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Legends of the Demon Duelist-Midnight Arc

Chapter 25: The creator of the Hell Meteor vs. the Dark Halo Incarnate

Kyoto was on fire…it was burning to the ground. And in the center of the city was the cause of it all. A single giant dragon that hovered in the air over the remains of a carnival. People screamed in fear…but no one would help them. Violence had broken out in the streets, and it was as if the shadows themselves were alive and driving everyone insane.

And it was all because the first Dark Demon God merely was within the senses of these humans.


Seijiru pointed at the half demon. "Pay your respects to the Dark Demon God Card! Hell Nova Dragon; Kifunsuiryu!" The hydra-like dragon screamed again, the sound like a symphony of hell. Thousands of red and black fireballs slammed down all around the city of Kyoto. "The instrument of your demise!"

Seijiru- 2500

Ichigo- 4000

Seijiru sneered, while Kifunsuiryu roared, its heads writhing all around its necks. "Now then…Burn Tribute's special ability is that when it is sacrificed for a tribute summon you take 500 life points of damage!"

Seijiru- 2500

Ichigo- 3500

Ichigo barely noticed his attention fully on Kifunsuiryu.

Seijiru smirked. "Luckily for you Kifunsuiryu cannot attack during the turn it is summoned. However…" He snapped his hand card up. "I activate Divine Crush!" Ichigo's face-down card shimmered and exploded into dust. "This card destroys one magic or trap card that you have in play when I have a divine-beast monster. Also, you take 1000 life points of damage."

Seijiru- 2500

Ichigo-2500

Ichigo stared at the multi-headed dragon, fear reflected in his eyes. It was like facing the creature that had been creating those Hell Meteors that Rikuo had thrown at him in the past.

Seijiru held up a palm. "I'm not done yet. There are sixteen cards in my graveyard, and Kifunsuiryu's attack is determined by the number of cards in my graveyard times 500." (8000/8000) "End turn."

Ichigo drew. ("It's powerful…but I can beat it.") "I summon Shining Shadow-Ice Shield (0/2400) in defense mode!" A man holding a shield of ice appeared on the field in a crouching position.

Seijiru sneered, while Kifunsuiryu roared in rage. "You just triggered the effect of Kifunsuiryu. When you summon a monster he destroys it! Hell De-Birth!" One of the numerous heads spun to look at the monster. It spat out a Hell Meteor that hit the shield-carrier and incinerated it instantly.

Ichigo gasped. "When a monster is summoned?"

"That's right." Seijiru tapped the side of his head. "There is no way for you to win now."

"We'll see about that!" Ichigo slammed four cards into his disk. "I set four cards face-down on the field! Then I play Coins from Heaven!" He drew five cards while Seijiru drew four. "Now I switch Strongarm and Guardian into defense mode!" Both monsters slid to their knees. "End turn."

Seijiru drew. "First I play Bait Doll!" One of Ichigo's set cards flipped up and exploded. "Also, Cyclone!" Another card shattered. (8500/8500) "Now for the effect of Kifunsuiryu! By discarding one card from my hand it can attack twice during my battle phase!" (9000/9000) "Unleash your power, mighty god of the hellish realm!" One of the heads turned to aim at Guardian, while another aimed at Strongarm. "Double Hell Meteor!" Both heads shot a fireball of black and red that disintegrated both monsters. "End turn."

Ichigo drew. ("I'm in trouble now…his monster is too strong. However…") He fanned out his hand. ("There is still a chance.") "I flip summon Shining Shadow-Healing Medic (1200/1600) and use its effect to take back one Shining Shadow from my graveyard!"

"Hell De-Birth!" One of Kifunsuiryu's heads fired another Meteor that hit the monster and destroyed it.

Ichigo frowned. ("If this doesn't work then I am defenseless.") "I set one monster face-down on the field." As the card shimmered into existence, Kifunsuiryu didn't respond. ("Good, it doesn't destroy set monsters.") "I also set one card face-down on the field. End turn."

Seijiru drew. "I discard two cards from my hand!" (10000/10000) "Now Kifunsuiryu, unleash your ultimate attack!"

"Kifunsuiryu's ultimate attack?" Ichigo paled as every set of jaws on the monster aimed in every direction. "What's it going? You can't…"

"Just watch me! Kifunsuiryu's special ability activates! All cards on your field will be destroyed at the cost of preventing you from being attacked! Widespread Hell Meteor Storm!" Every head fired, four fireballs eliminating four of Ichigo's cards. The others simply struck different buildings and areas of Kyoto, destroying even more of the city every second. "It's so lovely…this monster is so powerful…"

Ichigo drew. ("The longer this duel drags out…the more this city will be destroyed.") "I set one monster face-down on the field. End turn."

Seijiru drew. "I discard one card! Kifunsuiryu, Double Hell Meteor!" One head sprayed a blast of red and black fire that destroyed the set monster. (10500/10500)

Ichigo caught two cards that were spat out of his graveyard. "The power of Shining Shadow…"

"Is useless." Seijiru's set card flipped up. "Forbidden Treasure prevents you from recovering cards from your graveyard."

Ichigo paled as energy charged up from another mouth. "Not so fast! I discard Shining Shadow-Kuriboh!" (300/200) A little furball in a golden suit of metal armor appeared on the field, right before it was blown apart. "All life point damage to me this turn is zero."

Seijiru frowned. ("He may figure out a way to overcome Kifunsuiryu…I cannot let that happen.") He looked at his hand…and saw the perfect plan. "I set one card face-down. End turn."

Ichigo drew. ("Alright! I have the perfect way to beat this guy!") "I play…")

"Reverse card open." Seijiru's set card flipped up. "Fool…I set you up perfectly. Reveal Grave Steal! By discarding a magic card from my hand I can activate one card from your graveyard! I choose the De-Fusion you have in there!" (11500/11500)

Ichigo blinked in surprise. "What does…I have no fusion in play!"

"Oh…but you do." Seijiru pointed at Ichigo's disk. "Your deck…will return to how it was before!"

Ichigo felt a moment of pain and a symphony of screams from his deck. "NO! Everyone…" His hand disappeared and his deck shuffled itself as it returned to Shining Force. Also, his hair and eyes returned to normal. "No..."

"Draw cards equal to the number you had before." Seijiru sneered at the drop in power he felt from Ichigo's deck. ("His fusion of power is gone…all that is left is the power that even a weakling like Jester could defeat. Therefore, I will win easily.")

Ichigo drew seven cards…but the will to fight was nearly gone. ("The Shining power of my soul won't be enough to win this battle…") He placed a card face-down onto his disk. "End turn."

Seijiru drew. "I discard one card! Kifunsuiryu, attack with Double Hell Meteor!" Two of the heads snapped around and fired one after another.

Ichigo slid a card into his disk. "Shining Force-Lady of the Night (1400/400) allows me to discard a magic card from my hand to negate one attack. All other attacks will now be direct attacks for the turn!" The first meteor dissipated.

"Then you lose regardless!" Seijiru sneered. "Burn boy!"

Ichigo snapped his fingers and a cross made of black energy appeared in front, taking the hit from the Meteor easily. "I discarded Night Cross. This card activates its true ability when discarded for the effect of Lady of the Night. Your attacks for the rest of this turn are negated. Also, I draw one card as per the normal effect of Night Cross." He drew one card, though he barely looked at it. ("I don't have a way to beat this thing. All I can do is buy time for Davis and the others until they can get away.")

Seijiru snarled in pure anger. "End turn!" (12000/12000)

Ichigo drew. "I set one card face-down on the field. End turn."

Seijiru drew. "I discard one card! Double Hell Meteor!" Two new heads snapped up and fired one after another. (12500/12500)

Ichigo slid a card into his graveyard. "I discard Fusion Sage to negate the first attack. Then I reveal Spirit Barrier." A yellow barrier of light sprang up around him. "As long as I have a monster in play then all battle damage to me is zero." The first fireball stopped inches from Lady of the Night and disappeared. The second rocketed past her and hit the Spirit Barrier, also extinguishing.

Seijiru looked completely angry. "Next turn…I'll bury that bitch and with it your best defense."

Ichigo drew. "I will not surrender…but I cannot win. I know that. I will simply keep you preoccupied until the others get away." He closed his eyes. "My turn is done."

Seijiru drew. Looking at the drawn card he sneered coldly. "You're dead…completely and utterly! I don't even need to destroy your field…instead I play Divine Crush!" The Spirit Barrier shuddered and shattered into dust. "Also I discard one card from my hand!" (13500/13500)

Seijiru- 2500

Ichigo-1500

Ichigo didn't open his eyes. ("Farewell Eri…Griff…Krieger…Davis…everyone…")

"Nova Hell Dragon; Kifunsuiryu….attack with Double Hell Meteor!" The first head spat a fireball towards the Lady of the Night.

Ichigo discarded a card. "I discard Coins from Heaven…" The fireball disappeared.

"Meet my direct attack! Hell Meteor!" Another head came in line with Ichigo. "Die, you little nuisance!" It opened its jaws and shot out a fireball that hurtled towards Ichigo with intent on killing him instantly.


Eri plucked a few pieces of plastic from her hair and glared at Griff. "You could have helped me escape you know."

"What did you want me to do? You were acting crazy…" Griff went silent as he heard a series of roars. "Did you hear that?"

"It sounded like a duel…" Eri walked over to the window of the small apartment and moved the shades aside. "Oh my…"

Kifunsuiryu stood close to their view…and it was all the more terrifying because of what they saw. And that was Ichigo just standing there as the fireball dropped down to smite him. "ICHIGO!"

The fireball slammed down on top of him…and Ichigo felt pain. He felt more than what he had felt when Rikuo had used the Hell Meteor on him, because this was the attack's source. This was the master of the Hell Meteor, and as such he didn't stand a chance against it. ("I die…but it doesn't matter. I was living on borrowed time…")

("You cannot die…Ichigo please…") Alahandra's voice rang in his head.

("You damned fool! Fight back already!") Halo screamed at him.

("I've fallen…what can I do now?") Ichigo felt the fire begin to tear away what energy he had managed to bring up to block the attack. It was all over for him. ("I just want to rest. Midnight has been toying with us…he could have killed us any time he had wanted.")


Midnight sat in his chambers…a cold smile on his shadowed face. "Perfect timing…and perfect execution. Seijiru, you are by far the best of my servants so far. And if Kifunsuiryu is the weakest of the three Yami Makai Kami no Kados, then the next two will make me invincible. I will be impossible to defeat…." He started to laugh…a laugh of release. Victory was his…

Ichigo dropped to his knees, his protection nearly gone. ("Good bye world…I hope you can survive without me…") A blast of light exploded from his deck. ("What?")

Energy flared up from his deck. And then the fire of the Hell Meteor died out instantly.

"What?" Seijiru stared at the impossible sight. "How did you survive?"

Seijiru- 2500

Ichigo-1500

Ichigo blinked in surprise…until he realized that there was a face-up card in his magic and trap zone. ("What? I never set anything…")

"Explain!"

Ichigo slid the card out of his disk and looked at it. As he read the text his eyes widened. "I see…and I understand. There is a chance…there is always a chance!" He held the card up. Its picture was of a warrior wearing dark armor standing back to back with a warrior wearing light armor. "Crossed Brethren allows me to special summon the opposite of Kifunsuiryu from my deck!"

"The opposite of Kifunsuiryu?" Seijiru and Midnight both said at once. "There is no such thing…"

The blood red sky began to calm. A golden glow fell over Kyoto and extinguished the flames.

Ichigo held up a card that had appeared in his hand. "Then explain what I am holding." He slammed the card onto his disk. "I summon the first Shinsei Tenshi Kami no Kado!"

"Shinsei Tenshi Kami no Kado?" Midnight and Seijiru's eyes widened. "There is…"

A pillar of golden light slammed down into the ground behind Ichigo. "Your reign of chaos ends here…" A heavenly roar blew across Kyoto as a whole and extinguished the hell fires. "Noble Champion Dragon; Koukiyuushouryu is summoned!" (X000/X000) A golden ball of light lowered down from the sky and exploded open, revealing an angelic-winged dragon wearing steel armor all over its body.

"Noble Champion Dragon; Koukiyuushouryu…" Seijiru went silent. "What kind of bullshit is this? Kifunsuiryu, destroy this weak little imposter with Hell De-Birth!" One of the dragon's numerous heads snapped up and spat a fireball out at the angel dragon.

"Koukiyuushouryu's special ability makes it immune to Kifunsuiryu's special abilities!" One of the feathered wings snapped out and casually struck the fireball, destroying it instantly. "Also, Koukiyuushouryu's attack and defense power is determined by the number of cards in my hand times 2000!" Ichigo fanned out his hand. "I hold five cards right now!" (10000/10000)

Seijiru paled. "End…turn."

Ichigo drew. "I play Pot of Greed!" (14000/14000) "Now Koukiyuushouryu has more attack points than your monster!"

"Are you so certain?" Seijiru slid the top three cards off of his deck and held them up. "From my graveyard, Mushroom Beast may once per game during your main phase send the top three cards of my deck to my graveyard!" (15500/15500)

Ichigo went silent. "No…" Now his best chance was gone. There was no method left to… ("Wait…") He looked at his hand, and then at the text of Koukiyuushouryu. ("There is a chance…") "I play the magic card Shining Hero!" Energy crackled from out of his deck. "I special summon one light Shining Force monster to the field!" A gold body-suited warrior appeared on the field. "Shining Force-Hyperion (1600/1400) is summoned!"

"Die! Hell De-Birth!" One of the Hell Nova Dragon's heads snapped up to point at the warrior. But a feathery wing from Koukiyuushouryu snapped in the way. "What?"

"You can't use any of Kifunsuiryu's effects." Ichigo closed his eyes. ("Let my instinct be right.") "Field magic card, Fusion Gate!" Up in the sky the air began to swirl, like a gathering storm. "Gale Spirit Ryu and Hyperion fuse together!" An ethereal dragon appeared on the field next to Hyperion and both disappeared, replaced by a dragon armored warrior. "Spirit Galion (1800/1200) is summoned!"

"Spirit Galion's special ability won't affect Kifunsuiryu."

"It doesn't have to!" Ichigo held up another card. "Heal Angel and Lady of the Night fuse together!" A twin-sword wielding angel appeared alongside the god dragon and Galion. "Dark Angelica (2400/2000) is summoned!"

"Another useless fusion…"

Ichigo held up another card. "Firestorm Cobra and Dark Angelica fuse together!" A flaming snake appeared on the field and wrapped around the angel's body. She shimmered and was surrounded by glowing fire. "Inferno Angelica (2500/2000) is summoned! When this monster destroys a monster as a result of battle you take double that monster's attack in damage!"

"Still not enough…"

Ichigo looked at the last two cards. ("Be enough…") "Midnight Hawk and Jet Pterodactyl fuse with Spirit Galion!" A jet black bird and a bright green winged dinosaur appeared alongside the dragon warrior. In a flash of light they disappeared, replaced by a six-winged monster with air literally twisting and warping around its body. "Shining Force-Lord of Winds (3200/2500) is summoned!" It struck a pose and the remaining few fires around Kyoto were immediately blown out.

Seijiru sneered. "It's nothing but a pair of weaklings…that is all…"

Ichigo closed his eyes. ("All of my hopes…the hopes of humanity rest in their hands.") "Lord of Winds, attack Kifunsuiryu now! Four Winds Crash!" The warrior was swallowed up within a tornado that hurtled towards the dragon.

"It's nothing but a sacrifice to the Nova Hell Dragon…" Seijiru pointed at the tornado. "Unleash Hell Meteor!"

Ichigo held up his hand. "Stop!" The tornado kept going, but Lord of Winds reappeared on his field. "I may negate the battle damage to destroy all magic and trap cards on your field!" Ultimate Offering shattered. "For every magic or trap card destroyed, you take 500 damage!" (16000/16000)

Seijiru- 2000

Ichigo-1500

Seijiru shrugged. "Only a minor bit of damage…"

Ichigo pointed at his graveyard slot. "Afterwards…every card in your graveyard is removed from play! All thirty-two cards are removed, so your monster's attack is zero!" (4000/4000) "What?"

"Kifunsuiryu's attack power is always at least 4000." Seijiru sneered. "You have failed."

Ichigo smiled calmly. "Not yet…because Koukiyuushouryu is still in play…"

"It has zero attack and defense points…"

"It's special ability…" Ichigo held up his hand. "For every card in your removed from play pile it gains 100 attack points!" (3200/0)

"It isn't enough…"

"One more thing…" Light shimmered around Inferno Angelica. "All monsters on my field gain this bonus." (5600/2000)

Seijiru paled. "5600 attack points…"

Ichigo pointed at Kifunsuiryu. "Inferno Angelica, attack now! God of darkness, disappear from my sight!" The angel snapped up her two red-orange molten swords. "Starburst Slash!" She stabbed her swords right into its chest and blew it apart.

Seijiru- 400

Ichigo-1500

Seijiru stepped back. "I…still have life…"

Ichigo pointed at him. "Inferno Angelica's special ability deals you the attack of the destroyed monster times two. So you take 8000 points of damage!"

"What did you say?" Seijiru watched in horror as the angel lowered to right in front of him. She glared at him…and then exploded.

Seijiru- 0

Ichigo- 1500

Ichigo looked up at Koukiyuushouryu. "Thank you…"

The dragon roared with a sound like the very voice of an angel. And then it disappeared.

The half demon walked over and picked up all that was left of Seijiru. "The Nova Hell Dragon; Kifunsuiryu…it's so dangerous. But I can't let that scare me." He slid the card into his pocket. "Midnight…I'm coming for you."


Midnight roared in anger, the entire dimension surging around him. "DAMN YOU!"

A wraith shimmered into existence next to him. "Master…we've found the hiding place of the next Yami Makai Kami no Kado."

Midnight stopped in mid-explosion…and sneered. "Take me there…I will capture it and use it to kill the boy myself."

To be continued…

There are two more of those things? And the next two are even stronger than the first? Oh man…we need to collect more information on these things. Huh? What do you mean that you know of someone who may understand these cards? Then let's go see him!

Next Episode: The Sage of Bahamut and the history of the God Dragon's children

To LucienShadowMaster: No I came up with the name of the Nova Hell Dragon.

To Seeker of the Soul: Confused huh? Excellent…

To Bobbomp: Whatever. I wasn't declaring anything by what I said before except that I was venting.