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Legends of the Demon Duelist-Midnight Arc

Chapter 14: Continuing Assault; Life Lapse Combo

Ichigo stumbled to his feet…and looked up at the now cloudless night sky. "That was fun…let's never do it again." He started to move towards Eri, but was stopped as dark smoke snapped up in between them. ("Now what?")

"You're impressive, but now you must face me." The smoke formed a ring around the area where Ichigo and Akuma had dueled just seconds before. Then a single line of the smoke appeared across the rings inside…and formed into a dark-coated form.

It was pale with nearly albino white skin. A pair of black lips parted slightly and Curse chuckled. "Are you ready? I am Curse, the second Speaker."

Ichigo clutched at his chest. ("I'm not ready…I'm exhausted.") But he knew what the ring was. His darkness duel had already started.

Ichigo- 4000

Curse- 4000

Curse lifted his arm, duel disk already in place. "Are you ready?"

Ichigo smacked the side of his head, because he was currently seeing three guys. Then his vision fixed itself and he shuffled his deck. "Fine…let's go."


Eri stared at the darkness game sphere with confusion. "What…happened?"

Davis grimaced. "Let's go. Ichigo will be alright and we have things that we can check on while we're here."

Nodding weakly, the demoness followed him as they went to check on Adriel and Hitokage.


Curse drew and fanned out his hand. "I go first, as the challenger." He fanned out his hand and smirked. "I summon Tried Idol (1400/1000) in attack mode." A multi-armed smirking demon appeared on the field. "Now I set one card face-down on the field. End turn."

Ichigo drew. "I summon Shining Force-Elemental Commander (700/500) in attack mode!" A steel grey cyborg appeared on the field and aimed its gun hand at Curse. "When this monster is summoned and I have no cards on the field I draw twice." Snapping two cards off of his deck, he grinned and flipped one over. "I activate Polymerization! Fuse Dark Reaper, Spell Binder, and Element Commander together…" A dark purple pillar of light slammed down onto the field. From within it a hooded spellcaster holding a steel staff with a purple jewel on it appeared in play. "Shining Force-Dark Skull Mage (2700/2500) is fusion summoned!" "Indeed. So another of the Speakers has come?"

Curse wasn't surprised. He knew all too well what this monster could do.

Ichigo pointed at Tried Idol. "Dark Skull Mage's special ability lets me deduct attack points from it equal to the number of monsters in my graveyard times 100 plus 300!" (600) The mage snapped up its staff and hit the idol with a beam of purple light. (800/1000) "Dark Skull Burning!" A purple skull of light flew from the jewel of the staff and hit the idol, shattering it.

Curse pointed at his set card. "I activate Spirit Barrier." The backlash hit a bubble of energy and dissipated. "As long as I have a monster in play all life point damage to me is zero."

Ichigo slid a card into his disk. "I set one card face-down on the field. End turn."

Curse drew. "Tried Idol's special ability activates now. While it is in my graveyard I may discard the top card of my deck during my standby phase." His thin fingers pulled the top card off and inserted it into the graveyard slot. "Now I summon Spirit Weaver (1200/1000) to the field." A ghostly man in robes appeared on the field and began to chant. "Now I can pick up the top card of my graveyard." The card he had just discarded slid out of his graveyard and held it up. "And the card is Pot of Greed." Drawing two cards, he smirked. "For now though my turn is complete." ("In the next turn though you'll find yourself hard pressed to attack me…")

Ichigo drew. "I summon Shining Force-Jet Pterodactyl (1300/700) in attack mode!" A green-colored dinosaur appeared on the field and screeched at Curse. "Attack now! Jet Burst!" It snapped open its beak and a ball of green light flew out to slam into Spirit Weaver and blow it apart. "Dark Skull Mage, attack directly! Dark Skull Burning!" The mage fired another screaming purple skull from its staff that passed through Curse and dissipated into the air. "End turn."

Ichigo- 4000

Curse- 1300

Curse drew. "First I play the magic card Book of Life. This card lets me special summon one Undead monster from my graveyard to the field." Spirit Weaver appeared in play. "And from your graveyard I remove Element Commander to fuel this revival."

Ichigo removed the card from his graveyard and grimaced. ("Damn it…")

Curse slid the top card off of his deck. "Tried Idol's effect lets me discard the top card off of my deck." He inserted the card into his graveyard and then it slid right out into his hand. "Spirit Weaver lets me take back the card I discard." Flipping the card over he slid it into his disk. "I play Card of Safe Return. This continuous magic card lets me draw one card from my deck whenever a monster is special summoned from the graveyard."

Ichigo shrugged. "It's a good card, but nothing ground-breaking."

"Oh really?" Curse slid a card from his hand into his disk. "Then you won't mind me using Monster Reborn to revive Tried Idol?" The multi-armed demon appeared on the field. "And because of Card of Safe Return I draw one card."

Ichigo still wasn't impressed. "At the moment I have Dark Skull Mage, which is more than both of the monsters you have in play combined."

Curse smiled slightly. "Ah yes…but that isn't a problem. First though, I'll be using Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy whatever card you have face-down." A blast of wind shattered Ichigo's set card. "Now that the coast is clear, I can sacrifice these two!" His two monsters faded. "And summon Lapse Behemoth!" (3000/2100) A giant covered in black cloth appeared on the field. "This creature's special ability activates when it is tribute summoned. I may special summon one monster from my graveyard to the field." Spirit Weaver appeared alongside the giant. "So now I draw one card." He drew. "And then I activate the effect of Tried Idol, since it has returned to the graveyard." The top card of his deck slid into the graveyard slot of his disk.

Ichigo clenched his fist. ("Great…just great…")

"Go Behemoth, attack now!" The giant punched Dark Skull Mage right in the face and it blew apart.

Ichigo- 3700

Curse- 1300

Ichigo caught two cards that were spat out of his graveyard. "Dark Skull Mage lets me special summon two of its fusion components from my graveyard to the field. Dark Reaper and Spell Binder return." (1000/1700) (500/500) A reaper in black cloth appeared on the field and next to it was a spellcaster in black cloth, both of them crouching on the field.

Curse pointed at Spell Binder. "Attack now!" Spirit Weaver waved its hand once and the spellcaster exploded. "End turn."

Ichigo drew. "It's my turn now…" His eyes flitted over each of the cards in his hand, while he drew out weak breaths every second. ("So tired…") "I summon Shining Force-Revival Aroma Flower (0/1600) in defense mode." A beautiful flower appeared on the field. "Now I switch Jet Pterodactyl." The dinosaur folded its wings in on itself. "Now I set one card face-down and end my turn."

Curse drew. "First I activate the effect of Tried Idol." The top card of his deck slid into his graveyard. "Then I pick it up with the effect of Soul Weaver. And then I play the magic card Shallow Burial." A coffin rose up out of the ground. "The top monster card of my graveyard will be special summoned." A black snake slid out of the top of the coffin and hissed at Ichigo. "Grave Snake (1500/1200) when summoned from my graveyard lets me take back one magic card from my graveyard." He snapped up Mystical Space Typhoon and a blast of wind hit Ichigo's set card, shattering it. Then he drew one card for Card of Safe Return's effect. "Now I sacrifice this monster to summon Soul Drainer." (2200/1900) A giant mass of ectoplasm appeared on the field. "Attack Jet Pterodactyl!" Soul Weaver punched the monster in its stomach and it exploded.

Ichigo braced himself against the backlash and winced.

"Soul Drainer, destroy Dark Reaper!" The ectoplasm wrapped around the reaper monster and it disappeared. "This monster removes any monster it destroys from play."

Ichigo stumbled weakly…his vision fading in and out.

"Go Behemoth!" The giant slammed its fist down on the Aroma Flower.

Ichigo braced himself against the backlash of the powerful strike. "When Aroma Flower is destroyed I can draw one card and add one Shining Force from my graveyard to my hand."

Curse slid a card into his disk. "I set one card face-down on the field and end my turn."

Ichigo drew feebly…his hands trembling from exertion. ("I need rest…please…")

Eri shook Rikuo's body again. "Dad! Wake up!"

Davis poked Daniel with a stick again. "Hey…you alive?"

Neither moved at all, their eyes still closed.

"They aren't moving…" Eri hugged Rikuo harder. "Wake up dad…"

Davis frowned. "We have to get help. Come on Eri…" He grabbed her hand and dragged her away. They had things to do.

Ichigo looked at the drawn card. "I activate the magic card Flash of Thought! This magic card lets me shuffle my graveyard and draw the bottom two cards of my graveyard." Two cards slid out of his graveyard slot and he snatched them up. "Now I play the magic card Spinning the Wheel of Fate. When I play this card one random number between one through six will be chosen. If an even number is chosen then I draw that many cards, but if it stops on an odd number then I discard that number of cards." A big number two appeared over him. "And that means I draw two cards."

Curse sneered. "So you've drawn lots of cards hmm?"

Ichigo help up a card. "Monster Reborn!" Dark Skull Mage appeared on the field. "And then I summon Shining Force-Jungle Fighter (1500/1200) to the field!" A wild man holding a stone-tipped spear appeared on the field.

"You can't actually expect that monster to be a threat to me." Curse pointed at Ichigo. "Foolish boy…"

Ichigo opened his field magic card slot. "I activate Shining Sanctuary!" Huge white pillars exploded out of the ground and a giant golden statue appeared behind him. "While this field magic card is in play all Shining Force monsters gain 600 attack points!" (3200/2500) (2100/1200)

Curse sneered.

Ichigo pointed at Behemoth. "Go Dark Skull Mage!" The spellcaster aimed its staff at the giant and blew it apart in one blast of energy. "Jungle Fighter, attack now!" The warrior leapt through the air and stabbed its spear into Soul Weaver.

Curse pointed at his set card. "I reveal my ultimate continuous trap card! Life Lapse!" Purple energy flowed out of his graveyard and into the card. "This trap card allows me to use its effect when one monster that I have in play is sent to the graveyard." A blast of energy flew out of the card and hit Ichigo right in the chest. "You take 500 life points of damage."

Ichigo- 3000

Curse- 1300

Ichigo gasped and slid two cards into his disk. "I set two cards face-down on the field and end my turn."

Curse drew. "This is the card to complete my combo." He snapped the card up. "It is the magic card Revive the Hordes!" The ground underneath him began to churn. "This card works like so…during this turn I can special summon one monster from my graveyard by sacrificing a monster. However, the special summoned monsters cannot be sacrificed." He smirked and slid a card into his graveyard. Soul Drainer exploded and Soul Weaver emerged from the graveyard

Ichigo- 2500

Curse- 1300

Ichigo clutched at his chest weakly. "I'm not done yet. And you can't use your cards against me."

"Oh really?" Curse placed a card onto his disk. "I summon Visage Mummy (1000/1600) in defense mode." A blue mist-covered zombie appeared on the field in a crouching position. "While this monster is in play I can remove one monster on my field from play to give energy to count as one sacrifice." Another Soul Weaver exploded onto the field and he drew. "Again." Every monster from his graveyard was summoned, sacrificed, and he drew five more cards. Now he had six monsters in his removed from play pile. ("I have the necessary cards to deal with you now.")


"No please!"

"What are you talking about? What darkness game?"

Davis stared in horror at what he saw going on through the windows of the Ra Yellow dorm. "Oh dear god…"

At least four dozen shadowed forms moved around the building. And every once in a while a roar from a monster being summoned happened.

("Darkness games…the whole school is under attack.") He knew that he couldn't risk taking on one of the wraiths. If he lost then he wouldn't be able to inform Eri about this.

"Mortal…stop yourself."

Davis turned and ran face-first into one of the shadowed forms. ("It looks like I'll have to fight my way out!")


A symphony of girl's screams echoed from the dorm.

Eri growled and watched as the wraiths floated around the area, challenging anyone they ran into to a darkness game. ("Ashley…Sammy…")


Krieger pointed at the spectral form in front of him. "Horus Level 8 (3000/1800) attacks now!" The giant steel form of Horus sprayed the opponent's monster with black flames and destroyed the wraith as well. "Alright!"

Griff grabbed Krieger by the back of his collar. "Come on!"

Hot on their tails was a small army of wraith. "Duel!"


Midnight sat back in his throne and calmly spoke. "Come out now, Scion."

A form materialized out of the wall behind his throne. "Master, I live to serve."

"How goes the conquering?"

"It goes well. My Wraiths and I are currently removing the humans."

"Good. I want you to locate the cards and make sure they are prepared."

"And if the Seal Holders interfere?"

"Most of them are beaten already."

To be continued…

Hurry up and finish your duel Ichigo! We have to get going!

Are you insane? I'm dueling for my life here!

Just hurry up!

SHUT UP!

To Seeker of the Soul: Excellent, congratulations on being crazy and tired. As for Akuma not losing to Ichigo, I guess we'll never know.

To Bobbomp: No…I'm sorry mister AH.

To Anime Albino:

To Rex: Errr...there we go.

To The White Mage: Ditch up huh?

To Hogwarts-Knight: Nope, sorry. I can't give him a good break.

To Arathir: I guess we'll know sooner or later.

To Raine: Thank Fenrir huh?

To Dais: I can tell you what happens. It's called 'duel to death continues'.

To Grisham: Well thank you very much for that information. I wish to tell you that I have no idea what that missing element either.

To falcon demon general: Nope, everyone is not alright.

To Gryphinwyrm7: He might not be able to.

To Darkstar: He might be able to do it.

To Cliff Dog: Because I wanted to change the LP totals.