Rise of Destiny

Chapter 11

Jounouchi VS Gavon: Grudge Match Part 2

RECAP:

Gavon: Not yet. I activate another Spell card, Ritual of the Damned!

A Spell card appears on the field. It's picture shows seven cloaked men standing around a boiling pot on an altar. Also, the same seven men appear as holograms on the field.

Gavon: I sacrafice five of my monsters to inflict 1500 damage to your Life Points!

The seven men each raise their hands. All of Gavon's monsters dissappear. A rain of darkness falls onto Jounouchi, and his Life Points drop by 1500, as he screams in pain.

Jounouchi/100 Gavon/1300

Gavon: Laughs sadistically as Jounouchi stands broken and battered, his Life Points remain at only 100.

Shizuka: Katsuya! No!

Gavon: Shut up, foolish little girl! Your cries will not heal him. He is weak, and one more attack will finish him off!

Jounouchi doesn't say anything...

To Be Continued

Gavon: So this is how Jounouchi Katsuya dies. Amongst a field of bones and corpses, with noone but his little sister to weep over his body. Get up! This duel is not over!

Jounouchi raises his head. There are many hairline scratches lining his face, and his jacket is also battered.

Jounouchi: I won't lose. Not yet. I've come all this way, and I won't leave without my little sister.

Gavon: So noble...but, didn't you ever hear the saying "Nice guys finish last?"

Jounouchi: Thanks.

Gavon: What?

Jounouchi: You've just given me another reason to defeat you. So I won't have to listen to your lame comebacks! Now, I summon

Gavon: Hold on. Due to the second effect of Ritual of the Damned, we both must discard 5 cards from our hands. So, pick your five cards. Oh, wait, you only have 5 cards.

Jounouchi: Dammit!

Both discard their hand.

Jounouchi: I can't do anything this turn. Make your move.

Gavon: Due to the effect of your Winged Guardian, I can't attack you. So, I'll pass as well.

Jounouchi: Draws, and smirks. I activate Monster Reborn, to revive your monster! The Despair from the Dark(2800/3000)!

Black mist flows out of Gavon's graveyard, but this time, Despair from the Dark appears on Jounouchi's field.

Jounouchi: Time to bring back those nightmares. I'm sorry, Gavon, but this is something I've got to do!

Gavon: Even if you do attack, my Vampire Lord will be destroyed, but I won't lose many Life Points.

Jounouchi: Despair from the Dark, attack! Envelop in Darkness!

Despair from the Dark fires a blast of red and black flames, which envelop Vampire Lord, and shatter him. Gavon's Life Points drop.

Jounouchi/100 Gavon/500

Jounouchi: That's only the beginning. I will defeat you, Gavon. I have to save Shizuka, and you're in my way. Take your final turn.

Gavon: My, my, you've become a completely different person...this should be fun...I draw, and set a monster in DEF mode. It's your turn now.

Jounouchi: Draws I play Reinforcements of the Army to Special Summon Marauding Captain(1200/400) from my deck, and I'll Special Summon a second Marauding Captain from my hand using his effect! It's your turn, so use your last moments wisely.

Gavon: I activate the Spell Card Stench of Death!

A spell card appears. It's picture shows a field of bones and skulls, with a green mist flowing above them. The same mist appears on the field, and surrounds the top of the tower.

Gavon: This rare Spell Card deals 500 damage to your monsters whenever you destroy one of mine in a battle.

The mist appears on the field, and surrounds the top of the tower.

Jounouchi: Smells the mist Urgh! What is that?

Shizuka: Ew! Katsuya! Please defeat him!

Gavon: Looks back at Shizuka, who, while tied to the cross, cannot cover her nose from the smell. The stench grows stronger each time a monster is sent to the Graveyard. As for your sister, she will have to deal with the scent.

Jounouchi: You piece of garbage! You probably just played that card to make my sister suffer! And for that, you have to pay. I sacrafice all three of my monsters to summon Gilford the Lightning(2800/1400)! And now I can destroy every monster you've got!

Gilford raises his sword, and a mighty lightning bolt crashes down from the heavens and destroys Gavon's monster.

Jounouchi: Now, Gilford, attack his Life Points!

Gilford raises his sword in front of him, and rushes forward. Gavon just smirks, as a monster card appears in front of Gilford. Gilford attacks, and the monster shatters.

Jounouchi: What the

Gavon: You destroyed my Mud Beast(100/100). And when my Mud Beast is attacked, it is revived, and one of your monsters must attack it as soon as you can. And due to my Stench of Death spell card, your Gilford loses 500 ATK and DEF points. And since Mud Beast must be attacked when Special Summoned...

Gilford (2300/900)

Gilford attacks. Mud Beast is destroyed and revived.

Gilford (1800/400)

Gilford attacks. Mud Beast is destroyed and revived.

Jounouchi: Gilford! Stop!

Gilford attacks. Mud Beast is destroyed and revived.

Gilford (1300/0)

Gavon: Your monster will not listen. I've got you in a loop that you cannot escape, and it's going to cost you your soul!

Jounouchi: Looks through his hand Yes! This card might help! I activate the Spell card Hyper Bounce!

A Spell card appears on the field. It's picture shows a man in colourful clothes jumping in the air, his eyes glowing. The background is an amalgamation of yellow and purple.

Jounouchi: This card allows me to sacrafice one of my monsters to return one of yours to your hand automatically. So, goodbye Gilford, and goodbye Mud Beast!

Gilford is shattered, and Mud Beast disappears. An extra card appears in Gavon's hand.

Gavon: I pass my turn.

Jounouchi: Okay...if that's what you want... I summon Red Eyes Black Hatchling(800/500), and then I'll sacrafice it to summon Red Eyes Black Dragon(2400/2000)!

The sky grows dark, as a huge black dragon with blazing red eyes flies down from the sky, and hovers over Jounouchi's field.

Gavon: Let me ask you a question, Jounouchi.

Jounouchi: Make it quick. I don't have all day to win, you know.

Gavon: Can you take my life? Can you take my soul? This is your moment of truth. If you attack, you will have it on your conscience forever. If you don't I will kill you. You lose either way.

For a moment, Jounouchi is speechless, confusion in his eyes. Then, he becomes focused again.

Jounouchi: I would be sorry, Gavon, if we had met under other circumstances. But I must win. Red Eyes, attack! Dark Mega Flare!

Red Eyes fires a huge blast of dark flames. It hits Gavon dead on, and his Life Points drop to 0.

DUEL END

Gavon, in his last few breaths, ran to Shizuka, picked up the cross, and threw it over the side of the tower. Shizuka screamed as she plummeted down.

Jounouchi had his head down after seeing this. He was trembling.

"Y-you...you..." He stuttered.

Gavon laughed. That was it. That crossed the line. Jounouchi ran toward his enemy with blinding speed, his hands glowing bloodred.

"I'm gonna tear you apart!" The hero said with a voice that was much unlike his own. As his anger grew, his hands glowed brighter. Slowly, the red glow metamorphed into a sword...

Jounouchi kept running, until he reached Gavon. He jumped as high as he could, and slashed the sword with blinding speed, bringing it down on Gavon. His shirt was torn, as a long, thin, red line appeared on his bare chest.

Gavon fell, landing with a thud on the floor of the arena. Jounouchi walked toward the elevator, walked in, and pressed a button. The elevator doors closed, and Jounouchi was gone.

Gavon was left there, dying. Before his soul was taken, his last thoughts were,

So, this is his untapped potential...I never thought'd I'd unlock it...much less like this...

His eyes closed, and his soul left his body. Bartholomew Auros had just gotten one step closer to winning. And he was going to get another very soon.

IN AUROS' SANCTUARY

Auros sat in a large, leather chair. A cloaked man stood in front of him. On his shoulder, he held the cross that Shizuka was tied to. She was unconscious.

"Master, the plan worked perfectly. I caught her as she fell. Jounouchi Katsuya will be your next victim..." The cloaked man said in a high pitched voice.

"Good." Auros said.

Jounouchi stood in the elevator. He looked at his sword. It had a black hilt, and the blade was a bright red, with what appeared to be dancing flames around it.

"The Sword of Dark Anger..." Jounouchi muttered. "I do not know how I know it's name, but I know it will assist me."

He closed his eyes, and thought of Shizuka.

"Shizuka..." Jounouchi muttered to himself. "I will avenge you. I will kill Bartholomew Auros."

To Be Continued

NEXT: Rain Dance