in his graveyard and slid them into his pocket. "Use Freedom Slash!" The warrior nodded and light that mimicked the forms of Black Luster Soldier and an unfamiliar monster appeared behind him as he slashed Ultimate Obedient Fiend in half.

"WHAT?" Shadow couldn't fake his shock as his monster was toppled, leaving his LP wide open.

"My monster allows me to remove two light monsters in my graveyard from play and destroy a monster as a result, so long as that monster has an attack higher than Freed's (1700/1200)! Now Freed, attack his LP directly!" The warrior obliged and did one final strike that ended the duel.

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Shadow desperately tried to remember what other Light monster his opponent had discarded. "You didn't have two light monsters though! It's not possible!" he said, not angry, just curious.

"When I brought Black Luster to the field, I discarded Archlord Zerato to do so. I removed him and Black Luster Soldier to win." Kou told Shadow, who nodded in realization.

"I must say that was an impressive battle, and your friend has already been awakened, once you and he are together I will return you to your place of death." Shadow said as Kou rushed over to see Chiro get up from his coffin and yawn.

"Ah, that was nice. Kou, what the hell? Did you actually win!" Chiro pretended to sound shocked as Kou growled. Shadow walked over to the pair as well.

"Well now that your back together, are we all ready to go back to your realm?" Shadow asked. Chiro and Kou smirked and nodded. "Oh, but one last thing….Here." Shadow took from his deck holster a card which he gave to Kou. "You have conquered the darkness within you, so you should be able to use that card without negative consequences." Shadow said smiling. Kou looked down and his eyes went wide as he saw the card. Mazera Deville. "Farewell, until the day we meet again." Shadow smiled as the boys were surrounded by a bright light, then gone in a flash.


Shisei was also in the midst of a duel for Kou's life. Though this duel, unlike Kou's, wasn't in the Shadow Realm. He was also managing to win, despite that the duel was against Yugi Moto, the world champion in dueling. It was now Yami Yugi's turn. "I start this turn by flipping my God card face up, though it still has to wait one turn to attack, as your second magic card, Gravity Axe Grarl, keeps him in defense mode. I end my turn there." Yami took two cards from his hand and set them. "I set two cards to have the normal hand limit." Yami informed Shisei, who drew.

"Alright, then I attack your LP directly again with Sasuke Samurai # 3 (500/1000)!" The yellow samurai tossed one card at Yami, who dodged out of it's way. "I also set one card, go." Shisei smirked to wide to believe. 'I'm about to win!"' he realized.

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'Next turn… I'm done."' Yami gulped and looked his hand, the field and at his last card. 'This is it, what is the last card in my deck? So many cards have gone to the graveyard I can't tell."' Yami gulped as Shisei bowed and let him draw. 'Oh well, I guess if I had to lose to someone, I'm glad it was a friend.''' Yami thought with a smile as he drew. His eyes widened. Then he bowed his head. "I start with my Premature Burial magic card!" Yami had a determined face as he flipped a facedown card. "Then I revive… God Dragon Osiris (8000/8000) at the cost of 800 LP!" A mighty red dragon with twin heads appeared.

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"No way!" Shisei's eyes went wide as another of the god cards appeared before him.

"Yes, and Osiris is going to win me the duel!" Yami declared, setting two cards. "Now I set these two cards, and attack your pathetic Samurai (500/1000) with my God Osiris (6000/6000!" The twin headed dragon, as long and tall as Ra simply roared, but Shisei flipped a card and the roar was deflected.

"I play Negate Attack, sorry Yugi, you lose." Shisei smirked.

"I then activate Ring of Destruction on my god of Osiris!" Yami's beast blew apart as did some of his and Shisei's LP.

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"That was really stupid." Shisei said, closing his eyes as the shrapnel from the blast blew towards him and Yami. "You couldn't even tie!" Shisei laughed but Yami only smirked and set a card.

"I've already one, so I will allow you to make your move." Yami smiled and motioned for Shisei to go.

"I will attack you-" Shisei was about to call his winning attack, but suddenly, the entire field was empty save the Winged Dragon of Ra. "what?" Shisei's eyes widened as he saw that the only monster on the field was the most lethal God card.

"This is where you lose Shisei. I activated: LAST BATTLE!" Yami's card glowed upon it's name being called. "Now I select a monster on my field, and you select any monster in your deck to square off against it!" Yami smirked as the Winged Dragon (4400/5600) swooped in front of him protectively. "My dragon has a high enough attack power to blow any monster you summon away. You lose." Yami stated matter of factly as Shisei frantically searched his deck.

"No." Sei whispered, his knees hit the ground the same time the cards he held did. "I…I give up." Shisei felt a tear come up as the audience clapped Yami's victory.

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Next time: Osmos plans on fulfilling his end of the bargain and taking the souls of Namia, Ryuko, and Kou. Even though Yami has incredible power as the pharaoh, he can't match the combined power of Kamishiro and Osmos. Just when things look bad, Kou rushes forward and does the riskiest thing he may ever do: Challenge Osmos to a Shadow match. Unfortunately, Kamishiro has to be included in the fun, but Shisei won't let his best friend go one vs. two against the meanest guys he's ever seen. So next time it's Kou and Shisei vs. Osmos and Kamishiro. Who will win the final duel of Dragoon Island tournament? Find out next time on Duel Monsters: Maximum!

To Demon Fan: There is no shame in being hit on by a gay man. Unless your straight, of course.

To generic reviewer: Don't stab Namia in the head with a fork….use a knife, it bleeds more!

To Rex: Sorry if that really offended you, you know your story is much better than mine anyway, so don't take me seriously.

A/N: Okay, up until now I've been ignoring the questions about sequels and stuff, because I'm honestly not sure if I will be able to do a sequel. With how much time this story takes up on its own. But I do believe I will have time as soon as summer starts up, so as long as the school year is in, I'll be updating this story and the little "surprise" that I have for everyone that appreciates my characters (hint hint, something else before the sequel) And then the sequel, which will be titled Duel Monsters Maximum: Tournament of Knights Saga. So look for it and remember my policy, RR my story, and I'll check out yours (it's how I got to know Rex the Emerald Dragon's story!) And also, this ending may have seemed abrupt, but I couldn't figure a decent way to cut it with what the next scene involves.