greel again, since this is the first chapter with a duel, you might want to know this. the numbers in () are creatures attack and defense points if they look like this (800/1500). if they look like this (L: 8000), they are the player's life points, where the letter is the first initial of the player in question.
Joey helped Yugi to his feet.
"Why is it that these things always start with a bottomless pit?"
"I don't know, but I sort of like it," replied Yugi. Then they noticed Latulla.
To say that she looked scared would have been an understatement. She was windswept, her eyes were wide, and she was clutching the ground in much the same way a shadow would a person.
"Never again," she gasped through clenched teeth.
Suddenly, the three of them heard a low hum coming from Yugi's necklace. Latulla had never found it very interesting, but now, not only was it humming, the eye on it was glowing.
All of a sudden, Yugi looked much older.
Maybe that thing can speed up time, thought Latulla, and I'm looking at what Yugi will look like as an adult. Then again, she couldn't grasp the idea of Yugi being able to grow up.
"Someone want to explain what just happened?"
"Sure," said Yugi in a deep voice that wasn't his. "This body contains 2 minds and the Millennium Puzzle, this," he pointed to his necklace, "allows us to switch control of the body to the other mind."
"So you'll be dueling in this tournament like you always do?" said Joey.
"Yes, but that's not the only reason I appeared."
"Why then?" asked Latulla.
"Because something feels odd. I don't think this tournament is what it seems to be."
"Oh great. Can't we ever have a normal tournament without all this shadow crap?" shouted Joey.
"Apparently not," replied Yugi.
"Are you sure it has anything to do with this 'shadow crap'?" asked Latulla.
"Not entirely, but as a precaution, I want you two to have these." He held a card out to each of them. Joey took his, looked at it, and gagged. For a while, all he could do was cough.
Finally, he was able to croak, "Are you sure about this, Yug?" Latulla eagerly seized hers. She found herself staring down at the picture of a massive red dragon with 2 mouths. It had 9 stars and its attack and defense points were marked X000. It was eerily beautiful thing, but she could feel sinister power rolling off of it like bad breath.
"What is it?"
"The Egyptian God, Slifer the Sky Dragon. And yes, Joey, I am perfectly sure. Now, the X's represent the number of cards in your hand. You need to sacrifice three monsters to summon it. Also, Slifer will blast away 2000 attack and defense points away from any monster your opponent summons. If either the attack or the defense of the monster reaches 0, it will be destroyed."
"What did you give Joey?"
"Another Egyptian God Card, Obelisk the Tormentor." Latulla stared in awe at the dragon in her hand. "Well, let's get started. Should we stick together or split up?"
"Let's split up. We can meet back here when we each have five chips," said Latulla. So, they wished each other good luck and headed in different directions. Latulla took off running, but she hadn't gone very far before she crashed into someone.
This someone was dressed in various shades of blue. He was barefoot, tan, and had hair like night flowing from his head.
"Watch it!" he shouted.
"Sorry," mumbled Latulla. "I was a little excited about getting started."
"Well, no need to rush. Though I am also anxious to start." They looked at each other and both had the same idea at the same time.
"LET'S DUEL!"
"By the way, who are you?"
"Latulla Turmeg."
"I'm Mako Tsunami." (L: 8000) (M: 8000) Each activated their duel disks and drew five cards.
"I'll go first," said Mako. He drew. "I play Aqua Madoor (1200/2000) in defense mode."
"My turn. I draw." Latulla pondered her hand for a few seconds. "I place one card face-down, then I play Spirit of the Harp (800/2000) in defense mode. And I end my turn."
"Well, we've been actively at each other's throats," said Mako in a mild tone.
"Especially for people who were anxious to begin," agreed Latulla. "But it is just the beginning of the duel." Mako nodded and drew.
"But, just to make things seem more exciting, I'll play my next monster in attack mode. RED SEA SNAKE! (1800/800) Then I'll activate my field magic card Umi, which boosts all fish, aqua, and sea snake monsters on the field." (2000/1000)
"Your magic card triggered my trap. So now I activate Solemn Wishes. With Solemn Wishes on the field, I gain 500 life points whenever I draw cards."
"It's your turn."
"I guessed." She drew. (L: 8500) "I play a second card face down, and then I summon the Forgiving Maiden (850/2000) in defense mode. Your turn." Mako drew. Suddenly, his eyes widened and a grin spread across his face.
"Now's when the fun begins," he said. "I sacrifice both my monsters to summon Suigen!" (2500/2000) "And, since Suigen is an aqua-type monster, Umi boosts its power." (2700/2200) "Scared yet?"
"Not really," said Latulla, examining her fingernails. "I've never found fish to be all that scary."
"IT'S NOT A FISH, IT'S AN AQUA!" shouted Mako.
"Same thing," replied Latulla in a bored tone.
"Grrrrr SUIGEN! ATTACK HER SPIRIT OF THE HARP!" A massive orb of water appeared in front of Suigen, then shot at the Spirit of the Harp.
"Activate trap! Mirror Force! It sends your attack back at your monster." The orb, true to her words, halted in its advance and hurtled back at Suigen. Suddenly, a wall of water shot up between the orb and Suigen.
"WHAT?" exclaimed Latulla.
"Sorry, but I activated Suigen's special ability. Once per game, Suigen can defend itself against an attack."
"But Suigen can't attack again this turn," Latulla reminded him.
"So what? You wasted your mirror force."
"Not quite."
"Fine. It's your turn." Latulla drew. (L: 9000) She jumped. It was Slifer the Sky Dragon.
Cool it, Latulla, she told herself. You don't have enough monsters to summon it, and even if you did, you would only have three cards in your hand once it was on the field. Stick to the original plan.
"Now I'll sacrifice both of my monsters to summon Cosmo Queen." (2900/2200) "And now Suigen is going down. Cosmo Queen! ATTACK!" To Latulla's horror, Cosmo Queen's attack bounced off Suigen.
"Don't tell me it has another special ability," she wailed.
"Suigen has another special ability that allows it to lower an attacking monster's attack points to zero." (0/2200) "And you know what that means."
"I lose life points." (L: 6300)
"And now Cosmo Queen is going down." And with that, Cosmo Queen shattered into trillions of tiny shards.
