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Fanfic Chapter 82: Tag Team Pt 2: Sacrificial Seal
Episode Basis: Double Duel Pt 2
Previously on Yu-Gi-Oh! Marik and Yami-Bakura set a trap for Yugi and his friends. Marik pretended to befriend Joey and Tea and then have his Rare Hunters attack all of them. Joey was knocked out and Tea and Mokuba were captured. Yugi and Kaiba were lured to a skyscraper where they had to duel Lumis and Umbra, the two Rare Hunters who tried to halt their progress once before. But Lumis and Umbra's decks are designed to work together while Yami-Yugi and Kaiba barely get along. This definitely won't be easy.
"You're about to see our true power," Lumis announced as he drew a card. "I play Mask of the Accursed!" Another mask appeared and attached itself to Beta the Magnet Warrior. "Now not only can Beta not be sacrificed, but you lose 500 life points for every turn it remains on the field. Next I set one card face-down and end my turn."
That's probably a trap card he set on the field, Yami-Yugi thought. Wait a second, Lumis hasn't summoned a monster yet, I bet that's his strategy! Umbra has mostly monster cards and Lumis has mostly magic and trap cards.
"Since it's your turn now, you lose 500 life points," Lumis informed him.
(L: 4000)
(Y: 3500)
(U: 4000)
(K: 4000)
Yami-Yugi grunted and drew a monster. It was a level 6 monster called Beast of Gilfer (1). Perfect, I can sacrifice Beta to summon it and get rid of that mask at the same time.
Yugi better not screw this up and take me down in the process, Kaiba thought. I've already beat these two once before and I'll do it again.
"I sacrifice Beta the Magnet Warrior…" Yami-Yugi began.
"Reveal face-down card, Mask of Restrict! Now neither of you can sacrifice a monster which means all your high power monsters are useless including your God Cards."
Yami-Yugi growled in frustration. "I set a card face-down and summon Kuriboh in defense mode. Kaiba, the only way we'll be able to win this duel is if we work as a team."
"Don't tell me how to duel, Yugi," Kaiba snapped.
Umbra started his turn. I could attack Yugi's Magnet Warrior, but then I would lose the effect of Mask of the Accursed. I could also attack Kaiba's Vorse Raider but then Kaiba would just activate his trap cards.
"Go ahead and attack," Lumis instructed through a transceiver inside Umbra's mask. "I'll cover you."
"Right, I place one card face-down. Now, Shining Abyss, attack Vorse Raider now!'
"You just triggered my trap," Kaiba announced. "Ring of Destruction!" A ring with fireballs attached to it appeared. "I'll attach Ring of Destruction to Shining Abyss not only destroying it but dealing direct damage to both of our life points."
"It won't be Umbra's monster who's destroyed," Lumis said. "I counter with Cursed Transfer moving Ring of Destruction onto Vorse Raider. Now we'll lose 1900 life points."
"Kaiba, careful, Lumis and Umbra are up to something."
"Stay out of this, Yugi. I play Ring of Defense, now Ring of Destruction will only affect your life points."
"You mean your life points," Umbra countered. "I play Spell Transfer with moves your Ring of Defense to my side of the field. Now I won't lose any life points." Kaiba's monster was destroyed and his life points drained.
(L: 4000)
(Y: 3500)
(U: 4000)
(K: 2100)
"Shining Abyss, attack Kaiba's life points directly!"
If Kaiba gets hit, he loses! Yami-Yugi realized.
Meanwhile, Tristan arrived at the hospital to pick up Serenity. "Hey, Serenity," he greeted. "Ready to go?"
"Yeah," Serenity replied straightening her pink shirt with yellow sleeves. "I have to tell you, Tristan, I'm feeling a little nervous about this. I mean… what if the operation didn't work?"
"Nah, the Doctor said it went perfectly! In fact, he said you could take them off now if you wanted to."
"I know, but… I want it to be just the right moment. I want the first thing I see to be my brother dueling."
"Well no matter when you choose to take them off, we'll be there to support you."
"Thanks for the encouragement, Tristan, I really needed that."
"No sweat, now let's hit the road."
Nearby, Solomon was keeping vigil over Bakura. "Hang in there, Bakura," he said. As he went to rewet the cloth for Bakura's forehead, Yami-Bakura opened his eyes and smiled evil-like.
"Let me go!" Tea cried as her captors shoved her into a room full of cardboard boxes. "Let me out, you psychos!" She cried pounding on the door. When she didn't get a response one way or another, she looked around at her surroundings. Who are these guys, what do they want? Tea suddenly recalled what Ishizu told her and Yugi at the museum.
"There is a dark force, growing in strength with each passing day. A dark force that, if left unchecked, shall plunge the world into eternal darkness and torment. Only the Pharaoh who has locked the Shadow Magic away can save the world using the same dark power."
These must be the guys who are after Yugi! Tea realized. And that means he's in danger and there's nothing I can do to stop it.
"It's all over for you, Kaiba!" Lumis told Kaiba. "Shining Abyss, attack Kaiba with Darkness Orb!" Kaiba braced himself for the attack.
"Go, Multiply!" Yami-Yugi commanded. A wall of Kuriboh appeared in between Kaiba and the monster.
Kaiba turned to Yugi with a furious look. "Don't do me any favors, Yugi, next time I'll do it myself."
"Kaiba, if you ever want to see your brother again, we have to help each other," Yami-Yugi explained. "If one of us falls, the other won't stand a chance against their combined assault."
"Are you questioning my skills as a Duelist?" Kaiba challenged.
"I'm saying that we have to combine our forces if we have any chance to beat these Rare Hunters. I protected you this turn, if you don't do the same, then I won't be able to come to your aid next time you need it."
"Good riddance," Kaiba spat.
"Well isn't this a pleasant sight," Lumis mused. "Looks like there's trouble in paradise."
"Only makes our job a whole lot easier," Umbra commented. "But in the mean time, we need to clear the field of Yugi's Kuriboh."
"Leave that to me," Lumis said. "Just be ready to attack again."
"Right."
Tea struggled to remain stationed on top of the pile of boxes that were stacked towards the top window. "Just… a little…" the boxes couldn't hold her any longer and Tea tumbled to the floor, a box falling over her head in the process.
"Let me go, you creeps, when my Big Brother gets to you, you'll be sorry," a voice said as a new person came into the room.
"Who's there," Tea wondered as she lifted the box from over her head. "Mokuba!"
"Tea!"
"They grabbed you too?"
"Yeah, they grabbed me while I was coming to look for you and the others. Now they're probably going to use us as bait."
"Bait for what?"
"For Yugi and Seto's rare cards, both of them now have Egyptian God Cards, the most powerful cards ever made. The Rare Hunters will probably use us as bargaining chips."
All this just to get a few Duel Monster cards? Tea wondered. I think there's something more to this.
"It's my turn," Kaiba said as he drew a card. It was his Blue-Eyes White Dragon. My Blue-Eyes! But as long as Mask of Restrict is on the field, I can't sacrifice any of my monsters to summon it. But if I'm going to have any chance of rescuing my brother, I have to find a way to summon it. "I place one card face-down and summon Battle Ox in defense mode."
"Hey Lumis, let's show them some more of our team work."
"You got it, Umbra. I play Mask of Dispel which neutralizes your Multiply magic card." Immediately the wall of Kuriboh diminished to one very scared little Kuriboh. "Mask of Dispel also takes away 500 life points from you. Next I summon Grand Tiki Elder (2) in attack mode. Tiki, destroy his Kuriboh!" The monster rammed Kuriboh.
(L: 4000)
(Y: 2500)
(U: 4000)
(K: 2100)
Yami-Yugi apprehensively drew a card. Chain Destruction, this lets me remove a card from a player's hand. But that won't help me. I also have Card Destruction which allows us all to abandon our current hands and draw new ones. I'd like to use it, but I can't tell what Kaiba is holding, I could be making him discard something that can help us. What choice do I have? Kaiba doesn't want to work as a team and I have no idea what his strategy is.
"What are you waiting for, Yugi?" Kaiba asked. Yami-Yugi looked at him with a questioning glance. "You definitely can't make things worse than you already have. I have a card that can help, but thanks to your blundering, I can't summon it. It's better off in the graveyard."
He WANTS me to destroy his hand. "Fine, then, I place one card face-down and end my turn."
"This is where your journey comes to an end," Umbra announced. "I play the ritual card Curse of the Masked Beast. Now I sacrifice both of our monsters so I can summon the Masked Beast (3)!"
"What is that?" Yugi and Kaiba asked as a huge centaurish looking monster appeared.
"This will be the most powerful ritual monster you will ever come across," Umbra announced. "With over 3200 attack points, it could easily wipe out the both of you! And with your Magnet Warrior unable to protect you, your life points are wide open! Masked Beast, attack Yugi's life points now!"
"Battle Ox, defend him," Kaiba ordered. The Battle Ox leapt in between Yami-Yugi and the attack.
Lumis and Umbra both gasped, "How could you do that?" Lumis asked.
"This is a double duel, so I used my monster to protect my partner's life points."
"Kaiba, thank you," Yami-Yugi said relieved.
"Don't misunderstand me I only did it to repay you for what you did with your Kuriboh."
"Still, I'm grateful."
"You're a fool," Umbra insulted. "You sacrificed your only monster to protect your partner."
"Soon, we'll move in for the kill," Lumis added. "And then you'll be done for!"
"Not if Yugi returns the favor right now," Kaiba said.
"Oh, I will, how's this? I reveal my face-down card, Card Destruction!"
Perfect, Kaiba thought.
"No," the Rare Hunters cried out.
"Yes, now we must all send the cards in our hand to the graveyard and draw new hands."
"And now I'll reveal one of my face-down cards," Kaiba volunteered. "Monster Reborn, which I'll use to bring back my Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" Kaiba's dragon appeared on the field snarling. "This is the price you pay for using my little brother to get to me. Go, my Blue-Eyes, attack!" He let out a triumphant laugh.
To Be Continued
Duel Monster Database
(1)
Name: Beast of Gilfer
Level: 6
Type: Fiend/Effect
Attribute: Dark
ATK: 2200
DEF: 2500
(2)
Name: Grand Tiki Elder
Level: 4
Type: Fiend
Attribute: Dark
ATK: 1500
DEF: 800
(3)
Name: Masked Beast
Level: 8
Type: Fiend/Ritual
Attribute: Dark
ATK: 3200
DEF: 800
