Demon Duelist Legacy Movie 1- The Heretic's Rebirth
Rikuo kicked a nearby trashcan into the air casually. "This whole city stinks, literally and figuratively. What's the point of living in the middle of a desert?" So far only twenty different armed thugs had tried to rob him, and none of them were accomplished fighters. So it was easy to defeat them in battle and steal their wallets. ("I'm not sure how much money I made, but I'm sure it'll be a good amount. Maybe I can get some damned food with it.") Then he noticed something in the distance that brought a tingle of memory to him. ("What's this? The Egyptians are here? And they brought one of their stupid pyramids with them too. I might as well make sure they aren't causing any problems.")
CJ frowned, walking along with Rebecca, Allon, Janeam, and Deondre down the street of downtown Las Vegas. "So Rikuo took over and ran off huh?"
Rebecca nodded. "Yeah…this sucks…stupid wolf demon."
Allon and Janeam exchanged confused looks. They didn't know about Rikuo.
Deondre sighed. "CJ…you're an idiot."
"What? What did I do?"
"Allon and Janeam aren't supposed to know about Rikuo!"
"Who cares?"
"Daniel might…" Deondre was cut off as a fire truck, sirens blazing, blew down the street towards the Luxor.
(Author's Notes: The Luxor is one the casinos of Las Vegas. It is shaped like a pyramid, with an Egyptian theme to it. Its outside is black, with a giant spotlight at the tip of the pyramid which is so powerful that the beam can be seen for miles away.)
People streamed out of the entrances of the casino, screaming about monsters. Rikuo calmly strolled through them, somehow not getting touched at all. ("I wonder what the fuss is all about.")
Inside a single shadow stood in the middle of the casino floor. It had already torn away all of the nearby structures and video poker machines. Growling, the shadow took form slowly. "This place is not the temple of Apep. What is this mockery?" The structure of the building shook with his rage. "They would dare to mock Apep? Fools!" His rage increased…he would destroy it all in the name of his god.
Rikuo whistled in amazement while he walked right towards the shadow. "Well what's this? Have the Egyptians summoned some kind of evil being?"
"You…" The shadow finished forming. Now it stood in black robes, its face concealed by a black hood. The only noticeable feature was a single red glimmer from under the hood. "Rikuo Amero…"
"Do I know you?" The wolf demon yawned. "Or is my fame that well known amongst the hell spawns of the universe?"
"You do not remember the Heretic?"
"The Heretic? Is it some kind of human band?" Rikuo chuckled. "I see, so this is simply a publicity stunt. Very clever…" He ducked as a knife shot past one of his ears and buried itself in the wall. "Not good enough…musician."
"Perhaps the name Hokkou then?" The shadow threw another knife, its strength still low from its revival.
Rikuo caught the knife between two fingers. "Hokkou?" His eyes narrowed. ("Where have I heard that before?")
("He truly does not remember my name…") The Heretic snarled. "A battle ritual then…to claim this place in the name of Apep and to jumpstart your memory, Amero!"
"Battle Ritual?" Rikuo blinked. "You mean a…"
"Powers of darkness…heed the will of this servant of the god of destruction…of the one who wishes to end it all and save itself from doom. I will cleanse this planet…starting with this city!" A wave of darkness ran from him, past Rikuo, and to the four corners of the Luxor. And then it traveled to the top….and to the sky.
"What?" Rikuo yelped as a wave of darkness surged up around him, stealing all sight.
Right as everyone reached the doors of the Luxor, it happened. The sky turned black. Not just night black….but pitch black. Seconds later the only light came from the sky, where a giant projection of the top of the Luxor appeared.
Rikuo slowly opened his eyes…and nearly yelled in surprise. He was hundreds of feet in the air.
The Heretic stood calmly on the other side of the pyramid-shaped building, the spotlight between them. "Let the humans of this place look upon you. After all, you are their only hope to be saved."
Rikuo looked down, but could barely see anyone through the darkness that seemed to flow like water around him. "What did you mean by Battle Ritual?"
"A Battle Ritual is when two champions meet on the field of their choice. Because of my current physical condition fighting would be pointless, so we will duel in a darkness game. The medium of this world is unfamiliar to me, but…"
"It is with cards." The wolf demon had already removed his duel disk from his backpack. Taking a small box out of the bag, he opened it and looked through his spare cards. ("Some of the cards I raided from Sestros before leaving that accursed island…they will find use against this opponent, whoever he is.") Making the last adjustments to his deck, he slammed it home and turned the disk on.
The Heretic already wore a warped duel disk, the very steel of the device seeming like it might fall apart at any moment. Within the slid of that disk rested a deck. "Cards….interesting theory. I will learn quickly of this new 'game'. So…who would you like to start?"
Rikuo smiled slightly. ("He has no idea how to duel…") "Challenger first."
Heretic- 8000
Rikuo- 8000
At the base of the Luxor Deondre, CJ, and Rebecca all stared at the projection of the duel in the sky. ("Oh no…") They each knew that this darkness didn't mean anything good for any of them.
Janeam and Allon both blinked in amazement at the sky. "Wow…"
The Heretic looked down at the deck.
Rikuo rolled his eyes. "Both players start the game with five cards in their hand. During the start of their turn they draw one card to indicate their turn is beginning."
Doing so, the Heretic fanned out his hand. ("I see. It is something like the darkness games enforced by the rules of the Dark Halo. Except there are limitations on the abilities of the competitors because of the fact their powers and monsters are sealed within cards. As such…") "I believe I understand. So I play this monster! Immortal Dragon (900/600) in attack mode!" A bone dragon appeared on the field. "Also, I'll play this card…" The card slid into his disk, but a loud beep was his answer. "Hmmm?"
Rikuo snickered. "You're trying to play a trap card. You must set it face-down on the field for now."
The Heretic tapped a button on the slot and the beeping stopped. "I see…well then I suppose I'll end my turn."
Rikuo drew. ("This guy is screwed…") "I summon Reflect Bounder (1700/1000) in attack mode!" A red machine covered in mirrors appeared on the field. "Battle! Reflect Bounder attacks Immortal Dragon with Aura Laser!" A beam of light shot from the center mirror of the machine monster and hit the dragon, blowing it apart. "Heh…"
Heretic- 7200
Rikuo- 8000
The Heretic, from under his hood, sneered. "You're the fool this time Amero! Do you think I would have such trouble with this game? Reverse card open!" As his face-down card flipped up Reflect Bounder's mirrors turned black. "Ritual to Apep activates when a monster on my field is destroyed as a result of battle! All face-up monsters on your field will be destroyed!" Reflect Bounder exploded, the pieces of it dissolving before they hit the ground.
Rikuo paled. ("He tricked me…bastard…") "I set two cards face-down on the field and end my turn." Two cards shimmered into existence in front of him.
The Heretic drew. "So Rikuo, tell me exactly what it feels like to be the ass of a horse."
Without skipping a beat the wolf demon replied, "Something like it feels like to be with your mother."
"Any other demon would be offended by such a sick idea…however; Apep cares not for your stupid mockery." A card slid out of his graveyard. "Immortal Dragon, at any time, can be returned to my hand from my graveyard." Adding the card to his hand, he now had six cards. "Now then…" He slapped down a card. "I summon Immortal Dragon (900/600) in attack mode!" The Bone Dragon reappeared in play. "Attack his life points directly!" Snapping out its wings, the dragon launched right into Rikuo and jammed its nails right into his shoulder, blood spraying out of the wound.
Heretic- 7200
Rikuo- 7100
Rikuo screamed in pain and dropped to one knee. The blood soaked his shirt.
The Heretic pointed at Rikuo's deck. "The effect of Immortal Dragon is that when it deals you life point damage the top card of your deck is sent to the graveyard."
Rikuo snarled as the top card of his deck shimmered into the air and revealed itself. "Irios the Steel Monarch…" (2700/2300) The card snapped down into his graveyard slot. ("Damn you…")
The Heretic fanned out his hand. "And now that I've reminded you what it means to battle someone with skill…let me continue my turn." Taking a card from his hand he slid it into his disk. "Burning Infection activates now!" The card appeared on his field in holographic form. "This magic card activates during a turn that you have taken damage from a monster on my field. The damage you have taken will be dealt again, treated as if the monster had hit you once more!" A phantom version of the Immortal Dragon appeared on the field and launched towards Rikuo, slashing its claws right into his wounded shoulder.
Heretic- 7200
Rikuo- 6200
The wolf demon cried out in pure disease-driven pain. "Damn you…" Slowly standing up, he growled as the top card of his deck snapped up into the air to show him what it was. "Limiter Removal…" The card flew down into his graveyard slot.
The Heretic slid a card into his disk. "I set one card face-down on the field. Now go ahead Amero."
Rikuo snapped the top card off of his deck. "I'll make you pay for thinking that you are anywhere near my skill level, Heretic!" Glancing at the drawn card, he slapped it down. "I summon Z-Metal Tank (1500/1300) in attack mode!" A yellow metal tank appeared on the field. "Battle! Z-Metal Tank attacks Immortal Dragon with Beam Laser!" The 'eye' of the tank released a beam of energy that hit the dragon and cut it in half, blowing it apart into dust.
Heretic- 6600
Rikuo- 6200
The Heretic, his robes blown back by the backlash of his destroyed monster, pointed at his set card. "I activate the trap card Destructive Lightning!" The card flipped up to reveal a picture of lightning striking a goblin and blowing it apart. "This card triggers when an attack mode monster on my field is destroyed! One monster on your field is destroyed and you will lose half of the attack points of the destroyed monster!" Lightning shot from the card, hit the machine, and shattered it instantly.
Rikuo twitched wildly as the electricity slammed right into him, dropping him to the ground.
Heretic- 6600
Rikuo- 5450
The Heretic discarded a card from his hand. "Also, when a monster on your field is destroyed I can discard the magic card Curse Fire to end your battle phase and deal you 500 life points of damage."
Rikuo, who had been trying to recover from the damage he had suffered, was forced to the ground by even more fire that burned into his body and soul.
Heretic- 6600
Rikuo- 4950
The Heretic drew. "I return Immortal Dragon to my hand." A card shimmered into existence next to his drawn card, leaving him with six hand cards again. "This game is actually quite fun…all things considered."
Everyone stared in horror at the sky. Even those who didn't now anything about Duel Monsters knew that Rikuo was in trouble. And though not everyone was sure what was going on, they knew it was truly happening.
Deondre clenched his fist. "This guy has incredible skill…every card he plays is perfectly set up. Any damage Rikuo can deal him he simply uses to his advantage through his trap cards…"
CJ grimaced. "If Rikuo can draw Daniel's Jinzo card, then he can negate those traps…"
Janeam frowned. "But with the effect of Immortal Dragon, that guy can discard cards from Daniel's deck. If one of the cards he gets is Jinzo, then there's no chance of Daniel winning."
Allon shivered. "But…there has to be a way to revive Jinzo. Can't he use Monster Reborn on it?"
"He can," Rebecca gulped. "But if Monster Reborn is destroyed…"
The Heretic slapped a card down onto his disk. "I summon Immortal Dragon (900/600) in attack mode." His bone dragon appeared on the field again. "Attack his life points directly!" It launched across the field and slashed its claws down onto the fallen demon's back.
Heretic- 6600
Rikuo- 4050
Rikuo's eyes slowly opened and looked up to see what card he had lost. "Monster Reborn…"
Deondre, CJ, Allon, Janeam and Rebecca all paled.
The Heretic sneered. "I'm not done yet! From my hand I play the magic card Split Self!" The Immortal Dragon turned into two smaller dragons in crouching positions. "This card removes my monster from play and creates two tokens with half of its stats." (450/300X2) "Also, I set two cards face-down. End turn."
Rikuo stood up slowly. "Draw!" Glancing at the drawn card, he slapped it down. "I summon X-Head Cannon (1800/1500) to the field in attack mode!" A blue and yellow machine appeared on the field. "Attacking would most likely trigger a trap, so I set one card face-down and end my turn."
The Heretic drew. "You think you're safe? I sacrifice my two dragon tokens to summon a much stronger monster! Master of the Plague (2700/2700) in attack mode!" A disease-ridden corpse in priestly robes appeared on the field and opened its mouth. "Attack X-Head Cannon now!" Green mist escaped from its mouth and washed over the machine monster, shattering it.
Heretic- 6600
Rikuo- 3150
Rikuo felt sick as the mist blew into his face.
"I'm not done yet! The effect of Master of the Plague discards the top five cards of your deck when you are dealt life point damage!" The Heretic sneered as the top five cards of Rikuo's floated up for them to look at. "Let's see…Monster Returned, Y-Dragon Head, Metalmorph, Mechanical Chaser, and Lord's Ascension. Such a shame, a few of those cards seemed useful…"
Rikuo climbed to his feet. "I'm…not done yet…"
The Heretic smirked underneath his hood. "End turn…"
Rikuo drew. As he looked upon the drawn card his lips curled slightly. "I'll shut you up right now…by summoning Ancient Gear Soldier (1300/1300) in attack mode!" A humanoid robot made of pieces of metal and gears appeared on the field. "Also, I play the equipment magic card Howling Sword!"
"Howling Sword?" The Heretic sneered. "Ah yes, your personal weapon."
The giant blue-white flaming sword appeared strapped across the soldier's back. "This card will raise the attack power of Ancient Gear Soldier by 1000 points!" (2300/1300) "And then that total is doubled!" (4600/1300) "Ancient Gear Soldier, attack with Ferocious Bolt!" Snapping up its gun the machine unleashed a barrage of bullets that tore into the plague master and blew it apart.
Heretic- 4700
Rikuo- 3150
"Reverse card…"
Rikuo held up a finger. "Until the damage step of this fight is over you can't trigger magic or trap cards. So therefore your trap won't…"
The Heretic threw back his head and laughed. "The effect of your card is pointless! My trap is Plague Destruction, which triggers when my monster is destroyed! Not only will the destroying monster be destroyed itself, but the top five cards of your deck will be sent to the graveyard!" A spear of green mist shot from the card, pierced the Ancient Gear Soldier, and then pierced Rikuo's deck.
Rikuo didn't even get to see the destroyed cards this time. ("I have nineteen cards left in my deck…") Sliding the last card into his disk, he grimaced. ("However, I have four set cards to his single one. As long as he doesn't draw anything powerful, I'll be alright.") "End turn."
The Heretic drew. "Now then…I special summon Apep's Avatar!" (2800/2800) A giant snake appeared on his field. "When I have no cards in my hand this monster can be special summoned to the field! However…during this turn it cannot battle. So for the moment you are safe…or are you?"
Rikuo narrowed his eyes. "What do you mean?"
"It's quite simple, my dear general. I have the strongest monster in play. You have none. End turn."
Rikuo drew. "You have the strongest? Not quite…" He threw the card down onto his disk. "Mage's Guardian (1000/1000) is summoned to the field!" A robot wearing a magician's pointed hat appeared on the field. "For every card in my magic/trap zone, this monster gains 500 attack and defense points!" (3000/3000) "Battle!" His machine lifted its arm and fired a blast of energy that spiraled towards the giant avatar.
"Reverse card open!" The Heretic's face-down card flipped up and the blast stopped in mid-air. "Shield of Apep negates any attack."
Rikuo snarled. "End turn…"
As the Heretic drew, a dark smile crossed his face. "Tell me Rikuo, how does it feel to stare down death? Because you see, the attack of Apep's avatar is actually only 2500. Its attack strength is increased by 300 for every monster I have in play. Therefore I set one monster face-down." (3100/3100)
Rikuo gasped. "No…"
"Avatar of Apep, attack his machine!" The snake launched forward and chomped down on the robot, swallowing it whole. "End turn."
Heretic- 4700
Rikuo- 3050
Rikuo looked down at his deck. ("What can I do? With that much attack power none of my set cards will work against that thing. I need a way to…") He clenched his fist. "Draw!"
To be continued…
To Seeker of the Soul: Of course bad guys never stay dead. It's in the job description that you can't be a bad guy if you die and stay dead.
To Bobbomp: I suppose about 20 or so.