Chapter Eighteen: The Fallen
Kai felt that there were a lot of situations where he was more receptive than others. Particularly recently, what with all of the losses he had felt. That was why he seemed to be the only one to have noticed something about Dalin. 'That guy has been more somber than usual since right before we left for New York.'
After Autumn's sudden alert that someone had lost their soul in the city the group had followed the directions given by her item and Dalin's and found the soulless bodies of Mai, Rebecca, Duke, and Tristan. With that news they had packed up all of the cards they had bought, stole a van, and headed out.
Because their faces were now on most wanted posters everywhere they went the entire group had to ditch a car every time it ran out of gas, because they couldn't go to a gas station. So far they had stolen ten cards, and they were only now about to hit the New York line. It would be a while longer before they reached the city of New York.
Progress had been slow because of things like that, and set backs coming in the form of road blocks searching for them. They'd taken to the woods more than once, hiding out until they found a chance to grab a new mode of transportation away from prying eyes. This whole time Dalin had a drained look to him, something Kai seemed to have noticed and nobody else had. 'It's like he's giving up hope. But if Dalin has given up hope...what hope is there for the rest of us?'
Steeling his resolve the bi-eyed teenager adjusted his long hair and pulled the older man aside, giving him a meaningful look. The twenty-something didn't say anything, he merely followed without debate. Dalin was the first to speak. "I was wonder when someone would notice and say something."
"So something is wrong then?" Dalin's nod was barely perceptible, but it was still there. Kai gulped, trying to keep himself focused. He didn't need thoughts of despair and impossibility flowing through his mind at this moment. He needed resolve.
"Before we left the city I made a call to Japan long distance. I called the Tokyo National Museum of History. I asked for Isis, and I discovered something disturbing." The drained look in his eyes seemed to grow as he spoke, and Kai felt a shiver run up his spine. Something bad was going to happen or had happened. He could feel it.
"When I asked for her I was informed that she had been seen fleeing from the police just days before Eikyuu came to power. Police reports state that she was gunned down while resisting arrest. That's all I know. Isis is dead." As he watched the older man Kai noticed something peculiar. It took him a moment to realize what about Dalin seemed odd in this moment. His hands were shaking.
To see the relentless force, the unstoppable power that was Dalin Imaki Sumatin shaken so much was like seeing the Great Pyramids crumble into dust. It was this moment that made him realize that despite his cold exterior and his seemingly unshakeable resolve, Dalin was human like the rest of them. "Did you...love her?"
"I don't know. After Battle City Isis departed and returned to Egypt with Rishid. When I began my travels, going from competition to competition, I found myself in Egypt. I went to her and I asked her to decide my fate. I gave her the chance to do whatever she wanted to me." Dalin obviously caught Kai's confused look, because he began to explain his meaning.
"You weren't there, so you wouldn't know. My first duel in the finals was against Yami Malik, the spirit of pure hatred that had arisen from Malik's resentment towards the Pharaoh. In the end the duel was mine, and with the power of Ammut gripping me I added my power to Ra's and obliterated Malik's body. Ammut devoured his soul in that moment, but we later learned, as you saw, that the dark spirit had switched the real Malik for the evil one."
He paused in his contemplation, his eyes growing dimmer as he spoke, losing the icy calm that they normally had. "I was responsible for the total extinction of her brother. A soul devoured by Ammut can never return, because it is gone forever. So I deserved whatever punishment she chose. And she made me help her with studies on Ancient Egypt, and on an excavation."
"We came to know each other over the months, and even though I would occasionally leave for a tournament or a competition of some sort I would always return. Isis was perhaps the one woman in the world who truly understood me, and I owed her so much that I could not repay my debt in one life time. Now she is dead, and I can never repay that debt. No matter who I truly am, she was one of the few consistent and true things in my life. But that's gone."
Seeing Dalin in a state where he was truly vulnerable made Kai feel despair creeping up on him. Yet his convictions were strong, and there was one thing he wanted to hear from the other man. "Dalin, what do you think of our chances. If you tell me we'll win, I'll believe you."
Dalin stood still and silent for several moments, his green eyes staring past Kai. Finally he lowered his eyes to meet Kai's and gave his answer in that cold and confident voice of his. "As things stand now....all of us will die." XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
"Beholden unto us Servants of Order! Your commands are to be given, for each of you has been given a position in the Grand Amy of Order! Praise be unto Great Lord Eikyuu!" A great cheer went up amongst a huge crowd of men and women varying in age, thousands of them gathered in Time Square.
Speaking to them all with use of a microphone was a dark haired man with tattoos of the infinity symbol on his cheeks and his forehead. Standing behind him, silent at the moment, were three distinctive figures. One all in black robes, one in brown, and the third in white. "Praise be unto Great Lord Eikyuu!"
The crowd continued to echo this praise for a few minutes until the man motioned for them to quiet down. He gazed out at the masses of people, each one in dark red body armor with the infinity symbol on the left breast. "Those of you with a black stripe across each shoulder are members of the first echelon. You are the most respected and trusted members of the Grand Army of Order, under the command of Lord D'harim, First Knight of Order!"
D'harim brushed past the man, who bowed to him. The dark robed knight raised his arms above his head and intoned in his cruel dark voice his commands. "You are my swords and my shields! All that I ask of you is yours to do until the day that you die or become useless! All that you do under my command is in service of the greater good, the Order of Great Lord Eikyuu!"
He clenched his fists and a column of shadow began expanding around him, sending tendrils down to touch amongst the crowd. Where they touched the people there screamed in agony. "Know this! In your duties to Great Lord Eikyuu you must learn that there is no such thing as true suffering! So long as you follow the path set before you by myself from the word of Great Lord Eikyuu you will not feel pain. Pain is an illusion for the weak, and you are strong!"
He withdrew the tendrils of shadow, and smirked under his hood as the members of the First Echelon ululated their joy and determination to do as he commanded. "Orders will be distributed amongst you shortly."
Ignoring the men D'harim turned away and walked back to the other two knights. The original speaker moved forwards to continue his speech. "All of you with brown stripes across their shoulders are members of the Second Echelon, and under the direct command of Lord Taichi, Second Knight of Order. He now has a few words for you."
Taichi moved forwards, brushing back his hood so that all could see his face, see clearly that he was just a boy of fifteen. "Look upon me and know that age does not matter to Great Lord Eikyuu! Your race, age, size, religion, none of that matters to Great Lord Eikyuu! All that matters is your faith! Have faith in Him and all is well."
His words sent a cheer up amongst the Second Echelon, and a slight smile from D'harim. Underneath his hood Nick scowled, ready for it to be over. "As the Knight of Darkness stated, soon you shall be given your orders."
He returned to the other knights, and for the third time the speaker continued to talk. "Those of you who have white stripes across your shoulders are members of the Third Echelon, and under the word of Lord Nikolas, Third Knight of Order."
Nick snorted and brushed him aside. He didn't get theatric at all, he merely got to the point. He commanded those of the army who were considered to be third most faithful, as he was considered to be third most faithful of the three knights. But he didn't care at all. "Your orders are already awaiting you. I expect no delays in carrying them out, or you will deal with not only my wrath but that of Great Lord Eikyuu."
Motioning with one hand he made clear that now was the time for the speaker to finish up. He didn't know the man's name, nor did he care. There was only one thing at all that he cared about. 'My revenge will be payed in full, I only need wait a little longer.'
"Grand Army of Order, hear my words! Projected all around you are images of the most wanted people in the world! These people have failed to accept Great Lord Eikyuu's Order, and therefore have fallen from grace. These Fallen few must be brought to see the light, or they must die!" He punched a fist into the air, dragging a cry of rage from the men gathered.
All around them, projected onto the sides of buildings, were giant images of a very specific group of people. Dalin, Kai, Ryu, Autumn, Kirani, and all the others were there. "Go forth Servants of Order! Bring these Fallen few into the light of Great Lord Eikyuu's Order or cast these Fallen into darkness of chaos!"
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"Get going! We'll hold them off!" The girls and Mokuba gulped but started running, having the power of Autumn's Millennium Staff to protect them for the moment. Meanwhile Dalin, Kai, and Ryu had set themselves in the path of a group of about fifty men and women in dark red body armor, most of whom had black stripes on the shoulders.
With a loud roar the troops charged at the three men, each of whom readied themself. Then the fight began in earnest, as Dalin and Ryu sent bolts of power streaming through the soldiers, and Kai went among them with swift kicks and punches. They were a whirlwind of motion, but that wasn't enough.
Soon they were so cramped in that neither Dalin nor Ryu could use their magic without risk of hurting one of themselves, and were forced to strike out with their fists. Dalin's massive fists sent men sprawling from the huge force behind each swing, while Ryu's more calculated blows broke bones and knocked people out.
It didn't take long before the three were backed up amongst each other, desperately fending off the oncoming soldiers. Had there been fewer they would have been fine, but in this situation there was just such an unending number of them that they couldn't hold the line. Dalin was slowly beginning to realize that the only way to survive was to kill these men and women, but that wasn't something he wanted to do. 'There has to be another way.'
Kai fought for his life, desperately attacking anyone who moved for him, keeping them all at bay. He now fully understood what Dalin had meant when he said that they were all going to die. The numbers set against them were just too great to be halted. 'We're going to die...and my parents will go un-avenged. That can't happen!'
Ryu heard the sound of metal against bone and bone against bone as he swung both fists at his attackers, knocking them out. All he saw was vague shapes and the spray of blood as his fists did their work, keeping his opponent's done and out. In a brawl the damage the three of them had so far done would have ended the fight, but there were just too many enemies to win. 'I hope Autumn and the others get away. I can't stand the thought of them not making it.'
An explosion of energy suddenly sent the three of them sprawling. Bodies aching they each turned to see what had caused that, and saw in front of them three Knights of Order, hands extended. D'harim stood slightly in front of the other two, and dark fire circled his extended fist. "So this is all you three have to offer? You're as pathetic as I thought. And now you're going to die."
The other two aimed their hands at one of the three, energy gathering at their palms. In moments they would strike out in order to eliminate their foes. Dalin, Kai, and Ryu all stayed strong, ready and waiting for the end. "There will always be those who stand against you. Even if we die, it isn't over!"
"If you say so." Then the attack came.
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Tea tried to get Mokuba back up onto his feet, but a bit of bone was showing from the skin of his leg. When the blow had come he had been thrown forwards, and he had tripped over his leg, breaking it. The tide of human flesh had split the two of them from the others, and now they were surrounded by a group of those soldiers. "So, these are two of The Fallen? How pathetic. I'll grant their souls to Great Lord Eikyuu for conversion with my own two hands."
A black duel disk activated on his right arm, and the woman facing them, with strawberry blonde hair and a scarlet uniform with white stripes, smirked as duel disks and decks were extended to Tea and Mokuba. "Start your turns already. Those decks are good ones, supplied just for the purpose of this. I enjoy winning in such a situation."
Seeing that Mokuba was too focused on his pain to start Tea drew a hand of six and contemplated her available move. She was no expert duelist, but she did know the rules of the game. "I summon Giant Soldier of Stone(1300/2000) in defense mode, and set two cards face down."
When Mokuba just hugged himself into a ball it became evident that he wasn't going to be able to make a move. Smirking at this revelation the woman began her own turn. "That weakling should be easiest to defeat. I'll begin with Seal of Orichalcos!"
With the seal active she was truly ready to begin her turn. "I summon Panther Warrior(2000/1000) in attack mode. Then I'll activate Flame of Battle to create two Flame Warrior Tokens(1400/1400)!" The distinctive purple humanoid panther appeared, followed by two humanoids forged of fire.
"That's not all, because I activate Shield Wall to create four Shield Tokens(1000/1000) in rear defense, all for sacrifice. Now comes Token Demise! For each token I sacrifice I can obliterate one card on the field! So I sacrifice three of my Shield Tokens to destroy your three cards!" The three tokens vanished and were replaced by balls of energy which hurled across the field and exploded against Tea's three cards, vaporizing them.
"Think I'm done? Hardly! I play Shadow of Wickedness at a cost of fifteen hundred life points! This allows me to create a Shadow Warrior Token(2500/2500) who gains two battle phases during his first turn in play!" She laughed as her life points dropped, leaving her with still a great deal left and far too much attack power for their good. (WLP: 2500)
"You see? You're nothing to me. Shadow Warrior Token, crush the boy!" Unable to defend him because her field was empty Tea could only watch as the shadow warrior smashed his blade against Mokuba twice, sending his life points spiraling towards defeat. (MLP: 0)
"Now it's the end. I sacrifice my last Shield Token to have Panther Warrior attack you directly, followed by a direct attack from my two Flame Warriors! Go forth!" Tea felt the blows fall, and heard the sound her life points dropping, but she was barely aware of the Seal of Orichalcos closing around her and Mokuba. Then their souls were no more. (TLP: 0)
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"Soul Sorceress, send his Crass Clown to the cemetery! Soul Petal Blast!" A barrage of ethereal petals showered down on the hideous monster, sent by a woman in a blue gown with a holy glow around her. Behind this woman two face down cards could be easily seen. The Crass Clown however was undefended, and was destroyed instantly. (LP: 350)
"It's just about over clown boy. That's the second time my Soul Sorceress has managed to knock you for a loop. Now since your field is clear and your hand empty, I think I'm going to win." Serenity Wheeler smirked and crossed her arms confidently, trying to mimic her model best as she could. She was certain this sort of confidence was how Drake would act, so she had to be that way as well. (SLP: 2800)
Even though her opponent had been playing the Seal of Orichalcos she had been doing well, turning his own moves against him the whole time. His dueling method was clowns, but though he was able to assemble his clowns quickly he hadn't been able to get past her stronger monsters. 'I can't believe it! My first major duel on my own and I'm winning, and by such a big margin as well!'
Her opponent wore the same uniform as the others, but with brown stripes on the shoulder. He hadn't given a name, but the preaching he had done about clowns had gotten on her nerves. His cards certainly weren't funny, and neither was he. "I'll show you, because now I activate Card of Demise to draw five cards at a cost of discarding my hand in five turns!"
Sliding a new hand off the top of his deck the clown user surveyed it and smirked broadly before slapping down the first one. "I summon Peten the Dark Clown(500/1200) in attack mode! Then I'll follow it up with Dark Clown Posse, to special summon the others from my deck!"
The dark clothed clown was followed up by two identical clowns, and each got the seal on its head and therefore a bonus of five hundred. "Even with the power boost your monsters are WAY too weak to defeat my monster. That's why you've been losing this whole time."
"That may be so, but that's about to change with this next card. Clownification! This will turn your monster into a clown and grant it to me for the duration of the turn!" The Soul Sorceress moved over to his side of the field, and her face became a pasty white color as giant red shoes appeared on her feet.
"I'd rather have my monster dead than a clown, so I activate Offerings of the Doomed to destroy it at the cost of my next draw phase!" Bandages jumped out of the card and pulled in the new clown, destroying it. Serenity was fine with the cost, because she had one other face down card and two cards already in her hand that she could use.
"So bet it! I'll take down your other face down card with Mystical Space Typhoon!" The wind picked up and slammed down on her card. But just as it broke apart a beam of red light shot out of it, spearing through the original Peten and shattering it into thousands of tiny fragments.
"By destroying Shatter Point you allowed me to destroy one card on your field, so I chose your lead Peten. Now you don't have the attack power you need to do the deed this turn, now do you?" He scowled at having triggered a bluff card and weakened himself, but then he smiled brightly again, knowing what he could do.
"My disappointment almost made me forget these two cards I hold. Clown Anti-Effect Field which stops the use of all monster effects for this turn, and then Giant Rubber Chicken, a clown equip that boosts one clown by 1000 points for the turn!" Serenity's eyes went wide as the two cards came into effect, and glanced at the cuddly Kuriboh in her hand. Now it's effect couldn't be used and he had three thousand points of attack power.
'I'm sorry...I wasn't able to win.' Instead of cowering before the attack, she stood strong as the giant chicken crashed down on her head. The blow was too much, and her vision went fuzzy even as Peten's blade slashed her across the middle. There was too much damage and too much pain. Her soul was gone. (SLP: 0)
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Deep within the city a small group of soldiers was busy patrolling a large building. They were armed with military issue rifles from different nations, and represented each of them wore black stripes. The place was under heavy guard for a specific reason.
The whole group was going to find out why.
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An explosion of energy suddenly sent the three of them sprawling. Bodies aching they each turned to see what had caused that, and saw in front of them three Knights of Order, hands extended. D'harim stood slightly in front of the other two, and dark fire circled his extended fist. "So this is all you three have to offer? You're as pathetic as I thought. And now you're going to die."
The other two aimed their hands at one of the three, energy gathering at their palms. In moments they would strike out in order to eliminate their foes. Dalin, Kai, and Ryu all stayed strong, ready and waiting for the end. "There will always be those who stand against you. Even if we die, it isn't over!"
"If you say so." Then the attack came.
However the attack never landed on the intended targets, as a sudden explosion rocked the street, sending their aim off, blasting into the distance. The three knights whirled around, furious at having been interrupted. Smoke curled in around them, hiding everything from view.
Letting out a roar of anger Taichi unleashed his power over wind, blowing away the smoke in an instant. But to his disgust he found that neither of the three was anywhere to be seen. "Damn..."
Despite his anger, D'harim couldn't help but smile.
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Dalin, Kai, Ryu, and Autumn all sat in the back of an alley, their eyes focused on two people in front of them. They had been saved by these two, who had successfully created distractions for them to be able to escape. Unfortunately they hadn't been able to get to Tea, Mokuba, or Serenity in time.
Dalin's face was completely blank as usual, but his eyes held a strange light in them that hadn't been there in quite some time. It was the light of hope, and perhaps a twinkling of happiness. Kai couldn't tell, because he hadn't known Dalin for long enough. 'I'd be happy too if I was in his position. Hell, I am happy...but he should say something.'
"How?" Dalin's one word seemed to express everything he needed to say. The man across from him scowled at the rudeness of this comment, but was quickly silenced by a slim bronze hand.
Isis Ishtar smiled, leaning back against the wall of the building as she began to explain. "I was studying up on the issues we had discussed when the receptionist came to my room. He tried to kill me..." XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Isis Ishtar was busy pouring over the available ancient texts both physical and digital that she could get her hands, or browser, onto. Dalin had asked to her to stay behind and do research on anything pertaining to Orichalcos or any ancient legends that might point towards why Kevin had ended up having to duel against Kai in such a manner and whatever more she could learn about this strange Order.
She sighed as she leaned back up against her chair. Despite the big man's words, she knew that there was extra meaning behind them. Dalin might not be that expressive about certain things, but over their few months of acquaintance she had come to know him quite well. That was how she knew his real reason for having her stay was that he knew whoever these people were, they were after him and Kai, and not her. He was trying to protect her.
"How utterly chauvinistic. At least it would be if he meant it that way. That man simply confounds me." She sighed and returned to her texts, wishing she had the Book of Fallen Stars, which she had loaned out to Kai in order for the duelist to do some research on it. He wasn't an expert in Latin, but he was good enough at it to understand what he was reading. Things were moving too fast, there just wasn't enough time to react.
She looked up at the sudden sound of someone entering the room, but relaxed immediately at the sight of a familiar face. She had called Rishid around the same time she had called Dalin, however he had a longer way to come. Now that he was here, she felt a bit more easy. "Thank you for coming Rishid."
"We cannot speak yet, someone else wants to talk to you." The tall bronze skinned man stepped aside in order to allow another person to enter the room. It was the skinny man from the front desk. He had always seemed to be a nice man, but he had always been rather nervous. He still looked that way now.
"Yes, how can I help you?" The man blinked and bowed once, then reached into his pocket and started fumbling with something, his hands shaking as he did so. She looked on with confusion as he did so, and idly wondered what he wanted to show her.
"I respectfully request for you to die." Her eyes widened in shock as he pulled a small gun, barely the size of his hand, out of his pocket and aimed it at her. Then there was a bang. Isis cried out in shock as she saw blood shoot through the air. Rishid had jumped in the way, taking the bullet to his side.
The bald Egyptian man grabbed the sniveling little fellow by the throat and hurled him against the wall, instantly knocking him out. He said nothing as Isis immediately rushed to his aid, wrapping a cloth around his middle to stave off the flow of blood. "We must leave immediately. I am certain that this attack will not be only attempt made on your life."
Understanding the necessity of preserving her life in order to assist in the defeat of whatever threat was growing Isis began to gather her most critical documents together, those pertaining to the growing threat. After taking a few other necessary items the two Egyptians departed, leaving as quickly as possible.
Just as they were leaving the building they saw a group of police cars stopping at the front of the museum. The policemen stepped out, shouting at them to stop and stay where they were. Isis and Rishid ignored these men, taking off at a run. Weaving in and out of pedestrians the two of them fled the police, all the while praying that they found a way out of this situation.
After several minutes of fleeing from the police they came to a stop to catch their breath at the corner of a building. Once they had their breath back they turned the corner, and found themselves face to face with the police. Shots were fired just seconds after they registered the presence of the police, and several bullets found their mark, striking Isis in the chest.
Having not been the immediate target Rishid was given time to pull free the small handgun he had liberated from the unconscious form of the receptionist. He turned the gun on the police and opened fire, bringing them down one after another.
With the police out of the way he took Isis' prone form and placed it in the back of one of the nearby police cards before sitting himself down in the driver's seat. From there it was only a short drive to Tokyo National Airport.
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"I'm just lucky that Rishid and I had previously anticipated such an event. Both of us were wearing kevlar, thus saving me from death. After we reached Tokyo National Airport I used the ticket numbers of the two tickets given to Dalin and Kai, which I had memorized, in order to take a plane flight to the United States. After Eikyuu came to power Rishid and I figured out that he would come to New York and thus came here."
Everyone had been captivated by the story, surprised at how much had happened. Before anyone could make any other comment Isis raised one hand and pointed it down the alley, pointing at the large hotel across the street. "That is the Waldorf-Astoria, one of the best hotels in New York City. A few days ago a large group of men in robes escorted an armored van to the hotel, and something, I'm not sure what, was taken into it. Since that time soldiers have been patrolling it night and day."
Kai took a peek and spotted a few of the guards wandering around outside the building, looking quite intent on their task and also armed to the teeth. "So something important is in there? Eikyuu maybe?"
Dalin shook his head, a doubtful look on his face. "It is possible that Eikyuu is there, but highly unlikely. I believe it more probable that he is at the actual United Nations Building. Eikyuu is also a god, and therefore doesn't need guards. Nor do the three knights."
A sudden snort caught their attention, bringing their eyes into focus on the form of the seventeen year old Ryu Shigeru. "Yeah, but something important is in there, and I say we go in there and find out what, guards or no guards."
Rishid rose to his feet, towering over the teenager. He scowled down at the young man, his tattooed face looking particularly menacing as he did so. Ryu wasn't bothered, and merely met his eyes with equal confidence. "And how do you expect to get past all those guards?"
"With this." Ryu raised his fist, proudly displaying the Millennium Gauntlet. "With a little bit of help from the spirits of Autumn's item I've learned some tricks with this thing over the past few months. I can, with a good deal of effort, create a sort of essence of sleep. Basically it will put all those within the area who are weaker than myself into a deep sleep, only they'll be awake."
Since his explanation made little sense, Ryu decided it would be best to continue what he was saying. "The Millennium Gauntlet can give its users flashes of the past in order to grant him or her important knowledge. So I can touch something and get flashes of its past. Well using this particular power I can make everyone in that whole building live through their own past, making them clueless as to what's going on in the present. That'll let us slip in and find out what's inside."
He grinned at his own brilliance, ignoring the shocked looks on each of his companion's faces. Finally one of them spoke up. "Of all the people who could possibly have come up with a good idea, you're the last one I would have suspected. Congratulations."
Unsure of whether to take this as a compliment or an insult, Ryu merely let it slide. After all, it was time to get to work.
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As a light fog began to roll in on the Waldorf-Astoria building three figures stood on the rooftop of the building right across from it. Taichi kept his ice blue eyes transfixed on the entrance to the hotel, waiting for a certain group to enter. "It's time at last. Now is the moment when we can truly strike out."
Nick folded his arms, his single eye watching even more carefully. He was not waiting for the group, but rather for an individual. "Today is the day I have vengeance in blood. Now is my time."
D'harim kept quiet, his gaze also on the building. Though he said nothing, his thoughts were steeped on what was to come. At the same moment as the group now called 'The Fallen' entered the building each of the three knights had an identical thought.
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Author's Notes: I know this chapter was rather short, but it was all plot and no dueling (except for the like two turns of dueling you saw). Next chapter begins some major events, including some serious dueling stuff. So get ready. Also, I'd like to say that, although I don't know if it's just me or not, I've been having trouble with Until I fix it, or the site fixes it depending on who is at fault, I'll be troubled at updating. I would have had this chapter up days ago if not for those problems.
The White Mage: Well, had the dark spirit won the universe would have ended. If that were the case there wouldn't be much story would there?
Time Mage: Honestly I have no clue, but after seeing some of your cards I understand what you mean.
VoidTemplar: Supreme Sage of Balance is...balanced. Ironic isn't it? It has a lot of disadvantages to go with those massive advantages.
G.O.T. Nick: Yes, 34 attacks on you sucks. Oh, and as you see here the knights are numbered by order of rank and stuff like that. Pretty basic. The higher the number, the more trusted in the Order you are.
WolfGeneral: Doing over 120,000 damage in one turn is generally considered a super combo.
Original Cards
Woman Duelist(yeah yeah, I didn't give her a name): Flame of Battle, Token Demise, Shadow of Wickedness
Serenity: Shatter Point, Soul Sorceress
Clown Guy: Dark Clown Posse, Clownification, Clown Anti-Effect Field, Giant Rubber Chicken
