The Aura Duelist
Chapter 6: The Lost Child
I'm so tired of being here.
Suppressed by all my childish fears.
And if you have to leave,
I wish that you would just leave.
your presence still lingers here,
and it won't leave me alone.
Sculia laid on the bed in the nurses office bandaged from head to toe she didn't understand how she got these injuries she remembered dueling and the injuries forming as she would get hit but the monsters where supposed to be Holograms aren't they?
Sculia: "I just don't understand"
Julie: "Oh good you're awake how you feeling?"
Sculia: "A little sore but other than that I'm good."
Julie: "Well the Nurse wants you to stay in bed a little longer you're injuries are not serious but they are there so don't over exert you're self ok?"
Sculia: "Ok I will stay in bed"
Julie: "Thank you"
Sculia: "You're welcome"
Sculia closed her eyes as sleep over took her though she was perfectly relaxed hear mind wandered, and her dream became a horrid vision she saw herself dueling a little girl the girl's field was completely empty and the girls life points where 800. Meanwhile Sculia's life points was 100 she was wearing her aura armor, and holding a aura sword the next thing she knew she drove the sword through the child's chest causing blood to flow, and the girl to die as her life points hit zero it was at that moment Sculia awoke with a scream her body drenched with a cold sweat.
Sculia: "What a horrid nightmare"
Nurse: "Where you having a bad dream?"
Sculia could only nod as she climbed out of bed the salty sweat having drenched her bandages causing her cut's to sting.
Nurse: "Well lets change you're bandages they won't do you much good if their wet"
The Nurse had Sculia remove her sleep wear and sit on the table as she cut away Sculia's bandages the wounds on sculia's body where not sever but they where numerous there where small cut's and bruises all over her body the most severe wound was a deep cut just below her left breast that would take a long time to heal.
Nurse: "I don't know how you got these wounds but luckily none of them are very severe and they should heal with in a couple weeks"
These wounds won't seem to heal,
this pain is just too real,
there's just too much that time cannot erase.
The nurse put new bandage's on Sculia's body, and had her get redressed.
Nurse: "Well now that's all done so I'll leave you alone so you can go back to sleep good night"
As the Nurse left Sculia looked out the window at the large black pyramid she hated it those who resided in it where going to hurt those around her all so they could get to her, and she didn't know why.
Sculia: "I won't let them hurt anyone anymore"
Sculia quickly got dressed in her regular clothes that Julie had dropped off a couple hours earlier, and then she grabbed her duel disk and deck putting it on her wrist.
Sculia: "I'm not just gonna sit, and wait for them I'm taking the fight to their front door step."
With that Sculia opened the window, and jumped out feeling only a small amount of pain as she landed in a crouched position.
Sculia: "I don't know what this is all about but I'm putting an end to it tonight!"
Sculia ran to the pyramid in a full sprint not stopping even for a second meanwhile back at the top of the Pyramid Anubia sat there speaking with a young man.
Artemis: "Mistress Anubia why did you send Hegemone you know her shadow magic will kill the one who's life points hit zero first, what if hers hit first?"
Anubia: "I'm hoping they do"
Artemis: "What?"
Anubia: "Before our goal can be achieved the Aura master must take the life of someone with the purest intentions for facing her so if Hegemone dies tonight we'll be one step closer to our Ideal"
The young man could only look at the floor.
Artemis: "But she considers you her mother"
Anubia: "I know that's why I know she's willing to take that risk because she thinks that if she dies for me it would make me proud of her, and it will because her death will be a major step in our ideal"
Artemis: "I see so then you do not care for her safety?"
Anubia: "No I don't in the end her life is meaningless compared to the great scheme of things"
Artemis: "But she is only a child she hasn't even reached 10 yet if she dies it would be a tragedy"
Anubia: "Yes but as a child she is pure, and innocent the death of someone with only the purest intentions to make her mother proud of her, to protect her mother what is more pure of a sacrifice than that? Nothing hehehehe"
Artemis face was filled with sadness as he listened to Anubia's rant.
Anubia: "I Suspect Hegemone to loose within the hour so head to you're station and prepare to duel the Aura master as I recall the first of my assassins has already been placed on the first alter after his defeat?"
Artemis: "Yes Koi's body is on the alter of self indulgence"
Anubia: "Good now get going Artemis I must prepare"
Artemis: "As you wish"
With that Artemis left to go stand at his post and wait for Sculia.
(chorus)
When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears,
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears.
I held your hand through all of these years.
But you still have...
All of me.
As Sculia arrived at the Entrance to the black pyramid she was confronted by a small girl holding up a duel disk, and a determined look on her face. Sculia was about to prepare herself to duel the girl when she realized that the girl confronting her was the same girl from her dream.
Sculia: "Who are you?"
Hegemone: "My name is Hegemone, and I am here to defeat you for my mama! So unless you can defeat me you will not get the key to pass! You may have defeated Koi and his gate is open but even so I will stop here!"
Sculia didn't know what to do if she dueled the girl her dream might some true, but if she didn't the girl wouldn't give her the key to get inside the temple, and everyone at the academy would be in danger.
Sculia: "I don't wanna duel you but I guess I have no choice lets go little girl!"
Sculia activated her duel disk, and looked at the girl obviously worried about her.
Hegemone: "I'll start things off with this I summon Garden spirit Eden in attack mode"
The girl Hegemone summoned a beautiful woman with many different wings, and plants that grew around her as her feet touched the ground.
Hegemone: "Next I activate the magic card Garden of Eden this field card weakens all monsters by 500 and lowers their levels by 1 but because eden's effect is to be immune to this her attack points will remain at 800, next I set 1 card face down and end my turn."
As the field card was activated the volcano's rocky landscape turned into a beautiful garden with many different kinds of flowers, and fruits.
You used to captivate me by your resonating light,
Now I'm bound by the life you left behind.
Your face it haunts, my once pleasant dreams
Your voice has chased away all the sanity in me.
Sculia: "I draw one card and set 2 cards face down you're move."
Hegemone: "I summon Guardress of Eden Crisa in attack mode much like Eden she is immune to the effect of Garden of Eden meaning her attack will remain at 1600 and thanks to her effect you can target Eden for attacks or monster effects!"
Hegemone's new monster was once again a beautiful young woman with long light brown hair put in a braid who wore a revealing red armor, and wielded a long black sword.
Hegemone: "Now I activate Eden's heart this magic card can only be activated when I have Garden spirit Eden in play it give a monster on my field a 500 point boost for the turn!"
Eden flapped her many wings, and kissed Crisa on the cheek causing Crisa to burn with love as her attack points grew to 2100.
Hegemone: "Go Crisa attack sculia Directly with guardress sword attack!"
Just as Crisa shot towards Sculia and was about to bring her sword down on her Crisa was pulled into a dimensional hole only to be shot back at Hegemone dealing 2100 damage to her directly dropping her life points to 1900.
Hegemone: "what the heck is going on!"
Sculia: "My trap card Dimensional wall! For this entire turn any damage that would have been dealt to me will be dealt to you instead"
Hegemone: "Man I end my turn by setting one card face down my crisa's attack drops back down to 1600 since the effect of Eden's heart has ended."
Sculia: "I activate the trap card Aura droplet during you're end phase meaning I get a player token after I draw! Since my life points are still 4000 my player token gets 4000 attack points but then you're field drops it to 3500 plenty of attack!"
Sculia's body glowed as a round jewel formed on a necklace around her neck and her aura took the shape of a blue and purple winged armor.
These wounds won't seem to heal,
this pain is just too real,
there's just too much that time cannot erase.
Sculia: "now I activate the monster card Fire Droplet summoning in a Aura blaze cannon!"
As Sculia's magic card activated the jewel around her neck turned red, and the arm or her armor took the shape of a large double barreled cannon with 1200 attack it would be 1700 except for the fact that garden of Eden was still in play.
Sculia: "now when my armor attacks you're Crisa I'll drop you're life points to zero, and win the duel!"
The wings on Sculia's armor opened, and she shot towards crisa prepared to drive her fist into the woman's gut!
Hegemone: "Reveal the trap card pain of the mother spirit! I pay ½ mylife points to negate you're attack and deal damage to you're life points equal to you're monsters current attack meaning you loose 3500 life points dropping you to 500 and my life points drop to 950."
As the trap card was activate Garden spirit Eden stepped in front of Crisa, and held up a sword stopping Sculia's punch, and sending her back.
When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears,
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears.
I held your hand through all of these years.
But you still have...
All of me.
Sculia: "Damn I won't pay to keep my droplet active meaning I can't summon any more player tokens, or use my droplet spells so instead I set two cards face down and end my turn!"
Hegemone: "Very well I draw one card, and have Crisa attack you're blaze cannon!"
Sculia's life points hit 100 make dropping her armors attack to 0 because of the field cards effect as crisa's sword shattered her blaze cannon.
Sculia: "I must admit you're pretty good!"
Hegemone: "Thanks you're not half bad you're self but looks like I win!"
Sculia: "Wrong! Aura sword activate!"
Sculia's trap card activated creating a small sword out of aura energy in her hand increasing the attack of her Armor by 700 resulting in her armor, and garden spirit Eden to be almost the same!
Hegemone: "Very well I activate the magic card stream of Eden!"
When the magic card Activated a water fall formed on the pyramid, and ran down creating a small stream under their feet.
Hegemone: Next turn my garden spirit and crisa will increase by 200 and my life points by 400 when I discard a card from my hand."
Sculia: "I draw one card, and use you're magic cards effect by discarding my frozen aura I increase my life points by 400 and my armors attack by 200 making it 900 more than you're eden's, next I activate lightning vortex by discarding a card from my hand I can destroy every monster on you're field that's face up so say good by to you're monsters!"
Sculia discarded the card, and a twister of lightning struck the earth destroying all of Hegemones monsters but much to sculia's surprise as the beautiful garden of Hegemone's began to die at a rapid rate.
Sculia: "What's going on?"
Hegemone: "Garden of Eden can only exist if Garden Spirit Eden is in play meaning that when you destroyed Eden you destroyed my garden resulting in the 500 point loose of you're monster to be gone now you're monsters attack is now 1400 go on finish me off I am glad to die for my mothers cause!"
Sculia: "What?"
I tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone.
But though you're still with me,
I've been alone all along.
Hegemone: "When I was very little I lost my mother, and my father. Forced to live on the street's by myself until one day I was picked up by a woman in Egypt, and taken to her home she treated me like her daughter never once asking anything of me other than to be a duelist and play the game with her she gave me this deck, and a family in her home now with the shadow magic given to me by her I will die with joy! So finish me off!"
Sculia: "Sorry kid I can't kill you it's not my nature! Activate trap card Ring of Destruction this card allows me to destroy one monster, and deal damage to both out life points equal to it's attack so now we both take 1400 damage, and the duel is a draw!"
A small ring covered in grenades formed on Sculia's wrist , and exploded destroying her armor and dropping her's and Hegemones life points to zero at the exact same moment meaning the shadow magic given to Hegemone would not kill either one of them.
When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears,
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears.
I held your hand through all of these years.
But you still have...
All of me.
Sculia walked over to Hegemone, and smiled as she rubbed her wrist feeling the burn that resulted on her wrist from the ring of destruction
Sculia: "A mother would not send their child to die on purpose, so you're mother does not care about you're well being I'm sorry but in the end the truth hurts."
Hegemone gave Sculia a small stone marble, and smiled.
Hegemone: "I'll ignore what you said now use that to open that door, and head inside you won the duel you just spared me so I wouldn't die I thank you for that"
Hegemone sat on the side pyramid while Sculia slipped the ball through a small round opening in the door causing it to open signaling that another hurdle to find out why they want her was cleared.