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Legends of the Demon Duelist-Midnight Arc
Chapter 3: The Crusader's Rage
"Demon's Thunder!" The Summoned Skull released a blast of lightning that slammed into Midas. He didn't scream…instead he just ground his teeth…before dropping to the ground dead.
Midas- 0
Akuma- 1800
Akuma shuffled his deck and smirked, his red eyes shimmering in the gathering night. "So…who is next?"
Daniel narrowed his eyes. "I'll…I'll destroy you!" He started to move forwards…but gasped in surprise as Kenshin leapt past him. "Kenshin no!"
"I CHALLENGE YOU!" The boy's duel disk locked into place.
Kenshin- 4000
Akuma- 4000
Kenshin drew first. "You murderer…I'll make you pay!" He looked at the drawn card. "I summon Gearfried the Iron Knight (1800/1600) in attack mode!" A black and silver knight appeared on the field. "Also, I set one card face-down. End turn."
Akuma slid his deck into place and drew. "I'll simply set a monster face-down and one card face-down as well." His gnarled lips curled slightly. "End turn."
Kenshin drew. "I summon Gearfried the Iron Knight (1800/1600) in attack mode!" Another black and silver knight appeared on the field. "Gearfried number one, attack the set monster!" The knight slashed through the set monster.
"Dark Mimic Level 1 (100/1000) lets me draw one card when flipped up." Akuma drew once. "Also, I reveal the trap card Dark Omen. This trap card lets me remove a fiend monster from my graveyard to destroy one card in play." The other Gearfried shattered and he removed Dark Mimic Level 1 from his graveyard.
Kenshin looked at his hand. "I end my turn for now."
Daniel knew there wasn't anything else he could do for now. Since the darkness game had started there was no way for him to end it until one of the two players fell.
Midnight watched the duel through the eyes of his servant. ("You are doing well Akuma. Keep pushing them…keep weakening their duelists. Take down as many as you can.")
("As you command my master.")
Akuma drew. "I set two cards face-down on the field." Two magic/trap cards shimmered into existence in front of him. "End turn."
Kenshin drew. "I summon Freed the Brave Wanderer!" (1700/1200) A blond-haired in lieutenant's armor appeared on the field and pointed its sword at Akuma. "Attack his…"
"Reverse card open!" One of Akuma's two set cards flipped up. "I activate Double Self. This trap destroys one monster when it is normal summoned, and it also deals half of that monster's attack points in damage to you!" Freed exploded.
Kenshin- 3150
Akuma- 4000
Kenshin snarled and pointed at Akuma. "Gearfried, attack directly!" The knight charged forwards…
"Monster ability activates….Kuriboh!" (300/200) Akuma held up a card. "When this monster is discarded from my hand I can negate one source of battle damage to me!" A little brown furball appeared in front of the knight just in time to get cut apart. "Reverse card open! Dark Omen!" His other card flipped up. "I remove Kuriboh to destroy Gearfried!"
Kenshin's eyes widened as his other monster was destroyed. "End turn…"
Akuma drew. "I activate the magic card Foolish Burial. This card lets me take one monster from my deck and send it to my graveyard." He fanned out his deck and removed a card, sliding it into the graveyard slot with a dark smile on his face. "Now I summon Possessed Dark Soul (1200/800) in attack mode." A being made of red-purple fire appeared on the field. "Also, the effect of the monster I sent to the graveyard is triggered."
A black energy flowed out of his graveyard into the Possessed Dark Soul. "Nightmare General (1800/1700) gives 300 extra attack points to all demons in play when I remove it from the game." (1500/900) "Attack now! Soul Burning!" The fire form lifted an arm and pointed at Kenshin. "Take this!"
"Reverse card open! Negate Attack!" A swirl of energy appeared in front of Kenshin.
The Possessed Dark Soul released a blast of flame from its hand that hit the vortex and dissipated. Akuma looked down at his hand. "End turn."
Kenshin drew. ("It's time to strike back…") He threw a card down. "I summon Axe-Wielding Knight (1700/1150) and have it attack Possessed Dark Soul!" A burly knight holding a battle-axe appeared and charged, slashing through the fiery demon with no problem. "End turn!"
Kenshin- 3150
Akuma- 3800
Akuma drew. "It's interesting to see how demons react to humans dying. Strangely many of them react with anger. It's odd…perhaps envy is what is driving you now?"
Kenshin snarled louder. "Just make your move."
"As you wish." Akuma flipped the drawn card over. "I activate the power of Dark Revelation. This magic card requires that I summon no other monsters during this turn. Now I guess what the top card of my deck is. If it is the monster, then it is summoned to the field at half attack strength." He touched his index finger to the top of it. "It is the Archfiend Emperor!" It left the top of his deck and was thrown down onto his disk. "And the truth is revealed…face it…the power of the Archfiend Emperor!" (2500/0) A black tornado exploded out of the ground in front of him and stretched up high into the air. "It comes…can you feel its hellish might?"
Ahran, his chest burning from the fact that he had run all over the island, finally found out where Daniel and Kenshin had gone. "What's going on?" He looked over and saw the unmoving of Midas King. "And who in the bloody hell is that?"
Daniel narrowed his eyes as he saw the tornado fade away. ("The Archfiend Emperor…which cannot be destroyed by any effect or taken control of. Its sheer power is incredible…")
Akuma started to laugh. "It's the end for you!" The hundred foot tall demon appeared. "I discard Theban Nightmare (1500/500) to raise the attack of Archfiend Emperor!" (4000/0) "Your target is there, Claw of the Abyss!" The demon's claw fell downwards and crushed the knight. "End turn."
Kenshin- 850
Akuma- 3800
Kenshin coughed a few times and then drew. "I'm not done yet!" He threw a card down. "I summon Kaiser Seahorse (1700/1650) in defense mode!" A blue armored knight appeared on the field in a crouching position. "Also, I play the magic card Swords of Revealing Light!" Green glowing swords of light slammed down onto the field. "This card will prevent you from attacking for three turns! End turn!"
Akuma drew. "I set one monster face-down on the field and end my turn."
Kenshin drew. "I play the magic card Pot of Greed. This magic card lets me draw two cards." He slid two new cards off of his deck. "Now I summon Hayabusa Knight (1000/700) in defense mode." A hawk-headed knight appeared on the field. "End turn!"
Akuma drew. "Now I flip summon Mask of Darkness!" (900/400) A yellow wooden mask appeared on his field. "When flipped this monster lets me take back one trap card from my graveyard." He held up a Dark Omen trap. "Then I sacrifice Mask of Darkness to summon Dark Ruler Hades!" (2450/1600) A demon wearing lordly robes and holding a wine glass appeared on the field. "This monster's effect makes it so that whenever a demon destroys a monster as a result of battle that monster's effect is negated! Also, I set one card face-down and end my turn."
Kenshin drew and Swords of Revealing Light shattered. ("With that Dark Omen he can destroy one card in play. I have to make sure he doesn't set me up for a direct attack.") "I set one monster face-down and one card face-down. End turn."
Akuma drew. "You think you're safe? I activate the effect of the magic card Undead Servitude. This magic card will special summon one monster from your graveyard to my field in defense mode." Freed the Brave Wanderer appeared on the field in a crouching position. "Then I sacrifice Freed to bring out Summoned Skull!" The warrior disappeared and was replaced by a towering demonic figure that roared and then settled in alongside the Dark Ruler. (2500/1200)
Kenshin narrowed his eyes. ("Come on…take the bait…")
Akuma pointed at his set card. "I reveal the power of Dark Omen. By removing Possessed Dark Soul from my graveyard I will destroy your set trap card!" The set card exploded into dust.
Kenshin smirked slightly. "Actually my set card was Kishido Spirit, but thanks for trying."
Akuma pointed at the three monsters on his opponent's field. "Demon Thunder!" Summoned Skull released a blast of lightning that shattered Kaiser Seahorse. "Lord's Roar!" The Dark Ruler roared, the shockwave hitting Hayabusa Knight and blowing it apart. "And finally, Claw of the Abyss!" Archfiend Emperor's claw dropped down and crushed the set monster. "Soon you will share the fate of that sad little human that I killed. End turn."
Kenshin narrowed his eyes slowly… "Professor King…" He snarled again, and his irises turned blood red momentarily. "It's my turn now! DRAW!" He snapped the top card off of his deck. And when he looked upon it he nodded to the air. "I will avenge you with this power!" He took a different card from his hand and held it up. "The Warrior Returning Alive will return one warrior monster from my graveyard to my hand." He grasped a card from his graveyard slot and threw it down. "I summon Gearfried the Iron Knight in attack mode!" His black and silver knight appeared on the field.
"That monster can't hope to defeat my monsters." Akuma smirked. "Prepare for the cold embrace of death."
"That won't be happening." Kenshin held up another card. "I activate Remove Restraints!" Gearfried's armor exploded, leaving a mighty raven-haired warrior standing on the field. "Gearfried the Swordmaster (2600/2200) is summoned."
Everyone came charging over the hill…and numerous gasps of surprise could be heard immediately.
Eri, Adriel and Hitokage all ran towards the fallen Midas King. "Professor!"
Daniel snapped out his arm, signaling them to stop. "Let Kenshin finish this."
Akuma chuckled coldly. "Archfiend Emperor will tear through that weakling with no problem."
"No, he won't!" Kenshin held up the last card in his hand. "Because he'll be leaving very soon!" Two cards were spat out of his graveyard. "I remove a light monster and a dark monster! Come out now, Black Luster Soldier-Envoy of the Beginning!" (3000/2500) The blue-armored envoy appeared on his field and pointed its sword at the Archfiend Emperor. "Your monster may be impossible to destroy with effects, but this will work! Remove it from the game now! Void Slash!" The Black Luster Soldier leapt across the field and cut through the huge demon. It roared in pain and faded away.
"Archfiend Emperor has been removed?" Akuma's red eyes widened.
"Gearfried, destroy the Dark Ruler now!" The raven-haired warrior flashed past the demon and it exploded. "End turn!"
Kenshin- 850
Akuma- 3650
Akuma clenched his fist and drew. "I switch Summoned Skull into defense mode." The demon wrapped its wings in front of it and dropped to one knee. "Then I set one monster face-down. End turn."
Kenshin drew. "I play Monster Reborn! This magic card will revive Gearfried the Iron Knight from my graveyard!" The black and silver knight appeared. "This is your end!" He pointed at Summoned Skull. "Black Luster Soldier, attack now!" The warrior cried out and leapt, slashing through the kneeling demon easily.
Akuma braced himself. "I'll still survive…"
"Black Luster Soldier has two abilities! The first is the ability to remove from the field, but the second lets it attack again when it destroys a monster as a result of battle! Go!" The warrior slashed through the other card and stood in place, its eyes meeting Akuma's. "You have lost murderer. Gearfried the Swordmaster, direct attack!" The raven-haired warrior lifted its sword and leapt over the Black Luster Soldier, ready to cut through the red-eyed Speaker of Midnight.
Akuma closed his eyes. "Only you have lost, foolish and reckless little boy." Black Luster Soldier roared out a battle cry and slashed through Gearfried the Swordmaster.
Kenshin- 450
Akuma- 3650
Everyone stared at the Soldier in confusion. It glared at Kenshin with now red eyes, growling.
"Black Luster Soldier…what are you doing?" Kenshin clenched his fist. "Stop acting like a fool and obey me!"
"The only fool here is you." Akuma pointed at something latched onto the Soldier's head. "Do you see it?"
Kenshin's eyes went wide. "Brain Jacker…" (200/900)
"That's right." Akuma pointed to the grey brain-shaped monster that had a tentacle sticking in the head of the warrior. "This monster equips itself to one monster in play when flipped up. That monster is under my control!"
Kenshin's hands dropped to his sides. "End….turn…"
Akuma drew. "It's over for you. Black Luster Soldier-Envoy of the Beginning…attack now!" The warrior launched across the field and yelled out a battle cry right before it slashed through Gearfried.
Kenshin- 0
Akuma- 3650
Kenshin dropped to his knees and looked up weakly at the Black Luster Soldier. "Professor King…I was wrong…." He clutched at his chest and fell face-first to the ground, unmoving.
"Kenshin!" Everyone ran over to the boy and hefted him up, while the Black Luster Soldier disappeared.
Daniel checked his pulse and frowned. "He's alive…but this was a darkness game…" He stood up and closed his eyes. "Everyone but Ahran take Kenshin and professor King out of here now."
Ahran nodded and stood up.
Adriel shook his head. "We'll help…"
"I SAID GO!" Daniel stopped a claw just an inch from Adriel's throat. "OR WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO…."
Adriel stumbled back and nodded weakly.
Hitokage helped Eri get Kenshin up, and Krieger and Adriel helped Midas to his feet. As they started to leave Daniel turned to face Akuma. "You…are a monster. You are an unholy beast that I will lovingly send to the deepest pits of hell!"
"My name is Akuma, and I have already seen hell." The red-eyed giant sneered. "Would you like to try your luck against me then?"
"I am Daniel Pilkington, the wolf demon lord!" Daniel lifted his disk and it clicked into place. "Duel!" He glanced back at Ahran and gave the emerald-eyed boy a knowing nod.
Ahran knew why he was here. With his father still asleep he'd be next in line to try and defeat Akuma. ("And he wants me to watch this, in case he can exploit some weakness in Akuma's strategy.")
Akuma shuffled his deck again. "And the bodies just keep piling up…"
Daniel- 4000
Akuma- 4000
To be continued…
Akuma…I cannot tolerate this! If you want to fight a true duelist, then here I am! I'll show you the power of the Elemental Heroes at their fullest! Duel!
Next Episode: Power of a Hero
To Justin: Akuma isn't screwed. He's incredibly good.
To Neo Arkadia: I'm not holding back because I'm venting.
To G.O.T. Nick: Thank you, I like that new addition also. Ichigo may return, but yes the Cyber Shadows are gone.
To falcon demon general: There you go. Now you're giving me some feedback, and that is all I ask.
To Dais: Yeah, he was in over his head.
To Adriel: And what if they are? What then?
To Sinister: Aww…you're no fun at all.
