Chapter 12: Stairway to a Destined Duel
Danny was lamenting and praying furiously in the village sanctuary.
Shinato had ordered him to strike down the girl he practically raised as
his own. Even in her state, he could not do it. "Am I truly that weak?
Is it because I am scared?" Danny asked himself. Danny held back more
tears and looked upon a statue of Shinato. "Why didn't you save her?!!"
Danny yelled at it. "Why didn't you save Paul?!" Danny heard a door
open behind him but he paid no attention. Rosa walked in. "Danny, I'm
so glad I found you."
"Please Rosa, not now" pleaded Danny.
"I don't think so. Danny it's almost midnight. I want you to stay close
to me for the rest of my time here."
"Leave me alone! I'm tired of all this prophecy nonsense. I have been
experiencing hell since you came with all of that prophecy crap! My
beloved apprentice is dead and working for Hades, Lily is in the
hospital, I am being hunted by rare hunters, and my missing brother is
walking around with a Chaos monster. What reason on this earth should I
be in good spirits?"
"Don't blame your falls on me. In case you forgot, much more is at stake
then just your emotions."
"I don't give a damn anymore!" screamed Danny. If destiny wants me so
bad, they can have me! I have finally realized why Demetra and Paul left
me. I am weak. I am not worthy of my title. Oh how I wish that Shinato
would spare me and kill me now"
Rosa walked over and slapped Danny in anger. Danny stared at her and
held his cheek. He started to whimper. Then he finally snapped. He
started to conjure a stun spell to attack Rosa with. Rosa withdrew in
fear. STOP PALADIN CHAMBERS! boomed a voice in the sanctuary. Reality
around him froze and Danny's deck started to glow. The winged messenger
and Holy Knight Persus shot out of his deck. In addition, Guardian Angel
Joan and Shinato himself appeared in the church from the heavens. Danny
with fear stumbled back. "Shinato..." gasped Danny. Danny got up and
wasn't sure what was in store with him against the four of the five
strongest angels in heaven. "It's about time we had a talk Daniel"
declared Shinato. "What good will talking do Shinato? I'm sure that you
know that the world is in a lot of trouble." "We know" added Joan, "And
we want to help"
"Joan is right Danny. I'm not here to warn or to pass any judgment on
you. I'm here to assure you that we in heaven are still on your side and
that we still care about you and your well being."
"You're concerned huh?" taunted Danny, "How come you're not concerned
with Demetra. If you're so concerned about me, why did you allow Demetra
to be eaten by a damn vampire?! You knew that if I met her again, I
would have to slay her."
"My dealings with Demetra are none of your concern paladin. I turned a
blind eye to your compassion for her. There are more important things to
discuss at this time." Danny still overcome with anger kept his silence.
Serenity the winged messenger took her turn to speak. "As we already
mentioned Paladin Chambers, we know about the invasion of chaos plaguing
the earth. And we know a solution."
"Danny, have you ever heard of the Eslydion blade?" asked Persus. Danny
kept his silence.
"It is a sacred sword forged in heaven. It rests in the spirit temple
where it waits for its destined welder to claim it" answered Joan.
"We have a good hunch that you might be able to use the sword" said
Shinato. "But we must warn you, tomorrow is the day that Rosa said that
you were to die. And so far, I haven't seen any difference with that
prophesy. But with the Eslydion, you may be able to make a difference."
"Danny, will you go to the spirit temple to claim the Eslydion?" asked
Serenity.
Danny thought. He took a shot at Rosa and he thought back a few minutes
ago when he raised his hand to her. He felt shame toward the woman who
came to his time to save him. He made up his mind. "You convinced me
Shinato. Yes, I will claim the Eslydion."
"Good" said Shinato with a smile. We will now join you. I hope we can
assist you in your journey ahead. All of the angels turned into card
form. Shinato also left a miracle ark card so that Shinato could be
brought out into spirit form. With his newfound angel reinforcement, he
turned to find a place to sleep. Time resumed normally, leaving Rosa
confused to what just happened.
Demetra was sitting on a tree stump looking upon Danny's distant hut.
Another wave of sadness overcame her. Danny still seemed to really care
for her. And she believed that neither she nor Danny could ever fight
each other again. Danny meant too much to her. She couldn't go through
life knowing that such a wonderful man who meant the world to the
amazons, the village, and his spirits to be her enemy. She noticed some
shadows gathering. The Dark Ruler himself appeared from them. "What
troubles you my dear? You were not yourself tonight."
"It was nothing" lied Demetra looking away.
"You don't need to lie, my precious flower, I know what happened. Looks
like the paladin struck your soft side. My, looks like you're getting
soft. That doesn't suit well with me. I should kill you now and slay
the paladin myself." Demetra clenched her fists and teeth. "You won't
touch him!" Demetra's vampire fangs sprung out and she rushed Hades. He
grabbed her throat and held her high. "Don't waste your time child. You
could never stand up to me." He threw her into a tree. "Now my precious
morsel, I'm going to give you a gift and a task. Danny is heading to the
spirit temple first thing in the morning. I want you to intercept him
and take him out with the card that I am giving you." Hades threw some
brimstone at her. It fell in front of her and transformed into... the
crush card!! The crush card was one of the most deadly of curses. There
was no shaman alive that could completely escape this card's power. By
merely infecting one of her weak dark monsters, all monsters in the
opponents hand and on the field would be quickly killed. In addition,
any monster with high attack power drawn the next five turns afterward
would die too. There were only a handful of shamans in history to weld
this power. "You seem impressed Demetra. Use my gift well. Also, I want
you to also get the Masamune sword for me. It resides in the spirit
temple along with the Eslydion that Danny is attempting to get. If I
have that sword of evil capturing the chaos monsters will be no problem.
I can't wait to add more chaos monsters with my Chaos Emperor Dragon.
Hades burst into a cloud of flames and disappeared. Demetra was left
looking at her new crush card. She knew that death was near. Either
Danny or Hades was going to take her out. She took out her deck and took
a deep breath. She hurried off to the spirit temple to beat the morning
light of day.
Danny was lamenting and praying furiously in the village sanctuary.
Shinato had ordered him to strike down the girl he practically raised as
his own. Even in her state, he could not do it. "Am I truly that weak?
Is it because I am scared?" Danny asked himself. Danny held back more
tears and looked upon a statue of Shinato. "Why didn't you save her?!!"
Danny yelled at it. "Why didn't you save Paul?!" Danny heard a door
open behind him but he paid no attention. Rosa walked in. "Danny, I'm
so glad I found you."
"Please Rosa, not now" pleaded Danny.
"I don't think so. Danny it's almost midnight. I want you to stay close
to me for the rest of my time here."
"Leave me alone! I'm tired of all this prophecy nonsense. I have been
experiencing hell since you came with all of that prophecy crap! My
beloved apprentice is dead and working for Hades, Lily is in the
hospital, I am being hunted by rare hunters, and my missing brother is
walking around with a Chaos monster. What reason on this earth should I
be in good spirits?"
"Don't blame your falls on me. In case you forgot, much more is at stake
then just your emotions."
"I don't give a damn anymore!" screamed Danny. If destiny wants me so
bad, they can have me! I have finally realized why Demetra and Paul left
me. I am weak. I am not worthy of my title. Oh how I wish that Shinato
would spare me and kill me now"
Rosa walked over and slapped Danny in anger. Danny stared at her and
held his cheek. He started to whimper. Then he finally snapped. He
started to conjure a stun spell to attack Rosa with. Rosa withdrew in
fear. STOP PALADIN CHAMBERS! boomed a voice in the sanctuary. Reality
around him froze and Danny's deck started to glow. The winged messenger
and Holy Knight Persus shot out of his deck. In addition, Guardian Angel
Joan and Shinato himself appeared in the church from the heavens. Danny
with fear stumbled back. "Shinato..." gasped Danny. Danny got up and
wasn't sure what was in store with him against the four of the five
strongest angels in heaven. "It's about time we had a talk Daniel"
declared Shinato. "What good will talking do Shinato? I'm sure that you
know that the world is in a lot of trouble." "We know" added Joan, "And
we want to help"
"Joan is right Danny. I'm not here to warn or to pass any judgment on
you. I'm here to assure you that we in heaven are still on your side and
that we still care about you and your well being."
"You're concerned huh?" taunted Danny, "How come you're not concerned
with Demetra. If you're so concerned about me, why did you allow Demetra
to be eaten by a damn vampire?! You knew that if I met her again, I
would have to slay her."
"My dealings with Demetra are none of your concern paladin. I turned a
blind eye to your compassion for her. There are more important things to
discuss at this time." Danny still overcome with anger kept his silence.
Serenity the winged messenger took her turn to speak. "As we already
mentioned Paladin Chambers, we know about the invasion of chaos plaguing
the earth. And we know a solution."
"Danny, have you ever heard of the Eslydion blade?" asked Persus. Danny
kept his silence.
"It is a sacred sword forged in heaven. It rests in the spirit temple
where it waits for its destined welder to claim it" answered Joan.
"We have a good hunch that you might be able to use the sword" said
Shinato. "But we must warn you, tomorrow is the day that Rosa said that
you were to die. And so far, I haven't seen any difference with that
prophesy. But with the Eslydion, you may be able to make a difference."
"Danny, will you go to the spirit temple to claim the Eslydion?" asked
Serenity.
Danny thought. He took a shot at Rosa and he thought back a few minutes
ago when he raised his hand to her. He felt shame toward the woman who
came to his time to save him. He made up his mind. "You convinced me
Shinato. Yes, I will claim the Eslydion."
"Good" said Shinato with a smile. We will now join you. I hope we can
assist you in your journey ahead. All of the angels turned into card
form. Shinato also left a miracle ark card so that Shinato could be
brought out into spirit form. With his newfound angel reinforcement, he
turned to find a place to sleep. Time resumed normally, leaving Rosa
confused to what just happened.
Demetra was sitting on a tree stump looking upon Danny's distant hut.
Another wave of sadness overcame her. Danny still seemed to really care
for her. And she believed that neither she nor Danny could ever fight
each other again. Danny meant too much to her. She couldn't go through
life knowing that such a wonderful man who meant the world to the
amazons, the village, and his spirits to be her enemy. She noticed some
shadows gathering. The Dark Ruler himself appeared from them. "What
troubles you my dear? You were not yourself tonight."
"It was nothing" lied Demetra looking away.
"You don't need to lie, my precious flower, I know what happened. Looks
like the paladin struck your soft side. My, looks like you're getting
soft. That doesn't suit well with me. I should kill you now and slay
the paladin myself." Demetra clenched her fists and teeth. "You won't
touch him!" Demetra's vampire fangs sprung out and she rushed Hades. He
grabbed her throat and held her high. "Don't waste your time child. You
could never stand up to me." He threw her into a tree. "Now my precious
morsel, I'm going to give you a gift and a task. Danny is heading to the
spirit temple first thing in the morning. I want you to intercept him
and take him out with the card that I am giving you." Hades threw some
brimstone at her. It fell in front of her and transformed into... the
crush card!! The crush card was one of the most deadly of curses. There
was no shaman alive that could completely escape this card's power. By
merely infecting one of her weak dark monsters, all monsters in the
opponents hand and on the field would be quickly killed. In addition,
any monster with high attack power drawn the next five turns afterward
would die too. There were only a handful of shamans in history to weld
this power. "You seem impressed Demetra. Use my gift well. Also, I want
you to also get the Masamune sword for me. It resides in the spirit
temple along with the Eslydion that Danny is attempting to get. If I
have that sword of evil capturing the chaos monsters will be no problem.
I can't wait to add more chaos monsters with my Chaos Emperor Dragon.
Hades burst into a cloud of flames and disappeared. Demetra was left
looking at her new crush card. She knew that death was near. Either
Danny or Hades was going to take her out. She took out her deck and took
a deep breath. She hurried off to the spirit temple to beat the morning
light of day.