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Legends of the Demon Duelist-Midnight Arc
Chapter 8: Shining Force Unleashed! Part 2
"That's right! Red Eyes Darkness Dragon, attack Spirit Galion now! Darkness Giga Flame!" It opened its jaws and released a stream of black and orange fire towards the warrior. "It's over!"
Ichigo watched as the fire launched towards him. ("Damn…")
Akuma pointed at Ichigo. "Now die!"
"Reverse card open!" Ichigo's face-down card flipped up. "Negate Attack burns out your flame!" The blast hit a swirl of energy that evaporated it instantly.
Akuma slid two cards into his disk. "I set two cards face-down and end my turn."
Ichigo drew. ("There's nothing in my hand that can beat this guy. Even with Spirit Galion's special ability I can't pull this off.") "I set one card face-down." The card shimmered into existence behind his three monsters. "And I'll also play the continuous magic card Mirage of Dreams." Spirit Galion folded its wings in front of itself. "I switch Spirit Galion from attack to defense. Then I switch Jungle Fighter into defense mode." The wild man dropped to one knee and held its spear up in front of it. "End turn."
Akuma drew. "Now it's my turn."
Ichigo pointed at Mirage of Dreams. "Mirage of Dreams has a special ability that activate during your standby phase. I shuffle my graveyard and draw the bottom four cards of it." Removing the bottom four cards, he smirked at what he saw.
Akuma pointed at Spirit Galion. "Attack now! Darkness Giga Flame!" The horrible dragon sprayed the fusion warrior with orange and black flame that disintegrated it instantly. "I set one card face-down and end my turn."
Ichigo drew. "From my hand I play Emergency Provisions!" Mirage of Dreams disappeared in a flash of light.
Ichigo- 3000
Akuma- 500
Looking his hand over, the half demon placed a card onto his disk. "I summon Shining Force-Spell Binder (500/500) in defense mode." A black-robed spellcaster appeared on the field. "I activate the effect of Spell Binder." The mage floated over to Ichigo's magic/trap field and started to chant. A glowing circle appeared around the Red Eye's Darkness Dragon and it froze up. (5000/2000) "End turn."
Akuma drew. "So you think that you can freeze my monster? Reverse card open!" One of his face-down cards flipped up. "I activate the trap card Morph!" Red Eyes Darkness Dragon snapped its wings out and the circle exploded.
Ichigo gasped as Spell Binder floated back to his monster field. "What?"
Akuma sneered. "Morph removes all equipped cards from a monster. Red Eyes Darkness Dragon, there is your target! Darkness Giga Flame!" The dragon sprayed the spellcaster with fire and it was blown away. "Now I set one card face-down. End turn."
Ichigo drew. ("So that was a flop…") "End turn."
Akuma drew. "I set one card face-down on the field! Red Eyes Darkness Dragon, attack Jungle Fighter with Darkness Giga Flame!" The dragon roared and sprayed the wild man with fire, destroying it. "End turn."
Ichigo drew. "Here we go. I activate the continuous magic card Power Cycle. During this turn the attack of two random monsters in play will be switched." Energy started to flow between the Red Eyes Darkness Dragon and the Dark Reaper.
"Reveal Dust Tornado!" Akuma pointed at his set card and it flipped up. "This trap will destroy one magic or trap card in play!" A blast of wind hit the continuous magic card and shattered it.
Ichigo paled and looked at his hand. "End turn."
Akuma drew. "I summon Twin-Headed Behemoth (1500/1200) in attack mode." A two-headed dragon appeared on the field and roared. "Darkness Giga Flame!" The huge dark dragon unleashed a blast of fire that hit the Dark Reaper and blew it away.
"Reveal Shining Armor!" A glowing suit of golden armor appeared around Ichigo's body. "This trap card will protect me from direct attacks for this turn!"
Akuma snickered. "Then I end my turn."
Ichigo drew. ("Heh…") "You're really good Akuma…but I've got the answer to you right here in my hand." He held up a card. "I summon Shining Force-Hyperion (1600/1400) in attack mode!" A gold-suited warrior appeared on the field and struck a pose. "As you remember, this monster attacks your life points directly." He pointed at Akuma. "Attack now!" It lifted its hand, a bullet of light at the end.
Akuma pointed at one of his set cards. "Reveal Energy Shield!" Twin-Headed Behemoth exploded into dust. "This card lets me sacrifice a monster to protect my life points from an attack."
The bullet of light left Hyperion's finger and clanged against the shield that appeared to block it.
Ichigo fanned out his hand and grimaced. "I set two cards face-down and end my turn."
Akuma drew. "I play the continuous magic card Dark Driver!" A huge black steel cannon appeared on the field. "This card's special ability lets me sacrifice magic and trap cards in play to deal your 500 life points of damage."
Ichigo growled in the back of his throat.
"Because of my Volcano card and the Twin-Headed Behemoth in my graveyard Red Eyes Darkness Dragon gains 700 attack points." (6400/2000) "Attack Hyperion now! Darkness Giga Flame!" It roared and sprayed fire towards the warrior.
Ichigo pointed at one of his set cards. "Reveal Shining Mirror!" A glowing golden mirror appeared on the field. "This card activates when a Shining Force monster is attacked." The fire washed over the warrior and blew it apart. "All life point damage to me through battle is zero. Also, I gain 1000 life points."
Ichigo- 4000
Akuma- 500
Akuma chuckled. "You're useless if you think that can save you."
Ichigo pointed at his set card. "I activate the trap card Shining Signal!" A blast of energy exploded out of the card and flew up into the air. "This card lets me draw cards from my deck until I reach a Shining Force monster and special summon it." He snapped cards off of his deck and then held up a card. Slapping it down he snapped his fingers as a huge beautiful flower grew out of the ground. "Shining Force-Aroma Revival Flower (0/1600) in defense mode!"
Akuma snarled. "End turn!"
Ichigo drew. "End turn."
Akuma drew. "Red Eyes Darkness Dragon attacks your monster now! Darkness Giga Flame!" The dragon sprayed the flower with fire and blew it apart.
Ichigo braced himself as his monster was destroyed. "Aroma Revival Flower's special ability lets me pick up one Shining Force monster from my graveyard and I draw one card!" He picked up a monster card from his graveyard and then drew.
Akuma shrugged. He knew that his dragon was more than powerful enough to hold against anything this boy could play. "End turn."
Ichigo drew. "First I play Pot of Greed." He drew two cards. "Then I summon Shining Force-Element Commander!" (700/500) A cyborg in steel armor appeared on the field and floated down in front of its master. "This monster, when summoned and I have no cards in play, lets me draw two cards." He snapped two cards off of his deck. ("This is the best chance I have…") "I activate the equipment magic card Union of Power!" Electricity charged along Element Commander's body and then the energy arched into his graveyard slot. A card slid free and the black-cloaked form of Dark Reaper appeared on the field. "This card lets me special summon one Shining Force monster from my graveyard to the field with 1000 less attack points!" (0/1700)
Akuma watched the two monsters and frowned. ("What's this?")
Ichigo looked down at his hand. ("The shining power of my soul…") He held up a card. "Polymerization!" Spell Binder appeared on the field. "I fuse Dark Reaper, Spell Binder and Element Commander together!" All three monsters were pulled into a vortex of energy. Dark lightning slammed down onto the field and arched everywhere. Then it all came together in the center of the field and formed into a pillar.
Akuma actually felt energy even darker than his own power form within that column. "What is that?"
Ichigo watched as the pillar dropped. A hooded mage-like stood on the field. In one hand rested a black steel staff with a purple jewel on top that was glowing with energy of its own. "It's the power of darkness! Shining Force-Dark Skull Mage (2700/2500) in attack mode!" The monster's red eyes opened and it looked upon the Red Eyes Darkness Dragon with a glance that could only be called demeaning. "You are the one who challenges the power of the Dark Halo? For that you must feel the cold touch of death."
Akuma narrowed his eyes. "It's impressive…but not…"
Ichigo held up a finger. "Union of Power activates now!" Electricity arched along the Dark Skull Mage's body. "When a monster equipped with Union of Power is fused that fusion gains double attack power!" (5400/2500)
Akuma started to laugh. "Still not enough…"
Ichigo pointed at Red Eyes Darkness Dragon. "Dark Skull Mage has a special ability! Once per turn I may reduce the attack or defense power of one monster in play by 300 plus the number of monsters in my graveyard times 100. Dark Skull Mage, Dark Draining Blast!" The spellcaster snapped up its staff and hit the dragon with a bolt of purple energy. (5300/2000) "Dark Skull Mage, attack now with Dark Skull Burning!" A fireball of purple energy flew out of the staff and slammed right into the dragon's chest, blowing it apart.
Ichigo- 4000
Akuma- 400
Akuma pointed at one of his set cards. "I reveal Dragon Return! This trap returns one dragon monster that was just destroyed to play." Red Eyes Darkness Dragon reappeared on the field. "Sorry, but you wasted your time."
Ichigo grimaced. "End turn." Dark Skull Mage exploded. "When Union of Power is used the fusion is destroyed at the end of my turn. However, Dark Skull Mage has a special ability! When it is destroyed I may special two of its fusion components to the field one after another!" He slapped two cards down. "I special summon Element Commander and then Dark Reaper!" First the cyborg appeared in play and then the reaper. "And because I had no cards in play when Element Commander was summoned I draw two cards."
Akuma drew. "You're not getting away that easily, little boy." He pointed at Red Eyes Darkness Dragon. "I sacrifice Red Eyes Darkness Dragon…" The monster disappeared in an explosion of fire. "For this monster to be summoned I must sacrifice Red Eyes Darkness Dragon and Darkness Volcano." All around them the lava-filled cavern faded. "Welcome to hell." A giant four-legged form exploded out of ground and snarled at Ichigo. "Red Eyes Nightmare Dragon has been summoned!" (3000/2000) It opened its jaws and released a blast of fire that washed over both Element Commander and Dark Reaper, blowing them apart. "This monster can attack all monsters you have in play and deal damage through defense."
Ichigo- 200
Akuma- 400
Ichigo dropped to his knees as the hellish flare of the Nightmare Dragon washed over him. ("I've got no strength left…")
Akuma threw back his head and laughed wildly. "It's time…it's time for your end!" He pointed at Dark Driver. "Or have you forgotten my card's special ability?"
Ichigo's eyes widened weakly. "No way…"
Akuma smirked. "Exactly. Dark Driver will let me sacrifice my set card to deal you 500 life points of damage."
Ichigo closed his eyes…and started to laugh weakly. "Well damn…you're incredible. And here I thought I could beat you with the shining power of my soul…"
"Well you were wrong!" Akuma's set card shimmered out of existence. "Fire!" The cannon released a ball of energy that slammed into Ichigo and exploded, sending him flying backwards a few dozen feet.
Ichigo- 0
Akuma- 400
"400 life points…" Akuma sneered. "You were close. But still no match for me. Perhaps master Midnight won't even need to bring out the other Speakers. It seems like I've taken down the best duelists this world has to offer so far." He walked over to Ichigo and narrowed his eyes. After a few moments he started to laugh, and then he felt out with his mind. ("Another group of people. And one of them possesses a strong aura. Perhaps I'll have to worry about him.") He looked down at the deck in his disk and felt it change again. After a few moments…he drew the top card from it and started to laugh. "I see…how deliciously ironic." Turning, he started to walk towards the location of the nurses' office. "I come for you…"
Ichigo's body didn't move. But it still drew breath. And slowly it tried to stand up. ("I…I….can't…give up…")
("Give up your soul to the darkness. You have fallen to the darkness games, and as such it is over for you.")
Ichigo clenched his fist weakly as he felt dark tendrils curl around his body. ("No…I won't let you take me away yet…I won't let you…")
("What can you do to stop us, mortal?")
Ichigo's hair turned a faint shade of black. ("Go away…now…")
("We obey no simple mortal. We are the enforcement of agreements from hundreds of deities far beyond your comprehension. Now give up your soul to us.")
Ichigo tried to get up. ("No…so many lives are at stake…I have to win…")
("It's enough. Fall. You have lost this duel.")
("Eri…Adriel…Hitokage…so many innocent lives…") He tried again, but all he felt this time was cold. ("Damned legs…work…")
("We've heard enough of your rambling. Your soul belongs to the shadows.")
Ichigo stopped moving…and a dark wind blew over what was now a graveyard of fallen heroes.
To be continued…
I can feel it. It is like a black void. Whatever this thing is now comes to harm my kin. For that I will make it pay. I am Jourgen Politumas, a devout follower of Bahamut's path, and I shall not fall!
Next Episode: Battle of Fusion
To Rex: No comment. You might see them again.
To Adriel: Luna is more of an energy form than a card. It changes as it needs to. And at the moment it resides within Ichigo's body….unlike his soul.
To Seeker of the Soul: Think of it like this though. This boy is the container in which the Dark Halo (nearly the enforcer of the darkness games) resides, as well the 'avatar' of the goddess of the moon. Plus he's the hero of the story. But anyway, he's out so it really doesn't matter, does it? As for Blessings of Luna, why did you think that I changed it?
To Bobbomp: Then paint me lame!
To Anime Albino: Errr….something like that.
To GryphinWyrm: Sorry, Fenrir is good against gods but not that great against much else.
To Neo Arkadia: They'll be okay once Akuma is taken down.
To Raine: Yeah, the Shining Force is strong.
