Welcome back to another exciting installment of Just Desserts! Today we see the conclusion of Yami's intense duel and the beginning of another duel!
Yami: 3650: 5150
"Well its my move now you fiend, and I will sacrifice my Dark Magician and my King of the Swamp from my hand, activate my special magic card Polymerization and summon the Black Flare Knight in attack mode! And to end it, I will play Rajeki and destroy all your monsters!"
Black Flare Knight: 2200/800
As Yami grinned in triumph, a huge black flame appeared on the field. The flame flickered and roared, casting light over the whole cargo bay. The flames intensified and began to form into a tall human figure, swathed in a night black robe that whipped and flapped around the floor. The creature's face was half obscured by a huge red/black helmet, with a huge protrusion like a sharks dorsal fin, and the beast wielded an immense bright red longsword and hulking red/black shield. Even as the creature slashed through the air with its sword several times, two huge bolts of lightning were thrown as if from God in heaven down at the shadowy strangers two monsters, causing them to explode and causing a huge dust cloud to whip up around them both. And when the dust had finally cleared, Yami's enemy was revealed to be…..
"MARIK!"
"Yes Yami, it is I. Even though you banished my evil side to the Shadow realm and thought I was gone, I found out that after I lost my evil side, I lost any power I once had. I was left weak and defenseless and have now come to exact my revenge on you!. And now Pharoh, I will prove my dominance once and for all, by taking from you what I need!"
"This duel isn't over yet, Marik! And you have no monsters on your side of the field!"
"That won't last for long. First, I will play the card Nightmare Wheel on your monster. Next, I play the unbreakable spirit barrier! And to end my turn, I will summon Lekunga in attack mode and end my turn."
As the echo of Marik's voice faded away, a huge wheel dropped down from the ceiling. It was like an old-style water mill, except for its spiked sides and the huge dragon skull on the top. Two little imps dragged Black Flare Knight over to it and chained him down to it. Then, a small greenish orb rose on Marik's side of the field, with several long tentacles sprouting from it and a huge, pus-yellow eye gazing from the middle of its central orb.
Lekunga: 1700/500
"Damn, you. My only card is this, so I will set a monster in defense mode and AH!"
Yami screamed suddenly as the Nightmare Wheel began to spin and its huge spikes slashed across the Black Flare Night, causing him and Yami evident pain.
Yami: 3150, Marik: 3150
"Ha Yami! You have fallen straight into my trap!" screamed Marik with maniacal glee "For now, I will sacrifice your two monsters and summon up the Lava Golem on your side of the field! And then I activate Soul Exhange to remove five cards from your graveyard so your little knight won't summon up his friend, and play Paralyzing potion on the little spark I just gave you!"
Lava Golem: 3000/2500
Yami gaped in horror and shock as his two monsters dissolved and a huge crack appeared under him. Out of the crack rose a huge volcano, which belched steam and fire before xploding to reveal a gigantic creature composed of flaming hot lava. The creature held in its heated hands a huge cage which it slammed Yami into. Even as he watched, the beast was bathed in a green goo and several steaming hot drops of lava dripped down, sliding across his skin and burning him.
Yami: 2650, Marik: 3150
"But since I can't normal summon, I suppose its your move Yami"
Yami cringed as the monster continued to belch smoke and droplets of molten rock fell at his feet.
Damn, no monsters over four stars in my hand that I could sacrifice this beast to summon…Yami thought desperately as he scanned his cards again and again, trying to figure out some type of plan. And that was when it hit him…
"For my turn, I will use my monster reborn to summon back your Newdoria card. Then, I will place a card in defense mode and end my turn."
"You fool Yami, my Newdoria has only 1200 attack points! That won't even cut my remaining ones in half. And as the duel continues, my Lava Golem will only continue to decimate your life points!"
"I am not done yet you fiend. For now, I will activate my face down magic cards Swords of Revealing Light and Harpie's Feather Duster to get rid of all your magic and trap cards and then halt all your monsters from attacking for three turns!
As Yami screamed those final words, hundreds of shining white swords rained down on his enemy's side of the field, surrounding him and his monsters. Then, a huge wind blew up and all of Marik's face down cards disappeared.
"Fine Yami, I will summon a monster in defense mode and end my turn." Growled Marik in apparent anger at being stalled from destroying his enemy.
"AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" screamed Yami as the Lava Golems effect activated and a huge gout of fire dropped down on him, engulfing his arm and burning away his clothes and singing his skin
Yami: 1650, Marik: 3150
"Ha ha Yami, you cannont win this duel! And when you lose this game you lose more than one card and your dignity, much much more!.
"Marik, those are your last words! For now begins your defeat! For now, I will sacrifice my defense mode card to summon up the Catapult Turtle in attack mode!
Then, I will sacrifice your Lava Golem to inflict 1500 points of damage directly at you! Then, I will sacrifice your Newdoria to do it all again (AN: I know he might not be able to do this, but odn't worry it won't decide the duel or anything) And then I will use Newdoria's effect to destroy your face down monster, attack you directly with Catapult Turtle, and end my turn."
Catapult Turtle: 1000/2000
A huge Mettalic Turtle appeared on the field, its emerald green shell shimmering and a huge launch strip extending form its back. It loaded Newdoria and the Lava golem onto this strip and its pistons whined and churned. Then, the two creatures fused into a huge red missile that the Turtle launched straight at Marik's face. The missile exploded and Marik screamed in pain as the lava and gooey remains of his former monster splattered his rope and seared his skin.
Yami: 1650, Marik: 50
"MWA HA HA HA HA! So you think you have won this duel Yami? Well I am here to prove you wrong! For now, I will play my magic card Dark Hole to destroy your little turtle. Then, I will play the magic card Hinotama to reduce your live points by 800, and finally, I will summon up my Bowganian in attack mode to decimate the rest of your life points! HA H AHA HA!"
Bowganian: 1300/1000
As Marik continued to cackle and Yami began to sweat in panic, 8 huge fireballs descended from the sky, further charring his arm where the Lava Golem had burnt him. Then, even as he screamed in pain, a huge, green mechanical Eyeball appeared. The creature blinked once and then rummaged behind its back, pulling out a huge spike shooting crossbow machine. As Marik flung a finger towards Yami, the creature drew back its weapon and launced the spear right at Yami's heart, shattering the rest of his life points and sending him back down to the ground.
As Marik continued to laugh, his monster disappeared and Yami reverted back to his Yugi form. Then, Marik bent down and slipped the Millenium Necklace off of Yami, slipping it into an empty briefcase he had brought. He then readjusted his cloak and hood to hide all his features and whipped out his cellphone to place a quick call:
As the dial tone died away, a deep, menacing voice picked up:
"Is the task complete my mind slave?"
"Yes it is master Pluto. I have accomplished the goal you set forth for me my master. Now I will stay on the plane and place little Yugi back in his seat, so he thinks it was all a nightmare. Goodbye master."
As he hung up, Marik slipped the phone back into his pocket and slung little Yugi over his shoulder. Then, he shimmered for a second, the millennium symbol appearing on his forehead as he began to disappear along with Yugi. His footsteps sounded against the dull metal ground of the Hangar bay as he carried his invisible quarry back through the plane and flung him into his seat. Then, he strolled away and reappeared in first class, surrounded by dozens of his fellow Soul Ferryman, grinning inside the darkness of his hood as he dropped into a dreamless sleep.
Well it would appear someone is pulling the strings behind a new wave of evil! And they appear to have found a way to make Mind slaves more animate and self sufficient! Who is this and what will happen to Yugi when he finds out Yami is gone? Find out next time on Just Desserts!
