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Legends of the Demon Duelist-Midnight Arc

Chapter 26: The Sage of Bahamut and the history of the God Dragon's children

A single old form walked on the path alongside a huge mountain. "I feel them…two of the god's children have awakened. It is a shame that they had to battle against each other." Sighing, he kept walking down the path.


Midnight walked past the gathered wraiths who were gathered outside of the mansion that had housed the Seal of Fire. "So this is where the next beast has shown itself?"

"It is within the graveyard, milord." The wraith bowed.

Midnight pulled a blank card out of his pocket. "So be it…" He stepped onto the grounds and heard a song. It was a song of despair and sorrow. "What a pleasant tune…perhaps I will keep you as a pet after you slay my enemies…" Energy crackled around him. "Be sealed!"

An explosion of black fire swallowed up the mansion, burning it to the ground. And seconds later Midnight walked past his minions with a glowing card in his hands. "This card is powerful…and I will use it appropriately. Wraiths bring me my newest servant."


Ichigo opened his eyes slowly and looked down at his hand. ("Nova Hell Dragon; Kifunsuiryu and Noble Champion Dragon; Koukiyuushouryu. They're both incredibly powerful cards…but how will I use them to my advantage? I don't fear Koukiyuushouryu, but Kifunsuiryu is such a dangerous monster. It can kill people…destroy cities…but if I don't make use of it then what was the point of me battling Midnight? I'm going to need its power.")

After he had found Eri and Griff, they had located Davis and Krieger, who had gone to contact the Shadow Corporation. And now they were all on in a van driving to some obscure mountain range where there was supposed to be someone who knew more about these monster cards.

Davis sat back in his seat alongside the driver and frowned. "Kyoto nearly burned to the ground because of that thing in your hand Ichigo. Why don't you just destroy it and save us all a lot of trouble?"

Ichigo shook his head. "This monster is our answer…we need it to beat Midnight."

Eri sighed and looked out the back window as they drove along the mountain road. "That monster nearly killed a whole city."

"I never said I was going to summon it until we face Midnight." Ichigo glared at her and Davis. "Does either of you have a problem with me unleashing this thing on the bastard?"

They both looked away.

"Erika…"

Everyone in the van froze.

Davis glanced at the driver of the van. "Stop here…"

Eri looked out the back of the van window…and blinked in surprise at the gathered mist. "Wow…" She opened the back doors and poked her head out. "Who called…?" She went silent as she saw a form step out of the mist. "No…"

Ichigo looked over her shoulder. "Oh crap…"

Standing about ten feet away was a person they never though they'd see again.

"Rikuo…"

Midnight sat back in his chambers…and closed his eyes. His will extended to Rikuo's body. ("Like a puppet…perfect…")

Rikuo held up his arm and activated his duel disk. "I challenge Ichigo to a duel for the two God Cards in his possession."

Ichigo narrowed his eyes. "I refuse. Until I know more about these cards I refuse to let you try to win them back."

The wolf demon's lips lifted slightly. "Is that so? Well then let me give you a better incentive to listen to me!" He calmly stepped to the side of the road, where there was a cliff that dropped at least 300'. "Get it? Duel me or this body dies."

Ichigo grimaced. ("I have no choice now…") He started to step out of the cab…

Eri leapt past him, duel disk already locked. "I challenge you!"

Midnight smirked. ("This should come in handy…the girl is a possible threat and if I beat her then the chances of me convincing the boy to duel will increase.")

Rikuo clicked his disk into place. "Then let us take this somewhere more appropriate, dear daughter." Gray smoke swirled around both of them and they disappeared.

Ichigo frowned. ("Damn it Eri…") "Davis…get us to that guy. We need to learn more about these cards…now."


As the smoke withdrew Eri found herself staring at a graveyard setting, gravestones all around her. "Where are we?"

Rikuo sneered as the smoke withdrew. "We're here to duel…a safe place to duel!"

Rikuo- 4000

Eri- 4000

Rikuo drew. "I begin…"

Eri narrowed her eyes and looked at her hand. ("What am I going to do? If this is my father's deck then how will I win?")

Rikuo snapped a card up. "I play the field magic card Graveyard of the Damned!" Purple mist floated around the area. "While this area is in play whenever an undead monster is in my graveyard I can discard one card from my hand to special summon it back to the field once per turn!" A card slapped down onto his disk. "One monster face-down…that's all."

Eri drew. "I summon Darkness Force-Crash Fighter (1500/1300) in attack mode!" An amazon in black leather appeared on the field. "Crash Crusher!" Her monster leapt towards the set monster and blew it apart. "Also, I set one card face-down on the field. End turn."

Rikuo drew. "First I'll activate Card of Safe Return. As long as this continuous magic card is in play whenever a monster is special summoned from a graveyard I draw one card!" A card was slammed into his graveyard. "I return Energy Zombie (1000/1000) to the field!" A zombie surrounded by glowing energy appeared on the field. "When this monster is special summoned it lets me draw one card." Two cards left his deck and entered his hand. "Now then, I play the magic card Cheerful Coffin. This card lets me discard three monsters into my graveyard."

Eri growled. ("He's dumping monsters into the graveyard.")

Rikuo snapped up another card. "Now I play the magic card Monster Reborn to revive another Energy Zombie!" Another glowing zombie appeared on the field next to the first one. Drawing two cards a dark smile crossed his face. "Little girl…are you ready to feel pain? Are you ready to see the truth behind what I seek?"

"Midnight…" The demoness' eyes widened. "No…you can't mean…"

"Oh I can…" He held up another card. "Now then, I play the magic card Tribute Substitute. This card takes the place of a sacrifice." Another of his hand cards shimmered away. "Listen dear…can you hear it?"

A horrible twisted melody of howls and screams echoed across the landscape. "Prepare yourself…my dear…for the melody of the graveyard…"

"Melody of the graveyard?" She paled.

The mist began to form and finally achieved its true form. It was a dragon…except even bigger than a normal dragon. Purple and black scales lined its lithe form. Something about it seemed feminine. Throwing back its head the dragoness chimed in its horrid melody. "Graveyard Melody Dragon; Hakabasenritsuryu!" (5000/5000)

"Graveyard Melody Dragon?" Eri trembled. "No way…"

"Hakabasenritsuryu, attack with Underworld Flames!" The dragon's head snapped down at the Crash Fighter and sprayed it with blue fire, burning it to a cinder instantly.

Eri screamed in pure pain as the fire back-lashed across her body, tearing away at her and sending her flying away.

Rikuo- 4000

Eri- 500


Ichigo cracked his head against the metal grating of the van. "OW! What the hell was that all about?"

The driver pointed right outside. Because standing in the middle of the road was an old man with a long golden beard.

Ichigo stared in amazement. "What in the hell?"

The old man walked up to the side of the van and opened it slowly. "Greetings my young friends…I assume you have come to ask me about Kifunsuiryu and Koukiyuushouryu?"

Ichigo nodded slowly.

"I will tell you all, but at the moment you might wish to know about what is currently going on. A girl is facing the mistress of the undead."

"Mistress of the undead?" Ichigo removed the two God Cards from his jacket pocket…and gasped. They were glowing. "What's this mean?"

"It means that the daughter of Rikuo Amero is facing the Graveyard Melody Dragon." The old man sighed. "And I am sorry…but she cannot defeat Hakabasenritsuryu." He lowered his head to the ground. "She will not survive this…"

Ichigo grabbed the old man's robe. "I'll kill you…"

"That won't teach you about the children of Bahamut."


Eri stumbled to her feet weakly. She drew. "I will not surrender…" Looking at the drawn card a dark smile crossed her face. "I'll destroy you…right now! I set one monster face-down and set my hand face-down on the field!" Five cards shimmered in front of her and one horizontal monster card shimmered in front of them. "End turn."

Rikuo drew. "I activate Pot of Greed!" Drawing two cards he snapped them up. "Now I discard one card from my hand! The special ability of Hakabasenritsuryu lets me discard a card from my hand to revive one monster to the field! This monster is considered an undead type creature from this point onward, with double attack points." A giant towering zombie holding a crossbow appeared on the field. (3600/1500) "All magic and trap cards in play will be negated and destroyed by the effect of Magic Undeath!"

Eri gasped as all of her set cards exploded into dust. "No!"

"Magic Undeath, attack now!" The monster snapped up its crossbow and shot the set monster, blowing it apart.

Eri stood there, eyes disbelieving. "No…it can't be…"

Rikuo sneered darkly. "You dared to challenge me, little girl. I alone could destroy you and your Soul Force Deck…but with the Graveyard Melody Dragon…you were dead before this duel began! Underworld Flames!" The monster unleashed a burst of fire that rolled over Eri's body like a wave.

The demoness screamed and dropped to her knees. "No…I am to be a legend…"

"No, you are to be dead." As the fire cleared all that was left was scorch-marks.

Rikuo- 4000

Eri- 0

Rikuo sneered as the dragon disappeared. "Good-bye, my daughter." His body disappeared into the mist. "Now for the boy…"


Ichigo blinked as the glow from his God Card died out. "What's this mean?"

The old man closed his eyes slowly. "It means…she had met her end at the flames of the Graveyard Melody Dragon."

Ichigo stood there, ears twitching. "No…no….no…." A dark mist began to gather around the van. "NO! NO!" Leaping past the old man, he felt Rikuo's appearance.

The wolf demon's body appeared just in time to catch a punch right to the face. ("What's this?")

Ichigo snarled at the stumbling wolf demon body. "You…" Darkness gathered around them and formed into a sphere. "I'll make you pay, you sick bastard! Midnight, duel!"

Rikuo- 4000

Ichigo- 4000

Rikuo clutched at his right eye. "The Dark Halo Incarnate…I shall kill you…" He drew six cards off of his deck. Fanning them out, he snarled through his swollen right eye. "No…Hakabasenritsuryu will do it for me!"

Ichigo shuffled his deck. ("You want to play with the Yami Makai Kami no Kados? Then I'll duel you with Kifunsuiryu…and make you feel the Hell Meteor one thousand times over!")

To be continued…

Midnight…I'll kill you! With the power of Kifunsuiryu I'll destroy your soul right through the body of Rikuo…I'll make you pay for what you did to Eri!

Next Episode: Clash of the Children; Hellfire vs. Darkfire