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Fanfic Chapter 62: Duel of the Dark Magicians Pt 3: Magician's Apprentice
Episode Basis: Master of Magicians Pt 3
Previously on Yu-Gi-Oh! With both Dark Magicians on the field, Yugi and Arkana tried everything from full-frontal assault to using magic and trap card combos to vanquish the opponent's Dark Magician. Arkana revealed that he agreed to eliminate Yugi in return for Marik reuniting him with his love, Catherine, whom he drove away after an accident that scarred his face. Arkana was severely insulting his cards, especially his Dark Magician (who didn't really look happy about it). He activated Ectoplasmer, a magic card which would drain a monster's soul and fire it directly at the opponent. The way he just recklessly sacrificed his monsters like that disgusted Yugi. Arkana's Dark Magician was drained of its soul but just as Arkana fired it, Yugi's Dark Magician was drained of its soul and countered the attack of Arkana's. Was it my imagination or did the Dark Magician just sacrifice himself for Yugi? What's the deal with that?
"Your Dark Magician is gone, Yugi," Arkana was saying. "And you're only one attack away from losing everything!"
(Y: 700)
(A: 1500)
"You already have lost, Arkana," Yami-Yugi retorted. "You lost the moment you put your trust in a madman like Marik. Do you really think that he'll reunite you with your love, Catherine? If you're truly sorry, you should tell her instead of committing this atrocious act!"
"You don't know anything about true love, Yugi!"
"You love me? But why, I don't have any magic."
"Your magic is in your heart."
"I know more than you do, and if you ask me, she would be horrified at what you are doing in the name of love."
Arkana cast a cautious side glance at Catherine's shadow. "Don't listen to him, my love, you mean everything to me! I'll never lose you, never again."
"How sad," Yami-Yugi muttered, the Millennium symbol flashing on his forehead. "He isn't even talking to a real person."
"I will win," Arkana declared. "I will win and you will lose and Marik will be pleased!"
"If you're truly the Duelist you say you are, you would be able to beat me without all these elaborate tricks. So untie us, and we'll truly see who the master of the Dark Magician is."
"Nice try, but no cigar. I place one card face-down. I am the only true master of the Dark Magician!"
"If you truly were the master of the Dark Magician, you wouldn't have sacrificed your Dark Magician like that! If you truly were the master of the Dark Magician, you wouldn't have disrespect him! If you truly were the master of the Dark Magician, you would be able to hear him crying from the graveyard over the way you had disrespected him so much. I should warn you, Arkana, such disrespect will come back to haunt you in the future."
"What's that, Yugi?" Arkana asked humorously. "I can't hear you over the hum of the dark energy disk."
"Go ahead and laugh, you don't have any monsters on the field to protect yourself. I summon Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts!"
"Reveal trap card: Shadow Balance!" A large scale appeared. The tables were actually huge mouths and Yugi's monsters were on one of them. "This card makes the number of monsters on your side of the field equal to the number of monsters on my side of the field. And since I don't have any monsters; that means that all your monsters are destroyed!" The jaw swallowed up Yugi's monsters. "Now it's my turn again!" Arkana drew a card and smiled. "Perfect. You see, Yugi, I am a master of the Dark Magician. And a real master of the Dark Magician wouldn't have just one Dark Magician."
He drew another Dark Magician, Yami-Yugi realized. Good thing he's got no monsters on the field.
"And thanks to this magic card, I can summon it without a sacrifice." Yami-Yugi gasped. "I activate Dark Magic Curtain! By giving up one half of my total life points…"
(Y: 700)
(A: 750)
"And I'll use it to summon another Dark Magician!" The Dark Magician that stepped from the curtain looked similar, but this one had an even more demonic look than the first one. "And just in case you're relying on those two face-down cards of yours, I activate Anti-Magic Arrows!" Dozens of tiny yellow arrows were driven through Yami-Yugi's face-down cards. "Now with your face-down cards useless and no monsters on the field, you're wide open for an attack. Dark Magician, attack with Dar… huh?" The Dark Magic Curtain appeared on the other side of the field. "My Dark Magic Curtain is working for you?"
"Once again, your disrespect has blinded you to the right way on using your own cards, Arkana. Dark Magic Curtain is available to both players. So I can give up half of my life points to summon a high-level monster."
(Y: 350)
(A: 750)
"And just like you, I'll summon another Dark Magician!"
Arkana started to tremble. "But wait… I was told that you have only one Dark Magician!"
"Well, you're partly right," Yami-Yugi said holding up a card. "The card I have in my hand is a different variety of Dark Magician."
"What?"
"Say hello… to Dark Magician Girl (1)!"
From the curtain appeared a female monster, very good-looking with long blonde hair and blue eyes, a slight blush on her cheeks. She was dressed in light blue robes with a star-shape broach in her center. Her headdress was similar to the Dark Magician's but her staff was shorter.
Arkana gasped. "It's true; there really is a female Dark Magician."
Yami-Yugi smiled. He was pretty surprised as well when he first found her.
(A week ago)
Yugi sat at his desk, Duel Monster cards sprawled around him. He was restructuring his deck for the Battle City tournament. Although he hated leaving behind some of his favorites like Gaia the Fierce Knight and Curse of Dragon, his Magnet Warrior trio and new fusion monsters would probably help out. Bakura even lent him his Change of Heart magic card. And since whoever was trying to steal his Millennium Puzzle was still out there, he was going to need to make his deck extra powerful.
"Yugi," his Grandfather called as he walked into the room. "I have another booster pack for you."
"Thanks, Grandpa," Yugi said opening the pack. "Let's see… Trap Hole, Time Seal, Necromancy… no way!" Yugi gasped as his arm trembled at the card he held.
"Let me see," his Grandpa said looking over his shoulder. "Hey, she's cute."
"Grandpa!" Yugi protested, his cheeks reddening a little. But that was quickly forgotten as he continued to stare at the card. "A Dark Magician Girl, I've never heard of a female Dark Magician."
"From the looks of it, she's a good companion to your Dark Magician, Yugi," Solomon commented with a knowing smile.
Yugi took out his Dark Magician card and held out next to his newly acquired Dark Magician Girl. They did look good together. "I have a feeling…" He muttered, "That she's going to be extremely important to me."
Arkana laughed. "Ha, your little girlfriend has only 2000 attack points, hardly enough to withstand the attack from my superior Dark Magician. Dark Magician, attack!"
Yami-Yugi and the Dark Magician Girl exchanged a look. They both nodded. The Dark Magician Girl flew forward and met the evil Dark Magician. The two clashed their staffs. There was a brilliant flash of light. When it subsided, both monsters stood. It looked like nothing happened, then Arkana's evil Dark Magician disintegrated.
(Y: 350)
(A: 650)
"But how could my Dark Magician be destroyed when it was more powerful?" Arkana demanded to know.
"Because of her special ability," Yami-Yugi explained. "Dark Magician Girl gains 300 extra attack points for every Dark Magician in the graveyard."
"But you only have one Dark Magician in your graveyard." Arkana's eyes must've been playing tricks on him, because he thought he saw a phantasm of Yugi's Dark Magician standing behind her. "So even with the power boost, she should've not been strong enough to defeat my Dark Magician!"
"Perhaps you didn't hear me; she gets 300 attack points for EVERY Dark Magician in the graveyard."
Arkana still didn't get it but then he gasped as another phantasm appeared. It was his first Dark Magician, the one he sent to the graveyard because of Ectoplasmer. "No, it can't be, my first Dark Magician!" The Dark Magician that Arkana insulted so much scowled at him fiercely.
"I warned you that your disrespect would come back to haunt you," Yami-Yugi said. "Because you so recklessly sent your own Dark Magician to the graveyard, Dark Magician Girl gained the power she needed to destroy your second Dark Magician!"
(DMG: 2000-2600)
"And now that your second Dark Magician is in the graveyard, she gains an additional 300 attack points, more than enough to finish you off!"
(DMG: 2600-2900)
"Dark Magician Girl, attack Arkana's life points directly!" Dark Magician Girl fired a barrage of energy bursts which penetrated Arkana's body and depleted the rest of his life points.
(Y: 350)
(A: 0)
Meanwhile, Yugi's Grandpa, Tea, and Mokuba arrived at the building. "Seto says that Yugi's Duel Disk's signal is coming from here."
It was then that Tristan pulled up on his motorcycle. "Hey, guys, what's up?"
"Yugi's disappeared," Tea explained. "We think this is where he's being held."
"Then let's bust in, kick butt and take names but without the names."
The dark energy disk slowly moved towards Arkana while the box under Yugi's opened up revealing two items: a key and a locator card.
Arkana chuckled. Fortunately for me, a true magician always keeps a trick or two up his sleeve… like a spare key. But as Arkana reached for it, the arm holding it froze. An image of Marik appeared. "No, Master, forgive me!"
"You didn't hold up your end of the bargain, Arkana, now you must pay the price!"
Yami-Yugi, having unlocked his shackles, stood there watching Arkana who was basically losing his mind.
"Yugi!"
"Hey Yugi, you in here?"
"Yell if you can hear us!"
It was the others. Yami-Yugi returned to normal Yugi who ran forward and grabbed the dropped key. He quickly unlocked Arkana's shackles. "Not even a cheat like you deserves to go to the Shadow Realm," Yugi said as he pulled Arkana to safety.
"No, no, no! Catherine, Catherine!" Arkana turned and ran for the woman's shadow. But as it turned out, the shadow was just a female mannequin. Arkana dropped to her knees crying. "No, Catherine, my love, don't leave me."
"No, my love, don't leave me!"
"Forgive me… my Pharaoh… I only did it… for you."
Yugi gasped as another memory came to him. He went up to Arkana. "Arkana… are you all right?" When Arkana turned around, the Millennium symbol was on his forehead.
"Greetings, Little Yugi," a dual-tone voice said.
"Marik! Show your face, you coward!"
"Why in such a hurry? I'll appear soon enough… when I come to claim what is rightfully mine!"
"Rightfully yours?"
"Yes namely the power of the Pharaoh that lives in your Millennium Puzzle!" Yugi instinctively gripped the Millennium Puzzle. "That power belongs to Yami!"
"Your defiance is amusing but futile. I already know how to harness the power of the Pharaoh with the help of the three Egyptian God Cards."
"What are these God Cards?"
"The three Egyptian God Cards are the three most powerful monsters to ever exist! Alone, they are strong, but together, they can accomplish miracles. However, the only way one can control all three of them is with the Millennium Puzzle. But I can't just steal it. According to the ancient scriptures, it must be won in a Shadow Duel."
That explains this setup, Yugi thought.
"And once I win it, I'll banish you to the Shadow Realm where you won't be able to interfere any more with my plans! I already have two Egyptian God Cards and I know where to get the third. It's only a matter of time before one of my Rare Hunter brings it to me."
Oh man, he's so close to his goal, how can I stop him? I know that he can't obtain the power of the Pharaoh without the Millennium Puzzle. And he can't get the Millennium Puzzle unless he wins it in a duel. So as long as I stay connected to Yami, and believe in the heart of the cards, Marik will never get his hands on it. "Marik, you failed to notice one thing when you made your plans… me! Because there's no way I'll ever let you get my Millennium Puzzle!"
"It's a little too late for such heroics, Little Yugi. Another of my Rare Hunters is already in Domino ready to duel you and he holds an Egyptian God Card."
"Who is it? How will I recognize this person?"
"Do not worry about recognizing him, he will come to you. Until then, beware the Quiet One." And Arkana's body dropped to the ground.
The door burst open and in rushed Tea, Tristan, his Grandpa, and Mokuba Kaiba. "Yugi, are you all right?" Tristan asked.
Yugi sighed, "I'm fine, Tristan, but I'm afraid things have gotten more complicated."
Marik got up off his throne. "Soon, the Quiet One will crush Little Yugi and bring me his Millennium Puzzle."
"Sir, what about Seto Kaiba? He possesses Obelisk the Tormentor," his second-in-command, Odion, commented.
"I can handle Kaiba," Marik said as he went down to the table where one of the Egyptian God Cards laid. "He is no threat; I can easily take Obelisk the Tormentor away from him. And keep an eye on those friends of Little Yugi. I can always use more servants." He licked his lips. "Soon, I will combine the power of the three Egyptian God Cards with the Millennium Puzzle. And in accordance to the ancient scriptures…" he allowed his cloak to fall from his body. On his back was an imprint that looked exactly like the stone tablet that depicted the Pharaoh battling the priest and the three Egyptian God Cards. "The ultimate power of the Pharaoh will be released and I will finally claim what I have sought after so many years! Sister, plot all you want, I will get what is mine, and I will destroy anybody who gets in my way… even you!"
To Be Continued
Duel Monster Database
(1)
Name: Dark Magician Girl
Level: 6
Type: Spellcaster/Effect
Attribute: Dark
ATK: 2000
DEF: 1700
