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Legends of the Demon Duelist-Midnight Arc

Chapter 10: The Demon Hunter Brothers vs. Cyber Shadows

Midnight took a deep relaxing breath and watched Akuma follow the remaining children through the darkness of the forest. "This is all too sweet. I don't even know why I am watching this…Akuma will defeat these children."

Curse's shadowed form stood behind the throne. "Perhaps, but we'd best watch him."


Adriel plowed through the underbrush and motioned for the others to hurry up. "Come on! Don't stop!"

Hitokage walked around the underbrush and glared at him. "Don't rush me. I'll move at the proper speed. It isn't like he is hurrying to find us."

Eri sniffed the air and snarled. "No matter how fast we go he just seems to keep getting closer and closer!"

Adriel blinked in surprise and looked around in confusion. "Where's Davis?"


Davis readjusted his cowboy hat and walked towards the Ra Yellow dorm. ("I have to contact…")
Akuma felt twigs break underneath his feet. "Come out little children."

Adriel growled in the back of his throat. "We need a way to beat this guy…wait…" He glanced over at Hitokage, who was crouching next to him on the ledge overlooking Akuma. "I have a way to beat his deck."

"Really…then use it and end this madness."

"I don't have the cards with me." The half dragon demon looked out in the direction of the Obelisk Blue boy's dorm. "I need you to buy me time."

Akuma casually looked up at the two. "Excuse me, but I'd think it best if you came down and met your match."

Adriel clenched his fist and glanced at Hitokage.

The blond-haired boy nodded and signaled for him to go.


Ichigo sighed and banged his head against the marble pillar again. "How long is the healing process supposed to take?"

Alahandra sighed. "Banging your head won't do any good, so knock it off."

Luna sighed. "Oh my…it looks like Shade's holder is going to duel against Akuma."

Ichigo slid up to the pool in the center of the temple and looked down into it at the image of Hitokage facing off against Akuma in the middle of a forest clearing. "Hitokage's going to fight that monster…"


Hitokage- 4000

Akuma- 4000

Akuma drew. "I summon Cyber Shadow Soldier (1600/1600) in defense mode." A medium-sized warrior appeared on the field in a crouching position. "Also, I set one card face-down and end my turn."

Ichigo's eyes nearly exploded out of his head. "HEY! THAT'S MY DECK!"

"So it is." Luna giggled. "You shouldn't get crazy though, because it'll be bad for your heart."

"BUT THAT'S MY DECK!"

Hitokage drew. "I summon Hell Dancer (1700/700) in attack mode." A blue-skinned woman in dancer's garb appeared on the field, forearm blades attached to her arms. "Attack Soldier now!" She snapped her arms across the Soldier's chest and it exploded into dust. "This monster's special ability lets me special summon another one when it destroys a monster as a result of battle!" Another dancer appeared next to the first. "Direct attack!" It leapt forwards and slashed across Akuma's chest. "I set one card face-down on the field and end my turn."

Hitokage- 4000

Akuma- 2300

Akuma drew. "I summon Cyber Shadow Blademaster (2000/1600) to the field!" A dual-sword wielding warrior appeared in play and leapt forwards, slashing through one of the dancers. "End turn."

Hitokage- 3700

Akuma- 2300

Hitokage drew. "First I play Pot of Greed to draw two cards." He slid the top two cards off of his deck. "Now I summon Demon Tarantula (2200/100) to the field." A huge spider appeared in play. "For this monster to attack I must sacrifice a monster in play and 500 life points!" The spider snapped around and ate the dancer. Then it turned and tackled Blademaster, destroying it instantly.

Hitokage- 3200

Akuma- 2100

Akuma barely budged. "It's not enough."

Hitokage pointed at his set card. "I activate Call of the Haunted!" One of the Dancers appeared in play. "Direct attack!" It slashed its weapon through the air, creating a scythe of energy that flew through the giant's body. "End turn."

Hitokage- 3200

Akuma- 400


"Alright!" Alahandra threw her fist up into the air. "Keep at it Hitokage! You've nearly got him!"

Ichigo sighed and shook his head. "No…he doesn't."

"Huh?" Alahandra blinked at her male side. "What do you mean?"

"His face-down card…"


Akuma drew. "I summon Cyber Shadow Trainer (300/1200) in defense mode." A grizzled old man appeared on the field in a crouching position. "This monster's special ability lets me raise the attack of all other Cyber Shadows in play by 500 points."

Hitokage narrowed his eyes. "A defense won't work…"

"Reveal Shadow Theft!" Akuma sneered. "This trap card can only activate when I have a Cyber Shadow monster in play. I steal one magic or trap card from your field." Call of the Haunted shimmered onto his field. "Now I return Cyber Shadow Blademaster to the field!"

Hitokage gasped in surprise as his Dancer turned to dust.

Akuma pointed at his Blademaster. "The effect of Trainer raises the attack of Blademaster to 2500!" (2500/1600) "Attack now, Double Slash!" The warrior slashed its blades across the tarantula's body and it exploded into dust.

Hitokage- 2900

Akuma- 400

Hitokage narrowed his eyes. ("Oh no…")

Akuma chuckled. "I set one card face-down and end my turn."

Hitokage drew. "I play Heavy Storm to destroy all magic and trap cards in play!" A blast of wind swept across the cards on Akuma's field and shattered them. Blademaster also shattered as Call of the Haunted was destroyed. "Now I summon another Hell Dancer!" (1700/700) A new dancer appeared on the field and then charged, slashing through the Trainer immediately. "Finally I set two cards face-down and end my turn."

Akuma drew. "You're impressive…but not that impressive." He took a card from his hand and held it up. "I activate Silent Rebirth to revive a normal monster from my graveyard to the field in defense mode." Cyber Shadow Soldier appeared on the field in a crouching position. "Now I play…"


Ichigo bit his lower lip. ("Don't you dare…")
"…Polymerization!" Akuma grabbed another hand card and held it up. "Assassin and Soldier fuse together…" A bodysuit covered warrior with a bandana that flapped in an invisible wind appeared on the field. "Special Operative Snake (2000/1800) is summoned!"

Snake looked back at Akuma with a hero's glare. The kind of glare that said, 'I will not be your puppet'.

The giant crossed his broad arms across his chest. "Do as I order of you Snake. Attack the Dancer now."

Snake leapt across the field and dealt a weak gut punch to the Hell Dancer, blowing it apart.

Hitokage frowned and pointed at one of his set cards. "I activate Spirit Barrier!" A yellow shield appeared in front of him. "This continuous trap card makes all battle damage to me zero while I have a monster in play!"

Snake smiled to Hitokage slightly and floated back to Akuma's field. The giant glowered and slid the last card in his hand into his disk. "I set one card face-down and end my turn."

Ichigo looked at the image in the pool. "Snake…" Snarling, he glared at Luna. "How long?"

She sighed. "I'm not sure."

Hitokage grimaced and drew. "I'm not defeated yet. I summon Possessed Marionette (500/1000) in defense mode!" A wooden marionette appeared on the field in a crouching position. "When this monster is summoned I can special summon two more." Two new Marionettes appeared on the field alongside the first. "End turn."

Akuma drew. "Snake, attack one of the Marionettes now!" The agent leapt and punched through one of the dolls, it exploding immediately. "End turn."

Hitokage drew. "I play the ritual magic card Opening the Gate to the Demon World!" A huge hole opened up in the sky and sucked up the two Marionettes. A spiky white-haired young man in a blue coat with a katana at his side appeared on the field. "Legendary Demon Swordsman Vergil!" (2000/1800)

Akuma snickered. "Your monster has the same attack score as mine. Therefore you cannot hope to overcome…"

Hitokage threw a card down onto his disk. "I summon Hell Sloth (1800/1700) in attack mode!" A reaper made of sand appeared on the field and cackled, waving its scythe around. "Vergil, attack Snake now!" The spiky-haired youth drew its katana and made a few gestures with the blade.

At the same time Snake pulled a small black detonator out of its suit and held it up.

Vergil sheathed his sword at the same time that Snake pressed the plunger of the detonator, and both of them exploded into dust.

Hitokage pointed at Akuma. "Hell Sloth, attack his life points directly!" The reaper cackled and charged.

"Reveal Emergency Alarm!" A high-pitched noise rang across the field and the reaper stopped in its tracks. "This trap negates one attack and lets me add one Cyber Shadow from my graveyard to my hand." Akuma held up Blademaster.

Hitokage grimaced. "End turn."

Akuma sneered and drew. "First I'll return the favor for before! Go Heavy Storm!" A blast of heavy wind shattered Hitokage's set card and his Spirit Barrier. "Now I summon Cyber Shadow Blademaster!" The warrior reappeared on the field. "Also, I play Monster Reborn!" Snake appeared on the field next to the sword-wielder. "This is the end."

Hitokage gritted his teeth.

"Snake, attack Hello Sloth now!" The warrior leapt across the field and landed a kick to the side of the reaper's head, its body falling apart instantly. "Direct attack!" Blademaster leapt over Snake's head and slashed across Hitokage's chest. "End turn!"

Hitokage- 700

Akuma- 400


Alahandra gulped as she watched Hitokage drop to his knees. "Can he win?"

Ichigo and Luna both looked grim-faced. "Maybe…"


Hitokage stumbled to his feet. "It's my turn now…" He drew. "Now I discard one card from my hand to activate Evil Hurricane! This magic card destroys all monsters in play that aren't either demons or undead!" A blast of dark wind washed over the field and blew both warriors apart. "End turn."

Akuma sneered. "You're betting that I don't draw a monster?" He drew and snapped the card up. "Pot of Greed lets me draw two cards!" Snapping the top two cards off of his deck, he slid one of them into his disk. "I set one card face-down on the field. End turn."

Hitokage drew. And when he looked upon the drawn card he let a small smile leave his lips. "You are a strong enemy, but I no normal person. I dare not feed from you, but it matters not!" He slapped the card down. "I summon Legendary Demon Hunter Dante (1500/1200) in attack mode!" A red-coated white-haired warrior that looked like the twin of Vergil appeared on the field with a pair of handguns in his hands. Smirking, he twirled the weapons a few times and then holstered them. "When this monster is summoned I may play one equipment magic card from my deck!"

"What card could you play that would protect you from my set card?" Akuma started to smile…

Hitokage removed a card from his deck and slid it into the magic/trap underneath Dante. "Berserker Blades Agni and Rudra activate!" A pair of curved swords that looked spines fell from the sky and landed into Dante's hands. "This card's special ability increases Dante's attack power by 500!" (2000/1200) "Now, direct attack!" Snapping both swords behind him, Dante roared and ran towards Akuma.

"Reveal Mirror Force!" Akuma pointed at his set card…but nothing happened. "What?"

Hitokage smiled. "The effect of Agni and Rudra prevents you from activating magic and trap cards on the field in response to Dante's attack! Go now, Blades of the Wind and Flames!" Dante's two swords slashed across Akuma's chest in an X formation.

The giant looked at the red and blue glowing slashes across his chest and then discarded the card in his hand into the graveyard. "It's a shame that I activate this quickplay magic card from my hand."

"What?" Hitokage watched in surprise as Snake appeared on the field and held up a black detonator. "How did you come back?"

"Snake's Final Trap…." Akuma sneered. "This card will activate if Snake is in the graveyard. It can be activated when it is the only card in my hand at any time. One monster in play will be destroyed and half of its attack will be deducted from your life points!" Dante exploded.

Hitokage- 0

Akuma- 400

Hitokage stumbled weakly. ("It's like facing Ichigo…except so much darker…") Dropping to the ground, his breathing grew shallow.


Ichigo punched his fist into the marble at his feet. "NO!"

Alahandra whimpered.

Luna sighed. "Because of the fact he is a Soul Reaver Hitokage will be alright, but there's only one duelist near Akuma now…"

Ichigo snarled. "Eri…"


Akuma shuffled his deck and kept walking. "I sense you. Come out and face your fate."

Eri stepped out from behind a rock. "I'll crush you…and make sure that every single life that you taken will be avenged right now!"

Akuma slammed his deck into its slot and the device activated. "Come then…"


"ERI!" Ichigo punched the marble floor again, cracks appearing along it. "Don't do it!"

"I can't watch…" Alahandra covered her face.

Luna frowned.


"Stop."

Eri and Akuma both looked over to the side of the clearing…

Adriel walked in front of the girl and activated his Duel Coat. "Akuma…I challenge you. And this time you'll lose…"

Adriel- 4000

Akuma- 4000

Akuma smirked coldly. "And why is that?"

Now that the duel had been engaged Adriel knew it was safe to speak. "Because you're about to face the fruits of my research. You made a big mistake by copying the deck of Ichigo Pilkington…" He drew. "Because this deck is the perfect method to defeat you! My anti-warrior dragon deck!"

"Anti-warrior?" Eri, Akuma, and Ichigo in Luna's dimension said in surprise.

To be continued…

Ichigo here…and what in the world is Adriel talking about? What kind of secret deck has he been working on? And for that matter…when will this stupid healing process end?

Next Episode: Gambit of the Grand Fusion Dragon

To Adriel: That might just have to be done.

To Rex: That it is.

To Seeker of the Soul: Of course. Curse is a demon who has experienced the trials of hell. Akuma is a human who had experienced the trials of hell. Also, I thought it best to try and lighten the mood at least momentarily.

To G.O.T. Nick: You'd better get those new heat-seeking sharp rocks, just in case.

To Gryphinwyrm: That's right, don't say your predictions or else I might just decide to mess them up.

To Victor: Err….thank you I suppose.

To john: Yup, I guess it is.

To Wolfy: He hasn't been sent anywhere yet.

To falcon demon general: Well good luck with kicking the crap out of Akuma.

To White Mage: Welcome to the reviewer family.

To Bobbomp: Most likely.

To Anime Albino: Yes, he probably is.