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Fanfic Chapter 104: Demigod Pt 2: Jinzo's Counterattack
Episode Basis: Awakening of Evil Pt 2
Previously on Yu-Gi-Oh! Harold and Amara tracked down a mysterious stow away but lost track in the depths of the blimp. Meanwhile, the next duel had Joey versus Marik, who was really Odion. Odion's deck seemed to consist of mostly trap cards, a deck that, while effective, very unorthodox. He also played Temple of the Kings which limits the number of trap cards one can play. Odion then revealed a shocking secret: he has a trap-monster card, a card that's set and activated like a trap, but can attack like a monster card. And Odion has three of them. With such rare cards, has Joey bitten off more than he could chew?
The duel was getting hard to watch. Joey had half his life points depleted with one trap card while Odion's hadn't been touched at all yet.
(J: 1900)
(O: 4000)
"This doesn't look good," Yugi admitted. "Joey needs to protect his life from another direct attack!"
"What can Joey do to win?" Serenity asked Mai.
"It won't be easy, but Yugi's right, Joey needs to protect his life points."
"You do realize that any chance you've had of victory is gone, Mister Wheeler," Odion said.
"I don't agree," Joey countered. "I'll place a card face-down and switch my Alligator Sword to defense mode." Scapegoat should protect my life points from another attack.
"There's something I still don't get," Amara said. "If Marik is such a great Duelist, why does he have a deck with no monster cards? No matter how rare or how powerful, having all trap cards puts him at a huge disadvantage."
"He must think that the only monster he needs is his Egyptian God Card," Yugi replied, then mentally gasped. Joey won't stand a chance if Marik plays his Egyptian God Card! Joey has to win this fast!
"Embodiment of Apophis, attack!" Odion commanded. The three snakes lunged at Joey.
"Reveal face-down card: Scapegoat!" Four sheep tokens appeared in front of Alligator Sword.
"I discard one card so I can activate my trap card Magic Jammer!" The tokens disappeared just as they appeared. Joey was assaulted by the third Embodiment of Apophis as his other two monsters were destroyed.
(J: 200)
(O: 4000)
Joey collapsed to his knees. One more attack and it's over!
"Hang in there, Joey!" Yugi called.
Excellent, Odion's doing a great job of pretending he's me, the real Marik thought. He's dueling exactly how I would've dueled if I had that deck. But there's only one way to cement the belief that he is me.
This duel can't end, Kaiba mentally whined. I have to see him play his Egyptian God Card!
"You might as well stay down, Mister Wheeler," Odion said. "Because I'm about to take away what little life points you have left!"
"Don't give up," Tristan encouraged.
"Is Joey going to lose?" Serenity asked.
"Of course not," Tristan replied.
"It doesn't look good," Mai admitted. "The odds are against him, but unless Joey hasn't given up on himself, there's still a small chance for hope. But only if we encourage him."
But Joey had given up on himself, Odion was only reinforcing it. "Just give up, Mister Wheeler, you don't have what it takes."
Maybe he's right, Joey thought. Maybe I'm in over my head. His hand hovered over his Duel Disk, a sign that he was about to surrender.
"Don't even think about it!" Mai snapped. Joey looked over at her. "Did you get here by giving up when the odds were against you?"
She has a point, Joey thought. I've faced some tough duels to get into the finals.
"If you give up now, you'll always be a runner-up instead of a champion and you're sister will always remember how you wimped out."
"You can do it, Big Brother!" Serenity called. "If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have gotten my sight back, not just because you paid for the operation, but because you gave me the courage to go through with it, you've never given up before, and I know you're not going to give up now!"
"You're right, sis," Joey said getting up. "I won't give up!" He turned towards Odion and chuckled. "How about that, I bet you've never had anyone to care for you like that."
You'd be surprised, Odion thought.
"I know you can win!"
"Just give up, Mister Wheeler!"
"I know I can't, if I did, I'd be letting down everyone who believed in me! And I'd be letting down my opponents too." He thought back to his three victories.
"Jinzo, stop!" Espa cried. Slowly, Jinzo came to a stop.
The arrow was pointing squarely at Reflect Bounder.
"No, they both will be destroyed!"
The Roulette Spider disappeared and Jinzo attacked Reflect Bounder. The attack destroyed Reflect Bounder but not before bouncing back and destroying Jinzo as well.
"I reveal my trap card: Graverobber!"
"No, not Graverobber!"
"Oh yeah, and he just nabbed your Eradicating Aerosol card." The little gnome held out the card which produced a spray can and sprayed the Insect Queen eliminating her.
"No, not my Queen!"
"But wait, I'm not done with you yet, Weevil Underpants. Gearfried, wipe out the last of her eggs and the rest of HIS life points." Once again Gearfried launched forward and sliced an egg. "Welcome to Loserville, Weevil, population: you!"
"You revealed my Legendary Fisherman," Mako said solemnly. "The duel is yours, finish it."
Joey felt bad, but a duel was a duel. "I play the magic card Scapegoat!" Four Sheep Tokens appeared. "Next I'll sacrifice one of them to have my Panther Warrior attack!" The Panther Warrior destroyed the Legendary Fisherman.
Mako covered his face to keep the tears from showing. "You okay, Mako?" Joey asked.
Mako put on a brave face. "Yes, it was an excellent duel! Well done, my friend."
"Harold once said that when you duel, you're not just representing yourself or your friends, but your enemies too. Now I couldn't care less about that insect Weevil, but Mako and Espa are good guys, and I couldn't forgive myself if I gave up after beating them!"
"Yugi, let's go!"
"Right, Yami."
Yami emerged and said, "Joey, remember your promise."
With a wink to his friends, Joey drew a card. "I place two cards face-down and summon my Swordsman of Landstar in defense mode!"
"It's over, Mister Wheeler," Odion said again.
"No way! I reveal my face-down magic card, Foolish Burial! This allows me to take one card from my hand and place it in my opponent's graveyard. Next I'll activate my other face-down card, Graverobber which allows me to take the card that's in your graveyard and play it right away. Now, ladies and gents, let's give a big warm welcome to… Jinzo!" The monster appeared. "Looks like I found that rule you were talking about. Jinzo's special ability destroys all trap cards!" Odion's three Embodiment of Apophis cards were destroyed.
"I'm not done yet."
"You might as well be, because while Jinzo's on the field, you can't use any of your traps!"
The others cheered. "I have to admit, I was doubtful at first," Amara said. "But he's brought out a powerful card and had a strategy to summon it to boot. I'm beginning to see how he got to be Duelist Kingdom runner-up."
"If Joey just applies himself, he can be as good as Yugi," Harold said.
Wheeler just got lucky, Kaiba thought. Maybe he'll survive long enough for me to see Marik's God Card after all.
"My move," Joey announced drawing a card. "I summon Battle Warrior (1) in attack mode! Now, all monsters attack his life points directly." One after another, Odion was pummeled with different attacks.
(J: 200)
(O: 400)
"That was for trying to mind control me and turning me against my friends!"
The others cheered.
"You still can't win," Odion said panting heavily from the attacks. "I still have Temple of the Kings, a magic card so powerful that no one can stop its unparalleled force!"
"Bring it on!" Joey dared.
"How dare you allow Wheeler to best you so much," Marik berated. "Now beat him now!"
"I will not fail, Master Marik!" Odion drew a card. "I play Swords of Revealing Light! Now you can't attack for three turns."
"Nuts," Amara moaned.
"It's not all bad," Yami-Yugi said. "Joey may still not be able to attack but he can still sacrifice monsters to summon more powerful ones, plus he still has Jinzo's trap-destroying ability."
"I'll sacrifice my Battle Warrior so I can summon my Legendary Fisherman!" The card he got from Mako appeared.
"That card he got from Mako Tsuanmi," Tristan informed the group.
"Yeah, it was his only Battle City duel where Joey actually faced an opponent who fought fair," Tea added.
"I'll switch my other monsters to defense mode and end my turn."
"That's pretty much all he can do," Mai said.
Odion drew a card and gasped, his arm visibly shaking. This is… but it's… how can I…
"Why so surprised?" The real Marik asked. "If you're posing as me, you should have my card in your deck."
"But Master, this card is too dangerous! I'm not worthy of wielding such power!"
"Just place the card in the Temple of the Kings and play it when the time is right."
"I place one card face-down," Odion said trying to prolong what he had to do.
"Play that card or suffer the consequences," Marik threatened.
The field magic card slot opened and Odion placed the card in question face-down in it. An ark appeared "You have no idea of the power that I just unleashed," he told Joey.
"Hey, what's in the box?" Amara asked.
"What box?" Tristan said.
"That one at the top of the temple." Everyone looked at the ark.
There's something familiar about that, Yami thought.
"This ark shall keep your item safe until the time is right."
Another memory, Yami realized. But different from the others.
"I end my turn," Odion announced.
"First I'll play Monster Reborn to bring back my Alligator Sword! Next I'll sacrifice my Alligator Sword and Swordsman of Landstar so I can summon my Insect Queen!"
"That card he got from Weevil Underwood," Tristan said. "A cheater in every sense of the word."
"I'd certainly hate to be Marik now," Mokuba commented.
This tournament has done wonders for Wheeler's deck, Kaiba thought. Too bad the same can't be said for his skills.
"Joey got all three of his rare cards on the field at the same time," Tea said excitedly.
"I hate to admit it, but I'm impressed," Mai said.
"Joey has come a long way," Yami-Yugi agreed. "And on the next turn, the Swords of Revealing Light will expire and Joey will be free to attack."
"I'm about to summon a beast you can't stop no matter how many monsters you have on the field," Odion bragged. "I play the magic card Cup of Sealed Soul! Next I'll reveal my face-down magic card, Seal of Selket! These two cards when played along with Temple of the Kings allows me to summon the Mystical Beast of Selket (2)!" A huge scorpion monster with lots of teeth and blades appeared.
"Okay, I'll have nightmares tonight," Amara cracked.
"This creature is but a pale comparison to the card I placed in the ark… my Egyptian God Card!"
To Be Continued
Duel Monster Database
(1)
Name: Battle Warrior
Level: 2
Type: Warrior
Attribute: Earth
ATK: 700
DEF: 1000
(2)
Name: Mystical Beast of Selket
Level: 8
Type: Fiend/Ritual/Effect
Attribute: Dark
ATK: 2500
DEF: 2500
