Disclaimer: See Chapter 28 for details
Chapter 29: Rebirth of Ra, Part I
The gang turned around to see, an unfamiliar duelist. He was rather tall, had brown hair, and was quite muscular. No one knew exactly what to say to him, however, luckily, no one would. The man walked directly past the gang to another duelist that was behind them. The two duelists began arguing over....something, the gang wasn't paying attention. They rounded the corner onto the dueling site of Kaiba and Pegasus. About 85% of the crowd was gone, however, the gang stopped at a small gift shop to view the items inside.
Kaiba, on the other hand, was 15 feet away from his rival, but heading the incorrect direction. He stared at the card that brought him victory, but barely. A faint wind began to blow from the north, Kaiba covered his face, and Obelisk flew out of his hand, and a Blue Eyes White Dragon, from the very top of his deck, flew into his hand. Obelisk hit the ground silently, so Kaiba didn't even notice (like he would have), and he slipped "Obelisk" into his deck holster, or what he thought was Obelisk. He walked off rather quickly without a care in the world.
The gang approached the last known location of Kaiba, only to find...nothing. Before they walked off, however, Yugi noticed something from the corner of his eye. He checked it out, and discovered it was Obelisk!
(No way!) he thought to his spiritual partner.
(Yes aibou, it seems as if something happened here. We should return the card to Kaiba immediately.) though the former Pharaoh to Yugi.
(Right) mentally replied Yugi.
"Yugi, is that what I think it is?" asked Joey, snatching the card from his friend.
"Whoa guys, check it out! Kaiba left his God Card here!" Joey smiled to his friends.
"Are you serious man? It's not like Kaiba to let strong cards out of his sight." Tristan answered.
"Yeah, I know! But finders keepers, losers..." began the anxious Joey, as Yugi retook Obelisk.
"Joey, we should give this back to Kaiba." Yugi suggested.
"Ahh fine! He'll need it when he goes against Joey Wheeler!" proudly declared Joey, pointing at himself.
"So does this mean you're going to challenge Kaiba?" questioned Anzu. Joey froze on the spot. "Guess no." she assumed.
The gang was heading south, as they passed through several Kaiba Corporation buildings; however, the president was not in any of them. They reached the Domino Pier and a voice cried out. "Yugi Muto! You and I duel now!" the voice sprang, which everyone recognized as a female's. They viewed a shadowy figure flip down from the Pier sign, landing on one leg, and one knee. She stood up, brushed herself off with greatness, and pointed directly towards Yugi. "We duel now!" she declared as she whipped out a remote control, pushing buttons, sealing the way on both sides of the Domino Pier shut. "The way is shut. The only way to leave is by winning, somehow, a duel against me! Loser loses his rarest card." She declared, holding up a Hexac Rudy. Yugi showed her his Black Magician.
"Do you accept?" she asked, Duel Disk fully loaded. Yugi did the same.
"I accept!" Yugi sternly announced. (I guess Kaiba'll have to wait to receive Obelisk.)
(Perfect! Now that the terms are agreed to, I believe that the fun will begin!) thought the lady.
Yugi took the opportunity to study her. She was dressed in a white coat with white go-go boots, and diamonds covered most of her clothing, spaced exactly at the same space from any other diamond, so the job must have cost her millions of dollars.
"By the way, a formal introduction, I'm the Queen of Diamonds, the last duelist you'll ever face!" the queen introduced herself, looking at the water below.
(Queen of Diamonds? Either she's part of some Rare Hunter-type squad, or she's just a psycho.) contemplated Yugi. However, it didn't matter, he was going to duel her all the same. However, before the duel, Yugi reached into his pocket and pulled out Obelisk. He pulled out the top two cards in his deck, Obelisk, and the Devil's Sanctuary. Something told him he was going to need these cards. His vision became less and less clearer, and he witnessed a tablet. Ra was glowing a golden color, as if the real card had been summoned. Obelisk glowed blue in color, and then a white blinding light ensued. When the light faded, Yugi's vision ended.
(What could that have been? Ra and Obelisk colliding? I don't even own those two cards anymore. Could I be right, that she is working with a group, and they have managed to get their hands on Ra? I hope not, but just in case, Obelisk and Devil's Sanctuary are going into my deck.) pondered Yugi, slipping the two cards in as his deck holster automatically shuffled his dueling deck.
Both duelists held up their duel disks and yelled in unison, "Duel!" Both life point counters raced to 4000. Yugi drew 5 cards, along with the Queen of Diamonds. She rudely drew a sixth card as well.
The Queen of Diamonds carefully looked over her hand. Everything was going according to her plans. In her hands she held the most powerful card to be created in Duel Monsters, Ra itself. Sure, it was her most powerful and rarest card, however Yugi had been deceived. Two things were on the line here. First, she had promised her rarest card, which was in fact Ra. On the contrary, the second thing she promised was her rarest card was Hexac Rudy. Yugi had agreed to take Hexac Rudy if she lost. But she quickly shook these thoughts out of her head. Her deck's theme was all centered on Ra, so she would never lose.
"I call to the field Quick Leech (500/1200)!" sprang the Queen as her little insect leech appeared on the field. "Attack Yugi's life points at once!" she commanded as the insect raced to Yugi and holographically bit him on the arm. (Y's LP: 3500) Yugi didn't need to ask how that move was possible, since he had come in contact with the card before, way back at The Battle City Finals. It was Malik's opening move of the final round. His vision's purpose was becoming clearer. She began with the same card he did. Now Yugi was positive he'd be facing Ra sooner or later.
"Now, I'm sure you're well aware of my leech's special ability! I can discard one card from my hand to instantly shift it into defense mode!" the Queen of Diamonds broke Yugi's concentration, glancing at her hand. She noticed Ra and deposited it into her graveyard slot. "I'll use this card! Switch to defensive mode my Quick Leech!" commanded the Queen as her leech shielded itself with its rows of feelers. "I'll set one card face down and end my move."
Yugi drew. (This is too weird. I want to summon a powerful monster, but I think I should just replay things as they were at Battle City. If she does follow the exact same strategy Malik did, at least I should emerge victorious) thought the child as he decided to unlock the essence in his puzzle. The Pharaoh now stood before the Queen of Diamonds.
"So, he shows himself" interestedly spoke the queen.
Yami didn't bother to reply. Instead he spoke these words. "I summon Queen's Knight (1500/1600) in attack mode! Queen's Knight, slice up his Quick Leech!" commanded Yugi as the female knight unsheathed her sword, slicing up the insect with one powerful vertical swipe.
(I wonder what the face down card is. It must be something that can summon Ra; however, I can't exactly what card Malik used against me. Augh! I've fought so many duels since Malik; this is the only part I can remember, except the ending. I just hope fate is on my side today...) sighed Yugi, as he set two cards on the field.
"I end my turn after setting these two cards." He announced. Queen of Diamonds, didn't care, so she drew.
"Time to exterminate your pitiful fairy soldier! Go, Juragedo! (1700/1300) attack the Queen's Knight now!" she instructed, motioning at the target. The demon leapt into the air, and brought down two thunderous blows, knocking away the poor female warrior. (Y's LP: 3300). "I'll complete my turn by setting these two cards, you know, to knock you off your feet."
Yugi drew and glanced over the field. (She's got 3 face down cards, and one God Card, but I wonder, did she discard it to the graveyard, is it in or hand, or does she still need to draw it. I hope it's not the first two, or I'm in trouble) thought Yugi.
However, hearing the Queen of Diamonds shout, "Reveal trap!" broke his concentration. "Go! Trade Your Left Arm! Now I am able to discard my hand to select one card from my deck and place it in my hand!" she explained as she manually searched her deck and chose the right card. She had no trouble showing it to Yugi, as it was soon going to cause his defeat. Yugi instantly realized she put the one card that could actually defeat him. She selected her Raise Dead magic card. She showed it to him, wanting to see the look of fear in his eyes as the Queen of Diamonds imagined Ra standing behind her, waiting to bear the commands she ordered to it. The Sun Dragon would finally defeat the Pharaoh! However, to her surprise, the Pharaoh's look was not one of fear, but one of pleasure. He chuckled slightly.
"I'm afraid I miss the humor, Pharaoh!" Queen of Diamonds yelled. "Is there anything funny in the next turn when you are consumed by the darkness next turn. Oh, did I forget to mention, loser "wins" a free trip to the Shadow Realm. Like I need to pack." She smirked, a hint of sarcasm in her tone.
"I'll easily agree to those terms, because I know I won't lose. However, we have a duel to finish! Now, your Raise Dead won't be reviving Ra! Because I'm about to take it away from you, watch as I activate Exchange!" he smiled as his magic card activated. Queen of Diamonds gasped at the sudden change of events, and growled a death growl towards the Pharaoh, who was walking into the middle of the playing field, taking the Raise Dead.
"Now it's your turn to pick something" reminded the Pharaoh. Queen of Diamonds angrily snatched De-Fusion out of his hand. They returned to their original sides of the field.
"Don't think I won't defeat you! You've just prolonged your defeat. Ra will arise to destroy the mighty Pharaoh!" wickedly laughed the Queen of Diamonds. Tristan, Anzu, and Joey were in awe at this, while the Pharaoh growled. His vision, his suspicion, and his intuition were all dead on. Ra would indeed his in this duel.
"Ra..." thought Joey to the first and last time he faced the card, only to have nearly died and have his soul eaten by the shadows. The Pharaoh completely ignored Queen of Diamond's cackle, but continued his move.
"I'll finish my move by summoning the King's Knight! (1600/1400)." He declared as a man appeared on the field, holding a strong sword and carrying a small shield.
"Man! Yugi stuck it to him!" Tristan cheered on the sidelines.
"I don't know." Joey interrupted. "Look at her face. Even though she lost her Raise Dead card, she's pretty calm. She's got to have something planned, and since the only card in her hand is De-Fusion, and you can only have one Raise Dead per deck, it has to do something with those two face down cards. I just hope Yugi can summon one of his God Cards before she can summon hers. Luckily for Yugi, he won't feel Ra's attack nearly as bad as I did." He remembered what it felt like, back when Malik unleashed the full power of Ra on Joey. He felt like his soul was being set on fire, and then painfully dragged out of his body. It was a shock to his soul he'd never forget. He shuddered just remembering about it.
Back at the duel, the Queen of Diamonds was anxiously waiting for Yugi to slip up, so that she'd be summoning Ra. "All I need is for him to play one card, and that will be the downfall of Yugi!" she smirked.
"Next!" interrupted her thoughts. She tuned back into reality to watch the Pharaoh make his next move, hoping it was the card that would cause his downfall.
"Activate your Raise Dead! I'll use the card to revive Queen's Knight!" declared Yugi as the female exploded out of the Raise Dead card, and its hologram disappeared. Yugi then tossed the card to Queen of Diamonds to place in her graveyard, which she did, it being her Raise Dead.
(That's exactly the slip up you did. Now you have King's Knight and Queen's Knight on the field. I know you'll summon Jack's Knight, but what will you do from there, Pharaoh? My two face down cards will stop you in your tracks. I know it.) The Queen of Diamonds slyly smiled to herself, waiting impatiently for the Pharaoh's turn to conclude.
"With both Queen's Knight and King's Knight on the field, I am able to special summon a Jack's Knight (1900/1200) from my deck!" explained the Pharaoh as the image of the Jack Knight's card appeared on the field, followed by the tall, muscular soldier covered in his blue armor emerging from the card.
"Look! Yugi's got three monsters on the field! As soon as he draws a God Card, he'll be able to summon it!" applauded Anzu.
"Wait. That's just the one problem. Out of 50 cards in his deck, Yugi's chance of drawing a God Card is 4%." Joey cautioned.
"Well, anything's better than 0%." Tristan optimistically commented.
The Queen of Diamonds was laughing to herself. Her Juragedo had 1700 attack points, 200 less than the Jack's Knight. It could destroy it with one swipe of his sword, clearing the way for 3100 points of direct damage. That is, if Yugi could somehow manage to evade her face down cards. She decided to use an old tactic. "Come on Pharaoh! The shadows are starving for you. I shouldn't disappoint them! It doesn't matter how long it takes. I can defeat you in 5 minutes, one hour; really it's up to you! However, I have other pieces of business to attend to today, like defeating your so called ally, Bakura. Then, once I obtain the Millennium Ring, I'll head to Seto Kaiba, using Ra and my millennium item to strip him of Obelisk! I shall deliver these to my leader, so that he will gain the powers of the once almighty Pharaoh. He will own the 7 most powerful objects on earth, and control the 3 mightiest beings ever to walk it!" she cackled once more.
"However," she slyly added, "don't be frightened Pharaoh. Your monster's can lower my life points down to 700, so why don't you just come on and attack me!" she disconcerted.
(I don't know. Normally I would attack, but in a duel of this magnitude, I can't risk it. One of those cards may even let her summon Ra back to the field. I just can't risk it) thought Yugi. "I'll end my turn now." He reluctantly announced.
"Why didn't Yugi attack??" burst Tristan.
"Check out the field, man. The Queen of Diamonds has two set cards, and one monster with low attack strength. One of those two cards has got to be a trap, and Yugi can't afford to mess up in this game."
(So, his fear has saved him to see another turn) supposed the Queen of Diamonds. She drew. "I'll set one card face down. You know, Pharaoh, I feel sorry for you. I know you don't hold a God Card in your hand! It must be boring, waiting and waiting until you one of two cards in your deck. And who knows, by the time that happens, Ra may have cast you into the darkness already, so just for fun; I'll give you a present. Activate magic card, Card of Sanctity, causing both of us to draw until we have six cards in our hand." She coolly explained, drawing 5 cards while Yugi drew 3. "Now I'll switch my Juragedo into defense mode and end my turn."
The Pharaoh swiftly drew his next card. (Let's see. Battle City rules apply to this tournament, so you only get one Raise Dead in a deck, but as long as you hold that card, anything is possible!) Joey wondered watching his best friend relive a nightmare no one ever wanted to relive.
The Pharaoh stared at his card and smirked. "It seems your present has done just what I need it to do! It gave me 6 cards in my hand, so now I summon this! First, I'll sacrifice Queen's Knight, King's Knight, and Jack's Knight!" he announced as his three monsters morphed into essences, floating high above the pier. "Next, I'll summon one of my Egyptian Gods, The Saint Dragon, God of Osiris!" Yugi completed, as the Duel Disk emitted an aura. A black shadow could be seen, covering the field. A red snakelike body was visible next, and down flew one of the three most powerful cards. The Queen of Diamonds looked straight at the monster. Its long, snakelike body, four rows of massive, myriad teeth and horrible yellow eyes that spelt doom to anyone facing this monster.
"With your very generous courtesy, Osiris' attack is 6000 attack points strong! Your lucky you have a monster defending your life points, but next turn the whole story is different" shouted Yugi, his god monster ready to obey any command given to it.
"Look! Yugi's going to win! His monster has 6000 attack points!" Anzu cheered.
"Take it to him hard, Yugi!" added Tristan.
"I know you can do this. Show this fashion freak what a true duelist can do!" Joey included. Yugi nodded to Joey as a reply.
"You've heard my friends! It's time to see the action now! Osiris the Saint Dragon! Attack the Juragedo with your Thunder Force attack!" commanded the Pharaoh, pointing at the target. The dragon instantly obeyed, opening its inferior level mouth, and forming a large yellow sphere of lightning. The dragon then unleashed a stream of lightning crashing down onto the field towards Juragedo.
"Fool! Now you will see the true power of Ra! Reverse magic card, Dark Magic Revival!" laughed the Queen of Diamonds as the attack was temporarily negated.
"Joey, any idea what that card does?" questioned Tristan.
"Yeah, and unfortunately, its not good for Yugi. Gramps told me about this card before. It lets the "Queen" here activate one magic card from her graveyard, but at the end of the turn, it goes into Yugi's graveyard" explained Joey, worrying for his friend's safety.
"But she doesn't have a card to activate" commented Anzu.
"That's right. Her revival card is the first magic card she's played all duel." Tristan added. Joey struck his chin in thought as the trio wondered what card it could be. Suddenly, it all struck them straight on the head.
"Raise Dead!" they shouted in unison.
The Queen of Diamonds noticed their outburst. "Your friends have it correct, Pharaoh! Dark Magic Revival, activate Raise Dead from my graveyard!" instructed the Queen of Diamonds as the magic card morphed into Raise Dead. The symbol on the card came out, and turned red. The winds began to pick up, and two golden wings could be seen. Soon, the rest of a golden dragon's body began to come into view. It unleashed a powerful roar upon entering the playing field. The Pharaoh laughed.
"What happens to be so funny? Ra has arisen, and you will soon fall!" she reminded the Pharaoh.
"You've overlooked Osiris' special ability!" he replied, pointing at his massive dragon, who unleashed a stream of purple energy aimed for Ra. "My dragon instantly subtracts 2000 attack points from Ra, so Ra will be destroyed! You wasted a perfectly good magic card" commented the Pharaoh, while the blast made its way to Ra.
"Not exactly" responded the Queen of Diamonds as the attack hit Ra. Smoke vanished from the field in seconds to see Ra still standing, not a scratch made by Osiris. "In this turn, Ra is immune to all attacks! You'll be forced to watch and see as I use Ra's God Phoenix to burn up your monsters, and ultimately you!" she laughed, the Pharaoh growled, and Yugi's friends overlooked, worried for his safety.
CARDS PLAYED
Quick Leech: /500/1200/ Insect/ Desc: At the end of a turn in which this card does Battle Damage to your opponent; you can discard 1 card from your hand to change this card's mode. Also, this card can attack during the first turn.
Queen's Knight: /1500/1600/ Warrior Type
Juragedo: /1700/1300/ Demon Type
Trade Your Left Arm: TRAP/Desc: Discard your entire hand. Place one card from your deck into your hand.
Exchange: Both players show their hands to each other. You both select 1 card from each other's hand and add it to your own. When the cards are sent to the Graveyard, they are placed in the Graveyard of the original owner.
Raise Dead: Select 1 Monster Card from either your opponent's or your own Graveyard and place it on the field under your control in Attack or Defense Position (face-up). This is considered a Special Summon.
King's Knight: /1600/1400/ Warrior/ Desc: When this card and "Queen's Knight" are face up on the field, you may special summon one "Jack's Knight" from your hand, deck, or graveyard to the field.
Jack's Knight: /1900/1200/ Warrior Type
Card of Sanctity: MAGIC/Desc: Both players draw from their decks until they are holding 6 cards in their respective hands.
Dark Magic Revival: QUICK PLAY MAGIC/Desc: You can activate this card when an opponent's Monster attacks. Activate 1 Magic card from your Cemetery. At the end of the turn, put that card into your opponent's Cemetery.
Chapter 29: Rebirth of Ra, Part I
The gang turned around to see, an unfamiliar duelist. He was rather tall, had brown hair, and was quite muscular. No one knew exactly what to say to him, however, luckily, no one would. The man walked directly past the gang to another duelist that was behind them. The two duelists began arguing over....something, the gang wasn't paying attention. They rounded the corner onto the dueling site of Kaiba and Pegasus. About 85% of the crowd was gone, however, the gang stopped at a small gift shop to view the items inside.
Kaiba, on the other hand, was 15 feet away from his rival, but heading the incorrect direction. He stared at the card that brought him victory, but barely. A faint wind began to blow from the north, Kaiba covered his face, and Obelisk flew out of his hand, and a Blue Eyes White Dragon, from the very top of his deck, flew into his hand. Obelisk hit the ground silently, so Kaiba didn't even notice (like he would have), and he slipped "Obelisk" into his deck holster, or what he thought was Obelisk. He walked off rather quickly without a care in the world.
The gang approached the last known location of Kaiba, only to find...nothing. Before they walked off, however, Yugi noticed something from the corner of his eye. He checked it out, and discovered it was Obelisk!
(No way!) he thought to his spiritual partner.
(Yes aibou, it seems as if something happened here. We should return the card to Kaiba immediately.) though the former Pharaoh to Yugi.
(Right) mentally replied Yugi.
"Yugi, is that what I think it is?" asked Joey, snatching the card from his friend.
"Whoa guys, check it out! Kaiba left his God Card here!" Joey smiled to his friends.
"Are you serious man? It's not like Kaiba to let strong cards out of his sight." Tristan answered.
"Yeah, I know! But finders keepers, losers..." began the anxious Joey, as Yugi retook Obelisk.
"Joey, we should give this back to Kaiba." Yugi suggested.
"Ahh fine! He'll need it when he goes against Joey Wheeler!" proudly declared Joey, pointing at himself.
"So does this mean you're going to challenge Kaiba?" questioned Anzu. Joey froze on the spot. "Guess no." she assumed.
The gang was heading south, as they passed through several Kaiba Corporation buildings; however, the president was not in any of them. They reached the Domino Pier and a voice cried out. "Yugi Muto! You and I duel now!" the voice sprang, which everyone recognized as a female's. They viewed a shadowy figure flip down from the Pier sign, landing on one leg, and one knee. She stood up, brushed herself off with greatness, and pointed directly towards Yugi. "We duel now!" she declared as she whipped out a remote control, pushing buttons, sealing the way on both sides of the Domino Pier shut. "The way is shut. The only way to leave is by winning, somehow, a duel against me! Loser loses his rarest card." She declared, holding up a Hexac Rudy. Yugi showed her his Black Magician.
"Do you accept?" she asked, Duel Disk fully loaded. Yugi did the same.
"I accept!" Yugi sternly announced. (I guess Kaiba'll have to wait to receive Obelisk.)
(Perfect! Now that the terms are agreed to, I believe that the fun will begin!) thought the lady.
Yugi took the opportunity to study her. She was dressed in a white coat with white go-go boots, and diamonds covered most of her clothing, spaced exactly at the same space from any other diamond, so the job must have cost her millions of dollars.
"By the way, a formal introduction, I'm the Queen of Diamonds, the last duelist you'll ever face!" the queen introduced herself, looking at the water below.
(Queen of Diamonds? Either she's part of some Rare Hunter-type squad, or she's just a psycho.) contemplated Yugi. However, it didn't matter, he was going to duel her all the same. However, before the duel, Yugi reached into his pocket and pulled out Obelisk. He pulled out the top two cards in his deck, Obelisk, and the Devil's Sanctuary. Something told him he was going to need these cards. His vision became less and less clearer, and he witnessed a tablet. Ra was glowing a golden color, as if the real card had been summoned. Obelisk glowed blue in color, and then a white blinding light ensued. When the light faded, Yugi's vision ended.
(What could that have been? Ra and Obelisk colliding? I don't even own those two cards anymore. Could I be right, that she is working with a group, and they have managed to get their hands on Ra? I hope not, but just in case, Obelisk and Devil's Sanctuary are going into my deck.) pondered Yugi, slipping the two cards in as his deck holster automatically shuffled his dueling deck.
Both duelists held up their duel disks and yelled in unison, "Duel!" Both life point counters raced to 4000. Yugi drew 5 cards, along with the Queen of Diamonds. She rudely drew a sixth card as well.
The Queen of Diamonds carefully looked over her hand. Everything was going according to her plans. In her hands she held the most powerful card to be created in Duel Monsters, Ra itself. Sure, it was her most powerful and rarest card, however Yugi had been deceived. Two things were on the line here. First, she had promised her rarest card, which was in fact Ra. On the contrary, the second thing she promised was her rarest card was Hexac Rudy. Yugi had agreed to take Hexac Rudy if she lost. But she quickly shook these thoughts out of her head. Her deck's theme was all centered on Ra, so she would never lose.
"I call to the field Quick Leech (500/1200)!" sprang the Queen as her little insect leech appeared on the field. "Attack Yugi's life points at once!" she commanded as the insect raced to Yugi and holographically bit him on the arm. (Y's LP: 3500) Yugi didn't need to ask how that move was possible, since he had come in contact with the card before, way back at The Battle City Finals. It was Malik's opening move of the final round. His vision's purpose was becoming clearer. She began with the same card he did. Now Yugi was positive he'd be facing Ra sooner or later.
"Now, I'm sure you're well aware of my leech's special ability! I can discard one card from my hand to instantly shift it into defense mode!" the Queen of Diamonds broke Yugi's concentration, glancing at her hand. She noticed Ra and deposited it into her graveyard slot. "I'll use this card! Switch to defensive mode my Quick Leech!" commanded the Queen as her leech shielded itself with its rows of feelers. "I'll set one card face down and end my move."
Yugi drew. (This is too weird. I want to summon a powerful monster, but I think I should just replay things as they were at Battle City. If she does follow the exact same strategy Malik did, at least I should emerge victorious) thought the child as he decided to unlock the essence in his puzzle. The Pharaoh now stood before the Queen of Diamonds.
"So, he shows himself" interestedly spoke the queen.
Yami didn't bother to reply. Instead he spoke these words. "I summon Queen's Knight (1500/1600) in attack mode! Queen's Knight, slice up his Quick Leech!" commanded Yugi as the female knight unsheathed her sword, slicing up the insect with one powerful vertical swipe.
(I wonder what the face down card is. It must be something that can summon Ra; however, I can't exactly what card Malik used against me. Augh! I've fought so many duels since Malik; this is the only part I can remember, except the ending. I just hope fate is on my side today...) sighed Yugi, as he set two cards on the field.
"I end my turn after setting these two cards." He announced. Queen of Diamonds, didn't care, so she drew.
"Time to exterminate your pitiful fairy soldier! Go, Juragedo! (1700/1300) attack the Queen's Knight now!" she instructed, motioning at the target. The demon leapt into the air, and brought down two thunderous blows, knocking away the poor female warrior. (Y's LP: 3300). "I'll complete my turn by setting these two cards, you know, to knock you off your feet."
Yugi drew and glanced over the field. (She's got 3 face down cards, and one God Card, but I wonder, did she discard it to the graveyard, is it in or hand, or does she still need to draw it. I hope it's not the first two, or I'm in trouble) thought Yugi.
However, hearing the Queen of Diamonds shout, "Reveal trap!" broke his concentration. "Go! Trade Your Left Arm! Now I am able to discard my hand to select one card from my deck and place it in my hand!" she explained as she manually searched her deck and chose the right card. She had no trouble showing it to Yugi, as it was soon going to cause his defeat. Yugi instantly realized she put the one card that could actually defeat him. She selected her Raise Dead magic card. She showed it to him, wanting to see the look of fear in his eyes as the Queen of Diamonds imagined Ra standing behind her, waiting to bear the commands she ordered to it. The Sun Dragon would finally defeat the Pharaoh! However, to her surprise, the Pharaoh's look was not one of fear, but one of pleasure. He chuckled slightly.
"I'm afraid I miss the humor, Pharaoh!" Queen of Diamonds yelled. "Is there anything funny in the next turn when you are consumed by the darkness next turn. Oh, did I forget to mention, loser "wins" a free trip to the Shadow Realm. Like I need to pack." She smirked, a hint of sarcasm in her tone.
"I'll easily agree to those terms, because I know I won't lose. However, we have a duel to finish! Now, your Raise Dead won't be reviving Ra! Because I'm about to take it away from you, watch as I activate Exchange!" he smiled as his magic card activated. Queen of Diamonds gasped at the sudden change of events, and growled a death growl towards the Pharaoh, who was walking into the middle of the playing field, taking the Raise Dead.
"Now it's your turn to pick something" reminded the Pharaoh. Queen of Diamonds angrily snatched De-Fusion out of his hand. They returned to their original sides of the field.
"Don't think I won't defeat you! You've just prolonged your defeat. Ra will arise to destroy the mighty Pharaoh!" wickedly laughed the Queen of Diamonds. Tristan, Anzu, and Joey were in awe at this, while the Pharaoh growled. His vision, his suspicion, and his intuition were all dead on. Ra would indeed his in this duel.
"Ra..." thought Joey to the first and last time he faced the card, only to have nearly died and have his soul eaten by the shadows. The Pharaoh completely ignored Queen of Diamond's cackle, but continued his move.
"I'll finish my move by summoning the King's Knight! (1600/1400)." He declared as a man appeared on the field, holding a strong sword and carrying a small shield.
"Man! Yugi stuck it to him!" Tristan cheered on the sidelines.
"I don't know." Joey interrupted. "Look at her face. Even though she lost her Raise Dead card, she's pretty calm. She's got to have something planned, and since the only card in her hand is De-Fusion, and you can only have one Raise Dead per deck, it has to do something with those two face down cards. I just hope Yugi can summon one of his God Cards before she can summon hers. Luckily for Yugi, he won't feel Ra's attack nearly as bad as I did." He remembered what it felt like, back when Malik unleashed the full power of Ra on Joey. He felt like his soul was being set on fire, and then painfully dragged out of his body. It was a shock to his soul he'd never forget. He shuddered just remembering about it.
Back at the duel, the Queen of Diamonds was anxiously waiting for Yugi to slip up, so that she'd be summoning Ra. "All I need is for him to play one card, and that will be the downfall of Yugi!" she smirked.
"Next!" interrupted her thoughts. She tuned back into reality to watch the Pharaoh make his next move, hoping it was the card that would cause his downfall.
"Activate your Raise Dead! I'll use the card to revive Queen's Knight!" declared Yugi as the female exploded out of the Raise Dead card, and its hologram disappeared. Yugi then tossed the card to Queen of Diamonds to place in her graveyard, which she did, it being her Raise Dead.
(That's exactly the slip up you did. Now you have King's Knight and Queen's Knight on the field. I know you'll summon Jack's Knight, but what will you do from there, Pharaoh? My two face down cards will stop you in your tracks. I know it.) The Queen of Diamonds slyly smiled to herself, waiting impatiently for the Pharaoh's turn to conclude.
"With both Queen's Knight and King's Knight on the field, I am able to special summon a Jack's Knight (1900/1200) from my deck!" explained the Pharaoh as the image of the Jack Knight's card appeared on the field, followed by the tall, muscular soldier covered in his blue armor emerging from the card.
"Look! Yugi's got three monsters on the field! As soon as he draws a God Card, he'll be able to summon it!" applauded Anzu.
"Wait. That's just the one problem. Out of 50 cards in his deck, Yugi's chance of drawing a God Card is 4%." Joey cautioned.
"Well, anything's better than 0%." Tristan optimistically commented.
The Queen of Diamonds was laughing to herself. Her Juragedo had 1700 attack points, 200 less than the Jack's Knight. It could destroy it with one swipe of his sword, clearing the way for 3100 points of direct damage. That is, if Yugi could somehow manage to evade her face down cards. She decided to use an old tactic. "Come on Pharaoh! The shadows are starving for you. I shouldn't disappoint them! It doesn't matter how long it takes. I can defeat you in 5 minutes, one hour; really it's up to you! However, I have other pieces of business to attend to today, like defeating your so called ally, Bakura. Then, once I obtain the Millennium Ring, I'll head to Seto Kaiba, using Ra and my millennium item to strip him of Obelisk! I shall deliver these to my leader, so that he will gain the powers of the once almighty Pharaoh. He will own the 7 most powerful objects on earth, and control the 3 mightiest beings ever to walk it!" she cackled once more.
"However," she slyly added, "don't be frightened Pharaoh. Your monster's can lower my life points down to 700, so why don't you just come on and attack me!" she disconcerted.
(I don't know. Normally I would attack, but in a duel of this magnitude, I can't risk it. One of those cards may even let her summon Ra back to the field. I just can't risk it) thought Yugi. "I'll end my turn now." He reluctantly announced.
"Why didn't Yugi attack??" burst Tristan.
"Check out the field, man. The Queen of Diamonds has two set cards, and one monster with low attack strength. One of those two cards has got to be a trap, and Yugi can't afford to mess up in this game."
(So, his fear has saved him to see another turn) supposed the Queen of Diamonds. She drew. "I'll set one card face down. You know, Pharaoh, I feel sorry for you. I know you don't hold a God Card in your hand! It must be boring, waiting and waiting until you one of two cards in your deck. And who knows, by the time that happens, Ra may have cast you into the darkness already, so just for fun; I'll give you a present. Activate magic card, Card of Sanctity, causing both of us to draw until we have six cards in our hand." She coolly explained, drawing 5 cards while Yugi drew 3. "Now I'll switch my Juragedo into defense mode and end my turn."
The Pharaoh swiftly drew his next card. (Let's see. Battle City rules apply to this tournament, so you only get one Raise Dead in a deck, but as long as you hold that card, anything is possible!) Joey wondered watching his best friend relive a nightmare no one ever wanted to relive.
The Pharaoh stared at his card and smirked. "It seems your present has done just what I need it to do! It gave me 6 cards in my hand, so now I summon this! First, I'll sacrifice Queen's Knight, King's Knight, and Jack's Knight!" he announced as his three monsters morphed into essences, floating high above the pier. "Next, I'll summon one of my Egyptian Gods, The Saint Dragon, God of Osiris!" Yugi completed, as the Duel Disk emitted an aura. A black shadow could be seen, covering the field. A red snakelike body was visible next, and down flew one of the three most powerful cards. The Queen of Diamonds looked straight at the monster. Its long, snakelike body, four rows of massive, myriad teeth and horrible yellow eyes that spelt doom to anyone facing this monster.
"With your very generous courtesy, Osiris' attack is 6000 attack points strong! Your lucky you have a monster defending your life points, but next turn the whole story is different" shouted Yugi, his god monster ready to obey any command given to it.
"Look! Yugi's going to win! His monster has 6000 attack points!" Anzu cheered.
"Take it to him hard, Yugi!" added Tristan.
"I know you can do this. Show this fashion freak what a true duelist can do!" Joey included. Yugi nodded to Joey as a reply.
"You've heard my friends! It's time to see the action now! Osiris the Saint Dragon! Attack the Juragedo with your Thunder Force attack!" commanded the Pharaoh, pointing at the target. The dragon instantly obeyed, opening its inferior level mouth, and forming a large yellow sphere of lightning. The dragon then unleashed a stream of lightning crashing down onto the field towards Juragedo.
"Fool! Now you will see the true power of Ra! Reverse magic card, Dark Magic Revival!" laughed the Queen of Diamonds as the attack was temporarily negated.
"Joey, any idea what that card does?" questioned Tristan.
"Yeah, and unfortunately, its not good for Yugi. Gramps told me about this card before. It lets the "Queen" here activate one magic card from her graveyard, but at the end of the turn, it goes into Yugi's graveyard" explained Joey, worrying for his friend's safety.
"But she doesn't have a card to activate" commented Anzu.
"That's right. Her revival card is the first magic card she's played all duel." Tristan added. Joey struck his chin in thought as the trio wondered what card it could be. Suddenly, it all struck them straight on the head.
"Raise Dead!" they shouted in unison.
The Queen of Diamonds noticed their outburst. "Your friends have it correct, Pharaoh! Dark Magic Revival, activate Raise Dead from my graveyard!" instructed the Queen of Diamonds as the magic card morphed into Raise Dead. The symbol on the card came out, and turned red. The winds began to pick up, and two golden wings could be seen. Soon, the rest of a golden dragon's body began to come into view. It unleashed a powerful roar upon entering the playing field. The Pharaoh laughed.
"What happens to be so funny? Ra has arisen, and you will soon fall!" she reminded the Pharaoh.
"You've overlooked Osiris' special ability!" he replied, pointing at his massive dragon, who unleashed a stream of purple energy aimed for Ra. "My dragon instantly subtracts 2000 attack points from Ra, so Ra will be destroyed! You wasted a perfectly good magic card" commented the Pharaoh, while the blast made its way to Ra.
"Not exactly" responded the Queen of Diamonds as the attack hit Ra. Smoke vanished from the field in seconds to see Ra still standing, not a scratch made by Osiris. "In this turn, Ra is immune to all attacks! You'll be forced to watch and see as I use Ra's God Phoenix to burn up your monsters, and ultimately you!" she laughed, the Pharaoh growled, and Yugi's friends overlooked, worried for his safety.
CARDS PLAYED
Quick Leech: /500/1200/ Insect/ Desc: At the end of a turn in which this card does Battle Damage to your opponent; you can discard 1 card from your hand to change this card's mode. Also, this card can attack during the first turn.
Queen's Knight: /1500/1600/ Warrior Type
Juragedo: /1700/1300/ Demon Type
Trade Your Left Arm: TRAP/Desc: Discard your entire hand. Place one card from your deck into your hand.
Exchange: Both players show their hands to each other. You both select 1 card from each other's hand and add it to your own. When the cards are sent to the Graveyard, they are placed in the Graveyard of the original owner.
Raise Dead: Select 1 Monster Card from either your opponent's or your own Graveyard and place it on the field under your control in Attack or Defense Position (face-up). This is considered a Special Summon.
King's Knight: /1600/1400/ Warrior/ Desc: When this card and "Queen's Knight" are face up on the field, you may special summon one "Jack's Knight" from your hand, deck, or graveyard to the field.
Jack's Knight: /1900/1200/ Warrior Type
Card of Sanctity: MAGIC/Desc: Both players draw from their decks until they are holding 6 cards in their respective hands.
Dark Magic Revival: QUICK PLAY MAGIC/Desc: You can activate this card when an opponent's Monster attacks. Activate 1 Magic card from your Cemetery. At the end of the turn, put that card into your opponent's Cemetery.